Interview With A Geek

This week I had the great privilege of speaking to Alaskan singer and songwriter Marian Call.  Oh, did I mention she’s a Browncoat too? Sometime ago I discovered Marian’s work from her album Got To Fly, which is an album inspired by some of my favorite science-fiction.  That album got my interest, but the rest of her work was what blew me away. The range of her voice and styles..  well you’ll have to take a listen to her work and see for yourself. (MarianCall.com) Amazing stuff.  Behind all this great music is a intelligent, fascinating, articulate and funny spirit. She’s also a bit of a geek too.  The interview takes it’s twists and turns and while we talk about her 50 state tour, the sad state of geek on geek infighting, we NEVER discuss space once. (I’m jealous) Which I suppose I’ll have to save for another interview.

Contacting or finding out more about Marian is made easy via these links.

Twitter.com/MarianCall
Facebook.com/MarianCallMusic
Official Blog at MarianCall.Wordpress.com

- More Good Stuff:
Videos of Live Performances at Youtube.com/MarianCall
Marian’s photos at Flickr.com/MarianCall
Photos of Marian at Flickr.com/BrianAdams
Listen for free anytime at MarianCall.Bandcamp.com
Lyrics & Random Thoughts at MarianMarginalia.Wordpress.com

Technical Notes: (ie. What went technically wrong during the interview).  This interview was planned to be audio only, so video was not a problem at all. Audio, was. I failed to replicate my audio setup from my last interview and I ended up sounding like I was underwater. I promise, I was not underwater or in a submarine while doing the interview. I just failed to use my own notes. Bad, bad podcast host.

Interview With A Geek, Episode 3, Marian Call

Update: Yes, I bought “Something Fierce”.  Today.
Update: I went blank during the interview on the name of the source of my “Firefly Soap”. Here it is:
Luxury Lane Soap – LuxuryLaneSoap.com – Twitter: @KyleeLane
Now go get all clean and shiny!

In this episode I interview my friend, the clever and funny Melissa Saltzman.  An engineer by day and geek by night, Melissa spends time talking with me about anime, cosplay and cons.

Like my previous interview, this one had its share of technical difficulties. While video did indeed happen this time, the conversion and compression process left me less than thrilled. On top of that, my camera has some dead pixels. Enjoy the greenish mark on my shirt.

Thanks to Melissa for sharing her experiences and passions. It’s always fun talking to her and I always learn something geeky from her.  After the camera stopped rolling, we continued chatting for quite a while which inspired me to think about an “after show” for future episodes. The after show would be more conversational in style and could go anywhere, topic wise. I do wear a fez throughout the entire episode and.. it’s true, I’m not wearing any shoes either.

Sit back and enjoy the show.

Interview With A Geek, Episode 2, Saltzman

Oh, I changed the music! I picked a jazz piece entitled “Hmmmm…”.  It was composed and arranged by Sergeant First Class Joseph Henson. The recording features soloists: Tony Nalker on piano and Kenny Rittenhouse on trumpet. I found the piece on The US Army Band’s website and if I understood the rights I’m legal to be able to use it.  It’s a fun original piece and it may stick around. I encourage you to check out the website and explore. There’s come great music there!

Cheers!

In this episode I interview the lovely and extremely talented Jessica Mills. An actress and producer on the web-series Awkward Embraces, Jessica spends time talking with me about her career, Star Trek, comic books and ways for geeks to meet other geeks.

The interview had its share of technical difficulties. First, my homes carbon monoxide detector goes off which explains the strange edit just after the interview starts. Second this show is supposed to have video sometimes and the application that was capturing it died. Luckily, I had an external recorder capturing the audio allowing the show to go on.

I can’t thank Jessica enough for her time and patience. It was truly a joy to speak with her and, as both a fan and an admitted fanboy, I geeked out a bit during the interview.  I have a feeling that’s just how it’s going to be.

So, sit back and enjoy the show.

Oh, and if you don’t like the music, please watch for a special public service announcement at the end of the video.

Cheers!

Interview With A Geek, Episode 1, Jessica Mills