Gaming Podcasts
Smashing Game Time
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Smashing Game Time, hosted by the Coffman brothers (check out their guest appearance on our show on S2E14: Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol -or- Revenge of the B Movie), talks about the gaming events of yesterday, today, and tomorrow with their mix of current events, developer interview, and revisiting past years in gaming. |
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Check out Jaymo as he joined Nick and Josh to look at what 2024 would hold for gaming in episode #109 – Public Domain Nightmeh - Alan Wake 2, Robo Quest, Steamboat Willie (1/8/2024). Available on YouTube, and links to wherever you get podcasts available here. |
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Jaymo returned to Smashing Game Time and brought Mike along for a retrospective the year 2000 in games in episode #114 – 2000 Flashback - Banishers, Transistor, The Old Switch-A-Roo (2/12/2024). Available on YouTube, and links to wherever you get podcasts available here. |
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Also check out Jaymo's article for Smashing Game Time, Jaymo’s Sega Suicide Squad: Four Forgotten Franchises Rarin’ for a Reboot |
Arcadiology
Every episode on Arcadiology, the four hosts, Brad Wigand, Sky Wigand, Kyle Wigand, and Jordan Carothers, explore another old arcade game, competing to see who beats it best and placing it into their master ranking.
Mike joined Jordan and the Wigand brothers on Arcadiology episode 13 to talk about Joe and Mac: Returns, the 1994 arcade entry in the Joe and Mac franchise that were covered in The Old SwitchAroo episodes 13 and 14. Check out the Joe and Mac: Returns discussion on Arcadiology wherever you get podcasts, including Spotify and Apple.
The Cable Club Podcast
| Every two weeks a new retro video game challenger is brought into the Cable Club League as Don, Dan, and Steve rate all-comers. |
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On Jan 6, 2025, Jaymo entered Street Fighter III: Third Strike into the competition in Ep. 32 The Evolution of Street Fighter (and the Art of Losing). The episode can be found everywhere including Spotify and YouTube. |
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On March 31, 2025, Mike entered StarCraft: Brood War into the competition in Ep 38: When Gaming Changed Forever | Star Craft Brood Wars. The episode can be found everywhere including Spotify and YouTube. |
The Pixel Resistance Podcast
Mike was one of the guests on the first episode of The Pixel Resistance Podcast, where he was reminiscing on some extra retro gaming, the Atari 2600.
Movie Podcasts
Underrated
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The Underrated movie podcast, hosted by Derick McDuff (a repeat guest to The Old SwitchAroo), is dedicated to underrated and underappreciated films, films that deserve more appreciation than they normally get. |
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Mike joined Derick on the February 26, 2024 episode (#131) to discuss Drew Goddard's 2018 film "Bad Times at the El Royale". The episode can be found on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts. |
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Jaymo joined Derick on the August 12, 2024 episode (#143) to gush about The Lonely Island's second feature film, "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping". The episode can be found on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts. |
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Jaymo made a return visit for the October 21, 2024 episode (#148) to help Derick kick off his 8-bit cinema series, and mark Halloween, with a discussion of video-game-turned-movie Silent Hill (2006). The episode can be found on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts. |
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Jaymo and Derick weren't done with the world of Silent Hill, and on March 16, 2025 Jaymo and Derick talked about Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012) on Derick's Patreon-only bonus podcast Across the 2nd Dimension, a series looking at if movies originally released in 3D still hold up in 2D. |
Japan on Film
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Japan on Film's Perry Constantine explores a Japanese film every episode, leveraging his perspective as an American that has been living in and teaching in Japan for the last decade, including teaching Japanese literature and Japanese film. |
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Mike joined Perry on Japan on Film's episode #79 (S10E8), to talk about Masaki Kobayashi's 1964 film "Kwaidan". |
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Mike returned for Japan on Film's episode #88 (S11E8) to talk with Perry about the Motoyoshi Oda-led follow-up to the all-time sci-fi classic "Godzilla", 1955's "Godzilla Raids Again". |
Operation: Silver Screen
Every week on Operation: Silver Screen, Bryant and Caitlyn are on another mission to watch a new must-watch film from the history of film.
Mike joined them on their March 26, 2024 mission to discuss Frank Capra's 1934 screwball comedy "It Happened One Night". The episode can be found on Spotify or Apple.
Mike was called in to consult on another case for their January 28, 2025 mission to untangle George Cukor's 1940 rom-com classic "The Philadelphia Story". The episode can be found on Spotify or Apple.
Other Podcasts
Tales of the Force
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Jessica McNair's Tales of the Force podcast is setting out to highlight the impacts of Star Wars fandom and generally being a force for positivity in the broader Star Wars fan community. Each week, she brings on a new guest from some corner of the Star Wars fandom to talk about what being a fan has meant to them and to share their own stories. |
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For Episode 13 of Tales of the Force, Mike went on with his wife Kat (who was also a guest in Season 1 of The Old Switcharoo in S1E15: Mario Kart -or- Rainbow Road Warriors). So check that out if you'd like to hear how a shared fandom led to them meeting and getting married. |
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In September 2024, Mike was one several guests that had the honor of coming back onto Tales of the Force to remember James Earl Jones and to talk about how much of an impact he had both within Star Wars and outside of it. The episode was an initial livestream that was later released as Episode 23. |
Drink O'Clock Podcast
The topics are wide-ranging on the Drink O'Clock Podcast, where Rob “MaxABV” Valincius takes the opportunity to talk to anyone that has an interesting topic (or two) to bring on the show.
Mike talked with Rob on Season 1, episode 70 (2/15/2024) about retro gaming and astronomy (as different topics, not the narrow area of overlap, so this isn't a long monologue on the classic Atari game Asteroids).