This week, we head to The Final Frontier... Daren Dochterman joins Henry on this week's episode to talk about the upcoming documentary, To Boldly Go. It's a documentary where Daren & the rest of the hosts of the Inglorious Treksperts podcast will take a road trip to visit shooting locations from all Star Trek series and films...and be joined by some major names from the Star Trek universe along the way. They launched a Kickstarter campaign to let fans be involved in the production and after you hear Daren talk about it, you'll want to get involved in this unique documentary.

This week, Henry welcomes Jonathan Kendrick to the show. Jonathan is the Chairman & Co-founder of ROKiT Flix, the world's first free-of-charge streaming service without ads that's safe & suitable for all ages. Jonathan talks about the company's history, why he started ROKiT Flix and how original, family-friendly content will be acquired.

A short episode this week, where Henry talks about the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and Writer's Guild strikes. He doesn't take sides, repeats very few talking points we've all heard to this point. This is how we, the consumers of films, shows and video games, see these strikes. Henry brings up some questions that no one seems to be asking, and some that don't need to be asked, but seem to get all the headlines, rather than the actual point of the strikes.

This week, we recap what we saw at San Diego Comic-Con 2023. Henry is joined by Marc Pope & Trent Tucker from Geek Off the Street and they talk about their experiences at their first Comic-Con and why Henry calls this a "relaxing" Comic-Con. Then, Nick & Morgan (long-time attendees & 2019 Hall H linemates) talk about how & why this Comic-Con felt different & whether they prefer this to the usual chaos.

While Henry takes a break in San Diego, he spoke to Ken Smith, the owner of Alien Soda Company. Ken tells the origin story of Alien Soda Company, why he named it Alien Soda Company (and will they ever carry actual alien soda), and more. Visit Alien Soda Company's website and listen to the episode to learn how to get 10% off your order.

Here's your audio guide to SDCC 2023!

The annual Comic-Con episode begins with a very timely panel in collaboration with NAVA (National Association of Voice Actors) & SAG/AFTRA: A.I. In Entertainment, The Performer's Perspective. (Saturday July 22 @10:30AM in Rm. 29CD) Moderator Linsay Rousseau, NAVA president & founder Tim Friedlander & Zeke Alton (SAG/AFTRA negotiating committee) kick off the episode with a preview of this very important panel, for professional voice actors and those of you who would like to be pros. That's followed by a visit from Tony Kim, founder & CEO of Hero Within. As always, Hero Within will have a big presence at SDCC, and Tony previews all of it. Next, Legion M's Jeff Annison returns to the show to preview what Legion M is showcasing at SDCC. As this year's SDCC will look quite different because of the WGA & Sag/AFTRA strikes, Henry invites Eric Esperon, a long-time SDCC attendee, to talk about whether the lack of Hollywood panels diminishes the experience for the average attendee. Finally, it's revealed that for this year's SDCC, Geek Off The Street and The Geek Speak Show, Vol. 2 will combine forces to cover SDCC this year. Marc Pope & Trent Tucker join Henry to close out the episode and talk about their expectations.

Enjoy this year's Comic-Con episode & we'll see you in San Diego!

Star Trek cosplayer & podcaster Girafe joins Henry on this week's all-new episode. Girafe began cosplaying at conventions in France and other cons overseas. She now lives here in the US and is about to attend her third San Diego Comic-Con. She talks to Henry about how she was introduced to Star Trek, cosplaying and how to prepare to cosplay when attending an event the size of San Diego Comic-Con. They also talk about her podcast, Strange New Pod and two panels she will be a part of at SDCC this year.

Now that it's July, many of us are looking forward to gathering in San Diego later this month for SDCC 2023. For the final replay while the team is on a break, we go back to the first in-person event after the lockdown: San Diego Comic-Con: Special Edition. David Glanzer talks about how it all came to be and what SDCC means to so many of us, including the Comic-Con staff. 

*** The Geek Speak Show, Vol. 2 returns next week with all-new episodes.

While the team is away for the next two weeks, you'll get replays of interviews or segments from past seasons. This week, it's back to Season 1 of the show. Henry and the original show co-hosts and producer were talking about all the remakes and reboots (re-imaginings, as they were called back then.) and that led to a game Henry challenged them to play: Come up with an original idea for a movie. It's not as easy as you might think, as you'll hear on this replay from August 2010.

*** The Geek Speak Show, Vol. 2 will return with all-new episodes on Wednesday July 12, 2023.

With AI creeping into all aspects of our lives, The Geek Speak Show takes a look at how it may impact the film industry. First, Henry is joined by Jason Ragosta. Jason is a writer, illustrator, director, and editor & current Editorial Manager at Halon Entertainment. Jason talks about how AI will impact all of his current roles in the film industry, in good ways and not so good ways. Then, Jacob Yoffee calls in to talk about how composers and the music industry will be affected by AI. This is an enlightening episode, especially if you think AI will replace you or there's no place for you in the film industry. Spoiler: AI will NOT replace you...for now...