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In which the team try valiantly to determine what makes for a great hero, how the nature of heroism has changed over time and what makes a Hero attractive to read about -in theory. And I did say 'try.'It's a big subject (as usual) and we cover quite a bit of ground, but we still manage to wander off topic, insert a certain vegetable repeatedly and pin down the essential pork-pie-ness of Arathorn's boy. Have a listen then let us know what you think on the Geek Syndicate Facebook Page e-mail us at [email protected] or tweet @scrollscast.Forgot to mention this in the podcast, but the David Gemmell Legend Awards for Fantasy are currently running. They're down to a short list and you could help swing things. Be sure to go along and cast your vote.Mr. TheCruel's mosaic-novel-in-progress can be found here if you fancy read along or getting involved.Finally, if anyone interested in hearing how Clover and Dion did on their international debut you can hear the results on Geektress Episode 120 (and I can heartily recommend their website for its quirky humour.)

This Week the talkative twosome are joined by Matty Gould from sister-cast "Scrolls" to peer at the sex and sexuality in Space Opera. Starting from "what the hell is Space Opera anyway?" we go on to: - Matt forgetting the plot of "Left Hand of Darkness" - Incest, Twi-leks and sex-starved Jedi in the Star Wars Universe- Adult Entertainment services in Holodecks- Matty does live research on courtesans through Google (other search engines are available!) -and much, much more. Feedback, as ever, appreciated to [email protected] or twitter Matt @theGrampus or Kehaar @Clarkythecruel or use the new discussion boards at the Geeksyndicate facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/geeksyndicate Kehaar’s game related musings can be found here http://clarkythecruel.wordpress.com/ and his current RPG campaign here http://alfiesantics.wordpress.com/ Matt’s literary reviews are on the Geek Syndicate site (http://www.geeksyndicate.co.uk/) under the Tolkien Gestures column.

In this week’s pod it’s all about new beginnings for the boys. Ant gets engaged, Amaechi gets a new job and PSN finally get back up and running. In the news PSN is back up and Sony is offer users free games and identity fraud protection as a thank you Rumours of Project Café (Wii 2) launch titles that will set off alarm bells at Sony and Microsoft Gotham City Imposters game gets announced Changes to the Mass effect combat system for Mass Effect 3 The Nintendo 3DS goes fully multimedia You know it was coming….but it’s official….a games company has trademarked Seal team Si Buy, Rent or Avoid – features our reviews of Pilot Wings 3DS and Dragon Age 2

Welcome to Episode 183 of Geek Syndicate, your podcast guide to the murtky underbelly of Geekdom. News The Diease Control website crashes under weight of it's zombie defence plan, The Napoleon of Crime gets his own comic, Runemaster studio opens up new pulp division, Disney finds it's Lone Ranger ,Torhwoord web series spin off and Warehouse 13 spin off Week that Was Brightest Day - Vol - 1, Flashpoint #1, The Blue Spear, Community,Smallville and Dr Who Main We take a look at some of the pilots and projects for this year which never got picked up and decide whwther the networks were right or wrong.

Welcome to a new episode of The Trailer Trash Two. Montoya and Silver Fox watch and discuss the latest trailers for movies coming out. Will they Splash the Cash or will it be Cash in the Trash? Trailer Trash Two: Episode 2. This time the boys talk about mutants, a car wrench, vampires, an intergalactic policeman, Indiana Jones’ mother and mermaids. You can catch all the trailers mentioned on the episode on youtube.

BOOM! That's right people after nearly two months of being on hiatus the boys are back in town and back in front of their mics. Their ongoing mission has not changed, to guide you through the murky underbelly of geekdom. Sit back and enjoy because, like the Jedi, Geek Syndicate has returned! News Star Trek take on Bin Laden, Human Target is Cancelled,Superman Beyond,Total Recall Remake,Wonder Woman pilot in doubt and Flashpoint Week That Was Fear Itself, Thorgal, Gotham Central, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Doctor Who Episodes 1 -3 and Thor the Movie Notes from Nuge

Welcome to Episode 31 of Small Press Big Mouth. This is an absolutely packed to the rafters episode, including the lowdown on all the SPX panels at the upcoming Bristol Expo, a scary amount of news and reviews of The Absence, The Dead Queen Detectives, Paris, The Man of Glass and much more. Look out for all the links that you would ever need at the blog https://smallpressbigmouth.blogspot.com

This time it's an all Northern trio as the pest from the west Kehaar is joined by old sparing partner Grampus and Empress of the Earphones Stacey Whittle. Fangs for downloading because we're getting into the sweaty and saline world of the social science in Vampire Fiction. On the way there: Boffin' with Buffy Homo-Erotica with Anne Rice and the Lost Boys Feral antics in True Blood and others Frustration with Laura K Hamilton Deviance with Dresden Debonair Dracula and dirty fingernailed peasant vampires. Off kilter takes like 'I am Legend' and 'Let the right one in.' And many more sundry genre Vampires are looked at in a frank and jovial look at the subject. Stacey Whittle 's podcast small press, big mouth is available on the Geeksyndicate network, the megacast avilable on the Everythign Comes back to 2000ad itunes feed and the supporting blogs are http://smallpressbigmouth.blogspot.com/ and http://2000ad.wordpress.com/ The Geeksyndicate discussion boards are here http://www.facebook.com/#!/board.php?uid=133321786702708 and details of the Dissecting Worlds Synposium on 6 August, Manchester, UK here http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=122188391190426 Read Kehaar and other collaorators stories here http://cutthroatcreeks.wordpress.com/ and Matt's book reviews here http://geeksyndicate.wordpress.com/category/features/tolkien-gestures/

Welcome to episode 3 of Timelore. Due to a personal bereavement we've been away a little time but now we are back. In this episode we review the first half of Season 2 of Doctor Who where we ask the important questions - is Ian to fat to fight, Is there some Ian and Barabara dirtiness going on that we are not party to. All these and more will be explored as we review Planet of Giants The Dalek Invasion of Earth The Rescue The Romans The Web Planet Enjoy Enjoy

This time, we discuss the Big News of the moment - Sony's PSN security breach and talk about the forthcoming Marvel MMO and it's potential pro's and cons. Following this, the guys look at Nintendo's new console announcement before launching into Buy, Rent Avoid, where Barry and Amaechi's review the Shooter Homefront.

BETA FLIGHT "Sow The Wind" Written by Alan White, Zack Fester, Ted Ricca, and Adam Ledzion At Tech Support HQ, the BetaScope has detected a protosignal at the location of the latest of a string of tornadoes which ended with unusually quick terminations. Is the new super a weather wrangler? Beta Flight is sent to find out … but they are not prepared for what they will find! Cast of Characters; BETA FLIGHT; Rich Frost as Mainframe Robin Carlisle as Dragonryder Damaris Mannering as Shadow Sword Rachel Steiner as Angelus Phillip Moxley as Emerald Knight Brent Terrien as Pure V Ted Ricca as Blue Streak MJ Cogburn as Wolf-Girl TECH SUPPORT Kim Gianopoulos as Dr. Krystle Karroux Mark Kalita as John Blackthorn Tanner Karns as Router Adam Ledzion as Adam THE CITIZENS David Maciver as Robert April Sadowski as Charlene Victoria Gianopoulos as Effie Mike Winters as Kyle Alexa Chipman, April Sadowski, Caith Donovan as The Students Caith Donovan as Postal Clerk THE VILLAINS Laura Frechette As Steel Wing David Maciver as Devil Lash Jeremiah McCoy as Genzo the Harpist Zack Fester as Gridlock And Paeter Frandsen as Xanatos with your announcer, Steven Jay Cohen The music featured in this episode; “Dies Irae” by Hamilton Cleverdon, found at http://www.garageband.com/artist/hamilton “El Vampiro” by Dr. Synister found at http://www.garageband.com/artist/dr_synister and as Beta Flight’s theme song, “No Compromise” by Pitbull Daycare Permission obtained by Ken McLaughlin

Reunited at last, the Scrolls gang bite off more than they can chew with the titanic topic of World Building in the genres we love so much. As the rubber-ball of conversation bounces around we try to get a grip on what makes for a convincing Secondary world - how atmosphere, character, otherworldly physics and location can be combined to produce a satisfying and all-encompassing experience for the reader. Through all of this we touch upon themes of authorial imagination and self-indulgence, world vs story building and what a reader's sense of ownership means.Along the way we also get distracted by trouser disfunctions, podcast power-struggles, what a petard actually is, and trying to figure out just how Frodo could navigate Middle Earth without the handy maps in the front of the book.Links You May Like -For an in-depth look at the worlds of HP Lovecraft and JRR Tolkien could could do no better than to check out the following links:Chad Fifer & Chris Lackey do an incredible job of exploring the literary and wider world of Lovecraft's mythos at http://hppodcraft.com/ and you can download their brilliant and entertaining podcast here.Likewise, Corey Olsen's fascinating explorations of Middle Earth and beyond can be found at tolkienprofessor.com and you can download his excellent podcast hereWe'd value your feedback about the podcast on e-mail [email protected] or twitter @scrollscast. You can also send personal abuse, praise and comments at @Dion_Scrolls and @Phlambleror in a more public forum at the Geek Syndicate Facebook page. Join the various discussions whilst you're there.Finally, if you like boobs and you like blood go to http://www.boobsinblood.moonfruit.com/ to get details on the movie of your dreams. You can also click here to go to the Crowdfunder page if you think you can help fund the fab film. (Every tenner helps.) There's a Facebook page as well and if that weren't enough you can keep up to date with @kittymoran on twitter too.Keep reading.

Joined by Clover from our sibling cast "Scrolls", the dithering duo turn their gaze on the gender, sex and relationships in that double-headed genre hydra that is Fantasy and Fairy Tales. Along the dark paths far from those we know, we encounter: Disney Princesses Kehaars's younger, death-metal listening self Are Soap Operas todays fairy tales? Strong Characters vs Strong Characterisation Game of Thrones, The Silmarrilion and Tolkien's Ladies, and women in Fantasy Cover Art Same-sex relationships in fantasy and history. Jarvis Cocker's attitude to pornography And because it's been a while....Roman attitudes to sex. Wikipedia's article on the Monomyth is far more erudite than Matt and can be found here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MonomythMore of Clover can be heard on Scrolls, here http://geeksyndicate.wordpress.com/category/gs-podcast-network/scrolls/ Feedback, as ever, appreciated to [email protected] or twitter Matt @theGrampus or Kehaar @Clarkythecruel or use the new discussion boards at the Geeksyndicate facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/geeksyndicate Kehaar’s game related musings can be found here http://clarkythecruel.wordpress.com/ and his current RPG campaign here http://alfiesantics.wordpress.com/ Matt’s literary reviews are on the Geek Syndicate site (http://www.geeksyndicate.co.uk/) under the Tolkien Gestures column.

Just in time for the Easter hols we bring you, at last, *drum roll* Good Morning Geekdom episode 10! Join Iz and Barry for another blast of positive geekdom hitting your eardrums!

The Dark Enforcer’s plan is revealed as the lives of Feedback’s loved ones hang in the balance. For this hero, there is only one way to save them all. Our Cast; Mark Kalita as Blackthorn Tim O’Donnell as Back-Up Kim Gianopolous as K2 Tanner Karns as Router MJ Cogburn as Wolf-Girl Phill Moxley as Emerald Knight Steve Anderson as Alexander Forthright III Robin Carlisle as Dragonryder Andrey Kuznetsov as Reboot Elizabeth Delaney as Amber Elie Hirschman as Console Mike Winters as Tom Brent Terrien as Pure V Tiffany Braford as PiperMage Paul Mannering as Corsair David Maciver as Homeless Man and Steven Jay Cohen as The Mastermind Others of our esteemed cast members can also be found online in their own projects, including; Howard Margolin of “Destinies; The Voice of Science Fiction” who portrayed our Scientist. “Destinies” airs on Fridays at 11:30 PM Eastern time on WUSB, 90.1 FM, the radio station of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, or can be downloaded online at www.captphilonline.com/Destinies. Paeter Frandsen as Pre-Fetch. Paeter is at the helm of a stunning science fiction and fantasy audio series at www.spiritblade.net. Timm “The Jester” Gillick, who reproduced the Dark Enforcer. Timm is the executive producer of www.circus13productions.com, where several audio adaptations of the finest mainstream comics and other serials are found. Scott Hinze of www.FanboyRadio.ning.com portrayed Firewall, And the Grand Mistress of Podcasting herself, Mur Lafferty as Drive! For more superheroey goodness, check out the story of Keepsie Branson, a bar owner in the shining metropolis of Seventh City, at Mur’s podnovel site www.playingforkeeps novel.com But forevermore, we never cease to be amazed by our beloved principle players, Sarah Blevins as Sarah, and her husband —Our Hero— Matthew Atherton as FEEDBACK!! “My Calling” theme written and performed by Jeffrey Wayne Kirkpatrick. Series original score by David A. Krause. You can find David’s music compositions for “A Hero’s Calling” at http://davidallenkrause.com Post production was done by Alan White. Return here for Season Two of “FEEDBACK: A HERO’S CALLING” (P.S. STAY UNTIL AFTER THE CREDITS…)

Welcome Ladies and Gentleman to Episode 30 of Small Press Big Mouth, we have a plethora of news and reviews for you as always. Stace reviews all the L's - Luchadoras, London's Calling and The Lovecraft Anthology vol 1 and Lee tells us all about Accent UK's Wolfman, Moon by Beyond the Bunker and he get's cute with Gronk. Not to be confused with The Gronk - oh his poor heartses!

Ant and Amaechi once again bring you the latest news from the gaming world. In this episode Ant starts work on his ultimate gaming room in his new house In the news · Max Payne 3 lives · Hunted Demon’s Forge gets a 15 rating · Sony Ericson Xperia Play launches in the UK · Sony’s NGP could be delayed due to the Japan Earthquake · PSN users raise $1.3m for the Japan earthquake relief · Nintendo 3DS sickness · Brink · Battlefield Free to play · Resident Evil 4 and Code Veronica being remade for the PS3 and Xbox 360 Reviews Buy, Rent or Avoid - features our reviews of Top Spin 4 and Star Wars: Force Unleashed 2

Joined by the insightful Brenda from the Geektress podcast to take the middle class married men shine of a discussion of gender and sex the Nort nasties of Matt and the pseudo-scouse seagull Kehaar look at sex and gender in the miserable futures presented in the apocalypse, disaster and dystopia genres. On the way there's learning & laughter as such important matters are considered as: Sean Connery in a orange nappy in a future with only 2 bits of soft porn. The role of homosexuality, the ancient greeks and Battlestar Galactica. Does the ending of watchmen make any sense ? Is Children of Men the perfect companion piece to Bend it like Beckham. Dystopia prositution in the Handmaids Tale, Go-Go Girls of the apocalypse (http://www.amazon.com/Go-Go-Girls-Apocalypse-Victor-Gischler/dp/1416552251) and others. The bonky-bonky futures of Logan's Run and Brave New World compared with the control of 1984 or Farenheit 451. James Cameron's perfect woman. Why do the survival situations of jericho and Survivors feature such traditional female roles in contrast to some versions of Day of the Triffids. Soylent Green, I am Legend, Mad Max and Hunger Games (http://www.thehungergames.co.uk/) also get a look in alongside Duke Nuke'emism and the 'Two Ronnies 'classic' "The Worm that Turned" (readily available on youtube.) All this and we never discussed Y the Last Man & Paranoia (the game) - DOH! So let us have your thoughts - contact us [email protected] or tweet @theGrampus (Matt), @Geektress (Brenda) or @Clarkythecruel (Kehaar) and we'll have a thread at the Geeksyndicate facebook group.

This episode Scrolls flips over the page to see things from the other side in terms of starting out as a writer. Acting as a companion piece to the Author Interviews recorded at the SFX Weekender we've pulled together three authors who have taken non-traditional approaches to getting their fiction out into the public domain.Joining Phil and Clover in a virtual round-table discussion of their experiences, and the pros and cons of these alternative avenues are:- Barry Nugent (Shadowy Godfather of the Geek Syndicate and author of Fallen Heroes, self published through Lulu's print-on-demand service)Alex Keller (Author of pre-teen steampunk novels Haywired and Rewired, printed by small-press publisherMogzilla) andMark Bell (Author of folk horror novel Binder of Bone, Keeper of Corn which he has published exclusively as an e-book).Here are some additional links to items mentioned in the episode that may be of interest to you:Barry's twitter and Fallen Heroes, the comic http://fallenheroescomicdotcom.wordpress.com/Alex's twitter and website http://alexkelleruk.tumblr.com/ (although I believe a Wordpress blog is in the offing soon)Mark's blog http://sirswithinswift.blogspot.com/Normal Service - i.e. blather, banter and bullshit about books - resumes soon in the next episode 'Life, the Multiverse and Everything.'Keep reading.

Join the guys as they catch up on their gaming fortnight - including Barry's huge Mass Effect 2 session. In other news, we look at the winners from this year's gaming BAFTAs and discuss the pro's and con's of digital distribution for games. Buy, Rent Avoid features our reviews of Fight Night Champion and Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands.

The Dark Enforcer has crossed the line, forcing Tech Support to utilize their elite paramilitary cadre to run interference while Feedback prepares for a rematch. This time the stakes are high, threatening to prove too much for both our hero and his support team, but unknown to Feedback he’s about to gain an ally from the most unexpected battlefront—home! Cast of Characters; Mark Kalita as Blackthorn Paeter Frandsen as Pre-Fetch Tim O’Donnell as Back-Up Kim Gianopoulos as K2 Tanner Karns as Router MJ Cogburn as Wolf-Girl Robin Carlisle as Dragonryder Timm “The Jester” Gillick as Dark Enforcer Zack Fester as The Executive Steve Anderson as Forthright Andrey Kuznetsov as Reboot Elizabeth Delaney as Amber Steve Hykes as Archive Elie Hirschman as Console Mike Winters as Tom Brent Terrien as Pure V Phill Moxley as Emerald Knight Tiffany Braford as PiperMage Paul Mannering as Corsair Natasha Lathrop as The News Correspondent Steven Jay Cohen as The Police Officer and Ryan Stockton as The Paramedic It is our privilege once again to have Scott Hinze of Fanboy Radio (http://fanboyradio.libsyn.com/) as Firewall, and welcome our honored new cast member, Mur Lafferty as Drive! (For more superheroey goodness, check out the story of Keepsie Branson, a bar owner in the shining metropolis of Seventh City, at Mur’s podnovel site www.playing for keeps novel .com) And as always, we remain awed and humbled by our featured players, Sarah Blevins as Sarah and Matthew Atherton as Feedback! “Shinobi” is a trademark of Sega. “My Calling” theme written and performed by Jeffrey Wayne Kirkpatrick. Original Score by David A. Krause. You can find David’s music compositions for “A Hero’s Calling” athttp://davidallenkrause.com Post production was done by Alan White.

Join Dave and Barry on another rollercoaster ride into the world of geekdom. News Mass Effect 2 kicks ass at the baftas Sandman comes toTV Superman Reboot news Week the was Slaughterman's Creed The Quantum thief Hawaii five 0 Being Human Desperate housewives??? Geek Tweets In this new section we scour our twitter feed for questions on Young Justice, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Doctor Who and more Enjoy! Don't forget to vote for us in the sfx blog awards!

A new series and a new format - wary of two middle class middle aged men discussing gender issues and sexuality the morose pairing of Matt and Kehaar have got in reinforcments in the form of 'little witch' Amy from 'Birds of Geek.' With no blows barred they take a good hard look at sexuality and espically gender issues in Super hero fiction - principally comics. On the way there is considerations of such things as - is Black Canary/Green Arrow's relationship the only real one in comics? The Oracle character arc, is The Joker a rapist? Gail Simone's Women in Refrigerators article, Sue Storm's decisions in Civil War, Mary Wollenstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Women, Sucker Punch get's a kicking and Matt admits a deep dark desire. There's some strong language and some strong opinions in this episode. (So let's hear yours.) Link's Amy mentions http://www.superdickery.com/ http://www.unheardtaunts.com/wir And you can hear more of her hear http://birdsofgeek.libsyn.com/ Come on the forums with your opinions or email [email protected] or twitter Matt @theGrampus or Kehaar @Clarkythecruel Kehaar's game related musings can be found here http://clarkythecruel.wordpress.com/ and his current RPLG campaign here http://alfiesantics.wordpress.com/ Matt's literary reviews are here http://www.geeksyndicate.co.uk/ under the Tolkien Gestures thread.

Wewlcome to Timelore Addendum a short stopgap to keep you going till the next epsidoe of Timelore. In theis ep I and field agent Ant look at the Big Finish audio adventures that slot in and around the first series of dr Who and I interview Stephen North who played the father iin the family on The Christmas Carol, the latest Dr Who Christmas special. hope you enjoy David

Ant and Amaechi once again bring you the latest news from the gaming world. In this episode Amaechi finally plays his first ever MMO in Champions Online, and not one to do anything by half’s promptly downloads another MMO, Lord of the Rings Online. In the news · PS3 shipments get frozen in Europe thanks to LG’s law-suit · The Mexican Government calls for Ubisoft’s Call of Juarez to be banned due to the 6000 drugs related murders in 2 years in the real life Juarez · MCM Expo joins forces with Gamespot UK to bring more games to its Expo’s · iPad 2 gets launched · Playstation Home may be getting a multiplayer social network upgrade Main feature In our main feature we discuss the growth and latest developments in the world of handheld/mobile gaming. With 2011 bringing 2 new major handheld console releases in the Nintendo 3DS and Sony NGP (PSP2), the continued growth in mobile phone games and the predicted explosion of tablet PC’s with iPad 2, Android tablets, Windows 7 and both Balckberry and HP launching tablets; this segment of the games industry is a hot topic.

Welcome guys and gals to episode 29 of Small Press Big Mouth. This episode Stace and Lee LOVE Ian Culbard and review both The Sign of the Four and The Mountains of Madness, also reviewed are two anthologies; Tales of the Spiffing and Solipsistic Pop 3 as well as Hermit by the rather wonderful Andy Waugh. Lee also reviewed another comic but I can't spell it...I mean it's a surprise ooooohhh surprises are cool!

Welcome to Episode 2 of Timelore - your review of Dr Who from the very beginning. Join our slightly foolish team of watchers as they review the 2nd half of Dr Who's first ever season. In this episode there is a fair bit of character assasination as we find ourselves getting alittle bit of Susan overload and we review the following stories The Keys of Marinus The Aztecs The Sensorites The Reign of Terror Please send us comments to [email protected] or follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/time_lore

Join the lads for another romp through ye olde town of Geekdom. News: Wonder Woman TV Casting and MCM Expo News Week that Was: Clone Wars, Nemesis, Brightest Day Volume One, The Expendables, RED and Megamins Main: In this week's main we have a special interview with the co-creator of the Primeval TV series Adrian Hodges. We discuss with Adrian how Primeval came back to TV after it's cancellation, the new cast members, fan reaction and news on the potential North America Spin off and the Primeval movie. Enjoy!

Have aspirations of Starting Out as writer? Want to hear the experiences of veterans and newly established authors? Look no further.Seizing the unique opportunity provided by the SFX Weekender this year, we collected an array of interviews from authors at various stages of their careers for your aural delectation. We probe into achieving a publishable standard through proof-readers and tinkering, the benefits (and not) of Agents, and dealing with rejection; gleaning insights along the way on their writing and editorial processes and the mysterious mechanics of the publishing world.Huge thanks to the contributing authors for their time and their trust. If you have enjoyed their work, or if you would like to ask them any follow up questions having heard these interviews, please post messages at the following sites:Joe Abercrombie - http://www.joeabercrombie.com/Scott Andrews - http://www.eclectica.info/Jonathan Green - http://www.jonathangreenauthor.blogspot.com/Peter F Hamilton - http://theunisphere.com/James Lovegrove - http://www.jameslovegrove.com/Andy Remic - http://www.andyremic.com/Adrian Tchaikovsky - http://shadowsoftheapt.com/Authors by and large get very little direct feedback from their readers, so make their day and show them your love (and if you've enjoyed this episode of Scrolls, for goodness sake let them know that as well. It will increase the likelihood of them letting the bald-nutter-with-the-tiny-microphone interview them again in future.)We will be recording Part 2 in early March, with the Scrolls team discussing topics spinning off from these interviews. If you have anything occur to you that you'd like us to specifically discuss please contact us in the usual manner tweeting @scrollscast, posting on the forums at www.gsforums.co.uk or e-mailing us [email protected] writing. And, er, reading.And listening to us. Obviously...

FEEDBACK; A HERO’S CALLING Episode Six; "What Was Lost" written by Kim Gianopoulos, Alan White, C. Alexandria Schwarz, and Richard Brooks II. Feedback and Tech Support scramble to find a cure for their stricken friend and teammate Tom, but the answer may lead to the most devastating weapon of all – Sarah!! Can Feedback survive the most soul-crushing challenge of his life? Featured in this episode were the voice-acting talents of Mike Winters as TOM Elie Hirschman as CONSOLE Mark Kalita as BLACKTHORN Kim Gianopoulos as K2 Andrey Kuznetsov as REBOOT Tanner Karns as ROUTER C. Alexandra Schwartz as COURTNEY Tim O’Donnell as BACK-UP Paeter Frandsen as PRE-FETCH Rebecca Pryor as Forthright’s RECEPTIONIST Steve Anderson as ALEXANDER FORTHRIGHT Richard Brooks II as BROOKS Robin Carlisle as DRAGONRYDER MJ Cogburn as WOLF-GIRL Phill Moxley as EMERALD KNIGHT Colin D. Snow as BREAK BREAKOUT Steve Hykes as ARCHIVE Rich Frost as MAINFRAME Adam Ledzion as ADAM/ARC Brandon Cole as FREAKOPAEDIA Bruce Busby as The CONCIERGE Jeffrey Kirkpatrick as CLUSTER David A. Krause as NICK RICHARDSON Alan White as CHATHAM And our special guest stars, Tonya Kay herself, performing as CREATURE! You can follow the continuing adventures of CREATURE as well as follow the poi-spinning career of Tonya Kay at www.tonyakay.com and Scott Hinze from www.fanboyradio.com joining our cast as FIREWALL As always, but especially in this performance, we were honored and privileged to have Matthew Atherton and Sarah Blevins filling the roles of our heroes FEEDBACK and his amazing wife SARAH. Kingdon Hearts is copywritten 2002 by SQUARE CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved. Gamescreen FX obtained from http://www.freewebs.com/kingdom-hearts-saga/ The Kingdom Hearts game powers borrowed in this production were done in the same manner that Our Hero borrows them – for good and not for evil! Original Score by David A. Krause. You can find David’s music compositions for “A Hero’s Calling” at http://davidallenkrause.com/default.aspx Post production was done by Alan White.

The terrible twosome wrap up their miltiary series with a general chin wag about what've learned over the last 6 weeks. Not a lot, but in the course of this they consider does SF ever really tell miltiary stories? Where there is space to tell such stories?. How do Computer games fit in to genre military fiction?. Is there a miltiary fiction genre of it's own? Why is Outcasts so poo? They also consider modern British casualty sensitivity and consider the allogorical power of science fiction and how it's sometimes wasted in miltary SF. Matt is unkind to Footfall while discussing asymetrical warfare and Kehaar is as always the steady voice of wise counsel (not.) Needless to say they bounce around such historical matters as comedy Nazis, Northern Ireland and the British Indian Army. The low tech colony book mentioned is actually Seeds of Earth by Michael Cobleyhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Seeds-Earth-Humanitys-Michael-Cobley/dp/1841496316/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1297596904&sr=1-1 Details of 'Conspiracy' here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266425/ Feedback is as ever welcome on the forums, or by emailing [email protected]. Same ports of call if you fancy guest hosting in our gender and sexuality series.

Amaechi is rejoined by Ant this week, following his harrowing ordeal at the hands of EPOCH. The guys catch up on their gaming weeks and missed opportunities before looking at this week's news. Buy, Rent Avoid returns this episode with a look at MMO DC Universe Online and action-platformer Enslaved.

Join the guys at the SFX Weekender convention and hear their thoughts on the show. iPhone extra: PDF with a small preview of the latest issue of the Chloe Noonan comic. For more information head to http://www.marcellerby.com

Welcome to Episode 28 of Small Press Big Mouth, we have a load of fabulous small press related news this episode, and in a slight change to the usual review format, Stace and Lee have a couple of joint reviews: Fallen Heroes and Slaughterman's Creed. Go on you know you want to! Iphone app extra: You can read a 12 page preview of Slaughterman's Creed. Be warned this preview contains graphic/adult content.

After almost a year of the North East accents, squabbles and over-the-top jingles, the festivities end with North East Geek Feast episode 8… STARTER - Daniel and Lily introduce the last episode of North East Geek Feast and thank everyone that helped out with the podcast over the last year. MAIN COURSE - The fan-favourite artist of Button Man and Judge Anderson, Arthur Ranson, grants North East Geek Feast the first audio interview of his career. Recorded in November to celebrate the successful ‘Let’s Get Mazeworld Back in Print’ Facebook campaign, Arthur chats openly about his work for Look-In, 2000AD and Marvel and DC. Dessert - The ‘Ultimate Crisis of Comics’ with Martin Eden. With all the comics in the universe being wiped out of existence, Spandex and O Men creator, Martin, is given the opportunity to save 4 single comic book issues to treasure forever - and one issue he would make sure gets destroyed. What will he pick? Well, listen and find out… Find North East Geek Feast on Facebook or email Daniel and Lily at [email protected] Find the presenters and guests on Twitter @comicsdaniel, @terracottalily Find previous episodes of NEGF at http://northeastgeekfeastshow.mevio.com and any occasional future episodes. Links to guests Arthur Ranson - www.arthurranson.com Martin Eden - www.spandexcomic.com, www.twitter.com/spandexcomic Check out all the other great podcasts on the Geek Syndicate Network.

With a flash of light and a cloud of smoke the Scrolls Book Group reappears on stage to entertain and amaze you. (Or at the very least distract you from the smelly tramp in the corner, the squalling kid in the back and that really creepy looking guy on the seat opposite - No, don't look!)Ably assisted by Kehaar from Dissecting Worlds and guest contributer Gazbox in their skin-tight golden bikinis, we take a focussed look at Chistopher Priest's most celebrated work,The Prestige. You may have watched Christopher Nolan's film adaptation and think you've seen this trick before but trust us, there's a whole lot more going on in the wings.There are spoilers throughout - we couldn't really avoid them - but have we really revealed the authors secrets... or has he left us bamboozled and looking in the wrong direction?Read the book, listen in to our thoughts, then let us know what you think. E-mail [email protected] or tweet @scrollscast Iphone app Extra: The first two chapters of The Sentinel Mage, the beginning of Emily Gee's new fantasy book trilogy, released in shops on the 25th of January in the US and Canada, and on the 3rd of February in the UK.

The boys are back this week but all is not well as EPOCH carry out a cyber attack on Ant while we are recording forcing him out of the episode. Not wanting EPOCH to defeat us Amaechi and Barry carry on like the troopers they are. Barry impulse buys his latest gadget toy…… a Kinect system to go with his brand new iPad. In the news · Metal Gear Solid trilogy coming to PS3 · The 3DS gets an official US and European release date and pricing · Virtua Tennis 4 and Top Spin 4 get Move and Kinect functionality · MMO City of Heroes goes free to play · A Battlestar Galactica MMO is on its way Main feature In our main feature we discuss the future of gaming looking at how the likes of the Move and Kinect will affect it, how will console technology change, will digital distribution dominate the next generation of consoles. We also discuss cloud gaming, streaming games and the types of games we can expect in the future.

Iz and Barry are back with their first episode of Good Morning Geekdom for 2011. There's usual news, gossip and Gateway to Geekdom picks. In the their big review to honour it's recent release on Blu -Ray/DVD the positive twosome review Scott Pilgrim Vs the World.

This week Dave and Barry throw the usual format out of the window to record a special episode dedicated to upcoming SFX Weekender 2 convention. The lads dissect the panels and events taking place and pick out what they're looking forward. There's also an interview about the show with SFX's editor and head honcho Dave Bradley. Enjoy!

In which the most abominable, darkest, nastiest, blackest, vilest, most repellant, disgusting and disgraceful podcasters return to chat about baddies. Duh! Technically we take a shifty at what makes for a good villain and how they've changed through the years, then we run amok trying to pin down all the different types and sub-types. In reality of course, we ramble off topic, fudge our lines and make things about as difficult for an editor as you can hope to imagine. It was all them, yer honour. Honest... Out of pure spite I've left a c-bomb in so you can all hear what a filthy brute Mattie is in real life. For shame! I could list out all the books and occasional films mentioned so you know what you're getting into, but where would be the fun in that? Discover what weird and random directions our twisted talk takes us by downloading this episode and injecting us... into your brains! You can send your outraged tweets to us @Scrollscast or @Dion_Scrolls Alternatively you can send your splenetic e-mails to us at [email protected] or... simply assault us physically at the SFX Weekender on the first weekend of February. If your rage is aimed solely at me (Dion) I can also be punched at the Cardiff International Comics Expo on 26th Feb.

This week the bi-polar pair of good and EVIL tackle a big beast in the form of Middle Earth and it's greatest war. In the course of their discussions they'll discuss the Fellowship as a commando strike force, logistics, Romans, how many Orcs is a lot and where are the Rangers hiding in history. This leads to rants on Longbow fetishish, pondering Saruman as a power gaming wargamer, what do the Harad get out of all this and of course Romans. On the way they discuss The First Law Trilogy and Legend as alternative views of fantasy warfare and a bit of Swords and Scorcery too. Of and there is also a discussion of kinds of Magic. Please talk about it on the forums, talk to us about it on twitter (@DissectingWrlds, @Clarkythecruel for Kehaar and @theGrampus for Matt or email [email protected] We also welcome suggestions for new series and epsiode topics are next series being on gender and sexuality. If anyone knows any Tolkien or fantasy fan groups please let them know about the epsiode. That'd be lovely.

Welcome to another episode of the very finest geek entertainment around with your hosts Dave and Barry. News: Leaked X-Men: First Class image, big announcements for The Dark Knight Rises, A ray of hope for Stargate Universe. Week that Was: Superman Earth One and Walking Dead Hard Cover - Vol 4 Main: In this week's main we chat with Howard Overman creator of the BAFTA award winning Misfits. We learn how Howard got into writing and how he developed the concept of the show. There's also talk about some of the aspects of series 2 (just how did he keep all that time travel in his head without going mad?). There is also an exclusive, never before revealed secret as which member of the Misfits cast who was never meant to make it through the first series. There's a brief chat about series 4 before Howard lets us in on an event the Misfits team will be hoping to attend this year and we've got the scoop people! Geek Syndicate iPhone app extra: This week we have a pdf containing the first issue of Villainous, from Obscure Reference Comics.

FEEDBACK: A HERO’S CALLING Episode #5; “Double Take” Written by Kim Gianopoulos Tech Support recruits a new professional who might hold the key to helping Feedback save his memories, and therefore, himself! But has the good doctor come in time? And what secrets does she bring with her? Produced by Alan White Original Score by David A. Krause. You can find all of David’s music compositions for “A Hero’s Calling” at http://davidallenkrause.com/default.aspx Feedback’s Theme “My Calling” is now available for download at http://jkirkpatrick.podbean.com/ Featured in the cast was our hero -- Matthew Atherton as FEEDBACK!! Mr. Atherton also rendered the chilling performance as Feedback’s mirror image; SPECTRE!! This episode also introduces Kimberly Gianopoulos as DR. KRYSTLE KARROUX And Steven Hykes as ARCHIVE who both join our following cast of regulars-- Steve Anderson as ALEXANDER FORTHRIGHT III Robin Carlisle as ROBIN MJ Cogburn as WOLF-GIRL Elizabeth Delaney as AMBER Paeter Frandsen as PRE-FETCH Elie Hirschman as CONSOLE Mark Kalita as JOHN BLACKTHORN Andrey Kuznetsov as REBOOT Adam Ledzion as ADAM Tim O'Donnell as BACK-UP Oliver Tull as OUTSOURCE and Mike Winters as TOM! Guest-starring in this episode was Tiffany Braford as the RECEPTIONIST and our special returning Superhero from Season One of “Who Wants To Be A Superhero …?” Darren Passarello as NITRO G!! And as always, our series is blessed to have the woman who takes care of FEEDBACK when Tech Support cannot--Sarah Blevins as SARAH!!

Let Ben and Rich take you by the hand and guide you through their favourite movie deaths of all time"

Welcome to our first official show of 2011 as Amaechi is joined by his co-hosts Bert and Ernie from the Sesame Street. Barry spruces up the Hanger for gaming fun and Ant and Amaechi get jealous as Barry reveals his latest toy……..an iPad. We also talk about games trading website GaBoom that allows its members to safely and securely trade games with each other www.gaboom.co.uk

Join Dave and Barry for another trip through the world of geekdom. News: James Bond to return to the big screen, some rumoured Dark Knight Rises casting and the awesomeness that is Phoenix Jones, a real life kick ass . Main: We catch up with comic writer and the driving force behind the Kapow Comic Con Mark Millar. In this exclusive interview we chat with Mark about his reasons for starting Kapow, what people can expect who attend the con and where he sees the con in relation to the other UK comic cons. Mark goes deeper into what he means by bringing the 'San Diego Experience' to the UK. We then get into some questions regarding the Stan Lee Awards,VIP tickets, the guest list, indie creators and the infamous Movie X. We round-up with some non Kapow questions including the status of the Old Man Logan Sequel and the rumoured female version of Clint. Geek Syndicate iPhone app extra: This week we have an exclusive preview pdf containing some pages from Blue Spear coming soon from Com.x Enjoy!

Hello, Happy New Year and welcome after our Christmas break to Episode 27 of Small Press Big Mouth. In this episode Stacey and Lee review Parker: The Outfit, Sugar Glider, Too Good To Be Forgotten, Art And That, Our Valued Customers and revisit the now complete Kochi Wanaba. Warning: Stace & Lee were feeling particularly silly during the recording of this episode.

After there jovial interludes and seasonable break the DW boys tackle Space Above and Beyond a show that perhaps unfairly got canned in it's first season and which provides a useful jump off point to look at Marines in Science Fiction. Wonder at how often Matt can say 'Hard Asses', astound at Kehaars pet obesssions coming to the fore and ponder the many examples of Marines in science fiction they praise and diss in equal measure. On the way we call by Iwo Jima, Starship Troopers, Stormtroopers, Star Trek, Aliens, and much much war. We perhaps don't go enough into expeditionary warfare but the episode takes a turn where we look at the Marine as a trop (ooo hark at us)e in SF and in broader fiction too. They also consider SAAB's legacy for shows like Galacitca and SGU and consider some it's weaknesses Hope you enjoy it.

In this special episode Ant and Amaechi interview Dan Kilby, Marketing Co-ordinator at IGN UK as he discusses IGN UK’s Game Changer competition, which is looking for “The Next BIG Thing” in writers and video presenters for the gaming and movie industry. You can find out more about the IGN UK’s Game Changer competition at http://gamechanger.ign.com/ or see some examples of the video’s people have already submitted at www.youtube.com/IGNGameChanger The competitions closing date is 31st January 2011, so get writing or whip out a camera and record yourself presenting and you could be “The Next BIG Thing”.

Join Dave and Barry for another trip through the world of geekdom. News Stan Lee gets is honoured Hollywood, most downloaded TV show of 2010 is revealed and news of the Hansel and Gretel film. Week that Was Being Human US/UK trailers, Smallville,The Sword, K9, Skyline, Doctor Who Christmas special and Falling Skies Main The guys take a look at some of the scifi/fantasy film coming out in 2011 Geek Syndicate app extra We have a preview of The Indifference Engine issue 1