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Geekdom Empowers
By Guy HassonSociety & Culture
Geekdom Empowers episodes
- 47 Gary HodgesToday’s guest is Gary Hodges, the indie artist and writer behind the comic ‘Dinosaurs Vs. Marsbots’.He has a very personal origin story and I'm sure you'll enjoy this conversation.You can find Gary here:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCySMveQkCBrvxYZw5ThVVwAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dinosaursvsmarsbots/Geekdom Empowers comes out every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You can find us here:Website: www.geekdomeempowers.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/geekdomempowers/Twitter: twitter.com/GeekdomEmpowersFacebook: www.facebook.com/geekdomempowersTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@geekdomempowers1 hr 2 min
- 46 Word of the WitnessesOur guests today are the women known as CC and Beep, hosts of the podcast Word of the Witnesses. In it they analyze every aspect, episode by episode, of the 12 Monkeys TV show, including in-depth interviews with the team that created it.We talk TV genre shows, geek out a lot about 12 Monkeys, talk of their origin story, the way Terry Matalas (the showrunner) reacted to the podcast, and so much more. And we also talk about the lack of the fangirl point of view in the overall geek experience as it comes out on the web.There are always warnings before spoilers, so you can listen to this episode safely even if you haven’t seen the show.Listen to this episode! You’ll enjoy it.Geekdom Empowers comes out every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You can find us here:Website: www.geekdomeempowers.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/geekdomempowers/Twitter: twitter.com/GeekdomEmpowersFacebook: www.facebook.com/geekdomempowersTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@geekdomempowers1 hr 20 min
- 45 Joshua KembleOur guest today is artist and writer Joshua Kemble. I found his comics online by accident, and was so blown away by the powerful black and white art, that I had to have him on the show. Not just because he’s talented, but because there must be a story behind that art. And there is. And he shared it with amazing openness and frankness.So here it is. Joshua Kemble’s story.You can find Josh here:Website: https://www.joshuakemble.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuakemble/Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshKemble/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXqjTz5D6_RsZZfzO4DPzEQGeekdom Empowers comes out every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You can find us here:Website: www.geekdomeempowers.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/geekdomempowers/Twitter: twitter.com/GeekdomEmpowersFacebook: www.facebook.com/geekdomempowersTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@geekdomempowers55 min
- 44 Jean Paul L GarnierOur guest today is Jean-Paul L. Garnier, author, poet, publisher, and owner of a vintage science fiction bookstore in Joshua Tree, California called Space Cowboy Books.He has turned his bookstore into a special place by holding amazing events, by promoting local writers, and so much more. On top of which he has a podcast, Simultaneous Times, with short SF stories by contemporary authors.We’re going to talk about all of that. It’s going to be a fun conversation. But I’ll tell you what. Stick around for the end. The last ten or fifteen minutes carry a message of optimism that for me at least is one of the most powerful we’ve had on the podcast so far.You can find Jean-Paul here:Space Cowboys Bookstore: https://spacecowboybooks.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyQwqKhUuhW_s9lDtXnKmsATwitter: https://twitter.com/space_booksThe Simultaneous Times Podcast: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/spacecowboybooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacecowboybooks/Geekdom Empowers comes out every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You can find us here:Website: www.geekdomeempowers.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/geekdomempowers/Twitter: twitter.com/GeekdomEmpowersFacebook: www.facebook.com/geekdomempowersTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@geekdomempowers1 hr 9 min
- 43 Pascus SmithToday’s guest is Pascus Smith. He is a fan of comics, of SF&F movies, and an artist, and he is the man responsible for the fact that Geekdom Empowers is called Geekdom Empowers. He is this podcast’s origin story. And that is the first thing we talk about.You can find him on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/universeofprincepascus/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Universe-Of-Princepascus-1498919867045654/Geekdom Empowers comes out every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You can find us here:Website: www.geekdomeempowers.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/geekdomempowers/Twitter: twitter.com/GeekdomEmpowersFacebook: www.facebook.com/geekdomempowersTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@geekdomempowers39 min
- 42 Demetrius WitherspoonToday's guest is Demetrius LaSean Witherspoon, who created a science fiction universe in film called the Submerge Universe. His story is amazing. Not just in how this developed but in what he did later on to market, to sell, to create comics, novels, action figures, cards, an animated pilot, apparel, and more. This is a deep lesson in how we can empower ourselves through our geekiness.If you want to find Demetrius:Homepage: https://www.dventertainmentpictures.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSjvHbINx1-plowcDHSGGhgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dventertainmentpictures/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dventertainmentpictures/Geekdom Empowers comes out every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You can find us here:Website: www.geekdomeempowers.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/geekdomempowers/Twitter: twitter.com/GeekdomEmpowersFacebook: www.facebook.com/geekdomempowersTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@geekdomempowers51 min
- 41 Michelle C SmithToday’s guest is Michelle C. Smith, stuntwoman, stunt performer, and professional bad-ass, who worked in shows like Supergirl, Motherland, Helstrom, The Magicians, Arrow, Smallville, and Deadpool, among others. The list is long. If you get a chance, check out her videos on TikTok. The things she does are amazing. Today she’ll talk about how she became a stuntwoman, the path she’d taken, some of her experiences on the sets, and how she empowered herself by taking her own path.You can find Michelle here:Website: https://www.freestylestaffspinning.com/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@michelle.c.smithYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Z8eTFtiyP88XylvO-lBHwInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelle.c.smith/Geekdom Empowers comes out every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You can find us here:Website: www.geekdomeempowers.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/geekdomempowers/Twitter: twitter.com/GeekdomEmpowersFacebook: www.facebook.com/geekdomempowersTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@geekdomempowers52 min
- 40 Ace RueleToday’s guest is Ace Ruele, an actor that does creature work for VFX and motion capture in productions like Eternals, Matrix 4, Wheel of Time and video games like Dead Island 2, Palace of the Apes VR, the Inpatient, and more. He also created a company called Creature Bionics which creates physical bionics to actors who do creatures, to help them become the creatures.We’re going to talk to Ace about his path, about working on the movies, and, in the last third of the show, the hard path he had to take to become successful and what it takes and how he did it. He also talks about how he created a niche that didn’t exist within the VFX world.I promise you that you will enjoy this episode. It’s absolutely fantastic.You can find Ace here:Website: www.aceruele.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aceruele/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AceRueleInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aceruele/?hl=enGeekdom Empowers comes out every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You can find us here:Website: www.geekdomeempowers.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/geekdomempowers/Twitter: twitter.com/GeekdomEmpowersFacebook: www.facebook.com/geekdomempowersTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@geekdomempowers1 hr
- 39 Jim LujanToday’s guest is independent animator Jim Lujan. This is a fun conversation, where we go deep into his process, into what it’s like to go 100% on your vision, on working with Bill Plympton, and so much more. This is a fun one.You can find Jim here:Website: www.jimlujan.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Jimlujan333Patreon: patreon.com/jimlujanTwitter: https://twitter.com/jimlujanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimlujan/Geekdom Empowers comes out every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You can find us here:Website: www.geekdomeempowers.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/geekdomempowers/Twitter: twitter.com/GeekdomEmpowersFacebook: www.facebook.com/geekdomempowersTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@geekdomempowers1 hr 1 min
- 38 Liat Shahar KashtanToday’s guest is Liat Shahar Kashtan, the chairperson of the Israeli Society for Fantasy and Science Fiction. Liat talks about discovering the world of science fiction and fantasy, starting out in Cons as a volunteer, and slowly moving up and becoming the chairperson of the Society. She talks about her goals, about Cons, and about making Cons feel like this is our place, the geeks.The Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy: https://www.sf-f.org.il/Geekdom Empowers comes out every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You can find us here:Website: www.geekdomeempowers.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/geekdomempowers/Twitter: twitter.com/GeekdomEmpowersFacebook: www.facebook.com/geekdomempowersTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@geekdomempowers33 min
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Geekdom Empowers highlighting empowered geeks across the world, one geek at a time. Every geek has a story. Together, we are one big Geekverse.