Nerdy Show

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 so much more. Join Cap, boR, Nicky and Brandon as they nerd out about the followups to series they love, and speculate on what's to come in all-new titles. Plus: Cap reviews the much-buzzed Mighty No 9 and has a contrary opinion to the title's detractors, Brandon reveals a secret talent, and a surprising suggestion for the ultimate nerd workout. For links and more info, head to the main episode page: http://nerdyshow.com/2016/06/nerdy-show-266-game-overload/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho

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 about the rad stuff on display at the Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary Exhibition, power plays by hot spring monkeys, warm pancake beverages, truly foreign takes on sex and gender, a stay in the famed robot hotel, and much more! Hajimemashou! For links and more info, head to the main episode page: http://nerdyshow.com/2016/06/jessicas-japanese-vacation/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 with cold hard facts such as the Reptillian conspiracy of Build-A-Bear, and why vacuum tubes are the future. Plus there's awesome new versions of old video games, the resurrected flavor of our favorite ghostly fruit drink, the potential of orcs in cars, and the continuing adventures of our culinary genius knows no bounds, which clearly knows no bounds. For links and more info, head to the main episode page: http://nerdyshow.com/2016/06/nerdy-show-265-fish-bun/ ‎Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/

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, and beyond; we discuss its storied legacy and myriad iterations. Join Cap, Brandon, Arkais, La Valle, and Friday Night Fanfiction/ Overclocked Remix's Stevo aka Level99 over drinks. Arkais has brought along his massive collection of Game Boys and accessories, not to mention Kalua - so you know this is a party. We share not just the system's history, but our own personal stories with Game Boy, including some too horrible to even hint at here. Plus Stevo lends his expertise as a game music remixer to share what's so spec

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 host, Stevo of Friday Night Fanfiction as they take on the comics controversy. Discover the cinema sensation that Stevo is woefully late to, be warned about shady tech crowdfunding, sample some of the finest sexy spam, and learn how to torment Tony with fire. Hail Hydra. For links and more info, head to the main episode page: http://nerdyshow.com/2016/06/nerdy-show-263-hail-hydra/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 uncanny synthesis of ideas and experiences. It was a hi-fi weekend, but this is a low-fi recording as Cap and Bryan recount their adventures LIVE from within a Chevy Volt and running on little to no sleep as they make the trip from North Carolina back to Orlando. Hear about their favorite performances, the mysteries of technoshamaism, the suppressed history of women's role in 20th century computing, vastly differing transhumanist views, the strange circumstance of cyborg pedicure performance art, and even an interview with

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, Brandon, and NeoFaust's ramblings - heavens no. We share our thoughts on Captain America: Civil War, lament the inexplicable death of Disney Interactive and many of our favorite shows on ABC, our favorite characters in Overwatch, the excitement of Uncharted 4... Plus, by listener request, experience boR's controversial music opinions, and a motivational speech on The Lord Baby Jesus by Father Grandfather! For links and more info, head to the main episode page: http://nerdyshow.com/2016/05/nerdy-show-261-poseidons-

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, Colin, Brandon, and Denika as they share what they read during our long absence and we discuss our community read-along: Neil Gaiman's grim fairytale, The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Explore the dark truths of Denika's late night reading, Colin's frustrations with Earthsea, and a true story of a sexual awakening from The Shaggy Dog while growing up raised by early 20th century pseudoscience. Then, indulge in an exhilarating reading from read the Gooflumps classic, Stay Out of The Bathroom. And finally wander into

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 whose background in government-funded time travel makes him an ideal candidate. Join Cap, boR, Tony, and Doug as we get to the truth about VR's future, Sasquatch endangerment, discover what Doug's Miitomo addiction hasto do with the Third Reich, and much more. For links and more info, head to the main episode page: http://nerdyshow.com/2016/05/nerdy-show-260-the-screen-door-effect/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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-craking Batman in an even grimmer world. Join Cap, Doug, Briggs, La Valle, and Tony as we share our love for this schway TV series, its surprising origins, the movie adaptations that almost happened, DC's mishandling of the character in the comics, and even some hope for what's to come. What torrid hookups are happening in the Batmobile? How did Alfred die? All this and more thanks to Joshua Westphal – the Nerdy Show fan who requested this topic. #Schway For links and more info, head to the main episode page: http:/

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings! Spring has sprung for the world of pop culture and new and exciting things are a foot! Some of the biggest video games of the season are now in beta, and we've tried them all: Overwatch, Battleborn, Doom... Plus there's recently-released titles like Pokkén Tournament and Dark Souls 3. Meanwhile, DC Comics prepares its final bid for relevance with DC Rebirth an event that just might recapture the fun of the DCU. Even if that fails, there's always Young Animal - a shocking new arm of DC helmed by My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way that's unleashing the glory days of edgy art comics on the reborn DC universe. Join Cap, boR, Nicky, and Brandon for insights from the DC Retailer Roadshow, what we loved about the betas, and what we've got beef with. Speaking of beef... Brandon brought some mysterious meat to the studio. Hear us sample strange flesh and stranger pop culture on this episode of Nerdy Show! For links and more info

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 double-length Microsode Cap is joined by THE ENTIRE CREW of Ghostbusters: Resurrection - Doug, Nina, Josh La Forge, Adam Briggs, John Poole, and Mike Wall. Their mission: to dig deep into their collective well of comic book fanaticism to share the comics they'd most love to see adapted on the big screen, but don't have a snowflake's chance in hell of being pulled off. What are the stories so crazy not even the Marvel Cinematic Universe would dare touch? What independent books would make killer features but Hollywood can't be trusted to adapt? What stories can exist only in the sequential art medium? And just how do those springs in Ranma 1/2 work, anyways? All this and more thanks to Joshua Westphal - the Nerdy Show fan who requested this topic. For links and more info, head to the main episode page: http:

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings! Where has the time gone, friends? If you're like us, it's been sucked into the uber timesink vortex that is Miitomo. "Hang out" with your friends and learn intimate secrets like their favorite kinds of bread. Believe it or not, it's shockingly addictive. Miraculously, there's lots more we've got to talk about! Hear our thoughts on the MOBA Paragon and the new Fallout 4 DLC. Or howabout our excitement for the return of some classic anime or the evil Terms of Service coming to an Oculus near you ? Heck, we've even got some info on how Planet X will destroy life on Earth that ISN'T a vaguely mystical conspiracy theory. Listening won't get you any Miitomo Coins, but we guarantee it'll be more rewarding. For links and more info, head to the main episode page: http://nerdyshow.com/2016/04/nerdy-show-556-miitomo-a-go-go/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy

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. But then on rare occasions... something much more unusual happens... We're no strangers to strangeness. We've encountered real-life werewolves, experienced hauntings and close encounters; but admittedly it's been a while since we've tangled with the paranormal. Turns out the paranormal isn't done tangling with us. Our studio equipment is picking up signals from someplace... else. Fortunately we've got a spirit box to tune in, and what we found will shock you. Join Cap, Doug, boR, and Tony as we listen in on other realities and discover if our geeky programming is truly the finest in the multiverse. Learn dark truths on Greetings from Twilight Gulch, hear the most inoffensive words imaginable on Safe Words, stay vigilant in humanity's war with the Lizard Men on Scale Watchers, discover unique new foods on Quinowhaaa

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings! From the darkest depths of Twitch comes Trench and Tony of Nerdy Show's Stream Team! They're mixing it up with Cap and boR for our bi-weekly spelunking into the treacherous caverns of the nerdiverse. Can podcasting audiences handle the brute force of Tony's disarmingly liberal use of pun-based humor and Trench's love of cake? Since getting up to video game hijinks is what the Stream Team is all about then youbetcha we're talkin' 'bout some vidija games! Namely the possible coming age of cross-platform multiplayer and Tom Clancy's The Division. Does the social shooter give Destiny a run for its money? What 2nd tier Marvel comics should you be reading? How will the magic of augmented reality be used for evil? Surrender yourself to this Stream Team-Up and have all these burning questions cleared up by the Tinactin of our apt infotainment. http://nerdyshow.com/2016/03/nerdy-show-254-stream-team-up/Learn more about your a

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 spend some quality time with, nerd rocker Marc With A C as he takes listeners and hosts alike on a journey through his latest record, Unicorns Get More Bacon. This isn't just you're average interview about a new record, heck no! This is a track-by-track listening party - a veritable DVD comentary track for the story behind the whole record! Join Cap and Nerdy.FM station manager Lauren Furze (aka TheFifthSister) as they brave edgy topics like epic life fails and ethics in gaming, the necessity of providing Marc with a handmade scarf at every show, how fans influenced this record, the whereabouts of Cool Skateboard Dog, and much more. For links and more info, head to the main episode page: http://nerdyshow.com/2016/03/nerdy-show-253-interview-marc-with-a-cLearn more about your ad choices. Visit m

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings! (And business opportunities with spiders!) This episode is a pop culture plethora rife with tangents! Join Cap, boR, Doug, and Brandon for new adventures in video games: Brandon's latest batch of indie games have left him wanting, boR is jacking into the VR realm, Doug is finally communing with the current generation of consoles, and Cap is bringing the computer to the couch with Steam Link. Indulge in insightful and strange venting on The X-Files and The Muppets, find out Cap's feels on Zootopia, and learn some weird, weird factoids about Demolition Man. All this and more fun than you can shake a butt-warmed cleaver at! For links and more info, head to the main episode page: http://nerdyshow.com/2016/03/nerdy-show-252-the-gasping-of-the-huntsmanLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 episode happens to be both of those things! This day marks the 15th anniversary of one of the most influential pieces of Internet literature from the early days of webcomics: 8-Bit Theater. A parody of all things beautiful and horrible about RPGs both on console and tabletop, this series chronicled the adventures of the so-called "Light Warriors" and trolled audiences for nine years with continual anti-climaxes. Not only is it a work of great geeky significance, it's also one near and dear to Nerdy Show's heart as it's the brainchild of one of our founding hosts: Brian Clevinger. Join Cap, Trench, Tony, Brandon as they dig up Brian's sordid, pixelated past. Learn how to quit college in style and stretch a dumb joke out for nearly a decade! Is Fighter a secret genius, or a massive tool? What's up with Black Mag

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings! We're always transforming here on Nerdy Show. Or mutating, perhaps. Transcending our former iterations on our quest for geek entertainment perfection. After a long history of dabbling in video, we're finally ready to open up our studio to big brother and show you how our proverbial sausage is made. Join Cap, boR, Nikki, and Doug in our twice-a-month journey through all the most cool and unusual happenings in nerd culture - but this time you can do it in audio or video! Learn how Deadpool shattered our already high expectations and the weird tech boR tested while watching it. Get a primer for DC Rebirth; the comics company's mysterious last ditch effort to fix their abysmal sales and screwy continuity. And forget this ever happened with the latest scientific breakthroughs in erasing memories. For links and more info, head to the main episode page: http://nerdyshow.com/2016/02/nerdy-show-250-all-up-in-your-podtubesLear

The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast has been going strong for seven years! That's right, we've been nerdcasting since 2009, and by listener-request we're about to travel back in time to rewrite the past. Join Nerdy Show's original team of hosts: Cap, Hex, and Brian, along with the man who accidentally masterminded the whole enterprise, Aaron, as we travel back to the basement college radio station where it all began. We thought we could leave the past buried, but Nerdy Show fan Twomper has requested that we exhume the corpse of our show's first "season". The catch? This is a retcon, baby! We're rebooting the origin story!For links and more info, head to the main episode page: http://nerdyshow.com/2016/02/nerdy-show-249-season-1-retcon/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.