Grounded Geeks

SO MANY SPOILERS in this episode for the HBO show, Peacemaker. Buckle up, everyone, because we are about to unpack all the layers to Peacemaker...including but not limited to racism, sexism, white nationalism, climate change, political correctness, and of course childhood trauma and mental health. You can't have superheroes without mental health issues. Enjoy! SHOW NOTES: groundedgeeks.medium.com

MAJOR SPOILERS in this episode for the new movie titled, The Batman. You really can't have any conversation about Batman without talking about childhood trauma, mental health, the Proud Boys(?), and investigative skills. That's exactly what we cover on this episode—and more. SHOW NOTES: groundedgeeks.medium.com

SPOILERS in this episode for the Pixar movie, Turning Red. If you've been feeling overwhelmed by your emotions recently, then this is the movie for you. It's got everything: Asian representation, boy bands, the discussion of feminine hygiene(!), puberty, emotions, immigrant backgrounds, and of course…generational trauma. Yay! SHOW NOTES: groundedgeeks.medium.com

Roughly a month ago, when we were first discussing how we wanted to cover the Apple TV+ show, Foundation, on this podcast, never in a million years did we think we would be comparing it to Russia's current invasion of Ukraine. But sadly this is where we are and there are a surprising number of parallels that we can see in both the TV show and the book and what's currently happening in Russia and Ukraine. For anyone who is a fan of science fiction as well as a student of international relations and political science, then Isaac Asimov should be required reading for you. SHOW NOTES: groundedgeeks.medium.com

MAJOR SPOILERS in this episode for the movie Encanto. Ok so we know we don't talk about Bruno, but we kinda had to talk about Bruno. And magic and family and magical realism and feeling like an outsider and generational trauma. At some point we also talked about innovation in storytelling and The Godfather. There was A LOT to unpack all thanks to Encanto's many wonderfully complex layers. SHOW NOTES: groundedgeeks.medium.com

The Book of Boba Fett...The Chapter of Boba Fett within the Book of the Mandalorian? Whatever you want to call it, we finally got a chance to discuss the latest Disney+ show! And we had lots to unpack, from character development to the pope (again) to racism in Hollywood (also again) to how history keeps on repeating itself. Unpack with us! SHOW NOTES: groundedgeeks.medium.com

We finally talked about The Witcher! Aside from the monsters and magic, we also talk about medieval geopolitics, how our perception of time changes throughout our lives, the origin of banking, oppression...in genral, and a brief tangent about the Knights Templar and some king of France. SHOW NOTES: groundedgeeks.medium.com

Welcome to Season 3 of Grounded Geeks! We actually came back yaaaay! We're kicking off this season by talking about NOT the latest Marvel movie, Eternals. We get into the history of language, Greek and Roman gods, our personal thoughts on Sersi and Ikarus, and whether the truth will actually set us free. SHOW NOTES: groundedgeeks.medium.com

We're kicking off 2022 by diving into…the Matrix. What is real? What is not? And does any of it even matter? Besides (obviously) going into the philosophical questions posed by The Matrix Resurrections, in this episode we also talk about the evolution of CGI in movies, the point of Agent Smith, Plato and Aristotle, electrons and neutrons, the Harry Potter reunion special, and so much more. Is this podcast even real? Who knows. Oh and side note: we are taking a quick break (not for five years this time, we promise!) and you'll see us back here in February. SHOW NOTES: https://bit.ly/3KElFcK