We run down the week in geek, and most importantly we take you into the heart of the 2013 GWC International Meetup with a podcast recorded in front of a live meetup attendee audience. Enjoy!

#362: Meetup 2013 Briefing

Mar 5th, 2013 37m 38s

Sean is back, and the meetup is so very close! We take a quick moment to talk about the impending GWC meetup in Dallas.

#361: The Dominion War

Feb 24th, 2013 1h 2m

In this episode, Sean is out sick, so Chuck and Audra take the time to wax philosophical about their recent rewatch of the “Dominion War” episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

#360: Superman ’78

Feb 14th, 2013 59m 32s

We give a long-overdue visit to 1978’s Superman: The Movie, appreciate the film’s cinematic quality and inspiring John Williams soundtrack; discuss the permeating Christian allegory of the story; and cheer for Margot Kidder’s funny and feminine

#359: The Next Generation of Old

Feb 5th, 2013 59m 57s

We briefly revisit Star Trek: Generations, finally appreciating its place in the Trek canon and wondering why we had overlooked the significance of Picard’s family — and loss of family — for so long. We take calls that touch on the power of pin

#358: Living in the Future

Jan 28th, 2013 1h 6m

We jump straight into the buzz now that it’s confirmed: J.J. Abrams will direct Star Wars: Episode VII, due in theaters in 2015 and starring much of the original crew. We walk through what the project might look like, speculate which EU areas t

#357: Sean Gets to be Debbie, No Death Star for U.S.

Jan 21st, 2013 1h 3m

This week as we re-ignite the Disney princess discussion, Sean reaffirms the impracticality of staving off the tidal wave of pink and weighs in on the fun of wearing a sparkly headband while playing backup for a three-year-old rock star. And, w

#356: Alien Sex, The Tannen Law

Jan 15th, 2013 1h 23m

We blast into 2013 with some nooooooos! and enjoy some classic GWC banter. And we run down the Week in Geek, including newly revealed details about Gates McFadden’s Season 2 departure from Next Gen (it had to do with sexism, despite the gender

#355: K-Juanzaa, Best Of 2012

Jan 1st, 2013 1h

In the year’s grand finale, we are joined in the studio by JUAAAAAN!! And we snub the ubiquity of the web’s year-end “Worst of…” lists, instead giving our own positive recommendations for 2012 media, including the underrated Men in Black 3, the

#354: Nice Day For A White Onesie

Jan 1st, 2013 1h 1m

We kick off 2012’s penultimate podcast by discussing 2005 movie The Island — wait, wut? Yes, The Island. After seven years of GWC-style analysis and geeky discussion, returning to this flawed-but-likable movie made us realize how much the ‘cas

#353: A Christmas Reboot

Dec 19th, 2012 1h

In this penultimate GWC Christmas episode, we re-think everything that makes our holidays what they are. We re-cast and reboot some of our favorite Christmas movies (read: Seth Rogen and Amy Poehler as the new Griswolds), remake some of our fav

#352: James Bond Part II: Skyfall

Dec 4th, 2012 1h 9m

In this episode we continue to talk Bond, with Skyfall. And we take listener calls about all kinds of stuff!

#351: James Bond, Part I

Nov 26th, 2012 1h 33m

This ‘cast we dive into 007’s universe of cars, gadgets, sex, and intrigue. We identify our favorite Bond cars (and jets, submarines, and motorcycles), give props to Sean Connery’s 1950s physique and sexiness-to-age ratio, and discuss the evolu

#350: There Will Be Blood and Chrome

Nov 19th, 2012 1h 7m

We are thrilled so far with the new BSG content, the web series Blood & Chrome airing now on the YouTube Machinima channel (and on SyFy/every other digital medium) in February 2013. We credit the series with reigniting our love for BSG with Mic

#349: Video Game Villains

Nov 12th, 2012 1h 3m

We wrap up our discussion of video game heroes and villains with a look into how interaction changes the character and story experience. And we run down the week in geek, including new Spartacus news, lament for the end of Red Dwarf X, a Dibbli

#348: Lucas/Disney, Voicemails

Nov 9th, 2012 1h 5m

In this episode, we discuss the recent acquisition news regarding Lucasfilm and Disney, and take some voicemail calls.

#347: Noooooooz!

Oct 31st, 2012 59m 36s

We run down the week in geek, including a Spike TV reality show offering a $10 million bounty on bigfoot, the possibility of the Governator returning as an old Conan (ignoring the Momoa era flick), more news on the Halo 4 release and storyline,

#346: Corn on Macabre

Oct 23rd, 2012 1h 27m

This week we celebrate Halloween by taking a close look at the psychology of scariness, including why zombies, ghosts, and Grim Reapers give so many of us delightful thrills rather than existential horror. Why are we fascinated with death and t

#345: War of the Worlds

Oct 16th, 2012 1h 25m

We discuss the historic 1938 broadcast of War of the Worlds, what it means historically, why we associate it with Halloween, what it tells us about our society, and how our view of the radio show’s aftermath is affected by shifts in digital med

#344: Friendly Robots

Oct 8th, 2012 1h 33m

Up this week: robots who want to be your friend — or with whom you’d like to be friends — and what this tells us about humanity. Also, we run down the week in geek, including Jill Scott’s upcoming Fringe oracle-ness, a new TV series from X-File

#343: Robots, Pt. 2: Bots Emulating Humans

Oct 1st, 2012 1h 3m

We dive into the realm of robots who want to be (or emulate) humans and how they serve as a mirror for us to look at ourselves, individually and as a society. And we run down the week in geek, including some interesting Star Trek news, the (sad

#342: Chuck and Sean Doo the Nooos

Sep 25th, 2012 1h 30m

We put the Robots arc on hold, as Audra is getting some well-deserved rest, so Sean and Chuck cover this week’s news. And yes, Audra will be back soon!

#341: Robots, Part 1

Sep 18th, 2012 1h 30m

This week, we kick off a long-overdue discussion talking about robots: robots who want to destroy the world!

#340: Villains We Love, Part 4: Dark Helmet

Sep 11th, 2012 1h 16m

In this episode, we conclude our Villains we Love to Love arc, with Mel Brooks’ classic villain (of a sort), Dark Helmet.

#339: Villains We Love, Part 3: GLaDOS

Sep 4th, 2012 56m 27s

We continue our Villains we Love to Love arc, with a look at Portal 2’s GLaDOS, her Louise-Fletcher-like chilling calm, nurture-less “mother” persona, and impressively psychotic ability to manipulate — plus the interesting differences in how we