Best Bearded Fruit Podcasts (2024)

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No! Sad! 51:19

5M ago51:19

51:19

In this month's episode! Virtual 5ks Funerals Trying to remember our games' actual names Taylor Swift friendship bracelets Balancing choices in romance games Social media is really kinda useless right now Cut content from our games Hanging out with four month olds Christmas movies vs. Christmas games AI pixel art All this, plus...ZOMBIES! RUN! You …

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Nikstlitselpmur/Ifnkovhgroghprm 57:13

6M ago57:13

57:13

In this month's episode! Michael's new book, One Minute Mysteries 2, is out now!! Cat President roleplay Artichokes Used car salesmen in fiction The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels' art style Oh, a Rock!'s adopted highway Are Pokémon games for kids? The terrible, horrible, no good very bad camera in Super Mario Bros. Wonder Collectathons All this,…

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The Pawpular Vote 57:52

9M ago57:52

57:52

In this month's episode! Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher Torture rooms "We need to arrest The Phantom of the Opera, Winnie the Pooh and the Hardy Boys." Proofreading bad words My beautiful slimy boy Best practices for crediting licensed assets Lighting and composition in character photos DJ Nibbles' turkey scandal Paul thinks he could beat up a cat…

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It is Me, Meowing 55:16

10M ago55:16

55:16

In this month's episode! George Wickham Decrypting bug reports Whatever the opposite of product placement is Localized cereal Conasaur, the scam-artist dinosaur The Pizza Delivery Boy Who Saved the World: The Official Novelization of the Hit Computer Game Bad tips for recording sound effects Paul's mom's Halloween costume collection Hiding meows fr…

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The Teenage Kidnapping Wizard 55:40

11M ago55:40

55:40

In this month's episode! Mike the Gripper YouTube copyright triggers Uranium drinkware Co-Author Crush and Cat President: Third-Rate Candidate updates! How ChatGPT is helping us code How ChatGPT is NOT helping us with other things Book pillows Redoing Cat President assets in high-res The red highlighted text in Cat President games The fall of Unity…

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Raw Chester, Row Chester! 51:31

12M ago51:31

51:31

In this month's episode! The Cat President 3 script is finished!! (Finally!) Which high school clubs we want our Presidents to attend Avoiding copyright dings on YouTube Cats licking themselves Paul's going to be at the Rochester Game Festival on Sept. 9! Buying cat masks in bulk Dr. Arglefumph Paul's freelance videogame work Gamer, commentator, jo…

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Dying and Dying Again 49:39

1y ago49:39

49:39

In this month's episode! Music and sound in our games The Setback Necks Taking photos of strangers Josie & the Pussycats Local upstate New York castles Michael's cowboy costume The Cat President timeline Real-life politics Board games where you kill and eat your friends All this, plus a frank discussion on optimal Audacity settings! You won't want …

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Cold Fruit Snacks 55:08

1y ago55:08

55:08

In this month's episode! The battle for Head Boy How to draw lines in PhotoShop CS5 Keeping up with AI tech Cool skulls Arting and re-arting WE NEED YOUR CAT PHOTOS!!! Paul loses it a little Gamer snacks The Nancy Drew podcasts Michael has appeared on: River Height's Buzz and Unlocked (I think) How much research do we do for the Cat President games…

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This Can't Be It 53:21

1y ago53:21

53:21

In this month's episode! Drawing hotspots!!! Eyeballs and arm meat WHY ARE THERE STILL TYPOS IN CAT PRESIDENT????? Oh, a Rock's adopted highway Is Internet Court a legal entity? Bad Dog The buyout of Humongous Entertainment Nancy Drew: Mystery of the Seven Keys Co-Author Crush character reveals! (are not in this podcast) Copyright complaints on fre…

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References Millennials Will Love! 49:26

1+ y ago49:26

49:26

In this month's episode! Adult beginners' hockey class San Francisco Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant Home Alone traps How to pronounce "Live a Live" Paul's review of the D&D movie! Michael's review of the Mario movie! The external factors that determine whether you like something Making Mario feel self-conscious Absolutely nothing about game devel…

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R.I.Pizza 56:44

1+ y ago56:44

56:44

In this month's episode! - How do you buy movie tickets? - The D&D and Super Mario movies - Michael and Paul's experiences as DMs - When your characters won't stop talking - Player-friendly puzzles - Charles Clarinet - Goal-oriented gaming - A pool of liquefied humans - How we use guilt to motivate ourselves - Gaming pranks All this, plus how to un…

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Goofy Goofies 47:03

1+ y ago47:03

47:03

In this month's episode!- Is AI going to write Cat President 3?- AI-generated titles for our games- Evil blobby aliens- Distractions- The Idle Miner Tycoon community- The back part of Spencer's Gifts- What are show notes? Are these show notes?- Goof Troop vs. A Goofy Movie- Continuity problems between Cat President 1 and 3- Games from our childhood…

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Sherlock Holmes and His Roommate Dave 1:00:26

1+ y ago1:00:26

1:00:26

In this month's episode!- Our favorite games that we made- Lame-duck Congresses- Quick updates on Cat President 3 and the Moms Game- Michael's live stream of The Lost Oregon City Gold- Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper- The difference between publishers and developers- Is Sherlock Holmes too OP?- Comedy puzzles in serious games- Brothels- Our fav…

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Dead Cats & Illegal Keyboards 57:13

1+ y ago57:13

57:13

In this month's episode!- The death of Chief Justice Goober- Trying to remember our own jokes and storylines- Which months are dead-er than others- Februum- Febroom- How a game's interface can screw up your cool haikus- Is it okay to name your son after the family sword?- WWWWWWWWWW- The lyrics to MMMBop- Games we never made (…yet?)All this, plus o…

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Is There Life After the Discourse? 46:18

2y ago46:18

46:18

Things are going down at Twitter, and folks are jumping ship. Neil and Cody are back at the microphones, talking about what's good about Twitter, what's lousy about it, and what might come next for queer community if Twitter disappears.By Cody and Neil Daigle-Orians

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Fry the Ghosts Away 59:46

2y ago59:46

59:46

In this month's episode!- The ways we indent our code!- Beating up your computer- Sales breakdowns between PC, Switch, PlayStation and Xbox- Our outline for Cat President 3- Broadway musicals- Cat genders- Bitter giant artichokes- Coming up with backstories for main characters- Paul's hot take on the Big Mac- Underrated, underappreciated games (lik…

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Fierce Peace with Tyger Songbird 30:15

2y ago30:15

30:15

Tyger Songbird is one of the most vulnerable, approachable aroace voices on Twitter, so I was very excited to chat with him. Our conversation covers his experiences as a Black aroace man writing to create space for others like him. This is a thoughtful, uplifting conversation.Tyger Songbird is an aroace writer & asexual advocate who's been publishe…

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Space and Grace with Ashabi Owagboriaye 36:24

2y ago36:24

36:24

To celebrate Ace Week 2022 and the return of Bearded Fruit, I had a wonderful, warm, and insightful conversation with the creator of Ace in Grace, Ashabi Owagboriaye. Ashabi talks about why she created her highly successful Instagram space for ace folks, what it means to live life "out loud," and why she loves anime. Plus a whole lot more. Ashabi O…

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Oopsie Poopsie Problem 1:00:00

2y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

In this month's episode!- Twitter holidays- The winner of the Cat President 3 purresidential election!- Is Earl Grey dead?- Potential Cat President 3 titles/subtitles- The 1980 Presidential election- Mixing AI and hand-drawn art- The big Cat President update!- Do we have any tips for making visual novel playthrough videos?- …What about when they're…

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Your Mom's Bank (in Anime Style) 52:25

2y ago52:25

52:25

In this month's episode!- "You gotta monetize your friendships, bro!"- AI art vs. actual real drawings- Having art vs. not having art- Michael should fire his editor (Paul)- Replacing stock photos and music in the original Cat President- Pride and Prejudice and Murder is out now!!- How to get hired for one of our games- Naked holidays in Portland- …

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Mom I Met Your Mother 47:55

2y ago47:55

47:55

In this month's episode!- Time does not exist- Cats: The Musical (The Dating Sim)- Adapting works from the public domain (into dating sims)- "Does everything have to be a dating sim?"- Naming the characters you date in dating sims- Paul makes Michael uncomfortable- Paul makes Michael more uncomfortable- Making visual novels harder- Michael's hot co…

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The Mom Next Door 51:41

2y ago51:41

51:41

In this month's episode!- Paul's problems with level(s) design- We try to pick our next project: mommies, supervillains, or creepy kids?- Writing during the pandemic- The concept of blue- Quack Man & Honk Girl- Dark Michael- Deconstructing Goosebumps- Recording authentic early 2000s cell phone sound effects- Holes in bridges- Mother 3All this, plus…

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The Normal Amount of Moons 58:20

2+ y ago58:20

58:20

In this month's episode!- Michael is a sleepy boy.- GameCola's 20th anniversary? 10-year? 50th?- The 2022 Nancy Drew Mega Marathon- Oh, a Rock! geocaching!- Selling games to cheevo hunters- Using AI-generated art in visual novels- Outlines, outlines, outlines- Navigation in adventure games built with Ren'py- Designing a Disney World based on Oh, a …

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Backrubs for Hibernating Bears 56:37

2+ y ago56:37

56:37

In this month's episode!- John Cena's Peacemaker- Is social media getting better or worse?- The ice-cream business- The Pizza Delivery Boy Who Saved the World is now on Switch, PlayStation and Xbox!!- Changes we made for the console release- What would a (theoretical) Pizza Boy sequel look like?- The Lost Oregon City Gold is coming out in two weeks…

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Gratuitous Use of a Single Tuple 51:47

2+ y ago51:47

51:47

In this month's episode!- WE KNOW WHAT TUPLES ARE NOW.- Burger King hacks- Updates to the credits sequence in Too Many Santas! (and why)- Getting your kids to scream- Authentic elevator sounds- Redoing art assets for sequels- Making dumb workarounds look intentional- Are games just too loud nowadays?- How do we find music for our games?- "The Lost …

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The Beloved Municipal Elevator 53:46

2+ y ago53:46

53:46

In this month's episode!- Visual;Conference (aka VNConf) 2022- Nose picking and armpit-hair removal- Accidental flirting- …Are we making an adventure game?- Our new collaborative workflow!- Editing our game art so we don't get sued- Making VNs feel more lively- HTML color codes!- Changes we make so people won't laugh at us- The Oh, a Rock! Book Clu…

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What's a Numismatist With You? 55:23

2+ y ago55:23

55:23

In this month's episode!- TOO MANY SANTAS IS OUT NOW, somehow!- Things we cut from the game in order to finish it in time- "His eyelids are definitely someone else's eyelids."- Why politicians only "suspend" their campaigns, never "end" them- Steam still doesn't think we're real :(- What's next?- How John Cena cured his cholera- The mystery of the …

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Rappin' with Boomin' Tones, Quizzin' with Alan Hull 46:49

2+ y ago46:49

46:49

In a change from the published programme, Nick Brownlee’s Newsletter returns with special guest and long-time associate Gizmund T Curtis joining Nick down the line. They discuss deadly variant Omicron, late Lindisfarne frontman Alan Hull and soon-to-be-replaced Doctor Who, in that order, and with varying degrees of mental acuity. Meanwhile the robo…

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4. The Beast of Bolstadt 30:17

3y ago30:17

30:17

Kicking off with the best of the yesterday’s action from the crunch Third Form break-time clash on the hard play area, Episode 4 of the podcast moves silkily down the wing, past Nick’s musical reminiscences before crossing dangerously into Dutch podcast territory for the correspondents to bang home the winner. Meanwhile on the terraces, the robots …

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Wham Bye Pie 53:40

3y ago53:40

53:40

In this month's episode!- Why is there that weird pause in the middle of every intro?- The canceled DLC for Cat President- Our favorite Santa Claus memes- Murder mystery recipes- "Be the Christmas you want to see in the world."- Characters with names- The villain Lord Franzen- The villain Soseki Natsume- Will we ever make 3D games?- You can MICROWA…

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3. Follow The Baldies 27:43

3y ago27:43

27:43

And we’re back. Welcome to Episode 3 of Nick Brownlee’s Newsletter, podcast version, in which you will find more of the material that made episodes 1 and 2 such essential listening, not to mention the trailer. This week, Nick meets a Trappist monk and secures a hard-hitting interview with a leading member of Insulate Britain. Meanwhile his mum desc…

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2. Loose Men, Strange Beards 29:00

3y ago29:00

29:00

Against all odds Nick Brownlee's Newsletter, podcast version, has reached the landmark second episode. Listen now to hear the consequences. Included in this episode, the first of a new series in which men talk openly about their feelings, a high-level whistleblower blows the lid off a top secret nuclear catastrophe in Scotland, and Nick takes a tri…

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Man of Fruit, Ear of Goat, Game of Squid 31:20

3y ago31:20

31:20

Welcome to the first episode of Nick Brownlee's Newsletter, podcast version. In it, Nick relates a close encounter with the hit South Korean splatterfest Squid Games and problems with a shortage of roasted animal ears. He also interviews a man who is launching controversial legal action against the producers of the James Bond franchise. There's som…

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Bowl, of Rocks! 56:56

3y ago56:56

56:56

In this month's episode! - Warrior Cats is officially banned from the podcast.- Oregon colleges- Paul tries to cast Michael's mom in another game- Santa Claus arts and crafts- The Steam store page for Too Many Santas is live!- Giant cats- Austrian hobbit holes- Paul learns about tripods- Were-cats- [this content removed for legal reasons]All this, …

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Trailer 5:25

3y ago5:25

5:25

Introducing Nick Brownlee's Newsletter, the podcast version of Nick Brownlee's Newsletter, the written version. With Nick Brownlee. And robots.

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A Book That's Apples 59:14

3y ago59:14

59:14

In this month's episode! - Michael should go to jail for programming crimes- The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles- Repetitive dialogue- Can bicycles go backwards?- Hot, swearing prosecutors- Repetitive dialogue- A shocking name reveal for our Santa Claus dating sim!- Adopting historical pennies- We love all our testers' feedback- Desert island books, …

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All Michaels Considered 54:27

3y ago54:27

54:27

In this month's episode!- How long have we been podcasting.- Hitting on moms at funerals- How Michael (almost) appeared on All Things Considered- Oregon City's municipal elevator- Good dogs- How easy is it to get sued, really?- Dutch Bros.' not-so-secret menu- More Fiverr fails- Are The Hardy Boyz intimidating?- Our dream cast for The Pizza Deliver…

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The Trouble With Tuples 55:26

3y ago55:26

55:26

In this month's episode!- Nature doesn't grow in a hallway- Movement controls in Deja Vu- Trying to cheat our own puzzles- Ancient Photoshop- TUPLES- WHAT IS A TUPLE - HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE TUPLE- Transitions - How to code a hug- HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE GIFAll this, plus we talk about TUPLE. Tuple tuple tuple.If you have questions about game developmen…

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Slurp Knead: Ace Attorney 57:30

3y ago57:30

57:30

In this month's episode!- Santa Claus costumes- Fiverr fails- Paul's canceled FMV dating sim- Murder at Singles University- Melissa & Dog- How to change cursors in Ren'py games- Real-life Internet Court- Replaying the "new" Ace Attorney games- Do Michael and Paul ever have major creative disputes?- Jokes about murdering Santa ClausAll this, plus Pa…

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The Book of Good and Bad 52:40

3+ y ago52:40

52:40

In this month's episode!- Oh, a (large) rock!- How to cheat at slider puzzles- Internet Court and Cat President 2 sales figures- Steam's new beta-testing program- Dressing up our friends as Santa Claus- Blinking- Stealthy vs. non-stealthy beards- Burger King soda fountains- How to pronounce Oregon- Which of our games would we want to be trapped in …

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Weird Roles (feat. Huw Miller and Timothy Mark) 56:05

3+ y ago56:05

56:05

In this month's episode!- Internet Court is coming out on April 6th!! - Huw Miller and Timothy Mark join us to talk about their characters in the game- Casting decisions (or: "Hey, that's a nice hoodie!")- Improv in Internet Court- Janky camera setups- Michael's college TV sitcom- $5 VR headsets- Goths at Disneyland- Nancy Drew drama- Paul's "Gamed…

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I Like My Nonsense 58:22

3+ y ago58:22

58:22

In this month’s episode!- We’ve been doing this for FIVE YEARS HOLY [censored]- The Muppets Take Manhattan- Michael’s Life in the Dorms livestream- How to lose all your dates in 40 minutes- What should our next project be?- Internet Court bugs :(- Paul’s love for dumb puzzles- Abandoned paper mills- The real-life inspirations behind Life in the Dor…

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Epic Beard Wish Fulfillment 50:14

3+ y ago50:14

50:14

In this month's episode!- The SpongeBob musical- Michael's haircut- Michael's "kid friends"- Signing up for COVID vaccine trials- Laughing at jokes you don't remember writing- Dubs- Internet Court's menu design- Adding last-minute dumb things to games- Young Trucy Wright- Paul's tired of thinkingAll this, plus I cut out like 10 minutes of us trying…

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How to Draw Anime Santa 53:55

3+ y ago53:55

53:55

In this month's episode!- Glitter - NaNoWriMo hacks- How not to confuse your future self- Background animations in VNs- Jenny LeClue- Naughty and nice decisions- How many Santas is enough Santas?- Joey Joey and the Good Good Boys- Coding for kids- Legacy of Dragonholt and room-escape gamesAll this, plus how to hook up with Santa! You won't want to …

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The Cats of Cat President 2 (feat. their owners) 59:18

4y ago59:18

59:18

In this special edition of Oh, a Podcast!:- We have three guests in the (virtual) studio: Anne Sullivan, Abigael Williams, and Rin J—aka the owners of Mr. Biscuits, Fe.Line, and Queen Fabulousa! - The real-life purr-sonalities of the Cat President 2 cats- Where these cats came from- 2 for $10 cat deals- Should Paul get a cat??- How many cats should…

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Homemade Beard Balm 59:51

4y ago59:51

59:51

In this month's episode!- Beard care tips- Cat President 2 is coming out this month!- Composting pyramid schemes- Mountain Dew VooDew- Why aren't ballots like fast food- Windows Vista- Creating counterfeit dollars in PhotoShop- Do we make "sexy" games?- Carol Reed- How Paul ruined Michael's wedding photosAll this, plus we try to figure out differen…

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Look at My Fancy House 59:10

4y ago59:10

59:10

In this month's episode!- We're using Discord now! - We're too old for Discord.- What is the end of Minecraft?- Paul just wants to impress the fourth graders.- Books where you can die- Visual novels with stats- Placeholder names- The TV show Soap- What are the youths doing?- Tester feedback on Cat President 2All this, plus the true story of how Pau…

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Cat Fingers 51:53

4y ago51:53

51:53

In this month's episode!- Making games is fun(?)- Cat President's word count- What's next after a game is "finished"?- How cats wear jackets- Do cats have goatees?- Cats with tats- Testing text-based games- Games with time loops- Time-travelling toilets- MURDER MANAll this, plus how to accessorize like a bad boy! It's educational! SO LISTEN.If you …

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Let's Date Pikachu! 55:28

4y ago55:28

55:28

In this month's episode!- Pride and Prejudice and Murder- Managing continuity with multiple writers- Politicians licking themselves- Filming FMV games from home- DID SURGE GET DISCONTINUED AGAIN????- Is Orange Vanilla Coke gone too??????- The Luncheon Kingdom- Dating sims with 100+ routes- How Michael and Paul met- VR VNsAll this, plus why does Sup…

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Hey, Daddy! 37:40

4y ago37:40

37:40

Because we're recording on Father's Day, we're talking about daddies! On this episode, we dig into the idea of "daddy," how it relates to our lives and what "daddy" means culturally. We also talk about some of the research on intergenerational relationships and see if they stack up to what we see in the community.…

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