SeanGeek and FastFret Podcast

We continue with Van Halen talk, discussing the The Vault of unheard Van Halen tracks. Alex Van Halen and his future in the business and Martin Popoff’s theories (author of Van Halen: A Visual Biography (0:40) FastFret and Seanorama tell the Van Halen shuffleboard story. (13:00) What it was like growing up in a small town and why that really shaped how important the song Jump was to the brothers....

The boys welcome Eric Senich, reporter for the Van Halen News Desk, and host of DISCovery with Erich Senich. (1:32) We talk about FastFret’s Frankenstrat and Seanorama’s recording studio. (3:58) We cover a lot of Van Halen ground, discussing Wolfgang Van Halen’s new song Distance and his prowess as a musician; how we discovered Van Halen; Eddie’s ties to WASP; Eddie Van Halen’s vocals; the album 1...

The boys welcome back CoreyGeek (Meet The Geeks) to the show. What is up with mini-vans and why are they so funny? (1:52) Corey updates us on what his happening during the lockdown in Manitoba (6:10) and picking up the art of lockpicking. (10:44) Introducing the Mount Rushmore game to the show. (17:10) - Greatest Manitobans o what it means to shave your head and other famous bald people (21:14) -...

Seanorama and FastFret discuss Wolfgang Van Halen’s first single Distance. (Special thanks to Eric Senich from the Van Halen News Desk for keeping the SeanGeekPodcast in the loop.) (2:38) Here is the article where we saw it as well as the article on the Howard Stern interview with Wolfie. https://www.vhnd.com/2020/11/16/hear-new-wolfgang-van-halen-single-distance/ https://www.vhnd.com/2020/11/16/w...

Seanorama and FastFret complain about some news this week, rolling into a version of Incorrect Headlines (3:04): - From CBC: Here is the headline we play off of related to Remembrance Day: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/employee-reaction-poppy-whole-foods-1.5795247 o What is the difference between Veteran’s Day and Remembrance Day o We fight with Google - From CJOB. We decide to try (and fa...

The Boys welcome back Jarett Charowsky, owner of Comic Factory IV. Jarett provides updates on the store through COVID. We get Jarett’s take on the changes DC Comics made to their distribution model (8:35). They discuss the economics of collectibles (comics, action figures, and Hot Wheels), what makes something collectible, and what can impact the price (12:10). Because of COVID, the Marvel Cinemat...

The boys are back, post Halloween. We cover some content from Episode 291 and provide a clarification. (3:21) Seanorama’s daughter makes her appearance and we offer some updates with her. (9:49) The boys review WHY the band. (12:36) And they talk about Halloween and COVID. (14:04) The brothers dig deep on Video Games, how the newer consoles have lost touch with the needs of their players, and what...

Seanorama and FastFretFingers welcome David Anton to the show. David is an interesting character, with some interesting music and a unique perspective on things. Join us on this journey with the musician and writer. You can follow David Anton here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa5F5OKH8XhQNuU8jgoToTQ And here: @CthulhuCraftian on Twitter https://www.facebook.com/david.himmelspach.564 on facebo...

Seanorama flies solo in this studio episode with his youngest daughter Elly as a special guest. He talks The Boys (3:12), Lucifer (5:01), Watchmen (5:49), Umbrella Academy (8:43), all while ruminating on how COVID and working from home has enabled him to turn up his geek. And this brings up, after you have had kids, do your tastes change? Are there certain types of movies and TV that hit you diffe...

Twitter is down and Trump is saying silly things again. (3:00) Throwing aside the American political, the boys reminisce about the great debates of their youth, particularly Banana Seat versus BMX bikes. (7:12) Through some bad Acadian accents, they move onto FastFret moving up to dirt bikes and the race track in the orchard. (13:33) Why has SeanGeek Podcast moved over to Podiant so what does that...

The show goes old school as Seanorama is on the road calling into the studio. The show has made a change over to Podiant. The boys discuss the pros and cons, what to look for when starting your own podcast. (22:04) The show continues post massage, to talk about Eddie Van Halen’s passing. FastFret discusses his introduction to the man and the band, what they meant to him, the influence on him, how...

The team of the SeanGeek Podcast hosted the D&D Podcasting Panel at the Manitoba Podcast Festival and it is here on our Podcast! We hosted a panel on creating your very own Role Playing Podcast with the creative talents of Kevin Doc Wilson and Toni Stark of Creative Conundrums fame (with a little James Beaver thrown in). We talked about: (0:32) Introductions(3:53) How to pick your players(11:57) G...

On The Road Episode! Because you have asked for it, Seanorama is on the road. And to prove how dynamic the show can be in this format, two incidents happen during the Podcast at (8:44) and (13:36). We provide a Manitoba Podcast Festival update (this was recorded between Day one and Day Two of the Festival) (1:04), when my Manitoba accent kicks in (3:48), and the device I am using at home to record...

Today’s episode was recorded from Silver Moon Salon. (1:00). Because you have asked for it, we provide updates on FastFret’s cat Wynston’s surgery and his recovery. (5:01) Did you know you can play with a member of Kiss and post those videos online? But can you? Should you? During a recent rabbit hole on YouTube, Phil Proietti came on our radar and we try to analyze who this guy is. Is he really p...

The Reel Debaters are back. Brian K Vaughan wrote Roundtable, what many considered a perfect screenplay. Which current Knights and Dames of the realm will be cast in this modern retelling of the Knights of the Roundtable? In Part Two of the roundtable Versus game, The Debaters and the SeanGeek crew cast the current Knights and Dames in our version of the film. Based on the current Knights and Dame...

The Reel Debaters are back and this time we are making a movie using the Versus game! Based loosely on the hot Hollywood script from Brian K Vaughan’s Roundtable, the Debaters and FastFret Fingers are the producers and piecing the movie together from the ground up. Who Directs (17:09)? Who writes the screenplay (22:56)? Who does the music (27:28)? Which studio makes the film (39:28)? Where does th...

Welcome Michael Petrow and Mark Cowell from The Reel Debaters Podcast to the show! Get to know the guys as we all Geek Out on the Podcast medium and talk Debaters beginnings, how they met, the creation of the show and where the name came from. They also have discussions on Blogging; White Hat Hacking: the ET video game: story about Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros; Alan Cross; Beaver Does Movi...

The brothers are back. They discuss the worst hecklers in the world (1:00) and a challenge to the Reel Debaters (1:56). Seanorama uncovers some old memories when he finds a bunch of his old stuffed animals he had as a kid (2:40), how Gordon Shumway influenced the creation of his daughter’s Mr Pig (3:36), and the Play he tried staging for them (5:45). We get an update on FastFret’s cat Wynston! (7:...

Seanorama talks about DC’s Fandome event, including talk about Black Adam (2:40), Zack Snyder’s Justice League (5:19), The Suicide Squad (9:01), and… The Batman (10:46). He has a lot to say about the film, including the casting of Robert Pattinson, the Twilight curse, and how good this trailer looks. And a quick aside about Marvel Studios’ silence during all this (17:44). Shoutouts to the @pdxbroa...

(00:51) The brothers talk about when you suddenly listen to a song’s lyrics, using Run To The Hills By Iron Maiden and it’s misinterpretation and how it would work in a commercial. (8:04) What did Weird Al’s arrival in music mean, and how much talent did he have, and where does the line between parody and plagiarism come in? (10:34) Does Led Zeppelin do it? (12:06) And what about Rap and samples?...

(1:11) The boys are back with the continuing story of the FastFret’s stray cat. Did he keep him? Will he name him? Yes he will, at (11:35). (17:31) A couple of stories about the unofficial mascot of the show, Seanorama’s Beagle Luna: her play day and (21:03) the Banana Story. (26:51) FastFret brings commentary on masks during COVID (34:03) and a very special shout out to the 2 Baked Girls. Cats Do...

(2:04) The boys discuss trips out of the house during COVID, customer realities in this new setting, retail environments, harassment, and people travelling during the pandemic. (12:13) What is happening in schools and what that means to those with kids. (15:05) Major headlines with Blizzard Entertainment launches a whole conversation on wage disparity. What happened with the company and how does t...

Everyone loves cats: Did you tune in last week? What happened to the stray cat FastFret’s found? Kevin Smith’s Comic Book Men: Having finished the TV series, the boys discuss the show and Comic Factory IV; how comic book shops are the Cheers for the Geek crowd; what is it about the show he loves; why Seanorama never opened his own shop; and what separates Comic Book Shops. What Happened to LAN Roo...

The Brothers McGinity are back! FastFret talks about a stray cat , our guest spot on the Reel Debaters with James Beaver, hockey season in August, Snapped, Alien Autopsy and conspiracy videos, FastFret modding cars in Grand Theft Auto V and Smokey and The Bandit, 7 Days To Die PC versus console and what happened with Telltale Games, split-screen playing on consoles, gaming laptop vs gaming desktop...

Seanorama’s favorite all time comic book character is Marvel’s Union Jack, a hero with a legacy, with 3 different people donning the famous union jack flag. Always severely under-represented in the comics, the character’s few appearances always straddled the line between grounded stories and the supernatural. I explain away why I was drawn to the character, the retrofitted history of the character...