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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 305: My Eyes See Barbenheimer</title>
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  <itunes:episode>305</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>My Eyes See Barbenheimer</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>And the Award goes too...boy was that a fun Oscars telecast, I enjoyed it. Full of nonsurprises. Also the world mourns the loss of a great man, we lost the Great Akira Toriyama last week, he provided to much to so many people, he will never be forgotten. And In the best news, Patty Jenkins is still making her Rogue Squadron movie for Lucasfilm! Plus we learned about a cancelled Spider-Man multiplayer game, Mario has his MAR10 day, and Shrek 2 is coming back to theaters. Come take a listen!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:13:13</itunes:duration>
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    <![CDATA[<p>And the Award goes too...boy was that a fun Oscars telecast, I enjoyed it. Full of nonsurprises. Also the world mourns the loss of a great man, we lost the Great Akira Toriyama last week, he provided to much to so many people, he will never be forgotten. And In the best news, Patty Jenkins is still making her Rogue Squadron movie for Lucasfilm! Plus we learned about a cancelled Spider-Man multiplayer game, Mario has his MAR10 day, and Shrek 2 is coming back to theaters. Come take a listen!</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 292: The Game Awards Minus Two</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 23:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We have a review of Godzilla Minus One, which im gonna say now, my favorite movie of 2023, hands down. We also got the game awards last week, over 20 new games announced, most of which had no release dates, Baldur's Gate 3 was the big winner, no surprises. We also saw the announcement of several movies, and the release of several trailers for big upcoming sequels. Barbie and Succession dominate the Golden Globe Nominees, and we lost a great star of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 284: I'm Just Pete</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>284</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>NYCC 2023 came and went with a whimper, im not kidding. But hey the Xbox finally completed their purchase of ActivisionBlizzard ending the 2 year nightmare. also unfortunately the SAG-AFTRA strike will continue, it seems they wont get the same concessions that the WGA got in their strike. Starfield was the best selling game in the US in September beating expectations, Matthew Vaughn opens up about leaving X3, and we go over the best 90s Teen Movies! Come Take A listen!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:07:06</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>NYCC 2023 came and went with a whimper, im not kidding. But hey the Xbox finally completed their purchase of ActivisionBlizzard ending the 2 year nightmare. also unfortunately the SAG-AFTRA strike will continue, it seems they wont get the same concessions that the WGA got in their strike. Starfield was the best selling game in the US in September beating expectations, Matthew Vaugn opens up about leaving X3, and we go over the best 90s Teen Movies! Come Take A listen! 
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