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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 392: I ain't got time to bleed</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Get to the choppa, cause its time for a review of the newest Predator movie, Predator Badlands. It does not disappoint. Plus Valve doubles down on hardware, while the Super Mario Galaxy movie shows off its stars. Also, Sony has buyers remorse about Bungie, and somehow Amazon has forgotten that James Bond has had a history of reboots. and someone call MU/TH/UR because Alien Earth is coming back!</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 250: 250 in the bag!</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>That's right, episode 250 is in the books! This week is a doozy! We've got a review of Ant-Man &amp; The Wasp Quantumania, Star Trek Picard season 3, and Hogwarts Legacy.  Also a lot of movement on the Xbox and ActivisionBlizzard Merger went down over the past week.  Meanwhile, Ubisoft admits to some failures, a reflection on the Ben Affleck Daredevil, and Marvel VFX artists speak out. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 238: Nintendo gonna Nintendo</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 23:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Why does Nintendo always have such poor community outreach? At least when it comes to games that aren't Pokémon. is there more trouble brewing for the Microsoft acquisition of ActivisionBlizzard? What made the Fallout TV show so much more appealing this time around? AMC is facing its own Walking Dead, Netflix has a hit with Wednesday and Disney+ is bring in more Fox properties. Andor ending on the highest note possible. Meanwhile Indy 5 impressed Harrison, James Gunn hints at whats to come, the Cocaine Bear is getting the movie adaptation it deserved!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>52:42</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 229: Alpha Flight Strikes Back!</title>
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  <itunes:episode>229</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Whoa talk about earth shattering news! How many of y'all are excited that Hugh Jackman is back as Wolverine and in Deadpool 3 of all places! Is he the MCUs Wolverine? Who knows. We also talk about Netflix Tudum, Star Wars Andor, Star Trek 4, James Bond, Call of Duty Modern Warfare II, Overwatch 2 and Cyberpunk's rise from the ashes. </itunes:subtitle>
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