Pew Pew Bang

MinnMax's Kelsey Lewin, Haley Maclean, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski explore the light and dark sides of cozy gaming before Showing off their designated cozy zones and Challenging each other to make their lives even cozier. To jump to a particular segment, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:13:12 - http://lolablankets.com - Get 35% off at checkout with code PEWPEWBANG 02:06:54 - Show & Tell: Our Cozy Gaming Spaces 02:55:28 - Challenge Mode: Romancify A Chore 03:42:47 - Ping Pals As always, you can get extended, ad-free episodes of Pew Pew Bang by supporting at the $5 tier at http://patreon.com/minnmax !

MinnMax's Kelsey Lewin, Haley Maclean, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski fearlessly evaluate the Pokémon franchise from a place of deep love and respect before showing off their ideal Pokémon teams and testing their wits in Pokémon trivia! To jump to a particular segment, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:03 - Main Segment / Are Pokémon Games Good? 02:03:15 - Show & Tell: Our Perfect Pokémon Teams 02:33:23 - Challenge Mode: Pokémon Trivia 02:56:32 - Ping Pals

Let them cook! Kelsey Lewin, Haley Maclean, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski talk favorite cooking games (and weird Gordon Ramsay cooking games), share trusted cooking tips and recipe sources, and host their own Pew Pew Bang video game dinner party! This is our first episode with an ad, and it's a great one for https://lolablankets.com ! But if you prefer an ad-free version of the episode (featuring Sarah's Loaded Gun), that's available in audio form only on the MinnMax Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/138949721 To jump to a particular segment, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:31 - Main Segment: Cooking & Cooking Games 00:50:54 - Lola Blankets - Get 35% off your order at LolaBlankets.com by using code PEWPEWBANG at checkout! https://lolablankets.com/products/matcha-check?variant=51996239200628 00:57:23 - Cooking in Survival Games 01:38:28 - Challenge Mode: Make a Video Game Dinner Party Dish 02:07:18 - Show & Tell: Our Favorite Kitchen Gadgets 02:35:32 - Ping Pals

The Wii Episode - Kelsey Lewin, Haley Maclean, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski reflect on the legacy of the Nintendo Wii, weighing lifelong family memories against swaths of rushed-to-market shovelware. They also Show & Tell about their favorite Miis and attempt to remember which Wii sound effect goes with what in Challenge Mode! To jump to a particular segment, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro Labubu Portion 00:23:44 - Main Segment: The Wii 01:51:51 - Challenge Mode: Wii Sound Effect Guessing Game 02:06:12 - Show & Tell: Our Favorite Miis 02:42:51 - Ping Pals

Hay is for… girls?? Kelsey Lewin, Haley Maclean, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski take on the least-fought animal in video games with a look at the most iconic horses in the genre while designing their own dream horses and putting their rider level to the test. To jump to a particular segment, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro: Haley's customs tale + MinnMax meetup recap + how long do you keep your Christmas tree up 00:18:39 - Main Segment: Horses 01:56:15 - Challenge Mode: Designing Our Dream Horses 02:09:30 - Challenge Mode: Rider Level Quiz 02:31:16 - Show & Tell: Video Game Horse Book Reports 03:03:02 - Ping Pals

Kelsey Lewin, Haley Maclean, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski catch up on their summer break games (most of which are played in the pool) and sort out their future summer plans both real and imaginary in the UNCENSORED season two premiere of Pew Pew Bang! To jump to a particular segment, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:33 - Summer Break Catchup 01:37:42 - Challenge Mode: Summer Bucket List 02:09:38 - Show & Tell: Dream Video Game Vacations 02:54:04 - Ping Pals

For the season one finale of Pew Pew Bang, Kelsey Lewin, Haley Maclean, and Janet Garcia indulge Sarah Podzorski in her secret podcast goal: getting the gang to play girlie pop Dungeons & Dragons. They’re joined by DM Charles Harte who takes them on a magical princess adventure full of the same chaotic slumber party vibes you know and love. It’s something a little different, but with almost 6 hours of yap time we hope this will keep you entertained through the month-long season break! Please help us make the best show possible by filling out our end-of-season listener survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9fPS1ocuyD8GCsxSLRhOoE-wXNl0CCaVeNt4pjaPRAtsWuw/viewform To jump to a particular segment, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:45:37 - Ben's surprise 00:54:06 - Main Segment: Dungeons & Dragons 04:26:15 - Episode officially crosses threshold for longest PPB ever and then keeps going for another hour (you're welcome)

On the penultimate episode of Pew Pew Bang season one, Kelsey Lewin, Haley Maclean, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski are finally talking about smart people games which is weird it took so long because they are so smart. They talk favorite smarty games like Lorelei and Papers Please, but also challenge the notion that anyone who cares so much about gamer cred can really be considered smart. In keeping with the theme of smartness, they also compare Brain Ages in Challenge Mode and reveal their past in Show & Tell! To jump to a particular segment, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:09 - What is a smart people video game? 01:25:21 - Challenge Mode: Brain Age Measuring Contest 01:48:47 - Show & Tell: Our College Transcripts 02:32:11 - Ping Pals Wishing you had the visual for whatever crazy game they're talking about? Check out the video version here!

On this week's Pew Pew Bang, Kelsey Lewin, Haley Maclean, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski talk all about the games that build connections for a lifetime, sharing favorite co-op titles in Show & Tell and even playing an actual real video game with each other in Challenge Mode! To jump to a particular segment, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:48 - How do you find friends who play video games? 01:46:34 - Challenge Mode: Actually Play A Video Game Together 02:35:01 - Show & Tell: Favorite Co-op Games 03:09:09 - Ping Pals 03:49:30 - Episode officially crosses threshold for longest PPB ever and then keeps going for forty more minutes (you're welcome)

On this week's Pew Pew Bang, Kelsey Lewin, Haley Maclean, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski serve never-before-seen looks while talking their favorite cosmetics in games and competing to see who can identify iconic character makeup in another challenging Challenge Mode! To jump to a particular segment, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:55 - Wig Reveals 00:09:40 - Main Segment: In-Game & Out-Game Cosmetics 01:43:20 - Quiz: Valid Or Vile 2 02:10:46 - Challenge Mode: Makeup Match 02:31:34 - Show & Tell: Our Favorite In-Game Cosmetics 02:49:35 - Ping Pals

This week on Pew Pew Bang, Kelsey Lewin, Haley Maclean, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski gather for a massive celebration of a tiny console: the Game Boy Advance. They talk favorite games and memories with the system, as well as debate Shadow the Hedgehog’s age and whether it’s ethical to complain when a hair stylist ruins your life. To jump to a particular segment, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:21 - Earliest GBA memories 01:46:13 - Shadow The Hedgehog Discussion 01:50:19 - Kelsey asks if it's Show & Tell: GBA Storage time (it is) 02:26:09 - Kelsey asks if it's Challenge Mode: GBA Trivia time (it is) 03:01:46 - Kelsey thinks it's Ping Pals time (it is)

Video game merch: we know it can be bad, but can it be good, too? Also, what is a Labubu? Is this even related? This week on Pew Pew Bang, Kelsey Lewin, Haley Maclean, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski talk about some of the weirdest and most unhinged merchandise to come out of the gaming world, and pitch some new PPB Products. We also introduce a points system because who doesn't love a little competition? To jump to a particular segment, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:29 - Why is so much merch so ugly? 01:24:00 - Show begins 01:38:40 - Show and Tell: PPB Merch Concepts 01:58:57 - Challenge Mode: Find The Worst Merch 02:36:48 - Ping Pals

Sometimes the most challenging thing you can do is admit your weaknesses. Well, the second-most challenging thing (after parrying). This week on Pew Pew Bang, Kelsey Lewin, Haley Maclean, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski are talking all about the most difficult gaming challenges they have and haven't overcome, as well as attempting to conquer a tough one in real-time in a unique Challenge Mode! To jump to a particular segment, check out the timestamps below... 00:03:23 - Favorite Difficult Games 01:16:39 - Challenge Mode: Learning To Parry 01:40:29 - Show and Tell: Proudest Gaming Achievement 02:15:13 - Ping Pals

We’re talking Girl Games, in all its meanings! Haley Maclean, Janet Garcia, Kelsey Lewin, and Sarah Podzorski talk girl games: looking into what girl games are historically, which we played growing up, and what makes a game “for girls” today. This week, we're Challenged to make random games girl games, we Show-and-Tell our girliest video game item, and we dish out life advice in our Ping Pals segment. To jump to a particular segment, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:04 - What is a "Girl Game?" 01:20:52 - Challenge Mode: Girlify A Game 01:48:50 - Challenge Mode: Girliest Gaming Items 01:59:07 - Ping Pals 02:29:37 - PPB Quiz Analytics

The gamers are going outside! Kind of! Haley Maclean, Janet Garcia, Kelsey Lewin, and Sarah Podzorski talk gaming conventions (E3 (RIP), GDC, PAX, PRGE, and more!). This week, we're Challenged to breakdown our convention outfits, share what's in our bags, and wear every lanyard we own. We Show-and-Tell our favorite thing we've bought at a con. And Haley gives us a romance alignment quiz called Valid or Vile that gets progressively unhinged. Plus, we dish out life advice in our Ping Pals segment. Watch and share the video version here: https://youtu.be/HeiP5-498GQ To jump to a particular segment, check out the timestamps below... 00:01:20 - Favorite Conventions 00:47:11 - Challenge Mode: Con Outfits 01:13:35 - Challenge Mode: Con Bag Comparisons 01:45:50 - Wearing All Our Con Lanyards 02:09:40 - Ping Pals 02:24:59 - Valid or Vile

Introducing a new bi-weekly show called Pew Pew Bang! Kelsey Lewin, alongside Janet Garcia, Sarah Podzorski, and Haley Maclean are hosting a brand new podcast every other week. We think you’ll get the gist from the first 10 minutes or so, but here’s the basic pitch: evergreen video game content, but with slumber party vibes. The four of us have covered many corners of the game industry combined, but we’ve felt like there’s a lack of good quality content aimed at women, or at least that the almighty algorithm gods decide to serve to women. We wanted to create something specifically for the girly crowd. So we’ve made a show that combines video game content with life advice (a la Dear Abby), some show and tell, and more. Of course we welcome absolutely anyone to listen, but we hope you’ll share it with the fem-leaning folks in your life. So if you’ve ever wanted to listen to a lawyer, a journalist, a marketer, and a historian talk games but also have some deeply unserious discussions about Hot Wheels kissing, this is the podcast for you. We hope you enjoy! It’s our inaugural episode! Haley Maclean, Janet Garcia, Kelsey Lewin, and Sarah Podzorski talk gaming habits, show off our greatest video game shame, and dish out some life advice. It’s a slumber party for the ages! Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/r16F-hR-IcI To jump to a particular segment, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:29 - What Pew Pew Bang is and who we are 00:05:14 - Icebreaker Questions 00:25:14 - Our emotional support games 00:48:41 - Challenge Mode: Sibling Rivalry 01:31:19 - Show & Tell 01:45:55 - Ping Pals