
In this month's episode!
Virtual 5ks
Funerals
Trying to remember our games' actual names
Taylor Swift friendship bracelets
Balancing choices in romance games
Social media is really kinda useless right now
Cut content from our games
Hanging out with four month olds
Christmas movies vs. Christmas games
AI pixel art
All this, plus...ZOMBIES! RUN! You won't want to braiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiins.
If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to [email protected], and we'll answer them on the show! You can also join the Oh, a Rock! Discord, and you can follow us on Twitter; I'm @PaulMFranzen and Michael is @arglefumph.
Our theme song is "Cigarettes and One-Night Stands" by 5thavenueband, and it is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
Mar 28, 2024
51 min

In this month's episode!
Michael's new book, One Minute Mysteries 2, is out now!!
Cat President roleplay
Artichokes
Used car salesmen in fiction
The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels' art style
Oh, a Rock!'s adopted highway
Are Pokémon games for kids?
The terrible, horrible, no good very bad camera in Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Collectathons
All this, plus the rules for capitalizing book titles! You certainly won't want to miss that.
If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to [email protected], and we'll answer them on the show! You can also follow us on Twitter; I'm @PaulMFranzen and Michael is @arglefumph.
Feb 27, 2024
57 min

In this month's episode!
Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher
Torture rooms
"We need to arrest The Phantom of the Opera, Winnie the Pooh and the Hardy Boys."
Proofreading bad words
My beautiful slimy boy
Best practices for crediting licensed assets
Lighting and composition in character photos
DJ Nibbles' turkey scandal
Paul thinks he could beat up a cat.
Multiplayer Mario games
All this, plus a potential story idea for Cat President 4! You won't want to miss it.
If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to [email protected], and we'll answer them on the show! You can also follow us on Twitter; I'm @PaulMFranzen and Michael is @arglefumph.
Our theme song is "Cigarettes and One-Night Stands" by 5thavenueband, and it is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
Nov 29, 2023
57 min

In this month's episode!
George Wickham
Decrypting bug reports
Whatever the opposite of product placement is
Localized cereal
Conasaur, the scam-artist dinosaur
The Pizza Delivery Boy Who Saved the World: The Official Novelization of the Hit Computer Game
Bad tips for recording sound effects
Paul's mom's Halloween costume collection
Hiding meows from your spouse
Award-winning hay
If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to [email protected], and we'll answer them on the show! You can also follow us on Twitter; I'm @PaulMFranzen and Michael is @arglefumph.
Our theme song is "Cigarettes and One-Night Stands" by 5thavenueband, and it is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
Oct 31, 2023
55 min

In this month's episode!
Mike the Gripper
YouTube copyright triggers
Uranium drinkware
Co-Author Crush and Cat President: Third-Rate Candidate updates!
How ChatGPT is helping us code
How ChatGPT is NOT helping us with other things
Book pillows
Redoing Cat President assets in high-res
The red highlighted text in Cat President games
The fall of Unity
All this, plus Michael's writing a new book! You won't want to miss it.
If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to [email protected], and we'll answer them on the show! You can also follow us on Twitter; I'm @PaulMFranzen and Michael is @arglefumph.
Our theme song is "Cigarettes and One-Night Stands" by 5thavenueband, and it is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
Sep 28, 2023
55 min

In this month's episode!
The Cat President 3 script is finished!! (Finally!)
Which high school clubs we want our Presidents to attend
Avoiding copyright dings on YouTube
Cats licking themselves
Paul's going to be at the Rochester Game Festival on Sept. 9!
Buying cat masks in bulk
Dr. Arglefumph
Paul's freelance videogame work
Gamer, commentator, journalist, or developer?
The Oh, a Rock! shared multiverse
All this, plus breaking news about Cats on Broadway! You won't want to miss it!!
If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to [email protected], and we'll answer them on the show! You can also follow us on Twitter; I'm @PaulMFranzen and Michael is @arglefumph.
Our theme song is "Cigarettes and One-Night Stands" by 5thavenueband, and it is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
Aug 30, 2023
51 min

In this month's episode!
Music and sound in our games
The Setback
Necks
Taking photos of strangers
Josie & the Pussycats
Local upstate New York castles
Michael's cowboy costume
The Cat President timeline
Real-life politics
Board games where you kill and eat your friends
All this, plus a frank discussion on optimal Audacity settings! You won't want to miss it!!
If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to [email protected], and we'll answer them on the show! You can also follow us on Twitter; I'm @PaulMFranzen and Michael is @arglefumph.
Our theme song is "Cigarettes and One-Night Stands" by 5thavenueband, and it is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
Jul 31, 2023
49 min

In this month's episode!
The battle for Head Boy
How to draw lines in PhotoShop CS5
Keeping up with AI tech
Cool skulls
Arting and re-arting
WE NEED YOUR CAT PHOTOS!!!
Paul loses it a little
Gamer snacks
The Nancy Drew podcasts Michael has appeared on: River Height's Buzz and Unlocked (I think)
How much research do we do for the Cat President games?
All this, plus how The Rock screwed us over. You won't want to miss it!!
If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to [email protected], and we'll answer them on the show! You can also follow us on Twitter; I'm @PaulMFranzen and Michael is @arglefumph.
Our theme song is "Cigarettes and One-Night Stands" by 5thavenueband, and it is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. Artwork generated using neural.love.
Jun 30, 2023
55 min

In this month's episode!
Drawing hotspots!!!
Eyeballs and arm meat
WHY ARE THERE STILL TYPOS IN CAT PRESIDENT?????
Oh, a Rock's adopted highway
Is Internet Court a legal entity?
Bad Dog
The buyout of Humongous Entertainment
Nancy Drew: Mystery of the Seven Keys
Co-Author Crush character reveals! (are not in this podcast)
Copyright complaints on free music
All this, plus why Michael is now legally obligated to visit New York twice a year! You won't want to miss it!
If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to [email protected], and we'll answer them on the show! You can also follow us on Twitter; I'm @PaulMFranzen and Michael is @arglefumph.
Our theme song is "Cigarettes and One-Night Stands" by 5thavenueband, and it is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. Artwork generated using neural.love.
May 31, 2023
53 min

In this month's episode!
Adult beginners' hockey class
San Francisco
Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant
Home Alone traps
How to pronounce "Live a Live"
Paul's review of the D&D movie!
Michael's review of the Mario movie!
The external factors that determine whether you like something
Making Mario feel self-conscious
Absolutely nothing about game development
All this, plus an update on movie theater kiosks! You won't want to miss it!
If you have questions about game development or any of our games, e-mail them to [email protected], and we'll answer them on the show! You can also follow us on Twitter; I'm @PaulMFranzen and Michael is @arglefumph.
Our theme song is "Cigarettes and One-Night Stands" by 5thavenueband, and it is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
Apr 28, 2023
49 min
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