Geek 4

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By: Michael W. Boyce

Geek 4 is podcast about fans, fan culture and fan communites, hosted by Dr. Michael W. Boyce

Episode 312: Having a Ball - Talking Lucille Ball with Lauren Ashley
#312
Yesterday at 6:29 PM

You can follow Lauren on Instagram @ohfolklaur and Youtube @hollywoodfolklaur.

And check out her two short films here.

The Tomb of Nosferatu

Graves from the Black Lagoon.

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Episode 311: Talking G.W. Pabst with author Daniel Kehlmann
#311
06/09/2025

I recommend you order The Director: A Novel from your local independent bookstore or (if you must) from Amazon.com, Amazon.ca Amazon.co.uk

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Episode 310: Treking into the Final Frontier with Dr. Adam Kotsko
#310
05/26/2025

You can follow Adam and his work on his website (https://adamkotsko.com) where you can sign up for his Substack. He’s also on Bluesky. His book, Late Star Trek: The Final Frontier in the Franchise Era is available now from The University of Minnesota Press. You can order it from the publisher (HERE) or at any fine bookstore.

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Episode 309: Talking Toxic Fans with Dr. Erin Keating
#309
04/30/2025

In addition to her Youtube channel, you can catch Erin’s occasional musings on Bluesky, @drerinnerung

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Episode 308: Rob Stroude gets a Clue (1985)
#308
04/04/2025

Rob's been a guest on a number of different podcasts (Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue, All the Best Lines, and House of Hammer) and you can find him on various social media platforms:

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/robstroude/ 

BlueSky:  https://bsky.app/profile/robstroude.bsky.social

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Episode 307: Where Have you Benny? Talking Jack (Benny) with Zach (Eastman)
#307
03/21/2025

Zach passed along a few of Benny's radio shows as a kind of primer. As a fan of old time radion myself, I can attest to the quality of the show.

Your Money or Your Life

Halloween (with Basil Rathbone)

Rochester Lost at Sea - Briefly

Drear Pooson or Murder at Romanoffs

Jack Attends an Isaac Stern Concert

You can find out all about Zach and all his various projects on Instagram and Threads @ballyhoorevuepod @ballyhoorevuepod and Bluesky @ballyhoorevue

Or check out his Linktree: Linktr...


Episode 306: More Degrassi? I KID you not, with Jocelyn, The Degrassi Kid
#306
09/25/2024

You can find all Joceyln’s amazing output at her linktr.ee – the podcast, the Discord, the social media, the magic!

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Episode 305: (Killer) B Ready with Lizzie and Zoltan fron Killer B Cinema
#305
08/27/2024

You can follow Killer B Cinema and their screenings on Instagram and Facebook

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Episode 304: Talking Degrassi with De-Eevee Pacini
#304
08/19/2024

You can find out all the places to support and follow Eevee, including finding their podcast,  Degrassi: School's In on their linktree: HERE

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Episode 303: Locked in a Room with Tom Mead
#303
07/02/2024

A Wholly Incomplete Locked Room Reading list:

Carr, John Dickson The Hollow Man (aka The Three Coffins)

Carr, John Dickson (writing as Carter Dickson) The Red Widow Murders

Christie, Agatha, And Then There Were None

Doyle, Arthur Conan, “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”

Takagi, Akimitsu , The Noh Mask Murder

Yokomizo, Seishi

Follow Tom on Twitter/X @TomMeadAuthor, on Bluesky @tommeadauthor.bsky.social , on Tik Tok @TomMeadAuthor and Instagram at  @TomMeadAuthor and you can also follow him on GOODREADS.

His three Joseph Spector locke...


Episode 302: Vamping and Masquerading with Alice Bell
#302
05/06/2024

You can follow me on social media. I’m at  @mwboyce  on X (formerly known as Twitter), @mwboyce.bsky.social on Bluesky, and  @mwboyce on Instagram. You can find other ways to follow me on my website michaelwboyce.com/

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Episode 301: DND and D with Derek White, The Geek Preacher
#301
01/23/2024

Follow Derek on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@TheGeekpreacher. If you’d like to support his work, he has a Patreon. http://www.patreon.com/thegeekpreacher

 

Learn more about The Satanic Panic and the Religious Battle for the Imagination (2022) at the Refuge 31 Films website: https://www.refuge31.com

 

 

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Episode 234: That Old Time Radio (Detectives), with Adam Graham
#234
08/12/2023

On this episode (my last before a breif hiatus), I’m joined by Adam Graham. Adam is a PROFILIC, OG podcaster, releasing content for over 16 years. Adam hosts a slew of podcasts, most notably, Great Detectives of Old Time Radio, which releases episodes daily.

Adam and I talk about how he first got into Old Time Radio, his favourite detective shows (his least favourite show), and what prompted him to start sharing these shows with others through this wacky medium of podcasting. We talk about his recent decision to make podcasting his full-time occupation (ah, the dream) th...


Episode 233: Dancing with Lindsay Zier-Vogel
#233
07/09/2023

You can find Lindsay's books (Letters to Amelia and Dear Street) at fine bookstores everywhere. Order them from a local bookshop.

You can follow Lindsay on Twitter @lindsayzv and Instagram @lindsay.ziervogel

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Episode 232: Lucas Twyman walks into a bar....
#232
06/14/2023

On this episode of Geek4, I'm joined by Lucas Twyman. Lucas is a well-known figure in the Toronto bar scene, having bartended here for the past ten years. He's my local barkeep,  making delicious cocktails at Famous Last Words in the Junction. He also teaches cocktail making classes there and those classes are excellent (I've taken three of them). Recently, Lucas has become the Angel's Envy Whiskey Guardian for Toronto, representing the Angel's Envy brand across the city. I wanted to find what made Lucas interested in liquor, mixology, and bartending - which is as much a social skill a...


Episode 231: Crossing Animals with Tanis MacDonald
#231
06/07/2023

Tanis does share a video of a white-tail deer attacking a hunter. If you want to see it, CLICK HERE. It's hilarious. Seriously. I want to re-edit it with the song, "Yakety Sax".

You can order Tanis's book, Straggle: Adventures in Walking While Female from Wolsak & Wynn or order it from your local neighbourhood book shop! It's a series of beautiful, insightful essays on nature and walking. It's truly lovely.

Also, Tanis's geekiest objects are the novelizations of the The Planet of the Apes films. But, she only has Battle for The Planet of the...


Episode 230: The Wonderful World of Dr. Marcelle Kosman
#230
05/27/2023

You can follow Marcelle’s archived tweets @kosman8r. Watch for the new iteration of Witch Please that looks beyond the Harry Potter universe And watch for Marcelle’s new podcast, Gender Playground, which talks about gender-affirming caregiving for kids, and launches in June.

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Episode 229: It's Me. Hi.
#229
05/01/2023

The tables are turned in this episode when my friend and journalist John Longhurst interviews me about some of the changes that have happened in my life over the last year.


Episode 228: Coding Subversion - Post Code Films with Dr. Mandy Elliott
#228
04/14/2023

ou can follow Mandy Elliott on Twitter @mandy_elliott and check out her podcast,  The Juiciest Bits, wherever fine podcasts are sold.

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Episode 227: Required VWing with Julie S. Lalonde
#227
03/09/2023

On this episode of Geek4, I'm joined by Julie S. Lalonde. Julie is an internationally recognized women's rights advocate, feminist killjoy, and pubic educator. In fact, Julie's probably the top public educators in Canada. Her work on consent, stalking, and bystander intervention have made her an in-demand speaker, not only in Canada, but around the world.

Her memoir, Resilience is Futile: The Life and Death and Life of Julie S. Lalonde was released right at the beginning of lockdown (Spring 2020) and is a funny, harrowing tale of her own experience with stalking.

When I reached...


Episode 226: Greased Up with Megan Phillips
#226
03/04/2023

On this episode of Geek4, I'm joined by Megan Phillips. Megan is a ridiculously talented writer/performer who's won awards for her shows. She's an excellent teacher and facilitator. And she LOVES Grease and Grease 2. Like a lot. She's writing a show about how much she loves Grease and Grease 2. This is a funny, moving conversation about finding comfort and safety in things that we love.

You can learn more about Megan and what she's up to on her website meganphillips.com, follow her Instagram @megnatphil

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Episode 225: Techinically Speaking with Bonni Stachowiak
#225
02/21/2023

My guest on this episode is Bonni Stachowiak. Boni is dean of teaching and learning and professor of business and management at Vanguard University of Southern California. As the creator and host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, she provides a space for discussing the art and science of facilitating learning. She also explores ways to improve instructor’s productivity, so they can be more present for their students and have more peace in their lives.

Bonni has conducted workshops and presented keynotes at various academic conferences on how to more effectively facilitate learning. She’s also...


On a very special Geek4
#1
02/16/2023

I wasn't sure if I was going to release this audio. In the month of January, I took the solo show writing course that episode 219 guest TJ Dawe lead. It was great; I met a group of really talented performers or, like me, wanna be performers.

For the  course's final assignment, each of the participants gave a 5 minute performance of whatever original piece we were creating. When I started the class, I had no idea what story or stories I might tell. In the various get to know-ya exercises we did, I quickly realized that my story...


Episode 224: Written in the Stars with Dr. Amy H. Sturgis
#224
02/12/2023

On this episode of Geek4, I'm talking with Dr. Amy H. Sturgis about the connections between the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises. These are fandoms that have often figured themselves as being in opposition to each other - you're either a Star Wars fan or you're a Star Trek fan; but Amy has some interesting ideas about how much common ground these two franchises share.

ollow Amy on Twitter (for now ) @drahsturgis and on Mastodon @drahsturgis

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How you like that (Fiona) Apple? with Liz Harmer
#223
01/26/2023

For those of you in the Greater Toronto area, Liz will be at Flying Books in Toronto on Feb 2  (from 6:30 - 8:30) as part of the launch of Strange Loops . I'll be there and would love to see you. Liz will be other places too, so check out her EVENTS page to see if she'll be speaking close to you.

For information about Liz', check out her website  https://www.lizharmer.com.  You can follow her on Instagram @harmerliz and Twitter @lizharmer.

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Episode 222: Dressing a Boba Fett with Emily Strand
#222
01/18/2023

You can check out Emily’s website (emilystrand.com) or her blog (LiturgyandLife.com). She's on Twitter @ekcstrand

She’s allowed me to post pictures of some costumes on www.michaelwboyce.com/geek4

For more information about the Star Wars costumers, check out https://www.501st.com and https://rebellegion.com.

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Episode 221: Carrie Dust Fan with Carrie Leblanc
#221
01/11/2023

If you're interested in booking a trip to Epcot (or one of the good parks), you can find Carrie at https://puremagicvacations.ca/Meet-our-Team

For her podcast, Pixie Dust Fan, check out https://pixiedustfan.com/disney-podcast/ or wherever fine podcasts are streamed.

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Episode 220: Letting Go with Melissa Martin
#220
01/05/2023

Melissa Martin returns. Long time listeners may recall that Melissa was one of the first people I interviewed when I started this project a couple of years ago. I was thrilled when she agreed to come back.

We didn't really have a set topic for the conversation and agreed to just hit record and see what happened. What happened was pretty amazing. We talked about decluttering - both Melissa and I have been in midst of some pretty major life changes - and mid life crises. It's an honest, at times frank , and funny conversation with one...


Episode 219: Pop Goes TJ Dawe
#219
12/29/2022

If you're interested TJ's online solo show course go to soloshowcourse.com. There is one better to help you develop a solo show.

And for more information about his creative projects and the work on the Enneagram go to www.tjdawe.ca 

 

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A Ghost Story for Christmas - Special Episode
12/25/2022

As regular part of his Christmas Eve celebrations, M.R. James, medieval scholar and academic administrator, would read original ghost stories to the delight of his friends and colleagues. James's ghost stories, which were part of much older British tradition of telling tales of the supernatural at Christmas time, are some of finest ghost stories ever written. He abandoned many of the dated tropes that had been common and had become chiched - gothic castles, the aristocracy.

Most of James's stories have a contemporary setting - often the English country side. His protagonists are typically unassuming, some...


Episode 218: A Spirited Conversation with Jack Jewers
#218
12/23/2022

Jack and I discuss the author M.R. James, the writer of many of the original stories who would read these stories to his colleagues at Cambridge and Eton as Christmas entertainment. We talk about what makes these adaptations so engaging as well as discuss what ghost stories we’d like to see made.

You can follow Jack on social media (Instagram: @jackjewers; Twitter for the time being: @jackjewers; and Mastedon @jackjewers ) and check out his website www.jackjewers.com for more about his writing and filmmaking.

Jack's novel, The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys, is...


Episode 217: Chick Your Head with Kerry Ipema and KK Apple
#217
12/19/2022

You can follow their show news about their show and upcoming performances at www.sixchickflicks.com, at Facebook at facebook.com/6chickflicksand @sixchickflicks on Instagram

You can follow either or both (I recommend both) Kerry and KK on Instagram @kerryipema and @kkapples

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Episode 216: Ghosting with Sally-Anne Martyn
#216
12/14/2022

You can follow Sally-Anne on Twitter at @sallyannemartyn; on Instagram at @sallyannemartyn ; and on Facebook  at sallyannemartynbooks. She often posts delightful pictures of her many animals.

Sally-Anne's first novel, The Clinic, a dark psychological thriller, is available now where fine books are sold. It would make a great stocking stuffer.  Order it from your local bookseller.

You should also sign up for her Substack for her amazing newsletters. It's great.

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Episode 215: WHO Knows? John Dorney That's Who
#2015
12/07/2022

You can order any of John's MANY Doctor Who (and Who-adjacent) audio dramas at Big Finish Productions. If you like Doctor Who and haven't checked out the amazing work of Big Finish, you really should.

Follow John on Instagram and Twitter.

Check out Best Pick Podcast at https://bestpickpod.com or on the podcatcher of your choice. And you can order the book John co-authored with Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky, Best Pick: A Journey through Film History and the Academy Awards , at Amazon.com (US) Amazon.ca (Canada) or Amazon.co.uk (UK), or...


Episode 214: The Return of Frankie
#214
08/26/2022

Follow Frankie on social media. She's on Instagram @frankieisswell and Twitter @frankieisswell

And check out her podcasts! Read and Buried can be found on all finest podcatchers. And on Instagram @readandburiedpodcast and Twiiter @readburiedpod

Labours of Hercule  is now available on Apple Podcast and Spotify

On Instagram  @laboursofhercule and Twitter @labourshercule

If you want to see the music I mentioned, go to michaelwboyce.com/geek4

As always, you can follow me on Twitter  @mwboyce  and Instagram @mwboyce and follow my website michaelwboyce.com/geek4

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Episode 213: IT'S SHOW TIME with Larry Wilson
#213
08/04/2022

If you want to see trailers for films Larry’s worked on or mentioned in this episode, go to the Geek4 website

A huge thank you to Adam Roche for connecting Larry and me!

If you're interested in Larry's screenwriting classes and workshops, check out https://www.thewilsonworkshop.com. You couldn't learn from a better teacher.

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Episode 212: Frankie Pellatt’s Little Grey Cells
#212
07/01/2022

You can see some of the stuff Frankie talks about (tattoos, stolen Poirot beer and mug, the Poirot diorama at The Geek4 website

You can follow Frankie on social media at Instagram @frankieisswell and Twitter @frankieisswell

And check out her podcasts!

Read and Buriedon all fine podcatchers

On Instagram @readandburiedpodcast and Twiiter @readburiedpod

Labours of Hercule  is coming soon to all the finest podcatchers

On Instagram  @laboursofhercule and Twitter @labourshercule

Follow me on Twitter  @mwboyce  and Instagram @mwboyce and follow my website michaelwboyce.com/geek4


Geek4Lynch Update
06/27/2022

https://revuecinema.ca/films/twin-peaks-fire-walk-with-me-30th-anniversary-screening/


Episode 211: Howling at the Moon with Sally-Anne Bedford
#211
06/24/2022

You can follow Sally-Anne on Twitter @SA_Bedford;  on Instagram at @sabedfordauthor; and on Facebook. She often posts delightful pictures of her animals.

The Cure will be published in Fall 2022. Watch for it.

You should also sign up for her Substack for her amazing newsletters. It's great.

Follow me on Twitter  @mwboyce  and Instagram @mwboyce and follow my website michaelwboyce.com/geek4

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Episode 210: Adam Roche is SherLOCKED
#210
06/14/2022

You can keep up with Adam and his many projects on that new fangled internet!

https://www.attaboyclarence.com

Twitter: @Audiojoe, @moviehistories, @attaboyc, @HouseHammerPod

Instagram: @orpheusblack @secrethistoryhollywood, @househammerpod

Support him on Patreon

His new podcast, The Labours of Hercule, will be launching soon and can be followed on Twitter @labourshercule and Instgram at @laboursofhercule

You can follow me on Twitter  @mwboyce  and Instagram @mwboyce and follow my website michaelwboyce.com

You can follow the podcast on Twitter @geek4pod and on Instagram @geek4pod