Episode and Show Notes Archive

Episode #70 July 29, 2010 – More Geek Music – The Geeks interview J-pop singer Rai Kamishiro, folk rocker Marian Call, and nerdcore MC Nursehella as part of the Women in Geekdom month. Plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events. Full show notes here

Episode #69 July 23, 2010 – Webcomics 3 – The Geeks interview webcomic creators Liz Staley, Cari Corene and Caryn A Tate as part of the Women in Geekdom month. Also an interview with Kat, the owner of the Barbie Dream Hearse. Plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events. Full show notes here.

Episode #68 July 15, 2010 – Another Author Show – The Geeks interview authors Adrian Phoenix, Mira Grant, Jennifer Brozek, Seanan McGuire, Jessa Slade and Marjorie M. Liu as part of the Women in geekdom month. Plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events. Full show notes here.

Episode #67 June 24, 2010 – Crypticon 2010 – Coverage from Seattle’s premier horror convention including interviews with Doug Jones, Ernie Hudson, Heather Langenkamp, Felissa Rose and many more! Plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events. Full show notes here

Author Spotlight – David J Williams June 22, 2010 – The geeks interview David J Williams about his latest book, Machines of Light, that completes his near future science-fiction/thriller Autumn Rain trilogy.. Full show notes here

Episode #66 June 17, 2010 – NW Pinball and Gameroom Show – The Geeks wrap up what they saw at the 2010 NW Pinball and Gameroom show, including interviews with Steve “The King of Kong” Wiebe, Scott Herald, the co-founder of the Seattle Metro Arcade Collectors (SMAC) and Twin Galaxies founder Walter Day. Full show notes here

Episode #65 June 10, 2010 – It’s Gonna Be the Futre Soon – The Geeks interview futurists Nick Price and Brenda Cooper about what the world will look like in 2030, plus an interview with Passionfruit Games, developers of the casual puzzle game Tiger Eye: Curse of the Riddle Box. Full show notes here

Episode #64 June 3, 2010 – Another Geek Music Show – The Geeks interview Northwest nerdcore rappers Ultraklystron and Death*Star and geek folk-rocker John Anealio. Plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events including an interview with Dan Halligan, promotions director for the upcoming Northwest Pinball and Gameroom show. Full show notes here

Episode #63 May 27, 2010 – Spokane ComiCon 2010 – The Geeks wrap up the action from Spokane ComiCon including interviews with DC writer Brandon Jerwa, Rotten creator Mark Rahner, Creator’s Edge Press, Monster Commute’s Daniel M. Davis, convention organizer Nate O’Brien and John Layman creator of the Eisner nominated Chew. Plus an author spotlight with Eric S Brown, the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events. Full show notes here

Episode #62 May 20, 2010 – Geek Grab Bag – The Geeks offer a random selection of interviews with Shannon Posniewski, Executive Producer of Champions Online, Scottish Ninjas creators Beau Obremski and Rob Mullin and nerdcore rapper Beefy. Plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events. Full show notes here

Episode #61 May 13, 20101 – Author Check up – The Geeks interview authors Scott Nicholson and Ken Scholes and review w00tstock Seattle. Plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events. Full show notes here

Geekly Spotlight 05/11 – Pokemon Regional Championships – The geeks hit the regional Pokemon Video Game Championship. Thanks for listening! Full show notes here

Episode #60 May 6, 2010 – Magic The Gathering – The Geeks talk about the grandaddy of all colelctable card games with Magic head designer Mark Rosewater and Card Kingdom’s Dan Tharp. Also a preview of Spokane ComiCon with organizer Nathan O’Brien plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events.Full show notes here

Episode #59 April 24, 2010 – Summer Movies – The Geeks preview the crop of Summer movies and give recomendations on what to see and what to skip. Plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events. Full show notes here

Author Spotlight 04/25 – JA Pitts The geeks interview JA Pitts about his first novel, Black Blade Blues. Thanks for listening! Full show notes here

Episode #58 April 15, 2010 – Browncoat-O-Rama – The Geeks dive into the world of Firefly/Serenity fandom, feturing interviews with Seattle and Portland fan groups and the creators of the fan movie Browncoats: Redemption and the web-series Courage. Plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events. Full show notes here

Episode #57 April 8, 2010 – Norwescon Wrap-Up – The Geeks run down the weekend at Norwescon 33 and give a quick recap on the Big Month of Conventions. Plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events. Full show notes here

Episode #56 March 31, 2010 – Jim Butcher and Gamestorm – The Geeks interview New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher, review the games they played at Gamestorm and get geared up for Norwescon! Plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events. Full show notes here

Episode #55 March 25, 2010 – Emerald City ComiCon 2010 part 2 – In the second of two ECCC2010 wrap up shows we bring you interviews with cott Allie, editor and writer for Dark Horse Comics, Cheyenne Wright the Hugo Award winning colorist from Girl Genius, Webcomics pioneer Scott Kurtz, Neal Bailey writer for Creators Edge, Rstevens of the webcomic Diesel Sweeties, two members of the staff of Strange Aeons Magazine, Dave Kellett, creator of the webcomic Sheldon, Devil’s Own creators Pete Mesling and Brian Beardsley, Kyle Stevens from Kirby Krackle, Michael and Tony from Unexpected Productions, and last but not least, ECCC organizer Jim Demonakis who addresses the question of whether Emerald City is just becoming another San Diego. Full show notes here

Episode #54 March 18, 2010 – Emerald City ComiCon 2010 part 1 – In the first of two ECCC2010 wrap up shows we bring you interviews with Alina Pete, creator of the webcomic Weregeek, the creators of the comic Two Percent Solution, Rebecca Hicks of Little Vampires fame, Chuck Messinger, the founder of Creators Edge Press, DC Comics writer Eric Trautmann, creator of Monster Commute Daniel M. Davis, Dane Ault from Monkey Minion Press, representatives of Spokane Comicsmiths Guild and the Spokane ComiCon, and Jeff Lewis, Robin Thorsen and Sandeep Parikh, three of the cast members from the ever-popular web series The Guild. Plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events. Full show notes here

Episode #53 March 11, 2010 – Geek Grab Bag – Three interviews from across the spectrum of geek activities. The geeks talk with steampunk musicians from Toy Box Trio, Fugazo Games CEO Andrew Lum and the filmmakers behind the gaming convention documentary Hobocon. Full show notes here

Episode #52 March 4, 2010 – Author Torrent – Another collection of author interviews featuring Adrian Phoenix, Eric S Brown, Matthew Flaming and Amy Sterling. Plus a first look at Vancouver, WA convention Gamestorm 12 and the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events. Full show notes here

Episode #51 February 25, 2010 – Retro Gaming – The geeks talk retro video games with two serious hardware collectors and also interview Dan Halligan from the NW Pinball and Game Room show. Plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events. Full Show Notes here

Author Spotlight 01-05-10 January 5, 2010Author Spotlight 02-23-10 – Mark Henry – The geeks interview Mark Henry about his latest novel Battle of the Network Zombies. Full Show Notes here

Episode #50 February 18, 2010 – Webcomics 2 – The geeks talk webcomics with Scott Meyer creator of Basic Instructions, Josh Jones of Floodmud and Caryn A Tate of Red Plains also an interview with Doug Fahl, star of Zombies of Mass Destruction plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events. Full Show Notes here

Episode #49 February 11, 2010 – Geek Romance – In honor of Valentines Day the geeks talk romance and love in the geek set, both thier own experiences and those of two other geek couples, plus tips for finding your perfect geek partner and the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events. Full Show Notes here

Episode #48 February 4, 2010 – One Year of Seattle Geekly – The geeks celebrate one year of podcasting with an interview with legendary comic creator Len Wein, plus messages and e-mails from listeners and an interview with Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated curator Mike Schneider. Full Show Notes here

Episode #47 January 21, 2010 – I Didn’t Know That Existed 2 – The geeks talk with Dane Ault from Monkey Minion Press about his zombie greeting cards, Dave Calabrese from Cerulean Games about their first game for the iPhone, playwright Alexander Harris about his new superhero themed project and we welcome back Star Trek historian Larry Nemecek for the scoop on the number 47! Full Show Notes here

Episode #46 January 21, 2010 – The geeks talk 2010 conventions with representatives from Crypticon, SteamCon, Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival and Isaac, the man behind the Northwest Science Fiction Society’s Cascadia Conventions and Events news blog. Full Show Notes here

Episode #45 January 14, 2010 – Winter Movie Preview – The geeks talk movies coming up in the first months of 2010, including an interview with EMP|SFM curator Brooks Peck about Seattle’s Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival. Full Show Notes here

Episode #44 January 7, 2010 – Year in Geek 2009 – The geeks wrap up the best in comics, books, movies, TV and games from 2009, plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events. Full Show Notes here

Author Spotlight 01-05-10 January 5, 2010 – Matt Youngmark – The geeks interview Matt Youngmark about his choose your own zombie adventure book Zombocalypse Now and future titles from Choose-o-Matic Books. Full Show Notes here

Episode #43 December 17, 2009 – Winter Reading Roundup – The geeks interview authors Harry Connolly, Ben Thompson, Ken McConnell and Caitlin Kittredge about their latest books. Plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events. Full Show Notes here

Episode #42 December 10, 2009 – Ode to Star Trek – The geeks talk Trek with authors Dayton Ward and Larry Nemecek and filmmaker Jim Krieg. Plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events. Full Show Notes here

Episode #41 November 19, 2009 – Geek Gifts – The geeks offer up some suggestions on where to find the perfect gift for the geeks in your life including an interview with Larry Reid from Fantagraphics about some of their new releases. Full Show Notes here

Episode #40 November 12, 2009 – Geek Music 3 – The geeks talk more geek music! We highlight a number of bands from a variety of genres and interview Dr. Vern and KSV, two members of one of our current favorite bands, Sci-Fried. Full Show Notes here

Episode #39 November 5, 2009 – Indie Comics – The geeks talk about some of our favorite smaller publishers including an interview with Joe Keatinge from Image Comics. This week also has interviews with Jason Beck, John Dunbar and Max Schaefer from Runic Games and Olympia Film Festival director of programming Shade Rupe. Full Show Notes here

Episode #38 October 29, 2009 – Halloween – The geeks talk Halloween memoires with Steve from the Bonebat show, Eric from Crypticon and Steve from the Beta Society. Plus reviews of books by Mark Henry and Cherie Priest and new action RPG Torchlight. Plus the weekly geek news and geek events. Full Show Notes here

Author Spotlight 10/27/09 October 27, 2009 – Brenda Cooper – The Geeks interview Brenda Cooper about her latest book Wings of Creation, her collaboration with Larry Niven and her thoughts on technology and the future. Full Show Notes here

Episode #37 October 23, 2009 – Goth – The Geeks investigate goth culture in interviews with Jillian Venters and DJ Eternal Darkness. Also in this episode an interview with Exurbia creators Scott Allie and Kevin McGovern and a review of city building MMO CitiesXL. Full Show Notes here

Episode #36 October 15, 2009 – Steamcon and Steampunk – The Geeks talk steampunk including interviews with author Tim Powers, comic creators Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett and more. Plus the weekly geek news and geek events. Full Show Notes here

Episode #35 October 8, 2009 – Author Explosion! – The Geeks interview authors Cherie Priest, Mark Henry, Rob Rogers and AP Stephens to give you some material to add to your fall reading list. Full Show Notes here

Geekly Spotlight 10/06 September 15, 2009 – Field of Screams – The Geeks talk with some of the people and characters involved in the Stocker Farms Field of Screams, one of the spooky October events. Full Show Notes here

Episode #34 October 1, 2009 – Northwest Haunts – The Geeks Interview members Blood Squad and the Scream Team from Stocker Farms Field of Screams, dish out information on spooky events for October, review Pandorum, Surrogates and Zombieland and try and find something to say about playtesting Left 4 Dead 2 that won’t prompt Valve to send hired goons out to break kneecaps. Plus the weekly geek news and geek events. Thanks for listening! Full Show Notes here

Episode #33 September 24, 2009 – Fall TV and Movies – The Geeks talk up the new Fall TV season and movies to look for between now and December. Also an interview with the creator of the zombie western comic Rotten, plus the weekly geek news and geek events. Full Show Notes here

Episode #32 September 17, 2009 – PAX09 part 2 – The Geeks share the second round of interviews recorded at PAX 2009. This week – Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, Aion, Torchlight, Split Second and much more! Full Show Notes here

Geekly Spotlight 9/15 September 15, 2009 – Revenant Film Festival – The Geeks talk with Geoff Bough, Editor In Chief of Revenant Magazine and organizer of the Revenant Film Festival that will be in Seattle September 26. Full Show Notes here

Episode #31 September 10, 2009 – PAX09 part 1 – The Geeks share the first round of interviews recorded at PAX 2009. This week – Vork and Zaboo from The Guild plus info on Star Trek Online, Scribblenauts, World of Warcraft Ctaclysm and much more! Full Show Notes here

Geekly Spotlight 9/08 September 8, 2009 – MIFFF – The Geeks talk with three of the organizers of the Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival that will be in Seattle September 18-20. Full Show Notes here

Episode #30 September 3, 2009 – Grants Pass – The Geeks interview Jay Lake, Seanan McGuire, Shannon Page, Jennifer Brozek and James M. Sullivan about their stories in the post-apocalyptic short story collection Grants Pass. Also a short interview with Jim Demonakos of Kirby Krackle about their upcoming show at the High Dive. Full Show Notes here

Geekly Spotlight 9/01 September 1, 2009 – Quantum Mechanix – The Geeks talk with Qantum Mechanix CEO Andy Gore about some very cool collectibles and what is coming next from QMx. Full Show Notes here

Episode #29 August 27, 2009 – Pre-PAX – The Geeks get ready for PAX. Interviews with show director Robert Khoo, musical guests Paul and Storm and panelists Larry Oji and David Lloyd of OverClocked ReMix. All that and the weekly geek news and events. Full Show Notes here

Author Spotlight 8/25/09 August 25, 2009 – Jillian Venters – The Geeks talk with Jillian Venters, the headmistress of the Gothic Charm School. Full Show Notes here

Episode #28 August 20, 2009 – Being a Geek – The Geeks talk with Psychology in Seattle host Kirk Honda about the social and psychological aspects of being a geek and interview author and professional Star Trek geek Dayton Ward. Plus the weekly geek news and events. Full Show Notes here

Geekly Spotlight 8/18 August 18, 2009 – Star Trek Las Vegas – The Geeks talk with Darren Benjamin author of the Intergalactic Bartender and one of the hosts of Trekcast about the Creation Star Trek con in Las Vegas. Full Show Notes here

Episode #27 August 13, 2009 – Dragonflight and InnoSera – Wrap-up coverage of the two conventions including interviews with Baby, The Stars Shine Bright fashion designer Kumiko Uehara, game designers Jeff Wilcox from Mindspan Labs and Tim McNee from Krifen Games and more, plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area events. Full Show Notes here

Episode #26 August 6, 2009 – H.P. Lovecraft – The Geeks explore the continued influence of lovecraft through interviews with local filmmaker Eric Morgret, Plante Lovecraft editor K.L. Young and Revenant Magazine writer Jenna Pitman, plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area events. Full Show Notes here

Episode #25 July 30, 2009 – August Conventions – The Geeks talk with the organizers from two big conventions coming up this August, Dragonflight 30 and Innocente Seraphim plus comic con reports from two of our listeners, plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area events. Full Show Notes here

Author Spotlight #3 July 28, 2009 – C. T. Adams and Cathy Clamp – The Geeks talk with the co-authors of the Tales of the Sazi series about their new book Cold Moon Rising. Full Show Notes here

Episode #24 July 23, 2009 – Summer Movies – The Geeks talk Big Summer Movies including an interview with Star Wars makeup artist Brian Sipe and shine the Author Spotlight on S. G. Browne, plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area events. Full Show Notes here

Episode #23 July 16, 2009 – Graphic Novels – The Geeks talk graphic novels, interview best selling author Kat Richardson and Symphony of the Superhero composer Mateo Messina, plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area events. Full Show Notes here

Episode #22 July 9, 2009 – Video Games – The Geeks talk video games with Dave Kramer from Busy Gamer News and Michael Robles from WB games about great games both new and old, plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area events. Full Show Notes here

Episode #21 July 2, 2009 – Geek Music 2 – The Geeks feature a selection of bands inspired by and incorporating music from video games, plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area events. Full Show Notes here

Episode #20.5 June 30, 2009 – Red, White & Dead – A short supplementary episode to get out information about Seattle’s attempt at a world record for the largest zombie walk this July 3rd. Full Show Notes here

Episode #20 June 25, 2009 – I Didn’t Know THAT Existed – A grab-bag of geeky stuff you might not know about including interviews with the founder of Geeky Clean and a representative of Think Geek, the WORLD PREMIERE of the new Kirby Krackle single, plus the weekly geek news. Full Show Notes here

Episode #19 June 18, 2009 – Geek Girls – The Geeks interview three prominent geek girls Kristin from the Geek Girls Network, Jenna from Planet Lovecraft Magazine and Revenant Magazine, and Geek Girl Diva from Entertainment Earth about the rise of women in geekdom and their favorite geeky things, plus the weekly geek news. Full Show Notes here

Episode #18 June 11, 2009 – Crypticon Wrap-Up – The Geeks talk about all the cool stuff they saw at Crypticon plus an interview with actor Doug Jones from the Hellboy movies. Full Show Notes here

Episode #17 June 4, 2009 – Summer Geek – The Geeks talk summer events including interviews with Darren Benjamin, co-author of The Intergalactic Bartender and Ryan Reiter of Fremont Outdoor Movies. Full Show Notes here

Episode #16 May 28, 2009 – Pre-Crypticon – The Geeks get the scoop on programming to look for at Crypticon and interview John Skipp and Cody Goodfellow about their new book Jake’s Wake, plus the weekly geek news. Full Show Notes here

Episode #15.5 May 22, 2009 – Jim Henson’s Fantastic World – The Geeks hit a preview of the Jim Henson exhibit at the EMP|SFM and had to rave about it! Full Show Notes here

Episode #15 May 21, 2009 – Raising Geek Kids – The Geeks talk about building the next generation of fandom, plus the weekly geek news. Full Show Notes here

Episode #14 May 14, 2009 – Web Comics – The Geeks talk web comics including interviews with Girl Genius co-creator Phil Foglio and many others, plus the weekly geek news. Full Show Notes here

Episode #13 May 7, 2009 – Card Games – The Geeks talk geeky card games and review Free Comic Book Day, plus the weekly geek news. Full Show Notes here

Episode #12 April 30, 2009 – Zombies – The Geeks talk zombie culture, interview author James Durham and Deep Red Film Festival organizer Shade Rupe, plus the weekly geek news. Full Show Notes here

Episode #11 April 23, 2009 – Kevin J Anderson & SakuraCon Coverage – The Geeks talk with New York Times Best Selling author Kevin J Anderson and wrap up SakuraCon, plus the weekly geek news. Full Show Notes here

Episode #10 April 16, 2009 – Norwescon – Norwescon coverage and interviews, plus the weekly geek news. Full Show Notes here

Episode #9 April 8, 2009 – Emerald City – Emerald City Comic Con coverage and interviews, plus pre-Norwescon news. Full Show Notes here

Episode #8 April 2, 2009 – Conventions – The geeks share stories and tips for surviving a con, plus the weekly geek news. Full Show Notes here

Episode #7 March 26, 2009 – Geek Music – The geeks talk nerdcore and other genres in geek music and interview comic book rock band Kirby Krackle, plus the weekly geek news. Full Show Notes here

Episode #6 March 19, 2009 – 4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons – The geeks review the 4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons rules, plus the weekly geek news. Full Show Notes here

Episode #5 March 12, 2009 – Anime/Manga – The geeks talk entry-level anime and manga with special guest Alice, plus the weekly geek news. Full Show Notes here

Episode #4 March 5, 2009 – Comics – The geeks talk entry-level comics with special guest Ed, plus the weekly geek news. Full Show Notes here

Episode #3 February 26, 2009 – Boardgames – The geeks talk entry-level boardgames, plus the weekly geek news. Full Show Notes here

Episode #2 February 19, 2009 – TV – The geeks talk television, plus the weekly geek news. Full Show Notes here

Episode #1 February 12, 2009 – Books – The geeks talk books, plus the weekly geek news. Full Show Notes here

Episode #0 February 07, 2009 – Movies – The geeks talk movies, old and new in their “test show”. Full Show Notes here