Y. M. Nelson and guest Jen G. geek out about the last season of Star Trek: Discovery in this part 1 of 2. We talk relationships, the franchise, action-adventure plot of the season.
*WARNING: We will spoil Star Trek: Discovery (all seasons, especially 3 and 5) and Star Trek: The Next Generation, S6, Ep. 20 - "The Chase"

Topics We discuss:
  Star Trek Discovery Season 5 Overview (SPOILER ALERT)
The Action-Adventure Mystery of Season
Why Discovery is a different kind of Trek
The Michael and Booker Love Story (and Moll and L'Ak as a foil)
The progenitor's view of Michael v. her own
Culber's spiritual evolution

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Host Y. M. Nelson and author and guest Perry C. talk about what they loved about the continuing series X-Men '97 and what they look forward to in the upcoming seasons.

Topics we discuss:

• Cyclops character change
• Animation style changes
• Nightcrawler
• Storm and Gambit
• Adult-friendly dialogue
• Why continuation works here instead of a reboot
• Week-to-Week format
• EPISODE FIVE(!)
• Rogue's origins
• Sneak Peeks
• Punk Storm and character history
• The politics of X-Men
• Where will the store go
• Racism
• Easter Eggs
• Goodreads rating

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 Host Y. M. Nelson, guest cohost Jen G., and author Carla Luna share the books that they're excited to read (or re-read) this holiday season. We  recommend romance reads for your winter holidays from every romance subgenre including, contemporary, sci-fi, historical, and paranormal. This episode is spoiler-free, so get ready to add to your eReaders, your library hold list, or your list for your next Barnes and Noble run because we've got you! 

Books by

• Raquel Henry
• Carla Luna
• Sarah Kuhn
• Sarah Raasch
• Eliana West
• Mia Heintzelman
• RaAnne Thayne
• Heatherly Bell
• Eva Moore
• Kelly Farmer

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If you watched Supercell S1, join in the second half of our discussion when we talk more about the characters stories and rate the series. Don't forget to tell a nerdy friend! 

Topics we discuss:

• Just right viewing
• Michael as a communicator and … a leader?
• Sickle Cell, X-Men, and the “otherness” of mutation
• Surveillance and CCTV as a character
• People are disappearing, especially people of color
• The quintessential making of a superhero: Loss.
• The Portal: what was with that?
• Supacell’s Statement about Black people in the healthcare system
• The Love Stories of Supacell
• Other superhero shows and movies not from a Comic Book
• We rate Supacell the Goodreads way

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Y. M. Nelson, host, and guests Stacie and Marcie review the newest superhero/sci-fi hit show on Netflix: Supacell. Supacell is a superhero show set in South London, England that imagines what if the sickle cell gene mutated and instead held superpower instead of sickness? We talk about why we were drawn to the show and other topics such as:

• How we found the show
• Having a mostly Black cast on a superhero show
• Comparing this to other superhero shows and movies that are more mainstream
• The main characters and their various stories as they discover their superpowers

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Y. M. Nelson talks about her steamy sequel to The Accidental Swipe -- The Accidental Proposal - in this episode recorded live on YouTube. She talks

•  The Captain America shirt scene and reality
• Nerdy Easter Eggs
• How I saw these books
• The story behind Sporgi
• The supporting Accidental cast
• Jason's privileged friendships
• Celeste as a supporting character
• Accidental Book 3 Exclusive
• Exclusive spinoff series news!
• More exclusive news: A Secret Second Chances glow-up

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Do you love Romance novels?

Great! But wait ...

Do you also love nerd pop culture?

Like, do you have an opinion about the MCU or Zach Snyder’s Justice League?

Or maybe you get excited about a new Star Trek or Star Wars installment?

Or perhaps you’re always looking for … “the precious”?

If you wish there was a podcast channel where you could hear about all of these, then Nerdy Romantics Podcast is it. My name is Y. M. Nelson, and I review romance, sci-fi, and fantasy novels, shows, and movies. Sometimes with guests!

I also have a newsletter where I talk about my own novels and nerdy and romantic recommendations.

So subscribe to the podcast and get your fix of Nerdy Romantic goodness!

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The fun continues with our discussion of Bridgerton S3! Y. M. Nelson and friends continue our talk about the Shondaland historic romance series, featuring couple Penelope and Colin (Polin). Listen to our take on Benedict and the other story lines, and find out what we rated this season.

Included in this discussion:
 00:03:12 Comment on Polin!
00:05:16 Comment below on Romancing Mr. Bridgerton!
00:05:37 Other Characters' Storylines
00:13:13 Benedict's story
00:32:45 How we watched this SPLIT season
00:48:20 What do we want to see in S4?
01:09:56 Goodreads rating

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Y. M. Nelson and friends talk everything Polin in part 1 of this review of Netflix's Bridgerton, season 3. This historical romance show from the Julia Quinn books has us discussing perceptions, character struggles, and being in love in this fictional 19th century London ton.

We discuss the following topics:

• Polin (Penelope and Colin's ship name): Expectations v. what we saw
• Polin's lack of seduction
• Colin v. Lord Dublin
• Penelope as a character and Eloise
• Eloise is a bad friend
• Lady Whistledown revealed ... or is she?
• A Million little ... stories
• Theories on the "epilogue"
• Who is Colin now, and do we like him?
• Overall rating (Based on Goodreads' 5-star rating)

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Tati Richardson asks host Y. M. Nelson what makes the themes of The Accidental Proposal more serious and heavier than The Accidental Swipe.  What do readers have to look forward to in The Accidental Proposal? And what made Y. M. Nelson want to put Jason and fortune through this?

Also, for those that want to know why we didn't see as much of certain characters, you will get an explanation here.

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