The Boss Fight Podcast

The go to for weekly updates and opinions on all things gaming, books, comics, movies and shows. Provocative and entertaining, we leave our audience walking away with good laughs, insightful knowledge and the joy of nostalgic musing. 00:00 — Podcast returns after years away 02:50 — Rapid Fire: life sentence vs guilty freedom 09:20 — Rapid Fire: video game mechanics in real life 18:27 — Life updates; why have we been gone?! 30:13 — Why gaming feels boring right now. And why are new live service games failing? 40:35 — AITA (am I the asshole?) - A.I. in a D&D Campaign... fair or foul? 50:00 — Apple TV+ discussion (Severance, Pluribus, Shrinking and more!) 66:40 — Track of the week is back! After taking a long break, we’re finally back.In Episode 33 we catch up on everything that’s happened during the hiatus... new homes, weddings, new adventures, birding?, life changes, and what pulled us back behind the microphones.Then we dive into what’s happening in gaming right now and ask a question many players are feeling:Why does gaming feel boring lately?We break down why live service games are struggling, why so many releases feel repetitive and what the industry might need to rediscover the magic that made gaming exciting in the first place.We also talk about what we’ve been watching lately which is mostly how Apple TV+ keeps quietly dominating with shows like Severance, Pluribus and Shrinking.And of course, we kick things off with some rapid-fire philosophical questions:• Would you rather serve life in prison for a crime you didn’t commit, or live freely after committing a terrible one? • If you could bring one video game mechanic into real life, what would it be?Episode 33 marks a new chapter for the show and we’re excited to be back.

On this episode, the boys discuss some surprisingly heavy things while discussing not at all heavy things. A full review of the masterpiece that is Black Adam is our Final Boss segment, and we are joined by Lucas aka Suzie Uzi aka Stephen's little bro via call!

Ok, not really. But someday? After the usual antics, rapid fire questions and news, we discuss the A.I. future and the impacts of tech on our lives. This is a nice long episode to make up for the time off!

Stephen is out of town, and Paul is talking to himself! He breaks down what's he's got going on, talks about some weird news stories like the Toy Hall of Fame inductees, and breaks down the Fast & Furious franchise and ranks the movies!

Stephen and Paul try out the new format where they plan nothing and try to make God tier content. Are they S tier yet? Prolly not. Are they above mid? You damn well know it! They play a few games like Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader and This or That. Then the conversation devolves into what makes music iconic and other random topics. Come along for the ride!!! 

Well, this will sure be an episode to remember!!! Hilarious stories followed by a deep conversation about what makes us interpersonally connected with other humans. We chat about a trip to Home Depot, Rapid Fire questions, reactions to the MWII beta and more!

THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN! Stephen and Paul catch up after too long of a break and outline their commitment moving forward. They catch up on life, play rapid fire, discuss the GTA VI leaks and the colossal failure that was the MW2 and Warzone 2.0 event last week. Also, is Better Call Saul really that good?

On this episode, we forego our usual games and gimmicks for a nice discussion on E3, including Halo: Infinite, Battlefield 2042, Forza Horizon 5 and Square Enix's failures. 

Paul is out in San Diego on vacation so Stephen found a better co-host this week! Stephen is joined by long time friend and fellow nerd Ashtin D'Motta (@dmottabeats) to discuss their favorite video game soundtracks of all time! The guys also discuss playing the new video game Knockout City together, Battlefield 6 news, Tacos vs. Wings and much more!

On this week's episode, we don't have an agenda! So we just do what we normally do in a slightly less organized way! Topics include the end of human civilization, cognitive load and the loss of excitement. (We promise it isn't as heavy or depressing as all that)

Stephen and Paul are back. And this time... it's permanent and for real! The guys catch up on life this episode as they warm back up to the podcast scene. They discuss what they have been up to, what they have been playing and what they have been watching. Also, the popular segment "Am I the Asshole" is back by popular demand! The discussion is finished off with some awesome video game topics including Warzone, Battlefield 6, Halo Infinite and much more!

Stephen and Paul are joined by old dwarf Cory Tate to talk about recent life updates, what we've been playing, the chaos of Cyberpunk 2077, trying to secure a new console, Pokemon, and all the Star Wars and Marvel talk that a budding dork could ever need. 

We're back. Again. Rapid-fire. News. The passing of Chadwick Boseman. DC Fandome. Scary nightmares. Halo is ugly. Cobra Kai is dope. 

On this week's episode, we ramble about a lot of nonsense, do random 90's trivia, discuss the hideous PS5, talk about risking our lives to see movies in theaters and analyze some philosophically important questions. We had a good time.

On this episode, Stephen and Paul answer some listener-submitted rapid-fire questions, where we remember the pain of the N64 controller and talk about The Fast and the Furious a lot. We discuss our first IG live experience and breakdown our encounter with Drunk Geoffrey. Paul puts his rapper hat on and drops a surprise verse about what he misses the most in quarantine. We also do some news stuff. Drop us a review and hit us up on our socials if you have topics you'd like us to discuss!

On this episode, the gang is back as a three and we discuss many important things. Rapid fire questions about alternate timelines and sequels, we give some fire tracks for you to enjoy, we breakdown why Armageddon is legendary and excellent (shut up Cory), we discuss what we've been watching and talk about some video game stuff. We had fun.

On this episode, Stephen and Paul are together in the States to discuss the latest happenings in a world on lockdown. Puppies are discussed, reality is considered, we discover that toy vans were awesome, we bore everyone with Halo memories, we fantasize about the days when we ate popcorn from the trash at free movies, fanboy-out about FF7 and we breakdown the beef between AMC and Universal. Pretty standard stuff. *BONUS!* Paul's mic stopped working twice, so don't panic when he suddenly becomes an echoey, distant ghost voice. We made the best of it. 

On this episode of The Boss Fight Podcast, Stephen Savelli & Paul Edwards aim to bring some laughs an joy to your week! The duo of course had a solid discussion regarding the PS5 and XBOX Series X specs that were released this week. Which one came out on top? Do specs really matter? Final Fantasy VII physical copies may be delayed... do we even need these anymore? Speaking of delays; this unfortunate COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of our lives including the parts attached to entertainment. There are heaps of delays and the guys talk through what that looks like. Is Jared Leto now Rick Grimes? Is it finally official that Rosario Dawson has been cast as Ahsoka Tano? All of that and a lot more on this episode of the podcast!If you liked the show go give us a follow on our socials and if you want to be extra cool -> a review on Apple Podcasts! You can find us @thebossfightpodcast on IG and FB; also on our website: bossfightpodcast.com!

Paul Edwards and Stephen Savelli make their EPIC return from the craziness of life with a fun filled episode! The duo discuss the swagger infested reveals from The Batman; including the suit and the Batmobile. They also walk through all the major movie releases of 2020 and give their opinions on which they are looking forward to... and which get a hard pass. Stephen and Paul also take the time to answer listener submitted questions and more! The Boss Fight Podcast is back!!! and it's only going up from here!If you liked the show go give us a follow on our socials and if you want to be extra cool -> a review on Apple Podcasts! You can find us @thebossfightpodcast on IG and FB; also on our website: bossfightpodcast.com!

Paul Edwards returns from his long holiday vacation and breaks down the 2010's with co-host Stephen Savelli! With sarcasm-filled banter the dynamic duo give their top choices for: track of the decade, movie of the decade, TV show of the decade and video game of the decade. They also discuss things and ideas they would like to leave behind in the 2010's... like... Dave and Dan! (sorry for a spoiler)If you liked the show go give us a follow on our socials and if you want to be extra cool -> a review on Apple Podcasts! You can find us @thebossfightpodcast on IG and FB; also on our website: bossfightpodcast.com!

Stephen Savelli is joined by Australian legend Christopher Newton to bravely review the flop that is CATS! And let's be clear - this movie is TERRIBLE - but it is worth hearing them break it down to the atomic level. The duo kicks off the show playing these mini games: This or That, Rapid Fire Questions and Track of the Week. Stephen with Christopher also discuss: New Years Resolutions, Australian Geography, Chris' insatiable love for Captain America, why Christopher won't watch the new Joker movie, Dungeons & Dragons, X-Wing Miniatures, Christopher finishing Death Stranding and much more nerdy shit!If you liked the show go give us a follow on our socials and if you want to be extra cool -> a review on Apple Podcasts!Find Stephen on Instagram @stephen.savelli. You can also find us @thebossfightpodcast and on our website bossfightpodcast.com

Stephen Savelli is joined by Cory Tate to review Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. In this SPOILER FREE review to duo discuss: overall rating of the movie, did this feel like a proper ending to the Skywalker Saga, does the story feel finished, were the trailers truly spoiler heavy, which character had the best moment, which character was a disappointment, should Leia Organa have died in The Last Jedi, did J.J. Abrams fix what Rian Johnson "broke", did Palpatine live up to expectations and more!The Boss Fight Podcast are a couple of thirty-something nerds taking on the final boss of the childhood stage and leveling-up for the endgame.You can find us on Twitter and Instagram: @thebossfightpodcast

Before Paul's sabbatical in Santa Cruz ends Stephen is joined by Cory Tate to discuss the nerd news of the week! The highlight of this episode is the hot fire flame debate over who is the GOAT director: Christopher Nolan or Steven Spielberg? And the duo take it to social media mid podcast to prove who is right (with poll results at end of this episode!). Stephen with Cory also discuss: Ryan Reynolds announces Deadpool 3 is in the works, Jon Favreau confirmed that The Mandalorian Season 2 will be released in fall 2020, new Tenet trailer is gold, Star Trek: Picard is the most anticipated TV show of 2020 based off Google searches and much more!If you liked the show go give us a follow on our socials and a review on Apple Podcasts!Find Cory on Instagram @cory.tate and Stephen on Instagram @stephen.savelli. You can also find us @thebossfightpodcast and on our website bossfightpodcast.com

Paul is on an end of year sabbatical in Santa Cruz, California so Stephen is joined by some friendly new faces! On this episode of The Boss Fight Podcast featuring Stephen Savelli accompanied by special guests Lucas Eckroth and Jade Jones we break down some of our favorite moments of 2019. This includes Top 5 Games of the Year as well as our favorite movie of 2019!Stephen with Lucas and Jade also discuss the nerd and pop culture news of the week: the XBOX Series X reveal and next gen consoles, an argument ensues about the PC Master Race, the crew discuss how funny it is that Cats bombed at the box office, The Witcher on Netflix non spoiler first impressions, 6 THOUSAND year old gum and much more!All games mentioned in our Top 5 Games of 2019 lists:Death StrandingStar Wars Jedi: Fallen OrderSekiro: Shadows Die TwiceLink’s AwakeningOuter WorldsBorderlands 3Risk of Rain 2NorthgardPokemon Sword and ShieldFire Emblem 3 HousesThe Dark Pictures: Man of MedanMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black OrderLuigi’s Mansion 3Super Mario Maker 2Apex Legends

On this three-people-in-the-same-small-room episode of The Boss Fight Podcast featuring Cory Tate, we break down how freaking good Watchmen is, Paul rants about how much The Mandalorian sucks, we discuss last-minute Episode IX spoilers and chat about hype levels, Paul gives his Irishman impressions, we give our Tracks of the Week, play Rapid Fire Questions and a new game called 10 Clues! We had a great time, and you will too. The last episode before Stephen heads back down under. 

https://bossfightpodcast.com/On this finally-recorded-in-the-same-room episode of The Boss Fight Podcast, Stephen Savelli & Paul Edwards discuss the wonderful Death Stranding, the incredible Watchmen, the polarizing Cybertruck and the state of Star Wars spoilers. We also do some rapid fire questions and some interesting and random facts! With Stephen in town we finally got to look each other in the eyes while we spouted our nerd randomness.The Boss Fight Podcast are a couple of thirty-something nerds taking on the final boss of the childhood stage and leveling-up for the endgame of life.You can find us on Twitter and Instagram: @thebossfightpodcast

https://bossfightpodcast.com/On this episode of The Boss Fight Podcast, Stephen Savelli & Paul Edwards discuss the nerd and pop culture news of the week: The Mandalorian is out and is amazing, Disney+ has great content, is Death Stranding actually a masterpiece?, Pokemon Sword and Shield, new Sonic trailer, Joker surpasses $1B, #ReleaseTheSnyderCut, Watchmen viewership, His Dark Materials viewership, Silicon Valley final season, Age of Empires 4 gameplay trailer and much MUCH more!The Boss Fight Podcast are a couple of thirty-something nerds taking on the final boss of the childhood stage and leveling-up for the endgame of life.You can find us on Twitter and Instagram: @thebossfightpodcast

https://bossfightpodcast.com/On this episode of The Boss Fight Podcast, Stephen Savelli & Paul Edwards discuss the nerd and pop culture news of the week: Dave & Dan leaving Star Wars, Game of Thrones prequel cancelled after pilot, another GoT prequel picked up to series, Watchmen viewership, final Witcher trailer hype, Death Stranding reviews are not great, Blizzard announces Diablo 4 at Blizzcon and also announces Overwatch 2, Ant-Man 3, Terminator Dark Fate stands to lose as much as $120+ million, SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE milestone, Green Lantern TV Show Coming to HBO Max and much MUCH more!The Boss Fight Podcast are a couple of thirty-something nerds taking on the final boss of the childhood stage and leveling-up for the endgame.You can find us on Twitter and Instagram: @thebossfightpodcast

On this episode of The Boss Fight Podcast, Stephen Savelli & Paul Edwards are joined by Cory Tate to discuss their TOP 5 SCI Fi movies of all time. The conversation gets heated with a heavy sprinkle of laughs and chaotic banter! The team also runs through their honorable mentions as well as nostalgic movies that... may not be the best movies but have a special place in their hearts. You will not want to miss this eclectic list of science fiction movies. You will listen to the following movies be discussed: Sunshine, Interstellar, Super 8, Robocop, Iron Giant, The Matrix, Inception, Children of Men, Wall-E, The Last Starfighter, Moon, Independence Day, Jurassic Park, Star Wars, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Martian, Predator, Alien.... and countless additional sci-fi films. You will also find the following to be discussed on this special episode of the podcast: Alien vs Predator, Millennium Falcon vs. the Milano, best sci-fi weapon, who would you rather get drunk with: Yoda or Spock and much MUCH more!The Boss Fight Podcast are a couple of thirty-something nerds taking on the final boss of the childhood stage and leveling-up for the endgame.You can find us on Twitter and Instagram: @thebossfightpodcast

On this episode of The Boss Fight Podcast, Stephen Savelli & Paul Edwards have a little fun playing some mini games: rapid fire questions, fun facts and SUPERFIGHT. Superfight is a game where you argue with your friends over ridiculous fights. The game is very simple. Players use the cards to create ridiculous fighters, and argue about which character would win in a fight. Then everyone around the table votes on the winner. As you can imagine, the fights are epic and hilarious. But we need YOU the listeners to decide the winner - message us on Twitter or Instagram with your vote! We end the podcast with a non spoiler discussion on the first Watchmen episode.The team also discusses news of the week:Paul Dano being cast as RiddlerFinal Star Wars trailer droppedand our excitement for Terminator Dark FateThe Boss Fight Podcast are a couple of thirty-something nerds taking on the final boss of the childhood stage and leveling-up for the endgame.You can find us on Twitter and Instagram: @thebossfightpodcast

On this episode of The Boss Fight Podcast, Stephen Savelli & Paul Edwards are joined by Cory Tate to discuss the JOKER movie in a fully vetted spoiler review! Joaquin Phoenix is the GOAT?You will find the following and more to be discussed on this special episode of the podcast: Martin Scorsese's cinema comments, Wolverine getting his own comic book series again, Inhumans back in MCU?, Neil Patrick Harris and other Matrix 4 cast rumors, The Watchmen and His Dark Materials coming to HBO, The Witcher 3 on Nintendo Switch, Marvel Promotes Kevin Feige to Chief Creative Officer and MORE!The Boss Fight Podcast are a couple of thirty-something nerds taking on the final boss of the childhood stage and leveling-up for the endgame.You can find us on Twitter and Instagram: @thebossfightpodcast

On this episode of The Boss Fight Podcast, Stephen Savelli & Paul Edwards discuss their top 5 video games of all time! And since there are so many great games in their lifetimes, the fellas also have a HEFTY honorable mention list to make them feel better about their tough decisions. Stephen also has a challenge for our listeners and will donate to a charity if someone accepts and wins. You will find the following and more to be discussed on this special episode of a podcast: The Witcher 3, Super Smash Bros, Final Fantasy X, actually... many Final Fantasy's, Red Dead Redemption 2, Sim City 2000, Chrono Trigger, Halo 3, GTA, Pokemon, multiple Zelda games, Roller Coaster Tycoon, Mass Effect, Super Mario World and Mario 64, Madden, Age of Empires, Skyrim, Donkey Kong Country and MANY MANY MORE!The Boss Fight Podcast are a couple of thirty-something nerds taking on the final boss of the childhood stage and leveling-up for the endgame.You can find us on Twitter and Instagram: @thebossfightpodcast

On the first episode of The Boss Fight Podcast, Stephen Savelli & Paul Edwards discuss the nerd and pop culture news of the week: Spider-Man is back in the MCU, The Irishmen getting amazing reviews, The Rock returns for Smackdown, Kevin Feige taking over Star Wars at Disney, The Nintendo 64 being released 23 years ago and much more! The show ends with a hefty deep dive chat about Game of Thrones winning 12 Emmy's. Stephen and Paul discuss their displeasure for the final season and break down some of it's flaws. David Benioff and Dan Weiss were of course a hot topic as well as what does the future hold for Game of Thrones spin-offs. The Boss Fight Podcast are a couple of thirty-something nerds taking on the final boss of the childhood stage and leveling-up for the endgame.You can find us on Twitter and Instagram: @thebossfightpodcast

On the pilot episode of The Boss Fight Podcast, Stephen Savelli & Paul Edwards kick off the series with a bang, discussing some exciting movements in the world of nerds. First, the duo have a heart-warming conversation about the joy that The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is bringing them both. The energy then moves to an open discussion about remakes, remasters and new IP. Why are studios and us as humans scared to take risks? And the show ends with a hefty hype chat talking all things JOKER! The Boss Fight Podcast are a couple of thirty-something nerds taking on the final boss of the childhood stage and leveling-up for the endgame.