Maximum Utcast

Zoey, Jonathan and Daniel
  • 4.7 (36)
  • GAMES
  • UPDATED BIWEEKLY

The official podcast of Maximum Utmost, the video game website that does it like no other! Hosted by Zoey Handley and Jonathan Holmes, with bonus shows starring Jonathan's son, the show's producer Daniel, and countless guests. Updated every week! https://maxutmost.com/

  1. Maximum Utcast - 12 - Are Hades 2 and Fire Emblem Bootylicious Enough for Duke Nukem?

    3D AGO

    Maximum Utcast - 12 - Are Hades 2 and Fire Emblem Bootylicious Enough for Duke Nukem?

    Happy New Year! And what better way to celebrate the dawn of a new future by opening up the floodgates to time that could have been? We've got a deep dive into the lost entry in the Duke Nukem franchise, Duke Nukem: D-Day, the canceled game that nearly was and never will be. Zoey becomes an interactive Duke-ipedia of information as we dig deep into the connective tissue of the games industry, bouncing like a pinball between Rockstar, Atari, Gearbox, 3D Realms, id Software and more. Later, Jonathan talks with game developer Lyn about her game Miskatonic before gushing about the latest Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave news and the ending of Hades 2 and what it means for the characters. 0:00:00 - The Cold Clamed Curry Meat of Silent Hill0:06:43 - Suckin' That Soup0:08:04 - The Duke Nukem Report - Duke Nukem: D-Day0:19:30 - Divert to Castle Wolfenstein0:23:06 - Hungry for Masculinity0:26:22 - Reclaiming Duke Nukem By Any Means Necessary0:36:12 - Dabbling in Torment with Lyn1:12:06 - Did They Make Fire Emblem For Everyone?1:17:56 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!1:23:35 - Jonathan's Audio Drama1:24:33 - Organic Breast Milk Follow Lyn on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lyn-aka-blpry.bsky.social Check out Lyn's Game Miskatonic, playable in browser or downloadable on Windows: https://jack-rockwood.itch.io/miskatonic Zoey on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adzuken.bsky.social Jonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.social The podcast’s Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.social Daniel on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/douibyorthst.bsky.social Written articles at: https://maxutmost.com/ Support Zoey’s Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/adzuken Support the Patreon to get episodes a few days early and also read the Maximum Utcomic! https://patreon.com/ttwav

    1h 27m
  2. Currently Playing - 18 - Sektori and Logic Bombs with Declan

    12/26/2025

    Currently Playing - 18 - Sektori and Logic Bombs with Declan

    Declan joins us to talk about gaming with ADHD and how that can impact their hobby in unique and interesting ways. While they aren't maintaining their video gaming profile all that much, they have discovered Sektori and Logic Bombs which both work overtime to keep Declan's attention in two completely different ways. Later, we say farewell to the Backlog section by hearing Daniel's thoughts on Axiom Verge, then Declan challenges Daniel to a hypothetical round, and we introduce a new segment called Top 3. 0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Declan!0:09:32 - What Are You Playing? Sektori0:16:28 - What Else Are You Playing? Logic Bombs0:24:10 - Backlog Recap - Axiom Verge0:29:08 - Backlog Challenge, Hypothetical Round - Solar 20:30:45 - Top 3 - Games from Daniel's Backlog0:36:31 - Wrap Up/Plugs Listen to Declan and Daniel talk about spin-off properties of video games on the Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off: https://open.spotify.com/show/51LqP4LfRIzhet54Ehbpwq?si=76b729dde505461fFollow Daniel on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/douibyorthst.bsky.socialFollow the show on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.social

    43 min
  3. Maximum Utcast - 11 - Horny Past, Personality-Free Present, Grim Future

    12/16/2025

    Maximum Utcast - 11 - Horny Past, Personality-Free Present, Grim Future

    On a freewheeling episode of the Maximum Utcast we're talking about The Game Awards! The Industry! Puberty! Sexy Tingle! And so much more! Abram Buehner of Lost In Cult hangs out with Jonathan to talk about the role of physical media in an increasingly digital world, plus we get plenty of stray thoughts about Batman, Metroid Prime 4, Spy Hunter, Bradley the Badger, and a ton more stuff as we begin to put a bow on the present that is 2025.0:00:00 - Videogame Themed Holiday Party0:10:01 - Building This Show Out of Ashes0:13:50 - How About This Industry?0:18:58 - The Game Awards....ehhhhhh0:27:17 - Jonathan's Worried About Suda 510:30:21 - Getting Physical in a Digital World w/ Lost In Cult Sr. Editor Abram Buehner1:01:06 - Zoey's Wild Spy Hunter Review1:05:51 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!1:16:30 - Too Dang SexyYou can watch the interview with Abram Buehner on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/14AK8CBYAoEVisit Lost in Cult:https://www.lostincult.co.uk/Abram Buehner on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/abrambuehner.bsky.socialZoey on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adzuken.bsky.socialJonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialThe podcast's Bluesky page: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialDaniel on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/douibyorthst.bsky.socialWritten articles at: https://maxutmost.com/Support Zoey's Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/adzukenGet the album of music from this podcast by Daniel: https://thesanford.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-podcasts

    1h 18m
  4. Talking to My Boy About Videogames - 17 - Changing the Game

    12/12/2025

    Talking to My Boy About Videogames - 17 - Changing the Game

    Do you want more of the same or things to be vastly different? It's the question central to today's episode of Talking to My Boy About Videogames where Jonathan and Ryan look at Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and Blippo+, two games set on alien worlds that introduce the audience to their setting through exploration and perception. Elsewhere in the episode, Ryan gives us his monthly Minecraft Report and there's a little bit of talk about Nobi Nobi Boy, plus evil doppelgangers seem to be everywhere you look. Boys will become men on this thrilling episode! 0:00:00 - Time to Get Rekt!0:01:33 - Dad and Boy0:02:55 - Metroid Prime Review0:08:03 - Evil Doppelgangers0:09:21 - The Minecraft Report0:12:33 - More Metroid Prime 4 Thoughts0:15:34 - Do You Know About Crank Puzzles?0:16:25 - Doppelganger Ryan Holmes0:18:16 - Blippo+ Thoughts0:21:35 - Metroid Prime 4...Is It Just More of the Same?0:26:41 - What Kind of Monster Has Jonathan Become?0:28:59 - In Summation...0:30:00 - "Newbie Newbie" Boy0:31:17 - Should We Host a Contest?0:31:54 - Ending Memes0:33:07 - Boy Becomes Man0:34:53 - Plugs/Even More Metroid Prime 4 Thoughts Follow Jonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialFollow the Show on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialRead Jonathan and Ryan's more formalized thoughts in an eventual issue of Nintendo Force Magazine: https://www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/

    37 min
  5. Maximum Utcast - 10 - Crossing Into Alternate Worlds

    12/03/2025

    Maximum Utcast - 10 - Crossing Into Alternate Worlds

    We're stepping into an alternate reality on this episode of the Maximum Utcast where Jonathan Holmes talks to John-Charles Holmes about the game Blippo+ where you watch TV from another dimension. But before that, Zoey tells us about finally beating the professional beetles in Beetle Adventure Racing. Then we debut our new permanent segment on the show, The Duke Nukem Report. Later in the show we talk about novelty fatigue and how perhaps you can only be weird once. Very late in the episode we get extremely off topic by talking about some Star Trek The Next Generation fever dreams.0:00:00 - On Fire and Doing Terribly0:04:41 - H&H0:06:19 - The Duke Nukem Report0:23:21 - Channel Surfing with Intentionality in Blippo+ with John-Charles Holmes0:55:57 - You Can Only Be Weird Once1:00:54 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons! (bonus chat about Red Alarm on the Virtual Boy)1:09:55 - Everyone's Poopin', Everyone's Wild1:11:56 - These Bits Don't FitWatch the video version of John-Charles Holmes and Jonathan Holmes talking at: https://youtu.be/pP_UCa2iQ_MSubscribe to the print magazine Nintendo Force with content from both Jonathans Holmes: https://www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/Get some t-shirts for your bod over at https://theyetee.com/Read the written website of this show: https://maxutmost.com/Read Jonathan's memorial for Rebecca Heineman at: https://maxutmost.com/lets-give-thanks-for-the-life-and-work-of-rebecca-burger-becky-heineman/Follow John-Charles Holmes on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sonic9jct.jctholmes.comFollow Jonathan Holmes on Bluesky:  https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialFollow Zoey on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adzuken.bsky.socialFollow the podcast at https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialSupport Zoey's Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/adzukenGet the album of music from this podcast by Daniel over here (and look for it on streaming platforms on December 5th): https://thesanford.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-podcasts

    1h 18m
  6. Currently Playing - 17 - Marvel Rivals with Aisling

    11/27/2025

    Currently Playing - 17 - Marvel Rivals with Aisling

    Currently Playing returns with Aisling (pronounced Ash-lyn) to talk about her time spent rivaling in the Marvel-verse in Marvel Rivals. We go deep on the roster of this hero shooter and learn about the thigh physics keeping this game afloat. Plus: what's the deal with Wolverine? How many sisters does Thor have? And what happens to Gambit's package? We also get to hear Daniel's thoughts on Hotline Miami 2 before Aisling challenges Daniel to...perhaps the final Backlog challenge (??) in the form of Axiom Verge.0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Aisling!0:07:33 - What Are You Playing? Marvel Rivals0:28:08 - Backlog Recap - Hotline Miami 20:32:18 - Backlog Challenge - Axiom Verge0:37:22 - Wrap Up/Plugs (special ending credits music by Bonesolvent!)Check out Aisling's Music: https://www.youtube.com/@bonesolventFollow Aisling on Bluesky (18+): https://bsky.app/profile/bonesolvent.bsky.socialFollow Daniel on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/douibyorthst.bsky.socialCheck out Daniel's soundtrack to the Fix Your Heart or Die podcast: https://open.spotify.com/album/4QxHIBL7YtzOrO7OaqpiKT?si=3NjhOAhdRPmiqt2DRf-fKAYou can support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

    40 min
  7. Maximum Utcast - 09 - Rolling Up Rock Man

    11/21/2025

    Maximum Utcast - 09 - Rolling Up Rock Man

    On this Mega episode of the Maximum Utcast, we're talking all things Mega Man with our resident Mega Man expert, Tony Ponce. But first, a quick stop off to the world of Katamari for Once Upon a Katamari in our new segment "Good Feels." We also learn a bit of behind the scenes drama with regards to the official Destructoid Top Megaman Games list, and we hear Jonathan's idea for a new Bonk video game, which will apparently be very easy to make!0:00:00 - Pros and Cons to Getting Audio0:00:35 - The Best Podcast0:02:49 - Top Megaman Games?0:09:09 - Good Feels: Once Upon a Katamari0:18:51 - The Legacy of Megaman with Tony Ponce1:03:41 - Bonk to the Future1:07:41 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!1:12:00 - Mega Man NutRead Tony's Articles in Nintendo Force Magazine: https://www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/Zoey on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adzuken.bsky.socialJonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialMaximum Utcast on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialMaximum Utmost’s Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/adzukenListen to Daniel's new album of dark, moody music for the Fix Your Heart or Die podcast: https://open.spotify.com/album/4QxHIBL7YtzOrO7OaqpiKT?si=M_h498fWTEmTbsyWfxGO-g

    1h 15m
  8. Talking to My Boy about Videogames - 16 - We Should Get All of Them Except Kirby

    11/12/2025

    Talking to My Boy about Videogames - 16 - We Should Get All of Them Except Kirby

    On a relatively focused episode of Talking to My Boy about Videogames, Jonathan and Ryan discuss Kirby Air Riders and the accompanying wave of Amiibo toys. We get an update on Ryan's thoughts of the latest chapters of Poppy Playtime, learn about games like Stray Children and Kero Blaster, and Ryan outlines his concept of the universe.0:00:00 - Wet Fish0:01:14 - Kirby's Washing Machine Riders0:09:24 - Shout Out to Paul0:11:04 - Thoughts On Kirby Air Rider Amiibos0:12:42 - A Dad That is a Nerd0:14:46 - Stray Thoughts on "Stray Children"0:16:35 - Stopping and Thinking in "Kero Blaster"0:18:39 - Leveling Up Your Skills in Videogames0:19:17 - Poppy Playtime Chapter 3 and 4 Update0:25:48 - Do You Love My Knuckles Question Mark0:26:33 - Replaying Pokemon Quest0:26:59 - Amiibo Alert!0:27:31 - Will Kirby Air Riders Be a Big Hit?0:29:02 - MrBeast Baby Food0:32:57 - Ryan's New Religion0:35:35 - Speaking of Galactus...Katamari?0:36:46 - He's GoneFollow Jonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.socialFollow the Show on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.socialSupport the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/ttwav

    37 min
See All (170)

4.7
out of 5
36 Ratings

About

The official podcast of Maximum Utmost, the video game website that does it like no other! Hosted by Zoey Handley and Jonathan Holmes, with bonus shows starring Jonathan's son, the show's producer Daniel, and countless guests. Updated every week! https://maxutmost.com/

Information

  • Creator
    Zoey, Jonathan and Daniel
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    170
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Zoey, Jonathan and Daniel
  • Show Website
    Maximum Utcast

You Might Also Like