Oh, a Podcast!

Oh, a Podcast!

By Oh, a Rock! StudiosLeisureVideo Games
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Oh, a Podcast! episodes

  • No! Sad!

    In this month's episode!

    • Virtual 5ks
    • Funerals
    • Trying to remember our games' actual names
    • Taylor Swift friendship bracelets
    • Balancing choices in romance games
    • Social media is really kinda useless right now
    • Cut content from our games
    • Hanging out with four month olds
    • Christmas movies vs. Christmas games
    • AI pixel art

      • All this, plus...ZOMBIES! RUN! You won't want to braiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiins.

      If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to [email protected], and we'll answer them on the show! You can also join the Oh, a Rock! Discord, and you can follow us on Twitter; I'm @PaulMFranzen and Michael is @arglefumph.



      Our theme song is "Cigarettes and One-Night Stands" by 5thavenueband, and it is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

      52 min
    • Nikstlitselpmur/Ifnkovhgroghprm

      In this month's episode!

      • Michael's new book, One Minute Mysteries 2, is out now!!
      • Cat President roleplay
      • Artichokes
      • Used car salesmen in fiction
      • The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels' art style
      • Oh, a Rock!'s adopted highway
      • Are Pokémon games for kids?
      • The terrible, horrible, no good very bad camera in Super Mario Bros. Wonder
      • Collectathons

        • All this, plus the rules for capitalizing book titles! You certainly won't want to miss that.

        If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to [email protected], and we'll answer them on the show! You can also follow us on Twitter; I'm @PaulMFranzen and Michael is @arglefumph.

        58 min
      • The Pawpular Vote

        In this month's episode!

        • Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher
        • Torture rooms
        • "We need to arrest The Phantom of the Opera, Winnie the Pooh and the Hardy Boys."
        • Proofreading bad words
        • My beautiful slimy boy
        • Best practices for crediting licensed assets
        • Lighting and composition in character photos
        • DJ Nibbles' turkey scandal
        • Paul thinks he could beat up a cat.
        • Multiplayer Mario games

          • All this, plus a potential story idea for Cat President 4! You won't want to miss it.

          If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to [email protected], and we'll answer them on the show! You can also follow us on Twitter; I'm @PaulMFranzen and Michael is @arglefumph.
          Our theme song is "Cigarettes and One-Night Stands" by 5thavenueband, and it is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

          58 min
        • It is Me, Meowing

          In this month's episode!

          • George Wickham
          • Decrypting bug reports
          • Whatever the opposite of product placement is
          • Localized cereal
          • Conasaur, the scam-artist dinosaur
          • The Pizza Delivery Boy Who Saved the World: The Official Novelization of the Hit Computer Game
          • Bad tips for recording sound effects
          • Paul's mom's Halloween costume collection
          • Hiding meows from your spouse
          • Award-winning hay

            • If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to [email protected], and we'll answer them on the show! You can also follow us on Twitter; I'm @PaulMFranzen and Michael is @arglefumph.

            Our theme song is "Cigarettes and One-Night Stands" by 5thavenueband, and it is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

            56 min
          • The Teenage Kidnapping Wizard

            In this month's episode!

            • Mike the Gripper
            • YouTube copyright triggers
            • Uranium drinkware
            • Co-Author Crush and Cat President: Third-Rate Candidate updates!
            • How ChatGPT is helping us code
            • How ChatGPT is NOT helping us with other things
            • Book pillows
            • Redoing Cat President assets in high-res
            • The red highlighted text in Cat President games
            • The fall of Unity

              • All this, plus Michael's writing a new book! You won't want to miss it.

              If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to [email protected], and we'll answer them on the show! You can also follow us on Twitter; I'm @PaulMFranzen and Michael is @arglefumph.

              Our theme song is "Cigarettes and One-Night Stands" by 5thavenueband, and it is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

              56 min
            • Raw Chester, Row Chester!

              In this month's episode!

              • The Cat President 3 script is finished!! (Finally!)
              • Which high school clubs we want our Presidents to attend
              • Avoiding copyright dings on YouTube
              • Cats licking themselves
              • Paul's going to be at the Rochester Game Festival on Sept. 9!
              • Buying cat masks in bulk
              • Dr. Arglefumph
              • Paul's freelance videogame work
              • Gamer, commentator, journalist, or developer?
              • The Oh, a Rock! shared multiverse

                • All this, plus breaking news about Cats on Broadway! You won't want to miss it!!

                If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to ⁠[email protected]⁠, and we'll answer them on the show! You can also follow us on Twitter; I'm ⁠@PaulMFranzen⁠ and Michael is ⁠@arglefumph⁠.

                Our theme song is "Cigarettes and One-Night Stands" by 5thavenueband, and it is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

                52 min
              • Dying and Dying Again

                In this month's episode!

                • Music and sound in our games
                • The Setback
                • Necks
                • Taking photos of strangers
                • Josie & the Pussycats
                • Local upstate New York castles
                • Michael's cowboy costume
                • The Cat President timeline
                • Real-life politics
                • Board games where you kill and eat your friends

                  • All this, plus a frank discussion on optimal Audacity settings! You won't want to miss it!!

                  If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to [email protected], and we'll answer them on the show! You can also follow us on Twitter; I'm @PaulMFranzen and Michael is @arglefumph.
                  Our theme song is "Cigarettes and One-Night Stands" by 5thavenueband, and it is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

                  50 min
                • Cold Fruit Snacks

                  In this month's episode!

                  • The battle for Head Boy
                  • How to draw lines in PhotoShop CS5
                  • Keeping up with AI tech
                  • Cool skulls
                  • Arting and re-arting
                  • WE NEED YOUR CAT PHOTOS!!!
                  • Paul loses it a little
                  • Gamer snacks
                  • The Nancy Drew podcasts Michael has appeared on: River Height's Buzz and Unlocked (I think)
                  • How much research do we do for the Cat President games?

                    • All this, plus how The Rock screwed us over. You won't want to miss it!!

                    If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to [email protected], and we'll answer them on the show! You can also follow us on Twitter; I'm @PaulMFranzen and Michael is @arglefumph.

                    Our theme song is "Cigarettes and One-Night Stands" by 5thavenueband, and it is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. Artwork generated using neural.love.

                    56 min
                  • This Can't Be It

                    In this month's episode!

                    • Drawing hotspots!!!
                    • Eyeballs and arm meat
                    • WHY ARE THERE STILL TYPOS IN CAT PRESIDENT?????
                    • Oh, a Rock's adopted highway
                    • Is Internet Court a legal entity?
                    • Bad Dog
                    • The buyout of Humongous Entertainment
                    • Nancy Drew: Mystery of the Seven Keys
                    • Co-Author Crush character reveals! (are not in this podcast)
                    • Copyright complaints on free music

                      • All this, plus why Michael is now legally obligated to visit New York twice a year! You won't want to miss it!

                      If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to [email protected], and we'll answer them on the show! You can also follow us on Twitter; I'm @PaulMFranzen and Michael is @arglefumph.

                      Our theme song is "Cigarettes and One-Night Stands" by 5thavenueband, and it is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. Artwork generated using neural.love.

                      54 min
                    • References Millennials Will Love!

                      In this month's episode!

                      • Adult beginners' hockey class
                      • San Francisco
                      • Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant
                      • Home Alone traps
                      • How to pronounce "Live a Live"
                      • Paul's review of the D&D movie!
                      • Michael's review of the Mario movie!
                      • The external factors that determine whether you like something
                      • Making Mario feel self-conscious
                      • Absolutely nothing about game development

                        • All this, plus an update on movie theater kiosks! You won't want to miss it!

                        If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to [email protected], and we'll answer them on the show! You can also follow us on Twitter; I'm @PaulMFranzen and Michael is @arglefumph.

                        Our theme song is "Cigarettes and One-Night Stands" by 5thavenueband, and it is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

                        50 min

                      About Oh, a Podcast!

                      From the publisher's feed

                      Video games are getting smaller and easier to make every day, and if we can do it, anyone can. Join the developers of Cat President, Internet Court, The Beard in the Mirror and more as we talk about the games we're making, the games we're playing, and how aspiring developers don't have to be "aspiring" anymore; they can just be developers. (And also make dumb jokes. Lots of dumb jokes.)