• Episode 034: Venting About Vents
    Nov 13 2024

    Welcome back to The Stage Select! This week we’re joined by Addie. She and Julian have been internet friends for a long time, and she’s a former podcaster and current OnlyFans creator. Enjoy getting to know her as we talk about her love of video games, get way too in the weeds with Magic: the Gathering, and much, much more!

    00:00 A surprise pick-me-up from Abramo

    04:03 Introduction, 5 Questions

    17:42 Getting to know Addie

    38:12 “Let’s talk about coin flipping for 30 minutes”, being deep into World of Warcraft in the 40-man days

    52:31 Becoming an OnlyFans creator, embracing sexuality and aging

    01:18:00 TCG Card Shop Simulator

    01:35:45 Balatro, Pokemon TCG, getting back into Magic

    02:00:52 Vampire Survivors and its DLC, UFO 50, Shadows of Doubt, This Bed We Made

    02:32:38 Persona 4 Golden, Crime Scene Cleaner

    02:44:25 Becoming a professional PlayStation 5 player, Horizon: Zero Dawn Remastered

    03:07:37 Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Ask Sherwin Williams

    Follow Addie! Twitter: https://twitter.com/Addiemantium

    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/addiemantium.bsky.social

    Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

    Logo and artwork by John Gholson

    Announcer: John Gholson

    Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show,

    and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect

    Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com

    Theme song lyrics:

    What could this possibly be?

    Seems a lot like a podcast…

    Wonder what specifically?

    Talkin’ bout video games,

    With your hosts, you’re in good hands.

    Not more of the same!

    Now we’ll jump right in,

    So expect the unexpected and more.

    Now we’ll get groovin,’

    Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!

    There just might be some treasure in this chest,

    Having fun with our special guests,

    Time for Stage Select!

    Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions


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    3 hrs and 58 mins
  • Episode 033: Her Name Was Caprica. She Was My Baby.
    Nov 6 2024

    It’s a somber episode of The Stage Select this week.

    00:00 Introduction, a sad week at The Stage Select

    17:25 While We Wait Here, NBA 2K25

    50:56 Dragon Age: The Veilguard

    01:32:19 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Life is Strange: Double Exposure

    01:51:06 Buttknight, Retrorealms: Ash vs The Evil Dead

    02:19:57 Julian’s horror movie roundup (Mr. Crockett, Late Night With the Devil, Barbarian), Dan Da Dan, Dragon Ball Daima

    02:42:33 Questions, Comments, Concerns

    Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

    Logo and artwork by John Gholson

    Announcer: John Gholson

    Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show,

    and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect

    Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com

    Theme song lyrics:

    What could this possibly be?

    Seems a lot like a podcast…

    Wonder what specifically?

    Talkin’ bout video games,

    With your hosts, you’re in good hands.

    Not more of the same!

    Now we’ll jump right in,

    So expect the unexpected and more.

    Now we’ll get groovin,’

    Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!

    There just might be some treasure in this chest,

    Having fun with our special guests,

    Time for Stage Select!

    Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions

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    3 hrs and 6 mins
  • Episode 032: The Ghost of David Lee Roth
    Oct 30 2024

    Welcome to a spooky, scary edition of The Stage Select! That’s because we have award-winning horror author Rob Ottone on the show! Julian and Rob go way, way back, and he was a co-founder of the previous podcast, Nerds Without Pants. He joins us to talk about getting back into video games, a lot of nitty-gritty info about Silent Hill, and much, much more.

    00:00 Introduction, show announcements

    16:41 Rob switching from Xbox to PlayStation. Silent Hill: The Short Message, PT

    27:24 Silent Hill 2 Remake

    57:24 Five Questions, video game remakes

    01:16:48 Empire of Sin, RoboCop: Rogue City, movie talk

    02:01:30 Moving Houses, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

    02:23:22 Justin’s Steam Next Fest round up (Streets of Rogue 2, Fast Food Simulator, Keep Driving, The Precinct, Rift of the Necrodancer), Phoenix Springs

    02:46:25 Creatures of Ava

    Find all of Rob’s books here! https://www.amazon.com/stores/Robert-P.-Ottone/author/B07Y5FGHQK?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

    Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

    Logo and artwork by John Gholson

    Announcer: John Gholson

    Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show,

    and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect

    Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com

    Theme song lyrics:

    What could this possibly be?

    Seems a lot like a podcast…

    Wonder what specifically?

    Talkin’ bout video games,

    With your hosts, you’re in good hands.

    Not more of the same!

    Now we’ll jump right in,

    So expect the unexpected and more.

    Now we’ll get groovin,’

    Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!

    There just might be some treasure in this chest,

    Having fun with our special guests,

    Time for Stage Select!

    Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions


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    3 hrs and 8 mins
  • Episode 031: WE HAVE THE BEST THEME SONG- w/Megan McDuffee
    Oct 23 2024

    It’s a super-special edition of The Stage Select this week! You hear Megan McDuffee’s amazing voice every week on this podcast, and this weekNwe sit down with her to talk about her work in the games industry, her newMalbum, her music process, and much, much more!

    00:00 Introduction

    03:43 Interview with Megan McDuffee!

    01:01:44 Warhammer 40k: Space Marine II, some things to check out

    01:21:45 Star Com final thoughts, giving up on FF VII Rebirth, Metaphor: ReFantazio

    02:07:31 Star Trek: Resurgence final thoughts, is Justin Star Trek curious?

    02:31:37 Terrifier 3, Smile 2, movie theaters are too desperate

    03:09:52 Comic book round up with Berserk and X-Men: Inferno

    Check out the Nerds Abroadcast podcast: https://nerdsabroadcast.podbean.com/

    Interested in the EGM Compendium? Here’s the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/egmbook/egmcompendium

    Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

    Logo and artwork by John Gholson

    Announcer: John Gholson

    Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show, and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect

    Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com

    Theme song lyrics:

    What could this possibly be?

    Seems a lot like a podcast…

    Wonder what specifically?

    Talkin’ bout video games,

    With your hosts, you’re in good hands.

    Not more of the same!

    Now we’ll jump right in,

    So expect the unexpected and more.

    Now we’ll get groovin,’

    Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!

    There just might be some treasure in this chest,

    Having fun with our special guests,

    Time for Stage Select!

    Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions


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    3 hrs and 37 mins
  • Episode 030: Visit Scenic Paul Reiser Canyon!
    Oct 16 2024

    After two weeks away, The Stage Select returns! It’s a massive episode that covers a ton of ground, so I won’t waste your time with this preamble. Enjoy!

    00:00 Jewel, show announcements

    07:20 Julian’s vacation, the perils of modern gaming as seen through a casual player

    25:40 Final thoughts on Star Wars Outlaws, Metaphor: ReFantazio

    01:04:25 1000xRESIST

    01:21:41 Transformers One, Berserk

    01:46:08 Silent Hill 2 remake

    02:12:02 Space

    02:29:08 Sony’s State of Play (September 2024)

    02:59:45 Julian was WRONG (and so is Square Enix), Summer Eternal’s announcement

    03:26:18 Questions, comments, concerns

    Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

    Logo and artwork by John Gholson

    Announcer: John Gholson

    Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show,

    and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect

    Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com

    Theme song lyrics:

    What could this possibly be?

    Seems a lot like a podcast…

    Wonder what specifically?

    Talkin’ bout video games,

    With your hosts, you’re in good hands.

    Not more of the same!

    Now we’ll jump right in,

    So expect the unexpected and more.

    Now we’ll get groovin,’

    Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!

    There just might be some treasure in this chest,

    Having fun with our special guests,

    Time for Stage Select!

    Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions

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    4 hrs
  • Sweet Tea Games Podcast Episode 01
    Oct 9 2024

    Well hi there! This is Jacob Washington. You know those good ol' boys over at The Stage Select are still off this week, but they were nice enough to give their normal time slot to me and my best friend Craig. Who are we? Well, we're Sweet Tea Games, and we're making that there 22 Rifles Game. But we also like to shoot the breeze about this and that, and that's what the Sweet Tea Games Podcast is for!

    We hope y'all like this. The Stage Select will be back next week!

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    59 mins
  • Patreon Unlock: The Cutting Room Floor 01
    Oct 2 2024

    Hello there! We're off this week, but we didn't want to leave you with nothing, so please enjoy this unlock of the first cutting room floor special from Patreon! Patrons got the second episode of this series this week, so if you liked this and want more you know what to do!

    Original notes: Heya! Here's a little something we threw together. Enjoy some of the stuff we get up to before and after recording the show. This one is going out to all Patreon tiers as a special thank you to everyone that has supported us!

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    58 mins
  • Episode 029: This is a Very Serious Podcast
    Sep 25 2024

    Okay, listen up. We have noted spoilsport Westen from Big Nerd Gaming on this week, so there’s no time for shenanigans. No bits, no skits, no funny run-ins with the staff. This week we’re all about very serious conversations about video games. Got it? Good!

    00:00 Introduction, show announcements, PIRATE YAKUZA

    15:32 UFO 50

    27:40 Crypt Custodian, Warhammer Space Marine II

    54:26 Star Trek: Resurgence, Star Com: Unknown Space

    01:11:24 Star Wars Outlaws

    01:33:07 Astro Bot

    01:57:34 Starstruck: Hands of Time

    02:10:47 Talking about video game reviews

    02:59:25 What is going on with Sony??

    Keep up with Westen at his blog, Big Nerd Gaming: https://bignerdgaming.com

    Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

    Logo and artwork by John Gholson

    Announcer: John Gholson

    Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show, and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect

    Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com

    Theme song lyrics:

    What could this possibly be?

    Seems a lot like a podcast…

    Wonder what specifically?

    Talkin’ bout video games,

    With your hosts, you’re in good hands.

    Not more of the same!

    Now we’ll jump right in,

    So expect the unexpected and more.

    Now we’ll get groovin,’

    Never know who’s gonna walk through the door!

    There just might be some treasure in this chest,

    Having fun with our special guests,

    Time for Stage Select!

    Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions

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    3 hrs and 20 mins