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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 398: Nick's Nerd New Year: Lucky Number Se7en</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>No 7 Wonders of the nerd world here, just Top 10s for 2025. With some news sprinkled in. Nick once again brings his Top 10 Movies, Games and TV shows to round out the year. No more perfect a day than New Years Eve! See you in 2026!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:20:30</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 394: Happy Little Trees</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Happy Thanksgiving week! Just a few major stories to break down this week. FarCry is headed to television on FX with Rob Mac staring, which is the right type of chaos that show needs. Wicked went off to see the wizard with a big box office take, and it might not be, for good. Plus Rush Hour 4 is happening, and the reason why is pretty unusual. That and more on this weeks episode. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>57:32</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 392: I ain't got time to bleed</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>I ain't got time to bleed</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Get to the choppa, cause its time for a review of the newest Predator movie, Predator Badlands. It does not disappoint. Plus Valve doubles down on hardware, while the Super Mario Galaxy movie shows off its stars. Also, Sony has buyers remorse about Bungie, and somehow Amazon has forgotten that James Bond has had a history of reboots. and someone call MU/TH/UR because Alien Earth is coming back!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:48</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Get to the choppa, cause its time for a review of the newest Predator movie, Predator Badlands. It does not disappoint. Plus Valve doubles down on hardware, while the Super Mario Galaxy movie shows off its stars. Also, Sony has buyers remorse about Bungie, and somehow Amazon has forgotten that James Bond has had a history of reboots. and someone call MU/TH/UR because Alien Earth is coming back! 
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  <title>Episode 379: Not for Clankers</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Xbox just keeps taking hits, and there is no way to spin it. Sony takes one on the chin too, as their Live Service goals aren't playing out the way they hoped. Plus Blizzard loses Rod, Strauss is the ultimate hype man, and Battlefield is back? Plus Paramount sets its sights on its new future, DC Studios has a plan, Captain Jack Sparrow might be back. Plus Reviews of Black Bag, Twisted Metal Season 2 and the first two episodes of Alien Earth. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:08:17</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 376: No More Tears</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>376</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>No More Tears</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Another day, another round of layoffs in the gaming industry, will it ever stop? The Pokémon company had a presents and showed off more TV than games, Xbox rolls back a controversial pricing plan, and why are video games getting popcorn buckets? Plus, new trailers all around: Tron Ares, Mortal Kombat, Stranger Things and Alien: Earth. Kevin Feige holds an MCU roundtable instead of going to Comic Con, Captain Planet is headed back to TV!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:43:21</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Another day, another round of layoffs in the gaming industry, will it ever stop? The Pokémon company had a presents and showed off more TV than games, Xbox rolls back a controversial pricing plan, and why are video games getting popcorn buckets? Plus, new trailers all around: Tron Ares, Mortal Kombat, Stranger Things and Alien: Earth. Kevin Feige holds an MCU roundtable instead of going to Comic Con, Captain Planet is headed back to TV! 
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  <title>Episode 370: Anti-E3</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Its that magical time of year, when all the games are announced, and the big 3 come together! I'm talking about, wait, no, E3 is gone, but its spirit lives on, in this disjointed days of virtual press conferences. Xbox had their Games Showcase and didn't show any of the tentpoles, Summer Games Fest knocked it out of the park with Resident Evil 9, and IGN Live tried to fill in some gaps. Plus, The Phoenician Scheme, Predator Killer of Killers, and Ballerina from the World of John Wick all get reviewed. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:21:02</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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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>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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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>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 306: The state of the gaming industry is Unreal</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>The state of the gaming industry is Unreal</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>You read that correctly, the state of the gaming world is unreal, as in Unreal Engine. As the GDC is fully underway, there was still a lot of news to get through. From Epic games having their state of Unreal, to Saber Interactive breaking free from Embracers embrace, to the failure of the PSVR 2, and Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection taking a nosedive. Also Popeye, The Cat in the Hat, and The Never Ending Story are all making some kind of comeback, The Acolyte gets its first trailer, and Dune Pt. 2 continues to sizzle as the box office. That and a whole lot more. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:18:30</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>You read that correctly, the state of the gaming world is unreal, as in Unreal Engine. As the GDC is fully underway, there was still a lot of news to get through. From Epic games having their state of Unreal, to Saber Interactive breaking free from Embracers embrace, to the failure of the PSVR 2, and Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection taking a nosedive. Also Popeye, The Cat in the Hat, and The Never Ending Story are all making some kind of comeback, The Acolyte gets its first trailer, and Dune Pt. 2 continues to sizzle as the box office. That and a whole lot more.  
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  <title>Episode 305: My Eyes See Barbenheimer</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>My Eyes See Barbenheimer</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>And the Award goes too...boy was that a fun Oscars telecast, I enjoyed it. Full of nonsurprises. Also the world mourns the loss of a great man, we lost the Great Akira Toriyama last week, he provided to much to so many people, he will never be forgotten. And In the best news, Patty Jenkins is still making her Rogue Squadron movie for Lucasfilm! Plus we learned about a cancelled Spider-Man multiplayer game, Mario has his MAR10 day, and Shrek 2 is coming back to theaters. Come take a listen!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:13</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 297: 30 Rock Live</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>297</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>30 Rock Live</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Will Tina Fey take over Saturday Night Live? I think Lorne Michaels hopes she does. Plus the Halo Battle Royale was almost real, despite 343 always saying they wouldn't make one. Plus the Emmys happened, and The Bear, Beef, and Succession all walked away as winners. That and more on this weeks Nick's Nerd News. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:29:19</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Will Tina Fey take over Saturday Night Live? I think Lorne Michaels hopes she does. Plus the Halo Battle Royale was almost real, despite 343 always saying they wouldn't make one. Plus the Emmys happened, and The Bear, Beef, and Succession all walked away as winners. That and more on this weeks Nick's Nerd News.  
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  <title>Episode 296: The Bear's Beef, and his successor too</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 01:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>The Bear's Beef, and his successor too</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well the Golden Globes happened, and CES is still underway, hopefully you wont confuse the two. Lucasfilm dropped a thermal detonator's worth of news, a new star wars film, and a shows renewal. Xbox takes the first stage of 2024, and Star Citizen wants to take all your money, after it already did so. Layoffs continue in the gaming industry, as Hollywood kicks it back into high gear. Plus my favorite movies from 1991, since it was the year I was born. Come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:14:42</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 293: ParamountBros:ShowMAX</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Are two of Hollywood's oldest studios about to merge? It might be a more plausible outcome then you think as Warner and Paramount have talks. A24 and Kojima make a match made in heaven, Insomniac is hacked, and we learn their future. PS5 continues Sony's dominance in the gaming space, and Bobby Kotick is finally leaving Activision. Several streaming shows are getting renewed for their final seasons, and Curb is ending. Pretty, Pretty, Pretty, not good. The MCU's second greatest villain may not actual be a thing anymore, and I watched Barbie. Plus my top 10 Christmas movies. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:14:40</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 287: Oh what a Glorious Day!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Oh what a Glorious Day!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Today brought us such wonderful news! The SAG-AFTRA Strike is over! and the GTA 6 trailer was announced for early December! I could not be more happy! Also in the News, the bombshell report about Marvel Studios from Variety, Nintendo has a record year, Blizzcon was back, and trailers galore. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:22:51</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 180: The return of the domes fans</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>The return of the domes fans</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>DC Fandom 2021 did not disappoint. They have officially laid down the gauntlet at the MCUs feet, and await their counter. Meanwhile there a lot of movers and shakers going on in the video game world, as we have news across the platforms and publishers. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>47:45</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>DC Fandom 2021 did not disappoint. They have officially laid down the gauntlet at the MCUs feet, and await their counter. Meanwhile there a lot of movers and shakers going on in the video game world, as we have news across the platforms and publishers.  
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