In this very special episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by the "Cosplay Queen of NYC" and the lip sync assassin assassin of Rupaul's Drag Race season 16, who will also be a special guest at this year's Flame Con, and the host of the afterparty The Fireball, Megami (@MegamiNYC)! They catch up on life on tour, what fans can expect to see from Megami at this year's Drag Con, and share our thoughts on X-Men '97, the trailer for Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, and find out what we're getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture right now.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Marvel & DC Pride

• MEGAMI: X-Men '97 finale

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Bridgerton, Dark Matter, Sugar

• MEGAMI: X-Men '97, Madam Web, Gameboy Advance games via emulators

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New-ish trailer for Wicked

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Nintendo reveals new Paper Mario remake includes a trans character

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

SHILF

• KEVIN: Wolverine

• MEGAMI: Morph

In this episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by GLAAD Media Award winning artist D.J. Kirkland (@ohheydj) as they discuss drag queen vampire slayers in the trailer for Slay, breakdown the reaction to the X-Men's post-Krakoan Age reboot, celebrate the DC Pride announcements, and catch up on what they're getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: The first reveal has been made for the next era in X-Men comics

• D.J.: Nintendo announces a new movie set in Super Mario Bros. world is coming

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Damsel, Shogun, Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda, Suicide Squad: Dream Team, Washington's Gay General

• D.J.: Drag Race S16, Survivor 46, Traitors S2, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Rewatching Avatar: The Last Airbender

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Neve Campbell to star in Scream 7 directed by Kevin Williamson

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: A Rachel Pollack tribute and more planned for this year's DC Pride launch

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for drag queens vs. vampires movie Slay

SHILF

• KEVIN: Apollo & Midnighter

• D.J.: Nightwing

*Art by Ryan Stegman

In the return of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Ian Carlos Crawford (@ianxcarlos) as they discuss the newly announced cast of Marvel's Fantastic Four, the trailers for Deadpool & Wolverine and X-Men '97, realize we're part of the 1-in-5 gamers who are queer, and catch up on what they're getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Marvel reveals cast for new Fantastic Four

• IAN: New trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine & New trailer for X-Men '97

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Argylle, Brothers Sun, Death & Other Details, Ted, Percy Jackson, The Deviant

• IAN: Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Blood Debts

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New trailer for Love Lies Bleeding

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: According to a new study, 1 in 5 gamers identifies as LGBTQ+

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Femme

SHILF:

• KEVIN: Pedro Pascal as Mister Fantastic

• IAN: Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm

**art by Wesley Burt @wes_burt

In this all new episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@gilligan_mcjew) is joined by Mike Moon (@freemoonman1982) as they discuss Disney versus Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida, feel #queerjoy in the new teaser for the animated movie Nimona coming to Netflix, and get Down & Nerdy as they share everything they're consuming in pop culture.

BIG OPENING:

KEVIN: In move against DeSantis, Disney cancels moving employees to FL, where a teacher is under investigation for showing Strange World

• MIKE: New teaser for Nimona

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Guardians Vol 3, Pearl, Dead Ringers, Citadel, All Stars, Titans, Somebody Somewhere, Riverdale, DC's Book of Pride

• MIKE: Star Trek Comics from IDW, The Other Two, Arcade Kings (comic), Queer Eye S7

In this all new episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by NYCGaymers (@officialnycg) President, Raffy Regulus (@raffyregulus), as they discuss the Michelle Yeoh renaissance we're living in, the new trailer for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and what they're getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Michelle Yeoh to star in in Paramount+ movie Star Trek: Section 31 & New trailer for season 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

• RAFFY: Cast revealed for season 8 of Drag Race All Stars

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Scream VI, Power Rangers: Now & Forever, Dead Ringers, Gotham Knights, Love Unlimited: Gwenpool

• RAFFY: Made into Abyss, Next Level Chef, Overwatch 2, Honkai Impact Star Rail

In this new episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Geeks OUT President, Nic Gitau (@cocodevaux), as they discuss the trailer for the new Barbie movie, the new digital/print comics publisher DSTLRY, and what they're getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Comixology founder starts new digital/print comics publisher DSTLRY

• NIC: New trailer for Barbie

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Super Mario Bros, Star Trek: Picard, Superman and Lois, Riverdale, Perry Mason, Marvel Infinity (Gwenpool, Negasonic)

• NIC: Yellowjackets, Shadow & Bone, Charlie Jane Anders short stories, Harry Potter re-read

In our brand new episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Tana Ford (@tanaford on Twitter & @tanaford.designs on Insta) as they discuss some of the winners announced at this year's GLAAD Media Awards, the trailer for the new sapphic thriller series Dead Ringers, and catch up on what they're getting Down & Nerdy with right now.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Some of the GLAAD Media Award Winners announced

• TANA: New trailer for Dead Ringers

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Shazam 2, D&D Honor Amongst Thieves, Yellowjackets, Wolf Pack, It's Only Teenage Wasteland, Tim Drake: Robin

• TANA: The Last of Us, Dimension 20, D&D posters (!!), Florence and the Machine has a newish album DANCE FEVER (May 2022 – it's almost a year old damn) that I love (My love & Free are incredible songs) and I recently discovered Maggie Rogers (Love You for a Long time & Back in My Body)– not queer but I'm digging her musical vibes.

After taking a much needed break, the Geeks OUT Podcast is back! Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by special guest Bobby Hankinson (@bobbyhank) as they discuss the news about this year's DC Comics Pride lineup and get #DownAndNerdy as they talk about all the pop culture they're consuming right now.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: DC Comics announces DC Pride lineup

• BOBBY: We're less mad at Chris Pratt for his Mario voice (but still mad about other stuff!)

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Scream 6, Star Trek: Picard, The Last of Us, Poker Face, Servant, X-titles, Specs, Blue Book

• BOBBY: Vanderpump's #Scandoval, Wrestlemania season/WWE 2k23, XMEN 97, Black Adam, MCU Phase 4 rewatch, Mandalorian

In a special "live" episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, recorded at FanExpo Denver, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by special guest Chris Shehan (@ChrisShehanArt) as they discuss his/their work on "House of Slaughter", the leaked first looks at the "Barbie" movie, the trailers for "Conjuring Kesha" and "They/Them" and what they are getting Down & Nerdy with right now.

*This was recorded on video so you'll only be able to watch the trailers if you watch this episode on our YouTube page.

In a new episode of the Flame Cast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) chats with Josh Trujillo (@losthiskeysman) the writer, editor, and comic book creator (who'll be at Flame Con this year) who's behind Aaron Fisher-Captain America, the Hulking & Wiccan Infinity Comic, and so much more. They talk about the importance of queer friendships. They also talk about his inspirations, where and how he connects with his community, and what he's getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture.