web01.fireside.fm Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:19:57 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Nick's Nerd News - Episodes Tagged with “Gladiator” https://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/tags/gladiator Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0700 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 en-us episodic Nerd Unfiltered Nick DeFalco 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 yes <title>,<googleplay:description>,<googleplay:explicit>,<googleplay:author>,<googleplay:email>,<itunes:explicit>,<itunes:author>,<itunes:email>,<googleplay:image>,<itunes:image>,<image>,<itunes:summary> Nick DeFalco nicks.nerd.news@gmail.com Episode 382: He makes websites... http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/382 b7b65a45-8d16-41fd-811f-670ac6a4b9fc Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 382 He makes websites... full Nick DeFalco 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. 1:20:57 yes 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. video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us, HBO, TLOU, Helldivers 2, PlayStation, DICE, Battlefield 6, PS6, PS5, Indiana Jones, Machinegames, Konami, Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 3, Mortal Kombat, Warner Bros, Pokémon, LEGO, Haven Studios, PlayStation Studios, SIE, Hollow Knight, Hollow Knight Silksong, Capcom, Monster Hunter, Ubisoft, Rayman, TakeTwo Interactive, The Initiative, Perfect Dark, Crystal Dynamics, Call of Duty, Activision, Paramount, Resident Evil, Sophie Turner, Tomb Raider, Laura Croft, AmazonMGM, Amazon Prime Video, Phoebe Wallers Bridge, James Bond, 007, 007 First Light, IOI, IO Interactive, Hitman, James Gunn, Chris Pratt, Batman, DCU, Alan Ritchson, Superman, Man of Tomorrow, David Corenswet, Lex Luthor, Nicolas Hoult, War of the Worlds, Star Wars, Lucasfilm, Star Wars Starfighter, Ryan Gosling, Back to the Future, Michelle Yeoh, Star Trek, Star Trek Section 31, The Studio, Apple TV+, Sony Pictures, Ridley Scott, Gladiator, Alien, Disney, D23, Walt Disney, Pixar, Walt Disney World, Walt Disney Animation, Toy Story, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Paramount+, Warwick Davis, Harry Potter, HBO Max, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Clayface, Scrubs, Marvel Zombies, MCU, Disney+, Knives Out, Netflix, The Paper, The Office, Peacock, The Thursday Murder Club 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Episode 344: The Gods will decide http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/344 cf473f70-5173-45e6-889e-2c008204d778 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:30:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 344 The Gods will decide full Nick DeFalco The Gods will decide the fate of Gladiator 2, because if I had a say so it would be put in the Bargain Bin. Also, Chris Evans is returning to the MCU(again), Jeremy Allen White is headed to a Galaxy Far Far away in a role you would never expect, and Eminem is hitting the links with Happy Gilmore. Plus Sony is finally putting its Spidey Spinoffs out to pasture. Plus, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is living up to its potential, Pokémon is teaming up with Aardman, while Marvel Rivals is just existing. That and more, come take a listen. 1:16:25 yes The Gods will decide the fate of Gladiator 2, because if I had a say so it would be put in the Bargain Bin. Also, Chris Evans is returning to the MCU(again), Jeremy Allen White is headed to a Galaxy Far Far away in a role you would never expect, and Eminem is hitting the links with Happy Gilmore. Plus Sony is finally putting its Spidey Spinoffs out to pasture. Plus, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is living up to its potential, Pokémon is teaming up with Aardman, while Marvel Rivals is just existing. That and more, come take a listen. video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Square Enix, Foamstars, PlayStation, PS5, Riot Games, League of Legends, Sony, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Grand Theft Auto III, Ubisoft, Tencent, Fortnite, Red Dead Redemption, Games Workshop, Amazon Prime Video, Warhammer 40k, Henry Cavil, Geralt, The Witcher, CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077, People Can Fly, Kadokawa Group, From Software, Marvel Rivals, Overwatch, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Xbox, Machine Games, Bethesda, Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X, James Gunn, DCU, DC Studios, Superman, Creature Commandos, George RR Martin, Game of Thrones, A song of Ice and Fire, Winds of Winter, Harry Potter, Wizarding World, HBO, Warner Bros, CCXP 24, Disneyland, Chris Evans, MCU, Jeremy Allen White, The Bear, Star Wars, Jabba the Hutt, Golden Globes, Jeremy Renner, Eminem, Happy Gilmore, Adam Sandler, Netflix, Meet the Parents, Ben Stiller, Robert DE Niro, Jim Carrey, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Mandalorian and Grogu, Star Wars, Disney+, The Mandalorian, Lucasfilm, Pokémon, Aardman, Wallace & Gromit, Tangled, Disney, Austin Butler, American Pyscho, Gladiator 2, Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Gladiator, Ridley Scott The Gods will decide the fate of Gladiator 2, because if I had a say so it would be put in the Bargain Bin. Also, Chris Evans is returning to the MCU(again), Jeremy Allen White is headed to a Galaxy Far Far away in a role you would never expect, and Eminem is hitting the links with Happy Gilmore. Plus Sony is finally putting its Spidey Spinoffs out to pasture. Plus, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is living up to its potential, Pokémon is teaming up with Aardman, while Marvel Rivals is just existing. That and more, come take a listen.

]]> The Gods will decide the fate of Gladiator 2, because if I had a say so it would be put in the Bargain Bin. Also, Chris Evans is returning to the MCU(again), Jeremy Allen White is headed to a Galaxy Far Far away in a role you would never expect, and Eminem is hitting the links with Happy Gilmore. Plus Sony is finally putting its Spidey Spinoffs out to pasture. Plus, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is living up to its potential, Pokémon is teaming up with Aardman, while Marvel Rivals is just existing. That and more, come take a listen.

]]> Episode 342: The Happiest Podcast on Earth http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/342 0bb3df57-288c-4d85-bebc-69a427fff747 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:15:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 342 The Happiest Podcast on Earth full Nick DeFalco A short episode to tide you over this Thanksgiving Holiday. Some Big news out of Sony, and Ubisoft. Plus Lucasfilm moves up the premier of Star Wars Skeleton Crew, and Wicked and Gladiator 2 duke it out at the box office. And I went to Disneyland over the weekend, lets have a chat about the new rides. 42:20 yes A short episode to tide you over this Thanksgiving Holiday. Some Big news out of Sony, and Ubisoft. Plus Lucasfilm moves up the premier of Star Wars Skeleton Crew, and Wicked and Gladiator 2 duke it out at the box office. And I went to Disneyland over the weekend, lets have a chat about the new rides. video games, movies, tv, nerd, geek, gaming, Star Wars Outlaws, Star Wars, Ubisoft, Steam, Season Passes, Paramount, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic 3, SEGA Genesis, SEGA, League of Legends, Arcane, Netflix, Riot Games, Larian Studios, Baldur's Gate 3, PlayStation, Sony, PlayStation Portable, PSP, PS Vita, PlayStation 2, PS2, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, AC Odyssey, Henry Cavill, Highlander, Tony Gilroy, Star Wars, Andor, Lucasfilm, Rogue One, Skeleton Crew, Disney+, Wicked, Gladiator II, Gladiator, Lilo & Stich, Disney, Walt Disney Pictures, Disneyland, ToonTown, Star Wars Galaxy's Edge, Disney's California Adventure, Disney Parks, Avengers Campus, Spider-Man, Big Hero Six, Cars Land, Splash Mountain, Tiana's Bayou Adventure, Disneyland, Theme Parks A short episode to tide you over this Thanksgiving Holiday. Some Big news out of Sony, and Ubisoft. Plus Lucasfilm moves up the premier of Star Wars Skeleton Crew, and Wicked and Gladiator 2 duke it out at the box office. And I went to Disneyland over the weekend, lets have a chat about the new rides.

]]> A short episode to tide you over this Thanksgiving Holiday. Some Big news out of Sony, and Ubisoft. Plus Lucasfilm moves up the premier of Star Wars Skeleton Crew, and Wicked and Gladiator 2 duke it out at the box office. And I went to Disneyland over the weekend, lets have a chat about the new rides.

]]> Episode 269: I drank a Grimace shake and recorded this episode http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/269 7138630f-26fd-4d53-a743-c3d1d9c06ca3 Wed, 05 Jul 2023 23:00:00 -0700 Nick DeFalco 269 I drank a Grimace shake and recorded this episode full Nick DeFalco Happy Fourth of July! Well the FTC v Xbox case ended, and yeah, the FTC doesn't know what they are doing. The Sims could be the next game to go F2P, and Stray is finally coming to Xbox, and Ubisoft is remaking Black Flag just in time for Skull n Bones. Jon Favreau opens up about Din Djarin, Kevin Bacon heads back to TV and Netflix seems to be getting HBOs best hits? All hail the rise of Barbenheimer, Indy makes a small whip in the box office, and stop asking Russel Crowe about Gladiator 2. Plus we have a spoiler filled review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. 1:01:07 yes Happy Fourth of July! Well the FTC v Xbox case ended, and yeah, the FTC doesn't know what they are doing. The Sims could be the next game to go F2P, and Stray is finally coming to Xbox, and Ubisoft is remaking Black Flag just in time for Skull n Bones. Jon Favreau opens up about Din Djarin, Kevin Bacon heads back to TV and Netflix seems to be getting HBOs best hits? All hail the rise of Barbenheimer, Indy makes a small whip in the box office, and stop asking Russel Crowe about Gladiator 2. Plus we have a spoiler filled review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Indiana Jones Ranked: 1.Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 2.Raiders of the Lost Ark 3.Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 4.Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 5.Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom video games, movies, tv shows, the sims, the sims 5, EA Games, Games with Gold, PS+, Alan Wake Remastered, Xbox, Larian, Baldur's Gate 3, SEGA, Wild Card Football, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Annapurna Interactive, Stray, Bloober Team, Football Manager, CMA, ActivisionBlizzard, Daedalic, Gollum, Tim Schafer, Double Fine, Psychonauts, Ubisoft, Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed Black Flag, Ark: Survival Evolved, Apple Vision Pro, PlayStation 5, EA Sports FC, EA Sports, FIFA, Friday the 13th the game, Elgato Stream Deck, FTC, FTC v Xbox, Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian, Star Wars, Disney+, James Mangold, Boba Fett, MCU, Secret Invasion, Warrior Nun, Netflix, MAX, Gattaca, Kevin Bacon, Amazon Prime Video, The Bear, FX on Hulu, Hulu, HBO on Netflix, Insecure, Issa Rae, Suicide Squad Isekai, Anime, Crunchyroll, One Piece, Sex Education Netflix, SAG-AFTRA, Gal Gadot, Cleopatra, Barbie movie, Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig, Barbenheimer, Alan Arkin, Indiana Jones, Lucasfilm, The Chronicles of Narnia, Simon Pegg, Shaun of the Dead, Russel Crowe, Gladiator, Speed, Barney, Hot Wheels, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Happy Fourth of July! Well the FTC v Xbox case ended, and yeah, the FTC doesn't know what they are doing. The Sims could be the next game to go F2P, and Stray is finally coming to Xbox, and Ubisoft is remaking Black Flag just in time for Skull n Bones. Jon Favreau opens up about Din Djarin, Kevin Bacon heads back to TV and Netflix seems to be getting HBOs best hits? All hail the rise of Barbenheimer, Indy makes a small whip in the box office, and stop asking Russel Crowe about Gladiator 2. Plus we have a spoiler filled review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

Indiana Jones Ranked:
1.Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
2.Raiders of the Lost Ark
3.Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
4.Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
5.Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

]]> Happy Fourth of July! Well the FTC v Xbox case ended, and yeah, the FTC doesn't know what they are doing. The Sims could be the next game to go F2P, and Stray is finally coming to Xbox, and Ubisoft is remaking Black Flag just in time for Skull n Bones. Jon Favreau opens up about Din Djarin, Kevin Bacon heads back to TV and Netflix seems to be getting HBOs best hits? All hail the rise of Barbenheimer, Indy makes a small whip in the box office, and stop asking Russel Crowe about Gladiator 2. Plus we have a spoiler filled review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

Indiana Jones Ranked:
1.Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
2.Raiders of the Lost Ark
3.Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
4.Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
5.Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

]]> Episode 197: Nick's Nerd Living: A community for people http://nicksnerdnews.fireside.fm/197 d8705b40-2249-4dad-acd6-01a9d38c516c Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:15:00 -0800 Nick DeFalco 197 Nick's Nerd Living: A community for people full Nick DeFalco I never thought I would say the words " a planned community brought to you by Disney" yet here we are just a few weeks into 2022. Also on the docket, Microsoft vows to change the culture at Activision, and also vows to keep CoD multiplatform. Cyberpunk 2077 finally receives its next gen updates, and becomes the game it was meant to be, a year and a half later. The Super Bowl is come and gone, and that means, trailers, trailers, trailers. Plus, The Book of Boba Fett knocks it out of the park for its season finale. 1:18:21 yes I never thought I would say the words " a planned community brought to you by Disney" yet here we are just a few weeks into 2022. Also on the docket, Microsoft vows to change the culture at Activision, and also vows to keep CoD multiplatform. Cyberpunk 2077 finally receives its next gen updates, and becomes the game it was meant to be, a year and a half later. The Super Bowl is come and gone, and that means, trailers, trailers, trailers. Plus, The Book of Boba Fett knocks it out of the park for its season finale. video games, movies, tv shows, Microsoft, Xbox, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox Series X|S, ActivisionBlizzard, Activision, Blizzard, Call of Duty, CoD, World of Warcraft, Infinity Ward, Warzone, Modern Warfare, Sony Bend, Uncharted, Nolan North, Lost Ark, Steam, Amazon Games, Horizon Forbidden West, Lego, Guerilla Games, PlayStation, Sony, PS5, Cyberpunk 2077, CDProjektRed, Horizon Zero Dawn, Capcom, Street Fighter, Netflix, Bioshock, The Last of Us, Naughty Dog, Nintendo, Rings of Power, Lord of the Rings, Amazon Prime Video, LotR, Super Bowl LVII, Disney+, Hulu, Bendergate, Futurama, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Marvels The Defenders, Iron Fist, Star Wars, Ashoka, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Moon Knight, MCU, Loki, Owen Wilson, Paramount+, South Park, Beavis and Butthead, HBO Max, Peacemaker, The Boys, The Book of Boba Fett, The Mandalorian, The Sopranos, Will Smith, DCEU, Ayer Cut, Suicide Squad, George Miller, Mad Max, Eminem, Jurassic World Dominion, Jurassic Park, Universal Studios, MoviePass, Ivan Reitman, Black Adam, The Flash, The Batman, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Sony Pictures, Gladiator, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers, Dune Part 2, Star Trek, Spongebob, Disney Cotino, JLA/Avengers I never thought I would say the words " a planned community brought to you by Disney" yet here we are just a few weeks into 2022. Also on the docket, Microsoft vows to change the culture at Activision, and also vows to keep CoD multiplatform. Cyberpunk 2077 finally receives its next gen updates, and becomes the game it was meant to be, a year and a half later. The Super Bowl is come and gone, and that means, trailers, trailers, trailers. Plus, The Book of Boba Fett knocks it out of the park for its season finale.

]]> I never thought I would say the words " a planned community brought to you by Disney" yet here we are just a few weeks into 2022. Also on the docket, Microsoft vows to change the culture at Activision, and also vows to keep CoD multiplatform. Cyberpunk 2077 finally receives its next gen updates, and becomes the game it was meant to be, a year and a half later. The Super Bowl is come and gone, and that means, trailers, trailers, trailers. Plus, The Book of Boba Fett knocks it out of the park for its season finale.

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