ANIMALCAST
The official podcast of Animalball.com and all its gaming-related dorktacular awesomeness.
Host: Mike and Kyle Jones
Topics: Irreverent Shows, Variety of Topics
Website: http://animalball.libsyn.com
Welcome to our experimental world of geek radio. Listen in as Mike and Kyle discuss all things dork. Dungeons and Dragons, RPGs, Comics, NerdTV, and more. WARNING: the Animalcast contains explicit language and discussion. If you're under 18 or just don't think you can handle an F-bomb every once in a while, then don't download the show.
| Episode Name | Time | Release Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animalcast Episode 58 | 59:30 | 09/06/2008 | In Episode 58 the guys talk about their experience at the Ennie Awards. They discuss how cool it was to see Dave Arneson speak, the awesome goblin-acceptance music of Paizo, and the flagrant disregard of a dress code by Ken Hite who wore cargo pants and a Hawaiian shirt. Kyle also comments on... |
| Animalcast Episode 57 | 1:15:40 | 08/30/2008 | In Episode 57 of the Animalcast, the guys give the rundown on their trip to Indianapolis for Gencon. Click here for their pictorial travelogue of the trip. The guys talk about all the nerds in costumes, the cool dice and games they got, being overwhelmed by sheer magnitude of Gencon. They... |
| Animalcast Episode 56 | 1:08:50 | 08/09/2008 | In Episode 56, the guys talk about their plans for GenCon-- which of course means that Kyle again serenades the audience with a new song. They also talk about Mike's progress with his kids on the Pathfinder series of adventures, which leads to another discussion (in a roundabout fashion) to the... |
| Animalcast Episode 55 | 1:08:20 | 08/02/2008 | In Episode 55, the guys finally sit down for the long-awaited interview with Paranoia XP designer and author Allen Varney. Allen talks about how he got into the business, his love for Paranoia-- the greatest game ever invented-- and the difficulties in trying to revive a cherished game that had... |
| Animalcast Episode 54 | 1:04:20 | 07/27/2008 | In Episode 54, the guys talk about the greatest RPGs that they've never played, but want to. Both came to the show with a list of three, including Little Fears by Jason Blair, the Kill Puppies for Satan by Vincent Baker, Wushu by Dan Bayn, Sea Dracula by Nick and Jake, the Marvel Universe RPG,... |
| Animalcast Episode 53 | 58:30 | 07/19/2008 | In Episode 53, the guys celebrate the fact that the show has been nominated for an Ennie. They dance like fat, middle-aged white men while shouting "special" messages to all the jealous player haters. And then they sip bacardi. They sip it like it is their birthday. But the bulk of... |
| Animalcast Episode 52 | 07/09/2008 | In Episode 52 of the Animalcast, the guys introduce their new Gamer Girl correspondent who is going to start providing game reviews for the podcast. Kyle also announces that July is World Adventure Writing Month, and advises everyone to visit Jeff Rient's website and participate. The guys then... | |
| Animalcast Episode 51 | 57:20 | 06/28/2008 | You should be reading show notes, but Kyle's baby screwed everything up, and so now all you get is this pithy commentary. |
| Animalcast Episode 50 | 1:07:30 | 06/22/2008 | Holy half-century marks! The Animalcast has reached episode 50! Just like all those people who said we'd never be able to publish games in print, we have now proved wrong all the naysayers and haters who said we'd never make it to 50 episodes. With absolutely no fanfare, the guys spend this... |
| Animalcast Episode 49 | 1:01:40 | 06/15/2008 | Kyle is tired and cranky. Mike compensates. The guys engage in banter for the entire episode. |