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Short For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E50: Rapidly Rewatching Mando S1E5He's a gunslinger, alright... at least in his own mind. Come hear Bob, Ben, and Phil dissect "The Gunslinger" as our Mando rewatch continues.Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-12-3013 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E49: Rapidly Rewatching Mando S1E4It's the Magnificent Sev... er, the Mandalorian Two-and-a-Half as Mando and The Child team up with the notorious Cara Dune. Will the sanctuary be saved? Join Bob, Ben, and Phil as we discuss it all! Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-12-2315 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E47: Rapidly Rewatching Mando S1E2Baby Yoda is a Force user! Are you surprised? Probably not, but the second episode of The Mandalorian was a fun one! Join Bob, Phil, and Ben as they revisit Arvala-7, some red-eyed Jawas, and an egg dish like no other. I have spoken!
2025-11-2515 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E46: Rapidly Rewatching Mando S1E1It's time for the Mandalorian rewatch! Join Bob as he welcomes Phil and Ben back to the show for a rewatch (or in Phil's case, FIRST watch) of The Mandalorian! It's all leading up to the release of "The Mandalorian and Grogu" in May '26, so strap on your jetpacks and let's get started!
2025-11-1813 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E43: Perilously Playing Star Wars Pinball, Part OneStar Wars and Pinball... two great tastes that taste great together! Does the new Fall of the Empire machine from Stern deserve a medal from Princess Leia, or does it belong in the garbage chute? Join Bob and Harrison as we actually play the game together live on location and then share our thoughts.
2025-10-2114 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E37: Promptly Pondering Star Wars PinballThere's a new Star Wars pinball machine on the horizon... and someone is excited! Also, an update on "Star Wars: Starfighter" which is ACTUALLY happening!If you like this episode, follow Bob's pinball exploits on Instagram at @bobby_g_pinballJoin the Short for a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-09-0213 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E36: Quickly Chatting Costa Rican Star WarsPura Vida! We are live from Costa Rica with our good friends Sherri and Zack to chat about their lives as ex-pat Star Wars fans! You'll hear about how Costa Ricans stay looped into Star Wars with a little scoundrel spirit, why howler monkeys sound like angry wookiees, and more guest appearances from insane jungle wildlife than were frankly expected! It's the true Yavin Four experience on this episode!
2025-08-2618 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E35: SPECIAL: Short (Round) For a Stormtrooper!Join us as Bob and Harrison Gerard turn their sights from a galaxy far far away back to this galaxy... but still a long time ago. It's an Indiana Jones takeover on this special edition of Short For a Stormtrooper!Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-08-1920 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E34: Rushing Through Random Star Wars UpdatesThings are a little quiet on the Star Wars front, but there's always tidbits to talk about! Let's catch up on some random news, look at what's coming next, and get excited for the future.Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-08-1215 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E33: Glancingly Gazing at Star Wars GamingFresh back from GenCon, here's a look at the current state of Star Wars tabletop gaming! Miniatures! Paint! Dice! It's all here!Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-08-0516 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E32: Repeatedly Reminiscing on Early Star Wars with Doug CarterOur final week of looking back on the early days... for now! Join Bob and his new friend Doug Carter as they remember days gone by, review the new stuff, and reflect on being a Star Wars dad.
2025-07-2915 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E31: Manically Remembering Early Star Wars with Steve Groos, Part TwoThis week, Bob and Steve move into newer Star Wars, diving into the prequels and the sequels with some good collecting stories along the way. Listen as two old men try to remember stuff; it's kinda funny.
2025-07-2216 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E30: Manically Remembering Early Star Wars with Steve Groos, Part OneDo you remember what it was like when the original trilogy first came out? Not sure that WE do, but we had a lot of fun trying! Join Bob and his old pal Steve Groos as they try to remember what it was like in the day.Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-07-1515 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E29: Expeditiously Chatting with EK Johnston, Part ThreeWhat's it like to see your story come to life on the screen? What's it like to hear the audiobook reader record the screams? And what do we call the Padme Books anyway? Find out the answers to all these questions and more as we wrap up our chat with Star Wars author EK Johnston!
2025-07-0815 min
Brain Aware PodcastBeyond Training: Creating Behavior Change That Moves Business MetricsWhat if your AI learning assistant woke you up to tell you about an urgent client cybersecurity breach, prepared personalized training materials, helped you practice key conversations, and joined you on the call to take notes? According to Bob Gerard, who leads Learning Ingenuity at Accenture, this vision of learning might arrive by 2026 rather than the distant 2035 future they originally imagined.Bob's remarkable 27-year journey at Accenture reveals the evolution of corporate learning from traditional classrooms to today's AI-powered experiences. He shares the story of pioneering virtual classrooms using Lotus Notes without video or audio capabilities, laying...
2025-07-0632 min
Tabletop Tune UpGM Interview - Bob Gerard - Part 2This week we conclude our two-part interview with Bob Gerard, GM, player, Storyteller, Pinballer, and Star Wars fan. We talk about all those things and how they contribute to making you a better GM. Whether you're bringing Star Wars to life with the Hero's Journey or you're replenishing your creativity, Bob's got some great ideas to share with you. We hope you'll enjoy this concluding interview episode. If you haven't heard the first part, it's worth going back instead of picking up in the middle, and if you haven't checked out Bob's podcast, we recommend you give Short for...
2025-07-0225 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E28: Expeditiously Chatting with EK Johnston, Part TwoWhat's it like to become a Star Wars writer? How do you deal with playing around in someone else's universe? And what does Larry the Cucumber have to do with it all anyway? Find out as we continue our conversation with author EK Johnston!Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-07-0115 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E27: Expeditiously Chatting with EK Johnston, Part OneWhat do Star Wars novels, Narnia, The Boxcar Children, and forensic archaelology all have to do with each other? They're all subjects we discuss with our very special guest EK Johnston, author of Ahsoka, the Queen Cycle (?), Crimson Climb, and more!Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-06-2415 minTabletop Tune UpGM Interview - Bob Gerard Part 1In this interview episode, Mark and Ben welcome their friend Bob Gerard, a podcaster, Star Wars superfan, storyteller, learning expert, and of course, a fellow GM. We ask Bob about his early experiences with role playing games, his thoughts on storytelling, and what it's like to visit Tokyo for the latest Star Wars Celebration. Our conversation with Bob ranged all over and we had to cut it into two parts, so tune in for part 1 this week and check out Bob's podcast Short for a Stormtrooper to get some great Star Wars discussion and exciting interviews.
2025-06-1828 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E26: Abruptly Analyzing the Mythology of Ahsoka with John BucherWe wrap up our conversation with John Bucher, executive director of the Joseph Campbell Foundation, by exploring how mythology and the hero's journey show up in Ahsoka. And while we're at it... let's do the same with Andor! Heroes to the left of us, heroes to the right, here we are!
2025-06-1715 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E25: Hurriedly Hyping the Hero's Journey with John BucherLast week we talked about the Hero's Journey... but what is that anyway? And how does it apply to Star Wars? Join us as we continue our conversation with John Bucher, the executive director of the Joseph Campbell Foundation, as we explore the connections between classic mythology and our favorite stories.
2025-06-1015 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E34: Manically Matriculating on Mythology with John BucherThis week we begin our conversation with John Bucher, the executive director of the Joseph Campbell Foundation, and explore the deep connections between mythology and Star Wars. It gets a touch deep... but you won't want to MYTH it!Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-06-0315 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E23: Part Two: Anxiously Analyzing Andor Season 2, Act 3BONUS EPISODE: Maybe this should be Episode 19 1/2, but since when did Star Wars fans care about episode numbers aligning chronologically? Anyway... I didn't have my hands on our discussion of Andor Season 2 episodes 7-9 while on the road last week, so in this bonus episode, we go BACK to that conversation and wrap it up.Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-05-2918 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E22: Right-Away Reflections on the Past, Present, and FutureHappy (Real?) Star Wars Day! As we celebrate the 48th anniversary of Star Wars, let's sit back, grab some caf (with apologies to CWK), and reflect on the past, present, and future of our beloved story.Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-05-2715 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E21: Part 2: Affirmingly Analyzing Andor Season 2, Arc 4Rebellions are built on prequels that cast the story in a new light... and we got that and then some! Come hear Bob, Ben, and Phil's final thoughts on Andor Season 2, and how they lead into both Rogue One and A New Hope.
2025-05-2217 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E20: Affirmingly Analyzing Andor Season 2, Arc 4It's a wrap on quite possibly the finest Star War ever. Join Bob, Ben, and Phil in breaking down the grand finale and segueing right into Rogue One. We have friends everywhere... so come join us!Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-05-2015 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E19: Anxiously Analyzing Andor Season 2, Act 3Aren't you a little long for a 15 minute Star Wars podcast? Yes, but... we have a LOT to talk about with these three episodes. Find out what Ben, Phil, and Bob thought about the Ghorman Massacre, then come back for the rest of the discussion on our next episode!Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-05-1317 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E18: Part Two: Adroitly Analyzing Andor Season 2, Arc 2We're back to Ghorman with more reflection on episodes 4-6. Join Bob, Ben, and Phil for more thoughts on this excellent arc. And get a brief sneak peek at Bob's reaction to the THIRD arc!Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-05-0814 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E17: Adroitly Analyzing Andor Season 2, Arc 2Ghor darn it! We had so much to say about episodes 4-6 that we couldn't cram it into one episode. So this is part one... look for part two later this week! Meanwhile, enjoy some reflections and critique on the second arc of Season 2 from Bob, Phil, and Ben.Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-05-0615 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E16: Speedily Celebrating Our First Anniversary!May the Fourth Be With You! It's May 4, 2025, and Short for a Stormtrooper is one year old today! Let's take 15 minutes to recap, reflect, and celebrate!Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-05-0415 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E15: Alertly Analyzing Andor Season 2, Arc 1Woohoo! Andor is back with a bang! (Or should that be a blast?) Join Bob, Ben, and Phil as they dive into the first three episodes and get ready to dance the night away at a Chandrilan wedding reception. Niamos!Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-04-2916 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E14: Speedily Summing Up Celebration Day 3We're back for one more day of highlights from Star Wars Celebration, including the Star Wars Visions Volume 3 panel and a surprisingly moving Sidekicks of Star Wars session! I came here so you don't have to... but you need to listen!
2025-04-2114 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E13: Speedily Summing Up Celebration Day 2We're back live with news on Andor Season 2, Ahsoka Season 2, and a recap of the whole experience so far. There's only one way out... tuning in!
2025-04-2016 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS2E12: Speedily Summing Up Celebration Day 1Live on location from Tokyo Japan... here's everything we experienced on Day One of Star Wars Celebration! Lots of surprise announcements today... be sure to tune in! But apologies in advance... I'm half asleep recording this, so it's a little short(er), a little windy, and a little incoherent.
2025-04-1810 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E11: Swiftly Soaking Up Season of The Force!It's Star Wars party time at Disneyland, and I'm here to tell you all about it! Join me as we hit Star Tours, Hyperspace Mountain, and of course Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. Plus... learn how to mix your very own Oga's Cantina cocktail!Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-04-0815 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS2E10: Proactively Planning Panels for CelebrationHey Shorttroopers, don't freak out when my voice is garbled at the beginning of this. I'm doing a test run of my portable podcasting system that I'm bringing to Tokyo! Meanwhile, keep listening and hear my woes scheduling the premium panels. It's a bit of a rant, but you'll enjoy it!
2025-04-0114 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E09: Fast Thoughts on the Newest Andor Trailer!A new trailer for season 2 of Andor just dropped... let's chat about it! Join esteemed Learning Geek Dana Koch as he interviews Bob about the new season.
2025-03-2615 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E08: Promptly Planning for Celebration!We're getting ready for Star Wars Celebration Japan... what panels would you like us to attend?Let us know by joining our BRAND NEW Short For a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-03-1815 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E08: Promptly Planning for Celebration!We're getting ready for Star Wars Celebration Japan... what panels would you like us to attend?Let us know by joining our BRAND NEW Short For a Stormtrooper community!Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFXEmail: SFASpod@gmail.com
2025-03-1815 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E07: Rapidly Getting Ready for More Andor!Join us today as Peter Gerard shares his strategy for Andor Season 2 prep, and we dive into the new book "Mask of Fear" (without spoilers, of course!)
2025-03-1115 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E06B: BONUS Episode! More Andor!WE HAD MORE THOUGHTS! So here's a bonus episode to REALLY wrap up our Andor Season 1 rewatch.
2025-03-0615 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E06: Hustle Through the Finale of Andor Season 1We are onto the grand climax of Andor Season 1! Join Bob, Ben, and Phil to dive into both the story and the filmmaking sides of this epic conclusion!
2025-03-0615 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS2E05: A Hasty Detour to the Andor Season 2 TrailerThis week we DON'T wrap up our Andor Season 1 rewatch... because there's a new trailer for Season 2, and we need to react! Find out everything Bob loved about the new trailer, and learn about the innovative release schedule for this season of Star Wars' best show.
2025-02-2515 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E04: One Way Out! Swiftly Reviewing the Andor Prison ArcBen and Phil are back to recap Andor season 1, episodes 8-10. Why is this Bob's favorite Star Wars movie since the LAST three episodes of Andor? Do Ben and Phil think he's crazy, or are they on board? Tune in to find out!
2025-02-1815 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E03: Speedily Wrapping Up Skeleton CrewWe wrap up our conversation on Skeleton Crew with retired school teacher Julie Curry, then Bob gives some closing thoughts on Skeleton Crew. Spoiler: We liked it!
2025-02-1115 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E02: More Chatting With a School Teacher About Skeleton Crew... QuicklyWe're back with Bob's big sister Julie to see what a retired school teacher thought about the kids of Skeleton Crew. Were they authentic to their age? How did we see them grow? All that and more on this episode!
2025-02-0415 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS02E01: Let's Chat About Skeleton Crew with a School Teacher... QuicklyIn the inaugural episode of the newly-rechristened "Short For A Stormtrooper," Bob chats with his big sister Julie Curry about Skeleton Crew. Join us and hear what a retired school teacher with decades in the classroom thinks about this kid-centered series!SFAS Theme Song written by Bob Gerard, arranged and performed by Suno.com
2025-01-3015 min
Short For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E33: Aerating with Andor: Act IILet's talk about the Heist arc (or the Jailbreak arc? No, the Heist arc!) with Ben and Phil. And stay tuned at the end for a very important announcement! And a sneak preview!
2025-01-2815 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E32: Hoovering with Hope! Part TwoThe end-of-year break is over, and we're back with Dan Zehr from Coffee with Kenobi! This time, we are talking about our hope IN the Star Wars franchise. Does the future look bright, or are dark times ahead?
2025-01-2216 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E31: Aerating with Andor, Act IToday we dive back into "Andor," one of the most critically acclaimed Star Wars projects ever. Will Phil agree on his first watch? What will Ben think his second time through? Tune in and find out!
2024-12-0316 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E30: Hoovering with Hope! Part OneWe're back with Coffee With Kenobi's Dan Zehr to talk about hope. We could all use a little more hope, so what does the saga really have to say about it? Join Bob and Dan as they dive into the idea of hope, and also talk more about Chicago and LA sports than you would have thought. Also, for the record... there aren't a lot of cleaning-related words that start with H!
2024-11-1916 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E29: Suds Up with Solo!Ben and Phil are back again, this time exploring the unfairly maligned Solo: A Star Wars Story. Did it deserve to bomb, or is it a victim of FORCES beyond its control? Let's dive in!
2024-10-2915 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E28: Vacuuming with the Visual Design, Part TwoWe're back with Harrison Gerard to talk about the design of Galaxy's Edge, the Starcruiser, the Imperial Star Destroyer, the TIE Fighter, and more! Plus, Harrison cops to the REAL reason he didn't like Star Wars as a kid. You don't want to miss THAT!
2024-10-2215 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E27: Vacuuming with the Visual DesignJoin our resident logo artist and my own son Harrison Gerard as we dive into the visual design of Star Wars! What works, what doesn't, and what's coming up next? Enjoy a discussion of visual design on a purely audio based show (but we make it work)!
2024-10-1515 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS91E26: Deep Clean with Disney Star WarsIs Disney Bad at Star Wars? James Hibberd of The Hollywood Reporter has a breakdown (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/star-wars-disney-analysis-ratings-box-office-1236011620/) and we have opinions!
2024-10-0815 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E25: Rinse Off with the Rise of Skywalker!It's the end of our sequel watch party, as Phil, Ben, and Bob share their reactions to Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker! You may be surprised at some of the reactions... make sure to listen!
2024-09-2415 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E24: Suds Up with Self-Deprecation!Lego Star Wars: Rebuilding the Galaxy has arrived, with all sorts of self-deprecating humor. Let's take a look at how Star Wars has lampooned itself over the years, and what it might really be saying about the franchise.
2024-09-1715 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E23: Polishing with the Porgs!We return to our Sequel rewatch with Phil Salmo (who watched the Last Jedi for the first time) and Ben Dyer (who has seen it way too often for his own good). What do we love and hate about Episode 8?
2024-09-1115 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E22: Outclean with Star Wars OutlawsThe newest AAA Star Wars video game, Star Wars Outlaws, hit the market last week. What's our review? Find out here! Plus, some thoughts on the untimely demise of The Acolyte.
2024-09-0315 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E21: Refresh with a Sequel Rookie!What's it like to watch The Force Awakens for the umpteenth time... with someone who has never seen it before? Join Bob and his coworkers Ben and Phil for a fresh look at Episode 7!
2024-08-2715 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E20: Dusting with the D23 AnnouncementsNew shows! A new movie! A new ride (kinda)! They announced it all last week at the D23 convention, and we have thoughts. Plus, a preview of a really cool book! Grab your droids and brooms for our 20th episode!
2024-08-2013 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E19: Scour with a (Somewhat) Real Darth VaderEver wonder what it's like to play Darth Vader in an actual Lucasfilm/Disney production? Join Bob's brother Jim Gerard and find out!
2024-08-1314 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E18: Glossing up Galaxy's Edge, Part TwoGalaxy's Edge is great and all, but... is it everything we hoped it would be? Join Bob and game designer Joe Mares as they take in Ghost Town Alive at Knott's Berry Farm, and then think about how Disney could incorporate some of those ideas to make Batuu the place we all want to be!
2024-08-0615 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E17: Glossing up Galaxy's Edge, Part OneLet's continue the "Star Wars at the Parks" series as we visit with game designer Joe Mares, who helped design some of the early prototypes that led to the interactive "gameplay" at Star Wars Galaxy's Edge. What do you need to keep in mind when you're creating something like this? It's more complicated than you think! Recorded live on location at Knott's Berry Farm (for reasons which will become clear...)
2024-07-3015 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E16: Rinse Out a Recap of The Acolyte!The Acolyte has come to a close... how did we like it? Lifelong Star Wars fan (and nephew) Peter Gerard joins us as we reflect on the entire series.
2024-07-2315 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E15: Scour with Star Tours!Our "Star Wars in the Parks" series continues with a look at Star Tours, the original Star Wars attraction and still one of the best. Hop on your Starcruiser 3000 and join us!
2024-07-1615 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E14: Sterilize the Starcruiser, Part 2We welcome back David Chestnut and Ben Dyer to continue our thoughts on the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser. What did we like about it, what made it work, and what do we think will come next? Join us and find out!
2024-07-0920 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E13: Sterilizing the Starcruiser, Part 1David Chestnut and Ben Dyer join Bob to reminisce about their space cruise aboard the CSL Halcyon, otherwise known as the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser! Plus a recap of an INSANE episode of The Acolyte on this week's Star Wars Cleaning Crew!
2024-07-0215 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E12: Housekeeping at Halftime of The Acolyte!The Learning Geeks (Jake Gittleson and Dana Koch) join Bob to reflect on the first half of The Acolyte. Do they like it? What's gonna happen next? Grab your droids and brooms and find out! Plus: New Logo! Star Wars Oreos! All this and More!
2024-06-2515 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E11: Hygiene with the High Republic!The Acolyte is set during the time period of the High Republic... so what does THAT mean? Join Bob as he talks with his friend Paul Finley about this new/old time period in Star Wars history.
2024-06-1814 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E10: Sanitize with St. Ignatious!No, the ancient mystic isn't here as a Force ghost, but we have the next best thing. Join us for the rest of our conversation with Eric Clayton, author of "My Life With the Jedi: The Spirituality of Star Wars." Then stay tuned for some early reactions to "The Acolyte."
2024-06-1116 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E09: Clean with Eric Clayton and the Spirituality of Star Wars!Grab your droids and brooms and join us as we chat with Eric Clayton, author of "My Life With the Jedi: The Spirituality of Star Wars." And as a bonus, hear Bob's take on the first two episodes of The Acolyte.
2024-06-0415 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E08: Attack the Grime with The Acolyte!We are just one week away from The Acolyte, a new live-action Star Wars show on Disney+! Grab your droids and brooms and join Bob for a spoiler-free preview of the new show.
2024-05-2814 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E07: Clean with Jeff at the Episode I re-premiere!Join Bob and his Star Wars pal Jeff Rogers at the opening night of the Phantom Menace re-release! Reminisce about those heady days of 25 years ago as you make your kitchen spotless!
2024-05-2115 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS01E06: Clean with Tad... and Ray Harryhausen?We hang out in the kitchen for the final part of our conversation with Tad Leckman, where he shares some amazing stories of his days at ILM. You won't want to miss it, so grab your droids and brooms! It's the Star Wars Cleaning Crew!
2024-05-1414 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS1E05: Scrub with Tad and Dish on RPGs!We welcome Tad Leckman back to the kitchen to chat about the current state of Star Wars role playing games and other tabletop games. Grab your droid and broom and join us!
2024-05-0715 min
Short For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS1E04: Clean with ILM Alum Tad Leckman!Grab your droid and broom and hit the kitchen with Bob and his friend Tad to hear about the digital rebirth of one of your Star Wars favorites!
2024-05-0415 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS1E03: Dish on Animation with the Learning Geeks!Jake Gittleson and Dana Koch from The Learning Geeks (Bob's other podcast) join him in the kitchen to talk about Star Wars animation. Grab your droids and brooms!
2024-05-0215 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS1E02: Clean with Dan Zehr from 'Coffee With Kenobi!''Get cleaning while listening to Bob chat with 'Coffee With Kenobi's Dan Zehr. You'll learn how Dan got started with his podcast, and hear him give some tips to Bob, while you make your kitchen sparkly clean.
2024-05-0214 minShort For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcastS1E01: Clean with Bob!Join Bob on the premiere episode of Star Wars Cleaning Crew! You'll hear his Star Wars story, learn why this podcast exists, and hear a banger of a theme song.
2024-05-0214 min
Harbinger Of FunEp. 25 - Learning Ingenuity Lead at Accenture, Bob GerardCo-Host of The Learning Geeks Podcast and Learning Ingenuity Lead at Accenture, Bob Gerard, and I chat about how to make learning fun, how to do effective game and learning design, Super Mario Bros., Tears of the Kingdom and more!
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2023-07-2354 min
Trina CucinaS2 E8 - Passover DeliciousnessIn this tasty season two finale, the fabulous Deb Arnold is back talking to Trina and Bob all about Passover. Deb gives an overview of Passover and its all complexities, including unleavened foods, grains, foods from different regions, Seder traditions, etc. There are rabbit holes, and they are DELIGHTFUL. The group dishes about all the foods: lamb shank, horseradish, parsley, eggs, haroset, gefilte fish, matzo ball soup, brisket, potato kugel, tzimmes, liver, matzo brei (sweet and savory), macaroons, matzo crack. So tasty (and meaningful)!Thanks for listening this season! Trina and Bob will back in the fall with...
2023-04-0342 minTrina CucinaS2E7 - EgyptIn this delectable episode, Bob talks about his Egyptian adventures and the food they ate along the way. Bob dishes about the classic mediterranean foods (hummus, etc.), markets, meats, fish, stuffed pigeon, foul (pronounced “fool”), local breads, and koshari. We also chat about homemade hummus. Put on your Indiana Jones Raiders of Lost Ark hats and join us for a culinary trip to Egypt! Music: Morning Stroll - Josh Kirsch, Media Right Productions https://youtu.be/Jt5YsCsv9Sc Art by the incredibly talented @h_s_gerard
2023-02-1724 minTrina CucinaS2E6 - Argentina!Argentina is legendary for meat and wine, but there is so much more deliciousness! Join Trina and Bob as they chat with their Argentinian pal, Mika Armelini, and she dishes all about Argentinian foods! Mika talks about a corn soup called locro, all things dulce de leche, pasta, meats, bbq / asado, pizza, empanadas (all the fillings, including a filling that is disliked), choripán, wine, and SO MUCH CHEESE! It sounds like food heaven!!Music: Morning Stroll - Josh Kirsch, Media Right Productions https://youtu.be/Jt5YsCsv9Sc Art by the incredibly talented @h_s_gerar
2023-01-2925 minTrina CucinaS2E5 - Hanukkah DeliciousnessIf you’re ready to learn about Hanukkah foods, we have the podcast for you! Join Bob, Trina and their delightful friend, Deb Arnold. Deb explains the origins of the Hanukkah holiday, the miracle of the oil, and the traditional foods eaten during the Festival of Lights. We dish about all the fried foods - bunuelos (or bimuelos), sufganiyot, and LATKES!! Who doesn’t love fried potatoes? We talk about the latke-making process, and the great latke topping debate! Deb also shares some tips for showing up to a Hanukkah party. Happy Hanukkah and Happy Holidays to all our listeners! I hop...
2022-12-1134 minTrina CucinaS2E4 - Thanksgiving FoodsIt’s time to get holiday-ready and talk all things Thanksgiving foods. Bob and Trina dish about turkey (or ham?), green bean casserole, mandatory / must-have dishes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, early Thanksgiving celebrations, Bob’s turkey tips (Bob has VERY strong feelings about brining), the great midwestern jello salad debate (Trina has VERY strong feelings about this topic), and more. Join us and share your must-have Thanksgiving dishes in the comments.Music: Morning Stroll - Josh Kirsch, Media Right Productions https://youtu.be/Jt5YsCsv9ScArt by the incredibly talented @h_s_gerard
2022-11-2031 minTrina CucinaS2 E3 - ArepasIn this flavorful episode, Bob and Trina are joined by many delightful friends to talk about the versatile, yummy Venezuelan dish, arepas. Yira Garcia is our resident arepas expert and taught a few of us how to make arepas. In the pod, she gives an overview of arepas, talks about the various fillings (“that make your heart pop!”), and a few arepas debates! Then we jump to a co-located cooking session with Christina and Ben where we make arepas with chicken, avocado, and mayonnaise and talk about the cooking process. Join us for some arepas goodness!Music: Morning Stro...
2022-10-3127 minTrina CucinaS2E2 - BrisketAfter a fun-filled hiatus, Bob and Trina are back dishing all about brisket. Trina talks about smoking brisket at home and what they’ve learned while picking up BBQing as a Covid hobby. Bob dishes about the “lazy man’s brisket” and opens a lively discussion about sauce on brisket. Join us for some briskety goodness!Music: Morning Stroll - Josh Kirsch, Media Right Productions https://youtu.be/Jt5YsCsv9Sc
2022-10-0326 min
11th Hour Podcast with Pastor Mike DavisSpecial Guest Bob Gerard Joins the 11th HourThis week Pastor Mike sits down with his long time friend, Bob Gerard. Bob has been involved with a lot of the projects Pastor Mike has put together over the years. He has a very interesting story and is currently a Vice President of Commercial Banking at Truist here in Murfreesboro. Listen in for a great conversation about being a husband, father, and community leader! This is a can't miss episode!
2022-04-1850 min
11th Hour Podcast with Pastor Mike DavisSpecial Guest Bob Gerard Joins the 11th HourThis week Pastor Mike sits down with his long time friend, Bob Gerard. Bob has been involved with a lot of the projects Pastor Mike has put together over the years. He has a very interesting story and is currently a Vice President of Commercial Banking at Truist here in Murfreesboro. Listen in for a great conversation about being a husband, father, and community leader! This is a can't miss episode!
2022-04-1850 minTrina CucinaS2E1 - Gumbo!Bob and Trina kick off season two which will feature a new dish each episode and we start with GUMBO! Bob’s brother, Steve, joins us a long-time gumbo aficionado. The trio talk all things gumbo: getting to know about it, Heaven on Seven in Chicago, Emeril, the roux, the meats, the veggies, etc. Join us for some gumbo inspo!
2022-02-1034 minTrina CucinaTrina Cucina Episode 8 - Holiday food traditions!It’s the holidays, so Trina and Bob dish about holiday food traditions starting with legendary holiday cookies in their families, including Trina’s mom’s famous candy cane and date cookies. Then they dish about savory traditions including Reubens, turkey, Cajun Christmas and ham. Lastly Bob shares all about the Star Wars Life Day foods.
2021-12-1725 minTrina CucinaTrina Cucina Episode 7 - Cozy soups for fall and winter!It’s fall / winter (aka cozy season), so let’s dish about soups!! Bob and Trina talk autumnal soups, including, squash, lentil, ham-bean soup, chili, and carrot bisque. They discuss regional chili traditions, and Bob shares a chili tradition that Trina just can’t fathom. Lastly, Trina gives a sourdough update and how she’s prepping for panettone. Get cozy and join us!
2021-12-0525 minTrina CucinaTrina Cucina Episode 6 - Tabletop fermentation with Christina Castelli!The multitalented Christina Castelli is in the house! Join Bob and Trina as they learn about the magic of tabletop fermentation with the delightful Christina. They discuss fermenting sauerkraut, sourdough bread, yogurt, etc. If you’re starting to think about starting any starter, start here!
2021-11-2826 minTrina CucinaTrina Cucina Episode 5 - Harrison visits! Pie, ice cream, gumbo and more!Meet Harrison, the genius behind Trina Cucina’s graphics and visuals!! Bob, Trina and Harrison dish about pie, homemade ice cream, New Orleans cuisine, BBQ, Famous Dave’s, instant pot love, air fryer skepticism. The conversation is a delightful tour of culinary goodness!
2021-10-0524 minTrina CucinaTrina Cucina Episode 4 - Francesca visit! Cajun food, bread journeys & pizza!It’s Trina Cucina’s first ever guest: Francesca!! The gang starts with dishing about gumbo, a hot tip from Emeril and beignets. Then we hear about Francesca’s bread journey, applying what we know as a learning professional to bread baking, focaccia, all things pizza.
2021-09-1328 minTrina CucinaTrina Cucina Episode 3 - Italy Trip, Top FoodsTrina dishes with Bob about the best things she ate on her trip to Italy, AKA Operation Pasta. What was her #1 favorite thing? Focaccia, gelato, seafood? Join Trina and Bob to find out!
2021-08-2522 min