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Beyond Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming and Tech, the brains behind Fan Effect are connoisseurs of categories surpassing the nerdy. Brilliant opinions and commentary on all things ‘geek’, but surprising knowledge and witty arguments over pop culture, Star Trek, MARVEL vs DC, and a wide range of movies and TV shows. Andy Farnsworth and most of his co-hosts and guests live in the Salt Lake City, Utah area.
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Opinions, reviews, incisive discussions of queer geek ideas in pop culture, and the particularly cutting brand of shade that you can only get from a couple of queer geeks all in highly digestible weekly doses.
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WOW! Episode 500….If you asked us in December 2018 that we would still be doing this, to a man, we would have said no. Yet here we are 500 episodes later and we are still going. Sure no one listens. Sure we just use this time to have some fun with each other. You know what though? Hot damn its fun! Our 500th episode was spent doing what we designed…
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Actors Gwilym Lee and Carolyn Bracken stop by to chat about Oddity, the new horror thriller from IFC Films and Shudder, out in theaters July 19. Written & directed by Damian McCarthy, this tense, quiet suspense-horror feature may be the surprise movie of the summer season.What appeals to you about tales of quiet horror? Let us know! Send Summer an …
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Director Eugene John Bellida and producer Deborah Rickey are here to talk about their indie suspense-horror feature The Girl Who Cried Her Eyes Out. They both shared in the writing with Fabrizio Fante, and there were many questions!What do you hope for most in a low budget film: story, character, acting or effects? Let us know! Send Summer an email…
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Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of July 12, 2024. This weekend Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson take off in "Fly Me To The Moon," which mixes historical fact and historical fiction for a fun result. It is a limited release, but it is worth your time to check out "Robot Dreams," which is one …
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Half Bantercast , half collection of geeks…I think that’s the best way to describe this episode. We have some laughs and good conversation. its the show before the big one. Ole episode 499. Nic even stays awake! This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR SOME AWESOME FLAGS FROM FLAGS FOR GOOD !!!…
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In this special Fan(X) Effect episode of our podcast, FanX founder Dan Farr teases all things for the 2024 event, including a major celebrity announcement. Farr takes us into the September 26th—28th event at the Salt Palace Convention Center; to be stuffed to the brim with pop culture fun, celebrity appearances and panels, vendors, authors, artists…
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Did you know that Salt Lake City has been named the #1 place for board games? That includes tabletop games, board and card games, role-play gaming, and more! On this episode of Fan Effect, returning guests explore all things gaming, including a live event where you can literally leap into the fun. “Quest Fest” is a free event that will take place a…
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Nic and GCR just spent an hour talking about drafts. Like an old house with old windows this episode amirite. It should be a good listen for half of you. The other half of you, well…. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR SOME AWESOME FLAGS FROM FLAGS FOR GOOD !!! Get some cool merch @ http:…
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Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of July 5, 2024. The Fourth of July week means lots of new movies to choose from! Our big movie is "Despicable Me 4" which, while fun, also seems to be at a story end for our main characters. A great, uplifting movie is also in theaters: "Sound of Hope: The Story o…
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“I think these edibles are finally kicking in.” “Man, I don’t feel shit.” This week half the Geek Cast crew found themselves in a fruit induced fever dream that results in the bending of reality itself. Pirates eat drug laced fruits to gain super powers, and then after that Joe and Rob Bass discuss some fun and weird science fiction in Scavenger’s …
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Author & teacher Maurice Broaddus stops by to talk about Black Panther: T'Challa Declassified: Notes, Interviews, and Files from the Avengers' Archives, the latest entry in the Declassified series from Smart Pop Books.Which comics characters would you like to see a deep dive history and analysis for? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a me…
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The conclusion of this month’s deep dive into the world of Mutants! We cover 3 different major comics storylines and dig into some of the baddest of baddies. We see you, Daddy Magneto. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR SOME AWESOME FLAGS FROM FLAGS FOR GOOD !!! Get some cool merch @ http…
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Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of June 21, 2024. The 1960s and 70s motorcycle culture is celebrated in“The Bikeriders,” which hits the road and theater screens this week. Andy says it's worth it for Jodie Comer's amazing Midwest accent alone! As unreal as it sounds, "Thelma" is an action movie s…
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Second Sight Publishing's CEO Bradley Golden and COO Marcus H. Roberts are here to talk about Second Sight's horror projects, and how the graphic novel "SHOOK! A Black Horror Anthology" and the collaboration with Dark Horse Comics came about.If you're suffering from superhero comics fatigue, do you actively seek out comics created by or telling sto…
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“I want you! To do some based, but admittedly illegal things.” – Chuck X. The week the Geek Cast crew dive into the world of child soldiers and state oppression. That’s right, we’re talking about the X-Men! Turns out, there are a lot of them… This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR SOME AWESOM…
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'Inside Out 2' is the latest Disney/Pixar sequel. This time, our beloved starring character, Riley, whom we fell in love with in 2015's "Inside Out," has reached her teenage years, and the emotions that live in her head are getting more complex as she faces new social-emotional challenges. In this episode of Fan Effect, we review and then take a de…
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Writer/Director James Croke and actors Sasha Luss and Alexis Ren stop by to chat about the new scifi-thriller LATENCY. We chat about brain technology and possibly how such tech could influence or be influenced by mental disorders.Would you want to test out devices designed to be implanted in or directly connected to human brains for easier access t…
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After our first successful draft the only thing left for us to do is decide on what our next draft should be. Wild ideas abound as we swim through the morass that is GCR’s idea pool. With any luck we will land on an idea that might give Cartoon Joe a chance for victory. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLL…
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In this very special episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by the "Cosplay Queen of NYC" and the lip sync assassin assassin of Rupaul's Drag Race season 16, who will also be a special guest at this year's Flame Con, and the host of the afterparty The Fireball, Megami (@MegamiNYC)! They catch up on life on tour, what fa…
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Welcome to the first ever Geek Cast Live Podcast Draft!!! We bring in draft wizard and friend of the show Darryl Mansel to facilitate our drafting of the sure to come soon Knives Out 3. We cast a sidekick for Blanc, a few of the ensemble members, a killer, a villain, and one Muppet to join the fray. Who has the best cast list? Time will tell! This …
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Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of May 31, 2024. “Young Woman and the Sea” is a Daisy Ridley film the whole family can enjoy together, while "Ezra" is just as emotional but for a more grown-up audience. It’s about parents trying to raise their autistic son and not mess him up with their own issue…
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Sometimes Rob has a need to get his geeks out in the open. He hounds us via text and phone messages. Hell, I think one time he hired a skywriter. So sometimes we take a week to let him geekdump TM and get it off his chest this is one of those weeks. Let’s get weird. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW T…
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Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the Memorial Day weekend, May 24, 2024. For the weekend, we have unlikely contenders battling it out for box office glory, “The Garfield Movie" vs. "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga." These two wildly different movies are targeted at very different audiences, who both should enjoy them…
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Today, we deep dive into the imaginative world of Imaginary Friends in the movie “IF.” One of the most anticipated (and advertised) movies of the summer. And while we had big expectations for this family film, our guest reviewer, Rachel Wagner, said it best in her review “‘IF’ Oddly Lacks Imagination, And I Promise I’m A Nice Person.” She is joined…
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Today, Fan Effect explores “What’s your favorite fandom?” with KSL Newsradio's Becky Bruce and Heather Kelly. With the TARDIS launching a new “Doctor Who” on DisneyPlus in May 2024, it's the perfect time to explore The Doctor’s 60-year-plus history, where to start watching, and what you need to know to start your journey as a Whovian. Or, if you ar…
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One of those episodes where we just kind of, don’t feel it. Not that we aren’t happy to be here. Just a slow news week. Nothing really happens but some stick and ball sports, maybe a tv show wraps up. Anyway, here is a banter episode. Oh yeah Rob couldn’t make it this week, so we definitely won’t talk Warhammer. This link here folks https://jordanr…
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Professor Alessandra Seggi is here to talk about her book "Youth and Suicide in American Cinema: Context, Causes, and Consequences", an academic treastise on suicide and entertainment. Do you think about any potential real-world influences from certain plot or story elements in movies? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the co…
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Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of May 17, 2024. Written by John Krasinski and starring Ryan Reynolds and a whole all-star voice cast, "IF" is something everyone can find something in it to enjoy. Also on the big screen is a biopic about late singer Amy Winehouse called "Back to Black" On streami…
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As we wrap up our Clone Wars deep dive let us remember all the brave Jedi and Troopers who laid down their lives for the Republic. Oh, and always, always remember to put the blame squarely on who is responsible. Sheev. Opening Track: Jedi Force Theme – Pianistec Cover Closing Track: General Grievous x Seperatist Theme – AhnaldT101 Remix This link h…
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Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of May 10, 2024. The latest adaptation of the Planet of the Apes movie saga, “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” has outstanding visuals and a surprisingly engaging story. (Check out Steve Salles review here!) The best thing Andy watched this week was "Nowhere Spe…
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Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of May 3, 2024. It's the (unofficial) start of summer movie season in this week, and we kick it off with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in "The Fall Guy." A movie remake of the 1980s TV show about a Hollywood stuntman who uses his movie skills in real life. You can a…
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“How about a fresh cup of liber-tea!?” – CT-0420 “Puffs” This week the Geek Cast crew present another introductory dive into a classic universe! Star Wars! The guys discuss the time of the Clone Wars, their first interactions with the concept and property, as well as the major players involved. It turns out, there was really only one player involve…
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A focused Geekery. A bantercast with a purpose. We present you with an entire episode devoted solely to sharing with you the things we have been into this month. This week is the culmination of a full moth of shows we planned ahead of time. We liked the format, and we hope you do to This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardra…
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Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of April 26, 2024. In the big movie of the week, Zendaya gets entangled in a tennis-themed R-rated love triangle in "Challengers." But for people who want a less lewd and more uplifting movie, you should absolutely see "Unsung Hero." The family drama about a family…
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Writer-Director-Producer Hasraf "HaZ" Dulull is here to talk about his new animated feature MAX BEYOND, which was fully created with the Unreal Engine, and is just the first chapter in this new world of story possibilities.What other uses for Unreal Engine would you be interested in seeing creatives try out? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or le…
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Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of April 19, 2024. A couple of movies based on real people and real stories, a locally-made comedy, and a return to a Zack Snyder-created sci-fi universe are all available this week. First, director Guy Ritchie comes back to action with "The Ministry of Ungentlemen…
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If it wasn’t for this week’s guest plucking us out of thin air I’m not sure we would even be here. On top of that the guy is the moviest of movie guys. So, when we want to talk about 2024 Summer movies, we only had one real place to go. Ladies and Gentlemen, Jason Pyles. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOL…
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Writer-Director Nathaniel Kahn stops by to talk about the new IMAX Original Documentary, DEEP SKY, chronicling the building, launch and deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope, as well as its evolving mission.What space science breakthroughs would you like to see documentaries for? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the c…
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Our scheduled, you read that right …scheduled, Banter Cast went of this week without a hitch. As long as you don’t count a myriad of technical and time issues. Seriously if you don’t take any of that into consideration this thing slid through like an oiled-up duck. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW TH…
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Writer-director Kiah Roache-Turner is here to talk about his latest feature, STING, and how he wanted to make a fairy tale story... with unusually large spiders.Which critters are your horror movie trigger? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!By Summer Brooks
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