We Be Geeks

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Casual fandom talk with collector instincts.

The gist

We Be Geeks tracks the busy middle lane of modern geek culture, from Marvel rankings and Star Wars merch to DC animation and LEGO reality TV. The tone is casual, conversational, and collector-minded, with room for personal check-ins before the fandom talk starts.

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About We Be Geeks

We Be Geeks is a long-running fan-culture conversation shaped by comics, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, collectibles, conventions, and genre TV. Its center of gravity is the easy exchange between Mike and Derek, who come across as regular voices with a lot of shelf-space memory. Episodes often begin with personal texture before moving into the fandom stack. A scratchy throat, rough physical therapy, family health news, snow in the forecast, or a recording schedule change can all sit in the same hour as toy reveals and streaming recaps. The result is informal, but not detached. The show treats geek culture as something lived with, bought, ranked, rewatched, argued over, and folded into daily routine. Marvel talk ranges from Falcon and the Winter Soldier to Moon Knight, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Legends figures, and favorite show rankings. Star Wars coverage has a collector's pulse, with Celebration merch, samurai-inspired Funko Pops, Darth Vader shirts, Andor planning, and even a TIE fighter Echo Dot stand. DC appears through detailed reaction to Creature Commandos, Peacemaker connections, James Gunn's style, and the question of how much Wonder Woman mythology belongs in the mix. Comic-book episodes can get pleasingly specific. A discussion of silent issues moves from Hawkeye and Lucky the Pizza Dog to G.I. Joe's Snake Eyes issue and the craft of telling stories without dialogue. The show also reaches beyond superhero lanes. Luis Saladrigas brings a production-side look at timed builds, judge feedback, and why home techniques may fail under TV pressure. Other segments touch Voltron, Percy Jackson, wrestling documentaries, MMA stories, convention reports, holiday signoffs, and side projects like YouTube channel changes. It is not a tightly edited review program. It is a fandom hangout with sponsor reads, tangents, recurring signoffs, and occasional cross-network flavor. That makes its best moments feel closer to overhearing knowledgeable friends at a con table than sitting through a formal criticism panel. The show suits listeners who like specificity, nostalgia, and practical fan chatter over prestige-media polish. Its appeal is the accumulation: hundreds of episodes of people keeping track of what they watched, what they bought, what they loved, what missed, and what might still surprise them.

Made for: For listeners who follow Marvel, Star Wars, DC, comics, LEGO, conventions, collectibles, and genre TV with everyday fan enthusiasm. It especially fits people who enjoy relaxed opinion, merch chatter, and franchise memory more than formal criticism.

What sets it apart: We Be Geeks stands out by mixing franchise reactions with collector details, personal check-ins, convention-adjacent chatter, and very specific comic and toy references. It feels less like a review panel and more like an ongoing fan conversation with deep back-catalog habits.

In their own words

We Be Geeks, your official voice of the geek revolution, is a weekly talk show on the WeBeGeeks Podcast Collective. This podcast delivers highlights of geek culture with your hosts, Mike Ehmcke and Derrick Nadeau. Topics include: Star Wars, comics, television, film,reviews, celebrity interviews, games news, geek-culture convention coverage, Marvel, Disney and more.

As heard by us

Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026

We Be Geeks connects candid screen criticism with the comics, production choices and collectibles surrounding major genre franchises.

Mike and Derek treat screen culture as one continuous conversation, moving from a full Creature Commandos recap to Marvel series rankings and Star Wars Celebration merchandise with the same easy, conversational footing.

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Mike and Derek turn geek-news catch-up into the friend chat your group thread keeps postponing.

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  • a good, bad, and nitpicky Creature Commandos debrief from Mike and Derek
  • Lego Masters production stories about late critiques and builds that refuse to cooperate
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Geeks All AroundMay 9, 2025

Derek and Mike's different Marvel show rankings lead into a conversation about the Captain America films.

Derek and Mike have different takes on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. One ranks it among his top Marvel shows; the other did not like it as much. That difference gives their conversation about Marvel Legends figures, shows and Captain America films some room to breathe.

We Want BaconMay 2, 2025

Mike and Derek browse Star Wars merchandise and dream up designs for their older Echo Dots.

Mike and Derek start with a TIE fighter stand for the round Echo Dot, then wonder what would work for their older, disc-shaped models. Mike pitches a bounty puck with a hologram; a holocron-inspired design enters the conversation too.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden TransformersApr 15, 2025

Derek and Mike discuss comics with little or no dialogue, especially G.I. Joe's "Silent Interlude."

Derek and Mike turn to comics that tell their stories with little or no dialogue. They discuss a Hawkeye issue that uses American Sign Language, another told from Lucky the Pizza Dog's point of view, and G.I.

Creature Commandos RecapMar 30, 2025

Derek and Mike enjoy Creature Commandos, with reservations about one character and its seven-episode length.

Derek and Mike start with where Creature Commandos sits after the first season of Peacemaker, then settle into the good, the bad and the nitpicky. They liked having the show to return to each week, and both respond to its cast and characters.

Lego With Luis SaladrigasDec 28, 2024

A LEGO Masters contestant explains how feedback and the clock can change a build.

A LEGO Masters contestant tells We Be Geeks hosts Mike and Derek how much a timed build can depend on when feedback arrives. With many teams waiting for a check-in, an early critique leaves room to make changes.

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