Don't Give Up Skeleton: A Dark Souls And Bloodborne Podcast

This week’s guest is Trey, a friend of mind from the Duckfeed.tv community (take a drink!). Trey and I got to meet in person during a live Watch Out For Fireballs in Austin, TX. Him and I sat down a bit after that and recorded this episode, in which we talk about his backwards journey through the Souls series. We go all over the place in this one, folks. Be sure to stay tuned after the credits to hear some of Trey’s band, Handsome Ransom. Trey’s Links: https://twitter.com/BashfulTrey https://handsomeransom.bandcamp.com/ Trey's crazy and amazing fungus lore theory: http://atreymillerproduction.tumblr.com/post/156244735081/quick-dirty-fungus-lore-theory To subscribe to the show and find links to all the various social networks it’s on, please go to http://www.dontgiveupskeleton.com/

This week’s guest is James Carter from the Cane & Rinse podcast. James is one of those people (like myself) that can’t stop talking about the Souls games once he gets started. James and I go through all of the games, but sort of bounce all around instead of going straight through them. It’s a fun cast, and I think you’ll enjoy it. James’ Links: https://twitter.com/CarterCommaJ http://caneandrinse.com/ http://retrofitpod.net/ As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

I’m very happy to Josh Garrity on the podcast this week! Josh is a host on the incredible Cane & Rinse podcast. Josh and I spend a good 20-25 minutes talking about games in general before getting into the Souls games, but I think y’all will enjoy it anyway. Quick note: there are some audio issues on this one. I tried to edit around them as best I could, but when you’re recording from 3000 miles away things can happen. Also, right after this Josh found out his mic was dying! So we were in DOUBLE TROUBLE! Oh no! Josh’s Links: https://twitter.com/combinehunter http://caneandrinse.com/ As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

As one quarter of the Chomp Chain Podcast, Dylan knows games. We sit down and talk about his history with the Souls games, and I think you’ll enjoy the story. We also get into other games like Skyrim, Metal Gear Solid, and Portal. Dylan is also a musician, so stay tuned after the show to hear one of his songs. It’s really good! Dylan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dextermpepper Chomp Chain Podcast: https://twitter.com/PodcastChomp As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

Today’s guest is Chris Mosher, a friend from Twitter and podcast buddy. Chris is a BIG Dark Souls fan, and we get into just about everything you’d want out of your typical DGUS episode (except for The Old Hunters, which he hasn’t played, so I kicked him off the cast). Chris is a blast to talk to, and his enthusiasm for the Souls games is infectious. I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that he inspires a few people to go back to DS1 after this comes out. Links for Chris: https://twitter.com/localbones https://twitter.com/shonenchomp https://twitter.com/podcastchomp http://www.monsteroftheweek.cool/ As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

We’re back! This week’s guest is VaderVanOdin, my podcast buddy from Dark Insight. We get all into Vader’s Souls history, including his brother being a bit of a back seat driver on Demon’s Souls. It’s always a blast sitting down and talking to Vader; he’s literally the nicest man in podcasting. Fair warning: when this was recorded I was still using Zencastr, and there are a few parts where the VOIP connection broke down and Vader turns into a robot (queue all of your funny Star Wars jokes). It’s not terrible, but it wasn’t something I could edit around. Sorry about that! Vader’s many social links: https://twitter.com/vadervanodin https://www.youtube.com/vadervanodin https://www.facebook.com/vadervanodin https://www.instagram.com/vadervanodin/ https://grindr.com/vadervanodin As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com

Cliff is the founding member of Dark Insight, an international gaming podcast. I’m also on Dark Insight, which made this whole thing really easy to book. Cliff talks about his backwards journey through the Souls games, and overall it’s just a fun convo about the Series. Enjoy! Cliff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cliff_goldsmith Cliff on YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz_Ld-zwUFb8B4SIItBmPmQ Cliff on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/decrepidgaming As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

It’s that time again, y’all: another episode of Don’t Give Up, Skeleton is here! This week’s guest is Joan, who I met during the 2016 Duckstream event. She helped me with some Darkest Dungeon advice, and then started hanging out in the Duckfeed Slack, and before I knew it we were chatting bout Souls games on the mic. Joan and I talk about most of the Souls games, and have eerily similar starting builds for some of the games. You can find Joan on the Duckfeed Slack as WrenchWitch, or wrench witch on slack/steam wrenchwitch3@gmail.com https://twitter.com/Wrench_Witch As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

When I started Don’t Give Up, Skeleton, I did so with the aim of finding people that don’t have a voice in the community already. I wanted to get to people that didn’t already have YouTube channels or podcasts, but I’d be lying if I didn’t hope doing the show would give me the opportunity to interview some of the people that were popular in the community. So when the opportunity came up to chat with Dave Klein, I jumped at it. Dave and I start out with some old school FROM Software games and then make out way through all of the Souls games, talking about everything from music to finding lore to making sure that first playthrough is something special. I think you’ll enjoy it, listeners! Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDaveKlein Dave on YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/DaveControlLive As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twi

Yer a wizard, Richard! Nah, not really. Richard is from the We’re Not Wizards podcast, a delightful show about board games and the people who play them. He and I have become good friends over 2016, and I am very happy to for him to finally guest on this show. Unfortunately, he spends most of his time insulting me and raving about Lords of the Fallen. Heads up: there's a couple of moments where VOIP failed us, just bear with me and it goes away quick enough. Richard’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Revatar We’re Not Wizards: https://twitter.com/werenotwizards As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

We’re baaaaacckkk! Another episode of Don’t Give Up, Skeleton is here to feed your addiction to Souls chat. This week’s guest is Michael A. Cunningham, the editor in chief of RPGamer.com. Michael and I talk about all the Souls games, and he’s unique in that he didn’t particularly care for Dark Souls 1 after playing Demon’s Souls. Weird! Not really, people have all sorts of opinions. Michael on twitter: https://twitter.com/finalmaxstorm www.rpgamer.com pocket-console.com As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

It’s another entry into one of my favorite genres of Don’t Give Up, Skeleton: the technical episodes! You have probably heard of Gibbed before now, but if you haven’t, you’re in for a treat. Not only is he one of the nicest guys in the Souls community, he’s also one of the smartest. He’s got his on Demon’s Souls server setup, he’s broken into the 5th arch stone and brought us back hilarious gifs, and he hacks/mods a ton of other games besides. Seriously, I think this is a great episode. https://twitter.com/gibbed https://www.twitch.tv/gibbed As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

That’s right, we’re back with another episode of Don’t Give Up, Skeleton. This week’s guest is Alex, a very charming dude that I heard on BSC a year or two back and had to get on the show. Alex and I have a lot of laughs about the Souls games, Friends, life in general, and everything in between. Spoiler alert: we finally have a show where the guest LOVES Dark Souls 2 and doesn’t particularly care for Bloodborne. Opinions! People have them. Be sure to check the links below: Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jalex There You Are podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/there-you-are/id364940790?mt=2 Belong To, a support group for LGBT young people in Ireland: http://belongto.org/ As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveup

It’s a new episode of Don’t Give Up, Skeleton, just for you. This week’s guest is Garrison, a guy I’ve known from the Something Awful Dark Souls threads. We share a love of Bloodborne, Chalice Dungeons, and kitty cats. It’s a great episode, you should totally listen to it. Garrison on twitter: https://twitter.com/garrisongondek As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

It’s a new episode of Don’t Give Up, Skeleton! This week’s guest is Sam Bair, one of my many friends from the DuckfeedTV community. Sam has played most of the Souls games, and we ended up having a great conversation about all of them. Good times! Sam’s tumblr: gamingwithbeer.tumblr.com As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

It’s a special bonus episode of Don’t Give Up, Skeleton. This week’s guest is Eric, a friend of mine from the Duckfeed.tv network. Unfortunately, we lost half of Eric’s audio, so it’s only half of an episode, but it’s just as much fun as a normal episode. This was recorded awhile ago, so enjoy the time warp. Eric’s twitter: https://twitter.com/ebplais Eric’s blog: soulsborne.tumblr.com As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

Welcome to another episode of Don’t Give Up, Skeleton! This week’s is Christopher, who is a Scottish fellow that I found on Twitter. Christopher and I talk about all sorts of things in this episode: Midevil Italian Poetry, Midnight Resistance, Skyrim, and….oh yeah! Souls games! Christopher is another dad who has played with his kid in his lap, a concept that I absolutely adore. Enjoy the episode! Christopher on Twitter: https://twitter.com/manlyjpanda Christopher’s cool guitar thing: http://www.tonemagnet.com/ As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

It’s another episode of Don’t Give Up, Skeleton! This week’s guest is a friend from tumblr, Niki. Niki started out with Dark Souls 2 and has since fallen in love with the series. She’s pretty evil when it come to PVP (worse than me, even), and has a significant love for Bloodborne. So much so that she asked to come back on the show after she finished the DLC. That’s right! This is an EXTRA LONG episode, so stay tuned after the credits at the end for a extra content. Links! Niki on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lostpanda Niki on Tumblr: http://dranksouls.tumblr.com/ Niki on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/nikkubutts As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies

It’s a new episode of Don’t Give Up, Skeleton! This week’s guest is Scott, who is a very big Dark Souls fan. In between the time we recorded this episode and the time it’s releasing, he started his own podcast called Inside People, which you can find at the link below. Me and Scott have a fun conversation about all the Souls games, I’ll think you’ll like it. Be sure to stick around at the end to hear Scott’s song about Dark Sun Gwendolyn. Scott on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingkiwigod Inside People: http://insidepeople.podbean.com/ As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/

It’s a new episode of Don’t Give Up, Skeleton! This week’s guest is Graham, an excellent person I met on the Duckfeed.TV Slack (take a drink). We talk about ALL of the Souls games, and yes we gush over our great Bloodborne is. Plus! Food chat! Graham’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/doublecakes Graham’s Twitch: https://twitch.tv/doublecakes As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupskeleton/ Tumblr: http://dontgiveupskellies.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveupskellies/