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AnavCast

For almost two decades, we"ve been focused on community and gaming. For almost a decade, we"ve discussed how a podcast might give us an opportunity to enhance that focus. Finally, we"re here.

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All Episodes

44:42

The End of Zune

AnavCast ·

2025/07/25

The full crew reunites for a deep dive into modern storytelling, exploring how the best tales are the ones that don't hold your hand.• 00:34 - Summer movie marathons & franchise formulas• 05:41 - Modern storytelling & audience engagement• 17:06 - Gaming narratives & player choice• 29:19 - Batman films: past & future• 43:30 - Tech & streaming platform updates

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61:15

"I've Got Ten People On This List"

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2025/07/18

Look up - that's where the prices are.

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51:04

Microretirementsoft

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2025/07/11

Sometimes you just need to shut up and take a vacation.

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51:12

The Most Middle-Aged Conversation We've Ever Had

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2025/06/27

Gaming is hard on the back, and not enough people talk about this.

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45:42

This is Not Financial Advice

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2025/06/21

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53:12

Goodbye. Be Safe.

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2025/06/13

It's the end of an era.

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51:20

The Release of Nintendo Skywalker

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2025/06/06

.We don't discuss the Nintendo Switch 2. Like, at all.

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62:21

I'll Take All Your Death Threats

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2025/05/30

We spiral from traumatized toddlers to heated piracy debates, somehow managing to make Magic: The Gathering sound both fun and morally superior.• 00:12 - Craig's in trouble• 01:05 - Dental drama with toddlers• 02:35 - Xbox exclusives dying• 15:06 - Magic addiction begins• 35:33 - Nintendo's iron grip• 49:19 - Piracy ethics throwdownAll death threats must be directed only to DiJaDi, and include an attachment of $5, and must be completely in jest, or else they'll be reported to the appropriate

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47:22

Factory Reset

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2025/05/16

A tech-laden therapy session about Johnnie's HDMI switcher woes that somehow devolved into yet another conversation about Destiny 2, proving that like an ex you can't quite get over, Bungie's space opera keeps pulling DiJaDi back in despite its questionable life choices.• [00:11] HDMI switcher troubles• [17:27] DiJaDi returns to Destiny 2• [29:25] Star Wars crossover controversy• [34:41] New mech vs tank mode• [37:55] Octopath Traveler review• [41:11] Destiny's story problems• [46:40] Police

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49:54

Fake Holidays

AnavCast ·

2025/05/09

The crew grumbles about manufactured holidays and gaming price hikes, while ironically plotting to create their own totally-not-fake holiday called Anav Day.• 00:11 - Show Intros• 03:01 - Fake Holidays• 25:18 - Xbox Pricing• 34:59 - Game Pass Value• 42:27 - Switch Hardware• 44:09 - Gears Remaster• 48:31 - Anav Day Plans

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39:37

This is Actually [Not] a Dave Ramsey Podcast

AnavCast ·

2025/04/25

Somehow managing to connect Pope Francis's passing to a hatred of cozy games, we meander through gaming news while actively avoiding anything resembling relaxation or staying on topic.• 01:07 - Pope Francis tribute• 04:16 - Anti-cozy games manifesto• 14:22 - Switch 2 pricing debate• 27:56 - Japanese housing repair scam• 32:54 - Gaming news roundup

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49:22

Get a Job!

AnavCast ·

2025/04/18

We discuss Bungie's new game, Marathon, while debating the eternal struggle between premium vs. free-to-play games, all while nursing our collective Destiny-shaped emotional wounds.• 00:09 - Sakura festival and Marathon announcement• 13:31 -The problem with free-to-play games• 28:15 = Battle passes and gaming burnout• 34:33 - Marathon's marketing approach• 39:48 - Nintendo Switch 2 and Astroneer news

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54:20

This Episode is 24% Tariffed

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2025/04/11

The crew dives into Nintendo's upcoming Switch 2 and its pricing drama, bouncing between defending and criticizing the gaming giant's decisions while taking entertaining detours through gaming history - from GameCube classics to the days of swapping CD-ROMs between computers.• 00:10 - Switch 2 Basics• 06:34 - Price Talk• 15:00 - Old Tech Stories• 22:27 - Handheld Gaming• 37:37 - Japan vs World• 46:45 - Digital Future

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45:30

Literary Drug Dealers

AnavCast ·

2025/04/04

All of this has happened before, and all of it will happen again.

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50:09

Full Steam Ahead

AnavCast ·

2025/03/28

This train has no breaks.

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51:44

The Reveal of [Toona] Skywalker

AnavCast ·

2025/03/21

It's Sea of Thieves in Space!

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71:32

Handheld Chainsaws

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2025/03/14

The monolith crumbled. Seeds were planted. A new world is just beginning, as the old one is salted.

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37:52

Time Will Tell

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2025/02/28

Maybe the correlation between Farmer finding out he's not paid and his frequent absences isn't coincidental.

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47:40

Nobody Asked for This

AnavCast ·

2025/02/21

The State of Meh.

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52:16

The Fast and the Furious is the Perfect Movie

AnavCast ·

2025/02/14

This is just a fact.

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