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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 313: Make it Make Sense!</title>
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  <itunes:episode>313</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Make it Make Sense!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Two of our biggest stories this week are making the internet collectively ask...Make it make sense. And guess what, I'm joining them. What is Xbox's strategy, and why is it so ever changing lately. Also how did we kill cable, only for it to come back. Plus Nintendo still doesn't want to talk about the Switch 2. Also the Office is coming back, so of course that's what we get in the hellscape of 2024. But I swear its a fun episode...come and take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:08:45</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 281: When One Strike Ends, another finds a way</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 07:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>When One Strike Ends, another finds a way</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>You read that title correctly, the second longest WGA strike is officially over! But as that ends, the SAG strike continues, and a SAG strike against the video game publishers looms. Meanwhile, final wrap ups from Tokyo Game Show, The Xbox Activision Deal is finally free to close, Jim Ryan is retiring from PlayStation, and Meta drops details about the Meta Quest 3. In Hollywood, Netflix debuts trailers for a lot of new animation, Amazon is bringing ad's to Prime Video, and Dan Harmon opens up about his working "relationship" with Justin Roiland. To cap off the show we have my favorite 10 80s Family Movies. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 280: The architects of their own destruction</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 23:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>280</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The architects of their own destruction</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>And just like that, Thrawn is alive, and in person in Ahsoka. Would I have believed you if you told me five years ago Thrawn would appear in person, probably not, yet here we are. Also Microsoft really needs to find staff members that can upload a redacted document, that stays redacted. Because those leaks are no joke, especially when "private" emails are made public. Also It seems like the Writers may have scored a major victory against the studios. That and a hell of a lot more, come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:16:45</itunes:duration>
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  <description>And just like that, Thrawn is alive, and in person in Ahsoka. Would I have believed you if you told me five years ago Thrawn would appear in person, probably not, yet here we are. Also Microsoft really needs to find staff members that can upload a redacted document, that stays redacted. Because those leaks are no joke, especially when "private" emails are made public. Also It seems like the Writers may have scored a major victory against the studios. That and a hell of a lot more, come take a listen.  
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