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• 00:01:16 — 250 Episodes, Give or Take: The crew celebrates the 250th episode while openly admitting nobody is going back to count, which feels like the correct BLC accounting method.
• 00:02:16 — The Fred Intro Goes Off the Rails: Parker introduces Fred as “the Man in the Hall with the Big Balls” and “the Night Hawk with the Big Cowk,” immediately justifying the episode title’s general energy.
• 00:03:30 — Back to School Relief: The guys celebrate kids going back to school like they just won a prison break in reverse.
• 00:05:06 — Pay Them Bus Drivers: Fred explains the bus driver delay situation, and the crew turns into a surprisingly pro-labor podcast for a few minutes.
• 00:11:29 — The Quarter Incident Begins: Fred’s son gets quarters from a church lady, starts counting them upstairs, and somehow turns loose change into an emergency room visit.
• 00:13:58 — “I Swallowed a Quarter”: The video description of Fred’s son casually revealing the problem while the dog goes insane is perfect family-chaos cinema.
• 00:16:47 — ER Time: The X-ray shows the quarter stuck near the top of his chest, turning a weird kid decision into actual horror movie material.
• 00:20:57 — Which Way Did They Go In?: The guys discuss how the doctors removed the quarter, and the whole conversation gets as medically unhelpful as possible.
• 00:23:02 — “That Boy Make It?” Fred’s uncle reacts to the hospital news with the most direct family follow-up imaginable.
• 00:27:04 — Parker’s Odyssey Begins: Parker admits he went to see The Odyssey on Spider-Man opening night, surrounded by costumes, cops, and people being told to take their masks off.
• 00:30:16 — Wrong-Day Tickets: Parker realizes he bought tickets for the next day only after being confronted by the rightful seat owners.
• 00:31:05 — The Odyssey of Seeing The Odyssey: Allan points out that Parker’s movie theater struggle has become its own Odyssey, complete with sirens, harpies, and management.
• 00:36:02 — Cyclops Eye Review: Parker gets hung up on the Cyclops design and why a one-eyed monster still looked like it had spaces for two eyes.
• 00:39:15 — The Sirens Don’t Sing: Parker is annoyed that the movie never lets the audience hear the sirens’ song, which was apparently the one mythological concert he came for.
• 00:45:50 — Chainsaw Centaur Robot: Fredline News introduces a seven-foot chainsaw-wielding wildfire robot that the crew immediately identifies as nightmare fuel.
• 00:49:11 — Double-Dogging / Double-Donging It: The guys try to figure out the anatomy of the robot and accidentally land in episode-title territory.
• 00:50:52 — Tour de France Bra Cheating: Women’s cycling allegedly has a padded-bra aerodynamics controversy, and the crew handles it with exactly the maturity expected.
• 00:54:31 — Super Glue Is Not a Condom: Fredline News delivers a story so bad the moral is painfully clear: just use the free condom.
• 00:57:00 — Gordon Ram-C: The Gordon Ramsay lookalike adult-film story turns into a badger-den mystery and a fake porn-name workshop.
• 01:04:30 — 250-Episode Reflection: Fred says what he has learned in 250 episodes: he probably should not be doing podcasts. The show bravely continues anyway.

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By the mid-2000s, Naruto had pulled off something most manga-to-anime properties never manage: it wasn’t just popular, it was everywhere, spinning off a small army of video games across nearly every system with a screen, like Naruto himself used Shadow Clone Jutsu on the entire games industry and nobody thought to stop him. Somewhere in that flood of Ninja Councils and Clash of Ninjas sits Naruto: Path of the Ninja, the entry that decided the best way to honor Kishimoto’s story wasn’t just punching (though there’s plenty of that too) but actually letting you live through the Land of Waves and the Chūnin Exams one turn-based battle at a time.

Path of the Ninja debuted on the Game Boy Advance in Japan back in 2004, then took a leisurely three years to reach American shelves in 2007, arriving on the Nintendo DS instead, because by the time they got around to localizing it, the GBA already felt like last decade’s news. You pick from six familiar faces, Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Shikamaru, Neji, and Rock Lee, pair them into formations for bonus combo attacks, and work through more than 90 jutsu, some of which you cast on the DS touchscreen by frantically scribbling a shape with the stylus, which is either a clever nod to hand seals or just a fun way to give yourself a cramp. The story runs all the way to the Chunin Exam invasion and a face-off with Shukaku, and if you’re wondering whether you can also fight Itachi as a secret bonus boss, the answer is: only if you own the Japanese version. The English release quietly deleted that fight but somehow forgot to scrub his name from the end credits, which is the video game equivalent of hiding a body and leaving the shovel leaning against the wall.

Making another through the Play Comics dojo is Merrilee O’Neil of Fear Coded, last seen on the show trying to keep pace with the Flash. This time she’s trading super speed for shadow clones, hand seals, and a Konoha headband, so at least the running is a little more sustainable.

So form your hand seals, grab your kunai pouch, and let’s find out if Path of the Ninja earned its headband as a worthy trip through early Naruto, or if it should’ve stayed back at the Academy with the rest of the genin.

Learn such things as:

• Isn’t the world today better, with games coming out worldwide at basically the same time?
• How can you use a console’s gimmick to really lean into the gameplay?
• Can a game stick to the established story a bit too well?
• And so much more!

You can find Merrilee being the main driver of the Fear Coded account on BlueSky @fearcodedpod.bsky.social on her podcast Fear Coded.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

Play Comics is also part of Art Comedy Pop-Culture Network, which is a long-standing creative organization spawning from a love of Adult Swim. Be sure to check them out for all sorts of entertainment news, commentary, and just plain fun stuff.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website.

If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children’s media and how crazy it is that we’re supposed to just forget about that now that we’re adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out.

A big thanks to Kaiju Comicast and Anime Field Guide for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who probably has a pretty sick collection of headbands.

Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.

Stereo Edition For over a decade, Paul and Eli have tackled a number of long, weird and tiring walks for their “walkabout” episodes. This week, for our four hundred and ninety ninth edition of the economy comedy podcast, the Cheap Chaps take on their most epic, most arduous and definitely most punishing walk EVER… And all they are doing is walking from Eli’s flat in Harringay to Paul’s place in Harrow. How hard can it be? As it turns out, it’s a ruddy nightmare! What seemed like a cute idea at the start quickly becomes a walkabout like no other. Over the course of NINE hours and around 16 miles, they’ll take in high streets, quiet suburbs, motorways, country parks, winding trails, parkland walks, familiar routes, hot weather, old haunts and accidently dig up some memories from the past decade of CheapShow. It’s an emotional episode with plenty of big arguments, dark humour, dumb decisions and many embarrassing agonies to endure over THREE HOUR and TWENTY MINUTES! You want an Odyssey? Here is CheapShow’s! See pics/videos for this episode on our website: https://www.thecheapshow.co.uk/ep-499-door-to-door GET TICKETS FOR Ep 500 LIVE Cambridge Junction (J2) August 23rd @ 4pm https://www.junction.co.uk/events/cheapshow-podcast-live/ www.patreon.com/cheapshow If you want to get involved, email us at thecheapshow@gmail.com For all other information, please visit: www.thecheapshow.co.uk Like, Review, Share, Comment... LOVE US! MERCH Official CheapShow Magazine Shop: www.cheapmag.shop Send Us Stuff: CheapShow PO BOX 1309 Harrow HA1 9QJ

In Episode 31 of Tales From The Brick, Jon (8 Bit Bricks) sits down with Alice Finch, LEGO Certified Professional, founder of the Women's Brick Initiative, and creator of the legendary life-size Hogwarts model that inspired builders around the world. Alice shares how building with her children led to creating one of the most iconic LEGO fan creations ever, and how that experience shaped the rest of her journey in the hobby.

The conversation explores the origins of the Women's Brick Initiative, the challenges women still face in the LEGO community, and how research, education, and outreach are helping make the hobby more welcoming and inclusive for everyone. Alice also discusses her work as a newly appointed LEGO Certified Professional, the unique commissions she's taking on, and her vision for using LEGO as a tool for creativity, collaboration, and social impact.

Along the way, Jon and Alice dive into architectural building techniques, the evolution of LEGO Botanicals, the story behind Alice's influential LEGO architecture book, and why the best builds are often the ones that inspire others to create something of their own. Whether you're a longtime builder or just discovering the hobby, this episode is a fascinating look at how one person's creativity can help shape an entire community.

Find Alice Finch:

• Website: thebricknest.org • Women's Brick Initiative: womensbrickinitiative.com • Instagram: @womensbrickinitiative

To find the best LEGO deals, check out the Bargain Bricks app.

Until next time... play well.

In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with actor/filmmaker Cameron Francis about: Persona, Barton Fink, and Halloween. Discover how these films shaped his filmmaking journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus Cameron Francis discusses the making of his neo-noir micro budget thriller COVER.  Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how Cameron Francis made his neo-noir micro budget thriller COVER; and the lasting impact of cinema on his life with Stuart Wright on this movie podcast.   [1:20] BLOOD SECRET World Premiere at Frightfest 2026 [2:20] The making of Cameron Francis’s neo-noir micro budget thriller COVER 3 Movies That Changed Your Life [19:30] Persona (1966): Watched, restarted it and watched it again. It just hit so hard. [27:15] Barton Fink (1991): The creepy beach in Blood Secret was influenced by the beach scene at the end of Barton Fink [32:15] Halloween (1978): As a person trying make stuff with little money, there’s indelibly images in this movie that are so inspiring. Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.  How Cameron Francis made his neo-noir micro budget thriller COVER Understand cinema’s transformative power through Persona (1966), Barton Fink (1991), Halloween (1978) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest:   Cameron Francis is an actor and filmmaker known for Cover (2025) and Blood Secret (2026); and his work in "Never Back Down" (2008), "Frank v. God" (2012), and the Kevin Smith film "Killroy Was Here.” COVER is out now on TUBI. https://tubitv.com/en-gb/movies/100052894/cover  For more behind the scenes discussion follow Cameron Francis on instagram https://www.instagram.com/cameronfrancis5/?hl=en  The world premiere of BLOOD SECRET is at Frightfest 2026, Thursday 27 August at 10:45pm see website for details https://frightfest.co.uk/LondoN2026/blood-secret.html  Credits:   3 Movies That Changed Your Life Podcast is written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright see https://linktr.ee/stuartwright  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

• 00:03:50 — Slang School Begins: Parker announces a 2026 slang check so the crew can stay current, which is already the least current sentence possible.
• 00:04:47 — Mogging Explained: The guys learn that “mogging” means outshining or dominating someone, mostly through appearance, and immediately age seven years.
• 00:05:29 — Looksmaxing and Mewing: The crew breaks down looksmaxing, mewing, and the strange internet belief that your jawline can become a full-time project.
• 00:07:38 — Receipts Become Strip Club Receipts: “Receipts” starts as proof, then becomes proof someone paid cover, used the ATM, and ordered steak at a strip club.
• 00:09:40 — French Fry Mexican Restaurant: A Mexican restaurant with surprisingly good fries inspires the guys to invent French fry fajitas, which honestly might work.
• 00:12:53 — Menty B Arrives: “Menty B” is revealed as slang for a mental breakdown, and the crew realizes the phrase is both ridiculous and dangerously useful.
• 00:13:56 — Cooked and Crash Out: The slang lesson turns into a parenting diagnosis as “crash out” is described as losing emotional control, which apparently happens daily with kids.
• 00:17:16 — The Adult Slang Warning: Parker warns the kids not to listen before explaining a term that turns the show into a haunted internet dictionary.
• 00:21:47 — Concert Diapers: Fred explains that some fans wear diapers to keep their front-row concert spots, and the room instantly regrets being alive in 2026.
• 00:23:10 — Big Diaper Censorship: Fred briefly disappears right as the diaper topic heats up, creating a perfect conspiracy that Big Diaper silenced him.
• 00:23:47 — Blues Traveler Front Row: Fred admits the one concert he really wanted to be up front for was Blues Traveler, because apparently the harmonica demanded respect.
• 00:31:55 — Friendship Test Time: The crew celebrates Friendship Day by testing how well they know each other, which quickly proves friendship is mostly guessing and laughing.
• 00:36:28 — Darkest Secrets: The quiz jumps from favorite colors to darkest secrets, which feels like a survey written by a teenager with no concept of adult consequences.
• 00:41:45 — Dream Job: Boiled Peanut Man: Fred’s dream job becomes selling boiled peanuts from the back of a truck, and honestly, it may be his most realistic business plan yet.
• 01:00:00 — Biggest Fear: The episode closes with fears of falling, mountain stories, and the terrifying idea that the 250th episode is almost here.

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Let’s talk about Spider-Man 3, the movie where Sam Raimi looked at “menacing single antagonist” and said no thank you, I would like three, please, and also I would like Peter Parker to dance down the street like he’s auditioning for a jazz-hands cult. It’s a movie that tried to do everything, mostly succeeded at doing too much, and somehow still made enough money that Activision looked at it and thought: yes, this deserves not one video game, but two, spread across seven different consoles, so that literally nobody in 2007 could escape it. Ambitious! Chaotic! Extremely on brand for the source material!

See, there’s the fancy version, built by Treyarch for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC, where you get a whole open Manhattan to swing around in and the black suit shows up only when the story deems you emotionally ready for it, very mature, very earned. And then there’s the completely different budget cousin, built by Vicarious Visions for PS2, Wii, PSP, GBA, and DS, where you can slap the black suit on whenever you feel like being a jerk, the Wii Remote gets to pretend it’s a web-shooter, and the DS throws the D-pad in the trash entirely so you can beat up Sandman by poking a touchscreen like it owes you money. Same cover art. Same villains. Practically strangers.

Swinging in to help me sort out how many wildly different versions of one questionable movie a single franchise can generate is Harry Steele, co-host of Games on Film, the podcast where he and his brother Rory spend their days grading movies based on video games! Which means Harry has built an entire professional skillset around asking “did Hollywood mess this up,” and today, for one glorious episode, we get to point that same energy directly back at a video game and ask if it managed to mess up the movie right back. Poetic justice! Content symmetry! Whatever you want to call it, it’s happening!

So grab whichever suit you’re feeling today, pick a console, any console, apparently they all made their own decisions, and let’s find out if the Spider-Man 3 games handled three villains and seven platforms with any more finesse than the movie handled three villains and one dance number.

Learn such things as:

• How similar do games have to be in order to have the same title?
• Do movie tie in games really need to care about what happened in the movie?
• Isn’t Spidey supposed to have friends?
• And so much more!

You can find Harry on BlueSky @onlymanwhocan and of course his podcast Games on Film.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

Play Comics is also part of Art Comedy Pop-Culture Network, which is a long-standing creative organization spawning from a love of Adult Swim. Be sure to check them out for all sorts of entertainment news, commentary, and just plain fun stuff.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website.

If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children’s media and how crazy it is that we’re supposed to just forget about that now that we’re adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out.

A big thanks to Murderworld the game and the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who would let the Venom symbiote engulf him if given the chance.

Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.

It’s eyes down for the forthcoming 500th episode! Paul is clearing out the CheapShow cupboards and aiming to craft a nice blank slate for the future. This week on the podcast, the Cheap Chaps are going to be opening up a couple of PO Boxes to see what’s inside, hoping to clean the decks before the live show. As a result, Paul & Eli are going to tear through, in real time (kinda) TWO Price of Shite challenges and a quick bevy of unusual sodas! How much CheapShow can they cram into ONE hour? Why not listen and find out? It’s a bukkake of toys, books, records, snacks, gadgets and stupid bloody trivia games. And yes, CheapShow is still getting bizarre and increasingly unhinged death threats… Where will it all end? See pics/videos for this episode on our website: https://www.thecheapshow.co.uk/ep-498-everything-must-go GET TICKETS FOR Ep 500 LIVE Cambridge Junction (J2) August 23rd @ 4pm https://www.junction.co.uk/events/cheapshow-podcast-live/ www.patreon.com/cheapshow If you want to get involved, email us at thecheapshow@gmail.com For all other information, please visit: www.thecheapshow.co.uk Like, Review, Share, Comment... LOVE US! MERCH Official CheapShow Magazine Shop: www.cheapmag.shop Send Us Stuff: CheapShow PO BOX 1309 Harrow HA1 9QJ

In Episode 30 of Tales From The Brick, Jon (8 Bit Bricks) welcomes Charlene Jones, author of Brick by Brick: Rebuilding Through Play, for a thoughtful conversation about creativity, mindfulness, and the therapeutic power of LEGO. Charlene shares how rediscovering her sons' old collection helped her navigate stress, reconnect with her creative side, and ultimately inspired her to leave the corporate world to write a book centered around play and wellness.

The discussion explores how LEGO can be more than just a hobby, serving as a tool for mindfulness, self-expression, and mental well-being. Charlene also talks about her creative workshops at public libraries, where adults use bricks to slow down, reflect, and build together, along with practical exercises from her book designed to encourage creativity through play.

Along the way, Jon and Charlene dive into the LEGO community, content creation, conventions, original building, and why making time to play is just as important for adults as it is for kids. Whether you're an experienced builder or just rediscovering the brick, this episode is a reminder that creativity can be one of the most powerful tools for personal growth.

Find Charlene Jones:

• TikTok: @anotherjones • Instagram: @anotherjones • Brick by Brick: Rebuilding Through Play is available wherever books are sold.

To find the best LEGO deals, check out the Bargain Bricks app.

Until next time... play well.

In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with Stay Safe screenwriter Rolando Viñas about: Misery, Shawshank Redemption, and Pulp Fiction. Discover how these films shaped his screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus Rolando Viñas discusses how, as a writer for hire, he wrote the sci-fi horror STAY SAFE.  Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how Rolando Viñas wrote the sci-fi horror STAY SAFE; and the lasting impact of cinema on his life with Stuart Wright on this movie podcast.   [1:20] Writing STAY SAFE 3 Movies That Changed Your Life [13:40] Misery (1991): Fortunate to be a teenager in the 1990s [19:35] Shawshank Redemption (1994): It is a perfect film [27:30] Pulp Fiction (1994): A breath of fresh air to see this movie Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.  How Rolando Viñas wrote the sci-fi horror STAY SAFE How to be a writer for hire Understand cinema’s transformative power through Misery (1991), Shawshank Redemption (1994), Pulp Fiction (1994) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest:   Rolando Viñas is known for Investigation 13 (2019), Stay Safe (2025) and Arcana STAY SAFE is out now on TUBI. https://tubitv.com/en-gb/movies/100053997/stay-safe  Credits:   3 Movies That Changed Your Life Podcast is written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright see https://linktr.ee/stuartwright  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices