Geek Saga Podcast

Episode 184 of The Geek Saga Podcast features our Hot D Takes on House of the Dragon season 3 episode 8, “The Treasons at Tumbleton”. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara – an avid reader of all things ASOIAF – and Manny, a Game of Thrones fan who is Unsullied (aka has never read the books) – celebrate the Winter Wolves, eulogize our poor sweet Helaena, and more in their discussion of “The Treasons at Tumbleton”. Geek Saga Podcast Episode 184: Hot D Takes on “The Treasons at Tumbleton” Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 183 of The Geek Saga Podcast features our Hot D Takes on House of the Dragon season 3 episode 7, “The Dragon in Winter”. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara – an avid reader of all things ASOIAF – and Manny, a Game of Thrones fan who is Unsullied (aka has never read the books) – cry over the attack on our feral ugly boi Sheepstealer, commend Daeron for ACTUALLY being a little bit Daring, and more in their discussion of “The Dragon in Winter”. Geek Saga Podcast Episode 183: Hot D Takes on “The Dragon in Winter” Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 182 of The Geek Saga Podcast features our Hot D Takes on House of the Dragon season 3 episode 6, “Faceless Men”. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara – an avid reader of all things ASOIAF – and Manny, a Game of Thrones fan who is Unsullied (aka has never read the books) – praise the death of Ser Cole of House Slaw, ponder Alys Rivers’ age, and more in their discussion of “Faceless Men”. Geek Saga Podcast Episode 182: Hot D Takes on “Faceless Men” Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 181 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our State of the Saga July 2026 update on what we’ve been listening to, playing, reading, and watching, including pop culture news – this month featuring more of our takes on the Bricks and Minifigs/Reckless Ben situation! Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are here with their new monthly update series “State of the Saga”! This series is available as a webcast ONLY to our Patrons, with these podcast versions being released approximately 2-2.5 weeks after recording, so be sure to check out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon – $5/month and up can watch our State of the Saga episodes LIVE, while $3/month and up get access to the video recording at least a week before these podcast episodes are released! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 181: State of the Saga July 2026 Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 179 of The Geek Saga Podcast features our Hot D Takes on House of the Dragon season 3 episode 4, “Tumbleton”. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara – an avid reader of all things ASOIAF – and Manny, a Game of Thrones fan who is Unsullied (aka has never read the books) – ponder who the new MVP of King’s Landing is, wonder at the petty delivery of certain news, and question Aemond’s continued absence in their discussion of “Tumbleton”. Geek Saga Podcast Episode 179: Hot D Takes on “Tumbleton” Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 178 of The Geek Saga Podcast features our Hot D Takes on House of the Dragon season 3 episode 3, “Rhaenyra Triumphant”. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara – an avid reader of all things ASOIAF – and Manny, a Game of Thrones fan who is Unsullied (aka has never read the books) – admire the many amazing facial expressions of Alicent and question Daemon’s colonization goals in their discussion of “Rhaenyra Triumphant”. Geek Saga Podcast Episode 178: Hot D Takes on “Rhaenyra Triumphant” Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks! Harrenhal is to castles as Chipotle is to Mexican restaurants…discuss

Episode 177 of The Geek Saga Podcast features our Hot D Takes on House of the Dragon season 3 episode 2, “Queen’s Landing”. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara – an avid reader of all things ASOIAF – and Manny, a Game of Thrones fan who is Unsullied (aka has never read the books) – relive drinking songs with Daemon, extoll Helaena’s virtues, and celebrate that OUR QUEEN is finally sitting on THE Throne in their discussion of “Queen’s Landing”. Geek Saga Podcast Episode 177: Hot D Takes on “Queen’s Landing” Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 175 of The Geek Saga Podcast features our Hot D Takes on the House of the Dragon season 3 premiere, “Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood”. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara – an avid reader of all things ASOIAF – and Manny, a Game of Thrones fan who is Unsullied (aka has never read the books) – are back and pondering the hows of proper dragon training in their discussion of “Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood”. Geek Saga Podcast Episode 175: Hot D Takes on “Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood” Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 173 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our State of the Saga May 2026 update on what we’ve been listening to, playing, reading, and watching, including pop culture news and a Reddit story! Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are here with their new monthly update series “State of the Saga”! This series is available as a webcast ONLY to our Patrons, with these podcast versions being released approximately 2-2.5 weeks after recording, so be sure to check out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon – $5/month and up can watch our State of the Saga episodes LIVE, while $3/month and up get access to the video recording at least a week before these podcast episodes are released! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 173: State of the Saga May 2026 Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are back with another Cringe Factor installment, in which we watch, dissect, and discuss the most popular teen movies and rom coms of the 90s and early 2000s! Our 7th "lost episode", originally recorded way back in 2024, was something of a palate cleanser - still including the 10 Things We "Hate" About What a Girl Wants...as well as the "These're All That" things that we actually enjoyed about this movie, and our final 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor rating of it on a scale of 1 to 10 Zach Morrises!

Episode 170 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our next Media That Made Us CRINGE discussion about the fifth movie in the Twilight saga….Breaking Dawn Part 2! (Based, of course, on the book by Stephenie Meyer.) Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny combine their 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor and Media That Made Us series into “Media That Made Us CRINGE”, a new set of episodes focusing on popular media that they couldn’t escape from…but didn’t exactly love (or even like, really). Geek Saga Podcast Episode 170: Media That Made Us CRINGE – Breaking Dawn Part 2 Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 169 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our next Media That Made Us CRINGE discussion about the fourth movie in the Twilight saga….Breaking Dawn Part 1! (Based, of course, on the book by Stephenie Meyer.) Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny combine their 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor and Media That Made Us series into “Media That Made Us CRINGE”, a new set of episodes focusing on popular media that they couldn’t escape from…but didn’t exactly love (or even like, really). Geek Saga Podcast Episode 169: Media That Made Us CRINGE – Breaking Dawn Part 1 Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 168 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our State of the Saga March 2026 update on what we’ve been listening to, playing, reading, and watching, including pop culture news and a Reddit story! Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! A note on this episode’s audio quality: Tara’s mic crapped out on them at some point between pre-episode recording test and going live for our patrons, so apologies in advance that they sound like they’re recording in a public bathroom or some sh*t, ha. Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are here with their new monthly update series “State of the Saga”! This series is available as a webcast ONLY to our Patrons, with these podcast versions being released approximately 2-2.5 weeks after recording, so be sure to check out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon – $5/month and up can watch our State of the Saga episodes LIVE, while $3/month and up get access to the video recording at least a week before these podcast episodes are released! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 168: State of the Saga March 2026 Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 167 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our third Media That Made Us CRINGE discussion about the third movie in the Twilight saga….Eclipse! (Based, of course, on the book by Stephenie Meyer.) Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny combine their 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor and Media That Made Us series into “Media That Made Us CRINGE”, a new set of episodes focusing on popular media that they couldn’t escape from…but didn’t exactly love (or even like, really). Geek Saga Podcast Episode 167: Media That Made Us CRINGE – Eclipse Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 166 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our State of the Saga February 2026 update on what we’ve been listening to, playing, reading, watching, and more! Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are here with their new monthly update series “State of the Saga”! This series is available as a webcast ONLY to our Patrons, with these podcast versions being released approximately 2-2.5 weeks after recording, so be sure to check out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon – $5/month and up can watch our State of the Saga episodes LIVE, while $3/month and up get access to the video recording at least a week before these podcast episodes are released! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 166: State of the Saga February 2026 Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 165 of The Geek Saga Podcast features our Dunk-n-Egg Tales from Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1 episode 6, “The Morrow”. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara – an avid reader of all things ASOIAF – and Manny, a GoT/HotD fan who is Unsullied (aka has never read the books) – discuss how it’s all about the friends Dunk made along the way, very interesting music choices, and more from Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 6…PLUS a chat about the first House of the Dragon season 3 teaser trailer! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 165: Dunk-n-Egg Tales from “The Morrow” Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 164 of The Geek Saga Podcast features our Dunk-n-Egg Tales from Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1 episode 5, “In the Name of the Mother”. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara – an avid reader of all things ASOIAF – and Manny, a GoT/HotD fan who is Unsullied (aka has never read the books) – discuss Ser Arlan’s continued big d*ck energy, never wanting to see Dunk cry again, and more from Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 5! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 164: Dunk-n-Egg Tales from “In the Name of the Mother” Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 163 of The Geek Saga Podcast features our Dunk-n-Egg Tales from Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1 episode 4, “Seven”. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara – an avid reader of all things ASOIAF – and Manny, a GoT/HotD fan who is Unsullied (aka has never read the books) – discuss 6,000 year old Andal foolery, true knights, and more from Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 4! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 163: Dunk-n-Egg Tales from “Seven” Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 162 of The Geek Saga Podcast features our Dunk-n-Egg Tales from Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1 episode 3, “The Squire”. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara – an avid reader of all things ASOIAF – and Manny, a GoT/HotD fan who is Unsullied (aka has never read the books) – discuss Westerosi breakfast sandwiches, the odd insertion of the term ‘aliens’, and more from Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 3! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 162: Dunk-n-Egg Tales from “The Squire” Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 161 of The Geek Saga Podcast features our Dunk-n-Egg Tales from Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1 episode 2, “Hard Salt Beef”. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara – an avid reader of all things ASOIAF – and Manny, a GoT/HotD fan who is Unsullied (aka has never read the books) – discuss Egg living an Arya-core life, Lyonel Baratheon as an emotional/fun support extrovert, and more from the second Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 161: Dunk-n-Egg Tales from “Hard Salt Beef” Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 160 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our State of the Saga January 2026 update on what we’ve been listening to, playing, reading, watching, and more! Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are here with their new monthly update series “State of the Saga”! This series is available as a webcast ONLY to our Patrons, with these podcast versions being released approximately 2-2.5 weeks after recording, so be sure to check out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon – $5/month and up can watch our State of the Saga episodes LIVE, while $3/month and up get access to the video recording at least a week before these podcast episodes are released! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 160: State of the Saga January 2026 Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 159 of The Geek Saga Podcast features our Dunk-n-Egg Tales from Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1 episode 1, “The Hedge Knight”. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara – an avid reader of all things ASOIAF – and Manny, a GoT/HotD fan who is Unsullied (aka has never read the books) – discuss on-screen p00ping, apologizing to chandeliers, and more from the Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premiere! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 159: Dunk-n-Egg Tales from “The Hedge Knight” Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 158 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our second Media That Made Us CRINGE discussion about the second movie in the Twilight saga….New Moon! (Based, of course, on the book by Stephenie Meyer.) Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny combine their 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor and Media That Made Us series into “Media That Made Us CRINGE”, a new set of episodes focusing on popular media that they couldn’t escape from…but didn’t exactly love (or even like, really). Geek Saga Podcast Episode 158: Media That Made Us CRINGE – New Moon Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 157 of The Geek Saga Podcast features live audio from the Genderqueer High Fantasy panel at Dragon Con 2025. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Moderated by myself and featuring Alicia Fox-Lenz, Rose Reynolds, Mel Todd, and DL Wainright, this panel journeyed beyond the binary to discuss genderqueer literature (with a focus on High Fantasy). (While some minor sound editing was done to make the original recording somewhat easier on the ears, please keep in mind that this was recorded live and therefore the sound quality is uneven at best.) Geek Saga Podcast Episode 157: Genderqueer High Fantasy at Dragon Con 2025 Visit this comprehensive Dragon Con coverage list for other Dragon Con podcast episodes, including the Geek Saga Podcast’s pre-and post-convention “Drinkin’ Con” show and panel recordings from 2017 to now! Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 156 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our State of the Saga December 2025 update on what we’ve been listening to, playing, reading, watching, and more! Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are here with their new monthly update series “State of the Saga”! This series is available as a webcast ONLY to our Patrons, with these podcast versions being released approximately 2-2.5 weeks after recording, so be sure to check out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon – $5/month and up can watch our State of the Saga episodes LIVE, while $3/month and up get access to the video recording at least a week before these podcast episodes are released! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 156: State of the Saga December 2025 Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 155 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our very first Media That Made Us CRINGE discussion about…drumroll please…Twilight! (Specifically the movie, of course based on the book by Stephenie Meyer.) Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny combine their 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor and Media That Made Us series into “Media That Made Us CRINGE”, a new set of episodes focusing on popular media that they couldn’t escape from…but didn’t exactly love (or even like, really). Geek Saga Podcast Episode 155: Media That Made Us CRINGE – Twilight Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 154 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our State of the Saga November 2025 update on what we’ve been listening to, playing, reading, watching, and more! Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are here with their new monthly update series “State of the Saga”! This series is available as a webcast ONLY to our Patrons, with these podcast versions being released approximately 2-2.5 weeks after recording, so be sure to check out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon – $5/month and up can watch our State of the Saga episodes LIVE, while $3/month and up get access to the video recording at least a week before these podcast episodes are released! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 154: State of the Saga November 2025 Again, please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 153 of The Geek Saga Podcast features live audio from the fan panel on the Apple TV show Silo (namely season 2) at Dragon Con 2025. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Moderated by MIchael Frost and featuring myself and Aaron Dunne, this panel discussed our likes, dislikes, and otherwise general feelings about season 2 of the Apple TV show Silo, based on Hugh Howey’s Silo book series. (While some minor sound editing was done to make the original recording somewhat easier on the ears, please keep in mind that this was recorded live and therefore the sound quality is uneven at best.) Geek Saga Podcast Episode 153: Silo at Dragon Con 2025 Visit this comprehensive Dragon Con coverage list for other Dragon Con podcast episodes, including the Geek Saga Podcast’s pre-and post-convention “Drinkin’ Con” show and panel recordings from 2017 to now! Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 152 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our State of the Saga October 2025 update on what we’ve been listening to, playing, reading, watching, and more! Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are here with their new monthly update series “State of the Saga”! This series is available as a webcast ONLY to our Patrons, with these podcast versions being released approximately 2-2.5 weeks after recording, so be sure to check out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon – $5/month and up can watch our State of the Saga episodes LIVE, while $3/month and up get access to the video recording at least a week before these podcast episodes are released! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 152: State of the Saga October 2025 Again, please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 151 of The Geek Saga Podcast features live audio from the fan panel on Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson at Dragon Con 2025. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Moderated by Billy Todd and featuring myself and the late Seth Lockhart*, this panel discussed our likes, dislikes, and otherwise general feelings about Wind and Truth, the 5th book in Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive series. *Seth sadly passed away not long after Dragon Con 2025. His death was unexpected, and as someone who has been on many panels with him, a great loss to the community. He will be very much missed by those closest to him, and by all of us who were blessed to spend even an hour or two or three (or maybe more) discussing our favorite fandoms with him at Dragon Con. (While some minor sound editing was done to make the original recording somewhat easier on the ears, please keep in mind that this was recorded live and therefore the sound quality is uneven at best.) Geek Saga Podcast Episode 151: Wind and Truth at Dragon Con 2025 Visit this comprehensive Dragon Con coverage list for other Dragon Con podcast episodes, including the Geek Saga Podcast’s pre-and post-convention “Drinkin’ Con” show and panel recordings from 2017 to now! Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 150 of The Geek Saga Podcast features audio from the special LIVE recording of, well, our *** 150th *** episode! Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Myself (Tara) and my cohost Manny hosted this special LIVE recording of the Geek Saga Podcast’s 150th episode on Saturday October 4th, 2025. We talked about the history and future of the show and – because it’s October – mused over some Halloween-themed AITA stories from Reddit and took part in a [sort of] rapid-fire questionnaire about our favorite spooky/spoopy/Halloween things 🙂 Geek Saga Podcast Episode 150: Our 150th Episode Special! Again, please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 149 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our State of the Saga September 2025 update on what we’ve been listening to, playing, reading, watching, and more! Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are here with their new monthly update series “State of the Saga”! This series is available as a webcast ONLY to our Patrons, with these podcast versions being released approximately 2-2.5 weeks after recording, so be sure to check out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon – $5/month and up can watch our State of the Saga episodes LIVE, while $3/month and up get access to the video recording at least a week before these podcast episodes are released! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 149: State of the Saga September 2025 Again, please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 148 of The Geek Saga Podcast features live audio from the Knight of the Seven Kingdoms fan panel at Dragon Con 2025. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Moderated by myself and featuring Anna Harrison, Courtenay Cody, and Shane McInnis, this panel discussed our hopes for and concerns about the upcoming HBO series based on these novellas. (While some minor sound editing was done to make the original recording somewhat easier on the ears, please keep in mind that this was recorded live and therefore the sound quality is uneven at best.) Geek Saga Podcast Episode 148: Knight of the Seven Kingdoms at Dragon Con 2025 Visit this comprehensive Dragon Con coverage list for other Dragon Con podcast episodes, including the Geek Saga Podcast’s pre-and post-convention “Drinkin’ Con” show and panel recordings from 2017 to now! Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 147 of The Geek Saga Podcast originally aired as a live webcast, “Drinkin’ Con 2025: The Hangover” on September 6th, 2025. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Join Geek Saga host Tara Lynne and some other Dragon Con-loving friends as they discuss what they did, what they missed, what they loved and what they didn’t, at Dragon Con 2025! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 147: Drinkin’ Con 2025 – The Hangover Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks! Click below to watch in webcast form!

Episode 146 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our State of the Saga August 2025 update on what we’ve been listening to, playing, reading, watching, and more! Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are here with their new monthly update series “State of the Saga”! This series is available as a webcast ONLY to our Patrons, with these podcast versions being released approximately 2-2.5 weeks after recording, so be sure to check out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon – $5/month and up can watch our State of the Saga episodes LIVE, while $3/month and up get access to the video recording at least a week before these podcast episodes are released! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 146: State of the Saga August 2025 Again, please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 145 of The Geek Saga Podcast was originally aired as a live webcast, “Drinkin’ Con v9.0: A Pre-Dragon Con [2025] Webcast”, on August 16th, 2025. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Join Geek Saga host Tara Lynne and some other Dragon Con-loving friends as they talk all things Dragon Con 2025…and have…well…a lot of drinks! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 145: Drinkin’ Con v9.0 Pre Dragon Con 2025 Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks! Click below to watch in webcast form!

Episode 144 of The Geek Saga Podcast is the 9th episode in my “Impulsive Hyperfocus” series, in which I reminisce about the years I spent a week every summer at Monadnock Bible Camp… Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! For close to a decade of my life as a kid, tween, & teen, I attended church camp in New Hampshire…and while many of the memories have faded, enough stuck out that with this summer marking 25 years since my final year of church camp, I thought it would be fun to reminisce about the good…and, let’s be honest, NOT so good, aspects of my experiences there. Geek Saga Podcast Episode 144: Impulsive Hyperfocus Tara Goes to Church Camp Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks! Music by Oleksii Kaplunskyi from Pixabay

Episode 143 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our State of the Saga July 2025 update on what we’ve been listening to, playing, reading, watching, and more! Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are here with their new monthly update series “State of the Saga”! This series is available as a webcast ONLY to our Patrons, with these podcast versions being released approximately 2-2.5 weeks after recording, so be sure to check out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon – $5/month and up can watch our State of the Saga episodes LIVE, while $3/month and up get access to the video recording at least a week before these podcast episodes are released! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 143: State of the Saga July 2025 Again, please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 142 of The Geek Saga Podcast is an interview with “The Skippers of Fortune”, originally aired as a livestream on June 25, 2025. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Join us for what might be the most chaotic Geek Saga Show episode ever – yes, even compared to our Drinkin’ Con episodes! This time around, Tara is interviewing James T. Castellaw, author of the new pulp adventure novel Skippers of Fortune: Lafitte’s Gold, and Chris “CB” Brennan, who also contributed to this book. *Please note that we did the best we could with the audio for this episode. It’s not great but it is what it is after hours of editing 🙂 Make sure to follow Skippers of Fortune on Facebook for the most current news & updates on upcoming stories! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 142: Skippers of Fortune Interview Again, please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 141 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our State of the Saga June 2025 update on what we’ve been listening to, playing, reading, watching, and more! Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are here with their new monthly update series “State of the Saga”! This series is available as a webcast ONLY to our Patrons, with these podcast versions being released approximately 2-2.5 weeks after recording, so be sure to check out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon – $5/month and up can watch our State of the Saga episodes LIVE, while $3/month and up get access to the video recording at least a week before these podcast episodes are released! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 141: State of the Saga June 2025 Again, please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 140 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our Media That Made Us discussion about Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes and 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor continue their “Media that Made Us” series – in which they watch and reminisce about shows, movies, and possibly other media that have had a strong influence on us over the years. Geek Saga Podcast Episode 140: Media That Made Us Discussion of LOTR – The Return of the King Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 139 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our Media That Made Us discussion about Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes and 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor continue their “Media that Made Us” series – in which they watch and reminisce about shows, movies, and possibly other media that have had a strong influence on us over the years. Geek Saga Podcast Episode 139: Media That Made Us Discussion of LOTR – The Two Towers Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 138 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our State of the Saga May 2025 update on what we’ve been listening to, playing, reading, watching, and more! Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are here with their new monthly update series “State of the Saga”! This series is available as a webcast ONLY to our Patrons, with these podcast versions being released approximately 2 weeks after recording, so be sure to check out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon – $5/month and up can watch our State of the Saga episodes LIVE, while $3/month and up get access to the video recording at least a week before these podcast episodes are released! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 138: State of the Saga May 2025 Again, please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 137 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our Media That Made Us discussion about Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes and 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor continue their “Media that Made Us” series – in which they watch and reminisce about shows, movies, and possibly other media that have had a strong influence on us over the years. Geek Saga Podcast Episode 137: Media That Made Us Discussion of LOTR – The Fellowship of the Ring Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 136 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our State of the Saga April 2025 update on what we’ve been listening to, playing, reading, watching, and more! Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are here with their new monthly update series “State of the Saga”! This series is available as a webcast ONLY to our Patrons, with these podcast versions being released approximately 2 weeks after recording, so be sure to check out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon – $5/month and up can watch our State of the Saga episodes LIVE, while $3/month and up get access to the video recording at least a week before these podcast episodes are released! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 136: State of the Saga April 2025 Again, please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 135 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our Media That Made Us discussion about Battlestar Galactica‘s “Daybreak Arc”, encompassing the three-part series finale of BSG season 4. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes and 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor continue their “Media that Made Us” series – in which we’ll watch and reminisce about shows, movies, and possibly other media that have had a strong influence on us over the years. Geek Saga Podcast Episode 135: Media That Made Us Discussion of BSG “Daybreak Arc” Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 134 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our Media That Made Us discussion about Battlestar Galactica‘s “ARC of DESPAIR”, encompassing BSG season 4 episodes 11 – 18. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes and 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor continue their “Media that Made Us” series – in which we’ll watch and reminisce about shows, movies, other media we come up with that has had a strong influence on us over the years. Geek Saga Podcast Episode 134: Media That Made Us Discussion of BSG “ARC of DESPAIR” Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 133 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our State of the Saga March 2025 update on what we’ve been listening to, playing, reading, watching, and more! Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are here with their new monthly update series “State of the Saga”! This series is available as a webcast ONLY to our Patrons, with these podcast versions being released approximately 2 weeks after recording, so be sure to check out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon – $5/month and up can watch our State of the Saga episodes LIVE, while $3/month and up get access to the video recording at least a week before these podcast episodes are released! Geek Saga Podcast Episode 133: State of the Saga March 2025 Again, please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 132 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our Media That Made Us discussion about Battlestar Galactica‘s “Memento Mori Arc”, encompassing BSG season 4 episodes 1 – 10. Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes and 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor continue their “Media that Made Us” series – in which we’ll watch and reminisce about shows, movies, other media we come up with that has had a strong influence on us over the years. Geek Saga Podcast Episode 132: Media That Made Us Discussion of BSG “Memento Mori Arc” Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks!

Episode 131 of The Geek Saga Podcast is the 8th episode in my “Impulsive Hyperfocus” series – the second of two parts featuring my thoughts on my recent trip to Japan! Find the Geek Saga Podcast on:SPOTIFY, APPLE PODCASTS, AMAZON MUSIC, YOUTUBE, & more! While this episode is called “TOTALLY Tokyo”, we did in fact make some forays out of that city, and it covers many of the experiences we had, including the 8 shrines and temples that we visited, the Hakone Golden Course (or Route), Tokyo Disney theme parks, and much much more! That said, I highly suggest listening to Geek Saga Podcast episode 126 “Best Laid Japlans” prior to checking this one out 🙂 Geek Saga Podcast Episode 131: Impulsive Hyperfocus TOTALLY Tokyo (& Beyond – Travelogue 2) Please consider checking out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon and supporting us for early access to our episodes & some other great perks! Mentioned in this podcast:Gōtokuji TempleUeno Park – including Gojoten Shrine & Toshogu ShrineMeiji Jingu ShrineSenso-ji TempleAsakusa-Jinja ShrineHanazono ShrineHakone Golden Course/RouteTokyo Disney Theme ParksPokemon Center Mega TokyoShinjuku Gyoen National GardenImperial Palace/East GardensGolden GaiTakeshita StreetTokyo (Tokyu?) Plaza Harajuku Music by Oleksii Kaplunskyi from Pixabay