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May 30, 2013 GSN PODCAST: Geek Syndicate Episode 209
Welcome to Episode 209 of Geek Syndicate. Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom.

News

Avengers return to animation

Star Wars Rebels announced

Week that was

The Murder Mile

Empire state

Doctor Who-The Name of the Doctor

57 min
May 29, 2013The Next Level, Episode 52 - Welcome the Xbox One.
The boys return after a being away in April due to holidays, house moves and mountainous workloads. In this episode we of course discuss Microsoft's official unveiling on the Xbox One. In the News

EA confirm they have no Wii U games in development or have plans for future games

Deathstroke coming to Batman Origins and all the latest news on the next Batman game

Are teaser trailers that don't show gameplay worthwhile

The pro's and cons of pre-ordering games

Gran Turismo 6 announced for PS3 but no mention of a PS4 version.
1 hr 8 min
May 24, 2013 Geek Syndicate - Episode 208
Welcome to Episode 208 of Geek Syndicate! Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom.

News

Stars Wars Riot...kind of...not really.

The return of Jack Bauer

Drew Pearce takes on Mission Impossible 5

Producer of The Dark Knight brings us 'The Great S Cape'

Week That Was

Man of steel trailer 3

Half Past Danger issue 1

Age of Ultron

Avengers Assemble issue 15

Agents of Shield Trailer

Riddick

Castle

Main

Star Trek Into Darkness Review
1 hr 10 min
May 22, 2013 GSN PODCAST: Children of the Atom - Episode 8
This month on Children of the Atom, Shane is back from his trip to see Wrestlemania in New York and it's time to get stuck into two more issues of X-Men. In issues 12 and 13 we meet Professor X's unsavory step-brother Cain Marko, a character possibly better known by his supervillain title: Juggernaut! As the X-Men battle is out against this terrible foe Professor X fills them in on the story of how Cain came to have his awesome powers...
55 min
May 22, 2013 GSN PODCAST: Scrolls Book Group: American Gods
Welcome back to our cosy nook. Pull up an armchair, pour yourself a soothing drink and join us for a good chat. These episodes are always special to me because we get to delve into the books under discussion in a much fuller way than our usual episodes allow. Needless to say this means spoilers, so we recommend that listeners read the book in advance. This episode we explore Neil Gaiman's mythical masterpiece, American Gods. This is a toughie to describe. In some ways it's a road-trip around the hidden highways of the USA, in others it's a meditation on belief. The book is wildly unpredictable, utterly charming and chilling in equal measures. As ever, two of the Scrolls team have stepped aside to make space for two of You. Joining Dion and Clover in the discussion are avid readers Jenny Williams and Bernice Watson. Congratulations to Jenny, who has just been signed by Headline. Her first book with them is called The Copper Promise and it is due to be published in the Spring of 2014. An e-book of the first part of this story is available on Kindle and, having read it, I'm eagerly awaiting the the rest of the tale. You may recognise Bernice from theChildren of the Atom podcast, here on the Geek Syndicate Network. She also makes audio and video appearances at Liberation Frequency, a site dedicated to bringing exposure to 'new bands, artists and comedians.' Check them out. One last plug - Clover appears on the latest episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour for a chilled out chat about... bazongas?! So, line that up after the Book Group for a change of pace. If you want to carry on the conversation you can post your comments down below. We'd love to hear from you. Our August episode will be on Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith. The final Book Group this year will (rather appropriately) be Terminus by Adam Baker: a zombie thriller with a difference. We have room for one more guest on both of these episodes so get in touch if you want to be involved. E-mail us at [email protected] or tweet straight @Dion_Scrolls to bag your spot in the show. If you don't fancy either of these books you know what to do - tell us what book you would like to chat about and we'll start booking slots for 2014.
1 hr 42 min
May 16, 2013Geek Syndicate - Episode 207
Welcome to Episode 206 of Geek Syndicate! Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom.

News

RIP Ray Harryhausen

Blade and Ghost Rider Return to Marvel

Shane Black to Direct/co-write "Doc Savage"

Week that was

Continuum Season 2 Episode 1

Iron Man 3

Ender's Game Trailer

Main

Interview with Vivacity Bliss and Ava Iscariot of Caberet Roulette to chat about their upcoming Sci-fi themed Burlesque show.
1 hr 9 min
May 09, 2013Geek Syndicate - Episode 206
Welcome to Episode 206 of Geek Syndicate! Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom.

No extra doctor's for the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary

First images from BBC's The Three Musketeers

Week that was

Porcelain

Defiance

Young Justice

Clone Wars

Main

We look at Doctor Who Series 7 part 2.
1 hr 7 min
May 06, 2013 GSN PODCAST: Scrolls V.2, Chapter 1: New Beginnings
Scrolls is dead. Long live Scrolls!
We've had a hell of a lot of fun burbling away about various topics over the last three years, but its time for a fresh start. The gang are all here still, and the focus of the podcast remains on our favourite genres of books but we've shifted format in an effort to become more listener friendly and provide you with more books worth reading. What does that mean? In a nutshell, we've split the programme into segments and gone out of our way to get contributions from a much wider group of people. Some features will be regular, others will drop in and out as the mood takes us, but our ever constant guide will be the love of and discussion about books. And cake. Obviously.

This first episode kicks off with a general round up of what we're Reading Right Now, including input from our Twitter followers. You can use the hash-tag #RRNow to contribute to this infrequent but ongoing conversation. It doesn't have to be an essay, just let us know what you're reading, who it's by and why you think other listeners would like to read it. Alternatively, if you'd like to submit a longer review, send it to [email protected] and we'll read it out.

Next up is the Author Interview, in which Phil talks with dark fantasist and environmental horror supremo Joseph D'Lacey about his career - past, present and future. If you have an author you would like us to interview in the future, e-mail your suggestions to [email protected] and we'll see what we can do.

We then unveil the results of our first Flash Fiction competition - a monthly challenge open to all-comers. The best three entries are read out, we discuss their merits and choose a winner. Listen out also for next month's challenge. Your deadline will be 8:30 pm, Thursday 16th May. The top three will be published on the Geek Syndicate website each month and the winner will receive a book. Need your fix more regularly? Pop along to Thrills, Kills 'n' Chaos or join Colleen Foley at the Prediction for weekly Flash fun.

After setting the next month's challenge, it's Author's Delight. Wolfblood creator and novelist Debbie Moon joins us briefly to share one of her all-time favourite reads. This will be another regular feature, highlighting the books that authors rate most highly. Next Episode we'll be joined by Adam Christopher. Any other authors out there who want to take part in future episodes, just e-mail us at [email protected] or tweet @Dion_Scrolls

We wrap things up with The Big Debate. The team settle down to chew over the toughest of topics and try to get each other to swallow their arguments. It may be an exercise in futility, but we love wrangling with words almost as much as reading them. This'll likely be a fixture in every episode. If you have a topic you want to set us for the future then e-mail it to us at [email protected] then stand well back.

More ways to interact! Scrolls now has a Skype answerphone set up, so if you want to contact us about any of the above topics, suggest new segments, have your own dulcet tone appear on the podcast or simply give us feedback, then call us at dion.winton.polak any time of day. It seems to work...(Remember, the Editor is magic, so don't panic)

Love listening to Clover's laughter? Visit Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour where Clover is her latest guest. Between giggles they talk about a whole bunch of topics that are not book related and one or two that are.

Last, but not least, we welcome feedback in the Comments section, especially from people who have never been in touch before.

Keep reading.
1 hr 44 min
May 01, 2013 Geek Syndicate Special: Iron Man 3 Review and Drew Pearce Interview
Join Barry and GS team member Christophe Montoya in this spoiler heavy (you have been warned) review of Iron Man 3. Christophe then takes to the sky, coutesy of his own mini arc reactor, while Barry stays grounded for an interview/chat with Drew Pearce (with even more spoliers) the co-writer of the Iron Man 3 screenplay. Together they discuss what it was like co-writing with Shane Black, working on a Marvel film post Avengers, fitting Iron Man 3 into Marvel Phrase 2, the end credit sequence and much more!
47 min
April 25, 2013Dissecting Worlds Series 7 Episode 2: Robin Hood, Robin Hood!
The Merry Men of the blasted moors of West Yorkshire and Sun-caressed Mersey Riviera team up to take on another wibbly-wobbly man of folklore and legend - Robin Hood. Having learnt nothing from their tussle with King Arthur back in the Leadership series except to get on board a knowledgeable expert in the form of Ant from 'The Next Level' podcast to look at:

Robin Hood - class hero, bandit or national liberator ?

What is good Kingship and does it involve invading the Middle East ?

The many intrigues of Robin of Sherwood TV series

Robin Hood analogues including Che Guevara, the Water Margin and William Tell

Alan Rickman and the Heroes dramatic beats

Robin Hood in comics from Green Arrow to Outlaw and back again

Merry men and the foco theory

Legends of Zelda (and Neil)

The Death of Legends

So pull on your tights, put a feather in your cap, watch out for the Sheriff and join us! Feedback on twitter to @dissectingwrlds or email [email protected] or even better would be a 3-5 minute audio clip for our conclusions episode. Too the Green Wood!
1 hr 43 min