Hey guys, I have a suggestion. I therefore submit it to you for consideration.
Since I was looking forward to the Donkey Kong Country 3 discussion that never materialized, and being a fan of the past Game Club discussions and retro gaming in general, I think I may have come up with an easy way to incorporate such things into the Newscast.
As I am also a fan of the Extra Life feature on the site, perhaps you could dedicate 10-15 minutes each podcast to discussing the weekly feature? If they happen to be on the Newscast that week, whoever wrote the article could spend a couple of minutes talking about the game a little more in-depth. Other Newscast members who happen to have access to the game could play it for half an hour to refresh their memories, or they could simple share their previous experiences with the title. That way, not everyone will be required to play the game, as per Game Club, yet people can still contribute to the discussion.
Furthermore, you could pull comments from the Extra Life feature (that conveniently already exists) and read and discuss them on the air. It in turn might even drive more people to view the "Extra Life" article. It seems as though it would require little effort -- most of the heavy lifting is already done -- and you could tack it on to the end of the podcast and make the title "Extra Life" even more apt.
What does everyone think?