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New this season is the word of the day! And the Quote of the Episode returns with the 1996 annual event planner quote book! With this quote (or two) we reveal how many real world licks it takes. This episode is brought to you in part by Soo Brewing Company who helped upgrade my Trinity Belgian Tripel to the super exclusive 2011 batch. That's one of our beverage reviews. The other is Faygo Orange Cream Soda. RLXP includes a butt dropping and a toilet drop. We've played the action RPG Final Fantasy 16 (PS5), the unique twist on mini-golf that is Kirby's Dream Course (SNES/Switch), The 2-d platformer racing game Speedrunners (XBSeX), the game design study Interaction Isn't Explicit (PS5), and the game that really should be a mobile game but isn't DPS Idle (XBSeX/Steam). DPS Idle isn't like the D&D idle game that gets a quick dis. Our reccos are Soo Brewing Company & their beer, Peep Show (the British television comedy series available on Tubi), 5 Below (the store for unique snacks), and The Movie Cellar podcast (Now back with new episodes!) links - Soo Brewing Company - https://soobrew.com/ The Movie Cellar - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-movie-cellar-926278 GRPVG links - linktr.ee/grandrapidians --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/support

This huge episode is great because we have 3 wonderful guests from Galactic North Productions, the studio behind Star Wars: Life and Death on the Rim. They are Eli, Mia, and Hunter. Our beverage reviews cover Alani Charry Slushie energy drink, a homemade Amaretto sour with Sprite, a mix of Sprite, Coke, and ginger ale, Jam Juice IPA, and Weihenstephaner Kristall Weissbier. RLXP includes giving rides, Andy Serkis, a flat tire, a power taint, and driving in CA. We have played Final Fantasy 7 Crisis Core (PS5 enhanced PS4 game), Duke Nukem pinball (via Pinball M on XB), Those Who Remain (XBSeX), Metal Slug (Neo Geo), PalWorld (Steam/PC), Halo 5 (XB), Powerwash Simulator: Back to the Future (XB), Spider-man 2 (PS5), and MarioKart: Double Dash (Gamecube). Our reccos are the movies Slotherhouse and The Meg 2: The Trench, True Detective (TV), The Why Files (YT), and The Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity and Mortality (podcast). Links - Galactic North Productions - https://galacticnorthproductions.net/ Mia - https://www.castingcall.club/miava96 H.C. Ogden - https://www.instagram.com/h.c.ogden/ Galactic North Insta - https://www.instagram.com/galacticnorthproductions/ GRPVG links - linktr.ee/grandrapidians --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/support

Welcome to what should be our final betwixt season rebroadcast episodes with the creator of This Planet Needs A Name, Evan Tess Murray. We loved having them on our show almost as much as we loved their show! We'll see you soon with new episodes and repeat guests that we want to talk to again. " In this episode we welcome special guest Evan Tess Murray from the podcasts This Planet Needs A Name & Light Hearts. We drink a Barrel-Aged Legion from the Community Beer Company (Provided by Beer Geeks), a Joto One Cup Sake, and an Old Fashoined with Jameson from IPA barrels plus rosemary. RLXP includes a week of adulting, getting into college, and an open letter standing up for trans men. We've played Deal or No Deal (Wii), Aquaria (PC), and The Gardens Between (XB). Regarding Atomicrops, Here's some sh** that we know we missed. Our recommendations are Rapture 518, Queer Pride & Prejudice, and Oz-9."      Links -             This Planet Needs A Name - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/this-planet-needs-a-name-939414       Rapture 518 - https://www.rapture518.com/       Queer Pride & Prejudice - https://twitter.com/queerpridepod?lang=en       Oz-9 - https://oz-9.com/       Evan Tess Murray - https://www.evantessmurray.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/support

Enjoy this special re-broadcast with another one time guest (so far) that we were very happy to have join us. Check out Oz-9, the #2 comedy podcast in Sweden, and we'll be back with new episodes, the start of season 2, in about 2 weeks. "In this episode we're happy to welcome Shannon Perry of Oz-9 podcast fame. We drink a Partea from Shorts, a Blackberry Currant Apple Avid Cider, and a peach blueberry kombucha. RLXP includes coffee on the roof, tattoo, and tire chain mishap. We've played Artful Escape (XB), Boyfriend Dungeon (XB), and City of Heros (PC). Our recommendations are Chilling Tales for Dark Nights, Hood Politics, Relativity, Mission Rejected, and Oblivity."      Links -             Oz-9 - https://oz-9.com/       Audiotocracy - https://audiotocracy.com/       Chilling Tales for Dark Nights - https://www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com/       Hood Politics - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/hood-politics-with-prop-1111522       Relativity - https://relativitypodcast.com/       Mission Rejected - https://missionrejected.simplecast.com/       Oblivity - https://www.oblivitypodcast.com/       CartMart - https://www.cartmart.games/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/support

We'll continue to highlight friends who have only joined us once in this episode with Dustin whos podcast Sandman Stories Presents continues to tell folklore from all around the world "In this episode we welcome special guest Dustin from Sandman Stories Presents. We drink G7 instant coffee from Vietnam, homemade coldbrew with Meijers & Deathproof beans, and Choco Libre from Brewdog. RLXP involves tat color, lonely cats, and 13 years in Korea. We've played River City Girls, Cat Game - The Cats Collector! (Mino Games), and Euchre Free (A.I. Factory Ltd). We quick dis a couple popular mobile games. Popular Korean board games are here to. We recommend Culture Warlords by Talia Lavin, and the podcasts Japan Distilled Podcast, Because Lanuage, and One Mic: Black History."      Links -            Sandman Stories Presents - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS_jg9MFO6NtRYHO3FRlMcg      Japan Distilled Podcast - https://japandistilled.com/      Because Language - https://becauselanguage.com/      One Mic: Black History - https://www.onemichistory.com/      Culture Warlords - https://g.co/kgs/bfrfzJ GRPVG links - linktr.ee/grandrapidians --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/support

All of our guests are wonderful, but some don't come around as often. Will is still doing Jorts Center and one of the best follows around on bluesky, or twitter if you're still there. Hope you enjoy this rebroadcast of episode 77) What Remains of the Bloody Apocalypse "In this episode we welcome super special guest Kristi YamaGuccimane from Lour After Hours and your favorite #TDZAKAs. We drink Deer Trax 3 cider, El Chavo habanero mango cider, and Sam'l Smiths Organic Strawberry beer. We've played Bloody Roar, What Remains of Edith Finch, and Motorstorm: Apocalypse. Our recomendations are Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler, We Fix Space Junk, Breadsheet, and Extraverted." Links:   Lour After Hours -  https://lourafterhours.com/   We Fix Space Junk- https://art19.com/shows/we-fix-space-junk Breadsheet - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breadsheet/id1516687193 Extraverted - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yNTU3OGMyNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== GRPVG links - linktr.ee/grandrapidians --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/support

We hope you enjoy this re-broadcast of our episode with Shereen, one of our favorite podcasters from Santa University, Ethnically Ambiguous, It Could Happen Here, The Daily Zeitgeist, Some More News, Secretly Incredibly Fascinating, Behind The Bastards, and so many more... In this episode we are joined by the wonderful Shereen Lani Younes from Ethnically Ambiguous pod (and many other pods). We drink Found on the Side of the Road by Transient/Central State brewery. Ginger's Pineapple Kombucha, and water. Make sure you drink water, it is good for you. We also bring up Whiskey Sours. RLXP includes High school graduation, thrift shopping, and magic mushrooms. We played The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, and Maneater. We recommend the podcast Be Antiracist and the book How to be Anti Racist, A Scottish Podcast, and the anime Jujutsu Kaisen. Links - Shereen - https://www.podchaser.com/creators/shereen-lani-younes-107Zzj5wbA/appearances A Scottish Podcast - https://scottishpodcast.com/ Be Antiracist - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/be-antiracist-with-ibram-x-kendi/id1564144316 GRPVG links - linktr.ee/grandrapidians --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/support

Thank you all for checking out the final episode of season one! We will be back refreshed and new with season 2 early 2024. In this episode we drink Jumex Pineapple Coconut Nectar in a twist off can and Shorts Brewings Ho Ho Hopit double IPA. RLXP includes a coffee close call, a week on the job, and a brand new console! We've played the new Adventures mode in Vampire Survivors which gives it a little bit more structure (XBSeX), the new pinball sim from the Zen Pinball studio, Pinball M (XBSeX), and the 3rd person shooter action game Wanted: Dead (XBSeX). Our reccos are Boston Harbor Horror, Oz-9, Main Quest, and the SPR season 2 finale. Links - Main Quest - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/main-quest/episodes/Welcome-To-The-Main-Quest-Podcast-euf32a Boston Harbor Horror - https://asylum94.com/boston-harbor-horror/ Oz-9 - https://oz-9.com/ SPR - https://www.superhumanpublicradio.com/ GRPVG links - linktr.ee/grandrapidians --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/support

In this episode we have 2 Gamepass games! First we review a Centr energy drink and a Cotton Candy Haze from Big Lake Brewing. RLXP includes a Switch car charger and a turkey. We've played the sci-fi anime space drama Opus: Echo of Starsong and the old-timey Japan crime drama/neighborhood simulator Like A Dragon: Ishin! (both on XBSeX/Gamepass). Our reccos are Retro Hangover and Secret Levels podcasts and Swoop Too on Toutube. Links - Retro Hangover - https://linktr.ee/retrohangover Secret Levels - https://badsecretmedia.com/secret-levels Swoop Too - https://www.youtube.com/@SwoopToo GRPVG links - linktr.ee/grandrapidians --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/support

In this episode we drink Sprecher Maple Rootbeer and Archival Brewings Fritz's Folly. RLXP includes employment changes and a cat on a robot. We've played the forward scrolling arcade shmup TAU (playdate) and the dark Scandinavian fairy tale adventure Bramble: The Mountain King (XBSeX/Gamepass). And some more Snap opponents had funny names. Our reccos are Puppetmaster 2 & 3 and the podcast The Dead from Bloody Disgusting & The George A Romero Foundation. Links - The Dead - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dead/id1714295803 GRPVG links - linktr.ee/grandrapidians --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/support

We welcome new guest Brynn Spikess to this episode! Along with J.D.! We drink Red Obsession cold pressed Meijers brand juice, Blue Moon Moon Haze IPA, Peach Mango Crystal Light, and Walmart soy sauce. RLXP includes pumpkin bread, fire, THE Mario, and green. After Marvel Snatch we played TOEM (XBSeX/Gamepass), Viewfinder (PC), Destroy All Humans 2 Reprobed (XBSeX) and Pikmin 4 (Switch). Our reccos are Puppetmaster, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Cutthroat Kitchen, and Young Hercules. linktr.ee/grandrapidians --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/support

In this episode we drink Sprecher Charged Lemonade, Revolution Brewing Company's Freedom Lemonade Session Sour, and Grand Armory's Pumpkin Slappuccino. RLXP includes bread, brewerys, and pinball, before Marvel Snatch! We've played the wordy story game Dordogne and the action platforming cartoon Solar Ash, both on XBox and Gamepass. We've played the nonogram collection Sketch.Share.Solve. and the old-school inspired action arcadey game Lillybug, both on the cute handheld Playdate. Our reccos are the podcasts Sistas Who Kill and The Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Mortality. Links - Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Mortality - https://thatsnotcanon.com/themistholmemuseum Sistas Who Kill - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sistaswhokill GRPVG links - linktr.ee/grandrapidians --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grandrapidians/support