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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 389: Thank the Maker?</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Thank the Maker?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>George has moved on, we need to accept that, elsewhere in a Galaxy Far Far Away Ben Solo is staying dead. Warner Bros has finally accepted its time to sell, after saying no to unwanted solicitors, Amazon paid pennies for James Bond. Xbox is sticking with the high prices, ಠ_ಠ, and more drama out of Ubisoft and Assassin's Creed. That and more on tonight's episode. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:32:10</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 385: Hey Bub....This is the way</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Hey Bub....This is the way</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>New Trailers for Insomniacs Wolverine and The Mandalorian and Grogu have blown me away. Black Ops 7 gives a full multiplayer reveal, Xbox jacks up prices in an unprecedented move, and Nintendo is trying to rewrite the rules. Plus Daredevil is getting more screen time, Disney+ is hiking up prices, Alien: Earth needs more time, and James Gunn says Batman has to be done right. That and more on this weeks episode. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:19:09</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 377: Eating Hay, laying by the bay, making things out of clay...</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 23:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Eating Hay, laying by the bay, making things out of clay...</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>I just may, whaddya say? Comic-Con came and went this year, and maybe because the MCU and DCU were so muted, but there were still some good announcements. Xbox says game pass revenue is up, so is it profitable? Wolfenstein is heading to TV, and EA says no to $80. Air Bud is returning and I have serious questions, South Park takes time in its return, Star Trek goes all in on Comic Con, plus reviews of Happy Gilmore 2 and Fantastic Four!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:25:05</itunes:duration>
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    <![CDATA[<p>I just may, whaddya say? Comic-Con came and went this year, and maybe because the MCU and DCU were so muted, but there were still some good announcements. Xbox says game pass revenue is up, so is it profitable? Wolfenstein is heading to TV, and EA says no to $80. Air Bud is returning and I have serious questions, South Park takes time in its return, Star Trek goes all in on Comic Con, plus reviews of Happy Gilmore 2 and Fantastic Four!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 318: Xbox has all the games!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>318</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Xbox has all the games!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The summer of gaming 2024 is here! We got summer games fest, the Xbox Showcase, Sony State of Play(last week), and the Ubisoft Forward! We have news from all of it! And did you expect a Perfect Dark gameplay reveal? Cause I didn't. So many games are coming to gamepass, and so many games are staying on Xbox, except DOOM but thats ok, its a Mad World. Also more hungers games is coming, both on the page and on the screen, Netflix is expaning its Nickelodeon world, and its Zack Snyder world, meanwhile Max is growing Westeros and Middle Earth. WB also seems to doubling down on Anime. Plus is Marvels Blade in trouble again? Plus Alamo Drafthouse is saved by Sony. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:28:01</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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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>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>308</itunes:episode>
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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>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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    <![CDATA[<p>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 &quot;alive and well&quot;. 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!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 295: Nick's Nerd New Year: If it ain't broke don't six it</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Nick's Nerd New Year: If it ain't broke don't six it</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Its Nick's Nerd New Year once again! So we have Top 10's in gaming, TV and Film! And I don't think you can guess any of them. Plus we know that two major Nintendo figure heads have no plan on stopping in the gaming industry any time soon. Steamboat Willie is taking over the internet, and everything in between. We also have an Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom review, too bad it wont help WB overtake Disney or Universal at the box office. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:09:01</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Its Nick's Nerd New Year once again! So we have Top 10's in gaming, TV and Film! And I don't think you can guess any of them. Plus we know that two major Nintendo figure heads have no plan on stopping in the gaming industry any time soon. Steamboat Willie is taking over the internet, and everything in between. We also have an Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom review, too bad it wont help WB overtake Disney or Universal at the box office.  
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  <title>Episode 278: Only shooting stars break the mold</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 22:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Only shooting stars break the mold</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Another summer ends, that means its new game season, and to start it off we have my early thoughts on Starfield, which is definitely going to be one of my favorite games. We also have a potential third strike coming as SAG-AFTRA looks to strike against the video game publishers. Doug Bowser opens up about Nintendo's future, and Skull &amp; Bones hits another hurdle. Adam Drive, Aaron Paul and others speak out against the AMPTP, Toho drops a big new Godzilla trailer, and Ahsoka was amazing. Also my top 10 80s animated movies gets a shoutout. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:12:02</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <title>Episode 239: Lord Gaben Has Spoken!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:episode>239</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Lord Gaben Has Spoken!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Yes you heard that right! Lord Gaben has spoken and we all should listen! Anywho, Nick finally got his Analogue Pocket so listen to him speak of its wares, we also prepare for tomorrows The Game Awards, unions are gaining strength in the Games Industry, and Sony is gonna Sony! The Rings of Power ads 15 new cast members, the Boys sets its sights on a spinoff, and what's going on at HBO Max? Meanwhile last Thursday was movie trailer day! We finally get to see Rise of the Beasts and Indiana Jones and the dial of destiny. Meanwhile is the Snyderverse actually going to die?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>54:22</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Yes you heard that right! Lord Gaben has spoken and we all should listen! Anywho, Nick finally got his Analogue Pocket so listen to him speak of its wares, we also prepare for tomorrows The Game Awards, unions are gaining strength in the Games Industry, and Sony is gonna Sony! The Rings of Power ads 15 new cast members, the Boys sets its sights on a spinoff, and what's going on at HBO Max? Meanwhile last Thursday was movie trailer day! We finally get to see Rise of the Beasts and Indiana Jones and the dial of destiny. Meanwhile is the Snyderverse actually going to die? 
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  <title>Episode 219: Its a PS world, we're just livin in it</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>Its a PS world, we're just livin in it</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>If the title isn't clear, this is a PlayStation news heavy week. Not all news, but a good chunk. EA is making waves with a new Skate Announcement. LEGO has a few big announcements up its sleeve, that's what she said! Amazon and HBO Max aren't pulling any punches with new trailer drops. Netflix is double down on its password enforcement. And was the movement to restore the Snyderverse all a ruse? That and more in this weeks episode. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>56:09</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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