Episodes
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Ziggin'n'Zaggin' ft. Kev Koeser
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Darling and Balloo are back to continue through Gen III (apologies but looks like the starters ep is lost to the aether). We're starting off with Mon Mom and then off to discuss Poochyena, Zigzagoon, and Wurmple lines today. Along the way we touch on Hugh Jackman's classic revelation that a Wolverine is a creature unto itself and not a wolf, and get into the distinctions in video games versus film on remakes, reboots, and remasters. It's another
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Legends of Tomorrow, Today!
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Michael and Balloo are back to discuss the final run of Gen II Pokemon. Mon Mom returns to stump Michael once more, and then it's off to a legendary gauntlet of the legendary "woof-os," japanese folklore, game history, and more followed by closing with the game cover legends- Lugia and Ho Oh, and finally the best Onion Knight this side of a Final Fantasy: Celebi.
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Bovine University ft. Dr. Steph Metzger
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Balloo & Darling are back, joined once more by Steph Metzger, bringing her PhD in Dairy Science to talk Miltank, Elekid, Magby, Smoochum, and Blissey. There's some breaking Mon News at the top of the show regarding Galarian Slowking, and Telekinetic Uri Gellar's long standing Kadabra feud, and then we're off with all the usual fun.
Elekid might be a lil dummy, but he's our lil dummy with the cutest lil teefums, Blissey is a tank you make hard with friendship, Smoochum is wrong, and more! Welcome back to the madness!
Monday Sep 28, 2020
The Muddy Bottom Boys ft. Ramona Donahue
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
We're back with our cohost from the "Lost Episode" Ramona Donahue to talk about Phanpy, Donphan, Porygon2, Stantler, Smeargle, Tyrogue and Hitmontop! With more Abba than usual, as well as a reading by Darling from The Great Gatsby, it's another fun run.
For Michael Darling's American media found footage masterpiece, check here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh3EF4s2KCU&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1c4qvvu-Hpxzu4fA7FbB2JZ4GqDFYNjt721gzjK-PrrymbCHGu3bYoPwA
Monday Aug 31, 2020
Crossfaders of the Lost Mon
Monday Aug 31, 2020
Monday Aug 31, 2020
Balloo and Darling are back! After a technical issue with our originally planned episode, we're doing a special adventure with a drunk Darling and stoned Balloo recounting what they recall from what shall forever be known as the Mon Men Lost Episode. We're hazily recalling our conversations and still veering off on wild tangents about Delibird, Mantine, Houndour, Houndoom, Kingdra, and Skarmory.
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Slugma Said Knock You Out ft. Stephanie Metzger
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Darling and Balloo are back this time to talk pigs, lactation, and more with Dr. Stephanie Metzger. Along the way we reminisce on the brilliance of Andy Samberg's Pop Star film, Animorphs, discuss the insane biology of Pokemon magma slugs, Corsola's very bleak Alolan form, and much more.
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Bear With Us featuring Kev Koeser
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
A delayed release on this episode, but still fresh as Darling and Balloo are joined by Kev Koeser once more to discuss Shuckle, Heracross, Scizor, Tediursa and Ursaring with all the usual fun of discussing classic animated films, Scorcese, and much more.
Sunday May 17, 2020
Finally, a Pokemon in a Mumu, ft. Seth Hansen
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
Seth Hansen returns to join Darling and Balloo discussing Dunsparce, Pineco, Gligar, Steelix, Snubbull, and more. Along the way Seth teaches the gang about Durian fruits, our favorite Batsuits, Nicole Kidman's legendary divorcee energy, and magpie dive bombers.
From the show:
The eyes don't work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGGTcYfrEZU&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3APKJqPu0Dkl46hbk92mhAxH6aiQ8GPdYx1LmKGo5nuLNQsi2K0QYWDC0
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Quote the Murkrow, Nevermore
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Darling and Balloo are back for another social distancing friendly episode of the show to discuss Murkrow, Wobuffet, Girafarig, Unown, and Slowking. There's discussion of Pokemon fashion choices, the most Lovecraftian Pokemon there may be, and how dastardly clever Crows and its kin are.
From the show:
The Eyes Don't Work on Magpies:
Gustave the Crocodile:
Gameboy Accessories of yore:
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
The Quagsire Quarantine Quagmire Query ft. Zach Wilson
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Zach Wilson joins Balloo & Darling this week for the social distancing episode where we discuss Sunkern, Sunflora, Wooper, Quagsire, Espeon, and Umbreon. Along the way the gang discusses the Dinosaur movie boom of 1993-95 that began with Jurassic Park and ended with We're Back! A Dinosaur story, Balloo discusses the paradise he tried to design in Animal Crossing, the gang realizes that the movie Zootopia doesn't hold up well at all, and Balloo yet again envisions a Lovecraftian horror 'mon from today's bunch.
From the show:
Follow Zach on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatZachWilson
Check out Zach's other podcast, Ships in the Night: https://twitter.com/ShippingPod
...and Marvel Movie News: https://twitter.com/MarvelNewsPTN
Meowth as a Sunflora: https://twitter.com/sora_02/status/1117121942031491072
Dino City: https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/DinoCity
Wooper Meme for the times: https://me.me/i/ruinedchildhood-were-gonna-fucking-die-funny-ce-none-4721cf00cdc74d2ca19631af67356e2d
Recommended Listening Cabin Pressure: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lmcxj/episodes/guide