Author Robert Peterson guests on the show this week to talk about his brand new book 'The Odds'! Set in a post-apocalyptic future where people are forced to fight in a Mad Max style game of chess, this book sounds like it's right up our alleys! Ben is back on the show and shares with us his adventure over the weekend in Milwaukee... and why you may not want to go to a convention in the mid-west in the middle of Winter. We sift through the Oscar controversies and pick out some favorites and American Sniper racks up the body count at the weekend box office. Will the attachment of a Batman V Superman trailer do the same for Jupiter Ascending? And should Geekscape start a gang?

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