Flame On!

If you're a gaymer or just like playing games, then this episode of Flame ON is for you! Some of the members of the Orlando Gay Geeks group sit down with Bryan and Jarrod to discuss their favorite games, video or board, and the state of queer gaming in 2015. http://nerdyshow.com/2015/01/flame-on-episode-73-gayming-in-the-usaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The boys are back for one last episode in 2014 to share their favorite movies, TV shows, video games, and comic books from the past year. Join Pat, Bryan, Eric, Oral, and Jarrod to see what you missed and what you should run out to buy on this episode of Flame ON! http://nerdyshow.com/2014/12/flame-on-episode-72-favorites-of-2014Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ophira Eisenberg is the funniest quiz show host on public radio, and she sat down with Pat, Bryan, and Oral to discuss her hit show Ask Me Another, her hilarious book Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way to Monogamy, and even her pivotal role on Showtime's Queer as Folk! http://nerdyshow.com/2014/12/flame-on-episode-71-ophira-eisenberg-interviewLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With the Eric and Oral out working hard for that retail money, Bryan, Jeff, and Jarrod gather 'round the Black Friday ads for warmth and discuss all their favorite movies, TV shows, comic book, and video games for November. Listen in to see what you missed (and should probably just skip) on this month's Flame ON! http://nerdyshow.com/2014/11/flame-on-episode-70-poddogsgaymers-and-8-ways-oh-myLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You've seen her win Miss Congeniality 2014 on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6, and you've probably even seen her awesome video bumper for our very own gay and geeky podcast. Now, after a late night of partying and performing at the world-famous Parliament House in Orlando, listen to the one and only BenDeLaCreme talk about her meteoric drag career, her roots in Seattle's burlesque scene, and what's next for one of the cutest and funniest queens to ever grace the boob tube! http://nerdyshow.com/2014/11/flame-drag-new-spandex-bendelacremeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Are you curious about the latest episodes of The Flash, Gotham, Constantine, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? Well, the boys have been busy catching up on the latest fall television, and they've got all the dirt on which shows to watch and with shows to skip! Pat and Bryan also share their New York Comic Con experience and take time for some answers to listener questions. http://nerdyshow.com/2014/10/flame-episode-68-adventures-bearbysittingLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After a chance encounter in Artist Alley at New York Comic Con, Bryan and Pat are back with a very special interview with Image creator Sina Grace (Not My Bag, Li'l Depressed Boy, Burn the Orphanage, Penny Dora and the Wishing Box). Sina shares his rise from retail hell to comic book editor for Robert Kirkman's Skybound to comic book creator for Image, along with his unique creative relationships that inspired and helped him develop his craft. http://nerdyshow.com/2014/10/flame-episode-67-sina-grace-interviewLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With the fall movie season still warming up and summer a distant memory, the boys shift their gaze to the fall TV season this month, particularly shows like A to Z, Doctor Who, and Garfunkel and Oates. Jarrod even reminds us of our fondness for Sailor Moon and other anime, and of course, how could we NOT discuss the recent battle of drag queen vs. social media giant Facebook! Oh yeah, and there's some talk of our favorite comics for good measure, as is tradition. Enjoy our fall cornucopia of media madness on this episode of Flame ON! For links and more info head to the main episode page: http://nerdyshow.com/2014/10/flame-episode-66-flame-burning/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fresh off their journey to DragonCon 2014, Bryan and Pat regale their quest to find the Wolfe (Gene Wolfe, that is) to Eric and Oral, who heap on lots of shade to hide their jealous faces. The boys also discuss the ending to True Blood, their review of the first two episode of Series 8 of Doctor Who, and the obligatory dive into the last month’s worth of comics as only the boys of Flame ON! can provide. For links and more info head to the main episode page: http://nerdyshow.com/2014/09/flame-episode-64-doctor-dragon-wolfe/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've got a double-stuffed episode of Flame ON! this week with not one but TWO interviews. First up is Ryan Browne, the creator and cartoonist behind the bizarre and hilarious God Hates Astronauts. Bryan sits down with Ryan to discuss his plans for the series, a possible follow-up to his other surreal project Blast Furnace, and his work for comic greats Jonathan Hickman, Charles Soule, and Mike Costa. In our second interview we speak with the fabulous and talented Steffeny "Steffo" Messinger of nerdcore act My Parent's Favorite Music, while at the recent Orlando Nerd Fest. We discuss her ascent into the nerdcore scene, her gender fluid identity, and her future plans for musical world domination. For links and more info, head to the main episode page: http://nerdyshow.com/2014/08/flame-episode-63-ryan-browne-parents-favorite-music/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The bitches are back and ready to rumble! With special guest Chris “Markers” from Outloud Orlando Homo Happy Hour, tune in to find out exactly who didn’t enjoy Guardians of the Galaxy as much as everyone else! We also find out why Sailor Moon has started looking for crystal, all of the latest news about gay marriage, and how the past month (or so) has been in the world of comics. It’s a rumble between our token, flaming heterosexual and the chaos magic queen herself on this episode of Flame ON! For links and more info, head to the main episode page: http://nerdyshow.com/2014/08/flame-episode-62-guardians-bitchiness/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Whether you fancy yourself a Hero or a Villain, we’ve got a little of both this month as the boys review Malificent, Game of Thrones, Orange is the New Black, Penny Dreadful, their new tricked-out rides in Mario Kart 8, and the latest comics from Marvel, DC, and Image. Once you’ve listened, be sure to check out the video from our LGBT Characters in Comics panel at HeroesCon 2014, and check out the naughty Disney Tumblr that Jarrod mentioned during the show. Finally, we want to hear from you, whether it be a question about comics, how to ask out that hot geek you’ve been eyeing, or just a comment about our show. Leave us a voice-mail at (951) 468-8ASK, and we’ll feature it on an upcoming episode!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Drag is the New Spandex is Back!! This time Oral and Pat look under the wig of one of the geekiest drag queens around, the incomparable Pandora Boxx! From her humble beginnings in the Rochester drag scene, to her rise to international fame on Ru Paul’s Drag Race, to what the future holds for Ms. Boxx, Pandora spills all the tea!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ru Paul’s Drag Race might be over for now, but we’re still bringing you a spotlight on drag culture in this week’s Drag is the New Spandex! Oral, Pat, and Bryan sit down with an Orlando legend, the one and only Chrysanthemum, to discuss her drag journey so far and some of the major changes she’s faced both PERSONALLY and professionaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s So Super Duper this week on Flame ON! We sit down with Brian Andersen of the X-Gays, Advocate, So Super Duper, and many other gay and geeky comics projects to discuss his life as a gay superhero. Then we hang out with the mighty Jason Aaron, writer of Thor: God of Thunder, Original Sin, Wolverine & the X-Men, and Southern Bastards – a deliciously bearded bear of a man! It’s a double-ended episode of your favorite source for all things gay and geeky on this episode of Flame ON! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gotta get back in time! We set the wayback machine to 6 months ago and secretly stop IGN Comic Book Editor Joshua Yehl from ever leaving us without our very own Question. Now he’s back to help us review X-Men: Days of Future Past, Godzilla, Amazing Spider-Man 2, the spectacular finale of Ru Paul’s Drag Race, Jinkx Monsoon’s debut album The Inevitable Album, the hot new game based on DC’s Infinite Crisis, and all of our latest comic book pics from Marvel, DC, Image, and even our friends at Northwest Press. The original gang is all here and ready to help you get your gay geeky fix on this episode of Flame ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bryan, Oral, and Jarrod sit down to discus their thoughts on Captain America: The Winter Soldier and how it fits into the Marvel shared universe. Oh, and they get sassy about their favorite recent comic books. Just the kind of gay and geeky entertainment you’ve come to expect from Flame ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After two successful performances of her off Broadway hit, The Vaudevillians, and joining the cast of the Footlight Players for a one night only appearance, the reigning Drag Superstar of the World, Jinkx Monsoon, sat down with Pat the Talking Bear Skin Rug and Bryan the Bear in the courtyard of the Parliament House. From giving us a look into the head and heart of what makes Jinkx tick, her gay and geeky heroes, to whom she thinks will take the CROWN on this season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Jinkx holds nothing back. This is an episode you won’t want to miss, hunty!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Last July, we sat down to talk to Glen Weldon, the author of Superman: The Unauthorized Biography and contributor to NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour as part of Flame ON’s Superman 75 Spectacular. In the interest of time, only part of that interview was previously released – we now present to you our interview with Glen in its unexpurgated glory!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!! Even after 50 episodes, your favorite (mostly) gay and (completely) geek podcast are still rocking strong! Join Bryan the Bear, Eric the Muscle Daddy, Oral the Scarlet Bitch, and Jeff the Flaming Heterosexual as they discuss The LEGO Movie, the latest season of BBC’s Sherlock, the fabulous end of American Horror Story: Coven, the controversy around the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, and all the latest news and excitement in the worlds of Marvel, DC, Image and the rest of the comic BOOK PUBLISHERS. Oh, and maybe a special guest appearance by that former superhero The Question (aka Joshua Yehl).Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.