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Deep Cut Nerd
By J Holtham and Larry PontiusTV & Film
Deep Cut Nerd episodes
- Deep Cut Nerd Ep. 8: Alternative Universes
J and Larry take on a common aspect of speculative fiction: the Alternative Universe. DC, Marvel, even the Next Generation explore What If? with their characters... What works? Why does J want to go there? Let's find out...35 min - Deep Cut Nerd Ep: 7 Why is Batman not such a great hero
J and Larry take on The Batman in this episode of Deep Cut Nerd. The only thing J and Larry agree on: Batman's not so great. And that's where the agreement ends.28 min - Deep Cut Nerd Ep. 6 People of Color in Speculative Fiction
J and Larry decide to just go for it, and now, talk about People of Color in speculative fiction. The good, the bad, and the "Woah, that's like, not cool." From Star Trek to Game of Thrones... And there are some book recommendations: How to Live Safety in a Science Fiction Universe by Charles Yu and The Lives of Tao Trilogy by Wesley Chu. Special thanks to Heidi Handelsman!32 min - Deep Cut Nerd Ep. 5-- Women in Speculative Fiction
J and Larry meet up at the bar again to talk about Women in comics, movies and books. Set back and listen to two straight guys talk about women. Ripley! Rey! Leia! Tank Girl! Agent Carter!39 min - Deep Cut Nerd Ep 4- Artificial Life Forms
Because of events at work, J and Larry tackle Artificial life forms: should they be paid? Who DOES pay them? We talk about C3PO, Data, Roy Batty, and, of course, Thomas The Tank Engine. Also we reference this blog article: http://bit.ly/1TLdfPh FINALLY, Larry totally talks about Zuckuss (http://bit.ly/1S1d70I) but, he totally meant 4-Lom (http://bit.ly/1PSPpxa)29 min - Deep Cut Nerd Ep 3: Facial Hair in Speculative Fiction
J and Larry keep tackling the important issues. This week: facial hair in speculative fiction (sci fi, fantasy, comics, etc.) What does facial hair signify? Who has the greatest facial hair? Follow us on Twitter @DeepCutNerdPod26 min - Deep Cut Nerd Ep. 2: Anthropomorphism and Zoomorphism
J and Larry chat about characters from Ovid's... No... No, they talk about comic book characters this week. Anthropomorphic animals and Zoomorphic Humans... Who is the greatest Anthropomorphic character? Is Batman Zoomorphic?27 min - Deep Cut Nerd Ep 1: Co-Pilots
Deep Cut Nerd--J Holtham and Larry Pontius take on the issues in speculative fiction that no one else is talking about. In this episode: Co-Pilots. Who are the Co-pilots in speculative fiction and what exactly do they do?23 min
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J. Holtham and Larry Pontius tackle perhaps the least important issues in speculative fiction (from movies, TV, comics and books). They will chat, they will ponder, and they will question.