Geek Syndicate

The time our Unspeakable Oafs Matt and Kehaar are joined by the Legendary game designer,writer and podcaster Mr Kenneth Hite to discuss the strange intersection of the shadowy worlds of

Horror and Espionage. Given the opportunity, we also delve into Roleplaying games, pretty much because we can. Also covered:

● The Delta Green setting for Call of Cthulhu and related texts.

● Nazis and Communists and the Occult, oh my!

● Double Agents, Intelligence Disasters, and trust issues

● Tim Powers’ Declare

● Charles Stross’ Laundry Files

● Historical Agents and Seekers of Mystery ­ Dee, Newton and more.

Ken’s Kickstarter, the Dracula Dossier, can be found here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1721105501/the­dracula­dossier

He is also on livejournal (http://princeofcairo.livejournal.com/) and has his own podcast Ken and Robin Talk about Stuff (http://www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com/)

Feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, [email protected] on email, the Facebook Group www.facebook.com/dissectingworlds or below!

The quarrelsome transpennine express of social science is honoured to be joined by the august and dulcet personage of Adrian Tchaikovsky.

Discussing Adrian's epic and espionage rich series 'The Shadow of the Apt' they discuss:

The Wasp Rekef and it's Russian inspiration

Stenwold Maker and personal espionage networks

Aptitude & Inaptitude's affect on spying

The lack of espionage in fantasy fiction

The role of magic in spycraft

Intelligence agencies as Internal controls

The Commonweal can't cope

Call-me-Kenneth's calling in the Star Wars universe

and more!

Adrian's site for the series is here: http://shadowsoftheapt.com and he can be followed on twitter @aptshadow. His amazon page for the series and future works is here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Adrian-Tchaikovsky/e/B002XLHS8Q/

Feedback to. @DissectingWrlds on twitter, [email protected] on email, the Facebook group or below !

Welcome back to the Geek Syndicate podcast. Join Dave and Barry as they continue with their mission to bring the sass back to geekdom.

Hot Potato

• Have we hit a saturation point with Superhero Movies? (Note: this episode was recorded before the major Marvel annoucements this week).

Week That Was

• The Mist
• Beware the Batman
• Star Wars Rebels
• Doctor Who
• Thor God of Thunder: Vol 1 & 2

Main

• Dave chats to Adele Kirby about her Kickstarter "Apocalypse Survival Training: an audio fitness adventure app"

Welcome to the second in our platform special podcast. In this episode James and Amaechi talk all things PlayStation, covering the PS4, PS3 and PS Vita. We discuss our favourite PlayStation game franchises and current games, look at PlayStation services such as PlayStation + and PlayStation Now.

We also discuss the upcoming PlayStation TV and Virtual Reality system Morpheus, and look at what else the future may bring for PlayStation.

Welcome to episode 68 of The Next Level. This month Ant goes on a gaming spree, Amaechi goes to the Moon with Destiny and we have not one, not two but 3 new games reviews.

In the news

• Super Smash Bros. 3DS sells 3m copies worldwide and WiiU version to be released this November 21st in North America and December 5th in Europe.
• Destiny averaging 3.2m gamers online per day.
• Creator of Gran Turismo franchise says GT7 for PS4 will come end 2015 or 2016.
• Mindcraft coming to Windows Phone devices.
• The Walking Dead: Clementine Figurines revealed
• US gamer selling his massive games library for £150,000
• Sony release Powers TV series trailer
• EA’s Origin service starts ‘On the House’ free games offer

Review

This month Ant reviews Hyrule Warriors for Nintendo Wii U, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor and both Ant and Amaechi give their impressions on Destiny.

Dave and Barry take a break from their never-ending task to celebrate 8 years of podcasting before getting on with business as usual.

Questions from the Syndicate

The lads answer a few questions from the listeners.

• If you could go back in time to stop one comic/book/film or TV show from being made what would it be?
• Do you have a comic you love in a genre you don't like?

Week that was

• Christopher Marlowe & The Bards of Nemeto
• Thor #1
• Gotham Academy #1
• Agents of Shield - Episode 1 Season 2

In this episode 00Scouse & the Greatest Living Yorkshireman [citation needed] debate James Bond - popular culture's platonic ideal of a spy. They fail to discuss post-Imperial Britain's identity crisis (which will have to feature in the conclusions episode) but look at

: gender & sex in bond (including the BDSM elements)

: leading pastiches

: anti-Bonds

: race & patriotism

: best & worse of the franchise

“Film Crit Hulks” excellent series of essays on the movies starts here: http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/14/hulk-vs.-james-bond-staring-into-the-id-of-a-boner-incarnate/

Feedback to. @DissectingWrlds on twitter, [email protected] on email, the Facebook group or below !

Join Dave (Monts) and Barry (Nuge) as they continue their never ending quest to bring more sass to the world of geekdom.

Shoutouts

• GS Listeners Ant and Steve give their feedback.

Week that was

• Legends starring Sean Bean gets the once over and comes away a little bruised.
• Barry goes to his post apocalyptic happy place by reading the entire run of Y-the Last Man on holiday .
• Dave gets creeped out by The Absense (Titan Comics).
• Dr Who Listen/Time Heist both get reviewed and the guys fight it out over whose hustle theme is the best (long and boring story)

Main

• The lads give their thoughts on the channel 5 press screening of Gotham.

Welcome once more to The Next Level. Episode 67 features Amaechi and Ant discuss the latest news, including more delays to games, Destiny's early success and Microsoft's purchase of Mojang's Minecraft.

Since voting has opened for the Golden Joystick Awards, the guys run through the categories pointing out particular highlights.

Finally, Amaechi reviews the full Season Two of Telltale Games' The Walking Dead and Ant reviews some of Tin Man Games' Fighting Fantasy adventure gamebook adaptations.

Once again the masters of sass Barry and Dave return to give another slice of geek fun.

Hot potato

• Does Doctor Who have to make sense to be good?

Week that was

• Ultimate Nerf Battle (Getting shot in the head by a rubber bullet has never been such fun)
• Dresden files audio books (Who knew spike from buffy had a part time job?)
• Snowpiercer the film ( Spolier: a lot of folks get a whupping in this film)
• Starlight (Image Comics)
• Dr Who Prisoners of Time

News

• Arrow Season 3 Casting
• The Rock is Black Adam...I mean who else could've done it?
• First look at the batmobile from Batman V Superman..we are not entertained!
• The lads dissect the official cast photo for Agents of Shield season 2