Podcast appearances and mentions of chuck farrell

In this episode, we hear from Chuck Farrell, Vice President, Human Resources and speaker at the April 2019 InnovateWork Toronto summit. Chuck is a senior business professional with 20+ years experience in Human Resources leadership roles in the retail & restaurant industries. He currently leads all things people for Canada's iconic pizza pioneer and largest chain - Pizza Pizza. Previously he has worked for well known industry leaders such as Walmart Canada and Yum!

We said it could never be done! We said it should never be done! As our last bracket episode it may be the perfect show, I know NOTHING about B5 and I (Damon) found it entertaining. Join Mike Ortiz, Chuck Farrell, Jason Thompson, Christy Wooke, and Matt Williams as they wax poetic about Babylon 5. The best part of this panel is we didn't know a single person on it when we started Geek Fights and 3 out of the 4 I would consider to be good friends 2 I've met in person and that fourth person was a first timer! I'm gonna miss this.... anyway enjoy!LAST. BRACKETS. EVER!!!Pdf and excel as always.

Yeah there are two things on the list that aren't a Jerad Formby intro but who cares about that! This episode is all about the amazing work that our great friend Jerad has done for us over the years. Join Allen, Chuck Farrell, Brian Townsend, Mike Ortiz, and Damon Shaw as we wax poetic about the best part of our show, the intros. Follow the man, the myth, the legend, Jerad Formby on Twitter @Super_Spock and on his blog www.heystartrek.net. The only reason it's long is because of all the extra audio added by Allen he worked tirelessly to add all the intros in and clean up the audio as he has over the last 2 years he wouldn't let us tell you until now. Sorry it was late!

Good news everyone, this episode is all about Futurama episodes! Join Pete Lucas, Mike Ortiz, Damon Shaw, Ben Mccolloch, Chuck Farrell, and Michael Felsher as they go deep into their love for Futurama! What will win? Why not Zoidberg?

There will come a day, eons from now. When the Dark Energy that fuels universal expansion has pushed the very matter of the cosmos into a cold haze of elementary particles. A day when entropy looms large over all creation as the lst wisps of thermodynamic existence are crushed from the cosmos and absolute zero reigns supreme. On this day the Simpson will still be on the air. And it will give us great dialogue. Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Chuck Farrell, Pete Lucas and Sammy Castle won't be there to see, but there are here now to talk about the BEST SIMPSONS QUOTE.PDF and Excel format.

Who's bad? Well certainly not Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Chuck Farrell, Josh VanValkenburg and Leo Perez, but they can certainly talk about the NUMBER 1 BADASS. Listen in for what turns out to be probably the most educational episode of Geek Fights ever. Find out who kicks ass, who taps ass and who is just plain bad ass. And we warned you about goatse repeatedly. If you look, it's your own fault. Bad ass brackets! PDF and Excel format.

It's consumerism gone wrong. Join Damon Shaw, Michael Ortiz, Michael Felsher, Christy Wooke and Chuck Farrell discuss the BEST FICTIONAL PRODUCT. It's amazing how many of these became real products. You wouldn't think we could find away to be inappropriate but somehow we do. I'd buy that for a dollar! Brackets: PDF and Excel format.

What's up Doc? Geek Fights has the cure for all that ails you, Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Allen, Christy Wooke and Chuck Farrell grab your balls and tell you to cough with BEST DOCTOR. From quacks to Timelords, from dentists to despots these doctors know how to operate! Take 2 brackets and call me in the morning. STAT! PDF and Excel format.

Hail to the chief. Just in time for President's day, Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Yossie Bloch, Chuck Farrell, and since it's still Josh month, the Commander-in-Cheif himself, Josh Van Valkenburg go all electoral college to bring you the BEST FICTIONAL PRESIDENT. These Chief Executives aren't sweating fiscal cliffs or Obamacare, they are dealing with alien invasions, nuclear war, giant mechs, killer asteroids, terrorists and superheroes! It's red geeks vs blue geeks, and as always it just comes down to who wins Ohio. Brackets. PDF and Excel format.

It's time for a fabulous-fun-filled-facial-follicle-frenzy-full_of-Fuzzy-fellas! Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Chuck Farrell, Christy Wooke and special guest stars Michael Felsher & the Soundboard players as they discuss MUSTACHES VS BEARDS! From pencil thin lip caterpillars to full on flowing chin manes we look at the best in facial hair. It may be the most diverse list too, with theres a wizard, a Jedi, some rock stars, a philosopher, commie, fascist and alien tyrants and lots of very manly men. Sure this might have been better in November, but we just thought of it a couple weeks back during Indy Comics Showdown and we couldn't wait. Here are your brackets: PDF and Excel format.

IT'S STAR WARS WEEK! To celebrate here is the second of our Star Wars themes episodes. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Chuck Farrell, Josh Vanvalkenburg and Tristan Riddel as the feel the force with STAR WARS SHOWDOWN. They pit Star Wars characters against one another in mortal combat with...interesting results. Find out the secret of Aunt Beru, who's addicted to Andorian Rape crystals (yes i know Andorians are Star Trek, just go with it) and who is the secret mastermind behind everything. Strap in for Sith lords, bounty hunters and a six foot talking green rabbit. Brackets as always: PDF and Excel format.

Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport… the thrill of victory… and the agony of defeat… the human drama of athletic competition… this is Geek Fights. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Chuck Farrell, Jeff Gunter and Kirky Wade as they discuss the BEST FICTIONAL ATHLETE. This time for real. No fake outs. Sweep the leg. Run Forest run. Eye of the tiger. We all know magic is for f*gs. Brackets as usual: PDF and Excel format.

This is it, the colossal 2 year anniversary show. We assembled the top geek fighters, each with 10 appearances or more to discuss one of the big geek questions. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Michael Felsher, Pete Lucas, Brian Townsend, Kathy Lehman, Jerad Formby, Chuck Farrell, Karin, Allen and Juan Patino, yes ELEVEN panelists, our biggest full panel ever for one of the biggest topics ever, the BEST STAR TREK MOVIE. To get 16 entries we had to be lenient in our definition of a Star Trek movie, but we did, and we got a doozy of a show. It's pretty chaotic with this many people, especially when such seasoned veterans are involved. It gets a little crazy and sometimes even a little mean. Our anniversary shows can be a bit... rambunctious? I fear our 3 year anniversary... Anyway here are the brackets: PDF and Excel format.

Geek Fights rocks out with our socks out as Damon Shaw, Michael Ortiz, Jerad Formby, Chuck Farrell and Chris Fiore bring you BEST FICTIONAL MUSICAL ACT. It's all part of our rock n roll fantasy as we give real love to the best in fake bands. Rocking rocket scientists and sexy kittens sign up for the battle of the bands against musical muppets and fab foursomes. Whether you are on a mission from god or a mission from Cobra, yours will go to eleven, when you experience sexual magic. Keep on rocking' in the free world. Here are the brackets: PDF and Excel format.

They said it couldn't be done. WE said it couldn't be done. It probably shouldn't have been done, but we did it anyway. It's time for our giant-size 100th episode extravaganza! This time up it's another excursion into self indulgence that is BEST OF GEEK FIGHTS! Damon Shaw and Mike Ortiz are here as always, but to do this epic battle they have assembled an army of Geek Fighters! First up, Rob Alden, Janet Nowell, Chuck Farrell, Aj Sinke, Michael Felsher, Karin, Jerad Formby, Allen, Chris Mitchell, Brian Townsend, Jason Grade, Anthony Valenta, Josh VanValkenberg, Jason Thompson, Mike Patanjo, Kirky Wade, Mike Diskin, Greg Blanchard, Tim Nowell, Teras Cassidy, Christy Wooke, Greg Trahan, Barry Ingram, Amin Amat, Maria Cuba, Jerod Batte, Paul Kowalski, Jill Valuet, Gary Tognetti, Melvin Ladera, Kathy Lehman, Joe Cain, Tess Craft, Dominic Williams, Leo Perez, Josh Bradley, Chris Wood, Charity Wood, Crazy Joe and John Champion start us off with 64 of the winners of previous shows, then Damon and Mike are joined by the panel from the very first episode, Pete Lucas, Dave Gill and Juan Patino to finish it up and bring you the top of the top. Who will take it all? Who cares! We all just want to hear crazy logic, childhood ramblings, ferocious spite, angry rants and inappropriate comments. And we get them, just like we have 99 times before! Thank you all for letting us do this! Here are the brackets: PDF and Excel format.

He's got a license to kill, we have a license to entertain! Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Chris Mitchell, Chuck Farrell, Jill Valuet and Teras Cassiday as the take a look at everyones favorite super spy in BEST OF BOND. It's superfluous nipples, gadgets, secret lairs, unforgettable themes and of course who doesn't love Pussy(Galore)! Here are the brackets, PDF and Excel format.

You know those geek fights where weird things happen and space unicorns and mummified sphincters get all the love? Well this isn't one of those. Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Dominic Williams, Kerstan Szczepanski and Chuck Farrell, keep it real with BEST COMIC BOOK CREATOR! It's a three hour tour of the very best of those who weave four color fantasies. And for the first time in a long time we get it totally right! Edit: We also live up to our tag! "Intelligent discussion of inane topics" -D Here are the brackets, PDF and Excel format.

Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Chuck Farrell, Chris Wood and Teras Cassiday as they discuss the BEST ALIEN. You know last time out I didn't do one of these little synopsis things because it was just too crazy. But you know what, I liked not having to write that stuff so I think from here on out I'll just blab a bit about the episode. This one is much different from last weeks, and we actually have a normal rather predictable outcome. Still good, though. Here are the brackets PDF and Excel format.

Our Halloween month continues as Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Kirky Wade, Chuck Farrell and Alex Long do battle with the BEST MONSTER! Can the Blob outrun fast zombies? Will Godzilla stomp Frankenstien. Can Alien beat Predator (yeah we are sick of that one too). Will Cookie Monster devour the CHUD? Listen and find out! Here are the brackets PDF and Excel format.

Have you ever wondered how different a Geek Fight would be with 2 completely different panels fighting the same fight? We did, so we did it! Join Mike Ortiz, Brian Townsend, Tess Craft, Mike D, and Tom Zambeck, and then join Damon Shaw, Michael Felsher, Rob Worley, Josh VanValeknburg and Chuck Farrell as they look back at what heated up the big screen with the BEST SUMMER MOVIE 2011. Its wands vs hammers, shields vs rings, mutant vs tranformer and wedding gowns vs apes. We know who won the box office but who will win the Geek Fight! Here are the brackets

It's time for thrills, spills and fast paced fun as Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Chuck Farrell, Dave Gill and Juan Patino pursue the BEST CHASE SEQUENCE. Can French Connection connect with victory? Benny Hill may be fast but can he outrun a Bullitt? Will the Blues Brothers leave Raiders of the Lost Ark singing the blues? Will the Cannonball Run run circles around Run Lola Run? We'll catch the winner for you! Here are the brackets PDF and Excel format.

It's a PMD (podcast of mass destruction) as Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Allen, Chuck Farrell and Greg Trahan lock sights on BEST WEAPON. You can pull Excalibur out of a stone, but can it pull a win out of its ass (does a sword have an ass?) Will the Green Lantern ring punch Megatron with a big boxing glove? Will the Samurai Sword bring a knife to a gunfight with an AK-47? Can Indiana Jones’ Whip crack the GAU-8 Avenger? Will the Phaser be set on stun, kill or win? Here are the brackets PDF and Excel format.

We begin year two with the biggest, baddest episode yet. We revisit our first and most popular topic, but with a twist! It's Star Trek vs. Star Wars Showdown! Its our first ever seven man geek fight and it's an all-star cast with Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Allen, Brian Townsend, Chuck Farrell, Jerad Formby and Michael Felsher. The best of Trek square off (Kirk, Sisko, Worf, the Horta (seriously?) and Giant Spock (who is he?). Then it's the Wars characters turn (Darth Vader, Yoda, R2D2, Attichitcuk (Chewie's dad?) and Lobot (oh come on) The Star Trek victor battles the Star Wars champion in the epic final round. And don't think for a second you know how this one turns out.

Oh my god, fer sure fer sure, grab your leg warmers and skinny ties and hop in the Delorian or phone booth of your choice and head back to Reagan America with Damon Shaw,  Mike Ortiz, Tess Craft, Chuck Farrell and Pete Lucas in BEST 80'S COMEDY! Can This Is Spinal Tap beat The Blues Brothers in a battle of the bands. Will Tootsie make Ferris Bueller take a National Lampoon's Vacation? Will Stripes wage war on Caddyshack? Or will Ghostbusters cross the streams? Is anyones Schwartz as big as Spaceballs? Will Back to the Future give Bill & Ted's a Horrible Adventure?

What's got three walls, 2 sets and canned laughter? Not us, we don't have walls or sets, but there's always plenty of laughter. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz Melvin Ladera, Chuck Farrell, Allen and Bret Black as they discuss the BEST SITCOM! Does our panel love I Love Lucy or is Seinfeld master of this domain? Can the Munsters scare away the Office? Will Happy Days have a happy ending? Will Scrubs get scrubbed? Will Taxi drive a way with a win? Listen and find out! And there's lots of theme song love in this one!

Geek Fights rings in the new year with our awesomely amazing animation apocalypse! Its one of our old-fashioned straight up vs. episode as Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Victor Poynter, Chuck Farrell and Pete Lucas debate DISNEY CARTOONS VS WARNER CARTOONS (Yeah we know, it was supposed to be Best Jump The Shark Moment, but that didn't quite work out, so instead we tackle one of the great Geek rivalries) Can Road Runner outrun Dash? Is Donald or Daffy the definitive duck? Will Walt Disney's frozen head rise up and just buy us out (PLEASE!!! we're cheap!) to decide it all?

Take a trip with us to the wonderful town of Springfield in the BEST SIMPSONS SUPPORTING CHARACTER. Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Michael Felsher, Chuck Farrell and Walt Tarrow as they size up the locals to see who's best.  Will we choo-choo-choose Ralph Wiggums? Will Scratchy finally beat Itchy? Mr. Burns stole candy from a baby, can he steal victory? Can Lenny beat Carl?  And which one is which? Will Frank Grimes finally catch a break? Who the hell is Dr. Wolfe anyway? Will Disco Stu dance away with a win, or will the Comic Book Guy think this is our"worst episode ever" Thank you come again.

Just in time for Halloween, we bring you our most spooktacular episode to date ( it is a little know fact that all entertainment programming must use the term spooktacular at least once, to be in compliance with the Cliche Act of 1986 ) Join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Chuck Farrell, Jerad Formby and Tess Craft as they tackle the SCARIEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME. Is It, it? Will the Shining shine? Will the Exorcist puke on all of them? And who put ET in the list, its a Spielberg movie, dammit, they're all happy and fun. (Well except for Jaws, that's on the list, that's scary stuff. And Close Encounters was scary, but that's not on the list. Okay never mind).  So sit back and listen, you may piss yourself.

We return to one of the big ones, Marvel vs Dc Round 2. This time around join Damon Shaw, Mike Ortiz, Chad Derdowski, Dave Gill and our first ever listener/panelist Chuck Farrell as they set em up and knock em down mano-a-mano. Outsiders vs Defenders, Amazon vs Ultron, Catwoman vs Black Cat. With marvel ahead at the end of round one, can DC stage a comeback?!