Meet the Team

The faces behind the mics....

Trivial Warfare is the podcast that takes the pub quiz out of the pub and brings it home to you. Trivial Warfare is a weekly game shared by people all over the world that features all the same banter, jokes and fun that you share with your friends at your local quiz nights. TW is your gateway to a larger world of trivia and your invitation into an awesome community of people who love trivia games just as much as you do. Give the show a try and have fun with Jonathan, Chris, Carmela and Ben as they partner with guests just like you to battle for victory each week.

Jonathan Oakes

The Godfather, the Franchise, the Ass (it’s canon apparently) – Jonathan’s earned many nicknames since starting TW with Chris in 2015. His hobbies are working on the show and thinking about working on the show. After his son, the thing that Jonathan is most proud of is the growth of the TW community and the friendships developed there.

Chris Hollister

Chris Hollister, goes by many names: friend, board gamer, comic book nerd. He is a lover of most things pop culture. If it was said in the TV show The West Wing, he can make it into a trivia answer. His favorite thing about helping Jonathan create Trivial Warfare is all the new friends that he has met through the show.

Carmela Smith

The First Lady is a Jack of all trades and can learn how to do anything with the power of google and YouTube. You can find her in her native habitat either reading or doodling something. Carmela in five words: Geek. Gamer. Feminist. Slacker artist.

Benjamin Young

Mr. Literature himself…a process engineer by day, tabletop gamer by night. When he’s not getting his nails painted by his precocious daughter, he’s known to occasionally tap some mana for some MTG action. Ben is an unashamed wrestling fan, and stands ready to deliver some Sweet Chin Music to anyone who ain’t down with that.