Season One!
The Austin Otaku Podcast
Join hosts Jesse McDonald and Keith Goode as they explore the side passions that drive the successes of the world’s top marketers, writers, business owners and influencers. New episodes every week from our studios in Austin, TX.
About the Austin Otaku Podcast
“Otaku” is the Japanese word for a person who has a consuming interest in anything. They can be obsessed with anime, manga, comic books, science fiction and fantasy novels, table-top gaming, and model building, or they can be sports stats nerds, connoisseurs of music or fine wines or bacon. In short, an otaku is anyone who has a driving passion that may or may not have to do with their careers.
In this podcast, hosts Jesse McDonald and Keith Goode will explore these side interests that drive our friends in marketing, media and entrepreneurship or give them the respite to tackle the next day.
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Top Episodes
Episode 6: Gary Illyes
In what is potentially the funniest episodes to-date, Jesse McDonald and I chatted with Gary Illyes about Tsukemen, Five Guys Hot Dogs, Route 66, Cooking, Deadpool, “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” and that effing COVID. Listen in and learn why Gary’s favorite word is “No” and his favorite Tsukemen is Taishoken. Stick around after the credits for an MCU-style extra scene.
Season 1, Episode 6 | 59 minutes
Episode 8: Casey Markee
How has one man’s love of bacon, bourbon and comic books contributed to his success as a speaker, business owner, writer and digital marketer? Find out in this episode as we talk to Casey Markee.
Season 1, Episode 8 | 53 minutes 45 seconds
Episode 7: Mark Holcomb
What happens with your passion becomes your full-time job? How do you keep your creativity energized when your job is creativity? Listen in as we talk to guitarist for the progressive metal band Periphery, Mark Holcomb, about his love of music, his pursuit of mental wellness and his thoughts on social media.
Season 1, Episode 7 | 1 hour 1 minute
Episode 2: Topher Kohan
Known as a speaker, judge and contributor to the digital marketing industry, Topher Kohan is also a self-described geek. He is a dungeon master and tabletop gaming aficionado and he is a huge Star Wars Fan. Learn how these side projects inspire is personal and professional life.
Season 1, Episode 2 | 1 hour 2 minutes
Season 1, Episode 1 | 57 minutes 23 seconds
Episode 16: Beau Pedraza – Sabbatical in NZ, Star Trek and Upcycling
Season 1, Episode 16 Beau PedrazaWelcome to the show Beau Pedraza! He is the former SEO Manager at Seer Interactive, former Head of SEO at BBVA and former cryptologist for the U.S. Navy. He is on the 14th month of a sabbatical after moving to New Zealand with his wife...
Episode 15: Jim Braden – Star Wars, Transformers and Fantasy Writing
Season 1, Episode 15 Jim BradenThis week, our guest is Jim Braden, Content Director at IBM, fantasy writer, blogger, and Star Wars and Transformers super-fan. While Jim is best known locally as the only person to have a dedicated seat at an Alamo Drafthouse, his...
Episode 14: James Hibberd – Game of Thrones, Mandalorian and Covering the Fantasy Worlds
Season 1, Episode 14 James HibberdJoining us this week is Entertainment Weekly Editor-at-Large, screenwriter and author, James Hibberd. We'll discuss his recently released book, Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon: Game of Thrones and the Official Untold story of the Epic...
