WARNING: Hey, it's me again, telling you for now a third time this season that if this is your first time listening to Debate This!, maybe pick a different one! This episode is a bit. It is a joke. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, on our Earth or on 616 is purely coincidental. Join Yucker Carlson as he brings together a group of "influencers" from the across the multiverse to have an intellectual discussion. Today we are here to decide what is truth and what is fiction as we debate the most plausible conspiracy theories within the MCU. The title of this week's episode was NOT selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community because we didn't want to spoil the bit! BUT if you want to help us choose the next one, join our discord and/or get some bonus content, become part of #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected]   Do you like it when we talk about comics? Do you like it when we say comic words into your lil ears? Would you like more content that includes us saying comic words into your lil ears? If you begrudgingly answered yes to any of those questions, check out our sister show, Avenge This! (formally known as The Ploose is Loose) where ever you get your podcasts! Properties we talked about this week: Just every Marvel movie to come out since 2008. SEO also dictates that I write also write Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro, Alex Jones, and Jordan B. Peterson here, but I'm not happy about it. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Take one part Justice League, add in one part plucky youths, and you've got yourselves Young Justice. Aqualad, Kid Flash, Miss Martian, Superboy, and a plural number of Robins all come together in Young Justice to get down in the dirt with your favorite B- and C-list DC villains and today's FLAVOR TEXT is here to tell you all about it! Join us as we discuss the supporting cast and the plot of seasons 1 and 2. Listen in today to find out about your favorite DC hero proteges, stick around to hear us talk about Dennis Rodman. Special thanks to a budding hero of #buttthwompnation, "Dr Garlicbutter" for commissioning today's episode! You may not be part of the Justice League yet, but we wouldn't force you to train under Green Arrow. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Is there a cultural touchstone that has been as wildly touched as MTV's "Making the Band?" Probably! But, to continue our season of ripping ideas straight from Music Television, we're pulling a Diddy and crafting the next musical supergroup. Plenty of characters have touched an instrument throughout the history of video games and that's the only requirement for them to be considered for our bands! So grab your headphones, crank your tunes, and jam out with us as we decide which video game characters should form a band! If Dream Theater and Tool are your speed, then Todd's band will be for you. Maybe you prefer the stomping and clapping of Florence + The Machine or Mumford & Sons. If that's your vibe, then you can get tickets to Kyle's band! And then there's Matt's band. Hope you like bits and Bluegrass...   The title of this weeks episode was selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community! Want to help us choose the next one, join our discord and/or get some bonus content? Come join #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast!   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected]   Coming to the ear holes attached to your face, this summer is a "Summer o' Pilots" on the DT! Patreon! We're putting our real-play TTRPG show on hiatus and producing a new show format each month of the summer. We're almost through the summer and our first three pilots are available to all patrons for as little as $5 a month! Give it a listen and catch up on our first premium show, The Office Drones, at patreon.com/debatethiscast!   Properties we talked about this week: PaRappa the Rapper, Um Jammer Lammy, Brutal Legend, Eternal Sonata, Portal 2, Witcher, Animal Crossing, Pokémon Sword and Shield, Majora's Mask, Donkey Kong, Banjo-Kazooie, Red Dead Redemption 2, Psychonauts 2   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Look I'm just going to be honest with you, we forgot to record an episode this week. We broke the "in case of emergency glass" and we've put together a clip show slash preview of some of our recently released premium episodes! If you're not a member of our Patreon, this is all brand spanking new content for you! In case you haven't heard, we've been running pilots of some new show formats all summer long on our premium feed under the banner of our "Summer 'O' Pilots!" This DLC episode will give you a Costco-sized free sample to hopefully entice you to walk down aisle 7 and grab a box of meatless balls! But, like Costco, we're not here to tell you what to do, just to give you free stuff! If you enjoyed these clips today, consider joining the ranks of #ButtThwompNation over at patreon.com/debatethiscast! You can join our exclusive Discord server and gain access to full-length Summer 'O' Pilots episodes for as low as $5 a month.   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected] Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!   Editor's note: The end of this episode states that DT! Ep 106 comes out next week. That is a lie. It'll be DT! Ep 105.

"Oh boy, here come those dang investors again. They just won't STOP asking us to pitch them new mashups of old videogames. And it's like their asks are getting more and more hacky and uninspired each time...like, this week they just screamed 'Make NPCs a protagonist!' and then sat there, nearly frozen in place." is what we wrote in our shownotes on May 4th of 2021. Well here we are fourteen months later and hot dog we're going again! This time we ask literally the exact same question as last time, "What NPC deserves to be the protagonist in their own game? Kyle reflects on his Barista-Era and brings an old friend from Animal Crossing to the table. Matt picked one bit this week and boy does he lean into it. Andrew takes us all on a weird, horny adventure and, you guessed it, everyone disliked that.   Recommended reading: Want to listen to our first run at this prompt? Check out Ep. 78: We Live in a Shorts-ciety here: https://bit.ly/3IRLJ3G   The title of this weeks episode was selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community! Want to help us choose the next one, join our discord and/or get some bonus content? Come join #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast!   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected]   Coming to the ear holes attached to your face, this summer is a "Summer o' Pilots" on the DT! Patreon! We're putting our real-play TTRPG show on hiatus and producing a new show format each month of the summer. We're half way through the summer and our first two pilots are available to all patrons for as little as $5 a month! Give it a listen and catch up on our first premium show, The Office Drones, at patreon.com/debatethiscast!   Properties we talked about this week: Animal Crossing, Brewster's Millions starring Richard Pryor, Portal, Portal 2, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3, Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Yes, indeed. In the Age of Internet Video the world of Content Creation was unformed, shrouded by fog. A land of dancing babies, epic meals, and Star Wars kids. But then there was Podcasting and with Podcasting came disparity. De-monetization and ad revenue, Copyright strikes and brand deals. Then from the dark, they came, and found of the Sponsorships of Lords within the code. Quibi, the First of the Dead. Best Fiends and their daughters of Chaos, spelled like "friends" without the "r". Blue Apron, the Lord of Sunlight, and their faithful knights Butcher Box and Hello Fresh. Thus began the Age of Podcasting. But soon, the ad revenue will fade and only Content will remain. Special thanks to devoted skeleton of #buttthwompnation, "mgrum54" for commissioning today's episode! Imgur album from the episode: https://imgur.com/a/AJlL7yU Dark Souls content creators: VaatiVidya: https://www.youtube.com/c/VaatiVidya Fextralife: https://darksouls.wiki.fextralife.com/Dark+Souls+Wiki Dave Control: https://www.youtube.com/user/DaveControlLive Illusory Wall: https://www.youtube.com/c/illusorywall Bonfireside Chat: https://www.bonfireside.chat/  Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Here at Debate This! Capital Partners, LLC, we are disrupting the fintech market with our strategic approach to innovation. We are innovating approaches to future-proof propriety Web3 technology that will break down the walls of how people view innovative digital decentralized currencies. Our apes? Bored as heck. Our cats? Cooler than yours. Want to know how we are changing the world through cloud-based blockchain technologies? Invest now in your very own cryptocurrencies inspired by collectables from video games, and you too can go :rocketship :rocketship :rocketship to the moon! Your future investment portfolio could include the likes of a very manly coin inspired by Duke Nukem, a color-coded token economy inspired by Donkey Kong 64, and a community-driven, audio-themed NFT inspired by Super Mario Galaxy. The title of this weeks episode was selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community! Want to help us choose the next one, join our discord and/or get some bonus content? Come join #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast! Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected] Thanks to podvoices.help for providing this list of abortion links and resources: https://abortion.cafe/ - this is a collection of abortion resources shoutyourabortion.com - this is a campaign to normalize abortion https://donations4abortion.com/ - donate to support abortion funds by state https://secure.actblue.com/donate/supportabortionfunds - donate to the national network of abortion funds (donations split between 80+ abortion funds) https://usow.org/repro/volunteer/ - this is a list of abortion clinics across the country that need volunteers https://dontbanequality.com/ - this is language for companies to use to stand against the ruling https://plancpills.org/ambassadors - here are early abortion access pills you can store in your cabinet https://prochoice.org/ - this is an abortion access hotline https://natalist.com/products/early-pregnancy-test-strips - buy early pregnancy test strips https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control - get info on types of birth control https://choice.crd.co/ - this is a collection of these above links and more. Managed by @starplanes - DM them on twitter to add more https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/abortion-policy-absence-roe - abortion policy by state as of June 1, 2022 More in-depth version: https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy Properties we talked about this week: Duke Nukem, Donkey Kong 64, Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario Galaxy, Guns n' Roses' Chinese Democracy, Arctic Monkeys, Morbius, Final Fantasy XIV, Microsoft PowerPoint   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

CONTENT WARNING: at 1 hour 38 minutes we discuss sexual assault in comic books. Last year we discussed Social Justice in Comics (Season 4, Episode 21) which covered an entire spectrum of social justice issues that comics sometimes handled alright, but often times missed the mark. This week, thanks to continued support of Patrons like Sharkbait, we're dialing in to focus on Gender in Comics. Join us today as we talk demographics, representation, and the artists behind the characters. If you hadn't become familiarized with the terrible history of "fridging" then you will be after today. We did our homework: "The Golden Age of Comic Books" - Mark Kelley, Marquette University - https://bit.ly/3brN2JH "Punch a Nazi: 15 Times Superheroes Fought Fascism" - https://bit.ly/3bvNZAP "The History Behind Captain America Punching Hitler" - https://bit.ly/3HWNhbU "NYCC Insider Sessions Powered by ICV2: A Demographic Snapshot of Comics Buyers" - https://bit.ly/3uamIud "Women in Refrigerators" - https://bit.ly/3Otnafj "Pink Kryptonite" - https://bit.ly/3OLxorc Thanks to podvoices.help for providing this list of abortion links and resources: https://abortion.cafe/ - this is a collection of abortion resources shoutyourabortion.com - this is a campaign to normalize abortion https://donations4abortion.com/ - donate to support abortion funds by state https://secure.actblue.com/donate/supportabortionfunds - donate to the national network of abortion funds (donations split between 80+ abortion funds) https://usow.org/repro/volunteer/ - this is a list of abortion clinics across the country that need volunteers https://dontbanequality.com/ - this is language for companies to use to stand against the ruling https://plancpills.org/ambassadors - here are early abortion access pills you can store in your cabinet https://prochoice.org/ - this is an abortion access hotline https://natalist.com/products/early-pregnancy-test-strips - buy early pregnancy test strips https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control - get info on types of birth control https://choice.crd.co/ - this is a collection of these above links and more. Managed by @starplanes - DM them on twitter to add more https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/abortion-policy-absence-roe - abortion policy by state as of June 1, 2022 More in-depth version: https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Wouldn't it be wild if we remade a 2000s-era reality show but made it about comics characters? Wouldn't that be nuts? We definitely haven't done that before! The bit this week is all about giving supervillains a shot at redemption. Andrew learned an awful lot about Bane, Todd is all hopped up on sketchy science, and Kyle brings up police reform as well all groan about it. We're looking to create the best "Supervillain Road to Recovery Special," but we needed some help. Lucky for us, Justin Jordan (@freddiesroomate on TikTok) was free for the evening and he knows way more about comics than us.   Recommended reading: Special thanks to Justin for joining us on Debate This! today! You should check out Justin's stuff! He's the got a TikTok full of rad lightsaber transitions and is a cohost of a podcast called Screen Studies. Check out Justin's podcast HERE https://pod.link/1624402531 Check out Justin's TikTok HERE https://www.tiktok.com/@freddiesroommate?lang=en The title of this weeks episode was selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community! Want to help us choose the next one, join our discord and/or get some bonus content? Come join #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast!   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected]   Do you like it when we talk about comics? Do you like it when we say comic words into your lil ears? Would you like more content that includes us saying comic words into your lil ears? If you begrudgingly answered yes to any of those questions, check out our sister show, Avenge This! (formally known as The Ploose is Loose) where ever you get your podcasts! Properties we talked about this week: Spiderman, Rhino, Green Lantern, Sinestro, Batman, Bane, Xmen, New Xmen, Beast, Days of Future Past   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Our FLAVOR TEXTS come in all shapes and sizes. Episodes like Guy Fieri are a treat for your tastebuds, Studio Ghibli is a treat for your eyeballs, and today we're going straight for your earholes in an episode that dives into the music recording company, Monstercat. Thanks to Monstercat's policy on sharing their music and Patreon member "zhakhix," we've got some A+ content coming your way in this episode. Follow these links to enhance your listening experience, you nerds: Spotify playlist: https://spoti.fi/3QpKg86 Youtube playlist: https://bit.ly/3zBVgsJ Chelsea Shear profile: https://bit.ly/39td1jp One more huge thanks to "zhakhix," who likely introduced all of us to our new favorite song featuring the guy from Owl City. If what YOU want is to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected] Do you like it when we talk about comics? Do you like it when we say comic words into your earholes? Would you like more content that includes us saying comic words into your lil' ears? If you begrudgingly answered yes to any of those questions, check out our sister show, Avenge This! (formally known as The Ploose is Loose) where ever you get your podcasts! Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

It's been a few years since the last time we remixed Pokémon gyms, but a particular question from our 100th episode put us back in that mind space. Turns out most of us also have deep trauma related to our own experiences with college internships. Who knew? So this week, we're examining the horrific truths of Pokémon's one-note minibosses by asking, "Which gym leader would host the worst college internship?" Matt explains the internship experience that at least 50% of interns have. Todd proves to us why a Communications degree is worth it. Oh, and Kyle gets sticky. Like, really sticky. Recommended reading: We haven't talked about Pokémon gyms since Season 1 of DT!. Here's that throwback if you'd like to check it out: https://bit.ly/3ayoZIT   The title of this week's episode was NOT selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community because we didn't want to spoil the bit! BUT if you want to help us choose the next one, join our discord and/or get some bonus content, become part of #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected]   Hey you! Are you listening to this podcast on Spotify? Our analytics say it's likely that you are and we're definitely not watching from inside your home... Well if you haven't heard, Spotify is now allowing listeners to rate podcasts! If you have a spare second, consider leaving us a 5-star rating on this new validation platform. Or don't. I'm not your dad.   Properties we talked about this week: Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, Ruby, Sapphire, Black, and White   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

The Fire Emblem: two words that have been a shield, a group of weapons, and a song. Legendary heroes and dragons being revived to start and/or end a war? This series has it all. And before you ask, yes there are child soldiers. Feast your eyes on this full album of uniquely named characters that aren't just our favorite Smash Bros characters: https://imgur.com/a/kvMK0XT. Special thanks to Dr GarlicButter, who would certainly never start a war with a neighboring country in search of the spirit of a dead dragon. If what YOU want is to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected] Do you like it when we talk about comics? Do you like it when we say comic words into your earholes? Would you like more content that includes us saying comic words into your lil ears? If you begrudgingly answered yes to any of those questions, check out our sister show, Avenge This! (formally known as The Ploose is Loose) where ever you get your podcasts! Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Well here we are folks, four years later we stand at the precipice of our 100th episode! Whether you've been with us since the beginning or you hopped on the train somewhere along the way, we wouldn't have made it this far without you. To thank you for your support, we've put together this centennial special of insanity. The proverbial rulebook has been thrown out the proverbial window in favor of a brain-meltingly meta episode where we ask each other, "What is the best possible 'Debate This!' episode?" Is it your first time listening to our podcast? Cool! I'm glad you're here and I like you a little more than everyone else. That said, this may not be the best episode to start with because it's pretty self-referential. May I suggest going back a week and checking out Ep 99: Who Puppets the Muppets? It pairs well with a boxed white zinfandel. Recommended reading: We referred to a lot of episodes in this episode! They're listed and linked in chronological order at the bottom of the shownotes. Scroll on, true believer!   The title of this weeks episode was selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community! Want to help us choose the next one, gain access to our show notes and/or get some bonus content? Come join #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast!   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected]   Coming to the ear holes attached to your face, this summer is a "Summer of Pilots" on the DT! Patreon! We're putting our real-play TTRPG show on hiatus and producing a new show format each month of the summer. Our first pilot just dropped and is available to all patrons for as little as $5 a month! Give it a listen and catch up on our first premium show, The Office Drones at patreon.com/debatethiscast!   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!   Recommended reading cont.: Ep. 1: Everybody Loves Beta Ray Ep. 2: Robot Beanpocalypse Ep. 3: Ocarina, Schmockarina Ep. 16: Werewolves Don't Always Wear Jorts Ep. 19: Benny Shortarms' 30-Year Fixed Mortage Ep. 26: Butt Thwomp Nation Ep. 28: Agent Kirby's Pillow Palace Ep. 32: Please Stop Trying to Domesticate My Near-Sighted Son Ep. 33: Make America Gotta Go Fast...Again Ep. 34: Oops! All Holy Wars Ep. 35: The Balld of Sad Brent Ep. 38: The Spirit of the Baltimore Ravens Is To Win Ep. 42: Why is Muk So Horny? (ft Will Grant) Ep. 48: Don't Worry, the Radioactive Jeans are Non GMO (ft Randy Hardenbrook) Ep. 50: Tony The Jet The Hawk's Xtreme Gear Giveaway Ep. 60: My Thirteen Dads Ep. 62: The Sovereign Nation of Bob-Omb Battlefield Ep. 95: Bored Apes and Danger Room Japes

Seems like everything is time travel this or alternate universe that, right? Well, this episode is no exception because today we're diving into the 2011 DC storyline Flashpoint! Join us as we discuss the universe-changing miniseries that DC used to launch their New 52 storylines. Come explore an alternate reality where Thomas and Martha Wayne are alive, Superman never became a hero, and Reverse Flash torments Barry Allen...okay that third one isn't different, but you get the point. Special thanks to BaconBitBehemoth, who would certainly never mess with the unstoppable flow of time and usher in unfathomable changes just to get what he wants. If what YOU want is to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. No need to hop on your Cosmic Treadmill to change the flow of history as we know it. Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected] It's been a few years but we're finally getting back to in-person events! If you're local to us here in Columbus, Ohio, come out and join us at CORGS-Con on May 14th! Tickets are just $10 and we'll be handing out pins and stickers from 10am to 5pm. Come fight us behind the proverbial swingsets in person! Get more details at corgscon.com. Do you like it when we talk about comics? Do you like it when we say comic words into your lil ears? Would you like more content that includes us saying comic words into your lil ears? If you begrudgingly answered yes to any of those questions, check out our sister show, Avenge This! (formally known as The Ploose is Loose) where ever you get your podcasts! Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Have you put chocolate in your peanut butter lately? Well we here at DT!HQ want to make sure you've gotten your regular dose of mashup content! The buzzwords of the week are "Comic Book Movies" and "Muppets." So what comic arc would make the best Muppets movie? Only time and 75 minutes of nostalgic vocal impressions will tell! Wildly enough, Matt has never seen a Muppets, so he opted to go for something familiar. Todd knows the quick way to success is through the toy market and he leans into it. Andrew, on the other hand, is fighting Reaganomics?   Recommended reading: Need a refresher on Marvel's Secret War? Here's our Flavor Text! https://bit.ly/3OT5yKb   The title of this week's episode was NOT selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community because we didn't want to spoil the bit! BUT if you want to help us choose the next one, join our discord and/or get some bonus content, come join #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected]   It's been a few years but we're finally getting back to in-person events! If you're local to us here in Columbus, Ohio, come out and join us at CORGS-Con on May 14th! Tickets are just $10 and we'll be handing out pins and stickers from 10am to 5pm. Come fight us behind the proverbial swingsets in person! Get more details at corgscon.com.   Do you like it when we talk about comics? Do you like it when we say comic words into your lil ears? Would you like more content that includes us saying comic words into your lil ears? If you begrudgingly answered yes to any of those questions, check out our sister show, Avenge This! (formally known as The Ploose is Loose) where ever you get your podcasts!   Properties we talked about this week: The Muppets, Secret Wars, Rise of the Midnight Sons, Morbius, The Watchmen, Driver's License by Olivia Rodrigo   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

It sure feels weird to release an episode about summer road trips on a day after it snows, but we don't control the weather! Today we're pivoting DT!HQ into a AAA as we describe some video game-related TripTiks. Our goal: to plan a family vacation. Our rules: it's got to be related to Mario Kart or whatever. This week we ask the question, "Which Mario Kart track would make the best family road trip?" Kyle may or may not be arguing for a fun family romp to the shores (shoals?) of Lake Erie. Andrew pitches a track very reminiscent of 2000s Nickelodeon prize packs. Todd has only really played one Mario Kart game, let's see how it works out for him.   The title of this weeks episode was selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community! Want to help us choose the next one? Come join #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast!   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected]   It's been a few years but we're finally getting back to in-person events! If you're local to us here in Columbus, Ohio, come out and join us at CORGS-Con on May 14th! Tickets are just $10 and we'll be handing out pins and stickers from 10am to 5pm. Come fight us behind the proverbial swingsets in person! Get more details at corgscon.com.   Properties we talked about this week: Mario Kart, Double Dash, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Kingdom Hearts 4, Super Mario 64, Atlantis Bahamas   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Verily, we venture into a vast volume of the verifiably valued graphic novel version of V for Vendetta by Alan Moore in the very early 80's. Vacate your vainglorious valor as we vanquish the veneer of vacillation with verbose veracity...also Kyle does a really good job of summarizing this storyline, you just have to get past the moment he says "Earballs." TRIGGER WARNING: V for Vendetta addresses all sorts of terrible things associated with a fascist state including, but not limited to: sexual assault, racism, antisemitism, homophobia, and more. Please be mindful of this if you wish to join us for our Flavor Text today. Special thanks to Patreon member NathanLV for being vital to the commissioning of this episode by being a proud member of #buttthwompnation! If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

It's Spring in the midwest which means it's time to break out the grill and throw a backyard BBQ on the days it doesn't snow or rain! We love our low 60's cornhole parties here in Ohio, but sometimes an invitation to a good, old-fashioned cookout requires a little more. Sometimes, it requires a plus one. Well today we're bringing a ringer to our barbeques by answering one of the dumbest questions we've ever asked, "What Elden Ring boss should you invite to a barbeque?" As we enter our post-modern phase here at DT!HQ, Matt is here with a frisbee. Kyle violates the sacred rule by turning his plus one into a plus two. Todd tried to trick us all into being part of an intervention for his new friend who steals stars. If all of those sentences sound disconnected, you're right. Matt, Kyle and Todd have never played Elden Ring, so we had to call in a guest this week and Giovanni Colantonio answered the call!   Recommended reading: Special thanks to Giovanni for joining us on Debate This! today! You should check out Giovanni's stuff! He's the gaming lead at Digital Trends and one of the cohosts of a podcast called Left Trigger Right Trigger. Check out Giovanni's Elden Ring review for Digital Trends HERE https://bit.ly/3j5GLE3 Check out Giovanni's podcast HERE https://pod.link/1210260352 Check out Giovanni's twitter HERE https://twitter.com/marioprime   The title of this weeks episode was selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community! Want to help us choose the next one? Come join #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast!   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected]   Hey you! Are you listening to this podcast on Spotify? Our analytics say it's likely that you are and we're definitely not watching from inside your home... Well if you haven't heard, Spotify is now allowing listeners to rate podcasts! If you have a spare second, consider leaving us a 5-star rating on this new validation platform. Or don't. I'm not your dad.   Properties we talked about this week: Elden Ring, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins, Canjam, Ladder Ball   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

The year was 2018 and a small, independent podcast called Debate This! decided to reboot some not-so-famous Spider-Man villains from the "silly sixties." Today, 39 whole months later, that same small, independent podcast will dare to do it again. We may never best the likes of Paste Pot Pete, but we'll certainly aim higher than a "Living Vampire." Andrew brings us back to the wild world of animal-themed baddies this week as he leads us Down Under. Kyle combines The Fast and the Furious with the MCU in the mashup we've wanted for years. Matt brought a mobster with a big dumb forehead, and that's pretty much it. Come take a ride with us as we try to ride that sweet Morbius SEO wave as we decide which classic Spidey Villain deserves a Leto-esque reboot.   Recommended reading: Check out some classic DT! with Episode 18: Don't Bring a Knife to a Glue Gun Fight https://bit.ly/3NtFrsN   The title of this weeks episode was selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community! Want to help us choose the next one? Come join #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast!   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected]   Do you like it when we talk about comics? Do you like it when we say comic words into your lil ears? Would you like more content that includes us saying comic words into your lil ears? If you begrudgingly answered yes to any of those questions, check out our sister show, Avenge This! (formally known as The Ploose is Loose) wherever you get your podcasts!   Properties we talked about this week: Spider-Man, Kangaroo, Big Wheel, Hammerhead, Venom, Morbius, Spiderman: No Way Home, Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark, The League of Losers, 30 Seconds to Mars (unfortunately)   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Something a little different for you this week! "The Ploose is Loose!" will soon be transitioning into "Avenge This!" This will more or less be the same show, except we're going to open up to comic book properties outside of the MCU (and hopefully will stop being asked about The Mandalorian). We wanted to share this announcement on the Debate This! feed because we know you care about and follow along with every single thing we do. Stay tuned for more changes, and enjoy this taste of the new show where Todd is joined by Matt to break down Matt Reeves' "The Batman."

In a stunning turn of events, today's FLAVOR TEXT involves children fighting monsters, dealing with all sorts of trauma, and is also an anime! Join us as Andrew walks us through the 26 episode arc of Demon Slayer on Netflix! We've got a story of a brother protecting his sister, a horrifying series of spider monsters, and half a dozen surrogate fathers. Stick around as we go over one of the best animes that 3/4 of our team had never heard of. There's a special treat for listeners at the 96 minute mark with Matt yells at his cat. Per usual, we've got an Imgur link for you to follow along with: https://imgur.com/a/a8b4kOK. Here's that tasty opening credits video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiJu4K2jems Special thanks to Master Debater "Sharkbait," who allowed Andrew to tap into his Nerd Breathing First Form: Binge a Whole Series in 48 Hours, for commissioning this episode by being a proud member of #buttthwompnation! If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

The early 2000s were truly a wild a time and nothing personifies the hubris of the new millennium better than the primetime lineup of Music Television. You may know Music Television by its Christian name, MTV, but you definitely know it as the cable channel which loved to show us the glamorous life of celebrities. Well, this week the execs asked us to put together a show for DT!V. They asked us to revamp 2000s MTV staple "Cribs" and determine which superhero lair would fit perfectly into a 2022 episode. Every once in a while, one of the Debaters finds a comic character that they want to talk about, whether or not they answer the question. That was Andrew's game plan this week. Todd and Kyle both brought child soldiers to the party and that's all we'll say about that.   Recommended reading: Here's the referenced Cribs compilation. Redman's feature starts at 6:00: https://youtu.be/6ix3twBu17Y   The title of this weeks episode was selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community! Want to help us choose the next one? Come join #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast!   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected]   Do you like it when we talk about comics? Do you like it when we say comic words into your lil ears? Would you like more content that includes us saying comic words into your lil ears? If you begrudgingly answered yes to any of those questions, check out our sister show, Avenge This! (formally known as The Ploose is Loose) wherever you get your podcasts!   Properties we talked about this week: Squirrel Girl, The Great Lakes Avengers, The X-Men, Teen Titans, Star Trek NFTs and Bored Apes I guess?   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Look, you're reading the shownotes of this episode which means one of two things: you're either new to this show, in which case turn back now and start with a different episode...or you really care about this show, in which case we're very sorry. We've asked ourselves a lot of questions, dear listener, but this week we're doing something important. This week, we're predicting what video game movie Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will star in next. If you're in to real-time strategy games with nuclear diplomats and expansive skill trees, you're going to love Matt's answer. Todd tries to tell a gritty, emotional back story about a genocidal villain and it goes fine. Andrew does a bit and it's super dumb and bad. Recommended reading: It's been a hot minute since we talked about The Rock, but you can check out Ep. 13: Why is The Rock So Sweaty If you've never heard The Rock's rap song "Face Off" before, you can do so HERE, but don't say we didn't warn you.   The title of this week's episode was NOT selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community because we didn't want to spoil the bit! BUT if you want to help us choose the next one, come join #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected]   Have you been following Twitter and found yourself looking for a new podcast listening app for totally non-Spotify related reasons? If so, consider checking out Goodpods! You can leave reviews and ratings for individual episodes, follow other listeners to see what they're hearing, and join groups to share episodes with. It's just like Goodreads, but for podcasts! We're not sponsored by Goodpods, but we're in their top 100 charts, so we like them a little extra.   Properties we talked about this week: Rampage, Assorted other The Rock movies, Sid Meier's Civilization, Kirby Right Back At Ya!, Kirby Super Star, The Legend of Zelda, Assassin's Creed, Sonic the Hedgehog, Detective Pikachu   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Today we're talking about building a super powered child army, the JFK assassination, and zany time travel antics. No, we're not talking about X-Men plotlines, we're talking about The Umbrella Academy! Join us as we review the origin, cast of characters and the first two seasons of The Umbrella Academy on Netflix! We've got a ranking system of how much a father loves his adopted child soldiers and a dash of eldritch horror all for your enjoyment, so come on in the family angst is just fine! Per usual, we've got an Imgur link for you to follow along with: https://imgur.com/a/KXSu49M. Also, we've referenced Klaus before in an episode. Here's that, you nerds: https://www.debatethiscast.com/blog/2021/12/7/episode-90-giovannis-persian-is-a-thanos-simp. Special thanks to Dr. GarlicButter, who is certainly number 1 in our hearts, for commissioning this episode by being a proud member of #buttthwompnation! If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast! Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

What is February 1st if not the afternoon of Thanksgiving persevering, am I right? If you couldn't follow the thread on that incredibly niche joke, today we're hosting a dog show! Spend your Tuesday the way suburban families spend their post-Macy's parade afternoon as Debate This! asks, who is the goodest boi in gaming? Take a nostalgic trip back in time as Matt brings up video games' first bully. Andrew brings a back-flipping dog who kills gods to the party. To answer your question, yes he's talking about Final Fantasy. Also, the sentience of Kyle's dog makes us all a little uncomfortable.   The title of this week's episode was selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community! Want to help us choose the next one? Come join #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected]   Have you been following Twitter and found yourself looking for a new podcast listening app for totally non-Spotify related reasons? If so, consider checking out Goodpods! You can leave reviews and ratings for individual episodes, follow other listeners to see what they're hearing, and join groups to share episodes with. It's just like Goodreads, but for podcasts! We're not sponsored by Goodpods, but we're in their top 100 charts, so we like them a little extra.   Properties we talked about this week: Duck Hunt, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Final Fantasy, Animal Crossing, PaRappa the Rapper, Hogan's Alley, Wild Gunman   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Deep lore, little known facts, and other nuggets of knowledge. For years DT! has been doing deep dives into your favorite properties through our FLAVOR TEXT episodes. To celebrate the start of our 5th(!) season and 30th(!) FLAVOR TEXT, we are bringing you a comprehensive ranking of the lore from those properties! Which property's lore did we rank the highest? The lowest? Does the fact that there are a billion Bomberman games still blow our minds? Do we mix up the plotlines of Ys and NieR regularly? Does Andrew owe us an apology for the Kingdom Hearts episode? These answers and more in our FLAVOR TEXT of all FLAVOR TEXTS today! Special thanks to you, our beloved members of #buttthwompnation, for commissioning all the episodes that helped make today's show special! If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Dive back into Runeterra with us today as we take another trip to Summoner's Rift. Today's FLAVOR TEXT once again takes us into the world of League of Legends. However, this time we are opening it up by offering an overview of the hit 2021 Netflix show Arcane! A story of love, heartbreak, cool hoverboards, daddy issues, and a man who is definitely going to use his technology to make a weapon, Arcane brings us the tragic origin story of two LoL champions: Vi and Jinx while two cities war over independence of each other. Per usual, we've got an Imgur link for you to follow along with (https://imgur.com/a/kBvLTah) while we have a disagreement over how that website is pronounced. Part of the package deal of telling more lore-based stories in the League of Legends' universe includes giving you all, the listeners, some sweet sweet character backstories. Specifically that of: Fiddlesticks, Graves, Twisted Fate, Gangplank, and Miss Fortune. Go read Fiddlesticks' origin story for yourself right now: https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/champion/fiddlesticks/. LASTLY we wrap today's FLAVOR TEXT by blowing Andrew's mind by exploring the special event/skin stories of PROJECT and Battle Academia in the League of Legends Universe aka future tech champions and Anime Punch School. Special thanks to zhakhix, champion of Summoner's Rift and proud member of #buttthwompnation, for commissioning today's episode! If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

It's the season premiere episode, baby! To kick off season 5 of DT!, we're jumping in on one of the most popular games of all time. It's got more players than Fortnite and it's made more money than GTA 5. This week is all about Candy Crush! But we're not crushing candy or matching three in this episode. No, today we ask, "What Candy Crush Candy is the tastiest in real life?" Todd picked the candy with all of the powers. Matt's candy sends us down a fish-based rabbit hole. Kyle also picked the candy with all of the powers. Recommended Reading: The Candy Crush Wiki https://candycrush.fandom.com/wiki/Candies Lingonberry Jam Tart Recipe https://theviewfromgreatisland.com/lingonberry-jam-tart-recipe/   Did you know we record an aftershow for each DT! episode? This week we discussed candy strats, premier episode concepts and our goals for the year. You can listen to that and ad free versions of every episode by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/debatethiscast!   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected]   Hey you! Are you listening to this podcast on Spotify? Our analytics say it's likely that you are and we're definitely not watching from inside your home... Well if you haven't heard, Spotify is now allowing listeners to rate podcasts! If you have a spare second, consider leaving us a 5-star rating on this new validation platform. Or don't. I'm not your dad.   Properties we talked about this week: Candy Crush, Great British Bake Off, Roguelikes, Dum Dum Lollipops, Airheads, idk dude this podcast was weird.   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Happy New Year Nerds! It's the second week of our holiday break so we're bringing you a little preview of what's to come. Take a few minutes to reminisce with us about 2021 and get yourself hyped up for 2022!   Have you seen our Patreon? patreon.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected]   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Happy last Tuesday of the year! We're heading in to our between-season break, but we wanted to penetrate your ear holes one more time before the New Year. Back in October, we launched a Patreon-exclusive DT! aftershow called Extended Good Vibes! EGV! is a casual, unedited conversation between the Debaters recorded immediately after Debate This! episodes. This clip show is a sampling of some of our favorite moments from the first two months of EGV! We'll be back next week with our official Season 5 preview next week, and back with the Season 5 premier episode on 1/11/22. If you enjoyed these clips today, consider joining the ranks of #ButtThwompNation over at patreon.com/debatethiscast! You can join our exclusive Discord server for as low as $5 and gain access to EGV! for $10.   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected]   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Happy Winter Season of Non-Denominational Holiday Celebration to all of you who celebrate non-denominationaly! Happy Tuesday to those of you who don't! It's time for our final debate of the year and our annual shitty peripheral gift exchange! For those who joined our DT! Family in 2021, every year we find the wildest add-ons in vidja game history to wrap up and force on our friends in the name of capitalism. Grab a seat in the celebration circle and take in the infrared madness as Andrew introduces us to Nintendo's theremin. Kyle brought our new favorite television consumption device to the party this year and none of us can get enough. Also, Todd is here to add some nerd flair to your embroidered ugly sweaters.   Recommended Reading: Kelsey Lewin's video on the Nintendo Sewing Machine https://youtu.be/ykRmzS-FYSQ   The title of this weeks episode was selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community! Want to help us choose the next one? Come join #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast!   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Intagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected]   Hey you! Are you listening to this podcast on Spotify? Our analytics say it's likely that you are and we're definitely not watching from inside your home... Well if you haven't heard, Spotify is now allowing listeners to rate podcasts! If you have a spare second, consider leaving us a 5-star rating on this new validation platform. Or don't. I'm not your dad.   Properties we talked about this week: Broderbund U-Force, Nintendo Digital TV Tuner for Nintendo DS, Nu-Yell JN-100 Gameboy Sewing Machine, Mike Tyson's Punch Out, Top Gun, Nintendo Labo, Animal Crossing, Mario Maker   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Buckle yourself in for the Great Journey as we talk about Spartan IIs, Forerunners, Sticky Grenades, the Flood, Prometheans, SPNKRS, a brief stint experimenting with dual wielding mechanics, and punching the Prophet of Regret in his stupid alien face. That's right, today we're doing our deep dive into the Halo series in our latest FLAVOR TEXT. With Halo: Infinite just released, it's time to brush up on 7 games worth of deep, intergalactic space lore following the origins of life in the Halo universe, the creation of Spartan IIs, details of what the Halos actually are (and are not!) and ending with some guesses as to the plot of Halo: Infinite. Spoiler: Todd was only partially correct. Link to "I read every Halo novel and became the Master Chief of loneliness": https://youtu.be/WEWEdIcx1DI Special thanks to "mgrum54," aspiring bearer of the Mantle of Responsibility and member of #buttthwompnation for commissioning today's episode! If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Did you hear? Did you hear? A new Pokemon game came out! Actually, it's not a new Pokemon game, it's an old Pokemon game. But they remade it! So it's new! Kinda. Hey, is the Pokemon formula getting a little tired? Is it time to run Pokemon through the DT!HQ machine to make it better? Is it time to make a comic book character a Pokemon Gym Leader? Probably not. But we did it anyway. Matt mostly talks about Netflix and ghosts, but what else is new? Todd is definitely the only one talking about a genocidal villain this week. Sorry, we couldn't stop him. Also, Kyle knows way too much about Pokemon, so this is really his fight to lose. Recommended reading: Debate This! Ep. 10: Please Ignore the Zangoose Pee   The title of this weeks episode was selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community! Want to help us choose the next one? Come join #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast!   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected]   Do you like it when we talk about comics? Do you like it when we say comic words into your lil ears? Would you like more content that includes us saying comic words into your lil ears? If you begrudgingly answered yes to any of those questions, check out our sister show, The Ploose is Loose where ever you get your podcasts!   Properties we talked about this week: Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Umbrella Academy, Marvel Comics, Darkhorse Comics, Mephisto, Wandavision, Thanos, The Avengers   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

It's that weird time between October 31st and December 1st where America attempts to both celebrate our history and ignore the plights of colonialism. So, here is our attempt to both capture the family-friendly traditions of November and to stave off the capitalist title wave that is Christmas. The Debaters are here to put their spin on the most American of holiday traditions, the Turkey Bowl. Todd is out to remind us of the Youtube games of yore. Matt is really pushing the limits of our grandparent's love. Meanwhile, Andrew is down another Final Fantasy hole and his chances are not looking good. Realistically, we're all just here to reminisce about being beaten up by our older cousin. Recommended reading: How to play Blitzball in real life: https://bit.ly/30UUisO   The title of this weeks episode was selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community! Want to help us choose the next one? Come join #ButtThwompNation at patreon.com/debatethiscast!    Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Intagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected]   Properties we talked about this week: Halo, Red vs Blue, Rooster Teeth, Splatoon, Final Fantasy X, Blitzball   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Naruto. One Piece. Dragonball. My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days, a time of peace when The Big Three kept shounen anime fans together in harmony. But all of that changed when Nickelodeon attacked. Avatar: The Last Airbender mastered all the elements: A collection of juvenile misfits forming a found-family, a journey of growth and self-discovery across the globe, and a mischievous but lovable boy saving the world with the power of friendship and cool ninja powers. AND, this was all being created by a Western studio. Only Avatar: The Last Airbender could save the world from the ruthless otaku claiming Western animation was not real anime. But when the world needed Avatar: The Last Airbender the most, it vanished. Thirteen years have passed, and the boys at Debate This! have re-discovered Avatar: The Last Airbender. And although the world and its characters are great, it still has a lot to learn before it's ready to save a sub-standard premium streaming service. But we believe Avatar: The Last Airbender can save the world. Link to image gallery for this episode: https://bit.ly/2YPyE8a Special thanks to "Dr. Garlic Butter," resident Blood Bender of #buttthwompnation for commissioning today's episode! If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast.

The Spooktacular Express may have come and gone for the year, but we've found another train to talk about. This week, the F-Train is hitting the station to hear our pitches for a new Disney Ploose series. Turns out the Marvel Execs forgot to plan anything for the launch of Phase 5 and they need us to write their next smash hit. Are Dazzler and Jubilee really different people? Kyle will answer your question while Andrew reminds us of the importance of blue body paint. Also, Matt talks about dinosaurs under the Museum of Natural History. Hey, you guys remember We're Back? Oh, and Kevin Feige is here with us this week.   Do you like it when we talk about comics? Do you like it when we say comic words into your lil ears? Would you like more content that includes us saying comic words into your lil ears? If you begrudgingly answered yes to any of those questions, check out our sister show, The Ploose is Loose where ever you get your podcasts!   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Intagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Patreon? patreon.com/debatethiscast   Properties we talked about this week: X-Men, Dazzler, Mystique, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Marvel Comics   Music for Debate This is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Once upon a time, there was a mundane office situated right in the heart of Corporate America. The worker drones toiled day after day under the gilded gleam of cheap, fluorescent lighting while their capitalist overloads pontificated in windowed dens made of rich mahogany. That is, until fate intervened and spirited away three of these seemingly ubiquitous drones to a fantastical world filled with magic, monsters, and winged zombie-demons. These are the adventures of The Office Drones. As a final Spooktacular Express present, please enjoy this Director's Cut edition of the first six episodes of our Patreon-exclusive D&D real-play podcast, The Office Drones! This massive supercut should give you all the context you need to catch up on our first major story arc, which introduces the world of Marvis and Marvis and its major players. If you'd like to hear more, please consider subscribing to our Patreon at $5/month for access to all current and backlogged episodes of the show. Music for The Office Drones is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net! Cid's theme remix by Enrico Deiana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D_y5ZxMZOg

The spooky tradition continues into its fourth year in this installment of Debate This! hosts reading some of their favorite creepypastas from the far reaches of the Internet. Minecraft horrors, a creepy Luigi theory, a napkin-based mystery, and whatever weird shit Andrew brought are all on the spooky menu this year! Tune in to one of our favorite recurring spooky bits on the Spooktacular Express 2021! A quick reminder of the changes to our Patreon tiers! You can join right now at patreon.com/debatethiscast: Tier 1, Buttthwomp Nation, $5 Discord access Debate This! Premium feed including The Office Drones and this years Halloween 1 Shot Live recordings of The Ploose is Loose Tier 2, Filibuster Sword, $10 All perks of previous tier New Debate This! Directors Commentary for all DT! Episodes Access to our show notes for all recordings Tier 3, Master Debater, $25 All perks of previous tiers Movie Night watchalongs with the Debaters  Ability to commission a Flavor Text after 3 months of membership Spooktacular Bonus! All Patrons will receive a DT! Logo and Buttthwomp Nation sticker at the end of October Anyone who joins or bumps up a tier will also receive a limited-edition Halloween version of the DT! Logo sticker Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at ozzed.net!

It's week three of our Spooktacular Journey on the Spooktacular Express and this week we're pulling in to ComicTown, USA. This weeks Halloween-centric episode has us morphing famous comic arcs into survival horror games. Do any of the debaters know enough about comics to turn them into games? If they do, have they ever played a survival horror game? Only time will tell. How do you feel about bugs? Because Matt is talking about bugs. Meanwhile, Kyle is only here to remake the second Avengers movie. Todd breaks glass in case of emergency and completes our proverbial Green Lantern EGOT.   Don't forget that we're running a Patreon special this month! Join our Patreon (patreon.com/debatethiscast) or level-up your tier before the end of the month and score a limited edition Halloween DT! Sticker! Check out the tiers below: Tier 1, Buttthwomp Nation, $5 -Discord access -Debate This! Premium feed including The Office Drones and this years Halloween 1 Shot -Live recordings of The Ploose is Loose Tier 2, Filibuster Sword, $10 -All perks of previous tier -New Debate This! Directors Commentary for all DT! Episodes -Access to our show notes for all recordings Tier 3, Master Debater, $25 -All perks of previous tiers -Movie Night watchalongs with the Debaters -Ability to commission a Flavor Text after 3 months of membership Spooktacular Bonus! -All Patrons will receive a DT! Logo and Buttthwomp Nation sticker at the end of October -Anyone who joins or bumps up a tier will also receive a limited edition, Halloween version of the DT! Logo sticker   Properties we talked about this week: X-Men, The Brood, Age of Ultron, Blackest Night   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at ozzed.net!

Check out the image gallery for the episode here: https://imgur.com/a/oh1zlgk   There's a curiousity in all of us. Sometimes that curiousity can spark us to learn a new skill, dive deep into a hobby, or maybe try a new food. And then other times that curiousity can lead us sailing a boat straight into a magical storm wall encircling an island cursed with a demonic plague. Meet Adol Christin, the subject of the Ys series, probably the greatest JRPG series you've never heard of that has been quietly pumping out games since 1987. Adol's wanderlust and penchant for surviving ship explosions leads him to far-off lands, often dealing with some inexplicable ancient magic and/or hidden civilization populated with sentient dinosaurs. Today, we're breaking down every single Ys game to date, ending with the ninth entry that came out earlier this year. Special thanks to "Master Specter" for commissioning today's episode! If you'd like to join the ranks of #buttthwompnation and maybe even commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out patreon.com/debatethiscast. Don't forget about our new Patreon Tiers! You can join right now at patreon.com/debatethiscast: Tier 1, Buttthwomp Nation, $5 - Discord access - Debate This! Premium feed including The Office Drones and this year's Halloween D&D one-shot - Live recordings of The Ploose is Loose! Tier 2, Filibuster Sword, $10 - All perks of previous tier - New Debate This! extended episodes  - Access to our show notes for all recordings Tier 3, Master Debater, $25 - All perks of previous tiers - Movie Night watch-alongs with the Debaters - Ability to commission a Flavor Text after 3 months of membership Spooktacular Bonus! - All Patrons will receive a DT! Logo and Buttthwomp Nation sticker at the end of October - Anyone who joins or bumps up a tier will also receive a limited edition, Halloween version of the DT! Logo sticker Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Buckle up you spooky nerds, it's Spooktacular Express Season! Our annual month of Halloween #Content starts this week as we attempt to make video games about horror movie monsters. We've turned NPCs into protagonists and we've given horror movie monsters video game power ups, so in the words of the cute little girl from the taco commercials, "Porque no los dos?" (We've also got some major announcements about our Patreon, make sure to scroll down to check those out!) Kyle comes in hot with a cozy-core game inspired by original goth, Mary Shelley. Freaking Todd brings up freaking metal dracula again, which no one was happy about. Also, Andrew brought Jigsaw to the party, so that's fun.   Here's the details about our new Patreon Tiers! You can join right now at patreon.com/debatethiscast: Tier 1, Buttthwomp Nation, $5 -Discord access -Debate This! Premium feed including The Office Drones and this years Halloween 1 Shot -Live recordings of The Ploose is Loose Tier 2, Filibuster Sword, $10 -All perks of previous tier -New Debate This! Directors Commentary for all DT! Episodes -Access to our show notes for all recordings Tier 3, Master Debater, $25 -All perks of previous tiers -Movie Night watchalongs with the Debaters -Ability to commission a Flavor Text after 3 months of membership Spooktacular Bonus! -All Patrons will receive a DT! Logo and Buttthwomp Nation sticker at the end of October -Anyone who joins or bumps up a tier will also receive a limited edition, Halloween version of the DT! Logo sticker   Suggested reading for this weeks episode: The first appearance of Todd's "Metal Dracula" argument - Ep 16 Werewolves Don't Always Wear Jorts (Listen to it in your podcast app of choice or on our website HERE)   Properties we talked about this week: -Frankenstein and Cozy Core Games (Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, etc.) -Graveyard Keeper -Bram Stoker's Dracula and Drac's Night Out -Castlevania -Dracula Untold (2014) -Assassin's Creed -The Saw Series and party games (Mario Party, Fuzion Frenzy, etc.)   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Intagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at ozzed.net!

We find ourselves between movie releases, game releases, TV releases and current events. It's a quiet week here at DT!HQ which means it's time to pull some buzzword balls from the bingo bucket. This weeks buzzwords were "Nintendo" and "What If?" The Debaters are here to slip down the rabbit hole of alternate Nintendo Universes. We've said for years that "no one is right, but someone is definitely wrong" and this week, we proved it. Matt managed to talk about Mario, War Crimes and Eco-Terrorism. That left the door wide open for Andrew to do a zombies. Todd also talked about Super Mario RPG, a surprise to literally no one. Set your countdown calendar, the Spooktacular Express is only two weeks away! We have a big announcement coming about our Patreon on October 5th. Get ready and check out our perks at patreon.com/debatethiscast!   Properties we talked about this week: -Marvel's What If -Super Mario Sunshine -Super Mario RPG -Pikmin   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Intagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at ozzed.net!

For the hosts of this show, Homestar Runner represents the earliest internet content that we can recall. Strong Bad emails, Teen Girl Squad, and of course Trogdor: The Burninator. Join us on a dive into the history of Homestar Runner in today's nonstalgia-filled FLAVOR TEXT! Looking for some of our favorite clips? Look no further, fam: Homestar Runner into/first timers: https://homestarrunner.com/firsttime Old intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_3Pf-e7CBQ Dragon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90X5NJleYJQ&t=2s Techno: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwZwkk7q25I Japanese Cartoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KqF9G_DQls Crying: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1P_hPf-woA Senior Cardgage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87T6jIK9QZg Virus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az49aNuYeJs Everybody to the Limit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFNcStdF_Ok Today's episode was commissioned by MasterSpecter of the #buttthwompnation internet flash game appreciation society. If you want more content that reminds you of simpler times, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast, and join the squad for only $5 a month. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net! **Please note, we are pausing Flavor Text commissions for the next couple of months until we can catch up on the backlog. We will let you know when those are back live again soon!**

Matt and Todd from "Debate This!" review the latest MCU movie "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" and deliver big news from DT!HQ headquarters. Join the pair on the inaugural SIDEBAR episode of "The Ploose is Loose!" Find us on Patreon to join the discussion and unlock special episodes: https://www.patreon.com/debatethiscast. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

It's discount vacation season baby! Schools are starting back up and the weather is getting slightly cooler, so if there was ever a time to buy a $12 ticket on a Spirit Airlines flight to some exotic land, it's now! But where will you go? Where will you spend these waning days of summer? Well let us here at Esteemed DT! Travel Agency, inc. help you plan your perfect get away to the best fictional comic book vacation destination. Kyle is here to pull on all your 90s nostalgia and question the greater flaws of capitalism. Todd has, you guessed it, taken us back to an irradiated desert wasteland. Also, have y'all heard of Danny the Street? Please let Matt tell you about Danny the Street. Pack your bags everyone, we're going on an adventure!   Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Intagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Patreon? patreon.com/debatethiscast   Do you like it when we talk about comics? Do you like it when we say comic words into your lil ears? Would you like more content that includes us saying comic words into your lil ears? If you begrudgingly answered yes to any of those questions, check out our sister show, The Ploose is Loose where ever you get your podcasts!   Properties we talked about this week: -Duck Tales -Greenland on Planet Hulk from the 2015 Marvel Secret Wars arc -Danny the Street from the DC Comics story Doom Patrol   Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at ozzed.net!

Remember that song by Coheed and Cambria called "A Favor House Atlantic" that had that video where the members of the band went around hitting on women like in an early '00s raunchy comedy that didn't age well? Well, you might not know that song, and just about every other song the band has recorded in their 20-year career, is actually about a science fiction comic series featuring space wizards, zombie monks, mutant dragonflies, and child murder that also...didn't age very well. Welcome to The Amory Wars, Claudio Sanchez's career-defining comic book that looks all too similar to an edgier Star Wars. You NEED to check out this art, y'all: https://imgur.com/a/juZfcYs Today's episode was commissioned by "Matt S," one of the elite IRO-bots of the #buttthwompnation resistance movement. If you want to join our crusade, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast, and join the ranks for only $5 a month. **Please note, we are pausing Flavor Text commissions for the next couple of months until we can catch up on the backlog. We will let you know when those are back live again soon!**

Keeping with the theme of 2021 wanting to undo all the damage of 2016, The Suicide Squad has hit theaters and HBO Max and was a welcome palate cleanser. Listen in as we discuss major story beats, our favorite moments, and things that could have been done better. It is safe to say that this episode is 1/3 dunking on the 2016 Suicide Squad, 1/3 gushing over how much we love Polka-Dot Man, and 1/3 the power of friendship. We also talk about hopes, dreams, and future speculation for how this movie and these characters play into the DC Cinematic Universe.  If you loved our dive into this rag-tag band of no name DC Villains and want to hear us talk about more B-list DC villains in silly situations, be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @debatethiscast.

Every four years, the whole world pumps the brakes to come together in friendly, albeit, relatively obscure competition. Except for this year, when it's actually been five years and realistically it's every two years making this year a three year... We digress. But, if you haven't figured out the bit, we're going to the Olympics! On this year of the 32nd Olympiad, we help plan for the future. We've got to recapture that millennial demographic by adding a video game event to the next Summer Olympics. Andrew reinvents The Floor is Lava, someone talks about Overwatch and it isn't Matt, and speaking of Matt, he brings up dictionaries? Turns out adding sports to the Olympics is pretty complicated. CORRECTION: We said baseball was not included in the 2021 Olympics and it super is. We would like to formally apologize to the baseball. Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Intagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Patreon? patreon.com/debatethiscast   Debate This! Theme song provided by Ozzed under a creative commons license. Find their music here: https://ozzed.net/

An ancient deity has descended on the quiet shores of idyllic Poughkeepsie, New York. This deity, none other than Iron Chef Bobby Flay, has demanded the aid of our plucky protagonists to assist in a fetch quest. Join the DT! boys and "Video Game Culinary Expert" Rebekah Valentine as they quest for the best video game food item to lead the menu at Bobby Flay's new restaurant. DISCLAIMER: Any resemblances to real chefs or ancient deities is purely coincidental. All characters and blood boys appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, dead or alive, or other real-life entities, in or out of Poughkeepsie, NY, is purely coincidental. Hey you! Yeah, you! You should check out some of Rebekah's stuff! Reb's article on the WOW cookbook: https://www.pcgamer.com/i-tried-all-100-recipes-in-the-world-of-warcraft-cookbook-and-it-made-me-love-the-game-again/ Reb's IGN profile: https://www.ign.com/person/duckvalentine Reb's twitter: https://twitter.com/duckvalentine If you want more Debate This!, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. For $5 a month, you can get access to our premium feed where you can access the full backlog of our D&D real-play, real-corporate podcast Forborgürf And The Office Drones AND our exclusive Discord server!