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Find entertainment in our rambling? Well, boy howdy, you're in the right place! We tend to do podcasts live weekly (check out Rebecca's DeviantART journal or the Twitter account to see what time these start). Streaming over Ustream, we talk to the fans directly during all these.

ZiBaricast #072 - January 29, 2012

Topic(s): Where we talk about how we fail at talking to foreign people! Download

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ZiBaricast #071 - January 1, 2012

Topic(s): Where we talk about the latest Tintin movie you're all required to watch and terrible Christmas-themed sodas! Download

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ZiBaricast #070 - December 31, 2011

Topic(s): Where we have our New Years cast WITH NIIICKKK! We talk about how our year went, have terrible candy, and a very special ZiBaricon announcement! Download

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ZiBaricast #069 (parts 1 and 2) - December 11, 2011

Topic(s): Part 1 - Where we Rebecca and Rick have a nerd fight over Mario and Sonic! Download

Topic(s): Part 2 - Where Nick does a solocast! Download

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ZiBaricast #068 - November 6, 2011

Topic(s): Where we talk about our plague ridden cat! Download

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ZiBaricast #067 - October 30, 2011

Topic(s): Where we talk about Batman and have a dramatic reading of WORST ZIBARICON by Chowder and Closet Extrovert! Download

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ZiBaricast #066 - October 16, 2011

Topic(s): Where we make bad Nick impersonations, making fun of everyone, and POOOOKEEMONNNNN~~! Download

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ZiBaricast #065 - October 9, 2011

Topic(s): Where we talk about dirty things and the conclusion of AnimeDreamer425's Best Valentine's Day Ever! Download

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ZiBaricast #064 - October 1, 2011

Topic(s): More dramatic readings! This week, part 1 of AnimeDreamer425's Best Valentine's Day Ever and Flint's fanfic on the forums. Download

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ZiBaricast #063 - September 24, 2011

Topic(s): Dramatic readings of fanfics! This week, Quiet Like the Snow by EraofDawn! Download

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ZiBaricast #062 - September 17, 2011

Topic(s): Rick and Rebecca are Nickless once again! They wander through conversations about the comic and getting a kitty! Download

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ZiBaricast #061 - July 1, 2011

Topic(s): Rick and Nick have stories of previous places they live(d)! (prerecorded) Download

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ZiBaricast #060 - July 1, 2011

Topic(s): Rick and Nick talk about their top video games! (prerecorded) Download

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ZiBaricast #059 - August 12, 2011

Topic(s): Rick and Rebecca talk about new things on the horizon, like a choose-your-own-adventure and a fanfic contest on the forums! Download

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ZiBaricast #058 - August 8, 2011

Topic(s): Rick and Rebecca are Nickless once again! What complete inane conversations can they get into? Download

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ZiBaricast #057 - July 7, 2011

Topic(s): Rebecca does a podcast all by herself! How long does it take before she runs out of steam? Download

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ZiBaricast #056 - June 24, 2011

Topic(s): Nick and Rick ramble about games! Download

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ZiBaricast #055 - June 17, 2011

Topic(s): Reality TV, Data Star Trek episodes, Nigeru and Lin interactions,and original character tournaments! Download

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ZiBaricast #054 - June 11, 2011

Topic(s): The last podcast died in a horrible demise of Audacity crashing, how Becky is back even though she was gone for the now-forever-lost podcast, and some rad character interactions! Download

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ZiBaricast #053 - May 23, 2011

Topic(s): Home Improvement and the wonderful game of Mafia! Download

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ZiBaricast #052 - May 13, 2011

Topic(s): Balls in our mouths, college shenanigans, and doing the podcast for over a year! Download

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ZiBaricast #051 - May 6, 2011

Topic(s): Sitcoms, childhood tomfoolery, and world locations! Download

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ZiBaricast #050 - April 30, 2011

Topic(s): possible crossover projects, Sony's epic fail, and and batshit characters! Download

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ZiBaricast #049 - April 22, 2011

Topic(s): NOBRANDCONNNNNNNNN! Download

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ZiBaricast #048 - April 8, 2011

Topic(s): NOBRANDCON COMING UP OH MY GOOOODDDDDD! Download

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ZiBaricast #047 - April 2, 2011

Topic(s): Rick's dad live in the chat with us, horrible deaths in animated features (and how Disney hates mommies), THE VERBOTEN BOOOOOKKK, and the end of Talking to Myself coming up! Download

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ZiBaricast #046 - March 25, 2011

Topic(s): KINGDOM HEEEARRRTTSSS, Disney in general, the incoming fighting action in Verboten Chapter 3, and Flint's sucker punching Chester! Download

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ZiBaricast #045 - March 18, 2011

Topic(s): Forum game and shenanigans going on, character interactions, and how much of a douche Chester is! Download

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ZiBaricast #044 - March 12, 2011

Topic(s): Old time-y crime radio shows, natural disasters, and important character interactions and development! Download

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ZiBaricast #043 - March 4, 2011

Topic(s): Music, cartoons, names, and Qubert's "method" of treating and diagnosing patients! Download

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ZiBaricast #042 - February 25, 2011

Topic(s): We gain one (1) Nick and talk about Mel Gibson/crazy celebrities silly business, the forum game, Miya's point-of-view, and crossover discussion! Download

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ZiBaricast #041 - February 21, 2011

Topic(s): Where we lack Nick for the first time in ages! Nooooo! Trudging through our depression, we talk a lot about the new forum game going on and answer some questions regarding Vagabond and Talking to Myself! Download

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ZiBaricast #040 - February 12, 2011

Topic(s): Children shows, motion mechanics in video games, the forum game (that you should sign up for), Aryssa and her race of people, and future comic pages! Download

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ZiBaricast #039 (parts 1 and 2) - February 4, 2011

Topic(s): Part 1 - Action movies, super heroes, Aryssa's conversations with Whitelove, and Bulletproof's style! Due to some odd Audacity crashing shenanigans, this one cuts off a little abruptly! Download

Topic(s): Part 2 - Because we thought we lost our podcast due to Audacity crashing, we did a bonus 40 minutes just in case! We talk about romance in the comics, Flint's and Zinc's failure to woo women, and Troy versus Laguna! Download

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ZiBaricast #038 - January 30, 2011

Topic(s): Back to the Future series for an hour! We also talk about filler and changes that happened to the stories over time! Download

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ZiBaricast #037 - January 22, 2011

Topic(s): Do's and don'ts of webcomics, new Verboten inking style, and the ending of Job Hunting: Rehired! Download

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ZiBaricast #036 - January 16, 2011

Topic(s): We do a podcast without Rick! Oh God! Will our heroes be able to talk for the whole time?! Download

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ZiBaricast #035 (parts 1 and 2) - December 31, 2010

Topic(s): Part 1 - Christmas events, debate on storytelling versus visuals, weird nightmares, and villains we like! Download

Topic(s): Part 2 - The comics, future projects we're contemplating about, Nicktoons, our 2011 plans, and COUNTDOWN TO THE NEW YEAR! Download

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ZiBaricast #034 - December 22, 2010

Topic(s): CHRISTMAS! Also included are talks of 221B Baker Street (the board game), our families, and some Christmas trolling! Download

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ZiBaricast #033 - December 17, 2010

Topic(s): HAAAAAAAATEEEEE (Twilight, Ctrl+Alt+Del, you know the drill), lots o' Shoju, and Talking to Myself! Download

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ZiBaricast #032 - December 10, 2010

Topic(s): Final Fantasy, forbidden topics for Becky, the Nacht and how they behave, and Locke Cruor! Download

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ZiBaricast #031 - December 3, 2010

Topic(s): A lot of random Loonatic's Tale questions, different areas around the (fictional) world, and the Verboten main party lineup! Download

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ZiBaricast #030 - November 26, 2010

Topic(s): DAISHO CONNNN and all the adventures we had! It was fairly amazing. Download

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ZiBaricast #029 - November 12, 2010

Topic(s): We talk about bullshit. The end. Download

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ZiBaricast #028 - November 5, 2010

Topic(s): Rick and Nick have stories of previous places they live(d)! Download

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ZiBaricast #027 - October 29, 2010

Topic(s): The con IN TWO WEEKS, Scooby Doo, the shadowy forboding pages of Verboten, and Cruor talk. Special guest star Snooogs! Download

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ZiBaricast #026 - October 22, 2010

Topic(s): "A Literary Moment with Jeffrey Nobelium," Daishocon content, dragons, and cooking. Download

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ZiBaricast #025 - October 15, 2010

Topic(s): space, time, dimensions, science in general, Verboten's Whitelove, and story endings. Download

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ZiBaricast #024 - October 8, 2010

Topic(s): The "Tales of" video game series, popluation densities, the importance of comic-related racial tolerance, and stolen pizzas. Download

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ZiBaricast #023 - October 1, 2010

Topic(s): The Legend of the Guardians and a "surprise" god awful movie we also watched, the "good ol' days" of the internet, Aryssa of Verboten, and and Loonatic's Tale character rankings. Download

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ZiBaricast #022 - September 24, 2010

Topic(s): We take a field trip to the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and talk about Despicable Me, the horrors of our childhood creations, and a big "sneak peek." Download

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ZiBaricast #021 - September 17, 2010

Topic(s): Bikinis, Job Hunting: Rehired, and Verboten chapter 2. Download

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ZiBaricast #020 - September 10, 2010

Topic(s): Nigeru of Verboten, names, Dr. Argon, and "relationships." Download

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ZiBaricast #019 - September 3, 2010

Topic(s): Daishocon, work related shenanigans, end of Verboten's chapter, Talking to Myself styles, and Dr. Chester. Download

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ZiBaricast #018 - August 27, 2010

Topic(s): Verboten, ebooks versus printed books, laptops, and Shoju of Verboten. Download

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ZiBaricast #017 - August 20, 2010

Topic(s): Verboten joining ZiBaricon, what makes a good webcomic, Verboten chapter wrap-up, and Van Parker/the Mercia Sanitarium. Download

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ZiBaricast #016 - August 13, 2010

Topic(s): Writers, dialog, King Beard Certains, more Boris, and bubble baths gone wrong. Download

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ZiBaricast #015 - August 6, 2010

Topic(s): The ending of Crossbones, the map of the Loonatic's Tale world, art processes, "Sir Mutton Chops," and goldfish. Download

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ZiBaricast #014 - July 30, 2010

Topic(s): The Verboten, pressing buttons, "Sideburns Lass," Laguna, and more Bulletproof. Download

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ZiBaricast #013 - July 23, 2010

Topic(s): Families, video games, General Esteban and King Marcus, and the politics of recess time. Download

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ZiBaricast #012 - July 16, 2010

Topic(s): ZiBaricon forums, Mel Gibson (again), Zinc wives, Irish Merphy, and Camouflage vampires. Download

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ZiBaricast #011 - July 11, 2010

Topic(s): Audacity committing suicide and not recording the podcast on Friday, Team America and Tales of the Abyss, Nobelium and Terbium, Daisho Con, and Odin. Download

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ZiBaricast #010 - July 2, 2010

Topic(s): Our first experiences in comics, first characters created, King Lawrence, and Mel Gibson. Download

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ZiBaricast #009 - June 25, 2010

Topic(s): Do's and don'ts of webcomics, Polly Rockport, Toy Story 3 (at the very end), and beards. Download

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