Geek 101 Podcast

Olivia Rodrigo flexes her songwriting chops with her debut album SOUR. The young High School Musical: The Musical The Series star unleashed a prodigus pop punk album with absolutely no skips. Ariel is joined by Megan and Ellen to talk HSM:TM TS, the inevitable Taylor Swift comparisons, and breakdown the album song by song. 

Liz is back! (Ariel is going to regret this) and joined with friend Jen to talk about Bravo's The Real Housewives. Why we love them, how we got into them and the latest gossip going on in the Bravoverse. Big thank you to @mainlybravo, @thebravobreakdown, @asianswatchingbravo, @bravoduckingbravo @bravobonecollector, @talkofshame and @bravohistorian for their work in providing the latest dish on all the housewives - give them a follow! If you want more of Liz, you can find her at @ebistline on twitter. Find more of Jen @hfhjen on Instagram! 

The 93rd Academy Awards are almost here! Join Ariel and Shruti as they discuss the 2021 Oscar Nominations and the many notable firsts that have happened this year. We also talk about the Oscars as an institution and relitigate some questionable Oscar noms and wins

Ariel is joined by friend of the show Fortuan! Fortuan is the host of the Hunter's Hub podcast; a video game podcast born out of a passion for one of Japan's most beloved game franchises Monster Hunter.  We discuss the new entry coming to the Nintendo Switch and how casual gamers can hop in to the franchise without feeling overwhelmed.  Find Fortuan's podcast @Huntershubpod and find them wherever podcasts are found!

Things are getting real on this episode of the Popculturist podcast. Our very own Colby is joined by friend of the pod Liz to discuss the latest MTV reality television hit, The Challenge! (Ariel could not be bothered to watch reality television and does not share their love for it)

Welcome back to the Popculturist Podcast!This week Ariel is joined by a special guest, Sara Century! Sara is an excellent writer and podcaster! She loves comic books and her work can be found all over the internet! In honor of the excellent Wandavision, Ariel and Sara talk the Scarlet Witch! We discuss the character’s illustrious but complicated comic book history, her relationship with Vision, as well as her inconsistent showing in the MCU. Make sure to follow Sara on twitter @saracentury and @BitchesoncomicsFind her work at saracentury.com and decodedpride.com

Andy and Ariel are back! Your dynamic duo breakdown their ten most interesting pieces of news from a Disney news filled day. We talk Spider-man! Guardians! Black Panther! Disney Animation! And more!

Colby, Martha, and Shruti have a lot to say about the Santa Clause Universe. Is the SCU the birthplace of Avengers: Age of Ultron? Does dying invalidate Santa's immortality? All this and more in this Popculturist Podcast.

Ariel is joined by Rebecca Wei Hsieh to discuss Disney's most ambitious live action remake, Mulan. Rebecca is an actor and writer of Taiwanese descent, and has written to great pieces on the cultural mishaps of Mulan. Hollywood has a history of using white voices to tell Asian stories and we try to expand on that notion in this week's episode.  Find Rebecca's great writing here Cup of Soul Show and Observer

Remember, remember the Fifth of November.  On this episode of the popculturist podcast, Ariel is joined by friend of the show Justin to review Alan Moore's classic V for Vendetta. Your hosts discuss the differences between the comic and film, the misappropriation of Guy Fawkes, and the real world comparisons of the V's fascistic version of modern day England. 

For better or worse, medical dramas are a staple of American TV, and no medical drama is as iconic as Grey's Anatomy. Grey's has been on the air for fifteen years and counting and has changed the way the genre is made. To celebrate and interrogate Grey's Anatomy's legacy, Tessa, Sam, and Martha discuss their experiences with the show and reflect on the drama, the medicine, and the relationships that make the show so binge-able. 

Matt Reeves' new film, The Batman will soon be upon us and it looks unlike any Batman film that came before it! To break it down, Ariel is joined by the appropriately named Batman Shane! Ariel and Shane give a list of recommendations that listeners can check out to prepare themselves for the new era of Batman cinema. 

No Batman movie retrospective is complete without at least ONE of the Joel Schumacher films and that's where Ariel finds himself on this episode of the popculturist podcast. Your host is joined by Ellen Toudouze of the Love That Movie! Pod to discuss the who, where, what, when, why, and how the Batman film franchise went off the rails. 

It's still Batman week so the Popculturist Podcast continues with the fascinating world of Tim Burton's Batman! Ariel is joined by Megan Spell from the On the Download Podcast! Tune in as they discuss brilliant acting by Danny Devito, Michelle Pfeiffer's incredibly magnetism, and discuss the mythos of Batman.

Welcome to the Popculturist Podcast! It's Batman Day this week so Ariel looks back at the Caped Crusader's motion picture debut with Sean from moviebirb! Ariel and guest Sean look at the weird and wonderful filmography of Tim Burton, did he make Batman at the right point in his filmmaking career? They then move on to the legacy of Michael Keaton as Batman and finish off with a breakdown of their favorite scene's in the comic book classic.

On this week's episode we lament the passing of the real life hero Chadwick Boseman. Boseman dedicated his life to promoting the idea of representation and Black excellence. The geek world will sorely miss him.  We also discuss a new project for Game of Thrones show runners Benioff and Weiss...it's not looking great.  To finish off the news we look at New Mutants and the controversy behind the racist director Josh Boone.  Our main topic today is the cult classic Scott Pilgrim vs. The World!

Andy talks with friend of the show Sean about the wonder that is - the musical Cats

DC Fandome dropped some big news and trailers this week! Andy and Ariel call an audible to breakdown the video game, tv, and movie news that came out of the online news event, DC Fandome. We talk Gotham Knights, Suicide Squad, The Flash, the infamous Snydercut, and of course, that illuminating trailer for The Batman. 

Ariel and Andy talk DC news! But mostly about how amazing Misha Green's first episode of Lovecraft Country is! Big announcement in this one at the end!

Andy talks with Steve and Woody about the 20th Anniversary of Christopher Nolan's Momento. Also, somewhere is half of a review of Joker (2019)    

Guillermo Del Toro has his fingers in many pies but the Netflix Original Tales of Arcadia is one of his best! Andy and Ariel discuss Del Toro's TrollHunters and 3Below in anticipation for the new Wizards: Tales of Arcadia show. 

Ariel and Andy talk the insane new trailers and content coming up and revealed at this years online comic con! Plus discussion about the Emmy nominations!

Christopher Nolan is back in the news cycle with Tenet's indefinite delay! That doesn't mean we can't talk about one of his movies! It's the 10 year anniversary of Inception. What do we think of Nolan's Sci-fi blockbuster a decade later?  We also discuss Neil Gaiman's Sandman, Invincible casting, and a new Netflix addition.

Andy and Ariel discuss the HBO spinoff of Matt Reeve's THE BATMAN! And the new astounding and beautiful news of Star Wars The Bad Batch. Then the two commiserate over the bad movie that they've watched, and try to make sense of it. THE OLD GUARD!

One of the best animated movies ever has made its way to Netflix! Tune in as Ariel and Andy discuss the classic Batman story, Mask of the Phantasm.  We also discuss Tron Rumors and the disturbing comments made about Joss Whedon on set.   

Ariel and Andy talk about all the wonderful super hero casting hopes and dreams we have!

Andy's new podcast gets a surprise drop this week since everyone involved in Geek101 is busy! Give it a listen!

Andy and Ariel talk about Artemis Fowl the rapscallion with a heart of...bronze maybe?  Audio glitch in this one. Apologies for Andy's audio track starting at 22:01.

Ariel and Andy continue their discussion from two weeks ago and talk about Anime movies. No discussion on this topic is complete without mentioning the incredible Studio Ghibli. Andy also talks about films by other anime directors like Your Name and Perfect Blue. We finish the discussion by talking about movies from big anime franchises like Dragon Ball Z and Naruto.  Just because Andy and Ariel go back to talking Geek doesn't mean we aren't committed to what's going out in the world. Black Lives Matter and we support the elimination of police brutality in our lifetime.

No episode this week.   

Ariel and Andy talk THE SNYDER CUT! They also talk about all your anime needs and wants. From what is anime to where you can start to get into anime! Cowboy Bebop, Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, we talk about them all because we love them all.

Ariel and Andy discuss Taika Waititi's amazing fantastic What We Do In The Shadows and the TV Show What We Do In The Shadows! ALSO!  NEW MUTANT NEWS! AND STAR WARS THE MANDALORIAN NEWS! Watch What We Do In The Shadow right now on HULU!

Tune in to this new podcast by your favorite Asian co-host Ariel!  He's joined by friends Martha and Colby to do an Avatar: The last Airbender rewatch podcast. Tune in each week to listen to their thoughts about one of the best shows ever! Don't forget to subscribe!  Find them at The Four Nations Report: An Avatar Rewatch Podcast

Ariel and Andy talk about one specific trope featured in plenty of tvshows and comics everywhere. Would you give up all your responsibilities and escape to have a better easier life?    

It's a Star Wars Day Surprise! ON the final of the trilogy of special episodes on the Star Wars Prequel, we discuss Revenge of the Sith. Undoubtedly the best of the prequel trilogy and one of the best times we have ever had talking about a movie that disappoints but not all the time! We are joined by The Portly Gamer! @ThePortlyGamer as we talk about the final movie in the Star Wars franchise and what Star Wars means to us.  

It's a Star Wars Day Surprise! The second of our episodes covering the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy. Join Andy and his best friend Brendan (who likes Attack of the Clones) as they discuss what exactly is just so gosh darned amazing about Attack of The Clones!

It's a Star Wars Day Surprise! The first of three episodes reviewing the Prequel Trilogy, it's strengths and weaknesses and what could have been done better.  On this episode Ariel and Andy are joined by Brian Gill from the Mad About Movies podcast!

Andy and Ariel are looking at the 1995 Mortal Kombat from two very different lenses! We discuss the franchise as a whole and how  the movie might not be as good as Ariel thought.  Tune in as we spend some time with Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, and everyone's favorite monster, Goro! Flawless Victory!

For our 250th episode Andy and Ariel finally talk about one of our favorite things ever...One Piece! We break down what makes One Piece so great for all types of fans! Now's the time to read the most popular manga in the world, One Piece!

Disney released their latest Pixar venture on Disney+!  Tune in to this week's episode we discuss our thoughts on the Fantasy adventure and look at the rest of Pixar's catalogue! Where does this rank among the Pixar greats?

Andy chats with Tyler Smith about the classic(?) 1995 Film Batman Forever! and their mutual love of Batman's greatest and best villain THE RIDDLER! Tyler Smith is a film critic and scholar whose writings can be found on battleshippretention.com, he can be found on twitter @morelessons and his documentary Reel Redemption can be found on faithlife.tv

Andy and Ariel discuss The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, them as a whole and of course the 1995 Classic Film! Plus discussion about the sad delays that are coming our way! And a stealth review of the MMPR Prequel! (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze)

Andy sits down and talks with Jordan Morris (@Jordan_Morris)  about Doom starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Geek Royalty Karl Urban. You may recognize Jordan from such podcasts as Jordan, Jesse, Go! and Bubble and his appearances on YouTube show Good Mythical Morning.  Beyond that entertainment that is the movie Doom - Andy and Jordan also talk about the great fun that is contained with the Doom 2016 reboot game and it's recently released sequel Doom: Eternal!  

Ariel and Andy talk about the one thing that is on everyone's minds. They are turning 30 and they don't like it! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Movie Since Andy hasn't seen it yet will he end up being a #shellhead?    

Ariel and Andy discuss their favorite show work-based sitcom. Scrubs!  A great binge during these lonely lonely times!

Stuck indoors? Perfect time to start a new video game!  Tune in to hear what makes Stardew Valley the perfect game to play while stuck inside the house while social distancing!

Andy and Ariel tell you how to spend all the free time that you probably have right now...  

The episode was lost but don't worry. Andy was able to reenact the entire thing from memory! Listen to a cliffs notes version of Andy and Ariel's long delayed Locke and Key Review

Andy talks about the Invisible Man, then Andy talks more about the Invisible Man with a friend of the show Megan Spell Ariel and Andy both stress about the upcoming Artemis Fowl movie!

As part of our Supernatural Spring we are going to start the conversation with an amazing film that came out in 2005 right along with the first season of Supernatural! Constantine! Everyone get ready for Ariel and Andy's take on a classic film that was way too far ahead of its time, starring everyone's favorite Bad Boy with good hair! Keanu Reeves! Special Guest: Hassan!

Iconic Mascots! Every major franchise and company dreams of having an iconic mascot to perfectly represent their brand. Ariel and Andy take a look at a few famous characters and assign our favorite superlatives! Who would do best in a barfight? Is it Sonic the Hedgehog or a sleeper candidate? Is Mario the most popular or are we overlooking the obvious?! What mascot represents Star Wars!? We ask all these questions and more!