The Geeks OUT Podcast

We're celebrating the Geeks OUT Podcast's 300th episode with a look back at the first Flame Con back in 2015 with host Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and the hotly in-demand artist, Kevin Wada (@kevinwada). They look back at that first year, reflect on how things have changed for both Kevin and the Industry, and discuss some of the projects that he has coming up.

In the continued celebration of the 300th episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) sits down with Nicole and Nicole from the South Street Art Mart (@SouthStArtMart), a queer indy art market located in Philly. They reflect on being there at the first Flame Con (2015) under a different entity, how things have changed for them in the past 7 years, and discuss why they come back to Flame Con year after year.

In celebration of the 300th episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) sits down with Hazel Newlevant (@HNewlevant) for a look back at the first year of Flame Con (2015) while discussing their work, favorite memories from that inaugural event, and how things have changed for them and the industry in the past 7 years.

In this celebration of 300 episodes of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by his original co-host, Jake Weatherman (@thejakeycakes on Insta), and frequent co-host Jon Herzog (@jonherzog), as they reflect on the past 7 years, look to the future, and tease our bonus Flame Con Retrospective episodes.

**This episode is dedicated to our friend and frequent guest host, John Jennison who passed last month.

"It Is Sometimes A Mistake To Climb; It Is Always A Mistake Never Even To Make The Attempt. But Is It Really So Bad, To Fail? If You Do Not Climb, You Will Not Fall. This Is True. But Is It That Bad To Fail, That Hard To Fall? Sometimes You Wake, And Sometimes, Yes, You Die." - Dream (Sandman)

In this super-sized lead up to the 300th episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Graham Nolan (@GrahamNolan) as they discuss the complex queer drama in the latest episodes of Euphoria, the banning of Maus by a school board, and celebrate Nyle DiMarco joining the Queer as Folk reboot in This Week in Queer.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Tennessee School Board bans Maus
• GRAHAM: New trailer for final season of Killing Eve

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: The Legend of Vox Machina, Euphoria, Sabretooth, The X-Cellent
• GRAHAM: X Deaths of Wolverine, Nightwing, those video game ads in Grindr, Omelet

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New trailer for Joe vs Carole

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Peacock's Queer as Folk reboot adds Nyle Dimarco

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for part 4 of Disenchantment

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• New trailer for Texas Chainsaw Massacre requel
• A new Masters of the Universe movie is being developed for Netflix
• Paramount orders a new Scream sequel
• Dakota Johnson cast as Madame Web for a solo film

TV

• Cast announcements for Tales of the Walking Dead
• New teaser for what's coming to Peacock this year
• New trailer for Halo tv series
• More Star Trek series are being developed
• Disney+ officially orders Percy Jackson series

COMIC BOOKS

• More comics announced for Substack from some big names
• Marvel announces Eternals/Avengers/X-men event series Judgment Day

SHILF

• KEVIN: Vax (Legend of Vox Machina)
• GRAHAM: None, until I have way more therapy

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Teri Yoshiuchi (@TeriPrime) as they discuss their thoughts on Peacemaker, get excited about all the Star Trek shows getting renewed & coming soon, and celebrate all the nominees for GLAAD Media Awards in This Week in Queer.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: In an interview Joss Whedon shows his ass
• TERI: Xbox is in talks to acquire Activision-Blizzard

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Injustice, Scream, Peacemaker, Euphoria, Yellowjackets, Archive 81
• TERI: The Witcher, Stay Close, Wheel of Time, D&D Wild Beyond the Witchlight

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Reports seem to suggest Batgirl will feature DCEU's first trans character

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: The GLAAD Media Award Nominations announced

CLIP OF THE WEEK: Paramount+ announces premiere dates and renewals for Star Trek: Picard, Discovery, Strange New Worlds, Lower Decks and Prodigy plus a new trailer for Star Trek: Picard

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Netflix orders sequel to Chicken Run
• A sequel to A Christmas Story is officially happening
• Roku orders Weird Al biopic starring Daniel Radcliffe
• Disney developing a live-action adaptation of The Aristocats
• Due to COVID Black Panther 2 production is paused after returning, but it looks like Winston Duke's role is expanding considerably

TV

• New trailer for Moon Knight
• AppleTV+ orders Monsterverse series based on Godzilla & King Kong movies
• New trailer for Severance
• The cast is revealed for Rupaul's Drag Race UK vs. The World
• Sadly Y: The Last Man fails to secure a new home
• Netflix makes it official Squid Game is returning for at least a second season
• New teaser for Joe vs. Carole

COMIC BOOKS

• Marvel to release two ongoing Captain America books
• DC announces they'll be killing the Justice League in April

SHILF

• KEVIN: Steve & Sam & Bucky & John
• TERI: Captain America(s)

In the return of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Geeks OUT President, Nic Gitau (@cocodevaux) as they discuss the toll Omicron is taking on tv productions & the Grammy Awards, the new trailer for The Batman, and celebrate record making and current Jeopardy Champion, Amy Schneider as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: The Grammy's along with numerous tv productions delayed due to Omicron
• NIC: According to rumors Okoye will be in queer relationship in Black Panther 2

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: The 355, The Book of Boba Fett, Superman: Son of Kal-El
• NIC: Power Born of Dreams: My Story Is Palestine; Alice in Borderland; Dafne & The Rest (Todo lo Otro)

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Trans Jeopardy champion Amy Schneider making history

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: New merch seems to confirm America Chavez will be queer in Dr. Strange 2

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Moonfall

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Director of Luca toyed with making it explicitly queer
• Pixar's Turning Red now to debut exclusively on Disney+
• Sony delays Morbius yet again until April
• Newly added to the public domain, Bambi and Winnie the Pooh
• New trailer for The Batman and new looks at The Riddler/Penguin

TV

• New trailer for Archive 81
• New trailer for Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness
• Netflix developing a Scott Pilgrim anime series
• The SATC revival And Just Like That… becomes a queer meme
• New trailer for season 2 of Resident Alien

VIDEO GAMES

• Sony announces the new Playstation VR2
• President of Square Enix espouses the greatness of NFT's & blockchain

SHILF

• KEVIN: The Riddler
• NIC: Selina Kyle

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Kate Moran (@kickasskmo) as they discuss Cameron Bess becoming the first openly queer (pansexual) person to go to space, the latest trailer for The Matrix Resurrections, and stan the new look of Storm (designed by Russell Dauterman) for our Strong Female of the Week.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Final trailer for The Matrix Resurrections
• KATE: Glitch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons causes unexpected nudity

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: The Bitch Who Stole Xmas, Single All the Way, A Clusterfunke Christmas, Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
• KATE: Sesame Street, Hawkeye, The Baby-Sitters Club

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Russell Dauterman unveils new look for Storm

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Cameron Bess becomes the first out pansexual person to go to space

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Director of Shang-Chi signs on for sequel and Disney+ series
• New trailer for Reno 911! The Hunt for QAnon
• In 2022 Peacock will be streaming Universal movies 45 days after release
• New trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 2

TV

• New trailer for Halo series on Paramount+
• New trailer for season 14 of Drag Race
• Shudder renews Dragula for season 5
• HBO MAX series spinoff of The Batman to feature Colin Ferrell as The Penguin
• Kevin Feige confirms Charlie Cox will return as Daredevil
• New trailer for The Book of Boba Fett
• Cast announced for The Fall of the House of Usher
• Netflix cancels Cowboy Bebop after one season

COMIC BOOKS

• In surprising news Kickstarter announces its moving to blockchain

SHILF

• KEVIN: Kazi
• KATE: Echo

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Will Choy (@thewillchoy) as they discuss our first look at Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part 1), news of potentially more Spider-Man movies, and question the significance of a cis-straight white male cast in the new season of Drag Race in This Week in Queer.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Sony announces and then walks back more Spider-Man movies with Marvel
• WILL: AMC orders Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches series & cancels Kevin Can F**K Himself with season 2

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Queen of the Universe, Star Trek: Discovery, Hot Zone: Anthrax
• WILL: Hawkeye, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Target Lego Collab

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Cobie Smulders joins Secret Invasion

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Season 14 of OG Drag Race introduces first straight cis male queen

CLIP OF THE WEEK: First look at Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part 1)

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Susan Arnold becomes Disney's first female chair of the board
• HBO Max orders Magic Mike 3
• DC developing animated Metal Men movie
• New teaser for Texas Chainsaw Massacre revival

TV

• New trailer for Station Eleven
• New trailer for Peacemaker
• New teasers for season 4 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• New trailer for With Love
• More cast announced for Live episodes of Facts of Life & Different Strokes
• USA/Syfy renew Chucky for a second season
• New trailer for Peanuts special For Auld Lang Syne
• New trailer for Saturday Morning All Star Hits!
• Netflix hasn't exactly confirmed a second season of Squid Game
• Showrunner of Kipo & Age of Wonderbeasts reveals how animation writers aren't fairly compensated

COMIC BOOKS

• In a new report Dark Horse Comics is seeking to be acquired
• Co-founder of Reddit invests in new digital comic platform Zestworld

SHILF

• KEVIN: Roy Harper clones
• WILL: Blue Devil

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by fellow Flame Con organizer and teacher, Sara (@Sugoi_Sensei), as they discuss the new trailer for DC's League of Super-Pets, gag at the $billions Disney is spending on content next year, and celebrate the Grammy nom for "Agatha All Along" for our Strong Female Character of the Week.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: According to new report Disney to spend over $30 billion on new content
• SARA: The Belle premiere at ANYC

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Encanto, Star Trek: Discovery, Batwoman, Hawkeye, 4400
• SARA: Sondheim Palooza, Spider-man rewatch, Animal Crossing DLC

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: WandaVision gets Grammy nomination for Agatha All Along

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: New teaser for season 2 of Euphoria

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New teaser for The Book of Boba Fett

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• New trailer for DC League of Super-Pets
• HBO Max accidentally uploads censored version of Birds of Prey
• First part of Jurassic World: Dominion released
• New teaser for One Piece Film: Red

TV

• New trailer for From
• New trailer for Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
• New trailer for Santa Inc
• New Opening sequence for Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6
• Netflix releasing Coming Out Colton doc series this week
• Netflix renews Arcane for season 2

COMIC BOOKS

• Marvel cancels Luke Cage: City of Fire miniseries by Ho Che Anderson
• Netflix developing series based on Nocterra comic

SHILF

• KEVIN: FMK Peter Parker
• SARA: FMK Peter Parker