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This week the boys discuss aging out of the fandom, the ACCC take on Amazon Prime Video for illegal contract clauses and John has a hot take that is in no way controversial at all.
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Edited by: Yolanda and John
In this episode the boys discuss upcoming and recent releases, I've seen Mandalorian and Geoff, and the Sheep Detectives. For once, going to the cinema kept away the existential dread!
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Edited by: John
Join John, Matt and Scott as they discuss upcoming movies, discuss what reboots or revivals we really want and Matt takes it all back by becoming a shill to "Big Gaming".
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Edited by: Yolanda and John
Recorded: April 2026
In this episode the boys discuss the merciful cancellation of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, the untimely death of Chuck Norris and Mr Potato himself defeats me by one point in an anime quiz.
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Edited by: Yolanda and John
Recorded: March 2026
Join John, Matt and Scott as they theorise around Avengers: Doomsday, discuss the upcoming movie, The Odyssey with a side of classism, and we discuss if nostalgia is ruining or restoring pop-culture.
The boys get in the spirit of the season. John goes on a rant, Scott receives a promotion and we discuss which pop-culture franchise could make Santa a reality.
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Edited by: Yolanda and John
Join the boys as they discuss Andor: Season 2 - (what a ride), how they were first exposed to sci-fi, and who their favourite sci-fi pilots are - does your favourite rate a mention?
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Edited by: Yolanda and John
John goes on another rant about what's wrong with Dr Who, we preview Andor season 2 and discuss what we are hoping from the series. This episode is also a bit of a Reach(er) as we talk about the current third season. So listen in - you won't be stiffed in this episode!
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Edited by: Yolanda and John
The boys get together to discuss the latest excursion for the imposing xenomorph in Alien Romulus and we also poke fun at the dumpster fire also marketed as Joker 2 (who cares about the rest of the title). We also cover some gaming and the Potato's new computer (well, near new now).
Music by: purpleplanet.com, fesliyanstudios.com
Edited by: Yolanda and John
Duration: 1:01:56
This week the boys and their potato talk about The Acolyte and our best attempts at not hating it (though cortosis is cool). We discuss what duty (if any) film-makers have to preserve the nature of an established "universe". Also covered is the latest season of The Boys and the usual gaming update.
Music by: purpleplanet.com, fesliyanstudios.com
Edited by: Yolanda and John
Duration: 1:15:07
John, Matt and Yukon Gold ask the question - when did Apple start making excellent shows and movies? Apple have two very strong shows in Constallation and Foundation which have overwhelmingly impressed John (a task thought impossible by most). They also talk about the classic Starship Troopers, The Last Airbender and movies and shows that left us wanting more as well as The Bad Batch.
Music by: purpleplanet.com, fesliyanstudios.com
Edited by: Yolanda and John
Duration: 47 mins
The boys have come together for the first time this year to further insult the probie, but also groan about awards season in Hollywood, discuss their Christmas hauls, cover the games they are playing and Matt thinks Dr Who is kinda all right. If there's time, we will also discuss the latest with The Bad Batch.
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Edited by: Yolanda and John
Duration: 52mins
Join the lads as they discuss thier thoughts about Ahsoka, pop-culture fatigue, Starfield, Matts brand new awesome audio book series, never before discussed on this podcast, Supanova and One Piece. The countdown to our Christmas episode is well and truly on.
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Edited by: Yolanda and John
Join the lads as they eventually get around to producing a podcast. This (last) month we chat about Star Trek Picard, Strange New Worlds. What reboots would you like to see. Mando, ahsoka make it from the Star Wars universe and we discuss underrated movies.
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Edited by: Yolanda and John
Join the guys in this late start to our year which has nothing to do with laziness... They cover, Star Trek Picard (pre-ending), Mandalorian and we chat gaming including Hogwarts: Legacy, Jedi Survivor and some game called Diablo something or other 😉
Music by: purpleplanet.com, fesliyanstudios.com
Edited by: Yolanda and John
Run time: 47 mins
Join John, Matt and the Probie, as they wrap up the year, discuss the permanent removal of our most loathed sequels/prequels/reboots (with some special guests) and discuss the pros and cons of the popularisation of traditionally geeky content. We also do a sing song to John's geeky version of We Wish You a Merry Christmas... We're sorry.
Music by: purpleplanet.com, fesliyanstudios.com and the YouTube Media Library.
Edited by: Yolanda and John
We Wish You a Geeky Christmas - Lyrics by John.
Run time: 58 mins
Join the boys as they discuss Andor (to episode 9), she hulk, house of dragons and rings of power and we let the probie have a rant.
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Edited by: Yolanda and John
Run time: 1:02:17
Join the guys as they talk The Sandman, complain about Marvel and DC and we discuss if dragons are all that interesting anyway.
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Edited by: Yolanda and John
Run time: 32 mins
Join John, Matt and the Probie as they discuss Obi-Wan Kenobi (SPOILERS), Strange New Worlds - the best Star Trek around and Stranger Things.
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Edited by: Yolanda and John
Run time: 1:02:53
Join Matt and John (The probie who shall not be named has decided that he isn't strong enough to be a new dad and make a few comments on a montly podcast - no I'm not bitter - so he isn't here.)
Discussed in this episode is the upcoming Kenobi limited series, live action Halo, BioShock Stranger Things, Fantastic beasts and other things that no one cares about but we should really mention anyway. Oh, and Bad Batch.
Music by: purpleplanet.com and fesliyanstudios.com
Edited by: Yolanda and John
Run time: 40:13
My apologies for the lateness of this one. Join Matt, Scott and John as they meet remotely to discuss the book of Boba Fett getting a little silly (pre episode 5), The Batman, Fantastic Beasts, the new Lord of the Rings and The King's Man.
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Edited by: Yolanda and John
Run time: 56:03
The probie has made it onto the intro! So join the crew as they discuss; Spiderman: No Way Home and The Witcher, gaming updates, we share our attempt at Christmas geeky limericks and we take a quick peek at Santa's bulging sack. All that and more.
Serving suggestion: Enjoy with a glass of yuletide joy.
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Edited by: Yolanda and John
Run time: 53:40
Join the boys as they talk Star Wars Visions, the return of Russell T Davies, and how could we not discuss everyones favorite game of death, Squid Game.
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Edited by: Yolanda and John
Run time: 44:28
Join John, Matt and the probie as we brave the Aussie lockdowns and discuss; Star Trek animation, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, What If?, Love and Monsters and the Bad Batch.
Music by: purpleplanet.com and fesliyanstudios.com
Edited by: Yolanda and John
Run time: 59:45
Join John, Matt and the probie as we brave the winter cold and each other and discuss; the new Disney + Star Wars anime - Visions, the new Loki series (pre-finale), Amazon's purchase of MGM and Picard season 2. We also take the time to insult the probie, because why not?
Music by: purpleplanet.com and fesliyanstudios.com
Edited by: Yolanda and John
Run time: 38m
Join John, Matt and he who must not be named... anything other than probie as they discuss one of the most awesome sci-fantasy sagas out there... well, only really. The guys are also doing the unthinkable. Recasting a reboot of Star Wars: Epidode IV!
Music by: purpleplanet.com and fesliyanstudios.com
Edited by: Yolanda and John
Run time: 1h 13m
Join John, Matt and the Probie as they discuss the Snider Cut (pre-viewing), looking after yourself, WandaVision, Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Mortal Kombat. We also discuss Obi-Wan and get inspired to call a meme-off.
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Edited by: Yolanda and John
Run time: 47:08
Join the boys as they discuss how they've found Cyberpunk, Matt and Scott gloat about thrashing me in screen cheat and we discuss how conventions might work in Australia this year.
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Edited by: Yolanda and John
Run time: 49:48
Join John, Matt and the Probie as they discuss what they hope to get for Christmas, Mandalorian, Star Trek: Discovery (The honeymoon is over), gaming update, Christmas movies that aren't really - Pt. 2 and my Christmas poem (but not really).
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy new year. May it be better than the one just gone.
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Run Time: 1 hour (approx)
Join John, Matt and the Probie as they discuss our latest foray into gaming, John's frustration with access to more Star Trek, and trailers for Dune and WandaVision, with much more.
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Edited by: Yolanda and John
Run time: 50:09
Join Matt, Scott and John as they discuss the arrival of the new PC. We chat about the best of DC Fandome and we give you our review of Labyrinth. We talk about Apple TV's upcoming production, Foundation and we want your unpopular opinion.
Music by: purpleplanet.com and fesliyanstudios.com
Edited by: Yolanda and John
Run time: 42:55
Join Matt, Scott and John as they discuss Disney's descision to put their new live action Mulan on streaming, for a premium, we cover the games we've been playing, including Ghost of Tsushima, and we reveal a new segment... it even has an appropriate name!
Music by: purpleplanet.com and fesliyanstudios.com
Edited by: John and Yolanda
Running time: 41:17
Join Matt, Scott and John as they discuss the new Star Wars star-fighter game 'Squadrons', Flight Simulator and Gaming generally. We also cover the future of conventions with Covid-19 now a large part of our lives, and John gives Matt bags of cash to build a new PC.
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Edited by: Yolanda and John
Join John and Matt as they chat Snider cut, hatred of haters, Star Wars and the Mandalorian. John also reveals his noobness with computers and Matt tells us about his latest (not newest) gaming advesntures.
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Join John and Matt as they share what they've been doing to keep busy during Iso. We discuss plague-tastic flicks and commit an atrocity by recasting Die Hard.
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Scotty, you asked, we listened. Join us as we talk Star Trek Picard, The Clone Wars continuation, X-Box's new console and a trip down memory lane. We also completely forget to talk about Sonic (Our bad).
Note: There was a slight delay between recording and publishing, so the opinions expressed about certain series may have changed...
Duration: 43 mins, Record Date: 3 March 2020
Join John and Matt as they discuss Star Wars (and all the latest offerings from the house of mouse) we catch up with some fans to discuss their best and worst Christmas Gifts and we close out the last episode of the year with some yuletide poetry (much class).
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Join John and Matt this week as they discuss updates from New York Comic Con, Picard, Discovery and the "Meh" factor. We also gloss over Birds of Prey and discuss Joker... he ain't all that funny, but don't let the haters hate.
Please note, that if you struggle with poor mental health, please be advised that our segment on Joker may be difficult to listen to.
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Join John and Matt for this month's look at pop-culture, including a look at Supanova Adelaide's guests, Star Wars, gaming and more.
Join Matt and John as they briefly cover the biggest happenings in SDCC, talk about Star Trek: Picard and their new segment, featuring building with Lego (Link to the related video is here: https://youtu.be/4Fx579hggPc)
In this episode, John and Matt discuss franchise payoffs, specifically the MCU and GoT, spoiler etiquette (How long should we keep our mouths shut?) and we announce which fandom we will be exploring next.
In this episode, John and Matt discuss GNG's new segments, a belated discussion on Captain Marvel and Shazam. John also shares his package anticipation.
Join John and Matt as they discuss Captain Marvel and Lego Movie 2 and ask, are we suffering from franchise fatigue? They also discuss pop-cuture's performance at the 2019 Academy Awards, Matt gives us an update in games and tech and John wonders if fans are too quick to dismiss new content. All that, (and more) in this month's episode.
This episode is a quick update on our first impressions of the 11th series of Doctor Who starring Jodie Whittaker and Bradley Walsh. I am joined by our resident Who expert, Travis, who takes us through his highs and lows of the newest episodes.
John and Matt discuss their favorite highlights from SDCC, Matt shares what he's been up to in gaming and we discuss when passion goes to far.
When the cat's away, the mice will play. Join John and Matt as they discuss Avengers: Infinity War, Solo: A Star Wars Story, the spaceship they'd like to own and finally, Netflix's Lost In Space reboot.
Join the crew as they discuss the effect of Star Wars on their lives, share in their disappointment with the news that Oz Comic Con will no longer run in Adelaide and Perth and be sure to stay on to hear yet another roasting of DC's Justice League.
This week John, Scotty and Matt chat about Thor, the upcoming Supanova event in Adelaide, Star Wars, Trek, ponies and much much more.
Scotty has a chat to Matt Tucker of the Southern Dewback Garrison of the 501st Legion. Bad guys doing good, and not just on May the Fourth. Tune in and find out more.
-John.
SPOILERS AHEAD!!! John hands down his review (fanboy gushfest) on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Do you agree with him?
John shares his thoughts on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Guaranteed spoiler free. (This is not a guarantee.)
The Tintin Exhibition is on at Unley Museum until November 27. We were recently joined by pop culture historian and Tintin fan Stuart Blair to delve beyond the pages of our favourite quiff haired reporter
WWE Live hits Adelaide on August 12 featuring WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns, 15 time World Champ John Cena and WWE World Tag Team Champions The New Day. Scotty caught up with New Day member "Big E" ahead of WWE's Aussie tour.
Scotty catches up with Jay Mewes from Jay & Silent Bob in time for his upcoming show in Adelaide.
Today's episode features an Ant Man review, a debrief of AVCON Adelaide including an interview with a South Aussie game developer and much more. Tune in for the full details.
Brendan Deboy is an artist, writer and director living in Adelaide. He worked on Star Wars: Clone Wars the video game as well as many others. Scotty caught up with him for a chat.
I'm an artist, writer and director living in Adelaide, Australia. I make TV and videogames.
Tristan Jones is an Australian comic book artist and writer. He has worked on may projects including TMNT and Silent Hill (but a few of his works). In this podcast you will hear him speak to Good News Geek co-host, Scotty.
You can see some of this talented artist's work at his tumblr page - http://tyrannosaurusjones.tumblr.com/ check it out!
In this podcast: Whoniverse, Brick-a-lade (which is on TODAY people), Oz Comic Con and Battlefield Hardline.
Unfortunately due to some technical issues, Scotty and Matt couldn't join me in this edition. Rest assured, they will be back! Good News Geek Survey Please participate in this fan survey. Your answers will help shape our podcast into the show you want to hear! Simply CLICK HERE to start.
Join us for our review of Supernova Adelaide convention including some of the Q&A with the voice of Optimus Prime, Peter Cullen.
We take a look into gaming with our good mate Matt and we have a preview of The Hobbit: Battle of the five armies with Stephen Hunter aka Bombur the Dwarf.
It's Morphin' Time! The original Red Power Ranger, Austin St. John joins us for Episode 2 of Good News Geek.
We preview the upcoming Supanova Conventiion. Plus 2015 - Movies to Geek out to, a review of the premiere of "Gotham" and how John and Scotty's transformation into "Whovians" is coming along.
This pilot is very much a teaser, a brief taste of things to come on Good News Geek.
We start with a brief intro of the show and a review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, directed by Jonathan Liebesman and produced by the one and only Michael Bay. So has Bay kicked your childhood right in the guts, or has he begun his penance for Transformers? Don't forget to visit us at our facebook page here.