Slumscast

Dec 05 2024 42 ep. 87 mins 78
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A podcast about trying to be good at Netrunner and not being good at Netrunner. Brought to you by @neuropantser and @orbital_tangent. Reach us on Twitter, Stimslack, or at [email protected]

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Slumscast, Ep. 39 | 2024 Worlds Recap: Hope Sprees Eternal (feat. Aruzan)

Dec 05 2024 134 mins  
Just when we thought Shaper was out... it pulls us back in. Welcome to the Slumscast 2024 World Championships recap, featuring the 2024 World Champion, Aruzan! Listen in to hear about Aruzan's historic run, including: Why choosing the deck with the sickest kickflips is actually meta-optimal Which unexpected card almost made the Worlds-winning list Advice that might actually m

Slumscast, Ep. 38 | Scoops Without Rehearsal (feat. banknote)

Mar 12 2024 113 mins  
This week on the Scoopscast: the Slumscast have been arrested for political protest and thrown into Scoops Prison, awaiting their date with the Scoops Gallows. But just when everything seems hopeless, help arrives: Conrad aka banknote, the Visual Director of Null Signal Games. Can banknote and the Slumscast execute a brilliant and daring escape? Will they be able to liberate the re

Slumscast Ep. 37 | Worlds 2023 Recap: The Legend of the Twopeat (feat. Sokka234)

Jan 10 2024 76 mins  
In this extremely timely Slumscast episode, we recap the 2023 World Championships from the perspective of the World Champion himself, Sokka! Learn more about Sokka's decks, process, tournament run, and the single biggest mistake his opponents made en route to his historic win. You'll also hear our official prediction for when the next Weyland worlds win will occur. LINKS

Slumscast Ep. 36 | The Feet Episode (feat. ysengrin, rongydoge, and ctz)

Sep 26 2023 138 mins  
This episode, the Slumscast keeps you on your toes with a wide-ranging interview with the three top finishers at North American Continentals: ctz, ysengrin, and rongydoge. Tune into hear about why Labor Day is a fucking dope Netrunner holiday, how ctz alters the time-space continuum, and where rongydoge accidentally put all his ice (hint: it was not his deck). Bonus: you'll hea

Slumscast Ep. 35 | Scoop Wars 3: Revenge of the Scoops (feat. Zoe Cohen)

Jul 26 2023 85 mins  
In the thrilling season finale of Season 2 of the Scoopscast, the Slumscast reached the frozen heart of the scoops deep within Greenland, only to discover their true target lay much farther south. This episode picks up after a 7 month time skip, finding the Slumscast in an unfamiliar location, Brazil, joined by a familiar ally, NSG Lead Designer Zoe "Gayschanel" Cohen. Wi

Slumscast Ep. 34 | The Slumscast Trains a New Generation of Okayest Players (feat. Peter)

Jul 18 2023 90 mins  
Think back in your past. How did you first learn Netrunner? Perhaps you watched a learn to play on YouTube. Perhaps you watched a stream or attended a con. Perhaps you had a friend who gently explained the mechanics to you and guided you through a first few games. Today, we add an additional terrifying possibility to the list: perhaps you learned Netrunner... from the Slumscast. Th

Slumscast Ep. 33 | This Slumscast is for the Birds (feat. extrac)

Jan 13 2023 78 mins  
The 2022 UK National Championships have come and gone, and one victor has Arthur'd his way to the Netrunner throne: extrac. We discuss several recent big wins with extrac, from UK Nats to the release of Parhelion, and answer a few common questions along the way: - Who would win in a fight: Tim Hortons or a pigeon? - What exactly is a producer, and what did they do to help get Parh

Slumscast Ep. 32 | This isn't a scoop, it's a god damn deluxe sundae (feat. Banknote, Anzekay, InfiniteNutshell, and bilby)

Dec 06 2022 126 mins  
The last Slumscast scoopscast generated a fair bit of controversy. It would be inappropriate not to acknowledge it. We at the Slumscast can own up to our mistakes. We listen. We learn. We change. And in that vein, I would like to announce that we have responded to the biggest complaint from the past scoops season here in Parhelion: We have made the episode even longer. Ok, ok, fine

Slumscast Ep. 31 | The Timhortonification of Slumscast

Nov 14 2022 77 mins  
Two worlds recaps, from a single Slumscast? It's more likely than you think. We discuss our remaining thoughts on the 2022 Netrunner World Championships, including: Why flexing as much as possible at all times is game-theory optimal, and how Crown of Servers proved it Our biggest scandal yet: shocking and uncharacteristic behavior by both members of the cast Wading into The Mis

Slumscast Ep. 30 | Lat Man Standing: an Interview with 2022 World Champion Sokka234

Oct 20 2022 106 mins  
Worlds 2022 has come and gone, and a new champion has been crowned: Sokka234! We talk with Sokka about his historic run through the tournament, including: The spicy corp decks that almost made the cut for the main event The World Champ Difference, aka, why cutting a card that boosts your win rate by 20% is the right call Sokka-approved tech for approaching a metagame with unfri