Geek:30 Happy Hour | Celebrating Geek Culture and Craft Beer

Alex and Jo Jo welcome their friend and fellow podcaster, Jamal Smith, to the conversation on this very special Halloween episode of the Geek:30 Happy Hour! We sample a flight of beverages that remind us of Fall, talk about our favorite Halloween movies, Rock Band 4, a guy who makes a real version of Thor's hammer, and Jamal's awesome podcast, "Your Mark - A Series About All Things Fatherhood".

Links:

Jamal's Podcast, "Your Mark - A Series About All Things Fatherhood":

http://www.yourmarkseries.com

List of Scary Movies:

http://www.rd.com/culture/halloween-movies-scare-you-senseless/

Paranormal Activity Prank:

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/open-house-prank-paranormal-activity-house-article-1.2399748

Rock Band 4 is out!

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/10/05/rock-band-4-review

Some funny videos from Star Wars Battlefront Beta

http://www.gameskinny.com/n20ra/5-funny-moments-of-the-star-wars-battlefront-beta

Guy builds his own Thor’s Hammer http://www.geek.com/news/guy-builds-his-own-version-of-thors-hammer-that-only-he-can-pick-up-1636860/

Heavy Seas - Great’er Pumpkin

http://www.hsbeer.com/brews/brew/greaterpumpkin

Sly Fox - Oktoberfest Lager

http://www.slyfoxbeer.com/index.php/front/beer_oktoberfest

Woodchuck Hard Cider - Gumption

http://www.woodchuck.com/cider/gumption/

Alex and Jo Jo invite their friend, Justin Grunin, to drink beer and talk about nerdy stuff! They enjoy a wonderful beer by Redbeard Brewing Company while they talk about how board games are changing, water parks being built on Mars, and hover boards. Justin also discusses his love for League of Legends and esports.

Redbeard Brewing Company: http://redbeardbrews.com

Cyber Chess: http://nerdist.com/japanese-team-reinvents-chess-for-the-cyberpunk-era/

Water on Mars: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/sep/29/nasa-crossroads-mars-water-without-contamination-curiosity-rover

Lexus Hover Board: http://www.cnet.com/news/the-lexus-hoverboard-is-real-video/

League of Legends World Championship: http://worlds.lolesports.com/en_US/worlds

On in this episode, Alex and Jo Jo welcome their friend Ryan Rohrer to join the conversation. They discuss Nintendo's new president, the Muppets coming back to TV, and the announcement that Star Wars Battlefront's beta will be open to everyone in early October. Ryan also discusses his love of traveling and shares some tips!

Links:

New Nintendo CEO & President:

http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/14/technology/nintendo-ceo/

New Muppets Show:

http://variety.com/2015/tv/reviews/the-muppets-review-abc-comedy-1201595069/

Star Wars Battlefront Beta News:

http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/17/star-wars-battlefront-beta-will-be-open-to-everyone-work-off/

On this episode, Alex and Jojo welcome Chris McIntosh to the conversation. They discuss the new Star Wars toys released on Force Friday, who the next 007 is going to be, and reminisce on old video games and TV shows. Enjoy!

Links:

Beer:

http://www.lostrhino.com/rhin-o-fest-bull-maumlrzen.html

Star Wars Toys/Force Friday:

http://www.cnet.com/products/sphero-bb-8/

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/star-wars-new-action-dolls-launched-on-force-friday-ahead-of-the-force-awakens-release-10485426.html

Next 007 Actor:

http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/g584/next-james-bond-actor/

Bringing Nick Shows Back:

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/55e84235e4b0aec9f3561bba?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067

http://www.inquisitr.com/2398491/nickelodeon-to-revive-90s-nick-shows-but-not-the-way-you-might-think-report-says/

Touch on local used video game resellers:

https://www.estarland.com

http://www.ebay.com

Aftermarket consoles for retro gaming:

http://hyperkin.com/Retron5/

http://hyperkin.com/snes-nes-genesis-retron-3-gaming-console-onyx-black-hyperkin.html

Retro Game Service similar to Loot Crate:

http://www.myretrogamebox.com

Welcome back to another episode of the Geek:30 Happy Hour! On today's show, Alex and Jojo have their friend, Jamie Sweetland, on the show to contribute to the conversation. Jamie produces the show and creates all of the sound clips you hear. The guys discuss some really cool things happening in the virtual reality space, new Doctor Who Lego toys, and video games turning into movies. Jamie also shares his love of building things! Enjoy!

Links:

https://www.facebook.com/verge/videos/953005991402411/?pnref=story

http://nerdist.com/your-first-look-at-michael-fassbender-in-assassins-creed/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2939916/Lego-signs-multi-million-pound-deal-BBC-create-Dr-set-complete-Tardis-Daleks-Cybermen-hit-shelves-time-Christmas.html

Welcome to the first episode of the Geek:30 Happy Hour! Today, we get to know our hosts, Alex and Jojo, and discuss changes in video game trends, the new World of Warcraft expansion, and the exciting new Star Wars theme parks coming to Disneyland and Disney World.

Links:

http://www.insidethemagic.net/2015/08/d23-expo-2015-everything-announced-for-disney-parks-star-wars-iron-man-avatar-toy-story-jungle-cruise-and-much-more/