Geek Syndicate

Welcome to  Episode 184  of Geek Syndicate. Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of  Geekdom News The Hobbit films get a release date and some titles, Swap your kidney for an iPad and How  Lightsabers  can ruin your education. Week That Was Smallville  Series Finale (spoilers),  The Valley of Fear , Terry Pratchett First Novel Award,  The Minister of Chance...

Recorded at the recent Bristol Comic and Small Press Expo, this panel explores the question What Is The Point Of Small Press Superheroes? Hosted by Stacey Whittle the panellists are, Daniel Clifford, Paul Grist, Graham Pearce and Matthew Craig. 

In which the team try valiantly to determine what makes for a great hero, how the nature of heroism has changed over time and what makes a Hero attractive to read about - in theory.  And I did say 'try.' It's a big subject (as usual) and we cover quite a bit of ground, but we still manage to wander off topic, insert a certain vegetable repeatedly and pin down the essential pork-pie-ness of Arathor...

This Week the talkative twosome are joined by Matty Gould from sister-cast "Scrolls" to peer at the sex and sexuality in Space Opera. Starting from "what the hell is Space Opera anyway?" we go on to:  - Matt forgetting the plot of "Left Hand of Darkness"  - Incest, Twi-leks and sex-starved Jedi in the Star Wars Universe - Adult Entertainment services in Holodecks - Matty does live research on cour...

In this week’s pod it’s all about new beginnings for the boys. Ant gets engaged, Amaechi gets a new job and PSN finally get back up and running. In the news PSN is back up and Sony is offer users free games and identity fraud protection as a thank you Rumours of Project Café (Wii 2) launch titles that will set off alarm bells at Sony and Microsoft Gotham City Imposters game gets announced Changes...

Welcome to Episode 183 of Geek Syndicate, your podcast guide to the murtky underbelly of Geekdom. News The Diease Control website crashes under weight of it's zombie defence plan, The Napoleon of Crime gets his own comic, Runemaster studio opens up new pulp division, Disney finds it's Lone Ranger ,Torhwoord web series spin off and Warehouse 13 spin off Week that Was Brightest Day - Vol - 1, Flashp...

Welcome to a new episode of The Trailer Trash Two. Montoya and Silver Fox watch and discuss the latest trailers for movies coming out. Will they Splash the Cash or will it be Cash in the Trash? Trailer Trash Two: Episode 2. This time the boys talk about mutants, a car wrench, vampires, an intergalactic policeman, Indiana Jones’ mother and mermaids. You can catch all the trailers mentioned on the e...

BOOM! That's right people after nearly two months of being on hiatus the boys are back in town and back in front of their mics. Their ongoing mission has not changed, to guide you through the murky underbelly of geekdom. Sit back and enjoy because, like the Jedi, Geek Syndicate has returned! News Star Trek take on Bin Laden ,  Human Target is Cancelled, Superman Beyond , Total Recall Remake , Wond...

Welcome to Episode 31 of  Small   Press  Big Mouth. This is an absolutely packed to the rafters episode, including the lowdown on all the SPX panels at the upcoming Bristol Expo, a scary amount of news and reviews of The Absence, The Dead Queen Detectives, Paris, The Man of Glass and much more. Look out for all the links that you would ever need at the blog  https://smallpressbigmouth. blogspot.co...

This time it's an all Northern trio as the pest from the west Kehaar is joined by old sparing partner Grampus and Empress of the Earphones Stacey Whittle.   Fangs for downloading because we're getting into the sweaty and saline world of the social science in Vampire Fiction.   On the way there: Boffin' with Buffy Homo-Erotica with Anne Rice and the Lost Boys Feral antics in True Blood and others F...

Welcome to episode 3 of Timelore.  Due to a personal bereavement we've been away a little time but now we are back. In this episode we review the first half of Season 2 of Doctor Who where we ask the important questions - is Ian to fat to fight, Is there some Ian and Barabara dirtiness going on that we are not party to.   All these and more will be explored as we review Planet of Giants The Dalek...

This time, we discuss the Big News of the moment - Sony's PSN security breach and talk about the forthcoming Marvel MMO and it's potential pro's and cons. Following this, the guys look at Nintendo's new console announcement before launching into Buy, Rent Avoid, where Barry and Amaechi's review the Shooter Homefront.

BETA FLIGHT "Sow The Wind" Written by Alan White, Zack Fester, Ted Ricca, and Adam Ledzion At Tech Support HQ, the BetaScope has detected a protosignal at the location of the latest of a string of tornadoes which ended with unusually quick terminations. Is the new super a weather wrangler? Beta Flight is sent to find out … but they are not prepared for what they will find! Cast of Characters; BETA...

Reunited at last, the Scrolls gang bite off more than they can chew with the titanic topic of World Building in the genres we love so much.  As the rubber-ball of conversation bounces around we try to get a grip on what makes for a convincing Secondary world - how atmosphere, character, otherworldly physics and location can be combined to produce a satisfying and all-encompassing experience for th...

Joined by Clover from our sibling cast "Scrolls", the dithering duo turn their gaze on the gender, sex and relationships in that double-headed genre hydra that is Fantasy and Fairy Tales. Along the dark paths far from those we know, we encounter: Disney Princesses Kehaars's younger, death-metal listening self Are Soap Operas todays fairy tales? Strong Characters vs Strong Characterisation Game of...

Just in time for the Easter hols we bring you, at last, *drum roll* Good Morning Geekdom episode 10! Join Iz and Barry for another blast of positive geekdom hitting your eardrums!

The Dark Enforcer’s plan is revealed as the lives of Feedback’s loved ones hang in the balance.   For this hero, there is only one way to save them all.   Our Cast;   Mark Kalita as Blackthorn Tim O’Donnell as Back-Up Kim Gianopolous as K2 Tanner Karns as Router MJ Cogburn as Wolf-Girl Phill Moxley as Emerald Knight Steve Anderson as Alexander Forthright III Robin Carlisle as Dragonryder Andrey Ku...

Welcome Ladies and Gentleman to Episode 30 of Small Press Big Mouth, we have a plethora of news and reviews for you as always. Stace reviews all the L's - Luchadoras, London's Calling and The Lovecraft Anthology vol 1 and Lee tells us all about Accent UK's Wolfman, Moon by Beyond the Bunker and he get's cute with Gronk. Not to be confused with The Gronk - oh his poor heartses!

Ant and Amaechi once again bring you the latest news from the gaming world. In this episode Ant starts work on his ultimate gaming room in his new house In the news ·                     Max Payne 3 lives ·                     Hunted Demon’s Forge gets a 15 rating ·                     Sony Ericson Xperia Play launches in the UK ·                     Sony’s NGP could be delayed due to the Japan Ea...

Joined by the insightful Brenda from the Geektress podcast to take the middle class married men shine of a discussion of gender and sex the Nort nasties of Matt and the pseudo-scouse seagull Kehaar look at sex and gender in the miserable futures presented in the a pocalypse, disaster and dystopia genres.   On the way there's learning & laughter as such important matters are considered as: Sean Con...

This episode Scrolls flips over the page to see things from the other side in terms of  starting out  as a writer.  Acting as a companion piece to the Author Interviews recorded at the SFX Weekender we've pulled together three authors who have taken non-traditional approaches to getting their fiction out into the public domain. Joining Phil and Clover in a virtual round-table discussion of their e...

Join the guys as they catch up on their gaming fortnight - including Barry's huge Mass Effect 2 session. In other news, we look at the winners from this year's gaming BAFTAs and discuss the pro's and con's of digital distribution for games. Buy, Rent Avoid features our reviews of Fight Night Champion and Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands.  

The Dark Enforcer has crossed the line, forcing Tech Support to utilize their elite paramilitary cadre to run interference while Feedback prepares for a rematch.  This time the stakes are high, threatening to prove too much for both our hero and his support team, but unknown to Feedback he’s about to gain an ally from the most unexpected battlefront—home! Cast of Characters;   Mark Kalita  as Blac...

Join Dave and Barry on another rollercoaster ride into the world of geekdom.   News Mass Effect 2 kicks ass at the baftas Sandman comes toTV Superman Reboot news   Week the was Slaughterman's Creed The Quantum thief Hawaii five 0 Being Human Desperate housewives???  Geek Tweets In this new section we scour our twitter feed for questions on Young Justice, Indiana Jones, Star Wars,  Doctor Who and m...

A new series and a new format - wary of two middle class middle aged men discussing gender issues and sexuality the morose pairing of Matt and Kehaar have got in reinforcments in the form of 'little witch' Amy from 'Birds of Geek.'   With no blows barred they take a good hard look at sexuality and espically gender issues in Super hero fiction - principally comics. On the way there is consideration...