A Play On Nerds

In honor of Gladiator II battling its way into theaters, we're reviewing a movie about gladiators in the distant future of 2017, with the 1987 classic, The Running Man! Plus: Steve gives his own fantasy Running man Stalker lineup, and the Y2K movie trailer! Time Codes --------------- Host Banter: 1:16 Nerdy News: 15:44 The Running Man Movie Review: 17:58 Game: Character Select Screen: 38:01 Radica...

Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, Mokie is forced into leadership in "The Finger of Light" And Star Trek TNG episode, "The Schizoid Man." A cantankerous old man plays bodysnatcher with Data and tries his luck with a younger lady.

The final season of Cobra Kai is kicking off on Netflix, so we're honoring the Rule of 3 and reviewing Karate Kid Part III! Plus: Obscure martial arts, What We Do in the Shadows, Only Murders in the Building, and The Invisible Raptor! Time Codes --------------- Host Banter: 2:09 Nerdy News: 10:26 Main Segment: Karate Kid Part III Review: 15:30 Bit: Obscure Martial Arts: 35:57 Radical Recommends: 4...

Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, Uncle Travelling Matt is MIA so Gobo has to "Catch a Tail by the Tiger." And Star Trek TNG episode, "Loud as a Whisper." A talented deaf mediator tries seduces Troi and has to find a new way to do his job.

What better way to celebrate spooky/creepy Halloween than to review the horrifyingly terrible film, Creepshow 3! Plus guess that 80s horror movie trailer from the voice over, and the new Wolf Man trailer! Time Codes --------------- Host Banter: 1:12 Nerdy News: 5:10 Creepshow 3 Movie Review: 7:43 Game: Rad Voices of Horror: 32:50 Radical Recommends: 43:22 Trailer Review: Wolf Man: 44:41

Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, Gobo gets trapped in Doc's workshop in "Don't Cry Over Spilt Milk?" And Star Trek TNG episode, "The Outrageous Okona." A Han Solo wannabe gives the whole Enterprise herpes and Data learns how to be a failed comic.

Spooky season is upon us, so today we're revisiting the cult classic film, Monster Squad! Plus AI curing conspiracy nuts, Fear the Walking Dead, monster battle showdown, and the new Thunderbolts trailer!

Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, an ancient map might lead to "The Lost Treasure of the Fraggles!" And Star Trek TNG episode, "Elementary, Dear Data." Data asks the holodeck for a Sherlockian challenge, and may have gotten more than he bargained for...

We're talking Battlestar Galactica, Spielberg, Dystopias, electric cars, and... football?! It's a brand new Nerd Roll of Fortune! Also, adult sleepovers, "smart" noses, and the trailer for Mickey 17! Time Codes --------------- Host Banter: 1:48 Nerdy News: 8:20 Nerd Roll of Fortune: 10:48 Radical Recommends: 37:09 Trailer Review: Mickey 17: 40:26

Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, nobody believes that Wembly has found "The Terrible Tunnel." And Star Trek TNG episode, "Where Silence Has Lease." A weird space baby has the Enterprise stuck in a black void!

Agatha All Along is coming to Disney Plus, so let's review other film with a Marvel magic user... Dr. Strange! But not that one, the one from 1978! Also: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice review and the trailer for Sonic 3! Time Codes --------------- Host Banter: 1:34 Nerdy News: 8:07 Dr. Strange (1978) Discussion: 10:42 Game: Remake it or Fake It: 30:41 Radical Recommends: 36:08 Trailer Review: Sonic 3: 40...

Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, Red gets super jealous of Mokie on "I Want to be You." And Star Trek TNG episode, "The Child." Things get very problematic when a space ghost enters Troi's chambers...

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is scaring up tickets soon, so we're reviewing another film about a young girl haunted by a ghostly old man, Poltergeist 3! Plus: Huge T-Rexes and Gladiator II! Time Codes --------------- Host Banter: 1:15 Nerdy News: 7:50 Poltergeist 3 Discussion: 10:01 Game - Who Am I: Ghost Edition: 30:49 Radical Recommends: 36:09 Trailer Review: Gladiator II: 38:48

Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, you gotta eat those Doozer constructions on "The Preachification of Convincing John." And Star Trek TNG episode, "Neutral Zone." The Romulans are back, baby!

Alien: Romulus is out in theaters! To celebrate we're watching a cult classic that is totally not a ripoff of Alien, Galaxy of Terror! Plus: Poop-eating flies, Smartypants, and Transformers: One! Time Codes --------------- Host Banter: 1:40 Nerdy News: 9:12 Galaxy of Terror Discussion: 11:44 Game - The Only Thing to Fear is Terrible Monsters: 37:20 Radical Recommends: 42:36 Trailer Review: Transfo...

Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, Wembley needs a job for "The Thirty-Minute Work Week." And Star Trek TNG episode, "Conspiracy." Space worms are getting it on with admirals everywhere.

Today on the podcast we're honoring the release of Harold and the Purple Crayon by reviewing another flick about a kid that creates worlds with his imagination, Neverending Story III! Plus: Flying hippos, Captain America: Brave New World, and Acolyte! Time Codes --------------- Host Banter: 1:32 Nerdy News: 6:20 Neverending Story 3 Discussion: 10:20 Game - Character Conversion: 29:42 Radical Recom...

Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, if you want to be brave, "You Can't Do That Without a Hat!" And Star Trek TNG episode, "We'll Always Have Paris." Things get steamy-weamy for Picard and timey-wimey for the rest of the galaxy.

In honor of the biggest film release of the summer, Deadpool and Wolverine, we're talking about another buddy cop favorite, Cop and a Half! Plus: Lucifer, mind control and Robert Zemeckis' Here. Time Codes --------------- Host Banter: 2:01 Nerdy News: 5:55 Cop and a Half Discussion: 9:48 Game - Squeal Piggy Squeal: 28:28 Radical Recommends: 33:51 Trailer Review of Here: 36:49

Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, no baths for the Gorgs and no pool party for the Fraggles, the water's out! With "Let the Water Run." And Star Trek TNG epsisode, "Skin of Evil." Yar bites the big one and the mud monster is lonely.

It's the 200th episode of A Play On Nerds! And what better way to celbrate than to rank the top 10 geeky fandoms with a pool of 200 points for each?! Plus: Flaming Doritos, shrinking whales and Nosferatu! Time Codes --------------- Feedback: 1:54 Host Banter: 4:05 Nerdy News: 8:05 200 Points of Geekdom!: 9:40 Radical Recommends: 48:52 Trailer Review: Nosferatu: 51:10

Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This episode of Fraggle Rock has poor Wembley captured by the Gorgs! And Star Trek TNG epsisode, "Symbiosis." Some glowy-handed addicts can't fix their starship...

A Quiet Place: Day 1 is tip-toeing into theaters, so we're reviewing another 3rd film in an alien invasion series, Species 3! Plus talk of DnD, Gen V, tribal WiFi and Venom: The Last Dance! Time Codes --------------- Host Banter: 1:24 Nerdy News: 10:24 Species 3 Discussion: 12:41 Game - Tagline Showdown: 31:47 Radical Recommends: 35:38 Trailer Review of Venom: The Last Dance: 37:57

Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week we expand our journey through the Jim Henson universe with Fraggle Rock! And we review the pilot episode "Beginnings." And brand new segments! Plus Star Trek TNG episode, "The Arsenal of Freedom."

It's Nerd Roll of Fortune time! We chat about making our kids geeky, plays we love, and cyberpunk literature! Plus: Evil birds, the Food that America Built, and the new Jim Henson documentary! Time Codes --------------- Host Banter: 1:15 Nerdy News: 9:00 Nerd Roll of Fortune: 12:02 Radical Recommends: 39:37 Trailer Review of Jim Henson: Idea Man: 42:39