It’s been an interesting week in the world. There have been a lot of ideas and questions asked of so very high ranking officials… but none as important as the ones that we tackle in this episode. So, if you’ve ever wanted to know some of the deepest darkest secrets that we have… you’re gonna be pretty disappointed, but probably entertained. So, sit back and learn some random facts about us this week on the Free Play Podcast.

Animal crossing is hard.  You have to catch bugs, shake sticks out of trees, and make friends.  Lucky for us, the internet is here to rescue us from the burden that is "responsibility" in-game.  We share a few helpful services on the old online that make life on an island a little more bearable… oh, and both Kat and Matt had birthdays this week.  All that and more this week on the Free Play podcast.

Bunny Day has come and gone… and most of us would be just fine with never seeing another one of those water eggs ever again.  Pointless crafting aside, today we get down to the nitty-gritty as we answer some of the hard-hitting questions that you, the listeners, asked our opinions on.  What wisdom do we have to bestow upon you?  Well, that’s what we want to talk about this week on the Free Play podcast.

The self-isolation descent into insanity continues as Bubba, Matt, and Kate continue to document their activities (or lack thereof). Kate organized a video game hostage handoff that involved Whole Food bags in a parking lot, Matt continues his Star Trek: The Next Generation binge with his wife as well as hunting for the money his child hid on his Animal Crossing: New Horizons island, and Bubba gets sucked into the redneck cousin of Making of a Murderer: Netflix's Tiger King. 

Bubba, Matt, and Kate return this week to take our minds off the state of the world. Instead, they talk about Matt's disgusting backed up bathtub, Kate's news report tells a sordid and twisted tale about a community of pumas that rival Game of Thrones in its scandalous aspirations, and Bubba's love for Picard on CBS all access has convinced Matt to binge Star Trek: The Next Generation while in quarantine...all 7 seasons. 

It's another week of quarantine for Bubba, Matt, and Kate as they all set sail for deserted islands in Animal Crossing: New Horizon. The trio talks about their experiences in exploring the island, some of the more frustrating elements of gameplay, how Kate completely pillaged her best friend's island, and how Bubba will eventually cave and let chickens into his house. All this and more on this episode of the Free Play Podcast.

Well, here we are.  The entire world in the midst of a global pandemic.  It crazy, really.  We’ve all seen 100 post-apocalyptic movies and played through games like The Last of Us and Fallout more times than you could shake a radioactive stick at, but I’m not sure that anyone really ever thought we’d be here having to deal with something like this.  I hope you’re all stocked up on toilet paper and bottle caps because they are 100% the new currency.  All that being said, nerds are on the rise as the internet becomes everyone’s new place of refuge and that what we want to talk about this week on the Free Play Podcast!

Bubba and Matt are at PAX East 2020 with Love Thy Nerd's Editor-In-Chief Drew Dixon. The trio reflects on the games they have played and where they feel Love Thy Nerd can be an influencer amongst the gaming community. Also, Matt plays with the new soundboard and chaos ensues. 

Bubba, Matt, & Kate take your questions in this Ask Us Anything episode along with Matt and Kate's "free range posse" escapades in Red Dead Online. 

Kate wants to go into scary mines with her Switch while re-enacting scenes from Red Dead, Matt shames Bubba and Kate into joining his posse, and Bubba introduces a new game, "Test Your Friends" by seeing if Kate or Matt can identify iconic video game themes played backward.