This Week In Nerd News

After another fun round of Madlibs, Victoria and Mikkel catch you up what's happening in the nerd world. But they make sure to save some time to appreciate Studio Ghibli films and the latest developments with them.  Hear about that and more on This Week In Nerd News. Subscribe on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter Hosted on...

Victoria and Keith go from one extreme to another as they look ahead to some future productions that are questionable, at best, and others that make them "cautiously optimistic." Hear about that and more on This Week In Nerd News. Subscribe on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

This week, Mikkel and Keith play everyone's favorite game show -- that also makes them lose just a little more faith in the future. But then they find a few reasons to keep pushing forward with some of the latest trailers that dropped, including Nope , Jurassic World: Domimion , and... Destiny. ..?? Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  S...

"This Week In Nerd News" is sponsored by Carnegie Hall's Afrofuturism Festival 2022 in New York City . Get your tickets here, including performances by Grammy Award–winning producer, composer, rapper, filmmaker, and visionary founder of Brainfeeder records, Flying Lotus. Have we gone too far with all of the revivals of old shows and movies? Victoria and Mikkel try to figure out where the line shou...

"This Week In Nerd News" is sponsored by Carnegie Hall's Afrofuturism Festival 2022 in New York City . Get your tickets here, including performances by Grammy Award–winning producer, composer, rapper, filmmaker, and visionary founder of Brainfeeder records, Flying Lotus. In this week's episode, Victoria and Keith catch up on the global phenomenon that is Wordle and its recent acquisition by the Ne...

"This Week In Nerd News" is sponsored by Carnegie Hall's Afrofuturism Festival 2022 in New York City . Get your tickets here, including performances by Grammy Award–winning producer, composer, rapper, filmmaker, and visionary founder of Brainfeeder records, Flying Lotus. This week, Mikkel and Keith catch up in their first co-hosted episode of 2022 and dive into a show NBC chose to initially promot...

"This Week In Nerd News" is sponsored by Carnegie Hall's Afrofuturism Festival 2022 in New York City . Get your tickets here, including performances by Grammy Award–winning producer, composer, rapper, filmmaker, and visionary founder of Brainfeeder records, Flying Lotus. Mikkel and Victoria reunite for their first co-hosted episode of the year to talk about all of the best things in animation comi...

This week, Keith and Victoria introduce a "new" segment called "New Show, Who Dis?" before diving into a batch of forthcoming TV productions that all share one major theme in common - racism. Some sound promising, some not so much.  Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook,  Instagram , and  Tw...

All three hosts (Keith, Victoria, and Mikkel) come back together again to tell you what they're looking forward too the most in 2022. But they're also being very cautiously optimistic about things because they know better by now.  Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook,  Instagram , and  Twit...

Mikkel, Victoria, and Keith come together at the end of 2021 to look back on what they liked most from the year—from a nerd perspective, that is.  Find out what our hosts enjoyed the most in a year that owed us some bright spots and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook,  Instagram , and  Twitter Hosted on Acast...

Spider-Man: No Way Home is only a few hours from reaching the masses so Keith and Mikkel felt it was only appropriate to devote an entire segment to all of the Spider-Man news swinging around. We talk Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse (Part One) , ridiculous ticket prices, and more!  Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  Stitcher Follow...

This week, Mikkel and Victoria run down the roster of who is (or may be) on the roster for Warner Bros. new fighting game, MultiVersus. They also talk about all of the fun things in "Madlibs or News Headline" and the latest Avatar casting.  Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook,  Instagram ,...

This week, Keith and Victoria come back with the latest nerd news for you as they recap Disney Plus Day's announcements, talk about the latest crop of live-action anime adaptations in the works, and plenty more! Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook,  Instagram , and  Twitter Hosted on Acast...

We've got a full show this week as Victoria, Mikkel, and Keith are welcome their first-ever guests! Black Nerd Problems' founders, William Evans and Omar Holmon, join the crew to talk about the brand new book, 'Black Nerd Problems: Essays', and much more.  Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebo...

This week, Keith and Mikkel react to the Mario movie casting news, Russsel T. Davies' return to 'Doctor Who,' the Emmys, and so much more.  Be sure to check out our next episode that will feature our very first guests on the show! Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook,  Instagram , and  Twit...

The Streaming Wars aren't without their own casualties. This week, Mikkel and Victoria talk about the latest – Christopher Nolan's now-ended relationship with Warner Bros. We also bring you perhaps our most unexpected game of "Madlibs or News Headline" yet! Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Faceb...

Social media was abuzz as everyone seemed to have an opinion about the personal lives of celebrities, so Keith and Victoria wade into the dangerous waters of parasocial relationships. But it's not all drama! They also touch on new cooking shows and which shows they'd love to see get movie revivals.  Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  S...

After Mikkel forces Keith to relive the horrors of watching "Fan4stic" and "Cailou", the pair take a deep dive into tech. They discuss Zoom fatigue and the response to Twitch streamers taking a day off to demand more pushback against hate raids.  Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook,  Insta...

In this week's episode, Victoria gives her thoughts on Fortnite introducing a Martin Luther King, Jr.-inspired experience and Mikkel talks about NASCAR romcoms, capybara invasions, and more.  Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook,  Instagram , and  Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

For a very special episode, Mikkel channels his inner game show host by testing Victoria and Keith on their knowledge of the week's nerdiest — and most absurd — news.  Hear about that and more on This Week In Nerd News. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter Wednesday, June 30th Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

This week, Keith and Mikkel bring updates on the 'How I Met Your Mother' spinoff, starring Hilary Duff, and give some hot takes about the original series. They also dive deep into a lot of news in the anime world, including Sony acquiring Crunchyroll and the main casting of the Netflix adaptation of 'Avatar: The Last Air Bender'.  Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on  A...

For some reason we don't understand, celebrities have been volunteering information about how often they do – or don't...?? – clean themselves and their families. In other news, Victoria and Mikkel talk about the drama going on behind the scenes with finding a new host for 'Jeopardy!' and much more! Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  S...

Victoria and Keith cover a lot of ground in this episode – we even give you a few extra minutes! We talk about our complicated feelings around professional wrestling, a new presidential anthology series, and Jodie Whitaker leaving Doctor Who.  Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook,  Instagra...

Mikkel and Keith get really into their respective niches on this one. They tackle the irony of Clubhouse doing away with invite-only membership, Salesforce buying Slack – which is far better than Microsoft Teams – and the reveal of Cleveland's new baseball team name.  Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Proble...

Victoria makes her triumphant return to the show to join Mikkel as they venture into expanding cinematic universes and technological advancements that are a little bit scary. Would you want to be memorialized through AI? Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or  Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook,  Instagram , and  Twitter   Host...