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The Bear Vs. Man Cast

by Ryan Meier

Nick and Ryan, two life-long friends who refuse to take themselves or each other seriously, are determined to find the best candy bar and the worst anime. Join them as they critique internet cooking shows, talk about their favorite memes, and get distracted by their dogs. Also, video games.

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  1. 128 - I Said Thine Name

    Ryan... Ryan has a crazy robot voice sometimes. And his recording was 3 seconds longer so what's the deal with that? I did my best, and like most of the episodes of The Bear vs. Man Cast, this episode is tolerable! Monster Hunter, The Legend of Zelda: The Link to the Past, Into the Breach, Pit...

  2. 120 - It's Called Reverse Sneezing

    Fire Emblem is the primary topic of discussion on this week's cast, with both games old and new. Nick can't stop talking about Destiny 2. Ryan liked playing a Mario Game. All this, and pretty much nothing else, on the Bear vs. Man Cast!

  3. 111 - Early Access Game Special

    Join Ryan, Nick, and special guest Joe, en media res, into a conversation about collectible card games. Afterwards, a coincidental discussion almost exclusively about early-access games, because, oddly enough, some of the most interesting games out there right now aren't out at all, really.

  4. 107 - Radical Sandwich Anarchists

    After a long, sudden, and unannounced hiatus in which the hosts of this show made any attempt to communicate what was going on, THE BEAR VS MAN CAST IS BACK. With special guests Ryan's huge amount of microphone gain and the sounds of his dad's smooth jazz guitar free-styling, the boys are back…

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  5. 101 - I Have to Euthanize This Horse

    Well, well, well. What have we here? Over 45 minutes of two people talking about The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild? Other topics include streaming original comedy miniseries and delicious meat alternatives.

  6. 97 - Whiskey Tulsa's Famous Tennessee Whiskey

    After a terror-fraught battle against technology, the newest episode of The Bear vs. Man Cast is available and was never at risk of being lost completely. Joe joins the usual co-hosts, and together, they discuss trouble-shooting technology that is beyond normal human comprehension, giving up and...

  7. 79 - Ranking of Candy Bars

    Pokemon Go, Dungeons and Dragons, Desktop Dungeons, another famous Ryan drunk-purchase, and more on this week's The Bear vs. Man Cast! Editors note: "more" means we talk about candy bars for fifteen minutes.

  8. 78 - Naughty Puppy's Pisscast

    This week, topics include: complicated tabletop games, 2016 in video games so far, and Nick talking breathlessly about his dog.

  9. 77 - Pupper Pre-Cast Staring Doggo

    We talk about dogs and 3D printing but somehow find time to talk about the World of Warcraft: Legion. Pretty typical.

  10. 76 - Too long since the last episode and I don't remember it.

    Ryan was a bad boy and forgot that he didn't even put this UP! Who KNOWS what's in here? Video games.

  11. 75 - Of Dice and Men

    This week, Nick and Ryan reminisce about D&D. But Video Games! There's some new Hearthstone Single player DLC, Castlevania Symphony of the Night, Overcooked, and more!

  12. 74 - No Man's Sky

    No need to adjust your podcast players. Episode 73 of our podcast will forever be lost to time. But do not fret! We have a new episode of the beloved Bear Vs. Man Cast. This week, the boys take a long hard look at No Man's Sky.

  13. 72 - Dicks Out For Harambe Official Podcast

    This week, Nick and Ryan kinda just bullshit. WoW a bit, Pokemon a bit. We talk about all of those games that we buy but don't play. It gets weird. #DicksOutForHarambe

  14. 71 - WoW 7.0 Pre-Patch Madness

    WoW 7.0 Legion Pre-Patch is out, and Nick and Ryan just talk about that for a while.

  15. 70 - The Bear Vs. Man Cast - Any%

    More speedruns! SGDQ 2016 is coming to an end and we'll miss it. Also more WoW talk this week, and probably a lot of Warcraft: The Movie spoilers so be mindful of that I guess.

  16. 69 - YouTube Void

    Speedrunning is in again, and the boys play some games fast. Ryan revisits Pokemon Red Any% Glitchless, and Nick does some kind of Super Mario 64 run. 70 Star I think? I don't know! Nick picked up Hearthstone, and everybody is playing WoW again. Then they talk some Dungeons & Dragons.

  17. 68 - TMS is SMT Backwards - Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE: The Best Name in Names.

    Nick and Ryan both played Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE (Ryan a lot.) (New Episodes on Youtube Tuesdays & Fridays) We like it. But that's not all! World of Warcraft happened and some 7.0 patch notes drop. The boys recount their Steam Sale purchases.

  18. 67 - We Don't Care About E3 2016

    Despite the title of this episode, we actually did cover E3 stuff quite a bit. If you like E3 please listen to us talk about the stuff that we read about on the internet because we didn't actually go.

  19. 66 - 1, 2, 3: YAHTZEE!!

    This week, we're back with more video games, but also not video games? Subterfuge Feels bad but also fine. Nick plays YAHTZEE and Ryan gives him a suggestion to play Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. Skyrim HD is coming to consoles and the boys chat about mod stuff for consoles. Ryan finds…

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  20. 65 - The Bear vs. Man Cast 2.0: Harambe Memorial Podcast

    We're BACK! NEW(ish) format, where instead of talking about whatever we want, we talk about WHATEVER WE WANT!! To that end, this week we talked about drinking alcohol, Ryan playing One Piece: Burning Blood, Nick playing Nonstop Knight, and then like how good video games are. Or not. No one is sure.

  21. 64 - On Overwatch

    This week, Overwatch came out. So Nick and Ryan talk about that a lot. But DOOM gets played for like, 3 hours before Ryan returns it to RedBox. I think we talked about how bad the Mighty No. 9 trailer is.

  22. 63 - Ryan's Hot Dog Party

    This week, Nick and Ryan talk about tubes of meat, "hot dogs", if you will, for an extended period of time. Ryan played some Hearthstone. Nick probably played Skyrim again. The launch of Overwatch is imminent.

  23. 62 - Home Construction Cast

    This week, Nick played Grown Ups with a New Home Simulator 2016 and tells us about THAT. Ryan didn't do much. Ate a burger that one time. Oh, he played some Jotun. We all played Pocket Card Jockey, and Nick falls in love with Skyrim all over again. Tune in to learn about Ryan's favorite Pokemon…

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  24. 61 - Tiny Table Cast

    This week, Nick and Ryan sit uncomfortably close to each other for an in person, no distraction episode of the Bear Vs. Man Cast. Sexual tension is high, but that doesn't stop them from talking about the Overwatch Open Beta, a little bit of Earthbound, Skyrim, The Room, and more. If you like what...

  25. 60 - Ryan did it. He beat a Souls game. He can retire from video games.

    On our special good bye episode, we say goodbye to Ryan as he retires from the world of video games. He's on top; he's the greatest. Where is he now? No one knows, but some say you can still hear him cry out "SUCK ME!!!" when you're fighting the final boss of Dark Souls 3. Nick and Ryan discuss...

  26. 59 - It's Dark Souls 3 Week and We're Excited.

    This is about Dark Souls 3. We played it a lot and Nick and Ryan are both excited.

  27. 58 - Enter the Gungan

    This week is a week. Ryan played Enter The Gungeon. I dunno. Nick played something. (I should start writing this down.)

  28. PAX East 2016 Thoughts MEGA COLLECTION HD REMASTER BUY IT NOW

    Ryan and Nick went to PAX East in the year 2016 and this is what we saw. It was like, Cuphead, Necropolis, Pit People, Pyre, and some other stuff.

  29. 57 - Ryan woke up and played 1 video game because he had to.

    This week, Ryan was a NAUGHTY NAUGHTY BOY. HE PLAYED HYPER LIGHT DRIFTER FOR LIKE, AN HOUR. Nick played a bunch of stuff, but the only thing I could remember is that one he thought was Frog Fractions 2. Frog Fractions 2? No way. Listen here, there's a whole story about it.

  30. 56 - The one where Ryan played only 1 video game

    Ryan is a naughty boy and plays only Pokken Tournament. It's not good. Nick played some stuff BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LISTEN TO FIND OUT BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER.

  31. 55 - It's Stardew Valley ft. Stardew Valley. Starring Stardew Valley. With your hosts; Stardew Valley and Stardew Valley.

    Stardew Valley. I hope you like Stardew Valley.

  32. 54 - It could have come sooner.

    Boy this episode could have anything in it. The Division? Maybe? Stardew Valley? That might be next week. If you listen to this episode send us an e-mail to tell me what it's about.

  33. 53 - Better late than never

    This week, probably Fire Emblem. And other things. I'm sorry.

  34. 52 - Bear Vs. Man in Living Color

    We're LIVE during our wonderful 1 year anniversary special. But we still podcast! We got Street Fighter V, Fire Emblem Fates, and more! Like HTC Vive and other news.

  35. 51 - Can't Play Fire Emblem Cast

    This week, Nick and Ryan CAN'T PLAY the new Fire Emblem game before they have a podcast. So we talk about undertale, Street Fighter V, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, and Tomb of the Mask. Not going to lie; news is light this week. We blame our industry.

  36. 50 - Happy Birthday To Us

    Episode 50! We did it! We made it! Our souls can final rest in eternal slumber as we fade off into the - Wait no, we enjoy podcasting! This week, Nick and Ryan both played a Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2, Ryan beat Firewatch, and Nick played Assassin's Creed: Syndicate. News happened but no one...

  37. 49 - WE NUTSY NOW

    This week, we definitely talked about FFTA. But! Do not fret! Ryan also played Tharsis. Nick is still hackin, slashin, and lootin in Diablo 3. But that's it. We were bad, and didn't play a lot of games. But I think there was news so, who knows?

  38. 48 - Something, Something, FFTA?

    This week, I think we talked about FFTA a bit. Who knows really. It could have been anything.

  39. 47 - Androids Vs. Cyborgs Cast

    This week, Joe's back. He played Smite, and Paragon. I guess those are games. Nick played Guitar Hero: Live. And Nick and Ryan both played some TRIMPS. Ryan played Oxenfree, and Kerbal Space Program. Then some real news happened. Not a lot, but don't judge us.

  40. 46 - Life Lessons and Staying Up All Night

    This week, Nick stayed up all night and played Diablo 3. He's so crazy. Ryan played something I'm sure of it.

  41. Bear Vs. Man Presents: 2015 Game of the Year

    We get into it. Nick and Ryan discuss their favorite games of 2015, as well as they're "Old Game" of the Year, and the year's most disappointing games. Then we break down Bear Vs. Man's picks for our Top 10 Games of 2015.

  42. Die Hard: A Very Special Bear Vs. Man Christmas Presentation

    Merry Christmas from us at Bear Vs. Man. This is an audio commentary track for Die Hard, the very bestest Christmas movie. Listen along with your copy of Die Hard for a special Christmas Treat.

  43. 45 - Can Only Play Undertale

    Boy did we play games. We played games. We played, like, 3 games? Maybe 2? Well we talk about Undertale again, and Nick kills a horse in The Witcher 3. It's regrets hour, here on the Bear Vs. Man Cast.

  44. 44 - We Dreams Now

    This week, Ryan makes bad choices. He only played Undertale. AND HE PRE-ORDERED AN OCULUS RIFT! HE SO CRAZY! Nick played video games. Like Undertale. OH GOD WHAT IS HAPPENING? Don't worry. He also played Rise of the Tomb Raider. So the podcast is saved.

  45. Bonus Cast 4

    This is the one where we drink more beer and answer those burning questions. You got em. And we... answer them.

  46. Bonus Cast 3

    This is the one where we just say whatever we want. Whatever we want. We drink beer.

  47. 43 - The Capitalism Cast ft. Joe

    This week, Joe's back. Did you miss him? He missed you. But he comes bearing gifts! Fallout 4, Rainbow 6 Siege, Some BLOPS3. Nick beat like 18 games! It was crazy! Ryan only played P3P again and he's sorry. The boys talk about their Subterfuge game now that all the generals are in the room. And...

  48. 42 - The One Where Ryan Gets an Intervention

    This week Nick played all the games, Ryan played not as many games. But what else is new? But there's Persona 3 Portable, and Subterfuge, and more. So much more. I can't even tell you.

  49. 41 - Ryan - The Deep Cuts

    This week is intense, as Nick questions Ryan about the very existence of humanity and all of its meaning. But that's not what you're here for; you're here for video games, and we have those. Ryan played some Transformers Devastation, Nick played Dropsy, some shit on his iPad (Pokemon TCG I'm...

  50. 40 - Turkey Talk

    This week we talk... turkey.... Anyways! Ryan played Overwatch and is ultimately unsure about it! Then he tells Nick about Secret Hitler. Shhh. Nick tells the class about Fallout 4, and something else! Then we talk about news, where news is not news, it's just... well, stuff.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Nick and Ryan, two life-long friends who refuse to take themselves or each other seriously, are determined to find the best candy bar and the worst anime. Join them as they critique internet cooking shows, talk about their favorite memes, and get distracted by their dogs. Also, video games.

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Ryan Meier

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