Today is Episode 28, and joining me is Geek Mom and Middle-Grade Author Amanda Trumpower! Amanda and I spend this show geeking out over our love of middle-grade fiction and chatting about her books. You can learn more about Amanda at: https://amandatrumpower.com/
Today on Geeky Dads Talk About Geeky Things I welcome back Andrew Swearingen where we continue our 80’s movie’s discussion! Today we’re chatting about our top 5 movies from 1984!
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I’ve wanted to play some RPG a lot lately, but with everything else I already have going on, it’s one of those things listed under “I’ll get to one day.” But I saw this on Twitter (and Scalzi himself even posted his ranking on his blog yesterday), and I figured a couple of writer buddies (Josh Smith, Josh Hardt, and Liberty Hardt) would enjoy this. So, what is your RPG stats ranked from 1 thru 6…? Mine are below!
1- Charisma
I like to be in charge, and I like my ideas to be the ones everyone agrees with. This could be good or bad. I would make a great cult leader.
2-Dexterity
I have decent reflexes and I’m pretty agile when I need to be. I feel like this should come in at number two.
3- Wisdom
I feel like I’m pretty perceptive and have a pretty good tune with the world around me.
4- Constitution
I could easily swap this out with number three and probably should, but they are sort of even. I’m not tough in the rugged masculine way, but I have a high level of endurance. I can go for several hours and often have difficulty stopping to take a break when I’m in the middle of something.
5- Strength
Okay, definitely on the low side. I don’t have a stunning physical appearance. And while I’m in decent shape, if you need me to move a tree on our path to fight a horde of Orcs, I’m not your guy.
6- Intelligence
I don’t have a high level of intelligence. I’m a common sense guy and I have an average level of smarts. But if you need someone to do trig on our quest, you’re out of luck.
I’d be curious to hear how others rank themselves. Comment below and let me know
Geeky Dads Talk About Geeky Things Season Two
Episode 1 – 11
We’ll be launching season two of the podcast on Feb 7th. It will still be the same raw, low-production format as it’s been. I’m excited to have some old and new friends joining us to chat about geeky stuff. Just a few dads and a few honorary geeky moms sitting around geeking out a bit.
Below is a list of the first 11 episodes. Please note: This isn’t the order they will be released. I hope you’ll tune in and join us each week.
Jason Joyner will join me as we chat about our Top 5 MCU Films. I’ve just finished a rewatch of all the movies up through Endgame with my kids, so many of these films were fresh on my mind.
Andrew Swearingen and I continue our discussion of 80’s films by launching into our Top 5 Movies from 1984
Amanda Trumpower will be coming on the show to talk about graphic novels for kids and her upcoming Middle-Grade release, Power Pup.
Ashley Johnson (My wife) will join me from our Kitchen table as we both Geek out about the Netflix show Wednesday.
Kerry Nietz and I will chat about Genre Mashups, including his series Amish Vampires, Zombies, and Werewolves in space. We’ll dive into some great films that have done this well.
Josh Smith and I did an episode in season one on our top five video games. Skyrim was a game on his list I had not played, but I decided to give it a shot. So we’ll dive into some of our favorite quests during this discussion.
Becky Dean is a close writing buddy, and she has a brand new Science Fiction series releasing this year. So she and I will dive into space pirates and her series.
Andrew Swearingen approached me about doing an episode centered around Crazy Fan Theories that make sense. How could I say no to this one?
Ted Atchley, my partner when it comes to all things Star Wars, returns to chat it up about Bad Batch season 2.
Randy Streu is a great friend and a voice narrator. If you’re looking for podcast, ads copy to be read, or an audio narrator, I can’t help but recommend him. He and I will chat about all things Zombies. A genre that I love.
And finally- My favorite episode of the year will be my oldest son, Miles (aka Hobbit 1). He will be joining me to talk about Godzilla.
I’ve already started lining guests up for April, May, and June. I’m super excited about all the different guests and topics we’ll explore over the next several months.
PS: If you have a topic for the show you think we should chat about, or if you would like to come on. Let me know. Geekydadsgeekythings@gmail.com
