Across the Other Pond

On today's episode Laz and Cody are joined by a wonderful guest! Carl (@capoeiravam_stl) joins us on the episode today to talk about how Legend of Zelda can provide the inspiration to go out and explore your own surroundings! Follow Carl on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/capoeiravam_stl Check out our socials! All Links: https://allmylinks.com/acrosstheotherpond Twitter: https://twitter.com/otherpondpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/across_the_other_pond/ Want to listen to the podcast on the go? Podcast also available here! https://kite.link/AcrossTheOtherPond If you want to follow the hosts! https://www.instagram.com/lazthecomposer/ https://www.instagram.com/justgowithjohn/

For the month of July we're discussing all things Legend of Zelda!  To start off the month, join us as Laz applies his compositional analysis skills to the music of The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: Adventure of Link, and A Link to the Past! If you would like to follow along with the analysis Laz has provided his personally analyzed sheet music here: Check out our socials! All Links: https://allmylinks.com/acrosstheotherpond Twitter: https://twitter.com/otherpondpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/across_the_other_pond/ If you want to follow the hosts! https://www.instagram.com/lazthecomposer/ https://www.instagram.com/justgowithjohn/

What makes a game developed by a single person so unique? Laz and Cody discuss the games they've played and what their favorites are including: Roller Coaster Tycoon 3, Stardew Valley and Minecraft! Check out our socials! All Links: https://allmylinks.com/acrosstheotherpond Twitter: https://twitter.com/otherpondpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/across_the_other_pond/ If you want to follow the hosts! https://www.instagram.com/lazthecomposer/ https://www.instagram.com/justgowithjohn/ If you like the pixel art, go check out the artist's profile! https://www.instagram.com/isalwaysraining/

Continue our month long dive in to games developed by a single person; Laz and Cody  have wonderful chat with their friend EastKoastGames! This week and discuss what it's like to make a video game by yourself, what kind of inspiration drives game development, and the skills needed to be a game developer! Check out the Arid Jared Steam Page! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1510290/Arid_Jared/ Check out our socials! All Links: https://allmylinks.com/acrosstheotherpond Twitter: https://twitter.com/otherpondpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/across_the_other_pond/ If you want to follow the hosts! https://www.instagram.com/lazthecomposer/ https://www.instagram.com/justgowithjohn/ If you like the pixel art, go check out the artist's profile! https://www.instagram.com/isalwaysraining/

On today's episode of the Podcast, Laz and Cody continue their month long discussing about Games developed by a Single Person, which brings us once again to Undertale developed by Toby Fox. Undertale is a great game in many ways and one of them is how well it teaches empathy and compassion for people (and monsters). Join us as we delve into what makes Undertale stick with us for so long after its release. Check out our socials! All Links: https://allmylinks.com/acrosstheotherpond Twitter: https://twitter.com/otherpondpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/across_the_other_pond/ Want to listen to the podcast on the go? Podcast also available here! https://kite.link/AcrossTheOtherPond If you want to follow the hosts! https://www.instagram.com/lazthecomposer/ https://www.instagram.com/justgowithjohn/ If you like the pixel art, go check out the artist's profile! https://www.instagram.com/isalwaysraining/

This month, Laz and Cody are diving in to talk about Video Games developed by a single developer, and to start us off we're talking about the iconic music of Undertale. Created by Toby Fox, the music of Undertale is some of the greatest video game music ever made and Laz and Cody have a lot to say about it. Check out our socials! All Links: https://allmylinks.com/acrosstheotherpond Twitter: https://twitter.com/otherpondpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/across_the_other_pond/ If you want to follow the hosts! https://www.instagram.com/lazthecomposer/ https://www.instagram.com/justgowithjohn/ If you like the pixel art, go check out the artist's profile! https://www.instagram.com/isalwaysraining/ Further Reading: Jason  Yu Article: http://jasonyu.me/undertale-part-1/?fbclid=IwAR34TUwXGiN4iKdjX4kSJ1DA_zklfPE05Iu07g3D62Y1NoHtlqKw605JhMg

Laz and Cody talk about their favorite three places that they've been and where they want to go in the future!Check out our socials!All Links: https://allmylinks.com/acrosstheotherpondTwitter: https://twitter.com/otherpondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/across_the_other_pond/Want to listen to the podcast on the go?Podcast also available here! https://kite.link/AcrossTheOtherPondIf you want to follow the hosts!https://www.instagram.com/lazthecomposer/https://www.instagram.com/justgowithjohn/If you like the pixel art, go check out the artist’s profile!https://www.instagram.com/isalwaysraining/Further Reading:https://byodo-in.com/

On today's episode, Laz and Cody Reminisce about the good old days of Old School Runescape, or as it was known back then, Runescape!Check out our socials!All Links: https://allmylinks.com/acrosstheotherpond Twitter: https://twitter.com/otherpondpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/across_the_other_pond/ Want to listen to the podcast on the go?Podcast also available here! https://kite.link/AcrossTheOtherPond If you want to follow the hosts!https://www.instagram.com/lazthecomposer/https://www.instagram.com/justgowithjohn/If you like the pixel art, go check out the artist’s profile!https://www.instagram.com/isalwaysraining/

What is the meaning of life? Is there one? Does there need to be one? On today's episode Laz and Cody discuss Nihilism and how to use it to be an Optimist.Check out our socials!All Links: https://allmylinks.com/acrosstheotherpond Twitter: https://twitter.com/otherpondpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/across_the_other_pond/

Composition in the modern age is absolutely incredible. Laz and Cody talk about all the different ways that composers uses simulated instruments to create any kind of music in a digital workspace.Check out our socials!All Links: https://allmylinks.com/acrosstheotherpondTwitter: https://twitter.com/otherpondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/across_the_other_pond/Want to listen to the podcast on the go?Podcast also available here! https://kite.link/AcrossTheOtherPondIf you want to follow the hosts!https://www.instagram.com/lazthecomposer/https://www.instagram.com/justgowithjohn/If you like the pixel art, go check out the artist’s profile!https://www.instagram.com/isalwaysraining/

The Star Wars series has been around for a long time now. On this episode we talk about our feelings on the three trilogies of Star Wars movies that make up The Skywalker Saga.Check out our socials!All Links: https://allmylinks.com/acrosstheotherpond Twitter: https://twitter.com/otherpondpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/across_the_other_pond/ If you want to follow the hosts!https://www.instagram.com/lazthecomposer/https://www.instagram.com/justgowithjohn/

What makes a Metroidvania great? On today's episode of the pod Laz and Cody attempt to boil down what is at the heart of a good metroidvania and why they're such an intriguing game to explore. Topics include the joy of movement, kid-like exploration, and huge atmospheric music.

Laz and Cody dig deep into the meaning behind the 1st and 38th chapters of Lao Tzu's Tao Teh Ching, the book that outlines the basic tenets of Taoism. Join us as we discuss how to explain the universe and how to embrace going with the flow.Check out our socials!All Links: https://allmylinks.com/acrosstheotherpondTwitter: https://twitter.com/otherpondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/across_the_other_pond/If you want to follow the hosts!https://www.instagram.com/lazthecomposer/https://www.instagram.com/justgowithjohn/Further Reading:Taoism: https://www.worldhistory.org/Taoism/ Gia-Fu Feng: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gia-Fu_Feng Tao Teh Ching. Gia Fu Feng & Jane English Translation: https://www.amazon.com/Lao-Tsu-Tao-Te-Ching/dp/B000IVINGE/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=Tao+Teh+Ching+Gia+Fu+Feng&qid=1618322557&sr=8-4 Chuang Tzu, Burton Watson translation:https://www.amazon.com/Chuang-Tzu-Writings-Burton-Watson/dp/0231105959/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=Chuang+Tzu&qid=1618322605&sr=8-5Chinese Scholars:https://www.ximalaya.com/renwenjp/18546258/https://www.ximalaya.com/renwenjp/3623979/What is Wuwei?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvZi7ZV-SWI

This week on Across the Other Pond, Laz and Cody discuss the different types of music education and their implications on music history. Growing up in different music environments, Laz and Cody both have their own experiences to share and their perceptions of what music is and what it will be in the future.https://allmylinks.com/acrosstheotherpond

Laz and Cody are back in action! This week, they talk about the challenges of the past year and hopes for the future, plus a little bit of childhood sprinkled in! Stay tuned!

Today on the podcast, Laz and Cody are back with our great friend Austin to discuss the application of games to real life. Big topics include: playing with incomplete information, improvising, and are puzzles games?

Someday the human race is going to explore the stars. What is that going to look like? Join Laz and Cody as they discuss what living on a moon colony might be like and what other planets could be suitable for human colonization in this new episode of Across the Other Pond.

Are you having trouble staying focused in these tough times? We're here to help you! Come listen as Laz and Cody talk about how to stay sane while you're self isolating and the benefits of having a daily routine.

On today's episode of the podcast we're taking another crack at soundtrack commentary.  This time we're talking about the hourly music of the wonderful new game, Animal Crossing New Horizons.  While discussing the sounds and feelings of the music that changes hourly in Animal Crossing we cover some general musical topics, including musical trends, spacing, and how to use instruments to their fullest. 

Now that everyone’s comfortably (or maybe not so much) in quarantine, let’s talk about the treatments that are in development right now for the coronavirus. Today, we invite our long time guest, Austin Tjaden, to the show as our first expert. Dr. Tjaden has a doctorate in pharmacy and comes on our show today to educate us on the drugs being used to treat the COVID-19 disease as well as the vaccine.

On this week’s episode of AOP we are doing something a little different… we’re trying our hands at video game soundtrack commentary! Our first commentary is on the Sci-Fi space survival game Risk of Rain’s soundtrack written by Greek composer Chris Christodoulou. The soundtrack features amazing uses of sound effects, a single leitmotif, and out of this world synth sounds. Please excuse us for being noobs at this since it’s our first time. Feel free to give us comments, criticism, or compliments! If you want to follow along with the commentary check out the music at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xDVomMgvqw&list=PLLDf8Bnp1K1Kkk3Kbepm9UamqHjMZlgsb

On today's episode we say good bye to a huge influence in our lives. We also come back to improvised stories that we haven't done in a while. 

On today's episode, Laz and Cody talk about their resolutions for the new year. We know it's about a month late, but hopefully hearing about some resolutions might help you keep yours going, or to get back on track!

We're rapidly heading towards a future where body parts can be added and tied to our brain stems. We're excited to see what the future holds so we decided to talk about that on this episode of Across the other Pond.

Right now in China the Noval Coronavirus is spreading its nasty tentacles across the country and slowly to other countries in the world, and it picked the worst time to happen... during the Chinese New Year when hundreds of millions of people are moving all throughout the country. Listen to this weeks podcast to get a first-hand experience from our co-host Laz.

On today's episode of Across the Other Pond, Laz and Cody reminisce about the music that sculpted our musical minds. We talk about bands that we love and the bands that we grew up listening to. 

We know it's past October, but we're keeping it spooky through November. Listen as Laz and Cody tell some spooky made up stories and talk about their favorite types of horror.

Join Cody and Laz as they discuss what happens after we die. It's true that nobody knows where we go, but it's a fun exercise to think about what happens.

The end of the world may be closer than we think. Are you prepared? Join Laz and Cody as they discuss the end of the world and if it's even possible to be prepared for it.

Cartoons aren't people. They are imaginary, but the people who give them life aren't. This week we're talking and surmising about the magic of the voices behind our favorite anime and cartoon characters.  

Minimalism, the art of cutting out all the "extra stuff" in life, has been taking the world by storm the past couple years from Scandinavian concepts like lagom and hygge all the way to the "Spark Joy" of Japan's Marie Kondo. In a world where being bombarded by information 24/7 is the norm, what role does minimalism play?

Back by popular demand are the convo cards! (Based on a sample population consisting of Cody and Laz). This week Cody and Laz do some long not-done improv with questions you’d ask at a kid’s dinner party. Laz also reads an excerpt from his debut AI romance novel. It’s bound to make you feel the love AND things bestial. 

The word of the eventual take over of AI is spreading more and more rapidly, like a modern plague seizing the imaginations of global figures such as Elon Musk. Things that once were solely done by humans now are being done by robot-kind, and being done better for that. Even things like musical composition, coding, and medical diagnosis will eventually be put into the cold, metallic hands of the machines. Once we get there, how should humanity go forward?  Subcribe: Itunes: https://tinyurl.com/AOPitunes Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/AOPspotify Audioboom: https://tinyurl.com/AOPaudioboom Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/AOPyoutube Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/AOPsoundcloud Social Media:  Twitter: https://tinyurl.com/AOPtwitter Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/yyla2ftn Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/AOPinsta Music (Made by Laz):  Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/Lazsoundcloud Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lazarus.composer/

It’s the anime that you, me, and everyone else in the 90’s grew up with, and it holds a dear place in our hearts. We told our parents to skip the allowance and give us booster packs instead. We screamed at our parents to take us to see every movie that came to a theater near us. We could sing that theme song that seemed blessed by the heavens themselves word for word. Yeah. But did you know how different the American version was from the original Japanese one? Listen to this weeks podcast for more!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Across-The-Other-Pond-450805085454769/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/OtherPondPod

Ladies and Gentlemen, strap in for an episode about security in the digital age. Laz and Cody discuss viruses and phishing and other devious methods that unscrupulous individuals use to make everyone else's life worse.

Hello wonderful listeners. On today's Podcast, Laz and Cody discuss ancient philosophy and whether or not it's still applicable to modern day. 

Laz and Cody head to the supermarket on this great episode of Across the Other Pond. Join us as we talk about some of the major differences between Walmart in China and Walmart in America. On top of that they sidetrack into the fitness difference between China and most of America.

Join us this week as we talk about some of the differences that we've noticed between our American culture and the Chinese culture Laz has immersed himself in.

Are you looking for scary stories to tell in the dark? Are you a connoisseur of Paranormal Activities? Join Laz and Cody as we talk about Ghosts and our encounters (and family encounters) with the Paranormal.  

These conversations are not suitable for children in any way. Laz and Cody go through a couple of improvised conversations through the use of Conversation topic cards. It's an episode filled with laughs.

Ever wondered how Civil Engineers make such great roads? So do we, but we don't know that much about it. So we decided to talk about it. This episode features Laz and Cody talking about Elon Musk's proposed Hyperloop and other forms of transportation.

On a very special episode of the podcast, Laz and Cody are joined once again by the illustrious Austin. Austin and Cody both visited Japan over the last month and share their stories and compare travel stories.

Cody and Laz talk about Season 2 of One Punch Man, delving in to what makes Saitama such a great main character and how it drives the story of an awesome Anime.

On a very special episode of Across the Other Pond, Laz is in America and we talk with some very special guests about Video Game Movies and how far they've come since Super Mario Bros. the movie.

Laz and Cody go on a Tongue Twisting Adventure. Improvising fun new ways to tie your tongue in nuts. Try it out along with us, you're sure to have a good time.

Laz and Cody play an improv game where we come up with out of this world animals! Listen in as the boys imagine animals that couldn't possibly exist without the vast emptiness of space.

On today's episode Laz and Cody talk about the highs and lows of learning languages. Along with helpful tips and resources you can use if you're also trying to learn a language. Join us in a wonderful language learning journey!

On today's episode Laz and Cody talk about the hot topic of colonizing Mars. Is it possible? Can the world come together to form a United front against Martians? Find the answers to these questions and more on today's episode!

On today's episode of Across the Other Pond, Laz and Cody are joined by an old college friend to play a game they all love, Snake Oil! Laughs galore as the friends try to sell improvised products to each other in the funniest way possible.

On today's episode of Across the other Pond, Laz and Cody dive in to their personal thoughts on achieving happiness. Finding something you love to do, creating a positive environment and many other tricks on how to achieve happiness in your daily life.

Are you tired of listening to the same old advertisements? Need some new products to spice up your life? Well, this weeks podcast is just for you. Listen in as Laz and I come up with astounding products and improvise what a commercial for the product would be like!