“We don't want Idaho to have a bad reputation. This is our home state. We love our home state. It's beautiful. We pride ourselves on our nature. We pride ourselves on our wildlife. And instead, we are continuing to do things that are… that are sickening.” - Ella Driever In 1995, wolves were reintroduced to central Idaho, and in 2003 a Boise High school called Timberline officially adopted a local wolf pack. Throughout the 2000, students went on wolf tracking trips and in their wolf packs range. But in 2021, Idaho's legislature passed Senate Bill 1211, 1211 allows Idaho hunters to obtain an unlimited number of wolf tags, and it also allows Idaho's Department of Fish and Game to use taxpayer dollars to pay private contractors to kill wolves. That means bounties on wolves, including on public lands. And in 2021, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission expanded the wolf hunting season and hunting and trapping methods. So it's not too surprising to learn that also in 2021, the Timberline pack disappeared. The students, the ones that cared about wolves, at least, were devastated. Last summer I went to D.C. with some of the Species Unite team for a wolf rally on Capitol Hill. While I was there, two young women gave a talk about what happened at Timberline in 2021. Their names are Ella Driver and Sneha Sharma. They both graduated from Timberline High School and were there when their wolf pack disappeared. Please, listen and share.…
In this weeks “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged”, Pat continues last week’s episode with attempts to convert one of the most influential fantasy novels into an interactive experience – before Peter Jackson basically defined how the world of Middle Earth looked. The post Episode 80 – Games Follow-up: Pre-Jackson Lord of the Rings (unplugged) appeared first on Passion of the Geeks .…
In this episode of “Passion of the Geeks”, Pat & Greg talk about the absent Boba Fett, the fun Pokemon Legends, the great Legend of Vox Machina, the amazing Nobody saves the World, the cool Star Trek models by Bluebrixx and the epic Lord of the Rings. Today I found out. Craob X (Pat) Sony buys Bungie (Greg) Check this Out! Pokemon Legends: Arceus (Pat) The Legend of Vox Machina, Nobody saves the World, Star Trek by Bluebrixx (Greg) Story of the Week The Lord of the Rings Links & Sources Croab X Website Sony Buys Bungie Pokemon Legends Nintendo Shop The Legend of Vox Machina Trailer Nobody Saves the World Trailer Star Trek by BlueBrixx Please like, share and subscribe to “Passion of the Geeks”. We’re on all mayor podcasting services, YouTube and on www.passionofthegeeks.com . You can send questions and suggestions to passionofthegeeks@gmail. com and you can find us on twitter @passionotgeeks The post Episode 79 – The Lord of the Rings appeared first on Passion of the Geeks .…
In this “Passion of the Geeks – unplugged” Greg counts down his favourite movies and shows of 2021. The post Episode 78 – Greg’s 2021 Top 10 (unplugged) appeared first on Passion of the Geeks .
In this episode of “Passion of the Geeks”, Pat & Greg discuss evil corporations gobbling up each other, quite a bit about Star Wars – the announcement of Eclipse or the currently running series about everyone’s favorite bounty hunter – and a bit about a surprisingly well aged extended fantasy trilogy. As for the main event this week: Each of them presents five main themes from TV series, they believe are awesome. Today I found out. Star Wars Eclipse (Pat) Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard (Greg) Check this Out! The Book of Boba Fett (Pat) Lord of the Rings Extended Edition and Peacemaker (Greg) Story of the Week Great TV Themes Links & Sources Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard via Kotaku Star Wars Eclipse Trailer on starwars.com Lord of the Rings Extended Trailer Peacemaker Opening Credits The Book of Boba Fett on Disney+ Spotify Playlist Please like, share and subscribe to “Passion of the Geeks”. We’re on all mayor podcasting services, YouTube and on www.passionofthegeeks.com . You can send questions and suggestions to passionofthegeeks@gmail. com and you can find us on twitter @passionotgeeks The post Episode 77 – Great TV Themes appeared first on Passion of the Geeks .…
In this week’s “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged”, Pat gives a few more gaming highlights of the year 2021 that were not covered in the last episode. Links & Sources Strangeland If on a Winters Night, Four Travelers Ace Attorney Chronicles It Takes Two Gates of the Ancient Runn ‘n’ Gunn Monstro Giganto Soul Force Inviyya Shadows of Sergoth Tales of Gorluth 8BitDo Pro 2 8BitDo Wired Controller for Xbox The post Episode 76 – More of Pat’s Gaming Highlights 2021 (unplugged) appeared first on Passion of the Geeks .…
In this fully packed episode of “Passion of the Geeks”, Pat reviews the A500 Mini line up, Greg shares what he’s been watching and together iur fellow geeks talk about their favorite movies, shows and games from 2021. Today I found out. A500 Mini: Game List (Pat) PS VR 2 and Horizon Call of the Mountain (Greg) Check this Out! Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance & Nintendo Switch N64 & Mega Drive/Genesis Emulation (Pat) Ghostbusters Afterlife, Cobra Kai Season 4, Matrix 4, Book of Boba Fett (Greg) Story of the Week The year 2021 in review Links & Sources PS VR 2 Announcement Ghostbusters Afterlife Trailer Cobra Kai Season 4 Trailer Matrix Resurrections Trailer Book of Boba Fett Trailer Official A500 Mini Website Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance on GOG.com | and on Steam Nintendo Website about Expansion Pass Please like, share and subscribe to “Passion of the Geeks”. We’re on all mayor podcasting services, YouTube and on www.passionofthegeeks.com . You can send questions and suggestions to passionofthegeeks@gmail. com and you can find us on twitter @passionotgeeks The post Episode 75 – A Farewell to 2021 appeared first on Passion of the Geeks .…
In this weeks “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged”, Greg recommends some more movies to watch on various streaming services. The post Episode 74 – Streaming Roundup #3 – More Movies (unplugged) appeared first on Passion of the Geeks .
In this week’s “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged”, Pat haunts you and shows you (more or less) cheap Christmas Editions of some retro-games. The post Episode 73 – The Ghost of Christmas Games Past (unplugged) appeared first on Passion of the Geeks .
In this unplugged episode Greg goes full Bookclub again. This week he talks about four plays he likes to read with his students. Please like, share and subscribe to “Passion of the Geek”s. We’re on all mayor podcasting services and on www.passionofthegeeks.com . You can send questions and suggestions to passionofthegeeks@gmail. com and you can find us on twitter @passionotgeeks The post Episode 72 – Greg’s Bookclub #3 – Plays (unplugged) appeared first on Passion of the Geeks .…
In this packed episode of “Passion of the Geeks”, Pat & Greg catch up with a few month worth of shows and movies and share their thoughts on “What if…”, “Shang-Chi”, “Hawkeye” and “Masters of the Universe: Revelation”. Today I found out. Former PS exclusives coming to PC (Pat) Game Award Winners(Greg) Check this Out! The Expanse (Pat) Wheel of Time and Bluebrixx (Greg) Story of the Week What If… Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Hawkeye Masters of the Universe: Revelation Links & Sources Game Award Winners God of War on Steam | and on Epic Uncharted 4 on Steam | and on Epic Final Fantasy VII Remake on Epic Wheel of Time on Amazon BlueBrixx The Expanse on Amazon Please like, share and subscribe to “Passion of the Geeks”. We’re on all mayor podcasting services, YouTube and on www.passionofthegeeks.com . You can send questions and suggestions to passionofthegeeks@gmail. com and you can find us on twitter @passionotgeeks The post Episode 71 – Hero Hodgepodge appeared first on Passion of the Geeks .…
In this weeks “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged”, Pat rambles about age ratings, age recommendations, and age restrictions. He focuses on games but his thoughts are just as relevant for movies and TV series. Links & Sources Common Sense Media Entertainment Software Rating Board Pan European Game Information Computer Entertainment Rating Organization Motion […] The post Episode 70 – Geek-Parent #3: Age Ratings (unplugged) appeared first on Passion of the Geeks .…
In episode 69 of “Passion of the Geeks”, Pat and Greg talk about the new Sherlock Holmes Game, Around the World in 80 Days, something very stupid a whole bunch of new shows on TV, Peter Jackson new Beatles documentary and have a discussion about different kinds of twists on TV. In short: They have a […] The post Episode 69 – Top TV Twists appeared first on Passion of the Geeks .…
In this weeks “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged”, Greg tells you to watch “Tick, Tick..Boom!”. That’s it. Links & Sources Tick, Tick…Boom! Trailer The post Episode 67 – Tick, Tick…Boom! (unplugged) appeared first on Passion of the Geeks .
In episode 67 of “Passion of the Geeks”, Pat is clueless about ASMR and shares his love for Star Trek Prodigy, while Greg explains how much he enjoyed the Guardians of the Galaxy game and why he’s excited about X-Men 97. Then they decide to play some Forza Horizon 5 together. For their main topic […] The post Episode 67 – The Future of D&D appeared first on Passion of the Geeks .…
In this week’s “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged”, Pat proves that the C64-scene is very alive by showing you five great recently released new games for the old bread-box … or maybe six. Links & Sources Briley Witch Chronicles on itch.io Heroes & Cowards on itch.io Organism on itch.io Pains ‘n’ Aches on […] The post Episode 66 – Getting into Retro-Gaming: C64 Games Follow-Up (unplugged) appeared first on Passion of the Geeks .…
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