Podcasts by Halo Conversationalists

Episode 92 – Outpost Discovery Philly Podcast Panel from 2019-09-07T14:27:23

Episode 91 – Outpost Discovery Philly Community Panel from 2019-08-24T23:47:29

Episode 90 – Outpost Discovery Philly Recap from 2019-08-01T06:07:44

Episode 89 – Mythos from 2019-07-16T15:53:22

Episode 88 – E3 2019 from 2019-07-04T16:05:39

Episode 87 – Halo Bowl 3 from 2019-06-20T04:44:19

Episode 86 – Lone Wolf from 2019-05-28T04:31:52

Episode 85 – Renegades from 2019-04-16T22:25:50

Episode 84 – Reach to MCC, MCC to PC from 2019-03-27T04:20:18

Episode 83 – Outpost Discovery Announced from 2019-02-12T16:19:10

This week the gang discusses the announcement of Halo: Outpost Discovery. Shadow shares his uniquely creepy ritual to fall asleep in an appropriately deep voice after hitting second puberty.

Episode 82 – Battle Born from 2019-02-01T05:49:16

Silver, Shadow and Rick cover the latest Halo novel, Battle Born. Wine and coffee create numerous tangents, ranging from homeless strategies, moral conundrums, and Star Wars.

Episode 81 – Something Gutters from 2019-01-24T19:19:20

This week we talk the latest MCC news, Fyre Festival, new girlfriends for Rick & BronzeBillygoat, and something about gutters which was (thankfully?) lost because Silver forgot to hit record.

Episode 80 – Doldrums of Winter from 2019-01-18T20:41:47

The usual trio is reunited for the first time this year as they discuss the latest Halo and gaming news. They also speculate on a potential "Operation Desert Storm (Time)" livestream and/or perhap...

Episode 79 – Basement Woes from 2019-01-12T16:23:50

Silver and Rick get together to talk about the latest Halo news and share their basement horror stories.

Episode 78 – 2019 Kickoff from 2019-01-04T04:29:13

Silver and Shadow break out of their holiday hibernation to chat about the latest in the drip feed of Halo news. Bob's Discount Furniture gets a free plug.

Episode 77 – Warfleet from 2018-12-21T04:12:30

We finally get to Warfleet, chat about the latest Infinite tidbits, and somehow rounding out the show is Chicken Pox.

Episode 76 – Game Awards 2018 from 2018-12-14T05:10:14

This week the usual suspects ramble their way through a variety of topics including a festive update to Halo 5, the 2018 Game Awards, continued Halo 3 hype and more.

Episode 75 – Official Spartan Field Manual from 2018-12-07T05:25:29

This week the HC podcast crew tackle the Official Spartan Field Manual.

Episode 74 – Resurgence of Halo 3 from 2018-11-30T07:21:03

Nintendo gets with the times as the hype continues to grow over UGC St. Louis, aka, Halo 3's first big tournament in almost a decade! Funfetti is great.

Episode 73 – Sunset of Halo 5 from 2018-11-23T00:46:38

The gang returns to chat about the final official HCS Halo 5 tournament, their recent Microsoft store tournament experiences, and more.

Episode 72 – 2 Year Anniversary from 2018-10-18T23:17:04

Silver, Shadow, Rick, Billygoat, and Mike band together for a 2 year anniversary celebration! Silver and Billygoat share their RTown travels to London, and the whole gang partakes in some Halo cam...

Episode 71 – Troy Denning Interview from 2018-10-03T06:38:33

Troy Denning, author of the Halo stories "Last Light," "A Necessary Truth," "Retribution," and "Silent Storm," joins the podcast this week! We discuss how he got into writing, how he was chosen to...

Episode 70 – Silent Storm from 2018-09-28T02:40:39

Silver returns after a month away as the gang tackles local flooding and eventually Silent Storm.

Episode 69 – Bad Blood from 2018-09-13T23:52:40

Rick and Phil hold down the fort while John heads to London. We discuss Halo Bad Blood, vague news and the new iPhone announced yesterday.

Episode 68 – Collateral Damage from 2018-08-30T17:07:41

Rick ruins the podcast right off the bat, while Shadow wanders off into Cyberpunk 2077. Eventually, the topic of Collateral Damage surfaces.

Episode 67 – Rise of Atriox from 2018-08-23T17:44:47

Silver, Shadow and Rick discuss Rise of Atriox, Gamescom 2018, and Olive Garden's Pasta Pass.

Episode 66 – Legacy of Onyx from 2018-08-17T17:38:19

The gang discusses Legacy of Onyx, or "Halo: Hogwarts" as Shadow would say. Rick gets back into Rojka, while Silver lets everyone know how they got here and where they should fight.

Episode 65 – Retribution from 2018-08-09T04:09:36

A bottle of red doesn't cause an uproar this time, but that doesn't stop the tangents as the crew tackles the Retribution.

Episode 64 – Fireteam Raven from 2018-08-03T18:27:23

After an immediate anatomical tangent the group discusses their first Fireteam Raven experience at Dave & Busters.

Episde 63 – Envoy from 2018-07-27T16:02:06

Join us for the end of "Sharq Week" as we struggle to get through the novel Envoy. Per tradition when discussing Gray Team, we indulge in some fine wine, paired with a handful of tangents. Everyo...

Episode 62 – Halo Wars 2 DLC from 2018-07-20T17:24:27

Operation: Spearbreaker and Awakening the Nightmare are covered in this episode. They also discuss HCS New Orleans 2018 and Silver's Microsoft Store tournament experience.

Episode 61 – Phoenix Logs from 2018-07-16T03:14:02

In this episode the usual trio is reunited as Shadow returns with a few clarifications regarding his wedding and bachelor party. Halo Wars 2 Phoenix Logs round out the lore section of the podcast.

Episode 60 – Genesis and Timeline from 2018-06-29T02:38:44

Silver and Rick discuss the limited edition graphic novel Halo Wars: Genesis and the Halo Timeline bonus content within Halo Wars.

Episode 59 – Wagers and Jar Sauce from 2018-06-27T05:02:09

Shadow has gone missing, but we still recant tales from his wedding. Silver wakes up in an unusual circumstance, Dan makes good on a bet and Rick misses the family dinner.

Episode 58 – E3 2018 from 2018-06-15T00:37:26

The gang discusses the big Halo Infinite announcement, along with various other E3 reveals. Silver shares some advice on what not to do with your water heater.

Episode 57 – Dr. Halsey’s Journal from 2018-06-09T14:38:52

We have a deep dive into the remarkably detailed Halsey's Journal and hit upon every lore nugget we came across. We also cover the news and our E3 predictions.

Episode 56 – Vegas from 2018-05-31T01:19:47

John and Rick discuss the last 3 weeks of Halo news, and there's a lot of it. Phil is missing so John details his recollection of the Vegas Trip.

Episode 55 – Smoke and Shadow from 2018-05-22T00:23:13

We stay shockingly on task for our main attraction; Smoke and Shadow. However, that doesn't stop Phil from forgetting 30% of the book. We cover the new Halo Arcade game as well.

Episode 54 – Tales from Slipspace from 2018-05-07T23:10:30

The crew tackles the comic collection Tales from Slipspace while derailing so hard we cut out 20 minutes of basically gibberish!

Episode 53 – Fractures Pt. 2 from 2018-04-30T23:00:17

We conclude our jaunt through Halo - Fractures and find mixed opinions among the finals stories of the collection. No horseplay this episode; Phil needs to finish remodeling his bathroom!

Episode 52 – Fractures Pt. 1 from 2018-04-25T20:29:58

We kick off our 2-part coverage of Halo - Fractures while also touching on current events in halo and beyond. Phil has mic problems and sounds like he is talking to you from a dial-up connection!

Episode 51 – Halo 5 Intel from 2018-04-14T22:01:42

Rick returns to discuss the hit or miss content of the Halo (5) Intel. Since he is back, why not a conspiracy theory corner? We also tackle the news from the last 2 weeks.

Episode 50 – 50th Anniversary from 2018-03-30T17:23:33

John and Phil are joined by Dan as we celebrate our 50th anniv-I mean Episode. Rick is busy attempting to acquire a residence. Phil and Dan do Halo 3 Map trivia and we cover news and other stuff!

Episode 49 – Halo 5: Guardians from 2018-03-25T17:46:38

Rick returns without a house, we discuss Halo 5, as well as all the things Rick is unable to do. We mention colons a lot too.....

Episode 48 – We Keep House, Rick Buys One from 2018-03-16T01:33:17

Rick goes AWOL to buy a house, leaving Silver and Shadow to cover news, Q's, and general of-topic gibber-jabber. Basically, a normal episode, minus the lore! Join us for some good old fashion derai...

Episode 47 – Hunt the Truth S2 from 2018-03-04T15:46:18

We tackle Season 2 of Hunt the Truth, address questions and comments from the community, and cover HaloWC London.

Episode 46 – Hunt the Truth S1 from 2018-02-24T18:43:24

We discuss a host favorite "Hunt the Truth" Season 1. We go into great detail on the characters, other universe tie-ins, and speculating just what ONI was up to.

Episode 45 – Nightfall from 2018-02-16T02:42:32

We debate the meaning of "variant", John loves worms, and we generally deliver a great episode on the not-as-great "Halo: Nightfall".

Episode 44 – Shadow of Intent from 2018-02-10T23:06:02

The crew covers Shadow of Intent, the longest story in Halo - Fractures. We also hit some Halo news but keep the banter low - Phil is on a tight schedule today!

Episode 43 – Last Light from 2018-02-04T21:27:11

We let Rick take center stage on this one....and by let him, we mean he takes full control of the situation. Last Light is a fan favorite, and we (try to) do it justice.

Episode 42 – Xbox The New Netflix? from 2018-01-30T19:59:51

In this inter-episode we discuss halo news, big Xbox Game Pass news, and generally not talk about much halo.

Episode 41 – Saint’s Testimony from 2018-01-22T01:13:42

Episode 41 is live on Podcasts! We discuss Saint's Testimony, a shorty story by Frank O'Connor, as well as our first Conspiracy Theory Corner featuring Black Helicopters!

Episode 40 – Hunters in the Dark from 2018-01-13T17:34:14

Rick returns from the dead! We cover the news (lots of eSports), Hunters in the Dark, and hit up the iTunes reviews Phil has neglected. We also come up with a challenge for a co-host!

Episode 39 – Bomb Cyclone from 2018-01-06T17:19:45

Silver and Shadow brave this Bomb Cyclone Edition alone as Rick is MIA in the storm. We cover a backlog of questions, what little news there has been, and discuss the weather!

Episode 38 – New Blood from 2017-12-14T22:36:36

We manage to invent a new word this episode, and make sure to hit it's peak and also burn it to the ground. Somehow flat earthers and nazis stay out of this conversation of Halo - New Blood.

Episode 37 – Broken Circle from 2017-12-13T18:31:46

We return to the lore with Halo Broken Circle; the first post-trilogy 343 novel. We stay as on topic as we possibly can, which isn't very well.

Episode 36 – Spartan Strike from 2017-12-05T20:44:22

We cover the other top down twin stick shooter of Spartan Strike, but not before we hit up some more mail fraud, flat earth news and general bantering.

Episode 35 – Spartan Assault from 2017-11-24T14:07:20

We take a very small nugget of lore in the halo universe and turn it into a 2 hour tangent-fest!

Episode 34 – The Scorpio Edition from 2017-11-10T00:37:36

Phil flies solo for a review, round-up, set up and discussion episode of the Xbox One X Console release. Many on and off-topic questions are also addressed and one lucky listener will win a prize!

Episode 33 – Escalation Pt. 2 from 2017-11-04T13:57:14

We jaunt through many an off-topic conversation before settling in for the conclusion of Halo - Escalation.

Episode 32 – Escalation Pt. 1 from 2017-10-28T18:31:29

We discuss recent halo news incuding 4K and Halo 3, the first half of Halo - Escalation, and Rick tries to pin Phil as a specist against Brutes.

Episode 31 – Initiation from 2017-10-21T12:30:01

We hit on a lot of news, speculation and general conversation before a quick jaunt through Halo - Initiation

Episode 30 – 1 Year Anniversary from 2017-10-15T15:54:06

We look back at our first year of the HC Podcast, announce a new affiliation, and rant beyond expectations. We aim for Ep 1 quality and (sadly) we deliver!

Episode 29 – Spartan Ops from 2017-10-06T21:35:10

We stumble through Halo 4's Spartan Ops, and perhaps insult the widest array of people including all women, fetuses, and tread a fine line on civil rights.

Episode 28 – Halo 4 Terminals from 2017-09-29T21:39:15

Our main topic is Halo 4 Terminals, but we start reminiscing on the last year a little too early for our true anniversary. We also hit News and Qs as there isn't much in these terminals, and someho...

Episode 27 – Halo 4 from 2017-09-21T00:58:47

Our main topic is Halo 4, but we quickly wax poetic on many favorite tangents like Nazis, Flat-Earthers and pepper Asians in for a new derailment. We don't focus well this time, but we get the job...

Episode 26 – Dreamhack Collaboration Pt. 4 from 2017-09-10T22:08:59

Silver joins Drunken Halo, Let's Talk Halo, Podcast Evolved and other community members in a joint episode. Pts 1-3 can be found at the above podcasts. Ep Recorded 7/22/17

Episode 25 – Forward Unto Dawn from 2017-09-02T13:24:50

Our 25th episode covers Halo - Forward Unto Dawn, a little news, and we also manage to insult Gingers more often then you'd expect.

Episode 24 – Pineapple Ranch from 2017-08-29T10:48:31

In this News and Qs we cover all the pending Greg Bear questions, cover about a month's worth of news, and have the eternal pineapple and ranch on pizza debate.

Episode 23 – Silentium from 2017-08-23T01:06:35

In our final Greg Bear novel, Rick leads the group unpacking all the information jammed into the final book of the Trilogy. We hit a lot of topical controversial topics, as usual.

Episode 22 – Primordium from 2017-08-05T01:20:26

We get back to the lore with Halo - Primordium, tackling all the subtle points that we remember, while also speculating on points we somewhat forget. We break the book out for this one!

Episode 21 – Atlantic City&Atlanta from 2017-07-28T21:32:58

In this inter-episode we discuss Rtown's trip to HCS in ATL, cover lots of questions, and John manages to politely accidentally insult the gay community. More than once. It's all a big misunderstan...

Episode 20 – HCS Atlanta 2017 from 2017-07-13T00:12:06

John is joined by Dan, Bronzebillygoat, to discuss HCS Atlanta and general news. Spoiler - there is no lore in this episode, but return next week for Halo - Primordium!

Episode 19 – Cryptum from 2017-07-07T20:01:02

We dive into the very detailed and somewhat confusing Greg Bear Trilogy with Halo - Cryptum, discuss the new Halo announcements and manage not to insult any group of people.

Episode 18 – Halo 3 Terminals from 2017-06-30T11:00:56

In our first inter-episode we discuss (finally) the Halo 3 Terminals, a lot of news, HCS and bring religion into the mix (took us long enough).

Episode 17 – Mortal Dictata from 2017-06-24T14:24:54

We discuss the final novel in the K5 trilogy, Mortal Dictata with special guest Justin from Drunken Halo Podcast. We also solicit women of the night to reach out to us.

Episode 16 – E3 2017 from 2017-06-16T23:35:54

Join us for a special episode as we discuss the E3 conferences, with an obvious focus on Xbox. We also pepper in some insulting rhetoric to keep things consistent.

Episode 15 – The Thursday War from 2017-06-05T21:08:21

We discuss the second novel of the Kilo 5 trilogy, The Thursday War, our E3 predictions/desires, and John makes an announcement regarding HCS in Atlanta. We also experiment with doing the podcast v...

Episode 14 – Glasslands from 2017-05-24T00:57:43

We dive into the first novel of the Kilo Five Trilogy as the feature of this episode. We also discuss questions involving Halo 6, E3 and beyond.

Episode 13 – Bloodline, Evolutions&Legends from 2017-05-03T21:59:17

We finally put the explosive decompression debate to rest (maybe), discuss the missed Halo Reach Data pads, and dive into the first animated release for halo in Legends and discuss the first compil...

Episode 12.1 – Halo: Reach from 2017-04-11T21:50:55

We apologize for episode 11, discuss Halo: Reach (the game) and how it fits into the timeline of Reach itself, discuss explosive decompression and have a segment discussing Scopio.

Episode 11 – The Cole Protocol from 2017-04-01T18:24:21

Disclaimer for this episode: we drank a bit more and go WAY off topic way too quickly. We will return to our more standard episode structure next week and will likely have a larger panel for the ga...

Episode 10 – Halo Wars 2 from 2017-03-11T15:37:47

Major SPOILER warning, we are talking about the game both multiplayer and story, so if you have not finished the campaign yet, stay clear.

Episode 9 – Halo Wars from 2017-02-16T01:02:09

Join us as we discuss the Original Halo Wars prior to the sequel's release next week!

Episode 8 – Contact Harvest from 2017-02-07T23:49:25

The very first moments of the Human-Covenant war make up this novel. Listen in!

Episode 7 – Halo 3: ODST from 2017-01-21T22:00:11

In this episode we finish off Halo 3, focus on Halo 3 ODST, and also dive into the helljumper comic.

Episode 6 – Halo 3 from 2017-01-10T20:56:06

A deep dive into the 3rd game release, including multiplayer analysis, as well as discussion of the comic Halo - Uprising.

Episode 5 – Ghosts of Onyx from 2016-12-31T20:37:19

We talk about Ghosts of Onyx, a true turning point in the novels in the Halo universe.

Episode 4 – Halo 2 and the Graphic Novel from 2016-12-10T19:54:25

Massive episode discussion the at-the-time controversial Halo 2 campaign (mainly the ending), as well as the Halo - Graphic Novel.

Episode 3 – First Strike from 2016-11-22T01:12:17

We discuss the First Strike novel; a book which discusses events of other key universe members during the events of Halo - CE and leading up to Halo 2.

Episode 2 – Halo CE and The Flood from 2016-11-03T22:59:49

The game that started it all! Enjoy a nostalgic verbal assault-style recounting of the groundbreaking game (and the accompanying novel).

Episode 1 – The Fall of Reach from 2016-10-15T19:20:11

Our pilot episode! We discuss the very first piece of Halo media; Halo - The Fall of Reach.