The Naked Geek

Description: In this final episode of Season 1 David gets comfortable in the boudoir with voice actor Mark Meer and explores the intricacies of chasing passions both on and off the mic.

Guest at a Glance

Mark Meer is known worldwide for his voice work in video games, especially Commander Shepard in the Massive Effect series.

Show Notes:

First comic

Marvels what if

Life before societal acceptance

Role playing and satan

The advantage of dropping out

Insane improvisation

From discovering performance to voice work

Gaming as a gaming actor

The biggest influence

TV shows to get you through lockdown

Advice to a 12 yr old then and now

Mentioned in this episode:

Fundraiser auction site for Michael Hogan of Babylon 5 - https://society6.com/fleetisfamily

https://propnomicon.blogspot.com/

Find Mark:

https://www.cameo.com/markmeer

https://twitter.com/Mark_Meer

https://instagram.com/mr.markmeer

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Tipple: Siren Red Ale - One In All In - https://www.sirencraftbrew.com/stories-and-events/blog/granadilla-vs-one-in-all-in

Inspiration:  JLA 157 Till Doom do us Part

Finally on his 3rd attempt David gets to the point he meant to when he first started talking about this Justice League comic and it's all about Empathy.

Enter the boudoir of the Naked Geek and David Monteith will share all.

Many thanks to Joe Rawlinson-Hunt - https://joerawlinson-hunt.com/ and Siobhan Monteith https://twitter.com/siobhanmonteith for the use of their voices in this episode

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Tipple: George T Stagg - https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/our-brands/stagg/george-t-stagg.html

Inspiration:  Tiriplanetary Bk1 of The Lensman Series from E E 'Doc' Smith

David reflects on his importance, legacy and influence while trying to con you into buying him a ridiculously expensive bottle of Bourbon

Enter the boudoir of the Naked Geek and David Monteith will share all.

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Tipple:  Interstellar Hyperdrive - https://www.liquidlightbrewco.com/

Inspiration:  JLA 157 Till Doom Do Us Part

Once again David gets distracted form his purpose by what he learns from the Justice League about Love and Foolishness

Enter the boudoir of the Naked Geek and David Monteith will share all.

Links:

https://www.relate.org.uk/

https://www.supportline.org.uk/problems/relationships-and-family/

https://thespark.org.uk/relationship-support-for-couples-individuals/relationship-helpline/

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/

https://mensadviceline.org.uk/

https://www.mind.org.uk

https://www.safeline.org.uk

https://www.mankind.org.uk

https://www.refuge.org.uk

Contact:

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David and Adam get riff on the the components of the journey that took Adam from watching films on the sofa to being a creative on Marvel Movies and more, while considering how we nurture the next generation.

Guest at a Glance

Adam Dewhirst is a lead modeller at ILM (Industrial light and magic). He has over 17 years experience in VFX spanning Games, film, TV, commercials and children’s television. Perhaps one of his most loved creations is Rocket Racoon for Guardians of the Galaxy

Show Notes:

Stuff Adam has worked on that you love!

Epiphany moments and the journey into a career

Geekdom as a companion

The changing face of Comic Conventions and geek films/tv

What Farscape teaches us about growth

The influence of Spiderman

Navigating a relationship with a civilian

The Next Generation

Charting your life

Mentioned in this episode:

Hickman X-Men - https://www.comicbookherald.com/the-complete-marvel-reading-order-guide/jonathan-hickman-x-men-reading-order

Thor - https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/28031/thor_2020_-_present

Find Adam

https://twitter.com/dewhirstadam

https://www.instagram.com/dewhirstadam/

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Tipple: Pink Grapefruit Juice

Inspiration:  Foundation by Asimov

In this episode David use's the classic sci-fi series from Issac Asimov to reflect and project on the importance an a pointless of a good plan on his life and career

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Tipple: Method and Madness - Wild Cherry Wood

Inspiration:  Justice League 156 - The Atom

David gets derailed today by a re-read of an old comic, as he learns something he wasn't expecting to and ultimately gets relationship advice from a superhero

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Welcome back to the boudoir and this week, David's pays for a night of excess in Northern Ireland and explores the transformative effect of grief, reliving what it costs the grieving and those around them This is a spoiler heavy episode.

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Episode:  12

Creativity, Depression & Getting Up Again with Barry Nugent

Description:

David welcomes one of his oldest and closest friends, author and co founder of his other podcast - Geek Syndicate -  into the boudoir.

Listen to the banter as they explore their friendship, origins, traumas and dig into how life's  mental fallout has affected Barry's creativity.

Guest at a Glance

Barry Nugent is an author of supernatural adventures and the creative force behind the Unseen Shadows Universe, which expands the world and characters from his novels across multiple platforms.

Barry is also the co-host on the Geek Syndicate podcast, that takes a humorous look at pop culture. The success of the podcast led him to co-present two documentaries for the BBC.

Barry lives in sunny Northampton (well sometimes it is) with his wife and two cats.

Show Notes:

Early  influences

Family & Geekdom

Influential Characters

Mums & Raiders - The inspiration for creativity

Falling of the bus - an origin story

Imposter syndrome  depression and hunger

Dealing with geek prejudice

The importance of music

Trail of the Cursed Cobras

The role of geekdom in your life

Music Mentioned in this episode:

Raiders March - https://youtu.be/ojZ0k9ymdU0

Victory March from Star Wars - https://youtu.be/BjDaPOWdx6s

One of Barry's favourite moments from Indy - https://youtu.be/v1VkhCF8zV4

Get

Trail of the Cursed Cobras

Find Barry:

[email protected]

http://www.barrynugent.com

https://twitter.com/unseen_shadows

https://instagram.com/geeksyndicate

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Blakes 7: Resilience, Oppression & Influence

Tipple: King Korvak's Saga by Stephen Aryan

Inspiration:  Blakes 7

It was just another after school sci-fi tv show on the tele box, but what what it taught us in terms of appreciating shades of grey, the importance of sharing who are you and facing your Goliaths was invaluable.

Enter the boudoir of the Naked Geek and David Monteith will share all.

Links:

Blakes 7 dvd - https://amzn.to/3CSloxS

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