On Second Thought with Mike & Matt
On Second Thought: a variable cornucopia of laughs about video games, sports, our struggles, and more. Featuring former hosts of such past shows as Bad Fodder Figures, Gamers In Beta, and The40 Cast.
Episodes
Topics:
- Hate this time of year: Brush Mow across America
- Pennies
- Nearly 70% of Americans play video games for one hour a day https://variety.com/2026/gaming/news/americans-play-video-games-hour-per-week-1236765544/
- No more steam retail cards, when gone they’re gone.
- Games for Ma...
Topics:
- Quick baseball discussion
- Industry is on fire with bangers after bangers, 007 has sold over 1.5 mil copies in 24 hours.
- How will the increase of Steam Deck impact the price of Steam Machine? https://www.engadget.com/2182286/valve-jacks-up-steam-deck-prices-by-as-much-as-300/ https://www.ign.com/articles/opinion-with-a-9...
Topics:
- Forza reviews
- Steam controller
- Do we need a gaming perfume? https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/kingdom-come-deliverance-2-is-getting-its-own-e155-perfume/
- Games for Matt
- Episode sponsored by Los’ Thor Skins / few questions from the peanut gallery
Gaming News:
...Remember when I said last episode was the official first episode? Yeah, well, I lied. THIS is the first episode! So welcome to the Retro World Order!
Mike (On Second Thought with Mike & Matt), and Los (The Talking Place), are hyper focused this week! They only get distracted for about 20 minutes! But after trying to figure out why Los is the way he is with customizing his handhelds, and then talking up his Etsy shop where he&rs...
Topics:
- Move over Afroman, Mudman is here!
- NCAA ruining March Madness? https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48621117/sources-ncaa-basketball-tournaments-set-move-76-teams
- Vacation / gas prices
Gaming News:
- Steam Controller goes on sale next week https://store.steampowered.com/sal...
Topics:
- Space! The Moon! https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/lunar-flyby/
- Three PlayStation 6s? Three? https://www.reddit.com/r/ps6/comments/1sifzs2/ps6_price_analysis_moores_law_is_dead/
- New Metro game? https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/metro-2039-will-be-revealed-this-week-4a-games-confirms/
Gaming News:
Welcome to the first episode of Retro World Order!
This is a joint endeavor featuring CapnMikeM from On Second Thought with Mike & Matt, and Los from The Talking Place! Their love for tinkering, shiny new handheld devices, and talking games brought them to this station, so we'll see how far the train goes!
This first episode has them introducing what the Retro World Order is.
Spoiler: it's something we all need. The...
Topics:
- Mike’s profound awakening
- Goodbye winter
- Crimson Desert middling reviews
- Games for Matt
Gaming News:
PlayStation Portal Update Adds 1080p High Quality Mode and 'Refined Streaming Experience' https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-portal-update-adds-1080p-high-quality-mode-and-refined-streami...
Topics:
- How bout that snow!
- What does a good day to you look like
- Mike the tinkerer
- Super Bowl
- New game for Matt - https://rangerspathgame.com/
Gaming News:
- New Xbox in 2027? Epic Game store included? https://www.ign.com/articles/next-gen...
Topics:
- Baby its cold outside…SNOW
- Sports: baseball HOF, NFL playoffs, NCAA champs
- Mike’s got the retro bug
- Three, yes, three new games for Matt to add to his wishlist, make it four!
- Goblin Sushi
- Acuvac
- Plinbo ...
Topics:
- Price hikes! Is it time to hunker down and enjoy what we have? ROG Ally handhelds: https://steamdeckhq.com/news/asus-announces-price-hikes-jan-2026/ AMD/Nvidia:https://www.eurogamer.net/amd-and-nvidia-will-reportedly-raise-gpu-prices-significantly-in-2026
- Games for Matt: Keep Driving and The Seance of Blake Manor
- Should we fire up...
Topics:
- Happy Holidays and all that comes with it
- Game Awards - what is your GotY?
- Gaming sales: Steam, PSN, etc
- If you could only play one franchise until you completed all games in the series, what would it be?
- Jeffery Dean Morgan pushing for a live action Red Dead Redemption movie ...
Topics:
- ai and 3d printed meat
- Thanksgiving and snow
- Adjusting to new schedule/Mike is 88 now
- Netflix/WBros: how much will sub go up
- HoF voting
- Any desire to jump back into Destiny 2?
- Have you heard about the ...
Topics:
- Yesterday was 20 yrs since Xbox 360
- Thoughts on GenAI in your games?
- Are you upset that nipples will be shown in Fortnite?
- Do you know what a quahog is?
Gaming News:
- Steam Machine https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine
- TGA n...
Topics:
- GTA delayed
- Inventor of the frozen burrito has died
- Xmas decorations
- What was in the box?
- World Series
- Retroid FOMO
Gaming News:
- Halo Campaign Evolved confirmed for PlayStation 5 https://blog.playstation.com...
Topics:
- Mike news
- Has it hit you that there won’t be a Xbox only game going forward
- Subscription fatigue: HBO max going up? What do you know about Car infotainment subs?
Gaming News:
ROG Xbox Ally X reviews are out. Consensus is that it’s a great piece of hardware but the software just isn’t ready. Some calling the so...
Topics:
- IDs now required for certain apps!?!
- MLB playoffs - blatant pitch type / location signal from 2B runner to hitter
- If you were a NFL HC, what would you do if the WR dropped the ball before crossing into the end zone?
Gaming News:
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price jumps 50% https://gameinformer.com/2025/10/01/xbox-game-pass-ultimate-...
Topics:
- Spaceballs 2
- So many games… Hades 2, Ghost of Yotei, Dying Light: The Beast, BF6 soon, Wolverine, FH6, etc
- Joey B hurt
- Robot umps coming to MLB in 2026 https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46357017/mlb-approves-robot-umpires-2026-part-challenge-system (side note: still think these champagne celebrat...
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