Following on the heels of the amazing first chapter in the ‘Star Wars Go Rogue’ series of shorts, Chapter 2 is every bit as funny… and just makes me more excited for ‘Star Wars: Rogue One.’ Which is, ultimately, the point of all this.
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This week, we’re thrilled to have a man (and voice) that needs no introduction: Kevin McDonald. One-fifth of the groundbreaking sketch comedy group The Kids in the Hall, Kevin is usually called “the funny one” by the other four. And that’s high praise, indeed.
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This October, Viz Media is bringing back Super Mario Adventures! The book will reintroduce us to long-out-of-print comics from ‘Nintendo Power’ in a stunning, full-color graphic novel.
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March 2017 marks the 7th sailing of JoCo Cruise: an annual, weeklong cruise that began as a Jonathan Coulton fan cruise back in 2011. The experience is equal parts nerdy convention and music festival.
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So what is the Yeelight, exactly, and do you need one beside your bed? The first question is easy; the second is a bit more subjective.
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There’s a mobile puzzle app featuring tsum tsum versions of much of the Marvel universe. I’m not gonna lie – the game is pretty darn fun…and addictive.
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This week, we welcome voice actor James Arnold Taylor to the show. James is perhaps most well known as the voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi on ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ (where he was also Jedi Master Plo Koon). However, he’s also given voice to hundreds of other characters.
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I first heard about Paul Salopek back in 2013 when he began the Out of Eden Walk. As someone who traveled around the world overland, his plan spoke to me in a big way. However, whereas I traveled around the globe using a combination of trains, buses, boats, and other forms of mechanized locomotion, Paul is covering some 22,000 miles the old-fashioned way – on foot.
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This week, we welcome Benjamin Frisch on the show to talk about his new book (his first!) with Top Shelf Productions: ‘The Fun Family.’ We chat about the book, the road Frisch took to get it made with Top Shelf, our memories of ‘The Family Circus,’ and Frisch’s own adventures in podcasting with Out on the Wire.
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Like Star Wars? Well, yeah, sure. Like LEGO? I mean, who doesn’t? So the marriage of the two should be a match made in heaven, right? It absolutely is, and LEGO Star Wars books are among the best all-ages books on the shelf.
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GeekDad giveaway for a pair of Trekz Titanium wireless bone conduction headphones from AfterShokz ($129.99 value)
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This week, it’s a good old-fashioned ‘Star Wars’ geekout with J.W. Rinzler. Aside from maybe George Lucas, there’s no one else in the industry who’s as steeped in ‘Star Wars’ history as Rinzler.
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SDCC press interviews for ‘Batman: The Killing Joke’ with Brian Azzarello (screenwriter), Ray Wise (Commissioner Gordon), Tara Strong (Batgirl), Sam Liu (director), Kevin Conroy (Batman), and Bruce Timm (executive producer).
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This year’s Otakon (the 23rd!) is this weekend: August 12-14. Otakon is a convention for fans of Asian popular culture. It originally began as an event for fans of Japanese animation, but has since expanded to include fans of entertainment from a wide variety of Asian cultures. It also happens to be the largest and longest-running Japanese animation convention on the East Coast of the United States.
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This week, we’re beyond thrilled to bring you Commander Chris Hadfield: retired NASA astronaut, first Canadian to walk in space, phenomenally engaging speaker, and YouTube sensation.
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Playmobil Playhouse: We take a peek inside the Take Along School House (5662)
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For whatever reason, at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, I kept crossing paths with Kevin Smith and Greg Grunberg. I ran into Greg at an after-party sponsored by Scholastic. The two appeared together at Kevin’s Hall H panel on Saturday night. And they were both promoting–and filming!–their new show on AMC called ‘Geeking Out.’
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Drew Magary has distilled his elevator pitch for ‘The Hike’ down to “It’s ‘The Odyssey’ but with cursing.” Yet that’s selling the book short. ‘The Hike’ is an existential, metaphysical journey into what would happen if you ended up in an alternate universe that challenged everything you thought you knew about yourself.
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GeekDad Q&A with ‘Lunarbaboon’ webcomic creator Chris Grady about the strip, his creative process behind it, and just how autobiographical it is.
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The line between a picture book and a graphic novel can be a fine one…
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This week, we talk about the new ‘Life, Animated’ documentary, which tells the story of Owen Suskind, a young man who showed signs of regressive autism at age 3 when he suddenly stopped speaking. We chat with parents Ron and Cornelia about their decision to share Owen’s story with the world, Owen’s role in making both the book and film, and their advice for parents.
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Thank you Paul Dini. You’re an inspiration and a legend.
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It’s GeekDad at #SDCC!
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This week, we have an amazing conversation with Cecil Castellucci, author of many fine books, including ‘Odd Duck’, ‘The Plain Janes,’ ‘Star Wars: Moving Target,’ and the upcoming ‘Shade the Changing Girl’ for DC Comics’ Young Animal imprint.
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Exclusive teaser art reveal for the new ‘DuckTales’ show, coming in 2017 on Disney XD.
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This week, we would’ve gotten away with it if it weren’t for those meddling kids, J.M. DeMatteis and Keith Giffen. We’re joined by longtime creative partners DeMatteis and Giffen to talk about their newest book from DC – ‘Scooby Apocalypse’!
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Shmaltz Brewing is here to satisfy your craving for nerdy adult beverages with some appropriate ‘Star Trek’ references.
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‘Planet of the Apes’ is coming back to the big screen! To celebrate the event, we’re giving away a pair of tickets to one lucky winner and SIX other winners will get an amazing Gorilla Soldier figure from NECA!
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It’s Amazon Pilot Season, and you know what that means, right? No? Well, it means you have the chance to watch the pilot episodes for a group of different (original) shows and then vote on whether you think they should get greenlit for a full season.
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This week on the show, we ask the eternal question. What are we going to do tonight, Brain? And thankfully, Maurice LaMarche swings by the show to provide the one and only answer: The same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world!
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