Meet Diego

Diego was born and raised in Pereira, Colombia. He arrived at the United States at eight years of age and very quickly became obsessed with every from Ninja Turtles and GI Joe, to Thundercats and Transformers. The US introduced Diego to a whole new world of sci-fi that he didn’t have access to growing up in Colombia. When he got to middle school, he discovered the magic of spending entire days at the comic shop, the arcades, and the movies (all of which were conveniently right next to each other at his go-to spot in Miami.

Diego was always sort of a loner and spent lots of time home alone, so in true only-child fashion, he dove deep into Marvel comics, Star Wars, and all sorts of other fantasy worlds. They were his escape, his companions, and in many cases, his teachers. Not having grown up with his father, Diego had to experience it all on his own, feed his obsession on his own. Thus… a geek was born!

Raising the Next Geek Generation

But Diego wouldn’t have to enjoy geekdom alone forever. Enter: Joshua. It should come as no surprise that some of Joshua’s first words were the names of the superhero he saw his dad reading about, watching, and geeking out over in every way. It wasn’t long before the geeky conversations began between those two. Sci-fi stories and characters have been a link between Diego and his son Joshua on multiple levels. Of course, they enjoy it as entertainment, but their geeky talks have sparked everything from life-lessons to philosophical debates.

It’s the spirit of those genuine, geeky talks with his son that drove Diego to propose the idea of turning their talks into a podcast. And that’s how Geekology 101 was born!