Multiple Nerdgasm

Yayyy! Another best of! Everyone is in a different time zone this week so this is the best content we could come up with.

Topics discussed

• Best Of Vol. 2 announcement
• Inglourious Basterds walkout review
• DCS Black Shark flight sim purchase & keyboard bit
• "Dwarf Watch" new segment launch
• Gremlins fear & kill-count murder debate
• Uncharted gameplay chat
• Wings of Prey & A-10 flight sim discussion
• DCS Black Shark progress update
• Childhood scary-movie memories
• Doomsday Preppers TV show
• Underwear mishap & gross office bathroom story
• Bigfoot/Yeti alien contact theories
• The Hunter (2011) film review
• Star Wars porn parody review
• Project Zomboid gameplay story

This episode is all about the 12 episode true crime podcast Serial. It contains spoilers so if you haven’t listened to it yet, check it out first.

Topics discussed

• Serial's score and production team
• Binge vs. weekly listening experience
• What Serial is: the Hae Min Lee murder & Adnan Syed case
• Sarah Koenig's journalistic approach and entertainment agenda
• Rabia's blog and reaction to the podcast
• Hosts' verdict on whether Adnan is guilty
• Suspicious evidence: the phone, the car, Jay's changing story
• Christina Gutierrez's defense and trial performance
• Jay's paid post-podcast interview
• Adnan's ongoing appeal
• Innocence Project's alternate-suspect theory
• Leakin Park / Linkin Park name mix-up
• Serial season 2 preview
• Crime-of-passion murder theory & Best Buy phone debate

Here is a short-ish episode because Dan and Matt are both away.

Topics discussed

• James Bond Spectre trailer reaction
• Bond franchise retrospective (Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall)
• Idris Elba as potential first black James Bond
• Idris Elba cast in Star Trek 3
• All-female Ghostbusters reboot casting
• Fake lawyer practiced law for a decade
• Phoenix Wright courtroom game mechanics
• L.A. Noire interrogation system tangent
• Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious
• Nintendo's new console announcement & Zelda delay
• Bloodborne on PS4
• Racist cupcakes banned in France

It is illegal to listen to this episode with clothing on. So… send us pictures.

Topics discussed

• Upcoming travel schedule changes & best-of episode preview
• Singapore chewing gum ban
• Singapore public-nudity and toilet-flushing laws
• Grab-bag of odd US state laws
• US laws permitting firing for being gay or transgender
• Saudi Arabia child marriage case
• Japan obesity waistline law
• Thailand money-stepping law & reverence for the king
• China law requiring visits to elderly parents
• Rhode Island "idiot or lunatic" marriage-annulment law
• France law against naming a pig Napoleon
• Russia's anti-gay propaganda law
• Texas common-law marriage by public introduction
• Singapore urine-detection elevators
• UK's first same-sex prison wedding

Luke tells all what he would do to his mother if she took his phone away (sorry Carol)

Topics discussed

• Mars One scam exposed as pyramid scheme
• Circumcision follow-up: mother's email response
• Mother flees with son to avoid circumcision
• "Cooking with Jan" jingle bit
• Chicago fire extinguisher factory fire irony
• Girl poisons mother over confiscated iPhone
• Luke's Karate Kid Part II VHS embargo story
• South Korea decriminalizes adultery, condom sales surge
• Star Wars introduces lesbian character Moth Moore
• James Franco's "gay in my art" comments
• India exam cheating: parents scale school walls
• Billy Corgan's birthday name meltdown
• Billy Corgan interview rant on album reviews
• Serial podcast discussion (Adnan Syed case)
• Paradise Lost documentary / West Memphis Three

Racism doesn’t exist anymore! Just play with your cat! But don’t get too comfortable because somebody might be coming to chop off your dick.

Topics discussed

• 2015 Oscar Nominees Discussion
• Chinese Knockoff Apple Store Tangent
• Streaming Services Comparison (Netflix/Stan/Presto)
• Gogglebox Classmate Gossip
• I Summon You Kickstarter Update
• Beatles' Unrealized Lord of the Rings Film
• Terry Pratchett Dies
• "Saving Chase" Circumcision Court Case
• Robot Vacuum Eats Woman's Hair Story
• NYC Pregnant Woman Assault Story
• Sugar Content in Food Graphic
• Avocado/Olive Food Aversion Stories
• Kanye West "Racism Doesn't Exist" Comments
• Selfie Stick Bans in Europe

This episode is mostly about racism, sectarianism and giant dicks. Oh and Ponies. There are some Ponies too.

Topics discussed

• Krispy Kreme "KKK Club" Branding Gaffe
• UNICEF Germany Blackface Ad Campaign
• Circumcision Oral-Suction Herpes Controversy
• Rabbi Mikvah Hidden Camera Story
• Catholic Priest's Near-Death "God Is a Woman" Story
• FaceTime-Connected Vibrator Camera Sex Toy
• Artificial Insemination "Sperm Dildo"
• My Little Pony "Twilight Sparkle" Fiance Letter Story
• Stephen King Twitter Follow-Up
• Iran's Phallic Gravestone Cemetery
• Crossguard Lightsaber Designed by Jony Ive
• Diablo III Co-op Leveling Story

Luke learns he isn’t on the the shortlist for the Mars One mission so he lashes out with some Earthly criminal advice.

Topics discussed

• Leonard Nimoy Tribute
• William Shatner Funeral Absence Controversy
• Mars One Mission Update
• Moon WiFi Fact
• Skyrim / Dragon Age / Fallout Gaming Catch-Up
• "Terry" Skyrim Sasquatch Bit
• PS4 Share Play Scam Story
• Peter Molyneux's Godus Kickstarter Controversy
• Vanilla Ice Burglary Arrest Story
• Neil Armstrong's Moon Souvenir Stash Story
• Fifty Shades of Grey Release & Bondage Supplies Run
• Woman Soils Herself at Fifty Shades Screening
• Matt's Fifty Shades Reading Challenge

50% cast members, 100% funny

Topics discussed

• Luke's Absence Explained
• Fake Podcast Radio Ad Bit
• "Terry" Call: Bhutan Yeti Hunter Bit
• AIDS Nostalgia Tangent
• iPhone HIV/Syphilis Test Accessory
• Chappie & Die Antwoord Discussion
• Neill Blomkamp's Alien Sequel
• District 9 vs Elysium Comparison
• Prosthetic Vagina Sex Toy Review
• Pony Play BDSM Gear Browsing
• Witcher Fan Fiction Contest Winner

This episode sees the beginning of our new segment where Luke will tell you why criminals are stupid and how he could have done it better.

Topics discussed

• Adam Baldwin / Gamergate Supernova Controversy
• Satan Statue With Erection in Vancouver
• Charles Manson's Canceled Wedding
• iPhone 6 Upgrade & Akinator App
• Marijuana Hidden in Angry Birds Toy Story
• Edible Anus Novelty Website Segment
• Dinosaurs on Psychedelic Ergot Fungus
• Video Game Catch-Up Roundup
• Xbox Digital Game Sharing Discussion
• Spider-Man Joins Marvel Cinematic Universe
• Gogglebox Australia Review
• Streaming TV Catch-Up (Stan, Stargate, Breaking Bad)