Birb's Nest

HexagonCube

A podcast where we grab a cup of coffee or tea, sit down on lounge chairs, and talk just about anything. Hosted by Noah/Fallen (@HexagonCube)

  • 2 hours 5 minutes
    Season 2 Episode 6 (feat. Eri/DeepSeaCocoon)

    For this episode, joining me is longtime friend, content creator, and writer Eri, also known as DeepSeaCocoon. We talk about content creation and writing for ourselves, as well as LoveLive and its future. I even ranted about Wattpad because the platform unfortunately sucks, and everything probably falls into Eri's lap.


    Noah/Fallen:

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/hexagoncubeArchive Of Our Own: https://archiveofourown.org/users/hexagoncubeYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@hexagoncubeMedium: https://hexagoncube.medium.com/


    Eri:

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepseacocoonYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ErisDeepSeaCocoonArchive Of Our Own: https://archiveofourown.org/users/oharirick


    Timestamps

    00:00 Intro

    01:44 Eri being a Birb's Nest fan

    02:32 Section 1: General Discussion

    02:36 Content Creation

    03:50 Scarcity of anime-collab cafes and events

    05:08 Noah blowing budget on his own videos

    06:31 Noah explaining how he got autographs from AFA24

    07:14 Eri's experience in the Anime Expo Los Angeles 2024

    09:25 Noah getting Sumipe's autograph in AFA23

    11:17 Eri's process on creating content

    12:55 Eri talking about his Chika Neso video

    15:24 Eri wanted to make videos on topics he talked about in his videos

    15:55 LoveLive's Strict Livestream Takedowns

    19:57 Eri on why he doesn't post much content these days

    22:16 Noah on a SIFAS video of his being taken down

    26:58 Eri on his taken-down videos

    29:58 Eri and his Yoahne game DLC video

    31:41 Love Live SIF Wai Wai After School Activity

    37:50 Does Eri still plan to post content?

    38:31 Noah transitioning from written content to voiced videos

    39:20 Cons and pros in doing voiced videos

    44:49 Writing

    45:34 Eri on writing

    46:14 Eri on why he wrote YouDia

    48:28 Does Eri need motivation to write?

    49:30 Did Eri stop writing? Or did he just not publish his works?

    51:14 AO3 isn't really meant for original fictions

    52:30 The start of Noah's rant about Wattpad

    1:11:40 End of Noah's Wattpad rant

    1:11:49 Does Eri write in any other platforms?

    1:12:21 Love Live

    1:12:35 Eri's gripes of the current Love Live and its future

    1:13:11 Noah finds it hard to catch up

    1:14:18 Eri finds most of Nijigasaki and Liella music the same

    1:15:21 Eri felt the Yohane anime was a letdown

    1:16:12 Noah thought Liella S1's ending isn't that good

    1:17:43 Why Eri saw Sunshine S1 as peak

    1:18:15 Noah really likes Aqours songs

    1:19:37 Noah and Eri have love-hate relationship with Love Live

    1:20:00 Section 2: Questions

    1:20:22 Noah's questions to Eri

    1:42:18 Eri's questions to Noah (Shoutout Lydinya!)

    2:04:19 Wrap Up

    15 February 2025, 3:53 pm
  • 2 hours 45 minutes
    Season 2 Episode 5 (feat. Lydinya)

    Joining me this episode is a recurring guest from the first season who is a renowned writer known for her works such as YouRiko fanfics and Love Live Hellfire, fellow co-host of After School Writers, and one of my good friends, Lydinya! We talked about K-pop, her proofreading experience, and our love for TWICE, as well as our writing progresses and Lyd representing the YouRiko nation. We even talked about Aqours's latest single and last concert.

    Also, this became the longest episode of the podcast thus far, funny how the record was beaten after just one episode.

    Noah/Fallen: Twitter: https://twitter.com/hexagoncube Archive Of Our Own: https://archiveofourown.org/users/hexagoncube Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hexagoncube Medium: https://hexagoncube.medium.com/

    Lydinya: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lydinya Archive Of Our Own: https://archiveofourown.org/users/lydinya

    Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:48 Section 1: General Discussion 01:54 K-Pop 02:39 How Lyd got into TWICE 03:49 How Noah got into TWICE 09:07 Recent songs TWICE did 11:32 K-pop artists collaborating with Western artists 17:34 Does Lyd listen to other K-pop acts? 18:28 Did Lyd listen to all of TWICE albums? 20:27 Opinions of different languages versions for K-pop songs 24:59 A good example of a song done well in versions with different languages? 26:34 Over-population of new K-pop girl groups 33:29 Girl groups not getting the right management 37:43 Blackpink members releasing solo albums 38:59 One big hit in a mid album is not a good strategy 40:14 One important factor for a song to be successful 41:50 Noah misses old TWICE days, so does Lyd 43:53 Thoughts on ILLIT's 'Magnetic' 45:07 BTS dominating the music industry 47:34 Lyd naming all 7 BTS members 49:22 BTS songs discussion 52:55 Lyd's thoughts on Noah's writing from the past to now 55:21 Noah re-editing his first LL fic 58:37 Lyd hasn't published a fic in a long time 59:48 Creating OCs in fics can be hard sometimes 1:04:01 Does Lyd also find it difficult to not write OOC? 1:05:06 Section 2: Questions 1:05:21 Lyd's questions to Noah 1:59:17 Noah's questions to Lyd 2:37:40 Aqours latest single 'Eikyuu Hours' and last concert 2:44:35 Wrap Up

    20 December 2024, 3:47 pm
  • 2 hours 27 minutes
    Season 2 Episode 4 (feat. DiasPenguin)

    A writer, as well as the host of After School Writers (a LoveLive writing podcast that I'm also in), DiasPenguin, joins us as a guest for this episode! We yap about Japan and gacha, and dabbled a bit in our writing and the future of ASW podcast. We had a lot to talk about, and it was kinda all over the place. I'm getting judged for my gacha spendings too.


    Noah/Fallen:

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/hexagoncube

    Archive Of Our Own: https://archiveofourown.org/users/hexagoncube

    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hexagoncube

    Medium: https://hexagoncube.medium.com/


    DiasPenguin:

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/nujumkey

    Archive Of Our Own: https://archiveofourown.org/users/DiasPenguin


    Video at 46:23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jRC06Z3c_8


    Timestamps

    00:00 Intro

    01:50 ASW Podcast and its future?

    06:18 Section 1: General Discussion

    06:20 So what is this podcast?

    09:58 'Do Something You Love' advice

    11:36 Writing motivation

    17:45 Fanfic vs Video

    20:04 What languages do I write in?

    24:21 Community-building events Dias hosts

    29:20 Japan, our favorite land

    29:47 Noah's Japan experience Part 1

    33:19 Dias's Japan experience

    37:39 Noah's Japan experience Part 2

    39:00 Is Akihabara worth the hype?

    42:34 How many days should one spend in Akihabara?

    45:00 Noah's luck for the Budokan?

    47:40 Advice for people going to Japan

    52:27 Noah's Japan experience Part 3

    1:01:53 Any Japan tips?

    1:05:10 Japan food

    1:08:39 E-SIMs

    1:13:07 Gacha (Let's go gambling!)

    1:13:31 Have you ever had an 'incident'?

    1:17:47 Control your gacha spendings

    1:18:30 Infinity Nikki

    1:21:36 Infinity Nikki gacha details

    1:25:49 Limited outfits in the game does what?

    1:28:19 Star Rail meta

    1:29:58 How much does Noah spend a month on gacha games?

    1:32:10 SIFAS and SIF2/XDefiant rant

    1:37:35 What is Ichiban Kuji?

    1:43:15 Gacha closing thoughts

    1:44:42 Section 2: Questions

    1:46:11 Noah's questions to Dias

    2:26:31 Wrap Up

    17 December 2024, 1:50 pm
  • 1 hour 26 minutes
    Season 2 Episode 3 (feat. Mari Ohara Uehara Shiny)

    This time, we have a recurring guest from the first season, Mari Ohara Uehara Shiny, or Mous in short. We discuss what we love about LEGO sets, what the Nesoberi Park is, as well as nesoberi and how to clean them. Even better, Mous has a better mic for the episode!


    Noah/Fallen:

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/hexagoncube

    Archive Of Our Own: https://archiveofourown.org/users/hexagoncube

    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hexagoncube

    Medium: https://hexagoncube.medium.com/


    Mous:

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/MariUeharaShiny

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBZ6e8tzBL09xGMFpggrrxw

    Nesoberi Park Map: https://www.planetminecraft.com/project/nesoberi-park-6147377/


    Timestamps

    00:00 Intro

    01:10 Section 1: General Discussion

    01:28 LEGO Part 1: Physical Sets

    06:52 Segue into Jurassic Park franchise

    13:04 LEGO Part 2: Video Games

    17:12 LEGO Part 3: Bionicle and Rare Sets

    23:19 LEGO Part 4: Helicopters (?) and crashing the LEGO sets

    25:22 LEGO Part 5: Movies

    29:28 Nesoberi Park

    36:42: Section 2: Questions

    37:14 Noah's questions to Mous

    57:08 Mous' questions to Noah

    1:22:32 Does Mous still say 'Eat neso'?

    1:24:01 Wrap Up


    The things we talked about (because pictures can't be provided in streaming platforms):

    Mous' favorite LEGO set: https://target.scene7.com/is/image/Target/GUEST_555119c2-8031-4b20-92cb-5e46bc67b7b4?wid=800&hei=800&qlt=80&fmt=webp

    The Bionicle Mous owns: https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltef932a812733f5b6/8535_prod_lewa_air.jpg?format=jpg&quality=80&width=700&dpr=1?fit=crop&quality=80&width=700&dpr=1

    The Bionicle Noah sent/owns: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61wo9x-s2VL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg

    Police helicopter at 2319: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TsShuo-snaY/maxresdefault.jpg

    4 November 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 2 hours 8 seconds
    Season 2 Episode 2 (feat. NoirVermillion)

    Our very first guest of this new season is Noir! We talk about (mostly) anime and writing related stuff, as well as discuss the idol culture and merchandise buying.


    Noah/Fallen:

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/hexagoncube

    Archive Of Our Own: https://archiveofourown.org/users/hexagoncube

    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hexagoncube

    Medium: https://hexagoncube.medium.com/


    NoirVermillion

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoirVermillion

    Medium: https://medium.com/@NoirVermillion/


    Timestamps

    00:00 Intro

    00:55 Section 1: General Discussion

    01:06 Perfect Blue

    08:44 Japanese Idol Culture

    20:50 Love Live

    36:17 Section 2: Questions

    36:32 Noir's questions to Noah

    1:18:54 Noah's questions to Noir

    1:57:50 Wrap Up

    26 October 2024, 4:01 pm
  • 55 minutes 38 seconds
    Season 2 Episode 1: A Short Revival

    I've decided to come back to the podcast to talk about a few things and chill.


    Twitter: https://twitter.com/hexagoncube

    Archive Of Our Own: https://archiveofourown.org/users/hexagoncube

    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hexagoncube

    20 October 2024, 8:42 am
  • 55 minutes 16 seconds
    Season 1 Episode 4 (feat. Lydinya)

    This time, we have one of the most prominent and well-known YouRiko writers. We ask her general questions, and she really is a very nice person.

    1 March 2021, 8:53 am
  • 33 minutes
    Season 1 Episode 3 (feat. Mari Ohara Uehara Shiny)

    This podcast is messy, clunky, and short. Also, MOS sounds like he’s speaking from a stage in the theatre.

    26 January 2021, 1:33 pm
  • 48 minutes 44 seconds
    Season 1 Episode 2 (feat. Plazorr)

    This time we have Plazorr as a guest and we talk about general stuff.

    24 January 2021, 7:31 am
  • 41 minutes 49 seconds
    Season 1 Episode 1

    Me and my fellow friend and Birb stan Specartia decided to host a podcast and talk about general topics.

    24 January 2021, 7:21 am
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