Systematic Geekology

To kickoff the 2023 SG Christmas Drive-In, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas"! This year's Christmas Drive-In theme is animated Christmas films! We had our followers to the "Priests to the Geeks" Facebook group vote on their top 4 animated Christmas features and are going to review "The Nightmare Before Christmas", "Dr Suess' The Grinch", "Rudolph the Re...

Every so often we have our followers on Facebook vote on a "what if" scenario for us to discuss and we got a great one this time! "What if Peter Parker went to Hogwarts?" Keno Cannady and Christian Ashley discuss this scenario at length with all the many possibilities on this episode! . What if Peter Parker never got bit? Who is Spider-Man's biggest enemy? Who is Peter Parker? Is there an American...

Continuing our series on the different eras of Disney's animation studios - Elizabeth (Pang) Clyde, Keno Cannady, and Christian Ashley are joined by guest, John Erdely, to discuss THE LION KING! We will talk about its place in Disney's legacy of films and why we all love this film so much! We also discuss how we can learn about our own callings as Christians, from Simba answering the call to be ki...

One of the best ongoing gags in "How I Met Your Mother?" is the Slap Bet! For our Thanksgiving special, Joshua Noel and Brandon Knight discuss the Slapsgiving specials in the HIMYM sitcom series! . Why does Barney get slapped by Marshall? Where did the slap bet come from? How many slaps in the slap bet? How does the slap bet work? What episode of How I Met Your Mother is Robin Sparkles? Who sings...

Catching up on what's new in the geek world, Joshua Noel and Willi Rose discuss the Loki series, "The Marvels", and the character of the Toymaker from Doctor Who! . What happened at end of Loki? Why does Mobius not remember Loki? Who are the 3 Marvels in the Marvels? Who is the Toymaker in Doctor Who? Is Neil Patrick Harris the celestial toymaker? We discuss it all in this one! We discuss it all i...

Pastor Chill Will delivers the Homily this week discussing the gospel of Matthew. . Pastor Will Rose discusses the parables of Jesus and asks the questions of how we are welcomed home through sacraments, community, and our Churches. What does the Parable of the Bridegroom teach us? What does the bridegroom in the parable represent? What is the meaning of church home? What does it mean that home is...

In honor of the season of Thanksgiving, we offer a special extra bonus episode reviewing the anime, "Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma". Hosts, Elizabeth (Pang) Clyde and TJ Blackwell, discuss what they love about the series and the culinary world! . Is Food Wars inappropriate? Has Food Wars anime ended? Does Soma marry Erina? Where can I watch Food Wars 2023? Why does Erina hate Soma? Who is number 1...

Continuing our series of reviews of the One Piece anime and manga, Joshua Noel and Elizabeth (Pangalangan) Clyde discuss the Drum Island arc! We discuss how Luffy chooses his crew and defends them, and we explore the power of friendship, a good medical system, and inclusion for all! . Why is Chopper called Tony Tony? What is Tony Tony Chopper mistaken for? Did Tony Tony Chopper eat a devil fruit?...

Continuing our series on origins and cosmologies, Joshua Noel and Christian Ashley discuss the many storylines in Doctor Who that deal with the beginning of time, the space-time matrix, the endless children, and the big bang! Is time more linear or more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff? . Why does the doctor hate Rassilon? What is the curse of Rassilon? What is the eye of harmon...

Following the third Republican Presidential Debate, our hosts discuss the politics of one of their favorite anime and how they think through those issues as Christians! Nick Polk, Elizabeth (Pang) Clyde, Christian Ashley, and TJ Blackwell discuss the geopolitical issues found in the anime, "Attack on Titan" . What is the plot twist in Attack on Titan? What is Attack on Titan inspired by? Why does...

We were invited to do a panel discussion at NC Comic Con 2023! Hosts, Will Rose, Christian Ashley, Kevin Schaeffer, and Joshua Noel discuss what they've been geeking out on, the origins of our show, and how you can be a geek and a person of faith! Our show is full of people with different fandoms, different opinions, and different beliefs within our faith even! . Is there a comic con in NC? What i...

Finishing off our series on "Avatar: The Last Airbender", Nick Polk, Christian Ashley, and Keno Cannady, discuss season 3 and beyond! They debate on how well the ending was handled, then discuss how much we love all the characters, music, and animation of the series! . What happened at the end of ATLA? Has Avatar The Last Airbender ended? Why did the last airbender end? How did Aang stay true to h...

Special guest Chip Ashley joins our hosts, Will Rose and Christian Ashley, to discuss the legendary 60's SciFi cartoon series: SPACE GHOOooossST!!!! . Is Space Ghost kid friendly? How many seasons was Space Ghost? What happened to Space Ghost Coast to Coast? Were the interviews on Space Ghost Coast to Coast real? How did they interview people on Space Ghost Coast to Coast? We discuss it all in thi...

It is finally here! Welcome to our first ever Halloween/Reformation Day special. In this episode, I and Joshua Noel of The Whole Church Podcast sit down first to discuss the history and practices of Satanism, then on the second half of the episode we discuss some of Martin Luther's teachings on Satan. Josh shares his story of visiting a Satanic Temple and I talk about my skepticism of stories of d...

For the final episode in this year's Halloween Drive-In series (focusing on sequels this year), Christian Ashley is joined by guest, Joe Dea, to discuss Psycho 2! . What did Norman Bates suffer from? What did Norman Bates do with his mother? Why was Norman Bates jealous of his mother? What is Norman Bates real name? Who was the real killer in Psycho 2? Is Psycho 2 a good movie? How old is Norman i...

As part of our year of origins and cosmologies, our hosts, Christian Ashley, Kevin Schaeffer, and TJ Blackwell, discuss the universe of the Stephen King novels - especially looking at King's own life and the Dark Tower novels! What inspires Stephen King and cosmic entities are behind the stories like IT and Gun Slinger? . What is the best novel by Stephen King? What order should I read all Stephen...

Continuing our series of reviews through the various eras of Disney Animation, we review our second film in the Bronze Era of Disney films, "The Great Mouse Detective"! Hosts, Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell, discuss their history with this film, what they love about it, and how Disney's 9 old men were able to hand down the magic to the next generation following this film! . What is the plot of The G...

IT'S A SURPRISE BONUS EPISODE! Host, Christian Ashley, is joined by guest, John Erdely, to discuss supernatural experiences, ghosts, and UFOs! They ask the big question: How should Christians treat this stuff? Many in the Church are afraid to talk about ghosts, demons, and spirits, or they look down on these topics. We hope to encourage people to be more open, to treat one another with good faith,...

Welcome back to the SG Drive-In: Halloween Sequels edition! Brandon Knight joins host, Joshua Noel, to discuss one of his favorite fandoms: Universal Monster films! We discuss the Universal Monster universe, the nature of horror movies, and the sequel to The Wolf Man: "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man"! . When Frankenstein meets the Wolfman? Who plays the monster in Frankenstein meets the wolfman?...

We discuss a much contended topic in this one - which Disney animated film has the best music / soundtrack?! Hosts Elizabeth (Pang) Clyde and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell discuss their favorites along with other contenders in this special episode! . What Disney movie has a good soundtrack? What is the number one best Disney song? What song does Disney use? What is the most played Disney soundtrack...

We are on book 3 in the Harry Potter series, reviewing the books and movies from a Christian perspective - showing that Christians can be geeks too (without being jerks)! Hosts, Nick Polk and Christian Ashley, discuss "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"! We discuss what we love about this story, the big take aways, and what this film teaches us about how we view others! . What happened in H...

For a very special episode in our Halloween Drive-In series, hosts Adam Behr and Elizabeth Pangalangan will be discussing Haloweentown 2: Kalabar's Revenge! . Is there a second Halloweentown? What happened in Halloweentown 2? How many Halloween towns did they make? What happened to Kal in Halloweentown 2? Why didn t Sophie return in Return to Halloweentown? Who is the evil guy in Halloweentown 2?...

We continue our miniseries discussing Avatar: The Last Airbender, with hosts Elizabeth (Pang) Clyde, Joshua Noel, Keno Cannady, and Christian Ashley! This time we discuss season 2 (book 2), the impact of the earth kingdom in the ATLA world, and how this show explores Eastern religions from a western perspective! . Is there a book 2 of the last airbender? How old is Zuko in Avatar book 2? Is Ty Lee...

Hosts Will Rose, James Demmel, and Kevin Schaefer discuss the Ahsoka series and the upcoming Loki series coming to Disney+ with guest, Daniel Sigmon, in another "What's news?!" . Is Ahsoka in the World Between Worlds? How old is Ahsoka in TCW? Is the Ahsoka show a limited series? Is Ahsoka Season 2 confirmed? Was that the end of Ahsoka? Is Ahsoka on Mortis? Will Baylan Skoll be recast? What is the...

Our Halloween Drive-In series is back, and this time we are doing ALL SEQUELS! Hosts Christian Ashley and Adam Behr kick-off this annual miniseries with a review of Tremors 2! . Why is Kevin Bacon not in tremors 2? Why wasn t Reba in Tremors 2? What are the monsters in tremors 2? Who are the shriekers? What are the Graboids in Tremors? Where did the Graboids come from in Tremors? What is the life...