Quest 59 - What are the best and worst things about Halloween?

The QQ Cast debates the virtues of pumpkin spice, reminisces about old TV specials, share stories of great Halloween parties, and then finally devolve into googling sexy bacon costumes.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:45 - Does pumpkin spice go well with anything?
  • 08:00 - Did your local haunted house give out candy?
  • 15:00 - Which games had the best Halloween mods?
  • 21:00 - What is the best Halloween movie of all time?
  • 27:45 - Have you ever been to a murder mystery party?
  • 31:30 - Sexy bacon costume; great costume, or greatest costume?
  • 39:00 - What is the coolest costume that you have ever seen?
  • 45:00 - Wrap up!

Music

QQ News - Nintendo Switch Announcement

The QQ Cast switch topics to talk about the Nintendo Switch! Can Tom stay on topic? Is Ruly on the hype train? Will Zach stop playing with his balls during the postcast? Find out!

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:30 - So, what are our immediate thoughts about the Switch?
  • 11:15 - Is the Switch a love letter to third party developers?
  • 19:30 - How innovative is the Nintendo Switch?
  • 28:00 - Is there anything nostalgic about the Switch?
  • 33:00 - Will the Nintendo switch bring gamers together?
  • 44:15 - What do we think this thing is going to cost?
  • 53:30 - How long will it but until Nintendo gets into VR?
  • 60:45 - Wrap up!

Music

Quest 58 - Are there any original ideas left in the film industry?

Quest 57 - Isn't it about damn time that we went to Mars?

Special Guest: Matt Stevenson

Tom gets overly sentimental about going to Mars, Matt records from a drag race, meanwhile Zach and Raul have a meaningful discussion about how long it will be until they will actually want to buy a ticket.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:00 - How much will it cost to go to Mars?
  • 08:15 - Is there a more noble goal than building a multi-planet civilization?
  • 24:45 - What would it take for YOU to want to go to Mars?
  • 48:30 - Will people be "left behind" on Earth?
  • 56:10 - What kind of energy sources will we need to live on Mars?
  • 67:30 - Wrap up!

Music

QQ News - August and September 2016

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the months of August and September, 2016.

Headlines

  • Gene Wilder Dies at 83 (Nytimes)
  • World War Z Author Max Brooks Is Writing a Minecraft Novel (IGN)
  • The Tick gets full series order at Amazon (Polygon)
  • New Yooka-Laylee Trailer Reveals Shovel Knight Cameo (Gamespot)
  • Rick And Morty Creator Launches "Squanchtendo" VR Studio (Squanchtendo)
  • Star Trek Discovery delayed to May 2017 (Polygon)
  • An Update on The Last Guardian, Delayed to December (Blog)
  • 'South Park: The Fractured But Whole' delayed to early 2017 (Engadget)
  • Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Delayed to 2018 (IGN)
  • Daniel Craig Reportedly Offered $150m for 2 More Bond Films (IGN)
  • Leonard Nimoy Hated Generations (Transporterroom3)
  • Transformers: The Last Knight Ignites Furor Over Using Churchill's Home as Nazi Headquarters (IGN)
  • Whats Going On With the Portal and Half-Life Movies at Bad Robot? (Slashfilm)
  • Pokemon GO Lost 15 Million Daily Users Last Month (Escapistmagazine)
  • Niantic Considering Android Wear, One-on-One Pokemon Go Battles (Escapistmagazine)
  • Miyamoto: Mario is Coming to Mobile Because That's Where People Play Games (Escapistmagazine)
  • The NX Will Have Pokemon Games, Mix Hand-Held And Console (Escapistmagazine)
  • Ubisoft CEO Impressed With NX, Says it Will Offer a "New Experience" (Escapistmagazine)