Introducing tangents.

ep. 19 - john_boyer

- OR - Screaming Numbers: The Podcast

This podcast isn’t ONLY for gamers…but, if you are a gamer, you will derive more pleasure and understanding from it. Just a heads up.

This time around I’ve got John. Robert. Patrick. Boyer, graphics programmer at Rockstar Games. Among a few non-video gamey things (including a new definition of what a “geek” is), we discuss his work on GTA V (both current and next gen versions), a valid reason why PC ports take longer, and his work on the upcoming Rockstar game, codenamed…well, you’ll have to listen to find out. BOOM! BURYING THE LEAD LIKE A MOFUGGER!!

Also, we confirm Half Life 3.

ep.18 - the_dreamstalks

-OR- Boogiefoot, The Saddest Little Indian

"We’re a comedic bend and we sing funny songs.”  I could have stopped us right there, but I didn’t, because you need to know more about Karen Bray and Zack Miko a.k.a. the Dreamstalks. 

I also needed to worm my way into their television show.

Spoilers for Billy Zane’s The Phantom and Bill Cosby’s Ghost Dad.

Note: At 6:47, you’ll get to hear the best laugh ever.

ep. 17 - erin_salm

-OR- Butterfly Petting Zoo: The Podcast

And we're back.

Presenting the haughtiest nerdress you'll ever meet…Erin Salm, whose last name is a soothing mantra.

Say it. Out loud. Now.

Erin and I discuss the differences between being a nerd and a geek, poop, and, of course, her own podcast, The Haughty Nerdress.

We also provoke lawsuits from the Just Right people and the estates of both Charles Dickens and Charlotte Bronte.

ep.15 - graham_skipper

- OR - I Stepped In Something…Then Something Stepped In Me

RECORDED LIVE IN L.A.!!!!

Friend, actor, horror aficionado and, based on some details from our conversation, potential serial killer, Graham Skipper and I discuss the nature of horror: what scares us, what tries to scare us and fails and what is so weird you’re not sure whether to be scared or not.

Also, the co-eds in his basement.

ep.14 - danny_hyde

- OR - Diagrams Of The Hidden Masters: The Podcast

One of the men responsible for some of the strangest and most disturbing music i've ever heard; I present to you...Danny Hyde, creator of demented sounds, honorary member of Coil and current winner of the best broken bone story. 

Danny and I discuss how he and Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson birthed the unforgettable version of Nine Inch Nails' "Closer" which introduced a generation to Se7en, his favorite moments creating madness with Coil and much more.

Special thanks to Leviathant and the Echoing The Sound community for sparking this.

Also, "Pod" = "Chris Vrenna"