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Welcome to Gaggle of Geeks! The home of all things film and tv that is well, Geeky! With a rotating guest host check out our amazing talents with their thoughts on the newest and most iconic films and tv shows in history!

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    • Sep 5, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 55 EPISODES


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    #53 Jojo Rabbit Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2019 33:59


    It's here! The full trailer for Jojo Rabbit is here and it does not disappoint with a cracking soundtrack and cast to boot. Plus, Tali and Sophie chat the new teaser for Birds Of Prey led by Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn and the new and very meta series Content which has gone viral for all the great and meta reasons.

    #52 Drag Race is coming to Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2019 45:24


    Sophie and Tali kick off with the best news that had every drag fan gagging, RuPaul's Drag Race is coming to Australia! But who will host the Down Under format? Plus, we chat Jojo Rabbit's delayed Australian release, Disney+ coming to Australia, the sheer amount of announcements coming out of the D23 convention and why Missy Elliot and Lizzo were on everyone's lips at the VMAs.

    #51 Harry Style passes on Prince Eric

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019 35:22


    Tali and Sophie somberly mourn what could've been as Harry Styles passes on the role of Prince Eric in the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. Plus, it appears some Disney executives may have had issue with Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit, Coming 2 America gets some new cast members and why Liam Hemsworth will not be the new Bachelor.

    #50 All hail our Disney overlords

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 45:53


    After a couple bouts of illness, Sophie and Tali are back this week to chat about our oncoming overlords (Disney) whose reach and power continues to grow daily. Plus we discuss all that missed with our favourite, Taika Waititi, the first look at Jojo Rabbit and the death of originality in these rebooted times.

    #49 Emmy Nominations 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2019 44:56


    The 2019 Emmy nominations have been announced and Tali and Sophie have many thoughts about a certain show getting so many (it's Game Of Thrones). Plus they review the new Lion King film, talk 007 casting and discuss *that* CATS trailer.

    #48 Disney sure love their remakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2019 42:16


    Sophie and Tali return to discuss how our geeky world became dominated with Disney remakes. From The Lion King to The Little Mermaid to Mulan, it's going to be nostalgia city. Plus Sophie shares her thoughts on Spider-Man: Far From Home and we return to the Shit List as Tali explains why a parent group wants you to boycott Toy Story 4.

    #47 Hamilton the Musical is coming to Australia!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 56:14


    Tali and Sophie rejoice in what surely is a musical miracle! Hamilton the musical is finally coming to the Asia-Pacific, specifically, SYDNEY and Tali is over the moon! Plus, the Gaggle debrief on that Game of Thrones finale (SPOILERS), gush over Keanu Reeves and are conflicted on fan petitions.

    #46 What happened Game of Thrones?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 41:28


    Tali and Sophie are finally reunited to get their *SPOILER HEAVY* Game of Thrones grievances off their chest. Plus we see the return of Weekly Waititi, gush over Jodie Comer in Killing Eve and critique the Met Gala outfits.

    #45 Back in time for Bey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 55:19


    After a brief hiatus to get our lives together, we are back for more honking and talking about all things geek and pop culture. This week, Tali and Soph catch up on some of the things they missed (like Captain Marvel, Get Krack!n), review US and Shazam! plus, prepare for Beyoncé's Homecoming Netflix special and the return of Game Of Thrones.

    #44 Best of 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 47:11


    Forty-fourth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Tali and Sophie are joined by our favourite geeky goose, Blake for the last episode for the year!As we chat the year that was 2018 and ponder who will host the Oscars (hint: it's Tali), Blake is also looking to buy Stan shares after their incredible deal with Disney. Happy holidays geeky fam!

    #43 Captain Marvel Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2018 49:08


    Forty-third episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Tali and Soph get excited over the new Captain Marvel trailer and marvel at the new Asian-led superhero film from Marvel. Plus we chat the gem that is Hannah Gadsby and an unfortunate re-entry to the Shit List.

    #42 The Lion King teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2018 34:33


    Forty-second episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Tali and Soph get goosebumps over the teaser for The Lion King. Plus there's a Deadpool Christmas special coming and Sophie gets excited for new siren series Tidelands while Tali cries. It's the circle of life.

    #41 The Witch Who Courted Death and Vale Stan Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2018 52:53


    Forty-first episode of Gaggle Of Geeks and Sophie is joined by special guest host, OG (as in Original Gaggler) and urban fantasy author Maria Lewis! Chatting about her new book, The Witch Who Courted Death, we talk all things supernatural, rollerskating werewolves and give tribute to Stan Lee.

    #40 Spiceworld 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2018 40:21


    Fortieth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Sophie and Tali discuss the most anticipated reunion in modern history (in our eyes anyway), The Spice Girls! Plus, we also saw the return of Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat for the US Midterm Elections, Idris Elba gets a sexy award and (another) new Star Wars series has been announced.

    #39 Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2018 41:19


    Thirty-ninth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and this is Halloween! Tali and Soph go through their favourite celebrity costumes this year, chat The Haunting of Hill House and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and get majorly excited about the teasers released for the upcoming TV spin-off of What We Do In The Shadows. Plus Naomi Watts gets cast in the Game of Thrones prequel and rumours are swirling about another Marvel series.

    #38 Yaz from Doctor Who

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2018 48:34


    Thirty-eighth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Tali and Soph get ready for the spooky season with the upcoming release of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Plus we chat the amazing Doctor Who episode that was 'Rosa' and contributor Kevin Suarez speaks to Mandip Gill who plays one of the Doctor's new friends, Yaz!

    #37 Aladdin Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2018 45:17


    Thirty-seventh episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Tali and Sophie get musical after the release of the teaser for the live-action Aladdin adaptation, Idris Elba is in talks to join the live-action film of Cats and production for the live-action adaptation of The Lion King begins. Plus new 007 casting rumours are flopping about.

    #36 New York Comic Con 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2018 59:25


    Thirty-sixth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and geek Christmas has come early with New York Comic Con dropping plenty of goodies for the geekdom. Tali and Sophie chat their favourite trailers from NYCC and debrief about the first episode of Doctor Who, plus contributor Kevin Suarez chats to the director of the SciFi Film Festival, Simon Foster.

    #35 Venom

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2018 47:33


    Thirty-fifth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Sophie reviews Venom (hint: she like it a lot!) and Tali gets mighty upset about the cop-out that was The Bachelor finale. Plus a new live-action Star Wars streaming series is heading our way but piracy is also on the up with too many streaming services available.

    #34 Nagini

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 40:28


    Thirty-fourth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Sophie and Tali chat that final trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and that Nagini revelation (all while mucking up the pronunciation). Plus we look at the first trailer for Dark Phoenix and Tali gets rather stumped by a certain Batawang.

    #33 Captain Marvel Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2018 45:23


    Thirty-third episode of Gaggle Of Geeks where Tali and Sophie discuss the amazing first trailer for Captain Marvel and ask why do people insist that women smile? Plus they chat highlights of The Emmys, new trailers for Doctor Who and Mary Poppins Returns and 007 goes into production with a new director.

    #32 The Predator

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2018 51:44


    Thirty-second episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Sophie and Tali review and discuss the furore surrounding The Predator after Olivia Munn revealed a sex offender had a role in the movie. Plus, we chat the upcoming season of The Good Place, production of American Gods is falling apart and the awfulness that will be The Bachelorette.

    #31 Captain Marvel - First look

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2018 46:45


    Thirty-first episode of Gaggle Of Geeks where Tali and Soph are rejoined by Blake who dials in to gush over the first images of the upcoming Captain Marvel film. Plus Blake reviews The Miseducation of Cameron Post and we say hello to the new Doctor Who and say goodbye to the Oscars ill-thought "Popular" category.

    #30 Crazy Rich Asians

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2018 42:56


    Thirtieth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Sophie and Tali gush over the film sensation that is Crazy Rich Asians. Plus Star Wars: IX adds a Doctor to their cast and Blake reviews Joaquin Phoenix's latest movie You Were Never Really Here.

    #29 To All The Boys I Loved Before

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 50:43


    Twenty-ninth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Tali and Sophie discuss the beauty of Netflix rom-com To All The Boys I Loved Before and Kelly Marie Tran's powerful essay on why she quit Instagram after being racially trolled by "Star Wars fans". Plus we get excited on the prospect of a new Veronica Mars reboot and reminisce on great television soundtracks.

    #28 My name is Elba, Idris Elba...

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2018 51:32


    Twenty-eighth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Tali and Sophie speculate on whether Idris Elba truly will be 007 or is he just trolling us? Plus we chat the first look of the Mulan live-action film, Twitter trolls hit our Sh*tlist again for dragging Ruby Rose off the platform and get super-cultured and talk the pop culture phenomenon that is the Honey Badger on The Bachelor.

    #27 Ruby Rose is Batwoman

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2018 52:39


    Twenty-seventh episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Tali and Sophie discuss how awesome it is that Ruby Rose has been cast as Batwoman and that (gasp!) a queer person is playing a queer character on screen. Also we chat the Oscars new "category" and Tali rants about new series Insatiable that is offensive in every way.

    #26 New-look Terminator and Mission Impossible: Fallout

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2018 54:26


    Twenty-sixth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Sophie and Tali chat the amount of bad-assery in the first official look at the Terminator reboot. Plus Blake reviews Mission Impossible: Fallout and Tali and Sophie discuss whether it's okay to skip television intros .

    #25 San Diego Comic Con 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2018 54:05


    Twenty-fifth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Sophie and Tali talk about their San Diego Comic Con highlights (Shazam!) and the lowlights (Johnny Depp). Plus we chat the perils of calling something a "reboot" (here's looking at you Buffy).

    #24 Wellington Paranormal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2018 47:26


    Twenty-fourth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Sophie and Tali gush over Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clements' brilliant new series Wellington Paranormal. Also the Gaggle chat the 10th anniversary of the Twilight film and discuss interesting/terrible TV and film merchandise.

    #23 Ant-Man & The Wasp

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2018 58:33


    Twenty-third episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Sophie reviews Ant-Man & The Wasp and Tali chats RuPaul's Drag Race. Plus rants on spoilers and Scarlett Johansson hits our shit list for continuing her problematic streak.

    #22 Big Dick Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2018 51:53


    Twenty-second episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie introduce the newest member of the Gaggle - Tali Aualiitia! Of course we throw her into the deep end with a thorough discussion of "Big Dick Energy" and chat the What We Do In The Shadows spin-off, Wellington Paranormal!

    #21 Creed 2 Trailer & Nanette

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2018 49:00


    Twenty-first episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie  get pumped for the new Creed 2 trailer and chat Hannah Gadsby's new Netflix special Nanette. Plus Chris Hardwick hits our Shit List and bonus Blake rant on the stupid fanboys who are raising $200 million to remake The Last Jedi to "their standards".

    #20 Steve Trevor's back in Wonder Woman!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2018 56:26


    Twentieth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie discuss the return of Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman 1984. No rant this week but Blake gives us his top Sydney Film Festival picks and Sophie defends Christmas movies (a tad early in the season).Also if you're a keen girl in games, get in touch! We're looking for a regular contributor. Email sohotrightnow@2ser.com.

    #19 The Breaker Upperers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2018 28:44


    Nineteenth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie are joined by Madeleine Sami and Jackie Van Beek, the directors/writers/stars of the hilarious (and we mean hilarious) Kiwi comedy The Breaker Upperers. Plus certain Star Wars fans have hit our shit list for driving Kelly Marie Tran off social media.

    #18 Ambien doesn't make you racist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2018 53:15


    Ninteenth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Blake and Sophie do things a little differently and start with their rant/shit list - Roseanne Barr. Plus we chat Taika Waititi's new film Jojo Rabbit and Jennifer Garner's return to bad-ass action roles in Peppermint.

    #17 Solo: A Star Wars Story

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2018 21:15


    Seventeenth  episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie are keeping it short and sweet with their review of Solo: A Star Wars Story or as they like to call it, "Uno". No rant this week but plenty on the shit list and their Solo review is probably a mini rant in itself...

    #16 Deadpool 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2018 43:55


    Sixteenth  episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie review the Merc With a Mouth's second outing, Deadpool 2. Plus mini Sophie rant on Women in Refrigerators and double Blake rant on queer pandering while equally erasing them on-screen.

    #15 Never love anything

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2018 42:00


    Fifteenth  episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie see which shows are on the chopping block as the TV networks shuffle their line-ups. Plus mini Blake rant on Lethal Weapon the series.

    #14 Happy Geek Christmas!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2018 32:45


    Fourteenth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie rejoice in Geek Christmas with May the Fourth, Free Comic Book Day and the gift that keeps giving, Deadpool 2. Plus bonus Blake rant on the terrible new Robin Hood trailer.

    #13 Infinity War

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2018 58:59


    Thirteenth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie give a spoiler-free review of the biggest Marvel team-up movie to date Avengers: Infinity War. Plus bonus Blake rant on if you're gonna complain about Infinity War, don't complain about the MCU's continuity.

    #12 We are back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2018 40:27


    Twelfth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Blake and Sophie return from a brief hiatus and chat new Harley Quinn and Terminator movies and countdown to Infinity War.  Plus bonus Blake rant on why Michael Mann's Heat is inimitable.

    #11 Ready Player One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2018 50:10


    Eleventh episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Blake reviews Ready Player One and Sophie chats Pacific Rim: Uprising. Alas no rant this week but there's a killer new trailer for Deadpool 2.

    #10 Tomb Raider

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018 57:54


    Tenth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Blake and Sophie review the new and  rebooted Tomb Raider film. Plus bonus mini rant from Blake about the broken rating systems on IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes.

    #9 Awesome Women and the Oscars

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2018 46:00


    Ninth episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Sophie and Blake give their hot takes on the Oscars and the amazing women in Hollywood. Plus no Blake rant this week but there's some crazy stuff brewing on the Solo Star Wars set.

    #8 Red Sparrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2018 47:30


    Eighth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and Blake and Sophie review Jennifer Lawrence's new spy-thriller Red Sparrow and discuss a potential Roxane Gay penned Batgirl film. Plus bonus mini-rant from Blake on the lack of 2018 films so far.

    #7 BONUS: The Tick

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2018 32:59


    Bonus episode of Gaggle of Geeks where Sophie and Blake caught up with the people behind 'The Tick' series - creator Ben Edlund and star Griffin Newman. P.S - check out Griffin's Twitter game. You won't be disappointed.

    #7 Bond25

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2018 49:18


    Seventh episode of Gaggle of Geeks, we nearly have a director locked in for Bond25 and Black Panther is making all the bucks. Plus bonus rant on what Australian genre films (if any) have changed the cultural conversation.  

    #6 Bite-sized Black Panther Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2018 12:05


    If you're low on time but still want to know the Gaggle's thoughts on Black Panther, here's the bite-sized review!

    #6 Black Panther

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2018 53:34


    Sixth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and the time has finally come to crown the King that is Black Panther. Plus bonus Blake and Sophie rant on useless cut scenes.

    #5 Solo-bowl

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2018 45:46


    Fifth episode of Gaggle of Geeks and we finally get a look at the Han Solo solo film 'Solo' at the Superbowl. Plus bonus Blake rant about the car-wreck that is The Cloverfield Paradox.

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