This week, Doug is joined by Twitch streamer and friend Wulfslore to chat about the trailer for Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, what scares them the most in horror movies, and the short horror film that was written by an AI bot. The dorks then dig into a question posted in the Mind Gap Discord: would you rather restart your life at the age of 10 with all the knowledge you have now or jump to 45 years old with $50 million in the bank? Things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Leon Kennedy from the Resident Evil franchise vs. Ash Williams from the Evil Dead franchise. Tune in to find out who wins! Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

Mind Gap

Episode 318 - Wulfslore Talks Welcome to Raccoon City, AI Bot Horror Movie, & Time Travel Dilemma

This week, Doug tells Justin all about the recent mini Mind Gap real life meet up before sharing some amazing conversations he recently had with his daughter. The dorks then dive into the recent controversy surrounding Facebook and Instagram allegedly knowing that their algorithms were causing mental issues to users, particularly young girls. The heroes give their thoughts on the current iteration of social media and how it’s affecting our lives. Things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Shrek vs. Sully from Monsters Inc. Tune in to find out who wins! Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

Episode 317 - Daddy Daughter Conversations and Why Instagram is Bad

This week, Justin returns to discuss the teaser trailer for Netflix’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman. The dorks then revisit the lawsuit ruling regarding Epic and Apple and whether the situation is good, bad, or otherwise. Another question is posed for Practical Doug which dives into the concept of “soaking” and “jump humping.” Don’t know what that is? Well, strap yourself in and find out. Things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Starkiller from The Force Unleashed vs. Omni-Man from Invincible. Tune in to find out who wins! Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

Episode 316 - The Sandman, Apple vs. Epic, Soaking and Jump Humping

This week, Noah joins the show once again to fill in for Justin as he is off on a super secret mission. The dorks dive into the time loop trope that has become increasingly popular over the past few years. Noah talks about how this has led to some games like Deathloop, Majora’s Mask, 12 Minutes and so many others. Doug talks about some of the movies that have utilized this mechanic as well as the Flynn Effect and how each generation’s IQ increases over time. The nerds then try to fathom the effects of being trapped in an infinite time loop and what it would do to a person’s mind. Noah provides some spirited thoughts on why people should stop complaining on game dev Twitter and why it should be okay to just enjoy a movie instead of either saying it’s the best or worst thing ever. Things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Beetlejuice vs. The Mask. Tune in to find out who wins! Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

Episode 315 - The Time Loop Trope in Movies and Video Games with Noah Reno

This week, Doug tells Justin all about his recent vacation before taking the conversation on a wild tangent about dogs. The dorks then dive into the recent The Matrix Resurrections trailer, giving their thoughts and opinion and follow up with the same important pontifications about the Hawkeye trailer. The heroes then share their recent fitness goals and how they’ve joined a new app to get their bodies better together. Things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Pepsiman vs. Kool Aid Man. Tune in to find out who wins! Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

Episode 314 - Trailer Extravaganza: The Matrix Resurrections & Hawkeye

This week, Doug begins by telling Justin some fun Dungeons and Dragons stories before diving into the meat of the episode: the pandemic is creating an opportunity for people to move to new places. Doug and Justin discuss where they would move if there were no boundaries. Doug considers whether he’s having a mid-life crisis and what it would take for both of the dorks to uproot and move to somewhere new. Things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Sonic the Hedgehog vs. The Flash. Tune in to find out who wins! Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

Episode 313 - Relocating in the Pandemic: Where Would You Live?

This week, Doug starts off recounting his experience rewatching The Matrix trilogy before making Justin’s mouth water as he describes how he made Cubano sandwiches from scratch. The dorks then explore the story about a man who sued his parents for throwing away his $29,000 stash of porn which leads the boys to remember times when their parents threw away their stuff without asking. The heroes move on to explore the AI program that will create a mashup DJ set from any songs you want. Things are wrapped up with a throw-down featuring Heinz Doofenschmirtz from Phineas and Ferb vs Gru from Despicable Me. Tune in to find out who wins! Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

Episode 312 - The Matrix Revisited, Cubano Sandwiches, Box of Porn, and AI DJ

This week, the boys welcome back Australian dream boat Jarryd Urbas for his third appearance on the show! After recounting Jarryd’s 30th birthday celebration, the dorks discuss the recent news about OnlyFans banning sexually explicit content from the site. They dig a little deeper into the BBC investigation about the potential reason for the new policy and discuss the merits of sex work. In classic Mind Gap fashion, the nerds then change their focus to the recent fart meta trend on Twitch and ultimately dig into the types of sounds and noises that drive them nuts. Things are wrapped up with a throw-down between Captain Boomerang from the DC Universe vs Boomerang from the Marvel universe. Is it a coincidence that there is an Australian guest with an Australian themed throw-down? Probably not. Tune in to find out who wins! Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

Episode 311 - Jarryd Urbas Talks OnlyFans Banning Sexually Explicit Content and the Twitch Fart Meta

This week, the boys dive into the new trailer for Star Wars: Visions and discuss how they think the new show will benefit the Star Wars universe. Doug pontificates on why short stories and short films are so great before the dorks turn their attention to a recent trending topic on Twitter: what movies make you feel stressed. Doug and Justin fire off some of their thoughts which include 1917, The Descent, The Martian, & Whiplash. They also chat about what movie elements can really put the audience on edge. Things are wrapped up with a throw-down between two creepy entities: Slenderman vs the monsters from A Quiet Place. Seems like a cut and dry battle? Tune in to find out! Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

Episode 310 - Exploring Star Wars: Visions & Discussing Stressful Movies

After a week stuck in the puzzle basement Justin is finally back and, like always, it feels like it was so much longer than just a week. The chat starts out with a little talk about Saturday’s video game stream on Twitch where Doug and the Discord crew played the Back for Blood Beta. Needless to say, Doug was not pleased with this game. After Doug swallows up his disappointment he and Justin start talkin’ Disney theme parks because that’s where Justin actually just got back from. After the love letter to Disney theme parks run it course, the boys jump into a chat about The Suicide Squad and it’s disappointing box office numbers. Justin sums it up fairly succinctly as being related to COVID, but other folks were still surprised it didn’t do so well. They talk about the theatre industry’s sluggish response to this pandemic and lack of flexibility seemingly biting them in the ass all over again. This episode comes to a crescendo with a battle between the Green Hornet and Sherlock Holmes in the Throw-Down. How does it end? You’ll just have to tune in and find out won’t you? Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

Episode 309 - Justin’s Back to talk Disney Parks and Suicide Squad 2

This episode starts out with someone missing. That’s right for the first time ever a guest host atnoahreno is filling in for Justin who we can only assume is trapped in a puzzle basement. Doug and the new guy start off talking food like St. Louis Pizza (which barely qualifies as food) and the Deep Dish Deep State™.  When things really get rolling, the duo hops into Scarlet Johansson suing Disney over the Black Widow digital release, which of course likely cost her a fair bit of money. This gets them on the topic of movies that are hitting streaming instead of staying in theatres for longer and maybe calling for the death of cinema. After a bit more friendly banter Doug brings up D&D having its best year ever, which ends up being a love letter from our hosts to the game. The show comes in for a crash landing with an epic throwdown battle that pits The Battletoads against the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and if you want to find out who wins that you’ll just have to tune in won’t you? Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

Episode 308 - The One Without Justin Where ScarJo Sues Disney

This week the boys are back in town and they’ve got an itch to converse.  This episode starts off with some hot talk about some chonky dogs with some bad attitudes that brought out the best/worst of Old Man Doug.  This leads to a conversation on some of Doug’s parenting highlights.  As Doug is talking about things he’d like to instill in his daughter, talk of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics comes up and a can of worms is opened. A long standing argument about what is and isn’t a sport comes up and the whole chat gets in on it, emergency farts come out, and chaos ensues.  The conversation eventually drifts to the ethics and feeling surrounding this Olympiad, all while the chat tries to draw him back to what makes a sport.  The episode concludes with an epic battle (that almost didn’t make it on time) pitting Segata Sanshiro against The Old Spice Guy (Terry Crews Variant).  This epic battle can only have one winner and if you want to find out who it is you’ll have to tune in now won’t you? Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

Episode 307 - Who Watches The Olympics and What Sports Will Be In The Olympics In The Future

In this week’s episode, the boy’s return from an unexpected one week break due to a multitude of issues (looking at you Comcast). The show starts off with a recap of all kinds of things ranging from Doug’s burp flavors to the gift of mustard. After a discussion of the trials of last week, the boys dig into the topic of Anthony Bourdain’s voice being digitally reconstructed and used to speak quotes he wrote in a new documentary about his life. They break down the internet uproar about it and the implications for this kind of technology. There’s some amazing input in the chat from an all-star friend of the podcast and streamer extraordinaire see_twoo as well as the normal list of degenerates. After a spirited debate, they then get to the Ask Practical Doug segment on how many pairs of shoes are proper to own. Tune in to get the all important answer to this burning question. Finally the Throw-Down comes in pitting the Ronald McDonald Crew vs The Chuck-E-Cheese Band in an epic battle you won’t want to miss. Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

Episode 306 - Anthony Bourdain’s AI Voice

This week, the boys are recapping their 4th of July holiday and feelings range from “Worst holiday ever and let’s cancel it” to “I love this holiday more than any other holiday ever.” Who feels what about this holiday may surprise you. This episode also features a very special new segment (and a theme song) called “Ask Practical Doug” where Doug’s less rage-filled alter ego doles out advice. After that, the topic of Stephen Dorff and his criticism of the latest Marvel film Black Widow came up much to both host’s dismay...mostly at Stephen Dorff being newsworthy. This eventually winds its way to a conversation about how gross our hosts think LinkedIn is. Finally, the new Council of Elders selected Throw-Down pits Spyro the Dragon against Toothless the Dragon from How To Train Your Dragon. If you want to find out who wins you’ll just have to tune in won’t you? Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

Episode 305 - 4th of July Feelings, Stephen Dorff Doesn’t Like Marvel, and LinkedIn is Gross

On this week’s episode the boys kick things off with Doug trying the hot new trend of watermelon and mustard. It’s then revealed that Doug’s mustard had expired 2 years ago which spurs a donation drive to buy him some new mustard. Once the donations dry up, the boys move on to the story of Marvel editing the WandaVision post credits scene which makes Doug angry with nerds. This eventually spins off into a discussion about film and television franchises and their desire for more chances to be taken. Eventually the Throw-Down comes in for a landing and it appears to be under new management. A shadowy council of elders are now running the show and their first Throw-Down pits Tyler Durden against Mr. Hyde. You’ll have to tune in to see how this one shakes out. Follow us on Twitch to hang out while we record our new episodes and stream video game sessions! We have MERCH now! Check out our YouTube channel for podcast episodes, video game live stream highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, and Justin Plays Video games. Be sure to like and subscribe! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

Episode 304 - Watermelon and Mustard and the WandaVision End Credits Edit

For years Doug Cochrane and Justin Strandlund have been good friends and frequent improv partners. They share a love of debating any topic, although their discussions usually come back around to two things: movies and space. Their most infamous debate involved a 2 hour discussion (while at work) about the actual possibility of time travel and it's potential ramifications on mankind; this included a full diagram drawn on a wall-sized whiteboard. Time well spent. MindGap is what happens when they sit together in front of a microphone and press record.

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