First, thank you to everybody who listened to the first episode of Men in Gorilla Suits last week! Really loved the comments, too. There’s always time to comment on last week’s episode before commenting on this week’s.

Speaking of this week…today we’re talking about building one’s own reality. No, not like Dr. Manhattan in the Watchman — this week it’s all about creating spaces that suit your personality and finding spaces while out and about where you can do your own thing. And realities aren’t just physical space anymore; we now have the ability to create virtual realities — we talk about that for a bit…as well as talk about how people create realities with role playing games and video games. All that’s rounded out with talk about fitness hacks, meditation, and lucid dreaming. There’s really no excuse to not have fun with the real world!

Hope you enjoy this week’s chat and let us know in comments. Come back next week when it’s all about…Conspiracy Theories!

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Well, here it is, the first episode of Men in Gorilla Suits! So…wondering what the first episode is about?

Learn the secret origins of hosts Shawn Kupfer and Christopher Gronlund…when the geek bug bit and what was to blame for the lifetime of geekery that followed. Find out what Shawn almost did in a space suit and what name Christopher insisted even teachers call him after he saw Star Wars. But it’s not all about us — it’s as much a discussion about how it’s become acceptable for adults to embrace their inner nerd as it is about the nerdy things that have become life-long obsessions for so many.

We’d love to hear from you: join in the comments below and share what hooked you and how you balance being a grown-up with being a geek!

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We wanted to have a couple episodes recorded before starting to post weekly updates. We have five episodes done, so…we plan to begin the weekly podcast tomorrow, February 7!

Here are two short clips from episode one, a sneak peek (listen) to Shawn and Christopher talking about being bitten by the geek bug.

If you like these clips, check back tomorrow for an entire episode about the acceptability of being an adult geek.