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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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  <title>Episode 403: What kind of idiots do you have working here?</title>
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  <itunes:title>What kind of idiots do you have working here?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>From Disney's new CEO to Googles game "maker". GTA 6 is locked in, and so is the final Fast and Furious. But what does it mean for you? Meanwhile Overwatch is shedding its 2, and going old school. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 337: Coming Soon to VHS</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Yes you read that right coming soon to VHS, a movie is coming to VHS in the year 2024!!! And yes Marvel has delayed Blade one again, this time seemingly forever, and NYCC had some great announcements. In the gaming space, Ronald D Moore is taking over the God of War show, and Ubisoft disbands a team that made a successful game, who does that?? Meanwhile they continue to work on Beyond Good and Evil 2, and a new Rayman is coming. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>58:02</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 212: My time at SWCA22</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>This weeks main story is of course my weekend at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022. My ups, my downs, my ideas for change, what worked and what didn't. Plus Top Gun Maverick, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Stranger Things, Obi-Wan and more. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:14:37</itunes:duration>
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