Culturezoo: A Mighty Guild Of Geeks!

Today we begin the run-up to The Force Awakens by discussing the Star Wars that broke a million geek’s hearts: The Phantom Menace.  Special guest Zach Glenn joins us to enliven the conversation. The recording of this episode literally took hours so we’re releasing it in chunks. This episode only covers Act 1 of the … Continue reading Culturezoo VI: Star Wars, The Phantom Menace. Act 1.

On this podcast we dive into the wonderful world of Herge’s Tintin, starting with his first masterpiece The Blue Lotus. We stumble over French pronunciation like true Americans. We talk about Herge’s unique “Linge Claire” style. We ponder the mysterious appeal of Tintin. Finally we dissect the plot of The Blue Lotus. Rosalyn fades into … Continue reading Culturezoo V: Tintin, The Blue Lotus

Back after a bout with the the stomach flu! On today’s episode we discuss the first third of Jeff Smith’s comic book masterpiece Bone. (There’s way too much to cover in one episode.) Outline: 8-year-old Sam gives his thoughts on Ant-Man. A quick detour into Force Friday topics. Levi and Rosalyn try to give a … Continue reading Culturezoo IV: Jeff Smith’s Bone

On today’s episode we dive into Berkeley Breathed’s award-winning, newly-revived comic strip: Bloom County. Show outline: 0-6 minutes: we chat about the comic All-Star Superman with one of our younger guild members Jack Nunnink. 6-60 minutes: we open Bloom County, discussing the characters, some favorite plot arcs, and what we think makes the strip so … Continue reading Culturezoo 3: Bloom County

On this episode the mighty guild of geeks discuss the 1985 classic film, Ridley Scott’s Legend, starring Tom Cruise, Tim Curry, and Mia Sara. Thrill as Levi and Rosalyn try to make their way through the simple yet somehow complex plot: unicorns are touched, english accents are lost, jokes fall flat, and everything looks gorgeous. Is … Continue reading Culturezoo II: Ridley Scott’s Legend (1985)

It’s the first episode of Culturezoo: A mighty guild of geeks! The podcast brought to you by One Drawing a Day where we discuss comics, movies, books from the perspective of geeks and artists. On this episode we discuss in detail Spider-Man Annual #1, The Sinister Six, which marks the first (somewhat embarrassing appearance) of … Continue reading Culturezoo I: Spider-Man, The Sinister Six.