Geek Cast Live Podcast

Rob Bass, GCR, & Cartoon Joe do a full review of the characters, and themes shown in Andor Season 2. We don’t dive to deep but there are mild spoilers. So, strap in a plug away as we break down this masterful piece of art. Enjoy Part 2 of what we call, The Rebellion Cut. […]

Rob Bass, GCR, & Cartoon Joe do a full review of the characters, and themes shown in Andor Season 1. We don’t dive to deep but there are mild spoilers. So, strap in a plug away as we break down this masterful piece of art. Enjoy Part 1of what we call, The Rebellion Cut.   […]

Apparently, there is a world unifying event going on as we speak. Is it happening across Al Zgores interweb tubes? You bet. Does that make it any less important? Hell no! So, jump into the episode and into the world of Helldivers! This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR SOME AWESOME FLAGS […]

This week we continue our first ever official spinoff of Geek Cast Live, THE CRITICAL HITS!!! GCR and Martin get together this month to discuss and critique 2 genre specific films. This episode the genre was “Pre 60’s”. Spoilers abound for The Hidden Fortress and Singing In The Rain. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ […]

Its going to happen. Someone in Chicago is going to make a sandwich or dish called “The Chicago Pope” and it’s going to become iconic. So, we figured we’d get in before all the good ideas where taken. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR SOME AWESOME FLAGS FROM FLAGS FOR GOOD […]

This week we trundle on without Professor Bass. It seems to be a fortnight hence since we have all been together on the pod. Nevertheless, record we do for record we must. We get deep into the feeling jar and give a review full of spoilers of Thunderbolts*. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW […]

GCR wasn’t on this episode, but it was his job to edit it. It took him a week. He didn’t really listen to it cause when he edited it, he was tired and just wanted a pillow. He thinks they might have talked about The Last Of Us season 2. Not sure. This link here […]

The Bassmachine just got back from a bucket list vacation, so we decided to pick his brain. We learn a lot, and GCR is left with a desire to go to Florida. It’s a weird feeling, I’m sure. NO orange lightsaber though could be a real deal breaker. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW THIS […]

This week we continue our first ever official spinoff of Geek Cast Live, THE CRITICAL HITS!!! GCR and Martin get together this month to discuss and critique 2 genre specific films. This episode the genre was “War Movie”. Spoilers abound for Fury and The Thin Red Line. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW THIS […]

GCR enacts the ancient law of Do / Review, which is his right, and makes the crew watch the Season 7 opening episode of Dropouts Game Changer. The stakes are high considering he’s been trying to get Nic and Bass on this page for some time now. Will the chaos therein push them away? They […]

Seed returns to the pod to help us break down and discuss the recent glut of casting news coming out of Marvel. This enrages Nic, the Tommy Lee Jones of podcasting, as he thought we were supposed to be talking about college basketball. Hilarity 100 % ensues. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW THIS […]

This week the Geek Cast crew gather to discuss a movie Nic hasn’t seen. Bass doesn’t understand cooking shows for some reason, and Joe tries to sell us on why Cake Boss is actually a perfectly valid title for a pirate king on One Piece. Ry is out this week, and we have thoughts in […]

This week the Geek Cast crew gather to share in some of the latest in streaming, television, and the silver screen. Nic watches half a show, Ryan gushes, and Joe continues his journey into the tower of Babel that is One Piece. Rob’s also here. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR […]

We crash headlong into the Nic Resistance and dive deep into the Oscars with special guest SEED! I’m sure after a not so brief look into the future of this year’s movie slate he will come around. In other news, I wish you guys could see Cartoon Joes hair. Audio medium and all… This link […]

This week we debut our first ever official spinoff of Geek Cast Live, THE CRITICAL HITS!!! GCR and Martin get together once a month to discuss and critique 2 genre specific films. In this first episode the genre was “Thriller”. Spoilers abound for Blue Ruin and The Lives of Others. Give us some grace…it’s our […]

We use our time this week to catch up on all the things that we geeked on during the break. You’d be surprised really just how into pies Bass can be. Cartoon Joe, ice skating enthusiast to the max. All this and more in this week’s tight hour about nothing. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/waywardraven/we-suck-at-comics-volume-2-coloring-outside-the-lines?ref=discovery&term=WAYWARD%20RAVEN&total_hits=5&category_id=249 This link here folks […]

Hello and welcome to SEASON 12 of the Geek Cast Live Podcast! I am your blog post Bork Johnson and this week we have friends of the show and super handsome bird people Mark & ASAP from Wayward Raven! They discuss their newest Kickstarter and we try to figure out how time works. All in […]

We ring in the holidays and the end of Season 11 with 1 of our favorite things and 2 of our favorite people. Our first guests ever ASAP & Mark from Wayward Raven stop in and join us for a heist! ASAP goes behind the screen and gives Rob Bass his first time in the […]

This week we dip our toes back into the waters of hell! We backdoor pilot one of our upcoming season 2 12 shows Session Zero, and we use the battle between heaven and hell as our test subject. Rob Bass takes us through creating warbands for this one-of-a-kind game. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ […]

Yeah, ok you caught us. This is a very unprepared filler episode. We generally talk about our Thanksgivings and some of the food we ate. To be honest we are all over the place. This doesn’t stop us from creating new holiday or being super almost annoyingly niche, however. Anyway enjoy! This link here folks […]

Since the war on Thanksgiving is in full swing, we have decided to counter the Christmas onslaught. This week we lean fully into the gloom of a 5:30 full dark hellscape. This week we bring you …Hatesgiving! This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR SOME AWESOME FLAGS FROM FLAGS FOR GOOD !!! […]

Ever wanted to know what our soundtrack leading up to purge night would be? Did you think there would be so much disco? Follow along as GCR, Rob Bass, Nic, Cartoon Joe, and Martin lay out the tracks that would take them through a magical journey called purge. Welcome, to the Midnight Disco! This link […]

So, we hung a black flag last week. Took some time to get our head right. And while this episode isn’t our smoothest, we got back in it with some old familiar. Marvel talk. GCR had the guys watch the newest trailers for Thunderbolts* and Captain America: Brave New World. Nic had thoughts. Especially about […]

Its Halloween week and therefore our last episode of spooky season. Nic rejoins the show as we talk about our collective, Bass aside, least favorite genre of horror. The slasher flick. Its bloody and probably stars a final girl or two. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR SOME AWESOME FLAGS FROM […]

It’s all vampires all the time this week on an all new episode of The Geek Cast Live Podcast!! Nic is away, hates vamps this guy, so Martin steps in to let us know definitively which Vampire IP is the best. Controversy abounds. Blood is guzzled. Garlic is used to make a nice shrimp scampi. […]

This week the gang bring in the podcasts friend and founder, Jason Pyles! Only for this episodes purposes he flips the switch and brings the jump scares as Jay of the Dead. Jump into the deep end of the spooky pool folks, its horror movie recs for days! This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW […]

We. Get. Spooky…very very spooky. Travis-T from This Freakin Show joins us and tells tales of a supernatural bent. He gets personal and it gets chilly. So say GCL 3 times in a mirror and see what happens. Dare you. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR SOME AWESOME FLAGS FROM FLAGS […]

This week the crew dazzles and shines as we devote our time to the silver screen! An in-depth conversation of our favorite movies of all time. Sure, we promise a bakers Rushmore and a Crazy Horse, and for certain we do not deliver. This includes our final two and choice guest selections brought by friends […]

This week the crew dazzles and shines as we devote our time to the silver screen! An in-depth conversation of our favorite movies of all time. Sure, we promise a bakers Rushmore and a Crazy Horse, and for certain we do not deliver. However, have no fear for we decide halfway through to turn this […]

It’s been a minute since we have all been on together. So, we did what some consider our best work. Just a tight 60 full of mumblecored banter snndf hijinks. We are friends in real life after all. We took this time to lean into what one reviewer said made him feel like having a […]

This week the Geek Cast crew travel forward in time to bring you an episode from last week! The guys discuss Christopher Reeve and Taylor Swift, as well as dive into some of the latest Apple Conference. Spoilers, Siri can now legally drive golf carts. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR […]

This week we welcome into the fold new guest and part time cohost Martin from New York to help us digest the upcoming fantasy football season. We also take a trip up Mt Olympus and dissect the new Netflix hit show Kaos starring Jeff Goldblum. Its, a … good time. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ […]

This week the Geek Cast crew reunite to discuss the only thing that matters… Dooooooooom! This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR SOME AWESOME FLAGS FROM FLAGS FOR GOOD !!! Get some cool merch @ http://GCL.Threadless.com Plugs and Amazing Folks Check out our man Seed over @ Poprika Reviews Be sure to check […]

This week GCR & Cartoon Joe are joined by world builder extraordinaire Simon Filler! He teaches us his 4 pillars of world building and takes us through a crash course. We talk about radioactive hogs, nuclear priests and more in the new and exciting episode of Geek Cast Live!! This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ […]

This week we do a deep dive into Project 2025. Yes, we realize we are 4 white guys talking politics on a podcast. Yes, we realize we aren’t poli-sci majors, armchair wonks at best. Nevertheless, we figure if one listener learns something it was worth it. So, give it a listen, then go check your […]

This week, the Geek Cast crew are scattered to the winds and out of time and order. Joe and Nic discuss the finer points of Fort Wayne, Indiana and Hoosier culture. While Rob joins a cult and Ry get’s a pedicure in Ben Franklin’s favorite foot parlor, Nic and Joe discuss television True Blood. Oh, […]

What’s this? an episode out of order? Thats right folks for some screwy reason you’re getting episode 503 days before episode 502. Why is that you ask? Well, it’s because our boys from Wayward Raven are back with a brand-new TIME SENSITIVE Kickstarter! Mark & ASAP bring in the super talented Katherine Blakeney to talk […]

Every once in a while, we have to take a small break from our regularly scheduled programming to just vent and talk amongst ourselves. We get political on this one. Opinions are shared, and they are just that…opinions. Rob would tell you that they are the right ones. Thanks for letting us vent to each […]

WOW! Episode 500….If you asked us in December 2018 that we would still be doing this, to a man, we would have said no. Yet here we are 500 episodes later and we are still going. Sure no one listens. Sure we just use this time to have some fun with each other. You know […]

Half Bantercast , half collection of geeks…I think that’s the best way to describe this episode. We have some laughs and good conversation. its the show before the big one. Ole episode 499. Nic even stays awake! This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR SOME AWESOME FLAGS FROM FLAGS FOR GOOD !!! […]

Nic and GCR just spent an hour talking about drafts. Like an old house with old windows this episode amirite. It should be a good listen for half of you. The other half of you, well…. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR SOME AWESOME FLAGS FROM FLAGS FOR GOOD !!! Get […]

This week half the Geek Cast crew found themselves in a fruit induced fever dream that results in the bending of reality itself. Pirates eat drug laced fruits to gain super powers, and then after that Joe and Rob Bass discuss some fun and weird science fiction in Scavenger’s Reign and Crimes of the Future. […]

The conclusion of this month’s deep dive into the world of Mutants! We cover 3 different major comics storylines and dig into some of the baddest of baddies. We see you, Daddy Magneto. This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR SOME AWESOME FLAGS FROM FLAGS FOR GOOD !!! Get some cool merch […]

The week the Geek Cast crew dive into the world of child soldiers and state oppression. That’s right, we’re talking about the X-Men! Turns out, there are a lot of them… This link here folks https://jordanrannells.com/ https://waywardraven.com/ FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR SOME AWESOME FLAGS FROM FLAGS FOR GOOD !!! Get some cool merch @ http://GCL.Threadless.com Plugs […]

After our first successful draft the only thing left for us to do is decide on what our next draft should be. Wild ideas abound as we swim through the morass that is GCR’s idea pool. With any luck we will land on an idea that might give Cartoon Joe a chance for victory. This […]

Welcome to the first ever Geek Cast Live Podcast Draft!!! We bring in draft wizard and friend of the show Darryl Mansel to facilitate our drafting of the sure to come soon Knives Out 3. We cast a sidekick for Blanc, a few of the ensemble members, a killer, a villain, and one Muppet to […]

Sometimes Rob has a need to get his geeks out in the open. He hounds us via text and phone messages. Hell, I think one time he hired a skywriter. So sometimes we take a week to let him geekdump TM and get it off his chest this is one of those weeks. Let’s get […]

One of those episodes where we just kind of, don’t feel it. Not that we aren’t happy to be here. Just a slow news week. Nothing really happens but some stick and ball sports, maybe a tv show wraps up. Anyway, here is a banter episode. Oh yeah Rob couldn’t make it this week, so […]

As we wrap up our Clone Wars deep dive let us remember all the brave Jedi and Troopers who laid down their lives for the Republic. Oh, and always, always remember to put the blame squarely on who is responsible. Sheev. Opening Track: Jedi Force Theme – Pianistec Cover Closing Track: General Grievous x Seperatist […]

This week the Geek Cast crew present another introductory dive into a classic universe! Star Wars! The guys discuss the time of the Clone Wars, their first interactions with the concept and property, as well as the major players involved. It turns out, there was really only one player involved. Spoilers, I guess? Opening Track: […]