Before Geeks Were Cool

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A nostalgic look back at fandom and geekdom from the pre-internet age. Hosted by Laree Love and James Felix McKenney.

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We Forgot Falkor

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 89:31


Your hosts list their favorite dragons from movies.

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The King of Fruits!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2018 120:42


A truly awful episode about 90's comic books.

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Micro Memories

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2018 76:15


The Interchangable World of the Micronauts!

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Movie Club: Escape from New York

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2018 54:13


Talking about John Carpenter's Escape from New York

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Return of the Wonder Twins

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2018 106:54


The funtastic world of Hanna Barbara!

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Space Fonzie Meets the Care Bears

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2017 136:01


Discussing Return of the Jedi and The Last Jedi!

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Physically Angry

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2017 182:07


The World's Worst Podcast jumps the shark.

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Three-Way Face Hug

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2017 80:20


Noah joins your hosts to discuss the Alien film franchise.

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Laree in New York!

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2017 79:33


Laree and Jim recap Laree

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Giant-Size Man-Thing

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2017 92:04


Again, Marvel during the Bronze Age of Comics!

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Revenge of the Ewoks!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2016 140:32


Let's all watch Ewoks: The Battle for Endor together!

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DJ Pufnstuf

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2016 82:43


The World of Sid and Marty Kroft!

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In Search of a Topic

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2016 86:22


Paranormal TV shows and films from the 1970s and '80s.

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Love Dollies

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2016 131:51


Action figures from the 1970s and '80s.

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Spoiler Special: Batman v Superman

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2016 120:47


Your hosts share their thoughts on Batman v Superman.

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Bizarro X-mas

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2016 113:49


Superman in movies and on TV.

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Jokeler's Wild!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2016 145:11


The Batman in movies and on TV.

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Trust No One

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2016 79:32


Your hosts dig through the X-Files.

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Crappy New Year

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2016 98:46


Remembering lost heroes and friends, talking Star Wars and other random topics.

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The Drunken Menace

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2015 147:12


Laree shows up drunk to discuss the Star Wars prequels.

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The Endless Ewok Orgy

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2015 127:47


Let's all watch "Caravan of Courage - An Ewok Adventure!"

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Happy Hallowieners!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2015 119:49


A celebration of the classic Universal Monsters!

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Bloodsucking Geeks!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2015 169:46


Vampires bring the world's worst podcast back from the dead!

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My Dinner with Vader

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2015 110:03


The Empire Strikes back and a brush with death.

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Awkward Pauses

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2015 78:49


A truly pointless episode.

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Playing with Fire!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2015 119:14


Dangerous toys and hazardous fun.

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The Great Christopher Lee!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2015 98:57


Your hosts remember one of their favorite actors.

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Card Sharks!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2015 82:03


Trading cards, from Wacky Packages to Star Wars and beyond!

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Thrill Killers!

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2015 77:29


The Galaxy's Greatest Comic, 2000AD.

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Maxie Pals

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2015 98:11


The Mad Max films and other movies they inspired.

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Earth's Mightiest!!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2015 112:16


Marvel's Avengers in comics and film.

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Still Only 35 Cents!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2015 110:53


Your hosts discuss Marvel Comics from the Bronze Age.

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The Cartoon Cavalcade Continues!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2015 118:28


Part two of the anime conversation with your hosts' favorite series.

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Too Many Hosts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2015 111:30


Coin-op video game and arcade memories with Laree, Jim and guest host Noah.

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You Are Already Dead.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2015 113:36


In the first of two anime episodes, the boys discuss their favorited animated films from Japan.

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Saving Throw

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2015 85:22


Your hosts take another stab at Dungeons and Dragons.

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King Conan!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2015 101:56


Laree finally gets to talk about Conan the Barbarian.

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Prime TIme Heroes!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2015 99:43


A celebration of super hero television from the 1950's to the 90's

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Let's All Watch the Star Wars Holiday Special!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2014 115:14


Please join your hosts as they watch the Star Wars Holiday Special.

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Holiday in Mordor

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2014 63:46


Your hosts travel to Middle Earth to discuss the work of JRR Tolkien.

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Star Wars '77

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2014 115:22


Star Wars memories from the late 1970's.

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