Star Wars Power of the Force 2: 1996 “Shadows of the Empire”

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) along with special guest Ryan Doell (Gotham City Tonight, Toy Anxiety) as they dive into one of the first NEW additions to the Star Wars mythos in the post Power of the Force 2 Era: Shadows of the Empire. Well before fans had divided responses to […]

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Hasbro’s New Disney Deal: A Win or Disaster for Collectors?

Join Jay and Quip as they dive into the latest in Toy News! Hasbro re-upped their licensing agreement ensuring Star Wars and Marvel stay in the Hasbro fold. For toy collectors hoping for a shake up, they will be disappointed. For those collectors that want more of the same they’re happy, but what will this mean going forward?

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Hasbro Reveals NEW And EXCITING Star Wars Figures At Celebration 2025

Join Jay (with a special guest cameo from Ryan Doell) as he walks through the Hasbro booth at the 2025 Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo Japan!

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Is Collecting LEGO Icons LOTR Sets Dangerous Business?

We’re talking about the newest LOTR builds from LEGO Icons:
The Shire and GWP Sméagol & Déagol.

Are these new sets as nice & cool as the rocks and pool?
Are these sets a slippery slope to debt deeper than the mines of Moria?

If we don’t keep our feet, there’s no knowing where we might be swept off to tonight on Geek. Dad. Live.

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Star Wars Power of the Force 2: 1996

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with special guest Jason aka Toy Otter as they explore the genesis of toy collecting, action figure fandom and the return of star wars with the Power of the Force 2 toy line. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/toy-geeks/id1518473412 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5BwtYElPnUpeCnRlMbcM05 iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/176048439/ Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ Amazon music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e462ccb8-f4b0-47ac-9727-9293a50ed55a/toy-geeks Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/toy-geeks/PC:1001087853 […]

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Why Toy Prices Are About to Skyrocket 📈

Join Jay and Quip as they talk about the latest in toy news! Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs are impacting just about every industry including the toy industry. If his tariffs against China and Vietnam hold, toy prices could increase 50%. What will this mean for kickstarters/preorders on unfufilled toys and future of toy collecting as a whole? Join us live for this discussion!

Back Moonman Zero: the Graphic Novel!

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Last Chance to Back the Dragon – Plus a Brand-New Stretch Goal!

By Jonathan Donath We have arrived at the last weekend of the Mythic Legions Dragon crowdfund campaign, and if you have not already done so, the time to make your decision on whether to back this massive project is here!  The Beyithirr the Dragon Campaign closes this Sunday, April 6, 2025, at 11:00 pm EST.  […]

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Are GI Joe & Ghostbusters the Perfect Mashup?

Join Jay as he reviews the 40th Anniversary Ghostbusters Plasma Pack and Ecto-1 sets from Hasbro! I wished that Hasbro would have made gi-joe style Ghostbusters figures when I was a kid, but did Hasbro fufill my wish 40 years later? Watch my review to find out!

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Star Wars Power of the Force 2 : 1995

Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) as they dive into the first year of Kenner’s Power of the Force 2. This marked the triumphant return of Star Wars toys to retail shelves in nearly 10 years. Were the figures a little too buff and lightsabers a little too long? Well yeah, but […]

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