Dave checks in with an unplanned episode to catch up on what he’s been watching, reading, and thinking about—from Superman and Supergirl to Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Marvel’s latest announcements, and getting back into comics. Plus, some thoughts on podcasting without a schedule, creating when the motivation is there, and what Geek This looks like right now.

X-Men ’97 brought the mutants back, but this was a lot more than a trip down nostalgia lane. Dave and David look back at the complete first season, from its surprisingly intense story and Gambit's devastating fate to Magneto and Xavier's complicated friendship, Marvel cameos, Mister Sinister, and what that ending could mean for Season 2.

Before diving into spoilers, David shares his experience slowly making his way through Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, while Dave geeks out about Twenty One Pilots' Clancy and two very different takes on Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher. Plus, the guys touch on Deadpool & Wolverine, Spider-Man Noir, James Gunn's Superman, Madame Web, and the future of Marvel and DC.

Before streaming gave us everything on demand, there was SNICK, Fox Kids, VHS tapes, Saturday morning cartoons, and the crushing realization that you missed your favorite show because you weren't in front of the TV when it aired.

Dave and David take an impromptu trip through the shows and movies that helped make them geeks, from Batman: The Animated Series, X-Men, Spider-Man, Street Sharks, Pokémon, Doug, and All That to Toy Story, Batman '89, Small Soldiers, The Pagemaster, and other childhood favorites. Along the way, they look at how streaming changed the way we watch TV, which childhood favorites deserve another reboot, and why nostalgia—even when it's lying to us—can be so hard to resist.