Time Pals
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 are kicking off their summer break by wrapping up unfinished business, reflecting on some of our favorite moments, and getting excited for even more geeky deep dives and special guest interviews coming your way!
🎙️ In this episode:
✨ Co-host Jon Powell shares his experience interviewing (@tiacarrere @mintzplasse @djqualls @johncharlesmorris @imemilyricks ) at VacaCon.
💬 Underscore reads ...
NEW EPISODE: Point-and-Clickbait w/ Daniel Clark (Disney/Pixar Artist & Creator of The Dragon Blossom)
This week, the Time Pals revisit some of the best, worst, and weirdest point-and-click adventure games ever made—and we're joined by a special guest and new Pal of the show, Daniel Clark (@DanielClarkArt).
Daniel is a Disney/Pixar artist whose credits include The Incredibles 2, Moana 2, Wish, Frozen 2, and ...
🦸♂️ Free Comic Book Day is May 2, 2026! 🦸♂️
This week, the Time Pals sit down with Free Comic Book Day founder Joe Field to talk about the origins of one of comics’ biggest annual events, how Flying Colors Comics became a beloved, community-first shop, his role as co-owner of WonderCon—and, of course, the stories behind some of his favorite comics and artists.
Find out:
• What was the rarest item to...
A Spartan Takes on a Pirate!
This week’s mini episode features co-host ShadoSpartan’s take on the rise and fall of one of his former favorite online personalities, PirateSoftware. So why devote an entire mini episode to the “Roach”?
Roaches can survive anything. They adapt, they outlast, they get their dad at Blizzard to land them a job, lay off their moderators, side with billion-dollar corpor...
This week, co-host Jon Powell throws out a deceptively simple question: “Who is your ultimate ‘Hey, it’s that guy!’ actor?” What follows isn’t chaos (okay, not just chaos)—it’s a full-on celebration of the unforgettable faces you definitely recognize, even if you don’t know their names.
The Time Pals and the Character Actor Appreciation Hour dig into just how many...
It’s MAR10 Day and Time Pals chose chaos!
This week, co-hosts Jon Powell and Mike Underscore promise zero level breakdowns, not a single discussion about gameplay mechanics, and absolutely no tier lists.
Instead, we’re celebrating everything but the games — from Super Mario Cheez-Whiz cans and the official Nintendo console sewing kit to Luigi’s rampage at the Super Mario Ice Capades and the leg...
Time Pals co-host Jon Powell spun the roulette wheel and chose chaos.
This week, the Time Pals present “Jon’s Genre Smash: Bad Games from Good Developers.”
For every legendary studio with wall-to-wall hits… there’s that one game. The one that makes you stare at the screen and whisper, “How?”
From a roulette wheel with 30 possible game developers, the Time Pals gambled their sa...
Ever wonder how a $400 million game can flop harder than a broken joystick? This week, Underscore, Jon Powell, and ShadoSpartan dive headfirst into the most infamous, unhinged, and spectacularly bad video game marketing campaigns of all time.
From Romero’s legendary Daikatana trash talk to Mercenaries gas riots, Dante’s Inferno’s deadly sins, and Acclaim’s completely feral “Extreme Era,&...
This week, co-host Nickell attempts to get the Time Pals into the holiday spirit—launching them on a nostalgic, chaotic, music-filled sleigh ride.
From quitting a job for Cake, discovering their inner power-punk with Green Day, feeling like they’re fearlessly marching into certain doom with Sabaton, getting blasted by the holiday-magic lasers of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and reminding everyone that Li...
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 ...
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...
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 fr...
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 collectib...
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 de...
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 fart...
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 m...
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 balon...
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 episo...
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 don't get them...
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 ti...
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