Podcast Rodeo for July 8: Norman Ear
It's pre-E3 week, and almost everybody is phoning it in. Not one to buck tradition, the Rodeo's also taking it easy this week ... if you can call any week where we slog through the podcast trough and bring back them gems taking it easy. Here's what the hardest working act on the Internet found for you this week.
NooBTooB: If you haven't kept up with the NooBTooB duo this year, there's a perfect way to get started up now, an encapsulation of all the best moments from their first year all reduced to one manageable, 15-minute morsel for the mom on the go. This episode is a video-only cast, by the way, so don't go hunting for the audio.
The Bobby Blackwolf Show: We've always believed that this show hit its stride at episode 99, about 23:50 in, but it's definitely still worth your oh-so-precious time. The show's main draw is that callers can get a chance to weigh in via Skype, but Blackwolf, a slick, well-informed host, is certainly no slouch. This week, hot topics are broken DSs and XBLA discounts.
GFW Radio: Listen, we'd love to stop linking to GFW. We pray for it every night. But as long as the show continues being incredibly entertaining, we find it impossibly to stop showing love. For example, this week's show kicks off with a parody of Eminem's "Stan" as performed by one Shawn Elliot. How do you beat that?
1UP Show: We know we're a little video heavy this week, but we saw the gameplay videos for Stranglehold and Army of Two and our linking reflex was automatically triggered. Seriously. Go watch. They're both ridiculous.
Game-Pron: This episode's a little old (Jun. 21) so you're going to hear some talk about "Banhunt," but we enjoyed this episode enough to want to spur Josh and Whiskey Jim on to record more. GP isn't so much with the slick production (though they promise a new intro is incoming) but both the hosts are really likable. Also, one of them starts eating dinner halfway through, which was surprisingly funny.
That's it for this week. Keep the suggestions coming, friends.
