September 2024 Book Club: We’re catching up with Bernice Summerfield as she journeys from an intergalactic Dyson’s Sphere to ancient Mesopotamia as we review “Walking to Babylon” by Kate Orman. Originally published as part of the New Adventures in February 1998, the book is long out of print but an audio adaptation is available for purchase from Bi…

August 2024 Book Club: We’re reviewing a trio of tales by James Goss and Justin Richards as we explore “Summer Falls and Other Stories,” first published in October 2013. The other stories in the collection include “The Angel’s Kiss” and “Devil in the Smoke.” The book is still available, both in paperback and digital, as well as in audio stories rea…

On episode 135 of Geek Confidential, Luke Kerr, Melodie Aikels and Mo Walker react to the San Diego Comic-Con revelation that Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, not as Iron Man, but as Dr. Doom. All this and much more on the latest Geek Confidential podcast! Comment on this episode in Geek Confidential’s ⁠⁠⁠Facebook Gr…

On episode 134 of Geek Confidential, Luke Kerr, Melodie Aikels and Mo Walker review Marvel's Deadpool and Wolverine. The GC crew dish everything about the Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) and Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) led film. From the countless cameos from the Fox's legacy Marvel and X-Men franchises to the fight scenes and storyline, they plunge into it …

July 2024 Book Club: This month, we’re joining the 8th Doctor, Anji, and Fitz as we review “Camera Obscura” by Lloyd Rose. First published in August 2002, it is currently out of print but can be found in second-hand bookshops. Happy reading! Special thanks to Kenny Smith for performing the dramatic reading this month. Check out his podcasts “Pieces…

June 2024 Book Club: We’re going undercover with the 11th Doctor, Amy, and Rory as we investigate some timey-wimey activities in “Borrowed Time,” by Naomi A. Alderman. First published in June 2011, it was republished in 2018 and is also available as an unabridged audiobook read by Meera Syal. Happy reading! Learn more about Pertwee’s Take-away & Bu…

On episode 133 of Geek Confidential, Luke Kerr and Mo Walker return to dive into everything Doctor Who! From the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials, featuring the return of David Tennant and Catherine Tate to introducing Ncuti Gatwa as the 15th Doctor, they react to it all. Find out what they thought of The Star Beast, Wild Blue Yonder and The Gi…

May 2024 Book Club: We’re joining the Second Doctor, Zoe, and Jamie on a space-western adventure, with plenty of twists and turns, as we review “The Colony of Lies,” by Colin Brake. Originally published in July 2003, this book is long out of print but might still be found on the second-hand market. Happy reading! Special thanks to Twitch streamer M…

April 2024 Book Club: This month, we’re catching up with the Ninth Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack, as we read “Doctormania,” by Cavan Scott. First published as individual issues in 2016, and collected in graphic novel format in January 2017 by Titan Comics, this book is still in print and is also available digitally. Happy reading! Special thanks t…

April 2024 Special: We welcome Matt’s nephew Tom, with Matt’s niece Mae contributing, to the book club, as our exploration of the Mr. Men Doctor Who series continues, this time with a review of “Dr. Thirteenth” by Adam Hargreaves. Dr. Thirteenth is available in both paperback and digital versions, wherever fine books are sold. Join us as we venture…

March 2024 Book Club: We join the Sixth Doctor and Mel on an epic mission to save the multiverse from a form of madness known as the Lamprey, as we review the Past Doctor Adventure “Spiral Scratch” by Gary Russell. First published in August 2005, the book is currently out-of-print - but might be found on the secondhand market if you're lucky. Happy…

February 2024 Book Club: Matt & Chris wrap up their Console Room 2024 convention experiences and then turn their attention to “The American Adventures,” a short-story anthology by Justin Richards, featuring the Twelfth Doctor, and first published in October 2016. Happy reading! Special thanks to Jason Tucker, founder of CONSole Room, for providing …

February 2024 Special: Matt and Chris are live from CONSole Room, in Minnesota, as we bring you the second of two recorded specials from that event. In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of the Book Club - and also take a trip down memory lane - in our own tell-all version of Confidential or Unleashed. Happy reading! You can find the sixty…

January 2024 Special: Chris and Matt are live from CONsole Room, in Minnesota, as we bring you the first of two recorded specials from that event. In this episode, we take a trip down memory lane and discuss the Choose Your Own Adventure range of books, as well as the various other lines it inspired, including the Doctor Who ranges: Make Your Own A…

January 2024 Book Club: Chris & Matt are about to meet in person, for the first time at Console Room, but before we do, we have a book to review! This month, we are reviewing “The King of Terror” by Keith Topping, which features the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, and Turlough (serendipitously visiting the United States) with the Brigadier and UNIT in tow. Or…

December 2023 Book Club: The 60th Anniversary celebrations continue and Happy Holidays! This month, we review the first two specials “The Star Beast” and “Wild Blue Yonder,” then we hop back in time to 1982 as we read “The Diary of a Dr Who Addict,” by Paul Magrs. Originally published in 2009, the book is long out of print but the audiobook version…

On episode 132of Geek Confidential, Luke Kerr, Melodie Aikels and Mo Walker count down their Top 5 Geeky Things We're Thankful For. All this and much more on the latest Geek Confidential podcast! Comment on this episode in Geek Confidential’s ⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠! Twitter: ⁠⁠@GKConfidential⁠⁠, ⁠⁠@Luke_Kerr⁠⁠, ⁠⁠@MelodieAikels⁠⁠, ⁠⁠@RealDanPearce⁠⁠ an…

On Geek Confidential episode 131, Luke Kerr, Melodie Aikels and Mo Walker dive into the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film, The Marvels. The Marvels stars Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vallni, Samuel L. Jackson and Zawe Ashton. Listen as the GC crew take on the "The Marvels" team chemistry, character storylines, the film's drama and humor. I…

November 2023 Book Club: Happy 60th Anniversary to Doctor Who! We’re celebrating by reading a book featuring the original TARDIS crew. We’re reading “City at World’s End,” by Christopher Bulis. Originally published in September 1999, the book is now out of print but can still be found in second-hand book shops. Happy reading! You can check out Chri…

October 2023 Book Club: This month, to tie into the upcoming “The Star Beast” 60th anniversary special, we are reading the 4th Doctor graphic novel “The Iron Legion,” published by Panini in April 2004. The collection includes “The Iron Legion,” “City of the Damned,” “The Star Beast,” “The Dogs of Doom,” and “The Time Witch.” Two of the stories have…

On Geek Confidential episode 130, the GC crew dives into the good and bad of second half of the 2023 Summer Movie season with their 2023 Summer Movie Wrap-up Join Luke Kerr, Melodie Aikels and Mo Walker as they dive into the movies they’ve seen since July 4. From Barbenheimer, Blue Beetle, Meg 2: The Trench and TMNT to Mission Impossible: Dead Reck…

September 2023 Book Club: We’re traveling with the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble as they visit India in 1947 and meet Mahatma Gandhi, all while battling rage-infected creatures, as we review “Ghosts of India” by Mark Morris. Originally published in September 2008, some 15 years ago, the book is still available digitally and in an abridged audiobook,…

August 2023 Book Club: This month, we’re checking in with the Third Doctor, Jo Grant, and our friends at UNIT - as well as the Master - as we read and review “Harvest of Time,” by Alastair Reynolds. Originally published in June 2013, the book is still available for sale as both an e-Book and as an audiobook, performed by Geoffrey Beevers. Happy rea…

July 2023 Book Club: We join the 7th Doctor and Chris Cwej in 1950’s Soho, London as we review the New Adventure “Bad Therapy,” by Matt Jones. This book was published in December 1996 and is long out of print, available on the second-hand market. Happy reading! There is a free short story, “Doom’s Day: Hour One,” by James Goss, kicking off the 2023…

On Geek Confidential episode 129, the GC crew returns to dive into the good and bad of Summer Movies 2023, so far. Join Luke Kerr, Melodie Aikels and Mo Walker as they dive into the movies they've seen from the kickoff of the summer movie season in May through the July 4 weekend. From The Flash, Little Mermaid, Fast X, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. …

June 2023 Book Club: This month, we’re catching up with the 13th Doctor, Yaz, Ryan, and Graham as we review “The Secret in Vault 13” by David Solomons, first published in November 2018. This book is available in hardcover, paperback, and digitally. It’s also available as an audiobook reading by Sophie Aldred, released on CD, Audible, and other form…

May 2023 Book Club: We’re celebrating an anniversary by reading “Supremacy of the Cybermen,” by Titan Comics, written by George Mann and Cavan Scott. Art is by Alessandro Vitti, Ivan Rodriguez and Tazio Bettin, with colors by Nicola Righi. Originally published in 2016, it is also collected as a graphic novel (published March 2017) and is even avail…

April 2023 Book Club: Hop aboard the 22 to Putney Common as we join Iris and Panda in their double-decker bus, as we review “Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus,” edited by Paul Magrs and Stuart Douglas, and first published by Obverse Books in May 2009. The book is still available in paperback & digitally at the Obverse website. Happy reading,…

April 2023 Special: We welcome new member Elijah to the book club, as our exploration of the Mr. Men Doctor Who series continues, this time with a review of “Dr. First” by Adam Hargreaves. Dr. First is available in both paperback and digital versions, wherever fine books are sold. Join us as we venture back to the pre-Unearthly Child days where we …

March 2023 Book Club: This month, we’re journeying back to October 1998 to celebrate Doctor Who’s 35th anniversary by reading the Bernice Summerfield novel, “Beige Planet Mars,” by Lance Parkin and Mark Clapham. It features Benny on an adventure on Mars, which may or may not include Daleks and Ice Warriors. Happy reading! Special thanks to Lauren M…

February 2023 Book Club: It’s the 21st century, and that’s when everything changes! We’re taking a side-step this month and reviewing the Torchwood book, “The Twilight Streets,” by Gary Russell. Originally published in hardcover in March 2008, the novel is still available digitally at all fine e-shops. Join us as we journey back 15 (?!?) years to j…

On episode 128 of the Geek Confidential podcast, Luke Kerr, Melodie Aikels and Mo Walker look back at the Best and Worst of Movies in 2022. Which actor or actress do they think deserves an Oscar? Which 2022 movie was so bad Luke wanted to walk out? Best Fight or Action Scene: Female Film Entertainer: Male Film Entertainer: Supporting Entertainer (M…

On episode 127 of Geek Confidential podcast, Luke Kerr, Melodie Aikels, Mo Walker and Dan Pearce look back at the Best and Worst of TV in 2022. Kill Them Already! (character you most want killed or are happiest is gone): Every Hero Needs a Sidekick (Best Sidekick): Biggest Frak Up: Buffy Summers Hero of the Year: Joffrey Baratheon Villain of the Ye…

January 2023 Book Club: Happy New Year! This month, we’re journeying with the 11th Doctor & Clara back to when it all started, in November 1963, as we review “Shroud of Sorrow” by Tommy Donbavand. First published in April 2013, it is still available in eBook form, and can also be found second-hand in good bookshops everywhere. Special thanks to poe…

December 2022 Book Club: Happy Holidays! We’re celebrating by reviewing a festive anthology by Dave Rudden, “The Wintertime Paradox.” First published in October 2020, it is in-print and available as a hardcover, paperback, eBook, or audio, read by Sophie Aldred. The book also features illustrations by Alexis Snell. Happy Reading! You can read the f…

November 2022 Book Club: This month, we’re catching up with the 9th Doctor, Rose, and Jack, as we review the Titan Comics graphic novel “Weapons of Past Destruction" written by Cavan Scott, first published in April 2015 and collected in hardcover in March 2016. This comic mini-series features art by Blair Shedd and Rachael Stott. It is available di…

On episode 126 of Geek Confidential, Luke Kerr, Melodie Aikels and Mo Walker dive into Warner Bros.' Black Adam. Black Adam stars Dwyane 'The Rock' Johnson, Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Quintessa Swindell and Amon Tomaz. From the film's action sequences and cast chemistry to which versions of the comics the movie based its characters…

October 2022 Book Club: Autumn is upon us and the days are getting shorter… we’re curling up with the short story anthology, “Tales of Terror,” first published in hardcover in September 2017 and featuring short stories by Craig Donaghy, Richard Dungworth, Scott Handcock, Paul Magrs, Jacqueline Rayner, and Mike Tucker. It is available digitally and …

September 2022 Book Club: The Third Doctor decides to crash Jo Grant & Mike Yates’s date to take them to dinner on the planet Karfel, as we read the Missing Adventure ’Speed of Flight,’ by Paul Leonard. First published in October 1996, the book is now long out-of-print, but might still be found in second-hand shops. Is this the long awaited & much …

On Geek Confidential episode #125, Luke Kerr, Melodie Aikels, Mo Walker and Dan Pearce dive into Part 2 of Best and Worst of 2021-2022 TV, Part 2! Best New Show of the Season: Worst Show of the Season: Best Show of the Season: Best Couple of the Season: Cancelled! Aka I took it off my DVR: Most disappointing show: I don't Get It: Most Overhyped Sho…

On Geek Confidential episode #124, Luke Kerr, Melodie Aikels, Mo Walker and Dan Pearce reunite for the Best and Worst of 2021-2022 TV Season, Part 1. Breakout star or character: Every Hero Needs a Sidekick (Best Sidekick): Biggest Frak Up: Most angsty or annoying character): Kick dat ass! (Best Fight Scene): Um, what just happened?: That's Cold, Ca…

August 2022 Book Club: Anji Kapoor joins the the 8th Doctor & Fitz at a gigantic amusement park (filled with killer robot dinosaurs) as we review the Eighth Doctor Adventure “EarthWorld” by Jacqueline Rayner. First published in March 2001, it was republished in 2013 as part of the 50th anniversary collection, and is also available digitally whereve…

On episode #123 of the Geek Confidential podcast, Luke Kerr, Melodie Aikels and Mo Walker dive into Thor: Love and Thunder. How does it compare to previous Thor movies like Thor: Ragnarok? From Natalie Portman's return as Jane to Russel Crow's cameo as Zeus, they react to it all. Find out which character created the most debate amongst the GC crew.…

On episode #122 of the Geek Confidential podcast, Luke Kerr, Melodie Aikels and Mo Walker dive into the pilot of Netflix's new vampire hunter series, First Kill. The trio reacts to the casting, voiceovers and chemistry between the characters. How does First Kill compare to other series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Teen Wolf and The Vampire Diarie…

July 2022 Book Club: We’re joining the 12th Doctor, Nardole, and Bill as they explore Edinburgh in 1645 and encounter some chatty ghosts along the way. Join us for a review of the New Series Adventure “Plague City” by Jonathan Morris. First published in April 2017, the book is still in print. Happy reading! Please help other Doctor Who fans find ou…

On episode #121 of the Geek Confidential podcast, Luke Kerr, Melodie Aikels and Mo Walker explore the latest addition to the Jurassic franchise, Jurassic World: Dominion. From the returning original cast members–Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill–to the globetrotting drama, they dive into it all. What did they think of the kidnapping/clone/dna…

On episode #120 of the Geek Confidential podcast, Luke Kerr and Mo Walker dive into the first half of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on Paramount Plus. From the casting to early episode storylines, they discuss it all. How does Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1 stack up against Star Trek: Picard Season 1 and Star Trek: Discovery Season 1? All t…

On episode 119 of the Geek Confidential podcast, Luke Kerr, Melodie Aikels and Mo Walker dive into Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney Plus. From Ewan McGregor reprising his iconic role as Obi-Wan Kenobi to Vivien Lyra Blair's debut as Leia Organa, they dish it all. All this and much more on the latest Geek Confidential podcast! Comment on this episode in Gee…

On episode 118 of the Geek Confidential podcast, Luke Kerr, Melodie Aikels and Mo Walker dive into the pilot of Ms. Marvel on Disney Plus. The GC crew reacts to Iman Vellani's portrayal of Ms. Marvel. Family is an important part of Kamala's life and the show. The "Hulk" scene was very heartbreaking. However, with only six episodes, how will Ms. Mar…

On episode 117 of the Geek Confidential podcast, Luke Kerr, Melodie Aikels and Mo Walker return to review the latest MCU movie, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. From Wanda's grief, madness and fighting Doctor Strange, they dive into it all. Is Wanda held to a different standard than Strange or Iron Man? Find out what they thought of Ame…