Technically we're a news podcast, although it should be pointed out that "technically" is a powerful word. Join Graham and Rob for another journey through the sometimes strange worlds of science and technology news as they discover oddities like Elon Musk’s latest "Boring" endeavour, getting power from screams (allegedly), spontaneous dinosaur combustion, slices of ketchup, armoured jackets for dogs, death-themed cafes, a rather strange company that wants to kill you in time for the Singularity,...
Apr 06, 2018•54 min
We're back for arduous journey into the hinterlands of science and technology news to bring more strange tales and weird happenings. This time it's Rob and Producer Rob captaining The Geek Show's flagship as it navigates through the cackling of Amazon's Alexa, fanatical Malaysian Apple fans (the technology company, not the fruit), modern "medicinal" leeches, record-breaking fidget spinners; record-breaking hula-hoop performers, political hair styles in Russia, realistic costume animal heads, Piz...
Mar 20, 2018•50 min
The erstwhile Brundlefly of British podcasting - also known as The Geek Show - returns for another tongue-in-cheek romp through the hallowed halls of science and technology news, and this time Rob and Graham - who can more often be found together on that notorious hotbed of cultural anarchy called Literary Loitering - are running the show. You have been warned … So after some belated platitudes about Pokemon Day we burrow deep into the molehill of weirdness where we discover Thorpe Park's new ro...
Mar 01, 2018•46 min
The Geek Show returns once again with more irreverent news from the strange realms of science, technology and other places in between, and this week Rob is joined by yet another Andrew (where are they all coming from?). This week's discoveries include Facebook's status as the social media for codgers, a sequel to the infamous Kung Fury, a strange Japanese virtual presence device, noise suppression for toilets, iced tea, expensive school uniforms, footwear for footwear, visual "noise" cancellatio...
Feb 20, 2018•42 min
It's time to join Rob and Andy for more news-based shenanigans from the realms of science and technology, and we're kicking things of this week with some recycling ... ... on the Moon After that it's all systems go with potential holodeck technology, stupidity causing smartphone batteries to explode, Germany's unconventional method to "control" children with ADHD, a TV comedy about metal detecting powering past the fourth wall, a Russian home-made "Iron Man", Nissan teaming up traditional Japane...
Feb 08, 2018•41 min
News has such a loose meaning these days, and it's our job to make sure that - at least for the science and technology parts - that status remains as silly as possible. Down with fake news! So what's been happening this week? Well, one of the singers from '90s all-girl group All Saints has decided to do social media, B & M are offering a unique employment opportunity (Is it a dream job? One of us thinks so), babies kick up a lot of dirt according to clever science people, there's a crowd-fun...
Jan 19, 2018•46 min
Producer Rob and Mark are back with the last episode of The Geek Show for 2017! In the news this week, YouTube attempts to do a music subscription service (again), a Star Wars character popularity poll produces some disturbing Jar Jar-related results, San Francisco think that robots will conquer our pavements and walkways (possibly as a prelude to their uprising), cosplaying as Batman is the answer to all our productivity issues (according to 4 to 6 year-old children), and the Dutch police eagle...
Dec 18, 2017•44 min
Producer Rob is joined by a rather ill Graham for another turn on our chatter-go-round. We kick things off this week with a look at Facebook's terrible security strategies before moving on to Google, who are offering people the most frightening and soul-destroying job that anyone could have on the internet. After that we find an possible and unexpected move in the career of Quentin Tarantino, the apocalypse bunker that couldn't, and one of the worst uses of a statue of Jesus since … well, it's j...
Dec 08, 2017•41 min
The two Robs return for a new episode, and they're greeted with nuclear lightning, the worst blow science could ever deliver to the London tourism board, an 'intriguing' use of 3D printing technology and a film to end all films. What else can we say? It is that significant. After that we head out into the great beyond to discuss wars and treks among the stars, how they've managed to stay relevant in the 21st century and what their future holds. Like the Show? Support us on Patreon at www.patreon...
Dec 05, 2017•43 min
It's the turn of Andy and Rob to take the helm of our flagship podcast and trawl the waters of science, technology and general geekery to find some interesting (if a little "fishy"), pieces of news. This week our two erstwhile "captains" discover a disturbing Chinese bootleg poster for the new DCEU film Justice League - which also features some Marvel heroes, the prominence of dowsing in 21st Century Britain. DARPA's plans for plants and Boston Dynamics' latest impressive-yet-terrifying addition...
Nov 24, 2017•29 min
This week Graham and Rob get scientific with this year's Ig Nobel Prize and follow-on from last week with more details about The Lord of the Rings' leap to the small screen. They also discuss some rather odd news for all you burger and pizza fans out there and the latest evolution of robot dog. After that it's time to get technical with some artificial intelligence. How much did pop culture get right, and why do we always resort to sexing our robots? These are the questions that need asking. If ...
Nov 17, 2017•33 min
Rob and Andrew take some time out from their other shows for another blast from patriarch of our podcast family - The Geek Show. Aside from the news that Warner Bros. and Amazon may collaborate on a TV project that nobody is ready for (or may even want for that matter), Universal announce that their multi-monster "Dark Universe" may return to the drawing board, and the UK Government's HS2 railway project will interfere with a planned development that makes us pine for Bear Grylls: Trainfighter. ...
Nov 10, 2017•40 min
Halloween is in the air, but instead spooky ghosts we find a veritable rainbow of apocalypses. Apocalypses as far as the eye can see, from zombie to biblical - you name it we rush on past it like a speeding bullet (but we forgot about aliens because our neighbours in the universe never stop by to say hello). We also have our usual selection of news including cheque clearing finally joining the 21st century, Sooty weighing in on the north-south divide, translation software getting people in troub...
Nov 03, 2017•44 min
Hoist the sails for another quick trip around the marina with our flagship podcast (See? We can do boat puns). This week Graham and Andrew anchor down for Spiders in Surrey, UK droners, Snapchat hot-dogs and a rather tragic fail for a YouTube wannabe trying to prank way above his station. There's also a discussion on the future of Marvel's post-Thanos Cinematic Universe, along with seamless plugs for our extended podcast family. Yes, you read that right. Seamless. Like the show or any show on ou...
Oct 27, 2017•28 min
The grand-pappy of The Geek Show Podcast Network returns for another blast of news and geeky conversation. This week we take a look at the title for the new Han Solo film, A member of Blink 182's quest for space aliens, police hover-bikes, and a brand new Stranger Things game. After that, Andy and Rob talk about the future of Virtual Reality - which obviously means a lot of talk about Red Dwarf and Holodecks. You'd think we were obsessed or something ... If you like this show or any of the other...
Oct 20, 2017•36 min
It's time for another edition of the reliable flagship! This week we're discussing the official death of the Windows phone, the promotion of Facebook's new Spaces application, the safety of self-driving cars and more. We also take a look at what's been happening on the network over the past week before we round things off with sci-fi franchises that we would love to see remade, rebooted or just continued - with obvious stopovers at Star Wars, Star Trek, The X-Files and the current technofantasy ...
Oct 13, 2017•38 min
We were off for a while, launching our Youtube, travelling about and doing things we utterly regret. You know? Normal Summer stuff. After a couple of months off we return with a new form. We've changed a lot over the years, but this is (probably) our final form - we promise. This is Boss Mode Geek Show, and if we were in an RPG we'd look like a giant god monster that the antagonist would inevitably have to sell his soul to. Please support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/thegeekshow #Podcast #The...
Oct 10, 2017•34 min
It’s the end of Series 14 so we decided to talk about endings ... in a sense. Join us as we meander through Doctor Who, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, comic-book endings (and the lack thereof - especially when killing off characters), video game endings and more. Please support us on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/thegeekshow #TheGeekShow #Podcasts #Discussion #Improvisation #Comics #Manga #VideoGames #DoctorWho #ScienceFiction #SciFi #Marvel #MCU #Superheroes...
Aug 10, 2017•1 hr 1 min
We return to the sacred halls of journalism to discover more strange wonders from science and technology news. This week our jumble of oddities includes a man stuck in an ATM, the scientific usage of "derpy", a crackdown on Winnie the Pooh, Baboon-based power outages, Komodo Dragon blood, Tardigrades, US Space Marines, giant balloon robots, KFC merchandise, a disturbing story about contact lenses and other strange tidings from the real world. Support us on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/theg...
Aug 02, 2017•1 hr 13 min
It's time for another round of arguments as we really get some things off our chest! That's right, it's time for Defend Your Choice, and this time we looking at things that people seem to adore (for whatever reason), but that we think are in no way deserving of their status. Prepare for controversy as we run roughshod over 1980's nostalgia, titans of fantasy literature, the favourite sons of ubiquitous video game franchises, legendary comic-book characters, serious silliness in movies, beloved R...
Jul 20, 2017•1 hr 18 min
After returning from our travels we found a heap of weird technology and science news waiting for us. Kicking things off this week is NATO, who have called a particular global malware attack a declarations of war. After that we allow the strangeness to wash over us with NASA wanting to have a go at Armageddon (without Aerosmith and Bruce Willis), the NHS being outed as the world’s largest purchaser of fax machines (and baseball bats to destroy this rebellious and outdated technology), the Pirate...
Jul 13, 2017•59 min
It's that time of the year again. People are converging on a famous stadium in Newcastle wearing the costumes of their heroes. There's a tense atmosphere in the air as everyone waits for the action to start, but this is no game of football because it's Sunnycon time! Join the guys along with Tucky - the Ambassador of Sunnycon (no he doesn't have any Ferrero Rocher), who's also a member of our very own KeyFrame Podcast. We discuss the evolution of the convention, the plans for the future and the ...
Jul 06, 2017•1 hr 11 min
Apologies for the delay with this episode - it's been hectic at Casa de Geek Show. This week we return to our usual exploration of the weirder fringes of science and technology news including malware causing power cuts in the Ukraine, space bread, "direct reality" (whatever the hell that is), Wifi on Everest, crimes against Star Wars collections, cheese-powered Super Soldiers, prehistoric poo, high scores on Ms. Pacman and self confidence for robots. It's a diverse week if ever there was one. #S...
Jun 30, 2017•57 min
This week we go free-form for a discussion about smartphones. Beginning with the origins of the species, find out what we use our smartphones for as we discover how powerful they've become. We also surmise about the future of smartphones and the role that mobile gaming has to play in it all. If that sounds a bit more serious than usual, worry not because we have jokes - lots of them. #Nintendo #Smartphones #PC #Samsung #iPhone #Apple #VideoGames #Gaming #SocialMedia #Podcasts #Review #Technology...
Jun 09, 2017•1 hr
We have adorable robots and nonsense aplenty this week, so join us as we parade our way through the stranger side of science and technology news (while also discovering why Pepé Le Pew is the worst). With Samsung's security, pacemaker hacking, teaching AIs in Paris, North Korean technology announcements, Toyota driving school, Singapore's giant vending machine, robotic mediators, fidget spinners, monkey mafia and the titular RoboPriest, it's quite the busy week. #TheGeekShow #Podcast #News #Scie...
Jun 06, 2017•1 hr 3 min
It's that time of the month again so get ready for another round of Defend your Choice. This time the theme is fictional sports and games that we wish existed in reality (i.e. really real instead of the fake real that is real-world quidditch). This week we were broadcasting from what felt like the sweltering centre of an active volcano (it's a miracle we managed to record so well), where the temperature caused us to misfire regularly (it was so hot!). Thankfully we didn't spend long the the blea...
May 31, 2017•59 min
Another week, another odd episode title that defies all sense of reason or logic. It's a theme that's continued throughout the show as we discuss electoral Snapchat, pirates, London trains, prison drones, KitKat's, xenomorphs, Russia (twice), and social realism for clowns. It's a mad, mad, mad world and we just love it. PLEASE NOTE: One of the hosts suffered from technical difficulties during recording. #Science #News #Weird #Technology #Satire #Surreal #Podcast #Improvisation #TheGeekShow #Podc...
May 24, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Underground, overground, rambling free. The ramblers of The Geek Show, common are we. This week the gang have a long and meandering chat about ... stuff. From gunge and celebrity albums to terrible comic book villains and Steven Seagal - with lots of other stuff in between. Yeah, we don't get it either. #Podcast #TheGeekShow #News #Science #Technology #Discussion #Weird #Gunge #1990s #KidsTV #StevenSeagal #Improvisation #Conversation
May 11, 2017•50 min
We return to the treasure trove of science and technology news, and as always there are some great goodies. This week we discover Uber's flying cars, NASA's space chainmail, scientific proof that humans are the best at throwing, the slight madness of James Cracknell, strange things on Tinder, fruit juice in Russia, Australian exposé shockers, robot dogs, the weird world of LEGO and Artificially Intelligent anime phone girlfriends. Naturally those suggestive gems lead us off into some truly surre...
May 03, 2017•1 hr 8 min
We take a break from the weird world of science and technology news for a good old bout of Defend Your Choice. This time the two Rob's and Andrew hit the comics and manga to find superheroes that they'd love to see on the big screen. Some of the choices are brilliant, some are subversive, and some make you question why you've ever bothered to pick up a comic book. It's The Geek Show, so it just wouldn't be right without us messing around with those complicated feelings, would it? #TheGeekShow #C...
Apr 26, 2017•1 hr
