The Spawn Chunks - A Minecraft Podcast

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.

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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.

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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!!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2026/05/04/the-spawn-chunks-400-an-explosive-episode-400/

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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.

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Joel, and Jonny sift through the changes to sulfur, and cinnabar in the latest Choas Cubed snapshot, then answer listener email about woodcutter villager trades, opal blocks, and the long term health of Minecraft.

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Jonny, and Joel cover the first Java Edition snapshots for Minecraft Chaos Cubed, answer listener email about mini games, and kick around lots of potential ideas for the sulfur cube.

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Joel, and Jonny share their first impressions on the Chaos Cubed drop after some first hand experience in the latest Bedrock Edition Preview. Plus dishing the dirt on the April Fools Java Edition snapshot, and golden dandelions.

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Jonny, and Joel review the details of Minecraft 26.1, the Tiny Takeover drop, then answer listener email about Minecraft butterflies, SUVs (Sniffer Utility Vehicles), and how to bolster the Minecraft block colour palette.

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Joel, and Jonny recap all of the news coming out of the first Minecraft Live of the year, from real world Minecraft experiences, to the new sulfur caves, new mobs, new blocks, and a sequel to Minecraft Dungeons!

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Jonny, and Joel discuss more tiny tweaks to Tiny Takeover, a community idea for top level librarian trades, and try to dream up some predictions for what new features might be announced at the first Minecraft Live of 2026.

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Joel, and Jonny share some tiny tweaks to the Tiny Takeover Minecraft drop, speculate on dates for the next Minecraft Live, and flap their brains around adding more wings to Minecraft.

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Jonny, and Joel discuss some minor changes in the latest Minecraft snapshot, speculate on the next Minecraft Live date, and discuss Minecraft bugs… The creepy crawly kind.

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Joel, and Jonny cover the final gameplay features of the next Minecraft drop – Spoiler, it’s baby mobs – then answer email about mob variants, golden dandelions, and “forgotten” Minecraft features.

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Jonny, and Joel bounce around their thoughts on the new baby hostile mobs in Minecraft, then answer listener email about copper golem smarts, ice crystal caves, and enchanted echo shards in the February Chunk Mail Dispenser.

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Joel, and Jonny welcome Cubfan135 to the podcast to talk about how his Minecraft adventure started, his appreciation for the deeper mechanics of the game, and his hopes for Minecraft’s future. Plus, new baby foxes, and armadillos in the new snapshot, and an email about golden possibilities.

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Jonny, and Joel discuss the magical effect that the new golden dandelion will have on baby animals in Minecraft, then answer listener email about both experience in Vibrant Visuals on Bedrock Edition, and cautious anticipation of the feature on Java Edition.

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Joel, and Jonny saddle up for more baby mob changes in the latest Minecraft snapshot, and discuss spears vs. tridents, rope ladders, and crafting happiness all in email from listeners.

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Jonny, and Joel cover a small technical snapshot for Minecraft 26.1, answer listener email about anvils, and explore Hytale – a new voxel, survival RPG – and discuss what lessons Minecraft, and Hytale can learn from one another.

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Joel, and Jonny share their first impressions of the new baby animals in the second snapshot for Minecraft 26.1, then answer listener email about keeping youthful appearances, and the potential dangers of pint sized pea shooters.

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Jonny, and Joel talk about their new year big build plans as well as what they’re hoping to see from Minecraft in 2026, and answer listener email about Bedrock Edition bugs, and ‘home blocks’ for roaming passive mobs.

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Joel, and Jonny peel back the wrapping paper on the first snapshot of 2026, and discuss emails from our listeners about looting copper golems, subtitle accessibility, and deep dungeon upgrades in another Holiday Chunkmail Dispenser.

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Jonny, and Joel update their copper aging, and command center progress then answer listener emails about echo gear, mining villagers, and Minecraft transmogrified transportation in the Holiday Chunkmail Dispenser.

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Joel, and Jonny recap the details of the nautilus, parched, spear, and more in the now released Mounts Of Mayhem drop, then answer listener email about trapping sound, tapping into maps, and comparing Minecraft to other open world games that have more narrative structure.

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Jonny, and Joel run down the pre-release, and release candidate details for the imminent drop of Mounts Of Mayhem, answer listener email about camel husks, and nautilus, then discuss the pros, and cons of potential pet roaming in Minecraft.

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Joel, and Jonny chat about the confirmed drop date for Mounts Of Mayhem, answer listener email about fluffy furniture, and list the things they’d like to see in Minecraft if Mojang came down the chimney.

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Jonny, and Joel ponder the release date for Mounts Of Mayhem now in pre-release, answer listener email about concrete crafting ideas for furniture, and share their nautical plans for the next Minecraft drop.

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Joel, and Jonny discuss technical tweaks to the feature complete, upcoming Mounts Of Mayhem drop, then answer listener email about Minecraft vanilla vibes, texture parity, and nitwit parties.

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Jonny, and Joel recap the final features swimming into the Mounts Of Mayhem snapshots, and hear from listeners about enchanting improvements, and the future of modding post Minecraft code deobfuscation.

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Joel, and Jonny share their initial thoughts on the new parched, and camel husk mobs coming to Minecraft, and answer listener email about happy ghast mobility, and beacon viability.

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Jonny, and Joel talk about the new way to lunge, how player controlled sounds can influence gameplay, and debate magic vs. physics as the Minecraft enchantment systems continues to grow.

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Joel, and Jonny run down the changes in the latest Mounts Of Mayhem snapshot, and answer listener email about steeds, spears, and creative Minecraft fears.

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Jonny, and Joel take the new Mounts Of Mayhem Minecraft snapshot in stride, swimming with the nautilus, and poking around with the spear. Plus a listener with their ear to the ground on granular sound control.

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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.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2025/10/06/the-spawn-chunks-370-sorting-out-the-copper-age/

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Jonny, and Joel recap the Mounts Of Mayhem announcement from Minecraft Live, look forward to the pending release of The Copper Age, and give their first impressions of the nautilus mount, and the spear coming to Minecraft.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2025/09/29/the-spawn-chunks-369-unpacking-minecraft-live-september-2025/

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Jonny, and Joel tally bug fixes, and feature tweaks coming to The Copper Age drop, discuss the possibilities of Minecraft mannequins, and share their predictions for September’s upcoming Minecraft Live.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2025/09/22/the-spawn-chunks-368-predicting-minecraft-live-september-2025/

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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.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2025/09/15/the-spawn-chunks-367-grasping-at-claws/

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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.

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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!

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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.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2025/08/25/the-spawn-chunks-364-the-magic-of-copper/

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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.

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Celebrating 7 years of The Spawn Chunks podcast! This week, the full Render Distance version of the show is publicly available to everyone. There are also special anniversary discounts on our Patreon page!

After the pre-show chat about The Talking Heads, and K-Pop Demon Hunters (16:50) Joel, and Jonny discuss new copper features in the latest Minecraft snapshot. Plus some highly oxidized ideas for more copper blocks, and answering listener email about how their gameplay has changed over time. In the post-show (1:34:25) the copper snapshot discussion continues, plus a a behind the scenes peek at some of the broader Minecraft listener, and viewer trends discussed in The Spawn Chunks Quarterly Hangout over the weekend.

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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!

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2025/08/04/the-spawn-chunks-361-were-still-here/

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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.

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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.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2025/07/21/the-spawn-chunks-359-a-barrel-of-copper-thoughts/

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2025/06/23/the-spawn-chunks-355-the-bright-side-of-vibrant-visuals/

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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.

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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 Minecraft content since Tricky Trials.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2025/06/09/the-spawn-chunks-353-tricky-trials-one-year-on/

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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.

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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.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2025/05/26/the-spawn-chunks-351-vibrant-variations/

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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.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2025/05/19/the-spawn-chunks-350-the-ghast-drops-a-mixtape/

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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.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2025/05/12/the-spawn-chunks-349-this-is-not-a-minecraft-block/

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Jonny, welcomes Soupforeloise to the podcast to discuss the latest changes to the happy ghast, her experience visiting Mojang Studios, attending the UK premiere of A Minecraft Movie, and what Minecraft looks like through the lens of real life.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2025/05/05/the-spawn-chunks-348-making-minecraft-a-reality-with-soupforeloise/

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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.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2025/04/28/the-spawn-chunks-347-stealing-from-a-minecraft-movie/

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Joel, and Jonny wrap their leads around the new leash mechanics in the latest Minecraft snapshot, the happy ghast now hauls around more than just players, and listeners write in with questions about creeper variants, dried ghasts, and what makes for a good modern block in Minecraft.

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Jonny, and Joel relay the details of the happy ghast flying into the Java Edition snapshot, answer listener email - if it fits, it sits - and share their favourite moments from A Minecraft Movie now that Jonny has seen the film.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2025/04/14/the-spawn-chunks-345-a-minecraft-movie-deep-dive/

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Jonny, and Joel cover the new Bedrock Edition Preview with players’ first look at the happy ghast, and vibrant visuals, then share a spoiler free review of A Minecraft Movie, and an unfortunate trend in theatre audience behaviour parents should be aware of.

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Jonny, and Joel give the rundown of all of the new features, an changes in Minecraft 1.21.5, the Spring To Life drop, share their gameplay plans for the new content, and answer a listener email about happy ghasts.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2025/03/31/the-spawn-chunks-343-minecraft-springs-to-life/

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Joel, and Jonny recap the first Minecraft Live of 2025 bracing for the imminent drop of new features in Spring To Life, take a look at upcoming changes to how we see Minecraft with Vibrant Visuals, and A Minecraft Movie, then hitch a ride to the future on a happy ghast.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2025/03/24/the-spawn-chunks-342-minecraft-live-march-2025/

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Jonny, and Joel track the latest version of Minecraft into the pre-release stage, and answer listener email about animated sprites, exploring progression in The End, and the history of experience points in Minecraft.

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Joel, and Jonny speculate on what new Minecraft features may be announced at Minecraft Live coming later in March, tackle big tree energy, and wonder where their TNT went instead of kaboom.

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Jonny, and Joel discuss the latest, and final trailer for A Minecraft Movie, with new visuals, and clues about the plot, cover creative feedback in listener email, and break down the latest Minecraft snapshot.

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Joel, and Jonny un-scramble the latest Minecraft snapshot, highlighting their favourite yolks, and poach a few of the new spawn egg designs that they think Mojang could take another crack at, then talk new wolf voices, and answer listener email about labeling all things tiny.

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Jonny, and Joel talk about new sheep spawning locations, and changes to cartographer villagers, and the Wandering Trader in the latest Minecraft snapshot. Plus, a plethora of listener email!

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Joel, and Jonny get a leg up on the latest Minecraft snapshot with new chickens, dry grass, and cactus flowers. Plus, listener email about overgrown sheep, and poultry problems.

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Jonny, and Joel lasso this weeks news about an update to cows, new bushes, and fireflies in the latest Minecraft snapshot. Plus, pig ideas from listeners on deterring zombies, and stamping out other pest problems with little feet.

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Joel, and Jonny talk about bug fixes, bug back tracking, and hints to new cow variants in the latest Minecraft news, then answer listener email about why leaf litter matters, keeping your horse friends close, and temporary builds that become permanent fixtures in your Minecraft world.

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Joel, and Jonny rake up the first big Minecraft news of 2025 in the new Java Edition snapshot, discuss cold, and warm biome animal variants, and she their take on furry pigs, leaf litter, and wildflowers.

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Jonny, and Joel share their plans for 2025, the Minecraft related ones, and answer listener email about ambient music discs, and introducing your friends, and loved ones into the world of Minecraft.

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Joel, and Jonny reflect on the big year of anniversaries, releases, and movie trailers that Minecraft has had in 2024, prepare their Minecraft worlds for 2025, and answer listener email about Skyblock, abandoned mineshafts, and building advice for large projects.

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Jonny, and Joel respond to listener email about ambient sound additions, the roots of lore surrounding The Creaking, dying to dye resin bricks, and building fun with Minecraft merchandise.

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Joel, and Jonny run down the holiday schedule for The Spawn Chunks, talk about their latest projects with pale garden blocks, and answer listener email about the benefits of bundle automation, and whether re-building in Minecraft is worth the blocks.

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Jonny, and Joel summarize all of the new features, changes, and bug fixes in the full release of Minecraft 1.21.4 The Garden Awakens, and share their first steps in the new update.

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Joel, and Jonny cover the final tweaks to the newly named Minecraft drop, The Garden Awakens, coming December 3rd, and discuss build ideas in the Pale Garden biome, as well as their own plans for the new content.

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Jonny, and Joel share their thoughts on the new trailer for A Minecraft Movie, as well as more information about the film shared in a behind the scenes video. Plus, the Winter Drop has entered pre-release, and some rocky thoughts from listener emails.

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Joel, and Jonny check out the changes to the creaking heart, and resin placement in the latest Minecraft snapshot before exploring deepslate layers, concept art, and simulation distance emails in the November Chunk Mail Dispenser.

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Jonny, and Joel pop the hood on the latest data-driven changes in the new Minecraft snapshot, tinker with the idea of reinforced chests, and go along for a ride with new ender pearl mechanics that could change the way players think about getting around in Minecraft.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2024/11/11/the-spawn-chunks-323-clutch-pearl-teleporting/

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Joel, and Jonny review the Pale Garden changes, and the addition of resin blocks to Minecraft Java Edition in the latest snapshot, field questions from listeners on dark planks, and bundle rabbit holes, and ask if the rollout of new content from Mojang is confusing for players.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2024/11/04/the-spawn-chunks-322-resin-chops-and-name-drops/

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Jonny, and Joel review the new features of Bundles Of Bravery, the latest, live Minecraft update, and share their first impressions of the new resin blocks, and eyeblossom flowers coming to the Pale Garden in the Winter Drop.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2024/10/28/the-spawn-chunks-321-orange-is-the-new-block/

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Joel, and Jonny run down the latest bug fixes as Bundles Of Bravery nears a final release, then discuss multiple emails from the community about the Pale Garden, pale oak trees, and The Creaking.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2024/10/21/the-spawn-chunks-320-how-pale-does-your-garden-grow/

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Jonny, and Joel cover multiple pre-releases for Minecraft 1.21.2, Bundles Of Bravery, hear feedback from a real life landscape architect on improving the Pale Garden biome, and discuss how changes to Minecraft difficulty could potentially effect future gameplay.

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2024/10/14/the-spawn-chunks-319-is-minecraft-getting-easier/

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Joel, and Jonny share their first hands on feedback on the Pale Garden, The Creaking, pale oak wood, and pale moss accessible as Experimental Features in the latest Minecraft snapshot. Plus, creative listener feedback on the new biome!

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https://thespawnchunks.com/2024/10/07/the-spawn-chunks-318-over-the-pale-garden-wall/

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