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80. Two Princes08 Dec 202501:35:16

In honour of 90s supergroup the Spin Doctors, we're ranking royalty in the form of two princes.

Happy to have you all here. Thanks for listening.

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79. Awesome foursome 24 Nov 202501:39:14

Joining the science this week is guest Andrew Elmore, check out Andrew's great work on his website:

https://elmore.design

Thanks listeners.

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70. Getting us on a T-Shirt22 Jul 202501:39:30

Returning for more Characters, this time with two weird and wonderful boys.

Thanks for listening.

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69. Re-rankapalooza 330 Jun 202501:58:21

Back, for the sexiest episode (untrue, see episode 68) of Character Issues, shaking up the list, testing the science, vital work.

Thanks listeners.

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68. Fanfictionary - the Character Issues Literature Club #2:10 Jun 202501:35:29

68. Fanfictionary -  the Character Issues Literature Club #2:

Back, reading smut. Don't stop listening please.

Featuring the following music, absolutely not used for monetary gain, so it's all good and fair use.

  • Tina Fabrique - Reading Rainbow 
  • Luigi Boccherini - Minuet Opus 11 Number 5
  • George Friderich Handel - Sarabande
  • Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne Opus 9 Number 2

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67. Revenge of the Impossible Ass26 May 202501:36:32

Back, science, thanks.

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Babblecast - Long Live Videogames Media06 May 202501:15:34

Special bonus babblecast for you. We're mad about the news this week on videogame media folk at Giant Bomb and Polygon going the way of the dodo and wanted to celebrate their great work and consider the future for the shows and articles we love.

Trigger warning, we're sad. 

Character issues 23 features the track Let's Go Up by Origami Repetika from the album The Happy Puppy Collection,  The song is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. No changes are made to the original audio.  

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66. Character Issues Conclave05 May 202501:37:49

We've done the work so the Cardinals don't have to, get ready to meet your new Pope!  Leah and Brian put their heads together to do what everyone else is too cowardly to do, make a videogame character the new head of the Catholic Church.  Join us to see what color smoke comes out of the chimney.  Rich will join us again in the next cast which will be here.....way sooner than you expect!!!

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65. G.I.T.Y number 3.05 Apr 202502:20:10

Sorry for the absence.

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64. Jazzed, amped, pumped to go first17 Feb 202501:50:07

More of that sweet sweet Character Issues stylings that you love, crave, need. We've got you.

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63. Sublime and ridiculous (characters)03 Feb 202501:40:46

Back, on track.

Visit Brianbabbleson.com for the list.

View our socials, pretty much characterissuespodcast everywhere. Send us questions and comments.

Love y'all!

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62. From inside a cloaca20 Jan 202501:27:36

Wrapping up merchants today, and returning from a brief, confusing gap.

Check out our new artwork on Instagram and Bluesky.

Hit us up with comments and questions, we love to hear from you.

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78. The Sausage Fest10 Nov 202501:33:52

Thanks for downloading, featuring guest from his podcast TALES FROM THE BACKLOG, Dave Jackson. Go check his podcast out immediately.

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61. Ho Ho Hoes30 Dec 202401:31:47

Your favorite Crimbos are back for a holiday edition of the Character Issues Podcast.  We rank so many characters in this episode, you don't even know.  Just all of the characters.  Every character has and will be ranked......we may have talked for 90 minutes without ranking a character.  BUT....we had fun and we think you will too.  Hope you have the happiest of new years, thanks for being with us.  We love you.  We are watching you.  

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60. Merchants, New Meds Day and Censorship17 Dec 202401:34:28

Here, have some characters.

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59. Your coping mechanism18 Nov 202401:39:10

Count em off, three characters. That's what we do.

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58. The Year of Gooigi04 Nov 202400:55:57

Brian and Leah host a Rich-less podcast due to schedules and work and life and stuff.  No rankings this time, just your two favorite Americans attempting to not to disappoint you while Rich takes some much earned time off.  No worries, he will be back next time.  But for now, enjoy this bant-cast and tell all of your friends about it.  ALL OF THEM.

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57. Bewarre, Harrold21 Oct 202401:49:35

We are back and get down to exactly two sciences as the list ever expands and we bloviate without concern for your free time.  Come for the ranks, stay to make the banks.  

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56. Better late than never07 Oct 202401:35:08

Back, belated, thanks to Rich's fuckup and some life stuff on the go.

Wrapping up our trio of wrasslin' themed characters.

Thanks for your patience.

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55. This Is a Talk Show02 Sep 202401:44:17

The gang is all here to discuss why we haven't been here.  We get right to ranking characters....except for the fact that we talked for over 90 minutes and didn't leave time to rank any characters.  But we are back, don't tell us we aren't, because we bring both the heat and funk on this nasty dunk of an episode.  LISTEN NOW!

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54. Wrasslin'12 Aug 202401:38:25

Back, wrestling for the strap.

Babyface fire. Shoulder tackle, leapfrog, drop down, arm drag, arm drag, body slam then shining you up real good for our finisher, the Chadley (-1/30) drop. Ring the bell, new champ.


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53. Stretching the definition of the word suplex29 Jul 202401:51:14

Back.

Characters.

Enjoy!

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52. The terrifying unknowns of grapefruit juice08 Jul 202401:53:43

Returning, like the Return of the Jedi, or the Return of the King for that matter, with our finale in the labored trilogy of video game rivals.

Thanks for listening. 

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77. Chadley's challengers27 Oct 202501:39:40

Thanks for listening.

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51. Rivals 2, Electric Boogaloo24 Jun 202401:44:49

Returning, short gap, we've played lots of stuff, we're getting back to rivals in part two.

Thanks for listening. Visit characterissues.com for our list.

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50. Rivalry, ape impressions and chapter 2.27 May 202401:36:45

50 episodes, who'd have thought?

We're back looking into rivalry (should have been plural but time is a cruel mistress).

Check out the Character Issues Ranking list over at Characterissues.com.

Thanks. 

Character Issues literature club 50 contains Mozart's Rondo in D Major.

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49. Gaming war crimes12 May 202401:33:36

Back slightly later than planned because we were all unwell in either the body or the mind.

Three (ir)regular characters, same classic Character Issues.

Visit www.characterissues.com for the ongoing list.

Thanks!

www.brianbabbleson.com

48. G.I.T.Y number 2.22 Apr 202402:06:00

Because we're on the bleeding edge of trending conversations, we talk about the games in the year of 2023. 

We also talk a lot about wrestling after Leah got sucked into Wrestlemania 40.

Because I'm still sick, this isn't the tightest edit, thanks for understanding while I recover. Regular Character Issues to resume in episode 48.

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46. Re-rank-a-palooza 225 Mar 202401:24:46

Welcome back, this time we're mostly ranking, or more accurately aggressively reranking the list, mixing it up and making some big changes, as science dictates.

Laugh, cry, hurl with us.

Thanks.


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Character Issues 外伝11 Mar 202401:18:54

Welcome to Character Issues Gaiden.

This week we're pausing the rankings ahead of the much anticipated rerankapalooza due to, well,  reasons. To make up for that we're providing a bumper what've y'all been playing section.

Schedule to return next week. 

Thanks listeners.

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45. The ne'er-do-wells of the podcasting world26 Feb 202401:37:02

Back once again with another episode where we rank 2 more characters. We ran out of time because of a bumper Maron introduction and another questionable quiz. Sue us.

This time, we look at some more baddies.

Visit characterissues.com for the list.

Ta muchly.

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44. L.Ron Hubbard Approved12 Feb 202401:37:03

Hi.

We're here, ready to invade your ear holes with more science.

Taking on three random characters this time, as is usual.

Thanks for being here.

Visit www.characterissues.com for the list and some more cool stuff.

www.brianbabbleson.com

43. Bois bois bois29 Jan 202401:36:32

No animals were harmed in the making of Character Issues. This is good because we're bringing the bois, the goodest of dogs to the list this time. Three fine canines.

As always, visit Characterissues.com for our ever growing list. Thanks for checking us out.

Peace!

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42. Character Issues Classique15 Jan 202401:19:22

Just two hosts this week listeners, in what we're calling a classique episode. Seasonal illness strikes again.

Same stuff, some rapid fire game chat and 2 more characters enter the list this time. 

Visit www.characterissues.com to see our ever growing list. 

Thanks y'all.



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76. Leah's Muggy Little Friend.13 Oct 202501:09:46

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41. New Year, (not) new me.01 Jan 202401:47:07

You can't improve on perfection. We're back with the first Character Issues of 2024 and three classic rankings for the listeners.

Visit www.characterissues.com for the rankings. Love to you all.

www.brianbabbleson.com

40. Pantsing Geoff Keighley11 Dec 202301:48:09

Here we are, back in episode 40 with a quiz, three more characters and fun times all around.
As always, go to Characterissues.com for the most up to date list and your general happenings.

Thanks scientists!

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39. Stars and Bars.27 Nov 202301:29:15

This episode we look at three characters that will definitely have a stars and bars tattoo. We also get to the bottom of where and why as science dictates.

Thanks for listening, as always, reviews help (especially on iTunes) so any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Visit www.characterissues.com to see the latest list.

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38. Born to pound13 Nov 202301:39:08

Normal service has resumed. Thank you for your patience.

'Preciate y'all.

To view the full Character Issues list, go to www.characterissues.com, here you'll find some helpful stuff including our Character Issues glossary!

We welcome your feedback and reviews, all this helps us to grow.

 

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37. 100 characters special23 Oct 202301:33:46

In celebration of reaching the 100 character milestone we're bringing in a fourth nomination from the listeners, and this one is a real thinker.

Visit characterissues.com to keep on top of the ever growing list.

As always, shares and reviews are welcome. No pressure though.

Thanks.

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36. Cream of hamstrings09 Oct 202301:29:24

Back to creamy normal this week with a show themed around characters that were the REAL main characters in their respective games.

Visit characterissues.com to see the stuff and things, and view the list as we approach 100 ranked characters.

A polite request for reviews and shares, if you can't then don't sweat things.

Thanks.

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35. Character Issues Literature Club #125 Sep 202300:49:58


First things first. This is probably the most NSFW show that we've done. Be warned.

Now that's established, this is a special shortened, but extremely fun episode of Character Issues inspired by the now retired Lou Reads The Internet For You podcast that we're all fans of. Seriously, check it out while it's still available.

We take two fanfics of some of our characters and read them, verbatim, warts and all. Also we bring to you a special fanfic not found anywhere on the internet.
 
Find the original works here:

A Fine Line Between Fool and Heartache by RunicMagitek
https://archiveofourown.org/works/7286704

The Kindest Use a Knife by J_Marquis
https://archiveofourown.org/works/14319765


Also featuring the following music, absolutely not used for monetary gain, so it's all good and fair use.

  • Tina Fabrique - Reading Rainbow 
  • Luigi Boccherini - Minuet Opus 11 Number 5
  • George Friderich Handel - Sarabande
  • Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne Opus 9 Number 2

Check out our website characterissues.com and please leave us some reviews on your podcatcher of choice, but especially iTunes, it'll help.

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34. Like a boss11 Sep 202301:51:24

Bosses, final bosses, end bosses, all of the bosses really. We're ranking three bosses.

An extended introductory chat today because we're in the thick of a real heavy period of excellent games coming out. Y'all understand.

Visit characterissues.com for the list.

Drop us a review to help the show grow.

Thanks :)

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33. Raiding Rivers28 Aug 202301:36:18

Welcome to episode 33, an un-themed show this time as we're adding three new characters to the list the only way we know how scientifically.

Visit characterissues.com for our list. Help us grow by leaving us reviews and feedback. 

Thanks!

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32. Going long for Cid14 Aug 202301:47:05

Back with a themed episode featuring three of the best Cids from the Final Fantasy series. 

Visit characterissues.com for our website and hit us up on socials for some science.

Rally-ho!

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75. Invading England29 Sep 202501:35:49

Hi, thanks for being here. You're always welcome.

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31. Weaponizing pelvic floor exercises31 Jul 202301:30:37

Back with a standard issue of Character Issues as the list grows even bigger. In this episode we discuss a bird of prey, a mental health professional and certified bizarre one.

Check out our new website www.characterissues.com

Want to help us grow? Leave a review and check out our back catalogue.

Love you!

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30. Dan Brown's Catholic Guilt17 Jul 202301:29:57

Summoning, summons and summon-like stuff.

In honor of the team playing Final Fantasy XVI together, we're looking into three of Final Fantasy's summons, espers, GFs, eidelon, eikons, whatever.

No list in the show notes this week, instead, check out the all new characterissues.com for barely functioning content and the new home to the list if you're playing along.

Follow us on Twitter using @issuescharacter and over on Instagram and Threads using @characterissuespodcast. 

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29. Daily and nightly and ever so rightly03 Jul 202301:35:33

Back with a regular episode this time, so expect bizarre characters, just for you.

Help Character Issues grow. Share your thoughts on this weeks character with us via twitter using @issuescharacter or over on Instagram where you can find us at Characterissuespodcast. Keep on keeping on as they say.

Current list at the time of ranking:

  1. Kefka Palazzo
  2. Goro Majima
  3. Ichiban Kasuga
  4. Glad0s
  5. Mother Brain 
  6. Quistis Trepe
  7. Kirby
  8. Kim Kitsuragi 
  9. Kanji 
  10. HK-47
  11. Beatrix
  12. Frog
  13. Bowser 
  14. I Block - I tetromino
  15. Jesse Faden
  16. Morgana
  17. Batman 
  18. Goku
  19. Sam “Porter” Bridges
  20. Sae Nijima
  21. Blobert 
  22. Meowscular Chef
  23. Grimoire Weiss
  24. Pyramid Head
  25. Dracula
  26. Luigi
  27. Voldo
  28. King of Red Lions
  29. Skull Kid
  30. Chris Redfield
  31. Tizo
  32. Liquid Snake
  33. Knuckles
  34. Bertrude
  35. Blasto
  36. Paine
  37. Viewtiful Joe
  38. Dr. Wily 
  39. Gruntilda
  40. King of All Cosmos
  41. Cooking Mama
  42. Ignis Stupeo Scientia 
  43. Bo Jackson
  44. Aya Breya
  45. Vincent Brooks
  46. George Stobbard
  47. Garbodor
  48. NORG
  49. Rush
  50. Oddjob
  51. Vincent Valentine 
  52. Nina Williams
  53. Pey’j
  54. Johnny Cage
  55. Marcus Fenix
  56. Professor Layton 
  57. Francis York Morgan
  58. Mallow
  59. Enguarde
  60. Mr. Libido
  61. Viggo Rolig
  62. Navi
  63. Phantom Train
  64. Big the Cat
  65. Funky Kong
  66. Glass Joe 
  67. Ashley Graham (RE4)
  68. James Neeson Bad Dad
  69. Comrade Colin Stalin
  70. Kairi 
  71. Tingle 
  72. Wakka
  73. Boogerman
  74. Decoy Octopus
  75. Chadley -1/30

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28. Rick Heads and Idris Elvis19 Jun 202301:31:34

Back after a short delay,  sorry! The man tried to keep us down and couldn't.

This time we're discussing siblings as we take some brothers or sisters into the patented Character Issues lab.

Follow us using @issuescharacter Spread the word, leave us a review etc...

List at the time of recording:


  1. Kefka Palazzo
  2. Goro Majima
  3. Ichiban Kasuga
  4. Glad0s
  5. Mother Brain 
  6. Quistis Trepe
  7. Kirby
  8. Kim Kitsuragi
  9. Kanji 
  10. HK-47
  11. Beatrix
  12. Frog
  13. Bowser 
  14. I Block - I tetromino
  15. Jesse Faden
  16. Morgana
  17. Batman 
  18. Goku
  19. Sam “Porter” Bridges
  20. Blobert 
  21. Meowscular Chef
  22. Grimoire Weiss
  23. Pyramid Head
  24. Dracula
  25. Voldo
  26. King of Red Lions
  27. Skull Kid
  28. Chris Redfield
  29. Tizo
  30. Knuckles
  31. Bertrude
  32. Blasto
  33. Paine
  34. Viewtiful Joe
  35. Dr. Wily 
  36. Gruntilda
  37. King of All Cosmos
  38. Cooking Mama
  39. Ignis Stupeo Scientia 
  40. Bo Jackson
  41. Aya Breya
  42. Vincent Brooks
  43. George Stobbard
  44. Garbodor
  45. NORG
  46. Rush
  47. Oddjob
  48. Vincent Valentine 
  49. Nina Williams
  50. Pey’j
  51. Johnny Cage
  52. Marcus Fenix
  53. Professor Layton 
  54. Francis York Morgan
  55. Mallow
  56. Enguarde
  57. Mr. Libido
  58. Viggo Rolig
  59. Navi
  60. Phantom Train
  61. Big the Cat
  62. Funky Kong
  63. Glass Joe 
  64. Ashley Graham (RE4)
  65. James Neeson Bad Dad
  66. Comrade Colin Stalin
  67. Kairi 
  68. Tingle 
  69. Wakka
  70. Boogerman
  71. Decoy Octopus
  72. Chadley -1/30

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