The Nerd Pals talk about whatever nerdy thing crosses their mind. Spoilers: there's a good chance it's Marvel comics or children's cartoons related.
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Each week, a group of storytellers gathers around a campfire. There's world-weary club MC Edgar Allan Poe, nerd dad Stephen King, violent goth Mary Shelley, squid-obsessed wimp HP Lovecraft, and others. A comedy-horror semi-anthology adapted from Bitter Karella's Hugo-nominated microfiction.
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Join Andy, Ryan, and Chris every other week for SUPER NERD PALS - your bi-weekly podcast for topics in games, comics, anime, and all things nerdy! Then on off-weeks join Zak and his guest of the week on Kingdom Hearts and Other Stuff!
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Two big ol' geeks talk about secularism, culture, and community. Brian and Meredith share what they're reading, watching, or playing, and do positive and insightful deep dives on bigger social/cultural issues. Send Meredith pictures of your dog!
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Each week Doctor DC and Producer Richard make comics less daunting by answering your questions about the weird and wonderful world of DC Comics!
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Online since 2010! Greg Jorgensen and Ed Knuth have been knocking around Bangkok since the turn of the century. Exploring dark corners, eating amazing food, and interacting with fascinating people, the two have gotten to know and love Thailand's capital in all its confusing, mysterious glory. Every week they chat about topics near and dear to those living here, those visiting here, or those who are just curious about what it's like to live in Asia's craziest city. Want to explore Bangkok on ...
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Two Nerds and a Guy From Long Island is a bi-weekly comedy podcast that was borne from the attempts of Ricky and Dirk, two life-long proto-nerd friends, to desperately explain the geekier sides of life to their native Long Island pal, Dave. The results are, well, a mixed bag. Can Ricky and Dirk explain the phonetic intricacies of Elvish? Why Arrakis is the only place in the galaxy you can get melange? The difference between a Moogle and an Esper? And whether or not Han shot first? … And does ...
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From February, 1966 through August, 1967, DC Comics branded all their publications with a checkerboard masthead, lovingly known as "Go-Go Checks". Because, you know, the 60s. With the help of his husband and intrepid friends, Dr. Bobb will examine each of these issues in depth and tell you what you need to know!
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What are the Thunder Pals? A hilarious, magnanimous collective delivering content about games, gamers, and some mental aspects of gamers. Gamers have lives too. We strive to show you games in a new light. Whether it's an indie, AAA, or something in-between. We include but, not limit ourselves to competitive fighting games, let's plays, Walkthroughs, and much more. The podcats of The Rhy'zrd, D:Time, Iceberg Mike, Cobi Colbolt, Fredo Sauce, Neo Huxtable, and Driven Haze will posted here for t ...
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So we probably met at a con, The Nerd News Network based out of Cape Girardeau, MO hosted by Danny & Blake! We have approximate knowledge of many things and intend to share it with the masses. Our specialties include comics, MCU/DCEU, anime/manga, video games, and tv shows (and probably other things). Honestly, we have no idea what we’re doing, but we’re pretty good at it! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Issue #443 - "Holy Catchphrase, Batman!"
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Flash Fact: This week we talk about iconic catchphrases in the DC Universe. Up, Up, and Awaayyyyyyyy! Intro Music by Aaron Barry To ask questions for the next episode, or to continue the conversation online visit us here: On Facebook On Instagram On our Website Or check out our new store for merch And our Patreon!…
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Regional Podcast Pals: Mike Tatarski on Producing the Vietnam Weekly from Ho Chi Minh City [S7.E21]
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Greg interviews Mike Tatarski of the Vietnam Weekly podcast. Mike begins by explaining the podcast originated out of his Substack newsletter of the same name. After taking a course in ‘entrepreneurial journalism,’ he got motivated to fire up the podcast, and the rest is history. He manages to produce a show per week as a one man band operation but …
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We're on vacation, what a perfect opportunity to check out the premiere episode of our sister podcast Nerd Orchestra! Uncle Chuck reviews the very best soundtracks from the very best nerd genre movies with a little help from us! Like, subscribe and review on your favorite platform! In our debut episode, we have a listen to the magnificent John Will…
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This week we talk all about sound/vibration powers and characters! Intro Music by Aaron Barry To ask questions for the next episode, or to continue the conversation online visit us here: On Facebook On Instagram On our Website Or check out our new store for merch And our Patreon!
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Looking Back on the 2006 Coup and Why We’re Still Feeling it Today [S7.E20]
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Greg and Ed revisit the 2006 coup in Thailand and reminisce about the oddness but also impactfulness of the experience. Ed begins with a quick recap of the career of Thaksin Shinawatra, the billionaire business tycoon who swept to power (democratically) in 2000 on a promise to fix the Thai economy which was still reeling from the 1997 financial cri…
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Whirly-Bats! Medieval torture devices! Scientific gobbledegook! Gay Batman and hipster Green Lantern! What more could you ask for? It's The Brave and the Bold #69!!!By Bobb Robinson
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Issue #441 - "A Mirror Up To Nature"
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This week, Producer Richard returns and we discuss mirror characters - the villains and heroes that exist as reflections (good or bad) of our favourite characters! Todays episode is sponsored by BetterHelp! Learn to make time for what makes you happy, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/DRDC today to get 10% off your first month. Intro Music by A…
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Checking in on Bangkok’s Craft Beer Scene with BangkokBeerGuide.com [S7.E19]
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Greg interviews Clif from BangkokBeerGuide.com about the ever evolving craft beer scene in Thailand. Cliff begins with the basic premise for the website and related social media: to act as a guide for locals and visitors to all the beer drinking opportunities in Bangkok, especially craft beers made by locals. The guys then review the famously restr…
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Flash has an uncontrollable urge to do something he should have done WAY before he walked down the aisle...and a bum ankle to boot! Plus Dr. Bobb's wilderness nightmare, the Silurian hypothesis, and more! It's Flash #166!By Bobb Robinson
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This week, the Doc goes ape talking about the amazing host of ape characters in the DC Universe - from Detective Chimp to Ultra-Humanite to Grodd and beyond! Todays episode is sponsored by BetterHelp! Learn to make time for what makes you happy, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/DRDC today to get 10% off your first month. Intro Music by Aaron B…
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Bangkok Superlatives: Stories From Decades in a Crazy City [S7.E18]
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Greg and Ed try a new type of show in which they troll their memories for extreme experiences, something that expats in Thailand seem to have a lot of. Greg begins with his scariest experience in Thailand. As a relative noobie, he engaged the services of a shady visa firm and was later called out on it by the Canadian Embassy. At the time, he didn’…
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We've opened crowdfunding for Season 2 of Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-midnight-pals-podcast-season-2/x/20621044#/ Based on our experiences of Season 1, we've set a flexible goal of $6,000 to cover paying our actors, cast and crew at bare-minimum indie rates; if we outdo that goal, we'll …
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Pee-King-Eeez (Doom Patrol 109/Fox and Crow 101)
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Don't panic, the Doom Patrol isn't dead after all (yet) but they do have to put a beat down on a giant plastic barbarian. Plus Beast Boy's adorable boy-sized space suit, Miss Young America, and Thtanley's Monthter gets a real name at last! It's Doom Patrol 109 and Fox and Crow 101!By Bobb Robinson
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This week, the Doc talks all about the various versions of The Outsiders! Todays episode is sponsored by BetterHelp! Learn to make time for what makes you happy, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/DRDC today to get 10% off your first month. Intro Music by Aaron Barry To ask questions for the next episode, or to continue the conversation online v…
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Philosopher Dr. Soraj Hongladarom on Buddhism, Ethics and AI [S7.E17]
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Greg interviews Dr. Soraj Hongladarom on the intersection of AI, ethics, and Buddhism. Dr. Soraj begins by discussing his background in the study of philosophy in the U.S., in particular early modern Western philosophy. After returning to Thailand, he transitioned to the study of the philosophy of technology and science, which today of course, mean…
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Mento gets small and rescues Elasti-Girl from a bizzare microscopic world - and that's just the first three pages! The Brotherhood of Evil reveal themselves at last, and Beast Boy cheats at sprinting! All this and more in Doom Patrol 108!By Bobb Robinson
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Issue #438 - "Loathsome Monstrosity"
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For our final week of Prescribed REIDing month the Doc dives into House of Secrets #92 and the first appearance of Swamp Thing! Todays episode is sponsored by BetterHelp! Learn to make time for what makes you happy, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/DRDC today to get 10% off your first month. Intro Music by Aaron Barry To ask questions for the …
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Bangkok for Nerds! Understanding the Chaos With Some Sweet Math [S7.E16]
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If math can be used to solve everything from the orbits of galaxies to the swirl in a snail’s shell, then surely it can be applied to Bangkok to shed some light on the chaos? In a fun show, Greg presents certain semi-mathematical ‘equations’ to help us all understand Bangkok a bit better. While not scientific in the strictest, these rules of thumb …
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Batman faces a dappily-dressed menace from his past - apparently not dapper enough to be on Gotham's Ten Best-Dressed List, but that's another story! (Literally. It's another story right in this very same issue.) PLUS learning to shave, the return of Irene Vartanoff, and so much more!By Bobb Robinson
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Issue #437 - "Death, Life, and Power"
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Our third week of Prescribed REIDing month we are discussing the first appearance of Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern in 1940's All-American Comics #16! Todays episode is sponsored by BetterHelp! Learn to make time for what makes you happy, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/DRDC today to get 10% off your first month. Intro Music by Aaron …
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Stuart McDonald from Travelfish on Tourism Recovery in Thailand Through Visas, Backpackers...and Weed? [S7.E15]
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This is Part 2 of our interview with Stuart MacDonald, Asian tourism expert and founder of TravelFish.org, arguably the best single resource for traveling in Southeast Asia. In this half of the interview, Greg, Ed and Stu revisit the tricky topic of ‘overtourism,’ an issue which attempts to find a balance between economic revenue from tourism, whic…
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I'm Sure Secrets Die on Other Islands, Too (Strange Adventures 195/Star-Spangled War Stories 130)
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Animal-Man moves his super-hero career into high gear and gets the jump (pun intended) on a gang of nogoodniks! PLUS a little bit of WWII espionge plays out on Dinosaur Island! It's Strange Adventures and Star-Spangled War Stories all rolled into one!By Bobb Robinson
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Our second week of Prescribed REIDing month we are talking all about The Adventures of Bob Hope #109, the issue, the series, and celebrity comics in general! Todays episode is sponsored by BetterHelp! Learn to make time for what makes you happy, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/DRDC today to get 10% off your first month. Intro Music by Aaron B…
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Stuart from Travelfish Talks How (and how not) to Help Tourism Recover Sustainably [S7.E14]
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Greg and Ed interview their old friend Stuart of Travelfish, master of all things travel and tourism in Southeast Asia. Greg begins by reading a quote from an article on the weird duality of tourism: by sacralizing a location, tourism results in its ‘desecration by footprints.’ Stuart gives his take and undoubtedly agrees that this is generally tru…
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Issue #435 - “Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen”
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April is Prescribed REIDing Month - where Producer Richard selects a comic for us to read and discuss each week! So for our first week we are talking all about "Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #133-#134", Jimmy Olsen himself, his friendship with Superman, and anything about the series! Todays episode is sponsored by BetterHelp! Learn to make time for w…
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A short and sweet episode today, Dr. Husband has me on a VERY tight schedule. But not so tight that I can't wax eloquently about what an awful misogynistic pig Doc Magnius is! It's Metal Men #23! (continuing a story from Metal Men 22, covered on this podcast [checks notes] OVER A YEAR AGO: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/checkered-past/id1350…
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Bangkok History Highlight: 20 Years Later - Looking Back at the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami [S7.E13]
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In a twist on our history episodes, Greg and Ed revisit the devastating tsunami of 2004. Greg begins with a thorough summary of the event, which begins with an absolutely massive earthquake off the coast of Sumatra that caused a rift and shift on the ocean, creating immense waves that would affect multiple continents. Reverberations were felt as fa…
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Issue #434 - "Showcase Showdown" (w/ Mrs. DC)
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This week, Producer Richard has lost his voice, so Mrs. DC joins the Doc to talk about Showcase, the classic anthology comic that debuted a ton of characters during the Silver Age! Today's episode is sponsored by BetterHelp! Learn to make time for what makes you happy, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/DRDC today to get 10% off your first month…
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AmericanThaiGuy Ron Weaver on the Complicated Issue of Racism in Thailand [S7.E12]
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This is Part 2 of Greg and Ed’s interview with Ron Weaver, otherwise known as ‘AmericanThaiGuy’ on social media. Ron begins Part 2 by directly addressing his experience as a black man in Thailand. He carefully explains his preference for living in Thailand over living in the U.S., explaining that although Thai people typically don’t prefer darker s…
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Take Your Stinking Paws Off Me, You Damned Dirty Jimmy! (Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen 98)
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Jimmy's got trouble AND HOW, betrothed to a lady gorilla and even his signal watch is no help! Luckily his inability to calculate time zones has saved the earth from an explosive destruction. Catch up with all the fun in Jimmy Olsen #98!By Bobb Robinson
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