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“Hard NOC Life” is the flagship podcast of The Nerds of Color and Hard NOC Media. We cover pop culture with a different perspective. Watch it on your screen, hit “play,” and check this.
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Mae and Swara are two writers and geeks of West Asian (IE Middle Eastern) descent who discuss and review all things Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA, ie "MENA") representation each month, along with other entertainment topics. Come join us as we highlight positive depictions of SWANA people in popular media, review the latest popular releases, and just have a fun time nerding out. Follow us @TheMiddleGeeks, @MaeAbdu, @spiderswarz
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Southern Fried Asian is a new podcast from The Nerds of Color hosted by Keith Chow. Typically, stories about Asian Americans are centered on the experiences of those who grew up on the coasts -- New York, Southern California, the Bay Area -- where communities of different Asian American subgroups have lived for many years. On this podcast, though, we're gonna look at a region of the country that isn't typically associated with these stories and unpack what it means to be Asian American in th ...
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A science fiction thriller/comedy about Earth’s first contact with two alien entities. The story follows a trio of “average” Earthlings who cross paths with the extraterrestrial visitors and learn of their parallel missions: one seeking discovery, the other scheming towards galactic domination. The cast features Erin Quill, Britney Monae, Marc Abrigo, Andrea Guidry, Jessika Rodrigues, Michael Ouyang, Eric Cheung, and Will Hammond. Original music by Timo Chen. Sound design by Andres Coca. Wri ...
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On this condensed episode of Hard NOC Life, we're sharing the audio from Dominic's interviews with Zack Snyder and the cast of Rebel Moon: Part 2 -- The Scargiver. But first, Keith has some thoughts about Pearl Jam's new album, Atarashii Gakko's Coachella breakout, and why Michael Jordan's Playground is his favorite Snyderverse destination. Help Do…
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Dominic returns to Hard NOC Life to tell Keith about his interviews with Zack Snyder and the cast of Rebel Moon: Part 2 -- The Scargiver. Before that, though, the two share their thoughts on CinemaCon and the trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux. Help Dominic crowdfund 12 Valentines: https://ko-fi.com/dommah All this and more on Hard NOC Life! Watch it …
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Dominic is out this week, so Keith decided to talk all things Wrestlemania XL with one-half of the not-wrestling Fuckin Do It podcast, Jamie Noguchi! They mainly break down how The Rock's return to WWE and Cody Rhodes finishing his story against Roman Reigns brought pro wrestling back to prominence. Help Dominic crowdfund 12 Valentines: https://ko-…
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After spending the weekend at WonderCon, Dominic is back on Hard NOC Life. He tells Keith his time at the convention representing 12 Valentines, and meeting Gail Simone. Then, they talk about how Ghostbusters discourse in 2016 foreshadowed the current pop culture climate. Help Dominic crowdfund 12 Valentines: https://ko-fi.com/dommah the current po…
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On a special Hard NOC Life, Keith chats with the creator, writer, and director of Netflix's House of Ninjas. They talk about the journey from indie film to the top of the streaming giant and how he has been a champion of centering Asian and Asian American narratives in his work. Help Dominic crowdfund 12 Valentines: https://ko-fi.com/dommah Hard NO…
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On a new episode of Hard NOC Life, Keith has to process his feelings about Justin Fields being traded to Pittsburgh before he and Dominic discuss the re-release of each Spider-Man film and what's next for DC Studios. Then, Keith explains how Atarashii Gakko got him excited for a new Ghostbusters movie, and Dom gives a 12 Valentines update on a Suic…
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Hard NOC Life looks back at the highs and lows from last night's Oscars ceremony with Avenue Q original cast member, Erin Quill! She joins Keith and Dominic to discuss their favorite moments from the telecast and what role this year's big movie musicals like Wicked and Joker (allegedly) might play in next year's show. Help Dominic crowdfund 12 Vale…
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Joined by our friends Darya Bajestani, Roxana Hadadi, Ali Nasser, and Zaina Ujayli (while sadly missing Mae!), we're live at D.C.'s premier comic-con, Awesome Con! In this panel of SWANA writers, scholars, artists, and actors, we will discuss how we grew up feeling or not feeling represented, how Hollywood has constantly Orientalized our peoples, e…
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Roxana Hadadi joins us once again to review the Dune franchise, now with Dune: Part Two in theaters. In a franchise that appropriates so much from SWANA and Muslim cultures, does the second installment improve on that regard, or does it continue to appropriate and Orientalize? But even beyond that, does Denis Villeneuve effectively convey the meani…
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This week on Hard NOC Life, Keith is excited about the start of production on James Gunn film formerly known as Superman: Legacy. And Dominic shares his takeaways from the weekend's box office champ, Dune: Part Two and what Gail Simone thinks about his Secret Six-inspired song. Help Dominic crowdfund 12 Valentines: https://ko-fi.com/dommah Hard NOC…
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On a new Hard NOC Life, Keith and Dominic talk about Awkwafina grand marshalling San Francisco's Lunar New Year parade and the current state of Asian American representation in media, especially the rash of new shows on Netflix like Avatar: The Last Airbender and House of Ninjas! Help Dominic crowdfund 12 Valentines: https://ko-fi.com/dommah Hard N…
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Keith and Dominic are back and so are some of your favorite childhood Marvel Memories! For the Boomers, Marvel Studios' Fantastic Four announcement was dripping with '60s sentimentality. Meanwhile, Millennials were mesmerized by the X-Men '97 teaser. Naturally, it'll require a couple of Gen X-ers to break down what it all means! Help Dominic crowdf…
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Keith helps Dominic process his feelings about the 49ers losing Super Bowl LVIII to the Kansas City Chiefs. Then they process their feelings about the Deadpool & Wolverine trailer, as well as some other ads from the big game, before Dom debuts a snippet from his next musical project. Help Dominic crowdfund 12 Valentines: https://ko-fi.com/dommah Ha…
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We welcome back our friends Jasmin and Isa to discuss Assassin's Creed Mirage, a sprawling action-adventure game from Ubisoft set in 9th Century Abbasid Baghdad, that tells the story of Basim Ibn Ishaq (Lee Majdoub) and his mentor Roshan (Shohreh Aghdashloo). We go into detail on why this game is the the best Iraqi, Arab, Persian, Muslim, and SWANA…
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Dominic has thoughts about the discourse surrounding the recent release of Rocksteady Games' Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League video game. He explains to Keith why he thinks it's one of the best games ever made, despite the negative reviews it's received. Reade more of Dom's takes on SS:KTJL here and here. Hard NOC Life is brought to you by Pa…
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Keith and Dominic recap Championship Sunday of the NFL Playoffs, as the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers advance to Super Bowl LVIII. That's right, Hard NOC Life is a sportsball podcast now! Hard NOC Life is brought to you by Paramount+. Stream Super Bowl LVIII on Paramount+. Try it FREE! https://paramountplus.qflm.net/c/4058705/1001331/3…
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On the eve of Yalda, the Iranian Winter-Solstice, we review writer-director Maryam Keshavarz's The Persian Version with our friends Arezou and Samira. How well does Keshavarz do at portraying a unique yet universal experience through Leila (Layla Mohammadi) and her mother Shireen (Niousha Noor)? How does intergenerational trauma shape our familial …
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We welcome back Palestinian-American Harvey award winning comic and video games writer, Nadia Shammas, to discuss their critically acclaimed graphic novel Squire, which takes place in an a SWANA/MENA fantasy setting, through the lens of Palestine in the midst of the IDF's ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. We discuss Nadia's upbringing in bo…
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Hard NOC Life is back! Keith gets the band back together as Dominic and Britney break down The Marvels, Loki Season 2, and what was nerd poppin' when they were on hiatus. Later, Keith is joined by Broadway star James Monroe Iglehart to discuss his latest role in Spamalot and what theater has in common with pro wrestling. Hard NOC Life is brought to…
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The Marvels is here, bringing our favorite superhero Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), AKA Ms. Marvel, into the cinematic spotlight! But how well does it do her journey as a character, and how do the other leads of Carol (Brie Larson) and Monica (Teyonah Parris) fare? Our friends Isa and Maryam join us once again on the podcast to review the film, analyz…
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In the midst of Israel's ongoing bombardment and genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, with currently over 9,000 dead and over 30,000 more more injured, under the pretense of taking out Hamas leadership since their attack on Israel on October 7th, we have on Palestinian-American kidlit author and activist Hannah Moushabeck to discuss the ongoing crisis…
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Before anything else, we would like listeners to know we have an episode on Palestine coming soon. In the meantime we're sharing donation links as we have done before. As writer-director Maryam Keshavarz's The Persian Version has finally made its way to wide release in US theaters, we sit down with Keshavarz to discuss her semi-autobiographical dra…
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It's a week of heavy and tragic news across the SWANA region, from a 6.8 earthquake in Morocco, devastating floods in Libya, another Armenian genocide underway in Artsakh, and the commemoration of Jina Amini's murder and its sparking of the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement in Iran and Kurdistan and the diasporas. We discuss all of these topics and w…
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To celebrate a decade since the launch of The Nerds of Color and the Hard NOC Life podcast, Keith is joined by Dominic, Lauren, OG NOC Jason, (and a special cameo by Shawn!) to reflect on the last ten years of Nerd Pop. For a limited time, buy the retro NOC logo design at our TeePublic store! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/49873455-retro-noc-log…
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Keith welcomes official Friend of the NOC, Mega Ran back to the podcast to celebrate the release of his forthcoming children's album, Buddy's Magic Toy Box. After catching up a bit, including a brief recap of his recent trip to Comic-Con, they discuss how becoming a new father, and a background in education, inspired his next album. Keith also gush…
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Keith and Britney try to make sense of the confusion surrounding what entertainment journalists and influencers can and can't do after SAG-AFTRA joined the Writers' Guild on strike. They also dig into why it's important for writers and actors to be properly compensated for their labor and announce a hiatus for Hard NOC Life through the rest of July…
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Keith and Britney are back for a new Hard NOC Life. On today's episode, they break down all the news coming out of the Deadpool III set, including Jennifer Garner's return as Elektra and Hugh Jackman's comic-accurate Wolverine costume! Later, they review the latest episode of Secret Invasion and Britney shares her thoughts on Indiana Jones and the …
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Keith and Britney welcome fellow NOC podcaster and comic book artist Jamie Noguchi to Hard NOC Life! Jamie is here to explain what's wrong with the A.I. opening credits to Secret Invasion. They also break down James Gunn's choices for Clark and Lois in the upcoming DC Universe reboot, Superman: Legacy. Later, Keith grills Britney about Fall Out Boy…
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With Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny's release, and taking place in Morocco, we simply have to review it. Our friends Nadia Osman and Zaina Ujayli join us once again to discuss Dial of Destiny, and whether it does better by North African peoples than it did in the past (spoiler alert: not so much.) Why does this keep happening, and why did di…
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After a dismal box office start, The Flash came crashing down even more this weekend. Keith and Britney pick up the pieces and figure out what went wrong at Warner Bros. and why DC just can't ever seem to get anything right. Later, they break down the first episode of Disney+'s new MCU series, Secret Invasion. All this and more on Hard NOC Life! Ha…
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