Ep. 186: All Vegetables Go To Jail
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If you like to talk to tomatoes, if a squash can make you smile, if you like to waltz with potatoes, then I hope you're ready to learn about tax evasion. That's right everyone, we're doing Veggie Tales! But the execs at DT!HQ have asked that we "do secular Veggie Tales." That's why we're on the hunt for the next great literary work to be adapted by Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber. Todd is riding a bike. Matt is surviving spread. Kyle is breaking out of jail. The title of this week's episode was selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community! If you want to help us choose the next one,...
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FLAVOR TEXT: Undertale & Deltarune
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Long ago, two races ruled over Earth: HUMANS and MONSTERS. One day, war broke out between the two races. After a long battle, the humans were victorious. They sealed the monsters underground with a magic spell...or so the opening crawl of Undertale would have you believe is the full story. Special thanks to @squirrelmancer for commissioning today's episode! You can commission your own FLAVOR TEXT right now! If you want us to breakdown your favorite, niche IP, head over to ! Recommended Reading: Toby Fox's Youtube Channel: Undertale - Epic Cover Collection: Filled with Pride: An LGBTQ+...
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Ep. 185: Seize the Means of Pokéduction
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When a podcast records its ninth season premiere, it begins to ponder its relevance. Are people still listening? Are there any debates left to be had? Have we done all the bits there are to do? When these questions begin to plague a podcaster, they return to their roots: Pokémon and formative British literature. Don't worry, we found another bit! This time we're building Pokémon games on a budget. Kyle suggests standardization. Matt suggests recycling. Andrew suggests seizing the means of production. The title of this week's episode was NOT selected by our Patrons in our Discord Community...
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Season 9 Trailer
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Here's a trailer for Debate This! Season 9 and what we have on the calendar for this year. See everyone? It's a trailer! You can start here! You don't have to go back and listen to episode 1. Please don't go back and listen to episode 1. Have you seen our Patreon? Have you seen our Instagram? Have you seen our Threads? Want to send us an email? Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at !
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Ep. 184: Frost Per Mille (LIVE! at Tekko Pittsburgh)
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2025 has been the year of the LIVE! show at DT!HQ, so we're capping off the season with one more. Back in July, we braved the muggy streets of downtown Pittsburgh, PA and had our largest crowd yet at Tekko! With large crowds comes large responsibility and thus we asked: which IRL job would make the best subject matter for a JRPG? Andrew is marketing, Todd is installing, and Kyle is at home in bed. Recommended reading: You can find the PowerPoint at the following link. If your podcast app doesn't support links, please visit our website to find the slides at debatethiscast.com! A massive...
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Ep. 183: Overwatch 3
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DONATE TO FEED AMERICA HERE: After seven non-denominational winter gift exchanges, we here at DT!HQ decided to change things up. We've gifted each other so many ridiculous video game peripherals that we forgot to set aside a game to play! Well we summoned the Ghosts of Gaming's Past, Present and Future to teach us about the winter, non-denominational holiday could be. They're going to lead us through a retrospective journey as we determine which cancelled video game of yore should be revived for gamers in 2026. Andrew is ready to show us what you can do with infinite crowd funding money....
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FLAVOR TEXT: Modern Esports
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DONATE TO FEED AMERICA HERE: Esports may seem like a wild, new phenomenon, but the story of competitive gaming starts in 1972. Sure, they weren't filling arenas or handing out scholarships 50 years ago, but these proto-esports paved the way for the modern industry. From the first women to be called "professional gamers," to the release of Quake in 1996, to the rise and fall of the Overwatch League, strap in for the story of modern esports! You can commission your own FLAVOR TEXT right now! If you want us to breakdown your favorite, niche IP, head over to ! Recommended Reading: ...
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Ep. 182: Two in the Pink, One in the Think
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DONATE TO FEED AMERICA HERE: There's so much pleasure in the simple. The joy that comes from simple, arcade beat 'em up games is unmatched by the AAA gaming experience. Also, the joy that comes from reality TV shows like the Simple Life is unmatched by anything with cultural significance. This week, we're combining two simple things to make one, slightly more complicated thing! Gather all your quarters because this week we're turning beat 'em up games into reality TV shows! Kyle is focusing on a family dynamic. Matt is focusing on a dating dynamic. Andrew is focusing on a workplace dynamic. ...
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Podcasters Fight Hunger
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We here at DT!HQ are beyond stoked to team up with our friends across the internet to help fight hunger! We're working with other podcasters, streamers and content creators to raise money for Feeding America. 47 million Americans are facing food insecurity and are losing access to vital support like SNAP. Every $1 raised can provide up to 10 meals through Feeding America. Join us in our #PodcastersFightHunger giving campaign through December 21st, 2025 and help us prove that, while no one is right, everyone deserves to eat! DONATE TO FEED AMERICA HERE: Feed America is a nationwide,...
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Ep. 181: Holding Space for Big Ed
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There's just so much content! Not only is there more content than any one person could ever consume, but the glut of content has also made it difficult for any one property to make a cultural splash. Back in the 2000s, a single TV show or movie could make such a big cultural splash that they would spawn a tie-in video game! It may be hard to believe, but people used like content so much that they wanted more of it! That's why we here at DT!HQ are getting nostalgic and determining "which current TV show deserves a tie-in video game?" Andrew is redefining the corporate ladder. Matt is taking us...
info_outlineThe year was 1981 and the world of video games was about to get HORNY, but probably not the kind of horny you expect. Through the early '80s and mid '90s, one video game series was injecting both passion and stank into computers everywhere. That series was known as Leisure Suit Larry, and this is his story.
Follow along with the complete Imgur library here: https://imgur.com/a/leisure-suit-larry-ft-kOWkusJ
Special thanks to @NathanLV in our Patreon Discord for commissioning today's episode! If you want to fund your own exploration into madness, all it takes is a visit to patreon.com/debatethiscast and a one-time payment of $60.
Recommended Reading:
- Vice article about Leisure Suit Larry rights issues: https://www.vice.com/en/article/leisure-suit-larry-is-getting-delisted-on-steam-and-its-not-because-of-the-woke-mind-virus-and-it-might-be-eas-fault/
- LarryLaffer.Net: http://larrylaffer.net/
- Al Lowe's humor siter: https://allowe.com/
- LSLitLotLL via the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/msdos_Leisure_Suit_Larry_1_-_Land_of_the_Lounge_Lizards_1987
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