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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 387: Family....on a budget</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>TOASTY! Guess the Fast Franchise is not as dialed in as we thought. Plus all the fallout from the Xbox Gamepass price increase, Call of Duty and Battlefield are duking it out even more so, and Nintendo does what Nintendo does. Plus Clooney is heading back to the Oceans, Taylor Swift knocks out the Rock, and Disney bets big on the next magical British kid. That and more, come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:11:23</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 382: He makes websites...</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Two wildly different movie reviews this week with Caught Stealing, and The Thursday Murder Club and boy are they wildly different movies as well. Plus James Gunn announces a Superman sequel, Amazon gives us our new Laura Croft, and Call of Duty is headed to the big screen. Also, Prefect Dark wasn't as dead as we thought, well, it is now, Konami made an interesting choice for Metal Gears return. That and more. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:20:57</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 364: Gorilla vs 100</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 23:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Gorilla vs 100</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>No 100 dudes aren't beating 1 Gorilla, you're wild for thinking otherwise.  Anyway, did you get your hands on a Switch 2 preorder? Cause if you did you may have avoided the chaos. EA announced a big shakeup, cancelled games, and is bringing paid season pass to FC 25. Plus what is Call of Duty's obsession with the ganja? Hollywood is not being saved by Netflix, sequels abound, and some superhero movies lose their capes, plus will The Rock win with A24?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:57</itunes:duration>
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    <![CDATA[<p>No 100 dudes aren&#39;t beating 1 Gorilla, you&#39;re wild for thinking otherwise.  Anyway, did you get your hands on a Switch 2 preorder? Cause if you did you may have avoided the chaos. EA announced a big shakeup, cancelled games, and is bringing paid season pass to FC 25. Plus what is Call of Duty&#39;s obsession with the ganja? Hollywood is not being saved by Netflix, sequels abound, and some superhero movies lose their capes, plus will The Rock win with A24?</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 254: Welcome to NNN, Home of the NNN, can I take your order?</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>254</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>If the title wasn't an indication of the news then I don't know how to tell you this. But Good Burger is coming Back! Good Burrger 2 was announced, among other things. But the Second Dominion war seems to be heading our way in the star trek universe, the Unreal Engine is literally forging new paths, the Power Rangers are back, and Shazam 2 was funnier then it had any business being. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:20:38</itunes:duration>
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  <description>If the title wasn't an indication of the news then I don't know how to tell you this. But Good Burger is coming Back! Good Burrger 2 was announced, among other things. But the Second Dominion war seems to be heading our way in the star trek universe, the Unreal Engine is literally forging new paths, the Power Rangers are back, and Shazam 2 was funnier then it had any business being.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>If the title wasn&#39;t an indication of the news then I don&#39;t know how to tell you this. But Good Burger is coming Back! Good Burrger 2 was announced, among other things. But the Second Dominion war seems to be heading our way in the star trek universe, the Unreal Engine is literally forging new paths, the Power Rangers are back, and Shazam 2 was funnier then it had any business being. </p>]]>
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