A Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes

About A Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes

On this weekly podcast, overeducated nerd codependent friends, Andrew and Dan, discuss things nerdy and geeky for all intents and purposes.

Publisher

Andrew Asplund & D. Bethel

Category

leisure · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

29 May 2014

Latest episode

7 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

563 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Nov 2025

   Underperforming For Years

   OUR SECOND FINAL EPISODE: After over a month (hell, almost two months), and a lot of discussion and, yes, even one failed attempt, our hosts return! However, they bring with them the news that this episode will be the final regular episode of A Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes. After eleven years, priorities have changed and, you know, things have changed that caused our hosts to reconsider their priorities and take inventory. It isn't good-bye, necessarily. They have the tools to reconvene whenever they want, but it won't be on a regular schedule. So, our hosts make their last official recording a chance to reflect, discuss, and confirm that they never became more than your 14th source for all nerdy and geeky news and discussion. WEEK IN GEEK: Our hosts decide to end as they began with their respective Weeks in Geek. This week, Andrew finally begins watching season two of the Disney+/Star Wars show, Andor, while D. Bethel gets lost in the beauty and poetic carnage of Ghost of Yotei. FINAL THOUGHTS: This show has been a genuine product of two old friends needing an excuse (before realizing they didn't need an excuse) to hang out every week and have overly-thoughtful conversations about nerdy and geeky things. However, our road has been paved by a variety of souls that were kind enough to lend their personalities and discussion to our uploads. As things draw to a close, we would like to thank the following (in no particular order): Taylor Katcher, Kyrun Silva, Jake Waltier, Luke Terpeinen, Nicole Jekich, Jacqueline Nolis, André La Roche, Elijah Kaine, Josh Tobey, Mary Traverse, and even more friends who have joined our ranks along the way. Thank you for helping us build our voice within the nerd discourse and for allowing us to platform yours along the way. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Social: Andrew - Mastodon (https://dice.camp/@profounddark), D. Bethel - Instagram (http://instagram.com/dbethelcomics) & BlueSky Subscribe to our YouTube channel. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

2. 

   19 Sept 2025

   Intents and Certainties

   THE MATLOCK OF STARGATES: After watching the entirety of Stargate Atlantis (on Bluray, no less), Andrew wondered what the best way to return to this property would be. This lead to a larger discussion about reboots, remakes, continuations, and how the wrong choice could be devastating for a long-running franchise. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Of grading and outtakes (02:50) Andrew rewatches Stargate Atlantis (05:25) The state of bringing back shows (17:16) Andrew's preferred way to bring back Stargate (28:07) D.'s (uninformed) approach to rebooting Stargate (31:34) Some shows that were properly brought back (34:22) The Buffy question (41:33) Outro - Crocker Con is THIS WEEKEND (44:45) Outtakes RELEVANT EPISODES: "Private Reasons (https://forallintents.net/episode-108/)" (29 September 2016): Where our hosts discuss the television reboot of Lethal Weapon. "Madmacguffin" (20 January 2023): Where our hosts discuss the ups and downs of the Disney+ continuation of Willow. RELEVANT LINKS: Crocker Con 2025: FREE, Sunday, 9/21, 10-4 PM (https://www.crockerart.org/crockercon). INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook (http://facebook.com/forallpod) page Social: Andrew - Mastodon (https://dice.camp/@profounddark), D. Bethel - Instagram (http://instagram.com/dbethelcomics) & BlueSky Subscribe to our YouTube channel. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

3. 

   12 Sept 2025

   Arctic Paranoia

   SILKSONG OF SILENCE: The highly anticipated follow-up to the 2D Metroidvania, Hollow Knight, released on Thursday, September 4, and was so popular that all major digital storefronts collapsed under the demand for the game. RETCON WHERE NO ONE HAS RETCONNED BEFORE: With Star Trek: Strange New Worlds dipping into the continuity of the original series, D. Bethel went even deeper and watched first-season episode of the original series, "The Menagerie, Part 1 & 2," to see the original (or second original appearance?) of Captain Pike and finds a lot to like and even more to admire. THE THING ABOUT THE THING: D. Bethel rounds out the episode talking about his experience reading the novella, Who Goes There?, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Goes_There%3F) by John W. Campbell, which served as the basis for one of his favorite films, John Carpenter's The Thing, and was surprised at how faithful that adaptation was. TOPICS: (0:00:00) Intro - Silksong breaks barriers (0:05:02) Star Trek, "The Menagerie, Parts 1 and 2," and its long-reaching implications (0:54:41) Outro - D. Bethel reads Who Goes There?, the inspiration for John Carpenter's The Thing. (1:01:37) No outtakes?! How can this be?! RELEVANT LINKS: Robinson, Andy. "Hollow Knight: Silksong Launch Hammers Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Stores." Video Games Chronicle, 1981 Media, 4 September 2025. RELEVANT EPISODES: "It's Always a Game (https://forallintents.net/episode-20190208/)" (08 February 2019): Where D. Bethel talks about playing Hollow Knight. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook (http://facebook.com/forallpod) page Social: Andrew - Mastodon (https://dice.camp/@profounddark), D. Bethel - Instagram (http://instagram.com/dbethelcomics) & BlueSky Subscribe to our YouTube channel. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

4,933

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 89 / 100

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Quality

99

Social presence

91

YouTube

68

Engagement

85

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