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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
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New Bloods
February 9th, 2022 | Season 4 | 17 mins 22 secs
conjuring, gamera, horror, shaun of the dead
What are some good horror movies for people that are usually not into them? What is Gamera?
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Monster du Jour
February 3rd, 2022 | Season 4 | 15 mins 44 secs
babadook, bogeyman, boogeyman, coco, cuca, cuco, cucuy, horror, wendigo, wolfman
What are today's most relevant monsters? What is El Coco?
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When Worlds Collide
January 26th, 2022 | Season 4 | 10 mins 8 secs
ash, dead alive, evil dead, freddy kruger, gef the talking mongoose, horror
What is a Horror Crossover that never happened that you wish would? What is Gef the Talking Mongoose?
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Horror Abroad
January 19th, 2022 | Season 4 | 17 mins 42 secs
foreign cinema, geek, hodag, horror, horror cinema
What are major cultural differences in horror movies and how have foreign horror movies influenced American horror? What is a Hodag?
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Top of the Chops
November 3rd, 2021 | Season 4 | 19 mins 43 secs
adam chaplin, army of darkness, dybbuk, final destination, horror movie, house of 1000 corpses, kill list, tucker and dale vs evil
What's the best kill in horror? What is a dybbuk?
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Cut-Throat Competition
October 27th, 2021 | Season 4 | 17 mins 12 secs
horror, jason voorhees, nosferatu, orlok, slasher
Which horror villain has the most kills? Who is Count Orlok?
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Winding down in Westchester
September 29th, 2021 | Season 3 | 29 mins 56 secs
comics, fantomex, marvel, sway, x-men
As this season winds down, the Aeronauts make up for their misses and arrive at the X-Mansion after a little fun and games.
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One of Us
September 22nd, 2021 | Season 3 | 19 mins 58 secs
2099, chamber, douglock, glob herman, kitty pride, krakoa, maggot, marvel, skullfire, widget, x-men
Who is the weirdest X-Men? Who is Skullfire?
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Regrettable Reprobates
September 15th, 2021 | Season 3 | 18 mins 39 secs
fenris, gloriana, marvel, meggan, mojo, sauron, shadow king, sugar man, x-men
Who is the worst X-Men villain? Who is Meggan?
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Summers Lovin'
September 8th, 2021 | Season 3 | 18 mins 11 secs
cyclops, marvel, scott summers, strong guy, summers, x-men
What's the deal with the Summers family? Who is Strong Guy?
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Abandonment Issues
September 1st, 2021 | Season 3 | 16 mins 16 secs
destiny, marrow, marvel, mystique, wolverine, x-babies, x-men
What is the wildest abandoned X-Men story? Who is Marrow?
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Xornstar
August 25th, 2021 | Season 3 | 23 mins 21 secs
comic book, david haller, legion, magento, marvel, x-men, xorn
Who is Xorn? Who is Legion?
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Give 'em the old Razzle Dazzle
August 18th, 2021 | Season 3 | 13 mins 52 secs
dazzler, disco, marvel, sway, x-men
Did a disco company create an X-Man? Who is Sway?
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What'chu Talkin' 'Bout, Xavier?
August 12th, 2021 | Season 3 | 17 mins 15 secs
comic books, diff'rent strokes, gary coleman, lucas bishop, marvel, stepford cuckoos, x-men
Was an X-Man based off Gary Coleman? Who are the Stepford Cuckoos?
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X-Additions
August 4th, 2021 | Season 3 | 17 mins 14 secs
cloak and dagger, fantomex, longshot, marvel, x-men
Who is the best X-Man who wasn't created to be an X-Man? Who is Fantomex?
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The Other 'cide of Bishop
July 28th, 2021 | Season 3 | 20 mins
betty braddock, bishop, genocide, kwannon, marvel, psylocke, x-men
Did an X-Man once almost wipe out all life on Earth? Who is Psylocke?