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Episode 42 – Favorite Books

Posted on July 31, 2012 by admin | 11 Comments

Let’s face it. If it wasn’t for books, we could hardly classify ourselves as geeks. From the stacks of tomes in our tabletop roleplaying libraries to the shelves lined with everything from history to science fiction, if a geek is anything, they are well read. Join us this week as we discuss our favorite books and authors, as well as the works that have been most influential on our creative minds. Be sure to grab your custom bookmark, set aside those reading glasses, and put that awesome book back on the shelf (just for a bit!) as you settle into that comfy reading chair and listen to a whole new episode of Monkey in the Cage!

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Tagged A Series of Unfortunate Events, Alice in Wonderland, Anita Blake, Assassins Code, Bane, Bane's Voice, Bardic Voices, Batman, Battle Royale, Black Hawk Down, Bram Stoker, Catching Fire, Christopher Nolan, Criminal Macabre, D&D, Days of Future Past, Die Hard, Discworld, DnD, Dracula, Dream within a Dream, Drizzt Do'Urden, Drowning City, Dungeons & Dragons, Eiji Yoshikawa, Gary Gygax Memorial, Geek, Good Omens, Guillermo Del Toro, Harry Potter, I Am Legend, Inception, Iron Man, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Keith Baker, L. Frank Baum, Laurell K Hamilton, Lemony Snicket, Lewis Carroll, Mark Bowden, Mark Sehestedt, Mercedes Lackey, Mike Mignola, Miyamoto Musashi, Musashi, Mystique, Neal Stephenson, Neil Gaiman, Neverwhere, OZ, Patrick Rothfuss, R.A. Salvatore, Richard Adams, Richard Matheson, Robert Jordan, Roleplaying, Romeo and Juliet, Shadowrun, Snow Crash, Step Up Revolution, Steve Niles, Surrogates, Tabletop, The Bard's Tale, The Book of Five Rings, The Book That Can't Wait, The Cleric Quintet, The Dark Elf Series, The Dark Knight Rises, The Dragon Factory, The Great and Powerful OZ, The Great Gatsby, The Harry Potter Series, The Hobbit, The Hunger Games, The King of Plagues, The Kingkiller Chronicle, The Lord of the Rings, The Name of the Wind, The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Strain Trilogy, The Tale of Desperaux, The Tales of The Last War, The Vampire Diaries, The Wheel of Time, The Wicked Witch of The West, The Wizard of OZ, Through The Looking Glass, Tony Diterlizzi, Ultimate X-Men, Warehouse 13, Watership Down, Wicked

Episode 39 – The Goonies

Posted on July 10, 2012 by admin | 3 Comments

HEY YOU GUYS!!!! This week it’s a blast to the past and a chance at redemption as we’re joined in the Goondocks by none other than our very own Jared the Intern, fresh off the plane from the middle of nowhere (aka Missouri). Join us as we discuss our geektastic viewing of the classic adventure film, The Goonies. Grab your Baby Ruth, set booby-traps for the Fratellis, and Truffle Shuffle your way to somewhere comfortable as you prepare to hear our thoughts on the search for One-Eyed Willie’s gold on a whole new episode of Monkey in the Cage!

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Tagged Activision, American Vampire, Andrew Garfield, Apple iPad, Ascension, Avengers, Bang! The Bullet, Bill Murray, Brian Michael Bendis, Bronies, Chronicle of the Godslayer, comiXology, Days of Wonder, Emma Stone, FPS, Fred Savage, gamerstable, Gaming, Gwen Stacey, iOS, J.J. Abrams, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Hughes, Just Cause 2, Labyrinth, Legend, Little Monsters, Marvel NOW, My Little Pony, Mysterio, Peter Parker, Playstation 3, Robert Jordan, Roleplaying, RPG, RPGs, Rube Goldberg, Rube Goldberg Machine, Sailor Moon, Sally Field, Scott Snyder, Settlers of Catan, Square Enix, Stan Lee, Star Wars, Super 8, Tabletop Roleplaying Games, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, The Breakfast Club, The Goonies, The Lizard, The Lord of the Rings, The Neverending Story, The Walking Dead, The Wheel of Time, The World of Darkness, Ticket to Ride, Time Bandits, truffle shuffle, Uncanny Avengers, X-Men, Zombieland.

Episode 11 – Monkey Year in Review

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Matt | 3 Comments

So, 2011 is finally winding down and coming to an end. Another year come and gone with most of us having nothing to show for it but wracked up Christmas debt and extra pounds courtesy of the holiday season. While this reality gets most people down as the new year turns the corner, we here at Monkey in the Cage couldn’t be more excited! This year has proven to be a great one for all of the Monkeys, especially since it brought us all closer together and saw the start of our podcast! Woohoo (or boo, if you’re Robert)!

This week, in our end of the year episode, we look back on all the great things we were able to geek out on this past year (or, from September on…). From movies and games to babies and houses, join us as we close out 2011 with some great memories and get ready for a geek-filled 2012. From all of us Monkeys to all of you Internet-ians, have a drunkenly safe and happy New Year and in 2012 always “Nerd out with your Wookie out!”

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Tagged Air Jordans, AMC, American Horror Story, Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed: Revelations, BACON!, Baltimore, Batman, Batman: Arkham City, Battlefield 3, Black Widow, Blade of Chaos, Boardwalk Empire, Bon Jovi, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Captain America: The First Avenger, Chyna, Community, Conan The Barbarian, Cowboys and Aliens, Cthulhu, Cthulhu Dice, Cthulhu Shirt, Cuca, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Dragon Age 2, Fablehaven, fx, Game of Thrones, Han Solo Ornament, Happy Endings, HBO, Hellboy, iPhone 4s, Jersey Shore, Joss Whedon, Jurrassic Park, Kratos, LOST, Mezco Toys, Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction, Nerd Rage, Netheril, New Girl, Out of This World, Parker: Martini Edition, Pathfinder Box Set, Plants vs. Zombies, Plants vs. Zombies Plushies, Rise of the Governor, Robert Jordan, Rock Band, Sideshow Collectibles, Snooki, Southland, Spike, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, Stargate SG-1, Suckerpunch, Supernatural, Sword Play, Terra Nova, The Avengers, The Beastmaster, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Forgotten Realms, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Great Old Ones, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hunger Games, The Killing, The Lord of the Rings, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire, The Two Towers, The Venture Bros. Season 4, The Walking Dead, The Wheel of Time, Thor, TNT, Transformers 3, Uncharted 3, Wanted Dead or Alive, Words with Friends, X-Men - First Class, xbox 360, Zooey Deschanel