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1 We Be Geeks 532: Lego With Luis Saladrigas 1:20:42
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1 We Be Geeks 527: Sex Lives Of Superheroes With Diana McCallum 56:41
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1 We Be Geeks 521: The Time Line With Neil Johnson 1:09:30
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1 We Be Geeks 517: Grimm Tales With Ralph Tedesko 1:09:02
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This week, the Dashing Duo welcome another great guest to the podcast, the co-founder of Zenescope comics, Ralph Tedesco. Ralph joins the podcast to talk about a Kickstarter campaign he and Zenescope have launched in order to raise money to bring the comic book Grimm Tales Of Terror to life as a live action series. […]…
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1 We Be Geeks 516: Crunchyroll Gets Crunchier 39:17
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The Dashing Duo start of the show on a somber note with a handful of condolences, but then quickly pick things up with talk about a new spin off of the show Suits, the cancelation of the Halo series, news about Star Trek, the Alien franchise, and even a bit on The Boys series. They […]
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1 We Be Geeks 515: SDCC Collectibles – Lego, Hasbro, Etc 38:12
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1 We Be Geeks 511: Loving Verses With Sam Beck 59:49
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1 We Be Geeks 507: From Console To Screen 1:05:12
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This week the Dashing Duo discusses the latest in collectibles, comic news, and movies. They also take a look at the best and worst movies based on video games.
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In this episode of I Rebel, JediGeekGirl & Luke are joined by FFG Game Designer Tyler Parrott, as they interview him all about his work on Star Wars: Unlimited, his approach to game design, and his Star Wars fandom. Where you can find our guest: Twitter: Twitter.com/davflamerock Where you can find I Rebel & JediGeekGirl: Discord: […]…
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1 I Rebel Gaming – Episode 149: I Will Find My Way 1:45:32
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In this episode of I Rebel, JediGeekGirl & Luke talk all about where they are at right now with Lorcana, where Lorcana itself is at, and some of the announcements from The Lorecast. Where you can find I Rebel & JediGeekGirl: Discord: https://discord.gg/Hfzb9z6vBg LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/irebeldestiny Where you can find Luke: Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/Joker_Jonesy Threads: https://www.threads.net/@joker_jonesy94 Our intro […]…
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This week the Dashing Duo discuss everything from collectibles to Disney+ Blue Rays, LEGO ssets to action figures, and even some anime news and a bit on Halloween…and not the holiday.
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No guests this week means that the Dashing Duo are on their own to discuss some great collectibles, including everything from LEGO to G.I. Joe to Transformers to soda from the Fallout universe. They follow that up with some movie news, and mix it all to make one geeklisious episode!
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1 We Be Geeks 500: Icing With The Late Game Crew 59:13
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This week the Dashing Duo welcomes the cast and crew from the indie hockey film The Late Game to the program. Listen as Tyner, Tyler, and Proton discuss making the movie, playing hockey, and so much more.
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1 We Be Geeks 499: Fighting N’ Geeking With Chris Melland 1:06:51
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This week, the Dashing Duo welcomes an interesting guest to the podcast, an equipment manager for the UFC, Chris Melland. Chris has a lot of interesting stories to tell, and he just happens to be a geek himself.
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1 The Con Guy Goes Deep With Percy Jackson and the Olympians 43:46
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Percy Jackson is on a dangerous quest. Outrunning monsters and outwitting gods, he must journey across America to return Zeus’ master bolt and stop an all-out war. Based on the best-selling book series, the Disney+ show is among the top five most-watched season premieres in all of 2023. It masterfully weaves together ancient Greek mythology […]…
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