Joining me on this, my 50th episode of Just Talking is Lono from Sarcastic Gamer. Among the opening bullet points in our conversation include Lono's origins with Sarcastic Gamer, the infamous Battlefield: Bad Company boycott, the unique perspective Sarcastic Gamer brings to the independent gaming community. That part was great, but the real gem of our conversation is Extra Life, a 24-hour gaming marathon aimed at raising money for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. This is the 3rd year of Extra Life and as you will hear, not just Sarcastic Gamer but the gamers as a collective entity are doing great things. As a special favor to me, my eager-listener, and as a thanks to Lono for coming on, please consider sponoring him as he prepares for 24-hours of digital marathoning.

You can find his page here - https://www.hospitalshelpingkids.org/ExtraLife/m.aspx?i=1708095EC+0+559FD

Enjoy.

Run Time - 51:33

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Joining me this week is the Community Manager for Gamertag Radio, David Recore. Known as David2Sly in virtually digital space that requires a user name, David and I spend the hour talking about a hodgepodge of topics. Our conversation included (but was not limited to) what it takes to be an effective community manager, what it’s like working with people like Godfree and Peterocc (previously appearing on this podcast), the highs and lows of Syracuse Football, the definition of the Jim Boeheim 2-3 zone and the significance of the chicken clucking sound that you might hear at the end of the podcast. We are all over the place this week, but it all boils down to a great conversation. Enjoy.

Run Time - 56:15

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The self proclaimed General of the Golf Rat Army, Jason Gristick is my guest this week. Those of you familiar with his-reputation know that we talked about modern warfare 2, street fighter and a host of other gaming topics. Once the formalities were out of the way we touched on the terrible housing market, Mixed Martial Arts, Tiger Woods and the Hooters Golf Tour. No, Tiger is not a part of that tour. There's a lot of great stuff in this podcast so I won't waste any more of your time. Enjoy.

Run Time - 1:02:36

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Joining me this week on Just Talking is Phil Kollar, Associate Editor for Game Informer Magazine. Phil marks the first legitimate venture outside of my social network for a podcast guest. I figured if I was going to go with someone who didn't know me, I might as well go with someone that already had a following within the gaming community. We spent the hour talking about the pros and cons of his current job, life as a freelancer, his journey in podcasting (from Evil Avatar Radio and Rebel FM to his podcasting duties at Game Informer) and the impact Social Media has in how he does his job and how it helps him interact with an extremely passionate gaming community. Believe me, you're in for a treat this week. Enjoy.

Follow Phil on Twitter at @pkollar.

Run Time - 1:08:01

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This week I'm joined by Diabetes Daily Blogger Sara Knicks. I had a lot of fun talking about the impact of social media on our own health and the potential for the future of health care in this country. We also talked about her amazing trip to Haiti, her epic journey that finally led to her proper diagnosis with type 1 diabetes and we top it off with a quick talk about a little project called 'Waiting with Diabetes'. You can tell by my rate of speech that this was a very comfortable podcast to record. Enjoy.

Run Time - 1:05:23

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Sara's Blog - http://www.diabetesdaily.com/knicks/

Waiting with Diabetes - http://www.flickr.com/groups/waitingwithdiabetes/