Welcome to episode one of our first full length campaign: Northern Elarien. Step into the world of Elarien with Ala'feaa, Esthen, Leopald, and Razvan when they all try to meet with Vorrum Brigane - all for their own reasons. Make sure to like and subscribe so you never miss a moment of action. Find The Crowded Tavern online: https://thecrowdedtaver…

Welcome to the feywild. We're following Bun-Bun as they run away from the carnival Philonius' Roaming Curiosities. This was live streamed on Friday February 2nd and was unlocked as one of the stretch goals at our charity event to support Great Ormond Street Hospital from last year. Make sure to like and subscribe so you never miss a moment of actio…

Kerri Weingard is a founding partner and global chief operating officer at Verified Clinical Trials (VCT). VCT is the largest global research subject database to reduce dual enrollment and prevent protocol violations. Ms. Weingard is also the CEO and founder of Study Scavenger and Clinical Hero. Both companies are dedicated to clinical trial recrui…

After 5 years of talking about all things feminism, geekdom, and LGBTQIA+ issues, the time of Geek Herring has come to an end. In this episode Amanda and Moni talk one final time about their decision and what led to this point. We are forever grateful for every single person who listened to our ramblings. Hopefully we'll see or hear you in one way …

In part 2 we'll find our carnie heroes in a bit of a pickle. Let's see how they get out of the mess Phil brought to the carnival. This was live streamed on Sunday October 15th as a charity event to support Great Ormond Street Hospital. Make sure to like and subscribe so you never miss a moment of action. Find The Crowded Tavern here Website: thecro…

Welcome to the carnival. In part 1 we'll get introduced to the carnies of Philonius' Roaming Curiosities. So come inside and say hello to Cal, Regina, Tia, and Ula. This was live streamed on Sunday October 15th as a charity event to support Great Ormond Street Hospital. Make sure to like and subscribe so you never miss a moment of action. Find The …

Ignacio Handal is the CEO at Clinicom Healthcare. Ignacio has completed a multitude of FDA phase I, II, & III studies in pharmaceuticals, and devices over two decades. In 2022 Ignacio was honored with one of the highest honors in Clinical Research, the Christine Pierre Clinical trials lifetime achievement award of which only 8 clinical researchers …

Welcome to session thirteen of The Crowded Tavern! In the thirteenth and final session, you'll find out: oooh, we're not going to spoil any of this incredible ending for you! Go listen or watch to find out for yourself! Make sure to like and subscribe so you never miss a moment of action. Like the music? So do we! Check out the episode's playlist. …

Thomas Peterson has been in healthcare for approximately 17 years now. A vast majority of that experience is in clinical research. He has served in many capacities such as a Research Assistant, Study Coordinator, Senior Study Coordinator, Clinical Research Associate and now Senior Clinical Research Associate. He founded his own consulting company t…

Welcome to session twelve of The Crowded Tavern! This session entirely takes place inside the dragon's lair. You said you wanted dragons, right? Well, you got 'em! In the twelfth session, you'll find out: what happens inside the dragon's lair who Mother is and much more! Make sure to like and subscribe so you never miss a moment of action. Like the…

It's time to talk about Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3! What we loved about it, what we didn't like so much, and whether or not we actually cried. P.S. We still hate Chris Pratt. What did you think? Join us in Discord to chat your feelings! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring Productions on Twitch!! | Subscribe to Geek Herring Productions…

Welcome to session eleven of The Crowded Tavern! First, we have a look back at a conversation between Neza and Thrak, but then our adventurers head up the mountains into dragon territory. It should be a relatively safe journey... right? In the eleventh session, you'll find out: what Neza told Thrak who the adventurers meet going up the mountains ho…

Geek Girl in the News looks at the awesome or not so awesome news that will make you go either: "YAY" or "OMG I can't believe that." The latest and greatest geek girl news from May 2023 covers the Phillip Schofield scandal, Target caving into hate groups, the terrifying reality of abuse female gamers face, a look into the PlayStation showcase, a wh…

Jason Palasota had always been passionate about improving the quality of clinical research services delivered to patients. He first got his feet wet working on the ground level as a site coordinator for Cetero Research, formerly known as Diabetes and Glandular Research. From there, he began to develop an even deeper respect for the industry and con…

In this behind the scenes episode, hosts Marty and Amanda are joined by cast members Aedamori and RikPixel to talk about session 10 of The Crowded Tavern. We talk about our favourite moments from session 10! There was a lot of time skips and a lot of development going on. Did Arleem and Neza create a god? And onwards to the finale. This was a lot o…

Trained as a neuroscientist, Rohit Nambisan is a product executive with experience leading product development organizations in pharma, medical devices, personalized medicine, health IT, healthcare data and analytics, and AI. Prior to co-founding and leading Lokavant, Rohit was most recently the Head of Digital Product at Roivant and the Head of Pr…

Welcome to session ten of The Crowded Tavern! It's time for a time skip! In this episode, Marty led the cast through a series of time jumps, settling on important scenes that took place over the last five months. Auburn and Arleem had some really touching moments and super solidified their friendship, Arleem and Neza did something incredible, Neza …

Have you ever thought about the sexual content you consume? We're joined by our resident sexual content expert, Gemma Glitter, to talk about ethical pornography and sexual service consumption. What is ethical pornography? How can we consume sexual content in a manner that doesn't result in exploitation? Where can we find ethical pornography? And ho…

Brittany Sloan is the Director of Black Research Matters, a safe space exclusively for Black people to learn more about research with the purposes of being becoming better-informed decision-makers thus strengthening the community by using knowledge as a tool to navigate the medical and healthcare systems. This episode is the conclusion of a 3 part …

In this behind the scenes episode, hosts Marty and Amanda are joined by cast members Cheesygidds and Danny to talk about session 9 of The Crowded Tavern. We talk about our favourite moments from session 9! And there was a LOT to talk about. Benjamin made some choices! Auburn got a lovely letter! Neza had a huge realisation! Arleem is a god!? Strix …

Charity Twitch streamers have such a positive impact! In fact, it's such a good avenue for charities to explore, many charities have opted to hire folks to liaise directly with streamers for huge fundraising campaigns. We're joined by Jay, a charity Twitch streamer, content creator, and Gaming Partnerships Executive for War Child UK. They talk abou…

Whitney Stewart is the director of clinical project management at Curebase. She has served the clinical research space for more than 10 years, and holds bachelors' degrees in Molecular and Cellular biology, and Italian Studies. In this episode we discuss evidence standards for digital therapeutics and the recent Digital Therapeutics Alliance public…

Welcome to session nine of The Crowded Tavern! In what might be our most incredible episode yet, full of emotional character development and an epic, on-the-fly battle, we have our first bout of player v player combat. Benjamin has a showdown with Wortam, Auburn receives a tearjerker of a letter, Strix murders someone, Neza takes on an apprentice, …

In this behind the scenes episode, hosts Marty and Amanda are joined by cast member Adam to talk about session 8 of The Crowded Tavern. We talk about our favourite moments from session 8! What's down those tunnels? How's it like to be playing with Gelatinous Cubes? And we talk about other TTRPGS we could love to check out. This was a lot of fun to …

We are joined by the one and only absolutely incredibly inspiring Demeternoth! She is a content creator and Twitch streamer, focussing on deep discussions and MMOs. We have a fantastic conversation about the trials and tribulations of content creation, what it's like being a visible woman, and how we are all changing the world one day at a time. We…

Amanda Santimaw is the Director of Clinical Research for the 9 locations of Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology, plus 4 external physician locations. She is responsible for the oversight of over 180 current clinical trials, 17 Principal Investigators, 24 dedicated research staff working in rheumatology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, and internal me…

Welcome to session eight of The Crowded Tavern! The battle with the Bad Ones is over, and our brave band of chaos gremlins has captured one! Neza gets some information out of him that shocks the group. In the eighth session, you'll find out: Who the Bad Ones serve What's down these tunnels? What happened at camp An exciting new discovery throwing i…

Join hosts Moni and Amanda as they celebrate Amanda's birthday with some of their favourite card game: Ask Deep Questions! These are the questions asked in this episode: What is the most memorable gift you've ever received? How do you motivate yourself? If you had to give a talk about something you're NOT known for, what would it be about? If you c…

Wayne Walker is Senior Vice President, Product for Rave Platform Technology (including Rave EDC, Rave RTSM, Rave Imaging, Rave Coder, and Rave Safety Gateway) at Medidata. His responsibilities include the strategy, development, and delivery of these products across all Research & Development disciplines. Before joining Medidata, Wayne spent 12 year…

In this behind the scenes episode, hosts Marty and Amanda are joined by cast members Adam and Jake to talk about session 6 of The Crowded Tavern. We talk about our favourite moments from session 7! Benjamin got caught up to the the group, while more combat ensued. And we talk a little bit about video games. This was a lot of fun to record! What did…

Welcome to session seven of The Crowded Tavern! We find out what Benjamin was up to at camp. Turns out, he just followed the rest of the adventurers to the cave. Let's fight these Bad Ones! In the seventh session, you'll find out: - Benjamin hangs out at camp and has an astronomy moment - Benjamin encounters Wortam again and gets warned the others …

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story is about, well, porn. But it's also not. It's about sexual exploitation, legal sex work, and the laws that have muddled everything up. With some thoughtful and knowledgeable from our community, we discuss this documentary in-depth, what FOSTA and SESTA mean for the sex work industry, and, above all, condemn the sexual …

Charles Fisher is the founder of Unlearn which is using AI to simulate potential health outcomes for individual patients. Charles is a scientist with interests at the intersection of physics, machine learning, and computational biology. Previously, Charles worked as a machine learning engineer at Leap Motion and a computational biologist at Pfizer.…

In this behind the scenes episode, hosts Marty and Amanda are joined by cast members Rik and Danny to talk about session 6 of The Crowded Tavern. We talk about our favourite moments from session 6! It was our first session with combat in awhile... and we didn't have Benjamin OR Otis! This was a lot of fun to record! What did you love about session …

Geek Girl in the News looks at the awesome or not so awesome news that will make you go either: "YAY" or "OMG I can't believe that." The latest and greatest geek girl news from March 2023 covers the abuse allegations and drink spiking that took place during March's GDC, a better response from Resolve Esports about transphobic hate comments their at…

Welcome to session six of The Crowded Tavern! Our adventurers are off to meet up with the goblin Neza met in session four. In the sixth session, you'll find out: - what the party thinks about the interaction with Wortam from session 5 - how another argument between Strix and Neza about the MagCans goes - what happens when Thrak just gives up on try…

Clarkisha Kent joins us to discuss her brand new book, Fat Off, Fat On: A Bit Bitch Manifesto. We had the pleasure of reading this book before its release, and it was really cool getting to chat with her about her writing and creative process. CW for childhood and family trauma, which is a big topic in her memoir. We briefly discuss family dynamics…

Amy is a leader with experience in clinical trial program operations and regulatory compliance. As a results-driven professional, she has a proven ability to oversee program processes, project management, quality improvement, and timely execution of clinical trials. Knowledgeable in academic and large healthcare settings, as well as public health a…

In this behind the scenes episode, hosts Marty and Amanda are joined by cast members Aedamori and Danny to talk about session 5 of The Crowded Tavern. We talk about our favourite moments from session 5, which was fresh on our minds as we recorded this episode just 30 mins after we finished the session! Find out our in the moment thoughts, what we l…

Dan Otap is a Principal Alliance & Partnerships Lead within Genentech’s Research and Early Development unit (gRED). Dan’s clinical trial operations and compliance background uniquely position him to provide attuned insight into relational site engagement. Dan serves on various internal Roche/Genentech work streams related to clinical trial executio…

Welcome to session five of The Crowded Tavern! Our adventurers have bested the giant spiders... for now. But their temporary camp doesn't feel safe anymore and moving is a much higher priority. In the fifth session, you'll find out: - How curious Benjamin's mysterious patron is about reanimating the dead - What Otis really is - The plan to meet the…

This International Women's Day, we wanted to talk about the women we love and are utterly inspired by. Hear us chat about our mum's, the fabulous women we work with, the inspirational older geeks we love, Lizzo, and trans women! Join us in Discord to chat about the women who inspire YOU! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! Subsc…

In this behind the scenes episode, hosts Marty and Amanda are joined by cast members Aedamori and Rik to talk about session 4 of The Crowded Tavern. We talk about our favourite moments from session 4, including the dream sequence, all the foreshadowing, the camp moving under Auburn's leadership, and so much more! We answer questions from our commun…

Ethan Seville is a clinical research professional who has worked in a wide range of indications across various roles such as patient recruitment, coordinating, quality assurance, management, and regulatory. Ethan is now the Manger of Customer Engagement and Strategic Solutions for Slope.io, which helps researchers by ensuring their network of clini…

Welcome to episode four of The Crowded Tavern! Our adventurers have bested the giant spiders... for now. But their temporary camp doesn't feel safe anymore and moving is a much higher priority. In the fourth session, you'll find out: - Where the Baraguo arrivals are moving their camp to - What Arleem is dreaming about - Who Neza meets after being l…

Kate is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Innovative Trials, a global patient recruitment organization. Kate has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and patient recruitment industry while working in clinical operations and patient recruitment positions. Kate is a vocal advocate for equality, diversity and inclusion in clinica…

In this behind the scenes episode, hosts Marty and Amanda are joined by cast members Danny and Cheesygidds to talk about session 3 of The Crowded Tavern. We talk about how much we're loving this campaign, why we play TTRPGs, what we love about our characters, and more! We answer questions from our community from our very own Adam! This was a lot of…

Happy Valentine's Day, Geeks! We wanted to talk about all the games, books, movies, and other forms of media we love that centre love! HOWEVER, that's not really what we talk about at all. So, join us as we talk about some of our most memorable Valentine's Days, our love languages, friendship (and making friends as adults), and more! Join us in Dis…

Scott Stout has been recognized as one of the top healthcare innovators of 2021. While working as a professional investor in high-finance, Scott identified a large gap in the clinical trial marketplace and seized the opportunity to build a team of healthcare, high tech, and venture capitalists to turn his concept of expanding clinical trials, “Beyo…

Welcome to episode three of The Crowded Tavern! Our adventurers have survived a troll attack and brought back some equipment to their makeshift camp. A bit of a kerfuffle happens in the night, and a gigantic spider steals one of the civilians. In the third session, you'll find out: - What Thronk thinks about Neza's leadership skills - How Benjamin …