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Traci Carr is a geek, creator and political organizer and she's this week's Geekscape guest! As host of her Youtube show 'Super Power To The People' Traci and guests explore the overlap between pop culture and politics. The X-Men as a symbol for the fight for marginalized communities. Star Trek as a model for an equal society. And Geekscape listeners already know my views on Batman! I'll tell Trac...

The Geekscape 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' Special! This weekend's 'Doctor Strange' In The Multiverse Of Madness' brought both Marvel cinematic goodness, tons of MCU surprises and multiversal insanity! But did Sam Raimi's return to Marvel superhero movies prove that all realities are equal? Ian Kerner and I dive deep into the multiscape to talk about it! What went right in the mul...

The Geekscape 'Moon Knight' Season One Special! Before you get lost in this weekend's Multiverse of Madness, we still have to talk about Marvel's street level hero who just finished his premiere season on Disney+: 'Moon Knight'! The Oscar Isaac starrer brought us one of the less well known Marvel characters for casual fans and also one of the most complicated, so Ian and I are here to help guide y...

We make some 'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness' predictions! What was up with that last 'Moon Knight' episode? The Amazing Spider-Man gets a new #1! Fast and the Furious 10 loses Justin Lin but gets a new director! Rest in Peace, Neal Adams! Are we excited about 'Avatar 2'? What is video game company Square Enix doing selling off Eidos Interactive? Canada has a pop culture themed singin...

Katie was right (of course): 'Severance' is great! We tell you to give it a shot while Garrett says 'Superman And Lois' scratches all of your Superman itches! We've finally got a teaser trailer for 'Thor: Love And Thunder'... and it's really bringing a lot of controversy with it! Garrett helps us sift through all of the hype! We also help Katie get a little less confused about 'Moon Knight' (but n...

Christian Bladt, the host of 'Marvel Movie Talk' and the new 'Geekscape Book Club', arrives on Geekscape to talk 'Sonic The Hedgehog 2' with Katie and I! Along the way, Katie will insist that you all watch 'Severance', we'll catch you up on Marvel's 'Moon Knight' and talk some video games and comics in the process! We also discuss our most disappointing geek film experiences! And Jonathan can't wa...

The Geekscape 'Morbius' Special! Finally! The arrival of the latest "Marvel Legend" and newest Geekscape Special! Of course I'm talking about Sony's 'Morbius', starring Jared Leto! That's right! Ian Kerner and I brave the depths of Sony's newest entry in their Spider-Man-less Spiderverse to talk about what worked, what didn't and where things go from here... if at all. Is the film as bad as critic...

Lots to talk about this week as 'Halo' finally premieres on Paramount+! But is it too little and 15 years too late? Classic adventure romcoms return to theaters with 'The Lost City' and Michelle Yeoh wows us again in the mind blowing 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'! And you KNOW we have to talk about that SLAP heard around the Oscars! Luckily, Dustin and Zak from '2 Dollar Late Fee' are on the...

The boys of the Geekscape podcast '91 Donkey Lane' join me for a hilarious episode... and to celebrate their 100th Episode (kinda)! Bacon and Nate share their superhero origin stories, which both include military service and ridiculous improv acts! We discuss how '91 Donkey Lane' originated and whether or not the ridiculousness reflects real life events! And Bacon tells us about the insane Disney...

Actor and creator Ashley Robinson is no stranger to Geekscape! And she is back this week to help Katie and I handle some news and reviews as well as talk about her new project 'Aurora and the Eagle'! We'll be discussing Canadian superheroes, indie comics, the review controversy (or just downright ridiculousness) surrounding Pixar's 'Turning Red', Ryan Reynold's 'The Adam Project' and much, much mo...

Film producer Michael Uslan grew up dreaming of seeing a serious, darker version of Batman on film. He accomplished that goal in 1989 with Tim Burton and Michael Keaton's 'Batman'. Now, over 30 years later, he's been a part of every iteration of The Dark Knight on screen from Christopher Nolan's trilogy to Joel Schumacher's campy run to the Oscar winning 'Joker' and this weekend's 'The Batman'! We...

The Geekscape 'The Batman' Special! Finally! The grittiest and realist Batman you've ever seen has hit theaters, starring Robert Pattinson and directed by Matthew Reeves! So obviously that means it's time for Jonathan and Ian to give it the Geekscape Special treatment! So is this punishing take on the Caped Crusader the masterpiece people say it is? How was Paul Dano's Riddler? Zoe Kravitz' Catwom...

How do you adapt a graphic novel to the film screen? Well, let us tell you about it! Starring 'Mad Men's Vincent Kartheiser, the indie film 'Ultrasound' is the story of Glen and Cyndi who, after a strange sexual encounter, become unwitting test-subjects in a mind control experiment. Their own memories become tools for manipulation as they search for answers. 'Ultrasound' director Rob Schroeder and...

'Oxenfree 2' voice actress Elizabeth Saydah joins Katie and I this week for a classic pop culture news and reviews round up! It's been a few weeks since we did this so I'm excited for Katie to tell us all about Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg in the 'Uncharted' film and her thoughts on 'Horizon Forbidden West'! Elizabeth will finally convince me to watch 'Yellowjackets' (I know... I know!) and tell...

The Geekscape 'Peacemaker' Season 1 Special! James Gunn's 'Peacemaker' starring John Cena just wrapped it's first season on HBO Max! So now it's time to sort through the bodies! Lucky enough for us, Ian Kerner is part of the team so we'll be delving through his DC comic book knowledge to talk about what we thought of the 8 part series! How did characters like Peacemaker, Judo Master and Vigilante...

It's time for a rock and roll education episode of Geekscape! Jamie Woolford and Rory Allen Phillips of The Stereo join me this week to talk about their upcoming album 'Thirteen'! The duo released their debut album 'Three Hundred' way back in the summer of 1999 on Fueled By Ramen (and also played my WXPN Philadelphia radio show so this will be another reunion of sorts)! Since then, artists like Ja...

The Geekscape 'The Book of Boba Fett' Season 1 Special! Well, you fans got what you wanted: a whole show all about your favorite childhood bounty hunter Boba Fett! So how was it? Did it meet all of your expectations? The internet seems to say... that it depends on who you ask! Luckily, Ian Kerner and I are here to dig through the remains of 'The Book of Boba Fett' Season One like a Jawa picking th...

Last year's Gamestop stock market phenomenon really surprised a lot of people. Within a few days, the stock that most people thought was completely dead skyrocketed to new heights and sent shockwaves through Wall Street. But how did it happen? Who were the players? And what were its repercussions? That is all explored in the new documentary 'Gamestop: Rise of the Players' and the film's director J...

It's a comic book heavy conversation on a brand new Geekscape when Jason Inman arrives on the show to talk about his second issue of Super Best Friend! Together we introduce Katie to the masterpiece that is Art Spiegelman's 'Maus' and double down on Nazis being terrible people! We also try to explain Marvel's 'The Sentry' and how he is not exactly Superman which leads us down quite the rabbit hole...

Vin Diesel said it best: it's all about family! And we've got an awesome, growing family right here at Geekscape! In fact, it's growing so quickly that maybe you haven't gotten a chance to meet everyone yet! Well, Katie and I are going to try and fix some of that this week as we introduce you to Donald and Leigh from Geekscape's 'Saturday Morning Showdown' podcast! That's right. We have a show all...

From 'The Book of Boba Fett' to James Gunn's 'Peacemaker' we're talking a lot about dudes in helmets this episode! And to help Katie and I with the heavy lifting, we've recruited Geekscape contributor Garrett Briones! We'll be talking the latest episodes of 'The Book of Boba Fett' and if Boba's new biker gang fits in the Star Wars universe! We'll also rave on the first 3 episodes of James Gunn's '...

Many of you are familiar with Werner Herzog's acclaimed documentary 'Grizzly Man', which tells the story of the late Timothy Treadwell. Treadwell was a bear enthusiast, environmentalist and documentary filmmaker who lost his life while living among and documenting coastal brown bears. But what happened to the film that Treadwell was making? That footage is now being released as 'Diary of The Grizz...

Geekscape is ready for a whole new year in 2022 and we prove it with a giant sized episode! To further celebrate our non-demise in 2021, Katie and I are joined by the amazing Kaitlin Cornell Krusoe to talk 'The Witcher Season' 2, The Matrix Resurrections and what we binge watched or played over the holiday break! We'll also be shaking out some of the nostalgia of yesteryear by talking about some o...

The Geekscape 'Hawkeye' Season 1 Special! 'Hawkeye', based on everyone's favorite bow-slinging member of Marvel's Avengers, wrapped up its first season on Disney+! And it was full of surprises, fun moments and MCU effecting revelations. So now that it's been a week, let's sit down with everyone's favorite human comic book encyclopedia Ian Kerner to discuss all six episodes! What were the highlight...

The Geekscape 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Special! 'Spider-Man: No Way Home', the Marvel cinematic event of the year, has swung into theaters! So of course it's time to break it all down in a Geekscape Special with our friend Ian Kerner! And there is a LOT to talk about so there will be LOTS of Spoilers! How does No Way Home rank alongside past Spider-Man and MCU films? In what ways does No Way Home...