In Passion of the Geeks Pat & Greg, two friends and fellow geeks, take you on a journey through popular and geek culture, and explore the whys and hows of the things they love. Sometime silly, oftentimes weird, rarely insightful but always with passion.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 7 hours 55 minutes
episode 30: WandaVision
In episode 30 of “Passion of the Geeks”, Pat & Greg agree a lot: First they agree that 69 Million is a lot for some art, then they agree that some games are too long and finally they agree that WandavVision is some great television. Today I found out.
episode 29: Dying is Fun! (in Adventure Games)(unplugged)
In this weeks “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged”, Pat explores the possibility that dying in an adventure game could actually – dare we say it? – be … fun. Links & Sources Ways to die in Space Quest II (Part 1) on Youtube
episode 28: We named the dog Indiana
In episode 28 of “Passion of the Geeks” Pat and Greg share their excitement (or lack thereof) about the Skyward Sword re-release and a new Superman reboot. They are really excited about WandaVision though. For their main topic,
episode 27: Flicker
In this weeks “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged” Greg talks about the novel “Flicker by Thedore Roszak. Links & Sources Flicker (novel) on Wikipedia Theodore Roszak’s NY Times Obituary Review of the unproduced screenplay The unproduced screenplay by Ji...
episode 26: Music in Games
In another exciting episode of “Passion of the Geeks”, Pat talks space science and Greg reprimands Pat for not having watched “WandaVision” yet. But they don’t fight for long and together they each share five of their favorite video game soundtracks.
episode 25: You are Sherlock Holmes
In this weeks “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged”, Pat investigates computer games where you step into the shoes of the famous consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and how game designers tried do depict his unique skills in some of them.
episode 24: Natural 20
In episode 24 of “Passion of the Geeks” Pat & Greg share their excitement about the “return” of Lucasfilm Games and what it means for Indiana Jones and Star Wars. For their main topic they do another deep dive into Dungeons & Dragons,
episode 23: YouTube Recommendations
In this episode Greg recommends 5 YouTube Channels you should definitely subscribe to. Links & Sources Patrick (H) Willems – Shut up about Plotholes Sideways – How a Superhero Theme works Tom Scott – YouTube’s copyright system isn’t broken.
episode 22: The Colonel's Bequest
In this weeks “Passion of the Geeks – Unplugged”, Pat continues talking about retro adventure games he holds dear with The Colonel’s Bequest – A Laura Bow Mystery by Sierra On-Line. A murder mystery adventure game that doesn’t rely on puzzles but anot...
episode 21: Hindsight is 2020
In episode 21 of “Passion of the Geeks” your host talk about the Hoff, Marvels What if…, Cobra Kai and the Trials of Mana Remake. After that, Pat & Greg look back at 2020 and discuss the games, movies and shows they enjoyed the most in a very difficult...