Nuketown Radio Active

On this episode of Radio Active … well, it's been a while. So let's look back and where we've been and take a look at where we're going. It's a mix of bad news, good news, and geeky news, so get ready for the info dump. Nuketown News Geek On Contact Us The post Radio Active #104: Rewind and Reload appeared first on Nuketown.

At 51, with a kid in college and another in high school, I'm firmly in the Sandwich Generation (and have been for years). These are the folks who find themselves caring for kids and providing support for their older parents. In this episode, I talk about my experiences and offer advice for others in a ... Read more The post Radio Active #103: The Sandwich Generation appeared first on Nuketown.

On this episode of Nuketown Radio Active, I emerge from my winter hibernation to talk about the video games and role-playing games I'm playing (or plan on playing). I talk about the ongoing Ready Player One Replay and my plans to attend GenCon in August 2023. Nuketown News Heading to GenCon in 2023! Haven't been ... Read more The post Radio Active #102: Game-o-Rama appeared first on Nuketown.

On this special edition of Radio Active, we venture to the Zine Scene, that mystical, half-remembered place of photocopied pages and hand-stapled booklets, in its 2023 iteration. The post Radio Active #101: Return of the Zine Scene appeared first on Nuketown.

On Radio Active's 100th episode I talk about Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, a shoot-and-loot video game based on the Borderlands franchise, go on a solitary, geeky retreat to work on RPG and podcast projects, and contemplate the golden age of online role-playing games. Nuketown News Radio Active's 100th Episode It finally happened – Radio Active hit ... Read more The post Radio Active #100: The Golden Age of Online RPGs appeared first on Nuketown.

On this episode of Radio Active, I talk about returning to model rocketry, one of my all-time favorite hobbies, and then run down some of the great sci-fi shows I'm watching. The bulk of the show is dedicated to my trials and tribulations with getting enough sleep. It's always been hard for me, but it got so much harder during the pandemic. The post Radio Active #99: Sleepless in Easton appeared first on Nuketown.

The Long, Dark, Winter is upon us, and in this episode, I talk about some strategies for dealing with it. I also talk about my family's new Seeing Eye puppy, catch up on what's been happening over the last year or so, and geek out about my new RPG campaigns. The post Radio Active #98: The Long Dark Winter appeared first on Nuketown.

On this episode of Nuketown Radio Active, the trail to Philmont finally ends, I revisit my summer reading list, catch up on the first season of the Lair of Secrets podcast, reflect on the fact that one of my kids[...]

In this episode, I say goodbye to a canine friend and welcome a new one, explore dungeons, and blast aliens in Nuketown’s Ready Player One Replay. I introduce my new side gig podcast, the Lair of Secrets, the podcast about[...]

Nuketown returns in a somewhat more timely manner as I take a break from my X-men fandom to delve into the Spider-verse. Plus, I talk about my winter reading list, take a look at some new features at Nuketown, and[...]

Welcome to 2021, the year in which we try to release more than one episode every 12 months. On this episode of Radio Active, I talk about life during the COVID-19 pandemic, delve into using exercise and meditation to stay[...]

Like an astronaut hurled far into deep space, Nuketown Radio Active returns to Earth a year after it left to find the planet utterly transformed. Fortunately, there are no super-intelligent apes. At least, not yet. On this episode of Nuketown[...]

It took a year, but I’m back! On this episode of Nuketown Radio Active, the Broken Ankle Saga comes to an end as the Outdoor Geek ventures into the Pennsylvania wilderness for some winter-time camping. Back in the warmer confines[...]

On this episode of Nuketown Radio Active I catch a bad break in the New Year as I recover from a broken ankle. All that free time sitting on the couch while my ankle healed did wonders for my gaming life[...]

On this episode of Nuketown Radio Active I celebrate Nuketown’s re-ignition, meet Bob the Seeing Eye Puppy and talk about my evolution into a geek who loves the outdoors. I also  ruminate on three games I’m playing now: Destiny 2: A massively multiplayer[...]

On this episode of Nuketown Radio Active I revisit the button-smashing happiness of Diablo III, soak in the nostalgia of Sonic Mania, and catch up listeners on a few of my Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. After that I delve into[...]

On this episode of Radio Active I catch up on the Nuketown redesign, talk about summer vacations … and summer reading lists. I also finally complete my quest for a bean bag chair and offer a review of the Amazon Dot, Amazon’s[...]

After slumbering for four years, Nuketown Radio Active returns to find a world transformed. In this show I’ll get up to speed on what’s changed around the ol’thermonuclear burg, and what you can expect to see in the future. I[...]

On this edition of Nuketown Radio Active I return from a far-too-long hiatus to talk about the year that was and the year that will be. Topping that list is a look at the redesigned, Drupal-7 powered Nuketown and a[...]

Spring is looming larger, but just incase it gets waylaid by a late-winter storm, I decided to have a spring-themed surprise party for my wife. In geekier news, I started up a "Gamer Working Group" at my dayjob and re-launched my gaming group's GriffCrier.com web site. There are no netheads in this show, but don't worry -- you'll still be able to feed that net addiction with a round up of the podcasts I'm listening to.

Good news everyone! Nuketown Radio Active isn't dead ... and neither is Futurama. On this episode of Radio Active I catch up on a year's worth of happenings, talk about my new Picture a Day project, and take a look at some of the computer games that I've been playing during the hiatus. In Netheads I uncover the Race for the Galaxy AI card game and Mutant Future, a science fiction RPG inspired by Gamma World.