Ask the Professor

Dr. Jeff Smith answers questions his students want to know. Given that this is for a podcasting lecture, do the questions have anything to do with what the class is about? No, but it wouldn't be any fun if they did!

Episode 23: Movies vs. TV, Favorite Western Actor, and more!

In this episode, Jeff responds to questions about Kevin Smith films, his favorite western and favorite western actor, his favorite Doctor from Doctor Who, Lord of the Rings vs. The Hobbit, his favorite Star Wars character, and the animated version of the Hobbit vs. the films!

10-29
10:34

Episode 22: Halloween Costumes, Cowboy Hats, and Podcasting

In this episode, Jeff responds to questions about his choice of 2024 Halloween Costume, how long he's been sporting a black cowboy hat, how long the Two Geeks and a G.I.T. podcast has been running, and what his favorite episode of that podcast was to record!

10-30
05:40

Episode 20: Love and McCarthy-ism

In this episode, Jeff resurrects the "Ask the Professor" podcast, tackling questions from his students on what superhero he'd like to be, what media influenced him, how he decided to become a teacher, and how he met his wife!

11-01
13:11

Episode 19: Podcasting, Shootings, and Audacity

In this episode, the Professor, Jeff Smith, brings "Ask the Professor" to Bethesda, Maryland, just outside of Washington D.C., for the NBS-AERho 2018 National Convention! He talks about podcasting in general, answers questions about the shooting that took place that weekend on CMU's campus, and discusses using Audacity vs. Adobe Audition for your audio editing needs.

04-25
04:46

Episode 18: Corned Beef, Barfights, and Singing

In this episode, the students ask how the Professor feels about his colleagues, the closest he's come to being in a barfight, why corned beef hasn't been adopted by fast food, if he's ever been arrested, what he'd be doing if he wasn't teaching, and he offers a tease about where to find some music he's recorded.

02-01
04:46

Episode 17: Bloody deer, bald heads, and bodies (of the dead variety)

In this episode, it's unexpected encounters with deer, why he keeps his ponytail, the worst cheating excuse of all times, and his worst childhood memory.

01-31
07:33

Episode 16: Darkness, Evil Dead, and Cards Against Humanity

Professor Smith answers questions about fearing the dark, his favorite white card in Cards Against Humanity, how he feels about Rick and Morty, his favorite Evil Dead film, his familial connection to Evil Dead: The Musical, and how he doesn’t know YouTube well enough to have a favorite YouTube-er. Plus, an ATP first: A student answers a question the professor cannot!

01-31
09:30

Episode 15: Goats, Hair, and Neckties!

The Professor loses 10 years temporarily, uncomfortably discusses a goat, rates the best Evil Dead film, answers "the ponytail question" again, and discusses how he met his wife of 18 years.

09-21
08:18

Episode 14: Zombies, more zombies, and guilty pleasures!

Professor Smith talks about the zombie apocalypse, what animal he'd most like to ride into battle, and what type of film is his guiltiest of guilty pleasure.

09-20
07:27

Episode 13: Trump, Star Wars, and Deadpool

Professor Smith talks about the new president and his wall, Jeff's favorite movies, why he likes Marvel over DC (and loves Deadpool), and why he loves Star Wars as well as his take on Rogue One.

02-02
06:44

Episode 12: Doctor Who, Singing in the Rain, and George Lucas

In this episode, Jeff answers questions about pop culture (Doctor Who, Star Wars, Hayden Christensen's acting ability), his hair (again), and George Lucas knowing his limits.

02-01
09:51

Episode 10: Stupidity, Movies, Alcohol, and Star Wars

In this episode, the students ask Professor Smith about the stupid things he did in his twenties, he lists his top-three favorite movies of all time, he reveals his love of tequila and his immunity to hangovers, and he discusses his take on the "Jar-Jar/Sith Lord" theory as well as talking about Rey's possible parentage!

09-22
06:15

Episode 11: Horror, Voice-Acting, Ponytails, and Monty Python

In this epsiode, Professor Smith talks about his favorite horror films, his personal experiences with voice-acting, the history of the ponytail (his), and his favorite Monty Python films!

09-22
06:11

Episode 09: Superheroes, Love, and What Makes Teaching Fun

In this episode, Professor Smith gives his thoughts on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which he likes better, Marvel or DC, the story of how he met his wife, why this section tops all other sections of the class, and how the class came to be in the first place!

02-09
09:21

Episode 07: Television spoilers and embarrassing stories

In this episode, Professor Smith answers questions about what he enjoys doing in his downtime, what inspired his ponytail hairstyle, who he'd like to portray him in a film or on TV, his take on Jon Snow on game of thrones (SPOILER ALERT), and his most embarrassing professional moments.

02-09
06:44

Episode 08: Best day ever, some favourite things, and a giant duck

In this episode, Professor Smith discusses his greatest accomplishment, academic and other, as well as the 100 duck-sized horses vs. 1 horse-sized duck question, his favourite life hack, his favourite curse word (NSFW warning on that one), and what he'd do with a million dollars.

02-08
06:59

Episode 06: Steely Dan and the Muffin Man

In this episode, the Professor opens up about his musical genre preferences, his answer to the most important question "Left Twix or Right Twix," the closest he's come to dying (so far), his relationship with the Muffin Man, and his choice of video games: Genre and titles.

11-05
03:43

Episode 05: Drugs, Trump, and Rock-and-Roll

In this episode, the Professor reveals his fear of Donald Trump, his love of storytelling and how that played into his career choices, his vocal and musical stylings, and his firm "nothing smoke" policy for life.

11-04
04:06

Episode 04: Trees or Fish, Religion, and TV, TV, and More TV!

In this episode, the Professor discusses his love (or hate) of trees and fish, what TV show he'd like to base a religion from, his choice of Doctor (Who), and his top-3 recommended television viewing experiences.

03-31
05:44

Episode 03: Personal Blunders, Adironducks, Musical Ignorance, and Strange Student Encounters

In the third episode, Jeff discusses his biggest professional broadcast blunders (both in-school and out-of-school), a horse-sized duck vs. 10 duck-sized horses, how little he actually knows about Chuck Berry, and the time he found a radio show getting a little too sexy!

03-30
05:01

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