Ranked #1
January 28, 2018: He Was A Good Captain, Til We Went Out The Airlock
January 28, 2018: He Was A Good Captain, Til We Went Out The Airlock
What dark depths lie under bright futures we like to imagine? That, and other lofty questions, are addressed on this epi... Read more
28 Jan 2018
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #2
February 18, 2018: Sometimes, You Gotta Try Twice
February 18, 2018: Sometimes, You Gotta Try Twice
Rob and Danielle regale one another with tales of TV shows (and movies, and books, and games!) that they weren't too kee... Read more
18 Feb 2018
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49mins
Ranked #3
January 24, 2018: It’s Back, Baby!
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... Read more
24 Jan 2018
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1hr 27mins
Ranked #4
January 15, 2018: The Way We Play
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 newfou... Read more
15 Jan 2018
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50mins
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Ranked #5
February 4, 2018: An Underrated Trek
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 franch... Read more
4 Feb 2018
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2hr 7mins
Ranked #6
January 5, 2018: The Bomb Cyclone of Podcasts
January 5, 2018: The Bomb Cyclone of Podcasts
In the extreme(ly bad) weather, it’s important to note one thing: we all have to work together to survive. Hence, we rec... Read more
5 Jan 2018
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1hr 13mins
Ranked #7
December 31, 2017: Homelife, 2017
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 s... Read more
31 Dec 2017
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1hr 23mins
Ranked #8
December 25, 2017: Merry Night In the Woods Christmas
December 25, 2017: Merry Night In the Woods Christmas
Rob and Danielle survived a truly, comically terrible fall to podcast again! We chat about the too-realness of Night in ... Read more
25 Dec 2017
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #9
November 24, 2017: What a Twist!
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 ... Read more
24 Nov 2017
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1hr 15mins
Ranked #10
October 13, 2017: Into the Woods
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... Read more
13 Oct 2017
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1hr 41mins
Ranked #11
July 27, 2017: The Little Engine That Could
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.... Read more
27 Jul 2017
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1hr 17mins
Ranked #12
July 2, 2017: Bleacher Bums
July 2, 2017: Bleacher Bums
Rob and Danielle meet for an overdue weekend after a Rob's cross-country move. Rob's been getting re-acclimated by playi... Read more
2 Jul 2017
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #13
May 28, 2017: Renaissance Morgan
May 28, 2017: Renaissance Morgan
This weekend, we are still obsessed with Prey, the Immersive Sim in Space that could. We also chat about other fine game... Read more
28 May 2017
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1hr 26mins
Ranked #14
May 18, 2017: Eat, Prey, Love
May 18, 2017: Eat, Prey, Love
This episode is either really early, or really late, and either way, you can place the blame entirely on Prey for being ... Read more
18 May 2017
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #15
March 30, 2017: My Gaming Renaissance
March 30, 2017: My Gaming Renaissance
Danielle would like to apologize for the tardiness of this episode. But! There is a lot of good stuff here, as we discus... Read more
30 Mar 2017
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55mins
Ranked #16
March 6, 2017: An Austin Walker Original
March 6, 2017: An Austin Walker Original
Today, we are joined by Waypoint Editor in Chief, mech enthusiast and friend of the show Austin Walker, for a whopping 2... Read more
6 Mar 2017
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2hr 11mins
Ranked #17
February 13, 2017: Stat Decay
February 13, 2017: Stat Decay
This weekend, we get too real about aging, athleticism, and the brutal pain of stat decay, in games and in real life. Bu... Read more
13 Feb 2017
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #18
January 29, 2017: Mailbag for a Tattered Nation
January 29, 2017: Mailbag for a Tattered Nation
Rob is protesting the unlawful executive order on travelers from Muslim countries, so I'm doing a short mailbag episode ... Read more
29 Jan 2017
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17mins
Ranked #19
January 22, 2017: We're Watching Here!
January 22, 2017: We're Watching Here!
Games are fun to play and all, but watching—that's where it's at. At least, for some games. This weekend, we're all abou... Read more
22 Jan 2017
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #20
January 7, 2017: Get Your Camera Out of Trico's Butt
January 7, 2017: Get Your Camera Out of Trico's Butt
This weekend, we chatted about the worst—and best—frustrations we've experienced in games, inspired by recent exploratio... Read more
7 Jan 2017
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1hr 22mins
