The Spawn Chunks - A Minecraft Podcast

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/TheSpawnChunksThe Spawn Chunks YouTube:https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks

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: 8YEARShttps://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunksShow 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

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/TheSpawnChunksThe Spawn Chunks YouTube:https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks

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/TheSpawnChunksThe Spawn Chunks YouTube:https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks

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/TheSpawnChunksThe Spawn Chunks YouTube:https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks

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/TheSpawnChunksThe Spawn Chunks YouTube:https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks

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/TheSpawnChunksThe Spawn Chunks YouTube:https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks

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/TheSpawnChunksThe Spawn Chunks YouTube:https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks

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/TheSpawnChunksThe Spawn Chunks YouTube:https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks