Outside of the Box

On this episode, I spoke with some amazing makers and artists within the world of cosplay about how cosplay has many STEM applications and promotes innovation and creativity. My guests were creators Nerdy Blasian Cosplays, Sayakat Cosplay and Renna Cosplay who have all produced some amazing and whimsical creations. We delve into each of their journeys in this episode and why making it so important to them.

You can check these creators out on social media: @nerdyblasiancosplays @sayakatcosplay @rennacosplay

In an episode all about chasing your dreams and building a community, I talked with Banzainator - an amazing Twitch streamer and content creator who has built TWO PCs herself. We talked about taking the leap to pursue her passions full time, her love for her community and future goals both inside and outside of streaming.

Check out https://www.twitch.tv/banzainator

If you are ready for more bot talk - you're in the right place! Join me as I recap the last couple episodes of Round 2 and the beginning of Round 3 for Pro League. The fights are just getting better and better! Who will be out? Who will lock in their spot? I'll break it all down for you!

It is once again time to chat about STEM education and highlight some folks who are making big moves to provide the youth of New York City with a pathway to STEM. In this episode I chat with the Principal of the Middle School of Innovation and Keith Tam of Tam Robotics, whose son is a student. This is a great discussion on the broader need for young people to learn STEM skills as well as all of the wonderful programs happening at the school.

Special shout out to sponsors through Tam Robotics - Turnabot and Repeat Robotics!

Calling all lovers of TTRPG and board games - join me for my recap of GenCon 2026 with Indy local and valued member of the TTRPG community - CritHitTheGiant! We sat down and talked about GenCon as an experience, our favorite things about the Con this year and tips for newcomers. There is something for everyone in this episode!

Check out Sean's website at https://crithitthegiant.com/

Time for a crazy fun episode of Outside of the Box as I sat down with the Team Spectra - a new superteam within combat robotics made up of a group of friends who compete at NHRL and other local competitions. They talk about how the team was formed, a deeper dive into each of their builds and how they may already be a dominant force at NHRL with the upcoming Pro Tour event. Strap in for one wild episode!

Check out Team Spectra at https://www.youtube.com/@UCSImEfuL_YPu-weVGbLsC-g

It has been a minute BattleBots fans, but I have a massive episode for you this week covering FOUR episodes of Pro League! Hear me break down every fight and give my overall thoughts, plus hear from Alex Price of Team Calypso to talk about their unexpectedly entry into Pro League and their amazing fight against Disarray!

Check out Ray Billings' channel for more on what happened with Tombstone - https://youtu.be/GVN6JjFtx-c?si=QGLFo2eD6Ka-OE-q

This episode features nerd royalty as Christine talks to writer, actor and entrepreneur Felicia Day about the upcoming Guild Movie Kickstarter that launches on July 20th! Felicia talks about everything from her amazing relationships with her cast members to revealing which character she feels would best promote the Kickstarter. Learn about all of the details on how to support the #1 movie in Kickstarter history in this interview and by checking out https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/feliciaday/watchtheguild. Be there on July 20th!

BattleBots is back baby and so is Christine with a recap and interview covering the first two episodes of Pro League. She is first joined by James & Kyle Kirkpatrick of the new Team Copperhead to talk about the debut of the youngest driver in BattleBots! This episode also includes a recap of every fight from the first two episodes and Christine's overall thoughts on the show so far.

For this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Christian Hubicki who is not only an accomplished robotics professor, but has also competed on TV's Survivor - recently as part of Season 50. We chatted about everything from the incorportation of AI into bipedal robots, what movies got robots "right" and using critical thinking skills while playing the game of Survivor. This is one that should delight STEM and Survivor enthusiasts alike!