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Why ‘The Last Jedi’ is my favorite Star Wars movie

The Story Geeks blogger Ashley Pauls responds with an additional perspective to the same topic discussed in this week’s podcast –

November 12, 2019 Dig Deeper / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 7: Star Wars / Star Wars

Revisiting the Hidden Themes in The Last Jedi – with David from Tatooine Sons

THE RISE OF SKYWALKER IS COMING… but what do we need to dig deeper into from THE LAST JEDI to prepare for #TROS?

November 5, 2019 Blog Post / Extended Content / Podcast Topics / Series / Series 7: Star Wars / Star Wars

Jedi Religion and Sith Philosophy: Star Wars Religion Explained

The Story Geeks host and author Jay Sherer explains the religions of The Force in Star Wars. What do the Jedi and Sith believe? Plus, what we do and don’t know about the concepts like light side and dark side, and ‘balance’ in the Force.

October 22, 2019 Horror / Nerdfight / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 6: Scary Movie Month

Podcast: NERDFIGHT! The Best Stephen King Horror Movie: The Shining, Misery, or The Mist?

Sandra Dimas and Daryl Smith are joined by horror enthusiast Megan Salinas from Silver Screams and Nick Duke to fight over The Best Stephen King Horror Movie! Moderator: Daryl Smith Sandra’s

October 21, 2019 Another Perspective / Blog Post / Dig Deeper / Fantasy / Podcasts / Sci Fi / Star Wars

Podcast: Celebrating Leia: Happy Birthday, Carrie Fisher!

Today (October 21, 2019) is Carrie Fisher’s birthday! As we prepare for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, it only

October 15, 2019 Dig Deeper / Horror / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 6: Scary Movie Month

Podcast: IT Chapter 2 – Pennywise is fear. Face it.

Sandra Dimas and Justin Weaver are joined by horror enthusiast Megan Salinas from Silver Screams and Nick Duke to dig deeper into IT Chapter 2! Listen now: Listen on iTunes | Listen

October 8, 2019 Dig Deeper / Horror / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 6: Scary Movie Month

Brightburn – The true story of kid Superman. Or… not.

Daryl Smith and Sandra Dimas are joined by horror enthusiast Megan Salinas from Silver Screams and comic book guru Scott Niswander from NerdSync to dig deeper into BRIGHTBURN! Listen now: Listen on

October 1, 2019 Dig Deeper / Horror / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 6: Scary Movie Month

Us – Jordan Peele’s Doppelgänger Movie Kicks Off Scary Movie Month!

Mirrors are always creepy. But why? Jay Sherer and Sandra Dimas are joined by comic book author and screenwriter Caleb Monroe and Jordan Peele super-fan Samri

September 30, 2019 Blog Post / Disney / News / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 5: Disney

Every Geek Disney Plus TV Show & Movie

Every Geek Disney Plus TV Show & Movie Available on Day 1! Jay talks about all the Star Wars, Marvel, Disney, and Pixar content available on Disney Plus as of Nov. 12, 2019.

September 25, 2019 Disney / News / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 5: Disney / Uncategorized

NEW! The Story Geeks Talk Disney+ Podcast Channel!

Jay announces The Story Geeks Talk Disney+ podcast channel!

September 11, 2019 Another Perspective / Blog Post / Series / Series 5: Disney

Opinion: Ashley picks the best live-action Disney remake

The Story Geeks blogger Ashley Pauls responds with an additional perspective to the same topic discussed in this week’s podcast –

September 10, 2019 Disney / Nerdfight / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 5: Disney

Podcast: Best Live-Action Disney Movie Remake – Cinderella v. Aladdin v. Jungle Book

Disney won’t stop producing live-action remakes of their classic animated movies… I guess we better NERDFIGHT over which one’s the

September 4, 2019 Another Perspective / Blog Post / Series / Series 5: Disney

Opinion: Ashley digs deeper into ‘Inside Out’

The Story Geeks blogger Ashley Pauls responds with an additional perspective to the same topic discussed in this week’s podcast –

September 3, 2019 Dig Deeper / Disney / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 5: Disney

Podcast: Inside Out – Disney Plays with Our Emotions

Disney, Pixar, and Pete Doctor play with our emotions with INSIDE OUT! Daryl Smith, Jay Sherer, and Justin Weaver are joined by Cheryl Perlmutter from the Disney

August 28, 2019 Another Perspective / Blog Post / Series / Series 5: Disney

Opinion: Ashley picks the best Disney animated character

The Story Geeks blogger Ashley Pauls responds with an additional perspective to the same topic discussed in this week’s podcast –

August 27, 2019 Disney / Nerdfight / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 5: Disney

Podcast: The Best Animated Disney Character – NERDFIGHT!

Who’s the BEST animated Disney character? That’s what we’re fighting over today. Daryl Smith and Jay Sherer are joined by Jack Milliken from No Midnight Media (Theme Park Pulse and Unpacked) and Josh

August 21, 2019 Another Perspective / Blog Post / Series / Series 5: Disney

Opinion: Life lessons from the Toy Story franchise – Ashley digs deeper

The Story Geeks blogger Ashley Pauls responds with an additional perspective to the same topic discussed in this week’s podcast –

August 20, 2019 Dig Deeper / Disney / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 5: Disney

Podcast: Pixar’s Toy Story franchise – How Disney makes us care about toys

Pixar’s TOY STORY franchise might go down as one of the best franchises in film history. But, why do we care about toys?

August 14, 2019 Uncategorized / Videos

The Boys v. Capitalism

Does THE BOYS get Capitalism right? Jay asks the critical questions prompted by the show, THE BOYS!

August 7, 2019 Another Perspective / Blog Post / Series / Series 4: X-Men

Opinion: Death, rebirth, and redemption – Ashley digs deeper into ‘Dark Phoenix’

The Story Geeks blogger Ashley Pauls responds with an additional perspective to the same topic discussed in this week’s podcast –

August 6, 2019 Dig Deeper / Marvel and MCU / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 4: X-Men

Dark Phoenix – The End of an Era for the X-Men

Alan Ng from FilmThreat joins Jay and Daryl to dig deeper into the last of an era of X-Men movies: Dark Phoenix.

July 30, 2019 Dig Deeper / Original Stories / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Sci Fi / Timeslingers

Timeslingers – Why Writer’s Digest called it ‘trailblazing’

SPECIAL RELEASE! In this special edition of The Story Geeks podcast, we bring you to our TIMESLINGERS Launch Party live audience recording! Daryl Smith and our live audience

July 24, 2019 Another Perspective / Blog Post / Series / Series 4: X-Men

Opinion: Ashley ranks the X-Men movies

The Story Geeks blogger Ashley Pauls responds with an additional perspective to the same topic discussed in this week’s podcast –

July 23, 2019 Marvel and MCU / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 4: X-Men / Top 10 / Top 10s

Every X-Men Movie Ranked by Comic Book Movie Super Fans

Scott Niswander from NerdSync and Captain Midnight join The Story Geeks to rank every X-Men movie!

July 17, 2019 Another Perspective / Blog Post / Series / Series 4: X-Men

Opinion: Redemption and rewriting history – Ashley digs deeper into ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’

The Story Geeks blogger Ashley Pauls responds with an additional perspective to the same topic discussed in this week’s podcast –

July 16, 2019 Dig Deeper / Marvel and MCU / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series 4: X-Men / Uncategorized

X-Men: Days of Future Past – Timelines, Hope, and Lee Harvey Oswald

How important is hope? And why does everybody (including Jay) include JFK’s assassination in their time travel stories? Daryl Smith and Jay Shererare

July 10, 2019 Another Perspective / Blog Post / Series / Series 4: X-Men

Opinion: Ashley makes ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ better

The Story Geeks blogger Ashley Pauls responds with an additional perspective to the same topic discussed in this week’s podcast –

July 9, 2019 Make It Better / Marvel and MCU / Nerdfight / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 4: X-Men

Podcast: X-Men: Apocalypse – NERDFIGHT! – Who will make it better?

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE! Let’s make it better… in a NERDFIGHT! Three rounds. Nine points available. Three competitors. And one moderator who will decide

July 4, 2019 Dig Deeper / Fantasy / Horror / Podcast Topics / Podcasts

Stranger Things – Good vs. Evil

The Story Geeks podcast digs deeper into Season 1 and 2 of Stranger Things! Good and evil, character arcs, and the Upside Down!

July 4, 2019 Another Perspective / Blog Post

Opinion: What is the Upside Down? Ashley digs deeper into ‘Stranger Things’

The Story Geeks blogger Ashley Pauls responds with an additional perspective to the same topic discussed in this week’s podcast –

July 3, 2019 Another Perspective / Blog Post / Series / Series 4: X-Men

Opinion: Finding balance – Ashley digs deeper into ‘X-Men: First Class’

The Story Geeks blogger Ashley Pauls responds with an additional perspective to the same topic discussed in this week’s podcast

July 2, 2019 Dig Deeper / Marvel and MCU / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 4: X-Men

Podcast: X-Men: First Class – Mutant and Proud?

Is X-MEN: FIRST CLASS one of the deepest comic book movies? Bobby Nash joins Daryl Smith and Jay Sherer to dig deeper into X-MEN: FIRST CLASS! Be sure to

June 19, 2019 Blog Post / Extended Content

Opinion: Ashley reviews new Star Wars books, ‘Queen’s Shadow’ and ‘Master and Apprentice’

Later this year, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” will bring the Skywalker family saga to a close after 40+

June 12, 2019 Another Perspective / Blog Post / Series / Series 3: DCEU

Opinion: Ashley looks ahead to the future of the DCEU

The Story Geeks blogger Ashley Pauls responds with an additional perspective to the same topic discussed in this week’s podcast

June 11, 2019 DC Comics and DCEU / Hash It Out / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 3: DCEU

Podcast: The Future of DC Films – With Bryant and Barbra Dillon (Fanbase Press)

Bryant and Barbra Dillon from Fanbase Press join Daryl Smith and Sandra Dimas to dream a little bit about where DC films are headed. Will Battinson (RBats??) be a

June 11, 2019 DC Comics and DCEU / Patreon Exclusive / Patreon Post / Series / Series 3: DCEU

Aftercast: Favorite DC Media

Daryl, Sandra, Bryant, and Barbra discuss their favorite non-DCEU shows and films, and Barbra defends 2011’s Green Lantern.

June 5, 2019 Another Perspective / Blog Post / Series / Series 3: DCEU

Opinion: A superhero and a king – Ashley digs deeper into ‘Aquaman’

The Story Geeks blogger Ashley Pauls responds with an additional perspective to the same topic discussed in this week’s podcast

June 4, 2019 DC Comics and DCEU / Dig Deeper / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 3: DCEU

Podcast: Aquaman – DC’s Charming, Uneven Hero-King Story – with Mike Roe and Scott Niswander

Aquaman isn’t perfect…but it sure is fun! Justin Weaver and Daryl Smith are joined by Mike Roe (from LAist) and Scott Niswander (from Nerdsync) to dig deeper into the AQUAMAN! Listen

June 4, 2019 DC Comics and DCEU / Patreon Exclusive / Patreon Post / Series / Series 3: DCEU

Aftercast: Aquaman Sequel and Alternate Casting

What do Daryl, Justin, Scott, and Mike want to see in Aquaman 2, and who would they recast in the

May 29, 2019 Another Perspective / Blog Post / Series / Series 3: DCEU

Opinion: Ashley picks ‘Wonder Woman’ as the best DCEU film – A Story Geeks Nerdfight

The Story Geeks blogger Ashley Pauls responds with an additional perspective to the same topic discussed in this week’s podcast

May 28, 2019 DC Comics and DCEU / Nerdfight / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 3: DCEU

Podcast: The Best DCEU Film – NERDFIGHT!

What’s the best film in the DCEU? Man of Steel? Batman v. Superman? Wonder Woman? Story Geeks host Sandra Dimas moderates

May 28, 2019 DC Comics and DCEU / Nerdfight / Patreon Exclusive / Patreon Post / Podcasts / Series / Series 3: DCEU

Aftercast: Best DCEU Film and Female Superheroes

Sandra chooses her top DCEU film, and the discussion turns to female superhero movies. Can you really compare Wonder Woman

May 22, 2019 Another Perspective / Blog Post / Series 3: DCEU

Opinion: What it means to be ‘worthy’ – Ashley digs deeper into Shazam

The Story Geeks blogger Ashley Pauls responds with an additional perspective to the same topic discussed in this week’s podcast

May 21, 2019 Blog Post / Game of Thrones / Podcast Topics / Series / Series 2: Game of Thrones

11 Game of Thrones Character Journeys Ranked

Which characters had the most satisfying character journeys? Which had the most disappointing? Below, Jay ranks the character journeys… What’s

May 21, 2019 DC Comics and DCEU / Patreon Exclusive / Patreon Post / Series / Series 3: DCEU

Aftercast: Ranking all the DCEU villains

Jay and Daryl provide a very… NOT definitive ranking of all the DCEU villains! $2-a-month supporters get access to ALL

May 21, 2019 DC Comics and DCEU / Dig Deeper / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 3: DCEU

Podcast: Shazam! – A kid hero, his family, and a DCEU film that works!

What makes SHAZAM! work where other DCEU movies struggle? What does SHAZAM! say about the power of family and why it’s so essential? And

May 20, 2019 Dig Deeper / Game of Thrones / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 2: Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones – Season 8 – Ep. 6 (THE FINALE!!!) – Dig Deeper

Jay and Jessica break down the final episode of Game of Thrones!

May 14, 2019 Dig Deeper / Game of Thrones / Podcast Topics / Podcasts / Series / Series 2: Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones: How nerds became kings and queens by usurping the Iron Throne

SPECIAL RELEASE! As GAME OF THRONES careens toward its final episode, Jay Sherer invites Stefan Sasse (from the Boiled Leather Audio Hour podcast) and Rod and Karen (from The Black Guy Who Tips podcast)