Best Cyberculture Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 20: #BlackTwitter and Cyberculture 1:14:18

5M ago1:14:18

1:14:18

Black cyberculture often revolves around persecution, appropriation, resistance, and the like. Then there's #BlackTwitter - a space for Black joy to originate, participate, and conversate. In this Blackity Black episode, T chops it up with scholar and award-winning author, André Brock. Topics of converstaion include, #BlackTwitter as the world’s la…

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Episode 19: Myth vs Reality in Wrasslin' 53:25

7M ago53:25

53:25

How do you find truth in a world built on illusion? In this episode, T is joined by bestselling author of The Wax Pack, Brad Balukjian to talk about the blurred realities within professional wrestling. In the midst of the convo, we talk about the pursuit of truth in sport spaces, how science and travel influences Brad’s unique writing style, how 2 …

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Episode 18: Top MMA Walkouts and Combat Sports Culture 1:43:07

7M ago1:43:07

1:43:07

DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK! 🎙️ Top 5 MMA Walkout Songs? What fight would you show someone to make them a fan of MMA? Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is the subject and Tunisha is joined by friends of the show, Kyle Green (Host of "Give Theory a Chance" podcast and Associate Professor of Sociology) and Abigail Smithson (Artist, scholar, and host of the "Dear…

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Episode 17: If You Know, You Know 1:18:49

2y ago1:18:49

1:18:49

In this episode, Tunisha is joined by HBCU grads, MDs, and co-founders of Culture 107 Rasheed Singleton and Taj Eubanks. Culture 107 is a newly launched premium apparel and accessory company dedicated to the HBCU experience. Listen in as this fun trio chops it up about the significance of Black culture that has helped propel all of society, growing…

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Episode 16: The Takeover 1:54:28

2+ y ago1:54:28

1:54:28

ISSA TAKEOVER! This episode flips the script and puts the host in the hot seat. Friends of IHQ Kyle Green (Host of "Give Theory a Chance" podcast and Associate Professor of Sociology) and Abigail Smithson (Artist, scholar, and host of the "Dear Adam Silver" podcast) take over the show and ask Tunisha a series of questions to get to the root of all …

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Codepunk 063 Proximity in Virtual Reality 44:40

2+ y ago44:40

44:40

Your browser does not support the audio element. This is a written extension of the Codepunk podcast. You can also listen to the audio version or watch the video version at the end of this article. When discussing virtual reality (VR), there is a specific aspect of design involved—whether world design, production design, or application design. Thes…

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Episode 15: "Being Authentically Me" ft Sherman Nelson Jr. 1:39:56

2+ y ago1:39:56

1:39:56

“They go back like pimps and pinky rings.” Sherman Nelson Jr., Taekwondo 4th degree black belt, former national team coach, team leader for the 2016 Olympic Games, and color analyst of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics joins Tunisha as the featured guest. Together they have a deep conversation rooted in Black culture, community, and authenticity. Sherman sha…

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Episode 14: "Appropriate Thinking > Overthinking" ft. Kyle Green PhD 2:01:09

2+ y ago2:01:09

2:01:09

Featured guest in this episode is Kyle Green Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology at SUNY Brockport. As both passionate MMA fans and academic scholars, Kyle and Tunisha discuss commonalities in higher education’s ill first impression about studying sports at a high, accredited level. In an evenly critical and comedic conversation (comedic at lea…

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Episode 13: “Let Us Play!” Esports + Education ft. James O'Hagan 1:06:51

2+ y ago1:06:51

1:06:51

Esports and education is the name of this game. In this episode, Dr. Tunisha Singleton opens with a life check-in and talks about being featured in the September 2021 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. This leads into the featured conversation and upbeat chat had with James O’Hagan, Founder of The Academy of Esports, on the importance of sport - in all…

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Codepunk 062 Virtually Reality is Virtually Ready 36:06

2+ y ago36:06

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Your browser does not support the audio element. This is a written extension of the Codepunk podcast. You can also listen to the audio version or watch the video version at the end of this article. With the launch of season 6 of the Codepunk podcast, we'll be coalescing around a single theme since we'll be producing less episodes at a higher qualit…

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Episode 12: "Just Recognize" ft. Julie Kedzie 1:24:23

2+ y ago1:24:23

1:24:23

Season 2 of the IHQ Pod is here. On Feb. 10, 2007, the first Women’s MMA fight to air on live television featured Gina Carano vs Julie Kedzie. In this episode, Tunisha chops it up with WMMA pioneer, matchmaker, commentator, and all-around badass Julie Kedzie. Conversation crosses the professional and personal scales with insight and perspective on …

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Episode 11: Season 1 Finale ft. author Josh Rosenblatt 1:31:04

3+ y ago1:31:04

1:31:04

“The primary work is acknowledging that my position in the world, is not the position in the world.” - Josh Rosenblatt In this Season 1 Finale Episode, Tunisha is joined by Josh Rosenblatt, former guest, author of Why We Fight, and friend of the show. Through their wildly random, honest, and intersected conversation, these two break down entitlemen…

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Episode 10: Representation & Storytelling in Pro Wrestling ft. author/comedian Alfred Konuwa 1:24:26

3+ y ago1:24:26

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"Knowledge is experiential information, intelligence gained from and applied through experiences. [Intelligence] refers to linking people with the right knowledge so that it can be immediately applied. And, of course, staging experiences requires intimate knowledge of how human beings react to the cues they receive." - B. Joseph Pine II and James H…

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Episode 9 ft. Award-wining romance author Rebekah Weatherspoon 1:16:41

3+ y ago1:16:41

1:16:41

T begins with comments on Triller's Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr. exhibition, Nate Robinson planking, and gives a half a$$ promise to try Megan Thee Stallion's "Body Challenge." Featured guest is Rebekah Weatherspoon, an award-winning author with over twenty romance and erotica-romance novels. Rebekah specializes in showcasing love stories and happy …

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Bonus Episode: Tunisha on the Election and Conquering Boredom 31:43

3+ y ago31:43

31:43

Tunisha is solo in this bonus episode to give a sermon on her thoughts post-election, conquering boredom, lifestyle over transformation, and getting rid of that unstuck feeling.By Tunisha Singleton

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Episode 8 ft. Jay Chaudhry 51:31

3+ y ago51:31

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Tunisha begins with a mini-sermon reflecting on the results of the US Presidential Election. This leads to her conversation with featured guest Jay Chaudhry. Jay is the founder of Break Media, a full-service athlete marketing agency with the goal of helping athletes maximize their presence on social media platforms by creating, producing, and distr…

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Episode 7 ft. Jabari Davis 57:12

3+ y ago57:12

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Together T and Jabari chop it up in a conversation about his podcast “Dunks and Discourse,” putting “fun” back in professionalism and business, the outlets we seek to stay safe, sane, and entertained differences between mainstream and indie sports media, and much more. ALSO, the debut of a game called “My Top 3 with T and Jabari” where the two comp…

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Episode 6: Story time; Discrimination and #MeToo in Hollywood 44:56

3+ y ago44:56

44:56

Coming on the heels of appearing on Yasmin Vossoughian's program on MSNBC, Tunisha speaks about her involvement with #SpeakingOut and the #MeToo movement. In the midst of ligation against her former employer America's Funniest Home Video (AFV) for racial discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation, Tunisha shares her story to provide the con…

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Episode 5 ft. Natalie Pierre 1:32:33

3+ y ago1:32:33

1:32:33

With regard to World Mental Health Day, this episode centers on normalizing conversations around mental health and the influential role sports can play in disrupting the stigmas attached to it. Tunisha's special guest is Natalie Pierre - veteran sports reporter, CEO of NP Sports Media, and co-founder of The Mental Game - a non-profit organization f…

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Episode 4 ft. Linathi Makanda 1:17:09

3+ y ago1:17:09

1:17:09

Bravery. Hope. Authenticity. These are a few of the themes in Tunisha's conversation with Linathi Makanda - South African poet, photographer, and storyteller. In this unfiltered conversation, these two discuss portrayals of Black femininity, personal problems that arise from performative behavior, the importance of self-care through daily affirmati…

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Episode 3 ft. Josh Rosenblatt 1:15:29

3+ y ago1:15:29

1:15:29

T chop's it up with Josh Rosenblatt - writer, journalist, and author of Why We Fight: One Man's Search for Meaning Inside the Ring. This book works as a tailgate for your mind to pre-game in thought, serving you kegs to pump new levels of thinking about experiences within your own skin, and how to determine what you’re actually capable of when forc…

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Episode 2 ft. Jackie Wilson 1:09:16

3+ y ago1:09:16

1:09:16

You can't support Black Lives Matter w/o sincerely listening to the experiences of Black women. In this episode, Tunisha sits down Commercial Producer with 20 years in the entertainment industry - Jackie Wilson. Jackie gives us vulnerability, perspective, and strength as we discuss Black female resilience, what led her to being cast 63 times as a h…

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90% Sports Rant, 10% Therapeutic 11:13

3+ y ago11:13

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T has a mini-meltdown as she rants about the Clippers Game 7 loss that makes her start to question life beyond fandom. Is she really done with sports tho? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ihqpod/supportBy Tunisha Singleton

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Episode 1 ft. Renee Hess, Black Girl Hockey Club 1:04:49

3+ y ago1:04:49

1:04:49

Host Tunisha Singleton welcomes you to the I Have Questions Podcast, where culture and conversation collide. Through story and insight, this debut episode sets the premise on how to explore fandom and the human experience. Inaugural guest is Renee Hess, Founder and Executive Director of the Black Girl Hockey Club - a non-profit organization that fo…

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Codepunk 061 Experiments in AltSpaceVR Part 2 37:29

3+ y ago37:29

37:29

Part 2 of our experiments in virtual reality! Join us as we take the podcast into virtual reality. In this episode (part 2 of 2), we continue our experiments recording inside of virtual reality (VR) using the Oculus Quest. For this episode, we we stay inside of AltSpaceVR, but update our avatars, talk shop, and play some Bots + Beer on the integrat…

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Codepunk 060 Experiments in AltSpaceVR 38:04

4y ago38:04

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Join us as we take the podcast into virtual reality. In this episode, we begin our experiments recording inside of virtual reality (VR) using the Oculus Quest. Follow along as we try out different things, and listen as we discuss the future of virtual reality, why world-building is more important than gaming, and where we both think VR can go. For …

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#26 An Erotic Fan Fiction Starring YOU 9:46

8+ y ago9:46

9:46

We got sick of people not obeying us and not writing an erotic fan fiction about Ball Out Gamercast, so YuckyChucky turned the tables and wrote one about YOU, the fans. BallOutGamercast@Gmail.com 323-795-8125

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#25 Legends Live Forever - Satoru Iwata Is Gone 40:25

9y ago40:25

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Nintendo President and prolific game designer Sotaru Iwata is gone, but his legacy will live forever. Not just in the games he made, but in the minds he inspired. It's hard to even imagine what the video game industry would look like without him, so today we celebrate his life. We discuss the impact of Iwata's games and Nintendo had on our early li…

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#24 Gamers With Attitude - The Rap & Video Games Connection 38:41

9y ago38:41

38:41

We grew up on rap music and video games. The best shit ever was when the two worlds collided. Today we discuss how YC ruins and fixes everything he touches, why some Japanese men are staying locked in their rooms watching anime, Rap music in Sonic, Stree Fighter, Def Jam Vendetta, Toejam & Earl etc Why it sucks to be an erotic fan fiction ghost wri…

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#23 Hidden Gems Of The Ball Out Gamercast 28:12

9y ago28:12

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Hop in our time machine and join us as we look back at the LEAST popular episodes of the Ball Out Gamercast. That's right, we dive into our shows with the least listens and pull our favorite clips! They include: YuckyChucky recalling his short stint as a video game store employee, he quit after a day and a half - in the middle of his shift. The cre…

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#22 What's Cooler Than Raptors And Japanese Schoolgirls? 34:55

9y ago34:55

34:55

First of all, we got a studio set back up after the stupid flood incident! Today we read inspiring letters from fans, that bring peace and hope for the children We find out if the listener in Tokyo is in fact a hot Japanese nerd girl who loves YuckyChucky Weird gamer nerd parties are discussed - Thrizzle had to whoop a dude on Naruto and YC had an …

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#21 The Studio Got Flooded, The Party Don't Stop 34:06

9y ago34:06

34:06

We have a weird one here today: First of all, the studio was flooded by a plumbing accident Thrizzle and YuckyChucky go on an adventure to an E3 afterparty. There's an open bar and nerd bands performing. YC hopes the one listener we have in Tokyo is a girl? We listen to pissed off kids on Xbox Live calling people who knife "pussies" A discussion on…

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#20 Gamers With Depression 47:11

9y ago47:11

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Hooray, Thrizzle's back! Today we learn about: Thrizzle surviving a scary plane ride home Why he hasn't played Witcher III yet, it turns out he's addicted to Heroes of the Storm YuckyChucky explains why there was no show last week and also casually mentions dealing with hardcore depression Gaming and friends can definitely help with said depression…

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#19 Clash Of Clans Earns Millions A Day 35:57

9y ago35:57

35:57

Today on The BOGC: Thrizzle is still missing, presumably lost inside a video game so we are joined with Alfred English as a co-host Alfred destroys Thrizzlebot and hurts YuckyChucky's feelings We have fun with stupid apps and check our online dating profiles SuperCell, creator of Clash Of Clans is earning $5 Million/day Gamer gets pissed off over X…

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#18 Meet "Brandon The Hentai Guy" 35:41

9y ago35:41

35:41

In today's episode: Thrizzle has gone missing, he apparently ran away to live inside of a video game full time but we couldn't find him Luckily, YuckyChucky invented "ThrizzleBot" his temporary replacement Also, Brandon the Hentai Guy joins us in the studio and delights us with his tales of watching and jerking it to Hentai, his sex toys (literally…

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#17 Fallout Co-Creator Scott Campbell Schools Us On Game Design 48:13

9y ago48:13

48:13

YuckyChucky had the privilege of sitting down with Scott Campbell, the original Lead Designer of Fallout. We talk game design, inspiration for Fallout and how an idea becomes a "thing". Thrizzle and YC also get into a heated discussion about a stupid Facebook app that estimates how one will survive in a zombie apocalypse. Also, we celebrate the 10 …

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#16 Hillary Clinton Played A Game Boy On Air Force One 37:04

9y ago37:04

37:04

Highlights of today's show: We find out that Hilary Clinton is a gamer after all. An explanation of why we do the podcast in the first place. A voicemail from someone who plays Flight Simulator and claims to dress up as a pilot while playing. Thrizzle recalls his elementary school wrestling federation days. Someone gets screwed over when gifted a $…

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#15 Xbox Infidelity, Taboo Gamers and DBZ Hair Gel 40:37

9y ago40:37

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First of all, we have moved to Thursdays! Same great Ball Out Gamercast, new day! Today we discuss a case of Xbox Live leading to infidelity in a marriage, a very gross man in Second Life who is banging his virtual daughters, Dragon Ball Z hair gel and a presidential hopeful announces his candidacy on our voicemail line!…

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#14 Video Games, Weed And Mike Hunt 32:51

9y ago32:51

32:51

We are very traditional people so we celebrated 4/20 on this episode. We discuss the best games to play while high, beanie babies (again), a counter strike player who took things to far and introduce you to Mike Hunt. Say it out loud, we dare you! - YuckyChucky

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#13 Has Mortal Kombat Created Killers? Plus We Know Who REALLY created Minecraft. 37:09

9y ago37:09

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Today we discuss violence in video games - including the uproar that Mortal Kombat created back in 1993. Can video games create killers? We also play some very passionate voicemails, read a personal ad from Craigslist and reveal who REALLY created Minecraft.

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#12 The Healing Power Of Gaming Friends 42:44

9y ago42:44

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Aloha, Ballers! Today we discuss craigslist, friendship in gaming, Twitch.tv donations, Mortal Kombat and more! Thrizzle created a VERY basic gaming knowledge quiz for YuckyChucky and he may or may not have blew it. -YuckyChucky

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#11 Why YuckyChucky Is Getting A Real Doll 38:35

9y ago38:35

38:35

This is YuckyChucky writing this. Basically in this show I explain that I attempted online dating the previous night but have now concluded that a Real Doll is my next romantic venture. We also debate whether retro games are still fun and I administer a GTA voice acting test to Thrizzle. This one's a doozy. - YuckyChucky…

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#10 Friendzone Level Over 9000, Screaming Nerdgasms And Board Games 41:54

9y ago41:54

41:54

Howdy friends! On today's episode YuckyChucky rants about setting good ambiance as a multiplayer host, we discuss our recent "board game night" playing Cosmic Encounter, listen to audio of screaming nerdgasms and a gender bending voicemail from Brandon The Hentai Guy. Oh yeah, we also read a sick story about a guy who got owned so bad we dub him "F…

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#9 Why Wannabe Dumpster Divers Hate GameStop 37:54

9y ago37:54

37:54

Today Thrizzle and YuckyChucky discuss recent hatred for GameStop and Chucky even shares the story of the time he worked for a video game store. Also - updates on GTA heists, Clash of Clans and we finally settle our battle rap beef. Voicemails too! -YuckyChucky

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#8 Be Careful When Choosing Your Online Friends - Plus We're Battle Rappers Now 52:28

9y ago52:28

52:28

This episode was recorded in an alternate reality in which GTA Online heists have yet to be released. Of course, in your reality they are already out. We get more Chinese love, discuss the perils of meeting new friends online, play voicemails, Yucky gives a YouTube recommendation, GTA Heist talk and we close out strong with a freestyle rap battle! …

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#7 Why Chinese People Love Us, Nerd Rap Battles And Sega Sadness 38:07

9y ago38:07

38:07

Hello Ballers! This was an action packed episode. We list off all the US cities we've been heard in so far, read fan mail from China, play voicemails, talk about why Sega makes us sad, judge a nerd rap battle, talk about "The Dress" and more!! Also, Thrizzle is a full fledged mobile gamer now and tries to get YuckyChucky to join him in Clash of Cla…

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Minicast: The Best Thing Ever Happened - Kenny And Warren G 6:10

9y ago6:10

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The greatest and most relevant pop culture mashup in my short lifetime has occurred. In this Minicast, YuckyChucky enjoys listening to rapper, Warren G and saxaphone great, Kenny G play "Regulate" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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#6 Squeakers Are People Too! 33:39

9y ago33:39

33:39

Howdy partners! Today we dive into hot topics such as squeakers, game customization and hot video game podcasters. Oh yeah, Thrizzle and YuckyChucky get into a “drops” battle and choreograph a fight scene and it’s awesome!!!

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#5 50 Shades Of Game, Geek Love And Escaping The Friend Zone 30:08

9y ago30:08

30:08

Today we recap our Valentine's Day and of course end up discussing bondage, girl gamers and the friend zone. Overall a very romantic episode!

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#4 Don’t Invest In Beanie Babies! Or Pogs.. And Don’t Collect Cactus 34:58

9y ago34:58

34:58

In today’s adventure, Thrizzle and YuckyChucky discuss: a dad that invested all of his money in Beanie Babies, time travel, our love for Franklin of GTA V fame, pogs and more. Also, we take voicemails and get called out a bit.

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