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A weekly podcast, discussing pop culture and current events through the lens of various geek subcultures. The underlying theme is to explore everyone’s “nerd,” because everyone has that one subsection of counterculture they dig, and dig deeply. Listeners are invited to lean in to the conversation, acting as a fly on the wall, listening and observing while our hosts wax at length on any topic brought before them. Comics, video games, film and pop culture are always on the table for discussion and the podcast’s unscripted chat is allowed to naturally flow where hosts and guests take it.
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Fair warning: spoilers and Star Wars deep-dives ahead. With The Rise of Skywalker, The Mandalorian and everything else coming out of that favorite galaxy far, far away, the NerdAF Show is bringing back Star Wars expert Andrew Matranga, who literally teaches a class about Star Wars at the University of Denver. You've heard him on our mics before but this time he takes a deep dive with hosts Tyler Scott, Richard Williams and Hugh Johnson to talk about how it's a good time to be a Star Wars fan. And yes, Baby Yoda gets the deserved attention. Find him at studyingstarwars.com and on Twitter.com/andrewmatranga.
Martin Scorsese might be on the record disliking superhero-genre movies but our hosts dig into why canon films like Joker are trying hard to prove him wrong. Hosts Hugh Johnson, Richard Williams and Tyler Scott tackle that superhero-movie fatigue, Joker, Disney+ and more, and Tyler takes us to church on Blizzard and how to look past our hobbies amid the game developer's Hong Kong controversy. With this, our Season 4 kickoff episode, we're now coming to your ears via the Anchor podcasting platform, too. Learn more and consider supporting NerdAF at https://anchor.fm/nerdafpodcast
Things start off a little goofy this week but we’ll lead off with a big explicit SPOILER ALERT, to be clear. Our intrepid hosts get serious about Amazon’s “The Boys” and even more so about Walmart’s response to recent gun violence (by pulling in-store advertisements for violent video games). Producer Andy even takes the mic to weigh in, and not just with puns.
The NerdAF team sends its condolences upon the death of film icon Rutger Hauer, who passed July 19. And on the heels of the famed San Diego Comicon, our hosts really want it to be rebranded this year as more like Marvel-con, and they’ll tell you why. We follow up our last chat about Neil Gaiman, too, as well as what’s next for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
This week's NerdAF show finds our hosts reacting to the latest Spider-Man flick, leaving them asking "Haven't we seen this movie before?" Also on tap: a tip of the hat to show host Richard Williams for the anti-bigotry op-ed piece published in The Colorado Sun, cowritten with former NerdAF producer Vincent Chandler; plus a fond farewell to Microsoft's soon-to-be-killed ebook platform; and a new segment about what our hosts are currently nerding out on, which we're calling "If that's what you're into."
NerdAF has emerged on the other side of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3 for short, and our hosts have THOUGHTS. Listen to hosts Hugh Johnson, Richard Williams and Tyler Scott as they unpack E3, then pause in grief to mark Swamp Thing's cancellation before a more festive occasion: a two-ticket giveaway to the June 22 album release by our friends, The Trujillo Co.
For the second year running, the NerdAF squad set up shop in the Mile High Comics Jason Street Mega-store for a live episode coinciding with Denver's Pop Culture Con (formerly known as Denver Comicon). Listen in for comic creator and indy illustrator Lonnie MF Allen, our guest for the first half, followed by musician and top-notch Bane impersonation wizard Mike Trujillo.
After nearly a decade, HBO’s legendary Game of Thrones came to a close and NerdAF hosts Hugh Johnson, Richard Williams and Tyler Scott have thoughts. Lots of them. Listen in on their take on the long-anticipated finale, what’s next for streaming services and their take on Doom Patrol. And for the first time, the hosts try a new game format, dubbed Lightning Round.
On the heels of Avengers: Endgame and the latest episode of Game of Thrones, NerdAF Show hosts Hugh Johnson, Richard Williams and Tyler Scott debate the Avengers’ Greatest Of All Time and what in the world is going on in Westeros right now after this latest episode.
What a month for nerdom! On this latest episode of the NerdAF Show, our hosts tackle the last season of the Game of Thrones, Avengers: Endgame, the Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker teaser and have more than a little fun in the process. Side note: Spoilers ahead, as always. Allll the spoilers.
On the latest episode of NerdAF, hosts Hugh Johnson, Richard Williams and Tyler Scott kick off Season 3 with a thorough discussion of Jussie Smollett’s allegations of racist attacks, plus an Oscars wrapup, what’s next for the Avengers, Umbrella Academy and more.
The NerdAF hosts and ƒ/4.20 Production crew reflect on the senseless shooting that took place during a Madden NFL 19 tournament in Jacksonville, FL that ended in 2 people, Elijah Clayton and Taylor Robertson, dead and wounded 11 others.
On the latest episode of NerdAF hosts Hugh Johnson, Richard Williams and Tyler Scott welcome back Producer Vince and the group goes deep on the casting controversies cycling around Hollywood, from Disney's first openly gay character in an upcoming "Jungle Cruise" movie to the Twitter rage displayed after the announcement of Ruby Rose to play Catwoman. Join the conversation on Twitter (where Tyler and Richard will never stop geeking out) @NerdAFShow, give us your feedback. As always thank you for rating and reviewing the episode wherever you're listening.
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Back from hiatus and launching the third season of NerdAF we're happy to announce some changes to the format. On the latest episode of NerdAF hosts Hugh Johnson, Richard Williams and Tyler Scott dig deep on the controversy surrounding James Gunn, his prolific posts of the past and The Mouse's decision to split with the Guardians writer/director despite blowback from cast, crew and the fandom. The trio also give their unabridged (and at times brutal) opinions on The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences adding a popularity contest in to the 91st Oscars presentation. Join the conversation on Twitter (where Tyler and Richard will never stop geeking out) @NerdAFShow, give us your feedback. As always thank you for rating and reviewing the episode wherever you're listening.
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On the latest episode of NerdAF hosts Hugh Johnson, Richard Williams and Tyler Scott (replaced this week by guest host Producer Vince) welcome standup comedy nerd Janae Burris, actress and women in the arts activist, on to the podcast. Starting the episode off with everyone's #WeekInGeek the group discusses the new expanded DC streaming universe, Terry Crews out of Expendables 4, A Force and women reboots of popular franchises. Dave Chappell, Rosanne Barr and other comedians are discussed as well. This week's game is "Gotta Catch Em All" where our hosts and guests choose a pool of 16 heroic women, real or fictional, and draft their perfect starters.
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On the latest episode of NerdAF hosts Hugh Johnson, Richard Williams and Tyler Scot welcome television and bitchcraft nerd Lindsey Bartlett, bad ass feminist and journalist, on to the podcast. Starting the episode off with everyone's #WeekInGeek the group covers the new Disney Pixar movie, Incredibles 2. Star Wars, Luke Cage, Spider-Man and Drake all find ways in to the conversation, and the crew discusses the latest battle in the Console Wars asking, "is Sony still a good guy?" This week's game is "Boiled Down" where our hosts and guests choose a nerd universe, describing it in an old-school Tweet: 140 characters or less. No Universe Proper Nouns or direct references.
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On the latest episode of NerdAF hosts Hugh Johnson, Richard Williams and Tyler Scot welcome Star Wars nerd Andrew Matranga, defender of the anthology films, back on to the podcast. Starting the episode off with everyone's #WeekInGeek the group covers the new DC Comics Extended Universe (multiple Joker storylines), some Marvel news, the Overwatch league championships and the Warner Brothers' crackdown on Harry Potter fan festivals. This week's game is "The Internet Said It's True" where our hosts and guests try to choose from four strange news events which is the one Producer Vince invented.
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On the latest episode of NerdAF the crew goes LIVE from America's largest comics supplier Mile High Comics. Hosts Hugh Johnson, Richard Williams and Producer Vince welcome Comics Nerd Mike Trujillo, member of Denver band The Trujillo Company, on to the podcast. Starting the episode off with everyone's #WeekInGeek the conversation moves quickly to building our dream cast of the new "IT" film, ask the question: Is the DC Universe worth it anymore, the unexpected new reincarnations of Spider-Man, and E3 recap and more. The game is "Gotta Catch 'Em All" where our hosts and guests choose their perfect starting six lineup from any Nerdom.
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On the latest episode of NerdAF hosts Hugh Johnson, Richard Williams and Producer Vince welcome Rabbithole Nerd Tyler Scott, a real life NerdAF superfan, on to the podcast. Starting the episode off with everyone's #WeekInGeek the conversation moves quickly to a SPOILER-HEAVY "Solo: A Star Wars Story" recap, a discussion about Donald Glover's "This is America" video leading in to a chat about whitewashing and the concept of blackwashing. Video games, Dr. Who, The Avengers (of course) and D&D all get mentioned this week as well. The game is "Super Celeb Smash" where our hosts and guests choose a popular nerd folk hero and an antagonist and pit them against one-another in a fight to the pain.
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On the latest episode of NerdAF hosts Hugh Johnson, Richard Williams, guest host Professor Pat and Producer Vince welcome Harry Potter nerd Emalie Whan-Traylor, proud #KeepTheSecret superfan, on to the podcast. Starting the episode off with everyone's #WeekInGeek the conversation moves quickly to a SPOILER-HEAVY Deadpool 2 recap, a discussion about queerbaiting LGBTQ audiences, Catwoman as a gun-loving gay heroine and more. This week's game is "Sorting Hat" where our hosts and guests choose a popular nerd folk hero and place them in to a Hogwart's House based on the information from the Sorting Hat's song in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone."
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