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Cards Against Humanity is taking over the world. This isn't an opinion, it's not an observation, it's a fact. Every time we've introduced the game to a new group of people the reaction has been the same: "This is the best game I've ever played". Across the board. Maybe we just hang out with fantastic people but that has been our only experience so far. I don't think any of us expect that to change. In this show we've got an interview with five of the creators and they've got some exciting news to share with everyone. Give it a listen and be sure to drop us an email. Trust us.

Here's the link to give Perpetual Geek Machine: Show #00051 a listen!

Here's the breakdown on where to find/follow us online!

Show Notes for your horrible self:

What’cha Been Doing? (4:08 - 39:12)

Break (39:12 - 43:52)

Cards Against Humanity Interview (43:52 - 1:23:00)

  • Dan and I got Max Temkin, Ben Hantoot, David Munk, David Pinsof and Daniel Dranove on Skype to chat for a bit about their game where they talked a bit about its creation and when you might be able to pick it up again.
  • They've also been gracious enough to hook us up with five copies of the game to give away to you, our fine audience. Just drop us an email at podcast (@) perpetualgeekmachine dot net to enter. We're gonna randomly pick the winners.
5 Hit Combo(1:24:01 - End)
  • Dan vs. Ryan, Kevin judging
  • Topic: Top 5 Franchise Showdowns (That Haven't Been Done Yet)
    • Next Topic: Top 5 Cards Against Humanity Cards You'd Create
Total Run Time - 1:43:30
Direct download: PGM_Show00051.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 2:00 PM

You'd think that with this being our 50th podcast we'd be celebrating in some way but YO, fuck that noise. We've barely even started. There's way too much geekiness that we haven't gotten to yet so there's no reason to prematurely congratulate ourselves on some false achievement. We'll save all that for episode #99999. Here's the link to give Perpetual Geek Machine: Show #00050 a listen!Here's the breakdown on where to find/follow us online!

Show Notes for your ringtones:

What’cha Been Doing? (4:14 - 50:13)

  • We're trying to spread out the geek love these days:
    • Indie Game: The Movie
    • Human Centipede 2, Some Like It Hot, Splash
    • Trials: Evolution
    • Fallingwater
    • Fez
    • Walking Dead Episode #1
    • Mass Effect 3 ending
    • Back to D&D

Break (50:14 - 52:14)

  • The music I laid in there this week:
    Really, I don't want to ruin it. It's just too good to know beforehand.

Retro Game Day at the Local Library (52:35 - 1:08:08)

  • Dan helped some young'ns get acquainted with the Atari, NES and Vectrex. Minds were blown.
5 Hit Combo(1:08:09 - End)
  • Dan vs. Kevin, Rich judging
  • Topic: Top 5 Nerd Ringtones
    • Next Topic: Top 5 Franchise Showdowns (That Haven't Been Done Yet)
Total Run Time - 1:26:15
Direct download: PGM_Show00050.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 4:00 AM

This is the last you'll hear about PAX East 2012 from us for a little bit. Or, at the very least, it will die down to a dull roar. We promise, but we're not good at keeping our promises. Sort of.

Plenty of good What'cha Been Doing action in the first half of the show, a recap of our weekend at PAX and a 5 Hit Combo that breaks the tie between Dan and Ryan for overall wins. It's a good'un.

Here's the link to give Perpetual Geek Machine: Show #00049 a listen!

Here's the breakdown on where to find/follow us online!

Show Notes for your cocubine:

What’cha Been Doing? (4:52 - 1:04:19)
  • We're trying to spread out the geek love these days:
    • Rich breaks free of the early 2000's chains that bind him with his fancy new iPhone 4S
    • He kept it off when he went to see American Reunion
    • On the train up to Boston he read a good amount of Game of Thrones
    • A few unsuspecting friends were introduced to the wonders of Cards Against Humanity
    • Dan tells us about the new D&D board game Lords of Waterdeep
    • Yo. Fez is a real mindfuck
    • I'm about halfway through reading Neil deGrasse Tyson's most recent book Space Chronicles
    • The new Geek & Sundry and Nerdist YouTube channels are being watched
    • I also exposed myself to the outside world by planting my first vegetable garden.
    • Ryan got a little time in with Mass Effect 3 but doesn't have much to say about it...yet

Break (1:04:19 - 1:08:32)

  • The music I laid in there this week:
     “The Road of Trials” by Austin Wintory from the Journey Soundtrack

PGM at PAX East 2012 (1:08:32 - 1:32:45)

  • We recap the awesome weekend that was at PAX East 2012.
5 Hit Combo(1:32:45 - End)
  • Ryan vs. Dan, Kevin judging
  • Topic: Top 5 Unexpected Things At PAX
    • Next Topic: Top 5 Nerd Ringtones
Total Run Time - 1:52:13
Direct download: PGM_Show00049.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 3:36 AM

PAX is a time for many things. For us it's a great excuse to get together with friends that live far and wide and nerd out for a few days.

But this year we decided to hit the show with a little more structure, and do some good honest work for Perpetual Geek Machine while we were there. This podcast is just another salvo of PAX East 2012 coverage, and culls together all the interviews we conducted on the floor over the stretch of the convention.

We played a ton of games... like, a ton. We only cover a fraction of those in this show. So the interviews presented therein aren't indicative of what we thought was cool at the show. And with that, enjoy this special podcast episode! Here's the link to give Perpetual Geek Machine: Show #00048 a listen!

Show Notes Just after noon on Friday we had the chance to sit down with Chris Plinksy from the Dungeons and Dragons group over at Wizards of the Coast. He told us all about their plans for the upcoming year across all facets of the Universe. Be it RPG, boardgame or miniatures it seems like the Dungeons and Dragons brand has got you covered with tons of product. (2:09 - 12:11)


After our Wizards of the Coast meeting we decided to hit the show floor and check out some of the smaller indie dev titles. While trying to make sure we saw everything we also did our best to pull a few of the developers aside and chat them up about their games!


Taking a break from the show floor we decided to head for higher ground and found ourselves in the Kickstarter Arcade room, featuring both current projects and past winners.

  • After watching a few moments of Guns Of Icarus Online we pulled aside Alex Jarocha-Ernst from Muse Gamesto talk to us about it. (24:07 - 26:46)
  • No rest for the wicked, we ventured to the tabletop area and met up with Dave Schrader from Schrader Heavy Industries who was demoing his single book role playing game the "Light Weight RPG." In between adventures we had him tell us a little bit about his project. (26:46 - 28:43)

Sunday came around too fast, as is always the case with PAX. However before catching a train to head home we decided to squeeze in a few more demos and playtests with a doubleshot of titles at Steve Jackson Games.

  • First up is the to-be-released-this-summer castle building game Castellan. The pieces were really unique and you can see us playing in some of these pictures. Lots of fun and the interlocking pieces are nice! (29:25 - 32:38)
  • Then we managed to finagle a conversation with Andrew Hackard, Munchkin Brand Manager, who spoke on what Munchkinis and what areas the tounge-in-cheek game is going to move into next Munchkin (32:38 - 37:30)
  • Hey, Bonus interview! A little before PAX East we interviewed George Rothrock: Director of Product and Busines Development & Gary Weis: Chief Technology Officer from Playdek about their conversion of the combative deck building game Nightfall. Since this interview was recorded the game has been released and is available now on the app store. Here's a review from PGM writer Dan Zuccarelli (38:08 - 57:06) GOOD BYE
Direct download: PGM_Show00048.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30 AM

We almost had to call this podcast off. On Thursday we all head up to Boston for PAX East 2012 and our excitement was coming to life in the form of extreme hyperactivity. Rich and I were running around my basement uncontrollably until Ryan reached through the internet cables through Skype and shook the hyper out of us. Luckily we were able to calm down long enough to get this show on tape. Err...I mean hard drive.

While I've got your attention you should go check out our pals at Fantastic Neighborhood. They're good people that just started a pretty darn great video game podcast. Jump on board now before they blow up. Tell 'em Kevin sent ya.

Here's the link to give Perpetual Geek Machine: Show #00047 a listen!

Here's the breakdown on where to find/follow us online!

Show Notes for your past self:

What’cha Been Doing? (5:44 - 42:15)
  • In the mix this time we've got discussions on:
    • Ryan tells us about the iOS game Hunters 2
    • While in Cuba he protected his iPhone with the Lifeproof case
    • He also got in some reading with the latest Neal Stephenson book REAMDE
    • Kevin and Rich discuss the excellent The Hunger Games movie.
    • Rich found himself disappointed with the ending of Mass Effect 3.
    • Kevin told the other guys how good the board game Rallyman is.
    • He's also dabbled with the DOTA 2 beta and watched the first episode of the new season of Game of Thrones.

Break (42:15-45:15)

Geek Spew (45:22 - 55:05)

  • We chat about our excitement for PAX East 2012 and some of our plans for the weekend.
5 Hit Combo(55:05 - End)
  • Kevin vs. Rich, Dan judging
  • Topic: Top 5 Things You'd Tell Your Past Self
    • Next Topic: Top 5 80's Saturday Morning Cartoon Characters Who Didn't Know They Were Gay
Total Run Time - 1:12:48
Direct download: PGM_Show00047.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 4:00 AM

Here's the link to give Perpetual Geek Machine: Show #00046 a listen!

Here's the breakdown on where to find/follow us online!

Show Notes for your future self:

What’cha Been Doing? (3:41 - 53:25)

Break (53:25 - 55:33)

  • The music I laid in there this week:
     “Poisoning Pigeons In The Park” by Tom Lehrer

Geek Academy (55:40 - 1:05:51)

5 Hit Combo(1:05:51 - End)
  • Kevin vs. Rich, Dan judging
  • Topic: Top 5 Questions You'd Ask Your Future Self
    • Next Topic: Top 5 Things You'd Tell Your Past Self
Total Run Time - 1:20:57
Direct download: PGM_Show00046.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 4:00 AM

This show is a great example of what happens when the Forces That Be keep Ryan, Dan and I away from each other for almost two months. We end up having a lot to talk about and, more importantly, having a great time catching up with each other. At a little over two hours this one's a barn-burner for us but having been a part of it I don't think you guys will mine. After all, this is my favorite 5 Hit Combo that we've ever done.

Here's the link to give Perpetual Geek Machine: Show #00045 a listen!

Here's the breakdown on where to find/follow us online!

Show Notes for your rear window:

What’cha Been Doing? (3:44 - 1:02:22)

  • We sort of take turns but tried to intermix everything in discussing:
    • Citizen Kane on Blu-ray
    • Kevin finished the fourth A Song Of Ice & Fire book A Feast for Crows, along with author George R. R. Martin's AMAZING official website.
    • A couple of great indie PC 2D, sidescrolling puzzle platformers: Out There Somewhere and Vessel
    • Dan and Kevin attended a boardgame auction at All Things Fun in Berlin, NJ.
    • A new SSX is out and Dan spent some time with it.
    • Of course, Ryan bought a Vita and has good things to say about some of the games.
    • Ryan also tells us about an...interesting...play he saw recently in Toronto called Seeds.
Previously On PGM, The Blog (1:02:23 - 1:05:01)

Break (1:05:02 - 1:09:16)

  • The music I laid in there this week:
     “The Hounds” by The Protomen from their album

Geek Spew (1:09:20 - 1:47:07)

  • Ryan tells us a bit more about the features on the Vita and what he's impressed with on the machine.
  • Inspired by this post on Tested.com we talk about how we use our computers on a day-to-day basis.
5 Hit Combo(1:47:08 - 1:56:14)
  • Dan vs. Ryan, Kevin judging
  • Topic: Top 5 Accidental Porn Titles
    • Next Topic: Top 5 Questions You'd Ask Your Future Self
Total Run Time - 2:01:11
Direct download: PGM_Show00045.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 5:00 AM

Yeah. It happened. "Real Life" swept us up in its vicious, unrelenting grasp two weeks ago and we missed our regular schedule. Until we can figure out a way to make tons and tons of money off of this while blabbing about geeky stuff to kabillions of loyal listeners missing a show here and there is bound to happen.

Regardless, we're sorry for letting you down but we're back this week with another stellar episode of the Perpetual Geek Machine podcast!

Here's the link to give Perpetual Geek Machine: Show #00044 a listen!

Here's the breakdown on where to find/follow us online!

Show Notes for a new year:

Show Notes

What’cha Been Doing? (3:33 - 1:02:16)
  • Dan checks out:
    • the PC version of Pixeljunk Eden
    • morally-reprehensible Tweet Land
    • the "interactive fiction" of To The Moon
  • I (Kevin) found some time for:
    • mod-turned-retail release Dear Esther
    • the infamous episode of Dr. Who called "Blink"
  • Rich joins us for talks on:
    • a bunch of movies including Margin Call, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The Grey, The Lincoln Lawyer and Moneyball
    • and somehow found time for the Mass Effect 3 Demo
Previously On PGM, The Blog (1:02:17 - 1:04:15)
  • Dan catches us up on the highlights of our blog posts during the month between shows.

Break (1:04:16 - 1:06:51)

  • The music I laid in there this week:
     “Zombies On Your Lawn” from the Plants vs. Zombies soundtrack

Geek Spew (1:06:55 - 1:23:15)

  • We've found ourselves choosing indie games over AAA titles. What up with that?
5 Hit Combo(1:23:16 - End)
  • Kevin vs. Dan, Rich judging
  • Topic: Top 5 Animated Voices
    • Next Topic: Top 5 Accidental Porn Titles
Total Run Time - 1:46:18
Direct download: PGM_Show00044.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 5:00 AM

Perpetual Geek Machine Podcast: Show #00043

I like a show where we hit all sorts of topics in What'cha Been Doing. We were united and varied this week as we shared a lot of the same activities and spread out our attention over all sorts of media consumption. Of course, this sends our first segment into lengthy territory but I don't think anyone will mind.

Here's the link to give Perpetual Geek Machine: Show #00043 a listen!

Here's the breakdown on where to find/follow us online!

Show Notes for a new year:

Show Notes

What’cha Been Doing? (4:39 - 58:11)
Previously On PGM, The Blog (58:12 - 59:28)

Break (59:29 - 1:02:46)

  • The music I laid in there this week:
     “Superfreak” from the Something Awful Forums NESCover album.

Geek Spew (1:02:57 - 1:15:43)

  • Yo, where our new consoles at "G"?
5 Hit Combo (1:15:44 - End)
  • Ryan vs. Kevin, Dan judging
  • Topic: Top 5 Hobbies You'd Like To Try
    • Next Topic: Top 5 Animated Voices
Total Run Time - 1:38:57
Direct download: PGM_Show00043.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 5:00 AM

Perpetual Geek Machine Show #00042

Well, here we are at the most exciting number in any proper geek's life: 42. Of course we chat in Geek Spew about one of the funniest men to ever live, Douglas Adams, and his brilliantly hysterical Hitchhiker's series. We're also catching up on the things we've been doing since our last "normal" podcast, and there's a nice variety in there. Let's get on with the show!

Here's the link to give Perpetual Geek Machine: Show #00042 a listen!

Here's the breakdown on where to find/follow us online!

Show Notes for a new year:

Show Notes

What’cha Been Doing? (4:40 - 38:12)
Previously On PGM, The Blog (38:13 - 39:44)

Break (39:45 - 42:08)

Geek Spew (42:11 - 1:05:40)

5 Hit Combo (1:05:41 - End)
  • Dan vs. Ryan, Kevin judging
  • Topic: Top 5 Fictional Pets (NO FALCORS)
    • Next Topic: Top 5 Hobbies You'd Like To Try
Total Run Time - 1:20:37
Direct download: PGM_Show00042.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 4:42 PM