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December 21, 2018 Current Geek 198: My Homie Chromie
Scientists at MIT have taken peptides from a South American wasp's venom to create a medicine that kills bacteria but not human cells. It's official. Microsoft will rebuild the Edge browser to run on Chromium and use the Blink and V8 JavaScript engines. The Large Hadron Collider is shutting down for two years for upgrades. Netflix confirmed to the LA times it is testing an instant replay feature. And our recaps of what we loved in 2018!
1 hr
December 12, 2018 Current Geek 196: It's a Wonderful Life
"Welcome to the Current Geek Film Festival, a special monthly look at the greatest movies of all time from a geeky perspective.
Our monthly look at the best films ever continues, this time with It's A Wonderful Life"
1 hr
December 05, 2018 Current Geek 196: Scratch That Space Itch
Frosty the Snowman is a Lich! Daredevil is OUT at Netflix. China launches rockets at their fires. Netflix goes in on BeBop live action. MIT says planes could one day have no moving parts. UPS and Fed need trackers! And more!
1 hr
November 28, 2018 CurrentGeek 195: Private Benjamin TV
Welcome to Current Geek: Autopilot Edition. A chance for us to watch the pilot episode of a TV show and geek out about it! I'm Scott Johnson, he's Tom Merritt, and this week, we're talking about Private Benjamin, the TV show.
49 min
November 21, 2018 CurrentGeek 194: North by Northwest
Welcome to the Current Geek Film Festival, a special monthly look at the greatest movies of all time from a geeky perspective. I'm Scott Johnson and he's Tom Merritt.Our monthly look at the best films ever continues, this time with North by Northwest.
1 hr
November 07, 2018 CurrentGeek 193: Deadwood, more like Livewood!
We had to turn Hubble off and on again. BBC america gives us more Terry Pratchett. Can Llamas cure the flu? StarCraft 2 shares the glory with the Finnish. HBO releasing that Deadwood movie finally! And so much more!
1 hr
October 31, 2018 CurrentGeek 192: The Office UK and US
Welcome to Current Geek: Autopilot Edition. A chance for us to go back and watch the pilot episode of an old classic/geeky TV show and geek out about the show! I'm Scott Johnson, he's Tom Merritt, and this week, we're talking about The Office, both the US and UK versions.
48 min
October 23, 2018 CurrentGeek 191: The Two Decade Rest
Tom and Scott want fake chicken meat, night satellite based light, and more Harrison Ford as Han Solo. How about Toys R Us making a come back? Oh and get ready for sub-moons.
1 hr
October 18, 2018 CurrentGeek 190: Dr. Strangelove
Our monthly look at the best films ever continues, this time with Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1 hr
October 10, 2018 CurrentGeek 189: Iron Man...Delorean
What is Voyager 2 showing? Amazon is going Wheel of Time on us. More mobility is a good thing! The Wondiwoi lives! Lucasfilm is showing off it's Man Delorean. Fruit shapes are back, baby! And more!
1 hr

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Tom and Scott discuss something from a geeky perspective. Some weeks it's a TV show, some weeks it's one of the greatest films of all time. Some weeks it's just what's in the news.