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Launched in April 2012, the ESO Network is a leading podcast network for pop culture, sci-fi, comics, and geek entertainment. With a diverse lineup of fan-favorite shows, we’re dedicated to celebrating everything from superheroes and science fiction to retro TV, cult classics, fandom events, and more. Tune into popular geek culture podcasts like Earth Station Who (Doctor Who podcast), Earth Station DCU (DC Comics podcast), Enterprisesplaining (Star Trek podcast), The Flop Cast (nerdy nostalgia), The Dragon Con Report (Dragon Con fan coverage), The 42 Cast (geek interviews and deep dives), and many more. Whether you’re a fan of comic books, science fiction podcasts, fandom news, or just love nerding out over your favorite shows, the ESO Network is your audio destination. We dive headfirst into the fandoms we love, get into trouble, and always find a way out—with plenty of laughs along the way. 🎧 Subscribe today and let your inner geek out to play with the ESO Network – the home of geeky and nerdy podcasts for fans, by fans.
ESO Network 10th Anniversary Panel Available on Patreon

Here is the ESO Network’s “Celebrating Ten Years of Podcasting” panel, recorded in front of a live audience in the Digital Media track room at DragonCon 2022! On the panel were ESO Board of Directors members Mike Faber, Michael Gordon, Mary Ogle, and Kevin Eldridge. (Board member Dr. Scott Viguié

Earth Station One Ep 650 - 100 Years of Nosferatu

The Earth Station One Podcast – 100th Anniversary of Nosferatu

The Countdown to Halloween continues! Mike, Mike, Ashley, and award-winning artist Mark Maddox discuss the century-old classic, its inventiveness, influence, and relevance to a 2022 audience. Plus, Dacre Stoker helps set the record straight on the relationship between F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. All this, along with Angela’s

Earth Station One Ep 649 - Spotlight on The Munsters

The Earth Station One Podcast – Spotlight On The Munsters

The Countdown to Halloween has begun! Mike, Mike, John McCarthy, and Ricky & Bambi celebrate one of the first families of frightful fun, from the original 1964 series debut to the new prequel movie directed by Rob Zombie. Also, friend of the station Darin Bush receives some tricks and treats

The 2022 Dragon Con Report Episode 9

Dragon Con 2022 has ended and Mike, Mike, Darren, and Jen have recovered enough to provide a full report on the highs and lows of the weekend. We are also joined by Michael Falkner of the Dragon Con Newbies Group and C.S. Sherman from the Black Geeks of Dragon Con

Antiques Carry On Book Review By Valerie Fortier

‘Antiques Carry On’ Book Review By Valerie Fortier

ANTIQUES CARRY ONA Trash ‘N’ Treasures MysteryBy Barbara AllanGuest ReviewerValerie FortierSevern House194 pgs Ron isn’t into Cozy mysteries and when this one arrived in the mail, he dropped it on my desktop with the suggestion I give it a go. Months later it’s still sitting there and I decided to

The Earth Station One Podcast Ep 648

The Earth Station One Podcast – Being LGBT In 2022

The discussion in the ESO Rainbow Room gets a little more serious than usual as Mike, Mike, Darren, and Mary put aside Pop Culture and examine the real world issues confronting the LGBT community as Midterm Elections approach on the horizon. All this, along with Angela’s A Geek Girl’s Take,

ESO Board Silly Ep 28

ESO Board Silly Episode 28

The board of the ESO Network is back and this time Mike G takes us on a fun ride on how most of us survived Dragon Con 2022. We actually had the 10th Anniversary Panel for ESO, and we had people show up. Now with the con behind us, we

Earth Station One Ep 647

The Earth Station One Podcast – The 60th Anniversary of the Jetsons

Six decades ago, we first met George Jetson, his boy Elroy, his daughter Judy, Jane his wife, Astro, Rosie, and a number of other Space Age Hanna-Barbera characters. Mike, Mike, Mark, and Mark discuss the debut, popularity, influence, and potential outlook of the first futuristic family in cartoons. Plus, author

Maneater Book Review By Ron Fortier

‘Maneaters’ Book Review By Ron Fortier

MANEATERSKiller Sharks in Men’s Adventure MagazinesEdited by Robert Deis & Wyatt DoyleMensPulpMags.com# new texture192 pgs With apologies to Peter Benchley, just when you thought it was safe to go back into the Mam’s pulp library comes “Maneaters.” This is a collection of sixteen over-the-top tales of deadly shark encounters as

Earth Station Who Ep 308

Earth Station Who – Tooth and Claw

The Tenth Doctor and Rose face off against a werewolf of Scotland, a group of warrior monks, and an unamused Queen Victoria. Mike, Mike, Mary, and Shannon Clute discuss the wee naked child, the timorous beastie, and other things oot and aboot this frightfully fun episode. We want to hear

Earth Station One Ep 646

The Earth Station One Podcast – Classic Movie Review: Moonstruck

Thirty-Five years ago saw the debut of the award-winning romantic comedy about life, love, and family. Mike, Mike, and Ashley are over the moon with the performances by Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello, and the rest of the cast in this charming tale from director Norman Jewison. Plus,

To Live and Die In Berlin Book Review By Ron Fortier

‘To Live and Spy In Berlin’ Book Review By Ron Fortier

TO LIVE AND SPY IN BERLINBy Max Allan Collins with Matthew V. ClemensWolfpack Publishing221 pgs With this third installment of the John Sand series, Collins and Clemens put forth a proposition many past mystery writers have tackled; can marriage still be romantic and sexy? Following the events that were detailed

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