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Welcome to Crash Landing. In this episode Steve speaks to Anna Stephens the author of the Godblind trilogy from Harper Voyager. Anna's books are sometimes called grimdark, other times epic fantasy and the first two books in her series are now available, Godblind and Darksoul. Anna has just 60 minutes to choose 5 books that she couldn't live without if she was going to crash land on an alien world.

Welcome to Crash Landing. In this episode Steve speaks to Taran Matharu, the NY Times bestselling The Summoner series. Sometimes described as a mix between Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Pokemon, the YA series is published Hodder Children's Books. Taran has just 60 minutes to choose 5 books that he couldn't live without if he was going to crash land on an alien world.

   This month Steve and Scott start with some news and reviews, covering new TV, movies and comics. For our main feature we focus on Patrick Stewart, primarily because he recently announced that he would be returning to the role of Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation. We discuss the news, where it might go but also some of his other roles, those well known and our earliest memories...

This is Bags of Action. The podcast devoted to  action movies, both old and new, but all of them are awesome! In this episode Steve and Pete talk about the 1986 film, Raw Deal, starring Arnie. This is one of the early Arnie films and before he really made it big with the likes of Predator and Terminator. Is it as good as Steve remembers and has Pete even seen this film? To talk about this episode...

In this week's epic ninety minute episode the lads celebrate their 300th episode in style. As well as the usual news and reviews Monts and Nuge look back over 300 episodes and nearly 12 years of Podcasting. Strap in geeks because it's about to get emotional. Shoutouts Dan Dare audio drama crew Comics Summit   News Duncan Jones take on Rogue Trooper Monts realises that the Umbrella Academy and Mega...

After some good news for Alien 3, Blade Runner, Joss Whedon and Thanos fans, Scott and Steve talk about Netflix's brilliant comedy the Santa Clarita Diet.  Starring Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant it tells the story of Sheila Hammond a real estate agent, who has to deal with suddenly becoming a zombie.

Welcome to Crash Landing. This episode Steve speaks to SF writer Al Robertson. He is the author of Crashing Heaven and Waking Hell, both currently available from Gollancz. Al has just 60 minutes to tell Steve about the 5 books that he couldn't live without if he were going to crash land on a new world and why the are so important.

In this one-off episode Scott presents solo for the first (and possibly the last) time ever.  Now that Secret Cinema Blade Runner is all over, he spills the beans and discusses his experiences at the unique event.

Welcome to Geek Syndicate with Monts and Nuge, who after 299 episodes, are still on their never ending quest bring the sass back to geekdom.   First up big love to Conor Boyle who provided us with this cracking  episode 299 poster       You can see more of Conor's work at  conorboylecomicart.blogspot.co.uk   This week Monts is not happy about some of the revelations about the DC new subscription s...

This month Steve and Scott start with some news and reviews  before we get onto our main feature talking about the TV pilot season. These are are mainstream network TV pilot shows that have either been cancelled, are being shopped around or have been picked up for a full season. The list is far too long to go through so we focus on the drama shows and then only on a small number of those. To talk...

Monts and Nuge are back in the geek house and they are bringing as much sass and fun as they can carry. Before we get to the fun Monts has a message about trolling...it is not for the faint of hear or well internet trolls I guess. On the comics front there are reviews of Athena Voltaire and the Sorcerer Pope and Black Panther and the crew. Monts sings the praises of Netflix as the lads check out s...

Welcome to Crash Landing. In this episode Steve speaks to GX Todd, the author of Defender and the forthcoming sequel, Hunted, from Headline. The post-apocalyptic thriller books have been compared to Stephen King and rightly so. Gemma has just 60 minutes to choose 5 books that she couldn't live without if she were to crash land on an alien world and tell you why they're so important to her.

This is Bags of Action. The podcast devoted to  action movies, both old and new, but all of them are awesome! In this episode Steve and Pete talk about the classic 1985 film, Commando, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. This is one of his first action movie roles after the Conan films and around the same time as he had made The Terminator. How does the film hold up to modern eyes? And is it the film...

This month Steve and  Scott delve into some news and reviews. As everyone else has been doing an Avengers Infinity War special we've skipped over that although we very briefly share our thoughts. For the main feature we discuss Cobra Kai, a brand new TV series that airs on YouTube Red, a paid for subscription service. The first two episodes of Cobra Kai are available for free.  To talk about this...

Welcome to Crash Landing. This episode Steve chats to Science Fiction and Fantasy author Niel Bushnell. He is the author of the SF Arkship Saga novels for adults as well as Fantasy books for children and young adults. Niel has just 60 minutes to choose 5 books he would need to survive and keep him sane if he were to crash land on an alien world.

After the news Steve and Scott settle down to talk about Ready Player One.  Both the 2011 book by Ernest Cline and the 2018 movie directed by Stephen Spielberg.  They discuss the pros and cons of the story in both and how they manage the references to geek culture.

So here it is the spoilerful review of Infinity War. Monts and Nuge now freed from the shackles of silence delve into every corner of the film.  Remember on Saturday 28th April Barry will be podcasting for 24 hours straight with Stacey Taylor of the podcast Stacey's Pod Culture Parlour to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. You will be listen to the show at  mixlr.com/spcp-live/  and you...

This week the lads tackle the epic Avengers: Infinity War. To ensure that they don't ruin the experience for everyone this is the first of a two part special. This episode contains the Non-Spoiler review and part two will be a spoilerful episode where Monts and Nuge dig into every facet of the film. So strap in geeks cause here we go. Remember on Saturday 28th April Barry will be podcasting for 24...

Welcome to Crash Landing. In this episode Steve speaks to fantasy author RJ Barker. He is the author of Age of Assassins, Blood of Assassins and the forthcoming King of Assassins, a fantasy trilogy from Orbit books. RJ has just 60 minutes to choose 5 books that he couldn't live without if he were to crash land on an alien world and tell you why they're so important to him.

Time for another slice of fried gold with the only pop culture/geek show in town (apart from the other thousand's upon thousands of pop culture/geek podcasts but you get my drift right?   On this week's show   TV   Nuge finishes season 2 of Travelers on Netflix Black Lightning Monts finishes Agents of Shield Season 4     Comics   Mandy the Monster Hunter - issue 1     Remember on Saturday 28th Apr...

This is Bags of Action. The podcast devoted to  action movies, both old and new, but all of them are awesome! In this episode Steve and Pete talk about the 2017 film, The Foreigner, starring Jackie Chan. This film is currently available on Netflix UK and is both an action film but also a political thriller. It's the first Jackie Chan film we've done and a modern action thriller, not one of his old...

Welcome back to another dose of pop culture fun with Geek Syndicate with Monts and Nuge. This week the lads review Travelers on Netflix Dave finally watches The Wave Jessica Jones (the comic not the TV show) Wired up Wrong Porcelain Ivory Tower Deathstroke Vol 1 The Professional   Share your thoughts with the Geeks! Email:  thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe to GS on iTunes:   http://geeksyndi...

Welcome to Crash Landing. In this episode Steve speaks to Francesca Haig, a novelist and poet originally from Tasmania but she now lives in the UK. She is the author of The Fire Sermon, The Map of Bones and The Forever Ship a trilogy of post apocalyptic novels published by Harper Voyager. Francesca has just 60 minutes to choose 5 books that she couldn't live without if she were to crash land on an...

This month Steve and Scott get straight into some news and reviews, before discussing for their main feature, being a geek on a budget. They highlight a number of free, and totally legal, resources for geek allowing you to read comics, books, watch films and play games completely for free. Links mentioned in the show for free contact are:-   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ StarTrekContinues...

Welcome to  Crash   Landing . In this first episode Steve speaks to Jamie Sawyer, a science fiction writer from the UK. He is the author of the Lazarus War series and his second trilogy, The Eternity War, is also published by Orbit books. Jamie has 60 minutes to pick the 5 books he couldn't live without if he  crash   landed  on an alien world and tell you why they're such amazing books.