Gobbledygeek

Gobbledygeek A more or less weekly podcast dedicated to all things geeky in pop culture and entertainment. So, yeah. We're kind of awesome.

Some sort of Internet podcast thingy, originally broadcast live from BlogTalkRadio and now published through Libsyn, by two nerdy white dudes since March 12, 2010. This podcast focuses on a variety of entertainment subjects, with our hosts and special guests frequently discussing films, comics, and television. Each episode of Gobbledygeek is somewhere in the ballpark of 80-90 minutes, which is a lot for a bunch of unscripted amateurs, so there’s often a lot of rambling and ranting, not to mention awkward silences, which are pervasive. We’re about as competent on the podcast as we are in our social lives.

Hail and well met! This week, Paul and Arlo raise their overpriced goblets to Lance Oppenheim’s HBO docuseries REN FAIRE...
25/06/2024

Hail and well met! This week, Paul and Arlo raise their overpriced goblets to Lance Oppenheim’s HBO docuseries REN FAIRE. The three-episode series concerns the nation’s largest Renaissance faire, the Texas Renaissance Festival, and the power-hungry Oompa Loompas looking to take over the chocolate factory from their perverted W***y Wonka. The boys are in awe (derogatory) of TRF owner George Coulam, a self-professed h***y old man who seems much more interested in “sugaring” young women than in running his theme park. George berates all his pitiful hangers-on, including lifer Jeffrey Baldwin, Red Bull aficionado Louie Migliaccio, and no-nonsense Darla Smith. Topics of discussion include Oppenheim’s blend of documentary and narrative filmmaking techniques, whether or not anyone involved is deserving of our sympathy, and LARPing.

Listen to this episode from Gobbledygeek on Spotify. Hail and well met! This week, Paul and Arlo raise their overpriced goblets to Lance Oppenheim’s HBO docuseries Ren Faire. The three-episode series concerns the nation’s largest Renaissance faire, the Texas Renaissance Festival, and the power-h...

Our social media intern (Arlo) has once again become very bad at letting the world know that there are new episodes of G...
25/06/2024

Our social media intern (Arlo) has once again become very bad at letting the world know that there are new episodes of GOBBLEDYGEEK--but we're back from hiatus! On our return episode, the boys discuss the joys of parenting, Taylor Swift's new album THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, and so much more.

Listen to this episode from Gobbledygeek on Spotify. The stork just made a special delivery, and it’s a new episode of Gobbledygeek! Bat-Turkey also welcomes a new addition to the family: Alexandra Jade Wiley, who came into this world on April 28, 2024. Arlo’s second daughter has arrived at a pi...

As they say, don’t drink and podcast, but here Paul and Arlo are talking about 2004’s Sideways for another round of . A...
14/02/2024

As they say, don’t drink and podcast, but here Paul and Arlo are talking about 2004’s Sideways for another round of . Alexander Payne’s acclaimed dramedy follows alcoholic wine connoisseur Miles as he takes his bonehead best buddy Jack on a road trip through Santa Barbara the week before Jack’s due to get hitched. It is the Fox Searchlight movie, and the boys discuss what that means, how the performances bring forth certain emotional notes in the script’s body, and why somebody could come away from a first viewing not understanding 20 years’ worth of hype. Plus, Arlo goes into uncomfortable detail about his middle school career.

Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church in Sideways (2004), directed by Alexander Payne Gobbledygeek episode 508, “That Was Then: Sideways,” is available for listening or download right here, on Spot…

We’re speeding away at breakneck speed with another installment of our series. This time Paul and Arlo are witnesses t...
14/02/2024

We’re speeding away at breakneck speed with another installment of our series. This time Paul and Arlo are witnesses to The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, a 1974 subway heist thriller that is exactly what it says on the tin. Not that there’s anything wrong with that! But our boys do struggle to find much to say, choosing to highlight David Shire’s jazz-funk score and Owen Roizman’s gritty cinematography while mostly being puzzled by the script’s wasted potential. It’s a fun Noo Yawk movie, and that’s okay, folks!

Walter Matthau in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), directed by Joseph Sargent Gobbledygeek episode 507, “That Was Then: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three,” is available for listening or …

For the next installment in our series, Paul and Arlo cast their minds back to 1964–a year that predates both of them,...
14/02/2024

For the next installment in our series, Paul and Arlo cast their minds back to 1964–a year that predates both of them, though the era’s Beatlemania might as well be Arlo’s spiritual birthplace. This time, they’re popping paisley parasols for Jacques Demy’s The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, a sung-through opera told in the style of a Hollywood musical with some of the most stunning colors you’ll ever see. Hollywood extraordinaire and From Out of the Past host Michael Holland is on hand to help the boys discuss how the film defies romantic conventions while adhering to them, the magic of Jean Rabier’s camerawork, the way Demy uses color to convey feeling, and why the film deserves to be mentioned alongside classics of the French New Wave.

Nino Castelnuovo & Catherine Deneuve in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), directed by Jacques Demy Gobbledygeek episode 506, “That Was Then: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (feat. Michael Holl…

Who ya gonna call? Gobbledygeek! For the first installment of our That Was Then series, taking a look back at movies cel...
28/01/2024

Who ya gonna call? Gobbledygeek! For the first installment of our That Was Then series, taking a look back at movies celebrating anniversaries in 2024, Paul and Arlo take residence at Spook Central for 1984’s Ghostbusters. Turning a frightful 40 this year, Ivan Reitman’s classic comedy began as a high-concept riff on the “slobs v. snobs” template made popular by Animal House before becoming an inescapable pop cultural juggernaut. The boys discuss the thoughtfulness of Reitman’s direction in tandem with the great László Kovács’ photography, the perfectly structured script by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, how much of Pete Venkman is just Bill Murray, and why the right-wing backlash to the 2016 remake is ironic in light of the original’s sketchy politics.

Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Ernie Hudson in Ghostbusters (1984), directed by Ivan Reitman Gobbledygeek episode 505, “That Was Then: Ghostbusters,” is available for listening or down…

Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the Gobbledygeek season 15 premiere! Breaking from vaguely defined ...
28/01/2024

Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the Gobbledygeek season 15 premiere! Breaking from vaguely defined tradition, Paul and Arlo are kicking off the season with a and their pal Eric Sipple is on hand to help turn the pages. Arlo has chosen to subject Paul and Eric to the classic Jeph Loeb/Tim Sale collab Superman for All Seasons, which may prove a tough sell to a couple of Super-skeptics. The gang discusses the book’s Rockwell-influenced aesthetic, the simplicity (or flatness, depending on taste) of the cast, how Sale’s big d***y Superman conveys Clark Kent’s decency, and the surprising love triangle at the book’s core. Plus, Arlo explains the very personal reasons he chose this book to start the season. You’ll believe a man can cry.

Superman for All Seasons (1998); art by Tim Sale & Bjarne Hansen Gobbledygeek episode 504, “FCF: Superman for All Seasons (feat. Eric Sipple),” is available for listening or download right here…

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