TIGHTGEIST

This week we buff our stats, equip all our rare end-game armor and spend hours managing our packs as we prepare for an epic quest in the realm of Best RPG Video Games. RPGs (Role Playing Games) exist in all sorts of forms and hybrids, the most popular of the formats probably being the tabletop RPG, Dungeons & Dragons, but this week we'll be focusing only on video game formats. Basically RPGs put you inside the character and give you control over how you approach the narrative and focuses a lot more on decision-making and character development than traditional games in other genres. It's a fully immersive experience and they're easy to sink several...several...hours into. If you've never played one or if you're just trying to see if your favorite made our list, come party up with your boys as we prepare for battle!

Since the world is still on lockdown and everybody's got a lot of newfound free time on their hands to develop a closer personal relationship with our TVs, we figured it's no better time to kick off our Quarantine Stream Series. We will eventually hit all of the major streaming platforms, but there's no better place to start than the platform with the most original shows, Netflix. I speak in no hyperbole when I say there is a metric buttload of content to choose from, there's too many options, where do you even begin? Don't worry, that's where your boys come in! We'll navigate the sea of content and pick out some gems for you to get your binge on with. So come Netflix and Chill with us

Anybody with a sliver of talent can make a good movie and any hack can make a bad movie on purpose, but it takes a true visionary to aim high for greatness only to fall flat on their faces, oh so hard. We're talking spectacular failures that, even despite their terrible final forms, still find a way to be "good" again and entertain people. Definitely not for the reasons the filmmakers originally intended, but they entertain nonetheless. This episode is dedicated to those movies and the brave souls who stood in the face of conventional wisdom to the contrary and went out to make the utter trash of their dreams. It's nothing short of inspirational and we salute you!

You gotta take the good with the bad. So in honor of the unofficial motto of the show, this week we're focusing on the BAD. For the good would not taste as sweet without the evil. Plus, being good all the time is just mad boring, give us that drama! We're talking about some of the most dastardly fiends here and maybe even a hero or two that aren't so squeaky clean themselves. We also talk about the bad deeds we've committed in our own lives and discover one of us might be the biggest villain of all. Hint: it's not Trent or Semaj. 

This week ya boys dive into the movie realm and talk best trilogies, we might have expanded the topic a bit to include a franchise or two. See which ones made the list and listen as we tackle the tough questions, like: is there a trilogy that exists where the third movie isn't absolute trash? Find out that answer and more!

Amid literally every other sport cancelling events over coronavirus, one man had the courage to think of nobody but his bottom line, the P. Diddy of wrestling management: Vince McMahon. So, since the WWE is the only game in town now, what better time for a wrestling episode! This week we lace up our boots, slide into our tights and step into the squared circle to give you our takes on some of our favorite wrestlers, brother!

This week the gang takes a trip back to childhoodland and simpler times when we had bastions dedicated solely to our entertainment. That's right, we're talking gross ball pits, gum-stained carpets, video games and prizes...and that's just Chuck E. Cheese! Join us as we dive deep into some of the best childhood play places that ever were and ever will be. This one's for you, you ill-conceived, financially-unsustainable palaces of fun. You made growing up extra sweet and our parents wallets extra empty. We salute you!

This episode the gang talks best 90s R&B artist and the influence and impact they had on pop culture and music. R&B was literally everywhere in the 90s, you couldn't avoid it, even if you hated the genre. It was on TV, movie soundtracks, labels were stacking their rosters with artists to push out. But through all the clutter a lot of gems rose to the top...like A LOT. Too many for us to name in an hour, so it's a good chance we missed you favorite on this list. But the choices we did pick definitely all had their distinct impact on music in their own rights. Put those headphones on, get that mixtape ready and let's do this!

It's game night at the Tightgeist studio! This week is all about best board games: which ones we love, which ones we hate and which ones will tear apart happy families and friendships. We'll even talk about some deep cuts you might have forgotten about or never even knew to begin with. Break them dice out and let's go!

Ah, nostalgia! This week the gang takes a step back in time to talk about the best cartoons from the 90s-early 00s era. The renaissance of cartoons. Yeah, we said it. Come revisit some of these childhood gems with us!

***HEAD'S UP:*** There's about 3 minutes in this episode where our audio recorder ran out of memory and stopped so we had to fill in the gaps with the audio from our camera, which is...not great. Ya boys are still getting the hang of this production thing, but thanks for sticking with us!