Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast

On the evening of January 26th, 2019, a black truck circled a small neighborhood in Tomball Texas. No one could predict the dark plan on the mind of its driver that would be carried out early the following morning. On today's episode of Pop Culture Legends: A Digital Dissection Mini-series, we tell the tragic story of Elizabeth "Liz" Barraza, a caring and talented woman who belonged to the famous...

3 Kryptonians enter... 1 leaves. Welcome to Season 2 Episode 65 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! On today's Thunderdome of an episode, we compare and contrast the three major on screen interpretations of the Man of Steel himself -- Superman! Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, and Henry Cavill all bring something special to the character but which of them harnesses the essence of Superman the...

In 2013 NetherRealm Studios gave us a fighting game that changed the rules both in story telling and gameplay. Welcome to Season Two Episode 65 of Digital Dissection A Nerd Podcast! Today, Joe and Mark do a retro review of the smash success "Injustice: Gods Among Us." Be sure to download this episode to relive the fun of the game and see how well it holds up over the years!  Music by Joystock...

When people portray the larger than life characters that we admire and adore, we can often forget that they are... people and are just as vulnerable and human as anyone else. Today on Pop Culture Legends: A Digital Dissection Miniseries, Mark and Joe discuss the life of famed and beloved actor George Reeves who brought Superman on to television sets across the U.S. From his rise in Hollywood, to t...

What do the Renaissance, the final frontier, and an uprising of subterranean nightmare fuel have in common?...One badass actor that's what. Welcome to Season Two Episode 65 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! Today Mark and Joe are joined by legendary actor and fellow nerd Carlos Ferro! You'll likely remember him from his portrayal of Leonardo da Vinci in ASSASSIN'S CREED and Dominic Santiago i...

Frequently in TV and movies one of the biggest things that can get in the way of a good product becoming a hit isn't its casting, score, story, or direction; but sadly...it's marketing and distribution. Welcome to Season Two Episode 64 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! Today, Joe and Mark are joined by radio host and occasional podcast cohost Zack Derby (The Neatcast , Effin' Cultured , and P...

The number of wrongful convictions uncovered each year can be frightening to look at. In the modern age, DNA evidence has been the savior to many that have found themselves wrongfully imprisoned, and even on death row. In today's story, it wouldn't be DNA that came to a man's rescue after being wrongfully convicted of a crime he didn't commit -- it would be HBO. Welcome to Pop Culture Legends, a m...

Whether a movie may be lacking in budget, direction, acting, or premise, many viewers may dismiss these movies without a second thought... ...but not us. Welcome to Season Two Episode 63 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! With Summer Camp season upon us, we decided to make an episode dedicated to the films that are outlandish, stretch a dollar, and may even be so bad that they're good. Movies...

Is it a reboot? A sequel? Did we still have to fly though arches? The answers to these and more ways to beat the game than you can shake a rumble pak at are in today's episode! Welcome to Season Two Episode 62 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! Mark and Joe shift into All-Range Mode today to talk about the Nintendo 64 classic Star Fox 64! Music by Joystock: https://www.joystock.org Opening Tra...

Music is an interwoven part of so many of our lives and songs stick with us for different reasons. Some solely for the instrumentals, others with mind-blowing vocals with stories told through the lyrics, and then there are others that transform stories of tragedy and help us process what unfolded. Welcome to Pop Culture Legends, a mini series from Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! When "The Way"...

There was a point in all of our youth where, while good hearted we may have been a bit outspoken. You might say we were -- teenagers with attitudes, and we all were in need of a little guidance. Welcome to Season Two Episode 61 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! Today Mark and Joe are joined by author and actor David J. Fielding! You may know him for his endearing role as Zordon from the Might...

One bar, five characters, fifteen seasons, and countless plots that never really pan out; no matter how dreary things may get in our day to day lives, there is one thing that will continue to be a constant in our lives...It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Welcome to Season Two Episode 60 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! This show has been a part of our two host's lives since they were in hig...

Some video games set an industry standard, while others are ahead of their time...but how many can say that they've predicted the future? Welcome to Pop Culture Legends, a Digital Dissection miniseries! Today we tell the story of player choices in Fallout 3, lead to a transmission of coded messages via a numbers station, that some pretty bold, and in some cases, eerily accurate predictions...to kn...

To the the general U.S. audience, anime in the 1980's was a chopped up, serialized, monster of the week cartoon that was beloved by children and...tolerated by adults. In 1988 Toho produced an anime with incredible voice acting, adult themes, real world issues, and stunning, albeit bizarre at times, animation. When it hit Western TV's a year later, it would let the world know that anime wasn't jus...

Sometimes when you have a good property that just needs a little kick to keep it going, you give it a good old fashioned reboot. In some cases, that reboot didn't quite do the trick, so you go ahead and give it another reboot for good measure. Welcome to Season 2 Episode 58 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! Today, Joe and Mark do another retro review of Tomb Raider (2013) in what would become...

As a groundbreaking JRPG sweeps across the planet, its pandemonium makes a twisted pitstop in a Pennsylvanian college town. In their next Pop Culture Legend, Mark and Joe share a story of exploitation, manipulation, and abuse; the lesser known story about a young woman named Jen who took her fandom of Final Fantasy VII too far. Listen to today's episode for more about this dark tale that turned a...

Today's guest has a decade worth of professional acting experience with TV & Movie credits that include Total Recall, The Flash (1990), Lethal Weapon, Star Trek the Next Generation and Star Trek Lower Decks just to name a few! We are humbled to have Lycia Naff join us on Episode 57 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! Lycia is not only a talented actress, but a professional dancer, an incred...

Seinfeld first graced our TV screens in the 1980s -- despite a rocky start it has maintained a firm and constant grip on pop culture over 30 years after its prolific run. With 180 episodes and 9 seasons to explore, where would someone start? What do they need to know? Welcome to Season 2 Episode 56 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! Today we're talking about the most famous show about nothing,...

Welcome to Pop Culture Legends, a miniseries by Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! In 1987 Chicago residents were baffled and disturbed when their evening broadcast on two different TV stations was interrupted by a pirated broadcast. A man imitating a popular TV character performed a series of bizarre antics and to this day...we still don't know who was behind it. Listen to today's episode to hea...

From Spaceballs to Hot Shots to Scary Movie, spoof movies have covered almost every other movie genre to the joy of audiences everywhere. But what if a spoof movie made a joke out of the reality behind a movie and not the movie itself? What if a spoof movie had heart, drama, and legitimate character development? What if a spoof movie...was more than a spoof movie? Welcome to Season Two Episode 55...

Embroiled in console wars, Nintendo faced mounting pressure from the Sega Genesis and Sony Playstation. Its current generation of gaming technology, the Super Nintendo, was showing its age and with the Nintendo 64 several years away needed a solution. Enter Donkey Kong Country, the first of several major hits by UK-based Rare that redefined what Super Nintendo hardware was capable of. Join Joe and...

UPDATE: 11/1/22, Ruth Marie Terry has been discovered to be the Lady of the Dunes after 48 years. Through genealogy, the FBI was able to identify Terry, and utilized DNA analysis, family trees, and historical data. Hopefully, this leads to additional information to identify her killer. ORIGINAL: In the summer of 1974 a film was being made that would make a country afraid to go into the water, and...

180+ credits to his name. An icon of TV & Film. In today's episode, we have the honor of speaking with actor Danny Woodburn! Whether it's helping barbarians on Conan the Adventurer, putting Kramer in his place on Seinfeld, or ruling over the inmates in Watchmen, Danny has an incredibly diverse career and has definitely brought his charm to many properties. In addition to acting, we explore Dan...

Wisconsin is already politically known as a "Purple" state, where often political feelings are mixed and election season always brings upheaval. The same can be said for Wisconsin when Making a Murderer premiered in 2015, splitting the state in half to determine if Steven Avery was wrongly incarcerated for the murder of Theresa Halbach. The Netflix series would captivate the world as millions woul...

Welcome to our first ever "Pop Culture Legends" episode! Every other week this season we're going to bring you stories that fit between the proverbial cracks of pop culture topics. They may be a touch creepy, with a dash of true crime, and just a pinch of bizarre; but they will relate to the movies, comic books, video games, and TV shows we know and love.  Today's story is about the mysteriou...