Geek News Central Podcast

Geek News Central Podcast


Latest Episodes

Master Chef's Tommy Walton Sets the Kitchen on Fire
August 16, 2021

We’re just crazy about Tommy Walton, who Chef Gordon Ramsay said was one of the most memorable people on his reality TV cooking competition MasterChef. But besides being a fierce queen in the kitch

FOF #2977 – Jake Noll on LGBTQ Muppets & Superheroes
August 12, 2021

With more and more young people identify as non binary and LGBTQ+, Hollywood is trying to tap into that youth market by going queer all of a sudden. The Muppets long relied on switching wigs and el

Apple Betrays Trust of it’s Users! #1545
August 09, 2021

Apple has decided to go backward in end-to-end encryption by deploying image and message scanning in an attempt to detect naughty pictures sent by minors and to catch predators and those that exploit

FOF #2976 - Marga Gomez and Queen Latifah Love Science
August 09, 2021

Comedian Robin Williams was so impressed with Marga Gomez that he called her the lesbian Lenny Bruce. It wasn’t long after that Hollywood cast her alongside Queen Latifah as a pair of scientists who d

FOF #2975 – Matt Brown Wants to Make DaBaby His Baby Daddy
August 04, 2021

It’s been a while since people crowded into a music festival, so you can imagine how folks in Chicago felt when they held their breath hoping Lollapalooza wouldn’t turn into Covid-palooza. Now Lo

Time to learn Code #1544
July 29, 2021

16 sites to learn code and give yourself another opportunity to learn a new skill that may come in handy at your day job and or start a new career. You do not have to have a college degree anymore to

Big Dongs for Science: The Wildest Scientific Studies We've Seen
July 29, 2021

Scientists can get a little freaky when the lab coats come off and the real hard work of gathering empirical evidence regarding sex and sexuality begins. Who knew science could be so sexy? Today

FOF #2974 - David Wojnarowicz's Art Against AIDS
July 27, 2021

At the height of the AIDS crisis of the late 80s, LGBTQ folks turned to creating art, performance and music to act-up, fight back and fight AIDS. One of the most powerful voices during the AIDS cri

Does Amazon have access to your Home or Business? #1543
July 26, 2021

It appears that Amazon may have access to millions of homes, apartment buildings, and businesses by giving property owners as little as $100 in gift cards and free gear to allow Amazon drivers direct

Health Misinformation on Section 230 Bill #1542
July 22, 2021

The Senate is introducing what it is touting as the Health Mis-Information Exemption on Section 230 that will hold companies responsible for only putting out or allowing what the government deems to b