Geekathlon

Is this just fantasy? Caught in a podcast, to escape from reality. We're just two guys, who want all the world to see. We're just some game boys, talkin' bout RPGS. Because there's table top, MMO's. Levels high, hit points low.  Hit me with those feels son, these games really matter to me. To me.

This week Ryan and Justin explore what it is like to be optimistically emotional! First we discuss our weeks which involved a speedy little blue hedgehog and a shapeshifting dinosaur priest! Then we discuss what love means and how a person can go from being a murderous killing machine to writing love letters for random people. Join us on this weeks adventure Geekathletes and let that Geek Flag Fly!

What's up Geekathletes! This week we discuss the Blue Hedgehog himself, Sonic! But not before unveiling a big surprise we hope you like and not before having Ryan try to explain anime to us! We are excited to be back and are still working through some technical difficulties but this is a good week to be a geek! Let that geek flag fly!

Hello Geekathletes! This week we are joined by Coach Sami as we delve into the many gray areas of Fan made content! Is Fan Art art? Is Fan fiction art? Can we reach a conclusion? Find out this week on the Geekathlon! Let your Geek Flags Fly!

Hello Geekathletes! We are here with a midweek episode to make up for the fact that Justin moved and has been extremely busy, but you don't wanna hear about that! You want to hear about our thoughts on random geeky things because we are just so interesting and our opinions are the best ones on Earth! So look forward to our ramblings about the Geeky stuff we have been doing and then listen as we muse over the wonderful world of Ni No Kuni! Let that Geek Flag Fly ya'll!

Hello Geekathletes! We are back and we finally fulfill our oath to you all as we review the final episode in the Skywalker Saga, Star Wars: Rise of the Skywalker. You may be surprised by our thoughts about this one. We also discuss things like anime about blood cells protecting the body and the Witcher. We hope you all have a wonderful week and as always, let your geek flag fly!

This week Justin ran into some real hardware issues and as a result it will be short. We will discuss what about the year 2019 make us wanna wave that Geek Flag and what things we are looking forward to in the new year! Don't worry our Rise of the Skywalker thoughts will be coming soon!

This week Ryan and Justin take the time to discuss Ryans obsession with open water and the absolute terror that resides within. We also discuss why our hearts just aren't in the release of the new Star Wars film. Most importantly though, we discuss the recent Game Awards and all of the amazing things that took place and were announced *Cough* No More Heroes 3 *Cough*. So lace up those shoes, and limber up you Geekathletes for this episode of the Geekathlon Podcast.

ANDDDDDDDDDD we're back, with a vengeance. Sorry, we have been gone for a while- crazy finals and stuff. But we are back and we brought our "A" game- and Tanner, we brought him too. Get ready for farming, surviving in Deep open water on an alien planet, creating Luxin and not breaking the halo, sharing Justin's presentation, and of course pwning n00bs on the new Call of Duty Modern Warfare. Listen to us give our review of Stardew Valley, Subnautica, Call of Duty and much, much more. Get ready to raise your geek flag!

Hello Geeks! This week we do you the great service of teaching you who would win in a fight, tofu surprise or stuffed duck! That is only mostly true, but it is about food and Thanksgiving is about food and we thought it would work. It didn't but we still laughed really hard along the way and hope you will laugh too. So, grab your spear of Longinus, bring your favorite recipe, and let your geek flag fly!

Hello geeks! This week Ryan and Justin take some time to share what they are thankful for because it is the time of Thanksgiving! We discuss our weeks and all the amazing things that did or did not happen, and we congratulate Ryan! So take some time this week and come be thankful with us at the Geekathlon! Always let your geek flag fly!

And we are back! Hey guys after another brief break we are back with some reviews of what they have been up to these past few weeks: Grab your pistol, saddle up, and believe in Dutch's plan as we give our review of Red Dead Redemption 2! Ever wanted to meet disgruntled space employees, explore and fight your way through alien worlds and make choice that matter? We have as we review The Outer Worlds. Ready to thwart King Boo's latest plan in Luigi's Mansion? What did you think of Blizzcon? Listen to our reviews, insights, and ideas in this week's episode of the Geekathlon Podcast!   #Red Dead Redemption 2 #The Outer Worlds #Luigi's Mansion 3 #Blizzcon

October continues this week as Ryan and Justin take on something different, Children's horror! These books have been the source of many a controversy for the past 30+ years, including some time as the number one most challenged book in the world! Take some time to listen this week and join us for another spooky episode of Geekathlon Podcast, and don't forget to let your Geek Flag Fly!

This week Ryan and Justin bring you the perfect mix of Trains, Zombies, Feudal Japan, Steampunk, Samurai, Acrobatic feats of Acrobaticness, and uh… love.. I guess, yeah love. We also answer the age old question of are we Human or are we Kabunari. Join us as we discuss kabuanri of the Iron Fortress. We also discuss our some of our favorite old movies that used to scare us. Join us on the rails of this trip down memory lane and remember to always let your geek flag fly!

After a few weeks off because of crazy life and stuff the Geekathlon has returned! Ryan and Justin fill each other in on the fun Geeky stuff that they have been up to: Fun new anime called Made in Abyss, lots of fun new games including an up to date review of Borderlands 3 a Curse of Strahd update, new info on Destiny 2 and the battle over spiderman. Enjoy catching up with your favorite hosts and be sure to join in on the discussion yourselves at geekathlonpodcast@gmail.com, @geekathlonpod on twitter, and find us on Facebook at geekathlon podcast!! Always let your geek flag fly!

RYAN IS BACK! The Geekathlon is once again whole and all is right with the world as we embark on an adventure to cross the seven seas in search of some fruit to become sailor or pirates or something! We have a great time discussing our weeks and how much we missed Ryan and why you guys should be watching one of the longest running shows of all time! So eat that Devil fruit, avoid the calm belt, grab that geek flag and let it fly on this weeks episode of the Geekathlon!

Justin, Jordan, Sami, and Zack do our best to match the charisma and charm of one Ryan on this weeks episode of the Geekathlon Podcast! We fulfill our promise and discuss space and some of the cool things that we have learned about space in our lifetimes. We then go on to create our own anime and we think it is a pretty good idea so don't steal it okay it belongs to us. We hope you have a great week and remember to always let your geek flag fly!

Ryan and Justin are back! Mostly….as we do our best to fill this episode with interesting conversation! We have been very busy with a lot of change and a lot of difficulties but we have gotten past it and we are ready to get back into the groove! We hope you enjoy listening to this weeks episode of the Geekathlon Podcast! Let your geek flag fly!

This week Justin and Ryan delve deep into the holy grail of short-lived Sci-fi supershows. That's tight we are doing the obligatory Firefly episode. Luckily, Justin is completely ignorant to the shows appeal so Ryan and our guests, Tanner and Madi educate him on what makes this how such a special show in the hearts of many a geek. So, strap on your knife get out your dusty shoes or something, grab that geek flag, and go explore the fringes of the galaxy with us on this weeks episode of the Geekathlon Podcast!

This week Ryan and Justin go to the inner city, then into space, and then into a dystopian future all for the sake of bringing you entertainment. The world of Saturday morning cartoons is one filled with its share of successes as well as failures and this week we bring you at least one of the worst things to ever assault our sensibilities. So grab your parachute pants, get your wizard cats, and bring all your nihilism and existential crises and raise your geek flags on this weeks Geekathlon Podcast!

This week Justin and Ryan get together to discuss a doozy of a film! The year is 1981, some of the best movies of all time came out this year, including Raiders of the Lost Ark! In stark contrast to that great film came Dragonslayer! This movie follows the exploits of a young man and his attempt to save a village from a dragon! You've heard the story before, but has it ever been this bad? Find out this week on the Geekathlon!

This week Ryan and Justin reach S-tier support level on the podcast as they discuss what Justin considers the greatest video game franchise of all time. They give the run down of their weeks and then we get into the history and impact of Fire Emblem! So, learn your weapon triangle, increase your support levels, learn to manage your time, and bring your geek flag on this weeks episode of the Geekathlon!

This week Justin and Ryan take a trip to the vibrant, psychotic, ruthless wasteland known as Pandora! We talk about all the wonderful aspects of the brainchild of Gearbox known as the Borderland franchise! So grab your guns, empty your bags, choose your vault hunter, let your geek flag fly, and ride the shiniest meat bicycle into the Geekathlon!

This we Ryan and Justin make good one their promises of the last few weeks! We give our spoiler filled reviews about a few big releases of the past month. Do we love Spiderman: Far From Home? Do we love Stranger Things 3? Do we love Super Mario Maker 2? Maybe, you'll have to listen to find out! Join us this week on the Geekathlon!

This week we talk about the Grand Daddy of anime in the west! That's right, we are talking about Pokemon! Just kidding we are talking about Dragon Ball Z. For an undertaking this large we need some extra help and so we are joined by Tanner, Rachel, and Zack, our resident Dragon Ball Z experts! Strap in, channel your ki, collect your dragon balls, get your power level over 9000, and shout for as long as you can on this weeks episode of the Geekathlon! Let your geek flag fly!

 This week we venture into the corrupt post-apocalyptic technological wasteland of Horizon Zero Dawn. After Ryan and Sami try to usurp the throne we get the chance to discuss some really awesome things like the new Spiderman movie as well as the fantasy themed park Evermore! We hope you guys are excited to join us this week on the Geekathlon!

This week the Geekathlon goes where no man has gone before! Ryan educates Justin on why Star Trek is just so popular and why it has become the cultural icon that it is today! We discuss what big ideas kept the series apart from other shows at the time and why the fanbase is responsible for its longevity. So, set those phasers to stun, live long and prosper, and let that Geek Flag fly!

So we are coming at you a day early because Justin is gonna be real busy this week. We don't have a ton prepared so we hope you find our rambling charming! Justin gives his thoughts on Cadence of Hyrule, and Ryan gives the harshest review he has ever given. We've never seen salt of this magnitude from him.

Get hype boys and girls because E3 is upon us and this year did not disappoint (for us at least)! Justin and Ryan spend this weeks episode covering what things we loved about this years E3, and even what things we didn't love so much. We discuss our predictions regarding the future of gaming as well as our thoughts surrounding this renewed vigor that game developers seem to be experiencing! Join us this week on the Geekathlon! Let your geek flag fly!

This week you get to hear from us a 2nd time! It's been awhile since we've done a bonus episode but this week we are joined by our biggest fan Jeffrey! We discuss the JRPG series Star Ocean! Jeff imparts on us his wisdom and we get the chance to explore a world Ryan and Justin are unfamiliar with! We hope you enjoy this extra episode of the Geekathlon! Let your geek flag fly!

This week we cover what could be our a first for the Geekathlon! A book series! We discuss the world surrounding the Mistborn books by Brandon Sanderson! We go over our thoughts on the most recent Nintendo direct about Pokemon and maybe even discuss what we would like to see from e3 next year! Join us this week on the Geekathlon! P.s. please don’t ingest any metal, but do let your geek flag fly!

Ryan and Justin tackle a new monster this week as we discuss a whole mythology and its influence on Pop/geek culture! We give our thoughts on the new Aladdin movie and how we think it holds up in comparison to the old classic cartoon. Did Will Smith carry that movie so hard it hurt? Maybe. So strap in, grab your flying carpets, rub your lamps, let those geek flags fly, sing your ballads and join us for and episode better than your ever could have wished for! Enjoy this weeks Geekathlon!

This week Ryan and Justin discuss the worlds greatest assassin, The Baba Yaga himself, John Wick. We delve deeply into what makes this assassin movie unique. How do they build the worlds differently than others, how do they shape the mythos of this legendary hitman? Find out this week on the Geekathlon! Let your geek flag fly!

This week Ryan and Justin get to go deep on the King of Monsters, Godzilla, the OG, everyone's main giant iguana laser lizard! We get to discuss the symbolism that exists behind this cultural icon and why it is that he continues to be so popular! We talk about Detective Pikachu briefly as well as get to hear from our one of our biggest and most faithful fans, Jeffrey! This week, if you guys wanna hear more from us then go check out our interview at http://ktsreviews.com/! Have a good week guys, and let your Geek Flag Fly!

It's here after a decade and 22 movies! This week Justin and Ryan talk nice and deep about Avengers: Endgame. I mean we take this whole movie apart and discuss the ins and out and the ups and downs. This movie is awesome and so we hope you have seen it because there are major spoilers coming down the pike. Is this a fitting end to the Avengers saga? Who survived? Is it trash tier? (hint, no) Join us this week on the Geekathlon!

This week Justin and Ryan hint at Endgame (still no spoilers- because we still love you guys and now you have no excuse when we talk about it next week), dissect the blue hedgehog's new LIVE ACTION movie, and break down JRPG's/ RPG's. Enjoy another terribly butchered theme song, new ideas of D&D characters and then join a side for the debate over what truly constitutes a JRPG vs a Western RPG. We discuss the tropes of the genre, the quintessential games and good places to start. We talk up games like Final Fantasy, Skyrim, Chrono Trigger, KOTOR, and many more.

This week Ryan and Justin Talk about one of the most influential writers of our time. Stan Lee changed the perception of comic books for the whole world and today we do our best to honor him before the release of Avengers: Endgame. We talk about our weeks and how amazing our high-level campaign was and how great it is to be a geek! Have a good week guys, let your geek flag fly, unless it has Endgame Spoilers on it, then don't…please.

  This week Ryan and Justin recap their Fitcon experience and their utter lack of fitness. They talk about Sumo live is the greatest of all experiences. They then discuss their upcoming D&D side project and what Justin could play because he has no idea what he should play because everyone else chose the classes he wants to play but he isn't bitter about it okay so get off his case. He rolls some stats, they are great. Justin then gets real real salty out of nowhere over Star Wars and why it's trash tier now. All that and more, this week on the Geekathlon!

One fateful day, the immortal podcasters took 2 fledging hosts and gifted them everything they needed to become the GEEKATHLON! The salt of Justin, and the optimism of Ryan was all they needed to educate and entertain the masses and to improve their lives! We hope this weeks episode will bring wisdom to everyone, as we discuss Shazam! We had a blast this week and missed you guys and hope you guys have a great week letting your geek flag fly!

This week is a first for the Geekathlon! We take on sports! But not just any sports, a sports anime! But not just any sports anime sport, but an anime about the sport of Sumo! Hinomaru Sumo is an anime that has taught us why Sumo may be the greatest sport on the Earth and you should totally watch it. You should then go on the watch Sumo and learn why it is that we need to bring it to the whole world. We are joined by Zack and that's okay because he is alright and we like him, and he brings with him his beginner level knowledge of the sport!

This week Ryan and Justin Bare their souls to you guys. Like seriously, things get emotional and Ryan almost cries a couple of times. The reason? We have to rank our top 25 games of all time, which frankly is the hardest thing we've ever had to do. Like harder than college hard. Like harder than being an adult hard, but we do it anyways. We also want you all to do it too! Have a great week guys, and let your Geek Flag Fly!

This week Justin and Ryan kick off our series regarding this generation of consoles! We also discuss a great deal of other random stuff like always and honestly this stuff this week is some of our best banter, we brought our A game so you guys should join us. We are so excited this week because we heard from our mega fan Jeffrey and found out we have some new geeks that have been listening! Join us this week on the Geekathlon! Let those geek flags fly!

This week Justin and Ryan are joined by special guest Brock as we discuss the Umbrella Academy! We talk about how Justin is now a Sumo expert, and Ryan is taking the One Piece plunge, and Brock just binged Legion. We break down the story of the Umbrella Academy, and the things we liked about it! We all discuss the themes explored and also, how boring it is to watch Ellen Page do anything! Join us this week on the Geekathlon and Let your geek flag fly!

This week Justin and Ryan ramble for a  while but then they get into a discussion about the hit new movie Alita: Battle Angel! We discuss why it is we think this movie was rad, and what we think this means for the future of live-action anime movie adaptations! This is one you won't want to miss guys so join us this week on the Geekathlon! Let your geek flag fly!

This week Justin and Ryan bring you a very well planned and executed episode that is in no way planned at the last minute. There is definitely a beginning a middle and an end and it's all very riveting okay so get off our backs, like seriously it wasn't rushed or anything. We read some emails and answer some great questions and we have a very structured discussion with zero tangents to speak of. So enjoy another well produced and high quality episode of the Geekathlon and always let your geek flag fly!

  This week Justin and Ryan talk about the most recent Nintendo Direct and all it's goodness. Seriously, it was a good one. Then after we get into talking about our weeks we take on an interesting movie about love and loneliness. In an attempt to keep up with a Valentine's day Geekathlon tradition we watched a romantic anime that ended up not being quite so romantic. An interesting discussion follows, this week on the Geekathlon! Let your geek flag fly!

This week Ryan and Justin decide we are going to help you navigate your relationship with that Superhero you wanna date. We want to help you avoid the pitfalls that comic book characters always find themselves in! So we give you 10(ish) rules to help you find super love this Valentine's Day season! Join us this week for a fun time on the Geekathlon! Remember to let your geek flag fly!

On this minisode Justin and Ryan describe their weeks and then give their first impressions on the new Kingdom Hearts 3! They then go on to discuss Saturday Morning cartoons and what make them great! It's just a bite sized episode but it's one you'll enjoy this week on the Geekathlon!

This week Justin and Ryan do their absolute best to break down the lore of Kingdom Hearts and the events that have led us up to the release of the third core installment! We apologize in advance for the butchery of the franchise so please forgive us. We also give you our thoughts on the M. Night movie Glass (Spoilers)! Join us this week on the Geekathlon Podcast! Remember to always let your geek flag fly!

In this episode Justin and Ryan talk about, talk about, talk about mooovies. No but really we talk about the upcoming movie "Glass" the final movie(maybe) in M. Night Shyamalan's Cinematic universe its predecessors Unbreakable and Split. Along the way we discuss themes we found in each movie, compare this to the modern Superhero movie and make our predictions for the next movie. Also we might have a contender against our current "Superfight" Champion "The 6 - foot neck, steel, Kardashians". Buckle up!

Big number 50! This is a big day in Geekathlon history! But what even is time? Does it actually flow from beginning to end? Who could answer this question for us? The Doctor, that's who! This week, Justin, Ryan, and one of our biggest fans Rachel discuss Doctor Who, one of the biggest fandoms of our time!