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It's the annual Countdown to Comic-Con episode! After missing last year's episode for only the second time, David Glanzer returns to kick off the Countdown this year and talk about his history with Comic-Con, some of his favorite memories and David also addresses the complaints about WonderCon and other conventions not feeling the same this year. After that, Henry welcomes this year's guests:

•  Matthew Wiatt, director of the SABER documentary
• Jeffrey Snow, Founder & Lead Writer of Snowstorm Comics
• Amy Linsamouth, writer & SDCC panelist
• Funky Garcia, moderator, Unmasking Cultura panel

Besure to listen to the Countdown to Comic-Con, Part 2 for interviews with Tony Kim & Hero Within, Amin Amat & a special Comic-Con 101 with Tony Kim for all you first-time attendees!

On the second part to this year's Countdown to Comic-Con, Henry starts with a conversation with Tony Kim. Tony talks about celebrating Hero Within's 10th Anniversary  & shares some great news regarding the future of the company. Then, artist Amin Amat returns to the show but not to talk about his graphic novel series this time, instead, he previews a panel he'll be speaking on during Comic-Con. Finally, because Henry met so many first-time attendees at Free Comic Book Day & other events, Tony Kim comes back for a "Comic-Con 101" segment to help those first-timers navigate through San Diego Comic-Con.

*** This year, you can also watch the Countdown to Comic-Con episode! Go to Youtube.com/GeekSpeakVideos to do so. ***

Henry welcomes writers Michael Scwartz & Rachael Schaefer to talk about their upcoming graphic novel, Til Death.  It's the story about a restless ghost from the 1960s enlisting a grieving man to carry her bones across the country in a final attempt to reunite with her husband. But even the afterlife has rules, and breaking them could incur a fate worse than death. It's also a Kickstarter campaign with some pretty awesome rewards for backers...especially if you're a fan of the supernatural or ghost stories. Plus Shanclen's Nerdy Navajo News and a new pick for the Book Club.

The Geek Speak Show returns from a short break and picks up right where they left off....with this month's Issues of the Day. Henry San Miguel, Emily Mata and the Nerdy Navajo, Shanclen, talk about whether streaming really has killed the movie-going experience. This topic was prompted by a quote from Steven Spielberg where he describes going to a movie theater as a magical experience. Is it still? The second topic is...interesting. The Odyssey has announced that it will NOT hold any screenings for social media influencers. Is that a good or bad move by Universal and Christopher Nolan? Which leads to the final topic: Why has there been so much negativity about conventions this year? Complaints about empty aisles, no big panels, the usual brands not having a presence at the cons....yet, the conventions' social media acounts tell a diferent story. What's the truth? Plus Henry makes an announcement regarding The Geek Speak Expo.

On this month's Issues of the Day, Henry & Emily are joined by Linds from Lind's Soapbox on Instagram. Henry asks a simple question: Do we really need a trailer for a movie like Avengers: Doomsday? That leads to another related issue: Have we gotten to a point where there is just too much released for movies? In the second segment, Emily wonders whether the upcoming Supergirl movie should cover the events from the Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow comic or should it just be an origin story? Henry brings up the elephant in the room: Will it matter because we still have people that won't see it just because it's SuperGIRL?

The Geek Speak Show is taking a short Summer Vacation. The crew will return in Avengers: DoomsDa...no, on Wednesday, July 15th.

Henry is joined by Rebecca Sun, a journalist & cultural critic and former Senior Editor of Equality & Inclusion at The Hollywood Reporter. They talk about the recent layoffs across the entertainment industry, but especially what that means for college graduates & current students. As a lecturer at Cal State Fullerton, how does Rebecca prepare students & grads to enter a climate with no openings in their chosen career studies? Emily Mata, as a soon-to-be-college grad, also adds her thoughts on this topic and then she and Henry talk about Obsession and Backrooms and whether they're the "new direction of filmmaking" as many seem to think.

After the team took a break last week, they return this week with a jam-packed episode! First, Henry introduces the newest members of The Geek Speak Show, one in front of the mic, the other behind the scenes. Then, he's joined by the Nerdy Navajo Shanclen to chat with Darren Watts about collecting comics. If you've watched the Selling Superman documentary on Amazon, you know Darren's story and what started The Fantast Collection. As you can imagine, Shanclen has many questions about collecting for Darren. Then, they're joined by John Ward, the writer of the Scareville horror book series and also A Blackened Heart, A Blackened Soul. John talks about writing horror for kids and how his series differs from another horror book series for kids. Shanclen gets into a discusion on John's real-life paranormal experiences that inspired the books.

Henry, Emily & Shanclen take the week off to relax after Memorial Day weekend and, for Henry, several natuaral & not-so-natural disaters in Southern California. Henry replays two interviews from the show's past: First, from Season 7, an interview with a Lightsaber Fencing Summer Camp in San Francisco. Then, from the show's first season in 2010, Jeph Loeb's first of many appearances on the show. 

The gang will be back with an all-new episode next week. And with all-new team members, too.....

The episode begins with Henry's reaction to The Punisher: One Last Kill and why it suffers because of an issue with the MCU overall. Then, he welcomes Kevin Croxton to the show. Kevin is a composer and music teacher at Oliver Springs Elementary in Arkansas. The Oliver Springs Music Club, under Kevin's direction, made a Ghostbusters fan film called Ghostbusters: Half-Life. Kevin talks about it, including a scene that will be even more emotional after you hear why it's in the film. Geek Off The Street's Trent Tucker joins Henry & Emily Mata to give their reactions to The Punisher: One Last Kill. 

Henry, Emily & Shanclen talk about "original stories" and what that looks like in 2026. That leads to them playing a game that Henry calls "Pitch, Please!". Basically, a pitch meeting where Emily & Shanclen pitch original stories...however, if at any point the story pitch sounds like anything that we've already seen, they'll get the buzzer and pitch meeting over. Did they come up with an original story idea? Listen & find out! Then, Henry talks to Jeffrey R. Dean, the writer & artist of Project: HOLO and the T.E.R.R.A. series.

As the team relaxes after Free Comic Book Day, they decide to record the Issues of the Day for this month. Like last month, Henry, Emily and Shanclen each bring their own topic: Shanclen has an isue with con funk. Is it something that needs to be eliminated or just part of the con experience? Emily asks whether there is too much nostalgia, with films like Masters of the Universe and Mortal Kombat 2 on the way. Finally, Henry brings up the elephant that has been on all of your social media: Are you all not enjoying conventions the way you used to? If so, why?

This week, Henry welcomes Chris Brady, the managing owner of 4 Color Fantasies in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. That's where the show will be on Free Comic Book Day this year, and Chris talks about what he was doing before he decided to open the shop, why he opened it, what makes 4 Color Fantasies unique and he also reflects on the almost 20 years of the shop serving the Inland Empire. After Shanclen's Nerdy Navajo news report, Emily Mata joins Henry to reveal what the Skullcado Comics team will have at 4 Color Fantasies on FCBD and, finally, they reveal all the info on The Geek Speak Expo. All speakers are revealed, plus they let you know when & where tickets will go on sale.

Writer Tim Zajac joins Henry on this week's episode. Tim is the creator of Poe Noir, a comic book series inspired & adapting the stories of Edgar Allan Poe. Tim talks about how he went from writing for stage, film & television to writing his own comic book series, Poe Noir: The Dupine Files & where he'll be for Free Comic Book Day this year. After Shanclen updates us on what's hapening in Geek Culture, Emily Mata joins Henry and they talk about whether a film the size of Avengers: Doomsday needs a trailer 8 months before its release & what types of films actually do need a trailer or something...which leads to an interesting discovery about Emily and movie trailers...

On this month's Issues of the Day, we try something different: First of all, there are no guests, just Henry San Miguel, Emily Mata & Shanclen. That's not the new thing. This time, each of the hosts comes up with their own topic and leads their respective segments. Then, Henry reveals where The Geek Speak Show will be spending this year's Free Comic Book Day.

Henry San Miguel & Emily Mata welcome filmmakers The Akbaba Bros. (Emirhan & Denizhan Akbaba) & Antoine Robinson to the show. They talk about their Proof-of-Concept Kickstarter campign for a sci-fi/drama TV series called On The Ground. Then, artist Amin Amat returns to the show to talk about The Road To Oz, Chapter 3.

After a few words about last weekend's WonderCon and a quick tribute to the late James Tolkan, Henry San Miguel & Emily Mata welcome artist Austin Ackert to talk about his upcoming title, Carmine Sunshine. Picture this: A vampire is going about his immortal life when he is suddenly the victim of an alien abduction. Then it gets really weird! A fun chat about a fun comics collection. Then, (almost*) all the details are announced for The Geek Speak Expo, The Geek Speak Show's first-ever live event!

*There will be additional panels announced in the coming weeks.

As always, the Warm-Up To WonderCon episode kicks off with San Diego Comic-Con's David Glanzer, as he and Henry discuss last year's SDCC, WonderCon's upcoming 40th(!) anniversary and why the decision was made to not allow AI-generated art at SDCC's Art Show. The rest of this year's guests are:

Tony Kim, CEO & founder, Hero Within (Booth # 918)

Jevin Loop, artist (Artist Alley # E-46)

Jeffrey Snow, founder, Snowstorm Comics (Booth # 1320)

Omar Morales, comic book writer (Comics Assemble! Comics Camaraderie Networking Event, Friday 5-7 PM, Rm. 206B

Mark Atkinson, moderator (Aliens 40, Friday 3:45 PM, Rm. # North 100B/Jaws 50, Sunday 1:30 PM,Rm. # North 100B

As the team gets ready for WonderCon Anaheim next week, and Emily Mata rests her voice after catching a bit of con crud, Henry & Shanclen give a small tease of what the Star Trek 60 special episode will sound like as they play back a segment from the show's fourth season featuring a Star Trek vs Star Wars discussion with Team Wars consisting of Dr. Andrea Letamendi & then-co-host Rachel Rossilli. Team Trek was Henry and Rod Roddenbery. You'll hear the first few topics, whch led to the perfect description from Drea Letamendi to describe both franchises. After that, Shanclen updates us on how he's doing with his Star Trek challenge for this year. The episode wraps up with the guys bringing up a topic that was brought up during Shanclen's live stream last Monday and is also making the rounds online: Were this year's Best Film nominees and winner really the best films of the year? 

This week, it's comics, Metal & Monsters! First, Henry welcomes David F. Starr & Gustav Starr. They're musicians and the creators of a comic book called MetalLord. Then, Henry, Emily & Shanclen have a chat with some of the writers of the Godzilla vs. LA comic book. J.Gonzo(Godzill-LA), Gabriel Hardman(Eye In The Sky),& Jordan Morris(Big Break). Plus the usual features & more!

This week, Henry welcomes director & writer Jeremy Snead to the show. Jeremy talks about his new movie, Matter of Time, which opens this Friday in theatres.

Then, author & comic book creator Solis joins Henry & Emily to chat about creating his own comics through Solis Sequentials.

Plus the usual features....except a different Nerdy Navajo News. And Emily shares where she will be appearing in-person this wekend. Hint: It's right here.

Henry San Miguel, Emily Mata & Shanclen are joined by Trent Tucker from Geek Off The Street for this month's Issues of the Day episode. These are the issues discussed:

What do we hope to see from the new creative leadership at Lucasfilm? Not just Star Wars, everything Lucasfilm will produce moving forward?

Does the success of Iron Lung signal a new way to break into Hollywood? Or is it something that is still for a select few with a huge online following?

Bonus issue: Now that YouTube has officially (and financially) surpassed Netflix as the biggest entertainment platform, what does that mean for entertainment & content creators?

This week, Henry sets out to prove that geeks & nerds not being athletic is an outdated stereotype. In fact, we have our own sport: fencing! Wait...how is that geeky? Fencing...with lightsabers! First, director Matthew Wiatt joins Henry to talk about his documentary about lightsaber fencing called Saber. Yes, it features competitive lightsaber fencing, but you'll see that it's about more than the lightsabers or how many points are scored. Then, since a majority of the Geek Speak audience is in the Southern California area, Cang Snow checks in to let us know about the Lightspeed Saber Academy in Buena Park, CA.

Ricardo Delgado is a Hollywood Concept Designer & also a writer & illustrator who created the Eisner Award-winning series Age of Reptiles. He has a new illustrated novel coming soon called Vampyre: A Costa Rican Folktale. Ricardo visits with Henry to talk about it, why this is such a personal story for him and how it differs from the typical vampire lore we're familiar with. Plus, you'll hear Ricardo & Henry geek out over classic monster films and Spanish-language horror films from when they were both kids. After that, Henry welcomes director Nick Bailey to the show. Nick has a new documentary called She Was Here, which tells the true story of Heather O'Rourke's life & career. The film will be having its World Premiere on Monday & Tuesday, February 9th & 10th at the Laemmle theatre. The episode wraps up with Henry, Emily & Shanclen sharing their picks for the Book Club & letting you know where you can watch Shanclen live and meet Emily in person.

This week, composer Jacob Yoffee returns to the show to recap his panel at this year's NAMM Show. He also talks to Henry about composing for two iconic TV shows & what he's working on in 2026. After the Book Club, and with the nominees for the 53rd Saturn Awards having been announced, Henry, Emily & Shanclen go over them & pick who they think should win in some of the categories.

The Geek Speak Show kicks off its 16th season!

Henry & Shanclen are back, along with their new co-host, Emily Mata. After a new feature that'll help you keep track of cons & other events, Henry & Emily welcome Ethan H. Calk to the show. Ethan is the writer/editor of When Aliens Attack! It's an upcoming sci-fi comedy animated series and Ethan talks about how it was created, including why going with AI-generated animation. After the Book Club, Henry issues a challenge to Shanclen: In celebration of Star Trek's 60th Anniversary later this year, will he finally start watching Star Trek episodes? If Shanclen agrees to that challenge, where should he start?

The Geek Speak Show kicks off 2026 with the first Issues of the Day episode!

Henry San Miguel is back as the main host, along with the Nerdy Navajo, Shanclen. They welcome Analese & Rob, hosts of the Nerd Best Friends podcast to talk about the Stranger Things Finale and why this love letter to 80s culture made such a global impact for the past nine years. Even with those who didn't grow up in the 80s. That leads the discussion to these other topics:

Avengers: Doomsday. Something to get excited about or not really? Is spoiler culture ruining how we enjoy movies and shows? What will ruin the movie theatre expreience more: Artificial Intelligence used to make movies or Netflix buying Warner Bros. Discovery?

The episode ends with the introduction of The Geek Speak Show's newest co-host, Emily Mata. Emily talks to the writer & artist of the new comic book, Maguro, Jevin Loop & Phillip Quick. Kevin Tran, who illustrated the variant cover, also joins the chat.

On the final episode for 2025, Henry & Shanclen, along with Geek Off The Street's Marc Pope & Trent Tucker, begin with the final Issues of the Day for the year. Only two topics: Why Netflix winning the bid to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery ISN'T as bad as all the "experts" have been bemoaning & why talking during movies in the theater IS bad, as everyone SHOULD be saying. Then, The Geek Speak Awards Show returns! The guys award the best of the year in comic books, video games, shows and movies. Yes, the WTF Award is back, too. (Meaning the worst movie of 2025.) The guys also look forward to what they're most anticipating in 2026.

                The Geek Speak Show will return in January 2026.

This is the final (regular) episode for 2025! To wrap up the season in a fun & inspirational way, Henry welcomes artist Emily Mata to the show. Emily talks about knowing she wanted to be an artist from a very young age, explaining to her parents why she wanted to draw for a living, creating Dewy's Adventures and Mira, becoming the comic artist for The Highlander, UC Riverside's newspaper, and how all of this culminated in Emily's goal for a looong time: attending & exhibiting at San Diego Comic-Con. Then, for the final Book Club of the year, Shanclen and Henry share books with you all and they tease next week's Season Finale.

This week, Henry highlights a new sci-fi film starring Tom Felton called Altered. Since Tom was a little bit busy on Broadway, Henry talks to director Timo Vueronsola & actress Elizaveta Bugulova about the film. Timo talks about the inspiration for the film and why he chose Tom Felton as the lead. Elizaveta talks about her character (Chloe) and what it was like meeting Tom Felton for the first time...after having grown up as a Harry Potter fan and Draco Malfoy being her favorite character. Then, Shanclen joins Henry and they talk about what's been happening in Geek Culture, including a spoiler-filled discussion of Predator: Badlands. 

The gang's all here for this Issues of the Day! Henry & Shanclen are joined by Marc Pope & Trent Tucker from Geek Off The Street. They start off the episode by talking about Tilly Norwood, the first AI-generated "actress" and why Hollywood is already scrambling to sign her to a multi-film deal & agents are open to being her reps...as if she were a real person. Henry points out why this will go beyond Hollywood....

Miami Vice. Masters of the Universe. Knight Rider. the Running Man. Baywatch. Those are some of the reboots coming soon. Is 2026 the year that we finally have to accept the fact that Hollywood has no new ideas?

The episode ends with some fun with time travel. As this episode was released on November 5, 2025, the guys celebrate the anniversary of the day that Doc Brown invented the Flux Capacitor. Just as Marty McFly went back 30 years to 1955, the guys go back 30 years to 1995. What do we miss from '95 and what are we glad stayed back in '95? What do we wish had stayed in 1995? 

Henry San Miguel is joined by the Nerdy Navajo, Shanclen, for this year's Halloween Episode. they play back the ghost stories sent in by you, our listeners, and also a few from our guests. Shanclen explains why his stories aren't just "I saw a shadow" or "I heard a noise" and he also explains why having a little "Halloween fun" and playing with a Ouija board, Bloody Mary or trying to communicate with spirits could invite something you only think would be in movies. Plus Henry has one last treat regarding this year's Geek Speak Treats. Almost two hours of Halloween fun, spookiness and info for you!

Happy Halloween from all of us at The Geek Speak Show!

A couple of weeks before Halloween, Henry & Shanclen get you ready for what you'll hear on this year's Halloween episode: Ghost Stories! Most of them will be from you, the listeners, but you'll hear a few from Henry and Shanclen, as well. On this episode, Shanclen shares two stories. One from his time as a tour guide at Vulture City Ghost Town in Wickenburg, Arizona and the other from a time that he visited The 13th Floor, A Halloween haunt in Phoenix,Arizona. Both tales are spooky, but also show you another side of the Nerdy Navajo.

Clover Press publisher Hank Kanalz joins Henry to talk about the ongoing Kickstarter campaign for The Amazing Spider-Man Classic Newspaper Comics. For the first time ever in softcover, Stan Lee and John Romita's THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN NEWSPAPER COMICS returns to print in Clover Press's spectacular new line of deluxe slipcase editions! The Book Club features a surprise this week. Not the book selection, but who the selection comes from.

The Geek Speak Show is back with an all-new episode! After Shanclen's Nerdy Navajo News report, Henry welcomes writer Joshua Rubin & award-winning Portugese artist Jorge Coelho. Their new comic book, Time Sensitive #1, is currently running a Kickstarter campaign, ending on October 9th. Time Sensitive isn't the typical superhero story...in fact, there are no superheroes in it. It tells the story of L.A detective Caleb Stone, who's wife disappears one day...and everyone claims she never existed. Except for one teenage girl Caleb meets who not only believes him, but knows why his wife and many other people are being deleted. After that, the Book Club selection is Mark Tullius' Try Not To Die series, with 20 titles published and 30 more in development. In addition to his other novels and short story collections, he's also written two nonfiction books inspired by his reckless journey through Ivy League football, MMA, and boxing—Unlocking the Cage, the largest sociological study of fighters, and TBI or CTE, which raises awareness for brain injury survivors. 

Henry welcomes RJ Palisoc to the show this week. RJ is a producer & writer who has worked at Marvel Animation, Sony Pictures Animation and Legendary Pictures. He's now created his own comic book series called Barkskin, based on the Filipino mythological creature known as the Kapre. Plus a new Book Club selection that's perfect for the upcoming spooky season and a new Nerdy Navajo News with Shanclen.

The gang's all here for this month's Issues of the Day! Henry & Shanclen are joined by Geek Off The Street's Trent Tucker & Marc Pope as they discuss whether superhero fatigue is actually a thing now...and is it really because of bad stories or just human nature to get tired of too much of something? Marc & Trent bring up a couple of interesting topics at the end: Are all the Korean music, shows and films that are so popular now a good thing or bad thing? Also, as shown in Alien:Earth, if someone's consciousness is transferred to a diffeent body, is that person still alive or someone else?

On this episode, Henry welcomes Scott & India Cramton to the show. Scott wanted to shoot a Ghostbusters fan film for their wedding day, which he and their friends did. They released it on their theatre company's Youtube channel and it's been a huge hit with Ghostbusters fans. Hear their story in their own words and how even neighbors and locals they didn't know gladly participated in this fan film. For The Book Club, author Maxwell Alexander Drake talks about getting a second chance to (re)write his two most successful books: Genesis of Oblivion.

This week, Henry welcomes Alessandra Ferreri, Head of Content at Wattpad. Alessandra talks about the stories that Wattpad & its distributing partners look for and how those original stories get monetized, adapted & distributed. Then, writer & director Jeffrey Morris visits to talk about his new documentary, The Eagle Obsession. It follows his journey to find the origins of the Eagle Transporter spaceship from the Space: 1999 TV show...but it's actually much more than that. Plus a classic pick for The Book Club from Henry.

Mark Nazal joins Henry on this week's episode. Mark is an award-winning VFX artist/supervisor who has worked on many of the shows we watch. The Walking Dead, Gotham, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,Runaways and more. He's also the founder & Chief Creative Officer of Diwata Komiks, where he's bringing traditional Filipino-American stories to life for a whole new audience. For the Book Club, H.H. German drops by to talk to Henry about Calico, a vegan anti-hero who fights for those who can't: abused animals. It's published by H.H.'s own publishing company, Sigma Comics.

After a short recap of SDCC 2025, Henry welcomes Elliot & Harry White to the show. They're the artistic Directors for Foster Cat Productions and they talk about their new musical, It's A Bird...It's A Plane...It's Superman!  For this week's Book Club selection, Shannon Gilligan drops by for a visit. Shannon is the CEO & publisher of Chooseco, as well as a long-time writer for Choose Your Own Adventure.

It's San Diego Comic-Con week! That means it's time for the annual Countdown To Comic-Con episode! For only the second time in The Geek Speak Show's history, the Countdown does NOT start with Comic-Con's David Glanzer. Instead, our own Nerdy Navajo (Shanclen) kicks off the episode with SDCC Teachings, aka tips for SDCC first-time attendees. The guests this year are:

Joel Rodriguez, CEO of Metal Ninja Studios, who will be debuting Concept To Comic at Comic-Con. 

Amin Amat, creator of The Road To Oz graphic novel talks about the panel he will be on and what he's looking forward to as this will be his first-ever visit to San Diego Comic-Con.

Comic book writer Omar Morales teases a surprise at the Comixology booth and talks about the signings and panels he will be a part of.

Finally, Lucy Linger talks about Faithful, a Scottish fairytale screening at Comic-Con and who will be hosting the screening. Hint: It's the host of The Geek Speak Show.

You'll be ready for Comic-Con after this episode. Follow The Geek Speak Show on Instagram and Tik Tok for all pictures and videos from Comic-Con. All of our interviews can be found on our YouTube channel, starting Monday July 28.

We'll see you in San Diego!

A week before SDCC 2025, Henry welcomes writer/director John Paul Ungaretti and writer/producer Christina Heller to the show. Their new film, Unexpected Treasures, will be making its debut at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday July 24th at 7 PM in Ballroom 6DE. They join Henry to talk about the inspiration for the film, the cast and what they're looking forward to next week in San Diego. Plus a Book Club selection sticking to the Comic-Con theme.

*** The Countdown To Comic-Con episode will be released on Monday July 21, 2025.

The Fourth of July holiday is behind us, so that means....we're weeks away from San Diego Comic-Con! On this episode, Henry gives some advice to first-time attendees. Their excitement is building, but also a bit of anxiety as they start to see the schedule roll out, the activations, the off-sites, etc. This episode gives you first-time attendees some tips on how to navigate your first San Diego Comic-Con. Not the panels, but the little things that you may not be thinking about.

As we celebrate the 4th of July holiday in America, Henry replays an interview with director Lisa Downs. Lisa returned to The Geek Speak Show in June of last year to talk about her upcoming documentary Life After The Goonies. The campaign has ended and was successfuly funded, but you can still back them if you feel the need after you hear Lisa's story. 

The Geek Speak Show, Vol. 2 returns with all-new episodes starting July 9, 2025.

On this month's Issues of the Day, Henry is joined by Geek Off The Street's Marc Pope. They start by talking about Star Trek The Original Series possibly being rebooted by the Strange New Worlds team & actors and whether that would be welcomed or not. Then, in a first for an Issues of the Day episode, they welcome a guest: Lukas Kendall, founder of Film Score Monthly Magazine. Lukas talks about how & why he started a magazine about film scores when he was in high school and how it became THE go-to source for fans of film scores. The episode ends with Marc & Henry discussing something that is becoming normal in Geek Culture: Spoiler Culture, plus Marc Pope throws a few "rapid-fire" questions at Henry to wrap up the episode in a fun & geeky way.

Henry and Shanclen spend the first segment talking about the protests in Southern California, war in the Middle East and how all of this turmoil affects all of us. Shanclen even released a video about it on his YouTube Channel. Henry references a conversation he and Shanclen had about all of this and how it applies to the Geek Speak audience, particularly those of you that want to be tomorrow's filmmakers & storytellers. Plus, Henry highlights a classic Star Wars book for this week's Book Club selection.

After Henry explains why the show was away for so long, he gives a major update on The Geek Speak Expo. Comic Book writer & web manager Amin Amat joins the show to talk about his Kickstarter campaign for The Road To Oz: Chapter Two. Then Omar Morales visits to talk to Henry about his new graphic novel, Major Thomás.

On this month's Issues of the Day episode, Henry & Shanclen are joined by Scott & Gina Dunn. Scott & Gina are former actors, producers, writers and directors who are now YouTubers with three channels of content. (Dunncast, Dunn Reacts & Dunnit Films) They join the show to continue the conversation they had in one of their videos from earlier this year where they discussed the death of Hollywood. They talk about why & when Hollywood started to lose the magic and how it can get it back and, more importantly, bring audiences back to movie theatres. Henry & Shanclen also have a short discussion on the importance of Free Comic Book Day & whether it's accomplishing its original mission: To introduce comics to new readers and bring back former readers.

This week, the show turns into a preview for next week's Issues of the Day episode. Henry & Shanclen talk about what they did over the weekend, then a story in the Nerdy Navajo News makes Henry share a segment of the Dunncast, with Scott & Gina Dunn, where they talk about why Hollywood is dying and more importantly, how it can be made relevant again. The episode ends with one of Henry's favorite book series (The Last Apprentice by Joseph Delaney) highlighted for The Book Club.

Big episode this week! First, are you OK? After last week's The Last Of Us episode, Henry starts by askng if you're all OK & why it's OK to NOT be OK. That leads into a chat with writer/director Gary Scullion and Echoes of Darkness, A Star Wars Fan Film. For The Book Club, Megan Haskell drops by to talk about all of her fantasy books & what inspired them. Finally, Henry & Shanclen wrap up by talking about that episode of The Last Of Us (yes, spoilers) & all the announcements that came out of Star Wars Celebration Japan last weekend.