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Maximum Utcast

Zoey, Jonathan and Daniel

The official podcast of Maximum Utmost, the video game website that does it like no other! Hosted by Zoey Handley and Jonathan Holmes, with bonus shows starring Jonathan"s son, the show"s producer Daniel, and countless guests. Updated every week! https://maxutmost.com/

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00:59:12

TTWAV Ep 111 - Talking to the Maximum Women About the...

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2025/07/14

On the eleventy first and final episode of Talking to Women about Videogames (main show! the feed lives on!) Jonathan and Tanya lament the state of the videogames world while looking forward to new horizons. Jonathan interviews Zoey Handley of Maximum Utmost, a once and future collaborator where they talk about "kusoge" or "crap games" and lament about how the enthusiast press mistreated them both. But they're back, in Maximum Utmost form!And the announcement that we've

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01:13:36

Currently Playing - 12 - Dad Mode (Lollipop Chainsaw,...

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2025/07/04

We're talking with one of the hosts of Talking to Women about Videogames on this episode of Currently Playing, Jonathan Holmes, writer for Nintendo Force Magazine, MTV reality star, illustrator, video producer, musician, and all-around Rennaisance man. Due to the unique nature of his personal and work life, he's currently playing a little bit of everything and a whole lot of nothing. We get impressions about Mario Kart World, mini Tetris, Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, Shadows of the Damned Hella

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00:34:34

Yeah! - 12 - Usher - Yeah!

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2025/06/26

In the finale (for now?!?!) of Yeah! our Yeah-nalyists finally dance with the one who brung them in the form of digging deep on Usher's "Yeah!" We touch on the connections to Jonathan's alter ego Freaky Constantina, dissect Usher's status as a sex symbol, get into a case of Crunk Juice, and try to put a button on the ubiquity of "Yeah!" as a lyric. While the show may be put on ice for a while, feel free to dig into the old episodes right here on this podcast feed and

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00:36:39

Talking to My Boy About Videogames - 11 - The Game...

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2025/06/20

It's the Sweaty Summer Edition of Talking to My Boy about Videogames where Jonathan and Ryan hit all the highlights (Space Balls, Donkey Kong Bananza, Looney Toons) and we get updates on the latest wheeling and dealing of kids, the dangers of gacha mechanics in video games, the longevity of interest in Mario Kart World, and so much more. Does Ryan even like videogames any more? And what's going on with anatomy?!?!0:00:00 - It's Sweaty Summer0:00:28 - Spaceballs Review0:02:13 - Tongue

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01:04:55

Currently Playing - 11 - Cozy Games (Palia, Fields of...

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2025/06/12

Currently Playing is back with an old friend in the form of Kai, a frequent main show guest who's been busy with her school work but is happy to drop by and talk her recent faves in the cozy games space. She's been playing the farming MMORPG Palia, the fantasy farming sim Fields of Mistria, and the bug catching card battler Kabuto Park. Daniel mistakenly calls these "Animal Crossing-likes" but Kai sets him straight. Later they get into a bit of their thoughts about the Switch 2

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00:53:36

TTWAV 110 - Switch 2 and Romeo is a Dead Man...

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2025/06/06

We're talking about the Switch 2 and the trailer for the latest game from Suda51, "Romeo is a Dead Man" shown off on this week's Sony State of Play on this white hot, electric episode of Talking to Women about Videogames. Or is it a "Talking to My Boy about Videogames" stealth episode? You'll have to listen to find out! Even baby Charles makes a guest appearance so you never know who will show up next!0:00:00 - It's All Happening0:01:30 - Worlds Collide0:02:21 -

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00:38:47

Yeah! - 11 - Black Sabbath - Fairies Wear Boots

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2025/05/28

Did "Yeah!" just become a metal podcast? Did this song even appear in a videogame? What the heck is even going on? Who knows?!?! But on this episode we learn that Fairies Wear Boots, Ozzy wants to go to the doctor, Toni Iommi is missing some body parts, and Jonathan loved listening to this song as a kid with his brother. Later we learned that Black Sabbath was one of Daniel's first concerts and Tanya...doesn't really care for them too much.0:00:00 - Howlin' Charles0:01:47 -

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00:32:12

Talking to My Boy About Videogames - 10 - Donkey...

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2025/05/21

After an exciting visit to PAX, Jonathan and Ryan talk about some of the cool stuff they saw and people they met before switching things up to discuss some of Ryan's game ideas. We learn about Kaiju Big Battel, Pac-Man Museum, "Kirby and the Robot", and Hershey chocolate.0:00:00 - An Existential Crisis0:03:56 - Ryan Crashed PAX0:06:27 - A Better Life for Nico0:08:02 - Snubbed at the Playground0:08:41 - Donkey Kong's Dirty Bananas0:17:03 - Ryan's Review of Lankybox0:18:41 -

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01:04:06

Currently Playing - 10 - Metaphor: ReFantazio with...

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2025/05/14

We're talking about Metaphor: ReFantazio on this month's Currently Playing with guest Shy Fox of the Fix Your Heart or Die Podcast. Fox has been exploring connections between the work of David Lynch and other media for the last few months on his podcast and while Metaphor doesn't really fit that mold, we're happy to chat about it here. Daniel is completely unfamiliar with the Persona/SMT format of this game so we get into the details of how these games work for complete newbies and

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01:01:29

TTWAV Ep 109 - The PAX/Gex 2 For 1 Power Episode

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2025/05/10

Reporting (almost) LIVE! from the PAX show floor, Jonathan and Tanya recap Tanya's first PAX experience before jumping over to an interview with the #1 fan of Gex, the Gecco from the 90s, Izzy Kestrel. They dig deep into forgotten and abandoned Gex games and we learn a lot about Dana Gould. Talking to Women about Videogames is the Cure for what ails ya!0:00:00 - The Pressure's On0:02:03 - The PAX/Gex 2 for 1 Power Episode0:03:20 - Tanya's First PAX0:12:56 - The Secret of Gex Posting with

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00:24:57

Talking to My Boy about Videogames - 09 - Crashing...

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2025/04/30

On this very busy day, Jonathan and Ryan record the show while also playing Castle Crashers. Jonathan shares some of his early life experiences growing up with videogames as a retreat from his real life and Ryan says that real life is better than Minecraft. A few different videogame genres are discussed before landing on the small number of genres that all games can be classified as. The SD card also ran out of space early so this episode is unfortunately cut a little bit short.0:00:00 - Very Busy

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00:36:20

Yeah! - 10 - Twisted Metal 3 + Brütal Legend -...

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2025/04/23

On this hard rockin', non-stoppin', monster stompin' episode of Yeah! (greatest podcast in the world, 2 months running) we're talking all about Rob Zombie and his song "Superbeast" that was featured on at least 2 videogames! Rob Zombie was on top of the world in 1998 when Twisted Metal 3 released...they even let him sort of be the boss of the soundtrack for the game! He then got tapped again in 2009 to appear on the soundtrack for Brütal Legend alongside Ozzy Osbourne. We

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01:19:25

Currently Playing - 09 - Black Myth Wukong with Marcy

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2025/04/16

Currently Playing returns with a first ever live in person recording! Daniel talks to his friend Marcy (musician, teacher, world traveler) about the game Black Myth: Wukong which is based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West. We take a deep dive into the origins of the company behind the game, Game Science, and their connection to the story and Chinese culture before discussing some of the finer details of the gameplay and the challenging Soulslike subgenre. Since Marcy was able to record in

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01:01:03

TTWAV 108 - Switch 2 Thousand Nine Was Fine, Bionic...

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2025/04/10

Jonathan and Tanya are back to talk about what nostalgia for current events might look like in the future. They cover the current tough times including the Switch 2's price (along with the USA's tariff affecting the price) before switching it up to talk about nostalgia for 2009. While they're there, Sarah Carapace stops by to talk about the Bionic Commando reboot that never really launched. Back in the current day, Jonathan notes how cranky game developers can get when they get older and

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00:40:37

Talking to My Boy About Videogames - 08 - The Kids...

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2025/04/02

On this sticky episode, Jonathan and Ryan extensively cover the latest news in Minecraft before talking more Shovel Knight and Poppy's Playtime and deeper cuts like Retro City Rampage and Shakedown Hawaii. Jonathan explains some of the dangers of gambling in videogames and that practicing a skill in the right ways is the only way to get better. Ryan has a few shocking revelations and Jonathan predicts doom for the next generation.0:00:00 - Getting Down to Business0:01:43 - The New Things in

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00:35:51

Yeah! - 09 - Damage, Inc. - Enter Sandman.mp3

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2025/03/26

Yeah! is back and bigger than ever, covering the band that was just too big to fail, Metallica! The Sandman has entered the chat as we talk about the Metallica game that never was ("Damage, Inc.") and discover in real time the Metallica game that actually was ("Vid Grid"). Are they the bad boys of metal or just the dreamy dudes of metalli-pop? We'll get to the bottom of this!0:00:00 - On the Seat of Their Pants0:03:44 - Jonathan: Metallica Hipster0:10:31 - The Metalica Game

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00:52:57

Currently Playing - 08 - Vampire Survivors with Dr....

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2025/03/19

This month on Currently Playing, Daniel chats with an old friend named Glen who happens to be a well respected evolutionary biologist but also is a lifelong fan of videogames. Glen has been obsessively playing Vampire Survivors lately and though he really loves the game, he also wishes it didn't keep crashing on his phone. Later in the show, Daniel recaps his experience with playing the Stanley Parable, before Glen challenges Daniel to play Streets of Rage 4. At the end of the show, in lieu of a

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01:25:24

TTWAV Ep 107 - Connecting with Humans in an World...

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2025/03/12

This month on Talking to Women about Videogames, Tanya is gone and has been replaced by a man! Jonathan pontificates on the nature of what it means to be human and how people can connect in a world overrun by AI, and then he gets into the weeds on that topic with an extremely long segment with guest Aysha Farah, games writer and narrative designer behind the upcoming queer sci-fi visual novel The Sky Left Us.0:00:00 - A Place on the Internet for Guys to Talk about Videogames0:03:07 - I Know I Know

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00:33:03

Talking to My Boy About Videogames - 07 - Pokemon...

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2025/03/05

In the wake of the recent Pokemon Presents video, Jonathan and Ryan run through most of the highlights of the video including the new game Pokemon Legends Z-A, the new cards, and Pokemon Champions for Switch and Phones. Later, Ryan gives his reviews of several games such as Kero Blaster, Box Boy & Box Girl, Terminator 2D, and Poppy's Playtime. There's also tons of cat chat.0:00:00 - Feeling Miserable Suddenly0:01:58 - Pokemon Presents Pokemon Day0:04:43 - Pokemon Champions for Switch and

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00:58:12

Currently Playing - 07 - Battle Royale Buffet (Apex...

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2025/02/25

We get a comprehensive crash course on the genre of battle royale games on this month's Currently Playing, covering PUBG, Fortnite, COD: Warzone, and more before learning that Alex's favorite of the bunch is Apex Legends for its interesting settings and memorable characters. Alex enjoys playing these games for their community aspects and he shares his passion for gaming with his young daughter. In the backlog section, Daniel reveals his thoughts of Bastion and he gets challenged to play the

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