Brain Lords Podcast
@brainlordspod.bsky.social
A panel between artists and the art they love. Each episode, hosts @cutemonster.bsky.social and @jmanvelez.bsky.social tackle an essay topic to help them answer to the ultimate question: ARE VIDEO GAMES ART?! (yeah)
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Jorge nearly makes an unforgivable slip up discussing the game OFF with @strucci.bsky.social in our Scariest Non-Horror Games episode.
Listen to more here:
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Listen to more here:
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November 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Jorge nearly makes an unforgivable slip up discussing the game OFF with @strucci.bsky.social in our Scariest Non-Horror Games episode.
Listen to more here:
open.spotify.com/episode/6ax9...
Listen to more here:
open.spotify.com/episode/6ax9...
Our Halloween episode is out! Special guest @strucci.bsky.social helps us understand why Sonic and Subnautica are just as spooky as Silent Hill in The Scariest Non-Horror Games!
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October 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Our Halloween episode is out! Special guest @strucci.bsky.social helps us understand why Sonic and Subnautica are just as spooky as Silent Hill in The Scariest Non-Horror Games!
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When someone asks you what is a Brain Lord, show them this
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
When someone asks you what is a Brain Lord, show them this
This week on Brainlords we ask if Game Freak deserves it! Your love? Your ire? Your pity? All of the above! With the release of ZA, a new action game in the mix, and after a big leak we discuss a company that still wants to be the indie studio it once was.
Link below!
Link below!
October 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This week on Brainlords we ask if Game Freak deserves it! Your love? Your ire? Your pity? All of the above! With the release of ZA, a new action game in the mix, and after a big leak we discuss a company that still wants to be the indie studio it once was.
Link below!
Link below!
Episode 18 is live! I mean it's one Bananza, Michael. What could it cost? $20?
Why are AAA games too expensive yet indie games are too cheap? We talk about how to game under hard times and recommend some incredible games that are 100% FREE.
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Why are AAA games too expensive yet indie games are too cheap? We talk about how to game under hard times and recommend some incredible games that are 100% FREE.
open.spotify.com/episode/7IXA...
October 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Episode 18 is live! I mean it's one Bananza, Michael. What could it cost? $20?
Why are AAA games too expensive yet indie games are too cheap? We talk about how to game under hard times and recommend some incredible games that are 100% FREE.
open.spotify.com/episode/7IXA...
Why are AAA games too expensive yet indie games are too cheap? We talk about how to game under hard times and recommend some incredible games that are 100% FREE.
open.spotify.com/episode/7IXA...
This week on Brainlords, remember the Switch? No, seriously it's been 8 years, remember? We're discussing we'll be nostalgic for in the year to come, whether it's emulating that commercial with the roof party or playing Animal Crossing during the P A N D E M I C.
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September 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This week on Brainlords, remember the Switch? No, seriously it's been 8 years, remember? We're discussing we'll be nostalgic for in the year to come, whether it's emulating that commercial with the roof party or playing Animal Crossing during the P A N D E M I C.
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It's another Wednesday and we have an extra relevant episode!
Do you wonder what the deal is with all the hubub surrounding Silksong? This week Kyle explains all to a nonplussed Jorge as we talk about its history, video game hype, and how Metroidvanias are doing as a genre.
Link below!
Do you wonder what the deal is with all the hubub surrounding Silksong? This week Kyle explains all to a nonplussed Jorge as we talk about its history, video game hype, and how Metroidvanias are doing as a genre.
Link below!
September 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It's another Wednesday and we have an extra relevant episode!
Do you wonder what the deal is with all the hubub surrounding Silksong? This week Kyle explains all to a nonplussed Jorge as we talk about its history, video game hype, and how Metroidvanias are doing as a genre.
Link below!
Do you wonder what the deal is with all the hubub surrounding Silksong? This week Kyle explains all to a nonplussed Jorge as we talk about its history, video game hype, and how Metroidvanias are doing as a genre.
Link below!
Next episode we're talking about Switch Nostalgia! Tell us your favorite Switch Memories using the form below!
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August 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Next episode we're talking about Switch Nostalgia! Tell us your favorite Switch Memories using the form below!
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This week's episode might have been a dream the whole time, ooooh~ scary~
Special guest @voidburger.com helps us discuss the most unhinged, off the rails game theories and why so many people are drawn to them.
Link below! Enter if ye dare!
Special guest @voidburger.com helps us discuss the most unhinged, off the rails game theories and why so many people are drawn to them.
Link below! Enter if ye dare!
August 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This week's episode might have been a dream the whole time, ooooh~ scary~
Special guest @voidburger.com helps us discuss the most unhinged, off the rails game theories and why so many people are drawn to them.
Link below! Enter if ye dare!
Special guest @voidburger.com helps us discuss the most unhinged, off the rails game theories and why so many people are drawn to them.
Link below! Enter if ye dare!
This week on Brainlords, get your hands on a hard...video game! We talk about how to balance challange with artistic vision, gamer rage, and what games have the *perfect* difficulty.
Check it out now!
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Check it out now!
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August 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This week on Brainlords, get your hands on a hard...video game! We talk about how to balance challange with artistic vision, gamer rage, and what games have the *perfect* difficulty.
Check it out now!
open.spotify.com/episode/68mg...
Check it out now!
open.spotify.com/episode/68mg...
Here at Brainlords we strive to find art in any creative endeavor even...
*winces*
...Liscensed Tim Allen video games.
New episode below!
*winces*
...Liscensed Tim Allen video games.
New episode below!
July 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Here at Brainlords we strive to find art in any creative endeavor even...
*winces*
...Liscensed Tim Allen video games.
New episode below!
*winces*
...Liscensed Tim Allen video games.
New episode below!
This week on Brainlords we talk about The Simpsons, Goof Troop, Cup Noodles, Pepsi, Skittles, Monster Energy, 7up, Home Improvement, Coca-Cola, and Dole, gamings most iconic characters!
Find out why Tiny Toon games are so good but Looney Toons games are so bad! open.spotify.com/episode/3MiQ...
Find out why Tiny Toon games are so good but Looney Toons games are so bad! open.spotify.com/episode/3MiQ...
July 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This week on Brainlords we talk about The Simpsons, Goof Troop, Cup Noodles, Pepsi, Skittles, Monster Energy, 7up, Home Improvement, Coca-Cola, and Dole, gamings most iconic characters!
Find out why Tiny Toon games are so good but Looney Toons games are so bad! open.spotify.com/episode/3MiQ...
Find out why Tiny Toon games are so good but Looney Toons games are so bad! open.spotify.com/episode/3MiQ...
New week new episode! We take our favorite game OSTs from the past decade and make the ultimate playlist. Is game music any less memorable than the 80s and 90s or are we just too scared of anything that isn't chiptune?
Link below!
Link below!
July 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
New week new episode! We take our favorite game OSTs from the past decade and make the ultimate playlist. Is game music any less memorable than the 80s and 90s or are we just too scared of anything that isn't chiptune?
Link below!
Link below!
Just like FFX we're getting a sequel! This week we're joined by games documentarian @drubie.bsky.social to discuss what if Final Fantasies VII through X2 were each the *Final* Final Fantasies? Make sure you draw cast this podcast so you can junction it for later. Link below!
June 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Just like FFX we're getting a sequel! This week we're joined by games documentarian @drubie.bsky.social to discuss what if Final Fantasies VII through X2 were each the *Final* Final Fantasies? Make sure you draw cast this podcast so you can junction it for later. Link below!
Heroes, we becon ye to listen to the new episode of Brainlords! The two fiends, Kyle and Jorge, discuss Final Fantasy 1-6 as though each were the FINAL game in the franchise.
Would 2 best the best FF if there were never a 3? Is the legacy of 7 secretly just what 6 was doing all along? Link below!
Would 2 best the best FF if there were never a 3? Is the legacy of 7 secretly just what 6 was doing all along? Link below!
June 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Heroes, we becon ye to listen to the new episode of Brainlords! The two fiends, Kyle and Jorge, discuss Final Fantasy 1-6 as though each were the FINAL game in the franchise.
Would 2 best the best FF if there were never a 3? Is the legacy of 7 secretly just what 6 was doing all along? Link below!
Would 2 best the best FF if there were never a 3? Is the legacy of 7 secretly just what 6 was doing all along? Link below!
Most of the recent episode with @superbunnyhop.bsky.social was spent discussing deeply researched stories and heavy themes to better understand Hideo Kojima as an artist.
We also got a little distracted talking about Waterworld.
We also got a little distracted talking about Waterworld.
May 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Most of the recent episode with @superbunnyhop.bsky.social was spent discussing deeply researched stories and heavy themes to better understand Hideo Kojima as an artist.
We also got a little distracted talking about Waterworld.
We also got a little distracted talking about Waterworld.
This week's episode we are joined by @superbunnyhop.bsky.social as we work through our love/hate relationship with Kojima.
We've researched shocking claims of ripping off other stories, made revelations from a Spanish translation of Kobo Abe, and one of us may even turn into a stick! Link below!
We've researched shocking claims of ripping off other stories, made revelations from a Spanish translation of Kobo Abe, and one of us may even turn into a stick! Link below!
May 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This week's episode we are joined by @superbunnyhop.bsky.social as we work through our love/hate relationship with Kojima.
We've researched shocking claims of ripping off other stories, made revelations from a Spanish translation of Kobo Abe, and one of us may even turn into a stick! Link below!
We've researched shocking claims of ripping off other stories, made revelations from a Spanish translation of Kobo Abe, and one of us may even turn into a stick! Link below!
This week's episode we discuss how a game might be better when it's a little "worse". We discuss the book Flow and how dubious its claims actially are. Is getting *in the zone* any different than being stuck at a slot machine?
May 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This week's episode we discuss how a game might be better when it's a little "worse". We discuss the book Flow and how dubious its claims actially are. Is getting *in the zone* any different than being stuck at a slot machine?
Last week's episode our highly scientific query, "Which Paper Mario Has the Best Partners?" quickly devolved into bullying multiple characters, laying out our romantic desires for paper, and worst or all forgetting about Lakilester.
May 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Last week's episode our highly scientific query, "Which Paper Mario Has the Best Partners?" quickly devolved into bullying multiple characters, laying out our romantic desires for paper, and worst or all forgetting about Lakilester.
New episode! Yippee! Wahoo!
This week's episode we debut our very first guest, @oceanity.live as we craft the ultimate Paper Mario game.
For a series with such an identity crisis, does the paper theme even matter or do we just play these games for the partners? Find out below.
This week's episode we debut our very first guest, @oceanity.live as we craft the ultimate Paper Mario game.
For a series with such an identity crisis, does the paper theme even matter or do we just play these games for the partners? Find out below.
April 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
New episode! Yippee! Wahoo!
This week's episode we debut our very first guest, @oceanity.live as we craft the ultimate Paper Mario game.
For a series with such an identity crisis, does the paper theme even matter or do we just play these games for the partners? Find out below.
This week's episode we debut our very first guest, @oceanity.live as we craft the ultimate Paper Mario game.
For a series with such an identity crisis, does the paper theme even matter or do we just play these games for the partners? Find out below.
ICYMI: Our first debate episode is live on YT! We argue on topics such as accessibility, and what role do collectors and the industry play in the ever changing climate of this hobby. We even do our best to not say the E word (spoiler: we fail) Link in replies!
April 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
ICYMI: Our first debate episode is live on YT! We argue on topics such as accessibility, and what role do collectors and the industry play in the ever changing climate of this hobby. We even do our best to not say the E word (spoiler: we fail) Link in replies!
This week's episode we have our first debate! Game Collecting: Preserving or Hoarding?
Kyle explains how to collect on a budget, while Jorge blasts the games industry for enabling a toxic hustle. The only winner of this debate is you, dear listener!
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Kyle explains how to collect on a budget, while Jorge blasts the games industry for enabling a toxic hustle. The only winner of this debate is you, dear listener!
brainlords.podbean.com/e/game-colle...
April 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This week's episode we have our first debate! Game Collecting: Preserving or Hoarding?
Kyle explains how to collect on a budget, while Jorge blasts the games industry for enabling a toxic hustle. The only winner of this debate is you, dear listener!
brainlords.podbean.com/e/game-colle...
Kyle explains how to collect on a budget, while Jorge blasts the games industry for enabling a toxic hustle. The only winner of this debate is you, dear listener!
brainlords.podbean.com/e/game-colle...
Say Fuzzy Pickles! In this week's episode Jorge goes over his experience at the Mother 2 30th exhibit in Japan while Kyle shares an encounter with an 8 year old Earthbound superfan.
Why do kids keep playing this series and what is the future of the Mother?
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Why do kids keep playing this series and what is the future of the Mother?
youtu.be/YKtovdvqg4w?...
April 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Say Fuzzy Pickles! In this week's episode Jorge goes over his experience at the Mother 2 30th exhibit in Japan while Kyle shares an encounter with an 8 year old Earthbound superfan.
Why do kids keep playing this series and what is the future of the Mother?
youtu.be/YKtovdvqg4w?...
Why do kids keep playing this series and what is the future of the Mother?
youtu.be/YKtovdvqg4w?...
Another Wednesday another episode of Brainlords! What's that you say? It's Tuesday? Well let's have a bonus Early April episode by our sister A
anime podcast, Robot Carnival!
Ever get so tired of seeing the Akira Bike Slide you want to throw up? No? Just us?
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anime podcast, Robot Carnival!
Ever get so tired of seeing the Akira Bike Slide you want to throw up? No? Just us?
youtu.be/scFZ7E7H2mI?...
April 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Another Wednesday another episode of Brainlords! What's that you say? It's Tuesday? Well let's have a bonus Early April episode by our sister A
anime podcast, Robot Carnival!
Ever get so tired of seeing the Akira Bike Slide you want to throw up? No? Just us?
youtu.be/scFZ7E7H2mI?...
anime podcast, Robot Carnival!
Ever get so tired of seeing the Akira Bike Slide you want to throw up? No? Just us?
youtu.be/scFZ7E7H2mI?...
This week's episode we're hosting our own Game Awards using only titles from UFO 50!
Best Adaptation, Best Performance, Best...Golf Game?! Hear us celebrate how to do retro revivals right with a deep dive into 50 of our favorite games of 2024.
open.spotify.com/episode/5KGb...
Best Adaptation, Best Performance, Best...Golf Game?! Hear us celebrate how to do retro revivals right with a deep dive into 50 of our favorite games of 2024.
open.spotify.com/episode/5KGb...
March 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This week's episode we're hosting our own Game Awards using only titles from UFO 50!
Best Adaptation, Best Performance, Best...Golf Game?! Hear us celebrate how to do retro revivals right with a deep dive into 50 of our favorite games of 2024.
open.spotify.com/episode/5KGb...
Best Adaptation, Best Performance, Best...Golf Game?! Hear us celebrate how to do retro revivals right with a deep dive into 50 of our favorite games of 2024.
open.spotify.com/episode/5KGb...