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Do you like conversation on a variety of topics? Feel like no one wants to talk about the things that interest you? Tired of only hearing the same political, sports, or catastrophe talk. Yeah, we feel that way too.  Join two high functioning geeks as they discuss just about anything under the sun. We can’t […]

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Episode 135 – Censoring?

Overview We babble on a bit about colors. Then we talk about our buddy John Bruening who wrote the Midnight Guardian series – which you should check out. And if you want more good books, listen to the Discovered Wordsmiths podcast. We discuss the new spate of changing books so they aren’t offensive. Whoo boy. […]

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Episode 134 – Oodles of TV

Overview Why do we like the shows we like? We aren’t sure, we just know we like them. While not all shows have been super throughout, many have been good overall – like some of our favorites with DC and Star Wars. And sometimes, something just doesn’t click with you. Maybe you don’t really get […]

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Episode 133 – We Geek It Up

Overview We geek it up with movies and games. Stephen is getting the big Cryptozoic DC Deckbuilder that happened. Tons of great gameplay. We talk about how kickstarter has changed gaming and geekdom. In a good way, mostly. We cover some old silent movies like Phantom Carriage and the modern bands that have provided soundtracks. […]

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Episode 132 – Nostalgic books, music, travel and wizards

Overview If you like reminiscing about music in eras gone by, this is a great episode for you. We talk about music often because we are (as Alan puts it) omnivorous music fans. We recall how different music used to be and the enjoyment of getting new music from your favoite artists. Of course, this […]

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Episode 131 – Just the Facts

Overview We talk about the realities of using social media as a content creator. We continue to try new things to get our geekery word out and there are some things we are trying. There are social media platforms that are better than others with a reason to use or not use them. Social media […]

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Episode 130 – Getting Through the World

Overview We jump around topics more than usual today. This could mean there are just so many things to talk about or it could mean lots of things are happening. It could also mean that our regular jumbled ADD brains are in high gear. How about talking sports? We don’t do that much, but this […]

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Episode 129 – Misc

Overview We discuss a variety of topics today. Little weather since Alan is in California and experiencing the torrential downpours. There’s a bit of tv show recommendation talk with a focus on Keifer it seems, even though Jack Ryan and Last of Us are the newer shows we discuss. We are still looking at different […]

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Episode 128 – Gaming and Sellouts

Overview Two of our favorite topics – gaming and music – are once again talked about. Stephen had a couple fun game day experiences and Alan tells what he loves about attending Mensa mind games. If you enjoy gaming, you’ll understand the fun stories. Does gaming affect your life choices? We talk about what gaming […]

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Episode 127 – Happy New Year!

Overview And we are into a new year. While we enjoyed some things about last year and we had a good holiday season, it’s time to look ahead and see what’s coming up. To kick it off, it’s Star Wars month for Stephen. Time for movies, comics, books, card games, video games, and soundtracks. Since […]

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Episode 126 – Swagfest

Overview It is post Christmas and we discuss the swag we gave and received. We had a wonderful time with family and discuss the holiday festivities. Recommendations New Year’s Eve Celebration with the Music of James Bond – The Cleveland Pops Orchestra Dickens of a Christmas – Ohio History Connection Welcome to Ohio Tea Company […]

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Episode 125 – A.I. and More Christmas

Overview There is a lot going on in the A.I. world, and we discuss only a portion. Starts off with weather and predicting it since Alan is watching that for his flight. We talk about the wondrous glut of Christmas albums and music that we’ve been listening to and recommending. Recommendations Raspberry Pi Sensors – […]

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Episode 124 – VPN Security and Christmas Music

Overview Tech is always on top of our list (and we don’t have to check it twice.) This time its VPN (virtual private networks). If you aren’t sure if you need one, listen in and find out more. We do have a Christmas talk – it is that time of year. Alan is finding new […]

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Episode 123 – Post Thanksgiving

Overview It is after Thanksgiving and we have our holiday report. Lots of family time. Recommendations YouTube Transcript rg 123 Stephen: Oh, hey, microphone . Alan: In fact, hey, I got the actual BALs thing showing. Let me get a better backdrop than this. Let’s see. Got that. I know that package at some point. […]

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Episode 122 – Atari Anniversary and Top 100

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Episode 121 – The Election

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Episode 120 – Health: Corporate,Tech,Physical and Mental

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Episode 119 – Planning

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Episode 118 – Almost Halloween

Overview It is almost Halloween, and Stephen is ready all dressed up in his Starfleet uniform. In a week, we will be at the Halloweem RG where there will be plenty of punny costumes. Stephen saw Amsterdam and thought very highly of it. Reflection of today’s society? Cautionary tale that we are going down paths […]

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Episode 117 – No Idea of the Overall Topic

Overview There is some reminiscing about past tech and the skills we learned by doing it the old way that have served us well as tech progressed. The new Werewolf by Night is out along with Andor and She-Hulk. Man some great stuff and way too much to watch. Game of Thrones new series is […]

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Episode 116 – Reflections of Society

Overview We talk about horror, sci-fi and comedy this week. Each of these is used to reflect society in different ways. Alan attended the Just for Laughs comedy fest which is 10 days of non-stop comedy. Most of his experiences were good, but a few went overboard. There’s a good discussion of horror and an […]