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!