The M.A.R.G.E 2026: Live (Ft. Joel Zammit, Andrew Levins, Ruby Innes, Steph Panecasio and Chloe Appleby)

**SPEAKER_1** (0:03)
You're listening to the Sands Pants Network.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:07)
Like it possibly, you're wrong.

**Joel Duscher** (0:08)
Hey, we're on tour.

**Jackson B. Baly** (0:10)
So there is no theme.

**Joel Duscher** (0:11)
It was this or a break?

**Jackson B. Baly** (0:13)
Timber.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:14)
You're listening to Thumb Cramps, a show for those whose thumbs are crampy.

**Joel Duscher** (0:24)
What's up, gamers? Hey, huge news. Me and Jackson, we're currently in the UK, but gamers, we don't want to just leave you hanging by being like, too bad, there's no episode this week. That would be terrible. We would never forget about the gamers of the world like that. So instead, what we're doing is posting the live recording of our show from April 2026 that we recorded live in Sydney. It features me, it features Jackson, it features Steph Panecasio, Chloe Appleby, Ruby Innes, Andrew Levins, and Joel Zammit. Yeah, it was a stacked line up, you should have come. But great news, you get to relive that right now. Or experience it for the first time if you weren't there. The audio quality could be a little bit better, but that's okay. I did what I could and you've all got to be super grateful because it was either this or nothing. And this is better.
Also, hey, it was a live show, so that meant live bleeping. So if you're listening to this at a school, or you are a school, or you're in a car with school, hey, just heads up that maybe some F's and J's will slip through the cracks. And it's not my fault. And I'm an innocent man. Please enjoy this episode. Thumb Cramps live from Sydney, 2026
God bless gamers.

**Andrew Levins** (1:43)
What's up?

**Joel Duscher** (1:45)
What's up? What's up? What's up?

**Joel Zammit** (1:47)
Thumb Cramps. Yes.

**SPEAKER_2** (1:49)
It's happening.

**Joel Duscher** (1:50)
Sorry, family friendly.

**SPEAKER_2** (1:52)
Oh my God.

**Joel Zammit** (1:53)
Yes. People will be high-fiving him.

**SPEAKER_2** (1:55)
No one's...

**Joel Zammit** (1:55)
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. That's rude.

**Joel Duscher** (1:59)
Welcome to Thumb Cramps' first ever live show in Sydney. The lights are so blinding up here.

**Joel Zammit** (2:09)
Yes.

**Joel Duscher** (2:09)
Can't see shit. So, sorry if you're mugging at us or doing anything. We can't see you.

**Joel Zammit** (2:14)
We can't see. I don't know what's happening.

**Joel Duscher** (2:16)
But, well, I can see you.

**SPEAKER_7** (2:17)
Yeah.

**Joel Duscher** (2:18)
Thank you so much for coming.

**SPEAKER_7** (2:19)
All right.

**Jackson B. Baly** (2:20)
Let's sit down. Whoo.

**Joel Duscher** (2:21)
Now, you're probably wondering, what is Thumb Cramps going to do at a live show?

**Jackson B. Baly** (2:26)
What?

**Joel Duscher** (2:27)
Because we listen to their podcast.

**Jackson B. Baly** (2:29)
Yeah.

**Joel Duscher** (2:30)
Hopefully. Actually.

**Jackson B. Baly** (2:32)
Hands up who knows Thumb Cramps. Okay. That's most of you.

**Joel Zammit** (2:36)
Okay.

**Joel Duscher** (2:36)
That's good. That's safe.

**Jackson B. Baly** (2:37)
But there is someone in the front row that didn't put their hands up. Okay.

**Joel Zammit** (2:42)
Fair enough.

**Jackson B. Baly** (2:43)
Heckle.

**SPEAKER_2** (2:44)
The first heckle.

**Jackson B. Baly** (2:46)
We're not even a minute in.
Are you going to do the whole episode like that? That's not a complaint. I think you should.

**Steph Panecasio** (2:53)
No.

**Joel Duscher** (2:53)
It was for when you got everyone to...

**Steph Panecasio** (2:56)
Yeah.

**Joel Duscher** (2:56)
That's what the hat's for.

**Jackson B. Baly** (2:57)
Yeah.

**Steph Panecasio** (2:57)
Yeah.

**Joel Duscher** (2:57)
That's the only thing the hat's for.
Don't worry about it. I'm a normal 35-year-old man.

**Jackson B. Baly** (3:07)
But yes, you're probably wondering, hey, what the hell does Thumb Cramps look like live?

**SPEAKER_5** (3:11)
What could they possibly do? But you forget that it's a very important time of year.

**Joel Duscher** (3:15)
Oh, yes.

**Jackson B. Baly** (3:16)
And it's time for a very important competition.

**SPEAKER_2** (3:20)
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.

**Jackson B. Baly** (3:21)
And that is, of course, in celebration of Marge Simpson. Yes. The MARGE. 2026

**Joel Duscher** (3:29)
So the MARGE. 2026, you're wondering, what is that? I know the Simpsons and I know Thumb Cramps.

**Jackson B. Baly** (3:36)
I know the beautiful wife, Marge Simpson.

**Joel Duscher** (3:38)
God, she's beautiful.

**Jackson B. Baly** (3:39)
But I don't know what the MARGE is in the context of Thumb Cramps. Well, it's an acronym.

**Joel Duscher** (3:44)
Yeah, that's true. Most Anticipated Game...

**Steph Panecasio** (3:48)
Release in gaming ever.

**Joel Duscher** (3:51)
2026

**Jackson B. Baly** (3:52)
2026

**Steph Panecasio** (3:53)
Why, Marge?

**SPEAKER_7** (3:54)
I just think they're neat.