Systematic Geekology

We continue our theme of the year, discussing the origins of our favorite IPs - this time discussing the world of Pokemon! Hosts, TJ Blackwell, Christian Ashley, and Elizabeth Pangalangan Clyde, get together and discuss the mysteries surrounding the creation of the pokemon world and whether Mew or Arceus is the Pokémon god! Who would have been the pokemon mascot, if not for Pikachu? Who is the fir...

We are back with another WHATS NEW! Hosts Elizabeth (Pangalangan) Clyde and Christian Ashley are joined by guest, Pablo Acosta, to discuss what's new in the geek world! What platform is Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on? What is Star Wars Eclipse? Did too many Jedi survive order 66? Is Guardians 3 the final movie? What happens to Rocket in Guardians 3? WIll any of the Guardians return in the MCU? Who is...

As part of the EVERY TRIBE, (denomi)NATION, & TONGUE convention, we discuss what the Old Testament writers meant by "the heavens" and how the beings they imagined in the heavens compare to what we imagine lives up in space now! Will Rose hosts Joshua Noel of Dummy for Theology , TJ Blackwell of The Whole Church Podcast , Brandon Knight of My Seminary Life , and Christian Ashley of Let Nothing...

Come on grab your friends, we'll go to very distant lands, with hosts Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell as they continue our year's theme of origins - this time discussing the origins in the show, "Adventure Time"! How did the Land of Ooo come to be? What was the great mushroom war? Which elements are the foundations of Ooo? Why is Simon the way he is in Adventure Time? Who is Gunther, really? Are the...

We are back with another what's news! There has been plenty going on in the geek world this week and hosts Nick Polk and Will Rose discuss it all! Was Guardians of the Galaxy 3 the perfect ending? How excited should we be for Dune 2? When is violence the best answer for systemic justice? Why isn't Star Wars Visions connected to the rest of the Star Wars cannon? Will there be more Guardians of the...

As a follow up to our KOTOR series, Christian Ashley and TJ Blackwell attempt to discuss the ever-popular MMO game, "Star Wars: The Knights of the Old Republic"! Neither played the game much though, so this was a shorter episode! If you had free range to be a Mandolorian, Jedi, Sith, or whoever you wanted to be in the Star Wars universe, who would you be? How man stories are there to tell in the O...

We discuss hosts, Christian Ashley and TJ Blackwell's, favorite game of all time in this one! Joining them on this special episode about "Knights of the Old Republic 2" is guest, Adam Behr! Who is the Exile? Did the Mandalorian war need to be stopped at any cost? Is the Exile canonically male or female? What are our favorite levels, characters, and planets in this game? Should we accept judgment w...

We are kicking off a new series with a whole group of hosts and guests! Hosts Elizabeth (Pangalangan) Clyde, Christian Ashley, and Nick Polk are joined by return guest James Demmel to discuss My Hero Academia! What does it take to be a true hero? Which quirk would you like to have? What has made this anime so popular?! Why do our hosts love this show? Who is your favorite and least favorite charac...

We are concluding our HBO series with a special episode discussing "The House of the Dragon" season 1! Are you team green or team black? What dragon fights are you looking forward to most? How is this related to Game of Thrones? Is House of Dragon in the books? How many seasons will they make? And how does the land of Westeros treat its women leaders? We discuss all this and more in this one! Let...

HAPPY ARBOR DAY! For this holiday special, we have two guests joining us! Brandon Knight of My Seminary Life returns and Tripp Fuller of Homebrewed Christianity and the Tolkien Heads joins us for the first time! They join hosts, Joshua Noel and Will Rose to discuss the lore behind the Lord of the Rings' Ents! The Ents are a race of humanoid trees in the Lord of the Rings who watch over the trees!...

We are back with more Game of Thrones content! Hosts, Christian Ashley and Keno Cannady, discuss the various religions of Westeros and what we can learn from these faiths as Christians! Who are the Old gods? Who are the seven? Who is the Many-Faced god? What religion was practiced in Valyria? What is the religion of Seven Kingdoms got? What gods did Game of Thrones worship? What religion do Targar...

This is our big reveal! The hosts of " My Seminary Life ", " Let Nothing Move You ", " The Whole Church Podcast ", and " Systematic Geekology " have come together to officially announce the launch of our new network! This announcement may be a little informal and crazy, but so are we! Joshua Noel, Christian Ashley, Brandon Knight, and Will Rose discuss why we made a podcast network, what the conne...

You voted and we delivered! WHAT IF... Jar Jar is a SITH?! Host Christian Ashley is joined by guest Brandon Knight to discuss Darth Jar Jar Binks! What do we think of the character Jar Jar? How did the theory of Jar Jar being a secret sith start? Is it really possible Jar Jar was playing us all all along? What happened to Jar Jar Binks after Episode 3? Did Jar Jar Binks become a Sith? Why is Jar J...

We are back with another entry in our HBO series! This time hosts Joshua Noel and Keno Cannady discuss the H.B.O. series, "True Blood"! Why did this series give Rev Keno bad dreams? How old is Sookie in season 1? Why is Bill Compton in Louisiana? Who are the fairies in True Blood? Are the earlier seasons the best? Can you get addicted to vampire blood? Can diet coke be addictive? How is the story...

We are taking on another majorly contended topic - "The Rings of Power"! Hosts Joshua Noel, Nick Polk, and Elizabeth Pangalangan Clyde (Pang) discuss the Amazon original series in this one! What was it like for someone who never heard any of the drama to watch this show just for what it was? How did our favorite Tolkien geeks enjoy this series? Which complaints were more about culture wars, misogy...

To go with our theme this year of origins, we had to talk about the origins of Star Fleet! Hosts Joshua Noel and Christian Ashley discuss the history and beginnings of Star Fleet! Is Star Trek: Enterprise any good? Can I start with Star Trek: Enterprise? Why did Star Trek: Enterprise end so abruptly? Is Star Trek: First Contact worth watching? Is Star Trek: First Contact a prequel or a sequel? Why...

We're back with our HBO series! This time we are talking about the award-winning miniseries that changed the world, "Band of Brothers"! Host Joshua Noel is joined by return guest, Daniel Sigmon to discuss this miniseries based on the novel of a true story about a group of extraordinary men from the easy company (the 506th Infantry Regiment). How historically accurate is Band of Brothers? Why is Ba...

That's right we're talking about "The Orville" in this special episode! Host Joshua Noel is joined by special guest Alyssa Kortright! Will there be a 4th season of Orville? Is The Orville basically Star Trek? Is The Orville a Star Trek parody? What makes the two series different? How does Seth MacFarlane's views on religion compare to Gene Roddenberry's views? How can parody and Science Fiction he...

We're back with another "What's news" segment! Hosts Christian Ashley and TJ Blackwell are joined by a favorite return-guest, James Demmel! This time they have a huge assortment of topics to discuss! What is Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey about ? Should they have made it at all? Is Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey any good? Is Pokémon Scarlet Violet worth getting? Are there Pokemon Scarlet and V...

We're back with another edition of our HBO review series! This week hosts Joshua Noel and WIll Rose review the HBO series, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"! Who is Larry David? Is Curb Your Enthusiasm coming back for season 12? Are Seinfeld and Larry David still friends? How did Cheryl and Larry break up? What is the Palestinian bird about? Is it okay to joke about sex and race? What is toxic masculinity? W...

This is our first ONE SHOT event! Just like comics occasionally get together for one big issue, we are going to get together as many of our hosts at once, every 3 months, to discuss a single big topic! This time, for Easter , hosts Joshua Noel, Christian Ashley, TJ Blackwell, and Will Rose are discussing RESURRECTIONS! Of course we will discuss Jesus' Resurrection, but we also ask questions about...

There has been one question we have all been asking since June of last year - What HAS Brandon Knight been up to? One of the original hosts of SG returns to talk with Joshua Noel about what he has been geeking out on as a new Dad! Is Bluey the perfect kids' show? Why did we all love playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons so much during the pandemic? Why do adults without kids watch shows like Bluey...

That's right, we're going controversial and discussing whether or not the live-action remakes of our favorite Disney animated films are actually good or not! Hosts Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell are joined by our newest co-host, Elizabeth (Pangalangan) Clyde! ( She in fact already has a page on our website now! ) We cover all the live-action remakes from 2010 on: Alice and Wonderland, Maleficent, Ci...

We're back with another installment of our HBO review series! Hosts Will Rose and Keno Cannady are joined by James Demmel to discuss the HBO series, Watchmen! Is Watchmen HBO worth watching? Why is Watchmen so important? What did Alan Moore think of HBO Watchmen? Who says who watches the watchmen? What is Watchmen known for? How did we like the Watchmen cast? Why won't there be a Watchmen season 2...

This is not a trap! (Don't listen to Admiral Ackbar this time.) We are just some genuine geeks, hoping to explore some of our favorite content from a Christian lens that we all share. We will be focusing on the geek stuff - Star Wars, Marvel, LOTR, Harry Potter, etc. - but we will be asking questions like: "Do Clones have souls?" "Is Superman truly a Christ-figure?" or "Is it okay for Christians t...