Finally back and starting off the year strong, it's an all new Geek at Arms! James starts off this episodes Geek Out with the awe and hope he felt while watching the launch of Nasa's Artemis I Mission. He then describes how much he's enjoyed playing the classic D&D module Tomb of Horrors that Bryan is dm'ing. Next Bryan talks about the DC slug fest Black Adam and how much he's enjoyed a recent reread of The Lord of The Rings. Mike then shares his thoughts on the compelling book Stranger Things Psychology: Life Upside Down by Travis Langley and how he thoroughly enjoyed the movie Weird: The Weird Al Yankovic Story. In the last movie of the Host's Choice Film Club, the guys take a deep look at the 1998 neo-noir sci-fi film Dark City.

Geek at Arms Episode 52: Tomb of Horrors, Weird Al Yankovic, & Dark City

Leveling up one episode at a time, it's the all new Geek at Arms! In Geek Out Bryan gives us an update on his Doctor Strange costume and gives us his review on The Umbrella Academy. James quickly describes how much he's enjoyed reading Legends & Lattes and playing the co-op game It Takes Two with his wife before giving the rest of his Geek Out to a discussion on the high and lows of The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power. Next Mike tells us all about his trip to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge! In this shows main topic, the guys discuss Franchise Fatigue: what it is and what caused them to feel it.

Geek at Arms Episode 51: The Rings of Power, The Umbrella Academy, and Franchise Fatigue

Sliding into our 50th Episode with style, it's the all new Geek at Arms! Bryan kicks off Geek Out with his toe dip into the multiverse with the movies Dr Strange in The Multiverse of Madness and Everything Everywhere All at Once. James talks about taking his family to one of his favorite places, The Kansas Cosmosphere, and sharing his first con experience with his daughter at the Dallas Fan Expo. Mike & James both talk about how much their families have enjoyed playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, and Mike wraps it up with how much he enjoyed his recent Roll for Shoes Muppet campaign with some very good friends. In this episodes Film Club we take a look at James' choice, the 1997 sci-fi classic from Luc Besson, The Fifth Element!

Geek at Arms Episode 50: Multiverses, Cosmospheres, and The Fifth Element

Geeks at Play is a special actual play episode of the Geek at Arms podcast. Three guests, Grant Woodward, Peter Martin, and Jenny Dickson join cohost Mike for a wildly wacky one-off. Our intrepid adventurers play three guerilla filmmakers incensed at the news of a Disney reboot of Firefly, and decide to take matters into their own hands. They are going to beat Disney to the punch and reboot Firefly the only way it should have ever been done… with Muppets! To accomplish their mission, they break into Jim Henson Studios, only to discover that they are not alone.

Geeks at Play Episode 1: Roll for Shoes and Big Muppet Heroes

The days are getting longer, and so is our runtime, it's the all new Geek at Arms! In this episode James kicks it off with a lengthy Geek Out about the new Marvel show Moon Knight, and how much he enjoyed virtually shooting pirates in the VR Experience at Zero Latency and trying to solve puzzles while not freaking out at Red Door Escape Rooms. Bryan continues the awesome experiences with his recent trip to Disneyland and flying in the Millennium Falcon at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. Mike finishes things off with his yearly PAX Report about his time at PAX East! Then, the guys take a look at nostalgic media: what has worked, what hasn't, and why we love it so much.

Geek at Arms Episode 49: Moon Knight, Galaxy’s Edge, & Nostalgic Media

Hot off the assembly line, it's an all new Geek at Arms! In Geek Out, Mike shares how much he's enjoyed a recent group bookbinding project and gives us a peek into the brand new Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Bryan lets us know about his new job and how much he's enjoyed catching up on the sci-fi hit The Expanse. James then tries to describe all the geeky events that have happened to him recently...but spends most of his time talking about Babylon 5. In an all new Film Club, the buys focus not on a central theme, but instead each pick a movie they just want to watch with the others. We start of with Bryan's choice the 1994 Coen brothers comedy The Hudsucker Proxy.

Geek at Arms Episode 48: Avatar Legends, The Expanse, & The Hudsucker Proxy

The Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills, it's the all new Geek at Arms! In Geek Out James starts things off with a review of Spider-Man: No Way Home, then he and Bryan give their thoughts on the first season of The Wheel of Time. Bryan then gives his thoughts on the live action Cowboy Bebop adaptation and a recent Traveler rpg session. Mike talks about his recent Doctor Who and Roll for Shoes games and his recent dice purchase from the good folks at Shiny Math Rocks. In their main topic the guys discuss various geek hobbies they'd love to try one day, from embroidering Triforces to modding Nerf blasters and so much more.

Geek at Arms Episode 47: The Wheel of Time, Cowboy Bebop, and Geeky Hobbies we want to Try

A new year, a new episode of Geek at Arms! In our first outing of 2022 we welcome back Bex from Redeemed Otaku! She kicks off Geek Out with how much she's enjoyed getting back into Pokemon, both in card form and on Nintendo DS. Next Bryan talks about creating new character sheets for Roll 20 then he and James jump head first into their initial thoughts on Amazon's The Wheel of Time. James then describes how much he enjoyed Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Mike rounds things out sharing how much he enjoyed talking Dune and more with the good folks at Min/Max Podcast. Finally, in the last episode of the second Animated Film Club, they take a look at the modern classic from Makoto Shinkai, Your Name.

Geek at Arms Episode 46: Taking a look at Your Name with Bex from Redeemed Otaku

Recover from Thanksgiving with the all new Geek at Arms! In this episode James and Mike spend almost the entirety of their Geek Outs describing everything they loved about the Denis Villeneuve's Dune adaptation! Next Bryan shares how much he's enjoyed playing in various rpg's instead of gm'ing for once. In the main topic the guys discuss bad movies that they still love and why they love them!, from Godzilla to Buckaroo Banzai and more!

Geek at Arms Episode 45: Dune, and Trash Movies We Can‘t Help Loving

What...is...this?! It's the new episode of Geek at Arms! Bryan kicks off our Geek Out with his focus on matchmoving software and finally catching up with Stargate: Atlantis. Mike shares the ups and downs of replacing his decrepit PC and his recent reread of Frank Herbert's Dune. James tries to unpack his geek-heavy month with a review of Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, how much he and his wife have enjoyed replaying Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, and his family's trip to see the Dude Perfect Live Tour. Finally, in the second film of the second Animated Movie Film Club, the guys take a look at the stop-motion multi-holiday classic, The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Geek at Arms Episode 44: Shang Chi, Dude Perfect, and The Nightmare Before Christmas

Possibly turning green with envy, it's the all new Geek at Arms! In a Geek Out which is aimed primarily at making James jealous, Mike kicks it off with a mouthwatering description of the the Sword Tacos he had on vacation. He continues with his recent gaming experience on the City On A Hill Gaming podcast with a Mike Perna gm'd session of Numenera! He and James then share their thoughts on the recent Netflix animated series Masters of The Universe: Revelation. James explains how revisiting The Witcher novels by Andrzej Sapkowski led to him reading ALL of them in a matter of weeks. He also attempts to inspire some jealousy with an account of his family's recent trip to NASA. Next Bryan gives us some details on the new series he's worked on, Y: The Last Man. He also makes James a bit envious with the news of an upcoming Monster of The Week campaign he'll be joining. Finally, the guys head into a discussion of Redemption Stories: what they mean to us as Christians, what they mean to the culture at large, and examples found in popular media.

Geek at Arms Episode 43: Sword Tacos, Y: The Last Man, and Redemption Stories

Searching for the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything, it's the all new Geek at Arms! It's another Super-Sized episode with James kicking off Geek Out with what's been on his reading list, how much he's enjoyed diving back into the world of Mass Effect with Mass Effect Legacy Edition, and how happy he is to be attending SCA functions again. Bryan shares how much slice of life anime romances like Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai have been a source of entertainment. He also talks about how the YouTube channel Cinema Therapy gave him new psychological insight into various movies. Mike reminds us that with our 42nd episode comes a perfect opportunity to give the audio drama of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams a try. Mike then leads us into a round of what geeky things we're looking forward to with To The Future, and James springs a MCU themed Pop Quiz on the guys. Finally, kicking off the second Animated Film Club, they take a look at the 2010 Dreamworks classic How to Train Your Dragon.

Geek at Arms Episode 42: Mass Effect Legacy Edition, Cinema Therapy, and How to Train Your Dragon

In this new episode of Geek at Arms we welcome Brannon Hollingsworth, the COO/Creative Director of the christian animation studio Brainy Pixel Productions! As always we give Brannon first crack at Geek Out, and he shares how he dove deep into World War I research and the Battle of The Somme for his Tenet's Tale comic. Next Bryan gives us the specs on his much needed, and long awaited, brand new PC! Mike then talks about watching Adventure Time with his kids and James gives a review Godzilla vs Kong. The guys then talk with Brannon about Brainy Pixel's origins, some of the animation they've created, and what the future has in store for them.

Geek at Arms Episode 41: Chatting with Brannon Hollingsworth of Brainy Pixel Productions

James reunites with Bryan and Mike for another new episode of Geek at Arms! In Geek Out James talks about braving the movie theaters with his daughter to see Raya and the Last Dragon and gives his thoughts on the Snyder Cut of Justice League. Next Bryan shares some news about new technology for VR headsets called Light Field and discusses WandaVision with the others. Mike talks about finally getting to play the game Emberwind: The Skies of Axia and how much he's enjoyed reading His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik. Finally, in the last movie of the Historic Fiction Film Club the guys take a look at the 1958 period adventure film The Hidden Fortress from legendary director Akira Kurosawa.

Geek at Arms Episode 40: Justice League, WandaVision, and The Hidden Fortress

Spring forward into a new episode of Geek at Arms! Dr Ken Mondschein joins us to talk about Kill Six Billion Demons, Mike shares how much he's enjoying Hilda and Restaurant to Another World, and Bryan talks about X-COM: Enemy Unknown. After Geeking Out over those titles, we move on to a discussion of Ken's book, On Time: A History of Western Timekeeping.

Geek at Arms Episode 39: On Time with Ken Mondschein

Stay inside and stay warm with an all new Geek at Arms! In Geek Out Bryan takes us through the ups and downs of setting up a new NAS (network-attached storage) server and playing Frostpunk on PC. Next, James gives a review of Marvel's Avengers on Xbox and how much he enjoyed replacing a broken Game Boy Advance SP shell. Mike then shares how much he's enjoyed the book On Time: A History of Western Timekeeping by Dr. Ken Mondschein and proofreading a module for the Frontier Space RPG system. Plus he shares the joys of welcoming a new pet hedgehog into the family! Next they address a question from a listener concerning Christians and Magic: The Gathering. Finally, the guys take a look at the second film in the Historical Fiction Film Club, the 1993 Disney version of The Three Musketeers starring Kiefer Sutherland, Tim Curry, Charlie Sheen, and many more!

Geek at Arms Episode 38: Frostpunk, Hedgehogs, and The Three Musketeers

Expanding our consciousness one episode at a time, it's an all new Geek at Arms! In yet another Super-Sized episode we welcome Jenny from Saving the Game and Ashley from the Min/Max Podcast (aka The Librarian and the Other Guest). In Geek Out Ashley starts us off with her love of the recent book Lanny from Max Porter. Jenny continues the almost constant book recommendations with And the Trees Crept In by Dawn Kurtagich, I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid, and shares how much she's enjoyed taking part in reading challenges. Bryan describes digging into the virtual tabletop Foundry to make it work for various rpgs. Mike walks us through his latest epic adventure in the game Time Stories. Finally James talks about how much he enjoyed the final episodes of The Mandalorian and getting trounced by his wife in The Castles of Mad King Ludwig. In the shows main topic they discuss the topic of Transhumanism. They address what it means, it's moral, ethical, and spiritual implications, and examples found in media.

Geek at Arms Episode 37: Talking Transhumanism with Jenny from Saving the Game & Ashley from Min/Max

Merry Christmas from Geek at Arms! James begins Geek Out by sharing how much he's enjoyed the recent seasons of Star Trek: Discovery, The Mandalorian, and the Netflix series Space Force. Bryan talk about rewatching the anime Sword Art Online and jumping back into the science fiction MMO Eve Online. Next Mike confesses to a spot of "geeky vandalism" and walks us through the new game he created to teach his kids the ins and outs of computers, "Does it Boot?" He and James then recount how much they enjoyed being guests of the awesome people at the 1 Geek 4:11 Podcast! Finally, we kick off a whole new Film Club series focusing on Historical Fiction. The first movie we review is the 1968 period drama and Christmas flick The Lion in Winter starring Peter O'Toole and Katherine Hepburn!

Geek at Arms Episode 36: Sword Art Online, 1 Geek 4:11, and The Lion in Winter

Never tell us the odds, it's the new episode of Geek at Arms! In this episode we welcome writer, editor, graphic designer, and all-around cool guy Eric Trautmann to the show! In Geek out, Eric shares how designing a multitude of miniatures of Hero Forge has been very therapeutic and how much he's loving the series Cobra Kai. Next, James and Bryan give an emotional review of the latest novel in the Dresden Files series, Battle Grounds. James then shares how much he's enjoying The Witcher 3 on Xbox. After receiving many recommendations Mike gives us his take on the anime Re:Zero, and closing out the segment Bryan describes publishing a special 1st Edition D&D module written by Mike Garcia for The Christian Gamers Guild. Finally, Eric recounts his experience working on the Star Wars D6 system for West End Games, giving us a brief glimpse into the RPG industry. We then discuss his latest project, the Star System supplement Every Star a Destination from Adamant Entertainment!

Geek at Arms Episode 35: Talking Star Wars, RPGs, and more with Eric Trautmann

Going where every podcast has gone before, it's the all new Geek at Arms! In a crossover episode we welcome Francisco and Paul from the oft mentioned Retro Rewind Podcast! In Geek Out, Paul shares how much he's enjoyed the anime Re:Zero and watching The Goldbergs with his wife. Next, Francisco talks about catching up on the latest season of Stranger Things and how much he's crushing on Cobra Kai. Bryan then proceeds to blow James' mind by sharing how he started his own Twitch stream, playing MtG: Arena, Destiny 2, and Factorio. Mike shares his latest favorite anime BNA: Brand New Animal. Finally, James describes playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint, which leads to discussion of who, besides Arnold, would make a good Terminator. Then, in a special Film Club which serves as Part 2 to Retro Rewind Podcast Episode 209: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn, we review the 2013 Star Trek Into Darkness!

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