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Saturday Nov 04, 2017
Saturday Nov 04, 2017
Cor that's a long title!
Robin went to MCM London Comic Con 2017 as press (fancy!).
This is the undedited audio of the Red Dwarf press conference. It was just too good to mess with.
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Back tomorrow for a proper episode!
Sunday Oct 22, 2017
Sunday Oct 22, 2017
Robin loves to game. Robin stayed up late playing Golf Story and so is sat at 9:30 on a Saturday night recording and editing instead of down hs mate's house playing the latest Jackbox Part Pack.
Gamer mindset is capable of some amazing things.
It also makes us have just one more go and then oh fuck it's morning and I'm really behind and tired and damnit!
What if we harnessed it to level ourselves up?
Robin Bates, founder of Coaching for Geeks, explains how to use your gamer mindset to your advantage and kicks off the 30 Day Level Up Challenge - go and register for it now at coachingforgeeks.com/level-up and get ready to level one stat and be in the running for some geeky prizes.
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See you next week!
Keep on being awesome.
Sunday Oct 15, 2017
Sunday Oct 15, 2017
Ready to hit start and commence your fitness adventure? Coach Austin has his top ten mistakes that fitness n00bs make - so that you can avoid them all and get on with leveling up!
We love hearing from our listenrs - let Coach Austin know how you get on at austin@coachingforgeeks.com
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Saturday Oct 07, 2017
Saturday Oct 07, 2017
Heather Ness, Professor of Psychology at Middle Georgia State University and author of Broken Heroes: An Unofficial Guide to the Trauma and Psychology of Marvel's Defenders, met wth Robin to discuss why we love less than perfect heroes, how her book opens the lid on the Defenders, why Squirrel Girl is a badass, teaching, speaking, and dinosaurs.
Robin had a great time recording this episode, find out how much of a fanboy he is in Epsiode 27 - Super-Psych: The Psychology of Marvel's Defenders.
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Sunday Oct 01, 2017
Sunday Oct 01, 2017
It's October and Rami the Gutsy Geek takes the CfG mic for the first time and interviews girl geek, Serenity.
They cover the important topics of where to meet people, the Canadian DDR scene, how having skills is attractive, how to approach someone, and oral sex.
Ready to level up your dating? Press start to begin...
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Sunday Sep 24, 2017
Sunday Sep 24, 2017
Imagine being unable to game due to an accident or progressive condition. SpecialEffect takes on the challenge of giving gaming back to people through bespoke solutions of engineering, software, advice and support.
Mark Saville joined Robin to talk about SpecilEffect's work, the challenegs and successes, and how you can get invoved with raising awarness and/or funds for their important work bringing families and friends together and having a profoundly positive impact on inclusion, confidence and rehabilitation.
Sunday Sep 17, 2017
Sunday Sep 17, 2017
Coach Austin of Hyper Strenth and Conditoning takes on strength and power!
What do they mean? How can you have more? What's the difference? How much like being a pokemon trainer is it? Does shouting help you reach 9000?
All this and more in Epsiode 24 - Stength versus Power!
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Sunday Sep 10, 2017
Sunday Sep 10, 2017
Friend of the show, panellist, writer, and cosplayer Amanda Conley joins Robin to talk about starting out in cosplay.
How accurate doed it need to be? Can I dress as a lady? Where do you find the potentially strange clothes needed? What about makeup and movement and getting to the convention?
They cover the important topics of consent, and dressing as a character of another ethnicity, all in the name of having the best time while in costume.
Don't be shy, share your cosplays with the gang at Coaching for Geeks - cfgshortcut.com
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Sunday Sep 03, 2017
Cooking Rumble was designed from the start to enable Emilio to play games with his young daughter. Robin met with him to discuss the complexities of designing a game that works for different ages at the same time, Mexico's growing game design scene, and the current Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign which smashed through its target in just four hours.
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Sunday Aug 27, 2017
Sunday Aug 27, 2017
What's the deal with fat these days? Sugar? Carbs? Help us Coach Austin! You're our only hope!
Austin sets the record straight with the myths around what's good and bad food to help you make the right choices for you, and find your own heroes.
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