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DtJ Network
by Jake Jacobson
Jake "Composer" Jacobson hosts a variety of different shows featuring members of the DtJ Gaming Network and beyond. Shows include weekly Composer Chats, a short radio show-style pod about a specific topic around gaming; Ledgeside Chats, an interview show that spotlights members of the Indiana and Midwest Fighting Game Community, and Strike Up The Band, a Weekly gaming podcast featuring a rotating cast of DtJ members.
Episodes
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Composer Chats - Still Playing Fall Guys
Act like you've been there before, right? Today we talk about another step in Twitch protecting its streamers, an Activision Blizzard walk-out, and some good news for people who like bad news about NFTs. Also, I'm still playing Fall Guys. That's my burden to bear. Today's Topics: Twitch's Shared...
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Composer Chats - I've Only Known Rilla For A Day and a Half, But
Come for the weekly Pokemon Trading Card Game Online check-in, stay for some disparaging opinions on Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Also, we talk about Skate, Tony Hawk, Xbox Live, and a new KotOR game (allegedly). Today's topics include: Knights of the Old Republic Xbox Live's Price Increase…
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Composer Chats - That's Video Games, To Me
A Late One! But, consider also: A Short One. I watched the trailer for New Pokemon Snap and sneak in some other Pokemon opinions. Also touch on Cyperpunk 2077 delays, the artistic beauty of the Auto Chess MOBA, and also the Monster Hunter Rise demo! Today's topics: New Pokemon Snap Cyberpunk 2077...
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Composer Chats - The Pokemon TCG Episode (Again)
Look. Time is a flat circle. Those who subscribe to this theory know that in 2 years we will all be playing the Pokemon Trading Card Game again. The loop cannot be broken. Also there was a lot of news this week, specifically on Tuesday. We peer briefly into #Pokemon25 stuff, talk about the new...
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Composer Chats - Great Tooltips and Simple Button Layouts
Happy New Year! It's 2021 and maybe I'll podcast again. No one can stop me, in theory. Today is mostly about playing Video Games! I talk about Call of Duty very briefly, before going all the way in with the Fall Guys Season 3 content, deck building rogue-like Griftlands, and indie fighting…
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Composer Chats - Brought To You By Spirit Halloween (October 28, 2020)
Hello again. A Spirit Halloween store moved into the Podcast space while I was away, so I guess I work for them now. Anyway they said I could release another podcast, so that's cool. Today's topics include: EA's Reliance on Loot Boxes Cyberpunk 2077, a Game that will Never Launch Minecraft OHHH...
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Composer Chats - The Blaseball Episode (August 12, 2020)
Imagine liking stuff... haha Today's topics include: What Launches On The Xbox Series S, If Not Halo Infinite? Street Fighter 5 More Years Of Content Updates The Beauty and Well Deserved Rest of Blaseball Fall Guys!!!! Metroid Fusion RIPS Composer Chats is a radio-style show where Jake "Composer"...
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Composer Chats - The AGN Indy Open & "The Right Kind of Free To Play" (August 5, 2020)
Surprise! Just me today! Today's topics include: Me getting really mad about the complete mess of the AGN Indy Open "cancelling" it's Call of Duty LAN event, then hosting it anyway. PlayStation's Spiderman 'Sclusie Details about Call of Duty Warzone Season 5 Thoughts about David Sirlin's Fantasy...
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Composer Chats - COVID Cancellations and Nintendo News (April 22, 2020)
Round Two of the New Format! Gamescom pretty much confirms that nothing is happening this year ever by cancelling Gamescon 2020. Speedrunners make money for charity. Nintendo keeps tweeting videos!!! Composer Chats is a radio-style show where Jake "Composer" Jacobson (@Th3Composer) and the...
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Composer Chats - Heated NASCAR Moments & Lootbox Warnings (April 15, 2020)
Today I thought I'd trying getting as much said in less time. So... I made an episode that's less than 10 minutes long. Oops! We talk about a new XCOM game, how NASCAR drivers are handling the pivot to digital, and the ESRB's new lootbox warning. Then, I have little a thoughtful animal crossing...
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Composer Chats - Half of the Animal Crossing One (featuring other video games too) (April 8, 2020)
Hello Again. Things are weird right now. Thanks for your patience! Today, I talk a little about Google Stadia, and the new PS5 Controller, before talking about Twitch's update to their high school dress code. I've been playing games a lot the past few weeks (haven't we all?), and touch on Persona...
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Composer Chats - Nintendo Crossovers and Riot "Community Competition Guidelines" with XzibitA!
We try to make up for last week's shortie with a... longie? Gears of War 5 joins other First Party Xbox games as part of the Smart Delivery System that will upgrade your game from Xbox One to the Xbox Series X for free. Nintendo is staying busy, and so is Hearthstone (but I'm only actually...
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Composer Chats - Lowering the Curve and Full Bloom 6 (March 12, 2020)
It's a short one. And it's mostly about COVID. If this is a spoiler, I apologize. Last week friend of the show Justine talked at length about COVID, you can find that episode here. Topics Covered: E3 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO GROWING CONCERNS OVER COVID-19 VIRUS Full Bloom 6 Cancellation Statement...
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Composer Chats - Smash World Tour Does What Nintendon't; Or, Health Lessons w/ Justine (March 4, 2020)
Another Headline-heavy week, as we talk about what we know so far about the Smash World Tour as long as some release and new game announcements. We talk about GDC being postponed, and I'm joined by friend of the show Justine, who walks me through COVID-19 and what's so dangerous about travel…
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Composer Chats - The Other Pokemon Game (February 26, 2020)
Animal Crossing News Has Arrived! It's pretty much what you think, but also you can just straight up destroy cliffs and rivers. This seems like a lot of power for one person living on one island, but this is the fantasy presented by Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Also, I can't stop playing…
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Ledgeside Chats - Running Events and Organizing Frostbite with Michigan's Ori_Bro
With what may be the most appropriate, and also worst, timing, we talk to Kalle "Ori_Bro" Wanagat (@KoolOriBro) about running events through the ages, in which we definitely sound Old. Then, we dip into organizing and running Frostbite, the creation of its many forms of advertisement, and touch…
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Composer Chats - Trading Card Games (February 19, 2020)
Animal Crossing News Is Coming! Just... not as fast as the game, Animal Crossing. What if they just released the game early, as a joke... haha Jake Jacobson (@Th3Composer) talks about his reentry into the world of the Pokemon Trading Card Game through their online client, Pokemon TCGO. This is…
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Ledgeside Chats - Character Analysis & Content Creation w/ Pushblock Gaming's WOOD
Pushblock Gaming's WOOD (@THEWoodmasta) took some time out of his busy law school schedule to talk to me about his motivations in the smash community and the anatomy of a character analysis. I got a glimpse into what it's like deciding what you should and shouldn't create as content, and lemme…
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Power Rank Kings - Holiday Special 2019
Happy Holidays! We get Travis Talboys (@Homenekonomics), Thomas Quintana (@TrapExpert), and Jake Jacobson (@Th3Composer) in the same room to reprise their hit Podcast that you've definitely heard of, Power Rank Kings, where they solve common problems by making a list. This time they check their...
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Ledgeside Chats - Truck Sounds and Campus Clubs w/ NG Prod and Zurheide
I sat down with NG's Collin "Prod" Castellano (@ProdCaste) and Sam "Zurheide" Braden (@ZurheideSSB), two of the founders of Indiana State University's Sycamore Smash club, about the circumstances around the creation of a smash club, the impact college smash scenes have on the larger scene, and…
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Ledgeside Chats - The President of the Earth, NoGoodCitizen
This week, I decided to step out of the boundaries of the Smash scene to talk to the President of Earth (or, at least of r/StreetFighter) Joe "NoGoodCitizen" Gillian (@NoGoodCitizen). We talk about the origins of Joe's organization, the No Good Network, and it's transformation from a crew to a...
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Strike up the Band 03 - They Do Exactly What You Think They Do
This episode brings a threatening aura. Jake (@Th3Composer) gets into the weeds about Goofy's clothes before Eric (@EricRudkin) talks about how Gloomhaven, a board game with video game elements, translates into a video game about a board game about a video game. Thomas (@TrapExpert) laments on…
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Strike up the Band 02 - Giving Thanks
In America, it's a holiday with terrible beginnings where, at least, we get to spend time with people we care about. This week, we've been doing exactly that, so we recorded a special episode talking about games and experiences we are thankful for! Jake (@Th3Composer), Eric (@Eric Rudkin), Travis...
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Ledgeside Chats - Makin' Schmoney with Will "Gucci Malloochee" Brothers
I got to sit down with NG and Guardian Games' man of many names Deus (@GucciMalloochee) a few weeks after his trip to California as an invitee of the Goodwill of OC Charity Event earlier this year. We talk about what that experience was like, as we all the origins and founding of NG, and what…
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Composer Chats - Hewwo World
Y'all it's hard out here, in the middle of Sick Season, and I've been recovering from illness since last Thursday, so I couldn't get Intense Content out today. BUT, I figured this would be the perfect time to just record a little intro for the feed, and what I want each Show to be! The sound...
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Ledgeside Chats - An Evening with Pushblock Gaming's Sai
We get Sai (@SaiPBLK) into the studio to talk about how Smash Brothers has changed over the years, about what it's like transitioning from player to commentator, and..... well, we talk about Miley Cyrus a little there in the beginning. Sorry about that. Ledgeside Chats is an interview show where...
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Composer Chats - Looking at Apple Arcade w/ Travis Talboys
In the first episode of Composer Chats, we're joined by Travis Talboys (@homenekonomics), who spends most of his time playing games on the phone. I ask him about his time so far with Apple Arcade, Apple's subscription mobile games service, and how it fits into his busy Gacha game schedule.
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Strike Up The Band 01 - The Maiden Voyage/Burning Bridges
Jake Jacobson (@Th3Composer) hosts a versatile crew of guests on the inaugural episode of Strike Up the Band; Isaias Rodriguez (@PeterZza), Thomas Quintana (@TrapExpert), Spencer Whiteman (@dtj_spinpai), Jacob Oller (@JacobOller), and Eric Rudkin (@EricRudkin). Thomas sells us on The Outer…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Jake "Composer" Jacobson hosts a variety of different shows featuring members of the DtJ Gaming Network and beyond. Shows include weekly Composer Chats, a short radio show-style pod about a specific topic around gaming; Ledgeside Chats, an interview show that spotlights members of the Indiana and Midwest Fighting Game Community, and Strike Up The Band, a Weekly gaming podcast featuring a rotating cast of DtJ members.
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Jake Jacobson
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