Geekdown Podcast

Caitlin continues to commandeer Spoopy Season 2021 with Netflix's lycanthropic comedy "Werewolves Within." We also talk about live action Bebop's "Lost Session," "Y The Last Man"'s cancellation, and all the things we've been checking out including Midsomer Murders, the end of Brooklyn 99, Miles Morales for the PS4 and more. Crapathon lands next week, friends, kicking off what is truly the most wonderful time of the year. Keep up with us between episodes and wish Jordan a happy birthday at twitter.com/geedownpod If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations like True North Aid or other organizations (truenorthaid.ca/first-nations-charities-html/) that work to support and improve the lives of members of Indigenous communities in Canada. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

There are many ways to be a nerd. Jordan Ferguson and Caitlin MacKinnon have been friends for a long time, and nerds longer than that. Jordan loves video games, pro wrestling, vinyl records and anime. Caitlin is a fan of science fiction, British mysteries, tabletop role playing games and cartoons. Two nerds, very different tastes. Every episode of the Geekdown searches for the sweet spots where those fandoms intersect, as well as a check on relevant news of the week and other items of interest. Get it every Tuesday on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Is it Spoopy Season or did Crapathon come early? Jordan is very confused as Caitlin brings in the 1999 cannibal flick "Ravenous." Questions will be asked! Answers will be....unsatisfying. Also this ep! Bits and bites drom DC's Fandome event, the critical push back to fan culture through "Ghostbusters" Afterlife" and check ins on what we've been checking out, including "Whistable Pearl," the conclusion of "Reservation Dogs" and more. Keep up with us between episodes and wish Jordan a happy birthday at twitter.com/geedownpod If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations like True North Aid or other organizations (truenorthaid.ca/first-nations-charities-html/) that work to support and improve the lives of members of Indigenous communities in Canada. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Spoopy season is here as your new BFFs join the discourse with their typical lateness and talk about Netflix's global phenomenon, Korean survival drama "Squid Game." The discussion goes up to Episode 6, so if you're still avoiding spoilers, be forewarned. We also give our belated takes on the first footage of the live action Cowboy Bebop and Sandman adaptations, celebrate the forthcoming return of Saga and cross our fingers for Caitlin's Capt. Janeway Funko Pop. Keep up with us between episodes and bring us your spoopy suggestions at twitter.com/geedownpod If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations like True North Aid or other organizations (truenorthaid.ca/first-nations-charities-html/) that work to support and improve the lives of members of Indigenous communities in Canada. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Jordan apparently offended Caitlin somehow, it's the only explanation for why she would make him watch both Suicide Squad movies in the same week. One of them is pretty good. One of them, not so much. We'll get into the how's and why's of this cinematic teachable moment. Also this ep, we talk about the conflict of superhero ownership between the heirs of their golden age comic creators and their current corporate owners, celebrate the arrival of peak Jord and Cait season and catch up on what we've been enjoying, Shetland, Star Wars Visions, Reservation Dogs, The Harlem Shuffle, new music from Perfume and Aqours, old music from Mariachi Flor de Toroache and more. We'll be off next week, friends, but you can always ask us what we thought of the first looks of Netflix Cowboy Bebop and Sandman at twitter.com/geekdownpod If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations like True North Aid or other organiz

Cinematic September continues with the anime teen romance "Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop," a film that seduced Jordan in with its visual style and city pop references. Was it a worthy successor to the classics like "Your Name" and "A Silent Voice"? We shall see. Also this ep! Hawkeye's looking good, Caitlin has questions about film distribution, we riding with Baby Kermit, and updates on all we've been checking out including What If, The Suicide Squad, Reservation Dogs and more. If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations like True North Aid or other organizations (truenorthaid.ca/first-nations-charities-html/) that work to support and improve the lives of members of Indigenous communities in Canada. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Cait likes movies way more than Jordan, so thats why she forces him to dedicate a month to them every year, and that month has returned! Cinematic September kicks off in earnest with a trip to the DCCU featuring one of Caitlin's favourite characters in 'Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn.' We also take a moment to commemorate the life of actor Michael K. Williams; raise our eyebrow at the most expensive comic ever sold; spend too much time griping about public transit in our respective cities and catch up on what we've been checking out including What If, more Owl House, World Flipper and more. If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations like True North Aid or other organizations (truenorthaid.ca/first-nations-charities-html/) that work to support and improve the lives of members of Indigenous communities in Canada. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgas

Listen, don't put two idiots in the same room for the first time in over a year and expect cohesion. Hodgepodge returns with a smattering of work talk, life talk, and updates on what we've been checking out including Edge of Tomorrow, The Chair on Netflix, Only Murders in the Building on Star/Disney+, and more. If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations like True North Aid or other organizations (truenorthaid.ca/first-nations-charities-html/) that work to support and improve the lives of members of Indigenous communities in Canada. Theme music by Rob Gasser (@robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

August WatchOrama comes to a close with a request for your new BFFs to check out Bo Burnham's celebrated pandemic-era Netflix special "Inside." Also Cait's had it with a certain type of true crime, and Jordan has too much to say following his binge of the Evangelion movies. Apologies in advance. If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations like True North Aid or other organizations (truenorthaid.ca/first-nations-charities-html/) that work to support and improve the lives of members of Indigenous communities in Canada. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

August WatchOrama rolls on with a reco from the audience of Disney's The Owl House, the spiritual successor to all-time, first ballot Hall of Famer Gravity Falls. Did it leave us similarly elated? Answers await! Also this ep! Maybe the best moment Jordan's witnessed in two decades of wrestling fandom, Cait thinks Jeopardy needs to listen to the people, our brains are soft and full of holes and more! If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations like True North Aid or other organizations (truenorthaid.ca/first-nations-charities-html/) that work to support and improve the lives of members of Indigenous communities in Canada. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)

The 250th Episode of the Geekdown is here! To celebrate we're doing...nothing, the fourth wave is coming, y'all. We did, however, spend this instalment of August WatchOrama checking out something else Cait's been itching to watch: "Reservation Dogs," the half hour show from Taika Waititi and Sterlin Harjo about the lives of Indigenous teenagers in Oklahoma. Also thos ep: Jordan gets an air fryer and becomes insufferable, the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, and updates on what we've been getting into including Conan: Exiles, HBO's Woodstock 99 documentary, Watch the Sound on AppleTV and more. Thanks for hanging with us for 250 episodes, y'all. If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations like True North Aid or other organizations (truenorthaid.ca/first-nations-charities-html/) that work to support and improve the lives of members of Indigenous communities in Canada. Theme music by Rob Gas

Back from our summer break, your new BFFs fire up the take cannons to begin August WatchOrama 2021 with a return to one of our most beloved properties as we reconnect with the Pretty Guardian of Love and Justice in a sailor suit in 2021's theatrical release Sailor Moon Eternal. We also get caught up on some of the ways we spent our time away, the emergence of "fan blaming" as a refinement on the usual nonsense, as well as Scarlett Johansson's breakup with the Walt Disney Co. and many of the things we checked out in the last month. Get at us between episodes on the sosh medes at twitter.com/geekdownpod. If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations like True North Aid or other organizations (truenorthaid.ca/first-nations-charities-html/) that work to support and improve the lives of members of Indigenous communities in Canada. Theme music by Rob Gasser (@soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed und

Opportune June draws to a close with a revisit of one of the best things we've checked out this year, the Old West martial arts epic "Warrior." Spoiler: It's still amazing and you should all be watching it. Also this ep, your new BFFs have so many things to be excited about, including the trailer for "The Harder They Fall", new Perfume music, the return of Clone High and more. As is tradition, we'll be taking July off to recharge and sweat with dignity in the privacy of our own homes. We'll be back on August 3rd to kick off our annual Watch-O-Rama. Drop us suggestions or tell us you miss us on Twitter (twitter.com/geekdownpod). If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations that work to support Indigenous communities in Canada ike the Indian Residential School Survivors Society (https://www.irsss.ca/donate) or True North Aid (https://truenorthaid.givecloud.co/donate) Theme music by Rob Gasser (soun

Back in 2016 the steampunk zombie epic "Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress" earned the first perfect score from your new BFFs, so we're taking this Opportune June to finally check out the sequel movie: "The Battle of Unato." We also pinch our noses at the Eisner noms, belatedly join last week's Batman discourse, weird manga is weird, plus updates on what we've been checking for including Don't Starve Alone, Wonder Egg Priority, your mandatory Loki takes and more. Get at us between episodes on the sosh medes at twitter.com/geekdownpod. If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations like True North Aid or other organizations (truenorthaid.ca/first-nations-charities-html/) that work to support the lives of members of Indigenous communities in Canada. Theme music by Rob Gasser (@soundcloud.com/obgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0).

We're taking it way back, friends, as we return to the epic fantasy world of Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda's graphic novel series Monstress. We loved this book when we first encountered it, will we still love it four years later? Also this ep! A shot clock check-in, peering through the curtains to the world outside, promising updates on Tuca & Birdie and the Netflix Cowboy Bebop adaptation, initial Loki thoughts and more! Get at us between episodes on the sosh medes at twitter.com/geekdownpod. If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations like True North Aid or other organizations (truenorthaid.ca/first-nations-charities-html/) that work to support the lives of members of Indigenous communities in Canada. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0).

How long can spite carry a podcast? For Jordan and Caitlin, four years and counting. It's Opportune June, friends! That time where we revisit some of the dozens of things we've checked out on the show over the years. As is tradition, we continue our annual journey through Avatar: The Last Airbender and Revolutionary Girl Utena. Feelings will be hurt, co-hosts will be judged, hijinks will be scowled at. You know, the usual. We also have a brief chat about the rumours and innuendo surrounding a potential sale of the WWE, the new Sailor Moon movie on Netflix, and updates to what we've been watching, playing and listening to including Mass Effect Legendary, D4DJ, the latest album from CHAI and more. Any suggestions for things to go back to this month? Let us know on Twitter (twitter.com/geekdownpod). If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations like True North Aid or other organizations (truenort

We're working ourselves into a shoot this week, brother, as Cait delves into some wrestling history courtesy of VICE's documentary series "Dark Side of the Ring." We also catch up on Cait's life updates, the return of Fan Expo, Sandman casting reacts and everything we've been checking out including more lesser known works of Studio Ghibli, The Other Two, and a new member of the waifu hell pantheon. Opportune June is officially here, where we take the month to revisit things we couldn't find time for toiling in the take mines. If you've got any suggestions, let us know on Twitter (twitter.com/geekdownpod) or you can email us (geekdownpod@gmail.com). If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations like True North Aid or other organizations (https://truenorthaid.ca/first-nations-charities-html/) that work to better the lives of Indigenous communities in Canada. Theme music by Rob Gasser (@robgassermusic

A return to Korean drama this week as we finally submit to Netflix's relentless promotion and check out Vincenzo. Did it joint all-time favourites like Pasta and Romance is a Bonus Book? Also this ep! Caitlin saw Mortal Kombat, Warrior is still the best thing you could be watching, and Jordan's sickness is taking him down weird and wonderful paths again. If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations like the Asian Canadian Benevolent Society for the Elderly (acbaglobal.org/) the Chinatown Foundation (www.chinatownfoundation.org/), or any local org working to end Asian hate in your community. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0).

The Geekdown is probably the only podcast that could link The Mitchells vs The Machines to Mare of Easttown, but those tenuous connections are the sort of thing you come to us for, friends. This week we also get into adventures in homebuying and vaccinations, as well as what we've been getting into lately, which is mostly more Warrior. If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations like the Asian Canadian Benevolent Society for the Elderly (acbaglobal.org/) the Chinatown Foundation (www.chinatownfoundation.org/), or any local org working to end Asian hate in your community. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0).

We don't know why we weren't watching "Warrior," the historical martial arts epic on HBO Max, but we are both very happy we did. We'll get into all the reasons why on this week's episode. Also! An appreciation of the work of Gregory Jacobs, aka Shock G of Bay Area rap collective Digital Underground, and the impact his music had on a young J. Ferguson. We also run down everything we've been checking out this week including My Octopus Teacher, Mare of Easttown, a return to Thunderbolt Fantasy and more. If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations like the Asian Canadian Benevolent Society for the Elderly (acbaglobal.org/) the Chinatown Foundation (www.chinatownfoundation.org/), or any local org working to end Asian hate in your community. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.com/robgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0).