MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast

By Ken Lawrence

The artist behind MC Hawking and his long-time collaborators engage in a dialogue including regular features, interviews with other nerdcore artists, and occasional new MC Hawking music. Featuring Ken... more

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The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.

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August 24, 2016 Episode 18: Ernest Goes to Camp
MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast Episode 18: Ernest Goes to Camp
In this episode of MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast, Ken, Len, and Cassie are LIVE on location at Salmon Falls River Campground in Maine, and are joined by inebriated friends Henri, Jenn, Tiffany, and Saeed. Subjects include just how badly Nine Lives is doing on Rotten Tomatoes, a very special Jame's Cocktail Corner, stories about Jenn, a Nathan's Book Nook double-feature, guest-hosted by Jenn, and a visit by the mad Russian himself, Saeed! Nerds Need to Know: Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell! Cassie brings the latest in Dinosaur News! Len tells you what's up in Dropping Science!

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Index:
Intro and News 00:00:22 Cassie brings us in. Nine Lives Redux 00:02:53 It's worse than we thought, folks. James' Cocktail Corner 00:10:00 Candy Infusions Nerds Need to Know 00:20:37 Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell is a TV show, but nobody told Ken. Dropping Science 00:25:20 Florida company Moon Express gets FAA approval to go to the moon. Dino News 00:32:10 Meter-wide Abelisaurus print found in Bolivia. Jenn Stories 00:45:05 The time Saeed gave Jenn a pearl necklace, and other stories. Nathan's Book Nook 00:49:47 Guest host Jenn tells us about Leanne Moriarty's The Husband's Secret and Mark Haskell Smiths's Naked at Lunch. The Mad Russian 00:57:00 Saeed pays a visit to the mobile podcast studio. Closing Chatter 01:02:45 17% relevant.

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August 03, 2016 Episode 17: Scream Blacula, Scream
MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast Episode 17: Scream Blacula, Scream
In this episode of MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast, Ken, Len, and Cassie talk about all the cool stuff coming up, old TV theme songs, Pokémon GO, Independence Day: Resurgence, In the Loop, and the SNL iPhone App! Nerds Need to Know: Hello From the Magic Tavern! Will It Suck: Nine Lives! Cassie doesn't bring any Dinosaur News! (WTF?) Len saves the day by Dropping Science!

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Index:
News at the Top of the Hour 00:01:40 We got a bunch of big stuff coming up! Short Attention Span Theatre 00:05:30 Something reminded us about that old show 3-2-1 Contact, and also The Bloodhound Gang. Pokémon GO 00:07:00 Because you haven't heard enough about that game yet. Sherlock 00:11:40 New episodes coming in January! And then we talk about other shows, because alcohol. Independence Day: Resurgence 00:14:50 Len takes us on a tangent, and Ken provides Jeff Goldblum trivia. In The Loop 00:17:23 Ken strongly recommends that you watch this movie. Dino News 00:18:19 Nothing happened to dinosaurs in the last two weeks, because they're extinct. Dropping Science 00:19:38 Len's feature is so new, it doesn't even have a theme song yet. Nerds Need to Know 00:26:39 You might enjoy Hello from the Magic Tavern, an improvised podcast from another dimension. Will It Suck: Nine Lives 00:34:05 We discuss what essentially looks like Click 2, except with a cat. Also, Ken loves cats. SNL App 00:39:40 Saturday Night Live actually has a pretty cool iPhone app. Closing Chatter 00:45:21 Arrow'd!!!

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July 18, 2016 Episode 16: Back in the Habit
MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast Episode 16: Back in the Habit
In this episode of MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast, Ken, Len, and Cassie talk about Koo Koo Kangraoo, Bird Dog Apple Whiskey, alligators, the crazy lady that wanted to kill Stephen Hawking, WWW: Wake by our buddy Robert J. Sawyer., and Ghostbusters! Cassie brings the latest in Dinosaur News!

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Index:
Koo Koo Kangaroo 00:01:12 Ken just noticed what happens when you abbreviate their band name. Jame's Cocktail Corner 00:05:15 We try Bird Dog Apple Whiskey. Not a mixed drink like we usually do in this feature, but delicious! Fuck that Alligator! 00:06:06 Don't drink and swim, especially in Lousiana. Crazy Lady 00:10:48 That time security profiled Cassie because a woman nearby threatened to kill Stephen Hawking. Ghostbusters Follow-up 00:14:40 The reviews are better than we expected, as it turns out. Nathan's Book Nook 00:16:13 Ken and Len talk about WWW: Wake by our buddy Robert J. Sawyer. Dino News 00:21:56 Cassie explains why dinosaurs went extinct but other animals living at the same time didn't. Closing Chatter 00:29:09 We weren't stupid early enough.
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July 10, 2016 Episode 15: Nerds in Paradise
MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast Episode 15: Nerds in Paradise
In this episode of MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast, Ken, Len, and Cassie join special guests MC Lars and Ash Wednesday for our Starmus episode, recorded live in Tenerife, in Spain's Canary Islands! We talk about Ken's and Lars' performance for Stephen Hawking, Ken's chance meeting with his favorite sci-fi author Robert J. Sawyer, the amazing Starmus lectures, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping, The Jungle Book, and Watsky's book How to Ruin Everything! Will It Suck: Ghostbusters! Cassie brings the latest in Dinosaur News!

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Index:
Hand Job Academy 00:01:02 Guest Host Ash Wednesday tells us a bit about her band, Hand Job Academy. Nerds in Paradise, for REALS. 00:02:50 We swam with sea turtles and everything. Oh, and also Ken and Lars performed for Stephen Hawking. Robert J. Sawyer 00:09:16 Ken got to meet one of his all-time favorite sci-fi authors, who happened to need a ride. Buddies for life! Starmus Lectures 00:14:17 We talk a bit about the lectures we heard. In particular, Stephen Hawking's talk about perseverence. TMNT: Out of the Shadows 00:23:48 Lars tells us what he liked about the latest Ninja Turtles movie. Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping 00:26:12 Ken enjoyed Andy Samberg's latest film, which includes a character named Ash Wednesday (no relation). Other Movies, Because We're On a Roll... 00:28:28 Ash recommends The Jungle Book. Dino News 00:32:15 Cassie tells us about why life left the oceans and moved onto land, based on Steve Balbus' lecture at Starmus, (and then Lars did a freestyle). Nathan's Book Nook 00:42:30 Ash Wednesday tells us about George Watsky's book of essays entitled How to Ruin Everything. Will It Suck: Ghostbusters 00:47:02 The gang discusses the Ghostbusters reboot. The Hawkman Cometh 01:00:26 We discuss the upcoming MC Hawking CD (due out Spring 2017), among other news. NdT Shoutout 01:09:40 A special message from Neil deGrasse Tyson, your personal astrophysicist. Closing Chatter 01:10:52 Lars spits some freestyle, and Ken tells us an MC Frontalot freestyle story. Intricate 01:12:11 Special bonus track from Hand Job Academy!
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June 16, 2016 Episode 14: The Battle of the Smithsonian
MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast Episode 14: Battle of the Smithsonian
In this episode of MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast, Ken, Len, and Cassie talk about The Messed Up Everywhere Blues cocktail, STARMUS, Brock Turner, Donald Trump, Syd Barret, and John Cusack! Will It Suck: Swiss Army Man! Cassie brings the latest in Dinosaur News!

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Index:
Jame's Cocktail Corner 00:01:10 Len reveals his latest creation, The Messed Up Everywhere Blues STARMUS Update 00:04:20 We're less than two weeks away from the big event! Brock Turner 00:09:07 When justice fails... Trump University 00:13:02 Trump saying Judge Gonzalo Curiel will be biased against him because he's of Mexican descent doesn't mean Trump is a racist, but it does mean he's worried that his racism might have caused the judge to form some bias against him. Dino Book Nook News 00:22:04 In this rare Dino News/Book Nook mashup, Cassie discusses What Really Happened to the Dinosaurs? by whackadoos John D. Morris and Ken Ham. Will It Suck: Swiss Army Man 00:35:15 Honestly, we mostly talk about John Cusack, who isn't even in this movie. But this movie looks great! The Syd Barrett Story 00:47:16 Someone should make this movie. Or maybe we will. Closing Chatter 00:53:31 You'll put your eye out, kid.
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June 01, 2016 Episode 13: The New Blood
MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast Episode 13: The New Blood
In this episode of MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast, Ken, Len, and Cassie along with special guest Savannah talk about dancing with Matt, STARMUS, The Warp Drive cocktail, Racist McShootieface, and Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson! Will It Suck: X-Men: Apocalypse! Cassie brings the latest in Dinosaur News! We interview nerdcore rapper Mikal kHill!

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Index:
Dancing with Matt 00:00:28 Len and Cassie got to dance with Matt Harding. STARMUS News (and other MC Hawking news!) 00:07:06 Len and Cassie are going too, and we'll do a podcast from the event! MC Lars will be with us! Plus all sorts of new MC Hawking stuff is coming! James' Cocktail Corner 00:10:14 Len describes his latest creation: The Warp Drive. Racist McShootieface 00:12:55 George Zimmerman auctioned off the gun with which he killed Trevon Martin, and one of the top bidders had a pretty cool name. Nathan's Book Nook 00:17:52 Ken tells us about Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson. Dino News 00:25:09 Cassie tells us about the workers that found 43 fossilized dinosaur eggs at the Heyuan city in the province of Guangdong in China. Will It Suck: X-Men: Apocalypse 00:33:10 We discuss the latest movie in the X-Men franchise. Interview: Mikal kHill 00:48:37 Ken and Len interview nerdcore rapper Mikal kHill! 00:00:00 -- (Mikal kHill Interview) Background & Influences 00:51:10 -- (Mikal kHill Interview) Thought Criminals and NOFRIENDS: like a nerdy Wu-Tang Clan 00:57:55 -- (Mikal kHill Interview) What is sadcore? 01:11:27 -- (Mikal kHill Interview) Video Games 01:17:30 -- (Mikal kHill Interview) Zombies 01:21:47 -- (Mikal kHill Interview) The New Album (coming June 14): Human Disaster 01:27:17 -- (Mikal kHill Interview) Two Weeks' Notice Closing Chatter 01:30:16 Catzilla

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1h 31min
May 04, 2016 Episode 12: Days of Future Past
MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast
Episode 11: Dream Warriors
In this episode of MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast, Ken, Len, and
Cassie along with special guests Amy and Paul talk about
Prince, Steven Seagal's Maximum
Conviction, Christopher Moore's The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of
Christmas Terror, and MC Lars joining MC Hawking at
the Starmus Festival (including a clip from the new song
they'll perform, Fear of a Black Hole)! Will It Suck:
Captain America - Civil War! Cassie brings
the latest in Dinosaur News!

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Index:
Prince
00:00:23
The gang and guests Amy and Paul discuss the passing of
Prince.
Jame's Cocktail Corner
00:02:37
Len concocts Ki Lyme π. Send us your
drink recipes! Challenge: they need high alcohol content but low
alcohol taste.
Maximum Conviction
00:04:20
In a classic dick move, Paul tricked Len and Ken into watching
a really shitty Steven Seagal movie he himself had not
watched.
Nathan's Book Nook
00:14:53
Ken tells us about The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of
Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore
Dino News
00:18:13
Dinosaurs were already dying out before the asteroid
that supposedly wiped them out.
Starmus News
00:23:05
Spoiler: MC
Lars will be joining MC Hawking at Starmus in June. We play a
sample of the song they'll be performing, Fear of a Black
Hole.
Will It Suck: Captain America: Civil
War
00:26:21
C'mon. You know it's not going to suck. We analyze the latest
trailer and MCU news.
Closing Chatter
00:46:02
Amy is #1 at Ken's House!

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41min
April 20, 2016 Episode 11: Dream Warriors
MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast
Episode 11: Dream Warriors
In this episode of MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast, Ken, Len, and Cassie talk about Bible Stories, Nutters on the Net, AI's and Geofencing, Satire vs. Fake News, and the Rejected Wu-Tang Clan Members! Will It Suck: Keanu! Cassie brings the latest in Dinosaur News!

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Index:
Bible Stories
00:01:22
When teaching your Sunday school class about how God feels about graven images, a fun arts & crafts project is to have the kids make little Baal idols.
Nutters on the Net
00:07:12
Microsoft's Tay AI's transition from a teenage girl to a Trump-supporting Nazi asshole.
Geofencing
00:12:08
Ken's old car would meow whenever he drove near his mom's house, but Siri wouldn't wake Len up before his stop on the train.
Shout-Out
00:16:25
Alex Raines reached out to our Corrections and Omissions department (ie our FB page) to point out that Tom Clancy is dead.
Fake News
00:19:50
The key to a satirical news site is satire. If you're just making up fake news stories but without humor, you're doing it wrong.
The Game
00:22:46
Cassie and Len try their luck at What's Ken Thinking? -- Part 2
Obligatory Top 5 List
00:35:53
Top 5 rejected Wu-Tang Clan members.
Dino News
00:47:40
Cassie tells us about the Timurlengia, an ancestor of the T-Rex but with longer arms.
Will It Suck: Keanu
00:53:11
We discuss Key and Peele's upcoming first feature film. Spoiler alert: it's about a cat.
Closing Chatter
01:00:39
It's still better than IE7.
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1h 1min
April 04, 2016 Episode 10: The Golden Army
MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast
Episode 10: The Golden Army
In this episode of MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast, Ken, Len, and Cassie talk about Mongolian Motherfuckers, The Rapping Mom from Alberta, Eli Grove's remix of What We Need More Of Is Science, and Jennifer Government by Max Barry! Will It Suck: Before I Wake! Cassie brings the latest in Dinosaur News!

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Index:
The "Big News" Recap
00:01:01
Ken gives an expurgated summary of the "big news".
Jame's Cocktail Corner
00:02:25
This week, we're drinking Mongolian Motherfuckers.
Nutters on the Net
00:05:16
We discuss the "Alberta Mom" rap song about the transgender bathroom issue.
Eli Grove
00:16:22
Ken introduces us to Eli Grove, who remixed the MC Hawking track What We Need More Of Is Science.
Dino News
00:19:23
Cassie tells us about a recent find that identifies pregnant Tyrannosaurs.
Nathan's Book Nook
00:23:27
Ken tells us about Jennifer Government by Max Barry.
The Peanut Gallery
00:27:30
We read a few listener comments from our previous episode.
Will It Suck: Before I Wake
00:32:26
We discuss the newest horror film by Mike Flanagan (who brought us Oculus.
Closing Chatter
00:40:04
Len Pal Len Pal Len Pal!
Remix: What We Need More Of Is Science
00:40:25
Eli Grove's remix, in its entirety.
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March 22, 2016 Episode 9: Red, White, and Blonde
MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast
Episode 9: Red, White, and Blonde
In this episode of MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast, Ken, Len, and Cassie talk about Bruiser Woods, Racist Dogs, Liquid Apple Pie, the recent Boston Nerdcore Show, the Big News (finally revealed!), the Podcore Nerdcast Drinking Game, the upcoming New MC Hawking Album, the cops in Charlton, MA, the latest Hitman game, and Captain America: Civil War! We play a game! Will It Suck: Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice! Cassie brings the latest in Dinosaur News!

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Index:
Chihuahua Stories
00:00:23
A brief requiem to Moonie, the dog from the Legally Blonde films, plus Len tells a story about the time he had a racist step-dog.
Jame's Cocktail Corner
00:05:07
New feature! This episode, we try Liquid Apple Pie!
Nerdcore Show Recap
00:08:59
We saw MC Lars, Random AKA Megaran, and mc chris last week.
The Big News!
00:11:44
Ken finally reveals the big news we've been teasing at for the past four or five months!
PCNC Drinking Game
00:16:38
We speculate on some possible rules for a Podcore Nerdcast Drinking Game. (Drink responsibly.)
New Album
00:17:10
Ken announces the upcoming MC Hawking album, tentatively entitled The Hawkman Returneth, and lists some of the guest artists.
The Game
00:20:32
Cassie and Len try their luck at What's Ken Thinking?
Shout Outs
00:38:41
Len brings up the discussion he had on Twitter with @woolsockz about the mechanics behind Len's and Ken's gentleman's bet (see episodes 6 and 8). We also give a hearty salute to the Charlton, MA police department.
Dino News
00:43:47
Cassie tells us about a fossil discovered in the arctic circle that was recently confirmed to be from a Gastornis, a genus of large flightless birds.
Will It Suck: Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice
00:51:15
We discuss the upcoming Man of Steel sequel, which we assume based on the title is a courtroom drama.
Hitman
01:02:07
Ken talks about the new Hitman video game, and how it has made him kind of creepy.
Closing Chatter
01:09:27
Cassie wonders if Dawn of Justice all takes place at night.
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1h 11min

FAQs about MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast:

How many episodes does MC Hawking's Podcore Nerdcast have?

The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.