The Spawn Chunks - A Minecraft Podcast

Joel and Jonny discuss everything from accessibility concerns in Minecraft Earth to resource pack creation and home base for bees in response to listener emails in the November Chunk Mail Dispenser episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel discuss Minecraft Earth Adventures now that the UK has early access and the Minecraft Java Edition snapshot squashes more bugs. Plus, reindeer? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny take a look at what the latest snapshots mean for Minecraft Bedrock, Java Edition and the future of player combat. Plus, Joel gives first impressions of Minecraft Earth, now in early access in Canada. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The live recording of "A Minecraft Conversation", The Spawn Chunks Q&A panel from Hal-Con 2019. Lots of great questions from fans young and old, long time players and new folks curious about getting into Minecraft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel recap the first Spawn Chunks convention panel from Hal-Con, touch on some of the first crazy honey block builds from the technical Minecraft community and review some first hand experience with RTX Minecraft gameplay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny discuss the changes to the honey block in the new Minecraft snapshot, the piglin beast has a new name, and Minecraft Earth is in early access. Plus, lots of listener Chunk Mail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel get stuck on honey blocks in the latest snapshot, and so should you! Bees in Bedrock Beta, and pondering the piglin past, all in the latest episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny welcome impulseSV to podcast to talk about the work/life balance of a Minecraft content creator, snapshots, streaming, and what he’s looking forward to in the future of Minecraft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel are joined by fWhip as they recap all of the news coming out of Minecon Live this past weekend and discuss the potential of The Nether Update. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny discuss character creation in Bedrock Beta and breakdown the biome update vote set to happen during Minecon Live, September 28. Plus, first impressions on the badlands biome details in the bonus Render Distance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Community panels have been announced for Minecon Live later this month. Jonny and Joel discuss Minecraft communities, mini games and pushing Minecraft to the creative limit. Plus, who doesn’t like a good boat burning? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny take a look at the not-new, new features in the latest Java Edition snapshot, discuss achievements in Bedrock Edition, music to accompany accomplishment, and their redstone comfort zone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel discuss the focus on bugs in the new Minecraft snapshot update and run with a listener Chunk Mail suggested topic about the direction of Minecraft sound. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny are buzzing about the new bees in the latest Minecraft snapshot, a swarm of news happening around Minecraft: Dungeons at Gamescom, and speculation on how Mojang will pollinate the next update. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel push up their nerd glasses and talk ray tracing in Minecraft Bedrock Edition, the latest custom combat update from Jeb, and plenty of listener Chunk Mail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Spawn Chunks celebrates one year orbiting the square Minecraft sun with a listener Chunk Mail deep dive, Joel shares a hiking fuelled desire for more nature blocks, and Pixlriffs brings cake that is not a lie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel talk about big farming tools, submitting bugs to Mojang through JIRA, and discus the recent mainstream attention Minecraft is getting in the gaming community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny look forward to Minecon Live in September which is likely the next reveal for updates to Minecraft, Minecraft Earth and Minecraft Dungeons. Plus, Chunk Mail about gateway portals and a discussion about the (not always) dreaded Minecraft grind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel unpack feature changes, bug fixes and performance improvements in the full release of Minecraft 1.14.4, and follow along with some prominent YouTube creators who were given early beta access to Minecraft Earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny welcome TheHotDish to the podcast for a round table discussion on managing multiplayer servers and keeping Minecraft fresh, and up to date. The latest look at Minecraft Earth and latest snapshot are also on the table. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel break down the latest snapshots for Minecraft 1.14.4 and discuss the slower pace blanketing the Minecraft community in summer, despite a large uptick in Minecraft popularity online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny give their feedback on the latest Minecraft update, 1.14.3 and take a swing at the special combat mechanics test released on Reddit. Can Minecraft be built better? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Jonny and Joel patiently wait for the 1.14.3 update - Spoiler! It drops during the show. - they have been spending a lot of time in The End and share some thoughts after their prolonged exposure to the void. Plus, listener Chunk Mail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny break down the latest Minecraft news out of E3 2019, including some hands on reports from Minecraft Earth and a deeper look at Minecraft Dungeons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel welcome special guest Adam Clarke to the show to talk about his creative and educational projects in the Minecraft space. Minecraft Earth debuted gameplay at WWDC and Minecraft Dungeons has a release date. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny discuss Pillager problems, the new Minecraft graphic novel, and their in game experiences in the latest 1.14.2 release so far. Bonus! A quick look at 1.14.3 Pre-release 1 in the post show, Render Distance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel break down the latest news out of the Minecraft Creator Summit, discuss missed block opportunities in the latest release and speculate automation in the round table. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Minecraft celebrates 10 years! Joel and Jonny discuss the Minecraft Earth augmented reality app, the many shortcomings of the 1.14 Village and Pillage update rollout, and we have a date for MINECON Live, coming this September. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel take a look at the improvements made in the fresh Minecraft 1.14.1 update, answer listener chunk mail about profession blocks and ponder the power in new villager trading. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A light news week has Joel and Jonny reaching into the Chunk Mail bag to respond to listener questions and discussion topics. Plus, speculation on some cryptic social media posts from Mojang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel are joined by Python to discuss the release of Minecraft 1.14 that Mojang squeezed out, perhaps a bit prematurely, on April 23rd. In our monthly roundtable we talk about new villager trading, Minecraft update constipation, and managing playtime on multiple servers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the Village and Pillage update upon us, Joel and Jonny take one last look ahead, gaging expectations, as well as a look back at the Update Aquatic and features that became game favourites and some that sank to the bottom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel talk about some of the pre-release details for Minecraft 1.14, how they are preparing in game for the Village and Pillage update, and answer Chunk Mail listener email about multiplayer servers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny discuss some of the many bugs addressed in the latest Minecraft snapshot, listener email response to “cheats” and some advancements that could be made to achievements to make them more rewarding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hunger bar warning. This episode will drive you to snack. Jonny and Joel discuss Minecraft food, or the lack there of, and how they think it could be made more appetizing to players. Plus, lots of news in the latest snapshot updates and finding the right version of Minecraft for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny are joined by MythicalSausage for a round table discussion about the future of Minecraft weapons and combat, if switching between game modes is considered cheating, and at what point to data packs push Minecraft beyond the walls of vanilla. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel spend this episode discussing the changes to villages, villagers and villager trading and the trickle down to iron farms announced in the latest Minecraft snapshot for the Village and Pillage update. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny are joined by Grian for an in depth chat about creativity in Minecraft, the transition from creative to survival game play, Hermitcraft Season 6 shenanigans and listener questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel chime in on new note block sounds in the latest snapshot, wander around aimlessly looking or useful mobs in listener chunk mail, and discuss some issues in Minecraft brought to light in a video by Cubfan135. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny are joined by LogicalGeekBoy for the February round table to discuss how to keep technical Minecraft players interested in the game, the evangelical challenge of efficiency, and what we think Mojang could do to increase the excitement of exploring the Minecraft world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel leap into details about the new foxes in the latest Minecraft snapshot, talk about one player's crafted nation, and reply to a chunk mail question on the direction of Minecraft leaning towards fantasy, or the realm of the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Pixlriffs take a look at the upcoming dynamic professions that will be assigned to villagers in your Minecraft world, get particular about particles and spitball ideas for improving mine carts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pixlriffs and Joel talk about the changes coming to Minecraft trading and in the latest Java snapshot. Additional changes to villager behaviour have been spotted in the latest beta release of the Bedrock version of the game, and the wandering trader sparks a conversation about renewable resources in Minecraft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Pixlriffs welcome special guest fWhip on the first round table episode. We touch briefly on the stone cutter functionality coming in 1.14, then move on to discuss making your Minecraft builds feel alive, Minecraft features that don't make sense, and how to overcome the overwhelm of a huge project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Joel talk trash, well, talk composting in Minecraft with the new composter block in the latest snapshot, and listener questions about the lectern. Looking ahead to the round table episode next week with special guest fWhip, and thoughts on woodland mansions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Pixlriffs discuss the first 1.14 snapshot of 2019 that includes a look at the new campfire block, as well as added functionality for the cartography table and the lectern. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pixlriffs and Joel share what they are looking forward to doing in 2019 as Minecraft players and Minecraft fans in general. Plus a look ahead to Hytale from Hypixel Studios, Minecraft Dungeons and of course, Minecraft 1.14. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To wrap up 2018, Joel and Pixlriffs dig into listener submitted Chunk Mail questions over the past few weeks and weave them into a chat about everything from the latest snapshot, new blocks and Minecraft's development future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Pixlriffs are joined by special guest Fixxitt who is here to talk about The Realm of Vasten, a long standing survival multiplayer world where players share resources and collaborate to build huge fantasy projects in a world rich in history and lore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The hour grows late and Joel and Pixlriffs are found discussing big plans in Minecraft, Snapshot 18w48b showcases the grind... stone, and The Minecraft Survival Guide showcases the Ender Dragon fight. Plus, a special guest announcement for next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.