We all have a cluttered desk. It’s a space that holds what we want to read, watch, and think about. Join the hosts of The Cluttered Desk—Colin Cox and Andrew Hicks—as they talk literature, film, comic books, politics, critical theory, theology, and anything else that might tickle their fancy. The Cluttered Desk Podcast is produced and recorded in Bristol, Virginia, with music by Test Dream.
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The Hop-Ons Podcast: An Arrested Development/Twin Peaks/Community Podcast
Colin Cox and Jon Phelps
A podcast once about Arrested Development and Twin Peaks but now about Community! Hosted by Colin Cox and Jon Phelps. #Community #Greendale
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Melodic / Progressive / Techno Artist / DJ / Producer London UK [email protected] http://www.morian.co.uk https://soundcloud.com/morianblakk https://www.facebook.com/TwistedPhunkUK https://www.mixcloud.com/TwistedPhunk https://www.xxtraxxrecords.com DJ Morian based in the UK Morian Blakk is originally from London UK . From a young age he was always interested in many types of Music . He started clubbing through the acid house scene in the late 80s early 90s especially at various free par ...
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Legendary singer and saxophonist Ray Gelato talks about music , people , life and London .
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Burnout-free video game coverage from podcast veterans. Join Garrett and Kyle every week as they get lost in games, pop culture, and everything they’re personally playing.
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It's been 10 years since the debut of this amazing show. I wanted to talk to the people behind the scenes to uncover who wrote what and what it was like bringing to life our favorite comedy. We'll talk about the best jokes, the best moments, and everything we've learned from 6 years at our favorite community college, Greendale.
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Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the pilot episode as a unique piece of television media. Enjoy! *** Coda: Fear.Movie.Lions Hazy Double IPA from Stone Brewing (Andrew) and Kolsch Style Non-Alcoholic from Best Day Brewing (Colin) *** Andrew's recommendation: "On Care for Our Common Home" and The Mess Around Co…
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By Garrett Weinzierl & Kyle Fergusson
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The Roundtable assembles once more. All elustrious members have returned: Jesse Cox, Okaymage and Preachgaming. The cloud has lifted and celebrations ring out over the internet as MSQ returns. But who is the real bad of this expansion? Is it the new Calyx or is there a more sinister face in plain view? Will baby king say "I'm in"? Will the crew agr…
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Switch 2 is switching it up, with more expensive games? The line-up is unconvincing, but has some mysterious gems. Our WoW Hardcore adventure is underway with Jocat, Squidsena and Girl_DM. Lots of details on our dangerous adventures. FF14 got hard. We’ve said that before but the expansion keeps getting harder. All this and more.…
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S15E3: The Steel Man and the Star War
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1:20:07Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin examine recent reevaluations of the Star Wars prequel films. To do this, they deploy a rhetorical technique called "steelmanning." Enjoy! *** Source: "You Underestimate Their Power: The Definitive Defense of the Star Wars Prequels" by Eli Lo Re Coda: Norm's Raggedy IPA from Griffin Cl…
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Mrhappy joins us for a look at the 7.2 FFXIV Patch and a history lesson!SupportOurBromance.com or we’ll make you job simpler!By Garrett Weinzierl & Kyle Fergusson
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Jesse Cox returns to the show and we have a big deep dive on the upcoming 7.2 patch named “Seekers of Eternity”. An intense three months of content are lined up ahead of us, including the Occult Crescent field operation, which Jesse is keen to explore the lore gravatas of. Naturally eyes turn to the MSQ on the horizon, with cooks a’ plenty on a mom…
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Wilds and Wyoming! Garrett and Kyle return from giving a lecture at the University of Wyoming and tell stories of their journey. Garrett got touched by snow, Kyle praises Steamdeck. Wilds Chapter 3 spoiler warning! We have a passionate chat about the story so far in Wilds and it’s hits and misses. T-rex doesn’t want to be fed, he wants to hunt. Yos…
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Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the 2024 film I Saw the TV Glow. Enjoy! *** The Coda: Two Hearted IPA by Bell's (Andrew) and Jim's Organic Coffee (Colin) *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recommendation: "You Just Lost The Game" from the American Hysteria Podcast Colin's recommendation: Trick by …
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Long time requested guest Rurikhan joins the episode for a massive Monster Hunter breakdown. New players Garrett and Kyle get a glimpse at the development history and evolution of the franchise as we approach the much anticipated Monster Hunter Wilds release. Pack with tips, tricks and stories for Hunters of every level (in particular for the World…
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Like the monsters hunt, this episode is sneaking up on ya. Garrett and Kyle spend the week diving DEEP into Monster Hunter World, even exploring the beta for Monster Hunter Wilds last night. In short, smitten. After a rough run in with the game 2 years ago, the GG boys forsook the hunt, but have fallen in love with this meety RPG. During a quite ti…
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Victorious and offline. Garrett and Kyle have completed their savage journey for the moment with the downing of Wicked Thunder last night in FFXIV. Their month long journey comes to a close just in time to catch a wave of Monster Hunter Wilds beta play next week. Weapons shall be selected, monsters shall be hit with them. WoW flexes an upcoming hou…
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The Hop-Ons Podcast is an Arrested Development/Twin Peaks/Community review show. Buy merchandise at our Threadless page. The Hop-Ons Podcast is produced by Nice Marmot Productions with assistance from The Cluttered Desk Podcast. If you have thoughts on this episode, we'd love to hear them! Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @HopO…
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Games approach! Xbox Developer Direct, Switch 2, and games-that-feel-safe-from GTA. Garrett and Kyle also enter the news cycle of FF14 and find it full of assumptions. The odd thing is that all these assumptions are true, but it does make for some odd coverage. We do have some facts though. 7.2 live letter approaches and the next big wave of conten…
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Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss teaching subjects and material they love. To do so, they use Stephanie Burt's piece from Vanity Fair, which reflects on her experience teaching a Taylor Swift course at Harvard. Enjoy! *** Here's a link to the Stephanie Burt piece for Vanity Fair *** The Coda: Zombie Ice Undea…
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In this episode, Jon and Colin reflect on David Lynch's career. The Hop-Ons Podcast is an Arrested Development/Twin Peaks/Community review show. Buy merchandise at our Threadless page. The Hop-Ons Podcast is produced by Nice Marmot Productions with assistance from The Cluttered Desk Podcast. If you have thoughts on this episode, we'd love to hear t…
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By Garrett Weinzierl, Kyle Fergusson, & llamatodd
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Garrett never left, Kyle returns! Garrett has been holding down the fort with the JRPG darling, Metaphor ReFantazio, but had his struggles. Kyle reports on his domestic adventure culminating in a Steam Deck review of Rogue Trader. Apparently while we were “gone” the FF14 doomsaying department was in full blast, but numbers can be deceiving. Support…
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Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In our annual Simpsons episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the complex characterization of Marge Simpson. Enjoy! *** "A Streetcar Named Marge" (S4E2) "Marge vs. the Monorail" (S4E12) "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" (S18E9) "Marge Gamer" (S18E17) *** The Coda: Tangerine Space Machine (Andrew) and Water (Colin) *** Here are li…
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The Grindys, The Golden Gears, Best of 2024. This is the final official podcast record for the year 2024, and we have our own LEGALLY DISTINCT accolades to hand out. A wild and packed year of video games. Who better to dish out the accolades then two dudes who play too much MMO.By Garrett Weinzierl & Kyle Fergusson
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The MSQ Roundtable has assembled once more. Preach, Okaymage, and Jesse Cox have all returned to discuss the major story content that was released in the semi-recent “Crossroads” 7.1. The Story following Baby King and everyone's new favorite Jafar Ja lizard. The entire roundtable is now living the current life. Divining what will be released in wha…
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Following the swift completion of the recent Futures Rewritten Ultimate Race to World First, we have assembled a crack team of panalists to discuss the raid and the drama that followed. Mr Happy is fresh off his completion of the Ultimate. Llamatodd joins the show for the first time after casting the first clear moments. Okaymage is still in the Ec…
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Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss Charli XCX's BRAT, both the concept and the album. Then, in a seamless transition, they decide which Lord of the Rings character, film characters only, is the most BRAT. *** The Coda: 19 Crimes Cab Sav (Andrew) and Chai Tea (Colin) *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's…
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We are approaching the Holiday Season, which means it’s also the Award Season. Garrett has returned and has opinions on the FFXIV Mobile announcement. Can DLCs be game of the year? Will we have a big sweep? Or will all our favorites walk away a winner.By Garrett Weinzierl & Kyle Fergusson
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Mr Happy returns to school the boys in Extreme Final Fantasy. After a full week of hardcore progging some midcore content, Garrett and Kyle have questions about boss design, 2 minute windows and more. No better guest for a trip down memory lane than the man who has been here for it all, Mr. Happy.By Garrett Weinzierl, Kyle Fergusson, & MrHappy
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Top news of the week, 7.1 is incoming for Final Fantasy 14, but that’s not all! The final Halloween is here. Garrett watched the big movie of the year and Kyle has played Silent Hill 2. There’s a lot of Magic the Gathering on the brain and even some Monster Hunter Wilds viewed from afar. Emails and more!…
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As we look forward to 7.1, we also look back at the MSQ that was Dawntrail with our friends Preach, Okaymage, and Jesse Cox.By Garrett Weinzierl, Kyle Fergusson, okaymage, Preach, & Jesse Cox
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Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss an essay Colin recently published on the television show Community. Enjoy! Here's a link to Colin's essay: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/13/5/117 *** The Coda: Oktoberfest from Founders Brewing Co. (Andrew) and Water (Colin) *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recom…
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Can it be? 100 episodes of Grinding Gear! Has experienced 100th episodes makers we know whats best for this kind of event, a normal show. There are some big topics around the gaming space this week. MTG art, after a track record, is under fire for using Ai art. A Final Fantasy 14 article on PC gamer is pointing out the Midcore problems with end gam…
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Introduction to Academia with Colin Cox
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1:00:30Matt from Communies had a great interview with The Hop-Ons Podcast host Colin Cox about his academic paper called, "Still Cool as a Zombie": Community, the Zombie Aesthetic, and the Politics of Belonging. His article is here: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/13/5/117
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In this episode, Jon and Colin discuss some of their favorite things from the summer. If you want to support the Hurricane Helene relief effort, we recommend these organizations. You can also directly donate to specific businesses by searching GoFundMe and other donation apps. BeLoved Asheville Roar WNC Pansy Collective The Hop-Ons Podcast is an Ar…
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When last we left out intrepid Florida boys, they were hunkering down for Hurricane Milton on its way to Florida. We have come out the otherside safe but with many stories to tell. Two hosts, two different paths. Video games? We’ll get to em next time.By Garrett Weinzierl & Kyle Fergusson
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On the eve of Hurricane Milton, we are boarded up and locked in. Florida is bringing out all the stops for Kyle’s first season and Garrett is an experienced storm rider. Even with weather on the horizon, it has been a while since we’ve had an event-free-guest-free episode. Garrett has been getting into Spooky Season and continuing Star Wars Outlaws…
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We just had our first IRL GG Meet in Orlando, Florida! The podcast this week is the full live show we put on in front of a live crowd. Thanks again to everyone who came out to the show and all of you supporting us through Patreon and YouTube memberships. Without you, we wouldn’t be able to put on events like these.…
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S14E9: Violence and the Sacred Gains
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1:16:47Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss commercial gyms through the lens of scapegoating practices and ritualistic sacrifice. Enjoy! *** The Coda: Oktoberfest from Sierra Nevada (Andrew) and Water (Colin) *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recommendation: the horror streaming platform FOUND Colin's recomm…
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It's a big week here at Grinding Gear! Our first non-conference meetup is this weekend! YouTube metrics are wild. Spooky season begins. And much more!By Garrett Weinzierl & Kyle Fergusson
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Endy is back! Space Marine 2 is out! And MMOs are cooking!By Garrett Weinzierl, Kyle Fergusson, & Endy
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Final Fantasy 1 has been completed. Discuss.By Garrett Weinzierl & Kyle Fergusson
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Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Enjoy! *** The Coda: "Gin and Buch" (Andrew) and Water (Colin) *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recommendation: Die (2022) Colin's recommendation: What Ever Happened to Pizza at McDonald's? and Love Lies Bleeding (2024) *** Please cont…
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Okaymage makes her triumphant return to give us the inside scoop on World of Warcrafts newest expansion, The War Within. The perfect guest does indeed exist. Okaymage started playing WoW in Legion, well after the rose-tinted glasses of us olds. Jordan got deep into Mythic plus and raid content before taking their first break at the end of Shadowlan…
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We are joined by Huskybythegeek, the video game guitar cover youtube artist, best known for the insanely huge FFXIV medley projects. In this musically focused gaming episode, we break down Husky’s staggering workflow to bring together 200 musicians as well as his history with gaming. For Garrett, there are Punk Rock conversations and Kyle is remind…
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