Mom's Minute Podcast

Ms. H from Mom's Minute Video Game Show begins the 139th episode with an inspiring introductory song selection from Empire as an uplifting start.  She wishes everyone a happy daylight savings time and hoped times on clocks were moved ahead one hour.  Ms. H talks about the video game she played on her PS4, Counter-Spy which regularly sold for $14.99 but was free because she is a PlayStation Plus member.  She gave the video game overall positive reviews.  She also stated she would be reviewing a video game on the Xbox One for the next show.  The video game character of the week, Supergirl is discussed including the fact that a CBS television show by the same name is on its way in the near future, with actress Melissa Benoist in the starring role.  Ms. H discussed the featured celebrity gamer of the week, Meghan Fox from the Transformers movies and video game.  Ms. H leads a lively discussion on a term she prefers not to use to reference those who may be overweight.  She concludes this discussion by stating that you should be proud of who you are regardless of your size.  The discussion stems from the news  that Facebook is banning the use of this term -- which Ms. H does not agree with.  Even though the term can be considered negative by some, unless there are circumstances Ms. H is unaware of, there is no reason to ban the term being used, in her opinion.  Another energetic discussion followed on how one should act in a work environment relative to certain type bosses etc. Ms. H responds to questions about Valve's new Steam virtual reality headset and provides a price she would pay for this device.  Ms. H next discusses her video game field trip to GameStop where she inquired about the amount that would be paid for some video games.  Needless to say, the price offered was extra low, so Ms. H declined and advised her listeners to seek other places instead of GameStop if they had video games to sell.  Ms. H informs everyone about new video game releases, and tops the news with the topic of Amazon venturing further in the video game industry by making available several new video games playable not only on androids, but the iPhone and iPad as well.  She also announces the latest location for the Video Game Live travelling orchestra show.  Ms. H rounds out the show with her special original saying to be victorious and triumphant in what you do, as there is a true winner in you.

On this special Star Trek Mr. Spock vs. Star Wars Yoda 138th episode of Mom's Minute Video Game Show, Ms. H welcomes her  listeners and wishes everyone well.  She starts right into the show with her review of the free to play video game, Star Trek Online.  Ms. H explains that she enjoyed the video game play but the biggest drawback in addition to not being able to name her own video game character, was the difficulty experienced moving the character around the environment in this RPG. That being said, Ms. H completed several missions in the tutorial portion of the video game Star Trek Online.  Ms. H states that she will be  playing Star Trek Online again. A lively discussion ensued on the idea of video games having alternative and other universes, coined as the term cannon. Ms. H discusses the video game character of the week, Mars, the Roman God of War which the month of March was named for. She tells everyone the Greek God of War, Ares appeared in many video games -- unlike the Roman God of War, Mars.  She next discusses the celebrity video gamer of the week, the late Leonard Nimoy who she informed everyone sadly passed away on February 27, 2015 at the age of 83.  She talks about the video games Leonard Nimoy did voice acting for as well as the ones he appeared in such as the video game Star Trek Online.  She shares her experiences during her video game field trip to the Music and Art store which she informed everyone had music books featuring video game characters Zelda and Mario.  She lets everyone know about new video game releases.  Epic Games giving away the video game engine, Unreal Engine free of charge  tops the news as well as a video game, Star Citizen that broke the record for crowd funding to the tune of $74 million dollars.  Ms. H rounds out Mom's Minute Video Game Show with her special original saying to look on the bright side always as there is power in positivity.

Ms. H from Mom's Minute Video Game Show welcomes everyone to the 137th episode. She discusses the video game she played which is Life is Strange that she played on her PlayStation 4.  Unfortunately, this game did not fare too well with Ms. H, even though she enjoyed the sound effects.  Lively discussion followed on Ms. H's choice for the celebrity gamer of the week -- which she chose to be Samuel L. Jackson. She chose him as the alternative to Ice Cube and entertains the idea of featuring possibly Mark Hamil from Star Wars as an upcoming celebrity gamer of the week.  Ms. H talked about her video game field trip to ICS Computers where she was in a quest to get her PlayStation Vita repaired.  Prior to her video game field trip, Ms. H informs everyone that relative to her discussion of Radio Shack closing some of its stores during a previous show, some stores are remaining open as evidenced by her visit to one in another area.  Ms. H discusses new video game releases and the news which include a celebrity working on a video game as well as a video game research center being established in California. Also in the news was the notice that a new video game called Bedlam will be released during the summer of 2015.  After coming from a successfull kickstarter; however, it is doubtful if the developers will be in a rush to get the video game completed by the stated timeframe.  Prior to Ms. H's  special original saying she shared a message from Dr. Oliver Sacks, the author of "The Awakening" book as well as other literary works - which had the gist of saying that we are unique -- each of us while we also share many similarities as well.  Ms. H rounds out the Mom's Minute Video Game Show with her special original saying that it is important to treat others kind because even though some people may not remember exactly what you said to them, they will remember how you made them feel.

Ms. H wishes everyone a Happy President's Day and welcomes her listeners to the 136th episode of Mom's Minute Video Game Show.  Following the intro song of "Where's The Party At", Ms. H lets everyone know that the party starts when they tune in to Mom's Minute Video Game Show.  Ms. H discusses the video game she played on her PS4, Transistor -- which Ms. H will provide an indepth review of at http://www.allgames.com.  Transistor was a free video game since Ms. H is a PS Plus member.  A lively discussion followed on how Ms. H priced video games, with Ms. H stating that her prices are in line with some of the video games being offered on the retail market. Ms. H lets everyone know that she supports the talented video game developers, which led to high praise for the video game You Will Die and its developer with the collaborators being recognized as well.  Ms. H proudly discusses her sons as talented video game developers who she supports.  The video game character of the week, President Michael Wilson from the Japanese video game Metal Wolf Chaos is discussed and is described as the most patriotic video game playable character.  Ms. H explains why Liam Neeson is chosen to be discussed as the celebrity gamer of the week.  In addition to having characters in two video games modeled after him, Liam Neeson recently appeared in a Super Bowl commercial for the video game Clash of the Titans.  This commercial was voted as the best of the Super Bowl ads, due in part to Liam Neeson's acting abilities. Ms. H discusses her video game field trip to Radio Shack and in so doing, finds out more about a video game controller company, NYKO.  Ms. H is entertaining the idea of interviewing a company representative from NYKO after suggestion from the creator and producer of Mom's Minute Video Game Show.  Ms. H lists the upcoming new video games being released for the various video game systems. The latest financial status of Zynga video game company is discussed as part of video game news.  Ms. H rounds out the show with her special original saying that when you are simply the best at what you do, noone and nothing can stand in your way.

Mom's Minute Video Game Show returns and gets off to an energetic start on this, the 135th episode.  Ms. H discusses new changes in the Mom's Minute Video Game Show which include featuring a god for the first Monday's show in the month which represents that specific month.  Janus was discussed in January, 2015 during the show and Februus was discussed  in February, 2015. Ms. H delves right into the show and reviews  the video game she played on her PS4, Apotheon.  For the next segment, the celebrity gamer of the week, Ms. H discusses Kevin Spacey from the video game Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare instead of Bruce Willis from the Die Hard video game  as originally planned.  The reason being Bruce Willis only appeared in one video game to date -- Apocalypse and does not appear in the Die Hard video games.  She explained that Kevin Spacey had creative license in working as Jonathan Irons in the video game wherein he could have the character act in a way he saw fit for the video game. It also helps that he is an Oscar winning actor as well.  Next, Ms. H discusses her video game field trip to Kaboom, which sparked comments when she talked about the card game that were played at the establishment -- Magic:  The Gathering.  She informs everyone  the differences between the video game and the card game which were relayed to her.  Additionally, Ms. H receives her first caller of the New Year, who called to discuss Magic: The Gathering further.  She entertains the idea suggested by the creator and producer of the show to invite Kaboom's salespeople for Magic: The Gathering to Mom's Minute Video Game Show to discuss this card game. Ms. H talks about new video game releases, which led to a question of if she will be reviewing video games on the 3DS and/or the Vita. Ms. H's reponse was this is a possibility.  The establishment of a video game museum at Rochester Museum along with the Academy of interactive Arts and Sciences was talked about. New video game releases were discussed as well as Ms. H's original saying that with determination, drive, persistence, and a positive atitude, your accomplishments will be much.

Ms. H from Mom's Minute Video Game Show returns with a fresh new show which is the first one for 2015-- with many more to follow.  She informs her listeners of the new segments added, including the Celebrity Gamer of the Week as well as information about mythology gods for each  month on this, her 134th episode.  A mythical god for each month will be a regular feature on the first Monday of each month throughout the year. Ms. H gives special thanks to the creator and producer of the Mom's Minute Video Game Show,  DerrickH as well as Travis. She wishes her two sons and everyone a happy, healthy and successful present and future.  Ms. H looks forward to bringing the full content of her show to her listeners next week which will include interacting via comments.  Ms. H is always glad to receive emails on video game topics at   \n This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  She welcomes everyone to return to the next show and all of her shows, when the fun and excitement of all things video games will continue.  Ms. H discussed the Origin video game she played on her Alienware gaming laptop --  Star Wars:  The Old Republic.  In keeping with the show's  new format, Ms. H discusses Janus -- the mythical god for January, and will talk about the mythical god for February on her next show.  She lets everyone know the video game Janus can be played as a character is called Smite -- with a new game slated to be released some time in 2015 for the Xbox One. Ms. H discusses her video game field trip to GameStop and shares her thoughts on how it  is competing against other video game retailers.  The celebrity video gamer featured this week is Bruce Willis from the video game Apocalypse.  He  will also be featured on next week's video game show for the game Die Hard.   She lists some of the video games that were voted to be the all time best, and discusses new video game releases.  She rounds off the Mom's Minute Video Game Show with her special original saying that "Bright smiles make for bright days."

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  On this special 133rd edition of Mom's Minute Video Game Christmas Show, Ms. H gets everyone in the holiday frame of mind without skipping a beat.  Prefaced by Christmas music and songs,  she acknowledges other holidays that occur during this time and receives lively input from her listeners.  Ms. H lets everyone know this particular Mom's Minute Video Game Christmas Show will be the last one for 2014, and she is looking forward to everyone returning when the show resumes on January 12, 2015.  During this time, Ms. H will be hard at work, striving to make the show even better than it is now, and she invites all to join her when the video game show returns.  Some new ideas mentioned included having a special New Year's show as well as contests that http://www.chat.allgames.com listeners are sure to enjoy.  Ms. H reviews the trial version of Destiny video game that she played on her PlayStation 4.  Even though Destiny did not receive  rave reviews from Ms. H, she  had positive comments about the graphics in this game. After a fun discussion on gift-giving during Christmas, Ms. H makes the point that all gifts are not costly and somtimes it's the handmade gifts that are prized as well. The video game character of the week, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer is discussed along with his origins as well as how he became popular.  Ms. H shares her experiences during her video game field trip to Fast Eddies Billards Cafe where she played video games on the megatouch table-top system.  New video game releases are discussed, followed by the video game news.  Topping the news was Nintendo announcing the company is looking into working on new hardware for its video games -- while at the same time continuing to work on new video games for its Wii and other Nintendo systems.  Ms. H rounds out the video game show with her special original saying to be kind to others, not only during the Christmas season, but do so all year round.  Ms. H thanks her listeners for joining her during this special Mom's Minute Video Game Christmas Show  and wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Ms. H is elated to let her listeners know that the 132nd episode of Mom's Minute Spider-Woman Jessica Drew vs. A.K.A. Jessica Jones Video Game Show will be an extended version.  This is especially fitting since Ms. H plans to cover a myriad of topics beginning with the impetus behind Ariana Grande's debut Christmas song called Santa Tell Me.  Ms. H entertains questions from her listeners which including Angelina Jolie's admission that she had chickenpox and was unable to attend the premiere of her latest movie.  This topic led to a lively disussion on this subject.  Ms. H announces the next Mom's Minute Video Game Show scheduled for December 22, 2014 will be the last video game show in 2014. She invites everyone back to her show-- which will air live  the first week in January 2015.  She lets her listeners know that today's show is not the last one for the year and she looks forward to presenting a special Christmas show on December 22, 2014.  Ms. H welcomes a listener who called in via Skype with discussions that include  the merits of Steam games as well as the pricing of Steam's video games.  Ms. H reviews two video games -- Strike Suit Zero that she played on her Xbox One and the DOTA 2 free Steam video game that she played on her Alienware gaming laptop.  This led to discussions on destroying enemies in video games including the latest rendition of Unchartered 4 which does not allow progression in gameplay without these actions taking place. Ms. H discussed writing about family friendly video games that are not violence based.  She talks about the featured video game character of the week who is Jessica Jones.  She compares Jessica Drew also known as Spider-Woman to Jessica Jones who will have her own Netflix series in 2015.  The Defenders were discussed as well as the comic book characters who are members of this grroup.  Squirrel Girl was discussed also and was described as one of the strongest video game characters who single-handily defeats lots of super villains. The fun activity of listing video games based on music stemmed from Ms. H video game field trip to the Music and Arts store.  New video game releases followed with  the video game news of the exclusive Street Fighter V game for the PC and PS4.  Ms. H shares the six most family friendly video games as well as the top video games of 2014.  She rounds out her video game show with her special, original saying to take control  by using sound judgment with positive actions which will result in win-win situations.

On this, the 131st episode of the Mom's Minute Video Game Show, Ms. H welcomes everyone.  This is the special Peter Pan vs Spiderman video game show.  She discusses two video games she played which both recieved the same rating.  The video games were Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare and Worms Battlegrounds that she played on her PlayStation 4 and Xbox One video game consoles respectively.  During the discussion, Ms. H expressed interest in the video game, Mirror's Edge that she found out was free the previous weekend, similar to the video game Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare.  Even though Ms. H did not rate either of the games highly, she said she found out that she may be able to give a review of the video game Destiny -- the trial version that she had previously downloaded and found out that it was now installed and ready to play.  Lively discussion followed on where to locate free video games.  There was also a discussion on possibly extending the time-frame for the Mom's Minute Video Game Show.   Ms. H thanked the listener for this suggestion.    Peter Pan pitted against Spider-Man was talked about, with explanations provided for why females traditionally play the role of Peter Pan.  Discussion also included the television show Peter Pan Live, with Ms. H providing and listening to others' opinions or takes on the show. Ms. H shares her video game field trip experience to Barnes and Nobles.  She said  there were no video games at Barnes and Noble; however, there were video game related merchandise.   She talked about the video game action figures at Barnes and Nobles as well as  the Nintendo and other video game displays. Ms. H lists the new video game new releases, followed by video game news.  The featured news was on the late Ralph Baer, the Father of Video Games.  Ms. H discussed the many accomplishments, medals and recognitions Ralph Baer received as well as how he invented the first video game system.  She informed everyone that there is a  2005 book written by Ralph Baer that chronicles his inventions called Videogames: In the Beginning.  Mom's Minute Video Game Show offered condolences to the family and friends of Ralph Baer.  Ms. H rounds out the show with her special, original saying that with a positive disposition and attitude, you will  not only go far but be a shiny example for others to follow.

Happy December lst! On this first day of December 2014, Ms. H from Mom's Minute Video Game Show welcomes everyone to the Special Agent Carter vs. Wonder Woman edition -- the 130th episode. She starts the video game show with discussion of the two video games she played on her PS4 -- Escape Plan and Call of Duty Advanced Warfare. She explains her rating of Call of Duty Advanced Warfare as well as the basis for it coming short when compared to the rating of another video game she played -- I am Alive, which she gave higher ratings.  Lively discussion followed on the video game character featured for the week --  Agent Peggy Carter from the Captain America and Avengers franchises.  She acknowledges Wonder Woman would win over Agent Carter, and shared some similarities as well as other differences between the two characters.  She includes video games that Agent Carter appears and is excited to hear there is an upcoming Wonder Woman movie in the works with Wonder Woman in the leading role.  Ms. H shares her experiences shopping the Black Friday sales, including some of the great deals for Black Friday advertised at Walmart.  She said that even though Best Buy had one game, Just Dance 2015 on sale for a cent less than Walmart, she decided to stick with shopping at Walmart for the Black Friday video game sales.  New video game releases are discussed next followed by video game news. She find out that Limbo was offered free for the Xbox One.   Regarding the video game news, Ms. H shares what is probably a rumor of Pokemon coming to mobile devices -- especially when Nintendo has made it known that if its games move to these devices, it would cease to be Nintendo.  Ms. H lists the free games being offered by Sony for the month of December, 2014.  Ms. H rounds out the video game show with her special original saying that when you take the positivity road, you are always going in the right direction -- regardless of where you are going.