Super Nerd Pals

Folks, it's that time of year again. Except this time--THE BOYS. ARE BACK. IN PODCAST TOWN.

Yes, Stan and Andy are the only ones in the booth this week which means they spent half the podcast time talking about Kingdom Hearts. OOPS.

On the bright side, they do get around to talking about their favorite games of E3 2018 eventually. Enjoy!

Welcome to episode 4 of Kingdom Hearts and Other Stuff! While airing *after* the E3 special, canonically this episode takes place nearly three months ago when we recorded it. I know, it might be a tad confusing, but it would hardly be a show about Kingdom Hearts otherwise.

This week I'm joined by my friend Amanda Sinning, whose topic is the idea of innocence, particularly in Japanese video games and pop culture. We delve into Sora's character and examine his maturity and growth (or lack thereof), and speculate on how he might continue to grow in the future.

Amanda has no major online presence, but if you've got a question for her or would like to get in touch, you can hit me up on Twitter, @zacharyplyons, and I'd be happy to pass your message along.

Thanks for listening, and may your heart be your guiding key!

What's this? An episode of Kingdom Hearts and Other Stuff airing on a Friday instead of Wednesday? And before two weeks have passed?? "What is this madness???," I hear you asking yourself.

Rest assured, there has been no schedule change. Episode 4 is still coming out next Wednesday as planned. This is just a special episode of KHAOS that we've recorded for E3, as there was no way we'd pass up the opportunity to gush about the THREE new Kingdom Hearts III trailers that dropped during the event, plus something about a release date.

My long-time friend and fellow Kingdom Hearts enthusiast (to put it lightly) Katherine Bullard joins me for the chat as we break down each of the new trailers and pick them apart, commenting on our favorite or less-than-favorite moments. Not only that, but we also discuss the Square Enix E3 2018 Showcase and all it had (and didn't have) to offer.

Katherine doesn't really have an online presence, so there's nowhere to follow her, but you can still follow me, your Kingdom Hearts connoisseur, on Twitter, @zacharyplyons, where I've been going mildly crazy over all the new updates for several days now. Thanks for listening!

Super Nerd Pals is played in front of a live podcast audience (THAT'S YOU RIGHT NOW).

LISTEN THIS WEEK FOR:

- Our 5-minute breakdown of Microsoft's E3 2018 Conference

- Chris podcasting from Kraven the Hunter's bedroom

- Fetus Faces

- Spider-Man Issue 800 Review

- Star Wars: Solo Mini-Spoilercast

- Ryan's impressions of DontNod's Vampyr

- Jason Voorhees' Linkedin Profile

Wow! Such content!

KHAOS 3: Kingdom Hearts and Interactive Storytelling

Episode 3 of Kingdom Hearts and Other Stuff is here! Well technically it's been recorded since late March, but now it's finally time to air it to the world.

My guest this time is my friend Kyle V. Hiller (never forget the V!), author the YA novel The Recital, with upcoming projects Lucca from Yesterday and Project Anjou expected in Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 respectively.

Kyle is a lapsed Kingdom Hearts fan who's keen to get back into the series, and his topic is the idea of video games being respected as literature. Together we take a look at the convoluted and drawn-out story of the series, and compare it to other drawn-out crossover stories in media like the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Also, Kyle does his best to list off all of the various Kingdom Hearts titles in order of story chronology, and he fares pretty well!

You can get more information on Kyle's books at his website, www.kylevhiller.com, or follow him on Twitter and Instagram; his username for both is @KyleLiterally.

Roughly half the Nerd Pals have seen Deadpool 2 which means it's time for another Super Nerd Pals Spoilercast!

Join Andy and Chris as they get down and dirty with the latest (and greatest?) Deadpool movie.

With this week's episode of Kingdom Hearts and Other Stuff, I can say for the only time that our total number of episodes has officially DOUBLED. I know! Crazy, right? It's kind of a big deal for all of us.

This week I'm joined by fellow podcast host Joe Cammisa, of the SML Podcast. Joe and I go way back, as we co-founded the long-dormant gaming website Save/Continue, where he began SML back in 2013. He's gone through several platform changes and even more co-hosts since then, but he's kept on with the show through it all, and is creeping up on 400 episodes in total! A goal to aspire to, for sure.

Since he's been in the podcasting game for several years, and I'm just getting into it myself, he decided his topic would be podcasts! We talk about his show, and I also elaborate on what KHAOS actually is, so if you're still confused as to what this show is all about, episode 2 is the perfect place to start. We also debate about who in the Kingdom Hearts universe we think would be the best podcast host, and that's a good time all on its own.

Make sure to subscribe to Super Nerd Pals so you can get new episodes of both SNP and KHAOS, in weekly rotation. That means next Wednesday you'll get SNP 145, with KHAOS 3 dropping on June 6! Thanks for listening, and may your heart be your guiding key.

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You can find both Joe and the SML Podcast on Twitter (@joecamnet and @theSMLpodcast respectively), as well as on YouTube and Twitch.

After a brief hiatus and a spoilery Avengers episode, the Nerd Pals are (officially) back in town! Join Ryan, Chris, Andy and Stan as we catch up on our lives, the games we played, the anime we watched, the comics we read, and the audiobooks we listened to.

In this episode: God of War, MEGALOBOX, Darling in the FRANXX, the Last of Us, Dragon Ball Z, Ready Player One and more!

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Welcome to the first episode of KHAOS--Kingdom Hearts and Other Stuff--the newest show on the Super Nerd Pals Network!

I'm Zak Lyons, podcast host and resident Kingdom Hearts fanatic. Each episode a new guest will join me to discuss Kingdom Hearts (and a topic of their choosing).

First up is my good friend Nikolai Nelson of Watermelon Banzai and Heavy Blog is Heavy. Nikolai is here to discuss the pros and cons of video game remakes and remasters, and I'm here to remind him of all the times Kingdom Hearts has been remade, re-released, and remastered.

You can expect to hear a new episode of KHAOS every other Wednesday on the Super Nerd Pals Network. Thanks for listening, and may your heart be your guiding key!

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You can find Nikolai on Twitter (@WTRMLNBanzai) or on his website www.WatermelonBanzai.com.

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There was an idea... to bring together a group of remarkable nerds.

To see if we could become something more. So when they needed us to talk about pop culture, we could record a podcast that they never could.

WELCOME BACK... TO SUPER NERD PALS.

Don't dread it, or run from it, because this week we have our AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR SPOILERCAST.

That's right, we're diving right in with our thoughts, feelings, emotions, tears, and predictions. Have a listen--it'll put a smile on your face.

Engage your podcast app, raise the volume, hit the play button... and get these nerds a mic.

ENJOY!