Wait, I Know You

"Wait, I Know You" Podcast Season Two, Episode Fourteen - Nick chats with Maria Cipollone about all things User Experience (UX) and how all companies benefit by learning more about people who use their products. Nick & Maria discuss UX research across multiple forms of media, and touch on how it's important to mentor the younger generation that's coming up in the field.   (00:00) Pre Intr...

"Wait, I Know You" Podcast Season Two, Episode Thirteen - Nick chats with Stefanie Eskander, a legendary toy designer that has been creating toys for over 40 years! Rainbow Brite, Popples, Jem and the Holograms, Dolly Surprise, Love A Bye Baby, Polly Pocket, Cabbage Patch Kids and the iconic WWF Wrestling Buddies…there’s a chance that you’ve owned a toy that Stefanie helped create. Join us as Stef...

"Wait, I Know You" Podcast Season Two, Episode Twelve - The Season 2 Premiere! Nick chats with Christy Marx, the head writer and story editor for Jem & The Holograms. Christy also wrote for many other amazing cartoons and tv shows from the last 40 years including GI Joe, He-Man, Spider-Man, and X-Men Evolution. Nick & Christy also chat about Christy's journey into becoming a narrative vide...

"Wait, I Know You" Podcast Season One, Episode Eleven - The Season One Finale! Nick chats with Caitlin Mee, the Preservation Peach. They chat about Caitlin's work in historic preservation, cat butt glass, and how racial justice figures into Caitlin's work in both Georgia and Houston, TX. As a disclaimer, toward the end of the video the connection gets spotty, so thanks for being patient. And while...

"Wait, I Know You" Podcast Season One, Episode Ten. Nick chats with Jay Glatfelter from Geek Dad Life; host of Toy Geeks (A Live Toy Talk Show) and Screen Geeks (A Live Movie & TV Roundup). They quickly go off the rails of planned question and talk about toys immediately, but they also chat about Jay's legacy in podcasting and joining the Lost TV Show community. (00:00) Intro  (01:43) Chr...

"Wait, I Know You" Podcast Season One, Episode Nine. Nick chats with Florence Ion a writer for Gizmodo and multi-podcast podcaster. Nick and Flo talk about navigating the tech space, 90's nostalgia, the Facebook to meta switch, and how smart home speakers encroach on big brother territory. (00:00) Intro  (01:32) 90s Nostalgia  (16:26) Navigating the Tech Space  (23:15) Vegas Baby, V...

"Wait, I Know You" Podcast Season One, Episode Eight. Nick chats with his game design mentor, Shawn Carnes. Shawn is a full time Twitch streamer at Baba Share Show, but previously was a Game Designer who worked on Magic the Gathering, World of Warcraft, League of Legends, and Zynga Poker. They chat about Shawn's career, why you should tighten up the graphics on level 3, and why Bobby Kotick should...

"Wait, I Know You" Podcast Season One, Episode Seven. Nick chats with Stephan Reese, the Executive Director of the Interactive Art Collection which runs the non-profit pop-up exhibit, The Art of Nintendo Power. The collection features art, sketches and physical pieces used in the creation of issues of Nintendo Power Magazine. They talk about how Stephan stumbled into collecting it, and highlight s...

"Wait, I Know You" Podcast Season One, Episode Six. Nick chats with Izi Aspera, the Lead Coffee Roaster at Wrecking Ball Coffee in the San Francisco Bay Area. Izi chats about how not to murder your house plants, how fair trade coffee is a good start, and some of the other big problems facing the coffee industry. (00:00) Intro  (01:06) All things plants  (22:22) The journey of coffee bean...

"Wait, I Know You" Season One, Episode Five: Nick chats with Christina Molcillo aka Black Lotus Clothing about her set design for Beats Antique, John Waters Halloween Meltdown, and at her home, the Haunted Mansion. They also chat about Christina's pregnancy, her costuming projects, and the artists that inspired and molded her. They also chat about Christina's dearly departed best friend Michael Ai...

"Wait, I Know You" Podcast Season One, Episode Four. Nick chats with Arabelle Raphael, a cult classic porn performer, about body modification, issues facing sex workers and being deplatformed on social media. They also chat about seafood and how the Super Mario Bros. movie doesn't quite hold up as well when you're an adult. (00:00) Intro  (00:58) Silly Icebreaker Questions  (06:01) Body...

"Wait, I Know You" Season One, Episode Three: Nick chats with Dr. Peter Olen about his life an experience in the Florida Death Metal scene, being a Philosophy teacher, and being a club promoter/talent buyer/show booker in Florida and nation wide. They also talk about how Taylor Swift dance night is a huge draw and what philosophers are underrated. (00:00) Intro & Florida Death Metal Scene&nbsp...

"Wait, I Know You" Podcast Season One, Episode Two. Nick chats with Katy Romdall from Duolingo about the logistics of organizing Duocon every year. Additionally the pair touches on Brazilian culture, enjoying cereal as adults and Trevor Noah accidentally dunking on the co-founder of Duolingo. (00:00) Intro  (01:18) Working at Yelp during the early days  (03:48) Too Much Yelp Swag  (...

"Wait, I Know You" Video Podcast S1E1: Nick talks to Craig Billmeier aka Craigums, aka Hot Lixx Hulahan about how he became the 2008 World Air Guitar Champion and how (because of that), he got a job doing motion capture performance for the Rock Band video game series. Craig is the lead singer of the band "The Love Songs" and is currently doing "The Love Song" of the month on thebadcopy.com  &...