Kurt &quot;Welcome to Geektown” Onstad

17 Feb 2025

If you’d like to be interviewed for the show (I’m mostly focusing on comic creators to start, but would like to expand to other “Geektown” citizens down the road), please DM me here, or email me at welcometogeektown@gmail.com.

Time for a bird hunt on the podcast. Butcherbird’s true name is revealed, with a connection to Vision and Ultron’s comic book histories. Also, DUM-E and U get voices, and other surprises along the way as we reach the halfway point in our #VisionQuest. welcome2geektown.com/geektown/2026/10…

I was just discussing the 1996 "Island of Dr. Moreau," with Brando and Kilmer, last night with my friends, so I have to call it out as fitting this.

Sophia_Nyx 🐰@sophianyx.bsky.social

Name a bad film who's production you find fascinating

Damn. I met him at a local college theater. We were doing tech rehearsals, and he was checking the space out as he'd be doing a show there after our run was up. He was very kind and generous and treated us all as equals working in theater (despite me fanboying out). RIP.

Jesse Thorn@jessethorn.bsky.social

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

Just saw the Avengers: Doomsday "Baseball Trailer." Hoo boy, those baseball players cannot act. Good thing they were obviously filmed separately from the actual movie footage in the stadium.

First 5 RPGs: 1. D&D (Red Box) 2. AD&D (counting it as separate because it is so different from Basic D&D, and because of a time gap) 3. Top Secret 4. Star Trek (FASA) 5. Marvel Super-Heroes

Patch Zircher@patrickzircher.bsky.social

First 5 RPGs: 1. D&D (white box w/Men & Magic, Monsters & Treasure, Underground & Wilderness) 2. Metamorphosis Alpha (GammaWorld but on a vast starship in space) 3. Tunnels and Trolls 4. John Carter, Warlord of Mars 5. Arduin (we just mashed it together with D&D as an expansion)

My friend Joel is back to discuss #VisionQuest with me (as he did with WandaVision & Agatha All Along). We do a Deep Dive into the plot, the mysteries, and the philosophy underpinning all of that in this podcast dedicated to the first two episodes of the show. welcome2geektown.com/geektown/2026/10…

Coupling For Tax Evasion. (Which is basically many marriages)

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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves For Tax Purposes

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The Empire Strikes Back For Tax Purposes. (And I know it doesn't follow the pattern, but my brain is requiring I put out there "Tax Return of the Jedi")

Kurt "Welcome to Geektown” Onstad@welcome2geektown.com

Do The Right Thing For Tax Purposes

Do The Right Thing For Tax Purposes

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We had just moved, and I found a kid nearby and started talking to him. We became friends, and he brought me home to meet his parents. He told them "I met a new kid. I think we're about the same age, but he's really short." I was 4. He was 12.

Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social

QUESTION OF THE DAY: This sounds like a joke question, but it isn’t. If it doesn’t apply to you, fine. But it’s a serious question with different levels of meaning. And I am genuinely curious. When did you first realize you were weird?

businessinsider.comAI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, says Palantir CTOSome AI believers expect the technology to make smoking-related health risks like cancer a thing of the past, Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar said.

And the Darwin Award goes to...

Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com

"AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, says Palantir CTO"

Time to discuss the season finale of Lanterns. Murderers revealed, oaths stated, and territories divided! Check out our discussion of everything that happens, and what it means for the characters we’ve followed, and will continue to follow in the ongoing DCU. welcome2geektown.com/geektown/2026/10…

I'm super behind on my comic book reading, so I just got to Die: Loaded #8, and I'm wondering if @kierongillen.bsky.social will tell me if the choice of making the Die Map a spindown d20 rather than a traditional d20 has any significance.

Just two? Singin' in the Rain Man on Fire and Ice Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End of Days of Thunder Road House on Haunted Hill

Sophia_Nyx 🐰@sophianyx.bsky.social

Combine 2 Film Titles 2 make a New Film.

Me (as the DM): "It's about a person's worth of blood in a puddle on the floor." Player: "Anything to avoid the metric system..." #DnDOutOfContext #PF2EOutOfContext (We're playing PF2E, but DnD is the "Kleenex" of RPGs)

QTP a Treehouse of Horror GIF on your account 🌳🏠🎃

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We name a few suspects in the murder of Hal Jordan, including Hal himself. Do we guess right? And also, what’s that yellow glow coming from down deep in the planet? Hear my theories in the penultimate Deep Dive of #Lanterns with guest Woody Gaertner. welcome2geektown.com/geektown/2026/10…

Saw @ronfunches.bsky.social at the Olsen Run Comedy Club in Eugene tonight. I laughed so hard and applauded so much that my watch told me I had made my movement goal at the end of the show. Thanks for the great time!

Damn, girl! Your phasing powers must be set to stun!

Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social

How would you POLITELY catcall any one of the X-Men, and you have to start your catcall with either, “damn, girl!” or, “damn, boy!”

We dive into the mystery of who killed Hal Jordan, starting with a revelation about John and Hal meeting the night of the murder. We also meet some new characters and an old…favorite? Well, let’s just say people have strong opinions about this Guy. #Lanterns welcome2geektown.com/geektown/2026/9/…

wdwnt.comKevin Feige Officially Confirms One Character Will Anchor the Entire 'Avengers: Doomsday' StoryKevin Feige, the President of Marvel Studios, has confirmed that one character will anchor the story of Marvel’s upcoming film Avengers: Doomsday. One Character Will Anchor ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Story In a recent article with Vanity Fair, Feige indicated that Florence Pugh’s character, Yelena Belova, would be the center point of the upcoming Marvel film, Avengers: … Read more

Could it be...? (No, no it couldn't, but a guy can dream)

WDW News Today@wdwnt.com

Kevin Feige Officially Confirms One Character Will Anchor the Entire 'Avengers: Doomsday' Story

Due to a couple of unforced errors on my part, the charging cable on my laptop was running from the MagSafe port on the left to...the USB-C port on the right. Yes, my computer was trying to charge itself. If that had worked, it would have been quite the blow to the laws of physics.

21 Sept

This mid-season episode felt like a season finale, with a massive battle in and for the town of Rushville. Guest Woody Gaertner and I have a lot to say, discussing not only this episode, but where things might go from here. welcome2geektown.com/geektown/2026/9/…

19 Sept

Who got his Covid vaccine in one arm and flu shot in the other arm, and can feel them both working? This gu-oww!

15 Sept

I'm cheating a little bit, because Faison to play his part for one episode of "Legends of Tomorrow," but, here goes... Scrubs becomes JLI: Faison: Booster Gold Braff: Ted Kord Chalke: Ice Reyes: Fire McGinley: Guy Gardner Flynn: Batman Maschio (The Todd): Flash

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15 Sept

*Faison got to.

14 Sept

Who Hunts the Manhunters? The Green Lanterns, of course! We reveal the mystery of who the Manhunter is this episode, but more questions are asked than answered in the halfway point of this Lanterns Deep Dive. welcome2geektown.com/geektown/2026/9/…

13 Sept

My favorite example along this line is that at one point in Bruce Wayne's life, the timeline was such that the most likely Zorro movie for him and his family to see was Zorro, the Gay Blade.

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13 Sept

Wow. Alex Jaffe just blocked me because I replied to his post and added a little more information/interpretation to his answer about the rings from the various Lantern Corps. I knew he was sensitive, but that seems extreme. Oh well.

My #StarTrek history: I'm 7 or 8 years old, and turn on the TV to see what's on HBO and Showtime. When I flip the channel, the first thing I see is a man screaming, then falling to the ground. Next a disgusting worm/leech looking creature crawls out of his ear, with blood and pus following.

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While Star Wars was the property that drew me in as a child, I think Star Trek is more important. It inspired astronauts, engineers, and others to explore the stars, and create new tools and ideas that make the world a better place.

Happy Anniversary to you Star Trek. We started our relationship a little rough, but I can't imagine the world without you. Here's to 60 more years! #StarTrek #StarTrekAt60 #60YearsOfStarTrek

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I admit I've never watched it, and he introduces me to the show. We go see Star Trek IV in the theater, and watch the other three eventually during sleepovers. I'm old enough at this point to be able to handle Chekov being taken over by the Ceti Alpha brainworm.

Not long after this, Star Trek: The Next Generation is released, and I am hooked. I have now watched nearly every official Star Trek show released. (I don't think I've seen every Animated Series episode, but I plan to watch when my favorite podcast reaches that show in their viewing).

I immediately change the channel, then look up in the TV Guide what it was I just saw. "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan." "Well, I'm never watching Star Trek again," I thought. Years later, my family & I move to Ventura. My next door neighbor (and best friend for a time) is a giant Star Trek fan.

7 Sept

Guest Woody Gaertner and I discuss "How to Make a Green Lantern?" for this episode of the podcast. We also touch quite a bit on John (and Woody’s) experience as a Black man in America, as that is a very important theme of this episode of the #Lanterns episode. welcome2geektown.com/geektown/2026/9/…

7 Sept

Thanks also to @rpace.bsky.social whose thoughts on Episode 3 of Lanterns he posted here on Bsky I read and got Woody's reactions on near the end of the episode.

4 Sept

If you see this, post something pink. 🩷 youtube.com/watch?v=OpQFFLBM…

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2 Sept

What GIF pops up when you type your name?

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2 Sept

"What's your favorite film from the year you turned 20?" Favorite movie during that year: Clerks. Favorite movie from that year now: Shawshank Redemption. (Pretty basic answers in both cases, but being honest...)

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1 Sept

Advertise your Bluesky account with a Simpsons gif.

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@kendrawcandraw.bsky.social

28 Aug

Death is working overtime because it can’t be sure it got Mitch McConnell, though it swears it took him out months ago…We need an announcement to stop all these good people from being taken out.

Kurt "Welcome to Geektown” Onstad reposted

Kendra, spooky version

26 Aug

Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people

26 Aug

God damn it. RIP

23 Aug

I’m baaaaack! It’s been a while, but I’m starting a Deep Dive on the Lanterns TV show, beginning with “Pilot.” (Double meaning surely intended) Come by and take a listen, or get it at any podcast site, and don’t forget to share your thoughts. welcome2geektown.com/geektown/2026/8/…

22 Aug

Not Canadian myself, but a huge fan of the bands Rush and BNL (among others) and TV shows Being Erica and Slings & Arrows (again, not an inclusive list). Oh, and Kids in the Hall!

Kate Armstrong@brainchain.ca

Also - please join me if you will in flooding Bluesky with Canadian culture. Music, art, film, TV. Let’s show the vibrancy of this place I’m proud to call home.

16 Aug

Describe your musical taste in three artists, no genres 1. Dream Theater 2. TALK 3. Ben Folds

Dana Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror@danacorn.bsky.social

Describe your musical taste in three artists, no genres 1. Elliott Smith 2. Sleater-Kinney 3. Roxette

13 Aug

Still hoping someone volunteers...

Kurt "Welcome to Geektown” Onstad@welcome2geektown.com

Still looking for a guest. Opening it up to basically interested at this point.