BEL FOLKS STUFF #5 – EVENING WITH QELRIC

We are going to put on our timey wimey stuff hats and pretend that this show is being released during the month of February, as it was originally intended.  When I record a Bel Folks Stuff I tend to give the victim as much time as possible.  So I approached Qelric back in January to talk about this show… and she every so graciously accepted.  The problem is that life happened in the time between, with her getting an absolutely horrible case of chicken pox towards the beginning of the month, and me dealing this this insane bronchitis mess towards the end.  The result is we recorded the “February” episode in March…  and that I supposed is just fine so long as it came out in any form.

Qelric is quite literally one of the only youtubers I watch with any regularity because she brings to her craft a style that you don’t generally see on youtube any more.  She presents extremely content dense videos in a news like format, making them far easier for me to digest without the rambling exposition.  If you are not familiar with your videos, I highly suggest you check them out.  On top of this however Q is just a downright interesting person, and we have interacted for what feels like years.  I had a delightful afternoon/evening sitting down to record this episode.  Before we knew it a couple of hours had passed and we had a mammoth hour and a half long show.  The awesome thing is… even after the mic stopped recording we wound up talking for another thirty or forty minutes.  I love it when the conversation is natural and flowing.  Hopefully you will all enjoy this as much as I did recording it.

BEL FOLKS STUFF #4 – EVENING WITH PETTER

This month the Bel Folks Stuff podcast focuses on the amazingPetter Mårtensson.  Petter has been an extremely busy man, and has had a ton of side projects over the years.  In his normal fashion he even offered to guest on Aggrochat if we could ever work out the time zone issues.  Our listeners could know him from any number of places.  For several years he worked for the european gaming magazine GameReactor both as a writer and as an on-air anchor.  Similarly while dormant for several years, he is the man behind theDon’t Fear the Mutant blog.  On the podcasting front he has been extremely active in the CSICON network serving as a host on several different shows including Claims the Normal, Three MMOSketeers, Enochian Frequency and most recently Who’s Who.

In addition to all of this he was involved in creating the A Tale of Internet Spaceships documentary talking about the culture behind EVE online.  Now he is also writing a monthly Final Fantasy XIV column for MMOGames.  Like I said… he is an extremely busy man and I am thankful he took the time to sit down with me and have a length conversation…  mostly about non-gaming stuff.  I think the most interesting thing about the conversation was the delve into Futurism and the things we would love to see.  We also geeked out a bit about Doctor Who, which apparently is something that happens on every podcast now that he hosts the Who’s Who show.  Definitely was an interesting conversation, and I hope you all enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed recording it.

BEL FOLKS STUFF #3 – AN EVENING WITH ALTERNATIVE CHAT

I have to admit I am more than a little nervous about this episode, not because it was difficult to record or anything of the sort, but that I can even possibly hope to live up to the reputation of quality that my guest if the vanguard of.  Roughly a week ago I sat down on a Sunday and had an absolutely delightful conversation with my friend the Godmother of Faff from Alternative Chat.  In fact I managed to get so wrapped up in the conversation that I forgot to have her plug her own stuff, and had to dub that in later.

If you are not very familiar with her work, you should be.  She records the Alternative Chat podcast and blog and the very awesomely condensed Azeroth in 5 podcast where she rams and entire week worth of content into five minutes.  We talk about her world, gaming, her passion for World of Warcraft and all manner of conversation topics held somewhere in the middle.  Together we filled an hour of conversation in what felt like a matter of minutes, and I felt like we could have continued on for another hour more easily.  Hopefully you all will enjoy it as much as I did.

BEL FOLKS STUFF #2 – ROWAN AND SCOOTER

I have to say editing this podcast was this strange time traveling experience, and it has taught me an important lesson.  Never record a podcast two and a half weeks before you intend to publish it.  During the course of the show we talk about a few things like the enigma surrounding the cancellation of project Titan.  In any case the bulk is extremely interesting as I am joined by Rowan Blaze of the I Have Touched the Sky blog and regular guest on the Beyond the Veil Secret World podcast.  At his amazing suggestion we are also joined by his awesome wife Scooter, who has been his constant companion both in and out of the games he plays.

Rowan is a deeply interesting guy, and we delve into a rambling discussion about gaming, hopes, fears and an even a Weasley house analogy.  Hopefully you will enjoy the discussion in what marks our second podcast in the Bel Folks Stuff lineage.