Three nerds in their 30s. Time is limited. Money is limited. Maturity is setting in. But there's always time for a little lunch.
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| Nerd Lunch / Episode 1 – Nerd Personality Tests | 1:05:55 | 128kbps | 44100 | 60.41 MB | |
 | CT, Jeeg, and Paxton get to know one another a little better by taking some Internet personality tests. Find out which nerd is C-3PO, which is Chuck Norris, and who could survive the longest if chained to a velociraptor. Plus one of the nerds reveals an impressive and somewhat frightening knowledge of the Care Bears. CT, Jeeg, and Paxton take Internet personality tests keywords: | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 2 - Drill Down: Back to the Future | 1:04:25 | 128kbps | 44100 | 59.02 MB | |
| The guys are joined by Shawn Robare from Branded in the 80s for an in-depth discussion of the Back to the Future franchise. Favorite movie? Favorite scene? Should there be a Part IV? Do the temporal mechanics make sense? Hang on to your flux capacitors, it’s going to be a nerdy ride. CT, Jeeg, Pax, and guest Shawn Robare dissect Back to the Future keywords: BTTF, McFly, Delorean, Doc Brown, time travel | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 3 - DudeFoods and fast food mascots | 1:04:13 | 128kbps | 44100 | 58.83 MB | |
| In this week's episode Paxton, Jeeg, and CT are joined by Nick, the genius behind DudeFoods.com. Nick explains the origins of DudeFoods, what it's like to go viral, his unique method for conducting a taste test, and more. Later in the show these four fast food fanatics discuss some of the best, worst, and creepiest fast food mascots and marketing campaigns. Paxton, Jeeg, CT, and Nick from DudeFoods.com talk about the amazing DudeFoods blog and fast food mascots keywords: TV commercials, burger king, jack in the box, wendys, arbys, mcdonalds, hamburglar | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 4 - Guilty Displeasures | 1:06:21 | 128kbps | 44100 | 60.78 MB | |
| Nicole Wakelin of TotalFanGirl.com joins the Nerds to expose some shocking revelations about nerdy franchises and icons that they feel they should like, but don’t. Star Trek Voyager, The Watchmen, Stargate, and Game of Thrones are all on the hit list of at least one of the panelists. Plus we chat about Dr. Manhattan’s “little doctor” for the first and hopefully last time. Jeeg, CT, and Pax welcome guest Nicole Wakelin to discuss guilty displeasures keywords: guilty pleasures, dr who, war movies, hobbits | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 5 - Get That Guy Some Work | 1:00:27 | 128kbps | 44100 | 55.38 MB | |
| Ringleader of the Strange Kids Club, Rondal Scott, joins the Nerd Lunch table this week. After hearing about the happenings over at strangekidsclub.com, we play agent and casting director for some favorite actors that haven't been in the spotlight recently. Find out who we want to see more of, what would be a good comeback role for each, and what sort of show or movie could accommodate our motley crew of favorites. If web sites can get migraines, IMDB may have one after this episode. Guest Rondal Scott pulls up a chair with CT, Jeeg, and Pax to suggest gigs for some favorite underutilized actors keywords: BTTF, Max Headroom, Beastmaster, Marc Singer, Matt Frewer, Pete & Pete | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 6 - Drill Down: Star Trek Generations & First Contact | 1:13:43 | 96kbps | 44100 | 50.65 MB | |
| Nerd Lunch contributor Cordy Stepp sits in with Jeeg, Pax, and CT for an examination of the first two Star Trek: TNG movies, Generations and First Contact. Shocking revelations are disclosed when CT declares that he doesn’t like First Contact, Pax admits to playing Data’s "life forms" song on his computer keyboard, Jeeg defends Alfre Woodard, and Cordy questions why Data hasn't been "buttering everyone's popcorn" for years. Plus the question of who likes Generations is finally answered (Here's a hint: none of us). Guest Cordy Stepp beams up to Nerd Lunch for a drill down about the first two Star Trek TNG movies keywords: Patrick Stewart, William Shatner, Borg, Riker, Worf, Troi, Geordi, Next Generation | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 8 - Nerd Interior Decorating | 1:06:55 | 96kbps | 44100 | 45.98 MB | |
| Long time friend of Nerd Lunch, Fitz, occupies the fourth chair this week. In this episode the guys outfit some rooms with the finest in nerd decor. Fictional decorating budgets are blown on vintage pulp magazines, a replica lightsaber hilt, a Magic d20 of Destiny, and a Pimp Daddy Destro action figure amongst other items. Then things get really geeky when the exercise is repeated with a blank check. Eat your heart out, Ty Pennington. Pax, Jeeg, and CT welcome guest Fitz for a round of interior decorating, nerd style keywords: star wars, lucha libre, carbonite, gi joe, robotech | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 9 - The Replicators are Broken | 1:05:00 | 96kbps | 44100 | 44.67 MB | |
| On this week’s episode CT, Pax, and Jeeg embark on an excursion under the command of starship captain and pop culture blogger Jay Amabile of The Sexy Armpit blog. When a wormhole flings the ship across the galaxy and damages all systems, some hard choices have to be made. Jeeg can get the damaged food replicator back online, but with only 10 recipes. The guys have to come together to decide what will be on the menu for the next several decades and, to nobody’s surprise, it won’t be health food. Hopefully Jeeg can fix the Emergency Medical Hologram program next. Pax, Jeeg, CT, and guest Jay Amabile are lost in space with a food replicator that can only make 10 items keywords: star trek voyager, poutine, mountain dew, wrestlecrap | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 10 - Classic He-Man Toys | 1:05:21 | 96kbps | 44100 | 44.91 MB | |
| Shawn Robare of Branded in the 80s returns to join CT, Jeeg, and Pax. We discuss the Masters of the Universe toys of our youth including favorites, disappointments, and those figures or vehicles we wanted but never got. Along the way we learn about our collective obsession with Faker, the dirty hippies employed by Mattel, and Shawn's quest to create a topless Evil Lynn. Last but not least, Atomic Geek Christian Nielsen makes an unexpected appearance by the power of Grayskull (or some evil sorcery called Skype). Pax, CT, and Jeeg are joined by returning guest Shawn Robare to talk classic 1980s He-Man toys keywords: He-Man, Skeletor, Snake Mountain, Castle Grayskull, patchouli oil, Hordak | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 11 - A Klingon Christmas Carol | 1:16:53 | 96kbps | 44100 | 52.84 MB | |
| Cast member and official tweeter for A Klingon Christmas Carol, Jen Usellis Mackay, joins us at the lunch table this week. Jen gives us the inside scoop on what it's like to work on the first play performed in the Klingon language, how to get in on this year's performances in Chicago, and Yo-Yo Ma's Romulan music project (not really). Later the Nerds get a mini language lesson from Jen and we all play a few rounds of "our favorite Klingon things". Listen and find out why tlhutlhlu'meH QaQ jajvam! CT, Pax, and Jeeg talk Klingon with Jen Usellis Mackay from A Klingon Christmas Carol keywords: star trek, klingon, commedia beauregard, xmas, dickens, scrooge | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 12 - NerdHF | 1:08:14 | 96kbps | 44100 | 46.9 MB | |
| This week we follow in the footsteps of Weird Al Yankovic and program our very own UHF stations. None of us are bold enough to reboot the Volcano Worshiper's Hour, but we devise some interesting line-ups regardless. As long as it’s nerdy, we’ve got it all on NerdHF.
A local creature feature host? Check.
Classic 80s cartoons? Double check.
Star Trek reruns? Of course.
Angel reunion movies with David Boreanaz? Sure, why not.
But wait, there’s more! All listeners will also receive the new Nerd To-Do List segment at no extra charge. CT, Jeeg, & Pax each take control of a UHF TV station and program it with nerdy goodness keywords: UHF, Wheel of Fish, infomercials, game shows, Letterman, Conan O'Brien | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 13 - Cartoon Crushes | 1:13:29 | 96kbps | 44100 | 50.5 MB | |
| Kristin from the Geeks Girls Network joins CT and Pax to discuss characters that would animate our cels, so to speak, if we were also cartoons. Find out who we choose as the one to reject, the one who got away, the ideal bad girl/guy, and the true love. Also listen for the patented TAG Network creepiness detector to alert when we consider the ages of some picks, discuss "He-Man's sword", delve into cross species dating, and think about the prospect of cartoon babies. Plus in the most unexpected twist of the week, one of the Nerd To-Do Lists includes a marathon... in real life... involving actu Pax, CT, and guest Kristin Rielly talk about cartoon characters that make animated hearts spring from their chests keywords: Disney, Jem, Baroness, She-Ra, Betty, Veronica, Archer, Futurama | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 14 - Drill Down: Star Wars Holiday Special | 1:09:20 | 96kbps | 44100 | 47.65 MB | |
| Access Hollywood's Ultimate Star Wars Fan, Jason Collier, accompanies us to Kashyyyk for our first (and last?) annual Life Day celebration. Rather than invoke our rights under the Geneva Convention, we endure the Star Wars Holiday Special for you. Harvey Korman's bad comedy, Carrie Fisher's singing, and Chewbacca's dad's "special time" with Diahann Carroll only scratch the surface of this TV disaster. Listen and find out why George Lucas wanted to smash every copy of the special with a sledgehammer and why each of us would gladly drive him to Home Depot to buy a sledgehammer. Jeeg, CT, Pax, and guest Jason Collier delve into the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special keywords: Bea Arthur, Skywalker, Han Solo, Leia, Malla, Millennium Falcon | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 15 - Brilliant But Cancelled | 1:05:52 | 96kbps | 44100 | 45.28 MB | |
| Our original idea for Episode 15 was a great one, but it was shelved. Instead our old pal Fitz from episode 8 returns to talk about great TV shows that were axed too soon. Of course Firefly and Arrested Development come up, but we delve into an interesting selection of other shows including nerd favorites Veronica Mars, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., and Cleopatra 2525 (huh?). Grab this episode now before the suits at The Atomic Geeks Podcasting Network get wind of our ratings. Returning guest Fitz sits in with CT, Pax, and Jeeg to talk about TV shows cancelled before their time keywords: Fillion, Denis Leary, Journeyman, Futurama, Angel | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 16 - The Trial of Michael Bay | 1:05:00 | 96kbps | 44100 | 44.67 MB | |
| Director Michael Bay stands accused of crimes against movie going audiences everywhere. Arguing the case for the prosecution is Jeeg, leading Bay's defense is CT, acting as star witness is Jeremy of Geekchunks.com, and presiding over our podcast courtroom is the honorable Judge Paxton Holley. Find out if Transformers, Bad Boys, Pearl Harbor, and the rest warrant keeping Bay off the streets and out of the director's chair. To paraphrase the late Johnnie Cochran (well, not really), "if the earbuds fit, you must listen to this." CT, Pax, and Jeeg call Jeremy from Geekchunks.com to the witness stand of our kangaroo court keywords: The Rock, Armageddon, explosions, big dumb movies | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 17 - Listbuster: Top Sci-Fi Movies | 1:34:01 | 96kbps | 44100 | 64.6 MB | |
| Lists have become the one of the Internet's favorite ways to cook up easy content and generate views. They're also one of our favorite ways to cook up easy episodes and generate downloads. In this week's episode we turn our critical eyes to a list of the top 25 sci-fi movies and tear it to shreds... or do we? In hindsight we probably should have decided what if meant to bust a list before we started. CT, Jeeg, and Pax bust an Internet list of the best sci-fi movies of all time keywords: alien, star trek, star wars, avatar, blade runner, 2001, Matrix | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 18 - Fan Fiction Reviews | 1:13:42 | 96kbps | 44100 | 50.65 MB | |
| Jay from The Sexy Armpit returns to our guest chair to kick off a new year of the podcast. Jay joins Pax, Jeeg, and CT in an exploration of the terrifying majesty that is FanFiction.net. After coming to grips with the site, each of us selects a fan fiction story for a favorite property, does our best to actually read it, and offers up a review. If you ever wanted to know who wears the pants in Hordak's Horde family or were curious about Amy Allen's dating life, this is the episode for you. Pax, CT, Jeeg, and guest Jay Amabile pick and review fan fiction stories keywords: fanfic, A-Team, She-Ra, Magnum PI, Torchwood, Mary Sue | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 19 - Drill Down: Sodas | 1:17:36 | 96kbps | 44100 | 53.33 MB | |
| Podcast regular Shawn Robare occupies the fourth chair for a discussion of sodas, pops, fizzy drinks, cokes, or whatever you might call them. We kick around our favorite and most hated carbonated beverages, wade into the cola wars, and talk about ill conceived soda disasters. Crystal Pepsi, anyone? Plus in the Nerd To-Do List, we finally get an Earthworm Jim reference and CT's review of the Green Lantern movie. Pax, CT, and Jeeg knock back a few with Shawn Robare from Branded in the 80s keywords: Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, C2, Coke Blak, Jarritos | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 20 - Movie Sequels | 1:16:56 | 96kbps | 44100 | 52.87 MB | |
| The Nerd Lunch crew is back together with Robert Zerbe for a bigger, louder, and uncut episode. After hearing about the latest happenings at To The Escape Hatch, we dive into movie sequels. We discuss what makes a good sequel, debate the differences between movie series and sequels, give our favorites and least favorites, and propose our own sequels for movies that don’t yet have any. In this week’s Nerd To-Do List, we offer a heaping helping of British TV and Pax provides an update on the Star Trek/Quantum Leap fanfic story mentioned in episode 18. CT, Jeeg, Pax, and guest Robert Zerbe return to the big screen for an all new thrilling adventure keywords: Red Dawn, Wrath of Khan, Spider-man, Empire Strikes Back, Teen Wolf, James Bond | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 21 - Comic Book Scenarios | 1:07:08 | 96kbps | 44100 | 46.14 MB | |
| While Jeeg is off jet setting overseas, Pax and CT take advantage and welcome Vanessa and Erika from girls-gone-geek.com to discuss "comic book scenarios." The podcasting crew discuss super powers, sidekicks, and which characters should be killed and stay dead. Plus, one member's "Nerd To-Do" reveals a desire to finally do some Black Canary cosplay. No...it's not CT's to-do, but just saying that paints a picture you'll never get rid of. You're welcome, Internet. CT and Pax mull over some comic book questions with the ladies of Girls Gone Geek keywords: Batman, Robin, Green Lantern, Superman, Wonder Woman, superpower | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 22 - The Expendables Of Other Genres | 1:05:48 | 96kbps | 44100 | 45.23 MB | |
| We steal from the playbooks of Sly Stallone and guest Aaron Nix this week by assembling our own superstar teams for movie genres. First up is a Western where we come up with a list of stars worthy of the obvious headliner Clint Eastwood. Then we put together a Rom Com cast which includes the “John Wayne of romantic comedies” and that should strike fear into boyfriends and husbands everywhere. In our Nerd To-Dos, we find out which nerd has a gold Yoda Pepsi can in his collection and hear Pax’s review of the dreck that is Transformers 3 (Hey kids, can you guess who’s writing this episode Jeeg, Pax, CT, and guest Aaron Nix cast a version of The Expendables for other movie genres keywords: Unforgiven, You've Got Mail, Viggo, Sam Elliot, Russel Crowe, Hugh Grant, Meg Ryan, | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 23 - Time Travel in Pop Culture | 0:59:11 | 96kbps | 44100 | 40.68 MB | |
| We gotta get back in time! No, we’re not revisiting episode 2 about Back to the Future, but we are talking about some of the best and worst uses and methods of time travel in pop culture. Of course, Doc Brown and his DeLorean are mentioned, but we also dig up some gems like The Final Countdown and Timecop. In our Nerd To-Dos, we hear about Pax’s preparation for seeing Phantom Menace in 3D, why CT will soon be hanging out on the Banzai Institute Facebook page, and discuss a little news (gasp!) about the long rumored Star Wars TV show. CT, Pax, and Jeeg discuss time travel in movies, TV, and books keywords: Terminator, Source Code, Quantum Leap, Star Trek, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 24 - Give It A Chance: Spirited Away | 1:15:32 | 96kbps | 44100 | 51.9 MB | |
| In what we hope will be a franchise topic, we have our guest guide us through an examination of some new territory. Up first is our old friend Shawn Robare from Branded in the 80s to lead us into anime with the Hayao Miyazaki film "Spirited Away". Listen to find out what three anime newbies think of one of the most celebrated Japanese movies of all time. Plus in this week’s Nerd To-Dos we get CT’s review of the Star Trek TNG “The Next Level” Blu-ray sampler and learn about Shawn’s growing OMFG addiction. Guest Shawn Robare introduces CT, Jeeg, and Pax to the anime classic Spirited Away keywords: vampire,hunter,ghost,studio,akira,shell,ghibli | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 25 - It's A Redo: Smallville | 1:24:54 | 96kbps | 44100 | 58.34 MB | |
| It's our big 25th episode and to celebrate we're not only borrowing a signature topic from our podcasting brothers The Atomic Geeks but one of the Geeks as well, Michael DiGiovanni. DiGio sits in for our own take on “Its A Re-Do” as we tackle America’s favorite teen angsty Superman show, Smallville. Listen to find out if we think the show needed more tights, more flight, or more Degrassi High. This week’s Nerd To-Dos run the gamut from Buck Rogers to DC Comics, plus the weekend for Pax’s viewing if Episode I in 3D has finally arrived. Special guest Michael DiGiovanni joins Pax, Jeeg, and CT for a re-do of Smallville keywords: kent,metropolis,lex,luthor,kreuk,welling | ||||
| Nerd Lunch / Episode 26 - Memories of Retro Technology | 1:10:23 | 96kbps | 44100 | 48.46 MB | |
| On this week's episode we turn our attention to some of the technology that was cutting edge during our youths. We're joined by the best retro expert we could ask for, The Retroist himself. During our conversation we stroll past all manner of tech gravestones including the Kodak Disc camera, Atari 2600, audio cassettes, the VCR, and the Super Bowl Shuffle (huh?). In our Nerd To-Do's, we learn a little about table-top wargaming and find out which nerd is attempting to assemble the Young Justice version of the Hall of Justice. Pax, Jeeg, and CT call in The Retroist to talk about retro technology keywords: pacman,2600,laserdisc,betamax,photohut | ||||
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