On the Grind

Mary Jane Breaks up with Paul because he sucks

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah, Serena, and Mike go over Mary Jane Watson finally breaking up with Paul, plus Gina Carano getting the better of the House of Mouse, and Nintendo now messing with a charity.

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The War Against Censorship

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the gang take time to discuss the ongoing war against censors as Mastercard and Visa put pressure on companies to pull legal video games from online stores. Plus, the gang talks about the absolute silliness of Warhammer 40k's Terminus Decree, and Micah reviews All Quiet on the Western Front!

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The Death of Vshojo

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT

Yup. There was a lot of death this week. We lost two icons in Hulk Hogan and Ozzy Osbourne, and the third biggest VTuber organization is DOA. On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the crew take the time to discuss the passing of legends, and what led up to Vshojo biting the dust. Plus, Serena reviews Cross Ange!

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Spooky Lore from Non-Spooky Places

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:55:00 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the gang take time to discuss some Lore. Specifically spooky lore from places that you really wouldn't expect it to come from, and then how absolutely messed up the actual horror and dark fantasy stuff can get! Plus, Serena takes us through the book Yaira #1 from Rippaverse!

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Brazil vs Nintendo: Battle of the Bricked Consoles

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:58:45 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the gang take some time to discuss the lawsuit going on between a Brazilian consumer rights group and Nintendo, who now have the ability to completely brick the Switch 2 if you mod the console. The guys also discuss Keith David getting a Hollywood star on the Walk of Fame, Michael Madsen's sad passing and his legacy as an actor, and Micah reviews the new Warhammer 40,000 book Void Exile!

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Reddit Killed an Animal Rescue YouTuber

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:05:21 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the gang discuss Reddit killing a YouTuber. Yup, that happened. Snark subreddit drove someone to suicide. On top of that, they discuss Adi Shankar's recent crashout, and the unfortunate problems with the Stop Killing Games movement. Plus, Serena gives us a review of Kpop Demon Hunters!

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Thiefkanda Forever

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:15:10 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the gang discuss the upcoming game Relooted, where black people are portrayed as stereotypical thieves cosplaying as Wakandans. The gang also discuss the next Silent Hill game by Bloober Team, and Hamas Piker getting in more trouble. Plus, Micah reviews Warhammer 40,000: Soul Hunter!

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The New Black Panther is White

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT

On this episode of On the Grind, Micah and the Crew discuss the unfortunate death of Jonathan Voss, the new Black Panther now being a white guy, plus Twitch's inability to moderate their website biting them in the backside. Plus, Serena reviews Lolipop Chainsaw Repop!

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Randy Pitchford has foot in mouth syndrome

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 20:55:45 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the gang take the time to talk about Randy Pitchford talking too much, Marathon having its marketing pulled by Sony, and the anime industry getting into the AI game and how dumb it is.

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Your Favorite YouTuber didn't understand the Texas Anime Law

Tue, 27 May 2025 03:29:27 GMT

On this special episode of On The Grind, Micah is joined by Hatman! The two are joined by the rest of the crew as they discuss the new Texas law that people on the internet are saying "bans anime" when it doesn't.

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Doom Thrives and Marathon Dies

Mon, 19 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the crew discuss Bungie getting caught plagiarizing an artist, Doom Eternal being awesome, John Lithgow getting hate for no reason, and the vtuber Kirsche scoring a victory over the legacy media. Plus, Micah reviews Doom: The Dark Ages!

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Kanye loves Cucks and Hitler

Mon, 12 May 2025 13:36:33 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the gang take the time to talk about Kanye West's latest crash out, Aang: The Last Airbender's casting director openly discriminating against voice actors due to the color of their skin, and Twitch apparently shutting down the ability to report people for calls to violence.

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Polygon is Poly-Gone, and GOOD RIDDANCE!

Mon, 05 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the crew discuss Godzilla! Plus, the topic of the day is Polygon being bought out and its worst writers fired. Plus, the guys talk about issues with Genshin Impact and voice actors, on top of Xbox apparently pricing itself out of the market.

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Star Wars Gets a Little Too Dark

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the gang talk a bit about Star Wars going down a very dark path, touching on SA rather blatantly. A good idea? Well, let's see. Also, they discuss a Vice writer who is a rape fetishist targeting the Vtuber company Vallure, and Serena reviews the new animation Gaslight District!

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Hololive Loses Gawr Gura. What is going on?!

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 02:07:45 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the gang talk about Hololive losing their biggest talent, Gawr Gura. They also discuss a game about sexual assault being put on Steam and then removed, Disney apparently halting live action remakes, and Micah talks about the book Vulkan: Lord of Drakes.

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Adolescence is a very weird show

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 01:40:45 GMT

On this episode of On the Grind, Micah and the gang discuss the TV show Adolescence, where Mike explains how silly it is. On top of that, the crew talk about Diamond Distribution being in a lawsuit, Disney actors needing to shut up, and Amazon being out 20 million dollars because a Tomb Raider show couldn't get a script done.

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Adi Shankar put Dick Cheney in Devil May Cry for some reason

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:03:41 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the gang take some time to look at the new Devil May Cry animated series headed up by Adi Shankar, and it's a doozie. As in it's not good. At all. On top of that, they discuss the drama surrounding the Switch 2's release, John Boyega getting mad at Star Wars fans over nothing, and Russell Brand being accused of heinous crimes.

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Harley Quinn's Fart Comic

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 03:07:47 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the Gang are getting stunk out. Serena reviews the Harley Quinn fart comic, which is terrible. Plus we talk about an Aussie writer who got arrested for a groomer book, Mary Jane Watson being Venom, and Tencent buying a chunk of Ubisoft. Don't Trust China.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows is not good

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the gang take time to review Assassin's Creed shadows! Plus, the guys talk about whether or not Helldivers 2 is a psy op, Microsoft putting out more external media for their games, and Assassin's Creed Shadows' cultural insensitivity.

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This Gundam is different. It quacks.

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the gang take some time to review Mobile Suit Gundam Gquuuux! Plus we talk about a Chilean artist starving pigs because he's evil, we talk about Disco Elysium being shamelessly monetized (and we love it), and then discuss how Breadtubers don't understand Joseph Campbell.

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The Trash Taste Crash Out

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 08:21:38 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the gang take time to discuss Hasan Piker's recent appearance on Trash Taste, and the backlash and crash out that followed. On top of that, Serena goes in on some very foolish video essayists, and we get a rant about culture war content creators lying about the news.

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Final Fantasy Rebirthing

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:56:58 GMT

On this episode of On the Grind, Micah finally gets the chance to do a review of Final Fantasy Rebirth. On top of that, the gang talk about Kathleen Kennedy not retiring, Monolith Studios shutting down, and Bloober Team getting to do more Silent Hill games!

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Avowed is a Dead World

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:48:27 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the crew take some time to comment on the absolutely dead world in Obsidian's newest game Avowed. On top of this, the crew talks about a lethal ramen shop owner in Japan, and Elden Ring possibly getting a movie. Plus, Serena gets some culture! She finally sits down and watches Hereditary!

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Comic Books are Financially and Morally Bankrupt

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:30:00 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the gang take some time to look into the problems with the comic book industry. Specifically the writer Sina Grace adding PDF file bait into Superboy, Marvel Comics wanting to dig up Gwen Stacy for no good reason, and Diamond Distribution going bankrupt. Plus, Micah takes some time to give a preview of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's PC port after griping about his PC issues.

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The X-Men's Amoral Mess

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:50:16 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the crew take the time to talk about Marvel Comics' X-Men book basically being an amoral mess, plus lament the current state of comic books where morality barely exists any more. On top of that, they discuss Nvidia's stock tanking, and Micah reviews Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

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Send In The Goons!

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:23:57 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the crew talk about the absolute silliness that is Goonergate. On top of that, the guys discuss Neil Gaiman having even more women come out about him being a creep, plus discussion on the failure of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

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Snake Man comes back to 40k

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 21:36:37 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the gang talk about Judge Dredd because he's awesome, plus the return of Fulgrim! Now the demon primarch gets a mini in the 40k tabletop, letting Emperor's Children players field a primarch like their other friends. On top of this, the team asks exactly why Peter Pan is suddenly on meth.

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Retcons, Cannons, and other such explosions

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 08:10:16 GMT

On this episode of On the Grind, Micah and the crew take the time to talk about canon. Not cannon, but canon. Recently, major sci-fi franchises in Warhammer 40k and Star Trek seem to have made some retcons to their universes. Or did they? We discuss that, plus Serena takes some time to review the new-ish manga Drama Queen!

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Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40k is real!

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:34:37 GMT

Have you ever wanted to hear a bunch of nerds talk about Warhammer 40k and speculate on what the upcoming Amazon live series is gonna be about? I'm assuming "yes" since you clicked on the show. Micah and the crew discuss exactly that, plus do a short follow-up on the Nijisanji drama from the previous week, on top of first impressions of the Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver remaster!

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Nijisanji Vtuber needs to stop creepin'

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:32:13 GMT

On this episode of On the Grind, Micah and the gang take on some absolute insanity from the vtuber company Nijisanji. One of their talents, known as Aster Arcadia, has been accused of different kinds of abuse, and receipts have been shown. The gang discusses that, plus My Hero Academia shippers losing their minds over a character not being gay, and nobody caring about Donald Trump when it comes to comic books.

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Obsidian's Discrimination Problems

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 08:25:31 GMT

On this week's episode of On the Grind, Micah and the crew discuss the art director of Obsidian going out and flat out endorsing discrimination based on race, and the head of Obsidian co-signing it. On top of that, the crew discuss Elon Musk making AI video games, and Hololive losing so many talent so fast. Also, Micah reviews Warhammer 40,000 Carcharodons: Red Tithe!

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Don't feed the trolls

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 21:16:21 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the gang take a bit of time to talk about Ironmouse getting some crap from randos on the internet, and one of her friends foolishly trying to lecture them when all they want is attention. On top of that, Serena gets to rant about True Blood, the guys talk about the possible Sony acquisition of Kadokawa, and they also disucss Bluesky's moderation issues.

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Twitch's Adpocalypse is Nigh

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:20:37 GMT

Who knew that throwing support behind terrorists that r*pe women and decapitate children was a really bad idea that nobody would want to put money towards? Twitch is in trouble for promoting terrorist supporting Hasan Piker, and all their streamers are feeling it. Micah and the crew discuss that, plus animation struggles at Cartoon Network, on top of Rachel Zegler losing her mind over the election.

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Dragon Age: The FailedGuard

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:58:20 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, the crew takes on Dragon Age: The Veilguard and its substantial creative and commercial failures, plus they discuss Johnny Somali getting stuck in Korea, and Nintendo's stupid lawsuit against the Palworld developers.

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Bleeding Cool's Racist Reporting

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:54:10 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the team talk a bit about Rich Johnston of Bleeding Cool alleging that all immigrants are cartel members, coyotes, and terrorists. That's messed up. Plus the guys talk about people being horny over a bat (no really) and David Zazlav screwing up the anime adaptation of Uzumaki.

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Returning to Silent Hill

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 03:20:56 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the crew discuss the remake of Silent Hill 2. They review it, and then talk about the absolutely goofy discussion around it. It leads to the question of why some people are looking for male reproductive organs everywhere, which is very homosexual. Plus they discuss trying to make a "two spirit" Hawkeye and transgender Clone Trooper and why that makes zero sense.

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AI Art is not real art

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 22:11:04 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the Grindstone crew discuss an AI artist trying to copyright AI art as a "creative work," plus discussing the idea of what the line is between grimdark and grimderp, and the foolishness of a gay panic amongst gamers.

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Ubisoft Controversy and Sucker Punch Nontroversy

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 19:02:11 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the Grindstone crew talk about some recent developments in the video game world. Some people seem very upset that the upcoming Ghost of Yotei has a female protagonist, other people are rightfully upset about Ubisoft screwing the pooch, and not enough people are upset that they turned Nightcrawler into a furry.

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Does Vshojo have a Ho problem?

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:07:58 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, the Grindstone team talks about the recent controversy surrounding their talent Apricot Froot, and her dropping a document that alleges abuse from her ex-husband. The team also discuss the future of the comic book medium and if it lies within the graphic novel format, on top of Palworld having some issues with Nintendo over patents.

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Can the Grim Reaper take a vacation please?

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:05:32 GMT

On this week's episode of On The Grind, Micah and the Crew go over Micah's final review of Space Marine 2! Plus, they talk about Neil Gaiman apparently getting a bit too creepy with the ladies (allegedly), Marvel Comics getting smug over the worst Spider-Man story of all time, and finally discussing the great entertainers that sadly passed away over the course of the last week.

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The Doctor (Disrespect) is in

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 11:36:32 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the crew take some time to discuss the brand new Warhamer 40,000 game Space Marine 2, plus talk about Alan Wake 2 (and why it failed), Sony's CEO saying that they don't have enough original IP, and finally Dr Disrespect returning from "vacation" and seemingly preparing to start suing some fools.

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Stupid Government wants to screw up video games

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 10:43:34 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the gang take you through a lot of stupid. The stupid 2022 version of Saint's Row, the stupid United States Government paying for video games to be propaganda, the stupid DC comic with fat Batman and twink Superman, and the stupid actress from The Acolyte blaming the show failing on racism for some reason. Lot of stupid, so little time.

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White Women are God's Biggest Regret

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 17:24:57 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the crew talk about how terrible White Women are. Specifically, the guys are talking about the cancellation of the terrible show run by a white woman called The Acolyte, infamous white woman and Kotaku writer Alyssa Mercante threatening to sue people after she picked internet fights, and a Republican white woman saying men who play games can't get laid or some BS.

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X-Men 97 Creator Needs to STOP CREEPIN!

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:00:15 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, the Grindstone crew talk about X-Men 97 creator Beau DeMayo apparently harassing some co workers in a rather creepy fashion, plus popular cosplayer Keekihime being accosted by a stalker, plus we talk about Vampire Hunter D and the creator/audience divide!

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Colin Kaepernick's Dumb AI Comic Investment

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 07:51:24 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah and the gang take time to rip into Colin Kaepernick for trying to screw over the entire comic book industry by having AI basically take it over. On top of that, Micah takes time to review Deadpool and Wolverine, and then the crew follow up on the Mr Beast drama and Sweet Baby Inc stuff!

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Mr Beast's Buddy is a PDF File

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:50:45 GMT

Yup, apparently Mr Beast's friend is someone who needs to be leaving children alone. This week on On The Grind, Micah and the crew will be talking about Kris Tyson, formerly of Mr Beast's crew possibly grooming and engaging in sexual conversations with minors. On a less horrifying note, we'll be discussing Serena finally watching the anime classic Black Lagoon, plus Robert Downey Jr returning to the MCU...as Dr Doom?!

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Is DEI becoming D-E-D?

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 03:17:34 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, the guys take us through Microsoft's decision to cut out a huge chunk of their DEI branch, plus Ubisoft's issues with their upcoming Assassin's Creed game and the Japanese government's reaction to it. On top of that, we'll be talking about a classic John Wayne movie in The Searchers, and the Halo TV series going kaput.

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OTG Episode 3 - Marvel's Directionless Cinematic Universe

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 08:56:51 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Micah's kinda grumpy because his back is all messed up. Plus, the guys talk about Static-X's output after the sad passing of Wayne Static, people not being able to read simple English in regards to Almost Human's TOS, plus Marvel's cinematic universe being a bit out of sorts.

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Episode 2 - Community Notes Violating Vegans

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 18:36:08 GMT

On this episode of On The Grind, Xavier reviews the newest City Hunter film on Netflix, plus we discuss Tom King of DC Comics screwing up Wonder Woman, Helldiver 2 losing most of its audience, and a goofy Vegan getting owned by Community Notes on X.

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Tue, 02 Jul 2024 09:29:17 GMT

On the debut episode of Grindstone Arts' official podcast On The Grind, Micah and the crew discuss the latest goings-on in entertainment, including the fall of Dr Disrespect, the new Star Wars show "The Acolyte" falling on its face, plus the Youtube personality In Praise of Shadows effectively nuking his career by comparing cannibals to minorities, plus trying to attack popular content creator Wendigoon for basically existing.

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