Geeknights

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GeekNights
Hosting Brandon "Rym" DeCoster and Scott Rubin
Updates Nightly Monday-Thursday
Debut 2005-10-31
Genre Science, Technology, Gaming, Anime, Comics, "Geekery"
Website http://www.frontrowcrew.com/

GeekNights is a podcast which covers a myriad of topics in a self-described "late-night radio talk show" style. It is actually not one but four semi-independent podcasts that each update weekly, catering to different demographics. One of these, GeekNights Wednesdays, was awarded the 2007 Parsec Award for "Best Anime Podcast."[1]

Contents

[edit] The Hosts

GeekNights is hosted by Brandon "Rym" DeCoster and Scott "Apreche" Rubin, known on the show simply as "Rym and Scott." Both are computer technology professionals, having Bachelors of Science in Information Technology and Computer Science respectively, both from the Rochester Institute of Technology. At RIT, Rym served as president of the RIT Anime Club, as well as vice-president of the RIT Kendo Club, and occasionally wrote for intra-campus publications.[2]

The two now live in downstate New York with Rym's girlfriend Emily, producing the show locally with their own equipment. They both maintain day jobs, though neither mentions their current company by name (Rym has previously worked for IBM and has made reference to as much during the podcast).

[edit] Format

Opener: Shows are often begun by talk about their day or other recent events.

News: Rym and Scott pick one news item each that they find interesting and provide their opinion. Guest hosts are rarely included in this segment.

Things of the Day: The hosts (guest hosts usually included) pick the most interesting/funny thing they found on the internet that day and discuss it.

Main Bit: Where they discuss the topic of the show.

Closer: A prerecorded segment that provides information about the show.

Recently, the format of GeekNights Thursday has become less rigid.

[edit] GeekNights Mondays

Mondays are science, technology, and computing nights. While often tech news commentary, they also include an ongoing "How Computers Work" segment.

[edit] GeekNights Tuesdays

GeekNights Tuesdays is a gaming podcast, covering videogames, German board games, role playing games, card games, and more. Notable interviews include Luke Crane, the creator of Burning Wheel,[3] and Tarn Adams, the lead developer of Dwarf Fortress.[4] They performed live at and were guests of Ubercon VIII.

[edit] GeekNights Wednesdays

GeekNights Wednesdays, which covers anime, manga, and comics, was awarded the 2007 Parsec Award for "Best Anime Podcast." It includes fan convention reports, anime reviews, recordings from their live shows, and interviews. Notables include Jeff Tatarek, Michael Terracciano[5] and Jim Vowles, the con chair of Otakon 2006.[6]

They perform regular live shows at numerous fan conventions, including Connecticon and Otakon, and were guests of Katsucon 2007[7] and SITA-con 2006.[8] They were guests of the New York Anime Festival in 2007,[9] and Katsucon 2008,[10] where they performed several live shows,[11][12]

One of the hosts, Rym, covered Otakon 2006 in ImagineFX.[13] He was also featured in Newtype USA as an expert on the formation and running of anime fan clubs.[14]

[edit] GeekNights Thursdays

Thursdays are a catchall show for general commentary, including politics, self-described rants, opinion pieces, and so forth. They occasionally have a running series of advice programs entitled "How to Not Suck."

[edit] GeekNights Specials

GeekNights Specials Run infrequently, and are recognizable by the lack of Intro Music, as well as a lack of News and Thing of the day segments. Specials have Included Questions week, Convention Coverage, among other things.

[edit] Guest Hosts

Guest hosts have included their friends Pete and Adam aka 'Art Boy', as well as Rym's girlfriend Emily. The hosts of Movies You Should See and Fast Karate for the Gentlemen have also provided guest podcasts when Rym and Scott were out of town.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://parsecawards.com/node/234 The Parsec Awards 2007 Winners, Retrieved September 4 2007
  2. ^ http://www.hellskitchen.org/gdt/pdf/Volume26/07.Apples.pdf Gracie's Dinnertime Theatre, Retrieved September 5 2007
  3. ^ http://www.burningwheel.org/wiki/index.php?title=GeekNights Burning Wheel Official Home, Retrieved September 5 2007
  4. ^ http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/links.html Dwarf Fortress, Retrieved January 26 2008
  5. ^ http://www.frontrowcrew.com/?p=205 GeekNights Archives, Retrieved September 5 2007
  6. ^ http://www.frontrowcrew.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=460 Interview with Jim Vowles, Retrieved September 5 2007
  7. ^ http://forums.katsucon.org/viewtopic.php?t=1552&highlight=geeknights Official Statement from Head of VideoKatsu 2007, Retrieved September 5 2007
  8. ^ http://www.sitacon.com/?page_id=7 SITA Con 2006 Guest List, Retrieved September 5 2007
  9. ^ http://www.animecons.com/news/article.shtml/557 Animecons.com, Retrieved September 24 2007
  10. ^ http://www.frontrowcrew.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=3562&page=1#Item_1 GeekNights Katsucon 2008 Schedule Announcement, Retrieved December 21 2007
  11. ^ http://www.nyanimefestival.com/en-us/animematchgame.cfm New York Anime Festival Events, Retrieved September 16 2007
  12. ^ http://www.nyanimefestival.com/en-us/videogamematchgame.cfm New York Anime Festival Events, Retrieved September 16 2007
  13. ^ http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y272/fuurin/rymimgfx0001.jpg ImagineFX Otakon 2006 Coverage, Retrieved September 5 2007
  14. ^ Newtype USA. Nov 2005. Special Report: Otakon 2005 Club Summit. p99.

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