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Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Two Bards, One Mic – Episode 125: Out With The Old...



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Intro music by Randall Marsh
Description: Weeks in Review, Questions and Answers

01:49. Weeks in Review
+ Necomimi Brainwave Cat Ears (amazon)
+ Slamdance Film Festival (slamdance)
+ If There's A Hell Below (Seed&Spark | IMDB)
+ Slamdance screenings (Jan 24 | Jan 27)
+ STL @ SEA; Wk16 (nfl)
+ The Shadow's Dungeon (drivethruRPG)
+ Cost Plus World Market (web)

12:40. Wheelchair Friendly RPG Trailer
+ Gofundme Campaign



15:10. Why Premiere's most recent update sucks
+ Adobe Premiere Pro CC (adobe)


16:45. Questions and Answers

Comments/Letters. Email the Bards at TheBards@twobards.com
Questions. + To submit via Twitter: tag @TwoBards with the hashtag #TwoBardsPodcast
+ To submit via Facebook: post directly on the Two Bards Productions page.


17:47. Matthew Hunt. What's on your list for new years? Any previews/spoilers for upcoming Two Bards productions? Have you watched the new Blu-Ray of GDR and any favorite tracks in the new commentaries? Have you seen the new Star Wars movie? What do you think of the new Charlie Brown movie? What is your most favorite or hated Christmas parody song?

32:05. Dennis Nichol. On superstardom.

40:56. Rob MacLennan. To what do you attribute the resurgence of science fiction and fantasy television shows? Is there one you could see yourself being in?

42:42. Paula Moran. Will either of you be attending GenCon next year? What are your favorite convention snacks? Personally I bring my hot wing trail mix and cinnanym cookies though in a pinch peanut M&M's work as well.

46:28. Rob MacLennan. Who do you find to be the most compelling comic book villain?
+ Lex Luthor Stole 40 Cakes... (themarysue)


48:43. Laura Adams. O.k. Two Bards. I had a really good Bah Humbug going on. Then watched your Christmas Vodcast. Now I have caught the Holiday spirit. Oh well, Happy Holidays. ;)

49:33.Paula Moran. Any fun holiday hijinks to share?
+ Jones Sew & Vac (web)

Patreon support for this podcast provided by...
William Hawkes-Robinson, Lesley Sedlak, Todd McKimmey, Donald Evans, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, Bradley Swan, Trampas Johnson, Gordon D. Duke, DigbyDavis LLC, Paula Moran, Amanda Cook, Mark Bevier, James Herbert, Adam Moore, Mike Thompson, Tim Martin, Rob MacLennan, Lotta Djerf, Laura Adams, Tom Brophy, Douggie Sharp, Justin Everett, Britney Bemley, Brad Roberts, Jenifer Rifenbery, Rival Guy, and Chad Jones.

Neil deGrasse Tyson, if you're listening....
+ Neil deGrasse Tyson: Web | Facebook | StarTalk Radio | Patreon
+ Cosmos [IMDB]

Bardic Quest: Thank you so much for your support! We appreciate all of you for listening, reading and participating. If you wouldn't mind leaving an HONEST review on iTunes, we would love you even more ;)

Thursday, December 24, 2015

My 2015 Year in Review



"Life has just three rules...paradox, humor, and change." - Dan Millman

What follows are the events and actions that highlighted my year. I'm posting them here to serve as a record for me to revisit and recall.

- Jan 15. Cancelled going to DG's Reunicon.
+ Jan 17. Nikki Glaser @ The Firebird.
+ Jan 20. Backed Exploding Kittens on Kickstarter
+/- Jan 21. Started SLPL online courses (only to let them slide)
+ Jan 24. Doug Benson @ The Firebird.

+ Feb 8. Launch ZOEfan.net
+ Feb 14. G-Love and Special Sauce @ The Pageant; w/Teresa
+ Feb 15. Backed Starr Mazer on Kickstarter
+ Feb 26. Disney on Ice: Frozen (Phil and Jen's birthday gift to FP)
 
+ Mar 2. Participated in DG Game Night: O Totenwurst
+ Mar 14. Pi Day! Attended Cassandra & Jonathon's wedding
+ Mar 28. Father-Daughter Dance

- Apr 15. The Alliance mastermind group dissolves.

+ May 1. Adopt Frannie from Stray Rescue. Backed After Forever on Kickstarter.
+ May 5. Interviewed Richard Boswell. FP starts YWR (taekwondo) at the Y.
+ May 8. Backed The Complete Elmore Volume II: Black & White on Kickstarter.
+ May 9/10. Mother's Day BBQ and brunch.
+ May 14. FP performed at her school's talent show (in a group)
+ May 16. FP's dance recital
+ May 17. FP's bridging ceremony (from a brownie to a girl scout)
+ May 18-22. Fly to DC to train my successor. 
+ May 19. Backed No Thank You, Evil! on Kickstarter
+ May 19. Backed FYM's The Spock's Brain Album on Kickstarter
- May 23. Cancel trip to Chicago.
+ May 23. Backed G:DR Blu-Ray on Kickstarter
+/- May 28 - Jun 3. KED vacations in Colorado w/Teresa.

+ May 29. FP finishes 1st Grade.

 
+ Jun 10-14. WongCon2015.
+ Jun 12. Notified that I am the recipient of the 2015 Distinguished Service Award by the Geochemical Society
+ Jun 22-26. Train my successor in St. Louis
+ Jun 23. FP starts piano lessons with Eric
+ Jun 30. Last day at the Geochemical Society

+ Jul 2-5. Phil visit's St. Louis.
+ Jul 10. Attended Let Them Eat Art in Maplewood.
+/- July 12-23. Self-Publish Summit (webinar series)
- Jul 29. Cancel going to GenCon
+ Jul 31. My 42nd birthday. Go to Cardinals vs. Rockies for my birthday. Watch FP sing the 7th inning stretch with her class.

+ Aug 4. Meet with Jeremy Spray re: #FitByGenCon
- Aug 4. Sign up for Nerd Fitness Academy
+ Aug 7. FP's belt promotion to Yellow Belt (1st Degree)
+ Aug 10. MO Career Center assessment. FP's first day of 2nd Grade. Attend webinar on The Foundation.
+ Aug 22-29. KED vacationing with mom in Banff. 
+ Aug 29. Daddy and Me - Girl Scout Camp

+ Sep 3. Attend another webinar on The Foundation. Sign up for 6-month entrepreneur program.
+ Sep 5. KED and FP go to the SLPL Maurice Sendak exhibit.
+ Sep 8. Start weekly PT visits with Dr. Droege for my shoulder.
+ Sep 11-13. KED at Joel Larson memorial/dedication ceremony
+ Sep 22. Start mastermind group with Foundation classmates.
+ Sep 30. Sell mom's tilt chair to Robb Mourton.
+ Sep 30. Backed BattleTech on Kickstarter

+ Oct 3. FP performs w/her YWR teachers at the AmerenUE Diversity Festival
+ Oct 8. Skype with nephew Xavier on RPG basics
+ Oct 9. Idea Discovery call with Jodi Rosso (Elements magazine)
- Oct 10. Funeral service for Cheryl VanWinkle.
+ Oct 14. Brian Posehn @ The Firebird
+ Oct 14. Backed Tell Your Children on Kickstarter.
+ Oct 15. KED's birthday.
+ Oct 16. Geoff Tate @ The Firebird
+ Oct 26. Brunch @ The Rooster w/Hildi.
+ Oct 28. Joined ZOE's slack for RenewJQ and ZOEFan Day.
+ Oct 30. Interview Andy Dopieralski for blog.

+ Nov 1. Lunch w/Phil at Pho Long. 12th Wedding Anniversary.
+ Nov 4. KED to Jenny Lawson's book signing
+ Nov 6. Cameron Esposito @ The Firebird
+ Nov 8. Craft Fair @ The Space (FP sells lemonade)

+ Nov 26. Thanksgiving dinner w/Oma's family
+ Nov 26. Backed MST3k on Kickstarter.

+ Dec 3. Parent-Teacher Conference (FP's crushing it)
+ Dec 18-20. Helped Phil move to Quincy from Des Moines. Dinner with Greg & Rita.
+ Dec 22. Watched/participated in Andy Drish's Life Vision webinar

Creative Projects
  • Logged Bardic Knowledge for 46 episodes of the Two Bards Podcast at http://typhonicbeats.com/ (8,578 page views)
  • Logged 79 posts for ZOEfan.net (11,613 page views, 175 FB likes, 97 Twitter followers)
  • Submitted episode thumbnail images for Standard Action season 3
  • Hired by Critical Success productions to make thumbnail images for SA season 1 and 2
  • Made a lot of fancraft for #RenewJQ
  • Published a weekly Around the ZOEVerse for zoefan.net (Feb-Aug)
Books read/listened 
  • Linchpin / Godin, Seth
  • Purple Cow / Godin, Seth
  • The one minute millionaire : the enlightened way to wealth / Hansen, Mark Victor.
  • Supergirl. Volume 1, Last daughter of Krypton / Green, Michael
  • Superman. Red son / Millar, Mark.
  • A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide) / Project Management Institute.
  • Down size : 12 truths for turning pants-splitting frustration into pants-fitting success / Spiker, Ted.
  • Leviathan wakes / Corey, James S. A.
  • Caliban's war / Corey, James S. A. 
  • Abaddon's Gate / Corey, James S. A.
  • Cibola burn / Corey, James S. A.
  • Nemesis games / Corey, James S. A.
  • The passion test : the effortless path to discovering your destiny / Attwood, Janet Bray.
  • From passion to profit : start your business in 6 weeks or less! : a step-by-step guide to making money from your hobby by selling online / Hughes, Claire
  • Get it together : organize your records so your family won't have to / Cullen, Melanie
  • Redshirts / Scalzi, John
  • Bossypants / Fey, Tina
  • Influence: the psychology of persuasion, Cialdini, Robert B.
Online Courses taken
  • Grow Your Business with YouTube Marketing; Whippy Cake (Creative Live)
  • Work Remotely: Thrive in a Job From Home; Darren Murph (Creative Live)
  • Crowdfunding Your Film; Emily Best (Creative Live)
  • Power Your Podcast with Storytelling; Alex Blumberg (Creative Live)
  • Hack Kickstarter; various (Udemy)
  • Master Your ADHD Brain; Brant Weherly (Udemy)
Podcasts listened
(not every episode, but ones I've been taking in when I can)
  • Radiolab
  • Mixergy
  • Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
  • Foundr Magazine
  • Dead.FM
  • The Tim Ferriss Show
  • TED Radio Hour
  • Planet Money
  • Lore
  • Starting from Nothing
  • The Dork Forest
  • Patreon Podcast
  • 1 Day Business Breakthrough
  • Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast
  • Scott Sigler Audiobooks
  • Two Bards, One Mic
  • The Smart Passive Income Podcast
  • The Nerdist Podcast
  • You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes
Wow, if you made it this far -- thanks for reading :)

Monday, December 21, 2015

Two Bards, One Mic – Episode 124: Two Bards Holiday Special 2015


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Intro music by Randall Marsh
Description: Weeks in review, Special Holiday Guests: Tom Brophy & Brian Lewis, Holiday special, Drink, Laughter, Song, and Patreon Thank Yous
 
Festive Bardhats courtesy Erin Weathers of
+ Fair Weathers (Web | Facebook)

02:33. Weeks in Review
+ Kairos Productions (web)
+ Star Wars: The Force Awakens (IMDB)
+ Star Wars Remote Control BB-8 Droid (Amazon)
+ Nick Offerman (IMDB)

09:10. Guest: Thomas Brophy
+ IMDB | Facebook |Twitter (@ThomasABrophy)
+ DAL @ GB [Week 14] (NFL)

12:03. Guest: Brian Lewis
+ IMDB | Facebook | Twitter (@BriantotheLewis)

17:35. Brian asks YouTube viewers to share holiday drink recipes in the comments.

+ Warcraft Trailer (YouTube)
+ Kubo and the Two Strings Trailer (YouTube)
+ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Trailer (YouTube)
+ Jungle Book Trailer (YouTube)
+ Independence Day: Resurgence Trailer (YouTube)

30:27. Stockings and gifting

+ A New Kidney for Aron (GoFundMe)
+ The Dawn of Joule: ChefSteps' Quest for a Better Sous Vide Experience (YouTube)
+ The Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar (AngelsShareGlass)
+ Captain Fantastic (IMDB)
+ Elevator Blues (YouTube)
+ Glitch s01e01 - "OMG Pilot OMG" (YouTube)
+ JourneyQuest Season 3 Kickstarter (web)

1:04:18. Tongue Twisters

+ STAR WARS: Bad Lip Reading (YouTube)

1:20:59. Brian Lewis. What kinds of holiday things have you done this year?

+ The Nightmare Before Christmas (IMDB)

1:25:05. Rationals for ranking order of Star Wars movies.
(IMDB's rating: V, IV/VII (tie), VI, III, II, I)

+ Darth Vader Feels Blue (YouTube)

1:49:35. Care package from Rob MacLennan
+ Morally Ambiguous (web)

1:55:45. Caroling

2:01:55. Brian asks YouTube viewers to share your favorite Christmas Carols.

Patreon support for this podcast provided by...
William Hawkes-Robinson, Lesley Sedlak, Todd McKimmey, Donald Evans, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, Bradley Swan, Trampas Johnson, Gordon D. Duke, DigbyDavis LLC, Paula Moran, Amanda Cook, Mark Bevier, James Herbert, Adam Moore, Mike Thompson, Tim Martin, Rob MacLennan, Lotta Djerf, Laura Adams, Tom Brophy, Douggie Sharp, Justin Everett, Britney Bemley, Brad Roberts, Jenifer Rifenbery, Rival Guy, and Chad Jones.

Neil deGrasse Tyson, if you're listening...
+ Web | Facebook | Twitter | Patreon






Neil Patrick Harris, if you're listening...
+ IMDB | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Bardic Quest: Thank you so much for your support! We appreciate all of you for listening, reading and participating. If you wouldn't mind leaving an HONEST review on iTunes, we would love you even more ;)

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Two Bards, One Mic – Episode 123: 12 Day of Bardmas



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Intro music by Randall Marsh
Description: Weeks in Review, Kit Kat Mish Mash, Questions and Answers

 
+ Two Bards Channel (YouTube)

2:30. Weeks in Review
+ The Last of Us (PlayStation)
+ No Man's Sky (web)
+ Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - First Trailer (YouTube)

+ Kairos Productions (web)
+ Demon Hunters (web)
+ UCB (web)
+ CLE @ SEA [Wk.15] (nfl)

16:15. Receiving Christmas Cards

19:00. Kit Kat Mish Mash
+ NPR's Delicious Dish Schweddy Balls - Saturday Night Live (YouTube)
+ Nick Offerman's Political Comedy Routine (YouTube)

Comments/Letters. Email the Bards at TheBards@twobards.com
Questions. + To submit via Twitter: tag @TwoBards with the hashtag #TwoBardsPodcast
+ To submit via Facebook: post directly on the Two Bards Productions page.


25:39. Rob MacLennan. Who is your totem superhero; the one that most resonates with you, or who you would be if you were a superhero?
+ The Badger (wiki)
+ The Tick (wiki)
+ Aquaman (wiki)
+ The Red Road (imdb)
+ Just Shoot Me (imdb)

32:50. Paula Moran. What types of music do you listen to, to get inspired?
+ Led Zeppelin (YouTube)
+ Dropkick Murphy's (YouTube)
+ Boston (YouTube)

37:43. Rival Guy. What phone do you recommend for someone who wants to stick with a Windows phone but is stuck with Verizon.
Patreon support for this podcast provided by...
William Hawkes-Robinson, Lesley Sedlak, Todd McKimmey, Donald Evans, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, Bradley Swan, Trampas Johnson, Gordon D. Duke, DigbyDavis LLC, Paula Moran, Amanda Cook, Mark Bevier, James Herbert, Adam Moore, Mike Thompson, Tim Martin, Rob MacLennan, Lotta Djerf, Laura Adams, Tom Brophy, Douggie Sharp, Justin Everett, Britney Bemley, Brad Roberts, Jenifer Rifenbery, Rival Guy, and Chad Jones.

Neil deGrasse Tyson, if you're listening....
+ Neil deGrasse Tyson: Web | Facebook | StarTalk Radio | Patreon
+ Cosmos [IMDB]

Bardic Quest: Thank you so much for your support! We appreciate all of you for listening, reading and participating. If you wouldn't mind leaving an HONEST review on iTunes, we would love you even more ;)

Sunday, December 6, 2015

Two Bards, One Mic – Episode 122: Baking With The Bards



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Intro music by Randall Marsh
Description: Baking Kit-Kats, Weeks in Review, Bard v Bard: Windows Phone Update, Letter/Rants, , Questions and Answers

 
+ Sling Blade (IMDB)
+ Some Folks Call It A Sling Blade (YouTube)
+ Ray Kroc (wiki)


04:30. Baking Kit-Kats.

08:00. Weeks in Review
+ Hordeolum (wiki)
+ Jimmy Carter cancer free (cnn)
+ Run, Hide, Die (IMDB)
+ Run, Hide, Die (Hulu -- requires subscription)
+ SEA vs MIN (nfl)
+ Tat's Delicatessen (web)

24:16. Bard v. Bard: Windows Phone Update

+ Nick Offerman's 'Yule Log' (YouTube)
+ My Tales of Whisky Official (YouTube Channel)
+ The Gunfighter -- voice by Nick Offerman (YouTube)



Comments/Letters. Email the Bards at TheBards@twobards.com

46:55. Letter from Rob MacLennan.

+ Quicksilver (IMDB)

Questions. + To submit via Twitter: tag @TwoBards with the hashtag #TwoBardsPodcast
+ To submit via Facebook: post directly on the Two Bards Productions page.


56:50. Rob MacLennan. Were the shots you posted taken with the HDR option or without?

58:56. Rob MacLennan. Smartphone rant.

1:09:41. Rob MacLennan. What is your favourite old black & white science fiction movie?

+ The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (IMDB)
+ Forbidden Planet (IMDB)
+ Creature from the Black Lagoon (IMDB) 

1:13:01. Paula Moran. What are your nervous habits, if you have any?

Patreon support for this podcast provided by...
William Hawkes-Robinson, Lesley Sedlak, Todd McKimmey, Donald Evans, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, Bradley Swan, Trampas Johnson, Gordon D. Duke, DigbyDavis LLC, Paula Moran, Amanda Cook, Mark Bevier, James Herbert, Adam Moore, Mike Thompson, Tim Martin, Rob MacLennan, Lotta Djerf, Laura Adams, Tom Brophy, Douggie Sharp, Justin Everett, Britney Bemley, Brad Roberts, Jenifer Rifenbery, Rival Guy, and Chad Jones.

Neil deGrasse Tyson, if you're listening....
+ Neil deGrasse Tyson: Web | Facebook | StarTalk Radio | Patreon
+ Cosmos [IMDB]

Bardic Quest: Thank you so much for your support! We appreciate all of you for listening, reading and participating. If you wouldn't mind leaving an HONEST review on iTunes, we would love you even more ;)