Doors at 6:00pm | Presentations at 6:30
The Bishop Bar | 123 S Walnut St, Bloomington IN 47404
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Join us for our third Nerd Nite in Bloomington! We all know that learning is more fun when you’re drinking with friends and colleagues. Nerd Nite is an event held in more than 120 cities across the globe during which several folks give 15 minute fun-yet-informative presentations across all disciplines – while the audience drinks along. It’s like the Discovery Channel… with beer! Imagine learning about everything from math feuds or the science of the Simpsons, to the genealogy of Godzilla or debunking beer myths, while having a few or a few too many.
Come join us for a drink, learn something new, and meet fellow nerds. Be there AND be square!
This month’s speakers and presentation topics:
1) Old Time Radio: History, Highlights and How It Changed the World
by Jim Inman
Before there were podcasts, CDs, cassettes, 8-tracks, and vinyl records… there were the early days of radio. This presentation will share background of how the Golden Age of Radio – from the 1920s to the 1950s – came to prominence across the United States as a source for news, entertainment, sports, and more. Close your eyes and enter the theater of the mind – and you just might recognize some of the voices and names you’ll hear.
Jim Inman is a life-long resident of Bloomington, and has worked in marketing, development, and communications for more than 25 years. He graduated from IU with a degree in Journalism and a concentration in History, with the WWII era – a particular favorite area of study. When Jim is not working you may find him on the WGCL Radio airwaves, emceeing the Fourth of July Parade and Canopy of Lights, or taking his two twelve-year-old Labrador Retrievers – Grace and Beef – on car rides to find the best diner breakfasts in southern Indiana.
2) A Bug’s Life: Queer Edition
by Kylie Dannatt
Description coming soon.
Bio coming soon.
3) Pulgasari: The Time North Korea Made a Kaiju Film
by Beth Bredlau
Pulgasari (1985) is a North Korean Monster movie directed by Shin Sang-ok. Shin Sang-ok was kidnapped by North Korean agents in 1978 and forced to make propaganda and Kaiju films for the regime until he escaped in 1986. The film is a wild ride, telling the story of an iron-eating monster and a peasant uprising against an oppressive leader. Today, this film is a cult classic, in part due to its special effects and its tumultuous political history.
Beth Bredlau is an Art History graduate student at IU specializing in the study of Godzilla. Recently, she organized Godzilla Weekend at the Buskirk Chumey here in Bloomington, along with successfully petitioning the mayor to Proclaim June 27th, 2025, Godzilla Day.
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