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    <title>This Year: Games Only (archive.org)</title>
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      <title>#95: Giant Bombcast (2014) [Part B]</title>
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What is the Giant Bombcast? Humans with knowledge may stand before us, issuing us a response as plain as their faces: "Why, person with question, it is a podcast about video games." But is it really? A man fries egg shells under the belief he is cooking egg 'whites.' A Russian shortwave station blares in the background. A corporate face outlines the parameters for defining "the most extreme." Inquiries are raised regarding drinking water from a pool that has human excrement in it. Tears are almost shed over the current absence of Syphon Filter. Australians use emails as a proxy for fighting a civil war. Jeff has decided he'd like to see Lucy. What is the most disappointing game? What does one do if their father is named Dwayne Johnson? Should we respect Super Mario Sunshine? These questions and non-questions are raised here in this block of text, but you can only hope to find resolution if you listen to this twelve-hour compilation of one of the greatest podcasts of all time: the Giant Bombcast.</description>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Part B of This Year's best-of for the 2014 year of the Giant Bombcast.&#13;
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What is the Giant Bombcast? Humans with knowledge may stand before us, issuing us a response as plain as their faces: "Why, person with question, it is a podcast about video games." But is it really? A man fries egg shells under the belief he is cooking egg 'whites.' A Russian shortwave station blares in the background. A corporate face outlines the parameters for defining "the most extreme." Inquiries are raised regarding drinking water from a pool that has human excrement in it. Tears are almost shed over the current absence of Syphon Filter. Australians use emails as a proxy for fighting a civil war. Jeff has decided he'd like to see Lucy. What is the most disappointing game? What does one do if their father is named Dwayne Johnson? Should we respect Super Mario Sunshine? These questions and non-questions are raised here in this block of text, but you can only hope to find resolution if you listen to this twelve-hour compilation of one of the greatest podcasts of all time: the Giant Bombcast.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Part B of This Year's best-of for the 2014 year of the Giant Bombcast.&#13;
&#13;
What is the Giant Bombcast? Humans with knowledge may stand before us, issuing us a response as plain as their faces: "Why, person with question, it is a podcast about video games." But is it really? A man fries egg shells under the belief he is cooking egg 'whites.' A Russian shortwave station blares in the background. A corporate face outlines the parameters for defining "the most extreme." Inquiries are raised regarding drinking water from a pool that has human excrement in it. Tears are almost shed over the current absence of Syphon Filter. Australians use emails as a proxy for fighting a civil war. Jeff has decided he'd like to see Lucy. What is the most disappointing game? What does one do if their father is named Dwayne Johnson? Should we respect Super Mario Sunshine? These questions and non-questions are raised here in this block of text, but you can only hope to find resolution if you listen to this twelve-hour compilation of one of the greatest podcasts of all time: the Giant Bombcast.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#95: Giant Bombcast (2014) [Part A]</title>
      <description>Part A of This Year's best-of for the 2014 year of the Giant Bombcast.&#13;
&#13;
What is the Giant Bombcast? Humans with knowledge may stand before us, issuing us a response as plain as their faces: "Why, person with question, it is a podcast about video games." But is it really? A man fries egg shells under the belief he is cooking egg 'whites.' A Russian shortwave station blares in the background. A corporate face outlines the parameters for defining "the most extreme." Inquiries are raised regarding drinking water from a pool that has human excrement in it. Tears are almost shed over the current absence of Syphon Filter. Australians use emails as a proxy for fighting a civil war. Jeff has decided he'd like to see Lucy. What is the most disappointing game? What does one do if their father is named Dwayne Johnson? Should we respect Super Mario Sunshine? These questions and non-questions are raised here in this block of text, but you can only hope to find resolution if you listen to this twelve-hour compilation of one of the greatest podcasts of all time: the Giant Bombcast.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:30:11 -0800</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Part A of This Year's best-of for the 2014 year of the Giant Bombcast.&#13;
&#13;
What is the Giant Bombcast? Humans with knowledge may stand before us, issuing us a response as plain as their faces: "Why, person with question, it is a podcast about video games." But is it really? A man fries egg shells under the belief he is cooking egg 'whites.' A Russian shortwave station blares in the background. A corporate face outlines the parameters for defining "the most extreme." Inquiries are raised regarding drinking water from a pool that has human excrement in it. Tears are almost shed over the current absence of Syphon Filter. Australians use emails as a proxy for fighting a civil war. Jeff has decided he'd like to see Lucy. What is the most disappointing game? What does one do if their father is named Dwayne Johnson? Should we respect Super Mario Sunshine? These questions and non-questions are raised here in this block of text, but you can only hope to find resolution if you listen to this twelve-hour compilation of one of the greatest podcasts of all time: the Giant Bombcast.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Part A of This Year's best-of for the 2014 year of the Giant Bombcast.&#13;
&#13;
What is the Giant Bombcast? Humans with knowledge may stand before us, issuing us a response as plain as their faces: "Why, person with question, it is a podcast about video games." But is it really? A man fries egg shells under the belief he is cooking egg 'whites.' A Russian shortwave station blares in the background. A corporate face outlines the parameters for defining "the most extreme." Inquiries are raised regarding drinking water from a pool that has human excrement in it. Tears are almost shed over the current absence of Syphon Filter. Australians use emails as a proxy for fighting a civil war. Jeff has decided he'd like to see Lucy. What is the most disappointing game? What does one do if their father is named Dwayne Johnson? Should we respect Super Mario Sunshine? These questions and non-questions are raised here in this block of text, but you can only hope to find resolution if you listen to this twelve-hour compilation of one of the greatest podcasts of all time: the Giant Bombcast.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#88: Good Grief/Oddcast (2009)&#13;
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      <description>Good Grief emerged from the remains of 1UP.com in early 2009 after much of the staff there had left of their own volition or had been cut loose. But it was not at all a substandard affair: led by Tina Sanchez and starring Sam Kennedy, Scott Sharkey, and newcomer Chris Plante, the show dished up a fresh-feeling irreverent (sometimes irrelevant), zany, highly random look at the world of video games culture. By the end of 2009, the podcast dropped the Good Grief name and was rebranded the Oddcast. Often overlooked, and quite wrongly so, Good Grief/the Oddcast was a gem—a show with plenty of heart (and plenty of snide).</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Good Grief emerged from the remains of 1UP.com in early 2009 after much of the staff there had left of their own volition or had been cut loose. But it was not at all a substandard affair: led by Tina Sanchez and starring Sam Kennedy, Scott Sharkey, and newcomer Chris Plante, the show dished up a fresh-feeling irreverent (sometimes irrelevant), zany, highly random look at the world of video games culture. By the end of 2009, the podcast dropped the Good Grief name and was rebranded the Oddcast. Often overlooked, and quite wrongly so, Good Grief/the Oddcast was a gem—a show with plenty of heart (and plenty of snide).</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Good Grief emerged from the remains of 1UP.com in early 2009 after much of the staff there had left of their own volition or had been cut loose. But it was not at all a substandard affair: led by Tina Sanchez and starring Sam Kennedy, Scott Sharkey, and newcomer Chris Plante, the show dished up a fresh-feeling irreverent (sometimes irrelevant), zany, highly random look at the world of video games culture. By the end of 2009, the podcast dropped the Good Grief name and was rebranded the Oddcast. Often overlooked, and quite wrongly so, Good Grief/the Oddcast was a gem—a show with plenty of heart (and plenty of snide).</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#75: Giant Bombcast (2013) [Part B]&#13;
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      <description>To say the Giant Bombcast is just about games is to lie, and lie brazenly. Reviews on Yelp get analyzed. Italian nationals find themselves being vomited on. Iceland is penetrated by an intrepid reporter with hair on his head and face. Pneumatic tubes are things that exist. Cake is violated. And where may one find a good, reasonably priced grill? Sprinkled between that is talk of games: musings on the Electronic Triple, on Divisions, and on racist depictions of Italian plumbers. The death of beloved host Ryan Davis put a tremendous damper on the show's proceedings; the years of this terrific program—2013 included—along with the site's other wealth of content serve as a testament to his brilliance and his outstanding character. He gave us a superb work that still continues: the Giant Bombcast, an eclectic and unbeatable grab bag of talk that never fails to entertain.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2014 00:00:02 -0800</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>This Year Collection</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle>To say the Giant Bombcast is just about games is to lie, and lie brazenly. Reviews on Yelp get analyzed. Italian nationals find themselves being vomited on. Iceland is penetrated by an intrepid reporter with hair on his head and face. Pneumatic tubes are things that exist. Cake is violated. And where may one find a good, reasonably priced grill? Sprinkled between that is talk of games: musings on the Electronic Triple, on Divisions, and on racist depictions of Italian plumbers. The death of beloved host Ryan Davis put a tremendous damper on the show's proceedings; the years of this terrific program—2013 included—along with the site's other wealth of content serve as a testament to his brilliance and his outstanding character. He gave us a superb work that still continues: the Giant Bombcast, an eclectic and unbeatable grab bag of talk that never fails to entertain.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>To say the Giant Bombcast is just about games is to lie, and lie brazenly. Reviews on Yelp get analyzed. Italian nationals find themselves being vomited on. Iceland is penetrated by an intrepid reporter with hair on his head and face. Pneumatic tubes are things that exist. Cake is violated. And where may one find a good, reasonably priced grill? Sprinkled between that is talk of games: musings on the Electronic Triple, on Divisions, and on racist depictions of Italian plumbers. The death of beloved host Ryan Davis put a tremendous damper on the show's proceedings; the years of this terrific program—2013 included—along with the site's other wealth of content serve as a testament to his brilliance and his outstanding character. He gave us a superb work that still continues: the Giant Bombcast, an eclectic and unbeatable grab bag of talk that never fails to entertain.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#75: Giant Bombcast (2013) [Part A]&#13;
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      <description>To say the Giant Bombcast is just about games is to lie, and lie brazenly. Reviews on Yelp get analyzed. Italian nationals find themselves being vomited on. Iceland is penetrated by an intrepid reporter with hair on his head and face. Pneumatic tubes are things that exist. Cake is violated. And where may one find a good, reasonably priced grill? Sprinkled between that is talk of games: musings on the Electronic Triple, on Divisions, and on racist depictions of Italian plumbers. The death of beloved host Ryan Davis put a tremendous damper on the show's proceedings; the years of this terrific program—2013 included—along with the site's other wealth of content serve as a testament to his brilliance and his outstanding character. He gave us a superb work that still continues: the Giant Bombcast, an eclectic and unbeatable grab bag of talk that never fails to entertain.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2014 00:00:01 -0800</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle>To say the Giant Bombcast is just about games is to lie, and lie brazenly. Reviews on Yelp get analyzed. Italian nationals find themselves being vomited on. Iceland is penetrated by an intrepid reporter with hair on his head and face. Pneumatic tubes are things that exist. Cake is violated. And where may one find a good, reasonably priced grill? Sprinkled between that is talk of games: musings on the Electronic Triple, on Divisions, and on racist depictions of Italian plumbers. The death of beloved host Ryan Davis put a tremendous damper on the show's proceedings; the years of this terrific program—2013 included—along with the site's other wealth of content serve as a testament to his brilliance and his outstanding character. He gave us a superb work that still continues: the Giant Bombcast, an eclectic and unbeatable grab bag of talk that never fails to entertain.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>To say the Giant Bombcast is just about games is to lie, and lie brazenly. Reviews on Yelp get analyzed. Italian nationals find themselves being vomited on. Iceland is penetrated by an intrepid reporter with hair on his head and face. Pneumatic tubes are things that exist. Cake is violated. And where may one find a good, reasonably priced grill? Sprinkled between that is talk of games: musings on the Electronic Triple, on Divisions, and on racist depictions of Italian plumbers. The death of beloved host Ryan Davis put a tremendous damper on the show's proceedings; the years of this terrific program—2013 included—along with the site's other wealth of content serve as a testament to his brilliance and his outstanding character. He gave us a superb work that still continues: the Giant Bombcast, an eclectic and unbeatable grab bag of talk that never fails to entertain.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#68: Retronauts (2008)</title>
      <description>Retronauts was part of the 1UP Network's expansion into podcasting in 2006, appearing alongside popular shows like GFW Radio and 1UP Yours. As dreary as host Jeremy Parish liked to suggest it might be—he termed it 1UP's only podcast "for old people"—the podcast was anything but. Though it might not have been as bombastic as its sister programs, Retronauts was in fact just as entertaining, thought-provoking and, more often than not, funny. A well researched, informative journey through video game history, Retronauts was a podcast of inestimable value: not only a rare thing—a history podcast that never bored—but an important aural vade mecum of the games so many people love today.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Retronauts was part of the 1UP Network's expansion into podcasting in 2006, appearing alongside popular shows like GFW Radio and 1UP Yours. As dreary as host Jeremy Parish liked to suggest it might be—he termed it 1UP's only podcast "for old people"—the podcast was anything but. Though it might not have been as bombastic as its sister programs, Retronauts was in fact just as entertaining, thought-provoking and, more often than not, funny. A well researched, informative journey through video game history, Retronauts was a podcast of inestimable value: not only a rare thing—a history podcast that never bored—but an important aural vade mecum of the games so many people love today.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Retronauts was part of the 1UP Network's expansion into podcasting in 2006, appearing alongside popular shows like GFW Radio and 1UP Yours. As dreary as host Jeremy Parish liked to suggest it might be—he termed it 1UP's only podcast "for old people"—the podcast was anything but. Though it might not have been as bombastic as its sister programs, Retronauts was in fact just as entertaining, thought-provoking and, more often than not, funny. A well researched, informative journey through video game history, Retronauts was a podcast of inestimable value: not only a rare thing—a history podcast that never bored—but an important aural vade mecum of the games so many people love today.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#S5: Ryan Davis Memorial Summer Jams</title>
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I think it easily rates amongst the best things we've put together. I hope you enjoy it.&#13;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Thanks for all the feedback on our original memorial for Ryan, featuring highlights from his time on The HotSpot and the Giant Bombcast. We said then that we were cutting together a version of the memorial that would be infused with Summer Jam songs.&#13;
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I think it easily rates amongst the best things we've put together. I hope you enjoy it.&#13;
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(Description taken from Giant Bomb forum post.)</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Thanks for all the feedback on our original memorial for Ryan, featuring highlights from his time on The HotSpot and the Giant Bombcast. We said then that we were cutting together a version of the memorial that would be infused with Summer Jam songs.&#13;
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I think it easily rates amongst the best things we've put together. I hope you enjoy it.&#13;
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(Description taken from Giant Bomb forum post.)</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#S5: Ryan Davis Memorial</title>
      <description>Ryan Davis will go down as one of the greatest podcasters in history. He was a consummate host, an exceptional humorist, and a more than upstanding individual. He chalked up eight years behind a microphone (2005-2013), three spent as a supporting member on The HotSpot, and five spent as host of the Giant Bombcast, the longest running and most popular mainstream gaming podcast. With his passing we have lost one of the most charming and talented performers in the gaming media. We take a look back at his greatest moments, from his early days on The HotSpot to his last days on the Giant Bombcast.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Ryan Davis will go down as one of the greatest podcasters in history. He was a consummate host, an exceptional humorist, and a more than upstanding individual. He chalked up eight years behind a microphone (2005-2013), three spent as a supporting member on The HotSpot, and five spent as host of the Giant Bombcast, the longest running and most popular mainstream gaming podcast. With his passing we have lost one of the most charming and talented performers in the gaming media. We take a look back at his greatest moments, from his early days on The HotSpot to his last days on the Giant Bombcast.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Ryan Davis will go down as one of the greatest podcasters in history. He was a consummate host, an exceptional humorist, and a more than upstanding individual. He chalked up eight years behind a microphone (2005-2013), three spent as a supporting member on The HotSpot, and five spent as host of the Giant Bombcast, the longest running and most popular mainstream gaming podcast. With his passing we have lost one of the most charming and talented performers in the gaming media. We take a look back at his greatest moments, from his early days on The HotSpot to his last days on the Giant Bombcast.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#61: Retronauts (2007)</title>
      <description>Retronauts was part of the 1UP Network's expansion into podcasting in 2006, appearing alongside popular shows like GFW Radio and 1UP Yours. As dreary as host Jeremy Parish liked to suggest it might be—he termed it 1UP's only podcast "for old people"—the podcast was anything but. Though it might not have been as bombastic as its sister programs, Retronauts was in fact just as entertaining, thought-provoking and, more often than not, funny. A well researched, informative journey through video game history, Retronauts was a podcast of inestimable value: not only a rare thing—a history podcast that never bored—but an important aural vade mecum of the games so many people love today.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>This Year Collection</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle>Retronauts was part of the 1UP Network's expansion into podcasting in 2006, appearing alongside popular shows like GFW Radio and 1UP Yours. As dreary as host Jeremy Parish liked to suggest it might be—he termed it 1UP's only podcast "for old people"—the podcast was anything but. Though it might not have been as bombastic as its sister programs, Retronauts was in fact just as entertaining, thought-provoking and, more often than not, funny. A well researched, informative journey through video game history, Retronauts was a podcast of inestimable value: not only a rare thing—a history podcast that never bored—but an important aural vade mecum of the games so many people love today.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Retronauts was part of the 1UP Network's expansion into podcasting in 2006, appearing alongside popular shows like GFW Radio and 1UP Yours. As dreary as host Jeremy Parish liked to suggest it might be—he termed it 1UP's only podcast "for old people"—the podcast was anything but. Though it might not have been as bombastic as its sister programs, Retronauts was in fact just as entertaining, thought-provoking and, more often than not, funny. A well researched, informative journey through video game history, Retronauts was a podcast of inestimable value: not only a rare thing—a history podcast that never bored—but an important aural vade mecum of the games so many people love today.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#56: EGM Live* (2006)</title>
      <description>EGM Live* was envisaged as the podcast counterpart to the revered gaming magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly. It soon became its own vehicle, however, cultivating its own personalities like Shane Bettenhausen and Crispin Boyer, and introducing the people behind the magazine to the public. EGM Live* was lighter than its sister podcasts 1UP Yours and GFW Radio—disposing of the need to cover news and newly released video games, the cast were free to tackle all manner of topics, often with hilarious results. Time has not done wrong by this podcast—it remains a lighthearted and entertaining examination of the world of video games.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>This Year Collection</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle>EGM Live* was envisaged as the podcast counterpart to the revered gaming magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly. It soon became its own vehicle, however, cultivating its own personalities like Shane Bettenhausen and Crispin Boyer, and introducing the people behind the magazine to the public. EGM Live* was lighter than its sister podcasts 1UP Yours and GFW Radio—disposing of the need to cover news and newly released video games, the cast were free to tackle all manner of topics, often with hilarious results. Time has not done wrong by this podcast—it remains a lighthearted and entertaining examination of the world of video games.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>EGM Live* was envisaged as the podcast counterpart to the revered gaming magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly. It soon became its own vehicle, however, cultivating its own personalities like Shane Bettenhausen and Crispin Boyer, and introducing the people behind the magazine to the public. EGM Live* was lighter than its sister podcasts 1UP Yours and GFW Radio—disposing of the need to cover news and newly released video games, the cast were free to tackle all manner of topics, often with hilarious results. Time has not done wrong by this podcast—it remains a lighthearted and entertaining examination of the world of video games.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#45: Giant Bombcast (2012) [Part B]</title>
      <description>The Giant Bombcast is a gaming podcast, but the games aren't really important. Jeff and Ryan lament the state of franchise pizza restaurants in Petaluma. Vinny develops an interest in ham radio and becomes a father. Brad needs a new bed. Patrick does jukebox trolling at a bar. Above all that, Jeff tunes into clandestine radio broadcasts. Make no mistake, there's talk about games—namely, the hate some of the cast has for NiGHTS into Dreams and Jak 2—but there's also talk about jumping into swimming pools full of food, Storage Wars, Antiques Roadshow, space catapults, parking, and men named Chris that drive white cars. This is the Giant Bombcast: an eclectic and unbeatable grab bag of talk that never fails to entertain. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the buzzer buzzes...</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:02 -0800</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>This Year Collection</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle>The Giant Bombcast is a gaming podcast, but the games aren't really important. Jeff and Ryan lament the state of franchise pizza restaurants in Petaluma. Vinny develops an interest in ham radio and becomes a father. Brad needs a new bed. Patrick does jukebox trolling at a bar. Above all that, Jeff tunes into clandestine radio broadcasts. Make no mistake, there's talk about games—namely, the hate some of the cast has for NiGHTS into Dreams and Jak 2—but there's also talk about jumping into swimming pools full of food, Storage Wars, Antiques Roadshow, space catapults, parking, and men named Chris that drive white cars. This is the Giant Bombcast: an eclectic and unbeatable grab bag of talk that never fails to entertain. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the buzzer buzzes...</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The Giant Bombcast is a gaming podcast, but the games aren't really important. Jeff and Ryan lament the state of franchise pizza restaurants in Petaluma. Vinny develops an interest in ham radio and becomes a father. Brad needs a new bed. Patrick does jukebox trolling at a bar. Above all that, Jeff tunes into clandestine radio broadcasts. Make no mistake, there's talk about games—namely, the hate some of the cast has for NiGHTS into Dreams and Jak 2—but there's also talk about jumping into swimming pools full of food, Storage Wars, Antiques Roadshow, space catapults, parking, and men named Chris that drive white cars. This is the Giant Bombcast: an eclectic and unbeatable grab bag of talk that never fails to entertain. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the buzzer buzzes...</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#45: Giant Bombcast (2012) [Part A]</title>
      <description>The Giant Bombcast is a gaming podcast, but the games aren't really important. Jeff and Ryan lament the state of franchise pizza restaurants in Petaluma. Vinny develops an interest in ham radio and becomes a father. Brad needs a new bed. Patrick does jukebox trolling at a bar. Above all that, Jeff tunes into clandestine radio broadcasts. Make no mistake, there's talk about games—namely, the hate some of the cast has for NiGHTS into Dreams and Jak 2—but there's also talk about jumping into swimming pools full of food, Storage Wars, Antiques Roadshow, space catapults, parking, and men named Chris that drive white cars. This is the Giant Bombcast: an eclectic and unbeatable grab bag of talk that never fails to entertain. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the buzzer buzzes...</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:01 -0800</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle>The Giant Bombcast is a gaming podcast, but the games aren't really important. Jeff and Ryan lament the state of franchise pizza restaurants in Petaluma. Vinny develops an interest in ham radio and becomes a father. Brad needs a new bed. Patrick does jukebox trolling at a bar. Above all that, Jeff tunes into clandestine radio broadcasts. Make no mistake, there's talk about games—namely, the hate some of the cast has for NiGHTS into Dreams and Jak 2—but there's also talk about jumping into swimming pools full of food, Storage Wars, Antiques Roadshow, space catapults, parking, and men named Chris that drive white cars. This is the Giant Bombcast: an eclectic and unbeatable grab bag of talk that never fails to entertain. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the buzzer buzzes...</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The Giant Bombcast is a gaming podcast, but the games aren't really important. Jeff and Ryan lament the state of franchise pizza restaurants in Petaluma. Vinny develops an interest in ham radio and becomes a father. Brad needs a new bed. Patrick does jukebox trolling at a bar. Above all that, Jeff tunes into clandestine radio broadcasts. Make no mistake, there's talk about games—namely, the hate some of the cast has for NiGHTS into Dreams and Jak 2—but there's also talk about jumping into swimming pools full of food, Storage Wars, Antiques Roadshow, space catapults, parking, and men named Chris that drive white cars. This is the Giant Bombcast: an eclectic and unbeatable grab bag of talk that never fails to entertain. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the buzzer buzzes...</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#40: Giant Bombcast (2010)</title>
      <description>It's unclear whether the Giant Bombcast has ever really been about video games. It ostensibly should be—it is a podcast produced by a video game website, starring a number of individuals that make a living as video game critics—but that doesn't account for the discussion of pizza, helicopters, Swatch Internet Time (or 'beat time'), and Kid Rock. Nevertheless, video game players will find the Bombcast informative: included within is an exhaustive and potent segment where the cast discuss the latest releases for Nintendo's WiiWare and DSiWare, two critically acclaimed online-only platforms recognized for providing the cutting edge in video game software. Stocked with an illegal amount of humor, the Giant Bombcast is among the longest running gaming podcasts, and among the most superior.&#13;
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>This Year Collection</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle>It's unclear whether the Giant Bombcast has ever really been about video games. It ostensibly should be—it is a podcast produced by a video game website, starring a number of individuals that make a living as video game critics—but that doesn't account for the discussion of pizza, helicopters, Swatch Internet Time (or 'beat time'), and Kid Rock. Nevertheless, video game players will find the Bombcast informative: included within is an exhaustive and potent segment where the cast discuss the latest releases for Nintendo's WiiWare and DSiWare, two critically acclaimed online-only platforms recognized for providing the cutting edge in video game software. Stocked with an illegal amount of humor, the Giant Bombcast is among the longest running gaming podcasts, and among the most superior.&#13;
</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>It's unclear whether the Giant Bombcast has ever really been about video games. It ostensibly should be—it is a podcast produced by a video game website, starring a number of individuals that make a living as video game critics—but that doesn't account for the discussion of pizza, helicopters, Swatch Internet Time (or 'beat time'), and Kid Rock. Nevertheless, video game players will find the Bombcast informative: included within is an exhaustive and potent segment where the cast discuss the latest releases for Nintendo's WiiWare and DSiWare, two critically acclaimed online-only platforms recognized for providing the cutting edge in video game software. Stocked with an illegal amount of humor, the Giant Bombcast is among the longest running gaming podcasts, and among the most superior.&#13;
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      <title>#33: GFW Radio (2008) [Part B]</title>
      <description>GFW Radio was as brilliant as ever in its final days. The show persisted despite major upheaval at the 1UP offices. Rather than dither at the changes about them, the cast continued to provide the critical (and droll) commentary the show was known for. Whether engineering This American Life-style segments, or discussing socially questionable behavior in Second Life, that GFW Radio remains perhaps the greatest gaming podcast ever created, now four years after its end, is a testament to the individuals that manned those microphones.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:02 -0800</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>This Year Collection</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle>GFW Radio was as brilliant as ever in its final days. The show persisted despite major upheaval at the 1UP offices. Rather than dither at the changes about them, the cast continued to provide the critical (and droll) commentary the show was known for. Whether engineering This American Life-style segments, or discussing socially questionable behavior in Second Life, that GFW Radio remains perhaps the greatest gaming podcast ever created, now four years after its end, is a testament to the individuals that manned those microphones.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>GFW Radio was as brilliant as ever in its final days. The show persisted despite major upheaval at the 1UP offices. Rather than dither at the changes about them, the cast continued to provide the critical (and droll) commentary the show was known for. Whether engineering This American Life-style segments, or discussing socially questionable behavior in Second Life, that GFW Radio remains perhaps the greatest gaming podcast ever created, now four years after its end, is a testament to the individuals that manned those microphones.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#33: GFW Radio (2008) [Part A]</title>
      <description>GFW Radio was as brilliant as ever in its final days. The show persisted despite major upheaval at the 1UP offices. Rather than dither at the changes about them, the cast continued to provide the critical (and droll) commentary the show was known for. Whether engineering This American Life-style segments, or discussing socially questionable behavior in Second Life, that GFW Radio remains perhaps the greatest gaming podcast ever created, now four years after its end, is a testament to the individuals that manned those microphones.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:01 -0800</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle>GFW Radio was as brilliant as ever in its final days. The show persisted despite major upheaval at the 1UP offices. Rather than dither at the changes about them, the cast continued to provide the critical (and droll) commentary the show was known for. Whether engineering This American Life-style segments, or discussing socially questionable behavior in Second Life, that GFW Radio remains perhaps the greatest gaming podcast ever created, now four years after its end, is a testament to the individuals that manned those microphones.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>GFW Radio was as brilliant as ever in its final days. The show persisted despite major upheaval at the 1UP offices. Rather than dither at the changes about them, the cast continued to provide the critical (and droll) commentary the show was known for. Whether engineering This American Life-style segments, or discussing socially questionable behavior in Second Life, that GFW Radio remains perhaps the greatest gaming podcast ever created, now four years after its end, is a testament to the individuals that manned those microphones.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#29: Giant Bombcast (2009)</title>
      <description>In 2009 the Giant Bombcast began to resemble the show it is today, as segments were fleshed out and the show took on a longer format. New releases were brought into the fold, and the cast of four no longer guarded their propensity to go off-topic and talk about drinks, food, and movies. The product was a show The New Yorker called “charmingly garrulous,” packed with irreverent humor and occasionally serious discussion. The Giant Bombcast is ‘100% entertainment’ at its finest.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle>In 2009 the Giant Bombcast began to resemble the show it is today, as segments were fleshed out and the show took on a longer format. New releases were brought into the fold, and the cast of four no longer guarded their propensity to go off-topic and talk about drinks, food, and movies. The product was a show The New Yorker called “charmingly garrulous,” packed with irreverent humor and occasionally serious discussion. The Giant Bombcast is ‘100% entertainment’ at its finest.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>In 2009 the Giant Bombcast began to resemble the show it is today, as segments were fleshed out and the show took on a longer format. New releases were brought into the fold, and the cast of four no longer guarded their propensity to go off-topic and talk about drinks, food, and movies. The product was a show The New Yorker called “charmingly garrulous,” packed with irreverent humor and occasionally serious discussion. The Giant Bombcast is ‘100% entertainment’ at its finest.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#S3: The HotSpot (Top 40)</title>
      <description>The HotSpot was one of the best and most popular gaming podcasts of its day. Renowned commentators Jeff Gerstmann, Rich Gallup, Bob Colayco and Carrie Gouskos discussed the latest news from the video game industry, imbuing each topic with a humorous, lackadaisical twist. The This Year Collection presents the top forty moments from this fine podcast’s original three year run as voted on by the listeners.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>This Year Collection</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle>The HotSpot was one of the best and most popular gaming podcasts of its day. Renowned commentators Jeff Gerstmann, Rich Gallup, Bob Colayco and Carrie Gouskos discussed the latest news from the video game industry, imbuing each topic with a humorous, lackadaisical twist. The This Year Collection presents the top forty moments from this fine podcast’s original three year run as voted on by the listeners.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The HotSpot was one of the best and most popular gaming podcasts of its day. Renowned commentators Jeff Gerstmann, Rich Gallup, Bob Colayco and Carrie Gouskos discussed the latest news from the video game industry, imbuing each topic with a humorous, lackadaisical twist. The This Year Collection presents the top forty moments from this fine podcast’s original three year run as voted on by the listeners.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#27: GFW Radio (2007) [Part B]</title>
      <description>No other gaming podcast managed to balance humor and aimless banter with serious discussion about the state of the industry and the state of the games press as well as GFW Radio did. Ostensibly a show about computer games, GFW Radio never pigeonholed itself in that niche, instead becoming a program that flowed between topics and moods, a show at the absolute top of its game whether mocking the internet’s peculiar dwellers or gravely exposing the sickly nature of gaming “journalism.” Very few—perhaps none—have been as eminent and brilliant as GFW Radio.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle>No other gaming podcast managed to balance humor and aimless banter with serious discussion about the state of the industry and the state of the games press as well as GFW Radio did. Ostensibly a show about computer games, GFW Radio never pigeonholed itself in that niche, instead becoming a program that flowed between topics and moods, a show at the absolute top of its game whether mocking the internet’s peculiar dwellers or gravely exposing the sickly nature of gaming “journalism.” Very few—perhaps none—have been as eminent and brilliant as GFW Radio.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>No other gaming podcast managed to balance humor and aimless banter with serious discussion about the state of the industry and the state of the games press as well as GFW Radio did. Ostensibly a show about computer games, GFW Radio never pigeonholed itself in that niche, instead becoming a program that flowed between topics and moods, a show at the absolute top of its game whether mocking the internet’s peculiar dwellers or gravely exposing the sickly nature of gaming “journalism.” Very few—perhaps none—have been as eminent and brilliant as GFW Radio.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#27: GFW Radio (2007) [Part A]</title>
      <description>No other gaming podcast managed to balance humor and aimless banter with serious discussion about the state of the industry and the state of the games press as well as GFW Radio did. Ostensibly a show about computer games, GFW Radio never pigeonholed itself in that niche, instead becoming a program that flowed between topics and moods, a show at the absolute top of its game whether mocking the internet’s peculiar dwellers or gravely exposing the sickly nature of gaming “journalism.” Very few—perhaps none—have been as eminent and brilliant as GFW Radio.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>This Year Collection</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle>No other gaming podcast managed to balance humor and aimless banter with serious discussion about the state of the industry and the state of the games press as well as GFW Radio did. Ostensibly a show about computer games, GFW Radio never pigeonholed itself in that niche, instead becoming a program that flowed between topics and moods, a show at the absolute top of its game whether mocking the internet’s peculiar dwellers or gravely exposing the sickly nature of gaming “journalism.” Very few—perhaps none—have been as eminent and brilliant as GFW Radio.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>No other gaming podcast managed to balance humor and aimless banter with serious discussion about the state of the industry and the state of the games press as well as GFW Radio did. Ostensibly a show about computer games, GFW Radio never pigeonholed itself in that niche, instead becoming a program that flowed between topics and moods, a show at the absolute top of its game whether mocking the internet’s peculiar dwellers or gravely exposing the sickly nature of gaming “journalism.” Very few—perhaps none—have been as eminent and brilliant as GFW Radio.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#25: Giant Bombcast (2008)</title>
      <description>Ryan Davis and Jeff Gerstmann made a splash with the launch of their site, Giant Bomb, in 2008. Along with it came what would shortly become one of the most popular gaming podcasts in existence—the Giant Bombcast. With irrelevant musings, intense gaming discussion, and energy drink taste testing, the Giant Bombcast very quickly cemented its position in the pantheon of superior podcasts.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>This Year Collection</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle>Ryan Davis and Jeff Gerstmann made a splash with the launch of their site, Giant Bomb, in 2008. Along with it came what would shortly become one of the most popular gaming podcasts in existence—the Giant Bombcast. With irrelevant musings, intense gaming discussion, and energy drink taste testing, the Giant Bombcast very quickly cemented its position in the pantheon of superior podcasts.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Ryan Davis and Jeff Gerstmann made a splash with the launch of their site, Giant Bomb, in 2008. Along with it came what would shortly become one of the most popular gaming podcasts in existence—the Giant Bombcast. With irrelevant musings, intense gaming discussion, and energy drink taste testing, the Giant Bombcast very quickly cemented its position in the pantheon of superior podcasts.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#21: Giant Bombcast (2011) [Part B]</title>
      <description>Repeatedly rated amongst the most popular gaming podcasts, the Giant Bombcast continued its fervent run in 2011 with the canny humor and free banter typical of the show. The addition of Patrick Klepek as the site’s news editor bolstered the show’s ranks in what was the Bombcast’s fourth year. The show’s steadfast quality led it to become the longest running mainstream gaming podcast, and it continues to go from strength to strength.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:02 -0800</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>This Year Collection</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle>Repeatedly rated amongst the most popular gaming podcasts, the Giant Bombcast continued its fervent run in 2011 with the canny humor and free banter typical of the show. The addition of Patrick Klepek as the site’s news editor bolstered the show’s ranks in what was the Bombcast’s fourth year. The show’s steadfast quality led it to become the longest running mainstream gaming podcast, and it continues to go from strength to strength.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Repeatedly rated amongst the most popular gaming podcasts, the Giant Bombcast continued its fervent run in 2011 with the canny humor and free banter typical of the show. The addition of Patrick Klepek as the site’s news editor bolstered the show’s ranks in what was the Bombcast’s fourth year. The show’s steadfast quality led it to become the longest running mainstream gaming podcast, and it continues to go from strength to strength.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#21: Giant Bombcast (2011) [Part A]</title>
      <description>Repeatedly rated amongst the most popular gaming podcasts, the Giant Bombcast continued its fervent run in 2011 with the canny humor and free banter typical of the show. The addition of Patrick Klepek as the site’s news editor bolstered the show’s ranks in what was the Bombcast’s fourth year. The show’s steadfast quality led it to become the longest running mainstream gaming podcast, and it continues to go from strength to strength.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:01 -0800</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>This Year Collection</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle>Repeatedly rated amongst the most popular gaming podcasts, the Giant Bombcast continued its fervent run in 2011 with the canny humor and free banter typical of the show. The addition of Patrick Klepek as the site’s news editor bolstered the show’s ranks in what was the Bombcast’s fourth year. The show’s steadfast quality led it to become the longest running mainstream gaming podcast, and it continues to go from strength to strength.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Repeatedly rated amongst the most popular gaming podcasts, the Giant Bombcast continued its fervent run in 2011 with the canny humor and free banter typical of the show. The addition of Patrick Klepek as the site’s news editor bolstered the show’s ranks in what was the Bombcast’s fourth year. The show’s steadfast quality led it to become the longest running mainstream gaming podcast, and it continues to go from strength to strength.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#18: Idle Thumbs</title>
      <description>Idle Thumbs casts its pod into your face with hilarious talk about video gaming. Of Idle Thumbs, IGN.com purportedly noted “it’s so good it’ll rupture your ear drums and blow you into the ionosphere.” Riffing on both the legitimate and ridiculous sides of the video game industry, Chris Remo, Nick Breckon, and Jake Rodkin provided commentary that, if not wonderfully bizarre, was always intelligent.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>This Year Collection</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle>Idle Thumbs casts its pod into your face with hilarious talk about video gaming. Of Idle Thumbs, IGN.com purportedly noted “it’s so good it’ll rupture your ear drums and blow you into the ionosphere.” Riffing on both the legitimate and ridiculous sides of the video game industry, Chris Remo, Nick Breckon, and Jake Rodkin provided commentary that, if not wonderfully bizarre, was always intelligent.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Idle Thumbs casts its pod into your face with hilarious talk about video gaming. Of Idle Thumbs, IGN.com purportedly noted “it’s so good it’ll rupture your ear drums and blow you into the ionosphere.” Riffing on both the legitimate and ridiculous sides of the video game industry, Chris Remo, Nick Breckon, and Jake Rodkin provided commentary that, if not wonderfully bizarre, was always intelligent.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#11: GFW Radio (2006)</title>
      <description>GFW Radio, produced by 1UP.com, was just as big a powerhouse in the podcasting world as 1UP.com's flagship show, 1UP Yours. Fondly remembered for the consistent side-splitting comedy and oft-intelligent commentary, even three years after its close, GFW Radio remains spectacularly entertaining and prescient.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle>GFW Radio, produced by 1UP.com, was just as big a powerhouse in the podcasting world as 1UP.com's flagship show, 1UP Yours. Fondly remembered for the consistent side-splitting comedy and oft-intelligent commentary, even three years after its close, GFW Radio remains spectacularly entertaining and prescient.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>GFW Radio, produced by 1UP.com, was just as big a powerhouse in the podcasting world as 1UP.com's flagship show, 1UP Yours. Fondly remembered for the consistent side-splitting comedy and oft-intelligent commentary, even three years after its close, GFW Radio remains spectacularly entertaining and prescient.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#S1: 1UP Yours (Top 40)</title>
      <description>1UP Yours is recognized as the greatest gaming podcast created to date. Its success was largely due to its cast and the bold chemistry they had with each other. This Year presents the top forty moments from the three years of 1UP Yours, as voted by This Year listeners.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>This Year Collection</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle>1UP Yours is recognized as the greatest gaming podcast created to date. Its success was largely due to its cast and the bold chemistry they had with each other. This Year presents the top forty moments from the three years of 1UP Yours, as voted by This Year listeners.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>1UP Yours is recognized as the greatest gaming podcast created to date. Its success was largely due to its cast and the bold chemistry they had with each other. This Year presents the top forty moments from the three years of 1UP Yours, as voted by This Year listeners.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>#10: 1UP Yours (2008) [Part B]</title>
      <description>Years after its abrupt conclusion, 1UP Yours is recognized as the greatest gaming podcast created to date. Its success was largely due to its cast and the bold chemistry they had with each other. Always witty, always funny, always smart, always informative, always important, and never ignorable, 1UP Yours is a milestone not only for gaming podcasts, but for all podcasts.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:00:02 -0800</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Years after its abrupt conclusion, 1UP Yours is recognized as the greatest gaming podcast created to date. Its success was largely due to its cast and the bold chemistry they had with each other. Always witty, always funny, always smart, always informative, always important, and never ignorable, 1UP Yours is a milestone not only for gaming podcasts, but for all podcasts.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Years after its abrupt conclusion, 1UP Yours is recognized as the greatest gaming podcast created to date. Its success was largely due to its cast and the bold chemistry they had with each other. Always witty, always funny, always smart, always informative, always important, and never ignorable, 1UP Yours is a milestone not only for gaming podcasts, but for all podcasts.</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:summary>1UP Yours enjoyed almost instantaneous success from the outset. With a mixture of humor and serious discussion about video gaming news and new releases, 1UP’s flagship podcast cemented its position in podcast history with its superb debut year. 1UP and Ziff Davis staff John Davison, Luke Smith, Shane Bettenhausen, and Mark MacDonald joined host Garnett Lee weekly to provide a level of entertainment only paralleled by GameSpot’s The HotSpot.</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>The debut year of a seminal gaming podcast hosted by Rich Gallup and featuring talents Bob Colayco and Jeff Gerstmann. Rather than a diffuse discussion about the games everybody was playing, with Gallup at the helm The HotSpot spoke exclusively about the news. The personalities of the cast filled in the blanks and made this show special.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The debut year of a seminal gaming podcast hosted by Rich Gallup and featuring talents Bob Colayco and Jeff Gerstmann. Rather than a diffuse discussion about the games everybody was playing, with Gallup at the helm The HotSpot spoke exclusively about the news. The personalities of the cast filled in the blanks and made this show special.</itunes:summary>
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