Geeks Without God

This week we take an in depth and spoiler filled look at "Andor Season 2!" The latest Star Wars series on Disney Plus might not be quite as great as Season 1 because it feels like they tried to get too much done in a single season but it still pretty darn good. Listen to our hot takes!

Hey - another episode about a super hero movie! This time we are talking about Fantastic Four: First Steps. If you have super-hero fatigue, we totally get it. We still think this is one of the better installments in the MCU and about as good a Fantastic Four movie that isn't "The Incredibles" as you are going to get! Spoilers a-plenty are in this episode so watch the movie first if you care about...

All right friends! This week we are going to be talking about the new Superman film directed by James Gunn. While our resident DC apologist Ronn Bauman is not available, we all give the film a glowing review as one of the best depictions of Superman in the movies. Also, some doggie treats for Krypto as well! This is a spoiler filled episode so beware!

This week's episode was recorded live at CONvergence 2025 and featured two fantastic Guests. Dave Rand-McKay and Lee Harris joined us to talk about Generative AI in their workplace and in the world at Large. Dave works as a professor of Geography and Lee is an Editor with Tor Books. We all talk about our encounters with AI both positive and negative and it is super interesting!

There's a new documentary about Paul Reubens on HBO or MAX or HBO MAX or whatever the heck they are calling themselves these days. And speaking of an identity crisis, this two part documentary about Reubens and his most famous character, Pee Wee Herman is a really interesting watch. Reubens himself seems uncomfortable with the idea of a documentary although he clearly also definitely wants to make...

It's almost time for CONvergence 2025! As you may well know, our podcast debuted at CONvergence many years ago and we return there like the sparrows returning to wherever they return to every year. This week, we review our schedules for the con (we have a lot of crossover) and if you are coming to the con, we hope you are looking forward to it as much as we are!

Hey check it out! It's another spoiler filled movie episode with Duck Washington as a guest! This time we are discussing "Thunderbolts," the most recent entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We are pretty happy with this film overall and even get into some debate about how "bad" the latest string of Marvel movies have been. Maybe it hasn't been as rough a stretch as many seem to think.

This week, we are talking about Ryan Coogler's amazing film "Sinners." Guest Duck Washington joins us to discuss this film and we are definitely spoiling the shit out of the movie so step away and come back when you've seen it because while this movie is great no matter how much you know about it, the less you know the better. We all pretty much gush over the film so if you didn't like it, you are...

A lot has been said by certain completely unqualified individuals lately when it comes to autism and we figured since Molly is autistic and both of Tim's kids are autistic, we knew more than other people with the initials RFK. There's a lot of dangerous misinformation floating around out there so we are here to remind you all that being autistic isn't bad. It isn't a disease to be cured. It's just...

There has been a lot of talk about Teslas lately but did you know when it comes to electric cars, there are a LOT of other great options out there? Cynn Verbrugge joins us this week to tell us all sorts of information about the market. What does she know about it? Well she only worked on electric vehicle batteries for over a decade! No big deal.

Face it - things are getting pretty scary out there in the world and you may be thinking about standing up against it. We totally support that but we want you to be safe and prepared so this week we are offering advice on what you need to do to keep yourself safe while making your voice heard.

This week it is time for some new geeky boners! Tim and Nick are both talking about remodeling their homes but Molly is talking about having sex in video games! So that one, at least, really fits the theme!

Welcome to a spoiler filled discussion of the latest Captain American movie! And by "spoilers," we mean that we spoil the movie even more than the trailer already did! Overall, we weren't super happy with the film but Tim didn't completely hate it so that's something anyway...

This week we are joined by frequent guest Ronn Bauman, our resident DC apologist, to discuss the latest Joker movie. He was not a fan of Joker so what are his thoughts on Joker: Folie a Deux? Does he like that it is a musical? Does his opinion of this film change his opinion of the previous film? And can Tim find a way to work Goose the Flerken into the conversation? Listen in to find out!

This week we have guest Delia Jordan to talk with us about the book Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson. The book itself has some really great representation which leads us into a conversation about Sanderson himself, who is a devout Mormon. His opinions on GLBTQIA+ definitely differ from those of his church so it creates an interesting conversation indeed!

This week, we are taking a look at Season one of Severance, on Apple Plus! It's a weird and creepy dystopian show about maintaining a work life balance by not having any work in your life or life in your work. Season 2 will start releasing shortly before this season airs so take some time and catch up because as soon as you do, we know you will want to watch the next season!

This week, we take a look at the film "Heretic," starring Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, and Chloe East. The movie explores a lot of themes of faith and god and especially organized religion. All three of us really loved that part and had mixed feelings about some of the rest. Spoilers abound!

This week, we are going to give you a preview of Vilification Tennis for 2025. It is the comedy show that brought the three of us together and we don't toot our own horn all that often. Well some tooting will happen this week as we run down our big plans for the upcoming year.

This week we have guest Barabbas Jones joining us to talk about his new book - The Case Against Jesus . A lot of Christians like to talk about what a good person Jesus was but was he really? Barabbas read all the gospels and he has some opinions about how great this Jesus guy really was. We got a chance to read his book and talked to him about it! He also gets a chance to answer our five questions...

Time for a Geeky Boner episode! With just a few days to go before Thanksgiving, our boners were definitely focused on food. Nick has a new smoker he's trying out and Molly has big plans for a Thanksgiving meal. Tim is going to Disney again. Whatever.

This week we are talking about our annual trip to Omegacon in Siren Wisconsin! We always get the chance to try out some new board games and we love to get a chance to tell you about them so you can add them to your annual holiday gift buying list!

Believe it or not, we made it all the way to 640 episodes without ever looking at the Ten Commandments. With states requiring they be posted in classrooms, we thought we ought to take a look at how effective the commandments are in living a moral and/or ethical life. There are, of course, many versions of the commandments so we picked one. And a version they use for kids that is actually a lot bet...

This week's episode takes a look at the rise of Christofacism in America. It started before the 1980's but everyone's favorite President got that thing going and - well - here we are. Guest Jeff Grapevine joins us to discuss the growth of the Christian right as a political movement in the US.

Time for some fun! Nick put together a bracket of 32 different Halloween treats and we debate which ones are the best! One by one, inferior contestants are relegated to the "trade" pile until a final victor is crowned! Will you agree with our ultimate choice or will you flip tables in sugar fueled rage?

This week is the deadline for voting pre registration in Minnesota so it seems like a good time to talk about voting and why we still do it and think it is important. Believe it or not, we have our reasons and we are going to tell you all about them! If you need help figuring out how to vote, hit us up! We are here to help!