Time Pals
The Time Pals are four geeky dads squandering their mid-life crises by diving headfirst into the best, worst, and weirdest corners of geek culture. Twice a month show hosts, Mike Underscore, ShadoSpartan, Nickell, and Jon Powell dust off old VHS tapes, blow into vintage game cartridges, and try to out-“Well, actually…” each other over the nerdy media they all pretend to love.If you're into pixelated graphics, ridiculous plot holes, AI-fueled adventures, and a hearty dose of chaotic humor—congratulations, you’ve just found your new Pals.
Episodes
44 episodes
Time Pals Interview Joe Field (Creator of Free Comic Book Day and Owner of the Legendary Flying Colors Comics)
🦸♂️ Free Comic Book Day is May 2, 2026! 🦸♂️This week, the Time Pals sit down with Free Comic Book Day founder Joe Field to talk about the origins of one of comics’ biggest annual events, how Flying Colors Comics be...
Mini Episodes: (Shado)Spartan vs. Pirate(Software)
A Spartan Takes on a Pirate!This week’s mini episode features co-host ShadoSpartan’s take on the rise and fall of one of his former favorite online personalities, PirateSoftware. So why devote an entire mini episode to the “Roach”...
Time Pals and the Character Actor Appreciation Hour
This week, co-host Jon Powell throws out a deceptively simple question: “Who is your ultimate ‘Hey, it’s that guy!’ actor?” What follows isn’t chaos (okay, not just chaos)—it’s a full-on celebration of the unforgettable faces you definitely rec...
Mar10 Day: Time Pals Off Console Chaos!
It’s MAR10 Day and Time Pals chose chaos!This week, co-hosts Jon Powell and Mike Underscore promise zero level breakdowns, not a single discussion about gameplay mechanics, and absolutely no tier lists.Instead, we’re celebrating e...
Jon's Genre Smash: Bad Games from Good Developers
Time Pals co-host Jon Powell spun the roulette wheel and chose chaos.This week, the Time Pals present “Jon’s Genre Smash: Bad Games from Good Developers.”For every legendary studio with wall-to-wall hits… there’s that one g...
Time Pals and Gaming Marketing Meltdowns
Ever wonder how a $400 million game can flop harder than a broken joystick? This week, Underscore, Jon Powell, and ShadoSpartan dive headfirst into the most infamous, unhinged, and spectacularly bad video game marketing campaigns of all time.
Time Pals: More Than a Feeling (or Music That Touched Us In All The Right Places)
This week, co-host Nickell attempts to get the Time Pals into the holiday spirit—launching them on a nostalgic, chaotic, music-filled sleigh ride.From quitting a job for Cake, discovering their inner power-punk with Green Day, feeling li...
Time Pals Minis: Fallout 4- Nukes, Nonsense, and Another Settlement Needs Your Help!
The Time Pals return with a mini-blast from post-apocalyptic Boston: “Fallout 4: Nukes, Nonsense, and Another Settlement Needs Your Help!” 💥Join ShadoSpartan and Underscore as they dive into the chaos of Fallout 4 — talk...
Time Pals Minis: Botch to the Future
This week, Time Pals co-host ShadoSpartan brings back Mini-Episodes and takes hilarious dive into the world of pro wrestling botches — from debut disasters to matches that went completely off the rails.Fellow Time Pal Under...
Time Pals: Your Favorite TV Character SUCKS!
This week, co-host Jon shatters his fellow Time Pals’ fragile egos with a brutal truth bomb: “Your Favorite TV Character SUCKS!” 💥 Join your Pals in chaos as they rant about:Is JD from Scrubs worse than Ted M...
Time Pals Hobby Box Hype! (Feat. Norell aka Hobby Box Hunter)
This Tuesday, the Time Pals Podcast presents Hobby Hype!, featuring special guest Norell (aka The Hobby Box Hunter)! 🎙️Your Pals dive into our shared love of geek collectibles, his creative crossover shirts mixing ...
ShadoSpartan Gets Hard for Hard Games
This week, ShadoSpartan wants you to know that not every hard game is hard for the right reasons—some were tough just because of clunky design or straight-up bad programming, not because they were really testing our skill. But what about the ga...
The Nickell Validation III: Return of the Revenge. . .WITH A VENGEANCE!
This week the Time Pal return from their summer break and are immediately captured by ADHD addled co-host Nickell who turned the Time Pals studio into his own twisted game show. It’s Time Pal vs Time Pal as they must answer questions such as:
Time Pals Summer Rewind
This week, the Time Pals celebrate our first year as a geek dad team—just in time for our month-long summer break (and, regrettably, to give Underscore a reprieve from producing our unique brand of chaos).From questions born of an ADHD mind...
Time Pals X Black Curtain Club Podcast: Saturday Morning Nightmares
This week, the Time Pals bring their flashlights and emotional support wine as they dig up the creepiest, weirdest, and most nightmare-inducing moments from the kids' shows we grew up with.Too scared to face it alone, hosts Mike ...
A Time Pals Adventure 002: A Long Time Ago, in a Podcast Far, Far Away
The Time Pals celebrate Star Wars Day and the re-release of “Revenge of the Sith” by going on a dungeon adventure set in the Star Wars universe. This time your Pals attempt to break the artificial intelligence storyteller with a lightsaber to t...
The Time Pals of Us (Feat. Britt McKay of "Something Offensive Podcast"
This week, the Time Pals get into a roundtable discussion and delve into Naughty Dog's acclaimed game, The Last of Us, and its recent adaptation into a television series.Joining us is author/writer, film school student, and host of the u...
Time Pals FINISH the Oscars Worst (2010-2020 Wrap Up)
This week the Time Pals finally did it—We finished fixing the rest of the Academy’s gross mistakes—and for the surprisingly competitive decade of 2010 to 2020. We discuss the films that deservedly had a chance at greatness and remove the ones t...
Time Pals Do the Oscars Worst 2006-2010 Edition (Feat. "Hollywood Fringe Legend" Veronica Matthews)
The Time Pals wrap up their retrospective on the early 2000’s Best Picture winners and should-have-won-ers with special guest “Hollywood Fringe Legend” Veronica Matthews. The fight to correct past Academy mistakes continues! Sould Talladega Nig...
Time Pals Do the Oscars Worst 2001-2005 Edition (Feat. "Hollywood Fringe Legend" Veronica Matthews)
Time Pals begin their peer-reviewed and meticulously researched version of “Marry, Eff, Kill” for the Best Picture Winners and nominees of 2001 through 2005.Join co-hosts Mike Underscore, ShadoSpartan, Jon Powell, and Nickell ...
Time Pals: Do the Oscars Worst
This week the Time Pals are going to the movies, only thistime they’re playing their version of “Eff, Marry, Kill” with some the most questionable Best Picture winners from the 1990’s. From bloated epics to forgettable dramas, join your pals as...
AWP or Cringe? The Time Pals Headshot Controversy in Counter-Strike (Feat. Honest Comrade)
This week, the Time Pals very own ShadoSpartan will take a deep dive into legendary FPS, Counter-Strike, and how it shaped a generation of gamers. Join your Pals and our special guest Honest Comrade, as we reminisce about internet café LAN part...
Time Pals and the Shows That Deserved More—But Won’t Get It
This week the Pals talk about the TV shows that were cancelled too soon. Shows that didn't get the following from fans, or the treatment from the network execs that they deserved. From 1 season wonders like Terriers to shows that had...
Time Pals and Gregory Scott Cummins (IASIP, Cliffhanger, Stone Cold, Bosch and many more!)
This week the Time Pals welcome a special guest: renowned character actor, former NFL player, and just generally awesome guy, Gregory Scott Cummins. Cummins dives into fighting Sylvester Stallone on hill of coarse salt, getting kicked in the fa...
Breakfast With Time Pals: The Most Important Geekcast of the Day
See what happens when the Time Pals get together to discuss the best and worst breakfast foods on the planet: Complete and utter chaos.Start with an appetizer of some of your favorite Mayday Network podcasts (In a Pickle Podcast, Kindness M...
