Best Tony Wan Podcasts (2024)

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Exploring Multimodal AI: Why Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s GPT-4o Chose This Path | ChatCAT and the Future of Interspecies Communication | Episode 23 10:00

3d ago10:00

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The recent spring updates and demos by both Google (Gemini) and OpenAI (GPT-4o) feature prominently their multimodal capabilities. In this episode, we discuss the advantages of multimodal AI versus models focused on specific modalities such as language. Via the example of chatCAT, a hypothetical AI that helps owners understand their cats, we explor…

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Geekscape at Comic Con Revolution 2024! 1:28:54

4h ago1:28:54

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Comic Con Revolution was awesome! We enjoyed seeing and recording conversations with old and new friends alike! Sandy King Carpenter talks about the transition from horror films to horror comics! Steven Prince kickstart some more Monster Matador! 'The Orville's Adrianne Palicki and I go deep down the 'Agents of SHIELD' rabbit hole! Cartoonist Mike …

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Episode 402 - The Phantom Menace Read Along Story Book Experience 59:45

2h ago59:45

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It's the 25th anniversary of our beloved Phantom Menace and that also means it's taken us 25 years to listen to the read along book for TPM! It's the whole movie condensed down to about 19 minutes with weird alternate takes of dialog, music from the original trilogy, Funkadelic Neimodians, some shockingly dark stuff and more! PLUS - more fun TPM th…

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The Farscape 25th Anniversary Conversation with Rockne S. O'Bannon! 31:21

4h ago31:21

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To celebrate Farscape's 25th Anniversary, we're reaching back into the Geekscape vaults to bring you this never-before-seen 1 on 1 conversation with 'Farscape' creator Rockne O'Bannon! We talk about the everlasting legacy of the show (we named Geekscape after it!), continuing the story in some way, what made Farscape unique, and much more! You can …

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PHANTOM MENACE LISTENER THEATER STORIES And MAY THE 4th RECAP 1:13:48

6d ago1:13:48

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We asked for YOUR stories of seeing The Phantom Menace back on the big screen for the 25th anniversary and you delivered! We're playing every single one of your wonderful messages and it is total Star Wars magic. PLUS - It was the most epic May the 4th ever and we're looking back at all the Star Wars madness that happened in there! Celebration Japa…

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Episode 401 - Tony McVey - From Jar Jar To Salacious Crumb (with Tom Spina) 1:10:36

7d ago1:10:36

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This week on Blast Points we are honored to be chatting with an ILM legend, the great TONY MCVEY! Listen in as we are once again joined by Regal Robot's Tom Spina as we all talk to Tony about his passion for monsters, movies, joining the ROTJ creature department, Salacious Crumb, and then coming back to Star Wars with The Phantom Menace. The gorgeo…

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Google Gemini Cheatsheet | Episode 22 7:11

1h ago7:11

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Google recently announced, Gemini, a family of large-scale multimodal AI models: Nano, Pro, and Ultra. This podcast is a brief summary of Google's models, and the Open AI comparables e.g. GPT3, GPT4, and chatGPT. You can take Gemini for a spin at https://gemini.google.com. (Note: I am not sponsored by Google.) Long time listeners will probably noti…

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Geekscape 693: The Hollywood Geek Rock Scene Of The 90s and 2000s! 1:17:11

8d ago1:17:11

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"Once grunge, pop punk, and alternative rock went mainstream in the early ‘90s, local music burst into vibrant micro-scenes that stretched from Santa Monica to East LA, the Valley to the South Bay, and beyond. Among them was a Hollywood Geek Rock contingent" that included bands like Weezer, Nerf Herder, That Dog, and more... and their influences ar…

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Free Comic Book Day 2024! Live with Marc Andreyko! 39:47

10d ago39:47

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Free Comic Book Day 2024 was awesome! Not only did we pick up a bunch of free comics and visit some of our favorite stores, but we also ran into many friends and recorded a live Geekscape episode at Golden Apple Comics in Hollywood! Comics writer Marc Andreyko joined us to run some trivia with the audience and talk about his upcoming Spawn spin-off…

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Episode 400 - The QVC Phantom Menace Spectacular 2:18:35

2d ago2:18:35

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Episode 400 - The QVC Phantom Menace SpectacularIt's our big 400th episode of Blast Points, the 25th anniversary of The Phantom Menace AND May the 4th so there is no better way to celebrate then by watching two full hours of a QVC special from August 1999 when Episode 1 mania was sweeping the nation! It's hosts Lisa Robertson from QVC and the legen…

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Episode 399 - The Bad Batch Series Finale Has Arrived 55:02

4d ago55:02

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The Bad Batch series may be done but we're still talking about Clone Force 99 in Blast Points Episode 399!! Listen as we talk about the series finale, our thoughts on it, how it touched us right in the hearts and a whole lot of discussion on space sushi !So get on your Hawaiian shirt, get in the sushi line, listen today and celebrate the love! JOIN…

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Geekscape 692: Creators Ben Wan & Diallo Jackson! 1:07:14

16d ago1:07:14

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Geekscape is back with a panel of Geekscape podcasters to talk about the latest news and reviews in the Pop Culture universe! Joining us is Superhero Things You Should Know's Ben Wan, who has a brand new comic book 'Alter Ego' to tell us about! Galactica, Actually cohost Diallo Jackson adds his two cents on taking comics to the next level like he d…

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Geekscape 691: Writer Jordan Morris! 1:18:22

13d ago1:18:22

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If it helps with context, I met comedy writer, fellow podcaster, and graphic novelist Jordan Morris in January at an MXPX and Less Than Jake Show through former Geekscape guest Brea Grant. Two weeks later I saw him again at Pasadena Comic Con! Now Jordan arrives on Geekscape to discuss his second graphic novel 'Youth Group', coming out in July! Joi…

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Episode 398 - The Yoda Arc Of The Covenant 1:20:46

28d ago1:20:46

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With the rerelease of The Phantom Menace days away and The Acolyte being right around the corner, the time is right to talk about one of favorite things from all of Clone Wars, the season six YODA ARC! The dark side rises and it's all about Qui-Gon Jinn as he sends Yoda to Dagobah to prepare for what's coming after the Clone Wars. It's all about Fo…

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Geekscape 690: Comic Con Revolution Co-Creator Drew Seldin! 1:09:37

18d ago1:09:37

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Con season is definitely upon us and Geekscape is back with a whole Fallout vault's worth of news, reviews, and guest conversation! This week, Comic Revolution's own Drew Seldin joins us to talk about the upcoming best-kept-secret comic convention in Southern California! This year's lineup is awesome with the c voice cast of X-Men '97, Freddie Prin…

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Episode 397 - The Birth Of Star Wars - May 1976 To May 1977 1:17:09

20d ago1:17:09

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Episode 397 - The Birth of Star Wars - May 1976 to May 1977In May of 1976, things looked pretty bleak for George Lucas' big space fantasy movie. It was over schedule, over budget, nothing worked and the studio was getting nervous. Somehow in 12 months, everything changed and the movie opened to sell out crowds and became the phenomenon that continu…

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Episode 396 - Japanese George Lucas Commercial Reports With Silver (Star Wars Thrifting) And Miranda 1:23:59

1M ago1:23:59

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We all know about the legendary Japanese George Lucas commercials but have you seen the one with double the George Lucas in it? Have you looked and him standing in the tall grass and thought about the fit of his blue jeans? Have you read a story to your little robot friend, Sparky? If you answered no then this episode is for you! Listen as we're jo…

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Geekscape 689: 'Feral' Comic Creators Tony Fleecs and Tone Rodriguez! 58:35

1M ago58:35

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Geekscapists! Do you remember when I told you all to pick up the new comic 'Stray Dogs' from creators Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner, and longtime Geekscape friend Tone Rodriguez? And you loved it?!? Well, the team is BACK with their brand new book 'Feral' about cats during a viral outbreak! Imagine George Romero making 'Homeward Bound' as a comic and…

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Episode 395 - The Story Of The Story Of The Empire Strikes Back 1:03:02

1M ago1:03:02

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In 1980 if you wanted to relive The Empire Strikes Back but couldn't make it to the theater for the 88th time, the best you could do was this Story of Empire record! It's the whole movie cut down to about 45 minutes and as we do, we're taking you all with us as we listen to the whole thing! It's a wild journey with combined scenes, a louder then ev…

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The Geekscape Wonder Con 2024 Special! 58:58

1M ago58:58

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Surprise! Geekscape went to WonderCon 2024... and has the interviews to prove it! Join us as we walk the convention floor in Anaheim and talk to comic book creators Dennis Culver, Zack Kaplan, and Brian Buccellato! Actors Rico E. Anderson and Casper Van Dien discuss their brand new project featuring some amazing Star Trek and sci-fi talents! Geeksc…

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Geekscape 688: 'Breaking Bad' Actor RJ Mitte! 1:24:04

1M ago1:24:04

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Many of you know actor RJ Mitte as Walt, Jr. on TV's 'Breaking Bad'... but now you'll know him as another awesome Geekscape guest! RJ comes on the show to talk about his film 'Triumph' (for which you will also know him), inspired by screenwriter Michael D. Coffey’s personal life. 'Triumph' tells the story of Mike as navigates the challenges of high…

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Geekscape 687: 'Your Lucky Day' Filmmaker Daniel Brown! 1:11:45

2M ago1:11:45

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Writer and Director Daniel Brown is our guest on this week's Geekscape! Daniel's new crime film 'Your Lucky Day', starring Angus Cloud ('Euphoria') in a 'Dog Day Afternoon' style thriller, is currently streaming and doing very well on Netflix. We'll talk to Daniel about writing and making the film, working with Angus, and much, much more! And becau…

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THE ACOLYTE First Trailer Freakout Bonus Episode 46:25

2M ago46:25

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The first look at the highly anticipated THE ACOLYTE is here and we are talking about it and generally freaking out over this whole thing! It's the Age of the Acolyte and it's all about Jedi secrets, Plo Koon being cool, a familiar island and ancient Sith mysteries! What's happening, where's it going and who's that throwing a red saber around? So g…

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Episode 394 - PODRACE MONTH - The Many Versions Of The Podrace 1:11:47

2M ago1:11:47

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As we come into the final lap of PODRACE MONTH here at Blast Points, we're taking the time to examine something that has confused us for decades, the many versions of the podrace. In 1999, the podrace dazzled fans when The Phantom Menace arrived in theaters but there were some who said it was too long. So when the DVD arrived in 2001, what did Geor…

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Geekscape 686: 'Gunpunch' Creator Fernando Pinto! 1:06:48

2M ago1:06:48

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Comic book creator Fernando Pinto has been a part of Geekscape since the very beginning... because he created our logo! And since then he has put together some pretty awesome comics (and visited Geekscape a few times)! Join us as we discuss his brand new book 'Gunpunch', making comics, X-Men '97, 'Dune: Part 2', Godzilla winning an Oscar, the Alkal…

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TOM SPINA In KLAATU Conversation With KEN RALSTON 32:01

2M ago32:01

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Once again we are honored to present another outstanding conversation with Regal Robot's Tom Spina and ILM legend, Ken Ralston! This is a wonderful chat talking about creating the legendary Klaatu from Return of the Jedi, Mad Magazine and so much more. Check it out here and watch the video version here:https://youtu.be/6urj3noM6Kc?si=_78u3uVNdr65WF…

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Episode 393 - PODRACE MONTH - Meet The Podracers 1:06:09

2M ago1:06:09

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Podrace Month continues as we examine something that has eluded us for decades : who are the Podracers? Sure we all know Sebulba and Benny Quad but what about Dud Bolt? Aldar Beedo? Ebe E Endocott? Who are they? What's their story? Join as we play the $20,000 Podracer Pyramid and test each other on how much or how little we know about these Boonta …

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Episode 392 - PODRACE MONTH - The Sound Of The Podrace 1:02:56

2M ago1:02:56

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We're kicking off a month long series of episodes all about the Boonta Eve Classic aka The Podrace and what better way to kick things off then talking about the incredible sound of the podrace! JW Rinzler's Sounds of Star Wars book calls the podrace Ben Burtt's greatest achievement in sound and we couldn't agree more. Listen as we analyze the mind …

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Geekscape 685: 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' Showrunner Chris Black! 1:06:08

2M ago1:06:08

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'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' showrunner Chris Black joins me on a brand new Geekscape to talk about the making of "that Apple+ Godzilla show"! Along the way, we discuss working with Kurt Russell, the series' origins at Legendary Pictures, his Godzilla and kaiju fandom, beating out a genre television season, collaborating with comic book writer Mat…

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Episode 391 - The Ranch Batch - Our Adventures In Northern California And The Bad Batch Season 3 1:32:26

2M ago1:32:26

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We recently had the incredible honor to be able to do dream come true tours of Rancho Obi-Wan, Skywalker Ranch and Lucasfilm and as you can imagine, we have quite a few stories to tell. Each place is amazing in all the best ways and we're going over what happened, when it happened and we're not leaving out the sweet potato fries. PLUS - this all le…

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The Geekscape 'Madame Web' Special! 1:06:26

3M ago1:06:26

1:06:26

Welp... we can't escape her web any longer. After over a week of messages, texts, and DMs asking when we're going to talk Sony's 'Madame Web', here it is. Join me and Marvel Movie Talk's Christian Bladt as we spin a discussion about the film's highlights, its lowlights, Madame Web's comic book origins compared to her big screen depiction, who Ezeki…

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Geekscape 684: 'YA OK' Hosts Alyssa Ljub and Erik Brown! 1:06:52

3M ago1:06:52

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Young Adult novels just keep getting more and more popular! So it was only a matter of time before Geekscape created their own YA podcast with 'YA OK'! YA author Erik Brown returns to Geekscape and brings along 'The Circle' contestant Alyssa Ljub to talk about YA novels, their new podcast on the Geekscape podcast network, the loofah code, and a ton…

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TOM SPINA In WAMPA Conversation With PHIL TIPPETT 15:49

3M ago15:49

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In this edition of Blast Points presents we are honored to share this fascinating conversation with Tom Spina and Phil Tippett. Listen as they discuss Phil's role in the creation of one of the most iconic monsters of Star Wars, the Wampa and much more! Pick up your WAMPA signature edition and the extra special LEGACY edition on Tuesday 2/20 ! See a…

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Episode 390 - WampaMania With TOM SPINA 1:14:43

3M ago1:14:43

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It's total Wampa madness as we are joined once again by Regal Robot's Tom Spina discussing the literal ins and outs of "that snow creature". Regal Robot has got an amazing Wampa coming out and we're celebrating by talking for an hour about Tampa feet, Wampa eyes, Wampa spit, Wampa teeth, the Wampa licking things ... you get the idea. It's always a …

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Episode 389 - Bad Batch Season 3 HYPE-A-THON 1:03:07

3M ago1:03:07

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It's almost time for the return of our favorite squad of misfit super clones and we're spending some quality time wondering just where their story will be going and possibly ending with season three! Listen along as we analyze the recent Bad Batch season 3 trailer, talk about how the show is like various spices, ask the big burning questions about …

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Geekscape 683: DJ Wooldridge and Danell Leyva talk 'Gunplay'! 1:07:40

3M ago1:07:40

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DJ Woolridge returns to Geekscape to tell us all about his new film project 'Gunplay'! Three interconnected short films that tell one story, 'Gunplay' is an existential crime-thriller that follows a drug dealer, a gay porn star, and a rideshare driver as they careen through the Los Angeles criminal underworld after a heist gone wrong on Halloween n…

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Episode 388 - The Bringing Up Norky Of Destiny 58:50

4M ago58:50

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In 2004, as part of the Star Wars Fan Club, both Jason and Gabe received in the mail actual animation cels from the legendary Ewoks animated series. For decades, Jason didn't know who the weird creature with a flower on its head was and had his stashed away in his Art of Attack of the Clones book. Last month he rediscovered it and found out it's fr…

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Episode 387 - The 70mm EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Experience 1:47:52

4M ago1:47:52

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This week we're unleashing something that we have been obsessed with lately, the original EMPIRE STRIKES BACK 70mm version! Sure we all know how this version opened in May 1980 and Lucas had ILM change the ending adding new effects for the 35mm version that came out 3 weeks later ... but what ELSE changed? And what do people think was in the 70mm v…

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Geekscape 682: Pasadena Comic Con 2024! 34:55

4M ago34:55

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Pasadena Comic Con was this past weekend and there was no way Heidi Cox and I were going to miss it! With guests like Taimak (The Last Dragon), James Duval (Donnie Darko, Independence Day, The Doom Generation), Gigi Edgley (Farscape), and Geekscape friend Tone Rodriguez, it was a prime opportunity to bring YOU to the convention with Geekscape! So s…

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Episode 386 - Star Wars Babies And Star Wars Is For Babies 53:22

4M ago53:22

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Everyone loves Star Wars and everyone loves babies. Therefore, everyone loves Star Wars babies! Join us as we dare to be cute and go over all the glorious Star Wars babies and rate them in the official Baby Bracket! What Star Wars baby made us deeply ashamed about how we've never discussed that baby before? What very important baby did we almost fo…

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Geekscape 681: 'Monster Matador' Creator Steven Prince! 59:37

4M ago59:37

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While walking through Artists Alley at December's Los Angeles Comic Con, I was taken by a huge banner that read 'Monster Matador! It depicted a classic Spanish matador staring down the jaws of a vicious beast! A matador who fights monsters?!? How does that not equate to an awesome comic? This week on Geekscape we've got Monster Matador creator Stev…

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Episode 385 - The Reel Changes Of The Prequel Trilogy 1:19:14

4M ago1:19:14

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It's a new year of Blast Points and we're starting out with a "reel" classic as we discuss the reel changes of the prequel trilogy! When episodes one, two and three were shown in theaters, every twenty minutes the reel of film would change and the stories flow in shockingly similar ways! Join us as we look at what scene each film was at for each re…

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The Geekscape 'Echo' Season 1 Special! 46:27

4M ago46:27

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Marvel is back with a new live-action Disney+ series: ‘Echo’! Spinning out of the events from ‘Hawkeye’, Echo sees Maya Lopez deal with the consequences of shooting Wilson Fisk. What happens when The Kingpin Wilson returns? Also returning is Ian Kerner as we talk about the 5 episode miniseries! What about Marvel cameos like Daredevil? What are the …

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Geekscape 680: 'Pitch Perfect' Creator Mickey Rapkin! 1:02:17

5M ago1:02:17

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Writer (and now Director) Mickey Rapkin began his career as a journalist for The New York Times, ELLE, Bon Appetit, and National Geographic Traveler before becoming a senior editor at GQ. His first book, Pitch Perfect, inspired the hit film series about a cappella singing. He is also the author of Theater Geek, It's Not a Bed, It's a Time Machine, …

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The Geekscape 'What If...?' Season 2 Special! 59:51

5M ago59:51

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This holiday season saw the release of Marvel's "What If?" Season 2... a continuation of their critically successful animated multiverse series! This time they released daily episodes over 9 days, turning things into a kind of geeky advent calendar! Did the new release schedule help keep our attention? Which of the 9 semi-standalone stories were br…

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The Geekscape 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' Special! 58:10

5M ago58:10

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On the last day of the year, join me and Geekscape Book Club and Marvel Movie Talk host Christian Bladt as we bid farewell to both 2023 and the entire Snyderverse. That's right... we're finally talking about 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'. Was it the exciting swan song that we all expected it to be? Does it improve on the "so off the wall insane th…

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Geekscape's Making Indie Comics Panel at LA Comic Con 2023! 56:17

5M ago56:17

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So you want to make some indie comics and enter the comic book industry but don't know where to start? Boy, do I have a panel for you! Recorded live at Los Angeles Comic Con 2023, it's our 'Making Indie Comics' Panel to save the day! How do you get started? What are the best habits to develop? How do you deal with industry hurdles or imposter syndr…

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The BLAST POINTS + SKYTALKERS + TALKING BAY 94 Holiday Special 2023 1:35:24

5M ago1:35:24

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Its holiday magic as we've teamed up with our friends Charlotte and Caitlin from Skytalkers and Brandon from Talking Bay 94 for the Star Wars podcasting crossover event of the century! Join us all as we look back at everything Star Wars that happened in 2023! Bad Batch! The Mandalorian! Visions! Celebration! Ahsoka! And that little thing called Ind…

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Geekscape's How I Broke Into Screenwriting Panel at LA Comic Con 2023! 56:00

5M ago56:00

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So you want to be a screenwriter? Or just like movies? Then you're in luck! Straight from LA Comic Con 2023... it's our Screenwriting industry panel! Featuring working Hollywood screenwriters, Brendan Hay (Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai), Stephanie K. Smith (Carnival Row), Meghan Fitzmartin (Supernatural), and Noam Dromi (Dolphin Tail), we talk ab…

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