**late upload due to poor scheduling, a holiday, and general laziness

TIMESTAMPS:
00:42 - Housekeeping
07:22 - Q: Do our cars have names?
11:03 - The Games We Playin'
21:25 - {DEFAULT} - GOTY Check-in's
29:52 - THE PICK: BioShock

SYNOPSIS:
I'm very excited to finally sit down to chat BioShock with Jared!!! (I'm doing this under duress so not enough time to describe everything, although we definitely talk about GOTYS and cars).

#57 - BioShock | Hall of Games

TIMESTAMPS:
04:02 - Housekeeping
11:05 - Q: Would you rather be haunted by a ghost or be a ghost?
14:02 - The Games We Playin'
28:27 - {DEFAULT} - The Backlog Reaping 2023
1:44:02 - THE PICK: Detention

SYNOPSIS:
The Reaping was a wonderful time this year! What would've otherwise been a one-hour episode is much bigger due to a fantastic Reaping conversation/debate/baring of souls. Plus we also nominate a particularly interesting (and artsy, some may argue) video game in Detention, a politically-charged Taiwanese horror point-and-click adventure. And it lives up to each of those beats, in more ways than one. But as the Reaping segment proves, the Hall of Games is growing more elite and exclusive by the year... so does Detention have what it takes to make the cut? Jared's new nickname--SOFT SERVE--makes its debut, and we chat fireworks at 4th of July, the difference between being a ghost and being haunted by one, Attack on Titan, Josh's PS5's demise, the guilty pleasures of Dark Souls 2, and we even have a lengthy conversation on the tragedy of divorce. It's bursting at the seams, ladies and gents--we hope you enjoy!

#58 - Detention + The Backlog Reaping 2023 | Hall of Games

TIMESTAMPS:
02:59 - Housekeeping
11:55 - Q: Do you go through phases?
25:12 - The Games We Playin'
34:48 - {DEFAULT} - What are your best tips for making friends?
1:03:50 - THE PICK: Super Mario Party

SYNOPSIS:
Behold, a new Jared-hosted episode! Jared brings the research and the FIRE in this episode, tackling the evergreen and ever-popular Mario Part series in as thorough detail as you'd expect from a Jared episode. I (Josh the Bard) personally love handing the controller over to Jared because he always knocks it out of the park and does something unique with it to boot. That being said, this is a doozy of an episode, so feel free to use timestamps if you feel inclined! In the first portion of the episode, we lengthily discuss topics like making friends and going through phases. Of course the upcoming school year, the occasional background bump, and the Souls franchise all make appearances as well! Enjoy the 59th Hall of Games!

#59 - Super Mario Party | Hall of Games

TIMESTAMPS:
00:15 - Update!
11:15 - Housekeeping
13:30 - Q: Any 2024 hopes?
38:45 - The Games We Playin'
1:07:55 - {DEFAULT} - GOTYS 2023
2:40:15 - THE PICK: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

SYNOPSIS:
Wow! What a ride this podcast has been. In what is (for now) Jared and Josh's final episode, we discuss looking forward to 2024, our GOTY picks from 2023, and of course the pick of the week (and one a long time coming!) Skyrim. After 4 years and 60 episodes, I can't help but be proud of the work Jared and I have done and for how both of us have grown, changed, improved, and lived. It is definitely one for the history books. Thanks for listening!!!

#60 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Hall of Games

Welcome to the first episode of RUSHMORE, a list podcast that covers a cornucopia of topics! Your hosts are Micaiah Albert and Josh Gallegos, two fast friends who have a passion for podcasting. This week's topic is apt, as we discuss what presidents we would put on our personal Mt. Rushmore. We also discuss the state of the country as we face another election year here in 2024!

Top U.S. Presidents - Rushmore Ep. 1

The second episode of RUSHMORE, a list podcast that covers a cornucopia of topics! Your hosts are Micaiah Albert and Josh Gallegos, two fast friends who have a passion for podcasting. This week's topic goes a little left field as we discuss our favorite western cartoons ever! We also chat about our media consumption as kids.

Top Western Animated Series - Rushmore Ep. 2

The third episode of RUSHMORE, a list podcast that covers a cornucopia of topics! Your hosts are Micaiah Albert and Josh Gallegos, two fast friends who have a passion for podcasting. This week's topic covers the universal struggle (and guilty pleasure) of late night eats! We also chat about our favorite all-nighter memories.

Top Late Night Eats - Rushmore Ep. 3

The fourth episode of RUSHMORE, a list podcast that covers a cornucopia of topics! Your hosts are Micaiah Albert and Josh Gallegos, two friends who have a passion for podcasting. This week's topic covers our personal favorite novels of all time (and boy was it a difficult topic to tackle)! We also chat about our favorite reading genres and "literature sins."

Top Novels - Rushmore Ep. 4

The fifth episode of RUSHMORE, a list podcast that covers a cornucopia of topics! Your hosts are Micaiah Albert and Josh Gallegos, two friends who have a passion for conversation. This week the boys went biblical! We choose our favorite biblical figures (excluding the obvious, Christ our Lord and Savior), and do our best to do all these amazing people justice. We also get more serious and sober than we have been in the past when discussing our life verses... and honestly we think this may be our best and most valuable conversation yet! Please enjoy!

Top Biblical Figures - Rushmore Ep. 5

*EDITOR'S NOTE: Unfortunately, my (Josh's) audio file was recorded incorrectly from the get-go, which led to some poor audio for me (Josh). I profusely apologize, I did my best to salvage what could be salvaged. 

The sixth episode of RUSHMORE, a list podcast that covers a cornucopia of topics! Your hosts are Micaiah Albert and Josh Gallegos, two friends who have a passion for conversation. This week we tackle a topic we are deeply passionate about - superhero movies! In fact, the boys are so passionate that we ended up spending nearly 50 minutes on our honorable mentions alone (which we compensate for by cutting the second segment). We also talk about Josh being Micaiah's thorn in the flesh, and this episode includes some of the highs of excitement and some of the controversy of differing opinions. All that to say, it is truly a mighty episode! Please enjoy!

Top Superhero Movies - Rushmore Ep. 6

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