Lightning Octopus CephaloPodcast

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Episodes

Electric CephaloPodcast #11 – PUGS

June 10, 2013 • 50 mins

Kicking off Phoenix Comicon last week, the third annual Phoenix Ultimate Geek Smackdown (PUGS) occurred, pitting eight ultimate geeks against each other in a battle of wits…to the death. With our own Jonathan Simon helping coordinate the event along with Jeff Moriarty, and Andrea Beesely, we were able to record the quarter, semi, and finalRead More

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Electric CephaloPodcast #10 Phoenix Comicon

June 10, 2013 • 60 mins

#10 – Phoenix Comicon. It was awesome. So awesome, in fact, that you get two episodes: Austin went for the first time, and even dressed up. Chris became Wil Wheaton’s body double. And I had a random conversation with Jewel Staite about boobs. Listen in as we share our different experiences. Our guest this week?Read More

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Electric CephaloPodcast #9 – The Maker Twins

May 14, 2013 • 69 mins

With this episode, we give you The Maker Twins – two brothers who spent their childhoods tearing things apart and now build the crazy things for a living. Pat & Mike Murray get to live their dream of building elaborate machines, interactive displays, floating signs, truck mounted semi-automatic t-shirt launchers, and anything else people want.Read More

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Electric CephaloPodcast #8 – Krys VanSlyke

April 30, 2013 • 66 mins

For this episode, we tricked a hilarious local musician named Krys VanSlyke into joining us and nerding out. We talk about Krys’ amazing VoiceMuze project, retro-gaming, Zapcon, the greatest Star Trek cliffhanger of all time, and all sorts of other stuff. Behold! Show Podcast Notes, Links, Etc. My Little Lebowski Welcome Krys VanSlyke He’sRead More

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Electric CephaloPodcast #7 – Jillian & Bry From Phoenix Comicon

April 16, 2013 • 76 mins

It was a blast having Bry & Jillian join us to talk about being part of the Phoenix Comicon, as well as their personal realms of nerdiness. Enjoy as the five of us discuss the upcoming Phoenix Comicon, as well as comicons past. They share some insights in putting the event together, including the bestRead More

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Electric CephaloPodcast #6 – ASU Origins Panel

April 3, 2013 • 63 mins

A few days after the Origins Panel with Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, Ira Flatow, Brian Greene (and more), we held an emergency podcast while details were (mostly) fresh in our minds. We tried to get my four year old to join us as our guest but he was more interested in finding his motherRead More

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Electric CephaloPodcast #5 – Ryan Dalton

March 19, 2013 • 62 mins

Joining us in this episode is Mr Ryan Dalton, a local sci-fi writer, comicon manager, and all around swell bloke. Ryan has been involved with Phoenix Comicon’s panel moderation team for years, has written a middle grade sci-fi novel, and is kinda my “book guy” on twitter. On this podcast we talk about comicon, Phoenix’sRead More

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Electric CephaloPodcast – #4 – Bob Beard

March 12, 2013 • 53 mins

I’ve been excited about this podcast for a while, simply because our guest is Bob Beard. Bob is the local PBS station’s official Nerd-In-Chief (seriously), he runs the annual Nerd Walk, writes the geek culture section of Phoenix New Times, loves The Ghostbusters, and is slowly-but-surely writing a thesis on authenticity within nerd culture. PlusRead More

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Electric CephaloPodcast – #3

March 6, 2013 • 65 mins

This episode is guest free; just our personal ramblings and me momentarily mixing up Gordon Freeman with Walter White. (I know… I know… Hey, I get test anxiety in front of a microphone, okay?) We recorded this a while ago, so we may reference upcoming events that have actually already happened. Our recording with theRead More

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Electric CephaloPodcast – #2 – Preston Smith

February 26, 2013 • 55 mins

Woah, we are two episodes in now. That’s pretty hardcore. Joining us in this episode, willing to throw himself in the midst of chaos, is Preston Smith. I don’t give Preston enough credit for Lightning Octopus. Back before I even started this thing, he was the big inspiration for me to start getting interested inRead More

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Electric CephaloPodcast #9 – The Maker Twins

Electric CephaloPodcast #8 – Krys VanSlyke

Electric CephaloPodcast #7 – Jillian & Bry From Phoenix Comicon

Electric CephaloPodcast #6 – ASU Origins Panel

Electric CephaloPodcast #5 – Ryan Dalton

Electric CephaloPodcast – #4 – Bob Beard

Electric CephaloPodcast – #3

Electric CephaloPodcast – #2 – Preston Smith

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