Welcome!
on July 8, 2011 at 5:57 am“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “to talk of many things. Of Star Wars, comics,
music and sports, of our children and Lord of the Rings.”
Ok, I’m paraphrasing, but that’s essentially true. Welcome to the world of the Geek Papas. A site and a podcast aimed squarely at proud geek parents who have unbridled passion for their kids and want to share their lifelong love of all things Geeky with them. We are movie buffs, comic collectors, cartoonists, musicians, artists, sports fans, and more. Justin Thompson (of the comic “Mythtickle”) and I (from the comics podcast Tall Tale Radio) have joined forces with the ever astonishingly talented Irma Eriksson (of the comic “Imy”) to create this site, where we hope to build a community of Geek Papas and Mamas who will join us in our passions.
We will be providing parenting talk, news items that relate to parenting in today’s world, gadget, music, movie, TV, and comic reviews and a new Geek Papas comic every week! At the center of it all is the Geek Papa Podcast, where we’ll be interviewing people from all walks of life and careers, child experts, celebrities, and really, anyone we can get our hands on to join in the fun. Justin and I will talk about the issues that face us as parents; how old is old enough for certain movies or TV shows? How do you discipline your children? How do you encourage them to read, or draw, or make music? We’ll also talk about how excited we are that the “Captain America” movie is coming out, or our love of Star Trek. (Hey, we ARE geeks.)
Most of all, we want YOU to participate! Comment on the threads! Tell us what you think about a movie we reviewed or a news item we posted. Who would you like to see on the podcast?
Follow us on our Facebook page where the comments will fly rampant and the community will grow. Or on Twitter, where we’ll spread the word 140 characters at a time! Or drop us an email anytime. Tom is tom at geekpapas dot com, and Justin is (you guessed it) justin at geekpapas dot com. If you have a technical issue or want to compliment us on our beautiful site, write Irma, irma at geekpapas dot com. We’re looking into ways to get you all more interactively involved, so come back often!
So it begins!
ALL RIGHT! Been looking forward to the launch and I hope this does great things for you guys. Very excited to see what’s coming!
Congrats and good luck on your new venture you guys!!! I will be a frequent visitor!!!
This is such a great idea – and kudos to Irma for the great-looking site! Good luck to you guys. I’ll be visiting regularly.
It’s all due to Irma’s hard work on the site. It looks amazing, and she’s gone above and beyond. Thanks for your support, boys…it means the world.
Yay! Geek parents unite!!
FINALLY! A place to share my geek papa goodness with like-minded parents! Well done, all, and here’s to years of sharing!
Barb! GeekMamas welcome! Thank you for your support!
Chant! Yes! Join in! There shall be movie/comic/tv/music/sports debates and discussions ahoy!
well, I’m a kid-less chick, but I may fit in just as well. Kudos! Site looks awesome, good luck!
Well written, thought out, and presented. Keep up the good work, I can apply your tips and hints to the grandchildren….
Awesome! This site is a great idea! Being both a geek and a Papa I am totally excited that this place exists! I plan to be here often.
Welcome Dawn! And brother Eugene! Nice to have a family representative, Doc! And Matt! You are exactly who this is aimed at, brutha! Join in the conversations! And check out the cartoon…if you happen to have some good parenting single panel gags in your bag…I’m just sayin’.
Congratulations, you guys — the site looks great!
Love it. Gonna blog about it when I get a second this week!
I just listened to the Kieth Knight interview and let me say in my defense that when we recorded that I was in the abominable throes of my walking pneumonia and not only was my brain dull as mud, every time I spoke I’d have to pause my mic because I’d have a coughing fit.
So that is why I hardly say anything and why I sound so bad. In case anyone was wondering.
All in all I’d say it’s a good start.
Thanks all of you for your support, it means a lot.
i beleive the site is going to be shortlived because the muggles are not going to stand for the geeks coming out of the tree house. what sort of defence are we talking about…zion mainframe?
seriously though great site!
I just listened to it and really enjoyed it. I’m wondering if you can catch pneumonia from a podcast, because I’m suddenly very congested.
My daughter Myah is now (gasp) 16, but getting into the geek stuff has always been our thing. I introduced her to Star Wars and X-Men, she got me the Lord of the Rings boxed sets for Christmas. She got me into Fringe. We both got fed up with Lost at the same time. It’s ongoing. Now that she’s old enough, we’re watching horror movies.
Long live Geek Papa!
Papas. Geek Papas. I’m telling you, I caught that pneumonia.
Rina! Honored that you’re here! Thank you for your support!
Justin! You sounded fine. Besides, everyone is enslaved by the dulcet tones of my voice, so don’t worry.
Niaje! Welcome! Keep commenting! I’m not sure what level of defense we have, as long as it’s better than those last two Matrix films! And it is our job as good geeks to convert the Muggles!
Stephen! Welcome, my friend! All I can say is that you are a GeekPapa extraordinaire if your 16 year old daughter is buying you Lord of the Rings Blu-Rays. Well done!
Hey there! Sorry I’m late to the party! Work has been crazy so today is the first chance I’ve had to listen to the podcast and post here. I’m going to take a look around and see what there is to see, but I wanted to post a quick congrats! I’m looking forward to this quite a bit.
I’m a muggle.
Just read about this over on the Daily Cartoonist. Congrats and Best Wishes! Though I must confess that my 3 year old daughter recently professed her love for Jar Jar Binks, so hopefully you’ll have some parental advice on dealing with daughters in love with aliens because “they talk funny.”
Site looks fantastic, guys! Great concept! I love it!
Rick! Mike! Norm! I suspect all of you might be corralled into being on the show as proud GeekPapas all! And don’t forget…if you happen to have a Dad-centric single panel gag in ya, keep us in mind! Hoping to showcase our good cartoonist friends out there!
Such a great idea guys!
Crossbones! First off…GREAT name.
Secondly…thank you! We saw a geeky market and we dove in! Spread the world! And keep commenting…community is our primary goal!
Forums? Have you thought about hosting some forums? Perhaps that’s too 2007, but I know I’m still not accustom to contributing to a running discussion on Facebook. I think a dedicated forum might be pretty worthwhile. Thoughts?
Forums are in the plans, but they have a lot of drawbacks. From what I understand, they are super-spam collectors that have to be watched constantly, and are a lot of work. Right now, getting the site off the ground and putting up podcasts is priority one. A forum is what I WANT to happen, but I think there needs to be some research done. If GP ever becomes the full time gig I’d LOVE it to be, I’m all for it.
If anyone cares to weigh in on the forums issue, or has some suggestions, I’m all for it!
Oh joy of joys. As a geek papa newly come to the fold, this is. so much more than just a place to speak with others like me. I’m so looking forward to stuff you’be. Guys have learned about having both a love if all things geek, AND being dads! This is on every list i use to subscribe to things. Awesome, awesome, AWESOME!
And excelsior.