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Current Geek WEEKLY 22: “Dill tastes good!” Dills joins Scott while Tom is having fun at DragonCon, and we cover all the fun stuff in the world of geeks this week. Enjoy!

Current Geek 112: “You put your manga in my op-ed section!”

TWiT’s Brian Brushwood and myself are headed to Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia, September 3-5, streaming live from one of the biggest SciFi/Fantasy /Geekfests in the world. They’ll be streaming the parade of costumed awesomeness, walking through the hotels talking with cosplayers, and sneaking into parties where nobody should probably bring a camera.

If you’re going to be in Atlanta, be sure to head to our meetup on Saturday night at 6 PM Eastern at the Sundial Restaurant in the Westin Peachtree Hotel.

Coverage begins Saturday morning at 10 AM Eastern/7AM Pacific at live.twit.tv. Here’s the full schedule

Live on TWiT

Friday September 3
7 PM Eastern/4 PM Pacific NSFW Show Live – Brian Brushwood and Justin Robert Young bring their Internet madness and hilarity to Dragon*Con. Expect the unexpected and special surprise guests. (1 Hour)

Saturday September 4
10 AM Eastern/7 AM Pacific Dragon*con Parade – ever seen 20 wookies walk through the center of a major metropolitan area? Followed by a battalion of Stargate Officers, who are being chased by a dozen Boba Fetts? Well, then you haven’t seen the Dragon*Con parade. (2-3 Hours)

8 PM Eastern/5 PM Pacific Meetup and Party tour – Tom Merritt gives you a glimpse inside the TWiT meetup at the Sundial Restaurant, then heads out to Brian Brushwood’s magic show. Afterward they’ll sample some of the Dragon*Con nightlife. Geek parties! (2 hours)

Sunday September 5
12:00 PM Eastern/9 AM Pacific Dragon*con tour – Tom and Brian walk through the hotels meeting and chatting with stars and fans alike. You’ll get to hang out at Dragon*Con without ever leaving home. (2 hours)

Panels

In addition to the TWiT coverage, I’ll be participating in several panels. Here’s my scheduled appearances:

Friday 9/3 1:00 PM Podcasting Track Kick Off panel Hilton 204
Friday 9/3 2:30 PM Skepticism, Scams and Consumerism panel Hilton 207
Friday 9/3 7:00 PM Writing and Skepticism panel Hilton 207
Sunday 9/5 4:00 PM Sword and laser LIVE – International North Hyatt

And I’ll be recording an interview with the Tech Stuff podcast on Sunday morning.

Current Geek 111: “There are just not enough of those”

Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson

Find out why teleportation will work for dead cats. Also, we’ll pick a job for you but it won’t be in self-help.

Guests: Mare Swallow and Chris Christensen

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 52:38

I had a really good time on Nick’s podcast, 20 Questions. It’s a great idea for an interview show, limiting the scope to 20 questions and soliciting them from the audience. makes for great conversation.

Listen to the episode here.

Current Geek 110: “Light Saber beats Phaser”