Friends Reunion

Larry Crowne Diggerland

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 07:00:00 -0000

On the final episode of Friends Reunion, John bribes Niki, LB and Jordo to watch his favorite movie, Larry Crowne (2011), written, directed, produced by and starring Tom Hanks. Afterwards, the ground discusses a trip to Diggerland USA, a real place that only Niki is allowed to say the name of out loud.

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Potatoes Green Inside

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 07:00:00 -0000

The Fanbyte Thinktank reconvenes to address another slate of issues facing today's Sleepy Americans, including Upload's new name, if milk is juice, what to do when potatoes green inside, the truth about lizards in your garden, if potting soil can "affect dogs," whether the Queen is dead and if she ever killed anyone with her own hands while alive, whether John is more successful than Lewis Hamilton, that U2 album they put on everybody's phones, toothpaste smuggling, and somehow, even more.

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The Jimmy Carter Rabbit Incident

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:00:00 -0000

For the first time in forever, the entire Fanbyte Thinktank is reunited to tackle the pressing issues facing today's Sleepy Americans, including why there are so few guys in a band called Blink-182, what we would do on our first day as President of the United States, putting Jimmy Carter in Fortnite, how even our coworkers don't know what this show is, telling the hair person all your secrets, installing a McDonalds in the White House, the final 912 choco tacos, and somehow, even more.

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Queer Feelings in the Body

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 07:00:00 -0000

With John lost somewhere in the morgue of an enormous cruise ship, LB and Niki decide to discover more about themselves by taking a quiz designed to identify Americans who are unfit to serve in the trenches of World War 1. Also, unfortunately, we all learn about "vabbing" together, as a family.

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Real Housewives of Mount Olympus

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:00:00 -0000

While John's off enjoying a luxurious cruise aboard the S.S. Morgue, LB and Niki celebrate Barley's birthday by shopping for a lightly used train. They also discuss regional driving etiquette, the guy that gets in your body to do stuff sometimes, LB's favorite Japanese train youtuber, the erotic thrill of eating bread in the morning, losing control over your mouth/mind, being to tired to act on any of your great ideas, publicly accessible fire alarms, and impressively, even more.

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The Sea Morgue

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 07:00:00 -0000

With LB aboard the International Space Vacation Station, Niki and John are left behind to plan John's rapidly approaching cruise to Alaska. But first, Niki decides to outline their plan for a new airline, Pan-Am 2, before moving on to assorted boat facts and, finally, things about Alaska. There's also a lot of discussion about that guy that jumped out of space for Red Bull, for some reason, which right now sounds about as dangerous as going on a cruise.

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Mike Rowe Transaction

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:00:00 -0000

The Fanbyte Thinktank reconvenes to address a new slate of problems facing today's Americans, but first we check in with our hosts to see how their medication regimens have changed recently. LB's blood pressure medication gave them chronic dream fighting, and Niki's new Shakira drugs have them operating on a new plane of existence where 14-day weeks suddenly make perfect sense. (John's meds are the same, but he could still benefit from a butt removal.) Eventually the panel tackles the problem at hand -- BMW's new subscription seat warmers -- after a brief trip to the Museum of Modern Art.

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Female Time

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 07:00:00 -0000

John is aboard the International Space Station to atone for his sins this week, but LB and Niki are still here to help celebrate a certain special someone's birthday. As part of the festivities, our intrepid duo discuss getting hot and falling over, the health benefits of getting a blood infusion from Carlos Santana, going to a Fourth of July parade in the year 2022, long division, whether Radio Disney still exists, life before Wikipedia, Girls Generation, SSRIs, and irrevocably, a lot more.

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Smooth Week 2022 (feat. Corner Three)

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Smooth Week 2022 is finally here, and while local smoothness expert LB Hunktears couldn't make the recording session due to a desperate need for their services aboard the International Space Station, Niki and John are here to hold it down by implementing a new, never-before-seen hybrid podcast format (with the help of our long-cancelled basketball show, Corner Three).

The incredible remix featured in this episode was created especially for us by callie g (@chuuurls). Thank you!!

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The 2022 Apology Episode

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Much like Yom Kippur, this week's episode is a time for penance and atonement, in which the Fanbyte Thinktank looks back at the rolling calendar year and apologizes for all of the patently false things they rightfully said during the show, including that time Niki said that everything the blood touches is drugs, or that time Niki said that anytime you're inside of something, you're fucking it. Most of these are Niki actually, but LB also said that a baby will die if you put it on a bed that's too big, so there's plenty of blame to go around.

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The Great British British Off 2022

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:00:00 -0000

It is once again time for Fanbyte's annual Great British British Off, wherein our esteemed panel of Accent Experts judge our staff's ability to pull off a British accent. The winner takes away a fabulous prize, and there are no losers! Except maybe you depending on how you felt about last year's episode!! Grab some cheeky Nando's and strap in, mate!!!

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24 Hours of Le Mans Planning Session

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:00:00 -0000

The Fanbyte Thinktank convenes to plan their strategy for next year's 24 Hours of Le Mans race, including which sponsors to select, which car to drive, how fast to drive the car once they've got it, way more piss than you might expect, a very helpful State Farm representative, and somehow, even more.

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Talks About "Milk"

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 07:00:00 -0000

It's Gimmick Month™ at Friends Reunion, and to kick things off the Fanbyte Thinktank tackles one of history's oldest and most controversial subjects: Milk. What happens if you dunk Siren Head in milk? Does milk have pulp? Would you eat "the motor oil pancake" for $100? What are probiotics, anyway? And what's the Indy 500 got to do with it? Have you told a friend about Fanbyte dot com this week? Listen to find out!!

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Eric Roberts

Fri, 27 May 2022 07:00:00 -0000

John brings Niki and LB to the bargaining table in an attempt to learn what, if anything, can be done to get them to watch the 2011 romantic comedy Larry Crowne starring Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks. The Thinktank also discusses related topics, including the contents of Muscle Milk, the contents of the Holy Bible, that era of straight porn when everything was a parody of something, the difference between sardines and anchovies, whether John could ride a bike, and against our better judgement, even more.

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John and LB's Q and/or A Special

Fri, 20 May 2022 07:00:00 -0000

With Niki aboard the International Space Station for medical treatment, John and LB answer questions from the Fanbyte Discord and also cover a few of their own pressing topics, including the physics of pissing yourself while driving an F1 car, the limitations of the TikTok algorithm, which animals work at 5'7", the latest UFO drama, the best spicy noodle, and even a quick trip to the grocery store.

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New Intern Day

Fri, 13 May 2022 07:00:00 -0000

New intern Charles educates the Fanbyte Thinktank on a number of pressing issues, including the whole deal with Cincinnati Chili, whether or not Master Chief nutted, "raw dogging the 'cumbers," bat infestations, Stern's new Jurassic Park pinball machine, Polish delicacies, and crucially, even more.

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The Corner Cinematic Universe

Fri, 06 May 2022 07:00:00 -0000

The Fanbyte Thinktank trips into a first-of-its-kind episode, in which worlds are made, destroyed, merged, and torn apart. Doing so will involve olde timey urethra blockage remedies, Swedish singer-songwriter Robyn, southern colloquialisms, way more REM than any previous episode, and of course, Doctor Steven Strange.

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Flat Mark Summers

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 07:00:00 -0000

With Niki aboard the International Space Station, Jordo steps out from behind the mixer to join John and LB for another session of strategic problem solving. This week, the gang tackles the difference(s) between Mark Summers and Bob Saget, retroactive goof insertion possibilities, movies being way too long now, what Bjork is up to lately, the entrapment inherent to showing somebody a video, the reality tv realness spectrum, being a Messy Kid™, and improbably, even more.

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Birding with Mikko Jimenez

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Actual real-life bird scientist Mikko Jimenez takes a break from his research at CSU's AeroEco Lab to educate the Fanbyte Thinktank on scrub jay deception, digiscoping, bird intelligence, recognizing your spark bird, the difficulties inherent to tracking magpies, the importance of romantic literature to ornithology, easy things you can do at home to help birds, and miraculously, even more.

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Is Zune Coming Back?

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 07:00:00 -0000

On the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, the Fanbyte Thinktank convene to ask some important questions about the life and times of Jesus Christ, the car from that Tracy Chapman song about a car, Morty's time in prison, diseases you can get from high fives, "how make computer chip," the dumbest things we've ever lied about, the most famous people we went to school with, and improbably, even more.

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Show a Beaver Video

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 07:00:00 -0000

The Fanbyte Thinktank tackles some of its most provocative conundrums to date, including the stylistic differences between mice and moose, the works of John B. Beaver, that big elevator in Lisbon, the best airports to smoke in, "Joan Cold Steen Austin," which fragrances are and aren't for teenagers, how God's takes different from Jesus', infrequently milked nuts, and if you can believe it folks, somehow even more.

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What Is Sex?

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:00:00 -0000

The Thinktank returns to answer some important questions about life, death, and sex, including "how much would someone have to pay you to have sex with a car, in private?" It also tackles issues relating to the Tower of Terror ride at Disneyland, whether or not you should get your booster shot (you should if eligible), lapping yourself, the very definition of "fucking," and much more, although not as much more as usual because we had to cut this one a little short.

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The First Lady of Juggling

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 08:00:00 -0000

The Fanbyte Thinktank attempts to tackle one of its most challenging and surprising subjects yet: juggling. Who was the First Lady of Juggling, and what did she know? Is juggling living más? Who is the Clown Master? Does a funeral count as entertainment if you hated this guy? Folks, you don't want to miss this one.

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Interrupted by McDonald's Hands

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 07:00:00 -0000

John visits LB and Niki from beyond the grave with detailed information about the afterlife. The Thinktank also tackles a handful of unrelated issues, including why McDonald's ketchup is different, Steely Dan's recent cancellation, various opinions regarding the funniest movies of all time, how many people are credited as writers on Doja Cat's Moo, which one is Lily Tomlin and which one is Lily Allen, and with great reservation, even more.

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Whispers of Drake (Outside the Pavilions)

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:00:00 -0000

With John on the International Space Station and/or dead, LB and Niki answer questions submitted by publications around the globe (without their knowledge or consent). What are the Bears going to do about defensive tackle? How can we save the axolotls? What should every woman try at least once in her life? Find out the answer to these and other pressing questions on this very special episode of Friends Reunion!

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Portrait of a Lady on Wire

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 13:00:00 -0000

The Fanbyte Thinktank reconvenes to tackle a new docket of issues faced by today's Americans, including why they haven't made big Cheerios yet, whether Michael Jackson or The Weeknd will have a bigger lasting impact on culture, what media each member would deliver to aliens via a hypothetical Voyager 3 satellite, which movies would be improved by taking place on 9/11, if the theme song to Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt contains the n-word, literally comparing apples to oranges, and whether you like it or not, even more.

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104 - Imagine Applesauce

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0000

The Fanbyte Thinktank continues to tackle the issue of applesauce, this week by analyzing new data acquired live from LB Hunktears. The group also addresses whether Mountain Dew is "viscous," whether baseball players are wetter than wrestlers, whose birthday it is on Niki's Facebook, a Zionist retelling of The Wizard of Oz as a stage play for children, the skank put at the Imagine Dragon's concert, and improbably, even more.

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103 - Applesauce Boy

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0000

Upon learning that John eats applesauce like a little Applesauce Boy, the Thinktank immediately begins recording an episode in order to analyze this newly uncovered data. Other pertinent issues discussed include breaking the spoke barrier, if writing for AO3 makes you immortal, pouch opacity, shitting ourselves as adults, ground rules for a (theoretical and unplanned) Friends Reunion live tour, whether the American Pickers have ever made out, and if you can believe it, even more.

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102 - Jordo Vapes

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0000

The Fanbyte Think Tank convenes for an atypically arduous session of deliberation and debate, though in typical Friends Reunion fashion, all issues are resolved by the end of the episode. Topics for today's discussion include John's new orange juicer, nut milk production, the global south, consuming the 2022 Winter Olympics exclusively through mean tweets, helicopter legality, LB's new chair, whether Kirby or Sonic is more "for perverts," and somehow, even more,

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101 - Life Begins at Marriage

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0000

Blessed with the ability to divine the future, the Think Tank investigates a new collection of issues facing society, including the plot of the movie Brazil, whether Rube Goldberg was a fictional person, if they're going to make Friends 2, how to buy CDs with cusses, how Mars was formed in the cosmos, how right we were about Caillou, Svengoolie, and somehow, even more.

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100 - The People's Grove

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0000

To celebrate our 100th episode, John, Niki and LB must determine which prompts from producer Jordo are fake, and which are real things they've said on previous episodes. The Think Tank also invents new birds to get mad at, discusses which dinosaur would look the coolest smoking, takes time to thank God for inventing crazy shit, makes some potentially libelous statements about Gamestop, assesses Rick Caruso's mayoral bid, and somehow, even more.

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99 - Both Three of Us

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0000

On what may be our most on-fire episode to date, the Fanbyte Thinktank has learned they can insert an ad whenever they want. We also discuss the viability of a "child podcast mattress made of corn," and how John broke his own nose by describing Double Dragon to a friend in first grade. This episode also features the first installment of a new segment called "Industry Talk;" first up: the salt industry. [Also hey lost the last 10 minutes of John's audio and had to use the backup, so the last chunk sounds a little funky.]

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98 - b*nes

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0000

Having reunited, Fanbyte's thinktank wastes no time in tackling the hottest issues of the moment, including Niki's fun new malpractice, Dr. PimplePopper's (alleged) proclivities, people who are less likable than Dracula, the definition of libel as it pertains to David Letterman's ability to kill, LB's cool new idea for cops, haunted vagina bones, and if you can believe it, even more.

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97 - No, Not My Podcasting Legs!

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 13:00:00 -0000

With John aboard the International Face Station, LB and Niki are join by merritt for a group symposium on a number of pressing topics, including whether the yogurt lid is a spoon; if all cheese is fun; what "invert sugar" might be; whether Sprite® is healthy; what year it is "in Jewish;" Maslow's actual hierarchy of needs; LB's beef with the horny people of the world, and somehow, even more.

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New Year's Eve Special

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 13:00:00 -0000

Well folks, we did it. We made it to the end of 2021. Congratulations! To celebrate, LB, Niki and John lay out their predictions for 2022, some of which are even more cursed than usual, which is a pretty high bar for them. Also, hey, is it racist to not like Halo?

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2021 Dangerous Trends Special

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 13:00:00 -0000

John, LB and Niki bring you up to speed on all the dangerous new trends putting today's teens at risk. Is your teen "undertaking?" Do they sneak out at night for a round of "time machine-ing" with their friends? Is your child at risk of "popeing" their way out of a good education? Find out!!

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96 - Cursed (Cracker Barrel Special Edition)

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 13:00:00 -0000

In this surprise-a-minute installment of Friends Reunion, Jordo and LB swap seats mid-show so LB can handle a potential emergency with their building's poop management systems. Meanwhile, Niki, John and Jordo talk about their favorite Savage brother, favorite Little Debbie cakes, childhood nicknames, the rising cost of wheelchair maintenance, whether employing a findom is the right financial strategy for you, and somehow, even more.

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Premium Selections Volume 2

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 13:00:00 -0000

The entire crew is aboard the International Space Station this week, but fear not! LB and Jordo have selected a few of their favorite moments from the annals of Friends Reunion history for your enjoyment. There are thrills, chills, felonies, jellonies -- it's just like every other episode, because it IS every other episode! You'll love it!

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95 - Morp

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 13:00:00 -0000

While LB serves aboard the Binternational Tace Spation, Niki and John are joined by Fanbyte EIC Danielle to tackle a bevy of pressing issues, including the start of DVD season, Jesus' favorite types of parties, the grinding epidemic afflicting today's youth, Harry Connick Jr.'s career, the disturbing lack of child failure in modern media, and of course, morp.

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Black Friday 2021 Special

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -0000

Our panel of consumer experts are here to give YOU the knowledge YOU NEED to get the MOST out of YOUR Black Friday. Discover THIS secret for getting the best deal on 10 Apple Pencils! Learn how YOU can get a GREAT DEAL on the CAR OF YOUR DREAMS that smells like a dead body! Learn the SECRET to MAKING GAMECUBES and more on this week's incredible dealsplosion!!!!

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94 - Niki & LB Science Special

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -0000

With John on the International Space Station, Niki and LB take it upon themselves to answer YOUR science questions. How do drugs cross the blood/brain barrier? How do bugs breathe? Is there an audiobook of Homer's Odyssey? Why isn't one cow four cows? Find out! [Small content warning for teeth on this one, folks!]

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93 - A and B and Seasick

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -0000

The Fanbyte Thinktank tackles another slew of problems facing Sleepy Americans, including the rising toll of inflation, the proper locations for making out, whether the Pringles Man himself is made of potato flakes, what attributes are changed by adjusting penis.ini, which Muppet(s) was the tallest and/or have bones, if the child of a divorced couple can also have a little custody, and mathematics.

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92 - Van Helsing for Clowns

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 12:00:00 -0000

This week, Fanbyte's merchandise thinktank develops a slew of new products coming soon to a store near you, including an adult sippy cup only for wassail, offensive holiday socks, short-shorts that say "ass ass" on them, an air purifier that's big for outside, a foolproof method for murdering Sherlock Holmes, and somehow, even more.

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91 - Smoke Point 420

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0000

Our panel of experts analyze the recent conspiracy theory that Olive Garden's "when you're here, you're family" slogan is actually a curse enacted by an Irish-Italian leprechaun witch. We also look at evidence against the existence of altitude sickness, as well as new reports that suggest Bill Gates actually made his fortune by inventing the street drug "Jenkem."

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90 - Memento for Dinosaurs

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0000

Aside from the issues impacting our very special sponsor, this week's episode also tackles a re-edit of Jurassic Park, a rewrite of Night at the Museum, how John was "holding" the "bread," how abstinence is the key to meeting a real dinosaur, the shitty Ferris Bueller TV show theme song, this show's stolen slogan, and other, somehow even more prescient topics.

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89 - nascar why

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0000

John, Niki and LB cover many important topics concerning today's consumer, including how best to utilize a 100+ foot vertical leap, what the only two rules for life are, how to maybe accidentally delete your Spotify account, what five Beatles songs may or may not be, which came first between sky and water, and other, even more pressing issues.

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88 - Billy Chili

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0000

Niki, LB and John tackle some of the most important issues facing modern Americans, including the pervert owl from the Tootsie Pop commercial, what the "Final" in Smart & Final refers to, where Chili's shops for groceries, how Jordo takes notes during a recording, whether Virgos should open a restaurant franchise this fall, and more.

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87 - Toad in a Shredder

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 17:05:55 -0000

John, LB and Niki learned a lot this week, including who'd be willing to lick an order tablet at a Chili's (and for how much), whose willing to get in a helicopter, what everyone's hidden childhood talents were, how to know if a guy sucks, how living on a 25 hour day works, how to play the game "Hello Bon (Welcome, There He Is)," and more.

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86 - Live From the Pubby

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 12:00:00 -0000

Niki is on a train back from the International Space Station, so this week LB and John walk through John's new plan to heist something from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, why graham crackers were invented, the pros and cons of ice-road trucking, whether or not Tiny Tim invented benzodiazepines, and even worse subjects.

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85 - List of Famous Johns

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:00:00 -0000

This week our panel of experts discuss getting married in the Stinky New York, drinking beer fresh from the mail, LB's bizarre and conditional seatbelt practices, where John ranks among other Johns, and Niki's Top 10 Cool Things They Saw Last Weekend.

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84 - Niki’s Gonna Kill Caillou

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:00:00 -0000

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83 - His Name Was Bat Boy

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:00:00 -0000

It's our first Friday episode of Friends Reunion, and while the vibe is undeniably different, everything you know and love is still here. For instance, did you know that what time it is depends entirely on who's asking? Have you ever heard of "cringe bait?" What would you give up for an extra 10 mpg? Is John justified in his latest promise to commit premeditated murder? Find out!!

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82 - Horse Port

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 22:55:20 -0000

On our last Monday episode (we're on Fridays starting next week!) the gang considers the international presence of Johnny Rockets franchises, whether the Stones signed off on Ruby Tuesday, Amelia Earhart's piloting acumen, where the internet lives, and of course, Meryl Streep.

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81 - Lords of Men

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 21:08:20 -0000

John is on the International Space Station this week, so LB, Niki and Jordo set about deciphering what exactly Kesha meant by "feeling like P. Diddy," why Katy Perry licked those guys' faces that one time, how many guys are in Mumford & Sons (don't check), why arson is good sometimes, and more.

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80 - I’m a Professional Skank Boy

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 22:36:06 -0000

Niki is on the International Space Station this week, so John and LB are joined by newly-resurrected podcast producer Jordo to go over some very important facts about space, elevators that go to there, what children like to drink, what SCOBY might stand for, recent appearances of Josta-brand cola in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, out-dadding your dad and respecting bassists.

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79 - Clear Eyes, Tall Hearts

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 22:48:54 -0000

With LB and Niki both visiting the International Space Station this week, John decided to kill two birds with one stone (you’re welcome, Niki) and schedule the meeting he had with Fanbyte’s Elise Favis and Natalie Flores to address their ongoing beef. We got it all on this episode: The Green Knight, Scarlett Johansson representation, resenting dead turtles, parrots with witch cackles, combat boots, favorite hometown foods and more. Will they finally be friends? No. Probably not. But it made for a good podcast anyway.

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78 - Look At What You’ve Done

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 22:14:28 -0000

This week, for a special Aunt and Uncle Edition of Friends Reunion, the gang’s talking about their own family lore like John’s uncle Jed’s car modifications, Niki’s Mom’s adorable keepsakes, and LB’s family’s wonderful edible arrangements. We’re also talking about skateboarding in the Olympics, ducks, a horse that visits hospitals, and improving about improv shows.

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77 - Moveout 4

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 22:47:38 -0000

Welcome to the July 19, 2021 edition of Friends Reunion this week with radio station contests, lb’s grandma’s PlayStation 5, less problematic Jungle Cruises, and all kinds of rides.

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Premium Selections Volume 1

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 20:44:01 -0000

The crew has chosen some clips for our most discerning listeners in our first ever Premium Selections episode. Please enjoy. We will be back next week with a new episode for your listening pleasure.

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76 - Double Married

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 16:00:00 -0000

This week, we’re considering running for office and talking hot dog-eating contests, bad vibes, slacklining, Joseph Gordon Levitt, All That, getting double married, Ikea showroom warp tunnels, and staying hydrated in the heat.

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75 - “Smooth” By Santana Featuring Rob Thomas Week

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 20:52:00 -0000

Welcome to the very first “Smooth” By Santana Featuring Rob Thomas Week. We’re kicking off this precious week-long event by discussing this tectonic shift in all things smooth and even going through the lyrics, line by line, to decipher the song’s ultimate meaning. So definitely don’t crack open that fire hydrant and relax with a cool beverage of your choice. It’s time to get smooth.

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74 - Old Country for No Men

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 22:07:11 -0000

This week, with both LB and Niki on the ISS, John’s joined by our very own podcast-producin’ duo Jordan Mallory and (me) Paul Tamayo! We talk all about Geoff Keighley, how my English accent is so good, scammers, Lin Manuel Miranda and The Matrix somehow. Look, LB and Niki should be back next week, ok?

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73 - The First Annual Great British Off

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 22:05:00 -0000

Put some tea on and grab your favorite biscuits this week for the very first annual Friends Reunion Great British Off. Our esteemed hosts John, LB, and Nicholas grade the Fanbyte staff’s best British accents and discuss things that pertain to our listeners across the pond like where do The Beatles rank, Master Chief propaganda, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Shakespeare the gamer, and beans on toast. Go on. Have a laugh with us.

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Episode 72 - Penguins: Nature’s Minions

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 22:53:00 -0000

This week, the whole crew’s back and they’re talking penguins, whales, Nick Nolte playing Mario, music, Niki’s John Stewart impression, Mark Morrison, and tons of other stuff so don’t say I didn’t warn you.

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Friends Reunion 71: A Shwim Swappin Q&A Special

Mon, 31 May 2021 12:00:00 -0000

This week, with LB aboard the ISS this time, John and Niki take your listener questions and a special celebrity voicemail.

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Friends Reunion 70: Big Baby With a Cape From Space

Mon, 24 May 2021 22:09:15 -0000

This week, our friends are talking about dollar store brands, actually harmful Nintendo 64 controllers, Mario Party bad, Marvel’s Eternals, and notorious Chocolate perv William Wonka.

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Friends Reunion 69: Bromance T

Mon, 17 May 2021 21:20:17 -0000

This week, for the only Friends Reunion that matters, we’re talking all about Guy Fieri cameos, Greg Soprano, the Mad Man, TV user interfaces, Hot Topic and cabs.

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Friends Reunion 68: Curricula

Mon, 10 May 2021 22:11:00 -0000

This week we’re talking home invasion dreams, orange Gamecubes, toilet lids in disguise, tall Resident Evil lady, bees, John's Ira Glass impression, oh and we answered a bunch of your questions.

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Friends Reunion 67: Glamping in Toad Suck

Mon, 03 May 2021 22:28:04 -0000

This week, we’re talking towns with questionable names, America, that one time John got scolding hot coffee spilled in a car accident, how Prince is the best, what really happened in Pompei’s vaping experiment, and David Schwimmer. Come on, you know what you’re getting into. Just press play.

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Friends Reunion 66: A Human Spoiler

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 22:51:29 -0000

This week, we’re talking food courts, eating leggings, big cups, hard seltzers, ruined Ebay algorithms, and parks.

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Friends Reunion 65: How's Your Clothes

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:01:00 -0000

Happy Monday. Today we’re talking all about evolution, how your clothes are, Croc accessories, pigeon punting, Blue Jay nuggets and more?

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Friends Reunion 64: Beaver Nuggs

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 23:00:00 -0000

This week, John’s trying out a new bit that 100% works and the gang talk about beaver nuggets which are definitely a real thing.

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Friends Reunion 63: A Bright Red Beautiful Creature

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 22:55:07 -0000

Wow ok where do I start? This week… uhh… John, Niki, and LB talk about Monster Hunting, Human Growth Hormones, RIP Yahoo Answers, John’s busted garage door, and a French Jim Halpert. I don’t know, y’all. Just listen, please. Oh and please rate and review. <3. - Paul

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Friends Reunion 62: The Gad Multiplier

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 21:40:44 -0000

This week, the crew’s talking all about that damn boat that got stuck, trash holes, gamer wiring, paved tunnels, Game of Thrones, and Niki considers Formula 1 driving.

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Friends Reunion 61: Kinging Kong

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 23:00:00 -0000

This week, the crew’s finally getting to the bottom of what even the hell Pikachu really is, awfully designed narc dogs, John learns about sharks for the first time, and we ponder what dipping sauces King Kong and Godzilla like with their chicken nuggets when they’re on lunch break.

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Friends Reunion 60: F12 Races In Sepetmebr

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 23:00:00 -0000

This week we’re talking about snowboarding post-vaccy, LB’s jelly suspicions, how to pronounce croissant, traveling, karaoke in the woods and nothing but respectful commentary on the royal family.

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Friends Reunion 59: A Realm Reborn

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0000

This week, we’re talking traditions, chickens, cancelling Pepé Le Pew, Space Jam 2, that uncomfortable thing with Captain America that no one talks about, Fortnite and Papa John. Oh and ZooBooks. Gather ‘round, listeners.

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Friends Reunion 58: Please No Vaccy

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 00:44:18 -0000

This one’s a wild one, folks. This week John, LB, and Niki talk about narcs, the real heroes in our cities, hash oil, a Jigsaw kitty cat, vampire dolls, Funko Pops, and Niki tickling the ivories. Happy Monday!

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Friends Reunion 57: Bone-O Houston

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0000

This week, we’re talking about art deco architecture, Arizona, Bono, being gifted, bullies and exploding airplane engines. Happy Monday!

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Friends Reunion 56: Real President Fan Fiction

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 22:00:00 -0000

On this Presidents Day, the gang have some surprisingly telling real person fan-fic, Marvin Gaye in the operating room, flight simulators, Niki’s quest for a gas can, and La La Land. 2017’s Best Picture according to the Academy of- oh wait, sorry. Nope that’s not right.

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Friends Reunion 55: Orts Goat Load

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:14:27 -0000

Happiest of Orts Goat Load to you and yours. This week John, LB, and Niki talk about the Super Bowl (not really though), toilet bowls, mac and cheese recipes, room temperature tuna, where dirt comes from, and landing a plane vs open-heart surgery. Yeah it’s one of those episodes. Enjoy!

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Friends Reunion 54: You're Not You When You're Full

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 22:00:00 -0000

For this week’s final East Coast Friends Reunion, Danielle and merritt reminisce over classic Star Trek episodes, Canadian candy, Danielle’s training regiment, merritt’s sweet Arnold impression, and tons more. So come wind down with another show as we say goodbye. For now. <3

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Friends Reunion 53: Live Más (Not Sponsored)

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:28:23 -0000

On this week's unsponsored episode of Friends Reunion, LB, John and Niki tackle the most important question of our era: Can dogs live más?

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Friends Reunion 52: Oh That's Just Samantha

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 22:30:41 -0000

This week, merritt and Danielle get a little real about things they miss about being able to freely roam New York City, virtual museums and Hitman 3.

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Friends Reunion 51: I Work at SNL

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 01:06:00 -0000

Niki and John are both Drone Guys™ now, sorry. LB learns an important lesson about the American people, and everyone is surprised by the length of Kenan Thompson's tenure on Saturday Night Live. There's a bunch of other shit in there too, you know how this show is.

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Friends Reunion 50: Slingin' Some .PNGs

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 20:56:33 -0000

Danielle and merritt return, and despite the fact that merritt is recovering from oral surgery, she still managed to eek out enough functional mouth time to discuss the important questions of the day, such as "how did we all know about Mew under the truck?"

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Friends Reunion 49: Rodney Dangerfield's Batman vs. Superman

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:57:23 -0000

LB, Niki and John are back to get your week moving in a weird and often combative direction, discussing such important topics as "what's the largest thing you've ever swallowed" and "I'm going to become the disabled Gambit."

Friends Reunion 48: It's Not Like I'm Upset or Anything

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:00:00 -0000

New look, same chill vibes: Your favorite Friday afternoon podcast is now Friends Reunion, the only show on this network with that title. As always, Danielle and merritt are here to wind down your week with a relaxing discussion of Danielle's speedrunner aspirations, merritt's thoughts on the concept of difficult in games, and naturally, the Nintendo Virtual Boy.

Friends Reunion 47: Despite the Fatal Beaning of Ray Chapman

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 01:44:41 -0000

DON'T BE ALARMED!! This show is still John, LB and Niki, and they're still here to start your week off on a really weird note. We just renamed the show because Tim Heidecker said he would break our kneecaps. (This isn't true (isn't it though? (it isn't))). Also actual disclaimer, the first like, 15 minutes of this episode are talking about teeth and dental operations, so if that's something you're understandably sensitive to, skip to 17:41 after you listen to the new theme song.

East Coast Office Hours 46: Detective Comics Comics

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 22:39:00 -0000

Danielle and merritt are joined by Fanbyte's brand-new producer Paul to find out who is government-assigned kin is, with surprising results.

West Coast Office Hours: That's a Beefmaster

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 02:15:46 -0000

John's out sick for the first podcast of the year, so Jordo climbs out from behind the ones and twos to learn all about World Hypnotism Day. Also hey we're changing the name of this show next week so don't be freaked out when you're suddenly subscribed to something called "Friends Reunion."

East Coast Office Hours: Destiny Lore Special

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 18:00:00 -0000

Welcome to 2021. For a special holiday treat, merritt will now read to you from the Books of Sorrow. Enjoy!

West Coast Office Hours: Kawhi's Kitchen

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 20:54:33 -0000

Jordo, LB, John and Niki rattle off their Best of 2020 in the final West Coast Office Hours episode of the year.

East Coast Office Hours 45: Don't Stop Me Now

Fri, 25 Dec 2020 17:00:00 -0000

It's the final (traditional, anyway) episode of East Coast Office Hours, so Danielle and merritt take a look back at everything Fanbyte has been able to accomplish this year, despite it all.

West Coast Office Hours: Michael Bublé Day

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 01:09:00 -0000

It's Michael Bublé Day here at Fanbyte (and everywhere else), and what better way to spend it than to have Niki, John and LB dissect Bublé's cover of Santa Baby line by line?

East Coast Office Hours 44: Brian Gremlin

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 20:42:52 -0000

Danielle and merritt discuss their favorite puppets, virtual or otherwise, as well as holiday-oriented films and a 900+ pound box of assorted Xboxes.

West Coast Office Hours: No Thoughts Just Guitar

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:15:53 -0000

Hit us up on Twitter if you have any idea what the F this pancake debate is about, I blacked out three minutes in.

East Coast Office Hours 43: Top 10 Mountains

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 23:54:20 -0000

There's only a few Fridays left in 2020, but there's no shortage of worthwhile mountains on Fanbyte's first-ever listcast of our Top 10 Mountains.

West Coast Office Hours: Weasel, Get in the Car

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 00:53:57 -0000

No one knows what the name of this podcast is anymore, but we do know that the town of Solvang, CA is definitely racist somehow just from looking at it.

East Coast Office Hours 42: Night 2

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 20:58:53 -0000

It's Friday, and that means kart racers. Didn't you know? Friday is for kart racers now. The rest of the week is also for kart racers, but Friday especially.

West Coast Office Hours: Friends Reunion

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:43:48 -0000

For the third and hopefully last time, the WCOH crew sets out to find a name for the podcast that isn't SEO poison. Also Niki wants John to buy him a trailer and that damn Sprite advertisement monolith showed up in Romania.

East Coast Office Hours 41: Book Talk

Fri, 27 Nov 2020 21:00:00 -0000

Danielle and merritt wish you all a safe and restorative holiday weekend with this bite-sized episode about books and the recommendation thereof.

West Coast Office Hours: Notrub Burton

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 02:04:36 -0000

Niki has returned from the International Space Station, where the snowboarding is surprisingly good. Aside from that, this episode is mostly about custom license plates and the website Cameo, but there's some wrestling in there too. Plus Jordo!

East Coast Office Hours 40: Nothing Goes Right for Bubsy

Fri, 20 Nov 2020 23:39:21 -0000

That's right folks, it's the big 4-0! And to celebrate, merritt and Danielle do exactly what they normally do, which is have a chill Friday hang-out sesh to close the week. Kick your feet up and enjoy the weekend! It's time!!

West Coast Office Hours: Weird Sex Clam

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 01:18:41 -0000

Hey y'all it's Jordo, the producer, and just as a heads up I wasn't able to sit in on this recording so I have no idea what happens on this episode. The album art is something that Niki put in Discord but I have no context for it. "Weird Sex Clam" is just a thing John said in chat at one point. I listened to the first few minutes in order to bleep something, but after that you're on your own.

East Coast Office Hours 39: Astroman's Playroom

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:12:27 -0000

Neither Danielle or merritt are ready to jump into the new console generation, but they're both extremely here for a Cronenberg guest appearance in Star Trek.

West Coast Office Hours: All of My Dead Skin

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 02:06:22 -0000

It's an extra-silly episode this week, with Jordo stepping for Elby as they tour the International Space Station. Jordan and Niki reminisce about the cool phones of yesteryear, we learn some valuable information about the Mike Wazowski-esque nature of John's body, and what not to do with a fish at Disneyworld.

East Coast Office Hours 38: Less Ethnic Than the Olive Garden

Fri, 06 Nov 2020 20:53:40 -0000

This week, more than ever, is over. Let merritt and Danielle provide a few moments of respite with relaxing discussions of soda-pop, lying to our classmates, and of course, putting a horse's brain in a human's body.

West Coast Office Hours: Brought to You by Costco

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 00:35:07 -0000

This episode isn't actually brought to you by Costco, but it might as well be. There's a big tree in California somewhere and everyone but John is very excited about it. Niki still can't get a PlayStation 5, but Costco can meet your gothic pool table needs. Remember the time there was a big vulva on Everybody Loves Raymond?

East Coast Office Hours 37: Shades of Joker

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:37:16 -0000

Against all odds, we've made it to another Friday. Danielle and merritt are here to help you decompress from your long week, by discussing childhood fears, the guilt we feel over our traumatized siblings, some good-ass monster movies, and of course, Hades.

West Coast Office Hours: Sex Race

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:23:32 -0000

John is off touring the International Space Station this week, so Jordo fills in from behind the mixer as Niki takes us on a virtual tour of a deeply cursed house, and Elby discusses the haunting potential of a really wet moon.

East Coast Office Hours 36: Baby Blue Podcast

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 20:00:00 -0000

We made it to the end of another incomprehensible week, so why not spend some time with your pals Danielle and merritt as they discuss the works of David Cronenberg, Toronto's food crimes, and real, genuine maple syrup.

West Coast Office Hours: The Bud Light COVID Bowl

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 01:01:24 -0000

Join us for John's last episode (as someone who lives on the west coast), where he learns how to say "conch" and has a disagreement with co-hosts Niki and LB about whether Mario or Barack Obama is more recognizable worldwide.

East Coast Office Hours 35: History's Worst Megafauna

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 20:02:32 -0000

Danielle and merritt finally say what we've all been thinking: the Platybelodon sucks.

West Coast Office Hours: Whoville Hotel

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 00:13:38 -0000

I'm gonna be honest y'all, I had to do something else while they recorded this one so I have no idea what goes on in this episode. I think LB pretended to be a lawyer once? And there's a lot of cursed-looking amusement park photos in our Discord chat, so maybe that has to do with something. We'll find out together!

East Coast Office Hours 34: Extinct Megafauna That Are Out of This World

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 19:54:46 -0000

Against all odds, we've made it to another Friday. Join Danielle and merritt for the customary weekly discussion of western European wolf populations, extinct megafauna, paying Instagram models to dress up like Tetris blocks, and of course, the Sega Saturn.

West Coast Office Hours: I Lived in the Eggslut

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 23:44:07 -0000

Was Walt Disney alive or dead when they froze him? What's the name of that Weird Al movie? Who is the sexiest angler in the world?

East Coast Office Hours 33: 87 Copies of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 for Sony PS4

Fri, 02 Oct 2020 08:00:00 -0000

Danielle and merritt discuss the many possible ways in which one might make use of 87 copies of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 for the Sony PlayStation 4.

West Coast Office Hours: Best Wishes to David Finfrock

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 01:56:00 -0000

This extra-stuffed episode is mostly about vanity URLs, but we also talk about a local meteorologist getting bit by a rattlesnake! A basketball coach got fired and Jordo bought an original Xbox. Michael J. Fox is seduced by at least two older women that he is related two.

East Coast Office Hours 32: Resettiment

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 19:16:20 -0000

Recorded last week in preparation for Danielle's tour of the International Space Station, this episode of ECOH features the same chill Friday vibes you've come to know and love. What is YOUR 90s smell?

West Coast Office Hours: Where Do Turkeys Live

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 23:23:23 -0000

Is fruit ground food, or sky food? Fruit in tree, and tree branches in sky, but tree on ground, so is fruit on ground or in sky? What about bird? Why am I being punished like this? Niki ate ice-cream off the floor yesterday. When was the last time you ate at a Chili's? Does Sheldon die?

East Coast Office Hours 31: The Meat of the Trees

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 22:12:29 -0000

It's Friday and merritt is finally back from her tour of the International Space Station. It's a Sega Saturn game, how much could it possibly cost? $10?

West Coast Office Hours: They Should Deplatform Popeye

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 00:45:00 -0000

In a truly West Coast episode of WCOH, new co-host LB Hunktears joins John and Niki to discover if they are, in fact, a Gamer™. We also talk about the tar pits and amusement parks, so you can rest assured that this is the most West Coast-ass episode of WCOH in a minute.

East Coast Office Hours 30: Whining Winston

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 20:55:48 -0000

merritt is touring the International Space Station this week, so special guest John (WCOH, etc) joins Danielle to learn more about himself through the piercing lens of internet personality tests.

West Coast Office Hours: 10-Minute Episode

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Todayborday is Labor Day, so we've taken the liberty of recording a shorter-than-typical episode, as God intended. Take care of yourselves and we'll see you next week!

East Coast Office Hours 29: Yoshi's Souls

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 20:00:00 -0000

It is blessed Friday, which means that merritt and Danielle are back for the chillest of chill hangouts. For this week's sesh, we investigate the number of fingers on a Wario's hand, the difference between a Toon and a Doodle, and fondly remember that time Mario did a war.

West Coast Office Hours: Bird Cost

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 23:54:47 -0000

It's time for us all to bid farewell to our intrepid summer intern Ren Price, who must now return to the horrors of academia and find her way in the world. But before that, she hosts a characteristically aimless episode of WCOH, in which LeBron James is too busy, John bought the wrong car, and we inquire as to the cost of a wren and/or raven.

East Coast Office Hours 28: Allergic to Stealth Games

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 22:29:57 -0000

It's Friday, which means Danielle and merritt are back to discuss CD-i Tetris soundtracks, underappreciated grappling mechanics, and time-travelling to warn John Romero about Hatsune Miku.

West Coast Office Hours: You Were a Roommate in Your Mom

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 00:00:50 -0000

John, Ren and Niki are back for another action-packed installment of the least coherent podcast on the internet, West Coast Office Hours. Well, traditionally at least. Tonight's episode features some well-reasoned Thoughts™ about video games, specifically Valorant and Risk of Rain 2, so it's a little more cogent than usual. Don't worry though, there's still plenty of that trademark "Ren yelling at Niki to stop" that you all know and love.

East Coast Office Hours 27: Yoshi Eating a Dolphin

Fri, 21 Aug 2020 20:50:42 -0000

Danielle and merritt are back for their weekly chill hangout sesh, this time diving into the creative works of prolific Sega developer Ed Annunziata, the underappreciated oeuvre of the Sega Saturn, and of course, Dr. Ian Malcolm.

West Coast Office Hours: Fanwidth: Everyone Is Wrong Except for Me

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 02:17:43 -0000

I'm not gonna mince words y'all, this is the weirdest one of these we've done so far. It's as long as a Christopher Nolan movie. Half of the episode is an academic discussion of how Dark Souls interfaces with the concept of genre. There's an intermission. Jordo shows up two-thirds of the way through. Niki buys a truck.

East Coast Office Hours 26: Her Famous Mouth

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:37:31 -0000

Danielle and merritt are back for a very special episode of ECOH, in which merritt is subjected to the rigors of a 1990s teen girl magazine quiz. If you're not old enough to remember the 90s, it was a lot like now, except people read things called "magazines" instead of websites, and they only came out once a month. Also it was a lot harder to look at a naked butt whenever you wanted back then. Otherwise, basically the same!

West Coast Office Hours: Wet and Gushy

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:12:24 -0000

Gonna be honest folks, the energy in this one is a little weird. John, Niki and Ren are a little more aimless than usual, a little more easily distracted, a little more blatant in their contempt for the United States Military Industrial Complex. But you know what? Sometimes that's just how it is on Monday, and if WCOH is known for anything, it's authenticity.

East Coast Office Hours 25: Star Fox Beautiful Agony

Fri, 07 Aug 2020 20:46:21 -0000

Danielle and merritt are back for the chillest of chill Friday afternoon hangouts, with that trademark Wow It Sure Is Friday Huh?™ energy you've come to know and love. Topics of discussion include Gamecube classic Eternal Darkness, the Nintendo Giga Leak, and the WNBA.

West Coast Office Hours: Beak the Bluf

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 23:50:11 -0000

Niki is taking a week off to play with his new dog Barley, so Jordo comes out from behind the soundboard to join Ren and John on a journey of self discovery, exposed tympanic membranes, and of course, Blaseball.

East Coast Office Hours 24: I Do Not Triangle Choke My Patients

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 21:10:25 -0000

Danielle and merritt are back for their trademark end-of-the-week hang session, with chill discussions of childhood video game memories, peculiarly named Nintendo 64 add-ons, and whether or not Danielle puts her EMS patients into triangle choke holds (she doesn't).

West Coast Office Hours: Bat Catching Instructions

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 23:21:54 -0000

Welcome back to another installment of West Coast Office Hours, the only podcast brave enough to ask if you can taste it when you put it in. This week, Niki asks some tough questions, Ren tells a story about a bat, and John remembers his favorite time his dog pooped.

East Coast Office Hours 23: Chubb's Wharf

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 19:47:53 -0000

Danielle and merritt wrap up a very busy week with their trademark brand of chill friendship times, and thanks to an innovative styrofoam package, the chill stays chill while the hot stays hot. Topics of discussion include the anti-air capabilities of Mystic, Connecticut, the incredibly pleasing aesthetics of the Sega Dreamcast, and our hosts' childhood experiences with sailing.

West Coast Office Hours: Niki Erases a Lesbian

Tue, 21 Jul 2020 01:01:42 -0000

John, Ren and Niki are back to say some genuinely nice things about each other, but not until after Niki inexplicably erases a whole lesbian at the outset of the episode. There's also a brief segment where the show turns into a numbers station while discussing Blaseball, and you're never gonna believe it, but most of this week's show is actually about Halo.

East Coast Office Hours 22: Momcast

Fri, 17 Jul 2020 19:42:01 -0000

Brief content warning for mention of sexual assault in a movie.

This week, merritt was kind enough to give up her usual podcast seat to Danielle’s very own mom, for a whirlwind discussion of movies! We chatted about where Danielle’s own sci-fi and horror affinity comes from (mom), the delights of good/bad disaster movies, and watching films throughout the 50s and 60s in America.

(A brief note, Danielle only has her travel mic this week, so the audio quality isn’t up to the usual standards, but it should be legible!)

West Coast Office Hours: Funkgo to the Lols

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 01:10:00 -0000

Having completed a brief diversion into the world of table top gaming, John, Ren and Niki are back for your regularly scheduled programming, which this week means that John finally saw Hamilton and now we have to talk about it. There's also a lot of Funko Pop-oriented screaming near the end, and Niki goes on a weirdly long rant about that guy that got trapped under a boulder and had to cut his own arm off.

East Coast Office Hours 21: You Don't Wanna Hear About the Ocean

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 20:20:00 -0000

Danielle and merritt have successfully navigated another week on this b of an Earth, which is teeming with deep sea life that shouldn't exist, that also happens to think the same thing about us. As you join us for what is hopefully the end of your work week as well, enjoy a relaxing conversation about co-habitation with dolphins, 12-foot wide Japanese spider crabs, LSD, and the Hooters racing game that Ubisoft published on the original PlayStation.

Pivot To Chair: Episode 2

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 21:59:00 -0000

The internet's best chair podcast returns to Fanbyte's airwaves! This week, Niki hosts Eric Pope (Sr. Community Developer on Ubisoft's Hyper Scape), as well as Fanbyte staffers Jordan Mallory, Renata Price, Steven Strom, John Warren, Andrew Whitmore, and Fanbyte Community Specialist Taylor Hicklen.

This week's talking points include: wood, Canadian Costco, sanding, bidets, a chair that God wouldn't sit in.

West Coast Office Hours: Fiasco Pt. 2 - Enter Jamway

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 12:00:00 -0000

It's time for the thrilling conclusion of West Coast Office Hour's water-testing diversion into Fiasco, a tabletop roleplaying game where nothing goes according to plan. Starring Renata Price as WCFL Co-Anchor Marianna Sunday, John Warren as Rechelletto's Fine Pastas and Sauces Senior VP of Marketing Mitchell Freemont, Niki Grayson as WCFL Producer Kyle Shanahan, and Jordan Mallory as WCFL Head Anchor Chip Whitman.

East Coast Office Hours 20: Magic Pancakes

Fri, 03 Jul 2020 13:30:00 -0000

We recorded this week’s podcast on a Thursday afternoon rather than the typical Friday, so there’s a slightly different energy! But we think that’s a good thing. Join hosts merritt k and Danielle Riendeau on a whirlwind discussion of the bizarre things that characters eat in the Mario games, the best real-life drinks, and a fabulous feature this week on the Shin Megami Tensei series. We’re also looking to enact revenge on John and Niki for making us watch Larry Crowne and Artemis Fowl over the last week…

West Coast Office Hours: Fiasco Part 1 - Teens Love ARGs

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:12:00 -0000

Ren leads Niki, John, & Jordo through a game of Fiasco that explores the most inept newsroom in Celebration, Florida

East Coast Office Hours 19: Coffee n’ Cats n’ Paper Mario

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 21:23:00 -0000

CW for a brief discussion of abuse in the game industry.

This week, co-hosts merritt k and Danielle Riendeau talk about a lot of light, fun stuff (including the best time for coffee, the cutest things their cats do, and perfume), some game design-y stuff (including the Paper Mario series and Miyamoto), and some heavier material, where it concerns cases we’ve seen this week of abusers coming to light on twitter.

Pertinent links:

Elby Hunktears’ statement on cases of abuse in pro wrestling

Diego Argeullo’s piece on Valorant region locks

West Coast Office Hours: Desus & Mario

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 01:53:00 -0000

The gang attempts to come up with the perfect panel for PAX Online; also a visit to McDonald's

East Coast Office Hours 18: BabyCake Appreciation Hour

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 21:54:00 -0000

Every Friday afternoon, intrepid co-hosts merritt k and Danielle Riendeau talk about their weeks. This time, there was something special in the air, covering all sorts of ground from the joys of running, the delights of anime, and the pure, effervescent joy of lesser-known sports logos. Happy Friday, everyone.

West Coast Office Hours: Michael McDonald Clicking Heads

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 22:35:26 -0000

Air conditioning, a Doobie Brothers concert in 2021, Klei's games on sale, and more are on the docket

East Coast Office Hours 17: Coastal Elites

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 21:21:00 -0000

This week on East Coast Office Hours, co-hosts Danielle and merritt discuss recent conversations with family about radical politics (they’re… happening!), the work we loved putting out this week, and somehow, also, Sonic the Hedgehog. Do YOU know why so many gas station cash registers have the ring sound?

West Coast Office Hours: A Vroom of One's Own

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 00:49:00 -0000

Cards Against Humanity implodes (again), some very good games are in the itch.io bundle, & drama in the BA Test Kitchen

East Coast Office Hours 15: The Collin Effect

Fri, 29 May 2020 23:24:00 -0000

Content warning for a brief chat about food and a mention of the Fanfyte episode on Hana Kimura’s death by apparent suicide.

With merritt off on anime business today, Fanbyte Guide Writer Collin MacGregor (a New Jersey citizen himself) stepped in with Danielle. They talk about all manner of east coast things: good pizza, great Italian food, New Yorkers’ salty charm, and work they especially enjoyed this week. There are cat butts, Call of Duty chats, and sports feelings!

West Coast Office Hours: Paul Hollywood's Summer Games Festival

Wed, 27 May 2020 02:01:00 -0000

Niki and John compare baking stories and Ren releases pent-up energy discussing the onslaught of summer games announcements.

East Coast Office Hours 14: Convos with Cats

Fri, 22 May 2020 21:00:00 -0000

It’s another sunny Friday in Brooklyn, and that means another weekly wrap-up with co-hosts Danielle and merritt k. On the docket this week: merritt is learning baseball through the hilarious (and surprisingly deep) Super Mega Baseball 3, and podcasting about live games on the newly rebranded Numbers Go Up. Danielle is making sure she tells her cats they are fierce as well as pretty, and very excited to talk more about horror on You Love to Scream It.

It was a very productive week overall!

West Coast Office Hours: We Should Talk...About Our New Intern

Tue, 19 May 2020 00:07:00 -0000

Niki, Ren, and John talk about Charles Entertainment Cheese. Then, John talks to the developers of We Should Talk. Finally, Valorant chat.

East Coast Office Hours 13: Therapy For Janeway

Fri, 15 May 2020 20:34:00 -0000

We always get pretty real on East Coast Office Hours, and this week is no exception. Co-hosts Danielle and merritt k discuss all things near and dear to their Brooklyn hearts: neighbors stealing packages, sunny days, going to city parks safely. Danielle is also getting back into her beloved Star Trek Voyager, merritt published a piece on negative space in games, and everyone is ready for the weekend!

One note! The architecturally-oriented publication mentioned in this episode is called heterotopias, and it is fantastic.

Pivot To Chair: Episode 1

Wed, 13 May 2020 23:08:24 -0000

On the first ever episode of Pivot To Chair, the Fanbyte crew gathers to talk about the thing we spend most of our time in, chairs. We sit in them, we move in them, we work in them. But do we really appreciate them?

West Coast Office Hours: This Podcast is 4.5 Quibis Long

Tue, 12 May 2020 00:14:00 -0000

John & Niki talk about Quibi in the wake of a New York Times article published about the struggling streaming service. Also Coca-Cola Freestyle machines.

East Coast Office Hours 12: Herman Miller Gamer Chairs

Fri, 08 May 2020 20:51:00 -0000

This week on our Friday roundup, co-hosts merritt k and Danielle Riendeau get very excited about the newly announced Logitech-Herman Miller collaboration (for fancy gamer chairs!), express late appreciation for statistics, and discuss some of the coolest work on Fanbyte this week, including an in-depth feature on Pathologic and the Morality of Illness and an unhinged podcast about Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV.

East Coast Office Hours 11: Pizza and Old Soda

Fri, 01 May 2020 21:38:31 -0000

(Content warning for food and illness).

This week, the Brooklyn Crew gets very excited about pizza and discontinued sodas. Remember Ecto Cooler? Crystal Pepsi? Blue Pepsi? Maybe? It’s ok if you don’t, because we continued from there to a brief discussion of gross-out videos on YouTube and their genuine artistic and therapeutic value, before continuing on to talk about favorite pieces and podcasts from the site this week. It’s always an adventure!

East Coast Office Hours 10: Baseball and Sisko Feelings

Fri, 24 Apr 2020 20:05:00 -0000

The Brooklyn crew (Danielle Riendeau and merritt k) took the opportunity to chat about big life questions on this rainy Friday. Is knowledge really power? Is Deep Space 9 the best Star Trek? Does it feature the best father-son dynamic on TV? And what were our favorite Fanbyte podcasts this week, after all? Listen in for all this and much more.

East Coast Office Hours 9: Keeping Our Spirits

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 21:40:00 -0000

Congratulations, friends, on making it through yet another week! Co-hosts merritt k and Danielle discuss bad day coping strategies, terrible movies, and their favorite work on the site this week. We’re all in this together!

East Coast Office Hours 8: Resident Friday

Fri, 10 Apr 2020 19:50:00 -0000

It’s Friday! In fact, it’s Good Friday, the Friday before Easter Sunday for Christians and also the marker that we’ve gotten through another week. Co-hosts merritt and Danielle discuss the week at hand, the podcasts and pieces that went live on the site this week, and the importance of having a tiny house panther (that is, a cat) during these trying times.

East Coast Office Hours 7: Coffee Talk

Fri, 03 Apr 2020 22:32:00 -0000

Content warning: we discuss food and briefly mention weight. It’s been a very busy week here at the Brooklyn branch of Fanbyte: we had a promotion, wrote and edited a ton of stories, and did approximately ten podcasts a day (not really), so, naturally, merritt and Danielle decided to talk about how good coffee is. And ice cream. And bakery pizza/red slices/party pizza. It’s a rather hungry edition of East Coast Office Hours!

East Coast Office Hours 5: New York John

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 20:35:00 -0000

We have one Brooklyn gal and one LA guy on the east coast podcast today, so let’s call it a meeting of the coasts! A virtual meeting, importantly, as Fanbyte Editors John Warren and Danielle Riendeau discuss life in our current reality, keeping our dogs clean from pandemic pets, apocalypse team-building, and the games that are keeping us occupied as we ride things out.

East Coast Office Hours 4: Yodas, Goblins, Roald

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 22:17:00 -0000

Today, the east coast crew of Fanbyte — Features and Trending Editor merritt k, and soon-to-be-EIC Danielle Riendeau — discuss the fun of launching a new sports podcast when all the sports are cancelled, a Destiny podcast when considering the future of the series, and whether Yodas are goblins. We’re also excited for next week’s Doom/Animal Crossing double feature!

East Coast Office Hours 3: Were You Cool?

Fri, 06 Mar 2020 22:50:00 -0000

Today on East Coast Office Hours, Features and Trending Editor merritt K and Senior Editor Danielle Riendeau take a short trip down memory lane. They walk towards PAX last week, where Danielle had a special Animal Crossing experience. They dip into some of this week’s most interesting features, including this piece about translating Dicey Dungeons to Irish, and this piece on Parasite and class conflict from frequent contributor Gretchen Felker-Martin.

East Coast Office Hours 2: Wrestling with Digimon in the Fog

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 22:14:00 -0000

The east coast Fanbyte crew (merritt k and Danielle Riendeau) return to recap another week in the coolest things we did on the site this week. Danielle raves about the experience of launching a new MMA and pro wrestling podcast, while merritt learned a lot working on features about the history of Digimon and the rough early seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation.