MinnMax's host of Bonus Pod Haley MacLean becomes host of Main Pod this week as she guides Janet Garcia, Jacob Geller, Kyle Hilliard and Leo Vader through conversations on narrative hit Dispatch, narrative miss Deadpool VR, the follow-up to Before Your Eyes with Goodnight Universe, and some more candid takes on Lumines Arise before revealing her...
2025-11-20 15:20:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody! It's Thanksgiving season in the US, which means it's time to gather with friends and family and focus solely on giving thanks to video games. We have a tradition here at MinnMax of getting together with Jeff Cork, Leo Vader, Ben Ha...
2025-11-19 22:20:15 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Haley MacLean, Jacob Geller, Kelsey Lewin and Leo Vader convene to compare their various choices and outcomes in the surprise narrative hit Dispatch! For spoiler-free discussion of the game, tune into this week's upcoming MinnMax Show.
... 2025-11-19 17:15:02 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, Jacob Geller and Leo Vader will all be under Haley MacLean's iron rule! It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, news story, BetterQuest goal, or anything else for us to read on the show as a comment below. We’ll choose our favorite and iam8bit will ship out t...
2025-11-18 16:19:56 +0000 UTC View PostThis week on Bonus Pod, host Haley MacLean is joined by Ben Reeves, formerly of Firaxis and even formerlier her former boss for her internship at Game Informer! They talk about...
behind the scenes of writing "bracing" game dialog
which facts on Ben's Fandom page are actually real?
the Midwest Game Dev...
2025-11-18 02:54:18 +0000 UTC View PostMinnMax's Leo Vader is flanked from all sides by guest host Kyle Bosman, guest guest Mark MacDonald, and fan favorite Ana Diaz to walk through Steam's surprise hardware announcement as we kick off The Second Paternity Leave Era of MinnMax. Then we talk about Lumines Arise with Mark's developer perspective before Kyle unpacks their unusual traile...
2025-11-13 15:26:37 +0000 UTC View Post
This is an audio version of this week's New Show Plus winner, join the Backstage Pass to vote every week on what new show we create or continue.
MinnMax's Kelsey Lewin of Pi...
2025-11-12 16:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis week for community questions (on the first podcast of Ben's paternity leave), we'll have guest host Kyle Bosman as well as guest guest Mark MacDonald (of the 8-4 Play podcast and Enhance Games), plus fan favorites Ana Diaz and Leo Vader! It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, news story, BetterQuest goal, or anything ...
2025-11-11 23:09:40 +0000 UTC View PostEvery week New Show Plus lets supporters at the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon vote to choose a new show for us to create, or to continue an older show from a previous week. You can learn more about the format in this quick video.
So check out your options below, and vote...
2025-11-10 18:09:51 +0000 UTC View PostOn a very special Pew Pew Bang, MinnMax's Kelsey Lewin, Haley Maclean, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski confess the games the games of their past that once held the most power over them and gain closure through honest dialogue. In this Patreon exclusive ad-free version they also discuss a urine hypothetical.
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Kelsey Lewin, Jeff Marchiafava, Jacob Geller, AND Haley MacLean gush about falling in love with the extraction genre thanks to Arc Raiders from Embark Studios. Then we talk about the ambitious recreation of Springfield from The Simpsons in Fortnite, the incredible history in the Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, ...
2025-11-05 18:58:53 +0000 UTC View PostThis week on Bonus Pod, host Haley MacLean is joined by Ben Hanson to talk about his upcoming paternity leave and answer questions about the business behind MinnMax! They also talk about...
How code giveaways work
Nvidia's sponsored streams
MinnMax Spotlight's challenges and future
"Para...
2025-11-04 01:32:13 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody, we're recording The MinnMax Show on the rare Tuesday evening this week (8pm Cenral) so here's an extra early request for your questions!
This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Leo Vader, and Jeff Marchiafava. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, news st...
2025-11-03 19:53:38 +0000 UTC View PostEvery week New Show Plus lets supporters at the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon vote to choose a new show for us to create, or to continue an older show from a previous week. You can learn more about the format in this quick video.
So check out your options below, and vote...
2025-11-03 19:11:15 +0000 UTC View PostMinnMax's Ben Hanson, Jacob Geller, Sarah Podzorski, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, and Leo Vader assemble for a big episode where we prepare for our Game of the Year debate for 2025. We share picks for games that we want to see on the list of "The Two Tens" and we need more people to play. After that, we talk about the excellent new games Town...
2025-10-30 01:56:41 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Halloween, folks! Pew Pew Bang just won the Astra Award for game podcast of the year! You can celebrate by checking out the latest episode all about horror games, subscribing to the stand-alone podcast feed, and sharing the show with a friend!
This week on Bonus Pod, host Haley MacLean is joined by Jacob Geller to complete the trifecta of Bonus Pod 2025 wedding discussions! They get into the details like how the couple chose Sc...
2025-10-27 23:50:13 +0000 UTC View PostMinnMax's Kelsey Lewin, Haley Maclean, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski experience the meaning of fear as a caravan of horrific creatures roll through Haley's home and help celebrate the spooky season with a discussion of spooky games and the costumes that honor them.
2025-10-27 20:07:13 +0000 UTC View PostEvery week New Show Plus lets supporters at the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon vote to choose a new show for us to create, or to continue an older show from a previous week. You can learn more about the format in this quick video.
But watch out, it's almost Halloween and ...
2025-10-27 18:29:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody! First off, thanks so much for supporting MinnMax and keeping us going for 6 years! Today is our big anniversary and we cannot thank you enough. The publisher Dreamhaven is helping us celebrate by giving away TWO Steam codes for Wildgate to anybody who wants to jump up to the $5 tier or above before Monday, October 27th.
Pl...
2025-10-24 18:34:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody! In celebration of MinnMax's 6th anniversary today, we're bringing back our community game trivia show called Trivia Tower. This Monday (10/27/25) at 7:30pm Central, Jacob Geller and I are hosting a fun competition in the MinnMax Discord. Answer game trivia correctly to win game codes AND an 2025-10-24 18:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kelsey Lewin, Haley MacLean, and Janet Garcia celebrate MinnMax's 6th anniversary by unleashing their thoughts on Pokémon Legends: Z-A from Game Freak and lamenting on how you can squint to see an awesome game somewhere in this mix. Then Kyle Hilliard joins the show to talk about Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted before we di...
2025-10-23 03:14:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody! This week at MinnMax we're celebrating our SIXTH anniversary, we cannot thank you all enough for supporting us here on Patreon and making this whole thing possible. A special thanks as well to everybody who tuned in and donated dur...
2025-10-21 19:29:02 +0000 UTC View PostThis week on Bonus Pod, host Haley MacLean is joined by Mrs. Janet Garcia, Sarah Podzorski, and eventually Kelsey Lewin and here’s a rundown of everything they talk about…
Janet Garcia's beautiful wedding
Visiting Universal Studios
Visiting Disney Land
Favorite theme park rides and f...
2025-10-20 22:22:52 +0000 UTC View PostEvery week New Show Plus lets supporters at the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon vote to choose a new show for us to create, or to continue an older show from a previous week. If you missed the reveal, you can learn more about the format in this quick video.
It's almost Hal...
2025-10-20 19:04:19 +0000 UTC View PostCheck out Saturday's Give To The Max schedule and auction items in this public post - https://www.patreon.com/posts/give-to-max-and-140934052
MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, married man Jacob Geller, and special guest Chris Plante from The ...
2025-10-15 20:41:04 +0000 UTC View Post
This is an audio version of this week's New Show Plus winner, join the Backstage Pass to vote every week on what new show we create or continue. We'll DM you a Steam code for 2025-10-15 16:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everybody! Reminder that we have the big Give To The Max charity stream happening this Saturday from 2pm-2am Central. Tune in live on YouTube for charity auctions and fun game segments. Here's a full breakdown of the auction items and more - https://w...
2025-10-14 19:49:36 +0000 UTC View PostLast week was all about Ben Reeves with his special takeover of New Show Plus, those optios were all designed as dead-ends so we're picking things back up from the week prior. Due to travel and disease, Jacob Geller and Ben Hanson are taking over all options for New Show Plus this week. Buckle up, buds!
Every week New Show Plus lets suppor...
2025-10-13 17:17:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe ad-free video version is available here!
MinnMax's Kelsey Lewin, Haley Maclean, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski discuss Patreon-exclusively whether a train can die and become a ghost, then explore the light and dark sides of cozy gaming before Showing off their desi...
2025-10-13 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post