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We're a lifestyle podcast hosted by adult gamers trying to juggle our hobbies with the increasing demands of the "real world." Join us each week to catch up on what we've been up to lately,...
Jon reviews his new Steam Deck in our 2022 holiday special! …but probably not the holiday you’re thinking of. Plus: Cody lost his expensive...
Cody reviews alcoholic Mountain Dew and Jon recaps his Allegiant Stadium and Cosmopolitan bottle service experiences. They also discuss disg...
Jon helps Cody talk through his home gaming setup and explains how kids destroy houses. Plus: Jon’s basement cricket and escape artist dog;...
Hear how Hades holds up in 2022 and how Cody and Jon handle gaming around their kids. In their first episode from a 3-year hiatus, you'll al...
Cody and Jon record their first episode together in 2019, and hilarity ensues. Also in this jam-packed episode: Cody dives into Final Fantas...
Elliot Callighan, composer and sound designer for media and adjunct professor at DePaul University, joins Cody to discuss his new project, U...
Blake J. Harris, the best-selling author of “Console Wars,” has turned his attention to virtual reality with a new book. In R...
Cody and Jon go FULL GAMER and review their favorite video games played over the past year, in addition to discussing what they learned abou...
Jon returns from an extended hiatus to talk about what it’s like balancing games and life now that he has not one, but TWO, kids. He a...
In 2002, Dave Wishnowski quit his job and set out to make his own wrestling game. More than 15 years later, he’s still at the helm of...
In a special solo episode, Cody discusses his favorite games from Gen Con 2018 and offers some buying recommendations if you’re lookin...
Cody and Jon recap their favorite board games of “Martin Con” 2018, the annual Memorial Day Weekend board game gathering hosted...
You know who directed your favorite films and wrote your favorite screenplays… so why don’t you know the names behind your favor...
Cody and Jon attempt to explain F-Zero after playing it on the SNES Classic, despite not really caring at all about racing games. They also...
Jon reviews EarthBound, one of his favorite games ever, and Cody asks: is it too late for EarthBound to find a new audience? Show Notes: * T...
Is Super Metroid a perfect video game? Cody poses the question and Jon tries to come up with answers, as they review the classic Nintendo ti...
Can optional content determine the playability and fun factor of a video game? Cody discusses how this happened as he and Jon review Super M...
Cody and Jon delve into the history of Nintendo’s unique collaboration with Square-Enix (Squaresoft, at the time) and review Super Mar...
Cody and Jon review the run and gun game Contra III: The Alien Wars on the SNES Classic. Show Notes: * Cody and Jon discuss whether the game...
Cody and Jon review Super Castlevania IV, one of many remakes of the original Castlevania, on the SNES Classic. Plus: first impressions of t...
Cody and Jon review both Star Fox and Star Fox 2 on the SNES Classic, then discuss the history of the Star Fox franchise. Plus: trivia! Show...
Jonathan Martin reviews the original Final Fantasy for the Nintendo Entertainment System as part of his ongoing RETROspective retro video ga...
Cody and Jon return from a 6-month hiatus to talk weddings, classic Star Trek, the Extra Life video game marathon, Super Mario Odyssey, retr...
Cody gives one more quick update as the 2017 Game/Life Balance U.S. Podcast Hiatus continues. Show Notes: * You can find Cody’s new po...
Following a prolonged absence, Cody gives an update on the mostly-dormant state of Game/Life Balance U.S. Show Notes: * No show notes. I ain...
This week, Cody Gough of Game/Life Balance U.S. is joined by special guests Andrew “AC” Yoshimura of Game/Life Balance Australia...
Cody reviews his experience playing The Legend of Zelda themed Real Escape Game “Defenders of the Triforce,” and Jon explains wh...
Jon explains why he will never risk flying with a layover while in the company of a small child ever again, and Cody shares his weight loss...
Jon gives a very thorough Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII review… 3 years after Cody reviewed the game on their old podcast, Unq...
The collector’s edition of Final Fantasy XII has been announced, and the price is STEEP. Cody and Jon debate the value of special edit...
In this EXTREMELY EVENTFUL EPISODE: Cody got engaged! Hear him retell the story of how he popped the question, then catch up with Jon and le...
Cody gives a feature-length Final Fantasy XV review. Spoiler alert: he didn’t love it. Hear Cody explain exactly why he takes issue wi...
Jon finally got the chance to play Overwatch, the video game that literally everyone seems to be talking about! Hear his first impressions,...
Following Cody’s recent international travels, he and Jon have a frank discussion about global politics, activism, and the billionaire...
Cody and Jon talk gaming in bars and casinos and how they, as gamers, approach gambling*. Hear about gambling laws in Minnesota and Illinois...
Cody and Jon go FULL GAMER and review their favorite video games played over the past year, in addition to discussing what they learned abou...
Cody was told by several people that he would literally die by traveling, and yet he survived. Hear him and Jon completely destroy travel na...
Jon goes FULL GAMER with a Doom review (2016), discussing the first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Beth...
Jon and Cody discuss work culture during the holiday season, then talk misleading time commitments—especially as it relates to finding time...
Cody describes what it was like to walk from his apartment to Wrigley Field immediately following the Chicago Cubs win in Game 7 of the 2016...
Cody talks about how he found himself watching Highlander in a movie theater in Wrigleyville as the Chicago Cubs won their first pennant sin...
Cody and Jon discuss their recent game/life balance, then Cody explains how commercial auditions and casting agencies work. He then engages...
Jon and Cody debate styles and merits of facial hair, Cody gets stuck in a creative rut, and Jon has a potty training nightmare. All in one...
Look, let’s just call this episode like it is: Cody and Jon don’t really have anything significant to talk about, so they just i...
Jon gives a glowing Kentucky Route Zero review and tries to help Cody understand how it’s like Twin Peaks. If you don’t know what to d...
Jon returns from Las Vegas (one of his favorite travel destinations) and Cody returns from two weeks in Spain with some travel tips for list...
Cody and Jon discuss the fantasy writing workshops, board games, and other geek culture they experienced at the world’s largest gaming...
Cody bit the bullet and started playing Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, his first massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG)...
In this special bite-sized podcast, Cody sits down with Kim Hansen of Signl.fm to discuss her podcasting platform and share some fun stories...
Jon and Cody discuss their Independence Day weekend, complete with illegal fireworks displays, The Book of Mormon, and the Guns N’ Ros...