Multiple Nerdgasm

This week, we had a spreadsheet packed with discussion topics, but we barely scratched the surface. In the past, people have said episodes like this are the best, so here’s hoping that’s still the case!

Topics discussed

• Honey browser extension affiliate scam
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle wrap-up
• Bluey game controller bug fix
• Temple of Doom & Indiana Jones nostalgia
• Viral "racist" ad controversies
• Peep Show revisit & Britbox subscription
• Daughter’s "big bum" comment on escalator
• Off Duty comedy sketch show
• Ninja Turtles movie critique
• Masters of the Universe nostalgia
• New Kevin Smith He-Man animated series
• Transformers: The Movie (1986) dark themes
• Harrison Ford’s Air Force One sequel news
• Disco Elysium plastic bag replica merch
• Dropbox refund & subscription cancellation traps
• Gym subscription horror stories
• The Inbetweeners first watch
• Silo season 2 discussion
• Lost nostalgia tangent

We’ve been punching fascists all week!

Topics discussed

• Trad wife Instagram/TikTok trend
• Peep Show rewatch
• Great British Bake Off mention
• Indiana Jones Great Circle: Vatican & Cairo impressions
• Egypt pyramids scale musings
• Travel safety stories: Morocco & Vietnam scams
• Travel YouTuber in China & Iraq
• Indiana Jones Great Circle bugs & third-person mode
• Witcher season 2 rewatch
• Barbarian C64 remake
• Commodore 64 retro gaming nostalgia
• Christmas food traditions: US vs Australia
• Donald Duck Christmas special in Sweden
• Superman 2025 teaser trailer reactions
• Wicked & Ariana Grande/Ethan Slater gossip
• Only Murders in the Building season reviews
• Amy Schumer joke-stealing controversy
• Rachel Brosnahan cast as Lois Lane
• Jesse Eisenberg on Batman v Superman career damage
• 28 Years Later trilogy & Bone Temple announcement
• iPhone filming technique for 28 Years Later

Burn your backpacks! Just kidding, don’t do that. Go play Indian Jones and the Great Circle instead!

Topics discussed

• Game Awards 2024 recap
• Outer Worlds 2 announcement
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle impressions & bugs
• Troy Baker as Indiana Jones voice casting
• Ranking the classic Indiana Jones movies
• Witcher 4 reveal & Ciri as protagonist
• Baldurs Gate 3 Xbox port & cross-save
• UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting & Luigi Mangione capture
• US healthcare system critique
• Peak Design backpack controversy
• Public reaction & murder ethics debate
• Trump 2024 election aftermath & voter ID concerns
• Culture war: trans issues in schools
• Jordan Peterson vs Richard Dawkins debate
• Polio vaccine conspiracy tangent
• Hans Zimmer Dune Part Two Oscar disqualification
• Oscar trivia: double-award anecdote

Our meme-coin isn’t a scam, but only because we’re not smart enough to know how you would make one a scam.

Topics discussed

• Hawk Tuah girl crypto scam
• Crypto meme coin scams explained
• Johnny Depp deepfake scam calls
• Romance scams targeting the elderly
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle impressions
• Xbox Year in Review stats comparison
• God of War Ragnarok & PSVR aside
• UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting
• US healthcare system critique
• Manhunt for UnitedHealthcare shooting suspect
• Cambridge Park murder case
• OJ Simpson bodyguard confession rumor
• The Man in the High Castle rewatch
• The Keep 1983 horror film review
• Something in the Barn Christmas horror movie
• Hallmark Christmas movies & Hot Frosty
• The Thing: Remastered release

We’re thankful for you, listener! We’re also thankful for Red Dwarf, Quantum Break, Thanksgiving (the movie), Blood Rage, Kristy, The Rock and more!

Topics discussed

• Pink Dwarf Red Dwarf porn parody book
• Ludwig David Mitchell detective series
• Doctor Who Sylvester McCoy era rewatch
• Would I Lie To You & The Trip recommendations
• We Need to Talk About Cosby documentary
• Pyramid construction theories
• Graham Hancock vs Flint Dibble debate follow-up
• Quantum Break release date correction
• Eli Roths Thanksgiving movie
• Thankskilling franchise
• Poultrygeist Troma film
• Blood Rage 1987 slasher
• Kristy horror film
• Romantasy & cozy fantasy book genres
• The Rocks Moana muscle suit
• Snow White live-action remake controversy
• Aladdin live-action remake
• Beauty and the Beast gay kiss controversy
• Terminator 2: Sarah Connor character arc
• National Lampoons Loaded Weapon 1
• Denis Villeneuves Star Wars disdain

When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightening or rain? How about in Streamyard on Saturday morning? And what shall we three discuss? The Rock pissing in bottles? Pets pissing on your Switch? Alan Wake 2? Quantum Break? Control? Stalker 2? Silo? From? Yes to all those things and more!!!

Topics discussed

• Hallmark Christmas movie binge (Lacy Chabert)
• The Rock’s Red One set controversy
• Kevin Smith’s fading goodwill
• Soviet Union arcade game piracy history
• Alan Wake 2 completed & Final Draft ending
• Quantum Break impressions
• Control impressions & Max Payne remake news
• "This is an Xbox" ad campaign
• Nintendo warns pets urinating on Switch
• STALKER 2 buggy launch impressions
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows backlash
• Star Wars Outlaws stealth patch rollback
• Baldur’s Gate 3 Xbox cross-save & sale price
• A Little to the Left puzzle game
• Silo season 2 return
• From season 3 premiere
• Baby Reindeer true story discussion
• Would I Lie to You & Lee Mack praise
• David Mitchell’s Ludwig detective show

The fight of the… week? Dan and Luke discuss Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson, Raygun, Wicked, North Korean soldiers, Chloe Moretz, Firewatch, Baldurs Gate, Cult of the Lamb and more!

Topics discussed

• Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson boxing match
• Boxing video games nostalgia
• Rocky and Creed movies & Stallones Oscar
• Stallones pre-fame adult film
• Raygun breakdancing Olympics controversy
• Olympic amateur vs professional debate
• Paris Olympics athlete hookup gossip
• Chloe Moretz voting comments
• Louis CKs unreleased film & Sarah Silverman story
• North Korean soldiers porn access in Ukraine war
• Kidnapped South Korean filmmaker story
• North Korea tourism & bribery culture
• Navy SEAL Robert ONeill sex slave tweet controversy
• Political polarization in dating & marriage
• 2024 US election aftermath & Trump policies
• Wicked movie merchandise website mishap
• Cult of the Lamb impressions
• Firewatch 2016 review
• Baldurs Gate 3 backlog & Vatican sales stat
• Big sales/viewership number skepticism
• Trumps Joe Rogan appearance & podcasts vs news

Good thing nothing happened in the world this week and we can just focus on fun topics like Alan Wake 2, Fallout Season 2 starring Macauley Culkin, the Mass Effect TV series, Sega and much more!

Topics discussed

• 2024 US election discussion
• Alan Wake 2 progress & Lake House DLC
• Life Is Strange new entry plans
• Death Stranding purchase
• Kojima praises Joker: Folie a Deux
• Agatha All Along & Marvel fatigue
• Mass Effect TV series announcement
• Starfield Shattered Space DLC
• Silent Hill 2 remake interest
• Fallout Macaulay Culkin casting rumor
• Silo & Sever Apple TV+ release dates
• Sega retro games removal from sale
• Switch cloud save gripes & Switch 2 rumors
• Zelda BOTW weapon durability gripe
• Alan Wake 2 combat difficulty & DLC follow-up
• Vatican anime mascot Luce
• Star Wars kids shows & franchise fatigue
• George Lucas Star Wars/Indiana Jones trivia
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle preview
• Star Wars Outlaws stealth mechanics critique
• Baldurs Gate 3 cross-save news
• Stray cat game impressions

Show Matt the Champion of Light, and he’ll show you the Herald of Darkness!

Topics discussed

• Alan Wake 2 Herald of Darkness musical sequence
• Alan Wake 2 lore & supplementary media
• Halloween sale game purchases
• Killer Frequency indie game
• 198X indie game
• Universal 1930s horror movie marathon
• Young Frankenstein vs Son of Frankenstein plot
• Dont Move Netflix horror film
• Alien: Romulus deep dive critique
• Wicker Man vs Shutter Island plot comparison
• Last Voyage of the Demeter review
• Nosferatu remake anticipation
• Phantom Menace Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon name reveal
• Joker Folie a Deux reactions & Tarantinos review
• Celebrity interview behavior stories
• Rick Spence on cults & Manson history
• Blade movie cancellation
• James Bond actor trivia
• Man in the High Castle & Rufus Sewell shows
• Counterpart TV series

Luke and Dan were at PAX, Matt was not. This is their story.

Topics discussed

• PAX Australia impressions vs PAX Prime
• Indie game showcase & Switch 2 rumors
• Star Wars vs Star Trek fandom nostalgia
• Alien: Romulus review
• Tabletop RPG session at PAX
• PAX tournament cheating scandal
• Rainbow Six esports & dodgeball exhibition
• Monster-drawing panel
• Cult of the Lamb hype & purchase
• Dark Fantasy Experience booth
• PAX wrap-up: Xbox presence & venue
• Skyrim WWII mod controversy
• Elder Scrolls VI & Fallout 5 speculation
• Fallout: New Vegas nostalgia
• Assassins Creed Odyssey backlog
• Assassins Creed Shadows delay & controversy
• Assassins Creed Mirage impressions
• Starship Troopers Extermination
• Disco Elysium studio breakup & spiritual successors
• Joker: Folie a Deux box office bomb