Jul 9, 2026
The "Second Tournament" begins with 4 tasty quarter-final matches. Mitch and Blake break down the Round of 32 and Round of 16, rate their recommendations from last episode, and then dive into the quarter-finals and trace the paths of the 8 teams competing for the Jules Rimet trophy.
Then they look back at the trends...
Jun 28, 2026
Mitch and Blake look back at the group stage and talk about the main themes from the tournament so far.
They review their picks for matches to watch from the last episode and what they got right and wrong.
Then they turn to the knockout stage and break down the road to the quarter-finals for each of the 8 mini-brackets,...
Jun 12, 2026
Football nerds unite! Mitch & Blake are back with a special episode on the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In this episode they provide a very opinionated "Consumer Guide" to the most watchable matches of the Group Stage of the tournament.
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May 27, 2026
Mitch and Blake conclude Season 4 with a review of a new kind of games company that is getting significant attention from investors: casual game portals with integrated AI game generation engines, seeking to become a "feed" for games akin to social media platforms like TikTok or YouTube. They show how these companies...
May 20, 2026
Blake and Mitch discuss the current environment for funding games and some of the challenges and opportunities for founders in the games space. They begin with a short survey of the current venture capital environment and the difficulties presented by industry consolidation, which has taken several of the...