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Making Geeks is a podcast for people who are striving to find the balance between raising great kids and holding onto the creative passions that keep them Sane. Whether it's woodworking, prop building, 3D printing, or gaming, we're trying to make a new generation of geeks the best way we can

Making Geeks Podcast


    • Apr 27, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from Making Geeks Podcast:

    Making Geeks Ep0303 "Switching it Up"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 74:07


    Nintendo Switch 2, The Velocidodo, and Hobbit Logs

    Making Geeks Ep0302 "Still Playing Catch Up"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 69:38


    Quick discussions about what Shawn, Wes, and Donovan have been up to over the last year.

    Making Geeks Ep0301 "The Return"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 63:37


    We just could not stay away. We are back! What have we missed?

    Making Geeks Ep0299 "The Last Spoilercast"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023 78:55


    Spoilercast of the Super Mario Bros Movie, Season 3 recap of the Mandalorian, and the Summer Movie Preview.

    Making Geeks Ep0298 "Did You Hear That?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 67:31


    Donovan puts on his game master hat again as we try to guess a variety of video game sounds.

    Making Geeks Ep0297 "Something Trivial"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2023 59:59


    Wes turns the tables and puts on the GameMaster hat to quiz Shawn and Donovan on their Geek Knowledge

    Making Geeks Ep0296 "This or That"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2023 61:06


    Do you prefer this, or that? Listen in and have a few laughs.

    Making Geeks Ep0295 "There's No Good Way to Do This"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 58:02


    No description, just listen to the episode- it's an important one.

    Making Geeks Ep0294 "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 56:22


    Donovan's angering Sponsors, Wes is cutting holes in walls, Shawn still playing with lasers and Jordan Rempel is this week's guest.

    Making Geeks Ep0293 "Ketchup and Laughs"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 47:58


    After two weeks off we are back, let's catch up and have some laughs.

    Making Geeks Ep0292 "Reflect and Rebuild"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2023 68:14


    This episode talks about our good friend Andy Birkey and his recent shop fire. Also, if you had to start over as a maker, what would you buy again and what could you do without. This episode talks about our good friend Andy Birkey and his recent shop fire.

    Making Geeks Ep0291 "Look at this Stuff Isn't it Neat"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 74:06


    What is our geekiest collections of stuff?

    Making Geeks Ep0290 "No Butt Roses"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2023 55:00


    It's new year which mean we have a new set of goals and events we are excited about for the year

    Making Geeks Ep0289 "Taking a Brain Dump"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2023 59:46


    It's been a while, it's time to catch up! Wes talks home theaters and lanterns, Shawn is gushing over Avatar two, and Donovan is doubling down on 2 YouTube channels

    Making Geeks Ep0288 "From the Vault: In the Future"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 58:53


    Welcome to 2017! Listen in as we reflect on 2016 and layout our plans for what we have in store for the New Year

    Making Geeks Ep00288 "From the Vault: In the Future"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 58:53


    Welcome to 2017! Listen in as we reflect on 2016 and layout our plans for what we have in store for the New Year

    Making Geeks Ep0287 "Nintendos and Red Ryder BB Guns"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022 60:44


    What was the one magical gift you wanted for Christmas when you were a kid. And did you know that Wes is a marial arts master?

    Making Geeks Ep0286 "The AI Takeover"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 65:14


    Potential impacts of AI Art generation, who does it help, who does it hurt?

    Making Geeks Ep0285 "Geeky Flop Sweat"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 52:26


    We have geek coming out of our pores. A ton of new geek related properties were shown today, let's discuss.

    Making Geeks Ep0284 "OMG It's Kit from the Skill Tree Channel"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 52:26


    This week we welcome Kit from the Skill Tree YouTube channel to talk about maker origins and the benefits of pairing a theme with your skill.

    Making Geeks Ep0283 "You Talk Funny"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2022 55:50


    What are some different, strange, or funny sayings that you grew up hearing?

    Making Geeks Ep0282 "Han Solo's Grumpy Cousin: The Midseason Spoilercast of Andor"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 66:58


    The first season of Andor is about halfway done, listen in to hear Wes, Shawn, and Donovan's take on this pre-trilogy drama

    Making Geeks Ep0281 "Stupid Innovations"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2022 58:21


    Innovation does not necessarily mean better.

    Making Geeks Ep0280 "The Mystery of A.I. and Algorithms"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2022 46:33


    A good discussion of how A.I. and Algorithms are impacting the way we live and the choices we make.

    Making Geeks Ep0279 "Dropping Balls"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 56:58


    Donavan talks 3D Base camp wrap up, Wes talks about the ERRF, and Shawn just talks about balls.

    Making Geeks Ep0278 "It's a Mario"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 46:39


    Donvan made it back across the border in time for us to talk about conventions and the new Super Mario Bros Trailer.

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    Making Geeks Ep0277 "Future Tech"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 64:42


    While Donovan is stuck in another country, Wes and Shawn discuss some future tech that has the potential to vastly change our lives.

    Making Geeks Ep0276 "OMG It's Maker AJ Huff"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2022 53:21


    This week we have maker and inventor AJ Huff on to talk about maker and business orgins as well as his new Kickstarter

    Making Geeks Ep0275 "Digital Twerking"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022 59:51


    Shawn is finally back as we do a minor spoiler cast for She Hulk and discuss some of the D23 Marvel and Star Wars annoucements

    Making Geeks Ep0274 "To the Appendices: Spoilercast for Ep1 of Rings of Power"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2022 72:42


    Long time Patron and friend Jordan Rempel takes Shawn's spot in the podcast tonight to get into the weeds as we discuss Amazon's insanely ambitious "The Rings of Power" ?

    Making Geeks Ep0273 "From the Vault: With Great Power"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2022 77:06


    Creating Content online is like dealing with the wild west. What responsibilities do we have to our audiences?

    Making Geeks Ep0272 "The Local Faire"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 48:42


    Is Maker Faire still viable in today's community? What other venues could possibly take its place?

    Making Geeks Ep0271 "Ethical Dilemmas"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2022 61:28


    The DC Cinematic Universe is Collapsing, Donovan gets some cool recognition, is it ok to still like Bill Cosby, and why is Rudolph's nose really red?

    Making Geeks Ep0270 "OMG It's David Eberle from Mythic Cellar Shopworks"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 70:51


    We have David Eberle joining us this week to talk about all the awesomeness from the Maker Alliance Maker Camp event

    Making Geeks Ep0269 "Who Said That?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 57:41


    Donovan hosts the hardest trivia game ever played on the show. Play along and see if you can do better that Wes and Shawn... it won't take much

    Making Geeks Ep0268 "Season of Geek"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 56:26


    It's the end of July and that means that it's also time for Comic Con. What are we most looking forward to?

    Making Geeks Ep0267 "TikTokification"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 63:28


    Media is in a constant state of change, how willing are we to change and evolve as makers and content creators?

    Making Geeks Ep0266 "OMG It's Thomas Baisch inventor of the Frogpod"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2022 66:36


    This week we have Thomas Baisch on inventor of the Frogpod to talk about invention, bringing ideas to reality and his Kickstarter Campaign

    Making Geeks Ep0265 "Summer Stretch"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 55:36


    Back from a Small Break, Shawn, Wes and Donvan talk about Education Conferences, Disneyland, current projects and home renovation difficulties

    Making Geeks Ep0264 "From the Vault: OMG It's Maker and FilmMaker Donovan from the Beardless Man"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2022 64:50


    This week we welcome, Donovan from the Beardless Man YouTube Channel as he berates us about our geek status and challenges us to a game he calls, "Beat the Geek"

    Making Geeks Ep0263 "Talk to Me Goose: The Spoilercast of Top Gun Maverick"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 57:49


    Shawn hates Star Wars, Wes tramps through a dungeon on the road and Donovan actually likes a movie! And, we celebrate the 6th Anniversary of the MGPC

    Making Geeks Ep0262 "From the Vault: Parental Interneting"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 69:57


    This week we wish Wes a happy birthday, make fun of old man Shawn and talk about our parents and family's struggle to keep up with changes in technology

    Making Geeks Ep0261 "Freedom Before Kids"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 64:11


    Making Geeks Ep0260 "Multiverse of Sadness: Dr. Strange ATMOM"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2022 73:10


    Spoilercast Warning!!! We are doing an in depth review and spoilercast for Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.?

    Making Geeks Ep0259 "Weird Egyptian Lunar Warrior: Spoilercast of Moon Knight S1"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 58:20


    Spoilercast Warning!!! We are doing a wrap up discussion and review of Moon Knight S1 - Did you like it?

    Making Geeks Ep0258 "From Sci-Fi to Reality"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 56:09


    Science Fiction has always been an amazing repository for innonvation and imagination. How many technological wonders have come to fruition because of those visionaries?

    Making Geeks Ep0257 "Too Much Geek"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 56:40


    Wes, Donovan, and Shawn are all back for a major geeking out session. There is too much geeky stuff on the horizon

    Making Geeks Ep0256 "Drawing on the 2's?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 73:56


    Wes is out Exploring the world again, so Shawn and Donovan have a one on one about the background and history with animation.

    Making Geeks Ep0255 "Are We Retro Now?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 82:54


    All things old are new again. This week we talk about retro games and how we have introduced them to our kids.

    Making Geeks Ep0254 "Dovetail Pants"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 61:31


    Wes, Shawn, and Donovan do some listener submitted Q & A's... Including the most important one, what is up with Donovan's pants?

    Making Geeks Ep0253 "They Want your Face"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 63:53


    Ownership and Privacy are being made increasingly more difficult as technology evolves to mimic people IRL, how does that affect content creation and owning your own likeness?

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