Don't Give Up Skeleton: A Dark Souls and Bloodborne Podcast (Jeremy Greer)
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| 05 Jun 2019 | Episode 180: Mark S. | 00:52:47 | |||||
Hello everyone! This week's guest is Mark, a game reviewer, musician, dad, and all around video game guy. Mark and I sat down for a long chat about the entire series, including Sekiro! This will be on the few episodes with Sekiro chat, so stay tuned (and also watch out if you're spoiler-phobic). Enjoy, and be sure to check out Mark's link below to read some of his reviews. Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 10 Jan 2018 | Episode 107: Wayne | 00:49:29 | |||||
Wayne and I have been Tumblr mutuals for some time now, so I was glad to finally get to talk to him about our shared passion. He talks about his experiences with the games, coaching his wife while she plays, and some of the art he's drawn in response to the game. It's a great episode, but of course I say that about every episode, so who can you really trust? Don't Give Up, Skeleton is now on Patreon, consider supporting the podcast. Links:
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| 19 Jul 2017 | Episode 79: Aegon of Astora | 01:19:08 | |||||
Hello skeletons! This week's guest is Aegon of Astora, a name you probably recognize if you've spent any time on YouTube watching lore videos. I caught up with Aegon on the day The Ringed City DLC came out for Dark Souls 3, and both of us took a break from playing that to record this podcast. It's pretty fun listening to us try not to spoil one another while trying to figure out where the other one is. Aegon and I talk about his history with the Souls series, how he approaches these games as a player and also someone that makes lore videos, and a bunch of stuff in between. Stay tuned after the credits of the show for a brief conversation about the DLC itself. Since recording this episode, Aegon has started a twitter where he chats Souls with people. It's not mentioned at the end, but you can find links below. Thanks for listening! Links:
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| 27 Jun 2018 | Episode 131: Mimi | 00:56:29 | |||||
Hello! This week's guest is Mimi, a newcomer to the Souls series. She picked up Bloodborne back in December and has become a huge fan. We talk about how Bloodborne inspires love of its characters, her love for Gherman, and yes, a bit of Bald Gascoigne. Enjoy! PS: After the ep was recorded, I found out Mimi does a little bit of singing in her spare time. So stay tuned after the outtro music plays for her take on a Twilight Princess track. Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 25 Jul 2018 | Episode 135: Hunter M. | 01:00:40 | |||||
Welcome everyone! This week's guest is Hunter M, a lore fiend and huge Souls fan. The two of us talk about their experience with Souls, starting way back when with Demon's, and why some of those experiences don't live up to others. It's a good one folks! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 12 Jun 2019 | Episode 181: Jay Gill | 00:54:04 | |||||
Hello skeletons! This week's guest is Jay Gills, a game designer that works on World of Warfcraft and more importantly: a big Dark Souls fan. We spend a lot of time discussing the magic that is DS1, and then branch out to some of the other games. There is some discussion of Sekiro, including some late boss names, but there aren't any plot spoilers. Enjoy the episode everyone! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 08 Mar 2017 | Episode 60: Nick A. | 00:53:32 | |||||
This week’s guest is Nick! Nick and I chat about his journey though the Souls games, and we had a lot of fun. Nick started with Demon’s, and has played each game all the way through DS3. I knew I would like Nick when he told me he would do Monk invasions in DeS with the scraping spear. Heheheh Nick’s twitter: https://twitter.com/tepplen To subscribe to the show and find links to all the various social networks it’s on, please go to | |||||||
| 20 Feb 2019 | Episode 165: Salin (rinboz) | 00:46:16 | |||||
Hey there skellies! This week's guest is Salin, a concept artist and student from Thailand who is also, luckily for us, a big Souls fan. I sat down to talk to her about boss design, Lady Maria cults, broken controllers, and why DS3 worked for her when DS2 didn't. Enjoy! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 24 Oct 2018 | Episode 148: Chase | 01:04:20 | |||||
Hey folks! This week's guest is Chase, a friend of mine from the Duckfeed community. Chase walks me through all of his experiences with the games, including what sounds like an incredibly fun way to play through Demon's and DS1 for the first time. Enjoy! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links:
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| 04 Oct 2017 | Episode 93: Cameron | 01:02:38 | |||||
The third and final cohost from the Monster Dear Monster podcast is Cameron, and this is his episode of Don't Give Up, Skeleton. Cameron and I had a blast talking about his history with the series, why Dark Souls 2 is great, and why invasions are so scary. Be sure to go check out MDM (I would highly recommend starting with the episode on Shin Godzilla) and Cameron's twitter. Thanks for listening everyone! Links:
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| 06 Feb 2019 | Episode 163: Briar T. | 00:59:12 | |||||
Hello skeletons! This week's guest is Briar, a very charming person with a huge love of the Souls games. We start with their SEVEN playthroughs of Demon's and talk about all of the games (even Immortal Unchained!) from there. Also: love advice! So you know it's going to be a good one. Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 11 Jan 2017 | Episode 49: Chris Mosher | 00:53:47 | |||||
Today’s guest is Chris Mosher, a friend from Twitter and podcast buddy. Chris is a BIG Dark Souls fan, and we get into just about everything you’d want out of your typical DGUS episode (except for The Old Hunters, which he hasn’t played, so I kicked him off the cast). Chris is a blast to talk to, and his enthusiasm for the Souls games is infectious. I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that he inspires a few people to go back to DS1 after this comes out. Links for Chris: As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast | |||||||
| 19 Jun 2019 | Hiatus Announcement | 00:05:58 | |||||
Hello skeletons! As you'll hear in this short episode, the podcast is going on hiatus! So no new episodes for quite some time (maybe forever, who knows). Thanks to all of you that listen week to week, and thanks to all the guests that have made this show great over the last three years. If you have any questions, feel free to hit me up on twitter. <3 You can still catch my voice over at [Monster of the Week](monsteroftheweek.cool), [Days of Future Cast](daysoffuturecast.com), or [Dead Blood Club](deadblood.club). Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! | |||||||
| 27 Feb 2019 | Episode 166: Brad Gallaway | 00:58:51 | |||||
Welcome back, skellies! This week's guest is Brad Gallaway, Editor in Chief of GameCritics.com, and all around captial G Gamer. Brad has been following FROM for longer than most of the guests and listeners of this podcast, so it was great being able to talk about his opinions changing over the years. From playing games before they're released and patched all the way to being frustrated at Dark Souls 3, we cover it. Thanks for listening, everyone! :) Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links:
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| 11 Apr 2018 | Episode 120: NeoLucky | 00:54:40 | |||||
You know that feeling when you sit down to talk to someone, and immediately know they're one of the most passionate Souls fans out there? Probably not, because I'm guessing that you don't sit down and talk to as many Souls fans as I do on a daily basis. Anyway, that's beside the point because I'm here to tell you that this week's guest, NeoLucky, is easily one of the biggest Souls fans I've had on the show. We talk about her journey through the series, her history with games in general, and her desire to create dolls based on Souls characters. How cool is that? Links: | |||||||
| 03 May 2017 | Episode 68: Richard Pilbeam | 01:06:57 | |||||
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. Links: | |||||||
| 10 May 2017 | Episode 69: Nice | 01:17:52 | |||||
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. www.dontgiveupskeleton.com <--- For all your skeleton needs Links:
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This week's guest is Silver, a friend of a friend I met that loves the Souls games, and plays them in a very intense way. Silver and I walk through their history of the games, and get into Silver's opinion on why Dark Souls 2 failed to live up to Dark Souls 1. It's a fun conversation, as it generally is every episode, and I think you'll dig it. Make sure to check the links and help save the red pandas, which Silver has been doing for a long, long time. Links:
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| 13 Jun 2018 | Episode 129: Zygi | 00:52:10 | |||||
Hey everyone! Jeremy here with another episode of DGUS for your listening pleasure. This week's guest is Zygi, a guy who started with Demon's Souls way back in 2010, but didn't finish the game until almost three years later. Don't worry, he played a bunch of Souls games in between though. Enjoy the episode everyone. Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. | |||||||
| 15 Feb 2017 | Episode 57: Robert | 01:00:55 | |||||
Hello! This week’s guest is Robert, who is a very enthusiastic Souls fan. After almost getting abandoned during our recording time by yours truly (full details in the ep), we get into why he loves them. It’s a very fun episode (with some audio difficulties that drag it down at the beginning, sorry about that). Robert’s links: http://www.dontgiveupskeleton.com/ Additional Links! Included because Robert pulled them all together on his own and I didn't have to do any work! He's an excellent guy! | |||||||
| 18 Oct 2017 | Episode 95: Jessi | 01:06:00 | |||||
This week's guest is Jessi, an extremely filthy wizard and now co-host of the Salt Report podcast (seriously, go listen to the Salt Report podcast, it's extremely good and funny, and is entirely made up of former guests of this show). Jessi is an illustrator and artist who hasn't played all the games, but approaches them from a unique perspective. She agreed to sit down with me and discuss her funny names for Bloodborne bosses, why Souls handles women and gender so well, and to bring up friend-of-the-show Niki approximately 100000 times. Enjoy! Links:
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| 04 Apr 2018 | Episode 119: Caitlin Lilith | 01:16:22 | |||||
Hello! This week's guest is Caitlin, aka OrSomeSayKosm on Twitter, a guest you probably already know. Caitlin is a big friend of the show, and even though we've been chatting on the internet for some time, I didn't know her Souls story. We finally conquered the time zones and managed to sit down and talk about it, though. Enjoy the episode, y'all! Links: | |||||||
| 14 Mar 2018 | Episode 116: PetrifiedWing | 01:07:15 | |||||
Hello friends! This week's guest is Petrified Wing, an extremely nice dude that ran into some problems with the Souls games when he first started playing them. Luckily for us, he persisted, and is now a huge fan. PW and I sat down to discuss all of that and more in this week's episode. Enjoy! DGUS has a Patreon now! Go check it out. Links: | |||||||
| 20 Jun 2018 | Episode 130: Eric C | 01:25:40 | |||||
Hi everyone! This week's guest is my friend Eric, who I met via the Duckfeed.TV network. Eric is a great dude that has a hangup about spiders, but that didn't stop him from getting heavily into the Souls series. I've know Eric on the internet for awhile, so it was nice to get a chance to talk to him. I think you're going to enjoy getting to know him as well. Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! | |||||||
| 12 Apr 2017 | Episode 65: Nick C. | 00:58:40 | |||||
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! To subscribe to the show and find links to all the various social networks it’s on, please go to | |||||||
| 17 May 2017 | Episode 70: Heath | 00:59:29 | |||||
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. Links:
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| 23 May 2018 | Episode 126: Helicon | 00:47:20 | |||||
This week's guest is Helicon, a delightful guest that got into Bloodborne in a very interesting way. I'll let you hear that one for yourself if you haven't already. We talk about his journey through the Souls game, and make some interesting stops along the way. Enjoy! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. Links:
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| 22 Feb 2017 | Episode 58: Justin | 00:56:43 | |||||
This week’s guest is Justin, who is a video game writer and podcaster. Justin and I sat down and talked about his unique first playthrough of Dark Souls 1, why he thinks Dark Souls 2 is better than DS1, and his opinions on Dark Souls 3. It was a fun conversation and I’m almost certain you will enjoy it. Justin’s links: To subscribe to the show and find links to all the various social networks it’s on, please go to | |||||||
| 25 Jan 2017 | Episode 54: Tim | 00:51:01 | |||||
This week’s guest is from (take a drink) the Duckfeed community. I was able to meet Tim in person when Watch Out For Fireballs did live a show in Austin, TX. We’ve been in touch since, and I’m glad we were able to sit down and talk about his Souls experience. Tim talks about turning to Souls when his father passes away, and how he might just be a little bit tired of the games after the last five years. Tim’s links: To subscribe to the show and find links to all the various social networks it’s on, please go to | |||||||
| 22 Aug 2018 | Episode 139: rythin | 00:51:51 | |||||
Hello! So, awhile back I had an idea: interview a bunch of speedrunners, and release an episode per day during the week of SGDQ. For a variety of reasons, this didn't come to happen, but I did end up interviewing a couple of speedrunners about the things they do. The first of these interviews is with rythin, this week's guest. They explained a lot of aspects of speedrunning, and talked a little bit about their history with the series in general. Enjoy! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 25 Jan 2017 | Episode 53: Trey | 01:00:50 | |||||
This week’s guest is Trey, a friend of mind from the Duckfeed.tv community (take a drink!). Trey and I got to meet in person during a live Watch Out For Fireballs in Austin, TX. Him and I sat down a bit after that and recorded this episode, in which we talk about his backwards journey through the Souls series. We go all over the place in this one, folks. Be sure to stay tuned after the credits to hear some of Trey’s band, Handsome Ransom. Trey’s Links: Trey's crazy and amazing fungus lore theory: http://atreymillerproduction.tumblr.com/post/156244735081/quick-dirty-fungus-lore-theory To subscribe to the show and find links to all the various social networks it’s on, please go to | |||||||
| 14 Jun 2017 | Episode 74: Zach, from Lordran and Beyond | 00:57:49 | |||||
If your'e a Souls fan that's spent any sort of time on Tumblr, you've probably heard of Lordran and Beyond. A Dark Souls fanart blog and webcomic, it's pretty much THE blog for all your Dark Souls needs. I sat down with Zach to chat about his history with the series, how and why he started the blog, and why he thinks Resident Evil Souls is the future of the series. No, I'm not kidding. It's a great conversation, so enjoy! Links:
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| 06 Mar 2019 | Episode 167: Alex D | 00:57:57 | |||||
Every once in awhile I get to interview someone who started with Demon's Souls, and you can always tell by how much they LOVE that game. Alex is one of those people! We spend a lot of time on Demon's, but also get around to discussing the rest of the games, PVP, and (because I can't shut up about it) Spiderman. Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 03 Apr 2019 | Episode 171: Andy | 00:50:07 | |||||
Hello skellies! This week's guest is Andy, a musician from the UK who LOVES the Souls games. His story should be familiar to listeners of this show: he started playing Demon's Souls, and has been addicted since then. He walks us through his favorite parts of the games, how it's effected his relationship with other games, and talks a little about why playing online with others can be so much fun. Enjoy! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 01 Nov 2017 | Episode 97: Joe Donnelly | 00:50:37 | |||||
This week we have Joe Donnelly on the show! Joe is a writer for PC Gamer and a huge Souls fan. He and I sat down a few months ago, ostensibly to talk Souls but it ended up going all over the place. It's a real fun conversation! Unfortunately, the audio gods weren't smiling when we recorded, so Joe's audio is a bit rough in places. On top of that, we lost a good 5-10 minutes of audio right in the middle. I still think it's a great episode, though, so why are you still reading this? Go listen! Links: | |||||||
| 10 Oct 2018 | Episode 146: Oodles | 00:52:28 | |||||
Welcome folks! This week's guest is Oodles, an author and huge Bloodborne fan. He talks about finding Bloodborne for the first time, and what inspired him to begin writing his own fiction about the universe. From there we get into Dark Souls 3, the rest of the series, and what he wants to see in the future. Enjoy! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links:
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| 11 Oct 2017 | Episode 94: Stephen Rhodes | 00:49:59 | |||||
This week's guest is Stephen Rhodes, a games writer that has definitely worked on at least one of your favorite games. He and I sat down to talk about his history with the series, starting way back when Demon's Souls came out. We talk about all of the games, how Dark Souls influenced games writing, and a bunch of stuff in between. Be sure to check the links for more of Stephen's writing. Thanks for listening! Links: | |||||||
| 29 Aug 2018 | Episode 140: Rookie | 00:55:18 | |||||
Hello friends! This week's guest is Rookie, and it's a great one! We talk about her trip through the Souls series, which started off rocky and then eventually got way, way better. We dip into a lot of different things in this episode: combat mechanics, Souls helping people come to terms with their personal identity, and competivie Minesweeper. Like I said, all over the place! Enjoy the epsiode! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 15 May 2019 | Episode 177: Chris J | 00:56:12 | |||||
Hello folks! This week's guest is Chris J. He's a long time Souls fan that never got too deep into the series until he started up Dark Souls 2 in an interesting way. We talk about his love for that game, playing online, and of course, Bloodborne. Enjoy! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 26 Sep 2018 | Episode 144: Chris L. | 00:54:58 | |||||
Hello folks! This week's guest is Chris L, a delightful dad and husband who loves loves LOVES the Souls series. He was very excited to sit down and talk with me, and it was a lot of fun hearing his stories about starting, bouncing off, and then eventually conquering the series, along with his family. Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! | |||||||
| 22 Nov 2017 | Episode 100: Jason Killingsworth | 01:42:22 | |||||
This week's guest is the great Jason Killingsworth, one half of the team that literally wrote the book on Dark Souls. Jason was one of those people that inspired me to do this podcast, even though I don't think he knew that until we recorded this episode. Jason has been into Souls since the very beginning, and has wrote numerous articles on the series. This conversation drifts in between Souls and life, religion, and how Dark Souls can teach us lessons on parenting. If you're reading this (and I have no idea how many of you read these notes), I just want to say thank you for listening and/or guesting. Episode 100 is just a number, but it seems like an accomplishment. Over 100 individual guests, all with their own unique stories, all told in their own voice in their own way. I've been remarkably lucky to have all of you listeners and guests. I'm writing this before recording the intro of the show, and I'm planning on rambling a bit thanking people there as well, so I'll try to keep this brief: Thanks! Links:
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| 05 Aug 2020 | DGUS Remastered - Paolo | 01:19:52 | |||||
Hello skellies! We're back with another DGUS Remastered episode, this time with my buddy Paolo. He was one of the most passionate Souls fans I interviewed, way back in 2016, and it was an absolute delight getting to catch up with him and talk about how the last four years have changed in terms of our appreciation for the games and the media around them. Enjoy! You can support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! | |||||||
| 07 Feb 2018 | Episode 111: Liz | 00:54:43 | |||||
Hello friends! Welcome to another episode of Don't Give Up, Skeleton. This week's guest is Liz, who is a big gamer. She started out way back when in the PS1 days, but hung up her controller once kids came along. After they grew up a bit, she picked it back up in a big way. After seeing some of Dark Souls 2's character creation, she bought it blind and jumped in. Later, she fell in love with Bloodborne and Dark Souls 1. This is a great episode, y'all, and Liz is a super sweet and nice guest. Enjoy! DGUS is now on Patreon! Donate a couple of bucks a month to help support the show. It's very much appreciated. Links: | |||||||
| 08 Feb 2017 | Episode 56: Lewis | 01:17:17 | |||||
This week’s guest is Lewis, who sent me what could almost be called on essay about, as he called it, “Dark Souls as the human condition.” How could I not bring him on after that? Lewis talks quite a bit about his history with the games, and how it affected his depression and even his personal religion. It’s a very good show, with some minor but persistent sound artifacting that is slightly distracting. Nothing terrible, though. Stay tuned through the end of the episode for a listen to Lewis’ band, Wild Apples. Lewis’ Links: To subscribe to the show and find links to all the various social networks it’s on, please go to | |||||||
| 29 May 2019 | Episode 179: Alexander McConnell | 00:52:38 | |||||
Hello skeletons! This week's guest is Alexander, a friend of mind from the Duckfeed Slack. We sit down and discuss his journey through the Souls series, going on some unique side paths like "what's the deal with parrying" and "how to be the only person in your town that knows what Demon's Souls is." It's a good one, so enjoy! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 02 May 2018 | Episode 123: Lokey | 00:59:46 | |||||
Hi everyone! This week's guest is Lokey, who specializes in translating the Japanese text of Souls games to see if those translations offer any insight to the lore of the games. Often times, they do. In this episode Lokey talks in detail about Havel, as well as his general experience with the games. It's a good one, folks. Lokey also gave me his email address to share if you'd like to get in touch: darksoulslokey@gmail.com Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. Links:
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| 10 Apr 2019 | Episode 172: Patrick Klepek | 00:58:28 | |||||
Welcome Skellies! This week's guest is Patrick Klepek, a gaming journalist with a long history with From games. We sat down to talk about his origin story with the games, why Bloodborne is the best in the series, and of course, we talk a little bit about the difficulty in Sekiro. Don't worry though: no spoilers here. Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links:
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| 30 Jan 2019 | Episode 162: Mick | 00:42:33 | |||||
Hello skeletons! Super special skeleton and friend of the show Niki asked me to reach out to her friend Mick, and get him on the show. So I did! And this is that episode! Mick and I talk Souls, PVP, and little bit of everything in between. Enjoy! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 26 Jul 2017 | Episode 80: Ben H. | 00:56:19 | |||||
Hello! This week's guest is Ben, a big Souls fan with some interesting stories about the games. He talks about bouncing off of Demon's Souls, his first "cheated" playthrough of Dark Souls 1, and how Dark Souls brought him and his son together. I also include some of his son's music, specifically a Soul of Cinder remix that you might have heard about on an appendix episode of Bonfireside Chat. It's a great chat, and I know y'all will enjoy it. Links: | |||||||
| 31 Oct 2018 | Episode 149: Devon G. | 00:54:31 | |||||
Hello folks! This week's guest is Devon, a writer and artist who has gotten into Bloodborne/Souls just this year. Don't let that fool you, though: she's one of the biggest Bloodborne fans we've had on the show. We talk about her love for the stories and the characters, and just how darned attractive most of them are. Y'all are gonna enjoy this one! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links:
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| 21 Feb 2018 | Episode 113: Jordan Osbourne | 01:00:25 | |||||
Hello skellerinos! This is your friendly nieghborhood host, Jeremy, here to introduce the guest for this week: Jordan. Jordan and I sat down and talked through his experiences with the game, and poured some love onto Dark Souls 2 while we were at it. Enjoy the episode everyone, and remember to stay after the episode to check out some of Jordan's music. Consider supporting the show on Patreon! What a cool thing for you to do! Links: | |||||||
| 22 May 2019 | Episode 178: Joel | 01:07:57 | |||||
Hello skellies! This week's gues is Joel Corelitz, a video game composer and huge Souls fan. We sat down early on a Sunday morning to talk about his journey through these games, starting with a rough start and ending with, well, him appearing on this podcast because he's into the games that much! Be sure to stay after the credits for a song he wrote from the game Gorogoa (which is gorgeous and you should all play it immediately), and check out the links for more of his work. Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 25 Apr 2018 | Episode 122: Carson Drew It | 01:08:10 | |||||
Hello and welcome! This week's guest is the super great Carson Drew It, a well known artist and huge Souls fan. I first encountered Carson on Tumblr, where he was posting cute drawings of characters from Dark Souls 1. Since then he's gone on to design all sorts of Souls merch, and is now a full time streamer and artist. On top of all of that, he's a super nice guy. Enjoy the episode everyone! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links:
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| 06 Dec 2017 | Episode 102: Bryan May | 01:21:00 | |||||
This week's guest is Bryan May, another friend of mine from the Duckfeed.tv community (I know, I know, take a drink). Bryan and I discuss his history with the games, and why he feels the Souls series has left him behind to some extent. Enjoy the episode everyone! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is now on Patreon, consider supporting the podcast. Links: | |||||||
| 09 Jan 2019 | Episode 159: Dahlia's Dark Side | 00:58:07 | |||||
Hello folks! This week's guest is Dahlia, a very interesting person with an interesting story about Souls games. Just a brief content warning on this one: Dahlia is in recovery, and discusses her addiction on this episode. Outside of that is a lot of funny and insightful commentary, as well as deep lore dive on Willem. Enjoy! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! | |||||||
| 20 Dec 2017 | Episode 104: Davide A. Fiandra | 00:51:14 | |||||
This week's guest is Davide, an Italian game designer who has a strong love for Dark Souls 1, and a grudging respect for Dark Souls 2. We sat down to talk about his entire history with the games, and it came out to be a great episode. Be sure to check out the links below for Davide's games and podcasts, especially the episode of Going Digital I guested on. Thanks for listening, everyone! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is now on Patreon, consider supporting the podcast. Links:
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| 02 Jan 2019 | Episode 158: Terribly Much | 00:48:42 | |||||
Hello skeletons! This week's guest is Terribly Much, who got into Bloodborne despite hearing about the awful difficulty of the series, and fell in love. She walks us through her journey and tells us how relaxing Bloodborne's co-op is, why she doesn't like the hair in Dark Souls, and a BUNCH of stuff in between. Enjoy! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 01 May 2019 | Episode 175: Laura | 00:56:44 | |||||
Today is a very special episode! For a long time now, the idea of doing a "Dark Souls Widows" podcast, where I would interview the partners of Souls addicts who aren't as much into the games to get their perspective on the series. This is almost that, but instead of me interviewing a guest, I asked my wife to host the show and interview a special guest: Laura Stardust! That's right, we got the star of Paddy Does a OneBro to come onto the show and talk about her view of the series. Enjoy! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links:
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| 16 Jan 2019 | Episode 160: Hana | 00:57:08 | |||||
Hey skellies! This week's guest is Hana, a big Souls fan that told me she got into the series in an unusual way. We talk about that, why lore does and doesn't works sometimes, PVP, OCs, and everything in between. I'll think you'll enjoy this one, everyone. Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 09 Feb 2018 | Sanadsk | 01:05:08 | |||||
Hello skeletons! Welcome to a special episode of Don't Give Up, Skeleton. Sanadsk is one of the first people on YouTube to start posting videos that show off cut content from Bloodborne, so when I got the opportunity to interview him, I jumped. We had a great conversation, and as you probably know from his videos, he's a very charming and personable guy. Hopefully you'll enjoy this podcast where he talks about his methodology, the unusual charm of the Souls series, and of course, all the cut content he's found. I know I enjoyed recording it! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon! Come support the show. Links: | |||||||
| 15 Nov 2017 | Episode 99: Garrett | 01:06:35 | |||||
This week's guest is Garrett form the Going Digital podcast! Garrett and I sat down to talk about his thankfully actually existing Souls history. How many times does he try the games before he finally finishes one? Find out in the episode! Links: | |||||||
| 18 Jul 2018 | Episode 134: Rach | 00:55:37 | |||||
This week's guest is Rach, who I met from my friends over at Dark Insight. She guested over there for an episode and started talking about Souls, so of course they pointed her my way and I got her on the show. We take a meandering path down her Souls journey, really getting into Bloodborne (of course) but talking about all the games. Thanks for listening! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links:
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| 27 Mar 2019 | Episode 170: Klaus_destroyer | 00:53:19 | |||||
Welcome back everyone! This week's guest is Klaus_destroyer, a big Souls fan and friend of the show. Klaus and I talk about his love of the Series, starting from Armored Core and going all the way to the present. Enjoy everyone! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 09 Aug 2017 | Episode 83: Nick | 00:59:01 | |||||
Hello! This is part two of the double release week with the gents from Dingus Boys Gaming. This is Nick, who tells me all about his experiences with the Souls series, including the craziest challenge runs and trying to get his girlfriend to play Souls games. Be sure to check the links for the charity stream Nick and Andrew did and that I guested on, and stay tuned to their Twitter for the next stream even. Thanks for listening everyone! Live Stream: Links: | |||||||
| 24 Apr 2019 | Episode 174: Tyler | 00:59:26 | |||||
Hello skellies! This week's guest is Tyler, who has had an interesting journey through the Souls games. He started out pretty young, chooses to not to use any sort of online/internet help, and made a very interesting decision during the Bloodborne DLC that had some life changing consequences. Enjoy! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! | |||||||
| 04 Oct 2017 | Episode 91: NinjaBadger7 | 01:00:08 | |||||
Hello! We're starting this week with a bang! Three episodes, each one with a host from the Monster Dear Monster podcast. This episode's guest is NinjaBadger7, an extremely nice person who has lots of affection for the series, specifically Bloodborne. We talk about how the game's difficulty can prevent it from being accessible to "normal" gamers, and that special sense of satisfaction of killing a boss that you've been banging your head against for hours. Be sure to check out the Monster Dear Monster podcast for all of your monster needs. Links: | |||||||
| 04 Oct 2017 | Episode 92: Dave | 01:00:52 | |||||
This week we have three guests, all hosts of the Monster Dear Monster podcast. This episode's guest is Dave, who started way back with Demon's Souls but never really got hooked until Dark Souls 2. We talk about his history with the games, and why he was a little disappointed with the direction Bloodborne took. Be sure to check the links for Dave's twitter and podcasts. Thanks for listening everyone! Links: | |||||||
| 20 Mar 2019 | Episode 169: Spice | 01:13:14 | |||||
Hey! You! Are you old enough to hear grown ass adults talk about some sexy times with monsters? Then let's go. This week I'm joined by some very good friends and previous guests of the show: Sara (Episode 85), Kou (Episode 98), and Mimi (Episode 131). Similar to episode 69, where a group of women came on to talk about (mostly) their love for Lady Maria and we got into the shipping side of this series, but this episode is slightly different. We discuss some of the more...not socially acceptable side of the shipping fandom. Gherman/Maria, what makes Gascoigne so sexy, and why we gotta bone these werewolves. It's an interesting and racy conversation that I don't think you can get anywhere else. Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 15 Mar 2017 | Episode 61: Chris M. | 01:17:14 | |||||
This week’s guest is Chris, host of the Now and Again podcast. Chris discovered Dark Souls at a low point in his life, but has since come to enjoy them even in the good times. We talk about his journey through the series, his sort of ambivalence to Dark Souls 2, and his love for Bloodborne (because everyone loves Bloodborne and if you don’t your opinion is wrong). Just a quick note: you should totally check out Now and Again! It’s a great concept for a show (talking about a volume of Now That’s What I Call Music with a guest), and is very much fun to listen to. I guested on a year end episode to talk about my favorite thing I discovered in 2016, which you can find below: http://www.cageclub.me/now-and-again-2016-side-b/ Chris’s Links: For all the Don’t Give Up, Skeleton related links you can shake a femur bone at, visit www.dontgiveupskeleton.com | |||||||
| 17 Jan 2018 | Episode 108: Sam from Dovah Design | 00:48:07 | |||||
Hello and welcome, friends. This week I sit down with Sam, a cosplayer who is playing through the Souls games for the first time and planning on building an Artorias cosplay. I had never talked to a cosplayer before, so when she emailed me and I saw how crazy good she is at this stuff, I knew I had get her on the show. We talk about designing cosplay, her experience with the Souls games, and a bunch of stuff in between. Be sure to check out the links below! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is now on Patreon, consider supporting the podcast. Links: | |||||||
| 03 Oct 2018 | Episode 145: Lewis S | 00:53:14 | |||||
This week's guest is Lewis S, a teacher and more importantly, huge Souls fan. He encountered the series after a long hiatus from gaming, and on this episode he tells us about his journey through them, starting with watching LPs and eventually going out to buy a PS4 for a certain Sony exclusive. Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! | |||||||
| 16 May 2018 | Episode 125: Jay Jay | 00:51:42 | |||||
Hi folks! This week's guest is JayJay, and extremely nice guy that has spent a lot of time playing the Souls games, specifically with his brother. We find out about his journey through the series, the various ways him and his brother troll each other, and of course: why Dark Souls is the best game series around. Enjoy! PS: JayJay asked me to add his Gamertag: HorrorShow1981 Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. Links: | |||||||
| 08 Apr 2020 | DGUS Remastered - Paddy Stardust | 00:58:06 | |||||
Hey there! It's a surprise skeleton! Paddy DM'd me a few weeks ago and wanted to come back on the show and talk about his experience since we last recorded, almost FOUR YEARS ago. We chat about being a One Bro, what challenges we like and which we don't, and of course, Souls Souls Souls. Enjoy! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! | |||||||
| 10 Mar 2021 | DGUS Remastered - Zach, Lordran & Beyond | 01:02:58 | |||||
Heya Skeletons! It's been awhile, but I'm back with another episode of DGUS Remastered, the series where I catch up with old guests from the podcast, and see what they're up to. Today it's Zach, the writer behind Lordran & Beyond, back to talk about his experiences in the last four years, as well as his Kickstarter project for collecting all of his webcomics into a physical book. Check out the links below! On a personal note, I just want to say that I hope all of you are doing ok in this whirlwind of a year. Stay safe, stay healthy, and stay skeletons. Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links:
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| 11 Jan 2017 | Episode 50: Dylan | 00:56:15 | |||||
As one quarter of the Chomp Chain Podcast, Dylan knows games. We sit down and talk about his history with the Souls games, and I think you’ll enjoy the story. We also get into other games like Skyrim, Metal Gear Solid, and Portal. Dylan is also a musician, so stay tuned after the show to hear one of his songs. It’s really good! Dylan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dextermpepper As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast | |||||||
| 19 Apr 2017 | Episode 66: Jorge | 00:54:43 | |||||
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! Links! To subscribe to the show and find links to all the various social networks it’s on, please go to | |||||||
| 08 May 2019 | Episode 176: Chris S | 00:51:06 | |||||
This week's guest is Chris, a Dark Souls Dad and lover of all things Souls. We chat about all the various games, we solve the question of whether or not video games are art, and rave about how much fun it is to play Souls with other people. It's a good one, folks, so enjoy. Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! | |||||||
| 17 Oct 2018 | Episode 147: Kat | 00:47:10 | |||||
Hello folks! This week's guest is the extremely nice Kat, who came to video games late but has really embraced them. Her first Souls game was Bloodborne, but she's played almost all of them (when are we getting that PS4 Demon's, Sony?) since then, and done some extremely hard challenge runs since. Check out her Twitch and YouTube to watch some of those. Enjoy! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 05 Dec 2018 | Episode 154: Ashy | 00:47:34 | |||||
Heya listeners! This week's guest is Ashy, an artist and serious Bloodborne fan. She tells me all about her and her friend co-oping the games together, why these worlds inspired her to make art, and we discuss the weird overlap in Final Fantasy XIV and Bloodborne. Enjoy! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links:
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| 28 Nov 2018 | Episode 153: Scott B. | 00:56:07 | |||||
Welcome folks! This week's guest is Scott, an avid Souls fan. Despite bouncing off of Dark Souls 1 initially, he bounced back with Dark Souls 2 and hasn't quit since. We talk about his history with the games in this episode, and I hope you enjoy it! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 06 Jun 2018 | Episode 128: Celene | 01:01:34 | |||||
Hello everyone! This week's guest is Celene, a friend from Twitter who loves Dark Souls 2. We talk about the game in great detail, and also get into Bloodborne, Dark Souls 1, and a bunch of other stuff in between. Be sure to stay until the end to hear some of her extremely great music! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! | |||||||
| 19 Dec 2018 | Episode 156: Steph D. | 00:51:14 | |||||
Hey folks, this week's guest is Steph! I've been following Steph for awhile on Twitter as she's been making her way through DS1, adn let me tell you: she gets attached to these characters, y'all. It was a blast sitting down and talking to her about her experiences, and why she bonded so closely with everyone. Enjoy! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! | |||||||
| 14 Feb 2018 | Episode 112: Jonathan D. | 00:50:07 | |||||
Hi! Hello! Hey! This week's guest is Jonathan, a religious student that brings a very interesting perspective to the Souls games. It's not every week that we have comparisons of Bloodborne and Dark Souls lore to actual religions, so of course when he emailed me I jumped at the chance to interview him. We sat down to discuss his history with the series, as well as how his religious studies have effected his various playthroughs of the Souls games. Links: | |||||||
| 18 Jan 2017 | Episode 52: James Carter | 01:23:54 | |||||
This week’s guest is James Carter from the Cane & Rinse podcast. James is one of those people (like myself) that can’t stop talking about the Souls games once he gets started. James and I go through all of the games, but sort of bounce all around instead of going straight through them. It’s a fun cast, and I think you’ll enjoy it. James’ Links: As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast | |||||||
| 16 Aug 2017 | Episode 84: Wiegraf | 00:59:00 | |||||
This week's guest is one of my friends from the Duckfeed Slack: Wiegraf! Wiegraf is an interesting dude with an interesting approach to the Souls games, as you'll hear on the episode. We also discuss Armored Core and Nier Automata (don't worry, no spoilers), plus his progress on developing his own RPG based on Bloodborne. All of those links are in the show notes below, so be sure to check them out. Thanks for listening! Links:
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| 04 Jan 2017 | Episode 47: Cliff | 00:56:17 | |||||
Cliff is the founding member of Dark Insight, an international gaming podcast. I’m also on Dark Insight, which made this whole thing really easy to book. Cliff talks about his backwards journey through the Souls games, and overall it’s just a fun convo about the Series. Enjoy! Cliff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cliff_goldsmith As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast | |||||||
| 24 Jan 2018 | Episode 109: Scott L. | 00:55:22 | |||||
Hi Skeletons! This week's guest is Scott, an extremely nice guy who likes Dark Souls, Armored Core, and Nier. As you might imagine, we talk about all three in this somewhat rambly podcast. Scott also talks about his day job of inspecting satellite imagery to deduce missile activity in North Korea, and how that made him appreciate the way the story is told in Souls and Bloodborne. No, really! #MissileTwitter is here! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon! Yay! Links:
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| 08 Feb 2023 | Episode 185: HoldenOut (@BloodborneGame) | 00:57:08 | |||||
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| 09 Aug 2017 | Episode 82: Andrew | 00:52:57 | |||||
This week we have two episodes for you to get down on. First up is Andrew, who is one have of the Dingus Boys. I met Andrew and Nick when Fiona (whom you might remember from episode 20) asked me if I wanted to participate in their charity stream. They were streaming Dark Souls 3 for 24 hours straight, so I jumped in for an hour or two and chatted with them about their Souls experiences. You can find that video below! A few months later Andrew and I sat down to talk about his entire history with the games. Enjoy. Live Stream: Links: | |||||||
| 18 Jan 2017 | Episode 51: Josh Garrity | 01:09:56 | |||||
I’m very happy to Josh Garrity on the podcast this week! Josh is a host on the incredible Cane & Rinse podcast. Josh and I spend a good 20-25 minutes talking about games in general before getting into the Souls games, but I think y’all will enjoy it anyway. Quick note: there are some audio issues on this one. I tried to edit around them as best I could, but when you’re recording from 3000 miles away things can happen. Also, right after this Josh found out his mic was dying! So we were in DOUBLE TROUBLE! Oh no! Josh’s Links: As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast | |||||||
| 04 Jan 2017 | Episode 48: Vader | 01:06:10 | |||||
We’re back! This week’s guest is VaderVanOdin, my podcast buddy from Dark Insight. We get all into Vader’s Souls history, including his brother being a bit of a back seat driver on Demon’s Souls. It’s always a blast sitting down and talking to Vader; he’s literally the nicest man in podcasting. Fair warning: when this was recorded I was still using Zencastr, and there are a few parts where the VOIP connection broke down and Vader turns into a robot (queue all of your funny Star Wars jokes). It’s not terrible, but it wasn’t something I could edit around. Sorry about that! Vader’s many social links: As always, if you’d like to be on the show, send an email to dguspodcast@gmail.com, or use my variety of social media networks listed below to send me a message. Email is generally the best way to get me, though. Twitter: twitter.com/dguspodcast | |||||||
| 08 Nov 2017 | Episode 98: Kou | 00:55:29 | |||||
This week's guest is Kou, who has a deep and powerful love of Bloodborne. So much so that we spoke for a full hour about just that game and somehow managed to forget about the Chalice dungeons. Oops! I know y'all are going to love this one anyway, though. Links: | |||||||
| 23 Jan 2019 | Episode 161: Jon S. | 00:57:15 | |||||
Hey there skellies, this week's guest is Jon S, an extremely nice fellow with a passion for the Souls games. We go through the whole series pretty much in order, and even manage to squeeze a little Deracine chat in there for fun. Enjoy! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links:
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| 07 Nov 2018 | Episode 150: Johannes (Immortal:Unchained) | 00:52:52 | |||||
Hello everyone! This episode is quite a bit different from the usual. Recently, I was introduced to a game called Immortal:Unchained. I believe I've mentioned it on one or two episodes of this podcast, and if you've been following me, or Twin Humanitities, or SenPlus on Twitter, then you probably saw us talking about it. I was struck at how many Demon's Souls/Dark Souls vibes the game was giving me, so I wrote to the developer and asked if any of their staff had played the games, and if so, would they be willing to come onto the show and talk about their experiences. I was very surprised and delighted when they got me in touch with Johannes, the Lead Level Designer for Toadman. We sat down and talked all about Immortal, and just a little bit about Dark Souls and how it relates to the game. Forgive me for geeking out a bit, I was pretty excited! I hope you enjoy this as something a bit different from the normal Don't Give Up, Skeleton episodes. Thanks for listening everyone! Don't Give Up, Skeleton is on Patreon, which is a great way to support the show if you can. Donations go to keeping the podcast bills paid, as well as my ever growing collection of Souls games. You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links: | |||||||
| 27 Jul 2022 | Episode 184: Judson Cowan | 00:52:33 | |||||
Hello skeletons! This week on the podcast, we are joined by Judson Cowan, who you might know if you've been following Souls stuff for awhile. Besides making some great videogame soundtracks (like Rogue Legacy 2), he's also the creator of Laudate Solis, the most perfect map of Dark Souls 1 that has ever existed. Until his new one comes out, anyway. We talk about his history with the games, the magic of making maps, and more. Enjoy! You can also support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! Links:
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| 28 Feb 2018 | Episode 114: Steph | 00:49:08 | |||||
Hello! Listeners of the show will probably remember episode 69, which was a special episode of this podcast. My good friend Niki asked to invite three of her friends onto the show so they could talk about one of their favorite subjects: Lady Maria choking them all out. It was a riot! Since then I've been interviewing those women one by one, and this week's guest is Steph! She and I sat down and talked about being inspired by the series, what its like to play with very tiny hands, and a ton of things in between. This is one of those rambly ones, so enjoy! Check out the Patreon for cool, cool skeleton-themed content. Links:
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| 23 Aug 2017 | Episode 85: Sara | 01:15:02 | |||||
Sara (who goes by BellringerKat on tumblr) is a professional illustrator and part time Bloodborne lore guru. Because of the distance between us (she's in Italy), the audio quality is a bit rough this week. I promise you're going to want to listen, though, because Sara has some very interesting insight into the world of Bloodborne. She also has a different opinion to on the subject of people shipping Gherman and Lady Maria, which I think is pretty fascinating. Enjoy! Links:
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| 18 Apr 2018 | Episode 121: Joseph Fink | 00:51:02 | |||||
Hiya skellies. This week's guest is Joseph Fink, one of the writers of Welcome to Night Vale and Alice Isn't Dead. Joseph has an interesting relationship with horror that comes out during our conversation about the Souls games. We talk about his love of Bloodborne, despite not liking hard games, and how Dark Souls doesn't work for him in the same way. It's a great episode! If you use iTunes, a good way to support the show is to leave a review for it. If you want to support the show directly, there's a Patreon. Thanks for listening! Links: | |||||||
| 27 Sep 2017 | Episode 90: Theomeny | 01:40:34 | |||||
Welcome back, listeners. This week's guest is Theomony, a Souls lore enthusiast with some fascinating insights into the Souls/Bloodborne games. We've been friends on Twitter for awhile now, so it was great to sit down with her and talk about her experiences with the games. Be sure to check out her Souls streams and YouTube for some great hashtag content. Thanks for listening everyone! Heads up everyone: since recording this podcast, Theomony released an essay entitled Lethe and Aletheia: The Essence of the Soul in Dark Souls, which you can find in the links below. I asked her to come back onto the show and discuss it, so after the credits in the main episode, stay tuned for an extra 30 minutes of lore talk centered around the essay. Links:
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| 31 Jul 2019 | DGUS Remastered - Sean aka The Lore Hunter | 01:01:24 | |||||
Hello skellies! If you haven't been following me on Twitter or on the recently closed Patreon, I have some news. My original plan after putting DGUS on hiatus was to begin recording and releasing "remastered" episodes, in which I'd re-interview some of the original guests of the show and see how things have changed. I recorded one of these, which you are hopefully listening to right now, and since then have decided to shut down the Patreon. I don't have any direct plans to record more of these, but if I do they'll be publicly available on this feed. All of that aside, the guest is my friend Sean, who releases content under the moniker The Lore Hunter. Sean is a lore junkie, as you might imagine, and in the three years since we recorded the first time his life has gone through many changes. He has more kids, he bought a house...the usual stuff. Also: his Souls content began to get way more popular than usual. Popularity is a good thing right? Not always. As Sean tells us in this episode, sometimes it can lead to all sorts of unusual places. Enjoy the episode friends! You can support the show by leaving an iTunes review, or by sharing the podcast with your friends. Merch! Wear a skelly on your belly! | |||||||
