Geeky Brummie

It’s time for the latest Geeky Brummie Podcast! This issue we look at Geeky events across Summer and Autumn in Birmingham and surrounding areas. We continue our look back to 2016 picking three TV highlights and comics, plus our regular One Geek Thing! Full links at https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-10-issue-06/ Chapters (00:00:00) - Intro(00:02:50) - 2016 Look Back - TV(00:19:40) - 2026 Summer / Autumn Events in Brum and beyond(00:41:45) - 2016 Look Back - Comics(00:58:00) - One Geek Thing...(01:22:50) - Outro

It’s time for the latest Geeky Brummie Podcast! This issue we discuss the rise of the board game cafe. We take a trip to Game Guru to speak to Monica about their second cafe opening in Solihull. With both returning to the cinema, Leigh and Keith do battle on which of Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat is the fighting franchise of choice, plus our regular One Geek Thing!  Full links at https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-10-issue-05/ Chapters (00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:15) - Fight! Mortal Kombat vs Street Fighter(00:21:20) - Game Guru expands to Solihull(00:23:20) - The Rise of the Board-game Cafe(00:43:30) - One Geek Thing(01:08:55) - Outro

We discuss the BAFTA TV Awards and are surprised how little of the the nominations we're aware of between us all. We pick some of the upcoming films for 2026 and judge them purely based off the trailer in Trailer Talk. Tony from the Wine Events Company tells us what happens as one of their famous screenings and where to find them, plus our regular One Geek Thing! Full links at https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-10-issue-04/ Chapters (00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:10) - BAFTA TV Awards(00:20:20) - Trailer Talk Part 1 - Wildwood | The Odyssey | Stuart Fails To Save The Universe(00:37:15) - The Wine Events Company(00:39:00) - Trailer Talk Part 2 - Coyote vs ACME | Resident Evil (2026) | Practical Magic 2 | Jackass Best & Last(00:57:10) - One Geek Thing(01:22:15) - Outro

Ryan chats to Guy about what he’s been up to the last few years. Leigh and Ryan pick some Video game and Film highlights back from our launch year in 2016. We talk about some of the things that incense us in Why it’s Rubbish, plus look at some of the weirder news stories which have been about recently plus our regular One Geek Thing! Timestamps:00:00:00 – Intro00:01:45 – Welcome back Guy00:12:07 – 2016 Look back – Movies00:40:45 – Weird News01:04:40 – 2016 Look back – Video Games01:23:45 Why it’s Rubbish01:56:30 One Geek Thing02:15:30 Outro Full links at https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-10-issue-03/ Chapters (00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:45) - Welcome back Guy(00:12:07) - 2016 Look back: Movies(00:40:45) - Weird News(01:04:40) - 2016 Look back - Video Games(01:23:45) - Why it's Rubbish(01:56:30) - One Geek Thing...(02:15:30) - Outro

It’s spring in Birmingham! Join Geeky Brummie as we look forward to a cavalcade of Geeky Brummie events happenning in Birmingham and beyond across Spring and Summer. Keith and Ryan pick some Comic and TV highlights back from our launch year in 2016. We look at ESL One and Dreamhack landing in birmingham this year plus our regular One Geek Thing! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:50 - Events in Birmingham – Spring / Summer 2026 00:20:20 - 2016 Look Back – Comics00:32:15 - ESLOne & Dreamhack @ NEC Birmingham 00:42:00 - 2016 Look Back TV - Stranger Things / The Expanse / Game of Thrones S6 01:05:30 - One Geek Thing 01:39:50 - Outro Full links at https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-10-issue-02/ Chapters (00:00:00) - Intro(00:02:50) - Events in Birmingham - Spring / Summer 2026(00:20:20) - 2016 Look Back - Comics(00:32:15) - ESLOne & Dreamhack @ NEC Birmingham(00:42:00) - 2016 Look Back TV - Stranger Things / The Expanse / Game of Thrones S6(01:05:30) - One Geek Thing(01:39:50) - Outro

Ryan chats to David Massey aka BrumHour who's been promoting the best of Birmingham since 2013. Leigh and Sam pick some Video game and Film highlights back from our launch year in 2016. Keith preps us in readiness for the launch of HBO MAX in the UK on the 26th of March plus our regular One Geek Thing! Full links at https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-10-issue-01/_____ Geeky Brummie this issue were: Special Guest - David Massey -https://brumhour.co.uk/https://x.com/brumhourhttps://www.instagram.com/brumhourhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/brumhour/ Ryan Parish - Host / Writer / Producer - https://bsky.app/profile/ryanparish.bsky.social Keith Bloomfield - Host / Writer / Director / Editor - https://bsky.app/profile/hardluckhotel.bsky.social Leigh Price - Host / Writer - https://bsky.app/profile/bobthepetferret.bsky.social Sam Edwards - Host / Writer - https://bsky.app/profile/sdedwards89.bsky.social Mat Lovell - Producer - https://bsky.app/profile/mrmatlovell.bsky.social Viv Parish - Executive Producer - https://bsky.app/profile/vivparish.bsky.social Music: Callum Doddington and Bram Allan-Bowdery. Chapters (00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:45) - Interview - David Massey from #BrumHour(00:19:30) - 2016 Look back - Movies(00:42:15) - HBO Max UK Launch(00:52:00) - 2016 Look back - Video games(01:10:00) - Memoriam - James Van Der Beek & Catherine O'Hara(01:19:00) - One Geek Thing(01:44:15) - Outro

It’s the final Geeky Brummie of the year! In this bumper episode, join us as we go through all the Golden Globe nominations and pick our preferred winners. Look back at The Game Awards and see if anything other than Clair Obscur Expedition 33 won awards.Full links at https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-09-issue-09/ Chapters (00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:10) - Golden Globe Nominations(00:35:00) - The Game Awards 2025(01:00:00) - Warner Bros Discovery Sale(01:17:45) - Gift Giving(01:23:30) - One Geek Thing of 2026...(01:41:40) - Outro

Join Geeky Brummie as we step back into the studio. We catch up and review some of the films released this year. Just wonder what the hell is going on at Xbox, plus One Geek Thing! Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro00:01:15 - Movie Review Catch Up00:39:45 - What is going on with Xbox?01:04:45 - One Geek Thing…01:29:10 - Outro Full links at https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-09-issue-08/ Chapters (00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:15) - Movie Review Catch Up(00:39:45) - What is going on with Xbox?(01:04:45) - One Geek Thing...(01:27:06) - Outro

Join Geeky Brummie as Keith takes the rains for a spooktacular epsode. We discuss EA’s purchase, give you our best Halloween costume tips, pick our favourite spooky things, plus our regular One Geek Thing! Timestamps:00:00:00 – Intro00:01:50 – EA goes private in $65bn deal00:15:40 – Halloween Costumes – Tips, Tricks and Treats00:42:00 – Spooky Recommendations01:03:40 – One Geek Thing…01:27:06 – Outro Full links at https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-09-issue-07/

Join Geeky Brummie on Tour as we head to Birmingham Botanical Gardens for our screening of Spirited Away and speak to The Sekine Quartet. Keith gives you a tour of local comic Head to Lostalgia in the Custard Factory to give you a preview of some of the titles for BAFF 2025, plus our regular One Geek Thing!

Join Geeky Brummie on Tour as we discuss the loss of Birmingham’s own Price of Darkness, head to BN Cross Stor Birmingham to chat Pacman at 45 and Sam takes us on a tour of the Bulls in the City. Plus a BAFF update and our regular One Geek Thing Timestamps Intro – 00:00:00Pacman at 45 – Pop up at Bandai Namco Cross Store BirminghamCon – 00:01:30Wild in Art – Bulls in the City across Birmingham – 00:06:55Birmingham Anime Film Festival Update – 00:08:30Goodbye Ozzy Osborne – 00:10:15One Geek Thing… – 00:12:20Outro – 00:28:30 Full links at https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-09-issue-05/

It's High Vis Comic Con! Join us as we speak to the guests on a tour around the con, see the amazing graffitti are and a whole lot more! Plus our regular One Geek Thing Thanks to all our interviewees and a big thanks to Olly MacNamee for inviting us down! Full links at https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-09-issue-04/ Timestamps:00:00:00 Intro00:02:45 High Vis Comic Con 00:04:00 John Wagner 00:05:55 Tatvision 00:06:30 Al Ewing 00:08:30 Caspar Wijngaard 00:09:10 Christian Ward 00:10:25 IAmSprite 00:11:45 Liskbot 00:13:45 Noel K Hannan 00:14:30 Shane Chebsey - Scratch Comics 00:15:20 Sam Gardner Jr 00:16:45 Steve Tanner - Time Bomb Comics 00:17:45 Kev F Sutherland00:18:15 One Geek Thing 00:19:00 Ashbees100 00:23:00 Clair Obscur Expedition 33 00:30:00 Poker Face 00:35:00 My Neighbour Totoro - Stage Show00:38:30 Outro  

Join us as we head to head to Kings Heath, tour the locations and tell you all about Hi Vis Comic Con – happening on 21st June 2025! We speak to co-founder Olly MacNamee look at the the guests, activities on offer and more. Hi Vis Comic Con:https://www.facebook.com/events/593292570255181/https://www.instagram.com/highvisfestival/https://www.instagram.com/highviscomiccon/https://highviscomic-con.comhttps://highvisfestival.co.uk/ Cosmic Rays at The Hare and Houndshttps://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds-Kings-Heath/Cosmic-Rays/40970825/ Birmingham Anime Film Festivalhttps://www.baff.uk

Join us for our third issue of Geeky Brummie Year 9. Ryan and Leigh head to the launch osf the new Bandai Namco Cross Store in Birmingham, we look at the Nintendo Switch 2 ahead of it's launch in June. It's a mixed bag of trailers in Trailer Talk, plus our regular One Geek Thing. Chapters (00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:00) - Bandai Namco Cross Store Birmingham Launch(00:17:00) - Nintendo Switch 2(00:38:15) - Trailer Talk - Superman / Tron: Ares / The Naked Gun / Gunslingers(01:01:45) - One Geek Thing...(01:22:45) - Outro

Join us for our second issue of Geeky Brummie Year 9 as look at Invincible season 3, Keith updates us on the current state of the comics industry and it's impact on his comics roundup, we investigate two new Geeky openings in Brum, plus our regular ‘One Geek Thing’.___ Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro00:06:00 - Invincible season 3 review00:27:15 - The state of UK comics & changes to the comics roundup00:47:10 - New geeky shops in Birmingham01:05:20 - One Geek Thing...01:28:00 - Outro Full links at https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-09-issue-02/

Join us for our first issue of Geeky Brummie Year 9 as we pay our respects to the legendary auteur director David Lynch who sadly passed in January. We look at what's going on in the worlds of TV, Gaming, Film and Comics across 2025, plus our regular ‘One Geek Thing’. Full links at https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-09-issue-01/

Join us for our final issue of Geeky Brummie Year 8 as we gaze backwards into 2024 and pick our favourite things, the team get festive with a secret santa, plus our regular ‘One Geek Thing’.

Join us for a mammoth Geeky Brummie Year 8 – Issue 10 as we approach the end of 2024! We discuss what's gone wrong with Social Media and the mass eXodus to Bluesky. As the big G hits his 70th birthday, we discuss his impact on modern cinema. Tony Elvin of The Wine Events company is our 'Geek of the Week'. We round up the latest batch of trailers in 'Trailer Talk', plus our regular ‘One Geek Thing’.

Join us for Geeky Brummie Year 8 – Issue 9 as we get into spooky season! We try and work out why studios like Blumhouse and A24 get horror 'right', as Hollywood struggles. We visit artist @richiethecaterpillar aka nekro.style at his pop up exhitiion Hanged, Drawn & Jewellery Quarter at The Hive. We pick our favourite foreign language Horror films, plus our regular ‘One Geek Thing’.

Join us for Geeky Brummie Year 8 – Issue 8 as we head to Mockingbird Cinema for Birmingham Anime Film Festival 2024, pick our faves from the festival, plus our regular ‘One Geek Thing’.

Join us for Geeky Brummie Year 8 – Issue 7 as we head to Birmingham Botanical Gardens for a Gardens Cinema Screening of 'The Boy and the Heron' in the run up to Birmingham Anime Festival 2024 , plus our regular ‘One Geek Thing’.

Join us for Geeky Brummie Year 8 – Issue 6 as we discuss TMNT Shellebration, which we co-hosted with Stacy’s Pop Culture Parlour & The Mockingbird. We do mini-reviews of The Fall Guy, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F and Star Wars: The Acolyte, . We pick out some upcoming trailers with the return of ‘Trailer Talk’, we look at how Sci-Fi public transport gets it oh so wrong, plus our regular ‘One Geek Thing’. Full links at https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-08-issue-06/

Join Leigh, Keith and Ryan at AnimeConUK 2024, held on 15th and 16th June 2024. Links at https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-08-issue-05/

Join us for Geeky Brummie Year 8 – Issue 4 as we discuss wtf is going on with innovative games studios being shutttered left right and centre, introduce you to Nick Layland from Worlds Apart Birmingham in ‘Geek of the Week’, lookkat some of the many anniversaries arriving this year including Star Wars: Episode 1, Transformers and Teenage Mutant Ninja (or Hero) Turtles. Plus the return of #GeekyGoingsOn!, and our ‘One Geek Thing’.

Join us for Geeky Brummie Year 8 – Issue 3 as we preview all things Animecon UK with special guest Pete Burke, introduce you to Chris Brown from Birmingham Gaymers in ‘Geek of the Week’, talk about THAT X-Men ’97 episode, look at some other geeky events coming over the next few weeks, plus our ‘One Geek Thing’.

Join us for Geeky Brummie’s Year 8 – Issue 2 as we nitpick Dune Part 2, introduce you to Adam Windsor, our ‘Geek of the Week’ from Sliced’n’ Diced in Selly Oak, look at how close we got with out Oscar Predictions , plus our ‘One Geek Thing’.   Timestamps and links at: https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-8-issue-02

And we're back for 2024! Join us for Geeky Brummie's 8th Birthday as we chat Madame web, what the hell is going on in the gaming industry, introduce you to Stacey Taylor, our first 'Geek of the Week'! Try and predict the pooscars, look at what's coming up in brum with a geeky flavour throughout 2024, plus our 'One Geek Thing'.Timestamps and links at: https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-8-issue-01/

Join us for a festive issue of the Geeky Brummie Podcast! This time we pick some local (and not so local gifts for the geeks in your life, pick our highlights from 2023 plus bring some presents from MCM Santa’s sack for Keith! Timestamps and links at: https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-7-issue-09

On this issue, we look at ‘The Game Awards’ nominations for 2023, review The Marvels, and delve into what’s going wrong with the latest run of Marvel movies and shows, plus our ‘One Geek Thing’. Timestamps and links at: https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-7-issue-08/

On this issue, its a spooky special! We look into what makes a good horror franchise judge the tip 20 'horror' films if they are really deserving of being called horror movies, plus our ‘One Geek Thing’. Timestamps and links at: https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-7-issue-07/

It’s Super-duper Bonus Podcast Episode! Join Mat, Sam, Keith and Ryan as we talk about our first and fave podcasts and anime movies as we record during Birmingham Anime Film Festival at the Mockingbird Cinema, Birmingham!

On this issue, we look at some of the best games coming up for the remainder of 2023, watch Blue Beetle, talk about the ongoing entertainment strikes in the US, the return of Poundshop Cosplay, plus our ‘One Geek Thing’. Timestamps and links at: https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-7-issue-06/

On this issue, we review Barbie and Oppenheimer, why the latest Rockstar release has got a lot of people angry, the upcoming Birmingham Anime Film Festival, plus our ‘One Geek Thing’. Timestamps and links at:https://geekybrummie.com/issues/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-7-issue-05/

On this issue. We're joined in the studio by WordPress Wizard and Tech Specialist Paul Lacey to discuss all about the web and AI. We review the final (for now?) MCU film from James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3. The king of Poundshop Cosplay has a new decree plus our 'One Geek Thing'. Join us for an action packed episode!

On this issue. We review a (finally) good D&D movie. We look at all the things revealed at Star Wars celebration. We judge the outcome of the first batch of […]

On this issue, it”s a full house! We talk about the popularity of the John Wick Franchise as the fourth film hits the big screen. We celebrate the birthday of […]

On this issue, we celebrate our 7th Birthday with some things with 7 in the title, our Predictions for the Oscar wins, plus we look into why the Nintendo Switch has become the third best selling console of all time.

On this issue, The team pick their geeky gifts for the season for under £20, under £100 and their Ultimate Xmas Gift, plus pick their Top 3 things of 2022!

On this issue, The team talk about Elon Musk's seemingly doomed takeover of Twitter, why Andor is a refreshing change of direct for live action Star Wars plus a whole lot more!

On this issue, The team talk about the shut down of Google's Stadia and meander into the topic of digital rights and what you really own... Ryan and Leigh have been to see Don't Worry Darling the latest film from Director / Actor Olivia Wilde, surrounded by controversy and starring Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Gemma Chan, Chris Pine, Kiki Layne and Nick Kroll (and NOT Shia LaBeouf), is there still a great film in there? Also Keith introduces us to the character of Namor, The Submariner who's appearing in the next MCU movie, Wakanda Forever. Plus lots more!

On this issue, Keith takes over the main chair as we talk all things Disney #d23expo2022 plus discuss the latest Apple event including the #iphone14 and #applewatchultra and out latest […]

On this issue, we review the first episode of #shehulk, Ryan goes to watch #NOPE, Mat watches #TekkenBloodline, Keith watches #lockeandkey, plus a whole lot more!   Timestamps and links at: https://geekybrummie.com/podcast/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-6-issue-07/  

On this issue, we review #thorloveandthunder , discuss the Commonwealth eSports Championships coming to Brum as part of #cwg2022 and pick what songs would anchor us in reality in homage to #strangerthings4, plus a whole lot more!

On this issue, we discuss the launch of yet another streaming service in the UK, Paramount Plus, we look at some of the game showcases that have appeared in absence of E3 and, plus reviews of Everything Everywhere All At Once, TMNT: Shredders Revenge & lots more!

On this issue, we discuss the death of the iPod after over 2 decades of service, the works of Sam Raimi, and discuss some of the best (and worst) Love Death and Robots episodes ahead of Season 3. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:30 Mat watches Attack on Titan 00:02:45 Leigh watches Sonic 2 00:06:24 Leigh watches The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent 00:07:25 Shanice plays Death's Door 00:10:10 Keith watches Moon Knight 00:11:20 Keith watches Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 00:12:10 Keith watches Everything Everywhere All At Once 00:13:24 Keith plays Trek to Yomi 00:14:25 Ryan also watches Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 00:16:15 Ryan moans about where his Black Hole figures are 00:17:00 The oeuvre of Sam Rami 00:19:50 Love Death & Robots 00:23:20 What's up with Netflix and cancelling shows? 00:28:30 Ryan stops ranting 00:28:55 Goodbye iPod 00:47:15 Outro -----  

On this issue, the Geeky Brummie return to watch some trailers in trailer talk, we pick some cinema releases, streaming and games and judge them purely based on the trailer! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:07:51 The Pull List with Keith Bloomfield (Twig / Once & Future / One Star Squadron / 8 Billion Genies / X-Men #11) 00:10:25 Trailer Talk Part 1 00:10:50 Choose or Die 00:15:30 Marcel The Shell With Shoes On 00:21:20 Top Gun Maverick 00:27:20 NOPE 00:31:32 MEN 00:37:40 Halo: The Series 00:48:32 Trailer Talk Part 2 00:50:45 Kingdom Hearts IV 00:54:20 Return to Monke(y Island) 00:56:40 Trek to Yomi 00:58:35 Two Point Campus 01:07:00 Outro -----

On this issue, the Geeky Brummie team unbox and play the Thumby micro console, successfully kickstarted last year, plus the return of weird food with pizza crisps and popping candy! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro: Leigh empties his cupboards, and plays Ghostwire Tokyo, Keith watches Peacemaker and plays Lost in Random, Ryan builds a Shed and plays Burnout Paradise: Remastered 00:19:50 Thumby unboxing and first impressions 00:32:00: The Comics Pull List with Keith Bloomfield: Arrowsmith: Behind Enemy Lines, Godzilla vs Might Morphin Power Rangers, Step by Bloody Step, Knights of X, Silver Surfer Rebirth, Hulk Grand Designs: Madness 00:34:50 Weird Food - Pizza Crisps / Popping Candy 00:51:00 Outro  

On this issue, the Geeky Brummie team look at what's coming up in the Birmingham Festival 2022, pick some of our fave Foo Fighters tracks on the sad news of the passing of Taylor Hawkins, plus lots more. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro: Leigh plays Tunic, Mat visits Redbrick Market, Keith plays A Memoir Blue & finds comics, Ryan watches Moon Knight 00:10:47 Opening Credits 00:11:10: The Comics Pull List with Keith Bloomfield: Step by Bloody Step, The X-cellent, Silver Surfer Rebirth, X-Men No. 1, Hulk Grand Design: Monster, Unlimited X-Men No. 1 00:14:55 Foo Fighters - Our Fave tracks 00:22:55 Birmingham Festival 2022 - Highlights 00:45:10 Games of the Week - Ghostweird Tokyo 00:47:02 Outro

On this (short) issue, the Geeky Brummie team are in the studio for the first time since 2020! Come see our glorious faces on the YouTubes! Links at: https://geekybrummie.com/blog/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-6-issue-0-5/ -----

On this issue, the Geeky Brummie team explain where we've been and exciting plans for Year 6 of Geeky Brummie Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro Leigh plays Horizon: Forbidden West Mat watches All Of Us Are Dead & Supernatural Keith hunts old issues of The Jack of Hearts Ryan watches Uncharted & Jackass 4 00:38:30 What's next for Geeky Brummie 00:49:22 Outro ----- Links at:https://geekybrummie.com/blog/geeky-brummie-podcast-year-6-issue-0/ -----