In this very special episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by the "Cosplay Queen of NYC" and the lip sync assassin assassin of Rupaul's Drag Race season 16, who will also be a special guest at this year's Flame Con, and the host of the afterparty The Fireball, Megami (@MegamiNYC)! They catch up on life on tour, what fans can expect to see from Megami at this year's Drag Con, and share our thoughts on X-Men '97, the trailer for Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, and find out what we're getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture right now.

BIG OPENING:  

• KEVIN: Marvel & DC Pride

• MEGAMI: X-Men ‘97 finale

DOWN & NERDY: 

• KEVIN: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Bridgerton, Dark Matter, Sugar

• MEGAMI: X-Men ‘97, Madam Web, Gameboy Advance games via emulators 

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER:  New-ish trailer for Wicked

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Nintendo reveals new Paper Mario remake includes a trans character

CLIP OF THE WEEK:  New trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

SHILF

• KEVIN: Wolverine

• MEGAMI: Morph

In this episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by GLAAD Media Award winning artist D.J. Kirkland (@ohheydj) as they discuss drag queen vampire slayers in the trailer for Slay, breakdown the reaction to the X-Men's post-Krakoan Age reboot, celebrate the DC Pride announcements, and catch up on what they’re getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture. 

BIG OPENING:  

• KEVIN: The first reveal has been made for the next era in X-Men comics

• D.J.: Nintendo announces a new movie set in Super Mario Bros. world is coming

DOWN & NERDY: 

• KEVIN:  Damsel, Shogun, Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda, Suicide Squad: Dream Team, Washington’s Gay General

• D.J.: Drag Race S16, Survivor 46, Traitors S2, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Rewatching Avatar: The Last Airbender 
  

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER:  Neve Campbell to star in Scream 7 directed by Kevin Williamson

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: A Rachel Pollack tribute and more planned for this year’s DC Pride launch 

CLIP OF THE WEEK:  New trailer for drag queens vs. vampires movie Slay

SHILF

• KEVIN: Apollo & Midnighter

• D.J.: Nightwing

*Art by Ryan Stegman

In the return of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Ian Carlos Crawford (@ianxcarlos) as they discuss the newly announced cast of Marvel's Fantastic Four, the trailers for Deadpool & Wolverine and X-Men '97, realize we're part of the 1-in-5 gamers who are queer, and catch up on what they're getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture. 

BIG OPENING:  

• KEVIN: Marvel reveals cast for new Fantastic Four

• IAN: New trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine & New trailer for X-Men ‘97

DOWN & NERDY: 

• KEVIN:  Argylle, Brothers Sun, Death & Other Details, Ted, Percy Jackson, The Deviant 

• IAN: Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Blood Debts

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER:  New trailer for Love Lies Bleeding

THIS WEEK IN QUEER:  According to a new study, 1 in 5 gamers identifies as LGBTQ+

CLIP OF THE WEEK:  New trailer for Femme

SHILF:

• KEVIN: Pedro Pascal as Mister Fantastic

• IAN: Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm

**art by Wesley Burt @wes_burt

In this all new episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@gilligan_mcjew) is joined by Mike Moon (@freemoonman1982) as they discuss Disney versus Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida, feel #queerjoy in the new teaser for the animated movie Nimona coming to Netflix, and get Down & Nerdy as they share everything they're consuming in pop culture. 

BIG OPENING:  

KEVIN: In move against DeSantis, Disney cancels moving employees to FL, where a  teacher is under investigation for showing Strange World

• MIKE: New teaser for Nimona

DOWN & NERDY: 

• KEVIN: Guardians Vol 3, Pearl, Dead Ringers, Citadel, All Stars, Titans, Somebody Somewhere, Riverdale, DC's Book of Pride

• MIKE: Star Trek Comics from IDW, The Other Two, Arcade Kings (comic), Queer Eye S7

In this all new episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by NYCGaymers (@officialnycg) President, Raffy Regulus (@raffyregulus), as they discuss the Michelle Yeoh renaissance we're living in, the new trailer for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and what they're getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture. 

BIG OPENING:  

• KEVIN: Michelle Yeoh to star in in Paramount+ movie Star Trek: Section 31 & New trailer for season 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

• RAFFY: Cast revealed for season 8 of Drag Race All Stars

DOWN & NERDY: 

• KEVIN: Scream VI, Power Rangers: Now & Forever, Dead Ringers, Gotham Knights, Love Unlimited: Gwenpool

• RAFFY: Made into Abyss, Next Level Chef, Overwatch 2, Honkai Impact Star Rail

In this new episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Geeks OUT President, Nic Gitau (@cocodevaux), as they discuss the trailer for the new Barbie movie, the new digital/print comics publisher DSTLRY, and what they're getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture. 

BIG OPENING:  

• KEVIN: Comixology founder starts new digital/print comics publisher DSTLRY

• NIC: New trailer for Barbie
  

DOWN & NERDY: 

• KEVIN: Super Mario Bros, Star Trek: Picard, Superman and Lois, Riverdale, Perry Mason, Marvel Infinity (Gwenpool, Negasonic)

• NIC: Yellowjackets, Shadow & Bone, Charlie Jane Anders short stories, Harry Potter re-read

In our brand new episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Tana Ford (@tanaford on Twitter & @tanaford.designs on Insta) as they discuss some of the winners announced at this year's GLAAD Media Awards, the trailer for the new sapphic thriller series Dead Ringers, and catch up on what they're getting Down & Nerdy with right now.

BIG OPENING:  

• KEVIN: Some of the GLAAD Media Award Winners announced

• TANA: New trailer for Dead Ringers 

DOWN & NERDY: 

• KEVIN: Shazam 2, D&D Honor Amongst Thieves, Yellowjackets, Wolf Pack, It’s Only Teenage Wasteland, Tim Drake: Robin

• TANA: The Last of Us, Dimension 20, D&D posters (!!), Florence and the Machine has a newish album DANCE FEVER (May 2022 – it’s almost a year old damn) that I love (My love & Free are incredible songs) and I recently discovered Maggie Rogers (Love You for a Long time & Back in My Body)– not queer but I’m digging her musical vibes. 

After taking a much needed break, the Geeks OUT Podcast is back! Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by special guest Bobby Hankinson (@bobbyhank) as they discuss the news about this year's DC Comics Pride lineup and get #DownAndNerdy as they talk about all the pop culture they're consuming right now.

BIG OPENING:  

• KEVIN: DC Comics announces DC Pride lineup 

• BOBBY: We’re less mad at Chris Pratt for his Mario voice (but still mad about other stuff!)

DOWN & NERDY: 

• KEVIN: Scream 6, Star Trek: Picard, The Last of Us, Poker Face, Servant, X-titles, Specs, Blue Book 

• BOBBY: Vanderpump’s #Scandoval, Wrestlemania season/WWE 2k23, XMEN 97, Black Adam, MCU Phase 4 rewatch, Mandalorian

In a special "live" episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, recorded at FanExpo Denver, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by special guest Chris Shehan (@ChrisShehanArt) as they discuss his/their work on "House of Slaughter", the leaked first looks at the "Barbie" movie, the trailers for "Conjuring Kesha" and "They/Them" and what they are getting Down & Nerdy with right now. 

*This was recorded on video so you'll only be able to watch the trailers if you watch this episode on our YouTube page.

In a new episode of the Flame Cast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) chats with Josh Trujillo (@losthiskeysman) the writer, editor, and comic book creator (who'll be at Flame Con this year) who's behind Aaron Fisher-Captain America, the Hulking & Wiccan Infinity Comic, and so much more. They talk about the importance of queer friendships. They also talk about his inspirations, where and how he connects with his community, and what he's getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture.

In a new episode of the Flame Cast, Kevin chats with Steenz (@oheySteenz) the cartoonist, editor, and professor, about the importance of building up our community by providing opportunities for new artists/creators. They also talk about their inspirations, where and how they connect with their community, and what they're getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture.

You can find out more on their website: www.oheysteenz.com/

In a new episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Jon Herzog (@jonherzog) as they discuss the new reveals from the Thor: Love & Thunder trailer, Laverne Cox's new Barbie doll, and celebrate the new trailer for the final season of Love, Victor in This Week in Queer. 

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:  

• KEVIN: Mattel introducing a Laverne Cox Barbie as part of it’s Tribute Collection
• JON: New teaser for Star Wars: Andor

DOWN & NERDY: 

• KEVIN: Fire Island, Rescue Rangers, Stranger Things, RW Homecoming: New Orleans
• JON: Bob’s Burgers, Kenobi, Obi-Wan Star Wars Comic

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New trailer for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: New trailer for the final season of Love, Victor

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Thor: Love & Thunder

THE WEEK IN GEEK: 

MOVIES

• New trailer for The Beast

TV

• New trailer for The Winchesters
• New trailer for season 3 of The Umbrella Academy

VIDEO GAMES 

• New trailer for MultiVersus game

SHILF

• KEVIN: Danny from RW
• JON: Idris Elba, always and forever

In a new episode of the Flame Cast, Kevin chats with Mike Curato (@MikeCurato) the writer and illustrator of the YA graphic novel "Flamer" about the importance of books geared toward young queer audiences, especially when so many placers are banning books with these topics. They also talk about his inspirations, where and how he connects with his community, and what he's getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture.   

In this new episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Christopher Murray (@mxmurray__ on Insta) as they discuss the Stranger Things season 4 premiere, new trailers for Westworld and Love, Death + Robots, and celebrate our first look at the queer horror movie They/Them in This Week in Queer.

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:  

• KEVIN: The networks cancel 17 series in the span of 48 hours
• CHRISTOPHER:  New teaser for Resident Evil series

DOWN & NERDY: 

• KEVIN:  Firestarter, Dr. Strange, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Heartstopper
• CHRISTOPHER: Destiny 2, FF shirt collection at Uniqlo, Death Stranding

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER:  New teaser for season 4 of Westworld

THIS WEEK IN QUEER:  First look at queer horror movie They/Them

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for volume 3 of Love, Death + Robots

THE WEEK IN GEEK: 

MOVIES

• New trailer for Avatar: The Way of Water

TV

• New trailer for First Kill
• Ncuti Gatwa to star as first black Doctor Who

COMIC BOOKS 

• Marvel introducing new trans mutant Escapade in Marvel Voices: Pride

SHILF

• KEVIN: Storm, Regent of Sol
• CHRISTOPHER: Mr. Sinister

It's the continued return of the Flame Cast, our celebration of past, present, and future Flame Con guests. Join Kevin in a conversation with Jay Edidin, writer, editor, and podcaster. He's best known as one of the hosts of Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men . In this conversation, we get to know Jay, who/what inspires him, where he finds community, and what he gets Down & Nerdy with in pop culture.

In this new episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Will Choy (@thewillchoy), as they discuss their love of Everything Everywhere All at Once, the new teaser for Thor: Love and Thunder, and celebrate a new trailer for Angelyne as our Strong Female Character of the Week. 

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:  

• KEVIN: WB looking to shake up DCEU, defends cutting gay dialogue from Fantastic Beasts sequel
• WILL:  New trailer for revival of The Kids in the Hall

DOWN & NERDY: 

• KEVIN:  Sonic 2, Choose or Die, The Final Purge, Heartstopper 
• WILL:  Great Pottery Throwdown, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Massive Talent

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER:  New trailer for Angelyne

THIS WEEK IN QUEER:  First look at Rupaul’s Drag Race All-Stars (All Winners season)

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New teaser for Thor: Love & Thunder

THE WEEK IN GEEK:   

MOVIES

• After losing 200k subscribers Netflix floating ad-supported tiers

TV

• Kerry Washington joins The Simpsons as recurring character

COMIC BOOKS 

• Marvel launches The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl podcast

SHILF

• KEVIN: Misha Collins
• WILL: Emma Frost

It's the return of the Flame Cast, our celebration of past, present, and future Flame Con guests. Join Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) in a conversation with Eric & Ray with Rage Gear Studios (@ragegearstudios) as we get to know their influences and what they get Down & Nerdy with in pop culture.

In a new episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Tea Berry-Blue (@teaberryblue) as they discuss the new trailers for Russian Doll and The Bob's Burgers Movie, the queer storylines in Our Flag Means Death, and hope that MCU executive and fellow queer, Victoria Alonso's words sway the Disney CEO to do more, in This Week in Queer. 

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:  

• KEVIN: HBO Max developing You Brought Me the Ocean into a series
• TEA:  Showrunner of She-Ra reboot speaks out on crew being underpaid/overworked

DOWN & NERDY: 

• KEVIN:  Everything Everywhere All At Once, Morbius, Young Justice, Severance, X-Men Red
• TEA: OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH, also Moon Knight, Julia, Old Enough!

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER:  New trailer for season 2 of Russian Doll 

THIS WEEK IN QUEER:  MCU exec calls for Disney CEO to take a stand at GLAAD Media Awards

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for The Bob’s Burgers Movie

QUICK HITS: 

TV

• HBO Max developing a prequel series to IT     
• Elliot Page’s character on The Umbrella Academy is reintroduced as Viktor 

COMIC BOOKS 

• DC announces creative teams for 2nd Round Robin tournament    

SHILF

• KEVIN: Blackbeard/Taika Waititi
• TEA: Vico Ortiz

After a little break, the Geeks OUT Podcast returns with Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and Jon Shutt (@jonshutt on Insta) as they discuss Jamie Lee Curtis officiating her trans daughter's wedding in cosplay, the trailers for Roar and Men, and celebrate the queer and ally employees who participated in the #disneywalkout in This Week In Queer. 

This Weeks Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:  

• KEVIN: Pride comes to Marvel and DC again
• JON: For her daughter’s wedding, Jamie Lee Curtis will officiate in cosplay

DOWN & NERDY: 

• KEVIN:  X, The Lost City, Star Trek: Discovery, Minx, Kirby & The Forgotten Land
• JON: Archane, Star Trek: Picard, The Witcher, Clone Wars, Horizon

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New trailer for Roar

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Across the country Disney employees staged a walkout to protest the company’s support of “Don’t Say Gay” bill’s sponsors

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Men 

SHILF

• KEVIN: Oscar Isaac
• JON: Moon Knight

In our final celebration of the 300th episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) sits down with the prolific writer James Tynion IV (@ReadTinyOnion), as they reflect on the very first Flame Con in 2015. They discuss the many books James has worked on in the 7 years since, how the industry has changed, and what projects he has on the horizon.

We're celebrating the Geeks OUT Podcast's 300th episode with a look back at the first Flame Con back in 2015 with host Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and the hotly in-demand artist, Kevin Wada (@kevinwada). They look back at that first year, reflect on how things have changed for both Kevin and the Industry, and discuss some of the projects that he has coming up.

In the continued celebration of the 300th episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) sits down with Nicole and Nicole from the South Street Art Mart (@SouthStArtMart), a queer indy art market located in Philly. They reflect on being there at the first Flame Con (2015) under a different entity, how things have changed for them in the past 7 years, and discuss why they come back to Flame Con year after year.

In celebration of the 300th episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) sits down with Hazel Newlevant (@HNewlevant) for a look back at the first year of Flame Con (2015) while discussing their work, favorite memories from that inaugural event, and how things have changed for them and the industry in the past 7 years.

In this celebration of 300 episodes of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by his original co-host, Jake Weatherman (@thejakeycakes on Insta), and frequent co-host Jon Herzog (@jonherzog), as they reflect on the past 7 years, look to the future, and tease our bonus Flame Con Retrospective episodes.

**This episode is dedicated to our friend and frequent guest host, John Jennison who passed last month. 

"It Is Sometimes A Mistake To Climb; It Is Always A Mistake Never Even To Make The Attempt. But Is It Really So Bad, To Fail? If You Do Not Climb, You Will Not Fall. This Is True. But Is It That Bad To Fail, That Hard To Fall? Sometimes You Wake, And Sometimes, Yes, You Die." - Dream (Sandman)

In this super-sized lead up to the 300th episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Graham Nolan (@GrahamNolan) as they discuss the complex queer drama in the latest episodes of Euphoria, the banning of Maus by a school board, and celebrate Nyle DiMarco joining the Queer as Folk reboot in This Week in Queer. 

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:  

• KEVIN: Tennessee School Board bans Maus
• GRAHAM: New trailer for final season of Killing Eve

DOWN & NERDY: 

• KEVIN:  The Legend of Vox Machina, Euphoria, Sabretooth, The X-Cellent
• GRAHAM: X Deaths of Wolverine, Nightwing, those video game ads in Grindr, Omelet

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New trailer for Joe vs Carole

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Peacock’s Queer as Folk reboot adds Nyle Dimarco

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for part 4 of Disenchantment

THE WEEK IN GEEK: 

MOVIES

• New trailer for Texas Chainsaw Massacre requel
• A new Masters of the Universe movie is being developed for Netflix
• Paramount orders a new Scream sequel
• Dakota Johnson cast as Madame Web for a solo film

TV

• Cast announcements for Tales of the Walking Dead
• New teaser for what’s coming to Peacock this year
• New trailer for Halo tv series
• More Star Trek series are being developed
• Disney+ officially orders Percy Jackson series

COMIC BOOKS 

• More comics announced for Substack from some big names
• Marvel announces Eternals/Avengers/X-men event series Judgment Day

SHILF

• KEVIN:  Vax (Legend of Vox Machina)
• GRAHAM: None, until I have way more therapy