George Hrab#Geologic Podcast

{{Short description|American musician and podcaster (born 1971)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

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| birth_place = Belleville, New Jersey, U.S.

| origin = Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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| instrument = Drums, guitar, bass, piano

| genre = Progressive rock, funk

| occupation = Musician, songwriter, podcaster, author

| years_active = 1995–present

| label = Geologic Records

| associated_acts = Philadelphia Funk Authority, Slau, The Geologic Orchestra, The Blue Turtles, The George HraBand

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George Joseph Hrab is an American drummer, guitarist, composer and podcaster known for performing rock, funk and jazz and for exploring atheist, skeptic and science themes in his work. He has released nine albums as a solo artist.

Early life and education

Hrab was born in Belleville, New Jersey and grew up speaking Ukrainian and surrounded by Ukrainian culture.Howell, Dave. [http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/music/mc-george-hrab-bethlehem-ice-house-20160121-story.html "George Hrab to perform his 'Broad Street Score' in Bethlehem"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125010813/http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/music/mc-george-hrab-bethlehem-ice-house-20160121-story.html |date=January 25, 2016 }}, The Morning Call, January 21, 2016. Accessed December 3, 2017. "The 44-year-old Hrab (pronounced with a near silent 'h') was born in Belleville, N.J. His parents immigrated to the United States as youngsters. 'I grew up speaking Ukrainian, went to Ukrainian Saturday school, ski and canoe trips, and scouts. You were given demerits if you spoke English,' he says." In 1989, he graduated from Montclair Kimberley Academy in Montclair, New Jersey.[https://www.mka.org/mobile.cfm?p=734&newsid=445 MKA Alumni Return to Campus for Career Day] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831221341/https://www.mka.org/mobile.cfm?p=734&newsid=445 |date=August 31, 2023 }}, Montclair Kimberley Academy. Accessed December 3, 2017. "Representing the arts, George Hrab ’89 returned to talk about a life in the music industry, Amanda Englander ’04 discussed her work as an editor in book publishing and Christian Langbein ’00 explained how to navigate the world of fashion."

Career

Hrab performs in several genres of music, but most often in rock and funk. His songs often reflect his interest in science and skepticism.{{cite web|last1=Gerbic|first1=Susan|author-link=Susan Gerbic|title=A Conversation with George Hrab|url=http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/a_conversation_with_george_hrab|website=CSICOP.org|access-date=26 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108023657/http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/a_conversation_with_george_hrab|archive-date=8 November 2016|date=28 July 2016}} Hrab lists Frank Zappa and David Byrne as key influences. "You can shake your ass to it, but it's still really smart and interesting," he says.{{Citation | title=George Hrab: To the (naked) beat of his own drum | author=Salerno, Gabrielle | date=November 9–15, 2005 | magazine=Merge | publisher=The Morning Call | volume=1 | issue=33 | pages=14–15 | url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/topic/me-hrab1109,0,1043424.story | access-date=April 21, 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629144234/http://www.baltimoresun.com/topic/me-hrab1109,0,1043424.story | archive-date=June 29, 2011 | df=mdy-all }} He has described his style of music with one word: Philosophunk! "I’m a big fan of Frank Zappa, Talking Heads, XTC, the Beatles, and things like that. Those are my influences, but at the same time, I’m a huge fan of Stan Freberg and James Randi and Michael Shermer and those kinda guys. So it’s sort of like philosophy and music… What I do is I coalesce the vapors of the universe."

Hrab has released nine albums since 1997 as an independent musician. One of Hrab's approaches as an independent artist is to customize the packaging of each his albums. One features a tin box, one in a DVD case, etc. "Each one stands out as a piece of art, giving his fans a genuine reason to buy the physical disc as merchandise, not just a music holder."{{cite book | author=Chertkow, Randy | author2=Feehan, Jason | year=2008 | title=The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual for the Do-It-Yourself Musician | location=New York City | publisher=St. Martin's Griffin | isbn=978-0-312-37768-7 | oclc=184822902 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/indiebandsurviva00cher/page/147 147–148, 227] | url=https://archive.org/details/indiebandsurviva00cher/page/147 }}{{cite web

|title = Planning Your Album from Beginning to End

|author = Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

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|publisher = Disc Makers

|access-date = September 9, 2010

|archive-date = August 31, 2023

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Aside from his solo work, Hrab has been a member of many bands over the course of his career.{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_85 | title=Episode #85 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=October 2, 2008 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=September 15, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915165608/http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_85 | url-status=live }}

=Eric Mintel Quartet=

In 1998, Hrab was the touring drummer for the Eric Mintel Quartet, and recorded one jazz album with them. The highlight of this tour was when the group played "cool '50s swing" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.{{Citation | title=Drummer digs his own groove with the Geologic Orchestra | author=Terlesky, John | date=November 14, 2002 | magazine=Go Guide | page=16 | publisher=The Morning Call | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55430159/drummer-digs-his-own-groove-with-the/ | access-date=July 15, 2020 | via=newspapers.com | archive-date=July 15, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715230645/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55430159/drummer-digs-his-own-groove-with-the/ | url-status=live }} and at a White House Christmas party.

=Philadelphia Funk Authority=

Hrab's job is playing drums for a Philadelphia-area based band called the Philadelphia Funk Authority. The nine-member band was formed in 1999 and plays corporate, private, and club shows in the region around Philadelphia and also tours nationwide. The group has shared the stage with Elton John and other acts.{{Citation | title=It's funky time with Philadelphia Funk Authority | newspaper=The Express-Times | date=August 12, 2005 | page=E-20 | author=Kalan, Susan }}

==Band members==

Gary Rivenson – Band Leader, Bass Guitar {{Cite web |url=http://www.phillyfunk.com/pfaBio.asp?MemberId=GH |title=Philadelphia Funk Authority – the band |access-date=June 7, 2017 |archive-date=August 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815135627/http://www.phillyfunk.com/pfaBio.asp?MemberId=GH |url-status=dead }}
Andy Kowal – Trumpet
George Hrab – Drums, Vocals
Dale Gerheart – Lead Vocals, Trombone
Larry Ogden – Saxophones
Jill Gaudious – Lead Vocals
Andy Portz – Guitar, Vocals
Dave Burt – Keyboards
Vinnie Puccio – Bass
Marijo Burns – Lead Vocals
Ross Brown – Percussion

=Geologic Orchestra=

When performing his own material with a band, Hrab has called the group the Geologic Orchestra.{{Citation |author=Wacker, George |title=Geological Orchestra packs Ice House |date=November 16, 2006 |newspaper=The Bethlehem News |page=13}} The band is made up of some members of the Philadelphia Funk Authority and other musicians, and has played in a seven-piece configuration among others.

=''Trebuchet''=

Hrab's sixth independent album Trebuchet was released in June 2010. As a means of promoting the album, he offered the full album to any podcast who wanted to run it, uncut, in their feed. Many podcasts such as Skepticality,{{cite web | title=George Hrab's Trebuchet (Full Album) | url=http://traffic.libsyn.com/skepticality/George_Hrab_Trebuchet.mp3 | publisher=Skepticality | date=June 16, 2010 | access-date=September 4, 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} American Freethought{{cite web | title=Podcast Bonus – George Hrab Trebuchet | url=http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2010/06/17/podcast-bonus-george-hrab-trebuchet/ | publisher=American Freethought | date=June 17, 2010 | access-date=September 4, 2010 | archive-date=August 31, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831221342/http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2010/06/17/podcast-bonus-george-hrab-trebuchet/ | url-status=live }} and We Are Not Delicious{{cite web | title=Bonus Episode: "Trebuchet" by George Hrab | url=http://wearenotdelicious.blogspot.com/2010/06/bonus-episode-trebuchet-by-george-hrab.html | publisher=We Are Not Delicious | date=June 17, 2010 | access-date=September 4, 2010 | archive-date=August 31, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831221343/http://wearenotdelicious.blogspot.com/2010/06/bonus-episode-trebuchet-by-george-hrab.html | url-status=live }} took him up on his offer. The album is available as a conventional CD{{cite web | title=George Hrab / Trebuchet | url=http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hrab6 | publisher=CD Baby | date=June 16, 2010 | access-date=September 4, 2010 }} and digital download.{{cite web | title=Trebuchet by George Hrab | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/trebuchet/378109647%26ei%3DtbWCTML2O8P78Abd7aWGBA%26usg%3DAFQjCNF1_KRFGJFl8mZu00JgRVGdW6t36Q%26sig2%3D-Rog6oi3h2sV2c-431YdgQ | publisher=iTunes Music Store | date=June 16, 2010 | access-date=September 4, 2010 | archive-date=August 31, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831221914/https://music.apple.com/us/album/trebuchet/378109647 | url-status=live }}{{cite web | title=Trebuchet by George Hrab | url=http://www.emusic.com/album/George-Hrab-Trebuchet-MP3-Download/11976597.html | publisher=eMusic.com | date=June 16, 2010 | access-date=September 4, 2010 | archive-date=August 31, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831221916/https://www.emusic.com/album/George-Hrab-Trebuchet-MP3-Download/11976597.html | url-status=live }}

=Styrofoam Tour=

From November 26 – December 5, 2010, Hrab embarked on an entirely fan-organized tour of Australia and New Zealand.{{Citation | title=Sceptic George Hrab Counts His Luck | author=Emerson, Russell | date=December 5, 2010 | magazine=The Advertiser | publisher=News Limited | url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/confidential/sceptic-george-hrab-counts-his-luck/story-e6fredq3-1225966006641 | access-date=December 6, 2010 }} The tour began with appearances at The Amazing Meeting Australia, a skeptical and freethinker conference co-sponsored by the Australian Skeptics and the James Randi Educational Foundation.{{cite web |title=TAM Australia: What is TAM? |url=http://www.tamaustralia.org/index.php/what-is-tam |access-date=December 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611064809/http://www.tamaustralia.org/index.php/what-is-tam |archive-date=June 11, 2010 |df=mdy }} In ten days, Hrab played in four Australian states, the Australian Capital Territory and the north and south islands of New Zealand.{{cite web | title=The Styrofoam Tour | author=Hrab, George | date=November 1, 2010 | url=http://georgehrab.blogspot.com/2010/11/geos-styrofoam-tour.html | access-date=December 6, 2010 | archive-date=August 31, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831221916/http://georgehrab.blogspot.com/2010/11/geos-styrofoam-tour.html | url-status=live }}

The tour was named "Styrofoam" after a malapropism created as an inside joke by Kylie Sturgess.{{cite web | title=Sturgess, Kylie (June 5, 2009), "Episode #33", The Skeptic Zone | url=http://skepticzone.libsyn.com/the_skeptic_zone_33_5_june_2009 | access-date=April 13, 2011 | archive-date=August 31, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831222420/https://skepticzone.libsyn.com/the_skeptic_zone_33_5_june_2009 | url-status=live }}{{cite web | title=Hrab, George (December 16, 2010), "Episode #194", The Geologic Podcast | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-194 | access-date=April 13, 2011 | archive-date=August 17, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817040122/http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-194 | url-status=live }}

=The Blue Turtles=

In September 2013, Hrab announced the inception of The Blue Turtles, a band formed to cover Sting's first solo album, The Dream of the Blue Turtles.{{cite web|last1=Hrab|first1=George|title=Episode #331|url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-331|website=The Geologic Podcast|access-date=July 21, 2014|archive-date=October 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010163919/http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-331|url-status=live}} The debut performance was July 20, 2014 at the Ice House in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania as a part of the Ice House Tonight concert series.{{cite web|last1=McGroggan|first1=Shamus|title=George Hrab and Slau Halatyn from The Blue Turtles live on The Blend|date=June 26, 2014|url=http://wdiy.org/post/george-hrab-and-slau-halatyn-blue-turtles-live-blend|publisher=WDIY|access-date=July 21, 2014|archive-date=July 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730035448/http://wdiy.org/post/george-hrab-and-slau-halatyn-blue-turtles-live-blend|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Schoof|first1=Dustin|title=The Blue Turtles to pay tribute to Sting with Bethlehem concert|url=http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/music/index.ssf/2014/06/the_blue_turtles_to_pay_tribut.html|website=Lehigh Valley Live|date=June 17, 2014|publisher=PennLive LLC|access-date=July 21, 2014|archive-date=July 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728102554/http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/music/index.ssf/2014/06/the_blue_turtles_to_pay_tribut.html|url-status=live}}

==Band members==

Slau Halatyn – Vocals, Guitar
George Hrab – Drums
Neil Wetzel – Saxophone
Vinnie Puccio – Bass
CJ Steinway – Keyboards
Alisa B. Anderson – Vocals
Kiera Wilhelm – Vocals

=Occasional Songs for the Periodic Table=

File:George Hrab at QED.jpg

In 2015, Hrab performed Occasional Songs for the Periodic Table as a part of the Ice House Tonight series in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. While Hrab previously performed the album on his podcast,{{cite web|last1=Hrab|first1=George|title=The Geologic Podcast: Episode #72|url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_72|website=Geologic Podcast|access-date=1 July 2015|archive-date=July 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702050558/http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_72|url-status=live}} and live in an abbreviated version in Las Vegas, this was the first time the entire concert was performed live. The concert consisted of a song written and performed by Hrab for each of the 118 elements on the Periodic Table.{{cite web|last1=Moser|first1=John|title=George Hrab has a song for everything – literally|url=http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/music/mc-gp-george-hrab-ice-house-20150121-story.html|website=The Morning Call|access-date=1 July 2015|archive-date=July 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702072035/http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/music/mc-gp-george-hrab-ice-house-20150121-story.html|url-status=live}}

=The Broad Street Score=

File:George Hrab Performing The Broad Street Score in NYC May 2016.jpg in May 2016]]

In 2016, Hrab performed a greatest hits concert featuring string Quartet versions of songs from five of his albums at the Ice House in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. During the concert, Hrab performed with the Rittenhouse String Quartet. Together they performed arrangements of Hrab’s songs arranged by Veikko Rihu and Slau Halatyn{{cite news|title=George Hrab to perform his 'Broad Street Score' in Bethlehem|url=http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/music/mc-george-hrab-bethlehem-ice-house-20160121-story.html|access-date=18 February 2016|publisher=The Morning Call – mcall.com|archive-date=January 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125010813/http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/music/mc-george-hrab-bethlehem-ice-house-20160121-story.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Review: George Hrab is great in 'Broad Street Score' greatest hits concert|url=http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/music/mc-review-george-hrab-is-great-in-broad-street-score-greatest-hits-concert-20160129-story.html|access-date=18 February 2016|publisher=The Morning Call – mcall.com|archive-date=February 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202212730/http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/music/mc-review-george-hrab-is-great-in-broad-street-score-greatest-hits-concert-20160129-story.html|url-status=live}}

In 2016, Hrab reprised The Broad Street Score at the Fashion Institute of Technology’s, Katie Murphy Amphitheater as part of the annual NECSS conference.{{cite web|title=Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism|url=https://reasonable.nyc/2016/04/20/northeast-conference-on-science-and-skepticism/|website=reasonable.nyc|date=April 20, 2016|access-date=20 May 2016|archive-date=April 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421062153/https://reasonable.nyc/2016/04/20/northeast-conference-on-science-and-skepticism/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=The Broad Street Score|url=http://necss.org/necss-2016/george-hrab-the-broad-street-score/|website=necss.org|access-date=20 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526101833/http://necss.org/necss-2016/george-hrab-the-broad-street-score/|archive-date=May 26, 2016|url-status=dead}} The show made its international debut on August 24, 2016 in Turku, Finland.{{cite web|title=The Geologic Podcast Episode #462|date=May 19, 2016|url=http://georgehrab.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-462/|access-date=22 July 2016|archive-date=August 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816142240/http://georgehrab.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-462/|url-status=live}}

Podcasting

File:George Hrab.jpg's The Amazing Meeting in July 2009]]

After being featured on the podcast Skepticality,{{Citation | title=Ep. #014 – Philosophunk! Interview: George Hrab (Musical Guest) | date=August 1, 2005 | url=http://www.skepticality.com/philosophunk/ | author=Swoopy | author-link=Robynn McCarthy | first2=Derek | last2=Colanduno | author2-link=Derek Colanduno | work=Skepticality | publisher=Skeptic Magazine | access-date=April 12, 2010 | archive-date=July 8, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708082219/http://www.skepticality.com/philosophunk/ | url-status=live }} Hrab was invited by its hosts to Dragon Con in 2006. There he performed and met many podcasters who became interested in featuring his music. He credits this exposure for worldwide interest in his music. "Folks from Australia and Singapore who should have no idea who I am have downloaded songs and bought albums. That is purely due to podcasts," Hrab said.{{cite book | author=Morris, Tee | author-link=Tee Morris | author2=Evo Terra | author2-link=Evo Terra | author3=Williams, Ryan | year=2008 | title=Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies | series=—For dummies | location=Hoboken, New Jersey | publisher=Wiley Publications | page=[https://archive.org/details/expertpodcasting00morr/page/168 168] | url=https://archive.org/details/expertpodcasting00morr/page/168 | isbn=978-0-470-14926-3 | oclc=243693217 }}

In the summer of 2006,Geologic Radio Hour ran on WLVR from May 23, 2006 to September 12, 2006. Hrab hosted a weekly program called The Geologic Radio Hour on the Lehigh University radio station WLVR-FM. Listed as "free form eclectic" and running at midnight on Tuesdays, it featured spoken word segments and a number of comedy sketches developed by Hrab.{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060709010549/http://www.wlvr.org/schedule.html | url=http://www.wlvr.org/schedule.html | archive-date=July 9, 2006 | access-date=April 23, 2010 | title=WLVR Summer Break 2006 Community Staff Schedule | publisher=WLVR 91.3 FM Bethlehem }}

Based on the experience of the radio program and the contacts made in podcasting in 2006, and encouraged by his friend and producer Slau, Hrab launched his own podcast in February 2007.{{cite web | title=A Geologic Valentine: Episode #1 | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/a_geologic_valentine_episode_1 | author=Hrab, George | work=The Geologic Podcast | date=February 14, 2007 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=September 26, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926230323/http://www.geologicpodcast.com/a_geologic_valentine_episode_1 | url-status=live }}

=Geologic podcast=

The Geologic Podcast is a weekly podcast consisting of personal stories, comedy sketches, news commentary, music and interviews, starring Hrab. The content often draws from Hrab's musical career, the music industry in general and from topics that relate to skepticism, atheism, rationalism and humanism. The title is a pun on Hrab's first name and his interest in rationalism; the podcast contains "not a hint of geology".{{cite web | title=Geologic Podcast: George Hrab and the Geologic Universe | url=http://www.geologicpodcast.com/ | publisher=Geologic Podcast | access-date=April 12, 2010 | archive-date=January 9, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109235641/http://geologicpodcast.com/ | url-status=live }} New episodes of the program are posted weekly.

The podcast content varies from week to week, but often includes several of a number of recurring segments. Some are Hrab speaking on a particular topic or relating a story, others are comedy sketches in which Hrab plays characters. Occasionally the podcast will take the form of a concert, with Hrab singing and playing guitar.{{Citation | url=http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_60 | title=Episode #60 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=April 3, 2008 | access-date=June 12, 2010 | archive-date=July 11, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711085255/http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_60 | url-status=live }}{{Citation | url=http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_169 | title=Episode #169 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=June 8, 2010 | access-date=June 12, 2010 | archive-date=August 31, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831222437/http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_169 | url-status=live }} Hrab celebrated his 44th birthday by covering Yes' album 90125 in its entirety.{{cite web|last1=Spears|first1=Steve|title=George Hrab covers Yes' 90125 album|url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/80s/george-hrab-covers-yes-90125-album/2235593|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702065141/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/80s/george-hrab-covers-yes-90125-album/2235593|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 2, 2015|website=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=1 July 2015}} Hrab has also conducted interviews with musicians such as Slau{{Citation | url=http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_133 | title=Episode #133 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=September 24, 2009 | access-date=June 12, 2010 | archive-date=August 31, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831222935/http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_133 | url-status=live }} and Milton Mermikides,{{Citation | url=http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_153 | title=Episode #153 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=February 18, 2010 | access-date=June 12, 2010 | archive-date=August 31, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831222938/http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_153 | url-status=live }} as well as others.{{Citation | url=http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_76 | title=Episode #76 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=July 31, 2008 | access-date=June 12, 2010 | archive-date=August 31, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831222940/http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_76 | url-status=live }}

In February 2017, Hrab celebrated 10 years of the podcast with an eight-hour 500th episode which was broadcast as video on Facebook Live. The broadcast has featured interviews with Steven Novella, Phil Plait, and Paul Provenza, and others.{{cite news |title=500th episode on Saturday: Geologic Podcast by Bethlehem's George Hrab |author=Howell, Dave |date=February 23, 2017 |newspaper=The Morning Call |url=http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/music/mc-george-hrab-geologic-podcast-500-20170223-story.html |access-date=March 10, 2017 |archive-date=March 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312083622/http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/music/mc-george-hrab-geologic-podcast-500-20170223-story.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web | title=20 Years of Diligence: A Conversation with George Hrab | author=Longo, Gerard | date=February 23, 2017 | work=Lehigh Valley Underground | url=https://lehighvalleyunderground.com/2017/02/23/20-years-of-diligence-a-conversation-with-george-hrab/ | access-date=March 10, 2017 | archive-date=March 12, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312050035/https://lehighvalleyunderground.com/2017/02/23/20-years-of-diligence-a-conversation-with-george-hrab/ | url-status=live }}

==Segments==

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Ask George: Hrab responds to questions from listeners.{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_11 | title=Episode #11 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=April 25, 2007 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=July 11, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711085631/http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_11 | url-status=live }}{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_31 | title=Episode #31 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=September 12, 2007 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=July 11, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711085624/http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_31 | url-status=live }}{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_160 | title=Episode #160 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=April 9, 2010 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=August 31, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831222942/http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_160 | url-status=live }}
Captivating True Stories from The Adventures of The Philadelphia Funk Authority: Hrab tells a story from a Philadelphia Funk Authority gig.{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_62 | title=Episode #62 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=April 17, 2008 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=March 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052911/http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_62 | url-status=live }}{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_157 | title=Episode #157 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=March 17, 2010 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=December 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204001743/http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_157 | url-status=live }}
Dr. Damian Handzy's Facts That'll Fuck Y'up: A Ukrainian professor (named for a friend of Hrab's) explains bizarre facts from science.{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_74 | title=Episode #74 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=July 17, 2008 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=October 10, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010163603/http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_74 | url-status=live }}{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_83 | title=Episode #83 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=September 18, 2008 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=August 31, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831222943/http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_83 | url-status=live }}
Geo's Mom Reads Jay-Z Lyrics: Hrab's mother reads the lyrics of Jay-Z songs and chats with Hrab.{{Citation | url=http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_163 | title=Episode #163 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=April 29, 2010 | access-date=April 30, 2010 | archive-date=August 31, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831222945/http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_163 | url-status=live }}
Grandma's Entertainment Report: A Ukrainian grandmother reports entertainment industry news.{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_37 | title=Episode #37 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=October 24, 2007 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=August 31, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831223448/http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_37 | url-status=live }}
The History Chunk: Hrab recounts (and comically embellishes) notable historic events that occurred on the date of the podcast.
Horror-scopes: Hrab composes his own demented version of astrological horoscopes.
Interesting Fauna: News items about unusual animals mentioned in science news.
Minoishe Interroberg's To Make with the Good English: A Rabbi expounds on grammar and word usage errors.{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_17 | title=Episode #17 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=June 6, 2007 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=August 31, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831224006/http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_17 | url-status=live }}{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_98 | title=Episode #98 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=January 8, 2009 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=October 10, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010164156/http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_98 | url-status=live }}{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_159 | title=Episode #159 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=March 31, 2010 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=October 10, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010163605/http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_159 | url-status=live }}
Misinformed Science Podcast: A badly researched podcast about science.{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_117 | title=Episode #117 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=May 28, 2009 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=September 11, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911083937/http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_117 | url-status=live }}{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_104 | title=Episode #104 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=February 19, 2009 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=December 3, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203123355/http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_104 | url-status=live }}{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_162 | title=Episode #162 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=April 22, 2010 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=December 13, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213050131/http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_162 | url-status=live }}
Mortimer: Hrab speaks on the phone with a codger named Mortimer ("I'm old"), who largely ignores him and rants on.{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_2 | title=Episode #2 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=February 21, 2007 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=March 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050446/http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_2 | url-status=live }}
Readings from notThe Bible: Hrab reads completely bastardized versions of chapters from The Bible.{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_106 | title=Episode #106 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=March 5, 2009 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=December 3, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203181828/http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_106 | url-status=live }}
Religious Moron of the Week: Hrab laments the excesses committed by religious believers in the news.
Rupert McClanahan's Indestructible Bastards: A Scottish character recounts news stories of people who simply would not die.{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_3 | title=Episode #3 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=February 28, 2007 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=September 22, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110922023617/http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_3 | url-status=live }}{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_107 | title=Episode #107 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=March 12, 2009 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=December 3, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203181735/http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_107 | url-status=live }}
Science Minute: Hrab explains a recent scientific development.{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_84 | title=Episode #84 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=September 24, 2008 | access-date=September 30, 2012 | archive-date=July 11, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711085644/http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_84 | url-status=live }}
So Where Are You Calling From?: Hrab's world traveling "Uncle Thaddeus" calls in and fancifully describes his current location.
Tell Me Something Good: Hrab recounts a positive news story (in contrast to the constant pandemic news).{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-647-0 | title=Episode #647 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=January 23, 2020 | access-date=May 13, 2020 | archive-date=August 13, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813032352/http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-647-0 | url-status=live }}{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-655 | title=Episode #655 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=March 19, 2020 | access-date=May 13, 2020 | archive-date=January 26, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126093957/http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-655 | url-status=live }}{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-662 | title=Episode #661 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=April 29, 2020 | access-date=May 13, 2020 | archive-date=August 10, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810105319/http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-662 | url-status=live }}
Things People Love that Actually Suck : Hrab explains the negative aspects of sometimes inexplicably popular items, products or trends.{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-197 | title=Episode #197 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=January 6, 2011 | access-date=September 6, 2011 | archive-date=April 2, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402061104/http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-197 | url-status=live }}{{Citation | url=http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-198 | title=Episode #198 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=January 13, 2011 | access-date=September 6, 2011 | archive-date=March 19, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319164712/http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-198 | url-status=live }}{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-228 | title=Episode #228 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=August 25, 2011 | access-date=September 6, 2011 | archive-date=November 14, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114075037/http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-228 | url-status=live }}
Weekly Standard: Hrab interpretation of standard songs.{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-422 | title=Episode #422 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=August 13, 2015 | access-date=September 7, 2015 | archive-date=September 18, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918220927/http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-422 | url-status=live }}{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-424 | title=Episode #424 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=August 27, 2015 | access-date=September 7, 2015 | archive-date=September 11, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911093548/http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-424 | url-status=live }}{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-425 | title=Episode #425 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=September 4, 2015 | access-date=September 7, 2015 | archive-date=September 7, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907190843/http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-425 | url-status=live }}

Other than Hrab's mother and the interviews, nearly all the voices on the program are provided by Hrab.

=Other podcasts=

Hrab has performed on or has been interviewed by a number of other podcasts, including the Friendly Atheist,{{Cite web|url=https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/?s=George+Hrab|title=George Hrab – Search Results – Friendly Atheist Podcast|access-date=April 9, 2022|archive-date=August 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831224006/https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/?s=George+Hrab|url-status=live}} Skepticality,{{Citation | title=Ep. #061 – Skeptics Invade A SciFi Convention | date=September 25, 2007 | url=http://www.skepticality.com/skeptics-invade-a-sci-fi-con/ | author=Swoopy | author2=Colanduno, Derek | work=Skepticality | publisher=Skeptic Magazine | access-date=August 5, 2009 | archive-date=July 8, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708075826/http://www.skepticality.com/skeptics-invade-a-sci-fi-con/ | url-status=live }} The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe,{{Citation | title=Podcast 157 – July 23, 2008 | date=July 23, 2008 | url=http://www.theskepticsguide.org/archive/podcastinfo.aspx?mid=1&pid=157 | author=Novella, Steven | author-link=Steven Novella | work=The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe | publisher=New England Skeptical Society | access-date=April 12, 2010 | archive-date=February 14, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214161226/http://www.theskepticsguide.org/archive/podcastinfo.aspx?mid=1&pid=157 | url-status=live }}{{Citation | title=Podcast 245 – March 25, 2010 | date=March 25, 2010 | url=http://www.theskepticsguide.org/archive/podcastinfo.aspx?mid=1&pid=245 | author=Novella, Steven | work=The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe | publisher=New England Skeptical Society | access-date=April 12, 2010 | archive-date=March 30, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330010625/http://www.theskepticsguide.org/archive/podcastinfo.aspx?mid=1&pid=245 | url-status=live }} Slacker Astronomy,{{Citation |url=http://www.slackerastronomy.org/wordpress/2009/01/interview-george-hrab/ |title=Interview: George Hrab |work=Slacker Astronomy |date=January 25, 2009 |access-date=April 12, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223011955/http://www.slackerastronomy.org/wordpress/2009/01/interview-george-hrab/ |archive-date=February 23, 2009 |df=mdy }} Sessions with Slau,{{Citation | title=NAMM with George Hrab | author=Slau | author-link=Slau | work=Sessions with Slau: Behind the Scenes in a Recording Studio | url=http://sessionswithslau.com/namm-with-george-hrab/ | date=January 30, 2009 | access-date=April 22, 2010 | archive-date=March 6, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306185525/http://sessionswithslau.com/namm-with-george-hrab/ | url-status=live }} The Rabbit Zone,{{Citation | title=George Hrab VRZ 15 Video Rabbit Zone Artist Interview | author=Rabbit, Dave | author-link=Dave Rabbit | url=http://daverabbit.podomatic.com/entry/2009-05-27T21_58_06-07_00 | date=May 27, 2009 | work=The Rabbit Zone Podcast | access-date=April 22, 2010 | archive-date=December 21, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221043512/http://daverabbit.podomatic.com/entry/2009-05-27T21_58_06-07_00 | url-status=live }} The Nonsense Podcast,{{Citation|title=Nonsense Podcast Episode 010 |url=http://www.nonsensepodcast.com/index.php?post_year=2009&post_month=09 |access-date=April 23, 2010 |date=September 16, 2009 |publisher=Nonsense Podcast: Demystifying the Nonsense People Believe |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714192108/http://www.nonsensepodcast.com/index.php?post_year=2009&post_month=09 |archive-date=July 14, 2011 |df=mdy }} The Skeptic Zone,{{citation | author=Saunders, Richard | author-link=Richard Saunders (skeptic) | title=The Skeptic Zone LIVE 2009 | work=The Skeptic Zone | publisher=Australian Skeptics | date=September 25, 2009 | volume=49 | url=http://skepticzone.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=529838&comments=on | access-date=April 23, 2010 | archive-date=July 13, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713204009/http://skepticzone.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=529838&comments=on | url-status=live }} Point of Inquiry,{{Citation | author=Stollznow, Karen | author-link=Karen Stollznow | title=George Hrab – Soundtrack to Skepticism | work=Point of Inquiry | publisher=Center for Inquiry | date=May 14, 2010 | url=http://www.pointofinquiry.org/george_hrab_soundtrack_to_skepticism/ | access-date=May 20, 2010 | archive-date=May 19, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519222857/http://www.pointofinquiry.org/george_hrab_soundtrack_to_skepticism/ | url-status=live }} Inquiry FM,{{Citation | url=http://inquiryfm.podbean.com/2010/07/13/does-the-media-affect-our-perception-featuring-george-hrab/ | title=Does the media affect our perception? (featuring George Hrab!) | date=July 13, 2010 | access-date=July 15, 2010 | author=CFI Indiana | newspaper=Inquiry FM | archive-date=August 12, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812082638/http://inquiryfm.podbean.com/2010/07/13/does-the-media-affect-our-perception-featuring-george-hrab/ | url-status=live }} Artist Connection Podcast,{{citation | url=http://artistconnectionpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-006-george-hrab | title=Episode 006 – George Hrab | work=Artist Connection Podcast | date=July 30, 2011 | access-date=November 1, 2011 | archive-date=April 25, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425125659/http://artistconnectionpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-006-george-hrab | url-status=live }} The Pseudo Scientists,{{Citation | url=http://www.youngausskeptics.com/2011/10/the-pseudo-scientists-podcast-episode-32/ | title=The Pseudo Scientists: Episode #32 | author=Young Australian Skeptics | date=October 13, 2011 | access-date=November 1, 2011 | archive-date=October 24, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024203810/http://www.youngausskeptics.com/2011/10/the-pseudo-scientists-podcast-episode-32/ | url-status=live }} Maynard's Malaise,{{Cite web|url=http://maynard.com.au/maynards_malaise/|title=Maynard's Malaise|website=Planet Maynard|access-date=January 10, 2017|archive-date=February 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216121719/http://maynard.com.au/maynards_malaise/|url-status=live}}{{Citation|url=http://www.maynard.com.au/maynards_malaise/george-hrab--tam-2012-las.html |title=George Hrab @ TAM 2012 Las Vegas |author=Maynard |author-link=Maynard (broadcaster) |date=August 15, 2012 |access-date=November 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411082448/http://maynard.com.au/maynards_malaise/george-hrab--tam-2012-las.html |archive-date=April 11, 2013 |df=mdy }}, Cognitive Dissonance,{{cite web|title=Cognitive Dissonance – Episode 53|date=June 23, 2012|url=http://dissonancepod.com/?p=289|access-date=December 14, 2012|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201193810/http://dissonancepod.com/?p=289|url-status=live}} The Story Collider,{{cite web|title=The Story Collider – George Hrab: Grandeur of the Museum|date=October 16, 2011|url=http://storycollider.org/podcast/2011-10-23|access-date=July 29, 2013|archive-date=February 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204042851/http://storycollider.org/podcast/2011-10-23|url-status=live}} and InKredulous.{{cite web|title=InKredulous: Episode #016|url=http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2012/11/inkredulous-episode-016/|access-date=8 March 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102405/http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2012/11/inkredulous-episode-016/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=InKredulous: Episode #028|url=http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2014/07/inkredulous-episode-028/|access-date=8 March 2015|archive-date=February 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205040154/http://www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/2014/07/inkredulous-episode-028/|url-status=live}}

Hrab also wrote and recorded the theme song for the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast, FAR.{{cite web | url=http://365daysofastronomy.org/2008/11/06/podcast-hello-world/ | title=Podcast: Hello World! | publisher=365 Days of Astronomy | date=November 6, 2008 | access-date=April 12, 2010 | archive-date=June 12, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612215624/http://365daysofastronomy.org/2008/11/06/podcast-hello-world/ | url-status=live }} He created and performed in the associated music video.{{cite web | url=http://365daysofastronomy.org/2009/02/16/this-stuff-is-far/ | title=This stuff is far! | publisher=365 Days of Astronomy | date=February 16, 2009 | access-date=April 12, 2010 | archive-date=June 12, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612220233/http://365daysofastronomy.org/2009/02/16/this-stuff-is-far/ | url-status=live }}

TEDx Talk

Hrab's TEDx Talk at TEDxLehighRiver on September 19, 2015 was "Rethinking Doubt: The Value and Achievements of Skepticism."{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orSjZaeyISI|title=Rethinking Doubt: The Value and Achievements of Skepticism | George Hrab | TEDxLehighRiver|via=www.youtube.com|access-date=November 28, 2015|archive-date=November 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115214221/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orSjZaeyISI&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=TEDxLehighRiver shares TED phenomenon with the Lehigh Valley|url=http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/arts/mc-tedx-lehigh-valley-allentown-symphony-hall-20150912-story.html|access-date=28 November 2015|publisher=The Morning Call|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208131556/http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/arts/mc-tedx-lehigh-valley-allentown-symphony-hall-20150912-story.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Rethinking Doubt: The Value and Achievements of Skepticism|url=http://www.skepticforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=26246|website=The Skeptics Society|access-date=28 November 2015|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208071548/http://www.skepticforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=26246|url-status=live}}

Reason Rally 2016

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On June 4, 2016, Hrab served as emcee of Reason Rally in Washington, D.C.{{cite web|title=Reason Rally Speakers & Entertainers|url=http://reasonrally.org/speakers/|website=The Reason Rally Coalition|access-date=22 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314221134/http://reasonrally.org/speakers/|archive-date=March 14, 2017|url-status=dead}} On June 5, 2016, Hrab moderated a celebrity panel with Kelly Carlin, John de Lancie, Lawrence Krauss, Paul Provenza, and Dave Rubin at the mini-conference that followed the Reason Rally.{{cite web|title=No Praying, No Doughnuts: Celebrity Panel at the Mini-Con|url=http://centerforinquiry.live/2016/06/05/no-praying-no-doughnuts-celebrity-panel-at-the-mini-con/|website=Center for Inquiry|date=June 5, 2016|access-date=22 July 2016|archive-date=August 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808161435/http://centerforinquiry.live/2016/06/05/no-praying-no-doughnuts-celebrity-panel-at-the-mini-con/|url-status=live}}

Awards

Won: Gold Award & Best in Show Print (Sheer Brick Studio for "Interrobang"), 2006 Greater Lehigh Valley ADDY Awards{{Citation | url=https://www.mcall.com/2006/03/12/bricks-and-print-nerds-and-the-web/ | title=Bricks and print nerds and the Web | author=Shope, Dan | newspaper=The Morning Call | date=March 12, 2006 | access-date=March 17, 2011 | archive-date=July 14, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714060323/http://articles.mcall.com/2006-03-12/business/3649553_1_addy-awards-web-nerds | url-status=live }}{{Citation|title=2006 ADDY® Award Winners |url=http://www.glvadclub.org/Photo-Gallery/Other-Ad-Club-Event-Photo-Galleries/2006-ADDY-Award-Portraits.aspx |access-date=March 17, 2011 |work=ADDY Awards |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321124739/http://www.glvadclub.org/Photo-Gallery/Other-Ad-Club-Event-Photo-Galleries/2006-ADDY-Award-Portraits.aspx |archive-date=March 21, 2012 |df=mdy }}
Nominated: Best Audio Production (Geologic Podcast), 2007 Parsec Awards{{Citation |title=2007 Winners & Finalists |url=http://www.parsecawards.com/node/234 |access-date=April 22, 2010 |work=Parsec Awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806063953/http://parsecawards.com/node/234 |archive-date=August 6, 2009 |df=mdy }}
Won: Best Comedy Podcast (Geologic Podcast), Podcast Peer Awards 5 (Fall 2008){{Citation |title=Winners – PPA 5 – Fall '08 |publisher=Podcast Peer Awards |url=http://www.podcastpeers.org/winnersPPA5.html |access-date=April 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322201101/http://www.podcastpeers.org/winnersPPA5.html |archive-date=March 22, 2010 |df=mdy }}
Won: Best All Around Performer (tie), 2008 Lehigh Valley Music Awards{{Citation | title=Lehigh Valley Music Award winners | author=Schoof, Dustin | date=December 2, 2008 | magazine=Exposed | publisher=The Express-Times | url=http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/music/index.ssf/2008/12/lehigh_valley_music_award_winn.html | access-date=April 22, 2010 | archive-date=December 11, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211204808/http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/music/index.ssf/2008/12/lehigh_valley_music_award_winn.html | url-status=live }}
Won: Best Wedding Music (The Philadelphia Funk Authority), 2010 Best of the Philly Hot List{{cite web |title=Philadelphia Funk Authority won 1st place for Best Music in the 2010 "Best of the Philly HOT LIST" Contest |url=http://phillyhotlist.cityvoter.com/winners/best-of-the-philly-hot-list/4776/weddings/music |publisher=CityVoter.com |date=September 24, 2010 |access-date=September 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925232313/http://phillyhotlist.cityvoter.com/winners/best-of-the-philly-hot-list/4776/weddings/music |archive-date=September 25, 2010 |df=mdy }}
Won: Gold Award (Sheer Brick Studio for "Trebuchet"), 2011 Greater Lehigh Valley ADDY Awards{{Citation | title=2011 Greater Lehigh Valley ADDY® Awards Winners | url=http://www.glvadclub.org/Events/ADDY-Awards/2011ADDYWinners.aspx | access-date=March 17, 2011 | work=ADDY Awards | url-status=usurped | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217180313/http://www.glvadclub.org/Events/ADDY-Awards/2011ADDYWinners.aspx | archive-date=February 17, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}
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Won: 20 Year Veteran Award, 2017 Lehigh Valley Music Awards{{cite news|title=Two announced for lifetime honors at Lehigh Valley Music Awards; eight others to also be honored|author=Moser, John J.|date=January 30, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2017|newspaper=The Morning Call|url=http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/lehigh-valley-music/mc-two-announced-for-lifetime-honors-at-lehigh-valley-music-awards-eight-others-to-also-be-honored-20170130-story.html|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312083827/http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/lehigh-valley-music/mc-two-announced-for-lifetime-honors-at-lehigh-valley-music-awards-eight-others-to-also-be-honored-20170130-story.html|url-status=live}}
Nominated: 2018 Emmy Award, Musical Composition / Arrangement for "The Misconception Song" on Dedham TV (Brian Kerby, Producer; George Hrab, composer){{cite web | url=https://newenglandemmy.org/files/2018/04/2018-Nomination-List.pdf | title=2018 Emmy Nominations | date=April 2018 | access-date=April 13, 2018 | publisher=NATAS Boston / New England | archive-date=April 14, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414010941/https://newenglandemmy.org/files/2018/04/2018-Nomination-List.pdf | url-status=live }}

Controversy

Following the release of sic, Hrab was sued for invasion of privacy by a former supervisor from his job at Moravian College.{{cite web|title=Song Defames Her, Moravian College Staffer Says * An Assistant Dean Sues Lyricist, Asking Damages And End To Sale of Cd Cut.|url=https://www.mcall.com/1998/01/23/song-defames-her-moravian-college-staffer-says-an-assistant-dean-sues-lyricist-asking-damages-and-end-to-sale-of-cd-cut/|work=The Morning Call|access-date=December 14, 2012|author=LAURI RICE-MAUE|date=January 23, 1998|archive-date=October 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031213241/http://articles.mcall.com/1998-01-23/news/3189541_1_sour-note-discs-clark-s-attorney|url-status=live}} She claimed that a short phrase written in cyrillic script in the liner notes and one track on the album were intended as a disparaging remark directed at her, which embarrassed her in front of her coworkers. Hrab denied the charges and the case went to trial in January 1999. Hrab lost the case and had to pay damages, and the album was removed from distribution.

Hrab documented the entire affair, including reenacting all of the testimony at trial, on his podcast.{{Citation | url=http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_42 | title=Episode #42 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=November 28, 2007 | access-date=April 30, 2010 | archive-date=July 11, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711085240/http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_42 | url-status=live }}{{Citation | url=http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_43 | title=Episode #43 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=December 5, 2007 | access-date=April 30, 2010 | archive-date=July 11, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711085246/http://www.geologicpodcast.com/the_geologic_podcast_episode_43 | url-status=live }} In 2006, the album was re-released with the disparaging material removed.

Personal life

Hrab is of Ukrainian Catholic descent and was born in New Jersey. His father (also named George Hrab) is a musician who has performed in a band called Tempo since 1959.{{Citation | url=http://www.ukrweekly.com/old/archive/1997/339712.shtml | title=Obituaries: Ireney Kowal, popular leader of Tempo Orchestra, 55 | newspaper=The Ukrainian Weekly | date=August 17, 1997 | issue=33 | volume=LXV | access-date=September 4, 2010 | archive-date=March 1, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301214729/http://www.ukrweekly.com/old/archive/1997/339712.shtml | url-status=live }} Hrab has lived in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania{{Citation | title=On The Move: George Hrab | date=December 1999 | magazine=Modern Drummer | volume=23 | issue=12 | oclc=4660723 }} since attending Moravian College,{{Citation | title=Hrab: Skeptic 'a geek at heart' | author=Heller-Labelle, Greg | newspaper=The Bethlehem Press | date=July 30, 2008 | page=A5 }} where he received a bachelors in music in 1993.{{cite web|url=http://home.moravian.edu/public/music/alumni/index.htm |title=Music Alumni |publisher=Moravian College Music Department |access-date=April 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609021419/http://home.moravian.edu/public/music/alumni/index.htm |archive-date=June 9, 2010 |df=mdy }} In the summer of 2011, Hrab revealed on his podcast that he is allergic to penicillin.{{Citation | url=http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-224 | title=Episode #224 | work=The Geologic Podcast | author=Hrab, George | date=July 28, 2011 | access-date=July 29, 2011 | archive-date=March 3, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215347/http://geologicpodcast.com/the-geologic-podcast-episode-224 | url-status=live }}