Blue Yonder

Join Jim and A.Ron as we discuss just what the hell we've been up to the past four months and our latest gaming endeavors (including Settlers of Catan, Stratego, Battles of Westeros, Batman Ark...

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In this week's show, A.Ron and Jim ponder some science, philosophy, pop culture and politics through the lens of SCIENCE!  First up, a research paper opens up the debate about spoilers we first ...

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We are back after last week's hiatus.  Honestly, I'm heartbroken we lost the Jim Jones Experiment.  It was an hour long mind fuck of yours truly by Jim Jones, and it was weird, it was uncomfort...

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GENCON, the "best four days in gaming", is coming to our humble home town of Indianapolis next week.  We invited Michael "Madbrew" Brewer back on to give some tips for what to look for in this y...

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Busy week for A.Ron and Jim.  A.Ron breaks down his various trials and tribulations including a Jim Jones mindfuck, a breakup, getting his PANFI on with his boy, and golfing in Satan's Asshole. ...

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This week we bring back Michael "Madbrew" Brewer from MadBrewLabs for a three man debate about insane co-workers, assholes in RPGs, gaming culture, inclusiveness, women and minorities in gaming, ...

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Jim and A.Ron always pay their debts.  We owe you a cast, and today we deliver on that promise.  We talk about Florence + The Machine, Battle for Hill 218 (free online version), Battlestar Gal...

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The write up for this one is going to be short and sweet, folks, because the content is long and savory.  We finally aligned technology and schedules and sat down with Ian for a talk about all t...

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This is a terrible cast.  I honestly wouldn't listen to it, if I were you.  I mean, I gotta keep it real, right?  I can't say how awesome our casts are and it mean anything and then drop a tur...

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The guys release ultra-devastating power on the unsuspecting listeners this week.  First, A.Ron is incredulous with Jim's shunning of the fantastic game, Angry Birds (now free on Chrome!), talks...

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Teledildonics.  It's a real word!  Honest.  Look it up! Titles aside, we got vintage May 19th, 2011 juice for you this week, as summer schedules did not permit us to cast in the present time. ...

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It's rough going when you're sitting across the casting table from the Unabomber.  But I persevere.  For the people.  For my people.  For you, people.  We open the show with some straight up...

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This week the guys get local up front with news for a possible Brew Ha Ha meet up in downtown Indy, we mourn the passing of a giant with our observation of Towel Day, Jimbo Wales has delusions o...

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You got to ask yourself.  What are you going to do?  What the hell are you going to do when you're staring down a pack of water crazed camels hell bent on sucking the vital fluids from your air...

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The fans have been clammoring (clammoring!) for Jim and A.Ron to sing a duet of the inimitable Garth Brook's "Low Places" for over a year now.  Actually, that's a lie.  But!  You can still hea...

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In this week's offering we sit down for a little skull session to put eyeballs on unsuck-it.com, gain best of breed synergy with a deep dive on spoilers, A.Ron makes an elevator pitch for his new...

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The boys navigate dangerous waters as the PSN outage has been upgraded from a tropical shit storm to a full fledged fecal hurricane.  It must be discussed!  Jim and A.Ron break it down from a p...

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In this week's episode, the guys discuss the iPad's destruction (ha-ha) of the United States economy, SOCOM 4's furtherance of Madden '84 policies, and A.Ron's irrational anti-hoarding packaging ...

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This week we cover a lot of ground; stand up desks, Vibram Five Finger "shoes", Cloud Girlfriends, a mini-review of Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch, nerd fitness updates, feedback from our listeners,...

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You ever feel like some days you just can't do anything right?  You wake up, stub your toe on the bedframe, cut yourself shaving, get your dick and/or vag caught in the zipper, proclaim the 3DS ...

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Here' the deal, loyal listener.  I have no idea what this cast is about, cause I wasn't a part of recording it.  I'm sure there will be reprisals from bagging on Jim last week, so no matter wha...

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You're not going to believe the twists and turns this week's episode brings!  We learn about the relative safety of nuclear power, a glimpse into the guy's latest gaming habits, risky WOW behavi...

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Jim has come down with yet another variation of Pax Pox, and the entire Bald Tower has been partitioned off by the CDC. And then... things kind of got out of hand. Something about generators runn...

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We've had a crazy weekend so far, and PAX isn't even over! Join us for a bonus cast covering PAX East 2011, including a great interview of Steve Jackson, of Steve Jackson Games. Designer of GURPS...

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No time for description. PAX is on!

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There's a buzz in the air. No, it's not the 2 cups of coffee you just bodyslammed into your bloodstream... or the cocaine. It's the buzz of PAX! We're one week out from PAX East 2011. The guys ca...

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How much do we love you guys?  Enough to release a cast with one member down, and two on life support.  Listen as A.Ron struggles with week two of the plague and Jim actually dies ON AIR of con...

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This week's cast is HOT.  You know me well enough that if we have an iffy or so-so week, I'll tell you up front.  "Under-promise and over-deliver", that's the A.Ron motto.  In related news; I'...

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We made it to fifty episodes, bitches!  FITTY!  Yeah!  Join Jim, Peter, and A.Ron as we look back at our first year in production.  We take you behind the scenes, reminiscing about our favo...

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Jim and A.Ron tackle one of the watershed issues of our day.  The god-awful disappointment of the Star Wars Prequel trilogy.  Spurned to discussion and debate by RedLetterMedia.com's recent�...

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In this week's thrilling episode!  Jim has an acute attack of Girl On The Internet Syndrome, locksmithing, the evolution of the (Friendly) Local Gaming Store, and we wade carefully into dangerou...

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A very special episode of Blue Yonder this week, as the guys discuss a serious topic; gays and geekdom. The geek community has a rep for being open minded and progressive, but is that warranted? ...

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I know what you're thinking. This is the Blue Yonder crew. I'm NOT listening to any damn thing that is tagged "watersports!" I know! I know. But listen, it's not about what you're thinking. Mostl...

https://baldmove.com/blue-yonder-mp3/blue-yonder-watersports-episode-46/

Whoa, whoa! Check out the big brains on Jim and A.Ron! We do the damn thing on technological singularities, the e-novella Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect, discuss the Little Big Planet 2 demo, t...

https://baldmove.com/blue-yonder-mp3/blue-yonder-prime-intellects-episode-45/

Another week, another warm, fat brick from the golden goose. This time it comes in the form of Jim and A.Ron discussing the Chrome store, sex games on Kinect, a state of the geek update and our n...

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You know, sometimes your hosts feel like they really banged out a terrific episode… and then other times the best we can say is that the data we uploaded to the old bald computer conforms to th...

https://baldmove.com/blue-yonder-mp3/blue-yonder-well-lubricated-episode-43/

A.Ron and Jim break down bathroom etiquette, brag a bit about Jim's new system, "Behemoth", and catch up the listeners on the state of the Badass, with mini reviews of Faster, and looking ahead t...

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The guys get formal and get geeky in this week's episode.  Up front is a lengthy discussion of gaming mice, as Jim breaks down every aspect of the oft-overlooked HID-Compliant device.  Breaks i...

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A. Ron is back from the isle, soggy Game Informer in hand, to join Jim for the video game square down.  What games have we been playing?  What 2011 games are we excited for?  What big games do...

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It's a goddamn epidemic!  Another airline catastrophe, another cast mate crashed on a desert island.  This time it's A.Ron's turn, and he brings a twist to the top seven list as he considers wh...

https://baldmove.com/blue-yonder-mp3/blue-yonder-desert-island-movies-episode-39/

The dynamic duo is back, with the audio quality better than ever.  We talk about worst jobs ever, how content producers can compete with pirates (and ninjas), The Walking Dead, Wil Wheaton, Bren...

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Oh no!  Jim is stranded on the island and his only hope to preserve his sanity are the 7 television series dvd sets that he happened to have with him.  Good thing they're some of his favorites!...

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Does a Droid suck down batteries?  Do regional agreements blow?  Why is the government have it in for gay marriage?   Is Sony trying to pull off a plot from Superman 3?  What console just cel...

https://baldmove.com/blue-yonder-mp3/blue-yonder-is-the-pope-catholic-episode-36/

Short cast this week, but oh so good.  We discuss Pandemic, CR232 batteries, revisit the console wars, CR232 batteries, wrist based gaming, meat based armor, CR232 batteries, pining for PAX, Ste...

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Peter finds himself alone this week, stranded on a desert isle, with time to ponder his fate.  What games would he bring with him to keep him entertained in this scenario?  What will give out f...

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This week, Jim and A. Ron push rewind to come back to the topic of television.  We're living in one of the best eras for television.  Large networks are taking chances on shows that would never...

https://baldmove.com/blue-yonder-mp3/blue-yonder-golden-age-of-television-episode-33/

Pack up your twinkies and start working on your cardio!  Professor Jones is here to law down the law and present to you the sweet science of Zombie Apocalpytic Survival.  Peter and A.Ron have h...

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In Peter's absence, Jim and A.Ron make small talk about changes around the Bald Move headquarters, Scott Pilgrim, Apple TV, Fantasy Football,  and then introduce a brand new segment, CCG Graveya...

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We enjoyed the fast and loose casting of last week so much that we decided to give it another go.  We talk about Star Trek Tweets, the new golden age of television, Super Mario Bros / Captain Pl...

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It's a mixed bag this week as the guys lounge with drinks to discuss Predators, Karate Kid, Codex Alera, Star Trek and Video Games. Hold on to ya butts cause it's a wild ride.

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Jim and Peter have been going to LAN parties since the olden days. Over the years they've seen it all. And now they're sharing it with you. What has happened to the LAN party over the years and w...

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Lucas announced at Celebration V that Star Wars will be released on Blu-Ray but the original trilogy will only be included as the 1997 special editions. This set Jim, Peter and A. Ron on tilt and...

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WAAAAAAAHHAAHAA!!! KEEEE_YAA! Brace yourself cause this cast has the force to knock a man on his ass. Hot off the heels of Badasses - Part Deux, it's the Movie Martial Arts cast with Jim and A. R...

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With the release of The Expendables, Sylvester Stallone's attempt to revive the dying action movie genre, and armed with A. Ron's patented Three 'C' System, the guys decide to take another run at...

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Were games really harder back in the NES days? What makes a game hard? The evolution of the joystick to gamepad has enabled ever more complex gameplay. Is that a good thing? Your hosts explore th...

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This week on Blue Yonder, the guys lounge on the deck of the BaldMove.com studios as they sip a fine, aged scotch, puff cigars and test the limits of shoddy audio quality podcasting. Ah yes, and ...

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Michael Brewer from the Ennie nominated MadBrewLabs.com joins Peter and A. Ron for Blue Yonder's first interview. Michael raps about roleplaying, GENCON, his many online endeavours, and the futur...

https://baldmove.com/blue-yonder-mp3/blue-yonder-mad-brew-labs-interview-episode-22/

Christopher Nolan's latest work, Inception, is receiving praise from just about everyone who has seen it, including your resident geeks. In this ultra-mega-super-saiyan spoiler-cast, the guys dig...

https://baldmove.com/blue-yonder-mp3/blue-yonder-inception-the-dream-cast-episode-21/

Nearly every geek loves to play video games but there's a special breed out there who horde these hunks of plastic and silicon like there were precious gems. What types of collectors are out ther...

https://baldmove.com/blue-yonder-mp3/blue-yonder-game-collecting-episode-20/

Bits of data smatter your face as you fly through what seems, superficially, to be a series of tubes. Engulfed by the bit-current, you are forced to bounce across the country multiple times befor...

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Every single geek has thought about it. What kind of house would they live in if they had unlimited amounts of money to build their dream home and accessorize it with all sorts of geek goodies? I...

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Geeks love their babes. And in that respect, Jim and A. Ron are most definitely geeks. Peter succumbs to the crack of the whip and bows out to judge the picks while Jim and A. Ron line up their t...

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Bust out your hearing aides because this weeks episode is a long one. The guys delve deep into the vaults of their first person shooter pasts. They also debate the merits of console and pc fps an...

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In episode 15 of Blue Yonder, the MMO cup runneth over. In this extended cast the guys talk about what they hate, what they love and what could be done better.

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Geeky college campuses and internet fads have made practical jokes and pranks a staple of geek culture. It's their varied skills that enable geeks to execute some of the most epic practical jokes...

https://baldmove.com/blue-yonder-mp3/blue-yonder-practical-jokes-episode-14/

EA recently announced their intention to charge $10 for online functionality with used copies of their sports games. The guys give their opinions on this development and talk about where the futu...

https://baldmove.com/blue-yonder-mp3/blue-yonder-madden-84-episode-13/

Whether it's RTS, fantasy or anime, every geek is immune to the charms of some band of the geek spectrum. Jim, Peter and A. Ron confront their biases and try to figure out why they exist in episo...

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Unfortunately, Peter is absent this week. However, Jim and A. Ron have seen Iron Man 2 and they're read to talk about it. This is the spoiler motherload so get the fuck out the way if you haven't...

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Part 2 of the Star Wars vs. Star Trek podcast covers the subjective quality of each franchise. The guys bust out another Would You Rather? segment and force themselves to choose. It's a wild, fli...

https://baldmove.com/blue-yonder-mp3/blue-yonder-wars-vs-trek-part-2-episode-10/

Your safety during a zombie apocalypse should not be taken lightly. In preparation for the inevitable, Jim, Peter and A. Ron draft their off-the-cuff, fictional character zombie survival dream te...

https://baldmove.com/blue-yonder-mp3/blue-yonder-zombie-draft-episode-9/

The debate has been raging for years, almost as long as the franchises have coexisted. Jim, Peter and A. Ron will finally put an end to the debate once and for all... or will they? Listen to find...

https://baldmove.com/blue-yonder-mp3/blue-yonder-star-wars-vs-star-trek-episode-8/

There's a fine line to walk when talking about gaming ethics. In episode 7 of Blue Yonder, Jim, Peter and A. Ron relate some stories about the times that they, and others, have come close to that...

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In episode 6 of Blue Yonder, the guys relate a few of their geek bliss moments, the geeky moments in their lives that they appreciate. These moments cover genres from video games to sci-fi movies...

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Arnold and Stallone were the ultimate badasses of the 80's, action heroes with no equals. In episode 5 we talk about what made these guys so badass, the death of badasses, who had potential and w...

https://baldmove.com/blue-yonder-mp3/blue-yonder-badasses-episode-5/

This is it, the final part of the PAX East special. It's chock full o' nuts... er, talk about concerts, meetin' Wheaton, PA panels, cosplayers, geek panel and an addendum to a past Would You Rath...

https://baldmove.com/blue-yonder-mp3/blue-yonder-pax-east-part-3-episode-4/

Part 2 of the PAX East special is loaded full of talk about the PA Panels and our Saturday at PAX East including gaming, the Fail Now panel, WOTC and more. We also go back to Friday to talk about...

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A.Ron and Jim are back from Boston and ready to talk about their experience at the very first PAX East. Was it as good as their experience at PAX Prime? Find out in the second episode of Blue Yon...

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It's the first episode of Blue Yonder and we're already making other podcasts obsolete. We start off with some basic introductions and move quickly into a discussion about Geekdom, what it means,...

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