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Top 5 DDG Podcast Episodes for Week Ending 6/25/16
Chill out with the Damn Dirty Geeks this Summer as we recap our Top 5 most downloaded podcast episodes shows for the week ending June 25th…
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Top 5 DDG Podcast Episodes for Week Ending 6/11/16
As the Damn Dirty Geeks heat up new episodes for the Summer, it’s time to recap our Top 5 most downloaded podcast episodes shows for the week ending June 11th…
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Top 5 DDG Podcast Episodes for Week Ending 6/4/16
Another week has drawn to a close here at Damn Dirty Geeks, so it’s time to recap our Top 5 most downloaded podcast episodes shows for the week ending June 4th…
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Top 5 DDG Podcast Episodes for Week Ending 5/28/16
Another week has drawn to a close here at Damn Dirty Geeks, so it’s time to recap our Top 5 most downloaded podcast episodes shows for the week ending May 28th…
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Top 5 DDG Podcast Episodes for Week Ending 5/21/16
Our most popular podcast episodes can vary greatly from week to week, so we’re starting a new blog feature that recaps our Top 5 most downloaded shows each week. Here are short summaries of the Top 5 shows during the week ending May 21st…
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DDG Podcast Now Available on Google Play Music App
Starting today, Google Play Music is rolling out podcast content on their app, giving you another outlet providing Damn Dirty Geeks episodes. This rollout is gradual, so you may not find podcast content on the Google Play Music app immediately, but we’re there. Android users will probably get podcast access earliest, but whenever your app catches up, add us to your library and stream the DDG!
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PLANET OF THE APES DAY 2016 RECAP
The Damn Dirty Geeks thank all of our podcast listeners, friends and fellow APES fans for making our 2nd annual Planet of the Apes Day event a huge success! Over 60 people attended our meet up at the Idle Hour bar in North Hollywood to celebrate the legacy of the PLANET OF THE APES films and share their fandom with friends old and new.
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IT’S PLANET OF THE APES DAY 2016!
Tonight’s the night that the Damn Dirty Geeks and fans around the world will meet up in-person or online to celebrate the 2nd annual PLANET OF THE APES DAY! Humans from around the world will be meeting up in-person and virtually online at the Idle Hour Bar in North Hollywood beginning at 5pm PT.
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DDG POLL: VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE APES FILM
IT’S PLANET OF THE APES DAY 2016! In conjunction with the Damn Dirty Geeks’ fan meet up tonight at the Idle Hour Bar in North Hollywood, CA, we want to hear from fans all around the globe: which is your favorite APES adventure, from the original 1968 film and its four sequels, to the live-action and animated TV series, and up to the new reboot films?
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The DDG are a 2015 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award Nominee
The ballot for the 14th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards has been revealed and we’re happy to announce that the Damn Dirty Geeks podcast has been nominated for Best Multimedia Horror Site of 2015!
Our podcast is nominated in category 17 for Best Multimedia Horror Site. We’re nominated with some stiff competition and perennial nominees in this category, but the DDG are quite honored to be nominated for the first year of our podcast.
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WHICH IS THE BEST GEORGE ROMERO FILM ‘OF THE DEAD’?
In conjunction with Part 2 of our Damn Dirty Geeks podcast with GREG NICOTERO, who talked in depth about how he met George Romero and eventually joined Tom Savini’s makeup team creating the flesh-eating ghouls for DAY OF THE DEAD, we want to hear which of Romero’s DEAD films is your favorite! Cast your vote for the best of George Romero’s six (so far) DEAD movies and share our poll on Facebook and Twitter.
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Two DDG-Made Parodies Add Laughs to our JAWS Podcasts
As we publish Part 1 of our Damn Dirty Geeks podcast episode with special guest Greg Nicotero about JAWS, we have two extra barrels to tag the shark with in our arsenal that you’ll enjoy: two comedy short films poking fun at JAWS that were made by our very own Frank Dietz, Frank Woodward and Jack Bennett. Though made decades apart, three of our DDG team made a couple of biting parodies of JAWS we now include with our episode to further illustrate how Steven Spielberg’s 1975 beach-emptying thriller firmly embedded its teeth into pop culture.
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Flashing Back to the STAR WARS Originals and Prequels
Throughout the Damn Dirty Geek’s four podcasts (and counting) discussing the STAR WARS films, we have discussed, debated and argued about how George Lucas’ Prequel Trilogy changed the meaning and context of classic moments from the Original Trilogy films. Meanwhile, a fan made video has edited some Prequels scenes into a flashback through Alec Guinness’ memorable speech describing Anakin Skywalker’s death to his son Luke, that comes surprisingly close to supporting our podcast point about the Sequels.
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2016 Is Off to a Big Start With Our First Podcast Guest of the Year
Last night, we had a great time recording two episodes with our first guest of the year GREG NICOTERO, executive producer/director/makeup designer for THE WALKING DEAD. Greg joined the DDG for two full hours, talking in depth with the DDG about the making of and impact of JAWS in film history, pop culture and our lives and careers.
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DDG FAN EVENT AT PLANET OF THE APES SCREENING IN JULY
Local L.A. based APES fans! The Damn Dirty Geeks are planning an APES fan gathering built around the TCM screening of the 1968 original PLANET OF THE APES on Sunday July 24th at 2pm in Burbank! DDG event details to be announced.
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