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The Geek Question of the Week is: What toy or present from Christmas past do you wish you had again? Obviously, Sean has more years to pull from, but fun memories!   In our Roll for Credits segment, we discuss the 2010 quirky Christmas twist on the myth of Santa,  Rare Exports! Apparently Santa was the naughty one all along! Sheesh!   And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   One note: since Sean will be moving and starting a new job soon, this will be the last episode for a few weeks as he gets moved and settled in to his new place in Ohio. See you in 2022! Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every MONDAY at 8:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming on Fridays starting at 10:00pm.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

The Geek Question of the Week is: What fictional story on or underwater is your favorite and why? Loved all of these we talked about... even Waterworld. LOL  In our Roll for Credits segment, we rave over the 2018 Christmas shark serial killer flick, Santa Jaws! Think Home alone meets, well, Jaws.  Nerds win the days!   And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every MONDAY at 8:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming on Fridays starting at 10:00pm.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

The Geek Question of the Week is: Between animated and live-action, which do you think is the better medium for superhero content? Pretty good discussion, I think, and we landed on opposite sides of the debate. What's new, right? In our Roll for Credits segment, we rave over the 2007 crime thriller starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, American Gangster! Wow, what a good movie with an amazing cast! Though it definitely takes creative license with the story, it is based on the true story of Frank Lucas and Richie Roberts and heroin and organized crime in Harlem.   And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every MONDAY at 8:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming on Fridays starting at 10:00pm.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

Welcome to Episode 68: Gag Me with a Spoon! So much going on! So much to talk about! And not all of it good! Sean goes off on Shang-Chi (in a GOOD way!), Eternals, and Red Notice (in a BAD way)! The Geek Question of the Week is: What are the conspiracy theories you think are stupid and just don't buy into? Sorry, Flat Earthers, but we're coming at you HARD. Moon landing conspiracies too! In our Roll for Credits segment, we talk about the 1986 cookie cutter 80's flick about skateboarding, love, and family drama, Thrashin'! Josh Brolin at 18! Thanos on a skateboard! Skateboard gangs, Red Hot Chili Peppers when they were YOUNG, and bad wigs! Good music though! LOL   And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every MONDAY at 8:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming on Fridays starting at 10:00pm after the podcast stream.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

Welcome to Episode 67: Pull Your Shift Together! The Geek Question of the Week is: If you could produce a movie version of your favorite video game series, who would you cast as your character and the main NPC's of the game? Come listen to our casting call for Mass Effect and Destiny! Actually a pretty lively discussiON! In our Roll for Credits segment, we talk about the 2020 black comedy, 12 Hour Shift. A movie about drug-addicted nurses, dumb cousin serial killers, organ harvesting, and professional wrestlers as black marketeers! Um, what?! You gotta listen...   And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming after the podcast starting at 10:00pm after the podcast stream.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

Check out our recorded livestreams over at https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ! Welcome to Episode 66: Deja Vu All Over Again! The Geek Question of the Week is: If you could go back to one of your memories at any time and just visit whenever you wanted to, which memory would it be and why? We both had serious ones and nerdy ones! What would yours be? In our Roll for Credits segment, we talk about great 2004 thriller starring Ashton Kutcher, The Butterfly Effect! Great, sad, thrilling movie. It was much better than I remembered when I first saw it back in the day, and for Quill it was a great first watch!   And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming after the podcast starting at 10:00pm after the podcast stream.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

Check out our recorded livestreams over at https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ! Welcome to Episode 65: Zombie Family Feud! The Geek Question of the Week is: If you died and were reincarnated in any fantasy world but had all the knowledge from your previous life, what would become your main goal in this world and why? Wow. Wide open one there, Quillmeister. This was an interesting one. In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 2009 zombie flick from George A. Romero,  Survival of the Dead! Irish cowboy redneck family feud on an island off Delaware in the middle of a zombie outbreak. Um, what?   And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming after the podcast starting at 10:00pm after the podcast stream.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch    

Check out our recorded livestreams over at https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ! Welcome to Episode 64: What Did We Just Watch?! This week we are joined by Dennis from Botched! A D&D Podcast to talk about his upcoming comic project, Lycan: Solomon's Odyssey, about the world's first werewolf! It has been fully funded on Kickstarter and is complete! Come hear about this awesome project and head over to https://www.hiveheadstudios.com to get in on it and get your issue! The Geek Question of the Week is: If you could be the DM for a D&D party of celebrities, what celebrities would you have in your party and what kind of character would they play? This was a fun one and it was certainly cool for Dennis to chime in with his ideas.   In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 2016 "comedy horror" movie,  The Alchemist Cookbook! What in the world did we just watch?! It was neither comedy NOR horror. Oof!   And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming after the podcast starting at 10:00pm after the podcast stream.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

Check out our recorded livestreams over at https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ! Welcome to Episode 63: Everybody Dance! This week's Geek Question of the Week is: What are the pros and cons of being a non-powered superhero? What do you think? What side do you fall on? Come hear our thoughts!   In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 1984 classic breakdancing hit,  Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo! Music! Dancing! Montages! Cardboard cutout plot development! Cheesy dialog! 80's movies at its best!   And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming after the podcast starting at 10:00pm after the podcast stream.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

Check out our recorded livestreams over at https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ! Welcome to Episode 62: Welcome to the Jungle! This week's Geek Question of the Week is: What are your dream cosplays that you would like to create and why? Sean definitely has a face or two, but Connor has like five! What are YOUR dream cosplays?   In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 2019  Action-Western-RomCom-Bollywood movie, Avane Srimannarayana! You wouldn't think a three-hour Bollywood movie would be one of our faves, but it was a delight! Tune in for details!  And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming after the podcast starting at 10:00pm after the podcast stream.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

Check out our recorded livestreams over at https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ! Welcome to Episode 61: Welcome to the Jungle! We're back at it after a week off for... DRAGONCON! DragonCon was a smaller and different experience than years past because of COVID, but it was still great to see everyone! Oh, and I apparently was the ONLY one in the podcasting circles to actually GET COVID while there, even though fully vaxxed and masked! Ugh! But the show must go on! This week's Geek Question of the Week is: If you were lost and alone in the jungle, what fictional item would you want to have with you to help you survive and escape?   In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 2017 true story of survival, Jungle, starring Daniel Radcliffe as Yossi Ghinsberg, a man lost and alone in the Bolivian jungle for 17 days! Fascinating story. I love movies based on true events!  And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm EST at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming after the podcast starting at 10:00pm after the podcast stream.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

Check out our recorded livestreams over at https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ! Reunited and it feels so good! Welcome to Episode 60! We've been gone for almost a month so it was so good to get back in the swing of things! This week's Geek Question of the Day is: If you could be the personal assistant for either Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark, who would you pick and why?  We ended up at the same place but for completely different reasons! In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 2017 sci-fi flick, The Osiris Child! A monster-fighting, survival, buddy action flick set in space! Did they bite off more than they could chew? Come on in and see what we think!  And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   Thanks for listening, and hit us up on Twitter for your thoughts on the episode! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm EST at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming after the podcast starting at 10:00pm after the podcast stream.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

Check out our recorded livestreams over at https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ! Welcome to Episode 59: Zombie Space Love This week's Geek Question of the Day is: In your Dungeon and Dragons career, when have you felt the most powerful?  Zombies and liches and armies, oh my! hire and Endor and Greece, oh my! In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 2020 zombie flick, Alone! Better than we expected, and Sean really dug the psychological/human connection storylines that were surprisingly solid.  As the Normandy Turns! More space love saga in Mass Effect!  And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   Thanks for listening, and hit us up on Twitter for your thoughts on the episode! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm EST at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming after the podcast starting at 10:00pm after the podcast stream.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

Check out our recorded livestreams over at https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ! Welcome to Episode 58: Blink Daggers and Bucket Lists This week's Geek Question of the Day is: What real-world locations are on your bucket lists to visit, and what are the nerdy reasons for wanting to see it? Shire and Endor and Greece, oh my! In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 2-hour cut scene, er, I mean 2016 mo-capped animated movie, Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV! We admit it was much better than expected. Even animated, Sean Bean always dies! Oh, and blink daggers FTW! We go into kind of a deep dive on Mass Effect which we both have been playing lately.  And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   Thanks for listening, and hit us up on Twitter for your thoughts on the episode! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm EST at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming after the podcast starting at 10:00pm after the podcast stream.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

Check out our recorded livestreams over at https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ! Welcome to Episode 57: Jupiter Ascending and Space Legolas! This week's Geek Question of the Day is a two parter: 1) If you could combine two animals together to create your own new species what would it be and why? 2) If you could create a human/animal hybrid, which animal would you pick and what features of the animal would the human hybrid have? In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 2015 Wachowski sci-fi romp, Jupiter Ascending starring Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis! Goes to show you that two A-list actors cannot save a film. But hey! Sean Bean didn't die in the movie! Bonus! And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   Thanks for listening, and hit us up on Twitter for your thoughts on the episode! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm EST at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming after the podcast starting at 10:00pm after the podcast stream.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

Check out our recorded livestreams over at https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ! Welcome to Episode 56: Panic at the Dojo! This week's Geek Question of the Day is: What fictional Master would you like to learn the martial arts from and why? Let's get our punchy punchy on! In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 1973 martial arts classic, Enter the Dragon starring the legendary Bruce Lee! It's hard to believe this was his last movie before his untimely death!  And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   Thanks for listening, and hit us up on Twitter for your thoughts on the episode! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm EST at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming after the podcast starting at 10:00pm after the podcast stream.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

Check out our recorded livestreams over at https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ! Welcome to Episode 55: Hillbillies and Raccoons Sean starts off the episode with a story about raccoons, Payday candy bars, and psychological harassment through the night during his recent camping trip. This week's Geek Question of the Day is: What would you do if you found out that our world was actually a simulation? Are we talking Matrix, Groundhog Day, or Truman Show here? Come on in and listen! In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 2010 hilarious twist on the "camper serial kill movie", Tucker and Dale vs Evil! I can't believe it took me this long to see this movie!  And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   Thanks for listening, and hit us up on Twitter for your thoughts on the episode! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm EST at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming after the podcast starting at 10:00pm after the podcast stream.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

Check out our recorded livestreams over at https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ! Welcome to Episode 54: Schrodinger's Cat FTW! This week's Geek Question of the Day is: If you met the "best version" of yourself from a parallel universe, what would be the same and what would be different between the two of you? And how would you interact with yourself?  In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the great 2014 parallel universe sci-fi thriller, Coherence! Eight people, 2 cameras, a $50,000 budget, and Schrodinger's Cat make for a fantastic movie! And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   Thanks for listening, and hit us up on Twitter for your thoughts on the episode! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm EST at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming after the podcast starting at 10:00pm after the podcast stream.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

Check out our recorded livestreams over at https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ! Welcome to Episode 53: Space Sweepers! This week's Geek Question of the Day is: What classic sci-fi movie trope would you want to be, and which one do you think you'd actually be?  In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the quirky, multilingual 2021 Korean sci-fi flick, Space Sweepers! Move over K-2SO, there's a new favorite robot in space! BUBS FTW! And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   Thanks for listening, and hit us up on Twitter for your thoughts on the episode! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm EST at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming after the podcast starting at 10:00pm after the podcast stream.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

Check out our recorded livestreams over at https://youtube.com/channel/UCIio-XgcbsKcdPRaljufXYQ! Welcome to Episode 52: Secret Agent Man! This week's Geek Question of the Day is: If you became a secret agent/spy, what strategy would you use to hide your identity while under cover?  In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the fascinating 2018 Spy biopic, The Catcher Was A Spy, Starring Paul Rudd, Jeff Daniels, Mark Strong, Guy Pearce, and Paul Giamatti! I love movie plots that are so outlandish to almost be unbelievable... but are TRUE. You're not gonna believe this Moe Berg guy... And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens.   Thanks for listening, and hit us up on Twitter for your thoughts on the episode! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm EST at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Sean also streams old guys gaming after the podcast starting at 10:00pm after the podcast stream.  Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour... Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch