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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. 
Theme Song: Science Fiction Movie, Var. 3(instrumental) - Royalty Free Music Maker
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  <title>Episode 411: Nick's Sports News</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Major Announcement we are shifting our coverage. This is a permanent change. No there isn't news about PlayStation raising prices. Or That Dave Chappelle is coming to CoD. Nintendo losing a lawsuit, not here. Netflix raising prices, I guess that might warrant sports coverage. Also not sure who Supergirl or He-man are.  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:09:00</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 308: Now Streaming on Quibi!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>April Fools!  Hope Everyone enjoyed their joke filled holiday! This Week we have a Kaiju filled review for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, plus more layoffs hit the gaming industry, in what feels like a death march towards self implosion. Also Xbox wants to bring AI to your support page, and Saber Interactive assures us the KoToR remake is "alive and well". Also WarnerBros wants to poison us with another Matrix movie, Christopher Nolan becomes a Sir and  Sam Raimi is practically begging for The Secret Wars directing job. Plus a hell of a lot more!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:22:00</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 152: Giant Monkey x Giant Lizard X Giant Robot</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 00:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Xbox Game Pass hits it out of the park with MLB the Show, while Bioware lays down the deets on Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Solar Opposites season 2 delivers on all channels, and First Contact day confirms the return of Q.  Meanwhile Godzilla vs Kong is all that and more!</itunes:subtitle>
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