The Foam News Collective Podcast

#58 w/ Kats' Blaster Mods: A Bond Forged in Helldivers

In Episode 58 of the Foam News Collective Podcast, KT, Grimz & Vile are happy to introduce Kats to the listening audience - and KT announces that he’s taking a step back from the show to focus on life (but not leaving for good!)
 
Kats on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kats.blaster.mods/
Kats on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@katsblastermods
KT on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/kineticturtle
KT on Bandcamp: https://matthewjosephpayne.bandcamp.com/music

#57 w/ Mighty Shrub & MrHeathPants: I Don't Like Gears

In episode 57 of the Foam News Collective Podcast, KT, Vile, and Grimz are joined by Mighty Shrub and MrHeathPants to talk about Smiley, blaster design, competitive play, and the importance of connections and community to the foam flinging hobby. Plus questions from the Ko-Fi, and hobby trivia!
 
Check out Smiley on Mighty Shrub’s Printables: https://www.printables.com/model/1226396-smiley-nightingale-magfed-bolt-action-blaster
 
Check out MrHeathPants’ Etsy shop:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/MHPArms
 
Watch Vile on Twitch, Friday and Saturday nights:
http://twitch.tv/vile_mods

#56 w/SeraNymphiaNerf: What Flavor of Magic Smoke?

In episode 56 of the Foam News Collective Podcast, KT and Grimz chat about Maryland Mayhem, Ragnarocktoberfest, competitive play, the joys of being an original Zombie, plus predictions for the (now complete!) Maryland Foam Tournament 3, questions from the Ko-Fi, and our hobby trivia game!
 
Check out Sera on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SeraNymphiaNerf
Check out the Maryland Foam Alliance and Maryland Mayhem: https://www.marylandfoamalliance.com/

#55 w/ Monkeytron Collective: We Thrive In Diversity

In episode 55 of the Foam News Collective Podcast, we speak with BigAl of UK’s FoamFest and BRITNerf about the UK foam flinging scene, chaos in the International market, and much more - plus questions from the Ko-Fi and our hobby trivia game!
 
FoamFest
Website: https://www.foam-fest.co.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foamfestnerf
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foamfestnerf
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@foamfest5762
 
Monkeytron Collective
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@monkeytroncollective3865
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MonkeytronCollective

#54 w/ Blasterface: Getting Paid While You Sleep

In episode 54, we talk with long-time blaster industry designer and engineer Blasterface about his storied history with Nerf and GameFace, get his insights on the ins and outs of the business side of the hobby, hear his opinion on what some of the big brands are doing in 2025, and answer questions from our Ko-Fi supporters.
Plus! We announce a special opportunity for our listeners to get your questions answered by the head of Worker, one of the oldest blaster mod part makers in the business!
 
Submit your questions for the head of Worker: https://forms.gle/ZvRzW6QG5hcCbcHz8
 
Blasterface on Printables: https://www.printables.com/@blasterface_841953
KT’s music youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@kineticturtle
Vile’s twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/vile_mods

#53 w/ Project Stinger: Dart Come Out, Dart Good

In Episode 53, the FNC team talks with Stan of Project Stinger about his experiences bringing an advanced blaster to market, and discuss new releases from X-Shot and hobby designers.
 
Check out Project Stinger:
https://www.youtube.com/@stingernerf
Check out Stan’s video production:
https://www.youtube.com/@justfpv1432

#52 w/ Buffdaddy Nerf: We're Makin' Bacon - Toy Fair 2025

In episode 52 of the Foam News Collective Podcast, the team is joined by Buffdaddy of BlasterHub about his experiences at Toy Fair 2025, and his nearly two decades of experience in foam flinging.
Check out http://www.blasterhub.com

#51 w/ CR Nerf: Playing to Win

In episode 51 of the Foam News Collective Podcast, KT and Vile are joined by Bill of CR Nerf to talk about building community, Hasbro’s new direction, and the state of the news one year ago.
Follow CR Nerf on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crnerf/
 
FNC on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerf_news
Check out our FNC merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/foamnewscollective
Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/foamnewscollective/
Join the discord and contribute to the show! https://discord.gg/5hDamMqp2W

#50 w/ John Rockwell: A Hobby Just Waking Up

In Episode #50 of the Foam News Collective Podcast, KT, Grimz, & Vile chat with John Rockwell of the Sub Zero Blaster Battle and Midsummer about event running, hobby charity, the late Liam Mattingly, and upcoming exciting new designs from Dart zone, Foam Propulsion Designs, Domochevsky, and others.
 
Check out Sub Zero Blaster BattleDonations/Raffle Tickets: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/sub-zero-blaster-battle-2025
T-Shirts via 5 Minute Respawn:  https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/71856147-sub-zero
Discord server: https://discord.gg/pbMrtayKM6
 
FNC on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerf_news
Check out our FNC merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/foamnewscollective
Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/foamnewscollective/
Join the discord and contribute to the show! https://discord.gg/5hDamMqp2W

#49 hosted by Beret: That's My Secret Cap, I'm Always Overthinking

In Episode 49 of the Foam News Collective Podcast - our last of the year - Beret helps us end the year by hosting, looking back on the year of news show production, subjecting us to our own hobby trivia game, and peering into the future of the Collective.
hat guy https://www.youtube.com/@beretnarf
 
FNC on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerf_news
Check out our FNC merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/foamnewscollective
Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/foamnewscollective/
Join the discord and contribute to the show! https://discord.gg/5hDamMqp2W