Episode 257 :: Microsode: Unmakable Comic Book Movies
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 the...
34m Apr 13, 2016
34m
Episode 256 :: Miitomo A-Go-Go
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 a...
1hr 29m Apr 04, 2016
1hr 29m
Episode 255 :: Nerdcasting the Multiverse
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 admitte...
1hr 7m Mar 31, 2016
1hr 7m
Episode 254 :: Stream Team-Up
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 T...
1hr 40m Mar 23, 2016
1hr 40m
Episode 253 :: Interview: Marc With A C Gets More Bacon
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'r...
1hr 26m Mar 16, 2016
1hr 26m
Episode 252 :: The Gasping of the Huntsman
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 curren...
1hr 29m Mar 09, 2016
1hr 29m
Episode 251 :: Interview: 8-Bit Theater 15th Anniversary with Brian Clevinger
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 pa...
58m Mar 02, 2016
58m
Episode 250 :: All Up in Your PodTubes
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 ...
1hr 28m Feb 23, 2016
1hr 28m
Episode 249 :: Nerdy Show Season 1 Retcon
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 rad...
39m Feb 17, 2016
39m
Episode 248 :: Pop!, Pikachu, and Phil Collins Too
The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings! Take a look at us now... Did you feel us coming in the air? We're back in the stu-stu-studio to talk about video games, movies, sci-tech, aaaand Cap interviewed Phil Collins. It wasn't for Nerdy Show, but he did bring an excerpt to share with the class. Hear Phil Collins talk about that one time Phil was ...
1hr 34m Feb 09, 2016
1hr 34m
Episode 247 :: David Bowie Lives
Nerds are by definition outsiders. If you think differently, loose yourself in fiction or history, or do something strange that the "normies" can't categorize, you're certain to find yourself walking a more solitary path. Lucky us the way ahead has been lit by the luminary nerds before us. Luckier still that we lived in a world with David Bowie, a nerd who transformed our reality into a weirder...
1hr 16m Jan 25, 2016
1hr 16m
Episode 246 :: The Gene Pool: Human-Animal Hybrids and the Deadpool Movie
Every other week, The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings! No doubt about it - reality is getting stranger by the day. When scientists are citing sci-fi fears of human-animal hybridization as a danger too real to risk, we're officially off the deep end. Whether we go the route of Animal Farm, Island of Dr. Moreau, or even an anthropomorphic utop...
1hr 17m Jan 19, 2016
1hr 17m
Episode 245 :: Boost Your Brain with Monkeys and Cocaine!
Every other week, The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings! Remember our episode "Fallout... Of Reality"? This is the second half of that episode! We spent so much time talking about video games, we had to corral all our sci-tech, comics, and TV/Movies into this episode. Join Cap, boR, Doug, and Jess for a journey into the unusual! What does fee...
1hr 4m Jan 12, 2016
1hr 4m
Episode 244 :: Pardon Our Mess or... Doug is Sad He's Not DiCaprio
Spiraling from the year-end chaos the holidays bring comes... Nerdy Show! If this is your first episode, let us stop you right here folks. Perhaps we can direct you to our Greatest Hits page where you'll find our finest adventures. THIS episode goes deep. In some cases, Inception deep. Before we return to your regularly scheduled Nerdy Show, we wanted to do an impromptu community update explai...
59m Jan 05, 2016
59m
Episode 243 :: The 2015 FINAL BOSS – Top 20 Nerdy Things of the Year!
Every other week, The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings - and in this case all the greatest geeky happenings of the year! It's the moment you've been waiting all year for: your friends at Nerdy Show have once more completed the impossible (and some argue unnecessary) task of ranking the Top 20 Nerdiest Things of the Year. Our list heralds from...
1hr 40m Dec 20, 2015
1hr 40m
Episode 242 :: Fallout... of Reality
Every other week, The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings! Fallout 4 is out now, and frankly it's a miracle that we managed to stop playing it to record an episode, let alone release one. Yes, Nerdy Show is getting lost in the post-apocalyptic Bostonian abyss of Bethesda's latest masterwork. Join Cap, boR, Doug, and Jess as we share our thoughts...
58m Nov 30, 2015
58m
Episode 241 :: Microsode: Monster Hunter
Ah, the thrill of the hunt. In this listener-requested Microsode the Nerdy Show crew explores the kill or be killed world of the game series Monster Hunter. Whip up some paintballs and pack a whetstone - there's purple dinosaurs to be slain. Join Cap, Brandon, Jonathan and Andrew from Wicked Anime, and Briggs and Wall from Ghostbusters: Resurrection as they roast meat (so tasty!) and share the...
26m Nov 17, 2015
26m
Episode 240 :: Microsodes: Arcade Games & Fighting Games
We're hittin' the arcades and those sticky, day-glo carpets are gonna be blood-soaked! In this episode of Nerdy Show we've mashed up two listener requested Microsode topics: Arcade Games and Fighting Games and we've got so much to say it's gone overtime. Join Cap, Brandon, Jonathan and Andrew from Wicked Anime, and Briggs and Wall from Ghostbusters: Resurrection as we recollect on the titles o...
55m Nov 10, 2015
55m
Episode 239 :: Truly Outlandish!
Every other week, The Nerdy Show Network's flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings! Glamour, glitter, fashion, and debatable Internet notoriety: Nerdy Show, Nerdy Show is our name. And we might not have super-advanced computers capable of projecting realistic holograms from wearable microprojectors, but dammit we've got opinions about people who do. Or don't, as the cas...
1hr 36m Oct 30, 2015
1hr 36m
Episode 238 :: Nerdy Show Goes Back to the Future
Every other week, The Nerdy Show Network‘s flagship podcast pours over the latest geek news and happenings! Great Scott! It's October 21st, 2015! You know, the future? Well look, we might be 15 Jaws movies short of perfection, but at least the much-prophesied future brought you Nerdy Show, right? At least we're not living a multi-national lie of shadow governments controlled by lizard people,...
1hr 31m Oct 20, 2015
1hr 31m
Episode 237 :: Interview: Chamber Band Brave The Hunger Games
Every other week, The Nerdy Show Network‘s flagship podcast pours over the latest geek news and happenings! Join us as we hang out with some of the most artful purveyors of Nerd Music on the scene: Chamber Band! You may remember when we spoke to them about their debut record Deities, or perhaps when they made it into the upper echelon of our Top 20 Nerdy Things of 2013. These rockers, who stol...
1hr 1m Oct 13, 2015
1hr 1m
Episode 236 :: Buy Your Way to Cool
Every other week, The Nerdy Show Network‘s flagship podcast pours over the latest geek news and happenings! Have we got a deal for you, Nerdy Show fans. Coolness is at your fingertips, and just by reading this sentence you're already one step closer. With our trademarked Buy Your Way to Cool Self-Embetterment System™ you can enhance your freshness with minimum harsh burns. If you can envision ...
1hr 24m Oct 05, 2015
1hr 24m
Special Bulletin :: The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program
A special announcement this week! Check out our 8-part RPG miniseries, The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program:http://nerdyshow.com/cthulhu/ Our feed for all our dramatic programming:http://nerdyshow.com/theatre/
4m Sep 30, 2015
4m
Episode 235 :: Nerdy Show GO
Every other week, The Nerdy Show Network's flagship podcast pours over the latest geek news and happenings! It's a weird, wild new world for Nintendo nerds. The Big N has announced their first push into the mobile games market (beyond their own hardware) and they've come out balls a-blazing. Pokémon GO brings Pokémon to Earth in an augmented reality experience that's still very much under wrap...
1hr 10m Sep 22, 2015
1hr 10m
Episode 234 :: Microsode - All About Bebop
Zibbitty bop ze-wow, Nerdy Show hepcats! We're coming at ya with an all-new Nerdy Show Microsode. That's a short episode where YOU fine folks tell us what to groove to. In this episode, Nerdy Show listener, Jack Oats has challenged us to talk about bebop. But what kind of bebop? Well, that's up to us to decide. Join Cap, boR, Luke, and Trench as we attempt to suss out the musical movement from...
31m Sep 12, 2015
31m
Episode 232 :: The Age of Automation: Our Robotic Future
Ever getting that sinking, Singularity blues? The 21st Century is shaping up to be that much-prophecised age of exponential change for the human condition. If catastrophic climate change doesn't get us, then we're well on track to building a robotopia. But is a world where all basic jobs are done by 'bots a good thing? Are we destined for an opulent Star Trek future, or something more like Ely...
57m Sep 01, 2015
57m
State of the Empire :: Episode 15 :: The Awakening at D23
State of the Empire is Nerdy Show’s Star Wars speculation podcast where we “look for news in Alderaan places”. Just when you were almost back to sleep… there has been an awakening! It’s only been two weeks since our last report and there’s already an entire episode’s worth of new Star Wars announcements to cover. The dam has officially burst, the journey to The Force Awakens has truly begun, a...
1hr 27m Aug 23, 2015
1hr 27m
Episode 231 :: Giant Robot Gladiators: An Interview with MegaBots
As nerds we've been fed our entire lives with dreams of sci-fi destinies. Many of these grand dreams fizzled at the onset of the 21st century, but there's one that you'll have to pry from our cold, dead hands: giant robots. We want to see towering steel goliaths do battle with massive missile launchers and insane blades, and we want to see it now. That glorious future has arrived, dear friends...
53m Aug 18, 2015
53m
State of the Empire :: Episode 14 :: Young Han Solo in... 21 Parsecs
State of the Empire is Nerdy Show’s Star Wars speculation podcast where we “look for news in Alderaan places”. Since Star Wars Celebration there's been a whirlwind of news from the galaxy far, far away. New films announced, new games announced, new comics announced, new secrets from The Force Awakens, and rumors galore! We stand now on the precipice of a transmedia blitz that could surpass eve...
1hr 27m Aug 08, 2015
1hr 27m
Nerdy Show Book Club :: Episode 11 :: Read 'Til You Puke!
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 eon since Nerdy Show Book Club last convened and we’re backed up with awesome books to talk about! We’r...
47m Aug 02, 2015
47m
Episode 230 :: Putting the "Sci" Back Into "Sci-Fi": An Interview With FutureDude's Jeffrey Morris
If you're exhausted with supposedly "sci-fi" summer blockbusters coming up short, you're not the only one. Introducing FutureDude an entertainment company dedicated to better living through science. Cap and Jessica caught up with FutureDude mastermind, Jeffrey Morris, at San Diego Comic Con celebrating a year of exciting projects. They're conquering every medium with hard sci-fi stories: film,...
26m Jul 25, 2015
26m
Episode 229 :: PBS MOBA PLZ
Do not adjust your TV! Particularly because you’re listening to a podcast and not actually watching anything you silly-billy. Cap is on a whirlwind tour around the country, and you know what that means… HE’S LEFT THE STUDIO UNATTENDED!! The Stream Team has seized the opportunity to take control of Nerdy Show’s airwaves. Who is the Stream Team you ask? Join Stevo and David of Friday Night Fanf...
1hr Jul 17, 2015
1hr
Episode 228 :: Babies, Raccoons, and Fairyland with Skottie Young
Coming to you live from San Diego Comic Con it's... not an episode about San Diego Comic Con - but it is about comics. While Nerdy Show hosts Cap and Jessica do recount some of their adventures during the biggest week in pop culture, the main event comes from last month's iteration of the best convention exclusively for comic books: HeroesCon. Cap sat down with artist/writer Skottie Young - th...
45m Jul 11, 2015
45m
Episode 227 :: The Great Doctor Who Debate
There's no denying that Doctor Who has completely regenerated itself. What was once a quirky, low budget British sci-fi, has become a big budget global phenomena. 50 years after its humble beginnings, the time traveling Doctor and his cadre of companions have captured the hearts of nerd and mainstream audiences alike. But it's not all love for the gallant Gallifreyan, The Doctor's got his share...
1hr 16m Jun 28, 2015
1hr 16m
Episode 226 :: E3 Report 2015
Nerdy Show returns to E3! The console's battle for living room dominance rages on, and this year everyone's a winner! It's truly the best E3 ever with more amazing and truly unique games than we can handle! We've been publishing articles all week long, but there's plenty more we haven't had a chance to share. Join Cap and Brandon for a manic distillation of their E3 experience - from the press...
54m Jun 16, 2015
54m
Episode 225 :: Summer Fun Update
Summer is here. But with the warm weather and carefree vibe has also come... event pandemonium! So join us for a very short, very informative Nerdy Show bulletin as Cap and Brandon brief you on all the summertime goings on and conventions where you'll find us. You can get the full dates, info, etc. below, but tune in for fun conversation and even more juicy details about what's to come. If you...
24m Jun 14, 2015
24m
Episode 224 :: DC TV: The Animated Classics, The Live Action Series, & DC's New Era
We're not timid to admit we have a love/hate relationship with DC Comics. From the spotty comics quality after the company-wide reset of continuity, to the post-Nolan films, it's fuel to send a fan fuming over mistreated characters and missed opportunities. But on TV... on TV DC reigns supreme. Beginning with Arrow and spinning out to the upcoming Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl, the modern ...
1hr 3m Jun 06, 2015
1hr 3m
Episode 223 :: Ultimate Movie Magic: Films that Perfectly Pair Practical Effects and CGI
Jurassic World is out in just a couple weeks. While many are in heated debate over whether that film is going to be pure cinema fun or another prehistoric nightmare, there's one thing we can't deny: the original Jurassic Park was a paradigm shift in the world of film making. The impact of computer generated images on the film industry has obviously been monumental - especially for nerd genres ...
26m May 31, 2015
26m
Episode 222 :: The Nasty Nerds Vs. The Nasty Boys' Brian Knobbs
Let's get ready to rrrrrrrumble! For the first time ever - Nerdy Show is taking on professional wrestling, and we're doing in a big way. In this listener-requested heavyweight championship Cap, Brandon, and Derpy Show's Chan are going up against wrestling legend Brian Knobbs of The Nasty Boys. The mythology of pro wrestling runs deep and the superheroics of the ring have become the stuff of le...
48m May 24, 2015
48m
Episode 221 :: Journey Into the Cyber-Net
Put on your safety glasses, 'cause Nerdy Show is soldering up some science and technology! This is a Microsode 2-pack! Microsodes are where fans choose the topics we discuss, and this is two of them mashed together. Cap and our resident sci-tech experts Jessica and Jon team up with hosts from across The Nerdy Show Network to provide expert infotainment. First up, Trench88 wants to know about ...
42m May 17, 2015
42m
Episode 220 :: Lightning Dogs Play Dead!
THE LIGHTNING DOGS RETURN! The Lightning Dogs are everything we ever loved about sci-fi animation. Tune in as we brainstorm our 80s-inspired, post apocalyptic, action figure-ready, cartoon universe! This episode brings our two part Lightning Dogs adventure to a close... and that's not all! We embarked on this grand experiment two years ago; taking a crazy, nostalgic notion to epic extremes. N...
1hr 1m May 10, 2015
1hr 1m
Episode 219 :: Lightning Dogs: Beware the Glampire
THE LIGHTNING DOGS RETURN! Once again Nerdy Show returns to The Wasteland - a desolate future portrait of Earth where humanity is gone and the mutants that remain are lorded over by the villainous Glampire. The only righteous force left to tame the human world gone awry is the evolution of man's best friend - The Lightning Dogs! These canine commandos' shred through the desolate terrain on mak...
1hr 23m May 01, 2015
1hr 23m
Episode 218 :: State of the Empire - Revelations at Star Wars Celebration
State of the Empire is Nerdy Show’s Star Wars speculation podcast where we “look for news in Alderaan places”... ...Though for once we're looking in the right place - We're on site at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim! The Star Wars universe is poised to erupt in a fervor not seen since the series' debut. This weekend alone we've seen Han and Chewie return to the screen, Rebels season 2 bridge th...
1hr 58m Apr 19, 2015
1hr 58m
Episode 217 :: Bringing Rain of the Ghosts to Life With Greg Weisman & Eric Lopez
In the world of dramatic television animation there's few creators as revered as Greg Weisman. Chances are good you know his work: Gargoyles, Young Justice, Star Wars Rebels, or perhaps you hung out with us last year for the Greg Weismanathon when we watched over 8 hours of Weisman-penned cartoons. Enter: Rain of the Ghosts - a creator-owned project, and a startling new world that need your hel...
48m Apr 09, 2015
48m
Episode 216 :: Unwritten History: Pop Culture That Never Came to Pass
Usually when people discuss alternate timelines it involves sweeping events in our planet's history. What if the Axis won World War 2? What if the Inca had lightning guns? But not Nerdy Show, at least not this time! No, in this episode we devote our parallel world perusing to unreleased pop culture projects: amazing films, games, and comic books that were developed but remain incomplete to this...
38m Apr 05, 2015
38m
Episode 215 :: Writing Duos: Good Things Come in Pairs
Here on Nerdy Show, we give love to creators all the time. After all, talented writers, directors, artists, etc. are what make our pop culture world go 'round. But on this episode of Nerdy Show, we're going a step further and celebrating those special creators who've found their creative soul mates: writing duos. Perfectly paired partnerships truly do yield fantastic things. We consider the cr...
35m Mar 29, 2015
35m
Episode 214 :: Food Crawl!
Embark with Nerdy Show on a perilous gastronomical journey! We're going on a Food Crawl - a hallowed mission undertaken by a brave few to eat at as many restaurants in a single outing as possible. No pit stops, no detours, just non-stop gnoshing. Join Cap, Colin, Brandon, and Denika for a Magical Mystery tour through the best local Orlando restaurants. You're along for the ride as we nerd out ...
1hr 33m Mar 20, 2015
1hr 33m
Episode 213 :: State of the Empire - The "Journey" Begins
State of the Empire is Nerdy Show’s Star Wars speculation podcast where we “look for news in Alderaan places”. We're only 9 months away from the release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens and, like a great engine of war, the rumor mill is churning! The printing presses are churning too - because we're witnessing the first signs of a transmedia blitz that's ushering in the new age of S...
1hr 19m Mar 14, 2015
1hr 19m
Episode 212 :: Robots, Evil A.I., & a CHAPPiE Review Too
What happens when you mash up both Short Circuit films, Robocop, and South African rap group Die Antwoord? We're about to find out! Enter CHAPPiE: an unusual piece of pop culture fusion from District 9 director Neill Blomkamp. It's about a police robot-turned cute, sentient robo-pal growing up on the mean streets of Johannesburg - at least in short. The film has a lot going on - so join Cap, B...
1hr 1m Mar 07, 2015
1hr 1m
Episode 211 :: Cats in Fiction
Welcome, cats and kittens, to a Nerdy Show Microsode! In this episode we gather under the light of a Jellicle moon to put on an impromptu "Naming of Cats". But we're not naming any old whiskered so-and-sos, no! We're sharing our favorite felines in all of fiction - the most profound pusses in pop culture. From the many faces of Puss in Boots to the hepest 21st century cats. Hear Cap, Tony, Ch...
32m Feb 28, 2015
32m