Episode 539 – Kusoge
This week, we are joined by our friend Schramm to discuss Kusoge. For those not in the know, Kusoge literally translates as “shitty games” and Schramm is a huge fan of the…um…genre? Of course the classic example is the E.T. video game, which gets brought up for the second time in as many months but […]
Episode 538 – She-Hulk
This week, we take a spoiler filled look at She-Hulk on Disney Plus! The newest Marvel series takes aim at toxic masculinity, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and fandom in general. It’s the first Marvel series that feels more like a sitcom than an “event.” We all loved the show. We also read the FINAL FIVE […]
Episode 537 – Contemplating the Infinite
This week, we are joined by guest Nels Lennes, who is a founding member of HUGE improv theater in Minneapolis. Nels joins us to talk about infinity. Specifically, we are talking about the concept of infinity and how finite beings such as ourselves make assumptions about how we can understand it. Obviously, as non believers, […]
Episode 536 – Overwatch Drama
This week, we have Nathan Gerber as our guest to discuss Overwatch and Overwatch League. There has been some drama surrounding Overwatch and Blizzard entertainment and Nate will guide us through at least some of it. We also discuss the large amount of Overwatch Porn you can find on the internet! But no Overwatch II […]
Episode 535 – Atheists in Comic Books
This week we are returning to a topic we discussed almost ten years ago – atheist comic book characters. In one of our first episodes, we asked whether Batman was an atheist. Now we look at several characters who are canonically atheists and ask how they can be atheists in a universe where magic and […]
Episode 534 – Halloween Movies
It is October and that means our thoughts turn to the best holiday of the year – Halloween! We are going to talk about our favorite Halloween movies and by that we mean movies that are set during Halloween or maybe just make us think of Halloween. We talk about some classic favorites as well […]
Episode 533 – Answering the Hard Questions with Tony Miller
Episode 533 - Answering the Hard Questions with Tony Miller [ 53:13 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (889)This week, we are once again joined by our friend Tony Miller! Tony works at Renaissance Festivals around the country as Shamus the Insulter but at the end of each day, he becomes Question Man! He will answer any question asked truthfully and he is talking to us about what he does when faced with […]
Episode 532 – Representation & Racism in Geekdom
Episode 532 - Representation and Racism in Geekdom [ 49:31 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1023)This week, we are joined by frequent guest Byron Miller, one of the proprietors of Broomhilde at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. He has us talking about racism and representation in geekdom and more specifically, outage over black elves and mermaids. Why are fans such assholes? Is it because people are assholes or are fans just […]
Episode 531 – Catching up with Ronn
This week, we are rejoined by our most regular guest, Ronn Bauman! Back in Minnesota for a short while, he joins us to talk about a number of topics that he has on his mind at the moment. This includes dogs being assholes and the death of the only English monarch any of us have […]
Episode 530 – 3D Boners
This week is a new set of Geeky Boners in 3D! Nick has a new 3D printer and he has been having a great time with it. Molly is learning another language and may or may not have spoken something Spanish speakers would understand (because Nick and Tim didn’t). Tim has been watching a British […]