Channel 83 Records was founded in 1987 in Minneapolis/St. Paul by Owen Polifka. With the scouting help of Brent Huberty, they signed several legendary Twin Cities metal bands including Disturbed, Impaler and Soilent Green and renowned goth rockers, Morticia.

They later partnered with Sci-Fi Western for several rockabilly released led by The Vibro Champs.

Owen and Brent share a verbal history of the label and some great stories along the way \m/

We first spoke with Mark Loughney five years ago on Episode #16.

Since then, so many exciting things have happened in Mark’s world that it made sense to do an update. Enjoy!

Socratic Technologies was founded in 1994 with a mission to bring pioneering technology to the research profession. Today they are an agile, full-service insights consultancy with blue chip clients across several industry verticals.

Chris Davis is currently EVP at Socratic and has been the driving force behind much of the company’s technological advancements.

Chris shares his journey from writing code at 6 years old to studying computer science at Northwestern University to what he’s learned in over 24 years on the technology side of insights. He also discusses the joys of rediscovering a childhood hobby, this time as a passion he shares with his son.