This Podcast Is For Nerds

"Hi, Calvin. This is Zach Fandango. Can you hear me?" "Yes, I can hear you Zach Fandango!" Welcome back to the latest edition of This Podcast Is For Nerds Media Club! This week, we're covering the Channel 4 series, Toast of London. This series is fantastic. What did you think? Let us know and join us next time when we discuss Season 3 of "What We Do In The Shadows". -- Hit us up! Twitter: @ThisPod...

A cream-colored, 1988 Oldsmobile Delta pulls up to the Downtown Library. "You know with great podcasts comes great discussions on heroes origin stories," says an old man, knocking on deaths door. "Stop lecturing us, please! We have to start the latest edition of This Podcast Is For Nerds. We need talk about Red Hood and Fullmetal Alchemist and Cowboy Bebop. Breaking Bad, too!" scream Zach and Calv...

*Ron Howard Voice*: Now the story of two friends who couldn't hang out because of COVID, and one podcast that kept them together. It's This Podcast Is For Nerds.   Welcome back everyone to This Podcast Is For Nerds Media Club! This week we're finding out how much bananas could possibly cost ($10?), with Zach's recommendation of Arrested Development. What did you think of the show? Let us...

On this week's episode of This Podcast Is For Nerds, we're running down the list of the must-watch films for nerds according to Goliath . We don't score as well as we thought we would, and we ponder the movies we think they missed including A Scanner Darkly and Primer. Are there movies that WE missed? Let us know, and join us next week when we discuss Season 1 of Arrested Development . -- Hit us u...

The CHILD demands that you listen to the latest edition of This Podcast Is For Nerds Media Club! This is the way. This week, we dive deep into Season 1 of The Mandalorian, a Disney+ series. We also theorize what we should expect for Season 2 which comes out October 30th. Join us on October 1st when we review Season 1 of Arrested Development (2003) .  -- Hit us up! Twitter: @ThisPodIs4Nerds In...

The 'S' stands for Hope... AND the state of the art episode of This Podcast Is For Nerds! We asked, you answered, we discussed - which do you prefer: Batman or Superman? The boys discuss Superman: The Animated Series, why Batman has better success in films, and yes, Batman v Superman. Join us next week when we discuss season 1 of  The Mandalorian! P.S.: We were on the Be Easy Podcast this wee...

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the latest edition of this Podcast Is For Nerds Media Club! Today's episode has been a long time coming as we play the looter-shooter, Borderlands 3. We discuss who we would cast in our version of the Borderlands movie, and make plans to turn this into our Monday gameplay series. Join us on September 17th when we review The Mandalorian in preparation for season two...

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the latest edition of this Podcast Is For Nerds! Today marks the ultimate showdown for best kid's network, as polled by YOU, our audience. Today, Zach and Calvin represent two networks in a 3-round battle for supremacy. In this corner, we have a station that has cornered the market on high-quality animated television since 1992: Cartoon Network! And in this corner,...

Welcome back to This Podcast Is For Nerds Media Club where we review the Voxel Studios game, The Gardens Between! This game feels like a cross between Monument Valley and Braid, and we loved it. What did you think? Did you love it? Did you hate it? Let us know, and join us on September 3rd when we discuss the looter shooter Borderlands 3 .  -- Hit us up! Twitter: @ ThisPodIs4Nerds Instagram:...

Welcome back to the latest edition of This Podcast Is For Nerds everyone! We have a lot to unpack this week including breaking news about the release of Halo Infinite, and our favorite platformer and sandbox games. Zach introduces us to the world of Lode Runner which feels like a sci-fi love letter to Indiana Jones, and Calvin unravels his love of Yarny. The guys also discuss how they don't really...

Silly rabbit, tricks are for kids. Welcome back to this edition of This Podcast Is For Nerds Media Club where we review the 4th Tarantino flick, Kill Bill: Vol. 1! What did you think? Did you love it? Did you hate it? Let us know, and join us on August 20th when we discuss the indie game The Gardens Between .  Timestamps: Intro: 00:00 Spoiler Free: 00:15 Spoilers: 05:27 Next Recommendation: 4...

Welcome back everyone to another edition of This Podcast Is For Nerds! We're a bit late to the party, but we just HAD to go over everything that Xbox detailed during the showcase last week. Some of our favorites include that Halo Infinite demo (ESPECIALLY that grappling hook), the new Forza, and Psychonauts 2. What were your favorite parts of the presentation? Did they drop the ball? Is Gamepass t...

Welcome back to Media Club, the bimonthly series that has us reviewing a piece of art. This week, at Calvin's recommendation, we watched the absurdist, dark-comedy The Lobster! This film is written, directed, and produced by Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and stars Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, and Olivia Colman. Did you watch it? What did you think? Let us know! Join us on August 6th when we rev...

We're taking a break from our favorite games of the past and have our sights set on the most anticipated games of 2020! Calvin talks about his excitement for the bizarre Bugsnax and the PS5 reveal. Zach discusses the major improvements in the Watch Dogs series and what needs to happen to make Xbox the leader in this new generation. Join us next week for This Podcast Is For Nerds Media Club where w...

Twice a month, we watch, read, listen, or play some form of media and discuss our thoughts. This week, at Zach's recommendation, we watched Puella Magi Madoka Magica! This anime takes the writer from Pscyho-Pass Season 1, takes a magical girl anime, and spins it on its head. We really enjoyed it. Did you watch it? What did you think? Let us know! Join us July 23rd when we review the dark-comedy, T...

On the 15th episode of This Podcast For Nerds, we get a chance to go over some of our favorite Xbox 360 games! Zach waxes poetic on Borderlands 2. Calvin covers his experience with the Red Ring of Death and the beauty of the Barbershop Quartet in Bioshock Infinite. Join us next week for Media Club as we review the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica! -- Follow us!  Twitter: @ ThisPodIs4Nerds Inst...

Twice a month, we watch, read, listen, or play some form of media and discuss our thoughts. This is the first time we've played a videogame for Media Club, and at Calvin's recommendation, we spent time with Doki Doki Literature Club. Given the content of this videogame, we are marking this episode as explicit and are providing a trigger warning for self-harm and extreme violence. Join us on July 9...

On the 13th episode of This Podcast For Nerds, we derail our own podcast AGAIN while we try to chat about our favorite Gameboy Advanced games! Zach dives Final Fantasy Tactics and the Kirby series. Calvin talks about his love of the game he overlooked in his childhood, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. We also get on a tangent about cellphones? Join us next week for Media Club as we review the...

Twice a month, we watch, read, listen, or play some form of media and discuss our thoughts. At Zach's recommendation, we watched season one of the FXX series Cake. It is an anthology series that combines short, animated segments with live-action shorts that cover relationships, our obsession with our cellphones, and more. Next week we discuss our favorite Gameboy Advance games! Which GBA games are...

On the 11th episode of This Podcast For Nerds, we chat about our favorite Nintendo 64 games! Zach dives into Super Smash Bros. and how that formed his love of video game soundtracks. Calvin talks about his love of the farming simulator that inspired Stardew Valley, Harvest Moon 64. The guys also get into the awkward controller layout and how the GoldenEye series shaped our passion for first-person...

Twice a month, we watch, read, listen, or play some form of media and discuss our thoughts. At Calvin's recommendation, we watched season one of the HBO series Leftovers. The series is based on the book by Tom Perrotta in which 2 percent of the world's population vanishes. Join us on June 4th when we discuss Zach's choice, season one of Cake (FXX). -- Follow us! Twitter: @ThisPodIs4Nerds Instagram...

On the 9th episode of This Podcast For Nerds, we chat about our favorite Playstation 1 games! Zach talks about his love of the Twisted Metal series and disdain for the Playstation Memory Card Format errors. Calvin dives into his love 3D platformers like Spyro and tells Zach about the newly announced remakes of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2. Next week's episode is the This Pod Is For Nerds: Media...

Woof! This is a LONG one...Twice a month, we watch, read, listen, or play some form of media and discuss our thoughts. At Zach's recommendation, we watched Parasite, a South Korean thriller directed by Bong Joon Ho. Join us on May 21st when we discuss Calvin's choice, Season One of The Leftovers (HBO). -- Follow us! Twitter: @ThisPodIs4Nerds Instagram: @ThisPodIsForNerds

On the 7th episode of This Podcast For Nerds, we chat about our favorite fighting games! Calvin talks about growing up on the Dead or Alive and Super Smash Bros. series. Zach dives into his love of the Marvel vs. Capcom games and plans out the next 20 episodes of this podcast. Next week's episode is the This Pod Is For Nerds: Media Club, and we're watching Parasite (2019). Please support these bus...

Welcome to the second episode of Media Club from This Podcast Is For Nerds! Twice a month, we watch, read, listen, or play some form of media and discuss our thoughts. At Calvin's recommendation, we watched Burning, a South Korean thriller starring Steven Yeun of Walking Dead fame. Join us on May 7th when we discuss Zach's choice, Parasite (2019) . What Zach recommends: Shalimar: http://www.shalim...