Systematic Geekology

Once a month we let our followers on our Facebook group, The Priests to the Geeks, vote on a "What if... ?" scenario for us to discuss on the show and this month you voted for "What if The Doctor, from Doctor Who, visited Hogwarts?" Hosts Joshua Noel and Christian Ashley take this challenge and discuss which Doctor would be visiting, why they would be visiting, and what values the wizarding world...

We are back in our Disney Eras series! This time we start our conversation about the Silver Era of Disney animation with the classic Disney Animated film, Peter Pan! Joining hosts Christian Ashley and Joshua Noel for this very special episode is Breanna Matthews who has worked at Disney's Epcot with other artists and brings a unique perspective to this conversation! What is the true story behind P...

Welcome back to another HBO Monday! We are continuing our HBO series discussing Peacemaker this time! Hosts Will Rose and Christian Ashley are joined by return-guest, Daniel Sigmon! Is Peacemaker a villain or hero? Will there be a Peacemaker season 2? Is this the best intro to a show? Did James Gunn make Peacemaker? How will John Cena continue this role in other DCEU projects? We discuss it all in...

One of the best Star Wars and SciFi games of all time is today's topic! Hosts, TJ Blackwell and Christian Ashley, discuss the first "Knights of the Old Republic"! What is KOTOR all about? Where can I play Knights of the Old Republic? Why was Knights of the Old Republic so good? Is Yavin the best station in the game or Manaan? Which was better Kolto or Bacta? What is the Selkath home planet? Is it...

We're back with another What's News episode! Hosts Christian Ashley, TJ Blackwell, and Nick Polk discuss what they have been digesting in the geek world recently! What is "Batman: The Doom that Came to Gotham"? Has South Park got its magic back in season 26? Can we both make fun of Kanye and hope he gets help? What's up with the newest season of Apex Legends? What is ClayFighter? Who is "That Man"...

Welcome back to our HBO Mondays series! This week hosts, Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell discuss the HBO series, "Our Flag Means Death"! Is Our Flag Means Death historically accurate? Is Our Flag Means death a romance, a comedy, or historical fiction? Who are the our flag means death characters? Where to watch Our Flag Means Death? Is there going to be a season 2? How good is Taika Wa...

Welcome back to another segment in our Disney Eras film reviews! This time, Joshua Noel and Christian Ashley are discussing the last film from the "package film" or "war time" era of Disney films, "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad"! Where do these characters come from? Do you prefer The Legend of Sleepy Hollow or The Wind and the Willow? What motor mania? Did Ichabod have OCD? Why doe Mr. To...

We're kicking off a new series! Hosts Joshua Noel and Christian Ashley are joined by guest, Elizabeth Pangalangan Clyde to discuss the first 5 arcs of the popular anime and manga series, "One Piece"! Can anime challenge our faith more than Christian media? Can one person change your perspective of others? Was Jesus more care-free than Christians today? Is Sanji a pervert or does he just want love?...

We are back with another "What's New?"! Hosts Joshua Noel and Will Rose are joined by guest host, Daniel Sigmon, to discuss what is new in pop culture today! What did we think of the "Peter Pan and Wendy" trailer or the TNMT trailer? Have you been watching "The Mayor of Kingstown"? What's been going on in Bad Batch? What can we learn about being a hero and father from Darkwing Duck? What did we th...

We like to ask the important questions here, like would Superman, Goku, or TJ win in a fight? Discussing who all could beat Goku is our hosts, Joe Dea, Keno Cannady, Josh Rosengrant, and TJ Blackwell! Would it take a reality warper to beat Goku? Would Peter Porker be able to do it? Can TJ beat Goku, by virtue of being real? Could the Power Rangers or Batman take him? What about the My Little Pony...

Welcome back to our special HBO series! This week hosts, Keno Cannady and Christian Ashley are joined by special guest, Nick Polk, to discuss "The Sopranos"! Why is The Sopranos a big deal? How well did the drama series treat the themes of mental health, sexual assault, and homosexuality? How is an Elder of the Church like a made guy? What did New York's 5 families really think of this show? We di...

That's right, it's March 4th which means we are celebrating the victory of "The Battle of Helm's Deep" in the third age 3019 at dawn of this same day! Hosts Will Rose and Joshua Noel are joined by one of the esteemed Tolkien Heads, Nick Polk! Why were the Ents created? What role did the Huorns have in the battle? How did Saruman create the Uruk-Hai and half-orcs? How important was the battle of Ho...

Welcome back to another "What's New" episode! Host Will Rose is joined by fellow Lutheran priest, Brian Bennett, to discuss the newest shows and comics in the geek world! Who is Jean-Luc Picard? Is Picard season 3 going to be better than season 2? How will the crew of The Next Generation play a part? What did we think of the new episodes of The Last of Us? How great can Pedro Pascal be? What are o...

Once again we are back with another "What if... ?" episode that our listeners voted for on our Facebook group, Priests to the Geeks ! This time, hosts Joe Dea and Christian Ashley, give their answer to the question, "What if there was a jedi from krypton?" Would Superman be a Jedi or a Sith? What about Superboy, Supergirl, or John Kent? Would the Jedi order force kyptonian Jedis to suppress who th...

Welcome back to our special HBO series! This week hosts Joshua Noel and Will Rose are joined by Daniel Sigmon to discuss the HBO series, "Titans"! What is the premise of the show? How does HBO's Titans compare to the Teen Titans or Teen Titans Go cartoons? How do these shows compare to the comics? What is Tom Taylor doing with the Titans in the comics? How does the show differ in how it deals with...

What has Sarey Concepción been up to? How do you make an eerie SciFi film about wine-making? Hosts Joshua Noel and Joe Dea ask host, Sarey Concepcion, about her new film project, "The Winemaker", and we discuss one of our favorite Star Trek series all at once! What is Deep Space 9 about? How did this series depart from Gene Roddenberry's vision for the series? What can we learn from Star Trek's cr...

We are reviewing the new MCU film, "Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania" with hosts Will Rose, David Pizarro, and TJ Blackwell! What comic is Quantumania based on? Will Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania be on Disney plus? Is Kang just a human? How does our quantumania review compare with ant man quantumania rotten tomatoes? Did you see the ant man quantumania post credit scene? Are you okay with antm...

Our hosts Will Rose and Christian Ashley take over and merge with " The Whole Church Podcast " to interview Andrew Gillsmith about his new SciFi book, " Our Lady of the Artilects "! What is SciFi? Is it SyFy, SciFi, or Sci-Fi? What defines SciFi? What is Artificial Intelligence? What is a soul? How prepared are our faith traditions to handle AI, Androids, and Robots who may feel somtheing akin to...

The answer is no. We messed up and thought "The Witcher" was an HBO show when it is in fact a Netflix series. Instead of realizing we're wrong and doing something else, we decided to cover "The Witcher" in our HBO series anyway with TJ Blackwell and Christian Ashley reviewing the game, the book, and the television series! why did henry cavill leave the witcher? What do we think of Liam Hemsworth a...

Our hosts TJ Blackwell and Christian Ashley are joined by a special guest from the Church of the Geek podcast, Rev Brian Bennett! Rev Brian Bennett   is Campus Pastor for the Lutheran Campus Ministry in the Oakland suburb of Pittsburgh. With the rising popularity of "The Legend of Vox Machina" we had to talk about the source material - Critical Role campaign 1! Why was Orion kicked off Critic...

Welcome back to the magical world of Walt Disney films! Our hosts, Joshua Noel, Christian Ashley, and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell discuss this classic film from Disney's Wartime / Package Film era! Why is there a disclaimer before The Three Caballeros? Where are The Three Caballeros from? Was "The Three Caballeros" misogynist or racist? Was the film progressive for its time? How did the good neig...

Welcome back to our special HBO series where we review our favorite HBO series! Hosts Will Rose, Joshua Noel, and TJ Blackwell review the first four episodes of "The Last of Us" in response to a listener's request! What does apocalyptic media reveal to us about our desires and truest values? Would your biggest desire be to survive? Would you rather die than become infected? Is a fungal infection m...

We are continuing our series of creation stories for the year by discussing the origins of the Power Rangers universe! Hosts Joshua Noel asks host Joe Dea all about the series, where the Rangers get there powers, and what a dino gem is! What are the power coins? Have dinosaurs always been a part of power rangers? Did the morphin grid always exist? Is it more like the Force or like gravity? What gi...

Know anyone who geeks out on Sasquatch? Our hosts today Joe Dea and Christian Ashley are joined by Stephanie Dea, the Horrorstorian , to discuss the field of Cryptozoology and their fascination with it! Is the idea of unknown giant sea creatures frightening to you? Is Cryptozoology a real science? Have you been to the Internation Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine? How realistic is the Yeti,...

Welcome to our first HBO Monday where we discuss our favorite HBO series! First up is the Game of Thrones with hosts Keno Cannady, Will Rose, and Christian Ashley! What is Game of Thrones all about? Why do people love it so much? How can Christians tolerate something with so much gore and nudity? Would the Bible have these kind of things in it if it were done as an HBO series? Which house would yo...