Space Marines - Your Gateway Drug to 40k

Surviving the Black Rage with Deathcompany Dropout

This week, the brain behind Deathcompany Dropout joins Lucas and Matt to discuss how he became the internet's favorite 40k rules translator. We chat about his hobby origins, favorite lore, and how he's rating 11th Edition so far. Stay tuned until the end to hear our deep, dark hobby confessions—because even a Space Marine has secrets.

The Great Purge: What would we remove from 40k?

Today, we are launching the ultimate Exterminatus. No fixes. No balance dataslates. No "maybe they'll get better in the next Codex." We are permanently deleting one faction, one unit, one legendary hero, one rule, and one toxic hobby practice from existence. Forever. Will the T'au get binned? Is Guilliman heading back to his stasis pod permanently? And which one of us is about to lose our hobby license for our take on unpainted armies? And once you're done screaming at your headphones, we want to hear from you. If you could permanently delete one thing from the hobby—a faction, unit, hero, rule, or hobby trend—what is going in your personal incinerator? Drop a comment and let us know!

Midlife Villainy: The Best 40K Villains Ranked

Grab your power armor and your scorecards, because the Midlife Heresy boys are tackling the ultimate grimdark question: Who is the absolute greatest villain in Warhammer 40,000? This week, Matt and Lucas lay down strict judging criteria based on evilness, setting impact, miniature coolness, and just how badly you want to hit them in the jaw. We put eight of the galaxy’s worst offenders on trial—from Abaddon’s "meme-escaping" black crusades to Fabius Bile’s human-skin trench coat chic.

BONUS: Midlife Mailbag

...the Audience Strikes Back... Normally on this podcast, we complain about rules updates, grey plastic, and hobbying challenges in the midlife. But today, we’re doing something radical: being positive. We’re taking an episode to read out the incredibly kind messages and reviews left by you, the listeners.

The Chaos of Warhammer Computer Games

Why read a 120-page codex when you can just button-mash your way through a horde of Orks? This week on Midlife Heresy, we’re taking a deeply biased, intensely nostalgic trip through three decades of Warhammer video games. From the ancient 90s era—where tutorials didn't exist and the developers actively hated you—to the absolute peak of Dawn of War (yes, we discuss why DoW III hurt us), right up to modern masterpieces like Space Marine 2. We debate whether 40K or Fantasy makes a better game, pitch some utterly ridiculous dream titles (Ork mechanics powered by pure belief, anyone?), and confess to buying absolute train wrecks just because the box art looked cool. Don't let your vox-casters fail you—hit that Follow button on Spotify so you never miss an episode!