Expedition: Handheld
Each week Adam Patrick Murray and Russ Crandall guide you through the wild world of handheld gaming devices both old and new. From the latest news to in-depth testing, they take you on a journey of discovery. Whether you're looking to upgrade or get the most out of your devices, let this podcast show you the way.
Episodes
October 23, 2026 • 114 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast as Adam Patrick Murray and Russ Crandall take you on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry your guides take you through the lastest Anbernic and Ayn product launches, why FSR 4.1 is a big deal for handhelds, what was inside the package Russ sent to Adam, and much more.
Timecodes:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:45 - News: Anbernic removes bundles
00:06:56 - News: Anbernic R...
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October 16, 2026 • 119 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast as Adam Patrick Murray and Russ Crandall take you on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry your guides give their thoughts on the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20, how the Retroid Pocket Duo slots into the clamshell landscape, the introduction of the Anbernic RG DDS, and much more.
Timecodes:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:45 - News: Anbernic RG DDS announced
00:20:53 - News: ESA ta...
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October 9, 2026 • 103 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast as Adam Patrick Murray and Russ Crandall take you on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry your guides cover FSR 4 "light" coming to handhelds, RG SP Slot firmware, and the Evercade Nexus launch.
Timecodes:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:07:21 - News: FSR 4 for handhelds
00:10:34 - News: Steam Deck 2 rumor context
00:35:19 - Random things in Russ' pocket
00:41:26 - RG SP Sl...
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October 2, 2026 • 122 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast as Russ Crandall and
Cary from The Phawx take you on a journey through the world of handheld gaming!
Timecodes:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:56 - News: RP Duo Lite Plus
00:20:18 - What's in our Pocket
00:56:25 - Q&A
Join the handheld related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a
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September 25, 2026 • 100 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast as Adam Patrick Murray and Russ Crandall take you on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry your guides cover the Retroid Pocket Duo kerfuffle, why Russ is returning his Steam Frame, and more.
Timecodes:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:12:34 - News: RP Duo Lite Plus
00:24:21 - News: Konkr Pocket Advance delays
00:29:17 - Retroid Pocket Duo Lite impressions
00:53:18 - Returnin...
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September 18, 2026 • 109 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast as Adam Patrick Murray and Russ Crandall take you on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry your guides cover what we expect from the Retroid Pocket Duo, how it is to use the RG DS Plus on the bus, and how Control Resonant runs on handhelds.
Timecodes:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:55 - News: Retroid Pocket Duo pricing
00:10:58 - News: Retroid sale
00:16:49 - News: Steam ...
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September 11, 2026 • 110 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam cover announcement of the Retroid Pocket Duo/Duo Lite, dig into Russ' thoughts so far on the Anbernic RG DS+, and talk about a bit of Game Boy history Adam's been diving into.
Timecodes:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:53 - News: RG DS+ hype
00:10:43 - News: Retroid Pocket Duo
00:27:48 - News: MSI Claw 8 Blue
00:34:31...
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September 5, 2026 • 151 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ is back on the expedition to dive into his testing of the RG55G1 and X2 Mini Pro, break down the two new Acer handhelds announced at IFA, and break Adam's heart about how much he loves the Pocket Advance. At the top of the show Russ tells us all about his close friend and band mate Chris, who was tragically killed last month....
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August 29, 2026 • 111 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Adam is joined once again by Sean Hollister, Senior Editor at The Verge, to talk about the Xbox Ally X20 stand alone pricing, a recent BIOS update bricking some Legion Gos, a portable SNES player, and first impressions of the OneXPlayer X2 Mini Pro.
Read more of Sean's work on https://www.theverge.com/authors/sean-hollister
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August 21, 2026 • 148 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Adam is once again joined by Mr. Dweeb, aka TechDweeb, to talk about so many things related to the GBA, if the Nova's d-pad is actually an issue, and a surprise D&D campaign.
Check out TechDweeb:
- https://www.youtube.com/c/TechDweeb
- https://techdweeb.straw.page/
Timecodes:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:08:27) - News: Re...
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August 14, 2026 • 142 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam are joined by special guest Your Cool Uncle Marisa to chat about all things modding.
Check out Your Cool Uncle Marisa on:
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@yourcoolunclemarisa
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/yourcoolunclemarisa
Instagram - @marisamoureau
Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/marisamoureau.com
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August 7, 2026 • 104 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam chat about the Retroid Pocket Nova price bump, further details of the Konkr Pocket Advance, the announcement of the GPD Win Max 3, and plenty more Anbernic testing.
Timecodes:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:09:38) - News: Nova price bump
(00:14:28) - News: Konkr Pocket Advance specs
(00:23:04) - News: GPD Win Max 3 de...
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August 1, 2026 • 121 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ answers a flurry of questions Adam has about the Anbernic RG SP, some new thoughts on the Nova and Super Pocket, and Adam continues to gush about the Neo Geo Pocket Color.
Timecodes:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:07:54) - News: Logitech G Cloud 2
(00:13:08) - News: Electronics Flea Market
(00:18:15) - Anbernic RG SP
(00:46:...
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July 25, 2026 • 118 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam dive deep into Retroid Pocket Nova testing, Anbernic and Konkr news, and Adam's newfound love of the Neo Geo Pocket Color.
Timecodes:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:09:26) - News: Anbernic RG SP
(00:17:04) - News: Konkr Pocket Advance
(00:25:24) - News: Real Steam Deck Sniffer
(00:29:17) - Retroid Pocket Nova
(01:01...
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July 18, 2026 • 107 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ is back to tell Adam all about his journey and his recent testing of the OneXPlayer 3 and 8BitDo FlipPad, while Adam talks about the new Waterfield Design premium leather case and a foster kitten
Timecodes:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:08:30 - News: Steam Deck replacement parts
00:20:55 - News: Xbox Ally X20 sold separately
00:...
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July 11, 2026 • 126 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Adam and fake Russ (aka TechDweeb) talk about the MagicX 2DS clone, first impressions of the TrimUI Brick Pro, and rant about all the things in our pockets.
Timecodes:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:07:37 - News: Ayaneo Next 2
00:13:06 - News: MagicX 2DS
00:30:11 - News: MagicX Mini 40
00:38:51 - News: Retroid DRAM changes
00:44:02 ...
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July 4, 2026 • 102 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Adam and Russ cover the (quick) release of the Ayaneo Pocket Micro 2, how OneXPlayer has yet another G3 Extreme device for sale, our thoughts on the Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 5, and more.
Timecodes:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:53) - AYN price increases
(00:08:06) - Ayaneo Pocket Micro 2 release
(00:19:19) - TrimUI Brick details
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June 27, 2026 • 124 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Adam and Russ dive deep into their thoughts on the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, how excited Russ is about the Retroid Pocket Nova, how AMD is bringing FSR 4.1 support to RDNA 3 APUs, and more.
Timecodes:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:08:18) - FSR 4.1 on RDNA 3 APUs
(00:17:04) - Official Xbox Handheld branding
(00:19:58) - Anbernic RG 55G1
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June 20, 2026 • 95 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ is back from his expedition through Shenzhen to talk about meeting with all the handheld manufactures while Adam waxes poetically about his new PSP 1001.
Timecodes:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:07 - News: Claw 8 EX pricing
00:17:05 - Russ' trip
00:34:39 - Shenzhen company tours
01:09:52 - Adam's new PSP 1001
01:23:21 - Ze...
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June 13, 2026 • 116 mins
Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ is still on his own expedition in China so Adam brings on historian/collector Steve Lin of the Video Game History Foundation who shows off some of the dumbest handhelds of all time including the Game.com, Gizmondo, and more.
Timecodes:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:57 - Who is Steve Lin?
00:12:20 - News: AYN price increases
0...
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