Geeks Without God

This week, we take a look at recent box office “flop,” The Marvels! Whether you are suffering from super hero fatigue or not, we think this was a solid installment in the MCU. We also highly encourage you see the movie just to annoy the trolls because who doesn’t enjoy their delicious bitter tears? Seriously, we do spoil the shit of the movie so if you care about such things, wait until after you’ve watched the movie to listen. We also talk about the idea of Marvel fatigue, the question of whether or not the movie is really a “flop,” and what makes a movie “woke.”

This week we are joined once again by Professor Dave Rand-McKay! He teaches Human Geography and is here to talk to us about the rise of young people who identify as having no religion. It is a trend that is growing among all religions and across the entire world. So what does that mean for the future? What does it mean when those of us who don’t believe in god are the *gasp* majority?

This week, we are joined by local comedian Ben San Del, who is talking about the concept of Free Will. Is free will something that can even exist? Or is every action we take the product of everything that has happened prior? For that matter, what does the concept of self even mean? It’s heady stuff and Tim isn’t entirely on board with it, which is pretty much what happens when you get more than two people talking about philosophy. Tim should know – he was a philosophy minor.

OmegaCon just happened and we all had a chance to play some new games! We didn’t play quite as many as usual but we still found some good ones for you to try if you are interested! We also talk about our first attempt at “Chillification Tennis!”

Hard to believe that we’ve made it almost 600 episodes in and this is our first episode about Astrology! We could have been doing a weekly horoscope for our listeners! What a missed opportunity! Of course, Astrology is bullshit and we spend some time looking at our horoscopes and our sun signs to see how accurate all of it is. Spoiler alert: It isn’t!

You know, we’ve never really taken an episode to just sit back and enjoy fall. Last week we talked about Halloween so this week, we look at that season nestled in between summer and winter that lasts for about three to four weeks here in Minnesota. What do we love about that brief period between when it is too hot and when it it starts to snow?

With our episode going live on Halloween 2023, we thought we’d take the opportunity to revisit our favorite holiday! Or one of our favorites anyway. We talk about what we enjoy about this particular secular tradition including our favorite Halloween candies and what we’d choose between Mounds and Almond Joy! Also, we have five answers from a listener!

This week we are talking about our response to the latest Disney Plus Star Wars series: Ahsoka! We are definitely going to spoil the show so if you haven’t watched it yet, maybe wait on this episode and come back later. We talk about what we thought of the show and how much sense it did or didn’t make based on our individual knowledge of the Clone Wars and Rebels series. There are no five questions! Whoop! Whoop! Whoop! Send some in!

We are joined once again by the legendary Jeremy Stomberg (take a drink) to discuss F1rst Wrestling! Jeremy describes it as a mix of professional wrestling, burlesque, and a rock concert and who doesn’t think that sounds like fun? For those who call the midwest their home, you should be interested to hear how they handle the safety of their attendees and you might want to check them out! They are also very queer friendly! Jeremy also brings us five questions! Thank goodness!

Well friends, it is time for another Geeky Boners episode! Both Molly and Nick are talking about new video games they are enjoying (for the most part)! Tim is talking about his work on a new play for the Twin Cities Horror Festival! So check that out in a couple of weeks!