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    <description>You might not have asked for it, but here is a podcast that will bring you News about nerd culture, raw and unfiltered. Let Nick take you on a magical journey through Video Games, Movies, Comics and other geeky things. 
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    <itunes:summary>You might not have asked for it, but here is a podcast that will bring you News about nerd culture, raw and unfiltered. Let Nick take you on a magical journey through Video Games, Movies, Comics and other geeky things. 
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  <title>Episode 403: What kind of idiots do you have working here?</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>403</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>What kind of idiots do you have working here?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>From Disney's new CEO to Googles game "maker". GTA 6 is locked in, and so is the final Fast and Furious. But what does it mean for you? Meanwhile Overwatch is shedding its 2, and going old school. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:01:06</itunes:duration>
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  <description>From Disney's new CEO to Googles game "maker". GTA 6 is locked in, and so is the final Fast and Furious. But what does it mean for you? Meanwhile Overwatch is shedding its 2, and going old school.  
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  <title>Episode 380: Kneel before Zod, right meow!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 23:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>380</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Kneel before Zod, right meow!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Listen here meow, Super Troopers 3 is coming, but not right meow. Gamescom is in full swing, and opening night live did not disappoint. PlayStation is joining its rivals, in raising prices on its 5 year old console, but at least the ODSTs are dropping into Helldivers 2? Plus Casting news for Scary Movie 6, The Hunt for Gollum and Avengers Doomsday. That and more, come take a listen, </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:20:07</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Listen here meow, Super Troopers 3 is coming, but not right meow. Gamescom is in full swing, and opening night live did not disappoint. PlayStation is joining its rivals, in raising prices on its 5 year old console, but at least the ODSTs are dropping into Helldivers 2? Plus Casting news for Scary Movie 6, The Hunt for Gollum and Avengers Doomsday. That and more, come take a listen,  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Listen here meow, Super Troopers 3 is coming, but not right meow. Gamescom is in full swing, and opening night live did not disappoint. PlayStation is joining its rivals, in raising prices on its 5 year old console, but at least the ODSTs are dropping into Helldivers 2? Plus Casting news for Scary Movie 6, The Hunt for Gollum and Avengers Doomsday. That and more, come take a listen, </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Listen here meow, Super Troopers 3 is coming, but not right meow. Gamescom is in full swing, and opening night live did not disappoint. PlayStation is joining its rivals, in raising prices on its 5 year old console, but at least the ODSTs are dropping into Helldivers 2? Plus Casting news for Scary Movie 6, The Hunt for Gollum and Avengers Doomsday. That and more, come take a listen, </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 375: Major Snubs, Potential dubs!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>375</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Major Snubs, Potential dubs!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Look UP! Its a review of Superman! Plus, more fallout from the Xbox layoffs, what's in store for Final Fantasy's future, Resident Evil gets a multiverse, and the internet can finally calm down about the Legend of Zelda movie. Also Scrubs is back with its main cast, the Emmy nominations were announced, and why no love for Cassian? That and a whole lot more. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:36:37</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Look UP! Its a review of Superman! Plus, more fallout from the Xbox layoffs, what's in store for Final Fantasy's future, Resident Evil gets a multiverse, and the internet can finally calm down about the Legend of Zelda movie. Also Scrubs is back with its main cast, the Emmy nominations were announced, and why no love for Cassian? That and a whole lot more.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Look UP! Its a review of Superman! Plus, more fallout from the Xbox layoffs, what&#39;s in store for Final Fantasy&#39;s future, Resident Evil gets a multiverse, and the internet can finally calm down about the Legend of Zelda movie. Also Scrubs is back with its main cast, the Emmy nominations were announced, and why no love for Cassian? That and a whole lot more. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 374: Does this really count as a rebirth?</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>374</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Does this really count as a rebirth?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Serious question, why call something Rebirth, if there is no rebirthing, where was the rebirthing? Yes I have a full review of Jurassic World Rebirth in todays drop. Plus more fallout from the Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, and who is to blame? Helldivers 2 is dropping on Xbox next month, and Nintendo ponders the future of game development. ScarJo is now the highest grossing lead actor ever, John M Chu is going to be racing into theaters as the director of Hot Wheels. Meanwhile James Gunn and Zack Snyder portal into Rick and Morty in the least suspecting way. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:30:38</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Serious question, why call something Rebirth, if there is no rebirthing, where was the rebirthing? Yes I have a full review of Jurassic World Rebirth in todays drop. Plus more fallout from the Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, and who is to blame? Helldivers 2 is dropping on Xbox next month, and Nintendo ponders the future of game development. ScarJo is now the highest grossing lead actor ever, John M Chu is going to be racing into theaters as the director of Hot Wheels. Meanwhile James Gunn and Zack Snyder portal into Rick and Morty in the least suspecting way.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Serious question, why call something Rebirth, if there is no rebirthing, where was the rebirthing? Yes I have a full review of Jurassic World Rebirth in todays drop. Plus more fallout from the Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, and who is to blame? Helldivers 2 is dropping on Xbox next month, and Nintendo ponders the future of game development. ScarJo is now the highest grossing lead actor ever, John M Chu is going to be racing into theaters as the director of Hot Wheels. Meanwhile James Gunn and Zack Snyder portal into Rick and Morty in the least suspecting way. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Serious question, why call something Rebirth, if there is no rebirthing, where was the rebirthing? Yes I have a full review of Jurassic World Rebirth in todays drop. Plus more fallout from the Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, and who is to blame? Helldivers 2 is dropping on Xbox next month, and Nintendo ponders the future of game development. ScarJo is now the highest grossing lead actor ever, John M Chu is going to be racing into theaters as the director of Hot Wheels. Meanwhile James Gunn and Zack Snyder portal into Rick and Morty in the least suspecting way. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 341: This is an Xbox!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>341</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>This is an Xbox!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Yes this is an Xbox? If you believe it! We also break down the game awards and the controversy surrounding the game of the year nominees, does DLC count? Also a Star Wars movie gets delayed again, and a major Simpsons shake up is coming. Plus a very late of Transformers One, James Gunn opens up about the DCU, and the children yearn for the mines. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:14:30</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Yes this is an Xbox? If you believe it! We also break down the game awards and the controversy surrounding the game of the year nominees, does DLC count? Also a Star Wars movie gets delayed again, and a major Simpsons shake up is coming. Plus a very late of Transformers One, James Gunn opens up about the DCU, and the children yearn for the mines.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Yes this is an Xbox? If you believe it! We also break down the game awards and the controversy surrounding the game of the year nominees, does DLC count? Also a Star Wars movie gets delayed again, and a major Simpsons shake up is coming. Plus a very late of Transformers One, James Gunn opens up about the DCU, and the children yearn for the mines. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 321: The Patron Saint of Gaming</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>321</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Patron Saint of Gaming</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well, I did not expect news of a saint who games, but here we are, a kid who loved Halo and Pokémon is going to be a saint. Plus SEGA pulled back the soft top on its Crazy Taxi reboot, Elden Ring continues to rake in the cash, and Capcom sets its sites on the future. Warner sets dates for the next Dune and Godzilla picture, Inside Out 2 hits a billion, and will Barbenheimer get a sequel? PLus reviews of The Bear and That 90s show. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:08:09</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 301: I am Marvel Jesus!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>301</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>I am Marvel Jesus!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We have a nerd filled Valentines episode for all of you! Major Marvel mews across the board! The Super Bowl was the most watched telecast in history, and movie trailers were a plenty! Plus we have major updates from Sony and PlayStation, Ubisoft is not afraid of GTA 6, and Xbox jets off to Arrakis. That and more!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:34</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 285: Your Friendly Neighborhood Podcast</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>285</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Your Friendly Neighborhood Podcast</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>If you cant tell by the title, we have a review of Marvel's Spider-Man 2! Which is probably one of the best games of the year, and that's a fact. We also have news from Xbox's Partner Showcase, Twitchcon, and Magic the Gathering. Star Citizen assures us its not vaporware, and Doug Bowser plays coy about Nintendo's next. Meanwhile, in Hollywood, the SAG-AFTRA strikes passes 100 days, but progress may be back on the horizon. Two Hollywood legends say goodbye, and Taylor Swift takes over Hollywood again. Also in our continuing series, we have Nick's Top 10 90s Horror Movies!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:16:21</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 269: I drank a Grimace shake and recorded this episode</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 23:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>269</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>I drank a Grimace shake and recorded this episode</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Happy Fourth of July! Well the FTC v Xbox case ended, and yeah, the FTC doesn't know what they are doing.  The Sims could be the next game to go F2P, and Stray is finally coming to Xbox, and Ubisoft is remaking Black Flag just in time for Skull n Bones. Jon Favreau opens up about Din Djarin, Kevin Bacon heads back to TV and Netflix seems to be getting HBOs best hits? All hail the rise of Barbenheimer, Indy makes a small whip in the box office, and stop asking Russel Crowe about Gladiator 2. Plus we have a spoiler filled review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:01:07</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Happy Fourth of July! Well the FTC v Xbox case ended, and yeah, the FTC doesn't know what they are doing.  The Sims could be the next game to go F2P, and Stray is finally coming to Xbox, and Ubisoft is remaking Black Flag just in time for Skull n Bones. Jon Favreau opens up about Din Djarin, Kevin Bacon heads back to TV and Netflix seems to be getting HBOs best hits? All hail the rise of Barbenheimer, Indy makes a small whip in the box office, and stop asking Russel Crowe about Gladiator 2. Plus we have a spoiler filled review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
Indiana Jones Ranked:
1.Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
2.Raiders of the Lost Ark
3.Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
4.Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
5.Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 
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<p>Indiana Jones Ranked:<br>
1.Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade<br>
2.Raiders of the Lost Ark<br>
3.Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny<br>
4.Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull<br>
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<p>Indiana Jones Ranked:<br>
1.Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade<br>
2.Raiders of the Lost Ark<br>
3.Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny<br>
4.Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull<br>
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  <title>Episode 250: 250 in the bag!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>250</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>250 in the bag!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>That's right, episode 250 is in the books! This week is a doozy! We've got a review of Ant-Man &amp; The Wasp Quantumania, Star Trek Picard season 3, and Hogwarts Legacy.  Also a lot of movement on the Xbox and ActivisionBlizzard Merger went down over the past week.  Meanwhile, Ubisoft admits to some failures, a reflection on the Ben Affleck Daredevil, and Marvel VFX artists speak out. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:11:23</itunes:duration>
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  <description>That's right, episode 250 is in the books! This week is a doozy! We've got a review of Ant-Man &amp;amp; The Wasp Quantumania, Star Trek Picard season 3, and Hogwarts Legacy.  Also a lot of movement on the Xbox and ActivisionBlizzard Merger went down over the past week.  Meanwhile, Ubisoft admits to some failures, a reflection on the Ben Affleck Daredevil, and Marvel VFX artists speak out.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>That&#39;s right, episode 250 is in the books! This week is a doozy! We&#39;ve got a review of Ant-Man &amp; The Wasp Quantumania, Star Trek Picard season 3, and Hogwarts Legacy.  Also a lot of movement on the Xbox and ActivisionBlizzard Merger went down over the past week.  Meanwhile, Ubisoft admits to some failures, a reflection on the Ben Affleck Daredevil, and Marvel VFX artists speak out. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 183: Weta my Furious Squids</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2021 21:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>183</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Weta my Furious Squids</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Simple short and sweet this week. Weta is being bought by Unity, the Steam Deck is delayed, Jump Force is ending, N7 day tries to make a bang. Stranger Things drops a new trailer, Squid Game is coming back, and Ms Marvel gets delayed. Meanwhile, Chris Columbus wants to return to the wizarding world, Vin Diesel puts out an olive branch, and rogue squadron is going down.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>29:57</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Simple short and sweet this week. Weta is being bought by Unity, the Steam Deck is delayed, Jump Force is ending, N7 day tries to make a bang. Stranger Things drops a new trailer, Squid Game is coming back, and Ms Marvel gets delayed. Meanwhile, Chris Columbus wants to return to the wizarding world, Vin Diesel puts out an olive branch, and rogue squadron is going down.              
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    <![CDATA[<p>Simple short and sweet this week. Weta is being bought by Unity, the Steam Deck is delayed, Jump Force is ending, N7 day tries to make a bang. Stranger Things drops a new trailer, Squid Game is coming back, and Ms Marvel gets delayed. Meanwhile, Chris Columbus wants to return to the wizarding world, Vin Diesel puts out an olive branch, and rogue squadron is going down.             </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Simple short and sweet this week. Weta is being bought by Unity, the Steam Deck is delayed, Jump Force is ending, N7 day tries to make a bang. Stranger Things drops a new trailer, Squid Game is coming back, and Ms Marvel gets delayed. Meanwhile, Chris Columbus wants to return to the wizarding world, Vin Diesel puts out an olive branch, and rogue squadron is going down.             </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 175: Knights of the Bel Air Film slate</title>
  <link>http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/175</link>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>175</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Knights of the Bel Air Film slate</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The PlayStation showcase dropped some unexpected but welcomed news. The analogue pocket has unfortunately been delayed again. Nintendo does really weird things, as per usual. Fox wants to bring back 24. Disney+ is killing in with its MCU shows, except for this weeks What If...?. The Matrix Trailer is a dud, and Disney sets its eyes on the future. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:04:14</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 165: Podcasts are nothing without Family</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2021 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>165</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Podcasts are nothing without Family</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>If the title was any indication, we have a review of Fast 9. Also Nintendo finally announces the not Switch Pro. The future of Assassins' Creed is in flux yet again. Netflix drops a dud with the first Fear Street, while it launches fireworks with America the Motion Picture. Also Loki is nuking the multiverse, and the Bad Batch finally makes a good post war point. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>53:19</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 162: The Return of the Chief</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>162</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Return of the Chief</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>E3 2021 is in the bag, mostly. Disney is making waves at Disney+. And the Future of DC on film is coming into focus</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>45:45</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>E3 2021 is in the bag, mostly. Disney is making waves at Disney+. And the Future of DC on film is coming into focus 
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  <title>Episode 153: Heavy is the console crown</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>153</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Heavy is the console crown</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>PlayStation 2021acting like PlayStation 2005? Noooo, it cant be. Epic and Steam are duking it out for your PC. CoD teasing Nukes, again. Nintendo Indie World Showcase. The Falcon and The Winter Soldier goes dark, way dark. More Movie delays, and Netflix keeps is starting to come off like an Otaku. While we also get a look at Ghostbusters: Afterlife.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>58:08</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>PlayStation 2021acting like PlayStation 2005? Noooo, it cant be. Epic and Steam are duking it out for your PC. CoD teasing Nukes, again. Nintendo Indie World Showcase. The Falcon and The Winter Soldier goes dark, way dark. More Movie delays, and Netflix keeps is starting to come off like an Otaku. While we also get a look at Ghostbusters: Afterlife. 
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  <title>Episode 151: NNN patch 1.5.1</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>151</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>NNN patch 1.5.1</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Welcome All, welcome In! This week we wonder if Discord will become part of the Microsoft family. Cyberpunk finally addresses most of its bugs. Razer wants to RGB and chroma the world. While Netflix is increasing its theatrical and Anime Output. The Streaming wars are heating up in response. Obi-Wan will have returning characters, but not the ones you think. The Suicide Squad looks great, and I mean that. All that, and Comic-Con may be back in a new way. Come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>53:20</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Welcome All, welcome In! This week we wonder if Discord will become part of the Microsoft family. Cyberpunk finally addresses most of its bugs. Razer wants to RGB and chroma the world. While Netflix is increasing its theatrical and Anime Output. The Streaming wars are heating up in response. Obi-Wan will have returning characters, but not the ones you think. The Suicide Squad looks great, and I mean that. All that, and Comic-Con may be back in a new way. Come take a listen.  
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  <title>Episode 148: Coming 2 Zenimax</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>148</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Coming 2 Zenimax</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>The Microsoft acquisition of Bethesda is complete, so what does that mean for the future? Marvels avengers is not helping its case, and is heading down the Anthem path. WandaVision had an underwhelming finale, and the Flash is setting up things to come. While the Powerpuff girls are headed to the CW.  Star Trek once again teases its film future. Amazon boasts that Coming 2 America had the best streaming debut, even though the movie was very mediocre. Meanwhile Disney+ and Space Jam cause a bit of a row, and Nick takes on the culture war. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:15:18</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/d123fe1e-af9a-444a-82a1-ad727c243689/episodes/b/b197d340-9ae9-4b1d-85c0-229377ceb2aa/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>The Microsoft acquisition of Bethesda is complete, so what does that mean for the future? Marvels avengers is not helping its case, and is heading down the Anthem path. WandaVision had an underwhelming finale, and the Flash is setting up things to come. While the Powerpuff girls are headed to the CW.  Star Trek once again teases its film future. Amazon boasts that Coming 2 America had the best streaming debut, even though the movie was very mediocre. Meanwhile Disney+ and Space Jam cause a bit of a row, and Nick takes on the culture war.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Microsoft acquisition of Bethesda is complete, so what does that mean for the future? Marvels avengers is not helping its case, and is heading down the Anthem path. WandaVision had an underwhelming finale, and the Flash is setting up things to come. While the Powerpuff girls are headed to the CW.  Star Trek once again teases its film future. Amazon boasts that Coming 2 America had the best streaming debut, even though the movie was very mediocre. Meanwhile Disney+ and Space Jam cause a bit of a row, and Nick takes on the culture war. </p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 116: This convention is a con</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2020 20:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>116</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>This convention is a con</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Nick DeFalco</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Comic-Con@home was just kind of meh... the Xbox Games showcase wasn't terrible, but Halo Infinite looks smooth, too smooth. Ubisoft is vowing to change. Jet Set Radio gets a spiritual successor. G4 returns. HBO begins casting for its GoT prequel. Netflix and Amazon hand out renewals like they are candy. Is Lando headed to the small screen? Whats new on netflix? The Russo bros would return for Secret Wars. Tenet isnt coming to the US anytime soon. The Snyder cut is teased even more. Star Wars gets pushed back. and Aliens are real! i Repeat Aliens are real! that and more, come take a listen</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>56:01</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Comic-Con@home was just kind of meh... the Xbox Games showcase wasn't terrible, but Halo Infinite looks smooth, too smooth. Ubisoft is vowing to change. Jet Set Radio gets a spiritual successor. G4 returns. HBO begins casting for its GoT prequel. Netflix and Amazon hand out renewals like they are candy. Is Lando headed to the small screen? Whats new on netflix? The Russo bros would return for Secret Wars. Tenet isnt coming to the US anytime soon. The Snyder cut is teased even more. Star Wars gets pushed back. and Aliens are real! i Repeat Aliens are real! that and more, come take a listen 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Comic-Con@home was just kind of meh... the Xbox Games showcase wasn&#39;t terrible, but Halo Infinite looks smooth, too smooth. Ubisoft is vowing to change. Jet Set Radio gets a spiritual successor. G4 returns. HBO begins casting for its GoT prequel. Netflix and Amazon hand out renewals like they are candy. Is Lando headed to the small screen? Whats new on netflix? The Russo bros would return for Secret Wars. Tenet isnt coming to the US anytime soon. The Snyder cut is teased even more. Star Wars gets pushed back. and Aliens are real! i Repeat Aliens are real! that and more, come take a listen</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Comic-Con@home was just kind of meh... the Xbox Games showcase wasn&#39;t terrible, but Halo Infinite looks smooth, too smooth. Ubisoft is vowing to change. Jet Set Radio gets a spiritual successor. G4 returns. HBO begins casting for its GoT prequel. Netflix and Amazon hand out renewals like they are candy. Is Lando headed to the small screen? Whats new on netflix? The Russo bros would return for Secret Wars. Tenet isnt coming to the US anytime soon. The Snyder cut is teased even more. Star Wars gets pushed back. and Aliens are real! i Repeat Aliens are real! that and more, come take a listen</p>]]>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Our Guest host Roy takes us on an adventure through his nerdy experiences. Yes Roy cant take you down a rabbit hole and rant about a subject just like me. So this week we have Star Wars scrip woes, Anime, Diablo 4, steaming sites. Plus a little bit about Black Friday and Cyber Monday. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>41:18</itunes:duration>
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