The Gene Pool Variety Hour!

Check out our recorded livestreams over at  https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ ! Welcome to Episode 56: Panic at the Dojo! This week's Geek Question of the Day is: What fictional Master would you like to learn the martial arts from and why? Let's get our punchy punchy on! In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 1973 martial arts classic, Enter the Dragon starring the legen...

Check out our recorded livestreams over at  https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ ! Welcome to Episode 55: Hillbillies and Raccoons Sean starts off the episode with a story about raccoons, Payday candy bars, and psychological harassment through the night during his recent camping trip. This week's Geek Question of the Day is: What would you do if you found out that our world was act...

Check out our recorded livestreams over at  https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ ! Welcome to Episode 54: Schrodinger's Cat FTW! This week's Geek Question of the Day is: If you met the "best version" of yourself from a parallel universe, what would be the same and what would be different between the two of you? And how would you interact with yourself?  In our Roll for Credits segm...

Check out our recorded livestreams over at  https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ ! Welcome to Episode 53: Space Sweepers! This week's Geek Question of the Day is: What classic sci-fi movie trope would you want to be, and which one do you think you'd actually be?  In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the quirky, multilingual 2021 Korean sci-fi flick, Space Sweepers! Move over...

Check out our recorded livestreams over at  https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ ! Welcome to Episode 52: Secret Agent Man! This week's Geek Question of the Day is: If you became a secret agent/spy, what strategy would you use to hide your identity while under cover?  In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the fascinating 2018 Spy biopic, The Catcher Was A Spy, Starring Paul Ru...

Check out our recorded livestreams over at  https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ ! Welcome to Episode 51!I hate missing weeks between episodes! This week's Geek Question of the Day is: What would be your strategy for surviving and resisting a machine uprising? Get to know your fellow doomsday preppers, people... In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 2021 Netflix original a...

Check out our recorded livestreams over at  https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ ! We made it to episode 50! And Connor turns 25 this weekend! PARTAY!!!!! This week's Geek Question of the Day is: If you were in an action movie as the star, what song would be your Montage scene, your final battle scene, and what would be your one-liner from the big fight? I kind of geeked out on thi...

Check out our recorded livestreams over at https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ ! This week's Geek Question of the Day is: Who is your favorite underpowered/no-powered superhero and why? The stream chat came up with some great ones, but they weren't our favorites. Come hear ours and let us know on twitter who your favorites are! In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 2014 f...

Welcome to Episode 48!  Check out the recorded livestream over at https://youtu.be/nI3UYxVIyd0  ! This week's Geek Question of the Day is: If you could be the financial backer for the remake of your favorite childhood game, and you spare no expense, what game would you choose and how would you modernize it? Connor predictably goes Pokemon... but Sean comes from WAY out in left field to create a pr...

Welcome to Episode 47!  Check out the recorded livestream over at https://youtu.be/axagcen_Eys ! This week's Geek Question of the Day is: What fictional story would be the worst (or best depending on your viewpoint) 'dark and gritty' reboot and why? Evil Puppets and Twisted Nannies! (Thanks @geekquestioner for the question!) In our Roll for Credits segment, we spend time with the 2017 Korean actio...

Welcome to Episode 46!  Check out the recorded livestream over at https://youtu.be/smYttStYzAQ  ! This week's Geek Question of the Day is: What myths or legends were you fascinated or obsessed with as a kid growing up, and why? Connor loves him some legend, particularly Arthurian legend, while Sean was more obsessed with historical mysteries than legends. Still, was a fun topic to explore. In our...

Welcome to Episode 45!  Check out the recorded livestream over at https://youtu.be/usdHQ7Xo12g ! This episode is a little different: Rather than a specific Geek Question of the Day, we decided to play a few rounds of Would You Rather, Nerd Edition! Difficult quandaries we placed each other in! Come listen to the questions and debate! In our Roll for Credits segment, we talk about the 1993 classic...

Welcome to Episode 44!  Check out the recorded livestream over at https://youtu.be/fdDlKt35hdY ! In this episode: In our Geek Question of the Day, we ask: If you could rise from obscurity and become famous for anything, what would you be famous for? If you know Connor and Sean, then their answers will not surprise you! In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 2012 feel-good drama, The Sapphi...

Welcome to Episode 43!  Check out the recorded livestream over at https://youtu.be/dyPIOQHjmA8  ! In this episode: Sean had an old guy procedure at one end of his body but ended up with an injured eye at the other end. How did THAT happen?! Argh, mateys! In our Geek Question of the Day, we ask: Who are your nerd crushes? We both had several, but Sean had some good stories about meeting a couple of...

Welcome to Episode 42!  Check out the recorded livestream over at https://youtu.be/7K6YgcHk7lM ! In this episode: In our Geek Question of the Day, we ask: What or who are your favorite movie villains and why? We had some good and varied answers through all this, and the chat room added several more. Was a great discussion! In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 1967 Paul Newman classic, Co...

Welcome to Episode 41!  Check out the recorded livestream over at https://youtu.be/x0XyDpRVrnw ! In this episode: In our Geek Question of the Day, we ask: If you could exist in and live out a scene from any movie as often as you wanted to, what movie scene would it be and what role character would you play? Each of us was supposed to come up with one. We narrowed it down to five.... each.  In our...

Welcome to Episode 40!  Check out the recorded livestream over at https://youtu.be/fNFY-1K_e9Y ! In this episode: We've hit episode 40! Mid-life crisis! Time for the trophy wife and red sports car! The podcast starts off with a bang with talk of booby nerfing and choking on nuts!  In our Geek Question of the Day, we ask: If you could live and be part of any big moment in history, what would it be...

Welcome to Episode 39!  Check out the recorded livestream over at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz-ezjVgp6k ! In this episode: Sean got a new mic, the HyperX Quadcast! So much better and he is a happy camper once again. In our Geek Question of the Day, we ask: What are the movie tropes that you absolutely hate and wish would die a quick but painful death? No, Obi Wan, you're NOT my only hope! In...

Let me start with apologies for the sound in this episode. Apparently my mic has been dying over the last couple of episodes and didn't know it. Connor still sounds good, but often I am barely recognizable! New mic ordered so all be well in the next episode... Welcome to Episode 38!  Check out the recorded livestream too over at https://youtu.be/RXQX_y5_ChY ! In this episode: Sean starts off the e...

Welcome to the first episode of 2021! We talk about our nerdy needs for 2021 that were lost in the 2020 pandemic, and review Topher Grace's 2018 mystery thriller, Delirium! Thanks for joining us!   Welcome to Episode 37! First of 2021! Check out the recorded livestream too over at https://youtu.be/c4JJe4zu99U ! In this episode: Too many podcasts looking back on 2020, so we look forward to 2021! In...

Welcome to Episode 36! Check out the recorded livestream too over at https://youtu.be/bJFUrA25ct8 ! In this episode: In our Geek Question of the Day, we ponder actor legacies. What story, movie, character, or book still terrifies you to this day? Pretty simple and easy answers for us, though Connor jumps down a mythology rabbit hole! We also review the 2019 Netflix original "horror" movie, Eli. Di...

Welcome to Episode 35! Check out the recorded livestream too over at https://youtu.be/v8I1JZMZQq8 ! In this episode: My apologies for the bad sound through much of the episode. Mic issues were driving me mad, so I just had to go with it. In our Geek Question of the Day, we ponder actor legacies. If you could be any kind of super hero, would you rather your powers be tech based, a mutation, martial...

Welcome to Episode 34! Check out the recorded livestream too over at https://youtu.be/8tzLkBUBP7U ! In this episode: Start off with more and more Destiny 2. I got Connor hooked! In our Geek Question of the Day, we ponder actor legacies.  What makes an actor's legacy more? The number of films he/she has over their career, or the impact of the roles they do have? Basically it comes down to an explor...

Welcome to Episode 33... on time this time! Check out the recorded livestream too over at https://youtu.be/g6xr3Nn8lOc! In this episode: Sean starts off thanking all of the people that attended his charity stream on Veterans Day to benefit 22kill.com and their efforts to have a positive impact on military suicides. Fun was had by all and, most importantly, $500 was raised for a great organization!...

Episode 32 coming in hot... AND LATE!  (Sorry...) Check out the recorded livestreams over on YouTube! In this episode: We confirm our stance that the Gene Pool is YOUR GEEK SAFE SPACE. No politics were discussed here, despite that election thingie that was going on. In our Geek Question of the Day, we ponder we discuss our favorite weapons! If you could be an master in any melee weapon in history...