Jonny and Joel break down the first official look at The Nether Update in the latest Minecraft snapshot, explore the building potential of new Nether blocks and discuss how netherite may or may not change the game.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 75 are 2020-02-10 18:06:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Joel and Jonny discuss their latest Minecraft Skyblock predicaments and speculate on the details of the upcoming Nether Update before diving into related, and unrelated, listener email.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 74 are 2020-02-05 18:48:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Jonny and Joel are joined by friend of the show Fixxitt412 to talk about the latest Java Edition release, the future of combat mechanics, and Minecraft Dungeons sounds. On the roundtable we bang out building better armour, textures and biomes.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 73 are 2020-01-28 02:54:03 +0000 UTC View Post
More bees! Well, more frequent bees. Joel and Jonny discuss the latest Java Edition snapshot, and combat snapshot news, read 1.15 listener feedback, and stand on the precipice of Skyblock maps in Minecraft.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 72 are 2020-01-20 22:45:45 +0000 UTC View Post
On the first episode of 2020, Jonny and Joel recap what they’ve been up to in Minecraft 1.15, explore some Minecraft Dungeons gameplay footage and take a look at how the pollen has fallen on the Buzzy Bees update.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 71 are 2020-01-14 00:40:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Joel and Jonny stop to smell the roses and explore the full release of bees in the latest update, Minecraft Buzzy Bees, then raise their antennae and talk bug fixes, performance improvements the reception of Buzzy Bees across multiple platforms.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 70 are 2019-12-16 21:55:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Jonny and Joel and anticipate the release of Minecraft 1.15 Buzzy Bees and review the final pre-release news before reaching into the Chunk Mail Dispenser to discuss listener emails on Minecraft inventory, advancements and the hot bar interface.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 69 are 2019-12-09 21:05:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Joel and Jonny and break down “Buzzy Bees” Pre-release 2 and 3 and take a swipe at the latest Combat Snapshot before taking a walk down memory lane discussing the highs and lows of Minecraft Village & Pillage.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 68 are 2019-12-02 23:36:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Jonny and Joel discuss “Buzzy Bees” Pre-release 1. Full release set for December 10, 2019. On the round table, we ask, does villager trading makes Minecraft too easy. What could be done to improve the player inventory? And, should Minecraft drop more building hints?
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 67 are 2019-11-25 22:28:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Surprise!
Today - or tomorrow, depending on when you read this - is Patron Thank You Day.
We would like to take a few minutes to thank our patrons personally for their ongoing support of The Spawn Chunks... but who wants to read a wall of text...
2019-11-18 23:07:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Joel and Jonny discuss everything from accessibility concerns in Minecraft Earth to resource pack creation and home base for bees in response to listener emails in the November Chunk Mail Dispenser episode.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 66 are 2019-11-18 21:58:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Jonny and Joel discuss Minecraft Earth Adventures now that the UK has early access and the Minecraft Java Edition snapshot squashes more bugs. Plus, reindeer?
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 65 are 2019-11-12 16:53:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Joel and Jonny take a look at what the latest snapshots mean for Minecraft Bedrock, Java Edition and the future of player combat. Plus, Joel gives first impressions of Minecraft Earth, now in early access in Canada.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 64 are 2019-11-04 22:42:58 +0000 UTC View Post
The live recording of "A Minecraft Conversation", The Spawn Chunks Q&A panel from Hal-Con 2019. Lots of great questions from fans young and old, long time players and new folks curious about getting into Minecraft.
Show notes for this special bonus episode of The Spawn Chunks are 2019-10-31 00:05:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Jonny and Joel recap the first Spawn Chunks convention panel from Hal-Con, touch on some of the first crazy honey block builds from the technical Minecraft community and review some first hand experience with RTX Minecraft gameplay.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 63 are 2019-10-29 00:30:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Joel and Jonny discuss the changes to the honey block in the new Minecraft snapshot, the piglin beast has a new name, and Minecraft Earth is in early access. Plus, lots of listener Chunk Mail.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 62 are 2019-10-21 22:04:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Jonny and Joel get stuck on honey blocks in the latest snapshot, and so should you! Bees in Bedrock Beta, and pondering the piglin past, all in the latest episode.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 61 are 2019-10-14 20:11:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Joel and Jonny welcome impulseSV to podcast to talk about the work/life balance of a Minecraft content creator, snapshots, streaming, and what he’s looking forward to in the future of Minecraft.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 60 are 2019-10-07 22:40:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Jonny and Joel are joined by fWhip as they recap all of the news coming out of Minecon Live this past weekend and discuss the potential...
2019-10-01 20:56:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Joel and Jonny discuss character creation in Bedrock Beta and breakdown the biome update vote set to happen during Minecon Live, September 28. Plus, first impressions on the badlands biome details in the bonus Render Distance.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 58 are 2019-09-23 18:08:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Community panels have been announced for Minecon Live later this month. Jonny and Joel discuss Minecraft communities, mini games and pushing Minecraft to the creative limit. Plus, who doesn’t like a good boat burning?
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 57 are 2019-09-16 17:56:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Joel and Jonny take a look at the not-new, new features in the latest Java Edition snapshot, discuss achievements in Bedrock Edition, music to accompany accomplishment, and their redstone comfort zone.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 56 are 2019-09-09 19:26:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Jonny and Joel discuss the focus on bugs in the new Minecraft snapshot update and run with a listener Chunk Mail suggested topic about the direction of Minecraft sound.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 55 are 2019-09-02 18:17:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Joel and Jonny are buzzing about the new bees the latest Minecraft snapshot, a swarm of news happening around Minecraft: Dungeons out of Gamescom, and speculation on how will Mojang pollinate the next update.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 54 are 2019-08-26 18:08:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Jonny and Joel push up their nerd glasses and talk ray tracing in Minecraft Bedrock Edition, the latest custom combat update from Jeb, and plenty of listener Chunk Mail.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 53 are 2019-08-19 18:36:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The Spawn Chunks celebrates one year orbiting the square Minecraft sun with a listener Chunk Mail deep dive, Joel shares a hiking fuelled desire for more nature blocks, and Pixlriffs brings cake that is not a lie.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 52 are 2019-08-12 19:51:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Jonny and Joel talk about big farming tools, submitting bugs to Mojang through JIRA, and discus the recent mainstream attention Minecraft is getting in the gaming community.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 51 are 2019-08-05 19:34:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Joel and Jonny look forward to Minecon Live in September which is likely the next reveal for updates to Minecraft, Minecraft Earth and Minecraft Dungeons. Plus, Chunk Mail about gateway portals and a discussion about the (not always) dreaded Minecraft grind.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 50 are 2019-07-29 18:43:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Jonny and Joel unpack feature changes, bug fixes and performance improvements in the full release of Minecraft 1.14.4, and follow along with some prominent YouTube creators who were given early beta access to Minecraft Earth.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunks Ep. 49 are here.
2019-07-22 18:52:08 +0000 UTC View Post
The Spawn Chunks 048: Plug’n Play with TheHotDish
Joel and Jonny welcome TheHotDish to the podcast for a round table discussion on managing multiplayer servers and keeping Minecraft fresh, and up to date. The latest look at Minecraft Earth and latest snapshot are also on the table.
Show notes for The Spawn Chunk...
2019-07-15 16:42:23 +0000 UTC View Post
