The Good, The Bad and the Geeky! (or GBG for short) is a podcast where Nick Arganbright sits down with some of his friends in the local Columbus Ohio theater, film and improv scene and talk a bunch of geeky stuff. Some good, some bad but all of it definitely geeky. Contains explicit content, parental discretion is advised. Updates vary from weekly to bi-weekly.
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In this episode, Nick, Erik and Becky face the last film in the Bill & Ted saga called BILL AND TED FACE THE MUSIC. We discuss the origins of the original film, George Carlin's presence in the film, and of course you can't talk the newer film without discussing the original films "Excellent Adventure" and "Bogus Journey". Does the film live up to t…
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In this episode, Nick and guest Ashley tackle the 1815 film Emma that was remade and adapted for the 1990's, that classic that is director Amy Heckerling's CLUELESS! Did you know there was a series of books based after the movie? Or what about the TV show? Also, Paul Rudd... ammirite? Being it was from the 1990's, there are a lot of pop-culture ref…
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In this episode, Nick welcomes our old pal DJ Meat aka Nathan, out to discuss the Disney Pixar film SOUL. Nathan and Nick peer into co-director Pete Docter's ponderings on the origins of human personalities as well as the concept of determinism in film form. We also tackle music, and try to, gracefully, approach the film's criticism and unique idea…
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The Umbrella Academy Seasons 1 and 2
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In this episode, Kyle and Nick discuss the Netflix television series The Umbrella Academy. Originally started as a comic book created by My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way and published by Dark Horse Comics, the dynamic duo discuss the first two seasons of the Netflix Television Adaptation, and of course, discuss the music of the show amongst many ot…
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In this episode, Nick tackles a film that helps us lead into the new year... Disney and Pixar's ONWARD. Helping him along the adventure, is Nathan and Sam, as we talk tabletop roleplaying games, examine grief, and of course, magic. We also discuss families, their impact and more. As always this episode may contain traces of spoilers, so don’t say I…
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In this episode, Becky and Jessica look back with Nick on the first major theatrical release from the pandemic on home streaming: WW84, or Wonder Woman 1984 as it is also called. Hopping in Wonder Woman's invisible jet, we use it stealthily to examine what works, what doesn't work, and the return of Steve Trevor! How did he return if, he, well, ahe…
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The Marleys were dead to begin with. At least, in this episode that is. Yes, in this episode Amanda, Kyle and Jessica join Nick in watching and talking the now-classic The Muppet Christmas Carol. We watch the original DVD edit of the film with a now-deleted sequence in other releases, and talk about not only the ebb/flow of the film with it in it, …
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
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In this episode, we head to the sewers... well, the sewers of 1990's New York City to discuss the Steve Barron 90's classic film TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES! Nathan and Nick tackle the film head-on, discussing the story, acting, etc, and more importantly, is this a film rooted in nostalgia or does it live up to it and more? All in all its’ just an…
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In this episode, Nick is joined by Kyle Jepson and Erik Sternberger to discuss all things Star Wars, thanks to their main focus of discussion... Star Wars: The Mandalorian! Nick, Erik, and Kyle discuss the Disney Plus series executive produced by Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni and ponder all the things in the Star Wars Universe. Do they discuss Grogu? SO…
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In this episode, we head all the way back to Christmas 2019 where Nick is joined by Matt Schlichting to discuss the Hulu Original PALM SPRINGS, starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, Peter Gallagher, and J. K. Simmons. There is a lot of talk of time travel, and... Groundhog's Day? Does Palm Springs rise above or below the classic Bill Murray vehic…
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We offer a quick word/update as we leave 2020 behind... Subscribe: | | | | | Support us on to get the HQ Version of past Episodes! In Case You Missed It... Free Hotline Numbers This was originally pulled from If your depression has caused you to lose a job, drop out of school, lose touch with family or friends, or if you’ve noticed changes in your …
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In this episode, we head all the way back to Christmas 2019 where Nick is joined by Travis, Jessica and Becky to discuss all things good and bad about Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker. There’s a lot to unpack about this move and where it fits into the Star Wars world. Plus, apparently, Christmas is more important than Star Wars? So our resident expert …
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Howdy y'all, in this episode Nick, Casey and Jessica discuss Knives Out. With an all-star cast and an exciting premise, expectations for this movie were high, but did it live up to expectations for our cast of characters? Hear about their theories on whodunnit and more. Obviously there are so many spoilers in this episode, so proceed with caution a…
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In this episode, Nick is joined by Matt Schlichting and Kyle Jepsen to discuss the long-anticipated Doctor Sleep (or, The Shining 2). Plus a deep dive into other works by Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick. Hear about how the film compares to its literary counterpart and sizes up to its original movie. There are so many spoilers in this episode, so d…
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We’re back with part two of our conversation about the 2019 Charlie’s Angels, featuring Amanda from Picture Show A-Go-Go and Pod Appétit. In this second half of the conversation, the duo discusses Kristen Stewart’s performance as well as…. The quality of the eye makeup in the movie. Listen to this episode (recorded originally in 2019) with Amanda a…
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If you had to look at 2019, there was one movie that seemed to get a lot of bad press and bad word of mouth, but all before the film opened. No, we're not talking The Last Jedi. That opened in 2018. Actually, we're talking about a film that was released later in the year. That film was the... uh, was it a (reboot?) remake(?) of the early 2000's fil…
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Welcome back to The Good The Bad and The Geeky, and Merry Christmas in July! Today we’re excited to bring you a GBG, Live! Nick is joined by Amanda and Kyle to discuss the Christmas film Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. Or, well, is it a Christmas film? Listen for that discussion, how the movie has aged poorly, and also for some bad accents. As always, this e…
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Welcome back to The Good The Bad and The Geeky, and Merry Christmas in July! Today we’re excited to bring you a GBG, Live! Nick is joined by Amanda and Kyle to discuss the Christmas film Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. Or, well, is it a Christmas film? Listen for that discussion, how the movie has aged poorly, and also for some bad accents. As always, this e…
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Welcome back to The Good The Bad and The Geeky. I know what you’re thinking, “WAIT, I thought GBG was done for the season, what is this new episode in my feed?!” Well, dear listener, today we’re happy to bring you one of our bonus episodes, to fill the empty void in your podcast feed until next season. (Also: Happy Thanksgiving!) In this very speci…
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Here we go. Our last episode of the season, AND of the year of 2019 until our Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker episode in December. This is technically a companion piece to our last episode where we discussed the Todd Phillips film JOKER by Warner Bros and DC Entertainment. Our guest is Sean Wheeler from Cinema Wheelerte, and we weave in and out of…
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Can you believe it’s the season finale already? Oh, how the time flies. In this very special episode, Nick is joined by Sean Wheeler to discuss the new Joaquin Phoenix film Joker. Naturally the conversation goes all over the place, but as always, this episode may contain traces of spoilers. Thanks for sticking around, we’re excited to see you in se…
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Travis Horseman of Amiculus: The Graphic Novel Omnibus
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In this episode, Nick is joined by Travis Horseman, the creator of Amiculus: The Graphic Novel. Ahead of the launch of the new , Nick and Travis discuss what goes into making a graphic novel trilogy including working with the family who illustrate and colourise the series. There’s also a whole new chapter of Amiculus that comes with the omnibus, fi…
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In this episode, Nick is joined by Jessica, Marianne and Ella to discuss IT: Chapter Two (and also Chapter One) Including the surprising amount of feels. As always, this episode may contain traces of spoilers. All in all, it’s just another episode of... THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE GEEKY! Subscribe: | | | Referenced In The Show…
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In our last episode, Nick and Diantha Hillenbrand tried discussing the Amazon Studios film Late Night, starting Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling. But, as always, the conversation gets away from them. And in this case... a good chunk was just edited out of the episode. And it was a fun conversation, so why not share it with you? Hear Nick and Diantha …
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In this episode, Nick welcomes back returning cast member Diantha Hillenbrand to discuss the Amazon Studios film Late Night, starting Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling. As always, this episode may contain traces of spoilers. All in all, it’s just another episode of... THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE GEEKY! Subscribe: | | | | | Referenced In The Show…
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This episode is live from MadLab Theater where Nick is joined by Scott, Ella, Dallas and Jessica to discuss Gremlins. This episode also features a special message from Zach Galligan (Billy Peltzer) tune in to hear what he had to say. As always, this episode may contain traces of spoilers. All in all, it’s just another episode of... THE GOOD, THE BA…
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Welcome back to The Good The Bad and The Geeky. In this episode, Nick is joined by Diantha Hillenbrand to discuss the action/comedy movie Stuber. As always, this episode may contain traces of spoilers. All in all, it’s just another classic episode of…. THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE GEEKY! Subscribe: | | | | | Referenced In The Show Scott Kurtz and Kris…
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In this episode, Nick is joined by Ella, Kyle, Travis and Becky to discuss the 3rd installment of the hit Netflix original Stranger Things. Join us for a deep dive on the characters and their plots, and listen as our guests share their season highs and lows. As always, this episode may contain traces of spoilers. All in all, it’s just another class…
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Welcome back to The Good The Bad and The Geeky. Today we travel back to August 2018 for GBG Live. That’s right it’s another edition of everyone's favorite linguistical stage game, Brocode. As always a huge thanks to our willing guests and participants. BUT WAIT, somehow this episode still manages to contain traces of spoilers, so don’t say we didn’…
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In this episode, Nick is joined by Ella and Erik to discuss Tarantino’s latest movie Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, and of course a number of the director's other movies. As always, this episode may contain traces of spoilers. All in all, it’s just another episode of... THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE GEEKY! Subscribe: | | | | | Referenced In The Show Fa…
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In this episode, Nick is joined by GBG’s resident Disney expert Jessica Gibson to unpack another controversial remake. This time it’s the Lion King under the spotlight. As always, this episode may contain traces of spoilers. All in all, it’s just another episode of... THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE GEEKY! Subscribe: | | | | | Referenced In The Show Suppo…
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Welcome back to The Good The Bad and The Geeky. In this episode, Nick is joined by Diantha Hillenbrand to talk all things Rocketman. The Elton John biopic. This is a great episode for music lovers and movie lovers alike. As always, this episode may contain traces of spoilers. All in all, it’s just another episode of... THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE GEE…
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Welcome back to The Good The Bad and The Geeky. In this episode, Nick is joined by returning cast member . This episode is a conversation about Spider-Man: Far From Home, and also the MCU, comic books and their art styles. This one really is a deep dive into all things Spider-Man. As always, this episode may contain traces of spoilers. All in all, …
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In this episode, Nick is joined by returning cast member . This episode is all about Men In Black: International, and as always, this episode may contain traces of spoilers. Find out what they thought of the movie, what was missing and how it compared to the original in another classic episode of... THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE GEEKY! Subscribe: | | |…
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MadLab's 2019 Young Writer's Festival: Judah (Jude) Clayton
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This is the final in a series of episodes featuring interviews with the MadLab 2019 young writers. In this episode, Nick talks to Jude about his short Play It Cool. The duo also trades some recipes and talk about their favorite TV shows, voice actors and animated shows. There’s a lot going on but really it’s just another classic episode of…. THE GO…
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Welcome back to The Good The Bad and The Geeky. In this episode, Nick is Joined by Dallas (of ) to discuss Toy Story 4, which of course is going to lead to a whole Pixar/Disney tangent. Friend of GBG also sent in some of his thoughts on the movie, to guide our hosts in their discussion. There’s lots to get into of course because it’s just another c…
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This episode is. a. big. one. You could call it the king of the episodes. For this landmark 400th episode Nick and guests Jess and Scott use Godzilla: King of the Monsters as an excuse to deep dive into the Godzilla universe. Nick and Scott also go head to head in the GBG Godzilla quiz. Listen to the end who is the champion. The ‘geeky’ really come…
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Play along at home and find out who the liar is in this game of Liar Liar. That’s right it’s GBG Live as the team once again open up for the It’s All Been Done Radio Hour back in September 2018. We'll try to figure out Who has the Crash Bandicoot tattoo? Who had a close encounter with chickens? There’s only one way to find out, and it’s in another …
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MadLab's 2019 Young Writer's Festival: Liam Browning
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Welcome back to The Good The Bad and The Geeky. In this special episode, Nick is joined by Liam and his mentor Stephen "Wooz" Woosley of the Madlab 2019 Young Writers Program. The trio takes a deep dive into Liam’s writing style, as well as his inspirations and hopes for the future. All in all, it’s just another classic episode of... THE GOOD, THE …
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Welcome back to The Good The Bad and The Geeky. This week Nick Skypes with Erik Sternberger to talk about The Secret Life of Pets 2, and the SNL Actors/Actresses that appear in it. Also, saying the name of the movie in the movie, a good or bad thing? As per usual, this episode may contain traces of spoilers, so don’t say we didn’t warn you. All in …
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In this episode Nick, with guests Jessica and Anthony sit down to share their views on the newest live-action Disney movie - Aladdin, along with many others in tangents along the way. As per usual, this episode may contain traces of spoilers, so don’t say we didn’t warn you. All in all, it’s just another classic episode of... THE GOOD, THE BAD and …
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At the start of this episode, Nick and Nathan talk Hellboy, Suicide Squad and the ways they’re approaching playing the Guardians of the Galaxy cast on stage, so a classic opening really. Following that is GBG LIVE! From May 2018. The team have a game of Bro Code as they open up for It’s All Been Done Radio Hour. This time with different rounds! So …
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This episode is a weird one, even by our standards. At the start Nick and Nathan talk: Harry Potter, Theme Parks, and also the Garden of Eden? Following that it’s GBG LIVE. From June! (Don’t Worry, the next one of these will be May. Maaayyyybe.) Listen as the team open for the It’s All Been Done Radi-bro Hour with a game of the bro code. It sounds …
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Welcome back to The Good The Bad and The Geeky. In this special episode, Nick is joined by Kara Fedurek and her mentor Tay Lane of the Madlab 2019 Young Writers Program. The trio takes a deep dive into Kara’s writing style, as well as her inspirations and hopes for the future. There’s also VERY mild spoilers of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, but it w…
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This week, Nick and guests Karen, Sam and Ashley sit down to chat Pokémon Detective Pikachu. They also attempt to answer the age old question, “what’s the shit situation?” As per usual this episode may contain traces of spoilers, so don’t say we didn’t warn you. All in all, it’s just another classic episode of... THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE GEEKY! Su…
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This episode was recorded in front of a live studio audience as a warm-up for It’s All Been Done Radio Hour in April 2018. In this game of “Judge Jimmy,” the court will hear the case of Mystique vs Black Widow in a superhero showdown. But who will our judge deem victorious in episode of... THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE GEEKY? Subscribe: | | | | | Refer…
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Welcome back to The Good The Bad and The Geeky. This week, Nick assembles guests and Eric, Nick and Kyle as they all take a deep dive into Avengers: Endgame and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. (We also get some help from a cool by Usually, we warn you that these episodes “may contain traces of spoilers.” But seriously, there are so many spoilers for…
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Bro-pen up your ears to the latest episode of The Good The Bad And The Geeky. This week, the team are once more LIVE opening up for the It’s All Been Done Radio Hour with Nathan Haley’s game Broh Code. Things get competitive in this wacky wordplay game, but really, it’s just another classic episode of... THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE GEEKY! [powerpress…
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Welcome back to The Good The Bad and The Geeky. This week Nick, and guests Nathan, Jessica and Diantha discuss the newest Hellboy movie. We have a lot to say. WARNING this episode may contain traces of spoilers. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. Just another classic episode of... THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE GEEKY! Subscribe: | | | | | References In this …
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Shazam! Is the movie on the table this week. But Nick and guest Travis Horseman also cover other aspects of the DCEU (DC Extended Universe) and DC comics. WARNING this episode may contain traces of spoilers. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. Just another classic episode of... THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE GEEKY Support Our Guests: Show Credits Our theme son…
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