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

Live from Aslin Brewery in Herndon, VA, Alex and Jojo were joined by Bill and Brett from Not Another Podcast? to try some great beers and talk about the latest in geek news! Enjoy this very special episode and be sure to check out Bill and Brett's hilarious show. Special thanks to Aslin brewery for the hospitality, we had a great time!

Links:

http://www.notanotherpodcastusa.com

Cancer Can Rock Fundraiser - O’Sullivans Herndon Tuesday April 26 6-9pm: https://www.facebook.com/events/1693518170905488/

Little League Champs Show

Friday, May 27 at 9:30 PM - 2 AM

Rhodeside Grill

1836 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, Virginia 22201

Coleco Chameleon aka Retro VGS… Snake Oil for the Retro Gaming World

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/crowdfunded-coleco-chameleon-game-console-is-a-mess

Flyers fans keep it classy

http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/25559342/watch-flyers-fans-litter-ice-with-bracelets-despite-pa-announcers-pleas

Beer:

http://www.aslinbeer.com

Comics are awesome. The new Dr. Strange trailer looks super trippy and the fact that The Killing Joke got an R rating is perfect! A familiar guest stops by to share some exciting news. Alex and Jojo talk about all of this and more while enjoying a great beer a listener recommended. Cheers!

Links:

Doctor Strange Trailer Breakdown

http://nerdist.com/our-doctor-strange-mystical-trailer-breakdown/

The Modular Body

http://themodularbody.com/

The Killing Joke is rated “R”

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/14/batman-killing-joke-animated-rated-r

Project DragonFruit: http://www.projectdragonfruit.com

Beer: St Bernardus Abt 12

http://www.sintbernardus.be/stbernardusabt12.php?l=en

That Rogue One trailer was pretty cool, eh? Alex & Jojo talk about their excitement for the first of the Star Wars anthology films, as well as the strides we're making in space exploration in general with the remarkable rocket landing performed by SpaceX.

Links:

Rogue One’s Trailer

http://nerdist.com/our-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-epic-trailer-breakdown/

SpaceX Landed a Rocket in the middle of the ocean

http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/8/11392138/spacex-landing-success-falcon-9-rocket-barge-at-sea

BB8 Interacts with TFA

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2016/04/05/the-droid-awakens-spheros-bb-8-toy-reacts-while-watching-latest-star-wars-film/

Beer: Southern Tier 2X Presso

http://www.stbcbeer.com/2xpresso/

Did you know Alex is really afraid of sharks? He and Jojo talk about how cool/scary it is that you can rent an Airbnb room underwater with sharks. They also talk about Daisy Ridley incredible audition for The Force Awakens and the latest on Microsoft's augmented reality headset called HoloLens. Their beer of choice is recommended by a listener, and it's a strong one! Can you hear Jojo starting to slur?

Links:

Daisy Ridley’s TFA Audition

http://nerdist.com/daisy-ridleys-star-wars-audition-is-so-insanely-good/

Underwater Airbnb

http://www.today.com/home/airbnb-listing-paris-lets-you-sleep-sharks-t83556?cid=sm_fbn

Hands on with Microsoft’s HoloLens

http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/1/11334488/microsoft-hololens-video-augmented-reality-ar-headset-hands-on

Beer: Lagunitas - Undercover Investigation Shut Down Ale

https://lagunitas.com/beers/undercover

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Alex and Jojo talk about how Jar Jar Binks could be the greatest sith lord ever, Nintendo's new mobile app, and how there may be a cease fire in the console wars. In true St. Patrick's Day tradition, they enjoy a Guinness. Sláinte!

Links:

Jar Jar is a sith lord (Nate’s email)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yy3q9f84EA

Nintendo creates Mii based mobile app

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/20/miitomo-reaches-1-million-users-in-japan

Microsoft and Sony may be cross compatible

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-responds-to-microsofts-invite-to-connect-xbox/1100-6435688/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0a

Beer:

Guinness: https://www.guinness.com/en-us/our-beers/guinness-draught/

Sugar, spice, and everything nice. Oh, also some Chemical X. The Powerpuff Girls are coming back to Cartoon Network! Also, Spider-Man was pretty nifty in that new Captain America: Civil War trailer. Did you hear the Dos Equis guy is calling it quits? Alex and Jojo talk about all of this and more with their friend, Eric, who gives some good advice on how to get a job in the gaming industry. All while drinking some pretty great beer from Brooklyn Brewery and their sister brewery, New Carnegie Brewery out of Sweden, where Eric lives.

Links:

Powerpuff Girls are back

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/10/powerpuff-girls-reboot-premiere-date-cartoon-network

Spiderman in Civil War Trailer

http://nerdist.com/the-new-captain-america-civil-war-trailer-is-here/

Dos Equis retiring MIMITW

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/10/the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world-just-lost-his-job/

Jar Jar is a Sith Lord (WATCH THIS!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yy3q9f84EA

Beer:

https://www.nyacarnegiebryggeriet.se/en/

https://www.nyacarnegiebryggeriet.se/en/beverage/kellerbier/

http://brooklynbrewery.com

Has it really been 20 years of Pokemon? Oh the nostalgia... we explore a lot of nostalgic memories in this episode of the Geek:30 Happy Hour, including the new Pokemon games that were announced and how Nickelodeon is making a Legends of the Hidden Temple movie. Alex and Jojo also welcome fellow nerd and entrepreneur, Orie Enav, to the conversation to talk about his awesome new geek dating service called DragonFruit. They talk about all of this while enjoying a favorite beer from Dogfish Head. Cheers!

Links:

Project DragonFruit: http://www.dragonfruitapp.com

News

Legends of the Hidden Temple Movie

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/01/legends-hidden-temple-movie-nickelodeon

Pokemon Sun & Moon Announced

http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-sun-and-pokemon-moon/

http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/04/snes-super-famicom-nintendo-3ds/

No Man’s Sky

http://nerdist.com/no-mans-sky-7-things-you-didnt-know/

Beer: http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/the-brews/year-round-brews/90-minute-ipa.htm

Are you loving all of the Marvel content out there? Alex and Jojo sit down with their very special guest, Bill McKenna of Not Another Podcast?, to talk about how awesome Deadpool is, their excitement about how the Defenders are closer to their Netflix series, and what technology has done to inspire them when they were younger. Bill also shares some great information about his hilarious show. The guys all enjoy an amazing beer from Quattro Goomba's Brewery that pays homage to their love of Star Wars.

Links:

Iron Fist hires it’s lead actor:

http://nerdist.com/iron-fist-lands-its-lead-actor-with-games-of-thrones-finn-jones/

Minecraft being used as a teaching tool:

http://www.upworthy.com/why-minecraft-is-the-newest-and-coolest-teaching-tool-in-school

Not Another Podcast?: http://www.notanotherpodcastusa.com

Beer:

Quattro Goomba's Brewery: http://www.goombabrewery.com

It's a great time to be a geeky parent! Geek culture = pop culture. Alex and Jojo welcome their friends, Veronica and Jason, and their son Eli to the show to talk about being a geeky parent and sharing their appreciation for geeky culture with him as he grows up. They also brought a couple awesome beers.

Links:

Robots making ramen: http://www.techinsider.io/robot-chefs-at-ramen-restaurant-cooking-robotics-2016-2

3D Audio: http://www.ossic.com/3d-audio

Star Wars Fashion: http://nerdist.com/go-star-wars-chic-matchless-londons-jacket-collection/?gallery=362626#gallery

Beer:

Delirium Nocturnum http://www.delirium.be/

Gulden Draak 9000 Quadruple http://www.vansteenberge.com/en/our-beer/gulden-draak/gulden-draak-9000-quadruple/

Those darn Jonas brothers and their blizzard! Now that the winter storm has calmed down on the East coast, Alex and Jojo can finally get back together and enjoy a beer. Alex had quite the adventure in California, especially the awesome Star Wars 5K he participated in.

Beer: http://growlingbearbrewing.com