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"Fun" and Games Podcast

"Fun" and Games Podcast

Matt Storm and Gen Moonen · Matt Storm

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Show overview

"Fun" and Games Podcast has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 689 episodes. That works out to roughly 330 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 10 min and 49 min — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Leisure show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 38 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2021, with 105 episodes published. Published by Matt Storm.

Episodes
689
Running
2017–2026 · 9y
Median length
15 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

Gen Moonen and Matt Storm chat about their love of games, the evolution of gaming as an artistic medium as well as sometimes bring on guests from within or even outside the industry to chat about gaming. Matt Storm also produces the minisode series called Side Quests. Every episode is a different host talking about a game they love and why they love it!

Latest Episodes

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Side Quests Episode 451: Mount & Blade: Warband with Harper Stone

May 11, 20269 min

Episode 211: Sigma Star Saga DX

May 8, 202658 min

Side Quests 450th Episode Special: Mega Man 4 with Matt aka Stormageddon, Gen Moonen and Gerry Thomas

May 4, 202650 min

Side Quests Episode 449: Arctic Eggs with soccr

May 1, 20266 min

Side Quests Episode 448: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky FC with Rick Firestone

Apr 27, 202620 min

Episode 210: Minishoot' Adventures

Apr 24, 202648 min

Special: Game-Pardy! A PAX East Quiz Show

Apr 20, 202651 min

Side Quests Episode 447: Pokémon Conquest with Matt Caulder

Apr 17, 20268 min

Side Quests Episode 446: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky with Yorki

Apr 13, 202611 min

Special: PAX East 2026

Apr 10, 20262h 16m

Side Quests Episode 445: Stardew Valley with Ashton Ruby

Apr 6, 20269 min

Side Quests Episode 444: Balatro with Roger Reichardt

Side Quests is back and so is host Roger Reichardt! He is a podcaster, writer and talkative joker card! The game he is talking about today is Balatro by LocalThunk and Playstack. You can also check out his work here! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

Apr 3, 20267 min

Side Quests Episode 443: Dispatch with Adam Gumbert

Side Quests is back and so is host Adam Gumbert! He is a writer, podcaster and washed up superhero! The game he is talking about today is Dispatch by AdHoc Studio. You can also check out his podcasts here and here! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

Mar 30, 20267 min

Ep 209Episode 209: Paying for More Game

After rolling credits on a game, what do you do if you want to spend more time with the title? Rather than wait for a sequel. you can pay for DLC that keeps the good times rolling! Or does it? Matt & Gen discuss paid DLC. When is it worth the price, if ever? Does it encourage you to keep playing the game any more than just starting a new file? What does the current game marketplace feel like when these paid extensions are advertised or released at the same time as the base title? We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

Mar 27, 202652 min

Side Quests Episode 442: Dredge with David Pietrangelo

Side Quests is back and so is host David Pietrangelo! He is a podcaster, writer and down on his luck fisherman! The game he is talking about today is Dredge by Black Salt Games and Team17! You can also find all his work here! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

Mar 23, 202613 min

Side Quests Episode 441: Eternal Strands with Jordan aka Cognitive Clips

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is podcaster, video essayist and Weaver exploring the Enclave, Jordan aka Cognitive Clips! The game he is talking about today is Eternal Strands by Yellow Brick Games. You can also find his work here! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

Mar 20, 20268 min

Side Quests Episode 440: Skate Story with Matt aka Stormageddon

Side Quests is back and so is series creator, Matt aka Stormageddon! They are a podcaster, editor, producer, writer and demon determined to eat the moon! The game they are talking about today is Skate Story by Sam Eng & Devolver Digital. You can find everything they work on here! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

Mar 16, 20269 min

Ep 208Episode 208: Kess Entertainment

Kess Entertainment has been producing, amongst their many gaming, toy, and puzzle endeavors, board game adaptations of video game and anime series since 2022. Working with companies such as Capcom, Toei, Sega, and Square Enix requires license negotiation and constant communication to keep the games both fun and faithful to the source material. Matt & Gen are joined by Alex Kessler, founder of Kess Entertainment, to discuss threading the needle of making a great board game experience, managing permissions and usage with the rights holder, and keeping the final product to an affordable price point Keep up to date with Kess on their Instagram Check out Kess' Kickstarter for One Piece: Dawn of Liberation Here We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

Mar 13, 20261h 1m

Side Quests Episode 439: Shinobi: Art of Vengeance with Case Aiken

Side Quests is back and so is host Case Aiken! He is a podcaster, writer, actor and Ninpo wielding ninja! The game he is talking about today is Shinobi: Art of Vengeance by Lizardcube and Sega. You can also find this host's podcasts on CertainPOV.com. We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

Mar 10, 202615 min

Side Quests Episode 438: Pacific Drive with Matthew

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is podcaster, game master, game designer and driver just trying to survive the Outer Zone, Matthew! The game he is talking about today is Pacific Drive by Ironwood Studios and Kepler Interactive! You can also find his work here and here! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

Mar 6, 202615 min