Joe’s Crash-Course Comeback – Joe explains his months-long absence: a stress-fractured foot from over-running, followed by a head-on bike collision with a drifter that landed him in the ER. He’s patched up (mostly) and back on mic, grateful just to be mobile again.
Where’s Joe? & Show Kick-off Mike explains co-host Joe’s long absence, muses on how the podcast is a “labor of love,” thanks Cratchit for sticking around, and rolls into the weekly “Alex Jones Clips of the Week.”
TwitchCon Costs and Streaming Platform Bias TwitchCon tickets now cost over $200, with payment plans revealing both economic strain and audience targeting. Discussion touches on Twitch’s political bias and alternatives like Kick, Rumble, and Odyssey.
Stream-Deck Chaos & AI Cover Songs: We kick off wrestling with fresh software updates that broke the video switcher, then marvel at lightning-fast AI covers of Mike’s 2005 skate-punk tune “Everyone Piggy James,” asking whether any robot could ever replicate the show’s improv shenanigans.
Technical Woes and Alex Jones Clips The crew kicks off with complaints about Zoom updates, tech mishaps, and recovering from "goat issues."