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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

  • Keeping up with the Cardassians

    July 5th, 2022  |  Season 6  |  18 mins 4 secs
    battlestar galactica, blackbird, cardassian, interspecies erotica, reproduction, star trek

    How do Cardassians have children with humans? What is the Blackbird?

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    Far-Out Plants

    June 28th, 2022  |  Season 6  |  11 mins 26 secs
    new jedi order, star trek, star wars, uss aries, yuuzhan vong

    Who are the Yuuzhan Vong? What is the USS Aries?

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    A Dream Amongst the Stars

    June 21st, 2022  |  Season 6  |  7 mins 37 secs
    martin luther king jr., nichelle nichols, star trek, uss bonaventure

    Did MLK save Star Trek? What is the Bonaventure?

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    To Boldy Go...

    June 15th, 2022  |  Season 6  |  17 mins 21 secs
    chimaera, eu, queer, star trek, star wars, thrawn

    It's time for a new journey, and the Aeronauts are talking spaceships, Star Wars and Star Trek. What's the history of gay representation in Star Trek? What is the Chimaera?

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    The Moon on a Stick

    May 17th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  56 mins 30 secs
    comics, dc comics, dredd, lawgiver, m'kraan crystal, marvel, muramasa blade, plastimold, x-men

    The Aeronauts have finally arrived at the Justice League's Secret Moon Base. it's time for some games, and making Zac make up for his misses from through the season.

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    The Mallrats Question

    May 10th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  17 mins 16 secs
    fantastic four, genitalia, m'kraan crystal, sex, thing, x-men

    Do superpowers extend to your genitalia? What is the M'Kraan Crystal?

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    Uruks, Orcs, Orks

    May 4th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  22 mins 2 secs
    black uruk, boyz, greenskin, lord of the rings, orc, ork, uruk, uruk-hai, warhammer 40k, world of warcraft, wow

    Which Orc type is the bigger problem? What is the Breathing Gun?

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    Calling the Storm

    April 27th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  22 mins 12 secs
    doctor destiny, dream, magneto, marvel, materioptikon, mjolnir, thor, x-men

    Can Magneto's powers affect Mjolnir? What is the Materioptikon?

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    Dracula's Dues

    April 20th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  13 mins 40 secs
    dracula, moon knight, muramasa blade, wolverine

    What is the origin of the Moon Knight meme? What is the Muramasa Blade?

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    Super Localization

    April 13th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  21 mins 19 secs
    batman inc, chapulin colorado, dc, jakeem thunder, knight and squire, marvel, night runner, orphan, red son

    Who is the best International Version of a Superhero? What is the Pen of Jakeem Thunder?

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    Blasts from the Past

    April 6th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  27 mins 56 secs
    batman forever, blade, blankman, mcu, rocketeer, teenage mutant ninja turtles ii, the phantom, tmnt ii

    What is the best Pre-MCU superhero movie? What is the H-Dial?

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    The Most Marvelous

    March 30th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  22 mins 37 secs
    guardians of the galaxy, iron man, marvel, mcu, shadowman, shang chi, thor, valiant

    What is the Best MCU film? What is the Mask of Shadows?

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    Leaving a Legacy

    March 24th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  17 mins 2 secs
    batman beyond, comic books, dc, flash, marvel, miles morales, spider-man, terry mcginnis, wally west, wolverine, x-23

    Who is the best Legacy Superhero? What is the Lawgiver?

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    The Shape of All Things to Come

    March 16th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  19 mins 30 secs
    ben grimm, comic books, fantastic four, marvel, plastimold, superman, the thing

    Has the Thing ever been turned back to human? What is the Plastimold?

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    Big Little Heroes

    March 9th, 2022  |  Season 5  |  18 mins 23 secs
    c. auguste dupin, comic book, dc, hawk, marvel, shield, spirit, squirrel girl, the phantom

    What lesser known character has had the most oversized influence in comics? What is the H.A.W.K. harness?

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    Lambs to the Slaughter

    February 23rd, 2022  |  Season 4  |  34 mins 40 secs
    cryptid, dybbuk, gamera, gef the talking mongoose, hodag, horror, kaiju, slaughtered lamb

    The Aeronauts have finally arrived at the Slaughtered Lamb, it's time for a pint, some games, and making Tyler make up for his misses from through the season.