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Our top teas of 2023! See you in 2024 Geek Steepers!

Our yearly round up of our favourite geeks of the last year. Next week: Top Teas 2023!

This week we answer your questions! Thank you to everyone who wrote in!!

Season Finale! This week we talk about the much beloved, cancelled-too-soon Firefly!We still have 3 post season episodes coming your way before the end of 2023, so stay tuned!

This week we put the SCI  in SCI-FI as we explore the Chinese science fiction novel, The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu. So much to unpack in this book, but accessible and wondrous all at the same time...so says Marika, but will Kelly agree? Listen and find out!Also, don't forget to send us your questions for our upcoming AMA to podcast@geeksteep.com!

This week, Marika completely failed the assignment and watched the wrong series of Castlevania, so we are covering both the first series "Castlevania" and "Castlevania: Nocturne" ! Our love our vampires continues to grow stronger thanks to this fantastic series. Also, don't forget to send in your questions to podcast@geeksteep.com for our upcoming AMA!

This week we continue our exploration of the works of Brian K Vaughan with the deliciously surprising Paper Girls! Also, don't forget to submit your questions for our upcoming AMA episode!

Pinkies up people, this week we unpack the truly curious geek known as Downton Abbey. And our world will never be the same...actually it stays pretty much the same, but this series likes grand, dramatic things said about the absolute mundane. Cheers!!

The man without fear is the subject of our geek this week, and it has us seeing red. Well not really, but red comes up a lot.

Grab your mugs and have your therapist on speed dial, this movie makes you feel everything, everywhere, all at once. And nothing will be the same after you see it. 

One of the most beloved anime of all time is on the docket on today's episode, and did it fair? 

SAGA is simply amazing, difficult, beautiful, and a must read, and this week we discuss why some things that are difficult to discuss should still be discussed anyway. 

Whimsy is the name of the game this week! We delight in discussing dessert teas by Almost Tea, why childhood trauma isn't always that bad and learning more about the fantastical world that is Studio Ghibli!

Kelly's Tea Trip to Vancouver, Westholme tea garden visit, Spider-Man Into the Spiderverse... we had the best conversation in this episode!Oh yeah, and then we watched the utterly whelming Fantastic Four. 

This week we unpack one of the most influential sci fi movies of all time. What's more than that to say? it's your choice to join us, so... red pill or blue?

This week we check in with the DC Universe to see if they can finally get something right!

Our first foray into Canadian folk music! Andy Shauf's The Neon Skyline is an amazing listen, and we dive deep into the narrative of a long night out on the town with old friends, exes, acquaintances and new discoveries. 

Sports anime! Yeah!! I mean, we tried, and there is quite a lot to unpack. This non fantasy, teenage driven sports tale is widely popular in Japan...will it be popular with the Geek Steepers?

Today we explore our favourite Disney animated songs, pairing each with a tea. We laugh, we cry, we get mad and go back to being happy all over again. 

Podcasting. The Final Frontier.These are the voyages of the podcast Geek Steep. It's ongoing mission to explore strange new fandoms.To seek out new teas and new tea beverages.To boldly go where no podcast has gone before,

It's finally happened, we watched Twilight! Will our love for vampires in general makes us appreciate this GIANT fandom? Spoiler alert: Yeah no. But we had a great time exploring the world of Bella and Edward

This week we talk T2, Avatar and why world building is soooooo important. 

Season 3 here we go! We start off with 80's nostalgia at its finest with Transformers Generation 1! This classic cartoon from the 80's was the first real miss for us when it came to pairing with a tea, but it did not stop the fun of exploring this most fascinating fandom.

Our round up of the best teas of 2022! Happy New Year and see you shortly for season 3!

What were our top picks for fandoms of 2022? Nothing we've ever covered before! Join us as we talk about the fandoms that keep us going this year.

For our last regular episode of the season, we are joined by the Madder Hatter Tea Review for a very special episode! Listen as we go way too deep into the world of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story on our season 2 finale! Stay tuned over the next two weeks for our year end reviews of top fandoms and top teas!

Today we celebrate all that is Weird with the undisputed king of Weird, Mr. Al Yankovic! Join us as we unpack our favourite tracks from one of the greatest artists of the 20th and 21rst century!

And we are back! After an unexpected hiatus, we continue to explore the world of Spiderman, this time with the villain Carnage! Grab your mugs, it's gonna be a good one :)

Buckle up because this week we visit the quaint town of Riverdale. Based on Archie Comics, this show has everything...and we mean everything! Cults! Serial Killers! Murders! Weird plot points that never go anywhere! It's everywhere you want to be! Grab your mugs and get ready to indulge with our very first teen drama!

This week we meet Kamala Khan, the first female muslim character to be the star of her own comic book series! We also dive into why it is seemingly impossible to find a perfectly well balanced peaches & cream tea...

This week we discover the world of wonder that is the music of John Williams! We pick our favourite tracks from some of the best music of the century. Kelly's picks:The Imperial MarchRaiders of the Lost ArcHedwig's ThemeMarika's picks:Theme from Jurassic ParkDuel of the FatesCatch Me If You CanCheck out our playlist on Spotify to listen along!

Finally! THE X-MEN! This week we deep dive into the world of Marvel's Mutants and Wolverine specifically. Is the character of Wolverine deeply problematic? Only one way to find out and join the conversation!

This week we go deeper than we ever have before with the help of Shel Silverstein's classics: The Giving Tree, The Missing Piece and Lafcadio The Lion Who Shot Back

This week we grab our mug and put back on our capes with Cloak & Dagger!

From never truly deciding what a Witcher is exactly, to determining which character is the most boring, this week we talk all things The Witcher! Viewer suggestions are awesome, please keep 'em coming!

Best. Movie. Ever. 

This blockbuster independent movie is everything you want- and more. This week we explore TMNT, the power of nostalgia, the search for the perfect pizza tea and the inappropriatenessthat was the late 80's. 

 This week we dive into the bizarre world of Danganronpa! Killer Robot Bears abound in this mind blowing "killing game" anime adaptation of the much loved video game! Will hope prevail? Will we FINALLY find an anime Marika likes!?

This week we dive into the triple threat fandom that is Lin Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical Hamilton! And we mess up all of our the pairings! We clearly missed our shot, but had a fantastic time with this most popular geek!

Muggles grab your mugs, because we are back! This week we are joined by the lovely Celia Aceae to discuss all things Potter, starting with the very first instalment of this massive film franchise and the fandom as a whole!

Celebrating 20 years of the biggest fantasy film franchise of all time, and one of the OG meme generators, this week we walk through Middle Earth and discuss the timeless appeal of The Lord of the Rings!

Starting off 2022 with the classic muppet starring The Dark Crystal! Find out how we really feel about muppets, purple tea and whether something is only good if you can binge it or not!

No better time to start binge watching all the best geeks of the year, and if you don't know where to start, we have a few suggestions to get you all caught up!

Well it's that time of year again, we take a look back and talk about our favourite teas of 2021! 

This week we not only start our discovery of the huge world that is Pokemon, but also play our first video game for Geek Steep!

We go way back to the origins of anime this week, for the wild ride that is exploring the cartoon world of Astro Boy.  Robot Rights! Slavery! Racial Unrest! Fun times on a Saturday morning !

This week we discuss the genius of Alan Moore, can Aqua Man speak to freshwater fish, and how to choose a tea subscription box!

This week we dive into the classic movie Ghostbusters...and then we get completely side tracked! How many T-shirts does Kelly own? Do you need a blender? These answers and more on Marika's favourite episode to date. 

We welcome Cody from the Oolong Drunk this week and have way too much fun directing the new Star Trek series, Lower Decks. Is this show funny for the non Trekkies out there? Only one way to find out!

Punk Rock X-Men style superheroes with no lessons to be learned is the name of the game in today's episode!

Oh boy, grab your cups and get your tissues, this is the saddest movie we have ever seen and it takes us through every conceivable emotion! We watched Grave of the Fireflies so you don't have to! But you should, so buckle up!