Friends Reunion
401 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsEvery Friday, join the Fanbyte Thinktank to cackle over internet obscurities, semantic debates, and really anything else that comes to mind. Hosted by LB Hunktears, Niki Grayson, and John Warren, this one’s for the discerning listeners. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. Discord: https://fanbyte.casa/
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West Coast Office Hours: Friends Reunion
December 01, 2020 00:43 - 1 hourFor 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
November 27, 2020 21:00 - 19 minutesDanielle 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
November 24, 2020 02:04 - 1 hourNiki 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
November 20, 2020 23:39 - 40 minutesThat'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
November 17, 2020 01:18 - 1 hourHey 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
November 13, 2020 21:12 - 41 minutesNeither 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
November 10, 2020 02:06 - 1 hourIt'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
November 06, 2020 20:53 - 37 minutesThis 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
November 03, 2020 00:35 - 1 hourThis 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
October 30, 2020 19:37 - 39 minutesAgainst 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
October 27, 2020 00:23 - 1 hourJohn 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
October 23, 2020 20:00 - 43 minutesWe 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
October 20, 2020 01:01 - 1 hourJoin 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
October 16, 2020 20:02 - 44 minutesDanielle and merritt finally say what we've all been thinking: the Platybelodon sucks.
West Coast Office Hours: Whoville Hotel
October 13, 2020 00:13 - 1 hourI'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
October 09, 2020 19:54 - 39 minutesAgainst 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
October 05, 2020 23:44 - 50 minutesWas 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
October 02, 2020 08:00 - 29 minutesDanielle 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
September 29, 2020 01:56 - 1 hourThis 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
September 25, 2020 19:16 - 24 minutesRecorded 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
September 21, 2020 23:23 - 1 hourIs 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
September 18, 2020 22:12 - 45 minutesIt'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
September 15, 2020 00:45 - 1 hourIn 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
September 11, 2020 20:55 - 1 hourmerritt 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
September 07, 2020 17:00 - 10 minutesTodayborday 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
September 04, 2020 20:00 - 46 minutesIt 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
August 31, 2020 23:54 - 1 hourIt'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
August 28, 2020 22:29 - 32 minutesIt'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
August 25, 2020 00:00 - 1 hourJohn, 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
August 21, 2020 20:50 - 56 minutesDanielle 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
August 18, 2020 02:17 - 2 hoursI'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
August 14, 2020 20:37 - 21 minutesDanielle 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
August 11, 2020 00:12 - 1 hourGonna 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
August 07, 2020 20:46 - 47 minutesDanielle 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
August 03, 2020 23:50 - 1 hourNiki 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
July 31, 2020 21:10 - 48 minutesDanielle 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
July 27, 2020 23:21 - 1 hourWelcome 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
July 24, 2020 19:47 - 50 minutesDanielle 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
July 21, 2020 01:01 - 1 hourJohn, 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
July 17, 2020 19:42 - 35 minutesBrief 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, bu...
West Coast Office Hours: Funkgo to the Lols
July 14, 2020 01:10 - 1 hourHaving 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
July 10, 2020 20:20 - 44 minutesDanielle 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
July 08, 2020 21:59 - 1 hourThe 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
July 06, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourIt'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
July 03, 2020 13:30 - 33 minutesWe 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 th...
West Coast Office Hours: Fiasco Part 1 - Teens Love ARGs
June 30, 2020 00:12 - 2 hoursRen 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
June 26, 2020 21:23 - 48 minutesCW 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 ...
West Coast Office Hours: Desus & Mario
June 23, 2020 01:53 - 1 hourThe 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
June 19, 2020 21:54 - 44 minutesEvery 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
June 15, 2020 22:35 - 1 hourAir conditioning, a Doobie Brothers concert in 2021, Klei's games on sale, and more are on the docket