17 Best Idle Thumbs Podcasts
A list of the most popular Idle Thumbs podcasts on Podyssey Podcasts.
17 Best Idle Thumbs Podcasts
1. Something True
Something True brings you incredible and bizarre true stories from the footnotes of history. A dog in the United States Cabinet? A leading rocket scientist who quit his job to make a moonchild? Virginia Woolf donning blackface to prank a navy? They'r...Show More
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Something True 4: Ruska Pravda
14:44 | Apr 18th, 2017
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The prince was murdered, and the princess given two demands: surrender the kingdom, and marry the enemy prince. She said yes—but what she did instead, nobody saw coming. If this were a video podcast, ...Show More
2. Idle Thumbs
Idle Thumbs is a video game podcast full of in-depth discussion and absurdity. Between overly-enthusiastic dissections of their latest media experiences and baffling phonological explorations of Jeff Goldblum's name, the cast has managed to find a re...Show More
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3. Important If True
Three friends try and figure everything out. Join Chris, Jake, and Nick as they delve into the weirdness of life, pop culture, and technology—and do their best to explain it as absurdly as they can. Write in to questions@importantiftrue.com with your...Show More
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Important If True 33: The Meme Scream
1:02:41 | Oct 13th, 2017
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AAAAAAaahhhHHGHhggg! Oh, excuse us, that was just our podcasting equipment warming up. When you taste something gross, what compels you to tell your friend to try it? Or worse, to keep eating it? If w...Show More
4. Three Moves Ahead
Three Moves Ahead is the leading strategy game themed podcast on the internet. Every week a panel of knowledgeable gamers with strong opinions meets to talk about the strategy and war games of the day, design issues and games in the wider world.
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5. Designer Notes
Why do we make games? Every designer has a different and very personal answer to that question. Soren Johnson, founder of Mohawk Games, sits down with noted designers to find out by examining their careers as a whole.
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6. Idle Weekend
Kick off the weekend as Danielle Riendeau and Rob Zacny bring their unique perspectives to video games and pop culture.
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November 24, 2017: What a Twist!
1:15:28 | Nov 24th, 2017
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Danielle and Rob are here, in Idle Weekend-land, a very good place, to discuss... The Good Place (spoilers abound), and many other games, shows, and movies that do twists well. Discussed: The Good ...Show More
7. Tone Control
Steve Gaynor of The Fullbright Company sits down with noteworthy video game developers for an in-depth conversation about their career and creative process, and the tricky work of establishing and maintaining a cohesive tone in their games.
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8. The Idle Book Club
A monthly book club podcast conducted by a few amateur book lovers.
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9. Twin Peaks Rewatch
Join us as we revisit David Lynch and Mark Frost's unsettling murder mystery serial, Twin Peaks. Each week we'll watch and discuss one episode—send questions and comments on the current episode to twinpeaks@idlethumbs.net to be part of the conversati...Show More
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10. Dota Today
Dota Today is a regular discussion between a pair of video game developers about their observations, escapades and experiences playing Dota 2, a MOBA developed by Valve.
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54:27 | Mar 24th, 2015
Sean and James sit down with Evil Genius's Kurtis "Aui_2000" Ling fresh off their huge win at the Dota Asia Championship.
11. Terminal7
Nels and Jesse talk about the card game Netrunner and its strategy, design and everything else fascinating about it.
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12. The End of Mad Men
Join us as we discuss each of the final seven remaining episodes of Matthew Weiner's outstanding 60s-era drama.
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The End of Mad Men 7: Person to Person
1:10:42 | May 20th, 2015
The stories of Don Draper, his family, his co-workers at Sterling Cooper, and The End Of Mad Men podcast conclude.
13. True Detective Weekly
Join us every week as we discuss the latest episode of True Detective, currently airing on HBO. We love the promise of a new story and cast every season, and we’ll share our own thoughts as well as comments from listeners and our forums. And after Se...Show More
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14. Esports Today
Every week, esports writers and professional journalists Andrew Groen and Rob Zacny bring you up to speed on the latest in competitive gaming, breaking down the week's most crucial news and events. Andrew and Rob help you you follow the world of espo...Show More
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March 10, 2016: Between Katowice and Shanghai
41:43 | Mar 10th, 2016
Rob and Andrew discuss the ESL CSGO tournament with Joe Wong, then discuss China's surprising slump on the MOBA front. Then, Rob and Andrew have to go, their planet needs them.
15. Playscape: Los Angeles
Join game maker Teddy Dief (Hyper Light Drifter) for a tour through Los Angeles’ vibrant video game scene. Episodes feature one-on-one conversations with developers, actors, writers, hosts—creators from all walks of life discussing their inspirations...Show More
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16. The Cutdown
Trailers are one of the most popular forms of media on the Internet, but very few people know who really makes them, and how much work goes into those 1-3 minutes of footage. The Cutdown is a podcast about the art of trailer editing, the people wo...Show More
17. Every Game in This City
Season 2 of Every Game in This City is a podcast about eight game designers, researchers, and curators who met up in China to try and watch every match of the International Dota 2 Championships in Shanghai.
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