The Foam News Collective Podcast
This is the partner podcast to the fortnightly Foam News Collective YouTube show - Join KT of Family Foamsport, Vile, Grimz Nerfworks, and an array of guests as we dig deeper and share our opinions on the Nerf and foam-flinging news, get philosophical with our guests, and try to stump each guest with our hobby trivia game! Produced and edited by KT, and supported by our Ko-Fi subscribers.
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Episodes
Saturday Nov 18, 2023
Saturday Nov 18, 2023
The crew is joined by Sillybutts, designer of the SLAB, Cynthia, Sillypistol, Pump Skewer, and many more, about his design process, top level flywheelers, content creation burnout, and more! Plus Grimz picks What's That Blaster.
Be sure to check out Sillybutts:
https://www.stuffbysilly.com/
FNC on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerf_news
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Saturday Nov 04, 2023
Saturday Nov 04, 2023
The crew is joined by Perry, content manager from Out of Darts, to discuss his work, the rise of boutique blasters, Hasbro's woes, and more! Plus Jolt picks What's That Blaster.
Be sure to check out Perry and Out of Darts:https://www.instagram.com/jperryheun/
http://outofdarts.com
FNC on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerf_news
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Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
The crew is joined by Chaylo Laurino aka Captain Xavier to discuss his recent travels, the Captain's origins, Dart Zone's abandoned "Blaster Tag" trademark, a bevy of 3D printed blasters, and more! Plus Vile picks What's That Blaster.
Be sure to check out Captain Xavier:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CaptainXavierInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/captainxaviernerf/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@captainxaviernerf
FNC on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerf_news
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Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
The crew talks about chalk darts from Dart Zone and IMC Toys, as well as Nerfball, the MOAB from Gatling Tommy, and more - plus KT seeks redemption on What's That Blaster!
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original air date: October 7th, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
The crew is joined by Brad aka American Foam to discuss his history, the state of content creation in the hobby, modding hammer primed blasters, Ezekiel's spring making tool, and more!
Be sure to check out American Foam on YouTube and keep an eye out for his livestreams! You can also check him out on other platforms:
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bradthenerd
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanfoamnerf
Be sure to check out his signature Firefly blaster from Monkee Mods: https://www.monkeemods.com/nerf/monkee-mods-firefly/monkee-mods-x-american-foam-firefly-blaster.html
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original air date: September 23rd, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
The WHOLE CREW is joined by TWO guests - Andrew AKA Dart Sweep and Nate from the World Foam Alliance! We talk about the Alliance, the Worker Seagull, Stranger Things tie-ins, and more!
Be sure to check out the World Foam Alliance on youtube and at http://www.worldfoamalliance.org
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original air date: September 9th, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
KT, Joltking, & Vile discuss the problems with the X-Shot Longshot and Omnia Pro, as well as concerns about Dart Zone's attempt to trademark the term "Blaster Tag". The episode is capped off with hypothetical Nerf McDonald's toys.
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original air date: August 26th, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
KT, Joltking, Vile, & Grimz discuss the place of blind bags in the foam hobby, and Nerf's first Pro blaster! The episode is capped off with our wishlist of older Nerf blasters to get PRO versions!
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original air date: August 12th, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
KT, Joltking, and Vile are joined by NotNuffNerf to discuss Nerfball, Fragball, Nerf short darts, how skins and full body printing might change the nature of mainstream blasters, and we divulge our top picks for Nerf to remake for their Retro series! Plus, KT gets obscure for What's That Blaster.
Be sure to check out NotNuffNerf and subscribe follow him across social media! https://www.instagram.com/notnuffnerf/
FNC on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerf_news
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original air date: July 29th, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
KT, Joltking, and Vile discuss new releases from Nerf, the lore of Iron Gopher's Boomslang (selected for the Mod Spotlight #14) , and how to best build online community in a way that's resilient to the chaotic landscape of social media - and Jolt picks a tough one for What's That Blaster!
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original air date: July 15th, 2023