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Episode 11: Wil Pertz - The Composer

Wil Pertz is a composer and a radical thinker.  Come get inside his brain with me as we talk music, technology, software, Richard Feynman, Charles Ives, and so much more.

Episode 10 - It's Danno! Daniel Springer is the voice of Gwangju

Wait, the Daniel Springer? Danno? From the radio? Learn about Daniel Springer's Manchester, New Hampshire upbringing on Riverdale Drive and how his Chicago roots led him to be a real-life professional modern Radio DJ that broadcasts from an actual radio station in Gwangju, South Korea. Springer is the Writer, Producer, and Host of 'The Drop' on GFN 98.7 FM.  Danno and I worked the trenches of Kaplan Aspect Language Institute in Chicago and I knew he'd be the perfect guest because he was doing radio way back when and he is now and always has been a delight in person and on the mic. Join us as we talk Kazakhstan, Ozzie Smith, Aviation Sales, Itaewon, parenthood, deportation, Mark Twain, the joy of dogs, the Korea Times, Tajikistan, KMOX, WBBM, WNUR and so much more!  Oh and did someone fix the sound on this amateur podcast?  Thanks Danno!  Music outro from Wil Pertz.

Episode 9: Gwangju Uprising

What was that whole Gwangju thing about? Students protesting or something?  My ignorance on the Gwangju Uprising needed to get sorted out so I took a little dive into the history of it.  To understand The Gwangju Uprising you need to know what was happening in May of 1980 in South Korea after an army general assumed power by consolidating the military and installing martial law.  Come dive in and be a little less perplexed about The Gwangju Uprising on The Perplextpat!

Episode 8: Alla Ponomareva and Garrett Hohn

Who is this Alla lady?  And where did this Garrett guy come from?  Listen this week and get the deets about Alla's magical photography and learn all about the Hohnstead! What's a Honstead? Come have a looksee!

Episode 7: Stephen Ostermiller - Brewmaster, Guitarist, Singer and Handsomest Living Head in Daejeon

Stephen Ostermiller is a music lover, cat guy, beer enthusiast, and Oakland A's fanboy.  Join us as Ostermiller picks up his guitar and belts out a couple of his favorite sad songs.  We talk about folksinging and why you should get into Katie Pruitt and John Prine.   We delve into Pootytang and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.  But most importantly we talk beer and get into the technical world of the microbreweries, west coast beer culture, the Korean microbrewery world, and what exactly is happening with those iso-alpha acids that leads to the magic of beer bitterness. Stephen's head is legally too handsome for TV, so join us from the safety of your earbuds and soak in a little Stephen Ostermiller on The Perplextpat.