Episode 10 - Avengers Assemble!

Yes, we most definitely did use the theme to The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes! as the lead in for this episode. The cartoon is awesome, you should be watching. But it's appropriate because this is our Avengers recap episode! The Avengers opened with a record breaking weekend and is recieving high praise from critics and nerds alike. So what did we three nerds think?

Spoiler, we LOVED it. Listen as we gush about our favorite moments, discuss why it worked, and ponder about what's next for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We do provide a spoiler warning within the episode, but if you're really hoping to avoid any and all spoilers, save this one until after you've seen The Avengers.

Note: I, Sarah, totally dropped the wrong name for the actor playing Superman in the upcoming Man of Steel. It's Henry Cavill, not Henry Caviezel. Mea culpa. Even a super nerd with all the answers such as myself makes mistakes from time to time.

What did you guys think of The Avengers? Sound off in the comments!

Episode 9 - Hooray Conventions!

Comic book conventions, sci-fi conventions, gaming conventions. ALL THE CONVENTIONS! Sarah's been going to conventions since her geekception, she's been dragging Jonnie to them for years, and now it's time to convince Noah why he needs to go, too.

This podcast is brought to you by Morgan Spurlock's new documentary, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope, but, uh, not really. We watched the Comic-Con doc before recording which is why all we wanted to chat about were some of our favorite cons. We highlight which cons we're planning to attend this year (Origins, Ba-Con, Dragon*Con, Mid-Ohio Comic Con) and share stories about times at past cons. If you've ever been to a convention or have an itch to check one out this is an episode you shouldn't miss.

Episode links

• ARTEMIS Spaceship Bridge Simulator
• Kaiju Kaos
• Dragon*Con 2011 Photos [Fri][Sat][Sun]

Plus, here's an example of the fantastic bacon art we got from Brenda Kirk at last year's Ba-Con:

At the moment her art website is experiencing technical difficulties so make sure you follow her on Twitter, @brainconfetti or the site she co-runs @Geektress for updates!

Episode 8 - Let's Hear It For The Ladies! [Hunger Games, Battlestar Galatica, Felicia Day, Game of Thrones]

In where we finally get around to our first listener requested episode.

In this episode (Which is totally misidentified as Episode 7 in the podcast, I know. We can't count, okay?) we talk about ladies we admire from nerdlandia, either real or fictional. We discuss the mega success of The Hunger Games. Jonnie steals Sarah's pick, Felicia Day, for favorite nerdy lady and Noah profiles Battlestar Galatica's resident badass, Kara Thrace aka Starbuck.

And how can we not discuss Game of Thrones? First, it's got a bunch of awesome, kick ass lady characters and secondly, season two just premiered on HBO, didja watch it? We did and we're going mad waiting for the next episode!

Plus, we'll be getting that donut button up real soon. XD

Here's the episode breakdown:

04:08 The Hunger Games raked in $155 million for its opening weekend!

26:19 Ladies from Nerdlandia

43:38 Game of Thrones season two premiere


Episode links:

• YouTube channels you MUST subscribe to - Felicia Day's Geek & Sundry and Chris Hardwick's Nerdist Channel
• Dr. David Page, director of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, defends the Y chromosome on The Colbert Report

Episode 7 - Everyone But Noah Hated Mass Effect 3, Good News Is We All Loved The Walking Dead Finale

 Not long after Noah gave us his glowing review of Mass Effect 3 did we begin hearing all the chatter online from lots of fans who were really freakin' pissed off at the ending! What is all the controversy behind the ending to Mass Effect 3?

More importantly, The Walking Dead season finale happened! Did it live up to our expectations? Just how pumped are we for next season? Answer, very.

We also mention a few of our favorite video game glitches, linked below, as well get really, really, really excited for Game of Thrones season two!

05:15 Mass Effect 3 ending controversy

20:55 The Walking Dead finale

Episode links:

• All Six Endings to Mass Effect 3
• Everything You Need to Know About the Mass Effect 3 Ending Controversy, As Spoiler-Free As Possible via The Mary Sue by Becky Chambers
• Hilarious Glitches: Skyrim's sabretooth tiger spins away after death, Dr. Watson is a creeper, Call of Duty soldiers dance and talk after death

Episode 6 - The Walking Dead Finale Is Upon Us, But Before That, Let's Review Mass Effect 3

We recorded this episode right on the verge of The Walking Dead finale, so of course we can't help but discuss what we think will happen right from the get go. But the bulk of this episode is devoted to Noah's review of Mass Effect 3, which unlike most of the game playing populace, he loved!

Plus, it's the debut of our new theme song! "Nerd Say What" by Burn Von Frese, listen to the whole track here.

01:10 The Walking Dead's season two penultimate episode
09:15 We want to attend Marvel's The Avengers Movie Marathon, do you?
14:25 Noah reviews Mass Effect 3, Jonnie and Sarah offer what meager input they can

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Episode 5 - DC Universe Online, or How Jonnie Spends His Free Time

While Noah was away spending every waking moment playing Mass Effect 3, Jonnie and Sarah talk about their video game obsession: DC Universe Online.

It's an entire episode devoted to DC Universe Online: power sets, character creation, mentors, alerts, raids, all that great MMO jargon is thrown around with a healthy dose of DC superhero awesomeness.

This is a podcast for those already immersed in DC Universe Online or those wanting to take the dive.

Episode 4 - Avengers, Star Trek 2, Mass Effect 3! Plus, Tips for Watching Star Wars

It's Leap Day! Or...at least it was when we recorded, and maybe since it was a fake day that's why we all sound so tired. Or it could have been us recording late at night.

Either way, we've got an episode full of silly, nerdy discussion. Here's the breakdown:

03:47 New Avengers trailer
11:43 Those leaked pics and video from Star Trek 2
16:02 What's the best order to view the Star Wars saga?
32:53 Noah's excited about Mass Effect 3

(Music by Delta 5)