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929a: The Professionals Aftershow (9/17/24) Aug 21, 2026

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If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment.

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The Professionals Aftershow

This aftershow goes deep into Deep Space 9 trivia—will our hosts escape alive and with points on the board? CJ has never seen the show, so of course, he's on his own team against Greg and Phil. Thanks to our good friend Mike for the quiz. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

Cover That Up Aug 18, 2026

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This week! CJ's back from a family trip and digs into Splatoon Raiders' post-game grind, Xenoblade Chronicles Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, Big Walk, and Froggy Hates Snow, while Greg wraps up F1 25's Braking Point, goes iRacing, and fights the camera in Super Mario Sunshine. Plus: Sam Neill's final film is the Zelda movie, leaked images of a 40th-anniversary Zelda Switch 2 and Pro Controller, a Ghost of Yotei complete edition, and much, much more. Join us, won't you?

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K. Kondo & S. Tanaka – Delfino Plaza (Super Mario Sunshine) — outro music

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Running time: 01:16:06

928a: Outlaw Bots Aftershow (9/10/24) Aug 14, 2026

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If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment.

https://youtube.com/live/Y8AzSz5X_tw

Outlaw Bots Aftershow

This week's aftershow continues the Potent Lyricals quiz we started two weeks ago! (So go listen to Episode 926's aftershow for that, then come back.) Will our intrepid group of hosts know what songs belong to the lyrics they are reading? Listen and find out. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

Usually Butt First Aug 10, 2026

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This week! With CJ out, Greg welcomes games journalist Carli Velocci for a conversation that runs from GTA 6's baffling Netflix reveal to climbing console prices, the upheaval in games media, and whether the industry's biggest games need to shrink to survive. Then it's a stack of CJ's listener questions covering video game musicals, retro features worth reviving, and which genres deserve a comeback. Join us, won't you?

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Carli Velocci on Blue Sky

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Running time: 01:14:15

927a: Schmuck Amok Aftershow (9/3/24) Aug 07, 2026

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If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment.

https://www.youtube.com/live/4kvKyToZ5sk

Schmuck Amok Aftershow

In this week's aftershow we have a Same Name, Different Thing Jeopardy quiz from listener Adrian. They can begin racking their brains for answers once Phil and CJ figure out what that means. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

Raider Hater Aug 04, 2026

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This week! CJ finishes Splatoon Raiders and declares his love for it, while Greg plays the wet blanket and explains why the gameplay loop leaves him cold. Yoshi-P warns that remaking Final Fantasy VI could take four or five games, Double Fine lays off 23 after going independent, Mario Sunshine and unreleased Virtual Boy games hit NSO, and a LEGO PlayStation surfaces for October. Plus F1 23's Braking Point, Halo: Campaign Evolved, halfway game-of-the-year picks, Ocarina of Time bosses, and mountains in the RE9 version of Chicago. Join us, won't you?

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Nintendo Music

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Running time: 01:18:30

926a: Thank Goodness We're Back Aftershow (8/27/24) Jul 31, 2026

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If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment.

https://www.youtube.com/live/KvwuuiBE30w

Thank Goodness We're Back Aftershow

We have a Potent Lyricals quiz from Zach Miller for this week's aftershow! See if our intrepid hosts can tell what song's lyrics they're reading. This is part one of the quiz—hold on for part two in a few weeks! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at playeronepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for your support!

Master Chief Tennis Jul 28, 2026

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This week! Greg's back from an F1 pilgrimage to Spa, the Video Game History Foundation digs up a trove of E3 archives, Xbox tries ad-supported streaming and original Xbox games on PC, Atari signs a 10-franchise movie deal with Universal, and the LEGO Donkey Kong set goes up for pre-order. Plus: Splatoon Raiders (is awesome), F1 25's Breaking Point, Final Fight, and much, much more. Join us, won't you?

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Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here.

Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.

Running time: 01:25:46

925a: Pitfalls in the Past Aftershow (8/19/24) Jul 24, 2026

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If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lrJa-W8uXI

Pitfalls in the Past Aftershow

For this week's Aftershow, CJ is joined by his daughter Charli as they discuss some of the news stories and trailers from the past few weeks, some of TV we're watching, and more!

All Digital Future Yoda Jul 21, 2026

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This week! Phil returns while Greg's off catching an F1 race in Belgium, and the guys dig into Once Upon a Katamari rolling onto Switch 2, Teeto's launch trailer getting buried under anti-Sony pro-physical comments, and the new LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade set. Plus: Picross S Konami Antiques, Ys Memoire, a Japan-only Ganbare Goemon collection, PowerWash Simulator 2's Star Wars pack, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, and the birth of All Digital Future Yoda. Join us, won't you?

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