I think @ewpod.bsky.social is a good podcast, and I'm going to try to be better about promoting it. I think it's worth a listen and your Patreon dollars if you have them to spend: patreon.com/effectivelywild

Previewed 2026 in video games—the big questions facing the industry, the games we're excited for, predictions, and more—with @jasonschreier.bsky.social and @matt-james.bsky.social on Button Mash: open.spotify.com/episode/1EAN...

Fresh episode of HANG UP AND LISTEN w/ @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social and @benlindbergh.bsky.social. We talked to sports economics expert J.C. Bradbury about the false promises being sold to Kansas taxpayers over the Chiefs' new stadium. A complete boondoggle here, methinks slate.com/podcasts/han...

Previewed 2026 in video games—the big questions facing the industry, the games we're excited for, predictions, and more—with @jasonschreier.bsky.social and @matt-james.bsky.social on Button Mash: open.spotify.com/episode/1EAN...

Sports world predictions for 2026 on this week's HANG UP AND LISTEN w/ @benlindbergh.bsky.social and @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social slate.com/podcasts/han...

We need your help with our annual end-of-year "1 story we missed about each team" episodes! Have an interesting tidbit in mind that we may have overlooked in 2025? A statistical quirk, an obscure record, a feel-good debut—you name it. Let us know in the replies, or email us at [email protected].

behold my draft and weep

As Ringer-Verse podcast tradition dictates, @matt-james.bsky.social, @steveahlman.bsky.social, @jmrivera.bsky.social, and I drafted our favorite video games of 2025 (and recapped the highs and lows of a typically tumultuous year in the industry) on Button Mash: open.spotify.com/episode/2Syq...

It’s time for Button Mash’s annual Best Games of the year draft! Who will draft Clair Obscur?! How many Kojima games can Steve draft?! Who is brave enough to draft Digimon?! With @benlindbergh.bsky.social, @steveahlman.bsky.social, and @jmrivera.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2Syq...

I had a lovely chat with @benlindbergh.bsky.social and @sheehannewsletter.bsky.social on Effectively Wild today covering some recent transactions and then debating the challenge ABS system:

In case you care: I'm doing weekly recap pods during Fallout Season 2 on Button Mash, blending bad puns, TV analysis, and game adaptation discussion. Fun one last week with Van Lathan, Justin Theroux, and @haynerland.com, and this week with @danielhchin.bsky.social. open.spotify.com/episode/7650...

As Ringer-Verse podcast tradition dictates, @matt-james.bsky.social, @steveahlman.bsky.social, @jmrivera.bsky.social, and I drafted our favorite video games of 2025 (and recapped the highs and lows of a typically tumultuous year in the industry) on Button Mash: open.spotify.com/episode/2Syq...

Really loved recording this, and have loved doing the pod all year with these guys!!

New HANG UP AND LISTEN w/ @benlindbergh.bsky.social and @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social. It's the 2025 sports world year in review, with one story for each month that really summed up [gestures at all of this] www.slate.com/hangup

The new HANG UP AND LISTEN features @davidshoemaker.bsky.social going deep with us on the legacy of John Cena. Also Michigan talk and a really bonkers betting scandal in Turkey @benlindbergh.bsky.social @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social slate.com/podcasts/han...

Burned the midnight podcast oil with @matt-james.bsky.social to bring you piping hot The Game Awards takes: • Winners that made us happy/salty • Did Clair Obscur win ENOUGH? • Matt's tips on peeing when attending TGA • Our Game Awards Awards: The top 10 announcements open.spotify.com/episode/1CWO...

Burned the midnight podcast oil with @matt-james.bsky.social to bring you piping hot The Game Awards takes: • Winners that made us happy/salty • Did Clair Obscur win ENOUGH? • Matt's tips on peeing when attending TGA • Our Game Awards Awards: The top 10 announcements open.spotify.com/episode/1CWO...

Lately it feels like every year is an all-timer for video games. This year was no exception. After hundreds of hours of gaming across many genres and platforms, here are our top ten games of 2025. With @benlindbergh.bsky.social: www.theringer.com/2025/12/10/v...

NEW HANG UP AND LISTEN @adamcrafton.bsky.social on the WC draw Me and pals on the CFP selections Jordan Bianchi joins to tell us about a reallllllllly big sports case that's at trial right now: Michael Jordan essentially trying to burn down NASCAR as it's existed forever www.slate.com/hangup

Loved swinging by Button Mash for a good, meaty dissection of Metroid Prime 4! You do not need to buy an Amiibo to listen to it.

On the latest Button Mash pod: • @marioprime.bsky.social and I try to figure out Metroid Prime 4 • @luluclemons.bsky.social joins to talk Marvel Cosmic Invasion and explain Five Nights at Freddy's 2 • Also discussed: Kirby Air Riders/6 months of Switch 2/child actors open.spotify.com/episode/64m9...

On the latest Button Mash pod: • @marioprime.bsky.social and I try to figure out Metroid Prime 4 • @luluclemons.bsky.social joins to talk Marvel Cosmic Invasion and explain Five Nights at Freddy's 2 • Also discussed: Kirby Air Riders/6 months of Switch 2/child actors open.spotify.com/episode/64m9...

Conducted some serious research www.theringer.com/2025/11/26/p...

AHHHH! The great @benlindbergh.bsky.social had me on the Ringer-Verse to talk Welcome to Derry, the biggest years for King adaptations, and lots more. Bucket list stuff😱 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ngu...

This week on Hang Up and Listen: Apple TV and MLS bet big on accessibility, plus a Massachusetts state senator reverses course on sports gambling. slate.trib.al/LuHyhJp

I also highly recommend this, though I'm a bit biased: open.spotify.com/episode/4mVS...

I also highly recommend this, though I'm a bit biased: open.spotify.com/episode/4mVS...

Hot off the podcast presses: Brand-new Button Mash with @zackzwiezen.com & @clairejackson.bsky.social of @kotaku.com, in which we A) adjudicate The Game Awards nomination drama and B) evaluate ARC Raiders, Battlefield 6, and CoD: Black Ops 7. Very fun and efficient! open.spotify.com/episode/5id8...

Hot off the podcast presses: Brand-new Button Mash with @zackzwiezen.com & @clairejackson.bsky.social of @kotaku.com, in which we A) adjudicate The Game Awards nomination drama and B) evaluate ARC Raiders, Battlefield 6, and CoD: Black Ops 7. Very fun and efficient! open.spotify.com/episode/5id8...

Busy Button Mash! •Daniel Chin and Jomi Adeniran on the GTA delay, Mario movie + Fallout S2 trailers, and Steam Machine •Our Dispatch review •Nick Herman and Pierre Shorette on MAKING Dispatch @stephentotilo.bsky.social on the first 5 years of this console generation open.spotify.com/episode/1tKM...

This one is a Bluesky special. On HANG UP AND LISTEN, we've got @netw3rk.bsky.social joining us to discuss a topic that's been on my mind for months: Why was so much of the NYC mayoral election about the New York Knicks? slate.com/podcasts/han...

An ode to/takedown of the one-of-a-kind Colorado Rockies: www.theringer.com/2025/11/12/m...

Extremely nerdy conversation with Vince Gilligan and @benlindbergh.bsky.social about… PLOT HOLES that’s also especially satisfying for anyone who gets a full-body rash every time a continuity or plot error is spotted

Did some location/count comparisons of spiked pitches in this piece that I'd venture to say don't seem great for Clase: www.theringer.com/2025/11/10/m...

This was great and I want more of these. Check it out so Ben can justify more of them to his bosses.

On the pilot episode of Plot Hole or Not Hole, Vince Gilligan told me how figuring out what to do with Walt's machine gun on Breaking Bad made him (literally) bang his head against the wall. More on plot predicaments in Breaking Bad and beyond in the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQa6...

On the pilot episode of Plot Hole or Not Hole, Vince Gilligan told me how figuring out what to do with Walt's machine gun on Breaking Bad made him (literally) bang his head against the wall. More on plot predicaments in Breaking Bad and beyond in the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQa6...

On the pilot of Plot Hole or Not Hole (about a possible plot hole in Breaking Bad), Vince Gilligan explained why it's so frustrating when scripted characters act inconsistently: "Real life is a terrible writer." Much more in the full video, which you can watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQa6...

On the pilot of Plot Hole or Not Hole (about a possible plot hole in Breaking Bad), Vince Gilligan explained why it's so frustrating when scripted characters act inconsistently: "Real life is a terrible writer." Much more in the full video, which you can watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQa6...

Made a new Ringer show called Plot Hole or Not Hole, in which I ask TV/moviemakers about perceived plot holes in their work. First guest: Vince Gilligan on a possible plot hole in Breaking Bad. If people watch, I'll get to make more of these, so, you know, please do! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQa6...

Made a new Ringer show called Plot Hole or Not Hole, in which I ask TV/moviemakers about perceived plot holes in their work. First guest: Vince Gilligan on a possible plot hole in Breaking Bad. If people watch, I'll get to make more of these, so, you know, please do! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQa6...

Went back on ye olde Hang Up and Listen with @alexkirshner.com, @benlindbergh.bsky.social, and @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social to talk about my new podcast Replay Booth and do an afterball about one of the most delightful fan clubs in baseball history slate.com/podcasts/han...

I'm thrilled to announce the pilot episode for a new sports history podcast called Replay Booth. The pilot, "Wilbur Huckle for President," is live now. If you liked Slow Burn and/or One Year and/or Hang Up and Listen, you'll love this www.replaybooth.show/p/replay-boo...

The latest HANG UP AND LISTEN is out 🎧 NBA gambling indictments @megschuster.bsky.social on F1 and Verstappen's wild comeback attempt NFL midseason checkup @benlindbergh.bsky.social @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social slate.com/podcasts/han...

Greatly enjoyed this. Also we had Nate Silver on to talk about his new NFL projection model vis a vis the Year of Parity and talked about the NBA

New @slate.com sports podcast Hang Up and Listen with @alexkirshner.com, @benlindbergh.bsky.social and @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social on UNABRIDGED and sports words. Plus: Afterball intro about Brett Favre and "Dutch oven"

I had to miss the latest Ohtani Game last night. After I watched the condensed game, I immediately needed @benlindbergh.bsky.social to tell me how impossible that performance was. And here we go: www.theringer.com/2025/10/18/m...

NEW HANG UP AND LISTEN EPISODE -The latest in UEFA vs. Israel, w/ the reporter who broke the news of the country nearly getting voted out -Bad Bunny vs. the outrage machine -Mariners: Team of Destiny @benlindbergh.bsky.social @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Ben Gibbard returns to the podcast! Also, *I* return to the podcast. Because you know what's better than one anxious wreck of a Mariners fan? Two! You always want two of those.

Also in this episode w/ @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social and @benlindbergh.bsky.social: The unmitigated disaster that is Belichick at UNC Napheesa Collier v. the WNBA commissioner, a collective bargaining power play that also feels very personal and cutting bsky.app/profile/alex...