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Episode 84: Star Wars – Heir to the Empire

Jun18th
2013 Written by Mike

HeirToTheEmpireIn this weeks episode, Mike, Drew, Myles, and Patrick dip their toes into the expanded universe of Star Wars by reading Timothy Zahn’s Heir to the Empire

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  • This week’s challenge: (Courtesy of SirTwitch) Read Star Wars: Heir To The Empire
  • Next week’s challenge: (Courtesy of TMYN) Read All Star Superman
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Episode 51: Ender’s Game – Mike and Drew Talk About Bugs

Jul18th
2012 Written by Mike

KIDS IN SPAAAAAAAACE!

In this week’s episode, Mike and Drew come up with a zero-g battle plan to read Orson Scott Card’s Science Fiction classic, Ender’s Game.

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  • Talk Nerdy to Me: STEAM SALE! Also, Drew plays Lego Star Wars: Episode One and The Force Unleashed 2! Mike watched Troll Hunter and The Big Year and plays XBLA’s Spelunky!
  • This week’s challenge: (Courtesy of Geoffrey in WV) Read Orson Scott Card’s book Ender’s Game!
  • Next week’s challenge: (Courtesy of Amanda) Watch Repo: A Genetic Opera.
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Episode 50: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Jul2nd
2012 Written by Mike

This was some kid’s first Star Wars.

In this week’s episode, Mike and Drew try to make the best out of a bad situation when they watch Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

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  • Talk Nerdy to Me: Drew starts Final Fantasy 3/6 and Mike talks about the Tenacious D concert.
  • This week’s challenge: (Courtesy of The Drunken Moogle and The More You Nerd) Watch Star Wars – Episode One: The Phantom Menace and try to find the good in it! Also, make some mixed drinks to help wash it down!
  • Next week’s challenge: (Courtesy of Geoffrey from WV) Read Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game!
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Darth Maultini

1 oz. sweet vermouth
1 oz. vodka
1oz whiskey (we used Maker’s Mark)
2 oz. pomegranate cherry
Lemon wedges for garnish

Qui Gon Gin and Tonic

1 oz gin
2 oz melon liquor
Served in highball glass
Fill to desire with tonic
Splash lime juice

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Episode 43: Scrub Club Records – Wub Wub Wub Wub

May7th
2012 Written by Mike

NERD LIFE!In this week’s episode, Mike and Drew get crunk and experience the fresh beats and rhymes of Nerdcore from Scrub Club Records. Specifically, Mad Hatter, Service Lab, and Soup Or Villains.

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  • Talk Nerdy to Me: Mike finished the Walking Dead (PS3), watches Inception, celebrates May the 4th, and sees The Avengers. Drew watches The People vs. George Lucas and gets back on the WoW Dragon.
  • This week’s challenge: (courtesy of Jonathan) Check out some of the Nerdcore music at scrubclubrecords.com
  • Next week’s challenge: (courtesy of Hawky 316) Watch the first 11 episodes of Blue Gender, the mecha anime.

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Episode 26: Star Wars Holiday Special – R.O.U.S. and The Second Best Worst Movie Ever Made

Dec19th
2011 Written by Mike

In this week’s episode, Mike and Drew and special guests Rebecca and Sarah watch The Star Wars Holiday special and lose all grasp on reality and what they thought they knew about Star Wars.

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  • Talk Nerdy to Me: Drew and Rebecca checked out The Dark Knight Rises trailer and play a bit more of Zelda. Mike and Sarah watch some Doctor Who, play Skyrim and bake.
  • This week’s challenge: (courtesy of Adam in Atlanta) Watch the Star Wars Holiday Special in all of it’s bewildering glory!
  • Next week’s challenge: (courtesy of Sean S.) Read Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter! A historical fiction book by Seth Grahame-Smith

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Episode 25: Assassin’s Creed: Revelations – Requiescat in Podcast

Dec12th
2011 Written by Mike

In this week’s episode, Mike and Drew stab fools in the neck repeatedly and cover them in lamb’s blood bombs in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations.

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  • Talk Nerdy to Me: Drew gets his nuts cracked at the ballet and watches the Muppets movie. Mike gets all Britishy with Stephen Fry in America, is a masochist with Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons, and starts reading a book he’s had for 13 years. Aslo, Mike and Drew talk about hating on Twilight, how much the VGA’s suck, and being on The Most Popular Girls on the Internet podcast.
  • This week’s challenge: (courtesy of Mike and Drew) Play Assassin’s Creed: Revelations.
  • Next week’s challenge: (courtesy of Adam in Atlanta) Watch the Star Wars Holiday Special.

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Also, check out The Most Popular Girls on the Internet! We guested on their show this week!

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Episode 13: The Long Halloween – Solomon Grundy Podcasts on Monday.

Aug28th
2011 Written by Mike

In this week’s episode, Mike and Drew team up with the Dark Knight AKA Caped Crusader AKA The Batman to figure out just who the heck this Holiday killer is!

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  • Talk Nerdy to Me: Drew recaps the Dragon*Con Photo Hunt 2011 Contest sponsored by ThinkGeek, welcomes the Doctor back into his life, salivates over some Star Wars cookies, and sinks his fangs into the end of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Mike talks about playing Deus Ex: Human Revolution, a long awaited prequel to the 2000 hit Deus Ex. 
  • This week’s challenge: (courtesy of Jacob) Drew and Mike read Read Batman: The Long Halloween, a 13 part series that ran from 1996 – 1997 that involves Batman in his early crime fighting days and a mysterious killer known as “Holiday.”
  • Next week’s challenge: (courtesy of Will) Watch the first season of The IT Crowd. A british television series about, well, some IT nerds! 

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Episode 10: Where No Podcast Has Gone Before!

Aug7th
2011 Written by Mike

In this week’s episode, Mike and Drew take on the final frontier with Star Trek!

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  • Talk Nerdy to Me: Drew goes indie with the Humble Indie Bundle 3, poses questions about Star Wars fandom, and enlightens us on why Lucille Ball was so important to nerds! Mike takes another stab at The Elder Scroll III & IV (Morrowind and Oblivion) in preparation for the fifth installment this November and finally watched Sci-Fi Space Epic, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
  • This week’s challenge: (courtesy of Drew) Mike watches 10 hand-picked episodes of Star Trek. Five from the original Star Trek series and five from The Next Generation. Should Mike prepare to be assimilated? Or is Drew’s phaser set to “Bummer”?
  • Next week’s challenge: (courtesy of Liz) Watch the new Battlestar Galactica mini-series and the first episode, “33″.

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