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Wondering (and wandering) through Wondercon!

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 03:19:11 +0000

Episode 57! Con season is upon us! Bryce and Bryan revved up slowly and gently to Wondercon 2025 by first visiting a pop up for Gundam and Gunpla, then the next week went to The Inland Empire Strikes Back!, a small but excellent Star Wars convention.

With the convention just days away, there's planning to do! What panels to see? Is there merch to be on the lookout for? When are we getting s'mores? Will Bryce somehow win ANOTHER raffle?

We go over the event schedule, some of the notable guests, and what we're looking forward to this year at Wondercon!

00:00 - Intro

00:03 - Gundam Pop up

00:10 - The Inland Empire Strikes Back Star Wars convention

00:40 - Wondercon

01:10 - Closing thoughts

How to Comic-Con: A Con-Prehensive Guide

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 06:25:56 +0000

It's that magical time again! San Diego Comic-Con is here at last!

Get ready to conquer your next comic-con with Sneaky Geek! In this episode, we're joined by the amazing Sarah McIntosh of MacAttack Cosplay to share insider tips on making the most of your con experience.

We chat about what essentials to pack, how to plan your visit, and the best strategies for enjoying the con whether you’re flying solo or with a group. Sarah shares her expert advice on con-essentials for cosplayers, and we all share some of our favorite con stories both good and bad.

If you're a con newbie or a seasoned veteran, you'll find plenty of useful tips and laughs along the way. Join us as we help you prepare for an unforgettable comic-con adventure!

Don’t forget to subscribe to Sneaky Geek and follow us on social media for more geeky content. If you spot us at SDCC, come say hi! And we’d love to hear about your con essentials, so drop a comment and join the conversation.

Tune in and geek out with us!

Find our Discord by searching Sneaky Geek

Find us on our socials! @sneakygeekpodcast, @brycerankins, @brom1137, @MacAttack.Cosplays

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Anime and Black Music: A Cultural Exchange w/ Dr. Marcus Norris

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +0000

Sneaky Geek is talking about anime again, and this time it's not just pokemon. Join us on this episode of Sneaky Geek as we dive into the unique intersection of black culture and anime, especially through the lens of music. We're excited to chat with Dr. Marcus Norris, director of the South Side Symphony, about how black music has influenced popular anime series like City Hunter, Jujutsu Kaisen, Kids on the Slope, and Cowboy Bebop.

From the beats of City Pop to the impact of the Wu-Tang Clan, we explore the cultural fusion that brings these worlds together. It's a beautiful thing, influencing and building on each other. Plus, we discuss the iconic moments of Dragon Ball Z. Join us for insights, humor, and a celebration of inclusivity and cultural exchange.

Tune in and geek out with us!

Find our Discord by searching Sneaky Geek

Find us on our socials! @sneakygeekpodcast, @brycerankins, @brom1137, @marcusnorris, @southsidesymphony

Big Monster! The History of Kaiju

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 02:00:55 +0000

It’s a kaiju podcast! This week we are talking with John Hazlett yet again but this time its not about his time curating Star Wars history, and is instead about his love of the King of all Monsters, Godzilla! Godzilla, or Gojira as they call him in the streets, has been destroying cities since the 50s, and during that time his films have gone from poignant anti-WMD narratives to gigantic wrestling matches to Taco Bell Commercials to Oscar winning films.

Listen as we do our deep dive into the history of Kaiju!

And be sure to like and subscribe to this podcast, join us on our Discord server, and follow us on social media for updates and more!

@SneakyGeekPodcast

BONUS: Tales of The Empire Trailer breakdown

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 17:55:00 +0000

Star Wars: Tales of The Empire is a week away! We're so excited for this follow up to Tales of the Jedi. So we decided we needed ANOTHER trailer breakdown!
So we broke the trailer down, frame by frame, to find every reference, Easter egg, or sneaky recut that we could.

We also talk about hopes for the series, how it might tie in to Ahsoka, Mandalorian and Grogu, and everything else a-brewin' in Dave Filoni's branch of the galaxy.

Enjoy!

Find us on Instagram and Threads at @SneakyGeekPodcast

Join the discussion on our Discord Server

Be sure to listen to our other podcast, which is centered around The High Republic, called The Starlight Archive!

WonderCon Recap feat. The Bitches of Dathomir!

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Wondercon is one of our favorite cons, it's far less daunting than SDCC but still packs a punch.

This years Wondercon took place on a rainy Easter weekend, and it had some interesting affects on our usual con experience. But that didn't stop us from seeing great panels like Her Universe with Ashley Eckstein, Star Trek Discoveries season 5 premiere, or The War of Rohirrim panel!

Joining us this episode are Reychel and Frankie, from The Bitches of Dathomir, a Star Wars podcast that focuses on print media! You should give them a listen, especially if you're into The High Republic.

BONUS: The Acolyte Trailer Breakdown!

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 23:31:25 +0000

At 8am on March 19th, 2024, Lucasfilm dropped the trailer for their newest Star Wars show, The Acolyte. It featured intense fight scenes, a whole lot of lightsabers, and a new threat we haven't yet seen!

This whole show takes place a hundred years before Anakin told Sebulba he was going to be bugsquat (sleemo), and that means it's during The High Republic!

What is The High Republic? What do all this quickly flashing scenes mean? What kind of alien is that again? All these questions and more are answered in this bonus episode of Sneaky Geek!

Find us on Instagram @TheSneakyGeekPodcast

Looking for more High Republic info? Head over to our other podcast "The Starlight Archive" to hear more, and follow us on Instagram for even more info @TheStarlightArchivePodcast!!

Star Wars: The High Republic, is it worth it?

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000

This week we are honored to have former Wookiepedia Bureaucrat, writer, and Legends afficionado John Hazlett on the podcast!

Lucasfilm is a few years into its multi-media storytelling initiative, "The High Republic." Since it's going strong, we wanted to ask John if he had seen any of these stories before and whether this era in Star Wars overwrites any of the old canon. He had some fascinating insights, comparisons, and drops a few knowledge bombs on us.

The High Republic takes place between 500BBY and 100BBY (that's Before the Battle of Yavin), which means it exists well outside the Skywalker saga, but well INSIDE the lifetime of Yoda, Yaddle, and a few other notable Jedi, if you're interested in more High Republic content, be sure to check out our new podcast, The Starlight Archive!

And be sure to like and subscribe to this podcast, join us on our Discord server, and follow us on social media for updates and more!

@SneakyGeekPodcast

The Nuzlocke AKA - How to make Pokemon utterly tragic

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 09:34:58 +0000

Want to make Pokemon harder? Tragic even? Well do we have a challenge for you!

You get two Pokémon games with every new generation, so we're giving you two parts to this Pokémon episode!

Because... because it's part 2 of our Pokémon episode... get it?

This episode was first streamed LIVE on Twitch.tv/sneakygeekpodcast, and it was so big, that we broke it into two episodes for you! In this episode, we discuss how the nuzzlock and soul link work, what these new iterations bring with new features, and talk about the card game!

This episode features music from Mikel's album Poké & Chill, Music provided by GameChops GameChops.com/poke-and-chill

Find us on our socials! @sneakygeekpodcast, @brycerankins, @brom1137, @pietrina5, @njfratto33

What keeps bringing us back to Pokemon?

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 08:01:01 +0000

It's Sneaky Geek's 50th episode!

You asked, we listened, and now we're here to talk about Pokémon!

This episode was first streamed LIVE on Twitch.tv/sneakygeekpodcast, and it was so big, that we broke it into two episodes for you! In this episode, we discuss how pokémon came to be, its many iterations, and how pokémania has taken the world by storm on more than one occasion!

Timestamps:

0:05:00 Introductions

0:27:00 What's your favorite starter

0:34:00 History and origins

0:52:00 What did you name your rival?

1:11:00 Pokémon Unite

1:20:00 Edible pokémon vs. Cuddleable Pokémon

This episode features music from Mikel's album Poké & Chill, Music provided by GameChops GameChops.com/poke-and-chill

Be sure to like, comment, subscribe, follow, or any of those other things and then find us on our socials at @sneakygeekpodcast, @brycerankins, @brom1137, @pietrina5, @njfratto33, @mrziegler90

Should you watch Echo?

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 08:00:35 +0000

Sneaky Geek is an inclusive podcast that discusses all things geek and fight against gatekeeping. This week on the show:

-Is Echo worth the watch?

-How does it fit in with the MCU?

-What is all this Marvel Studio's Spotlight business about?

-Should Dargula be played in every Marvel Property?

-Why is Biscuits your new favorite MCU NPC?

-How is Vincent D'Onofrio's Kingpin still managing to surprise us in all the right ways?

All these questions and more in this week's exciting episode of Sneaky Geek!

*Warning: Contains Spoilers*

BONUS! Ahsoka Essentials and why Chopper is your new favorite

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 07:00:49 +0000

So it turns out Ahsoka is your new favorite... or maybe it's Sabine... if it's neither it's obviously Chopper. The problem is, you wanna learn more but you don't know where to start. We have excellent news for you! Bryce hit record right as he and Bryan were discussing this exact subject and before you could say Follow the white Loth-cat, a bonus episode was formed. We go through some of the key moments to watch without being too spoilery! What episodes do you think are quintessential Ahsoka plot points?

The History of the Blue Beetle Part 2! Scarab Boogaloo!

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 23:16:36 +0000

"Let's split that Blue Beetle episode into two parts!" Bryan and Bryce said excitedly.

Our comic historian Dave Ziegler is back again with us this week as we get to the second part of our Blue Beetle History.

Then we talk about what we're reading for a while.

Maybe those "what are you reading?" bits should be their own episodes at this point... Hmm... What was I saying? Oh yeah, I was telling you about this episode. It's great. Go see Blue Beetle when you're done listening. We hear it's really good.

Find us on our socials! @sneakygeekpodcast, @brycerankins, @brom1137

The History of the Blue Beetle Part 1

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 17:42:37 +0000

Did you know the Blue Beetle comic is almost as old as Super Man? Or that he wasn't originally owned by DC? Or that there was a team of super heroes called the Mystery Men and no one on that team even bowled? Well we didn't, and that's why Bryce went over to our favorite Comic Historian Dave's house to record a podcast episode remote with Bryan back at home as the man in the chair. Blue Beetle is in theaters August 18th, and you can learn all about Jaime's (and a few other Blue Beetles) history here on Sneaky Geek!

2023 SDCC Recap! Piecing it all together

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 01:24:37 +0000

The whirlwind blur of SDCC has come and gone.

Bryan and Bryce try to piece together what exactly happened and when after only a week of being back home.

After-parties, panel cancellations, signings, trailer drops and so much more happened! Have a listen and do your best to follow along. Let us know in the comments what you thought of Comic-Con this year!

Weekend at Visions! Part 2

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 04:19:58 +0000

The long awaited second half of our WandaVision episode is finally here!

Obviously, after so many current and up-to-date episodes, the best thing to do would be to keep our momentum going with an episode about something that was totally relevant two years ago

You're welcome for our genius career move to let you hear something recorded about a character who isn't even in current MCU things. It makes TOTAL sense that we're doing this.

Indiana Jones teaches Indiana Jones how to Indiana Jones

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 17:00:32 +0000

Bonus episode!

We know it's off schedule but Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny came out last week and we felt compelled to do a quick review! This is Harrison Ford's swan song for his clearly preferred franchise.

We happened to like the film very much so don't expect a ton of complaining from us.

Three Marios: Mario Mario and Luigi Mario

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 01:51:12 +0000

The Illumination Super Mario movie was great, but before Mario could run with his arms stretched out wearing a tanuki costume, Bob Hoskins had to drunkenly walk with a couple of broken fingers, in weird shoes, next to John Leguizamo, also drunk... and with a fractured leg...

and through that pain, we got the truest form of art.

We caught up with our Video Game Historian, Nick Fratto to talk all about the bizarre story of the original masterpiece that is the 1993 Hollywood Pictures dystopian classic, Super Mario Bros.

All the geek things that happened during the pandemic (And then some)

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 21:48:49 +0000

After an almost two year hiatus, Sneaky Geek is back with a vengeance! A new season of Sneaky Geek is upon us and we've missed quite a bit since we last hung out.

So let's catch up and go over what we missed. We're going to rapid fire through as many things that we missed since the world shut down!

Ms. Marvel!

Falcon Winter Soldier!

John Wick!

Godzilla vs. Kong!

Mortal Kombat!

Comic-Con: Special Edition - Putting the Calm in Comic-Con

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 02:22:42 +0000

It's that time of year again! Comic-Con is here! Except this time, it's special! November 26th through 28th marked the first ever Comic-Con Special Edition. So instead of Black Friday shopping, we went to the exhibit hall! Joining us on the podcast today are Bridget Kelley and Nicole Jones to talk about their first con experience, we also reflect on past cons and what what the absence of Marvel, DC, and film & television meant for a con as big as this one.

WandaVision or... So you've accidentally conjured up magic babies, now what?

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Tue, 11 May 2021 23:41:41 +0000

So you've finished watching WandaVision and you're thinking to yourself, man oh man... who are those extra characters? Where I can I read their backstories? What if I want to read the greatest young super hero book of all time? When should I start? The answer? Yesterday. We're joined by our in-house historian and fact checker extraordinaire, Dave Ziegler as we navigate the publication history of all your new favorite characters from WandaVision!

New Pokemon Snap, The High Republic, and Lucasfilm Games

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 23:57:33 +0000

Episode 40! Would ya look at that! Lucasfilm Games is BACK! But what does it mean? Star Wars The High Republic is up and running! And there's a new Pokemon Snap on the horizon? Sound the dubstep horn!

Hosted by Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero Recorded at SGHQ - Garden Grove

Edited by The Legendary Mitchell Thompson

Jedi: Fallen Order, Rings of Power, Metal Gear Solid, and Scrubs for some reason?

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 03:04:19 +0000

Episode 39 - Remember that time that we did an episode, didn't drop it, so we recorded a follow-up, added it to it, and it was all really timey-wimey and confusing? We don't either! But this is just a great update on all the geek things happening at the time we recorded it!

Well we've decided to give an update on it! We recorded it in October!

And now you're getting a new episode! Three months later! You're welcome.

Game of Thrones In Concert, Maximum Carnage, and other pre-pandemic musings

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Sun, 18 Oct 2020 23:01:36 +0000

Sometimes we record episodes that never make it to you guys, and that makes us sad. So we decided to rectify that problem by presenting to you an old episode of Sneaky Geek, featuring an even older segment with Special Guest Clay Davis! We talked about what was going on in comics, predictions for upcoming events, and a whole bunch of expectations we had long before the world shut down and we all sat at home finishing Netflix. From October 6th, 2019, we present to you, The Sneaky Geek Vault. Enjoy!

Bullsh*tting with Bryce

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:47:58 +0000

Here at Sneaky Geek we like to keep things reliable.

We like to hit you with a new episode every week.

And last week we did not end up succeeding in that mission.

But that's okay! We're only three days late! It's fine! It's totally fine. Bryce has set forth to come up with new content. Even if that content is absolute nonsense. He makes some lists, calls a friend, and talks about this week's geek news! So here's our new segment: Bullsh*tting with Bryce. We even spruced up our theme song! There's supposed to be an "i" there but we put an asterisk there instead (for the kids).

Plus we're joined by Ameer! And we love Ameer! @BryceRankins @Meerski_ @SneakyGeekPodcast

SG SDCC @Home Day 3!

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:42:20 +0000

Episode 36! It's time for our annual SDCC Recap and this is Day 3 of SDCC @ Home!

We talk about our favorite Panels from the Saturday lineup and how Comic-Con International has handled mid-pandemic con life.

We discuss: Dune (6:00)

Magic the Gathering (17:30)

Bill and Ted Face the Music (27:00)

Lovecraft Country (40:20)

An Evening with Kevin Smith (54:45)

Enjoy! Lovecraft Country is available on HBO Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Bogus Journey, and Face the Music are available from Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Kevin Smith owns Kevin Smith aaand audio from the panels is owned by Comic-Con International

SDCC @ Home Day 2! We Beat Con-Flu!

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 17:00:23 +0000

Episode 35! We're back for more Comic-Con @home panel discussions!

We watched quite a few panels from Friday!

Adventure Time Distant Lands

Star Wars books

Drawing Ninja Turtles

Marvel's new Empyre event

Avatar The Last Airbender expanded universe

Zoom into Xadia with The Dragon Prince!

We also discuss what we miss and what we do not miss about Comic-Con with it being cancelled.

Wakanda Forever - Revisiting Black Panther pt. 2

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 02:41:30 +0000

Part 2 of our Black Panther episode, we continue our discussion of the events that led to the Black Panther comic being made, and to the Black Panther film being made, as well as discuss our favorite moments.

We'd like to again thank our guests Alita LaShae and Steven Littles,

We'd also like to thank our other contributors Mychal Thompson, John-Michael Angel, and David Archer.

All audio from Black Panther from Disney and Marvel Studios. Black Panther is available for viewing on Disney+

Wakanda Forever - Revisiting Black Panther pt. 1

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 02:34:23 +0000

On August 28th the world was shocked to hear that Chadwick Boseman, King T'Challa, The Black Panther, had lost his battle with colon cancer.

We recorded a Black Panther episode from 2018 that we had planned to release after Black Panther 2 began filming. However, we felt it would be best to release that episode this week instead.

This being our tribute to a man who transcended the film industry. Chadwick Boseman was a hero to so many for his actions on screen and off; and we are devastated to have lost such a force for good in the arts.

Special thanks to our guests Steven Littles and Alita LaShae for joining us on this episode.

Audio clips taken from Black Panther are the rights of Disney and Marvel, audio taken from CBS and ABC broadcasts used from public archives. Wakanda Forever.

SG's 4th annual SDCC Recap @ Home Edition!

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Thu, 27 Aug 2020 23:07:46 +0000

Cons are cancelled and we won't be getting con-flu, but SDCC brought us panels to watch online!

We watched as much as we could and are here to give you the run-down!

We talk: Cons from home, Solar Opposites, Marvel's Storyboards

Special Guest: Nicole Jones

031 Good News in Gaming

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Fri, 29 May 2020 13:08:37 +0000

An extension of our interview with NFL Blitz World Record Speedrunner and long-time friend of the podcast Nick Fratto is here!

Doom Eternal! Animal Crossing! What to do in the face of a cancelled E3??

How the gaming community has risen to the occasion in the face of a pandemic!

All this and more on this exciting episode of Sneaky Geek!

030 - Sneaky Geek goes... nowhere. We're all staying home.

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 23:50:53 +0000

Welcome back to Sneaky Geek!

Deep in the throes of a pandemic, Bryce and Bryan chat it up and muse about all sorts of cancellations.

Cons are pushed back!

Movies are pushed back!

But Animal Crossing is here and life on an island suits us during this time of social distancing!

We hope you enjoy! Be sure to like this track, comment on it, and subscribe if you haven't!

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029 - Sneaky Geeks's 3rd Annual SDCC Recap!

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Sun, 01 Sep 2019 00:51:13 +0000

San Diego Comic-Con was a month ago, and in a sudden inexplicable plot twist, Bryan managed to score last minute tickets!

So now we're here to talk about all the cool things that happened at SDCC!

Trailers, comics news, tv news, all the things!

028 - A Short Time Ago in a Galaxy's Edge Not Too Far Away

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 00:05:20 +0000

We hope you aren't burnt out on Star Wars just yet because we have a rundown on our early thoughts about Star Wars Galaxy's Edge!

Now open at Disneyland in Anaheim, California!

Joining us today are long time friend of Sneaky Geek, Glynnes, owner and operator of the Comic Book Hideout in Fullerton California, and Ax, costumer and cosplayer extraordinaire!

Glynnes, Bryan, and Alex have all been to Galaxy's Edge and loved it.

Meanwhile Bryce, who has not been there yet, got to ask all the questions and weep silently while drowning in the tears of his own envy.

027.4 - Star Wars Celebration Day 4!

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 18:41:04 +0000

Our last breakdown episode for Star Wars celebration 2019!

We go over everything that went down at Star Wars celebration on Monday and finish up this oh-so-long podcast so we can move on to other exciting geek news!

Once more we are joined by our dear friend Ameer to discuss everything that happened at the show and our take on what's to come in the Star Wars franchise!

Give it a listen! and find us on our social media!

@sneakygeekpodcast @shieldagentbrom @brycerankins @meerski_ and of course you can find us on Facebook by searching Sneaky Geek Podcast and twitter at @SneakyGeekPod

027.3 - Star Wars Celebration Day 3!

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 20:04:01 +0000

Day three of Star Wars Celebration was crazy exciting!

We've got deets on The Mandalorian, Clone Wars, and we finally call out our dear friend Ameer for watching The Last Jedi more times than anyone we know despite claiming he hates it!

It's great! And guess what!?

There's going to be a part 4 because celebration went on to MONDAY.

Be sure to give us a like, a review, a comment, or a subscription, and then find us on our socials at @sneakygeekpodcast, @brycerankins, @brom1137, and @meerski_

027.2 - Star Wars Celebration Day 2!

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 16:00:25 +0000

We're back again to give you the low down on what happened this year at Star Wars Celebration! We're joined by artist Meerskii to discuss all the happenings that went down that day and give you all the deets we can remember! Plus our analysis, and a few tangents here and there. Stay tuned for episodes 27.3 AND 27.4 coming very soon!

027.1 - Star Wars Celebration Day 1!

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 08:07:26 +0000

Star Wars Celebration is back again and we got a sweet new Star Wars trailer!

So many exciting things happened last weekend and this is just our coverage of day one!

Stay tuned later this week for more analysis and gushing, but for now, here's a trailer breakdown and a quick (ish) recap of what happened on Friday!

026 - Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, Transformers, and more

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 07:29:54 +0000

We're still here! After a lengthy hiatus and some serious time away from the things we love, we are back and ready to once again help fans everywhere evade the pitfalls and dastardly tactics of gatekeepers! Welcome to season three of Sneaky Geek!

Man oh man, if you guys saw the white board when we started planning this, you'd be stoked! Want to know more about stuff? Well we gots the info! Want more backstory on its creators? We gots the info! Want to know where to go next for more info?

We gots the info on that info! We're glad you stuck around and grateful for it too. Consider us the Nick Fury at the end of Iron Man, there's a whole lot of geekery to be had this year and we aim to cover it as much as we have time for!

025 - A Podcast Podcast: Let's Get Down to Fighting Business!

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 21:10:39 +0000

Holy Podcast Batman! It's our 25th episode!

And it's a podcast about podcasts and it gets a little explicit. Sorry Mom.

The podcastberries taste like podcastberries! Today we're talking with our ol' pal Scooter, but we're also joined by his lovely wife Jenny

And to make matters more complicated, Mitch Thompson and Molly Sanchez from Failure to Launch were there too! They're the ones that helped us get started with this whole thing!

BUT WAIT. THERE'S MORE! We also have an interview with Ming Chen of AMC's Comic-Book Men! We're talking today about the world of podcasts, our favorite podcasts, how we learned about our bodies, pole position, and how we got started listening to AND making our own! Cheers! Ming Chen Interview:

10:15 Http://www.soundcloud.com/sneakygeek

024 - Coheed and Cambria and Amory Wars and Erik and Concept Albums

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 05:37:12 +0000

Almost-Doctor Erik joins us this week to discuss the musical stylings of Coheed and Cambria!

Why discuss a band on a geek podcast you ask? BECAUSE WE CAN DO WHAT WE WANT.

Also because the band's entire discography is related to a single fictional universe that has comic book and novel tie-ins!

Erik tells us what approach you should take when exploring the band's musical stylings so that Bryce can finally give them a proper second chance.

023 - Key Collector Comics: In Glynnes We Trust

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:52:32 +0000

We interviewed Nick Colianese, owner and creator of Key Collector, an app designed with the first online database for finding 'key issues' of comic books!

He found us at SDCC this last year and we loved his app, but thought it might be good to see how a comic store owner might feel about it!

So then we went to The Comic Book Hideout (The comic book store where Bryan and Bryce have their weekly pull subscriptions) and asked Glynnes Pruett what she could tell us about the pros and cons of being a key collector!

Find Key Collector Comics in the App store!

Find us on our socials! @sneakygeekpodcast, @brycerankins, @brom1137, @comicbookhideout

022.4 - Sunday Sunday Sunday at Comic-Con-con-con

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 06:38:57 +0000

And finally, our four parter Sneaky Geek Goes to Comic-Con comes to a close! We bring Reid and Nick back on for a segment and then head over to Dave Ziegler as he recounts his entire stay at SDCC this year (to the best of his ability given that it happened months ago).

Heads up listeners, some feels were had in this episode.

We love what we do and love that you listen, so please give us a like, a listen, and then a subscribe!

Find us on our socials! @sneakygeekpodcast, @brycerankins, @brom1137

022.3 - Saturday, at the con, I think it was the 28th of July

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 16:00:19 +0000

We're doing this one day at a time thing because we have so many crazy great stories from Comic-Con! From grievances about the Wired Lounge DJ selection (He didn't even have the cupid shuffle! Who doesn't have the cupid shuffle!) to our love of collectibles and the many different directions a con can sometimes take you without you realizing it, we're here to talk about Saturday.

Bryce met his hero, Bryan rekindled his excitement for the Dragon Ball franchise (I mean did it need rekindling?) and then we discuss the many ways Con Flu can manifest itself! -Sometimes it's not a virus. Sometimes you're just dumb and get massive exhaustion with a touch of hypothermia from not changing before getting into a pool you snuck into.

Join us with Nick and our new guest Reid as we talk SDCC Saturday! Also, our audio is a mess and hopefully you'll forgive us for it!

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BONUS CAPTAIN MARVEL TRAILER BREAKDOWN EPISODE

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 00:42:49 +0000

A TRAILER CAME OUT FOR CAPTAIN MARVEL AND WE ARE EXCITED.

(see? all caps. that's how you show excitement.)

We go through shot by shot and explain all that we can without spoiling too much for ourselves because we may be here to report on these things but it doesn't mean we're desperate to know the plot before it hits us. We talk about who some of these characters shown are in the comics, give a smidgeon of backstory (not too much though, this one's a quickie) and then talk about what some of this could mean for the Captain Marvel story!

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022.2 - SDCC Day 2

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 22:34:26 +0000

Comic-Con day two was twice as exhausting as day one with twice as many people! So much so that mid-way into recording we wound up giving up and getting distracted and had to record the latter half of the episode weeks later after we recovered!

We start at a train station (sorry for the audio) with Tate and end up finishing the episode in a living room with Logan Lirette! Plus Bryan found his white whale of collectible figures: A Darth Revan that wasn't astronomically expensive!

We also discuss panels we wound up at, what it's like to go to industry parties for the con, and all the various ups and downs of navigating the crowds. Enjoy!

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022.1 - Mr. Sneaky Geek Goes to Comic-Con

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 16:00:16 +0000

WE'RE BACK BABY! Season 2 of Sneaky Geek is back with a four part Comic Con break down detailing every day of our stay in the beautiful city of San Diego with the chaotic fabulous exhausting wonderful mess that is navigating the crowds and events surrounding San Diego Comic-Con!

We discuss what we saw, who we saw, what we're excited about (Did you guys hear Clone Wars is coming back?) and what con life is all about! We also finally have our dear friend Tate on! He's a major contributor to our geekiness and we love him dearly!

We hope you enjoy this short sweet episode and get ready for three more SDCC breakdowns to follow!

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021 - An Adventure in Time and Whoboots

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 15:21:04 +0000

It finally happened!

Our podcast with Dave finally concludes with this humongous conclusion.

If you aren't fully capable of catching up with Doctor Who, this podcast (without being too terribly spoilery) will get you all caught up! We talk about what's been happening in the show and behind the scenes, how the fans had handled it, and what other Doctor Who related adventures you can enjoy after the big reboot in the mid-2000s!

It's our longest episode ever but hey, when you've got two (and sometimes three) weeks between each episode, why not?

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020 - LEGO Mini Figs and Growing Up Geeky

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:00:14 +0000

HOLY CRAP WE MADE IT TO TWENTY EPISODES. I DON'T EVEN MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO TWENTY JUMPING JACKS!

C.S. Lewis once said "When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." and he wrote The Chronicles of Narnia so he's pretty qualified.

We all used to put our childish things away but came back. Now we put away our childish things because we're worried our nephews are gonna mess them up. Seriously. Kids are destructive. Also we have special guest Scooter on with this week and boy are we excited! He's got a slick collection of Lego Mini-figures that are available for viewing on our Instagram! Thanks for listening!

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BONUS SOLO A STAR WARS STORY EPISODE

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Fri, 25 May 2018 20:33:16 +0000

SOLO SPOILERS AHEAD!

We saw another Star War!

Because we live in a beautiful time where not only do we get a new Star Wars story every year but we also can set up a microphone and a laptop in my car and record an episode right after we see it!

We briefly go over all that we loved in the new Star Wars film Solo: A Star Wars Story and touch on some of the easter eggs we noticed on our first viewing!

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019 - Who Shittily Watches The Shitty Watchmen and other Wonder Con Stories

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Thu, 03 May 2018 18:32:49 +0000

This week in Sneaky Geek, we got comic store owners, board game designers, professional artists, cosplayers, and comic slingers all here to tell you the ups and downs of their passions!

Bryce and Bryan attended Wonder Con in Anaheim, California and interviewed people from all over the industry! So enjoy this two hour episode with laughter, tears, controversy, and even a little time travel!

Special thanks to our guests:

Dave Baker and Nicole Goux @xdavebakerx and @NGoux

Brian Mosely and Kenny Carroll of Safe Haven Games @SafeHavenGames

Glynnes Pruett of Comic Book Hideout @ComicBookHideout

Comic Historian - Dave Ziegler (FROM THE FUTURE) @MrDaveZiegler

Cosplayers - Blayne Poon @IndoFear and Kate @HelloIAmKate

018 - Infinity War Spoiler Time

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Thu, 03 May 2018 16:00:26 +0000

SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't seen Avengers: Infinity War then you might want to go watch that right now!

Go! Watch that thing!

If you have though, Cinematographer Logan Lirette joins us to weigh in on his thoughts both as a geek and a film buff. Also Bryce is sick so he sounds disgusting.

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017 - WE AREN'T DEAD (yay!)

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:30:03 +0000

So you remember that time when we had a full schedule and everything was coming together for a great second half of our first season? And then remember that time that Bryce dropped his hard drive and lost all of his archives? Pepperidge Farm Remembers, but Bryce's hard drive doesn't. It doesn't remember anything. So here's where we're at and here's what you should know going forward!

016 - A Very Sneaky Christmas Special

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 02:33:52 +0000

A long time ago when we first started making this podcast we sat down with Dave and discussed Doctor Who. It went well. But now it's back! So we are here to get you entirely up to date on what has happened with the Doctor Who series.

We got industry insights, we got outdustry outsights, we got wibblies and wobblies and timies and wimies. We have real words and fake words. From "extended hiatus" to "Whoboot."

We got it all here for you in part one of our Christmas Spectacular!

09.5 - Thor Ragnarok: Read Till Your Eyes Are Thor

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 05:41:41 +0000

Bryce and Dave sit down to expand on the Thor Ragnarok conversation some more by going deeper into the original lore that inspired the original comic stories that inspired the film. We expand on many of the characters within the film and some of their best stories in their many runs over the years. So sit back and soak up the wealth of knowledge Dave continually spews any time he starts talking comics. Also I apologize for this pun title. It's not my best.

015 - The State of the Podcast Address

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 05:40:25 +0000

My fellow geeks, Bryan and Bryce present to you the State of the Podcast address. It's a lot like The State of the Union address, and about as long once you take out the embellishments, the bragging, and the applause. Plus we call out one loyal listener and start our first giveaway!

014 - We Saw a Star War!

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 13:34:32 +0000

SPOILER WARNING: THIS IS SO FULL OF SPOILERS. SO SO VERY FULL OF THEM. Sleepy and coming down off of their excitement from the film, Bryce and Bryan, joined by the lovely Florence Bullock (Known as Glitbiter in the synth world) sit down in Bryan's car and quickly give their thoughts as to The Last Jedi and how much they loved it.

013 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi Lead Up!

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 13:30:19 +0000

In this spoiler free lead up, Bryan and Bryce discuss what books in the expanded Star Wars canon are most helpful in fully understanding The Last Jedi. Recorded before The Last Jedi's release date, there are a number of guesses you might find didn't quite turn out as they thought, but that's half the fun of predictions! Learn where to look to find more information about your favorite Star Wars characters!

BONUS - Justice League Further Reading mini-sode!

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 13:23:55 +0000

In this quick little extension of our Justice League recap episode, our comic book historian, Dave Ziegler gives us some books to read up on so we can learn more about The Justice League and all of their members.

SPOILER WARNING: There are plenty of spoilers here too!

Don't be fooled by the short episode we pack in a lot more than you'd expect!

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012 - Josstice League! Now With Actual Colors!

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 13:10:15 +0000

Dave joins us once again to talk about The Justice League!

We go by character by character and discuss the excitement we feel about the film while still acknowledging some of the pitfalls it has as well. We also discuss the style differences between

Zach Snyder and Joss Whedon and how it affected the final product.

SPOILER WARNING: The whole episode is Justice League Spoilers. Did you read the title?

011 - Little Cons with Big Dreams

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 10:18:57 +0000

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 book shop called SilverWolf Comics and Collectables.

A huge thank you to these three for taking time from their busy con schedules to talk to us:

FuzzyJoseph.com

NicoleGoux.com

https://www.facebook.com/SilverWolfComics/

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

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 23:49:20 +0000

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!

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

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 02:15:58 +0000

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!

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008 - Comics, Bronze AND Brains.

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 07:00:37 +0000

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 Golden Age

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007 - Comics, A Coming of Ages Story

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 03:31:26 +0000

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

006 - Now You're Playing with Switchable Power

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:27:11 +0000

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 what Nick would do with Mister Mime.

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BONUS - Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer breakdown!

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 09:00:25 +0000

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)

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005 - For All Nintendo's Purposes

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 23:48:44 +0000

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.

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004 - A Semi-New Hope For the Prequels

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 18:10:55 +0000

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.

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003 - Send In The Clones

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000

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.

002 - The Pros and Comic-Cons of SDCC

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:10:53 +0000

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.

001 - The Fandom Menace

Bryce Rankins and Bryan Romero — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:54:40 +0000

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 our very first episode, The Fandom Menace has come to describe the more toxic side of the Star Wars fandom in particular. At the time, this episode was about gatekeeping in geek culture, rather than specific issues with specific fandoms. Though we don't entirely address the issue of Star Wars fans very directly in this episode, I assure you it will come up in later episodes!