We're taking a break from our favorite games of the past and have our sights set on the most anticipated games of 2020! Calvin talks about his excitement for the bizarre Bugsnax and the PS5 reveal. Zach discusses the major improvements in the Watch Dogs series and what needs to happen to make Xbox the leader in this new generation. Join us next week for This Podcast Is For Nerds Media Club where we will review the Yorgos Lanthimos dark-comedy, The Lobster (2015).

Twice a month, we watch, read, listen, or play some form of media and discuss our thoughts. This week, at Zach's recommendation, we watched Puella Magi Madoka Magica! This anime takes the writer from Pscyho-Pass Season 1, takes a magical girl anime, and spins it on its head. We really enjoyed it. Did you watch it? What did you think? Let us know! Join us July 23rd when we review the dark-comedy, The Lobster (2015).

On the 15th episode of This Podcast For Nerds, we get a chance to go over some of our favorite Xbox 360 games! Zach waxes poetic on Borderlands 2. Calvin covers his experience with the Red Ring of Death and the beauty of the Barbershop Quartet in Bioshock Infinite. Join us next week for Media Club as we review the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica!

Twice a month, we watch, read, listen, or play some form of media and discuss our thoughts. This is the first time we've played a videogame for Media Club, and at Calvin's recommendation, we spent time with Doki Doki Literature Club. Given the content of this videogame, we are marking this episode as explicit and are providing a trigger warning for self-harm and extreme violence. Join us on July 9th when we discuss the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica! If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, please visit The Suicide Prevention Lifeline for resources. For more information regarding the hidden ARG within Doki Doki Literature Club, please check out this Google Doc.

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About This Podcast Is For Nerds: Never-Ending Reliable Discussions. This is how Zach and Calvin define a nerd, and on their podcast, they discuss the things that they love including video games, movies, television, music,  books, and much more. Every other week, the boys host Media Club, a way to take a deep-dive on and introduce each other to, the art that they love. 

On the 13th episode of This Podcast For Nerds, we derail our own podcast AGAIN while we try to chat about our favorite Gameboy Advanced games! Zach dives Final Fantasy Tactics and the Kirby series. Calvin talks about his love of the game he overlooked in his childhood, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. We also get on a tangent about cellphones? Join us next week for Media Club as we review the Light Novel, Doki Doki Literature Club! Be sure to let us know which games we missed.

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About This Podcast Is For Nerds: Never-Ending Reliable Discussions. This is how Zach and Calvin define a nerd, and on their podcast, they discuss the things that they love including video games, movies, television, music,  books, and much more. Every other week, the boys host Media Club, a way to take a deep-dive on and introduce each other to, the art that they love. 

Twice a month, we watch, read, listen, or play some form of media and discuss our thoughts. At Zach's recommendation, we watched season one of the FXX series Cake. It is an anthology series that combines short, animated segments with live-action shorts that cover relationships, our obsession with our cellphones, and more. Next week we discuss our favorite Gameboy Advance games! Which GBA games are your favorites? Join us for the next Media Club when we discuss Calvin's choice, the video game Doki Doki Literature Club.

On the 11th episode of This Podcast For Nerds, we chat about our favorite Nintendo 64 games! Zach dives into Super Smash Bros. and how that formed his love of video game soundtracks. Calvin talks about his love of the farming simulator that inspired Stardew Valley, Harvest Moon 64. The guys also get into the awkward controller layout and how the GoldenEye series shaped our passion for first-person shooters. Join us next week for Media Club as we review the FXX series Cake and on May 11th when we discuss our favorite Game Boy Advanced games! Be sure to let us know which games are YOUR favorites.

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About This Podcast Is For Nerds: Never-Ending Reliable Discussions. This is how Zach and Calvin define a nerd, and on their podcast, they discuss the things that they love including video games, movies, television, music,  books, and much more. Every other week, the boys host Media Club, a way to take a deep-dive on and introduce each other to, the art that they love. 

Twice a month, we watch, read, listen, or play some form of media and discuss our thoughts. At Calvin's recommendation, we watched season one of the HBO series Leftovers. The series is based on the book by Tom Perrotta in which 2 percent of the world's population vanishes. Join us on June 4th when we discuss Zach's choice, season one of Cake (FXX).

On the 9th episode of This Podcast For Nerds, we chat about our favorite Playstation 1 games! Zach talks about his love of the Twisted Metal series and disdain for the Playstation Memory Card Format errors. Calvin dives into his love 3D platformers like Spyro and tells Zach about the newly announced remakes of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2. Next week's episode is the This Pod Is For Nerds: Media Club, and we're watching the first season of The Leftovers on HBO.

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Woof! This is a LONG one...Twice a month, we watch, read, listen, or play some form of media and discuss our thoughts. At Zach's recommendation, we watched Parasite, a South Korean thriller directed by Bong Joon Ho. Join us on May 21st when we discuss Calvin's choice, Season One of The Leftovers (HBO).