The Spawn Chunks 370: Sorting Out The Copper Age

The Spawn Chunks 370: Sorting Out The Copper Age

Joel, and Jonny sort through the details of the new The Copper Age Minecraft drop, saddle up for some listener email, and share their plans for the copper golem, and shelves in future projects.

The Spawn Chunks 367: Grasping At Claws

The Spawn Chunks 367: Grasping At Claws

Jonny, and Joel share the latest tweaks to the copper golem, their plans to cover the upcoming Minecraft Live broadcast, and listener email about mooblooms, rascals, vultures, and crabs.

The Spawn Chunks 366: Your Next Minecraft Direction

The Spawn Chunks 366: Your Next Minecraft Direction

Joel, and Jonny relay bug fixes, and rendering changes as The Copper Age drop gets closer, listener email about The Minecraft Experience in Toronto, and talk about how to move on after completing large projects in Minecraft.

The Spawn Chunks 365: The Age Of Westhill

The Spawn Chunks 365: The Age Of Westhill

Jonny, and Joel cover bug fixes, and UI tweaks in the latest Minecraft snapshot for The Copper Age drop, answer listener email about controlling copper, and celebrate the completion of Joel’s Westhill build nearly five years in the making!

The Spawn Chunks 364: The Magic Of Copper

The Spawn Chunks 364: The Magic Of Copper

Joel, and Jonny talk copper golem changes, and codes of conduct added in the latest Minecraft snapshot, answer listener email about workstation alternatives, and discuss if copper could be a magic bullet for Minecraft.

The Spawn Chunks 363: Set Minecarts To Wax Speed

The Spawn Chunks 363: Set Minecarts To Wax Speed

Jonny, and Joel cover the final features of the upcoming drop in this week’s Minecraft Snapshot, then answer listener email about copper golem compliance, waxing accelerator rails, and powered pickaxes.

The Spawn Chunks 362: Copper Hopes And Dreams

The Spawn Chunks 362: Copper Hopes And Dreams

Celebrating 7 years of The Spawn Chunks podcast! This week, the full Render Distance version of the show is publicly available to everyone!
After the pre-show chat (16:50) Joel, and Jonny discuss new copper features in the latest Minecraft snapshot. Plus some highly oxidized ideas for more copper blocks, and answer listener email about how their gameplay has changed over time.
In the post-show (1:34:25) the copper snapshot discussion continues, plus a peek behind the scenes at some of the broader Minecraft listener, and viewer trends discussed in The Spawn Chunks Quarterly Hangout over the weekend.

The Spawn Chunks 361: We’re Still Here

The Spawn Chunks 361: We’re Still Here

Jonny, and Joel organize their thoughts on the shelf, and the copper golem arriving in the Minecraft: Java Edition snapshots, sort out an email question, and survive being removed from the game!

The Spawn Chunks 360: Minecraft Shelf Life

The Spawn Chunks 360: Minecraft Shelf Life

Joel, and Jonny take inventory of the changes to the copper golem, new dye sprites, and the functional, and decorative features of the surprising new shelf block in the latest Minecraft Bedrock Preview.

The Spawn Chunks 359: A Barrel of Copper Thoughts

The Spawn Chunks 359: A Barrel of Copper Thoughts

Jonny, and Joel cover a Minecraft graphic hotfix, answer listener email about the utility of copper tools, golem garbage chutes, and player reach, then share tips for building your first Minecraft kingdom.

The Spawn Chunks 358: Creatures With Features

The Spawn Chunks 358: Creatures With Features

Joel, and Jonny discuss the potential for other mobs from previous mob votes to be added to Minecraft, and answer listener email about copper golem, and future chest functionality.

The Spawn Chunks 357: The Copper Golem Returns

The Spawn Chunks 357: The Copper Golem Returns

Jonny, and Joel discuss the surprise news that the copper golem of Minecraft Live 2021 fame is featured in the next Minecraft drop. First impressions, ideas for improvement, and listener email all focus on the new concept for the copper golem.

The Spawn Chunks 356: Happy Ghasting To All

The Spawn Chunks 356: Happy Ghasting To All

Joel, and Jonny cover the hot fixes released in Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.7, answer listener email about animation with Vibrant Visuals, and Jonny shares his hands-on adventure with more than one happy ghast.

The Spawn Chunks 355: The Bright Side of Vibrant Visuals

The Spawn Chunks 355: The Bright Side of Vibrant Visuals

Jonny, and Joel share the details of the Chase The Skies drop, now live on Bedrock, and Java Editions of Minecraft, float around some happy ghast ideas, then give their hands-on first impressions of Vibrant Visuals in Bedrock Edition.

The Spawn Chunks 354: Chase The Skies Tomorrow

The Spawn Chunks 354: Chase The Skies Tomorrow

Joel, and Jonny share their plans for updating to Minecraft Chase The Skies, dropping tomorrow, and discuss Vibrant Visuals, inventory update ideas, and the creative cadence of Minecraft all from listener email.

The Spawn Chunks 353: Tricky Trials One Year On

The Spawn Chunks 353: Tricky Trials One Year On

Jonny, and Joel are anticipating the release of the Chase The Skies drop, pondering potential Minecraft UI improvements, and reflecting on the last year of content since Tricky Trials.

The Spawn Chunks 352: Chasing The Skies

The Spawn Chunks 352: Chasing The Skies

Joel, and Jonny share their thoughts on the newly named upcoming Minecraft drop, Chase The Skies, and brainstorm build ideas, mini games, and practical uses for the flying happy ghast.

The Spawn Chunks 351: Vibrant Variations

The Spawn Chunks 351: Vibrant Variations

Jonny, and Joel share tweaks to gameplay in the latest Minecraft snapshot, answer listener email about building with the happy ghast, and discuss the scope of rendering that Vibrant Visuals may try to focus in on.

The Spawn Chunks 350: The Ghast Drops A Mixtape

The Spawn Chunks 350: The Ghast Drops A Mixtape

Joel, and Jonny mount up for the final features announced for the second Minecraft drop of 2025, and the release of new in game music, then answer listener email about the locator bar, Minecraft quality of life, and capturing cuteness.

The Spawn Chunks 349: This Is Not A Minecraft Block

The Spawn Chunks 349: This Is Not A Minecraft Block

Jonny, and Joel talk about the changes to projectiles, and fog in the latest Minecraft snapshot, the locator bar, and happy ghasts with air skills, then discuss their tips, and tricks for making Minecraft blocks something they’re not.

The Spawn Chunks 347: Stealing From A Minecraft Movie

The Spawn Chunks 347: Stealing From A Minecraft Movie

Jonny, and Joel track the details of the Locator Bar, and cloud rendering in the latest Minecraft snapshot, and discuss what ideas from A Minecraft Movie they would like to steal, and put into the game.