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**Irrational Passions Podcast**

Irrational Passions Podcast is the flagship show of IrrationalPassions.com, an independent video game website all about games, how we feel about them, and talking about them with friends.

Join Alex O’Neill, Scott Guthier, Brian “Nabeshin” Jackson, and Tony Horvath every week, with sometimes a guest, to talk games, the latest in video game news, and answer questions from our listener base. You can watch the show’s recording live every week on YouTube.com/IrrationalPassions and hear the edited audio version here every Tuesday.

Latest Episodes:

IP172: Michael Bay is the Reverse Midas Apr 03, 2014

Show notes

We have finally caught up! This is our latest show, which is two days late, but it's out, and ready for listening!

Breakdown:

Don’t forget to check out the bonus content in the YouTube video version of the podcast! The video version has tons of bonus content, before, during, and after the show!
We talk about some games! Dark Souls 2, inFamous Second Son, and Nabeshin played a bunch of games that he just skips over.
We have a lot of short news stories in this shorter-than-normal news week, and then discuss the Facebook Acquisition of Oculus VR and the pros and cons of it as a whole.
Evan tells you all about what you need.
We take some time to discuss some dumb-fun emails and a voicemail, and we have a fifth host join us in this segment.
Alex Listens to close out the show.

Video Version:

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This podcast was brought to you by Audible! Go to http://audibletrial.com/IrrationalPod to get a free audiobook download of your choice when you sign up for a free trial, today!

Check out our website, http://IrrationalPassions.com.

Send us emails at Alex/Evan/Scott/Tony/Artist@IrrationalPassions.com or general mail to our mail sack: MailSack@irrationalpassions.com.

Follow us @ALFighter27 (Alex), @stickerglue (Evan), @wuttehchuz (Scott), @TonyHorvath (Tony), @Nabeshin186 (Nabeshin), @GregoryBlaney (Greg) and please follow the show @IrrationalPod.

Please check out our new Youtube channel and subscribe at http://www.Youtube.com/IrrationalPassions. You can watch the show on Youtube too! Thanks Google Hangout!

Please check out our forums over at Retroids.com!

Follow the streams! We are live every week, almost every night! http://Twitch.TV/IrrationalPassions

Leave us a google voice voicemail at (404) 590-1337 [it’s like leet, 'cause it is] Standard long distance fees apply!

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IP171: Nick T-Shirt Canon Apr 02, 2014

Show notes

It's another week-late show, but this will be the last one I swear!Been editing almost non-stop since I got back from vacation but it's been a hectic birthday weekend for me so this came out later than I had hoped. There should be Ep. 172 up by the end of today as well, so look out for that.

Breakdown:

We have a full cast and crew this week!
Don’t forget to watch our video version to get some bonus content about our vacations and the like.
We talk about Dark Souls 2, Infamous Second Son, SteamWorld Dig, League of Legends, Thief, and more.
Music break this week is from Host Girls on Stage on the Japanese PSN! It’s so good, in a weird way.
We discuss the very slow news week and talk about Virtual Reality and the state of Konami.
Evan does new releases!
We take time to discuss the emails and a voicemail.
That’s the show and we end on a classic Nabeshin Asks!

See the video version of the show:

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This podcast was brought to you by Audible! Go to http://audibletrial.com/IrrationalPod to get a free audiobook download of your choice when you sign up for a free trial, today!

Check out our website, http://IrrationalPassions.com.

Send us emails at Alex/Evan/Scott/Tony/Artist@IrrationalPassions.com or general mail to our mail sack: MailSack@irrationalpassions.com.

Follow us @ALFighter27 (Alex), @stickerglue (Evan), @wuttehchuz (Scott), @TonyHorvath (Tony), @Nabeshin186 (Nabeshin), @GregoryBlaney (Greg) and please follow the show @IrrationalPod.

Please check out our new Youtube channel and subscribe at http://www.Youtube.com/IrrationalPassions. You can watch the show on Youtube too! Thanks Google Hangout!

Please check out our forums over at Retroids.com!

Follow the streams! We are live every week, almost every night! http://Twitch.TV/IrrationalPassions

Leave us a google voice voicemail at (404) 590-1337 [it’s like leet, 'cause it is] Standard long distance fees apply!

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IP170: Rich People Have Stairs Mar 26, 2014

Show notes

Sorry the show was late a week! I took a spontaneous vacation and thus could not edit the show at all!

Breakdown:

We have Greg back after so long! Nabeshin really missed him.
We talk about a ton of great games like Octodad, Southpark, Strider, Towerfall, and of course, Dark Souls II.
In news we jump around from a lost Drive Club to Frog Fractions 2 and Kingdom Hearts Surveys
Our music break this week is the theme song to Persona Q! Get hype!
We have a fun emails/voicemails segment with more FMKs and some origins of our gaming backgrounds.
Greg closes the show out by showing us how much he knows!

Video with Bonus Content:

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This podcast was brought to you by Audible! Go to http://audibletrial.com/IrrationalPod to get a free audiobook download of your choice when you sign up for a free trial, today!

Check out our website, http://IrrationalPassions.com.

Send us emails at Alex/Evan/Scott/Tony/Artist@IrrationalPassions.com or general mail to our mail sack: MailSack@irrationalpassions.com.

Follow us @ALFighter27 (Alex), @stickerglue (Evan), @wuttehchuz (Scott), @TonyHorvath (Tony), @Nabeshin186 (Nabeshin), @GregoryBlaney (Greg) and please follow the show @IrrationalPod.

Please check out our new Youtube channel and subscribe at http://www.Youtube.com/IrrationalPassions. You can watch the show on Youtube too! Thanks Google Hangout!

Please check out our forums over at Retroids.com!

Follow the streams! We are live every week, almost every night! http://Twitch.TV/IrrationalPassions

Leave us a google voice voicemail at (404) 590-1337 [it’s like leet, 'cause it is] Standard long distance fees apply!

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IP169: Going Down on the Encounter Mar 11, 2014

Show notes

A fantastic and long show brought to you by family and our writing team.

Breakdown:

Don’t forget to watch the video version for a full 30 minutes of bonus content about Liam Neeson, PS4 delivery woes, and even more.
We have two guests this week: Jarrett Green, one of our writers, and Will Guthier, Scott’s older brother! (Don’t worry, he’s cool)
We talk about tons of games this week! South Park, Dishonored, Bravely Default, The Walking Dead Season 2, The Last of Us, DOTA and more.
We have tons of news to talk about, including Vagrant Story, Steve Ballmer in a pink wig, gritty reboots of PS1 platformers, Batman games, Jack Tretton fighting Reggie, that fact no one cares about Watch_Dogs anymore, and broken Sagat in SF4.
Emails this week include some more FMKs and making completely incorrect guesses.
We have a new closing segment with a perfect name from our main man Nabeshin!
Our music break this week was With a Song by Danny Wiessner (who also does our intro/outro song). Please buy it on iTunes or Bandcamp, it’s fantastic!

Watch the video version with 30 minutes of bonus content, here:

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This podcast was brought to you by Audible! Go to http://audibletrial.com/IrrationalPod to get a free audiobook download of your choice when you sign up for a free trial, today!

Check out our website, http://IrrationalPassions.com.

Send us emails at Alex/Evan/Scott/Tony/Artist@IrrationalPassions.com or general mail to our mail sack: MailSack@irrationalpassions.com.

Follow us @ALFighter27 (Alex), @stickerglue (Evan), @wuttehchuz (Scott), @TonyHorvath (Tony), @Nabeshin186 (Nabeshin), @GregoryBlaney (Greg) and please follow the show @IrrationalPod.

Follow our guests @Jarrettjawn and @willguthier!

Please check out our new Youtube channel and subscribe at http://www.Youtube.com/IrrationalPassions. You can watch the show on Youtube too! Thanks Google Hangout!

Please check out our forums over at Retroids.com!

Follow the streams! We are live every week, almost every night! http://Twitch.TV/IrrationalPassions

Leave us a google voice voicemail at (404) 590-1337 [it’s like leet, 'cause it is] Standard long distance fees apply!

Like us on Facebook! Reviews us on iTunes! Check out our iPhone App!

IP168: Breaking Brian Mar 05, 2014

Show notes

Breakdown:

We have special guest Harold Price on for his birthday. Happy Birthday Harold!
We talk about a ton of video games this week! Including a tangent about Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze and Final Fantasy franchises. We discuss Metroid, Threes, Scribblenauts, Kingdom Hearts, Mass Effect and more!
There is a ton of news out and about this week. We discuss the success of the PS4 in Japan, Titanfall Bundles, the Nintendo DS online situation, and Harmonix’s Chroma!
We have an email, performed live by Harold, as well as “The King’s Orders”
We send SilverPR our appreciation for his voicemails, after one of his voicemails.
Alex tries his hand at a closing segment. It’s pretty crappy, but it’ll get better!

This podcast was brought to you by Audible! Go to http://audibletrial.com/IrrationalPod to get a free audiobook download of your choice when you sign up for a free trial, today!

Check out our website, http://IrrationalPassions.com.

Send us emails at Alex/Evan/Scott/Tony/Artist@IrrationalPassions.com or general mail to our mail sack: MailSack@irrationalpassions.com.

Follow us @ALFighter27 (Alex), @stickerglue (Evan), @wuttehchuz (Scott), @TonyHorvath (Tony), @Nabeshin186 (Nabeshin), @GregoryBlaney (Greg) and please follow the show @IrrationalPod.

Follow our guest @usfhbomb and don’t forget to check out his podcasts Cross Border Gaming and Hbomb & Friends!

Please check out our new Youtube channel and subscribe at http://www.Youtube.com/IrrationalPassions. You can watch the show on Youtube too! Thanks Google Hangout!

Please check out our forums over at Retroids.com!

Follow the streams! We are live every week, almost every night! http://Twitch.TV/IrrationalPassions

Leave us a google voice voicemail at (404) 590-1337 [it’s like leet, 'cause it is] Standard long distance fees apply!

Like us on Facebook! Reviews us on iTunes! Buy our iPhone App!

IP167: Tony's Birthday is SO Desu Kawaii Feb 27, 2014

Show notes

Breakdown:

Don’t forget to check out our video version of this show for bonus content!
We have special guest Justin Graffius (THESigmaOmega/The King) on by request from our birthday boy Tony Horvath.
Sorry for the late show! We recorded late, so it’s out late!
We have a huge games discussion, with some big points:
We talk about Thief and iOS games.
We discuss Mario Sunshine and why we love it.
Final Fantasy Lightning Returns.
Professor Layton.
Alex squeezes in his games right at the end too.
We hit the big news of the week including Irrational Games, Twitch Plays Pokemon, PP, ResolutionGate and Chroma.
Justin closes the show out with “The King’s Orders”. Which are, apparently, always absolute.

This podcast was brought to you by Audible! Go to http://audibletrial.com/IrrationalPod to get a free audiobook download of your choice when you sign up for a free trial, today!

Check out our website, http://IrrationalPassions.com.

Send us emails at Alex/Evan/Scott/Tony/Artist@IrrationalPassions.com or general mail to our mail sack: MailSack@irrationalpassions.com.

Follow us @ALFighter27 (Alex), @stickerglue (Evan), @wuttehchuz (Scott), @TonyHorvath (Tony), @Nabeshin186 (Nabeshin), @GregoryBlaney (Greg) and please follow the show @IrrationalPod.

Follow our guest @TheSigmaOmega! He’s awesome! Definitely give him some love!

Please check out our new Youtube channel and subscribe at http://www.Youtube.com/IrrationalPassions. You can watch the show on Youtube too! Thanks Google Hangout!

Please check out our forums over at Retroids.com!

Follow the streams! We are live every week, almost every night! http://Twitch.TV/IrrationalPassions

Leave us a google voice voicemail at (404) 590-1337 [it’s like leet, 'cause it is] Standard long distance fees apply!

Like us on Facebook! Reviews us on iTunes! Buy our iPhone App!

IP166: TitanFumble Bundle Feb 18, 2014

Show notes

Breakdown:

We have special guest Spencer Sheehan on this week! TheGeekIntel himself, representing Boston!
Don’t forget to watch the video version of this to see the bonus content.
In games this week we spit it out on the Titanfall Beta, Persona 3 Portable and more P3FES, some EVE talk, Outlast, Mark of the Ninja and more.
News is packed with discussion this week. What is Nintendo up to? Thoughts on Smash Bros. What will get you to buy a Vita? And NPDs to close it out.
Flappy Bird discussion ensues.
New Releases.
Justin sends us an email asking about Keyblades.
We close out the show with a Valentine’s treat.

This podcast was brought to you by Audible! Go to http://audibletrial.com/IrrationalPod to get a free audiobook download of your choice when you sign up for a free trial, today!

Check out our website, http://IrrationalPassions.com.

Send us emails at Alex/Evan/Scott/Tony/Artist@IrrationalPassions.com or general mail to our mail sack: MailSack@irrationalpassions.com.

Follow us @ALFighter27 (Alex), @stickerglue (Evan), @wuttehchuz (Scott), @TonyHorvath (Tony), @Nabeshin186 (Nabeshin), @GregoryBlaney (Greg) and please follow the show @IrrationalPod.

Please check out our new Youtube channel and subscribe at http://www.Youtube.com/IrrationalPassions. You can watch the show on Youtube too! Thanks Google Hangout!

Please check out our forums over at Retroids.com!

Follow the streams! We are live every week, almost every night! http://Twitch.TV/IrrationalPassions

Leave us a google voice voicemail at (404) 590-1337 [it’s like leet, 'cause it is] Standard long distance fees apply!

Like us on Facebook! Reviews us on iTunes! Buy our iPhone App!

IP165: Evan Wants to be a Zerg Feb 12, 2014

Show notes

Breakdown:

We have special guest Eric Miller on this week!
Don’t forget there is bonus content in the video version of this episode on our Youtube Channel!
We talk about Persona 3 (more!) The Wonderful 101 (more!) and some goodies like Tomb Raider, Don’t Starve, and even...wait... EVE Online?! Yes. We even cover that.
News has us going down several rabbit holes. We discuss the Double Helix acquisition, Sonic Boom, Flappy Bird, and even spend some time talking Call of Duty.
New Releases! Why do we even do this part anymore.
Justin decrees his own email-based segment, and we have a voicemail from our fiend in PR!
That’s the show!

This podcast was brought to you by Audible! Go to http://audibletrial.com/IrrationalPod to get a free audiobook download of your choice when you sign up for a free trial, today!

Check out our website, http://IrrationalPassions.com.

Send us emails at Alex/Evan/Scott/Tony/Artist@IrrationalPassions.com or general mail to our mail sack: MailSack@irrationalpassions.com.

Follow us @ALFighter27 (Alex), @stickerglue (Evan), @wuttehchuz (Scott), @TonyHorvath (Tony), @Nabeshin186 (Nabeshin), @GregoryBlaney (Greg) and please follow the show @IrrationalPod.

Follow our guest @Eric_R_Miller and see his writing at PSNation.com and InvisibleGamer.net

Please check out our new Youtube channel and subscribe at http://www.Youtube.com/IrrationalPassions. You can watch the show on Youtube too! Thanks Google Hangout!

Please check out our forums over at Retroids.com!

Follow the streams! We are live every week, almost every night! http://Twitch.TV/IrrationalPassions

Leave us a google voice voicemail at (404) 590-1337 [it’s like leet, 'cause it is] Standard long distance fees apply!

Like us on Facebook! Reviews us on iTunes! Buy our iPhone App!

IP164: Prince of Person Blood on the Sand Feb 08, 2014

Show notes

Breakdown:

We start by mentioning you can check out some awesome non-gaming content in our video version!
We kick things off with a wonderful tangent, taking a trip down memory lane of Irrational Passions and discuss the old formats of the show and even read from the Episode 1 google doc! It lasts a solid 15 minutes or so, but it’s pretty excellent to hear what Irrational Passions used to be.
We cover some awesome games, like Spelunky, Red Orchestra 2, Persona 3 FES, The Wonderful 101, Assassin’s Creed DLC and more.
In news we cover Gears of Wars’ future, what are they going to do next? We discuss the Xbox One Rumors and Nintendo’s financial strategy as well.
New Releases happens.
We have some fun emails that involve MFKs and more silly questions.
We close out the show with Greg Knows S*it discussion that breaks down our thoughts on Kickstarter.

This podcast was brought to you by Audible! Go to http://audibletrial.com/IrrationalPod to get a free audiobook download of your choice when you sign up for a free trial, today!

Check out our website, http://IrrationalPassions.com.

Send us emails at Alex/Evan/Scott/Tony/Artist@IrrationalPassions.com or general mail to our mail sack: MailSack@irrationalpassions.com.

Follow us @ALFighter27 (Alex), @stickerglue (Evan), @wuttehchuz (Scott), @TonyHorvath (Tony), @Nabeshin186 (Nabeshin), @GregoryBlaney (Greg) and please follow the show @IrrationalPod.

Please check out our new Youtube channel and subscribe at http://www.Youtube.com/IrrationalPassions. You can watch the show on Youtube too! Thanks Google Hangout!

Follow the streams! We are live every week, almost every night! http://Twitch.TV/IrrationalPassions

Leave us a google voice voicemail at (404) 590-1337 [its like leet, 'cause it is] Standard long distance fees apply!

Like us on Facebook! Reviews us on iTunes! Buy our iPhone App!

IP163: The Apple iGreg Jan 30, 2014

Show notes

Harold Price jumps off his Hbomb & Friends bandwagon to join the IP crew!

Breakdown:

We have special guest Harold Price join us in this week!
So heads up: we had to use our back up this week. One audio file was lost, and unfortunately, we couldn’t recover it. All of the show is still there, it just doesn’t sound as good! Sorry guys!
You can hear about our weeks in the pre-show on the video now! Check it out on Youtube!
We discuss Kingdom Hearts, Spelunky, and more Spelunky this week in games.
News has us dodging new Nintendo machines and cheaper digital releases.
We have a great email from Justin this week, asking us a bunch of dumb stuff.
Greg has a special discussion topic for us at the end of the show!
Nabeshin asks us about porn. GET READY FOR SOME ADULT CONTENT.

This podcast was brought to you by Audible! Go to http://audibletrial.com/IrrationalPod to get a free audiobook download of your choice when you sign up for a free trial, today!

Check out our website, http://IrrationalPassions.com.

Send us emails at Alex/Evan/Scott/Tony/Artist@IrrationalPassions.com or general mail to our mail sack: MailSack@irrationalpassions.com.

Follow us @ALFighter27 (Alex), @stickerglue (Evan), @wuttehchuz (Scott), @TonyHorvath (Tony), @Nabeshin186 (Nabeshin), @GregoryBlaney (Greg) and please follow the show @IrrationalPod.

Please follow Harold out @usfhbomb on twitter and his show @hbombandfriends!

Please check out our new Youtube channel and subscribe at http://www.Youtube.com/IrrationalPassions. You can watch the show on Youtube too! Thanks Google Hangout!

Follow the streams! We are live every week, almost every night! http://Twitch.TV/IrrationalPassions

Leave us a google voice voicemail at (404) 590-1337 [its like leet, 'cause it is] Standard long distance fees apply!

Like us on Facebook! Reviews us on iTunes! Buy our iPhone App!

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