The Nerd Academy Podcast

The Road to Doomsday continues as Jarod and Taylore take a brief detour from the MCU to revisit the trilogy of films that helped make Marvel on the big screen the phenom it is today with Sam Raimi’s stylish and campy but deeply human trilogy of Spider-Man films! Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/c/AllRemainingSystems Mitch692 Channe...

The Road to Doomsday continues as Jarod and Taylore deck the halls with arrows aplenty as Clint Barton rediscovers what it means to be a hero as he takes the young Kate Bishop under his wing in Hawkeye! Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/c/AllRemainingSystems Mitch692 Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMitch692Channel Help us out b...

This week on KNR Maul: Shadow Lord’s first season comes to an end as Darth Vader arrives on Janix to lay the smackdown on Maul and friends as they try to escape the grip of the Empire and Jarod and Bill breakdown the thrilling battles and the unmitigated disaster that was the release of tickets for Star Wars Celebration 2027. Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ ‍ ‍ Luminous O...

This week on KNR Jarod and Bill discuss episodes 5 and 6 of Maul: Shadow Lord and discuss Maul’s shattered psyche in the wake of his defeat at the hand of Marrok and The Crow as Devon, Lawson, Daki, and Rylee go on the run. Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ ‍ ‍ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/c/AllRemainingSystems ‍ ‍ Mitch692 Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@The...

The Road to Doomsday continues as Jarod and Taylore are joined by Mitch692 to see the journey of heroes that predate Earth’s mightiest as they race against time to undo the work they unknowingly did to bring about the end of the world in Eternals! Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/c/AllRemainingSystems Mitch692 Channel: https://www....

This week on The Nerd Academy Podcast Jarod and Bill discuss the trailer for Clayface and speculate on what it means for the future of the DCU, get excited for the remake of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, and breakdown this week’s episodes of The Boys and Daredevil: Born Again! Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ ‍ ‍ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/c/AllRemainingS...

This week on KNR Jarod and Bill discuss episodes 5 and 6 of Maul: Shadow Lord and unpack Master Daki’s choices in these episodes and the fearsome appearance of the Inquisitorious on Janix and breakdown the final trailer for The Mandalorian & Grogu and get excited for the forthcoming marketing push! Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ ‍ ‍ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.yout...

The Road to Doomsday continues as Jarod and Bill adventure across the world with a new crew of heroes in a martial arts melee with Shang-Chi & The Legend of the Ten Rings! Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/c/AllRemainingSystems Mitch692 Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMitch692Channel Help us out by chuckin' a buck on our Pa...

This week on The Nerd Academy Podcast Jarod and Bill discuss the trailer for Avengers: Doomsday shown at CinemaCon, the return of the Netflix Defenders in Daredevil, review the most recent episodes of both Daredevil: Born Again and The Boys, and more! Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ ‍ ‍ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/c/AllRemainingSystems ‍ ‍ Mitch692 Channel:...

This week on KNR Jarod and Bill discuss episodes 3 and 4 of Maul: Shadow Lord, the controversy around Mara Jade not being allowed to be brought into canon, and the early projections for The Mandalorian & Grogu! Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ ‍ ‍ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/c/AllRemainingSystems ‍ ‍ Mitch692 Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMitch692C...

The Road to Doomsday continues as Jarod, Taylore travel back to the time between the Avengers were disbanded and the scourge of Thanos to see Natasha Romanoff reconnect with her unconventional family of spies in Black Widow! Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/c/AllRemainingSystems Mitch692 Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMitch69...

This week on KNR Jarod and Bill are joined by Alex and Mollie Damon of Star Wars Explained to discuss the first two episodes of Maul: Shadow Lord and explore the psychology of Maul’s dogged pursuit for revenge and supremacy in the criminal underworld! Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ ‍ ‍ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/c/AllRemainingSystems ‍ ‍ Mitch692 Channel:...

The Road to Doomsday continues as Jarod, Taylore are burdened by glorious purpose to watch as the God of Mischief is swept up in an introspective temporal and multiversal character study on what makes a Loki tick. Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/c/AllRemainingSystems Mitch692 Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMitch692Channel He...

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The Road to Doomsday continues as Jarod, Taylore discuss Falcon & The Winter Soldier, a show with sky high highs and very low lows as the legacy of the title of Captain America is reflected on and the first cracks in MCU TV begin to show. Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/c/AllRemainingSystems Mitch692 Channel: https://www.youtu...

After months of speculation and rumors the first trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day is finally here, and as Jarod and Bill try to see what the next adventure for the Web-Head will be, we also catch back up with Daredevil as he and Karen Page mount a resistance to the all too real fascistic might of the Kingpin in the season opener for Daredevil: Born Again! Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundays...

The Road to Doomsday continues as Jarod, Taylore arrive at Phase 4 and the Multiverse Saga and check back in with Wanda Maximoff to go on a journey of grief and sitcom history in WandaVision! Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/c/AllRemainingSystems Mitch692 Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMitch692Channel Help us out by chuckin'...

The Road to Doomsday continues as Jarod, Taylore, and Travis conclude the Infinity Saga with Spider-Man: Far From Home and look back at the chaos that erupted after the film came out and unpack the epilogue to Phase 3 as Spider-Man must grapple with not just his two lives being at odds but having the legacy of Iron Man thrust upon him. Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ Lumi...

Part of the journey is the end, and as The Road to Doomsday reaches the climactic end of the Infinity Saga Jarod, Taylore, and Travis, are joined by Alden Diaz and Mitch692 to reflect on this impossibly huge movie and its lasting impact. Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/c/AllRemainingSystems Mitch692 Channel: https://www.youtube.co...

After a tumultuous back and forth between Netflix and Paramount, Paramount has won out and will take control of Warner Brothers - Discovery. To unpack this, the controversial Lanterns trailer, the reboot of the Sony Spider-Verse, and the return of Neon Genesis Evangelion Jarod is joined by Mitch692! Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ ‍ ‍ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.youtube...

The Road to Doomsday continues as Jarod and Taylore travel back to the 90’s to go higher, further, faster with Captain Marvel! Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/c/AllRemainingSystems Mitch692 Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMitch692Channel Help us out by chuckin' a buck on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thenerdacademypodc...

The Road to Doomsday continues as Jarod and Taylore take a break from the dark and somber events of Avengers: Infinity War to catch back up with Scott Lang, Hope Van Dyne, and Hank Pym with Ant-Man & The Wasp with Gerry The Canon Junky of The Bombadcast! Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/c/AllRemainingSystems Mitch692 Channel: h...

After a week of exhausting discourse around the Big Game teaser and some leaked images of merch and toys we finally have a full trailer for The Mandalorian & Grogu and Jarod, Bill, and Conor are here to breakdown the trailer and see if they can piece together where this movie is headed! Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ ‍ ‍ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/c/Al...

Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same. The Road to Doomsday continues as Jarod and Taylore are joined by Mitch692 to revisit the story where Earth’s mightiest heroes were defeated by the Mad Titan. Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/shop/ Luminous Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/c/AllRemainingSystems Mitch692 Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMitch692Channel Help...

The heroes of Faerun are coming to HBO Max led by the showrunner of The Last of Us series with a Baldur’s Gate TV show on the way. To help understand this news Jarod and Taylore are joined by B_Dazzler to explain the concerns fans have around the series and also breakdown the trailer for Spider-Noir and look into some Brand New Day merch leaks! Sunday’s Bloody Mary: https://sundaysbloodymary.com/s...