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Current Geek

140 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 355 ratings

Tom and Scott discuss something from a geeky perspective. Some weeks it's a TV show, some weeks it's one of the greatest films of all time. Some weeks it's just what's in the news.

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Scott Inteviews Paul Sun Hyung Lee

December 27, 2020 17:34 - 1 hour

Scott Inteviews Paul Sun Hyung Lee, Appa from Kim's Convenience and Captain Carson Teva in The Mandalorian. Wonderful chat!

CGC 109: The Appendix!

October 20, 2020 21:36 - 31 minutes

We take the season that was, and turn it into a roundup with Scott, Tom, Rich and Hammond!

CGC 108: Why CGI Cant Do Everything...Yet

October 14, 2020 03:02 - 14 minutes

CGC 108: Why CGI Cant Do Everything...Yet. Mo-cap, CG, big stuff, subtle stuff…it’s all amazing, but will we ever get to a place where CGI just simply does it all? Maybe. Tune in and see if we get closer to that answer!

CGC 107: One Connection To Rule Them All

October 07, 2020 02:56 - 24 minutes

From serial and parallel to SCSI and IDE to firewire and USB-C, today's episode dives deep into the history of connectivity, and why it took so long to get where we are, as fast as we are.

CGC 106: Before E Was For Everyone

September 30, 2020 17:41 - 22 minutes

Before E Was For Everyone. Remember the early 90's and a little game called Mortal Kombat? Well, it sorta changed the video game world forever, and created a whole new stir among parents, gamers, and the government! We tackle that time and see what we can suss out of it, and look at what has actually changed!

CGC 105: The Reality of Reality TV

September 23, 2020 19:29 - 19 minutes

The stories about how reality TV gets made, and how the people who make it and edit get to what we call the final product. Is any of it real? We go deep and take a peek.

CGC 104: Zoom And Enhance!

September 15, 2020 22:11 - 16 minutes

Why is Zoom and Enhance a thing, and where did it come from? Have we EVER been able to do it? Are we able to do it now? The answers my surprise you!

CGC 103: The Theremin Is For Chumps

September 08, 2020 20:11 - 25 minutes

The Theramin Is For Chumps. Some cool and weird techno instruments that are not the Theramin. Why are we so into alternative instruments, and why are they important? Tom and Scott explore!

CGC 103: The Theramin Is For Chumps

September 08, 2020 20:08 - 25 minutes - 24.3 MB

The Theramin Is For Chumps. Some cool and weird techno instruments that are not the Theramin. Why are we so into alternative instruments, and why are they important? Tom and Scott explore!

CGC 102: A Guide To Wrestling For Outsiders

September 01, 2020 21:55 - 22 minutes

Scott and Tom try and understand the world of professional wrestling, past and present, and with the help of some professional guests, I think we may have cracked the case!

CGC 101a: Supplimental

August 25, 2020 20:01 - 18 minutes

A chance to let you know the upcoming episode release schedule! And a bit more with Tom, Scott, Hammond, and Rich!

Our Thanks!

August 01, 2020 15:27 - 1 minute

Thank you for helping us hit our goal! The season is coming now!

Current Geek Chronicles 101: Mana: From Heaven to Hearthstone!

July 20, 2020 23:22 - 18 minutes

As promised, our first Chronicles episode out and ready to listen to after you made Kickstarter happen for us! All about Mana: From Heaven to Hearthstone!

Current Geek 257: Trek Wars

April 10, 2020 00:17 - 55 minutes - 59.7 MB

Welcome to Current Geek! The talk show about items of interest to the geeks of the world, and YOU. I'm Scott Johnson and he's Tom Merritt. Today we are doing Star Wars vs. Star Trek, but not in the way you might be used to. Tune in!

Current Geek 254: Gone with the Wind

April 03, 2020 00:03 - 39 minutes - 38 MB

Welcome to the Current Geek Film Festival, a special monthly look at the greatest movies of all time from a geeky perspective. I'm Scott Johnson and he's Tom Merritt. And this week we're talking about the movie, Gone with the Wind

Current Geek 254: While we are here

March 27, 2020 00:26 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

Scott and Tom take an entire episode and get into all the video games, TV, books and more that you should sink your teeth into during the pandemic. Give it a listen and you might just find exactly what's right for you!

Current Geek 253: Mel Blanket

March 20, 2020 00:12 - 1 hour - 60.6 MB

We have some big news today to start things off! Also, Movies Anywhere wants you to share movies with friends. Universal is about to give you first run movies at home for a reasonable price. Sony and MS both showed up spec updates for the upcoming PS5 and Xbox Series X. You can see some of the virus effects on airports from satellites! Forecasting the data we might get from all this, why weighted blankets and the internet are the best things of all time this week, and lots more!

Current Geek 252: So Many Channels of Audio

March 13, 2020 04:05 - 1 hour - 59.7 MB

Welcome to Current Geek! The talk show about items of interest to the geeks of the world, and YOU. I'm Scott Johnson and he's Tom Merritt

Current Geek 251: Wiseguy

March 06, 2020 01:20 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MB

Welcome to Current Geek: Autopilot Edition. A chance for us to watch the pilot episode of a TV show and geek out about it! I'm Scott Johnson, he's Tom Merritt, and this week, we're talking about Wiseguy.

Current Geek 250: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

February 21, 2020 01:43 - 48 minutes - 46.2 MB

Welcome to the Current Geek Film Festival, a special monthly look at the greatest movies of all time from a geeky perspective. I'm Scott Johnson and he's Tom Merritt. And this week we're talking about the movie, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

Current Geek 249: Everything is better in space

February 14, 2020 01:24 - 1 hour - 61.6 MB

Welcome to Current Geek! The talk show about items of interest to the geeks of the world, and YOU. I'm Scott Johnson and he's Tom Merritt This week we're starting a new idea. Once a month instead of reviewing the geeky 'news" (which we'll still do) we'll dive in deep on a geeky topic. We'd like to get these topic ideas from YOU so email them to [email protected] or submit them on the subreddit at currengeek.reddit.com. But to give you an example of how this all works, we came up with a ...

Current Geek 248: Gilligan's Island

February 07, 2020 01:23 - 41 minutes - 39.5 MB

Welcome to Current Geek: Autopilot Edition. A chance for us to watch the pilot episode of a TV show and geek out about it! I'm Scott Johnson, he's Tom Merritt, and this week, we're talking about Gilligan's Island.

Current Geek 247: 1000 miles of WiFi

January 29, 2020 02:33 - 55 minutes - 53 MB

The US Space Force has a new logo, and it looks a little familiar. You lost a contact, so you also lost your HUD. How did those guys get ancient iron ingots? The Peacock service might be the one to beat. Where is all that new gravity coming from? Keep On Roland, Fourcast, best thing of all time this week and your emails!

Current Geek 242: Apocalypse Now

January 24, 2020 01:19 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

Welcome to the Current Geek Film Festival, a special monthly look at the greatest movies of all time from a geeky perspective. I'm Scott Johnson and he's Tom Merritt. And this week we're talking about the movie, Apocalypse Now.

Current Geek 245: Build a Better Baby Yoda

January 17, 2020 03:43 - 55 minutes - 53 MB

Build-A-Bear is doing a Baby Yoda thing and people are happy about it. Remember Y2k? How about Y20K? Firefly might indeed find new life afterall. Fargo season 4 got a trailer and Scott is losing his mind. Mark Hamill goes full Vampire soon. We keep on Rolland, predict a deep fake future, and a lot more!

Current Geek 244: Hill Street Blues

January 10, 2020 01:21 - 55 minutes - 53.9 MB

Welcome to Current Geek: Autopilot Edition. A chance for us to watch the pilot episode of a TV show and geek out about it! I'm Scott Johnson, he's Tom Merritt, and this week, we're talking about Hill Street Blues.

Current Geek 243: Wrap me in Plastic

January 01, 2020 00:40 - 1 hour - 58.2 MB

Mando is big for Disney. NASA is making a less boomy plane. Better hours means better life. The Expanse S4 is killin it. Spray for stopping super bugs and lots more!

Current Geek 242: Treasure of the Sierra Madre

December 12, 2019 08:01 - 46 minutes - 48.2 MB

Welcome to Current Geek: Autopilot Edition. A chance for us to watch the pilot episode of a TV show and geek out about it! I'm Scott Johnson, he's Tom Merritt, and this week, we're talking about the Dick Van Dyke Show.

Current Geek 241: Dick Van Dyke Show.

December 06, 2019 01:01 - 46 minutes - 44.4 MB

Welcome to Current Geek: Autopilot Edition. A chance for us to watch the pilot episode of a TV show and geek out about it! I'm Scott Johnson, he's Tom Merritt, and this week, we're talking about the Dick Van Dyke Show.

Current Geek 240: King Kong 1933

November 22, 2019 01:05 - 48 minutes - 43.8 MB

Welcome to the Current Geek Film Festival, a special monthly look at the greatest movies of all time from a geeky perspective. I'm Scott Johnson and he's Tom Merritt. And this week we're talking about the movie, King Kong.

Current Geek 239: The Manned Delorean

November 15, 2019 18:39 - 54 minutes - 51.9 MB

South Korean production company about to go off in America. Did you get a late text from your carrier? James Dean coming to a movie near you. Other states might finally do away with daylight savings time. Disney+ is doing ok so far! Keep on Roland, Fourcast, and MORE!

Current Geek 238: The Sopranos

November 08, 2019 01:03 - 49 minutes - 47.3 MB

Welcome to Current Geek: Autopilot Edition. A chance for us to watch the pilot episode of a TV show and geek out about it! I'm Scott Johnson, he's Tom Merritt, and this week, we're talking about Sopranos.

Current Geek 237: A Vue to a Kill

November 01, 2019 00:23 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

Sony is dropping Vue in January. HBO Max is making Scott confused. How do more dragons sound to you? Those Russian birds cost a lot of money! Your gut is a giant beer keg. Foundations is finally getting made into a TV show. No more floppy drives for you! And so much more!

Current Geek 236: The Dark Knight

October 24, 2019 18:07 - 44 minutes - 42.5 MB

Welcome to the Current Geek Film Festival, a special monthly look at the greatest movies of all time from a geeky perspective. I'm Scott Johnson and he's Tom Merritt. And this week we're talking about the movie, The Dark Knight.

Current Geek 235: Warp Factor Facts

October 18, 2019 00:17 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

Kids are getting a better deal in CA. The Internet Archive added a LOT of DOS games this week. Leonardo was right about his bridge. Warp speed in trek might be right on the money. Roku takes an Apple a day. All drinks in powder form. ESO friends. Good reads. Your emails and more!

Current Geek 234: Doogie Howser

October 11, 2019 00:07 - 45 minutes - 43.8 MB

Welcome to Current Geek: Autopilot Edition. A chance for us to watch the pilot episode of a TV show and geek out about it! I'm Scott Johnson, he's Tom Merritt, and this week, we're talking about Doogie Howser.

Current Geek 233: I want a space elevator

October 02, 2019 00:05 - 1 hour - 53 MB

Ovi-wan has a director and show runner! Sony and Disney made friends on Spider-man and we are good to go! We might have a way to turn off your cold before you get it. Gary Larson might actually be back in our lives! How do you wanna get to the moon? Lots of segments and more today!

Current Geek 232: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

September 27, 2019 01:09 - 48 minutes - 46.5 MB

"Welcome to the Current Geek Film Festival, a special monthly look at the greatest movies of all time from a geeky perspective. I'm Scott Johnson and he's Tom Merritt. And this week we're talking about the movie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."

Current Geek 231: Peacock and Chill

September 18, 2019 00:08 - 1 hour - 52.2 MB

We talk about tea drinkers having an advantage. NBC and their new Peacock streaming service. Netflix got Seinfeld. Discord says goodbye to Nitro games. Moviepass finally breathes its last. MIT is into sun-soaking tech. We need more white rhinos! And loads more!

Current Geek 230: Friends

September 13, 2019 00:04 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

Welcome to Current Geek: Autopilot Edition. A chance for us to watch the pilot episode of a TV show and geek out about it! I'm Scott Johnson, he's Tom Merritt, and this week, we're talking about Friends.

Current Geek 229: Who Blinks First

September 04, 2019 02:49 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

How about healing metal. Also you can't take star wars stuff on planes. That Mandalorian trailer is rad. Sony v Disney on Spider-Man. He-Man getting a renewed life! Matrix 4 is now happening. Personal hover bots, and lots more!

Current Geek 228: Seven Samurai

August 30, 2019 00:15 - 49 minutes - 47.6 MB

Welcome to the Current Geek Film Festival, a special monthly look at the greatest movies of all time from a geeky perspective. I'm Scott Johnson and he's Tom Merritt. And this week we're talking about the movie, Seven Samurai.

Current Geek 227: Cheers

August 09, 2019 01:27 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB

Welcome to Current Geek: Autopilot Edition. A chance for us to watch the pilot episode of a TV show and geek out about it! I'm Scott Johnson, he's Tom Merritt, and this week, we're talking about Cheers

Current Geek 226: Taxi Driver

July 30, 2019 23:43 - 1 hour - 61.6 MB

Welcome to the Current Geek Film Festival, a special monthly look at the greatest movies of all time from a geeky perspective. I'm Scott Johnson and he's Tom Merritt. And this week we're talking about the movie, Taxi Driver

Current Geek 225: The Phasetastic Four

July 24, 2019 00:16 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

We break down all the Marvel phase four stuff we got this week! Plus Toys R Us is coming back and soon. Martin spills some beans about the Got prequels. We learn how to heat ice on Mars. Starwars could be remade in 2077. And so much more!

Current Geek 224: Memories of the Alhambra

July 17, 2019 00:29 - 45 minutes - 43.8 MB

Welcome to Current Geek: Autopilot Edition. A chance for us to watch the pilot episode of a TV show and geek out about it! I'm Scott Johnson, he's Tom Merritt, and this week, we're talking about Memories of the Alhambra

Current Geek 223: Pepsi Not-So-Clear

July 10, 2019 00:18 - 1 hour - 61.6 MB

Matt Groening is launching a comics publishing company called Bapper Books that will put out a Disenchantment: Untold Tales, a collection of stories based on the show Disenchantment. Groening's Bongo Comics closed earlier this year after 26 years. Despite every headline you'll see, Mad Magazine is not shutting down. Instead, Issue #9 will be the last on newsstands with issue #10 available from comic book retailers and subscriptions. Future Mad magazines will feature reprinted classic MAD p...

Current Geek 222: The Third Man

July 03, 2019 00:06 - 55 minutes - 53.3 MB

Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.

Current Geek 221: End Game Plus One

June 26, 2019 00:04 - 48 minutes - 49.1 MB

There's a lot of water we could use. WB has a DUNE series coming. The French has a cat/fox problem. Simone Giertz made a Tesla truck. End Game gets more material. Rollin! Fourcast! Best thing of all time this week! And more!

Current Geek 220: Star Trek Voyager

June 21, 2019 00:15 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is seventy-five years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home.

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