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OH!CAST | Exploring Geek Culture, Fandom and Pop Culture

OH!CAST: Geek Insights & Pop Culture

Brought to you from the wild, wonderful Outer Hebrides,OH!CAST is a geek culture podcastwhere the Atlantic winds meet the winds of change in fandom, gaming, and all things nerdy. Tune in for insights, laughs, and plenty of "oh!" moments.Hosted by Cal MacDonald aka "DeepSpaceHebrides"Contact us:oh.con.podcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:10:47

CAR-PGA Virtual Session (December 2024)

OH!CAST | Exploring Geek Culture, Fandom and Pop Culture ·

2025/02/14

This episode is a mirror of Hereward's interview for CAR-PGA (The Committee for the Advancement of Role Playing Games) with Michael Tresca. Overview of CAR_PGa:In the 1980s, there was a major campaign attacking RPGs. Because of the inaction of the game publishers’ organization at that time, CAR-PGa was formed to find out what the problem was. CAR-PGa members’ research showed that the charges—the same ones that are repeated to this day—had absolutely no foundation in fact. Today, the CAR-PGa’s

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42:34

OH!CAST anns a' Ghaidhlig - Clàr airson iomairt!

OH!CAST | Exploring Geek Culture, Fandom and Pop Culture ·

2025/02/07

Anns a’ phrògram seo, bidh Fanch, James agus an aoigh sònraichte Viktor a’ bruidhinn mu Gheamannan Cluich Dreuchd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:04:04

Cairn TTRPG with Yochai Gal

OH!CAST | Exploring Geek Culture, Fandom and Pop Culture ·

2024/12/20

Cal & Fanch talk to Cairn TTRPG creator, Yochai Gal. Cairn holds the distinction of being the first TTRPG to be translated into gaelic by none other than today's co-host, OH!CON veteran volunteer Fanch Gallig. From the website Cairn is described as"Cairn is an adventure game about exploring a dark and mysterious Wood filled with strange folk, hidden treasure, and unspeakable monstrosities. Character generation is quick and random, adventures are tense and reward careful exploration, and combat

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1:52:29

40 Years of Ghostbusters with Des O'Gorman

OH!CAST | Exploring Geek Culture, Fandom and Pop Culture ·

2024/12/13

Who you gonna call? OH!CAST. We are joined by OH!CON host Des O'Gorman to look back on 40 years of Ghostbusters, Shrinky Dinks, Shredded Wheat and copious amount of Ready Brek! Des is a stand up comedian, writing and performing "Ready to Believe You" a show about his two passions, Ghostbusters and being a nerd all over the UK. Des is also a familiar face on the Scottish convention scene having hosted many conventions.Find Des:WebsiteFacebookTwitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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57:06

OH!WRESTLING with Billy Strachan

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2024/12/06

We're back! In this episode we talk all things wrestling with special guest Billy Strachan from Scottish Wrestling Network. We chat about the WWE and the Scottish pro wrestling scene. Billy is the host of the Scottish wrestling podcast and runs the website of the same name name.Billy's website: https://swnscotland.com/Subscribe to Scottish Wrestling NetworkSpotifyItunesFollow Billy on Facebook & TwitterJoin in the conversation on the OH!CAST WhatsApp group Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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58:53

Scottish Klingons!

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2024/11/15

Callum & Martin Johnstone's guest appearance on the Scots Klingon podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:04:49

Ninjas and Break-dancing with Sam Firstenberg

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2024/11/08

Cal speaks to legendary B-movie film director Sam Firstenberg. Sam Firstenberg(bornShmulik Firstenbergon March 13, 1950) is anIsraeli-Americanfilm director. He is best known for having made low-budgetB-moviesmost of his career, among them the first two films in the American Ninja series,American NinjaandAmerican Ninja 2: The Confrontation.[1]Firstenberg's filmography includes genres such as comedy, action, musicals, drama,science fiction,thrillers, andhorror. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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1:05:28

OH!CON Day - Part 3

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2024/11/01

In this episode Cal and Hereward interrogate guests and attendees at OH!CON about the great nerd debates: Marvel or DC? Alien or Aliens? T1 or T2 all will be decided once and for all. CONTENT WARNING: References to Ready Brek Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:17:43

OH!HALLOWEEN

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2024/10/31

Cal & Hereward each reccomend a Book, Video and Game to make the most of your Halloween this year."Silver Shamrock" Jingle from Halloween 3 used without permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:12:48

OH!CON Day - Part 2

OH!CAST | Exploring Geek Culture, Fandom and Pop Culture ·

2024/10/25

In this episode Cal and Hereward interrogate guests and attendees at OH!CON about the great nerd debates: Marvel or DC? Alien or Aliens? T1 or T2 all will be decided once and for all. CONTENT WARNING: References to Ready Brek Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:02:04

OH!CON Day - Part 1

OH!CAST | Exploring Geek Culture, Fandom and Pop Culture ·

2024/10/18

In this episode Cal and Hereward interrogate guests and attendees at OH!CON about the great nerd debates: Marvel or DC? Alien or Aliens? T1 or T2 all will be decided once and for all. CONTENT WARNING: References to Ready Brek Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:31:28

Till All are One - Transformers '86 Commentary

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2024/10/11

Call and Kenny kick back and watch the classic 1986 Animated Transformers. Can Kenny Survive to the End? You listen to this episode on its own or along with your own copy of the film. Just set the time code to zero on your media player, and press play when the hosts say. This commentary is for the theatrical cut of the film which does not have the text crawl and expanded narrations after the credits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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50:00

You all meet in a Tavern...

OH!CAST | Exploring Geek Culture, Fandom and Pop Culture ·

2024/10/03

Hereward chats with RP Davis of Kabouter games, who produce TTRPG support materialKabouter Games creates adventures, GM support materials, stuff for players, and more! We’re just getting started, but there’ll be lots before you know it.If you have something specific you’d like to see,drop us a line through our Contact page!You can also check out our D&D 5th Edition content onDMs Guild.Why “Kabouter”?Because we live and work in Noord Brabant, Netherlands, where kabouters roam free.In thefolklore

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1:44:48

A day on OH!CAST is like a day on the farm

OH!CAST | Exploring Geek Culture, Fandom and Pop Culture ·

2024/09/27

Cal and Kenny are Back! This time they look back over the Alien Franchise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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46:21

Commander Jameson Reporting for Duty

OH!CAST | Exploring Geek Culture, Fandom and Pop Culture ·

2024/09/19

Cal and Hereward celebrate 40 years of the revolutionary 8 Bit mirco-computer space trader Sim "Elite" with it's co-creator, Ian Bell."Ian Colin Graham Bell(born 31 October 1962 inHatfield, Hertfordshire) programmed, designed and developed the computer gameElite(1984) withDavid Braben, which met with much acclaim.""Bell attended the independentSt Albans School. He studied atJesus College, Cambridge, graduating with a degree (1st) inMathematicsin 1985, and aCambridge Diploma in Computer Sciencein

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1:16:13

40 years of the Terminator

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2024/09/12

Cal and Kenny talk the Terminator movie franchise on it's 40th anniversary. Come with us if you want to live! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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51:16

Basic Fantasy with Chris Gonnerman

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2024/09/05

In this, the very first ever OH!CAST recorded Hereward Proops talks to Chris Gonnerman, the creator of the open-source TTRPG "Basic Fantasy"From the website:"TheBasic Fantasy Role-Playing Gameis a rules-light game system modeled on the classic RPG rules of the early 1980's. Basic Fantasy RPG has been written largely from scratch to replicate the look, feel, and mechanics of the early RPG game systems. It is suitable for those who are fans of "old-school" game mechanics. Basic Fantasy RPG is simple

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