Ctrl+Alt+Geek is your ultimate gateway to all things pop culture! Join hosts Jessi and Jake as they dive headfirst into the worlds of movies, anime, video games, and music. Whether they’re analyzing iconic franchises, uncovering hidden gems, or debating hot takes, their sharp wit and geeky passion make every episode an adventure.
From nostalgic throwbacks to the latest releases, they bring fresh perspectives, deep dives, and plenty of laughs along the way. So, whether you're a casual fan or a hardcore geek, Ctrl+Alt+Geek is here to level up your love for media.
Recorded back in 2025, Jake finally gave the files to Edi (our murder bot turned editor thanks to Jessi's partner Jay), and are now finally releasing the episode. We hope you enjoy our geek out segment, our look at "Early Morning Silence" by Glue, and Jessi's deep dive into Warframe.
You can find Jessi at: https://linktr.ee/filthywizard?u
You can find Jake at: https://linktr.ee/Jake_Lionheart
20 Feb 2026
Old People on Government Time
Recorded mid January 2026, Jake and Jessi have a "catch-up" session. They talk X-mas gifts, video games, movies, and even shoot strays at great friends (Sorry K).
9 Aug 2025
2014 Detective Ghost Game
On this episode of Ctrl+Alt+Geek Jessi and Jake talk about Coheed & Cambria, Sleep Token, the anime DanDaDan, and Jake leads the deep dive into 2014's Action mystery Detective ghost game "Murdered: Soul Suspect."
also a big shout out to our show's sponsor "The Wiener Factory"
Links:
Jessi's Links: https://linktr.ee/filthywizard?u
Jake's links: https://linktr.ee/Jake_Lionheart
1 Aug 2025
Easy Grace - Remembering Jeremy Greer
Jeremy Greer is a Legend, a professional podcaster, Dark Souls troll, Interviewer extraordinaire, and dear friend.
He passed away on July 3rd, 2025 but he left a legacy of awesome recordings, podcasts, and a community of lovely folks. In what would be our 6th episode, we decided to bump it to episode 1, to share our hearts with the community he helped built and just to tell our stories about him. We still go in our normal episode order:
what are you geeking out about this week
music of the week
General topic
So if you want to just hear about Jeremy please skip to 51:42
Links:
Jessi's Links: https://linktr.ee/filthywizard?u
Jake's links: https://linktr.ee/Jake_Lionheart
3 Feb 2025
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6 Nov 2023
Make Your Own Sausage
The Pilot Episode of the Podcast
Thanks to my Guests Reece, Russell, and Spencer for being my crash test dummies, but also being incredible friends, and AMAZING players at our D&D table
30 Oct 2023
With Friends Like These...
is that a goblin? is that a gremlin? no! It's Chase and Ben!!
On this episode my good friends Chase Noseworthy and Ben Northgraves make me sweat as a GM. Join us as we talk about character creation and listen in real time as things fall apart lol
Links:
Chase: Twitter (https://twitter.com/NoseworthyChase) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy8OsXL9RtoSBuCVoNJMZmA)
Ben: Twitter (https://twitter.com/BenNorthgraves) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@HonnaMusic)
23 Oct 2023
Between A Rakshasa and a Hard Place
This episode I'm excited to have guests Jessi aka Filthy Wizard and Jay aka Hexile 2 of the coolest and talented artists on the internet (yes I'm biased they are my homies).
We talk about a lot of cool projects they are working on and I really hope you check them out and also treat yourself to a commission from them.
links:
Filthy Wizard: https://linktr.ee/filthywizard (https://linktr.ee/filthywizard?u)
Hexile: Twitter (https://twitter.com/JayAsheKay)
16 Oct 2023
Sad Boi Hours are always Boppin'
For the official first session of the show I had the absolute honor and privilege to have Jesse Jerdak (https://twitter.com/JesseJerdak (https://twitter.com/JesseJerdak)) and Denkles (https://twitter.com/MattDenkins (https://twitter.com/MattDenkins)) as guests!! We talk about their first characters, fun times around the table, a crazy turn of events when Denkle's finds out the truth about one of his characters, and we meet their characters for a oneshot where no one dies...
16 Oct 2023
Here's the Idea...
Welcome to the first season of "Role for Inspiration." On this quick little episode I break down the idea of the show and where that idea came from. I hope you enjoy the episodes to come
2 Nov 2021
Matt Denkins aka Denkles: The Art of Exploring Life
I'm joined this episode by Matt Denkins aka Denkles a rapper, artist, content creator, DandD live streamer, and all around amazing dude. We talk about his journey on tik tok, playing on the Welcome Inns "Off the Rails" actual play, and everything inbetween.
Special Guest: Denkles aka Matt Denkins.
19 Oct 2021
Wander Skald: Bard-Barian of Wild Magic
Wander Skald is a singer/song writer, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, artist, craftsman, kilt wearing bad ass, and this is his story through music and DandD
Special Guest: Wander Skald.
12 Oct 2021
Songs Machina: Building Worlds With Songs
Songs Machina is a singer/song writer, composer, actor, DM, world builder, and all around wonderful person. They tell us about their journey of story telling via musical theater, critical role, their DandD characters, and so much more.
Special Guest: Songs Machina.
28 Sept 2021
Megami: Where Words Fail Music Speaks
Megami is my guest this week. She is a singer, song writer, lofi producer, gamer, Dungeon Master, magical girl, and good friend. We talk about her previous games, the origin of her singing, try to get the show a sponsor, and a lot more. Stick around at the end of the podcast to hear her song "Killers of Kirkistand"
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sama_megami (https://twitter.com/sama_megami)
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6SOjMZSFniSGsI0P1YgdJy?si=rWnYDZxmS_eJd1s2N-xhyw&dl_branch=1 (https://open.spotify.com/artist/6SOjMZSFniSGsI0P1YgdJy?si=rWnYDZxmS_eJd1s2N-xhywanddl_branch=1)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MegamiOfficial (https://www.youtube.com/c/MegamiOfficial)
linktree: https://linktr.ee/MegamiStudios (https://linktr.ee/MegamiStudios)
Special Guest: Megami.
21 Sept 2021
Spencer Smith: The Lens You Focus Through
Spencer Smith is a guitarist, producer, singer/song writer, DM, grumpy rogue, music engineer, and all around amazing person. He joins me to talk about how a video game got him interested in making music, how he started playing the 3.5 edition of DandD, gives us a peak into his new album (Dropping on the 23rd btw), and we get to primier a song.
Find more from Spencer:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSkaldDM (https://twitter.com/TheSkaldDM)
Bandcamp: https://spencersmith.bandcamp.com/album/the-nein-and-the-nonagon (https://spencersmith.bandcamp.com/album/the-nein-and-the-nonagon)
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/22OObc892SApW2COKkRknr?si=wEtuJJ74QLyfJsofD9XHrA&dl_branch=1 (https://open.spotify.com/artist/22OObc892SApW2COKkRknr?si=wEtuJJ74QLyfJsofD9XHrAanddl_branch=1)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpaQO8-CWFtMGbP9dbv3XTw (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpaQO8-CWFtMGbP9dbv3XTw)
Special Guest: Spencer Smith.
14 Sept 2021
Ben Northgraves: Level One Clarinet
Ben Northgraves is a Lo-Fi producer, composer, story-teller, and all around great guy. We talk about his musical upbringing, the 7 or 8 bands he was in during high school, how Critical Role inspired his love of story-telling and music, and his love of DandD
For more from Ben check out his socials:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenNorthgraves (https://twitter.com/BenNorthgraves)
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/69l5Bj4tc3r1No9OSsNZDu?si=Wj7FQZFtRnictPuTx1IM2w&dl_branch=1 (https://open.spotify.com/artist/69l5Bj4tc3r1No9OSsNZDu?si=Wj7FQZFtRnictPuTx1IM2wanddl_branch=1)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtLKC7MCsU0mtENZsrL-32w (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtLKC7MCsU0mtENZsrL-32w)
Special Guest: Ben Northgraves.
7 Sept 2021
Chase Noseworthy: Conquering the BBEG
for the first episode of the podcast, I'm happy to welcome my friend and fellow DandD player, Chase Noseworthy!!! He joins me to talk about his music, playing DandD, where his artistic journey has taken him, and what the road ahead looks like. I hope you enjoy this conversation and make sure to check out all his socials and music
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoseworthyChase (https://twitter.com/NoseworthyChase)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy8OsXL9RtoSBuCVoNJMZmA (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy8OsXL9RtoSBuCVoNJMZmA)
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ff5fjy6XyY5WSWCanPgZS?si=224g85OaTB2yPMwIwY-goQ&dl_branch=1 (https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ff5fjy6XyY5WSWCanPgZS?si=224g85OaTB2yPMwIwY-goQanddl_branch=1)
Special Guest: Chase Noseworthy.
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