Time Pals Podcast

Time Pals Podcast A podcast of geek dads who've lost their minds. Twice a month, we dive into memory holes and dig for pop culture treasure.

06/03/2026

From the episode "Point and Clickbait with Daniel Clark", the Time Pals talk their favorite villains from classic point-and-click adventures. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts!

Daniel Clark's art can be found at , and don't forget to check out his upcoming murder mystery game, .

Keep up with Jon Powell as he gets ready to MC this fall!

And tell us who your favorite adventure game villains are! We like to know how often we're wrong.

Underscore is a robot we power down at the end of the night. Sometimes we drape towels or blankets over him, but he still just takes up space like an old treadmill... 🤖

06/01/2026

NEW EPISODE: Point-and-Clickbait w/ Daniel Clark (Disney/Pixar Artist & Creator of The Dragon Blossom)

This week, the Time Pals revisit some of the best, worst, and weirdest point-and-click adventure games ever made—and we're joined by a special guest and new Pal of the show, Daniel Clark ( ).

Daniel is a Disney/Pixar artist whose credits include The Incredibles 2, Moana 2, Wish, Frozen 2, and many more. Join us as he shares behind-the-scenes stories from some of his biggest projects and gives us an exclusive look at his upcoming mystery adventure game, The Dragon Blossom ( ), featuring a hilarious protagonist inspired by Hollywood icon Clara Bow.

Whether you spent your childhood saving every five minutes in King's Quest, cursing out the developers of Gabriel Knight, torturing Roger Wilco in Space Quest, or discovering these classics for the very first time, this episode is a love letter to a genre that refuses to stay dead.

Keep up to date on The Dragon Blossom and wishlist on Steam soon!: https://www.dragonblossomgame.com/ 

🎙️ Listen now and let us know your favorite point-and-click adventure memories!

Time Pals Podcast are available everywhere you get your podcasts or start here: https://timepalspodcast.buzzsprout.com/

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05/29/2026

From "Time Pals: Point and Clickbait", Disney/Pixar animator Daniel Clark takes us behind the scenes of Frozen 2 and reveals what happened when Olaf's death scene was tested with audiences.

According to Daniel, early screenings had kids crying from the moment Olaf disappeared... all the way through the rest of the movie. 😭

Check out Daniel's upcoming point and click adventure game, The Dragon Blossom ( ), and support his fantastic art here: ( )

Full Episode scheduled to be released on June 1st and available everywhere you get your podcasts.

05/21/2026

Time Pals Speed Run: Jagged Alliance 3

Underscore’s A-Team was the 1990s’ C-Team. You’ll get it.

In 60 seconds, we welcome the return of the Jagged Alliance series with Jagged Alliance 3, the turn-based tactical RPG from the makers of... Jagged Alliance 2.

It’s the return of big guns, bigger characters, and the familiar chaos the series is known for.

05/13/2026

Time Pals Speed Run: Roadhouse Simulator – Prologue

Underscore takes a first look at Drago Entertainment’s Roadhouse Simulator—a game where your only task is to serve tall glasses of roundhouse kicks to slack jawed maws and yeet your dad’s worst friends through a bus stop vending machine. The demo is out now on Steam!

Catch your Pals everywhere you get your podcasts!

05/11/2026

🚨 Time Pals Speedrun: Diablo IV — Lord of Hatred 🚨

ARE WE SO BACK?!

For Time Pals co-host ShadoSpartan, this might be the update that SAVES Diablo 4 — we’re talking HUGE upgrades, revamped skills, and finally a story worthy of all the gory chaos ⚔️

If you dropped it before… now might be the time to dive back in.

05/06/2026

Time Pals Speedrun: Deserter 🎮🔥 (Out Q4 2026 | Prologue Mission Available Now on Steam)

In just about a minute long and highly irresponsible review, co-host Underscore dives into Deserter — the latest from AskaLot Games.

This isometric strategy title drops you into a totalitarian society where you’re a soldier on the run and every move counts. We think. Underscore kinda sucks at games and we sorta tuned him out after his 200th death or so.

Sneak. Survive. Stay free.



Disclosure: Early access to the demo was provided for review.

05/03/2026

From “Time Pals Interview: Joe Field ( )”, owner of Flying Colors Comics and creator of Free Comic Book Day, spotlights an underrated gem: The Inferior Five.

This DC parody of Marvel’s hero team-ups follows a group of misfit, unloved, and underpowered heroes who somehow manage to stop crime—kinda.

Check out the full interview everywhere you get your podcasts, and visit Flying Colors Comics in Concord, CA.

05/01/2026

From a simple idea to a global takeover the Time Pals and break down just how massive Free Comic Book Day really is.

At the event's height we’re talking 1.5 million people in a single day, walking into local shops, grabbing comics, and geeking out together across the globe. On a slow day? Still 1.15 Million.

For context events like San Diego Comic-Con and Comiket don’t even hit 1/5 of those numbers FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT.

Yeah…Free Comicbook Day might easily be the biggest Pop Culture Event in the world.

From the episdoe "Time Pals Interview Joe Field (Creator of Free Comic Book Day and Owner of the Legendary Flying Colors Comics)" Episode out now.

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🦸‍♂️Free Comic Book Day is May 2, 2026! 🦸‍♂️This week, the Time Pals sit down with Free Comic Book Day )founder Joe Fie...
04/29/2026

🦸‍♂️Free Comic Book Day is May 2, 2026! 🦸‍♂️

This week, the Time Pals sit down with Free Comic Book Day )founder Joe Field ( )to talk about the origins of one of comics’ biggest annual events, how Flying Colors Comics became a beloved, community-first shop, his role as co-owner of WonderCon—and, of course, the stories behind some of his favorite comics and artists.

Find out:
• What was the rarest item to ever enter the shop?
• The comic that hooked him and started it all (and it involves a broken arm!)
• How Stockton, CA became the birthplace of the Fantastic Four
• Stan Lee delivering the most Stan Lee quote ever
• Underrated comics you should be reading

…and so much more!

This episode is packed with heart, history, and pure comics love. Don’t miss it! 

Check out Flying Colors Comics in Concord, CA: https://www.flyingcolorscomics.com/

And be sure to take part in Free Comic Book Day on May 2 at participating stores. Come by the Concord location for , special guest and designer of the special event shirt , and join the food drive for the .

Your Pals will see you there!

The Time Pals Podcast is available everywhere you get your podcasts or start here: https://timepalspodcast.buzzsprout.com/

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