The Geek Speak Show

As the team relaxes after Free Comic Book Day, they decide to record the Issues of the Day for this month. Like last month, Henry, Emily and Shanclen each bring their own topic: Shanclen has an isue with con funk. Is it something that needs to be eliminated or just part of the con experience? Emily asks whether there is too much nostalgia, with films like Masters of the Universe and Mortal Kombat...

This week, Henry welcomes Chris Brady , the managing owner of 4 Color Fantasies in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. That's where the show will be on Free Comic Book Day this year, and Chris talks about what he was doing before he decided to open the shop, why he opened it, what makes 4 Color Fantasies unique and he also reflects on the almost 20 years of the shop serving the Inland Empire. After S hanclen 's...

Writer Tim Zajac joins Henry on this week's episode. Tim is the creator of Poe Noir , a comic book series inspired & adapting the stories of Edgar Allan Poe. Tim talks about how he went from writing for stage, film & television to writing his own comic book series, Poe Noir: The Dupine Files & where he'll be for Free Comic Book Day this year. After Shanclen updates us on what's hapening in Geek Cu...

On this month's Issues of the Day, we try something different: First of all, there are no guests, just Henry San Miguel, Emily Mata & Shanclen . That's not the new thing. This time, each of the hosts comes up with their own topic and leads their respective segments. Then, Henry reveals where The Geek Speak Show will be spending this year's Free Comic Book Day .

Henry San Miguel & Emily Mata welcome filmmakers T he Akbaba Bros. (Emirhan & Denizhan Akbaba) & Antoine Robinson to the show. They talk about their Proof-of-Concept Kickstarter campign for a sci-fi/drama TV series called On The Ground . Then, artist Amin Amat returns to the show to talk about The Road To Oz, Chapter 3 .

After a few words about last weekend's WonderCon and a quick tribute to the late James Tolkan, Henry San Miguel & Emily Mata welcome artist Austin Ackert to talk about his upcoming title, Carmine Sunshine . Picture this: A vampire is going about his immortal life when he is suddenly the victim of an alien abduction. Then it gets really weird! A fun chat about a fun comics collection. Then, (almost...

As always, the Warm-Up To WonderCon episode kicks off with San Diego Comic-Con's David Glanzer , as he and Henry discuss last year's SDCC, WonderCon's upcoming 40th(!) anniversary and why the decision was made to not allow AI-generated art at SDCC's Art Show. The rest of this year's guests are: Tony Kim , CEO & founder, Hero Within (Booth # 918) Jevin Loop , artist (Artist Alley # E-46) Jeffrey Sn...

As the team gets ready for WonderCon Anaheim next week, and Emily Mata rests her voice after catching a bit of con crud, Henry & Shanclen give a small tease of what the Star Trek 60 special episode will sound like as they play back a segment from the show's fourth season featuring a Star Trek vs Star Wars discussion with Team Wars consisting of Dr. Andrea Letamendi & then-co-host Rachel Rossilli....

This week, it's comics, Metal & Monsters! First, Henry welcomes David F. Starr & Gustav Starr . They're musicians and the creators of a comic book called MetalLord . Then, Henry, Emily & Shanclen have a chat with some of the writers of the Godzilla vs. LA comic book. J.Gonzo ( Godzill-LA ), Gabriel Hardman ( Eye In The Sky ),& Jordan Morris ( Big Break ). Plus the usual features & more!

This week, Henry welcomes director & writer Jeremy Snead to the show. Jeremy talks about his new movie, Matter of Time , which opens this Friday in theatres. Then, author & comic book creator Solis joins Henry & Emily to chat about creating his own comics through Solis Sequentials . Plus the usual features....except a different Nerdy Navajo News. And Emily shares where she will be appearing in-per...

Henry San Miguel, Emily Mata & Shanclen are joined by Trent Tucker from Geek Off The Street for this month's Issues of the Day episode. These are the issues discussed: What do we hope to see from the new creative leadership at Lucasfilm? Not just Star Wars, everything Lucasfilm will produce moving forward? Does the success of Iron Lung signal a new way to break into Hollywood? Or is it something t...

This week, Henry sets out to prove that geeks & nerds not being athletic is an outdated stereotype. In fact, we have our own sport: fencing! Wait...how is  that geeky? Fencing...with lightsabers! First, director Matthew Wiatt joins Henry to talk about his documentary about lightsaber fencing called Saber . Yes, it features competitive lightsaber fencing, but you'll see that it's about more than th...

Ricardo Delgado is a Hollywood Concept Designer & also a writer & illustrator who created the Eisner Award-winning series Age of Reptiles . He has a new illustrated novel coming soon called Vampyre: A Costa Rican Folktale . Ricardo visits with Henry to talk about it, why this is such a personal story for him and how it differs from the typical vampire lore we're familiar with. Plus, you'll hear Ri...

This week, composer Jacob Yoffee returns to the show to recap his panel at this year's NAMM Show . He also talks to Henry about composing for two iconic TV shows & what he's working on in 2026. After the Book Club, and with the nominees for the 53rd Saturn Awards having been announced, Henry, Emily & Shanclen go over them & pick who they think should win in some of the categories.

The Geek Speak Show kicks off its 16th season! Henry & Shanclen are back, along with their new co-host, Emily Mata. After a new feature that'll help you keep track of cons & other events, Henry & Emily welcome Ethan H. Calk to the show. Ethan is the writer/editor of When Aliens Attack! It's an upcoming sci-fi comedy animated series and Ethan talks about how it was created, including why going with...

The Geek Speak Show kicks off 2026 with the first Issues of the Day episode! Henry San Miguel is back as the main host, along with the Nerdy Navajo, Shanclen . They welcome Analese & Rob , hosts of the Nerd Best Friends podcast to talk about the Stranger Things Finale and why this love letter to 80s culture made such a global impact for the past nine years. Even with those who didn't grow up in th...

On the final episode for 2025, Henry & Shanclen , along with Geek Off The Street 's Marc Pope & Trent Tucker , begin with the final Issues of the Day for the year. Only two topics: Why Netflix winning the bid to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery ISN'T as bad as all the "experts" have been bemoaning & why talking during movies in the theater IS bad, as everyone SHOULD be saying. Then, The Geek Speak...

This is the final (regular) episode for 2025! To wrap up the season in a fun & inspirational way, Henry welcomes artist Emily Mata to the show. Emily talks about knowing she wanted to be an artist from a very young age, explaining to her parents why she wanted to draw for a living, creating Dewy's Adventures and Mira , becoming the comic artist for The Highlander , UC Riverside's newspaper, and ho...

This week, Henry highlights a new sci-fi film starring  Tom Felton called Altered . Since Tom was a little bit busy on Broadway, Henry talks to director Timo Vueronsola & actress Elizaveta Bugulova about the film. Timo talks about the inspiration for the film and why he chose Tom Felton as the lead. Elizaveta talks about her character (Chloe) and what it was like meeting Tom Felton for the first t...

The gang's all here for this Issues of the Day! Henry & Shanclen are joined by Marc Pope & Trent Tucker from Geek Off The Street . They start off the episode by talking about Tilly Norwood , the first AI-generated "actress" and why Hollywood is already scrambling to sign her to a multi-film deal & agents are open to being her reps...as if she were a real person. Henry points out why this will go b...

Henry San Miguel is joined by the Nerdy Navajo, Shanclen, for this year's Halloween Episode. they play back the ghost stories sent in by you, our listeners, and also a few from our guests. Shanclen explains why his stories aren't just "I saw a shadow" or "I heard a noise" and he also explains why having a little "Halloween fun" and playing with a Ouija board, Bloody Mary or trying to communicate w...

A couple of weeks before Halloween, Henry & Shanclen get you ready for what you'll hear on this year's Halloween episode: Ghost Stories! Most of them will be from you, the listeners, but you'll hear a few from Henry and Shanclen, as well. On this episode, Shanclen shares two stories. One from his time as a tour guide at Vulture City Ghost Town in Wickenburg, Arizona and the other from a time that...

Clover Press publisher Hank Kanalz joins Henry to talk about the ongoing Kickstarter campaign for The Amazing Spider-Man Classic Newspaper Comics .  For the first time ever in softcover , Stan Lee and John Romita's  THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN NEWSPAPER COMICS   returns to print in  Clover Press's  spectacular new line of deluxe slipcase editions! The Book Club features a surprise this week. Not the bo...

The Geek Speak Show is back with an all-new episode! After Shanclen 's Nerdy Navajo News report, Henry welcomes writer J oshua Rubin & award-winning Portugese artist Jorge Coelho . Their new comic book, Time Sensitive #1 , is currently running a Kickstarter campaign , ending on October 9th. Time Sensitive isn't the typical superhero story...in fact, there are no superheroes in it. It tells the sto...

Henry welcomes RJ Palisoc to the show this week. RJ is a producer & writer who has worked at Marvel Animation , Sony Pictures Animation and Legendary Pictures . He's now created his own comic book series called Barkskin , based on the Filipino mythological creature known as the Kapre. Plus a new Book Club selection that's perfect for the upcoming spooky season and a new Nerdy Navajo News with Shan...