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The Grinding Gear Podcast

The Grinding Gear Podcast

Garrett Weinzierl and Kyle Fergusson 300 Episodes Jun 29, 2026

Burnout-free video game coverage from podcast veterans. Join Garrett and Kyle every week as they get lost in games, pop culture, and everything they’re personally playing.

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Staring at Pat Stares At The Grinding Gear Podcast #166 Jun 29, 2026 You did this! Pat, of PatStaresAt and CastleSuperBeast, is not even a request, he’s required. Viewers from both sides sent the messages and made this happen. Pat is a long time Final Fantasy Fan and XIV enjoyer who has had nobody to talk to. He also just so happens to be a Metal Gear lover and a celebrated opinion haver. Enjoy our first meeting, you monsters. Supportourbromance.com or we'll r
Witch Yap Atelier w/ Pint, Girl_DM_, & Joshua Waters | The Grinding Gear Podcast #165 Jun 24, 2026 A special roundtable gathers to discuss the absolute cinema of the anime seasons: Witch Hat Atelier. We are joined by returning guest Pint, new guest Girl_DM, and surprise guest: the English voice actor of Qifrey, Joshua Waters. Sit back, draw a real nice circle and join us for a chat about this wonderful show. (There will be no spoilers past the point of the show, though several of us have r
Nuzlocke Stunlocked w/ Jocat! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #164 Jun 17, 2026 We sit down with Pokemaster JoCat to learn a thing to or about the wild world of Nuzlockes! JoCat is fresh off their own Pokemon Journey and shares all the required rules for our upcoming Soul Silver / Heart Gold adventure. But It doesn't stop there: Garrett and Kyle have built the tech to take this adventure to the next level. Our upcoming Soul Link adventure will be also Randomized. Jocat h
Solo Everything w/ Rath Games! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #163 Jun 10, 2026 FFXIV is a game where one character can do it all, where you can quest along side friends and build a community to join you in your journey: Rath Games took that personally. Garrett and Kyle sit down with the man who has set out on the wild adventure to defeat Endwalker by himself. No damage is too great, no check to impossible for Solo Only. From his favorite MMOs to his background in Game D
FFVI Roundtable w/ Yunalescka & Jesse Cox! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #162 Jun 3, 2026 We gathered up two Final Fantasy 6 Super Fans and sat em down for a chat about their favorite FF game of all time. Yunalescka and Jesse Cox bring there love of all things Final Fantasy, and a massive list of recommendations for the GG boys. From the Opera House, to the World of Ruin, to the beautiful music, this is the FF6 Roundtable you've been waiting for. Supportourbromance.com or we'll p
7.5 MSQ Roundtable w/ Jesse Cox & Preach! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #161 May 20, 2026 The Roundtable gathers to discuss the key story moments of Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.5 Trail to the Heavens. From the Alliance Raid to Evercold Trailer, to the big story reveals, nothing is save, so Spoiler Warning. Jesse Cox and Preach are summoned and give their hopes, dreams and expectations for the upcoming journey based on all the juicy details. Did we get a peak at Evolved Combat? What
Sick Cast | The Grinding Gear Podcast #160 May 12, 2026 It's time to ISOLATE! Yes indeed, Grinding Gear has grinded to a halt on our Retro FF6 playthrough as both Kyle and Garrett got sick with different things. Different things we don't want to share. But we do have much to share with you today. Our upcoming Fourteen Quarantine schedule, our plans for the future weeks and a bunch of anime we sick-binged while offline. Classic Grinding Gear chaoti
Getting Back to FFXIV w/ Taliesin, Evitel, & JP McDaniel! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #159 May 6, 2026 While at Fan Fest we made some new friends. Friends who may have not played FF14 in a while, who may have experienced the Fan Fest crowd and energy for the first time. Let's see what they are feeling after the bombastic weekend that was. SupportOurBromance.com or we’ll be more angry about Dawntrail.
FFXIV Fan Fest NA Roundtable w/ Jesse Cox & Preach! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #158 Apr 29, 2026 We gather the Round Table to discuss the big news and the future of our beloved MMO. Fan Fest announcements, Evercold Trailer, Evolved Combat and more. The "vacation" expansion Dawntrail seems brighter knowing we head into the darkness again. What was the crowds reaction? What was life like online during the big announcements. Jesse Cox and Preach "the big man" return for the big talk. Suppo
LFG Fan Fest 2026 | The Grinding Gear Podcast #157 Apr 20, 2026 Pre-Fan Fest special!
Let's a Go to Court! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #156 Mar 9, 2026 We played Deadlock. A lot of Deadlock. The memes are true, it will overwhelm you and you'll be left wanting more. Kyle is happy to report that Slay the Spire 2 is more Slay the Spire, exactly what we wanted. Garrett played World of Warcraft, and its exactly what he wanted. Nintendo sueing America? Everyone wants that. But it seems not everyone wanted FF14 loot? This is GG Podcast. Supportourb
To Exclusivity and Beyond! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #155 Mar 4, 2026 Games come and games go, some fast and some slow. This is Grinding Gear podcast where we discuss all the industry happenings, along with our own retro journey. Sony Pulls back from games on PC. Resident Evil 9 sold well, but lacks cultural splash. Highguard announces final update. Crimson Desert hype is building? Pokopia crits player desires. We've been playing Arc Raiders, RE1, Minecraft, FF

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