EVOLVE: Turning Geek Culture Into Movement for Real-Life Growth

By Matthew Ryan Gunther

I never planned on building a podcast that changed people’s lives. My co-host John and I started Geeks From The Multiverse because we loved talking about movies, comics, video games, and all the weird corners of geek culture. It was supposed to be fun — two friends hanging out, cracking jokes, creating ridiculous concepts, and giving listeners a break from the chaos of everyday life.

But somewhere along the way, I realized our audience wasn’t just listening for entertainment. People were looking for connection, direction, and something real beneath the laughs. They were tired. Burned out. Stuck. And if I was being honest, so was I. That’s when the idea for EVOLVE hit me. Not as a segment — but as a mission.

EVOLVE became our answer to the question: What if a podcast could help people actually grow? What if we blended honest conversations about purpose, discipline, resilience, mindset, and faith with the same down-to-earth humor our listeners already loved? What if leveling up your life didn’t have to look like perfection, but could feel more like gaining XP in a game — small upgrades, one step at a time?

So we built it. A full themed series inside the podcast dedicated to helping people adapt, overcome, and evolve.

Every EVOLVE episode is grounded in real-world struggle: bullying, identity loss, doubt, fear, failure, comparison, pressure, and that all-too-familiar guilt that you’re not as far in life as you “should” be. I speak directly to that version of the listener — the one who feels stuck in a season they didn’t choose, or drifting in a life that doesn’t feel like their own anymore.

The magic of EVOLVE is that it’s not polished self-help. It’s not a guru giving a script. It’s raw, honest, practical encouragement from someone who’s lived the same battles. Our audience ranges from 25 to 45 — creatives, gamers, working parents, dreamers, and people who grew up on the same movies and games we reference every week. They’re smart, overwhelmed, and hungry for something real. EVOLVE hits that sweet spot between inspiration and practicality. The feedback tells the story better than I can.

After one of our mental health episodes, a listener wrote to us saying the show helped him finally seek help for long-standing depression. Another listener said she’d been drowning in guilt about not being a “perfect parent,” and EVOLVE gave her permission to breathe again. Those messages changed the way I saw what we were building. That was the moment I realized EVOLVE wasn’t just a series — it was becoming a movement.

My mission is simple: help people become who they were designed to be. One morning, one habit, one brave choice at a time. I believe change isn’t a leap — it’s a progression. It’s leveling up like a hero, not transforming overnight. And if our podcast can be even a small part of someone’s journey toward resilience, purpose, or healing, then it’s worth every late-night recording session.

Geeks From The Multiverse started as entertainment. EVOLVE made it something more. It became my way of lifting people up, one episode at a time — and reminding them that evolution doesn’t require perfection. 

Just willingness.

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