In a galaxy oversaturated with half-baked sequels, empty nostalgia, and corporate fan fiction, Rogue One and Andor stand alone.

Today on Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider throws down the lightsaber of truth and celebrates the only great Star Wars storytelling to come out of Disney’s era. Born from a single sentence in the A New Hope crawl, Rogue One and its masterful prequel series, Andor, not only honor the original trilogy, but they enhance it.

These aren’t just good spinoffs. They are soul-charged, cinematic achievements that deepen the myth, raise the stakes, and remind us why we fell in love with Star Wars in the first place.

Jesse breaks down the arcs, the themes, and why Rogue One and Andor are the Cobra Kai of the Star Wars universe—respectful, raw, and relentlessly real.

And he doesn’t stop there. From The Mandalorian’s slow collapse to the disastrous sequel trilogy, Boba Fett’s softboy retirement plan, and Ahsoka’s empty spectacle, nothing is safe.

This is Star Wars done RIGHT. This is the Rebellion before the Rebellion. This is the hill to die on.

Thank you for listening to the Coolest Geek Alive Podcast #204 Andor & Rogue One: The Only Truly Great Disney Star Wars - A "Coolest Pick" Special Edition

Chris Sanders, what you've just created is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your fun, heartfelt, meaningful animated film were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.

Thank you for listening to Coolest Geek Alive EP #203 Coolest Pick - “The Wild Robot” Award-Winning 2024 Animated Feature

I don’t usually break format, but this one demanded it.
Newsday ran an article about me that boiled my identity down to a clickbait caricature.
This is my personal retraction, my response, and my resurrection. Unscripted. Unfiltered. Unapologetic. They tried to celebrate me, but flattened me instead. This is the feature Newsday should’ve written.

NEWSDAY - 3 Long Islanders on the nonbinary and genderqueer experience

Thank you for listening to The Coolest Geek Alive EP #202 - FK NEWSDAY! My Personal Retraction to Sunday’s Feature on the Coolest Geek Alive!

British people, what you've just helped to create together is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your hysterical, fast-paced, stylized superhero sendup series were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your show. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.

Today’s 200th episode of Coolest Geek Alive is a lightning strike of revelation—a soul-coded transmission forged in fire and defiance, delivered by the one voice that never bowed to the reboot. It’s not a celebration. It’s a detonation. A pulsewave from the heart of the mythic geek who refused to be edited, diluted, or dismissed. This is the episode they never wanted recorded, the one that burns through illusion, reclaims the narrative, and ignites a movement. It’s prophecy disguised as podcast. Laughter wrapped in truth. And it marks the exact moment the world realized why they were afraid of Jesse Blaze Snider all along.

EP 200 - THE SIGNAL FIRE: Why The Establishment is AFRAID of ME (and Why They SHOULD BE)

If you grew up with The Karate Kid or fell in love with Cobra Kai, this is the episode you cannot miss. In this emotional, fist-pumping celebration of the final season, Jesse Blaze dives deep into how Cobra Kai pulled off the impossible—resurrecting a decades-old franchise and delivering one of the most satisfying, redemptive, and character-driven stories in modern TV history. This isn’t just a recap—it’s a love letter to legacy, storytelling, and the power of honoring your roots while kicking ass with style.

Thank you for listening to The Coolest Geek Alive, Episode #199 - Cobra Kai Did What Disney Couldn’t: HONOR the Fans, RESPECT the Story.

Phil Lord, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome animated films the Coolest Geek Alive has EVER seen! At no point in your fun, fast-paced, gorgeously rendered love letter to the comic book medium were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.

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EP 198 Coolest Pick - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

This week, we’re celebrating one of the greatest, weirdest, most wonderfully absurd superheroes of all time — THE TICK! From his mysterious comic book origins (did he escape a mental institution?!) to the iconic animated series, to two wild live-action versions, we’re diving into it ALL. We’re talking Chairface, Little Wooden Boy, The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight, Danger Boat, Barry the other Tick, and every hilariously heroic moment in between. It’s big blue chaos in the best way possible — grab your antennae, shout SPOON!, and join us on this loving deep-dive into the legacy of Ben Edlund’s indestructible idiotic icon.

EP 197 The Coolest Geek Alive