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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 402: Its a trailer park Z</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We finally have a release date for Forza Horizon 6, and at the same time saw that Game Freak can do more than Pokémon. Steam is facing a massive lawsuit in the UK, will it hold? Plus Sinners sweeps the Oscar noms, Dragon Ball celebrates its 40th in style, and there were more Trailers then you could shake a stick at this past week. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>59:37</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 400: Staying Four-Humble</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Its our 400th episode! We might be recording a day early but that doesn't mean the news stops. Apparently the Doomsday trailers are a story, not a cohesive one though. Jackass is returning to theaters, but at what cost? GameStop is closing stores, are you surprised? Plus reactions to the Golden Globes, and more!</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 388: Twist-It! Pull-It! Bop-It!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 22:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Sony lays out its future, while Pokémon's future got leaked all over the internet. New York Comic Con brought the trailers, making it a definite competitor to SDCC. Plus IGN Fan fest was in full effect today with some great new, like a Bob-It video game! Plus a full review of Tron: Ares, is it bad, is it good, or is it just there...</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:34:29</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 238: Nintendo gonna Nintendo</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Why does Nintendo always have such poor community outreach? At least when it comes to games that aren't Pokémon. is there more trouble brewing for the Microsoft acquisition of ActivisionBlizzard? What made the Fallout TV show so much more appealing this time around? AMC is facing its own Walking Dead, Netflix has a hit with Wednesday and Disney+ is bring in more Fox properties. Andor ending on the highest note possible. Meanwhile Indy 5 impressed Harrison, James Gunn hints at whats to come, the Cocaine Bear is getting the movie adaptation it deserved!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>52:42</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 237: Immersion Broken</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are out, and not looking too hot. A major shakeup at Disney, Ubisoft drops some news, A power Ranger leaves us, and Indy goes digital. Meanwhile the future of DC is on the horizon, the MCU has some interesting things in its future, and Fast X is apparently out of control. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>56:51</itunes:duration>
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