# serious fun (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover serious fun. Page: Feed: --- ## [Episode 68: The Weird, Wild, Wonderful Technology (and Culture) of Pokémon](https://soundcloud.com/serious_fun/episode-68-the-weird-wild) _2026-02-26 · Serious Fun_ Recorded live at the 2026 Level Up event at Brown County Library in downtown Green Bay, this episode of Serious Fun sees Bryan dive deep into the wonderful and sometimes bizarre technology behind the massive multimedia empire of Pokémon! Learn how designers solved key communication problems using limited hardware, invented new ways of getting us out and engaged with the world, and how fans… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2272032431-serious_fun-episode-68-the-weird-wild.mp3) ## [Episode 67: Games - They're Good! (recorded live at Gnome Games GB East)](https://soundcloud.com/serious_fun/episode-67-games-theyre-good-recorded-live-at-gnome-games-gb-east) _2025-12-01 · Serious Fun_ In this episode of Serious Fun, Bryan braves the Thanksgiving weekend snow to talk about games at his local game shop! Learn about game design through the MDA model and how the emotional reactions we get from games can actually support our real-world lives and skill sets! Discover how games can be a source of empowerment and identity performance! Learn all about "blissful productivity" and why it… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2222161394-serious_fun-episode-67-games-theyre-good-recorded-live-at-gnome-games-gb-east.mp3) ## [Episode 66: Webs of Various Sizes (w/ Mack Gore)](https://soundcloud.com/serious_fun/episode-66-webs-of-various-sizes-w-mack-gore) _2025-10-31 · Serious Fun_ What better way to celebrate Halloween than by talking about spiders? In this episode, Bryan sits down with UWGB Environmental Science and Policy graduate student Mack Gore to talk about all things arachnid. What are the common public misconceptions about spiders? Where does arachnophobia come from? What kind of spider would make the best roommate? All these and more are part of the tangled web… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2194784303-serious_fun-episode-66-webs-of-various-sizes-w-mack-gore.mp3) ## [Episode 65: Heinous Heels & Charming Charlatans (w/ Jaye Case, Justin Kavlie and Clif Ganyard)](https://soundcloud.com/serious_fun/episode-65-heinous-heels-charming-charlatans-w-jaye-case-justin-kavlie-and-clif-ganyard) _2025-10-24 · Serious Fun_ In this, the final installment of three live shows from Brown County Library Pop Con, it's time to bring out the bad guys - or are they just misunderstood? Dr. Jaye Case, Dr. Justin Kavlie, and Dr. Clif Ganyard join Bryan to discuss what makes a truly great pop culture villain by discussing four of our favorite fiends. Whether it's an unstoppable force of nature or a dark reflection of the hero,… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2194608911-serious_fun-episode-65-heinous-heels-charming-charlatans-w-jaye-case-justin-kavlie-and-clif-ganyard.mp3) ## [Episode 64: Wrestler Wroundtable w/ Josie Valentine, Kujo, Ethen Matthews and Sam Eli](https://soundcloud.com/serious_fun/episode-64-wrestler-wroundtable-w-josie-valentine-kujo-ethen-matthews-and-sam-eli) _2025-10-17 · Serious Fun_ In this corner, live from the 2025 Brown County Library Pop Con, weighing in at 58 minutes and 22 seconds, it’s the first-ever Wrestler Wroundtable on Serious Fun! In this episode, Bryan sits down with Hybrid Wrestling Entertainment stars “Marvelous” Ethen Matthews, Josie “The Icebox” Valentine, Kujo “The Mad Dog of War”, and Sam Eli to talk about what it takes to be a pro wrestler, how that… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2190931787-serious_fun-episode-64-wrestler-wroundtable-w-josie-valentine-kujo-ethen-matthews-and-sam-eli.mp3) ## [Episode 63: "Life is the Story" w/ Lucy Knisley](https://soundcloud.com/serious_fun/episode-63-life-is-the-story-w-lucy-knisley) _2025-10-10 · Serious Fun_ It's the first of three shows from the 2025 Brown County Library Pop Con! Bryan sits down with cartoonist and author Lucy Knisley (Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair, Sugar Shack, Kid Gloves, Relish) to talk about her work and how she draws creativity from her own life and experiences. It's a wide-ranging conversation about everything from Archie comics to "wocks" to AI, served up alongside some… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2184502655-serious_fun-episode-63-life-is-the-story-w-lucy-knisley.mp3) ## [Episode 62: THE CHAMP IS HERE! (w/ Aaron Arsenal)](https://soundcloud.com/serious_fun/episode-62-the-champ-is-here-w-aaron-arsenal) _2025-06-25 · Serious Fun_ This week on Serious Fun, Bryan sits down with Hybrid Wrestling Entertainment champion Aaron Arsenal ahead of his big title defense in the main event of HWE Summer Series Round 1 at Badger State Brewing in Green Bay! Aaron tells us all about being an indie wrestler - the crazy schedule, the storytelling, the unusual training regimen, his favorite matches, and so much more! Give it a listen and… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2119475070-serious_fun-episode-62-the-champ-is-here-w-aaron-arsenal.mp3) ## [Episode 61: Pixels and Pigskins: The History of Video Game Football (live at BCL)](https://soundcloud.com/serious_fun/episode-61-pixels-and-pigskins-the-history-of-video-game-football-live-at-bcl) _2025-04-22 · Serious Fun_ It's NFL Draft week and that means football is on the collective mind - so what better time to talk about the history of video game football and the role it's played in the popular presentation and consciousness of the sport? As part of the Brown County Library's Football Fan-O-Rama, Bryan does just that, covering decades of history, anecdotes, and game design in like 45 minutes. From the early… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2083167453-serious_fun-episode-61-pixels-and-pigskins-the-history-of-video-game-football-live-at-bcl.mp3) ## [Episode 60: The Magic of Indie Wrestling (w/ TJ Bowles)](https://soundcloud.com/serious_fun/episode-60-the-magic-of-indie-wrestling-w-tj-bowles) _2025-04-11 · Serious Fun_ Independent pro wrestling is an experience that is part sports spectacle, part collaborative community theater, and wholly unique. This week on Serious Fun, Bryan sits down with TJ Bowles, long-time pro wrestling referee and General Manager of the Green Bay-based independent promotion Hybrid Wrestling Entertainment, to talk about what goes into a match from the moment fans enter the venue to the… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2076297228-serious_fun-episode-60-the-magic-of-indie-wrestling-w-tj-bowles.mp3) ## [Follow Releases, Get Reminders (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/b5ajFqZAxWrW) _2025-04-11 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a genre or a name and receive reminders on release day — free. ## [Episode 59: The Real Steve Ditko (w/ Zack Kruse)](https://soundcloud.com/serious_fun/episode-59-the-real-steve-ditko-w-zack-kruse) _2025-04-03 · Serious Fun_ A new(ish) era of Serious Fun kicks off with UWGB English professor Zack Kruse! Bryan and Zack talk about the work of the enigmatic and often misunderstood Steve Ditko, creator of characters like Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and The Question, as well as Zack's must-read book "Mysterious Travelers: Steve Ditko and the Search for a New Liberal Identity". We'll discuss the complex ideological and… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2070314356-serious_fun-episode-59-the-real-steve-ditko-w-zack-kruse.mp3)