Geek Salad

Growing up, pretty much everyone has seen their fair share of Disney films, be they animated, live-action, or Pixar. And, as anyone who has seen Disney movies can attest to, Disney is very good at tugging at our emotional heart strings and causing even the most hardened individuals to weep openly. So, as a form of emotional catharsis, the Geek Salad crew is here to go through some of those emotion...

Nothing teaches a youngster the value of a dollar than having them spend their hard earned scratch on a terrible video game.  In this episode, the gang (joined by Katherine’s husband “Also Joe”) discuss their most traumatic video game buying experiences.  From so many different licensed video games, to awful arcade ports, to just uninterested actors doing voices for beloved franchises, they cover...

The Covid Pandemic is now over a year along now, and in that year, people have discovered new methods to help alleviate the stress and boredom. The Geek Salad crew gives a brief overview of some of their new entertainment discoveries in the uncomfortably titled episode 207: Quarantine Quickies. Join Andy, Mike, Joe, Katherine, and original co-host Mike as they bring up some quick topics that would...

Load up on guns, bring your friends as Geek Salad covers the 30th anniversary of the Music of 1991.  As always, this is a two part episode, with this one covering the Albums of the year.  Enjoy the musical ramblings of Andy, Mike, Katherine, Joe, and Todd…and joined by original Geek Salad host Original Recipe Mike!  In Side 2 of this discussion, the gang discuss their favorite albums released that...

C’mon!  Feel the vibration!  Feel it! Feel it as Geek Salad covers the 30th anniversary of the Music of 1991.  As always, this is a two part episode, with this one covering the Singles of the year.  Enjoy the musical ramblings of Andy, Mike, Katherine, Joe, and Todd…and joined by original Geek Salad host Original Recipe Mike!  Here, they discuss the #1 hits and the singles that were more the indic...

Beyond Batman: The Animated Series and all of it's extremely entertaining sequels and spin-offs, DC Animation has given us several other series and animated movies. So Geek Salad have returned to discuss some of those hits (and a few misses) with episode 205: Wendy & Marvin - The Animated Series (Part 2). Re-join Andy, Mike, Joe, and original co-host Mike C as they talk about DC's animated fare fr...

In 1992, DC decided to let Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, and Mitch Brian give the television audience a Batman animated series unlike anything that had ever come before. It was stylistic, it was serious, and it cast Luke Skywalker as the Joker. In short, it was brilliant! That kicked off an era of DC animation that Geek Salad spends a super-sized two-part episode talking about in Geek Salad episode 205:...

On the 12 days of Christmas, the movies I will see... have been voted on by the listeners of Geek Salad, the crew themselves, their friends and family, and anyone else they could badger for votes. But from all those votes came a list of 70+ films. And the top 12 movies get revealed in Geek Salad episode 204: The Night the Reindeer Died! So join along with Andy, Mike, Joe, Katherine, and Todd as th...

As we begin to close out this dumpster fire of a year, we here at Geek Salad are going to attempt to make the Holiday Season extra merry… On this episode, the gang discuss their favorite nerdy Christmas songs.  From artists ranging from Barenaked Ladies and Jonathan Coulton, to Faith Hill, Alan Sherman, and the Beach Boys, they’ve got you covered to get you through a quart of Store Brand Eggnog…....

They're tiny, they're toony, they're all a little loony, and in this episode, the Geek Salad crew covers two Warner Bros animated shows that were directly influenced by the classic Looney Tune cartoons covered in part 1 - "Tiny Toons" and "Animaniacs". So just sit back and relax. You'll laugh till you collapse. For Geek Salad episode 202: There's Baloney in Our Slacks (part 2)! Come join the Warne...

From the 1930s till the late 1960s, Warner Brothers made an extensive collection of short cartoons which they called Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies. From these shorts came animated characters which still inspire laughter and love even today. And Geek Salad is here to discuss them in part 1 of episode 202: There's Baloney in Our Slacks! Join Andy, Mike, Joe, and Katherine as they go over some of...

Don’t have the money to produce a quality Halloween costume based on a successful movie franchise?  Or do you have an idea for a costume, but you think it needs a little extra sexiness?  Then check out Geek Salad Episode 201: It’s the Slutty Pumpkin Charlie Brown! where Andy, Mike, Joe, Katherine (not to be confused with Catherine the Great), Todd, and Jim discuss their ideas for off-brand charact...

Since 2008, Geek Salad has attempted to bring you the finest (and sometimes drunkest) of nerdly conversations!  Now, we are proud to present our mega-sized 200th episode, this time with the our very special guests; Nik from the Black Girls Do Stuff Too podcast and Thomas from Movies After Work!  Also joining us in a pre-recorded interview is Em from Verbal Diorama! So while we’ve aged like fine wi...

It's episode 199 of Geek Salad, and to celebrate this historic occasion, the gang has decided to be even more historic by discussing the history of recorded media. However, in order to keep the show from getting too serious and boring, copious amounts of alcohol has been added. Join Mike as he stays sober, and join Andy, Joe, Katherine, and special guest Jim as they try and chronicle the history o...

Now it’s time to get a little DEEEEEEEEEmented with Geek Salad as the gang discusses their favorite novelty and humorous musical artists!  While, of course, there is a lengthy discussion about “Weird” Al Yankovic, there’s so many other artists to consider, and many are discussed here! Geek Salad is available at www.geeksalad.podbean.com, or can be subscribed to at the iTunes store by using keyword...

Now it’s time to get a little DEEEEEEEEEmented with Geek Salad as the gang discusses their favorite novelty and humorous musical artists!  While, of course, there is a lengthy discussion about “Weird” Al Yankovic, there’s so many other artists to consider, and many are discussed here! Geek Salad is available at www.geeksalad.podbean.com, or can be subscribed to at the iTunes store by using keyword...

Return with us once more to the movie theaters of 1990 as we go over some of the more notable films that didn't quite hit the top 15 highest grossing list with Part 2 of Episode 197: We Can Remember it for You Wholesale. Join Andy, Mike, Katherine, Todd, and their returning very special guest, Em from the Verbal Diorama Podcast, as they go over some of the films that they remember, fondly or other...

As we continue through this waking nightmare that is the year 2020, we can always look back to the start of another decade, as the Geek Salad crew looks back at the movies released in the year 1990! Joining the team this episode is the always entertaining Jim, as well as a long anticipated guest, Em from the Verbal Diorama Podcast!  In this installment of our EPIC 2 parter, we talk about the Top 1...

To say that 2020 has been a difficult year would be an obscene understatement .The world is burning, society is in upheaval, and there is still a global pandemic that is keeping most of the population isolated at home…so why not have the Geek Salad team try to have some laughs about it? On this episode, the gang discusses what they’ve been doing to keep themselves entertained during this difficult...

Twenty years ago, one of the greatest gaming consoles ever made, the PlayStation 2, was released. To honor the birth of this gaming legend, the Geek Salad crew is back with the second part of their giant-sized tribute episode, episode 195: PlayStation 2 - Electric Boogaloo (part 2). So re-join Andy, Mike, Joe, Katherine, Todd, and Katherine's husband Joe, as they go over some picks from their pers...

Twenty years ago one of the most popular gaming consoles of all time was released. Over it's 13 years of production (Seriously!), thousands of games were released which kept us going back to that dual-shock controller again and again. To discuss some of their favorites, Geek Salad has returned with episode 195: PlayStation 2 - Electric Boogaloo. However, as the discussion ended up being quite exte...

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….a group of podcasters wanted to do a show, but due to current isolation requirements, have to deliver their annual Star Wars show from the comfort of their own homes via SKYPE….what times we live in…!!! Join Andy, Mike, Joe, and Todd (of the Toddcast) as they cover the latest Star Wars sequel Trilogy (The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalke...

 It's 1991 and you've just enjoyed seeing the Disney classic, Beauty and the Beast. As the credits begin to scroll and you're getting ready to leave, suddenly you hear the song, "Beauty and the Beast", sung by Angela Lansbury in the film, however, this version is being sung by Peabo Bryson and Celine Dion. No, your ears are not playing a trick on you, that actually is a pop version of the beautifu...

Coronavirus be damned!  The Geek Salad crew uses the wonder of technology (albeit on the second try) to join together to give you their discussion of the Music of 1990.  On Side 2 of the discussion, the gang brings up their favorite albums of the year.  The conversation moves from dark alternative, blues guitar, world beats, jazzy tunes,  country, and the most whimsical alterna-pop that ever whims...

Coronavirus be damned!  The Geek Salad crew uses the wonder of technology (albeit on the second try) to join together to give you their discussion of the Music of 1990.  In Side One of this Two Sided episode, we discuss the singles of the year.  First, we start with the non-stop Pop Train of #1 singles that had a couple of minor interruptions from Sinead O’Connor and Madonna.  Then we discuss our...