Blahcade Podcast

Just like a breath of fresh air, we’re back with another interview. Yep, you don’t have to listen to Chris and Jared blab on about stuff (as much) this episode. Instead, listen to Mike, Lee, and Ben from FarSight Studios talk with us live on https://blab.im/BlahCade about some of the big wins and challenges they had with implementing the new UI currently in public beta on Steam PC.It’s both an enjoyable and informative session so get streaming and let us know if you want to hear more of this type of content by tweeting @blahcade, @jaredmorgs or @shutyertraps.Keep an ear out for the BackRoom later in the week.SegmentsIntroGreetings and Salutations - 0:45 minUI Blab - 1:30 minsSponsors and Outro - 38:00 min

Yep, that’s right. It has been thirty-eight weeks since Chris kicked off this little thing called Table of the Month. We talk about some challenges with running the TotM/TotW and the results from the last tourney. There’s new UI blah, Jared goes to the dark side and tests out TPA on Steam Mac, and we talk about Evil Week and Halloween in Aussie.SegmentsIntroGreetings and Salutations - 0:45 minTotM Admin Challenges - 3:50 minTotM Results - 8:00 minTotW - 9:50 minNew UI PC Beta Hands-on - 14:55 minAndroid User Guide 2.0? - 21:35 minJared Tries out TPA for Steam Mac - 23:50 minInsurance Day On Set - 27:00 minEvil Week - 31:35 minHalloween in Aussie - 39:50 minNew PTX Album - 44:00 minInterview Plans and Tshirts - 44:45 minPenny for your Thoughts? - 46:00 minSponsors and Outro - 47:00 min

This is something new Chris and Jared are trying out. Whenever you see BlahCade Backroom you can be assured there won't be much pinball, but there will be some banter. You will hear fellow Pinhead Blabbers coming in and out to chat about stuff (actual Pinball stuff).Think of these BackRoom episodes as a less formal part of BlahCade. Most importantly, tell us if you like these extra bits of randomness, or if you would like us to keep on the straight and narrow.

Chris and Jared start off this episode talking about TotW and TotM, then it evolves into a free flowing episode about table design, new zen tables, Season 5 table leaks, and other varied topics.Stay tuned later in the week for the BlahCade Backroom. But first, on with the show.SegmentsIntroGreetings and Salutations - 0:45 minTotW - 3:00 minTotM - 3:40 minTable Designer Mind Fracking - 6:55 minIt's Not Pinball But A Video Game - 8:55 minNew Zen Tables - 9:45 minNot Pinball But Video Game Redux - 12:45 minsZen Book Club - 15:20Alleged Leaked Season 5 Tables - 18:00Kay Joins the Leaked Chat - 20:50Leaks, or Deliberate Tactic - 25:00Tech Talk on New UI - 29:00SPIKE Emulation Device Support Speculation - 33:35TShirts - 38:00Sponsors and Outro - 41:00

It’s a full compliment of ‘caders today with Chris, Jared and Kay. We talk about the Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Beta and our progress in the Zen Book Club. Pinballwiz45b calls in to help us with some Zen tips as well. If you want to listen to BlahCade live while we record, link your twitter account to http://blab.im and join the live chat.If you want to have some fun and create some bumps for Beta Blah and Table of the Week, feel free to have a crack and send them to blahblahblahcade@gmail.com. No longer than ten seconds.Segments (in mins:secs)Accessories and Tech - 2:45Invite to Create Stings - 5:00Scared Stiff TotW - 6:25Frankenstein Beta - 15:30Zen Book Club - 29:30Ghost Rider - 33:10Fantastic Four - 34:25Pinballwiz45b Drops In - 35:20Tangental Zen Discussion - 38:00Outro and Sponsors - 45:00

Chris and Jared are trying new things. We’re testing out http://Blab.im and think the results speak for themselves audio-wise. We introduce the Zen Book Club, talk POTO and TotW, and threaten 20 minutes of Let it Go or Going Nuts music for folks who don’t switch feeds.Remember, switch over to http://shoutengine.com/BlahCadePodcast or prepare to be assaulted with “interesting” musical selections.SegmentsIntro and Sponsors;Introductions - 45 sec;TotW - 1:37 mins;POTO Backlash and Comments - 4:44 mins;HH vs Banzai Run - 9:30 mins;Zen Book Club -  10:40 mins;Roger Sharp in Drunk History - 22:20 mins;Blab.im Filler - 25:20 mins;SYT’s New Samson Teeny-Tiny Mic - 26:40 mins;A Wild Bonzo Appears - 27:50 mins;Bonzo adds to Zen Book Club - 32:00 mins;Last Chance to switch feeds - 34:20 mins;Sponsors and Outro - 36:00 mins.

It’s time for another weekly installment of madness and pinball. This week your hosts Chris and Jared introduce the focus for this week’s installment (yes, there is a focus).Enjoy the bits and bobs of the month: the random awards you get from “The Small Wheel”.SegmentsIntro and Sponsors - 0:00.00Introductions - 0:00.45Small Wheel Format and Intro - 0:05.15TotW - 0:05.45Pimp TPA for Fun and Profit - 0:08.00POGP - 0:09.45FS Tourney - 0:14.00Offspring vs GNFNR - 0:18.30Zen TotM - 0:21.30DVD - 0:28.30Stern Scrums - 0:32.30American Horror Story Hotel Plug - 0:35.00Sponsors and Outro - 0:39.00

Join hosts Chris Friebus and Jared Morgan, along with Kay Pfitzner, as they briefly discuss the results of September’s Tournament of the Month (TotM). Then sit back and relax and they devote the rest of the podcast to wildly guessing what the just announced Stern Pinball Arcade app means for FarSight and it’s fanbase. The newly minted half hour format goes long (50 mins), because there is nothing more fun than extrapolating meaning from barely there press releases!SegmentsIntro and Sponsors Introductions - 0:00.45 secShout out to C2C Pinbal - 0:02.00 minsShout out to Pinball Podcast - 0:03.00 mins TotM - 0:06.00 minsTotW - 0:09.15 mins Stern 0:10.30 minsSponsors and Outro 0:48.50

Has it been a month already? In this super-sized installment (it runs for about 40ish minutes) of the BlahCade, we spitball the Pros and Cons of Pro Packs, we talk about “The Dude” in TotW, and engage in URL alphabet soup in TotM. Chris talks about some US TV series he’s interested in, and I talk about a couple of Australian mini-series that no one outside of Australia has probably seen. Jared has a few issues with connectivity in this episode, so there is a disclaimer. Pesky Wi-Fi.Segments:Intro and Sponsors;Introductions - 1 min;Pro Packs - 2 mins;TotW - cf - 8 mins;Tech Talk - 12 mins;TotM - 18 mins;TV Series that We Love - 24 mins;Table Hint and Podcast Hosting changes - 34 mins;Sponsors and Outro - 39 mins.

If we use the analogy of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly, BlahCade is just starting to break out of the chrysalis. The show is taking a new direction, which Chris and Jared describe in this episode.  We also talk about the F14 Tomcat Beta as well, and a few Known Issues to look out for in this release (that are out of FarSight’s control).  Lights. GAMERA. Action is the TotW. Chris talks about how messed up the theme is on this game, and the exorcist-like woman between the flippers.  It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day. It’s a new life. And we’re feelin’ good.  Markers:Opening and Sponsors;  Introductions - 0:35;  Podcast Changes - 4:10;  Beta Blah - 12:45; TotW - 24:00; Sponsors and Close - 32:00.

With thanks to our sponsors, Wizard Amusements, we're back again with the 21st installment of the BlahCade.This month we get to hear Bobby King answer the second part of your questions in the BlahCade Theatre.Along with that, you get all the other things you know (and maybe even love) about our Hour of Power:2:45 TotM11:30 Pinball League discussion and the "awesome house15:45 Real Safe Cracker vs. TPA Safe Cracker17:20 Bobby Interview Part 244:45 The TAF Gold debate49:40 Festering the NBA59:30 Commercial break60:40 Whoring for commercial sponsors!1:02:40 Bloom County is back1:06:11 Goodbyes

Fresh from the grave yard shift, BlahCade returns with a slighty larger cast: Chris, Jared, and Kay (Bonzo).Some definite pinball talk features in this episode, not least of which is the interview with our gracious (and patient) friend Bobby King. He’s holding over the second half of questions until next month, but there are some surprising reveals about game stats and rankings in this great Q&A. You won’t believe how highly Big Shot ranks in the table play stats!Other topics include Slurpees, Spiders, Safe Cracker, Season 4 20/20, Sound Improvements, and last but not least PC Tourney and ToTM.It’s 1:49 of back to back chat.Time Stamps (so you can skip over crap you think you won’t like but probably will :D)Intro7-Eleven Slurpee Day - 2.5 minsPC Tourney - 9 minsSafe Cracker Difficulty - 20 minsTOTM - 25 minBobby Interview - 28 minsHypothetical - STERN Digital Pinball - 46 minsSpiders - 58 minsTech Talk - 68 minsSeason 4 Review - 79 minsMovie Talk, and brains - 90 minsTotM Prizes and Close - 100 mins

Like Magic, a new BlahCade podcast is available. Words are spoken, stories are told. Including one about the roided out kangaroo near Jared, opinions on modding pinball tables, and much, much more.

Come and listen to the latest BlahCade podcast, Two and Done. Jared and shutyertrap hold down the fort while everyone else is out sick, but that doesn't mean less show! Come for the April TotM recap, geek out during Jared's Tech Talk, wallow in the goodness of DX11 support, and nod your head in approval as SYT froths at the mouth over Mad Max. And then there's the tangents. Oh, the tangents.

New BlahCade is up and it is quite the show! It's called Big Nuts for reasons purely pinball related, we swear. This time around there is a dramatic recreation of the interview Jared did with Zsolt of A.S.K. Homework featuring Bonzo as the voice of Zsolt. Ton of questions answered, not to be missed. There is also a LitZ despite Sean not being in this session, but that didn't stop SYT! Full results and discussion of March TotM, with shoutouts for those that like hearing their names. And of course more.

The BlahCade returns with its 16th podcast, Drunken Farmer! Those of you that are fans of Sean going deep into a table are going to love his dissertation on The Addams Family. Jared talks a little about his TPA user guide for Android, while SYT gives a rundown on the Feb TotM and its winners.

And just like that, we are back on schedule with a new BlahCade Podcast! Think of it as our Valentine to you. This go around features Jeff talking of his trip to the Pinball Expo, Jared getting to muck about with machines down under, Sean covering Cirqus Voltaire in LitZ, and Shutyertrap giving all the details on the upcoming inauguralTournament of the Month. It's pinball, pinball, pinball, plus a little something extra.

It's a new year, and a new BlahCade podcast! This go around Shutyertrap, Jaredmorgs, and Jeff Strong do a very free form pod, because holidays. There is a list of SYT's favorite and least favorite movies he saw in 2014. Also we introduce a new word that needs to start trending now, 'continbute'. And on a side note, there is a brief discussion of DX 11 that is a little less relevant now that new info has come out since this was recorded. Enjoy our inane meanderings, and start up a conversation with us!

It's the long-awaited one-year anniversary episode! In fact, we've been awaiting it so long that I can't remember what's all in it, and I helped record it! So it's an anniversary surprise for everyone!

It's the penultimate episode before our 1 year anniversary!On deck this podcast, shutyertrap, Jeff Strong, jaredmorgs, and Sean DonCarlos (he lives!). We get into some reactions to podcast #11's interview with Bobby, shutyertrap goes off on idiot Redbox customers, Sean gets us Lost in the Zone once more with a look at Bram Stoker's Dracula. 50+ tables in TPA are celebrated with a few categories of awards (virtual) and our first ever contest is announced (real!). Random other bits are also included, as is a new avatar theme for you all to switch to.About the contest, you will need a Twitter account to enter @BlahCade and tag it with#BlahCaders. For that matter, hash tag us with#BlahCadersin all your social media ventures! Contest requires a minimum of 25 participants and a random drawing will take place in podcast #13.