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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 386: Let's just not nitpick over the passwords</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>One Battle After Another, is what I should rename this podcast, because the movie was that good, and a full review is inside. Plus Xbox takes another self imposed L, Sony gives itself a gold medal, and EA goes private. The Simpsons are headed back to the big screen, and an AI "actress" has Hollywood in a fervor. Plus Forza Horizon is finally headed to the land of the Rising Sun, and Ubisoft gives Assassin's Creed a new home. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:40:31</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 371: Spaceballs: the news story</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Spaceballs: the news story</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>You heard it here a week later folks, Spaceballs 2 is finally coming! I hope you are excited as I am. Plus Xbox and PlayStation both tease their futures. Dune 3 gets some new cast members, and Harold and Kumar are coming back to our screens. Naked Gun released a new trailer, While James Gun opens up about how he really feels. Plus the Nintendo Switch 2 continues to dominate. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:24:07</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 319: We have a (2)-319!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>We have a (2)-319!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Nintendo continues to beat its on drum, as we saw on full display at the newest Direct, and did we get our first footage of a game running on the next switch? Elden Ring hits a major milestone before its DLC release, and Todd Howard gets candid. They Boys and House of the Dragon return and hit the ground running. And the Acolyte has broken the fandom, in a way I never expected. But what about the droid attack on the wookies?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:09:59</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 243: New Year, Same Nerd</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2023 22:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>243</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>New Year, Same Nerd</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Its 2023! and that means new year new me! JK, we got some news to talk about, but Nick shares his thoughts on what he is most excited for this year! Especially with new games and movies headed our way! take a seat and lets go on a look into the future. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>48:24</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Its 2023! and that means new year new me! JK, we got some news to talk about, but Nick shares his thoughts on what he is most excited for this year! Especially with new games and movies headed our way! take a seat and lets go on a look into the future.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Its 2023! and that means new year new me! JK, we got some news to talk about, but Nick shares his thoughts on what he is most excited for this year! Especially with new games and movies headed our way! take a seat and lets go on a look into the future. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Its 2023! and that means new year new me! JK, we got some news to talk about, but Nick shares his thoughts on what he is most excited for this year! Especially with new games and movies headed our way! take a seat and lets go on a look into the future. </p>]]>
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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>
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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>
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