This video is a wonderful nexus of three strings of on-line geekery that I regularly follow.
First is the Ask Lovecraft series of videos, in which my friend Canadian actor and all around hoopy frood, Leeman Kessler plays a reanimated H.P. Lovecraft and in the normal course of things answers the questions from his viewers whether it be on his writing, his thoughts on 21st century life and culture, or advice for the lovelorn. His answers are often filled with wit and occasionally a surprising bit of wisdom and is not to be missed. Ask Lovecraft posts three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Leeman is also one half, along with his wife Rev. Rachel Kessler, of the podcast Geekually Yoked, which they describe as "the world's best married, Christian, geek podcast." Leeman is the child of missionaries and was born and raised in Nigeria. Rachel is an Anglican priest in the Diocese of Toronto. They look at the intersection of faith and fandom, and while they and the podcast are explicitly Christian it is not the militant, in your face sort of Christianity some find off-putting. I'm a Jewish American Pagan and I listen to them regularly for their insightful look at the deeper meaning of the geek culture we all participate in. Geekually Yoked drops every other week on Saturday. Or when Leeman gets around to is.
Lastly are the two victims of Leeman's HPL persona, Ken Hite and Robin D. Laws of the podcast Ken And Robin Talk About Stuff. Ken's and Robin's gaming and writing CV's are far too long and varied to list here but suffice it to say when it comes to geek culture both know what they are talking about. Their weekly podcast (dropping on Fridays) covers everything from games and gaming, writing, food, cinema, time travel, and conspiracies, to name just a few things they cover. Ken and Robin are both incredibly knowledgeable and witty and the podcast is great fun to listen to.
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