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Riders, Rangers, & Rambles Season 3 – Episode #07: Happy Meteor!

Wizards, wizards, and more wizards! Yet somehow the next episode will probably have a Wizard reference. Maybe a Akibaranger farewell reference? Who knows? Join us as we discuss nearly every bit of Wizard news that hit over the course of early this week, sans a few late updates involving the characters and plot. As mentioned, we’ll discuss the comments on the latest Rider in the next show, so get your comments in via the RamBoards or Otoku’s comment system. We also discuss some S.H.Figuarts releases, some hot new Go-Busters scans, and finally a new Fourze form. There’s certainly magic in the air though. It’s very red and smells vaguely like Kiva and Hibiki together. Interesting. Super Hero Time starts now as always with Fourze, Go-Busters, and the final story relevant Akibaranger episode!

Half in the Bag Episode #34: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and That’s My Boy

Mike and Jay hitch a ride from the worst green screen ever and discuss two more recent Hollywood flops: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and the brilliant Adam Sandler’s latest masterpiece, That’s My Boy.

Operation Kino 70: The Less-Than-Amazing Spider-Man

This week on Operation Kino, we’re totally throwing you off by releasing an episode on a Tuesday! Today marks the pre-Independence Day release of The Amazing Spider-Man, so we’ve got a podcast in which we review the movie in detail, both without spoilers and then eventually with them (don’t worry, we warn you). There are no tidbits or dessert this week, but there is a “spontaneous” lightning round inspired by Katy Perry, and lots of covers of the Spider-Man theme song. Also, David is missing because, as of recording time, he hadn’t seen the movie.

TWiT Photo 62: “Stopmotionista” Petra Cross

ApertureExpert reviews the 3.3 update, Petra Cross shows how to “stop-motion-ista” style, learn your interests with Prismatic, and more. Guests: Joseph Linaschke, Petra Cross, and Aria Haghighi

Game on Girl - Home - Episode 6 - Trans-Identity in Game: A welcoming community

I am very excited about this week’s guest, Michele, because her interview marks a further step in expanding and embracing of the ideas in my research. Michele is a male to female transsexual and in this episode she discusses her experiences and how her gaming changed throughout her own transition. - Regina and Rhonda

Operation Kino 68: Boys vs. Girls On Brave

This week on Operation Kino we’re grabbing our bows and arrows and riding through the glen with our hair flowing in the breeze, as we review the new Pixar effort Brave. (Fair warning: our review of Brave contains some spoilers, so you might not want to listen until after you’ve seen it) From there we talk about an issue that comes up a little bit in conversations about Brave, namely whether something being relatable also makes it good. But before any of that, we have a lightning round inspired by Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and then tidbits, in which Da7e runs down the recent controversy about Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, David eulogizes Andrew Sarris and talks about To Rome With Love, Katey and Patches debate the merits of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and Patches praises Paul Auster’s New York Trilogy. We end, as always, with your lightning round answers for dessert.

My So Called 8bit Life Episode 66 – Diablo 3 FTW

Episode 66 is a go! This week, I’m joined once again by Rick Foster. This week, we talk Diablo 3 and Max Payne 3. It’s the trilogy episode so enjoy.

My So Called 8bit Life Episode 67 – The One Topic Episode

Episode 67 is online! This week, I’m joined once again by Bill Meeks. In this episode, we talk about this article and that’s it. Enjoy.

Operation Kino 66: Prometheus Reviewed And Discussed In Detail

This week on Operation Kino we’re taking our very hubristically named spaceship and heading off into the great beyond, as we review the new sci-fi epic Prometheus. And because this movie is so big and complicated, we devote Segment 3 to a more detailed and spoiler-filled conversation about the film and the many questions it leaves unanswered. Before any of that, though, there’s a lightning round inspired by Madagascar 3 and then tidbits, in which Da7e wants to rid the world of Fifty Shades of Grey, David breaks down the two types of mystery stories as it relates to BBC’s Sherlock, Katey likes Greta Gerwig much more than her movie Lola Versus, and Patches witnesses a group-sourced, shot-by-shot remake of Star Wars, and swears it’s actually great. We end, as always, with your lightning round answers for dessert.

TWiT Live Specials 127: WWDC 2012

New MacBook Pro, iOS6 developer beta, Mountain Lion, Flyover, and more.
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, and Chris Breen

Totally Rad Show: E3 2012 Preview

Jeff, Alex, and Dan are gearing up for a huge week of E3 coverage. Today, they kick things off with their most anticipated titles of the show, and discuss what Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo have to do to make the biggest splash this year. Will WiiU own? Is Halo 4 the showstopper? Can Last of Us outshine sequels? Where do Assassin’s Creed 3, Borderlands 2 and Tomb Raider fit in? Find out what the guys think!

Totally Rad Show: E3 2012 - Day 1 Reactions

Our first hand reactions to all the huge announcements and gameplay trailers at Sony and Microsoft’s E3 Press Conferences! Microsoft’s got Halo 4, Gears of War Judgement, Tomb Raider, SmartGlass, and much more, while Sony counters with Last of Us, God of War Ascension, Beyond: Two Souls, and Assassin’s Creed 3 Liberation and more! Who won the day, and which titles look most exciting?

Totally Rad Show: Xploderz Crossbow Hands-On Review

In their continuing quest to never grow up, Jeff, Dan, and Alex grab some new kids toys, and go to the park and play! When they saw the Saturday morning commercial, they knew they had to try out Xploderz, the crazy new toy guns that fire gelatin projectiles you make yourself. How do they fare for the big kids of TRS?

Totally Rad Show: VS. - Tom Cruise movies

It is time once again for films to go toe to toe in VS. This time, Dan, Jeff, and Alex take on the impressive oeuvre of Tom Cruise. How do his films stack up, once against the other?

Frame Rate 80: Frownapalooza

No cable-free HBO Go, Dish defends commercial skipping, Intel planning TV platform, and more