Time Pals Podcast
The Time Pals are four geeky dads squandering their mid-life crises by diving headfirst into the best, worst, and weirdest corners of geek culture. Twice a month show hosts, Mike Underscore, ShadoSpartan, Nickell, and Jon Powell dust off old VHS tapes, blow into vintage game cartridges, and try to out-“Well, actually…” each other over the nerdy media they all pretend to love.If you're into pixelated graphics, ridiculous plot holes, AI-fueled adventures, and a hearty dose of chaotic humor—congratulations, you’ve just found your new Pals.
Episodes
The Time Pals return with a mini-blast from post-apocalyptic Boston: “Fallout 4: Nukes, Nonsense, and Another Settlement Needs Your Help!” 💥
Join ShadoSpartan and Underscore as they dive into the chaos of Fallout 4 — talking about their most memorable vaults, the worst companions, the recent remake controversy, and watch as ShadoSpartan commits nerd seppuku by proudly declaring Fallout 3 a terrible game (sen...
This week, Time Pals co-host ShadoSpartan brings back Mini-Episodes and takes hilarious dive into the world of pro wrestling botches — from debut disasters to matches that went completely off the rails.
Fellow Time Pal Underscore and Special guest Twitch streamer MrBortman (twitch.tv/mrbortmanttv) cover the infamous Sting vs. Jeff Hardy meltdown, Ted Dibiase Jr iconic excuses, the Thanksgiving fever dream known as The ...
This week, co-host Jon shatters his fellow Time Pals’ fragile egos with a brutal truth bomb: “Your Favorite TV Character SUCKS!” 💥
Join your Pals in chaos as they rant about:
- Is JD from Scrubs worse than Ted Mosby or Ross Geller?
- Is Data from Star Trek: TNG basically Kyle Broflovski from South Park?
- Did Bron from Game of Thrones get way too much screen time?
- Why Dawson’s a bully from the Creek and shouldn’t hav...
This Tuesday, the Time Pals Podcast presents Hobby Hype!, featuring special guest Norell (aka The Hobby Box Hunter)! 🎙️
Your Pals dive into our shared love of geek collectibles, his creative crossover shirts mixing sports cards with Bay Area hip-hop artists, and the stories behind our favorite hunts.
We also figure out the most valuable thing you’d find in our childhood bedrooms, reveal our holy grail collectibles, sto...
This week, ShadoSpartan wants you to know that not every hard game is hard for the right reasons—some were tough just because of clunky design or straight-up bad programming, not because they were really testing our skill. But what about the games that do get clever with challenging the player? When does harder actually mean better? Is Easy Mode a valid way to go through life?
Join the Time Pals as they dive deep into ...
This week the Time Pal return from their summer break and are immediately captured by ADHD addled co-host Nickell who turned the Time Pals studio into his own twisted game show. It’s Time Pal vs Time Pal as they must answer questions such as:
🤔 Would you get a facial tattoo of his face to save his life?
🐴 Would you kill a pony to erase an embarrassing moment?
💨 Would you rather control farts… or only have ...
This week, the Time Pals celebrate our first year as a geek dad team—just in time for our month-long summer break (and, regrettably, to give Underscore a reprieve from producing our unique brand of chaos).
From questions born of an ADHD mind, to AI-generated improv adventure stories, cruelly forgotten movie and video game gems, and an array of awesome guest hosts, the Time Pals look back on their favorite moments ...
This week, the Time Pals bring their flashlights and emotional support wine as they dig up the creepiest, weirdest, and most nightmare-inducing moments from the kids' shows we grew up with.
Too scared to face it alone, hosts Mike Underscore and Jon Powell enlist their friends Angie and Becca from the Black Curtain Club Podcast to hold their hands as they explore scenes like Invader Zim tasting his own flesh b...
The Time Pals celebrate Star Wars Day and the re-release of “Revenge of the Sith” by going on a dungeon adventure set in the Star Wars universe. This time your Pals attempt to break the artificial intelligence storyteller with a lightsaber to the gut and craft a completely original story that won’t at all resemble "The Book of Boba Fett" in meaningful any way.
So join us on a hilarious special episode and fin...
This week, the Time Pals get into a roundtable discussion and delve into Naughty Dog's acclaimed game, The Last of Us, and its recent adaptation into a television series.
Joining us is author/writer, film school student, and host of the upcoming "Something Offensive Podcast", Britt McKay.
Together, we explore the emotional impact of the game and the artistic liberties taken in the show. If the Clickers d...
This week the Time Pals finally did it—We finished fixing the rest of the Academy’s gross mistakes—and for the surprisingly competitive decade of 2010 to 2020. We discuss the films that deservedly had a chance at greatness and remove the ones that Jon liked because, ya know, it's JON.
Join your Time Pals as we serve praise, throw copious amounts of shade, and "Do the Oscar’s Worst one last time.
Find all our ...
The Time Pals wrap up their retrospective on the early 2000’s Best Picture winners and should-have-won-ers with special guest “Hollywood Fringe Legend” Veronica Matthews. The fight to correct past Academy mistakes continues! Sould Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby be acknowledged for its comedic impact or is Jon Powell so woefully wrong? Where the eff is The Last King of Scotland or The Dark Knight? And how ...
Time Pals begin their peer-reviewed and meticulously researched version of “Marry, Eff, Kill” for the Best Picture Winners and nominees of 2001 through 2005.
Join co-hosts Mike Underscore, ShadoSpartan, Jon Powell, and Nickell as they venture through a special two-part episode through the Academy’s most dubious decisions, fixes film history’s wrongs, and hands the gold statues to the movies that truly deserved the...
This week the Time Pals are going to the movies, only thistime they’re playing their version of “Eff, Marry, Kill” with some the most questionable Best Picture winners from the 1990’s. From bloated epics to forgettable dramas, join your pals as they break down which films didn’t deserve their golden statues and, more importantly, find the films that truly needed some Oscar glory.
Would you replace American Beauty with...
This week, the Time Pals very own ShadoSpartan will take a deep dive into legendary FPS, Counter-Strike, and how it shaped a generation of gamers. Join your Pals and our special guest Honest Comrade, as we reminisce about internet café LAN parties, cheating scandals, underground casinos, and why twenty-years later we continue to “Rush B”.
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This week the Pals talk about the TV shows that were cancelled too soon. Shows that didn't get the following from fans, or the treatment from the network execs that they deserved.
From 1 season wonders like Terriers to shows that had 3 or even 4 seasons like Deadwood. We talk about what we liked, what we didn't, and what could have been.
Wanna play along? Listen to the episode and contact us at the links belo...
This week the Time Pals welcome a special guest: renowned character actor, former NFL player, and just generally awesome guy, Gregory Scott Cummins. Cummins dives into fighting Sylvester Stallone on hill of coarse salt, getting kicked in the face by Van Damme, what’s on Luther from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s smuggled in prison radio, and other great stories from his long career. Does he become a Pal by the en...
See what happens when the Time Pals get together to discuss the best and worst breakfast foods on the planet: Complete and utter chaos.
Start with an appetizer of some of your favorite Mayday Network podcasts (In a Pickle Podcast, Kindness Matters, and Afrocentric Podcast) as they answer last week’s Nickell Velocity question, “If you could telepathically tell the world one thing, what would it be?”, stay for the w...
The Time Pals return for Season 4 by handing the reins over to future dystopian senator, hyperactive philosopher,and psychosis pop culture connoisseur, Nickell, for a second round of questions from an ADHD mind. How would you answer the questions like, “John Candy vs Chris Farley: Pick one and the other’s entire catalogue disappears forever!”, “Ifyou have just enough time to watch one last movie before you die (hopefu...
The last Minisode of 2024 aims for a definitive answer to adecades old holiday question: “Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?”
The pure nerd rage team of Underscore and Nickell go against the squad of ShadoSpartan, Jon Powell, and a special guest, Die Hard aficionado, and practicing attorney Phineas J Poon, Esq, in a debate to determine whether theaction movie classic counts as a Christmas movie too!
Ho HO HO now Underscor...
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