Here we have the last of our PAX West 2018 interviews. For our final foray onto the PAX floor we have Josh's chat with Eve Crevoshay, Executive Director of 'Take this'. To learn more about what Take this does for event attendees or to learn what resources are available, check out this episode. If you're looking to see what bad lighting can do to Josh's already shiny head, you'll want to swing by the YouTube video .
At the start of October Josh & Justin embarked on the wonderful opportunity of visiting San Francisco. The reason for the trip: a chance to co-host Kinda Funny Games Daily with Greg Miller. During that trip another opportunity arose: our wonderful duo was invited into the home of Jared Petty to record an episode of the Constantly Calibrating Podcast! The chat with Jared was delightful, ranging from discussions on visiting San Francisco, co-hosting Kinda Funny Games Daily, and into chats abou...
Before the start of PAX West Josh has the opportunity to sit down with Chris Michelotti, creator of the upcoming tabletop game, Escape the Fest . Escape the Fest is a card-based game meant to simulate the music festival experience. The original plan for our interview was for Josh and Chris Michelotti to do a play session, but like all good Constantly Calibrating plans, things went awry. Join us for this exploration the upcoming tabletop game, and what goes into making a game such as this....
At PAX West 2018 Josh & Justin sat down with Sean Baptiste, Influencer Manager for Bethesda. The conversation took many different turns, but was one that you definitely do not want to miss. Simply put, if you are a content creator, streamer, or broadcaster online, there is one person you should know: Sean Baptiste. Sean has been a part of the game industry for many years, coming up through Harmonix, Adult Swim Games, and now Bethesda. What Sean does better than most is engage with people onl...
PAX West 2018 came to a close at the beginning of this month. Right after the closing of the event, Josh & Justin sat down with Dan Nichols (Raidhyn) of Adult Swim Games to talk about the games played & experiences lived at PAX West 2018. From enjoyable and odd games -- looking at you Quiet Man -- to the debut of the GLORIOUS ONE, Justin Glorious, there was much to discuss! So sit back and listen to the tales from one of Constantly Calibrating's favorite events of 2018!...
Back at Dreamhack Austin Josh, Blake, Chris, & Jenn (LoZelda) took to the stage to talk about the process of running a live podcast. This of course was a live podcast, on doing a live podcast, done live. That may have been one to many uses of the word live, but we wanted to clarify the meta nature of things. The panel itself was an exercise on just how much of a cluster running a podcast can be, and then how insane adding an audience can make it.
Back in the days of yore (June 2018) our team of intrepid podcasters talked to a man of mystery; the retired Dab-Master General™️. That's right, we had Arizona streamer PrettyRob on the show to talk about his experiences with both Twitch and Mixer, and his journey into the wide world of broadcasting. While some things have changed in the months since he was on the show, one thing hasn't. He's still streaming, he's still Rob, and he is certainly still very pretty. Learn the tale of PrettyRob on t...
Once upon a time Josh happened across a podcast that helped refocus his thoughts on podcasting. That show, The 1099 Podcast, featured friend of Constantly Calibrating Vanessa Marie of Gaming Access Weekly talking to Josiah Renaudin. At that moment Josh realized he needed to have both Vanessa and Josiah on podcasts at some point. Vanessa made her guest debut earlier this year, and finally as the summer closes out we were able to chat with Josiah Renaudin. Josiah is an Associate Producer over at T...
Here we have the final piece of our RTX Austin 2018 coverage. Finally, for the first time ever, Constantly Calibrating gathered around a table for an in-person recorded a podcast. It was rushed, there were tech issues, but it was glorious! Come join us and our special guests Dan Nichols (Raidhyn), SnowBikeMike, & Jenn VanGemert (LoZelda) as we talk about our experiences at RTX Austin 2018. Topics ranged from getting the show together, to sights seen, to the greatest explanation of an event o...
At RTX 2018 an opportunity was presented to us: Ten minutes with Troy Baker, voice actor, non-generic sock enthusiast, and wonderful person. Originally Josh had the idea to simply repeat "Troy Baker" with different inflections for ten straight minutes. Blake countered with the idea of conducting an actual interview. They reached a compromise, and that compromise is what we present to you here.
Another RTX Austin; another chat with one of our favorite people: Ray Narvaez Jr. Every year Josh tries to find an interesting topic to discuss with Ray. 2015 was all about his leaving Achievement Hunter. 2016 was about how the first year on his own worked out. 2017 was about Twitch Partners being angry at Affiliates, and finances as a streamer. 2018 is the year the discussion shifted to Twitch versus Mixer, and how everyone should just get along. Join us for a chat, some insight, and a look at ...
For years Justin and Greg Miller have had their annual chat at RTX Austin, but no more! Now Josh has joined in on the fray, with Greg Miller bringing in Tim Gettys and Andy Cortex to even out this battle of wits! Well, that and it made for a fun planned chat at RTX Austin 2018. From a year in review, to Kinda Funny Prom, to the future, and Andy's favorite Gundam, the combined team covered much during their extended chat. Also, technically Constantly Calibrating has now had three members of Kinda...
Mixing improv comedy and art, Drawfee explores different aspects of people humor and psyche. There's also crazy, funny art and shenanigans. At RTX Austin 2018, Josh had the opportunity to chat with Julia Lepetit, Jacobs Andrews, and Nathan Yaffe about the birth & future of Drawfee. There was also an exploration of Josh's inability to properly say certain words.
Live from Dreamhack Austin 2018, it's a Constantly Calibrating Podcast. On this edition of the podcast, Josh, Blake, and Chris are joined by special guest Vanessa Marie. The topic: how to deal with PR as a Content Creator. When joining the game's media, whether as press, a streamer, YouTuber, or something else, we all reach the point where we need to start interacting with Public Relations people. The question is, how do you best interact with them? How do you make a situation that is beneficial...
On the Internet there are many types of people: the Positive, the Negative, the Trolls, the Helpers, and more. Then, there's the Kyle Gaddo. The Kyle Gaddo is an awesomeness level above the rest, and cute to boot! At E3 Josh had the chance to meet Kyle Gaddo and work with him on a photoshoot, and that led to a friendship and then a podcast appearance. On this week's episode Josh & Blake talked to Kyle about being a positive influence on the Internet, toxic masculinity, being cute, and more! ...
For one of our return podcasts we talked to Brandon Stennis ( iamBrandonTV ), a guest Josh has wanted on the show for a long time. During this episode Josh & Blake talked to Brandon about being fashionable as a gamer, maintaining positivity online, and the ins and outs of building a streaming career and beyond. From lively chats to exploring this shifting industry, this conversation delved into many important and amazing topics.
This week was the launch of the new Mixer Partnership requirements . With that launch Josh & Ryan sat down with Mixer Partner Sithos to talk about what these changes mean for current Partners, future Partners, and the platform as a whole. Additionally the trio talked about how Partnership isn't for everyone, going into details on the different paths streamers can take in this industry.
Times are changing. Listen as our team has the "final" podcast for Constantly Calibrating, and talks about the future .
On today's Constantly Calibrating Podcast the team talks to Ashnichrist about what it's like to be a Stream Coach. Ashnichrist tells us her story of being a Twitch hopeful, to rejection, to moving onto a new career path. She also goes over what content creators need to understand to make it in this newer frontier.
Our journey to Mixer series of podcasts is reaching its end, as we now talk to another Arizona-local Mixer Partner, Mixtopher. Mixtopher comes to us to discuss the future of streaming, the culture of streaming, controversies, and what it takes to marathon a gaming series.
For a long time members of the Constantly Calibrating team have pitched the idea of having comedian Michael Clayton on the show. Well, finally at the start of April of 2018 we have Michael Clayton on the show. Michael joins us this week to discuss his roots in stand-up comedy, his thoughts on the comedy scene, and even the nature of what is funny.
When it comes to streaming there traditionally have been two options for streaming software: Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) & XSplit. Others have come along, but none that have gained the same following or traction. That is until Bebo. This week our team talked to Jason Hitchcock, co-founder of Bebo, about the streaming software, its history, and the future of streaming content.
Our guests this week, Tony & Rob of Bytes N' Brews, pair beers with games in an effort to create unique let's play experiences. What happens with we pair Bytes N' Brews with Constantly Calibrating? Well, we most certainly don't end up forgetting to ask our guests questions for 45 minutes; how could you possibly think that would happen? This week's topics include: What are we drinking? The makings of a good beer? Is craft beer just for snobs? What is Bytes N' Brews? Making a good Let's Play. ...
Six years ago, at the dawn of Constantly Calibrating, Co-Founders Josh & Steven put together a list of "maybe someday guests". On that list there was an array of people from all walks of life, but in at least one case there was a character name, not a person: "Samantha Traynor". The beloved Comm Specialist, unbeknownst to Josh & Steven at the time, was voiced by Alix Wilton Regan. The list was set, and someday the duo would get her on a show. It's now 'someday', as we welcomed Alix Wilto...
After 18 (currently released) films, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a colossal juggernaut, to say the least. As such, Constantly Calibrating has decided to take it upon ourselves to rank the Marvel Cinematic Universe according to our own whims. Come and listen as Brad, Josh, Justin, Blake, and newest hire Kaleb put their own little lists together. Also, a lot of yelling; like, so much yelling and disagreement. Topics include: Brad's Arby's vendetta. Our Marvel Cinematic Universe Rankings. Blak...
And now for something we think you're going to enjoy: On this week's Constantly Calibrating Podcast the full team returns, and they brought a friend & guest. That's right, after years of thinking about it, Josh finally brought Vanessa Marie , CEO & Founder of Gamer Assault Weekly on the podcast. Vanessa has been around the gaming industry for many years, starting as a Frag Doll (after leaving a fashion blogging career) and then moving onto gaming journalism and now PR. Yes, Josh gets to ...
Let's get a note out of the way first: Yes, there are some minor audio issues with Josh's track this week. We've figured out what caused the issue, but sadly can't fix it for this week. As noted at the top of the show, this is the Constantly Calibrating Podcast where [stuff] goes awry. That being said, this week Josh & Justin sat down for a lengthy chat with Kyle Stephenson, Streamer Relations Specialist for Dreadnought. Topics this week included: What is Dreadnought? What type of player doe...
We're back! That's right, the Constantly Calibrating Podcast is back on the airwaves after a six week hiatus. On this, our Mixer debut episode we talked with Mixer Partner Sithos. Topics included, but were not limited to: Our decision to move to Mixer for livestreaming. Changes to the Constantly Calibrating Podcast. Our plans for our YouTube. Sithos' one-year journey on Mixer. Making it as a streamer in the current climate/market. Rants, rambling, and insanity. (We've changed and grown, but we'r...
This is it, the last Constantly Calibrating Podcast of 2017. On this special episode Josh, Justin, & Ryan are joined by Chris Hernandez to look at their year in review. From there they look to the future to figure out what their most anticipated entertainment in 2018 is likely to be. Josh is also informed that Nick Scarpino made fun of him (justifiably) at RTX Austin 2017 and he is subsequently broken emotionally.
2017 is coming to an end, which means it's time for the Constantly Calibrating Awards Show Spectacular. This episode features our Game of the Year, Film of the Year, Gaming Experience of the Year, and Gaming Blunder of the Year. Join hosts Brad, Josh, & Justin alongside Constantly Calibrating Featured Personality Superblake as they pick their best experiences of 2017. Also listen as Brad and Blake fight extensively about Nintendo's place on many of our lists.
