Multiple Nerdgasm

Who killed Jack Kirby in the 90’s? And now more recently, Steve Ditko. Are all these deaths related? We’ll get to the bottom of it.

Topics discussed

• Sex Toy News: Luke's push pop
• Scientology follow-up: letter received
• Luke's 500k gamer score milestone
• Sonic Curry review request
• Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik & Sonic Utopia
• Fourth of July fireworks story
• Wrong-side driving mishap & Mercy Brown legend
• Steve Ditko's death: Geek of the Week
• Conan Exiles burnout
• Hollow Knight review
• Broken Age review
• Mahjong & Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
• A Dark Song review
• Zulu (1964) review
• Nothing but Trouble review
• Demi Moore filmography & Rosemary's Baby/Polanski debate
• Psychic octopus predicts World Cup: Geek of the Week
• Twilight Zone psychic lottery tangent
• Keri Russell cast in Episode IX
• Mark Hamill on old vs new Star Wars films
• Solo box office vs Empire Strikes Back
• Star Wars Fan Film Awards & Disney/Warner mural anecdote

Join Luke, Matt and not-hot-Dan for some chat about swimsuit tugging, middle aged Obi-Wan and Game of Thrones spoilers from 5 years ago.

Topics discussed

• Rangpur lime & Asian fruit tangent
• Naked hermit of a remote Japanese island
• Mars One colonization skepticism
• Harlan Ellison's death: Geek of the Week
• Dick of the Week: Wisconsin upskirt shoe-camera
• Upskirting laws & paparazzi ethics debate
• Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation trailer
• Omega Labyrinth Z banned in Australia
• The Crew 2 review
• Xbox mouse & keyboard support news
• Solo's ending & Obi-Wan connection theory
• Ewan McGregor Obi-Wan rumors for Episode IX
• Star Wars Force ghosts lore tangent
• Mark Hamill rumored for Vesemir in The Witcher
• Disney's real-feel blaster tech at Galaxy's Edge
• Facebook's spoiler-blocking algorithm
• The Terror (AMC series) recommendation
• Broadchurch wrap-up & British crime debate
• Altered Carbon, Electric Dreams & Nailed It catch-up
• Netflix's anti-harassment training post-Kevin Spacey

Did you know that Luke doesn’t even listen to his own podcast? Probably because he is too busy finishing his homework from L Ron Hubbard.

Topics discussed

• Luke's Xbox press briefing trip to LA
• Luke sits in on Kevin Smith's Hollywood Babylon podcast
• Luke's Scientology personality test & homework
• Matt's 'tossing over the wall' work mishap
• Singapore's diamond-embellished credit card
• Cashless payment habits (tap-to-pay)
• US quirks: dates, tax pricing & family separation
• E3 Xbox press conference & sitting with a blind gamer
• VR headset disappointment at E3
• WHO recognizes gaming addiction as a disorder
• Cyberpunk 2077 reveal reaction
• Xbox's stronger E3 showing & Fallout 76 concerns
• Anthem & BioWare's shift from single-player
• Bethesda sues Westworld mobile game over Fallout Shelter clone
• The Staircase (Netflix true-crime series)
• Evil Genius (Netflix documentary)
• Roseanne cancellation & Conners spinoff fallout
• Vinnie Paul's death (Pantera drummer)
• Dick of the Week segment debut

Matt and Dan are back to touch your hearts and minds! What else did you think they’d touch?

Topics discussed

• Luke's AWOL trip & Scientology orientation
• Harlan Ellison vs L. Ron Hubbard religion bet
• Fast-food chains tangent: Arby's & Popeye's
• Singapore & Trump-Kim summit context
• WWII history tangent: VJ Day & pro-Nazi US town
• Trump-Kim summit & propaganda video
• E3 teasers: Elder Scrolls VI
• Fallout 76 reveal: West Virginia & Mothman
• Elder Scrolls Online vs Skyrim & Skyrim on Alexa
• Conan Exiles: building & sex shrine update
• Cyberpunk 2077 trailer reveal
• Battlefield V women-in-game controversy
• John Lasseter's Pixar misconduct ouster
• Geoff Johns & DC Entertainment shakeup
• Two Joker movies: Jared Leto & Joaquin Phoenix
• Ben Affleck steps down as Batman
• Detour (Tye Sheridan film) teaser
• George Lucas's unmade sequel trilogy & prequel critique

When the Rapture comes, who will be there for you? We will.

Topics discussed

• Red Dead Redemption 2 pre-order bonuses
• Steam refund policies & game backlog
• Provocative Steam simulator games
• Kate Spade's death
• Anthony Bourdain's death
• Suspiria remake trailer
• The Fly & The Thing horror retrospective
• Stan Lee's armed confrontation over debt
• Woody Allen op-ed by Moses Farrow
• Brad Pitt confronting Harvey Weinstein
• Rapture-prep pet/social-media care business joke
• Kelly Marie Tran online harassment
• Solo box office underperformance & Star Wars prequels
• Darth Maul's reveal in Solo
• Sesame Street's lawsuit against The Happy Time Murders
• NoFap movement & Christopher Cantwell
• Bryan Singer child abuse allegations
• Brendan Fraser's molestation allegation
• Terry Crews' molestation story
• The Prestige & Nolan Honest Trailers
• Fish-skin vaginal reconstruction surgery
• Mars methane & potential ancient life
• Flat earth & Australia-is-fake conspiracies
• Podcast advertising & sponsorship discussion
• Fallout 76 reveal
• Assassin's Creed Odyssey announcement
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order announced
• Ketchup slices & mustard conversion story

First they’re mean, then they eat you. Not our hosts, Wookiees. This episode is primarily about Solo. If you haven’t seen the film or aren’t into Star Wars, you may want to come back next week. If you want more content this week, including a new jingle, check our Patreon and you can listen to our mini-episode.

Topics discussed

• Darth Maul cameo controversy
• Dice symbolism debate
• Solo's score praised
• Ron Howard's tonal rescue of Solo
• Lando and Donald Glover praised
• Stormtroopers humanized in new Star Wars films
• Chewbacca 'eating people' debate
• Boba Fett spin-off speculation
• Solo's dark cinematography controversy
• Listener feedback and Last Jedi lightspeed ram debate
• Millennium Falcon escape pod design retcon
• The Marauders characters
• L3-37 droid rights parody
• Kessel Run explained
• A Stupid and Futile Gesture recommendation
• Clint Howard cameo discovery

Welcome to the Multiple Nerdgasm cake shop! What would you like your cake to say? More importantly, what would you like on your cake?

Topics discussed

• Solo spoiler-free review
• Boba Fett movie announced with James Mangold
• Last Jedi listener follow-up
• Trump barred from blocking people on Twitter
• E3 Xbox press conference trip
• Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge opening announced
• American tipping culture discussion
• TotalBiscuit's death
• Deadpool 2 review
• Marvel Stadium naming rights
• Disney's Fox acquisition update
• Marvel Unlimited comics discussion
• Cake shop censors 'Summa Cum Laude'

Luke can predict the exact moment we will all die. But be careful not to go before the date he gives you, or he may not reward you with the prestigious honour of Geek of the Week.

Topics discussed

• Stan Lee's hijacked Facebook & Twitter
• Facebook shadow profiles & privacy
• Google Plus vs Vero relevance
• Stan Lee mortality predictions
• Margot Kidder's death & Geek of the Week
• New Zealand Space Invaders anniversary coin
• Conan Exiles slavery mechanic controversy
• Whiteface incident on a commercial shoot
• Deadpool 2 review
• 1922 (Stephen King Netflix film) review
• Cargo (Netflix zombie film) review
• Broadchurch review
• Vikings discussion
• Twin Peaks: The Return
• Obi-Wan solo film speculation
• Jon Favreau's Star Wars TV series news

Our legal eagle has informed us that maybe we shouldn’t be slandering people anymore. But we do it again anyway! In this episode Luke follows up with the Luke Reviews item that we have all been waiting for. Well…everyone besides Luke’s wife.

Topics discussed

• Conan Exiles multiplayer session
• RDJ's Spider-Man pay & Hollywood recast/deepfake tangent
• Legal retraction re Hugo Weaving
• Kamora sex toy review
• Solo premiere reactions and Ron Howard reshoots
• MoviePass financial troubles
• Anthony Daniels' Star Wars cameo spoiler
• Baby nappy consent controversy
• Israeli stink bomb weapon controversy
• Rhode Island hands-free driving law
• Pirate Bay blocked in Singapore
• Arrested Development season 5
• Predator trailer reaction
• RoboCop rewatch
• Bill and Ted 3 officially happening

WARNING: We drop Infinity Wars Spoilers like it’s hot. Stay away if you haven’t seen it yet.

Topics discussed

• Guardians of the Galaxy character deaths
• Thor Ragnarok power inconsistency
• Thanos's villain motivation debate
• Peter Dinklage's giant dwarf role
• Red Skull's surprise return
• Infinity War battle scenes critique
• Marvel actor pay disputes: RDJ and Hemsworth
• Terrence Howard vs Don Cheadle Iron Man pay dispute
• Rowan Atkinson and Black Adder tangent
• Tom Holland's spoiler leaks
• Tom Holland vs Brie Larson costume photo tangent
• Star-Lord's outburst and Gamora's fate debate
• Chopstick urethra incident
• Kamora sex toy review
• Dan's cultural faux pas segment
• North Korea and Trump peace deal discussion