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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    Idle Thumbs 320: Building Bridges at PAX East 2018

    1:10:52 | May 12th, 2018

    All of our lives have been upended because of some pretty awesome news (read item one here, and item two here), and it has had the unfortunate effect of knocking our recording schedule totally out of ...Show More

  • 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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    Three Moves Ahead 638: Timberborn

    1:05:32 | Aug 16th

    Timberborn is one of those Early Access games that we missed covering at its original launch, and we're not sure when it's going to be actually done... so what better time to talk about it than now, h...Show More

  • 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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    Designer Notes 90: Patrice Desilets - Part 2

    1:42:00 | Jul 25th

    In this episode, Soren interviews veteran game designer Patrice Desilets, best known for his work on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, the Assassin’s Creed series, and Ancestors: The Humankind Odys...Show More

  • 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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    Tone Control 28: Karla Zimonja

    2:51:02 | Jun 15th, 2018

    We've been through a lot together, Karla and I. And now, in what seems a fitting series finale for Tone Control, my business and creative partner sits down with me at the Fullbright office for a long ...Show More

  • 8. The Idle Book Club

    A monthly book club podcast conducted by a few amateur book lovers.

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    The Idle Book Club 28: NW

    52:14 | Jan 21st, 2018

    Sarah and Chris discuss NW, Zadie Smith's sprawling tale of the London working class. It's a re-read for both co-hosts, and they loved it just as much the second time through. Join in and see if you a...Show More

  • 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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    Twin Peaks Rewatch 54: Wrap-up Mailbag

    1:03:55 | Sep 16th, 2017

    Now that Twin Peaks The Return has concluded, we look to the true hero of the show—Deputy Chad—to provide a model of how we should close out the final episode of Twin Peaks Rewatch. So, like Chad, we'...Show More

  • 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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    Dota Today 17: With Aui_2000

    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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    Terminal7 83: End the Run

    49:19 | Aug 29th, 2018

    After 83 episodes, Terminal7 comes to an end. Nels and Jesse discuss what made the game special, what it meant to them, if anything else could ever take its place (spoilers: no) and how we even got he...Show More

  • 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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    True Detective Weekly 8: Omega Station

    44:31 | Aug 11th, 2015

    True Detective Season 2 is over, and it went out with a bang. Well, lots of bangs. It was an unusual season, and an unusual season finale—and as it turns out, we had more than a few conflicting though...Show More

  • 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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    Playscape: Los Angeles 10: Tyler J Hutchison

    1:32:57 | Jun 13th, 2016

    In final episode of the series, Teddy talks with comic artist and programmer Tyler J Hutchison, about art and code mindsets, choosing constraints, getting off the computer, and more. Teddy talks about...Show More

  • 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

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    The Cutdown 32: The Matrix Resurrections & Interview w/ Phil Daccord

    1:30:40 | Sep 24th, 2021

    Phil Daccord is the legendary trailer editor of The Matrix Trilogy (amongst many many more!) and in this episode we talk about his start as an assistant searching for frames of film in literal bins al...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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    Every Game in This City 207: Monkey Business

    1:28:20 | Dec 5th, 2021

    It’s Day 5 and PSG.LGD finally face off against their TI8 rivals, OG (formerly Monkey Business), in one of the most anticipated matches of the International Dota 2 Championships in Shanghai. Luckily, ...Show More

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