Geek Gab with SIlver Empire Author Susan McPhail

This past weekend, we at Geek Gab had the pleasure of hosting Susan McPhail, author of Treasures of Dodrazeb: The Origin Key from Silver Empire Books. Join us as we discuss Susan's work, Indiana Jones, and--shameless plug--my Dragon Award win for Souldancer. As long as you're checking out Susan's book, you…
September 13, 20164 Comments
Hugo Award Ceremony Tonight

Hugo Award Ceremony Tonight

The 2016 Hugo Awards ceremony will be held tonight, viz. August 20, 2016, at 8:00 PM Central Daylight Savings Time. If you'd like to listen in, the event will be streamed live via UStream. If you're averse to schoolmarmish hosting and wooden assholes, Rabid Puppies will be holding their own…
August 20, 201614 Comments

Live Stream Roundup

Once again, I come before you to share the fruits of another podcast-heavy weekend! First up: a frank discussion with my new author friend Justin on his live stream Writers Talking. Writers Talking Justin is a smart and capable guy. I like to see writers like him get a chance,…
August 16, 20164 Comments
Geek Gab Episode 63: Suicide Squad

Geek Gab Episode 63: Suicide Squad

This week on Geek Gab, we give mini-reviews of Jason Bourne and Star Trek Beyond before moving on to the main event: a full review of the new DC Universe movie Suicide Squad. Did Warner Bros. learn the right lessons from the critical failure of Batman v. Superman? Or for that matter…
August 8, 20166 Comments
Podcast Roundup: Catholic Geek Gab

Podcast Roundup: Catholic Geek Gab

My weekend turned out to be a podcasating marathon. All told, I spent two and half hours in geekish conversation. Now you can enjoy the results! First up, I went on Catholic Geeks, hosted by author Declan Finn. He gave me the whole show to myself, so we covered a…
July 25, 2016
I’ll Be on Catholic Geeks Tonight

I’ll Be on Catholic Geeks Tonight

Heads up! I'll be joining Honor at Stake author Declan Finn on the Catholic Geeks show tonight at 7:00 PM Easter/6:00 PM Central. Join us for what's sure to be a lively discussion of the Hugos, the publishing industry, and general Catholic geekery. @BrianNiemeier
July 24, 2016

Geek Gab: Independence Day 2: Try Harder

We're back with more blockbuster movie reviews and bear wrestling! Join the Geek Gab gang as Daddy Warpig grapples with the new Ghostbusters' cynical humorlessness, John wrestles bears for Pepsi, and I explain how the new Independence Day is a stealth campaign ad for America's only sane presidential choice: William…
July 11, 2016

Penny Dreadful: Geek Gab Episode 59

On this week's episode of Geek Gab, Daddy Warpig delivers a rousing dissertation on the decline of contemporary horror. Exhibit A: Showtime's Gothic horror series Penny Dreadful. Has the horror genre lost its way in recent years? Listen in and find out! When you're done listening, read my top 20…
June 26, 2016

Geek Gab: Battle of the Iron Mans!

Daddy Warpig and I devoted the latest episode of Geek Gab to debating my best Iron Man movie post. The discussion was quite vigorous, to the extent that we broke the normal half hour time limit and did a double length episode. I definitely think the subject merited the extra time.…
June 19, 20163 Comments

Geek Gab: Super Movie Episode

It's anything goes on this lively episode of Geek Gab. Daddy Warpig discusses a couple of Disney kids' films: Zootopia and The Rescuers. John talks about Overwatch. It's not a movie, but he didn't watch anything this week. Finally, I review The Conjuring 2 form director James Wan. Did he succeed…
June 12, 20162 Comments