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Stephen is a west coast Canadian who enjoys pretty much all things geeky. Whether it's podcasting, playing with tech or just watching a great re-run of Star Trek, Stephen is probably interested in it. GonnaGeek is the brain child of Stephen. You see, for years he has helped run a variety of specific genre websites (such as comics, Star Trek, etc) but sometimes he found himself needing to talk more than just comics... that's why he created GonnaGeek. Stephen is currently the Producer, Editor and a Co-Host of the Official GonnaGeek.com Show (www.gonnageek.com/show/) and Better Podcasting (www.betterpodcasting.com). He also runs www.thepodcastforum.com

Better Podcasting #185 – Enhancing a Minimal Podcast Setup

We make it clear that our stance is that in order to podcast, you can achieve great sound simply by using a simple microphone like the Audio-Technica ATR2100, AT2005 or Samson Q2U. In this episode we discuss some ways you can attempt to enhance a simple podcast setup without buying new hardware (ok, we’ll talk…

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Google Warns That “Hangouts on Air” via YouTube Will Be Decommissioned In 2019

For those of you who follow some of the GonnaGeek Network shows which create live streaming content (or for those who listen to Better Podcasting), you may be familiar with the service calledHangouts On Air. Once part of the Google+ platform, then shifted to YouTube, Hangouts on Air is essentially a platform that makes it…

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GonnaGeek.com Show #290 – Gonna Talk Microsoft’s E3 Products

This week Chris summarizes a variety of announcements made by Microsoft and E3 this year. SP shares news that it seems like a previously discussed Space Company is shutting down. Stephen talks about the Echo Show 5 – and him and Chris debate on whether or not they were the first to get the camera privacy right.

Finally, Stargate Pioneer reviews a car – yes a car. Ok, he’s also giving his first thoughts on using Apple CarPlay.This Week’s Hosts: Stephen Jondrew, Chris Ferrell and Stargate Pioneer.

This episode was recorded on Monday, June 10, 2019 streamed LIVE at www.Geeks.Live. Full show information (including links related to points discussed) can be found at http://www.geeks.link/290/. Come join us on our Discord server at http://www.gonnageek.com/discord/

The GonnaGeek.com Show is produced and edited by Stephen Jondrew (http://www.stephenjondrew.ca) of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian.

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Better Podcasting #184 – Episode One

This week we conclude our arc on introductory episodes, this time talking all about episode 1. We’ll discuss how to balance your episode one with your episode zero, ways to make your episode one carry a punch, and some things to consider for your first episode if you’re not going to have an episode zero….

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GonnaGeek.com Show #289 – Gonna Google Outage

This week we discuss a major Google outage that affected many services, Cuphead coming to Tesla, BlackBerry Messenger finally going away (but there’s some more life left) and Disney says no to Star Wars cosplay. Plus in the Extra Extra we’ll chat about a new Ecobee and tvOS getting Xbox and Playstation controller support. This…

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Better Podcasting #183 – Episode Zero

This week we start our arc on introductory episodes, this time talking all about episode 0. We’ll discuss what episode zeros are, why you may want to do them, how to use them effectively, and things to avoid in your episode zero. In this week’s Better Podcasting Download, we talk about Libsyn adding a destination…

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GonnaGeek.com Show #288 – Gonna Take Picard’s Little Blue Pill

This week’s news includes the Star Trek: Picard Teaser (and the subsequent fan videos that came from it), Google Duo getting 8-person video calling, Student Rocketry news, Alexa upgrades announcements to more devices, and Elon Musk throws Jeff Bezos shade. Finally, we give our thoughts on Robert Pattinson as Batman. This Week’s Hosts: Stephen Jondrew,…

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Better Podcasting #182 – Celebrating Podcast Wins

Today we talk about celebrating the wins that you have with your podcast. We’ll discuss reasons celebrating can be beneficial, some reasons why people celebrate, and how some people celebrate podcast wins. In this week’s Better Podcasting Download, we discuss a change to Podtrac’s statistics. Finally, we run down some feedback, including one listener’s unfortunate…

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GonnaGeek.com Show #287 – Gonna Strip Down The iPhone

This week’s news includes Microsoft and Sony partnering on cloud gaming, SpaceX confirming they have multiple build teams, and a fake Joe Rogan AI. We also discuss more Sega Genesis Mini games being announced, Avengers passing Avatar sales, and the Google Pixel 3A shutting down randomly. Finally, we do a thought exercise of what a…

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Better Podcasting #181 – Podcast Transcriptions

The podcast world is buzzing again about Podcast Transcriptions, so we thought it was time for us to talk about them. In this episode we’ll discuss how you can get them, what they are, pros of using podcast transcriptions, cons, and our opinion on whether or not it’s worth creating transcriptions for your shows. In…

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