Originally, “Roarbots” was the endearing mispronunciation Jamie’s daughter gave to robots, and the name stuck.

Since its launch in 2014, The Roarbots has grown and evolved… along with the world around us. Today, the site celebrates a love of travel, world cultures, and unique places, events, and experiences.

Although traditional “boots on the ground” travel is the best way to experience and learn about the world in which we all live, that’s not always a practical reality for everyone.

Thankfully, there are alternatives. The Roarbots is just as passionate – and vocal – about traveling through literature, movies, and games. The world is an unbelievably big and diverse place, yet it can also be remarkably small. And it’s getting smaller every day.

There’s no excuse to keep the blinders on. Just as international travel blows minds and expands personal horizons, reading books, watching movies, and playing games by creators from all walks of life all around the world is a form of travel.

And we embrace it.

Jamie Greene (Owner, Editor-in-Chief) is a publishing/book nerd who makes a living by wrangling words together into some sense of coherence. Away from The Roarbots, Jamie is a road trip aficionado and an obsessed traveler who has made his way through 33 countries (and counting). Elsewhere on the interwebs, he’s a contributor to SYFY Wire and StarWars.com and hosted The Great Big Beautiful Podcast for more than five years.

Previous and Occasional Contributors

Preston Burt writes about pop culture and retro nostalgia and co-hosts the Wayback Attack podcast. He has previously written for SyFy Wire, Paste Magazine, and RETRO Magazine (among others). A professional communicator and graphic designer, his obsession with arcade and pinball machines led him to co-found the Southern-Fried Gaming Expo.

John Hex Carter is a general nerd with a love for movies and TV and a passion for horror and other genre media… plus a special place in his heart for anything on laserdisc. He once ran a music festival, wrote a book, and designed a board game, but now he just codes. He currently resides in Florida with his amazing wife, phenomenal kid, and cadre of really annoying cats.

Adam DiMuzio and his sons (Anthony and Zachary) host the Bodaciously Awesome Family Show – a podcast dedicated to helping maximize their kids experiences and for kids to reap the fun. Right now, they are likely playing a game, watching a movie, or mindlessly arguing over which of them is more awesome.

Bryan Grantham is a saltwater conch and has had many adventures throughout the southern United States. He loves to share his opinions on podcasts, websites, and panels.

Hudson Harris is the father of two young monsters and a pig named Hamlet. He lives in San Diego and travels the country as a designer, speaker, and mental health advocate. He loves sci-fi, fantasy, games, and has dreams of appearing on an episode of Star Trek. Hudson spends his free time reading, woodworking, and weaving chain mail.

Meg Humphrey is a podcaster (RoguePodron.com, TheAvatarState.com), writer, fiber artist, and a newbie zine maker. She currently lives in New York City but still firmly holds onto her Seattle-Pacific Northwest roots. Meg is a biracial and bisexual fat woman and is trying to be proud of all of that.

Anthony Karcz is a pop culture, sci-fi, and fantasy junkie with an affinity for 80s cartoons. When he isn’t dispensing (mostly sound) technological advice on the Forbes.com Innovation page, you can find Anthony on Book Riot. His first novel, Nightingale, can be found on Amazon.

James Luckard works in LA where he lives and loves movies. He has two eight-foot-tall shelves of film score CDs (sorted by composer, obviously) and three six-foot-tall shelves of Blu-Rays and DVDs (sorted by director, of course). He weeps for the demise of physical media but is at least grateful to know that if anyone breaks into his apartment now, they won’t bother stealing his discs.

Chris Lyndon has had a lifelong fascination with all things Disney, especially Disney music, from a very early age. His lifelong passion for Disney music has evolved into his website, DisneyChris.com, which focuses on audio from the original Disneyland theme park. His long-running podcast Jiminy Crickets! presents various Disney topics of historical significance.

Luke McCullough was born out west, moved around a ton, and finally settled out east. Growing up, he felt just as at home with books, TV, and movies as he did with his friends and family. Luke has pursued a career where people paid him to do things he would probably do otherwise, and so far no one has noticed. Luke tries to keep his media diet balanced with helpings of comic books, TV shows, movies, and books.

Jules Sherred (he/him) is a parent, author, radio personality, blogger, freelance writer, gamer, tech enthusiast, website designer, science nerd, sci-fi freak, and hard core Trekker… with an unnatural obsession with Optimus Prime.

Randy Slavey lives near Denver, CO, with his wife and two boys. When he’s not writing code, you can usually find him behind a camera or on a trail in the mountains. Or both.

Shiri Sondheimer is a registered nurse, herder of genetic descendants, cosplayer, and fiction writer. She is a Yinzer by way of New England and Oregon and lives in Pittsburgh with her husband, 2 smaller people, 2 cats, a fish, and a snail. It is possible she has a book/comic book problem but has no intention of doing anything about either.

Chris Townsend is a happily married lawyer with delusions of one day managing a top pro wrestling tag team on live TV. Born just in time to see all the original Star Wars movies in the theater, own an Atari 2600 that his parents played instead of him, and be excited to sell all of his original G.I. Joe toys to a guy at a garage sale for a whole five dollar bill, he’s an OG nerd.