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This is Bags of Action. The podcast devoted to  action movies, both old and new, but all of them are awesome! In this episode Steve and Pete are joined by a special guest, David Stokes, a screenwriter from the West Midlands. This episode the three of us are talking about the classic 1996 film, The Rock starring a huge cast of famous actors including Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage and Ed Harris.   To talk about this episode and any other episode you can visit the Bags of Action Facebook group. If you would like to get in touch with the show you can follow us on Twitter @BagsofAction or you can email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com or you could leave us a review on iTunes.                            

This month Steve and Scott are joined by a special guest co-host, Barry Nugent from Geek Syndicate. Now that the first season of Star Trek: Picard has wrapped up they are dedicating the whole episode to a spoiler filled review of the TV show. They talk about the season as a whole, the highs and lows, and their thoughts on season 2. To talk about this episode and any other episode you can visit the Grouchy Old Geeks Facebook Group. If you would like to get in touch you can email us on grouchyoldgeeks[at]gmail[dot] com or you could leave a review on iTunes.

In the latest episode of the show Nuge and Ant take a closer look at the massive update which has been release for Ghost Recon Breakpoint.  Also remember Geekdom vs Covid19 – a guide to the ways geeks are helping out during the corona virus.

Good morning cats and kittens and welcome to Stace and Barry In The Morning! This episode, Barry picks a purrfect Picard piece, Stacey relates to a fork, and the pair mews about the fur-ture of cinema. There's a paws-ibility that this is the best episode yet; pop it in your ears right meow!  

Monts and Nuge are back with some more slices of geek gold. News Nuge reveals #GeekdomVsCovid19 there's now a webpage too Week that was The lads profess their renewed love of Kingdom, now they have waded into season 2. Nuge gives The boys on Amazon Prime another crack. Monts finally watches Watchmen along with a dash of Ragnarok  Share your thoughts with the Geeks! Email: thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk Subscribe to GS on iTunes: http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/subscribe/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/geeksyndicate/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/geeksyndicate Twitter: https://twitter.com/geeksyndicate Pinterest: https://uk.pinterest.com/geeksyndicate/  if you want to donate to the show to help with podcast/website hosting fees you can send us a tip via our paypal account which again is thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk

With the Corona virus still raging Nuge and Ant take a another look at ways geeks can help.  Geekdom vs Covid19 - a guide to the ways geeks are helping out. Audible Stories –  Audible are providing free audio books for children and young adults for the duration of the emergency.   Dungeon Fun / Pirate fun - download 200 PDF pages of all ages adventure silliness for free.   Remember you can get in touch with us at thegeeks@geeksyndicate.co.uk and please feel free to leave us a review on the podcast platform of your choosing!   The British Science Fiction Foundation have complied a fantastic list of material to read/watch or listen   Vassal - a game engine for building and playing online adaptations of board games and card games. Play live on the Internet or by email.   

Monts and Nuge are back in the geek cave for another episode of laughs and helpful advice. So if you after some help on navigating the muddy waters of geekdom you've come to the right podcast. News Nuge loses it of the latest Artemis Fowl trailer Week that was Dave takes on 'The War Master' over at Big Finish Audio Nuge goes 'Primal' over the latest cartoon series from the creator of Samurai Jack Main - It's pilot season (yes this was recorded before things went to hell in a handbasket with Covid19) and it's time for the lads to take a look at what genre shows are heading our way.  

In this week's edition of The Nugeroom Nuge and Ant try to bring some positivity amidst the chaos that is the corona virus pandemic. The lads discuss some of the ways geekdom has been coming together to help support each other in innovative ways. Reference links for the episode #GeekdomvsCovi19 - our hashtag collection any and all ideas/suggestions to help our fellow geeks in these trying times. #Kitchecon - find out more about the virtual comic con in this interview carried out by the fine folks at Pipedream Comics Gail Simone's #ComicsSchool Will Sliney - #wewilldraw free online art class - https://www.youtube.com/user/Willustrator https://www.qfxevents.com/virtual-artist-alley https://www.kimchikawaii.com/virtual-artist-alley https://www.buttonandbear.co.uk/your-independent-bookshop   Twitch Channels   Conor Boyle - www.twitch.tv/conorboyleart   Jennie Gyllblad - https://www.twitch.tv/jeninator If you've enjoyed this or any other episode on the Geek Syndicate Network than please toss us a review on your

This is Bags of Action. The podcast devoted to  action movies, both old and new, but all of them are awesome! In this episode Steve and Pete talk about the new Spenser Confidential film that is very loosely based on the characters created by Robert B. Parker. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Winston Duke, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger.    To talk about this episode and any other episode you can visit the Bags of Action Facebook group here - Facebook Group . If you would like to get in touch with the show you can follow us on Twitter @BagsofAction or you can email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com or you could leave us a review on iTunes.                  

In this new podcast 'The Nugeroom' Nuge and Ant will be taking a deep dive into at a particular facet of Geekdom, whether it's a news item, review or a listener question. Today's episode is discussion around the recent price increase by Comixology for UK and European comics titles.  Big thanks to Alasdair Stuart for raising this issue online. Reference links for the episode https://www.foxspirit.co.uk/not-the-fox-news-66-gradient/ Comixology Kindle unlimted ComicHaus https://www.bleedingcool.com/2020/03/05/brexit-comixology-increase-prices-uk-67-pound-dollar-parity/  https://www.hotukdeals.com/discussions/comixology-price-rise-3417866  https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/08/10/brexit-party-advice-increasing-prices-british-comics-shops/     If you've enjoyed this or any other episode on the Geek Syndicate Network  than please toss us a review on your chosen podcast app. News Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist:

Toss a coin to your podcaster and pop this delightful audio nugget in your ears! Stace & Barry are back with some more breakfast brilliance, including (but certainly not limited to); Stacey not being quite able to articulate why she loved a book she just read so much, Barry seeing the hero in every day people, and the pair being slightly more rude than a Saturday morning really calls for... Enjoy!

As Series 12 of Doctor Who draws to a divisive finale, Barry and Ant return to face Cybermen, the Master and fandom in their review of The Timeless Children. In this slightly extended episode, the guys dig into the episode itself as well as the revelations within it and their ramifications as the long running television series moves forwards. 

This is Bags of Action. The podcast devoted to  action movies, both old and new, but all of them are awesome! In this episode Steve and Pete talk about the classic 1980s film Robocop starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen and Ronny Cox. We talk about it with modern eyes, talk about some of the problems they had when making the film, the remake and also the possibility of a new Robocop film with Peter Weller in the lead role again. To talk about this episode and any other episode you can visit the Bags of Action Facebook group. If you would like to get in touch with the show you can follow us on Twitter @BagsofAction or you can email us at bagsofaction [at] gmail [dot] com or you could leave us a review on iTunes.

Ant and Barry return to the front lines to review an episode of Doctor Who set at the end of the CyberWars. It's the first part of the finale and the guys settle in to discuss Cybermen, strange Irish B plots and exchange some theories about where the finale could be heading.

Stace and Barry in the Morning is back! Again!... Apologies for the break in transmission; you entirely blame Stace for that one. This triumphant return sees Barry busting out a buried gem of a Musical Musing, Stace lamenting the end of one of her favourite shows, and the pair getting very excitable about a straight to DVD movie. Grab your morning beverage of choice and listen in to find out what the fluff this blurb is about!

In this week's episode, Ant and Barry follow the TARDIS to Geneva and join the Doctor in a haunted house with Lord Byron, Mary Godwin and their friends. In a creepy story that proves to be more than expected (for Ant at least), the boys find plenty to talk about. Particularly that villain...

Steve and Scott dispense with the usual news and reviews to talk about Picard.  At the time of recording only the first four episodes have been aired, but they talk about what they like about the show, their favourite characters and where they think it might be going in the future.  Engage!

Amy is back and once again joined by Barry and Ant to talk about some comics. This time the team hop back in time to the early 20th century to join Irene Adler and a host of literary and historic figures as they start on a new adventure in Adler Issue 1, then jump back to the present for some Science-Fiction and Spy-based shenanigans in BANG! Issue 1. Adler Issue 1 (Writer:  Lavie Tidhar, Artist / Colourist: Paul McCaffrey, Letters: Simon Bowland) - Jane Eyre meets Irene Adler in this first issue of what promises to be a globe-trotting adventure series. BANG! Issue 1 (Writer: Matt Kindt, Artist: Wilfredo Torres, Colourist: Nayoung Kim, Letterer: Nate Piekos ) - Join Super-Spy Thomas Cord, agent of MI-X as he begins a new mission against the organisation GOLDMAZE;

Can You Hear Me?    The seventh episode of the 2020 series of Doctor Who was a time and space spanning tale of fear and mental health featuring Monsters, Nightmares and Immortals from the dawn of time. Join Ant and Barry as they look back at the episode.

Ant and Barry are back to reflect on the Doctor's latest globe-trotting adventure, Praxeus. This adventure sees the Time Travelling team back on Earth in the near future facing flocks of oddly-behaving birds and a rather nasty looking skin condition. Listen on to find out what the Geek Syndicate team made of the episode and to find out what they think happened after the episode ends ...