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Growing Up Gaming: Canada vs. USA ft. Kahlief Adams from @SpawnonMe
Kahlief Adams from @SpawnonMe (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCOEj8Iu2xrzsMaQfJf-X8pQ) joins Samson and Jordan to swap childhood gaming stories from the Bronx to Vancouver and Calgary. They talk about childhood experiences like renting consoles without memory cards, getting games before release day, modded PlayStations, midnight launches, and the friends we’re still playing with today!
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14 Oct 2026
The Little Things That Make Gaming Better
Remember when your Nintendo DS always seemed to have battery? When everyone had a Digivice? And when playing with friends meant owning the same console?
For Canadian Thanksgiving, Samson and Jordan share the gaming things they’re thankful for: from childhood gaming gadgets to crossplay, mechanical keyboards, and Pokémon EXP Share.
We compare Samson’s old Guitar Hero controller with his new CRKD 20th Anniversary SG, revisit Jordan’s Digivices, and give Ghost of Yōtei’s combat some flowers. Also, Samson's defending EXP Share.
🧠 Try Samson’s video game trivia!
I helped put together this trivia game, and I’d love for you to try it! Can you get 10/10? Let me know your score and what you think.
https://dev.fanon.club/c/game-trivia-samson/play (https://dev.fanon.club/c/game-trivia-samson/play)
Username: alaska
Password: alaska
🎬 Watch my Riftbound Los Angeles vlog:
A weekend of cards, tournaments, and hanging out with the Riftbound community at RQLA. Hope you enjoy!
https://youtu.be/6PK1Rw_RpeY (https://youtu.be/6PK1Rw_RpeY)
What’s one gaming feature, gadget, or childhood memory you’re thankful for? Tell us in the comments!
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@growuplevelup (https://www.tiktok.com/@growuplevelup)
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Twitch: https://twitch.tv/sirdrjm/ (https://twitch.tv/sirdrjm/)
Join our Discord:
https://discord.gg/Fmzgcxar5b (https://discord.gg/Fmzgcxar5b)
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@growuplevelup (https://www.youtube.com/@growuplevelup)
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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/grow-up-level-up/id1684428520 (https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/grow-up-level-up/id1684428520)
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#GamingPodcast #GuitarHero #Pokemon
7 Oct 2026
Predicting Kinda Funny’s Top 100 Games of All Time
Kinda Funny ( @KindaFunnyGames (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCT6QFE3peNry9PdO5uGj96g) ) is ranking their Top 100 Games of All Time next week, so Jordan and Samson decided to try and predict the final Top 10. How many do you think we’ll actually get right?
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#KindaFunny #Gaming #Top100Games
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Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/Fmzgcxar5b (https://discord.gg/Fmzgcxar5b)
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Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
YouTube views
30,432
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Spotify
5.0 / 5
8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 81 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
90
Social presence
91
YouTube
76
Engagement
60
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Jordan and Samson host the show. Published by Samson Li.
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