Aftershow for The Broski Report - Month of May

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Peeing in the River

13:30 Here! 

I kinda agree that being a night-owl is about being able to enjoy the things we love without being bugged by others. But I love being up during the day too, I just know how to ignore my messages because I'm not glued to my tablet (I don't have a smartphone) like other people are. 

I understand what it's like to be addicted to the phone but I haven't been since high school. 

You peeing in the river is nasty and funny, Brittany.

39:50 That's so awkward and funny because I understand enjoying videos like that. I used to watch crafty/kawaii channels eat candy from Japan. My favorite was The Hollycopter. (Who I still follow because I love her. She's just herself. She doesn't post for views. It's so hard finding people who use Youtube as a hobby and not a paycheck.)

Also, she's a fan of Brittany!  

Again, I recommend Malissa for perfumes (and books). She goes into detail with the scents. 

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F1 & The New White Boy of the Month

This is the first time I have ever gotten secondhand embarrassment from watching Brittany. Hearing her talk in an British accent for that long was something....

The long bits she would do in the past--with an accent was fine but this is so obviously her being proud of her British accent that it came off embarrassing but also cute because she was fangirling about it, in a way like, when a little kid wants to show you a "cool" trick. It's not cool at all but you just smile and clap because the kid is so happy about it....it's called being polite! It's easy to do!

I've seen in the comments that others also don't like her British accent but they are assholes for saying it where she can read it. They HAVE to add that they couldn't finish the episode and are "so sad!" You people really love playing the victims for the dumbest shit.

Is it that hard to get a blog or journal?! Why do you all NEED Brittany to see what you hate about her? Getting a blog is free if you can't afford a journal. 

People like ya'll are the reason Brittany will one day stop sharing herself online.

It's rare to find someone with a big following who is just themselves. But when they do that, we see that they aren't perfect princesses; they have annoying things about them. So, you bitches just loudly and publicly nitpick the fuck out of them until they stop being themselves on camera.
Until they only show the good stuff to seem perfect or mysterious. 

Fuck you all. (Ha! Ha!)

And the people that give those comments a thumbs up are just as bad. 

Even though I didn't like her talking long like that, I hope she does it again just to piss off those entitled fans who think she needs to make content only according to their fuckin' tastes.

Like what Brittany said in the past; the art is for the artist. Accept it. 

(Besides I got used to it after 8 minutes so if she does it again, I'll be fine. You all couldn't handle being her friend.)  

I hate this stupid; "I'm so sad I can't enjoy something Brittany loves." Grow up and keep that to yourself. You all are shallow and really wouldn't be in her friend group for long:

"Is this a safe space to talk about not liking her music?" Fuck off. You all are talking out of your asses.

It's like giving notes to pop singers; telling them their voices are better suited for metal music or telling rock singers that their voices are better for country music. All music is influenced by other music. Did you expect Brittany to invent a new sound??

51:55 I love that she says her real thoughts out loud. How many other women would admit these embarrassing things? Others would say it as a bit but Brittany means it; she really would've enjoyed it more if they were playing that soundtrack!

(She should replace Mike on Dynamic Banter. Her and Steve would be a dream team podcast.)

58:50 I know, right?!

Leg Cramps & Bird Anatomy

2:04 I feel like screaming Corey Taylor's name just like that because maybe he'll hear me.

I loved her Dunkin' ad read. 

27:32 Fuck yeah! I'm happy good things are happening to her left and right! 

I love that she explains the inspiration and respect that she put into her Royal Court show.
She's honest with how she thought of her show while others wouldn't say shit and just act like it's an original thought that came into their heads. 

Brittany isn't a snake like the haters think she is. 

Broski Nation Special Ops

0:52 LOL

So, she wants a gay, cowboy boyfriend but hates westerns? I get it! It's like how I don't like Sailor Moon but I buy the merch for the pink, girly aesthetic. 

I think it's cool how our crushes lead us into checking out things that we never would've experienced if not for our interest in someone. Like, how me checking out different bands that Corey Taylor likes. And reading what he said are his favorite Stephen King books.
Or me checking out games my husband loved playing as a kid. 

Even if it turns out we didn't like some of those things at least we looked in an area we never would've if not for our obsessions not pointing them out. It's fun feeling connected to that person while we are reading, watching, listening or playing the thing our favorite people loved. 

I watched some shitty movies because I had a big crush on Keanu Reaves after playing Cyberpunk 2077. 

Corey Taylor acted in two movies, and I had to skip anytime he wasn't on camera. Those were B-rated movies and I hate movies that are shitty on purpose. 

Aw! I wish she didn't skip all those questions! It was fun seeing her being nerdy! It's the closest thing to seeing her playing a videogame or playing D&D! 

Aftershow for The Valleycast - Month of April

Trying to Brain the Upcoming Live-Action Legend of Zelda Film!

3:30 Yeah, I hate that it means nothing to you but at least now I don't have to feel bad skipping them. I started doing that as soon as you and Mike got a Patreon. And it was perfect timing because that's when the ad reads started to become boring.
And the fans told you it was but you and Mike responded saying that if we really love your podcast then we should be okay with you two reading the ads more normal so you two can get paid. 

And we said sure then don't mind us skipping the boring ads. Change up the podcast however you want but don't expect fans to stick to a routine if they don't like a change. 

I think the podcast that does the best ad reads is Let's Get Haunted! They give all the info while being funny and weird. DB used to be #1 with ad reads, now it's LGH:

Their funny personal stories being told in the ads makes them better at selling the product. And they don't need a sound machine to be funny 💅

Nat and Aly also love when fans make merch of their podcast to sell on their own. They see it as free advertisement and exposure for their podcast and they encourage fans to do more of it.
They share posts online shops of LGH merch by fans. 

And they really love when fans don't skip their ads and say it means a lot to them. Their community feels more worth being in because Nat and Aly show how much they love their fans. 

They don't keep saying shit like:
"Use our code or your emails of love mean nothing to me!" 
"The fans that don't join Patreon are cheap--haha just kidding!" 
"First time show was fun but no one listened! It made no money!"

Steve and Mike are like:

LGH make their Patreon worth paying for because they give a lot of extra content (from the start, by the way) and insider gossip AND they are active in the group chat. It's worth $10 a month!

I love you Steve, that's why your words hurt sometimes.

I'm never paying for a streaming service again. Get a library card and use kanopy (or library apps and DVDs). Or search for links online. Fuck streaming services now. 

18:39 I wish Mike would change the subject like that when he doesn't want to talk about something than to bitch about Steve's topic until Steve agrees with him. Be like Joe and Elliott! 

They should make Link a woman in the movie, to piss off sensitive people. She has to save the princess!

31:54 That sucks, Elliott....

Link not talking in the movie could work, it's just up to the writers to not be lazy about it. Like in the movie, No One Will Save You. I think they did a good job with no dialogue. Just make Link actually a mute who needs to use sign language or write down this longer responses. Like a character in The Stand by Stephen King. I loved that character and the story made him fit right in. 

But also, it is the videogames' fault for continuing to not give Link a voice actor. He talks in the comics and old animations. And he talks in the games because the characters respond to him as if he is talking back to them. So, Link isn't actually a mute, the videogames are just too lazy and cheap to hire a voice actor and a writer for his dialogue. 

Give Link a voice in the next game, you cowards. And make Link's soul reincarnate into a woman's body!

Steve has some THOUGHTS about A Minecraft Movie

Starting off with fun music! I love it.

3:33 Good zoom in. 

I don't like how Steve doesn't seem to like Jack Black. Nothing good to say about him at all?? He's just like Steve but famous.

The jump cuts are not great....

22:29 Cowards! 

29:14 Cowardly jump cut edit. Just leave the extra 10 seconds in of Steve being confused and needing it explained. 

Joe and Elliott vs. CHORSE?!

I'm sad I missed Elliott opening in Phoenix! I'll be there in August-October and I hope he does another show while I'm there.


I hate starting on chores but once I start I'm into it.
I listen to audiobooks while I clean. 

This episode about an every day topic is what Rooster Teeth podcasts all turned into... Only they weren't funny. They made content that their stalkers and crazy, obsessive fans loved. 

Always Open and The Patch were the only podcasts that stayed interesting because they had a theme.

Always Open was about sex and The Patch was about videogames. The other podcasts were just labeled as "comedy" or "shooting the shit" ZZZzzz...
(If you say your show is comedy and all you do is "shoot the shit" you better be fuckin' funny to back up that lazy description.)

Joe and Elliott throw in fun jokes with their talk because they know they are recording content! 

Thank you for caring about making the conversation fun, boys. 

34:42 I know you two might feel like it's a boring episode, it's not but it's good that ya'll show that you care if it is. It's a lot more than what RT showed. Those men had really big heads and I think there are more Ryan Haywoods among them but were better at hiding the proof. 

He was living a "rock star" life and it's hard to believe that the other men weren't also fucking their fans.

39:07 Some Jack Black love! Thank goodness Steve isn't on this episode to act like Jack Black isn't that great.

42:02 I'm happy you two like him. Especially Joe--hell yeah!

Steve on 12 YEARS of Creating Content (ft. Ryan Farroki!)

Starting right in with a loop was nice. I saved a lot of those clips for myself.


2:47 100%.
Any fan who has a real problem with that can go listen to a different podcast. Please don't stop talking about hard subjects if it leads to you guys stop doing this podcast. No matter how annoyed or frustrated I get with a topic or one of your opinions, I overall, still love you boys. 

Fans that don't know how to deal with their own hurt feelings of something you boys said can fuck off.

They should get a journal or make a blog! Don't comment and message the boys negative shit.

8:04 Haha

Whyyyyy do you have to do so many jump cuts? I wana know the whole conversation! Wahhh....

21:13 This jump cut where we don't even see who won the vote is a dead giveaway that Ryan most likely said a lot weren't that funny. Steve thought it was too mean and choose to edit it out BUT he shouldn't have! Leave it in! 

23:10 Because he's not wrong--Oh, wait a minute--he's not that funny either....24:24

The jump cuts suuuuuck, Steve! 

I wish Ryan was a bit louder but other than that, I loved him as a guest. 

Silly Boys REUNITE! 

0:16 Hahaha!

4:36 Yeah, it sucks that Alana ruined Steve from wanting to share his girlfriend with the EZU. How Alana dumped Steve was fucked up. And she's acting like it's fine and she's a nice, girly pop, wise woman who can give advice on life. She's fucked up for not being more sorry about leaving Steve like that.

Don't brake up with him over text, girl! And while you were in another state!! Damn.

But it's not fair to treat the girlfriend you have now like she can turn out to be a disappointment at any moment, Steve. You should bring her on the podcast if she's a good entertainer. Don't let Alana ruin sharing the EZU with your girlfriend. Think of Bree instead of Alana when introducing her to the community.

6:35 I love the random "yes and" in this podcast.

16:31 Mike take notes and make DB funny (for me) again. 

20:24 LOL

28:16 LOL

Really? Steve's girlfriend doesn't know about Chat GPT? 

I used it as therapy but only for setting a goal to get on a path to make me feel better. Because I can't afford a therapist. "Oh, we can do payments." Fuck you. I'm saying I can't afford payments either. Therapy shouldn't be so fuckin' much and should be more than an hour of a session. 

Also, Chat GPT can help any time, any day and way over an hour. Or less than 10 minutes.

Therapy should be free and available 24/7. (maybe two therapist per person? I don't know but that needs to happen or A.I. will win for poor people. Every time.)

The two times I've used it were when I had a pain in my chest that was deep but not sharp and I had just experienced somewhat of a life change BUT I wanted to make sure I wasn't sick. I didn't want to just write it off as stress. 

I explained how my chest hurt and gave it my age and other stuff doctors would ask. I didn't tell it my life story or whatever. I didn't want it to grab on that it was just stress. But after marking off things it could be, (after telling me to go see a doctor to make sure) it asked me if anything big happened lately that could've made me nervous or excited without me giving it a clue that it could be stress. 

That's when it was talking me though my feelings on this big change and made suggestions on what I could do to lighten my heart. 

(And all that time would've cost me around $500 or $600. Some of the bill coming from going to the doctor just for them to tell me it's stress. And some of the bill being the one session of therapy. And some going towards gas driving to these places. Fuck off with that! I'm using free A.I.)

The second time I used it was when I came back to that same chat to ask if me not eating much is connected to stress and when I should start to be worried about not feeling hungry. It said being in shock can make my body not take too much energy and that's why I feel full. But I should sit down and try to eat a meal after day 6. And if I couldn't then to see a doctor. 

And luckily, on day 5, I started eating normal meals. 

I didn't have a conversation with it that second time. So, I guess I mainly used it as a doctor instead of a therapist but using it like that SAVED me money. I feel better with the reassurance from Chat GPT that I was just going through stress. 

Instead of me NOT using Chat GPT and just living my days in worry with what is wrong with me and hoping it's just stress. That might have made my stress last longer than 5 days and actually make me physically sick for not eating much over a week. 

Chat GPT as a doctor/therapist is fine if you were going to live with your fingers crossed anyway. At least you get some sort of help than no help. 

47:18 I love this hahaha! How did Steve's girlfriend find this uncomfortable? What a pussy.

Them being upset that Black Mirror is dark, sad and bleak made me roll my eyes. The whole point of Black Mirror is showing the horror of technology. Even the ones that end funny or happy are horror stories.

I don't want Black Mirror to start feeling the need to baby it's audience with more happier stories just because people, like these boys, feel the need to keep watching every season, and complain when the episode doesn't end happy. Don't watch horror if you're not in the mood for dark stories!

(It's annoying when Steve complained about Smile 2, on stream, being too depressing and said people only liked it because it's popular and people don't think for themselves. You can be such a brat, Steve--still love you though.) 

Just stick to Star Wars, DC and Marvel if you want the good guys to always win. 

I love being a SourceFed fan who never turned into a friend after years of supporting them because I have the freedom to citizens them. To rant about opinions I disagree with, which I wouldn't be able to do if I was in the friend group. I would just have to write it in my journal.

I love being a fan but I'm not a blind fangirl. I'm not a "stan"
BUT I don't harass them with my bitchy mood. If they read this blog, that's on them. 

Hello to anyone who finds this, I citizens the shit I love without bugging anyone about it. 

I stay in my corner. If you don't like it then get out of my corner.

Aftershow for The Broski Report - Month of April

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Stuck In Purgatory

I got into buying used books and loving when they look damaged and vintage. I used to only care about new and perfect books but after watching Malissa, she made me like the look of old books. 

My dream is to fill a room with my books to make it look like a study or library too! One day we will, Brittany.

10:48 Same. 

31:46 I'm hard on myself too when I talk too long and quickly. 

33:15 Hahaha

39:19 I worry about my best friend dating. I hope she finds a man who isn't a centrist. I hope she doesn't think that's better than nothing. Find a man who is straight up a feminist! 

My songs of the week are by The Marias and Corey Taylor:

1:02:16 I love that passion. It's how I feel for rock and metal music. 

Corey Taylor is right, it's a shame that the world doesn't take that genre serious. Lots of talent and touching lyrics being hidden from the world because the world only cares about cheap pop music. (And every subgenre in it.) 

Rock and metal can be fun and catchy too but the haters only hear the angry songs when they aren't in the mood for that vibe.

Look around more and you'll find light hearted metal songs. 

Mortality & Deli Sandwiches

5:20 I get that. If I ever wrote a song or poem, I would find it fun and exciting posting it but never telling people what every word means. Would be fun seeing their theories. 

20:09 I love that bit. This proves that you don't need a guest or a host. Please stay a solo podcast, Brittany.

I fear death and the afterlife too. Brittany explains why perfectly.
I do believe in God, not in religion. It's still scary as a believer though. 

I AM OFFICIALLY IRISH

I will never take a book recommendation from someone who ONLY reads romances (or if they ONLY read YA). I can not take their recommendation seriously.

Brittany, I'm sorry you had to find out the hard way that those people only read trash. 

I love romance and smut too but it's not the only thing I read to where I hate when other books have longer details on a page. I don't let simple romance books ruin reading for me where I hate when books have "too many words" or have long chapters.

People who complain about those things should realize sooner that what they actually love is just romance stories, but not books. They should transfer over to audiobooks on 2x speed or fanfiction. I would say movies too but there's no porn in them so might not be as satisfying as an easy-to-read smut book so... Look around on this link.

Hope that helps! 

Brittany ranting about BookTok being cheap: 

They're the reason it's hard to find well written romance novels. Those people keep buying junk so companies keep making junk. It's easy money for them.

I can't wait for the day a well throughout, erotic book is written and sold. Instead of me only finding them here and there or only in fanfiction. 

It's fine for there to be a lot of shitty fanfictions because that shit is free.
Because fanfics are written by people WITH passion so it's easier to find good fanfics than it is finding good romance books. 

But BookTok loves those books more than the books that the author put their soul into. Braindead community. (And it's not just women in the community so don't fuckin' go there.)

Just because it's smut doesn't mean it always HAS to be cheesy. Authors should stop falling in line with the other soulless writers in the romance community. 
Having cheesy moments works when it's self-aware and leads to it being cute or sexy. Just don't bank on cliches and popular tropes carrying the whole story!

That's all I'm asking.

41:29 Ew. That sounds so anime. I hate those characters where they're overpowered but still polite and "girlypop". Fuck off with that.

The people in the Youtube comments, and on Reddit, that are upset with Brittany for shit talking this book need to grow up.

Cry baby in the comments: "I loved that book, I felt like I was being bullied :/ " 
And that fuckin' comment getting lots of likes is proof that her fans need to get their own lives. Stop getting upset when Brittany doesn't like the same shit as you.

(At least don't get OPENLY upset over her shitting on your favorite book, movie, song, or type of food. Make a blog without sending her the link and rant there. It's fun to not harass people with your frustration! Ya'll should try it. Feels good typing out your feelings without bugging anyone.)

"It's a red flag that Brittany can't understand a good female main character!" 

That's what a lot of you sound like. Crazy. 

Anyway, I think she would like the Dragon Age books. In he first two novels, the main character is very charming. 

Aftershow for The Valleycast - Month of March

 

Severance, birthdays, and why "WE HAVE TO GO BACK!"

Steve, I love you but I really hate it when you talk about the process of why and how an episode is recorded. Just get into it. Unless the story of the process is funny, it's a waste of time.

6:18 I like that attitude, Owen. I hope I feel that way if Mass Effect gets as big and badly written as Star Wars, because that's the fear I have with talk of it getting a live-action...

I hope I can just be happy there are new fans enjoying the games. 

9:33 I'm excited! 

19:22 You just admitted that you DO see and KNOW all the causes but are tired of seeing them. It's annoying when people like you try to play victim just because you got yelled at online. 

When you get the "how dare you" messages, just dust yourself off, ignore that person and help out if you can. You can donate in private to a cause. Or share a post with information about one if you can't donate. You don't have to become a fuckin' activist, just pass the mic to someone who is. 

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TV shows > movies
Books > TV shows

videogames > books
My favorite form of story telling. 

26:39 Animal lovers are annoying when it effects their enjoyment with fictional shit. 

I marathoned Severance in two days (I'm typing this on June 29th) and rewatched it slower. I love that show. I agree, it feels like being apart of history. I really hope this show is only 4 seasons long.

But Breaking Bad is 5 seasons and Better Call Saul is 6 seasons; both of those shows are amazing from start to finish. So, Severance staying amazing for 5 seasons can happen but it'll be so stressful getting there with our fingers crossed. 

43:37 Come on, Ralph. Don't be like Mike. It's okay to make fun of someone's name even if they are a good person. Don't forget you're on a comedy podcast. We want you guys to make fun of his name. We are listening to laugh. Plus, him being a nerd makes his name even funnier. 

1:07:50 I bet his wife watches everything he loves though! 

Steve's Secret Ball of Ice Cream

9:34 No other comedy team can make me laugh as much as these boys.

I love when they talk about their childhood or early adult years. Joe and Steve are only 5-6 years older than me so I relate to a lot of what they talk about. (The 80s bled into the 90s, and 90s into early 2000s.) 

In Japan they had cigarette machines too, when I was there in 2007! I seen a group of kids in school uniforms just buying from those machines....so the honor system is kinda bullshit there hahaha 

My host sister said what they were doing was wrong but she didn't tell anyone, we just laughed about it. 

15:54 I thought the same!

27:42 I'm glad Elliott feels bad about forgetting because it shows that he cares (not because I want to see him feel bad. I wish Steve wouldn't keep saying "whatever" though.)
Steve's brother sounds like a lazy parent. I hope his kids calls him out when they get older and learn about the shitty author of HP, knowing that their dad knew but was too lazy to have a conversation about it.

I'm glad Elliott is watching AND reading Stephen King stories! I've been feeling frustrated with booktubers and booktok creators acting like SK isn't worth the hype. He's a good story teller but that doesn't mean he's perfect and readers like to think hype = perfection. 
Ugh. Anyway...

I think Elliott should go back and listen to The Shinning audiobook to understand that the father character is a better person in the book than he is in the movie. 


48:57 Okay, Bratty-Stee. I liked it without knowing it was Nicolas Cage until I listened to a podcast about it. I loved the atypical, dandere main character. (Kinda like the one in the movie, Nope.) I enjoyed the type of drama the movie had and it told us from the start that it was supernatural with her being half psychic.

Nicolas Cage didn't carry that movie, it's just the thing everyone mainly talks about because they couldn't tell it was him at first. (Or like me, at all.)
If the character was the same but another GOOD actor did it, a lot of people would still like that movie.

Joe and Elliott COMPLAIN ABOUT EVERYTHING

A internet trend I hate is people ranting or telling a story while putting on makeup. ~They just have no time to sit and talk they HAVE to do the video and try to show off how busy their life is. They gotta go now!! Can't wait--but they also have to say their thing or their forget!!!~
Fuck off. 

17:11 I hope you do, Elliott! I've been working out an hour a day. I used to not do weekends but ever since I've made up my mind to visit Phoenix this summer, I've been working out all the days of the week. I want a summer body! 

I've been working out for a while because I do want abs and to be hot for my husband but going on a trip where I'll be seeing my friends did motivate me to work out a little more.

24:33 Vcast bits > DB bits 
I love that they can hold in their laugh longer when adding to jokes than Mike can. Mike laughs after every sentence he says. 


I've been listening to audiobooks when I workout or when I'm cleaning the house. I like reading more but I think some books are more fun as audiobooks because you don't really know when it ends. You can't see the last page. The last line. That can be really fun if you're listening to horror or suspense. 

And sometimes the voice really helps bring the characters alive. 

But--no, Elliott! I'm sad you didn't finish Fairy Tale! ...But also...I think you wouldn't have liked the last part so I'm just glad you got to enjoy the first half because it's perfect for you; a dog lover.

Listen to books while working out so you have another reason to keep exercising; finding out what happens next in the book! 

Also, reading on a tablet is good if you can't find good lighting for a physical book. Because I do like physical books more but sometimes I just want to read in bed, in the dark or low lighting. 

I love Elliott's messages in the description: 

Severance and Saratoga Water

1:38 Wow, Elliott. Hahaha!

I'm glad Joe and Steve choose to stick with this theme song. It's so peaceful and catchy.

5:43 Funny turtle story.

25:14 I never want this podcast to stop updating. I wish the movie commentary episodes were for this podcast instead of DB. 

I think four seasons of Severance is perfect. It's not too long.
We can learn all about the cult company and have both Marks become one in season three.
The last season can be about taking the cult down and having the other severed characters become one. 

I can see Helena softening and agreeing to it. I love how she seems to be obsessed with Mark, outside of just making sure he keeps going to work. She didn't need to fuck him or find him in a restaurant.  

I think she was truthful when she told him she didn't like who she was. I think she's jealous of Helly for finding love. Helena is lonely. 

So, I think four seasons is perfect to wrap up the whole story without it feeling rushed. 

1:03:57 Good bit.

Aftershow for The Broski Report - Month of March

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Red Bull Turned me into Iron Man

7:30 Thank you. Maybe I will. It has been a while. I will be dancing to a different song though.

22:56 Thank you for this rant.
I hate how the "well actually" people are always in our heads. I try enjoying something but I end up imagining what a hater is saying about it. I wish there was a way to stop having those thoughts! 

25:03 I love when a rant turns into a bit and then turns into a tangent.

I feel that level of passion with Alan Wake 1 and 2, Quantum Break and Control. I had so much fucking fun playing these games back to back. They are all in the same universe.

37:28 I understand not going to a dance class. I would feel so shy dancing in front of others. But I remember being into the anime, Sound! Euphonium season 3 that I wanted to try learning an instrument.

43:50 I'm very happy for you, Brittany! I hope your haters see RED every time you show up on their feed.

Gabagool & the French Revolution

Okay! I'll read Red Raising! I just fear it might be too boring with it's lore like The Expanse is. I tried but that show is so fucking boring. People kept comparing it to Mass Effect--my favorite series--and fuck them for tricking me like that!

I did enjoy the Expanse TellTale videogame but only because the characters made it fun, NOT the lore. So, maybe the show gets better in season 2? I don't know. I'll try to watch it again someday.

But for now, I'll check out the first book of Red Raising...from the library. 

27:01 I daydream of a different version of myself too. Hahaha!

37:24 Funny bit.

52:02 Same with this Hazbin Hotel fanfiction. (If you don't know, it's about these two male demons adding a woman--an OC--to their sex life. It's so well written and hot. There's many cringy fanfics are out there, so it feels really nice finding hidden gems, where you KNOW the writer COULD/SHOULD write a book someday.)

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Her mentioning God of War reminds me that I have to finish that fucking game. I know it's good! Why am I not finishing it?! I need to this year. If I can't play it myself, I need to watch a no commentary playthrough. 

58:56 LOL

Left My gallbladder in Italy

This story makes me squeamish. It's interesting but I always get scared of listening to hospital stories because I keep imagining that it's happening to me. 

20:33 I LOVED the feeling of jump-cutting through time when I had to get my back teeth pulled out. I was awake then instantly I was in the car with my husband driving. Then I closed my eyes and was home the next time I opened them. It was awesome! I loved not having to deal with being awake during all that.

I'm so grateful to have a husband who can drive and carry me, no problem. He was stressed because he thought I was in pain the whole time but I wasn't. I was apparently asking questions and talking with my eyes open but I don't remember any of that. Fucking awesome! 

30:52 I'm so happy for you!! I love imagining all the haters and your ex-friends being so pissed at how talented you are and the internet knows it too now! I'm happy you went viral to get to this point in your life.

And I can't wait to buy your music.

Please collab with Corey Taylor who loves music as strongly as you--if not stronger since music saved him; made him not want to end his life as a teen--because he has so much fun with his Stone Sour and CMFT bands where it's not just dark themes like his music with Slipknot.

I love the first album of CMFT because the booklet the CD comes with can be opened up into a poster of a collage of photos. It's of them working on the album. It's so fun and makes it feel like a punk-rock band that came out in the early 2000s. I felt like a teenager again listening to it. (It came out in 2020.)

I can hear Corey Taylor smiling as he sings these songs. I love feeling how much fun he had writing and singing and playing with this band. 

I really hope you meet him meet and become friends. 

36:13 Exactly.

My songs of the month are just Corey Taylor; his three bands:

Song is about his friend that past away who was in Slipknot:

Only when the fates commiserate

Do we get a little taste as unique?

The libertine,

Know what I mean?

Hiroshima on a Sunday

You had a gift, you were a gift

But there's always a goddamn catch

Blessing and a curse, you made it work

The universe seems so much smaller

Legend!

Bastard!

Best friend!

Why?

Why do the limits have to realign

Hero!

Martyr!

Mystery!

God - he was the best of us

The world will never see another crazy motherfucker like you

The world will never know another man as amazing as you

Never be the same, I want the blame

To be assigned to the guiltiest one

It can't be done, because the son

Was the victim they arrested

I'm so fucking pissed at all of this

You gotta know that you are sorely missed

Miracles are real

They help you heal

They make you feel

Like things will get better

Father, brother, scapegoat, why?

Why did we only skip this time?

Fighter, icon, Skeptic

God - stop taking the best of us

I won't let you disappear

I will keep your soul alive if I can't have you here

History may have its share of lunatics and stars

But the world will never see another crazy motherfucker like you

The world will never know another man as amazing as you

The world will never see another crazy motherfucker like you

The world will never know another man as amazing as you

Skeptic

Skeptic

Skeptic

Skeptic

Skeptic

Skeptic

Where am I supposed to begin?

I'm killing for the karma again

Feed the meter in the machine

Believing is the way to be seen

Gone - are we alone?

Gone - are we alone?

Gone - are we alone?

Gone - we're not alone

I can't let you disappear

I will keep your soul alive if I can't have you here

We were meant to be the kings

Rule the masses, run the risk

And keep our systems clean

History may have its share of lunatics and stars

But the world will never see another crazy motherfucker like you

The world will never know another man as amazing as you

The world will never see another crazy motherfucker like you

The world will never know another man as amazing as you

The world will never see

(will never see)

Another crazy motherfucker like you

(like you)

Like you

(like you)

Like you

I think metal is the best way to feel how angry the singer can get vs any other type of music genres.

Metal is much more therapeutic with releasing real frustration. I like to hear singers scream into the mic, even if they don't make metal music--I want more singers to put yells into their pissed off songs. 

Just use the screams like an extra instrument vs treading them like just lyrics. 

Aftershow for The Valleycast - Month of February

Sure, but have you ever been to an aquarium? 

6:38 He would. Mike always has some shit to say to Steve.
Remember when he was triggered by people using "Karen" as an insult just because his sick aunt has that name? And when Steve tried to make a funny game show out of the topic on the comedy podcast, Mike shut it down by insisting that the show wasn't a game show but a serious show. 

Remember when Steve was so excited to share with Mike that he got a star named after him, but Mike shit all over that energy? Steve still played along and tried to make bits out of Mike roasting that gift but Mike didn't join in on the jokes. Haha! It looked like he was mad how easy Steve was taking the roast and was able to laugh at himself. Something Mike couldn't do.

Only Mike can laugh at himself, no one else join in on it though!!!

It was uncomfortable seeing Steve put the paper away. 

And remember this episode?

If anyone reading this is a big Mike stan, remember:

16:25 I love you guys. No one's improve bits sounds so natural than how Steve, Elliott and Joe does it. Brittany Broski would be perfect joining in because she does long bits solo but so far, no one has matched her in a random bit, without breaking before adding to her joke. 

Please don't stop The Valleycast anytime soon! No other group of comedians are as good as you guys with bouncing jokes off each other.  

Dynamic Banter used to be but now with Mike not saying "yes and" with everything UNLESS he actually agrees with the statement, (he's the fun police now.) The Vcast is the only podcast that will do bits about statements they don't agree with to get laughs. 

(Steve, please remind Mike that the point of a comedy podcast is to say all the funny shit in the recording and not before or after recording. It's like he just waits to air out all his bitchy hot takes on the podcast and DOESN'T want to turn them into bits. Tell Mike to get a journal for unfunny hot takes.)

I wish these boys would follow more black activists so he can know what to do. I recommend:

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I wish Steve didn't deactivate his Twitter but instead left it unused because now someone can act like him. And he had very funny tweets and it sucks that they're gone now....

I understand why Steve feels like there's no hope because I have moments like that too.

They should watch Stephen Corbet for news and be able to laugh and stay inform.
Not his interviews, just his monologs. 

Foster dog. Adopt dog. Sell dog. Profit?

I love that Steve made someone's childhood dream come true by selling the Ghost Busters pack!

20:17 Funny pun. I usually hate puns but the boys use puns in a why that isn't cringe. Thank you, God. 

I'm excited that Elliott is reading a Stephen King book! 

I think he's the person I'm waiting to be done and return it so I can check it out! The Hoopla app says I'm next in line and I remember Elliott saying that he uses Hoopla. 

I know this is stupid but I'm going to say it anyway; I feel connected to Elliott. Again!

The other time was when he talked about something he wrote being in a magazine the same month something I wrote was in a magazine! It was November 2023! 

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I hope you love the book all the way until the end, Elliott. I did! 

31:27 All. Movies. Should.

People who complain about movies needing their full attention is why we have stupid shit happening, like Netflix telling writers to make characters explain what they are doing so people can know what's going on without looking at the screen. 

Cheap shit being made because people like Kevin (this movie was brought up before--and I guess Steve forgot--Kevin complained about it not letting him be on his phone...) are saying that movies that demand your attention is a point against watching it. 

I'm glad Kevin doesn't go on the podcast anymore. Him being a casual (and a hater) on most stuff is frustrating. I love how Steve, Elliott and Joe are nerdy about something! Are passionate about something! Are big fans of something! That is why they are interesting to listen to and Kevin isn't, for me. 

Steve Gets Bullied By Disney Adults (ft. DJ Wooldridge!)

I couldn't care less for Marvel or comic book stuff. So, thank you for the random jokes to make us laugh, Steve! 

33:28 I wish Mike would be like Elliott on DB. It would be funny again like the old episodes.
Even though The Valleycast has been through drama, they still are just as funny as when they first started. Just as funny as when they were on SourceFed!

There's times when their low energy shows up when it didn't before. But over all, Joe, Steve and Elliott have kept the spirit of "yes and." 

While listening to this episode I was window shopping for summer dresses on Thredup. Because I'm going to Phoenix, Arizona this summer to hang out with my dad. I reconnected with him and I told Steve about it on Twitch: 

That Phone You're Holding is a SCAM! (LIVE JACKBOX EPISODE!) 

Steve's livestreams are the best things on Twitch. 

Use the app, TextNow! It's free and you can use it through cell service or the internet service. You just have to use it every week or it gives your number to someone else who makes an account. Worth it. 

Or Google Voice if you have a number but have a weak cell signal. 

31:49 Hahaha

I wish TKO was added in the podcast! I missed this live-stream.... I wish Steve had a stream archive Youtube channel. 

Aftershow for The Broski Report - Month of February

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Sherlock Holmes Crash Course

Can't wait for the day she admits that it never was "millennial cringe" it's white cringe.

Also, AAVE has been around before you were born! 
Zoomers have co-opted AAVE and are calling it theirs. 

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I love you, Brittany but that part of you will always annoy me. 

(This. Context matters.)

So, stop kidding yourselves, it's whiteness that all lot of you are really laughing at.

But a lot of white people are just being themselves when they joke. You all should try being a little creative too:

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48:00 Yup. Looking at you, Jessica and Barbara!

DO NOT Learn the History of Valentine's Day

3:56 Exactly. Men aren't sneaky just because some women let it slide. I'm glad women are going online to call them out and encourage other women to do the same. 

16:40 Haha! Sounds like a shitty teacher. 

You should follow Malissa for perfume recommendations.
And her videos are cozy and she has good tastes in books. 

I miss your vlogs, Brittany!

Started My Period in Churchill's War Room

4:57 I agree! Good art makes you still think about it after it ends. Good art makes you want to talk about it with someone.

People who hated Hereditary just because of the ending, are stupid. It's so fun to talk about this movie with other horror nerds and go back to see the clues I missed the first time. That ending made me want to understand it more by looking it up online. 

This movie made a grown ass man rage on any movie with cults in it after he seen it. That's how mad Hereditary made him. But he loves slasher movies like the Scream series? Okay, so he just hates good writing? Got it. "How dare a movie trick me and make me feel dread and outsmarted! I like slashers better because I understand everything that's going on! No thinking or paying attention to the backgrounds are needed!" 

I really hate when people enjoy the fuck out of a movie until the last few minutes and then act like they hated the whole thing from the start. The journey was either enjoyable or it wasn't, rather or not the ending is satisfying.

I've seen a reaction channel where one of the girls was hiding behind a pillow the whole time until the end and said, "The movie wasn't even scary!" Stop lying to yourselves. 

But if it was the other way around and the story was bad but the ending was awesome, (The Curse) then that's when I feel like it was a waste of time. I don't think an awesome ending will ever be strong enough to make a boring journey worth watching. 

But a strong build up of a journey will always be worth it no matter how it ends. (Mass Effect 3) Because there's so much to talk about with a good chunk of it! 

And I loved Hereditary's ending, by the way. 🤘 And the book of Stephen King's IT. 

Again, I think Brittany should check out Malissa! She loves perfume. I don't know anything about perfume, I just follow her for the cozy vlogs. Her voice is very peaceful, she doesn't do ASMR stuff but it feels like it is that type of content!

My songs of the week are all by Electric Callboy:

Spaceman:

We Got the Moves:

Pump It:

Elevator Operator:

Discussing the Lamp Dream

Men not cleaning their ass because it's "gay" is an American thing, right? The dumbest men in the world are in this country. 

13:37 Creepypasta!

I like that she makes fun of the choice to use the word, "bore" for "she bore me a child." Because that shit pisses me off when people speak like that online. It's cringy and a dead giveaway that a story is fake because it's trying to sound intelligent. It's so bad. 

Let's Get Haunted will read posts on Reddit if it's part of the story and so many fuckers type like that. Ew. (But please connect with Nat and Aly and talk about haunted stuff! Nat said she loves you!)

Plus, they have an episode where they talk about the Hat Man too!

43:10 I want her to breakdown some of the songs I listen to. Because I feel like screaming like that too when I see dumbass Youtubers react to The Heretic Anthem by Slipknot and think he's talking about the devil 🙃:

"I'm a popstar threat and I'm not dead yet
Got a super dread bet with an angel drug head
Like a dead beat winner, I wanna be a sinner
An idolized bang for the industry killer
A hideous man that you don't understand
Throw a suicide party and I'm guaranteed to fucking snap
It's evil sonic, it's pornoholic
Breakdowns, obscenities its all I want to be

If you're 555, then I'm 666

But if you're 555, I'm 666
What's it like to be a heretic?

Everybody's so infatuated
Everybody's so completely sure of what we are
Everybody defamates from miles away
But face to face they haven't got a thing to say
I bleed for this and I bleed for you
Still you look at my face like I'm somebody new
Toy, nobody wants anything I've got
Which is fine because you're made of everything I'm not

If you're 555, then I'm 666

Well if you're 555, I'm 666
What's it like to be a heretic?

Thirty seconds, sixteen, eight, four, lemme tell you why
I haven't the slightest, I'm teaching your brightest
They're listening, clamoring
All the money in the world can't buy me
Go ahead, lie to me
Tell me again how you're tortured
I want to know how you followed your orders so well
You're full of shit
You had a dream, but this ain't it

If you're 555, I'm 666

If you're 555, then I'm 666
What's it like to be a heretic?"

When this is what the song is really about:

And I want her to breakdown some songs by System Of A Down! They have strong things to say:

(I love his breakdowns. Yes, he says some dad jokes in a lot of his videos but just move past that because I love that he talks about the style of the music and the singing as well as breaking down the lyrics.)

I've seen a video of two dumbass guys disapproving of one of System Of A Down's songs from their first album because it was about suicide AND made you want to headbang to it. It was stupid how they treaded that song like it shouldn't exist. As if all heavy messages in art should be boring; "because making it entertaining is disrespectful and fucked up!" Very closed minded.

Art can be entertaining while telling a dark and painful message.

Anyway, I would love for more people, like Brittany, who love pop, hip-hop, country or rap to give metal and rock music a chance. And listen to what they have to share. It's not just "screaming into a microphone" or "satanic music". It's poetry too; just like every other music genre out there.

(Although, I don't understand how other people let out all their anger without screaming in their music. A lot of Slipknot songs are about bullying and abuse: "Is there another way to live? 'Cause it's the only way to die. I'm not supposed to be here. I'm not supposed to be! Come on" Now doesn't that feel so satisfying hearing him yell that anger out? Metal is so good for finding someone to scream out your frustrations with.)

Every genre has bad music, bad apples. But to act like a whole genre is bad just because people want to be lazy and generalize rock music because they heard a song they didn't like or didn't even try to understand, is snobby. 

And then there's the fuckers in the metal community that want to add sub-genres in metal and rock.... 🙄 Shut up, stop being picky with what labels go with what band, and just listen and find what vibes with you.

Stop limiting your tastes by what's popular or indie. Or going by what's old or new. 
Sometimes trash is popular and sometimes the songs deserve the hype.