Mind of a Geek

Mind of a Geek – Episode 3The Unethical Dungeon MasterEpisode 3 of Mind of a Geek welcomes Joe, better known as The Unethical Dungeon Master, for a conversation that dives headfirst into the wonderfully strange world of Dungeons & Dragons. As part of the UK-based Crit Happens D&D team, Joe has built a following around his delightfully villainous DM persona, offering morally questionable advice that lives somewhere between genuinely useful game design and teaching Dungeon Masters how to be just enough of a menace to keep their players nervous. The secret ingredient, naturally, is a collection of ridiculous mustaches and a healthy understanding that satire sometimes needs a giant flashing sign saying, “Please do not actually become a terrible person.”Nate, Brandon, and Joe explore what makes D&D such a unique form of storytelling, from the joy of building worlds and watching players unexpectedly reshape them to the creative problem-solving that happens when real life inevitably interferes with a campaign. The discussion is packed with clever ideas, including what to do with absent characters and how retired player characters can take on a life of their own once handed back to the Dungeon Master. For Joe, the magic of running a game comes from creating a framework and then watching the people at the table turn it into something better than anything he could have planned alone.Because no episode of Mind of a Geek is legally capable of staying on one subject, the conversation eventually expands into a full-scale geek culture tangent. The trio talks comics, Marvel, Deadpool, Star Wars, nostalgia, and the delicate balancing act of expanding beloved fictional universes without losing the things that made fans fall in love with them in the first place. Somewhere along the way, Brandon also learns that apparently being British does not automatically mean you've watched Doctor Who. Civilization continues to disappoint us all.At its core, Episode 3 is about the joy of creativity without taking yourself too seriously. Whether it's designing an elaborate campaign, inventing a ridiculous trap, or putting on a fake mustache to become the world's most suspicious Dungeon Master, Joe's approach is a reminder that the best geeky experiences often come from embracing the weird ideas and seeing where they lead. It's a conversation full of laughs, storytelling, questionable ethics, and enough D&D inspiration to make even Brandon consider finally rolling up a character.

Mind of a Geek – Episode 2Alexandra ChiltonIn Episode 2 of Mind of a Geek, Nate and Brandon sit down with Alexandra Chilton for a conversation that wanders through creativity, storytelling, technology, horror, and the strange but wonderful ways people find their way back to the things they love. Alex shares her passion for helping creators make room for their actual creative work by taking some of the organizational chaos off their plates, because apparently human beings needed to invent even more ways to bury themselves under administrative nonsense.The conversation explores the changing world of content creation and the importance of having people behind you who support creative projects, whether that support comes from collaborators, friends, partners, or the behind-the-scenes people who help turn a good idea into something real. Alex also gives listeners a glimpse into a horror-related project she has been developing, setting the stage for plenty of geeky discussion about the genre and the stories that stick with us.Naturally, the conversation eventually descends into horror. The group compares the movies, games, and stories that have genuinely gotten under their skin, touching on everything from psychological horror and creepy children to claustrophobic caves, VR nightmares, and the difference between something being bloody and something actually being frightening. Along the way, The Menu, Sinister, The Descent, Resident Evil 7, Until Dawn, and more all enter the conversation.Episode 2 is another reminder of what Mind of a Geek is all about: sitting down with interesting people, finding out what makes them tick, and then following the conversation wherever it happens to go. In this case, that journey includes creativity, horror, technology, and, naturally, the deeply unsettling realization that children standing silently at the foot of your bed might actually be the scariest monster of all.

Mind of a Geek - Episode 1Corey Scott | August 11, 2026Episode 1 of the revived Mind of a Geek brings the show full circle as Nate and Brandon reunite with longtime friend and former Mind of a Geek guest Corey Scott. The conversation looks back at the podcast's earlier incarnation, the friendships and creative community that grew from it, and what it means to return to podcasting after years away. Corey talks about his time with Podcast of Terror, the pull of creating again, and how friendships built through podcasting became some of the most meaningful relationships in his life. The discussion then wanders through the changing landscape of podcasting and online communities. Nate, Brandon, and Corey compare the intimacy and authenticity of smaller independent shows with today's massive celebrity-driven podcasts, while reflecting on how the medium has changed since they were last doing this together. For the group, podcasting was never really about becoming famous. It was about finding people who shared their interests, making something together, and creating a record of those friendships along the way. From there, the conversation gets deeply geeky. Corey shares his long history with comics and his perspective on how Marvel and DC have evolved, including the problems caused by sprawling crossover events, excessive continuity, constant relaunches, and the industry's increasing focus on events over individual characters. The conversation touches on everything from X-Men and Age of Apocalypse to Cable and Deadpool, independent comics, and the joy of discovering creators who are making things simply because they love doing it. At its heart, though, Episode 1 is about creating things because they matter to you. The trio gets surprisingly candid about imposter syndrome, creative burnout, photography, writing, art, D&D, and the fear that can come with putting yourself out there. Corey talks about finding his creative voice again and how watching others pursue their own art has inspired him to start creating again himself. It becomes a fitting mission statement for the new Mind of a Geek: less about chasing numbers and more about making meaningful things, sharing them with people who understand them, and maybe inspiring someone else to create something of their own. And naturally, because this is Mind of a Geek, the conversation eventually sprawls into social media, comic shops, nostalgia, D&D, convention culture, podcasting technology, and enough completely unnecessary tangents to make you wonder whether anyone involved has ever successfully stayed on topic. Which is precisely why this feels like Mind of a Geek again.