Dork Matters

Let's get ready to rumble! Lexi & Ben are dorking out about the best WWF wrestlers of the 80s and 90s and pitting them against each other in a no holds barred, chair-swinging, turnbuckle jumping, smack-talking Royal Rumble. They also dork out about the Sunday Night Sex Show with Sue Johanson, the Hart's and Stampede Wrestling, and the World Wildlife Foundation. Give us a hell yeah! FURTHER DORKSCU...

The truth is out there! Lexi & Ben dork out about conspiracy theories: Stonecutters/Freemasons, the moon landing conspiracy, flat earth, Area 51, chemtrails and Birds Aren't Real. They also talk orcas sinking ships, boils, The Pentaverate, Finland, and wrestling entrance music. The truth is out there, but so are lies! FURTHER DORKSCUSSION: Freemason Conspiracy Faked Moon Landing Flat Earth  Area 5...

They must be taken as they have been made: Lexi & Ben dork out about video and board game movie adaptations! Good bad adaptations, bad bad adaptation, and adaptations we kind of like! We talk Marios, DNDs, Tomb Raiders, Sonics, Mortal Kombats, and a whole bunch of game adaptations that haven't been re-adaptated-- yet! We also talk about a wild infection on Lexi's leg! The success is not theirs, th...

We've got just the ticket! Lexi & Ben have a one-track mind as they dork out about trains and try not to go completely off-track with talk of tattoos, taxes, Disenchanted, and ASMR! Don't get derailed, hop aboard this episode and let's go!  FURTHER DORKSCUSSION: Hemlock Tattoo Sabin suplexes the Ghost Train Hot Chocolate! Mawage Soul Train BONUS CONTENT: "Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-d...

Red alert! The Debrief Weekly Report co-host, Stephanie Gerk, joins Lexi & Ben to do a vibe check on everything NuTrek in our from 2009 till now in our first ever in-person recording. We dork out about Kelvin timeline, Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, Prodigy, Strange New Worlds, and how sexy the entire TNG cast still is. Hit it! Let's Fly! Engage! FURTHER DORKSCUSSION: Kelvin Timeline Discovery Lo...

It's a magical world! Lexi & Ben dork out about the genius of Calvin and Hobbes, the reclusive Bill Watterson, favourite characters, best Calvin alter-egos, and anime button up shirts! Let's go exploring! FURTHER DORKSCUSSION: Vegeta shirt Bill Waterson's comic for Angouleme 2014 Bill Waterson's next book: The Mysteries BONUS CONTENT: The first Calvin and Hobbes The final Calvin and Hobbes Happy b...

Life, don't talk to us about life! Lexi & Ben are dorking out about robots, ai, cyborgs, androids, automata, transcendence, technology and, of course, Adam Driver. Come with us if you want to live!  FURTHER DORKSCUSSION: Three Laws of Robotics Ray Kurzweil  Caitie Delaney 's Marriage Story Karakuri Ningyō - Tea Robot Hedonism Bot BONUS CONTENT: Sperm Injecting Robots Adam Driver by way of John Oli...

Well, excuse me, Princess! Lexi & Ben visit Hyrule and discuss the history and branching timelines of the Zelda series! We also theorize wether Tears of the Kingdom will be the end, the beginning, or both. It's dangerous to go alone! Take this podcast! FURTHER DORKSCUSSION: Official Legend of Zelda timeline Pre-Order Tears of the Kingdom BONUS CONTENT: The Legend of Zelda Timeline Explained Ganong...

Check: It’s Dorks to Rooked Podcast as hosts Jess Schmidt and Ryan Webb join Lexi & Ben to dork out about chess scandals! We talk automatons, chess in pop culture, toiletgate, and anal beads! You may actually learn something this time. Check mate! FURTHER DORKSCUSSION: Analbeadgate Toiletgate The Turk BONUS CONTENT: Geri's Game The Queen's Gambit Harry Potter's Chess Scene X-Men 2001: A Space Odys...

Lexi & Ben try to dork out about the Potter-verse but end up having a messy and sometimes circular discussion of She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, harm, nostalgia, problematic media, death of the author, and what the ultimate legacy of the Harry Potter franchise may be. Content/Trigger Warning:  Discussion of transphobia, anti-semitism, bigotry, racism, sexual assault and harm. FURTHER DORKSCUSSION: Alte...

Swing your arms from side to side! We're doing 'The Mario'! We talk our first Mario experiences, Mario's last name, Bowser's reproductive system, fave Mario games, fave Mario characters, Super Crown sexiness, and more! We also talk Tall Boys (not the beer cans), the correct pronunciation of 'meme', dream-reality confusion, and more! Let's-a go, paisanos!    FURTHER DORKSCUSSION: Super Mario Brothe...

Earth. Fire. Air. Water. Only the Lexi & Ben can dork out about all four books of The Legend of Korra and bring balance to the podcast. We also spend way too much time talking about comedian Jeremy Hotz, and dork out about successful swim teams, lofi tunes, the blue Avatar, and lots of other stuff. Appa, yip, yip! FURTHER DORKSCUSSION: Jeremy Hotz Jeremy Hots merch! Richard Jeni BONUS CONTENT: Zhu...

For your ears only: we're dorking out about Bond, James Bond. Who was the best? Who was the worst? Who should be next? We get into all that we love, hate, and love to hate about 007 while dipping in to the best Bond song, colonialism, masculinity, ghost fellatio and more. Diamonds are forever but this podcast comes in at about an hour so there's no time to die. FURTHER DORKSCUSSION: Sean Connery (...

B-b-b bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word! We’re dorking out about birds! Seriously! Shittiest, tastiest, dumbest, best, and most dangerous. We also dork out about ortolan buntings, Gilbert & Sullivan, The Sound of Music and more! This episode is for the birds! FURTHER DORKSCUSSION: Radiolab explains an inexplicable comedy act Why Jess' pick for best bird is the flamingo! Dodos were not that dumb...

Episode Notes Detect magic! Lexi & Ben bring back dungeon daddy deluxe, Jason Mehmel, to talk consent and safety in tabletop RPGs and to run an actual play episode of Dungeons and Dragons with your favourite dorks. Folka, Chark & Mucho are tasked to track down some missing messengers on a magicians mountain but they just may find more than they were looking for. The adventure begins! FURTHER DORKS...

On the first dork of Christmas my true dork gave to me: a holiday dork special! Lexi & Ben run down the best and worst holiday music, food, movies, characters, traditions and alternatives. Happy Solstice! FURTHER DORKSCUSSION: The 12 Dorks of Christmas: Best: Food: Stuffing (Ben), Nuts & Bolts (Lexi) Movie: Muppet Family Christmas (Lexi), A Muppet Christmas Carol (Ben) Song: I Want A Hippopotamus...

You better watch out! Scare savant Laura O'Conner joins Lexi & Ben yet again to dork out about her favourite ho-ho-horror sub-genre: holiday! We've got slasher Santas, festively frightful folklore, merry mutilations, and more. You better not cry! FURTHER DORKSCUSSION: Our holiday-horror reviews: Gremlins : recommend Santa's Slay : recommend Anna and the Apocalypse : recommend Krampus : Laura recom...

Get your dice bag out! We dork out about dungeons and dragons, talk about how we started playing, share our favourite tabletop rpg pods/shows, and roll some characters for a special upcoming episode! All with special guest, Jason Mehmel! Roll for advantage! FURTHER DORKSCUSSION: The Adventure Zone Critical Role Fun City Ventures Friends at the Table Spout Lore BONUS CONTENT: You can find guest hos...

We’re dorking out about Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon! What does each show do great? Who is the best sailor scout? Why is Tuxedo Mask the worst? This episode is dedicated to Lizzo (she knows what's up)! FURTHER DORKSCUSSION: Crash Bandicoot Mario Kart Diablo Immortal Pikmin 4 Cult of the Lamb Fable Critical Role The Fifth Element  Full House Rocky & Bullwinkle  Jahara Jayde Neopets Geocities Adam El...

Lexi & Ben are joined by fright flick expert Laura O'Connor as they conjure up the most harrowing horror and Halloween films to put a chill in your All Hallows' evening. They also talk ferrets, Return to Monkey Island, TikTok, Kevin Bacon (yes, again), Treehouse of Horrors, Edward Gorey, Jordan Peele, and more. We even share a few ghost stories! It's all treats and no tricks! FURTHER DORKSCUSSION:...

We dork out about our favourite cryptids! We also talk breakfast cereal, almond milk, potty (training?) humour, ghosts, storytelling, colonialism, terrible medieval art, cultural appropriation and crushing watermelons with your thighs! What an episode! FURTHER DORKSCUSSION: Cryptids discussed: Jackalope Honey Island Swamp Monster Canadian Lake Monsters Kinosoo Chupacabra The Jersey Devil Wendigo B...

Okay...so there is a lot of burping in this episode. Consider yourself warned - we never promised that we were classy, only that we are dorks and do dork things. What began as an artsy attempt to remake the first episode of Dork Matters devolved into a hilarious episode that covered a wide range of topics including: Stardew Valley The 7Up Challenge Off-leash dogs Kangol hats Musicals Bonny Prince...

Your dorky hosts, Lexi Hunt and Ben Rankel, return to Stardew Valley. This time we're talking about game mods, spatial empathy, cult of the Lamb, Amber Hageman, Blood, Sweat & Pixels, the Stardew fandom, the music and Haunted Chocolatier! This is also the first episode of our second year of Dork Matters, yippee!  FURTHER DORKSCUSSION: Amber Hageman Jason Schreir's book, Blood, Sweat & Pixels Carol...

Season 2 of Dork Matters begins September 28, 2022 with Return to Stardork Valley: Take 2 & bonus episode Return to  Stardork Valley: Take 1, The Burpenning! SOCIALS: Here's where you can find us! Lexi' Hunt's website and twitter and instagram Ben Rankel's website and instagram and where to buy his book: Amazon.ca / Comixology / Ind!go / Renegade Arts Jess Schmidt's website , twitter and instagram...

It's been one heck of a year. Lexi Hunt and Ben Rankel reminisce about the last 30 episodes of Dork Matters with editor/producer Jess Schmidt in an extra-special, extra-long, anniversary episode. We get into the good, bad, favourite and worst moments of making, producing and editing this podcast for over a year now. We also dork out about Wordle, graphic design, DeviantArt, Diet Coke, burping, Asi...