Old Geek Young Geek

Today the old geek and young geek are talking to Chad Terpstra, for whom pipes are practically a way of life. Chad's shooting a feature length documentary about pipes-men (and women). We learn all about this oddly specific hobby/lifestyle. So whether you're smoking exotic leaf from an $18,000 object d'art or just shovin' some 'backy in the old corncob, check it out!

The old and young geek mix it up with cosplayer Carol Rosado! We get the inside word on the people who make conventions awesome. I think you will agree that our eyebrows are on fleek.

Max Lopez has done stop-motion animation on Adventure Time and Amazon's Tumble Leaf. So we chopped it up about cartoons, cartoons, and cartoons! Are we living through a golden age of animation? How do you get started as an animator? Is Steven Universe awesome or what?

We've re-tooled Old Geek Young Geek a bit, and are coming at you with a slightly different, more general focus. This week, we're talking to Paul Hungerford. An actor/improviser/director and geek, Paul has performed with The Groundlings, Acme Comedy Theater and more, as well as appearing in feature films, TV shows, commercials. He's also a huge geek, and his latest project is a series of nerd-oriented improv show at Impro theater in Los Angeles. Check it out here: http://improtheatre.com

This week, we're talking about gaming and kids, discussing the challenges and opportunities video games mixing with children presents. The young and old geek are joined by video game writer, dad, and all-around awesome guy Gus Mastrapa and Dexter Johnson, age 8, the next generation of gamer.

We all like wasting time playing games, but can games be more than that? Scott and Steve have very different takes on the matter, as they discuss whether games teach us life lessons, whether time you enjoy wasting is actually wasted, and whether Cheap Trick's "Surrender" is the greatest rock song ever written. (Spoiler Alert: It is.)

Today we welcome James Reiner, Shenmue modder and superfan. We talk Shenmue 3, Shenmue 4(?), modding, and more. Don't miss a second.

This week, we're joined by Kevin Kelly, a longtime gamer and writer at Riot Games. We're talking about how other people see gamers, why everyone in gaming is so angry all the time, and what's the deal with gamergate, anyway.

In this the 16th episode of Old Geek Young Geek, we talk open world vs. on-a-track game design. We also discuss how incredible awesome The Fantastic Four is and how terrible Straight Outta Compton is. Wait, I mean the opposite. Anyway, give a listen. You'll be glad you did.

Old Geek Young Geek is proud to host Nikole Zivalich this week to talk San Diego Comic-Con 2015. Nikole WAS ACTUALLY THERE at the biggest nerd happening of the year.

In this episode of Old Geek Young, Scott and Steve talk about E3 2015! The winners, the losers and the "just hanging out." Scott won the entire convention: He met many of his idols and became a meme. It's like he's a Viking and E3 is Valhalla. Steve stayed at home and napped, which is his personal paradise, so everyone wins.

In this (obviously unlucky) episode of OGYG, Scott and Steve geek out over Fury Road, explaining exactly why it's the greatest film ever. We realize this is late, and it is entirely Steve's fault. But enjoy!

In the much-anticipated twelfth episode of OGYG we welcome MST3K super-fan Virginia Anzengruber to talk fandom, the upcoming Nintendo World Championships, Mystery Science Theater 3000 and so very much more.

In this episode, Scott and Steve discuss Bethesda's upcoming post-apocalypse RPG Fallout 4! We also talk comedy games and get unexpectedly serious with a discussion of social mores and games.

Horror games: Love 'em? Hate 'em? Indifferent towards 'em? In this episode, longtime horror aficionado Stephen Johnson and Scott "Not too scary, please" Pell discuss the divisive spooky genre in games and movies. Also: It's our 10th show! We made it to double-digits, y'all.

In this episode of Old Geek Young Geek, Scott and Steve talk DLC and discuss our shared sadness that Konami has canceled Silent Hills. Will Guillermo Del Toro never get to make a video game?

In our 8th episode, Scott and Steve are joined by indie game scenester* and all around awesome person Rob Manuel. Rob works in admissions at USC's prestigious Games Program, so if you've ever dreamed of video game college, we've got the inside word. Also: We talk Star Wars, Star Wars, and Star Wars. (*Rob isn't actually a "scenester." I don't even know what that word means.)

This week, our special guest is Scott's brother, Stephen Pell. Our topic is multiplayer, from ancient couch rivalries on the Atari 2600 to League of Legends, and everything in between.

Scott and Steve's topic this week is trash talk, so we brought in Mike D'Alonzo, long-time gaming rival of Old Geek Stephen Johnson, to talk some garbage. (No gamers' moms were hurt in the taping of this episode.)

We're honored to host our first guest, Nikole Zivalich, community manager at game developer The Odd Gentlemen. Odd Gentleman is busy rebooting King's Quest, and we get the inside scoop on how the point-and-click classic is being updated for the current generation. Also we chop it up about the gaming hype train (woo woo!) and give Scott some tips for attending his first E3.