Nerdy Show

Enter a vortex of horror and existential crisis. We sink our fangs into Netflix's spoopier recent series, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and the second season of Castlevania. Hear us extol the nerd nuances that have Cap, boR, and Brandon drinking deeply from these series' black chalices. We also discuss the shocking return of Adult Swim's bastard child, 12 Oz Mouse, Star Trek: Lower Decks, a forthcoming animated series about the nobodies of the Federation fleet, and invite you to invest in our pitch for a haunted house experience like no other - one that distills the cold, unfeeling universe into one terrifying (and psychically crippling) walk-through. For links and more info, head to the main episode page:https://nerdyshow.com/2018/10/nerdy-show-318-existential-crisis-haunted-house  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brandon has returned from his trip to Scotland. Did our resident renegade glean any culture while on his first trip overseas? We're not 100% sure, but he definitely left his mark: he pooped on a mountain! Well, more like a hill; but you have to understand, Floridian standards for elevated landmasses are a bit out of whack. Hear tales of enchanted gastrointestinal distress, fried pizza, castles, and, yes: birds.We also discuss camping at Camp Crystal Lake (the video game kind) with Friday the 13th: The Game, MMO woes, the continuing saga of Adventure Time, and other flotsam from the ocean of nerdy pop culture.For links and more info visit the main episode page:  https://nerdyshow.com/2018/10/nerdy-show-317-the-boy-who-pooped-on-a-mountain  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nerdy Show's global cultural exchange continues! Fresh from a trip to the Land of the Rising Sun, two of our hosts share chilling tales of how Universal Studios does Halloween Horror Nights in Japan. It's a drastically different experience guaranteed to make you liquefy with jealousy and set the horror hounds a-barkin'.Our anorak tentacles have crept across the world: Spain, Hungary, Switzerland, soon Scotland... We're not sure why this is the year we've all blown about like dandelion fluff, but, for as long as that lasts our travelogues will keep on coming. John and Chrystal's Nihon nightmares (that's intentional nightmares - they had a great time) are but one component of this week's podcast adventure. Cap shares their entry into the Venture Bros. Carvel cake contest and discusses new horizons in taking back the web for the users, boR shares a spoiler-free exploration of The Good Place... there's lots crammed into this particular and peculiar podcast.For links and more info, head to the main episode page:ht

Engineered obsolescence: that's what the human body is. It kicks alotta ass and then gets slower, brittler, and much harder to drive. Surely us nerds of the 21st century must've found some way to brain ourselves out of this? Well... turns out we have! Join Cap, boR, Jon, and Tony as we test out the latest life-extension drugs, brainstorm the sci-fi benefits of custom-engineered organoids, and stay young at heart with rousing discussions on the new Spider-Man game, the animated series The Dragon Prince, and get excited about surprise television adaptations of Don't Hug Me I'm Scared and Alan Wake, as well as introduce Talking Heads frontman David Byrne to Rule 34?! Yeah - that's actually a thing that happens - hear a short clip from Cap's forthcoming interview with the legendary musician about his film True Stories, where we drop some carnal Internet knowledge. For links and more info, head to the main episode page: https://nerdyshow.com/2018/09/nerdy-show-life-extension-drugs-and-staying-young-at-heartLearn m

Indulge in tastes and tales from around the world - in explicit, eye-narrowing detail. We've taken some long, strange trips and some deep sips of cultures not our own and the results are... mixed at best. boR shares the shockingly unsavory details of his trip to Spain while Trench elaborates on New Jersey frustrations. Meanwhile, in Orlando, Cap and Brandon are enjoying curious Chinese cheese-topped teas and British tea parties was well as the refined tastes of the XXX French edutainment cartoon, PeePooDo and the Super Fuck Friends. There's lots more locked away in our bawdy podcast boudoir - such as hype for Dragon Quest XI and the surprising return of No Man Sky!For links and more info, head to the main episode page:https://nerdyshow.com/2018/09/nerdy-show-314-cultural-exxxchange/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Loneliness is lonely." Someone famous probably said that once... And so, Cap has once again violated the solo mission sanctity of ALL CAPS.Our illustrious, chromatic poddess (that's short for "podcast goddess") is joined by their oldest pal, and Nerdy Show/ Dungeons & Doritos cohort, Colin Peterson. Learn about formative childhood experiences at long gone roller rinks and ominous dreams. Hear Colin's report on seeing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway. Experience visceral 30-something solidarity and surprising mood-altering substances.Taste the friendship! TASTE IT!For links and more info, head to the main episode page:https://nerdyshow.com/2018/08/all-caps-the-colin-episode/   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's lonely in the void, so Cap's reaching out to get touched... by someone. Yes, the lines are open and your chromatic operator is doing an AMA the old fashioned way: with telephones. There's no telling what'll happen - including surprise guest appearances! Cap gets a turducken-themed song challenge from Marc With a C, chats with amazing illustrator and new Lightning Dogs collaborator, Kempo Cornelius, hears about Kyle Bunnell (aka Krondor Krew's Shinobi MC)'s new 5th Ed. D&D character - plus Dungeon & Doritos' delightful dragonborn Jamela Dalla Egberte III graces us with her presence and catches up with her old adventuring acquaintance, Deen the Mighty.Hear from long-time Nerdy Show listeners/ first-time callers and indulge in geeky chats about the Resident Evil 2 remake, tokusatsu shows, the pros and cons of Preacher season 3, and more! For links and more info, head to the main episode page: https://nerdyshow.com/2018/08/all-caps-a-game-of-telephones/  See acast.com/privacy for

Brace yourselves for a re-CAP of all the podcastery whatnot Cap has been up to. A Willow vision quest turns into philosophical musings on pop culture obsession. Will curiosity kill the Cap? Can their insatiable lust for knowledge ever be sated? Is progesterone all it's cracked up to be? Is forever friendship a fiction or fact? All-consuming questions abound before giving way to an exploration of the deep sea subway adventures of Splatoon 2's OctoExpansion and Cap's two clams about the dynamic and peculiar world of Inklings and Octolings. For links and more info, head to the main episode page:https://nerdyshow.com/2018/08/all-caps-niche-pop-culture-obsessions-octo-expansion  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

PREVIOUSLY! ON NERDY SHOW... The gang had a good laugh about skeleton soup. But enough of that. Let's get serious... SERIOUSLY AWESOME.In lieu of a regularly scheduled episode, you're getting an over-indulgence of your host with the most, Cap. It's no surprise they've got a lot of things on their mind, but there's one thing of paramount importance. The fate of the world might hang in the balance: The Return of The Aquabats! Super Show!It's a super rad television show about America's hardest working superhero band - totes appropes for kids and lounge lizards alike. It's not like anything else on TV, and that's why Big TV slammed its gold-ringed hand and exiled Super Show to Nowheresville. But there's a chance, friends. A chance that if enough Righteous Comrades band together and sacrifice their piggybanks to the altar of Crowdfundius, the Greek god of hopes and dreams, that The Aquabats might have a super-successful Kickstarter that'll bring back the greatest show since sliced bread AND make some dope records

We love food here on Nerdy Show - and drinks too! Sometimes we talk about rare and unusual sodas, but in this episode we're pursuing the ultimate specialty drinks. These beverages have been secreted away in the deepest recesses, but we'll drink them - some way, some how. Neither inter-planetary travel or prime directive bleeding hearts can stop us from making first contact with our pursed lips. And if you think that calling the finely fermented skeleton juice "sewage" is going to give pause to our pallets - we say "Pshaw! We are parched!" Or at least some of us...Hop along with Cap, boR, Jon, and Doug and discover the latest of our planet-trotting summer shenannigans, hear a spoiler-free review of Mission Impossible: Fallout, get caught up with a deluge of post- Comic Con trailers, fuss over Overwatch's latest fuzzy addition, and get Cap's hot take on Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. For links and more info, head to the main episode page:https://nerdyshow.com/2018/08/nerdy-show-313-three-skeletons-on

Frag heads and nose nerds unite, and get a whiff of this totally ripe episode! We're joined by a former Nerdy Show host-turned-fragrance expert, Kristin West, aka Beauty Meow, who gives us the lowdown on the olfactory arts. Kristin doles out oud-les of stinky facts and answers our ignorant questions about the art of stank. Are you DTF? (Down to fragrance).We also talk about the new RoboCop project in the works from Neill Blomkamp, a shocking comic book first, Coheed and Cambria and Chrono Trigger concerts, the fine art of cutting edge, prank-based television, and more!For links and more info, head to the main episode page:https://nerdyshow.com/2018/07/nerdy-show-312-this-podcast-stinks/ ‎Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Throw your average summer film reviews in the garbage! Or, since they're probably online, CTRL-A, CTRL-C, CTRL-P, and then analogue delete those suckers into a recycling bin. Why? Because Nerdy Show's Hollywood hot takes offer above-adequate cinematic insights, cool comic lore critiques, and weapons-grade tomfoolery.Join Cap, boR, and Brandon as we review Ant-Man and the Wasp, Marvel's latest offering, through the discerning lens of Brandon's hastily scribbled notes on napkins in a dark theater. Learn proper movie palace bathroom procedures, endure the shock jock stylings of W.A.S.P., and enjoy both spoiler-free and clearly-denoted spoilerific discussions as we share our feels on this size-swapping, pseudo-science action comedy.For links and more info, head to the main episode page: https://nerdyshow.com/2018/07/review-ant-man-and-the-wasp-brandons-napkin-notesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Podcasts rain from above!" Live at North Carolina Comicon, Cap speaks with voice actor, Jen Cohn, voice of Overwatch's Pharah. Chances are good the shooter sensation isn't the only place you've heard her - Cohn is also Lord Zash from Star Wars: The Old Republic, Ursa from Avatar: The Last Airbender, and that's just for starters. Learn about the strange circumstances of Cohn's initial Overwatch audition and the "Dark Pharah" that gave way to the "Captain America of Overwatch". She shares the surprising animation gig she'd love to have, how her journey into voice work got started, where Doom Fist's voice was found, and the question on every fan's mind: where the heck is Pharah's animated short?!For links and more info, head to the main episode's page:https://nerdyshow.com/2018/07/interview-jen-cohn-voice-of-overwatchs-pharahLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After two weeks traipsing around Switzerland and Hungary, Cap has returned to The States with tales and peculiar confections to share. Discover the Halo-esque terrain of the Alps and travel to the Schilthorn - the real world site of Blofeld's mountaintop base from On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Learn about Hungary's volcanic geology, canoe through a water-filled lava tube, and venture to Eurpoe's largest pinball museum. But when the Cap's away... the boR, Brandon, and Doug will... watch Westworld season 2. Hear some spoiler-free thoughts now that the second season has concluded and how a Westworld mobile game is shockingly similar to another timesink we know and love.For links and more info, head to the main episode page:https://nerdyshow.com/2018/06/nerdy-show-311-european-vacation/ ‎Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sometimes Brandon gets angry and unleashes his rage on the unsuspecting masses. Does he need to be on meds? We certainly think so!  Join Cap, Bor, Brandon and Jon as they discuss the inadequacies of E3 before it even happens and the current trend of seemingly endless “Battle Royale” style games popping up everywhere. Oh, but there’s so much more! Come follow us down the volcano hole of horrible terminology as we struggle to create better names for horrible ways to die. In this episode, we take 99 don’t give a humps and toss them right out the bus for your ever shrinking attention span. This is going to be one swirling storm that your ADD just won’t be able to handle!For links and more info, head to the main episode page: https://nerdyshow.com/2018/06/nerdy-show-310-conversation-royale/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What? No Nerdy Show this week?! Nah, sorry pal! There's all kinds of stuff going on!Let Cap fill you in on the details and guide you to some cool and surprising stuff happening elsewhere on the network this week to tide you over for our next adventure.For links and more info, head to the main episode page:https://nerdyshow.com/2018/06/nerdy-show-update-june-2018/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Maybe we have an oral fixation... because we just can't stop putting things in our mouths. Some of these things in our mouths include opinions about recent movies!Join cap, boR, Brandon, and Trench as we share our thoughts on Solo: A Star Wars Story, Deadpool 2, and Avengers: Infinity War, including genuine opinions and also outright lies. But, dear friends, every nerd podcast and their mom's is talking about those tentpole geek features. Sure, you want to hear our informed and sarcastic opinions - we're zany! All that said though, we've got something those other shows don't have... and that's miracle berries.Yup, we're back to our old tricks and shoving inappropriate things in our mouths. Like the vacuum cleaner said: it's a livin'!For links and more info, head to the main episode page:https://nerdyshow.com/2018/05/nerdy-show-309-flavor-trippin/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Moogfest is a festival unlike any other. One part TED Talk, one part that record you discovered in college that blew your mind; the event’s dual focus of Future Thought and Future Sound has made it a beacon for discerning artists, festivalgoers... and Nerdy Show for six years running.During the day, theatres, classrooms, and workspaces are filled with lectures and workshops led by artificial intelligence scientists, synthesizer engineers, musicians, and even galvanizing social figures like Chelsea Manning. By night, Durham, North Carolina, becomes a cyberpunk music festival – robot-accompanied bands, A Clockwork Orange-esque montages, stages resplendent in synths and patch cables. Join Cap, Jon, and Flame On!'s Bryan on their overnight drive back to Orlando, recounting their electrifying weekend at the nerdiest festival in the world.For links and more info, head to the main episode page:https://nerdyshow.com/2018/05/nerdy-show-308-adventures-at-moogfest-2018Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm

It's no secret: Nerdy Show loves food. And we get up to some weird, weird adventures with both eating AND making food. So, when we got a listener request to talk about Iron Chef - naturally we wanted to do far more than talk about the beloved Japanese cooking contest... we wanted to actually do it. Unfortunately our eyes were bigger than our stomach.Hear Cap, Jon, and Chrystal share plans for a "Adamantium Chef" a video series likely too crazy to see the light of day. Share some stories about Iron Chef and the anime it's influenced, and recount our latest food adventures.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our present is the future - and the future is a beautiful pandemonium of science so surreal that even the strangest jokes can come true.Like what, you ask? Tesla coils at a hockey game, vitamins for frogs flavored like bugs, swarms of drones foiling the FBI, squid beak meta-material being used to make bras. Which of those are real and which of those are Nerdy Show discussions gone awry? Find out when Cap, boR, Jon, and Nicky team up and go peculiar as they recount their latest adventures and the weird "sci" that's not necessarily "fi". boR tries out the HTC Vive Pro to see if it lives up to his superhuman eyeball needs and looses himself in Accounting +. Cap share's the journey so far with hormone replacement therapy and the power of choosing their own form.  The gang discusses Avengers Infinity War. Oh, and Scale Watchers - those guys show up too.For links and more info, head to the main episode page:https://nerdyshow.com/2018/05/nerdy-show-307-squid-beak-brassiereLearn more about your ad choices. Visit mega