The Outliers
We watch, play, and read stuff. We're gonna talk about it for you. It may cover comics, movies, television, video games, history, science, technology, PlayStation, Xbox, anime, cartoons, youtube, books, the internet, pop culture, sub culture, food, work, problems, ourselves, other podcasts, geek stuff, mundane stuff, work, or whatever tickles our fancy. Hope you enjoy. Hit us at [email protected] or @TheOutliersPod on Twitter.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 74 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2020
Gaming Expectations from Preorders to Sequels
Video game sequels can be hit or miss depending on what expectations gamers may have. Sometimes a developer may want to include new mechanics or take a franchise in a different direction with hopes o…
The State of the Gaming Union
Now that we're in between holidays it's back to business as we catch up with Adam and his full impressions of Red Dead Redemption II. New titles are releasing and, no surprise, there is a lot of crit…
Anime: 80's to Now
It's been a very sad week for us here at the Outliers. Stan Lee, The Creator himself has passed and we spend the opening of the show paying our respects and marveling at his life's work. Then we swit…
Underwhelming: X018 and Youtuber BS
This week should've been exciting with Microsoft holding the Xbox conference X018. Unfortunately not much was announced. So we're gonna go over the details while we poke fun and hope for a better sho…
Mobile Diablo and a Red Dead Reaction
Another example of indignant fans reacting to creators in a questionable manner with the announcement of Diablo Immortal at BlizzCon this week. What is becoming of consumers as this trend of entitlem…
The Rise and Fall of Survival Horror Games
Happy 100th episode to us! We don't necessarily have a special for you, but we have a great episode in the vein of the Halloween season. First up, Castlevania is back with season two on Netflix. We d…
Dropping the Ax on Marvel and Horror Games
A couple of surprises from the Marvel entertainment front this week. We look at what may become of Power Man and Iron Fist now that Netflix dropped the ax. And since it's so close to Halloween we're …
Venom Deconstructed
The planets must've aligned because both of the Outliers watched the Venom movie and were ready to give impressions in the same week. Yeah the joke is that we're super busy with different schedules. …
MCU: Dark Avengers and The Eternals
Marvel fatigue? After learning about the comic book roots of the characters they're talking about in recent news, no fatigue from us. In fact, the potential for another great generation of the MCU is…
YouTubers: Accountability in Advertising
This week's episode touches on mental health issues and resources available for those suffering. That being said, the discussion is framed around advertising choices that YouTubers have been making o…
Batman, the Joker, and Tokyo Game Show Highlights
Big things to talk about this week! Batman: Damned dropped with some controversy. And it looks we have a new live action Joker to laud over. Or maybe loathe. Depends on who you ask. But the makeup lo…
Superhero Shows and Youtuber Woes
Live action superhero shows and movies have had their share of controversies over the years. At their heart though they all aim to please the fans. And being the fans we are, of course we have a lot …
SCIENCE: Space, Sea, and of course the MCU!
Yeah Spider-Man PS4 dropped, and yeah EW just dropped some Captain Marvel news, and of course we're gonna touch on that. But there are a few very interesting and potentially big scientific stories in…
SCUM of the Earth
What do you do when a really fun looking game is coming out and you're hyped to buy it, but you learn of some really questionable things the devs might have done that are actually in the game and bei…
I Stream, Therefore I Can
Remember the internet before YouTube was making millionaires? When the big thing was who you were gonna build your homepage with instead of who you're subscribed to? Before Twitch streamers were fram…
Star Wars Toxicity and Shenmue Remastered
Lately there has been entirely too much bitterness in certain fandoms. Star Wars is the latest in that category. With fans being so vicious that they have caused actors to flee social media rather th…
EVO 2018 Aftermath
This week we are digging into and recapping highlights from all the top match-ups from EVO 2018. From Smash Bros to Street Fighter to Dragon Ball FighterZ there is something for everyone. And this ye…
Fall Gaming Guide: What Titles to Watch For
Summer is coming to a close. But that doesn't mean there are no more hot video game titles to look forward to. I know... that was a cheesy line... good thing we're just a little podcast and not writi…
There is actually a Comic Con Wrap Up at the End of This Rant
So much news so litt- oh wait, nevermind. There wasn't much news from San Diego Comic Con this year. But there was some... If you can manage to stay with us until we clear some personal stuff up duri…
The New Shock Jocks: IRL Streamers
Twitch streaming is becoming this generations go to form of online entertainment. When the IRL section launched on Twitch viewers were able to peek inside the lives of streamers doing some pretty wei…