Geek Actually started on July 28th 2008 as one show, simply called Geek Actually. It was what is referred to as a mixed show because it contained film news and reviews, tech news and general geek stuff. Over the last two years it has morphed and changed as we got more familiar with the format of podcasting, it has split sections off into smaller shows and then re-absorbed them for various reasons.

In October 2009 we started a dedicated gaming show called ‘Platforms’ that ran for 35 episodes. Josh Philpott and Dave Kozicki (the hosts of Platforms) have now spun that off onto their own site and re-branded DLC Live and can be found at rawDLC.com, our gaming news is now incorporated into our tech show. In February 2010 we spun the tech section of Geek Actually (now called The Geek Actually Podcast) off into it’s own show as an experiment for 10 episodes and it was surprisingly very successful. So, in July 2010 we have now officially broken that crazy mixed show up into it’s separate parts. The shows are still the same as they were before (fun, informative and sometimes a little nuts) and have the same hosts, they are now just a little more targeted towards the various audiences. Film lovers now don’t have to sit through tech unless they want to and vice versa.

We run three different podcasts that we record live, here’s how it works; Every Saturday at 12pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) we start recording all three shows, first Tech Actually then Film Actually and finally The Geek Actually After Show (for breakdowns of what each show is see below). All the shows have a beginning, middle and an end. Even though we record the shows live on video (geekactually.com/live) they are still designed to be audio shows and the podcasts go out on iTunes on Sunday (Film & Tech Actually) and Tuesday (Geek Actually After Show). We have chatroom participation on all the live shows.

Just a warning though, because we speak candidly about our topics (and love to laugh), we approach all of our shows from a “real” point of view, this podcast has to carry an “explicit tag” for bad language just in case. We don’t go out of our way to swear, but sometimes it just happens and we don’t like censorship.

Tech Actually (formerly Geek Actually Tech)

The official tech podcast of Geek Actually. Regular hosts are David McVay, Josh Philpott and Shane Gregory. Tech Actually takes a look at the news highlights of the tech week and leads into a main discussion on the topic of the week.

The discussion could be anything from Apple’s latest gizmo to internet censorship and privacy. Our motto is ‘Accessible Tech for Everyone’. In this technological world everyone is using it but not everyone understands it and we are here to try and help you along. We are geeks so you don’t have to be. Every Sunday on iTunes.

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Film Actually

The official movie podcast of Geek Actually. Regular hosts are David McVay and Josh Philpott plus guests. For the film geek in all of us. Between them, David and Josh, have a wealth of film knowledge, trivia and passion to share. Movies and the entertainment industry are a very important part of our lives and we want to share that with you. Every Sunday on iTunes.

Every week we review at least one feature film (usually new release), offer film tidbits of information, look at the latest in trailers, have or Lists of Five and explore any entertainment news that really jumps out at us. Our focus is on the love of film, film watching and having fun. Everyone needs to see more movies, all of life’s questions can be answered in the movies.

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The Geek Actually After Show

Let’s get together and geek out! The Geek Actually After Show is a product of the live show, we finish the official podcasts and usually we just want to sit around an keep talking, so we thought ‘why not record it?’ The Geek Actually After Show is an unstructured podcast with no real rules. The regular hosts are David McVay and Josh Philpott and anyone else who is still around from the main shows.

Every week we give the same disclaimer, this is not an official show and really you should listen to Tech Actually or Film Actually first to get to know us before you listen to this show. I never thought anyone would want to listen to our random ramblings, but The After Show (for short) has become very popular for some reason. We also use The After Show for any feedback we might get and we sometimes continue discussions from the mains shows if we run out of time. Every Tuesday on iTunes.

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Platforms (discontinued)

Platforms is the gaming podcast for hardcore gamers. Hosted by Josh Philpott and Dave Kozicki (with David McVay). It covers all things gaming from two guys who really know and love their games.

After a dissection of the weeks news and new releases Josh and Dave review the latest game in detail. They will not review a game until they have had a chance to really play it through.

Platforms is presented every week as a streamed video show on Ustream and then released as an audio podcast. To really get the full effect, come watch the live show and join in on the chat. Because the conversation is candid and passionate, it is uncensored, explicit, honest and very non ‘PC’. This podcast has to carry an “explicit tag” for bad language. *This show is no longer being produced here at Geek Actually.*

To find out more about the re-branded show – go to rawDLC.com – You can still find all the past episodes here at Geek Actually.

All of our podcasts are released under a Creative Commons license, CC BY-NC-SA – Some Rights Reserved. For more information contact David McVay (info@geekactually.com)

NB: The cover arts for Tech Actually, Film Actually and The Geek Actually After Show are temporary, we are currently having new artwork done by Josh Spencer and it should be up soon.