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Geek Fallout Reloaded: June 18th 2025

·1 hr 44 min·5 clips

Swan Hills recently had a wildfire and we had to evacuate the town.

Geek Fallout Reloaded opens with Chris Lockhart welcoming listeners back and checking in with Kevin Deeson. The show notes that the panel has been away for a while, and Chris says Lillian and Alexa may join the recording if they can. Chris begins with a life update of his own. He talks about working near Swan Hills in Alberta and the long commute from Barrhead. He explains why renting a room in Swan Hills made more sense than driving back and forth every day. The conversation keeps its loose, off the cuff rhythm. The panel settles into an old man style catch up segment. Chris says weeks of wildfire smoke have been hard on his throat. From there, the discussion shifts into news. One of the main items is the death of Phil Robertson on May 25 at age 79 after an Alzheimer's diagnosis. The hosts note that Duck Dynasty was everywhere in the early 2010s. They admit they only watched a few episodes back in the day, and Kevin says he never watched it at all. The talk stays plainspoken and a little wry. The next item is Loretta Sweat. The hosts note that she died on May 30. Chris is clearly fond of her work on mash. He praises her as Hot Lips Hoolahan and says the role was fantastic. That opens into a small mash conversation. They talk about how long the show has stayed around as a comfort watch, and they point out how much of the cast is gone now. The discussion circles around to how mash could be funny and deeply painful, with a joking nod to the idea that it helped define the dramedy label. The tone stays warm, nostalgic, and a little sad. Later, the episode turns toward a local event announcement. Chris mentions the North Country Fair near Joussard and says Ragnar will be there that weekend. The show treats it as a long running country fair with live music and camping. The closing stretch thanks listeners and signs off in the show's usual friendly, group effort style. The episode keeps its loose panel energy from start to finish. It does not rush the conversation. It leans on memory, reaction, and shared reference points instead of hard segmentation. That gives the hour a comfortable, familiar shape. It feels less polished than lived in, like people who know each other well enough to wander and still find their way back.

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A warm, conversational catch-up on geek news that feels more like friends talking than a polished bulletin.

Geek Fallout Reloaded settles into a conversational catch-up hour, opening with time away, health, a dry throat linked to wildfire smoke, and a long commute before turning to the pop-culture headlines the hosts have missed.

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You want geek news and discussion that sounds like friends catching up, not anchors reading headlines.

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