DrunkFriend

SNESdrunk and NESfriend•www.polymedianetwork.com

Have you ever wondered how YouTube sausage gets made? DrunkFriend (not a dating app) aims to learn how different YouTubers in the retro-gaming space deal with the ups and downs of maintaining successful channels. Learn about their inspirations and influences to getting started, their philosophies on creating content, and their processes for video production. There will be plenty of fun stories along the way! Hosts Alex (SNESdrunk) and Trav (NESfriend) come together, along with the occasional featured guest, to answer listener questions, share the YouTubiest of YouTube comments, and find out how everyone else deals with this hobby. Listen to more Kulor here: https://kulor.bandcamp.com/

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Episodes

Episode 6 - Cannot Be Tamed

Send us a text It's back to guests on this DrunkFriend as Travis and Alex sit down with Pam from the YouTube channel Cannot Be Tamed. What's the evolution of her channel been like? How does dealing with mean commenters affect her? What was being a playtester like? And more! Alex divulges how his week of weirdmess has gone with the releases of comedy inspired videos on Wizard of Oz and Race Drivin'. Trav is louder! Remember to rate and review the podcast and reach out to drunkfriendpodcast@gmail....

Apr 24, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Episode 5 - Grappling with Podcasting and 90's Pro Wrestling

Send us a text On this installment of DrunkFriend, Trav and Alex take a break from guests to check in on how each other thinks the podcast is going thus far. It's hard to get two 90's nerds together and them not talk about pro wrestling so this episode has a moderately deep dive into 90's wrestling video games as well as what got these two invested in this totally real sport as 90's kids. Earliest memories? Favorite wrestlers? What's the weather like in Albuquerque? As always, the show ends on l...

Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Episode 4 - DariaPlaysRPGs

Send us a text In the fourth episode of DrunkFriend, Trav (NESfriend) and Alex (SNESdrunk) sit down with DariaPlaysRPGs and discuss the inspirations, processes, and struggles involved with keeping her YT channel going. Trav throws down the gauntlet for a hamburger eating challenge with a listener, Alex reads some bizarre comments from his channel, and Daria has some opinions on Breath of Fire! Reach out to the show at drunkfriendpodcast@gmail.com Support the show Find links for all things networ...

Apr 10, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode 3 - Console Wars Dan is Keanu Cobain?

Send us a text In this third episode of DrunkFriend, the hosts Trav (NESfriend) and Alex (SNESdrunk) are joined by Dan of Console Wars! Dan talks about how and why he started his YouTube channel and the changes sustained over time like finding a new co-host and keeping the show going. Learn about the pros and cons of a channel centered on being purposefully confrontational in identifying all the quirky differences between Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis games. Patreon questions round out the sho...

Apr 03, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode 2 - Weren't There Supposed To Be Guests?

Send us a text In the second episode of DrunkFriend, Alex (SNESdrunk) describes why there are no guests this time around thanks to a technical oopsie and Trav (NESfriend) finds a mysterious rabbit hole in an unexpected place when researching a little-known NES title. There's talk about moose blood, rental stores, arcades, and pesky fighting games here too! Support the show Find links for all things network related here: https://linktr.ee/polymedianetwork Find Travis on BlueSky Find Alex on BlueS...

Mar 25, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode 1 - The Hell Are We Doing?

Send us a text In this pilot episode, retrogaming enthusiasts Trav (NESfriend) and Alex (SNESdrunk) become acquainted through talking about their individual YouTube channels and their inspirations for getting into the hobby. They also touch on their creative processes and close out the show by answering some questions from Patreon! SNESdrunk's channel: https://www.youtube.com/snesdrunk NESfriend's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT0lO6g_BRAxREyMh6xWjpw Podcast network: Polykill.com Mus...

Mar 18, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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