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This Podcast is about grinding your way through life stirring up controversy and trying to play a few RPGs along the way.
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Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
I review the PC, PS4 and PS5 versions of this fun successor to Salt and Sanctuary!
Saturday Jun 04, 2022
Saturday Jun 04, 2022
On the 1st Friday, of June, the Grinders are back and rowdier than ever! The Grinders are so wound up that even the chatters get help getting wild. Why is there so much energy in today's episode? Is it Republicans, Democrats, gun violence, police, mental health, or maybe all of them combined?!
The 2nd Amendment is a big part of this episode. The Grinders are pro-gun but agree that not everyone is fit to own one. What is causing the spike in gun violence? Why is the United States ranked so high in gun violence? What can be done to end the mass shootings? Well America ever start taking mental health issues seriously? What role do the police play? Are the police doing more harm than good?
Only 3 Stinkos are in this energized episode. Although there aren't many, they are bad enough to cause concern. Of course, guns and cops are two of the topics but the Ohio GOP is not to be outdone. They are turning Ohio into the next Texas or Florida. They want human rights and freedoms in their control.
By the 4th paragraph, it sounds like the whole episode is negative. So it's time to focus on the happier parts of the show. Although Frank wants to wait until they release the second part of the forth season of Stranger Things. He won't say much but he gives it high recommendations.
Back to talking about the 5-0. JK! Today's news features a lot of release dates and the retirement of heavy hitter in Japanese RPGs. Shinji Hashimoto, the Brand Manager of the legendary Final Fantasy series, has retired of Squenix.
Well over 6 hundred ninety episodes and still going strong. The seven hundredth episode is just around the corner. We have no plans of slacking off between now and then. We won't be slowing down either!
And on the 7th day, God rested...
and Frank retired.
These colors don't run (into schools with active shooters).
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
This Tourney was rigged, I tell ya! In this episode of RPGrinders, the crew has a fair bit of news to get through following the Indie Games Live Expo. But afterwards we got the usual Stinkos and Sweetos, but there is also more talk on the out of control gun violence and useless law enforcement. Finally, the tourney to determine the best PS2 RPG of all time concludes. Be sure to tune in live on Fridays at 7 PM EST on Twitch/Youtube!
Friday May 20, 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
In this packed episode the guys talk NFT's, Frank tries to double a review a movie, Roe V. Wade being overturned takes us down a dark path, Eric rails against Keiiji Inafune's involvement in his own NFT venture, and finally, the guys are one step closer to determining the greatest PS2 RPG of all time! Join us LIVE every Friday 7EST http://twitch.tv/RPGrinders thanks for listening!
Saturday May 14, 2022
Saturday May 14, 2022
The RPGrinders are back for another episode but they aren't the only things returning. The Greatest of All Time Tournament is back! This time the Grinders will be picking the definitive Playstation 2 JRPG. Of course, the Grinders have a big show before they can even get to the tournament.
As always, the Grinders start with the latest JRPG news. Games like Sword of the Vagrant and Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds get release dates. Starfield is getting delayed. Gotham Knights is canceled for the last gen consoles. But nothing is more embarrassing than what happened to Squenix latest failure, Babylon's Fall.
It wouldn't be RPGrinders without Stinkos. This episodes Stinkos reek. The repugnant behavior of the ruling class and their treatment of women is just the beginning. No government (state or federal) should ever have the right to tell a woman what she can or can't do with her own internal organs. Once they have stripped millions of American women of the right to choose, they will start giving over more and more rights to states. They believe the government should decide what we are and what we can do with our lives and bodies. Freedom is being crushed by the tyranny of the ruling class.
The Grinders always love to end a show with a bang and this episode is no different as it features the return of the Greatest of All Time Tournament! This time the RPGrinders will decide once and for all what was the greatest Playstation 2 RPG! Is Persona 4 a better sequel than Disgaea 2? Is the Odin Sphere a better ARPG than the original Kingdom Hearts? Will Yuna and Tidus teen romance topple Laharl's quest to claim his father's throne? Will Jaster Rogue save the galaxy? Will Adol Christin survive his only Playstation 2 adventure?
Next week the remaining 16 RPGs will fight to the death to be one of the surviving 8!
Did we mention that Frank watched a movie about a woman fucking a car?
Friday May 13, 2022
Friday May 13, 2022
in this Multiverse of misinformation, the crew gets through some actual news, before spoiling the hell out of the new Dr. Strange film(or not), but before that, there are some reviews for Deep House, Blacklight, and X from Frank. Then the crew does the usual Stinkos and Sweetos, the notable exception being about the SCOTUS leak and how it confirms are worst fears about the state of the Union. For Free for All, the discussion leans toward the topic of Marvel films' seemingly new direction following Moon Knight and Strange. Also, the new tourney has been decided, and this time it's for the greatest PS2 game of all time. Be sure to tune in to 690 for that one! Join us live on Fridays on Twitch/Youtube at 7 PM EST!
Friday May 06, 2022
Friday May 06, 2022
Friday Apr 29, 2022
Friday Apr 29, 2022
The whole crew is on hand to discuss a ton of news, Eric reviews Everything Everywhere All at Once, Frank hates the wind, and Break Man brings a heartwrenching story of an autistic black kid who gets tackled to the ground and traumatized by the police. All this and much more on an another stellar episode of the Grinders! Join us LIVE every Friday 7EST http://twitch.tv/RPGrinders Thanks for listening!
Friday Apr 22, 2022
Friday Apr 22, 2022
Spring is in full swing. The weather is getting warmer. The flowers and trees are blooming. Horny animals are getting it on. But poor Frank has been too sick to enjoy. Fortunately, no flu virus will ever be strong enough to keep Frank down!
The flu wasn't Frank's only enemy. He had a run in with the police. Frank has been keeping track of the crimes committed by the po-po. Frank didn't do anything to get arrested but you will have to listen to the show to get the details.
Before discussing the police, the show starts the same way it always does. It starts with the news. This time, its jam packed with release dates from April through July! April is going to see the release of the mobile Echoes of Mana. May is getting Little Witch in the Woods. June will see the release of the ShadowRun Trilogy. While July has the long awaited releases of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Digimon Survive.
Frank's interaction with the police highlights the Stinkos. While Break celebrates the good health of one of his pets. You will have to listen to the show to find out the rest.
Frank isn't done with the police yet. Police Reform is the topic of this week's Free-4-All. What needs to be done to fix policing in this country? Better training? Rooting out bigotry? Money redistribution? Mental health experts accompanying law enforcement? Let us know what you think needs to be done. Hit us up on Twitter @RPGrinders
Listen to us next week to find out if Frank conquered the flu and racist cops.
Fact: Bruce Campbell makes everything better.