Best Brian Rubin and Jim Hunt Podcasts (2024)

1
SGJ Podcast #456 – One-Hit Wonders 1:03:59

2h ago1:03:59

1:03:59

Hey friends, welcome to the show! Sorry it’s a day late, yesterday totally got away from me. Also apologies for the audio, my mixer took a dump in the middle of the stream so we’re using the video output’s audio. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about our favorite gaming one-hit... The post SGJ Podcast #456 – One-Hit Wonder…

1
SGJ Podcast #455 – Underspace 1:17:19

8d ago1:17:19

1:17:19

Hey friends, welcome to the show!! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome back Kevin Brock, Lead Developer at Pastaspace Interactive, to talk about his now-on-Steam-in-early-access space adventure, Underspace (SteamE, GOG)! I am disgustingly excited about this game, so I was just as excited to talk to Kevin about it, and we...…

1
SGJ Podcast #454 – Architect of Worlds 1:08:06

14d ago1:08:06

1:08:06

Hello my friends. Sorry this is a day late, yesterday totally got away from me. This week on the show, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David, and I welcome John Zeigler to talk about his upcoming worldbuilding sourcebook, Architect of Worlds. We talk a lot about actual science — much of which goes over my dumb... The post SGJ Podcast #454 – Architect…

1
SGJ Podcast #453 – Check-In 1:02:43

21d ago1:02:43

1:02:43

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! Sorry the MP3 is a day late, but yesterday just totally got away from me! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I have one of our regular check-ins, wherein we talk about what we’re playing and how we’re doing. A lot of awesome games came up,... The post SGJ Podcast #453 – Check-In appeared fir…

1
SGJ Podcast #452 – Tie-in Games 1:06:42

1M ago1:06:42

1:06:42

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about tie-in games, and we come up with a really fun list. We actually had so much fun with this episode we’ll likely do more of them, as we all had multiple games we wanted to talk about.... The post SGJ Podcast #452 – Tie-in Games appeared first on…

1
SGJ Podcast #451 – Breaks and Moderation 41:20

1M ago41:20

41:20

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! Sorry again for the unannounced/unscheduled break, but we’re back! Also apologies for the weird audio in the middle of the show. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I, even though we’re all damned tired, spend time talking about the importance of breaks and moderation for one’s... The post SG…

1
SGJ Podcast #450 – Welcome Onboarding 55:47

2M ago55:47

55:47

You guys, I am so sorry about the lateness on this one. Last week got away from me and somewhere in my brain I had SWORN I’d uploaded this. So, so sorry. So, this time, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I bounce off our last topic to talk about onboarding, what it is, which... The post SGJ Podcast #450 – Welcome Onboarding appeared first on S…

1
SGJ Podcast #449 – The Expectations of In-Game Information 1:08:54

2M ago1:08:54

1:08:54

Hey friends, welcome to the show this week! Sorry it’s a day late, yesterday got away from me for a variety of reasons. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I have a lively debate about how much information should be given to the player in a given game. The fun thing is, we... The post SGJ Podcast #449 – The Expectations of In-Game In…

1
SGJ Podcast #448 – Economic Space Games 1:06:51

3M ago1:06:51

1:06:51

Hey friends, welcome to the show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David, and I talk about space games with an economic focus, along with our firsts and so on. It’s a fun topic, thought up by Julie, and we covered a lot of ground and had a ton of fun on the way. Next... The post SGJ Podcast #448 – Economic Space Games appeared first on Spac…

1
SGJ Podcast #447 – Check-In 1:21:19

3M ago1:21:19

1:21:19

Hey friends, welcome to this episode! Sorry for the lateness, last week totally got away from me! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I have a regular check-in, wherein we talk about what we’re playing and how we’re doing. It does wonders for our mental health and it’s fun to talk about what... The post SGJ Podcast #447 – Check-In ap…

1
SGJ Podcast #446 – The New Rise of the Accessible Flight Sim 1:06:28

4M ago1:06:28

1:06:28

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! Sorry, it’s a day late, sadly yesterday totally got away from me. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I sit down to talk about the new rise in accessible, approachable flight sims/games. This includes games like Tiny Combat Arena, Nuclear Option, and Helicopter Gunship DEX, amongst... The pos…

1
SGJ Podcast #445 – Looking Ahead to 2024 1:03:29

4M ago1:03:29

1:03:29

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show. First off, let me apologize for the sound, rather than using the recorder in my mixer…I forgot to turn it on, so the audio is a direct rip from the video file. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about many the games we’re hopeful... The post SGJ Podcast #445 – Looking Ahead to 2024 ap…

1
SGJ Podcast #444 – 2023 in Review 1:03:25

4M ago1:03:25

1:03:25

Welcome to this week’s show, the last of 2023! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I pick our top space and non-space games of 2023, and while there are some usual suspects on the list, there are a lot of surprises as well. We’re off next week, see you back in here in... The post SGJ Podcast #444 – 2023 in Review appeared first on Sp…

1
SGJ Podcast #443 – Winter Sales 1:12:06

4M ago1:12:06

1:12:06

Hey friends, welcome to the show. Sorry this is a day late, but yesterday got away from me. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about deals. Winter sale season is upon us, so we list the tools you should be using to find the best deals, and the games we feel... The post SGJ Podcast #443 – Winter Sales appeared first on Space G…

1
SGJ Podcast #442 – Offline Games 1:03:53

5M ago1:03:53

1:03:53

Hey friends, welcome to the show! So friends, this is an interesting one This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I were originally, I thought, going to talk about offline gaming, in terms of which games you should have on hand if you lose your Internet connection. Thorsten, shortly before we went live, suggested... The post SGJ Podcast #…

1
SGJ Podcast #441 – Check-In 1:16:16

5M ago1:16:16

1:16:16

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I can’t settle on a topic, so we decide to do a simple check-in, to see how we’re doing and what we’re playing. Let me tell y’all, the burnout is reeeealllll. We had a fun talk about games and such... The post SGJ Podcast #441 – Check-In appeared first on S…

1
SGJ Podcast #440 – Star Fleet II: Krellan Commander 2.0 1:26:16

5M ago1:26:16

1:26:16

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome back Trevor Sorensen to talk about the newly-released Star Fleet II: Krellan Commander 2.0 (Steam, GOG)! We talk about the long, long journey it took to bring this new version of the game to sale, Trevor’s extensive experience... The post SGJ Podc…

1
SGJ Podcast #439 – Games Preservation 1:05:18

6M ago1:05:18

1:05:18

Hey friends, welcome to this episode of the podcast. Sorry this one is a little late, last week totally got away from me. This time, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about the sticky subject of games preservation. While there are some bright spots, most of the time we express our frustration as... The post SGJ Podcast #439 – Games Pre…

1
SGJ Podcast #438 – Our Essential Gaming Hardware 1:05:30

6M ago1:05:30

1:05:30

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about the hardware that’s important to us, whether it’s a joystick, a portable console, a gamepad and so on. It was a really fun chat and a lot of fun pieces of kit came up, which you can... The post SGJ Podcast #438 – Our Essential Gaming Hardware a…

1
SGJ Podcast #437 – Hidden Gems of our Steam Libraries 1:12:07

7M ago1:12:07

1:12:07

Welcome to the show folks! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I look back into the depths of our Steam libraries to talk about games that are still worth playing, yet have been forgotten to the sands of time. We come up with quite the great list, as you can see below, and... The post SGJ Podcast #437 – Hidden Gems of our Steam Libra…

1
SGJ Podcast #436 – Let’s Talk About Unity 1:08:19

7M ago1:08:19

1:08:19

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I sit down for a (mostly) serious discussion about the ongoing Unity debacle. If you’re unaware, Unity changed their revenue deal a week or so ago, which sent pretty much the entirety of gaming up in arms against them. It’s... The post SGJ Podcast #436 – Le…

1
SGJ Podcast #435 – I Love You 9,000 45:38

8M ago45:38

45:38

Hey friends, sorry this one is a bit late, last week totally got away from me. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I play some Rifftrax: The Game, in order to celebrate 9,000 subscribers on YouTube. Since this is primarily a visual game, you might do better by watching the YouTube video, FYI.... The post SGJ Podcast #435 – I Love You…

1
SGJ Podcast #434 – WarpVector 1:01:47

8M ago1:01:47

1:01:47

Welcome to this week’s show, friends! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David, and I welcome Brian and Max of Forbidden Realm Simulations to discuss their game, WarpVector! We talk a LOT about their game, roguelikes in general, and much more. It’s a really fun time! Next week, to celebrate our YouTube channel reaching 9,000... The post SGJ P…

1
SGJ Podcast #433 – The Banished Vault 54:30

9M ago54:30

54:30

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s episode. First, I must apologize for this not being our best outing this week, which is entirely my fault. The sound went wibbly in the middle of the show — which forced me to use the YouTube recording for audio — and then I had some cat drama happening... The post SGJ Podcast #433 – The Banished Vault appeared f…

1
SGJ Podcast #432 – Games That Should’ve Spawned a Genre 1:10:40

9M ago1:10:40

1:10:40

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I have a topic show in which we talk about games we feel should’ve launched their own genres, like Doom or Command and Conquer, for example. We went through a lot of games, and it was a really fun discussion.... The post SGJ Podcast #432 – Games That Should…

1
SGJ Podcast #431 – Space Cats Tactics 1:03:41

9M ago1:03:41

1:03:41

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s podcast! This week, we’re doing something a little different. Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome on Alex Nicola of Mitzi Games to talk about his new game, Space Cats Tactics…but not in the voice chat. You see, Alex has a day job, so he couldn’t join us... The post SGJ Podcast #431 – Space Cats Tact…

1
SGJ Podcast #430 – The Trade Prince 55:30

9M ago55:30

55:30

Friends, welcome to this week’s podcast, and I apologize, but it’s a weird one, and it’s totally my fault. Our guest was late because I sent him the wrong time on the Google Calendar invite. First (and hopefully last) time I’ve ever done that. So, for the first fifteen to twenty minutes, Spaz, Julie, Thorston,... The post SGJ Podcast #430 – The Tra…

1
SGJ Podcast #429 – Artemis Cosmos 1:04:24

10M ago1:04:24

1:04:24

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome back to the show Thomas Robertson of Incandescent Workshop LLC to talk about the latest entry in his long-running series of bridge crew simulators, Artemis Cosmos! We talk about the history of the series, the rise of bridge... The post SGJ Podcast…

1
SGJ Podcast #428 – Delta V: Rings of Saturn 1:20:28

10M ago1:20:28

1:20:28

Welcome to this week’s episode y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome Koder from Kodera Software to talk about his about-to-it-1.0 space mining game, ΔV: Rings of Saturn! We talk a lot about the game’s origins, using godot, sticking to realistic physics and a lot more. It’s a real fun discussion,... The post SGJ Podcast…

1
SGJ Podcast #427 – Star Shift Origins 1:05:46

11M ago1:05:46

1:05:46

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I sit down with Doug of Psychronic Game Studios to talk about his current prologue game, Star Shift Origins, as well as the upcoming games in the series, Rebellion and Legacy! It’s a really fun discussion about game design, engines... The post SGJ Podcast #…

1
SGJ Podcast #426 – Localization 1:03:05

11M ago1:03:05

1:03:05

Hey friends, welcome to this episode of the podcast, so sorry for its lateness but last week totally got away from me. This time, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about localization, which goes far, far beyond just translating text. There are whole levels of nuance one needs to do a good localization,... The post SGJ Podcast #426 – Lo…

1
SGJ Podcast #425 – Lodestar 1:26:12

11M ago1:26:12

1:26:12

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I sit down with Shaun Randall of Edenic Era to talk about their upcoming spacey co-op adventure game, Lodestar! We talk a lot about the amazingness of Unreal, how the game levels are built, the idea for the game, and... The post SGJ Podcast #425 – Lodestar …

1
SGJ Podcast #424 – RPGs 1:01:34

11M ago1:01:34

1:01:34

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s episode! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I sit down to talk about RPGs, and boy, do we talk a LOT about RPGs. This episode is the first in what will be a series of free-flowing discussion on various RPGs and types of RPGs. For example, in... The post SGJ Podcast #424 – RPGs appeared first on Sp…

1
SGJ Podcast #423 – Documentation 1:11:57

11M ago1:11:57

1:11:57

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about paper, specifically documentation. We wax and wane about the “olden days” when games came in boxes along with printed manuals (and other fun stuff too). It’s a fun, free-flowing discussion in which we had a lot of... The post SGJ Podcast #423 –…

1
SGJ Podcast #422 – Astra Protocol 2 1:07:53

12M ago1:07:53

1:07:53

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome on Dan of Slice Bar Games to talk about his cassette-future space exploration, combat and death game, Astra Protocol 2! We’re just fascinated by this game, so we have a LOT of questions about it, which does lead... The post SGJ Podcast #422 – Astr…

1
SGJ Podcast #421 – Check-in 1:11:07

12M ago1:11:07

1:11:07

Hey friends, welcome to the show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I have a loosey goosey check-in about what we’ve been playing and what we’re excited about. It turns out, we’ve all been playing quite a lot of awesome stuff, and you can see the list below! Next week, we’ll welcome on... The post SGJ Podcast #421 – Check-in appear…

1
SGJ Podcast #420 – Taking Breaks

1y ago

—

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about the necessity of taking breaks. Whether it’s taking a break from gaming entirely, specific games, or other things, breaks can be good for one’s mental health. We have a tangent or two, but we mostly stay on topic... The post SGJ Podcast #420 – Taking …

1
SGJ Podcast #419 – Retro Games 54:50

1y ago54:50

54:50

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I have a discussion on retro games, which will likely be our first of many. This time around, we talk about our first PC and first console (if applicable) and which games on those systems were our firsts as well.... The post SGJ Podcast #419 – Retro Games a…

1
SGJ Podcast #418 – Stellar Sovereigns 1:05:54

1y ago1:05:54

1:05:54

Hey friends, welcome to this episode of the podcast. I am so sorry about the lateness of this episode, but my week got away from me, so I thank you for your patience! This time, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome Zoltan Borbas to talk his new space 4X game, Stellar Sovereigns! We... The post SGJ Podcast #418 – Stellar Sovereigns appe…

1
SGJ Podcast #417 – Ambitious Indies 57:57

1y ago57:57

57:57

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s episode! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about indie developers who we’re particularly impressed with due to their ambition and work ethic. We talk about a lot of specific developers and their games, and heap all the deserved praise, and it ends up being a... The post SGJ Podcast #417 – …

1
SGJ Podcast #416 – Relic Space 59:26

1y ago59:26

59:26

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome Jonah Wilberg of Four Fold Games to talk about his upcoming procedural space tactical adventure, Relic Space. We have a lot of fun with some tangents, some great talk about the board, similar board games and more. It... The post SGJ Podcast #416 –…

1
SGJ Podcast #415 – Games that Deserved Better, Part 2 1:35:32

1y ago1:35:32

1:35:32

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David, and I revisit a topic we hit a few weeks ago, games we felt deserved better. We had so much fun and didn’t get to all our picks, that we’re back for round two, and my goodness, are there some excellent... The post SGJ Podcast #415 – Games that Deserved Better,…

1
SGJ Podcast #414 – Trappist 47:50

1y ago47:50

47:50

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome on Peter Oost to talk about his upcoming spacey colony game, Trappist! While we had a lot of fun, and got to learn a lot about the game, I have to apologize for my own behavior, as I... The post SGJ Podcast #414 – Trappist appeared first on Space …

1
SGJ Podcast #413 – Chaotic Era 1:08:09

1y ago1:08:09

1:08:09

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome Kevin Donnelly and Gabriel O’Flaherty of Bobby Technology to talk about their upcoming survival RTS, Chaotic Era! We had an entertaining discussion about the game’s inspirations, how it’s meant to be brutal and challenging, and much more. It... Th…

1
SGJ Podcast #412 – Rifftrax 1:14:35

1y ago1:14:35

1:14:35

Friends, so sorry this one is late, last week completely got away from me. This time, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I pass some time playing Rifftrax: The Game. The reasons for this are numerous, so I won’t bore you with the why. I will say though that, since Rifftrax is a very visual... The post SGJ Podcast #412 – Rifftrax appeared first…

1
SGJ Podcast #411 – Games that Deserved Better 1:16:30

1y ago1:16:30

1:16:30

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about games we feel deserve better, whether they came out and bombed, or were unfinished and got better, we talk about games that didn’t get a fair shake. We had so many games to talk about we’re likely... The post SGJ Podcast #411 – Games that Deser…

1
SGJ Podcast #410 – Ad Astra Games 1:37:10

1y ago1:37:10

1:37:10

Welcome to the show folks! Sorry this episode was late, work got away from me this month. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome back Ken Burnside of Ad Astra Games to talk about his current selection of detailed space (and air) combat boardgames. I know nothing about boardgames, so Jacob took... The post SGJ Podcast #410 – Ad…

1
SGJ Podcast #409 – Bouncing Back 1:04:43

1+ y ago1:04:43

1:04:43

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I take a listener topic request (thanks tsubasanut!) and talk about games we initially bounced off and then returned to later, and finally clicked with. It’s a pretty varied list, as you can see below, and we had fun talking... The post SGJ Podcast #409 – B…

1
SGJ Podcast #408 – Looking Forward to 2023 1:04:34

1+ y ago1:04:34

1:04:34

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about the five games we’re most looking forward to in 2023, and my goodness it was tough whittling it down to five. Spaz couldn’t even do so, which isn’t surprising as a lot of good stuff hopefully will... The post SGJ Podcast #408 – Looking Forward …

1
SGJ Podcast #407 – 2022 in Review 1:27:52

1+ y ago1:27:52

1:27:52

Hello my friends, and welcome to our first show of 2023! Happy new year!! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I look back on the games that made our 2022, and boy do we have a lot of games we played last year. You can see the list below, but suffice it to... The post SGJ Podcast #407 – 2022 in Review appeared first on Space Game Junk…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Brian Rubin And Jim Hunt Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Quick Reference Guide