02:15 – Brogan shares his newest fancy hot dog ideas, hot dog ideas that haven't worked out, and the dog that will be named after Scott. He talks about the number of Founder’s Mugs he has left, they toss around other fundraiser ideas for the business, and Brogan shares what he is drinking during the show. Scott talks about the bars in the Seattle SoDo district that have closed since Covid started, suggests listeners to get out and support the favorite local businesses, and Brogan gives his review of his Pumpkin Spice Liquor.

25:44 – Justin shares places he has adventured too recently, Brogan explains what a Black and Tan drink is, and Scott explains how they are made. Justin suggests that they rent the tap room at the Narrows Brewery, how much it would cost, and their friend Derek shares what he has been up to lately. Derek talks about how long it takes him to record each of his podcasts, they reflect on how many hours they have spent recoding GCP, and Derek shares how he got into voice acting. Justin talks about his next steps in finishing his studio, Jeff reflect on the GCP video from the early days, and Derek talks about recording with GCP for the first time at old Malarkeys.

49:56 – Joe talks about working during Covid, the decontamination chamber he has setup between his garage and house because of it, and they talk on the reality behind Covid. Joe talks about the saddening long term effects they are finding from it, the toll it has taken on his writing, and why his readers believe his writing is so realistic. He talks about his next books having to go through pre-publication security review before they are released, Brogan opens the conversation to other live listeners, and Scott gives props to Cowboy’s voice.

76:08 – Brogan talks about his plan to move to Spain 9 years from now, they talk about Jeff’s new t-shirt designs for the Patrons, and Brogan shares what a “Raw-Dog” is. Justin encourages listeners to join the Patreon fans group, they ponder on a drinking game, and Brogan debates whether he should finish his pumpkin drink. They talk about bad drink concoctions, Derek talks about going down a 90’s commercials rabbit hole on You-Tube, and they finish up the conversation talking about getting Clownvis on the show.

Special Guests: Derek G and Joseph Malik.

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Links:

• Dirty Oscar's Annex – Silly name. Seriously good food.
• Narrows Brewing - Brewery, Beer
• Clownvis Presley
• Black and Tan - Wikipedia
• Grit City on YouTube
• Derek G - past episodes on the GCP
• Joseph Malik past episodes on the GCP

The show kicks off with the guys talking about a new rum bar on Opera Alley in Tacoma, the Devils Reef that opened in January. Brogan explains the bar carries over 100 types of rum from all over the world and carries a Disney type restaurant feel tucked in the middle of Tacoma. Derek then dives into the topics that he covers on his podcast, Sometimes Geek, including his most recent series, Sometimes Geek Levels Up, a more deep dive conversational podcast that is put out every two weeks.

Around the 12 minute mark Derek talks about trying to do streaming of YouTube videos before starting the podcast Conversation then goes to the games Derek has been playing lately, the latest being Celeste. Justin talks about getting the Nintendo Classic and not being able to get past level one on Super Ghost and Goblins and the beauty of being able to hit the reset button so you can save the game.
At the midpoint of the show, Derek chats about how he got started in podcasting and games the guys have been playing including Fortnite. They discuss the background of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and Fortnite’s free version of the game. Talk then goes to bad video game movies and if there has ever been a good one made.

Near the 35 minute mark, they talk about new games that are coming out that they’re looking forward to playing and companies like Rockstar and Blizzard Entertainment that typically delay the release of their games. Brogan talks about the green light games in Steam, which has great priced indie games. They also discuss their favorite green light games and Derek’s thoughts on old school gaming.

As the show winds down, the guys talk about classic games like Sonic and Super Mario 3 and the first games they ever played, the most popular one being Contra. Brogan then suggests the team adopt a baby from North Korea and form a new group called “Three Men and a Nerd Baby”. They also discuss it being legal in the early 1900’s to mail babies, for a small fee of $.45, people could ship their babies as long as they were under 50 pounds.

Thanks Derek for joining the guys for a great conversation and the look at your podcast Sometimes Geek!!!

Special Guest: Derek G.

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Links:

• Sometimes Geek Podcast — All of the major news from the gaming industry in a short and easy to listen format.
• Amazon.com: Super NES Classic: Video Games — Super NES Classic