Matt and Lauren are prepping for their press run at FanX Salt Lake City which means one thing, it's history lesson time! The duo sits down to discuss the history of cons and their favorite moments at the ones they have been to. We also got the news, about what we were watching, and more!

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(Ep 129) Matt and Lauren are graciously joined by a guest from the Geek Peak Pod! Chris lends us his expertise as Lauren is not familiar with Middle Earth and we discuss the greatest trilogy of all time. We journey to Mordor together, we laugh, we cry, we battle for our lives! 

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Have you ever wanted to know about the history of the most famous theme parks in the world? Well now is your chance because Matt is about to embark on a grand adventure to Disneyland and so we break dow the best and worst of the Disney parks and some of the secret history!

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Jennifer Walter aka She-Hulk is here! Matt and Lauren are breaking down her comic-book origin in this episode as we detail the best storylines and the best comics to read to familiarize yourself with the mighty lawyer! But of course, we weren't alone, we had the amazing Task join in on the fun this week! Of course, he's never read a comic though.

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In this issue, Lauren and Matt are joined by esteemed comic book editor and amazing artist Heather Antos to chat about her journey in the industry and Star Wars!

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It's Shark week people! That means Matt and Lauren are here to deliver you the latest in pop culture news (27:20) and then chat about Ms Marvel (13:30) before diving head first into the classic film Jaws! (36:38) 

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Matt and Lauren are in the Geek den and there is a lot to cover this week! They discuss what they have been reading and watching as well as give their thoughts on the Disney+ hit series Kenobi (13:15) before diving into season 4.1 of Stranger Things (26:20) and then finally dishing on the latest in pop-culture news. (39:41) Lastly, they get you ready for the premiere of Ms. Marvel by diving into her origin story and giving you all the background you will ever need! (48:40)

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We have a special guest this week as Andrew Hewitt a mental health professional joins us to discuss mental health in superheroes. 
But first, we chat Kenobi (8:20) The BOys (15:18), and MS Marvel (23:57), and then the latest in pop-culture news. 

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Matt was on a very special episode this week as he joined Sean from the MetalcoreNerds Podcast AND Nick Ghanbarian from the band Bayside and Thank The Maker Podcast to discuss the Kenobi series as it has wrapped up with it's epic finale. PS this was a dream come true. 

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Moon Knight has wrapped up and Matt and Lauren have a special guest to chat about the series! Hayley Aljowaily, the Assistant to the Director for the Disney+ show joins us to chat about her time on the show and what impact this could have on mental health and culture throughout the world. Additionally, we chat about her journey through filmmaking. 

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