Saturday, December 21, 2013

It Was A BLERD GEEK HOLIDAY PARTY!

Brandy BlerdIN THIS EPISODE:


Thanks again to Black Girl Nerds (@blackgirlnerds) and India (@indiamovies) for putting together this awesome blerd geek get together.  It couldn't have been more fun Live Tweeting The He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special.  And the podcast turned into a truly memorable way to end the year with great peeps and tweeps. You can check out the hashtag #BlerdGeekHolidayParty

  • We were first joined by @BlerdWords, who gave us a throwback with a He-Man rap.

  • The friends of GSB quickly called in and joined the fun!

  • I threw the show into chaos when I asked why Man of Steel polarized us geeks so much!

  GSB-Logo-Blogtalk-300x GEEK SOUL BROTHER AND THE 5 NERDY VENOMS airs live on Tuesdays at 10pm at TALKSHOE.COM.  We feature News of a Nerdy kind, Movie and Television reviews, and commentary about Geek Culture.  Join my nerdy friends and I, and special guest for a great conversation.   Make sure you subscribe to the Talkshoe page so you can get emails on upcoming shows.  And you can find us in ITUNES HERE.   Here's the Chat:
<Geek Soul Brother> Hey everybody!
<jamiebgn> Hey guys!
<Guest 5> Hello! It's Natty!
<Guest 6> hi
<Guest 6> twitter: iamjackiebrown
<jamiebgn> Btw...got you on mute while live tweeting...will join in the podcast when the live tweet ends
<Guest 5> Hello everyone!
<Guest 5> Hey Scifigasm!
<StClinton> Hi All... Hope all are doing great....
<Scifigasm> hi
<Scifigasm> not listening to the call but just in the chat
<Scifigasm> poll!!
<Pollfabaire>
<Scifigasm> it was on netflix
<jamiebgn> That was so much fun!
<jamiebgn>  Talkshoe want let me call in
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<Guest 12> Hey room!
<Guest 11> Hey all! Thanks for setting this up! It was really fun. (Twila Dang)
<Guest 12> erm, is anyone else in here? (Maurmaur82)
<Guest 8> Uh, my first time so I'm just listening.
<BlerdMedia> NO MILEY
<Guest 12> Did Trick Daddy get a mention?
<jamiebgn> Can we announce the name of the people talking on the call?
<Guest 16> test
<Guest 8> Dang, now that's a pic
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<ShotznBottlez> hey blerd media!
<BlerdMedia> Hey, Hey!
<BlerdMedia> New name for the new chat?
<ShotznBottlez> yepp
<ShotznBottlez> you know i used to bartend BMG lol
<BlerdMedia> You're so worldly! 3 languages, baking, programming, bartending, etc, etc, etc!
<Guest 18> lol @ no flying cars! Right!
<Guest 12> Flying cars? Where are the f*ckin' robots!!
<Guest 12> One of the Transformers was dated 2010. It's 2013, almost 2014, and not actual transformers.
<ShotznBottlez> loll thanks ,I like to be well rounded BMG
<BlerdMedia> I see. So do I. SNS.
<ShotznBottlez> My resolution is to travel more and say "yes" more to other opportunities lol
<Guest 12> Not even a Veritech fighter
<ShareefJackson> yo
<Guest 14> How does she spell her name? I'm Kaia. Ki-EE-uh.
<Guest 18> Florida in the house!!
<jamiebgn> Hey Kaia!
<Guest 14> Heyyyyyy. Half circle wave.
<Guest 5> Hey!
<ShareefJackson> what's good, i finally got this working. listening in over the phone
<jamiebgn> Hey Shareef!
<ShareefJackson> damn call dropped won't let me back inthough
<ShareefJackson> oh well
<ShareefJackson> hey jamie
<ShotznBottlez> Lolll!
<Guest 14> Oh wow. Somebody has been hitting the negg eog hard
<ShareefJackson> ok i just joined as guest
<Guest 5> Hey guys!
<Guest 28> appreciate the comment to talk about science and math in a way that is accessible
<Guest 28> Blade Trinity is so awesomely bad that I rewatch it for fun:)
<ShareefJackson> thanks guest 28
<Guest 28> couldn't take the first Hulk because it lacked dignity. Remember how high Hulk bounced?
<Guest 28> RIP Peter O Toole.  SuperGirl also great for camp
<Guest 33> RIP Peter O'Toole (no, I'm not over it)
<Guest 33> Been watching Lawrence of Arabia on repeat gross sobbing
<IndaLauryn> People were comparing it to Superman Returns.
<IndaLauryn> In comparison, Man of Steel is practically a masterpiece.
<Guest 27> Man of steel was split between tradition and what a modern day superman would actually be
<jamiebgn> Excellent point Inda
<Guest 33> Opinions on the Batman vs. Superman movie/
<Guest 33> ?
<IndaLauryn> The climax was wayyyyy too long
<IndaLauryn> it lasted like 40 minutes!
<Guest 28> So true that I'm still thinking Christopher Reeve when I think Superman movie. So I rewatch Smallville tv collection. How about you guys?
<jamiebgn> I enjoyed MOS
<Guest 27> the mythos of superman was flawed to begin with
<IndaLauryn> Me, too, but they could have cut the climax by about 20 minutes.
<Guest 27> the idea that he had humanity was always a huge flaw to that character
<jamiebgn> Alot of folks were also upset with the fact that Lois Lane knew about the duality of Clark Kent and Superman
<Guest 33> He was raised by humans...a flaw? or inevitable due to environment?
<IndaLauryn> Jamie, I actually like that she figured it out. She's supposed to be a Pulitzer prize winning journalist, so she should have figured it out.
<IndaLauryn> But I enjoy MOS because I'm always here for Michael Shannon.
<jamiebgn> I agree...just saying that was a plot point that didn't sit well with some folks
<IndaLauryn> I know, but that's the one thing that makes sense, so I don't see why people got upset about it.
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<Guest 28> love the current conversation about the motivations of the villain:) What's Skeletor's motivation?
<Guest 36> Baby in bed... blerdwords listenin in...
<Guest 28> Is he really like Scar from Lion King or an evil uncle from Shakespeare?
<jamiebgn> I really had no idea Skeletor's voice was that weak. It wasn't menacing at all.
<Guest 28> Skeletor has a kindness towards puppies and small humans that need jackets.
<jamiebgn> I guess as a kid I didn't really know the difference
<Guest 33> Scar, definitely Shakespearean...but there are a lot of movie chars. that are.
<jamiebgn> LoL Guest28
<Guest 28> If the cartoon was on mute, I would have been scared of Skeletor and piggy-snorting Hordak:)
<Guest 28> so cool to hear about the people's choice noms
<Guest 36> bye..
<Guest 28> Thanks everyone! Happy Holidays!
<Guest 28> bye for now
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<Guest 36> Happy Holidays folks.... blerdwords name is Kyle, my friends call me Ferg
<Guest 37> is it still going on?
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<Guest 17> What's BlerdWords?
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<Guest 36> blerdwords.com it's my blog @blerdwords and got a youtube channel too
<Guest 17> ooohk
<Guest 36> Going to keep my daughters in toon with BGN...
<Guest 17> that's cool
<Guest 12> shameless self promotion http://diariesofasuperdupersenior.blogspot.com/
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<Guest 36> no problem with a little selfplug...:)
<jamiebgn> Thanks everyone! Happy Holidays!
<Guest 36> Good night all and happy holidays !
New York has hung up
<ShareefJackson> fun call - peace
<Guest 12> Happy Holidays!!

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

"The Day I Hijacked the GSB Podcast" - by Big Baba Rob of The Black Geeks



Last night we had some technical difficulties on my podcast - Geek Soul Brother n' the 5 Nerdy Venoms.  But instead of recording dead, yet deafening silence, our friend and guest - Big Baba Rob, host and compadre of podcasting from THE BLACK GEEKS, took up the waining torch that was the mic, and breathed life into it until I could return to fight back the audio darkness.  My thanks to him, Renegade Storm, and Natural Noodle for keeping cool heads under pressure. Of course you can listen to the whole episode, but if you want to hear what happens when friends of Geek Soul Brother take up arms to maintain your listening pleasure - skip to about 1hr and 29 minutes as we are just finishing our talk about ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT.  Actually, read Big Baba Rob's enchantingly funkalicious account of the event, reposted below.  It's even more entertaining than the debacle.  Then listen to the last ten minutes of the show.

"The Day I Hijacked the GSB Podcast" 
By BIG BABA ROB from theblackgeeks.com

On a late humid Tuesday night in May, something unusual happened. I came across a Podcast; still running with the keys in the ignition. As a Podcast operator myself, I looked around for the host, but he was nowhere to be found. I knew where I was… and I knew what I was going so I was pretty sure i knew what needed to be done. After getting my bearings, I wanted around the Podcast and sure enough, the plates said, “GSBFUNK1”. At that moment, I realized that this was no ordinary Podcast, this was the Geek Soul Brother Podcast. A great sense of awe swept over me. This Podcast was vintage, yet modern. Sleek yet classy. I hesitated for a minute. Dare I touch this Righteous Ride? Do I venture to step into this Cosmic Cruiser? HOW COULD I NOT?!?!?
 Stepping on this Soulful Shuttle, I settled into the permanent buttock contours in the cracked leather seats. The interior smelled like a cocktail of frankincense incense, afro sheen, and Brother Bru Bru’s African Hot Sauce (look it up, if you don’t know). The center floor console was full of 8-track tapes… EWF, Kool & The Gang, Etta James, David Hasselhoff’s Greatest Hits, The Isley Brothers, Howlin Wolf, The Dramatics, etc. It was a musical time machine. I picked up Lakeside so i could cruise on a Fantastic Voyage, but there was this dusty gray tape stuck in the radio. I flipped on the radio and was blasted by Chuck Brown talkin’ ‘bout “Bustin’ Loose”…
 “…gimme the bridge ya’ll… gimme the bridge now…”
chuck brown
I knew, at that moment, I was welcome in this Afrocentric Automobile.
 After doing donuts in the parking lot, I head up town. Only two of the four windows worked all the way, but that was enough to let some of the humidity out. At a stoplight, the dude next to me asked where I got my chrome curb feelers. I told him… “This isn’t mine. This Sweet Stallion belongs to THE Geek Soul Brother.” To which he replied… “I can dig it!” A few mile down the road, with Chuck now breaking into, “If it Ain’t Funky”; I take note of some of the other elements of this Vibrant Vehicle. First of all, I have no idea how The Private fits into that boost seat, but I can understand the need for the extra restraints. It’s very clear that the 5 Nerdy Venoms are typically tuck tightly into the back seat. From the handfuls of cheerios to the half eaten novels on the bench. From the 1th Generation Game Boy to the X-Factor #52 in the back seat pockets. It is clear that they are more than along for the ride; they are at home. As Chuck plucks away at the last track on the tape, I know my time is getting short. This is not my Podcast. It was only a matter of time before I would need to return this Tempestuous Transport. Drawn by the pungent mixture of burning rubber, decaying leather, and honey nut cheerios, MDawg is able to track me down. Geek Soul Brother sends word that he knows that I have his Pimped-out Podcast and he is wants it back. As I wind down the highway of the Intergalactic Interweb, I realize what an honor it is to sit in the seat of this Prolithic Patriarch Podcaster. I filled up the tank with the words that I thought he would have wanted me to say. Thanking all those who make the time to show up and push start this puppy twice a week. I reminded all those who allow these righteous rhythms to past through their ear holes; that in order to get their fill of fun and frivolity, they only need to come back to this place, at this time, next week. Out of nowhere, Renaegade rides by on her two-tone trike and drops the website inform like a bundle of newspapers on Sunday morning. “THUD”. In a cloud of smoke and exhaust… she’s gone just as quick as she appeared.

geek-soul-brother-live 


Geek Soul Brother met me in the spot where he had been so unceremoniously removed from his comfy cushion. It was my first time meeting this legend of internet radio. Geek Soul Brother has the poise of Sidney Poitier, the glare of Colin Powell, and the scent of hot buttered popcorn and a hint of red gummi bears. Dressed like an Afro Jean Luc Pichard on his family farm, his cream linen button down two piece was spotless. The letters, “GSB” suspended for a gold rope chain firmly set between his honey graham cracker man mammaries, let me know that i had the right person. His walk was more like a jazzy stoll as if he was a trombone player from Duke Ellington’s big band. Smooth and off balance but confident. His high shine brown gator Bally’s came to a stop on the hot asphalt parking lot.
 He was appreciative that I took care of the PodCast in his absence. He rested his hand on my shoulder and in his soul-filled way, said to me, “Good Job.” Motioning to the Venoms to pack up the spoilers and get in. He slid down his beaded backrest, closed the door, adjusted the Private’s booster straps, and put the Podcast in drive. I asked him… “So, Geek Soul Brother? Where are you headed this time of night.” Peer out the windshield for a moment, he cracked a semi-smile out the corner of the mouth. He looked over his shoulder at his hyperactive crew, and then back over the faux fur covered steering wheel for a moment. He then looked back at me with a sly eye and devilish grin and said,
“It’s AFTER DARK! We’ll just have to see how far we can go.”
 And with a tip of his mesh Kangol brim, he was off into the darkness. He’ll be back. 10 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays on Talk Shoe. Until then, we know he’s taking Funk to the Final Frontier.


Thanks again BBR for covering a brother's Cosmic Afro.  You can hear The Black Geeks on Sunday Morning at 11am EDT on Blog Talk Radio.  And you can hear Geek Soul Brother and the 5 Nerdy Venoms Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10pm EDT on Talkshoe.com

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

"The Day I Hijacked the GSB Podcast" - by Big Baba Rob of The Black Geeks

Last night we had some technical difficulties on my podcast - Geek Soul Brother n' the 5 Nerdy Venoms.  But instead of recording dead, yet deafening silence, our friend and guest - Big Baba Rob, host and compadre of podcasting from THE BLACK GEEKS, took up the waining torch that was the mic, and breathed life into it until I could return to fight back the audio darkness.  My thanks to him, Renegade Storm, and Natural Noodle for keeping cool heads under pressure. Of course you can listen to the whole episode, but if you want to hear what happens when friends of Geek Soul Brother take up arms to maintain your listening pleasure - skip to about 1hr and 29 minutes as we are just finishing our talk about ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT.  Actually, read Big Baba Rob's enchantingly funkalicious account of the event, reposted below.  It's even more entertaining than the debacle.  Then listen to the last ten minutes of the show. "The Day I Hijacked the GSB Podcast" - By BIG BABA ROB from theblackgeeks.com
On a late humid Tuesday night in May, something unusual happened. I came across a Podcast; still running with the keys in the ignition. As a Podcast operator myself, I looked around for the host, but he was nowhere to be found. I knew where I was… and I knew what I was going so I was pretty sure i knew what needed to be done. After getting my bearings, I wanted around the Podcast and sure enough, the plates said, “GSBFUNK1”. At that moment, I realized that this was no ordinary Podcast, this was the Geek Soul Brother Podcast. A great sense of awe swept over me. This Podcast was vintage, yet modern. Sleek yet classy. I hesitated for a minute. Dare I touch this Righteous Ride? Do I venture to step into this Cosmic Cruiser? HOW COULD I NOT?!?!?
 Stepping on this Soulful Shuttle, I settled into the permanent buttock contours in the cracked leather seats. The interior smelled like a cocktail of frankincense incense, afro sheen, and Brother Bru Bru’s African Hot Sauce (look it up, if you don’t know). The center floor console was full of 8-track tapes… EWF, Kool & The Gang, Etta James, David Hasselhoff’s Greatest Hits, The Isley Brothers, Howlin Wolf, The Dramatics, etc. It was a musical time machine. I picked up Lakeside so i could cruise on a Fantastic Voyage, but there was this dusty gray tape stuck in the radio. I flipped on the radio and was blasted by Chuck Brown talkin’ ‘bout “Bustin’ Loose”…
 “…gimme the bridge ya’ll… gimme the bridge now…”
chuck brown
I knew, at that moment, I was welcome in this Afrocentric Automobile.
 After doing donuts in the parking lot, I head up town. Only two of the four windows worked all the way, but that was enough to let some of the humidity out. At a stoplight, the dude next to me asked where I got my chrome curb feelers. I told him… “This isn’t mine. This Sweet Stallion belongs to THE Geek Soul Brother.” To which he replied… “I can dig it!” A few mile down the road, with Chuck now breaking into, “If it Ain’t Funky”; I take note of some of the other elements of this Vibrant Vehicle. First of all, I have no idea how The Private fits into that boost seat, but I can understand the need for the extra restraints. It’s very clear that the 5 Nerdy Venoms are typically tuck tightly into the back seat. From the handfuls of cheerios to the half eaten novels on the bench. From the 1th Generation Game Boy to the X-Factor #52 in the back seat pockets. It is clear that they are more than along for the ride; they are at home. As Chuck plucks away at the last track on the tape, I know my time is getting short. This is not my Podcast. It was only a matter of time before I would need to return this Tempestuous Transport. Drawn by the pungent mixture of burning rubber, decaying leather, and honey nut cheerios, MDawg is able to track me down. Geek Soul Brother sends word that he knows that I have his Pimped-out Podcast and he is wants it back. As I wind down the highway of the Intergalactic Interweb, I realize what an honor it is to sit in the seat of this Prolithic Patriarch Podcaster. I filled up the tank with the words that I thought he would have wanted me to say. Thanking all those who make the time to show up and push start this puppy twice a week. I reminded all those who allow these righteous rhythms to past through their ear holes; that in order to get their fill of fun and frivolity, they only need to come back to this place, at this time, next week. Out of nowhere, Renaegade rides by on her two-tone trike and drops the website inform like a bundle of newspapers on Sunday morning. “THUD”. In a cloud of smoke and exhaust… she’s gone just as quick as she appeared.
geek-soul-brother-liveGeek Soul Brother met me in the spot where he had been so unceremoniously removed from his comfy cushion. It was my first time meeting this legend of internet radio. Geek Soul Brother has the poise of Sidney Poitier, the glare of Colin Powell, and the scent of hot buttered popcorn and a hint of red gummi bears. Dressed like an Afro Jean Luc Pichard on his family farm, his cream linen button down two piece was spotless. The letters, “GSB” suspended for a gold rope chain firmly set between his honey graham cracker man mammaries, let me know that i had the right person. His walk was more like a jazzy stoll as if he was a trombone player from Duke Ellington’s big band. Smooth and off balance but confident. His high shine brown gator Bally’s came to a stop on the hot asphalt parking lot.
 He was appreciative that I took care of the PodCast in his absence. He rested his hand on my shoulder and in his soul-filled way, said to me, “Good Job.” Motioning to the Venoms to pack up the spoilers and get in. He slid down his beaded backrest, closed the door, adjusted the Private’s booster straps, and put the Podcast in drive. I asked him… “So, Geek Soul Brother? Where are you headed this time of night.” Peer out the windshield for a moment, he cracked a semi-smile out the corner of the mouth. He looked over his shoulder at his hyperactive crew, and then back over the faux fur covered steering wheel for a moment. He then looked back at me with a sly eye and devilish grin and said,
“It’s AFTER DARK! We’ll just have to see how far we can go.”
 And with a tip of his mesh Kangol brim, he was off into the darkness. He’ll be back. 10 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays on Talk Shoe. Until then, we know he’s taking Funk to the Final Frontier. Thanks again BBR for covering a brother's Cosmic Afro.  You can hear The Black Geeks on Sunday Morning at 11am EDT on Blog Talk Radio. GSB-Logo-Blogtalk-300x GEEK SOUL BROTHER AND THE 5 NERDY VENOMS airs live on Tuesdays at 10pm at TALKSHOE.COM.  We feature News of a Nerdy kind, Movie and Television reviews, and commentary about Geek Culture.  Join my nerdy friends and I, and special guest for a great conversation.   Make sure you subscribe to the Talkshoe page so you can get emails on upcoming shows.  And you can find us in ITUNES HERE.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

The Nerd Couch Podcast: The Physics of Fear


What do you do when you're afraid to make a decision?  Or when a problem worries you? In today's feature of The Nerd Couch I talk about how to combat fears in a quantitative way.  That's the Physics part!  And I talk about Whedon's S.H.I.E.L.D., Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome web series, and that January Jones may not be in the next X-Men movie.  Come back and listen to The Nerd Couch
 
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