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Join two high functioning geeks as they discuss just about anything under the sun. We can’t tell you what we’ll be talking about each week because we don’t know where our brains will take us. It will be an interesting conversation, though. So hang on and join us – here comes the Relentless Geekery.

Relentless Geekery

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    • Feb 6, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 6m AVG DURATION
    • 170 EPISODES


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    Episode 177 – New Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 63:01


    Overview This weeks episode around three main topics: the 10th anniversary of the Firefly game, the show True Detectives and traveling to the Caribbean. The Firefly game discussion involves Alan and Stephen discussing the details and expansions of the game, the associated Gamefound campaign and the overall gaming culture. The conversation then transitions to discussing […] The post Episode 177 – New Things appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

    Episode 176 – Being on the spectrum

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 51:27


    Overview A more personal episode today. We delve into an issue that arose with someone Stephen knows and the bigger topic of how we deal with those on the spectrum. And that isn't the cable company. Overcoming Negativity and Embracing Diversity The speaker shares his perspective on dealing with criticism, particularly about a man who […] The post Episode 176 – Being on the spectrum appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

    Episode 175 – Isle of Wight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 72:02


    Overview The script features a conversation between two people (Alan and Stephen) discussing various topics, primarily focusing on technology, entertainment, and human experiences. They discuss the function and utility of a script-editing tool and how it is used to organize and edit a podcast script. They dive into augmented intelligence topic, specifically the features of […] The post Episode 175 – Isle of Wight appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 174 – Navigating the Chaos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 67:31


    Overview Wen cover a range of topics including discussing our experiences with winter and indoor life, discussing tech-related topics like how technology interacts with our lives, car automation, self-defense and martial arts training, cybersecurity, and a mention of Doc Savage novels. Towards the end, we mention plans to discuss ‘Echo'. Recommendations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Paul_Wilson YouTube Transcript […] The post Episode 174 – Navigating the Chaos appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

    Episode 173 – Riding the Challenges of Reality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2024 72:03


    Overview Hosts Alan and Stephen engage in a multifaceted discussion for their podcast, “Episode 173 – Riding the Challenges of Reality.” They start with a profound exchange about climate change, highlighting the impact of pollution and how it affects different regions differently. They express their frustration with petro-industry people and finance people for ignoring real […] The post Episode 173 – Riding the Challenges of Reality appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 172 – Post Holidays

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 64:35


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    Episode 171 – Memories

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 23:42


    Stephen: Alright. Oh, I love Alan: the background. There we go. It's a gazebo from some wonderful location. I got the the complete lumberjacks. The Cleveland, long ago, had a hockey team apparently before I got in town. And at one point, a friend gave it to me, and it's perfect for this holiday season, […] The post Episode 171 – Memories appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 170 – Save us, Doctor Who

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 61:38


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    Episode 169 – Save Us Godzilla

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 63:16


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    Episode 168 – Tiny Epic Holiday

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2023 48:16


    YouTube Transcript RG 168 – Tiny Epic Holidays I Stephen: love you. I like the shirt, , nice shirt, got Alan: spam wear. I think I've mentioned that Colleen and I have been all over Ohio and we ventured down to Johnson Woods, which is a beautiful stand of old growth forest that we take […] The post Episode 168 – Tiny Epic Holiday appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 167 – Other Worlds

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 68:04


    Stephen and Alan, who are discussing various topics relative to their interests. There are detailed discussions about the series “Loki” and other Marvel movies, as well as the TV show “Doctor Who”. They also discuss the value of veterinarians, personal experiences with pet health issues, and the cruel behavior of online critics. They touch on […] The post Episode 167 – Other Worlds appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

    Episode 166 – Welcome Fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 54:10


    The script titled “DW 166” is a casual and in-depth conversation between the speakers Stephen and Alan. They discuss a variety of topics including the application of AI in music, referencing the Beatles' new AI-assisted song. They navigate other themes including digital media ownership rights, the evolution of drug laws, and the impact of marijuana […] The post Episode 166 – Welcome Fall appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 165 – Happy Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 62:31


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    Episode 164 – All Scary Stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 65:56


    YouTube Transcript Stephen: Okay. All right. There we go. I think I Alan: have the last same backdrop as last week, but you know what? I love this one. It's pretty. Okay. No, I'm boring. You already got a cool Halloween shirt on and everything. Stephen: Let me pull this out. Small town monsters. It's […] The post Episode 164 – All Scary Stuff appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 163 – Side Hustles

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 62:04


    YouTube Transcript STephen: Alan, good morning. Alan: Okay, let me get my volume up a little bit here so that I can STephen: double check mine. Hear our Alan: conversation. There we go. STephen: All right. Alan: Morning. Good morning. How are you? Once again, I'm all about the fall colors. Helene and I have […] The post Episode 163 – Side Hustles appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 162 – Scary Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 67:36


    Overview YouTube Transcript lan: That. Stephen: Okay, nice Alan: shirt. I got to see it in the full glory here. There's the Prague Stock shirt. Yeah, it's got, because Prague is dinosaur rock. And so they've really embraced the theme and have I only have this year's, it's been going on for six years now […] The post Episode 162 – Scary Times appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 161 – Forgive me John!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2023 66:26


    Overview Recommendations YouTube Transcript Stephen: All right. We got the great wall going on there. Nice colors. I thought you went to Toronto. Alan: Yes, but I wanted, I was looking for the most fall that I could get and this was a nice orange. I'll tell you driving up to Toronto not as much […] The post Episode 161 – Forgive me John! appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 160 – Our Fall Roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 79:24


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    Episode 159 – Into Fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 17:29


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    Episode 158 – Vacation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 60:12


    Overview Recommendations Drumeo YouTube Transcript The post Episode 158 – Vacation appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 157 – Digital, Like Porn

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 70:45


    Overview We discuss what we're going to discuss on the podcast, but we don't talk about our backgrounds. And poof – we get similar backgrounds. It's been kind of fall like – thought I hear it's going to get much hotter. Have you seen the Gran Turismo movie? Stephen has and loved it. If you're […] The post Episode 157 – Digital, Like Porn appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 156 – D&D Baseball

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 70:43


    Overview Al traveled to Detroit to see Extreme and Living Color in concert. And we both saw baseball games – but we switched cities. Stephen traveled to Cleveland for a Guardians game and Alan traveled to Akron for a Rubber Ducks game. There is actually a lot of tech involved with going to a concert […] The post Episode 156 – D&D Baseball appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

    Episode 155 – Happy Birthday Al!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023 71:26


    Overview It's Al's birthday and we discuss the fun time he's having and the cool presents his wife got him. Per usual, we discuss the cool swag he's received. There is a lot of music. Of course, it takes us 20 minutes of talking to even get to that point, but it's how things roll […] The post Episode 155 – Happy Birthday Al! appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 154 – Sciencey-ish

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 75:59


    Overview We delve into many stupendous science related topics today. Because of Alan's background, we start right off talking about dinosaurs. Not sure what period his dinosaurs are, but we enjoy talking about discoveries and evolution. And we've seen the new Oppenheimer movie and discuss it. There is so much to unwind with this movie, […] The post Episode 154 – Sciencey-ish appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 153 – Memories

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 16:02


    Overview There are some changes coming. Al is getting a recovery of house – since Colleen doesn't need her home office, they've gotten rid of most of the office furniture. Which means – puzzles! More specifically, freeing up the table to put together puzzles. Which means he also has room for game nights again. Ad […] The post Episode 153 – Memories appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 152 – Music and Words

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 61:16


    Overview Music and words. Two items that go together. We delve into both topics. Alan got his latest issue of Prog Rock magazine and we talk about losing some of the music masters. Like usual, we meander and touch on a lot of related topics. Which leads us to our word talk. How words come […] The post Episode 152 – Music and Words appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 151 – Mensa AG and Collective Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023


    Overview Stephen recently went to see Collective Soul. Turns out, its a band that both he and Alan like. Alan went to the Mensa AG. This is a big deal each year and there are just so many programs, talks, games, and events going on. Truly a highlight of being in Mensa. Recommendations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Soul YouTube […] The post Episode 151 – Mensa AG and Collective Soul appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

    Episode 150 – Flash, Education, and Rush

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 67:41


    Overview I always struggle with coming up with the overview because we bounce around sometimes. Most of the time. We have a bit of a discussion on education and how the focus should be on education and not dress code. We discuss the Flash movie – which we both liked. There's some good reasons to […] The post Episode 150 – Flash, Education, and Rush appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 149 – Our Electronic Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 64:17


    Overview We start off talking about an interesting author – Cory Doctorow. Cory embodies the modern world and has been a big part of the EFF – Electronic Frontier Foundation. He also releases his books on his website digitally if you want to check them out. We talk about Humble Bundle and what a great […] The post Episode 149 – Our Electronic Future appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

    Episode 148 – Spider-man vs Diablo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 60:43


    Overview Have you seen the spiderman movie – Across the spiderverse. Spoilers – it's great and we loved it. Seeing so many variations of spider-man on the screen is fantastic. And poor Al can't play Diablo IV. Why not? Diablo has been around for quite a long time and it's a shame for some people […] The post Episode 148 – Spider-man vs Diablo appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

    Episode 147 – Let’s Retire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 63:30


    Overview Alan's wife is retiring – YAY! And they are choosing to celebrate at a local place called B.A. Sweeties. This is one of the biggest candy warehouses anywhere. They have a giant sucker as their company sign. So the two diabetics are going to the candy store – but we'll be playing putt-putt golf. […] The post Episode 147 – Let's Retire appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 146 – Activity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 72:31


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    Episode 145 – A.I. Nutrition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 68:49


    Overview We talk a bit about health, but focus on Parkinsons disease and ehlers-danlos syndrome – issues Alan and Stephen don't deal with. We touch of issues that affect us more as we get older. Stephen attended a writers retreat with J. Thorn and got a new series started (spoiler alert: in a couple episodes […] The post Episode 145 – A.I. Nutrition appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 144 – Creators

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 56:02


    Overview Stephen attended the Pittsburgh festival of books and had some great things to tell – including meeting some wonderful independent comic creators. One with it's own TV show also. This leads to a nice discussion on supporting creators and how to do it so it helps them. A game creators also. Recommendations Heroineburgh Comics […] The post Episode 144 – Creators appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 143 – Vegas Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 71:03


    Overview Let's talk about Vegas. Alan just went with his wife and we discuss what it means to travel to Vegas in today's world. There are some Vegas oddities, like smoking indoors, something we've gotten used to not having. We also discuss the new Guardians of the Galaxy and Stephen thought it was his favorite […] The post Episode 143 – Vegas Baby appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

    Episode 142 – Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 37:51


    Overview We get on the topic of politics. Didn't really plan it, but there is quite a bit to discuss. Our politicians don't always seem to be doing what's in our best interest, and this has affected our culture in many ways. Recommendations Trivia Hecate is a a minor goddess in the Greek pantheon, and […] The post Episode 142 – Politics appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 141 – Mensa Mind Games

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 23:05


    Overview Alan went to Mensa mind games. He shares the experience and the winners. There is a lot about playing 30 games in 4 days. Besides trying to grasp rules quickly, you need to be able to play well with others.

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    Episode 140 – More Pulps and D&D

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 52:07


    Overview In preparation for last weeks episode with John Bruening, we talk about pulps. We really are time travelers, and this episode got caught in a time slip, so it isn't appearing until after the episode with John. Ah, who cares, we have a good talk about the new Dungeons and Dragons movie also. Recommendations […] The post Episode 140 – More Pulps and D&D appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

    Episode 139 – With Special Guest, John Bruening

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023 71:38


    Overview Today we welcome a special guest, John Bruening. John is the author of modern pulp books starring the Midnight Guardian. We discuss pulps of old and new and how he came to write these books. John has also been to PulpFest in Pittsburgh, which he tells us about. And just when you thought we […] The post Episode 139 – With Special Guest, John Bruening appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    episode 138 – Weekend and Gaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 66:09


    Overview We start off with an intro to Relentless Geekery. You're at episode 138 I hear you say, why would you do an intro now? Well, because it's our podcast and we can do an intro whenever we want to. We also are going to see about other geek podcast playing our intro and we'll […] The post episode 138 – Weekend and Gaming appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 137 – Adventurous

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 57:00


    Overview We have a fun trivia question this week, and it leads to updates on what we've been listening to lately. Al visited the fan expo while Stephen was at a local author conference. Hear about both and why they were worth attending. Recommendations Trivia What was the 2nd all female group to hit #1 […] The post Episode 137 – Adventurous appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 136 – Sexy After All These Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 59:57


    Overview This week we answer: Recommendations https://www.banffcentre.ca/banffmountainfestival/tour https://www.madmagazine.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_Test_Dummies https://kentstage.org YouTube Transcript Alan: Good morning, Alan. Good morning. There we go. I okay. Wow. You've neatened up the background. It Stephen: looks great. Yes. Thank you for noticing. I'm glad I, I don't look like a, a teenager putting up rock posters, . It looks […] The post Episode 136 – Sexy After All These Years appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

    Episode 135 – Censoring?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 85:13


    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. […] The post Episode 135 – Censoring? appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 134 – Oodles of TV

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 33:46


    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 […] The post Episode 134 – Oodles of TV appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 133 – We Geek It Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 71:22


    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. […] The post Episode 133 – We Geek It Up appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 132 – Nostalgic books, music, travel and wizards

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 76:25


    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 […] The post Episode 132 – Nostalgic books, music, travel and wizards appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

    Episode 131 – Just the Facts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 66:27


    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 […] The post Episode 131 – Just the Facts appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 130 – Getting Through the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 74:47


    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 […] The post Episode 130 – Getting Through the World appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 128 – Gaming and Sellouts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 71:04


    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 […] The post Episode 128 – Gaming and Sellouts appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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    Episode 127 – Happy New Year!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 51:14


    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 […] The post Episode 127 – Happy New Year! appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

    Episode 126 – Swagfest

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2022 68:17


    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 […] The post Episode 126 – Swagfest appeared first on Relentless Geekery.

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