Geek Garage Podcast

This week, David and Frack hop into Santa's sleigh and fly over to the local Blockbuster Video to discuss our favorite holiday movies! In our discussion, we talk about the Christmas movies we would watch on repeat as kids, and how those compare to the ones we watch now as nerdy adults. We also toss out our favorite "kinda-sorta" holiday movies (aka Die Hard, Iron Man 3, etc.), and how holiday horr...

This week, David and Frack tug on Santa's sack for a fun Holidays grab-bag episode! We spend some time talking about our 2023 Spotify Wrapped, and how we somehow managed to score tickets to next year's When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas. Finally, we capped off the episode with some of our fondest Christmas memories and traditions (both past and present)! If you enjoy our show, please leave u...

This week we're letting our hair down for a relaxed, grab-bag style episode of the podcast! So join us as we discuss who the best Spider-Man has been so far, the cultural impact of Stranger Things, and much more! If you enjoy our show, please leave us a rating & review on Spotify and  Apple Podcasts ! Support us on Patreon ! Our patrons receive cool perks such as exclusive weekly updates,...

We are closing out spooky season with a super fun deep dive on the Boogeyman! Make no mistake, this is not a discussion on Michael Myers or John Wick (although they do come up in conversation). Our friend and historian Ashley joins us again to help us uncover the origins of the Boogeyman, and discuss its various forms across different countries and cultures! If you enjoy our show, please leave us...

One of our favorite horror/suspense directors Mike Flanagan is back on the scene with his final Netflix series “The Fall of the House of Usher”! Our good friend Zack Rancourt joins us to discuss the 8-episode limited series that loosely adapts many of Edgar Allen Poe’s works into an incredible and cohesive story! Please take a moment to follow Zack's podcasts: the Don't Be Crazy podcast and The To...

Continuing with our slate of spooky season episodes, we bring you a very special “Friday the 13th” installment of the podcast! However, instead of doing some boring retrospective, we’re doing something a little different. Amanda joins David once again, as we take turns pulling various movie villains out of a hat, and asking one simple question: could Jason kick their ass? We also play a round of “...

To kick off “spooky season” (our absolute favorite time of year) we are discussing our own personal histories with Halloween and the horror film genre. Friend and returning guest Amanda “Frack” Eyler joins us to talk about the horror flicks we grew up with, the ones that scared us the most, and how they’ve shaped us into the horror fans we are today! If you enjoy our show, please leave us a rating...

We are back from our summer hiatus, and are here to kick things off with a brand new ongoing series entitled "Life Lessons from". There is no shortage of film and TV series that offer poignant moments where positive lessons can actually be applied to our own everyday lives, and The Office is no exception! This week our friend Zack Rancourt joins us once again, where we discuss some of the best mom...

Every one of us at some point has been emotionally affected by the death of character in a novel, comic book, movie, or television show. This week our good friend Zack Rancourt joins David to discuss 7 fictional character deaths from various media that they have deemed "infamous" in one way or another. We are currently on a summer hiatus from the podcast, but we wanted to bring you one of our favo...

It is officially May (insert JT’s “It’s Gonna Be May” meme here) and we are back with an entire month of Star Wars episodes! We have a lot of fun and entertaining content to bring you over the next few weeks, and today we’re kicking things off with our review of the long-awaited Mandalorian Season 3! If you enjoy our show, please leave us a rating & review on Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts &nb...

"Those who cling to death, live". "Those who cling to life, die". We have a highly-anticipated returning guest to the podcast this week! Ted White, former co-host of the Geek Garage, joins David to give a spoiler-filled review and breakdown of the newly released film "John Wick: Chapter 4". If you enjoy our show, please leave us a rating & review on Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts  or&nbsp...

"When you're lost in the darkness, look for the light." This week on the podcast, David and Lindsay chat about the first season of the hit HBO Max series "The Last of Us". Such topics include our favorite moments from the season, a few of our treasured characters, predictions for season 2, and much more! If you enjoy our show, please leave us a rating & review on Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts...

This week our good friend and fellow nerd DeAndre Courtney joins David for a celebration of black history month, with a nerdy spin! There’s a plethora of amazing and influential black characters in video games, comic books, movies, and television, and we are here to make sure they get the recognition they deserve. Additionally we dive into a bit of DeAndre’s personal history with fictional black c...

We recently had our very first vendor experience at Con Nooga in Chattanooga, TN, and wanted to share it with y'all! Below is a list of the vendors and artists that we made friends with, so you should definitely go check out their amazing works! Jennifer M. Zeiger | Author Bard & Broad Little Furries Corey Marshall | Comic Book Author, Umiverse Comics Monet’s Menagerie | Resin Art Wizard &...

It’s Valentine’s Day week, and we’re here to celebrate this holiday of love in our favorite fashion: By talking about a horror film! Zack Rancourt joins David once again, to “pick” apart 2009’s “My Bloody Valentine”. We also discuss some of our other favorite unconventional love stories and romances in film! Please take a moment to follow Zack's podcasts: the Don't Be Crazy podcast and The Top 5 p...

“What's a bad miracle? They got a word for that?” This week we're diving into two hot films from 2022: "Nope" directed by Jordan Peele, and "Don't Worry Darling" directed by Olivia Wilde. These two movies received a TON of press when they were released last year, but for vastly different reasons. David and Lindsay dive into this, and several other talking points, on this week's show! If you enjoy...

Happy Friday the 13th listeners! Please enjoy (or re-enjoy) this Friday the 13th (2009) "watch-along" we did a few years ago with Shauna Hoyt and Ted White! You can listen to this episode as stand-alone audio, or sync it up with the film and use it as a much less professional director's commentary! If you enjoy our show, please leave us a rating & review on Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts &nbsp...

Artwork that's generated by Artificial Intelligence isn't a new concept, but has garnered quite a bit of attention over the last several months. We're kicking off 2023 by inviting Gabe Silva back on the podcast to break down exactly what AI generated art is, and discuss several of the ethical issues surrounding it's usage. If you enjoy our show, please leave us a rating & review on Spotify ,&n...

For most folks, the holidays are a time of joyous celebration. But there are a select few who require an occasion that's a bit more simplistic, stripped of its pomp and frills, and focuses on all the ways they’ve been disappointed this past year. Enter: Festivus 2022! Following in the footsteps of Frank Costanza, guest Zack Rancourt and David are here to air out their grievances regarding the holi...

“I know I’m stubborn, single-minded, and obsessive. But those are all traits of great writers. Yes, and serial killers — what’s your point?” Prepare to take a trip with us this week to Nevermore Academy, where we'll be discussing "Wednesday", the brand-new Netflix series that revolves around Wednesday Addams! If you enjoy our podcast, please leave us a rating & review on Spotify ,  Apple...

"Only the most broken people can be great leaders." This week David and Lindsay celebrate the most recent MCU entry, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever! If you enjoy our podcast, please leave us a rating & review on Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts  or  Stitcher ! Support us on Patreon ! Our patrons receive cool perks such as exclusive weekly updates, behind-the-scenes stuff from the podca...

"I would die for her. I would kill for her. Either way, what bliss." The brand new Netflix series "Wednesday" is right around the corner, so we thought it would be fun to revisit these two amazing films from the early 90s! If you enjoy our podcast, please leave us a rating & review on Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts  or  Stitcher ! Support us on Patreon ! Our patrons receive cool perk...

We are back with the second half of our very first session of our D&D campaign entitled "The Wild Beyond the Witchlight"! Well, sort of. Winter, our DM, joins David this week to recap the second half of our inaugural session, because David flubbed up and erased it (I'm doing great). So please enjoy this fun little summation of the events that took place! If you enjoy our podcast, please leave...

"Death is a Rite of Passage". For our second episode of spooky month, David and Lindsay break down Mike Flanagan & Co's latest Netflix venture "The Midnight Club", based on the novel by Christopher Pike. If you enjoy our podcast, please leave us a rating & review on Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts  or  Stitcher ! Support us on Patreon ! Our patrons receive cool perks such as exclu...

Reboots and sequels within the horror genre are as old as time, and we’ve certainly had our fill of them… and yet we still can’t get enough of them! No matter how many times a franchise gets a sequel or rebooted, there will always be those few outliers that we’ll yearn for. This week Zack Rancourt from the Don’t Be Crazy Podcast joins David to discuss some of the horror film franchises that we’d l...