Jeffrey Harlan discusses the history and evolution of geek culture, tracing its origins back to early 20th century fandoms, the rise of science fiction and fantasy magazines, the first science fiction conventions, the impact of Star Trek and Star Wars, the growth of superhero movies, and the recent explosion of geek-focused content on streaming platforms.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Geek Unified Theory, hosted by the passionate and knowledgeable Jeffrey Harlan. In this episode, Jeffrey takes you on a journey through the origins of the podcast, sharing the history and evolution of Geek Unified Theory from its beginnings as a blog during the pandemic lockdown to its resurrection as a podcast.

While superhero comics were born with Superman in 1938, it

Almost immediately after Superman first appeared in 1938’s Action Comics