Maximum Utcast

By Zoey, Jonathan and DanielLeisure Games

Maximum Utcast episodes

February 07, 2023 F*ck Hogwart's Legacy, Marry Your Partner, Hunt The Whale
Tanya and Jonathan talk about the extended Real World/Road Rules/Jimquisition/Crazy Rich Asians shared universe and why you should not buy Hogwart's Legacy, guest Zlok the Wrock Snob talks about why Harry Potter fan creations are better than anything from JK Rowling, and authors Laura Kate and Jane talk about Who Hunts The Whale, their fantastic new book on sale now.
0:00:00 - Extended "Crazy Rich Asians" Universe
0:04:04 - In the Bathroom with Puck
0:06:33 - A Lot of Extended Universes
0:07:12 - Interview - Laura Kate Dale and Jane Aerith Magnet-Dale "Who Hunts the Whale"
0:30:15 - The Mind is Where the Magic Happens
0:35:55 - Interview - Zlok the Wrock Snob "Enjoying Fan Work in the Harry Potter Universe in Spite of JK Rowling"
1:07:55 - The Trashgirl Diaries
1:08:55 - Hogwarts Legacy Thoughts?
1:14:14 - Wrap Up/Plugs
1:15:49 - Spin Off Doctors Spin Off Podcast clip featuring Jonathan Off Road Rules
Our guests on the web:
Zlok the Wrock Snob:
https://wrocksnob.wordpress.com/2023/02/05/hello-fans-of-lovely-jonathan/
https://twitter.com/sjbarbarian
Laura Kate Dale:
https://unbound.com/books/whale/
https://twitter.com/LaurakBuzz
Jane Aerith Magnet:
https://www.patreon.com/StonedMonkeyRadio
https://twitter.com/ManiacJaneiac
Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ttwav
The Laura and Jane interview on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Blcy55JfV8
1 hr 19 min
January 24, 2023 Velma Vs The Last Of Us Vs. Pocket Card Jockey
Tanya and Jonathan pit Velma and The Last Of Us against each other, new guest Maggie says a Xenoblade Chronicles 3 live action adaptation is a bad idea but then sells it on Jonathan anyway, and Gretchen explains that canon is not-canon.
Time codes for this episode
0:00:00 - Kitchen Nightmares: A New Problem
0:03:48 - People Get Very Salty
0:05:20 - Gretchen Interview - Does Canon Matter?
0:28:15 - How Do You Feel About Canon?
0:30:05 - Velma
0:36:25 - The Last of Us (TV Series)
0:46:56 - Maggie Interview - Adapting Xenoblade for Live Action
1:17:08 - Pocket Card Jockey News/Review
1:24:21 - Wrap Up/Plugs/"Mouth"
1:29:05 - Hamburger Helper TV Ad
Want to be on Gretchen's new shows? DM Kristen on Twitter via @knitsyo. Also follow Maggie on Twitter, she's @AvengerMags.
And support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ttwav
1 hr 31 min
January 10, 2023 MollyMoonn2's Midnight Bliss
Tanya and Jonathan talk about the sexy scary TikTok and OnlyFans star MollyMoonn2 and her potential pivot to game development before squawking about a fan game that puts realistic Chris Pratt in a Mario-style platformer. Guest Susan Arendt talks about her years working as an managing editor for Joystiq and The Escapist, as well as hosting various live gameshows, and Iris gives her thoughts on Demitri's Midnight Bliss.
0:00:00 - Make You Sweat Till You Bleed
0:04:06 - Affecting People in the Right Way
0:07:13 - Susan Ardent Interview "Bringing Out the Best in People"
0:33:31 - Molly Moon/Interactive Tik Tok
0:39:20 - Iris Interview "Darkstalkers Midnight Bliss"
1:02:21 - Being Eaten by Parasocial Relationships
1:04:27 - Pratt Mario Game?
1:10:24 - Wrap Up/Plugs
1:14:56 - Party, Sweat, Till You Bleed
Our guests on Twitter -
Susan: @SusanArendt
Iris: @IrisVVO @NerdsWDice
Back the show on Patreon!
1 hr 18 min
December 27, 2022 Was 2022 a Bald American RPG?
Tanya and Jonathan talk about if stories like The Last of Us and God of War are better experienced as movies or TV shows before wrapping up their thoughts on River City Girls 2. Gretchen talks about how she only plans to play old pirated games for now on, and JZ Beasty helps redefine the meaning of RPG.
Thumbnail art by Kyatt7: https://twitter.com/kyatt7
JZ Beasty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JZBeast
Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ttwav
1 hr 29 min
December 13, 2022 ValiDate the Mean River City Girls Too
Tanya and Jonathan talk about the VGAs, the purpose of genres, Michael Rooker, and their first 20 minutes of River City Girls 2. Guest Dani Lalonders (ValiDate, Spirit Swap) gets into her love and hate for games, and The Redneck Tonberry breaks down horrors of Mean Girls.
0:00:00 - Proper Speaking Techniques w/ Tanya & Jonathan
0:05:11 - The Video Game Awards 2022
0:08:45 - Redneck Tonberry Interview - Mean Girls
0:24:28 - A Wild Michael Rooker Appears
0:28:40 - Genres - Why Do They Matter?
0:32:37 - Dani Lalonders Interview - ValiDate
1:01:02 - River City Girls 2 Review
1:12:21 - Wrap up/Plugs
Check out ValiDate here - https://validategame.com/
River City Girls 2 here - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1920480/River_City_Girls_2/
And the TtWaV jingles of 2022 here - https://douibyorthst.bandcamp.com/album/talking-to-women-about-videogames-songs-from-the-podcast-2022
1 hr 20 min
November 29, 2022 Pokémon bugs, Shovel Knight Dig and Realistic Horror
Tanya and Jonathan consider the meteoric success of the buggiest Pokémon game ever made, the pros and cons of real actors in games horror game like The Callisto Protocol, and review the new Battletoads Double Dragon cart from Retro-bit. Guest Celia Schilling (Marketing and Licensing Manager Yacht Club Games, creators of Shovel Knight) talks about her own fun with Pokémon Scarlet, and Rose gets their pants scared off by Super Lone Survivor.
Episode Timecodes:
0:00:00 - The Battle of the Busters
0:03:35 - Black Friday/Cyber Monday
0:06:56 - Celia Shilling Interview - Pokémon Scarlet/Violet
0:27:17 - The Josh Duhamel/Johnny Knoxville/Timothy Olyphant Character Creator
0:39:01 - Rose Interview - Super Lone Survivor Review
0:53:18 - Uncanny Valley - Realism vs. Abstraction
0:55:51 - Do You Like the Horror Genre?
0:58:24 - Product Review: Battletoads/Double Dragon
1:02:29 - Wrap up/Plugs
1:06:02 - Cyber Sex
Guests this episode on Twitter:
Celia: @CeliaBeee
Rose: @TogetherRose
Yacht Club Games: @YachtClubGames
Retro-bit: @RetroBitGaming
Support this podcast on Patreon before 12/01/2022 and get a hand drawn physical comic!
https://www.patreon.com/ttwav
1 hr 8 min
November 15, 2022 Exploding Head VR and Final Fantasy Diversity Struggles
Tanya and Jonathan talk about VR that can kill you in real life and a recent problem some gamers had with Jonathan. Kaiju and the Redneck Tonberry discover Kaiju's secret grudge, Kim Spirit talks wrestling and gaming, and Sary empathizes with the struggle to get diversity right in fictional game worlds.
Timestamps for this episode:
0:00:00 - Origin of TTWAV Theme Song
0:01:15 - Men as a Concept
0:04:30 - Kaiju and Redneck Tonberry in "Kaiju's Grudge"
0:15:39 - Palmer Luckey's Nightmare Murder Helmet
0:19:54 - Kim Spirit Interview "The Heart and Soul of Wrestling"
0:44:03 - Jonathan's Bizarre Adventure
0:53:55 - Sary Interview "Final Fantasy Diversity"
1:23:06 - What is Lock On?
1:24:54 - The PaRappa Connection
1:28:53 - Wrap Up/Plugs
1:30:18 - Gonna Dream About It
Twitter handles for our guests:
Twitter for our guests:
Kaiju: @isekaiju
Kim Spirit: @Catie_V
Sary: @Saryoak
Support the show on Patreon before the end of November 2022 to get a free comic! https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

1 hr 33 min
October 31, 2022 The Musky Bayo-ween Stubbins Survival Horror Special
Tanya and Jonathan talk about the horror of Musk's N-word laden Twitter takeover, review some Shin Megami Tensei and Persona 5 Stubbins, and gush over Bayonetta 3. Guests Tamara and Kaiju talk about the joys and pains of the big Resident Evil and Silent Hill showcases.
0:00:00 - Lucky Licky Tricky Ricky's Great Diet of Licks and Tricks
0:03:14 - Ghosts & Specters
0:06:18 - The Thing Jonathan is Most Scared Of
0:10:50 - Tamara Interview
0:31:29 - Stubbins Product Review
0:38:20 - Kaiju Interview
1:06:34 - Bayonetta 3
1:20:27 - Wrap Up/Plugs
1:24:53 - Gonna Make You Horny With These Moves
Our guests on Twitter:
Tamra: @LilBigTrouble
Kaiju: @isekaiju_
Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ttwav
1 hr 27 min
October 18, 2022 NieR AutoMeta Vs. Pill Baby Bayonetta
Tanya and Jonathan talk about how to make old stuff games feel new again without ruining their feel, the problems with Facebook Meta, and compare 3 women-lead action games (NieR Automata, Bayonetta, and Pill Baby). Laura reviews Horizon Forbidden West, Rose talks Pikmin 4, and the brown note hits HARD.
0:00:00 - Headlines
0:05:13 - Wet Blanket of a Week
0:07:16 - Compare and Contrast w/ Tanya
0:21:37 - Laura Reviews Horizon Forbidden West
0:37:54 - Mark Zuckerberg's Magic Reality
0:42:35 - Rose hypes up Pikmin 4
0:55:02 - Wrap Ups/Plugs
1:02:38 - Miles the Cat
1:03:32 - Brown Note
Our guests on Twitter:
Rose: @TogetherRose
Support the show on Patreon?
https://www.patreon.com/ttwav
1 hr 6 min
October 04, 2022 Glad Trombone Champ, Sad Google Stadia, Suspicious Ed Sheeran
Tanya and Jonathan talk about Ed Sheeran being a new Pokemon music man, Google Stadia's disrespectful death, and the return of Bob Sapp. Industry vet Amanda Farough talks about her career and her hopes for the new E3. The creators of Trombone Champ explain how they turned a terrible four years into one of the most talked about games on 2022.
Our guests on Twitter:
Amanda: @AmandaFarough
Holy Wow Studios: @HolyWowStudios
Timestamps:
[0:00:00] Meat Grief
[0:04:19] Ed Sheeran Pokemon
[0:05:54] Google Stadia
[0:12:50] Manda Farrow
[0:40:04] E3?
[0:44:46] Trombone Champ/Holy Wow Studios
[1:18:24] Bob Sapp
[1:20:06] Plugs/Apologies
[1:25:11] Techno Remix - "Sphincter"
Support the show on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/ttwav
1 hr 29 min

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The official podcast of Maximum Utmost, the video game website that does it like no other! Hosted by Zoey Handley and Jonathan Holmes, with bonus shows starring Jonathan's son, the show's producer…