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An Interview with Jonathan Geffner, creator of The Dummy Detective
This week we're back with an interview with Ventriloquist Noir creator Jonathan Geffner about his new feature film The Dummy Detective, a noir film featuring Jonathan Geffner and his ventriloquist dummy sidekick Sam Suede.
Dummy Detective Website : https://www.gothikhouse.com/thedummydetectivemovie (https://www.gothikhouse.com/thedummydetectivemovie)
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Resources Mentioned
The Dummy Detective social media
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/thedummydetective (https://www.facebook.com/thedummydetective)
INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/thedummydetective/ (https://www.instagram.com/thedummydetective/)
YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@TheDummyDetectiveMovie (https://www.youtube.com/@TheDummyDetectiveMovie)
Jonathan Geffner Social Media Contacts
TIKTOK - (https://www.tiktok.com/@jonathangeffner?lang=en)https://www.tiktok.com/@jonathangeffner (https://www.tiktok.com/@jonathangeffner)
LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jongeffner/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jongeffner/)
YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@TheDummyDetectiveMovie (https://www.youtube.com/@TheDummyDetectiveMovie)
- https://www.youtube.com/@JonathanGeffnerPianist (https://www.youtube.com/@JonathanGeffnerPianist)
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/jongeffner/ (https://www.facebook.com/jongeffner/)
INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/jonathangeffner01/ (https://www.instagram.com/jonathangeffner01/)
TWITTER - https://x.com/jongeffner (https://x.com/jongeffner)
GOTHIK HOUSE / TIERNEY
FACEBOOK PAGES:
https://www.facebook.com/tierney.boorboor (https://www.facebook.com/tierney.boorboor)
https://www.facebook.com/gothikhouse (https://www.facebook.com/gothikhouse)
INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/gothikhouse/ (https://www.instagram.com/gothikhouse/)
LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tierneyboorboor/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tierneyboorboor/)
YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@GothikHouseFilms (https://www.youtube.com/@GothikHouseFilms)
TIKTOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@gothik_house?lang=en (https://www.tiktok.com/@gothik_house?lang=en)
Where can they watch The Dummy Detective
Amazon -- Watch The Dummy Detective | Prime Video (https://www.amazon.com/Dummy-Detective-Rob-Margolies/dp/B0G1YL31RR/)
Relay – The Dummy Detective (2025) - Filmhub (https://filmhub.com/t/cdqb-9wb3/the-dummy-detective)
Tubi – The Dummy Detective (2025) - Stream Free | Tubi (https://tubitv.com/movies/100051265/the-dummy-detective)
Xumo – https://play.xumo.com/free-movies/the-dummy-detective/XM0JVUQTMOU03Q (https://play.xumo.com/free-movies/the-dummy-detective/XM0JVUQTMOU03Q)
Fawesome – Watch The Dummy Detective Full Movie Free Online - Fawesome TV (https://fawesome.tv/movies/10743699/the-dummy-detective)
Plex – Watch The Dummy Detective (2025) Full Movie Free on Plex (https://watch.plex.tv/movie/the-dummy-detective)
Stash on Youtube – A Ventriloquist and His Dummy Hunt a Killer | The Dummy Detective | Murder Mystery (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBac5yKaqV4)
Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UmH-UxVsbmobCm66tD3UYkTwm40tA7Il-evsqojGbcg/edit?usp=sharing (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UmH-UxVsbmobCm66tD3UYkTwm40tA7Il-evsqojGbcg/edit?usp=sharing)
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15 Sept 2026
Real Gamers Don't Play Games, Mixing Poo Into Concrete and The End of Card Shops
Apparently, the market for gamers who don't actually play games is now bigger than the market for gamers who play them. That's probably not surprising though.
Concrete with poo sounds like something you'll never get clean, but it's actually stronger than regular concrete.
Card shops are dying. Somehow, comics returned.
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Resources Mentioned
Episode 297
Topics
The rise of the non-player
- https://automaton-media.com/en/news/sega-president-says-theres-been-a-rise-in-fans-who-dont-play-the-games-and-their-engagement-with-ips-can-be-even-higher-than-that-of-gamers/
Introducing poop-crete
- https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-are-making-concrete-with-human-poop-and-it-gets-42-stronger
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-66956-6
Are we seeing the death of the card shop
- https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-store-in-your-future-goodbye-to-gaming-so-more-comics/#google_vignette
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8 Sept 2026
The Coming Games Industry Crash, the Ig Nobel prizes, and Talking Chinese Cows.
Tim Sweeney thinks the games industry is crashing like it's 1980 again. Which game will we bury in the desert this time?
The Ig Nobel prizes have been awarded. This year, we have scientific definitions of kissing and splashless urinals.
A movie about a talking cow has taken the world by storm. The weird thing is, they had a budget of about $200.
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We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com (http://www.drinkrez.com/)
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Resources Mentioned
Another games crash scare ("This is the worst crash we've seen since the 1980s," says Tim Sweeney | GamesIndustry.biz (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/this-is-the-worst-crash-weve-seen-since-the-1980s-says-tim-sweeney))
The 2026 IG Nobel awards (Rich people more likely to steal children’s sweets, finds Ig Nobel prize-winning study (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/03/ig-nobel-prize-awards-2026-winners), Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners - Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/meet-the-2026-ig-nobel-prize-winners/))
The Chinese talking cow vs the world (Niu Lai movie: I watched the Chinese cow film. It sure is something. (https://slate.com/culture/2026/09/niu-lai-movie-chinese-cow-film-box-office-art-ai.html))
Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zE3nOuqNCGo0rbenylGbDIAa2ju-swz1VQPuDC-wlUA/edit?usp=sharing (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zE3nOuqNCGo0rbenylGbDIAa2ju-swz1VQPuDC-wlUA/edit?usp=sharing)
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Who has been a guest on Nerds Amalgamated
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Tilly Norwood
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Isaac Fox
Savas Savidis
Neural Forge
Reach and audience
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YouTube views
7,192
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
7 ratings
Spotify
4.3 / 5
12 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100
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Quality
79
Social presence
91
YouTube
68
Engagement
82
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