GGR Pirate Radio

Mike, Steve, MC and special guest Ulysses E. Campbell discuss the biggest news in the geeky/nerdy world for the month of November. Topics include: Disney’s announcement of a new Star Wars series featuring Diego Luna’s Rogue One character Cassian Andor, Pedro Pascal and Gina Carano announced as stars in Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian, Jon Cryer announced as the new Lex Luthor on CW’s Supergirl serie...

Mike and MC Brooks discuss who’s the crappier GM: Ernie Grunfeld or Bruce Allen. They are later joined by Steve and Ulysses E. Campbell of Fantastic Forum to discuss the state of the NFL with more players recently getting in trouble for domestic violence. Recorded Friday, November 30th, 2018 via Skype.

Mike and Steve have guests MC Brooks, Ulysses E. Campbell and James Rambo on the show to discuss the “best year ever” when it came to movies, TV, sports, music, comics and video games. Recorded at the Circuit City Memorial Studios on November 9th, 2018.

Mike sits down with Imam Sherif Abdalla Shehata of the Islamic Center of Stafford and discusses Islam and Muslim faith.

Mike, Steve, MC and guest C-Gats discuss their favorite video games of the first decade of the 2000s. Recorded at the FXBG Public Radio Studios on Friday October 26th, 2018.

Mike, Steve, MC Brooks and special guest C-Gats discuss the Geek Sheets for the 4th week of October. Topics include: Wonder Woman 84 pushed back, Luke Cage gets canned, and George Lucas on set of “The Mandalorian” with Jon Favreau. Plus, in what is becoming a weekly segment, Mike plays another clip from Rob Paulsen’s “Talkin Toons.” Recorded at the FXBG Public Radio Studios on Friday October 26th,...

With the relaunch of GGR comes a renewed focus on people who are doing awesome things they are passionate about. Whether it's music, art, writing, podcasting, or any other pursuit, those who are "geeky" about the things they love are welcome here, and once a month we will have a "Geek of the Week" who gets our focus. Now, I know what you're thinking: why is it "Geek of the Week" when they get a wh...

Last week, we covered our favorite horror movies. This week, with the help of Andy Bartsch and James Rambo, we go into other spooky media such as television, comics, audio books and video games. Andy Bartsch gives his opinion on the new Halloween (2018) sequel and he, Mike, Steve and James Rambo discuss some good remakes. Plus, they go down a rabbit hole as they discuss the insanity that is Nicola...

Mike and Steve are joined by long time GGR contributor Andy Bartsch to discuss this week’s geek sheets. Topics include: The cancellation of Iron Fist on Netflix, set photos from the CW/DC Universe crossover featuring a black-suited Superman, and some new outfit combos for the upcoming Spider-Man film. Plus, Mike, Steve and Andy play some hilarious clips from Rob Paulsen’s “Talking Toons.” Recorded...

It’s a GGR Pirate Radio reunion! Mike, Steve and Vik Azeem podcast together for the first time since their first show back in December of 2014. They go to Vik’s wheelhouse and discuss their favorite horror movies. Recorded at the GGR Mobile Recording Studio on October 12th, 2018.

Mike and Steve are joined by original GGR contributor Vik Azeem and new contributor MC Brooks to discuss this week’s Geek Sheets. Topic include: Aquaman trailer and takeaways, the Daredevil Season 3 trailer and predictions and Venom’s box office results. Plus, MC Brooks talks about some of the other reveals this week such as James Gunn helming Suicide Squad 2 and Ryan Coogler being announced as th...

Mike and co-host Steve Monnich are joined by GGR contributors MC Brooks and James Rambo to discuss Iron Fist Season 2. They also have another segment of James Rambo’s “Don’t Watch Sh*tty Media” where the crew give some recommendations of what to watch on TV. Recorded Friday October 5th, 2018 at the FXBG Public Radio Studios in Fredericksburg, Va.

Mike, Steve and MC discuss the X-Men: Dark Phoenix trailer, the passing of Gary Kurtz, and Venom. Plus, they delve into some more Star Wars news. Recorded at the FXBG Public Radio Studios in Fredericksburg, VA on October 5th, 2018.

Part 2 of our Geeky/Nerdy News in review features Mike and Steve with guest Ulysses E. Campbell. They discuss the Captain Marvel trailer, the new Disney streaming service, the changes in plans for the Star Wars release schedule and so much more. Recorded live at the FXBG Public Radio Studios in Fredericksburg, Virginia on September 28th, 2018.

Mike and Steve talk about the Geek Sheets from last week with MC Brooks who also gives a report from Baltimore ComicCon 2018. They’re also joined by Ulysses E. Campbell of Fantastic Forum. They quartet discuss the first shots revealed from Todd Phillips’ new Joker film starring Joaquin Phoenix, the new “Trek Shorts” series in development, fan culture inevitably having an issue with new content, Ma...

Mike has GGR contributor MC Brooks on to discuss the state of the sports scene after the Capitals and Valor won championships, the Mystics played in the WNBA finals, the Wizards made the playoffs and the football team? Well…they’re still here. Recorded on Friday, September 21st 2018 via Zencastr.

This week’s Geek Sheets are Marvel heavy! Mike, Steve, MC Brooks and Charmaine discuss the upcoming Captain Marvel trailer, racism in movies, Daredevil Season 3, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, Avengers Infinity War 2 and so much more. Tune in! Recorded Friday September 14th, 2018 at the FXBG Public Radio Studios in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Mike and Steve have the crew together to discuss their favorite comedy movies of all time. Their guests for the show: GGR contributor MC Brooks, Charmaine “The Chauffeur” and Geek Girl Riot’s Philip Jean-Pierre. Recorded Friday September 14th, 2018 at the FXBG Public Radio Studios in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Mike has guest Philip Jean-Pierre of Geek Girl Riot (the other GGR) to discuss the recently concluded season 1 of Hulu’s hit series Castle Rock. Be warned, Mike and Phil do not hold back on the spoilers. Recorded at the FXBG Public Radio Studios on Friday September 14th, 2018.

MC Brooks played through the new Spider-Man game for Playstation 4 and he had to talk to Mike about it, so they did a podcast! Give a listen as the 2 discuss the wall-crawlers latest adventure in the digital realm and talk briefly about some other video games.  Recorded Sunday, September 9th via Zencastr. 

We added some new contributors to GGR and we've been learning about our new teammates. This episode focuses on James Rambo! Get to learn about where Rambo is from, what he's into, how he got into art and his favorite musical acts.  Recorded Friday September 7th, 2018 at the FXBG Public Radio Studios. 

James Rambo joins Mike in studio as well as special guest the Hill Hippie from FXBG Public Radio shows Shock Monkey Radio and Otherland Dreams. Steve joins in the fun along with special guest commentator Philip Jean-Pierre via Zencastr. They start the show with discussion of this week's geeky/nerdy news and Phil gives his review Iron Fist Season 2.  Recorded Friday Sept 8th, 2018 at the FXBG Publi...

Mike did a solo episode last night about the remarkable story of Weezer's second album, Pinkerton. It's genesis, reception, and overall impact on the music world is quite an interesting story. Give it a listen!  Recorded at the FXBG Public Radio Studios on August 31st, 2018. 

Mike, MC Brooks, James Rambo, and Charmaine discuss the geeky/nerdy news of the week. Plus, they discuss Luke Cage Season 2 and Jessica Jones, which Mike has finally decided to start watching. They also have a new segment, "What to Watch" where they discuss good shows to watch on TV/streaming services.  Recorded at the FXBG Public Radio Studios on Friday August 31st, 2018. 

Mike is joined in the FXBG Public Radio Studios by MC Brooks and Charmaine "the Chauffeur." It's a chance to get to know our newest GGR contributor as we talk to MC about where he's from, what he studied, why he does what he does and a chance to hear some of his amazing music. We also have a new segment: Mash Up of the week. This week it's Destiny's Child x Nirvana with the wonderful title "Smells...