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The Spawn Chunks - A Minecraft Podcast

The Spawn Chunks - A Minecraft Podcast

The Spawn Chunks is a podcast all about Minecraft. We dig into Minecraft related news and development snapshots, explore game content and the Minecraft community, and craft our personal thoughts and experiences about the game we love.

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The Spawn Chunks 197: Legends Of The Wild Update

Jonny, and Joel share their first impressions of mangrove swamps, and The Deep Dark in Minecraft 1.19, The Wild Update, and Mojang announces a new strategy game, Minecraft Legends.
2022-06-13
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The Spawn Chunks 196: Before Things Get Wild

Joel, and Jonny run through the last tweaks to The Wild Update, answer emails about ore veins and inventory pain, and share their preparations, and plans in anticipation of The Deep Dark, The Warden, and mangrove swamps.
2022-06-06
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The Spawn Chunks 195: The Point Of Parity With Prowl8413

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2022-05-30
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The Spawn Chunks 194: Caves & Cliffs Part II In Review

Joel and Jonny take a look at the first #Minecraft Pre-release for The Wild Update, get their wires crossed answering email, and take a look back at all The Caves & Cliffs Update Part II has brought players, and share their own gameplay experiences in the update.
2022-05-23
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The Spawn Chunks 193: Not Wild Enough?

Jonny and Joel discuss the Minecraft community reactions to Mojang clarifying what will, and will not be included in The Wild Update, then dive into the May Chunkmail Dispenser to answer email about sapling blocks, echo shields, and ancient instruction manuals.
2022-05-16
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The Spawn Chunks 192: The Mega-Base Meta

Joel and Jonny follow the allay and the warden through their latest adjustments in the new Java Edition snapshot, take another look at Caves & Cliffs resource availability, and discuss the ups and downs of truly huge builds in Minecraft.
2022-05-09
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The Spawn Chunks 191: Quick And Easy Or Hard And Fun

Jonny and Joel discuss changes to The Warden in the latest #Minecraft snapshot, bounce around community ideas about the echo shard, and discuss how high efficiency farms can benefit from a longer, more creative road.
2022-05-02
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The Spawn Chunks 190: The Lore Of The Mixtape

Jonny and Joel record the week?s Minecraft news from Java, and Bedrock Editions, talk new music from Lena Raine coming to the game, and wonder if there is a secret track connecting music discs.
2022-04-25
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The Spawn Chunks 189: Open Mic Night With The Warden

Jonny, and Joel brace themselves for the new features, and changes in the latest Minecraft Java snapshot and Bedrock Beta Previews, then dig into listener email about echo shards, barrel brothers, and lava fishing in the April Chunk Mail Dispenser.
2022-04-18
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The Spawn Chunks 188: Is There An Echo In Here?

Joel and Jonny duck under mangrove trees as they explore the new mangrove swamp biome in the latest Minecraft snapshot, then wonder where all the fireflies have gone, and bounce around some ideas about the new echo shard item found in Ancient Cities.
2022-04-11
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The Spawn Chunks 187: One Allay At A Time

Jonny and Joel take a close look at the player-voted mob the allay in the latest Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot, answer emails about sound and item teleportation, and discuss would-be Minecraft mechanics inspired by this years April Fools Day snapshot.
2022-04-04
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The Spawn Chunks 186: Chest Boat With Chest

Joel and Jonny pick up their ores and set sail towards the latest Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot, with extra luggage room, answer listener email about data packs and goat horns, and unpack the chest boat.
2022-03-28
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The Spawn Chunks 185: Mangroves, Mud, And Magma Snacks

Jonny and Joel get their hands dirty with mud, add mangrove trees in the first Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot for The Wild Update, and answer listener email about goat horns, slime frogs, and the pros and cons of being on top of Minecraft news.
2022-03-21
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The Spawn Chunks 184: The Peaceful Allay

Jonny and Joel take a first look at the allay in the Bedrock Beta, answer listener email about the glare, and the ancient cities, then discuss Minecraft Peaceful mode and the challenges it poses to seasoned survival players.
2022-03-14
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The Spawn Chunks 183: Does Minecraft Have Spoilers?

Jonny and Joel sculk by some Minecraft Bedrock Beta news, answer listener email about deep dark treasures, hybrid gameplay, and ask, ?Can you spoil Minecraft??
2022-03-07
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The Spawn Chunks 182: The Warden’s Wardrobe

Joel and Jonny discuss the last minute changes leading up to the release of Minecraft 1.18.2, how immersive they feel Minecraft is, how they use lore and purpose to inform their builds, and then speculate on what could be happening with the mysterious frames in ancient cities.
2022-02-28
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The Spawn Chunks 181: The Deep Dark With A SlicedLime

Jonny and Joel are joined by Minecraft Tech Lead SlicedLime to talk about the recent, massive changes to the game, technical challenges, and the process of adding new features to Minecraft. Plus, first impressions of The Deep Dark and The Warden in the first Experimental Snapshot featuring content from Minecraft 1.19!
2022-02-22
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The Spawn Chunks 180: Quality Of Life Dominos

Joel and Jonny lay out the latest Minecraft news before answering listener email ranging from hotbar hot takes to online mapping tools, and from unseen swamp villages to inter-dimensional rainbow storage.
2022-02-14
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The Spawn Chunks 179: What’s In Store

Jonny and Joel unpack the latest developments in both Minecraft Java Edition and the Bedrock Beta, give a consult on brewing frustrations, and discuss various approaches to in-game storage, organization, item sorting, and mobile storage.
2022-02-07
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The Spawn Chunks 178: Building Big In A Bigger World

Joel and Jonny take a look at bug fixes and parity changes in the latest Bedrock Beta before answering email about in-game instruction books, and discussing their measured approach to building really big projects in Minecraft.
2022-01-31
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The Spawn Chunks 177: Where To Place All Your Base

Jonny and Joel go over the bug fixes and details of the first Minecraft snapshot of 2022, bore through listener email about deepslate, and discuss how they choose where, and how to build their Minecraft ?bases?.
2022-01-24
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The Spawn Chunks 176: Trading Silk Touch For Fortune

Joel and Jonny share their latest adventures in Minecraft, and answer listener emails about pickaxe preferences, swamp trolls, and villager trading in the January Chunk Mail Dispenser.
2022-01-17
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The Spawn Chunks 175: Hopping Into The Froglight

Jonny and Joel discuss Minecraft weather, what makes a new game mechanic great, and croak about the new froglight featured in the Bedrock beta for The Wild Update.
2022-01-10
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The Spawn Chunks 174: New Year, New Ambition

Joel and Jonny talk about what they hope to see from Mojang Studios in the new year, answer email about slime, and wither mining, then discuss what they?d like to accomplish in Minecraft in 2022.
2022-01-03
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The Spawn Chunks 173: Tiny Little Lights That Twinkle

Jonny and Joel answer listener email in the December Chunk Mail Dispenser about Minecraft music achievements, lighting up your lush cave like a Christmas tree, and the age old question of the inventory you have vs. the inventory you want.
2021-12-27
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The Spawn Chunks 172: Frog Hops And Slime Drops

Joel and Jonny take a look at Minecraft frogs, hopping into the Bedrock Beta in time for the holidays, review listener email about slime, and talk block control and Cloudy Climb launching in Minecraft Dungeons in the December Roundtable.
2021-12-20
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The Spawn Chunks 171: Is Minecraft 1.18 Too Easy?

Jonny and Joel touch on the bullet points of the Minecraft 1.18.1 release, as well as instructions from Mojang on the security vulnerability in Minecraft: Java Edition, followed by listener email sparked discussion on modern Minecraft difficulty.
2021-12-13
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The Spawn Chunks 170: Minecraft 1.18 Has Arrived

Joel and Jonny share their first impressions of The Caves & Cliffs Update, Part II as Minecraft 1.18 has changed the landscape for players everywhere, then answer listener email about different ways to approach the new terrain.
2021-12-06
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The Spawn Chunks 169: Preparing For New Terrain

Jonny and Joel review the final tweaks of The Caves & Cliffs Update, Part 2 ahead of the November 30th release, answer emails about how gameplay may shift in the update, and talk about how they?re preparing new, and existing worlds for mountainous change.
2021-11-29
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The Spawn Chunks 168: A Look Back At Caves & Cliffs Part 1

Joel and Jonny review the landslide of Pre-releases for The Caves & Cliffs Update Part 2 ahead of the November 30th release date, answer emails about Minecraft pets, and take a look back at their experience in playing Part 1 of this massive update.
2021-11-22
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The Spawn Chunks 167: An Amplified Pre-Release

Jonny and Joel look up at the new amplified world types in the pre-release for Minecraft, The Caves & Cliffs Update, Part 2 before trekking across large biomes to answer listener email for the November Chunk Mail Dispenser.
2021-11-15
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The Spawn Chunks 166: Tuning Up The Terrain

Joel and Jonny review how Mojang is pushing terrain around in the latest Minecraft snapshot, dial up listener email about the allay and music, and discuss how they will tempo their Minecraft play ahead of update 1.18.
2021-11-08
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The Spawn Chunks 165: World Blending Jargon

Jonny and Joel spin around in the world blending changes in the latest Caves & Cliffs Part 2 snapshot, ponder the allay?s history with cookies, and discuss Minecraft jargon.
2021-11-01
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The Spawn Chunks 164: Votes And Notes

Joel and Jonny discuss the latest Caves & Cliffs snapshot with new music from Lena Raine and Kumi Tanioka, the sculk sliding into the Bedrock Beta, and the 2021 Minecraft Live mob vote results.
2021-10-25
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The Spawn Chunks 163: Minecraft Live 2021 The Wild Update

Jonny and Joel recap the news out of Minecraft Live on The Caves & Cliffs Update Part 2, Minecraft Dungeons Seasonal Adventures, and the new features coming to Minecraft in The Wild Update.
2021-10-18
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The Spawn Chunks 162: The Mob Vote Glares Back

Joel and Jonny review the latest Minecraft Java and Bedrock snapshots for The Caves & Cliffs Update, Part 2, take a look at Minecraft Live player voting history, and give first impressions of the glare.
2021-10-11
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The Spawn Chunks 161: Achieving New Heights

Jonny and Joel look at the latest Minecraft Java Snapshot for The Caves & Cliffs Update, the Spookier Fall event in Minecraft Dungeons, and discuss their gameplay plans for when 1.18 drops later this year.
2021-10-04
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The Spawn Chunks 160: Below The Bedrock

Joel and Jonny discuss the progression of the latest Minecraft snapshot, and Bedrock Beta versions before answering listener email on the September Chunk Mail Dispenser episode.
2021-09-27
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The Spawn Chunks 159: Snap Back To Reality

Jonny and Joel tackle the huge new snapshot for The Caves & Cliffs Update, Part 2, and a listener email about high hopes for archaeology, and Minecraft collectables.
2021-09-20
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The Spawn Chunks 158: The Elytra Experiment

Joel and Jonny take to the skies to share their thoughts on the changes to elytra flight in Experimental Snapshot 7, answer listener email, and discuss the future of snapshot experiments.
2021-09-13
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The Spawn Chunks 157: Speculating On Minecraft Live 2021

Jonny and Joel explore river and ocean changes in Experimental Snapshot 6, and look ahead to this years Minecraft Live announcement, coming October 16, 2021.
2021-09-06
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The Spawn Chunks 156: More Changes Spring Up

Joel and Jonny break down the finer tweaks of Experimental Snapshot 5 for Minecraft 1.18, talk Bedrock beta terrain, and end game wood, all before exploring the idea of Minecraft interpreting the natural world.
2021-08-30
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The Spawn Chunks 155: The Great GeminiTay

Joel welcomes GeminiTay back to the podcast to discuss beach front property, and getting around in Minecraft 1.18. Gem and Joel also discuss her recent adventures on the Hermitcraft and Empires servers, as well as YouTube milestones, and the challenges of creating Minecraft content full time.
2021-08-24
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The Spawn Chunks 154: Spawning Experiments Resurface

Joel and Jonny discuss the latest changes in Experimental Snapshot 3 for Minecraft: The Caves & Cliffs Update, then answer listener email about long standing game mechanics, connected oceans, and organizing player inventory.
2021-08-16
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The Spawn Chunks 153: 3 Years Of The Spawn Chunks

Jonny and Joel celebrate The Spawn Chunks anniversary episode with some light Minecraft news, listener email about terrain generation, and then share their highlights in Minecraft, and on the podcast, over the past three years.
2021-08-09
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The Spawn Chunks 152: The Hills Are Alive With Henrik Kniberg

Joel and Jonny are joined by Minecraft game developer Henrik Kniberg to discuss the team effort behind the new terrain generation planned for The Caves & Cliffs Update Part 2, floating around in the Echoing Void DLC, and pleasant surprises surfacing in Minecraft community feedback.
2021-08-02
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The Spawn Chunks 151: A Mountain Of Mail

Jonny and Joel take a look at the terrain changes in Experimental Snapshot 2 before answering a mountain of email in the July Chunk Mail Dispenser.
2021-07-26
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The Spawn Chunks 150: Caves & Cliffs Gets Experimental

Joel and Jonny review the details of the Echoing Void Minecraft Dungeons DLC announcement and share their thoughts on exploring the new Minecraft terrain generation in the first Caves & Cliffs Experimental Snapshot.
2021-07-19
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The Spawn Chunks 149: Mapping The Road Ahead

Jonny and Joel touch on the release of Minecraft Java Edition 1.17.1, answer listener email about snowy mountain mechanics, and discuss what the next few months of Minecraft news may look like.
2021-07-12
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The Spawn Chunks 148: Hard To Find, Easy To Farm

Joel and Jonny hit the major bug fixes in the latest Pre-release and Release Candidates for Minecraft 1.17.1 before donning their farming hats and discussing the balance of hard to find, and easy to farm in The Caves & Cliffs Update: Part 1.
2021-07-05
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