207: Stranger Things, When We Were Young, & Full-Cast Magic

About this episode

The hosts discuss their experiences and thoughts on Stranger Things Season 5, the When We Were Young Festival, and new adaptations of popular works.

We’re back from Vegas, back from Hawkins, and back with another loaded episode! 🎧⚡🎸📚 🔥 What’s Hot – David and Frack share their spoiler-free thoughts on Stranger Things Season 5, Part 1—what’s working, what’s wild, and what has us terrified for Part 2. David also gushes about his two new obsessions: IT: Welcome to Derry and the mind-bending series Pluribus . 📖 What Are You Reading? – We speculate about the brand-new Audible exclusive full-cast Harry Potter audiobooks , discussing the voice acting, production quality, and whether they truly breathe new life into the series. 🎤 The Mosh Pit – The Geek Garage hits the desert! We recap our experience at this year’s When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas—our favorite sets, surprise standouts, emotional moments, and how it felt to be surrounded by thousands of fellow scene kids. 🍿 Shit That Doesn’t Suck – David is head-over-heels for a haunting new Frankenstein adaptation , while Frack recommends Netflix’s John Wick documentary, Wick Is Pain , which dives deep into the stunts, the lore, and Keanu being Keanu. Stranger Things, spooky towns, scene-kid nostalgia, and monster movies—yeah, this episode’s stacked. #TheGeekGarage…

People in this episode

Hosts: David Dassau, Amanda "Frack" Eyler

Topics covered

• Stranger Things
• When We Were Young Festival
• Harry Potter audiobooks
• Frankenstein adaptation
• IT: Welcome to Derry
• Pluribus
• Nostalgia

Keywords

• Stranger Things
• When We Were Young
• Harry Potter
• Frankenstein
• IT: Welcome to Derry
• Pluribus
• Wick Is Pain
• Festival recap
• Voice acting
• Nostalgia

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Stranger Things, IT: Welcome to Derry, Pluribus, Harry Potter, Wick Is Pain, Frankenstein