The Citadel Cafe is a look into what we, your hosts, are consuming in sci-fi and fantasy entertainment each week. While we focus on "television" and film, we talk about related media like books, comics and video games. Hosted by Joel Duggan. Regular co-hosts Megan Townshend (@oMeganTownshend) Lou Page (Zombies Ate My Podcast) and Brockett Vola (Biggest Fan Podcast).
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Citadel Cafe: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Podcast is a truly exceptional podcast that offers an engaging and entertaining discussion on various topics in pop culture. Hosted by Joel Duggan, along with a rotating group of friends as guest hosts, this show goes beyond just talking about Minecraft (a topic covered extensively on their sister podcast, The Spawn Chunks) and explores books, movies, and games from the worlds of science fiction and fantasy. With episodes released irregularly but always worth the wait, The Citadel Cafe delivers high-quality content that keeps listeners entertained and eager for more.
One of the best aspects of The Citadel Cafe is the diverse range of topics covered in each episode. From discussing the latest sci-fi TV shows to analyzing popular fantasy novels, this podcast has something for everyone. The guest hosts bring unique perspectives and insights to the conversations, making each episode informative and enjoyable to listen to. Additionally, the hosts' chemistry is excellent, resulting in engaging discussions that flow smoothly and keep listeners captivated.
Another standout feature of The Citadel Cafe is its ability to introduce listeners to new movies, TV shows, and video games. As someone who doesn't always have time to keep up with all the latest releases in these genres, I appreciate being able to hear recommendations from people who are passionate about them. It's thanks to this podcast that I discovered hidden gems like The Expanse and ended up thoroughly enjoying them.
While there are no major flaws in The Citadel Cafe, one minor drawback is its irregular release schedule. As a listener eagerly anticipating new episodes, it can be frustrating not knowing when the next one will drop. However, it's worth noting that despite this inconsistency, each episode is well worth the wait.
In conclusion, The Citadel Cafe: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in pop culture topics within science fiction and fantasy realms. Joel Duggan does an outstanding job hosting alongside his rotating group of friends, creating an engaging and informative podcast that keeps listeners entertained and up-to-date on the latest in this genre. The diverse range of topics, the introduction to new media, and the overall positive and fun atmosphere make The Citadel Cafe a standout in the world of pop culture podcasts.
Joel, and Stephen talk Thunderbolts*, some punches landed, some missed the mark. Stephen also went to see Sinners, and Joel completed the LEGO Retro Radio set.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/06/08/the-citadel-cafe-494-thunderbolts/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joel, and Stephen talk about playing around with ChatGPT, then share their thoughts on A Minecraft Movie, and Dare Devil: Born Again. Plus, some Transformer LEGO on an unpredictable scale.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/04/20/the-citadel-cafe-493-the-devil-likes-tension/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joel, and Brocket chat about sharing nerdy interests with kids, LEGO announcing a brand partnership with Pokémon, and being cautiously “optimistic” on the new summer Superman film from DC.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/03/30/the-citadel-cafe-492-which-way-will-superman-fly/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joel, and Stephen share their thoughts on Captain America: Brave New World, and the season premiere of Daredevil: Born Again. Plus, Stephen is learning Korean, and Joel is digging fossilized LEGO bricks.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/03/14/the-citadel-cafe-491-born-again-in-a-brave-new-world/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joel, and Stephen talk about their latest nerdy pastimes, and break down some of the latest blockbuster movie trailers released this month, from How To Train Your Dragon, to Jurassic World Rebirth, Captain America: Brave New World, and the first look at MARVEL's Fantastic 4.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/02/14/the-citadel-cafe-490-a-brave-new-jurassic-world/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joel, and Stephen take a trip down memory lane with The Story Of Super Mario Bros. 3 documentary, and quench their gaming platformer thirst with Nine Sols from Red Candle Games. Plus, Blacktron LEGO is back!Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2025/01/22/the-citadel-cafe-489-the-nine-sols-of-super-mario-bros/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joel, is joined by Stephen, James, Lou, and Ryan for the Holiday Roundtable to talk about the films, shows, specials, and video games that they'll be indulging in over the holidays. From Secret Level, to Superman, to indie games, and Indiana Jones, and The Great Circle.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2024/12/24/the-citadel-cafe-488-secret-levels-and-great-circles/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joel, and Stephen discuss Act II, and Act III, the final episodes of Arcane. Joel has been playing around in the FICS*MAS holiday event in Satisfactory, and Stephen has some handy, productive apps to share.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2024/12/10/the-citadel-cafe-487-arcane-season-2-finale/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joel, and Stephen discuss the premiere episodes of Arcane as the series returns to Netflix for its second, and final season. Plus, Joel has been digging into some League of Legends lore, and Stephen has a behind the scenes recommendation for Arcane fans.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2024/11/24/the-citadel-cafe-486-arcane-season-2-premiere/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joel has been modelling factory floors after Transformers in Satisfactory, and Jonny is back to talk about monkeying around in Mörk Borg, as well as the second half, and season finale of The Rings Of Power, Season 2.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2024/10/31/the-citadel-cafe-485-the-long-game/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joel, and Jonny talk about fantasy RPGs on screen, and on table top, before returning to Middle Earth to share their thoughts on the triple premiere episodes of The Rings Of Power, Season 2.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2024/09/05/the-citadel-cafe-484-the-return-of-the-rings/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joel, and Stephen went to the movies! A spoiler filled discussion (You've been warned!) about Deadpool & Wolverine, reactions to some of the MARVEL news out of ComicCon, and an unexpected nostalgic LEGO Lamborghini.Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2024/08/14/the-citadel-cafe-483-deadpool-wolverine/Join The Citadel Cafe Discord community!http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafeThe Citadel Cafe YouTube:https://youtube.com/thecitadelcafe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joel, and Stephen talk about acquiring new skills on the fretboard, and on the keyboard. Stephen was pleasantly surprised by the recent Tetris film, while Joel continues to wait to be surprised by The Acolyte. Plus, buzz about a LEGO set that's more than meets the eye.Show notes for this episode of TCC are here:http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2024/07/06/the-citadel-cafe-482-does-the-acolyte-stack-up/Support The Citadel Cafe, and join the community Discord at:http://Patreon.com/TheCitadelCafe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joel, and Stephen review Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and The Acolyte premiere. (No spoilers!) Stephen is developing a personal rating system for films, and series, and Joel shares an email from a listener interested in advice for freelancing in digital media.
Joel, and Stephen talk about the visceral first season of Fallout on Prime Video. Stephen has been geeking out under the hood about building websites, and Joel is looking forward to building the LEGO UCS TIE Interceptor live on stream.
Joel has been dipping his toe back in the No Man's Sky galaxy, and Stephen continues the sci-fi trend with 3 Body Problem, and Dune Part 2. Plus, Oppenheimer, Masters Of The Air, and D&D LEGO.
Joel, and Jonny discuss the world building, element bending, strengths, weaknesses, and inconsistencies of the new live action series adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix.
Joel, and Stephen talk graphic novels, football documentaries, and MARVEL's Echo mini series. Stephen has been watching Sweet Home, a creepy Korean drama, and Joel has his sights set on a new LEGO Star Wars UCS set.
Joel, and Ryan talk nerdy challenges in 2024, then dive into a look at upcoming games that have grabbed their attention on Xbox, and PC, and speculate on what could be next from Nintendo. Plus, Super Mario LEGO!
Joel, and Stephen kick off the new year with a stream of sci-fi news, and reviews. The Mandalorian And Grogu starts production, How To Train Your Dragon live action casting, and thoughts on MARVEL's What If…? Season 2, The Creator, and Rebel Moon: Part 1.
Joel is joined by Stephen, Alastair, and James The Civilian for the annual Holiday Roundtable. What is everyone looking forward to in 2024? Is there a preference between limited streaming series, and the theatrical release experience? Should there be more instalments in our favourite franchises, or more room for new ones?
Joel, and Stephen chat about decentralized social media, lowering your movie sequel expectations, then gush over the new Netflix series, Blue Eye Samurai.
Joel has been to the moon watching For All Mankind, Brockett has been busy keeping up with the antics of Lois, and Clark in My Adventures With Superman, and our game of Pass Or Play returns with a list of holiday classic films.
Joel, and Stephen discuss Loki, Season 2, listener email about the state of going to the movies, and the different kinds of media fighting for attention in their evenings.
Joel, and Stephen talk books, and fonts, answer listener email about October horror films, and discuss the epic third act of Star Wars: Ahsoka. Plus, tiny German models, and huge LEGO models.
Joel, shares his first impressions of Starfield after about a week of playing the game before digging into the first five episodes of Ahsoka with Stephen, and drooling over a LEGO collection of over 8,000 sets!
Joel, welcomes Tadpole Milk to The Citadel Cafe to chat about Minecraft, Twitch streaming, video editing, The Witcher Season 3, and how we are all just tiny specs in the universe.
Joel, and Stephen geek out about workflow organization, run down a quick list of what's streaming in August, and attempt to unravel the Skrulls in MARVEL's Secret Invasion. Plus, new LEGO sets!
Joel, and Stephen talk Xbox Games Showcase, Starfield, Avatar: The Way Of Water, and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse. (No Spider-Spoilers!)
Joel, and Stephen discuss the majority of the news coming out of Star Wars Celebration 2023, Chapter 23, and 24 of The Mandalorian Season 3, and a new UCS LEGO set is on it's way to the studio.
Joel, and Brockett run through the list of spring, and summer movies on deck for 2023, and share their excitement, hopefulness, or complete disinterest in a game of “Pass Or Play”.
Joel, and Stephen catch up on space news, listener email, and discuss mid-season episodes of The Mandalorian, Season 3.
Joel, and Brockett discuss Atlas Fallen, and the “monster hunter” genre of games, Inscryption on the Nintendo Switch, and the first episodes of The Mandalorian, Season 3.
Joel, and Alastair rank some of their favourite television series from 2022, explore brave new YouTube videos, and head into the final season of Picard at maximum warp.
Joel, and Stephen share their first impressions of the February Nintendo Direct announcements, two new LEGO sets each with an incredible amount of detail, and their full review of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Joel, and Stephen take a look at what's coming to, and potentially worth seeing on the big screen in 2023, as well as what's new this month on their screens at home, the first LEGO sets of 2023, and a family friendly Minecraft community.
Join Joel, Alastair, Stephen, and Lou to wrap up 2022 in galactic style as they talk about new holiday specials, holiday classics, and what they'll be watching over the break, as well as what they're looking forward to in the new year.
Joel, and Stephen are following the blood lines of witches in The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself, and keeping up with the future in The Peripheral. Joel has also started watching the Tim Burton directed, Adam's Family spinoff, Wednesday on Netflix.
Joel, and Alastair are enjoying time back in Minecraft, and discuss why some voxel based inspired games often miss the mark. Alastair has been refilling on documentaries, Joel has been engrossed in the historical dramatization of The Crown, and LEGO has been engineered to new heights.
Joel, and Stephen take a peak at the new trailers for Ant-man And The Wasp: Quantumania, and Avatar: The Way Of Water, then share their thoughts on The Peripheral, and Star Wars: Tales Of The Jedi.
Joel, and Alastair travel through space, and time, to chat about the premiere of The Peripheral, the return of Quantum Leap, and what Trek fans can expect in the new seasons of Star Trek, Picard, and Discovery.
Joel, and Jonny chat Disney+ reconditions, a video game pick from a dark souled listener, and the final episodes of season one of The Lord Of The Rings, The Rings Of Power.
Joel, and Stephen have a little Minecraft catch up ahead of discussing collision courses with asteroids, and their mid-season feelings on The Lord Of The Rings, The Rings Of Power. Spoilers, for episodes 4, 5 and 6! Plus, a huge new UCS LEGO set.
Joel, and Jonny (Pixlriffs) embark on an epic discussion of The Lord Of The Rings, The Rings Of Power. Story, lore, and details [Spoilers] of the first three episodes of season one, adventurers beware.
Joel, and Stephen marvel at the latest image from the James Webb Space Telescope, share Rings of Power first impressions, discuss Sandman shortcomings, and smash through their thoughts on She-Hulk, Attorney at Law.
Joel, and Ryan talk about what they've been playing this summer, and share their Halo Infinite multiplayer experience from a recent weekend fire team-up.
Joel, and Stephen share their thoughts on Paper Girls, The Sandman, Uncharted, and Prey.
Joel, and Stephen run through the big MARVEL trailers, and announcements coming out of San Diego Comic-Con this summer, along with a few other films, and series, that have caught their eye.
Joel, and Stephen put on their MARVEL party hats and talk about how much fun they're having watching Ms. Marvel on Disney+, and nerding out over LEGO, and other creative miniatures.
Joel, and Alastair chat about Game Boy restoration, and Steam Summer Sale recommendations, then discuss the full Obi-wan Kenobi series, in a special extended episode of The Citadel Cafe.
Joel, and Ryan talk about some of the gaming news and titles coming out of the Xbox Showcase, the State of Play for Playstation, and a bit of speculation on what Nintendo may bring to the table.
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