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<b>Latest Episode:</b> "Litigious Larry," and an especially off topic Off Topical Your browser does not support the audio element.
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<p> Raven67854</p> Gardiner Bryant <p>A software developer and all-around nerd from a small coastal town in Maine, Gardiner has been a FOSS enthusiast for over a decade.</p>
<p>Best known for his YouTube channel <em>The Linux Gamer</em> for the last four years, he has been the host and primary creative force behind his YouTube channel.</p>
<p>Being on YouTube has taught Gardiner grew unhappy with the abusive relationship Google and YouTube have with creators on their platform.
Thus <em>Off Topical</em> born.</p>
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