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The More You Nerd

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We nerds can sometimes have a tendency to have tunnel vision when it comes to the things we love and experience. The More You Nerd Podcast is going to change that! We're about finding new geeky things to love and expanding our nerd horizons based on weekly challenges. Email your challenges, questions, and comments to TheMoreYouNerd@gmail.com.
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Episodes

Comic Catch Up | Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow

Super Summer may be over, but we're not quite done with the Family of Steel. For our first Comic Catch Up we're covering what might be THE definitive Supergirl story, and they're turning it into a movie! How is it, and how do we think they're going to adapt it? Listen and find out!

Jul 23, 20251 hr 3 min

Super Summer | Superman (2025)

It's finally here! All summer we have been covering stories about the Big Blue Boy Scout and we have finally gotten a look at the film that's kicking off James Gunn's take on the DC Universe. We're kicking off with a little spoiler free review before a big warning that SPOILERS ARW AHEAD! AHOY!

Jul 16, 20251 hr 18 min

Super Summer | Superman and Lois

In our second to last entry into Super Summer we cover the (almost) most recent live action Superman with a CW series that only ended within the last year. What does our elder millennial Superman have to say in this day and age? Listen and find out!

Jul 11, 20251 hr 49 min

Super Summer | Smallville

It's a new millennium, and what better way to celebrate than rebooting a classic hero! We're taking a look at a show that ended up lasting a decade, more than any other sci-fi tv series of the time!

Jul 04, 20251 hr 51 min

Super Summer | Lois and Clark The New Adventures of Superman

It's a (an almost) new decade, and that means a new look at the Big Blue Boy Scout! But this time, Lois Lane is just as big of an influence on both his character and the show. But how does the Superman of the 1990s stack up? Listen and find out!

Jun 27, 20251 hr 39 min

Birthday Challenge | A Goofy Movie

It's Myles's birthday, and he heard word that Drew had somehow after all these years never saw a movie that was extremely important to him! So we take a look back to the 90s to a previously unsung but now very sung Disney classic! Does it Stand Out? Will they see Eye to Eye?! Listen and find out!

Jun 18, 20251 hr 29 min

Super Summer | Superboy

Every so often a hero gets so popular that the multimillion dollar company that owns it decides to revoke the rights of anybody that's been making money off of it. And what do you do when that happens? Well if you're one of the Salkinds you pivot to another, younger, cooler, more hip with the kids version of that same character! And this time ... in Florida!

Jun 14, 20251 hr 17 min

Super Summer | Adventures of Superman

Look, up in the sky! It's a billboard, for a new Superman movie! And to celebrate, we're spending this summer talking all about the big blue Boy Scout, but we're not talking about his adventures on the silver screen, we're talking about all the different versions that appeared right in your very home! We're kicking off going all the way back to the 1950s and one of the very first superhero tv shows to appear. Do not adjust your TV set, this IS in black and white. But does it hold up? Listen and ...

Jun 04, 20251 hr 4 min

Ani-May ’25 | Ninja Scroll

This year we have focused on the perception of what anime was thought of versus western animation in the early 90s, and hoo boy does this one have it all! This one has everything we've been warning you about!

May 30, 20251 hr 13 min

Ani-May ’25 | Bubblegum Crisis

It's the early 90s and fan-subbed anime is circling the country! You pop in a cassette and what do you see? Well there's a decent chance in 1991 that it was none other than this OVA series. But how does it hold up today? Listen and find out!

May 23, 202556 min

Ani-May ’25 | Record of Lodoss War

On this week's episode, the boys cover a show that's somewhat of a rarity in anime ... western high fantasy! Record of Lodoss War combines fantasy TTRPG characters with Japanese animation to create a whole new world.

May 14, 20251 hr 3 min

Ani-May ’25 | Project A-Ko

Who needs a script when you've got storyboards?! Not this team, who put together a wild half parody, half slapstick, half alien invasion, third romantic comedy, with a quarter of NSFW content ...

May 07, 202547 min

Side-Trek’d | Other Space

For our final Trek-like experience we have to dive into a time portal to actually find a way to watch Paul Fieg's take on a sci-fi comedy adventure. With an all-star cast we take a trip into another dimension with a show that quite frankly deserved more time and space to grow.

Apr 30, 20251 hr 9 min

Side-Trek’d | Hyperdrive

For this week we take another look across the pond to see what the Brits can do with a comedy version of a space drama!

Apr 23, 202554 min

Side-Trek’d | Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda

What do you get when you combine a Greek demigod and a tv pilot from the 1970s? A pretty fun first-run syndicated tv series! This week we cover a show brought from the past to the future in more ways than one ... but does it hold up? Listen and find out!

Apr 16, 20251 hr 13 min

Side-Trek’d | Space:1999

In the far flung past of the 1970s comes the far flung future of Moonbase Alpha as it is itself flung far away from the planet Earth! What crises, adventures, and space trauma awaits our crew? Listen and find out!

Apr 09, 20251 hr 35 min

Side-Trek’d | seaQuest DSV

This month we're taking a look at shows that aren't Star Trek, but REMIND US of Star Trek, and the first is a show that asks the question ... What if Star Trek, but wet? We join Captain Nathan Bridger and his crew as they explore the mysteries and adventures found in the Earth's oceans.

Apr 02, 20251 hr 22 min

Wheel of Indies | Dredge

It's the last spin on the Wheel of Indies, and it's sent us out to sea where we're checking out the Lovecraftian cozy horror hit Dredge!

Mar 26, 202541 min

Wheel of Indies | Night in the Woods

This week we sit down and talk about one of the most Indie of Indie games as we join Mae returning to her small town where things have changed almost as much as they've stayed the same ...

Mar 19, 20251 hr 3 min

Talk Nerdy to Me | March 11, 2025

Due to technical difficulties the Wheel of Indies will return next week, but until then listen as Drew enters a fugue state while talking about anime.

Mar 12, 202558 min

Wheel of Indies | The Big Con

This week the boys are transported back to the mythical times of old ... the 1990s! They team up with a teen named Ali who's just trying to help out her mom by robbing everyone in sight!

Mar 05, 202553 min

Wheel of Indies | Monster Roadtrip

This week we dive into not just a sequel, but a threequel, the third game in the Monster Prom series! But what happens when you take Beautiful Glitch's spin on a dating sim and turn it into a co-op game? Listen and find out!

Feb 26, 202537 min

Wheel of Indies | Jusant

We kick off our coverage of indie games the only way we can: randomly! So let's keep our feet on the ground as our character doesn't in the mountain climbing exploration game Jusant!

Feb 19, 202541 min

Solo Showlo | Star Trek Section 31

What can Drew say about this movie that the internet hasn't already beaten to death? No idea, but because it's Trek he has to have his Piece of the Action (that's a reference!).

Jan 29, 202521 min

Drewtaku | Macross Zero

The Macross franchise is finally streaming in the United States! And of course Drew has chosen a specific piece to take an interest in!

Jan 22, 20251 hr 30 min

The Morey Awards | 2024 in Review

It's that time again! We celebrate the media of 2024 with the annual Morey Awards! Who will win? (fun stuff!) Who will lose? (No one!) Listen and hear the winners! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.com Follow us on Twitter @themoreyounerd Like us on Facebook...

Jan 08, 20251 hr 50 min

HohoToku | OG Kamen Rider and The Donbrothers

For our last episode looking at our Japanese super heroes' Christmas episodes we went all the way back to 1971! And then flashed forward to 2022! How much have things changed in holiday specials? Listen and find out! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.com Follow us on Twitter @themoreyounerd Like us on Facebook...

Dec 25, 202445 min

HohoToku | Gaim and Lupinranger

Sometimes your podcast flies a little too close to the sun ... and sometimes your Christmas episode doesn't have that much Christmas. But sometimes ... SOMETIMES ... It's all about the CHICKEN! Follow The More You Nerd Visit our website and archives at themoreyounerd.com Follow us on Twitter @themoreyounerd Like us on Facebook...

Dec 18, 202433 min
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