Overly Positive

If some of you didn’t know, I’m a podcast addict. The reasons for this are many, but probably the most common thing is that I’m frequently in situations where I want to have something to listen to for ambience or entertainment. Whether I’m driving in my morning commute, running errands on the weekends, or simply doing a variety of things that are normally boring to do, I have a desire to listen to people talk about what I’m interested in. Fact is, while I have plenty on my musical list, I prefer talk radio and talk shows because of content. I mean, if I want to listen to that Britney Spears song over and over again, I have my iTunes list, right?

Anyway, questionable musical taste aside, Overly Positive is all about the cross promotion and thoughts regarding other interesting geek endeavors, so this is our feature for talking about podcasts I’m listening to, and reacting to their content.

Sarcastic Gamer Radio is one of those podcasts that I’ve always had a soft spot for. The reason being, is that there are plenty of podcasts out there that treat gaming discussion seriously, and I listen to those as much as I do Sarcastic Gamer. What Sarcastic Gamer gives me is an “aw shucks” kind of entertainment to gaming news and discussion topics, a kind of unabashed self-deprecating look at the gaming world.

The show itself trends towards a variety show highlighting various gaming topics and geek hobbies. Doc and Dave, the show’s hosts offer up their own brand of humor, from “serious business” game competitions (like who can hold their breath the longest), to faux gaming news pieces featuring a cheesy news announcer, to simply making fun of themselves and the gamer demographic for taking themselves so seriously. There’s a little substantive discussion about gaming, but the element is clearly in the entertainment category. The last episode broadcasted a completely uncut episode (which they referred to as “naked”) in which the normally professionally produced podcast was exposed in all its glory. Despite the flubs and bad pratfalls that are usually edited out, I liked the episode, and plan to keep coming back for more.

If you’re looking for a podcast that will entertain you as well as tell you a little bit about the major things that are going on in the gaming world, and like morning radio shows with their effects and segments and parodies, Sarcastic Gamer Radio is for you. Folks looking for more substantial discussion can probably look elsewhere. It’s worthwhile to note that the show recently went through a reboot wherein this new entertainment direction was forged. Some fans didn’t like that, but I’m more than happy to ride along and laugh at the various failings of gaming geekery, because there’s tons of podcasts that’ll give me the “just the facts, ma’am” type of episode.