Systematic Geekology

Dr Leah Robinson and Host, Will Rose, dive deep into the latest Star Wars series, "Skeleton Crew," exploring its significance within the expansive Star Wars universe. They discuss how the show captures the spirit of classic 1980s adventure films, reminiscent of "The Goonies" and "Stranger Things," while simultaneously appealing to a younger audience. The conversation highlights the contrast betwee...

Continuing our bonus miniseries on Gaming Icons, Joshua Noel and Christian Ashley discuss their top icons from the PlayStation universes and which characteristics from these characters they want to emulate and which characteristics they want to immolate! . Who is the most iconic PlayStation character? Who are the PlayStation mascots? Who is the strongest PlayStation character? Who is the coolest g...

Join Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell as they dive into the enchanting universe of Lilo & Stitch, focusing on "Stitch! The Movie," the animated series, and "Leroy & Stitch." This episode highlights how these works stand apart from typical direct-to-video Disney sequels, showcasing their unique charm and storytelling quality. The hosts explore the significance of these films within the broader...

This special episode was chosen by our Discord followers! We had a vote on our Discord channel for this very topic and now, Joshua Noel leads a thought-provoking discussion on the implications of artificial intelligence in video games from a Christian perspective, exploring how our interactions with AI reflect our values and beliefs. Joined by philosophy scholars Dr. Benjamin J. Chicka and Dr. Tay...

Continuing our series of top Videogame icons, Christian Ashley and Herbie Ramsey discuss their top picks for Nintendo icons! They discuss their favorite games, which characters they want to model themselves off of and emulate this year, and which traits these characters have they might want to immolate or excise from themselves in 2025! . Who is the main Nintendo character? Who is the most iconic...

Back with another All Reading Counts episode, Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell discuss the Epic Poem, Beowulf! They talk about their history with this book, why it's still relevant today, and how we can learn to be a true hero from stories like this! . What is the story of Beowulf about? What is the true story of Beowulf? Is Beowulf A Saxon or Viking? What does Beowulf teach us? What happens at the en...

Back with another Primarily Political episode, TJ Blackwell and Joshua Noel discuss the governing forces and history of politics in the Dead Space videogame franchise! . Could the political history of Dead Space be real? What is EarthGov Dead Space? Is Earth doomed in Dead Space 3? What happened to Earth in Dead Space? Are there two different Earth Govs in Dead Space? What is the secession war in...

Kicking off a special bonus miniseries, TJ Blackwell, James Demmell, and Laura Wittman discuss the characters from the arcade and Sega Gaming who have been most iconic to them personally! They discuss which Sega and Arcade characters they want to most emulate in 2025, which characters most people recognize, and how these games pass the test of time! . What games are played at an arcade? What is th...

Ending the year with what means most to him, Joshua Noel discusses the songs of Kingdom Hearts and how the community of the Kingdom Hearts fandom has morphed the meaning of these songs into something as beautiful as the songs themselves! . Who sings the Kingdom Hearts song? What is the song in Kingdom Hearts 3 dubstep? Who makes the music for Kingdom Hearts? Is Simple and Clean about Sora and Kair...

Back with another What's News episode, Justin Coleman, Kevin Schaeffer, and Evan Garcia discuss the new Superman trailer, the first season of Skeleton Crew, the first season of Creature Commandos, the new film "Mufasa", and the Doctor Who Christmas Special: "Joy to the World"! . What is Skeleton Crew going to be about? Where does Skeleton Crew fit into the Star Wars timeline? What is the plot of T...

In the finale' to our annual theme of 2024, Elizabeth (Pang) Clyde and TJ Blackwell discuss the religions present in the manga / anime series, "Blue Exorcist"! They discuss both the show and the Manga, as well as the religious implications in both. This series asks us to think about the child of Lucifer working with the Catholic Church to fight demons - what better way to wrap up a conversation ab...

As one of Joshua Noel and Christian Ashley's favorite recent television shows, "Star Trek: Lower Decks", comes to an end, these two hosts of ours gush over the 5 seasons of excellent content this series has brought to us! . Is Star Trek: Lower Decks for adults? What do Star Trek fans think of Lower Decks? Is Star Trek: Lower Decks considered canon? Is there swearing in Star Trek: Lower Decks? Is S...

MERRY CHRISTMAS, Whole Church and Systematic Geekology fans! Joshua Noel is joined by Nick Polk to discuss how Substack might take the place of Twitter and can help us get out of our echo chambers. They also discuss both of their substacks - Tolkien Pop and The Kingdom Key - and they geek out about Christmas some and talk about where to get Nick's new book, "Tolkien and Pop Culture: Vol 1"! . What...

For a Christmas Eve special, Rev Justin Coleman and Andy Walsh PhD discuss what variable about Jesus could change in different universes and which aspects of Jesus would have to be the same in every universe! Is our Christmas story the only one and is it good enough for all creation across all universes? Or, is there a different Christmas story in every universe?! . Does a multiverse exist? Can we...

Joe Dea returns as a guest-host for this special edition of our Christmas Classics Drive-In! Joe and Herbie Ramsey discuss the Christmas special, A Charlie Brown's Christmas! . Where can I stream Charlie Brown Christmas? Why was Charlie Brown Christmas taken off TV? Why is peppermint patty not in Charlie Brown Christmas? Is Lucy older than Charlie Brown? What does Linus say to Charlie Brown about...

You voted on our Facebook Group for another "What if... ?" episode and TJ Blackwell, Justin Coleman, and Herbie Ramsey are here to answer your preferred scenario question - What if the hosts of this podcast were to crew the Enterprise?! . Where is the Starfleet Academy located? Who is in charge of Starfleet? What are the jobs in Star Trek? Who are all of the hosts of Systematic Geekology? What are...

Talking about a classic videogame franchise that combines Final Fantasy with Disney, as well as discussing the merits of event-based metaphysics, Joshua Noel, Christian Ashley, and Joe Dea have a great time in this episode! We go over the ontological arguments the Kingdom Hearts franchise speaks to regarding what makes us, us! We also discuss how everyone in the games seems to either be revealed t...

Continuing our reviews of the One Piece manga and anime, Christian Ashely and Liz (Pang) Clyde discuss the Thriller Bark arc! They discuss how we meet Brook, who Bartholomew Kumo is, and how the team develops in this Halloween themed arc! . Which episode is Thriller Bark? Who is the bad guy in Thriller Bark? What happened at Thriller Bark? Did Zoro take Luffy's pain? What is the longest arc in One...

Back with another "What's News", Christian Ashley and Kevin Schaeffer discuss the HBO series, Penguin, Gladiator II, and the new film, Wicked! . Will there be a season 2 of The Penguin? Is The Penguin a sequel to Batman? What is the story of The Penguin? Is Maximus dead in Gladiator 2? How is Gladiator 2 connected to Gladiator? Is Gladiator 2 worth watching? What is Wicked 2024 about? Why are they...

Continuing our Christmas Drive-In series of classic Christmas movies (50years or older), Will Rose and Elizabeth (Pang) Clyde discuss the stop-motion animated feature, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"! . Is the 1970 version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town? Is Santa Claus comin to Town Claymation? Who is the voice of Kris Kringle in the 1970 version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town? Where can I wat...

Back with our series of reviews of My Hero Academia, Elizabeth (Pang) Clyde and Christian Ashley discuss the remedial course arc through the school festival arc! . What is a remedial hero? Do you care for the School festival? What episode of My Hero Academia is the music festival? What are remedial courses? Do we need times of normalcy to build ourselves up? How did these arcs help us better know...

Christian Ashley hosts this episode of Some Joyful Noises to discuss the opening song to RWBY Vol 3 - "When it Falls"! . What genre is Casey Lee Williams? Who wrote the RWBY music? Are Jeff Williams and Casey Lee Williams related? Is Rwby still being made? Is RWBY popular in Japan? What fairytale is Blake from RWBY based on? How many episodes are in RWBY Vol. 3? Is the new RWBY anime a reboot? .....

For a special gaming throw-back episode, Christian Ashley and TJ Blackwell are joined by return guest, Rev Laura Wittman, to discuss their favorite games from the X-Box, PlayStation 2, and GameCube era of gaming! . What was the 6th generation of gaming? Which Gen is best for gaming? What console is Halo on? What was the very first Halo game? Is Twisted Metal: Black a horror game? What platform is...

Somethings in life are just wrong, and kidnapping a princess is wrong. Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party, and in today's episode I am joined by Joshua Noel of the Anazao Ministries Podcast Network. to review Shanghai Noon starring Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, and Lucy Liu. In this review, we cover a brief history of East meets West style martial arts Western films, talk about our shared...

This Christmas season, we are doing a special Christmas Classics Drive-In series! We will be reviewing Christmas movies we believe have stood the test of time (50 years or older)! Brandon Knight joins Joshua Noel to start us off by discussing "It's a Wonderful Life"! . What is the famous line from It's a Wonderful Life? How old was Jimmy Stewart in the movie It's a Wonderful Life? What is the main...