#NPC NEWS – Volume 1

Star Trek: The Borg are Back in Town

Ever since J.J. Abrams put a hard reboot on the Star Trek franchise way back in the year of our Lord, 2009 (tried to calculate the stardate, but it's all meaningless nonsense. Sorry, Trekkers), I was crazy about the new cast and couldn't wait to see where the future would take the reboot crew. Fortunately it took…

Bob Gale, the Wizard World Comic Con 2016 Interview

Prior to Wizard World Comic Con 2016 kicking off in Philadelphia, we were able to sit down with the prolific Bob Gale. Gale is a producer and writer for screen and page, working on many projects with Robert Zemeckis (including the Back to the Future franchise, 1941 and I Wanna Hold Your Hand), as well as comic book work on Ant-Man,…

Talking Nerdy, Ep. 197: Standies and Sitties

Dan sees the Nice Guys / Alex discovers the mad genius of Rod Serling / Can we build a Spider-Man franchise? Yes we can! / Thor inherits a Hulk / Star Wars overload / Star Trek gets good / Maybe Ghostbusters haters just don't like Leslie Jones / Neighbors 2 raises the dead / Dan…

Talking Nerdy, Ep. 175: Mein Kampfortable Living

DOWNLOAD THE LATEST EPISODE HERE!! or on iTUNES and STITCHER RADIO You can't be a Catholic Atheist / Lego Land is coming to the Philly suburbs / Trump ain't Hitler / Ali A. Rizvi owns the Internet / Make your own Bernie Sanders / What not to say to a female Star Wars fan / George…

Talking Nerdy, Ep. 154: America, Ready for a Sexy Aunt May

San Diego Comic Con kicked off this week with updates from Gotham City and Panem, with no sign of the stretchy arms of Mr. Fantastic. The social media wasteland goes Thunderdome over Jared from Subway, Paula Deen, Jeb Bush, and Amy Schumer--and we dive into the conspiracy theory and Cheeto-riddled mind of Michael "Donkey Lips"…

Talking Nerdy, Ep. 153: Love Wins For All But Batman

Love won all across the country this week, but love lost for Batman and Electra. The Internet struggles to find something else to battle in a news cycle that has been relatively calm, desperate for a big story. We dive into the conversation about equality for all and if DC's venture into the darkest night…

Talking Nerdy, Ep. 152: PrattKeeping the Internets

Is it a coincidence that Spider-Man's costume features the same colors as the Confederate flag? Yes. But that doesn't stop us from talking about both the future of Spider-Man and the scourge of the rebel flag in this week's riveting episode of Talking Nerdy. We review and discuss Jurassic World, play the #HASHTAGorDIE game with…

Talking Nerdy, Ep. 146: All Around the Wizard World, Pretty Supergirls

We discuss adventures from Wizard World Comic Con 2015; watch the trailer for CBS's Supergirl and debate whether show runners and video game developers have a social responsibility to their audiences; confirm that Frankie Muniz blue Paul Giamatti; Dan mansplains #Supernatural tweets from girls on Twitter; and we wrap it all up with a play-by-play…

Talking Nerdy, Ep. 145: 9-Year-Olds VS Neckbeards

This episode, our first using the Live Streaming power of Periscope, finally brings YOU into the show! We discuss the monumental Marvel release of Avengers: Age of Ultron and why people who shouldn't be allowed out of their house, let alone, access to shoelaces are complaining about it, Joss Whedon's Twitter rage-quit, Mayweather/Pacquiao, Supernatural, TayText,…

Talking Nerdy, Ep. 139: The Worms of Hollywood

In this episode, we pay our respects to Fortune's 6th Greatest Person in the World: Taylor Swift, we play a game of Brianna WHO?!, and Dan Mansplains #Supernatural Tweets. Play along with Dave's checklist of people who manage to offend as we speculate on Walking Dead, the hellscape of fraternities, Josh Trank's Thing, and how…

Talking Nerdy, Episode 124: Hack ‘Em All and Let God Sort ‘Em Out!

The latest hacking-gate on Sony fuels the conversation, leading up to Facebook and Twitter debates clues us in on why we're all animals. The finales of various television shows grab our attention, and we wonder what could possibly be in the future of our beloved Marvel movie characters. We play the IMDB movie game, Jose…

Talking Nerdy, Ep. 115: Something Robbed a Bank

The boys are back! We discuss the gender equality hypocrisy of BuzzFeed's Staff, the wide world of Gotham and who that TV show was made for, stories from a weekend of Center City Comedy, and play some games like Rotten Tomatoes and Hold On, Hold On, I Know This! DOWNLOAD THE LATEST EPISODE HERE!!! or…

Talking Nerdy, Ep. 114: Hold On, Hold On, I Know This

H. Foley from the Center City Comedy Podcast in New York joins us for this week's episode. We bring back "Racist Radio" and talk about the latest Fall TV hits and flops. With the premiere of the Simpsons and Family Guy, we play a Simpsons Guest Star Quiz and cap off the show with our…

Talking Nerdy, Ep. 113: Trial By Vegemite

The boys are back! No guest this week as we discuss comic book television adaptations Gotham and Agents of SHIELD, grown-up babies, and follow up on last week's Vegemite Challenge with such games as "WIKIpeeks" and "The Rotten Tomatoes Game!" DOWNLOAD THE LATEST EPISODE HERE or on iTUNES          ///          STITCHER RADIO

Talking Nerdy, Ep. 105: Comics After Dark…Nado with Gigio Longo

It's the premiere night for Sharknado 2: The Second One, and we offer our live commentary and talk about the biggest San Diego Comic Con reveals. Comic Book writer, Gigio Longo, joins us in the studio to talk DC, Marvel, and the franchises built around both--as well as his own independent mini-series: ADAM 12! We…

Talking Nerdy Episode 103: Hip Hop & Other Drugs with AG Fernandez

Philly Hip Hop Artist AG Fernandez stops by the studio to talk about his career, music, and more! We go into some of the news of the week and learn a lot about youth in Saudi Arabia from additional guest Yazeed Khabiri! Let us entertain you with America's new favorite games "Who Would've THOT?!" and…

Talking Nerdy Episode 102: The Nerd Stays in the Picture with Robert Emmons Jr.

We go long and hard with documentary film maker Robert A. Emmons, Jr. discussing movies, comic books, and his latest film Diagram for Delinquents (available now on Sequart.com). We cover the latest news and go full throttle on the Rotten Tomato Game: Documentary Edition! Strap in, because this is a long and sweaty ride! DOWNLOAD…

Talking Nerdy Ep. 93: Dirty Dreadlock Hippy Bitch

In this episode, we talk about gender roles expressed in McDonald's toys, Dan explains #Supernatural Tweets, Jose Can-Say-So's Cinco De Mayo Edition, and we wonder what movie franchises will bring our childhoods to life! @NerdyPodcast Download the LATEST EPISODE HERE or on iTUNES   /   STITCHER RADIO Join the conversations on TWITTER and FACEBOOK!

Talking Nerdy Podcast, Ep. 92: Amazing Spider Cluster F*ck

We give a preview of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, talk the evolution (or de-evolution) of Comic Book Movies, Joe does Game of Thrones Spoilers, and Dan Explains #Supernatural Tweets by Girls on Twitter! Oh, and some Donald Sterling nonsense. Download the Latest Episode HERE or Listen on iTUNES or STITCHER RADIO!

Talking Nerdy, Ep. 86 “Madonna Madness!”

It's time for March Madness and Charlie Lightning's got everyone to fill out a bracket. Only time will tell as the NCAA series goes forward. In this episode, we talk about Walking Dead, Comics, Recent Movies and Games as well as which one of us would sleep with Madonna. We play Jose-Can-Say-So and the Rotten…

Talking Nerdy, Episode 85: Where in the World in Carlos Lightning?

In this episode we discuss the feminist debate over Barbie dolls, create solutions for bullying, listen to Bill O'Reilly bitch about Beyonce and Chelsea Handler shut out Piers Morgan. It's an action-packed episode that will have the world asking: Where in the World is Charlie Lightning? Download the latest Episode HERE or on iTUNES! Leave…

Talking Nerdy, Ep. 84: 50 Ways to Leave Your Penis

In this week's episode we go over our Oscar Winners once more and one of us gets to spin the Wheel of Pain to discover what their punishment will be. We talk about the new GTA Online expansion, Walking Dead's slow burn, and the new comic book releases of the week! Download the NEW EPISODE…

Talking Nerdy, Ep. 83: King Cake Baby Goes to the Oscars!

In this week's episode, we reveal the new mascot for New Orleans: the terrifying King Cake Baby. We also place our sensible Oscar bets, talk new comic releases, and play some games! It's the return of America's Favorite: Jose Can-Say-So and our new social experiment: Dan Explains #Supernatural Tweets from FanGirls. Not a moment is…

Talking Nerdy, Ep. 82: Sochi, Drugs & Rock N’ Roll

This episode, we do some Olympic coverage, discuss The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Walking Dead, and the Lego Movie. We also talk comics, Guardians of the Galaxy, and the imminent return of 3D-Man! Talking Nerdy introduces a new game: Jose Can-Say-So! Don't miss it! Download our latest episode HERE or on iTUNES! Leave us…

Talking Nerdy Episode 72: The DOC Holiday Special

We celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Who and discuss the evolution of nerd culture. Walking Dead gears up for a gritty mid-season finale and Thanksgiving gears up for a drunk clusterfuck of embarrassment! It's a lot of fun this episode, with no sports but two games: Who Twote That Tweet and Iron Sheik Real…

Super Dudes Power Show, Ep. 39: Strippers, Baseball and Comics

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Who the Fuck is StaphMeal and Why Am I Reading His Cretinous Blog?

I honestly asked myself this question. It's Friday afternoon, I'm sitting around doing nothing--wondering how the remainder of my day will play out, and then suddenly "magic" happens. A friend forwards me a blog called StaphMeal. More specifically, an article regarding a recent video shot and edited by myself, written by my friends at Center…

Forever Alone at Karaoke… (Rage Comic)

Cap’n Makin’ It Happen (Rage Comic)

Comedy Stands Up at NoChe in Center City Philadelphia

After promoting and advertising this event for quite some time, the sold out Comics on Chestnut event officially went down this past Friday night (7/22/11). The line up was spot-on as always, featuring some old favorites and some fresh faces. Hosted by Jack Martin, the show started off with a roaring crowd, and when it…

Center City Comedy presents BONERoo at Mad River

The process of the stand-up comedian is a ceaselessly interesting one. You can see this process illustrated beautifully in documentaries such as I Am Comic, or you could check out Center City Comedy's crack-squad of ever-changing and evolving comedians during their weekly goof-a-bouts. As I'm sure I've elaborated on before, Center City Comedy hosts weekly…

I Love Movies, But I Hate Yours: X-Men First Class

After eleven short years and five cash-guzzling hit movies, the timeline of the "X-Men" franchise is well and truly knackered. Questionable continuity issues run amuck throughout the series started by director Bryan Singer as it tries to juggle a boatload of characters taken from the Marvel source material, sometimes clumsily dropping them and not knowing…

Life Lessons from Comedian Tim Vargulish

Tim Vargulish is a young comedian who I met on a random and directionless vacation to Boston. Let's paint a picture, shall we? My girlfriend and I were wandering around Harvard's campus feeling punch-drunk and slightly less intellectual than normal. We were searching for a place that seemed familiar and (thanks, Yelp!) discovered the Comedy…

Life Lessons with Satine Phoenix

The First Time I Ever tried to be a stripper I had to take 2 shots of Patron and I couldn't let go of the Pole. It was my life support system. 8 years later I STILL have to have something to hold on to onstage. With the power of a god, I would actually…