Nerdmudgeon

There's punching, bone crunching, and superhero drama galore when the Man Without Fear returns to Disney+! Join Steve, Nocher, and John as they hit the MCU's mean streets with Daredevil: Born Again season 2!

One iconic British comic book character, two completely different movies. Join Jeff, John, and special guest host John Nocher as we play judge, jury, and executioner with Sylvester Stallone's Judge Dredd and Karl Urban's Dredd!

The Guilty Pleasures series comes to a close with a bang -- literally -- as Jeff, Dave, Steve, and John talk about all the guts, gore, bug parts, Nazi overtones, and oh yeah, naked co-ed showers in Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers!

Oh sure, you may not like time travel stories, but after you hear the adorably sweet story behind why someone likes this time travel story, you may change your mind! Join Jeff, Dave, Steve, and John as we go backwards and forward and backwards and forward talking about The Time Traveler's Wife!

What happens when a C-list comic book character gets his own MCU show? Is it the greatest thing ever, or is it an expectations-missing disappointment? Find out when Jeff, Dave, Steve, and John give all the hot takes on the new Disney+ show, Wonder Man!

Just how much does John hate rom-coms? Find out when Jeff cleverly leverages this format to force him to watch "Four Weddings and a Funeral", arguably the greatest exemplar of the genre in history! Join us for our latest Guilty Pleasure, it doesn't even count if it only lasts for fifteen minutes while you're in college.

What happens when a genre you would normally dismiss gives you a personal all-time favorite movie? Join Jeff, Dave, Steve, and John as they kick off a series of shows talking about movies that are "guilty pleasures" with Guillermo del Toro's freaking awesome Pacific Rim!

Can Marvel finally break the Fantastic Four curse and produce a quality movie centered on the First Family? Will Steve make a shocking confession about the role children should play in society? And WHEN WILL WE GET A MOLE MAN FILM!? Find out what John, Steve, and Jeff thought about the latest entry in the MCU.

The new DCU takes flight with James Gunn's much-anticipated first movie for the Distinguished Competition! Find out who loved it, who didn't, and who's good at playing superhero guessing games! Join Jeff, Steve, and John as they talk all things Superman!

That's a wrap on the MCU's Phase 5! Join Jeff, Steve, and John as they look back on the movies and TV shows that worked best, and, well, perhaps not so best in this latest chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe!

Nerds are known for having strong opinions and boy howdy does that include Jane Austen! Join Jeff, John, and Angela and they bring a whole lotta nerd and wow a whole lotta mudgeon to Jane Austen's Persuasion!

'Tis time for a return to Regency era England as we embark upon yet another Jane Austen Extended Universe discussion! Join Jeff, John, and returning guest host Angela as we talk all things Emma!

The MCU's penultimate Phase Five project comes to the big screen with a group of ragtag misfits who discover the power of love as a means of conflict resolution. Not to fear, they do still punch things. Join Dave, Steve, Nocher, and John as they talk Thunderbolts*!

Return to the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen as Jeff, Steve, Nocher, and John wipe the blood from their face after watching Matt Murdock's bone-crunching MCU debut in Daredevil: Born Again!

It's the fourth installment of the star-spangled Captain American franchise, but the first with a new guy holding the shield! Join Jeff, Steve, John, and returning guest host Mr. Nocher as we talk about the highs, lows, and big, red, angry dudes in Captain America: Brave New World!

What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to listen to the Nerdmudgeon podcast about Conan the Barbarian! We welcome special guest host John Nocher to the show to talk about the final entry in our "Cheesy 80's Movies" series, the epic classic "Conan the Barbarian" featuring Arnold Schwartzenegger.

It's been a while, but we're finally back in the MCU! Join Jeff, Steve, and John as they release the nerd AND the mudgeon on What If...? Season 3! Bonus: we share some thoughts about Agatha All Along and this summer's upcoming comic book movies!

We continue our trip through the Jane Austen Extended Universe where we inevitably, finally, run into Hugh Grant. Join Jeff, Angela, and John as they mash up Aristotle, Tom Bombadil, and Bill Belichick in their discussion of Sense & Sensibility!

"Nerdy stuff we love the most" usually means superheroes, science fiction, and fantasy around here. Today, however we talk about a totally new flavor of nerd as we travel to Regency-era England to kick off a new series about the much beloved work of Jane Austen! Join Jeff, John, and returning guest host Angela as we dive into Pride & Prejudice!

Imagine a movie about a comic book character crossing the border between super powers and horror, written and directed by none other than Wes Craven of "Nightmare on Elm Street" fame! That has GOT to be a recipe for success, right?! ... Right? Listen to John and Jeff discuss 1982's "Swamp Thing", the fourth entry in the "Cheesy 80's Movies" series and find out why giving Steve a hall pass to not w...

Star Trek: The Next Generation was a big deal for a couple of young college nerds back in the day. Now, 35 years later, those same two not-so-young nerds get to return to the 24th century and indulge in all the nerdstalgia feels! Join Jeff and John as the boldly go where no nerd has gone before with  Star Trek: Picard!

Being a 14 year old is difficult, but sometimes all you need is a half-naked love interest OR a pair of holstered ferrets and a black panther that's maybe a dyed tiger. WHATEVER.  Join John, Steve, and Jeff as the Nerdmudgeons continue their look at Cheesy 80s Movies with 1982's "Beastmaster", featuring Marc Singer's unbelievably toned bronzed abs.

Some problems in life – or even in your local galaxy – can only be solved with the combined power of love, death frisbees, and Liam Neeson's giant axe. Join John and Jeff as the Nerdmudgeons continue their look at Cheesy 80s Movies with 1983's "Krull"!

Super-heroes and science fiction got their start as big-time movie genres in the late Seventies, but what was happening with fantasy films in that era? The answer is, very few shirts and lots of cheesy special effects! Oil up those muscles and join Steve, John, and Jeff as they take a look back at 1981's "Dragonslayer".

It's been a while, but we're back to talking MCU with a Sexiest Man Alive bromance! Who liked it, who didn't, and who hasn't seen it yet? Join the guys as they talk all the nerd and all the mudgeon about Deadpool & Wolverine!