Episode 58

Episode 055: Hear Me Out

Published on: 14th May, 2025

We were light on games this week, mainly because Justin’s been busy and Julian hasn’t been able to put Expedition 33 down. BUT THAT’S OKAY. We had the new GTA VI trailer, the seemingly end of Polygon and Giant Bomb, and a lot of listener questions to help us along!

00:00 Introduction, people who text a lot

11:58 Julian has a plan

17:23 More Expedition 33, even though Julian has more problems with it the deeper he gets, Justin’s video game ennui

45:28 Metal Eden, Nintendo being a dick

55:21 That new GTA VI trailer looks HOT

01:07:35 Julian has another plan

01:28:13 The news about Polygon and Giant Bomb

02:03:45 CQC (Comments, Questions, Concerns)

Check out Julian on the Street Fighter Alpha (series)

episode of Games My Mom Found: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-r6knk-189c769

Also listen to Julian talk about the Thunderbolts movie on

episode 635 of The Comic Conspiracy podcast: https://comicconspiracypodcast.com/

If you’re in New York around June you can check out John Gholson

in the horror film Man Finds Tape: https://www.tribecafilm.com/films/man-finds-tape-2025


Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

Logo and artwork by John Gholson

Announcer: John Gholson

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Welcome to The Stage Select: a video game variety show hosted by Julian Titus and Justin Hamm! We guarantee that we'll talk about video games. Beyond that, you never know what (or who!) to expect each week.
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Julian Titus

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Since first seeing a Galaga cabinet in the arcade at the age of 5, Julian has always been fascinated by video games, leading to a lifelong obsession. He dabbles in game collecting, history, and industry analysis, but most of all, he loves talking about video games! Inspired by podcasts such as 1up Yours, The Giant Bombcast, and Rebel FM, Julian has been podcasting since 2011, and has no plans on stopping anytime soon!

Justin Hamm

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Julian told me I had to make a bio on here. I don't know how to write them. Here's some things about me. I eat chips sometimes. I enjoy lying about boat ownership. I have another podcast called This Is Video Games where I'm Justin Hamm and I talk about video games with weird adult themes... Like being naked and stuff. Those games. I should make more of it. I don't know what else to add. Hopefully this fulfills my mandated biography writing. Thank you for your time to the 6 people who will read this. Oh! Im also on The Stage Select Podcast... Or I will be. I will have to update this when it starts officially.