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Buddy & Paul rank, review and recap a crazy 2022 Oscars event! CODA upsetting the favourites and creating history by becoming the first Best Picture winner distributed on a streaming service (Apple TV+), Dune cleaning up with 6 Oscars from its 10 nominations, the peoples princess Kristen Stewart losing out and Will Smith slapping Chris Rock on stage! All that and more! HOST Buddy Watson - @BuddyWatson12 Radio Watson - https://linktr.ee/RADIOWATSON Paulie B - @DayRecluse FOLLOW US ON LETTERBOXD Buddy - https://letterboxd.com/BuddyWatson/  Paul - https://letterboxd.com/pauliebird/ PLATFORMS APPLE - bit.ly/RDWApple SPOTIFY - bit.ly/RDWSpot YouTube Twitch CREDITS ART - Simon Blackburn – @precisepath MUSIC - Mr Brown Beats

Buddy & Paul rank, review and countdown the 10 films nominated for Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards! They also discuss the Rachel Zegler controversy, "film" twitters distaste for CODA, the reactions to the presenters, who the Oscars snubbed, other predictions and more! HOST Buddy Watson - @BuddyWatson12 Radio Watson - https://linktr.ee/RADIOWATSON Paulie B - @DayRecluse FOLLOW US ON LETTERBOXD Buddy - https://letterboxd.com/BuddyWatson/  Paul - https://letterboxd.com/pauliebird/ PLATFORMS APPLE - bit.ly/RDWApple SPOTIFY - bit.ly/RDWSpot YouTube Twitch CREDITS ART - Simon Blackburn – @precisepath MUSIC - Mr Brown Beats

Buddy & Simon predict where each team will finish in the Constructors Championship and who will win the 2022 Drivers Championship. All teams and drivers ranked plus 5 other predictions each for the season. Headphones in and away we go! HOST Buddy Watson - @BuddyWatson12 Radio Watson - https://linktr.ee/RADIOWATSON GUESTS Simon Blackburn - @precisepath Take My Tone Liz Dexic PLATFORMS APPLE - bit.ly/RDWApple SPOTIFY - bit.ly/RDWSpot SIMPLEC - bit.ly/RDWSCast CREDITS ART - Simon Blackburn – @precisepath MUSIC - Mr Brown Beats

Buddy & Paul review Matt Reeve's The Batman. We discuss the performances, Gotham as a character, the similarities to Fincher's Se7en and The Zodiac, the themes of fathers and everything else in this detective noir interpretation of Batman. We also read out some friends Letterboxd reviews and quiz Paul on a few movie riddles! HOST Buddy Watson - @BuddyWatson12 Radio Watson - https://linktr.ee/RADIOWATSON Paulie B - @DayRecluse FOLLOW US ON LETTERBOXD Buddy - https://letterboxd.com/BuddyWatson/ Paul - https://letterboxd.com/pauliebird/ PLATFORMS APPLE - bit.ly/RDWApple SPOTIFY - bit.ly/RDWSpot SIMPLEC - bit.ly/RDWSCast CREDITS ART - Simon Blackburn – @precisepath MUSIC - Mr Brown Beats

PlayStation are buying Halo creator and Destiny developer Bungie! Buddy is joined by Paul (Player2, Dev Diary) to discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of yet another big gaming acquisition. The difference of strategies between Sony & Microsoft, what it means for exclusives, PlayStations portfolio and more! HOST Buddy Watson  Radio Watson GUESTS Paul James  Player2 - http://www.player2.net.au/  Dev Diary on Apple Dev Diary on Spotify PLATFORMS APPLE - bit.ly/RDWApple SPOTIFY - bit.ly/RDWSpot SIMPLEC - bit.ly/RDWSCast CREDITS ART - Simon Blackburn – @precisepath MUSIC - Mr Brown Beats INTRO/OUTRO SONG: Lost Control - Mr Browns Beats, Hamish Campbell (Vocals)

Xbox is buying Activision for almost $70 billion! Buddy is joined by Paul (Player2, Dev Diary) to discuss the good, the bad and the ugly. How it could change the industry and what it means for: Game Pass, Exclusivity, Retailers, PlayStation, Kotick, Other Publishers and more! HOST Buddy Watson Radio Watson GUESTS Paul James Player2 - http://www.player2.net.au/  Dev Diary on Apple Dev Diary on Spotify PLATFORMS APPLE - bit.ly/RDWApple SPOTIFY - bit.ly/RDWSpot GOOGLE - bit.ly/RDWPlay SIMPLEC - bit.ly/RDWSCast CREDITS ART - Simon Blackburn – @precisepath MUSIC - Mr Brown Beats INTRO/OUTRO SONG: Lost Control - Mr Browns Beats, Hamish Campbell (Vocals)

Buddy is joined by Simon from Take My Tone to review and countdown their Top 10 Albums of 2021! Includes 2021 in music overall, honourable mentions, disappointments and musical samples from all 20 albums! GET BONUS TOP 10 CONTENT When you’ve finished this episode, be sure to check out the ‘Take My Playlist’ special of Take My Tone where I join Simon in discussing 20 select tracks from our combined Top 10 lists! Listen at: https://bit.ly/tmt72 HOST Buddy Watson - @Buddywatson12 Radio Watson - @RadioWatson_ GUESTS Simon Blackburn - @precisepath Take My Tone Liz Dexic PLATFORMS APPLE - bit.ly/RDWApple SPOTIFY - bit.ly/RDWSpot GOOGLE - bit.ly/RDWPlay SIMPLEC - bit.ly/RDWSCast CREDITS ART - Simon Blackburn – @precisepath MUSIC - Mr Brown Beats

Buddy, Paul & Tom reunite to review the latest MCU movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home. We discuss the cameos, pitch some ridiculous rewrites and fan fiction for sequels and go over the good the bad and the shocking. Full spoilers ahead! HOST Buddy Watson - @BuddyWatson12 Radio Watson - https://linktr.ee/RADIOWATSON Paulie B - @DayRecluse Tom Higgins - @tfhiggins PLATFORMS APPLE - bit.ly/RDWApple SPOTIFY - bit.ly/RDWSpot GOOGLE - bit.ly/RDWPlay SIMPLEC - bit.ly/RDWSCast CREDITS ART - Simon Blackburn – @precisepath MUSIC - Mr Brown Beats

Earlier in the year, good friend of the show Drew (The House of Mario) sat down with Buddy to discuss his video game history. His Pop owning The Game Cellar, a video game store in Mildura, the SNES being his first console and A Link To The Past being the GOAT! Growing up playing an imported Japanese Nintendo 64, loving multiplayer games like Goldeneye, finding PlayStation games, mod chips and more! THIS DICUSSION WAS ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON THE THE HOUSE OF MARIO PODCAST ON THE 24/4/2021 HOST Buddy Watson - @BuddyWatson12 Radio Watson - https://linktr.ee/RADIOWATSON GUESTS Drew Agnew - @iDrewby The House of Mario PLATFORMS APPLE - bit.ly/RDWApple SPOTIFY - bit.ly/RDWSpot GOOGLE - bit.ly/RDWPlay SIMPLEC - bit.ly/RDWSCast CREDITS ART - Simon Blackburn – @precisepath MUSIC - Mr Brown Beats

Buddy is joined by Kieron Verbrugge (Press Start, WellPlayed) to discuss his journey in games media. They cover his new position at Press Start, how he got into games reviewing, his review process, travelling to LA, burnout, time management and more! Then they talk about Kieron's favourite game of all time, first console and even his planned story for an erotic novel! HOST Buddy Watson - @BuddyWatson12 Radio Watson - https://linktr.ee/RADIOWATSON GUESTS Kieron Verbrugge - @hash_braun Press Start AU WellPlayed PLATFORMS APPLE - bit.ly/RDWApple SPOTIFY - bit.ly/RDWSpot GOOGLE - bit.ly/RDWPlay SIMPLEC - bit.ly/RDWSCast CREDITS Art By - Simon Blackburn – @precisepath Music By - Mr Brown Beats

Buddy is joined by Brendan (ATEBIT), Dylan (Explosion Network) and Ryan (The PopCulturists) to discuss why they miss attending PAX. They talk about their favourite parts of PAX, highlights across the years, how they filled the void without it, the power of events and community and what they look forward to most when it returns. THANK YOU AUDIO-TECHNICA FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO AIR ON PAX RADIO AND FOR MAKING THIS EPISODE POSSIBLE HOST Buddy Watson - @BuddyWatson12 Radio Watson - https://linktr.ee/RADIOWATSON GUESTS Brendan White - @brendanatebit ATEBIT Dylan Blight - @vivaladil Explosion Network Ryan Betson - @HaggardMC The PopCulturists PLATFORMS APPLE - bit.ly/RDWApple SPOTIFY - bit.ly/RDWSpot GOOGLE - bit.ly/RDWPlay SIMPLEC - bit.ly/RDWSCast

Buddy, James & Simon review CHVRCHES new album, Screen Violence. Overall review, the deep fake album trailer, a lyrical deep dive & a track by track review/summary. HOST Buddy Watson - @Buddywatson12 Radio Watson - @RadioWatson_ GUESTS James Wood - @OmgMoreJames Two Hearts - @2HeartsPod Simon Blackburn - @precisepath Take My Tone Liz Dexic PLATFORMS APPLE - bit.ly/RDWApple SPOTIFY - bit.ly/RDWSpot GOOGLE - bit.ly/RDWPlay SIMPLEC - bit.ly/RDWSCast

Buddy is joined by Ash, Dylan (Explosion Network) & Ryan (The PopCulturists) to review AEW All Out 2021! Adam Cole! Bryan Danielson! Ruby Soho! CM Punk returns to wrestling and more! HOST Buddy Watson - @Buddywatson12 Radio Watson - @RadioWatson_ GUESTS Ashley Hobley - @ashleyhobley Dylan Blight - @vivaladil Explosion Network - https://explosionnetwork.com/ Ryan Betson - @HaggardMC The PopCulturists - @PopCulturists PLATFORMS APPLE - bit.ly/RDWApple SPOTIFY - bit.ly/RDWSpot GOOGLE - bit.ly/RDWPlay SIMPLEC - bit.ly/RDWSCast

Buddy is joined by scream queen Cat (TGIF, Hear Us Scream) to look in the mirror & say Candyman 5 times! That was too scary so they decided to review Nia DaCosta's Candyman (2021) instead. They also discuss their thoughts on the original & give both spoiler & non spoiler reviews. 00.00.00 - Intro/Cats Awesome Content! 00.15.45 - Candyman (1992) Thoughts 00.20.50 - Candyman (2021) Non Spoiler Review 00.35.00 - Candyman (2021) Spoiler Review 01.11.28 - Outro HOST Buddy Watson - @Buddywatson12 Radio Watson - @RadioWatson_ GUESTS Cat Benstead - @catstead_ TGIF Podcast - @TGIFPodcast_ TGIF Podcast - Podcast Platform Links Hear Us Scream - @HearUsScreamm Hear Us Scream - https://www.hearusscream.com/ CAT'S WRITTEN REVIEW https://www.hearusscream.com/reviews/candyman-2021 PLATFORMS APPLE - bit.ly/RDWApple SPOTIFY - bit.ly/RDWSpot GOOGLE - bit.ly/RDWPlay SIMPLEC - bit.ly/RDWSCast

Buddy sits down with Zach Jackson from WellPlayed to discuss: How it started The rebrand from Do You Even Game Bro? and how that name was more than a meme Getting on Metacritic (and funny story along with it) PR & networking within the Australian gaming scene Juggling Full Time work with the website Finding writers and contributors The Australian gaming industry and his Made In Australia features Starting the WellPlayed DLC Podcast Favourite article written Quizzing Zach on his WellPlayed knowledge! What WellPlayed looks like in 5 years Plus much more. HOST Buddy Watson - @Buddywatson12 Radio Watson - @RadioWatson_ GUESTS Zach Jackson - @tightinthejorts WellPlayed - https://www.well-played.com.au/  WellPlayed - @WellPlayed_AU ARTICLES/PODCAST Made In Australia - https://www.well-played.com.au/category/features/made-in-australia/ "How PlayStation's Music Creation Titles Forged My Own Version of Spinal Tap - Zach Jackson (https://www.well-played.com.au/how-playstations-music-creation-titles-forged-my-own-version-of-spinal-tap/) WellPlayed DLC Podcast Available Every Friday: APPLE, SPOTIFY, RSS PLATFORMS APPLE - bit.ly/RDWApple SPOTIFY - bit.ly/RDWSpot GOOGLE - bit.ly/RDWPlay SIMPLEC - bit.ly/RDWSCast