ClassicallyTrained

Nathan Barnatt is an actor, comedian, dancer, and filmmaker. He’s been in many videos, movies, shorts, and known for High School USA!, Kirby Buckets and Talking Classics as Keith Apicary. After a performance on Comedy Central's "Gong Show" Andy Dick called him "the next Buster Keaton". His dance videos are legendary as is his love for video games of all kinds. Please welcome to the show, Nathan Barnatt.

Join us as we talk about:

Talking Classics and Keith Apicary – Past, Present, and Future

Getting into trouble in the airport and never breaking character

Secret stuff we can’t talk about!

300 million views across videos on YouTube

Defining your own legacy

Trale Lewous – self-proclaimed spokesperson for candy (inspired by commercials for Semi-Pro, the movie neither of us could remember)

What it means to go chugging gigabytes

That one time Nathan’s brother Cheffid lived in a van. In the driveway. For a year.

Ray Amsley – The one legged martial artist and how to never get murdered again.

Which 3 video game characters would Nathan take on a Carpool trip

We experience a mutual "old man" moment that devolves in to way too much reminiscing

...and much, much more! (Seriously, this was a massive, awesome episode)

Arnie Roth is an American Grammy Award-winning conductor, composer, and record producer, best known for conducting numerous concerts for video game music. He is also a classically trained violinist and a member of the Grammy Award-winning music group Mannheim Steamroller. Roth is also the principal conductor and music director of the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra, Play! A Video Game Symphony, and several Final Fantasy concerts including Distant Worlds and A New World.

Join us as we talk about:

- Arnie's involvement with the music of the Final Fantasy.

- What is unique about the music of Final Fantasy.

- Some of the amazing ways that fans express their passion for the music and the games themselves.

- The magic behind translating the music of Final Fantasy into full orchestral performances.

- What Arnie has learned in his own life through being a part of directing and performing music from Final Fantasy games.

- ...and much more!

If you are a gamer, you realize the power of video games to inspire, excite, and even teach life lessons. This special episode is dedicate to all the gamers who realize the amazing potential for good within one of our favorite hobbies.

Featuring some of the best thoughts of influential experts from my interviews over the past year, this episode is packed with thought provoking commentary on life lessons from video games.

Please enjoy and share with others.

Links to full interviews:

Dr. James Rosser

David Hayter (https://twitter.com/davidbhayter)

Danny Pena (GamerTag Radio – http://www.gamertagradio.com/)

Rika Muranaka (https://twitter.com/unjazzmusic)

John G. Miller (http://qbq.com/)

Simon Sinek (https://www.startwithwhy.com/)

Patrick Scott Patterson (http://www.patrickscottpatterson.com/)

Patrick Stafford (http://www.staffordcontent.com/)

Brentalfloss a.k.a. Brent Black (http://www.brentalfloss.com/)

Edwin McRae (http://www.edmcrae.com/)

Greg Toppo (http://www.gamebelieves.com/)

Hans Van Vliet (7Bit Hero) (http://7bithero.com/)

Chris Barton (http://www.chrisbarton.info/)

Kellee Santiago (https://twitter.com/kelleesan)

Curtis Fletcher (http://curtisofletcher.com/)

Music:

EarthBound ‘Dialima tu Kafé‘ by Diggi Dis, Zeratul

Metal Gear Solid ‘Legend of the Snake 2: Snake versus Dragon‘ by Reuben Kee

Metal Gear Solid ‘The Price of Freedom‘ by Evan Arnett, Janna McKinley, Jonathan Mills

Secret of Mana ‘Curious‘ by Melodious Punk

Streets of Rage 2 ‘Slow Moon Groove‘ by Avien

Final Fantasy VII ‘Beyond Midgar‘ by BogusRed

Final Fantasy IV New Orleans Remix by Brentalfloss

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker ‘Forever Yours‘ by Tim Sheehy

Carrie Dieterle is Chief People Officer at Insomniac Games, Inc. She is part of the senior leadership team, and is responsible for creating a comprehensive human resources vision, strategy and organization to support the achievement of the company’s mission, objective and short and long term goals through a culture focused on attracting, developing and retaining individuals to support continued growth and excellence. She is also the most fun Human Resources Professional I've ever spoken with.

Join us as we talk about:

What the employment experience is like at Insomniac

How to create a great experience for employees

Insomniac’s track record as a top employer with Forbes

Transparency & Trust in the workplace

CEO Ted Price’s AMA’s

How to nurture culture in an organization

Carrie’s best career advice

The value of Mentorship

...and more!

Konami is going through some crazy things right now. The organization seems to have lost touch with its identity.

Maybe you have felt the same - I know I have.

This episode of the ClassicallyTrained Podcast explores a very practical exercise that you can do to find yourself again.

I also reflect on some of my favorite Konami games.

If you enjoy this episode, let me know, I would love to hear from you.

Also, I appreciate anyone who leaves me a rating and review in iTunes - this will help others find the show!