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Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia discuss 'pop culture', toys, cartoons, comics, films etc etc... predominantly but not exclusively related to The Transformers. Expect reviews, discussions, interviews, ramblings, ridiculous tangents and occasional silliness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Optic's Basement is a podcast that talks about all current events in the real world.
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Recorded class lectures from Peter Beyersdorf's Physics 158 (Modern Optics) class at San Jose State University from the Spring of 2008. Recordings will be added twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Dane McMillan (@urbanmillennial) hosts The Optics Podcast on Marcom Weekly, a platform dedicated to highlighting successful people of color in industries where they are underrepresented; those who have broken glass ceilings, shattered expectations of those before them, and continue to make history as “the first.” On this show, each guest will share stories from their upbringing, experiences in the workplace, and words of wisdom for the next generation of young professionals to better navigat ...
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Optics: Reflective Faith & Latinidad is hosted by Pastor Gabe Salguero—a podcast at the intersection of faith, culture, and Latinidad. Dr. Gabriel Salguero is the lead pastor at The Gathering Place in Orlando, Florida and the National Latino Evangelical Coalition president, a coalition of Hispanic Evangelical congregations from across the United States. He is known for his profound insights on some of the most challenging themes for our society today and their impact on the growing Latino an ...
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[DISCUSSION] ...And now for something completely different! Having grown a little tired of talking about a massively popular and long running toy line and media franchise, Orion Ghia retreats to a much less well remembered and far shorter lived toy line of his youth... Coleco's STARCOM. Join Orion as he takes Virtual Dave along for the ride! They d…
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[DISCUSSION] It's TFNation time again! This time Virtual Dave and Virtual Amy go (so Orion Ghia doesn't have too) and report back on their experience on UKs biggest and BEST Transformers convention! Hear 'live' updates from the con, custom made stings by it's guests and patrons and Orion quizzing them both on that actually happened the other weeken…
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[DISCUSSION/REVIEW] Couldn't quite fit this all into one show, so here is part 2 of our deep dive into the Spider-verse movies. In this part Orion, Dave and special guest host Galactosh tell you what they really thought of Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse and do their version of a Spider-man movie hit parade! Tangents include, 90's comics, video…
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[DISCUSSION/REVIEW] So Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse FINALLY came out. So we thought it was about time we FINNALLY get around to talking about Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse and it's sequel, cos we just haven't got the time to wait for the final one! Join Orion and Dave AND returning guest host Galactosh as we talk, Miles Morales, Spider-g…
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[DISCUSSION] Way back in episode 16 we made a rod for our back by talking about Transformers Armada, the first in a trio of Transformers franchises that would become known as the Unicron Trilogy. Thus dooming ourselves to talk about the subsequent two parts.... and this is episode covers the much maligned second part of the trilogy... Transformers …
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[DISCUSSION] YO JOE! In this episode Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia get together with guest host and friend of the podcast James “Soap Star” Donovan to talk G.I JOE! More specifically G.I. Joe the movie. Expect insane battle cries, itty bitty ditty bags, giant stick insects, men turning into reptiles and much much more! Credits: Hosts: Virtual Dave an…
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EP.26 - A Conversation with David Wallace from TFNation
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[DISCUSSION/INTERVIEW] Hot on the heels of Simon Furman we have yet another 'Conversation with...' podcasts, this time in the guise of TFNation Event Planner and MC David Wallace! Having worked the UK's premier on Transformers convention TFNation since it's inception David chats with us about the convention, it's origin, how he got involved, what w…
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Many parents, leaders, pastors and educators are inquiring about the mental health challenges for this emerging generation. In this Optics episode, Dr. Salguero, interviews Kevin Singer, of the Springtide Research Institute on a hopeful new national study about how faith empowers young people of color to face the many challenges associated with men…
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Finances & The Latino Church: Stewardship, Budgeting, Finances, and Preparing for Facilities Purchase
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An interview on budgets, finances, and planning with Rev. Carlos Rivera, a bank Regional Vice-President who has worked for many years with congregations. Rev. Rivera speaks about best-practices for our congregations when stewarding the resources God has granted and preparing for a healthy financial outlook. Topics include budgeting, facilities purc…
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Dr. Gabriel Salguero interviews Scott McConnell, Executive Director of Lifeway Research about their recent national survey on Hispanic congregations in the United States. If you are interested in learning about the health, growth, distinctives and demographics of the U.S. Latino church this is the episode for you. A Closer Look! is intended to help…
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[DISCUSSION/INTERVIEW] Continuing our new series of 'Conversations with...' podcasts, Orion Ghia sits down with the daddy of Death's Head, the genesis of Jhiaxus, the progenitor of Primus, the mastermind of Marvel UK… the one and only Simon Furman! Arguably one of the most influential creators and certainly the most consistently present and prolifi…
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[TOTB/DISCUSSION] Happy New Year! In this very special festive episode of AARGH! MY OPTICS! Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia get together IN REAL LIFE and discuss 2022. As part of their second annual Top of the Bots, Dave and Orion run down their favourite 10 action figures of the year, exchanging Christmas presents, share their highlights, Lowlights, d…
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[DISCUSSION/REVIEW] Ho Ho Ho! And welcome to the AARGH! MY OPTICS! Christmas Party! Join Virtual Dave, Orion Ghia and a full complement of guest hosts as they get a bit merry and discuss Transformers Arrival From Cybertron! AKA the cartoon mini-series that kicked off the franchise on TV known by most as More Than Meets The Eye (parts 1-3). We've in…
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[DISCUSSION/REVIEW] The topic of episode 22 of AARGH! MY OPTICS! was penciled in for the longest time and was recorded weeks before the tragic passing of Kevin Conroy. Now it serves as our tribute to the definitive on screen Batman. Featuring returning guest co-host Galactosh, our discussion of Batman Mask of the Phantasm covers the all the bases. …
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[DISCUSSION] In Episode 21 Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia discuss 2007's Transformers Animated! the often overlooked and underrated Transformers series and toyline that, for those in the know, is now a firm fan favourite. In part two of this bumper podcast we discuss the cancelation, what might have been season 4, the theme tune, the toys and other mi…
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Basada en un famoso episodio de Los Juegos Olimpícos en Barcelona en el 1992, el Dr. Salguero nos habla de las destrezas necesarias para correr y terminar carreras en la vida. Escucha algunas de las herramientas que basadas en el pasaje de Is. 40-29-31. Es una reflexión inspiradora y alentadora. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.…
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[DISCUSSION] In Episode 21 Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia discuss 2007's Transformers Animated! the often overlooked and underrated Transformers series and toyline that, for those in the know, is now a firm fan favourite. In part one of this bumper podcast we discuss the television series.... in excruciating depth! The plot, the characters, the voice …
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[DISCUSSION] Virtual Dave, Orion Ghia and special guest host Virtual Amy all went to TFNation 2022 and they can't wait to tell you all about it in excruciating detail! TFNation is the UK's premier Transformers convention and it's been way for 2 years! Which explains our host's excitement over getting down to Birmingham and 'nerding out' with their …
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[DISCUSSION/INTERVIEW] Due to some rather unbelievable friend of a friend nonsense, Superstar Transformers writer James Roberts takes 90 minutes or so to chat with Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia about his work on IDW Publishing's Transformers titles including fan favourites More Than Meets The Eye and Lost Light! Amazing right!? Amongst other things J…
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[TOP OF THE BOTS] In this episode Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia take a break from the 'heavy' researching that goes into AARGH! MY OPTICS! and simply wang on about our vacuous opinions on Transformers leaders by arbitrarily organising into a spurious hierarchy! Everyone likes a 'best of' list don't they? Dave and Orion run down they favourite 5 Trans…
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[DISCUSSION] Do you like horror stories? The sort with zombies? Mad Scientists? Giant subterranean nuclear fission reactors? Spacefaring metal planets? If the answer is yes you should probably read issues 164 through 169 of the Marvel UK run of Transformers... and then come back here and listen to Virtual Dave, Orion Ghia and returning guest Michae…
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[DISCUSSION] In Episode 16 of AARGH! MY OPTICS! We travel way back 20 year to the ancient times of 2002 as Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia revisit Transformers Armada! The line that heralded the true return to vehicle modes, Autobots, Deceptions, kid friendly gimmicks and play patterns and kicked of the Unicorn Trilogy, setting the direction for the fr…
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A reflection on how disciples of Jesus should view the relationship between grace, holiness and ethics in light of the recent global scandals impacting much of our leadership and congregations. A call to a Gospel-centered view on how we live-out and articulate our concepts of grace, holiness, and ethics in ways that honor God and each other. --- Su…
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Edición Especial: Un Homenaje Al Liderazgo Femenil En La Iglesia Latina Evangélica
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En celebración del Mes de la Mujer. El Dr. Gabriel Salguero realza el liderazgo de la mujer en la iglesia latina evangélica en los Estados Unidos. Por mucho tiempo, las contribuciones del liderazgo femenil han sido ignorado o marginado y en esta edición enumera algunas de las contribuciones e historias que pueden inspirar una nueva generación a cel…
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EP.15 - Toy Collecting pt. 4: Goals and Finish Lines
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[DISCUSSION] Part 4!? But wait, I though we'd finished talking about Toy Collecting? Nope! NEVER! In this episode Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia continue our series of episodes on Toy Collecting by delving deeper into discussing collecting goals, targets, limits, styles and what the ‘end game’ is, if there even is one, for toy collectors both in gener…
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El Momento de Jose: Liderazgo en Tiempos de Vacas Flacas
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Reflexiones sobre las "vacas flacas", es decir, las crisis y desafios para la iglesia Latina evangelica en el presente momento de la historia y modelos que buscan responder con sabiduria y sobriedad para la salud y crecimiento de la Iglesia. El liderazgo de Jose nos encamina para edificar un futuro saludable. --- Support this podcast: https://podca…
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[DISCUSSION] You like Spider-man right? Of course you do! And I bet you have enjoyed at least on Spider-man movie right? Of course you have! So why not join Virtual Dave, Orion Ghia and special guest host Galac-tosh as we discuss the Spider-man's various live action outing on the silver screen. From Sam Raimi's 'trilogy' through the 'Amazing' Marc …
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[TOTB/DISCUSSION] Happy New Year! In this very special festive episode of AARGH! MY OPTICS! Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia get together IN REAL LIFE and discuss 2021. Kicking off with the first annual Top of the Bots year in review, the lads run down their favourite 10 action figures of the year before exchanging Christmas presents and sharing their h…
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El Dr. Salguero habla de la oportunidad de evangelizar una emergente generaciόn con el Evangelio. Describiendo los desafίos que la Iglesia confronta en evangelizar la ventana 4-14. A la vez un llamado a reimaginar nuestros ministerios a la niῆos y adolescentes. Este es programa de gran importancia para el presente y futuro de la Iglesia --- Support…
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[DISCUSSION/REVIEW] Merry Christmas everyone! What better to celebrate the season of goodwill than deep dive into a movie where Hasbro mercilessly kill off our heroes! YAY! Yes in this very special Xmas podcast we welcome back guest host Michael Quintesson to discuss THE definitive Transformers animated feature... Transformers The Movie! This is th…
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Part II of the reflections on some of the trends that impact Latino church-planting in the United States. A look at some of the realities that church-planters, networks, and leaders should look at when thinking if sending, equipping, partnering and empowering Latino and Latina church-planters. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.co…
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Dr. Salguero speaks about the need for minority-led multiethnic church planting and why it is important to invest in these kingdom projects. In the introduction to this conversation, Salguero highlights some of the reasons for this Gospel-centered initiative and some of the obstacles to moving this forward. --- Support this podcast: https://podcast…
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[DISCUSSION] A podcast that isn't about Transformers? What!? Seriously!? This is commercial suicide surely? Lucky for AARGH! MY OPTICS! we have so few listeners losing a few wont matter much! YAY! With Halloween in the rear-view mirror and Ghostbuster Afterlife about to hit cinemas very soon, Orion Ghia and Virtual Dave take a break from Cybertron …
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[DISCUSSION] Sooner than expected(?) it's part three in the AARGH! MY OPTICS! series of discussions on Toy Collecting. This one is on displaying our toys. What good is collecting toys if you can’t show them off? Many toy collectors put as much time, money and effort into displaying their toys as they do collecting them. Orion and Dave certainly do,…
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Edición Especial Mes de La Herencia Hispana: Lecciones del Dr. Carrión
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En esta sesión especial de Óptica durante el Mes de La Herencia Hispana extraemos principios para el liderazgo Latino de la vida del Rdo. Dr. Adolfo Carrión, Sr. Subrayamos algunos secretos aprendido de la vida y legado del Dr. Carrión que pueden ayudarnos a crear un mapa para el futuro de la Iglesia Latina en los Estados Unidos. --- Support this p…
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[REVIEW] It's finally over! the Netflix War For Cybertron has reached it's conclusion in the final 6 episode mini season titled KINGDOM! Join Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia as they sift through the smoking remains of the latest Transformers TV show looking for something... ANYTHING good to say about it! Nah, it's not that bad but you'll only know what…
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Paramount Pictures' SVP of Multicultural Marketing and Publicity, DeDe Brown, reveals the scoop behind her Hollywood career. Brown discusses the chance encounter that jumpstarted her PR career, how she overcame culture shock after moving to NYC, and the importance of starting where you are now. Brown is also a co-host of BLK ON THE SCENE, a podcast…
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Using the metaphors of X-Ray technicians (radiologic technologists) and physicians (radiologists), Pastor Salguero talks about the difference between analyzing challenges and developing solutions. A conversation of how focusing on one without the other may lead to stagnation, unhealthy churches and systems and lack of movement --- Support this podc…
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Una conversación sobre las adversidades y triunfos usando la jabalina y el arpa como metáforas. Usando la vida del Rey David como ejemplo el Pastor Salguero subraya para afirmar y prepararnos para la realidad que en la vida a jabalinas y arpas o lanzas y liras. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gabriel-salguero/suppo…
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[DISCUSSION] Welcome to a very special edition of AARGH! MY OPTICS! What’s so ‘very special’ about it? we hear you ask, well it’s special because we have a guest host! Yes, for the first (and hopefully not the last) time we’ve invited a friend of the podcast on to chew the fat with Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia. His name is (not) Michael Quintesson a…
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Una reflexión sobre los ritmos de la vida usando a Números 10 y el sonido de las trompetas. El Pastor Salguero nos habla sobre el secreto de discernir el sonido para establecer en ritmo de nuestro crecimiento y madurez. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gabriel-salguero/support…
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Un conversatorio analizando algunas olas anti-educativas en nuestra fe Cristiana. El Pastor Salguero subraya porque la fe no es anti-inteligencia y como la fe y la ciencia pueden coexistir sin caer el la idolatría del intelectualismo. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gabriel-salguero/support…
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Una conversación nueva sobre La Parábola del Hijo Pródigo a la luz de los dos hijos. El Pastor Salguero busca articular porque los dos hijos malentendieron el amor y la verdad del Padre y como la Iglesia Dos hijos- llamados “Legalismo” y “Libertinaje” viven en la casa y se pueden perder. Este podcast es una invitación a invitar a los dos hijos al v…
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[DISCUSSION] The long awaited second part in AARGH! MY OPTICS! series of discussions on Toy Collecting. In which Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia discuss hunting down those ever elusive toys! Where do they hunt them? How do that catch them? What traps do they use and more importantly what traps to they fall into in the process? Toy hunting is almost as …
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[DISCUSSION] Outside of the obvious, why do Transformers transform? What is the purpose of an ‘alt-mode’? Dave and Orion get all philosophical on us and ask the big questions about Transformation and Alternate Modes like… Who came up with it first? The goodies or the baddies? What’s that noise all about? And do they see out of their windshields the…
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Families come in so many different types and shapes. God has always known this and promised to bless all the families of the earth. Blessing is not absent challenges. Journey with Pastor Gabe and see how God has blessed so many different types of families despite challenge and dysfunction. This is a great episode to listen to with the entire family…
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[TOTB] For it's fifth episode AARGH! MY OPTICS! tries something a bit different. In something they're calling Top Of The Bots Virtual Dave and Orion Ghia countdown they're top or bottom 3 favourite and least favourite Transformers toy lines. Expect surprising choices, confusion and occasional mild disagreement as our two hosts chat their way throug…
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[REVIEW] We have our reviewing hats back on, and this time it's one of those bloody awful live action movies! Sadist Virtual Dave inflicts 2018's Bumblebee upon Orion Ghia triggering his PTSD from that time he totally lost faith in the franchise... but it's not all bad! Tune in to hear the AARGH! MY OPTICS! lad's thoughts on a touching story about …
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Is ambition in-and-of itself evil? What do with do with ambition? How do we navigate our ambitions while cultivating humility, service, and introspection? Taking from a letter to military leaders we reflect together on the question, "Is ambition redeemable?" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gabriel-salguero/support…
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Referencing Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In The Heights" - the virtue of patience is examined. What is patience and what can it teach us? How does your patience-ometer look? Join us in this conversation and reflection about patience and its lessons for our lives. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gabriel-salguero/support…
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