Galactic Watercooler
By GWC Network
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Podcast Description
Each week (for three years running) GWC's geek hosts jump into new material, becoming fans and passing on the experience with the help of what's widely recognized as the friendliest community in science fiction and fantasy. Rolling Stone magazine called GWC "the NPR of BSG," and Howard Stern agreed, describing GWC (and geeking in general) as a "guilty pleasure." Past topics include The Guild, Alien, Eureka, Eve Online, Star Trek, Terminator, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, Serenity, Dr. Horrible, Tron, War Games, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Cosmos, Avatar, Batman, Transformers, X-Men, Iron Man, Mass Effect, SyFy and sci-fi programs, individuals such as Will Smith, Felicia Day, Joss Whedon, and many more!
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#325: Growing Up Geek/War Games | This week we check out a media object significant to Chuck's early development as a geek: War Games. We talk about the differences between getting "into" computers in the 80s vs. now, and each of us share some experiences with interacting with tech ove... | 5/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#324: Growing Up Geek/Flight of the Navigator | We kick off a new arc in which each of us choose one media object that had a significant effect on our development as a young geek. Up this week is Audra, who takes us on a tour of Flight of the Navigator. And we run down the week in geek, | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#323: Avengers Pt. 6, The Avengers | Finally! We watch the new Marvel Avengers flick and offer our comments and analysis. Excuse this short (but spoiler-free!) description, but suffice it to say that we had a great time and found lots of interesting moments/meanings. | 5/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#322: Avengers Pt. 5, Captain America | Avengers releases this upcoming week, so we're wrapping up our pre-Avengers re-watch of recent Marvel flicks with 2011's Captain America. We discuss Steve Rogers' unsung true superpower and the movie's interesting selection of rogues. | 4/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#321: Avengers Pt. 4, Thor | The Avengers release grows ever closer as we take a look at the general public's introduction to Marvel's Norse god Thor. We find inspiration in Thor's each-day-at-a-time attitude. We dig into the similarities between Shakespeare's plays and comic supe... | 4/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#320: Avengers Pt. 3, Iron Man 2 | Our Avengers lead-up arc marches on with a re-watch of Iron Man 2. | 4/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#319: Avengers Part 2, Iron Man | We continue our Avengers arc with the first Iron Man movie. Chuck relates why he connects so much with Tony Stark. We question whether we finally live in a world where a new Iron Man-like story could feature a female protagonist. | 4/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#318: Avengers I, Hulk | We kick off our epic Avengers arc leading up to the release of he 2012 movie with a re-watch of the 2008 flick, Hulk. We discuss the magic of comics and what draws people to identify with one hero over another. | 4/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#317: John Carter (Live from Meetup) | During the GWC Meetup we took a group of GWCers to see the newly-released John Carter movie, then hit a local bar for beers, snacks, and some podcasting -- which you can hear as a segment in this week's cast. Also, we run down the week in geek, | 3/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#316: Live from the 2012 Internat’l Meetup | We spend an hour and a half or so hanging out with some of our favorite people in the world -- the 2012 GWC International Meetup attendees! It's a pretty free-flow podcast, so if this is your first GWC 'cast, | 3/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#315: Mass Effect 2/3, Jennifer Hale, Maggie Baird | We roll through Mass Effect 2 and some non-spoilery ME3 discussion joined by guests Maggie Baird (voice of Samara) and Jennifer Hale (voice of FemShep). Ms. Baird introduces us to the world of voice acting and specifically the Mass Effect interview and... | 3/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#314: Mass Effect 1/2 | We continue our Mass Effect 1 discussion, running down characters and races, then tread briefly into the second game's more advanced storyline. Also, we run down the week in geek, including an analysis of the latest super-awesome Avengers trailer and B... | 3/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#313: Mass Effect 1 | We launch into an arc covering one of the most significant games of the last decade -- and a hell of a sci-fi story to boot. We lay out the basic story of ME1, followed by a deep discussion of gameplay mechanics and how Bioware manipulates extra layers... | 2/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#312: Star Wars Ep. 4 Live Commentary | We follow up last week's Ep. 1 commentary with a real-time watch of OUR childhood Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope. You can queue up your DVD and watch along with us if you like, but it's not necessary. Either way you'll hear us re-discover this class... | 2/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#311: Star Wars Ep. 1 Live Commentary | In honor of this week's re-release of Star Wars Episode 1 in 3D, we fire up our cheap-ass 2D DVD of the movie and take you along for the ride. If you like, you can grab your own copy, sync it up, and follow along with us as we enjoy the effects, | 2/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#310: Bonus Live Meetup Q&A w/Chuck & Juan | In this bonus episode Chuck and Juan podcast live to answer questions from chat about the upcoming 2012 GWC International Meetup in Dallas, TX March 16-18. If this is your first GWC podcast, you might want to look back (or ahead) one for a normal GWC e... | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#309: Cinderella, Tangled | We watch and greatly enjoy Disney's take on Rapunzel, Tangled, discussing falling as a form of fairy tale death and the role of single parents in fairy tales. Audra takes us through the long history of the Cinderella tale, with a side of Bobbit. (No, | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#308: Fairy Tales 2, Ever After | We continue our delve into fairy tales with a discussion of the origins and history of the Cinderella story and a critical viewing of Ever After. We talk mousewashing and how it's changed stories over the years, track Cinderella all the way back to 1 B. | 1/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#307: Fairy Tales 1, The Brothers Grimm | We kick off our fairy tales arc with a watch and discussion of The Brothers Grimm. And we run down the week in geek including some spoiler-free BBC Sherlock season-finale discussion, a bit on Jonathan Coulton as an "old man who knows how to use the int... | 1/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#306: Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey | We dive into the '90s Bill and Ted sequel, addressing some serious points about the duo's psyche and home life as well as the heart we find in rock 'n roll. And we run down the week in geek, including Dark Knight tix already (no, really) on sale, | 1/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#305: Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure | We tackle the 80s time travel classic in style, giving it the geek cred recognition it so richly deserves. We note some significant trek connections. We talk about Bill and Ted's untainted honesty, focus, and ability to grow without change. | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#304: New Year’s News | It's our last podcast of 2011, and we spend it running down the week in geek, including some detailed discussion of Forza Motorsports 4 and it's awesome new get-insulted-by-Jeremy-Clarkson gameplay, a tease of a don't-we-wish Helen Mirren as the next f... | 1/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#303: Christmas, Part II | We're joined again by Christmas TV Companion author Joanna Wilson, this time to discuss sci-fi Christmas specials. We listen to Bwana's response to our honor of naming a GWC news section after him, which inspires some gaming discussion, | 12/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#302: Christmas 2011 | We offer up some holiday entertainment to hopefully help make that Christmas travel just a little bit easier this season. Rock legends Donnie Iris and the Cruisers join us with a special performance to set the holiday tone. Joanna Wilson, | 12/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#301: Top (n) | We round up some of the Best of 2011 in our new patent-pending Top (n) lists. And we run down the week in geek, including some analysis of the analysis of Trek 2/12, Baldwin's now-infamous Words With Friends addiction, a cool new take on Snow White, | 12/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#300: Live Callers, FSL Special, Dr. Wichelns | This week's special 300th episode of Galactic Watercooler was recorded live in front of a (remote) studio audience. We take a number of live callers. We bring you a special version of Fantasy Sci-Fi League in which our audience-selected team of heroes ... | 12/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#299: Geeksgiving | This week we give thanks for some of the geeky things we loved this year. And we discover a ball-slappingly good time with Audra's new holiday: Spanksgiving. Oh yeah, we also run down the week in geek including a ton of Trek movie news and Audra's take... | 12/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#298: Geek Gifts | We talk about some of our favorite geek gifts this holiday season. And we run down the week in geek, including lots more Skyrim love, a discussion of The Captains documentary, new Trek 2/12 news (filming and work on effects shots has begun), | 11/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#297: TV/Movie Catch-Up | We catch you up on all the great shows and movies we've been watching for the past few months. And we run down the week in geek, including the new Elder Scrolls game release, a possible Bruce Willis casting in an upcoming Neuromancer big-screen debut, | 11/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#296: Star Wars Vehicles | We run down some of our favorite vehicles from the Star Wars franchise including the little-known B-Wing, and, of course, the classics. We also run down the week in geek, including the release of Shatner's The Captains documentary into the wild, | 11/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#295: Halloween Top 10s | We count down some Halloween top ten lists, including Sean's top ten hottest chicks to take to a Halloween party, Audra's top ten worst Halloween costumes, and Chuck's top ten most useful weapons for surviving the zombie apocalypse. | 11/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#294: Star Trek Vehicles | We harken back to our vehicle arc as we discuss vehicles in the Star Trek franchise. Sean tells us all about the Final Fantasy games for the iPhone and iPad. And we run down the week in geek, including new Starship Troopers material, | 10/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#293: News, Crysis | Sean tells us about his Xbox 360 Crysis experience. And we run down the week in geek, including Siri AI antics, new Robocop reboot news, Stephen King's Twilight bagging, Mass Effect 3's multiplayer co-op mode, a real-life House situation, Dr. | 10/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#292: Clip Show! | This week we take a glut of recent listener calls. And we run down the week in geek, including the Simpsons' almost cancellation (and last minute reprieve), Adidas' cool Wampa shoes, Superman's new beard (!), and awesome new Jor-El pics. | 10/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#291: Fantasy Casting Showdown | So we started out tonight to make a second podcast about geek meetups, but had so much fun casting new movies (some real, some imagined) that we just gave in and had a good time. You know how we roll. Also, we run down the week in geek, | 10/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#290: Don’t Be A Hater | Sean triumphantly returns (physically) to the room. (He never left verbally, of course!) We update our taxonomy of haters and methodology of avoiding becoming such. And we run down the week in geek, including having some fun with the Netflix/Q*ickster ... | 9/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#289: Happy 5th Birthday, GWC | This week GWC turned five, and we take this opportunity to relax, be self-referential, and tell a few of those "meetup only" stories we always mention. If this is your first time listening to GWC, you might want to check out the last (or next) podcast ... | 9/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#288 Cons and Meeting Other Geeks, Part 1 | We talk about our first sci-fi/fantasy/comic convention experiences and delve into our conceptions (and misconceptions) about the process of gathering in the name of geek. GWC listener (and active community member) Julie joins us to tell us about losin... | 9/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#287: What kind of geek are you? | We ask the question: What kind of geek are you? We discuss the Conan backlash. And we run down the week in geek, including, well, lots of geek-related news and awesomeness. | 9/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#286: Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Deus Ex | Charles Brownstein introduces us to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and we discuss cultural differences in fandom. Sean digs into Deus Ex: Human Revolution. And we run down the week in geek, including GameStop's broken seal game modifications, | 8/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#285: Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Conan | We offer some just-back-from-the-theater commentary on the new 'Apes movie. And we run down the week in geek, including Sean's Dragon Siege 3 experience, an early take on Conan (now with 100% more Momoa), the scornful Forza 4 Walmart Mini, | 8/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#284: Pilot-able Giant Robots | We continue our discussion of sci-fi vehicles focusing on pilot-able giant robots. And we run down the week in geek, including Warehouse 13's renewal, Eureka's cancellation sega, Sean's Cowboys and Aliens impressions, SyFy's web series Mercury Men, | 8/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#283: Cowboys & Aliens, Pottermore | We're joined by MIT and USC's Dr. Henry Jenkins, who shares his thoughts on the significance of Pottermore. Chuck and Audra discuss the recent Cowboys & Aliens release. And we run down the week in geek, including possible new Cosmos episodes from the f... | 8/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#282: San Diego Comic Con | We're just back from San Diego Comic Con and we talk about our experiences there and some of the awesome new news to come out of the world's biggest geekfest. We take you right into the 'con, too, with an audience participation podcast segment recorded... | 7/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#281: Aircraft | We continue our vehicles in sci-fi arc with a discussion of aircraft -- how they differ from spacecraft and what makes them special. Audra teases out the origins of Chuck's Halo Scorpion fetish. And we run down the week in geek. | 7/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#280: Fantasy Vehicles, FSL 3.0 Awards | We delve into what takes a vehicle out of the ordinary and makes it stick in our minds for years to come. We wrap up Fantasy Sci-Fi League 3.0 with some well-deserved participant awards. And we run down the week in geek including widespread outrage ove... | 7/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#279: Vehicles in Sci-Fi, Part 1 | We kick off a discussion of vehicles in sci-fi by defining the term "vehicle" and delving into why they're so important to us both on and off the screen. We talk "state of the podcast" and give you a glimpse of some of our future plans for the cast and... | 7/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#278.5: Bonus! Audra and Chuck’s STS-135 Live Launch Commentary | Audra and Chuck offer an hour's worth of commentary over the live NASA TV feed. They pick up around 15 minutes before the launch and wrap up with an approximately 30 minute post-launch discussion of the future of the space program. | 7/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#278: Ian Chisholm, Clear Skies 3, FSL 3.0 Finals | Machinema magician Ian Chisholm joins us as we discuss his trilogy-completing feature film Clear Skies 3. We present the final round of fantasy sci-fi league 3.0. And we run down the week in geek, including a True Blood update, | 7/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#277: Fantasy Sci-Fi League 3.0, Round 3 | We fly through the third round of FSL 3.0. And we run down the week in geek, including the premiere of Outcasts, yet more new Futurama, a possible Wargames "reboot," discussion of the latest Planet of the Apes and Trnasformers trailers, and lots more! | 6/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 50 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
It's like they're in my head!
They have the kind of "post game" chat after a show that I wish I knew enough sci-fi geeks to have, myself. They often bring up the very issues or thoughts I have, and it's just as fun when I'm shaking my head and telling them out loud they're all wet about something. The format is a great conversational style, and the depth is just right; they're not talking about some fluff-head show like CSI or Lost, after all!
Great Podcast
This podcast is incredible. It typically comes out shortly after the episode is aired. I listen to it at work and often have to make myself stop laughing because these guys are really clever and funny. If you love Galactica, then you would would be sinning in the eyes of the Cylon God to not listen to this. They know what they're talking about and constantly talk about questions I often have along with the possible answers and consequences.
The best of Battlestar Galactica fan podcasts I've listened to . . .
. . .and trust me, I've tried several. Don't get me wrong, there are some other good BSG fan podcasts out there, but Watercooler stands out. Chuck, Audra and Sean have a great post show wrap-up that asks (and attempts to answer) the questions most of us are left with at the end of each episode. And they're not just knowledgeable about BSG. They bring in a wealth of SciFi references that make veteran SciFi Chicks like myself go all fangirl, but they do so in such a way that those unfamiliar with the references catch on quickly. The trio round out their podcasts with voicemails and emails from their listeners - a dedicated and creative group, indeed! Prepare to be informed, laugh out loud and enjoy a frakkin' good podcast with this crew!
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