On this edition of Nuketown Radio Active, I update folks on my quest to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days, check out a new LEGO Chess set, debate what to call a hybrid unicorn/pegasus. In Netheads I talk[…]
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Nuketown Radio Active is a podcast dedicated to life, liberty and the pursuit of geekdom. The show features geek, technology and gaming links from around the Web as well as book, movie, game and podcast reviews. The podcast was first published in March 2005 and is hosted by Ken Newquist, Nuketown’s editor and founder. A web developer by day, he’s also a freelance staff writer for Knights of the Dinner Table.
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Radio Active #58: Chess for Kids, Geek Dads, D&D 4E
On this episode of Radio Active, I discuss my daughter StarGirl’s sudden desire to learn chess and my approach to teaching her, contemplate the impending arrival of National Novel Writing Month, check out the Geek Dad Podcast and Simian Farmer blog[…]
Read moreRadio Active #57: NaNoWriMo, Kit Bag, Crisis on Finite Macs, Unquiet Desperation, Halo 3
On this episode of Nuketown Radio Active, I become an uncle again, contemplate a Crisis on Finite Macs, geek out about Halo 3, look ahead to National Novel Writing Month, listen to the Unquiet Desperation podcast. I also check out[…]
Read moreRadio Active #56: Facebook, Morphing Toddlers, Heroic Cthulhu
On this edition of Radio Active, Nuketown ventures into Facebook, the epic MacQuest gets an update (and the nifty new/old iPod nano arrives) and Halo 3 looms like a shadow over all that we do. We’ve got Mighty Morphing Toddlers[…]
Read morePromo: Geek Parenting
This brand-speaking new Radio Active promo talks about the wonders and challenges of geek parenting. It’s 1:52 minutes long and is saved in MP3 format. Download the file and share and enjoy! http://media.blubrry.com/nuketown_radio_active/p/www.nuketown.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/NuRA-Geek-Parenting.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple[…]
Read moreRadio Active #55: After GenCon, Podcamp Philly, MacQuest, Too Many Games
On this edition of Radio Active I’ve got some thoughts on GenCon 2007 and Podcamp Philly, catch folks up on what’s happening at Nuketown, try and figure out what it takes for me to buy a Mac, discover the BioShock[…]
Read moreRadio Active #54: The Road to GenCon is Paved with d20s
This time on Radio Active … it’s all GenCon, all the time. I’ll look at what events are scheduled, how to keep up with happenings at the con, and talk about what I’ll be doing at the world’s biggest gaming[…]
Read moreRadio Active #53: Computer Repair Frustrations, Boot and Nuke, ChoreWars, Rainbows End
Where do Rainbows End? Find out in Episode #53 as I review Vernor Vinge’s near-future science fiction thriller in which a 75-year-old man awakens to find his Alzheimer’s cured, his body rejuvenated to that of a teenager … and the[…]
Read moreRadio Active #52: Good Bye Geek Fu, iPod Resurrection, Superheroes, iGTD
On this edition of Radio Active my iPod dies and comes back again (in a slightly different form), Geek Fu Action Grip goes on indefinite hiatus and I launch two new superhero blogs chronicling my Mutants & Masterminds campaign. I[…]
Read moreRadio Active #51: Shadowrun, Walking & Baby Talking, Mac Envy, Star Wars RPG
Baby NeutronLad is trying hard to become Toddler NeutronLad as he learns to walk and starts baby talking. In more geeky news, I’ve got a review of the Shadowrun first-person shooter for Xbox 360/Vista, an announcement about my Libris Mortis review on[…]
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