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Thumb Cramps is a weekly video game review podcast hosted by Professional Gamers Joel Duscher and Jackson Baly as they are joined each week by special guests to take a look at what games they’ve been playing lately. New releases, retro games, AAA titles and even real life experiences are all equally judged and reviewed on Thumb Cramps. New episodes every Friday.


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Recent Episodes
  • Mario Kart World and No Other Games (Ft. Andrew Levins)
    Jun 12, 2025 – 1:16:25
  • The Elder Scrolls: Arena and Other Games (Ft. Darcy Smith)
    Jun 5, 2025 – 1:41:23
  • Daemon X Machina and Other Games (Ft. Lena Moon)
    May 29, 2025 – 1:51:39
  • Doom 3 and Other Games (Ft. Tom Reed)
    May 22, 2025 – 1:28:35
  • Balan Wonderworld, Hands-On with Nintendo Switch 2 and Other Games (Ft. Adam Carnevale)
    May 15, 2025 – 1:39:33
  • Bubsy: Paws on Fire! and Other Games (Ft. Ruby Innes)
    May 8, 2025 – 1:30:36
  • Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP and Other Games (Ft. Cass Paige)
    May 1, 2025 – 1:28:27
  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Other Games (Ft. Nick Mason)
    Apr 24, 2025 – 1:33:35
  • Game Over: A Musical RPG? and Other Games (Ft. Grace Jarvis)
    Apr 17, 2025 – 1:05:01
  • Max Payne and Other Games (Ft. Steph Panecasio and Zac Naoum)
    Apr 10, 2025 – 1:45:33
  • Monster Hunter Wilds and Other Games (Ft. Matthew Jackson from Toot Games)
    Apr 3, 2025 – 1:47:12
  • The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct and No Other Games
    Apr 3, 2025 – 45:42
  • Wario World and Other Games (Ft. Dylan and Levi Cooper from Raccoon City)
    Mar 27, 2025 – 1:25:51
  • WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! and Other Games (Ft. Adam Carnevale)
    Mar 20, 2025 – 1:34:40
  • Wario's Woods and Other Games (Ft. Chloe Appleby)
    Mar 13, 2025 – 1:41:56
  • Wario Land 3 and Other Games (Ft. Joel Zammit)
    Mar 6, 2025 – 1:31:46
  • Super Smash Bros. Melee and Other Games (Ft. Darcy Smith)
    Feb 27, 2025 – 1:46:18
  • Geist and Other Games (Ft. Adam Carnevale)
    Feb 20, 2025 – 1:25:38
  • Mario Kart: Double Dash and Other Games (Ft. Chloe Appleby and Ruby Innes)
    Feb 13, 2025 – 1:36:30
  • Viewtiful Joe and Other Games (Ft. Andrew Levins)
    Feb 6, 2025 – 1:26:46
  • The Second Ever First Ever Live Episode of Thumb Cramps (Ft. Ruby Innes)
    Jan 30, 2025 – 1:35:18
  • The First Ever Live Episode of Thumb Cramps (Ft. Ruby Innes)
    Jan 27, 2025 – 2:00:44
  • Top 5 Moments in Thumb Cramps in 2024
    Dec 19, 2024 – 1:38:01
  • The Game Awards 2024 Announcements (Ft. Cass Paige)
    Dec 15, 2024 – 48:58
  • Wave Break and Other Games (Ft. Steph Panecasio)
    Dec 12, 2024 – 1:12:29
  • The End of the Game The Game and Other Games (Ft. Joel Zammit and Adam Carnevale)
    Dec 5, 2024 – 1:38:20
  • Lost in Vivo and Other Games (Ft. Hayden Bleechmore)
    Nov 28, 2024 – 1:12:40
  • Silent Hill and Other Games (Ft. James Clement AKA Mr Sunday Movies)
    Nov 21, 2024 – 1:12:20
  • Hrot and Other Games (Ft. Ruby Innes)
    Nov 14, 2024 – 1:21:07
  • Cursed to Golf and Other Games (Ft. Andrew Levins)
    Nov 7, 2024 – 1:18:43
  • Silent Hill 2 (Remake) and Other Games (Ft. Lily from Beethoven & Dinosaur and Ethan Taylor)
    Oct 31, 2024 – 1:18:35
  • Super Mario Party Jamboree and Other Games (Ft. Darcy Smith & Woody)
    Oct 24, 2024 – 1:35:32
  • Things We Saw At PAX AUS 2024 and No Other Games (Live from the Floor of PAX)
    Oct 17, 2024 – 1:30:47
  • Lorn's Lure and Other Games (Ft. Ruby Innes)
    Oct 10, 2024 – 1:23:27
  • The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Other Games (Ft. Joel Zammit & Adam Carnevale)
    Oct 3, 2024 – 1:16:03
  • Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection and Other Games (Ft. James Clement AKA Mr Sunday Movies)
    Sep 28, 2024 – 1:25:08
  • Thank Goodness You're Here and Other Games (Ft. James Clement AKA Mr Sunday Movies)
    Sep 19, 2024 – 1:17:05
  • Astrobot and Chop Goblins
    Sep 12, 2024 – 1:14:10
  • Pizza Tower and Omochapon
    Sep 5, 2024 – 58:25
  • Penny's Big Breakaway and Other Games (Ft. Adam Carnevale and Hayden Bleechmore)
    Aug 29, 2024 – 1:13:24
  • The Evil Within and Other Games (Ft. Cass Paige)
    Aug 22, 2024 – 1:25:43
  • Hi-Fi Rush and Other Games (Ft. Joel Zammit)
    Aug 15, 2024 – 1:22:29
  • Inscryption and Other Games (Ft. Ruby Innes and Alexei Toliopoulos)
    Aug 8, 2024 – 1:13:33
  • Metroid: Zero Mission and Other Games (Ft. Tom Walker)
    Aug 1, 2024 – 1:31:40
  • Chained Together and Other Games (Ft. Sean Carney)
    Jul 25, 2024 – 1:22:52
  • GTA Online and Other Games (Ft. Ruby Innes)
    Jul 18, 2024 – 1:27:11
  • Fortnite and No Other Games (Ft. Ian Shelton from Militarie Gun)
    Jul 11, 2024 – 52:05
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree and Other Games (Ft. Darcy Smith from Studio Folly)
    Jul 5, 2024 – 1:29:20
  • Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League and Other Games (Ft. Woody from Beethoven & Dinosaur)
    Jun 27, 2024 – 1:43:57
  • Lego Marvel Super Heroes and Nintendo Direct (Ft. Hayden Bleechmore)
    Jun 20, 2024 – 1:20:12
Recent Reviews
  • DRockB84
    Yahtzee did it better
    My strongest Thumb Cramps memory is Joel being completely unable to describe how Loop Hero works. 10/10 won’t damage your brain nearly as much as they claim.
  • EPIC BANANA!!
    Very cool but is Tom cancelled now?
    Love the show would give more thumbs, but Tom (and I assume it was unintentionally) said gypped which is not very cool
  • Famous Moron
    Port of New Jersey Google Reviews
    “Very unorganized, communication was imposable, and for lift driver mangled our pallet.”
  • Crabapple the Goblin
    Might be a scam
    The only strangers on the internet I’m willing to give all my personal information to
  • Logan_logan
    Time=money
    Here is 30 money shoutout mud and shoutout uncles
  • Euphanism
    Thimbed Crumps
    This show thimbed my crumps real good
  • ethanricee
    Review against my will!
    Joel Zammit broke into my house and threatened me to review this podcast or he’d kill my pets!
  • James14131
    Wonderful
    Go to YouTube.com and search for sanspants radio. Scroll down, like a lot and watch the video “sanspants plays gang beasts” It’s great. Love you boys
  • Seechhrv
    Good and normal podcast
    Crazy stuff
  • Ethan from the US
    A hostile listening environment
    I recommend this show to anyone who enjoys or hates video games, but if you have strong emotional ties to the BBC classic “Bag Puss” then maybe only listen to this in a place you designate as a “safe space”. Sometimes I’m scared of this show.
  • GranPappy Casey
    PROUD OF MY BOY
    THIS IS MY GRANDSONS AND IM HAPPY HES OUT THERE MAKING FRIENDS ON THE RADIO.
  • emg-g
    Question
    Is shut up a second classic just milk? Friend and I are arguing and I said it’s just milk but he doesn’t believe me. Figured you might see this before an email. Love the show, made me super dumb. Worth 30 time and/or money.
  • dannywisch
    Games are back!
    I would never recommend this show to anyone I respect
  • Uncle Kong (andrew)
    What if Donkey Kong was bald
    donkey kong no hair
  • bigchunk0421
    Long term research
    I’m using this podcast to test if Jackson can give horses brain tumors.
  • NotEvenFrench
    Ape-pril
    It’s for apes
  • The_Majin_Jake
    JAKE THIS WAS YOU
    Leaving this 5 star review as a time capsule for myself as I start a relisten through the podcast, who knows when I will come across this again. Hopefully Dusher screams the title to snap me out of your work trance to pay attention to my own review.
  • SpoonsMcKenzie
    The only podcast to ever make me question reality
    This show has done more to undo all my years of education than any amount of drugs or alcohol could dream of.
  • Skrillex 2
    Weird podcast
    My dad makes me listen to this on the way to school. It makes my stomach hurt
  • Jamesdolf
    My Second favorite podcast
    This podcast is pretty good. Not as good as the weekly Planet. But better than Plumbing the Death Star (sorry Zammit)
  • Richardgatsby
    Hello Joel Duscher
    The clock is ticking. Pathologic 2 awaits you. Shout out to mud! Shout out to the sand plague!
  • Snanathan
    Gave me a tummy ache
    This was totally worth 30 seconds of money
  • RingThatCowardAlarm
    10 thumb podcast
    The only way to improve the spoiler song is to add about 5 seconds of silence to the end so we as an audience can recover
  • GoodTrash
    Thumb cramps you can’t keep doing this
    I’m dying
  • fishboii
    Hole
    Hole
  • Joey Riccio
    Wild
    I am the cowboy… and these boys (plus stylish guest) deserve the honey.
  • Tom with a Y
    I HATE VIDEOGAMES
    I HATE VDEO GAMES I DONT PLAY THEM! BUT I CANT STOP LISTENING TO THIS STUPID POD cAST I THINK I HAVE WORMS IN my BRAIN!! HELP ME
  • Andrew (Not a Coward)
    Auditory lobotomy
    Shoutout to mud
  • HamSandwich13
    5 Thumbs
    Best video game podcast out there. Definitely worth 30 money of your time. I’m worried about Mr Ads.
  • McFarnsberry
    Go Hang a Salami
    "Fun, sharp, and clever—Thumb Cramps hits the mark! Mark the hits—Cramps Thumb, clever and sharp, fun!" For some reason ChatGPT thought that was a palindrome.
  • turtle10234
    Very funny
    Microphone man is so funny I need a friend like that. This was In marvel vs capcon. I started laughing in middle of class and had to see a therapist but worth it. This show deserves your attention and listens.
  • mckennamiddle
    My Beautiful Video Game Boyfriends
    Hello potential listeners! This is simply the greatest, funniest and most beautiful video game podcast in recorded history. Joel and Jackson are hilarious, and their lovely guests always bring humor, information, and passion for games! Keep on gaming gamers! My name is McKenna (Mac) because I’m not a coward.
  • Mabsmash
    No other show like it
    Joel and Jackson and their effervescent guests are all hilarious and insightful in their delightful gaming reviews. The show is funny but I’m pretty sure has given me brain rot. But I’m an American so everything else has already. So keep it coming boys and thanks for all that you do. Shout out to mud! Maria Barbier
  • Juantanamobay1
    Joel is their leader
    Though you see no Adam for miles around you are still nevertheless in video game prison, and your jailer: your video game boyfriends. The only way out? Give it 5 thumbs.
  • Connor Elens
    Legally required to write this
    Mr. Ads broke into my room at night while I was sleeping and held me at gun point until I wrote this review
  • Akutagawa70
    Hilarious Podcast!
    Hello gamer boy friends and Vivacious guest! I’m Greg ( not a coward) I’m 54 and I’m not embarrassed to buy video games in store but its fun to listen to the stories of those who are ! keep up the good work boys! Oh yeah the “ spoiler song” is awesome! My meat rankings: steak(beef) , chicken, lamb(goat ) , ox ( oxtails yum), and fish!
  • SSIVRPH
    Help
    Could be worse
  • MC D-Duck
    Hostile Listening Experience, Even While Asleep!
    I had a dream the hosts of this podcast invited me to a field to “see something sick” which turned out to be loads of snakes. Like the ground absolutely crawling with them. Not a coward, Donald
  • Vakker57
    Echos of wisdom
    All thoughts, no thinking.
  • EmilyS.27
    ‘Next week it could be normal’
    Ending the most chaotic episode ever on this hopeful, and categorically untrue note, is brave. Emily
  • Righteous K
    Time Is Money: An actual excerpt from this amazing show
    Time is money. This takes 30 seconds. It's 30 seconds not worth- Yeah, exactly. 30 seconds, 30, 30 seconds is money, 30 money. Is Thumb Cramps not worth 30 seconds of your money? Is Thumb Cramps not worth 30 money to you? 30 money? That's too much. That's too much money. 30 seconds of money, though? That's fine. That's 0.30 money. Yeah.
  • oceansate
    Eh
    .
  • Mikey Riden
    Possibly one of THE podcasts ever made
    I’m unsure whether or not this is some type of fever dream. Pretty sure it’s real and pretty sure it’s fantastic. But I can’t say for sure.
  • The C in ACE
    This podcast is good even if you don’t play videogames
    I have been making my way through all the sans-pants shows and wasn’t excited to listen to this one cause the only video game I have ever played is Minecraft. Since starting in January I have listened to every episode and am eagerly waiting by phone every week for a new episode. It’s all the best dumb nonsense of having two video game boyfriends who rant to me about the games they play while I nod and smile but I don’t know what they are yelling about. It’s nice
  • Jcizzy2023
    Store’s clean enough
    Store’s clean enough
  • k1intt
    ∞/5 Thumbs
    This Pod is safe for schools, please let your newborns listen to it. Send in your meat rankings, but for all that is good and holy do not operate heavy machinery while listening.
  • Shaun (not a coward)
    Seven thumbs
    Hosted by the most hostile casters of pods. I accidentally had it playing in the car one day when my wife got in. She hasn’t had sex with me in six months. At least she didn’t divorce me I guess. Now I have more time to play video games. Thanks video game boyfriends.
  • Jommy Salami
    It’s a meat byproduct
    Eggs isn’t meat. If eggs is meat; bones, hair, feathers, and nails are meat and that wouldn’t taste good.
  • General
    A gaming podcast that should be on every gamers list!!!
    Brain: Off Ears: Open Hosts: Boyfriends Guest: Effervescent Cursing: NONE Mud: Shoutout Meat: Ranked Spoiler: spoiler Spoiler SPOILERRRRRA, let’s get it spoiled in here Games: There Stars: none Thumbs: 10/5
  • coreylarue
    A podcast with a foolproof rating system
    With a great roster of mostly recurring guests, in-jokes, the indefatigable Mr. Ads, flawless spoilers, ratings, and monthly theme systems, and a completely normal email segment, I can undoubtably say you never know what each week’s show will bring. That uncertainty keeps Thumb Cramps feeling fresh far longer than other podcasts, even if after ten episodes you wonder whether Jackson even likes playing modern video games, or if he would just be happier playing 80s high score arcade games for all eternity. Seven thumbs and a knuck, fairly confident it is on the short list for being in the top three podcasts of the year, if counting down or up. Shout out to Mud, and the long lost Thumb Cramps Jr.
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