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In this episode, I’m going to lament a little bit because I just experienced a milestone in my daughter’s life and I’d like to talk about it as a parent. What The Geek! Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Teaser: https://youtu.be/KXw3oSSjlp8 Patrick Stewart Says ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 TNG Reunion Isn’t A Walk Down Memory Lane: https://trekmovie.com/2022/05/07/patrick-stewart-says-star-trek-picard-season-3-tng-reunion-isnt-a-walk-down-memory-lane/ The Orville: New Horizons Season 3 Trailer: https://youtu.be/dKCILxahpv4 Our Links Send us an email or visit our social media: https://geektastic.link/contact Visit our podcasts: https://geektastic.link/podcast Support our podcast: https://geektastic.link/support Leave me a voicemail and I’ll play it on my show: https://geektastic.link/voicemail Credits Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Music: https://www.bensound.com

In this episode I’d like to shift gears a bit and to talk a little bit about Parenting as a Geek including what kind of lessons I’ve learned from my own upbringing as well as some of what I’ve learned raising my daughter to this point. What The Geek! Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Trailer https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2158019097/?ref_=tt_vi_i_1 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Trailer https://youtu.be/Rt_UqUm38BI Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Dream Trailer https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2059125273/?ref_=tt_vi_i_1 Our Links Send us an email or visit our social media: https://geektastic.link/contact Visit our podcasts: https://geektastic.link/podcast Support our podcast: https://geektastic.link/support Leave me a voicemail and I’ll play it on my show: https://geektastic.link/voicemail Credits Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Music: https://www.bensound.com

In this podcast going to talk a little bit about Star Trek Picard. I’ll try to summarize season 1 and then give you my thoughts on the first couple of episodes from Season 2. I also wanted to include this interesting article on the El-Aurian’s https://www.startrek.com/article/listening-to-the-universe-the-el-aurians Our Links Send us an email or visit our social media: https://geektastic.link/contact Visit our podcasts: https://geektastic.link/podcast Support our podcast: https://geektastic.link/support Leave me a voicemail and I’ll play it on my show: https://geektastic.link/voicemail Credits Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Music: https://www.bensound.com

In this episode I will wrap up my run on the Player’s Handbook and discuss Chapter 10, Chapter 11, and I’ll summarize the Appendices. I hope you have enjoyed this run, because it’s been fun and educational for me! What The Geek! Review: Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Premiere “The Star Gazer” https://treknews.net/2022/03/03/review-star-trek-picard-201-star-gazer/ Watch the teaser trailer for Obi-Wan Kenobi https://nerdvanamedia.com/television/obi-wan-kenobi-teaser-trailer/157763/ Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Teaser Trailer https://geeknewsnetwork.net/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-teaser-trailer/ Our Links Send us an email or visit our social media: https://geektastic.link/contact Visit our podcasts: https://geektastic.link/podcast Support our podcast: https://geektastic.link/support Leave me a voicemail and I’ll play it on my show: https://geektastic.link/voicemail Credits Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Music: https://www.bensound.com

Welcome to 2022!! This is the first episode of the new year and it will be dedicated to Chapter 9 of the Player’s Handbook which is focused entirely on combat. We’ll have a lot of fun stuff to discuss and should be super fun, because if you’re anything like me … you’ll love encounters and combat in the game! What The Geek! Bel-Air Review https://geeknewsnetwork.net/bel-air-review-it-actually-works/ Jurassic World Domination https://youtu.be/fb5ELWi-ekk SSD Prices Could Spike After WD Reports Contamination Of 6.5 Billion GB Of NAND Chips https://geekculture.co/ssd-prices-could-spike-after-wd-reports-contamination-of-6-5-billion-gb-of-nand-chips/ Our Links Send us an email or visit our social media: https://geektastic.link/contact Visit our podcasts: https://geektastic.link/podcast Support our podcast: https://geektastic.link/support Leave me a voicemail and I’ll play it on my show: https://geektastic.link/voicemail Credits Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Music: https://www.bensound.com

Today’s episode will be focused more on what it’s like being new to D&D, and I have a very close friend who is my guest and she is fairly new to playing D&D. What The Geek! - Dune Sequel Confirmed by Legendary: https://www.cbr.com/dune-sequel-legendary-confirmed/ - Cowboy Bebop Tours the Solar System in Live-Action Series’ First Trailer https://www.cbr.com/cowboy-bebop-netflix-live-action-series-first-trailer/ - Cowboy Bebop Fans Wondering About Ed ‘Will be Delighted,’ Netflix Showrunner Says https://www.ign.com/articles/cowboy-bebop-netflix-ed-yoko-kanno - Link Tank: Stranger Things Season 4 Set to Be the Darkest Yet https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/link-tank-stranger-things-season-4-is-the-darkest-yet/ - Stranger Things Season 4 Trailer Introduces … a Full-on Haunted House? https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/stranger-things-season-4-trailer-creel-house/ Other Links - Gary Gygax and the Birth of Dungeons & Dragons: https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Imagination-Gygax-Dungeons-Dragons-ebook/dp/B01158JTM0/ This game of Dungeons & Dragons has been going on for 38 years: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/20/us/dungeons-and-dragons-longest-game-great-big-story-trnd/index.html Our Links - Send us an email or visit our social media: https://geektastic.link/contact - Visit our podcasts: https://geektastic.link/podcast - Support our podcast: https://geektastic.link/support - Leave me a voicemail and I’ll play it on my show: https://geektastic.link/voicemail Credits - Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com - Music: https://www.bensound.com

Both 2020 and 2021 have been rough on us, so I wanted to do an episode where I can just say a few words about Christmas. Christmas can take on different meanings for different people, but I want to tell you what this holiday has meant for me growing up and what it means for me now. Our Links Send us an email or visit our social media: https://geektastic.link/contact Visit our podcasts: https://geektastic.link/podcast Support our podcast: https://geektastic.link/support Leave me a voicemail and I’ll play it on my show: https://geektastic.link/voicemail Credits Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Music: https://www.bensound.com Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

In this episode, I’m going to combine Chapters 7 and 8 of the Player’s Handbook. Chapter 7 deals with things like your ability scores, advantage and disadvantage, ability checks, and savaging throws. Chapter 8 will guide us through adventuring topics such as the passage of time, movement, your environment, and so on. What The Geek! - Moon Knight, She-Hulk, and More: All the MCU Announcements at Disney+ Day: https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/moon-knight-she-hulk-mcu-announcements-at-disney-plus-day/ - Details on G4’s weekly D&D TV series: Invitation to Party:  https://nerdvanamedia.com/television/g4-dungeons-dragons-presents-invitation-to-party/155318/ - First Look at Star Trek Prodigy: https://www.startrek.com/videos/watch-first-look-at-star-trek-prodigy Our Links - Send us an email or visit our social media: https://geektastic.link/contact - Visit our podcasts: https://geektastic.link/podcast - Support our podcast: https://geektastic.link/support - Leave me a voicemail and I’ll play it on my show: https://geektastic.link/voicemail Credits - Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com - Music: https://www.bensound.com

In this episode we’ll discuss Chapter 6 of the Player’s Handbook which is entitled “Customization Options” but focuses primarily on multiclassing. There are a few caveats you should know about multiclassing and we’ll go over many of those as well as discussing feats. What The Geek! - Classic TV Shows That Geeks Will Love https://www.forevergeek.com/classic-tv-shows-that-geeks-will-love/ - Shazam 2 Fury Of The Gods Teaser Trailer https://youtu.be/ASv687MKU80 - Tom Holland Says Spider-Man: No Way Home Marks End of Franchise https://geekculture.co/tom-holland-says-spider-man-no-way-home-marks-end-of-franchise/ Our Links - Send us an email or visit our social media: https://geektastic.link/contact - Visit our podcasts: https://geektastic.link/podcast - Support our podcast: https://geektastic.link/support - Leave me a voicemail and I’ll play it on my show: https://geektastic.link/voicemail Credits - Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com - Music: https://www.bensound.com

In this episode I’m going to talk a about Chapter 5 of the Player’s handbook which deals with equipment and expenses that your character has to manage. Equipment can be a bit challenging sometimes, but hopefully I’ll help shed some light on the subject. What The Geek! Dune Official Main Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L9w9XUUPy0 Nerds Candy with 7 custom D&D adventures https://nerdvanamedia.com/gaming/rpg/dungeons-dragons-live-2021-g4/151625/ The Mighyt ducks Game Changers Trailer: https://youtu.be/OD3UhmRy4lg  The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers season 2 (Tom’s Guide): https://www.tomsguide.com/news/the-mighty-ducks-game-changers-season-2-everything-we-know-so-far Our Links Send us an email or visit our social media: https://geektastic.link/contact Visit our podcasts: https://geektastic.link/podcast Support our podcast: https://geektastic.link/support Leave me a voicemail and I’ll play it on my show: https://geektastic.link/voicemail Credits Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Music: https://www.bensound.com

In this podcast going to talk about Chapter 4 of the Player’s Handbook which describes how to build your character’s background and personality. If you’re starting on this podcast, I suggest going back and listening to episodes 6 through 9 to get caught up. What The Geek! Owen Wilson joins the MCU: https://youtu.be/7y4-WSywiSY Lord of the Rings Anime: https://geekculture.co/lord-of-the-rings-gets-anime-film-at-warner-bros-entertainment/ What if ‘Sweet Tooth’ Was real Life: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/crowds-react-to-hybrid-baby-in-Sweet-Tooth-prank-video Show Links Fantasy Name Generator: https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/dungeons-and-dragons.php Our Links Send us an email or visit our social media: https://geektastic.link/contact Visit our podcasts: https://geektastic.link/podcast Support our podcast: https://geektastic.link/support Leave me a voicemail and I’ll play it on my show: https://geektastic.link/voicemail Credits Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Music: https://www.bensound.com

Introducing the What The Geek segment, and discussing Chapter 3 of the Player’s Handbook. Links from the Show All Things Drizzt: https://youtu.be/MNMRbRedKic Legend of Drizzt: http://LegendofDrizzt.com Marvel Studios Loki: https://www.marvel.com/tv-shows/loki/1 Tom Hiddleston’s Most Memorable Loki Scenes: https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/tom-hiddleston-most-memorable-loki-scenes Cobra Kai: Season 4 – Terry Silver Returns: https://youtu.be/zIxKKv8q5W0 Our Links Send us an email or visit our social media: https://geektastic.link/contact Visit our podcasts: https://geektastic.link/podcast Support our podcast: https://geektastic.link/support Leave me a voicemail and I’ll play it on my show: https://geektastic.link/voicemail Credits Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Music: https://www.bensound.com

Learn a little more about the Player’s Handbook and the different core races, I also throw in four non-standard races that are fun and unique. Our Links Send us an email or visit our social media: https://geektastic.link/contact Visit our podcasts: https://geektastic.link/podcast Support our podcast: https://geektastic.link/support Leave me a voicemail and I’ll play it on my show: https://geektastic.link/voicemail Credits Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This is a short episode to do a brief introduction into the wonderful world of Dungeons & Dragons. We’ll talk about what D&D is, a brief history of D&D, as well as how to get started. Things mentioned in the show Geek & Sundry Satanic Panic Articles: https://geekandsundry.com/tag/satanic-panic/ 60 Minutes “Is Dungeons and Dragons Evil?”: https://youtu.be/yShqF1YSfDs Critical Role Handbooker Helper Videos: https://critrole.com/filter/handbooker-helper/ Critical Role YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpXBGqwsBkpvcYjsJBQ7LEQ Critical Role Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/criticalrole D&D Beyond Basic Rules: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules Special Thanks Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Join me while we delve into the wonderful world of D&D and the famed Player’s Handbook. Starting with Chapter 1 where we discuss basic character creation and what we need to know for good role play as you devise your first (or next) character. Fantasy Name Generator: https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/dungeons-and-dragons.php Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

I this short episode we’ll discuss my thoughts about Christmas, Wonder Woman 1984, and three shows I’m excited for January including Cobra Kai, Batwoman, and Resident Alien. Wonder Woman timeline: How to watch the Wonder Woman movies in order: https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/scifi/2020-12-16/wonder-woman-timeline/ Cobra Kai: Season 3 Official Trailer: https://youtu.be/LcDQqGJG8pA Resident Alien First Look Tailer: https://youtu.be/26wdrAj8DmE SyFy @ The Con Resident Alien Panel: https://www.syfy.com/syfy-at-the-con/videos/103-syfy-the-con-resident-alien-nycc-2020-panel-syfy Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

A summary of the Bill & Ted movies (as told by your Geektastic Dad) and the new trailer for Bill & Ted Face the Music. Plus Going to talk about the new PS5 and what I know. Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

I though it would be exciting and fun to make my first interview episode be with someone I admire and someone who is very special to me. So, I decided to invite my Dad onto the show to chat with me for a bit and entertain you with his amazing stories. Click play and enjoy! -------------------- Visit us on Social Media · Facebook: https://geektastic.link/facebook · Twitter: https://geektastic.link/twitter · Instagram: https://geektastic.link/instagram -------------------- Western Airlines Aloha 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGzTIkdk7OA -------------------- Like what you hear? · Support me on Anchor https://geektastic.link/podcast · Support me on Patreon https://www.pateron.com/geektasticdad/ -------------------- Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers https://www.silvermansound.com

There is a lot of sadness and fear surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, and we see the worst of humanity during these circumstances. These hardships also allow us to see the best in humanity in terms of kindness and innovation, and as Dumbledore said, “Happiness can be found in the darkest times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” Examples of kindness Arizonans show random acts of kindness during coronavirus pandemic Kingman Police Department gives 5-year-old boy birthday surprise during COVID-19 Neighborhoods spreading love, positive messages through sidewalk chalk Ahwatukee Kindness Rocks Facebook Page 16 heartwarming ways everyday heroes are helping people affected by coronavirus Apartment residents surprise Charo Beautiful acts of kindness in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak Acts of kindness amid coronavirus: Girl Scout cookies sent to hospitals, a neighborly note, more Small Acts of Kindness That Can Be Done from Your Home During the Coronavirus Pandemic Innovation Six Forms Of Business Innovation During The Coronavirus Crisis Doubling down on digital transformation during the coronavirus pandemic ----------------------- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheGeekTasticDad/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeektasticDad ----------------------- Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

I discovered this amazing letter from an amazing (unknown) principal and I wanted to share it. Short but sweet, and stay tuned for more episodes. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=822819344486819&story_fbid=2405756179526453