Nick & Eli Talk at You

We were gone for a couple of weeks due to a storm passing through and losing power, but we're back! 

This week, Nick and Eli talk about the hurricane, returning to work, and FINAL FANTASY XI! We spent months (literally months of hours) in this game, and it holds a really special place in our hearts.  Listen to us gush over this 18 year old game for 45 minutes - if you're interested in trying it out, they are currently having their 18 year anniversary event...check it out!

Nick and Eli Talk at You A LOT this episode.  Here are just some of the things - but trust us, there are a lot of things in this episode:

- Eli's back pain is back at it again

- Nick's cat Neutron has a health scare

- The Nintendo Switch ruining the fun

- The Witcher 3 never ends

- Coronavirus 2.0! Was it done on purpose? Why are viruses sensitive to UV? What's the difference between non-symptomatic and asymptomatic?

- WEAR A MASK PEOPLE!

This week, Nick and Eli talk at you about Puerto Rico - the island not-quite-nation not-quite-state in the Caribbean, along with a few other topics:

Eli started playing Ghost of Tsushima and so far, so good.  

Nick killed his first BT mini-boss in Death Stranding, and met Higgs for the first time.

Eli watched Hamilton and is now officially part of the HamFam.

Puerto Rico - should it be a state? Nick and Eli talk about the history of the island, the history of statehood votes, and what they think about the topic.  It's an important conversation!  For more info, check out "The History of Puerto Rico", which is a free kindle book (and it's under $10 for a physical copy).

After their first week off, Nick and Eli return to talk at you.

In this episode:

- An explanation of their abrupt absence (birthdays and coronavirus-responsible parties).

- Nick starts a new console game - there is tons of depressing walking, which is a good thing.

- Eli finished playing The Last of Us: Part 2 - ARGH! THERE BE SPOILERS AHEAD!

Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter @wetalkatyou - weekly episodes resume next week, we love you all!

On this episode of Nick & Eli Talk at You:

- A recap of father's day (it was pretty great)

- Eli's first impressions of The Last of Us: Part 2 (no real spoilers)

- Nick's recap of his NAACP LDF charity stream - he raised over $5,000 for charity! #blacklivesmatter

- Streaming video games - why does Eli not do it?

- Link's Awakening - A Link to the Wind Fish (Eli woke him up, whoops)

- Assassin's Creed (we spoil some of these games - but cmon, you've already played them, right? #popeboss #appleofeden)

We had to keep it short and sweet this week, but be sure to check us out on social media platforms @wetalkatyou

This week on Nick & Eli Talk at You: 

Eli faces the battle of his life against the Wind Fish.  Will our hero destroy the dream-lives of everyone he has ever met?!

Nick hosts a 24-hour charity stream (but not all the hours are in a row...).

We do not talk about The Last of Us: Part 2, because we aren't those types of podcasters...but we do talk about Persona 5 Royal as a game ELI HAS TO PLAY!

We recorded this on Juneteenth - Happy Juneteenth!  Time to make it a national holiday!

Nick and Eli Talk at You about getting old.  Backaches, neckaches, knees that no longer work, and the problem with cleaning up after your Silkie Chickens.  After reflecting on the fragility of life, they then move on to talk about bone sharks (so cool) and what might happen at the Playstation 5 event.  We miss you, E3!!

Heads up - this episode deals with the death of George Floyd and the overuse of force by the police.

The past week and a half have been a tough one in the United States - Nick and Eli talk directly at you about the killing of George Floyd and the protests, riots, and police brutality that has followed in its wake.  Sometimes it's good to have a serious conversation about the current events and the problems you see in society.  If you haven't seen some of the videos or protests mentioned in the episode, a quick google search will unfortunately produce a lot of content.

Eli might sound a little low in volume at the beginning, as Nick was fiddling with the volume sliders, wondering why he couldn't get more volume.  Looks like the culprit was the laptop volume...bear with Nick as he will one day perfect the audio setup for this podcast.  He can do it!

Next week we will probably bring you the quality, brain-off content you crave!

Nick and Eli talk at you about woodworking as a way of coping with coronavirus, as well as the joys of owning a robotic vacuum.

This week's topic was video games - falling back on the podcasts of old.  

Nick is back in Final Fantasy XIV and loving it, Eli beat Dragon Quest 11 (twice?) and is now terrorizing the beaches as a maneating shark.  Not all is bad, however, as he is also protecting the Earth from aliens in XCOM 2.  Well, almost - he plays one game at a time!  Nick is still contemplating starting a new game of Fallout 3, which would be his first game since playing for an hour in 2008.

Check us out on Instagram and Twitter @WeTalkAtYou and on YouTube: lolnickfox.  You can join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/Ayq3Us

Thanks for listening!

Nick and Eli talk about all the wonders of getting old and being homeowners.

How does one use a Discord, anyhow?

Fences, washing machines, DIY electrical projects, painting, lighting, and gardening!  

Also, remember how good Final Fantasy XIV is? You don't have to remember, just meet up with Nick on the Balmung server!