The Spawn Chunks 421: Minecraft Live Recap September 2026

Jonny and Joel breakdown the changes to the dragon fight, and undead mobs in the latest Minecraft snapshot, dig into the idea of soul powered blocks, and discuss a hypothetical, nostalgic version of “Minecraft: Forever”.Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here:https://tinyurl.com/spawnchunks427Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community!https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunksThe Spawn Chunks YouTube:https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny talk about the new calcite block set coming to Minecraft in the next drop, and the arrival of chiseled soulshale, a mysterious new block type linked to Ancient Cities, and potentially The Sift.Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here:https://tinyurl.com/spawnchunks426Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community!https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunksThe Spawn Chunks YouTube:https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny, and Joel sit down with Cory Scheviak to talk about Love Tropics, the annual fundraising Minecraft event celebrating 10 years supporting humanitarian, and environmental causes. Plus, new snow bricks, and some education on where tropical sand comes from.Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here:https://tinyurl.com/spawnchunkspost425Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community!https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunksThe Spawn Chunks YouTube:https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny stack up the new packed ice blocks in this week's Minecraft snapshot, then answer listener email about brittle ice, speculation on blocks from The Sift, and how to play Minecraft so it’s always fun.Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here:https://tinyurl.com/spawnchunkspost424Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community!https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunksThe Spawn Chunks YouTube:https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny, and Joel run down their experience with ice caves, icicles, and the frostbite in the latest Minecraft snapshot for the winter drop, and hammer out their final thoughts on Minecraft Dungeons II.Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here:https://tinyurl.com/spawnchunkspost423Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community!https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunksThe Spawn Chunks YouTube:https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel, and Jonny breakdown their hands on gameplay experience chasing down the Illager High Council in Minecraft Dungeons II. Plus, the ice caves, and related features are in the new Minecraft snapshot.Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here:https://tinyurl.com/spawnchunkspost422Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community!https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunksThe Spawn Chunks YouTube:https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny, and Joel break down all the news coming out of Minecraft Live over the weekend with an in depth discussion about the new ice caves, and the new Sift dimension coming in 2027.Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here:https://tinyurl.com/spawnchunks421postJoin The Spawn Chunks Discord community!https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunksThe Spawn Chunks YouTube:https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel, and Jonny share features, and first impressions of Minecraft 26.3 Wilderness Bound, then answer listener email about grabbing, sorting, storing, and renewing new blocks.Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here:https://tinyurl.com/spawnchunks420postJoin The Spawn Chunks Discord community!https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunksThe Spawn Chunks YouTube:https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny, and Joel break down their plans for the pending release of Minecraft 26.3 Wilderness Bound, coming September 15! Plus, listener email about tethering in game pets.Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here:https://tinyurl.com/spawnchunks419postJoin The Spawn Chunks Discord community!https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunksThe Spawn Chunks YouTube:https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel and Jonny run through the latest bug fixes in the latest snapshot pre-releases for Minecraft 26.3 – now named Wilderness Bound – and discuss what armour attributes might look like in vanilla Minecraft.Show notes for The Spawn Chunks are here:https://www.patreon.com/thespawnchunks/posts/spawn-chunks-418-169072481TheSpawnChunks.com is down for maintenance. Show notes have been included in the public Patreon post.Join The Spawn Chunks Discord community!https://Patreon.com/TheSpawnChunksThe Spawn Chunks YouTube:https://youtube.com/thespawnchunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.