respawn radio began on may 5, 2009 on achievementhunter.com, a sister site of roosterteeth.com. lono and 8bitbass hosted the show along with achievementhunter.com staffer/vlogger knuckles dawson. the podcast remained on achievementhunter.com until february 23, 2010 (episode 43) when the relationship between lono and knuckles dawson/roosterteeth broke down and lono moved the podcast to sarcasticgamer.com.