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The theory of everything, if everything is sports / Sports VS Sports Entertainment / Everyone should be watching wrestling / Rogue One: the best Star Wars ever? / 3 Ninjas is a franchise in desperate need of revival / The three best bad guys in movie history / Creepy child love in Blank Check / Goober news with TommyNC2010, TheReportoftheWeek, and JXCStudios! DOWNLOAD THE LATEST… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 217: Big Daddy Got a Teezy
It’s that time of year when the men become boys, the gambling junkies get their fix, and alcoholics use one of their favorite reasons to drink – American Football. One of the most popular ways to enjoy football is the fantasy version, heck, I do. Fantasy Football is a game for wild to mild fans… Continue reading Fantasy Football: Don’t Be That Guy
The premiere episode of "I AM CAIT" / the tragic end of HitchBot / Zimbabwean Lion Hate / Ronda Rousey the Hobbit / the first of the Republican debates / debate over why sports are important to politics / Dan's trip to the Art Museum / Stepdad Tom Wolf / The Facebook Speaker of the… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 158: TransJenner CaitCrimes
Along with our guest, Philly Comedian Seamus Millar, host of the Conversations for our Grandkids podcast, we discuss the future; where we are and where we're going along with such topics as political correctness, parenting, science, the arts, comedy, and the ongoing "will they won't they" of establishing a real-life Jurassic World. DOWNLOAD THE LATEST… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 150: The Guide to the Future
Today's podcast topics include Disney/Marvel's acquisition of the Spider-Man franchise, how NBC's The Slap could be a better series, the new mascot for the Philadelphia 76ers and his past as a junkie Furry, and Jon Stewart's departure from The Daily Show. We play Dan Explains #Supernatural Tweets from Girls on Twitter, the IMDB Movie Game,… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 133: Inter-Dimensional Slap Jumping
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
Yahoo Sports Contributor, KDH News Correspondent, and Multimedia Hippie Milly B. joins us to tell you why you're going to lose your Fantasy Football games. The aftermath of the VMAs and EMMYs are discussed. We also get the news from Joe Z., play a game of 'Swift or Dylan' and try to guess the films… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 109: Final Fantasy Football with Milly B.
Former NFL kicker and current activist, Chris Kluwe, joins us in between signing books on the road. We talk about the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling, the world of gaming, sports, and the BET Awards! We also play a special edition of Jose-Can-Say-So in honor of Jose Canseco's birthday! Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisWarcraft DOWNLOAD… Continue reading Talking Nerdy Episode 101: Kickin’ It Nerd School with Chris Kluwe
We discuss strong female characters and their place in movies as well as the season finale of Game of Thrones (and women getting kicked in the crotch). We continue our World Cup coverage and play TV MOVIE MANIA! DOWNLOAD THE LATEST EPISODE HERE or on iTUNES and STITCHER
In addition to video game updates, we discuss the practicality of a female-driven superhero movie, news from NASA, and the inevitable destruction of the World Cup. We play TV Movie Mania and speculate on the end of Game of Thrones! DOWNLOAD THE LATEST EPISODE HERE or on STITCHER RADIO or iTUNES!
The World Cup kicks off this week in Brazil! The Talking Nerdy crew makes their preliminary World Cup predictions, we try not to spoil X-Men: Days of Future Past, but encourage you to see it instead of Godzilla. It's also the triumphant return of "Jose Can-Say-So" and the TV GUIDE MOVIE GAME! Download the LATEST… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 96: X-Men Days of World Cup Past
Special Guest Comedian Dan Scully joins us to talk movies, play games and discuss the Hot Billboard 100 in a way that only people who don't listen to the latest pop music can do! Download the LATEST EPISODE HERE or on iTUNES / STITCHER RADIO!
Sterling, Beyonce, and #Supernatural in this week's episode. We play the Comcast TV Movie Game and try to guess the slogans for World Cup Soccer. And we play the Comcast Cable TV Movie Game! It's like Clash of Clans, except it's fun and exciting and not interminable--and free! Download the latest episode HERE or go… Continue reading Talking Nerdy Podcast Ep. 94: Smellblind
Semi-Spoiler-Heavy episode with Game of Thrones and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (if you haven't watched them). We talk politics, comics, sports, and ring in a new era of the possibilities of Chicken. Joe is convinced to watch Captain America and Dan explains #Supernatural Tweets by Girls on Twitter. DOWNLOAD THE LATEST EPISODE HERE or… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 90: Game of Goats
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… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Episode 85: Where in the World in Carlos Lightning?
Let's not spoil too much of this one, but we get into Net Neutrality and we're releasing it on a day that people all over the Internet are fighting to take back their Internet. Visit TheDayWeFightBack.org Also, we talk about strippers, sports, Walking Dead, and how Dan has Cheez-Its in his beard. Download the Latest… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 81: To the NSA with Love
This week, we talk Obama's State of the Union Address, the Grammy Award aftermath, Justin Bieber's Deportation, people who believe in Ghosts and more! Sports, News, Iron Sheik Real or Jabroni--and a very special visit from our new favorite guest: The Fat Wiccan Girl! Tonight's episode is not one to be missed! DOWNLOAD HERE or… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Episode 79: The Fat Wiccan Girl
It's this week's Talking Nerdy News in the News, followed by the appearance of the Wheel of Pain! We talk about Marvel's Ant Man and the upcoming Man of Steel sequel. We discuss the trend in shaming magazines for Photoshopping models, and Creepy Overweight Spider-Man gets to kiss Mary Jane. It's an action-packed pre-Christmas party… Continue reading Talking Nerdy Episode 75: Creepy Overweight Spider-Man
In this episode, we do some news, discuss the philosophy of Casper the Friendly Ghost, and wonder what the deal is with the flute player in the Max Rebo band. Dave and Dan show up wearing polar opposite outfits, and a good time is had by all! #TalkingNerdy Download HERE or on iTUNES! RATE US… Continue reading Talking Nerdy Podcast Episode 74: Below the Waist
In this week's episode, we say goodbye to Paul Walker and discuss the brand new revelations regarding the Man of Steel sequel and Amazing Spider-man franchise. We play "Who Twote That Tweet?", "Real or Jabroni?", and discuss practical changes that need to be made in public restrooms. Download HERE or on iTUNES! Please leave comments… Continue reading Talking Nerdy Episode 73: Shit Wonder Woman Says
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD and Star Wars kick off this latest podcast which later turns to sports and the controversy surrounding Miami Dolphins players Martin and Incognito. We have a fiery debate over how football players should be expected to behave and if "bullying" has a place in the sport. Rate us on iTUNES and… Continue reading Talking Nerdy Episode 70: Precious Snowflake Incognito
In this, our milestone 65th episode, we get the opportunity to speak with Portland's own Lynsie Lee about the Breaking Bad finale, stripping in a vegan club, and the mini-media frenzy surrounding New Jersey's Cory Booker. We also hear from Richard Harrow, discuss Grand Theft Auto 5 some more, and break Charlie Lightning. Let the… Continue reading Talking Nerdy Ep. 65, Bane People Problems with Special Guest Lynsie Lee
Alex, Charlie and Dave discuss topics ranging from politics to music and more. Starting off with some commentary on the anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, we slowly move into the logistics of two podcasters getting married, when weed will be legal in Pennsylvania and we get creative with "twerking" puns. Also, we listen to the… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 63: New Yankee Twerkshop
From Justin Timberlake to Syria, we discuss a wide range of political issues with our special guest, former Green Party candidate Hugh Giordano. After that, it's Lightning Round Sports and we find out how Mayor Stubbs the Cat was almost assassinated. Download HERE or on iTUNES!
After this week's Talking Nerdy news, we present another installment of "Mystery's Mystery." This week's episode is 'The Killer of the White Mountain.' Afterwards we discuss the recent media news involving Miley Cyrus and the MTV Video Music Awards, Lamar Odom, Fantasy Football and Joss Whedon. Thanks for listening! Download HERE or on iTUNES!!
We honor the memory of Elmore Leonard with a little noir theater. We also geek out on Star Wars rumors, talk sports news, and go balls to the wall with old school shows like Super Train and Thunder in Paradise! This is the most excited we've ever seen Dan McGlynn! Listen up to hear Charlie… Continue reading Talking Nerdy Episode 59: Electric Winter
In this episode, we talk tech news about the new Hyperloop train, Hawkeye comics, Top Gear, Breaking Bad. Comedian Tom Cassidy calls in to lend a guest voice and plug his upcoming shows. We have fun here. Download HERE or on iTunes!!
Philadelphia comedians and hosts of the "1st World Problems" podcast, Dave Temple and Chris Cotton stop by to talk about the history of racism, Velociraptors, Jurassic Park, and more! Download the Latest Episode HERE or on iTUNES!!
In this episode, we talk about the San Francisco plane crash, Dr. Who, Science news, and Charlie Lightning's big Lightning birthday party. Go cop tickets for our live show at PhillyPodFest.com--August 2nd 7-9pm!! Download HERE or on iTUNES!
Though I'm not a complete pussy, an obnoxiously grandiloquent gay, or a woman...I just don't typically get into most sports. There's something about the pools of raging testosterone which--for the most part--I simply never found appealing. So, if there's a particular sport you don't necessarily like, good ol' Mr. G's got some simple solutions to… Continue reading Pretending to Like Sports: 10 Rules to Avoid Humiliation
Let's be honest with each other. I've never been a sports fan. The only sport I ever really got into playing competitively was Four Square--and if you don't know what that is, shame on you! Sure, I played the occasional game of Whiffle Ball, but never with a substantial amount of people. As far as… Continue reading Eight Sports That Can Go Fuck Themselves
Most people of our parents' age in Philadelphia know about the Big 5, that informal league of local college basketball that used to be one of the most important and prestigious pinnacles of sport in the area. For those uninformed, the Big 5 is a sort of...unofficial conference made of Penn, St. Joe's, La Salle,… Continue reading Philadelphia Big 5: Get With the Times or Get out of the Way…
Well, I went off and registered myself for Drexel University's annual Egg Glide competition. The link there has a pretty good description of the event, but basically, (and from here on in, I'm going to Bold the things that are in engineer speak), you build a dealie that keeps your egg from smashing when you… Continue reading Egg Drop Scoop
Note: "Football" will be used in this article instead of "Soccer." So I just got finished watching one of my more recent obsessions: Green Street Hooligans. GSH is a movie about an American, Matt, who travels to England and is dropped into the violent, drunken world of football hooliganism for the English Premier League. Hooliganism… Continue reading Broad Street Hooligans?
This afternoon, I'd like to take a little while and talk about why Philadelphia, the great city where I was born, raised, and continue to live, is the greatest city in the world. Scoff, laugh and shrug, but stay with me on this one... 1) Crime - In 2007, Philadelphia had a murder rate of… Continue reading List-o-Ramma! Why Philadelphia is one of the Great Cities of the World
Just two weeks ago the Philadelphia Eagles were left for dead. Andy Reid, fired. Donovan McNabb, traded for a bag of footballs. And the inevitable handing of the torch to Kevin Kolb was the only logical choice. This team could never win with McNabb as quarterback and had no chance of making a deep playoff… Continue reading Eagles Continue “Miracle Year” for Philly Sports
I'm supposed to be doing work for my Senior Design class, so I have to keep it short. I did a bad thing today. I found out, from one of the bargain shopping sites I check out (www.slickdeals.net) that apparently, sports teams across America send out Fan Packs to people (I'm assuming they're for children,… Continue reading I Did a BAD, bad Thing…
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