Comm Talk by Geek Devotions

Originally Aired Sunday, April 29th 2018 This week on Comm Talk we give our thoughts on Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War! This is a special episode in that Dallas’ sister, Damara, joins us. This particular podcast is broken up into 3 sections. 1. Our expectations for the film and some insights from the comics. 2. A spoiler free reaction to the movie. 3. A spoiler filled discussion on the film and where we see the franchise moving forward to. Listen to our podcast and let us know your thoughts on the movie. You can listen to it in the YouTube player below or click one of the following links below to check it out on some of our favorite podcast catchers!

Originally Aired Sunday, March 25th 2018 Continuing our Women of Geekdom Month, Kristy Ruiz talks about what it’s like to be a Geeky Mom! Time Stamps: 0:53 What is it like being a Geeky Mom? 22:14 What Geeky Girl Stereotypes has Kristy ran into and how has she dealt with them over the years 32:00 Commercial – Social Media Marketing and Training – If you’re in need of help setting up your online presence for your business or ministry please contact Dallas at [email protected] 32:53 What are we geeking out about this week? 48:59 How to get in contact with Kristy Listen to the #RetroRewindPodcast as Francisco, Paul, and a guest host take another look at movies, video games, and sometimes TV Shows which are 15+ years old. We discuss what we like, what we don’t like, and finally ranking what’s a Classic, Nostalgic, or Tragic. Find all RRP’s stuff at: http://retrorewindpodcast.com/ Check out RRP’s Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/241888764 Subscribe to RRP’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/retrorewindpodcast Vote on which movies RRP covers at: http://retrorewindpodcast.com/vote

Originally Aired Sunday, March 18th 2018 On this week’s episode of Comm Talk, Amy Hollis of Believers Worship Center joins us for a conversation about what it’s like to be the mom of a geek! See Time stamps for information about this episode 0:50 Introduction of Amy Hollis 1:30 The need for a parent to take interest in a Child’s interest 5:35 Amy’s insight into her son’s geekiness 9:45 Dealing with Stereotypes 17:58 Commercial – Social Media Marketing and Training – If you’re in need of help setting up your online presence for your business or ministry please contact Dallas at [email protected] 18:58 What are we Geeking out About 28:15 How to connect with Amy and Believers Worship Center Find out more about Amy and Believers Worship Center by visiting their Facebook Page!! https://www.facebook.com/believersworship Visit Believer’s Worship Center at 6068 LA-3, Benton, LA 71006

Originally Aired Sunday, March 11th 2018 Part two of our Women of Geekdom Month! This week we are talking to Bex from Redeemd Otaku Podcast. Article: https://geekdevotions.com/2018/03/11/comm-talk-034-being-an-otaku-girl-feat-bex-from-redeemed-otaku-podcast/ Show Notes 1:25 What is it like being an Otaku Girl? 3:17 Recommendation of anime 6:12 Favorite part of being an Otaku 8:18 What Otaku Girl stereo types has Bex ran into, if any, over the years. 14:44 Commercial Break – Social Media Marketing and Training – If you’re in need of help setting up your online presence for your business or ministry please contact Dallas at [email protected] 15:46 Currently Geeking out over 23:22 What is Redeemed Otaku Podcast and how can people get ahold of Bex?

Originally Aired Sunday, March 4th 2018 This week on Comm Talk, Celeste sits down with Damara L. Mora (MA PLPC) and talk about what it’s like to be a Geeky Girl. See full show notes below the video! 2:56 What is it like being a Geeky Girl? 6:27 What are the Stereotypes of being a Geeky Girl and what does it mean to geek out? 11:09 Commercial Break – Social Media Marketing and Training – If you’re in need of help setting up your online presence for your business or ministry please contact Dallas at [email protected] 12:32 Currently Geeking out over 19:42 What is Coffee Talk 318? – https://coffeetalk318.wordpress.com/

Originally Aired Sunday, February 25th 2018 This is a special Live recorded episode of Comm Talk. In this episode we talk about being responsible with our finances while being in our geekdoms. It all boiled won to 3 things. Understanding that our Geekdoms – Comics, Movies, Video Games, Sports, Books, Etc. are all LUXURIES, not necessities. Understanding what is truly a priority. Things like eggs, milk, bread, paying your house bills are priorities. Thinks like Netflix, Cable TV, top end high speed internet are not. Budget accordingly

Originally Aired Sunday, January 14th 2018 This week on Comm Talk by Geek Devotions, Dallas and Celeste talk about Season 5 of Agents of Shield. Do they like it? Where do they see it going? Where do they want to see it go? Listen and find out!

Originally Aired Sunday, December 31st 2017 This week on Comm Talk Dallas and special guest Ben Avery (Comic book writer and Host of Strangers and Aliens) talk about Star Trek Generations! What did we like? What did we not like? What were some deeper things we saw in the film? Why does Ben believe it is a Christmas movie?! These questions and much more answered soon! Check out the show notes below to the YouTube version of our podcast to jump from section to section. Don’t forget that you can find our podcasts on iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher, and TuneIn Radio. Show Notes: 2:25 Who is Ben Avery and what is Strangers and Aliens Ben Avery’s Website: http://benavery.com/ Strangers and Aliens Website: http://strangersandaliens.com/ Strangers and Aliens Podcast on iTunes: https://goo.gl/ti4occ Strangers and Aliens YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StrangersandAliens Strangers and Aliens Twitter: https://twitter.com/strangeandalien Strangers and Aliens Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrangersandAliens 9:02 Connections – What are some of your earliest connections with Star Trek Franchise and specifically Star Trek Generations 17:55 What did we like about the movie? 33:33 What did we not like about the movie? 49:35 Commercial Break – Social Media Marketing and Training – If you’re in need of help setting up your online presence for your business or ministry please contact Dallas at [email protected] 50:35 More about the team behind Strangers and Aliens 54:09 Deeper Meanings – What spiritual connections or applications do we see in this film? 1:24:15 Is it really a Christmas Movie? Why or why not? (Ben this will be a great time for you to promote your list on your website) 1:39:06 Final Words from Ben to the Devoted Geek Community

Originally Aired Sunday, December 24th 2017 This week we talk about Tim Allen’s 1994 The Santa Clause with guest Chris ‘The Ticking Bearded Pirate’ Nugent! What did we like, what did we not like, what are are favorite quotes, what deeper themes did we see in this movie? All of these questions and more will be answered! Show Notes: 0:45 Intro Chris the ticking bearded Movie Pirate 8:07 What we liked about The Santa Clause 17:44 What is The Game 19:25 What we didn’t like about The Santa Clause 28:56 Commercial – 29:46 Favorite Quotes from The Santa Clause 33:11 Deeper thoughts 50:34 What makes up a Christmas Movie? 55:00 Closer – Don’t miss next week as special guests from Strangers and Aliens join us!

Originally Aired Sunday, December 17th 2017 This week we talk about 1992’s Batman Returns with guest Carlos Renfroe of Healing Truth Ministries! Make sure to check out our show notes below the video. Show Notes: 3:50 Who is Carlos Renfroe and what is Healing Truth Ministries? Healing Truth Ministries is a Blog and Podcast ministry that seeks to nourish the Saints with the Truth and to light the way of the lost towards salvation. They are dedicated to the understanding of firm Biblical Truth and the call for the church to evangelize the world with the wonderful Gospel of Jesus Christ. Check out Healing Truth Ministries by following the links below Website: http://www.healingtruthministries.org/ Podcast: http://healingtruthministries.podbean.com/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healingtruthministries/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/healingtruthorg Instagram https://www.instagram.com/healingtruthorg/ 6:55 Some of our earliest memories about Batman Returns 10:41 Things we liked about Batman Returns 16:43 Thinks we didn’t like about Batman Returns 25:44 Commercial 26:45 More about Carlos and his family 30:37 Deeper meanings…This is the part of the show where we take a look at some of the deeper meanings we saw in Batman Returns 41:03 Is Batman Returns a Christmas movie? 47:42 Closer –

Originally Aired Sunday, December 10th 2017 This week on Comm Talk, special guest Cody McGurk of Luphonix joins us for Geekmas as we talk about Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas. We talk about what we liked, what we didn’t like, some deeper meanings, and if this movie is a Halloween Movie or Christmas Movie Show Notes: 1:00 Extra Tuesday Announcement 2:24 Intro Cody McGurk YouTube channel: https://goo.gl/AYKsG1 Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Luphonix/ 3:59 Things we liked 10:08 Thinks we didn’t like 18:18 Commercial – Social Media Marketing and Training – If you’re in need of help setting up your online presence for your business or ministry please contact Dallas at [email protected] 19:44 Deeper meanings 34:56 Is this a Christmas movie and why 45:37 Question of the Week – What other movies do you believe to be muli-seasonal? 46:22 Closer

Originally Aired Sunday, December 3rd 2017 This week on Comm Talk we talk about the 1988 movie, Die Hard. We discuss what we liked, didn’t like, some deeper thoughts on the movie and IF it is actually a Christmas movie. Show Notes: 0:56 – Announcements 2:53 – Things we liked about Die Hard 8:09 – Things we did not like about Die Hard 13:58 – Commercial Break – Social Media Marketing and Training – If you’re in need of help setting up your online presence for your business or ministry please contact Dallas at [email protected] 14:50 – Deeper thoughts 19:27 – Is Die Hard a Christmas Move? 23:36 – Outro

Originally Aired Sunday, November 19th 2017 This week on Comm Talk, special guest Bobby Sisemore (AKA Celeste’s Dad) joins us for a special conversation about Star Trek! Show Notes 3:22 Favorite Captain and Why 8:01 Favorite Crew and Why 13:30 Commercial – Social Media Marketing and Training – If you’re in need of help setting up your online presence for your business or ministry please contact Dallas at [email protected] 14:20 Favorite Episode for Each series and why! 25:48 Results from our Poll on Devoted Geek Life Facebook Page…Which is the better Captain: Picard or Kirk? For more Comm Talk, search for “Comm Talk by Geek Devotions” on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Radio. Want more King of the Monsters Month? Check out this playlist: https://goo.gl/ckFHVx

Originally aired Sunday, November 12th 2017 Today on Comm Talk we talk about the newest addition to the X-Men franchise… The Gifted! What do we like about the series? What would we like to see become of it? Find out today! 0:26 Intro 1:05 – Announcements Guest appearance on Victims and Villains – For more info about Victims and Villains visit https://www.victimsandvillains.net/ Check out our episode with him here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZcBtsr83s8 Devoted Geek Life – Join some of the most amazing geeks on the internet by joining our new Facebook group “Devoted Geek Life” just search for Devoted Geek Life on Facebook! 2:30 – What we like about Fox’s “The Gifted” 15:37 – Interesting Characters that stand out to us in Fox’s “The Gifted” 25:41 – Commercial – Social Media Marketing and Training – If you’d like for some help setting up your online presence and learn how to maintain it, contact Dallas at [email protected] 26:31- “The Gifted” moving forward, how we want to see the story develop and how could it be pulled into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 41:38 – What’s happening next week on Comm Talk 42:41 – Devoted Geek Life Poll Results

Originally Aired Sunday, November 5th 2017 Today on Comm Talk, Dallas and Celeste review the article they wrote for Geeks Under Grace entitled Godzilla: Through Cinema History. You can read the article for yourself at https://geeksundergrace.com. Below the video player you’ll find our show notes with detailed time stamps for where you can find each section. 2:56 – The Original Godzilla – Gojira 1954 – GUG Article 5:31 – Our Expanded thoughts on Gojira 1954 9:48 – Ferris Bueller Meets Godzilla – Godzilla 1998 – GUG Article 11:53 – Our Expanded Thoughts on Godzilla 1998 19:32 – Social Media Marketing and Training – If you’re in need of help setting up your online presence for your business or ministry please contact Dallas at [email protected] 20:32 – Second Chance – Godzilla 2014 – GUG Article 22:34 – Our Expanded Thoughts on Godzilla 2014 30:25 – New Godzilla – Shin Godzilla 2016 – GUG Article 32:55 – Our Expanded Thoughts on Shin Godzilla 2016 40:18 – Final Roar – GUG Article 41:37 –Thoughts from our Devoted Geek Life Facebook Group 45:18 – Closing Remarks Make sure to leave some comments and let us know your thoughts! For more Comm Talk, search for “Comm Talk by Geek Devotions” on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Radio. Want more King of the Monsters Month? Check out this playlist: https://goo.gl/ckFHVx

Originally Aired Sunday, October 29th 2017 Today on Comm Talk, Devoted Geek, Paul J. Powers of Retro Rewind Podcast joins us in our discussion of Shin Godzilla (2016) Today we discuss some of the things we didn’t like, things we enjoyed, and some spiritual themes that we found in the movie! Make sure to leave some comments and let us know your thoughts! For more Comm Talk, search for “Comm Talk by Geek Devotions” on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Radio. Want more King of the Monsters Month? Check out this playlist: https://goo.gl/ckFHVx Listen to the #RetroRewindPodcast as Francisco, Paul, and a guest host take another look at movies, video games, and sometimes TV Shows which are 15+ years old. We discuss what we like, what we don’t like, and finally ranking what’s a Classic, Nostalgic, or Tragic. Find all RRP’s stuff at: http://retrorewindpodcast.com/ Subscribe to RRP’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/retrorewindpodcast Vote on which movies RRP covers at: http://retrorewindpodcast.com/vote

Originally Aired Monday, October 23rd 2017 This is part 2 of our special 2 part episode with the Ruiz Family! The Ruiz Family were so much fun that we actually lost track of time and talked for nearly 2 hours! To make things easier for our listeners we’ve broken the conversation down into two parts. Our last episode covered all the things we like and didn’t like about Godzilla 2014. Today’s episode, however, is very special. Today we dig deep and discuss some of the spiritual themes that we saw in the movie along with some practical applications to our lives such as balance and boundaries. Make sure to leave some comments and let us know your thoughts! For more Comm Talk, search for “Comm Talk by Geek Devotions” on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher Radio and TuneIn Radio. Want more King of the Monsters Month? Check out this playlist: https://goo.gl/ckFHVx Listen to the #RetroRewindPodcast as Francisco, Paul, and a guest host take another look at movies, video games, and sometimes TV Shows which are 15+ years old. We discuss what we like, what we don’t like, and finally ranking what’s a Classic, Nostalgic, or Tragic. Find all RRP’s stuff at: http://retrorewindpodcast.com/ Subscribe to RRP’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/retrorewindpodcast Vote on which movies RRP covers at: http://retrorewindpodcast.com/vote

Sunday, October 22nd 2017 This week, we’ve split up our Podcast, Comm Talk, into two different episodes. 020A and 020B! The purpose of this was because our special guests, The Ruiz Family, were so much fun that we actually lost track of time and talked for nearly 2 hours! To make things easier for our listeners we’ve broken the conversation down into two parts. 020A Covers all the things we like and didn’t like about Godzilla 2014. What scenes did we find amazing? What scenes did we not like? What scenes gave us the feels for giant rampaging monsters? Find out! Make sure to leave some comments and let us know your thoughts! Want more King of the Monsters Month? Check out this playlist: https://goo.gl/ckFHVx Listen to the #RetroRewindPodcast as Francisco, Paul, and a guest host take another look at movies, video games, and sometimes TV Shows which are 15+ years old. We discuss what we like, what we don’t like, and finally ranking what’s a Classic, Nostalgic, or Tragic. Find all RRP’s stuff at: http://retrorewindpodcast.com/ Subscribe to RRP’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/retrorewindpodcast Vote on which movies RRP covers at: http://retrorewindpodcast.com/vote

Originally aired Sunday, October 15th 2017 This week on Comm Talk, we continue King of the Monsters Month with special guest L.J. Lowery of Geeks Under Grace Podcast as we talk about Godzilla from 1998. In this episode we ask the following questions… What did we like about Godzilla from 1998? What did we not like about Godzilla from 1998? What spiritual truths can we pull from Godzilla 1998? Want more King of the Monsters Month? Check out this playlist: https://goo.gl/ckFHVx Keep up with LJ and the Geeks Under Grace crew withthe following links! Website: http://www.geeksundergrace.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/geeksundergrace Podcast:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/geeks-under-grace-podcast/id1049615213?mt=2 Check out our Kawaii Kaiju Taco Shirts on Redbubble by clicking the links below Japanese Shirt – https://goo.gl/Dxm5TB English Shirt – https://goo.gl/nmFsdu Check out our full store here: https://goo.gl/zyKv8B Make sure you check out the Kaijuvision podcast you can find them on most major Podcast catchers such as iTunes and Google Play but you can also visit their website here: http://www.kaijuvision.com/ Also make sure to check out their Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Kaijuvision/ ______________________________________________ Recently Dallas wrote an article for Geeks Under Grace. His article took a look at bullying through the lens of X-Men. If you are interested in checking out this article click the following link. Be aware that the article does contain links and contact information for people who are in need of help due to severe bullying and also for community organizers to address the issue of bullying. http://www.geeksundergrace.com/christ… Dark Tower Bible Study for Geeks Under Grace: http://www.geeksundergrace.com/christ… _______ Comm Talk Podcast _____________ Comm Talk is an extension of Geek Devotions and allows us to bring in more people and discuss different things. Below will be links to the iTunes, Google Music, TuneIn Radio and Stitcher pages. We are really excited about this new branch of Geek Devotions, keep an eye out for a new episode hopefully every Sunday afternoon. Itunes:: https://goo.gl/XqeFBJ Google Play: https://goo.gl/sYa6Jx Stitcher: https://goo.gl/brddms TuneIn Radio:https://goo.gl/H6b7zk Welcome to Geek Devotions! The show by a couple of Geeks who are Devoted to letting people know that they are Loved! Subscribe to our channel and follow our Instagram/Twitter @GeekDevotions To see our Extra Tuesday Playlist! go to https://goo.gl/qHJdK6 Check out Season 1 of Geek Devotions! https://goo.gl/in3UMX Follow Geek Devotions on social media! https://www.facebook.com/GeekDevotions/

Originally Aired Sunday, October 8th 2017 Welcome to King of The Monsters Month!! This week on Comm Talk – special Guest Mike Johngrass of Message of Hope joins us for a great discussion on the very first Godzilla movie. While state side it was called Godzilla King of Monsters; the original title was Gojira and it came out in 1954. Mike and Dallas discuss some of their favorite aspects of the film, some of the interesting social commentary it takes on, and some of the reoccurring themes that this film started. Let us know your thoughts on this episode in our comment section and also do us a favor and leave a review of our Podcast on iTunes! Check out our Kawaii Kaiju Taco Shirts on Redbubble by clicking the links below Japanese Shirt – https://teespring.com/kaiju-wants-a-taco-japanese?tsmac=store&tsmic=geekdevotions&pid=369&cid=6527 English Shirt – https://teespring.com/kaiju-wants-a-taco-eng?tsmac=store&tsmic=geekdevotions&pid=369&cid=6527 Check out our full store here: https://goo.gl/zyKv8B ____ Mike Johngrass __________ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/preech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/preachjohn316/ ____ Message of Hope (Mike’s Ministry) _________ Website: http://sherijohngrass.wixsite.com/mes… email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Message-of-H… Twitter: https://twitter.com/_MessageofHope Message of Hope, Inc 2677 Taft Avenue Youngstown, Ohio 44502 Make sure you check out the Kaijuvision podcast you can find them on most major Podcast catchers such as iTunes and Google Play but you can also visit their website here: http://www.kaijuvision.com/ Also make sure to check out their Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Kaijuvision/ _______ Comm Talk Podcast _____________ Comm Talk is an extension of Geek Devotions and allows us to bring in more people and discuss different things. Below will be links to the iTunes, Google Music, TuneIn Radio and Stitcher pages. We are really excited about this new branch of Geek Devotions, keep an eye out for a new episode hopefully every Sunday afternoon. Itunes:: https://goo.gl/XqeFBJ Google Play: https://goo.gl/sYa6Jx Stitcher: https://goo.gl/brddms TuneIn Radio:https://goo.gl/H6b7zk Welcome to Geek Devotions! The show by a couple of Geeks who are Devoted to letting people know that they are Loved! Subscribe to our channel and follow our Instagram/Twitter @GeekDevotions To see our Extra Tuesday Playlist! go to https://goo.gl/qHJdK6 Check out Season 1 of Geek Devotions! https://goo.gl/in3UMX Follow Geek Devotions on social media! https://www.facebook.com/GeekDevotions/

Originally Published September 30th 2017 This week on Comm Talk, we name our Devoted Geek of the Month and we talk about Marvel's Inhumans! We ask the following questions What are The Inhumans? What did we like about Marvel's Inhumans? What did we not like about Marvel's Inhumans? What should had been done with Marvel's Inhumans? What can ABC and Mavel do to save the show? We'd love to hear your thoughts on those questions along with your thoughts on our thoughts! Did you agree with our assessments? Let us know by contacting us via Facebook - Instagram - Twitter @GeekDevotions! Don't forget to check out our YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/GeekDevotions

Originally Aired Sunday, September 17th 2017 ... Today on Comm Talk Celeste and Dallas discuss The Matrix Trilogy, Anime, and Games! They talk about their first impressions of the franchise and the impact it has had on the world around them. Check out the episode we did with Retro Rewind Podcast on Blade Runner http://retrorewindpodcast.com/episodes/blade-runner-podcast _______ Comm Talk Podcast _____________ Comm Talk is an extension of Geek Devotions and allows us to bring in more people and discuss different things. Below will be links to the iTunes, Google Music, TuneIn Radio and Stitcher pages. We are really excited about this new branch of Geek Devotions, keep an eye out for a new episode hopefully every Sunday afternoon. Itunes:: https://goo.gl/XqeFBJ Google Play: https://goo.gl/sYa6Jx Stitcher: https://goo.gl/brddms TuneIn Radio:https://goo.gl/H6b7zk Welcome to Geek Devotions! The show by a couple of Geeks who are Devoted to letting people know that they are Loved! Subscribe to our channel and follow our Instagram/Twitter @GeekDevotions To see our Extra Tuesday Playlist! go to https://goo.gl/qHJdK6 Check out Season 1 of Geek Devotions! https://goo.gl/in3UMX Follow Geek Devotions on social media! Tweets by GeekDevotions http://www.instagram.com/geekdevotions https://www.facebook.com/GeekDevotions/

Originally published September 10th, 2017.... This week on Comm Talk By Geek Devotions, Dallas shares an article about helping people who are being bullied that he wrote for Geeks Under Grace. If you'd like to see this article and more please visit http://www.geeksundergrace.com/ To get to the actual article go to http://www.geeksundergrace.com/christian-living/how-to-be-the-professor-x-to-bullied-people-in-need/ If you are struggling with being bullied or would like to organize a school/community gathering to raise awareness about bullying check out Say Something School Assemblies at http://saysomethingassembly.com/ If you are really on the edge and are afraid you are going to hurt yourself, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Please don't suffer in silence Don't forget to check out our Youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/geekdevotions and also check out our social media (Facebook/Twitter/Instagram) by searching for Geek Devotions.