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Ep 169 Two Hours you Didn't Waste (watching a movie)

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:08:00 -0700

Some people feel like after certain movies they comment that those were two hours they can never get back. So to counter this, we present some of our favorite movies and why they AREN'T a waste of your precious time.

Ep 168 Watch One and You'll Know

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:08:00 -0700

We shared shows we have been watching and challenged each other to at least watch one episode. Then you'll know if it's worth the watch.

Ep 167 Out of the Silent Planet

Mon, 25 May 2026 08:08:00 -0700

If you haven't read any of CS Lewis Space Trilogy, you are missing our. Out of the Silent Planet is the first in the series.

Ep 166 May the 4th Be With You

Sat, 16 May 2026 16:02:44 -0700

May the 4th be with you.

Ep 165 Awaken Thou Awoken

Mon, 04 May 2026 08:08:00 -0700

Wokeness is in so many fandom things. How would a bit of balance make a difference?

Ep 164 A Little Nonsense Now and Then...

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:08:00 -0700

This episode is all over the place but that's how a neek sometimes works.

Ep 163 The Pop Culture Classroom

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:08:00 -0700

Today Chris and I discuss how education needs a new charge with a mix of old school and pop culture.

RP 161 Starfleet Academy Part 2

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:08:00 -0700

Today we talk about four episodes of Starfleet Academy.

Ep 160 Thundaar the Barbarian

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:08:00 -0700

Thundaar is a classic book made into a cartoon in the 80s. It's classic fantasy book whose time might come around again.

Ep 159 TZ&T

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:08:00 -0700

Today we talked to todays teens about Twilight Zone Classics.

Ep 158 (Darth) Maul Shadow Lord

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:08:00 -0800

You can't keep a...not really good... Dathomrian down. Well unless he is a underground shadow lord. He likes that.

Ep 157 Starfleet Academy

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:08:00 -0800

I hope we have picked a winner with Starfleet Academy. Here we talk about the first episode.

Ep 156 Foundation

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 08:08:00 -0800

Isaac Asimov's book has come to life in Foundation series. We talked about season one today.

Ep 155 What we see in the Series

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:08:00 -0800

Chris and I discuss the TV shows and series that we are still watching.

Ep 154 Stranger Things FINALE

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:08:00 -0800

Upside down boy, you turn me, inside out and...here is the end of Stranger Things. What a crazy ride.

Ep 153 KHAN!

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:08:00 -0800

This episode connects the OG Star Trek, and the Wrath of Khan with a podcast about the life of Khan in between.

Ep 152 Star Trek the Department of Temporal Investigation

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:29:54 -0800

This was a book review that surprised me. If you like to hear about a time travel in the Star Trek universe you will love it.

Ep 151 Oh my, AI

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:30:17 -0800

With the advent of AI in our lives, we both love and hate its place in the world.

Ep `150 Your Next Stop...The Twilight Zone

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:29:48 -0800

Did you know that if your listen to podcasts your a hear some of the most classic Twilight Zone episodes? You can.

Ep 149 Seconds, Anyone?

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:33:00 -0800

Sometimes, second place isn't so bad. Today we discuss how some second movie, TV shows and books, are actually better than the first.

Ep 148 The Movie Soundscape Contest

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:24:00 -0800

Chris, his wife, Katy and I compete to see who can recognize the most movie theme songs.

Ep 147 Severance Season 1

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:48:37 -0800

Severance, what a trip. I loved the show and pray my innie and outie aren't at odds, like Mark S.

Ep 146 Marvel ZOMBIES Everywhere!

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:06:30 -0700

Yeah, it's a What If episode of its own and people are dying to see it come to life.

Ep 145 Why so Far Far Away?

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 08:08:00 -0700

How far away are the next Star Wars movies? 2026 or 2027. Why is it taking so long and in the time being what would we like to see?

Ep 144 Willy Wonka Wisdom in a Golden Ticket

Sat, 13 Sep 2025 09:21:13 -0700

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was meant to be a commercial to sell chocolate, but it became life lessons that are stickier than gum, bigger than TV, bigger than greed, and a heavyweight still today. And that's the honest truth.

Ep 143 That Magic Moment

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:08:00 -0700

Movies are made of moments and many magic moments make most movies memorable.

Ep 142 Do or Do Not Finish, There is no Try

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 08:08:00 -0700

We are in progress in watching series on most major platforms. It's sort of a watch or not watch deal.

Ep 141 The Fandom Replacement Theory

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 08:08:00 -0700

Would you like to see Indiana Jones, Dr. Brown, or even James Bond rebooted with a,l new actors? Let's talk about that.

Ep 140 Jurrasic World Rebirth

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 08:08:00 -0700

What's new to add to the ewws, ahhs, and AHHHS? Dinos that didn't make the cut, but they sure take a bite out of human kind, again,

Ep 139 That's Super, Man!

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 08:08:00 -0700

James Gunn has another winner with a new and improved Man of Steel.

Ep 138 May the Swartz Be With you

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 08:08:00 -0700

After 30 years Space Balls 2 is returning. We discuss what it could be like.

Ep 137 Aye Aye Captain

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 08:08:00 -0700

Today we visit the long history of Star Trek through the lens of their valiant captains.

Ep 136 Where Did you Go, Elio?

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 08:08:00 -0700

I love it. Pixar hasn't done Sci-Fi since Wall-E. Elio does have a story to tell as well.

Ep 135 Summer Blockbuster 2025

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 07:57:00 -0700

The summer of 2025 looks like a movie fest with all kinds of films for all kinds of people.

Ep 134 Andor Season 2

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:08:00 -0700

What an amazing conclusion to a Star Wars show that hit all cylinders that a good rebellion against an evil empire should have.

Ep 133 The *Thunderbolts

Tue, 27 May 2025 19:14:44 -0700

Marvel has a winner with the Avengers B team fighting depression and learning how to be a team. Hey. my neighbor Chris is with me today.

Ep 132 WaaaaLeeee & EEEva

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:06:43 -0700

Pixar had a real winner with Wall-E. This Sci-Fi trek was our 4th movie for our newbie, Enrique.

Ep 131 The Silmarillion

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:08:00 -0700

Where did Tolkien's work begin? Here with The Silmarillion.

Ep 130 Mad Max's Fury Road

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:08:00 -0800

This is Enrique's Sci-Fi Pick. Mad Max Fury Road is a wild post-apocalyptic adventure full of blood, sweat, and tears, mate.

Ep 129 Back to 2001

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:09:40 -0800

Well, this is our second movie review for our Sci-Fi Newbie, Enrique. This is a classic that still is relevant, great effects, and deep meanings.

Ep 128 Aye, It Be a Skeleton Crew You have Ye?

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:08:00 -0800

Starting Season 7 Aaron and I sit down and talk about Disney's Skeleton Crew.

Ep 127 Stellar Interstellar

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 08:08:00 -0800

Interstellar was re-released to whole new fanbase. In this episode we talk about the movie and how it bent time and space in the process.

Ep 126 Teachers, Students, and AI

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:37:33 -0800

Aaron and I talked about being a new and an old teacher. We discussed things have happened this week that was memorable.

Ep 125 War of the Rohirrum

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 13:32:25 -0800

Lord of the Rings animated? It's been a long time. Alexis a fellow teacher and myself did a quick review of the movie and shared out thoughts about it's impact.

EP124 Pangea: Earth 1.0

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 08:08:00 -0800

Way back when Earth was a different place. Today we discuss the world before, after and in the future and what we can learn from it.

Ep 123 What's up with the 1950's

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:08:00 -0800

It's time for a little traveling to the 1950s. Why are so many modern shows and movies all based there? Let's find out.

Ep 121 The Rings of Power Season 2 FINALE

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 08:57:47 -0700

The end of season 2 for The Rings of Power. Jacob and I discuss the end of another great season and what it really did right.

p 120 Selling Strange New Worlds

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 08:08:00 -0700

Today I was talking with Jacob about why he might like Star Trek Strange New Worlds.

Ep 119 Rings of Power Season 2

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 19:30:46 -0700

Today we had special guest Jacob A. for a discussion of Ring s Power Season 2. The road goes ever, ever on.

EP 117 Wonkamania

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:08:00 -0700

My daughter and I discuss Willy Wonka, past, present, and future. Sedona Jeanne might make a comment here and there as well.

Ep 116 What's on Netflix?

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 08:00:00 -0700

What's on Netflix? All sorts of great shows, well what we have seen anyway. Check out some of our recommendations and tell us what you think. Da dunk. (Insert Netflix opening here)

Ep 115 Rings of Power

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 08:08:00 -0700

The Lord of the Rings has a new series on Amazon. The Rings of Power is a worthy successor to Tolkien's classic work.

Ep 114 Deadpool & Wolverine

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 08:08:00 -0700

Deadpool is back and he brought friends. This is the third movie and it looks like the X-Men will be entering the Marvel Universe full throttle.

Ep 113 For the Love of Books

Sat, 09 Mar 2024 16:40:50 -0800

Going solo on this one. Do you love books? Here is an episode highlighting some fun fandom reading.

EP 110 Picard Season 3

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:45:00 -0700

Go where fee have gone before. To the end of a Star Trek era. We talk about the end of Star Trek the Next Generation and what we loved about the series.

Ep 109 The Mandolorian Season 3

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:46:00 -0700

This is the way we like our Star Wars. Today we talked about the further adventures of Din Djarin, Grogu and the Mandorians next steps.

Ep 108 Dungeons & Dragons the Movie

Wed, 24 May 2023 18:03:25 -0700

I bet all of you D&D players are excited about this. Your game is now live action and looks like a great adventure.

Ep 107 A Sci-Fi Galaxy Near and Far, Far Away.

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:54:00 -0800

We shoot off into the Sci-Fi universe this week. You have your choice of Star Trek, Star Wars and anything else that might send your imagination to the stars.

Ep 106 A Whole Heap of Heroes

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 06:24:29 -0800

Once more we explore the world of heroes. We discuss what is up and coming in Marvel, DC, etc.

Eo 105 It’s all a Fantasy

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 19:00:11 -0700

Wow it's been a while. We talked today about a number of Fantasy films and features coming our way.

Episode 104 Are you Ready for the Summer?

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:08:00 -0700

Where has the school year gone? Like any school, Neekology 101 has to sadly break for the summer. Don't worry we will be back by the time school starts again in August. So, this is sort our closure until we meet again, get caught up, and we will see you again soon. Have a great and safe summer break.

Episode 103 George Lucas & The Digital Revolution Book

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:08:00 -0700

Thank you, Aaron for recommending this book. I think of it as a college text book that gives the behind the scenes work that George Lucas and Lucas Film did to change the film making industry from the inside out.

Episode 102 Making the Stand

Wed, 19 May 2021 16:18:00 -0700

The Stand is a Steven King Novel that has been adapted twice for TV. We talk today about the the 2020 miniseries on Paramount All Access and what lessons of good and evil we can take away.

Episode 101 WandaVision: In the time of Love and Drama

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:08:00 -0700

What a wild and crazy homage to classic TV. WandaVision gave us one person's way of dealing with trauma and how to work through tough times.

Episode 100 Fan-Fiction Chronolocity: A Fistful of Chronotons Audio Book Sample

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:08:00 -0700

Wow! We hit Season 5 and our 100th episode. The celebrate this milestone we wanted to share a sample from an audio book we are currently working on. Let us know what you think about this short demo for Chronolocity: A Fistful of Chrontons.

Episode 99 Time for Chronolocity?

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 08:08:00 -0700

Today we get to talk about Chonolocity: A Fistful of Chronotons. This is a novel series that Gary has been working on for some time and is excited to share with our audience. We also have a few special guest Angie Martin and Jon Bennett who talk about their By The Hand Editing and factsc about self-publishing.

Episode 98 Go Team Mando ! /The Mandalorian Season 2 Review

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:08:00 -0700

It's been a long time coming to review The Mandalorian Season 2. But here it is.

Episode 97 The Neek Peak of the Week: A Neek's Emotional Health

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 08:08:00 -0800

Welcome to a peek in to our Facebook Live with our Monday Neek Peak of the Week. This is a fun look into how to help neeks have a healthier look into managing emotions.

Episode 96 John Dexter's Sci-Fi Laboratory

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:08:00 -0800

It's nice to have family pop on the show from time-to-time. Today, Gary's brother John stopped by to talk about some of his favorite old and new Sci-Fi features.

Episode 95 Robert Pattinson's Dark Knight

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:08:00 -0800

Batman is coming to town. In this episode we discuss Robert Pattinson's new incarnation of the Dark Knight.

Episode 94 A Fandom Public Forum

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:08:00 -0800

Today we talked with Joel Ryan, an actor, creative content developer, and teacher about the need for a fandom public forum.

Episode 93 The Neek Peak of the Week

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:08:00 -0800

We took a little pause as we started 2021 to introduce a new online segment. Every Monday we host a Monday afternoon 15 minute encouragement for all our neeks. Check it out on Facebook live every week.

Episode 92 The Star Wars LEGO Holiday Special

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 08:08:00 -0800

We did a quick episode after watching the new Lego Star Wars Holiday Special. Thanks, Autumn and Eli for giving your thoughts on this fun Life Day/ Christmas animated feature. Legos aren't just for kids.

Episode 91: The Boys are Back in Town

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 08:08:00 -0800

Rudy and John share their thoughts on Season 1 of the Amazon show, The Boys. It is a very different take on the superhero genre. This show is for more mature audiences even with the character content.

Episode 90: The Lone Wolf Fan-Fiction

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 08:08:00 -0800

Our own Master John Pepe has a new book release, The Lone Wolf. To advertise his fantasy adventure tale we created a fan-fiction that shares two of the main characters, Caladin and Remence, discussion Orcs and their place in the world.

Episode 89 Season 2 Preview The Mandolorian

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 08:08:00 -0800

Yes, we are excited about seeing Star Wars The Mandolorian Season 2. Aren't you? We will see if our predictions are true

Episode 88 Bill& Ted FINALLY Face the Music

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 21:37:40 -0700

Bill & Ted are back for the conclusion of the destiny to save reality as we know it. in Bill & Ted: Face the Music we get an excellent and most non-non-henous view into the life of Bill S. Preston Esgire and Ted "Theodore" Logan 25 years later.

Episode 87 Tribute to Chadwick Boseman

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 08:08:00 -0700

We lost a great man in Chadwick Boseman. He was a man of character who left behind some great movie roles that impacted the world as well.

Episode 86 Awaking Dr. Sleep

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 08:08:00 -0700

Welcome Angie Martin and the genre of Horror to N101. We are excited to have a female perspective on a great sequel to a classic movie, The Shining. Today we look at the sequel, Dr. Sleep and the life of Danny Torres, (Who is here, Mrs. Torres).

Episode 85 The Imaginarium

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:22:59 -0700

What's in your Imaginarium? That's the creative world in your head that wants to do something with your imaginative ideas. Today we talk about ways to generate and revive those creative juices and get your ideas rolling again.

Episode 84 Experience the Audioscape

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 08:08:00 -0700

We love music in all forms. The team looks at how the audio experience greatly affects movies, TV, and even video games.

Episode 83 The Lone Wolf & Author J. D. Pepe

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 08:08:00 -0700

Hey John, your first book. The Lone Wolf is here! In this episode we pick John Pepe's brain about his first novel and his journey to publication and beyond!

Episode 82 The Cost of the Clone Wars

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 06:00:00 -0700

We hunkered down for a deeper dive into the characters in Star Wars the Clone Wars. If you want to know more about the characters and their stories check out this episode.

Episode 81 Clone Wars Season 7

Fri, 17 Jul 2020 18:34:44 -0700

Star Wars the Clone Wars was such an epic event that we had to split it into two episodes. Part 1 deals with the final season of the series and how it tied up the Star Wars saga in a fantastic conclusion. (Even Jon Pepe got excited about this!)

Episode 80 It's Called Freedom, Charlie Brown

Sat, 04 Jul 2020 14:32:39 -0700

We wanted to celebrate one of a greatest nation's heroes, Charlie Shultz and his Peanuts gang. In this fan-fiction piece we have Charlie Brown and Linus talking about the importance of the American flag and the people who gave us our freedom. Thank you Gavin McNeil for playing Charlie Brown, Conner Molina as Linus Van Pelt, and Angela McNeil as our narrator.

Episode 79 The Purtists of Fandom

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 15:58:09 -0700

Not every fandom is made the same. Some books translated well into movies and visa versa. Today we discuss our thoughts when fandom features are made and remade.

Episode 78 Upward & ONWARD!

Wed, 27 May 2020 08:28:04 -0700

Let's take a wild on the fantasy side of the fandom universe. Pixar's Onward is on a quest to bring back magic into the world.

Join us for a discussion about the boys, Ian and Barley Lightfoot's journey of adventure, discovery, and the meaning of family.

COVID Neek Check 2020

Wed, 13 May 2020 16:58:15 -0700

This is just a quick hi to see how folks are doing out there. We hope to hear from you all again as we pass through this time of social isolation.

Episode 77 Star Trek Picard is Engaging

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0700

We completed the first episode of Star Trek Picard on CBS All Access. What a great start and we are excited about the treks yet to come. Make it so and Engage!

Episode 76: We Have 2020 Hero Vision!

Wed, 08 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0700

2020 has been quite a year so far. We have a number of hero movies in the works that we are excited to see. We also want to give a shout out to all the real life heroes in the media field, police department , fire, and other everyday roles. This one is for you all.

Episode 75 "Mando, This is the Way!"

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 05:00:00 -0700

Disney struck gold with the new Star Wars live action series, The Mandolorian. In this episode we talk about out thoughts on the show and why it looks like a great new start for the Star Ward franchise. This might be the way.

Episode 74 The Tragedy of Dark Plagueis

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 19:30:38 -0700

The Novel, Darth Plegueis, by James Luceno introduced a character that played a pivotal role in the Star Wars Prequel stories. In this episode we go behind the shroud of the Sith and the Dark Side to understand who was really pulling strings to Emperor Palpatine's wicked plans. Thank you Hayden Thurm for being our special guest.

Episode 73 The Mandolorian Season 1 Fan- Review

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 16:19:52 -0800

This is a special episode recorded at Val Verde High School in Perris, CA. We had a few die hard Star Wars fans, both teachers and students who discussed Disney Plus' The Mandolorian Season 1. Thank you Mr. Vlastos, Mr. Macareag, Mrs. Uribe, Anthony and Dylan for being part of the lively panel. This is the way.

Episode 70 A FORCE of Underdogs

Fri, 14 Feb 2020 05:00:00 -0800

It's hard to believe we have done our seventh fan-fiction! After the events of the Last Jedi, Princess Leia, Rey, and Rose talk about the future and what kind of hope underdogs possess. This was our first female cast so thank you, Megan Thurm for playing Leia, Autumn Avants as Rey, and Nicki Porter as Rose. Thanks Hayden Thurm for being one of our script writers as well as working with Faith Mc Neil on our sound effects. Maybe the FORCE be with you, always.

Episode 72: Rebecca Friedlander, Launching your Vision

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 06:22:01 -0800

It's always great to have guest stop by at Neekology101. Today we have creative film maker, Rebecca Friedlander stop by for a talk about her fantastic creative ventures that God has given her to do. We hope that as a Neek or a creative that you launch a vision for how the Lord can use you, too.

Episode 71 The Hero's Journey

Mon, 13 Jan 2020 05:00:00 -0800

John Pepe lead out this episode geared toward our writers in the audience. The Hero's Journey is the cycle a character needs to go through in order to have a story worth telling. Thank you for special guest, Matt Martinelli and fellow author for sharing a preview of his coming Sci-Fi story collection.

Neekology 101 End of 2019 Review

Sun, 22 Dec 2019 05:00:00 -0800

This is a special thank you to our fandom audience. We at Neekology 101 really enjoy being part of your fandom universe. We are excited to end 2019 and get more fun episodes out to you in 2020.

Episode 69: Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:00:00 -0800

Here's a flash back to 972 AD and the quest for the Holy Grail. Thank you for the crew of Monty Python and their Medieval comedic journey in the Dark Ages. This where what our, "Knights who say Neek" was inspired by.

Episode #68 Picard: Resistance is Fruitile

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 17:40:33 -0800

Captain Picard is back with his own self titled series coming January on CBS All Access. We look into what could be a great return of the Captain facing his past in order to move galaxy forward. "Make it so."

Episode #67 My Disney Plus One

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 05:00:00 -0800

Here is the second part of our D23 announcements about Disney's new streaming service, Disney Plus. Are you in for all the great new shows that will be coming to us in November?