Nerdy and Nice: A Pop Culture Podcast

Welcome nerds! We discuss the trailers for Supergirl, The Devil Wears Prada 2, and Masters of the Universe! We also dig into some news stories including the Artemis II journey around the moon, a massive Lord of the Rings recast confirmation, and Charlie Day nailing the best possible casting for Wario in the next Mario movie!
We also chat about what we’ve been watching like the excellent SCRUBS revival, the NCAA tournament heartbreak for UConn, and huge praise for a now classic show, Bob’s Burgers! 

Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy the podcast! 

Hello Nerdville! It is time to get nerdy, nice, with hints of spice as we dive into the latest in entertainment!

TRAILERS: HBO’s Harry Potter, live-action Moana, and The End of Oak Street

NEWS: 

• Stephen Colbert is writing Lord of the Rings movie? You guys okay with this? 
• Project Hail Mary and the team that brought Rocky to life!
• Paul Rudd gave possibly the WORST career advice to Steve Carell 
• Bluey has reached the summit with new Mickey Mouse collab!
• How many times will they tell us Steve Rogers is returning before we care?

Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy the podcast!

Spider-Man is the superhero KING. As long as Marvel has Peter Parker, they will never be far from box office glory, as the Brand New Day trailer broke every record in the book! We discuss that and more including AI Val Kilmer, Lacey’s thoughts on Buffy getting axed, and John’s review of SCREAM 7, which was even worse than he expected!

Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy our pop culture podcast! Tell a friend!

Will Ferrell is a legend. But it’s been a while since his last banger comedy. Are people still saying banger? Can Ferrell’s return to sports comedies with NETFLIX’s The Hawk be a hole in one? We discuss that and more news including Kate Winslet joining Lord of the Rings, and Kathryn Hahn doing great budget-friendly marketing. Plus trailer reactions to: Disclosure Day, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Over Your Dead body, and Power Ballad. That and more nerdy fun including a positive review for Glen Powell’s Running Man! 

Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy the podcast!

Scream VII is making money but has it become the new Fast and Furious? Money makers that keep getting worse? Maybe it’s time to hang up on the Scream franchise, and John is a die-hard fan of the original. We also discuss the trailers for Toy Story 5, The Backrooms, and Lacey’s take on the new Pride & Prejudice. Plus we debut a new segment, The Best of the Best! This time we’re each giving our top 3 opening scenes in movie history! 

Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy the podcast!

The Muppet Show revival was great except one major problem, Kermit sounds nothing like Kermit! We discuss that and more including big Severance news, Mummy 4 details, and a lead Stranger Things actor calling fan conspiracies “dumb.” We even get into the drama surrounding Canada cheating in Curling at the Olympics! 

Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy the podcast!

We chat about the big trailers and spots from the Super Bowl led by Project Hail Mary, which we are both super-hyped for. John is all-in on Fincher/Tarantino’s The Adventures of Cliff Booth, and Lacey thinks we might be getting vintage Spielberg with Disclosure Day. Plus, can Disney recapture the awesomeness of Pirates of the Caribbean and the Curse of the Black Pearl? It will take a top billing from Johnny Depp, but that’s just the start. And Matthew Modine (aka Dr Brenner from Stranger Things) was very candid about his dislike for how the show ended. Drama in the upside down! 

We also run through what else we’re watching including the Super Bowl, Lacey watched the Puppy Bowl, and John reviews The Housemaid and its ONE redeeming quality. That and more fun! 

Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy the podcast!

The Stranger Things finale has us split. John liked it and Lacey HATED it. We discuss that and more including our first look at Ted Lasso season 4 and thoughts on the new Game of Thrones series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. We also run through what else we’re watching and more fun!

Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy the podcast!

The upcoming DCU Batman movie has its writer, and shocker, some fans are concerned! We discuss the new Caped Crusader scribe and more, including JJ Abrams returning in a big way, Sinners breaking records, and Blake Lively’s sophomoric and awkward email to Ben Affleck. We also run through what we’re watching and more fun! 

Mondays are for the Nerds! Thanks for having fun with us and we hope you enjoy the podcast!

A pretty chill episode, no segments, no trailers, just a look back on a wild 2025 full of crazy pop culture moments and phenomenons, including Kpop Demon Hunters and DC beating Marvel for the first time since 2008! 

We also celebrate how much Nerdy & Nice has grown this year thanks to YOU! We close out looking ahead to a nerdier, nicer, and bigger year ahead, because 2026 is for the NERDS! 

And for those wondering, our spoiler review of the end of Stranger Things will happen on our next episode!