United States of Geekdom

Welcome to the United States of Geekdom, the podcast that talks about what makes us geeks go tick!  We are thrilled to bring you this, our 36th episode where we discuss (almost) all things Dungeons and Dragons.  We are joined by our special guest Kurt Maksay as we discuss the popular roleplaying game that was made popular and infamous in the 1980s.  Next episode, well.....we are going into the depths the likes of which have never been experienced in this show.  What are we discussing?  You will have to listen to this episode to find out!

Hey Everybody Rick here with a very special episode of Amazing Comicast.  This is Episode 3 and in it I was joined by the cast of Vadercast.  Vadercast was a Star Wars podcast that myself, Cole, and Catherine all got our start on.  The other two voices you hear in the episode are Vadercast Grand Poobah Tim Kennedy and his wife Melanie.  In this episode we review the then released film Spider-Man 3.  Did we like it then?  Have we changed our minds?  My answer there to both questions, yes.  Want to hear more?  Listen to the episode and USG history in the making when Cole and Catherine both made their Amazing Comicast debut!

Welcome to the Amazing Comicast. We are revisiting this show because this year marks the 5th anniversary of the podcast that properly launched my solo career (for a time) in podcasting.

This second episode is my look at the failed X-Men animated pilot, Pryde of the X-Men which was so popular among fans, it inspired an even more popular arcade game!  Enjoy and thanks for listening!

Welcome to the official first episode for Amazing Comicast.  We are revisiting this show because this year marks the 5th anniversary of the podcast that properly launched my solo career (for a time) in podcasting. 

I do acknowledge that I did some short minisodes for Vadercast, but Amazing Comicast is something that will always hold a special place for me because it allowed me to learn (and continue to learn) how to use the audio editing system. 

Having said that, if the audio for the intro music sounds canned somewhat, here's the deal. I didn't know what I was doing.  I had no idea there were programs that you could use the audio from the source right off the computer.  What did I do to solve this problem?  I would put the micophone up against the speaker.  All told, it was not until late last year that I learned there were easier ways to circumvent the issue.

Anyway the episode.  I talk about Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends.  It was a fun episode to record and it took me HOURS to get it recorded right.  Remember, I was very much on a learning curve.  Enjoy the first episode for Amazing Comicast!    Episode 2 will be out pretty quick too.  Probably later this week!

Alternate Title: "If More People Listen to Indiana Jones, the World Will be a Better Place!"  Welcome to the United States of Geekdom, the podcast that talks about what makes us geeks go tick!  We are absolutely thrilled to bring you this, our 35th episode where we take a look at the younger generation and talk about how they will one day surpass us in terms of technology, and overall geekiness. We also take a look at our own respective childhoods and how the concept of nurture came into play from our parents, with a geeky twist of course!  

 You can find the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund at cbldf.org.  Check them out for more information on what we are talking about in the episode!  

Next episode we will be talking about one of the geekiest topics ever! What exactly?  Well, listen to this episode!

 Thanks for listening!  Stay Geeky!

Hey Everybody Rick here with a special announcement.  I was thinking back to the old show, Amazing Comicast and how much fun it was.  I found out recently that the old host site for the audio podcasts is no longer in existence.  I was lucky enough to still have all the original episodes archived in my virtual vault.  (See!  Virtual Hoarding HAS its benefits!)  So I am going to drop a new Comicast episode, one per week.

Keep in mind that many of these episodes were very much on a learning curve for me.  The audio is super rough in some episodes, but pretty decent in others.  Many of the early episodes are very short because unlike other podcasters, I need someone to bounce off of or it is a REALLY short show.

You start to hear me beg for a co-host by a certain point.  I eventually get one, in the form of my friend Matt Goldfarb.  Matt ended up leaving to go back to California for a time and then Cole and Catherine jumped in on the show.  Following that, I discovered Facebook, I became friends with Steve and Ashley Swanson of the Muppetcast, and in doing so, discovered Andrew Farmer and well, you know them as part of the Core Four of United States of Geekdom.

Enjoy the episodes.  They represent a period of my life where I was not sure if this whole podcasting solo thing would exactly work for me.  But here I am almost five years later, running a well received show and almost 50 episodes in on that show.  This particular podcast run also represents a period in my life where I had just turned 30, and a few months later, I found out I was going to be a father, and even still, so much more happened during the run of this show.  Anyway, here is Episode 0.

The USG News presents a special report that is an important follow-up to Rick's recent Pottermania article. This is a must listen for everyone, especially those who want to follow in the footsteps of our fearless leader and pay a visit to some of Florida's geekier attractions.

This is the first live report from United States of Geekdom News, but certainly not the last. As news of importance to our fellow geeks comes to our attention, it will be reported on with the same level of geeky journalistic integrity as this story.

Given the earth-shattering nature of what you are about to hear we felt it was vitally important to launch the new USGN immediately.

Stay well and above all stay geeky!

Welcome to the United States of Geekdom, the podcast that talks about waht makes us geeks go tick! We are absolutely thrilled to bring you this, our 34th episode where we discuss what kind of stuff we like to watch around this time of year. And the overarching inevitability that no matter how much one may may try, Christmas will always end badly and someone will wind up singing the National Anthem while the cat under the couch catches fire while chewing on the Christmas lights. 

This is also the FINAL USG OF 2011!  We'll be back in 2012 kicking things off with one hell of a topic that will be some pretty great conversation but in the meantime, enjoy this new episode!  Thanks for listening this past year and we look forward to much more great content in the coming year!  Stay geeky folks and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

(Music used in the episode is dialogue from the movie Scrooged, "The Night Santa Went Crazy" by Weird Al Yankovich, and "Santa Claus is Smoking Reefer" by the Squirrel Nut Zippers.)

Welcome to Part 2 of our look at Doctor Who!  In 1996, a friendship was forged between two strangers building some sets and talking about all sorts of geeky things.  Those two individuals were myself, Rick Gutierrez, and one of the people I consider to be one of my best friends for fifteen years, Mr. Aubrey West.  Aubrey is the very definition of a Whovian in that he has seen every single episode and knows more about the character and the show in general that I could never eve hope or care to know! I am thrilled to bring him on board as part of the show to discuss all things dealing with the Doctor!  Join us as we go even more in depth about the character!  Thanks for listening!  Stay geeky!

Welcome to the United States of Geekdom, the podcast that talks about what makes us Geeks go tick!  We are absolutely thrilled to bring you our 33rd Episode where we discuss the super, ultra, mega, geeky awesomeness that is DOCTOR WHO!  We are joined by our buddy Jim Dirkes of the Film Thugs as we get all timey wimey with things.  Music and clips used in the episode is from the Doctor Who series and Doctorin' The TARDIS Part 1 by the Time Lords.  Opening montage put together by Mr. Dirkes  Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Part 2!