Summer Game Fest and 2026 World Cup Picks | Taps & Takes

Summer Game Fest and 2026 World Cup Picks | Taps & Takes

Drew Hyatt and Edward Raus are back at Grogg’s Traditional Irish Pub for Season 2, Episode 21 of Taps & Takes, the Friday edition of The Do-Over Podcast where nerd news and sports news get thrown into the same room and argued through properly. This episode opens with Drew’s new gym era, then moves straight into a full breakdown of Summer Game Fest, the Xbox Games Showcase, Nintendo’s Ocarina of Time tease, and the biggest video game announcements on the way. For new viewers, The Do-Over Podcast is a Fresno-based conversation show built around honest reactions, dumb jokes, sharp opinions, and weekly chaos from people who actually know each other. Taps & Takes is the gaming, movie, nerd culture, and sports branch of the show, with Drew and Edward running through what matters, what looks good, what feels overhyped, and what they are actually willing to spend time or money on. The gaming side covers Supergirl, Masters of the Universe, Doom: The Dark Ages, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, Halo Campaign Evolved, Gears of War: E-Day, Star Wars Zero Company, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, Fable, Final Fantasy VII Revelation, TMNT: The Last Ronin, Virtua Fighter, Alien Isolation 2, Gen Atlas, and more. Then Royce King joins for a quick Grogg’s segment about Cheese Fest and bar owner complaints before the episode shifts into sports, including the NBA Finals, the Stanley Cup Finals, the Angels race for the bottom, and Edward’s full 2026 World Cup group picks, sleepers, bets, and winner prediction. 00:00 – Friday morning intro 00:53 – Drew’s gym comeback 01:36 – Summer Game Fest setup 02:59 – Nintendo Direct and Ocarina teaser 03:40 – Doomsday, GTA and long waits 05:30 – Supergirl and He-Man talk 08:42 – 2026 game announcements begin 09:28 – Halo and Gears of War returns 11:06 – Star Wars, Plague Tale and vampires 14:22 – Castlevania and 2026 releases 15:37 – Fable, Final Fantasy and 2027 games 18:55 – TMNT, Virtua Fighter and more 20:47 – Unconfirmed games and Gen Atlas 24:28 – Gaming wrap-up 24:47 – Royce joins after Cheese Fest 25:30 – Bar owner party decor rant 28:29 – Sports segment begins 28:54 – NBA Finals and Knicks curse 31:54 – Stanley Cup Finals talk 33:34 – Angels tank watch 34:16 – World Cup preview begins 35:05 – USA and Mexico Round of 16 bets 37:17 – World Cup group predictions 40:49 – Netherlands and Japan sleepers 41:55 – Spain to win the World Cup 43:23 – Outro and where to find Edward #TheDoOverPodcast #TapsAndTakes #GamingPodcast #SportsPodcast #WorldCup2026 **Join Our Patreon!** https://www.patreon.com/c/thedoover

Thinspiration and Relationship Red Flags | The Do-Over Podcast

Drew Hyatt and Barbress Jess are back in Grogg’s Studio for Season 2, Episode 44 of The Do-Over Podcast, and this one moves from gym panic to Cheese Fest fallout to relationship red flags without ever pretending to be polished. Drew breaks down the start of his fitness journey, Jess becomes his unwilling accountability buddy, and the two get into gym behavior, sauna weirdos, protein coffee, and the emotional danger of old men in locker rooms. The Do-Over Podcast is a funny, unfiltered conversation show built around real stories, bad decisions, honest questions, and the kind of debates that only happen when friends are comfortable saying the quiet part out loud. This episode keeps that same energy as Drew and Jess talk about Grogg’s Traditional Irish Pub, Cheese Fest, grad party drinks, dating standards, proposal timelines, what women secretly judge, and why the wrong partner can tell you everything you need to know. Later, Jess shares client stories from the salon chair, including one truly wild baby daddy story, before the conversation shifts into sex, compatibility, financial security, bad dating advice, business ownership, discount competitors, and why your work has to speak for itself. The episode closes with reaction clips, Conan O’Brien’s Harvard message about empathy, book ban commentary, and a full Do-Over outro. Season 2, Episode 44 Recorded at Grogg’s Studio Featuring Drew Hyatt & Barbress Jess Sponsor: Grogg’s Traditional Irish Pub Sponsor: Frank Sierra Finish Carpentry and Sierra Door Supply 00:00 – Cold open and podcast intro 01:55 – Studio check-in and old radio stories 07:18 – Protein coffee and fitness talk 09:03 – Drew’s gym accountability journey 15:39 – Sauna fears and gym weirdos 19:18 – Cheese Fest at Grogg’s 21:28 – Jess’s grad party drinking story 29:32 – Break and women questions tease 30:06 – Patreon shoutout and fan encounters 31:42 – Proposal timelines and relationship expectations 34:19 – What women judge other women for 38:26 – Dating values, politics and parenting 44:18 – Unhinged client stories 49:08 – Sex, compatibility and red flags 55:47 – Bad dating advice women should stop giving 01:01:07 – Delusional confidence and salon drama 01:06:01 – Business standards and discount competitors 01:09:10 – Frank Sierra sponsor break 01:10:02 – Sponsor thanks and reactions setup 01:11:19 – TikTok reactions and gym bro clips 01:15:13 – Conan, empathy and self-importance 01:16:40 – Book bans and final reactions 01:18:28 – Where to find Jess and outro #TheDoOverPodcast #DoOverPodcast #ComedyPodcast #RelationshipTalk #GymTalk **Join Our Patreon!** https://www.patreon.com/c/thedoover

Pants Required and Internet Tough Guys | The Do-Over Podcast

Season 2, Episode 43 of The Do-Over Podcast brings Drew Hyatt, Edward Raus and Darren together at Grogg’s Studio for a full run of dad life, Fresno stories, bad timing, internet outrage and one work trip that turned into a complete mess. Edward shows up late, Darren explains how he talked his way out of a cell phone ticket, and Drew tells the full story of a simple drone job that somehow became a Tesla road trip, a winery warehouse shoot, a surprise dress code and an emergency mission to buy pants in Gonzalez, California. The Do-Over Podcast is an unfiltered comedy conversation show about real life, family, work, friendship, local stories, internet nonsense and the kind of arguments that happen when nobody in the room lets a bad story die. This episode moves from traffic stops and insurance headaches into Drew’s drone disaster, dad exhaustion, dinner fights, kindergarten death predictions, mold remediation drama and a local petition to help keep Mr. Fuentes at Malloch Elementary. The back half shifts into bigger internet culture territory, with the guys talking about anti-intellectualism, Asmongold, God of War outrage, online masculinity, female action heroes, Chad the Builder, free speech arguments and why some people build an entire personality around being mad online. They also cover Cheese Fest at Grogg’s Traditional Irish Pub, Drew’s gym update, Fun Facts with Darren, reaction clips, foot splinters, bad marriage advice and one parking-lot Karen response that might be the best clip of the episode. This episode also includes a sponsor break from Frank Sierra Finish Carpentry and Sierra Door Supply. 00:00 – He-Man sword and audio check 01:33 – Welcome from Grogg’s Studio 02:08 – Edward is late again 03:37 – Nerd news and God of War tease 05:40 – Darren gets pulled over 09:47 – How not to talk to cops 11:10 – Speeding tickets and Tesla insurance 12:09 – Drew’s long drone job begins 14:49 – The job scope gets bigger 16:24 – No shorts allowed inside 17:51 – Buying emergency work pants 20:13 – Drone crash in the warehouse 22:22 – The 30-minute job explodes 24:36 – Dad exhaustion and dinner fights 27:09 – Kindergarten predicts death 27:55 – Mold quote gets ridiculous 31:34 – Break 32:20 – Patreon and petition push 35:59 – Anti-intellectualism and online outrage 37:33 – God of War drama 49:40 – Dads, daughters and female action heroes 51:53 – Chad the Builder discussion 58:32 – Frank Sierra sponsor break 59:49 – Cheese Fest at Grogg’s 1:01:59 – Drew’s gym update 1:02:42 – Fun Facts with Darren 1:08:53 – Reaction clips begin 1:11:58 – Foot splinters and bad advice 1:13:30 – Karen reaction clip 1:15:06 – Outro and socials #TheDoOverPodcast #ComedyPodcast #FresnoPodcast #GodOfWar #PodcastComedy **Join Our Patreon!** https://www.patreon.com/c/thedoover

Trying to Get Hot Before the Wedding | The Do-Over Podcast

Drew Hyatt, Barbress Jess and Lady Orc are back at Grogg’s Studio for Season 2, Episode 42 of The Do-Over Podcast, and everybody is apparently trying to become a better person before a wedding, a gym appointment or a moon water ritual exposes them. Jess kicks things off with her first treadmill mile, Drew signs up for a new gym, and Elliott Jams calls in with wedding drama, bachelor party tension and just enough chaos to derail the room. The Do-Over Podcast is an unfiltered comedy conversation show about real life, bad decisions, relationships, pop culture, internet nonsense and the conversations that happen when friends stop pretending to be normal. This episode leans hard into Pride Month jokes, fitness panic, wedding-season pressure, Cheese Fest at Grogg’s Traditional Irish Pub, blue moon water, manifestation, money arguments, relationship conflict styles and reaction clips. The second half gets weirder in the best way: moon water wishes turn into power-dynamic debates, class and money rants, hair jokes, fighting with overly logical partners, Euphoria episode cheating, mogging, looksmaxxing, political grifters, crystals, singing clips and one final reminder that Drew still has to go to the gym. This episode also includes a sponsor break from Frank Sierra Finish Carpentry and Sierra Door Supply. 00:00 – Pride Month cold open 01:50 – Elliott interrupts the intro 05:00 – Jess runs one mile 12:28 – Drew joins a new gym 17:30 – The flat ass workout plan 22:24 – Five days a week or disaster 24:04 – Getting fit for wedding season 25:30 – Elliott’s bridesmaid drama 33:10 – The San Diego bachelor party snub 38:40 – Break 38:52 – Rivals, Cheese Fest and gay points 41:33 – Moon water and manifesting 49:17 – Power dynamics and dating 53:43 – Money, class and bad rich advice 57:17 – Fighting with logical partners 1:06:19 – Euphoria and episode cheating 1:08:49 – Frank Sierra sponsor break 1:09:44 – Mogging, looksmaxxing and grifts 1:13:03 – Reaction clips 1:22:02 – Gym pressure and final plugs #TheDoOverPodcast#ComedyPodcast#FresnoPodcast#WeddingDrama#MoonWater

Two Truths, Bad Decisions and Cheese Fest | The Do-Over Podcast

Season 2, Episode 41 of The Do-Over Podcast brings Drew Hyatt, Val, Jaime and Royce together inside Grogg’s Studio for a packed roundtable full of listener shoutouts, parenting stories, personal confessions, viral reactions and one very serious debate about Cheese Fest. For new viewers, The Do-Over Podcast is a real conversation show built around comedy, life, family, local stories, weird internet clips and the kind of side conversations that somehow become the episode. This is the main Do-Over format: loose, funny, personal and completely unfiltered. Royce joins from Grogg’s Traditional Irish Pub, with Val and Jaime adding a full dose of birthday-week energy, parenting perspective and chaos. The episode starts with shoutouts to listeners, Reaper Clean getting recognized in the wild, studio camera problems, people walking away mid-conversation, handicapped parking etiquette and Jaime opening up about her son Kingston’s prosthetic leg. From there, the crew talks kid names, Ryan’s World, parenting girls, martial arts, e-bikes, birthday plans, garage cleaning, sick spouses and Drew’s real estate appraisal fight. Then Val launches “Val Explains It” with Two Truths and a Lie, which leads to stories about punching a cop, making out with a donkey, mushrooms, dolphins, bullfighting, getting out of tickets, BB guns, skinny dipping and worst injuries. After the Frank Sierra Finish Carpentry and Sierra Door Supply sponsor break, the crew reacts to an asteroid near-miss, birds being reptiles, marriage advice, gun store prank stupidity, game show clips, milk jokes, collectibles, the Inception Tower drinking video and Royce finally explaining how Cheese Fest at Grogg’s became real. 00:00 – Intro, Grogg’s Studio and shoutouts 03:04 – Packed studio and camera problems 04:03 – Walking away mid-conversation 06:05 – Handicapped parking and accessibility 08:13 – Kingston’s story and prosthetic leg 09:35 – Kid names, Titanic and The Crazies 13:12 – Kid YouTubers and Ryan’s World 18:26 – Father’s Day notes and core memories 21:12 – Parenting, yelling and girl dad pressure 24:34 – Martial arts, tennis and e-bikes 29:36 – Rate the week and birthday updates 36:29 – Real estate appraisal fight 40:23 – Val Explains It begins 41:12 – Drew’s two truths and a lie 45:28 – Royce’s dolphin and bullfighting stories 50:24 – Jaime’s tickets, fire and BB gun 54:44 – Val’s turn and injury stories 01:01:13 – Frank Sierra sponsor break 01:02:11 – Reactions begin 01:02:58 – Asteroid close call 01:06:17 – Marriage advice and viral clips 01:08:01 – Gun store prank and safety 01:12:38 – Game show, milk and collectibles clips 01:14:35 – Inception Tower drinking video 01:17:53 – Backing up, tattoos and reactions 01:19:10 – Royce explains Cheese Fest 01:22:49 – Hot and Talking and Patreon outro #TheDoOverPodcast #CheeseFest #FresnoPodcast #ComedyPodcast #TwoTruthsAndALie **Join Our Patreon!** https://www.patreon.com/c/thedoover