Best Assorted Geekery Podcasts (2024)

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S4 Ep7: Earl Slick on Station to Station 57:19

5M ago57:19

57:19

Back in 1974, Earl Slick was a 22-year old jobbing session guitarist fast developing a reputation for his supple, searing style and versatility in all idioms. Hired by Bowie to join his Diamond Dogs tour, Slick then had to suddenly pivot from apocalypto-rock to sleek Philly soul at a moment's notice - but acquitted himself so well, he was invited t…

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S4 Ep6: Leah Kardos on The Next Day Part 4 33:30

6M ago33:30

33:30

In this episode we analyse The Next Day Extra, November 2013's accompanying min-album chock-full of tasty treats, rambunctious remixes and some songs that inexplicably never made it onto the album proper. Never mind. Now they get their moment in the sun and thanks to Leah Kardos's encyclopaedic knowledge of all things late-era Bowie, a fascinating …

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S4 Ep5: Leah Kardos on The Next Day Part 3 44:03

7M ago44:03

44:03

Stadium rock! Ziggy! Morrissey? John Cooper Clarke? The Singing Detective! Join author of Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie, musician and director of The Visconti Studio Dr Leah Kardos as she continues her full-spectrum analysis of The Next Day, David Bowie's masterful penultimate album from 2013. In this episode, we look at the final…

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S4 Ep4: Leah Kardos on The Next Day Part 2 1:16:11

11M ago1:16:11

1:16:11

We're back! And by we, I mean me and musician, writer and academic Leah Kardos, amongst whose many achievements is the critically-acclaimed book 'Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie' which takes a thoughtful and informed view of Bowie's final projects. She is also a friend and trusted collaborator of Tony Visconti's, founding The Viscon…

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Episode 174: The Brewgooders Episode 174: Special Guest Christian Douglas and Erik Calavera 1:44:53

1y ago1:44:53

1:44:53

onight we have the pleasure of Christian Douglas joining us.Christian is a massive creative and editorial machine behind the kickstarting Punk Droid anthology. It is ace (Geoff reviewed it a few weeks ago on episode 172!)You can find it on kickstarter right now!https://www.kickstarter.com/.../christiandouglas/punkdroid…

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DS 742: Review of Fantomestein 20:58

1y ago20:58

20:58

We make hilarious fire-based puns, tell the difference between a phantom and a monster, swap identities too many times to keep track, and start a new movement for NotAllParisians with our review of Beka Duke's Fantomestein in this monstrously-emotional episode of Digital Strips! We're also announcing an indefinite hiatus, but stay subscribed to us …

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DS 741: Review of Talon Hunters 20:28

1y ago20:28

20:28

We ignore the ever-present MacGuffin, question if anyone still watches their cartoons on Saturday mornings, navigate the expansive white space, shapeshift into some mutha-frickin' dragons, wyverns, drakes, and raptors with our review of Selena Ahmed's Talon Hunters in this fiery episode of Digital Strips!…

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DS 740: Review of Demon's Mirror 20:26

1y ago20:26

20:26

We discuss the designation of bases, decide which is more inept, humans or demons, wonder how awesome it would be under the thumb of a hot, murderous demon witch, reminisce of Buffy episodes long past, and run down our personal preferences of line work with our review of Harry Bogosian's Demon's Mirror in this mirror-bombing episode of Digital Stri…

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DS 739: Review of The 3rd Voice 20:10

1y ago20:10

20:10

We celebrate the latest from a venerated comics creator, determine the characteristics of cleaning fluids, glean what we can from a foreign land, question the phallus as a trope, and check our rifles one more time with our tank-searching review of Evan Dahm's The 3rd Voice in this regent-defying episode of Digital Strips!…

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Episode 172: The Brewgooders Episode 172: Our trip to Edinburgh 33:09

1y ago33:09

33:09

Tonight we had the pleasure of being invited to the Froth & Flame Edinburgh to drink beer and chat to Spey Valley Brewery, Alechemy Brewery and Broughton Brewery.Colin Maxwell also joined us to review comics! Welcome back dude.Reviews include Unpopular Comic's new Kickstarterhttps://www.kickstarter.com/.../christiandouglas/punkdroid…

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Episode 171: The Brewgooders 171: Beer, Comics and assorted geekery 10:22

1y ago10:22

10:22

John Bruce has joined the lads to talk about beer, their comicy wee kand all the assorted geek news!

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DS 738: Review of The Messenger 17:50

1y ago17:50

17:50

We take our time preparing the meal, inquire about the effects of fantasy fibromyalgia, ask if our teddy bears will make a sufficient sacrifice, agree that this story needs more genie of the lamp energy, and question if stealing a cake can really help that much with our realm-traversing review of Indui and Isa's The Messenger in this dragon-riding …

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DS 737: Review of Tropicana Realms 18:40

1y ago18:40

18:40

We take a badly-motivated road trip, execute a revenge-fueled prison break, ride-or-die without seat belts, share our full names, and get by solely on VIBES with our psychically-linked review of HostileCrocodile's Tropicana Realms in this synthwave-charged episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 736: Review of Greetings from Grisley 16:32

1+ y ago16:32

16:32

We view some prairie-dogging rubies, discuss what it means to be super-orphaned, go out in search of the truly hilarious jokes, fight inanimate objects while inebriated, and get to the anal jokes from a unique perspective with our eternally consternated review of Ghosthause's Greetings from Grisley in this horrifically hilarious episode of Digital …

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DS 735: Review of Nonesuch 19:09

1+ y ago19:09

19:09

We crosstalk, clone ourselves like it's going out of style, think we've got this all figured out on our own, protect the increasingly lethargic dog, and turn arms into hams with our surprisingly delicious review of Nonesuch in this dangerously religious episode of Digital Strips!

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S4 Ep3: Leah Kardos on The Next Day Part 1 1:21:27

1+ y ago1:21:27

1:21:27

The Next Day is 10. And what a sprawling, dense forest of darkness, enervation and guttural thrills it is. The perfect halfway point between the charismatic rock of Reality and ethereal elusive Blackstar, it's often overlooked and overshadowed by that monumental successor. But there is a lot here to unpack and to do it, I could think of no one bett…

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DS 734: Review of Raruurien 19:09

1+ y ago19:09

19:09

We get cozy, remember our dad, get rid of the family steed, and work in some cathartic archery with our satisfyingly-melancholy review of Ann Maulina's Raruurien in this magically-abandoned episode of Digital Strips!

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Episode 170: The Brewgooders Episode 170: Special Guest Sue Hadrill 1:37:40

1+ y ago1:37:40

1:37:40

We have the organiser of the amazing Lawless Comic Con 2022 Sue Haddrell. We look forward to asking her about this year's blockbuster event. Beers. Comics, assorted geekery!

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DS 733: Review of Forgotten Sons 23:40

1+ y ago23:40

23:40

We share news about KC Green's next moves in the webcomics space, update our thoughts on Godslave with a new segment, and then we enjoy subjugating a people, pull our punches, and ask how the bad guys could possibly be more evil in our politically-maneuvered review of Carolina Alvarez's Forgotten Sons in this sibling-rivaled episode of Digital Stri…

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Episode 169: The Brewgooders Episode 169: Beer, Comics and Assorted Geekery 2:05:19

1+ y ago2:05:19

2:05:19

Beer tasting, beer news, comic news and reviews, assorted geek chat, debate and a wee bit of pro-wrestling. We are back. Tonight. 8pm...ish. let's never not be apart this long again

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DS 732: Review of Godslave 23:12

1+ y ago23:12

23:12

We deal with ego-driven agents, seek out the ba, ask why NOT a crocodile for a mayor, hang out with a cute but annoying fox, and justify punching children in our hieroglyphically-challenged review of Meaghan Carter's Godslave in this foxy episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 731: Review of Time and Time Again 24:19

1+ y ago24:19

24:19

We give the timecops a hard time, question time, space, and time and space, wait on our next fateful hole to arrive, ponder if AI is coming up with this genre stuff, and ask what's waiting for us at the top of that pine tree in our destiny-challenged review of Time and Time Again by Deo I. in this time-travailing episode of Digital Strips!…

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DS 730: Review of Pia and the Little Tiny Things 20:30

1+ y ago20:30

20:30

We mispronounce all the French things, lean way into cottagecore, get curious about moth farts, and represent our thoughts and emotions creatively and with illustration with our reclusively-ponderous review of Clover's Pia and the Little Tiny Things in this uplifting episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 729: Review of Cat Teacher 19:56

1+ y ago19:56

19:56

We spy on our students, strike a sexy pose, feud with a rabbit for teaching rights, get hungry for a savory Murito, and struggle to get over ourselves with our bush-hidin' review of Cat Teacher by Paulina Palacios in this woefully-uneducated episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 728: Review of Kamikaze 22:48

1+ y ago22:48

22:48

We debate the inspiration for a dystopian cyber future, thank the creator that we've never been folded in on ourselves, wait for the hero to arrive, and seek justice for Link with our gig economy-fueled review of Kamikaze by Carrie and Alan Tupper in this accidentally-explosive episode of Digital Strips!…

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DS 727: Review of Witch Heart 23:08

1+ y ago23:08

23:08

We slack on our grades, ride our friends (but not like that), prove that humans are just as capable of magic as anyone else, and engage in an epic throwdown for the ages with our strategically-paced review of William Roth's Witch Heart in this verbosely-expositioned episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 726: Review of Harpy Gee 23:11

1+ y ago23:11

23:11

We grow less gruff, declare that we're proud to be Dumm, strike some serious poses, attend a party we didn't want to go to anyways, and give an obscure nod to Idaho with our sweetly bitter review of Brianne Drouhard's Harpy Gee in this cat vomit-covered episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 725: Review of Honestly Not a Robot 23:30

1+ y ago23:30

23:30

We recall retail horror stories, update our earliest artwork, wait for the story to start, and worry that we've time traveled with our in-stock review of Emma Thatcher's Honestly Not a Robot in this price-checked episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 724: Review of Runa 14:56

1+ y ago14:56

14:56

We relish simple titles, run from swords, get welcomed to the fungal jungle, and strap in for high-octane action with our left behind review of Patricia Pamula, Dane Rahlmeyer, and Noah Whyler's Runa in this beastly episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 723: Review of Wychwood 26:01

1+ y ago26:01

26:01

We coin a new YAAF genre, accidentally mix code with our magic, pitch a Felix and Lizard buddy comedy, and develop chosen one Stockholm Syndrome with our technologically-magical review of Varethane's Wychwood in this wychy episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 722: Review of Evelyne and the Occult 25:56

1+ y ago25:56

25:56

We make Scooby-Doo a chosen one, get legit terrified by some frightening sights, question all of the forced road trips, and dissect the digestive system of a demon with our review of InksOwl Comics' Evelyne and the Occult in this perpetually-cursed episode of Digital Strips, babe!

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DS 721: Review of Electric Bones 23:58

1+ y ago23:58

23:58

We reject the family name, accept the family money, avoid talking about the card game, and live solely to bone a bot with our review of Hazel and Bell's Electric Bones in this increasingly horny episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 720: Review of Emmy the Robot 23:31

1+ y ago23:31

23:31

We welcome a robot into the family, get things wrong about the future, revel in our obsolescence, and question our humanity through Dominic Cellini's Emmy the Robot in this week's regularly-malfunctioning episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 719: Review of Immaterial 28:16

1+ y ago28:16

28:16

We check out news from Kendra Phillips and Nathan Stevenson before fearing the holes we might really be into, Marie Kondoing the heck out of our lives, showing stoicism in the face of abject weirdness, and drawing the most beautiful junk you've ever seen with Immaterial by Sarah Ellerton in this week's ferret-led episode of Digital Strips!…

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DS 718: Review of Shot and Chaser 25:02

1+ y ago25:02

25:02

We run down news from Alex Norris, Jack McGee, and Evan Dahm before hopping in our station wagon and chasing both storms and our biggest fears away in the promising horizons of Shot and Chaser, in this week's calm-before-the-storm episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 717: Review of Lessons in Mythology 18:51

1+ y ago18:51

18:51

We smugly eat all of our enemies, take time to do our own research, focus on the history and stick to the basics on the artwork, and wonder when the coffee table book version will hit with our gruesomely informative review of Pudge's Lessons in Mythology in this week's episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 716: Review of Toothy BJ 26:36

1+ y ago26:36

26:36

We don't ask to eat your bones, assume all the jokes are dirty ones, start reruns without telling anyone, and decide if Mambo No. 5 ever really deserved a follow-up with our appropriately rude review of Toothy's Toothy BJ in this week's episode of the first, and best, webcomics podcast on the planet, Digital Strips!…

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DS 715: Review of Finding Fiends 19:19

1+ y ago19:19

19:19

We hit cryptids with our car, ask Ron Funches to voice a character or two, wish our friendship was like Agents Hawk and Owl, and groan at some of the more sitcom-y jokes with our uncomfortably tasty review of LizardxLizard's Finding Fiends in this week's episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 714: Review of Phantomland 21:21

1+ y ago21:21

21:21

We hang out with a certain type of ghost, berate our new trainee into nearly quitting, and admit it's really just all about Jon in our brooding, law-breaking review of Maaria Laurinen's Phantomland in this episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 713: Review of Arcagen 17:24

1+ y ago17:24

17:24

We get our Souls groove on, wonder where all the adults went, dismiss other people's art because ours is more important in our gigantically-prophetic review of Diego Zuniga's Arcagen in this episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 712: Review of A Better Place 22:48

1+ y ago22:48

22:48

We outsmart a genie, remake the world, live our lives like a video game, and sleep on a bed made of pillows with our fancifully-crafted review of Harry Bogosian's A Better Place in this episode of Digital Strips!

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S4 Ep2: Mike Garson on Aladdin Sane 32:47

2y ago32:47

32:47

In this episode we talk to the one and only Mike Garson, pianist extraordinaire! From playing with the Spiders from Mars to improvising one of the most extraordinary passages in pop music – that utterly frenetic piano solo in Aladdin Sane – to the elegance of 2003’s Reality - Garson was one of the only musicians to have played with Bowie across dec…

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DS 711: Review of ZomCom 19:44

2y ago19:44

19:44

We tell our story with our emotions, leave our eyes in the movie theater, and ignore proper character names in our zombified wacky review of EmiMG's ZomCom in this episode of Digital Strips!

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S4 Ep1: Brett Morgen on Moonage Daydream 52:43

2y ago52:43

52:43

The auteur responsible for one of the most talked-about Bowie events in years, Brett Morgen, joins me for this episode of albumtoalbum - the first of a new season! - to discuss the ideas behind, meanings within and reaction to, his film Moonage Daydream. In a wide ranging talk, Brett talks about the acclaim and complaints the film has garnered, why…

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DS 710: Review of BlackSmith 23:10

2y ago23:10

23:10

We play emotional Battleship, hope for a ticket to JinnLand, and remove the color to ensure you we're just getting you up to speed with our swashbuckling review of Boredman's BlackSmith in this episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 709: Review of Keep Busy 22:45

2y ago22:45

22:45

We find ourselves through self-loathing and aggravations, grow complacent towards our own creations, find paperwork to actually be quite the saucy little thing, and endure the slow, ever-increasing mental pain of a menacing cat statue with our insider's review of Lars Helgemo's Keep Busy in this episode of Digital Strips!…

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DS 708: Review of Crunchy Bunches 20:19

2y ago20:19

20:19

We crave yeti-on-ancestor violence, enjoy some mascot homages, watch our heroes get cathartic and eat our cereal every morning to get just slightly better at sports with our never-soggy-in-milk review of Scott Warren's Crunchy Bunches in this episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 707: Review of The Breakfast Guild 13:39

2y ago13:39

13:39

We take in the most important meal of the day, endure a criminally-massive amount of puns, and try to stop a war with our balanced, rejuvenating review of Paula Peroff's The Breakfast Guild in this episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 706: Review of Fairmeadow 22:05

2y ago22:05

22:05

We give up our combative ways and join a commune where the squash is succulent, anyone can be a wizard if they try hard enough, and bat men are full of wonder and mystery with our review of the peacefully distanced Fairmeadow by Kendra P in this episode of Digital Strips!

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DS 705: Review THROWBACK feat. Twistwood Tales 20:08

2y ago20:08

20:08

We contend with a massive cast of adorable and horrific characters while somehow understanding and loving them all like our own creations as we journey once again to AC MacDonald's Twistwood Tales in this spellbinding episode of Digital Strips!

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