The New York Geekcast

NYGC Episode 48: Joss Whedon

Nelson — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:07:10 +0000

Image from Written by a Kid video (link below)

In which we discuss the king of all geeks, and lord high ruler of pop culture, Mr. Joss Whedon. We’ll talk about his beginning as a writer on the TV show Roseanne, up to his current work in Cabin in the Woods, and The Avengers.

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Show Notes:

Break Song: Heart (Broken) by Joss Whedon

Written by a Kid featuring Joss Whedon (Original Story by BRETT BALIGAD)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef2wnLL1s00&feature=player_embedded#!

NYGC Episode 47: East Meets West

David — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:10:11 +0000

The Geeks visit the land of spiky haired warriors, giant fighting robots, and magical transforming girls from the moon, to speak about Japan’s many influences on American pop culture.

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Show Notes:

Break Song:

NYGC Episode 46: Keanu Reeves: The Greatest Actor of All Time

David — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:02:41 +0000

Take the red pill and join the New York Geeks as they celebrate the career of Mr. “Cool Breeze Over The Mountains” himself, Keanu Reeves. Say it with us: Whoa.

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Show Notes:

Break Song: “God Gave Rock and Roll To You II” by Steve Vai and Kiss

Nostalgia Critic – Babes In Toyland Review

Bill and Ted…3?

NYGC Episode 45: Conversations About The Future

David — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:27:36 +0000

Even though the world will end in 2012, the New York Geeks took it upon themselves to sit down and discuss the future — YOUR future. Join us in discussing future concepts, concerns, and crazy predictions.

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Show Notes:

Break Song: “Future” by Cut Copy

Vision Machine, a free comic by Greg Pak and R.B. Silva

Douglas Rushkoff’s “Are Jobs Obsolete?” op-ed on CNN

NYGC Episode 44: Costumes and Cosplay!

David — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:17:56 +0000

As if we needed more than one excuse to dress up, Halloween and New York Comic Con happen in the same month. The New York Geeks get together to talk about costuming of all kinds.

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Show Notes:

Break Song: Sharp Dressed Man by ZZ Top

No Qwikster for Netflix

Why Gamers Are a Great Fit at The Gym – CNN Health

Zombies, Run! Audio Game

Wikipedia – Cosplay

Wikipedia – Halloween Costume

Dragon*Con

NYGC Episode 43: Retcons

David — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:36:30 +0000

The New York Geeks sit down to talk about instances of retroactive continuity (or “retcons”) in various forms of fiction — when creators or copyright holders go back and mess around with previously established works. We’re looking at YOU, George Lucas.

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Show Notes:

Break Song: Pinky and the Brain (and Larry)

The Secret History of Star Wars: In Tribute to Marcia Lucas

NYGC Episode 42: Trading Cards

David — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:14:49 +0000

The New York Geeks dusted off their shoe boxes, dug out their binders, and are ready to exchange and examine the world of trading cards. Tap two mana to join us.

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Show Notes:

Break: ’90s Nickelodeon Trading Card commercial

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance trailer

Blade Runner prequel?

Blastoise kid

Steve Lake

Yomi: Fighting Card Game by David Sirlin

NYGC Episode 41: Bleeps and Bloops: Video Game Music

Nelson — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:39:10 +0000

Some of the most memorable music comes from Video Games. Think not?

Well let us convince you otherwise.

In this episode we discuss our favorite tunes from some of our favorite games across multiple consoles.

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UPDATE: If you listened to the episode and couldn’t hear our voices very well over the sound of the music clips, or got a “file not found” on the site itself, we’ve fixed and updated the audio file so please try listening again. Also please try redownloading the file in itunes to reflect this change. Thanks!