It's All Geek to Me With Brant and Andrew

With the relatable “every man” talent of Tom Hanks, perfectly blended with the quirky cuteness of Meg Ryan, the 90's gave us America's sweethearts. We talk about their four films together and how they just fit in ways that might only happen with “movie love”.Today's root beer is Oak Creek Blonde.Intro and Outro music by Stockmusic331 on Pond5Send us a Text Message.

For our centennial episode, we deep dive into what it meant to us to grow up in the 80’s and 90’s, and experienced firsthand how being a geek went from being a social pariah to a mainstream protagonist of American culture and entertainment. We’ve helped geek movies be the highest grossing films of the year. We’ve helped video gaming go from a casual pastime to a religious d

….and then we continue going over the top with the acclaimed sequel album. If Bat I is Steinman’s idealized teenage fantasy, with Bat II, the teen has grown up and is now dealing with the crushing effect adulting has on those dreams. Peter Pan was right; we should have stayed forever young!Today’s root beer is Rocky Mountain.Intro and Outro music by Stockmusic331 on Pond5Send

We go waaay over the top in our geeking out over Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf's first bombastic album. We talk about all the twists and turns, speedups and road closures this speeding motorcycle had to take to become one of the best selling albums of all time. We discuss each of the songs, and how they have influenced us and countless others.Today's root beer is Dublin Texas.Intro an

Discussing the wizarding children's tales from a new translation from ancient runes by Hermione Granger, with notes and commentary by Albus Dumbledore and JK Rowling.Today's root beer is Barq's in a glass Bottle.Intro and Outro music by Stockmusic331 on Pond5.Send us a Text Message.

We discussed Stephen King's brilliant novella and the moving film adaptation, including our thoughts on the universal feelings of imprisonment, freedom, and how hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things.Today's root beer is Dang!Intro and Outro music by Stockmusic331 on Pond5Send us a Text Message.

Action figures, models, novels and non-fiction books, posters, home media of entire series, and of course, t-shirts, collecting things to showcase one's fandom is one of the highlights la vie Geek!Today's root beer is Johnnie Ryan Racinette.Intro and Outro music by Stockmusic331 on Pond5Send us a Text Message.

To commemorate this year's May the 4th, we talk about two of the best Star Wars projects to come out since the original trilogy…. Cassian said we had to.Today's root beer is Hoover Dam.Intro and Outro music by Stockmusic331 on Pond5Send us a Text Message.

Seth McFarland's parody retelling of the Star Wars original trilogy is hilarious, and garnered George Lucas's approval, and ours, despite not being “Shauna friendly”.Today's root beer is Americana.Intro and Outro music by Stockmusic331 on Pond5Send us a Text Message.

OKGO, White Stripes, A-Ha's Take On Me…. and hundreds more. Music Videos are definitely an art form we appreciate. Some qualify as actual short films (Thriller, Bad) some barely qualify as worth watching (Total Eclipse of the Heart).Disclaimer: Michael Jackson's music videos deserve their own episode, so look forward to that!Today's root beer is Iron Horse.Intro and Outro music b