Geeknights

GeekNights is a podcast which covers a myriad of topics in a self-described "late-night radio talk show" style. It is four semi-independent podcasts that each update weekly, catering to different demographics. One of these, GeekNights Wednesdays, was awarded the 2007 Parsec Award for "Best Anime Podcast."
Hosts
GeekNights is hosted by Brandon "Rym" DeCoster and Scott "Apreche" Rubin, known on the show simply as "Rym and Scott." Both are computer technology professionals, having Bachelors of Science in Information Technology and Computer Science respectively, both from the Rochester Institute of Technology. At RIT, Rym served as president of the RIT Anime Club, as well as vice-president of the RIT Kendo Club, and occasionally wrote for intra-campus publications.
The two now live in downstate New York with Rym's girlfriend Emily, producing the show locally with their own equipment. They both maintain day jobs, though neither mentions their current company by name (Rym has previously worked for IBM and has made reference to as much during the podcast).
Format
Opener: Shows are often begun by talk about their day or other recent events.
News: Rym and Scott pick one news item each that they find interesting and provide their opinion. Guest hosts are rarely included in this segment.
Things of the Day: The hosts (guest hosts usually included) pick the most interesting/funny thing they found on the internet that day and discuss it.

Main Bit: Where they discuss the topic of the show.
Closer: A prerecorded segment that provides information about the show.
Recently, the format of GeekNights Thursday has become less rigid.
GeekNights Mondays
Mondays are science, technology, and computing nights. Often a platform for tech news commentary (sometimes taking up entire episodes in the form of "Tech News Roundups"). This night features a semi-ongoing "How Computers Work" series, though as time has gone on, episodes featuring this theme have dropped the actual "How Computers Work" subtitle from episode titles.
GeekNights Tuesdays
GeekNights Tuesdays is a gaming podcast, covering videogames, German board games, role playing games, card games, and more. Notable interviews include Luke Crane, the creator of Burning Wheel, and Tarn Adams, the lead developer for Dwarf Fortress.
Their first live appearance at a gaming convention was at Ubercon VIII, and since they have regularly appeared at Connecticon. More recently, they presented for the first time at the Penny Arcade Expo 2008 as Special Guests. This event, entitled Beyond Dungeons & Dragons, was successful to the point that the majority of the audience followed them afterward to an unscheduled demonstration event which included both Jared Sorensen and Luke Crane as surprise speakers. PAX provided additional staff and a panel room to accommodate the overflow. Rym and Scott are now regular speakers at both PAX East and West.
GeekNights Wednesdays
GeekNights Wednesdays, which covers anime, manga, and comics, was awarded the 2007 Parsec Award for "Best Anime Podcast." It includes fan convention reports, anime reviews, recordings from their live shows, and interviews. Notables include Jeff Tatarek, Michael Terracciano and Jim Vowles, the con chair of Otakon 2006.
They perform regular live shows at numerous fan conventions, including Connecticon, Anime Boston, and Otakon, and have been guests of Katsucon, SITA-con, the New York Anime Festival, and others.
GeekNights has worked with Samurai Beat Radio, in association with TokyoFM, in the past, interviewing Japanese celebrities like Halcali and TM Revolution
One of the hosts, Rym, covered Otakon 2006 in ImagineFX. He was also featured in Newtype USA as an expert on the formation and running of anime fan clubs.
In 2007, they created controversy with an 18+ event titled "Gekiga: Putting the 'Man' Back in Manga" presented at Otakon that year. The event, which played to a standing-room-only crowd, generated a single complaint due to the subject matter, which led to a minor inquest by the Otakon staff. This matter was resolved in the end, though Rym and Scott, in their own words, "toned down the event" for follow-up performances at New York Anime Festival 2007 and Katsucon 2008, before renaming and then retiring the panel.
GeekNights Thursdays
Thursdays are a catch-all show for general commentary, including politics, self-described rants, opinion pieces, humorous cop-outs, and so forth. They occasionally have a running series of advice programs entitled "How to Not Suck," in addition to a book club.
GeekNights Specials
GeekNights Specials run infrequently, and are recognizable by the lack of intro music, as well as a lack of News and Things of the Day segments.
Guest Hosts
Guest hosts have included their friends Peter Olsen and Adam aka 'Art Boy', as well as Rym's girlfriend Emily Compton. The hosts of Movies You Should See and Fast Karate for the Gentlemen have also provided guest podcasts when Rym and Scott were out of town.

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