End of the Year Wrap-up and Plans (Patreon)

Hey folks!Can you believe that 2025 is already coming to an end? Every time I think about how Second Wind has just celebrated its two-year anniversary a few weeks ago... it still doesn't feel real. I suppose time flies when you're having fun and not stressing about losing your job every day.

Not a day goes by that I don't wake up feeling thankful for what we have here at Second Wind and the community that supports us as much as you do. As we close out 2025, I look back at the channel and all the work we put out this year and just feel proud.

I'm proud that we've built a channel that doesn't find growth in clickbait, but in heartfelt video essays (and columns) about games, movies, tv shows, the industry, and whatever else we come up with that we want to talk about. I'm proud of the podcasts and the livestreams that our community routinely enjoys showing up to and hanging out in every week. I'm proud of the community and the positivity and thoughtfulness you spread in every comment section and in discussions on Discord.

We truly love what we get to do here. While we're all ready for a nice vacation, we're also itching to get right back to it in 2026.

Our last day of work for 2025 is tomorrow, December 19... but don't worry, we weren't going to end this year without one more big livestream. On Saturday we'll be doing our annual End of the Year Party stream to close out the year. We'll start at 11 AM CT and wrap-up at 5 PM CT.

We've also got plenty of videos prepped already to hold you over until we return from break.

This includes new Patreon-exclusive videos like the next Lore video from Yahtzee and a new Clueless Commentary from Jesse. There will also be a Semi-Ramblomatic compilation, new episodes of our Beyond the Pixels podcast, and our end of the year wrap-up videos highlighting our favorite games, movies, and TV shows.

Check back on December 31st for Yahtzee's Best, Worst, and Blandest of 2025, followed up by the annual Fully Ramblomatic compilation. The team will be returning to regular working hours + streams on January 5th.

Thank you for all the support you've given us this year. We've got a lot of exciting things lined-up for 2026 already.

Have a Happy Holidays, from all of us at Second Wind!

Nick CalandraEditor-in-Chief