A Play On Nerds

About A Play On Nerds

Enjoy a multitude of podcasts from A Play On Nerds, with Sci-Fi and Fantasy TV show and film reviews, Nerdy News, and general geeky chatter about anything from video games and science, to Star Trek and Muppets. Find even more at APlayOnNerds.com, with blogs, videos and live video game streaming. Stay nerdy my friends!

Publisher

A Play On Nerds

Category

leisure · tv & film · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

24 May 2016

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

419 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026

   A Play On Nerds - Episode 255 - The Four That Would Have Been Fantastic

   Documentaries are on the mind with the release of "You Can See Everything," so Steve and Jarman are reviewing an appropriately nerdy documentary this episode, "Doomed!: The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four." Plus: Where's the safest country to ride out the apocalypse? And discussion about Starfleet Academy and the trailer for Ali G: Who Iz I? Time Codes --------------- Host Banter: 2:15 Nerdy News: 19:03 Film Review: Doomed!: The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four: 23:42 Game: Document This!: 42:13 Radical Recommends: 45:11 Trailer Review: Ali G: Who Iz I?: 50:49

2. 

   14 Oct 2026

   MuppeTrek - Episode 176 - "Blanket of Snow, Blanket of Woe" and "Transfigurations"

   Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, winter is coming, and Mokey feels overwhelmed in a "Blanket of Snow, Blanket of Woe." And Star Trek TNG episode, "Transfigurations." Amnesiac Space Jesus is on the Enterprise. Will he hook up with Dr. Crusher before the Space Romans hunt him down?

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   8 Oct 2026

   A Play On Nerds - Episode 254 - My "Other Mommy" is a "Stepmonster"

   Other Mommy is creeping out theater-goers this Halloween season, so we're reviewing another classic movie of a mommy figure that isn't exactly human, in 1993's Stepmonster! Plus: Casual video games; do they exist for old men like us? Magic the Gathering is releasing Labyrinth cards, some improv Mad Libs, and our review of the trailer for You Can See Everything! Time Codes --------------- Host Banter: 2:10 Nerdy News: 21:11 Film Review: Stepmonster: 24:07 Game: Stepmonster Retold: 39:34 Radical Recommends: 47:33 Trailer Review: You Can See Everything: 53:53

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

38,954

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100

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Quality

65

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

85

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