Nerdy Show

In this listener-requested episode we don our sweat bands and feel the burn - 'cause we're talking physical wellness the Nerdy Show way. Join Cap, Trench, Friday Night Fanfiction's Stevo, and Lefty Lucy - Dungeons & Doritos cast member and renowned burlesque performer - as we discuss our personal trials and tribulations with staying fit, keeping sharp, and making good (snacking) decisions.Discover the health benefits of fan-created Dance Dance Revolution mods and the costs of breaking in, as well as simple stage show techniques to burn calories while learning a new skill that can earn you fun money and make you the life of the party. We discuss ways to hack your meals, the benefits of standing desks, and bike rides gone wrong. Learn from our trials and tribulations so you can loose any girth you've grown weary of or just keep your ticker running like new.For links and more info, head to the main episode page:http://nerdyshow.com/2017/01/nerdy-show-microsode-nerd-fitness/

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The time has come to unpack all the new info on the Nintendo Switch, the Big N's hybrid console/ portable system that's simultaneously turning heads and plaming faces. For all the cool, quirky games and features the system has to offer, a lot of baggage comes with this new venture. And while, yes, we're going to dig through this baggage like the TSA, the hosts of Nerdy Show are also cautious about the forthcoming scourge of bathroom gaming to come. This isn't your personal handheld - this is a console meant to be shared, so you'd better pick up some of our patent-pending Switch Wipes!Pop a couple Bennys and join Cap, boR, Doug, and Brandon for a antibacterial antics and sanitary discussions such as a review of A Monster Calls and the subscription service controversy surrounding the return of Cartoon Hangover's Bee and Puppycat and Bravest Warriors. And that's not all, o unsuspecting listener - we've got a new segment called Surprise Science with Jon - and you won't believe the many-eyed deluge of science facts we get when we give our sci-tech host an unprompted phone call.For links and more info, head to the main episode page:http://nerdyshow.com/2017/01/nerdy-show-280-nintendo-switch-wipe

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In this listener-requested episode we discuss the prolific Japanese director, Takashi Miike. Known best perhaps as a master of combining horrific gore and comedy, Miike's career spans and fuses all genres - from children's films to period pieces - and takes viewers into exciting new places just as often as he takes them to uncomfortable territory. Perhaps you've caught his acclaimed (and often censored) Ichi the Killer or maybe his live action adaptation of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, but with nearly 100 films to his name, chances are, there's more to Miike than you know.In this episode, Cap is joined by Jonathan and Andrew of Wicked Anime and Stevo of Friday Night Fanfiction to share their favorite films and provide an introduction to his work whether you're a longtime fan or only just getting familiar. For links and more info, head to the main episode page:http://nerdyshow.com/2017/01/nerdy-show-microsode-the-films-of-takashi-miike

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Enjoy the refreshing taste of Nerdy Show! We got some oddball gifts this holiday season, and some of them were edible, so of course we subject ourselves to these curious (and horrifying) delights for your listening pleasure. Inappropriately flavored sodas (none of the coconut) and strange candy await you, but that's far from all.The year-end gifts keep on coming, with holiday adventures, surreal Reddit spam, and time to decompress and play some video games. After last episode, everyone in the crew is now hooked on Final Fantasy XV. Thanks to fan instruction we also learn about two surreal indie games and discover a Chinese film that bootlegs our favorite games and breaks our brain.Drink responsibly!For links and more info, head to the main episode page:http://nerdyshow.com/2017/01/nerdy-show-279-thats-not-coconut/

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Happy holidays from us to you! Our flagship show is taking a week off, try some of our other wares, whydoncha?

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It's the end of the year, so chances are good you might be spending time with some family this week. And since that's the case, chances are also good you might come home to an empty seat at the table, because someone you love is no longer with us. Hey, it's been a tough year for celebrities, why not normal people too? But don't fret, friend, because just across the uncanny valley lies a place where all your dead family members can be recreated in CGI. Pretty soon you'll be in the familiar embrace of Grandma Tarkin. And they'll look at least as good as our cut-rate Photoshoppery.Join Cap, boR, Nicky, and Brandon as we serve up a piping-hot Christmas meal of Rogue One opinions and our latest television and gaming experiences. We expound on Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Final Fantasy XV, and the game we all slept on this year: Quantum Break. Oh, but that's not all, friends: we talk about the Tickle Me Elmo of the lonely salaryman this season: Gatebox, your very own rudimentary A.I. waifu companion. Well, we've got some thoughts on that AND recommendations on how to make your own on a budget!For links and more info, head to the main episode page:http://nerdyshow.com/2016/12/nerdy-show-278-grandma-tarkin/

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The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings – and in this case all the greatest geeky happenings of the year!We're not going to beat around the bush, 2016 has been a mess. But in spite of tragedies, loss, and injustice aplenty, there's been some spectacular achievements and innovations; from high science, to the most popcorn of pop culture, and everything in-between. That's what our annual Top 20 Nerdy Things list is all about: counting down the best, geekiest people, places, achievements, media, and more that the year has to offer and ranking them with the only measurement of any relevance left on this forsaken rock: nerdiness.Join Cap and Jess along with a rotating cast of faces from around The Nerdy Show Network (Doug, Jon, Brandon, Aaron, La Valle, Oral, Max, and Briggs) as we cast arbitrary and subjective judgements on topical geekitudes. We share all the deets and feels on what made this collection of cultural oddities shine amidst this bleak year, say goodbye to our favorite celebrities, and even award a few superlatives to some fine specimens that didn't make the Top 20 cut.If you find yourself lost and looking for meaning, these tremendously awesome happenings just might restore your faith in humanity.For links and more info, head to the main episode page:http://nerdyshow.com/2016/12/2016-final-boss-top-20-nerdy-things-of-the-year

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When The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast isn’t unloading on the latest geek news and happenings, we’re diving deep into super-specific discussions and interviews.Ah, the holidays. That magic time of the year when your parents are most likely to cave in and buy you something super-expensive. And chances are good that if you're on this website reading this, more than once that premium gift was a gaming console. But when you peeled back the wrapping what was underneath? In the early 90s, the console you had was more than a portal to indoor adventure - it was a way of life. Were you a Nintendo kid, or were you a radical, shades and denim wearin' embodiment of coolness: a Sega kid?Join clean-cut Nintendo kids Cap and Brandon, and too kool 4 skool Sega kids, Wicked Anime's Andrew and Jonathan, as we revisit the console wars and an insane era of home entertainment experimentation. With the Genesis, Sega tried out every absurd concept they could think of to push the medium one step farther. You could trick out your Genesis with a Master System adapter, the Sega CD, 32X, 3D glasses... and that's just for starters. In this episode we discuss Genesis culture, the games, the portables, the hardware, and freaky franken-systems you never knew existed.Thanks to Anthony Rubbert for this Microsode request!For links and more info, head to the main episode page:k: http://nerdyshow.com/2016/12/nerdy-show-microsode-genesis-does-what-nintendont

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The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings!Ah, conventioneering - the excursion of choice for the modern nerd. With 2016 at an end, our crew's traveling days have wrapped and we're excited to share the last of our adventures in geeky parts unknown. Cap reports in from North Carolina Comicon, where DC Comic's Young Animal imprint took over, and fancy donuts flowed like wine. Nicky shared her experiences at Blizzcon - the con dedicated exclusively to the games produced by Blizzard Entertainment and the legions of fans who worship them.Meanwhile, boR returned to his homeland where soda is called "pop" and Jon lost himself in the absurdly detailed VR flight sim, Elite Dangerous, while keeping tabs on some truly remarkable innovations in gene splicing. All that plus the future of Stargate, the problems with continuing Blade Runner, and a review of the stunning sci-fi feature, The Arrival. For links and more info, head to the main episode page:http://nerdyshow.com/2016/11/nerdy-show-277-con-artists/

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When The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast isn’t unloading on the latest geek news and happenings, we’re diving deep into the super-specific with listener-requested discussions and interviews. But then on rare occasions… something much more unusual happens…What we know as "reality" is just a thin barrier covering an infinite multiverse of parallel worlds. Many scientists agree on this theory, but we have proof. Earlier this year, we discovered a rift that allowed us to hear other realities. Tuning our dials into that strange abyss of alternate broadcasts was a fascinating adventure AND it was free entertainment! Who are we to pass up a bargain? 'Tis the season, after all.Remarkably enough, our holidays are mirrored in these other worlds; so as you're prepping to gorge yourselves and/or camp out in front of a big box store, we invite you to discover the looming threat of the Reptilian conspiracy targeting both Thanksgiving, and the scared treats of Easter on Scale Watchers. Learn cooking tips from the dumpster (Sole Food) and the unknown (Quinowhaaaaa?), or kick Thanksgiving to the curb and celebrate a new holiday coming straight from the Underground: Conquest Day. Don't touch that dial (we wouldn't want you to experience quantum displacement) and Happy Thanksgiving!For links and more info, head to the main episode page:http://nerdyshow.com/2016/11/multiverse-thanksgiving-special/ ‎

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