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From the Screeners Podcast Network comes The Geek Card Check. As lifelong Geeks, Chris, Kate, and Tyler dig into everything that makes Geekdom what it is today. They pull on the threads of pop culture to see if they pass the Geek Card Check. From time to time there will be guests, trivia, news, rumors, interviews, and heated digressions into the depths of Geek lore and minutiae.

Location:

United States

Description:

From the Screeners Podcast Network comes The Geek Card Check. As lifelong Geeks, Chris, Kate, and Tyler dig into everything that makes Geekdom what it is today. They pull on the threads of pop culture to see if they pass the Geek Card Check. From time to time there will be guests, trivia, news, rumors, interviews, and heated digressions into the depths of Geek lore and minutiae.

Twitter:

@thenexttrek

Language:

English

Contact:

5132843122


Episodes
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Check-In for December 2021

12/6/2021
Chris and Tyler rave about things that they're playing, watching, and even reading! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Duration:00:42:59

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Star Trek: Prodigy and Discovery, Season 4

11/30/2021
Chris and Tyler talk about Star Trek: Prodigy and Star Trek: Discovery season 4! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Duration:00:32:23

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Halloween Kills (2021) and The Great Horror Sequel Debate

10/26/2021
This week, Chris and Tyler discuss Halloween Kills (2021), directed by David Gordon-Greene and starring (sort of?) Jamie Lee Curtis. Then, we introduce a new segment called Chris' Debate Corner (until we find a better name for it, that is) in which Tyler and Chris debate whether or not there are any good horror sequels. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Duration:00:56:56

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Check-In for October 2021

10/18/2021
Welcome back to season 6 of The Geek Card Check! Chris, Kate, and Tyler all catch up about the things they watched, read, and played during the hiatus, as well as their plans for the coming season! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Duration:00:55:26

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Geek Card Book Club: Dune, Part 3

5/5/2021
This week, Peter joins the crew for our season's final Book Club episode in which we discuss Part 3 of Dune by Frank Herbert! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Duration:01:40:21

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Geek Card Book Club: Dune, Part 2

3/30/2021
This week, Peter joins the crew for another Book Club episode in which we discuss Part 2 of Dune by Frank Herbert! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Duration:01:11:18

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Runaway (1984)

3/23/2021
The Geek Card Check crew takes on the Michael Crichton written and directed sci-fi epic Runaway (1984) starring Tom Selleck and Cynthia Rhodes. Will it pass the Geek Card Check? Listen and find out! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Duration:00:47:32

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Geek Card Book Club: Dune, Part 1

3/4/2021
The Geek Card Check, joined by Peter, discuss Part 1 of Dune by Frank Herbert. Some resources we utilized in our discussion: * https://nerdist.com/article/dune-female-characters/ * https://www.looper.com/259992/the-entire-history-of-dunes-house-atreides/ * https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/dune-and-religious-appropriation Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Duration:01:11:31

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My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

2/22/2021
This week we dwell in the delightful and discuss the Studio Ghibli masterpiece My Neighbor Totoro, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Duration:00:49:19

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Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3

2/8/2021
Chris and Tyler return to their roots to discuss the 3rd season of Star Trek: Discovery. What did you think? Best season? Worst season? Mid-range? Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Duration:00:49:54

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Geek Card Book Club: Dune, an Introduction

1/25/2021
We're starting a book club! ...and because one of the most anticipated Geek films in the coming year is Denis Villeneuve's Dune, we've decided to tackle Frank Herbert's Dune. Join us! Come back on in March 2021 for our discussion of Book 1 of Dune. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/) Special Guest: Clarisse Howat.

Duration:00:45:17

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The Expanse, Season 5 (Episodes 1-4)

1/11/2021
Chris, Kate, and Tyler discuss their love for The Expanse as a whole and the first four episodes of Season 5. If you aren't watching The Expanse, you should be! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Duration:00:57:43

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Our Favorite Things of 2020

12/29/2020
Get ready for our Favorite Things of 2020! These weren't necessarily things that came out in 2020, just Geeky (tech, books, movies, TV) that we experienced in this past year. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Duration:01:10:43

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Denis Villeneuve Triptych

12/14/2020
Kate and Tyler are joined by Peter to do a mini-retrospective on the French Canadian Filmmaker Denis Villeneuve. We discuss Incendies. Prisoners, and Arrival. This is the first in what will surely be a multi-part lead-up to the release of Dune in 2021. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Duration:01:01:10

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Our Second Check-In for November 2020

11/23/2020
Kate and Tyler talk about their excitement for Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson, as well as The Mandalorian, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and books we're reading. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Duration:00:25:54

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Made You Watch: See, Sorry to Bother You, Exit Through the Gift Shop

11/16/2020
This week, we make each other watch and discuss movies or shows that are new to some of us. Chris made Tyler watch See on AppleTV+ Tyler made Kate watch Exit Through the Gift Shop Kate made Chris watch Sorry to Bother You Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Duration:00:40:19

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Check-In for November 2020

11/9/2020
Join Chris, Kate, and Tyler as they talk about what they've been watching, reading, and listening to lately! Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Duration:00:34:28

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Short Wins: Binti

11/1/2020
In our first Short Wins episode (in which we discuss award-winning sci-fi/fantasy short fiction), we talk about the Hugo and Nebula award winning Binti by Nnedi Okorafor. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Duration:00:56:52

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Pontypool Review

10/19/2020
What is Pontypool? Join Kate, Chris and our special guest Peter as we expore this cult horror film. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Duration:01:00:25

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Doom-scrolling Alternatives

10/11/2020
On this episode Kate and Chris catch you up on all the geeky news to help stop the endless scroll of your social media feed. Subscribe: iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-geek-card-check/id1279475061) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0ED7vkMhKwZeiOZd3fIHH0) Social: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekCardCheck/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/geekcardcheck) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekcardcheck/)

Duration:00:34:33