News of the Nerd

44. Fantastic 4, James Bond, Paradise and more!

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 23:51:12 GMT

We're back with one of our nerd news roundup episodes. Today we discuss the trailers for Fantastic 4 and Thunderbolts*, the James Bond acquisition by Amazon MGM, Daredevil: Born Again and much more. We also remember Gene Hackman and Michelle Trachtenberg.

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43. Captain America: Bland New World

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 23:27:37 GMT

After a bit of a hiatus we are back to discuss the 35th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America: Brave New World!

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42. The Acolyte, Episode 8

Sat, 27 Jul 2024 22:44:41 GMT

We are back to discuss the final episode in the first season of The Acolyte.

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41. The Acolyte Epsidodes 5, 6 & 7!

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:59:14 GMT

We continue our discussions on The Acolyte with the latest 3 episodes as we prepare for the finale!

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40.5. Captain America: Brave New World teaser trailer

Sun, 14 Jul 2024 20:15:24 GMT

As we expected, the Captain America: Brave New World teaser trailer dropped shortly after out MCU episode was released, so we've recorded this special minisode to discuss our thoughts.

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40. MCU News & Rumours Roundup

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 22:09:30 GMT

Jason and Ben catch up on all the latest news and rumours from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the Agatha All Along trailer, Captain America Brave New World reshoots, who Taylor Swift could be playing in the MCU and more!

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39. The Acolyte, Episodes 3 & 4

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:44:48 GMT

Our discussions on each episode of The Acolyte continue, with episodes 3 & 4.

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38. The Acolyte, Episodes 1 & 2

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 21:49:02 GMT

We are back with the first of our weekly breakdowns of the new Disney+ Star Wars show, The Acolyte.

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37. TRAILERS! Doctor Who! The Crow! Borderlands! More!

Sat, 06 Apr 2024 18:59:19 GMT

We're back after a short break to discuss all the trailer that have been released since the last episode. We also give our latest TV and video game recommendations.

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36. Deadpool 3 Trailer & Fantastic Four Casting

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:15:40 GMT

This week on NOTN, we discuss the latest news from the movie news, including the trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine, the cast of Fantastic Four and the reception to Madame Web.

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35. What If... We Discussed Echo & What If?

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:55:49 GMT

After a bit of a break we are back to discuss the latest MCU entries to Disney+, Echo and What Is...? Season 2.

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34. Big Fat End of 2023 Podcast

Sat, 23 Dec 2023 11:29:10 GMT

We round off 2023 by looking forward to what's in store for us next year, revisiting predictions we made 12 months ago and taking part in a somewhat questionable quiz.

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33. Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Celebration

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 13:18:29 GMT

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the longest-running science fiction television show in the world, we are joined by a special guest to discuss all things Doctor Who.

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32. The Marvels & The Future of the MCU

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:10:12 GMT

In this week's News of the Nerd, we attempt to answer all the big questions, like: Why is The Marvels doing so badly at the box office? What is happening with the Kang storyline? Why does Madame Webb look like a B movie? and of course What If...?

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31. Loki S2, Episode 6: Groundhog Day

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:30:11 GMT

This week we are discussing the final episode of Marvel Studios' Loki as well as all the usual news, opinions and nonsense you'd expect.

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30. Loki S2, Episodes 4 & 5: Spaghettin Outta Here!

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 18:47:02 GMT

After another time slipping incident, we are back to discuss two episodes of Loki this week, as well as lots of other news on Marvel & Doctor Who.

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29. Loki S2, Episode 3 - In a Timely Fashion

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 19:05:43 GMT

Jason and Ben are back to discuss the latest episode of Loki on Disney+ as well as casting rumours for Deadpool 3, the canonisity of Agents of SHIELD, and more!

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28. Loki S2, Episodes 1 & 2 - Our Rob Or Ross

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 21:36:21 GMT

Due to an unfortunate time slipping incident, our reviews of the first two episodes of Loki season 2 have been combined into one podcast. Here at the TVA, we know you expect better and we have pruned the responsible parties from the timeline in order to ensure this doesn't happen again.

For all time, always.

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27. ADHD Awareness Month (and news and stuff)

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 16:40:58 GMT

To mark ADHD awareness month, we discuss our favourite actors with ADHD, and speculate on which fictional characters may also have the condition.

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26. Blue Beetle: DCs Best Marvel Movie

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 18:56:00 GMT

We give our thoughts on the latest entry in the DCEU as well as discussing the runtime for The Marvels and James Gunn's thoughts on Tim Burtons Batman.

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25. Ahsoka! The Flash! The Witcher! Other Stuff!

Sat, 26 Aug 2023 15:50:35 GMT

We are back and we're discussing all the things that we haven't had chance to mention over the past couple of months.

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24. Secret Invasion 6: I'll Have The Gravlax

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 17:00:00 GMT

It almost broke us but we made it to the end! Secret Invasion is finished and can't hurt anyone anymore.

We also discuss Barbenheimer, The Marvels and the future of the MCU.

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23. Secret Invasion 5: Fury's Gym Lockers

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:56:53 GMT

The end is now in sight. We dissect the penultimate episode of Secret Invasion as well as discussing the ongoing strikes in Hollywood.

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22. Secret Invasion 4: We don't need Rhodes

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 14:09:45 GMT

Over half way through Secret Invasion, what are our thoughts? Has it improved? Who are the Skrulls? What are their plans? Do we care?

We also discuss the latest news from Deadpool 3, Superman Legacy and the trailers for Asoka and Blue Beatle.

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21. Secret Invasion 3: Skrull Corpse Cleanup

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:16:21 GMT

The third in our series of Secret Invasion discussion episodes.

Is *spoiler* really dead?
Is that *spoiler* on the phone?
Why does *spoiler* care if *spoiler* gets shot?

We ask all this and more, in this episode of News of the Nerd.

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20. Secret Invasion 2: Skrullectric Boogaloo

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 11:47:33 GMT

Superman casting, overworked animators and spoilery discussion on the second episode of Secret Invasion.

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19. Secret Invasion 1: Skrulls, Skrulls, Skrulls!

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 13:36:23 GMT

The first of our reaction episodes to Marvel's Secret Invasion on Disney+

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18. Spider-verse 2: Electric Boogaloo

Sat, 10 Jun 2023 20:09:42 GMT

We are joined by special guest "Other Ben" to discuss the newest release Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse!

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17. Writers' Strike, Debunking News & Into The Spider-Verse

Fri, 26 May 2023 14:50:17 GMT

We're back with another news episode - this time we're debunking news! We also discuss the writers' strike, some gaming announcements and finally get Ben's thoughts on Into The Spider-Verse.

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16. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Spoilerific Review

Sat, 06 May 2023 17:10:00 GMT

We discuss the 32nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in all it's spoilery glory.

WE ARE GROOT!

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15. The Marvels Trailer, Star Wars Celebration & The Last of Us Spoilers

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:07:39 GMT

On this week's show we will be discussing the newly released teaser trailer for The Marvels, all the announcements from Star Wars Celebration 2023 and deep diving into The Last Of Us with a spoiler filled discussion.

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14. Secret Invasion Trailer, Casting Updates & More!

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 22:25:22 GMT

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13. Trailers & News Update

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:57:51 GMT

We're back with a news catch-up episode covering everything from the trailers for The Flash and Guardians of the Galaxy to the upcoming fish uprising.

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BONUS - Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 18:30:11 GMT

In this special episode we get spoilery to discuss the 31st movie in the MCU, Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania.

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12. Controversies and DC Slate

Sun, 12 Feb 2023 16:20:11 GMT

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11. Gaming Spectacular - God of War, Baldur's Gate, The Last of Us & More!

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 15:52:48 GMT

In this special gaming focussed episode we welcome our first guest of the podcast, Cousin Phil!

We discuss newer releases such as God of War: Ragnarok and Baldur's Gate 3, our personal favourite games, games we're looking forward to this year, The Last of Us TV show and more!

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10. 2023 Movies & TV

Sun, 15 Jan 2023 22:27:13 GMT

We look forward to all the big movies and TV shows that we're looking forward to (and some that we aren't) in 2023!

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9. Best Christmas Movies and Guardians Holiday Special

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 23:09:52 GMT

On this special festive episode, we give our opinions on the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and discuss what we think are the best Christmas movies of all time.

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8. MCU Phase 4 Retrospective (Part 2: TV Shows)

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 20:10:56 GMT

In this episode of News of the Nerd we discuss the new trailers for Super Mario Brothers, Indiana Jones, Cocaine Bear, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 before digging in to the all the TV Shows of MCU Phase 4.

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7. MCU Phase 4 Retrospective (Part 1: Movies)

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 16:43:06 GMT

We look back on all the movies in MCUs Phase 4, from Black Widow to Black Panther.

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6. Nerd News Update

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 18:44:54 GMT

After not covering the news for a couple of weeks, we catch up with all the latest movie, TV and gaming news.

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BONUS - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 21:16:50 GMT

On this special bonus episode of News Of The Nerd, we discuss Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the latest release from Marvel Studios.

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5. Halloween Movies & Werewolf By Night

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:02:14 GMT

In this spooky Halloween episode we discuss our favourite Halloween movies and then dive into the recent Disney+ original, Werewolf By Night.

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4. The One With The She-Hulk Spoilers

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 21:51:07 GMT

On this episode we dive deep into every episode of the Disney+ Original, She-Hulk.

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3. What actors do we want to see return to a role?

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 11:54:32 GMT

We delve into all the latest nerd news, including news about Deadpool 3, Armor Wars, the newest Black Panther & Mario trailers, and of course the biggest news... #SixSeasonsAndAMovie! Then we discuss what actors we would like to see returning to previous roles.

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2. GTA VI, Clerks III, Lucasfilm and Marvel D23 Announcements

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 12:12:39 GMT

We discuss the GTA VI leaks, Call of Duty Warzone 2, the upcoming Iron Man game, Clerks III and the Lucasfilm and Marvel announcements from D23.

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1. Introductions and Disney and Pixar D23 announcements

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 13:42:43 GMT

On the first episode of News of the Nerd, we discuss all the Disney & Pixar news from D23 2022!

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