Podcasts about geek's guide

“Look back to learn how to look forward.” - Jo Girard There is so much data available to us that understanding which data is most relevant to our freelance business, and how to use it efficiently, can be a daunting task. This week, we start to unearth the hows, whats, and where, to understand where we are in order to move forward. Katie Thompson In Her Own Words Professional content marketing with a sense of humour – if she says so herself. If you've ever tried researching a blog post, writing an ad, or even throwing a bio together, you'll understand how difficult it is. Good content – that which inspires, educates, and entertains – takes time. It's an art and a science, and goodness knows you don't have time for both. That's where Katie Lingo comes in. Whether you need a website rewrite, an in-depth blog post, magazine interview or simple press release, we're here to help. Let us handle the content, the house style, the grammar, and the tone, while you focus on growing your business. The right message won't just keep the Google gods happy. It will excite your audience, and push them to convert. Connect at katie@katielingo.co.uk and www.katielingo.co.uk

This is the podcast that I did for Wired.com, Geek's Guide to The Galaxy. We explored so many topics including how sci-Fi movies changed my life, and also what Sci-Fi can teach you about running a business. Of course, we also talked about my latest book, Skip The Line. My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get your new book! Join You Should Run For President 2.0 Facebook Group, and we discuss why should run for president. I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “The James Altucher Show” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this enchanting episode of Entertain the Geeky, we give out our list of things that can help you survive the boredom that accompanies the apocalypse. One item listed in this podcast is Merle's Truck Stop in Maine, which you can get for free by going to entertainthegeeky.com and using the promo code GEEKY at checkout.

Join in for a conversation about creating the writing life, with Stephanie Vanderslice, professor of creative writing and Director of the Arkansas Writer’s MFA Workshop at the University of Central Arkansas, and author of The Geek’s Guide to the Writing Life. We talk about her book, discuss the role formal education plays in creative writing, and more. Guests Stephanie Vanderslice, Professor of Creative Writing and Director, Arkansas Writers MFA Workshop, University of Central Arkansas Tanya Baker (Host), Director, National Programs, National Writing Project

On this week's podcast, Brian and Mandy discuss news from the DC Extended Movie Universe, what geeks have to like about this year's Oscars, and review episode 11 of The Walking Dead: Bounty. WARNING: This podcast contains spoilers for episode 9x11 of The Walking Dead. See the timecode below. 00:58 - Warner Bros Plans for DC Movies 04:32 - Will Smith Leaves Suicide Squad 2 08:46 - A Geek's Guide to This Year's Oscars 14:05 - The Walking Dead 9x11: Bounty

On this week's podcast, Brian and Mandy look at the newly-released Spike Lee film, BlacKkKlansman.

If you’d love to keep 88 Cups of Tea going strong, please consider supporting us through our Patreon membership. We added EARLY ACCESS TO INTERVIEWS for our Super Storyteller patrons in the $8.88 tier. Your kind support at any of our tiers is so helpful. A heartfelt thank you in advance. https://www.patreon.com/88cupsoftea  ----------------- Where does a literary agent find new author clients? What are specific examples of query letters that really catch an agent's attention? We get into all of that (and so much more) with today’s special guest: Eric Smith. He’s an author, blogger, podcaster, and literary agent for P.S. Literary. As an author, his first humor book, The Geek's Guide to Dating, was an Amazon 2013 Best Book of the Year selection in Humor, as well as a Best of the Year pick by PopSugar and Wired's GeekDad. He’s also the author of the young adult novels “Inked” and its sequel “Branded”. Eric’s newest Young Adult novel “The Girl and the Grove” was just released this month. You know I love picking our guests' brains, and I give Eric a million and one brownie points for being so transparent, genuine, and generous during our conversation. Say 'Hi' to Eric on Twitter and be sure to head over to his shownotes page. There's a downloadable PDF featuring a query letter guide where I compiled notes, transcriptions of examples, and quotes to help ease your querying process. Be sure to download the guide by heading over to his shownotes page and scrolling to the bottom of the page. Click here! Get ready to dive into the nitty-gritty and happy listening! Xo, Yin PS. Do you know anyone who would love our conversation? Please share this episode to help spread the word! --- If you got some awesome takeaways from this episode and would love to show your appreciation, the best way would be through any of the following:  • Grab our story idea prompts  • Contribute tokens of love • Sign up to receive email updates about 88 Cups of Tea • Subscribe to us on iTunes and leave a rating and a review • Tell your friends about our podcast and why you believe it would benefit them We dedicate a ton of heart and soul into fostering a space that encourages learning, creativity, growth, and community. The most sincerest thank you for your love and support!  --- Meet fellow members in our community and check in about your work-in-progress, and join in on other bookish talks and 88 Cups of Tea related things, join our private Facebook group! You can really feel the love and support in our community. You also get the opportunity to submit your questions for upcoming guests on the show. Click here to join our private Facebook group! --- Have you checked out our archive of episodes by yet? ---  “The way you promote yourself is the way you promote other people.”  -Eric Smith   --- WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN TODAY'S EPISODE:  Flashback: Eric’s earliest memory of when he first fell in love with storytelling [6:00] The light-bulb moment when Eric discovered his immediate connection to the YA voice and audience [11:23] How his job at Quirk Books led to his first book deal for “The Geek’s Guide to Dating” [12:43] How to approach opportunities working in different areas of the literary world [13:41] Is it necessary for our listeners to build a digital platform for ourselves? [15:06] Fun random side note in the episode: We talk about my big road trip move from California to New York and how we were hearing about each other through the community meetups in Chicago and Ann Arbor! [17:34] What prompted Eric to look into being a literary agent [19:05] Cameo featuring the one and only Auggie [19:50] Eric’s early days as a literary agent, learning how to negotiate for his authors, and how negotiations are made [21:37] Where Eric finds new author clients to bring on [23:26] What kinds of stories attract him most when bringing on new representation [24:55] Example of a great hook used to describe a novel to editors [30:39] Eric unpacks the “hook, book, cook” idea of writing query letters and grabbing the attention of literary agents [31:15] Two specific exemplary examples of query letters that caught Eric’s attention [32:27] What comp titles are and why they’re important to include in your query letter [35:10] How Eric develops and guides his authors’ careers and his role as an agent [38:38] We dive into our listeners' Q&A segment of the episode (If you'd love to submit your questions for upcoming guests, join our private Facebook group): As a disabled writer working on an #ownvoices YA novel I would love to know: What does he feel is the most important part of a novel that is written by someone who shares their character’s marginalization? As a white cisgender person, I have a hard time writing outside of my lane mainly because I’m worried it isn’t my place. Is there any advice he can give about writing diversely, while also being respectful of the fact that you are not part of those marginalized groups? Who is more helpful as an assistant: Langston or Auggie? Positive voices can be so hard to find in the confusing, tortuous, and anxiety-riddled labyrinth that is publishing. How do you stay human in an industry that can feel at times so dehumanizing with goal posts always moving and the only certainty is uncertainty? I would love to know a little about anthology editing: How do you go about finding the authors to write the stories on the theme; where does agent representation come into it; and how you find an editor to publish the work? Does he have any tips for writers balancing full-time jobs? Please ask him how his corgi is doing for me because I am very invested thanks.

Irene and Mark talk with author and paranormal researcher Rick E. Hale.

Irene and Mark talk with author and paranormal researcher Rick E. Hale.

In this episode we discuss When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon. Kim suggests I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo and The Sun is also a Star by Nicola Yoon. Lindsey suggests Eleanor &Park by Rainbow Rowell. Molly, hustling for Novelist, mentions The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love by Sarvenaz Tash, Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Tanuja, Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins, and Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden.

Forget the blog listicles, get the real geek movie buzz for 2018! Dave Elswick (The Dave Elswick Show) joins for our second annual Top 5 Most Anticipated Geek Movies of the Year episode! Who wins? Who loses? Which flicks receive the Shane Plays Shout Out for the Coolness of It Award and the Shane Plays Please Don't Do It Award? Plus: Top grossing movies of 2017. Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 1/20/2017 Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show! Like what you hear? Support Shane Plays Radio on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays Shane Plays is carried on Krypton Radio! Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi. http://kryptonradio.com/ Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories) after the live show. SHOW NOTES The Dave Elswick Show: https://965fmtheanswer.com/radioshow/813 NEWS ITEMS Box Office Mojo: 2017 Domestic Grosses http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2017 ‘Justice League’ Blu-Ray Details and Box Art Revealed; No Zack Snyder Cut | Collider http://collider.com/justice-league-bluray-details/ The 39 Must See Movies of 2018 | Den of Geek http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/must-see-movies-2018/269332/best-movies-of-2018 The Geek's Guide to Movies in 2018 | gameinformer http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2018/01/01/geek-guide-to-2018-movies-comic-book-star-wars.aspx 2018 sci-fi, fantasy and geek movies to get excited about | CNET https://www.cnet.com/pictures/2018-movies-sci-fi-fantasy-geeky/  

This week on The Comic Box: The Best Comics of 2017 Rob Didn't Read, and what to keep an eye out for in 2018 The Pull List:Here are a few of the top comics of 2017 I'm going to try and hunt down (though I'll eventually try to get to them all!): My Favorite Thing is Monsters Mister Miracle The Best We Could Do You & a Bike & a Road Where to find the show and send in suggestions: Twitter:@ComicBoxCast Email: TheComicBoxPodcast@gmail.com Where to find Rob: Personal Twitter: @Knowby BEHOLD! The Geek to Geek Podcast Network: GeektoGeekCast.com Geek to Geek Podcast Geektitude Tea Time with Katie and Chelsea Youtube: Geek to Geek Slack: GeektoGeekCast Reddit: /r/geektogeekcast Dig this podcast? Show your support by subscribing or adding a star rating or review on iTunes! If you don't, your 2018 won't be filled with nearly as much Comic booky goodness as it could be.

There's the geek's approach to running form, which dissects each and every element of form using words no one understands, and then there's the non-geek's approach to running form. This is a guide for non-geeks, and we hope you enjoy.

This week we have two incredibly fabulous guests with us on the show. Father Ben got to head to NYC to the offices of Trinity Wall Street to talk with Winnie Varghese of St. Mark's in the Bowery and Huffington Post fame, who now serves at Trinity. We discuss her childhood faith, origins from Kerala, India, a post-Trump America, ministry in NYC, Hamilton the Musical, and so much more. Also joining us this week is Jordan Haynie Ware, co-host of the Two Feminists Annotate the Bible podcast. Jordan discusses her upcoming book "The Ultimate Quest: a Geek's Guide to the Episcopal Church," her own geeky history, the differences between Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder, and so much more. You won't want to miss one of our favorite episodes ever! @godwelcomesall @twofeminists http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/wsvarghese-601

Cara and I discuss the book the Knock-off, if we feel old (even though one of us, is a true Millennial), and how to have relationships with women and NOT lose our minds.   Join us for next month's book, "The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love"    

For the show's big, blooming second anniversary, we're getting super-seductive with Harris O'Malley's most book-like object yet, New Game+: The Geek's Guide to Love, Sex, & Dating, with special guest Rachel Millman! Once again we confront a self-help book that falls on the wrong side of the Ice-T Twitter Account Quality Line (ICTTAQL, for short). Seriously: save a couple bucks and just follow Ice: he's got 'way better insights than any guy calling himself "Doctor" "Nerdlove". In this episode, we — and you — have to deal with advice like "spray vodka on your couch to kill the smells" and "send texts like this to ratchet up the sexual tension: 'Hold on, you just gave me an interesting mental image... Okay, back now.'" That will definitely help your couch and suggest to someone that you're not a fifteen-year-old virgin. This is an episode that is guaranteed to thrill and delight in equal measure, or anyway to teach you what the saddest of our nation's dweebs are trying to do to get laid. Enjoy! Recommendations: Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl, Carrie Brownstein I Love Dick, Chris Kraus Great & Secret Show, Clive Barker Music: "Sour Grapes" by The Descendents "L.G.B.N.A.F." by Ice-T

It's Mailbag Time! Thank you so much for writing in, everyone. We have some responses for you, and if you keep writing us, we may read your letter on the show. AND we'll respond. Mentioned on this episode:SF SignalPatric HesterWriting ExcusesBrandon SandersonMary Robinette KowalWIRED.com Geek's Guide to the GalaxyDave RobisonThe Roundtable PodcastLibsynSAGA (Comic Book) by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona StaplesHarry Potter (Book Series) by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings (Book Series) by J.R.R. TolkienRocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold ConferenceAnomaly ConNPC Cast (Podcast)J.T. Evans

Sam Spade obtained a worthless statue of a bird from his latest case.  Seems typical for his luck.  But then it starts talking.To download, right-click here and then click SaveDavid Barr Kirtley is the host of the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast on Wired.com, for which he's interviewed well over a hundred guests, including George R. R. Martin, Richard Dawkins, Paul Krugman, Simon Pegg, Margaret Atwood, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Ursula K. Le Guin.His short fiction appears in magazines such as Realms of Fantasy, Weird Tales, Lightspeed, and Intergalactic Medicine Show, on podcasts such as Escape Pod and Pseudopod, and in books such as The Living Dead, New Cthulhu, The Way of the Wizard, and The Dragon Done It. His story "Save Me Plz" was picked by editor Rich Horton for the 2008 edition of the anthology series Fantasy: The Best of the Year.David is the son of Buckley prize-winning physicist John R. Kirtley. He majored in Government at Colby College and holds an MPW (MFA) degree in screenwriting and fiction from the University of Southern California. For the past decade he's appeared as a staff instructor at the Alpha Workshop for Young Writers. He lives in New York.  Find out about more of Dave's work at davidbarrkirtley.comCast of characters:Rish Outfield (of Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) as Sam Spade, and the Black BirdMarshal Latham as NarratorRelated LinksRead the text of "The Black Bird" over at Lightspeed.Music used in this production:"Unseen Horrors" by Kevin MacLeod, and assorted public domain movie scores.Theme music: Liberator by Man In SpaceTo comment on this story, journey on over to the Forums

As young children, chasing friends on the playground, screaming through sprinklers, and rushing down the first base line in tee-ball, we were runners. Runners much more concerned with having fun than running form. At the time form didn't matter. Now that we're adults running harder and longer, small form adjustments can prevent injuries, make us faster, and burn less energy. The problem is, adjusting your form can be difficult. And confusing. Cadence, arm swing, foot-strike -- We've all heard the terms, but what do they really mean? In today's episode, NMA Radio co-host Doug and I break down proper running form in a way that's approachable to all runners. Even non-running-geeks like ourselves.  

We talk to Melody Kramer, a public media oracle and digital brainiac who's taking her open-source ethos to the federal government. Beyonce singing her civil rights at the Grammys inspired us to get to know the political performers like Nina Simone who came before her. Plus dating tips for geeks by geeks. And your nerd confessions.

Amber and Derek join us for our annual Geek's Guide to Gifts! Also, we have some headlines. Evidently, some cell phone company in Canada is having issues and some U.S. agency is spying on everyone. So, you know, business as usual.Headlines:Blackberry COO and CFO are also out!NSA Has Infected over 50,000 Networks (LANs) With MalwareGoogle responds to Microsoft's new Scroogled merchandise campaignCyberheist manages to steal over $1M of BitcoinYahoo! news gets anchor? Did NOT see that one coming!Geek Gifts![caption id="attachment_5806" align="aligncenter" width="150"] Click here to see these items at our Amazon store[/caption]An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris HadfieldLego Minecraft VillageLego Minecraft NetherLego Minecraft OverworldLego Back to the Future setMinecraft Wall TorchStar Wars: FramesStar Wars Art: ConceptStar Wars Art: IllustrationMonster Hunter International HandbookAny Larry Correia bookGoldie BloxPlasma TV’s Xbox One PS4Wii UNEST for your homeAsus MeMO HD 7”Doctor Who Character Building The Eleven Doctors Micro-Figure setDoctor Who TARDIS Projection Alarm Clock Doctor Who Tardis string lightsStar Wars Ewok Pilot Action FigureRubik’s cube satchel handbagKotobukiya DC Comics: Harley Quinn Bishoujo StatueNintendo NES game controller case for iPhoneBatman Goblets! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.