x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Release The Geek

ReleaseTheGeek.net

The next best thing to experiencing something yourself is to hear people talk about their interests, sharing their experiences and stories. And the best stories are those that come from passion - striving to overcome obstacles on your way to succeeding in your chosen field, funny anecdotes, hardships endured. "Release The Geek" is our weekly forum to chat to people who are geeky about something - they could be successful, semi-so, or on their way to achieving a level of it but they"ve all

games & hobbies comedy interviews

All Episodes

00:55:41

Episode 90: Retail Gaming Geekery with Solarpop's...

Release The Geek ·

2016/11/10

Tabletop and boardgaming is on the rise around the world, and South Africa is no exception. The retail side of this industry in South Africa does have its own challenges - an unsympathetic exchange rate means we're paying more for the product, and the distance from suppliers means more expense due to shipping costs. There are also issues like regional distribution models that, while beneficial for the manufacturers, may cause additional pain for local retailers.Earlier this year, three of the

en-ZA

01:04:51

Episode 89: NaNoWriMo Geekery with Kelan Gerriety!

Release The Geek ·

2016/11/03

It's November, which means progressively hairier men and NaNoWriMo: the writing initiative designed to help budding and existing authors create 50,000 words before 11.59 pm on November 30th.In honour of NaNoWriMo, we chatted to Kelan Gerriety, author of 'Crimson Skies' and founder of Sera Blue Publishing about her path to geekdom, what made her decide to start up her own publishing company and why she decided to run a competition that could help another author get published!

en-ZA

01:05:35

Episode 88: Pro Esports Geekery with Paul 'ReDeYe'...

Release The Geek ·

2016/10/27

Paul 'ReDeYe' Chaloner is one of the biggest names in professional esports, having hosted and broadcast from dozens of countries around the world including the US, Singapore, Australia, China and now South Africa.Paul was in SA in January this year to promote the launch of the Telkom DGL Masters, the biggest esports competition to date in this country. Paul was back in SA at rAge Johannesburg in October to host the Finals event, which was quite the spectacle.We managed to catch up with Paul just

en-ZA

01:30:49

Episode 87: Patreon Geekery with Guy Sclanders!

Release The Geek ·

2016/10/20

Guy Sclanders is a Johannesburg based roleplayer who has been a GM since the age of 12 - he was not forthcoming with how many years that makes. But he's not keeping his trove of skill to himself: Guy produces a large amount of YouTube content giving advice on how to not only be a great GM yourself, but how to be a great player.Starting October 1st, Guy and his YouTube roleplaying group the 'Bacon Battalion' launched their Patreon campaign and are already well on the way to hitting their second

en-ZA

01:08:20

Episode 86: Scope-X Geekery with Allen Versfeld!

Release The Geek ·

2016/10/13

ScopeX is a public outreach initiative established by the Astronomical Society of South Africa to promote interest in astronomy, telescope making and astrophotography. Scope-X 2016 happens this weekend in Johannesburg, and we chatted with the Urban Astronomer, Allen Versfeld, about the state of amateur astronomy in South Africa, the naming conventions of planetary objects (hello, George!), what you can expect to find at Scope-X and great names for supernovas.

en-ZA

01:07:50

Episode 85: eSports Geekery with Sam Wright!

Release The Geek ·

2016/10/06

#rAge2016 kicks off tomorrow, and "Tech Girl" Sam Wright is taking the Telkom DGL Masters stage as a roaming host for the event. We caught up with Sam recently to discuss her forays into the world of eSports and shoutcasting.We also discuss Sam's manifesty destiny: becoming the Ryan Seacrest of esports!

en-ZA

00:48:22

Episode 84: Bonus rAge Content - The State of eSports...

Release The Geek ·

2016/10/05

With #rAge2016, South Africa's biggest LAN and computer gaming event, starting this Friday in Johannesburg, we thought it time to review the state of esports in South Africa.SA's "Tech Girl", Sam Wright, has been named as one of the hosts for this year's Telkom DGL tournaments at #rAge2016. Back in June, 2016 Sam hosted a panel on the topic of esports in South Africa at ICON Comics & Games Convention. Joining Sam on stage were SA gaming legend and shoutcaster Barry "Anthrax" Louzada, gamer

en-ZA

01:21:48

Episode 83: The Variant Covers Team Explain DC's...

Release The Geek ·

2016/09/29

The major crossover events for 2016 are DC's Rebirth and Marvel's Civil War 2, and The Variant Covers team is here to get you up to date with the origins of, and the latest happenings in, both series!

en-ZA

01:11:07

Episode 82: Shoutcasting Geekery with Shaun 'Profeci'...

Release The Geek ·

2016/09/22

With rAge Expo just around the corner, GeekXP is going to look at a number of facets around gaming in South Africa, particularly around eSports. Our first topic underdiscussion is shoutcasting - the commentating of eSports games such as DOTA 2 and CS:GO. This week's interview is with Shaun Murrell, better known as Profeci, who shoutcasts DOTA 2 matches for nAvTv. Shaun was gracious enough to join us for this discussion and we talked about all manner of things including Shaun's path to geekdom, how

en-ZA

01:01:14

Episode 81: Cosplay Photo Geekery with Jay Caboz!

Release The Geek ·

2016/09/15

Jay Caboz is an award winning South African photojournalist and covert geek, although his side photography project will surely remove the 'covert' tag for good. While Jay's day job is working for Forbes Africa Magazine, a passion of Jay's is the Cos We Play Project - a photographic study of the growing trend of Cosplay in South Africa, and the stories of the cosplayers themselves.We sat down to chat with Jay about a range of topics including his path to geekdom, how he moved from photography into

en-ZA

00:51:26

Episode 80: 2016 Summer Series - Pathfinder Geekery...

Release The Geek ·

2016/09/08

The final episode of our '2016 Summer Series' - this time we're chatting to author, editor, co-creator of the Pathfinder RPG and the Creative Director of the Starfinder RPG for Paizo Publishing, James L. Sutter!James graciously took time out of an incredibly hectic Gen Con schedule to chat about an array of topics including his path to geekdom, dumpster diving and how he got his start at Paizo through his willingness to do repetitive work at a nickel a task. We sincerely want to thank James for his

en-ZA

00:44:43

Episode 79: 2016 Summer Series - Fiction Geekery with...

Release The Geek ·

2016/09/01

Part 2 of a series of interviews recorded at #GenCon2016 this year and this time it's author Maxwell Alexander Drake! Drake has many, many strings to his fiction writing bow - he's served as Lead Fiction Writer for Sony's EverQuest Next, worked as a novelist, graphic novelist, playwright, screenwriter as well as being a tie-in writer for both video and tableptop gaming markets.Drake was running a series of panels on fiction writing at Gen Con (something he does at conventions regularly, including

en-ZA

01:27:01

Episode 78: 2016 Summer Series - Podcasting Geekery...

Release The Geek ·

2016/08/30

During a podcast networking event at #GenCon2016, GeekXP fell in with Katie and Dave from 'Anonymous Tabletop'. We managed to scrape together some time later in the day to chat about their paths to geekdom, how they came to be part of the 'Anonymous Tabletop' podcast, and they helped clarify why the Cubs are so much better than the Sox. There is also a small discussion on Indiana's seasonal vegetables.

en-ZA

01:33:43

Episode 77: Best Comics Crossover/Limited Series with...

Release The Geek ·

2016/08/25

The Variants Cover crew take on a massive comic book challenge: they put forward their suggestions for the best comic crossover or limited series run!

en-ZA

00:48:54

Episode 76: ICON 2016 Series - Introduction to...

Release The Geek ·

2016/08/23

This podcast is a live recording of the "Intro To Podcasting" panel that was held at ICON 2016 in June this year. Gregg Barlow and Douw Pretorius of the "Geek Of All Trades" podcast joined Limpho Moeti (GeekXP's "The Variants Cover" editions) to talk about the processes they went through when it came to starting out on the podcast route.

en-ZA

00:49:41

Episode 75: ICON 2016 Series - Triggerfish StoryLab...

Release The Geek ·

2016/08/18

This podcast is a recording of the Triggerfish StoryLab spotlight panel that took place at the ICON Comics & Games Convention in June, 2016. Mike Scott and Nas Hoosen were two of the eight StoryLab winners and joined Les Allen on stage to discuss their experiences: from finding out that they'd won all the way to their Los Angeles trip to visit the Disney studios.

en-ZA

01:016:18

Episode 74: Godfather of SA Comics Geekery with Moray...

Release The Geek ·

2016/08/11

Moray Rhoda has a long and distinguished career in the independent/underground comics scene in South Africa, with many notable achievements to his name: he was one of the founding members of the Igubu Comic Book Collective; was the man behind Insurrection studios in the early 2000s; organised the Comics Brew Festival with Grant Muller, a sponsored event that showcased invited foreign artists in local exhibitions and workshops.Moray is a contributing member to SECTOR, South Africa’s only on-going

en-ZA

00:51:18

Episode 73: ICON 2016 Series - The State of Comics In...

Release The Geek ·

2016/08/04

The first of our ICON 2016 Panel Podcasts! This episode sees Ray Whitcher, Nas Hoosen (regular listeners will know him from The Variants Cover podcasts) and the godfather of South African comic books, Moray Rhoda. Together, they discuss the current state of comics in South Africa and the future looks very bright indeed.

en-ZA

00:47:24

Episode 72: FanCon Geekery Part 3 with Lauren Beukes...

Release The Geek ·

2016/06/02

This, the third of three Fan Con podcasts, focuses on the writing duo behind the fantastic "Survivor's Club" comic: Lauren Beukes and Dale Halvorsen. Sadly, very sadly, Survivor's Club has been cancelled but we still had a great time chatting about how the idea behind Survivor's Club came to Lauren and Dale, and we were introduced to the concept of "Creepy Playtime". We also got a glimpse into Lauren's cosplay history at ICON, and we discuss how a charitable drive could get her to do something for

en-ZA

00:59:11

Episode 71: FanCon Geekery Part 2 with Jason Aaron &...

Release The Geek ·

2016/05/26

Part 2 of our Fan Con Geekery Run! This time, it's a double Jason episode with Jason Aaron and Jason Masters!Jason Aaron is name that needs no introduction, but I'm going to do it anyway. His amazing runs on Wolverine, Black Panther, Ghost Rider, The Punisher, The Incredible Hulk, Thor: God of Thunder, Star Wars and the incredible Scapled titles have led to multiple Eisner Award nominations as well as a Harvey Award for the amazing Southern Bastards. Jason chatted to us about a bunch of topics

en-ZA

100 results

Similar Podcasts

SpawnCast

Spawn Wave

Autoblog News

おしゃべりサニバ～ボードゲーム大作戦改～

おしゃべりサニバ～ボードゲーム大作戦改～

Crónicas del Multiverso

La Quintaesencia

Game Dev Podcast | Coffee with Butterscotch

Butterscotch Shenanigans