This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Berry from tenlung for a wide-ranging conversation on indie games and the Cartoon Network shows that helped to shape who we are today.

We start with Berry's journey into Twitch streaming, from an early faceless persona to a community built around discovering strange, beautiful indie games together. We cover a long list of favorites, including Arctic Eggs, Off, One Shot, Risk of Rain 2, Slay the Spire 2, UFO 50, Ultra Kill, Ape Out, Big Walk, and Hollow Knight, Silksong, Stardew Valley, and why indie developers are often doing the most creatively interesting work in gaming right now. We also talk Adventure Time, its evolving lore, favorite writers, and why some shows are better left to end on their own terms.

tenlung's new upcoming full length album I Follow Birds is out September 25th.

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Rock For Initiative is a podcast where we get to listen to our favorite musicians talk about whatever nerdy thing they're passionate about and geek out for an hour. From Wrestling to D&D to Video Games to Magic The Gathering to Basketball to Internet Horror, there's something for everyone and always something new and entertaining to get into!

Follow us on other platforms:

• TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rock4initiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Check out other episodes and links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.rockforinitiative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Rock For Initiative is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Never A Phase Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out other podcasts, news, articles, reviews, and join is on our community on Discord!

Intro song is Once Upon a Time by Jamurai Sack

Check them out on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠Tiktok ⁠⁠⁠and listen to their music anywhere you stream!

Topics covered: tenlung, indie games, Twitch streaming, Risk of Rain 2, Slay the Spire 2, UFO 50, Ultra Kill, Hollow Knight, Adventure Time, Shed Song, I Follow Birds, emo scene podcast.

This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Lucas from Carly Cosgrove for a deep, deep dive into the tabletop war game Warhammer 40,000.

We start with Lucas's history with the hobby, from painting miniatures as a kid to rediscovering his old models and getting into kit bashing, the art of combining and customizing model parts to make something wholly unique. We talk about the value of local game stores as modern-day third spaces, and then dive all the way into the lore: the Emperor of Mankind, the Primarchs, the Horus Heresy, the four Chaos Gods, and a dip into the game's factions, including Space Marines, Orks, Eldar, Necrons, and Tyranids. Along the way we cover space elves that ride dinosaurs, space elf clowns, nuns with guns, and Orks who use their own teeth as currency.

We also talk Eagles fandom, third spaces, and what it's like performing Carly Cosgrove plus the band's upcoming fall tour with Free Throw, Microwave, Flycatcher, Kerosene Heights, and Puddle Splasher.

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Rock For Initiative is a podcast where we get to listen to our favorite musicians talk about whatever nerdy thing they're passionate about and geek out for an hour. From Wrestling to D&D to Video Games to Magic The Gathering to Basketball to Internet Horror, there's something for everyone and always something new and entertaining to get into!

Follow us on other platforms:

TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rock4initiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Check out other episodes and links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.rockforinitiative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Rock For Initiative is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Never A Phase Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out other podcasts, news, articles, reviews, and join is on our community on Discord!

Intro song is Once Upon a Time by Jamurai SackCheck them out on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠Tiktok ⁠⁠⁠and listen to their music anywhere you stream!

Topics covered: Carly Cosgrove, Warhammer 40,000, kit bashing, Space Marines, Orks, Eldar, Necrons, Tyranids, third spaces, Philadelphia Eagles, emo scene podcast.

This episode of Rock For Initiative features a completely unhinged interview with you have beautiful eyes, which turns into a wide-ranging nerd-out covering military history, anime, and tabletop gaming.

We start with the Russian Baltic Fleet's disastrous seven-month voyage to Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War, one of the most chaotic true stories in naval history, complete with a commander who throws his binoculars overboard, a ship that sinks before it even leaves harbor, and a fleet that opens fire on fishing boats it mistakes for the enemy.

From there we get into anime, covering a marathon catch-up on One Piece, sub-vs-dub hot takes on Chainsaw Man and Sword Art Online, and a recommendation for Delicious in Dungeon. We talk D&D builds and character backstories, debate Ohio weather and geography, and close things out with the story of a 120-page Kingdom Hearts lore document.

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Rock For Initiative is a podcast where we get to listen to our favorite musicians talk about whatever nerdy thing they're passionate about and geek out for an hour. From Wrestling to D&D to Video Games to Magic The Gathering to Basketball to Internet Horror, there's something for everyone and always something new and entertaining to get into!

Follow us on other platforms:

• TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rock4initiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Check out other episodes and links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.rockforinitiative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Rock For Initiative is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Never A Phase Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out other podcasts, news, articles, reviews, and join us on our community on Discord!

Intro song is Once Upon a Time by Jamurai Sack.

Check them out on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Tiktok ⁠⁠⁠ and listen to their music anywhere you stream!

Topics covered: You Have Beautiful Eyes, Russian Baltic Fleet, Russo-Japanese War, Tsushima, One Piece, anime, Chainsaw Man, Sword Art Online, Delicious in Dungeon, D&D, Kingdom Hearts, emo scene podcast.

This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Nish from tenmonthsummer for a wide-ranging nerd-out spanning generations of gaming and anime obsession.

As promised, here's Nish's YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thenishfishplays⁠⁠⁠⁠

We start with Pokemon, from Nish's Charizard-and-Gengar origin story to favorite generations, shiny hunting philosophy, Legends: Arceus and ZA, Palworld comparisons, and the upcoming Winds and Waves. From there we dive into Fire Emblem, covering the best entry points into the series, the GBA classics, and Three Houses before heading into Maple Story and what early online gaming taught Nish about friendship. We close out the video game talk with a thoughtful conversation on Fortnite, adversity, and what kids actually learn from competitive gaming, then shift into Naruto and how the show shaped Nish's worldview growing up. We wrap things up with a round of "what Pokemon best represents this emo band."

tenmonthsummer's acoustic EP Midwestern Haikus is out now!

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Rock For Initiative is a podcast where we get to listen to our favorite musicians talk about whatever nerdy thing they're passionate about and geek out for an hour. From Wrestling to D&D to Video Games to Magic The Gathering to Basketball to Internet Horror, there's something for everyone and always something new and entertaining to get into!

Follow us on other platforms:

TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rock4initiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Check out other episodes and links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.rockforinitiative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Rock For Initiative is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Never A Phase Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out other podcasts, news, articles, reviews, and join is on our community on Discord!

Intro song is Once Upon a Time by Jamurai Sack
Check them out on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠Tiktok ⁠⁠⁠and listen to their music anywhere you stream!

Topics covered: tenmonthsummer, Pokemon, Fire Emblem, Maple Story, Palworld, Naruto, shiny hunting, emo scene podcast.

This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Chris of Sweet Bike for one of the most delightfully all-over-the-place conversations yet, starting with a deep, unironic love for Puppy Monkey Baby and a debate over whether it could beat Seal on a seal's body in a fight.

From there we dig into Nirvana the Band the Show, the Toronto mockumentary about two best friends who don't know Nirvana is a real band, and it leads us into Matt Johnson's wider filmography, including the Anthony Bourdain biopic Tony and his upcoming Magic: The Gathering movie. We cover Chris's top three comfort movies (The Big Lebowski, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, and Kung Pao: Enter the Fist), and go deep on Magic: The Gathering, including a full round of "which emo band fits which Magic color."

Make sure to check out Sweet Bike, and listen to their latest album Get Off Your High Horses and Raise the Roof which is out 9/11/2026.

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Rock For Initiative is a podcast where we get to listen to our favorite musicians talk about whatever nerdy thing they're passionate about and geek out for an hour. From Wrestling to D&D to Video Games to Magic The Gathering to Basketball to Internet Horror, there's something for everyone and always something new and entertaining to get into!

Follow us on other platforms:

TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rock4initiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Check out other episodes and links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.rockforinitiative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Rock For Initiative is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Never A Phase Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out other podcasts, news, articles, reviews, and join is on our community on Discord!

Intro song is Once Upon a Time by Jamurai Sack
Check them out on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠Tiktok ⁠⁠⁠and listen to their music anywhere you stream!

Topics covered: Sweet Bike, Puppy Monkey Baby, Nirvana the Band the Show, Magic: The Gathering, Commander, comfort movies, The Big Lebowski, Walk Hard, Kung Pao Enter the Fist, Wes Anderson, emo scene podcast.

This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Christian, drummer for HummusVacuum and part time touring drummer of Adjust the Sails, for a deep, fast-moving nerd-out session.

We kick things off with Helldivers 2, digging into what makes the community, the roleplay, and the sheer chaos of fighting bots, bugs, and Illuminate so addictive. From there we head into full Spider-Man territory, covering Tobey Maguire nostalgia, a passionate defense of Spider-Man 3, the emotional gut-punch of No Way Home, and some Brand New Day spoilers. We also get into a Transformers deep dive, including a round of "Which Transformer is this Emo band?" and there's even a little action figure show and tell.Of course, we talk music and tour life: what it's really like playing double duty across two bands on the road, the highs and lows of van life, and what's coming up for HummusVacuum and Adjust the Sails. --------------------------------------------------

Rock For Initiative is a podcast where we get to listen to our favorite musicians talk about whatever nerdy thing they're passionate about and geek out for an hour. From Wrestling to D&D to Video Games to Magic The Gathering to Basketball to Internet Horror, there's something for everyone and always something new and entertaining to get into!

Follow us on other platforms:

TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rock4initiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Check out other episodes and links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.rockforinitiative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Rock For Initiative is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Never A Phase Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out other podcasts, news, articles, reviews, and join is on our community on Discord!

Intro song is Once Upon a Time by Jamurai Sack
Check them out on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠Tiktok ⁠⁠⁠and listen to their music anywhere you stream!

Topics covered: Hummus Vacuum, Adjust the Sails, Helldivers 2, Spider-Man, Tobey Maguire, No Way Home, Brand New Day, Andrew Garfield, Transformers, Peter Cullen, Transformers One, tour life, emo scene podcast.

Hey all you recovering emo kids! This episode of Rock For Initiative welcomes Amanda Valdivieso from Emo Kids Anonymous for a deepdive into everyone's favorite LitRPG masterpiece, Dungeon Crawler Carl.

Amanda walks us through how she got hooked, from a slow-burn start with the books to a full audiobook binge once Jeff Hayes' narration clicked for her, and how the series turned into a full-blown workplace book club. We talk favorite characters like Princess Donut, Samantha, Prepotente and Quasar, the series' surprisingly emotional gut-punch moments, the anti-capitalist themes running underneath all the chaos, and what to expect from the upcoming Peacock adaptation, including dream casting picks like Alan Tudyk. We also branch out into other LitRPG recommendations, a game of "Emo Song Title or DCC?" and close things out matching Dungeon Crawler Carl characters to bands from the emo scene.

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Rock For Initiative is a podcast where we get to listen to our favorite musicians talk about whatever nerdy thing they're passionate about and geek out for an hour. From Wrestling to D&D to Video Games to Magic The Gathering to Basketball to Internet Horror, there's something for everyone and always something new and entertaining to get into!

Follow us on other platforms:

TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rock4initiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Check out other episodes and links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.rockforinitiative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Rock For Initiative is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Never A Phase Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out other podcasts, news, articles, reviews, and join is on our community on Discord!

Intro song is Once Upon a Time by Jamurai SackCheck them out on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠Tiktok ⁠⁠⁠and listen to their music anywhere you stream!

Topics covered: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Matt Dinniman, LitRPG, Jeff Hayes, Princess Donut, audiobooks, Peacock TV adaptation, Alan Tudyk, Emo Kids Anonymous, book club, emo scene podcast.

This episode of Rock For Initiative I sit down with Mike Goodrick, board game collector, WNBA diehard, disc golfer, Disney adult, and the acoustic one-man band behind Arizona's own Emo Night, for one of the most wonderfully scattered nerd-outs yet.

We start with Mike's board game origin story and his 200+ game collection, from cooperative classics like Pandemic to character-mashup brawlers like Unmatched, pepper-farming strategy in Scoville, and text-only horror roleplay in Alice Is Missing. From there we dive into his deep WNBA fandom, including season tickets, the league's growth over the past decade, and what it's actually like watching basketball evolve in real time.

Then it's on to disc golf, why it saved a band from breaking up, and how it's taken Mike from local Arizona courses to Finland and Iceland. And because no conversation with Mike would be complete without it, we get deep into his lifelong Toy Story obsession: tattoos, Buzz Lightyear high scores, a homemade patch jacket, Lorcana collecting, and a full round of "what Toy Story character is this emo band."

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Rock For Initiative is a podcast where we get to listen to our favorite musicians talk about whatever nerdy thing they're passionate about and geek out for an hour. From Wrestling to D&D to Video Games to Magic The Gathering to Basketball to Internet Horror, there's something for everyone and always something new and entertaining to get into!

Follow us on other platforms:

TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rock4initiative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Check out other episodes and links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.rockforinitiative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Rock For Initiative is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Never A Phase Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out other podcasts, news, articles, reviews, and join is on our community on Discord!

Intro song is Once Upon a Time by Jamurai Sack

Check them out on ⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠and ⁠⁠Tiktok ⁠⁠and listen to their music anywhere you stream!

Topics covered: board games, Pandemic, Unmatched, Disney Villainous, Lorcana, WNBA, Phoenix Mercury, disc golf, Toy Story, Pixar, Disney adult, Coco, Soul, Emo Night Arizona, acoustic emo covers, emo scene podcast.

This episode of Rock For Initiative welcomes Jamar, Alex, and John of SLEEPTALKER.

We start in JRPG territory, covering everything from Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth to some classics like Final Fantasy VIII and Legend of Dragoon. From there we get into Dark Souls, Demon's Souls, Elden Ring, Skyrim, Stardew Valley, Rune Factory, and Expedition 33.

Then we shift into trading card game territory, where Alex walks us takes us on a wild ride from competitive Yu-Gi-Oh! to the Final Fantasy TCG to his current deep dive into Dragon Ball Super Card Game, and the state of scalping across Pokemon, One Piece, Lorcana, and beyond. We also touch on Magic: The Gathering, standard versus modern formats, and the new Riftbound TCG.

SLEEPTALKER's latest single "Fractures" is out now!

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Rock For Initiative is a podcast where we get to listen to our favorite musicians talk about whatever nerdy thing they're passionate about and geek out for an hour. From Wrestling to D&D to Video Games to Magic The Gathering to Basketball to Internet Horror, there's something for everyone and always something new and entertaining to get into!

Follow us on other platforms:

TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠⁠

Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@rock4initiative⁠⁠⁠⁠

Check out other episodes and links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.rockforinitiative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

Rock For Initiative is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Never A Phase Network⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out other podcasts, news, articles, reviews, and join is on our community on Discord!

Intro song is Once Upon a Time by Jamurai Sack

Check them out on ⁠Instagram ⁠and ⁠Tiktok ⁠and listen to their music anywhere you stream!

This episode of Rock For Initiative welcomes Troy Sennett, host of Noise Floor Podcast and bassist for Pelafina and Jeff Schaller and The Long Way Home, for a sprawling conversation through some of the biggest fandoms in fantasy and sci-fi.

We spend the bulk of our time in Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere, digging into Mistborn, the upcoming TV adaptation, and The Stormlight Archive, talking through the mechanics, the world-building, and what makes Sanderson's universe so obsession-worthy. From there we branch out into Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings, comparing notes across some of the biggest fandoms out there.

Musician, podcaster, and certified nerd, Troy brings the deep cuts on this one. If you're into Sanderson lore, epic fantasy worldbuilding, or just want to hear two people go all in on their favorite fictional universes, this episode is for you.

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Rock For Initiative is a podcast where we get to listen to our favorite musicians talk about whatever nerdy thing they're passionate about and geek out for an hour. From Wrestling to D&D to Video Games to Magic The Gathering to Basketball to Internet Horror, there's something for everyone and always something new and entertaining to get into!

Follow us on other platforms:

TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@rockforinitiative⁠⁠⁠

Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@rock4initiative⁠⁠⁠

Check out other episodes and links at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.rockforinitiative.com⁠⁠⁠

Rock For Initiative is part of ⁠⁠⁠Never A Phase Network⁠⁠⁠. Check out other podcasts, news, articles, reviews, and join is on our community on Discord!

Intro song is Once Upon a Time by Jamurai Sack

Check them out on Instagram and Tiktok and listen to their music anywhere you stream!

Topics covered: Brandon Sanderson, Cosmere, Mistborn, Mistborn TV series, The Stormlight Archive, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Noise Floor Podcast, Pelafina, Jeff Schaller and The Long Way Home, emo scene podcast.