This Podcast Is... Uncalled For

Ty Gephardt has had a lot of life experiences similar to Mike's - and has helped Mike out on a few occasions.

Among these experiences: interning at KCPT, getting involved in geek culture, and something Mike is ready to come clean about in podcast format.

Introducing our "Thoughts" episodes - basically solo talks about topics that are not easy to discuss in an interview format, yet are an important part of Mike's life story. Mike was a HUGE St. Louis football fan - until that fateful day in January 2016 when the team was ripped out of town for no good reason. Thanks to Mike's previous podcast, Winning Side Coaches, we are able to revisit this topic - one that has already been mentioned many times on this podcast.

Let's talk about chess today with Mike's fellow chess instructor DaVaun Williams. In addition to being an instructor, DaVaun is a highly rated chess player and an overall good guy.

Smash Up by Paul Peterson is Mike's favorite board game. How does it play? Mike and fellow Smash Head BriAnne Friesen demonstrate pitting Cthulhu worshiping Samurai with Ghostly Clerics.

Have you listened to This Podcast Is... Uncalled For yet? Here's a small taste of what it's all about.

Matt Sewell is an old high school friend of Mike's who helped him kick off his trek into freelance media. Today, the two catch up on old times, reminisce about their high school days, and much more.

Chris Hurt is, among other things, a very talented improvisational actor and a geek, both of which are discussed on today's podcast.

Tim Crippen was Mike's primary co-host on the Winning Side Coaches podcast. Before that, they worked together at Silpada Designs.

On today's episode, Mike and Tim talk about their time working together, both at the company and on the podcast.

Today, we interview Adam McKeith, a Los Angeles based actor who got his start in Kansas City. Adam plays Det. Vaughn Anderson in Mike's sci-fi web series Tales from the Interim Net.

Adam is also an avid sports fan and talks about a few sports related stories, including whether or not LA is a good football town. We also talk about how Mike got into film.

Today's episode is with Trevor Martin, who is an actor and filmmaker in the Kansas City area.

We discuss Trevor's experiences with acting, remember our late friend and mentor David Berry, and talk about how it was like to act with a local sports icon.