The Geek Speak Show

On this week's regular episode, Henry welcomes Chris Anastas & JP Ouellette. Chris & JP developed the ScareScore app, designed to measure how frightened (or not) horror film viewers are....but it's not just for horror films. Or for just films, as you'll hear them explain. Then, it's a new & spooky selection for the Book Club, including a chat with author T.N. Trainer . Plus, a special announcement...

On this month's Issues of the Day, Henry San Miguel is joined in-studio by the Nerdy Navajo, Shanclen & Geek Off The Street 's Trent Tucker. Wathing the new Carrie series on Prime Video made Henry think about something: Writers keep using the same lazy trope of add trauma, victimhood or oppression and voila: You have a new version of an old story. Is that the formula for a relevant remake or is it...

The Geek Speak Show returns from break! Henry starts this all-new episode by talking about why Halloween is his favorite holiday and what type of Halloween does he love? It's something he's never shared before and his story explains the sound of the Geek Speak Treats episodes and Halloween Episode over the years. Then, he welcomes Marc Scott Zicree back to the show to talk about his newest project...

For the final Geek Speak Classics, Henry goes back to 2018 and a conversation with Matt Schrader . Matt is the creator & narrator of Blockbuster, a six-part bio-pod detailing the story of how Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and John Williams created the term "blockbuster" with Jaws , Star Wars and John Williams ' score for both.

This week, Geek Speak Classics goes waaayyy back to Season 1. This was back when the show was called The Geek Speak Radio Show and was a live, two-hour show, not a podcast. This is the second hour of the second day, when the topic of video game addiction was discussed with author Ryan Van Cleave and his book, Unplugged: My Journey Into The Dark World of Video Game Addiction . Plus, Henry explains...

While The Geek Speak Show studio installs new upgrades, you'll be able to listen to past episodes or segments. The first Geek Speak Classics features three segments about Batman . First, you'll hear part of a longer chat with Michael Uslan . Michael is responsible for all Batman films since Tim Burton's 1989 Batman to now. Then, director Brett Culp talks about Batman inspiring people facing advers...

Henry San Miguel is joined by the Nerdy Navajo Shanclen & the hosts of Geek Off The Street, Marc Pope & Trent Tucker . They discuss the 60th Anniversary of Star Trek and what the future of Star Trek may look like...no, what it should look like. What can Paramount/Skydance do to bring in the generations that are closer to the 23rd Century than the long-time fans were? Then, they look forward to Sta...

This is The Geek Speak Show's Star Trek60 celebration! Henry starts the episode by sharing how Star Trek first came into his life. It's not how you would think, as you'll hear in his story. Then, he plays the opening remarks from Rod Roddenberry from the Star Trek60 panel at San Diego Comic-Con . He's joined by Joe Sikoryak to talk about how Star Trek influenced (and arguably created) the fan & co...

Henry starts the episode by sharing his new outlook on leaks & spoilers....and also explains why if he ever mentions any MCU spoilery things, who his sources are. Yes, he names names. Then he welcomes artist Sylents to the show. Sylents is an up-and-coming artist who talks about his journey, how Anime inspired him to pursue a career in art & his own original character, Orion. Plus, finally, a NEW...

On this month's Issues of the Day, Henry is joined by Geek Off The Street' s Marc Pope. these are the topics they discuss: 1.) If San Diego Comic-Con decides to eliminate the Hall H panels, will people still want to go to SDCC? 2.) Is it too soon to start talking/announcing the MCU X-Men cast? (With all the attention on Doomsday / Secret Wars ?) 3.) (From Marc) Is there an IP that hasn't been adap...

Lots of comic book talk, lots of guests this week! First, Henry welcomes C. Solis back to the show to talk about his latest comic, Bendicion . Then, Jeffrey Snow also returns to talk about Snowstorm Comics ' newest series, Ash & Amber. Finally, Funky Garcia drops by the studio to talk about this weekend's Carnegie Comic Collective at the MUZEO in Anaheim. 

Henry welcomes Gavin Hignight back to the show. Gavin( along with his business partner Doc Wyatt) is now the co-founder of Wandering Planet Toys and they're about to launch a Kickstarter campaign for their original action figure line, P lanetoid Raiders . Gavin talks about starting the company...during a global pandemic, who collects actin figures in a digital world and more. After that, Henry cel...

No guests, no interviews on this episode, just a lazy Summer day speaking geek. Henry, Emily Mata & Shanclen (finally back together!) get into a SPOILER-FILLED discussion about Spider-Man: Brand New Day . What worked, what didn't. Is Sadie Sink the perfect ---? (We won't spoil anything here.) Then, Henry addresses all the complaints that came from those who weren't able to get into the Hall H Marv...

The second part of the Wrap-Up to Comic-Con is with the show's Guest Correspondent, Aurelia and another person Henry met at Comic-Con, Taylor Pettitt . Aurelia talks about her experiences at the Activations, including one with Johnny Depp. Taylor talks about taking in all that was Comic-Con 2026 as a first-time attendee. They all talk about the Marvel panel and Henry even gives some (spoiler-free)...

Henry San Miguel starts off the episode by having Emily Mata talk about her experiences as an artist at San Diego Comic-Con, then he brings on Ava & her sister Lea. They met in line waiting for wristbands for the Hall H Marvel panel and they talk about that and what it was like experiencing the Marvel panel in person.

It's the annual Countdown to Comic-Con episode! After missing last year's episode for only the second time, David Glanzer returns to kick off the Countdown this year and talk about his history with Comic-Con , some of his favorite memories and David also addresses the complaints about WonderCon and other conventions not feeling the same this year. After that, Henry welcomes this year's guests:   M...

On the second part to this year's Countdown to Comic-Con , Henry starts with a conversation with Tony Kim . Tony talks about celebrating Hero Within' s 10th Anniversary  & shares some great news regarding the future of the company. Then, artist Amin Amat returns to the show but not to talk about his graphic novel series this time, instead, he previews a panel he'll be speaking on during Comic-Con...

Henry welcomes writers Michael Scwartz & Rachael Schaefer to talk about their upcoming graphic novel, Til Death .  It's the story about a restless ghost from the 1960s enlisting a grieving man to carry her bones across the country in a final attempt to reunite with her husband. But even the afterlife has rules, and breaking them could incur a fate worse than death. It's also a Kickstarter campaign...

The Geek Speak Show returns from a short break and picks up right where they left off....with this month's Issues of the Day. Henry San Miguel, Emily Mata and the Nerdy Navajo, Shanclen , talk about whether streaming really has killed the movie-going experience. This topic was prompted by a quote from Steven Spielberg where he describes going to a movie theater as a magical experience. Is it still...

On this month's Issues of the Day, Henry & Emily are joined by Linds from Lind's Soapbox on Instagram . Henry asks a simple question: Do we really need a trailer for a movie like Avengers: Doomsday ? That leads to another related issue: Have we gotten to a point where there is just too much released for movies? In the second segment, Emily wonders whether the upcoming Supergirl movie should cover...

Henry is joined by Rebecca Sun , a journalist & cultural critic and former Senior Editor of Equality & Inclusion at The Hollywood Reporter . They talk about the recent layoffs across the entertainment industry, but especially what that means for college graduates & current students. As a lecturer at Cal State Fullerton, how does Rebecca prepare students & grads to enter a climate with no openings...

After the team took a break last week, they return this week with a jam-packed episode! First, Henry introduces the newest members of The Geek Speak Show, one in front of the mic, the other behind the scenes. Then, he's joined by the Nerdy Navajo Shanclen to chat with Darren Watts about collecting comics. If you've watched the Selling Superman documentary on Amazon, you know Darren's story and wha...

Henry, Emily & Shanclen take the week off to relax after Memorial Day weekend and, for Henry, several natuaral & not-so-natural disaters in Southern California. Henry replays two interviews from the show's past: First, from Season 7, an interview with a Lightsaber Fencing Summer Camp in San Francisco. Then, from the show's first season in 2010, Jeph Loeb's first of many appearances on the show.  T...

The episode begins with Henry's reaction to The Punisher: One Last Kill and why it suffers because of an issue with the MCU overall. Then, he welcomes Kevin Croxton to the show. Kevin is a composer and music teacher at Oliver Springs Elementary in Arkansas. The Oliver Springs Music Club , under Kevin's direction, made a Ghostbusters fan film called Ghostbusters: Half-Life . Kevin talks about it, i...

Henry, Emily & Shanclen talk about "original stories" and what that looks like in 2026. That leads to them playing a game that Henry calls "Pitch, Please!". Basically, a pitch meeting where Emily & Shanclen pitch original stories...however, if at any point the story pitch sounds like anything that we've already seen, they'll get the buzzer and pitch meeting over. Did they come up with an original...