The Talking Place

002 | Smoking Meats with Matt & Beardy

Get the Meat Sweats
Welcome to episode 2 of The Talking Place! Joining me today is my former partner in crime, Beardy McWhiskey, along with one third of the Bad Fodder Figures Podcast, Matt Helmer. By day - or.. night, whenever - they're video gaming fools, but when it comes time to feed their families, they know how to cook their meats. 
This show was recorded back in August, when I was still debating the name of the show. I'm sorry, The Lingering Table. I hardly knew thee. 
It was a blast talking to these two gentlemen about their meat smoking techniques. We went over a lot of info like the differences between smokers, what flavor chips to use with what, their go to meal they prepare when they're looking to impress, tips for beginners, and even a few recipes were discussed! Both shared their favorite Smoked Mac and Cheese recipe and Beardy walked us through his Smoked Chili Cheese Dip. 
Overall, it was a great time and I feel like I'm severely lacking in not having a smoker at my disposal. Can't wait to have these two on again! Something tells me they'll be great conversation closer to Thanksgiving ;)
I hope you enjoy the second episode of The Talking Place! 
Links and Info Discussed
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Beardy's smoker is this Masterbuilt Digital Electric Smoker
Matt and Beardy discussed this Pellet Smoker that can be used in gas grills
Beardy adapted his Smoked Mac and Cheese recipe from Mr. Food's recipe right here
Beardy's Twitter - @BeardyMcWhiskey
Matt's Twitter - @DeviousMrMatt
Twitter for Matt's podcast - @BadFodderFigure
Here are the Bad Fodder Figures on Podbean
They can also be found anywhere else you may download podcasts!
Contact The Talking Place
If you'd like to contact the show, say hi, all that jazz, you can do so below! 
Twitter - @TheTalkingPlaceEmail - TalkingPlacePod@gmail.com
If you're looking to join me for an episode, don't be shy and email me at the above address and we'll chat! 

001 | Building a Brand with Matt Ulvila

Welcome to Episode 1!
The very first guest on The Talking Place is the man behind the curtain. If you're a part of the EZFM gaming community, you may know him as Ve6a5. If you're not then allow me to introduce you to Matt Ulvila. 
He is the co-founder of 3thought, a visual communications company that helps businesses with logos, websites, rebranding, graphic design, you name it. 
We discussed different ways to build a brand, going over a few tips on how to get started with ideas, and what to try and aim for with what you want. It's funny how this was recorded back in June but almost everything that was discussed I found myself going through the past few weeks while trying to get The Talking Place up and running. 
There were numerous ways I could've introduced the show but I felt this was the perfect first episode. If you're interested in making a name for yourself by building a more striking presence for your business, help with nailing down the perfect logo, etc, then this one is for you!
I hope you enjoy the first episode of The Talking Place! 
If you'd like to contact the show, say hi, all that jazz, you can do so below! 
Twitter - @TheTalkingPlaceEmail - TalkingPlacePod@gmail.com
If you're looking to join me for an episode, don't be shy and email me at the above address and we'll chat! 
Links and Info Discussed
Knowem.com - Matt brought this site up which is insanely useful if you're going through the naming process. It cross checks numerous sites and such to see if the name you spent days picking is already in use.
3thoughtcreative.com - Is Matt's company he co-founded. Go check it out to see what he and his talented team are capable of. If you're interested in hiring them, they have a contact form on their site. 
@3thought - Is their twitter.
@Ve6a5 - Is Matt's twitter. 
 

Episode Zero

WELCOME!
It's been a long time coming for this little project of mine. I feel like the thought of it has been bounced around forever, and the actual process of getting it going has been going on for months. But here we are! Episode Zero! The original plan was to have a bunch of episodes up and going when I launched, but yeah, that wasn't happening. Best thing to do was to just take the leap and try flapping. A few months ago I imagined I was going to be all ready, like a plane taking off, all my instruments in sync, me in control flying gracefully through the sky. But in reality I'm that guy in a cardboard plane outfit running off the side of a cliff hoping it works. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
There isn't much to this as it's just an intro of sorts. Letting you know what I'm planning, what to expect, all that good stuff. So sit back, relax, and I hope you enjoy what I try to do.
The Contacts
If you'd like to reach the podcast for anything, here are a few points of contact I set up to communicate. I don't think I'll go beyond this as I want to try and keep this simple, but we shall see.
Twitter - @TheTalkingPlaceEmail - TalkingPlacePod@gmail.com
If you're looking to join me for an episode, don't be shy and email me at the above address and we'll chat! 
I'm not sure if I've mentioned it anywhere but this is going to be my fun project. I'm not looking for fame and glory, not trying to get the most downloads, or to hit the top of the charts - though that would all be nice - I'm just doing this to have something to do. I enjoy recording and talking to people and I want to see what I can do with this.
I hope you enjoy!