One last time into the Upside Down, we head as this week we discuss the finale to Netflix's Stranger Things. We discuss what worked and what didn't work for us. Did it land? 

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Happy New Year! We return this week discussing our most anticipated movies and TV shows of 2026! 

Shrinking, Avengers Doomsday, Supergirl, and more! Discover what makes our list. 

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We kick off this episode talking about Matt's time on the Disney Wish Merry Time Christmas cruise and about the various Disney cruises.

We then chat about what comics we have been reading and hit on some news before diving into the main topic.

2025 brought about a lot of great movies and shows, and so we discuss our favorites from each, as well as shout out our favorite podcasting moments and comics. 

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The Holidays are a magical time of year, and extra magical when you sprinkle in Disney and Universal magic! Our friend Dre AKA The Theme Park Blerd joins us to chat about Disney World, Universal Studios, and Merrytime Disney Cruises this week as we celebrate the Holidays! 


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ICYMI, we held our 2nd annual Christmas Variety Show! 

Featuring videos from friends that were sent in, false accusations from Megan of Vigilante Vibes Podcast and Nerd Initiative, and featuring me failing at some technology. 

Kick up your feet and enjoy the Christmas vibes with us!

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Wake up, we have a special creator episode today featuring Austi Basis, who you may know from the show Supernatural as one of the amazing Ghostfacers! 

He joins us as we discuss his book 'The Kinteix and the Glowing Orb of Gorthon, ' an incredible 200-page graphic novel. It's an incredible tale of 4 middle school kids with disabilities who are students by day & superheroes by night!

We then wrap up things by discussing his time filming Supernatural and the web series associated with it! 

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Welcome back, everyone. This week, our dear friend Kat joins us to discuss the 2002 film The Santa Clause 2! 

We kick it off with our nerd initiative comic recs before jumping into the film. We recap, discuss fun facts, and give our thoughts on this pillar of Christmas films!

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Tune in at 9pm EST on Wednesday, December 10th for our 2nd annual Christmas Variety Show on our Youtube channell! 

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We head into the Upside Down and discuss the first 4 episodes of Stranger Things season 5. Delightful Derek, Will, Vecna's new workout routine, we talk it all!

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This week, we are kicking off our Christmas celebrations! We are talking about the comics that we have been reading and reviewing on www.nerdinitiative.com, and then only one piece of news today! 

We then go into the 25th anniversary of Ron Howard's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, starring Jim Carey and Taylor Momsen. We recap the movie, Matt quotes it way too much, and we go into fun facts! (12min)

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We have Jon Dexter back this week to talk about his current campaign for the Supernatural Detective thriller Dime Store Detective Volume 1!

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