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

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Episode 73: Jake Lionheart Jun 07, 2017

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Don't worry folks, that song you're hearing doesn't mean you accidentally downloaded the wrong podcast. It's just this week's guest, Jake Lionheart! Jake is an indie rapper that likes to rap about something he loves: video games! Here's a twist though: his songs are actually good! Honestly, most people rapping about video games are pretty terrible, but Jake's songs walk the fine line between taking something seriously and also having fun with it. We talk about his experience with the Souls games, and the songs he's written based on them. Jake's new Bloodborne album comes out TODAY, so go check it out the full version. It's FREE.

Warning folks: Jake and I are both hip hop heads, so we spend some time talking about music we like. WE CAN'T HELP IT. Also, I put a bunch of Jake's music in this episode because I really like it. Enjoy!

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Episode 72: Open Mike Eagle May 31, 2017

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I'm very excited to say that this week's guest is Open Mike Eagle. I've been a fan of his for a few years now, and was (as you'll hear in the episode) completely surprised when he followed me on twitter. I was floored when he said he was a Dark Souls fan, so of course I had to get him on the podcast. We talk about his journey through the Souls series, touching on all the games one way or another. It's a very fun episode! If you aren't familiar with him, go check out his music, it's GREAT.

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Episode 71: Alex G. May 24, 2017

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You know what you shouldn't be when you play Dark Souls for the first time? Drunk. Unfortunately, that was Alex's experience. He arrived at a friend's house to find them playing Dark Souls 2 and doing Drunk Souls: take a shot or drink every time you die. Needless to say, it didn't go well. Fortunately, it didn't ruin the series forever for him. We talk about the rest of his journey in this episode of Don't Give Up, Skeleton. Enjoy!

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Alex Graboyes (@AlexanderG413) | Twitter

Episode 70: Heath May 17, 2017

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This week’s episode is all about one thing: authenticity. Heath has found lots of things in search for authenticity, so we go through a variety of topics this week. If you had told me I’d be talking about mixed martial arts and how it can be compared to Dark Souls, I would have called you crazy. But here we are.See the links below to find Heath on the internet.

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Episode 69: Nice May 10, 2017

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Time for something completely different, listeners. Our old friend Niki from episode 36 sent me the following DM a few months back: "hey, do you have any plans for episode 69?" Some of y'all probably know that I record these pretty far in advance, so while I had something for episode 69, I immediately told Niki I didn't and asked her what she was thinking. Her idea was to have her three gay friends come on the show, and have a sort of hour long chat about how great Lady Maria is. That seemed like it could be a super interesting and hilarious podcast, so I agreed, and I was right: it IS a super interesting and hilarious podcast. As someone who doesn't get into shipping or even developing crushes on fictional characters, I was interested in getting an opportunity to ask about this stuff. So, the episode you're hearing is exactly that. Four ladies (Niki, Molly, Steph, and Grace) gushing over Lady Maria and various other Dark Souls women, and trying to explain what they see in these characters to me.

A bit of a warning: the audio in this is FINE, but as you might imagine, having four people on the same track isn't ideal. Steph's audio is fairly low, but I tried to boost it when she was talking by herself. There's also some over talk I would have cut out of a normal episode, but unfortunately here I couldn't do that. I think it's perfectly listenable, just a bit...chaotic, which I think suits the tone of the conversation.

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Truly Wild Curiosity, Isn't It? - Royalrastafariannaynays - Bloodborne (Video Game) [Archive of Our Own] — Maria waits, and watches, and she still notices.
Jacqueline Boatswain - IMDb — Eileen from Bloodborne
the gutter — Been playing through Bloodborne and decided to try... — Eileen art from Molly
the gutter — Finished the sculpt for my Eileen mask, soon it’s... — Eileen mask by Molly
Messengers + Cat = Hilarity
Orphan of Kos.gif
Vicar Amelia.gif
Molly on Tumblr
✨ moon sinner ✨ (@andrasteslight) | Twitter — Steph on Twitter
The Dawn Will Never Rise Again — Grace on Tumblr
DELUXE TRASH (@Nox_Luminos) | Twitter — Grace on Twitter
✨DS3 dlc Apologist✨ (@lostpanda) | Twitter — Niki on twitter

Episode 68: Richard Pilbeam May 03, 2017

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Hello Skeletons! If you're here, you've probably heard of Richard Pilbeam, aka Jerk Sans Frontiers, who does the series of lore videos called Bloodborne Up Close. If you haven't, check the links below and make sure you go do that. Richard has a special kind of insight into the Souls series, and it was a delight getting to sit down and talk to him about it. We sort of go all over place, as you might expect, but it's a fun conversation nonetheless. Enjoy!

Remember to go to Don't Give Up, Skeleton for previous episodes, links to social media, and all the RSS feeds you can shake an iPhone at.

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Episode 67: Ario Apr 26, 2017

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This week we sit down with Ario, who created the Tumblr Brick by Brick. Stop right now, click on the link below, and go check out his series CRT Souls. I’ll wait. Stay tuned for some of Ario's music at the end of the episode.

http://doshmanziari.tumblr.com/

Ok, back? Isn’t that cool?! Ario talks about his love of architecture, his unique view of the Souls games, and his disappointment with the music of the series. This isn’t your typical episode, but I think you will enjoy it that much more.

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https://twitter.com/Doshmanziari
http://doshmanziari.tumblr.com/
https://soundcloud.com/diplocephalus

Episode 66: Jorge Apr 19, 2017

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This week’s guest is Jorge, a games writer who has somehow managed to play all of the Souls games in under a year. He talks about how he came to the series, his discovery of PVP and fight clubs, and what it’s like role playing a pacifist character in an extremely hostile PVP environment. Enjoy!

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https://twitter.com/JAlbor
http://www.experiencepoints.net/
http://www.popmatters.com/archive/contributor/708/#

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Episode 65: Nick C. Apr 12, 2017

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This week’s guest started the conversation in an interesting fashion: by telling me he looked up Estus in one of the Dark Souls wikis and got extremely confused. It’s a good conversation, and we get to chat about all of the games, which is fun. Find Nick on twitter at the link below!

https://twitter.com/nchuha

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Episode 64: Syrg Apr 05, 2017

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What’s it like when someone doesn’t particularly care about the Souls series, but is surrounded by people that do? That’s the question we answer on this week’s DGUS. I know syrg from the Duckfeed Slack, and when I put a call out for people that don’t hate the Souls series, but have tried it and failed to bond with it, he answered. We talk about Demon’s, DS1, and Scholar, as well as a surprisingly in-depth look into Lords of the Fallen. Enjoy!

Syrg’s links: hellscaper.com

To subscribe to the show and find links to all the various social networks it’s on, please go to

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