The Geek Card Check

Chris and Tyler rave about things that they're playing, watching, and even reading! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Chris and Tyler talk about Star Trek: Prodigy and Star Trek: Discovery season 4! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

This week, Chris and Tyler discuss Halloween Kills (2021), directed by David Gordon-Greene and starring (sort of?) Jamie Lee Curtis. Then, we introduce a new segment called Chris' Debate Corner (until we find a better name for it, that is) in which Tyler and Chris debate whether or not there are any good horror sequels. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Welcome back to season 6 of The Geek Card Check! Chris, Kate, and Tyler all catch up about the things they watched, read, and played during the hiatus, as well as their plans for the coming season! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

This week, Peter joins the crew for our season's final Book Club episode in which we discuss Part 3 of Dune by Frank Herbert! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

This week, Peter joins the crew for another Book Club episode in which we discuss Part 2 of Dune by Frank Herbert! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

The Geek Card Check crew takes on the Michael Crichton written and directed sci-fi epic Runaway (1984) starring Tom Selleck and Cynthia Rhodes. Will it pass the Geek Card Check? Listen and find out! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

The Geek Card Check, joined by Peter, discuss Part 1 of Dune by Frank Herbert. Some resources we utilized in our discussion: * https://nerdist.com/article/dune-female-characters/ * https://www.looper.com/259992/the-entire-history-of-dunes-house-atreides/ * https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/dune-and-religious-appropriation Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

This week we dwell in the delightful and discuss the Studio Ghibli masterpiece My Neighbor Totoro, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Chris and Tyler return to their roots to discuss the 3rd season of Star Trek: Discovery. What did you think? Best season? Worst season? Mid-range? Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

We're starting a book club! ...and because one of the most anticipated Geek films in the coming year is Denis Villeneuve's Dune, we've decided to tackle Frank Herbert's Dune. Join us! Come back on in March 2021 for our discussion of Book 1 of Dune. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/) Special Guest: Clarisse Howat.

Chris, Kate, and Tyler discuss their love for The Expanse as a whole and the first four episodes of Season 5. If you aren't watching The Expanse, you should be! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Get ready for our Favorite Things of 2020! These weren't necessarily things that came out in 2020, just Geeky (tech, books, movies, TV) that we experienced in this past year. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Kate and Tyler are joined by Peter to do a mini-retrospective on the French Canadian Filmmaker Denis Villeneuve. We discuss Incendies. Prisoners, and Arrival. This is the first in what will surely be a multi-part lead-up to the release of Dune in 2021. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Kate and Tyler talk about their excitement for Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson, as well as The Mandalorian, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and books we're reading. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

This week, we make each other watch and discuss movies or shows that are new to some of us. Chris made Tyler watch See on AppleTV+ Tyler made Kate watch Exit Through the Gift Shop Kate made Chris watch Sorry to Bother You Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Join Chris, Kate, and Tyler as they talk about what they've been watching, reading, and listening to lately! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

In our first Short Wins episode (in which we discuss award-winning sci-fi/fantasy short fiction), we talk about the Hugo and Nebula award winning Binti by Nnedi Okorafor. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

What is Pontypool? Join Kate, Chris and our special guest Peter as we expore this cult horror film. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

On this episode Kate and Chris catch you up on all the geeky news to help stop the endless scroll of your social media feed. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

This week, the Geek Card Check crew is joined by Tyler's fiance, Clarisse! She was shocked to discover that Tyler hadn't seen Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure–and then we discovered that none of them had seen it! This is a first watch for us all! Join us as we dive into this zany 80s sci-fi classic! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

In this Chris-less episode, Tyler and Kate Check-In about what's keeping them geeky, including a podcast roundup, new books, and a few shows! What's keeping you geeky? Keep in touch! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

We're back! This week, Kate, Chris, and Tyler kick off season five by going back to our Star Trek roots as we review Star Trek: Lower Decks! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Even though we're on our summer hiatus, we just can't stop talking to one another! We check in with one another and share what we've been geekily consuming over the past few months. We're joined by a very special guest, Kate's husband Peter (@phool4XC (https://twitter.com/phool4XC))! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

In celebration of our 100th episode, we talk about Back to the Future (and the rest of the trilogy). We discuss its effect on us as Geeks, its problematic moments, how it weaves into the tapestry of Geekdom, and how it holds up today. Come celebrate with us in our 100th episode! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Chris, Kate, and Tyler all check in about the amazing stuff they're geeking out about! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

We made each other watch a ton of stuff! Chris made Kate watch Hush. Kate made Tyler watch Swiss Army Man. Tyler made Chris watch Coyboy Bebop. What did they think about their assignments? What do you think? Let us know! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Chris and Tyler check-in about Denis Villeneuve's upcoming Dune adaptation and then they play Flickchart (and marvel at the strange genres found within that website). Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

In this time of social distancing and stay-at-home orders, we decide to embrace the separation and talk about our Top 10 Isolation films. Some are uplifting, some are downright despressing, but we talk about it all here on the Geek Card Check! Special Guest: Daniel Howat from the Screeners Podcast. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/) Special Guest: Daniel Howat.

Chris and Tyler talk about the media they've been consuming while on COVID-19 lockdown! Included, a discussion of: * Devs on Hulu * Call of Duty on XBox One & PS4 * Evolution of Horror Podcast * Home Cooking Podcast * and more recommendations for what to watch while quarantined! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Chris and Tyler discuss season one of Star Trek: Picard and their hopes for the future of Star Trek. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

The Geek Card Check crew discusses the things they've been reading, watching, and exploring in the whole realm of Geekdom. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Social distancing? Working from home? We've got a plethora of recommendations to help you pass the time–mostly for free! ACCESS Find out where you can stream a show/movie on JustWatch.com: Stream/Rent/Buy Library Options (Apps) Library card options * eBooks: OverDrive (kids/teen sites, too), hoopla (COMICS! See below), RBdigital (some), Freading * Comics: hoopla - (Dark Horse, DC, Marvel, Image, Titan, Fantagraphics, etc.) Witcher Omnibus, Lock & Key, Star Wars, Parable of the Sower (Butler), Saga, Star Trek, Walking Dead /// Kids: Big Nate, Minecraft, Garfield, Zelda, Percy Jackson, Avatar the Last Airbender * eAudio: OverDrive, hoopla, RBdigital * Streaming Video: OverDrive, hoopla (For the Love of Spock, Ex Machina, ST movies, Stargate SG-1 movies, Beyond a Year in Space [scott kelly doc],BBC), RBdigital (some offer Acorn), Kanopy (Patrick Stewart's Macbeth, Dear Mr Watterson, includes Kids options & Criterion Collection titles) * Magazines: Flipster, OverDrive, RBdigital * Take advantage of some of the free public domain ebook sites: * https://ebookfriendly.com/free-public-domain-books-sources/ * Set a couple of reading goals. Sitting home and wallowing in your quarantine isn't productive. Read through a series, classic or otherwise. * Get into some Jane Austen or look for some of the classic thrillers like Agatha Christie (not all of hers are in public domain, but several are) * Tor.com has a ton of free novellas and short stories, so does Baen (a SF/F publisher)** Other Free Options imdbTV, Tubi tubitv.com (Minority Report, Relic, Donnie Darko, Memento), Crackle (Gattaca, Close Encounters, Crouching Tiger, Starship Troopers), Pluto Get Your Nerd On! * CrashCourse YouTube Channel * Khan Academy * NASA TV * Great Courses (video & audio options) -- on OverDrive and hoopla for some libraries * Universal Class and Lynda.com READING RECS * Start a book series! * Great time to 1st read/reread DUNE * Brandon Sanderson: Stormlight 1-3 in time for 4 in November: Rhythm of War * Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time VIEWING RECS Find yourself some Bingeable TV/Film Series Netflix * The Office * Parks & Rec * Derry Girls * Cheers * New Girl * The IT Crowd * That 70s Show * Star Trek * The West Wing * Gilmore Girls * Supernatural * Breaking Bad * Longmire * Person of Interest * Broadchurch * The Big Family Cooking Showdown * Ugly Delicious * Queer Eye Hulu * Top Chef * Fargo * Justified * It's Always Sunny Disney+ * ALL THE MARVEL MOVIES * Star Wars: The Clone Wars * Classic Disney Animation: DuckTales, Chip & Dale, Darkwing Duck, TaleSpin, Gummi Bears * The Rescuers & Rescuers Down Under * The Love Bug movies * The Muppet Movie * The Witch Mountain Movie * X-Men The Animated Series * Boy Meets World * Gargoyles * Gravity Falls * Brain Games * Shop Class * Frozen 2 * The. Whole. Vault. Prime * The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel * Hellier * Grand Tour * Newsroom * Honey Boy * Downton Abbey * Good Omens * Stargate SG-1 (the movie's on Hulu) * Jane Austen Miniseries * The Boys * The Man in the High Castle * The Expanse * Troop Zero (delightful, adorable, yes) Fringe: all 5 seasons on imdbTV Board Games * Harry Potter Clue * Ice Cool * Operation Escape Room Apps * Super Mega Mini Party Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

This week, the Geek Card Check crew discusses the state of Star Trek: Picard and their feelings on the series so far. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

This week, we take on the amazingly fun and funny comedy-horror-martial arts film: The VelociPastor. Get ready for some crazy! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Kate and Tyler talk about what they've been watching over the last month! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

On this week's Geek Card Check-In, Chris and Tyler discuss what they've been watching over the Winter Break. Plus, stay tuned at the very end for a special bonus discussion of Star Trek: Picard, episode 2 "Maps & Legends." Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

We kick off Season 4 by discussing the incredibly anticipated, long-awaited, wildest-dreamed-of premiere of Star Trek: Picard! We'll be back to our usual alternating weeks of Geek Card Check-Ins started next week, then covering big shows and movies and looking back on those pieces of essential Geek pop culture that made us who we are today. So, we won't be covering Picard week-to-week (though I suspect we'll have a hard time resisting the urge to talk about it during our Check-Ins). But, Tyler is reviewing them on www.readysteadycut.com. Here's the link to that tag: https://readysteadycut.com/tag/star-trek-picard/ Keep up with the conversation there and with us all on Twitter and Facebook and Instagram! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

In our season 3 finale, we talk about all the great, geeky things we've done in 2019. We cover movies, shows, games, tech, books, and so much more. This is a love-filled, recommendation-heavy episode! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

This week, Chris and Tyler discuss the two newest animated Short Treks, "The Girl Who Made the Stars" and "Ephraim and Dot" as well as our initial reactions to The Expanse Season 4 on Amazon Prime. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Kate, Chris, and Tyler discuss Galaxy Quest in celebration of its 20th anniversary. We also pay tribute on the passing of René Auberjunois and D.C. Fontana–two titans of Star Trek. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Chris and Tyler Check In to discuss what they're most excited for in 2020! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Kate and Tyler do another check-in, discussing some of the things they've been watching lately. They also discuss the newest Short Trek: "Ask Not." Topics: 1. The Mandalorian, Episode 1 2. Watchmen, the TV series, Eps 1-4 3. Man in the High Castle Final Season 4. Honey Boy (https://readysteadycut.com/2019/11/09/honey-boy-review/) 5. Marriage Story (https://readysteadycut.com/2019/11/10/marriage-story-review/) 6. The Irishman 7. Parasite 8. Harriet Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

In this week's Geek Card Check-In, Chris and Kate reflect on Princess Leia and the loss of Carrie Fisher. They also share some Star Wars news, Chris reviews AppleTV+, and Kate reviews Happy Death Day. Links: * https://www.tor.com/2019/11/07/leia-was-originally-going-to-be-the-last-jedi-in-star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-says-todd-fisher/ * https://time.com/5720323/billie-lourd-princess-leia-essay-carrie-fisher/ * https://www.tor.com/2019/11/08/disney-star-wars-marvel-hiatus-new-shows-development-quarterly-earnings-call-bob-iger/ Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

In our Check-In for the week of November 3, 2019, Kate and Tyler talk about basically everything, including a follow-up on Terminator: Dark Fate, as well as: New & Upcoming Fall TV: * Jack Ryan Season 2 * Daybreak Season 1 * The Morning Show and AppleTV * Man in the High Castle Final Season: Nov 15 * The Crown Season 3: Nov 17 Book News: * Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, of The Night Circus, Nov 5 * Andromeda Evolution by Daniel H Wilson, sequel to Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton, releases Nov 12 * Auberon: An Expanse Novella by James S.A. Corey, Nov 12th * The MacMillan Library Embargo and ebooksforall.org (ebooksforall.org) Podcast Recommendations: * The Prancing Pony Podcast (https://theprancingponypodcast.com/) * LeVar Burton Reads (http://www.levarburtonpodcast.com/) * The World in Words (https://www.pri.org/categories/world-words) * The Office Ladies (https://officeladies.com/) * Metaphysical Milkshake (https://soulpancake.com/portfolio_page/metaphysical-milkshake/) Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

In anticipation of the upcoming Terminator: Dark Fate, we discuss Terminator and T2: Judgment Day and our hopes and fears for the new installment in the series. Also, Tyler is grumpy. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

In which Kate potentially sells her soul to cooperate with Chris and Tyler as they recommend some non-traditional, geeky Halloween content for consumption. Kate and Tyler also make Chris' dreams come true by watching a few episodes of Rick & Morty–what will their verdict be? Will they love it? Will they hate it? Wait and see. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Chris and Tyler do a brief Check-In and then talk about the newest Star Trek: Short Treks episode: "The Trouble With Edward." Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Kate and Tyler discuss ALL the trailers coming out of New York Comic Con 2019 (links below) as well as the newest Short Trek: "Q & A (https://youtu.be/4tCdDihtMAY)" starring Ethan Peck and Rebecca Romijn. Links: * Lost in Space (https://youtu.be/pdwBMPKUV3E) Season 2 Trailer * [The Expanse](https://youtu.be/0-QBzYfKR8)_ Season 4 Trailer * Star Trek: Picard (https://youtu.be/FySrgrKJguE) Trailer * Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 (https://youtu.be/46ec8WnBHes) Trailer Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

In our Geek Card Check-In for the week of Septemper 30, 2019, the Geeks are in rare form, talking books, movies, games, upcoming shows, and a wide range of other topics. Links: * A24 Books (https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2019/9/26/20886012/a24-moonlight-ex-machina-witch-books-limited-edition-release-date) * Inside Bill's Brain (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aCv29JKmHNY) * Link's Awakening (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U-_XfDGgDw) for Switch * Apple Arcade (https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/25/apple-arcade-game-subscription-service-ios-mac-apple-tv/) * Ad Astra (https://boxd.it/P31iZ) * Supernatural Season 15 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V232RpcCdTY) * Andromeda Evolution (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44148860-the-andromeda-evolution) by Daniel H. Wilson Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

We cover 2014's Ex Machina, the first outing by writer-director Alex Garland (writer of Sunshine, 28 Days Later, 20 Weeks Later, The Beach), as well as AI in film and the deep philosophy put forth by this film. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)