Nerd Therapy is our no holds barred conversation on nerd fandom topics full of fun, philosophical, theoretical topics, or anything that we find interesting to talk about.

Cold Open: Ben Affleck’s Batman vs Chris Evans’ Captain America, Jason Vorhees vs Michael Myers, Homelander vs the Avengers 

07:45 Intro 

10:00 Desert Island: 1 - Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell. 2 - Star Wars, Avengers, Dune/House of Dragon, Batman, Spiderman, Lord of the Rings 

19:10 Combine elements from every Batman movie to create the perfect Batman movie 

22:20 Star Wars - theoretical/philosophical questions 

30:55 Best third act in the MCU? 

35:10 Best MCU phase 4-5 villain? 

38:35 MCU Mount Rushmore 

51:00 Pick a trilogy from any franchise to be remade 

56:10 Fancast DCU characters, limited to the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy 

62:55 2 Favorite and least favorite live action iron man suits 

68:50 Game of Thrones - choose a character to have survive instead of die 

76:30 If DC had a Civil War like the MCU split by the Skovia Accords (or Superhero Registration Act) which characters would take which sides? 

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On our road to Sauron, we see the Stranger meet Tom Bombadil, Elrond and Galadriel leading an expedition to stop the evil lurking in Middle Earth, Arondir and Isildur run into Ents, & more! This is our review of Lord of the Rings spinoff show, Rings of Power - season 2 episode 4.

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Back to Middle Earth! All 3 hosts in studio to discuss the season 2 premier of Lord of the Rings spinoff series: Rings of Power. We'll dig into Halbrand's transformation into Annatar, his manipulation of Celebrimboor, Galadriel and Elrond's conflict regarding the rings, Numenor, The Stranger, Nori, Isildur, Arondir, & more!

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Grant Morrison's Animal Man quickly became a classic. Tackling real world issues through a really fun story with one of the wildest twist endings in comic books. Here we review the comic, we talk about other comics along the way, and we even dive into some of these real-world issues that are addressed in the story. Special guest Yuhoo returns! Enjoy! 

Cold Open: Grant Morrison's Batman first time reading quick reaction (Omnibus vol 1: Batman & Son, RIP, and The Resurrection of Ras Al Ghul) and Paul Dini's Batman 

06:40 Intro & overall thoughts on the comic 

16:15 B'Wana Beast & animal abuse 

20:45 Coyote Gospel & the boldness of Morrison's first major DC comic 

30:00 Frank Quietly art, the use of action in comics & politics in comics 

38:00 Character's OP powers and inconsistencies 

49:45 The corrupt system we live in (real life) 

58:35 Buddy's Peyote trip & discussing Alan Moore Comics (Watchmen, Swamp Thing, Killing Joke, etc) 

69:00 Animal Man's family murdered & the crazy strange twist ending 

80:30 Swamp Thing/Animal Man, Grant Morrison vs Alan Moore, & Doom Patrol 

87:00 Discussing the artwork in Animal Man, older comic styles, and digging into Yuhoo's omnibus collection 

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Marvel Studios cast Harrison Ford to play Thaddeus (Thunderbolt) Ross, replacing William Hurt - RIP. Thunderbolt Ross is a major Hulk villain, but not until Captain America Brave New World, have we seen him at his full strength, and by that we mean the Red Hulk. How, when, and why did Ross become the Red Hulk? From villain to Avenger, here's everything you need to know about the MCU's newest giant rage monster.

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Week in Geek is where we discuss all the recent nerd fandom news. This episode includes a spoiler filled Alien Romulus movie review, and discussions on topics such as who might be cameoing in Daredevil Born Again, the Acolyte season 2 being cancelled, how Superman wraps filming/James Gunn doesn't need reshoots, D23 Marvel animation news, and our review of the latest Kraven trailer! We also call back to our 2024 Box Office draft (check out that episode) with an update and discuss anything we have been watching or reading lately!

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Cold Open - pick a Marvel event, and a character to base it around: Venom & Apocalypse 
06:50 Intro, Art, & Overall Thoughts 
13:45 Comics Multiverse vs MCU Multiverse, & Hickman's Fantastic Four connection 
18:00 Dr Strange's arc, Mapmakers/Black Priests/Incursions 
25:00 Namor/Black Panther, and the Great Society (Justice League parallel) 
29:30 Dr Doom (Robert Downey Jr.) in the MCU's Fantastic Four 
34:15 Hulk teased for next volume 

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Join hosts Caleb and David as we fill in for our good friend Andy on his podcast, The Galactic Core Podcast! And we are talking ALL things "The Rings of Power".

We open the episode discussing the most common gripes from the fandom regarding season 1 of the series and if we agree with them or not, as well as what our own personal gripes were with the season. We also give our TOP 5 moments from the season, with a few OLI's! (Outside looking in)


After our discussions about the first season, we dive into season 2. What to expect, analysis on some of the things we saw in the trailers released so far, if we think it will be better than season 1, and more! We also contemplate what seasons will be better by the end of it, House of the Dragon S2 or The Rings of Power S2?

Finally, we discuss the upcoming projects coming out of Middle-Earth: The Hunt for Gollum and War of the Rohirrim.

All of this and MORE!


03:40 - The Rings of Power Season 1 Common Audience Gripes
23:45 - Our Top 5 Moments of the Season
38:00 - Our Season 1 Gripes
43:15 - Season 2 Expectations + Trailers Discussion
49:55 - War of the Rohirrim and The Hunt for Gollum Discussion

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Join the crew as we do our first reaction live stream as we watch the D23 2024 announcements unfold!

We start off discussing what we want to see in the DCU that hasn't been announced yet as we wait for the first D23 news to drop..and then we jump right into it! Star Wars released trailers and information regarding The Skeleton Crew, The Mandalorian and Grogu, and Andor Season 2.

After that, Marvel takes the stage and we get into projects such as The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Captain America: Brave New World, Daredevil: Born Again, and Agatha All Along.

All of this and more!


02:20 - What we want from the DCU (Jon Kent, Nightwing, Wally West and more)
22:30 - Star Wars Announcements
44:30 - MCU Announcements

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We talk a great deal about Marvel, DC, and a little Star Wars at the beginning. IF you only came for the comic book review, skip at to the 39 minute mark! Failsafe is about Batman's contingency plan for himself, in the past he created an ultron-like robot to take himself out under extreme circumstances. When the Penguin frames Batman for murder, Failsafe is released and wreaks havoc on Batman, Robin, and the Jusrtice League.
 
Intro 
03:50 Star Wars Comics & using their source material 
08:50 MCU talk (Wanda, Kang, Dr Doom) 
17:30 Theory on why Victor Von Doom is identical to Tony Stark & MCU variants 
21:00 Favorite Robin? Damian Wayne as the DCU's Robin? & other DC series 
29:15 Why didn't the Killing Joke age well? 
33:40 Favorite Batman comics? (Batman The Last Arkham) 
39:20 Batman Failsafe Comic Book Review starts here 
45:40 Batman is a questionable character & the ZUR EN ARRH character history 
55:30 Batman survives a fall to Earth from the Moon & Justice League Batman vs Detective Batman 
59:00 Comparing Ben Affleck's, Robert Pattinson's, and Christian Bale's portrayal 
66:50 Back to the Comic review & what happens after Vol. 1? 
81:20 James Gunn's DCU projects and expectations 
96:50 Superman movie 

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