Who We Are
Good To Be A Geek Media is a ragtag crew of geeks, passionate about sharing our enthusiasm for all things pop culture and fandom-related, working to create a community focused on mutual appreciation with a healthy dose of critical perspective.
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Our Team
Jessa Phillips
Founder, Broadcast Director & Editor in Chief
Co-Host – A Beacon in Space
Producer & Co-Host – Comic Book Heroines
Producer & Co-Host – Storm of Words
Producer & Co-Host – Through Time and Stone
Jessa Phillips serves as Broadcast Director & Editor in Chief of Goodtobeageek.com. Articles penned by Ms. Phillips have been featured on Rocket Llama, Game Tyrant, Geek Girls Network, Action Flick Chick, Hour 42 and SciFi Mafia. In addition to her editorial duties, she produces and co-hosts GTBAG Network podcasts Storm of Words: An Unofficial House of the Dragon & Game of Thrones Fan Podcast, Comic Book Heroines, Through Time and Stone and A Beacon in Space. She has made over forty guest appearances on other broadcasts, including Earth Station One, RevolutionSF, GeekMoms Podcast and more. Jessa is also an experienced speaker, having participated in panels at conventions such as Arisia, ConnectiCon and DragonCon. She also served 2 years as a judge for The Geekie Awards in the podcast and video game categories.
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Gary Mitchel
Producer & Co-Host – A Beacon in Space
Producer & Co-Host – A Podcask of Amontillado
Co-Host – Storm of Words
Gary Mitchel is a writer, reviewer, voice actor, gamer, audio editor, sf/fantasy fan, comics reader, podcaster, and International Man of Mystery (who’s too dangerous for the entire country of Canada) currently living near Atlanta.
Gary is the Co-Director, with Joe Crowe, of the American Sci-Fi Classics Track at Dragon Con. Together, they host a bi-weekly Online Panel on their YouTube page (https://youtube.com/c/AmericanSciFiClassics) with various guests discussing all kinds of geeky topics, from 80s vampires, to cats in space, to the best fictional bands. Gary has also appeared on The ESO Podcast, Needless Things, Tables of Content, The Batcave Podcast, Prime Direction, Storm of Words, The White Rocket Podcast, and Execute Chapter 66, among many others. He can be found on Facebook and followed on Twitter as @Gary_Mitchel (and yes Star Trek fans, it’s his real name).
At conventions, he has discussed Sci-Fi, Fantasy, zombies, gaming, Horror, zombies, cartoons, comics, and zombies. Some attendees have stated that he is “hilarious,” and Gary swears that said people are not related to him.
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Erin McGourn
Producer & Co-Host – A Podcask of Amontillado
Erin McGourn is a self-proclaimed horror addict who enjoys video games, comics, board games, and crafting. She owns Etched in Nerd, a fandom-based glass etching company. She and her cat, Yara, currently live on the Oregon Coast. When she has the time or energy she enjoys role-play video games and is currently doing so on a Red Dead Redemption server.
Erin has volunteered at many of the fan conventions in Atlanta from volunteer coordinator at CONjuration and WHOlanta to track director at Monsterama. She has also hosted podcasts in the past on her other love, mythology, and folklore. You can find her on Facebook or on Instagram @etchedinnerd.
While sitting on panels at conventions she has discussed everything from representation in media to folklore to what you will without a doubt hear her talk about on A Podcask of Amontillado.
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Heather Stephenson
Co-Host – Storm of Words
Co-Host – Through Time and Stone
Kellen Harkins
Guest Host – Storm of Words
Kellen Harkins was introduced to the idea of science fiction by her brother through the works of Andre Norton. She quickly devoured everything that was around at that point. Star Wars, though, was the trigger that sent her onward, publishing and editing a fanzine, costuming and going to school for film/tv production. She’s been going to cons for a long, long, time and has really had a ringside seat as the nerds and geeks started taking over the world. Now she finds herself running one of the big media tracks at DragonCon, participating in lots of little fandoms and interests – everything from the SCA to writing, and web series, to all kinds of gaming, and costuming.
Thankfully in her mundane life she has managed to finish a Masters and teaches at Full Sail University, a haven to geeks all its own. Where else can you walk through cubicles and see a dozen tardises and superheroes placed a muck all around you?
You can follow the DragonCon track at https://www.facebook.com/groups/AmSFFMedia/