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'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' is upon us! But before you see the film, enjoy this SPOILER FREE warmup conversation from last weekend's EmpireCon Los Angeles, a brand new fan-created Star Wars convention! I join Devin Pike and Matinee Heroes host Craig Price onstage for a really fun panel focusing on what we can expect AFTER Rise of Skywalker! After spending decades with the same group in a ga...

Geekscape friend Canyon Prince returns to the show with his brand new film 'The Final Level: Escaping Rencala'! A mix of Jumanji and Ready Player One, this one is one of The Asylum's famous "mockbusters", FX heavy indie films that are shot on a shoestring budget... so you know Canyon's got some stories lined up about making this one! To help him tell the tale, he's brought along actresses Jessica...

I've known 'Legends of Tomorrow' actor Adam Tsekhman for a long time now... because we went to school together! Little did I know that he would one day be pal'ing around with DC superheroes as comedic everyman Gary Green! On this episode of Geekscape, we do a little catch up, talk about Adam's first foray into acting and how he caught the bug, the tough process of breaking in and how he landed on...

Longtime Geekscape friend Chris Mancini of the Comedy Film Nerds returns to Geekscape to talk about his new graphic novel project 'Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master' and how you can be involved! Along the way, we espouse our love for artist Fernando Pinto, break down Disney+, The Mandalorian and all of its offerings and talk about writing! Chris is actively navigating the shifting landscape of cre...

Voice Actor Rob Paulsen is a cartoon legend! He's voiced characters over 250 cartoon characters, from Rafael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Yakko and Pinky in the Animaniacs and has credits that range from film to TV to videogames! And now the Emmy award winner can add Geekscape guest to his resume as we talk about his long career, getting into the business, his new book "Voice Lessons" and mo...

Former NFL player Chris Kluwe claims to be as much a geek as he is a jock... and he for sure proves it on this episode! I visited Chris to talk about his upcoming book dystopian future set sci-fi book 'Otaku' and on the way we got carried away by talking politics, futurism, evolving culture and tech shifts, cyclical history and a lot more! I tell you that 'Terminator: Dark Fate' is worth watching...

We love Kaiju! We love Giant Robots! So of course we're talking about them! Just like our favorite genre movies, our LA Comic Con panel gets another sequel as we return to the con to talk Kaiju vs Giant Robots! This time we've teamed up with Geekscape favorite Matt Weinhold and the Monster Party podcast! We discuss everything from Godzilla to Power Rangers to more deep cut properties like Daimajin...

From Game of Thrones to Dungeons and Dragons to Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, fantasy storytelling is stronger than ever! At LA Comic Con this year, Geekscape hosted a fun and expert filled panel on the return of fantasy storytelling! What led to its return? What properties, technologies and social changes led to fantasy properties in TV, Film, Tabletop and Gaming coming back on top? Is ther...

It's Halloween time, folks! And that means even scaredy cats like me need to get in on the fun! I do just that in big fashion with filmmakers Jason and Heather DeVan, creators of 'Along Came The Devil', last year's surprise indie horror hit! The duo return with 'Along Came The Devil 2' and we talk about turning a sequel around in less than a year, designing effective horror sequences, making effec...

Scott Thompson might be best remembered as a member of the cult comedy sketch group The Kids in the Hall or as his outrageous character Buddy Cole... but he's about to get real with the Geekscapists. On this episode, Scott sits down to talk candidly about joining The Kids In The Hall, how comedy may have helped him come out of the closet, Cancel Culture and the dangers of a "woke" society and how...

Felicia Day is one of the web's most celebrated geek creators! From 'Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog' to 'The Guild' to starting Geek And Sundry and her acting and writing work, she's been an inspiration to fans around the world. And she was one of the earliest guests on Geekscape! Well, now she's back to talk about her new book 'Embrace Your Weird' and improvised comedic podcast series 'Voyage to...

Sandy King isn't only one of the heads of Storm King productions and John Carpenter's wife and frequent collaborator... she's a huge genre movie and comic book creator and fan! From making horror films to producing comics to coming up in the Roger Corman system, Sandy and I spend an hour sitting in her office and discussing a career that spans over 40 years! Along the way we talk about working wit...

Olivia DeLaurentis and Sydney Heller are Barely Legal Comedy, a young comedy duo that's here to guide you through the impending apocalypse with a stitch in your side! They guest on a brand new Geekscape this week to talk about their series 'Apocalypse Goals', exclusively on Snapchat, and how they got their start! Olivia discusses dating older men while Sydney tells us why a traditionally safe road...

Have you watched 'SpaceWorld', the brand new animated pilot starring 'The Room's Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero? Maybe you haven't and this is the first time hearing about it... but maybe you have and want to know more! Either way, this is a great episode! I sit down with 'SpaceWorld' creator Brock Laborde, publisher Octopie's Lon Strickland and Greg Sestero and talk about the weird as hell but rea...

Actor and comedian Matt Weinhold is one funny dude! He spent the last 30 years writing and performing standup and acting in shows on Comedy Central, MTV, VH1 and so many more and is now host of the fun horror podcast Monster Party (on top of still doing all of the acting and comedy)! On this episode, Matt invites me into his fortress of solitude to help me deconstruct good Trek vs bad Trek, why th...

Geekscapists! 'Magic: The Gathering' creator Richard Garfield joins us on this week's Geekscape episode to talk about his brand new trivia game 'Half Truth', made in partnership with Jeopardy world record holder Ken Jennings and Studio 71! Along the way, we discuss the early years of creating games, Richard's background in mathematics and storytelling, the resurgence of tabletop gaming and answer...

The 2019 Summer World Tour is over! I went to Russia (well... Crimea) to be a part of the Tavrida 5.0 Art Forum and it was completely insane! What is Tavrida 5.0 and what was I doing there? Can I still do live comedy and what does it mean for Geekscape? Are Russian fans just like fans from English speaking countries? What were some of my concerns about the trip? And does Super Action Man know that...

Steve Sobel may not be a household name to many Geekscapists... but I think he should be! In the late 90s, Steve was the host of Hot Newz 64, a VERY short-lived Nintendo 64 promotional video that has since made a name for itself on the internet for being cringeworthy. But where is Steve now... and how does he deal with the internet bringing back his first paying gig in Hollywood? Does he have regr...

San Diego Comic Con is always my yearly barometer for how Geekscape is doing! Am I still having fun? Are we still meeting new people? Do people still get excited about being a part of Geekscape? Well, this year the resounding answer to all of these questions was YES! And I think this SDCC 2019 Special episode is evidence to that! We take you behind the booth to talk to Geekscape guests and contrib...

San Diego Comic Con 2019 is upon us once again! What is in store for all of us as we venture into "Nerd Spring Break"!?! Geekscape's Matt Kelly joins us on the show to break down everything that's happening at the Geekscape booth and what we're looking forward to! Along the way we share our love for 'Stranger Things' Season 3, Matt dives into the gator horror film 'Crawl', I do my best to fix pro...

SPOILER WARNINGS! 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' is in theaters and marks the end of the MCU's Phase 3! But what does it mean for our favorite web slinger? How is Peter (and the entire world) recovering from the aftermath of End Game? Is Mysterio's arrival proof of a larger Marvel multi-verse? Will MJ and Peter finally get together? What hints does Far From Home give us for the Phase 4 of the MCU? An...

The Geekscape U.S. tour continues in Brooklyn with our musical friend Scott Klopfenstein, formerly of Reel Big Fish! We are huge fans of Scott's and he's got some new music out on the streaming services that you should go check out! We talk about releasing these new songs and the album's worth of new ones that he's got in store as well! Along the way we rave about 'Booksmart', go deep in Scott's l...

I met Ronald Ross several years ago and we immediately hit it off because he has an enormous love of old Hollywood. And he should... he was there for some of it! Now, whenever I visit my mother in Santa Fe, I make it a point to drop in with Ronald to hear how he's doing and to listen to some of his stories. Howard Hawks! The old studio system! Humphrey Bogart! The rise of television! Parties at Un...

Xidax PC founder Zack Shutt is on the show this week to talk about building high-end custom gaming PCs! Along the way we discuss starting one of the biggest gaming PC companies in his apartment with a credit card, the journey to this point and what got him into PC Gaming (and building)! We also talk his new Dopetek podcast and what he's seeing out of the recent E3 here in LA! We also do some catch...

'X-Men: Dark Phoenix' is the final chapter in the Fox X-Men story that began way back in 2000 with the first 'X-Men' film. But after so many ups and downs over the last two decades, is it the send off that the merry band of mutants deserve? Or are things truly darkest before the dawn? Luckily, Ian and I are here to navigate you through the questions. What were the high points in this final chapter...