BitCast - A Monthly Gaming Podcast

About BitCast - A Monthly Gaming Podcast

BitCast is a gaming podcast out of Chattanooga, TN hosted by Jake Martin and Landry Smith, with episodes covering the latest industry news and video game releases. Thanks for tuning in to talk about some stuff!

Publisher

Jake Martin

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Dec 2015

Latest episode

28 May 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 134 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   28 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Summer Game Fest Predictions - Ep. 133

   Hosts Jake and Landry predict Summer Game Fest reveals and discuss the slow console generation, offering insights into game design.

2. 

   14 Mar 2026

   BitCast Ep. 132 - Console Health, Subscription Fatigue, and Fixing Storefront “Slop”

   Jake Martin and co-host Landry Smith return after a long break to discuss the current “state of play” for gaming, including major shifts at PlayStation and Xbox, the Switch 2’s early momentum, and how PC and console experiences are increasingly converging. They share frustrations with rising subscription costs and debate whether subscription models help or hurt creativity. In Landry’s new segment “Let’s Fix That,” they call out digital storefront “slop”—misleading, low-quality, and explicit shovelware flooding PlayStation and Nintendo shops—and suggest stronger curation and publishing limits. They wrap with what they’ve been playing, including Landry’s praise for Xenoblade Chronicles X and Jake’s surprisingly addictive time with Pokémon Pokopia. Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:48 Show Rundown and New Segment02:30 State of Play10:54 Are Game Subscriptions Worth It?14:06 PC vs Console23:14 Lets Fix That - "E-Slop"38:32 What Are Ya Playin'?38:50 Xenoblade Chronicles X44:27 Pokemon Pokopia54:48 Wrap Up and Plugs

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   23 Oct 2025

   Our Hopes for the Future of the Switch 2 | BitCast Ep. 131

   Jake and Landry dive into their hopes for the Switch 2, including game releases, NSO updates, and future gimmicks/features. They also chat about how their gaming habits have evolved over the years. Stick to the end to compete in Skill Tree Trivia! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:54 Podcast Topics Overview 07:40 Hopes for the Switch 2 08:54 Future Games for Switch 2 14:34 Mario Kart World DLC 17:05 Next 3D Mario Game 21:25 New Zelda Game 27:11 Animal Crossing and Nintendo's Creative Philosophy 30:37 Nintendo Switch Online and GameCube Games 34:52 Switch 2 Features and Functionality 38:55 Gaming Preferences: Short and Concise Experiences 45:48 Was the quick release of Silksong & Hades 2 insensitive to smaller devs? 54:20 What are ya playin'? 01:08:32 Outro

Inside a recent episode

Summer Game Fest Predictions - Ep. 133

Published 28 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You mean Game Fest. Sorry. I'm sorry. Yeah, you're so right. In my defense in the notes, it says Game Fest. It was wrong in the show notes. I haven't seen times. So... I think that Game Fest is getting bigger and bigger every year. And one of the things I check because I'm just like an ultra nerd is the streaming view counts on like all of these shows in Game Fest, like the main show. And it's usually huge. Like I marvel at how many people are watching these. And I think it's becoming a cultural hub for video games. And whether Jeff Keighley having that much power with video game awards and Game Fest is a good thing, it doesn't matter anymore. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

21,113

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

27 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

71

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

51

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