
Retro pop culture, argued with nerve.
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Geek Salad gathers Andy, Mike, Joe, Catherine, and occasional guests for long-form banter across movies, music, holidays, and geek culture. Episodes move from parody openings into casual arguments, callbacks, lists, and affectionate takedowns of entertainment.
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About Geek Salad
Geek Salad is a pop-culture roundtable with a taste for retro movies, old music years, seasonal episodes, and specific nerd arguments. The recurring lineup in these excerpts is Andy, Mike, Joe, and Catherine, with guests appearing when the topic calls for extra firepower. Recent episodes look back at the movies of 1995, the singles and albums of 1996, horror films for people who do not usually like horror, Christmas traditions, New Year’s resolutions, and the modern obsession with reboots and adaptations. The show has structure, but it wears that structure loosely. Cold opens often arrive as parody sketches or stitched-together references before the conversation settles into the main subject. Then the room takes over. A discussion of Uncharted becomes a broader argument about adapting video games, visual expectations, fan casting, and whether the result works as a modern adventure movie. A 1996 music episode can jump from Brooks and Dunn to Weird Al, Christmas songs, Margo Price, Todd in the Shadows, and the durability of a parody musician’s career. The movie retrospectives are especially comfortable with mess. Cutthroat Island gets treated not just as a punchline but as an overbuilt practical-effects swing that deserves more than its reputation as a studio-sinking disaster. The hosts and guests are happy to call a script weak, admire the stunts anyway, and keep arguing about what Hollywood should learn from the whole thing. Horror is approached with similar practicality, sorting scary movies by how they feel to non-horror viewers rather than by genre label alone. The tone is quick, teasing, and occasionally abrasive. It is also affectionate. Geek Salad suits listeners who like pop culture discussed by people who have watched too much, remembered too much, and developed strong opinions about all of it. The appeal is not clean consensus. It is the sound of a familiar table getting loud, making references, and finding surprising generosity inside the jokes.
Made for: Geek Salad is for listeners who enjoy loose, reference-heavy conversations about movies, music, horror, holidays, and 1990s nostalgia. It especially fits people who like group banter more than tightly edited criticism.
What sets it apart: The show pairs comic openings with sprawling roundtable discussion, giving each episode both a bit of performance and a lived-in hangout feel. Its retro coverage is broad enough to include music charts, video game adaptations, pirate movie flops, and Christmas Weird Al cuts in the same orbit.
In their own words
A fun discussion of all things nerdy!
As heard by us
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Geek Salad makes music nostalgia useful by pairing year-based album picks with candid group debate about songs, careers, and staying power.
Geek Salad turns a 1996 album retrospective into an informal roundtable where Andy, Mike, Joe, and Catherine compare picks, challenge each other's memories, and follow unexpected connections.
Why you'd press play
From Weird Al's Christmas songs to a 1995 pirate flop, your nostalgia gets argumentative company.
Press play if you want
- your 1996 album memories met with unabashed Weird Al enthusiasm
- to hear someone admire a pirate movie's practical stunts while admitting its script is a mess
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Episodes
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Episode 234: Soundtrack for Working at Whalom Park (Side B)
·1h 32m - 2
Episode 264 (Side 2): SOMETHINGSOMETHINGSOMETHINGMACARENA
·1h 25m - 3
Episode 264 (Side One): SOMETHINGSOMETHINGSOMETHINGMACARENA!
·53m - 4
Episode 263: Resolve to Resolve My New Year's Resolutions
·1h 7m - 5
Episode 262: Naughty and Nice: A Tale of Cinnamon, Cloves, and Cyanide
·1h 27m - 6
Episode 261: Houston, We Have a Woody (part 2)
·1h 43m - 7
Episode 261: Houston, We Have a Woody (Pt. 1)
·1h 44m - 8
Episode 260: Baby's First Bone Saw
·1h 37m - 9
Episode 259: Glass Half Full
·1h 31m - 10
Episode 258: Back in the Summer of (REDACTED)
·1h 46m - 11
Episode 257: The FDA's Secret Restricted Warehouse of Lost Foods
·1h 35m - 12
Episode 256: The Beige Album
·1h 39m - 13
Episode 255: MARTHA!!!!!
·2h - 14
Episode 254: Wokeanda Forever! (AKA Russell Crowe's Rage Scarf)
·1h 46m - 15
Episode 253: Jagged Little Podcast (Side 2)
·1h 43m - 16
Episode 253: Jagged Little Podcast (Side 1)
·53m - 17
Episode 252: They Deserved Better
·1h 7m - 18
Episode 251 (Part 2): Royale With Cheese
·2h 22m - 19
Episode 251: Royale With Cheese (part 1)
·1h 49m - 20
Episode 250: Colon Blow and Coke (No Coke! Pepsi!)
·1h 30m - 21
Episode 249: Love Bheits
·1h 25m - 22
Episode 248: What Would You Prefer....Yellow Spandex?
·1h 40m - 23
Episode 247: The Rise of Matt: Radar Technician and Totally Not Kylo Ren
·2h 17m - 24
Episode 246: In a World of Pure Imagineering
·1h 16m - 25
Episode 245: Grunkle Stan & Morty
·1h 54m - 26
Episode 244: The Blue Episode (Side Two/The Albums)
·1h 55m - 27
Episode 244: The Blue Episode (Side One)
·1h 12m - 28
Episode 242 (part 1): Every Inhouse, Outhouse, and Doghouse
·2h 6m - 29
Episode 240: Ian Fleming’s Rings of Twilight Hunger
·1h 59m - 30
Episode 239: Hey! I Remember That!: The Movie
·1h 51m - 31
Episode 242 (part 2): Every Inhouse, Outhouse, and Doghouse
The hosts of Geek Salad, joined by a guest from Verbal Diorama, count down the top 10 U.S.
·1h 19m - 32
Episode 238: The Great Replacement Theory of Cinema
·1h 23m - 33
Episode 237: Spoilers... Duh! Part 2
·1h 22m - 34
Geek Salad episode 237: Spoilers... Duh! part 1
·1h 11m - 35
Episode 236: Bring Me a Higher Ground!
·2h 22m - 36
Episode 235: It’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
·1h 13m - 37
Episode 265: Guaranteed to be Just Like You Remember (not a guarantee)
·1h 41m - 38
Episode 234: Soundtrack for Working at Whalom Park (Side A)
·1h 3m - 39
Episode 233: GoBots Killed His Cousin (Part 2)
·1h 1m - 40
Episode 233: GoBots Killed His Cousin (Part 1)
·1h 5m - 41
Episode 232: The Geek Salad Last Minute Holiday Extravaganza
·1h 21m - 42
Episode 231: There’s No Crying in Podcasts! (Part Two)
·1h 14m - 43
Episode 231: There’s No Crying in Podcasts! (Part One)
·1h 50m - 44
Episode 230: Ken Burns’ Geek Salad (part 2)
·1h 18m - 45
Episode 230: Ken Burns’ Geek Salad (part 1)
·58m - 46
Episode 229: The Spooktacular Basic Bitch Edition!
·1h 4m - 47
Episode 228: You Have Died of Dysentery
·1h 51m - 48
Episode 227 (Side B): Geeks Just Wanna Have Fun!
·1h 9m - 49
Episode 227 (Side A): Geeks Just Wanna Have Fun
·1h - 50
Episode 226 - Herogasm!
·1h 52m - 51
Bonus/Preview/Deleted Scenes Episode 226: Herogasm!
·33m - 52
Episode 225: Gordon’s Gin Presents: James Bond’s Musical Variety Hour
·2h 17m - 53
Episode 224: We Don’t Talk About Quack Pack
·1h 22m - 54
Episode 223: Now, With MORE Sand!!!!
·2h 26m - 55
Episode 222: Is It Live... or Is It A Disney Remake?
·1h 8m - 56
Episode 221: Maybe We *Do* Need Their Scum....
·1h 8m - 57
Geek Salad SIDE B: Andy Did You Hear About This One?
·1h 44m - 58
Episode 220 SIDE A: Andy, Did You Hear About This One?
·1h - 59
Episode 219: What If... It Wasn’t Agatha All Along, Bro
·1h 39m - 60
Episode 218: The Leprechaun‘s Christmas Grayskull
·1h 33m - 61
Episode 217: Shake Hands With Lucille!
·1h 52m - 62
Episode 216: Doom Toots As He Pleases (Part 2)
·1h 13m - 63
Episode 216: Doom Toots As He Pleases (Part 1)
·1h 18m - 64
Episode 215: Geek Salad I
·1h 59m - 65
Episode 214: The Deluxe Double Stack of DOOM!
·25m - 66
Episode 213: No More Merciful Beheadings (Part 2)
·1h 35m - 67
Episode 213: No More Merciful Beheadings (Part 1)
·1h 48m - 68
Episode 212: I'd Watch THAT For A Dollar!
·1h 56m - 69
Episode 211: This Episode Goes 2-11 (Part 2...One Louder)
·1h 32m - 70
Episode 211: This Episode Goes 2-11 (Part 1)
·1h 14m - 71
Episode 210: Qui-Gon Jinn and Tonic
·2h 21m - 72
Episode 209: Bambi's Mother was Delicious
·1h 42m - 73
Episode 208: Di$appointment 64
·1h 44m - 74
Episode 207: Quarantine Quickies
·1h 21m - 75
Episode 206: Colour Me Badd @ the C+C Music Factory (Side 2: The Albums)
·1h 42m - 76
Episode 206: Colour Me Badd @ the C+C Music Factory (Side 1: The Singles)
·1h 40m - 77
Episode 205: Wendy & Marvin - The Animated Series (Part 2)
·1h 13m - 78
Episode 205: Wendy & Marvin - The Animated Series (part 1)
·1h 7m - 79
Episode 204: The Night the Reindeer Died!
·2h 22m - 80
Episode 203: Bark! The Herald Angels Sing!
·1h 39m - 81
Episode 202: There's Baloney in Our Slacks (part 2)
·59m - 82
Episode 202: There's Baloney in Our Slacks (part 1)
·1h 10m - 83
Episode 201: It's the Slutty Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!
·1h 7m - 84
Episode 200: A Million Deaths Are Not Enough for Yueh
·2h 33m - 85
Episode 199: Is It Live, or Is It Memorex?
·1h 57m - 86
Episode 198: (EXPLICIT VERSION) Dr. Demented's Basement Tapes #198
·1h 52m - 87
Episode 198: (CLEAN VERSION) Dr. Demented's Basement Tapes# 198
·1h 7m - 88
Episode 197: We Can Remember it for You Wholesale Part 2
·1h 39m - 89
Episode 197: We Can Remember it for You Wholesale Part 1
·1h 49m - 90
Episode 196: What We Do In the Quarantine
·1h 45m - 91
Episode 195: PlayStation 2 - Electric Boogaloo (part 2)
·1h 4m - 92
Episode 195: PlayStation 2 - Electric Boogaloo (part 1)
·1h 2m - 93
Episode 194: First Order Up!
·1h 53m - 94
Episode 193: Bryson and the Beast
·1h 31m - 95
Episode 192: Triangle Man Hates Hammer Man (Side Two/The Albums)
·1h 5m - 96
Episode 192: Triangle Man Hates Hammer Man (Side One/The Singles)
·1h 38m - 97
Episode 191: There's a Horse Loose in a Hospital
·1h 38m - 98
Episode 190: The Great Valentine Heart/Stomach Conspiracy
·1h 5m - 99
Episode 241: It’s the Headless Horseman, Charlie Brown
The Eek Salad crew celebrates Halloween with a discussion about the Headless Horseman and Charlie Brown.
·1h 20m - 100
Episode 243: With Razzleberry Dressing!
The Geek Salad crew celebrates the holidays with a humorous discussion about Christmas foods and traditions.
·1h 4m - 101
Episode 265: Guaranteed to be Just Like You Remember (not a guarantee)
Hidden gem["Geek Salad episode 265, Guaranteed to be Just Like You Remember (not a guarantee), turns into a panel about adaptations that missed the source material.", "Andy, Mike, Joe, and Catherine trade examples from World War Z, Dragon Ball Evolution, the 2000 Dungeons & Dragons film, Cowboy Bebop, Uncharted, and Contact.", "Joe argues that Max Brooks' World War Z works as an oral history of the zombie war, while the Brad Pitt movie turns it into an action-zombie chase.", "The rest of the episode keeps testing that same question against John Cho, Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Carl Sagan, and Jodie Foster, asking when an adaptation keeps the title but loses the point."]
Mar 28, 2026·1h 41m·5 clips - 102
Episode 264 (Side 2): SOMETHINGSOMETHINGSOMETHINGMACARENA
Hidden gemAndy, Mike, Joe, and Catherine review albums associated with 1996, including Weezer's Pinkerton, Metallica's Load, and Stone Temple Pilots' Tiny Music...Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop.
Feb 17, 2026·1h 25m·5 clips - 103
Episode 264 (Side One): SOMETHINGSOMETHINGSOMETHINGMACARENA!
The Geek Salad podcast hosts begin their annual retrospective on the music of 1996, 30 years later.
Feb 10, 2026·53m - 104
Episode 263: Resolve to Resolve My New Year's Resolutions
The Geek Salad crew discusses their experiences with New Year's resolutions, sharing past successes and failures while debating the value of setting goals.
Jan 28, 2026·1h 7m - 105
Episode 262: Naughty and Nice: A Tale of Cinnamon, Cloves, and Cyanide
The hosts of Geek Cell discuss their Christmas traditions and holiday spirit in a humorous and geeky way.
Dec 22, 2025·1h 27m - 106
Episode 261: Houston, We Have a Woody (part 2)
Hidden gemEm argues that the BBC's 1995 "Pride and Prejudice" is the first BBC Austen adaptation shot on location.
Dec 3, 2025·1h 43m·2 clips - 107
Episode 261: Houston, We Have a Woody (Pt. 1)
Geek Salad episode 261, "Houston, We Have a Woody (Pt.
Nov 26, 2025·1h 44m·2 clips - 108
Episode 260: Baby's First Bone Saw
Geek Salad episode 260, "Baby's First Bonesaw," opens with Andy, Mike, Joe, and Kathryn arguing that horror is only fun if "it is scary." The panel frames the discussion as horror movies for non-horror fans, rejects a coworker's Jurassic Park comparison, and cites Dave McClain's Twilight Zone suggestion.
Oct 26, 2025·1h 37m·5 clips - 109
Episode 259: Glass Half Full
Geek Salad Episode 259 features Andy, Mike, Joe, and Catherine discussing sources of joy during a difficult year, including James Gunn’s Superman and anime such as Super Cub.
Sep 7, 2025·1h 31m·5 clips - 110
Episode 258: Back in the Summer of (REDACTED)
Aug 4, 2025·1h 46m - 111
Episode 257: The FDA's Secret Restricted Warehouse of Lost Foods
Jul 13, 2025·1h 35m - 112
Episode 256: The Beige Album
Jun 22, 2025·1h 39m - 113
Episode 255: MARTHA!!!!!
May 26, 2025·2h - 114
Episode 254: Wokeanda Forever! (AKA Russell Crowe's Rage Scarf)
Apr 14, 2025·1h 46m - 115
Episode 253: Jagged Little Podcast (Side 2)
Mar 21, 2025·1h 43m - 116
Episode 253: Jagged Little Podcast (Side 1)
Mar 14, 2025·53m - 117
Episode 252: They Deserved Better
Feb 2, 2025·1h 7m - 118
Episode 251 (Part 2): Royale With Cheese
Dec 30, 2024·2h 22m - 119
Episode 251: Royale With Cheese (part 1)
The hosts introduce a multi-part series discussing movies from 1994, with a focus on a list curated by a guest who is absent, promising future episodes.
Dec 9, 2024·1h 49m - 120
Episode 250: Colon Blow and Coke (No Coke! Pepsi!)
Oct 15, 2024·1h 30m - 121
Episode 249: Love Bheits
Sep 8, 2024·1h 25m - 122
Episode 248: What Would You Prefer....Yellow Spandex?
Jul 26, 2024·1h 40m - 123
Episode 247: The Rise of Matt: Radar Technician and Totally Not Kylo Ren
May 10, 2024·2h 17m - 124
Episode 246: In a World of Pure Imagineering
Apr 24, 2024·1h 16m - 125
Episode 245: Grunkle Stan & Morty
Mar 29, 2024·1h 54m - 126
Episode 244: The Blue Episode (Side Two/The Albums)
Feb 23, 2024·1h 55m - 127
Episode 244: The Blue Episode (Side One)
Feb 16, 2024·1h 12m - 128
Episode 243: With Razzleberry Dressing!
Hidden gemGeek Salad episode 243, Razzleberry Dressing, turns Christmas dinner into a comparative map of appetizers, drinks, mains, sides, and dessert.
Dec 17, 2023·1h 4m·5 clips - 129
Episode 242 (part 2): Every Inhouse, Outhouse, and Doghouse
Dec 10, 2023·1h 19m - 130
Episode 242 (part 1): Every Inhouse, Outhouse, and Doghouse
Dec 4, 2023·2h 6m - 131
Episode 241: It’s the Headless Horseman, Charlie Brown
Oct 30, 2023·1h 20m - 132
Episode 240: Ian Fleming’s Rings of Twilight Hunger
Sep 6, 2023·1h 59m - 133
Episode 239: Hey! I Remember That!: The Movie
Aug 4, 2023·1h 51m - 134
Episode 238: The Great Replacement Theory of Cinema
Jul 21, 2023·1h 23m - 135
Episode 237: Spoilers... Duh! Part 2
Jun 25, 2023·1h 22m - 136
Geek Salad episode 237: Spoilers... Duh! part 1
Jun 18, 2023·1h 11m - 137
Episode 236: Bring Me a Higher Ground!
May 13, 2023·2h 22m - 138
Episode 235: It’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
Apr 26, 2023·1h 13m - 139
Episode 234: Soundtrack for Working at Whalom Park (Side B)
Mar 3, 2023·1h 32m - 140
Episode 234: Soundtrack for Working at Whalom Park (Side A)
Feb 24, 2023·1h 3m - 141
Episode 233: GoBots Killed His Cousin (Part 2)
Feb 2, 2023·1h 1m - 142
Episode 233: GoBots Killed His Cousin (Part 1)
Jan 29, 2023·1h 5m - 143
Episode 232: The Geek Salad Last Minute Holiday Extravaganza
Dec 21, 2022·1h 21m - 144
Episode 231: There’s No Crying in Podcasts! (Part Two)
Dec 10, 2022·1h 14m - 145
Episode 231: There’s No Crying in Podcasts! (Part One)
Dec 6, 2022·1h 50m - 146
Episode 230: Ken Burns’ Geek Salad (part 2)
Nov 21, 2022·1h 18m - 147
Episode 230: Ken Burns’ Geek Salad (part 1)
Nov 19, 2022·58m - 148
Episode 229: The Spooktacular Basic Bitch Edition!
Oct 27, 2022·1h 4m - 149
Episode 228: You Have Died of Dysentery
Oct 18, 2022·1h 51m - 150
Episode 227 (Side B): Geeks Just Wanna Have Fun!
Sep 15, 2022·1h 9m