Episodes
This week Alex and Ragan got together to look at and talk about a couple of keyboards and just hang out with chat! We really love doing these more laid-back streams with you guys and we hope guys have a lot of fun with them as well. Happy Birthday to the king, Mr. Alexotos! Have a great week! - Chase (Who was absent this week)
Published 07/25/21
Published 07/25/21
This week we did something very different for Keebcast! We had viewers submit pictures of their keyboards in Alex's Discord server. We had so many submissions that we are going to have to do another part to this or make this a regular segment of Keebcast! Watch the video by searching "Keebcast" on YouTube or going to the following link: https://youtu.be/E5Yccc-p6-E Thank you guys for all of the submissions and thank you for watching and listening to us ramble about keyboards! Hope you have...
Published 06/15/21
This week on Keebcast we decided to talk about some topics that all of us feel very passionate about. Resellers are inevitable in a market where exclusivity and limited quantities exist. Our hope is that we can educate people on how flipping is ultimately taking away from those who would have purchased the product at retail cost. We also talk about fake products within the industry in hopes that people understand that when they purchase fake keycap sets or even fake artisan keycaps, they are...
Published 05/27/21
This week we were joined by TWO guests! BTMC (youtube.com/user/BeasttrollMC) - Online personality, a top osu! player, and a lover of keyboards, and Soran - one of the nicest community pillars the mech hobby could ask for. We talk a lot about different issues with certain switches in high-performance situations and also just have a good time talking about random stuff as well. Big thank you to BTMC and Soran and a huge thanks to all of you who were able to watch live! Have a fantastic...
Published 05/20/21
For this episode, we sat down with everyone's favorite community member and critically acclaimed Twitch moderator, Chozo! We wanted to have some fun with Chozo so we kind of went all over the place when it came to conversation. From fast food to keyboards, we covered it all. Thank you to all of you who were able to make it to the live stream and a special thanks to Chozo for being on Keebcast and also for just being an awesome person. Have a fantastic week! - Chase
Published 04/30/21
In this episode, we are joined by EURA (https://instagram.com/euwa.psd)! She is the head designer of KAM Li'l Dragon and has been a key part any many designs within the community. We had a lot of fun talking about being a designer within the mech community and understanding what it means to put yourself out there and share your designs and ideas. Big thanks to all who were able to watch us live and a huge thank you to EURA for hopping on the call with us. Have a fantastic week! - Chase
Published 04/22/21
For this podcast, it was Ragan, Alex, and myself (Chase). If you guys haven't heard, we are looking to do more podcasts where we don't have a guest and we just kind of have a good time. This week we spent a good amount of time talking about some of our most positive experiences in the hobby and we got way off track when we started talking about whether it is "soda' or it is "pop"... Also, Ragan doesn't believe there are people who call all sodas "coke". Thank you to everyone who was able to...
Published 04/14/21
This week we sat down with Olivia (https://www.instagram.com/ofbriggs)! Olivia is one of the minds behind VIA. She has also created a couple of semipopular GMK sets in GMK Olivia and GMK Olive. We had great conversations about the success of GMK Olivia and how the different features of the set came to be. We also spent time talking about VIA and where it started. Olivia is such an influential person within this community, and we sincerely thank her for the contributions she has made. Thank...
Published 04/08/21
Hope you all are doing well! This episode is one we have been looking to do for a while now. We have really enjoyed bringing on other voices from the community and just having a conversation with them and with all of you in the live chat. However, we really miss having the opportunity for the 3 of us to just hang out with chat and have a good time. With that being said, we are going to start doing Keebcast as the three of us every-other-week, and continue to bring on guests on the weeks...
Published 04/02/21
In this episode of Keebcast, we are joined by Jeff Langeland (www.instagram.com/langelandia). Langelandia is the mind behind sets like GMK Cafe and IFK 808-Boom. We had a lot of fun talking about the community as a whole and the direction we see the scene moving in. We were also introduced to some cool custom keyboard components within this episode! Thank you to all who were able to join us live and thank you to Jeff for giving up your Sunday evening to chat with us! Have a fantastic...
Published 03/24/21
In this episode, we are joined by Ashkeebs (www.ashkeebs.com)! Ash is a vendor based in Canada that got his start by offering switch lubing as a service. Fast forward to today and Ashkeebs is recognized as one of the most trusted vendors in NA. Ash allowed us to touch on subjects such as best practices for lubing switches, the idea of everything in this hobby truly being a preference, and the process of designing a keycap set and watching it come to life. We had a lot of fun getting to know...
Published 03/19/21
In this episode, we sat down with the legendary Wilba (wilba.tech). Wilba has been apart of the mech community for many years and has been a driving force within the industry itself. We were able to talk about the Rama Foundry Thermal and the progression of the project. We also had a great conversation about "sound tests" and just how sound is perceived within the hobby. Wilba gave us a lot of insight and really allowed us to explore some new topics with the live chat. Thank you to everyone...
Published 03/17/21
On this episode of Keebcast we were joined by Robert and Max from Clackeys (https://www.clackeys.com/). We had a lot of really great conversations starting out as a business in this space, some of the early inspiration for certain caps, and even some talk on different IPs for movies and video games making their way into the scene. Overall this was a lot of fun for us and it was a very informative conversation. Hope you guys enjoyed this one! Huge thanks to Max and Robert for taking some time...
Published 03/11/21
This week we are joined by another keyboard streamer by the name of Lightning Keyboards (https://www.twitch.tv/lightningkeyboards)! Lightning has been in the hobby for over 5 years and has quite a knowledge base when comes to everything keyboards. He has a stream where he does client builds and he is very active in helping to make the mech community a better place for all. Thank you to everyone who showed up to interact with us on the live podcast and a huge thank you to Lightning for being...
Published 03/09/21
This week we had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with KatanaxKaji. Katana is a Latin American streamer and keyboard content creator who is really helping to push the community forward. It was a very insightful conversation and if you get a chance to check out his stream (https://www.twitch.tv/katanaxkaji), you definitely won't regret it. Huge thanks to Frank and to all of you who joined us live! Have a fantastic week! - Chase
Published 02/21/21
StrayChroma is a very talented keyboard streamer and a psychology student. In this podcast, we talked about some budget keyboards, "is a hotdog a sandwich?", and a good amount of video game talk. The conversations were a lot of fun and it was refreshing to explore so many random topics! Thank you so much to StrayChroma for her time and thank you to all those who were able to tune in live! Have a fantastic week! - Chase
Published 02/07/21
This week we had the pleasure of sitting down with Brandon Taylor, aka BT, aka https://www.youtube.com/c/btunplugged. BT is one of the staples in the tech YouTube scene with a focus on office/gaming peripherals. Over the past couple of years, BT has found himself in the mech community and has made many videos updating the community on upcoming group buys and product releases that excite him! We had a great time talking with BT about some of the more recent "dramas" of the scene and it was...
Published 01/31/21
Manoli Visuals. The king of Calves and one of the funniest guys on Twitch. Manoli is a keyboard streamer that is really making ripples within the keyboard scene. His wholesome community really made this stream fun and I think you guys will enjoy the very lighthearted conversations and all the laughs. Thank you to Manoli for all the fun! Have a fantastic week! - Chase
Published 01/24/21
This week we had the pleasure of sitting down with Jorge from Keycult. We got to talk about many different potential avenues for Keycult in the near future as well as what Jorge's thoughts were on the current state of Keycult within the community. It is always nice to hear more from those who seem to be industry phantoms that create spectacular products but you never really hear where these ideas or solutions come from. Huge thanks to Jorge for his time and to all of you who watched with us...
Published 01/17/21
This week Ragan and Alex sit down with Dixie Mech (dixiemech.com and soon to be Omnitype). They talk about the rebrand of Dixie Mech to Omnitype and then roll into many different topics brought up by chat. It is always cool to hear the thoughts and opinions of those behind the scenes, so to have this group together resulted in some very interesting conversations. Thank you to Dixie for rounding out the year of 2020! Hope you guys had a wonderful Christmas and New Years'! Have a fantastic...
Published 01/01/21
The time has come. After a few months of people in Twitch chat and in our DMs asking "Taeha on Keebcast when?" we finally pulled it off. Nathan (TaehaTypes) is a keyboard streamer and internet personality that really opened the doors of the mech scene to quite a few people who call this community home now. Over the past couple of years, Nathan has had incredible success with his content on both Twitch and YouTube. The infamous "Fjell with lubed Holy Pandas Typing Sounds" took the internet by...
Published 12/21/20
This week we were privileged to talk with ThereminGoat (www.theremingoat.com). ThereminGoat currently holds the world's largest collection of mechanical switches, 800+ different kinds. With all this power and a true love for his collection, ThereminGoat decided he would create a blog where he details nearly every feature and quirk that these switches have to offer. He is currently putting out a blog post every 2 weeks and we would highly recommend you check them out! Big thanks to...
Published 12/16/20
This week we were honored to talk to the genius himself, Yiancar (yiancar-designs.com). Yiancar is most well known for his PCB designs within the mech community. From the NK65 to the Gingham, Yiancar has continuously driven the scene forward with his innovative products and solutions. Within this episode, we spend quite a bit of time talking about hobbies themselves as Yiancar takes Ragan through the process of making the perfect cup of coffee (apologies in advance to audio listeners if this...
Published 12/07/20
This episode of Keebcast features Marcia, or as you may know her, Apiary Keyboards. Marcia is one of the most influential and knowledgeable poeple in the mech community today. The conversations we had with Marcia were all very thought-provoking and really display her passion for this community. This episode was easily one of our favorites. She just recently wrapped up the group buy for her first keycap set, GMK Noire, and streams multiple times a week at...
Published 11/30/20