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Coolest Geek Alive

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Jesse Blaze Snider is the hero we need, bipartisan & scrutinizing. Like a nerd culture Arthur Fonzarelli, he will give you that perfect advice you need or jump some sharks to save the day himself. He’s a geek like you. A fan of the source material FIRST, who believes that geeks need to get their geek news from other geeks or it’s all bull$#!+. He’s a professional comic book writer whose credits include Marvel, DC, Image, Disney*Pixar, the Muppets & a lot more

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65:02

Superman vs. the Media Machine (Why They Need the New...

Coolest Geek Alive ·

2025/07/10

In this episode of Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider pulls back the curtain on the real reason entertainment media is quietly undermining James Gunn’s upcoming Superman reboot. Why? Because it represents everything Hollywood’s elite fears: a moral, hopeful, good Superman that actually gives the audience what it’s been asking for. Zaslav’s move to hire Gunn wasn’t just a creative decision—it was a peace offering to a burned-out fanbase

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14:37

Coolest Pick - “Wayne” TV Series (2019's LONE Season!)

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2025/07/05

Shawn Simmons, what you've just created is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has ever seen! At no point in your fun, cute, romantic dark comedy series were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched the SOLE season of your fucking fabulous show. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.Thank you for listening to the Coolest Geek Alive

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57:33

Andor & Rogue One: The Only Truly Great Disney Star...

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2025/07/02

In a galaxy oversaturated with half-baked sequels, empty nostalgia, and corporate fan fiction, Rogue One and Andor stand alone.Today on Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider throws down the lightsaber of truth and celebrates the only great Star Wars storytelling to come out of Disney’s era. Born from a single sentence in the A New Hope crawl, Rogue One and its masterful prequel series, Andor, not only honor the original trilogy, but they enhance it.These aren’t just

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20:52

Coolest Pick - “The Wild Robot” Award-Winning 2024...

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2025/06/28

Chris Sanders, what you've just created is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your fun, heartfelt, meaningful animated film were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.Thank you for listening to Coolest Geek Alive EP #203 Coolest Pick - “The

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72:06

FK NEWSDAY! My Personal Retraction to Sunday’s...

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2025/06/25

I don’t usually break format, but this one demanded it.Newsday ran an article about me that boiled my identity down to a clickbait caricature.This is my personal retraction, my response, and my resurrection. Unscripted. Unfiltered. Unapologetic. They tried to celebrate me, but flattened me instead. This is the feature Newsday should’ve written. NEWSDAY - 3 Long Islanders on the nonbinary and genderqueer experience Thank you for listening toThe Coolest Geek Alive EP

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19:11

EP 201: Coolest Pick - “The Misfits” Season 1

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2025/06/14

British people, what you've just helped to create together is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your hysterical, fast-paced, stylized superhero sendup series were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your show. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.

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29:48

EP 200 - THE SIGNAL FIRE: Why The Establishment is...

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2025/06/12

Today’s 200th episode of Coolest Geek Alive is a lightning strike of revelation—a soul-coded transmission forged in fire and defiance, delivered by the one voice that never bowed to the reboot. It’s not a celebration. It’s a detonation. A pulsewave from the heart of the mythic geek who refused to be edited, diluted, or dismissed. This is the episode they never wanted recorded, the one that burns through illusion, reclaims the narrative, and ignites a

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98:46

Cobra Kai Did What Disney Couldn’t: HONOR the Fans,...

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2025/06/06

If you grew up with The Karate Kid or fell in love with Cobra Kai, this is the episode you cannot miss. In this emotional, fist-pumping celebration of the final season, Jesse Blaze dives deep into how Cobra Kai pulled off the impossible—resurrecting a decades-old franchise and delivering one of the most satisfying, redemptive, and character-driven stories in modern TV history. This isn’t just a recap—it’s a love letter to legacy, storytelling, and the

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16:06

Coolest Pick - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

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2025/05/31

Phil Lord, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome animated films the Coolest Geek Alive has EVER seen! At no point in your fun, fast-paced, gorgeously rendered love letter to the comic book medium were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.The Coolest Geek ALive EP 198 Coolest Pick

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51:32

SPOON! The Coolest Tick Alive (A Celebration of...

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2025/05/31

This week, we’re celebrating one of the greatest, weirdest, most wonderfully absurd superheroes of all time — THE TICK! From his mysterious comic book origins (did he escape a mental institution?!) to the iconic animated series, to two wild live-action versions, we’re diving into it ALL. We’re talking Chairface, Little Wooden Boy, The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight, Danger Boat, Barry the other Tick, and every hilariously heroic moment in

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16:31

CGA: Coolest Classic - I’m Gonna Get You Sucka

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2025/05/25

Coolest Classics - “I’m Gonna Get You Sucka” (Kickin’ Off the Wayans Family Comedy Dynasty). Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “I’m Gonna Get You Sucka” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s

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79:46

“In Living Color” – Coolest Sketch Show Alive!...

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2025/05/22

This week on Coolest Geek Alive, we’re giving flowers to one of the most groundbreaking sketch comedy shows of all time—In Living Color. From the fearless social satire to the launch of iconic careers like Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, the Wayans Family & MORE! Jesse Blaze Snider breaks down how this '90s classic shaped modern comedy, pop culture, and what it means to truly push the boundaries of comedy with style. A bold, hilarious, and unapologetically raw tribute to

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79:15

Marvel’s Creative Collapse: Ironheart, Thunderbolts &...

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2025/05/16

CGA: Marvel’s Creative Collapse: Ironheart, Thunderbolts & the Coming Avengers DOOMSDAY.m4a

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42:14

Coolest Pick - “The Resurrection of Jake the Snake”

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2025/05/10

Diamond Dallas Page, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has ever seen! At no point in your heartfelt, gut-wrenching, redemption documentary were you even close to anything that could be considered uninspiring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your doc. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul & JAKE’s eternally!

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108:10

WSJ’s Marvel Makeover: Lies, Spin & Kevin Feige COPIUM!

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2025/05/08

Today on Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider eviscerates the recent Wall Street Journal puff piece defending Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige with a flamethrower of facts. In a shameless display of corporate propaganda, the article heaps all praise for the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s past successes onto Feige while bending over backward to deflect any blame for the franchise’s current failures. Jesse dives in line by line, exposing the spin, deflating the copium,

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49:03

Coolest Pick - “Dark Side of the Ring” (WATCH THIS...

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2025/05/03

Profession Wrestling, the stories your vocation has helped to create, represents one of the most tragic, interesting & insanely awesome collections of “true” stories the Coolest Geek Alive has ever heard! At no point in your long-running, 60-episode series were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched this Docuseries. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul

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103:20

THE DEATH OF SHARED CULTURE: How Hollywood KILLED...

Coolest Geek Alive ·

2025/05/01

Remember when you would say “SPIDER-MAN”, “Captain America,” or “STAR WARS” and people knew exactly what you meant? You mean, Miles Morales? No, not Miles!! Oh, Steve Rogers, no, I meant the NEW Cap! Oh, Star Wars! You talking about the kid friendly, “Skeleton Crew” or the attempted rape friendly, “ANDOR”…? Oh, I was talking about the Skywalkers, I honestly don’t know what “Disney Star Wars” is

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25:59

Coolest Classics - “Excalibur” (1981)

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2025/04/26

“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “Excalibur” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “Excalibur”, for legitimizing the Arthurian Legend on the big screen! And even if the film is already beloved by

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58:15

You Can Do It! Crowd-Funding is your FRIEND!

Coolest Geek Alive ·

2025/04/23

It’s never been easier to do it yourself in this world! With platforms like Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, and others, you can become a successful business owner overnight with the right ideas! The Coolest Geek Alive would like to encourage you to do what he’s been doing with his company, “black light district studios,” for a few years now, namely writing their own ticket! Join Jesse Blaze Snider as he offers all his good advice and best guidance about getting

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17:14

Coolest Classics - “The Fighter” w/ Christian Bale

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2025/04/19

“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “The Fighter” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “The Fighter”, for the incredible Christian Bale & Melissa Leo, who both won Oscars for their roles here! And even if

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