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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Episodes
East Coast Office Hours 17: Coastal Elites
June 12, 2020 21:21 - 39 minutesThis 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
June 09, 2020 00:49 - 1 hourCards Against Humanity implodes (again), some very good games are in the itch.io bundle, & drama in the BA Test Kitchen
Eric Thurm Makes merritt k Watch Anime 12: Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
June 08, 2020 19:35 - 1 hourEric Thurm and merritt k go deep on Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! — a series about teen girls who make their own anime. It’s a love letter and brutally honest examination of creativity and craft, with three main characters who act as artist, producer, and director of their own wild creations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Daily Morning June 8, 2020
June 08, 2020 18:58 - 3 minutesPS5 reveal has a new date, Bloodborne on PC rumor machine, & PC Gaming Show's lineup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Daily Sunday June 7, 2020
June 08, 2020 04:00 - 2 minutesMike Pondsmith issues statement, PT in VR, & Dragon Age 2 is a best seller Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Daily Evening June 5, 2020
June 06, 2020 00:29 - 5 minutesitch.io's huge bundle for racial justice, Madden 21 reverses course, and Roger Goodell makes a statement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
East Coast Office Hours 16: Past Tense
June 05, 2020 19:55 - 35 minutesIt’s been a long, hard week, friends. Co-hosts merritt and Danielle take a few minutes to chat about protesting here in NYC, that hard-hitting time travel episode of Deep Space Nine (“Past Tense” — the one that deals with systemic inequality and the Gabriel Bell riots), and the love of the community. Thanks for being here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Daily Morning June 5, 2020
June 05, 2020 18:00 - 3 minutesSummer Games Done Quick goes digital & more digital events are delayed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Numbers Go Up 3: Exploring the Pyramids
June 05, 2020 13:00 - 1 hourProfessional Destiny prognosticator Paul Tassi joins merritt and Collin to discuss Year 4 possibilities, Warframe, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Daily Evening June 4, 2020
June 05, 2020 03:14 - 4 minutesGuerrilla Collective is delayed, Elite: Dangerous getting FPS content, Bobby Kotick gets paid too much, & free Overcooked Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Daily Morning June 4, 2020
June 04, 2020 20:42 - 2 minutesMore EA games come to Steam and EA Access is on the way Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Daily Evening June 3, 2020
June 04, 2020 05:00 - 3 minutesKingdoms of Amalur remaster, Sega's Fog Gaming, Paradox's new CBA, Fortnite Season 3 delay, and Destiny 2 Year 4 info Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Daily Morning June 3, 2020
June 03, 2020 15:57 - 3 minutesWe unpack Sega's Game Gear Micro details from overnight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Daily Evening June 2, 2020
June 03, 2020 03:31 - 3 minutesSEGA making the Game Gear Micro & notes from today's ongoing efforts to end racist and violent policing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Daily Morning June 2, 2020
June 02, 2020 19:00 - 2 minutesValorant day one details & Pokemon Sword and Shield's first DLC is coming very soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Daily Evening June 1, 2020
June 02, 2020 03:33 - 3 minutesValorant 1.0 patch notes for this week's launch & a must-listen episode of Spawn On Me Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
West Coast Office Hours: Geoff Keighley Crossing the Delaware
June 02, 2020 02:54 - 1 hourWe tried desperately to name this podcast something different because of SEO juice. Did we succeed? No. But here's our discussion anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eric Thurm Makes merritt k Watch Anime 11: Hunter X Hunter
June 01, 2020 21:45 - 1 hourHunter X Hunter has vibes for days and days. It’s about a young guy named Gon who finds out that his father was a Hunter — a professional who goes on fantastical adventures — and his oddball friends. Join Eric Thurm and merritt k on a whirlwind discussion of the show, as well as a teaser for next week’s very special episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Daily Morning June 1, 2020
June 01, 2020 20:17 - 4 minutesDetroit: Become Human compared to Black Lives Matter by co-CEO, Gang Beasts breaking out on their own, & several scheduled presentations have been delayed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Daily Sunday May 31, 2020
June 01, 2020 04:09 - 5 minutesAn update on this week's police violence in the United States Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Evening News May 29, 2020
May 30, 2020 01:19 - 2 minutesBaldur's Gate 3 gets a teaser ahead of its reveal next weekend & Valorant brings in 3 million per day during the closed beta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
East Coast Office Hours 15: The Collin Effect
May 29, 2020 23:24 - 57 minutesContent 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!
Fanbyte Morning News May 29, 2020
May 29, 2020 19:00 - 2 minutesWe're about to hear a lot more about the PlayStation 5 and Sony is telling developers their PS4 games will have to work for PS5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Numbers Go Up 2: The Dad Gulag
May 29, 2020 11:00 - 1 hourJoin your hosts for a rousing round of Numbers Go UP! It's time to talk about video games, the loot we love, and the ways we get it. Joining us in that endeavor this week is Fanbyte intern Renata Price. She's got the dirt on Phantasy Star Online 2, which just got its official English release on PC recently. With her and merritt's help, the gang is able to ask important questions like "What's a MAG?" And what exactly is a space elf? Does a cottagecore lesbian have good stats? Find out right af...
Fanbyte Evening News May 28, 2020
May 29, 2020 02:22 - 4 minutesPlayStation Plus games for June, Cate Blanchett in Borderlands, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is coming, & EA extends their exclusive NFL agreement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Morning News May 28, 2020
May 28, 2020 18:42 - 4 minutesFortnite's Season 3 delayed a week, Samurai Shodown 5 Perfect lives, & Xbox Series X explains backward compatible improvements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Evening News May 27, 2020
May 28, 2020 03:29 - 3 minutesBorderlands the Handsome Collection will be free on the Epic Games Store & a look at HBO Max's launch lineup of content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Morning News May 27, 2020
May 27, 2020 19:00 - 3 minutesStreet Fighter V is getting one more season of content and a Kingdom Hearts Disney+ series is in the works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Evening news May 26, 2020
May 27, 2020 03:16 - 3 minutesBlizzCon 2020 has officially been canceled and details about Arkane's involvement in a long-canned Half-Life spinoff emerge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
West Coast Office Hours: Paul Hollywood's Summer Games Festival
May 27, 2020 02:01 - 1 hourNiki and John compare baking stories and Ren releases pent-up energy discussing the onslaught of summer games announcements.
Fanbyte Morning News May 26, 2020
May 26, 2020 20:08 - 5 minutesA quick roundup of the Wholesome Direct showcase and a rundown of all showcases between now and the end of June (there are too many). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eric Thurm Makes merritt k Watch Anime 10: Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
May 25, 2020 20:27 - 1 hourSkull-face Bookseller Honda-san is a special short-form anime series about, yes, a skull-faced person who works at a bookstore. Co-hosts merritt k and Eric Thurm go through the series’ first few episodes — including a look at the very special tastes of so many customers — and examine the gently joyful and celebratory vibe of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Sunday Edition May 24, 2020
May 25, 2020 04:42 - 2 minutesThe wrestling world is stunned and saddened at the sudden and tragic passing of Stardom prodigy Hana Kimura. She was 22 years old. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Evening News May 22, 2020
May 23, 2020 00:49 - 3 minutesRisk of Rain 2 update, Outer Worlds for Switch coming soon, Yoko Taro's mobile battle RPG open for registration, & Fanbyte podcast roundup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Morning News May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020 23:56 - 3 minutesXbox Live and Microsoft experience wide outages, original Xbox source code leaked online, & Tuca & Bertie revived for season 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
East Coast Office Hours 14: Convos with Cats
May 22, 2020 21:00 - 33 minutesIt’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!
Numbers Go Up 1: Good Night (For Now) EDZ
May 22, 2020 11:00 - 1 hourIn case you missed it last week, we've decided to relaunch and rebrand Good Morning EDZ as Numbers Go Up! This new and improved version of your weekly Destiny podcast isn't just about Destiny anymore. Instead, your hosts will cover a variety of loot-based games ranging from Warframe, to Monster Hunter, to Final Fantasy XIV, and beyond (including, of course, some weekly Destiny discussion for our longtime fans). If you're looking for a nice, comforting game to play, we've got suggestions! If y...
Fanbyte Evening News May 21, 2020
May 22, 2020 00:45 - 3 minutesTENET trailer debuts in Fortnite, Iron Man VR demo, Civ 6 free on Epic Games Store, Danganronpa mobile launches, & Twitter's new feature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Morning News May 21, 2020
May 21, 2020 23:14 - 3 minutesValorant leaving beta next week for release on June 2, Artifact 2.0 Hero Draft revealed, & Sea of Thieves is coming to Steam June 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Evening News May 20, 2020
May 21, 2020 02:22 - 4 minutesThe Snyder Cut of Justice League is coming to HBO Max in 2021, Serious Sam 4 comes to Stadia soon, and Tencent working on System Shock 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You Love to Scream It 1: Belzebuth
May 20, 2020 18:36 - 53 minutesThis episode has a content warning for discussion of terrorism and child death. You’re probably familiar with You Love To See It, our movie and TV rewatch podcast. Well, enough of us love horror - and watch so much of it - that there’s room for extra episodes, and this Scream It spin-off was born! Expect more niche horror on this feed, while YLTSI will still stay on a regular weekly schedule. In our first episode, Danielle, LB, and Collin dive into Belzebuth, a demonic possession movie set o...
Fanbyte Morning News May 20, 2020
May 20, 2020 18:14 - 3 minutesNew Game+ Expo announced with impressive list of studios attached & ex-WWE star Shad Gaspard dead at the age of 39. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Evening News May 19, 2020
May 20, 2020 03:09 - 3 minutesOverwatch Anniversary event brings new skins, Epic Games Store improves refunds, and Gen Con canceled for first time in 52 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Morning News May 19, 2020
May 19, 2020 18:00 - 3 minutesApex Legends deals with some server outages and Mafia: Trilogy is available today with an interesting catch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Evening News May 18, 2020
May 19, 2020 02:56 - 2 minutesThe Umbrella Academy is back for round two, a fifth Scream film is coming, and Mileena makes her (brief) return in Mortal Kombat 11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
West Coast Office Hours: We Should Talk...About Our New Intern
May 19, 2020 00:07 - 1 hourNiki, Ren, and John talk about Charles Entertainment Cheese. Then, John talks to the developers of We Should Talk. Finally, Valorant chat.
Fanbyte Morning News May 18, 2020
May 18, 2020 23:22 - 2 minutesRespawn is opening a new studio to focus on Apex Legends alone & we take a look at Season 5 tier lists for legends and weapons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eric Thurm Makes merritt k Watch Anime 9: Mobile Suit Gundam
May 18, 2020 19:53 - 1 hourIt’s a classic among classics: Mobile Suit Gundam is certainly not the first anime series to feature giant robots, but it spawned a massive following (and several ongoing series) thanks to its compelling action and sobering view of war. Co-hosts Eric Thurm and merritt k dig into the foundational series in today’s episode, and decide on next week’s pick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Sunday Edition May 17, 2020
May 18, 2020 04:39 - 3 minutesSteven Strom talked with the developers of Scorn about the Giger-inspired shooter we saw a few weeks ago at the Xbox 2020 event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fanbyte Evening News May 15, 2020
May 16, 2020 03:12 - 3 minutesStar Trek is getting another few CBS All Access series, Anthem 2.0 update from BioWare, and Tony Hawk remasters missing some tracks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices