The Second Circuit
Claim This Podcastby Jesse Kay & Focht’s Network
Podcast Overview
<p>The Second Circuit: A Casual BattleTech Hangout is a chill, low-intensity chat with folks from the Focht's Network Events Team about the world's greatest way do to math on charts that makes big stompy robots shoot at each other. Also sometimes planes.<br /><br />Stay tuned for new episodes every Monday morning!</p>
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9/21/2025
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Recent Episodes
June 1, 2026
TSC Ep35: Getting Animated
Jesse saw the launch trailer for Chaos Reign and lost his mind with enthusiasm over the animated series. Avalyn tries to keep things grounded. "This is the Inner Sphere—thousands of planets colonized by humankind. Once it was united under the Star League, but for the last three hundred years it has been consumed by savage wars... until a new enemy appeared—mysterious invaders known as the Clans. Powerful and ruthless, they struck like lightning, attacking every sector at once. But they made one big mistake: they attacked my home planet! Now, in the spirit of the Star League, ancient enemies have reunited... and we're gonna take back our galaxy!" Focht's Network is affiliated with the Catalyst Demo Team and associated with Catalyst Game Labs, and is the Events Team for Six Sides of Gaming. However all opinions expressed on this show belong solely to the people expressing them and do not reflect those of any of those entities unless otherwise stated. Come find us and all the other cool things we're doing! Focht Hyperpulse Discord: https://discord.gg/8uNkRGM5NuFocht's Network Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fochtsnetworkSix Sides of Gaming YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/sixsidesofgamingBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fochtsnetwork.bsky.social Theme song 'Spacesynth' by Liborio Conti: https://www.no-copyright-music.com/ - however for this one episode we're using the theme to the animated series BattleTech, developed by Saban Entertainment
May 25, 2026
TSC Ep34: Hot Spots Draconis Reach
Jesse, Scott, and Jo are joined by Joshua "Kestrel" Franklin, "Metal" Ed Stephens, and Mike "Kirby" Bisaillon, the creative minds behind Hot Spots Draconis Reach! We're talking how it came about. Changes and improvements from Hinterlands and the grueling playtesting schedule. The massive Loneliness Island campaign. Working your way up to it or jumping straight in. The other contracts. How to pronounce things. Ravens! All the factories of the Inner Sphere. Support from the devs. Hinterlands supplemental! Gameplay connectivity. Jump drives plot-nitro. Timelines. Sneaking names in. The twins that became the cover model 'Mechs. Any hints for the next one? Focht's Network is affiliated with the Catalyst Demo Team and associated with Catalyst Game Labs, and is the Events Team for Six Sides of Gaming. However all opinions expressed on this show belong solely to the people expressing them and do not reflect those of any of those entities unless otherwise stated. Come find us and all the other cool things we're doing! Focht Hyperpulse Discord: https://discord.gg/8uNkRGM5NuFocht's Network Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fochtsnetworkSix Sides of Gaming YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/sixsidesofgamingBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fochtsnetwork.bsky.social Theme song 'Spacesynth' by Liborio Conti: https://www.no-copyright-music.com/
May 18, 2026
TSC Ep33: Dragons, and Vikings, and Bears, Oh My!
Jesse, Avalyn, and Scott talk the next Battle of Luthien! Woo woo Wednesday wepwesent! Too bad the first one was a lot better in the games and the novels than the actual sourcebook. Let's come up with something more practical. Alpha Strike for sure, right? Recreating the tension from the book is not just objective focused, it's character focused. Dracs, tradition versus modernity. Rasalhague, joiners versus deniers. Overlapping and contrasting secondary/sub objectives. Make it Aces' campaign size. Katana Tormark and the Dragon's Fury with Yori Kurita and the Dragon's Claws. The world's most disrespectful Katana summary. Allies, but Katana wants Yori dead. Both allies can get a supply depot, but only one faction gets the points. Similar for the Joiner and the Denier? Capture a supply depot. Hold a location. Advance before your ally! Turret control. Do main objectives prioritize over sub objectives? With Avalyn (professional game designer), Scott (professional writer), and Jesse (professional Jesse) working together we come up with some cool stuff! Focht's Network is affiliated with the Catalyst Demo Team and associated with Catalyst Game Labs, and is the Events Team for Six Sides of Gaming. However all opinions expressed on this show belong solely to the people expressing them and do not reflect those of any of those entities unless otherwise stated. Come find us and all the other cool things we're doing! Focht Hyperpulse Discord: https://discord.gg/8uNkRGM5NuFocht's Network Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fochtsnetworkSix Sides of Gaming YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/sixsidesofgamingBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fochtsnetwork.bsky.social Theme song 'Spacesynth' by Liborio Conti: https://www.no-copyright-music.com/
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- What is The Second Circuit?
<p>The Second Circuit: A Casual BattleTech Hangout is a chill, low-intensity chat with folks from the Focht's Network Events Team about the world's greatest way do to math on charts that makes big stompy robots shoot at each other. Also sometimes planes.<br /><br />Stay tuned for new episodes every Monday morning!</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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