Mind Gap

This week, Doug and Justin take some time to catch up on their long weekend experiences before chatting about their fitness journey to become healthier. They discuss their current weight, what’s been working well, and what’s been challenging for them as they try to feel the best that they can. The dorks then finish up the show with another “Anime Out of Context” segment featuring dialogue from Sword Art Online.  Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays Video games, and more! We have MERCH now! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

This week, Doug and Justin are joined by the wonderful Chris and Haney from First Encounter Podcast (https://www.firstencounterpodcast.com/)! The nerds discuss Sonic the Hedgehog fan art, unique units of measurement, how First Encounter Podcast got started, why Final Fantasy 7 is a great game, & which Final Fantasy game to start with if you’ve never played before. The dorks then talk about why it’s so much fun to watch someone enjoy something you enjoy and why it’s entertaining to watch other people play video games. Things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Cloud Strife vs. Link. Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays Video games, and more! We have MERCH now! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

This week, Justin talks about getting to see Neil Gaiman, Doug argues about why Sword Art Online isn’t good, a new segment is born where Doug and Justin read anime dialogue out of context, and the dorks discuss the push for David Ayer to release his director’s cut of Suicide Squad. There’s a new question for Ask Practical Doug regarding spiders in headphones and things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Beta Ray Bill vs. Maestro Hulk. Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays Video games, and more! We have MERCH now! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

This week, Justin talks about some bad Mexican food he had, Doug describes his daughter’s first experience with the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Doug gushes over the Dudesy Podcast starring Will Sasso and Chat Kultgen, and the dorks discuss the recent teaser trailer for Avatar: The Way of Water. A fan submits a question for Ask Practical Doug and the show is wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Kratos vs Gorr the God Butcher. Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays Video games, and more! We have MERCH now! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

After a short break, Doug has returned from his vacation in Disney World and he has so much to tell Justin! The dorks talk about what it was like taking a 6 year old to Disney World for the first time, what was magical, what was disappointing, and what rides are worth the hype. A fan asks Doug whether or not he would listen to music while trying to save his kidnapped wife in another Aks Practical Doug segment and things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Donatello from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vs. Damien Wayne from the DC comics. Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays Video games, and more! We have MERCH now! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

This week, Doug fills Justin in on his experience rewatching The Lost World with his daughter and how it compares to Jurassic Park. The dorks then discuss their thoughts on the Thor: Love and Thunder trailer and whether Marvel even needs to release trailers anymore. Doug tells Justin about his upcoming Disney World trip and the dorks talk about what they love about that place. Things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Wario vs. Earthworm Jim. Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

This week, Doug and Justin explore the concept of the Metaverse and how brands like Coca Cola are doing everything they can to be a part of it. The dorks then discuss the censoring of violence in Falcon and The Winter Soldier on Disney+ and why it’s so baffling considering The Punisher exists on the same platform. The heroes then talk about how the trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder still isn’t out even though the movie is mere months away. A fan submits a question for Ask Practical Doug about how he would react if a girlfriend said they hated his cooking and things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Killer Moth vs. Mothman. Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mind

This week, Doug tells Justin about letting his daughter watch Jurassic Park for the first time before discussing how much he hates April Fools Day. The dorks then do a spoiler-filled breakdown of The Batman, discussing what they liked and what fell short. A fan submits a question for Ask Practical Doug about whether he’d like certain changes to his fingers or his toes and things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring the Mandalorian vs. Moon Knight. Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

This week, Doug & Justin finally get around to talking about Spider-Man: No Way Home, what they liked, what they didn’t, and what it means for the future of the MCU. The dorks also talk about the recent news surrounding Netflix and how they are doing tests for preventing password sharing on their service. A fan submits a question for Ask Practical Doug involving what he’d do with an elephant, and things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Bobby Flay vs. Gordon Ramsay. Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

This week, Doug & Justin give some props to PETA for a clever Elden Ring video before chatting about some new shows coming soon to Disney+: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Moon Knight, and Ms. Marvel. The dorks then talk about Cinema Blend’s review of Pixar’s film Turning Red and why it was such a bad take. A fan submits a question for Ask Practical Doug involving picking up roadside furniture and things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Radioactive Man from The Simpsons vs. Radioactive Man from the Marvel universe. Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

This week, Doug & Justin discuss the new Polestar O2 electric sports car that comes with a 56-mph drone, how a group of filmmakers are experimenting with NFTs to fund their sci-fi universe, and how the success of The Batman has led to surge pricing at movie theaters. A new Ask Practical Doug question about a creepy attic is posed and things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring White Fang vs. Dogmeat from the Fallout universe. Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

This week, Doug & Justin are joined by Unranked Podcast co-host Christian Humes! Christian talks about how he and his podcast co-hosts try to carve out their own space in the video game news world and how he’s developing his own party game: Harmony: Echos of Power. Doug taps Christian to help him try to navigate the world of Pokemon since his daughter just recently started playing Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee!. A new Ask Practical Doug question about when to start packing for a vacation is asked, and things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Sam Fisher from Splinter Cell vs. James Bond. Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

This week, Doug is joined by the incredible Noah Reno & Wulfslore to chat about Coca-Cola’s new abomination: Coke Starlight. The dorks then do a dive on the Metaverse and whether it’s all just hype, when Overwatch 2 will finally come out, and Wulf takes Doug & Noah through the backstory on the upcoming Disney+ show, Moon Knight.  A new Ask Practical Doug question about aliens is asked, and things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Widomaker from Overwatch vs Quiet from Metal Gear. Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

This week, Doug is joined by the mighty Seth Trammell while Justin is off moving to a new state. Seth tries to quell Doug’s impending fears of introducing his daughter to the Pokemon universe, the dorks discuss the new Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and The Rings of Power trailers, and they explore the new idea of fans voting for their movie of choice for the new Fan Favorite category in the Oscars. A new Ask Practical Doug question surrounding Mjolnir and The Lord of the Rings characters is asked, and things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Blaziken vs Giant Cucco. Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

This week, Doug talks about watching nerdy movies with his daughter, Justin discusses his impending move to Michigan, and the dorks give their spoiler-free thoughts on the first six episodes of the Critical Role animated series, The Legend of Vox Machina. A fan submits a question about state abbreviations for Ask Practical Doug, and the show is wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Austin Powers vs. Sterling Archer. BE WARNED! Doug’s audio starts to echo during the throw-down, for like, no reason. Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

This week, Justin and Doug are joined by Sergio and Shaun Hamill from the amazing Fandom University podcast! The nerds talk about how Stephen King read Shaun’s book, A Cosmology of Monsters, what it takes to be a writer, why Fandom University is such a great podcast, whether Prometheus is a good movie, and why guilty pleasures shouldn’t exist. Another fan submits a question for Ask Practical Doug about whether Doug would take $100 million or become Spider-Man. Things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Tracer from Overwatch vs Number 5 from Umbrella Academy. Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

This week, Justin and Doug discuss British accents, how China released Fight Club in theaters with a very different ending, why two fans of actor Ana de Armas are suing Universal Pictures for deceptive marketing tactics with the film Yesterday, and the updates to the M&M’s characters. Justin submits his own question for Ask Practical Doug about how Practical Doug deals with Wallstreet Doug. Things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Inspector Gadget vs. Darkwing Duck. Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

This week, Justin and Doug are joined by Buzz, Rolo, and Val from What the Funk?! Podcast! The dorks talk about what they do and don’t understand about social media platforms before discussing Logan Paul and getting scammed on $3.5 million of Pokemon cards. This leads to a discussion about how the nerds have been scammed. Everything from web cams, to cars, to customers trying to pull one over on them at jobs. The heroes then tell their tales about their interactions with awful humans in the customer service world. Things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring The Comedian from Watchmen vs. Peacemaker from Suicide Sqaud. Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcas

Tom Caswell (@GreatBritom, co-host of Unranked Podcast, social media manager, & video producer) joins Doug and Justin to chat about the elements of a perfect video game, the stand out first person shooters, and whether we’re in a golden age of video games. The dorks then talk about the recent DMCA strikes against popular Twitch streamers and whether streaming full TV shows to thousands of viewers is a bad thing. Things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Tommy, The Green Power Ranger vs. Batman. Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

Doug and Justin return in the new year full of energy and excitement! The dorks catch up on their holiday breaks and Doug provides an update on his ongoing fitness journey. The nerds then chat about their thoughts on The Matrix Resurrections and Justin provides a compelling argument for why Doug should like musicals. The heroes then dive into how movie trailers have become less spoilery over the years before diving into another “Ask Practical Doug” segment. Things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Winnie the Pooh vs. Paddington Bear. Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast