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Time Pals

Time Pals

By: Michael Underscore ShadoSpartan and Jon Powell
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The Time Pals are four geeky dads squandering their mid-life crises by diving headfirst into the best, worst, and weirdest corners of geek culture. Twice a month show hosts, Mike Underscore, ShadoSpartan, Nickell, and Jon Powell dust off old VHS tapes, blow into vintage game cartridges, and try to out-“Well, actually…” each other over the nerdy media they all pretend to love.If you're into pixelated graphics, ridiculous plot holes, AI-fueled adventures, and a hearty dose of chaotic humor—congratulations, you’ve just found your new Pals.

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Episodes
  • Point and Clickbait w/Daniel Clark (Disney Pixar FX Artist and Creator of "The Dragon Blossom"
    Jun 1 2026

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    NEW EPISODE: Point-and-Clickbait w/ Daniel Clark (Disney/Pixar Artist & Creator of The Dragon Blossom)

    This week, the Time Pals revisit some of the best, worst, and weirdest point-and-click adventure games ever made—and we're joined by a special guest and new Pal of the show, Daniel Clark (@DanielClarkArt).

    Daniel is a Disney/Pixar artist whose credits include The Incredibles 2, Moana 2, Wish, Frozen 2, and many more. Join us as he shares behind-the-scenes stories from some of his biggest projects and gives us an exclusive look at his upcoming mystery adventure game, The Dragon Blossom (@DragonBlossomGame), featuring a hilarious protagonist inspired by Hollywood icon Clara Bow.

    Whether you spent your childhood saving every five minutes in King's Quest, cursing out the developers of Gabriel Knight, torturing Roger Wilco in Space Quest, or discovering these classics for the very first time, this episode is a love letter to a genre that refuses to stay dead.

    Keep up to date on The Dragon Blossom and wishlist on Steam soon!: https://www.dragonblossomgame.com/

    🎙️ Listen now and let us know your favorite point-and-click adventure memories!

    Time Pals Podcast are available everywhere you get your podcasts or start here: https://timepalspodcast.buzzsprout.com/


    #PointAndClick #LucasArts #Pixar #SierraGames #TimePalsPodcast #KingsQuest #DragonBlossom #DisneyAnimation #RetroGaming #GamingPodcast #TimePals #GamingHistory #IndieGames #Frozen2 #AdventureGames

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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Time Pals Interview Joe Field (Creator of Free Comic Book Day and Owner of the Legendary Flying Colors Comics)
    Apr 29 2026

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    🦸‍♂️ Free Comic Book Day is May 2, 2026! 🦸‍♂️

    This week, the Time Pals sit down with Free Comic Book Day founder Joe Field to talk about the origins of one of comics’ biggest annual events, how Flying Colors Comics became a beloved, community-first shop, his role as co-owner of WonderCon—and, of course, the stories behind some of his favorite comics and artists.

    Find out:
    • What was the rarest item to ever enter the shop?
    • The comic that hooked him and started it all (and it involves a broken arm!)
    • How Stockton, CA became the birthplace of the Fantastic Four
    • Stan Lee delivering the most Stan Lee quote ever
    • Underrated comics you should be reading

    …and so much more!

    This episode is packed with heart, history, and pure comics love. Don’t miss it!

    Check out Flying Colors Comics in Concord, CA: https://www.flyingcolorscomics.com/
    And be sure to take part in Free Comic Book Day on May 2 at participating stores.

    The Time Pals Podcast is available everywhere you get your podcasts.

    #FreeComicBookDay #FlyingColorsComics #JoeField #FantasticFour #JimLee #ThienPham #GeneYang #Comics #TimePalsPodcast #GeekCulture #Podcast

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Mini Episodes: (Shado)Spartan vs. Pirate(Software)
    Apr 24 2026

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    A Spartan Takes on a Pirate!

    This week’s mini episode features co-host ShadoSpartan’s take on the rise and fall of one of his former favorite online personalities, PirateSoftware. So why devote an entire mini episode to the “Roach”?

    Roaches can survive anything. They adapt, they outlast, they get their dad at Blizzard to land them a job, lay off their moderators, side with billion-dollar corporations at every turn, never hold themselves accountable when they’re obviously wrong, and ban ShadoSpartan from chat just for saying hello.

    Mini episode theme by ShadoSpartan, whose album is available at:
    https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ZCnmT7zKYdVQ8lPuO3oVE?si=MMXMPLWeTJaXF6j9QRy2Iw

    ShadoSpartan's YouTube Game Retrospectives can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@ShadoSpartan44

    Follow Time Pals wherever you get your podcasts.

    #PirateSoftware #GameDev #WoW #StopKillingGames #MaydayMediaNetwork #ShadoSpartan #Roach #Kronos #TimePalsPodcast

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