NthCast - A Nerd Podcast

We wind down 'Dystopia' week with movie day.

This week we wax poetic on one of the best movies of 2014...Snowpiercer.

Go watch it on Netflix...now. We'll wait here.

We discuss dystopia in literature.

What did we settle on? Hunger Games, nah. Insurgent, nope...

As promised, 'Why Unicorns do not Exist', a nifty little French short that explains all...http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x34hyix

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If you haven't figured it out yet, we like metal...

There are quite a few bands and songs that fit into the 'Dystopian' category, but we like one better than all the rest.

Show Notes:

1- Save your breath. We know what the hell 'Sludge' metal is. We just don't care for the term. Deal with it.

But do feel free to leave us other comments or give us a shout on Twitter or Facebook. We'd like to get your feedback! - Josh & JD

P.S. - We promise to stop ragging on Cleveland before she develops a complex...

We're back with 'Dystopia' week...

Get ready to be depressed... What were we thinking?

Please leave us a comment or give us a shout on Twitter or Facebook. We'd like to get your feedback! - Josh & JD

P.S. - Cleveland, we're just fooling about. We really do love you...

Or as we like to call it 'Cry, Robot'...Have you figured out we didn't care for this film? Press on as this is the final episode of 'Robot' week!

Show Notes:

1 - Need other examples of robots on film? Check out this supercut. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9Dd0FdxRFo

Robot Week continues with TV day!

Whether it’s KITT, Rosie, Bender, or the Transformers, there's no shortage of fine examples of robots on the idiot box...but we chose none of those and instead we phone this episode in with the most ridiculous robot in any medium...

Show Notes:

1 - Zoinks! It's F'ing Kevin from 'Saved by the Bell' folks... (What were we thinking?)

I'm guessing Screech didn't win the Nobel Prize for this masterpiece in robotic engineering because, clearly, it's a complete rip-off of Johnny 5 from 'Short Circuit. But I digress...

2 - 'Saved By The Bell' is on Netflix and if you feel the need to see Kevin in action (or more accurately, trying to get Screech some action), watch Season 1, Episode 10: "Beauty and the Screech". You'll be changed for the better...

3 - Tiffani Amber Thiessen was never in 'Baywatch'. Josh was wrong and it won't be the last time.

4 - Knight Rider 2000 (not 3000) was filmed in San Antonio. I told you Josh would be wrong again. Just didn't think it would be so soon. Maybe the best scene from Knight Rider 2000 will make up for it? It has James Doohan in it. As himself. Seriously. youtu.be/j_hTfu3h1y0

5 - Now Let's cleanse the palette. If you feel the need to dive deeper in the wonderful world of TV robots, Gawker.com has a great piece on the Icons of the small screen. Enjoy...goo.gl/Qj0YtC

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P.S. - We're sorry for this episode. And promise to do better next time.

We like books, you like books...so let's get lit! (See what we did there?)Robot Week continues...

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Show Notes:

1 - "I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay" by Harlan Ellison

Some say is the best sci-fi movie never made. You decide.

2 - "Life. Loathe it or ignore it. You can't like it." - Marvin the Paranoid Android

Read 'The Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy' series by Douglas Adams for more Marvin.

3 - If you aren't depressed enough after all that...'I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream' by Harlan Ellison will get you there. It won a Hugo in 1968. So there's that.

Robot Week continues as we explore the musical stylings of 'Fear Factory' (http://fearfactory.com)

Show Notes:

1 - Fear Factory Spotify playlist - http://goo.gl/Db7Zto

2 - Yes, Cyberdyne is real. Because the Wall Street Journal says so...http://on.wsj.com/1g0igOj

Inaugural episode of the Nth Cast!

We really appreciate you listening to us beat the topic of 'robots' to death...

Check out this awesome Robots timeline...http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/sc_assets/html/bionicman/

Show Notes:

1 - Robot vs Android vs Cyborg (Because you care about the subtleties)...

Robot: Autonomous, artificial entity. Its form has no bearing on its designation.

Android: Humanoid robot.

Cyborg: Combines artificial and biological components.

2 - Mommy, where do robots come from?

Origin of the word - Robot http://www.sciencefriday.com/segment/04/22/2011/science-diction-the-origin-of-the-word-robot.html

3 - Have a million bucks just lying around? Get your mech suit here...http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/16/a-million-dollar-robot-suit-is-available-on-amazon-japan/

4 - We suck. The damn HONDA robot's name is ASIMO. Not whatever we were calling it...http://world.honda.com/ASIMO/