September 2015 – Guardians of the Geekery

Episode 38: Monstrous Good Fun with Jim Ryan

September 30, 2015 by giddygeeker

Geek Gala, Jim Ryan, Kim Wunderlich-Cady, The Monster

Episode 38! After a last minute cancellation, our good friend Jim Ryan (yes that Jim Ryan) joined us for the second time this month. We discuss a lot of television, the log lady, and Jim reads (in tones that will give you goosebumps!) our third place winner of our 2015 Monster Mash Flash Fiction Contest.

Jim Ryan enjoys entertaining people. To this end, he has at various times worked to put together theatrical productions, free-press fiction & nonfiction journals, free press comic books, short stories, long stories, monologues, tabletop & live-action role-playing games and various audio thingies. You can find out about most of them at www.jimyesthatjim.com

Special thanks to Jim for reading our third place winner “The Monster” by Kim Wunderlich-Cady. Keep an eye out on www.charlottegeeks.com for the full print version.

To find out more about the Geek Gala, visit www.geekgala.com.

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Episode 37: Fine Dining with RoJo Girls

September 23, 2015 by giddygeeker

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Fine Dining, Geek Gala, James McDonald, Luci Wilson, Murder of Fools, Robot Johnson, Tiffany Apple

Episode 37! Luci Wilson and Tiffany Apple of Robot Johnson stop by the New Geek Gala HQ, and Luci reads our second place winner from the 2015 Monster Mash Flash Fiction Contest!

Luci Wilson and Tiffany Apple are 2 of the lovely ladies of comedy at Robot Johnson, Charlotte’s premier sketch comedy group. We are so excited about having Robot Johnson appear at this year’s Geek Gala! When they aren’t working on their comedy sketches, both Luci and Tiffany are working on the upcoming TV series Outcast based on the Robert Kirkman comics. You may know him from The Walking Dead series. Of course, all that is sooper sekrit, so we couldn’t talk to much about that other than you should definitely watch it.

Something else you should definitely watch is the short film they recently shot (and we DID talk about) – which can be seen here over at the Murder of Fools Facebook page.

Oh, speaking of Robot Johnson and Facebook pages – here’s the link to theirs!

And congratulations to James McDonald for winning 2nd place for our storywriting contest! Thanks to Luci for reading his sensually horrific story Fine Dining! A reprint of the story itself will be posted on The Charlotte Geeks website later this week!

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Episode 35: Ashley of Mythgard!

September 22, 2015 by giddygeeker

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Ashley Thomas, Mythgard Institute, Nerdy Blogger, Sygnum Univeristy, Tolkien

Episode 35! You would think we would post this before Episode 36 – but that’s us – doing the unexpected! Ashley Thomas joins us to tell us about Mythgard Institute – an online institute where you can learn about the geeky things you love! Past courses have included: The Princess Bride (William Goldman), Watership Down (Richard Adams), The Books of Lost Tales (Tolkien), The Lays of Beleriand (Tolkien), Ender’s Game (Orson Scott Card) and Dune (Frank Herbert).

Ashley Thomas is The Nerdy Blogger. She holds a B. A. in English Literature from Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee and began her M. A. in Literature and Language with an emphasis in science fiction and fantasy at Mythgard Institute in Spring 2013. Ashley blogs, reads, writes (for fun and for hire), games, and spends time with her husband, Ryan, and their two cat-monsters, Luna and Oliver. You can keep up with her online adventures at http://nerdyblogging.wordpress.com.

To find out more about Mythgard Institute, visit Mythgard.org.

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Episode 36: Flashes of Brilliance

September 16, 2015 by giddygeeker

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2015 Monster Mash Flash Fiction Contest, Bruce Mulford, Geek Gala, Jim Ryan, John Hartness

Episode 36! Our very first guest, author/podcaster John Hartness returns and Jim Ryan (yes that Jim Ryan) joins in. We discuss podcasting, writing, and Uncle John reads the winner of our 2015 Monster Mash Flash Fiction Contest.

John Hartness – You may know him as the writer of The Black Knight and Bubba The Monster Hunter stories. He also has his own podcast, Literate Liquors, as well. You can find out all about him at www.johnhartness.com.

Bruce Mulford was the winner of our 2015 Monster Mash Flash Fiction Contest with his short story Breakfast. Bruce lives in Rock Hill, is originally from New Jersey, married w/three children, loves to write, read, tabletop Rpg, board games, video games, guitar, Doctor Who, Stargate Atlantis. If you want to know more, check him out on Facebook. Or talk to him more about the Geek Gala – because he won a ticket to be there! To find out more about the Geek Gala, visit www.geekgala.com.

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Episode 34: Liar for Hire

September 2, 2015 by giddygeeker

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Geek Gala, Hannibal, UpStage

Episode 34! World-renowned magician Hannibal stopped by Geek Gala HQ and shockingly did not do one card trick while he was there (unless you include picking his cards for the Rapid Fire Response Round). Hannibal performed at last year’s Geek Gala and is now going to be on stage on Friday, September 11th at UpStage in NoDa. It is a show not to be missed!

Hannibal was born and reared in Charlotte. He is gifted with four amazing, geeky children. Hannibal is a magic dude, and travels the world doing card tricks. He literally sucks at writing bios.

For a link to Hannibal’s website visit www.themagicartist.com.

To see Hannibal at Upstage on September 11th, book your tickets here.

To find out more about the Geek Gala, visit www.geekgala.com.

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Monthly Archives: September 2015

Episode 38: Monstrous Good Fun with Jim Ryan

Episode 37: Fine Dining with RoJo Girls

Episode 35: Ashley of Mythgard!

Episode 36: Flashes of Brilliance

Episode 34: Liar for Hire