In episode 44 of “Passion of The Geeks” Pat & Greg reminisce about one year of podcasting and talk some game news. Then Greg tells you to watch Chuck instead of Army of the Dead, Pat commands you to play Strangeland and together they explain wh

PotG Theme Deep Dive (unplugged)

Jun 2nd, 2021 17m 43s

Let’s celebrate our one year anniversary with style. In this very special unplugged episode Greg dissects the “Passion of the Geeks” theme music. Be prepared to learn everything you never wanted to know about the “Passion of the Geeks” theme mu

The Changing Narration in Adventure Games (unplugged)

May 30th, 2021 13m 19s

In this weeks “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged”, Pat looks at how narration worked in adventure games, why using a narrator made sense, and how and why it changed over time. Please like, share and subscribe to “Passion of the Geek”s. We’re on

The Ilium at the End of the Lane

May 23rd, 2021 1h 6m

In this weeks “Passion of the Geeks” Pat and Greg talk about the Masters of the Universe continuation, Timer Warner’s fate and some “legendary” games before they try to convince each other to read their favorite books. Today I found out. Kev

Falcon and the Winter Soldier (unplugged)

May 16th, 2021 38m 46s

An unplugged episode with Pat & Greg? Reviewing “Falcon and the Winter Soldier” and nothing else? What will these two madmen think of next? Links & Sources Falcon and the Winter Soldier Trailer Please like, share and subscribe to “Passion of t

Cartoon Nostalgia

May 9th, 2021 1h 14m

This week, Pat and Greg look forward to all the Marvel movies that were announced and back at all the cartoons they watched on Saturday mornings. Be prepared for a full dose of nostalgia. Today I found out. Metroid Prime 2D (Pat) MCU Release Da

The Oscars 2021

May 2nd, 2021 11m 20s

This week Greg has some thoughts about this year’s Oscar winners. Better late than never. Links & Sources Academy Award Winners 2021 Please like, share and subscribe to “Passion of the Geek”s. We’re on all mayor podcasting services and on www.p

The Classes of D&D

Apr 25th, 2021 54m 25s

In episode 37 of “Passion of the Geeks”, Pat raves about the new version of ScummVM, Greg goes wild for Doom Eternal and together they talk about their favorite Dungeons & Dragons classes. Today I found out. ScummVM now supports AGS (Adventure

Geek-Parent #1 - 3 Modern Animated Kids TV Series Both Enjoy (unplugged)

Apr 18th, 2021 14m 23s

In this weeks “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged”, Pat talks about watching TV together with a child from the point-of-view of a geek parent and suggests 3 modern animated kids shows, that are equally enjoyable for parent and child. Links & Sou

Let's Pitch Star Trek

Apr 11th, 2021 1h 11m

In episode 35 of “Passion of the Geeks”, Pat & Greg share some final thoughts on that Justice League movie, share some film, TV and video game news before they try something new: Both of them pitch each other a Star Trek show. Today I found ou

The Death and Return of the Adventure Genre (unplugged)

Apr 4th, 2021 17m 27s

In this weeks “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged”, Pat follows up on the rumor about the death of the adventure game genre and has some objections about the evidence presented. Links & Sources Wadjet Eye Games Infamous Quests Clifftop Games Grun

The Snyder Cut (Commentary)

Apr 1st, 2021 4h 6m

For this this very special episode of “Passion of the Geeks”, Pat & Greg recorded a live commentary for “Zack Snyder’s Justice League”. Yes, live commentary, all four hours, uncut. It’s silly, weird, barely insightful but full of passion… just

Oscar Nominations (unplugged)

Mar 28th, 2021 23m 44s

This week Greg goes through this years Oscar Nominations, butchers some names in the process and picks his favorites. Also: Delroy Lindo was robbed. Links & Sources Oscar Nominations Please like, share and subscribe to “Passion of the Geek”s.

Let's Pitch "Superman"

Sep 12th, 2021 1h 11m

In episode 58 of “Passion of the Geeks”, Pat & Greg explore strange new hycean worlds, talk new and upcoming games (Forspoken anyone?) and try their hand and pitching a “Superman” story. What could possibly go wrong? Today I found out. Hycean W

How to get into Silent Movies? (unplugged)

Sep 5th, 2021 11m 53s

In this weeks “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged”, Greg tries to get you into silent movies. In his brief 5-step guide he shares some dos and don’ts and a few great silent movies to start with.The post Episode 57: How to get into Silent Movies?

My Wizard wouldn't do that!

Aug 29th, 2021 53m 32s

It’s D&D time again. In episode 56 of “Passion of the Geek”, Pat and Greg discuss their distaste of spoilers in movie trailers and how much they want to see Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa team up in a movie. They also share some cool video games

MarvelMania

Aug 15th, 2021 1h 4m

In this weeks episode, Pat & Greg return from their summer hiatus. Pat shares his love for the Masters of the Universe: Revelation while Greg offends pretty much everyone. For their main topic in this special MarvelMania episode, they review Lo

Fully 3D Open-Worlds: GTA 3 on the Amiga! (unplugged)

Jun 13th, 2021 11m 40s

In this week’s “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged”, Pat remembers two games that were like GTA 3 before there was GTA 3 – on the Amiga no less! Well, okay, the second one is more like Far Cry 3 on the Amiga … kind of. Two fully 3D open-world gam

Whisky 101 (unplugged)

Mar 21st, 2021 10m 10s

In this weeks “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged”, Greg talks about his passion for Whisky and how to get into it. Links & Sources How Whisky is madeThe post Episode 31: Whisky 101 (unplugged) appeared first on Passion of the Geeks.

WandaVision

Mar 14th, 2021 1h 8m

In episode 30 of “Passion of the Geeks”, Pat & Greg agree a lot: First they agree that 69 Million is a lot for some art, then they agree that some games are too long and finally they agree that WandavVision is some great television. Today I fou

Dying is Fun! (in Adventure Games)(unplugged)

Mar 7th, 2021 13m 27s

In this weeks “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged”, Pat explores the possibility that dying in an adventure game could actually – dare we say it? – be … fun. Links & Sources Ways to die in Space Quest II (Part 1) on YoutubeThe post Episode 29: D

We named the dog Indiana

Mar 1st, 2021 1h 9m

In episode 28 of “Passion of the Geeks” Pat and Greg share their excitement (or lack thereof) about the Skyward Sword re-release and a new Superman reboot. They are really excited about WandaVision though. For their main topic, they dissect the

Flicker

Feb 21st, 2021 7m 29s

In this weeks “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged” Greg talks about the novel “Flicker by Thedore Roszak. Links & Sources Flicker (novel) on Wikipedia Theodore Roszak’s NY Times Obituary Review of the unproduced screenplay The unproduced screenpl

Music in Games

Feb 14th, 2021 1h

In another exciting episode of “Passion of the Geeks”, Pat talks space science and Greg reprimands Pat for not having watched “WandaVision” yet. But they don’t fight for long and together they each share five of their favorite video game sound

You are Sherlock Holmes

Feb 7th, 2021 10m 57s

In this weeks “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged”, Pat investigates computer games where you step into the shoes of the famous consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and how game designers tried do depict his unique skills in some of them. Links &