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Join hosts Chris Hacker and Aaron Knowles as they unlock the gates to The Oblivion Bar Podcast — a one-stop-shop for all things nerd-culture. Dive deep into the realms of comic books, TV, film, and gaming with witty banter, exclusive interviews, and a passionate week-in-review that'll teleport you into the heart of nerd nirvana. Get ready for an immersive journey into the multiverse of podcast entertainment!
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Two average boat geeks, who, fueled by their deep passion for boats, spent 5 years planning and dreaming up The Boat Geeks. Their podcast is a haven for boating enthusiasts, bringing you engaging conversations with authors, technology gurus, maritime and industry experts, and a diverse array of fellow geeks who share their love for the vast world of boats. Recorded aboard their floating studio in Port Townsend, WA, in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, your hosts Darren and Daeron take a de ...
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Discover what the top Spartan SGX coaches from around the country are doing to help their clients dominate their obstacle races. Each week you will get insight on how to improve your training, nutrition, and recovery methods for the most efficient training program.
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This is a preview of our Patreon exclusive show called THE GRID. Check this out, along with a bunch of other awesome perks over on Patreon. New episodes every Friday! For episode 130 of The Grid, Aaron and Chris give out another nickname to one of The Programs and we show off and discuss ALL of the original art that we own. Follow us on Instagram F…
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Darrien Murriner and Kirsten Moorefield are the co-founders of Cloverleaf - a platform that enhances team performance through personalized coaching and behavioral insights. By integrating tools like strength-based assessments and continuous, automated coaching, Cloverleaf helps teams improve communication, collaboration, and overall effectiveness.C…
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Joining us this week on the show is the former crime reporter turned Ringo-award-winning comic book writer behind titles like Punisher: The Bullet That Follows, Moon Knight: City of the Dead, Savage Avengers, The Devil That Wears My Face, and many more. Recently, he has reinvented the classic Hanna-Barbera intergalactic crime fighter Space Ghost ov…
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Joining us this week for a bonus conversation is the creative team of Canto – the hit fantasy comic series that tells the tale of a tiny clockwork hero on a quest to save his kind from the dreaded Shrouded Man, while meeting friends and other foes along the way! These two fine gentlemen are here to celebrate the release of the next chapter in the C…
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In this episode of Middle Tech Podcast, Logan Jones and Evan Knowles welcome back Raffi Kayat, founder of borderless, a global payments platform. Rafi discusses the challenges and surprises of fundraising in Kentucky compared to the coastal tech hubs, emphasizing the need for determination and grit in the entrepreneurial journey. He also shares upd…
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Joining us this week on the show is the Eisner and Harvey-Award-winning comic book creator of titles like The Mice Templar with Brian Glass at Image Comics, Thor: Blood Oath with artist Scott Kolins over at Marvel, he is the sole creator of The Victories and is working with James Tynion IV on Blue Book over at Dark Horse Comics, and has frequently …
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“The question is: d’yah have it yah to make it epic?” 🧸 🦾 News and Notes [Sponsored by Omnibus] (6:47) For our news and notes segment, Aaron and Chris discuss Jeffrey Wright joining the season 2 cast of THE LAST OF US, Greg Capullo teams up with Jonathan Hickman for new WOLVERINE: REVENGE limited series, and GODZILLA X KONG director Adam Wingard wi…
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For part two of our X-Men '97 review, our good friend and host of the excellent comic book talk show The Short Box Podcast, Badr Milligan is back to help us cover and discuss the revitalization of the classic Marvel animated series from the 90s! The series begins one year after the loss of Professor Charles Xavier during the original series finale.…
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In this episode, Logan and Evan sit down with Jake Budler, the Director of Entrepreneur Experience at Endeavor Midwest. They discuss various topics, including Jake's experience as a founder of a small business, the Indy Tech Tour, the strengths of the Midwest startup ecosystem, and the importance of building relationships. Jake emphasizes the value…
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In this episode of the Middle Tech Podcast, hosts Logan Jones and Evan Knowles sit down with Dave Knox, Executive Director of Blue North. They delve into the mission and impact of Blue North, part of the Kentucky Innovation Hub network, and explore how it serves as a vital connector for high-growth tech entrepreneurs in Northern Kentucky. Dave shar…
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"Blood is blood. Family is a choice." ❌ News and Notes [Sponsored by Omnibus] (12:01) This week on the show, we are joined by our good friend and host of the excellent comic book talk show The Short Box Podcast -- Badr Milligan joins us this week! For our news and notes segment, the crew discusses Marvel reportedly has greenlit Hawkeye: Season 2, w…
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Eyal Solomon (@EyalSolomo44643) is the CEO and co-founder of Lunar, an open-source platform which bills itself as the “first reverse API gateway.” Lunar allows engineering teams to monitor, manage, and optimize API consumption. According to Eyal, it’s very easy to integrate with APIs, but difficult to keep them maintained, and there was a clear nee…
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In this episode, Logan sits down with Aram Street and Eric Griffin from the CleanSpace team, winners of the recent Five Across pitch competition. They explore their entrepreneurial journey, the inception of CleanSpace, and how they are innovating the cleaning service industry. The duo shares insights on their transition from offering a traditional …
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Joining us this week on the show is the original teenager with an attitude Kimberly Hart AKA the Pink Ranger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. She also starred in films like the Disney Channel original movie Susie Q, the hit show Felicity as Julie Emerick, and Constable Callaghan on Flashpoint. More recently, she has teamed up with her co-writer M…
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Joining us this week on the show is the Eisner-Award-winning writer of titles like American Vampire, Wytches, Nocterra, Undiscovered Country, Batman: The Black Mirror, Justice League, DC’s Dark Nights: Metal, Clear, The Wake, Swamp Thing, Barnstormers, and an epic five-year run on Batman that includes the creation of The Court of Owls. More recentl…
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In this episode, Aaron Gani, Founder and CEO of RealizedCare (formerly known as BehaVR, from episode 150), discusses the journey of building their VR therapeutics company and the recent acquisition of Fern Health. After acquiring Fern Health, BehaVR rebranded as RealizedCare as they broadened the scope of their technology to include more than VR. R…
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The Boat Geeks #12 - Peter Knowles (Travels With Geordie) Recorded 04.05.24 Peter Knowles of the popular YouTube channel "Travels with Geordie" joins The Boat Geeks to discuss his obsession with classic wood boats of the Ed Monk variety, and the past, present, and future of his traveling adventures. Recorded aboard their floating studio in Port Tow…
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Joining us this week on the show is someone many may know already as a well-regarded comic book journalist for popular sites like The Beat and Comics Bookcase. Well, add “comic book scribe” to his resume, because ‘The Death of Comics Bookcase Vol. 1’ is his recent crowd-funded anthology that, as of this recording, has well over 200 backers and just…
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In this episode, Logan and Evan delve into two major news stories that are shaping the business and technology landscape: the FTC's proposed ban on non-compete agreements and the potential ban or forced sale of TikTok in the United States. They kick off the discussion by exploring the FTC's initiative to restrict non-compete clauses, examining its …
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Shirshanka Das (@shirshanka) is the CTO of Acryl Data and founder of DataHub, which bills itself as the #1 open-source metadata platform. It enables data discovery, data observability and federated governance to help tame complex data ecosystems. Shirshanka first developed DataHub while at LinkedIn, but has grown it into an independent project with…
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Joining us this week on the show is the creative team behind the highly-anticipated, prestige-formatted four-issue haunted ghost story at DSTLRY Publishing: Spectregraph. One is the Eisner Award-winning and New York Times Bestselling author of titles like Something is Killing the Children, Nice House on the Lake, Blue Book, Department of Truth, Hou…
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In this episode, Evan and Logan interview Chase Minnifield, the CEO and co-founder of EZOS, a software platform for property management. Chase shares his journey from being an NFL player to becoming a successful entrepreneur. He started with a services-based company called Helping Hands and then transitioned to building Easy Turn, a software soluti…
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Joining us this week on the show is the Eisner-award-winning comic book writer behind titles like Southern Bastards, Avengers, Conan The Barbarian, Vertigo’s Scalped, The Punisher, Marvel’s 2015 relaunch of Star Wars, and his iconic seven-year epic on Thor. Recently, he’s been hard at work on newer titles like Action Comics and Batman: Off World at…
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The Boat Geeks #11 - George Harris (President/CEO, NMTA) Recorded 03.08.24 The Northwest Marine Trade Association produces the Seattle Boat Show, the largest boat show on the west coast. But they do so much more the rest of the year ensuring our region has the healthiest recreational marine economy possible. Recorded aboard their floating studio in…
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"The world, right now, is experiencing unusual paranormal activity. We are here to answer that call. Because we... ARE THE GHOSTBUSTERS!" For part two of episode 151, we finish up our review of the fifth installment of the Monsterverse: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and then go directly into our discussion of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Aaron’s …
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After his first child was born, Matt Wonlaw (@tantaman) imagined giving his son life advice. What kind of life did he want his kid to lead? At the time, he was working for Facebook, and he decided that his own life needed a change in direction. So Matt started vlcn, aka Vulcan Labs, a research company that develops open-source projects like CR-SQLi…
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In this episode, Logan and Evan sit down with Amanda Ralston, founder of NonBinary Solutions. They explore her transition from applied behavior analysis to tech entrepreneurship, focusing on innovative solutions for neurodivergent conditions. Amanda discusses the challenges in standardizing autism treatment, her forthcoming SaaS product, and her un…
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"Kong can't stop this on his own." "He won't be alone." News and Notes [Sponsored by Omnibus] (8:06) For our news and notes segment, Aaron and Chris discuss Marvel casting Julia Garner in THE FANTASTIC 4 as the Silver Surfer and comic creator Ed Piskor tragically passes away at 41 years old. Main Topic (22:45) For part one of our main topic, we dis…
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The Boat Geeks #10 - Nico Jensen and Aaron Wenholz (Longship Marine) Recorded 3.7.24 Nico and Aaron are one of the busiest couples you will ever meet. In addition to running Longship Marine - one of the last remaining Marine Supply/Consignment stores in Washington - they also restore old wooden boats and are remodeling the original Sons of Norway H…
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Welcome to the OCR Underground Show. Your best resource for all things to help you train better for your next obstacle course race. Each episode I cover training strategies plus chat with other experts to get other insight into smarter ocr training. In this episode I share more information about my latest project the Certified OCR Specialist certif…
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This is a preview of our Patreon exclusive show called THE GRID. Check this out, along with a bunch of other awesome perks over on Patreon. New episodes every Friday! For episode 120, Aaron and Chris discuss Aaron's visit to Soho for Batman's 85th birthday, the eternal drama of Harry Potter, and we each pick (1) movie to defend that we know the oth…
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In this episode of the Middle Tech Podcast, Logan Jones and Evan Knowles welcome back Stevens Bonhomme, CEO of Feedcoyote, a platform connecting freelancers globally. Stevens discusses his transition from Microsoft to launching Feedcoyote, driven by a passion to solve freelancing challenges. He sheds light on the journey of creating and growing Fee…
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The Boat Geeks #9 - Jake Beattie (CEO, "Boat Dork") Recorded 2.12.24 The headwaters of the Northwest Maritime Center began in the '70s when some friends who loved wooden boats decided to create a gathering for other wood boat lovers. That little inauspicious gathering turned into the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival - the second largest in the wo…
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Amplication is an open-source development platform for scalable and secure Node.js applications. It allows engineers to skip writing boilerplate code and offers the flexibility to customize and add components. Amplification was created by Yuval Hazaz (@Yuvalhazaz1), a veteran developer who determined that low-code platforms save time but restrict f…
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The Boat Geeks #8 - Darren Austin (Founder, OnBuoy SPC) Recorded 2.1.24 How many times have you seen private buoys and docks just sitting there empty and unused, while you've had a challenge finding available guest moorage? Recorded aboard their floating studio in Port Townsend, WA, in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, The Boat Geeks take another…
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It's about to go DOWN 👊🏻💥 We are back for another installment in our BATTLE ROYALE segment! Five fighters, five arena-specific scenarios, two passionate nerds debate skill and combat to determine the ultimate winner among our fictional champions 🏆 Previous Battle Royale Episodes ⤵️ Episode 90 - Battle Royale IV Episode 56 - Battle Royale III Episod…
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In this episode, Logan and Evan are joined by Professor Brian Frey, a law professor at the University of Kentucky's College of Law. They discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on copyright law, delving into the complexities and controversies surrounding AI's ability to generate texts, images, and videos. Frey shares insights into how AI chal…
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Joining us this week is the writer of titles like The Days, Home, Self-Destruct, The End, and his recent Kickstarter, all-ages horror series Mustn't Tell with artists Jon McDaniel and BA Roth. It is our pleasure to welcome Tommy Stella onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! MUSTN'T TELL KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN (runs through March 29th, 2024) Follow us on Inst…
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The Boat Geeks #7 - Matt Steverson (Shipwright, The Duracell Project) Recorded 2.19.24 Rebuilding a legendary Open 60 race boat requires many skills, a lot of perseverance, and for husband and wife Matt and Janneke, a leap of faith. Recorded aboard their floating studio in Port Townsend, WA, in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, your hosts Darren …
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In this episode, Logan and Evan explore the world of 3D printing with Eric Sparks, founder and CEO of Complet3D. Based in Lexington, Kentucky, Complet3D began by addressing the urgent need for PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic and has since expanded into various sectors. Eric discusses how 3D printing technology has evolved, sharing insights into it…
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“Are you part of this new tomorrow? Or will you be left behind? Until then… enjoy the show.” Joining us this week on the show is the writer of titles like the Eisner-nominated The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, the Eisner-winning Blue in Green, These Savage Shores, Detective Comics, Rare Flavours, Swamp Thing, The One Hand, and Dawnunner. The other is…
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The Boat Geeks #6 - Kirsten Neuschäfer (South African Sailor, Cyclist, Adventurer) Recorded 03.09.24 Recorded aboard their floating studio in Port Townsend, WA, in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, your hosts Darren and Daeron take a deep dive into the world of boating. In this episode The Boat Geeks welcome Kirsten Neuschäfer, history-making Sai…
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OpenBB is an open-source investment research platform created by Didier Lopes (@didier_lopes). OpenBB grew out of a project called Gamestonk Terminal that Didier began working on shortly before the Gamestop short squeeze in January 2021. Today, OpenBB has evolved into an infrastructure platform that allows users to build extensions and access finan…
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“We did not desire her death. There is too much risk in martyrdom. The dead can overthrow an empire the living could hardly touch.” Joining us this week on the show is the multiple-Eisner-award-winning comic book writer behind titles like Mister Miracle, Strange Adventures, Danger Street, Animal Pound, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Love Everlasting…
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In this episode, Logan and Evan welcome Andrea Garrity, Chief Growth Officer, and Jameson Morgan, Director of Partnerships from Gotenna. They discuss goTenna's transition from consumer-focused products to vital communication technologies in defense and emergency situations. The conversation explores the role of goTenna's mesh network radios in ensu…
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The Boat Geeks #5 - Chuck Laguna (Owner, H2Out) Recorded 12.29.23 Recorded aboard their floating studio in Port Townsend, Washington, in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, your hosts Darren and Daeron take a deep dive into the world of boating. D&D welcome to the show Chuck Laguna, owner of H2Out. Chuck discusses the award-winning Fuel Guard, an i…
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In this episode of Middle Tech Podcast, Logan Jones and Evan Knowles talk with Adam Edelen, CEO of Edelen Renewables. The discussion explores Adam's transition from Kentucky state government to renewable energy, focusing on his goal to introduce sustainable energy solutions to overlooked regions in America. The conversation covers the challenges of…
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"May thy knife chip and shatter." News and Notes [Sponsored by Omnibus] (5:05) For our news and notes segment, Aaron and Chris discuss DC Comics moving its new comic book day back to Wednesdays, James Gunn reveals a new title and official first look at the Superman suit logo, and Disney releases the first look from Tron: Ares. Main Topic (22:45) Fo…
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Joining us for a bonus conversation is the owner, operator, designer, and creative force behind the high-end, retro-inspired comic book tee shirt brand ACTION TEES. It is our pleasure to welcome Zach Merrill onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consider supporting us ove…
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