Easy Allies Podcast #195 - Kyle's Parents Edition

Actually a pretty cool invention, imagine the city streets covered in umbrellas on lines above the sidewalk, following people around. Or even a more modern version, an umbrella drone that is set to automatically follow your phone and keep you dry haha, kind of overboard when you could just use a normal umbrella but it would be really cool.

Thwap23

This was fantastic!

Brogan Trull

Part of the reason this podcast is so great is that it encourages us to think about our own video game upbringing in wider terms. I think back to the year 2003, when I was 11 and reading through the latest issue of Disney Adventures, which my mum would kindly get for me on her grocery shopping. There was a section about cool inventions, and a competition where you had to come up with your own and send it in as a drawing with an explanation of what it was. I came up with an umbrella attached to a clothesline that would open up automatically when it started raining. A month later my older brother came up to my room and told me he had just answered the phone and talked to a Disney Adventures staffer, who told him that I had won the competition and that I was getting a PlayStation 2 with two games. We were all excited a week or two later when we came home from school to find it hooked up and ready to go, courtesy of my Dad. We played a bunch of demos on an included disc (though Tekken is the only one I remember), and that weekend I got started on the two games, Treasure Planet and Space Channel 5: Part 2. It was really nice to be proud of my own achievement and to share it with the rest of the family at the same time.

DaleBastion

This is absolutely delightful, I still have fond memories of watching the first video by Kyle. I recommend asking questions like that to your parents if you can. My father passed away recently and I still wonder how he selected the first games for my brother and me when he bought a good PC instead of a console in 1999. He got Tomb Raider, Need for Speed 2, Fifa 99, Riven, Sim City 3000 and Flight Simulator 1995 - an amazing selection of games to get someone started.

Christoph Zürcher

So wholesome! I loved this. <3

Tim, King of the Monsters

Phil Spencer is not beloved - he's the definitive corporate mouthpiece. Pretty much anybody from Nintendo and Sony has a warmer come-on.

TurboChickenMan

I've never heard that term in my life. But I have heard "required viewing".

TurboChickenMan

I barely write into the comments section, but this was absolutely one of my favorite episodes so far. Great Bosman, great parents!

I love how Bosman always expected his parents to be like most people’s parents who discouraged their kids for playing video games. Being so self conscious about the magazine and so forth. I love it. My parents, more so my mom, couldn’t stand them. When she found out I owned a copy of Devil May Cry, she made me sell all my “violent” games and allowed me to buy Winning Eleven soccer. Good soccer game. Real good. But yeah, that was a low point lol

The Warrior Within Soundtrack

Kyle, this was a fantastic special episode of the podcast. Thank you for putting this together and please thank your parents for participating. Lastly have your Mother check out the game Baba Is You on Steam. It's a very unique puzzle game I think she would enjoy.

This was incredibly jolly. What an awesome way to start the year off! Thanks Bosmans!

Mumble Mumbleton

Kyle on a roadtrip in the desert next. Please!!

Estaban

Returning as a longterm subscriber just because of this. So much heart.

Estaban

This video alone made me log in, up my pledge and write this comment. Thank you for sharing Kyle. L&R

Aslak Bjercke

10/10

JDelValle21

I LOVE this episode. I loved Kyle's parents. So much of what they talked about was so similar to my childhood.

Michael Federico

I remember very well watching Kyle's first video back in 2013 and considered it the starting point to this generation of consoles. Since then, I proceeded to watch every 'Final Bosman' at 5PM each Wednesday (the time it released here in Scotland), which became a tradition I found extremely enjoyable and inspirational. To the point, where I now release my own YouTube video each week in that same specific timeslot to fill the void. Keep it up Kyle, you are well and truly the man.

Best episode ever! Now I want to here every allies parents.

This was a delight.

Kif

It's hard to tell if the part regarding Ed Boon was a bit or not...

John Leitner

well this was absolutely awesome

rrice64

Your Folks are really cool Kyle! Great show!

Kyle: "I'm so weird!" Kyle's parents: "We're so proud of you" Culmination of Love & Respect right here

Thank you so much for this amazing episode! I hope we get to see them again

Hesperus84

The spicy takes on Phil Spencer Mr Bosman. Hahahaha that was great.

Owen

Great episode! Bravo to your folks - they did wonderfully!

Matt McCarthy

What a fantastic episode. Would love more Mom and Dad content.

David Sobiegraj

KYLE LIKES BIG BOOBS MAGAZINES! This was a fantastic episode.

John Leitner

So glad joker news made it to a road show

Daniel Mogo Sanchez

That’s at 01:06:35, if you want to hear it!

Max 'hisShame' Terman

This is so wholesome I love this!

Michelle Jackson

Love love love this! Thanks Kyle! Thanks Kyle's parents!

LeeLore

My favorite part... Kyle: I only wanted it to be an hour and we're over that... Bosdad (interrupts): we're at an hour four minutes and what, like ten seconds! Kyle: ...

JessieBlu

And that the realization of having put it there was enough of a shock to reflect upon the effect the game was having and stop playing it.

JessieBlu

This was lovely :)

Fogtober

This was a joy to watch dude, cheers for a good start to 2020

Jovan Sreckovic

This was great Kyle!

Danfromumbrella

This was wonderful, like seriously a great episode. It had YouTube Vlogger vibes, y'know? Kyle, I know you're a private person and I'm just really happy you shared this with us. So jolly. Happy New Year to you and your parents (and your sibling(s))!!! Maybe this is just the Nintendo Nerd in me, but the whole Touch Generation of gaming that Nintendo created with the DS and Wii systems really was successful in creating those shared moments that reached across so many divides. It actually is a shame that Nintendo has put the Miis away for now because those simple Wii Sports games and the success it brought Nintendo could really make the world a better place. I don't know. I just think it's cool how diverse of a population Nintendo was able to reach at that time. Part of it was advertising Wii Fit on every daytime talk show, but I think the other part was the accessibility. I hope we get back there someday. That's the future I want. At least, I think I want it?

Brian "FriendlyMerlin" A.

“From Prom King to Dark Prince: the Kyle Bosman Story”

RanchoCucamunga

This was lovely to listen to and made me both want and not want to ask my parents the same questions. Haha

Tim O'Keeffe

OMG there's no way I could call myself the dark prince of nerd media in front of my parents lol

Great podcast

Dai Nguyen

Thank you kyle and your parents for doing this. Its one of the best.

inrainbow09

Top 5 best EZA podcast episode ever.

Micah Hendrick

Prom King Bosman? Prom Kings represent! (Mine WAS rigged though!) Such a great episode!

I have NEVER been more delighted than I am right now. Love and god damn respect, Bosman family.

Andy Goergen

This episode is an absolute pleasure! I'd love to see more Allies' family members coming on as special guests in one-off aside episodes in the future. Was grinning the entire time you were chatting with your parents. I'm not an artist, but the idea of a fan art rendition of young-Kyle's mother witnessing him cussing as a kid is hilarious to me.

Happy Gaming

This is delightful.

Jordan Pettigrew

The fact that Kyle's dad is similar to Damiani made this even better than it would have been. I fully support a Kyle and Bosmom puzzle game stream.

fuyunotabi

This was fantastic! Kyle's dad is great haha

Jake Z

No offence to the previous 194 episodes of the podcast, but this is the best one ever! I immediately fell in love with your parents, they made me laugh so much.

Alex Sierra

For some reason i like that Kyle’s room has a dent in the wall!

The only cancelled game I can think of was Mortal Kombat:Fire & Ice. It was a Scorpion/Sub Zero game. But, I’m not sure if the timing lines up.

Isaiah Matthews

Your mom saying she watched every episode of Bosman is the sweetest! Enjoyed the special episode.

petetheduck

I mean, that was so unexpected and so endearing. It made me wonder about my relationship with video games through the eyes of my mom and dad, or the first time that I was old enough and consoles became something that I would have invest in with my own money, like the “pay for half” story which was very close to my heart. A truly great moment for the podcast that is very organic and cannot be replicated. I wonder how my parents felt about how obviously, deeply depressed I was as a young man and if the games I loved like Super Mario Bros 2 or WCW vs NWO World Tour or Ocarina of Time either were to blame for making me an awkward and shy person or help relieved me of my sorrow in a wholesome way. I’m so happy that Kyle shared that very personal interaction with his parents. It couldn’t have been an EZ decision (get it?) to make, the internet been the thing that it is but I absolutely loved your parents wit and straightforwardness, god bless them. P.S. Your dad is absolutely right about Spencer, he may be the most knowledgeable on the subject but he seems to me like a guy that’s just reading a script filled with corpspeak. I agree 100%.

I posted this before I finished the whole video but they go so much further than this. Kyle's parents are amazing.

I find it so incredibly wholesome and great that Kyle's dad knows the ending of box peek, so not only is it this weird crazy thing their son spent years doing - they also watched it and cared enough to at least commit some of it to memory.

Well that was just adorable 👍🏼 great episode!

SureManCool - Drew

Very sweet episode! Makes me want to sit down with my own parents and see what they can recall.

Adam Hentschel

I loved this episode! Your parents were awesome co-hosts! You should definitely invite them on again.

Great episode.Kyle's dad looks more like he should be Damiani's dad.

Craig O Connor

I usually just listen via audio form but I had to get to the video version for this. Super cute and a good podcast at that!

Kevin

Such a cute episode! Does anyone know what canceled Ed Boon game Kyle had worked on?

Joseph Sorisho

Kyle, this was great.

Justin Robinson

now I want a kyle & bosmom stream where they try out different puzzle games / weird indie games without shootin' & people kicking each other.

Mark van Dijken

Loved this episode

Kyle can you stream your date night this Saturday

RanchoCucamunga

The mystery of Kyle W. Bosman solved.

Olf Himself

Appointment viewing.

Allan Liebold

This episode was so special! absolutely loved it! such a nice mix up and start of the year!

Sebastian Hall

when is bosmom streaming the witness

the_megatherium

Kyle, thank you, and your parents for sharing that with us. I loved that so much. Hope your holidays with your family was great!

Here’s the official petition to replace the current bonus bit stinger with Kyle’s mom: “I don’t need shoot-em-up and I don’t wanna see guns, and I don’t wanna see people kicking each other.”

Max 'hisShame' Terman

Now we know why Kyle is the Dark Prince of Nerd Media. Because his grandma beat him..... at Tetris

Matthew Palling

oh my god, the hot take about Phil Spencer is way too much haha

BigTurkey

Oh my goodness, this is wonderful. Thank you Bosmans (Bosmen?)!

Asbo Zappruder

Your parents are so sweet and supportive, it’s fantastic. Their perspective on seeing their son making videos online and how your internet presence reflects the kid you grew up as - the fact that they recognize your humor consistently between real life and online is so cool.

Max 'hisShame' Terman

Oh my god!! ♥️🥺

Megan Linart

this is already the absolute best, Kyle's dad is a champ

BigTurkey

The Dark Prince of Nerd Media's origin story.

Shoulderguy

what a new year's blessing

rob

Even if I could imagine this little treasure, I wouldn't have dared ask for it. This is joyous, Kyle.

Cloisterance

Thank you Kyle.

Omg what a treat!!

Aaron Kirk - Kurxx

Can’t wait to see their reaction to This Week in Joker News

Jeremy Pick

Nani?

Kaleb

this is why I'm a patron. all other joker news outlets have refused to cover the facts during the holiday

Jacob K