Gaming on the Road with Zack Mykula

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Leisure, Video Games, Comedy

4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2025

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

Nick and Matt are joined by Zack Mykula (PUP) to talk about the band's songs appearing in video games, composing video game music, and gaming on the road! They also talk about Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Tomba!, and more.

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0:00.0	This is a headgum podcast.
0:05.8	Your first great love story is free when you sign up for a free 30-day trial at audible.co.com.
0:11.0	U.K. slash Wondery. That's audible.com.
0:14.5	uk slash Wondery.
0:23.4	Nick, uh, hi. Am I, at you okay?
0:25.0	Yeah, sorry.
0:25.6	No, sorry I'm late.
0:26.4	I just, I had the craziest day.
0:29.0	I had the craziest day I've ever had.
0:31.4	And I'm like, I'm shaking.
0:32.8	I'm so scared right now.
0:33.6	Yeah, you seem like freaked out.
0:35.4	I was driving home the other night. And I, you know, you know, I'm like a really nice guy. Yeah, one of the nicest. I'm so nice. What's, what's, maybe your best quality. That, I mean, that and that million dollar smile. Well, hey, come on now. There it is. Look, I'm seeing that. All right. Maybe I'm not having such a bad day. actually I'm having it. I'm having it a horrible day. I'm sorry. I'm seeing that. All right. Okay, maybe I'm not having such a bad day. But actually, I'm having it.
0:54.7	I'm having it a horrible day.
0:56.0	I'm sorry.
0:56.6	I'm driving home.
0:51.8	I see this guy on the side of the road. He's got his thumb out. Hitchhiker. A hitchhiker. He's got a familiar silhouette. I pull over and I'm like, holy shit. it's it's Mario it's Mario
0:53.4	Mario was hitchhiking
0:54.9	Mario from the mushroom kingdom was Holy shit. It's, it's Mario. It's Mario.
1:11.1	Mario was hitchhiking. Mario from the mushroom kingdom was hitchhiking, okay? Get out of town. That's what I thought he was trying to do. He was getting a, he had his thumb out. Yeah. I'm like, where are you going, Mario? And he's going, I'm not going to do the accent because I don't think you're supposed to do that anymore. Yeah. I mean, I would do it.
1:08.3	Yeah, of course you would do it.
1:09.1	I just don't feel like it's appropriate.
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