Podcast appearances and mentions of Mark Scott

We're back for Episode 155!In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + Battle Of The Systems - Outrun 2006 Coast 2 Coast (PS2) vs. Metropolis Street Racer  (DC) 10:40- Quick Questions30:35 - Patreon35:05 - Eric's Take - Minecraft Memories58:20 - Catching Up2:03:18 - Battle Of The System - Outrun 2006 Coast 2 Coast (PS2) vs. Metropolis Street Racer  (DC) Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts!Thanks for listening!You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon. Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show. Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 154!In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover 6 Good Games With Double JumpNews Notes: pixelgaiden.com 11:27 - Quick Questions29:36 - Patreon Song34:08 - Tea Time With Tim - AliExpress Pickups1:02:49 - Cody's Corner - Dreamcast1:34:22 - News2:11:32 - 6 Good Games With Double JumpPlease give us a review on Apple Podcasts!Thanks for listening!You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon. Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show. Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 154! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover 6 Good Games With Double Jump   11:27 - Quick Questions 29:36 - Patreon Song 34:08 - Tea Time With Tim - AliExpress Pickups 1:02:49 - Cody's Corner - Dreamcast 1:34:22 - News 2:11:32 - 6 Good Games With Double Jump   News Tim – The Multisystem2 from Heber has now been released for general sale. This is the successor to the original Multisystem that allowed you to consolise the DE10 Nano MiSTer system. The Muiltisystem2 offers everything including the FPGA on board along with all the connections you might need for controllers, inputs and outputs. There is a digital and analog version of the system, shipping starts with pre-orders in August.  https://shop.heber.co.uk/mister-multisystem/    Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/alan-wake-and-max-payne-dev-mikko-huovinen-is-creating-a-space-harrier-style-shooter-for-vectrex  Eric - Slap Fight set to Slap Back onto Genesis - Retro News https://www.retronews.com/slap-fight-set-to-slap-back-onto-genesis/  Cody – Reviving the use of a great old controller. https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/05/the-wavephoenix-brings-nintendos-best-controller-back-to-life-for-usd5  Tim – Vicky Lamburn (Vix) has started a new series of videos all about the rise and fall of one of our favorite software and hardware publishers Hudson Soft on her Vix (not) in Japan YouTube channel. Vicky explained this video to me on our recent travel to the South West Amiga Group, now its out for everyone to enjoy, please give it a watch.  https://youtu.be/sYAxNEJRs1s?si=079vLJHw7k_xOvOR  Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/random-this-new-3d-demo-for-the-neo-geo-is-seriously-blowing-our-minds  Eric - Retro gaming lounge at Seattle airport lets you play for free - The Points Guy https://thepointsguy.com/news/retro-gaming-lounge-seattle-airport/  Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/evercades-namco-carts-now-work-on-the-vs-thanks-to-a-stealthy-update  Eric - Neo Geo Evercade Cartridge Delayed - Retro News https://www.retronews.com/neo-geo-evercade-cartridge-delayed/  Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/retro-fighters-latest-release-is-a-wireless-evolution-of-the-classic-xbox-360-controller  Eric - Retro-style Tower Defence Gnomes Steam review - Retro News https://www.retronews.com/retro-style-tower-defence-gnomes-steam-review/  Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/limited-run-games-is-releasing-doom-plus-doom-ii-in-a-box-that-can-run-doom  Eric -

In this episode, Mark Scott is joined by Dr. Conor Brady to tackle a growing issue affecting our four-legged friends – obesity. With over half of cats and dogs now overweight or obese, they explore what a healthy body shape really looks like and why those extra pounds can seriously impact your pet's health and lifespan. From the pitfalls of processed pet food to the power of a species-appropriate raw diet, this episode is packed with practical advice. You'll learn how to assess your pet's body condition, the role of movement (think hydrotherapy and acupuncture!), and simple ways to make better feeding choices – all to help your best friend live a longer, happier life.

We're back for Episode 153!In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good TED Chip Games. 4:06 - Quick Questions21:32 - Patreon25:46 - Eric's Take - Goodwill Finds53:11 - Catching Up2:10:14 - 6 Good TED Chip Games Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts!Thanks for listening!You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon. Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show. Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 153! In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good TED Chip Games.   4:06 - Quick Questions 21:32 - Patreon 25:46 - Eric's Take - Goodwill Finds 53:11 - Catching Up 2:10:14 - 6 Good TED Chip Games   Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

What makes a childhood good? Every parent wants their kids to be safe, and for their childhoods to set them up for a productive and fulfilling adulthood. But what about the childhood itself? How do we make sure every child in Australia gets to truly be a kid? Universal childcare might be the answer... ~~~ Do you ever wish you could be a kid again? Remember the freedom of childhood – no job, no responsibilities, no worries... if you were lucky. In the lucky country, every child should have the opportunity to grow, explore and learn free from worry. But how? Philosopher Luara Ferracioli says universal access to early childhood education and care is the key. Universal ECEC would make sure every Australian child gets an equitable education, as well as access to a social life beyond their own families. Luara explains the ‘inherent goods of childhood,’ why they’re crucial for a flourishing childhood, and how universal childcare makes sure those goods are available to all children. +++ The Solutionists is podcast from the University of Sydney, produced by Deadset Studios. Keep up to date with The Solutionists by following @sydney_uni on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. This episode was produced by Liam Riordan with sound design by Jeremy Wilmot. Supervising producer is Andrea Ho. Executive editors are Kellie Riordan, Jen Peterson-Ward, and Mark Scott. Strategist is Ann Chesterman. Thanks to the technical staff at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Media Room. This podcast was recorded on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. For thousands of years, across innumerable generations, knowledge has been taught, shared and exchanged here. We pay respect to elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back for Episode 152!In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and battle Mutation Nation (Neo Geo) vs Three Dirty Dwarves (Sega Saturn). 6:21 - Quick Questions31:13 - Patreon Song35:28 - Tea Time With Tim - TED Talk!45:00 - Cody's Corner - Indie Heroes 41:35:30 - News2:10:04 - Battle Of The Systems: Mutation Nation (Neo Geo) vs Three Dirty Dwarves (Sega Saturn) News - pixelgaiden.comPlease give us a review on Apple Podcasts!Thanks for listening!You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon. Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show. Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 152! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and battle Mutation Nation (Neo Geo) vs Three Dirty Dwarves (Sega Saturn).   6:21 - Quick Questions 31:13 - Patreon Song 35:28 - Tea Time With Tim - TED Talk! 45:00 - Cody's Corner - Indie Heroes 4 1:35:30 - News 2:10:04 - Battle Of The Systems: Mutation Nation (Neo Geo) vs Three Dirty Dwarves (Sega Saturn)   News All – Nintendo Switch 2 – Nintendo direct - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrTVeYm4iIM  Release date – June 5th – but to purchase you have to have an invite from Nintendo from being a Nintendo account holder, The first batch of invitations will go out starting May 8, 2025. People with invites get 72hrs to purchase.  MarioKart World, Controllers can be used as mice, bigger thumb sticks, bigger shoulder buttons, magnetic lock, C button to go in to GameChat mode, console has mic built in to talk friends while playing the same or other games, Switch 2 Camera to see ither players and augment's games with players faces in games. Switch 2 dock has built in cooling fan, USB C top port on switch 2.  7.9” OLED Screen with HDR and 4K support, also a bunch of enhanced Switch games will be available to take advantage of the enhanced video support  256Gb internal Memory  New Nintendo Switch Pro Controller and a GameCube Controller with ‘C' Button for Nintendo Switch Online members to run with new GameCube games available through Nintendo Online  Crazy price $449 / £379 for the base cost – bundle cost with Mario Kart World digital $499 / £429  Physical Mario Kart World cost $79.00 / £74.99  Tim – MAHOOSIVE EVERCADE UPDATE – New NeoGeo based handhelds and cartridges.   NeoGeo Arcade 1 - https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/neogeo-arcade-1/  Wind Jammers, Karnov and Friends - https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/windjammers-karnov-friends/  HyperMegaTech! NEOGEO Super Pocket - https://www.hypermegatech.com/neogeo-edition/  Eric - You've probably been pronouncing Balatro wrong all along, but 'it's kind of a gif/jif situation' | PC Gamer  https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/youve-probably-been-pronouncing-balatro-wrong-all-along-but-its-kind-of-a-gif-jif-situation/  CODY - https://www.retronews.com/90s-office-sim-spreadcheat-release-and-price-details-announced/  Tim - RFOFF Commodore 64 and 128 V1.1 - by Mark from The Retro Channel on YouTube. This is a replacement for your janky old RF modulator for all C64 and 128 revision boards. Get rid of that shadow, fuzzy images and remove the jailbars. New 1.1 version simplifies the mod required to remove the jailbars with a new mod for the board running form a socket that the VICII slots in to.  https://www.tindie.com/products/theretrochannel/rfoff-commodore-64-and-128-v11/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYOJ08FkRaE  Cody - https://www.brewotaku.com/category/issues/  Eric - FlippyDrive - Quick Update: Firmware, Shipping, and What's Coming Next | Crowd Supply  https://www.crowdsupply.com/team-offbroadway/flippydrive/updates/quick-update-firmware-shipping-and-whats-coming-next  Cody – More Atari Physical Games! https://atari.com/collections/7800?srsltid=AfmBOoo0CHNSiLeSc15cDCWtGs7i8oyGuBkMbXPgqvHnWrO9WsO_QPI1  Cody - https://www.retronews.com/flea-and-flea-2-released-on-ngage/  Tim – Legend of Zelda sneakers?! - Bull Airs' new sneakers (trainers) that are Legend of Zelda themed at crazy collector prices!  https://www.bullairs.com/product-page/l-o-z-customer-sb-dunk-themed-low-top  CODY - https://www.retronews.com/homebrew-factory-claim-a-revolution-for-retro-gamers/  Eric - Far Cry 3 Reborn is the remaster we've been waiting on - PC - GAMINGbible  https://www.gamingbible.com/news/platform/pc/far-cry-3-reborn-remaster-405163-20250327  Eric - Unlocking Achievements on the NES - Hackster.io  https://www.hackster.io/news/unlocking-achievements-on-the-nes-549dede0e20f  Cody -  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/microsoft-created-a-demo-of-quake-ii-using-ai-and-its-gone-about-as-well-as-youd-expect  Eric - Handmade Trinitron-style retro monitors - Boing Boing  https://boingboing.net/2025/03/30/handmade-trinitron-style-retro-monitors.html  Eric - Recade Wants To Be Netflix For Arcade Games, But It Needs Your Help | Time Extension  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/recade-wants-to-be-netflix-for-arcade-games-but-it-needs-your-help  Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%  

Today, the trial opened on a long awaited antitrust case that could see Meta forced to sell two of its social media sites Instagram and WhatsApp, after being accused of creating a monopoly. Adam speaks to the BBC's social media investigations correspondent Marianna Spring and Mark Scott of the Atlantic Council, asking, what does this court case tell us about the relationship between Trump and big tech? Also, why are we talking about Katy Perry going to space? Adam is joined by science journalist Jonathan Amos and Suzie Imber, Professor of space physics at the University of Leicester. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://discord.gg/m3YPUGv9New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bit.ly/3ENLcS1 Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Bella Saltiel and Julia Webster. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

The widespread problem of substance abuse has plagued humans throughout history. It robs potential, ruins lives. Yet nothing we’ve tried has ever solved addiction. Professor Michael Bowen wants to change this. He went looking for a solution not in the human body, but in the brain. And what he’s found could change the way we treat addiction forever. ~~~ Addiction – substance abuse – is a wicked problem in our modern era. It robs potential, ruins lives. Yet it isn’t a new problem. Over and over again, humans have tried to beat the scourge of addiction. And no matter the substance, or the treatment, every attempt at a cure has had limited success at best. What if we’re thinking about it the wrong way? What if the solution to addiction isn't to focus on the addictive substance, but on the experience of addiction itself? What if focusing on cravings is the key? That’s the question Professor Michael Bowen is trying to answer. Michael’s skills as a neuroscientist and psychopharmacologist give him unique insight into how substance abuse affects human brains and bodies. And right now Michael and his team are testing a single drug that could change the way we treat every addiction. If listening to this episode raised any concerns for you, follow the below links to access assistance: Australian Government National Alcohol and Other Drug Helpline – 1800 250 015 Turning Point – Treatment & Support +++ The Solutionists is podcast from the University of Sydney, produced by Deadset Studios. Keep up to date with The Solutionists by following @sydney_uni on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. This episode was produced by Liam Riordan with sound design by Jeremy Wilmot. Supervising producer is Andrea Ho. Executive editors are Kellie Riordan, Jen Peterson-Ward, and Mark Scott. Strategist is Ann Chesterman. Thanks to the technical staff at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Media Room. This podcast was recorded on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. For thousands of years, across innumerable generations, knowledge has been taught, shared and exchanged here. We pay respect to elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From "In The Pits" join John, Spencer, Scott and Phil for this weeks motorsports racing update!

We're back for Episode 151!In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Amstrad Games4:08 - Quick Questions16:42 - Patreon21:22 - Eric's Take - Gen 6 Mods1:05:10 - Catching Up1:46:12 - 6 Good Amstrad Games Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts!Thanks for listening!You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon. Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show. Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 151! In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Amstrad Games 4:08 - Quick Questions 16:42 - Patreon 21:22 - Eric's Take - Gen 6 Mods 1:05:10 - Catching Up 1:46:12 - 6 Good Amstrad Games   Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

Social media connects us to friends and family, and gives us an unprecedented window to the wider world. But how much do we really know about how social media, and the barons who run these platforms, shape our views and our communities? Former newspaper editor and current Meta advisor Alan Rusbridger sheds light on the question of whether social media is strengthening democracy – or strangling it. Social media is now an inextricable part of our lives. It provides many social goods: connection to friends and family; more touchpoints to the world previously available only via mass media. Yet the initial promise that social media might support democracy is souring, as increasing amounts of misinformation and disinformation flourish on these platforms. With distrust in both legacy media and social media on the rise, how do we stay informed and maintain a civil society? Alan Rusbridger is deeply interested in this question. Long-time editor-in-chief of The Guardian UK and current editor of Prospect Magazine, his achievements span traditional print media as well as The Guardian’s transition to a digital-first newspaper. A supporter of social media from its earliest days, Alan also serves on Meta’s Advisory Group. On a recent visit to Australia, Alan discussed nothing less than media and the future of democracy with Mark Scott in a live event at the University of Sydney. +++ The Solutionists is podcast from the University of Sydney, produced by Deadset Studios. Keep up to date with The Solutionists by following @sydney_uni on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. This episode was produced by Liam Riordan with sound design by Jeremy Wilmot. Supervising producer is Andrea Ho. Executive editors are Kellie Riordan, Jen Peterson-Ward, and Mark Scott. Strategist is Ann Chesterman. Thanks to the technical staff at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Media Room. This podcast was recorded on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. For thousands of years, across innumerable generations, knowledge has been taught, shared and exchanged here. We pay respect to elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back for Episode 150!In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and battle Gex (3DO) vs. Rayman (Atari Jaguar).12:10 - Quick Questions33:02 - Patreon Song37:42 - Tea Time With Tim - Road Trip!1:14:18 - News2:10:04 - Battle Of The Systems: Gex (3DO) vs. Rayman (Atari Jaguar).News notes at pixelgaiden.comPlease give us a review on Apple Podcasts!Thanks for listening!You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon. Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show. Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 150! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and battle Gex (3DO) vs. Rayman (Atari Jaguar).   12:10 - Quick Questions 33:02 - Patreon Song 37:42 - Tea Time With Tim - Road Trip! 1:14:18 - News 2:10:04 - Battle Of The Systems: Gex (3DO) vs. Rayman (Atari Jaguar).   News: Tim - california-fire-relief-bundle -  Hundreds of game and tabletop game developers have gotten together to create this bundle in support of CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort), a Los Angeles-based organization which offers direct monetary support to survivors of the fires, and supports projects for fire resilience in affected areas (and potential disaster zones).   There are more than 400 games, TTRPGs, asset packs, and other projects in this bundle, and we encourage you to donate above the minimum whenever possible.  https://itch.io/b/2863/california-fire-relief-bundle  CODY – Psytronik releases new numbered C64 Tape Lineup! https://www.psytronik.net/  Eric - Square Enix Staff Discover Cache Of Pristine Retro Games, Some Of Which Date Back 30 Years  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/03/square-enix-staff-discover-cache-of-pristine-retro-games-some-of-which-date-back-30-years  Tim – Evercade gets Firmware update of 2025 - v4.04 adds new game Midnight Resistance by Data East (from Data East Collection 1) - Dip Switch (BETA) Settings for all compatible Arcade games.  https://evercade.co.uk/support-vs-r/vs-r-patch-notes/  CODY – New 2D Terminator Game?  Awesome! https://www.retronews.com/new-run-n-gun-terminator-2d-announced/  Eric - ‘Streets of Rage 4′ Makers' New Game Is a Divine Fantasy Beat ‘Em Up - Absolum  https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/absolum-preview-streets-of-rage-dotemu-1235278050/  Tim – Digital Eclipse who brought us the Gold Master Series - Making of Karateka and The Jeff Minter Story – Llamasoft on PS5 and Switch downloads, now are releasing physical copies to own.   https://www.digitaleclipse.com/media/own-physical-editions-of-the-gold-master-series  Cody - https://www.retronews.com/jeff-minter-game-jam-announced-by-atari/  Eric - RallyXSE - Had enough of the usual? Then check out this proof of concept Amiga game by Zooperdan - https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/02/rallyxse-had-enough-of-usual-then-check.html  Tim – Vapourware Pinball coming to Steam in April - Play video pinball, relax in vaporwave environments and enjoy an anti-stress digital holiday.  https://store.steampowered.com/app/2465930/Vaporwave_Pinball/  Cody - https://www.retronews.com/balatro-shuffles-onto-ds/  Eric - OutRun Arcade - A vastly superior version of a classic racer is coming to an Amiga  https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/02/outrun-arcade-vastly-superior-version.html  Cody - Does the X68000 intrigue you?  Then fill out this form! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/03/company-behind-the-x68000-z-range-wants-to-know-if-global-players-will-buy-them  Eric - SymbOS 4.0 multitasking madness on the Next  SymbOS, the GUI operating system that made its name on the MSX and Amstrad CPC has been ported to the Spectrum Next - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=940L9_7h22o  CODY - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/02/three-years-later-and-hyperkins-pc-engine-turbografx-16-clone-is-finally-coming-out    Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 149!In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Games With Hearts 7:31 - Quick Questions33:55 - Patreon38:52 - Tea Time With Tim - CompuNet53:56 - Cody's Corner - Retro Modern Retro1:31:38 - Catching Up2:36:58 - 6 Good Games With HeartsPlease give us a review on Apple Podcasts!Thanks for listening!You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon. Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show. Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 149! In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Games With Hearts  7:31 - Quick Questions 33:55 - Patreon 38:52 - Tea Time With Tim - CompuNet 53:56 - Cody's Corner - Retro Modern Retro 1:31:38 - Catching Up 2:36:58 - 6 Good Games With Hearts Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 148!In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and battle Iridion II (GBA) vs Judgement Silversword (WonderSwan). 16:22 - Quick Questions42:54 - Patreon Song47:52 - Eric's Take -- Piracy!1:43:54 - News2:45:32 - Battle Of The Systems: Iridion II (GBA) vs Judgement Silversword (WonderSwan).News Notes: https://pixelgaiden.podbean.com/e/episode-148-mayors-and-pirates-handheld-shmup-battle/Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts!Thanks for listening!You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon. Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show. Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 148! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and battle Iridion II (GBA) vs Judgement Silversword (WonderSwan).   16:22 - Quick Questions 42:54 - Patreon Song 47:52 - Eric's Take -- Piracy! 1:43:54 - News 2:45:32 - Battle Of The Systems: Iridion II (GBA) vs Judgement Silversword (WonderSwan).   News -    Cody – Nintendo Switch 2 Announced https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/nintendo-switch-2-to-be-released-in-2025/?srsltid=AfmBOoof96ZRzpMcmqI0ZFMf3bxS1ttMkkoInI3sgj-u9XLrLWKR9Vcd  Eric - S.C.I.O.N. set to Blast onto ZX Spectrums Soon - https://www.retronews.com/s-c-i-o-n-set-to-blast-onto-zx-spectrums-soon/  Cody – Europe wants cool keyboards too! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/02/8bitdos-c64-and-nes-style-retro-mechanical-keyboards-are-getting-european-layouts  Eric - Brotato PS5™ (Deluxe Edition)  https://www.redartgames.com/games/695-brotato-ps5-deluxe-edition.html  Cody – Breakout for the Amico is finally here! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/02/atari-is-bringing-the-former-amico-exclusive-breakout-beyond-to-pc-and-modern-consoles  Cody - Balatro WAS on the c64.  https://ko-ko74.itch.io/balatro-for-the-commodore-64-c64  Eric - There's a new gaming console designed for retro games (and it's has 70K+ pre-loaded)  https://www.pcworld.com/article/2594204/theres-a-new-gaming-console-designed-for-retro-games-and-its-has-70k-pre-loaded.html  Cody - https://johanpeitz.itch.io/ascent/devlog/882189/ascent-dx-coming-to-steam  Eric - Nintendo Switch gamers treated to free game we've been begging for (Wario Land 4)  https://www.gamingbible.com/news/platform/nintendo/nintendo-switch-free-game-054172-20250207  Cody – Video Game History Foundation Digital Library - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/01/the-video-game-history-foundation-digital-library-is-now-available-in-early-access  Eric - Atari 7800+ Console With Wireless Controller Drops to Its Lowest Price for Retro Gaming Fans  https://gizmodo.com/atari-7800-console-with-wireless-controller-drops-to-its-lowest-price-for-retro-gaming-fans-2000559172  Cody – Free Dreamcast game Dream Ride  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/01/dream-ride-is-a-new-micro-machines-esque-party-game-for-the-sega-dreamcast  Eric - Dream retro gaming compilation finally gets a release date – Capcom Fighting Collection 2   https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/2010004/Capcom-fighting-collection-2-game-year-release-date  Cody – Missle Command returns to the Arcades?  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/01/missile-command-recharged-is-the-next-atari-title-heading-to-arcades  Eric – Driveloop (from Alexisms) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3183730/Driveloop/  Cody – New Jaguars Cartridges....yes please! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/01/atari-jaguar-mario-kart-clone-atari-karts-is-getting-a-new-limited-edition-reprint  Eric - If You Like UFO 50, I'm Begging You To Play Retro Game Challenge https://www.thegamer.com/ufo-50-play-retro-game-challenge/  Cody – Wonderland Amusements making Pinball Affordable? - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wonderlandamusements/wonderland-pinball  Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/02/14-percent-of-north-americans-still-play-gaming-systems-released-before-2000  Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

In 1993, a stolen car, a desperate plan, and a shattered life set the stage for one of California's most disturbing crimes. Mark Scott Thornton had always struggled to find his place in the world—but when his obsession spiraled out of control, the result was abduction, murder, and a reckless attempt to outrun justice. Decades later, the echoes of his crimes still haunt those left behind. But in a shocking twist, one voice from the past is fighting to save the man who destroyed his family.Sources: PEOPLE v. THORNTON. Supreme Court of California. No. S046816. June 28, 2007. https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-supreme-court/1216732.htmlDeath Penalty Information Center (2024, September 25). VICTIMS: 20 Years After Urging Death Sentence, Man Seeks to Save His Mother's Killer. Retrieved December 7, 2024 from https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/victims-20-years-after-urging-death-sentence-man-seeks-to-save-his-mothers-killerThornton Sentenced to Death in Murder of Westlake Nurse : Judge Charles McGrath issues the decision after hearing the victim's 6-year-old son describe the pain he's suffered since his mother's slaying. By Dwayne Bray for LATimes.com. May 16, 1995. Save the life of your mother's murderer? He would. By Jessica Bliss for TheTennessean.com. May 15, 2015. Access ad-free episodes, bonus content, and get all of the 11:59 Media Podcast library!Access hours of extra content each week, exclusive merch, and early access to new podcasts.Visit https://1159plus.com or https://www.patreon.com/1159media

In this week’s episode Mark Scott, the vice chancellor of the University of Sydney talks about the importance of seizing opportunities rather than over-planning, explains why maintaining relationships is vital for executives and shares his experience of managing complex environments, particularly around issues related to the Middle East. This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Football Clichés Quiz returns for another clash of niche football trivia, as the pod take on Match of the Day commentators James Fielden, Mark Scott and Chris Wise. The questions include: problematically-named second-tier Peruvians, Serie A broadcasters, fraudulent Fernandeses, Brentford substitutes of the early 2020s, Harry Redknapp's go-to historical tyrant, incredibly obscure football theme tunes, guess the backwards commentary, and Happy Hunting Grounds. Adam's book, Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom: How to Use (and Abuse) The Language of Football, is OUT NOW: https://geni.us/ExtraTimeBeckons Visit nordvpn.com/cliches to get four extra months on a two-year plan with NordVPN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back for Episode 147! - News notes at pixelgaiden.com In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and highlight 6 Good Falling Block Puzzle Games.   7:00 - Quick Questions 39:48 - Patreon Song 45:11 - Tea Time With Tim - Amstrad Adventure 1:06:54 - Cody's Corner - Galloping Ghost 1:39:31 - News 2:39:42 - 6 Good Falling Block Games   Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 147! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and highlight 6 Good Falling Block Puzzle Games.   7:00 - Quick Questions 39:48 - Patreon Song 45:11 - Tea Time With Tim - Amstrad Adventure 1:06:54 - Cody's Corner - Galloping Ghost 1:39:31 - News 2:39:42 - 6 Good Falling Block Games   News -     Tim – Pixel Gaiden now has a BlueSky account. Tim mostly posting on the account, a good place to keep an eye on up-and-coming battles, show release announcements, general stuff retro and beer related.  Pixel Gaiden - Retro gaming podcast (@pixelgaiden.bsky.social) — Bluesky  CODY – https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/the-scalable-video-switch-might-be-the-ultimate-av-solution-for-retro-gaming-fans  Eric - Review: Retro Fighters BattlerGC Pro - Time To Finally Retire Your GameCube's WaveBird | Time Extension  https://www.timeextension.com/reviews/retro-fighters-battlergc-pro-time-to-finally-retire-your-gamecubes-wavebird  Tim – Shinobi has been ported to the NeoGeo by H0ffman. This is a port of the arcade version over to the NeoGeo by disassembling the arcade version to ensure all the original feel and graphics of the arcade came across. Free to download in NeoGeo and NeoGeo CD format.  https://h0ffman.itch.io/shinobi-neogeo  Cody - https://atarirepairparts.com/#!/Other-Parts/c/160952147  Eric – New Neo Geo cart by Back Bit!!! - https://store.backbit.io/product/backbit-platinum-mvs/  Tim – Super Polygon GP has new update for 2025 already! - Native SteamDeck / Linux build, Major performance upgrade, Online leaderboards added, Graphics re-styled, better track wall outlining, Difficulty rebalanced, Wall collisions made less harsh & AI upgraded  Eric - You're Not Seeing Things, PS1 Games Are Playable On GameCube | Time Extension  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/youre-not-seeing-things-ps1-games-are-playable-on-gamecube  Cody - https://www.retrorgb.com/japanese-to-sega-master-system-cartridge-converter.html  https://www.retrorgb.com/colecovision-to-master-system-cartridge-adapter.html  Tim –  Elite the classic space shooter and trading game is coming to the VIC20... yes that's right the VIC20. Aleksi Eeben has taken the C64 source and has ported across.  From Mark Moxon on BlueSky  https://bsky.app/profile/markmoxon.bsky.social/post/3lekpj6ytus2z  Video of game play  https://youtu.be/eR7df9rrbyQ?si=ED-Ki0OOKv73iohf  EventHubs: New XXL Street Fighter arcade cabinets are almost as large as the originals but not as expensive and comes with 14 games  https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2025/jan/07/street-fighter-arcade-cabinets/      Tim – New fan based Sonic game gets demo release – Sonic Galactic demo is out for Windows and Mac. Sonic Galactic is a fan-made interpretation of what a 2D-sidescrolling entry in the Sonic series could have looked like on 32-bit, 5th Generation hardware. Sporting clean, hand-pixeled backgrounds and fluid animation, the game aims for an aesthetic that pays tribute to the best of the era. Source – Sonic Galatic project on BlueSky  https://bsky.app/profile/sonicgalactic.bsky.social  https://sonicgalactic.github.io/index.html  Game play footage  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO1lTblVODU&lc=UgwJYjfi1qgbbMovthp4AaABAg  Cody - https://myarcade.com/blogs/press-and-news/my-arcade-announces-gamestation-retro-including-bandai-namco-and-capcom-games?srsltid=AfmBOoqcuJu_eQsrFxmTq6pqRXTxa6O032NHkEbu78-6CZydWnerzUb-  Cody – Juan Martinez releases one for DOS!  https://www.indieretronews.com/2024/12/alien-intruder-new-ms-dos-single-screen.html#more  Eric- From DanJ (Patreon Dude!) Dungeons And Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye! Pinball - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHM0D6kHouY        Cody – News of the Weird!  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/random-this-us-bakery-still-uses-a-commodore-64-for-sales-in-2024  Eric - Nintendo Switch Players Are Reporting Their New Games Have Been Replaced With...Googly Eyes - IGN  https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-players-are-reporting-their-new-games-have-been-replaced-withgoogly-eyes  Cody – Evercade Carts are going up in price.  https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/indie-heroes-collection-4/  Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

In this episode, we're joined by our podcast partners in crime: Mark Scott, co-founder of Bella+Duke, and Dr Connor Brady, renowned canine nutritionist and author. Together, we dive into a pressing issue affecting our four-legged friends—obesity in cats and dogs.Did you know that 59% of dogs and 61% of cats are classified as overweight or obese? Mark and Connor explore how this epidemic is linked to the normalisation of unhealthy body conditions, the role of ultra-processed pet foods, and the stark similarities to human dietary challenges.Connor delves into the science behind obesity, from the impacts of high-carbohydrate diets to the hormonal havoc caused by insulin and leptin. Mark highlights the importance of real, whole food diets, drawing parallels between nutrient-rich raw feeding and the pitfalls of nutrient-deficient kibble.Join us as we break down the myths, reveal the dark truths about pet food production, and share actionable advice for keeping your best friends healthy, happy, and in their natural, lean state.

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We're back for Episode 146! In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + Battle Of The Systems: Super Fantasy Zone (Genesis) vs Super Air Zonk - Rockabilly-Paradise (Turbo Duo)  5:36 - Quick Questions 27:26 - Patreon 22:48 - Eric's Take - Mass Media 44:36 - Best Of 2024 1:54:46 - Catching Up 2:41:27 - Battle Of The Systems   Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 146! In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + Battle Of The Systems: Super Fantasy Zone (Genesis) vs Super Air Zonk - Rockabilly-Paradise (Turbo Duo)  5:36 - Quick Questions 27:26 - Patreon 22:48 - Eric's Take - Mass Media 44:36 - Best Of 2024 1:54:46 - Catching Up 2:41:27 - Battle Of The Systems   Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 145! In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Shareware Games 8:30 - Quick Questions 28:12 - Patreon 33:07 - Cody's Corner 1:00:10 - Game Show 1:16:10 - Catching Up 2:04:32 - 6 Good Shareware Games   Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 145! In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Shareware Games 8:30 - Quick Questions 28:12 - Patreon 33:07 - Cody's Corner 1:00:10 - Game Show 1:16:10 - Catching Up 2:04:32 - 6 Good Shareware Games   Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 144! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news + Battle Of The Systems: Major Title (SNES) vs Human Sports Festival (PCE-CD)   13:30 - Quick Questions 43:08 - Patreon Song 48:04 - Eric's Take - Gaming Roadmap 2025 1:07:26 - Tea Time With Tim - The Spectrum 1:41:14 - News 2:56:08 - Battle Of The Systems: Major Title (SNES) vs Human Sports Festival (PCE-CD)   News -   Notes found at pixelgaiden.com Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 144! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news + Battle Of The Systems: Major Title (SNES) vs Human Sports Festival (PCE-CD)   13:30 - Quick Questions 43:08 - Patreon Song 48:04 - Eric's Take - Gaming Roadmap 2025 1:07:26 - Tea Time With Tim - The Spectrum 1:41:14 - News 2:56:08 - Battle Of The Systems: Major Title (SNES) vs Human Sports Festival (PCE-CD)   News -     CODY – VR Contra is a thing? https://www.timeextension.com/features/how-x8s-contra-super-wall-storm-is-taking-konamis-series-into-the-realm-of-vr  Tim – New all in one MiSTer board coming from Heber the makers of the Multisystem. The Multisystem 2 is coming in 2025, this will be a fully consolised board with all the connections, RAM, outputs and the FPGA all on the same board, completely plug and play. Richard and the team at Heber are working hard to bring us this new system, it will require a new enclosure design that they are starting to work on. More details to follow in the new year.    Eric - Indie Retro News: Sarah Jane Avory is working an Ultima-style RPG for the C64!  https://www.indieretronews.com/2024/12/sarah-jane-avory-is-working-ultima.html  Cody – Killer NES and Genesis Shmups - https://www.brokestudio.fr/product/changeable-guardian-estique-nes/      https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/missed-zpfs-kickstarter-you-can-now-pre-order-the-promising-mega-drive-genesis-shmup-online  Tim – New Atari STE racing game now available (from the 9th of December). FASTER is an arcade style racer from Jonathan Thomas. He has previously ported Pole Position to the STE. FASTER builds on this with a similar look and feel to the aracde racer WEC Lemans. This will be released at the Silly Venture game competition on the weekend of the 6th of December and then released on the 9th.  https://youtu.be/T6nQeMhw2Es?si=hlzRHOnuTVINUs1I  Cody - Want to buy a worse TV just because? https://retrododo.com/theres-a-new-retro-themed-monitor-that-allows-you-to-play-your-games-in-monochrome/  Cody – Where was this last episode!? https://www.indieretronews.com/2024/12/tank-in-dungeon-battle-dangerous-robots.html  Eric - Fan-Made Doom 64 Dreamcast Port Now The "Definitive" Version Of The Game  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/fan-made-doom-64-dreamcast-port-now-the-definitive-version-of-the-game  Cody – Star Wars + Amiga + New Release = Really Cool! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/the-amiga-just-got-an-amazing-new-star-wars-game-made-by-fans  Cody – Gameboy Retrogame update! https://modretro.com/collections/games  Tim – Just announced coming soon in 2025, Raspberry Pi P500 all in one system with keyboard, same kind of look as the P400 but with Pi 5 internals. Also, a new Raspberry Pi monitor with 15.6″ full HD IPS panel colur and branding matching the Pi P500. The P500 coming in around $90 and the screen around $100. Pre-orders are open.  https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-500-and-raspberry-pi-monitor-on-sale-now/  CODY – Shoutout to Indie Retro News Staying in Business!  https://www.indieretronews.com/2024/12/the-future-of-indieretronews-part-2.html#more  Cody – More Keyboards!? https://retrododo.com/8bitdo-announce-new-mechanical-keyboard-that-pays-homage-to-the-original-xbox/   https://retrododo.com/8bitdo-s-edition-mechanical-keyboard-review/    Eric (From Pajaco) - Pico-8 Handhled Coming? - https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=144180  Cody - More EXA-Arcadia News? https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/yuzo-koshiros-genesis-shmup-earthion-is-getting-an-upgraded-arcade-release  Cody - https://retrododo.com/the-donkey-kong-country-expansion-opens-this-december-at-super-nintendo-world/  Eric (From Pajaco) - Another bit of fun news https://evercade.co.uk/evercade-game-of-the-month-2024-9-murtop/  Cody - https://ozzyouzo.itch.io/captain-barrel  Cody – NEWS OF THE WIERD! https://retrododo.com/kfc-release-new-tamagotchi-where-you-look-after-a-chicken-drumstick/  https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=kfc+tamogachi&_sacat=0&_odkw=kfc+tamogathi&_osacat=0  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/piglets-big-game-gets-compared-to-resident-evil-and-silent-hill-starts-selling-for-big-bucks  Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%    

PBS 736- John Pielli talks about the original home run derby- a television series hosted by Mark Scott in 1960. The predecessor to today's All Star Break competition was done in game form and featured head to head matchups of some of the best home run hitters of that time. #savingsportshistory

Anne Ganguzza and Tom Dheere reflect on their time at the Mid-Atlantic Voice Over Conference (MAVO) and show listeners how to align your conference choices with professional objectives and comfort zones. The BOSSES talk about embracing the vibrant energy of smaller conferences, where meaningful connections and enriching learning experiences await. Anne and Tom share personal stories that capture the joy of stepping out of the studio and into creative spaces filled with camaraderie and collaboration. Whether you're new to the scene or a seasoned pro, this episode is filled with invaluable strategies to enhance your career and make every conference moment count. 00:00 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Hey bosses, real Boss, Tom Dheere and myself have a very special deal for you guys. Tom, tell them what it is.  00:08 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) All right, anne. If you use the promo code BOSSVOSS that's B-O-S-S as in V-O-BOSS and V-O-S as in V-O-STRATEGIST, and the number 24, so that's BOSSVOS24, you get 10% off my 30-minute check-in, my one-hour strategy session and my one-hour diagnostic.  00:27 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) And you'll get 10% off all coaching packages and demos on the Anne Ganguzza website. So, guys, black Friday starts now and runs till the end of the year. So everybody, get yourselves on that site and get yourself a discount. BOSS, VOS, BOSS, VOS 24.  00:43 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) BOSS, VOS 24. BOSS. VOS, BOSS, VOS, 24. BOSS, VOS, 24. 00:47 - Intro (Announcement) It's time to take your business to the next level, the boss level. These are the premier business owner strategies and successes being utilized by the industry's top talent today. Rock your business like a boss, a VO boss. Now let's welcome your host, Anne Ganguzza.  01:06 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Hey everyone, welcome to the VO Boss Podcast and the Real Boss Series with the one and only Tom Dheere. Tom Dheere, yay, hi, anne, tom, I get to see you like. I just saw you at MAVO, which was so wonderful. We have to just meet each other at conferences, I feel like there needs to be a change to that.  01:27 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) You live in LA, I live in New York City, so you know we have some logistical challenges.  01:32 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I know, but I feel like we should be seeing each other more, because what a great time.  01:36 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) Well then, they need to produce more conferences so we can hang out more, right.  01:39 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Well, I don't know. Well, I don't know. There might be some people that disagree with that, I'm not sure. Some people are saying that there's more conferences than are needed in this industry. But you know, I like people to have a choice.  01:51 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) Yes, and different conferences meet different needs. Some of them are different sizes, like Mavo is very boutique, like under 100 people, as opposed to VO Atlanta, which is wonderful in its own way, but that has 1,000 people and that can freak out a lot of people. And then one voice is like somewhere in the middle with attendance and there's different focuses. Some have a bilingual track or a Spanish track, some have an audio book track and some have a children's track, like Mavo did. So you just got to find one that's right for you, based on your budget, your professional needs and just your social comfort level.  02:24 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Sure, let's do a recap about Mavo, then, because it was my first year at Mavo, oh, and I truly, truly enjoyed it. It was, it was my first year speaking at Mavo and I loved it. It was small, it was intimate, and she had a boatload of great speakers there, and I really felt as though she worked her tail off to make it a nice experience for everyone.  02:50 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) I agree, this was my fourth 2018, 2020, 22, which was virtual, and then 2024 now. So, like most conference presenters, they like to have people come every other year so they can mix up the speakers and the content, and I always have a lovely time there. Val Kelly, who's the producer of the Mid-Atlantic Voice Over Conference MAVO for short always does a lovely job and, like you said, she puts together a fantastic group of speakers. Like, considering the size of the conference, it's like, quality-wise, a disproportionate quality. Like the quality of speakers, considering the size of the conference, it's just such really high-end.  03:31 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Oh my gosh, Really high-end people. It was incredible high-end speakers, especially because you and I were there. Well, no, I'm sorry, I love it. I think her theme in the beginning was more character-based animation, because that's what she did, and she mentioned to me this is the first time she was going to have somebody coming in that was really talking about things other than character animation, and, of course, I did a general session on corporate, and then I did two mastery sessions which actually were oversold, which I loved on e-learning, and the other one was on acting for narration oversold, which I loved on e-learning, and the other one was on acting for narration, and I just loved the response of the attendees that were there to my classes, and so I had a great time while I was there, but I worked hard, and I will say, though, that the speakers that she had were amazing.  04:18 You were there, I mean, jessica Blue was there, everett Oliver was there I mean I'm just going on and I met some people that I had never met before in person, which was there. Everett Oliver was there. I mean I'm just going on, and I met some people that I had never met before in person, which was great Casting directors, andy Ross. I mean, I just had such a good time meeting new people and now I've got new resources.  04:35 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) Yeah, I had a fantastic time too. What did I teach? I did a breakout session or I don't remember what the name of it was. The term, but it was make taxes less. Taxing had a great turnout, with people trying to figure out how to file their taxes. As a voice actor, that was fun.  04:48 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, that's important.  04:49 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) It is important. I'm noticing a slight uptick in people going to conferences and wanting to get a little bit more understanding of the business side of voiceover, which and considering that's what I do as the VO strategist obviously I'm thrilled that people are expressing more of an interest to complement all the great performance training that they want to get and that they know that they need. But I also did one on smaller voiceover market mastery how to, if you live in a suburban or rural area, how you can thrive both online and in person.  05:15 But the one that was extra interesting is and we talked about this before we started recording is that I was the moderator for the AI panel.  05:23 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah.  05:24 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) And you were in the audience and you participated I was. It was very, very interesting and we had the board of the National Association of Voice Actors, or NAVA, as the panelists president, vice president, director of operations and a member at large and the conversation was very interesting. What I thought was interesting is that I read the room at the beginning, if you remember, and I said who here doesn't know the first thing about AI as it pertains to voiceover? And not a single person raised their hand. Now, maybe they were shy and didn't want to admit they didn't know anything, but I think a lot of them are now that it's been a few years that the voiceover industry has just become aware at all that AI has been permeating the industry long before we understood what was going on. People are making a point to educate themselves, and you have been a huge contributor to that with your VO Boss series. When you interviewed, was it 30 or 35 companies At?  06:15 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) least At least 35 CEOs of companies, of AI companies Some are of companies that don't exist anymore and some that do. So, yeah, and that was back. I think I started two and a half years, maybe three years ago, doing that and talking about how do you create a voice, are you ethical, are you, you know, how are you utilizing the voices and how do you feel about voice actors and treating them fairly and giving them compensation for that voice? And so it was something that I really have been on a journey to do, to research and educate myself, because I think, I mean, we're both educators, tom, and it's so important for voice actors to educate themselves about the industry, about the business and how they can run their business to coexist with disruptive technologies like AI.  07:04 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) Right, right Were you in the room when J Michael Collins did his presentation.  07:08 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I actually was finishing up a mastery session and he was talking about trends in commercial, I believe, or trends in performance, since the new administration or the upcoming administration change.  07:22 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) Yes, that's why I brought it up, because I sat in on that and took a page of notes. He did a fascinating history of how you can line up who's president of the United States with trends in commercials and tone and what affects us as casting specifications.  07:39 So he made a lot of interesting points about those who voted for the winner and what kind of reads are maybe called for, and those who did not vote for the winner of the election and the type of reads that are going to resonate with them for the next few years. So I bring this up, bosses, because this is part of the value that you get out of attending any voiceover conference, much less going to MAVO. It's education, it's networking, it's the opportunity to meet great coaches like Anne, or get to know a casting director or someone like that. But also industry trends what's going on in the industry right now and how you need to adjust or adapt your understanding of the voiceover industry and how you can adjust your business model to adapt to what may change in the coming years.  08:29 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) One thing that I like to think about in regards to trends is trends. You have to keep your eyes and ears open and assess what you feel is happening in the industry, as well as what your clients are saying. And so, while I would never say this is the trend in black and white, this is what it's going to be or this is what's calling for, and then say that's it, I'm only going to practice that trend. I say be the actor, because when you're the actor, you can be versatile and you can cover any trend and so just know which ones seem to be resonating along with culture and the current status and the current flow of advertising. But also be that actor. Take that coaching, training that allows you to be the actor that can be versatile, that can follow direction, no matter what they want, because there can be trends all over the place.  09:19 So, for example, after the Super Bowl last year, there was the Poppy read. Right, there was that read. I was not asked for that poppy read very often, even though that was spouted as the latest and greatest big trend. So, again, my customers had their own specific direction for what I do. Also, it depends on genre right, genres that you're working on, and I feel that if you are a well-versed actor, you're gonna be able to adjust yourself to any trend. However, it is important that we all educate ourselves on what's current and relevant out there, because you probably don't want to be out there doing that old announcer read, although that's one of the reads that could potentially come back, or it can be a read that one of your clients wants, and a lot of times we get the gig with one read and then they direct us to something completely different, and so keeping your ears out and eyes out for trends is great, but also that age old advice that sage, wise advice to just get your acting skills in order, I think is absolutely still relevant.  10:20 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) Oh, 100, 100%. And this is why you want to have good coaches that can help guide you through the voiceover industry, teach you the basics of voiceover, that are the evergreen content, like breath control or microphone techniques, script interpretation, and then obviously layering that with the genre training, like what you do with your e-learning and your narration training. And this is where the advantage of going to a voiceover conference is, for both attendees and for speakers and presenters like you and me, is that we can have conversations with speakers, other coaches, other casting directors. What's going on, what trends are you noticing, how have you had to adjust your teaching or coaching style to adapt with what's going on in the industry and how we can prepare for what's going on next.  11:06 And if there's one thing I noticed is that, yes, you are technically J Michael Collins' competitor and he is technically Everett Oliver's competitor and he is technically Nancy Wolfson's competitor. But like the level of camaraderie and the very from what I've noticed over many years free-flowing exchange of information. Well, you know the old thing the rising tide lifts all boats. So we're all happy to exchange information, Like if I go to the same conference that a Mark Scott does or a Paul Schmidt does, and Paul Schmidt. He was hanging out at the bar for this conference. He wasn't an actual attendee.  11:39 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) He was there he was living in the.  11:41 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) he lives in the area, so he's like yeah, let me go hang out with my friends, and it was. It was awesome to see him.  11:45 There was a couple of people that just showed up and just like, hey, what's going on? A couple of people that just came to hang out. We all are in these little booths talking to ourselves all the time in a vacuum and we have to build characters and connect and engage, but just to be able to stop wearing sweatpants all day, get out of the booth and just go, just hang out and get dressed up.  12:17 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I love getting dressed up.  12:18 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) Yes, and look fabulous, fabulous every day, and I actually got the chance to wear a suit which I haven't done in so long.  12:25 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I had costume changes, Tom. I had costume changes you know, I call them costume changes, but I love it.  12:31 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) Like you're hosting an Oscar.  12:33 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I had a few of them, which is pretty cool.  12:35 Yeah, Right, Okay, and now it's hand-wearing and a lot of it is just the energy, right, the energy at a conference and the energy especially at a smaller-sized conference too. The energy at, let's say, a larger conference can be overwhelming, right, it's great and it's exhilarating, but it can also be overwhelming and stressful For something for a much smaller venue. I really enjoyed the energy because it wasn't like we couldn't hear each other over the loud din of thousands of people. We were all a close group that kind of gathered in the restaurant slash bar area every night and ultimately had a great time talking to one another, and I absolutely love it. And we did fun, crazy things, Like I actually have a little video that will be coming out. We all had everybody say the same line and be the actors that they are, and so I literally recorded multiple people saying the same line with their drinks in hand and that should be a cute little video coming out in a few days. Everybody just had a blast. Whether you normally do that type of a thing, it was just nice to see the improv and the acting and the laughter and just so much fun hanging out after hours or after the classes are done, and typically when I'm at a conference.  13:51 I know that for myself I don't know, Tom, if this happens to you too the more conferences I'm presenting, I'm very, very hyper-focused on my presentations because I want to make sure I'm ready and I've got the energy to teach a three or four-hour class, which some of these ended up being, and so I'm not always socializing late in the late hours because I'm like well, I got to get up early, but I noticed that none of it was overwhelming for me, so I was able to hang out and really visit with people later on in the evenings. That I typically do at larger conferences. Just because I find that there's so much noise at the bigger conferences, I get a little more stressed out quicker and I'm like well, I got to go to bed now because I got to make sure I'm up and I can do my class in the morning. I don't know what did you feel about that, Tom?  14:35 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) Yeah, I noticed the same thing because we were both at VO Atlanta this spring and, like I said, there's 1,000 attendees and probably what 50 or 60 speakers plus a couple of dozen staff. So it's an amazing, wonderful experience, but it can be a little overwhelming Canva presentations and making sure my outlines are just so and timing it a little bit to make sure I have time for Q&A and sidebars and stories and stuff like that.  15:05 So, I found myself staying. I was at the bar for a little while. I think I turned into a pumpkin around sometime between 10.30 and 11 o'clock at night, which I think is a yeah that was me.  15:15 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) That's a long time for me. Oh, really At home I'm usually in bed by nine, so I mean oh yeah, I'm like I'm a wimp.  15:22 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) Back in the day. I'd be at the bar until two, three, four in the morning, but I just don't have the battery power for that anymore. Also, I'm hitting the gym in the morning, so like I was in the gym, Me too. Friday, saturday morning and Sunday morning I was in the gym at 7.30. Oh.  15:37 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I missed you those. I missed you those times because I was prepping for a nine o'clock class.  15:43 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) Well, yeah, I didn't have any nine o'clock classes this time, so I had a little time to be able to go down. I just did like a half hour on the treadmill just to kind of get my steps in and get my circulation going, have a nice breakfast and then get some tea and make my way down. But I was wondering, Anne I'm sure there's a lot of bosses here who have never been to a conference before what would you suggest as some like voiceover conference strategies for someone that's never been to one?  16:05 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Ah, yes, for me I really like to get the most out of, and I'm like, probably sometimes the worst, I'm the worst offender because I'm so busy and I'm not looking at the schedule. But I would say look at the schedule, decide ahead of time, right, what classes look good for you, and and really kind of create your schedule before you get there. It's nice you can make last minute changes, you know, once you get there, depending on, like maybe somebody says, oh no, no, no, you really have to go see this talk or this presentation or I've seen this person before and they're really great and you might make changes then. But I think, really having a plan and of course, old school, I'm either a notepad to jot things down or I like to do notes on my phone a lot in order to get things from the presentation. I know that for me, because I've lost my talent to write, tom, I mean, I don't know like, do people like I can barely sign my name these days because I'm typing so much. So a lot of times what I'll do is I'll take a picture, like a screenshot, of the presenters or the screen, if they've got a display, and then I'll just jot down notes while I'm talking in my notes on my phone, or I'll just create right a note on my phone and I'll take pictures while I'm doing it as well. So now I've got the notes and I can take pictures and then I have that across all my platforms, and so that's kind of the way that I take notes for that and I also make sure nowadays to get people's contacts.  17:28 And, tom, I'm the old school. You probably saw my cards on the table because I purchased them for one other conference and I'm like you know what? I'm just going to leave them on the table. On the back of it I made sure that I had a QR code that basically, when you scan it, I'm right in your contacts in your phone. So it's got my name, yeah, it's got my name, my address. So it's no longer just like oh, it's a card that just has your email, your phone. It has a QR code that you can scan so that it automatically goes into contacts, and I find that that is super beneficial. Like all the contacts that I made, we basically just touched each other's phones or we called each other and then filled out information so that it went right into our contacts. Not so much exchanging cards these days, but I say always have some for backup. What about you?  18:11 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) Well, for those of you who are listening to this, I just flashed my VO Strategist business card, which also has a QR code on the back. I also have I think it's hopbio, h-o-p-pbio, where you can kind of make a little mini type of website, and I have one for Tom Deere, voice actor, and I have one for VO Strategist. It's a QR code also, so people scan it and then they can see it's also linked, so it has all your contact information on there. You can even hyperlink your blog to it. So it's just kind of like everything that you are in like one little place. It's like one-stop shopping for marketing. As to note-taking, I have to let everybody know that Anne took a picture of some of my notes at a class at a workshop that she wanted to go to but she couldn't make it to, which is perfect.  18:55 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yep, I absolutely did, and I love it. I mean, it's now it's in my phone so I can refer to it at any time, which is great.  19:01 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) I'll deal with your one of two things. I'll use Google Keep, which is a Google note-taking app. But what I've been doing more and more lately is that before I go to a conference and I pretty much know I mean I've got all my presentations, but then I look and see when I'm not presenting and what workshops I have time to attend and be a student of is that I'll set up in Google Drive. I'll set up a Google Doc and it'll just say, like 2014, mavo. So if you go into my Google Doc for those of you who have broken in you see I've got the year that I attend the conference and the name of the conference, so I can just see, in chronological order, every set of notes I've taken for every conference that I presented at or attended. So I'll often bring my tablet and I'll just be typing directly into the Google Drive doc that I had already set up. So when I get home it's already there. I don't have to do anything.  19:48 But I do take pictures of screenshots, like you do pictures of slides and what I'll often do is, I'll take a picture of the slide and then I will just copy and paste that picture into that Google Drive doc. So I don't have to transpose it either.  20:03 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Exactly that way, you've got your notes and your photos. Yeah, it's all together, so it's all together.  20:07 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) One bit of advice I will give our bosses who do attend a voiceover conference is find a note-taking buddy that looks like they're going to be presentations that you want to go to as like the primary ones you know, like if you want to go to all the ones about cartoons and video games.  20:27 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Like you were my note-taking buddy, yeah. Yeah, be a note-taking buddy, you were my note-taking buddy for Jay Michael's presentation Right.  20:33 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) Because you're just like click there, you go, so like, but based on what you want to do. If you have a friend who wants to focus on business and marketing and tech and you want to focus the performance ones, they go to all the other ones and you just take notes and you just swap, yeah.  20:45 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, I'd like to really like give props to the business classes in the conferences, and I know because I used to teach business classes Sometimes I mean it used to be that they were the hard sell right.  20:56 And the funny thing is is I think what people need the most is business sometimes, because it's so easy to take performance after performance after performance classes. But your performance is wonderful in your studio by yourself. If you're not selling, if you don't have the business savvy, you don't have the marketing savvy and you're not selling yourself, well then nobody's going to see your beautiful performance. So I do want to give a big push for those of you that go to conferences, give yourself I mean I know you might hate business or you might hate marketing but do yourself a favor and sign up for a marketing session so that you can understand, like, how marketing has trends have changed or new ideas. I mean you could come out with one, just one new golden nugget for how to market yourself and that can make all the difference to get you seen or in front of a casting director, or in front of a talent agent, or in front of a new client and then, boom, it's been able to grow your business.  21:51 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) Well as the person who teaches all the business and marketing breakouts and workshops and mastery sessions at all of these voiceover conferences. Obviously, I have a vested interest and I want all of you to attend my classes and take my content. But Anne is 100% right attend my classes and take my content. But Anne is 100% right. There is and I've noticed it over the oh geez, 13 years or so that I've been attending and speaking at voiceover conferences is that they tend to be populated by a lot of professional students. They just keep taking performance class after performance class. They don't take any business and marketing class and they never pull the trigger. They never go for it.  22:26 Now I can't speak to why any one of them can't or won't pull the trigger. It may be financial they can't leave their day job. It may be psychological they just have certain emotional mental blocks that are preventing them from pulling the trigger. But I say this in almost everything that I speak at is that your talent will get you your first gig with a client. Your project management skills will get you the next gig with the same client. Project management is all the stuff you have to do between the moment that the email hits your inbox and the moment that the check clears. So if you're able to use your talent to get an audition and book it, if you don't know what to do when it's time to press the red button and I'm not talking on a performance level, I'm talking on a technical and a business level you're useless as a voice actor and they're not going to come back.  23:11 So I speak at a lot of these and there's a lot of other great business and marketing coaches that presented a lot of these. I think it's really important for you to take the time yes, if there's a certain casting director that you want to meet, if there's a certain coach you'd like to connect with to see if you'd be a good fit for getting coached for them and booking a demo, which I know Anne experiences that all the time make it a point to go to one or two business or marketing related things, because it's not even just being about a well-rounded voice actor, it's about being effective at all, because if you don't know that stuff, you're not going to get anywhere. All the best video game and cartoon coaching in the world isn't going to get you anywhere if you don't know how to demonstrate your value, to get you those casting opportunities and if you don't have the business savvy to capitalize on those opportunities, yeah, I mean, I agree, a thousand percent, a thousand percent really.  23:59 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I mean, and I've seen it conference after conference and I used to teach the business classes early, early on, before I knew Tom, I used to do like social media classes, business classes, and it was interesting because people were just so drawn to like the character and the animation classes and those performance classes and I think you really just need to have I mean, this is one of the reasons why I started the VO Boss. It was really about the business strategies for voiceover artists and really that's what this podcast was all about to hopefully help educate in the business sense of it, business and marketing sense of things, because you can have the best voice in the world but if nobody knows about it, there you sit, there you sit, wow. So some good tips and tricks, guys. I highly recommend the Mabel conference. I know Val, she just works so hard at it and it really was a lovely conference and I hope I get asked to go back next year.  24:53 - Tom Dheere (Co-host) I hope you do too, and I had a wonderful time and I always look forward to it, and hopefully I will get asked again as well. Hint, hint, val, if you're watching this.  25:00 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yes, Val, we love you Val. So yeah, I'm going to give a great big shout out to our sponsor, IPDTL. You too can connect and network like bosses. Find out more at IPDTLcom. Bosses, have an amazing week and we'll see you next week. Bye.  25:17 - Intro (Announcement) Join us next week for another edition of VO Boss with your host, anne Ganguza, and take your business to the next level. Sign up for our mailing list at vobosscom and receive exclusive content, industry revolutionizing tips and strategies and new ways to rock your business like a boss. Redistribution with permission. Coast to coast connectivity via ipdtl.   

We're back for Episode 143! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Tank Games 6:20 - Quick Questions 29:56 - Patreon 35:11 - Tea Time With Tim 58:30 - Catching Up 2:29:14 - 6 Good Tank Games Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 143! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Tank Games 6:20 - Quick Questions 29:56 - Patreon 35:11 - Tea Time With Tim 58:30 - Catching Up 2:29:14 - 6 Good Tank Games Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.   Today is Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. Christmas at the Fair returns to the State Fairgrounds, showcasing the sights and sounds of the holidays…Plum Orchard Lake gets some major upgrades…and The History Project details the time when West Virginia had four governors at once…on today's daily304. #1 – From WV DAILY NEWS – Christmas at the Fair returns on Dec. 5 for the fifth season at the State Fairgrounds in Lewisburg.  This year, Christmas at the Fair will once again allow patrons to drive through and, on special nights, walk the property while enjoying the sights and sounds of the holidays. There is no cost, but monetary donations are accepted. The event runs from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays, as well as Monday, Dec. 23 and Tuesday, Dec. 24. GH Concessions will again have hot chocolate, coffee, funnel cakes, and deep-fried Oreos available for purchase. Read more: https://wvdn.com/148831/   #2 – From WVNS-TV – Thanks to the efforts of the local community, Plum Orchard Lake is a little closer to its former glory today than it was just a few months ago. Responding to requests from the community, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources made some upgrades to the lake and wildlife management area in Fayette County. Mark Scott, assistant chief of fish management for WVDNR Wildlife Resources, detailed some of the improvements made. Updates include the purchase of three new floating docks, resurfacing the fishing pier, repaving sections of the road and adding a new roof on the firing range. A part-time hire also has been brought on to help maintain the area. Plum Orchard Lake is one of the top producers of trophy-sized largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie and channel catfish in West Virginia.  Read more: https://www.wvnstv.com/news/local-news/plum-orchard-lake-gets-needed-updates/   #3 – From WV EXPLORER – Think there's too much government? As complex as politics get in West Virginia, there was a time in the late 1800s when the Mountain State had four governors at one time. During that strange election year, 1888, two gubernatorial candidates pulled in a like number of votes. Nathan Goff, Jr., appeared to be the winner, though Aretas Brooks Fleming contested the vote, and both took the oath of office. Then, former governor Emmanuel Willis Wilson declined to vacate the office until the matter was settled. At the same time, Senate President Robert Carr came forth with the valid claim that the state constitution required the president to fill any gubernatorial vacancy. The matter wasn't sorted out for two confusing years. Check out the story in WV Explorer to find out which one was finally sworn in as the eighth governor of West Virginia! Read more: https://wvexplorer.com/2024/11/18/the-time-west-virginia-had-four-governors/   Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo.  That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.  

We're back for Episode 142! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news + Battle Of The Systems Freedom Force (NES) vs Wanted (SMS)   10:05 - Quick Questions 29:26 - Patreon Song 34:42 - Eric's Take - State Of Gaming 1:00:56 - News 1:57:32 - Battle Of The Systems Freedom Force (NES) vs Wanted (SMS)   News -     Eric – Season 2 for Playdate is happening in 2025 - https://news.play.date/news/playdate-update-oct-2024/  Cody - https://retrododo.com/8bitdo-have-opened-up-pre-orders-for-their-new-retro-108-full-size-mechanical-keyboard-range/  Tim – Penultimate +3 from TFW8B. Now being offered as an upgrade and as a full product. More room for games, the addition of a built in SD2IEC with Micro SD slot and the ability to bank switch up to 72k!  See the last photo in the link below  https://www.tfw8b.com/product/vic20-penultimate-plus-two/    Eric - Metal Slug Tactics gives turn-based strategy available now - https://www.notion.so/Metal-Slug-Tactics-gives-turn-based-strategy-a-hyper-stylized-shot-of-adrenaline-Ars-Technica-135032ac7caa810c9137e4a424b9e544  Cody - https://retrododo.com/nintendo-officially-confirms-that-the-switch-2-will-be-backwards-compatible/  Eric - Wireless HORIPAD for Steam - HORI USA  https://stores.horiusa.com/hpc-055U  Cody - https://retrododo.com/modder-gets-doom-running-on-alarmo-after-5-days-of-tests/  Eric – Physical Sturmwind Editions available soon for Dreamcast  https://videogamesnewyork.com/search.php?search_query="Sturmwind"§ion=product  Cody - https://retrododo.com/alien-romulus-is-getting-a-vhs-release-for-nostalgic-film-collectors/  Eric - 36 Years After It Released, There Are So Many New Genesis Games Someone Has Built A Site To Track Them All  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/36-years-after-it-released-there-are-so-many-new-genesis-games-someone-has-built-a-site-to-track-them-all  Cody - https://retrododo.com/megaman-1-law-of-justice-is-a-new-nes-rom-hack-that-completely-revamps-the-original-game/  Eric - Next-Generation Dreamcast VMUs Are Getting An Absolutely Essential Feature   https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/next-generation-dreamcast-vmus-are-getting-an-absolutely-essential-feature  Cody – NEO GEO RELATED NEWS?  https://shop.bitmapbureau.com/products/xeno-crisis-gba?srsltid=AfmBOoqnd51BKDnpU-wgOpnkS4DC0ttnXrfMb8IhvQS4NdwgRthgF6q-  https://www.pixelheart.eu/en/produit/andro-dunos-2-3ds-eur/  https://neofidstudios.itch.io/demons-of-asteborg-dx  Eric - Promising EmuDeck Machine Declared Dead After Failing To Secure Funding https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/promising-emudeck-machine-declared-dead-after-failing-to-secure-funding  Cody – News of the weird  https://retrododo.com/a-castlevania-musical-is-coming-in-2025/  https://retrododo.com/a-shinobi-movie-is-coming-from-sega-universal/  https://retrododo.com/breath-of-the-wild-ds-demake-discovered-by-aliexpress-customer/    Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 142! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news + Battle Of The Systems Freedom Force (NES) vs Wanted (SMS)   10:05 - Quick Questions 29:26 - Patreon Song 34:42 - Eric's Take - State Of Gaming 1:00:56 - News 1:57:32 - Battle Of The Systems Freedom Force (NES) vs Wanted (SMS)   News -     Eric – Season 2 for Playdate is happening in 2025 - https://news.play.date/news/playdate-update-oct-2024/  Cody - https://retrododo.com/8bitdo-have-opened-up-pre-orders-for-their-new-retro-108-full-size-mechanical-keyboard-range/  Tim – Penultimate +3 from TFW8B. Now being offered as an upgrade and as a full product. More room for games, the addition of a built in SD2IEC with Micro SD slot and the ability to bank switch up to 72k!  See the last photo in the link below  https://www.tfw8b.com/product/vic20-penultimate-plus-two/    Eric - Metal Slug Tactics gives turn-based strategy available now - https://www.notion.so/Metal-Slug-Tactics-gives-turn-based-strategy-a-hyper-stylized-shot-of-adrenaline-Ars-Technica-135032ac7caa810c9137e4a424b9e544  Cody - https://retrododo.com/nintendo-officially-confirms-that-the-switch-2-will-be-backwards-compatible/  Eric - Wireless HORIPAD for Steam - HORI USA  https://stores.horiusa.com/hpc-055U  Cody - https://retrododo.com/modder-gets-doom-running-on-alarmo-after-5-days-of-tests/  Eric – Physical Sturmwind Editions available soon for Dreamcast  https://videogamesnewyork.com/search.php?search_query="Sturmwind"§ion=product  Cody - https://retrododo.com/alien-romulus-is-getting-a-vhs-release-for-nostalgic-film-collectors/  Eric - 36 Years After It Released, There Are So Many New Genesis Games Someone Has Built A Site To Track Them All  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/36-years-after-it-released-there-are-so-many-new-genesis-games-someone-has-built-a-site-to-track-them-all  Cody - https://retrododo.com/megaman-1-law-of-justice-is-a-new-nes-rom-hack-that-completely-revamps-the-original-game/  Eric - Next-Generation Dreamcast VMUs Are Getting An Absolutely Essential Feature   https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/next-generation-dreamcast-vmus-are-getting-an-absolutely-essential-feature  Cody – NEO GEO RELATED NEWS?  https://shop.bitmapbureau.com/products/xeno-crisis-gba?srsltid=AfmBOoqnd51BKDnpU-wgOpnkS4DC0ttnXrfMb8IhvQS4NdwgRthgF6q-  https://www.pixelheart.eu/en/produit/andro-dunos-2-3ds-eur/  https://neofidstudios.itch.io/demons-of-asteborg-dx  Eric - Promising EmuDeck Machine Declared Dead After Failing To Secure Funding https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/promising-emudeck-machine-declared-dead-after-failing-to-secure-funding  Cody – News of the weird  https://retrododo.com/a-castlevania-musical-is-coming-in-2025/  https://retrododo.com/a-shinobi-movie-is-coming-from-sega-universal/  https://retrododo.com/breath-of-the-wild-ds-demake-discovered-by-aliexpress-customer/    Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%  

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We're back for Episode 141! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + UFO 50 Special! 5:22 - Quick Questions 17:52 - Patreon 33:24 - Game Show - UFO 50 1:06:54 - Catching Up 1:39:14 - 6 Good UFO 50 Games   Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 141! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + UFO 50 Special! 5:22 - Quick Questions 17:52 - Patreon 33:24 - Game Show - UFO 50 1:06:54 - Catching Up 1:39:14 - 6 Good UFO 50 Games   Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 140! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news + Battle Of The Systems Monster Party (NES) vs Ghost House (SMS)   12:10 - Quick Questions 31:27 - Patreon Song 51:34 - Eric's Take - RG407V Review 1:04:00 - News 2:01:02 - Battle Of The Systems Monster Party (NES) vs Ghost House (SMS) News notes at pixelgaiden.com Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 140! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news + Battle Of The Systems Monster Party (NES) vs Ghost House (SMS)   12:10 - Quick Questions 31:27 - Patreon Song 51:34 - Eric's Take - RG407V Review 1:04:00 - News 2:01:02 - Battle Of The Systems Monster Party (NES) vs Ghost House (SMS) News -     Cody – https://www.indieretronews.com/2024/09/thunder-child-this-work-in-progress.html#more  Eric – Octopus Arcade Stick review: a premium fight stick with versatility to match - https://www.techradar.com/gaming/octopus-arcade-stick-review  Cody – New NeoGeo game for preorder...and more! https://www.pixelheart.eu/en/home/  Eric - Pinball Spire is a wonderful reinvention of what Pinball can be - https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/pinball-spire-is-a-wonderful-reinvention-of-what-pinball-can-be/  Cody – CA Law forces online stores hand.  https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/26/24254922/california-digital-purchase-disclosure-law-ab-2426  Eric - "This Could Be Crippling" - Fake PS1 Discs Just Got Harder To Spot  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/10/this-could-be-crippling-fake-ps1-discs-just-got-harder-to-spot  Cody – GAIME Light gun system for Modern TV's with Time Crisis!  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/09/time-crisis-is-coming-to-modern-tvs-thanks-to-a-plug-and-play-ai-powered-light-gun  Eric - Nintendo Sound Clock Alarmo™ - Nintendo Official Site  https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nintendo-sound-clock-alarmo-121311/  Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/09/like-zombies-ate-my-neighbors-then-check-out-new-sega-genesis-shooter-lethal-wedding  Eric - Industry Veteran MicroProse Is Publishing Desert Strike Spiritual Successor, Cleared Hot  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/10/industry-veteran-microprose-is-publishing-desert-strike-spiritual-successor-cleared-hot  Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/10/the-hit-mobile-game-geometry-dash-gets-impressive-fan-demake-for-nes  Eric - The MSX2 Shooter 'Undeadline' Is Heading To Nintendo Switch  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/10/the-msx2-shooter-undeadline-is-heading-to-nintendo-switch  Eric - NES expansion port receives its first peripheral after 39 years, a Bluetooth hub  https://www.techspot.com/news/105109-nes-expansion-port-receives-first-peripheral-after-39.html    Cody - NEWS OF THE WEIRD -   https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/09/square-enix-announces-sega-genesis-saturn-and-dreamcast-die-cast-miniatures  https://retrododo.com/green-day-to-launch-old-dookie-tracks-on-a-game-boy-cartridge-limited-to-25/    Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%  

This week marks one year since the Hamas attack that left about 1,200 Israelis dead. Since then, tens of thousands of people have been killed -- the majority of them Palestinians living in Gaza. And many, many more have had their lives profoundly disrupted. But an online war has also raged over the past year. Social media has been flooded with disinformation and propaganda, part of an all-out effort to distort the conflict and how it's viewed around the world. Host Steven Overly called up Atlantic Council senior fellow Mark Scott to talk about the watershed moment for warfare in the digital age. Steven Overly is the host of POLITICO Tech. Mark Scott is a Senior Fellow for the Atlantic Council. Annie Rees is the managing producer for audio at POLITICO. Afra Abdullah is a POLITICO audio producer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back for Episode 139! In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + Battle Of The Systems: Spatter (Arcade) vs Fantasy Zone The Maze (Master System) 7:59 - Quick Questions 37:54 - Patreon 41:58 - Eric's Take - LAN Party 2000! 1:24:30 - Game Show 1:47:30 - Catching Up 3:10:12 - Battle Of The Systems: Spatter (Arcade) vs Fantasy Zone The Maze (Master System)   Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 139! In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + Battle Of The Systems: Spatter (Arcade) vs Fantasy Zone The Maze (Master System) 7:59 - Quick Questions 37:54 - Patreon 41:58 - Eric's Take - LAN Party 2000! 1:24:30 - Game Show 1:47:30 - Catching Up 3:10:12 - Battle Of The Systems: Spatter (Arcade) vs Fantasy Zone The Maze (Master System)   Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

The BOSS Anne Ganguzza sits down with the dynamic Laura Doman, discussing her creative journey from high-tech sales to on-camera/voiceover actor. Her story is a testament to the power of following your passion, no matter your stage of life. The BOSSES explore the evolving landscape of on-camera and voiceover work, highlighting the growing demand for diverse and older talent. They discuss strategies for combating ageism, including the use of humor and embracing one's unique qualities. The BOSSES reflect on the dynamics of working with younger teams and the importance of authenticity in creating memorable roles. The conversation also touches on empowering women in the voiceover industry and how past professional experiences can complement new ventures. 00:02 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Hey guys, Anne Ganguzza here. Imagine a voiceover journey where every step is filled with discovery and growth. That's the path I want to work on with you, through nurturing coaching and creative demo production. Let's unveil the true potential of your voice together. It's not just about the destination, it's about the gorgeous journey getting there. Are you ready to take the first step? Connect with me at anganguzacom.  00:32 - Intro (Announcement) It's time to take your business to the next level, the boss level. These are the premier business owner strategies and successes being utilized by the industry's top talent today. Rock your business like a boss a VO boss. Now let's welcome your host, Anne Ganguzza.  00:50 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Hey everyone, welcome to the VO Boss Podcast. I'm your host, Anne Ganguzza, and today I am very excited to have with me in the studio a special guest on-camera actor, video communications coach, speaker and author, Laura Doman. Laura's voiceover and on-camera credits include commercials and industrials for AAA, home Depot, the United Way, equifax and Bobo's Oat Bars, as well as many more, and lead and supporting roles in films, tv web series and new media. Laura, I am so excited. Thanks so much for joining us on the show today. Oh, thank you, anne. It's such a delight to be here, yay. Well, let's start off for the bosses who are not familiar with you Tell us a little bit about your journey into acting, because I know you've been in acting forever and voiceover and, yeah, how it all started?  01:40 - Laura Doman (Co-host) Well, I guess I would just say I am in my second childhood andA having the time of my life. I am definitely in that third stage of life, but acting is something I've always loved. I was the little kid putting on plays in the neighborhood all through school. I did the morning announcements in high school.  01:56 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Oh, of course you did. I can totally hear that yeah.  02:00 - Laura Doman (Co-host) And I had a lot of fun. I even trained other kids how to do it, because the school found it was one way to get the kids to finally quiet down in homeroom and listen. Well, I ended up going into a corporate career, but I ended up in high-tech sales, where my favorite thing was surprise, surprise presentations, being able to go to conferences, be a speaker, anything where I could just do a little razzle-dazzle in front of people. After I did that for a number of years, though, I took a straight turn off to the right and became a stay-at-home mom, something I never envisioned, but that gave me a chance to take a look at what do I really want to do with my life? And once my kids got old enough, I decided hey, you know, we're not getting any younger. When I'm on my deathbed I don't want to have any regrets. And when I was in my corporate job, I would sneak out of some of those sales calls.  02:53 And I did do on-camera commercials. I did some film roles, I did some TV commercials. I did a little bit of everything, and I said you know what? I'm going to dive into it, what the heck? And so I did, and I started first on camera. And just for anybody who's wondering if you're too old to get started, that was, oh, I was in my mid to hear it, but she is. She was in the musical theater and she was begging Mom. I really want to do film and TV and all I could think of, as the responsible parent, was school let's think about this. And I thought, well, she may not get into any agency. Somebody picked her up and then they were looking for older actors, so I dusted off my materials. I did that. I ran into a friend who told me you can get some real voiceover training. I found the Atlanta VoiceOver Studio, which is incredible, and then I had both of those going and that's where my acting career just sort of took off.  03:56 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Wow, so did you find that you were getting on-camera roles first and then voiceover, or were they both kind of coming at the same time?  04:05 - Laura Doman (Co-host) Well, definitely the on-camera. And I had enough hubris to think well, I had experience, I had training way back when I could just do it and I booked a bunch. All of a sudden I realized I don't know enough and I went back for training and then I started getting a request for voiceover, especially anything with the teleprompter. Now, in my personal opinion, the teleprompter is the love child between on-camera and voiceover.  04:29 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Sure is yes, that's a great analogy that is a great analogy.  04:33 - Laura Doman (Co-host) I love it. It is the best of both worlds. First of all, you're on camera, but you don't have to memorize a darn thing. I know.  04:41 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) That's such a relief. I mean because when I was in school I was in plays and I just remember, oh God, memorizing those lines was just so. I mean I loved it, but it was so tedious and I'm like teleprompter now. This is pretty cool. I don't have to memorize anymore.  04:56 - Laura Doman (Co-host) Especially the older you get. Yeah, it's hard. Now, one thing I did find by memorizing a lot of lines not so much monologues but big scenes was that the brain cells started waking up, and it's a muscle. The more I did it, the better I got at it. So if you want to stay young, Memorize yes.  05:15 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, I like that you mentioned this, and actually one of the reasons why I really did want to have like a conversation with you today was you talked about you've evolved over the years and your second childhood, and talking about voiceover and on camera. I'd like to talk to you about your thoughts on ageism because, being a woman of a certain age, I have experienced a certain amount of ageism in my careers over the years and I think we should have a discussion. Let's talk about that. How has ageism affected you in the on-camera world and or in voiceover?  05:51 - Laura Doman (Co-host) Well, it's kind of interesting because we all have a mental age of what we look like and it's usually, in my case, 15, 20 years younger than I really am. But you have to go with how you look. Now, with voice, it's how does your voice print sound Right and you could be many decades younger. But on camera usually you play within about 10 years of your real age. So it could be a bit of a wake-up call first of all, to come to terms with it. Yeah, you could take great care of yourself, but they also cast people a little bit younger. So I have been doing things for AARP and Medicare and retirement communities. Now that I'm getting into that age it's not that unusual. But they never know what they really want. Oftentimes they want people who really look old and in the on-camera world they're not necessarily looking for pretty model types For a long time. They're looking for what they call real people. Yeah, anybody off the street. Thank goodness it turned to that, didn't it.  06:47 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I mean, would you say like reality TV kind of, at least started the evolution of maybe having real people on television. I mean, even though real TV I mean that could be a whole nother podcast, if it's really real TV but in terms of not everybody on television has to be attractive and young.  07:02 - Laura Doman (Co-host) Oh, yeah, you know what? I noticed this when I compare it before reality TV to now. Back in the late 80s, early 90s, when I was sneaking out doing all this stuff, I was told that I was too get this exotic for the Atlanta market, where I live. I should go to Miami or New York. Why? Because I look Middle Eastern, I look Hispanic, I look New Yorkish and I have dark hair. And whenever they would ask me to play a businesswoman, they just said you're not quite right, I am a businesswoman. Oh, no, no, no, those are pert little cute blondes with little pageboy haircuts. It's completely reversed. The people that they're looking for are of multiple ethnicities, mixed ethnicity, and they don't want model types. And I think reality TV did play a big role because people want to identify and they want real stories.  07:54 So I do believe that's part of it. As far as the ageism is concerned, I definitely was seeing that in the corporate world and my friends who are still in it are having a horrible time, but I haven't found it so much on camera Now. Partly it's because they do need older roles and thank goodness they are finally running some really good juicy ones. You know, I just did a web series where I was playing an evil, murderous stepmother. I love it. Usually I play sweet mothers and grandmas.  08:24 They had a stunt coordinator who was showing me how to slap, punch, hit, take a knife, stab. I normally don't get those kind of roles and they're realizing older people have some interesting things going on. But sometimes they're going to be worried and I had a series on camera a little well, I stick it on YouTube now called Actors Over 50. There are some casting directors wondering can you memorize? Can?  08:47 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) you handle all this.  08:50 - Laura Doman (Co-host) Are you going to be able to physically handle any of the movements we require? Do you have the stamina?  08:56 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Wow, and those are things that I wouldn't have even thought. I mean, my next question was going to be what strategies do you have for combating ageism? And those thoughts about yeah, can you, do you have the stamina?  09:07 - Laura Doman (Co-host) You know what? You just probably announced who you are and I have found that when you're older, you care a lot less what people think and you can have a lot more fun. Older, you care a lot less what people think and you can have a lot more fun. And I've been using humor and everything so I make light of it so I could be like the snarky grandma I can be the person who has something funny to say. Sometimes, when you have a very young group of people you're working with, you are going to be sidelined because you're not their generation and you're older and you're ignored. But there are many others who want to hear what you have to say and they love it when you say something they didn't expect out of you.  09:41 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, I love that, and so in voiceover, do you have any instances where you might have been looked over because of I don't know your age? Or was it something that wasn't really relevant, because we're behind the mic and we're theoretically not seen?  10:00 - Laura Doman (Co-host) I haven't found that so much, mostly because they're dealing with a voice. I did do a directed session for a group in Milan, italy, and they were looking for a younger voice. This was a few years back and I think they did a double take. When they saw that I'm not in my 20s, they were fine with it Again. They only wanted the finished product. I don't find it so much, except that when I'm dealing with a very young group of people, sometimes they just aren't comfortable with you. They don't know how to relate to you. I try to warm it up by being friendly and professional, but I also realize okay, that's where they are in their lifetimes. They're just not comfortable with people over a certain age. I remind them too much of their mothers, grandmothers that nasty old aunt.  10:42 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I don't know, I don't have a nasty aunt, but I got it. So then would you say that opportunities for, let's say, bosses just starting out that might be older, like are there ample opportunities both on?  10:55 - Laura Doman (Co-host) camera and inover for their age. Yes, there are tons. Now the one nice thing about let me talk about on camera first, think of it as a bit of a funnel. You got a lot of young people at the top of the funnel. They're teens and they're 20s. But as you work through it, as people get older, a lot of people, especially the women, drop off. A lot of those who start young often will drop off when they have families or when they get to 35, 40. They don't want to be seen on camera or they just find there are fewer roles.  11:24 But for those of us who've started later on and who don't feel like we need to be the lead and we're not going to ever be the ingenue, let's scoop up and take advantage of the vacuum and if we have a unique type and we can bring our real selves which is something you learn and train in voiceover they love it because they're not necessarily casting for a very specific type. Sometimes. They are Most often like with voiceover. They want to know what do you have to bring to the table? We want to see the authentic. You Just like in voiceover, they want to know what do you have to bring to the table. We want to see the authentic.  11:57 You Just like in voiceover, just like you've always told me and countless others, don't worry about what you think they want. Bring yourself, because then they could be delightfully surprised. And there are some really great roles. There are going to be smaller ones. For the most part we are going to be supporting characters, but we can be memorable and you'd be surprised by how many times you can be called back in because of that particular memorable role. So think quality I love it Not necessarily quantity.  12:27 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) So then, over the years, you've done just a wonderful job of evolving and growing and actually reinventing yourself right, and I think that's definitely a wonderful trait of a boss. So talk about what were some of those challenges, when you were starting to reinvent yourself, that you faced, because it's not easy to do.  12:49 - Laura Doman (Co-host) It's not easy to do, especially if you're older and you're used to being somewhat successful in a previous career. All of a sudden, you're starting at ground zero. That's where you want to adopt a Zen mind, the beginner's mind, because when I was starting out in voiceover, I was already in my late 50s and I looked at people like Ann Ganguza and I went, oh my gosh, how can I possibly compete with Ann? And then I would do the same thing in the on-camera world. I'm way behind. I only have so many years. What do I do? That is where you just clear off all that junk. It's your journey.  13:24 You are a unique person and, yes, it probably will take a long time to build up momentum and when you're older, you can lean into things, though that other people have a hard time doing. Your life experience for one. If you come from another industry, like the corporate world, I can bring the voice of experience and authority and knowledge. You want tech terminology. I'm going to give you tech terminology which other people may not be able to do or be comfortable with, so you just have to be willing to pay your dues.  13:54 Start off, be humble, listen to people that are younger than you that could be your kids and follow your own journey. Personally, I don't want to leave any regrets on the table and I don't know how long my run is, but I am going to make the most of the time I have and I am scooping up and repackaging everything I've ever learned in my life, including that corporate job, and I'm finding it extremely useful. For example, while I do my acting on camera and in voiceover, I am also bringing everything I've learned now as a service coaching, consulting to business people who want to get better on camera themselves, like for videos, zoom presentations, interviews, online appearances. If you're older, you've got that. I'm scooping up my business know-how with the entertainment, giving them the best tips, talking their language and sticking it out there.  14:46 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Wonderful. So how do you juggle it all? Because you're doing voiceover, you're doing on-camera, you're doing coaching. How do you juggle all of these? And I say that as a person who has multiple I call it multiple divisions of my business myself and I know how hard it is to manage VO boss, vo peeps and ganguza coaching and ganguza demo production. So talk to us about how you do the juggling act successfully, because sometimes people can say, oh, you're stretched too thin and you're not going to do anything. Wonderfully well, yeah.  15:19 - Laura Doman (Co-host) I'm told sometimes I'm very busy, but first of all I do stay up late when everything is quiet.  15:25 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I can get things done. I work seven and a half days a week. Yeah, no.  15:27 - Laura Doman (Co-host) Yeah, the other thing is my husband is retired. A lot of women find this he's underfoot, so I have to throw him out of my office more times than I can count. So you got to have a backbone. But mostly it's a matter of prioritization what's most important, what are those top things you have to do? And when you're juggling things, I look to see how they are integrated and support one another. When I go after opportunities, my favorites are the ones that require both on-camera experience and voiceover, and occasionally I found one that includes all three, because there's a teleprompter thrown in and sometimes they're looking for somebody who could do it all. So I try to find those opportunities. Sometimes it's voiceover for film or TV. I was just at Tyler Perry Studios. Talk about cool For voiceover.  16:15 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I saw that. I saw your post on Facebook. Very cool, very cool.  16:19 - Laura Doman (Co-host) Yeah, incredible guy to work for, I mean, an amazing studio. There have been e-learning where they also want to make it into a virtual reality and their employees are supposed to learn about DEI but they don't want to preach. So I did a job a few years ago which was on camera, voiceover, teleprompter and print and they wanted to take it into the future, into a fantasy world where genetic splicing was a thing and the kids were all into it and I'm the mother of a high school senior looking at colleges going, huh, these kids are putting animal DNA. There's a cat boy and a girl dog. You're not bringing one of those home. I don't think you should be with those people. They're not really people and the whole training was to see what's the right course and either you answered correctly and the mother was open-minded or, boom, you go back and try again.  17:11 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Wow. Well, let's talk about how you market yourself for all of these things, because you're like you're finding these opportunities, but how are you finding them and how are you marketing yourself? Because I've seen now you're doing a lot of video online, which is great, and it's not about hire me, hire me. It's basically just showing a really cool aspect of your personality. So talk a little bit about your marketing strategies.  17:35 - Laura Doman (Co-host) I try to share, teach and also entertain, and by doing so I can highlight everything that I'm doing. I'll start off with the entertainment. You know those little sayings you see on cocktail napkins and towels when you go into a gift shop. I started writing all those down a few years ago and I call them my mom-isms and I go in and I act them out Five to ten second videos that are cute, funny, boom, and they're very popular on LinkedIn.  18:01 It shows what I could do on camera. It shows what I could do with voiceover, sure, and it shows a sense of humor. I also share my tips on on-camera confidence and I make everything now in short video form under 60 seconds, and again, I try to pack a lot of value into it so people will watch it from start to finish, and I share that widely. I've done the same thing for older actors, to show people, not just older actors as a service, but for anybody else who'd be looking. And then I've got a few other series in mind. But it's a matter of sharing what you know. Don't be afraid of that and let them entertain themselves while they're watching it, and that way you're memorable.  18:41 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, you know what I love. You know what I love. I love that you said LinkedIn, and I caught you on that because I like how you're directing those videos on a platform towards the audience that you are selling to. And LinkedIn, yeah, absolutely, because I was going to say what about TikTok? Well, tiktok is another story these days, but what about Instagram? What about videos on Facebook? So are you choosing platforms based upon where you feel that your market is strategically?  19:08 - Laura Doman (Co-host) Well, right, now I'm putting them out just about everywhere because I can. The biggest focus is on LinkedIn where ironically, my momisms are the most popular. I get the most response from that. Instagram is great for on-camera work and I have been advised to divide it into two channels One which is just showing me as funny, humorous the actor part of my life, and then another one which is showing the on-camera confidence and that's going to be all the professional content. I am heavily into YouTube.  19:38 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I was going to say I didn't want to neglect the YouTube platform, because I also do a lot of shorts on YouTube and Instagram as well, and LinkedIn as well.  19:46 - Laura Doman (Co-host) Yeah, I mean, I have a YouTube channel for me and one separate for momisms for the humorous. I also put them on. I have a Facebook, which is more personal, but I've started a Facebook page Because you never know where you're going to find people. I've been throwing my momisms on TikTok to see if there's an audience for that.  20:07 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) So I'm everywhere and I keep a strong calendar to keep track of everything. Sure, I was going to say, like, do you have specific days where you're recording these things and let's talk about, like, your posting strategy? Is it every day, is it once a week, and how are you tracking your progress on different channels?  20:20 - Laura Doman (Co-host) I should have brought it down because I could show you a book. It's actually one of those little free realtor books you get when somebody's trying to market their service. Yeah, and it's a big calendar because I like to be able to see at a glance how much I am doing on any particular channel. I will be putting the name in little notes here with the color of that particular social media. Blue is LinkedIn. This does not surprise me.  20:44 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Just knowing you, Laura.  20:46 - Laura Doman (Co-host) No no.  20:47 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Laura, it's probably beautiful and I would love to see that someday You're going to have to send us a photo and I'll put it on the show notes for people, because I'm sure it's wonderful, because I'm like, oh gosh, I mean I wish I could be color coordinated, or I mean I'm as organized as I can be, but I'm not quite color coordinated, organized, but yeah, You'll also see things that are crossed out because, oh my goodness, I just got so busy I didn't get to it.  21:12 - Laura Doman (Co-host) But I try to lay it out. So when I'm creating my videos, I will go ahead and schedule it that way. Anything that I could load ahead of time natively on a social media platform, I will. I do not use a scheduler.  21:24 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I was just going to ask you because Facebook has changed the rules just FYI and Instagram now, because I think they're trying to. If you're verified and you pay the subscription price, you're not getting the traction that you were before, and that is one of those things that everybody's freaking out about.  21:40 - Laura Doman (Co-host) Yeah, and one advantage of doing it on your own and I got this from Hunter Peterson and I'm happy to put a plug in for him because he helped me with the YouTube strategy is that you want to use your mobile phone to be able to put your videos natively, because if you just do it on your desktop or other, you don't have any control over the thumbnail, and that thumbnail is so important, whatever it is. So I do it on my own natively and I just schedule them out. I try to batch the videos I'm creating. I might do four or five momisms at a time, three on camera confidence.  22:16 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Well, yeah, because you have to prepare. I mean, I know, for me I have video day, which is typically Thursdays and Saturdays. I've got to be camera ready and that doesn't always happen on a day-to-day basis. And that takes part of my day too. I'm like this takes a long time. The hair Well, that's a whole other conversation.  22:35 - Laura Doman (Co-host) No, it's a good conversation.  22:37 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I mean, it's definitely something that we need to talk about.  22:39 - Laura Doman (Co-host) Well, I'll tell you that there are oftentimes I have to just throw the whole calendar out the window because in the on-camera world, when something comes calling that has to take priority Very short turnarounds because you got to memorize and you got to get the hair all done up?  22:53 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, absolutely, absolutely. I love this conversation about being camera ready and voiceover ready, and scheduling has always been one of those things. It's incredibly important. I live by my calendar, so you have the posting calendar, but I live by my Google calendar, so is yours just? Is it straight up on a physical calendar or oh no, no, no, you do digital as well.  23:15 - Laura Doman (Co-host) We can learn from our children. My daughter is so proud of me because I always did something on a little pocket calendar. Remember those Hallmark calendars?  23:23 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yes, I do. I used to write in them myself, yep.  23:27 - Laura Doman (Co-host) I used those ever since my grandmother bought them for me when I was little. Yes, well, my daughter just said Mom, google Calendar, you can color code it. Oh, yes, so that's what I do and I love that. But when it comes to scheduling, my Realtors calendar gets a lot of use and I could put everything there because I'm still very visual and it was very helpful because I was gone for, let's say, a month traveling and I was trying to plan everything out and I even brought that thing with me so that when I had something specific to add in, I had a lot of flexibility. Like, I'm very big into in-person networking and when I am there and I have photos, I want to be able to put them in. And I relate it to business? Sure, absolutely.  24:10 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, oh man. I'll tell you, laura, what advice would you give for bosses maybe starting out a little bit later in their careers and wanting to do on camera or voiceover what's your best tips and advice for them?  24:25 - Laura Doman (Co-host) Have fun, the only reason you should be doing something really, especially later in life. We all have freedom. Many of us might have the financial freedom from having bankrolled from previous careers or there is somebody else in the family who is still working or you've got a retirement. Do it because you love it, because that joy, that sincerity, that authenticity is going to come through.  24:49 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I love that and you know, that's just something that I didn't even think about, because when you don't have the stress or the worry of like that financial burden, where you're like I've got to feed the six kids and pay the mortgage and yeah, that really brings a lot to your plate and is, I would say, a huge advantage for those later on in life.  25:09 - Laura Doman (Co-host) Absolutely yeah that and the fact that you might as well do something you've always wanted, and you would just be very surprised by how many people don't know things. For example, when I was in the corporate world, people were amazed by anybody who shows any level of creativity. When I was working on the flip side and I was helping to organize meals for monologues, they were amazed my God, you're an actor and you're so organized.  25:33 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, you're an actor who has a head for business, which is another thing that I love about you, laura, is that really? I think that it's something that, as creatives and bosses, I think it's one of the hardest things for some people to grasp hold of is that this is your business and there's a lot of business things you need to do in order to be successful, and you've proven it as you've evolved so successfully over the years.  25:59 - Laura Doman (Co-host) And you also have to be able to change with the times. When I started my corporate world back in the early 80s because I'm that old I was dial in for dollars. Now everything is done with social media and social marketing or emailing, and so you have to be willing to learn. Like I'm part of Mark Scott's Veopreneur community, I did the mastermind. I think what Paul Schmidt is doing is incredible. There's so many others. You have to be willing to be open-minded and it's one thing to be older and experienced and know something about this, but you have to be aware that you don't know a lot about that and there's still a lot to learn from younger people.  26:33 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I think we just have to be lifelong learners. That's it. I mean, that's the educator part in me, and I love to learn. I think we should always be learning and, laura, we've definitely learned so much from this discussion today. Thank you so much. You've just shared a lot of wisdom that even I like kind of go through it myself as a woman of a certain age, but I'll tell you what you really brought it to light. And thank you so much for spending time with us today.  26:58 - Laura Doman (Co-host) Well, thank you. My pleasure and I'm delighted to be here Awesome.  27:02 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) All right, I'm going to give a great big shout out to our sponsor, ipdtl. You too can network like bosses like myself and Laura. Find out more at IPDTLcom. You guys have an amazing week and we'll see you next week.  27:20 - Intro (Announcement) Bye, bye-bye with your host, anne Ganguza, and take your business to the next level. Sign up for our mailing list at vobosscom and receive exclusive content, industry-revolutionizing tips and strategies and new ways to rock your business like a boss. Redistribution, with permission. Coast-to-coast connectivity via IPDTL.