The QQ Cast: Answers to geek culture's most superfluous questions.

Quest 394 - Will AI replace IDEs with chat windows?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:40:37 +0000

Is vibe coding killing off IDEs? Are we entering a new golden age of CLIs? Should you develop your own agent? Won't you join us for yet another dry technical discussion about a completely nuncontentious subject, dear listener?

Nerdy Developer Stuff
The Value of IDEs
Agent Reset vs Git Reset
Dual Booting on the ROG Ally

News
Ryan Coogler's Animorphs TV Show
McDonald's Pro Game Menu

Trailer
Rick and Morty Season 9

Quest 393 - Are there any bargains left in this economy?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0000

When did MacBooks become more affordable than game consoles? Is your phone the best media center money can buy? Do you even try to secure your AI agents? Won't you join us for thrifty discussion, dear listener?

Bargains
- Cellphones
- Game Consoles
- Laptops
- Media Centers

News
- IKEA Crossover with Pokémon Pokopia
- Super Mario Bros. Cartoon Sloppified With AI

Trailer
- Masters of the Universe

Quest 392 - What has your AI Agent been up to lately?

Tom DuPont — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:48:22 +0000

What is the advantage of chaining AI agents together? Does AI help you escape vendor lock-in? Won't you join us for one of our driest developer discussions ever, dear listener?

Genuine Technical Questions
- Have you used OpenClaw?
- What is a Model Context Protocol?
- Is Bun better than Node?
- Generated code offer deterministic results?
- Will you let an agent buy things for you?

Old News
- OpenClaw joins OpenAI
- Bun joins Anthropic

Quest 391 - Do you wish you were an Oscar Mayer Winner?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:45:00 +0000

Why do the fantasy and sci-fi genres get snubbed at the Oscars? Do video game movies deserve an Oscar category of their own? Won't you join us as we discuss this much over hyped movie award show, dear listener?

Oscar Categories
- Start our Feature Presentation
- Award for Best Techno Babble
- Potent Potion Portables
- Do not join the cult!

News
- Nvidia's DLSS 5 Brings Photo-Realistic Lighting
- Switch 2 Update Adds Handheld Mode Boost
- Sonic 4 Teaser Confirms Jim Carrey's Return

Trailer
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Quest 390 - How awesome is Bruce Campbell?

Tom DuPont — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:18:11 +0000

Boomstick? Check! Chainsaw hand? Check! Axe? Check! Half of Evils? Double check! Won't you join is recounting just how awesome Bruce Campbell is, dear listener?

Films
- Spider Men
- Ash vs the Army of the Evil Dead
- The Great and Powerful and Quick and Dead

News
- Pokemon Fire Red costs $20
- Pokemon Gen 10 Announced

Trailer
- Mortal Kombat 2 Final Trailer

Quest 389 - Have you come back to save the future?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 08:00:48 +0000

Why does Christopher Nolan obsess over time travel with extra steps? Should 12 Monkeys have been a comedy? How little do Star Trek First Contact and Voyage Home have in common? Won't you join us for a time traveling caper, dear listener?

Time Travelers
- Bill and Ted
- Back to the Future
- Donnie Darko
- Majora's Mask
- Into the Breach

News
- Slay the Spire 2 Early Access in March
- Caves of Qud out now on Switch
- Yoshi Mario Galaxy Popcorn Bucket

Trailer
- Toy Story 5

Quest 388 - Should your AI hire a human?

Tom DuPont — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 01:20:03 +0000

Has your AI posted a minimum wage job for you? When it does, will you heed to the call? Won't you join us for a breakdown of the latest artificial general intelligence scam, dear listener?

Bots
- Rent A Human
- Moltbook

News
- The Steam Deck is sold out
- Sony's State of Play

Trailer
- The Muppet Show

Quest 387 - When was the delay worth the wait?

Tom DuPont — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 03:47:11 +0000

How long did it take Tolkien to translate The Silmarillion? Was it a good time for James Bond to die? Should Cyberpunk have been delayed 2077 more times? Won’t you join us for this long overdue discussion, dear listener?

Delays
- The Stand
- Good Omens
- Animal Crossing
- Top Gun: Maverick

News
- Tesla ending Models S and X production
- Minute Maid discontinues frozen juice concentrate
- Project Hail Mary LEGO Icons Set

Trailer
- The Muppet Show

Quest 386 - Why reboot video game movie perfection?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 07:09:43 +0000

Should John Leguizamo star in Super Mario Galaxy? Was Colonel Guile born in Belgium? Will Johnny Cage die in the opening minutes of Mortal Kombat 2? Won’t you join us for a some not Jeopardy style trivia, dear listener?

Categories
Super Dino Cyberpunk Bros
Super Road Rage II Turbo
Super Immortal Wombats
Super call me Zelda again!

News
Highlander Reveals Henry Cavill
Google settles recording lawsuit
Microsoft BitLocker Nightmare

Trailers
Star Wars: Maul Shadow Lord
Wind Runners Game
Yoshi First Look

Quest 385 - Who could sweep the 46th Golden Raspberry Awards?

Tom DuPont — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Who will sweep the Razzies this year? The brothers Russo? 31 sections of Star Trek? Milla Jovovich's husband and biggest fan? Certainly not Nicholas Gunslinging Cage! Won’t you join us for a good razzing, dear listener?

The Nominees
- The Electric State - Netflix
- Hurry Up Tomorrow - Lionsgate
- Snow White - Disney
- Star Trek: Section 31 - Paramount Plus
- War of the Worlds - Prime Video

News
- George R.R. Martin Says There's No Plan if He Dies
- Manhattan Pokémon Store Robbed

Trailers
- GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE
- Masters of The Universe Teaser Trailer

Quest 384 - Will there be 5 good things in 2026?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Will five niceties emerge from the 2026 hellscape? Films about dunes? Games about grand theft and automobiles? Music about chemicals and romance? Won’t you join us as we queue up some much needed escapism, dear listener?

Hype
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
- The Mandalorian and Grogu
- Mariachi Legends
- Grand Theft Auto VI
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
- The Odyssey

News
- StackOverflow is dead
- Lego announces new Pokemon sets
- Drone import restrictions dropped

Trailers
- ONE PIECE: Season 2
- Lee Cronin’s The Mummy
- The Bluff

Quest 383 - Were there 5 good things in 2025?

Tom DuPont — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Did any niceties survive the 2025 hellscape? Films about Sinners? Games about Altars? Shows about Treks? Won’t you join us for some much needed escapism, dear listener?

Top 5 in 2025
- Sinners
- Strange New Worlds
- Mario Kart World
- Alien Earth
- Predator Badlands
- Blue Prince

News
- Flossie, the world’s oldest cat, has turned 30
- Star Wars Racing Jailbreaks PS5
- Office renamed Microsoft 365 Copilot App

Trailer
- The Death of Robin Hood

Quest 382 - How is late stage capitalism working out for us?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000

Mergers, acquisitions, and hostletakeovers, oh my! Are we finally at the part of the monopoly game where it's not fun anymore? Thanks, Netflix? Thanks, Paramount? No, thanks!

Quest 381 - Which Mods did you play too much of?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Which games have the best mods? Which mods spawned entire genres? Which mod was your favorite? Spoilers: it's Half Life, Warcraft, and Pirates, and Vikings, AND Knights!

Quest 380 - Are your machines Steam powered?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 01:00:00 +0000

Steam Machines, Steam Frames, Steam Controllers, and Steamed Hams; all at this time of year, in this economy, localized entirely within Gabe's yacht? May we talk about it?

Quest 379 - Do you even sellout, Fortnite?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Ruly has been playing Fortnite for the past fortnight, whereas Zach has just been building forts at night, and Tom is just counting down until he can watch Predator Badlands.

Quest 378 - Will this be the final Final Fantasy Tactics?

Tom DuPont — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 18:41:50 +0000

Halloween is here, and so obviously it's time to play a not Jeopardy game about playing the Final Fantasy game about Tactics! Will the game include permadeath? Will the game culminate with us fighting God? Ya, probably both; why not?

Quest 377 - Can we review Alien Earth?

Tom DuPont — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:36:16 +0000

Is Alien Earth the best addition to the Alien universe since James Cameron's 1986 masterpiece, Aliens? Can a cyborg beat a synthetic in a fight? What the heck is a Trypanohyncha ocellus? Spoilers: it's too cute!

Quest 376 - Will the Steam Autumn Sale break your bank?

Tom DuPont — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The Steam Autumn Sale cometh, Zach buys strategy games, Tom promotes indie games, and Bernadette trains on adult content with Ruly. Praise be to Gaben!

Quest 375 - Would you give Cerberus scritches?

Tom DuPont — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Hades II is about to launch, and we celebrate by answering one of the questions of all time: what is an Achilles complex? Also, the Mandalorian and Grogu looks awesome!

Quest 374 - When is that leaving Early Access?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 06:21:04 +0000

You can take the games out of early access, but you can't take the early access out of... okay, I don't know I'm going with that bit, but that's because it's still an early access! Also, Nintendo needs to stop winning lawsuits.

Quest 373 - Are you watching Alien Earth?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 07:18:57 +0000

In space, no one can hear Tom mess up the recording again. Fortunately, Alien Earth rocks. Also, lots of news and trailers, including Fallout Season 2!

Quest 372 - Is vibe coding part of your professional work?

Tom DuPont — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In this podcast we gain insight into the real sentiments behind the surge in AI popularity. Is it making a real impact in the way developers work or is it all hype? Also, why does Bernadette speech French now? Give me back my old AI girlfriend, Altman!

Quest 371 - How do you start programming in 2025?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 17:32:16 +0000

Things get nerdy when the cast geeks out about programming languages, video games for the kids, and programming languages in video games for the kids. If you stick around long enough, they'll even talk about IDEs! Wait, where are you going?

Quest 370 - Can the 2020s be over yet?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000

The QQ Cast is back, and they catch up on reviews, news (mostly the good kind), and trailers (mostly the bad kind). Just one more thing, Tom is watching Columbo!

Quest 369 - What do programmers think about AI?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0000

A panel of professional software engineers discuss their thoughts on the current state of AI; its emergence into the workforce, and the potential effects it may have on humanity going forward.

Quest 368 - Is the Predator a terrible hunter?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 04:37:28 +0000

The Predator has hunted Aliens, Batman, Judge Dredd, and worst of all, Archie! ...but have they ever caught anything?

Quest 367 - Did you staple your Switch 2 yet?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 00:18:31 +0000

Is Rob the Robot a jerk? Are hexahedrons irregular? Is this s*** bananas? In this episode the QQ Cast does what Ninten don't: Answer AI generated questions!

Quest 366 - Have you found your ikigai purpose?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 31 May 2025 07:28:38 +0000

Raul takes Tom on a full frontal adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder trip of a podcast! Terrible dream jobs, high fidelity video games, artificial intelligence, and existential dooooom!!!

Quest 365 - What are you subscribed to?

Tom DuPont — Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Every month millions of wallets are dinged with forgotten subscriptions. It's time for things to change. Now you can make a difference. For only $12.99 per month, you too can be a sucker.

Quest 364 - When was that discontinued? (Late 2010s Edition)

Tom DuPont — Sat, 10 May 2025 04:26:28 +0000

Tom and Zach plumb the depths of Wikipedia in search of discontinued software. Will they discuss Google products? Will Bernadette hallucinate? Is the Pope Cath...oh.

Quest 363 - Do any content creators know anything?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 03 May 2025 02:52:09 +0000

Tom comes uncharacteristically prepared, but Zach and Ruly refuse to stay on topic! We discuss armchair experts on YouTube, existential dread, and more existential dread. Then we end with a horror movie trailer? How fitting.

Quest 362 - How deeply do you dread AI deep research?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 21:00:00 +0000

After failing to record the first half of the podcast where they talked about software Easter eggs, Tom and Raul pivot to talking about chat GPT’s new deep research feature. Is it terrifying? Yes. Will Bernadette schooled us for deleting the first half of the podcast? Yes. Will Tom recap the whole damn thing after the podcast? Yes. Spoilers? Sure, why not!

Quest 361 - Does Google invent things?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 12:17:20 +0000

Post 2004 Google is less "embrace extend extinguish," and more "purchase role-dice fail." Also, M3GAN 2.0 looks 4CK'N GR8!

Quest 360 - Are you going to buy two Nintendo Switch 2s too?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 04:42:00 +0000

Is Mario Kart World going to be open world? Yes! Is Donkey Kong Bananza going to be bananas? Maybe! Are tariffs going to delay the launch? Oh noooooo!

Quest 359 - What is your dead internet theory?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 21:00:00 +0000

Is the internet dead? Does it matter? Do you care? Do you want more bots? Because this is how you get more bots; right, Bernadette?

Quest 358 - How do you edit a podcast?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 06:19:14 +0000

What are some unprofessional tips and amateur tricks for editing a podcast? Also, do you edit your podcast before or after you do puppy yoga?

Quest 357 - What was different, but awesome?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Lower Decks was different, but was it awesome? Army of Darkness was awesome, but was is different? Breath of the Wild is just awesome. Full stop.

Quest 356 - Does ChatGPT dispense good life advice?

Tom DuPont — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 02:00:00 +0000

Tom and Zach are joined by special guest Bernadette, a 98-year-old woman from France with a doctorate in comparative psychology. Spoiler warning: SHE IS A ROBOT!!!

Quest 355 - Who would win in a fight?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 23:38:29 +0000

The cast pit fictional characters against each other! Vader vs Predator! Alucard vs Alucard! Adama vs Sisko! Who will win? The answer: Raul "Extra Spicy" Torres!

Quest 354 - What's on your tier list?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Fries vs McNuggets, Rust vs C, Kill Bill Vol 1 vs Kill Bill Vol 2, and Johnny Cage vs Gremlins...Let's get this party started!

Quest 353 - Should we review Section 31?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Is Section 31 a Star Trek movie? The answer is unequivocally NO, but we watched it anyway for Zach's enjoyment (because he is a masochist).

Quest 352 - Is the algorithm censoring us?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

We journey into the political danger zone to discuss online censorship, social media algorithms, and artificial intelligence. Is it all as dumb as it sounds? I don't know, but we're even dumber than we sound!

Quest 351 - Can we QQ review Event Horizon?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 20:15:59 +0000

Special guest Ms Kori joins us to review Paul W. S. Anderson's 1997 science fiction horror classic, Event Horizon! Does it hold up? Do you need eyes to see? Is Tom going to abuse the soundboard? F this ship!

Quest 350 - How are you going to self-soothe in 2025?

Tom DuPont — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 04:03:15 +0000

Tom and Ruly celebrate 350 episodes by having an intimate chat about nostalgia, and what they go back to when they need to just chill the F out in 2025.

Quest 349 - What are you looking forward to in 2025?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 05:36:13 +0000

The QQ Cast, including Mr. Matt, tried to bring a vision of Hope to the already dire year of 2025; but then, in true 2025 fashion, Tom deleted the whole darn podcast.

Quest 348 - Can you not tell me about 2024?

Tom DuPont — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:01:42 +0000

The QQ Cast attempts to describe 2024 without actually describing 2024! Yeah, it's another one of those stupid gameshow-esque episodes. In their defense, 2024 was stupid too.

Quest 347 - Is AI putting the holidays in Jeopardy?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 06:57:29 +0000

Can we save everyone's favorite consumer-holiday-which-shall-not-be-named from our benevolent AI powered corporate overlords?

Quest 346 - Ready for a tech shakeup?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 03:14:00 +0000

Intel's CEO is out? Steam OS is in? Does the QQ Cast have their facts straight? Probably not!

Quest 345 - Which character would make the best celebrity?

Tom DuPont — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:57:15 +0000

From Endor to Hoth, Ripley to Spock, they'll advertise what you want, but there's going to be a cost.

Quest 344 - Can you spot the fake TV show facts?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 16 Nov 2024 01:00:00 +0000

ChatGPT generates TV show facts, but one of them is wrong? Can we "well actually" out robot overlords?

Quest 343 - Should we review Fallout?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 07:32:02 +0000

The games are a prime of example of excellence. The show is a prime example of excellence. Prime rib is a prime example of delicious. Join us as we review Fallout Prime, and keep that coffee hot!

Quest 342 - What did you buy on Prime Day 24?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 23:30:56 +0000

Tom and Raul start my talking about nothing, then they talk about Prime Day, so really they never stop talking about nothing!

Quest 341 - You call that S Tier Horror?

Tom DuPont — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0000

Special guest Kori joins us to tier rank horror movies! Raul thinks these movies are too normie. Tom thinks these movies need more Star Trek. Terrifying, isn't it?

Quest 340 - Where do you shop online?

Tom DuPont — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Don't trust users with zero reviews. Bring a friend. Only accept cash. And that's just for Etsy.

Quest 339 - Who are the best pair of side characters?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Less Batman and Robin, more Pumba and Timon. Less Kirk and Spock, more R2-D2 and C-3PO. Also, Ruly is getting a drone!

Quest 338 - Who wrote that Sci-Fi episode?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 14 Sep 2024 16:37:20 +0000

From Trek to Galactica, from DCF to JMS, from Sci-Fi to Syfy, one thing is always true: Rod Serling is awesome! Also, Tom Hardy is funny.

Quest 337 - Are these fun true facts truely fun?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 07 Sep 2024 00:46:54 +0000

Why did Thomas Jefferson serve macaroni and cheese at State dinners? Which is the least safe seat on an airplane? Why does Count Von Count like to count? Is the Minecraft movie teaser trailer really that bad?

Quest 336 - What's in your fantasy home lab draft?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 21:02:54 +0000

I like my storage prefixed like my space programs: with NAS. I like my Pi like my PopTarts: Raspberry flavored. I like my CPU threads like my personal trainer: Ripped.

Quest 335 - Who is your favorite Tech CEO?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 15:53:43 +0000

Is Logitech logical? Is the Metaverse meta? Is cryptocurrency cryptographically secure? It doesn't matter so long as number go up and to the right!

Quest 334 - You call that an outage?

Tom DuPont — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:45:07 +0000

There was giant computer outage, but who was responsible? Crowd flare? Cloud strike? Crowd strife? Cloud Strife: Stop meteors. Drive PlayStation sales.

Quest 333 - Which Xenomorph is your favorite?

Tom DuPont — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:56:14 +0000

In preparation for Alien Romulus, we discuss the franchise containing our now favorite Disney princess! GET AWAY FROM HER YOU... witch?

Quest 332 - How much Balatro have you played?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 02:39:02 +0000

These Balatrones have put more than 600 hours into Balatro, and they're going to bleat about it! Does that make you want to ballare with excitement, or throw blateae with distain?

Quest 331 - What is Nintendo Direct Jeopardy GPT?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 02:19:50 +0000

Will this be the last Nintendo Direct for the Switch? Did Samus just scan a pirate? Is Zelda gonna have to flip a table? Can an AI finally teach Tom the rules of Jeopardy?

Quest 330 - Who enjoys crossing genres?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 01:07:38 +0000

What movies do you recommend to viewers who enjoy fantasy and westerns? What about science fiction and oatmeal cookies?

Quest 329 - Are you guilty of enjoying breakfast?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 01 Jun 2024 18:28:23 +0000

On this historic day we do everything right and yet are still found guilty on 34 counts of enjoying a perfect breakfast! Oh hush, dear listener!

Quest 328 - What's in your YouTube?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 26 May 2024 16:19:24 +0000

Ruly and Tom form a support group to discuss their dirty dirty YouTube fetishes. Zach wisely sits this one out, but only because his terribly expensive computer died minutes before the cast. Is there a moral to these stories? Meh!

Quest 327 - What ending stuck the landing?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 19 May 2024 02:31:12 +0000

Trey drops to discuss great endings to movies, books, and games! Be warned, some spoilers beyond this point!

Quest 326 - Will you miss Lower Decks?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 12 May 2024 20:57:25 +0000

Ruly misses out as Zack and Tom commiserate over the cancellation of Star Trek: Lower Decks; and by commiserate, I mean recap every single episode in Season 4. Set course for excitement, maximum warp!

Quest 325 - How many roguelikes are in your Steam library?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 16:06:14 +0000

Whenever developers fuse card games with roguelikes, Tom is there to give them money! Also, Zach shoots chess pieces?

Quest 324 - When does horror work for you?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 30 Mar 2024 02:59:49 +0000

Raul loves scary things. Tom does not. So when, where, and why does horror work for them? Insert jump scare here!

Quest 323 - Which devices are you using in 2024?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 23 Mar 2024 00:47:29 +0000

Some of us have PCs, others laptops. Some of us use smart watches, others the sun. All of us are addicted to our Steam Decks!

Quest 322 - Can AI be used for good?

Tom DuPont — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:01:31 +0000

Are you tired of traffic congestion? Conduct it with AI! Are you tired of low quality 90s TV shows? Upscale them with AI! Are you tired of AI? Fix it by... going outside?

Quest 321 - Which OS powers your NAS?

Tom DuPont — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 04:17:50 +0000

These hypocrites are all for running private Plex servers, but they are against nefarious cargo acquisition practices on the high seas? This podcast is brought to you by: Cerveza Cristal!

Quest 320 - What software are you running in 2024?

Tom DuPont — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:30:26 +0000

Dear listener, it' s time to migrate off of Google and on to Proton! Also, off of Trello and on to Obsidian! Also, off of WordPad and on to... well, anything really.

Quest 319 - Which films have the greatest director's cuts?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 23:29:17 +0000

How many directors cuts does Blade Runner have? Are they all worth watching? Can Deadpool save the MCU?

Quest 318 - Do you want to believe in alien hoaxes?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 20:56:00 +0000

Ruly and Tom don their tinfoil hats, ready their anal probes, and turn on the Fox News; because it's time to discuss the greatest alien hoaxes! Did you just hear the X-Files theme song? Also, are Sonic and Knuckles aliens?

Quest 317 - What are the greatest rip-offs?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 03 Feb 2024 20:51:40 +0000

Us pals take a break from our world to talk with our pals about the pals worlds! Speaking of things, heavily inspired by other things, do you know that Akira Kurosawa was both the first and last original filmmaker? (Reupload)

Quest 316 - Can we review Rebel Moon, Part 1?

Tom DuPont — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Do we have to review Zack Snyder's 2023 epic franchise launching film Rebel Moon, Part 1: Child of Fire? Yes. Why? Fine. Okay, we'll give it this: it's terribly memorable, with an emphasis on terribly. (That last sentence was typed in slow motion.)

Quest 315 - Can we review 2023?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 19:11:09 +0000

The year of our lord 2023 was a great year for media, but is there a drought ahead? F*** it, let's just look forward to looking backward and cleaning out our backlogs! Also, Jason Statham is sexy.

Quest 314 - Who won the 2023 Game Awards?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 21:18:16 +0000

While Zach continues his globetrotting adventures, Trey subs in to help Tom and Ruly cover the latest greatest most boring video game news! Also, Axel Foley is back and he looks more tired than ever!

Quest 313 - What is the best sci-fi of 2023?

Tom DuPont — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 01:00:00 +0000

Raul picks a topic about science fiction, for which Tom is uncharacteristically unprepared. However, with Zack MIA, Tom characteristically blames him!

Quest 312 - Will you miss Zero Punctuation?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 22:00:00 +0000

In the year of our meme, 2023, we bid farewell to our favorite fedora wearing game critic whom we adored. Now, as we commit Zero Punctuation to the internet archive, we may take solace in knowing that Yahtzee shall return soon via Pateron for a Second Wind. Farewell, sweet prince.

Quest 311 - What are the best Simpsons Tree House of Horror segments?

Tom DuPont — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 01:00:00 +0000

Tom takes a break from talking about Star Trek to finally talk about the Simpsons! Ruly participates, and Zach attends. Happy (belated) Halloween, dear listener!

Quest 310 - Should we review DLC for IGN?

Tom DuPont — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

We review everything from Cyberpunk 2077 to Mario Kart to Outer Wilds! That's right, the QQ Cast is selling out again! Except that we aren't getting paid. We are so dumb. Go play the Outer Wilds!

Quest 309 - Who are the greatest science fiction composers?

Tom DuPont — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 19:56:41 +0000

Is it John Williams? It has to be John Williams! It's John Williams, right? Right? Also, Rick has a new voice.

Quest 308 - Why are these classic science fiction ships iconic?

Tom DuPont — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 04:26:58 +0000

Other nerds recreated classic spaceships in Starfield, and these nerds are going to talk about them!

Quest 307 - Did you watch the Nintendo State of Sony Direct Play 2023?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 21:36:06 +0000

Tom tests Zack and Raul's video game news knowledge by asking them riddles about the September Nintendo Direct and Sony State of Play! Do you know what's in your pockets?

Quest 306 - Which is the most horrifying space death?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 15:36:11 +0000

Content warning, dear listener! Horrifying space deaths aside, the real terror is that we now have a soundboard. Will Tom completely and utterly abused that privilege? The answer, is yes. Insert Star Trek theme here.

Quest 305 - Can we review Loki and the Wasp?

Tom DuPont — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 05:20:37 +0000

Tom and Zach start reviewing Ant-Man Quantumania, and then promptly get bored and start reviewing Loki Season 1 instead.

Quest 304 - What are the most played Steam games of all time?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 18:47:46 +0000

Which games will make the cut? Baldur's Gate 3? Cyberpunk 2270? Baldur's Gate 3? Counter-Strike IV? Baldur's Gate 3?

Quest 303 - Want to do some Fanon Welding?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 17:51:04 +0000

Did you know that, in the world of Epileptic Trees, Fanon Welding is what happens when fans see Shared Universes and Stealth Sequels where there are non? Also, FLOATY ROCKS!!!

Quest 302 - Should we review games for IGN?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 22:26:40 +0000

IGN calls for aid, and the QQ Cast shall answer! You will have Ruly's wit, Zack's absence, and Tom's bad puns! But in all seriousness, Donkey Kong Country is awesome.

Quest 301 - What are Christopher Nolans best movies?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Oppenheimer is coming out. Will it be good? Will it have half decent sound mixing? Will it be an atomic bomb at the box office? We don't discuss any of that!

Quest 300 - When will AI replace us?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 06:10:25 +0000

Special guest and AI expert Mr. Matt joins us to discuss how soon this podcast will be made obsolete by our robot overlords! Some might say we are at the MID of our JOURNEY? Three hundred episodes, same bad puns!

Quest 299 - What are the best movie soundtracks made by bands?

Tom DuPont — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

What do you call it when a movie soundtrack is scored by a band? We don’t know either, but we try (and fail) to talk about it while killing time before the big 300!

Quest 298 - Can we review The Super Mario Bros Movie (2023)?

Tom DuPont — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

It's the Super Mario Bros super movie super review super show! It's going to be super?

Quest 297 - What are the best co-op games?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 16:48:54 +0000

Tom, Zack, and Raul log on to the podcast together to antagonistically talk about cooperative games! From Left 4 Dead 2 to Portal 2... Wait, they don’t talk about Portal 2? Worst podcast ever!

Quest 296 - Which OS are you rocking in 2023?

Tom DuPont — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 23:31:41 +0000

Raul wisely puts his children to bed while Tom and Zach stay up rambling about operating systems. Yes, it is exactly as boring as it sounds!

Quest 295 - Can we beat ChatGPT at Jeopardy?

Tom DuPont — Sun, 14 May 2023 18:24:59 +0000

On this very special episode, we celebrate 10 YEARS of the QQ Cast! It's an army of special guests vs ChatGPT in a QQ Jeopardy showdown! Won't you celebrate with us, dear listener?