Nerd the Fuck Out

Before the year ends, we got one more for ya! We talk about Melo taking the title, behind the scenes extras, Lord of the Rings, documenting the process, digital resurrection, generative AI, concepts vs full projects, Expedition 33 gets their award taken away, putting in the work, practical effects as a selling point, continuity errors, franchises, media training, Rachel Zegler, Tupac hologram, Mar...

Ho ho ho! We decided we needed a Christmas special to be legitimate, so here we go! We talk about: ungrammatical, Taco hates a Beatles' song, December baby, Christmas songs, Whamageddon, Mariah Carey, Christmas movies, Lord of the Rings, yule logs, peppermint mocha, le tits now, cooking, dog outfits, dressing up, and Stranger Things. While we celebrate Christmas, we still want to say Happy Ha...

This was intended to be a regular episode, but we ended up not being able to stop talking about wrestling. We end up talking about: there ARE heels, Taco has numbers, lean into being a heel, nuance, black hat/white hat, presentation, comic book comparison, backstory relevance, evolution (in-ring), WWE 24/7, rotating the stories, retiring, televised emotion, NXT botch, crew attentiveness, stay to t...

Taco briefly talks about his hatred of puppies (AKA how he's not really a pet guy, but a nature guy) Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

A late release day for this one, but we promise it'll be decent enough. We talk about banked episodes, Fräulein Kris, traveling to Europe, pointed vacations, filming locations, Anne Hathaway new movie, Taco has tech issues, actress eras?, Hunter Schaefer as Zelda, Predator lore nerds, Marc gets sick, the versus show, Warped idea, refine your ideas, Big Time Wrestling, commentary, inappropriat...

Feels like a good time for a Side Quest we've been sitting on: our review of James Gunn's Superman! We're not ones to do scene by scene breakdowns, but we are excited to talk about our initial thoughts, humanizing Superman, Kill Bill reference, insurance nightmare, Lex Luthor, Superman's motivations, super nut, Injustice storyline, Lois Lane, timeline restarts, Pa Kent, our clo...

Marc and Kris are still sick, so we start off on chaos immediately. We talk about brand names as products, cotton swabs?, Crock Pot?!, LAUNDROMAT?!?!, advertised medication, talking out of our ass about word origins, web searching, browsers, PC or Mac, use for an iPad, physical media, social awareness skewing consumption, unwanted ads, crooked fangs, body mods, BBL infection, the time for subtlety...

This week's episode should've been sponsored by wellness products, given that 2 of us are sick. We manage to talk about being sick, shows, new SUV, War on Betty, music undergrad, diverse music tastes, Børns, cover song list start, old recording methods, Punk Goes..., listening to the radio, revisiting the genre shift, staying current, big ol Worky McWorkface, Taylor lyrics/marketing, Kri...

In lieu of a "standard" episode, we present a Side Quest (which really has standard episode vibes). After a wacky intro, we talk a whole lot about independent music and wrestling shows, including having someone famous as just an old friend, merch, "dangerous" shows, and getting excited for future shows. If you take anything away from this recording: go see local shows of any si...

We really nerd out in the week's episode talking about boba, fitness plans, cover songs, new nerd friend, Panic covers, The Batman, Batman villains, other Batman positives, dramatic shifts, Miles Morales, modernizing the shift, impossible casting, too much lore, Joe Manganiello, The Witcher, Marc mispronounces names, Transformers, fan casting Joe, staying professional, and Jason Mamoa as Lobo...

Hello wonderful listeners! This week we have a long conversation abut music, with such tangents as a chunk of the year in jury duty, The Used redux, interchangeable songs, writing for the next record, enjoying what you make, discovering new bands, covering songs, AI enhancement vs replacement, SALmon, menus and ordering food, sports logos, metal squiggles, and future bits. We hope you enjoy the ep...

Here we go again! We talk about being tired and/or wired, the Seth Rollins injury, keeping your audience, AI in WWE writing, more of us doing WWE creative's job, the Xbox handheld, Tiger games, cable hoarding, and feeling 2% better. We hope you enjoy the episode! Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Here we are again, let's do this! We talk about boba issues, false starts, sleeping, The Used live, staying mobile, John Cena career vs The Rock career, Cena vs Styles, hijacking the show, where do you start, liking what you like, hoping for a good experience, Underoath confuses Taco, and Swifties on the other side. We hope you enjoy the episode! Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

We hit you with another episode this week that's definitely not AI generated! We talk about little shitheads, phones in court, phone sounds, counties as cities (which Taco was already wrong on), Stars of Wrestling chisme and discussion, more on ticket prices, EA being bought out by unsavory characters, right wing influence in gaming, and the use of AI. We hope this episode doesn't rile y...

Here we go again! We're a bit focused on broad topics but with various details within those which then meld into other ideas. We go over being tired, driving Uber in Berkeley, main roster callups, grading wrestling shows, the dirt sheets, wrestler retirement, generational fans, pricing out, questioning streaming value, Marvel having no faith, Harry Potter questions, and questioning the reboot...

This week is another Side Quest! Taco prompts Marc into a soliloquy about the back end of creating content that most people enjoy on a platform where the return on investment is minimal at best. Not that we aren't grateful for those of you that listen to us, we just go into more what it costs to create and promote a project, creators that do it well, and talking about supporting the ones whos...

Time for a Side Quest! In response to last week's failed recording, this was also recorded to address that and our overall goal with the podcast. We also talk about denying friend requests, World of Warcraft quest givers, objection!, not being sponsor driven, hearing Kris now, Mini Me, poor audio quality and bad recordings, level capping, and transferable skills. Also, as a surprise even for...

After another week of technical nonsense, we're back! Did we skip episode 24? Yes, but maybe that will come back in the future. In the mean time, this week we talk about Wrestlemania 43 going abroad, trying to support a wrestler, brand retention, navigating social media, customer service ain't what it used to be, KPDH v some other artist, popular v good, new episode rating system, and Kr...

And just like that, it's Tuesday again! Unfortunately, most of the front half of this episode is Marc talking about the mental damage he's getting from being at court, and Taco talks about the physical pain he's going through from being broken and old. The rest of the time, we talk about fishing for sponsors, Taco speaks Russian, Hollywood court depiction, Naked Gun, apparently Liam...

NOTE: Producer Kris is still getting her gear setup, so her audio is a bit wonky. We hope to have this remedied soon. Another week, another episode that didn't explode! This week, we're happy to have Producer Kris in the chat again to keep us in line. We also talk about generational fear, news as just TV, Taylor and Travis, burying one side of the beef, K-Pop Demon Hunter, Wicked, Billie...

After missing a week due to technical difficulties, we're back, and more rage filled than ever it feels like, but producer Kris has entered the chat and tries to keep us calm. We start off talking about the previous recording exploding, jury duty, El Demonito, merch, ensuring shirt integrity, size differences, line courtesy, not being a prick to employees, Taco nearly rages, Marc nearly rages...

In an unforeseen turn of events, this week's regularly scheduled episode basically exploded. This has led Taco to go on a solo expedition of questions as to why tech just isn't better, including asking about car tech, AI, Google searches, and external drives. We hope this shortened recording sounds better and doesn't enrage you either about why tech isn't better. Follow the pod...

Welcome to this week's episode! We narrow cast on this one after Marc freaks out about his computer. Taco discusses his experience at Warped Tour Long Beach 2025, including talking about the map, ADA and walkway issues, too many drink stands, the lineup not announced ahead of time, bad cell service, merch, ways to improve, continuing to bank on nostalgia, in-fest advertising, and crunching th...

Hello again everyone! We're a bit all over the place this week as we talk aboutTaco going 2 for 2 on intros, Laughlin, Summerslam card, wrestling burnout and frustration, content consumption, corporate shills, staying ahead of the curve, Main Character Syndrome, Taco has more gripes, and cashing in on nostalgia. We hope you enjoy the episode! Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Hello y'all! This week we have a comparatively shorter recording so it's just one release for you this week. We talk about Taco nailing the intro, MCR show, bootleg merch, Mathcore Index Fest, borrowing a van, owning a ramp, potentially killing Eric with pizza, pizza opinions, deciding to be mad this episode, a strobe light is not a camera flash, long sound clips and no stage presence, s...