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Decibel Geek PodcastFresh Blood October 2025We're back with a brand new edition of Fresh Blood, turning up the volume on some of the best new rock and metal you need to hear. Before the tunes kick in, we revisit the listener feedback from last week’s Geekwire, where the Yungblud discussion got fans fired up and sparked some interesting points.
This week also features a special promo for the brand new podcast Pop Sickos, hosted by Chris’ brother Eric Czynszak, bringing pop culture, nostalgia, and other shenanigans to your podcast feed.
On the music front, Chris showcases Sweet Electric, Fallen Temp...
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Pantheon - Podcasts for Music LoversFresh Blood October 2025We're back with a brand new edition of Fresh Blood, turning up the volume on some of the best new rock and metal you need to hear. Before the tunes kick in, we revisit the listener feedback from last week’s Geekwire, where the Yungblud discussion got fans fired up and sparked some interesting points.
This week also features a special promo for the brand new podcast Pop Sickos, hosted by Chris’ brother Eric Czynszak, bringing pop culture, nostalgia, and other shenanigans to your podcast feed.
On the music front, Chris showcases Sweet Electric, Fallen Temp...
2025-10-161h 29
Big Bandit GamingSwitch 2 Direct "Live" ReactWe are reacting to the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. After managing to dodge an entire day of spoilers you will hear our raw takes as we see the direct for the first time. Afterwards, we briefly dig through things like pricing, announcements, and overall impressions.
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Josh Delamar
Cover Art: Javier Solis
Outro Music: DippersDoesMusic
2025-04-081h 31Big Bandit GamingGames of the Year 2024Welcome to our Game of the Year Podcast for 2024. This years choices are by far the most diverse we've ever had. Let's see what made 2024 special in gaming and beyond. Here's our Categories:
Looking Back: Personal top 3 from last year and if we still agree with the order
Best Old Game: Game that came out a previous year or a live service game that didn’t quite make your top 10)
Best Music
Most disappointing game:
The “We like other things as...
2025-02-053h 29Big Bandit GamingBBG Time Machine: Back to 2014We're back from a haitus not talk about anything current, but to travel to the gaming stone age of 2014! How was the First year of the PS4 and Xbox One? The Wiiu and the VITA were still a factor, but one had a much better year than the other. And boy, the PS3 was long in the tooth but you wouldn't know it from the game release schedule. Follow along as we trek 2014 from January to December.
We'll see you next for GOTY 2024, it's been a good one.
Host: Troy Olsson
G...
2024-11-182h 10Big Bandit GamingBig Bandit Plays: Brothers A Tale of Two SonsWelcome back to Big Bandit Gaming! This week explore the early narrative powerhouse Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. We explore whats it like coming back to the game a decade on and for the majority of the crew what the experience is the first time through. Before we dive into the meat of the podcast we briefly touch upon Prince of Persia the Lost Crown, Stellar Blade, Stardew Valley, Hades 2, and a few more. Thanks for joining us and as always thanks for listening.
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
Host: Troy Olsson
2024-06-012h 15Big Bandit GamingFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Helldivers 2, Persona, and New Hardware!We convene after a long break playing more games than we could possibly cover in one show. With that said, In this episode we talk about Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Helldivers 2, and Colton's journey with Baldurs Gate. Everybody in the podcast is playing a different Persona (Not planned) and Josh builds a new PC. Thanks for listening and we'll see you next time!
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Josh Delamar
Cover Art: Javier Solis
Outro Music: DippersDoesMusic
2024-04-262h 25Big Bandit GamingGames of the Year 2023 Pt.2The list is closing on the top 5 games that made the largest impact to the hosts of BBG. Thank you so much for listening, See you next time!
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Josh Delamar
Cover Art: Javier Solis
Outro Music: DippersDoesMusic
2024-02-051h 38Big Bandit GamingGames of Year 2023 Pt.1A little late to the party on our Game of the Year Episode for 2023 but with good reason! 2023 was packed with so many awesome games we needed some extra time to play through them. This year, we decided to expand out our categories bit to further celebrate and discuss the games we all spent time playing. So Without further adieu here are our categories for this episode.
- Looking back (Our Top 3 from last year and if we still agree on the order)
- Best Old Game of 2023
- Best Music
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2024-02-051h 35Big Bandit GamingFantasy Critic Draft 2024We're are here once again folks, Josh was the clear winner for 2023 so we wipe the slate clean and bid for the best games of 2024. Victoria and Colton are a team again, Javi comes back for his second round of the competition, while Troy and Izayah rave about games no one else will care about. Join us through our audio streams or watch the list built live on our Youtube channel. Happy 2024 and thanks for listening.
https://linktr.ee/big_bandit_gaming
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Josh Delamar, Victoria...
2024-01-061h 03Big Bandit GamingSpider-Man 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, & the Game Awards NomineesWe're coming in with some of the best games we've played this year in a year already packed with great games. We kick it off with Spider-Man 2 and Super Mario Brothers Wonder. Josh played and beat Final Fantasy 16 and has some surprising takes. At the end of the podcast we discuss the Game Award Nominees as they were dropped live while we were recording. As always thanks for listening!
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Josh Delamar
Cover Art: Javier Solis
Outro Music: DippersDoesMusic
2023-11-251h 51Big Bandit GamingOur Most Wanted Sequels, Starfield, Baldurs Gate and More!Hi and welcome back! In this episode are covering a good amount of RPG's including Starfield, Baldur's Gate and Sea of Stars. Troy talks about building a FPGA MISTER for retro games and at the end we lay on the table our most wanted sequels. Thanks for Listening!
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Josh Delamar
Cover Art: Javier Solis
Outro Music: DippersDoesMusic
2023-10-191h 38Big Bandit GamingFinal Fantasy 16, Playstion VR2, Diablo 4 and MoreTroy bought a PSVR2, Izayah is hacking a Wii, Josh gets bullied off of a video game, and Victoria needs a case for her new Kindle. And for the big stuff, a new numbered Final Fantasy is upon us and Blizzard released a new video game. Thanks for listening!
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Josh Delamar, Victoria Green
Cover Art: Javier Solis
Outro Music: DippersDoesMusic
2023-07-311h 39Big Bandit GamingAlice Madness Returns and Our History with Bad GamesJoin us as we struggle to find nice things to say about the 360/PS3 "Classic" Alice Madness Returns and reflect on bad games we played as a kid and how that helps us view games today. This episode was recorded a month ago and some life happening have put us on a temporary hiatus. We will start recording again here soon but we hope you enjoy this bonus episode in the meantime.
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Josh Delamar
Cover Art: Javier Solis
Outro Music: DippersDoesMusic
2023-07-1934 min
FilmklubbenThe Rock (1996)"There's some exciting action and the pacing is brisk. The score is enjoyably cheesy. The acting is fine, I guess. Although, the actress who played Stanley's girlfriend kinda sucked and holy crap she was annoying." /Troy-daniel-bush 28/2-2020 (IMDB)
Spoilers börjar: 16min 12s
Spoilers slutar: 1h 16min 17s
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Rättigheterna till alla klipp och all musik som spelas i avsnittet tillhör respektive skapare och ägare. Intromusik: Hackers av Karl Cas
2023-07-041h 33Big Bandit GamingThe Big Bandit Gameshow, Resident Evil 4, The Super Mario Bros. Movie and More!The Crew has seen the Mario Movie, watched anime, and have played a fair few number of new and old releases. These include multiple versions of Resident Evil 4, Dead Space, and Meet Your Maker. Once we talk our way through the games and media we hand it off to Josh who put together our Second edition of the Big Bandit Game show. Join us and Enjoy!
(00:01:13) What we're Playing
(00:55:23) The Big Bandit Game show Ep.2
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Josh Delamar
Cover Art: J...
2023-04-201h 53Big Bandit GamingThe Ranking of Playstation Pt.2We resume the Ranking of Playstation by sorting through a monster list of Playstation games spanning from the PS1 to the PS5! There's a video version of the list in action on our Youtube channel as well.
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Josh Delamar
Cover Art: Javier Solis
Outro Music: DippersDoesMusic
2023-03-231h 40Big Bandit GamingThe Ranking of Playstation Pt.1It's been a busy few weeks but the crew manages to get together to every rank Playstation Console released in the United States. We also find some time to chat about Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, The Resident Evil 4 Demo, Metroid Dread, and of course the recent Final Fantasy 16 Gameplay Previews.
A video version is on our Youtube channel if you'd like to follow along visually! Part two is coming soon where we rank a monster list of Playstaion Exclusives spanning from the PS1 all the way to the PS5.
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
2023-03-2259 minBig Bandit GamingGames Are BackThe Last month saw so many new game releases and as it so happens we've played a lot of them . In this episode we cover the big new releases(also some anime talk near the beginning) with titles like Hi Fi Rush, Dead Space Remastered, and Hogwarts Legacy as well as many others. From there we look at the release calendar for the next three months to see what each of us is excited to play and as always, thanks for listening.
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
(00:05:57) So Many Games
(01:35:20) The Next...
2023-02-281h 59Big Bandit GamingBig Bandit Gameshow: Metacritic MadnessJosh hosts our very first games show where we compete to see who can most accurately guess how the various games of 2013 (recorded in tandem with our 2013 time machine episode) scored on Metacritic. Listen to see who comes out on top!
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
Host: Josh Delamar
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Troy Olsson
Cover Art: Javier Solis
Outro Music: DippersDoesMusic
Music by the Consouls (We do not own)
2023-02-1634 minBig Bandit GamingBBG Time Machine: Back to 2013 Pt.2The BBG crew continues our trek through 2013! We start in July where Sony deals a devastating blow to Microsoft at E3 and the Last of Us releases and becomes one of the most important games of the last decade. We then follow that up with loads of amazing games right up to the end of the year where the next generation of consoles begins. Join us in the time dumpster and enjoy!
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Josh Delamar
Cover Art: Javier...
2023-02-081h 11Big Bandit GamingBBG Time Machine: Back to 2013 Pt.1The Crew has a time dumpster in hand and ready to travel back 10 years to 2013. The PS3/360 generation is in its last year, the Wiiu is a just few months old, and we're about to see the first official news on the PS4 and Xbox "Durango". Join us this episode as we travel back to the first half of 2013 as well as give some brief thoughts on Fire Emblem Engage and Hi FI Rush!
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
(00:00:36) Intro
(00:10:18) Back to 2013
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green...
2023-01-291h 10Big Bandit GamingFantasy Critic Draft 2023It's 2023 and we're ready start a new Games publishing draft using the site fantasycritic.games. Competing with each other we will race to grab up what we think will be the highest critically rated games of the year. The site does break half way through our podcast but we did our best to power through and finish the draft. Fun!
https://www.fantasycritic.games/league/5c9dc149-25a2-4009-919f-59bc5277deea/2023
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Josh Delamar, Victoria...
2023-01-121h 11Big Bandit GamingGames of the Year 2022It's the holidays and it's that time of year! This episode we share our own personal top ten games of the year as well as some quick thoughts on the Game Awards. While not the the strongest year in gaming we still manage to make a diverse list of awesome games. Thanks for listening and we look forward to recording in 2023!
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
(00:00:16) Intro/ The Game Awards
(00:21:42) Game of the Year Lists
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Josh Delamar
Cover...
2022-12-232h 54Big Bandit GamingBayonetta 3, Sonic Frontiers, God of War: Raganarok, And More!We're coming at you with a handful of the biggest games this holiday! Does Bayonetta 3 live up to the legacy of it's two excellent predecessors? Did Sonic Frontiers live up to Izayah's lofty expectations? Does God of War make up for the lack of big triple A titles this year? This, and more!
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
(00:00:05 ) Intro
(00:06:50) What We're Playing
(00:16:39) Bayonetta 3
(00:42:24) Sonic Frontiers
(01:10:46) God of War: Ragnarok
(02:05:15) Ending (or is it?)
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah S...
2022-12-032h 18Big Bandit GamingThe Indie Game SpectacularJoin us as the crew starts on what we've currently been playing and what games we're looking forward to for the rest of the year. We then discuss our history with indie games and make a group list of indie games you should really check out if you haven't had the opportunity. Thanks for listening!
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
(00:00:36) What we've been playing
(00:15:46) Our History with Indie games
(00:27:00) BBG's Indie Game Picks
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Josh Delamar
Cover...
2022-10-192h 20Big Bandit GamingConsole Wars: The First Two YearsIn this weeks episode we compare and vote on who had the best two years of their life cycle. Will it be the Switch, Playstation 5, or Xbox Series X/S? Find out who came on top!
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
Host: Josh Delamar
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Troy Olsson
Cover Art: Javier Solis
Outro Music: DippersDoesMusic
2022-09-261h 50Big Bandit GamingRanking of Nintendo Pt.2We are back with part two of our Nintendo Tier List! We rank every first Party Switch game we've played. (No friendships were lost during the making of this list)
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Josh Delamar, Dalton Puckett
Cover Art: Javier Solis
Outro Music: DippersDoesMusic
2022-09-121h 39Big Bandit GamingRanking of Nintendo Pt.1Ooooo yeah, It's a group tier list. Join us as we rank the Super Mario games and all of Nintendo's main line of consoles and handhelds. It stays mostly civil (this episode) and hold up for part 2 coming next week where we rank every Nintendo published Switch game we've played up to this point!
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
(00:01:30) Ranking Super Mario Games
(00:43:16) Ranking Nintendo Consoles and Handhelds
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Josh Delamar, Dalton Puckett
Cover Art: Javier Solis
...
2022-09-061h 29Big Bandit GamingBBG Game Club - INSIDEJoin us on our second BBG Game Club episode as we discuss our recent play through of INSIDE from developer Playdead
(00:11) Intro
(00:03:11) History and Background
(00:23:06) Thoughts and Impressions
Host: Troy Olsson
Guest: Colton Green, Josh Delamar, Izayah Sandoval
Cover Art: Javier Solis
Outro Music: DippersDoesMusic
2022-08-191h 40Big Bandit GamingGames of the Year (so far)In this episode the four of us share our top 5 games of the year so far. We also discuss the games we missed from this year and would like to come back to, as well as the games we're excited to play for the rest of the year that have yet to come out.
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
(00:00:48) Game of the Year list (so far)
(01:38:46) Past and Upcoming Games we want to play for 2022
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Josh Delamar
Cover...
2022-08-022h 19Big Bandit GamingBury Me In GamesWe have a lot of catching up to do this episode as we discuss all the games we've been checking out these last few months from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge to Loot Hero. Our Fantasy List also heats up as every big games drops into 2023 and we scramble to bid on whats left
https://www.fantasycritic.games/league/5c9dc149-25a2-4009-919f-59bc5277deea/2022
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
(00:03:15) What we're Playing
(01:12:00) Fantasy Critic Update
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green...
2022-07-191h 26Big Bandit GamingSummer Games Fest Watch PartyThis episode we share some brief overall thoughts on the summer of game announcements before watching and reacting to our favorite trailers of the various shows. (While this is still an enjoyable listen I encourage you to check out our Youtube channel this episode to visualize what we're reacting to with us. Our Youtube channel is in our Linktree below.)
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
(00:00:08) Intro/Summer Games Fest impressions
(00:08:08) The Summer Game Shows wishes and predictions
(01:14:28) Outro extra
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Josh Delamar, Colton...
2022-07-061h 33Big Bandit GamingBBG Game Club - Enslaved: Odyssey to the WestToday we discuss our recent play through of Enslaved: Odyssey to the West in our new series Big Bandit Games (BBG) Game Club! Does this 2010 PS3/360 cult classic hold up to modern day standards? Well, maybe not, but its been a fun interesting look back nonetheless
(00:09) Intro
(00:02:00) History and Background
(00:21:20) Thoughts and Impressions
Host: Troy Olsson
Guest: Colton Green
Cover Art: Javier Solis
Outro Music: DippersDoesMusic
2022-06-141h 54Big Bandit Gaming”E3” Cometh, Our Wishes and PredictionsIn today's episode we talk about the games that have been keeping us busy during this pre E3 drought. Games including Switch Sports, Horizon: Forbidden West and would you believe it a tiny bit of Elden Ring (Not a lot, we promise). We also briefly talk about all the shows coming up the next two weeks, from The Summer Games Fest to the Inevitable unannounced Nintendo Summer Direct. Join us!
https://www.fantasycritic.games/league/5c9dc149-25a2-4009-919f-59bc5277deea/2022
https://linktr.ee/Big_Bandit_Gaming
(00:07:52) What we're Playing
2022-05-311h 41Big Bandit GamingThe Games That Made UsIn this weeks episode we have a more personal discussion on the games that left a long lasting impression on us and went beyond the screen to our real lives to become the games that made us
(00:00:11) Intro
(00:06:51) News
(01:20:57) Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (Game Club)
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval
Cover Art: Javier Solis
Outro Music: DippersDoesMusic
2022-05-101h 23Big Bandit GamingSonic’s FeetBig Bandit Gaming is back from a brief hiatus where we discuss the games we've been playing, Victoria's books, News and most importantly the screen time of Sonic's feet, yay!
(00:02:26) What we're Playing
(00:43:00) News
(01:19:40) Fantasy Critic Update
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green, Izayah Sandovol, Dalton Puckett, Victoria Green
Cover Art: Javier Solis
Outro Music: DippersDoesMusic
2022-04-271h 25Big Bandit GamingPlaystation’s Project SpartacusBig Bandit Gaming is back once again to talk about new releases like Tunic and discuss our feelings on the big three console makers current online service offering. We also talk about what we'd like to see in Playstation's forthcoming Project Spartacus and what it could do to stack up to the juggernaut that is Xbox Game Pass
(00:04:20) What we're Playing
(00:31:05) The Big threes service offering
(01:03:56) What We Want From Project Spartacus
(01:29:15) Fantasy Critic Update
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Josh Delamar, Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval
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2022-03-291h 49Big Bandit GamingColton’s Elden Ring UpdateJust a quick little bonus clip of Colton and Troy trouble shooting Discord while talking about Elden Ring
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Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Colton Green
Cover Art: Javier Solis
Outro Music: DippersDoesMusic
2022-03-2629 minBig Bandit GamingElden RingBig Bandit Gaming gets together to discuss Elden Ring and our history with FromSoftware's Souls series!
(00:00:00) Heads UP
(00:01:10) Intro
(00:03:02) History with the Souls Series
(00:18:45) Elden Ring
Host: Troy Olsson
Guests: Josh Delamar, Colton Green, Izayah Sandoval, Dalton Puckett
Cover Art: Javier Solis
Outro Music: DippersDoesMusic
2022-03-181h 21Big Bandit GamingThe Uncharted SeriesIn our Inaugural episode we talk about the games we're currently playing including Horizon: Forbidden West, Lost Ark, and Elden Ring. We also cover the ENTIRE release history of the Uncharted games in the wake of the Uncharted Movie and the release of The Legacy of Thieves Collection. And to wrap up we recap on our Video game Fantasy League.
https://www.fantasycritic.games/league/5c9dc149-25a2-4009-919f-59bc5277deea/2022
(00:00:11) Intro
(00:01:29) What we're playing
(00:50:36) Horizon Forbidden West and Elden Ring
(01:09:45) Looking back at Uncharted
2022-03-012h 42
Ofiktion - av Härnösands bibliotekDel 8. Är det jul nu igenI avsnitt 8 av Ofiktion tar vi en titt i hyllorna med julböcker. Det handlar om mat, traditioner, pyssel och musik. Böcker som nämns:
Den goda gröna julen av Karoline Jönsson, 2017 ; Gröt : en fantastisk historia av Jana Fröberg och Vanda Lönngren, 2015 ; Hannus magiska jul av Hannu Sarenström, 2016 ; Jag kommer hem igen till jul av Peter Jöback och Lena Katarina Swanberg, 2012 ; Jul med Ernst av Ernst Kirchsteiger, 2009 ; Julen för hundra år sedan av Marianne Olsson, 1964 ; Julkulor av Arne & Carlos, 2011 ; Kyrka som julprydnad : om julkyrkor i gips och annat material av B...
2021-12-0936 min
Better Each Day Podcast Radio Show with Bruce HilliardJon Blackstone, New Album "Survive" , How He Survived with Bruce HilliardHello and congratulations on the near completion of a pandemic and the beginning of a new perspective. And for some, on music and life. Today’s guest is a Seattle singer/songwriter, performer and filmmaker Jon Blackstone. His must listen to new album “Survive” is available on all digital service providers and his website https://jonblackstone.com/home. JON BLACKSTONE is a singer, songwriter, performer, producer and film maker from Seattle, WA. He has worked in the music industry for over 25 years in both Seattle and Nashville. He began playing professionally at the age of 16 (so young...
2021-05-1533 min
Voices from DARPAEpisode 11: The Thin-Air SpecialistIn this episode of Voices from DARPA, get inside the full-spectrum engineering head of Dr. Troy Olsson, a program manager since 2014 in the Agency’s Microsystems Technology Office (MTO). Listen in as Olsson describes progress toward vanishing materials that can keep sensitive electronic components out of adversaries’ hands; unmanned air vehicles that can deliver provisions and then just disappear; massive miniaturization of low-frequency antennas for underwater radio communication; and stand-alone sensors that require almost no power at all yet for years remain vigilant to sounds, radio signals, and other environmental signals of interest to warfighters. And then there’s those really...
2017-07-1327 min