Sneaky Geek

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero•www.sneakygeekpodcast.com

Sneaky Geek is an inclusive podcast that focuses on learning about and appreciating all manner of geek culture. We are geeks against gatekeeping! From comics to movies, books to video games, we're here to get you up to speed without gatekeeping, complaining, or yucking anyone's yum. Star Wars, Marvel, DC, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, you name it, we're about it!

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Episodes

011 - Little Cons with Big Dreams

Bryce and Dave discuss Bryce and Bryan's interviews with some more independent ends of the comic book industry that happened at Bakersfield Comic Con! Bakersfield Comic Con may be small and cozy, but it had some pretty awesome indie talent this year. We interview Scott "Fuzzy" Joseph, writer and artist for The Warren Hope; Nicole Goux, who has done work for Gem and the Holograms and has a series called F*ck Off Squad running right now; and Joshua Rhoads who is partial owner of a fairly new comic...

Dec 02, 2017•43 min•Ep. 11

010 - Doing The Justice League Justice (a hip new dance craze!)

This week we get geared up for Justice League! Are we interested? You bet! Are we excited? Kind of, yeah! Are we worried that Zach Snyder has once again misunderstood his source material and completely ignored the inherent goodness of his characters? You bet! We tried to do this with as little frustrated rants as possible... We were not good at it. But it's okay because it's all relevant information for what is to come this week in the new Justice League movie! Find us on our socials! @sneakygee...

Nov 16, 2017•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 10

009 - Thor Ragnarok Review! Spoiled Mjolk...nir...

Bryan and Bryce went to see Thor Ragnarok and now they're here to discuss what source material was clearly used, what this film means for the MCU and then they nitpick it till they love it... like all geeks seem to do. 00:00 - 19:30 - Spoiler free zone! 19:30 - 23:30 - Spoilers if you skipped the trailers somehow! Everything else - Spoilers everywhere! Find us on our socials! @sneakygeekpodcast, @brycerankins, @brom1137

Nov 10, 2017•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 9

008 - Comics, Bronze AND Brains.

This week we finish up our comic book ages discussion with our Comic Historian, Dave Ziegler! We also discuss how to divide the ages of comic books after the bronze age and where the industry has gone since then. Part 2 of 2! FACT CHECK: In the introduction, Bryce states that the Golden Age ends with Sensation Comics #4 and the introduction of the new Flash. The new Flash was introduced in Showcase #4 and while this was the beginning of the Silver Age, it was not quite a definitive end to the Go...

Oct 27, 2017•45 min•Ep. 8

007 - Comics, A Coming of Ages Story

Dave Ziegler joins us once again to fight one of the oldest gatekeeping methods in the book! The ol' "you don't know about this part that happened eighty years ago?" trick. A foolhardy attempt to block people from loving what they want! And here at Sneaky Geek we say love what you want to love, and those guys can suck it! But that doesn't mean we don't want to arm you with a few fun facts up your sleeve to school them and put those jerks in their place! Part 1 of 2

Oct 21, 2017•1 hr 4 min

006 - Now You're Playing with Switchable Power

Sega does what Nintendon't, and by that we mean that Sega dies off as a console contender. Because Nintendo is back baby! Nintendo's countless missteps lead to some serious rethinking on their parts, and suddenly, back to their roots and what made them great in the first place. Our Console Video Game Historian, Nick Fratto joins us once again to discuss the return of Nintendo as a contender in the console market. We play a few more rounds of FMK and feel the ultimate shame as we briefly discuss ...

Oct 12, 2017•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 6

BONUS - Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer breakdown!

SPOILER ALERT! The new trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi came out last night and we couldn't help ourselves! So we went frame by frame and grabbed all the best bits we could to talk about and geek out about. Do NOT listen to this episode if you are spoiler sensitive! (That's like force sensitive, but instead of cool powers you're actually just perpetually terrified of the internet) Find us on our socials! @sneakygeekpodcast, @brycerankins, @brom1137

Oct 10, 2017•21 min

005 - For All Nintendo's Purposes

This week on part one of another Sneaky Geek two parter, Nick Fratto, our in-house console gaming amateur historian proudly helps us earn our "Explicit" rating as we discuss Console Wars, the rise of Nintendo and the fall of Sega. From the Super Mario Brothers movie to obscure video games you might have missed, this episode has all manner of weird history you're craving. Subscribe and review today!

Oct 05, 2017•56 min•Ep. 5

004 - A Semi-New Hope For the Prequels

Join us for part 2 of our Star Wars: The Clone Wars discussion from last week as we continue to discuss the repercussions the series has on not only the prequels, but eventually to the original trilogy, and the canon as a whole. We also discuss a fan theory that eventually became canon in one of the best retcons from the series. Thanks for listening! Subscribe and give us a rating!

Sep 29, 2017•40 min•Season 1Ep. 4

003 - Send In The Clones

Missing a few details about what happened in the prequel trilogy? Come get the informational high ground! In this two-part episode, Bryan and Bryce bring Dave Ziegler in to discuss the importance of Star Wars: The Clone Wars in the current Star Wars canon, as well as how it helps improve upon the prequel trilogy's lore and characters. Learn about clones, Jedi, and the events that lead into the original trilogy.

Sep 17, 2017•57 min•Season 1Ep. 3

002 - The Pros and Comic-Cons of SDCC

In today's episode, we have special guest Stephinie Touch and Dave Ziegler (From the future) to talk about our favorite and not-so-favorite parts of San Diego Comic-Con! We talk SDCC news, ups and downs of FOMO, and navigating the Smithsonian-Vegas hybrid that is the west coast's biggest celebration of the geek world.

Aug 18, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 2

001 - The Fandom Menace

It's our premiere episode! Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero discuss the billions of rules that one must follow to become a "true" fan, and how most of those rules are totally bunk. Gatekeepers get in the way of everyone's good time, and it's time we found a way to get around them and enjoy what we love. Learn about your favorite franchises, how they came to be, their lore, and what their fans are like in each episode of our new podcast. Welcome to Sneaky Geek. EDIT: In the years since releasing ou...

Aug 18, 2017•18 min•Ep. 1

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