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Now displaying: January, 2018
Jan 31, 2018

The one and only Stefan Pokorny talks about D&D and Dwarven Forge! Stefan is super enthusiastic about the RPG hobby (to put it mildly 😀), has a gonzo outlook on life and has built a well-respected, high quality gaming terrain biz in addition to appearing in two different D&D/RPG related documentaries.

Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 1/27/2017

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show!

Like what you hear?
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Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi.
http://kryptonradio.com/

Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories) after the live show.

SHOW NOTES

Shane Plays sponsor Arkansas RPG Con 2018 (August 11th) badge sales are now open. Vendor and Sponsorship options also open. Go to http://ARPGCON.COM for more info and make sure to follow Arkansas RPG Con on Facebook.

NEWS ITEMS

Oscar nominations 2018: the full list | Den of Geek
http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/oscars/54779/oscar-nominations-2018-the-full-list

GUEST: STEFAN POKORNY AKA “THE DWARVENAUT”

Dwarven Forge was founded in 1996 by artist Stefan Pokorny, a medieval fantasy devotee -- and an avid Dungeons and Dragons enthusiast. As a classically trained, professional painter and sculptor, Stefan decided to create "real" dungeon terrain that would equal his incredible 25mm tall hero figures. After many months of painstaking design, sculpting and painting, he introduced the world's finest pre-painted miniature terrain in 1996.
From: https://shop.dwarvenforge.com/pages/about-us

Dwarven Forge
http://www.dwarvenforge.com/

The Dwarvenaut Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGFr7yGpqEY

The Dwarvenaut Full Movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agvmtnT6p6I

 

Jan 25, 2018

Forget the blog listicles, get the real geek movie buzz for 2018! Dave Elswick (The Dave Elswick Show) joins for our second annual Top 5 Most Anticipated Geek Movies of the Year episode! Who wins? Who loses? Which flicks receive the Shane Plays Shout Out for the Coolness of It Award and the Shane Plays Please Don't Do It Award? Plus: Top grossing movies of 2017.

Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 1/20/2017

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show!

Like what you hear?
Support Shane Plays Radio on Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays

Shane Plays is carried on Krypton Radio!
Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi.
http://kryptonradio.com/

Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories) after the live show.

SHOW NOTES

The Dave Elswick Show:
https://965fmtheanswer.com/radioshow/813

NEWS ITEMS

Box Office Mojo: 2017 Domestic Grosses
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2017

‘Justice League’ Blu-Ray Details and Box Art Revealed; No Zack Snyder Cut | Collider
http://collider.com/justice-league-bluray-details/

The 39 Must See Movies of 2018 | Den of Geek
http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/must-see-movies-2018/269332/best-movies-of-2018

The Geek's Guide to Movies in 2018 | gameinformer
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2018/01/01/geek-guide-to-2018-movies-comic-book-star-wars.aspx

2018 sci-fi, fantasy and geek movies to get excited about | CNET
https://www.cnet.com/pictures/2018-movies-sci-fi-fantasy-geeky/

 

Jan 17, 2018

Weird Geek News with the one and only Neal Hallford (author, game designer, indy filmmaker)... NASA weird news! Video game weird news! Star Trek weird news! UFO weird news! More weird news than you can shake Spock's original devil tail at! P.S. Getting drunk doesn't make you hallucinate, people!

Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 1/13/2017

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show!

Like what you hear?
Support Shane Plays Radio on Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays

Shane Plays is carried on Krypton Radio!
Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi.
http://kryptonradio.com/

Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories) after the live show.

SHOW NOTES

Check out Neal's Uncharted Regions radio drama:
https://www.facebook.com/UnchartedRegions/

NEWS ITEMS

R.I.P. astronaut John Young, the first man to get yelled at for smuggling a sandwich into space | AV Club
https://www.avclub.com/r-i-p-astronaut-john-young-the-first-man-to-get-yelle-1821845571

Japanese Astronaut Concerned After Growing 3.5 Inches Taller in Three Weeks [Update: He Was Wrong] | Gizmodo
https://gizmodo.com/japanese-astronaut-concerned-after-growing-3-5-inches-t-1821910135

Space station crew watched Star Wars: The Last Jedi from orbit | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/25/16817540/star-wars-the-last-jedi-iss-nasa-astronauts

After 37 years, Voyager 1 has fired up its trajectory thrusters | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/12/after-37-years-voyager-has-fired-up-its-trajectory-thrusters/

Chinese woman blinded in one eye after playing game likened to electronic heroin | The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/06/chinese-woman-blinded-one-eye-playing-game-likened-electronic/

'ASIMIL8': Licence plate fight may be headed to court | CTV News
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/asimil8-licence-plate-fight-may-be-headed-to-court-1.3499283

Here's what Spock was originally going to look like on 'Star Trek' | MeTV
https://www.metv.com/stories/heres-what-spock-was-originally-going-to-look-like-on-star-trek

Guillermo del Toro says he saw a real UFO and it was ‘horribly designed’ | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/23/16814948/guillermo-del-toro-ufo-design

Fmr. Manager of DOD Aerospace Threat Program: “UFOs are Real” | Huffington Post
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fmr-manager-of-dod-aerospace-threat-program-ufos_us_59de2f4be4b0b992a8214874?section=us_weird-news

CNN: Ex-UFO program chief: We may not be alone | YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2b4qSoMnKE

 

Jan 11, 2018

R.J. Carter, the author on The Destroyer book series! Remo Williams and his mentor Chiun have been stopping the bad guys for America and saving the world with the ancient, mysterious and powerful martial art of Sinanju since 1971 (and they're still going strong). Martial arts, spies, buddy cops, over the top villains, political satire and more: it's not just your average "action guy" series. Plus... Shiva!

Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 1/6/2017

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show!

Like what you hear?
Support Shane Plays Radio on Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays

Shane Plays is carried on Krypton Radio!
Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi.
http://kryptonradio.com/

Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories) after the live show.

SHOW NOTES

The podcast & Krypton Radio version of the show uses audio from the Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 1985 movie the following YouTube video:

The Destroyer Fan Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVd9SoZ7A1I

NEWS ITEMS

'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Officially Crosses $1 Billion Worldwide at Box Office | comicbook.com
http://comicbook.com/starwars/2017/12/31/star-wars-the-last-jedi-box-office-1-billion/

Switch becomes fastest-selling console in US history, according to Nintendo | Polygon
https://www.polygon.com/2018/1/4/16849094/nintendo-switch-sales-numbers

Netflix’s ‘Bright’ Draws 11M U.S. Viewers In First Three Days | Deadline
http://deadline.com/2017/12/bright-ratings-will-smith-netflix-nielsen-1202233332/

GUEST: R.J. CARTER

R.J. Carter is the product of early exposure to American comic books. He is the author of ALICE'S JOURNEY BEYOND THE MOON, NICHOLAS' CAGE, and A KNIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, and the co-author of TIME HUNTER: THE SIDEWAYS DOOR He is currently the author on The Destroyer series of books and writes reviews on http://criticalblast.com.

Bully Pulpit (The Destroyer 151) - R.J.'s first Destroyer book!
https://www.amazon.com/Bully-Pulpit-Destroyer-Book-151-ebook/dp/B01BX98WSS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1515633661&sr=8-1&keywords=the+destroyer+bully+pulpit

R.J.'s Amazon Page:
https://www.amazon.com/R.J.-Carter/e/B00QQT7DYA/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1474901151&sr=8-1

 

Jan 3, 2018

Comedian Michael Brown and certified geek Richard McBain join Shane for a full on, spoilers-are-a-go Star Wars: The Last Jedi discussion. TLJ is proving to be divisive among the fans. Did our panel love it? Hate it? Do they launch porgs into low Earth orbit for fun and profit? Who is Shane's favorite new trilogy character? Is Snoke half the man the Emperor was? Casino scene: unnecessary? Tune in for all this and more!

Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 12/30/2017

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show!

Like what you hear?
Support Shane Plays Radio on Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays

Shane Plays is carried on Krypton Radio!
Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi.
http://kryptonradio.com/

Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories) after the live show.

SHOW NOTES

NEWS ITEMS

The Curious Case Of THE LAST JEDI And Its Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score | Birth Movies Death
http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/12/20/the-curious-case-of-the-last-jedi-and-its-rotten-tomatoes-audience-score

'Star Wars' Franchise Crosses $4 Billion, Eclipsing Disney's Lucasfilm Price | The Hollywood Reporter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-franchise-crosses-4-billion-eclipsing-disneys-lucasfilm-price-1070624

Look for 'The Last Jedi' to Become 2017's Highest Grossing Release Over New Year's Frame | Box Office Mojo
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4356&p=.htm

Opening Weekend Showdown | Box Office Mojo
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=openingweekendshowdown.htm

Box Office: 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Topping $1 Billion Today
https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2017/12/30/box-office-star-wars-the-last-jedi-has-2nd-best-3rd-friday-drop-ever-for-100m-opener/#74bade2477e2
Lucasfilm's The Last Jedi earned $19 million on its third Friday, a drop of just 23% from last Friday’s $24m day-eight gross. To wit, that’s a smaller “third Friday” drop than Force Awakens (-30%) and just slightly higher than Rogue One (-20%).

 

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