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Idle Thumbs

Idle Thumbs is a video game podcast full of in-depth discussion and absurdity. Between overly-enthusiastic dissections of their latest media experiences and baffling phonological explorations of Jeff ... Read more

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Idle Thumbs 302: The Stupidity and the Grandeur

Idle Thumbs 302: The Stupidity and the Grandeur

You peek over the edge of the hill to confirm — good, they're still there. One of them gets up and walks away from their... Read more

9 Mar 2017

1hr 5mins

Ranked #2

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Idle Thumbs 243: Idle Thumbs Demo Disk Q1 2016

Idle Thumbs 243: Idle Thumbs Demo Disk Q1 2016

The new year should be treated as a time of opportunity. A time to seek out fresh experiences, to get motivated to try s... Read more

31 Dec 2015

1hr 2mins

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Idle Thumbs 165: KeLo. Is. Here.

Idle Thumbs 165: KeLo. Is. Here.

The question posed: Was Nick really in love with his Wii U, or was it all a bizarrely detailed dream? To find the answer... Read more

2 Jul 2014

1hr 35mins

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Idle Thumbs 255: Awkwardness and Harmony

Idle Thumbs 255: Awkwardness and Harmony

There's something strange about the person facing you—as though their face isn't quite their own. Strange. Everything se... Read more

24 Mar 2016

1hr 26mins

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Idle Thumbs 242: A Simple Goat

Idle Thumbs 242: A Simple Goat

For many, this is the season of cheer and joviality, a time best spent close to family and loved ones. For others (like ... Read more

24 Dec 2015

1hr 3mins

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Idle Thumbs 168: I Like the Hair

Idle Thumbs 168: I Like the Hair

A podcast teaches,But never ceasesTo deliver speeches,Sweet as peaches,And soft as cheeses.A podcast reaches,While on th... Read more

23 Jul 2014

1hr 29mins

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Idle Thumbs 50: "Farewell, Video Games" or "The Shitty Wizard"

Idle Thumbs 50: "Farewell, Video Games" or "The Shitty Wizard"

Idle Thumbs goes out with some attempt at a bang, by way of a two and a half hour mega episode. The unrelenting Dragon A... Read more

6 Nov 2009

2hr 33mins

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Idle Thumbs 161: The Eyes of Luigi

Idle Thumbs 161: The Eyes of Luigi

You may have thought you were buying Mario Kart 8. Lucky for you, what you actually purchased was an intricate collectio... Read more

5 Jun 2014

2hr 3mins

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Idle Thumbs 64: Fifty-One: Burnin' Down the Wolfman

Idle Thumbs 64: Fifty-One: Burnin' Down the Wolfman

Recorded in front of a live audience at PAX 2010's Wolfman Theater, Idle Thumbs presents what is either its third "final... Read more

8 Sep 2010

1hr 1min

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Idle Thumbs 298: For You, Not Them

Idle Thumbs 298: For You, Not Them

This week we talk about two fictional metropolises, both invaded by strange, small men intent on messing up the lives of... Read more

19 Jan 2017

1hr 6mins

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Idle Thumbs 253: Ambitious Ambivalence

Idle Thumbs 253: Ambitious Ambivalence

We paid some of the smartest and most hardworking university-grade linguists to translate the contents of this week's ep... Read more

11 Mar 2016

1hr 23mins

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Idle Thumbs 171: The Curious Case of the Rhode Island Reader

Idle Thumbs 171: The Curious Case of the Rhode Island Reader

In life, and in the games we played this week, time continues to advance whether you want it to or not. Move forward, lo... Read more

13 Aug 2014

1hr 36mins

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Idle Thumbs 246: Mesmerized, Process, and Anxiety

Idle Thumbs 246: Mesmerized, Process, and Anxiety

This episode contains three documented favorite words of Nick Breckon, age 3. Mesmerized: Jake tries a Vive for the firs... Read more

21 Jan 2016

1hr 25mins

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Idle Thumbs 248: The Bear's Black Heart

Idle Thumbs 248: The Bear's Black Heart

Happy birthday to you. We're getting really into The Witness, and we've kept it spoiler-free. Happy birthday to you. Nic... Read more

4 Feb 2016

1hr 16mins

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Idle Thumbs 211: Spector's Oil

Idle Thumbs 211: Spector's Oil

Danielle continues to tear through every major release thrown her way, Spaff disappears into a brutal world of trial-by-... Read more

20 May 2015

1hr 4mins

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Idle Thumbs 212: DMCA Dad

Idle Thumbs 212: DMCA Dad

Lies are told, governments fall, goats are visited, flatulent messages are decoded inaccurately, secrets are conveyed in... Read more

28 May 2015

58mins

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Idle Thumbs 62: The Silken Goku

Idle Thumbs 62: The Silken Goku

Don the Silken Goku. Enthusiastically pore over our collection of galactic maps, carefully curated battle decks, and lus... Read more

9 Aug 2010

1hr 47mins

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Idle Thumbs 160: Die Übiverse

Idle Thumbs 160: Die Übiverse

For long time followers of the popular video games franchise, this episode offers the linchpin reveals and cross-univers... Read more

28 May 2014

1hr 15mins

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Idle Thumbs 107: GIANTBOMB.COM

Idle Thumbs 107: GIANTBOMB.COM

As the lights fade and the noise recedes from yesterday's Xbox One announcement, the space left in its wake fills with i... Read more

22 May 2013

1hr 42mins

Ranked #20

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Idle Thumbs 290: The Sad Story of a Modern Idiot

Idle Thumbs 290: The Sad Story of a Modern Idiot

Join us on a grand circle tour of massive-scale architecture, both real and imagined. In Planet Coaster we step through ... Read more

24 Nov 2016

1hr 24mins

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