Video Gems
35 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWelcome to Video Gems! In this podcast, host Darkfry and Co-hosts Aranock and Harry interview Video Essayists, Game Developers and all sorts of artists about their creations, their process, and various other topics! Join us as we learn more about our favorite creators and explore the joy of the creative process!
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Episodes
Video Gems Episode 17 - Master of Beans ft. Questing Refuge
June 10, 2024 05:09 - 1 hour - 79 MBSupport the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Darkfry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad
Video Gems Episode 16 - Buying Guns From Paul Blart Mall Cop ft. Vivian Aladren
May 05, 2024 12:26 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBSupport the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Darkfry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad
Video Gems Episode 15 - Teenage Fromsoft Boys ft. Pixel A Day
April 09, 2024 17:21 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBWe bring on Kat from the youtube channel Pixel A Day to talk about the state of the gaming industry, as well as the state of games research and criticism. Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad
Video Gems Episode 14 - The Plural Of Dracula ft. Xalavier Nelson Jr.
March 01, 2024 21:36 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBSupport the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Xalavier's Twitter: https://twitter.com/WritNelson Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad
Video Gems Episode 13: The Eric Andre Podcast ft. Codex Entry
February 10, 2024 18:57 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBSupport the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad
Video Gems Episode 12 - Constant Wiggler ft. @themaddiemerlin
January 20, 2024 21:34 - 1 hour - 96.6 MBSupport the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Darkfry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AranockHarry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad
Video Gems Episode 11 - God Given American ft. Socratetris
November 24, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBSupport the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad
Video Gems Episode 10 - Attack of the Non-Binaries ft. Li and Pim's Crypt
October 31, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBHalloween Special of Video Gems, featuring Aranock, Li, and Pim's Crypt!
Video Gems Episode 9 - Nefarious Hacker Women ft. Li Usagi
October 11, 2023 20:23 - 1 hour - 93.8 MBThis time we bring on Li Usagi, who is a horror fanatic, accessibility specialist and QA at the Chinese Room, and VTuber video essayist to talk about horror, accessibility, the game industry, and more! Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad
Video Gems Episode 8 - Sable's Creative Director ft. Gregorios Kythreotis
September 16, 2023 17:05 - 1 hour - 74 MBSupport the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad
Video Gems Episode 7 - Aspiring Emperor of Earth ft. @ArchitectofGames
September 01, 2023 14:19 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBSupport the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Adam's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ArchitectofGames Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AranockHarry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad
Video Gems Episode 6 - Women's Wrongs feat. @iamerror
August 11, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 78.4 MBSupport the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Error's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@iamerror Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AranockHarry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad
Video Gems Episode 5: Looking For Answers ft. BobbyBroccoli
August 10, 2023 11:30 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBSupport the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad Kevan's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BobbyBroccoli
Video Gems Episode 4 - Albert Wesker Will Rule The World feat. ChipmunkuChan
June 20, 2023 21:03 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBThis time we bring on fellow VTuber and Video Essayist Chipmunkuchan to discuss his video making process, his slick editing style, Resident Evil, and Kingdom Hearts! Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfryChipmunk's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ChipmunkuChanAranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AranockHarry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad
Video Gems Episode 3 - Spooky Scary Feminist feat. David J. Bradley
May 27, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBSupport the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry In this episode of Video Gems we bring on David J. Bradley, a creator known for his videos about asexuality and excellent media analysis of films and theater! We talk about his latest Magnum Opus, the Dark Truth of Peanuts. We talk about depth in children's media, the pitfalls of "fan theory" media analysis, the importance of media literacy and more! David's Channel: ht...
Video Gems Episode 2 - Space Necromancers Have A Bad Time feat. Gameservatory
May 04, 2023 16:56 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBIn this episode of Video Gems we welcome special guest Gameservatory, fellow video maker AND game developer, and we discuss the amazing production quality and visuals of his videos, and what it takes to produce such content. We also talk about Sonic the Hedgehog a lot.
Video Gems Episode 1 - The Dwarf Bread Principle
April 22, 2023 14:51 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBWelcome to the New and Improved Video Gems Podcast! In this podcast we talk to Video Essayists, Game Developers and Artists about their creations and their creative process and various other topics as we learn more about them and explore the joy of creating! In this first episode of Season 2, I talk to my guests AND cohosts Aranock and Harry from Video Games Are Bad about their amazing videos and how they make them! Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclu...
Video Gems Episode 15: BantzFerdinand - Heatherween Special
October 02, 2021 15:00 - 57 minutes - 94.2 MBIn this episode of Video Gems, we bring on Bantz Ferdinand! We talk about how awesome swearing is (seriously Bantz and Darkfry swear like sailors you're just gonna have to deal with that), horror movies, making our own stories while playing games, and more!
Video Gems Episode 14: Aranock - Chaos Worshipper
September 18, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 159 MBIn this episode of Video Gems, we have the lovely Aranock as our guest! We talk about some bonkers movies, queerness in media, finding your limits as a content creator and more! Darkfry also reveals his favorite word! What is it? Listen and find out!
Video Gems Episode 13: GC Vazquez - Positive Man
September 02, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 152 MBDid someone order a Video Gems episode featuring GC Vazquez, of Questrospective fame? Everyone did, and it's here! GC gives us excellent writing advice, we talk about streaming, video creation, and his SPICY Yakuza is for Men video! We also talk about how to criticize a piece of media you love, and how media can tackle serious themes of masculinity respectfully!
Video Gems Episode 12: Kevin The Arcadologist - Comment Section Gladiator
August 26, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBThis episode of Video Gems is blessed by the presence of Kevin The Arcadologist and his smooth, dulcet tones. Kevin tells us why he's so ruthless with negative comments, how Youtube's Let's Play/Reaction culture affected indie games, moral panics, dreams, and more!
Video Gems Episode 11: Chariot Rider - Darkfry's Archnemesis
August 19, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBIn this episode of Video Gems, Chariot Rider Rides on his Chariot to join Darkfry and Zoltiboi in discussing game design, virtual spaces, video game jargon, and MORE! Dark and Chariot also argue a bunch, neat!
Bonus Gems - Talking Movies with David "Jumpman" Bradley
August 15, 2021 15:00 - 27 minutes - 49.8 MBYou might be thinking "Hey, this seems different..." and you'd be right! This is an episode of Bonus Gems which is normally exclusive for Patrons, but we're releasing this one for everyone! Very nice of us, don't you think? We discuss with David "Jumpman" Bradley about our favourite bad and good movies and media! If you want more hilarity like this, become a patron for access to all episodes of Bonus Gems!
Video Gems Episode 10: David J. Bradley - Usurper of Denmark
August 12, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBIn this episode of Video Gems, we welcome David J. Bradley as our esteemed guest. We talk about the Asexuality-focused content David makes, the Absurdity of Youtube (literally), and Darkfry tries to guess what the J stands for
Video Gems Episode 9: Transparency Boo - Kiki and Alicia
August 05, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBWhat? 2 guests? In my Video Gems Episode? That's right, this time we're joined by Kiki and Alicia of Transparency Boo fame! We talk about making videos as a duo, games as art and how to critique them. We also give some lifehacks and PRO TIPS for new creators, and talk about the best game ever!
Video Gems Episode 8: Ludiscere - Women Respector
July 29, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBFriendly neighborhood Woman Respecter Ludiscere joins us for this episode of Video Gems! We talk about Ludi's 3 and a half hour long epic about Hades and Greek mythology, mythology depiction in media, Ace Attorney, and Darkfry can finally flex his Greek roots!
Video Gems Episode 7: Pixel A Day - Resident of the Future
July 22, 2021 15:00 - 50 minutes - 84.7 MBBrace yourselves, this is another of those smart episodes folks. Today Dark and Zolti talk to Pixel A Day, literal Ph.D-haver and art enjoyer. This episode delves deep in the sublime, as we explore Kat's video on the topic, and experience some fitting natural interventions along the way. Dark, Zolti and Kat talk about Smart Thinky Bois, Nature, stargazing, paintings, human existence, and more! Darkfry also vents a bunch, it's great.
Video Gems Episode 6: Monty Zander & Noobus Humanus - Kingdom Hearts Haters
July 15, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBDark and Zolti bring on Power Couple Monty Zander and the legendary "Noobus Humanus", who is tackling the infamously punishing Soulsborne series from FromSoftware, despite not being a gamer! In this especially chaotic episode, they talk about Sonic, Dark Souls, Resident Evil, Kingdom Hearts, the effects of a video "blowing up", hilarious comments, and more!
Video Gems Episode 5: Pim Is Online - Gender Skeleton
July 08, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 128 MBExpert of Spooky Content Pim Is Online is our guest for this episode of Video Gems. Darkfry, Zolti and Pim talk about the evils of Capitalism (spooky), the side effects of making Video Essays (scary), self-indulgence in content creation (ooooo) and Pim's video on Death Stranding and Workism (great)
Video Gems Episode 4: HotCyder - Thumbnail Virtuoso
July 01, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 196 MBKnown thumbnail expert HotCyder joins us to talk about his favourite game, content creation, Tetris, Pacman, Hats and more! Join Darkfry and Zoltiboi as they find out how HotCyder built his Thumbnail Empire!
Video Gems Episode 3: I Am Error - Video Essay Speedrunner
July 01, 2021 15:00 - 51 minutes - 108 MBThis episode's esteemed guest is I Am Error, essayist that makes videos that are too good and does it too fast. Dark and Zolti talk with Error about their video The Invisible Tutorial of Ocarina of Time. They discuss game design elements, the importance of tutorials, and games as a concept! An episode for big brains, this one.
Video Gems Episode 2: Harry Negus - Destroyer of Games
July 01, 2021 15:00 - 53 minutes - 97.8 MBThe preposterously named Video Games Are Bad joins us for the first guest appearance of Video Gems, with his video "What No Man's Sky lost through it's updates". Dark, Zolti and Harry talk about No Man's Sky's nature as a "tranquil game", game updates, motivation, Among Trees, and more! They also talk about boats and ducks.
Video Gems Episode 1: Darkfry and Zoltiboi - The Greatest Hostmen
July 01, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBIn the pilot episode of Video Gems, Darkfry and Zoltiboi interview each other, after all how can you know another creator, if you don't know yourself? We talk about mental health, making videos, epic inspirational quotes, getting drunk, school fights, and more!
Video Gems Trailer
June 29, 2021 14:08 - 1 minute - 3.84 MBHosts Darkfry and Zoltiboi interview a different content creator every week about their creations. Video Gems aims to get a better understanding of the people who make the content we love so much, and shine a light on their work. Be it video essays or video games, we're always looking for video gems.
Video Gems Episode 1 - Darkfry and Zoltiboi, The Greatest Hostmen
June 26, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBIn the pilot episode of Video Gems, Darkfry and Zoltiboi interview each other, after all how can you know another creator, if you don't know yourself? We talk about mental health, making videos, epic inspirational quotes, getting drunk, school fights, and more!