Geek Life Crisis

Episode 32 - "Another Shot of Yeager" Alternate Title: "Biff Yeager thanks The Greatest Gen!" Alternate Title: "Ducking Jisms" Alternate Title: "Mr. Softee For Life!" Alternate Title: "Dorkazord Truth" How often do you see a podcast dedicate an entire podcast to another podcast?  That's what we've done.  The reason?  Star Trek fans are a close-knit bunch, and when connected by dick-and-fart jokes...

Episode 31 - Interview with comic book writer Matthew D. Smith .  "Amazing Age" - Three teenagers spend their days creating comics until one day, the stories come to life! Stuck ina world of super-powered heroes and villains, they'll have to figure out how to save the day AND get back home in one piece! This episode of Geek Life Crisis is inspiration for anyone who grew up with a love of comic boo...

Episode 30: Graphic Novel Writer Wes Locher Talks "Unit 44" - Wes Locher's newly released sci-fi/comedy graphic novel is packed with laughs, with great visuals from illustrator Eduardo Jimenez. UNIT 44 - This sci-fi/comedy romp tells the story of inept Area 51 employees who forget to pay the rent on the facility's off-site storage unit, leaving the secret contents to be sold at public auction. Whe...

Episode 29 - Heck Yeah, It's Spiidermom ! What has two i's and cosplays?  Spiidermom ! Spiidermom can be found on Instagram and Facebook.  Please follow her! This is an interview episode with Jess, AKA Spiidermom. (Yes, she explains the name.) Previously featured in COSPLAY REALM MAGAZINE , she's a fantastic cos-player who is ready to go pro. She's starting to get noticed and acquiring sponsors, s...

Episode 28 "Spider-Man Homecoming Review Chuck and I put in our potatoes and discuss this fine Marvel Studios movie.  It's no Wonder Woman, but it's got a lot of good stuff to talk about, including Tom Holland, Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr. In this episode we were lucky enough to have a Spidey trivia segment by MissGeek89 (go follow her on Instagram now)!  She did a little research on Spidey...

Episode 27 - Part Two of "Dangerous Curves" Here is Part Two that I promised.  You can finally rest easy. This episode has geek news, celebrity birthday trivia and a tribute to the late great Stephen Furst.   Celebrity birthdays: Billy Crudup (Croo-dup), Michelle Rodriguez, and Forest Whitaker. Brief appearance by fan favorite Celeste! Buzz words: Abraham Lincoln, Henry Winkler, Ron Howard, Avatar...

Episode 26 "Dangerous Curves" It's our 1 year anniversary!   Chuck and I tell our college camping stories.  Your typical camping stuff: drinking Bacardi 151, drinking Dr. Peppers (the alcohol version), passing out, strip clubs, men holding hands by the fire, a bar of soap covered in pubic hair.  All the reg. We do geek news about Star Trek Discovery, Harry Mudd, Jonathan Frakes, X-Men: Dark Phoeni...

"So Much More Than Lily" is a new and timely biography about actress, comedian, writer, editor, and philanthropist; Milana Vayntrub. Author John V. Hamilton comes on our podcast to talk to us about The AT&T Girl now Squirrel Girl, her refugee origins, and her very bright future. We learn when inspiration strikes you can do anything. I'm talking about John V. Hamilton; his google search for Milana...

Episode 24 - RIP Old Chum - Adam West Tribute Our tribute to television's first Batman, Adam West. Chuck and I hit the highlights of Mr. West's life and career, in our own personal style (yes we send him off in Spock's photon torpedo... that's how we do).   There's trivia and a little quiz at the end. This was a special episode to us, so we asked for a little help from our friends.  I asked them t...

Episode 23 - Wonder Woman Review We talk about how great Wonder Woman and how much we love Gal Gadot.  We also teach you to say her name correctly! Buzzwords: Ludendorff, Monty Python and The Holy Grail, DC Comics, Drucilla, Lynda Carter, Blue Moon, Fun, college, potatoes, Debra Winger, George Perez, Pulp Fiction, The Watch, hat box, ugh... I can't think of any more. Ummm... movie?  that was a lam...

Episode 22 - Geeks of The Galaxy Vol 2 Our review of Guardians of The Galaxy Volume 2 SPOILERS! This ep is all review.  No geek chat, no geek news, no geek birthdays, and no geeky funereal announcements. Buzz words from the show: Groot, "The King of Comedy", "Tango and Cash", Ashe976, Sweet, Fox on The Run, Rocket, Drax, Miley Cyrus, Peter Quill, Celeste and her blonde hair, dogies, and other stuf...

Episode 20 - Logan Review How many potatoes do you think Chuck and I give Logan, from 1-10? Geek Chat and Geek News: Star Trek, Harry Mudd, and Joss Whedon's Batgirl, First Contact Day, Zephrym Cochran Geek Celebrity Birthdays and Quizzes: Russell Crowe, Daisy Ridley, and Robin Wright RIP Chuck Barris (Gong Show) Our 1-10 potato rating of: LOGAN Other stuff: Airplane, Metamorphosis, Total Recall,...

Hello friends... this is the promo we're playing on other podcasts and I thought, why not share it here as well?  I'm paying for this host site, so here, here's another minute of content!  :) Currently you can hear this promo on recent episodes of "ThePodcouple" podcast, and "Large Marge Sent Us".  Chuck and I recommend both these podcasts; go listen, subscribe, rate, review, rinse, and repeat. Ou...

Episode 19 - RIP Bill Paxton and RIP Richard Hatch Geek Chat: Blame It On Rio, Stripes, Barney Miller, Bachelor Party Geek News: NASA, Moon 2, Cloning Wooly Mammoth, TRAPPIST-1, Trapper John MD, MASH, Planet BJ Celebrity Geek Birthdays: Zack Snyder, Milana Vayntrub (Other Space), Rachel Weisz RIP Tribute: Bill Pullman or Bill Paxton, and Richard Hatch (Apollo from Battlestar Galactica) Mentions: J...

Episode 18 - Interview with Alterna Comics publisher Peter Simeti #BringBackNewsPrintComics -$1.50 each! In our previous episode, during Geek News, Chuck and Steve discussed the announcement by Alterna Comics publisher Peter Simeti, that Alterna is returning to the days of yore... newsprint comic books!  Alterna has been publishing comics and graphic novels for over 10 years.  They've weathered to...

Episode 17 - RIP Carrie Fisher Geek Talk:  Prisoners and 1,000 Downloads  (Thank you!) Geek News: King Tut, Anthony Bourdain, Meteors, Orick Vacuums, Atlantis, Alterna Comics on pulp style newspaper. Geek Celebrities and quizzes: Howard Stern, Nick "Nicolas" Cage, and Stephen Hawking. And then our tribute to Carrie Fisher (and Debbie Reynolds). That's the basics, I'm fried right now.  Maybe I'll r...

Hello friends! This episode we were lucky enough to talk with two of the most popular performers in American Sideshow: Donny Thomas and Adam Realman. They both cut their teeth (no pun intended with regard Donny) at The Coney Island Sideshow, now known as "Sideshows by the Seashore".  Coney Island has been the epicenter for NY Sideshow performance, with a foothold on the boardwalk for over 100 year...

Our review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Geek Chat:  Chuck and fam might have enjoyed Christmas in the crapper.  Steve didn't like his Loot Crate toy.  Oh no! Geek News: Bladerunner's Decker is back and older than ever, Lost in Space: Is Doctor Smith still creepy? Star Trek: Discovery gets new cast member.  Geek Birthdays included: Samuel L. Jackson, Harry Shearer, and Ralph Fiennes!  There is a...

My apologies, this episode had been delayed.   Holidays and other life crap.  But finally it's the episode you've all been waiting for!  The next one! Here are some of the topics: Hooters and Jiggers, Alien Pyramids, Lunar Gas Stations, Darth Maul Clones, Marvel Comics, Sarah Silverman, Joe Franklin, Lucy Liu, Mrs. Brady, Florence Henderson, Wesonality, Fidel Castro, Ron Glass, Barney Miller, Fire...

Episode 13 - We give our potato ratings to "Doctor Strange"  Is Benedict Cumberbatch dreamy?  Learn how to say Chiwetel Ejiofor!  A clip I couldn't find that would have made this episode funnier (to me): The whole Spaceballs scene that ends with, "Funny she doesn't look Druish."  Let me know if you can figure out where I wanted to put that clip.  Win a prize! This is another episode where we put i...

Episode 12 - "Mr. Brooklyn"  Subtitled: "The One Where We Don't Review Doctor Strange" This episode was supposed to showcase our Doctor Strange review, but we have a 30 minute curfew.  Chuck and I had too much fun with other topics, I just couldn't edit them out.  It's a pretty silly episode, that had me in tears.  Often I say "I just want to do a show that makes ME laugh."  Well, this is it.   Pl...

Episode 11 is here!  Without someone to interview, Chuck and I revert to straight up geeks.  We talk about animated movie "Batman: Return of The Caped Crusaders" -  Is it too dark?  Or is Chuck just a good dad?  We also discussed Netflix' Luke Cage.  Is Luke Cage too dark?  Well, I don't see color. Also, I had a head cold, so I sound a bit subdued.  Promise to bounce back BIGLY for the next episod...

Biff Yeager, an experienced Hollywood character actor who has been in many popular movies and TV shows such as: Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, Repo Man, Sid and Nancy, Seinfeld, Golden Girls, Gilmore Girls, Preacher, and our favorite: Star Trek: The Next Generation.  On TNG he played Chief Engineer Lt. Commander Argyle in season one.  Biff shined in his role, but only did 2 episodes.  This i...

"The Black Suit of Death" - is an indie comic that deserves your attention.  This episode Chuck and Steve have a great time laughing and interviewing with Warrior Innkeeper Creative's : Benjamin Kreger, co-creator and writer of a very cool new indie comic book called "The Black Suit of Death", BSD for short.  The BSD was envisioned 20 years ago (by Ben and his friend Ed Ellsworth), and it's finall...

Hello everyone! We were very lucky to interview Laura Gilbert of Sydney, Australia . (We kept her up late to do this interview. Friggin time zones!)  Laura is new to cosplaying, but has become an overnight success.  She's 21 years old, and recently decided to attend Oz Comic Con dressed as her favorite DC character, Harley Quinn.  Even in that sea of cosplay she stood out.  Big time.  She has gain...