Tim is an educator, musician, and writer. He teaches high school English including classes in Graphic Novels, Creative Writing, and Cinema Studies. Tim lives near Boston with his cat, Tolkien, who doesn’t really care about anything he’s accomplished.
Tim Tangent has hosted 549 Episodes.
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Episode 215: Earnestly Tongue-In-Cheek
July 6th, 2018 | 30 mins 45 secs
comic book movies, dc, formula, kevin feige, marvel, superhero movies, superman the movie, template
Frank and Tim try to nail down what makes a quintessential superhero movie. Do all successful comic book films need to follow the same template? Cheers!
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Episode 214: Proto-Joker
June 29th, 2018 | 38 mins 35 secs
batman, beer, gotham, krypton, superman
Tim & Frank talk about Gotham, Krypton, and why Superman and Batman aren't but could (should?) be on TV!
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Episode 213: Sippin' on Shazam's Soda
June 22nd, 2018 | 41 mins 48 secs
aquaman, batman v superman dawn of justice, beer with geeks, dceu, justice league, man of steel, shazam, suicide squad, wonder woman, wonder woman 1984
Tim and Frank tackle that third rail of a topic: what works, and what doesn't work in the DCEU? Cheers!
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Episode 212: BWG Presents Academy Rewind!
June 15th, 2018 | 1 hr 43 mins
1998, academy awards, beer, geeks, good will hunting, movies, oscars, titanic
Move over, Frank! It is time for Academy Rewind! Palmer and Tim are in the hot seat talking 1998 nominees L.A. Confidential, Good Will Hunting, Titanic, The Full Monty, and As Good as It Gets.
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Episode 211: The Comcast of Actors
June 8th, 2018 | 46 mins 31 secs
ben grimm, doctor doom, fantastic four, johnny storm, latveria, mister fantastic, mr. fantastic, reed richards, sue richards, sue storm, the human torch, the invisible woman, the thing, victor von doom
Frank and Tim cast the ultimate Fantastic Four movie. Some of their casting choices might surprise you. Cheers!
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Episode 210: Solo Outing with a Partner
June 1st, 2018 | 52 mins 18 secs
beer, disney, ron howard, solo, star wars
Frank is away, so Tim and Scott (The Suicide Squadcast) talk Solo: A Star Wars Story!
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Episode 209: Celsius 200
May 25th, 2018 | 41 mins 55 secs
Frank and Tim reveal the classic novels they've secretly never read, and what they think those books might be about. They are hilariously wrong. Cheers!
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Episode 207: Just Plain Wanda
May 11th, 2018 | 35 mins 39 secs
Frank and Tim wrap up part 2 of their Avengers: Infinity War discussion with a snap. Cheers!
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Episode 206: Yay! Death!
May 4th, 2018 | 31 mins 59 secs
avengers, black panther, black widow, bruce banner, captain america, drax, gamorrah, hulk, infinity war, iron man, mantis, natasha romanov, peter parker spider-man, peter quill, rogers, star lord, steve, thanos, thor, tony stark, vision, wanda
Tim and Frank are reunited and it feels so good AND they're so pumped about Avengers: Infinity War, they couldn't fit the whole discussion in one episode. Look out for part 2 coming next week. WARNING: Here be spoilers.
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Episode 203: How The Grinch Stole Life Day
April 13th, 2018 | 39 mins 38 secs
Tim and Frank discuss indie movie directors who get called up to the big leagues of major franchise films. Cheers!
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Episode 202: Short & Sweet Like Lapti-Nek
April 6th, 2018 | 37 mins 25 secs
catwoman, dc comics, deadpool, deathstroke, jedi rocks, lapti-nek, lois lane, maltese mouse, marvel comics, pepper potts, star wars, wonder woman
Frank challenges Tim to another round of geeky "Would You Rather" and the guys have some great laughs. Cheers!
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Episode 201: Obi-Pada-Wan
March 30th, 2018 | 46 mins 2 secs
darth maul, jar jar binks, mace windu, obi-wan kenobi, padme amidala, phantom menace, qui-gon jinn, senator palpatine, star wars
Tim and Frank re-visit the cast of The Phantom Menace. Who could play those roles today? Two geeks will decide. Cheers!
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Episode 200: Flat Top Galore
March 23rd, 2018 | 1 hr 1 min
anniversary, beer with geeks
Frank and Tim geek out about geeking out on this 200th episode EXTRAVAGANZA! Cheers x200! 🍻
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Episode 199: Blue Milk With Geeks
March 16th, 2018 | 36 mins 4 secs
chewbacca, darth vader, han solo, luke skywalker, obi-wan kenobiq, princess leia, star wars
Frank and Tim re-cast the original 1977 Star Wars with modern-day actors. If it came out in 2018, who would play the key roles? Listen and find out. Cheers!
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Episode 198: 2018 Oscar Wrap-Up (w/ Academy Rewind)
March 9th, 2018 | 1 hr 19 mins
2018, academy awards, academy rewind, call me by your name, dunkirk, get out, movies, oscars, shape of water, the big sick, the darkest hour, three billboards outside ebbing missouri
The hosts of Beer With Geeks and Academy Rewind team up to talk the 2018 Academy Awards! What did we think of the winners and losers? Grab a beer and check it out. Cheers!
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Episode 197: Getting Nuts on a Desert Island
March 2nd, 2018 | 38 mins 51 secs
aldous huxley, batman, beatles, lord of the rings, star wars, tolkien
Frank and Tim are stranded on a desert island. What book, movie, and album would they bring along with them? You'll just have to listen to find out. Cheers!