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This week we're talking with Jim and Paula Long with the Stillwater Public Library about LexiCon. It's a free pop culture extravaganza taking place on September Ninth from 10am to 3pm at the Stillwater Public Library on 12th and Duck. Three cosplay contests, panels and up to 35 vendors!

This week we're talking with Science Museum Oklahoma Director of Education and Training Clint Stone about the exhibit "Bodies Revealed" running through October 29th.

On Monday August 21st, Science Museum Oklahoma is holding a party to celebrate the first total solar eclipse in North America in nearly 40 years. This week, we talk with SMO Planetarium Director Tom Arnold about the eclipse party.

With the solar eclipse coming up on August 21st, we talk with our dear friend and astrophysicist Tad Thurston about his plan to travel to Nebraska to see it. We also discuss news about scientists in China teleporting a photon into space and the spacecraft Juno getting pictures of Jupiter's red spot.

The Okie Geek Podcast celebrates 100 episodes with a live show at New World Comic Con in the Centennial Building at the State Fairgrounds where we spin the wheel of topics and answer the burning questions everyone has been asking.

This week we're live from Center of the Galaxy Festival at the Oklahoma City Farmers' Market with special guests Kendra Wall Dahl and Debbie Lee Carrington, two of the original Ewoks in Return of the Jedi. Plus we reflect on our history with the franchise.

This week we're talking with Buck Berlin about New World Comic Con coming up on July 29th in the Centennial Building at the Oklahoma City State Fairgrounds from 10am to 7pm. Find out more information on the NWCC3 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/newworldcomiccon/

This week we're talking with Justin and Tobi Coleman, organizers of the Center of the Galaxy Festival in the Oklahoma City Farmers Market, July 21st through the 23rd. The festival celebrates 40 years of Star Wars, just west of downtown Oklahoma City. You can find out more information on the website: https://www.centerofthegalaxyfest.com/ and on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/centerofthegalaxyfest/

This week we're talking about Rally of the Realms Dragon and Medieval Fair which takes place in the Cox Convention Center July 8th and 9th. The event inspired by Game of Thrones takes you into the world of Westeros with dancers, a blacksmith and, of course, DRAGONS!!!! You can find out more information on the Rally of the Realms website: https://www.rallyoftherealms.com/ and on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RallyoftheRealms/

This week we're live from SoonerCon at the Reed Center in Midwest City. So many great things going on including guests like author Timothy Zahn, games such as Nerf War and Quiddich, events such as the Trial of Darth Vader and cosplay. Find out more on the SoonerCon website: https://www.soonercon.com/

This week we're talking with Phillip Grimes, marketing director for SoonerCon which is celebrating its 26th year from June 23rd through the 25th. Featured guest this year is Timothy Zahn, the creator of Star Wars Thrawn Trilogy. You can find out more information on the SoonerCon website: https://www.soonercon.com/

This week we're talking about The Escape OKC with Shey Ramsey and James Gibbons. The organization in on Northwest 23rd Street is about to celebrate its third year in operation. You can find out more on The Escape OKC website: http://www.theescapeokc.com/

This week we're talking with Alyx Picard about the 2017 DeadCenter Film Festival which is kicking off this Thursday. All Access passes are available now on the DeadCenter website: http://deadcenterfilm.org/

Since it's Memorial Day weekend we couldn't get any guests so we just talked about topical stuff like a science fiction/fantasy trope known as Born Sexy Yesterday. We also talk the season finales of DC television, American Gods, Handmaid's Tale, as well as new graphic works from Alterna Comics and Lionheart.

This week we're talking with Steve Campbell and Scott Prime from the Both Down Podcast about Blood Bowl. It's Fantasy Football that actually takes place in a fantasy setting. Games take place every Wednesday at Wizards Asylum in Norman. You can find out more on their website http://bothdown.com/ and on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BothDown/

This week we're talking about the card game known as Churrascaria: A Cutthroat Game of Gluttony. After playing a game for 25 minutes the Okie Geek crew talks with Absurdist Production game designers David Thomas, Ellie Jang and Will Thompson. It's expected to start a Kickstarter campaign in September. You can find out more on the Absurdist Production Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AbsurdistProductions/

This week we're live from New World Comics for Free Comic Book Day. We are joined by owner Buck Berlin as well as Sara Werneke and other volunteers and cosplayers.

It's Part two of the Okie Geek Podcast live from SuperBit Con with a couple of winners from the cosplay contest as well as judges and cosplayers Honor Lychee and Dee Rich

This is part one of the Okie Geek Podcast at SuperBit Con. The convention had to close yesterday because of bad weather knocking out power at the State Fair. So the powers that be decided to have the event from 9:00 this morning until 7:00 tonight. So there is still time to come and experience this amazing event including the cosplay contest at 4:00. This section includes interviews with the fabulous Phil Moore and co-organizer Geno Younger.

This week we're previewing the upcoming Super BitCon which is taking place April 29th and 30th at the State Fair. Tickets are just $10 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and younger. For more information go to: https://www.facebook.com/SuperBitcon/ We also talk about SyFy shows "The Magicians" and "Killjoys". Plus Good Idea/Bad Idea for Marvel. Good idea: the upcoming "Cloak & Dagger" show on Freeform. Bad idea: Nazi Captain America!

After a somewhat downer ending to last week's episode, we have decided to be relentlessly positive about current and upcoming popular culture things. Discussion includes television shows such as Into the Badlands, Marco Polo, Black Sails, American Gods, Kiljoys and Doctor Who; graphic titles like Agents of the Realm, Heathen and a series of new releases from Alterna Comics; and video games including Mass Effect: Andromeda, Destiny 2, Kindom Heart and Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

It's time to LVL UP! LVL Up is a monthly event held at Sauced in Oklahoma City's Paseo District with the next one coming up on Sunday, April 9th statrting at 8:00 and running into the night. We talk with co-founder Mysti Yannarella (@MystiJynx). This month's event includes MarioKart gaming and Magic the Gathering. It promises fun and prizes. You can preregister on the LVL Up OKC Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LVLUpOKC/ Also we discuss the possibility of rage quitting Marvel for actions both on the page and behind the scenes.

Jeff Provine returns to talk about his latest book "Haunted OKC" https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467136815 and the new OKC Haunted Tourshttps://www.facebook.com/events/1422367957786732/ You can find out more on Jeff's website: http://www.jeffprovine.com/

This week we're live on Saint Patrick's Day at Loot & XP. If you haven't had a chance to check out Oklahoma's only board game cafe, you really need to. Check them out at: https://lootandxp.com/

This week we're talking with the Okie Space Queen herself, Joey Rodman, and the work she is doing for NASA as part of Citizen Science to study light pollution and its effects on star gazing in Oklahoma. Joey is asking everyone to help out in the work March 20th through the 29th and April 18th through the 27th. If everyone lent a hand we could really help in raising awareness of light pollution in the Sooner State.

This week we welcome back our favorite astrophysicist Tad Thurston to talk about the seven habitable planets discovered in the Trappist-1 system, the Hubble telescope finding a newly forming galaxy 13.5 billion light years away and Space X plans to slingshot two rich people around the world. We also talk about a recent trivia battle at Loot & XP between Nikki and Joshua. Also, a shout out to our first Patreon givers, Emily Savidge! We love you, Emily! You can join too at https://www.patreon.com/okiegeek

This week we're talking with Art Sunday about the 2017 Underground Monster Carnival going on Saturday March 4 at the State Fairgrounds from 1pm to 9pm. The convention is a celebration of all things geeky from the commonplace to the unusual especially focused on local talent, You can find out more athttp://www.undergroundmonstercarnival.com/ We also talk to Art about his new band: They Act Human which you can hear right here on SoundCloud athttps://soundcloud.com/user-662357647 This music is an amazing instrumental mix from classic movies to video games. And, Art is selling the CDs at the Underground Monster Carnival.

This week we're talking with Kirsten Holder, Matt Tipton and Ian Dauteuil of the OKC Midtown Rotary about the OKC Spelling Bee(r) coming up Friday, February 24th at Will Rogers Theater from 6:00 to 11:00. Enjoy great local beer and authentic German food and watch participants try to win $500 in the Spelling Bee. Get tickets at http://www.gazettetickets.com/events/40609280/okc-midtown-rotary-spelling-beer

This week we're talking with Justin and DC from Loot & XP in Norman which you can find on their website: http://lootandxp.com/ You can also join them on their Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/TheGameOfHubOfNorman/ We also take time to play a couple of games, and, if there is interest, the Okie Geek crew might soon be doing a live podcast from their location in Norman.

This week we're live at Dekora in Bricktown! We talk with our friends about food, video games, movies and of course the sad passing of the great John Hurt. The show includes special guest podcasters from The Gamer Stand and Good Trash Media.

Our guest this week is Fantasy novelist Thomas Barczak. We talk about his new upcoming book "Mouth of the Dragon - Prophesies of the Everun" and about avoiding the typical fantasy tropes in writing. You can find out more informatino on his website: http://www.tombarczak.com/index.html and Okie Geek now has a Patreon page. We would love for you to be a part of it at https://www.patreon.com/okiegeek

This week we are very excited to talk about a new project in the works by Joshua Unruh called Masks & Mystery. You will definitely want to be a part of this e-book series he's doing in collaboration with Daniel Swenson and Pulp Diction Press. https://www.patreon.com/pulpdictionpress

In a very special episode of the Okie Geek Podcast, Michael talks with Jason Michael Paul, the producer of the Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddess coming to the Oklahoma City Civic Center on January 21st. http://www.okcciviccenter.com/shows.php?type=Orchestra

The Okie Geek Podcast looks ahead at some of the exciting movies, television shows and games coming out in 2017.

It's the final episode of 2016, and the Okie Geek Podcast players look back at the year, that was. We start with a look at the myriad of deaths from the world of pop culture starting with David Bowie and Alan Rickman through to Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. We also talk about some of our favorite movies from the year including Deadpool, Civil War, Doctor Strange and Rogue One. Nikki takes us through the year in games including Final Fantasy 15 and Overwatch. We also talk about the year in television including newcomers Luke Cage, Stranger Things and Westworld as well as returning shows like the CW's Superheroes.

In a special episode, the Okie Geek Podcast's Michael Cross talks to his son Aidyn shortly after watching "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" in IMAX 3D at Quail Springs Mall.

The guys from Hamilton the Podcast Robbie Hurlocker and Vinton Bayne come and talk to us about why they are so obsessed with Hamilton the Musical and why you should be as well.

Imagine having two men come to your house for a special event to make you whatever you want to eat and then running you on a role-playing adventure tailor fit to what you enjoy. That's the idea behind Adventure from Scratch created by Chef Jonathan Groth and Game Master Joshua Unruh. You can get a hold of Adventure from Scratch at adventurefromscratch.com or over the phone at (405) 673-6037. You can find and follow Adventure from Scratch on Facebook and on twitter @advfromscratch. And soon to come AdventureFromScratch.com

This week we're talking about pop culture poetry and prose with Rob Sturma or Freeze Ray Poetry http://www.freezeraypoetry.com/ and Freeze Ray Press http://www.freezeraypress.com/. We also talk about Red Dirt Poetry, a weekly poetry slams going on at Sauced in the Paseo every Wednesday. https://www.facebook.com/RedDirtPoetry/

This week we're talking about Otaku Matsuri, an anime convention coming up January 13th through 15th at the Embassy Suite in Norman. We talk with Wes and Amber Bowen about anime new and old, J Fashion and gaming. You can find out more at: http://www.otakumatsuri.com/ Also, stick around for a review of the latest Marvel Movie "Doctor Strange" To 3D or not to 3D

This week we're talking with Gregory Jerome of the Oklahoma Hip Hop Festival which takes place Saturday, November 5 at the Criterion in Bricktown starting at 11:00am and running all the way until 2:00am. Tickets are just $20 or $15 for students and just $15 if you have tickets to see the OKC Thunder game. You can find out more at http://www.oklahomahiphopfestival.com/

This week we're talking with Becca Bornstein of the Science Museum of Oklahoma which is holding two overnight events in the coming months: Harry Potter on November 11th ahead of the release of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" and Star Wars on December 9th ahead of the release of "Rogue One" http://www.sciencemuseumok.org/science-overnights

The national pop culture convention Wizard World is coming to Oklahoma City next year rather than Tulsa which has been its home for the past three year. Michael Cross spoke with spokesman Jerry Milani about why the festival made the move. You can keep up to date on any guests and activities to be added over the next year on the Wizard World website.

This week we're live from Frack Fest 2016 with friends of the show Layla and Johnnie Payne talking about all the fun things going on at this year's event at the Paramount on Film Row in Oklahoma City.

So many great things going on during the month of October which is probably a geek's favorite month what with the myriad excuses to dress in costume. The Retro Gamers Society is hosting a month long event to raise money for Hotdogs for the Homeless. https://www.facebook.com/groups/okrgs/ including a meetup in Cactus Jack's on the 21st and a 24 hour gaming event from the 28 through the 29th on Twitch. Yelp is helping out with a Harry Potter Festival on the Western Avenue District, Sunday the 16th. https://www.facebook.com/events/1708741616042451/ And friend of the show, Jeff Provine, is hosting ghost tours in Oklahoma City and Norman. http://jeffprovine.com/ We would love to know what activities you have going on and you can message us about them on our website: http://okiegeek.com/contact

This week we're talking about with Ken Edwards and Sandy Lychee about the upcoming the Cosplay Prom taking place Saturday, October 8th at the Mustang Community Center: https://www.facebook.com/events/469637719884923/ and Apple Angel with TNT Burlesque talking about Nerdlesque. https://applenangel.com/

Joining us once again is Tonia Sina, the Artistic Director for Reduxion Theatre which is kicking off its new season with "Woman in Black" in October, but first the company is having a special party you don't want to miss at the Civic Center on Thursday, September 29th. It's a chance to hear about all the amazing things going on at Reduxion under this new wonderful leader. You can find out more at http://www.reduxiontheatre.com/

It's a super-sized, super special episode of the Okie Geek Podcast as Michael Cross and Joshua Unruh invite fellow podcasters to talk about everything, and, yes, I mean everything. From "Red 6 to Golden Corral" we have Jon Hammack, Nick Johnson and Caleb Haldane and from "Blacken Studios" we have Elijah Bailey and Emily Stengel. Eventually we do get to talking about the upcoming fall television season. Enjoy.

This week we're talking about Zine Fest on Saturday September 17th at Brass Bells Studio with friend of the show Vinton Bayne from Graphomedia. We also talk about Recklesstival which is a film festival going on this Wednesday at the District House with Kyle Roberts, Cate Jones and Collin Place. Zine Fest: https://www.facebook.com/events/1590338347955445/ Recklesstival: http://www.ra-pictures.com/recklesstival/

This week is a series of interviews from people at Geekinomicon. Devon Green,, Nikki Robinson, Michael Cross and Joshua Unruh hunt down cosplayers, vendors and more at this weekend's event.