Pixar’s TOY STORY franchise might go down as one of the best franchises in film history. But, why do we care about toys?
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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.
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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Aftercast: Favorite DC Media
Daryl, Sandra, Bryant, and Barbra discuss their favorite non-DCEU shows and films, and Barbra defends 2011’s Green Lantern.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Game of Thrones – Season 8 – Ep. 6 (THE FINALE!!!) – Dig Deeper
Jay and Jessica break down the final episode of Game of Thrones!
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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)
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Game of Thrones: Season 8, Ep. 5 – Dig Deeper
Was the latest episode’s twist too abrupt? And how do we feel about the latest character deaths? Jay and Jessica
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Game of Thrones: Season 8, Ep. 4 – Dig Deeper
Jay and Jessica break down Game of Thrones, Season 8, Episode 4…
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Game of Thrones: Season 8, Ep. 3 – Dig Deeper
Jay and Jessica dig deeper into Game of Thrones, Season 8, Episode 3!
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Podcast: MORE Avengers: Endgame! – Hawkeye Is Awesome Now, Time Travel Implications, and Fat Shaming?
Hawkeye as Ronin is awesome… Time travel makes things interesting… And is that really fat shaming? The Story Geeks Patreon supporters Nick Prokop
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Article: Why Thanos telling Tony that they’re both “…cursed with knowledge” is the most pivotal line in the MCU (ENDGAME SPOILERS!)
Why Thanos telling Tony that they’re both “…cursed with knowledge” is the most pivotal line in the MCU (ENDGAME SPOILERS!)
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Podcast: Avengers: Endgame – Reaction – SPOILERS!
“We’re in the endgame, now.” AVENGERS: ENDGAME! Megan Salinas, host of the No Love Lost podcast, joins Daryl Smith, Sandra Dimas, and Justin Weaver to
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Podcast: Captain Marvel – The Avengers’ Most Powerful Hero – With Marie-Claire from What The Force?
90s? Flerkens? Feminism? What important themes appear in CAPTAIN MARVEL? Marie-Claire Gould from the What The Force? podcast joins Sandra Dimas and Justin Weaver to dig deeper into
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Podcast: The Best MCU Movie – NERDFIGHT!
What’s the BEST MCU Movie? It’s time for a NERDFIGHT! Episode 4 in our MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) serial leading up
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Podcast: The Evolution of Thor throughout the MCU…with Helen O’Hara from the Empire Podcast
The Evolution of Thor in the MCU. Episode 3 in our MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) serial leading up to AVENGERS: ENDGAME! Helen
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Podcast: NERDFIGHT! The Best Spider-Man… with Michael Gordon from the ESO Network
Who’s the BEST Spider-Man? It’s NERDFIGHT time!!! Here’s Episode 2 in our MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) serial leading up to AVENGERS: ENDGAME! Michael
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Podcast: Iron Man in the MCU – I am your nuclear deterrent – With Helen O’Hara from the Empire Podcast
IRON MAN in the MCU. Episode 1 in our MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) serial leading up to AVENGERS: ENDGAME! Helen O’Hara, editor-at-large
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Podcast: The Death of Superman with Dan Jurgens
The ideal superhero: SUPERMAN. Dan Jurgens, author of The Death of Superman, joins Daryl and Justin to dig deeper into
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Podcast: Batman v. Batman – Who’s the BEST live-action Dark Knight?
Our latest NERDFIGHT: Batman v. Batman v. Batman!!! Mike Gordon, host of the ESO Podcast and writer of Tiki Zombie, moderates our latest NERDFIGHT! Here
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Podcast: Top 5 Tim Burton Movies w/ Josh Taylor from Network 1901
Top 5 Tim Burton movies! With Dumbo coming out soon, we thought we’d take a trip down memory lane to see what other Tim
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Podcast: INFINITY WAR – The plot, inflection points, and premise explained – Story Breakdown
INFINITY WAR doesn’t follow the common, three-act structure…not exactly. And yet, the plotting and inflection points are fantastic. Jay Sherer takes a
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Podcast: INFINITY WAR with Helen O’Hara from the Empire Podcast
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR! We continue to dig deeper into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) by covering INFINITY WAR! Helen O’Hara, editor-at-large and
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Podcast: INFINITY GAUNTLET – Does Thanos possess the same powers as God?
More INFINITY GAUNTLET content from The Story Geeks! Also… Jay keeps pronouncing “omnipotence” incorrectly… Play a drinking game and take a shot
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Podcast: Marvel’s INFINITY GAUNTLET – The comic book that inspired the MCU’s Infinity War
The similarities and differences between INFINITY WAR and the comic that partially inspired it — INFINITY GAUNTLET (a six-part comic series from Marvel). Jay Sherer takes a
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Podcast: AQUAMAN – What Change(s) Would Make It Better?
AQUAMAN is great… but what would YOU change to make AQUAMAN even better? Daryl Smith goes head-to-head with comic book expert Scott Niswander, the founder of NerdSync! Who makes
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Podcast: Superman: The Movie w/ Chuck Patton – Let’s Dig Deeper
Why is Christopher Reeve so compelling as Superman? What makes Superman: The Movie such a classic? The Emmy Award-winning Chuck Patton joins Daryl and Jay to dig deeper
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Podcast: Glass – Let’s Dig Deeper
The Horde ISN’T a villain?!?! That, and more controversial takes on M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film, GLASS. Daryl, Jay, and Sandra dig deeper into
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Podcast: ENDGAME v. EP. IX – The most anticipated movie of 2019 fight!
Are you more excited for AVENGERS: ENDGAME or STAR WARS: EPISODE IX? On this episode, Justin and Jay make their cases for why we should be
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Podcast: BIRD BOX – Let’s Dig Deeper
BIRD BOX… Does it treat suicide appropriately? Why is this movie so popular? What are the creatures and what are they doing
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Podcast: The Best Stories and Characters of 2018
What we loved in 2018. The Story Geeks give their perspectives on 2018! Daryl, Justin, and Jay talk about THE BEST STORIES, CHARACTERS, AND MORE
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Podcast: State of the DCEU – DC Comic Book Movies w/ NerdSync
The DCEU… Er… The World of DC? Whatever we’re calling it… How does it hold up? Scott Niswander (from NerdSync) joins Daryl and Jay to dig deeper into THE
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Podcast: GEORGE LUCAS vs. DISNEY – Which Star Wars Era is Better?
Jay: The GEORGE LUCAS era of Star Wars is SUPERIOR! Daryl: NO! The DISNEY era of Star Wars is FAR BETTER! Daryl and Jay. Each contender presents 3 arguments for or against each
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Podcast: GOTHAM vs. METROPOLIS – Let’s Dig Deeper
How do GOTHAM and METROPOLIS impact Batman and Superman? What if they switched cities? What is it about these cities that makes these types of
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Podcast: Top 5 animated Disney movies
TOP 5 ANIMATED DISNEY MOVIES! What are your favorite Disney animated movies? Kory (from the No Midnight Podcast) and Angie (from Network 1901) join Daryl and Jay to share their TOP 5
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Podcast: FANTASTIC BEASTS Retrospective – Let’s Dig Deeper
FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD comes out this week. We thought it’d be fun to do a retrospective on FANTASTIC BEASTS AND
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Podcast: Solo – Make It Better
SOLO: A Star Wars Story was great! But, we can always make things better, right? Comparing the books to the movies,
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Podcast: TOP 5 HALLOWEEN MOMENTS in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Comic Books
TOP 5 HALLOWEEN MOMENTS in Geekdom! What are your favorite Halloween moments that occur in science fiction, fantasy, and comic book
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