Short Rest - Skaldova Ep. 9: The Descent

Yo top secret was one of my favorite movies growing up. There's a black frenchman named chocolate mousse. Need I say more? It's like airplane, it's so funny and then the stunts are really good-- like Caldwell said!

Shout out to Griswold in Tristram: Diablo 1!

I love the heavy creaking sound effect whenever Zudrick shrugs. Never not funny

I never understand anything you people are talking about but I find it entertaining regardless keep it up

I want to see the crew play a “few-shot” with a bunch of Dungeon Court characters vs a Dungeon Court DM. The ‘Zudrick being a god’ bit made me think of how funny that would be. Maybe a Mixed Bag lol

I knew that Pump up the Jam came out in 1989 because Diane Morgan worked that fact into every episode of Cunk on Earth

You guys are about 4 yrs older than me and I love every second. I am also a trivia nerd.

"earwax is beautiful! It protects us!" 😂 (True, btw, but Emily's earnestness and lack of info to back it up kills me)

I wish Murph would understand that their “stupidest” and most tangent-conversations are peak comedy

Listening from the distant future and must report that the long hair + Murphstache is incredible, I’m not surprised that it mesmerized the co-hosts

I'm 38 and loving the game show

Rest in Pipe got me more than I would admit to the people i love lol

Correct me if I’m wrong but I think the song Jake is thinking of is Miserable by LIT. Which also harkens back to this campaign in a funny way, in that the chorus is “You make me cum (pause), you make me complete (pause), you make me completely miserable”

Surely the best roller skating song is "A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"" by De La Soul

The Hustle is the best roller rink song

If you haven't seen paralympic archery, I strongly recommend looking it up. There are many archers who don't have arms! Honesty, watching the paralympics is humbling. Those athletes are all far more capable than I am in my fully functional body, it's inspiring!

Proposition: do this exact game - guess when - but do it with weird history like the dancing plague or the guy who blew up a tree with a bullet in it from a duel he had years earlier and he shot himself with the bullet while blowing up the tree.

the end bit surprised me

fix the tags plEASE

Best roller skating song would be wipe out!

One of my friends growing up actually had the same concrete coffin thing in the basement of his house… we made up so many stories. Idk if I’m relieved or disappointed that it was probably for a sewer pipe 😂

Emily was thinking of honey not fantasy

love how flirty Jake sounds when he's complimenting murph

Short rest with an end credits scene!

Murph has always been wrong! Lol most of us are their age or a little older. Stop trying to make content your listeners will enjoy. We wouldn't be here if we didn't like ur content. Lol

Pump up the Jam was on a mix tape my dad made back when he was a dj, we used to listen to that tape in the car on the way to pick him up from work, hearing a reference to it immediately brought me back!

Release a mustache pic!!!

The best roller rink song was Tunuk Tunuk Tun by Daler Mehndi. But I'm a early 2000s kid

1990 baby here—I get all your references and am thankful for them 🙏🏻

I was born in the sweet year 2000 so i can confirm i understood 0 references

When I was a kid we moved into an old church that the basement had been used as a morgue, and there was just this giant metal body-sized cabinet that was welded shut. No idea to this day what's in there :)

i always forget you guys are old (its all love)

Just here searching for murphstache pics lolol

“Flehn” sir it’s Flawn

i was born in 1998 and still mostly understand and love When Did It Come Out™️

as someone born in ‘99 and understands like 30% of y’all’s references at best, i still love how yall talk about these things, i can tell how you view these things in the way you talk about it and i still feel involved and in the know. best example being The Slap

If you're looking for a behind the scenes look at MTV's Spring Break, Slate's Decoder Ring podcast did a solid episode about that just last month.

I think the board game Hitster does half of what you’re looking for but for songs only

The first twilight came out in 2005 (which WAS my guess)

Murphstache

I genuinely love the guessing game so much 😭😭

When we moved into our house, we checked the crawl space under the stairs and found a medium human sized lump wrapped in black tarp and duct tape. I determined that it didn’t smell and resolved to never touch it. I know the people we bought the house from and it’s probably just tarp all the way down and stored in the WORST way but I’ll be damned if I’m finding that out for myself.

Yeah I could do with out the game show

Maybe Zudrick will have a cloaca kiss with Tabitha! Dunn Dunn!! Dungeon Court Callback….

We need the moustache pic Murphy!!!!!

The regional radio show used to play "Who's Older" where 2 celebs have the same bday, but the hosts guess who's older. Later it devolved into "Who's Taller." And they had the same attitude as Murph. Like, "This is the worst, least entertaining game show of all time." And it was always so hilarious.

This is a fantastic game and you know it! I would stick to when songs were released and when bands started. And maybe some other category? Otherwise you’re just having a conversation about pop culture. Thank you for calming my brain!

I’m 21 years old and know nothing you’re bringing up for “when did it come out”. But I ADORE it. Stay fresh stay cool you crazy kids

You all are so entertaining that I would listen to anything at this point 😅

You guys would really love the game TimeJinx on Jackbox Party Pack 10

Hey I’m 27 and I LOVE when did it happen. I am being genuine, please keep playing. And choosing deep cuts from the 90s and 2000s is important because if you chose something more recent it’s too easy to remember. You’re perfect never change

Guys. As a 41 year old, “when did this come out” is precisely in my wheelhouse. I fn love it. And this is genuine, not sarcastic. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.

Where is the mustache pic?

I will never not love the time guessing game it’s so fun. Even though I dont know half of what you’re talking about. It’s enlightening and a good time.

I knew the year of Pump up the Jam because of Cunk on Earth lmao

Half door... single light bulb... That sounds like the lair of the infamous Sump Pump!

Stop it! You’re forcing me to remember my early 20s!!!! Not a great time. Bush 1, Clinton, and how dare you make me remember dreaming of hanging out with Dan Cortes at MTV Spring Break 92!!!

First and foremost, I love naddpod mostly because I find yalls humors and personalities enjoyable to listen to and everytime someone brings up that something is bad radio, I strongly disagree because the tangents are so funny. This was probably the first time I could’ve used less tangents at the start lmao. Still enjoyed it, but thankfully I was at work and just focused in on a project and let the content fade to the background cause just everything was flying over my head Never change 💙

Murph couldn't be more wrong. I think about Carmen Electra humping the lead singer from lit at least once a month and I was 4 years old when that happened

This is for everyone murph lol

The masses desire more Skaldova

I have a copy of Chronology on my shelf, I hoped to be able to add a photo but I don't think I can - the sad thing is, I've never even played it in 40 years! A game specifically for Murph could be 'What year was that Everquest expansion?' I started playng as Kunark came out and ran through maybe 10 or 11 expansions, its all a bit hazy though!

thanks cunk!!

Whenever Murph says "This is for no one" it's always for me. I made a friend watch the lit clip last month

You should keep going with Skaldova!

Haven't thought of MTV Spring Break in 20 years. I listen to this, and see the exact show/scene Jake described posted on reddit the same day. Could Jake be pushing this on an alt account? What is the agenda man?

the mustache reveal at the end was so cute 🥺 i love you two crew!!

I am in awe about how many things this crew can come up with to talk about and how insanely random everything is.

tiny plumber convo reminded me of this video (electricians instead of plumbers but the vibe is there) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhQwFjyz4Wc

the first 9 min of this short rest meant a lot to me

Big fan of the mustache Easter egg

As a (slightly) younger audience member, I would LOVE "when did this happen?" as a mixed bag! Im a sucker for hearing the strange things people are nostalgic for. It has the same vibes as Emily's opener for Viva Rock Vegas.

As a 39 year old I love millennial nostalgia hour

We love this, it's for us!

As someone who is the exact same age as all of you I would LIVE for a Millennial “When did this happen?” Show

Absolutely nailed the MIP year

I liked the little outtake at the end. Hope y'all do that more!

PSA: They start talking about the episode at about 9:20. XD

https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/s/c3yDmmC0ft turns out the carmen electra lit mtv hump was 25 years ago last month, superrrr interesting stuff for sure… i’d love to hear your guys’ opinion on the serendipity of this being brought up on this superrr relevant ‘sode

I'm here for the Carmen Electra references

Murph's "this is for no one" made me laugh very hard 😭 like yeah im 23 and for the most part have had 0 clue what's being referenced

Listening to this made me realize Murphy is very much old enough to be my father. Shout out to Father Murph!

Hell yeah brother! Welcome to the club, Mustache Murph! P.S. Also I’m 39 and love ‘When Did This Come Out’ but would also love another round of Spell Check!

“G times two- Good Golly” might be the best rhyme moment in all of NADDPOD

Are the Faraway Fjords the Skaldovan Crick? i.e. a setting that's 90% designed by improv bits

Im LOVING this campaign! I hope jake feels up to continuing it long term

Wait 2 more episodes for the arc right? Or is this a super short campaign for now?

Why wasn’t the thumbnail a stache pic!?!

Ace of Base is a bunch of Nazis. Not hyperbole

If you just did a pop culture episode where you talked about the past I'd be so up for that.

What!? Wikipedia says Ace of Base started in ‘87. Where did Emily find her data!? Or did Caldwell change the wikipedia page!?

Is there precedent for the Court ruling on the lowly bailiff’s wronged DM court case?

I’m in the minority, being a generation older than yall, but the time guessing game is interesting and nostalgic for me!

Hello, Mustache Murph!

mixed bag chronology????

I haven't listened yet but judging by the comments my old ass will likely catch all these "references" everyone is speaking about.

After credits 🥰🥰🥰

1. i’m 34, but not from the us so like half the references go over my head. but i love you guys having fun, so i like it 2. you got distracted by ace of bass, but you thought Better Off Alone - Alice Deejay was 80s… it was 2000! 3. you have ended hundreds of main feed episodes with a P.O.D. joke. you can’t start having nostalgia music reference remorse now!!

41 and your amusement amuses me, whatever form it takes 🤣

Tbh I'd probably listen to y'all just chat about whatever is fun. I like the D&D stuff, but also enjoy your dynamic together, regardless of what the topic of discussion is

I kept confusing Carmen Sandiego with Carmen Electra. Led to some interesting images and questions in my mind.

Fascinating to hear as one who knows the 90s only as a time before- of magic and gods, and mythical beings that once roamed the earth, now vanished

Certified 24-year-old listener here. And I'm having a great time not getting any of the references after ace of Base because your fun is infectious. As long as you guys are laughing I'm smiling.

I grew up in the nineties and I loved the 90s Chronology sesh! :) Big nostalgia

LONG HAIR AND MUSTACHED MURPH?!

I recently went to an open house in Hancock Park (fancy neighborhood in LA) for a 5 million dollar house that I'll never afford because I'm whimsical and I say yes to life, and they had a basement! .... Yet another resource hoarded by the 1%

They should do a campaign based on what happens to Balnor when he gets back home

NEED to see a pic of murph’s current look! mustache + long hair is iconic

my empire for a photo of moustache murph 🙏🙏🙏

I just bought the DVD of the Goo Goo Dolls’ iconic concert in the rain in Buffalo. So July 4, 2004 Jake. That’s when

LOVE Chronology, I lose to my father with a Special Interest in history every time, but it still rocks

38 year old and here for all of this 🖤

Zudrick’s voice teeters between Ol Guppy and Strong Bad

I am No One, this content is for me

I’m exactly old enough to not be 100% sure who Carmen Electra is but I CAN watch Attack of the Clones in my head scene for scene because I saw it so many times as a child

I just watched a led zeppelin documentary I’m game for more Robert plant trivia

can we turn skaldova into a main campaign.. i desperately need 50 more episodes of welly

Murph, figuring out when Carmen Electra humped they guy from LIT is exactly for me

What are the odds of me walking my dog past a roller rink while listening to this. High since we do this walk all the time but still neat

Murph mustache drop when?

I could listen to you all b******* for hours

I could listen to you all b******* for hours

As a 30 year old who’s constantly looking up when stuff happened, the start of the short rest was 1000% for me.

God this is hard to engage in. You guys are digging into new levels of cringe, it's so unfunny that it kinda gets funny *everything besides guess the date is dope

Sweet by Mariah Carey being the best roller rink song was the most perfect call ever. Bravo Emily

I dunno if this was intentional but the description of the bows wood was just like that of Osage Orange or bois d'arc wood which is prized as one of the best bow woods out there. One of my absolute favorite native trees

The lyrics to Pump Up The Jam give clues to the location of a buried golden hare that has never been found.

Please make the chronology game with stuff from the 90's. My parents would love it lol.

There is a game similar to Chronology that is for music called "hitster". Super fun

If y'all like the timeline game or want to play Emily's Chronology game, there's an online daily puzzle version called chrono.quest that has the most random assortment of events.

Murphstache, the people want proof! Will you not quench our thirst!

As a fellow 39 year old, I love all of this.

Wizened and Ancient Forty and Four am I, this is perfection.

I can’t wait for Welly and Boggy to finally figure out it was Ryan Urphy under the armor all along.

It's hilarious how embarrassed they are to be playing this game on the pod when Doughboys (also Headgum podcast) unironically plays the same game as a mainstay segment in maybe one out every five episodes.

I demand the Murph mustache!

its so uninteresting that it makes it so funny 23yo

Is there a picture of this Mustachioed Murphy out there?

Is Kubrick just Ryan Urphy?

i hate that you made the beginning of this ep seemingly just for me. Also, my neighbors are probably wondering why I was yelling "Miserable! Miserable!" when you brought up the Lit video. Q for Murph and other hockey-game-goers: does your stadium always finish out the chorus of My Own Worst Enemy, regardless of where the track is stopped to allow play?

Absolutely wild start, and yes I am that other 39 year old Murph mentioned, that show is for me

I run weekly trivia with friends and one time I ran a nostalgia themed one from the 2000s, the pop culture micro generations are very real, stuff I thought was super easy was lost knowledge to people 3 years younger than me

Release the mustache pic Murph

Did y'all get through an entire conversation about magical plumbers without mentioning Mario?? special mention for "earwax is beautiful, it protects us"

This my 30th birthday today!! And this episode is 1000% my favorite birthday gift ever!

When did it come out is easily one of the best “game show” premises you guys have done so far.

Roller skating rink songs... Anyone else's mind immediately go to "C'mon N' Ride It?" Doing the Choo-Choo thing with your arms while skating was absolutely middle school cool 😎

Loved the Surprise Round energy in this + the rose for Boggy's Song is well deserved 🌹 Excited about the premise of Skaldova arc 2 in the frozen north 🦣🦣🦣

You guys would love the Dutch board game Hitster. It’s basically only guessing songs’ release dates. Plus you get extra points if you can name the title and singer.

Murphstache.

End credit scene? You spoil us!

i love guess when it came out but it cannot be a quiz style game. it has to just be vamping over each other

I am definitely under the average listener age and I have no idea what half of these things are but I am entertained and guessing alongside you guys

I just turned 19 and I love when did it come out. Even though some of the references predate me, my Dad has caught me up on majority of it!

Mustache reveal when???

Jake there are squeeze rules in the PHB which is claustrophobia adjacent

The post credits scene we didn’t know we needed

Found a clip on Reddit of the lit bikini runway. It’s even weirder when you watch it because it just happens out of nowhere really

I would absolutely go nuts for a full hour long mixed bag of just guessing these random ass things 🤣🤣

The first ten minutes are like a segments crossover fever dream

Pump up the jam

Let us see the mustache

Murph post a pic of the mustache or we riot

According to you I'm your average listener (29, aka 10 years younger than you), and When did it come out is absolutely for me.

Was it not Jenny McCarthy

I’m 44… am i like, the grandma here?

I'm all for Zudrick dying and turning out to be a character you'd hear about on DnD Court

Na dudes. We love guess when it came out. 30

You guys are as unfocused as I am today, and I am into it.

35 and I love the game lol. Also I can't speak for everyone but I would guess that most people listening feel the same way that I do; which is that listening to you all talk about anything is entertaining because you have such good chemistry and have fun doing it

8 minutes, 40 seconds in: We almost started talking about the show. <3

The little behind the scenes was cute at the end

i absolutely love the game! and the way this ends is perfection.

If you like Pump Up The Jam, may I recommend completely serious documentary series "Cunk on Earth"?

100% love When Did It Come Out and I’m 26 😂

Will point it out every time. Ace of Base is a confirmed Nazi band.

Correction Murph, this IS for me, personally and specifically 🤣

I actually LOVE WDICO and it should be its own limited series. With its own theme song

I was wondering what it had ending music for but I’m glad it was to learn something about murph’s current look

Top Secret is gold. Needs a mixed bag just to hear the reactions to the sheer amount of puns in it.