Welcome to the first episode of the Geek:30 Happy Hour! Today, we get to know our hosts, Alex and Jojo, and discuss changes in video game trends, the new World of Warcraft expansion, and the exciting new Star Wars theme parks coming to Disneyland and Disney World.

Links:

http://www.insidethemagic.net/2015/08/d23-expo-2015-everything-announced-for-disney-parks-star-wars-iron-man-avatar-toy-story-jungle-cruise-and-much-more/

G30 01: Newcastle Brown Ale - Pilot

On in this episode, Alex and Jo Jo welcome their friend Ryan Rohrer to join the conversation.  They discuss Nintendo's new president, the Muppets coming back to TV, and the announcement that Star Wars Battlefront's beta will be open to everyone in early October.  Ryan also discusses his love of traveling and shares some tips!

Links:

New Nintendo CEO & President:
http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/14/technology/nintendo-ceo/

New Muppets Show:
http://variety.com/2015/tv/reviews/the-muppets-review-abc-comedy-1201595069/

Star Wars Battlefront Beta News:
http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/17/star-wars-battlefront-beta-will-be-open-to-everyone-work-off/

G30 04: Not Your Father's Root Beer

Alex and Jo Jo invite their friend, Justin Grunin, to drink beer and talk about nerdy stuff! They enjoy a wonderful beer by Redbeard Brewing Company while they talk about how board games are changing, water parks being built on Mars, and hover boards.  Justin also discusses his love for League of Legends and esports.

Redbeard Brewing Company: http://redbeardbrews.com

Cyber Chess: http://nerdist.com/japanese-team-reinvents-chess-for-the-cyberpunk-era/

Water on Mars: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/sep/29/nasa-crossroads-mars-water-without-contamination-curiosity-rover

Lexus Hover Board: http://www.cnet.com/news/the-lexus-hoverboard-is-real-video/

League of Legends World Championship: http://worlds.lolesports.com/en_US/worlds



G30 05: Redbeard Brewing Company A.M. O.G. Stout

Alex and Jo Jo welcome their friend and fellow podcaster, Jamal Smith, to the conversation on this very special Halloween episode of the Geek:30 Happy Hour! We sample a flight of beverages that remind us of Fall, talk about our favorite Halloween movies, Rock Band 4, a guy who makes a real version of Thor's hammer, and Jamal's awesome podcast, "Your Mark - A Series About All Things Fatherhood".

Links:

Jamal's Podcast, "Your Mark - A Series About All Things Fatherhood":
http://www.yourmarkseries.com

List of Scary Movies:
http://www.rd.com/culture/halloween-movies-scare-you-senseless/

Paranormal Activity Prank:
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/open-house-prank-paranormal-activity-house-article-1.2399748

Rock Band 4 is out!
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/10/05/rock-band-4-review

Some funny videos from Star Wars Battlefront Beta
http://www.gameskinny.com/n20ra/5-funny-moments-of-the-star-wars-battlefront-beta

Guy builds his own Thor’s Hammer http://www.geek.com/news/guy-builds-his-own-version-of-thors-hammer-that-only-he-can-pick-up-1636860/

Heavy Seas - Great’er Pumpkin
http://www.hsbeer.com/brews/brew/greaterpumpkin

Sly Fox - Oktoberfest Lager
http://www.slyfoxbeer.com/index.php/front/beer_oktoberfest

Woodchuck Hard Cider - Gumption
http://www.woodchuck.com/cider/gumption/

G30 06: Halloween Special 2015

Welcome to a very special .5 episode of the Geek:30 Happy Hour! In this brief episode, Alex and Jojo catch everyone up on some of the adventures they've been experiencing in real life (IRL for those of you in the video game world...).  Grab a tasty beverage and enjoy!

G30 07.5: Wocka Wocka

Did you hear about the new Star Trek series coming out? Or the movie you won't live long enough to see? How about big move Activision Blizzard is making into the mobile market? This is episode 8 of the Geek:30 Happy Hour! Alex Albisu and Jo Jo Maldonado welcome their friend, Javy Espejo to the conversation! Javy is an avid gamer with his own YouTube channel, SquirrelPunch Gaming.  Check out his channel in the links below!

Links:

SquirrelPunch Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx_nwd757dpbcyHeO0jqKrg

Ornery Beer: http://www.ornerybeer.com

New Star Trek Series Coming in 2017
http://www.startrek.com/article/new-star-trek-series-premieres-january-2017

John Malkovich & Robert Rodriguez made a movie that won’t come out for 100 years
http://nerdist.com/john-malkovich-and-robert-rodriguez-made-a-movie-that-youll-never-see/

Blizzard buys Candy Crush maker King for $5.9 billion
http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/2/9662214/actvision-blizzard-buys-candy-crush-king-5-9-billion

G30 08: Ornery Smokey Beech

It's Star Wars month! Alex and Jojo are counting down the days to the release of episode 7 in theaters.  They also talk about the return of Samurai Jack in 2016 and the availability of PlayStation 2 games on PlayStation 4.  Jamie Sweetland, their editor and producer, stops by to talk about his love of Doctor Who.  Join in on the fun!

Links:

Google celebrating the release of Star Wars later this month

http://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/google-have-created-special-treat-star-wars-fans

Samurai Jack is Back

http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/2/9836424/samurai-jack-adult-swim-toonami-cartoon-network-2016


PS4 is releasing PS2 games

http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/4/9851918/playstation-2-games-on-ps4-launch

Beer: https://www.leinie.com/beers#snowdriftvanillaporter

G30 09: Leinenkugel Snowdrift Vanilla Porter

It's the holiday season! Alex and Jojo welcome you, the audience, to catch up with them on Christmas plans and talk about how much fun they've had making the podcast so far.  Also, they announce some exciting news around a new project the team is working on that will supplement the content you receive on the podcast!

Beer: http://www.troegs.com/beer/mad-elf/

G30 09.5: Holiday Special 2015

Holy crap, Star Wars! Alex and Jojo join with their good friend, Geoff Blough, as they're still coming off the high of seeing The Force Awakens.  They also talk about the new Star Trek trailer, a Fallout 4 gun made of legos, and an iconic video game producer making a deal with Sony, all while enjoying a great beverage from an up and coming brewery.  Note that there are spoilers towards the end of the show.  Listen for Alex's queue towards the end if you don't want to be spoiled by everything that happened in Star Wars if you haven't seen it yet!

Links:

Fat Man built out of Legos http://www.gamespot.com/articles/someone-built-fallout-4s-fat-man-out-of-legos-and-/1100-6433247/

Kojima forms partnership with Sony
http://www.polygon.com/2015/12/16/10270432/hideo-kojima-new-studio-playstation

Simon Pegg and Justin Lin didn’t like the new Star Trek trailer
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/12/17/simon-pegg-didnt-love-star-trek-beyonds-trailer

Beer: http://www.aslinbeer.com/

G30 10: STAR WARS & Aslin Deceiver Mexican Hot Chocolate

Happy 2016! Fellow gamer, nerd, and Filthy Casual, Don Miller, joins Alex and Jojo to discuss all of the geeky news as we enter the new year.  They talk about the potential for an Obi-wan Kenobi centered Star Wars trilogy, the rise of virtual reality, and how obsessed Alex and Deanna are with Making a Murderer.  Also, they all nerd out about how much fun they still have in World of Warcraft and all of the great relationships they've built in online games.

Links:

Obi-wan Trilogy
http://nerdist.com/rumor-ewan-mcgregor-to-return-as-obi-wan-kenobi-for-new-star-wars-films/

Oculus Rift available for preorder
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/01/virtually-a-reality-oculus-rift-goes-on-sale/
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/01/vr-game-devs-ready-for-a-slow-launch-after-599-oculus-rift-reveal/

Making a Murderer
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/07/entertainment/making-a-murderer-things-to-know-feat/

Diddi's Stream
http://www.twitch.tv/diddi_aie

Beer: Smuttynose Robust Porter
https://smuttynose.com/beer/robust-porter/

G30 11: Smuttynose Robust Porter

Those darn Jonas brothers and their blizzard! Now that the winter storm has calmed down on the East coast, Alex and Jojo can finally get back together and enjoy a beer.  Alex had quite the adventure in California, especially the awesome Star Wars 5K he participated in.

Beer: http://growlingbearbrewing.com

G30 11.5: Expletive!

It's a great time to be a geeky parent! Geek culture = pop culture.  Alex and Jojo welcome their friends, Veronica and Jason, and their son Eli to the show to talk about being a geeky parent and sharing their appreciation for geeky culture with him as he grows up.  They also brought a couple awesome beers.

Links:

Robots making ramen: http://www.techinsider.io/robot-chefs-at-ramen-restaurant-cooking-robotics-2016-2

3D Audio: http://www.ossic.com/3d-audio

Star Wars Fashion: http://nerdist.com/go-star-wars-chic-matchless-londons-jacket-collection/?gallery=362626#gallery

Beer:
Delirium Nocturnum http://www.delirium.be/

Gulden Draak 9000 Quadruple http://www.vansteenberge.com/en/our-beer/gulden-draak/gulden-draak-9000-quadruple/

G30 12: Geeky Parents Rule!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Alex and Jojo talk about how Jar Jar Binks could be the greatest sith lord ever, Nintendo's new mobile app, and how there may be a cease fire in the console wars.  In true St. Patrick's Day tradition, they enjoy a Guinness.  Sláinte!

Links: 

Jar Jar is a sith lord (Nate’s email)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yy3q9f84EA

Nintendo creates Mii based mobile app
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/20/miitomo-reaches-1-million-users-in-japan 

Microsoft and Sony may be cross compatible
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-responds-to-microsofts-invite-to-connect-xbox/1100-6435688/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0a

Beer:
Guinness: https://www.guinness.com/en-us/our-beers/guinness-draught/

G30 16: St. Patrick's Day Special 2016

That Rogue One trailer was pretty cool, eh? Alex & Jojo talk about their excitement for the first of the Star Wars anthology films, as well as the strides we're making in space exploration in general with the remarkable rocket landing performed by SpaceX.

Links:
Rogue One’s Trailer
http://nerdist.com/our-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-epic-trailer-breakdown/

SpaceX Landed a Rocket in the middle of the ocean
http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/8/11392138/spacex-landing-success-falcon-9-rocket-barge-at-sea

BB8 Interacts with TFA
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2016/04/05/the-droid-awakens-spheros-bb-8-toy-reacts-while-watching-latest-star-wars-film/

Beer: Southern Tier 2X Presso
http://www.stbcbeer.com/2xpresso/

G30 18: Rogue Uno

Comics are awesome.  The new Dr. Strange trailer looks super trippy and the fact that The Killing Joke got an R rating is perfect!  A familiar guest stops by to share some exciting news.  Alex and Jojo talk about all of this and more while enjoying a great beer a listener recommended.  Cheers!

Links:

Doctor Strange Trailer Breakdown
http://nerdist.com/our-doctor-strange-mystical-trailer-breakdown/

The Modular Body
http://themodularbody.com/

The Killing Joke is rated “R”
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/14/batman-killing-joke-animated-rated-r

Project DragonFruit: http://www.projectdragonfruit.com

Beer: St Bernardus Abt 12
http://www.sintbernardus.be/stbernardusabt12.php?l=en

G30 19: Gauntlets Are Thrown

Alex and Jojo record live from Tin Cannon Brewery in Gainesville with a  live audience! They sit down with John and Jose, a couple of the owners of this fantastic brewery, to talk about their passion for craft beer and inspiration to chase their dreams and start a brewery.  They also talk about the latest in geek news, including Nintendo officially announcing their NX console and a VR game that will scare the poop out of you!

Links:

Nintendo NX Console Confirmed
http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/27/11516352/nintendo-nx-confirmed-release-date

Remaking Jumanji with Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart
http://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/dwayne-johnson-and-kevin-hart-will-sit-down-for-a-quiet-game-of-jumanji-and-more-movie-news/

Paranormal Activity VR Game
http://www.ign.com/videos/2016/04/15/how-scary-is-the-paranormal-activity-vr-game?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=ignvideo

Beer: http://www.tincannonbrewing.com

G30 21: Live from Tin Cannon Brewery!

Virtual reality theme parks are now a thing! Also, do you think Disney cast the right young Han Solo? Alex and Jojo enjoy a great beer and talk about this and the new Captain America: Civil War movie in depth (with a spoiler alert).  Cheers!

Links:

The VOID: VR Theme Park in Utah
Actual website: https://thevoid.com
Verge Article: http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/9/11603622/the-void-virtual-reality-ghost-busters-times-square
 
Han Solo has been casted:
New York Times Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/09/arts/alden-ehrenreich-is-cast-as-young-han-solo.html?_r=0

Beer: Samuel Adams Nitro Coffee Stout
https://www.samueladams.com/craft-beers/nitro-coffee-stout

G30 22: Vocal Abuse

Fancy words are hard.  Alex and Jojo prove this with an especially fun episode drinking some great beer from a local brewery.  They talk about some movie news and how Disney Infinity shut it's doors.  Is the Toys-To-Life game market dying? Listen in on Alex and Jojo's thoughts on the topic!

Links:
Jack Black Joins the cast of Jumanji
http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/11/11659814/jack-black-kevin-hart-the-rock-jumanji-reboot-2017

Disney Infinity Cancelled
http://kotaku.com/sources-the-ambitious-now-cancelled-plans-for-disney-1776370484

Beer: Ocelot Brewing
http://ocelotbrewing.com

G30 23: Disney Infinity Is No More

In celebration of Craft Beer Week, our friends at Quattro Goomba's Brewery created an awesome Porter! Alex and Jojo talk about some interesting comic book news and Alex's new favorite video game while drinking this great beer.

Links:

Captain America, the Hydra Agent
http://nerdist.com/why-everyone-can-relax-over-the-captain-america-reveal/

AquaPhysical - AquaBoard
http://www.aquaphysical.com

Quattro Goomba's Brewery: http://www.goombabrewery.com

#BiggestSmallBeerEver Porter
https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/biggestsmallbeerever/

G30 25: #BiggestSmallBeerEver Porter

Alex and JoJo bring on guest Don (Diddi) immediately after watching the new Warcraft movie. 

SPOILER ALERT!!! 
*WE TALK WARCRAFT AT 40:19*

Join in on the conversation as the three talk about: 

Skynet... When Elite's AI Created Super Weapons and Started Hunting Players:
http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2016/06/03/elites-ai-created-super-weapons-and-started-hunting-players-skynet-is-here

The chicken or the Egg dilemma, in which Japanese School Girls incubate chicks without their eggs:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3630643/How-grow-chick-egg-NO-SHELL-using-plastic-cup-cling-wrap.html 

Oh... Did I mention SPOILER ALERT!? 

Cause we talk Warcraft. It was epic. You should probably watch that first then come here. 

Don't worry. We'll wait. 

You're back? Awesome! Cause we read responses from last week's question as well as pose a new one for this week: 
What was the first beer you encountered and enjoyed?
*COUGH* Audience Participation *COUGH*

Speaking of beers, we enjoyed Yuengling's Black and Tan! Thanks Don! 
https://www.yuengling.com/our_beer/


Cheers!

G30 27: FOR THE HORDE!!!

*Cue The Imperial March* 

Alex and JoJo sit down and talk military strategies with Emily, the commanding officer of The Old Line Garrison of The 501st Legion. 

Such strategies include: 

Why would Disney nix The Tower of Terror in California!? 
https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/07/guardians-of-the-galaxy-mission-breakout-coming-to-disney-california-adventure-park-summer-2017/

SDCC releases a ton of new trailers! 
http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2016/07/24/watch-best-trailers-comic-con/#gref

And Emily recommends (Read: Demands) loyalty to the 501st Legion. 
501st.com
(But seriously. You should probably join. Vader would be most impressed.)

To take the edge off such serious topics, we partake in not one, but two beers! 

Sierra Nevada's Otra Vez:
http://www.sierranevada.com/beer/year-round/otra-vez

And Flying Dog's Dead Rise:
http://flyingdogbrewery.com/?beers=dead-rise

Join the conversation by answering The G30 Question of The Week! 
If you could add a soundtrack to your life, what would it be?

Your loyalty pleases the Emperor. 
*Cut Music*
*Fade to Black*
*End Scene*


-Cheers!

G30 33: Vader's Fist

You may or may not hear some rain... You may or may not hear some echo... But you'll definitely hear Alex and JoJo talk beer with Brandon, the head brewer at Quattro Goomba's Brewery in Aldie, Virginia! 

Brandon very graciously walks us through a flight of amazing beers from their brewery! We sample:
Mangia La Frutta | Farmhouse Saison
(Not Yet Named) | Red Saison (Soon to be released)
Good Talk | Citra Mosaic IPA
Cake Eater | Honey Wheat 
http://www.goombabrewery.com/whatsontap/

Then we proceed with this episode's news as we talk silver ink that can draw circuits:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/82995/draw-electrical-circuits-pens-special-ink

And Stranger Things is the new phenomenon from Netflix:
https://www.netflix.com/title/80057281

Our new Geek:30 Question of The Week is:
What is your ideal virtual reality experience?

Answer and we'll give you a shout out on the show! 

As always, Thank You for joining the conversation! 


-Cheers!

G30 34: Live from Quattro Goomba's!

Dysentery, Cholera, Typhoid Fever, Measles, Diphtheria... These are all things Alex and JoJo ran into in the cult classic, Oregon Trail. 

We bring on Alex Mac, ANOTHER Alex, onto the show to discuss the recent release of a card game based on Oregon Trail. 
http://www.popsugar.com/tech/Oregon-Trail-Card-Game-42117544

Alex was awesome enough to bring a growler of Live-Work-Play IPA from Lake Anne Brew House, a local Nano-Brewery in Reston. 
http://lakeannebrewhouse.com/whats-on-tap/

We then discuss the ethics behind having a pair of robot hands prepare your food for you in your own kitchen for a mere £10,000! What a steal! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNy6fEuPWbc

And what if George R.R. Martin has a bigger world than Game of Thrones? One that is closer to completion and has over 22 books worth of materials? Would you watch it? 
http://io9.gizmodo.com/an-even-bigger-george-r-r-martin-universe-could-be-com-1784938687

Finally, we present our Geek:30 Question of The Week:
Who is your favorite villain? 

Join in on the conversation to get a shout out on the show! 


-Cheers!

G30 35: You Have Died of Dysentery

JoJo returns! Now with more T-Virus! But Alex has apprehensions about recording with a plague induced JoJo so they decide to have a week long hiatus. 

Come on, Alex! A lil Plague never hurt nobody! 

So the two finally get together, hack through an intro, record five minute of high quality content, and stop mid statement as they bare witness to Alex’s p00ter literally dying in front of them. :( 

After rewiring the console, reversing the polarities, and reaching 88mph, Alex and JoJo finally get the conversation going again with great topics like: 

GO GO NEW POWER RANGER TRAILER!: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyuE-uSK4T4

Samsung stops sales and production of it’s Note 7:
https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/11/samsung-ends-production-of-the-galaxy-note-7-for-good/

And Tesla Coils can make music!: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee5evlN8Bbs

We also bring on a scary looking, yet super delicious beer from Blue Mountain Brewery (Afton, Virginia) called Dark Hollow:
http://www.bluemountainbrewery.com/dark-hollow/

We read some great responses from last week’s question as well as pose this episode’s G30 Question of The Week: 
Which Planeteer Ring would you wear? 

Give us an answer for a chance to be featured on the show! 


-Cheers!

G30 43: The Rerecorded...

We have a published author on our show! Join Alex and JoJo as they welcome Justin to their show! 

By recommendation, Justin has us pick up:
Sam Adams: Rebel IPA
https://www.samueladams.com/craft-beers/rebel-family/rebel-ipa

We then discuss:

Tesla introduces Solar Panel shingles to replace your roof:
https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/28/these-are-teslas-stunning-new-solar-roof-tiles-for-homes/

Dungeons and Dragons gets inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame:
http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/12/13608202/dungeons-dragons-national-toy-hall-of-fame-gaming

And then we talk about Justin's Book, Jordan Banks: Origin of a Spy. Currently available on Amazon for your Kindle:
https://www.amazon.com/Jordan-Banks-Origins-Novels-Book-ebook/dp/B01LZNZMUG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479189992&sr=8-1&keywords=justin+buckner  

Justin then poses a great G30 Question of The Week: 
What is the Game you keep going back to? 


-Cheers!

G30 47: With a Rebel Yell

Live from Tin Cannon, it’s Geek:30 Happy Hour! 

Join Alex and JoJo as they celebrate 2 years with Bobby, John, Aaron, Neal, and Sabrina on location at Tin Cannon Brewing Company in Gainesville, Virginia! 

Tin Cannon provides a number of fantastic brews and neither Alex, nor JoJo has yet to have a bad beer their. You should genuinely visit the brewery! 

The group talks: 

Emilia Clarke joins the cast of the Han Solo Movie:
http://www.starwars.com/news/emilia-clarke-joins-the-han-solo-stand-alone-film

Your character grows old and dies in Chronicles of Elyria:
https://chroniclesofelyria.com

Beer served in a dead squirrel:
http://time.com/money/4561704/craft-beer-prices-crowdsource/

With the assistance of Aaron, we have this episode’s G30 Question of The Week: 
Top Three Craft Breweries (In Virginia if you’re local!) 


Cheers!

G30 49: Live from Tin Cannon!

Alex and JoJo go see Rogue One: A Star Wars Story! 

At the end of the episode, the two go into a review that does contain spoilers! But do not worry, we do count down as a warning. 

But before we talk Star Wars, we drink:
Maui Brewing Pineapple Mana Wheat
http://mauibrewingco.com/discover_beer/pineapple-mana-wheat/

And talk about the cast reveal in the new Duck Tales (WOO OOH!) Reboot:
https://youtu.be/MOBtFExZrnU

Then we talk about favorite holiday things and also what we believe to be the worst song. 

Just a head's up, the next two episodes (after this one) have been pre-recorded as both Alex and JoJo will be out of town for the holidays. 

Plus, this episode's G30 Question of The Week: 
What is your favorite holiday tradition?

Answer for a chance to be featured on the show! 

Also, we're recording live regularly on Sundays at 8pm EST starting in mid January! 


-Cheers!

G30 52: Rogues Do it From Behind

Hello from the future! And welcome to 2017! 

It's already better than 2016! 

This episode was prerecorded at DCPodfest that occurred November 4-5 in Washington DC. 

Alex is joined by Jennifer Crawford and Alex Vidales to talk about all things podcasting. 


-Cheers!

G30: Live From DC Podfest 2016

We’re Back! 

Happy New Year! 

Alex and JoJo welcome a new guest to the show, Christian! He is a home brewer and tech extraordinaire! 

Christian brings a home brewed Citrus IPA that was amazing! 
(Something tells me homebrewing may happen in Geek:30’s future!)

We talk Holiday Shenanigans:
No link. We were gone for three weeks. Time to play catch up!

The death of everyone’s favorite princess, Carrie Fisher: 
No link. Just empty sadness. :( 

And CES 2017!: 
https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/07/presenting-the-best-of-ces-2017-winners/

Plus, this episode’s G30 Question of The Week: 
Do you have any New Years Resolutions you would like to share? 
(I’ve already taken the 4K joke! HA!) 


-Cheers!

G30 53: Of Princesses and Droids

Alex did not preorder the Switch. 

JoJo preordered two. 

Just so we're clear. 

Alex and JoJo bring on a old and familiar face (Beer) to the show! Yuengling! 
http://www.yuengling.com/

We talk Farm Brew Live in West Prince William  County (Virginia):
http://farmbrewlive.com/2-silos-campus/

Woody Harrelson confirmed for Han Solo "A Star Wars Movie":
http://www.starwars.com/news/woody-harrelson-signs-on-for-young-han-solo-film

And the real details and some personal reactions to the Nintendo Switch event:
http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/12/14237060/nintendo-switch-console-launch-date-price-announced 

Plus, Episode 54's G30 Question of The Week: 
What Is The One Piece Of Tech You Can't Live Without? 


-Cheers!

G30 54: Switching It Up For Han Solo

Alex and JoJo welcome Chris Mac back to the show! 

And give hime a geek quiz! 
(JoJo has issues stifling his emotions)

Victory is ours as we enjoy the 9.5% ABV Golden Monkey: 
https://www.victorybeer.com/beers/golden-monkey/

NASA working to prevent asteroids from colliding with Earth
https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/aida
(Steven Tyler was unavailable for soundtrack licensing purposes)

The Electric Car of The Future
http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/3/14162236/faraday-future-electric-car-unveil-ces-2017

And of course, this episode's G30 Question of The Week: 
Would you cut off your legs (below the knee) for $10,000,000?


-Cheers!

G30 55: Epic Soundtrack Not Included

The Geek:30 group is sick. 

Now, I'm not going to point any fingers, Alex... 

But I'm pretty sure it wasn't Finn like you keep suggesting. 

Anyways: 

Slight hiatus (One week)
It's all Alex's fault for being the carrier. (We know it was you)
Please send beer! 

...

What do you mean "Alcohol negates the antibiotics"!? 

We're gonna die. 

Thanks, Alex. 

>_<

In the mean time, check out: 

Fellow local podcasters

Bill McKenna and Brett Simons on Not Another Podcast?

Mike and Jose on Pod Nerdy 2 Me

And craft brew extrodinaires: 

Tin Cannon in Gainesville, Va

Quattro Goomba's in Aldie, Va


(But seriously, please send beer)

G30 Phlegm: Sharing is Caring

A tale of two breweries! 

Alex and JoJo welcome guest Paul to the show. He lives in Vegas and brings in:
Bluffing Isn't Weisse and Hoppy Times from
Bad Beat Brewing
http://www.badbeatbrewing.com

While Alex and JoJo enjoy:
War Wagon Kolsch
Old Ox Brewery
http://www.oldoxbrewery.com
http://www.oldoxbrewery.com/event/third-annual-chilly-days-chili-fundraiser/

The trio talk about:

Japan chooses Goku as their 2020 Olympic mascot
https://www.google.com/amp/www.trippedmedia.com/news/olympics-2020-son-goku-dragonball/207254/amp/?client=safari

Star Wars to release a background story about two Rogue One characters
http://www.slashfilm.com/guardians-of-the-whills/

And Paul has an awesome game up on Kickstarter!
(You should DEFINITELY check it out!) 
http://www.turnofphrasegame.com/

We read answers from last... AHEM... Two weeks ago's G30 Question of The Week as well as pose this episode's new question:
Physics be damned, what event would you like to see in the Olympics?

Also, Benedict Cumberbatch cosplaying as Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop:
https://www.dramafever.com/st/news/images/Cumberbatch_Merged.jpg


-Cheers!

G30 56: Kickstart My Heart

Alex and JoJo are each other’s Valentine’s! 

And then Alex remembers he’s married… 

BOO! 

Oh wait, that’s the wrong holiday… This is February, not October… 

ANYWAYS… 

The duo sip on a brilliant beer: 

Laughing Dog Brewing Anubis Imperial Coffee Porter
https://laughingdogbrewing.com/beer/anubis-imperial-coffee-porter/

As they talk: 

Drinking beer is healthy for you! Hooray! 
http://www.hefty.co/drinking-more-beer/

First looks into Marvel’s Infinity War: 
http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/11/14585642/marvel-production-trailer-avengers-infinity-war-watch 

And Toyota’s Window to the world:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fthhhPuzTeI

Plus, Episode 57’s G30 Question of The Week: 
What beer should we feature on the show?

And as a special treat, at the end of the show we will pop in an excellent song from Paul’s band, Sheiks of Neptune! 
https://www.reverbnation.com/sheiksofneptune
Thanks, Paul, for letting us play this! 


-Cheers!

G30 57: Accepting Valentine's Day Applications (Inquire Within)

A Fearsome Foursome as Alex and JoJo are joined by Javy and Cody of Something Strange (The Podcast)! 

Cody surprises us with a cider!
Ace Hard Cider 
http://www.acecider.com/our-ciders/ace-apple/

Then the four talk:

Retroblox Gaming Console vs Raspberry Pi:
http://retroblox.com

Sexy Star Wars Time! (And Music!)
http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/star-wars/news/a821382/australians-love-to-have-sex-to-star-wars-cantina-band/

A Kickstarter to get an origin short story for Rufio (from Hook) to video: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bangarangthemovie/bangarang-a-short-film-about-rufio-before-hook?ref=thanks_email_share

And this episode's G30 Question of The Week: 
What is the strangest story you’ve ever heard? 


-Cheers!

G30 58: The Star Wars Serenade

*Opening Scene* 
Scientist: We can't do that. 
Questionable/Secret Government Entity: HA! 

*Two weeks later*
(After an observation of the whole planet on fire) 
Joe Blue Collar: Well... Guess we gotta find a new planet... 
*Rolls Up Sleeves*

Yup. We'll get into that... 

BUT FIRST!!! 

Alex and JoJo bring on a beer by recommendation from Rindi!

Delirium Tremens 
https://www.delirium.be/en/beers

Then we talk NASA finding 7 potentially habitable exoplanets a mere 39 light years away:
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-telescope-reveals-largest-batch-of-earth-size-habitable-zone-planets-around 

Which we're going to need because Monkeys and Chimpanzees have entered the Stone Age:
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150818-chimps-living-in-the-stone-age

And on these new planets we're going to need phones that last more than two years... 
*Enter Nokia, Stage Left*
*Nokia Cracks Knuckles, Punches Audience in the Nostalgia*
Nokia 3310 Resurrected: 
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39095127

*Climatic Plot Twist*
Plus, Episode 59's G30 Question of The Week:
On a NASA trip to one of the newly discovered exoplanets what would be the most underrated role that no one is talking about?

*End Scene*
*Roll Credits*
*Secret Awesome, but Significantly Vague After Credits Scene*

G30 Happy Hour Will Return in Episode 60! 


-Cheers!

G30 59: Fairly Certain This Was A Movie Plot...

G30 Update!

Alex Albisu and JoJo Maldonado come together with their friends to talk about all things video games, geek culture, and BEER! Join us to celebrate and share what we're passionate about!

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