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Idle Weekend

Idle Thumbs

Kick off the weekend as Danielle Riendeau and Rob Zacny bring their unique perspectives to video games and pop culture.

Idle Weekend Podcast Guide

Listen to Idle Weekend, a Games & Hobbies podcast by Idle Thumbs. Stream 99 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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August 1, 2018: Transition Points

It’s been a little while since we Idle Weekended, but for good reason! Your fearless hosts have been going through some *life stuff* and pla...

01:26:21Aug 1, 2018

June 22, 2018: The Sensitive Badass Type

We consider a favorite archetype of ours in sci-fi: the sensitive badass! Rob and Danielle talk gender in sci-fi, the ways in which Farscape...

01:20:51Jun 22, 2018

May 26, 2018: The Franchise in Your Heart

It’s been too long, friends. But we have a solid, meaty Idle Weekend for you, ripe with discussions of long-running franchises we have a lon...

01:41:15May 26, 2018

April 1, 2018: Hot 'n' Cold

On this belated episode of Idle Weekend (Danielle is sorry for the wait), we discuss the things that really just do it for us—and the altern...

01:28:47Apr 1, 2018

March 10, 2018: Joker Liberace

Rob and Danielle take some time from playing the latest and greatest to do things they enjoy even more: play old games that actually scratch...

01:07:27Mar 10, 2018

February 4, 2018: An Underrated Trek

This week, we welcome freelance writer Dia Lacina to the Idle Weekend world in order to discuss lesser entries in franchises or series that...

02:07:37Feb 4, 2018

January 24, 2018: It’s Back, Baby!

with copy! Idle Weekend 1/21/18 It’s Back, Baby! This weekend, we talk about what it takes to make a game come back into the conversation, e...

01:27:54Jan 24, 2018

January 15, 2018: The Way We Play

This weekend, we extol the virtues of consoles and games that change our relationship to games, in honor of Rob’s newfound love of the Ninte...

00:50:33Jan 15, 2018

December 31, 2017: Homelife, 2017

The Idle Weekenders bid this crappy year adieu with the help of friend and colleague Cameron Kunzelman. They talk home settings in games, fr...

01:23:52Dec 31, 2017

November 24, 2017: What a Twist!

Danielle and Rob are here, in Idle Weekend-land, a very good place, to discuss... The Good Place (spoilers abound), and many other games, sh...

01:15:28Nov 24, 2017

October 13, 2017: Into the Woods

Rob and Danielle both had delightful woodland experiences to recount this weekend, as well as stories about gaming happy places (like Prey)...

01:41:42Oct 13, 2017

September 30, 2017: The Vacation Games

Sometimes, you have to pay to play. Danielle returns from glorious Scotland to regale Rob with tales of sightseeing, martial arts, and Mario...

01:11:27Sep 30, 2017

September 15, 2017: Use It or Lose It

Idle Weekend is back! After a too-long lapse where PAX happened and we all worked too much, Rob and Danielle return to what they know best:...

01:27:57Sep 15, 2017

August 18, 2017: Sleepovers, Prey Tell?

In this fine installment of Idle Weekend, we get really excited about (GOTY) Prey, the finest damned immersive sim this side of the solar sy...

01:16:58Aug 18, 2017

August 11, 2017: The Mooch

In honor of the Mooch, we go through our gaming torrid affairs: games we had a very brief, very intense love affair with. Sometimes, these t...

00:51:06Aug 11, 2017

July 27, 2017: The Little Engine That Could

This weekend, we wade into the game engine kerfuffle with opinions, context, and that characteristic Idle Weekend spice. Then, we go hard in...

01:17:47Jul 27, 2017

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