The Spawn Chunks - A Minecraft Podcast

Joel and Jonny run through the latest bug fixes in the latest snapshot pre-releases for Minecraft 26.3 – now named Wilderness Bound – and discuss what armour attributes might look like in vanilla Minecraft. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://www.patreon.com/thespawnchunks/posts/spawn-chunks-418-169072481 TheSpawnChunks.com is down for maintenance. Show notes have been included in the public Patreon post. Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community! https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny, and Joel cover the latest bug fixes in Minecraft 26.3 Snapshot 10, discuss new gameplay footage for Minecraft Dungeons II coming out of GamesCom, and break down how they approach translating concept art into Minecraft builds. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/08/31/the-spawn-chunks-417-from-concept-to-concrete/ Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community! https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel, and Jonny review changes to Minecraft Realms, break down the new gameplay trailer for Minecraft Dungeons II, and discuss The Twisted Warden, redstone golems and more from listener email. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/08/24/the-spawn-chunks-416-sifting-through-ideas/ Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community! https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny, and Joel review a host of tweaks and bug fixes in the latest Minecraft snapshot, and answer email about crystals, and lighting that expands into a broader heads up display conversation. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/08/17/the-spawn-chunks-415-fixed-bugs-and-de-bugs/ Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community! https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel, and Jonny explore new maps, and discuss the addition of concrete stairs and slabs to the already packed new Minecraft drop. Plus, sci-fi themes, and improve sketch comedy on a special extended episode as The Spawn Chunks turns 8!! To celebrate 8 years, the full Render Distance episode – normally a Patron exclusive – is available for everyone this week! Plus, there are discounts on your first month on Patreon. Join The Spawn Chunks community! 40% OFF your first month on Patreon. Link below, or use the code: 8YEARS https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/08/10/the-spawn-chunks-414-a-step-in-a-colourful-direction/ The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny, and Joel relay changes under the hood in the latest Minecraft snapshot, discuss dimensional potential in Minecraft Dungeons II, and stretch their minds on the reach of math in Minecraft, and The End. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/08/03/the-spawn-chunks-413-farewell-to-the-end-rings/ Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community! https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel, and Jonny review tweaks, and bug fixes in the latest Java Edition snapshot, answer listener email about biomes, and share top of mind player tools they feel could be beneficial in Minecraft. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/07/27/the-spawn-chunks-412-tools-outside-of-the-box/ Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community! https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny, and Joel talk technical changes in the latest Minecraft 26.3 snapshot, then answer listener email about slabs of hay, villager copper, the smell of blazes, and stories behind their servers. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/07/20/the-spawn-chunks-411-straw-slabs-and-sulfur-stories/ Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community! https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel, and Jonny welcome fWhip back to the podcast to talk about the latest developments in Minecraft. The conversation covers making sulfur work in your builds, niche uses for sulfur cubes, mobile biome envy, imaginative uses for the new cushion, and why Hardcore players should keep access to some game commands. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/07/13/the-spawn-chunks-410-a-cushy-chat-with-fwhip/ Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community! https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny, and Joel grab a soft place to sit, rest their heads, and fluff around in the latest snapshots for Minecraft 26.3 – introducing the straw bed, and cushions! Plus, listener email weighing in on a savannah mob a lot farther off the ground. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/07/07/the-spawn-chunks-409-pull-up-a-cushion/ Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community! https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel, and Jonny dive into the Dappled Forest in the latest Minecraft snapshot, chat villager capes, and wandering trades in listener email, and share their first impressions of poplar wood. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/06/29/the-spawn-chunks-408-dappled-forest-first-look/ Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community! https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny, and Joel review the details of the Chaos Cubed drop, discuss a colourful email about villager trading in Minecraft, and give their first impressions of sulfur caves, new blocks, and how sulfur cubes will be adding chaos into their worlds. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/06/22/the-spawn-chunks-407-chaos-cubed-release/ Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community! https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel, and Jonny round up the final tweaks to Chaos Cubed before it hits the Minecraft launcher tomorrow, then dive into listener email to discuss new wood type chest wishes, the potential wisdom of owls, and the want to pick up the dappled forest, and take it with you. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/06/15/the-spawn-chunks-406-deep-in-the-woods/ Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community! https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny, and Joel cover small adjustments to Minecraft Chaos Cubed ahead of the drop next week, talk about the Minecraft Dungeons II trailer, and speculate on how new Chaos Cubed features will be worked into their current projects. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/06/08/the-spawn-chunks-405-bouncing-towards-chaos-cubed/ Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community! https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel, and Jonny review the news coming out of the Minecraft Live presentation at TwitchCon Rotterdam including the Chaos Cubed release, Minecraft Dungeons II, the Minecraft movie sequel, and the dappled forest, and other new game features coming this fall. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/06/01/the-spawn-chunks-404-minecraft-live-twitch-con-recap/ Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community! https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny, and Joel explore exposed surface sulfur caves, and the return of OpenGL default graphics, answer listener email about redstone mobs, and discuss how some bugs in Minecraft actually end up as features. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/05/25/the-spawn-chunks-403-bugless-features/ Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community! https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel, and Jonny talk about the new Minecraft friends feature, and peer-to-peer gameplay coming to Java Edition, then answer listener email about aiming geysers, rock elementals, and greedy goblins. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/05/18/the-spawn-chunks-402-were-all-friends-here/ Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community! https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny, and Joel explore the new sulfur cafe generation in Snapshot 6 for the next Minecraft drop, answer listener email about shoulder mounted mobs, then discuss what sandbox games do right, and how Minecraft could take inspiration. Save 20% off your first month when you use the code "400" and support The Spawn Chunks on Patreon, and join the growing community! https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/05/11/the-spawn-chunks-401-positive-sandbox-role-models/ The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel, and Jonny celebrate Episode 400 with primed sulfur cubes, potent sulfur powered geysers, and an explosive chunkmail inbox of community email in this extra large slice of The Spawn Chunks. Preshow: As part of the Episode 400 celebration we're releasing the full Render Distance audio for everyone! It's a look at what our patrons get each, and every week on the show. In the pre-show segment Joel, and Jonny talk about “too much” cake, spreading out birthday celebrations, and working it all off at the gym. Episode 400: The Spawn Chunks starts at 20:04min. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/05/04/the-spawn-chunks-400-an-explosive-episode-400/ 400 Promo! If you're not yet a paid member of The Spawn Chunks Patreon , you can save 20% off your first month by using the code "400" before Friday May 15th , and get access to the Discord community, as well as the Render Distance , Monthly Minecraft Hangout , and the Quarterly Hangouts . You'll have access to new, and archived bonus audio for as long as you're a paid member! Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community! https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny, and Joel talk tiny changes to sulfur caves, and sulfur cubes, answer listener email about sandstorms, and End drops, and get down on their bellies to look at the idea of adding reptiles to Minecraft. Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here: https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/04/27/the-spawn-chunks-399-here-lizard-lizard-lizard/ Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community! https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunks The Spawn Chunks YouTube: https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.