The common room is back!! And we've brought a classic Episode Premise along with us: diving back into the world of published Imagines. What madness awaits us in Best Friends/Best Night Ever this time? It's definitely A Lot.
2021-02-26 02:03:32 +0000 UTC View Post
hello hurtwood patrons! we didn't have time to record two episodes today--things are still busy after last week's snow day. But I have good news: tomorrow's early episode is available... right now!
Deathly Hallows chapter 35. We had...
2021-02-19 00:47:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 35. We check in with what life is like with a Snape Jersey and dish about the latest Fantastic Beasts production mishaps before getting theological (again)! This week's chapter is a fan favorite, full of emotional moments a...
2021-02-05 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
We go long this week chatting about introducing Star Wars to the rare newcomer to the franchise, the discourse Pandora's Box that Bioware is unleashing with the upcoming remaster, classic RPGs, popcorn, melon drinks, and last week's crazy Higurash...
2021-02-05 02:19:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 33. It's here: the prophesied episode has finally arrived. And since we also have some big news to discuss (as well as some personal conspiracy theories about the TV rumors) this episode is another blockbuster length banger...
2021-01-29 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We go long chatting about beverage news, the weird history of e-cigs, Hitman 3, a new entry into the Funny Little Guy pantheon, and a truly gutsy episode of Higurashi Gou. (content warning for literally all of that if you don't want to hear about ...
2021-01-29 01:20:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 32. The Brand has a new hero! We wonder aloud what, if anything, this changing of the guard could mean--and then suit up to drop into the Battle of Hogwarts for another chapter filled to the brim with war movie tropes. Once...
2021-01-22 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
We have a little jam session before chatting about some Ring Theory, actively combatting MCU Cynicism to check out WandaVision, and a long discussion about Higurashi Gou's bonkers last episode (last week's, not this week's, which I'm now going to ...
2021-01-22 01:30:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 31. With little actual news (except Gamer Anguish) we spend our news segment taking a Fantastic Beasts quiz that really goes places. Then we're off to our chapter, which, while not as completely off the rails and unique as ...
2021-01-15 15:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
We chat about microphone certification, sound editing, bad collectibles, World of Warcraft, weed, Escape from Tarkov, and much more! Look at that Snape. What's goin on with that little fellow
2021-01-15 01:59:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 30. We ring in the new year with, no joke, one of the weirdest chapters in the entire series. A few of you warned us about this one (or else gleefully mentioned that something was coming) but nothing could have prepared us ...
2021-01-08 19:12:20 +0000 UTC View Post
We're back! And it's time to chat about bevvies, anime, gaming, tv, and more. A Higurashi catch-up (we haven't seen today's!!!!), World of Warcraft, Star Wars, Paradise Killer... it's been a Goblin Mode holiday
(if you want to skip Mandalor...
We've made it through 2020! Join us on a look back through some of the best moments of the show from this year. Did current events or Harry Potter contribute more psychic damage to us? Listen to us sing unearthed in-universe Christmas songs, debat...
2020-12-31 19:55:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 29. Just when we thought this book had no surprises left, it hits us with one of the funniest chapters in the series. This one was written for us: it's full of so many things that feel like they were in-jokes written just f...
2020-12-18 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
We gather together to relitigate Cyberpunk played past the polished vertical slice part of the game, chat about Higurashi (spoilers abound of course!) and talk about our caffeine habits. (ALSO! I was using the wrong microphone for the first five m...
2020-12-18 02:27:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 28. We spend a weird amount of time talking about mouths before catching up on the latest reports from Fantastic Beasts film production world and, for some reason, Good Housekeeping, where JKR deigned to give an interview t...
2020-12-11 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
We chat about the upcoming (well... ongoing as of this writing) Game Commercial Convention, classic WoW guild drama, shrug a little bit about Cyberpunk, place bets on whether or not the Hogwarts game will be a big seller, and grouse about Bioware ...
2020-12-11 02:46:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 27. We're back! And we're calling Mads in to ask hey, c'mon, do you really need to be in a Harry Potter movie? Plus, some questions for the other actors who had a lot to say a few months ago. Then we theorize about...
2020-12-04 15:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We chat about how much fun we've been having with the new WoW expansion before getting sidetracked by how bad a company Blizzard is and how bad/racist their writing can be, have a little holiday rankings chat, and then catch up with Higurashi Gou!...
2020-12-04 02:43:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 26. After our double-length news blowout last week, we don't have too much to cover this episode, save for some updated Fantastic Beasts casting rumors and some speculation about the general future of the franchise. Our cha...
2020-11-20 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
With not much time having passed since our last Common Room recording thanks to last week's busy schedule, we reach into the grab bag to chat a little about World of Warcraft, a bit about James Bond, a smidgen about Christopher Nolan films, and a ...
2020-11-20 01:15:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 25. With both our lives making this week extremely busy, we almost didn't make it together to record this week--but here we are, because the news stops for no one! We discuss all of the massive Fantastic Beasts news that ca...
2020-11-15 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
It's our 69th common room episode, so you know what that means: time for an arbitrary season change! With a week so busy we had to record on Saturday and a massive main episode to record right after this, we chat about the small bits of gaming we ...
2020-11-15 02:53:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 24. With absolutely nothing going on in the real world, we immerse ourselves in a backlog of Wizarding World news. Last week we watched the midpoint film; this episode, we continue reading the novel, and learn all about Har...
2020-11-06 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
With our week consumed by News and Work we've barely had any free time at all, and what's there has been consumed by gaming. Xeecee has played the new Watch Dogs and somehow lived to tell the tale, and Liz has entered the playable slapstick comedy...
2020-11-06 02:09:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows Part 1 film. As is tradition, we spend longer than the runtime of the actual film walking through and breaking down the first of the two movies based on The Deathly Hallows! Where does it rank compared to the other adaptations? Wha...
2020-10-30 14:01:32 +0000 UTC View Post
We experiment with putting flavoring in some coke zero, catch up on Hades, Zelda, and a few other roguelites Hades has been inspiring us to look back on. Then we dive deep into the bonkers first arc of the new Higurashi anime
2020-10-30 01:16:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 23. We receive an update from an anonymous benefactor regarding the Harry Potter pin collecting scene before we check in on an unfortunate Yahoo op ed about whether or not it's okay to play the video g- sorry, whether it's ...
2020-10-23 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We consider making our own orange coke zero in the face of a shortage, catch up about Hades, and then dig deep on the first three episodes of the new Higurashi TV show!
2020-10-23 02:44:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 22. We investigate the Wizarding World brand's Halloween plans for this year and end up stumbling into some incredible Christmas lore instead before discussing a chapter that finally honors the REAL heroes: podcasters. We a...
2020-10-16 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post