Shows
Z Application Platform Talks25 Years of IBM Java - Meet Kevin who helped to make that happenToday I am very happy to have Kevin Stoodley with me and talk a bit about the history of Java and how it became such an important technology for IBM. He was part of the Team that ported it and later designed our very own version of it, the IBM J9. Join us for a little memory tour and listen to Kevins journey to become an IBM Fellow - or more important why he now works with IBM zSystems.2023-02-0930 minZ Application Platform TalksMatt and the future of the IBM zSystems PlatformToday we meet Matt Whitbourne who is our now our Produktmanager for Operating Systems and Virtualisation on the zSystems Platform and we have a chat on his way to IBM zSystems as well as why he always came back after a little tour around other platforms. He also talks a bit about the technology we can look forward to and gives us some inside on why he thinks sustainability makes the mainframe ready for primetime once again.2023-02-0926 minZ Application Platform TalksKeysabel to the crypto rescue!Isabel, Nick and Tobi shared quite some time at IBM, today she works in the Crypto Center in Copenhagen and she tells us a bit about keys, certificates and why IBM sometimes have more than one solution. She also gives us some Ideas about the challenges in the crypto space and how she helps to make the cloud more secure also using the mainframe.2023-02-0922 min
Z Application Platform TalksCOBOL 2022? Meet Captain COBOL!Is COBOL still relevant in 2022? Is it still further developed? Lets meet Captain COBOL and discover why COBOL is still relevant and what are the advantages of COBOL compared to other languages. COBOL is still extended every day and besides improvements in the areas of performance, new functionalities are added every day.2022-09-2227 min
Z Application Platform TalksThe CICS DirectorHow does one become a Director for an important system like CICS? Today Steve Wallin joins us and explains how he ended up being the CICS director and what the glue was, that always made him come back to CICS. And when we have the CICS Director on our virtual couch, we of course have a look at the future of CICS. 2022-09-2227 min
Z Application Platform TalksA young Developer in CICSToday we meet Lewis James, who started straight in CICS. We had a chat about being a new starter in a well established Product like CICS and what the things are, one needed to know. Learning Assembler or PLX was never a problem for James and he could still bring in all the experience he has with modern technology. Although it was complex in Corona times, he often speaks at conferences. Meet a good example, that new talent is not an issue on IBM zSystems.2022-09-2222 min
The Hake ReportSelf-righteous RINOs! ’Humble’ Pope? Ban Braids? (Mon. 7-25-22)Establishment vs. Trump! Watch out for monkeypox! Pope kisses hands, ugh! Satanic Panic? Does God want women not to wear braids? The Hake Report, Monday, July 25, 2022 AD: RINO NY Post and WSJ "Editorial Boards" wrote op-eds bashing Trump's "character" over J6! Please! // Monkeypox an "international health emergency," per evil UN's corrupt WHO and Dr. Tedros, and scared woman-led CDC // Liberal "humble" Pope Francis makes "pilgrimage of penance" to Canada, apologizing for supposed Catholic residential school "abuses" of "indigenous" children! // "Satanic Panic" trending on far-left Twitter, as everyone cherry-picks evil. // Another J6er reportedly off'd himself! RIP. // I...2022-07-251h 59
Z Application Platform TalksA short history of Mainframe Computing with SteveSteve did start in IT in 1967 and he developed for Mainframes since they exist, so his career pretty much matches the success story of IBM zSystems. Today he is working in the CICS Development Team and shares some of his memories with us and we have a very good discussion on our engineering profession in general.2022-06-1536 min
Z Application Platform TalksThe new CICS Version 6.1Today we welcome Mark Cocker, he has been with IBM quite a while now and he has been within the CICS Lab Organisation most of that Time. Now he is responsible as a Product Manager for new CICS Releases. Join us for a little talk about what we do with the next release but also a little sneak peak on what is coming next!2022-06-1528 min
Z Application Platform TalksUsing AI FunctionalityToday we welcome Catherine Moxey to talk to us about her work in integrating the new functionality in z16 with the subsystems running on the platform and the applications that are build for IBM zSystems. We learned that most models can make use of the technical enhancements we included into the new processor without having to develop it ourselves. So the development experience is focused on usability while hiding technical complexity.2022-05-0822 min
Z Application Platform TalksThe IBM Telum ChipChristian Jacobi lead the development of the most recent IBM Telum Chip and tells us about the details and how the new facilities can be used by developers. This new Chip will offer the next generation of IBM Z AI acceleration directly available to each processor core and a new caching mechanism that again improves the performance of these high end machines. Also christian told us he already works on the next and the generation after that one. 2022-01-1821 min
Z Application Platform TalksTesting things with Will YatesToday Will Yates visits us and we talked about his career in Testing and how he learned to like IBM Z and CICS. He and his Team also invented and open sourced a Framework named Galasa that provides users with many years of experience that has been build up by the CICS Team in Hursley. 2022-01-1827 min
Pittsburgh Pokemon PodcastS2E13 Is Whimsicott the Star of V-Stars?This week the guys break down the complete set list of "Star Birth", we hit some other news and chat about "The Last of Us". Ryan, as always, informs what is happening the online meta!
Twitter: Jake: https://twitter.com/Penucks1
Chuck: https://twitter.com/WatchWhimsy
Ryan: https://twitter.com/Ry4gaming
Triple P Discord: https://discord.gg/aUgfmuE94A
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Jake Abrams
Editor: Chuck Ligato "Bromak"
Host(s): Jake Abrams...2022-01-121h 29Pittsburgh Pokemon PodcastS2E12 Big Bright and Calm w/ LDFThis week Jake and Chuck talk to the rogue deck extraordinaire LittleDarkFury! We discuss History, Rogue Decks, Content Creation and more. Ryan also updates us all on the current meta in Turtwig's Meta Report!
**Little Dark Fury**
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/littledarkfury
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/xLittleDarkFuryx
Discord https://discord.gg/xv4spP8rqb
Twitter: https://twitter.com/littledarkfury
TikTok: tiktok.com/@littledarkfury
Twitter: Jake: https://twitter.com/Penucks1 Chuck: https://twitter.com/WatchWhimsy Ryan: https://twitter.com/Ry4gaming
Triple P Discord: https://d...2022-01-051h 09Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast2nd Annual Triple P Awards ShowThis week is the presentation of the 2nd Annual Triple P Pokemon Awards!!!!
Music featured in Episode:
"The Awards" by
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Music Link: https://www.patreon.com/no_copyrightmusic
Twitter: Jake: https://twitter.com/Penucks1
Chuck: https://twitter.com/WatchWhimsy
Ryan: https://twitter.com/Ry4gaming
Triple P Discord: https://discord.gg/aUgfmuE94A
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Jake Abrams
Edito...2021-12-291h 04Pittsburgh Pokemon PodcastS2E10 Expand your SkillThis week Jake and Chuck talk to Tyler over at SkilledatLuck! We discuss Grookey, Expanded format, Streaming and more. Ryan also updates us all on the current meta in Turtwig's Meta Report!
**SkilledatLuck**
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/skilledatluck
Twitter: Jake: https://twitter.com/Penucks1 Chuck: https://twitter.com/WatchWhimsy Ryan: https://twitter.com/Ry4gaming
Triple P Discord: https://discord.gg/aUgfmuE94A
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Jake Abrams
Editor: Chuck Ligato "Bromak"
Host...2021-12-221h 12Pittsburgh Pokemon PodcastS2E9 Oh Gosh! A Wild Pokemom Appears!This week Jake and Chuck talk to Pokemom Gaming! We discuss all kinds of things in the TCG, from Blowns to Brilliant Stars. Ryan also updates us all on the current meta in Turtwig's Meta Report!
**PokemomGaming**
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pokemomgaming
Twitch: twitch.tv/pokemomgaming
Twitter: Jake: https://twitter.com/Penucks1 Chuck: https://twitter.com/WatchWhimsy Ryan: https://twitter.com/Ry4gaming
Triple P Discord: https://discord.gg/aUgfmuE94A
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Jake Abrams
2021-12-151h 20
Z Application Platform TalksWowee for ZoweIn todays session we have Joe Winchester with us, who originally wanted to do microbiology, stuff but somehow ended up in IT. Here he is very busy making the IBM Z platform more accessible and open. Join us for a journey on open source development and CLIs, APIs and all the fun stuff Joe did and still does in his career.2021-12-0925 minPittsburgh Pokemon PodcastS2E8 A Mew EpisodeThis week Jake and Chuck talk the upcoming release of the rest of the Legendary Beasts, more Brilliant Stars, the *NEW* Whimsy Watch Power Rankings, and take a Deep Dive into Mew/Genesect and it's potential counters. Ryan also updates on the current meta at large in Turtwig's Meta Report!
Twitter: Jake: https://twitter.com/Penucks1 Chuck: https://twitter.com/WatchWhimsy Ryan: https://twitter.com/Ry4gaming
Triple P Discord: https://discord.gg/aUgfmuE94A
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Jake Abrams
2021-12-081h 11Pittsburgh Pokemon PodcastS2E7 Talkin' Pokemon w/ St00benThis week Jake and Chuck are joined by St00ben. The trio discuss the Meta at large as well as Pokemon and more.
Guest St00ben:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/st00ben
Twitch: twitch.tv/st00ben
Twitter: Jake: https://twitter.com/Penucks1
Chuck: https://twitter.com/WatchWhimsy
Ryan: https://twitter.com/Ry4gaming
Triple P Discord: https://discord.gg/aUgfmuE94A
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Jake Abrams
...2021-12-011h 09Pittsburgh Pokemon PodcastS2E6 Brilliant Questions Shining ThanksThis week Jake and Chuck are feeling Thankful, Turtwigs talks the meta and we answer a plethora of Listener questions. We also get "Jake's Honest Take" (trademark pending) on BDSP.
Twitter: Jake: https://twitter.com/Penucks1 Chuck: https://twitter.com/WatchWhimsy Ryan: https://twitter.com/Ry4gaming
Triple P Discord: https://discord.gg/aUgfmuE94A
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Jake Abrams
Editor: Chuck Ligato "Bromak"
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Chuck Ligato "Bromak"
Turtwig's Meta Repo...2021-11-241h 25Pittsburgh Pokemon PodcastS2E5 A Full Grip of FusionThis week Jake and Chuck discuss the early Fusion Strike Meta. Recap Chuck's trip to Full Grip Games 1K Launch Party and the tournament's subsequent results. Also a wild Turtwig appears...
Twitter:
Jake: https://twitter.com/Penucks1
Chuck: https://twitter.com/WatchWhimsy
Ryan: https://twitter.com/Ry4gaming
Triple P Discord:
https://discord.gg/aUgfmuE94A
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Jake Abrams
Editor: Chuck Ligato "Bromak"
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Chuck Ligato "Brom...2021-11-171h 19Pittsburgh Pokemon PodcastS2E4 Mew-clear FusionThis week Jake and Chuck make our Fusion Strike Meta Predictions. Where is your deck gonna fall in the tier list? Tune in to find out!
Twitter:
Jake: https://twitter.com/Penucks1
Chuck: https://twitter.com/WatchWhimsy
Ryan: https://twitter.com/Ry4gaming
Triple P Discord:
https://discord.gg/aUgfmuE94A
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Jake Abrams
Editor: Chuck Ligato "Bromak"
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Chuck Ligato "Bromak"
Whimsy Watch: Ryan...2021-11-101h 35
Z Application Platform TalksThe Future of APIs on ZListen to Tony share some stories about the journey he’s been on with IBM Z, the changes he’s seen and how he became the Technical Strategy Lead for Integration on the platform. We’ll be talking to him about how z/OS Connect EE has evolved to be the market leading API enablement solution for Z, what trends he’s seeing and what might be coming next in the integration space.2021-11-0427 min
Pittsburgh Pokemon PodcastS2E3 Hallo-DoomedThis week the guys are joined by Senor Doom himself, aka Zach Roy. They chat Art, Pokemon Unite, and of course TCG!
Zach Roy:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Senor_Doom
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/Senor_Doom
Website: www.zachroy.com
**Episode Art By: Zach Roy**
Twitter:
Jake: https://twitter.com/Penucks1
Chuck: https://twitter.com/WatchWhimsy
Ryan: https://twitter.com/Ry4gaming
Triple P Discord:
https://discord.gg/aUgfmuE94A
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko...2021-11-031h 23
Pittsburgh Pokemon PodcastS2E2 Heading to World's via Oregon w/ Darren H.Hosts Jake and Chuck are joined by Darren Halstead from the Oregon Pokemon group. The trio discuss the new V-Star mechanic as well as deep diving all the Important Information released on the upcoming REOPENING of the World Championship Series for Pokemon TCG.
Twitter:
Jake: https://twitter.com/Penucks1
Chuck: https://twitter.com/WatchWhimsy
Ryan: https://twitter.com/Ry4gaming
Triple P Discord:
https://discord.gg/aUgfmuE94A
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Jake Abrams
Editor: Chuc...2021-10-271h 18Pittsburgh Pokemon PodcastS2E1 Triple P Takes on the Sunday OpenHosts Jake and Chuck join forces with Ryan (ry4gaming) and Bryan (Dez) to do a Tournament Prep Experiment/Dry-Run. They go over the whole process and how teaming up can really help make an impact in the upcoming re-opening of Championship season.
Twitter:
Jake: https://twitter.com/Penucks1
Chuck: https://twitter.com/WatchWhimsy
Ryan: https://twitter.com/Ry4gaming
Triple P Discord:
https://discord.gg/aUgfmuE94A
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Jake Abrams
2021-10-201h 26
Z Application Platform TalksThe Future of IMSDid you know IMS is not just a Database, it is a Transaction Server as well and even it has been around since the 60s, it learns new tricks every day. Learn with us from Haley and Deepak out of the IMS Development Team what to expect from IMS next and how customers add new technologies to their most critical applications and administration of IMS itself.2021-10-1826 min
Z Application Platform TalksJava on IBM ZIn this episode we have Phil Wakelin with us who works with Java on Z Customers all over the world. He shares his insights on why customers use Java and how customers adopt it on IBM Z. Especially the provided Frameworks allow customers to really move forward quickly. Join our little journey and understand also how customers can stepwise move to newer programming languages like Java.2021-10-1819 minPittsburgh Pokemon PodcastS1E59 Celebrate Bad ChoicesThis week Jake and Chuck talk a little Celebrations set drop and break down our Round Table's updated Tier List on the current meta with where we predicted them to before Evolving Skies released!
Twitter:
Jake: https://twitter.com/Penucks1
Chuck: https://twitter.com/WatchWhimsy
Triple P Discord:
https://discord.gg/aUgfmuE94A
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Chuck Ligato "Bromak"
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Chuc...2021-10-131h 33
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#058 -- This Meta is Just ATROCIOUS (or Not)The first ever guest of Triple P rejoins the Duke and Penucks for another exciting epsiode of the Triple P podcast.
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Ryan "ry4gaming" V
Guest(s): Atrocious Jake
Twitter: @AtrociousJake
Twitch: atrociousgameplay
Artwork:
Logo - Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko
Featured: Atrocious Jake Twitch Logo
Songs:
Intro/Outro: Friday Fugue by Trevor G...2021-10-061h 22Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#057 -- There is Live Play and then there is Live PlayToday the guys chat with local mainstay Bryan "Dez" Desmond. That chat PTCGL, V-Unions and the strength of a local community!
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Charlie “Bromak” Ligato
Whimsy Watch: Ryan "ry4gaming" V
Guest(s): Bryan "Dez" Desmond
Artwork:
Logo - Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko
Featured:
Songs:
Intro/Outro: Friday Fugue by Trevor Garrod
Advertisement: Fantasyland by Quincas Moreira
Whimsey Watch: Summer Showers by Quincas Moreira
...2021-09-291h 31
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#056 -- Sleepy, You Go LIVE in 3...2...1Chuck and Jake are joined today by Sleepy Dreepy, as they talk about the the new Fusion Cards as well as the little update to online with Pokemon TCG LIVE!!!!! They go over what they know and what you should know!!!
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Charlie “Bromak” Ligato
Whimsy Watch: Ryan "ry4gaming" V
Guest(s): Jon L aka Sleepy Dreepy
Twitter: @dreepysleepy
Youtube: Sleepy Dreepy https://ww...2021-09-221h 31Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#055 -- Diversify Your PortfolioJake and Chuck talk about the Wild Wild Meta West. Plenty of exciting deck testing, and some "Ask me Anything" and this time it really went into ANYTHING category.
(Duke Notes: Pineapple on Pizza is wrong!)
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Charlie “Bromak” Ligato
Whimsy Watch: Ryan V aka "ry4gaming"
Artwork:
Logo - Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko
Featured...2021-09-151h 32
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#054 -- Hot POG WellJake and Chuck are joined today by Shai Burton, aka HotChocPTCG aka SlowPokeWell aka Misplay Geezer aka the Strongest Person in Pokemon TCG. The trainers talk about the results of POG, fusion style news, and who is the Greatest Trainer Alive (that is a deep cut joke there).
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Whimsy Watch: Ryan V "ry4gaming"
Guest(s): Shai Burton
Twitter: @HotChocPTCG
Youtube: link
Artwork:
L...2021-09-081h 25
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#053 -- Play SMART at POG 2021Jake and Chuck are joined today by Gabriel Smart, Pokemon TCG Profession player, 2x Worlds Qualifier, and content content creator with Shuffle Squad. These trainers get into deep analysis for POG and post rotation with the recent meta shift.
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s): Gabriel Smart aka Gabriel_SmartTCG
Twitter: @Gabriel_SmartTCG
Twitch: Gabriel_SmartTCG
Youtub...2021-09-011h 20
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#052 -- Happy Birthday Triple P52+ plus episodes, 1000+ hours of listening time, 35+ Interviews, 4 team members, and infinite memories. Jake and Nick talk about the first year of Triple P. All the great memories, discussions, mispronunciations, interviews, and wild speculations with a community that is just super awesome to be apart of. Final predicitons for POG and shout out to Sleepy Dreepy's Battle Against Leukemia.
Sleepy Dreepy: Battle Against Leukemia
Tournament Information: link
Limitless Signup: https://play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6112c64c3ec3ac1f06b2249f/details/
GoFund Me: link
Thank you again to everyone that was part...2021-08-251h 21
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#051 -- Trainers of the Round TableRyan is back on with Jake and Nick to talk about the weekly discussion channel: The Round Table with ry4gaming. It is done live on the Triple P discord. So much fun and really neat interactions with veteran and newer players.
Sleepy Dreepy: Battle Against Leukemia
Tournament Information: link
Limitless Signup: https://play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/6112c64c3ec3ac1f06b2249f/details/
GoFund Me: link
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies...2021-08-181h 38
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#050 -- Top GearhartJake and Chuck (Duke out on Vacation still) are joined by Jake Gearhart. They investigate his competitive career, tournament burnout, and deck building. Join the creator of Pokegear and the Triple P team in the journey of critical deck build theory.
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s): Jake Gearhart
Twitter: @jakegearhart
Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/JakeGearhart
Pokegear App: https://pokegear.app/
Artwork:
o Logo - Jake Abrams...2021-08-111h 19Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#049 — Fu…Sion….Yah!!!Duke is out but Chuck, the Whimsey Watch, steps in to talk to Jake about the awesome news of Fusion Battle Styles. Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s):
Artwork:
Logo - Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko
Featured:
Songs:
Intro/Outro: Friday Fugue by Trevor Garrod
Advertisement: Fantasyland by Quincas Moreira
Whimsey Watch: Shadowing by Corbyn Kites
All songs are from the Youtube Audio Library.
Websites:
S...2021-08-041h 28
Z Application Platform TalksDevOps and Ansible for Application PlatformsIn this session on the virtual couch, we invited Stew Francis to discuss how our Runtimes have evolved to be easier to use by people that have never met IBM Z before. Stew has quite a history in that area as he also worked a lot on the CICS Explorer and now works on technology and function that help Developers to interact with IBM Z, like Maven and Gradle, whilst also helping system Programmers to automate and script their interaction with Z using Ansible.2021-08-0324 min
Z Application Platform TalksModern Application Architectures for Application Platforms on IBM ZModern Application Architectures for Application Platforms on IBM ZDescription: Ian Mitchell worked for a long time in CICS and now helps customers on modernising their systems. In this first session about future application architectures, we discussed how the architecture will shape the application as such and help to make it more maintainable and future proof. We really got into the topic and plan to have another talk to follow up on many of the points we ran out of time to cover that we wanted to discuss! But we do have some good reads for you...2021-08-0324 min
Z Application Platform TalksTrends and Directions of the IBM Application PlatformsIn this Episode, we invited Fraser Bohm, the chief architect for CICS and AI Ops, onto our virtual couch. he explains to us how the trends in Development change what Runtimes need to provide and what new things will come up next. He also gave us some history around why IBM CICS is actually implemented in a micro-service fashion. Even he did not have his crystal ball with him, but he still took time to share some new trends and what he thinks will come next in this space.2021-08-0323 min
Z Application Platform TalksWhy another Podcast? The IBM Z Application Platform Talks!In this Episode, we will explain why we thought we need to have a podcast that explains what trends and directions are implemented in the IBM Z Runtimes and Application Platforms and the Runtimes. In the future Episodes, we will go into a lot of topics and invite interesting Guests to understand what are the important things now and what will come next!2021-08-0314 minPittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#048 -- Pokemon Unite Under RayquazaSome players are uniting together on the switch, but Jake and Nick are prepping for the Evolution Skies arriving at the end of August. Will you be prepared? Best way to start is with this episode as the top contenders, underdogs, and the forgotten are reviewed.
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Artwork:
o Logo - Jake Abrams and Nick...2021-07-281h 13
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#047 -- Let me Blow your Mind TCGSIGN UP for the Triple P Saturday Select this July 24th at 6PM. The event is sponsored by PTCGO Zone. Check them out at:
https://www.ptcgozone.com/
Find the Sign ups here: limitlesstcg
Jake and Nick are joined today by the incredible MindBlownTCG. We review some of our favorite previewed cards from Evolution Skies. Then we get into MindBlownTCG's amazing career in the TCG, streaming , and charity work.
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke o...2021-07-211h 43Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#046 -- Pikachu Evolved into Mr. Raichu!?!?Pokemon players, are you READY!!!!!!!! Today, Triple P, has the one and only Mr. Raichu! Award Winning Pokemon Professor, Organizer, Father, and Teacher of the Pokemon TCG joins Nick and Jake to discuss the deep history of the game. How 20+ years of the games evolution, COVID, and many other factors has made the game that it is for him and so many more!
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies...2021-07-141h 36
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#045 -- Winning with BabinJULY 24TH - TRIPLE P SATURDAY SELECT. Come play and win 100+ Chilling Reign Codes and 1st place gets a Shadow Ryder Calyrex Vmax!!!!!
Jake and Nick are joined today by someone that has been tearing up the tournament scene over at Chill, Michele Babin! This veteran discusses the current meta and how to move forward with the ever closer approaching rotation. Get to know this Canadian player's career, how handle older PTCGO packs, and so much more!
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the...2021-07-071h 29
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#044 -- Here Comes the RealSunny....NahANahNahPOKEBEACH is down, but more important news, Jake and Nick are join by RealSunnyGames aka Sunny. Listen to this long time veteran of the game break down his streaming career, the new meta, and so much more! Did Shadow Ryder Calyrex take the number one spot this week? Listen to the Whimsey Watch breakdown the Chilling Reign Tournament Scene (pssst.....spoilers it did!).
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbie...2021-06-301h 26
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#043 -- Shadow Calyrex Toxic?Jake in Cali, Nick in PA, and joined by Zach Lesage in Canada?!?! Triple P talks to the PC 2 Champ on the Chilling Reign's meta, and his thoughts on V-Union. We also dive into the PC4 and Team Event.
Zach Lesage is a professional Pokemon TCG player that has been on the show before in one of our first bonus episodes after winning Player's Cup 2. We are super happy to have him on again with his hot takes and analysis of the current state of the game.
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Creators: Jake Abrams a...2021-06-231h 24Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#042 -- Pokemon V is for VoltronJake and Nick tackle the new V-Union cards and review how Chilling Reign will impact the meta. Players Cup 4 is about to start, so the guys provide predictions on the winning decks and what will be played.
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
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Intro/Outro: Friday...2021-06-161h 20
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast041 -- Have Some Etiquette LugiaIn store is coming back, and that means tournaments will return soon. So Jake, Nick, and joined by Professor Steve go over tournament prep, etiquette, and important rules that new players may not know. This will help refresh veterans. They also highlight key things that PTCGO handles that you are now required to do yourself.
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s): Steve B. a...2021-06-091h 40
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#040 -- This is PumpkabooProfessor, Artist, League Manager, and Twitch Partner Amy Wosley aka Pumpkaamy joins Nick and Jake in the 40TH episode. They go over growing a community for local play, online play, and so much more in the amazing story of Pumpkaamy!
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
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Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies"
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s): Amy Wosley aka Pumkaamy
Twitter: @AmyWosley
Twitch: Twitch.com/Pumpkaamy
Etsy: https://www.e...2021-06-021h 31Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#039 -- Duke is Back, Back Again!I am back!!! Yes, Duke of Hobbies is back on the cast. Jake makes him do the guest questions this time, but today's episode is a listeners Q&A! We got hit with some big questions from listens on twitter and the discord. Super excited to answer these ranging from analyzing the meta, player progression, and IRL vs Online play.
Thank yinz again for listening!!
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abra...2021-05-261h 13
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#038 -- Megumi GoomyGumi Pokemon PhDJake and Charlie are joined today by Megumi aka GoomyGumi of Oregon Pokémon. Learn how Megumi handled growing and being a professor for a community, then maintaining that community over Covid 2020 with twitch. Also, they dive into some discussion on artwork.
Duke is still out this week, but stay tuned for so much more Triple P content in the future!
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the...2021-05-1957 minPittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#037 -- Duke Out, Whimsey InDuke is missing this episode, but Charlie is here to help Jake talk about the meta, finding chillin reign, and prepping for the Triple P Saturday Select.
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies"
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s):
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Intro/Outro: Friday Fugue by Trevor Garrod
Advertisement: Fantasyland by Quincas Moreira
...2021-05-1250 min
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#036 -- Tag in JW for DukeJake and Flexdaddy, JW Kriewall himself, talk about the revealed eeveelutions Vmax Pokémon. They both dive deep podcasting and its impact on how JW plays streams, sees the game, and how he looks at the future of the game
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s): JW aka Flexdaddy
Twitter: @RealJohnWalter
Links: https://linktr.ee/flexdaddy
Tag Team Podcast link
Artwork:
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Pittsburgh Pokemon PodcastBonus 6: Player Cup 3 Champ AzulGGNick interviews Player Cup 3 Champion Azul_GG. We go from the beginning to end on what he played and some of his notable match ups!
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s): AzulGG
Twitter: @Azul_GG
Youtube channel
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/azulgg
Channel Fireball Code: AZULGG
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Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#035 -- Checkmate from Spain with LoveAll the way across the Atlantic Ocean, staying up really late to talk to Jake and Nick is the and only, Pedro Torres aka Sininchi! 2017 Oceania Champion, 2018 Top 4 at Worlds, and really fun to hangout with! Teamwork is something that this single player game needs, so we go into Pedro’s team and how improve, grow, and evaluate your own team to become a better Pokémon TCG player.
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and N...2021-04-281h 07Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#034 -- Magical Mystery Magikarp is MellowWe want to mellow out with Mellow_Magikarp, but we might just chill instead! Jake, Nick, and special guest, Kevin aka Mellow Magikarp, talk about his history with Pokemon TCG, Chilling Reign full card set release, and being a teacher playing Pokémon. Also, need or want to get a coach? Start with Kevin's videos over at his youtube channel to make sure you are prepared in taking that next major step in progressing as a TCG player.
Triple P Saturday Select was a massive hit! All spots filled and a crazy turn of events. Each day mo...2021-04-211h 16Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#033 - This Gym seems a bit TRICKYSIGN UP FOR THE TRIPLE P SATURDAY SELECT!
That is right, today is the one and only, Andrew Mahone aka Tricky Gym. Duke is out this week, but Whimsey Watch himself, Chuck, takes over with Jake as they go through the latest card releases, but importantly learn more about someone has been playing the competitive scene for years. Lets hear his story, take on PTCGO tournaments, and so much more!!
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duk...2021-04-141h 26Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#032 -- We Need to Talk MetaFirst Week of April Meta is in, and Jake and Nick need to start evaluating what is going on in it. More News on Chilling Reign previews, and bright futures ahead for IRL play. Finally, Tournaments are back in full swing. So check out the Triple P Saturday Select by jumping onto our discord server and signing up.
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Artwork:
Logo - Jake Abrams a...2021-04-0755 min
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#031 -- The SableyesLots to talk about today with our special guest Mitch from the Sableyes. We go over his background in the game, Chilling Reign news, and the future of PTCGO play.
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s): Mitch aka The Sableyes
Check him out at: @The_Sableyes
Youtube Channel
Artwork:
Logo - Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko...2021-03-311h 28Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#030 -- It is Finally Here!Battle Styles has arrived, and Jake played in Day 1 of Players Cup 3. Nick and Jake review what also was discussed in the latest Around the Board episode. Link to AtB #4: https://youtu.be/krwqowrmPDo
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
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Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
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Intro/Outro: Friday Fugue by Trevor Garr...2021-03-2455 min
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#029 -- Hit the Decks!Oh we got a busy one today! 3 Deck profiles, 3 news items, and a whole lot of sleeping in! Today it is Nick's turn to breakdown some of the Shiny Fates decks. This includes Ditto, Cramorant Vmax, and Kyogre Amazing Rare. All three played and tested. Lets see how they rank to the current meta before Battle Styles hits the market.
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
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Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Cha...2021-03-171h 02Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#028 -- Zacians Start Your EnginesJake played over 100 games of the new Shiny Fates Deck: Turbo Zacian. Can one card really make such a major impact on the meta? Find out in today's deck profile analysis.
Also, please watch this amazing video on Pokemon cards by Frosted Caribou: https://youtu.be/ZWZAx59eQOs
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Artwork:
Logo...2021-03-101h 13Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#027 -- Wakey Wakey it is time for Sleepy!Jake and Nick are joined today by Jon aka Sleepy Dreepy. We go over some exciting news for Jake, a couple more preview cards from Matchless Fighters, and then dive into the current meta. Whimsey Watch is back with another exciting look at the past week's meta.
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
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Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s): Jon aka Sleepy Dreep
You can find him on all t...2021-03-0358 minPittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#026 -- Legend - Wait for it - BirdiesJake and Nick talk about some major future news that was released over the week and go into the final run of Players Cup 3. If you haven't seen it yet check out some of Jake's highlights from the big PC3 stream he had here: Jake vs DeciGoon
Also shoutout to Celio's Network for some incredible videos on the new meta!
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...2021-02-241h 19Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#025 -- Everyone is Talking Battle StylesJake, Nick, and Dan talk about PC3, Shiny Fates, and Battle Styles. They go over some of the most powerful card combos that will be dominate meta.
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
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Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s): Dan Onderko aka Count de Money
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Intro/Outro: Friday Fugue by Trevor Garrod
Adver...2021-02-171h 48Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#024 -- Flow to the MaxSo some chump decided to invade this weeks episode... ...We kid!!! Today, Stephen Maxlow join Jake and Nick as we discuss his take on PC3. How he ended with 116 points. The general look upon the game and future cards.
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
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Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s): Stephen Maxlow
Links for FTK: https://linktr.ee/flowtkast
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Intro/Outro...2021-02-101h 15Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#023 -- Just Keep it ChillNick and Jake are joined today by Madison aka Chill_TCG. We go into a lot this episode. Tournament Organizers make or break events. The Chill Series is one the best events to participate in, so Triple P and Chill go into detail in the early start of it, present, and the future of online play in post pandemic era.
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
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Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Cha...2021-02-031h 08Pittsburgh Pokemon PodcastBonus #005 -- Heroes Ink Tag Team Qualifier #3 WinnerMike S joins the fight!
Jake and Nick talk to the local Heroes Ink Tag Team Qualifier #3 Winner - Mike. We breakdown his deck and his matches.
Congrats again Mike!
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
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Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s): Mike S aka stizzy412 - twitch.tv/stizzy412
Artwork:
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Featured...2021-01-2835 minPittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#022 -- Pokemon Center, to Major TomJake and Nick are joined by the youngster that is taking, literally, taking the tournament scene by scorch and burn, Thomas Brophy. Get some insights on how looks at the game, breaking down his Player Cup 2 run, and his approach to tournament play.
Also big shout out once again to JoJo Stitches Co. They make some really neat items. Check them out here at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JojosStitchesCo
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies"
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”...2021-01-2745 min
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#021 -- Show Me the KashMannSpecial Guest and the Tournament Dream Crusher, KashMann27, joins Jake and Nick in todays episode. Learn more about this amazing player as Triple P explores his history with the game, how he evaluates his play, and talk about one of his current top decks: Centiskorch Vmax.
#ChillMakeAsiaTimezoneTournament
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
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Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
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Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s): Kashvinder Singh Mann aka KashMann27
...2021-01-2059 min
Pittsburgh Pokemon PodcastBonus #004 -- Tag Team Qualifier 2 WinnerJake and Nick sit down with Heroes Ink's second Tag Team Qualifier winner (and Jake's teammate), Ryan. They go through the match ups and how the tournament went.
Also, check out DG Card Sales for a great collection of Pokemon TCG product at dgcardsales.com
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s): Ryan aka ry4gaming at https://www.twitch.tv/ry4gam...2021-01-1439 minPittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#020 -- Gettin Expanded Format With ItCredits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s): Zach "Head Professor" aka @MachineOfIce1
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Intro/Outro: Friday Fugue by Trevor Garrod
Advertisement: Fantasyland by Quincas Moreira
Whimsey Watch: Shadowing by Corbyn Kites
All songs are from the Youtube Audio Library.
Websites:
Stream: twitch.tv/pittsburghpokemonpodcast
Twitter: @PittPokePod
YouTube...2021-01-131h 25
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#019 -- Baby Got CharizardOur decks don't want none, unless you got some Charizard, and Leon, and Inteleon...........
Todays episode is focused on deck building the Intelzard Leon deck. Jake has been working super hard to develop this deck. The entire deck can be found below and we go through our meta evaluation.
Thanks again to h2studios_ for the amazing logo and stream artwork.
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duk...2021-01-061h 13
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#017 -- Hit Me with Your Best StrikeNick, Jake and special guest, Luke Morsa aka Celios Network, talk about the future Strike types and Pokemon TCG coaching.
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s): Luke Morsa aka Celios Network: https://linktr.ee/Celiosnetwork
Use code CELIO at Potown for a discount!!!
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Featured: "Shiny Yamper" by Duke of Hob...2020-12-231h 25
Pittsburgh Pokemon PodcastBonus #003: Champion Talk with WinnersJake and Nick in this bonus episode go over the 3XP: Players League Season 2 results. Also, special guest joining us about winning is Zach Lesage, Players Cup 2 Champion!
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s): Zach Lesage
Artwork:
Logo - Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko
Featured: “Legendary Pokemon" by Brody!
Songs:
Intro/Outro: Friday Fugue by Trevor Garrod
Advert...2020-12-171h 16
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#016 -- Uptown GyroseanJake and Nick are joined by Sean "Gyrosean" from Channel Pokemon. So join us today as we talk how he got into the game and his creation process.
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s): GyroSean - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcNFRojDP6DUoUFmFmDcV_A
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Featured: "Bewear Stuffel" by Du...2020-12-161h 16Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#015 -- She Blinded Me with Darmanitan!Nick and Jake are joined today by special guest, Steve. A local professor who is going to help players understand how to become a professor, what you need to do judge larger events, and Darmanitan V deck break down.
Thank you for listening!
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Guest(s): Steve Burks
Artwork:
Logo - Jake Abrams and Nick...2020-12-091h 34
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#014 - Sweet Whimsies Are Made of TheseDuck your heads now cause Whimsicott is throwing stuff at you! Or it might be throwing it at Duke and Penucks as they breakdown this deck and rank it. Whimsey Watch is back and remember to sign up for your Tag Team Tournament!
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Creators: Jake "Penucks" Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Whimsy Watch: Charlie “Bromack” Ligato
Artwork:
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Featured: “Shell Licks!” by Duke...2020-12-021h 11Pittsburgh Pokemon PodcastBonus #002 - You Spin Me Round (Like a Bennett)Bonus Number 2: Jake and Nick bring the missing Dragapult Deck Update review. This time the audio was captured like an Mewtwo with a masterball (we were ready). Diving deep into the new tools of dragapult. Do you think it has what it can take to return to the top of the meta? Find out here.
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Artwork:2020-11-2938 min
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#013 -- Off the Rails of Coalossal TrainJake and Nick breakdown the go to deck of Vivid Voltage: Coallossal Vmax. The team breaks down how it compares to the meta and rank it. What do you think of it? How has the ladder been you? Let us know what you think on twitter, Facebook, or on our discord!
Unfortunately, the updated dragapault talk hit some technical difficulties, so we will have that out soon or in a bonus episode. Don't worry though, Whimsey Watch is back.
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Ho...2020-11-2543 min
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#012 -- Don't You (Spend those Tokens)There is collecting Pokemon cards and then there is collecting Pokemon cards to play competitively. Jake and Nick break down one of the fastest and cost effective ways to be able to play competitively as a new player or even a return veteran.
Also, give a big warm welcome to a new member of the Triple P team: Charlie! He will be running our weekly Whimsy Watch. During this new segment, Charlie will be show casing meta results and what was being played from the previous week.
Let us know what you think and as a...2020-11-181h 12
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#011 - Eye of the SkwovetIt is the excadrill time to get a little greedent with Triple P's next guest, Count da Money! He joins Penucks and Duke today to discuss his two top 8 list in Sunday Opens. The group discuss also deck crafting and meta evaluation. Let us know what you think about the episode and join season 2 of the Triple P Players league. More information can be found in the Triple P discord server below.
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke...2020-11-111h 07Pittsburgh Pokemon PodcastBonus #001: Triple P Player's League S1 ChampionSpecial Report: Jake and Nick talk to the Triple P Player League Season 1 Champion: Colton A.
Congrats Again on the amazing victory!!
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Guest(s): Colton A. - Season 1 Champion
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Intro/Outro: Friday Fugue by Trevor Garrod
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All songs are from the Youtube Audio Library.
Websites:
Stream: twitch.tv/dukeofhobbies
Twitter: @PittPok...2020-11-0546 min
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#010 - You Give ADP a Bad NameJake and Nick talk about Pokémon TCG....with a Atrocious Jake from the Meta Pod podcast and Atrocious Gaming. In this episode you get to learn more about how Atrocious Jake got into the game, what he thinks about the current state of the game, and so much more!
You can find and follow Atrocious Jake at:
https://twitter.com/metapodtcg
https://twitter.com/atrociousjake
http://twitch.tv/atrociousgameplay
youtube channel
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of...2020-11-041h 09
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#009 -- Draw after DrawPart 2 of 2 on the Game Engines in PTCG: Draw Engines
This is a longer episode, but Jake and Nick go into a deep discussion on the major cards that thin the deck during a game.
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Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
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Logo - Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko
Featured: "Give Him a Hug" by Duke of Hobbies
Songs:
Int...2020-10-281h 25
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#008 - Pour Some Energy on MeIn this weeks episode, Jake and Nick analyze the energy engines that currently impact the game today and some previews on the future of the game. Next week Triple P will cover the draw engine decks.
Thank you again to Bromack for the episode idea.
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Artwork:
Logo - Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko
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Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#007 - When Decidueyes CryJake and Nick breakdown the Decidueye Goon deck. Is this the right deck for you? Do you like preventing almost all damage? Do you like to get people mad that run ADP? Well, stay tuned to find out!
Also, update on meta in the players cup and where both players currently stand.
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Artwork:
Logo - Jake Abra...2020-10-1453 min
Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#006 - Crobat Crobat EternatusTriple P finally breaks down Eternatus. The big dark Vmax lord and it's crobat minions finally get the time you need to learn why it is so strong, how it compares to the current field, and basic strategy.
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
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Artwork:
Logo - Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko
Featured: "Battle of Favorites" - Jake Abrams
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Intro/Outro...2020-10-0751 minPittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#005 - Something Old, Something New, Something Players CupTriple P covers 3 separate topics in one episode!! In preparation of the Players Cup, we rank the top 5 meta decks. Then discuss Champions Path and Shocking Voltage release. After that we re-rank and discuss our Players Cup strategies.
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Artwork:
Logo - Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko
Songs:
Intro/Outro: Friday Fugue by Trevor Garrod
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Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#004 - Mad T Party!!Episode 004: Mad T Party!!
Our first guest, Zach "Machine of Ice" also Head Professor for Triple P, to give us the breakdown on Mad Party. We look at its matchups in the current meta and what to expect. Also, are you a Pokemon Communication or a Evolution Incense?
Listen through the episode to hear some PTGO codes.
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke...2020-09-2335 minPittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#003 - Sandaconda of TimeIs the hype real or should Sandaconda just be dust in the wind? The triple P team will breakdown Sandaconda after its ADP free tournament win. Nick and Jake also discuss the next Player Cup.
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies
Artwork:
Logo - Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko
Songs:
Intro/Outro: Friday Fugue by Trevor Garrod
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Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#002 -- Heat of the CentiscorchEpisode Summary/Description
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Artwork: Miniature Printed and Painted by Nick Yurko
Logo - Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko
Songs:
Intro/Outro: Friday Fugue by Trevor Garrod
Advertisement: Fantasyland by Quincas Moreira
All songs are from the Youtube Audio Library.
Websites:
Stream: twitch.tv/dukeofhobbies
Twitter: @PittPokePod
YouTube: Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast
Facebook: Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast
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Pittsburgh Pokemon Podcast#001 -- Don't Go Chasing Inteleons#001 - Don't Go Chasing Inteleons
Triple P opens up its first episode to analyzing Inteleon V. Why is the deck strong? What separates it from other decks? Good for new players? Is water making a return?
Let us know what you think on twitter, facebook, or on twitch!
Thank you again,
Jake and Nick
Credits:
Creators: Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Producer: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Editor: Nick Yurko the “Duke of Hobbies”
Host(s): Jake Abrams and Nick Yurko the “Duke of...2020-09-0335 min
The Edge: A Star Trek Discovery Podcast86: The Chunky Side ThingsShips of Discovery, Part 2. Not all ships are hero ships, such as the USS Discovery and the USS Enterprise. Starfleet still needs the smaller, lesser-known vessels to perform vital functions throughout—and at the edge of—Federation space. Medical, transport, and science ships all have specific day-to-day functions. But when it comes down to it, all starships are able to fight for the Federation’s values when necessary. In this episode of The Edge, hosts Liam Smart, Brandi Jackola, and Nick Collinson continue their discussion on the Ships of Discovery, focusing on the lesser-known ships seen t...2020-03-011h 06
Cambridge Science Festival 2016I'm just big-boned... in search of the world's largest bonesJoin evolutionary biologist and broadcaster Ben Garrod as he explores the animal kingdom from the inside out, from the smallest skeleton on Earth to the biggest. In his talk on super-strong deer bones and elephants on tiptoes, Ben also discusses how he ended up on the other side of the planet, looking for the largest dinosaur ever. - See more at: http://www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk/events/im-just-big-boned-search-worlds-largest-bones#sthash.yNmHbAJb.dpuf2016-03-221h 01
IBM WebSphere Middleware SeriesMaking your enterprise applications Cloud-enabled with CICSHow CICS V5.1 facilitates Platform-as-a-Service for private clouds, enables mission-critical applications running on CICS to be cloud-enabled. Matthew Webster and Nick Garrod, speakers.2012-10-0309 min