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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 361: Nintendo's and Dont's of Tariffs</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The Switch 2 faces an uphill battle, and its only half Nintendo's fault. Plus more trailers from Cinemacon, The Predator gets animated, and Robert Pattison may be heading to Arrakis. Meanwhile, Minecraft breaks the box office in more ways than one, Bungie pulls the lid off of Marathon. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 298: Here it is, your moment of Ken!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well the Oscars just went out and proved the Barbie movie right, are we surprised, yes, should we be? No... Also, Jon Stewart returns to the daily show, and honestly that's what America needs right now, please let him be unhinged Comedy Central, please. Plus Palworld has quite literally taken over the gaming world, who knew "Pokémon with guns" would be this successful. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:32:38</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 275: Puck Man Returns</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well Friends we are back for another week! And this time we have some Pokémon News, CoD news, and the identity of the Embracer Groups mystery almost investor, also Keith David joins another premier Bungie franchise. On the Hollywood side of things, the WGA and AMPTP seem to have gone back to the negotiating table, Wonder Woman 3 seems to be maybe happening, maybe not, Barbie continues to break records, and Hollywood accounting strikes again with Mission Impossible and Indiana Jones. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:10:18</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 257: HBOGO, wait no HBONOW, um, HBOMax, err, Max is coming</title>
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  <itunes:episode>257</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Yes MAX is coming, because this is clearly the greatest name for a streaming service, while also showing off its new content. Star Wars Celebration Europe was this past weekend, and it laid out all the ways we can hope for a bright future in a galaxy far, far, away. And we go deep into the Mushroom Kingdom to bring you a review of the Super Mario Bros movie!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>58:35</itunes:duration>
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