This site serves as an anchor for my Youtube, Instagram, and podcasting activities. The site is a work in progress but should be complete by 2030 or so.
Here you’ll find a full list of resources relating to my YouTube and Instagram accounts that feature guitar, amp, pedal, and gear reviews and demonstrations. The most important thing you can do is subscribe to my YouTube channel!
Podcasts Past & Present
I’ve co-hosted several podcasts over the years. The first podcast I ever joined was called Gotham Central and was originally formed as a weekly commentary on the Gotham TV show…until we realized that none of us actually liked the show. We pivoted to talking about comics and nerd culture and that lasted a few years. Around the same time, I started a book-reading podcast called The Reformed Library which took off really well. It ended when my co-host went through some personal tragedy. I’ve always hoped this one would restart. I read lots of books, don’t take sufficient notes, and would love to synthesize my thoughts afterward. I’ve learned that I’m not a disciplined writer, but as a podcaster, I can capture my thoughts more extemporaneously.
Then, in 2019 I launched a comic book/nerd culture podcast with one of my best friends. We’re based in Cincinnati and as chance would have it, so is the Museum Center which is what the Hall of Justice was originally based on. Since the Hall of Justice (and every other podcast name ever) was taken, we settled on the Hall of Just Us. It sounds like it is pretentious, but it is really just from desperation.
Storied Arcs
So we arrive in 2022 when my current project launched in July. My friend Alex and I decided to start a podcast that does book-club-style deep dives into independent and creator-owned comic books. Sounds pretty niche right? Good. We aren’t shooting for that largest audience, but there are a lot of incredible writers, artists, and creative talents who get overlooked because they don’t publish on big platforms or write their content for movie adaptations. We want to point a spotlight on them. We are two reasonably well-educated guys with completely different backgrounds so we bring a lot to the table and discuss everything from artistic style and literary choices to worldview and philosophical discussions that arise from the books.
You can find this podcast LITERALLY anywhere that podcasts are available. I’ll place some links below and if you like it, tell a friend. If you don’t like it, keep it to yourself and move on with your day!
MTJ Guitars YouTube Channel
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