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Debate This!
If Kirby swallowed a boss from Metal Gear Solid, what absolutely bonkers power would he obtain? Which of the X-Men would be the biggest bummer of a roommate? Is King Bob-Omb's rule officially recognized by the Mushroom Kingdom or is Bob-Omb Battlefield a sovereign nation? Debate This! asks the kind of bold and heroic questions about your favorite video games and comics that no other podcast would dare ask. Although, it's probably because other people have better things to do than argue which…
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Ep 46: Just a Couple of Smashboys Pumping Out Smash Mouth
Coming at you HOT here in 2020, we here at Debate This! are the only ones brave enough to discuss the toughest questions life throws at us. Who are we? Why are…
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Update and Season 3 Preview
Kyle found a "like new" set of plastic drums on Facebook Marketplace so we're taking this week off to workshop our new Debate This! Rock Band rock band. And…
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Ep. 45: Three Inches Is All You Need
It's the Annual Non-Denominational Winter Holiday Season! And what better way to celebrate than to shower each other with more unnecessary and very…
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DLC EPISODE: Forborgurf and the Office Drones Do a Dungeon
Earlier this year, we birthed an office-based MMORPG from our terrible mind-holes, complete with stereotypical office jobs mapped onto traditional RPG roles…
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Ep. 44: A Rear Without a Santa Claus
Following the announcement that Sakurai and his team are releasing more DLC characters for Smash Ultimate in 2020, everyone out there has been speculating who…
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Ep. 43: Betrayal is the Free Space
During this year's Portland Retro Gaming Expo, we polled the crowd with a very important question: Which classic arcade game deserves a gritty modern-day RPG?…
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FLAVOR TEXT: Marvel Secret Wars
Do you think the people at Marvel back in the 80s would ever have thought that their one-off concept of "make everyone fight each other on an alien planet"…
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Ep. 42: Why is Muk So Horny? (ft Will Grant)
The release of Pokemon Sword and Shield is just days away. And, instead of adding to the controversy, we are doing what we usually do and avoid confrontation…
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Ep. 41: Snakes on the Plain
One half of our podcast really likes The Witcher and the other half is Matt and Kyle. So for our final stop on 2019's Spooktacular Express, we are going to…
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FLAVOR TEXT: Five Nights at Freddy's
Five Nights at Freddy's. The Internet sensation that started as a simple game about creepy mascots and jump scares has spawned no less than 8 games, 3 novels…
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Ep. 40: No Quid Pro Quos in Mephisto's Realm
Before Nic Cage donned the flaming skull of Ghost Rider, the Spirit of Vengeance has inhabited many bodies, dating all the way back to the Stone Age. Since we…
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SIDEBAR: Video Game Creepypastas Vol. 3
CNN told us not to see Joker this weekend, so instead we're diving back into the spooky, scary well that is video game creepypastas! This year, we're bringing…
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Ep. 39: Tom Nook's Strungle in the Jungle (ft. Tom Zalatnai)
For the first stop as part of this year's Spooktacular Express, we're going to visit the delightful and whimsical world of Animal Crossing, where everyone is…
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Episode 38: The Spirit of the Baltimore Ravens Is To Win
Metal Gear Solid is a very silly game. Please bear that in mind while we explain the premise of this week's episode is that the military has decided that it's…
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SIDEBAR: The MCU and the Multiverse of Madness
With Tony Stark gone, Captain America having Back-to-the-Future'd himself, and Spider-Man facing off against the villainy that is the Sony Pictures Legal…
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Ep. 37: How Many Yards Are In a Yeet?
Our boy Link has recovered a lot of equipment in the form of treasure throughout the years. From bombs to arrows to slingshots, his arsenal is a veritable tool…
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Ep. 36: You Merely Adopted Corporate Synergy, I Was Born Into It (ft Jeramy Kahle)
LinkedIn has told us that, as Millennials, we're always looking for the next "big thing" in our career paths. The "thing" could be a bigger paycheck, more…
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FLAVOR TEXT: Neon Genesis Evangelion
NERV. The Evas. Human Instrumentality. ADAM. This week's FLAVOR TEXT dives into the twisted psyche of one of the most influential anime series of all time…
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Episode 35: The Ballad of Sad Brent
Before Guitar Hero taught the world about Dragonforce and before Dance Dance Revolution brought us Darude, there was only one game series defined by its…
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Episode 34: Oops! All Holy Wars
We've talked at length about many of the horrors implicated by the crazy-pants world of Pokémon. But one of the most horrifying implications is the idea that a…
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DLC EPISODE: The Antagonist Altercation (ft. David Flamm)
What's up #bazinganation?! Your favorite The Big Bang Theory debate-themed podcast is back for what might be the last time! We recorded this episode days…
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SIDEBAR: Jon Favreau Is My Stepdad
**SPOILER WARNING FOR SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME** Todd and Andrew saw Spider-Man: Far From Home and oh my God now it's time to geek out over it. Does Jake…
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Ep. 33: Make America Gotta Go Fast...Again
Oh Sonic...our very fast boy with a very complicated past. He's been a street fighter, an Olympic athlete, a zero gravity surfboard racer, and even a knight…
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FLAVOR TEXT: Magic: The Gathering (Pt. 2)
On Part 2 of our journey through the lore of Magic: The Gathering, we cover everything after The Great Mending up to where the story stands today. Our main…
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Ep. 32: Please Stop Trying to Domesticate My Near-Sighted Son
Yeah, sure, your pet is your best friend because and they provide you with unrequited love and companionship, yada yada yada. But your dog would be waaay…
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Ep. 31: The Waaahmazing Whimsy of Wario and Waluigi
From Dinosaur Blade Runner to CG hedgehogs with real human teeth, we here at Debate This! unequivocally love when video games get adapted to other things. So…
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FLAVOR TEXT: Magic: The Gathering (Pt. 1)
On this month's Flavor Text, we're tapping all our mana to summon one of the biggest and most complex lore monsters out there today. That's right nerds, we've…
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Ep 30: Two Baldwins Deep (ft. Giovanni Colantonio)
The 1993 film Super Mario Bros is notorious for 1) being very bad, and 2) inadvertently creating a sub-genre of crappy movie adaptations of popular video…
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SIDEBAR: Hulk Ruffalo and The Big Thorbowski
**HUGE MASSIVE SPOILER WARNING FOR AVENGERS: ENDGAME** The release of Avengers: Endgame marks the end of an 11-year saga. A saga which, quite frankly, many of…
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Ep. 29: In Between Pennywise Thighs
The Top Generals of the World's Military need our help! The R&D department of Debate ThisI Corp. has been tasked with developing a new weaponized vehicle, so…
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Ep. 28: Agent Kirby's Pillow Palace
DC's Blackest Night arc in the mid-2000s finally accomplished the thing that 30 years of comics preceding it couldn't—it finally made the Green Lantern cool by…
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Ep. 27: Gyrados Jim's Gyrados Gym for Gyra-Bros (ft. Tom Zalatnai)
A trainer's first Pokemon is arguably the most important impact on how their fighting style develops and more importantly how they grow as a trainer and as a…
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FLAVOR TEXT: The Eternals
Since no one asked for it, we went back to the lore well and drudged up another hot steaming pile of knowledge for the next edition of FLAVOR TEXT! Marvel has…
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Ep. 26: Butt Thwomp Nation
Despite the fact that we've made it abundantly clear that we don't know Science, our field team at Debate This Labs are studying the various colors of Yoshis…
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Ep. 25: Hold That Conference Call, I'm Jungling!
We here at Debate This Corp, LLC, want to make a game but we don't really know anything about game development. But there is one thing we do know about, and…
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SIDEBAR: Meet the Fighters!
We've spent a lot of time debating, so let's take off the punching gloves and put on our friendship pants to learn a bit more about our master debaters. Check…
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Ep. 24: Talkin' Tungsten
It is the year 20XX. Gigantic monsters have appeared from the depths of the Pacific Ocean to wreak havoc, and so our only option is to build larger robots…
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Ep. 23: Burt Belker, Regional Sales Manager and Master of Chaos
The poor DC Cinematic Universe just can't catch a break. We thought there might be some momentum with Wonder Woman, but then Justice League and Batman vs…
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FLAVOR TEXT: Kingdom Hearts
Gel up your spiky hair and break out your magical key swords, because Kingdom Hearts III is here! As our inaugural episode of FLAVOR TEXT, we're breaking from…
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Ep. 22: It Takes Two to Orangutango
War. War never changes. Except when the latest Fallout game gets bored with its lack of NPCs and decides to incorporate a hipster gorilla, malicious…
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Ep. 21: The Actual Tripp Pants of Shia LaBeouf (ft. Alex Clark)
Kingdom Hearts is the unexpectedly glorious mashup of Disney characters and Final Fantasy. With the release of Kingdom Hearts III fast approaching, we're going…
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Ep. 20: Enter the Vibration Dimension
It's the holiday season, so that means it's time to shower each other with good will and material love. The Debate This! boys are exchanging gifts in the form…
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Ep. 19: Benny Shortarms' 30-Year Fixed Mortgage
We've got a pitch for you: We follow a pair of couples around with cameras while they shop around for their dream home. We will present them with a series of…
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SIDEBAR: Undying Light
December 7, 2018 was a big freaking' day y'all. Not only did we get the release of Smash Ultimate, but we also got a reveal of the first Smash DLC character…
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Ep. 18: Don't Bring a Knife to a Glue Gun Fight
Michael Keaton's Vulture is the latest of Spider-Man's rogues gallery to get the "gritty reboot" treatment. With the rumors of Jake Gyllenhaal donning…
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Ep. 17: David Schwimmer's Furry Paradise
Gorons, Zora, Koroks, little kids with runny noses...if only The Legend of Zelda games could just be Link, Zelda, and Ganon. We've seen plenty of goofy side…
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SIDEBAR: Video Game Creepypastas Vol. 2
Part 2 of our super spooky creepypastas continues. This week, we are covering the black hole of misery that is Petscop and are digging up another classic…
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SIDEBAR: Video Game Creepypastas Vol. 1
The idea of creepypastas was a weird mid-00s Internet phenomenon. A product of the message board era, creepypastas are ghost stories posted across a series of…
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Ep. 16: Werewolves Don't Always Wear Jorts
Spooktacular Express continues this as we talk about classic movie monsters. In the usual Debate This! flair, we ask ourselves what if old-timey movie monsters…
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SIDEBAR: Scary Games Discussion
Here at Debate This! We love Halloween. So we're bringing you a new episode each week during the month of October all focused on our favorite spooky content…
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Ep. 15: How Many People Has Waluigi Killed?
To celebrate the release of Venom's very own movie, we're all about the black alien goop in today's episode. The Debate This! boys are writing our own kickass…
Debate This!Ep. 14: I'm Sexy When the Bones Go Away
Heroes and villains have long been given god-like powers haphazardly while mere mortals have prayed that the all-powerful beings around them don't erase them…
Debate This!Ep. 13: Why Is The Rock So Sweaty?
The Leader. The Muscle. The Charmer. The Wild Card. From the Beatles, to the Turtles, to The Fantastic Four, all of the best teams have these archetypes…
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Ep. 12: Our Dragons Don't Raise Taxes
The Triforce. Metal Gear. Power Pellets. So many games are built around these kinds of seemingly insignificant instruments of unstoppable power. This week's…
Debate This!Ep. 11: The Devil Went Down to My Potluck
Bible school, Sunday picnics, spaghetti dinners...we all have our own personal experiences with Religion, but thank Whatever-God-You-Believe-In that real…
Debate This!Ep. 10: Please Ignore the Zangoose Pee
Let's face it, we've all dreamt of being a Pokemon Master...exploring the countryside, making new friends, and murdering children's pets along the way. We've…
Debate This!Ep. 9: With Apologies to Vincent Diesel
Hollywood loves a good reboot. So that's why we've decided to chase our dreams of being screenwriters and reboot our favorite classic sitcoms with video game…
Debate This!Ep. 8: The Only Thing Worse Than Charmy Bee is Cardi B
Hoo boy, the Chaotix...the B-listers of the Sonic Extended Universe. Anyone remember these guys? No? Well, we dove deep and brought you way too much lore…
Debate This!Ep. 7: More Airtight Than Yoshi's Butthole
Mario has had many sidekicks throughout his career. This week's episode has us discussing which of his past partners is the best. A flu-addled Andrew goes…
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Ep. 6: Friends Don't Let Friends Commit Domestic Terrorism
Everyone needs a partner, even superheroes. This week on Debate This!, we discuss the best comic book bromances. Kyle introduces us to the best hard-drinkin…