It's All Geek to Me With Brant and Andrew
We talk about a plethora of things we geek out about, from Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter, comic books, movies, music, and, of course, root beer!Please note: there might be spoilers!
Episodes
203 episodes
Ep 201 - USA 250 - Monster Ultra Red White and Blue Razz
To commemorate America's 250th birthday, we talk about our own American patriotism, our favorite patriotic songs, movies, and snacks. With that today we drank the Monster Energy drink Red White and Blue Razz....
Ep 200 - Dark Side of the Moon - Indian Wells Special Reserve Root Beer
For our 200th episode, we decided to celebrate this milestone by traveling to Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon. We break down each track of this legendary masterpiece, the timeless production, iconic lyrics, and ...
Ep 199 - Star Wars - A New Hope - SodeBeers Root Beer
So, yeah, the one that started it all. We bring nothing new to the table…. Uh, except maybe Andrew's weird new theory about Leia…. Otherwise, we just get our geek on and enjoy the show!Today's root beer is SodaBeers Root Beer.<...
Ep 198 - Labyrinth - Shasta Root Beer
For today's episode we explore the upcoming 40th anniversary of the ultimate 80's-babysitter-musical-fantasy film. With the creative mastery of Jim Henson and executive producer George Lucas, combined with the musical and showman talent of D...
Ep 197 - The Outsiders - Boylans's Black Cherry
June is Banned Book Month, so this year we are joined by our friend and librarian Shauna to discuss S.E. Hinton's novel about Greasers, Socs, switchblades, rumbles, Cherry, sunsets, and their tuff, tuff hair. Also, we rece...
Ep 196 - Rogue One - Goldmine Root Beer
Yeah, yeah, we're talking about Rogue One again. Cassian said we had to.But this time we dug up some fresh, alternate angles and deep-dives that managed to broaden our already sky-high opinion of the film.Today's ...
Ep 195 - Super 8 Corner Pizza - On Tap A&W Root Beer
Pizza! Movie! Root Beer! Oh my!Today we got some Detroit-style pizza, half a gallon of A&W Root Beer on tap, and watched the best Spielberg-directed film that was actually directed by JJ Abrams. The boys are rowdy, the girl...
Ep 194 - Video Game Music - Rocket Fizz Root Beer Float
From Takashi Tateishi’s 8-bit powerhouse score in Mega Man II and Nobuo Uematsu’s mystical Final Fantasy melodies, to Michael Giacchino’s cinematic brilliance in the Medal of Honor
Ep 193 - Knights - Oak Creek Blonde Root Beer
Today we dive into the classic hero trope and pay homage to our high school mascot! Gallantry, chivalry, and bravery, yes…. but “shining” armor? What use is that?! Should be battle worn and dented, a map of every narrow escape and hard-won v...
Ep 192 - Solo: A Star Wars Story - Rocket Fizz Root Beer with Nutmeg
Yet another in our project to watch every Star Wars movie in order, this week it was Han Solo's origin story. We've been saying for a while that we need more non-Anakin Star Wars stories, and this one fits the bill adequately. <...
Ep 191 - The Breakfast Club - Dr. Brown's Root Beer
This week we watched and discussed John Hughes's teen-angst masterpiece “The Breakfast Club”. One of the first films to let teenagers portray themselves with their own voice, address stereotypes, peer pressure, adult expectations, and the re...
Ep 190 - A Night At The Opera - Reading Draft White Birch
This week we listened to and discussed Queen's make-or-break album that shot them into the stratosphere. The album has a little bit of everything, including vitriolic lyrics, vaudevillian ragtime, epic poems, bright love songs, and something...
Ep 189 - Blockade Billy - Moxie
It's Spring, so once again we have robins, cherry blossoms, and a baseball story with Stephen King's own brand of chilling details! Also, in keeping with the Stephen King vibe, today we tried Moxie, New England's own cheri...
Ep 188 - Star Wars Revenge of the Sith - Barq's Root Beer
Once again joined by Star Wars Supergeek Daniel, we tackle the finale to the Prequel Trilogy in all its Sith-conspiring, Jedi-destroying, Clone-66ing, and heartbreaking detail. We talk about why it's Daniel's favorite SW movie, possibly Andr...
Ep 187 - Mystery Celebrity Interview - Sparky's Root Beer
Episode 187 - Mystery Celebrity Interview - Sparky's Root BeerToday we are joined by a very special, world-renowned entertainer! We hold nothing back as we interview our guest; the questions get dangerous and the answers get sc...
Ep 186 - Project Hail Mary - Gale's Root Beer
Coming fresh off the cinema high of the film, and joined by Brant's son Simon, all three of us geeked out about Andy Weir's buddy dramedy in space, both the novel and the movie. Between the gripping plot, the stunning visuals in IMAX, and th...
Ep 185 - 98th Academy Awards Preshow - Berghoff Root Beer
Once again, it's Oscar time! We discuss all 24 categories, each of the nominated films we saw, and who we would vote for versus who is favored to actually win. (Brant says “Personally, as long as KPop Demon Hunters wins best song, both I and...
Ep 184 - Strong Female Characters in Geekdom - Slice Root Beer
No longer the damsels in distress waiting in the castle to be rescued, women and girls in geek culture have grown strong, independent, and, frankly, bad-ass over the years, and we love them all the more for it.Whether Princess ...
Ep 183 - Tress of the Emerald Sea - Empire Diet Root Beer
This week we entered the Cosmere to explore Brandon Sanderson's tale of love, resourcefulness, piracy, having an ear on your arm, and wearing sandals with socks.Instead of being a damsel in distress, Tress takes her story by he...
Ep 182 - KPop Demon Hunters - Fizz & Co Seltzer
For the fans!Today we address the phenomenon that has taken the world by storm. The catchy songs, the engaging characters, the morals of authenticity, unity, and self-worth, and the 700 two-second videos all about turtles… we'r...
Ep 181 - Star Wars Attack of the Clones - Gossner's Root Beer Milk
Next up on our year-long Star Wars project is Episode Two. Sure, it's cheesy, the acting is questionable, and some of the dialog is just plain bad, but we still enjoy it and discuss some of the gems hidden away in the rough. Slave 1 in actio...
Ep 180 - Geek Couples - Boylan Root Beer
This year's Valentine's Day episode is dedicated to many of our favorite romantic couples from various geek fandoms. Morticia and Gomez Addams, Weasley and Buttercup, the Ponds, the ShAmy, etc. Each couple showcases some of the best aspects ...
Ep 179 - Academy Award Winning Songs - Gene Autry Root Beer
This year's Oscars deep dive category is about the songs that won the golden statuette. We explore the songs that spoke for the film they were in (Under the Sea, Naatu Naatu), and the songs that transcended their films and entered everyday u...
Ep 178 - 98th Academy Awards Nominees - Fieldwork Brewing Root Beer
The nominees were announced on Thursday, on Friday we went to the Broadway theater to see a couple of the films, and today we gave our initial thoughts about what we've seen and what we plan on seeing.Today's root beer is Field...
Ep 177 - Klara and the Sun - Berghoff Diet Root Beer
This week we read and reread the Kazuo Ishiguro novel about an observant Artificial Friend, and the world around her. The novel was fascinating in that the science fiction and dystopian setting takes a back seat to the exploration of the hum...