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Journey. An award-winning indie video game with deep spiritual underpinnings. Casual gamer Justin Weaver and serious gamer Ryan Swindoll dig deeper into Journey!   On today's show: In our second episode discussing a specific indie video game, we take a closer look at Journey by thatgamecompany. This game is less than two hours long and rewards replay. This is a BAFTA award winning game, and holds the Guinness World Record for “most mainstream game awards won by an indie video game.” Austin Wintory’s gorgeous soundtrack for this game was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category. The first game soundtrack to be considered for this award. Is this the perfect game to play during this time of social distancing? What does this game have to say about trauma, obstacles and struggles? What is this game an analogy for? Is this a picture of reincarnation? Is this a metaphor for a "spiritual journey"? How is it possible to have an entire game with no written or audible langua

Untitled Goose Game! The first video game in our Indie Video Game Series! And it's a ridiculous one! Casual gamer, Justin Weaver, and serious gamer, Ryan Swindoll, are joined by Nataly Guzman to discuss Untitled Goose Game!   On today's show: Short interviews with the youngest Story Geeks ever on the show! What about this game is so funny? What do multiple generations of players think about this game? Is this game a perfect example of “schadenfreude”? (What is “schadenfreude?!?!") What was the funniest part of Untitled Goose Game to you? Is the goose simply a menace displaying no empathy, or does the goose have something to teach this town, and its inhabitants, through the mischief? Feel free to continue interacting with us about Untitled Goose Game, and be sure to jump into the conversation on our next game, Journey! Thanks to Lynn, Jimmy, Debra and Jordan for interacting with us. Jump into the conversation and you may hear your name and question or comment on the next episode. Honk! Do you love st

The Story Geeks Talk Indie Video Games! Our very first episode of a special summer series... What Indie video games should you play and what do their stories have to say?   Casual gamer, Justin Weaver, and serious gamer, Ryan Swindoll, kick off their summer series with an intro into our latest podcast! On today's show: Can we create a community around indie video gaming and a deeper search for the Truth? Why aren't the stories in video games discussed in deep ways? Are indie video games even worth discussing? We'll introduce the list of 5 games (all gems!) we're playing together! Why you should join us in playing "Untitled Goose Game" (we're discussing that in 2 weeks!). Want to join our "book club" for video games? We'll be posting consistently in The Story Geeks Facebook Group! Join the group and submit questions for us to discuss! Do you love stories and storytelling--especially sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book movies? Join The Story Geeks Club! It's FREE! Join The Story Geeks Club here: https://ww

The conclusion of The Story Geeks Club chosen series! Jay and Daryl share the geek stories most impactful to them!   Do you love stories and storytelling--especially sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book movies? Join The Story Geeks Club! It's FREE! Join The Story Geeks Club here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestorygeeks/ Want MORE from The Story Geeks? Become a VIP Member of The Story Geeks Club: https://www.patreon.com/thestorygeeks   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PURCHASE TIMESLINGERS! Jay and Nathan's time travel novel is available now! Or get our brand new novel, DEATH OF A BOUNTY HUNTER! Now only $0.99! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   LINKS: The Story Geeks Club - Keep up to date and join our deep discussions! The Story Geeks Club - VIP - Benefits and rewards for our supporters. TIMESLINGERS - Jay & Nathan's time travel novel. More Info at TheStoryGeeks.com - All the content.

Onward... another great Pixar film! Nataly, Nick, and Sandra dig deeper into Pixar's latest fantasy world on this week's The Story Geeks podcast!   Do you love stories and storytelling--especially sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book movies? Join The Story Geeks Club! It's FREE! Join The Story Geeks Club here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestorygeeks/ Want MORE from The Story Geeks? Become a VIP Member of The Story Geeks Club: https://www.patreon.com/thestorygeeks   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PURCHASE TIMESLINGERS! Jay and Nathan's time travel novel is available now! Or get our brand new novel, DEATH OF A BOUNTY HUNTER! Now only $0.99! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   LINKS: The Story Geeks Club - Keep up to date and join our deep discussions! The Story Geeks Club - VIP - Benefits and rewards for our supporters. TIMESLINGERS - Jay & Nathan's time travel novel. More Info at TheSto

The Movies, TV Shows, and other Geeks Stories that impacted us! Justin and Nataly discuss the stories that shaped their lives and perspectives of the world on this week's The Story Geeks podcast!   Do you love stories and storytelling--especially sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book movies? Join The Story Geeks Club! It's FREE! Join The Story Geeks Club here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestorygeeks/ Want MORE from The Story Geeks? Become a VIP Member of The Story Geeks Club: https://www.patreon.com/thestorygeeks   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PURCHASE TIMESLINGERS! Jay and Nathan's time travel novel is available now! Or get our brand new novel, DEATH OF A BOUNTY HUNTER! Now only $0.99! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   LINKS: The Story Geeks Club - Keep up to date and join our deep discussions! The Story Geeks Club - VIP - Benefits and rewards for our supporters. TIMESLINGERS - Jay &am

Snowpiercer... Nihilism on a Train? Daryl, Justin, Nick, and special guest Helen O'Hara dig deeper into the modern science fiction classic, Snowpiercer!   Do you love stories and storytelling--especially sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book movies? Join The Story Geeks Club! It's FREE! Join The Story Geeks Club here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestorygeeks/ Want MORE from The Story Geeks? Become a VIP Member of The Story Geeks Club: https://www.patreon.com/thestorygeeks   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PURCHASE TIMESLINGERS! Jay and Nathan's time travel novel is available now! Or get our brand new novel, DEATH OF A BOUNTY HUNTER! Now only $0.99! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   LINKS: The Story Geeks Club - Keep up to date and join our deep discussions! The Story Geeks Club - VIP - Benefits and rewards for our supporters. TIMESLINGERS - Jay & Nathan's time travel novel. More Info a

Storytelling and Video Gaming How do the stories in video games impact us? Do video games have an impact on how we behave? What makes for a great story in a great game? Justin Weaver and Ryan Swindoll breakdown the process of storytelling as it relates video games.   Do you love stories and storytelling--especially sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book movies? Join The Story Geeks Club! It's FREE! Join The Story Geeks Club here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestorygeeks/ Want MORE from The Story Geeks? Become a VIP Member of The Story Geeks Club: https://www.patreon.com/thestorygeeks   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PURCHASE TIMESLINGERS! Jay and Nathan's time travel novel is available now! Or get our brand new novel, DEATH OF A BOUNTY HUNTER! Now only $0.99! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   LINKS: The Story Geeks Club - Keep up to date and join our deep discussions! The Story Geeks Club -

The Hero's Journey vs. The Heroine's Journey ...is there a difference between the two or are they the same? Jay is joined by Joel Berry and Victoria Hansen to dig deeper into Joseph Campbell's ideas on story and myth that have inspired geek writers and audiences for decades.   Do you love stories and storytelling--especially sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book movies? Join The Story Geeks Club! It's FREE! Join The Story Geeks Club here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestorygeeks/ Want MORE from The Story Geeks? Become a VIP Member of The Story Geeks Club: https://www.patreon.com/thestorygeeks   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PURCHASE TIMESLINGERS! Jay and Nathan's time travel novel is available now! Or get our brand new novel, DEATH OF A BOUNTY HUNTER! Now only $0.99! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   LINKS: The Story Geeks Club - Keep up to date and join our deep discussions! The Story Gee

What makes Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse so good? Jay, Nick, and Scilla are joined by Alan Ng from Film Threat to dig deeper into one of the best Spider-Man movies of all time, Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse!   Do you love stories and storytelling--especially sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book movies? Join The Story Geeks Club! It's FREE! Join The Story Geeks Club here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestorygeeks/ Want MORE from The Story Geeks? Become a VIP Member of The Story Geeks Club: https://www.patreon.com/thestorygeeks   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PURCHASE TIMESLINGERS! Jay and Nathan's time travel novel is available now! Or get our brand new novel, DEATH OF A BOUNTY HUNTER! Now only $0.99! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   LINKS: The Story Geeks Club - Keep up to date and join our deep discussions! The Story Geeks Club - VIP - Benefits and rewards for our supporters. TIME

Top 10 Hidden Geek Gems... ...that you can stream right now on Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, Starz, and more! This week, Jay, Daryl, Sandra, and Michael Gordon (author of Tiki Zombie and co-host of the ESO Network podcast) give their Top 10 "Hidden Gems"--geek (sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book) stories that YOU can watch while on Quarantine!   Do you love stories and storytelling--especially sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book movies? Join The Story Geeks Club! It's FREE! Join The Story Geeks Club here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestorygeeks/ Want MORE from The Story Geeks? Become a VIP Member of The Story Geeks Club: https://www.patreon.com/thestorygeeks   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PURCHASE TIMESLINGERS! Jay and Nathan's time travel novel is available now! TIMESLINGERS currently has 4.5/5 stars on Amazon.com! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   LINKS: The Story Geeks Club - Keep up to da

The Geek Movies That Made Us... ...and TV Shows, and Video Games, and Books! What geek stories impacted us? This week, Sandra leads Nick and Scilla in a conversation about the geek stories that helped shape us. This topic came straight from The Story Geeks Club VIP Members! Thanks for voting on it!   Do you love stories and storytelling--especially sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book movies? Join The Story Geeks Club! It's FREE! Join The Story Geeks Club here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestorygeeks/ Want MORE from The Story Geeks? Become a VIP Member of The Story Geeks Club: https://www.patreon.com/thestorygeeks   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PURCHASE TIMESLINGERS! Jay and Nathan's time travel novel is available now! TIMESLINGERS currently has 4.5/5 stars on Amazon.com! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   LINKS: The Story Geeks Club - Keep up to date and join our deep discussions! The St

Frozen Podcast: Frozen 1 & 2 The highest grossing Walt Disney Animation films: Frozen 1 & 2! This week, Justin leads a conversation with Sandra, Nataly, and Daryl as they dig deeper into FROZEN 1 & 2!   Do you love stories and storytelling--especially sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book movies? Join The Story Geeks Club! It's FREE! Join The Story Geeks Club here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestorygeeks/ Want MORE from The Story Geeks? Become a VIP Member of The Story Geeks Club: https://www.patreon.com/thestorygeeks   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PURCHASE TIMESLINGERS! Jay and Nathan's time travel novel is available now! TIMESLINGERS currently has 4.5/5 stars on Amazon.com! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   LINKS: The Story Geeks Club - Keep up to date and join our deep discussions! The Story Geeks Club - VIP - Benefits and rewards for our supporters. TIMESLINGERS - Jay &am

Universal Monster Movies Podcast: Best Universal Monster Movies - Classic Monster Movies and Re-Makes! This week, Sandra, Nick, and Chris Salce from Filmthreat take a look at Universal's Monster Movies on The Story Geeks podcast!   Do you love stories and storytelling--especially sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book movies? Join The Story Geeks Club! It's FREE! Join The Story Geeks Club here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestorygeeks/ Want MORE from The Story Geeks? Become a VIP Member of The Story Geeks Club: https://www.patreon.com/thestorygeeks   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PURCHASE TIMESLINGERS! Jay and Nathan's time travel novel is available now! TIMESLINGERS currently has 4.5/5 stars on Amazon.com! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   LINKS: The Story Geeks Club - Keep up to date and join our deep discussions! The Story Geeks Club - VIP - Benefits and rewards for our supporters. TIMES

How Movies Tell Us to Act During a Pandemic World War Z, The Walking Dead, Contagion, Outbreak, Shaun of the Dead, and even Avengers: Infinity War & Endgame have things to say about pandemic behavior. Though social-distancing... The Story Geeks are still producing content! This week, Sandra, Nick, and Jay take a look at sci-fi, fantasy, and horror movies to determine how we should act during a pandemic. Sometimes, it's not pretty. We also try to keep it light at times, because it's too intense out there!   Do you love stories and storytelling--especially sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book movies? Join The Story Geeks Club! It's FREE! Join The Story Geeks Club here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestorygeeks/ Want MORE from The Story Geeks? Become a VIP Member of The Story Geeks Club: https://www.patreon.com/thestorygeeks   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PURCHASE TIMESLINGERS! Jay and Nathan's time travel novel is available now! TIMESLINGERS cur

Which Lord of the Rings Character Are You? Why the Lord of the Rings has such great characters... that's what we discuss today on The Story Geeks Podcast! For the first time ever, new co-host Nataly Guzman joins Jay, Nick, and Daryl! Listen to them discuss the compelling characters in the Lord of the Rings trilogy!   Do you love stories and storytelling--especially sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book movies? Join The Story Geeks Club! It's FREE! Join The Story Geeks Club here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestorygeeks/ Want MORE from The Story Geeks? Become a VIP Member of The Story Geeks Club: https://www.patreon.com/thestorygeeks   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PURCHASE TIMESLINGERS! Jay and Nathan's time travel novel is available now! TIMESLINGERS currently has 4.5/5 stars on Amazon.com! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   LINKS: The Story Geeks Club - Keep up to date and join our deep di

Religion in Lord of the Rings The spirituality and philosophy guiding The Lord of the Rings trilogy! Due to a catastrophic technical failure... last week's podcast with Justin and Sandra wasn't able to be released. But, we enjoyed the conversation so much we wanted to re-cap our discussion. This is the LIVE show Jay did breaking down religion and spirituality in Lord of the Rings.   Do you love stories and storytelling--especially sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book movies? Join The Story Geeks Club! It's FREE! Join The Story Geeks Club here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestorygeeks/ Want MORE from The Story Geeks? Become a VIP Member of The Story Geeks Club: https://www.patreon.com/thestorygeeks   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PURCHASE TIMESLINGERS! Jay and Nathan's time travel novel is available now! TIMESLINGERS currently has 4.5/5 stars on Amazon.com! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  

WHY LORD OF THE RINGS IS GREAT! Jay, Daryl, and special guest, Andrew Peterson--author of the Wingfeather Saga--dig deeper into one of the most iconic stories of all time... J.R.R. Tolkien's LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy! Do you love stories and storytelling--especially sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book movies? Join The Story Geeks Club! It's FREE! Join The Story Geeks Club here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestorygeeks/ Want MORE from The Story Geeks? Become a VIP Member of The Story Geeks Club: https://www.patreon.com/thestorygeeks   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PURCHASE TIMESLINGERS! Jay and Nathan's time travel novel is available now! TIMESLINGERS currently has 4.5/5 stars on Amazon.com! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   LINKS: The Story Geeks Club - Keep up to date and join our deep discussions! The Story Geeks Club - VIP - Benefits and rewards for our supporters. TIMESLINGERS - Jay &

JOKER MOVIE - Are Joker and Batman Half-Brothers, now? And how do we all feel about this film? Did it deserve its Oscar nominations and wins? Jay, Nick, and Priscilla dig deeper into one of the most talked about comic book movies of 2019--JOKER! Want to join our exclusive club for Story Geeks? Become a member of The Story Geeks Club! Join the club and learn about our tiers and benefits here: https://www.patreon.com/thestorygeeks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PURCHASE TIMESLINGERS! Jay and Nathan's time travel novel is available now! TIMESLINGERS currently has 4.5/5 stars on Amazon.com! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   LINKS: THE STORY GEEKS CLUB - Benefits and rewards for our supporters--the smartest geeks on the planet (probably). Join us! TIMESLINGERS - Jay & Nathan's time travel novel. MORE CONTENT - All the content. FACEBOOK GROUP - Keep up to date and join our deep discussions!

Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey - Is Harley Quinn good or bad? And why did Birds of Prey fail? Daryl, Nick, and Priscilla dig deeper into the latest (and apparently controversial because all DC movies must be controversial)--DC Comics film. Want to join our exclusive club for Story Geeks? Become a member of The Story Geeks Club! Join the club and learn about our tiers and benefits here: https://www.patreon.com/thestorygeeks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PURCHASE TIMESLINGERS! Jay and Nathan's time travel novel is available now! TIMESLINGERS currently has 4.5/5 stars on Amazon.com! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   LINKS: THE STORY GEEKS CLUB - Benefits and rewards for our supporters--the smartest geeks on the planet (probably). Join us! TIMESLINGERS - Jay & Nathan's time travel novel. MORE CONTENT - All the content. FACEBOOK GROUP - Keep up to date and join our deep discussions!