In a display of incredible co-host solidarity, Josh and Emily decide to be simultaneously sick for this week's episode. Follow their nasally and potentially medicine-fueled ramblings as they discuss a future where retired rockstars get assigned to video game soundtracks, Josh details some recent bachelor party adventures (including elbow-dropping a bush), Emily adopts a new favorite phrase, and both hosts discover they were listening to the same Japanese boy band at the same time seventeen years ago. Also, get ready for ANOTHER groundbreaking patron VGM karaoke! Will YOU be the next patron to keep these consecutive karaokes going? The answer is yes. We know you can do it.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Dear patrons, you are cordially invited to eat dinner with Josh and Emily this Sunday, March 26th, at 6 PM Pacific and 9 PM Eastern! Join us on our Twitch channel at twitch.tv/vgmjb for food, chunes, and chats. Hope to see you there!

Did you know that biological viruses can be transmitted through the internet in addition to digital ones? This week the tables turn as Josh’s health returns and an extremely congested Emily has to podcast from under a blanket. She’ll be all right, though, thanks to the patrons who donated Master System platelets, and also to the energy-infused, patron-submitted VGM Karaoke that literally clears her sinuses. Also reminisce about a time before the internet and when ice skating scandals rocked the world, and get an exclusive behind-the-scenes exposé on the highly anticipated upcoming radio drama, Capcom Girls. So cuddle up under a blanket (again, for equality's sake) and sink into a pillowy limbo with the VGM Jukebox.

Exactly who are the keytarists of the world? Are they the chillest dudes? Or the most uptight nerds? Emily and Josh go into versus mode on this episode to try to figure it out. Join a sick Josh and a healthy Emily as they take more excellent requests and talk about button shapes, Stick Stickly, Japanese pronunciation, and the function of slatted shades. Mostly though, a particular keyboardist. OMG! WHO IS THIS GUY!? Also, get a new sentimental karaoke from a premier VGM karaokeist from the future! So cuddle up under a blanket and get comfy with us on the VGM Jukebox.

Oopsy. Did you die? Don’t worry. This week’s episode has just enough MP to bring you back from other side (thanks to Emily). Join us for the first VGM podcast to include a biology lesson as Emily and Josh discuss squamous cells, interstitial matrices, and the impressionistic fate of a piece of paint. Stick around to find out just how important certain vowel sounds can be. Last but not least, listen in as a new Keyglyph karaoke gives Josh sideways nostalgia for the place he already lives. All this (and the sound of heavy machinery) this week on the VGM Jukebox!

Josh and Emily continue their quest to revive "skosh" in the national vernacular in this very introspective episode about time travel, coaxial cables, the distance of childhood, and what you would change if you could go back. Many of the patron testimonials touch on the time travel theme too, so get ready to reflect on the stages of your life and contemplate how your past experiences have made you who are today.

Hold on tight, patrons -- this week's episode gets off to an action-packed start, and not just musically. Josh and Emily wind up spending a great deal of time conjuring up various superhero and supervillain crossover battles and debating their hypothetical victors, but since this IS The VGM Jukebox Podcast, somehow everything winds up settling into the spa zone by the end. So whether you're ready to fight for humanity or watch the world burn, you (and your favorite sensei) are cordially invited to sink into a hot spring of warm, relaxing harmony with us.

Josh and Emily are trying to start up a new hashtag this week (#firstfavorite) as they return to one of the podcast's original themes: ***nostalgia***. Join them and think back on a world filled with KB Toys, Where's Waldo books, official video game customer service lines, and birthday parties at local arcades. They also come up with yet more potential business ventures for the VGMJB brand, including a radio station! So grab a pepperoni pizza, swig some rootbeer, and tune into KLJM for a relaxing and low-danger kind of Friday.

Josh and Emily have gotten so many track recommendations from the Final Fantasy franchise that it's time for a Final Fantasy fan focus. Join your hosts as they take a chronological stroll through the musical landscape of this flagship RPG series and discuss interpretive dance, potential VGMJB matrimony services, the concept of dynamic village songs in real life, and the possibility of their own presidential bid. Adachi/Glyph 2020!

Guess what, patrons? Since Emily doesn't know how to take a proper vacation, she, Josh, and of course HAJU, are already back to bring you a brand new episode! And speaking of new, this episode is absolutely packed with first-time submitters. Give them a high-five and wish them well as they travel through the backlogs of VGMJB space-time. Other discussion topics include bubble and squeak, the uncanny valley, Emily's closet, defiant language, and Josh's friend Paul. Hurry up and reclaim your favorite spot at the bar -- it's time to get back in the groove with us!