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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 231: I got a mushroom over heer!</title>
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  <itunes:title>I got a mushroom over heer!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well we finally got to hear Chris Pratt's Mario, and uhhh, he may be from Brooklyn? Need for Speed is making a quick comeback, Doom has been ported to yet another device. Twitchcon leaves attendees with more then swag, Google ditches Stadia for gaming chromebooks, and META shifts the quest from work to play. Meanwhile HBO Max continues its DC output, while Discovery guts WB of everything else, Netflix in an ironic twist has a Blockbuster show coming, and Andor has its best yet. Marvel Delays Blade, and everything along with it. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:02:18</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 210: I got a fever, and the only prescription is more spice</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>210</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>I got a fever, and the only prescription is more spice</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>If the title didn't give it away, this will, Christopher Walken is joining Dune Pt. 2, and that's honestly the coolest thing I've heard this week. Starfield is delayed, and Fall Guys finally releases. Meanwhile, The Boys promises more action in Season 3, She-Hulk is thirsty, and Rick and Morty are going Anime. Star Wars is shifting focus to TV and Spinal Tap isn't done turning things up to 11. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>42:18</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 127: Kings, Captains and Lanterns</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 20:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Kings, Captains and Lanterns</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We finally know what the inside of the PS5, and damn boy, that's a thicc boy. Star Wars squadrons will unfortunately not have a post launch roadmap, meanwhile MK11 keeps steamrolling through post launch expectations. HBOMax beefs up its DC offerings. Star Trek sets phasers to stun as it wows with its recent offerings. Meanwhile the movie industry continues to be hard hit. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:03:05</itunes:duration>
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  <description>We finally know what the inside of the PS5, and damn boy, that's a thicc boy. Star Wars squadrons will unfortunately not have a post launch roadmap, meanwhile MK11 keeps steamrolling through post launch expectations. HBOMax beefs up its DC offerings. Star Trek sets phasers to stun as it wows with its recent offerings. Meanwhile the movie industry continues to be hard hit.  
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  <title>Episode 93: What is the cost of winning?</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>What is the cost of winning?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In this weeks rendition of NNN we go over some interesting tidbits in the gaming world? How much will the PS5 cost, what will Anthems future hold? Will E3 ever truly recover from its losses? Also on the agenda: how does Netflix do it? Hopper Lives!!!!! Also that new Batsuit is pretty freakin sweet!</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>In this weeks rendition of NNN we go over some interesting tidbits in the gaming world? How much will the PS5 cost, what will Anthems future hold? Will E3 ever truly recover from its losses? Also on the agenda: how does Netflix do it? Hopper Lives!!!!! Also that new Batsuit is pretty freakin sweet! 
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