The Spawn Chunks - A Minecraft Podcast

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

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

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

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

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

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