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April 11, 2013 Children of the Atom, Episode 7
This month, while Shane is away at Wrestlemania, I chat with Gavin from Liberation Frequency and Denis from Ground Level about Marvel NOW, how it compares to the DC New 52, what titles they've picked up, and what they think of recent trends in comics.
1 hr 2 min
April 09, 2013 Scrolls Chapter 21: Journey's End
It's been a long road from where we began, but Scrolls as we know it has come to an end. On our final ramble through the genres the team reflect upon the ever-present motif of the Journey - What exactly do authors get from dragging us all over their worlds, why do we travel anyway and how does the experience inform our lives? When we manage to stick to the topic we wander through The Thirteen and a Half Lives of Captain Bluebear, The Long Earth, The Hollowing, Neuromancer and Double Dead, among others. When we stumble off the path you'll hear little vignettes about life at Waterstone's, love custard, curried chocolates, hairy arses and the inevitable destruction of life on Earth. Don't panic.Journey's End is dedicated to Mattie's dear friend Charlotte Lamb and Phil's beloved grandmother who both sadly passed away around the time The Journey (aka Journey's End) was recorded.One notable absence from our discussions is the divine road-novel American Gods but don't worry, we'll be doing a Book Group podcast on that pretty darn soon. Oh yeah, the Book Group will continue, never fear. We'll still be doing Scrolls, for that matter but our format is changing considerably. We are becoming more focused and more interactive, which means we need YOU! Here are a few ways that you can help add content to our future episodes.As well as talking about what we're currently reading we want to hear from YOU. Tweet mini reviews of what you're reading right now [using the hashtag #RRNow ] and we will read them out on air. Alternatively you can e-mail mini-reviews to us at [email protected] and again, we'll read them out in the podcast.We're always up for a debate, so toss some topics at us to chew over. Do YOU think Dragons are rubbish? That the short story is dead? Do you have a problem with gender politics in horror? Ask us a question or challenge our opinions and we will argue with each other for your entertainment. E-mail [email protected] want to tell people about the Best books out there, but we only have so much time to read. If YOU have read a book that you would mark 5/5 then let us know. The review can be as long or as short as you like. You can submit it via e-mail at [email protected] or send us an audio file. Either way, we'll share your review with our listeners and help to spread the love.Finally, there's the Flash Fiction Challenge. Each episode we'll choose a winner from the last challenge, read out the top three and then set your challenge for the following month. Your word limit is 100 but your imagination can be boundless. Here are the words to get YOU started on the first challenge - Thrashing, Charged, Flag and Bone. Use them all in whatever context you like, then e-mail your entries to us at [email protected] The deadline is 8:30 pm GMT on 14th April 2013.(You will receive full credit and your stories will be published on the Geek Syndicate website as well after each episode goes live, unless you request otherwise.)And that's about it, for now. Thank you all for listening to our little show. We hope you've enjoyed the first Volume, and we also hope that the sequel continues to tickle your fancy.Post your comments and feedback below, tell your friends about us, but most importantly...Keep reading.
1 hr 31 min
April 04, 2013GSN PODCAST: Geek Syndicate - Episode 205
Welcome to Episode 205 of Geek Syndicate. Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom.

News

Ice Warriors return to Doctor Who

Sam Mendes leaves Bond

GS blogger Liz de Jager signs deal for her young adult novel

Week that was

Castle which leads into a drunken spoiler rant from Nuge

Continuum

Primeval New World

Age of Ultron

Daredevil End of Days

Dredd
55 min
April 02, 2013Dissecting Worlds Series 7, Episode 1: The Rebel Alliance
Arise, ye workers from your slumber,Arise, ye prisoners of want.For reason in revolt now thunders,and at last ends the age of cant!Away with all your superstitions,Servile masses, arise, arise!We'll change henceforth the old tradition,And spurn the dust to win the prize!So comrades, come rally,And the last fight let us face.The Interstellar,Unites the human race.So comrades, come rally,And the last fight let us face.The Interstellar,Unites the human race. In this episode the Northern Comrades man the barricades and consider rebellions in space. Starting with the bourgeois deviation from the class struggle that is Star Wars, they proceed to consider the splitter tendencies of Blakes 7 with deviations into:

The stark analogues of Battlestar Galactica

Different countries view of rebellion

Emotion and Reason in revolt

Subtle rebellion in Babylon 5

Whig history and space revolts

Are you revolting for or against something?

The Marquis and the Bajoran Revolution

Where's Star Wars Call-Me-Kenneth

The complexities of Farscape

Mal Reynolds two-fingered revolt

Raise the banner and join us of the barricades. Join the debate:

By email or audio contributions for our conclusions episode to [email protected]

On twitter to @dissectingwrlds

In the comments below
1 hr 43 min
April 02, 2013 The Next Level - Episode 51
In Episode 51 of the Next Level Amaechi, Barry and Antony take a look at the recent gaming news, including the PS4 reveal and the choices made for Gears of War: Judgement Multiplayer. Also this episode: find out what The Nuge makes of the new Lara Croft: Tomb Raider game.
56 min
March 25, 2013 Small Press Big Mouth - Episode 42
Welcome to the latest episode of Small Press Big Mouth, this is Episode 42: The Meaning of Grice. Lee and Stace have a good old rambling chat about all sorts of thing - including The British Comic Awards, Porcelain, Lou Scannon, The Spooky Womb and Razorhawk. Lee couldn't hear Stacey at times and Stacey barely finishes a sentence - that's right we're back!
57 min
March 22, 2013 Geek Syndicate - Episode 204
Welcome to Episode 204 of Geek Syndicate. Join Barry and Dave as they once more guide you through the murky underbelly of Geekdom.

News

The Three Musketeers is coming to BBC

RIP James Herbert

Tom Cruise circles man from uncle

Escape from New York Reboot?

Week that was

Neverwhere audio drama

Five Ghosts

Main

We give a thumbs up or down to some of the US TV pilots coming our way.
1 hr 12 min
March 19, 2013 Battle Gods Of Pod Series 1, Episode 1
Welcome to the latest podcast on the Geek Syndicate Network. We've had so much fun recording the Christmas game-show episodes over the last few years, we've decided to take the show on the road every three months. Each episode of Battle Gods Of Pod will pit three contestants against each other in a series of games specifically designed to test their podcasting skills and geek knowledge. The winner of each episode will go forward to the Christmas special for the ultimate showdown. Series 1 is hosted by Dion Winton-Polak. This pilot episode features the well oiled muscles and silver tongues of Christophe Montoya, Barry Nugent and Phil Ambler. Games include New Testaments, Speaking In Tongues, Convert The Masses and Gotterdammerung (as well as playing for time, playing hard to get and playing silly buggers.) We would be happy to receive any and all constructive feedback on this podcast, as well as nominations and requests to join us in future episodes via e-mail at [email protected] or @BattleGods_Pod if you prefer Twitter. (Please note, for this first series we are sticking to podcasters within the Geek Syndicate family, but next year we will begin to welcome people from all other areas of geekdom.) Credits where credit's due: If you discover somebody new and want to hear more from them after the show, track down their reviews and articles on our website, and also catch them on their own podcasts: Christophe is one of the Trailer Trash Two, who analyse and discuss the latest happenings in the world of cinema. He can be found on twitter @montoc1701 and hanging around street corners at peculiar hours Barry delves into pretty much every pot on the Geek Syndicate podcast, but can also be found intermittently on The Next Level and Geek To Geek. He can be e-mailed at[email protected] tweeted @GeekSyndicate or thrown money at www.unseenshadows.com Phil joins Dion on Scrolls, the podcast for literary geekdom chatting about Fantasy, SF and Horror books more or less monthly. (Ok, less.) He can be abused on twitter @Phlambler but he'd really prefer to have a friendly chat. Dion runs a Book Group alongside of Scrolls, and tries to pop up in other places where he can. Bit of a slag, really. You can molest him on Twitter @Dion_Scrolls or e-mail him at[email protected] if you prefer privacy. The music we use is called 'Battle Gods of the Universe.' It is performed by Domine and comes from their album 'Emperor Of The Black Runes' (which you can purchase at all reputable retailers) Incidental sound effects all come from freesound, which is a fabulous resource. As per their regulations, the sounds used in this episode are listed below, along with their originators. Guillottine test 02.ogg by Glaneur de sons BullBellow.mp3 by Acclivity hotel-bell-2.aif by Spleencast tibetan chant falsalama 2 wet.wav by Falsalama Wolf 41.wav by y89312 20.0 Destruction.wav by Dangerbabe Struck By Lightning.wav by Cheeseheadburger Remix 2 of 124721_Andy_Gardner_thunder1.flac by Timbre
1 hr
March 18, 2013 GSN PODCAST: Children of the Atom - Episode 6
This month we discuss issues 10 and 11, in which Magneto and Toad get abducted by aliens - and the X-Men aren't particularly bothered - and we see the first appearance of the Savage Land. Also, in current X-Men news, is Jean Grey shaping up to be the villain in All New X-Men? Can she resist just rearranging people's thoughts to suit her agenda? It doesn't look like it. Red Skull forces Captain American to confront modern America in Uncanny Avengers and it's pretty harsh, Emma and Scott talk through their relationship or lack thereof in Uncanny X-Men, and the world seems to have gone to hell in a handbasket in the first volume of Age of Ultron. Finally, our collection of issues 1 - 66 of the first X-Men run is still going strong and we just can't get enough of the Marvel NOW! variant edition Skottie Young covers!
1 hr 8 min
February 21, 2013 The Next Level – Episode 50
Is this special 50th episode, the boys look ahead at their most anticipated games and gaming news of 2013. From games such as Tomb Raider and The Last of Us to the new PS4 and the next Xbox console.

In the news

· A new Assassins Creed game with a new protagonist coming

· Downloadable games on Xbox Live have a record selling year

· Grand Theft Auto 5 delayed

· Bioware confirm gamers can expect another Mass Effect game but may not be called Mass Effect 4

· Wii U console and games sales disappoint and we talk about the general state of the Wii U

1 hr 7 min