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It’s interesting to look back on the last five years and realize that not a lot of time has passed, while, simultaneously, many things have changed. I’m now working a new job, almost half of this podcast’s life has occurred during Covid, brand new consoles have released, Destiny 2 is no longer published by Activision, Bungie has “been acquired”, in the strangest sense, by Sony PlayStation, Microsoft now owns not only a ton of smaller, AA level studios, but has swallowed up the likes of both Bethesda and Activision, and more. I think the most difficult change, however, is how rarely Steve and I are in sync in regards to the media we consume.

I’ve stepped further away from the mainstream popular culture, save for a few video games here and there. I’m not nearly as interested in keeping up with whatever Hollywood is pushing out, most of the AAA industry disinterests me outside of a handful of studios or companies, and what little anime I’ve continued to watch these days has typically been older instead of the more popular series discussed on social media. It feeds a bit into our somber discussion on terms like “geek” and “nerd” and begging what these terms even mean.

Ultimately, however, it is not in the specific media we consume that drives our friendship. I can be a jerk, and I can also lose sight of the fact that what someone likes is different than their reason for liking it. More than that, though, Steve and I became such good friends for a reason, and that is because we have far more cross-over of interests than just games, television, and anime. Music, for one, but it is our moral values and ability to reason and discuss all kinds of topics, including political, religious, and social, that has allowed our friendship to last as long as it has, and why I wanted to do a podcast with him in the first place.

I’m glad to have added other friends to the podcast as well to help fill the episodes with more opinions and topics. However, at its core, this is still a show founded for the purpose of giving my busy married dad of a friend an excuse to sit down, hang out, and just talk about cool stuff for a while. Sometimes I myself lost track of that, but after hitting 100 episodes and five years, it’s a nice reminder of why this podcast exists.

How long have you been listening for? Remember any of our old, cringe-worthy episodes? Please don’t listen to them… But, please do leave a comment below or send us an e-mail with your opinions.

Opening theme music by Fallen Prophecy.