Excitement in DC, Social Media Woes and Geeky Things

Mike, Steve and MC discuss the current mood in DC with the Nationals battling for the World Series, the issues with social media and some geeky/nerdy news.

Recorded Friday October 25th, 2019 via Skype.

Unmistakeable

Mike, Steve, MC and special guest C Gats discuss musicians that are one of a kind, that you couldn’t possibly mistake for another singer or group.

Recorded September 27th, 2019 via Skype.

Geek Sheets - "Beginning of Fall" Edition

Mike, Steve, MC and special guest C Gats discuss some of the pressing geeky news of the moment. Topics include: the new Breaking Bad movie El Camino and it’s upcoming release, casting news from the new The Batman film, the deleted post-credit scene from Iron Man that prefaced some cool crossovers back in 2008, and all the insanity of more Sony/MCU Spider-Man news.

Pittsburgh and DC Football and the 51st State?

Mike, Steve, MC and Ulie continue their conversation about the 2019 football season. Ulie also gives the crew some insight into the initiative for DC to become the 51st state.

"The Frog and the Scorpion"

The “cold open” becomes it’s own episode! Mike, Steve, MC and Ulie are “at the Diner” discussing Mindhunter, Turn: Washington’s Spies, and trying to live your life without drama. The conversation turns to sports, in particular the dumpster fire that is Washington football. Where does loyalty end when your favorite team’s ownership and management are not committed to improving the team?

Recorded September 20th, 2019 via Skype.

Best Movies of the 90s

Mike, Steve, MC and Rambo discuss their favorite 90s movies

Best Movies of the 70s Part 2

Mike, Steve, TK and Ulie continue their conversation about the best movies of the 70s.

Recorded August 2nd, 2019 via Skype.

5th Year Anniversary Special!

It’s the 5 year anniversary of the Great Geek Refuge!! Mike, Steve, and Rambo talk about the early days of GGR including a scary, early moment with a reddit account. There’s a great combination of reminiscing and current conversations as there's also an appearance by MC Brooks and C Gats from Blerdcon 2019. Tune in and enjoy our 2 hour special!

Recorded July 12th, 2019 via Skype.

Getting to Know Doctor Doom

Mike, Rambo and Ulie discuss one of the most formidable villains in the Marvel Universe: Victor Von Doom, or by his nefarious A.K.A.: Doctor Doom. They discuss the likely inclusion of Doom in the upcoming new phase of the MCU and what makes him such a great villain.

Recorded Saturday, June 29th, 2019 via Skype

Geek Sheets - Sci-Fi Extravaganza

Mike and Steve are joined by GGR newcomer TK Walker (the Liquid Terminator) and Fantastic Forum’s Ulysses E. Campbell. First, Mike and Ulie’s weekend at Escape Velocity 2019 and then the quartet discuss a Science Fiction centric Geek Sheets!

Recorded May 31st, 2019 via Skype.

2019 Free Comic Book Day at Flashback Comics!

Mike and MC were lucky enough to be guests of Flashback Comics in Woodbridge, Virginia for Free Comic Book Day 2019! They spoke with event organizer Marc Lutz and special guest Jon St. John! Not only is Jon the voice of Duke Nukem, Big the Cat from Sonic Adventures, and Dusty from Rad Rodgers , he’s the face of NotCon at Sea! Check out his site right here to see where you can meet him yourself! Plus, we get a surprise appearance from Wes Johnson and his swattah!

Recorded live at Flashback Comics on May 4th, 2019.

Endgame, "Double Bird" and The Winterfell WTF

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"Music As Food" Analogies

A trip to Washington, D.C., meeting the whole GGR crew, hitting up a comic shop, eating delicious burgers, Dream Theater concert, experimental music, AwesomeCon preview and more.

Best Albums of the 90s Part 3

Mike, Steve, MC and newcomer TK discuss the best albums of the 90s that they haven’t yet discussed. But before they get started, they discuss fake names and fake phone numbers.

Recorded Friday March 29th, 2019 via Skype.

Meet the "Gorls"

Mike, Steve and MC are joined by their newest podcasters, Tricia aka “TK” and Jasmine aka “Janelle Hart: The Mouth of the South.” Get to know the ladies that you’ll be hearing more from soon on the Great Geek Refuge.

Trekville Premiere

Space: the final frontier. This is a podcast about Star Trek and The Orville. Its first episode is discussing Discovery and The Orville and their first 2 seasons. To boldly discuss science fiction shows where no man has gone before! :-D

The Diner - With Emily Whitten

Mike and MC are joined “at the Diner” by author and well-versed geek, Emily Whitten. They discuss her upcoming graphic novel The Underfoot: The Mighty Deep, 90s music, meeting heroes, favorite sandwiches and french fries, Emily’s go-to VHS movies as a kid, and so much more. Give it a listen and hit up her website theemilyesse.com and pre-order a copy of her book today!

Geek Sheets - Captain Marvel Special!

In honor of Captain Marvel’s epic opening, this month’s Geek Sheets podcast is all about the photon-blasting Kree warrior! Mike, MC and special guest Emily Whitten discuss the massive box office numbers of the movie, Brie Larson’s special visit on opening weekend and some of the twists and turns the movie took.

"Should I Stay or Should I Go?"

Mike, Steve, MC and Ulie discuss the Bryce Harper saga and talk about the biggest heartbreaking and franchise changing signings for their favorite sports teams.

Captain Marvel Commentary and Discussion

Mike, Steve, MC Brooks and special guest Ulysses E. Campbell discuss Marvel's latest release, Captain Marvel. They discuss the fervor and anger surrounding the movie, a growing trend with many recently released films. The episode is completely spoiler-free!