Back in the day you could find an arcade within a two block radius. Almost every mom and pop shop had some sort of arcade game to play too. Arcades now days are few, far and in between. One of the last and best arcades in the Midwest is: Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield Illinois. The owner and founder Doc Mack joins me to explain why he decided to open an arcade and what has made him successful.

Galloping Ghost Arcade is located at:

9415 Ogden Ave.

Brookfield, IL 60513

 

 

We continue our conversation with: Associate Professor of Marketing at HEC Paris, Anne-Laure Sellier on how you can match the first name of strangers to their faces with high accuracy. Professor Sellier explains how a computer can even match people using their first name to photos with high accuracy and how this technology is currently being used in marketing.

Would you believe that Wi-Fi is an actual industry? Founder of Wi-Fi Now, Claus Hetting speak about the various innovations of Wi-Fi and why his organization is promoting the growth of Wi-Fi.

 

 

 

 

 

For the past ten years Geek Culture has been on the rise; with conventions, toys, video games, comic cons, books and more. This Thursday is even Geek Pride day. Why has Geek Culture become so popular? Ben Penrod founder of the premiere Mid-Atlantic, Awesome Con explains why Geek Culture is on the rise.

Sega was a major competitor in the console wars during the 90’s through the early 2000's. Sega was ahead of their time with devices that attached to the Sega Genesis to upgrade the system, the Sega Channel which streamed games directly to your console and even the introduction to on line game play with the Sega Dreamcast. Even though they were ahead of their time, after 2001 they stopped developing consoles and focused on game development. Why would a company a head of the curve when it came to consoles go into game development? National Video Game Museum Director, Sean Kelly talks the history of Sega and explains why the company failed as a console developer.

Professor at Bentley University & Founder of Scamicide.com, Steve Weisman breaks down who Bernie Madoff is & the details about his scheme. The origins Ponzi scheme is also discussed.

Author of: Surviving a Mass Killer Rampage: When Seconds Count Police Are Still Minutes Away, Chris Bird; discusses how Mass shootings shaped police tactics. Chris also gives tips on how to survive a potential volatile situation.

Phobia Relief Expert Kalliope Barlis talks about Phobia relief day (May 8) and how to over come a phobia.

Anne-Laure Sellier Associate Professor of Marketing at HEC Paris business school in France breaks down her research study of how people look like their first name.