Podlatro: The Podcast About Balatro (with Michael Saltzman, Jay Kasten, and Zach Latta!)

Welcome to Podlatro: The Podcast About Balatro! For the final episode of 2025, Frank is joined by a couple of buffoons - Michael Saltzman, Jay Kasten, and Zach Latta - to discuss the 2024 video game Balatro. If you’ve never heard of it, you’ll learn alllllll about it on this episode. And it’ll give you a Balat-tro think about! It’s a card game with a twist, and it’s one of the most addicting and interesting stories in gaming recent memory.

We talk about our history with video games, poker, give an overview of Balatro, and learn a bit about its history and development. In the second part, we actually play through a run of the game. We also talk Herbie Hancock, toxic traits, the rat race, PEMDAS, synergy, and so much more. It’s one of our stupidest and best episodes of all time. Now THIS is podcasting! Available with video on either Spotify or YouTube!