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Over the last year I've been following a podcast network that is breaching the boundaries of a TV's existence. They've created several reminiscent shows of a network long faded but one show in particular has caught my eye. TRS or The Totally Rad Show, is a diamond in the ruff, finding its way into the homes of many Internet users.

I was captured instantly by the nastalgic vibe of this show. They hit home on a very deep level of geekish nature and for a while I believed this to be the reason for my overenthusiastic liking for this show. Yet, I knew under the surface that there was more than meets the eye of this trio of reviewers. After several episodes of detailed discussions, I finally realized the magical touch that drove this epic force, their passion.

During some of their of normal reviews, an overwhelming wave of passion floods from your computer grasping your full attention. An episode of prime example was their August 19th episode entitled Acteroids. Jeff Canata, one of the three hosts, went onto a major tangent during their video game segment. The main discussion, a game recently released by xbox live, labeled Braid. As soon as a title is brought up for discussion, I usually pause the video and make my way to google to find a basis for their topic. At first glance I wasn't too impressed and I would have, on normal circumstances, glazed on passed this excellent game.

Back to Jeff's review, he begins as anyone else giving a review, discussing his views of the game. But, midstream he breaks into an overwhelming since of pride and branches into a heartfelt discussion of his beliefs in the video game world and how it relates to the creator of the game he's reviewing. Needless to say my mind was blown, not only had I figured out what I loved about this show but I gained an incredible amount of respect for a game designer that I've never heard of.

This passionate expression that is tapped into to from episode to episode is something rare in our world today. To see someone literally wrap themselves inside of the world they cherish and express it for others, is a gift that is slowly slipping from our existence. People of this stature, rebirth my love for the world we live in.