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Bounty Board
by NerdyBits
Bounty Board is a podcast about entertainment, most times centered on videogames. We go in-depth on topics, share some news, and then wrap it up with our suggestions for what you should be doing with your free time. Critically minded consumers and players, sharing their opinions honestly.
Episodes
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Episode 165: The Regular Season is Ending w/ Joe Erskine
Happy Tuesday! Joe Erskine, baseball afficionado and Private Division producer, is BACK! The regular season is coming to an end and the Cardinals are out of the race. Joey's Mets on the other hand, are making a push for what could be a really fun post-season. We do eventually get around to…
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Episode 164: Koobideh, Dad Jokes, and Lamplighter's League
Happy Wednesday! I lied! We have another episode in our Lamplighter's League series of interviews. This time Caleb sits down and talks to Sean Rohani the actor responsible for the voice of none other than Lateef, the Gentleman Djinn. Sean and Caleb kinda talk about everything. From acting and…
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Episode 163: Lamplighter's League FINAL - Chris Rogers
Happy Monday! This is it! The final episode of our Harebrained Schemes, Lamplighter's League interviews. Today we wrap it all up with Creative Director and Studio Lead Chris Rogers! Chris is Career developer who knows what it means to step into roles because the studio needs it. Caleb and Chris...
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Episode 162: Lamplighter's League - Brian Poel
Happy Friday! Another new episode of Bounty Board is here! Third in our series of interviews with the team at Harebrained Schemes, we have Senior Director of Operations Brian Poel (pool). Caleb and Brian dig into his winding path to the role he is in now, how it has changed in the last six moths,...
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Episode 161: Lamplighter's League - Allie McNulty
Happy Wednesday! Come check out another new episode of Bounty Board. Next in our series of interviews with the team at Harebrained Schemes, we have Senior AI Programmer and all-around badass, Allie McNulty. Caleb and Allie chat about good boss design, what it was like to build the AI for...
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Episode 160: Lamplighter's League - Connor Fogarty
Happy Monday! It's been a crazy month for games and were only to the 10th! Keep the good times rolling with a new episode of Bounty Board. This is the first in a series of interviews with the team at Harebrained Schemes, developers of the Shadowrun Trilogy, Battletech, and last year's…
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Episode 159: Baseball and Dune w/ Joe Erskine
Happy Monday! Start your week off with some good podcast audio! This Episode of Bounty Board sees the return of Joe Erskine, Lead Publishing Producer over at Private Division. Joe makes it back for his third recording just in time to talk about the impending MLB season, the enduring success of…
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Episode 158: Lamplighters and Improv w/ Jon Everist
Happy Friday! Enjoy the last day of the workweek with Caleb and returning guest Jon Everist. Jon composed the score for last year's Lamplighter's League by Harebrained Schemes, a pulpy, noir-infused mix of Indiana Jones and XCOM. Come hang while Caleb asks about the jazz influence on the score,...
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Episode 157: On Playing with Children
Episode three of the "On Playing With" miniseries is focused on playing video games with kids, and for Caleb it is specifically about playing games with his oldest kid, Charlee. The two of them have played games before, but in the last few months Charlee took ownership of her first game, taking…
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Episode 156: On Playing with Parents
On episode two of the "On Playing With" series I focus in on my family's long running family game night. But not before digging into some of the history that brought us to being capable of having family game nights. There is overlap in some ways between this conversation and the last episode....
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Episode 155: On Playing with Friends
Here it is. The first episode of my "On Playing With" series. This episode is focused, as the title suggests, on the ever-evolving social structure of playing games with my group of friends, how that group changes (for good and bad), how the games constantly change, and how balance is a dish best...
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Episode 154: It's a New Year!
Well. Here we go! It's 2024. And while that is, on its own, a wild statement, it is a true one. With the new year I wanted to push forward in several different ways for NerdyBits and myself. So, I am starting a new mini podcast series titled "On Playing With" starting tomorrow. The series will...
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Episode 153: Cutscenes #3 - MI: Dead Reckoning Part One
We did it! We survived until another Mission Impossible movie came out! Are we going to make it until the next one? It really does feel like there is no end to the Ethan Hunt escapades and you know what, I don't mind! Come listen to Caleb's thoughts on this globetrotting, death-defying…
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Episode 152: Cutscenes Edition #2
Indiana Jones is back! IS it good? Is it weird? Is it the end? Find the answer to all of those questions here. TL:DR Action movies are silly fun and this is one of those movies. Harrison Ford looks like he's having a blast, the surrounding cast do a tremendous job, it's written well and, you know...
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Episode 151: Cutscenes Edition #1
So this is a weird one! I'm switching up the way I do movie reviews! I find it so much more gratifying and have received far more feedback spending a few weeks on a piece, ruminating, than when I slap together a 1300 word movie review the day after. It all just ends up feeling like hunting for…
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Episode 150: Resetting w/ Zara Varin
What is good, friends!? It has been a minute! Lots of life changes and a move and a new baby on the way and all sorts of stuff just kept rolling in. But I’m back! And hopefully without a ton more interruption! Join me this week as I connect and reset the clock with Zara Varin, a wonderful human I...
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Episode 149: Chauffeurniture w/ Joe Erskine
Happy Friday everyone! Joe is back! It has been a few months, and Joe Erskine, Producer at Private Division, has returned to Bounty Board, making him our first returning guest! Join us as we bemoan the end of baseball season, talk about the games we have been getting into, and take a lengthy…
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Episode 148: Creating Relatable Experiences w/ Gareth Damian Martin
Happy Tuesday everyone! When Caleb sets out to write a review on a game, it rarely takes him months. Well…5 months after completing Citizen Sleeper, a slick and meaningful TTRPG inspired game by solo developer Gareth Damian Martin (Jump Over the Age), Caleb finished his piece on the game and then...
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Episode 147: Knowing Your Universe w/ Tomas Sala
Happy Friday everyone! Last week I got the chance to sit and talk with Tomas Sala, creator of the Falcon dogfighting game Falconeer. Tomas has been making games for more than two decades, in some fashion, and is now working on a follow up to Falconeer called Falconeer: Bulwark. Together we dive...
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Episode 146: Pizza is Always Good w/ Joe Erskine
Happy Friday everyone! I had the opportunity to sit down with Joe Erskine this week. Joe is a Producer at Privat Division and formerly worked at V1 Interactive (Disintegration) and Vicarious Visions (Diablo 4), and we sat down to talk everything from games, to pizza, to sushi, to baseball. A...
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Episode 145: Music and Limiting Yourself w/ Composer Jon Everist
Happy Monday everyone! On this episode of Bounty Board Caleb got the chance to talk to Videogame and Film Composer Jon Everist (Battletech, Shadowrun, Disintegration). Together they talk about creating music, how the tools for creation have evolved in the last ten years, and the merit of putting...
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Episode 144: The Merit of "I Told You So"
Happy Monday everyone! The NerdyBits Show is on a bit of a hiatus as Ryan is in the process of moving AND having a baby (don't worry, we confronted him about this). So, to give you all something to listen to, Caleb sat down and recorded a solo episode last week. It's been a long 10 years since...
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Episode 143: Discovering Creativity and Ramen w/ Fawzi Mesmar
Happy Tuesday everyone! A few weeks ago I had the honor of having the third and final co-host of The Habibi's Podcast, Fawzi Mesmar, on Bounty Board! Fawzi is currently the Vice President of Editorial at Ubisoft but has been a consummate globe trotter up to this point, working at studios from...
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Episode 142: Making Games in Remote Settings w/ Okomotive
Happy Friday folks! A few years ago Caleb stumbled across the trailer for a little indie title called FAR: Lone Sails. He was immediately smitten by the games muted color palette, striking vistas, and phenomenal score. Little did he know that he would find an experience that would help him put...
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Episode 141: GOTY Talks, Parenting, and Food w/ Osama Dorias
Happy Friday folks! I had the absolute honor to sit and chat with Osama Dorias, Senior Game Designer at Warner Bros. Interactive on Gotham Knights, co-host of The Habibis podcast, and overall just delightful human being. Osama had mentioned on Twitter a few weeks ago that he wasn't sure how he…
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Episode 140: Esports w/ Richard
Happy Tuesday everyone! Caleb recorded this episode with Richard a little more than a week ago and just never got to uploading it…so that’s a thing. But this conversation was a blast. Richard and Caleb have been friends for years (coworkers once), and they sit down to talk about something that…
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Episode 139: One-on-One 2.0
Happy Wednesday everyone! Got a bit of a different episode this week! Remember that podcast from a little over a month ago where Caleb talked about life and mental health and personal pursuits? Yeah, this is another one of those. Caleb is still trying to figure some things out, personally, but...
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Episode 138: E3 Interviews w/ Devs (Sands of Aura)
Happy Saturday everyone! The final (so far) episode of Caleb’s E3 coverage is LIVE! Join him as he interviews three team members from Chashu Entertainment as they show off their dark and punishing RPG, and make him realize he needs to up his game. Sands of Aura, the open-world action RPG set in…
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Episode 137: E3 Interviews w/ Devs (Coromon/Ruin Raiders)
Happy Friday everyone! The second episode of Caleb’s E3 coverage is LIVE! Come hang out with him as he interacts with the teams from Coromon and Ruin Raiders, two titles from the Freedom Games publisher. Coromon, the modern monster-taming RPG from TRAGsoft, provides a fresh take on a beloved…
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Episode 136: E3 Interviews w/ Devs (Anuchard/Monster Outbreak)
Happy Thursday everyone! The first episode of Caleb’s E3 coverage is LIVE! Come hang out with him as he interacts with the teams from Anuchard and Monster Outbreak, two titles from the Freedom Games publisher. Anuchard, the civilization restoration action RPG from developer stellarNull, follows…
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Episode 135: E3 Week (also an update)
Happy Monday everyone! Got a bit of a special episode this week! With E3 looming on the horizon, Caleb thought it was a good idea to finally sit down and record another episode of Bounty Board. The last few months have been kinda tough and he wanted to let people in on what has been going on, his...
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Episode 134: Intro to Storytelling w/ Adron Buske
Happy Wednesday folks! Long time no talk! Bounty Board is back this week to kick off a series about storytelling in games and to help us get the ball rolling we have special guest Adron Buske! Adron hosts the Fictitious Podcast a show focused on diving into the “Storytelling Craft of Science...
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Episode 133: Outriders w/ Hybridglass
Happy Friday folks! The prodigal son has returned! Eric, the one and only Hybridglass is back on Bounty Board, and aside from catching us all up on what he’s been busy doing, he’s here to educate us on all things important in Outriders. The upcoming Square Enix published, People Can Fly developed...
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Episode 132: Inclusivity, Magic, and Food w/ Rami Ismail
Happy Friday folks! I tried to sit on this one until Monday, but I just couldn’t. Earlier this week I had the opportunity to talk to Rami Ismail. Rami is an indie developer, spokesperson, advocate for inclusion, foodie. All those things. In 2018 the Game Developer’s Choice Awards named Rami and...
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Episode 131: Blaseball Returns
Happy Monday folks! On this week’s Bounty Board Caleb sat down with the manager of the Hades Tigers Twitter account, Andrew (@Dentenstein) to discuss the return of the quirky, strange, eldritch beast that is Blaseball. The baseball betting sim launched last year, while real world baseball was...
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Episode 130 - What's Next?
Happy Friday folks! This week’s episode is a special one! With 2021 in full swing the NerdyBits crew is working hard to figure out what works best for us and for you, our listeners. So we’re changing things up a bit. The Nerdy Bits show will be adding the Salty One, Sergeant Sodium, and will…
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Episode 129 - Is Streaming Unhealthy?
Happy Monday folks! Check out this week’s episode of Bounty Board as the gang dives into the question of whether streaming is unhealthy, debates the ethicality of patenting game mechanics, ponders if there are too many ways to play games, and celebrates black creators for Black History Month!…
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Episode 128 - Conversations with Dan Drake
Happy Wednesday! Bit of a late episode here, but sometimes interviews get delayed because sometimes people have priorities, or delayed flights. On this episode Caleb interviews Daniel Drake, a local STL game developer and creative. Dan runs Professional Pancake Art company Dancakes and is working...
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Episode 127: Do Games Cause Violence?
Happy Friday folks! This week’s episode tackles some doozies. Ben asks what constitutes and adventure game, Ryan questions whether realism in game mechanics and graphics has any forbearance on quality, Caleb swoons over stealth games and wishes there were more, and Tech asks, “Do games cause...
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Episode 126 - Are MTX Gameplay?
Happy weekend folks! Forgive our slight delay. Moving some things around for syndication purposes and making sure we have all the boxes ticked. You understand. This week on Bounty Board the crew each brought their own topic to the show, and boy did Ben bring a doozy! Microtransactions are…
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Episode 125: Catching up!
Happy New Year folks! The crew is back from the holiday break, Caleb’s family is one human bigger, and the crew has assembled again to bring you your favorite video game podcast. Come hang out with us as we catch you up on all we have been getting up to. From Cyberpunk to Carto, the crew has been...
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Episode 124: Holiday Question Bucket
Happy Holidays everyone! Sorry for the delayed upload. Caleb’s wife had a baby on Christmas and that kind took precedent over everything for a moment there. We recorded this episode on the 23rd, and boy was it fun! Join the Bounty Board crew on a special holiday episode where we rapid fire some...
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Episode 123: Game Awards Recap
Happy Sunday Funday everyone! What a week of announcements and events! The end of the year is nigh, and until the year finally flips over, we HAVE to talk about the Game Awards. The Geoff Keighley helmed event only grows in prestige, and with no E3 for developers to announce their games this…
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Episode 122: Blaseball with Dentenstein
Happy Monday! We have a bit of a special episode this week! A while back now, we recorded and episode with @Dentenstein Andrew Dent, and owner of the @HadesBlaseball Twitter account, where we talk exclusive about The Game Band’s surprise hit Blaseball. We talk about the quirkiness of the baseball...
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Episode 121: November Bounties (The AC Episode)
Happy Friday everyone! We’re back in business and back on time with our releases! Hooray! Join the Bounty Board crew as they discuss their bounties for the last month and moreover their favorites for the year. Caleb goes deep on why he loves Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, for like…a long time. Ben...
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BB120: Thanksgiving!
Happy Wednesday? Sorry for the delay folks. Holidays and stuff! We recorded this episode a week ago but Caleb got tied up with a whole lot of stuff. Join the crew as they talk about why they are thankful for games, and furthermore how games have made their lives better. We talk about so much it...
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Episode 119: GOTY Talks Begin
Happy Monday! Last week the Game Awards announced their nominees for the show taking place December 10th. Join the Bounty Board Crew as they go through the nominees and talk about their picks for their favorites of 2020. Join us this week as we talk about Apex Legends, Ghost of Tsushima, Last of…
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Episode 118: Next Gen is Here!
Happy Wednesday! It’s been a full week since we recorded this episode. Lots of technical issues and overall “life,” and here we are! This episode of Bounty Board the crew dives into their time with the new systems. Tech, Ben, and Caleb all got their hands on the Series X. Even though Ryan...
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Episode 117: October Bounties
Happy Monday! Can you believe it is already the second week of November!? Next Gen consoles come out his week! Well, as we get ready for the dawn of a new era, join the Bounty Board crew as they dive into what they played last month. We also talk a lot about Watch Dogs Legion, the brand new…
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Episode 116: SPOOOOOKY GAMES
Happy Friday! So it’s spooooooky month! It only seems right we spend some time talking about spooky games right??? Join the Bounty Board crew this week as they discuss the scary games they have played, loved, and hated. Scary games are a little contentious for the group. Tech isn’t a fan at all,...
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Bounty Board is a podcast about entertainment, most times centered on videogames. We go in-depth on topics, share some news, and then wrap it up with our suggestions for what you should be doing with your free time. Critically minded consumers and players, sharing their opinions honestly.
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