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THE SIDE OF THE FAMILY WE DON'T TALK ABOUT: While D. Bethel and Andrew went into recording with the idea they'd do a Week in Geek episode, D.'s offering (Sarah Gadephe's  Shy Boys: IRL documentary) got them off on a wildly different tangent that discusses nerds, politics, sex, and entitlement in the wake of the Toronto attack and this strange comic book controversy involving Antarctic Press and a...

SNAP JUDGMENT: With the third Avengers movie becoming a new bank everybody is putting their money into, D. and Andrew finally sit down to talk about the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe capstone event. Be warned that this episode CONTAINS SPOILERS for the movie. RELATED EPISODES: Shortcast 46 - Wakandan Skip Fires : Where Andrew and D. talk about the previous MCU entry, Black Panther. Episode 48 -...

RELATED EPISODES: Episode 91 - Trying to Keep Sharp : In which Andrew and D. discuss the inclusion of (and the ignorant backlash to) a trans character in an expansion. RELATED LINKS: Peter & the Wolf/Carnival of Animals - Part II by Wendy Carlos and "Weird Al" Yankovic D. Bethel gets interviewed by the Capeless Crusaders for Free Comic Book Day. WORKS CITED: Klepek, Patrick. " The They/Them Option...

WEEK IN GEEK: With D. Bethel back in the saddle, our hosts settle back into routine. Andrew discusses playing the forgotten entry in the Assassin's Creed oeuvre,  Assassin's Creed Rogue , and its strange and bold narrative through-line through more than a few other AC games. D. Bethel snuck in some mobile gaming while he was supposed to be grading and fell in love with the vocational routine of th...

READY TAYLOR ONE: With D. Bethel out for the week so Shakespeare can get paid, Andrew recruits friend-of-the-show, Taylor Katcher, to talk about the recent Steven Spielberg sci-fi film, Ready Player One . RELATED EPISODES: Episode 29 - Guitar Mode: Where Andrew discussed his experience reading Ernest Cline's debut novel, Ready Player One . Episode 42 - Unology : Where D. and Andrew talk about the...

READY PLAYER NOONE: Steven Spielberg said recently that movies made by internet-first companies like Netflix "deserve an Emmy, not an Oscar." Where is the line between tv and film anymore? Is the line even there? Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the malleability of the filmic medium, be it cinema or television. RELATED EPISODES: Episode 16 - Of Underwear Models & Wayward Sons : Where D. and Andrew...

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew dives into "the German Stranger Things " as he watches the first three episodes of the Netflix series, Dark , while D. Bethel gets lost in an RPG-tinged clicker game called Almost a Hero by Bee Square Games . RELEVANT LINKS: Bethel, D. " Spotlight: 'Masterpieces' Are Better With Flaws. "  A Website [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes . 04 Apr. 2018. INFO: Visit our website at ...

A DIFFERENT WAY TO GAME: Andrew has been playing through Fallout 4 on a survivalist mode, which dramatically changes the way he normally plays Fallout . This got him thinking about ways people have challenged themselves to play games differently––sometimes within the scope of what developers intend and sometimes not. RELATED EPISODES: Episode 04 - Premature Clapulation : Where Andrew and D. talk a...

RECYCLE, REDUCE, REUSE: This week, Andrew and D. discuss revisions that happen to works after they are released. From the canon-bending Star Wars re-releases from the late 1990s to the archival efforts of the Mega Man Legacy Collection , works are "preserved" in some form or another, but attention could (and should) be paid to the reasons for such preservation and re-release: is it in the interest...

WEEK IN GEEK: After weeks away, Andrew and D. Bethel return to talking about the geeky stuff they've done in the last week. Andrew plays Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 and is much surprised considering his views on the first game. D. Bethel dives into a different kind of legacy by looking at the first volume of All-New Wolverine as Laura Kinney (formerly X-23) takes the mantle of "Wolverine" from her (...

BLACK PANTHER: Andrew and D. have both finally seen the newest Marvel Cinematic entry, Black Panther , and dive into the aspects of the movie that stood out for them, especially with respect to nerd culture, pop culture, and culture at large. This conversation does discuss SPOILERS for the film, so consider yourself duly warned. WORKS CITED: Trevor Noah talks about African accents in  Black Panthe...

THE LONG CON: After years of teasing the topic, Andrew and D. finally sit down to talk about continuity. It starts with the continuity issues surrounding Star Wars and Disney's purge of their Extended Universe, before it descends into talk about its benefits, its setbacks, and why it can be used as a weapon. RELATED LINKS: The ending to St. Elsewhere (re: the reference to the "snow globe ending" i...

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew plays Cellar Door Games' follow up to their previous hit, Rogue Legacy , with a multiplayer brawleRPG, Full Metal Furies , while D. zones out––and has a lot of fun doing it––with Grey Alien Games' new solitaire/visual novel/RPG, Shadowhand . RELATED EPISODES: Episode 27 - Super Sleep Mode : Where Andrew first discussed Rogue Legacy . Episode 53 - With Space Hands , Episode 54...

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew and D. start with a little Black Panther talk––friend of the show, Kyrun Silva , went on Good Day Sacramento to talk about what the character has meant to him as an independent comic creator––before Andrew discusses the complex but fun fantasy board game, Gloomhaven , while Dan watches the short but effective AMC comic book documentary series, Robert Kirkman's Secre...

ANNOUNCEMENEWSBLASTCAST: Instead of focusing on their respective Weeks in Geek or having an extended conversation, Andrew and D. decide to cover a lot of news that dropped this week including the trailer to season 2 of Marvel/Netflix's Jessica Jones , 20th Century Fox's Deadpool 2 trailer, the reveal of the video-game-based-on-a-tabletop-game-based-on-a-tabletop-card-game, Sentinels of Freedom , t...

WEEK IN GEEK: D. Bethel squabbles over the storylines left underdeveloped in Netflix's western limited series, Godless , while Andrew dabbles in the interesting RPG system found in Evil Hat Productions' Fate Core . RELATED EPISODES: Shortcast 03 - Interview with André La Roche : André talks about his time working on Fate Core . RELEVANT LINKS: Critical Role - a popular podcast that presents real p...

WEEK IN GEEK - COMIC BOOK TV SHOW EDITION: Andrew tunes in to the CW's newest superhero premiere–– Black Lightning ––while D. Bethel looks back at the first season of Fox's The Gifted . SPOILER WARNING RELATED EPISODES: Episode 147 - Whatever We Bring, We Bring It : Where D. Bethel shared his thoughts about the first episode of The Gifted. Episode 149 - We Are Not Here : Where Andrew talks about 2...

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew plays the mashup tabletop game,  Betrayal at Baldur's Gate while Dan goes for the yards in Supergiant Games' latest release, Pyre . THE RELATION BETWEEN TEXT AND AUDIENCE: Andrew, spurred on by his experiences playing Fallout 4 's DLC, "Automatron," and Dan, inspired by his playing of Pyr e , talk about how texts can have different impacts––and lead to very different experienc...

A WEEK IN GEEK: Before things get started, D. talks about becoming mildly internet famous for about a day (the social media accounts of his favorite band, Twisted Sister, shared art he made of each band member). For those wondering, here's the scene from Pee-Wee's Big Adventure in which Twisted Sister appears . INDIE ACCOLADES: Andrew and D. talk about the world of independent creation––mostly gam...

WEEK IN GEEK: Having missed last week's Week in Geek, Andrew and D. Bethel decide to...skip it again so they can spend as much time with–– THE STATE OF THE DCEUNION: Returning to the show is the resident DC expert, Taylor Katcher, to talk about 2017 in DC––movies, tv, and comics. RELATED EPISODES: Episode 110 - A Taylor [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes : Taylor's first appearance on the show to...

WEEK IN GEEK: Both Andrew and D. Bethel saw Star Wars: The Last Jedi so–– THE LAST HOT TAKE: They bring in original Star Wars fan and friend of the show, Jason Tudor, to talk about Star Wars: The Last Jedi , the talk around the movie, and what it means for the franchise SPOILER ALERT––SIGNIFICANT PLOT POINTS ARE DISCUSSED; BE SURE TO WATCH THE MOVIE BEFORE LISTENING. RELATED EPISODES: Episode 29 -...

WEEK IN GEEK: To ring in the holidays, Andrew and D. Bethel take the time to bring you another Week in Geek Shortcast. This week, Andrew plays Greenheart Games' Game Dev Tycoon on iOS (after having previously played it on Steam), while D. talks about the interesting time-travel, existential narrative of the Jean Grey limited series from Marvel. RELATED EPISODES: Shortcast 33 - "National Character...

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew returns to a previous WiG by booting up a since heavily patched River City Ransom Underground . while D. was impressed with the pragmatism and instructional value of Brandon Dayton 's Sketchbook Summer artbook. NERD LAW: When legal stuff happens in the nerd world, Andrew is on the case (though not dispensing any legal advice). This time around, he talks about Epic Games suing...

WEEK IN GEEK: A Week In Geek extravaganza as both Andrew and D. discuss their respective forays in to Justice League-adjacent ventures as Andrew watches all four episodes of the CW's Crisis on Earth X while Dan watches Justice League and they discuss––at length––what each interpretation does well and what could be done better. RELATED EPISODES: Episode 73 - "Brought to You by Convalescence" : wher...

WEEK IN GEEK: While still playing Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim , Andrew tries to participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) while D. gets excited by the Lovecraftian undertones found in Get Out . RELATED EPISODES: Shortcast 03 - Interview with André La Roche : Wherein Andrew talks with fellow attorney about RPG writing. Episode 89 - "High-Five Forever" : Wherein D. discusses the novella, T...