Up Your Alley with Jake & Taylor

#160 - Kevin and This is a Gardening Show

#SteamMachine #007FirstLight #YookaReplaylee #Whalefall #Kevin #ZachGalifianakis #GamingPodcast #moviepodcast This week on Up Your Alley, we’re talking about the eye-watering price of the new Steam Machine and trying to figure out exactly what’s driving the cost. Is this the future of PC gaming in the living room, or just an expensive curiosity? We also discuss the upcoming film Whalefall, Jake wraps up 007 First Light, and Taylor has been spending time with Yooka-Replaylee, the remastered return of everyone’s favorite legally-distinct platforming duo. This week’s recs: 🐱 Kevin — Amazon’s animated series about a cat trying to make it in the big city. 🌱 This Is A Gardening Show with Zach Galifianakis — Netflix’s delightfully strange agrarian documentary series that somehow delivers exactly what the title promises. 📧 Email: upyouralleypod@gmail.com 🎵 Theme music by Brother Bill → https://brotherbill.bandcamp.com

#159 - Blippo+ and Miss You, Love You

#SummerGamesFest #NintendoDirect #BlippoPlus #JimRash #MissYouLoveYou #IndieGames #GamingPodcast #MoviePodcast This week on Up Your Alley, we’re breaking down the biggest announcements from Summer Games Fest and the latest Nintendo Direct. What got us excited? What got us worried? And what will definitely be delayed? Then it’s time for this week’s recommendations: 📺 Blippo+ — a bizarre indie experience masquerading as an alien television, complete with strange broadcasts, hidden stories, and Confetti Cowboys 🎬 Miss You, Love You — the new film written and directed by Jim Rash, blending comedy, heartbreak, and awkward human behavior in a way only Jim Rash can. 📧 Email: upyouralleypod@gmail.com 🎵 Theme music by Brother Bill → https://brotherbill.bandcamp.com

#158 - Dog Soldiers and Big Ole Words

This week on Up Your Alley, we get our first look at 007 First Light and Spider-Noir, two projects that have us cautiously optimistic for very different reasons. Jake follows up last week’s Primitive War discussion with a spite-rec: Dog Soldiers (2002), the cult horror-action film that answers the question, “What if a military squad fought monsters, but good?” Taylor’s rec is the YouTube channel Big Ole Words, which does deep dives into obscure, forgotten, and genuinely strange NES games. If you’ve ever wondered who was out there making videos about games nobody rented in 1989, this is your channel. 📧 Email: upyouralleypod@gmail.com 🎵 Theme music by Brother Bill → https://brotherbill.bandcamp.com #007FirstLight #SpiderNoir #DogSoldiers #BigOleWords #NES #RetroGaming #MoviePodcast #GamingPodcast

#157 - Primitive War and Lorelei & The Laser Eyes

This week we talk about Primitive War, the Vietnam War dinosaur movie that somehow got made, and Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, the indie puzzle game that feels like solving a crossword inside a nightmare. Jake saw The Mandalorian and Grogu and reports back, while Taylor has been spending time with LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight because apparently there can never be enough Batman media. Email: upyouralleypod@gmail.com Theme music by Brother Bill → https://brotherbill.bandcamp.com #PrimitiveWar #LoreleiAndTheLaserEyes #Mandalorian #StarWars #LegoBatman #IndieGames #MoviePodcast #GamingPodcast

#156 - Mixtape and Freakin' Reviews

This week on Up Your Alley: 🇯🇵 Jake reports back from watching a sumo tournament in Japan — the atmosphere, the rituals, and why it ruled 🎸 Taylor listened to the new Primus EP Handful of Nuggs and tries to explain whatever Primus has going on 📺 Then we get into Bandersketch, the chaotic choose-your-own-adventure special from Australian comedy legends Aunty Donna, streaming on GrouseHouse.tv 📦 This week’s recs: 🔧 Freakin Reviews — YouTube reviewer James White and his deeply earnest gadget breakdowns 🎮 Mixtape — the divisive coming-of-age indie game packed with needle drops, nostalgia, and feelings 📧 Email: upyouralleypod@gmail.com 🎵 Theme music by Brother Bill → https://brotherbill.bandcamp.com #AuntyDonna #MixtapeGame #Primus #Sumo #JapanTravel #FreakinReviews #IndieGames #GamingPodcast