Grounded Geeks

HUGE MAJOR SPOILERS for Spider-Man: No Way Home in this episode! You've been warned. So for those who HAVE seen the movie, get ready for an episode where not only do we talk about the awesomeness of Spider-Man but the brilliance of good villains. It is known that Willem Defoe and Alfred Molina are gems that we must treasure forever and ever. We also dabble a bit in quantum physics and religion and specifically Jinn in Islam. What? We have to cover all these things when we're talking about the multiverse. Happy New Year folks! 🎆 SHOW NOTES: https://bit.ly/3qLFffe

HUGE SPOILERS in this episode for the Disney+ show, Hawkeye. This episode is a bit all over the place, but essentially if you wanna hear us gush about a TV show where we didn't reallyyyy have that many expectations, then this is it. Other things we rave about: The Yelena/Kate banter, Florence Pugh, the history of Russian accents portrayed on screen, Laura Barton, and a big shout out to LARPers and cosplayers everywhere 🎄❤️ Happy holidays everyone! SHOW NOTES: https://bit.ly/3GLPm9q

Welcome to our holiday special! Naturally the only trilogy worth talking about at all is the one…the only…Lord of the Rings. We figured we'd keep things light and fun this week and take time to gush about one of the most wonderful fantasy stories ever. Enjoy! SHOW NOTES: https://bit.ly/3nKvCeF

MAJOR SPOILERS in this episode for the Netflix live-action series, Cowboy Bebop. If you want to go on a fun space western ride, then Cowboy Bebop is for you. If you also just want to see John Cho being sexy then this show is also for you. We spend some time talking about how the live-action compares to the anime, how the characters have been expanded upon, and also whether our future could look anything like the Bebop universe in a few centuries. SHOW NOTES: https://bit.ly/3FSWhMQ

Welcome to Part 2 of us dissecting the Netflix anthology series titled Love, Death, and Robots! This time we discuss three episodes that focus on human body modification and what that means for society and the future. Buckle up because things get real philosophical in this one. SHOW NOTES: https://bit.ly/32gCHw2

Happy Thanksgiving, fellow geeks! We hope you're having a lovely time with your friends and/or family. But if you want to take a quick break from them, check out this short and sweet episode where we look back on what we've covered so far and pick one geeky thing we're grateful for this year. And as always, thank YOU for listening to Grounded Geeks. SHOW NOTES: https://bit.ly/3GOKaBF

We did it. We finally did an episode on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings! Since the movie's been out for longer than two months, we're not sure if we need to put a spoilers disclaimer here? But yeah you can safely there are spoilers in this episode. In this episode, we talk quite a bit about whether Marvel was able to bring to life the "legend" of the ten rings, whether this movie helped in the fight for Asian representation, and the gift that is Tony Leung. SHOW NOTES: 

Welcome to another Superhero Smorgasbord episode! In light of the UN Climate Change Conference that is coming to an end this week—and also the horrifying impact of climate change itself—we figured we’d ask ourselves who we would want to send to COP26. Naturally, Captain Planet was one of our choices, but there were some other interesting ones thrown in there too. Not only did we talk about how they would tackle climate change (and this particular conference), but we also happened to go off on a couple tangents about Facebook and international law. You’re gonna love it. SHOW NOTES: https://bit.ly/3fFdEG4

What happens when you bring some of the world's best anime creators into the Star Wars universe? Something beautiful called Star Wars: Visions. In this anthology series, (now streaming on Disney+) we came across wandering strangers, a rock band, twins born into the dark side, lightsaber-smiths, and of course Jedis and Siths. In terms of real world topics, we touch on the role women have played historically in the Star Wars universe and climate change. (Y'all we can't NOT talk about climate change because it's that freaking critical). None of the episodes in Star Wars: Visions are what you would expect them to be. They're way better. SHOW NOTES: https://bit.ly/3ruQrMi

MAJOR SPOILERS in this episode for the movie Dune (2021). If you haven't seen this movie, we're warning you...it's epic. We got the chance to talk about colonialism, the feudal system in the context of an intergalactic empire, spice (both from the movie and real world spices that enrich all of our lives), and the inspiration Frank Herbert got from the Arabic language and Islam. It was a lot of unpack. We also complained about how Dune Part Two hasn't been greenlit yet, but that changed this week. Hooray! SHOW NOTES: https://bit.ly/358PdyR