In this Season 8 premiere, the Beards & Sundries crew dives into Level 8-1 with a deep dive into retro gaming nostalgia. We’re talking about The Sims, Sim City, and Roller Coaster Tycoon while looking ahead to the massive GTA 6 2026 release. As a top-ranked LGBTQ+ comedy podcast, we also tackle the weird intersection of AI and the bottled water industry.
In This Episode, We’re Chatting About:
🎮 Retro Gaming Nostalgia: Why we’re still obsessed with Sim City and 90s tycoons.
🚗 Grand Theft Auto VI: Our wild 2026 predictions and reminiscing on our GTA 5 online glory days.
🤖 The AI Debate: Why is Jay contributing to water usage matching the bottle water industry
🥤 International Love: A special shoutout to our new "Beardo" family member across the pond!
🧠 Millennial Memory Vault: Can we survive our own pop culture trivia game?
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Timestamps for the Game-Jumpers:
00:00 – Welcome to Level 8-1!
09:48 – Season 8 Game Theme Discussion
13:05 – We just got back from the New Year and already trashing each other
18:30 – Remember old seasons
23:30 – Millennials just remember their gaming days
35:34 – Our Crazy Predictions for 2026
44:37 – Beards & Sundries Cart (the awful remake of Mario Cart)
48:37 – Hello to our Listeners! thanks for writing in!
01:12:00 – Game Time!
01:28:27 – Rate us and Subscribe!