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Nerdy Show

The Nerdy Show Networknerdyshow.com
An existential and surreal journey into comics, video games, sci-tech, movies, tv, and everything in between… Every other week we take on current pop culture and the weeks in between we explore in-depth discussions, interviews, and a multiverse of nerdy weirdness.

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Episodes

Episode 276 :: Hackin' with boR

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings!When life gets you down, there's always rad media and good friends to help you through the tough times - and we've got both!Join your pals at Nerdy Show for our two cents on the latest games we've been playing, tech we've been hackin', and movies and TV we've been watching. Well, most of your pals anyway. Cap's gone to North Carolina Comicon; leaving boR, Trench, Tony, and Doug to run amok in the Nerdy Show ...

Nov 16, 20161 hr 22 min

Nerdy Show Interviews: The Cast & Creators of Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell

When The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast isn’t unloading on the latest geek news and happenings, we’re diving deep into super-specific discussions and interviews.Our sins have finally caught up with us... so it's time we caught up with our favorite sinners! In this episode we're speaking with the cast and creators of Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell - Adult Swim's workplace comedy set in the underworld. To celebrate the series' third season Cap and boR are joined by Henry Zebrowski (The W...

Nov 07, 201648 min

Episode 275 :: Nerdy Show Switch

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings!The Big N has finally pulled back the curtain on the much-murmured WiiU follow-up, and it's a heck of a SWITCH from what we expected. Heyo! Thanks, we'll be here for the duration of this podcast. But seriously, folks - we're cautiously optimistic about this modular, multi-use console and in this episode we air all our concerns and hopes on how this hybrid system might pan out. Plus we've got some leaked spec...

Nov 01, 20161 hr 24 min

Nerdy Show Microsode: Journey to Mars - NASA, SpaceX, and Mars One

When The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast isn’t unloading on the latest geek news and happenings, we’re diving deep into super-specific discussions and interviews.Look up in the night sky. What do you see? We'll tell you what: a smug, red dot bastard taunting us; saying, "oy, come on you blighters. I dare you." We don't know why he's cockney, but his name is Mars and clearly he's a jerk. Challenge accepted, squire. We've got a cadre of national and private enterprises determined to plant so...

Oct 24, 201653 min

Episode 274 :: How The Westworld Was Won

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings!We live in an age of reboots and reimaginings. ...We're kind of exhausted of it, really. But lately there's been some unexpected resurrections from the pop culture graveyard that's captured our imaginations and provoked our patented chaotic conversations: from HBO's Westworld, to an unusual deviation of the first Dragon Quest, even The Great Lakes Avengers - and that's just to start!Join Cap, boR, Doug, and ...

Oct 19, 20161 hr 17 min

Nerdy Show Bulletin :: Weather Report

When The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast isn’t unloading on the latest geek news and happenings, we’re diving deep into super-specific discussions, interviews, and sometimes unexpected diversions… Like this one!In this case the diversion was SUPER unexpected - even for us... and his name was Matthew. The hurricane looked like it was going to be a beast, but as luck would have it, it rolled through our town without being much trouble at all. We didn't even lose power! But what we did lose w...

Oct 11, 201613 min

Episode 273 :: This Show Needs an Enema

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings!Nothing like some '89 Batman quotes to adequately sum up our transition from "Fart Box" to present. We're backed up with pop culture nonsense and other mental ephemera, so it's time to clean house. After all, "when you've gotta go - go with a smile." We'll stop. This isn't even a poopy episode, we swear. There's no Brandon in sight!Join Cap, boR, and Doug as we recount a recent RPG adventure with Fiasco - th...

Oct 05, 20161 hr 22 min

Nerdy Show Community Update: Lightning Dogs, Phantasm, & Other Strange Dreams

When The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast isn’t unloading on the latest geek news and happenings, we’re diving deep into super-specific discussions, interviews, and sometimes unexpected diversions… Like this one!As the summer ends and fall begins... we're swamped with projects. #Dogtober is almost upon us! That's the return of Nerdy Show's would-be animated series, Lightning Dogs, to podcasts. Just the biggest of the myriad things we've got brewing in our pop culture cauldron. Join Cap, Dou...

Sep 28, 201646 min

Episode 272 :: Fart Box

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings!We wanted to be upfront in that this episode of Nerdy Show is not unlike a box full of farts. Now, maybe that's problematic for you. But before you turn up (or pinch) your nose and walk away, we want to remind you that farts are only natural. Nature's stinky wink, if you will. Sly, but charming. Plus, you know that the box contains farts - but that might not be all that's in the box. It could, for example, c...

Sep 21, 20161 hr 24 min

Nerdy Show Microsode: Board Games & Loaded Dice

When The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast isn’t unloading on the latest geek news and happenings, we’re diving deep into super-specific discussions and interviews.The Nerdy Show crew has gathered for another rowdy round of gaming discussion, but this time we're not talking about roleplaying or vicious Magic the Gathering battles... This time we're unfolding one of the nuanced corners of tabletop: the board game. From the weird novelty games of our youths, to the adult thrills of historical ...

Sep 14, 201658 min

Episode 271 :: Even Stranger Things

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings!Peculiar things are afoot at Nerdy Show. Stranger Things than normal, you might say. But we're not only spending some long-overdue time discussing this summer's breakout TV series, we're making our own investigation into some paranormal happenings. This time it's not us reaching into the void: something reached out. The Central Florida Ghostbusters got a very unusual call from a man alleging to work at The M...

Sep 06, 20161 hr 33 min

Nerdy Show Microsode: Scooby-Doo Legacy

When The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast isn’t unloading on the latest geek news and happenings, we’re diving deep into super-specific discussions and interviews.Across the network, one of our favorite topics of discussion has got to be animation. From the kind that's paired best with over-sugared cereal, to the kind that makes your shell-shocked 'Nam vet great uncle blush. Well, in this episode we send up a series that's been around since that great uncle of yours was slashing through the...

Aug 29, 201634 min

Episode 270 :: Mayonnaise Hole Fundamentals

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings!You can find a lot of life lessons in mayonnaise hole. Sometimes you lean in so close you'd swear you'd snap in two, and the dang mayonnaise just won't sheath the hole. But you keep leanin'! You lean until you sink that mayo - because you know nothing worth fighting for in this world is easy. And then there's trust. A good fisher ain't worth a damn without an anchor to back them up. Ah hell, I'm gettin' ahea...

Aug 24, 20161 hr 44 min

Nerdy Show Interviews: Samurai Jack's Genndy Tartakovsky and Brad Neely

When The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast isn’t unloading on the latest geek news and happenings, we’re diving deep into super-specific discussions and interviews.Coming to you from San Diego Comic Con, join Cap and Jess for press round tables with [adult swim]'s finest. We speak with animation legend, Genndy Tartakovsky, creator of Samurai Jack and Symbionic Titan, about Jack's return to TV on [adult swim] and what's in store for an older, wiser and more TV-MA Jack in his final adventure. ...

Aug 17, 201632 min

Episode 269 :: Summertime Show & Tell

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings!For the Nerdy Show crew the busiest, craziest days of the summer are over... and we've brought souvenirs! From San Diego Comic Con, to Camp Fangamer, to the mean streets of LA's Little Tokyo, to... the inside of Brandon's butt. (Hint: if you've scrutinized this episode's artwork, you've gotten a sneak preview).Join Cap, Jess, Brandon, and boR for first hand accounts of celebrity conversations including the c...

Aug 09, 20161 hr 53 min

Nerdy Show :: Stream Team Takeover 2: Wonder Beard and Friends

When The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast isn’t unloading on the latest geek news and happenings, we’re diving deep into super-specific discussions, interviews, and sometimes unexpected diversions... Like this one!It's summer time, and you know what that means: SUMMER SEQUELS. One year ago, the Stream Team, Nerdy Show's Twitch crew, hijacked Nerdy Show's airwaves with their shenanigans. With Cap still on the road to elsewhere we figured: WHY NOT AGAIN!Join Wonder Beard (SteveO), Deadpan (Tr...

Aug 03, 20161 hr 13 min

Nerdy Show 268 :: Beyond Onion Discovery

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings!After Cap left on a 2 week mission to Comic Con and Camp Fangamer, the rest of the Nerdy Show crew have been left adrift.Join your new captain, boR, as he leads an away mission into uncharted realms of topical nerd discussion with ensigns Brandon, Doug, and Tony. Along the way they discuss Star Trek: Beyond, Star Trek: Discovery, MegaBots, Steam sale acquisitions, Overwatch patch notes, Witcher 3, Mr. Robot,...

Jul 27, 20161 hr 33 min

Nerdy Show Book Club :: Episode 13 :: Into the Pop Culture Garbage Hole

From the pages of Nerdy Show – it’s Nerdy Show Book Club! In these literary episodes, we share the books we’re currently reading, do dramatic readings from the best and worst nerd literature, talk with notable geek authors, and discuss a book we’ve read along with the community.When you consume a ton of media, it's inevitable that you'll come face-to-face with some tentacle-waving garbage monster of obscure pop culture. The question is: is it bad bad or good bad? Will you find surprising brillia...

Jul 20, 20162 hr

Episode 267 :: Poké Stuff & Mallow Fluff

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings! At long last, our Augmented Reality prophecy has come true! After years of speculation on what the AR future could hold, the unprecedented power of Pokémon has thrown society headlong into virtual monster madness. With Pokémon GO, throngs of nerds and normies alike are meandering through the streets at all hours; disturbing the peace, connecting with total strangers, and even discovering bodies. Join Cap, b...

Jul 12, 20161 hr 27 min

Terranigma and the Quintet Legacy

When The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast isn’t unloading on the latest geek news and happenings, we’re diving deep into super-specific discussions and interviews. This episode spotlights one of the greatest video games you've never heard of: Terranigma . Those who know it, regard it as among the greatest RPGs of the Super Nintendo era, if not of all-time. This is no mere tale of sword and sorcery, Terranigma taps into the duality of life and the contradictory nature of the human existence....

Jul 05, 201657 min

Episode 266 :: Game OverLOAD

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings!'Tis the season of massive game announcements! E3 has come and gone, and for the first year in six years we weren't there to witness it firsthand. But even without the hands-on experiences there's still a ton of games to take in. In this episode we share the forthcoming titles that have us the most excited: the latest Zelda, the first independent game from Hideo Kojima, new weirdness from Quantic Dream, and ...

Jun 29, 20161 hr 35 min

Nerdy Show Microsode :: Jessica's Japanese Vacation

When The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast isn’t unloading on the latest geek news and happenings, we’re diving deep into super-specific discussions and interviews.In this episode we're catching up with Nerdy Show host Jessica who's returned from a two week adventure in the geek mecca: Japan.Japan's got no shortage of intrigue - from mountain temples to sweat-flavored candies - so Cap and boR sat down with Jess to hear all about her fortnight of frolicking in The Land of the Rising Sun. Hear...

Jun 22, 201657 min

Episode 265 :: The Bun IS The Fish!

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings!This episode we're all about awesome new TV and movies, savory snacks (with and without fish), and sci-tech. Discover whether Preacher is expanding the classic comic story or veering wildly off-course, thrill to our first taste of the new Voltron, and the main event: Warcraft - is it good?! Let Nerdy Show's Warcraft review steer you right.Join Cap, bor, Denika, and Brandon as they abolish fun and violate you...

Jun 15, 20161 hr 36 min

Episode 264 :: Microsode: Drunk Game Boy History

When The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast isn’t unloading on the latest geek news and happenings, we’re diving deep into the super-specific with listener-requested discussions and interviews.In this episode, we pay tribute to the undisputed king of handheld gaming, the Nintendo Game Boy, by chronicling nearly 30 years of Game Boy history. The catch? These amateur video game historians are drunk! From the system's humble prehistory as the Game & Watch, to its legendary "chunky" years, an...

Jun 07, 201642 min

Episode 263 :: Hail Hydra

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings!The tables have turned in the comic world! DC Rebirth is hitting comic fans in the feels and potentially heralding a new era of the much maligned comics company cleaning up the grimdark mess they've made. Meanwhile, Marvel has incited the rage of fair-weather fans with a shocking Captain America cliffhanger that's solicited death threats and become a meme sensation.Join Cap, boR, Trench, and special guest ho...

Jun 01, 20161 hr 8 min

Episode 262 :: Moogfest 2016 with Gary Numan

When The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast isn’t unloading on the latest geek news and happenings, we’re diving deep into the super-specific with listener-requested discussions and interviews.Moogfest has returned! This nearly uncategorizable symposium of sight and sound has dazzled us in every instance of its intermittent incarnation and this year it materialized in Durham, NC. It's part electronic music festival, part sci-tech convention where music legends and futurists meet for an uncann...

May 25, 20161 hr 42 min

Episode 261 :: Poseidon's Kiss

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings!This episode of Nerdy Show has gone to pot. We're joined by special guest host, Derpy Show's NeoFaust, who incites a magical journey on myriad tangents spanning the globe. Discover the rancid touch of Poseidon's Kiss, the perils of pooping in rural Japan, tour a fusion reactor, even get bit by a vulture! Yes, these are real things that happened!But our expeditions into the strange aren't the end of Cap, boR,...

May 17, 20161 hr 35 min

Nerdy Show Book Club :: Episode 12 :: Journey Into Mythic Fiction

From the pages of Nerdy Show – it’s Nerdy Show Book Club! In these literary episodes, we share the books we’re currently reading, do dramatic readings from the best and worst nerd literature, talk with notable geek authors, and discuss a book we’ve read along with the community.It's been an obscene amount of time since we cracked open Book Club, but neither hell, nor high water, nor the waning attention spans of modern man can hold us back from our quest for enthralling brain-pictures. Join Cap,...

May 11, 20161 hr 56 min

Episode 260 :: The Screen Door Effect

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings!This just in: crushing disappointment. After much VR excitement we've finally got our hands on and HTC Vive but all is not well in the virtual world. Turns out it's not only the Lawnmower Man one must fear, but also the dreaded "screen door effect". We also discuss the future of Rick and Morty, the surprising fact of the most frequent enemy in first person shooters, and a new face in the presidential race wh...

May 03, 20161 hr 24 min

Episode 259 :: Microsode: Batman Beyond #Schway

When The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast isn’t unloading on the latest geek news and happenings, we’re diving deep into the super-specific with listener-requested discussions and interviews.This time we're raising hell on the crime-ridden, neon-soaked streets of Neo-Gotham and discussing one of our favorite spins on the Batman mythos: Batman Beyond. This late-90s animated series spun out of the critically-acclaimed Batman the Animated Series, and surprised our younger selves with a wise-cr...

Apr 27, 201644 min
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