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It Just Works!
It Just Works! is a gaming and entertainment podcast hosted by Ryan Green, covering the biggest news, reveals, releases, and conversations across the gaming industry.
From Xbox, Nintendo, PlayStation and Bethesda to Pokémon, Fallout, Halo and everything in between, Ryan brings his own perspective to the games and franchises he loves — without taking any of it too seriously.
The show also branches out into movies, TV, entertainment, and real-life conversations when there’s something worth…
Episodes
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Pokemon TCG: The Cards We Lost, The Hobby We Love & The Lessons We Learned w/Eric | It Just Works! #231
The Pokémon Trading Card Game has been part of our lives for decades, but the hobby has changed dramatically since we first started collecting. In this episode…
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"The Gears Of War Game We've Been Waiting For!" (Campaign Review) | It Just Works! #230
Gears of War: E-Day – The Gears We’ve Been Waiting For! Gears of War is BACK, and this is exactly what I’ve been missing from the franchise! In this episode of…
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Runescape: Dragonwilds - A Love Letter With Some Criticism | It Just Works! #229
After 155 hours in RuneScape: Dragonwilds, has the magic started to fade? This week on It Just Works Podcast, I dive into my experience with a game that has…
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The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct was AMAZING! | Our Full Reactions w/Bryan ItJustWorks! Podcast #228
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Nintendo's HUGE Week is Here! Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct + Nintendo Direct predictions w/Bryan | It Just Works! Podcast #227
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GTA 6 Extended Look is INSANE, Gears of War E-Day & EldenRing Switch 2 Edition | It Just Works Podcast #226
GTA is back in the spotlight, and we finally have an extended look at one of the most anticipated games of all time! On this episode of the It Just Works…
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#225 "Runescape CEO Changes the game, Elder Scrolls 6 theories and he loves the ODST in Halo Campaign Evolved" w/Alex
Alex is back on the show, and we’ve got a LOT to talk about! This week on It Just Works!, we dive into the recent changes surrounding RuneScape and what new…
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#224 "55 hours later here's my final verdict on Halo Campaign Evolved"
After 55 hours with Halo: Campaign Evolved, I’ve seen just about everything this game has to offer — and it’s finally time to give my verdict. In episode #224…
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#223 "Halo Campaign Evolved Is What Halo SHOULD Be"
Halo Campaign Evolved has taken the community by store, bringing classic gameplay, modern improvements, and a wave of nostalgia that has fans talking. In this…
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#222 "Is Bethesda Finally Back on Track? Let's talk about it!"
Bethesda has finally broken its silence, and there's a LOT to unpack. Fallout 5 is officially in preproduction, and The Elder Scrolls 6 remains Bethesda's top…
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#221 "Xbox layoffs bring ruin, and Playstation makes a stupid decision with physical media"
This week, we're diving into the recent Xbox layoffs,PlayStations continued shift away from physical media and what these changes mean to the future of gaming…
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#220 "A Timeless Classic Reborn | Star Fox Switch 2 Review"
Star Fox is back, and this remake reminds us why the series became a Nintendo classic in the first place. In this episode, I break down every major…
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#219 "The Switch 2 Honeymoon is Over | One Year Later & Nintendo Direct Reactions" w/Bryan (@anothervinylpage)
One year after the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, we’re taking a look back at the highs, lows, surprises, and biggest moments of Nintendo’s newest console…
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#218 "Just Working it Out" w/Ryan
On this episode Ryan catches up on what's going on right now and trauma itself and going through it. More episodes are on the way, thank you for the listen as…
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#217 "60 hours later, Let's talk about Pokémon Pokopia"
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan shares where he has been and gives his review of Pokemon Pokopia the latest entry to the number one selling…
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#216 "30 years of Pokémon and the FireRed/LeafGreen Controversy"
Pokémon just hit a massive milestone—30 years—and this year’s Pokémon Day delivered announcements that have the entire community talking. From celebrations…
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#215 "Phil Spencer resigns from Xbox, is Xbox doomed? Also, we were right! Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green are heading to the Nintendo Switch!"
On this emergency episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan discusses the recent shakeup with Xbox gaming and the fact they were actually right about the…
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#214 "The update Skyrim needed on Switch 2, Jurassic Park in theaters again! Sweethearts Nite 2026 review, First world Problems, and more....."
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#213 "Legends Z-A follow up, Pokémon 2026 presents predictions, and we talk all things NIntendo Partner showcase" w/Bryan (@anothervinylpage)
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan and Bryan talk all things Nintendo and Pokémon in this hour-long episode of fun, critiques and analysis…
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#212 "Let's Catch Up....."
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan catches up with the audience talking about what he has been up to and future episodes that are planned…
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#211 "Huge Announcement's at the Game Awards 2025, Halo MCC is back, and Halo Infinite turns 4!"
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan talks about the biggest announcements from the Game Awards 2025 (Full List linked below) and he takes a trip…
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#210 "From getting Engaged to Power Stars: Let's talk Pokémon Legends ZA and the Super Mario Galaxy movie" w/Bryan (@anothervinylpage)
*REUPLOADED FOR MESSED UP INTRO* On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan shares a life update on his engagement, to him and Bryan talking all things…
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#209 "Hope, Hype, and Heartbreak: The Halo Campaign Evolved Story"
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast, Ryan goes on a bit of a Halo Rant to get things off of his chest. Check out the all-new episode now and thank…
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#208 "We Fell Off (But We're Back!)"
Did we disappear? Yeah. Are we back? Also yeah, It Just Works Podcast has officially returned, and Ryan's here to catch you up on what's been going on and…
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#207 "Fantastic 4 is finally here, but was it worth the wait? Superman Gunns past previous titles, and Happy Gilmore 2 exists" w/Eric
On this episode of the It Just Works Podcast Ryan and Eric talk all things movies. From Fantastic 4 to Happy Gilmore you'll find our reactions and thoughts…
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#206 "They ruined Dragonite..." w/Bryan & Eric (Ryan's Birthday)
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast, Ryan chimes in on the latest Pokémon Presents with Eric and Bryan for his birthday. It's a rough present so…
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#205 "Pokémon Go in 2025, and predictions for the Pokémon Presents" w/Bryan (@anothervinylpage)
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan and Bryan talk all things Pokémon as they dive into predictions for the July 22nd Pokémon Presents, and they…
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#204 "Jurassic World: Fast & Ferocious, Pokémon TCG, and Just Working it Out" w/Eric
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan and Eric discuss what's going on in life, movies, Nintendo switch 2, and they wrap it up with Jurassic World…
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#203 "Apparently the Mission is Possible, and the state of the Pokémon Trading Card Game" w/Eric
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan and Eric talk all things pop culture starting off with movies they watched this spring and upcoming ones…
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#202 "Why are we here?"
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan shares what he has been up to and his plans for upcoming content! Keep an eye out for future episodes!…
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#201 "I was right about the new Mario Kart, plus a deep dive into the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct" w/Bryan (@anothervinylpage)
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan and Bryan give their full impressions of the future of Nintendo with the latest Nintendo Switch 2 direct!…
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#200 "Real time battles? Legends ZA gameplay and more!" (Pokemon Presents 2025) w/Bryan (@anothervinylpage)
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan is joined by Bryan to discuss all things Pokémon as they celebrate Pokémon Day and go over everything…
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#199 "Eric finally watched Twilight New Moon, and we discuss Captain America Brave New World" w/Eric
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Eric and Ryan talk all things Marvel and Erics experience with the twilight franchise! Advertising Inquiries…
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#198 "Phil Spencer makes it clear games are going to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, also the Xbox Developer Direct is here!"
On this episode of the It Just Works Podcast! Ryan discusses the latest new regarding Xbox games going to other platforms and gives his thoughts on the latest…
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#197 "The Nintendo Switch 2 Is officially revealed! But is that a good thing??!" w/Bryan (@anothervinylpage)
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan goes over the officially revealed Nintendo Switch 2 and is joined by Bryan to discuss the good and the bad!…
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#196 "The Annual It Just Works Music Awards? Top 5 Albums, Singles, Concerts, and more!" w/ Bryan (@anothervinylpage), and Eric
Om this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan is joined by Eric and Bryan on the show for the annual music recap where they discuss all things music and…
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#195 "I met Marty O'Donnell, Zac Baggins Haunted Museum, Keith Lee food spots, and Gladiator 2" w/Ryan (Thanksgiving 2024)
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan practically recaps most of his month from the Halo 2 Lan event to the haunted museum, to Gladiator 2 and…
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#194 "Queen Mary PT.2, Gaming Recap, Tacos El Gordo, Architects, Pumpkin Carving, and Indian Food?" w/Ryan
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan recaps life the last two weeks to the audience by wrapping things up with Las Vegas and then heading into…
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#193 "Las Vegas, The Queen Mary, 90's Cartoons, Concerts, and Fantasy Football" LIVE w/ The Green Brothers
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan and is joined on the show by his brothers Eric and Chris to talk all things life, music, events, and…
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#192 “Just Working it Out, and Transformers One Review" w/Eric (The Casual Traveler)
On the latest episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan and Eric catch up on life, movies, music! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy…
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#191 "Just Working it Out" w/Ryan
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan gives a quick life update and shares what the listeners can expect from future episodes! He also shares the…
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#190 "Just Working it Out, A New Linkin Park Singer?!?! and new music from Rey" w/ (@therealreymenn)
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan is joined by Rey to catch up on life, talking about the recent Linkin Park news, and share his music journey…
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#189 "Just Working it Out" w/Ryan (Labor Day 2024)
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan shares what he has been up to the last couple of weeks! Also, shoutout to his oldest brother Chris as it's…
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#188 "Just Working it Out" w/Emily
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan and Emily Chat it up on life and go over icebreaker questions! Advertising Inquiries…
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#187 "Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Pokémon Fire Red & Leaf Green"
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan celebrates the 20th anniversary of the first remakes Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green while also paying respect…
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#186 "Just Working it Out, and catching up on all things Marvel and Deadpool" w/Joe
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan and Joe catch up on life and what they've been up to and then switch gears to going back to school and later…
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#185 "The most depressing episode yet...." w/Bryan (@anothervinylpage) & Brandon
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast the Pokémon boomers are back to talk all things Pokémon and it's one hell of an episode. Sit and back and enjoy…
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#184 "Northlane/Thornhill Concert, and catching up on all things Marvel, WE"RE BACK!" w/Eric
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan and Eric talk about their latest concert outing and sound like a bunch of old timers, then they move onto…
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#183 "Thank you, House of Dragons, The Boys Season Finale, and rants" w/Ryan
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan catches up with the listeners on his birthday, tv shows, music, the week ahead and more! Advertising…
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#182 "Traveling, Meeting a Legend, Longlegs Review, and more" w/Ryan
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan shares what he has been up to this week leading up to his birthday! It's another fun solo episode so be sure…
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#181 "First Dates, Being to Nice, Hurricanes, and Concert Reunions" w/Eric
On this episode of the It Just Works Podcast Ryan and Eric catch up on their weeks and what Ryan has been up to, plus surviving Texas and first dates…
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#180 "Just Working it Out, Mental Health, Sketch, House of Dragons, and Comedy shows" w/Ryan
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan checks in with the audience on how he is doing, plus what he's been up to the past couple of days…
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#179 "Just Working it Out, Music, Nintendo Rants and Direct Mishaps" w/Bryan (@anothervinylpage)
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan is joined on this show with Bryan from anothervinylpage to talk all things life, gaming, and music!…
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#178 "July 4th memories, Fallout 76 Skyline Valley Review, and Nintendo did it again!" (July 4th 2024)
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan dives into video games to discuss Fallout 76 the TV Show and his thoughts on the latest Nintendo Direct…
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#177 "Just Working it Out, Vacation, Depression, House of Dragons, and 20th anniversary episodes" w/Ryan
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan catches up with the audience on what he has been doing while announcing some future episodes that no one is…
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#176 "Just Working it Out, Sharing Father's Day memories, and talking about the train wreck that is Star Wars" w/Joe (Fathers Day 2024)
On this episode of the It Just Works! Ryan and Joe discuss all things Father's Day and share some memories from past events, but also talk about the House of…
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#175 "My Review for the Xbox Games Showcase 2024"
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan discusses all things Xbox as he gives the full recap of everything shown off during the Xbox Games showcase…
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#174 "Catching up on the week and discussing the future of Xbox, Halo, and what a sh*t show it is" w/Ryan
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan catches up on his week from incentives to family, then moving on to music, Xbox being in shambles, Halo…
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#173 "Just Working it Out, also we discuss the latest in music, GigaBash, family vacations, and Ryan's presentation" w/Eric
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan is joined by Eric to discuss all things life, traveling, video games, and music! This is a great episode so…
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#172 "Just Working it Out, and the impact of loss" w/Ryan (Mothers Day 2024)
On this episode of the It Just Works! Podcast Ryan catches the audience up with how his week has been going, but also sharing favorite memories from his Mom…