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TGD Nanode 6 – The Child of Venus
  Episode 6 of TGD’s NaNoWriMo Podcast series for 2015! Three days down and Max has yet to write a word. But his sci-fi novel The Child of Venus is all there up in his overtaxed head and it’s amazing. … Continued
TGD Nanode 5 – Self-Help
  Episode 5 of TGD’s NaNoWriMo Podcast series for 2015! We’re 3 days in to the competition and Brett shares the beginning days of writing his dark comedy/drama novel Self-Help.   https://ia601505.us.archive.org/25/items/TGDS2NANO6/TGDS2NANO05.mp3   Download Start out at NaNoWriMo.org! Friend us each there … Continued
TGD Nanode 4 – Brett’s Pitch
  Episode 4 of TGD’s NaNoWriMo Podcast series for 2015! Brett rounds out the crew with a pair of pitches that he whittles down to one for his 2015 novel.   https://ia601508.us.archive.org/12/items/TGDS2NANO4_20151008/TGDS2NANO4.mp3   Download Start out at NaNoWriMo.org! Friend us each there to … Continued
TGD Nanode 3 – Max’s Pitch
  Episode 3 of TGD’s NaNoWriMo Podcast series for 2015! Max is next to pitch the crew his 2015 novel.   https://ia601508.us.archive.org/12/items/TGDS2NANO4_20151008/TGDS2NANO3.mp3   Download Start out at NaNoWriMo.org! Friend us each there to keep track of our word counts. Brett – Self Help … Continued
TGD Nanode 2 – Ian’s Pitch
  Episode 2 of TGD’s NaNoWriMo Podcast series for 2015! Ian is up first to pitch the crew his 2015 novel.   https://ia601508.us.archive.org/12/items/TGDS2NANO4_20151008/TGDS2NANO2.mp3   Download Start out at NaNoWriMo.org! Friend us each there to keep track of our word counts. Brett – Self … Continued
TGD Nanode 1 – The Basics
  The first episode of TGD’s NaNoWriMo Podcast series for 2015! We give an overview of NaNoWriMo with some tips and tricks on how to start.     https://ia601508.us.archive.org/12/items/TGDS2NANO4_20151008/TGDS2NANO1.mp3 Download   Start out at NaNoWriMo.org! Friend us each there to keep … Continued
Your TGD NaNoWriMo Portal!
  It’s officially begun! The TGD crew has started the long process of completing our 50,000 word NaNoWriMo challenge for November 2015! Right now it’s only some loose ideas and a scattering of outlines, but before you know it we’ll … Continued
TGDS2 – EP014 – The Holy Spirit Bomb
  Christmas comes early as we open some gifts, talk a little Fallout and then get right into news. We all get a lesson in 2015 punctuation, show our own unique forms of empathy for a sneezing child, contemplate riding … Continued
TGDS2 – EP013 – OLED Farmin’
  Brett returns from the apocalyptic wastes and gives us the one-two punch with new tattoos on his knuckles that read ‘Fallout4’ and ‘WalkingDead’. In between Max laments having to water some fickle OLED plants and everyone remembers that TGD is … Continued
TGDS2 – MD04 – Looters
  A minor digression all about Destiny and how the new ‘Taken King’ expansion has reignited our loot lust.   https://ia601509.us.archive.org/18/items/TGDS2MD04/TGDS2MD04.mp3 Download   If we decide to go out LIVE next week, we’ll announce when to tune in via Twitter, then just head … Continued
The Great Digression digresses.
  Hey folks! TGD here. As the year grows late, November inevitably approaches. And yes, while over-stuffing on turkey, premature holiday music and the greatest sport in the world begins to ramp up (culminating in the always spectacular Davis Cup … Continued
TGDS2 – EP012 – Static Fashion
  The cast is down a host this week, but fear not! The bumbling sidekicks manage to talk about the secrets of hobo hygiene, whether clone murder counts, fingernail breaking toys of the past and if ‘television static’ was ever a … Continued
TGDS2 – EP003 Complete – Margarita Guy/ Eddard Snark/ Killer Robots Riding Prehistoric ATVs
Click to download and listen! Liked the previous three TGD podcasts? Here is the uncut episode where they came from! Game of Thrones, an extended take on spooky video games, an exhaustive look at Fallout Shelter, news stories like the devil’s … Continued
TGDS2 – EP011 – Killer Robots Riding Prehistoric ATVs
  TGD has a brief detour into the land of spooky games right before a plus sized news section featuring erect devils, treadmill racing, the worldwide submission to our eventual murderous robot overlords and prehistoric ATV tire tracks.   https://ia601503.us.archive.org/16/items/TGDS2EP011/TGDS2EP011.mp3 … Continued
TGDS2 – EP010 – Eddard Snark
https://ia601505.us.archive.org/9/items/TGDS2EP010/TGDS2EP010.mp3 Download After months of Max prodding Brett with Oathkeeper, Needle and Longclaw, he finally gives in watches the first three seasons of HBO’s Game of Thrones. What results is the crew dancing around spoilers while discussing the television show’s current midpoint. If we … Continued
TGDS2 – MD03 – Fallout Schafer
https://ia601504.us.archive.org/1/items/TGDS2MD03/TGDS2MD03.mp3 Download It begins as one member of the podcast mentions the ‘F’ word. Then another brings out his phone. Soon all the phones are out. The tapping begins. There’s loot being dropped. People are being coerced into having sex. … Continued
TGDS2 – EP009 – Margarita Guy
https://ia601501.us.archive.org/11/items/TGDS2EP009/TGDS2EP009.mp3 Download New Walking Dead series? The crew is surprisingly skeptical. And the world’s most interesting Tetris-related news story takes mere seconds to spin off into a detailed discussion of emo dinosaurs and prioritizing margaritas during a pterodactyl attack. If we … Continued
TGDS2 – EP002 Complete – Some White Guy with Blonde Hair/ A Splash in the Water/ An Interesting Tidbit
Click to download and listen! Liked the previous three TGD podcasts? Here is the uncut episode where they came from! The first part includes FOUR new and unreleased dreams to amuse, shock and bore you. The second third sees us dive into Fallout … Continued
TGDS2 – EP008 – An Interesting Tidbit
https://ia601503.us.archive.org/9/items/TGDS2EP008/TGDS2EP008.mp3 Download What scares the TGD crew more than clowns? One member has a shocking confession that in the end seems completely appropriate. Later, we finally figure a way to trap the elusive Bigfoot and then find the world’s ‘roomiest’ eyeball thief strangely … Continued
TGDS2 – EP007 – A Splash In the Water
https://ia601502.us.archive.org/32/items/TGDS2EP007/TGDS2EP007.mp3 Download We sit down this week for some in depth discussion on two of the biggest events coming in the next year: Fallout 4 and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. If we decide to go out LIVE next week, … Continued
TGDS2 – EP006 – Some White Guy With Blonde Hair
https://ia601508.us.archive.org/22/items/TGDS2EP006/TGDS2EP006.mp3 Download Max returns from his long hiatus in Hollywood where he has been pitching an Emmy award winning show… or was it all just a dream?! Things then get far out as we discuss exoplanets, super-Earths and interstellar travel. Just … Continued
TGDS2 – EP001 Complete – Tony Bees/ Munich for Monkeys
  Click to download and listen! Liked the previous two TGD podcasts? Here is the uncut episode where they came from! The first half sees TGD doing the traditional discussions on Dying Light, movie reboots and artificial intelligence. News finds … Continued
TGDS2 – EP005 – Munich for Monkeys
https://archive.org/download/TGDS2EP005/TGDS2EP005.mp3 Download News of a monkey heist hits TGD like a hurricane! Could we manage the caper ourselves? Just how many simian casualties could there be before we would throw in the towel? If there is one thing learned it’s … Continued
TGDS2 – EP004 -Tony Bees
https://archive.org/download/TGDS2EP004/TGDS2EP004.mp3 Download TGD finds inspiration from a pair of news stories this week! 40,000 angry bees spawn the world’s saddest super villain and a group of rogue cereal mascots wear popular Disney character’s faces. If we decide to go out LIVE … Continued
Weird Science – A New Direction for TGD
TGD will be trying out a new format for the podcast! From many of the listeners of the podcast we have heard both that “The podcast is great but way too long” and “My favorite moments from TGD have always … Continued
TGDS2 – MD02 – A Tale Well-Told
https://archive.org/download/TGDS2MD02/TGDS2MD02.mp3 Download (23.6 MB – 19:56) A Digression worth it’s own cast! Brett, Max and Ian all spin up their creation engines and hash out what a TGD-inspired child’s book would actually be like. WARNING: It ain’t pretty. If we decide … Continued
TGDS2 – EP003 – Cum Simia
https://archive.org/download/TGDS2EP003/TGDS2EP003.mp3 Download (168 MB – 2:28:26) An XL cast fresh out of the TGD studio! The majority is spent discussing the recent slate of movie trailers for the upcoming summer months, including Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Jurassic World, 007: Spectre, Avengers: Age … Continued
TGDS2 – EP002X – The Handsome Rookie, The Bad Cop and The Crazy Plot Guy
https://ia600801.us.archive.org/0/items/TGDS2EP002X/TGDS2EP002X.mp3 Download (53.7 MB – 47:32) A flurry of questions in this week’s previously unreleased and abridged TGD! If cast in a brand new CSI series, who would everyone be? Would Max be the boisterous, pig-headed leader of the group? Could Ian overcome … Continued
TGDS2 – EP02 – I Can’t Just Throw Out Tyreese
https://ia902602.us.archive.org/24/items/TGDS2EP002/TGDS2EP002.mp3   Download (115.1 MB – 1:41:37) Walking Dead is back, and we waste no time (well, a maybe a little) before diving in to the mid-season premiere. In the second segment, Brett and Paige bring the cast into the wonderfully … Continued
TGDS2 – MD01 – Truck Cheese™
https://ia902601.us.archive.org/10/items/TGDS2MD01/TGDS2MD01.mp3 Download (29.7 MB – 26:25) A brief but classy Minor Digression this week as TGD turns a horrific traffic accident into a get rich quick scheme! Special thanks to this weeks sponsor Truck Cheese™, “Serving the nations one ton and up on-the-go cheese needs.” … Continued
TGDS2 – EP01 – Godzilla 2: The Origin of Maximillions Bond
    https://ia902709.us.archive.org/21/items/TGDS2EP001/TGDS2EP001.mp3   Download (132 MB – 1:56:50) TGD returns for a second season of nonsense and non sequiturs! The digressions begin with a Hollywood mashup of kaiju korpses and Korean krazies, a look back at some popular highlights of 2014, … Continued
We’re back!
…sort of. Currently plans are under way to bring The Great Digression Podcast back to the world. Along with the new domain, site and logo we are planning a revamped show that will hopefully not have us burning the candle … Continued
TGDT3009 – Top 3 Mythical Animals
Download (89.3MB – 1:18:02) Embark on a journey into the unknown with The Great Digression, wherein we sail the seven seas, explore hidden (and surprisingly real) underground mazes, catch a glimpse of the red-eyed woodland prognosticator, and repeat the process for … Continued
TGD020 – You Owe Me a Sandwich
Download (77.1 MB – 1:07:32) TGD returns from a 2 month long hiatus to delve into the myriad news from while we were gone. Shia’s antics cause us to examine the “spit bucket”, metal-heads pass out repeatedly for music no one … Continued
MD04 – Journeymen
Download (62.6 MB – 54:45) Who is the greatest threat: walkers or white walkers? Could Joffrey and the Governor ever team up to take over the world? If Daryl got into a fist fight with the Hound, who would win? None … Continued
TGD019 – Circles Don’t Exist in the Pi Mobile
Download (85.7 MB – 1:14:57) Spring break has come and gone, and TGD has returned. The gang starts out sharing stories of coughing on babies in the deep south, our love of the Winter Soldier, upcoming summer movies and how tall … Continued
TGDT3008 – Top 3 Movie Deaths
Download (59.4MB – 51:55) Wanna see a magic trick? After a case of chest-bursting indigestion, TGD gets down to some hardcore asteroid mining, hoping to find the greatest death ever put to film. But be warned: if you look directly at … Continued
TGD018 – Stare Straight Ahead; No Eye Contact
Download (93.4 MB – 1:21:37) This week, TGD gets down to business discussing Brett’s thoughts on The Office, Assassins Creed: Unity and Wes Anderson films, Kat’s adventures in Hyrule, Max’s general hatred for most women and Ian’s admission that no … Continued
TGDT3007 – Top 3 Ways to Die
Download (64.7MB – 56:33) Unfortunately, there have been 4 losses this episode for The Great Digression Podcast. Brett was lost to the infinite of space, Max wore the wrong backpack, Ian became one with Strombili, and Kat naturally, gently, and peacefully … Continued
TGD017 – Gary wears Jorts
Download (97.9 MB – 1:25:31) This week, we discuss Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition for mere moments before we get sidetracked trying to decypher the motivations of Voldemort, Sauron and Lex Luthor. Brett then brings the crew up to speed on recent events in … Continued
TGDT3006 – Top 3 Villains
Download (71.7MB – 1:02:40) TGD trades their brittle bones and beautiful singing voice for the chance to halt the progress of civilization, goosestep all through the night and then consume some worlds in the name of finding the Top 3 villains. … Continued
TGD016 – What is Manga?
Download (91.8 MB – 1:20:10) The regular crew is joined by guests Kat and Brendan for a rundown of fan questions from Tumblr, wherein we discover our general disinterest for Digimon, Pokemon legendaries, Fire Emblem, creamed cheese and the MOBA scene. … Continued
TGDT3005 – Top 3 Trilogies
Download (85.5MB – 1:14:44) Fueled by 1.21 gigawatts of power, The Great Digression dons the mask, uses the force and pops the red pill in order to find out our Top 3 Trilogies of all time. https://ia600403.us.archive.org/14/items/TGDT3005/TGDT3005.mp3 And the nominees are: – … Continued
TGD015 – Alarm is Terminated
Download (80.9 MB – 1:10:46) The winter doldrums hit TGD like a hurricane lamp over the head as we discuss a sense of deja vu in the Titanfall beta, a slew of movies including The Great Gatsby, Escape Plan, and … Continued
TGDT3004 – Top 3 Children’s Cartoons
Download (54.5MB – 47:48) Who has a Top 3 under the sea? The Great Digression grabs a big bowl of cereal early Saturday morning to decide which kid’s cartoon reigns supreme. https://ia600405.us.archive.org/4/items/TGDT3004/TGDT3004.mp3 The nominees are: -Rugrats -Ninja Turtles (from the … Continued
TGD014 – The Pyro Guy
Download (70.7 MB – 1:01:47 ) In this episode, we fondly remember our childhoods of petty theft, arson, and general bewilderment. We make modern day sacrifices, killing opening credits, printer paper and currency in favor of a golden, double “big … Continued
TGDT3003 – Top 3 Movie Killers
Download (69.5 MB – 1:00:46) From an ancestral tale of revenge to the now infamously awesome “grass scene”, we spare no one in TGD’s Top 3 Movie Killers. https://ia600809.us.archive.org/6/items/TGDT3003/TGDT3003.mp3 The nominees are: -The Terminator -Predator -Alien -Agent Smith -Darth Vader -Anaconda … Continued
TGD013 – Cows Look Stupid
Download (82.2 MB – 1:11:47) It’s a return to form for TGD, wherein we find out how we would handle the zombie apocalypse (hint: Brett lives, Max hides in Gamestop before succumbing to apathy, and Ian gets lost repeatedly then dies.) Far … Continued
MD03 – The Docks
Download (32.8 MB – 28:41) In this Minor Digression, we discuss testosterone patches, the slippery slope of house gifts and influential Italian families that “worked at the docks”. https://ia601403.us.archive.org/29/items/TGDM003/TGDM003.mp3
TGD012 – The Great Transgression
Download (74.5MB – 1:03:36) In the first and final episode of The Great Transgression, a special guest brings a 409 year old liqueur that spontaneously combusts, lighting half the podcast ablaze. Through the intoxicating inferno, Brett (with the help of … Continued
TGDT3002 – Top 3 Video Game Enemies
Download (54.4 MB – 59:28) We decide TGD’s Top 3 Video Game Enemies that have fallen before our guns in droves, chased us through rather tall grass, and literally pushed us over the edge (of a bridge). https://ia601203.us.archive.org/11/items/TGDT3002/TGDT3002.mp3 The nominees … Continued
TGD011 – A Ghost Being Murdered
Download – (48.9 MB – 53:24) In this laid back episode of The Great Digression, Brett remembers the slowest mailman in the world, Ian remembers when the nukes went off, and Max remembers a hall monitor. We also discuss BBC’s … Continued
TGDT3001 – Top 3 Video Games of the Generation (2006-2013)
Download – (56.7 MB – 1:01:58) Top 3 was so big, it needed it’s own show! In this episode, TGD’s Top 3 Games of the Generation are decided in an all out slug match between some of the finest games … Continued
TGD010 – I Love This Crazy Town
Download – (57.9 MB – 1:03:15) Don’t look now, but TGD has a new bag of tricks! In our very first LIVE episode, we pitch million dollar movies involving everything from atoms to the sun and stars, one man’s journey … Continued
MD02 – Chimeric Rangers
Download (12.5 MB – 13:40) Minor Digression! Power Rangers, elephantitis and undiagnosed parasitic twins. https://ia600707.us.archive.org/8/items/TGDM002/TGDM002.mp3
TGD009 – SWAMP THANG! You Make My HEART SANG!
Download (86.1 MB – 1:34:05) Right off the bat, we dig into the Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Battlestar Galactica, and a bowl of orange stuff. Kid’s movies are remembered (and then quickly forgotten), facial hair is compared, and … Continued
TGD008 – Bigger than a Dinner Plate
Download (45.4 MB – 1:39:12) It’s 2014! Huzzah! Max immediately has trouble reading books, games were played over the holidays, the merits of dragon wingspans are discussed, travel stories are shared, obscure facts involving dinner plates are checked, TGD’s Top 3 … Continued
TGD007 – The First Robin of Spring
Download (45.1 MB – 1:38:42) Tis the season for some TGD! In this very special Holiday episode, we start off by talking about history’s biggest murderers, Ian’s trip with Spring Breakers, an unexpected defense of apes with guns, great gifts of … Continued
TGD006 – Clouds of Cologne, Pants of Fur
Download (55.3 MB – 2:00:56) Lotto fever strikes TGD! While our dreams of financial freedom and dirtbikes did not come true, we did realize that Catching Fire is a great movie, Christmas music is NOT played in Abercrombie and Fitch, what … Continued
TGD005 – I really, Really… REALLY want Joffrey to Die.
Download (44.5MB – 1:37:23) Twitter shoutouts, an Alaskan spree, Netflix watching habits, The Walking Dead, a hearty block of video gamin’ featuring the Xbox One, Max grows up (a little? maybe?), and an epic movie discussion where futuristic settings lead … Continued
TGD004 – Quizin’Art
Download (48.5 MB – 1:45:57) With great podcasting power, comes great podcasting responsibility. Minor tech hiccups abound as TGD discusses a Tornado of Sharks, GTAV, Brett’s resemblance to a fictitious physicist, fond memories of the XBOX 360, Max’s ability to hit … Continued
TGD000 – I Like White Bread
Download (60.0 MB – 2:11:13) What’s this?! A collection of the first 3 trial episodes of The Great Digression, thats what! All remastered into a special edition Episode ’000′. We cover The Walking Dead Season 4 trailer, Pacific Rim, Man of … Continued
MD01 – God is a Robot
Download (18.6 MB – 40:47) Minor Digression! Didn’t get enough unified Pixar universe nonsense? Well then you’re in luck! Another 40 minutes of heated, head-scratching discussion awaits. https://ia601008.us.archive.org/0/items/EpM001/TGDM001.mp3
TGD003 – Crackdown Jumping
Download (46.5 MB – 1:41:44) This week we discuss Thor: The Dark World, purchasing a PS4, the first 5 episodes of season 4 of the Walking Dead, our Top 3 Video Game Characters and dreamy Max. https://ia601003.us.archive.org/19/items/TGD002/TGD003.mp3
TGD002 – Stubbs the Zombie
Download (51.9 MB – 1:53:29) Fallout, the Walking Dead and the origins of the official TGD mascot Stubbs. https://ia601003.us.archive.org/19/items/TGD002/TGD002.mp3
TGD001 – The Great Pixar Unification Theory
Download (35.8 MB – 1:18:19) Time is a flat circle, and so is the Pixar cinematic universe. https://ia801006.us.archive.org/7/items/TGD001/TGD001.mp3