In Episode 58 of the Foam News Collective Podcast, KT, Grimz & Vile are happy to introduce Kats to the listening audience - and KT announces that he’s taking a step back from the show to focus on life (but not leaving for good!)   Kats on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kats.blaster.mods/ Kats on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@katsblastermods KT on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/kineticturtle KT on Bandcamp: https://matthewjosephpayne.bandcamp.com/music

In episode 57 of the Foam News Collective Podcast, KT, Vile, and Grimz are joined by Mighty Shrub and MrHeathPants to talk about Smiley, blaster design, competitive play, and the importance of connections and community to the foam flinging hobby. Plus questions from the Ko-Fi, and hobby trivia!   Check out Smiley on Mighty Shrub’s Printables: https://www.printables.com/model/1226396-smiley-nightingale-magfed-bolt-action-blaster   Check out MrHeathPants’ Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MHPArms   Watch Vile on Twitch, Friday and Saturday nights: http://twitch.tv/vile_mods

In episode 56 of the Foam News Collective Podcast, KT and Grimz chat about Maryland Mayhem, Ragnarocktoberfest, competitive play, the joys of being an original Zombie, plus predictions for the (now complete!) Maryland Foam Tournament 3, questions from the Ko-Fi, and our hobby trivia game!   Check out Sera on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SeraNymphiaNerf Check out the Maryland Foam Alliance and Maryland Mayhem: https://www.marylandfoamalliance.com/

In episode 55 of the Foam News Collective Podcast, we speak with BigAl of UK’s FoamFest and BRITNerf about the UK foam flinging scene, chaos in the International market, and much more - plus questions from the Ko-Fi and our hobby trivia game!   FoamFest Website: https://www.foam-fest.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foamfestnerf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foamfestnerf YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@foamfest5762   Monkeytron Collective YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@monkeytroncollective3865 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MonkeytronCollective

In episode 54, we talk with long-time blaster industry designer and engineer Blasterface about his storied history with Nerf and GameFace, get his insights on the ins and outs of the business side of the hobby, hear his opinion on what some of the big brands are doing in 2025, and answer questions from our Ko-Fi supporters. Plus! We announce a special opportunity for our listeners to get your questions answered by the head of Worker, one of the oldest blaster mod part makers in the business!   Submit your questions for the head of Worker: https://forms.gle/ZvRzW6QG5hcCbcHz8   Blasterface on Printables: https://www.printables.com/@blasterface_841953 KT’s music youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@kineticturtle Vile’s twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/vile_mods

In Episode 53, the FNC team talks with Stan of Project Stinger about his experiences bringing an advanced blaster to market, and discuss new releases from X-Shot and hobby designers.   Check out Project Stinger: https://www.youtube.com/@stingernerf Check out Stan’s video production: https://www.youtube.com/@justfpv1432

In episode 52 of the Foam News Collective Podcast, the team is joined by Buffdaddy of BlasterHub about his experiences at Toy Fair 2025, and his nearly two decades of experience in foam flinging. Check out http://www.blasterhub.com

In episode 51 of the Foam News Collective Podcast, KT and Vile are joined by Bill of CR Nerf to talk about building community, Hasbro’s new direction, and the state of the news one year ago. Follow CR Nerf on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crnerf/   FNC on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerf_news Check out our FNC merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/foamnewscollective Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/foamnewscollective/ Join the discord and contribute to the show! https://discord.gg/5hDamMqp2W

In Episode #50 of the Foam News Collective Podcast, KT, Grimz, & Vile chat with John Rockwell of the Sub Zero Blaster Battle and Midsummer about event running, hobby charity, the late Liam Mattingly, and upcoming exciting new designs from Dart zone, Foam Propulsion Designs, Domochevsky, and others.   Check out Sub Zero Blaster BattleDonations/Raffle Tickets: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/sub-zero-blaster-battle-2025 T-Shirts via 5 Minute Respawn:  https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/71856147-sub-zero Discord server: https://discord.gg/pbMrtayKM6   FNC on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerf_news Check out our FNC merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/foamnewscollective Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/foamnewscollective/ Join the discord and contribute to the show! https://discord.gg/5hDamMqp2W

In Episode 49 of the Foam News Collective Podcast - our last of the year - Beret helps us end the year by hosting, looking back on the year of news show production, subjecting us to our own hobby trivia game, and peering into the future of the Collective. hat guy https://www.youtube.com/@beretnarf   FNC on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerf_news Check out our FNC merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/foamnewscollective Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/foamnewscollective/ Join the discord and contribute to the show! https://discord.gg/5hDamMqp2W

In episode 48 of the Foam News Collective Podcast, the FNC crew is joined by Collin Blank of Go Slow Taco to discuss the annual Corbett memorial Joy of Sox charity drive, as well as the origins of Go Slow Taco, KT’s plans for the hobby museum, and much more!   Donate to the Corbett charity drive https://thejoyofsox.networkforgood.com/projects/239490-2024-thomas-corbett-rocks-for-socks Check out the Corbett charity auctionhttps://thejoyofsox.auctions.networkforgood.com/auctions/2024-go-slow-taco-auction   Sub Zero Blaster Bash: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/sub-zero-blaster-battle-2025 Bobololo’s 2020 video tour of Containment Crew’s headquarters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYfgLQoY_dk   In episode 48 of the Foam News Collective Podcast, the FNC crew is joined by Collin Blank of Go Slow Taco to discuss the annual Corbett memorial Joy of Sox charity drive, as well as the origins of Go Slow Taco, KT’s plans for the hobby museum, and much more!   Donate to the Corbett charity drive https://thejoyofsox.networkforgood.com/projects/239490-2024-thomas-corbett-rocks-for-socks Check out the Corbett charity auctionhttps://thejoyofsox.auctions.networkforgood.com/auctions/2024-go-slow-taco-auction   Sub Zero Blaster Bash: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/sub-zero-blaster-battle-2025 Bobololo’s 2020 video tour of Containment Crew’s headquarters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYfgLQoY_dk

In episode 47 of the Foam News Collective Podcast, KT and Vile are joined by Adam Gelder, aka Banned Blasters, about the history of Banned Blasters, and his work designing the internals of the Siren line of products. We also answer questions from the Ko-Fi and play our increasingly notorious hobby trivia game. Check out Adam’s flywheel cage designs as Banned Blasters at https://bannedblasters.com/ FNC on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerf_news Check out our FNC merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/foamnewscollective Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/foamnewscollective/ Join the discord and contribute to the show! https://discord.gg/5hDamMqp2W

In episode 46 of the Foam News Collective Podcast, KT, Grimz, & Vile are joined by master integrator Iron Gopher to have a chat, give a bit of banter, and look at new blasters in the hobby - both domestic and international. Also trivia. Apologies for the mildly scuffed audio in parts of this episode - it happens! Check out Iron Gopher on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iron_gopher_mods/   FNC on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerf_news Check out our FNC merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/foamnewscollective Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/foamnewscollective/ Join the discord and contribute to the show! https://discord.gg/5hDamMqp2W

In episode 45 of the Foam News Collective podcast, KT, Vile & Grimz are joined by Maritime Foam to discuss advertising, reviews, monetization, and the relationships between companies and hobby content creators.   Maritime Foam on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/maritimefoam Maritime Foam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maritimefoam/   Support Breast Cancer research through Vile’s Boobtober fundraiser through October: http://twitch.tv/Vile_Mods   FNC on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerf_news Check out our FNC merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/foamnewscollective Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/foamnewscollective/ Join the discord and contribute to the show! https://discord.gg/5hDamMqp2W

In episode 44 (né 45) of the Foam News Collective Podcast, KT and Grimz gather with Addy of This Week in Nerf and TWIN in front of a live studio audience at Ragnarocktoberfest 2024 in the XFox Games Blaster Expo Presentation Hall to chat about her history in the hobby, compare notes on producing hobby news, talk about the end of FoamBlast, and play our notorious hobby trivia game, with a special appearance by Beret!   Check out FoamBlast’s archive of educational videos and TWIN episodes: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoamBlast   FNC on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerf_news Check out our FNC merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/foamnewscollective Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/foamnewscollective/ Join the discord and contribute to the show! https://discord.gg/5hDamMqp2W

In episode 43, KT and Vile chat with Taffy about working with Buzzbee on the Twist Fury, upcoming projects, the Destiny 2 Ace of Spades controversy, and cool new 3D printed projects, and play our foam blaster hobby trivia game!   Charamile Designs github: https://github.com/CharamileDesigns/   FNC on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerf_news Check out our FNC merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/foamnewscollective Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/foamnewscollective/ Join the discord and contribute to the show! https://discord.gg/5hDamMqp2W

On episode 41, KT and Vile are joined by first time guest host Axel Sorax to discuss TNT Events, BPOC, and competitive Nerf in general with Zelkos! We also answer questions from the Ko-Fi and play our infamous hobby trivia game.   Dart Jam episode with Zelkos: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dart-jam-19-comp-game-hosts-possibly-you-ft-zelkos/id1608846230?i=1000663595556 https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Q85k1JINWBx3L67AhBKFn?si=_zZHGxcOREGNT4fg4t7K4g   Check out TNT Events: http://www.tntevnts.com Check out Axel’s youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDi_uK563r8OcoHZlaw_XOg   FNC on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerf_news Check out our FNC merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/foamnewscollective Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/foamnewscollective/ Join the discord and contribute to the show! https://discord.gg/5hDamMqp2W

In episode 42, KT and Vile talk with Jamie aka J-Mom, founder and head organizer of Ragnarocktoberfest about the history and future of the event, the importance of community, and the importance of growing the hobby by keeping kids involved.   Check out Ragnarocktoberfest: http://www.ragnarocktoberfest.com

In episode 40 of the FNC Pod, KT, Grimz, and Vile reflect on 80+ weeks of presenting the Nerf News, answer questions from the Ko-Fi, and look back on some of the weirdest, uncompleted, or unexplainable stories from the last year and a half. FNC on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerf_news Check out our FNC merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/foamnewscollective Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/foamnewscollective/ Join the discord and contribute to the show! https://discord.gg/5hDamMqp2W

KT and Vile are joined by Jangular to discuss the competitive Nerf scene, the results of California Foamsoft Tournament, the Siren series blaster, and much more - plus hobby trivia and the usual chaos.Check out the Blaster Tag Association: http://www.blastertagassociation.com   FNC on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerf_news Check out our FNC merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/foamnewscollective Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/foamnewscollective/ Join the discord and contribute to the show! https://discord.gg/5hDamMqp2W