
A low key video game podcast by Stephen Hilger and Brendon Bigley. Produced by AJ Fillari!
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 463 | Founded | 8 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Video GamesGamesLeisure | |||

Finally, a Zelda game that takes inspiration from one of the great dungeon-crawling adventurers of our time: Elliot.
Discussed: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (2026)
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Just two spooky guys playing table tennis and riding jet skis.
Discussed: Final Screamin’ Stevie & BB, upcoming Silent Hill bonus episode, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, the legend of Matt, Belmont’s Curse, Pokémon Ghost Grey, Penguin Colony
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Brendon and Stephen are kind and (mostly) chill hosts who also happen to be funny and have great chemistry. They just might ruin other podcasts for you.
Claims not to be a first impressions podcast, but that's basically what it is at this point, baseless generalizations and extrapolations based on those first few hours included.
Hosts are decent at articulating their thoughts about games and fun banter. However, when they dip into real world issues, sometimes irrelevant to the topic, it’s off the rails. It’s been a long time since I’ve listened to individuals so removed from reality
These guys are kind of in this awkward place where they are in between being friends who record themselves talking about games and professional influencers. I think the show is most authentic feeling in that former category. You can really tell when they are trying to be authoritative by demonstrating that they have played all the newest games and gotten up on all the current discourse.
Most everything else seems so dull and perfunctory, these guys have the best dynamic in games commentary.
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Brendon Bigley and Stephen Hilger host relaxed, long-form conversations about games they are playing, spanning new releases, indie discoveries, older console classics, and overlooked corners of gaming culture. Their format mixes hands-on impressions and design criticism with personal anecdotes, humor, recommendations, and occasional discussions of industry trends. Recurring interests include role-playing games, horror, strategy, roguelikes, Nintendo titles, and remakes, alongside substantial retrospectives on particular consoles and game libraries. The emphasis is on the hosts' contrasting reactions and enthusiasm rather than formal news coverage or tightly scripted reviews. Some episodes feature game creators discussing how a project took ... more
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Recent guests on Into the Aether include:
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2. Murray Somerwolff
3. Chris Plante
4. AJ Fillari
5. Joshua Rivera
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8. Matt Horton
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