Chess Talk Podcast

We did it! 200 episodes in! Let the terrible 2's begin.  We're mixing it up for this milestone episode, no game and no chess being played this time around. Instead, we're debating! Which movie trilogy is the best: The Matrix or Indiana Jones? Find out which team can bring their A game to their defense and argument and see which trilogy ends with the crown. After the debate, we bring on a special guest to go over the debate a little bit, and do some catching up. Chess it out! No links from this episode! The Matrix side of the debate: 8:00 - 32:00 The Indiana Jones side of the debate: 37:45 - 1:00:00 Brittany's Deliberation: 1:00:00 - 1:08:00 The Decision: 1:08:00 - 1:22:00 Second Segment: 1:28:00 - End of Episode Debate recap: 1:28:00 - 1:35:00 Us Discussion: 1:36:00 - 1:40:00 End Game Discussion: 1:40:00 - 1:51:20

It's the last episode of the 100s! We're ending out this century of episodes by going over John Wick 3, in a spoiler free discussion, Booksmart, in a spoiler filled discussion, and some more Game of Thrones talk because we still can't quit it. Chess out this episode for more, and get hyped for next week!  Links from this episode:  Rick and Morty Discussion Spoilers: 4:40 - 8:45 John Wick 3 Discussion Spoilers? Kind Of?: 12:55 - 19:20 Booksmart Discussion Spoilers: 19:30 - 35:15 Beanie Feldstein Olivia Wilde Tweet More Game of Thrones talk: 35:15 - 46:15 Again, spoilers Funhaus Reddit Thread

Our watch has ended but the discussion hasn't quite finished yet. We're going over some trailers and getting hype for more Black Mirror, Brittany questions the continuity in Detective Pikachu, and Rob's brain starts to melt by the time we finish our Game of Thrones discussion. Chess it out for that and more!  Links from this episode: Black Mirror S5 Trailer Discussion: 1:30 - 7:30 Westworld S3 Trailer Discussion: 7:30 - 11:30 Detective Pikachu Discussion Spoilers: 11:30 - 23:00 Justice Smith Squirtle Squad Game of Thrones Season 8 / Everything Discussion SPOILERS: 23:00 - 1:03:15 S8 Filming Show Writers on GoT endings being "predictable"

We swear we're not trying to spend so much time on Game of Thrones every episode. There's just a lot to go over and we have a lot of feelings. Besides that, we're talking about the new Watchmen and IT trailers, and the Ted Bundy movie on Netflix. Chess it out for more! Links from this episode: Cody & Brittany after the 5k Ravioli (waiting on Rob to send picture) Watchmen HBO Trailer Discussion: 9:45 - 15:00 IT: Chapter 2 Trailer Discussion: 15:15 -  20:45 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile Discussion: 21:00 - 28:20 Game of Thrones S8E5 Episode Discussion Spoilers: 28:30 - End of Episode E5 Game Revealed E5 Inside the Episode Pilou Aesbak on Euron Kit Harrington on Series Finale GoT Horse Meme  

We're slowly coming down from the high of End Game, but still riding the Game of Thrones train this week! We're talking about some trailers, Brittany is hyped for Dark and Handmaid's Tale, Rob questions Mysterio, and Cody comes to terms with GoT. Chess it out for more!  Links from this episode:  Dark Season 2 Trailer Discussion: 2:00 - 5:00  Sanic Trailer: 6:30 - 11:00 Sonic Will be Redesigned Spider-Man Far From Home Trailer Discussion: 11:10 - 21:50 End Game Spoilers!! Game of Thrones S8E4 Discussion: 22:00 - 39:30 HBO Wanted More Episodes GRRM On Secondary Characters and his Influence in the show

What a week to be a nerd! We're going over the emotionally heavy week with the newest Game of Thrones Episode and Avengers: Endgame! We give our predictions for how we think GoT will wrap up after this major episode and if we think the writers have the guts to make it a bittersweet ending or not, then we spend another 40+ minutes unpacking the climax of the MCU, chess it out! Oh, and SPOILERS Links from this episode: Game of Thrones S8E2&3 Discussion Spoilers: 4:00 - 31:15 Episode 3 Behind the Scenes Avengers Endgame Discussion Spoilers: 31:20 - End of Episode Endgame Box Office YMS Review

Game of Thrones is back! Get ready for another season of Cody hating on Sam. We're going over the first episode of it, and seeing who we think will make it to the end. Cody and Rob touch on the Joker trailer that dropped a bit ago, and more!  Links from this episode: Donut Judge Me 5k Jogging or Yogging Minit Trailer Joker Trailer Discussion: 8:00 - 14:00 Letterman Interview Game of Thrones Season 8 EP 1 Discussion Spoilers: 16:30 - 35:30

Get ready for this nerd overload of an episode! Rob and Cody dig into the new Star Wars news, specifically the game and the Episode IX trailer. We bring Madelyn back, from episode 160-161, to go over the new Pet Semetary so she can let us know how the movie compares to the book.  Chess it out for more! Links from this episode: Clamming / Clam Digging Clam Gun Star Wars: The Mandalorian Discussion: 7:00 - 9:00 Leaked Trailer Marvel Disney+ Shows (TLDR; WandaVision, Loki, Falcon & Winter Soldier, Untitled Hawkeye Series) Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Discussion: 9:00 - 16:15 Reveal Trailer EA On Multiplayer in JFO Article on the gameplay Star Wars: Episode IX Trailer Discussion: 16:15 - 32:00 Trailer Collin Trevorrow was original director Bob Iger on Star Wars "Slowdown" Pet Semetary Discussion Spoilers: 32:15 - 54:30 

Hope you're ready for another long episode! We got Tyler on this podcast and he brought notes, and a lot of enthusiasm for Us and Twilight Zone so we're finally getting into those! We're also going into some more music that just dropped and more this week! Chess it out.  Links from this episode:  We start on a weird spoiler tangent. If you don't love our rambling on, topics start at around ~5:00 La Dispute Panorama Discussion: 5:15 - 9:15 Rose Quartz / Fulton Street I Footsteps at the Pond YouTube Skit about iPod Shuffle Geographer New Jersey Discussion: 10:30 - 17:30 Twilight Zone The Comedian Discussion Spoilers : 18:00 - 32:00 Us Discussion Spoilers: 32:30 - 1:10:30 Funhaus - Us Podcast  5 On It YMS - Us The Making of Us

Back to our usual episodes! We're diving into all the trailers we've missed the past few weeks and our expectations on them. Rob and Cody talk about a video game for once with Division 2, then we're wrapping up the episode going over Shazam! Chess it out for more. Links from this episode: Trailers Discussion: 1:50 - 24:30 Ma Octavia Spencer Definitely NOT on stage for Green Book. Oops Toy Story 4 Onward Once Upon a Time In Hollywood Booksmart The Beach Bum Stranger Things S3 Division 2 Discussion: 25:00 - 33:45 Shazam Discussion Spoilers: 34:00 - 52:45

It's the classic who dunnit?!? We're bringing back Clue! The first different game we played, way back on episode 20 with just Edi, Carlos, and Cody. This time we're playing it online on steam with Rob. Try to play along and see if you can figure anything out in the three rounds. Chess it out to hear Tyler definitely figure out the game ASAP, and our shock as we realize who among us is a murderer!  Links from this episode: Chess Talk Episode 20 Clue/Cluedo on Steam Round 1: 4:50 - 41:30 Cluedo Map Example Winchester Mystery House Kids in the Hall Round 2: 42:00 - 58:30 Round 3: 58:45 - 1:14:30 James Burrows The TV Museum Podcast

Another week closer to End Game (and more importantly, 190)! Cody has a meltdown over the trailer, Brittany talks about the new Arrested Development season, and Rob can't get over Disney's decisions. Chess it out for more! Links from this episode: Telestrations Scrawl (Game Cody & Brittany played) Mutant Year Zero Arrested Development S5 PT2 Discussion: 7:30 - 11:10 James Gunn Discussion: 11:15 - 20:00 James Gunn Tweet About Returning Suicide Squad "Sequel" 2021 End Game Trailer #2 Discussion: 20:30 - 27:00 Foals Album Discussion: 27:40 - 31:30 American Crime Story S2E2 Discussion Spoilers: 31:30 - End of Episode

This is the only podcast that you can listen to nerds talk about Captain Marvel and Game of Thrones this week. Seriously, the only one. We're back answering the question of Westeros' laws, and going over Captain Marvel in all of its spoiler glory! Chess it out to hear us get in depth!  Links from this episode: Game of Thrones Spoilers: 2:00 - 10:15 S8 Trailer The Hound definitely is in frame @ 1:18 / 1:19 Game of Thrones Battle of Winterfell Captain Marvel Discussion Spoilers: 10:30 - End of Episode Filmhaus Captain Marvel Spider-Man Second Post Credits Scene

Topics galore this week! We're going over some games briefly, the Oscar wins, and a bunch of television / Netflix shows. Cody and Brittany watch Doctor Strange for the first time to get hyped up for Captain Marvel coming out, and Tyler returns this week! Chess it out for more topics! Links from this episode: KH1 Intro Song Absolver Northgard Oscar Wins Discussion: 7:50 - 29:00 We also get on a Bohemian Rhapsody rant for the first 10  minutes of Oscar talk Steven Spielberg vs. Netflix @ Oscars American Crime Story S2E1 Discussion Spoilers: 29:10 - 34:30 Broad City Discussion: 35:00 - 40:30 Ken Jeong - You Complete Me, Ho: 41:00 - 46:00 Doctor Strange Discussion: 46:15 -  Doctor Strange Post Credits Scenes Dr. Strange Mention in Winter Soldier

We got a pretty chill episode this week! Going over our predictions for the Oscars, and we watched a movie this week thanks to Rob's suggestion. Those and some more topics this week! Chess it out and give us suggestions for whatever you want us to talk about in the future! Links from this episode: (Since we recorded this Sunday before the Oscars) Oscar Predictions: 7:30 - 22:00 Bad Times at the El Royale Spoilers: 22:30 - End of Episode Drew Gooddard

We got a throwback episode this week! Edi is joining us again, and we're going over some new Switch games that got announced, some new music from Fidlar and Bring Me The Horizon, then we wrap up the episode going over Netflix's Russian Doll. More topics on top of it as per usual! Chess it out! Links from this episode: The Raconteurs New Music New Tool Album Hollow Knight Silk Song Trailer Team Cherry Blog Post New Switch Games Discussion: 13:00 - 17:00 Mario Maker 2 Link's Awakening DARQ Fidlar Album Discussion: 18:00 - 22:00 Almost Free Bring Me The Horizon Album / Tour Discussion: 22:30 - 37:00 amo Cradle of Filth Old Song Medley Oli's Tweet About Cancelling & Why Russian Doll Discussion Spoilers (Kind of): 38:00 - 45:00 

And what a person we are. We're going over more Kingdom Hearts 3 this week, on top of a Kingdom Hearts quiz with questions about the first two games. We're mostly talking about that, and then wrapping up the episode going over the Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Chess it out for more! Links from this episode: Into the Breach FC3:BD Opening Cut Scene Kingdom Hearts 3 Discussion: 9:00 - 19:00 KH3 Dunkview Tetsuya Nomura Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2 Quiz: 19:30 - 37:45 Ballad of Buster Scruggs Discussion Spoilers: 38:10 - End of Episode  

What a meh week it's been for the topics we selected! The theme of the week is: disappointment! Chess us out talking about Velvet Buzzsaw, the Superbowl, and more! Links from this episode: Brittany's KH3 First Impressions: 2:00 - 6:00~ Velvet Buzzsaw Discussion Spoilers: 10:00 - 16:45 Dan Gilroy SuperbOwl Discussion: 17:00 - 29:30 Doritos Endgame Handmaid's Tale Game of Thrones Twilight Zone Onion Article Oscar Nominations Discussion: 29:40 - 40:00 Oscar Noms

Did M. Night do it again? Or is he back to his more recent self? We're going over Glass this week and how we felt they ended the trilogy and tied everything together. We're going over some movie trailers, the Fyre Festival documentary, and more! Chess it out! Links from this episode: Anthem Demo Issues Glass Discussion Spoilers: 5:15 - 31:30 Unbreakable Series Box Office John Wick Trailer Discussion: 31:30 - 36:00 Velvet Buzzsaw Trailer Discussion: 36:00 - 39:00 Superbowl Predictions: 39:10 - 42:00 Fyre Netflix Documentary Discussion: 42:00 - End of Episode Fyre Festival Restaurateur GoFundMe GoFundMe Link

Back to the regular episode format this week! Going over some movies with The Favorite and Vice, talking about our boy Spooder-Man, and wrapping it up with some A Series of Unfortunate Events discussion. Chess it out for that and more! Links from this episode: Spider-Man Far From Home Discussion: 6:30 - 11:00 FFH Trailer Theories Vice Discussion Spoilers: 11:00 - 16:00 Adam McKay The Favorite Discussion Spoilers: 16:00 - 24:00 The Favorite Trailer Superbowl Predictions: 24:30 - ~25:00 ASOUE S3 Discussion Spoilers: 25:30 - End of Episode