Elated Geek- Pop Culture Fandoms and Local Discoveries that Spark Joy

Join us for the 1994 classic film Little Women, based off the book by Louisa May Alcott, which is inspired by her own life. We cover a lot of production notes in this episode, but we also get into the Pickwick Portfolio, women's fashion in the 1860's and the origins of a classic Christmas song! Break out your cracked monocles and petticoats!

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In the bleak, dark world of detective fiction, Corey must hit the mean streets alone if he's going to expose the best comics you should read. With his usual partner out of commission, and no-goodniks at every turn, he must be ever vigilant for danger.

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Cases Discussed:

Goldie Vance by Brittney Williams and Hope Larson

Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew: The Death of Nancy Drew by Anthony Del Col

Batman: The Detective by Tom Taylor and Andy Kubert

Sherlock Holmes: Year One by Scott Beatty and Daniel Indro

Stumptown by Greg Rucka and Matthew Southworth

Gotham Central by  Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, and Michael Lark

Luke Cage Noir by Mike Benson, Adam Glass, and Shawn Martinbrough

The Deadboy Detectives by Toby Litt and Ryan Kelly

The Baker Street Peculiars by Roger Langridge and Andy Hirsch

Batman: Gotham Noir by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips

Dead Again

The Name of the Rose

Murder by Death 

Deathtrap

Columbo

Magnum PI

Batman: The Long Halloween

Nero Wolfe

 It's wintery holiday time, and while Florida knows no snows, it's still great to curl up in a chair with a cozy book. Wait, Marshall doesn't read cozy books? Well, Laney's going to advise ten cozy winter books to get him started.

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Top 5 (Laney)

1.  Greenglass House by Kate Milford https://amzn.to/3kCeTbR

2. Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney https://amzn.to/3kBDM7E

3. In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren https://amzn.to/30lAQ8t

4. Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella https://amzn.to/3HoIcIE

5. My True Love Gave to Me (Anthology) https://amzn.to/3kAbOJy

6. Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis https://amzn.to/3Cd89XR

7. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott https://amzn.to/3Fif7wD

8. Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeline L'Engle https://amzn.to/30jmlBt

9. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder https://amzn.to/31Q11US

10.  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling https://amzn.to/3Fghu3m

Laney's TBR-

Winterhouse by Ben Guterson https://amzn.to/3kBt9BD

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn, David Levithan https://amzn.to/3ovb8WL

Winter People by Jennifer McMahon https://amzn.to/3F9KbyA

October is for spooks, so let's see if we can scare up some good reads! Laney has some solid recommendations, but Marshall struggles with his TBR List.

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Top 5 (Laney)

1. As Good As Dead - 5

2. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - 5

3. Daughter of the Deep - 4

4. All of Us Villains - 4

5. Dial A For Aunties - 4

Top 5 (Marshall)

1. Dresden Files: War Cry by Jim Butcher -4

2. Winterset Hollow by Johnathan Edward Durham -4

3. Heroes by Stephen Fry -4

4. Watching You by Lisa Jewell -3

5. Camp Slaughter by Sergio Gomez -2 (woulda been 1.5 If I did that)

Book List with Amazon links:

Daughter of the Deep: https://amzn.to/3lcApVr

The Falling Girls: https://amzn.to/3owVZGj

The Throwback List: https://amzn.to/3ozcX71

The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne: https://amzn.to/2Z09La2

The Mother Next Door: https://amzn.to/30nRVxU

The Ex Hex: https://amzn.to/3p7O3eQ

All Of Us Villains: https://amzn.to/3lVDIAL

Dial A For Aunties: https://amzn.to/3jlRknf

7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle: https://amzn.to/3vEYZSp

Resting Beach Face: https://amzn.to/2XGTXs8

As Good As Dead: https://amzn.to/3vZcxbu

The Castle School for Troubled Girls: https://amzn.to/3BwMKbR

The Final Girls Support Group: https://amzn.to/3w2TJbi

Dresden Files: War Cry: https://amzn.to/2ZM5VBe

Winterset Hollow:  https://amzn.to/3CEWrqb

Heroes: https://amzn.to/3mzvNt7

Watching You:  https://amzn.to/3GJr1RY

Camp Slaughter: https://amzn.to/31rfwhS

A family of witches come together to defeat heartbreak, abuse, and very bad decision making in the cult classic Practical Magic. Starring Sandra Bullock, Nichole Kidman, Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing and based on the book by Alice Hoffman!

Episode Merch!

Free of a Cursed Heart Shirt

From Reading a Book- Practical Magic

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Just as hinted in our Spinner Rack Kids: Second Hand episode, Marshall returns by himself to teach you about time travel, and the biggest thing to remember when writing time temporal stories.

Subjects Mentioned:

Timeless

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Loki

Back to the Future

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

The Man who F#&%ed Up Time by John Layman

Paper Girls by Brian K Vaughan

Dragon Ball Z by Akira Toriyama

Doctor Who

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Corey and Marshall find themselves incapacitated by the flux of conundrums and mobius strips. So basically they're talking time travel. 

Comics discussed:

Doctor Who: The 13th Doctor

Jody Houser (Spiderman, Supergirl, Star Wars) 

Roberta Ingranata (Witchblade) 

Knights Temporal

Cullen Bunn (Xmen, Deadpool, The Sixth Gun) 

Fran Galán (Goya) 

Chrononauts

Mark Millar (Wanted, Kick-Ass, Old Man Logan) 

Sean Murphy (Star Trek, Teen Titans, Batman) 

Paper Girls

Brian K. Vaughan (Y the Last Man, Runaways, Saga) 

Cliff Chiang (The Spectre, Green Arrow/Black Canary, Wonder Woman) 

Infinite Loop

Pierrick Colinet (Star Wars Adventures) 

Elsa Charretier (Star Wars Adventures) 

Back to the Future

Bob Gale (Back to the Future movie trilogy & animated series, Antman, Batman) 

John Barber (Optimus Prime, Ultimate Spiderman) 

The Man Who F#¢%Ed Up Time

John Layman (Thundercats, Chew) 

Karl Mostert (DCeased, Dark Knights the Metal) 

Xmen: Days of Future Past

Chris Claremont (long time Xmen writer and creator of Rogue, Psylocke, Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat, Phoenix among others) 

John Byrne (Xmen, Fantastic Four, Superman) 

Return of the Dapper Men

Jim Mcann (New Avengers, Hawkeye & Mockingbird) 

Janet K. Lee (Emma, North anger Abbey, Sea Sirens) 

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Are you looking for a thriller, chiller, tonight? Laney and Marshall talk about the most suspenseful reads that grabbed them by the throat (and the imagination) in 2021.

Laney

1. Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica (5 Star)

2. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (5 Star)

3. Survive the Night by Riley Sager (5 Star)

4. For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing (4 Star)

5. Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeny (4 Star)

Marshall

1. Survive the Night by Riley Sager (5 Star)

2. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (5 Star)

3. For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing(5 Star)

4. He Started It by Samantha Downing (5 Star)

5. Falling by TJ Newman (4 Star)

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Some weird guy plays with deer. The Prison Peeps discuss bringing the convicts into the fold. Herschel's crutch is voted MVP. Rick cries about coral. There was a killer somewhere in there, but we forgot where we put them.

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We kick off our brand new series of podcasts with the 1999 cult classic The Mummy, starring Brandon Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Arnold Vosloo, and John Hannah. Learn more about ancient Egyptian mythology than you can fit on a papyrus. Just remember to stay on the right side of the river.

We Have Merch!

Can't Fight Nostalgia

No Harm Ever Came From Reading a Book (The Mummy)

Elated Geek and the Book of the Dead

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