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A weekly dose of Geeky Questions answered and a touch of trying to stump our own in-house expert.

About the show

The Aeronauts, Zac and Tyler, drop in to answer Geeky Questions and try to pry loose some of Zac's deep down genre knowledge before taking back off on their adventures through Nerdery.

Episodes

  • Pictures to be in Purgatory With

    January 22nd, 2025  |  Season 12  |  28 mins 48 secs
    avengers, fern gully, film, films to be buried with, living lightning, mighty morphin power rangers the movie, my neighbor totoro, teenage mutant ninja turtles ii: secret of the ooze, the land before time

    This expedition involves the Aeronauts shamelessly ripping off another podcast (Films to be Buried With) and answering movie questions. So This week can the Aeronauts answer what was the first movie they watched? Who is Living Lightning?

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    Empire State of Mind

    December 18th, 2024  |  Season 12  |  59 mins 14 secs
    black bat, crimson clown, doc savage, domino lady, fu manchu, green lama, moon man, pulp fiction, the avenger, the shadow, the spider

    We're to the end of another season and it's time to find out what your Aeronauts remember about the pulp heroes from the journey, and to listen to some good tunes.

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    Aeronauts, Mount Up

    December 4th, 2024  |  Season 12  |  39 mins 37 secs
    agra, appa, brutal legend, catbus, elden ring, epona, fu manchu, pulp, pulp fiction, the last airbender, torrent, yoshi

    What is the best mount? Who is Fu Manchu?

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    Our Favorite Martian

    November 20th, 2024  |  Season 12  |  31 mins 46 secs
    alf, andalite, gordon shumway, green lama, klingon, martian, martian manhunter, pulp fiction, stitch, superman, yautja

    What is the best alien? Who is The Green Lama?

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    More Fish than the Sea

    November 13th, 2024  |  Season 12  |  25 mins 23 secs
    aquaman, dc, domino lady, pulp fiction

    Can Aquaman talk to freshwater fish? Who is the Domino Lady?

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    Get Their Swag On

    August 15th, 2024  |  Season 12  |  30 mins 5 secs
    cloak, costuming, gambit, harry steeger, jubilee, pulp hero, richard wentworth, silver surfer, the spider

    Who has the best non-skintight costume? Who is The Spider?

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    End of the World Blues

    August 8th, 2024  |  Season 12  |  36 mins 42 secs
    apocalypse, en sabah nur, johnston mcculley, louise simonson, mutant, pulp, the crimson clown, x-men

    What's the deal with Apocalypse (X-Men)? Who is the Crimson Clown?

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    Put Your Best Face Forward

    August 1st, 2024  |  Season 12  |  40 mins 27 secs
    bane, batman, cain marko, face turn, pulp hero, sandman, solomon grundy, the black bat, two-face, wrestling

    Which supervillain should have a face turn? Who is The Black Bat?

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    The Moody Broods

    July 25th, 2024  |  Season 12  |  29 mins 8 secs
    brood, chris claremont, frederick c. davis, marvel, pulp comics, pulp fiction, sleazeworld, the moon man

    Who are The Brood? Who is The Moon Man?

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    Heart Felt

    July 11th, 2024  |  Season 12  |  32 mins 48 secs
    farscape, gizmo, gonzo, gremlins, kermit, muppets, paul ernst, pilot, pulp, puppet, richard henry benson, the avenger

    What is your favorite puppet? Who is The Avenger?

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    Dude, where's my Kendrick Lamar?

    June 12th, 2024  |  Season 12  |  42 mins 21 secs
    australia, ben browder, brian henson, claudia black, farscape, puppetry, rockne s. o'bannon, sci fi, sci-fi, syfy, the jim henson company

    Surprise General Nerdery Crossover. Listen in as gear up to talk about Season 2 of FARSCAPE

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    Lost in Transit

    June 5th, 2024  |  Season 12  |  50 mins 35 secs
    doc savage, man of bronze, self identity, soma, star trek, transporter

    Would the Aeronauts use a Star Trek transporter? Who is Doc Savage?

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    with Pulp

    May 30th, 2024  |  Season 12  |  36 mins 29 secs
    dime novel, giallo, lamont cranston, penny dreadful, pulp, pulp fiction, the shadow, weird fiction

    What is meant by "pulp characters"? Who is the Shadow?

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    Storm Calmed

    May 8th, 2024  |  Season 11  |  55 mins 38 secs
    90s, alternative, comics, seth, skywatch station, the authority, warren ellis, wildstorm

    Your Generals have made it to Skywatch Station and it's time to make up for the mistakes on our journey as well as some games.

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    Going Rogue

    May 1st, 2024  |  Season 11  |  21 mins 15 secs
    allegra, daredevil, kingpin, rogues gallery, the rogues, wildstorm

    What villain should switch to a different rogue's gallery? Who is Allegra?

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    Fashion Don'ts

    April 17th, 2024  |  Season 11  |  27 mins 4 secs
    azrael, captain america, daredevil, dc, doctor fate, joker, lobo, marvel, pikachu, rose tattoo, the man called fate, thor, wildstorm

    What are the Worst character redesigns? Who is Rose Tattoo?