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A podcast about video games. What a novel idea. Dave Ryan, Mark Robinson, Jack Layzell and Garrett Kidney bring you the latest in video games and nerd culture ephemera.http://linktothecast.wordpress.com

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  1. Link to the Cast: Sort of Game Of The Year 2025

    2025 was a good video gaming year (movies and TV also good)! Welcome to our less extensive GOTY breakdown which we're joined for, as always, by Barry Murphy (@TheBarryLad on BlueSky, twitch.tv/Barrylad). 00:30 Intro, it’s only been a week and Garrett vs Birds 11:00 Loose favourite TV/Movies of…

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  2. Link to the Cast #364: LoveCom: Merry Christmas

    00:30 Games, BlueSky and Airports 04:50 2024 Internet Brain Rot Quiz (12 questions) 29:30 Complete break down of Love Actually including McCutcheon deep dive 1:04:55 Get to Work 1:12:50 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 1:26:50 Digital Video Game store fronts 1:38:05 WB Montreal slashing 99 jobs...

  3. Link to the Cast #363: Fat Clips

    00:30 Introduction 03:45 From Episode 329 "Mark and the PSPs" 07:05 From Episode 330 "Garrett x Madame Web" 11:55 From Episode 331 "Dave and Jack x Madame Web" 18:25 From Episode 335 "Mark IS the sporting albatross" 21:30 From Episode 336 "Garrett x the sporting albatross" 24:25 From Episode 336...

  4. Link to the Cast #362: Duschenhausen

    00:30 Headed to parts unknown, sellouts and aging 15:40 Dave's rewatching Lost 22:15 Saturday Night (2024) 30:30 Atrioc $2K Hitman Contract competition 35:35 Dave's started 1000x resist 37:35 Mouthwashing 45:10 Silent Hill 2 Remake and remake etiquette 1:04:35 Loco Motive 1:11:30 Game Awards...

  5. Link to the Cast #361: Got That Grapple Dog in Me

    00:30 Gigs, Politics and Cats 13:20 Hamilton (live!) 17:00 Hacks 21:50 Half Life 2 20th Anniversary documentary 31:00 Jack on that Balatro grind again 36:45 Tetris Forever 47:00 Neva 56:20 Game Awards announce DLC/remakes eligible now 1:03:05 PS5 Slim deep discount pre-Xmas 1:09:55 Nintendo using...

  6. Link to the Cast #360: They Be Walking Here

    00:30 Keeping in contact, shoulders and walking here 05:45 Mark blinsides Jack with Chelsea quiz 24:30 Mark watches Mighty Boosh for the first time 38:45 The Day of the Jackal (2024) 46:20 Slow Horses 50:35 Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket 1:07:10 Judero 1:12:05 Metal Slug Tactics 1:18:20 Pinball...

  7. Link to the Cast #359: A Man of Great Courage

    00:30 Scare mazes and what's spooky or not 08:50 Terrifier 3 21:40 Wild at Heart 24:05 Alarmo Breaking News 24:30 Garrett's Venom takes and Venom debate 37:10 Only Murders in the Building finale (no spoilers) 39:40 Agatha All Along finale (kinda spoilers) and Marvel future 49:40 Bad Monkey 55:00...

  8. Link to the Cast #358: Light That Bastard Up

    00:30 Nicknames and modern music 13:45 Venom The Last Dance (Spoliers: But honestly... not for a lot) 30:55 Am I Being Unreasonable? 37:45 Mark finally watches Deadpool v Wolverine 44:40 Clue 48:45 Jonathan Lynn Movies 50:30 Wilmot Works it Out 58:15 COD Black Ops 6 1:08:00 Mouthwashing 1:15:10...

  9. Link to the Cast #357: The Garrett Nah

    00:30 Pokemon is an anime and The Garrett Nah 12:15 Mark's Megalopolis breakdown 27:35 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 35:10 The Wild Robot 48:15 Pierce Brosnan Bonds 1:00:50 Garrett finishes Zelda EOW and GOTY contention 1:12:50 UFO 50 more detailed review 1:26:25 Kill Knight 1:34:05 Analog release N64...

  10. Link to the Cast #356: Dongdadong

    00:30 Dave and Jack talk about food 07:30 Dandadan and anime in general 24:00 Agatha All Along progress 30:25 James Bond movies now on Prime for rewatch 35:30 Casa Bonita Mi Amor 43:10 Joker Folie a Deux (Spoilers... but honestly who cares) 59:40 Silent Hill 2 Remake 1:09:25 Thank Goodness You're...

  11. Link to the Cast #355: Punched to Death by Samuel Eto'o

    00:30 Dave and Garrett re-unite and Jack enjoys Garrett rants 08:10 Dave takes on the McMahon doc 16:20 Dave enjoying Agatha All Along 24:45 Jack's Spider-Man cinema rewatch project 35:20 Rings of Power season 2 47:45 Legend of Vox Machina 53:05 Jet Lag Season 11 finishes up 55:25 Can you…

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  12. Link to the Cast #354: Bonesaw is Ready

    00:30 Cole Palmer, bad interviews and bad Macho Man impressions 07:00 McMahon Netflix documentary 25:00 Agatha All Along 35:40 The Substance (Garrett review) 40:00 Megalopolis 49:00 Adam Driver 52:10 Zelda Echoes of Wisdom 1:15:35 Lara Croft/Hitman GO 1:25:15 2024 Catch Up 1:28:10 Miyamoto wants...

  13. Link to the Cast #353: Lobbyists

    00:30 Jack joy, Garrett adventures and lobbies 13:55 Jet Lag: Tag Season 3 18:25 YouTube as a platform and Garrett selling out 22:20 Garrett rants about Jeff Jarrett 24:35 Donut County 26:10 Venba 31:15 Life is Strange replay 40:30 Garrett's takes on Astro Bot 46:55 Mark issues with Astro Bot…

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  14. Link to the Cast #352: Two Man Booth/Blue Man Group

    00:30 Blue Man Group, talk show hosts and more Dropout love 11:55 Mark Maron vs Bert Kreischer and comedian sensitivity 18:20 Alien Romulus 25:20 Trapped and M. Night's Career 37:10 Only Murders in the Building season 4 43:05 The 4:30 Movie and Kevin Smith in 2024 56:15 More AstroBot thoughts...

  15. Link to the Cast #351: Hired Goons

    00:30 Mark's a citizen, loans and goons 10:50 Astro Bot (some mild spoilers) 40:15 Animal Well 50:30 Phantom Spark 57:45 Kneecap 1:08:10 Rubberbandits 1:11:00 Ocean's Eleven 1:20:30 The Concord saga 1:31:50 Will the infustry learn from this? 1:42:20 Balatro coming to mobile 1:47:55 Until Dawn...

  16. Link to the Cast #350: Get the Multitap Out

    00:30 Olympics and video games for sporting events 14:15 Headaches, guitar playing and tribute bands 29:40 Borderlands (...stinks) 42:25 Kinds of Kindness 51:50 Crash Bandicoot N'sane Trilogy 57:10 Thank Goodness You're Here 1:04:20 Borderlands movie branded "a disaster" 1:07:25 Sony Santa Monica...

  17. Link to the Cast #349: Rollercoaster Aficionado

    00:30 - More Greggs, theme park aficionados, Garrett’s Scandinavian and Italian adventures 19:40 - Inside Out 2 23:03 - Furiosa 28:30 - Deadpool & Wolverine (spoilers a-plenty) 47:15 - Extended RDJ/Doctor Doom chatter 50:10 - Flock 55:00 - Dungeons Of Hinterberg 1:08:35 - A year of good games…

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  18. Link to the Cast #348: Bwaaaaah

    00:30 Dentistry, Greggs and Chip Shops 18:45 West Wing and modern political relevance 26:20 Thelma and Louise is not Thelma 28:05 Hans Zimmer 31:30 Thelma (actually) 37:15 Jason Momoa has been in some random shit 39:35 Deadpool vs Wolverine (Spoiler Free) 57:15 RDJ is unveiled at Comic Con debate...

  19. Link to the Cast #347: Night Vision Goggles of People Screaming

    00:30 Jack is excited about Hurling 05:25 Escape Rooms 11:15 Crystal Maze 14:25 Gameshows we'd want to be on 19:15 Who's Line Is It Anyway and Youtube algorithm 27:30 Pitch Perfect and acapella 30:25 Long Legs and horror movie reactions 49:45 The Boys 1:05:30 Quick burial of The Acolyte episode 8...

  20. Link to the Cast #346: Do You Like Stuff

    00:30 Talking about Mark's experiences at Develop:Brighton 19:25 Mini Rant about Acolyte episode 7 26:10 The Bikeriders 33:25 Sean Seanson's Capcom PS1 video 42:45 House Flipper 2 44:30 Conor McGregor Elusive Target 50:45 Mark re-delves into Neon White 59:55 Gamepass prices to rise by up to 25%...

  21. Link to the Cast #345: He A Fan

    00:30 Food and drink 09:05 Euros Quiz 27:25 Mark's watching activities 29:15 Jack's Game of Thrones rewatch, rant and House of the Dragon 57:30 Crash Bandicoot Playstation games 1:00:45 Street Uni X 1:12:00 Hauntii 1:18:00 Jack's cosy games House Flipper 2 and Train Station Renovation 1:29:20 Dr...

  22. Link to the Cast #344: Nu Dempa Men

    00:30 Desserts, Euros and Garrett's jollies 21:30 Inside Out 2 32:15 Doctor Who Finale 35:45 Bill Nighy and Love Actually for some reason 37:45 Acolyte is kinda fun 40:10 Elden Ring has new game plus'd Garrett out of the DLC 45:25 Combat games/Tekken 46:25 Roadrunner/Wil-E-Coyote 48:50 Isles of…

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  23. Link to the Cast #343: Do You Cook a Banana

    00:30 Mark's in parks, Jack looking forward to the Euros, Garrett is 32 and Geoff trying to save us all 13:50 Doctor Who is back (according to Garrett) 25:25 iRobot (you human) 31:25 Men in Black (galaxy defenders) 39:35 Bad Boys Ride or Die (whatcha gonna do) 44:45 Furiosa (rocks) 55:10 Jim…

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  24. Link to the Cast #342: Craig David Rundown

    00:30 Craig David, bad comedy and movies you have to watch 18:30 Mad Max Fury Road 24:45 Challengers 31:45 Love Lies Bleeding 38:40 If 42:50 Loreli and The Laser Eyes 50:50 Pokerogue and the unpleasantness 59:50 Dave the Diver Godzilla DLC on the way 1:01:30 IGN acquires many other VG media...

  25. Link to the Cast #341: Jack Ferriman

    00:32 - Plugs McRobinson, Jack McGooner, Steps McKidney 08:08 - The Fall Guy 15:12 - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 25:31 - 99 31:44 - X-Men ‘97 season finale 37: 19 - Movie time with Kidney, featuring Jack Ferriman of Ghost Ship 45:00 - Cosmic Collapse 52:58 - Mad Max 55:37 - Crow Country…

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  26. Link to the Cast #340: Tears in the Eyes of Goran Pandev

    00:30 Youtube Premium, Gaelic athletics and North Macedonia 08:35 Dave's re-watching all the X-Men movies 27:15 Kung-Fu Panda 4 28:30 Jules 34:50 There's Something About Mary and do the Farrelly Brothers hold up? 43:10 Seinfeld's claim and how well does comedy age 56:30 Pokemon HeartGold and…

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  27. Link to the Cast #339: Ships Passing in the Night Screaming at Each Other

    00:30 Mark's tired, Jack reminisces, Dave's sick and Garrett's guide to Twitter 23:40 Godzilla x Kong - The New Empire 28:30 Ripley 35:00 Civil War and Alex Garland movies 53:00 X-Men 97 is gittin' gud 1:04:00 Dear England 1:09:10 Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom 1:14:10 Another Crab's Treasure 1:30:30…

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  28. Link to the Cast #338: Dinosaurs or Pirates?

    Mark and Garrett take you though this week's news and reviews for another instalment of Link to the Cast! 00:35 - Lightning Round w/ Garrett 20:07 - Monkey Man 29:30 - Meet Joe Black 39:20 - X-Men ‘97 quick thoughts 42:15 - Pepper Grinder 50:50 - Mark is playing Final Fantasy VII (og) again…

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  29. Link to the Cast #337: The Treasure of Transylvania

    We were blessed to be joined by Maria Dordea @itmemariaaa this week to talk Botany Manor, 3 Body Problem and lots of chatter about cats. 00:24 - the treasure of Transylvania, driving exams 8:05 - It’s Always Sunny surprise quiz 21:10 - 3 Body Problem *spoilers* 40:30 - Botany Manor 55:00 - A…

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  30. Link to the Cast #336: Ken as a Third Party Candidate

    00:30 Garrett suprise, Rock division and Shamrock for prez 07:20 The Truth vs Alex Jones and the psychology of conspiracy nuts 41:20 Garrett rags on Words With Friends 2 (Word Harder) 46:20 Wordle, Grid Games and Cine 2 Nerdle 50:50 Dave finishes Resident Evil 4 remake off 55:10 Jack murders Sean...

  31. Link to the Cast #335: Colloquially Known as the Sporting Albatross

    00:30 Sporting Albatross, Salmon and it was a Tuesday 06:50 X-Men 97 Mark takes 14:55 The Morning Show 20:50 Mark's stuck on the Pirates 23:00 Dave's American Fiction takes 28:55 Ghostbusters Frozen Empire and movie franchises 1:00:20 FF7 Rebirth Demo from Mark's perspective 1:10:40 Stellar Blade...

  32. Link to the Cast #334: Backhanded Compliments - The Podcast

    00:30 Online persona, Twitter profiles and backhanded compliments 09:30 X-Men 97 20:45 Stewart Lee and does Garrett do stand-up 26:10 Dune 2, popcorn buckets and riding the worm 34:50 Austin Butler, Aaron Taylor Johnson and accents 37:00 Aaron Taylor Johnson as Bond? 42:40 Unicorn Overlord 46:45...

  33. Link to the Cast #333: I'll Take Andre the Giant for 400

    00:30 Mark surprises Jack with a Wrestlemania quiz 19:40 Argylle 31:00 Drive Away Dolls 36:15 American Fiction 41:55 Poor Things 54:40 Oscars and award shows 59:05 Balatro addiction 1:12:20 Beserk Boy 1:22:35 Penny's Big Breakaway and platforming 1:38:35 Sweet Baby Inc storm in a tea cup 1:54:20...

  34. Link to the Cast #332: If the Nuts are the Shaker...

    00:30 Mark is exhibiting, Jack visits baby and Garrett no comment on Madame Web 08:00 Wicked Little Letters 14:55 Dave finishes The Bear 17:50 Dune 2: Dune Harder 30:45 Splatoon 3 Side Order 35:00 Balatro 59:15 Sadly more video game layoffs 01:16:30 Remedy buys back rights to Control 01:19:55...

  35. Link to the Cast #331: 771 Floppy Disks

    00:30 Mark's floppy, Jack's backy and Dave's courting Gabey 06:55 Garrett was wrong about Madame Web, an analysis by David and Jackothy 34:20 Paprika and Satoshi Kon 43:25 American Psycho 50:10 Wayne's World and Saturday Night Live movies 52:35 Mark to re-watch Austin Powers 56:05 Jack plays…

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  36. Link to the Cast #330: Everybody's Getting Bitten By Spiders

    00:30 - Making a game - who’d do it? Wrestling in Ireland 07:00 - Madame Web 18:03 - The Iron Claw 31:07 - The Bear 37:30 - The Holdovers 43:34 - Celeste 64 45:39 - Donkey Kong 64 59:15 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [Demo] 1:03:47 - Anomaly Agent 1:06:13 - Octopath Traveler II 1:08:29 - Layoffs at...

  37. Link to the Cast #329: UMDeezNutz

    We're back for a brand new year of Link to the Cast and already rehashing the horror that was GOTY 2023. 00:40 - 2PSP Daddy 04:20 - Garrett’s GOTY grievances 13:15 - Mad Max Fury Road 17:42 - Ferrari 18:40 - The Holdovers 19:30 - May December 20:55 - Saltburn 24:00 - Poor Things 27:20 - Dropout...

  38. Link to the Cast #328: Post It Performance Review

    w/ special guest Sean McGee (don't @ him). 0:30 Axyz on tour, non-alcoholic beer, graphics cards 11:45 The annual Sean McGee GOTY burial 1:16:38 Yu-Gi-Oh! 1:21:10 Reacher 1:27:40 Pokemon Concierge 1:31:25 The Boy and The Heron 1:37:03 Echo (Marvel, not the Dolphin) 1:51:27 The Finals 2:05:25…

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  39. The Grap Up: December 2023

    December 2023 was a quieter month than usual in pro wrestling but still plenty busy! Bryan and Mark discuss lots on this month's Grap Up, including: - AEW Worlds End including the big DEVIL REVEAL - NXT Deadline - Road to Tokyo Dome - Other top matches from Japan - And more!

  40. Link to the Cast #327: Seanuary

    A special episode with Sean Season discussing all things retro gaming, whether he prefers to love or hate a game and his exclusive thoughts on Rudebox by Robbie Williams... plus a lot more discussed! Season is at Sean Season on Youtube and @SeanSeansonYT on Twitter (not calling it that...). Like,...

  41. Link to the Cast: Game of the Year 2023, Part 4

    2023... was a good video gaming year! Welcome to our extensive GOTY breakdown which we're joined for, as always, by Barry Murphy (@TheBarryLad on Twitter, twitch.tv/Barrylad). This is part 4 of 4 (we did say extensive!) as we simply cover: GAME OF THE YEAR 2023 Picking from the following: Alan…

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  42. Link to the Cast: Game of the Year 2023, Part 3

    2023... was a good video gaming year! Welcome to our extensive GOTY breakdown which we're joined for, as always, by Barry Murphy (@TheBarryLad on Twitter, twitch.tv/Barrylad). This is part 3 of 4 (we did say extensive!) and we cover the following topics below: 00:55 Best Music or Soundtrack 37:45...

  43. Link to the Cast: Game of the Year 2023, Part 2

    2023... was a good video gaming year! Welcome to our extensive GOTY breakdown which we're joined for, as always, by Barry Murphy (@TheBarryLad on Twitter, twitch.tv/Barrylad). This is part 2 of 4 (we did say extensive!) and we cover the following topics below: 00:55 Gaming Moment of the Year...

  44. Link to the Cast: Game of the Year 2023, Part 1

    2023... was a good video gaming year! Welcome to our extensive GOTY breakdown which we're joined for, as always, by Barry Murphy (@TheBarryLad on Twitter, twitch.tv/Barrylad). This is part 1 of 4 (we did say extensive!) and we cover the following topics below: 00:55 Intro and games we missed in...

  45. Link to the Cast #326: You Look Like You Know Where The Cheese Is

    00:30 Festive frolics, haircuts, extortion and pet monkeys 16:15 Godzilla Minus One 25:45 Modern Star Wars 27:45 Bit more Godzilla 30:25 The Morning Show through Dave's eyes 38:30 Jet Lag Season 8 46:30 Wonka 56:55 Jack's casual GTA IV replay 1:02:05 Dave playing Alan Wake 2 final chapter 1:03:35...

  46. Link to the Cast #325: Home Improvement and Ernest Movies For the Young

    w/ Kefin Mahon of How 2 Wrestling, Cinema Swirl and The Attitude Era podcast! 00:30 Dark research, home Christmas and Irish supermarkets 13:15 RIP Andre Braugher and Brooklyn Nine-Nine 20:50 Napoleon 27:00 Fargo (TV series) 30:00 Hbomberguy, Todd in the Shadows and Plagiarism 54:30 Kefin's AEW...

  47. The Grap Up: November 2023

    The Grap Up, November 2023 EDITON! Topics include: - The return of CM Punk in WWE - WWE Survivor Series recap - AEW Full Gear recap - The news from Japan - And more!

  48. Link to the Cast #324: Dirty Sanchez Coffee Mug

    Invincible, Scott Pilgrim animated series, Thirsty Suitors, El Paso Elswewhere, Mario Wonder, The Getaway, Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, The Simpsons: Hit & Run sequel had airships, devs remain unsure why it was scrapped, Insomniac's Wolverine reportedly due 2025, darker than Spider-Man and The Last…

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  49. Link to the Cast #323: You Were My Quality Pillar

    00:30 Garrett gets the 'rona 05:20 Survivor and reality TV 18:40 The Killer 24:15 Roger and Me 29:30 The Marvels [spoilers for post credits] 34:40 Nu Frasier interupts The Marvels 36:50 Back to The Marvels 41:40 Spider-Man 2 talk from Garrett, Dave and Mark 1:00:20 Dave nearly finished with Super...

  50. Link to the Cast #322: Five Million Three Hundred and Eighteen Thousand and Eight

    00:30 In defence of Intimacy, calculators and Steam Deck on the tube 11:25 Stop Making Sense and Mark 19:45 Tom Jones is a handbag 21:40 Loki finale 30:35 Songs in movies 33:40 Killers of the Flower Moon 42:45 Sonic Superstars 47:45 Headbangers Rhythm Royale 52:30 Jusant 1:00:55 Thirsty Suitors...

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