Maximum Utcast

Crab Meat is a Tasty TreatWhat is the most iconic sound of summer? And what sort of Crab Meat do you want to eat? We know you come to Maximum Utcast for only the most serious discussions, so we address those topics and more head on. Jonathan pitches some article ideas for hot Mina the Hollower content. Meanwhile, Zoey checks in with Smashing Drive, a kusoge about driving a cab in New York and...

Talking to My Boy About Videogames (and Sometimes Movies) is back with a review of the hottest new kids movie of the summer, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. Following that, Jonathan gets us back on track with a bit of chat about the newest game in the Yoshi series, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book that takes players back to Yoshi's Island. This episode has minor spoilers for the Mandalorian...

What is real? Are the memories you make attending a summer camp real or are they implanted in your mind by a Hollywood movie? Did you write the news or did the news write you? Have you ever been in a fight, only to find out that you were alone in your Batcave? Is a light gun a joystick, or was it the Mandela Effect all along? These questions and more will be answered as answers will be questioned...

Forum fixture Xyliac joins Daniel to talk about video games and Texas and where the two intersect. From forming community podcasts to starting online disinformation campaigns, Xzyliac has been woven into the fabric of the internet and has her pulse on the beating heart of video game news for some time now. We get into Pragmata, but only after really getting to know her passion for space and...

On this freeform episode of the Maximum Utcast, our hosts are joined by no guests but we weave through run and gun games like Metal Slug, beat 'em ups like Double Dragon, and driving games like Cool Riders. Along the way, we get whispers of games like Absolum, Kunio-kun, Anthology of the Killer, and Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World. The Power Team also stops by to help us deal with...

The dynamic duo are back to talk all things videogames (and a few movies). We learn what Jonathan really thinks about Supergiant Games and what Ryan thinks of the latest pretender to their throne, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate. Along the way Ryan gives us his two cents on Anaconda (2025) and Jaws, plus makes up impromptu lyrics to a song about Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. The...

It's the longest episode of Maximum Utcast ever! Zoey regales us with tales of spooky video games that enrapture dogs before we talk about Mewgenics. Then one of the developers of Mewgenics, Edmund McMillen, stops by to catch up with his pal Jonathan about his career in the games industry working on games like Super Meat Boy, the Binding of Isaac, the End is Nigh, and more recently Mewgenics....

Currently Playing is back with the first ever returning guest, Dr. Glen Hood (environmental biologist, professional bug counter) who has been living with Daniel for the last 4 months. It's another rare in-person chat where we get into why Glen hasn't been playing very many video games lately. The bulk of the episode is devoted to discussing the Super Mario Galaxy Movie, a film neither Glen nor...

On this thrilling! (is it love?) episode of the Maximum Utcast, Zoey performs a cunning stunt in the form of a live videogame unboxing before Jonathan regales us with tales of being bombarded with requests for pics despite no one understanding his cosplay. We go deep on Street Fighter lore because something's up with Alex. Later, Jonathan chats with Cherrybombrs and Bbbbbbeatle about their...

Jonathan and Ryan return from PAX East 2026 with mostly positive opinions about the show. They talk about some of the games they demoed, the merch they got, the people they met, and the cosplay they saw (and participated in!). Later, they talk a bit about Tomodachi Life, Pokopia, cats, and Food Related Entertainment Intelligent Non-Dorky Super good guys.0:00:00 - Ryan and Jonathan Returning from...