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Games As Comedy Engines w/ Jack Packard | Windbreaker Podcast
May 5, 2026
Unknown duration
Let's All Have a Good Cry | Windbreaker Podcast
Apr 28, 2026
1h 32m 10s
Is Hand-Holding Really a Gaming Sin? | Windbreaker Podcast
Apr 21, 2026
1h 10m 44s
The Problem With Trilogies | Windbreaker Podcast
Apr 14, 2026
1h 29m 51s
Let’s Talk About Resurrection | Windbreaker Podcast
Apr 7, 2026
1h 05m 57s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/5/26 | Games As Comedy Engines w/ Jack Packard | Windbreaker Podcast | On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Jack Packard joins the regular crew to chat about games as engines for comedy.Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup | — | ||||||
| 4/28/26 | Let's All Have a Good Cry | Windbreaker Podcast✨ | gamesemotional experiences+3 | JM8Marty | Second Wind | — | games that make you cryemotional games+3 | — | 1h 32m 10s | |
| 4/21/26 | Is Hand-Holding Really a Gaming Sin? | Windbreaker Podcast✨ | hand-holdinggaming+3 | — | Second Wind | — | hand-holdinggaming sin+3 | — | 1h 10m 44s | |
| 4/14/26 | The Problem With Trilogies | Windbreaker Podcast✨ | trilogiesvideo games+3 | — | Second Wind | — | trilogiesvideo games+3 | — | 1h 29m 51s | |
| 4/7/26 | Let’s Talk About Resurrection | Windbreaker Podcast✨ | resurrection in video gamesgame mechanics+3 | — | Second Wind | — | resurrectionvideo games+3 | — | 1h 05m 57s | |
| 3/31/26 | The Highs, Lows, and Spoilers of Pokémon Pokopia | Windbreaker Podcast✨ | Pokémonvideo games+3 | — | Pokémon PokopiaGame Freak+1 | — | PokémonPokopia+3 | — | 1h 02m 03s | |
| 3/24/26 | Let's Fix Your Boring Fantasy World | Windbreaker Podcast✨ | fantasy settingsgame design+3 | — | Second WindPatreon | — | fantasy worldgame design+3 | — | 1h 33m 56s | |
| 3/17/26 | Resident Evil Requiem Spoilercast | Windbreaker Podcast✨ | Resident Evilvideo games+3 | — | Second WindPatreon+1 | — | Resident EvilRequiem+3 | — | 1h 27m 55s | |
| 3/10/26 | What Makes the Perfect Zone Out Game? | Windbreaker Podcast✨ | zone out gamesgame design+3 | — | Pokemon PokopiaHades 2+4 | — | zone out gamesgame elements+5 | — | 1h 17m 15s | |
| 3/3/26 | We Forced Yahtzee to Watch the New Silent Hill 2 Movie | Windbreaker Podcast✨ | Silent Hillmovie review+4 | YahtzeeJM8+1 | Return to Silent HillSilent Hill 2 | — | YahtzeeReturn to Silent Hill+5 | — | 1h 41m 37s | |
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| 2/24/26 | How Will Xbox Be Remembered? | Windbreaker Podcast✨ | Xbox historyvideo game legacy+3 | — | XboxSecond Wind | — | Xboxvideo games+3 | — | 1h 24m 30s | |
| 2/17/26 | Our Favorite Video Game Couple Is Better Than Your Favorite Video Game Couple | Windbreaker Podcast | On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty celebrate Valentine's Day by talking about their favorite couples in gaming, what makes a good video game relationship, and why so many stumble.Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup | — | ||||||
| 2/10/26 | The Wide, Weird, and Wild World of Mods | Windbreaker Podcast | On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty chat about their history of mods in games, from '90s shooters and MMOs, to PC ports of Nintendo classics.Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup | — | ||||||
| 2/3/26 | How to (Not) Do Climbing in Games | Windbreaker Podcast | On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty use the new game Cairn as a jumping off point to chat about the history of climbing in video games.Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup | — | ||||||
| 1/27/26 | Choosing Our Favorite Games From 5, 10, 20, and 30 Years Ago | Windbreaker Podcast | On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty are trying something they call the 5-10-20-30 -- they'll each built a video game playlist by picking one game from the years 1996, 2006, 2016, and 2021.Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup | — | ||||||
| 1/20/26 | Will VR Gaming Ever Really Break Through? | Windbreaker Podcast | On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty dig into the current state of VR gaming in 2026.Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup | — | ||||||
| 1/13/26 | So Why Was The Alters Yahtzee's Game of the Year? | Windbreaker Podcast | On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty dig into why The Alters was Yahtzee's Game of the Year for 2025.Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup | — | ||||||
| 1/6/26 | The Best Gaming Moments of 2025 | Windbreaker Podcast | On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty kick off the new year by looking back at their favorite gaming moments of 2025.Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup | — | ||||||
| 12/16/25 | How Indie Gaming Has Evolved Over the Past 25 Years (ft. Edmund McMillen) | Windbreaker Podcast | On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee and Jack are joined by Edmund McMillen (Mewgenics, Super Meat Boy, The Binding of Isaac) to chat about the evolution of indie games throughout the 21st centruy.Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup | — | ||||||
| 12/9/25 | Yeah, I'd Eat That Video Game Food | Windbreaker Podcast | On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee and Marty get hungry as they chat about the history of food and cooking in video games.Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup | — | ||||||
| 12/2/25 | Games in a Genre of Their Own | Windbreaker Podcast | On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee is feeling under the weather, but do not fret! JM8 and Marty are here to discuss their favorite examples of games that feel like they're in a genre of their own (or felt like that at the time of release).Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup | — | ||||||
| 11/25/25 | The Past, Present, and Future of Episodic Gaming | Windbreaker Podcast | On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty take a look at the past, present, and future of episodic gaming, in light of the release of AdHoc's Dispatch.Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup | — | ||||||
| 11/18/25 | Breaking Down the 2025 Game Awards Nominations | Windbreaker Podcast | On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty take a look at the freshly dropped Game Awards nominations for 2025.Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup | — | ||||||
| 11/11/25 | What Makes a Great “Atmosphere” | Windbreaker Podcast | On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Jesse Galena discuss about “atmosphere” in games. What does the term mean to us, which games do it well, and why do they succeed?Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup | — | ||||||
| 11/4/25 | Are Tables Better Than Video Games? | Windbreaker Podcast | On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Jack discuss about the transition of board games to the screen. Did Video (Games) Kill The Table (Top) Star?**Send any complains about that joke to our podcast producer.Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup | — | ||||||
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Chart Positions
20 placements across 16 markets.
Chart Positions
20 placements across 16 markets.