U-Nerded we stand! Two pop culture nerds on a mission to rid the world of toxic fandoms, find the joy in all things, and put love out into the universe. Episodes every Monday!
Brent leads the charge on all the crazy news that's come out over the last week. Topics include: Pedro Pascal goes down smooth, Gina Carona does not, and sponsored this week by Privatized Healthcare and THC-less Marijuana!
8 Feb 2021
Geek Sommelier: Pairing Movies and Booze
We bring you this vintage episode that has a strong palate of nerdiness and hints of oak, with a bitter aftertaste of laughter and notes of shame. Topics include: Gamma irradiated male birth control, we drank maybe a little too much, and lighting a candle on peppermint schnapps.
1 Feb 2021
Top 5 TV Shows.. of all time?!
Top 5 lists are HARD. So hard in fact that we reneged on some of our choices later in the episode and replaced them... actually, this one was a wild ride in general.Topics include: Kiefer Sutherland parties, about a million honorable mentions, and Brent sells you condoms with holes in them.
18 Jan 2021
Get Yer Geek News, Hear All About It!
This week we crawl out of the avalanche of geek news that has piled down upon us in the last few weeks and revel in its glory. Topics include: Disney owns all of our childhoods, Anthony hasn't seen a single good film apparently, and spoiling the Dexter series finale for Brent who then becomes immediately distraught.
11 Jan 2021
How Not to Interview a Twitch Streamer for Dummies
This week our intrepid hosts embark upon an interview with Twitch streamer Aledreamgameon - you can find her at www.aledream.com! Topics include: a no-curse challenge, failing pop quizzes, and baffling ad segments!
4 Jan 2021
Looking Forward, It's Gonna Be a Geeky Year!
This week, the intrepid hosts and their guest Maggie Hart take a look at 2021 and what will make it an amazing year! Topics include: all the movies we didn't see in 2020, stale food, and we sorta fail to Light a Candle on Wonder Woman 84!
28 Dec 2020
Top 10 of 2020, Part 2: Endgame
Tears were shed and blood was spilled but we came out of 2020 (and this episode) alive, so join us for our rollercoaster of a year end wrap up episode! Topics include: a controversial top 3 pick, new sponsors, and one of us cries!
21 Dec 2020
Top 10 of 2020, Part 1: Infinity Nerds
If we both have top 10 lists, is it really the top 20 of 2020? Missed opportunity for the title! Oh well. Topics include: the best stuff that happened to us in the worst year, some made up ads, and a cliffhanger!
14 Dec 2020
Cyberpunk's not dead!
In this week's episode, we take a deep dive into the delightful Cyberpunk 2077! Topics include: beheadings, bugs, and genitals?
7 Dec 2020
Video Games Are Art!
This week, our guest Chandler introduces us to the idea that video games are art! Topics include: Cyberpunk 2077 mania, the ins and outs of the PS5, and the invasion of a Cupcake Gremlin.
30 Nov 2020
Anatomy of a Tabletop Game
This episode is a miracle in that it shouldn't exist, but technical issues couldn't keep us from bringing you our special roleplaying episode. We break down and build a roleplaying encounter! Topics include: big exciting news, day drinking, aliens that wear skin suits.
23 Nov 2020
Battle Royale With Cheese
This week's guest is Ethan Jones, also known as "Papa Scott" (for obvious reasons we don't go into on the episode), and we break down FPS and Battle Royale games. Topics include: Call of Duty: Cold War, Ranking Battle Royale games, and lighting a candle on Fortnite!
16 Nov 2020
Musical Memoirs
In this week's episode, we get back to basics to go on a trip down nostalgia lane for music! Topics include: Topo Chico, our terrible musical tastes, Coheed and Cambria, and lighting a candle on M. Night Shyamalan!
9 Nov 2020
Emerald's Sci-Fi Extravaganza
Welcome to class! Our guest this week takes us on a wild history lesson into the origin of Science Fiction and we can't get enough of the rollercoaster. Topics include: Science Fiction and Fantasy are kinda the same thing?? Blade Runner! Lighting a candle on Sci-fi adaptations/reboots/sequels!
2 Nov 2020
The Threequel: Nerds of the Round Table
We are joined this week by Aaron Seaney, co-host of the excellent podcast Speaking of Stadia, just in time to carry us both as Anthony was barely alive from a battle with bad pork. Topics include:Stadia and like... what it is!The best comic book adaptations (of all time?)Shine a light- errr, light a candle? Whichever! We try to make the best of the Matrix sequels!
19 Oct 2020
The Scariest Episode Yet
We apologize ahead of time - we enjoyed making this episode so much that we ran over time a little bit, but that's ok! We hope you enjoy listening as much as we did making it!Topics include:Our favorite spooky stuffSecret Identity GamesScary moviesNot-so-scary movies
14 Oct 2020
U-Nerded We Stand!
Welcome to your new favorite podcast! This premiere episode features our intrepid heroes forging into new frontiers while discovering just how nerve wracking it is to record a podcast! Talking points include:Introductions and books!Raised by Wolves!Legion (X-men, but not really?!)General optimism!
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