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Open World Chat

Open World Chat

By: John Odum and Mark Card
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Discussing all "genre" media and geek culture.

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  • Science as the Bad Guy - When sci-fi hates science

    Science as the Bad Guy - When sci-fi hates science
    Jan 5 2026

    There are mad scientists aplenty in science fiction, but somethimes - perhaps ironically - it's the science itself that science fiction is demonizing. Mark and John look at the science that sci-fi hates and wind through some examples that you all know, and maybe a few you don't.
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • "Look at Us Now: A Comic Book Movie" Filmmaker Vee Rodriguez on what comics mean to us

    "Look at Us Now: A Comic Book Movie" Filmmaker Vee Rodriguez on what comics mean to us
    Dec 22 2025

    "Look at Us Now: A Comic Book Movie" Filmmaker Vee Rodriguez has a conversation with Mark and John about what comics mean to readers and how they've shaped us over the years. As per imdb: "Based on the poem by VRO, The Poet, LOOK AT US NOW: A COMIC BOOK MOVIE follows a diverse group of urban comic book lovers, and tells the story of how geek culture went from being a punchline to a global phenomenon."

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Villains who make a good point

    Villains who make a good point
    Dec 8 2025

    Baddies are a dime a dozen, but the really good ones are the ones that have a point and demand you listen. Mark and John discuss them (and go off on a couple tangents, but that happens...).
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    1 hr and 5 mins
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