Coolest Geek Alive

COOLEST GEEK ALIVE dives deep into the media mind games surrounding the release of Superman and Fantastic Four — two tentpole films that opened neck-and-neck, but you’d never know it from the headlines. Why is the industry painting Superman like it underperformed and Fantastic Four like it triumphed? Why is the media rooting for Marvel’s hope over DC’s hope? And what does all of this reveal about the Hollywood ecosystem, where perception matters more than performance and narrative trumps numbers? This episode is a red-caped X-ray blast through the bullshit. Truth. Justice. And the media manipulation way.

Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman & Robert De Niro, what you've just helped create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your clever, funny, high-concept dark comedy were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.

In this paradigm-shattering episode of Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider rips the mask off America’s favorite “fake news” jester to expose the deeper game behind Stephen Colbert’s long-running late-night act. With razor-sharp clarity and unapologetic fire, Jesse unpacks how Colbert’s rise—from Comedy Central’s satire king to CBS’s corporate clown prince—wasn’t just unlikely, it was mathematically impossible unless he was a psyop all along. From engineered culture wars to subconscious programming through parody, this isn’t just a takedown—it’s a truthquake designed to wake up the sleepers and reclaim the narrative from those who’ve weaponized our laughter against us.

Jerry Bruckheimer, what you've just helped to create is one of the most awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your fun, heartfelt, pedal-to-metal Formula One racing film were you close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.

Gareth Edwards, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your satisfying, well-paced, dinosaur-orgy horror/action film were you even close to anything that could be considered boring (except for at the end). Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.

In this episode of Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider pulls back the curtain on the real reason entertainment media is quietly undermining James Gunn’s upcoming Superman reboot. Why? Because it represents everything Hollywood’s elite fears: a moral, hopeful, good Superman that actually gives the audience what it’s been asking for. Zaslav’s move to hire Gunn wasn’t just a creative decision—it was a peace offering to a burned-out fanbase. And if it works? It proves that listening to the people, NOT pushing subversive agendas, MIGHT actually be the key to box office success. But the Entertainment Media Complex doesn’t want that story. So it’s slow-leaking negativity, stirring doubt, and trying to kill the film’s momentum before it even flies. This is more than just a movie...it’s a battle over narrative control, cultural hope, and who gets to define “heroism.” Buckle up. This one’s got heat vision.

Shawn Simmons, what you've just created is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has ever seen! At no point in your fun, cute, romantic dark comedy series were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched the SOLE season of your fucking fabulous show. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.

In a galaxy oversaturated with half-baked sequels, empty nostalgia, and corporate fan fiction, Rogue One and Andor stand alone.

Today on Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider throws down the lightsaber of truth and celebrates the only great Star Wars storytelling to come out of Disney’s era. Born from a single sentence in the A New Hope crawl, Rogue One and its masterful prequel series, Andor, not only honor the original trilogy, but they enhance it.

These aren’t just good spinoffs. They are soul-charged, cinematic achievements that deepen the myth, raise the stakes, and remind us why we fell in love with Star Wars in the first place.

Jesse breaks down the arcs, the themes, and why Rogue One and Andor are the Cobra Kai of the Star Wars universe—respectful, raw, and relentlessly real.

And he doesn’t stop there. From The Mandalorian’s slow collapse to the disastrous sequel trilogy, Boba Fett’s softboy retirement plan, and Ahsoka’s empty spectacle, nothing is safe.

 This is Star Wars done RIGHT. This is the Rebellion before the Rebellion. This is the hill to die on.

Chris Sanders, what you've just created is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your fun, heartfelt, meaningful animated film were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.

I don’t usually break format, but this one demanded it.
Newsday ran an article about me that boiled my identity down to a clickbait caricature.
This is my personal retraction, my response, and my resurrection. Unscripted. Unfiltered. Unapologetic. They tried to celebrate me, but flattened me instead. This is the feature Newsday should’ve written. 

If you grew up with The Karate Kid or fell in love with Cobra Kai, this is the episode you cannot miss. In this emotional, fist-pumping celebration of the final season, Jesse Blaze dives deep into how Cobra Kai pulled off the impossible—resurrecting a decades-old franchise and delivering one of the most satisfying, redemptive, and character-driven stories in modern TV history. This isn’t just a recap—it’s a love letter to legacy, storytelling, and the power of honoring your roots while kicking ass with style.

Phil Lord, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome animated films the Coolest Geek Alive has EVER seen! At no point in your fun, fast-paced, gorgeously rendered love letter to the comic book medium were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.

 This week, we’re celebrating one of the greatest, weirdest, most wonderfully absurd superheroes of all time — THE TICK! From his mysterious comic book origins (did he escape a mental institution?!) to the iconic animated series, to two wild live-action versions, we’re diving into it ALL. We’re talking Chairface, Little Wooden Boy, The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight, Danger Boat, Barry the other Tick, and every hilariously heroic moment in between. It’s big blue chaos in the best way possible — grab your antennae, shout SPOON!, and join us on this loving deep-dive into the legacy of Ben Edlund’s indestructible idiotic icon.

Coolest Classics - “I’m Gonna Get You Sucka” (Kickin’ Off the Wayans Family Comedy Dynasty). Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “I’m Gonna Get You Sucka” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “I’m Gonna Get You Sucka”, for the brilliant Keenen Ivory Wayans and the Wayans’ family of comedy geniuses! And even if the film is already beloved by millions, “I’m Gonna Get You Sucka” most definitely is. But sometimes there’s a film… sometimes, there’s a film. Aw. I lost my train of thought here. But – aw, hell. I’ve introduced it enough.” - Jesse Blaze Snider, the Coolest Narrator Alive.

This week on Coolest Geek Alive, we’re giving flowers to one of the most groundbreaking sketch comedy shows of all time—In Living Color. From the fearless social satire to the launch of iconic careers like Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, the Wayans Family & MORE! Jesse Blaze Snider breaks down how this '90s classic shaped modern comedy, pop culture, and what it means to truly push the boundaries of comedy with style. A bold, hilarious, and unapologetically raw tribute to the show that made us laugh, think, and dance during the commercial breaks.
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Today on Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider eviscerates the recent Wall Street Journal puff piece defending Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige with a flamethrower of facts. In a shameless display of corporate propaganda, the article heaps all praise for the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s past successes onto Feige while bending over backward to deflect any blame for the franchise’s current failures. Jesse dives in line by line, exposing the spin, deflating the copium, and reminding audiences that the real problem isn’t budgets, actors, or fan fatigue—it’s the consistently poor writing and increasingly lifeless direction under Feige’s watch for the past five years. This is the MCU takedown you didn’t know you needed.

Profession Wrestling, the stories your vocation has helped to create, represents one of the most tragic, interesting & insanely awesome collections of “true” stories the Coolest Geek Alive has ever heard! At no point in your long-running, 60-episode series were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched this Docuseries. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.

Remember when you would say “SPIDER-MAN”, “Captain America,” or “STAR WARS” and people knew exactly what you meant? You mean, Miles Morales? No, not Miles!! Oh, Steve Rogers, no, I meant the NEW Cap! Oh, Star Wars! You talking about the kid friendly, “Skeleton Crew” or the attempted rape friendly, “ANDOR”…? Oh, I was talking about the Skywalkers, I honestly don’t know what “Disney Star Wars” is even supposed to be anymore. AND WHO DOES…? Why is SHARED CULTURE SO IMPORTANT? And what is it that makes a “BATMAN” a better tool for bringing people together than a “Christ”…? Oh, I don’t know, perhaps it’s because we can disagree on a myth or interpret it differently WITHOUT KILLING EACH OTHER! Myths that exist OUTSIDE OF RELIGIOUS STRUCTURES & REGIONAL HISTORY are WORTH their WEIGHT in PLATINUM to the WHOLE WIDE WORLD! Let’s dive in with Jesse Blaze Snider, the Coolest Geek Alive!