Now to Play

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On this brand new podcast, Jon and Fin will play through the same game, at the same time, checking in periodically with each other to share their adventures. Each season will feature a brand new game. This season we're playing Pokémon Red & Blue.

Episodes

  1. Who's That Gym Leader?

    09/02/2025

    Who's That Gym Leader?

    This is it! The final gym badge in the Kanto Region, but where is the gym? What secrets await Fin and Jon? Who is the finale gym leader and how hard will they be? As kids can they be the very best and defeat the perils that are in front of them? Find out now! 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - Recap 02:06 - The Hidden Finale 04:18 - The Final Gym Leader 08:23 - Team Rocket Defeated 09:40 - How Fin Would Fix This 12:45 - Rival Battle on Victory Road 18:12 - Getting Ready for the Elite 4 23:48 - The Indigo Plateau 29:47 - Blaine & The Volcano Badge 34:52 - Outro New episodes of Now To Play release every other Tuesday! Video version is available at YouTube.com/CouchCapades Check out our other podcasts: A Side of Popcorn ▶ https://asideofpopcorn.captivate.fm/listen Couch of Randomness ▶ Live recording Wednesdays at 6 pm Central https://couchofrandomness.captivate.fm/listen

    36 min
  2. Mysteries of Cinnabar

    08/05/2025

    Mysteries of Cinnabar

    In the quest for the penultimate badge, our duo sets sail for Cinnabar Island. The Pokémon Lab demonstrates the wonders of modern science by resurrecting ancient fossils. The great mansion of Cinnabar hold secrets of earth-shattering magnitude. The eccentric gym leader Blaine tests our knowledge and our mettle. The World of Pokémon continues to excite and amaze with each new step of the journey. 00:00 - Intro 01:49 - Recap 02:53 - Seafoam Islands 12:10 - Power Plant 13:38 - Cinnabar Island 14:06 - Pokémon Lab 21:38 - Cinnabar Mansion 23:15 - Mew & Mewtwo 29:13 - Cinnabar Mansion (cont'd.) 36:46 - Blaine & The Volcano Badge 42:13 - We Gotta Talk About Iggy 43:46 - Next Time 44:55 - Outro New episodes of Now To Play release every other Tuesday! Video version is available at YouTube.com/CouchCapades Check out our other podcasts: A Side of Popcorn ▶ https://asideofpopcorn.captivate.fm/listen Couch of Randomness ▶ Live recording Wednesdays at 6 pm Central https://couchofrandomness.captivate.fm/listen

    45 min
  3. Safari So Good

    07/22/2025

    Safari So Good

    The Safari Zone of Fuchsia City is a major attraction for our heroes. It houses many rare Pokémon and with our nuzlocke rules, the oppurtunity only becomes more alluring. What does fate have in store for Fin and Jon? 00:00 - Intro 01:16 - Recap 01:49 - Fin's Hot Streak 05:01 - Jon Receives a Gift 06:19 - Our Winding Roads to Fuchsia 10:24 - Cycling Road 16:10 - Fuchsia City 16:44 - Safari Zone 27:00 - Helping the Safari Warden 29:54 - Koga & The Soul Badge 34:38 - Where to now? 35:47 - Checking in on our teams 41:12 - Outro New episodes of Now To Play release every other Tuesday! Video version is available at YouTube.com/CouchCapades Check out our other podcasts: A Side of Popcorn ▶ https://asideofpopcorn.captivate.fm/listen Couch of Randomness ▶ Live recording Wednesdays at 6 pm Central https://couchofrandomness.captivate.fm/listen

    42 min
  4. Becoming a Hero

    07/08/2025

    Becoming a Hero

    Until now, Fin and Jon have been adventuring for their own sake. However, as our journey continues, they're asked to step up to fill the shoes of a hero. Saffron City in the throes of a turf war between rival gyms, Silph Co. finds itself under attack from Team Rocket. Amidst all the turmoil, our would-be heroes will still always find a way to goof off. 00:00 - Intro 01:12 - Recap 04:23 - Route 12 Snorlax 07:43 - Saffron City 09:24 - Taking Back Silph Co. 14:06 - Mysteries of Silph Co. 22:42 - Rival Battle 35:17 - A Rematch with Giovanni 39:22 - Fighting Dojo 44:31 - Sabrina & The Marsh Badge 51:27 - Next Time 52:08 - Outro New episodes of Now To Play release every other Tuesday! Video version is available at YouTube.com/CouchCapades Check out our other podcasts: A Side of Popcorn ▶ https://asideofpopcorn.captivate.fm/listen Couch of Randomness ▶ Live recording Wednesdays at 6 pm Central https://couchofrandomness.captivate.fm/listen

    54 min
  5. Haunted by the Fallen

    06/10/2025

    Haunted by the Fallen

    The Lavender Tower beckons, as the haunted souls of fallen Pokémon cry out. Jon and Fin will need to grapple with the mortality of their Pokémon allies, in order to put a stop to Team Rocket's vile schemes. But perhaps, even more frightening, is the beckoning of the Game Corner of Celadon City. 00:00 - Intro 01:38 - Recap 04:14 - Rock Tunnel 10:54 - Lavender Town 13:07 - Pokémon Tower 15:57 - Rival Battle 20:13 - Ghost Pokémon 27:43 - Celadon City 27:56 - Game Corner 34:05 - Rocket Hideout 39:30 - Disaster Strikes 44:09 - Back to Pokémon Tower 55:03 - Erika & The Rainbow Badge 58:29 - Next Time 59:14 - Outro New episodes of Now To Play release every other Tuesday! Video version is available at YouTube.com/CouchCapades Check out our other podcasts: A Side of Popcorn ▶ https://asideofpopcorn.captivate.fm/listen Couch of Randomness ▶ Live recording Wednesdays at 6 pm Central https://couchofrandomness.captivate.fm/listen

    1 hr
  6. Party on the S.S. Anne

    05/27/2025

    Party on the S.S. Anne

    Jon and Fin are deep into their adventure now and the journey is about to take many twists and turns. From deep underground to an ocean voyage what strange new Pokémon will they encounter? 00:00 - Intro 01:14 - Recap 02:44 - Jon Suffers a Loss 08:17 - Vermilion City 12:25 - Pokémon Philosophy 18:18 - S.S. Anne 26:57 - Cut 27:54 - Diglett Cave 33:21 - Cut (cotd.) 39:15 - Lt. Surge & the Thunder Badge 42:48 - Next Time 43:44 - Outro New episodes of Now To Play release every other Tuesday! Video version is available at YouTube.com/CouchCapades Check out our other podcasts: A Side of Popcorn ▶ https://asideofpopcorn.captivate.fm/listen Couch of Randomness ▶ Live recording Wednesdays at 6 pm Central https://couchofrandomness.captivate.fm/listen

    46 min
  7. Prepare for Trouble

    05/13/2025

    Prepare for Trouble

    Jon and Fin's adventure takes a dramatic tonal shift as the possibility of losing one of their beloved Pokémon truly sets in. As they head for Mt. Moon, Team Rocket reveal themselves. Can our heroes overcome these dastardly villains. And at what cost...? 00:00 - Intro 00:51 - Quick Recap 01:56 - Route 3 08:00 - Jon re-lives his childhood 09:33 - Mt. Moon 15:08 - Foiling Team Rocket 18:12 - Cerulean City 20:39 - Nugget Bridge 30:09 - Route 25 31:18 - Bill the Pokémaniac 36:46 - Misty & the Cascade Badge 40:42 - Foiling Team Rocket (again) 42:47 - Route 5 43:20 - Next Time 43:57 - Fin wants to trade 47:25 - Outro 48:03 - Epilogue New episodes of Now To Play release every other Tuesday! Video version is available at YouTube.com/CouchCapades Check out our other podcasts: A Side of Popcorn ▶ https://asideofpopcorn.captivate.fm/listen Couch of Randomness ▶ Live recording Wednesdays at 6 pm Central https://couchofrandomness.captivate.fm/listen

    50 min
  8. Welcome to the World of Pokémon

    04/29/2025

    Welcome to the World of Pokémon

    On this brand new podcast, Jon and Fin will play through the same game, at the same time, checking in periodically with each other to share their adventures. Each season will feature a brand new game. This season we're playing Pokémon Red & Blue. First released in the west in 1998, these classic Game Boy RPGs laid the groundwork for what would become the highest grossing media franchise of all time. Our two heroes must choose their starters and set off on a journey through the fantastical region of Kanto. They must tread carefully though, as the newly imposed nuzlocke rule set means there is no room for error. Can these two make it all the way to the Indigo League and become Pokémon Champion? Their journey starts here! 00:00 - Intro 01:04 - Fin's Pokémon Credentials 01:44 - Jon's Pokémon Credentials 03:09 - Nuzlocke Rules 05:43 - Welcome to the World of Pokémon 11:29 - Choose Your Starter 17:39 - Gotta Catch 'em All? 27:06 - Battling our Rivals 28:17 - Viridian Forest 32:04 - Evolution is a Mystery 37:22 - Brock & The Boulder Badge 43:49 - Next Time on Now To Play New episodes of Now To Play release every other Tuesday! Video version is available at YouTube.com/CouchCapades Check out our other podcasts: A Side of Popcorn ▶ https://asideofpopcorn.captivate.fm/listen Couch of Randomness ▶ Live recording Wednesdays at 6 pm Central https://couchofrandomness.captivate.fm/listen

    46 min
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About

On this brand new podcast, Jon and Fin will play through the same game, at the same time, checking in periodically with each other to share their adventures. Each season will feature a brand new game. This season we're playing Pokémon Red & Blue.

Information

  • Creator
    CouchCapades
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 CouchCapades
  • Show Website
    Now to Play