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It's SPOTLIGHT time here on "Altered Geek" as we focus on some cool and geeky individuals. Steve is your humble host on this journey as we talk with Matt Betts, a former radio on-air personality and newscaster, writer, poet, and huge pop culture junkie. All this and more on Altered Geek!

This week on "Altered Geek" Steve is discussing the news surrounding Ghostbusters 3?, Supernatural's John Winchester's return, Bendable Smartphones of Lenovo's Motorola RAZR, CES 2019 Highlights, Updating to the latest Windows 10 and the problems that came with it, and teasing the Spotlight series of the podcast. All this and more on Altered Geek!

It's 2019 and "Altered Geek" is BACK! Steve is flying solo discussing the topic of the week: Welcome to 2019, All New GCRN, Fun in Podcasting, Geeking Out, and Getting Discounted Games on Steam such as Arkham City Game of the Year Edition and Arkham Knight. All this and more on Altered Geek!

On Episode 312 of "Altered Geek," Steve is flying solo this week to round out the final episode of the year. Covering feedback and a variety of topics such as Avengers: Endgame, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Scanner51 Letters (New Age School, Scantron), Smart Voice Devices, Old School Teenager Blogging & LiveJournal, Youngsters Retreading Trod Ground on Podcasts, Click-Bait Articles, Jeffrey Dean Mor...

On Episode 311 of "Altered Geek," Steve is joined by Mike The Birdman Dodd to discuss YouTube, Patreon Chargebacks, Old Video Stars Pre/Early-YouTube, Old Video Sites, DEFY media controversy that shut down a lot of bigger YouTubers because the parent company went bankrupt and the FTC investigating video game loot boxes.

On Episode 310 of "Altered Geek," Steve is joined by Mike Boothninja Powers to discuss and recap our 2018 Missed and Succeeded Predictions. We cover Hasbro Buy Mattel, AT&T Buys TimeWarner, Fantastic Four Netflix, New Wolverine Disney, X-MEN Reboot @ Disney, Reeves Batman, Is Battfleck Done, 3 More iPhones, More 90's Revivals, TGIF RETURNS, N64 CLASSIC,  No Infamous 3, and The PlayStation 5. All t...

On Episode 309 of "Altered Geek," Steve is joined by TFG1Mike to discuss Detective Pikachu, Chicago's Entertainment and Gaming Tax, Reboots/Revivals on TV, Lethal Weapon, Toy Story 4, Star Trek Multiple Series, DC Universe Online's Atlantis Update and Teasing FunkoPops. All this and more on Altered Geek!

On Episode 308 of "Altered Geek," Steve is joined by Mike Boothninja Powers to discuss his new tech gadget the iPad 2018 release. We dive into the whole tech fascination with the fold-able smartphones and whether it's a fad or gimmick for non Apple users. We also talk about Diablo III and the Mobile Diablo Immortal news and how like it or not, we'll be playing it if we're fans of the franchise. Ro...

On Episode 307 of "Altered Geek," Steve is joined by TFG1Mike to discuss their experiences and pitfalls of podcasting the past 10 years on GeekCast Radio. We dive into forgotten shows, mishaps in editing and a multitude of other topics reminiscing on the past. All this and more on Altered Geek!

On Episode 306 of "Altered Geek," Steve is joined by BirdmanDodd to discuss @StarTrek's #KlingonTakeover, mobile gaming with Command and Conquer and Trek to PC Gaming with Battlefield, Fortnite, Epic and EA. Then we delve into the debate between Dumb phones vs Smartphones and whether we'd ever go back and the benefits of doing so. Wrapping it up with why we podcast and getting into the Media is di...

On Episode 305 of "Altered Geek," Steve is joined by Mike Boothninja Powers to discuss Smartphones, Apple and not needing another PC, Gaming Pre-Orders & Gamestop, PlayStation Classic and why we don't care or want it, Old Movies vs New and the DC Universe app experience. All this and more on Altered Geek!

On Episode 304 of "Altered Geek," Steve continues his conversation on this episode with Simplistic Review's DJ Valentine discussing Star Trek, Lethal Weapon, Movies to TV Show Revivals, Netflix Cancellations, Muppets, Police Academy and more Movie Talk. All this and more on Altered Geek!

On Episode 303 of "Altered Geek," Steve covers topics ranging from free graphics editors on the App of the Week, to Titanic II, GM's rentals of YOUR cars, Future of the Holodeck, Slowing down phones, movies and scripting podcasts with Simplistic Review's DJ Valentine. All this and more on Altered Geek!

On the 302nd Episode of "Altered Geek," Steve continues to experiment with the format of the show. We cover some recent crossovers with other podcasters including teasing the story format of a Halloween themed "GeekCast Radio Presents" episode where he'll be in character reading Dr Suess books. Also he dives into the "GCRN WarZ: Wrestling Tournament", Hot Topics of the Net, Superhero Depot and the...

On the 301st Episode of "Altered Geek," Steve decides it's time to try something new. Please let us know what you think and where you'd like to see this podcast go from here. We jump into our listener question of the week, Plugin of the Week, Hot Topics on the Net, Superhero Depot and our featured topic on Nintendo Land and other possible Theme Parks. We delve a little into the choose your ending...

On the 300th Episode of "Altered Geek," Steve is re-joined by his original co-host, Mike Powers and TFG1Mike to discuss Our new job situations, hosting at a small Trek convention, OLED v QLED TV Choices, Disney vs Netflix, Streaming and Drip Feed Methods, Podcasting Reflections and Being True to Yourself, Podcasting as a Hobby, and Listener Feedback. All this and more on Altered Geek!

On "Altered Geek," Steve is solo to discuss Episode 299, TGIF's Return, Lethal Weapon Season 3 Premiere Thoughts, Google's ex-CEO on internet splitting in two by 2028, Fan engagement and pitfalls, Too Much Technology for Kids, Amazon's 3000 Cashierless stores and Podcasting. All this and more on Altered Geek!

(Sorry About the Audio Quality This Week) On "Altered Geek," Steve is jumping into this solo adventure, and poses the question on whether you should attempt to tackle your greatest fears of the past and the benefits he's found in doing so. He discusses briefly his adventure into the Star Trek event at the Michigan Science Center and the amount of fun had speaking publicly for the first time. All t...

On "Altered Geek," Steve is joined with TFG1Mike to discuss their thoughts on the Captain Marvel trailer news drop, new Patrick Stewart Film Casting, Old Man ‘Tommy’ Power Rangers, Watching "Let’s Play" Video Games, DC CW Universe Casting News, and teasing Steve's appearance at the Michigan Science Center AFTER DARK Star Trek event. All this and more on Altered Geek!

On "Altered Geek," Steve is solo and discussing his thoughts on the Gig Market Beginning to Go Bust, Podcasting, Music, & Copyright Law in the EU, XBOX Live Benefits Until Dec 31st, Streets of Rage returns for 4, And More!. All this and more on Altered Geek!

On "Altered Geek," Steve is solo on this later than Tuesday edition of the show. He'll discuss his thoughts on Being On Your Favorite Shows, Microsoft and Windows 7 Paid Updates, Inserting Sarcasm in Geek News, Awards Show Omitting Popular Film Category, Twitter Poll Results, and Content Suggestions. All this and more on Altered Geek!

On "Altered Geek," Steve is joined with Mike "the Birdman" Dodd to discuss their thoughts on Marvel's Future Films and Villains, Captain Marvel, Fall Gaming Creating Empty Wallets, how the Job Market Sucks and predicting the Patreon style gigs going bust and the return of "Create-A-Film." On "Create-A-Film," we conceptualize five films this week being, "Ernest Goes Gaming," "Becoming Elvis," "Inte...

On "Altered Geek," Steve is joined with TFG1Mike to discuss their thoughts on something we enjoyed as a kids that still resonates with us now. Things we enjoy revisiting when we need something uplifting. Also we dive into Power Rangers reunion episode, Police Academy and Die Hard revivals. All this and more on Altered Geek!

On "Altered Geek," Steve is flying solo to discuss in this short episode education and learning styles as well as his early thoughts on DC Universe's shows and watching dark media programs. (Pardon the bad audio, cell phone recording today) All this and more on Altered Geek!

On "Altered Geek," Steve is joined with Mike the Birdman Dodd to discuss their thoughts on Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel "Dimensions in Danger," and the 25th Anniversary of the show. Following that the guys discuss some of their toy collections and we tried a new segment on create a film. We start with "8 Bit Heroes," "Puppet Work," and "Future Shock 1942." All this and more on Altered Geek!