Best Big And Tall Gaming Podcasts (2024)

1
#139 - The Most Famous Warthog of the 1990s 1:31:21

2h ago1:31:21

1:31:21

Knuckles Metallix drawn by Bob & Dobbyn, what else do you want? How about hoop ignorance? A breaded Man shape? A topic so serious that we probably shouldn't have covered it except STC and the format of the podcast forced our hand? You get all that!By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#138 - A Simple Question of Biff 1:56:54

19d ago1:56:54

1:56:54

Dave fails to turn pages or edit out the ding-dongs as we learn Root's secret and wave goodbye to an important old friend. Sort of.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#137 - Frontload the Grumpery 2:10:07

27d ago2:10:07

2:10:07

Spice up your cheese! Would you like to do that? Well now you can, as the Spice Girls launch the career of Cheetah the Cheetah the Cheetah. ALSO: We recontextualise "Tuesday" and collect our GCSEs, and worlds converge as me & Chris' memories sync up.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#136 - Tall The Gentleman 2:05:04

2M ago2:05:04

2:05:04

In which we do not go on a tangent at the start. Straight in, we are. Sonic's fighting Putties, Knuckles can fly but not fly, Mulder misses the action, you can't even handle toffee any more and Diary Dave gets a new obsession... but will you join him??By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#135 - Pachinko the Wombat 1:54:21

1M ago1:54:21

1:54:21

Imagine you were obsessed with introducing a popular American product to the UK, but the problem was that we already have it, and love it, just by a different name. What do you do? The answer will surprise you this issue as we find out all about Cheetos.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#134 - The Agony of Being Sonic 2:14:13

2M ago2:14:13

2:14:13

WE'RE BACK! Why were we away? Because Dave moved house and also his PC died. But we're back! Or, if you're listening later than initial release, we're still here and it's normal! This episode: Dinosaur! Queer rep! Gormenghast! Good Amiga tunes!By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#133 - Bobby Wobby 2:02:34

3M ago2:02:34

2:02:34

Goalll! Off siiide! It's a football special! And actually it's fine and we don't mind. What's the best ice cream? Did you ever LOSE a pound coin? And as the reprints begin, we use them as time-wormholes in a coo-el new feature from Spanky!By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#132 - Puffy Vest - with Abby Denton 2:31:35

4M ago2:31:35

2:31:35

We find out the many (many) things going on with Johnny, Bucky can't find his ears, Decap ends, another boy trips over another pet, and we switch Abbies for a Diary Zone special. Abby's show: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/10813?tab=ticketsBy Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#131 - Solve For Eggs 2:12:42

4M ago2:12:42

2:12:42

Are YOU yellower-ey? Are you crunklier? Do you want to go to bed, but want to listen to STCTP? Well why not listen to STCTP, THEN go to bed! This fortnight we get into a tiff over Tails again, go to Somerfield for a kiss, and Dave honks the horn of Maths.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#130 - Big Danglers - With Tracy Yardley! 2:51:19

5M ago2:51:19

2:51:19

It's our BUMPER like a sonic's bumper FIFTH BIRTHDAY EPISODE! So we brought in arch-Archist Tracy to help us celebrate, along with YOU LOT. One big huge Sonic story to end the year-long saga (and a Decap), plus Tracey's brought a bag of japes with him.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#129 - Terry Wogan's Long Shadow (and other titles) 2:09:29

5M ago2:09:29

2:09:29

Sonic fights Robotnik across every reality, Decap's got bats in its basement, and we go on such a flight of whimsy across the Diary Zone that it takes up an unconscionable amount of the show, but you'll like it, because it's funny.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#128 - Porker Lewis Is A Liability 1:50:35

6M ago1:50:35

1:50:35

Birds, like a bird's birds this issue as we enjoy a world without Sonic the Hedgehog. Plus! Why are Chris and Dave having a big barney about what "free" means this fortnight? Look back exactly one STC ago with us and find out.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#127 - A Surprise Nut 1:52:40

6M ago1:52:40

1:52:40

Amy's origin story! Jelly Tots For Men! Everyone's eyes are kindof bonkers-googly about this exciting episode! Robotnik returns, and in the Diary Zone, we find out what Dave did between diaries, and you'll have to get your anti-cringe coat on because ooffBy Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#126 - Sonic's Inevitable Bulge 2:08:31

7M ago2:08:31

2:08:31

Welcome, Residents, to the Digital Age! Degauss those screens and wac 'om on the computer desk because it's time for a bit of binary finery. ALSO: Equinox! The Good Folk! Belching with rage! Secret poo! How to speak zombie! And VIOLENCE in the Diary Zone!By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#125 - Buttocks the Echidna 1:36:58

7M ago1:36:58

1:36:58

A thrilling conclusion brings Robotnik back and he's got all the Emeralds! Oh great! Plus in Decap this ish they just get a dog and it's funny, also there's a horrible bat in Amy & Tekno, and we are offered practical jokes (long as they fit in a sachet).By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#124 - An Ooshy-Gooshy Material 1:57:28

8M ago1:57:28

1:57:28

It's CHAOS EMERALD STUFF this episode as Grimer gets his asterisk out. It's Porkenheimer time as we learn Porker's secret shame: he used to be in the nud. And: Suddenly Sey-less!By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#123 - Porker's Steamy Secret - with @RikDraws 2:46:10

8M ago2:46:10

2:46:10

Is Sonic dead? Is he sexy? Is Porker sexy? What is and is not sexy - look, this is a rude one, ok? Parental guidance recommended. Why is this episode stupidly long? Nobody knows! But it's full of funny bits so who cares? Rik Mack joins us.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#122 - A Certain Joy to the Hammering 1:57:43

9M ago1:57:43

1:57:43

You gotta pop this ep in, because we find out *everything* that's going to happen with Hobson & Choy all at once, we learn who can beat up Knuckles, and we manage to get into arguments about burgers AND typewriters and we play pocket tricks with Dicky.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#121 - Eating Just One PEZ 2:02:33

9M ago2:02:33

2:02:33

Join us in the Sexy Zone this episode as we delve into a proper good little issue full of: SONIC! Hobson & Choy! KNUCKLES! Oscar the Pig! DIARY! Dave listens to a phone-in! STUFF! ...I can't think of anything misc.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#120 - Hedgehog Puberty 1:38:06

10M ago1:38:06

1:38:06

With a new year comes a new old year, as STC enters 1998. A solid little parcel of goodies. The Emerald Hill folk join the Manosphere, Decap gets its best* page (*we are not in agreement about this), and Shorty escapes his cozzie! And Teen Dave has a PlanBy Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#119 - Reuniting With Their Pants 2:01:10

10M ago2:01:10

2:01:10

Elson draws two pages of Sonic beating up Santa this issue and if you want ANYTHING else in your Christmas special then you're just being greedy. But we've got MORE for you, as a surprise is dropped on Chris. Also: Rednex! BEADLE! I mean come ON!!By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#118 - Hologram Like A Bird's Hologram 2:07:40

10M ago2:07:40

2:07:40

A big bumper-sized issue to celebrate... nothing, actually, it just happens to be one. Lots of stuff happens in this episode, but I'm late uploading it, so your special covert task is to listen and find out what they are. Merry December!By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#117 - To Be Normal 1:46:36

11M ago1:46:36

1:46:36

It's a comic of two halves this issue, ygot Sonic runnin' about wallopin' a big sentinel, got Biohazard trashing a coffee shop, frisbees everywhere, and worlds collide in the Diary ZoneBy Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#116 - Mr Burns' Hole 2:10:14

12M ago2:10:14

2:10:14

A real return to the full power for STC this issue. Emeralds, Drakons, Metallixes, you name it. Sonic dips his nose in someone's birthday cake (not his!) at Hamley's! And in the Diary Zone, a discussion of this very issue arrives from the distant past.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#115 - Toilet Is Timeless 2:04:41

12M ago2:04:41

2:04:41

Sometimes we might be accused of being two old men going on and on. Lots of those times happen in this episode. While Sonic revisits Megatox, the lads revisit what you should spread on what, what should be on telly when, and what to write on a poster.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#114 - Real Old People Stuff - with @RuairiColeman 2:09:26

1y ago2:09:26

2:09:26

We're joined by comics hume Ruairí Coleman who was worried he'd get a rubbish issue, but he didn't! Also: When rulers are exciting, how many Rangers is too many, and can you imagine the excitement of installing Internet Explorer?By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#113 - The Fred Is Throgs 1:54:49

1y ago1:54:49

1:54:49

Sonic goes on a minor tour through Tails' imagination, Tails gets framed, Chuck talks a big game, the boomers force-femme everyone, and Amy makes no bones for the jelly-boys. Plus! 15-year-old Dave talks to A Woman and starts writing a musicalBy Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#112 - Subversive Lion King Nonsense 1:34:24

1y ago1:34:24

1:34:24

An experimental issue of STC leaves us worried and confused this episode, as the comic pivots to aim at a new audience that doesn't include us. Still, we get to talk about some toys and think about newsagents and remember when things were a little rosey.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#111 - His Eggy Heartbeat 2:04:34

1y ago2:04:34

2:04:34

Sonic picks up a fish, Dave describes an ice cream, we say goodbye to an old friend, Nigel brings the Deep Lorre, we mistake budgies for mistaking budgies for parrots, Dave is surprised into summoning the Lilt Man, unsafe rod-sticking, AND click for MORE!By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#110 - Kinda Floppy Now 2:03:42

1y ago2:03:42

2:03:42

It's Sonic vs Knuckles Metallix in tria-by-combat! Tails fights the mob (seee) and both Chuck and Young Dave have a tooth removed! We disagree strongly about a strip and get into a big fight and are now enemies irl, and then we go on about KFC for ages.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#109 - If They're not Fffpphss, They're Wubblblblullups 1:50:41

1y ago1:50:41

1:50:41

An alien empire puts Sonic on trial, Tails encounters the worst possible spelling error, Wales gets the rumble-oohs, Amy & Tekno meet a man who knows what he wants. Also, in the past, young Dave's hormones finally get the better of his so-called life.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#108 - The Notion of Poo 2:19:54

1y ago2:19:54

2:19:54

Yes, it's a Long One, but that's because we got distracted by DINOSAURS, so. Also! KNUCKLES METALLIX! The final Plunder! Plus nostalgic robots: good or crap? You'll be surprised which one of us says which. And! Smushy feelings about the STCTP community!By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#107 - It Gave Us The Language of the Gibbon 1:58:51

1+ y ago1:58:51

1:58:51

Summer starts here, with a surprise from Sonic's ancestor, Bravehog. Back luck for the Spice Maidens, Stein joins Dave in reliving his childhood, Sonic blasts Portmeirion, Chris talks about Batman Forever, and Dave talks about Fanfics Incessantly.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#106 - I Appreciate the Dangle 2:27:10

1+ y ago2:27:10

2:27:10

A bumper episode this fortnight (because Dave's been on holiday and had half the usual time to trim it down), but it's bumping with goodies: Sonic meets a Drakon and goes to Portmeirion, spinner toys, Action-Men, Doozers, and adolescent woes.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#105 - Sega of Scandinavia 1:52:17

1+ y ago1:52:17

1:52:17

We're all plunged into some classic STC game adaptation at the moment with more Flickies' Island. Plus! Igor goes nice in Decap, Amy & Tekno become scouse mums, and it's a close shave with the bigger boys in the Diary Zone!By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#104 - Something Interface Something Interface Interdiction Vehicle 1:47:59

1+ y ago1:47:59

1:47:59

FLICKY'S ISLAND! Another game adaptation begins this fortnight! Also! The Spice Maidens set sail, the Decappers watch footy (don't even play it!) and what's that falling out of the sky? It's Dick! PLUS! Young Dave figures out how to write music on PC.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
Game Over! - Stories of Aging Out and Checking In 54:01

1+ y ago54:01

54:01

Well hey, it's the FINAL episode of this wonderful season! Thank you so much for tuning in and sending over kind sports-centric words/thoughts/reviews. We love ya, and it's been a blast! AND for this final week...Larry and Christian sit down with longtime friend, sporty storyteller, and hardcore PickleBall enthusiast, Katina Dutton, to dig into sto…

1
#103 - The Testicular Stand-Ins 2:11:37

1+ y ago2:11:37

2:11:37

A butler tries to pour a tea and explodes, the Spice Maidens are actually quite good, Robotnik's got sycophants kissing his "nose", Tails is a cool dude, and something lovely happens in the fanart page, but you won't find out what 'til the end of the ep!!By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
BarFight LIVE: Why Do Sports Matter: Now More Than Ever? 1:28:02

1+ y ago1:28:02

1:28:02

This week we hop into the wayback machine and return to our epic BarFight donnybrook recorded LIVE at 10th Street Station during Storyfort '22! Larry moderates a raucous and wise panel of sports fanatics, literary luminaries, musician/bartenders, and a roomful of loving hecklers. Joining Larry onstage are:1) National Novel Writing Month Executive D…

1
#102 - You Can Turn A Lot Of Things Into A Lot Of Things At Burger King 2:05:57

1+ y ago2:05:57

2:05:57

In which we have a very silly argument, and spend nineteen full minutes failing to describe something that isn't quite a maze. But YOU'll be a maze! d, that is! By another episode of Sonic the Ponic the Bomic.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
#101 - It's Got A Very Dollopy Appearance 1:56:08

1+ y ago1:56:08

1:56:08

Sonic! at the ballot box. Knuckles! tying up loose ends from #100. Rummy! canaster. A police of solidified serup! And in the Diary Zone you'll simply never guess what Dave's gone and researched for you this fortnight. You'll JUST never guess.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
Wildcard!: Mothers/Daughters & a Kentucky Derby Pilgrimage; The Zen and Profane Beauties of High School Sports 59:42

1+ y ago59:42

59:42

In this season's penultimate episode Rosen and Winn peruse the narrative Wildcard notions of the slip sandal, Michael Jordan's generosity, Adam Morrison weeping at center court, why Gonzaga gets to be the "chosen one" when it comes to basketball mid-majors, and more sporty esoterica. THEN we bring you TWO remarkable "Wildcard" stories that didn't n…

1
#100 - Welcome To My Seedy Little Geocities Life (with @sarahgraleyart & @tinyspells) 3:29:45

1+ y ago3:29:45

3:29:45

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS NIGEL KITCHING & RICHARD ELSON! We had to do something special, didn't we? Sonic the Comic the band joins me, Chris and some "surprise" guests for this hunky-chunky celebration episode. It's the biggest STC ever went.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
Adult Sports Leagues: Triumph on the Diamond; Blood & Forgiveness; Psilocybin & The Long Ball 51:14

1+ y ago51:14

51:14

This week Larry and Christian sit down to cull three remarkable stories all about Adult Sports Leagues (softball featured prominently!) from Mr. Grant Olsen, Sam Berman, and Ben Tanzer. Among SO many other things we talk about the lingering triumph of stealing bases and missing signs, batting 1.000 and coaches who suck. We explicate getting beaned …

1
What Sports Mean To Me - Rosen & Winn: A Storied Deep-Dive Conversation 59:33

1+ y ago59:33

59:33

This week co-hosts Larry Rosen and Christian Winn leave the storytelling guests at home and get into the nuances and narratives of just what sports mean to them. As players and participants, fans and followers, Winn and Rosen certainly live, and have lived, lives where sports play a significant role. They dive into old school Kingdome Mariners days…

1
#99 - Dad's Been Messing Around In The 3rd Dimension 2:09:09

1+ y ago2:09:09

2:09:09

What did you watch on Saturday mornings? It's live! It's kicking! It's SM:TV...! It's the last epic buildy-uppy episode before the big one-oh-countem-oh. Sonic flings a bomb over Mobius, Robotnik has another lever, and Young Dave gets on the internet.By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
Skateboarding Tales: Dropping In; Board-Bound Runaways; SoCal Days at the Concrete Wave 48:52

1+ y ago48:52

48:52

This week we once again eschew the ball sports and this time head to the skateparks and mean streets to find our stories from the world of skateboarding. First up, Story Forward's own Larry Rosen brings us a medley of wicked formative stories from his time as a serious (more serious than we ever knew!) skateboard kid in the early days of the SoCal …

1
Non-Ball Sports: Ridin' Wheelies; Ironman Madness; Marathoners in Peril 57:24

1+ y ago57:24

57:24

This week we set aside the spherical objects of sport and get into three remarkable stories from the world of Non-Ball Sports. We bring you chef/food-artist/big mountain skier/roller skating queen/worldclass yarn spinner, Chelsie Richter talking up a marathon trail-run experience she will never, ever forget! Then NYT bestselling author and journali…

1
#98 - Two Arses and No Head 1:56:49

1+ y ago1:56:49

1:56:49

The revolution begins as Lew gives a call to action! Dave finally earns Chris' respect and loses it again! Two dangerous boys hack into a TV channel, only to play their normal content anyway! It'll make you come undone!By Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely

1
Fore!: The Golfing Bills (Murray/Clinton); Canada Geese in Peril; A Good Walk Spoiled (almost) 52:02

1+ y ago52:02

52:02

This week Larry and Christian get into some personal banter and nuances of a game they both love, and love to hate - ah, GOLF. They also sit down with PGA Tour staff writer, logtime golf journalist, novelist, and epic yarnspinner, Cameron Morfit, to talk about his famous and infamous golf-centric encounters with Bill Murray and Bill Clinton. Next u…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Big And Tall Gaming Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Quick Reference Guide