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A funny and irreverent look at movies, tv shows, and pop culture from a bunch of salty nerds. Every week the Salty Crew looks at different movies and TV shows, breaks down what makes them work (and what doesn't), and offers their smarty-pants opinions and commentary. Meant to be informative and entertaining, if you're looking for a fun, yet educational, podcast about movies, tv shows, and other stuff Hollywood pumps out, then be sure to check out The Salty Nerd Podcast! Support this podcast: ...
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Hi everyone, I'm Stephanie, a marine science PhD student. I'm glad you can join me here at the Salty Science Podcast as I practice my public speaking skills and translating my science in a way that everyone (especially those outside the science community) can enjoy! I also really enjoy tea, so let's get "nerd-tea" together! :D If you have a marine science topic or tea you'd like me to discuss, shoot me a message at saltysciencepodcast@gmail.com. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spoti ...
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You're Welcome 4 My Podcast. The Salty EMS dinks behind Level Zero EMS are now podcasters. Bad idea? Probably. We talk about EMS, medicine, the fire department, nerd stuff, geek stuff, inappropriate stuff and some other stuff. Intro "Rise" by Hat Trick of Misery, used with permission.
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30 minutes inside the mind of a Catholic Christian, dad, husband and nerd. Not the best. Not the worst. Probably a lot like you. Each week, I look at something happening now or currently in my head. We may take a deeper dive into a single topic: philosophy, the Bible, theology, parenting, career, society, questions or guest interviews. Whatever I pick, it usually ends up being something to which we can all relate, and that matters. No holds barred. Sometimes raw. Sometimes an obscure pop cul ...
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The Nerds talk about the full first season of Amazon's Fallout show, which ended up being surprisingly deep. Then they dive into Zack Snyder's second foray into the Rebel Moon universe, and finally they talk about the Guy Ritchie movie The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Do you agree with the opinions of the Salty Nerds? Let us know on our Disco…
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The Salty Nerds go full post-apocalyptic in this episode! First the nerds talk about the crazy movie Doomsday from 2008, which is basically a remake of Escape from New York. Then they discuss the first 4 episodes of the Amazon adaptation of the Fallout video game. Then they engage in the Mad Max vs. Furiosa debate. What do you think of these topics…
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The Salty Nerds welcome Blaine Andrews, the creator of the Criticless App, to talk about the Dev Patel "Indian John Wick" action movie, Monkey Man. The Nerds also talk about a lot of other stuff, like Adam Sandler movies, the Fallout TV show, and what everyone's first "R" rated movie was. What was your first "R" rated movie? Let us know on our Disc…
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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire released over Easter Weekend and destroyed the box office worse than Rio De Janeiro. In this episode the Nerds talk about the latest Monsterverse film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, as well as a spoiler discussion for the full season of Netflix's 3 Body Problem. Kadish also shares some true Hollywood stories about …
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Hey Nerds! Come and join the gang in this episode as they talk about a LOT of new releases! The Salty crew will be reviewing Ghostbusters Frozen Empire, the remake of Road House on Amazon, and the first half of the 3 Body Problem series on Netflix. Should be a good time! Come and join us in the discussion over on our Discord here: http://saltynerdd…
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The Salty Nerds welcome Astrophysicist Doctor Thomas Targett to the studio to talk about the upcoming Netflix series from Dan Benioff and DB Wiess (the idiots who ruined Game of Thrones), the 3 Body Problem. We're also going to be looking at the questionable science of the 2003 movie The Core, the Amazon series Fallout, news about Deathstalker gett…
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This episode of the Podcast, the Nerds are going to be talking about the odd "Starship Troopers Discourse" meta related to the release of the new videogame Helldivers 2. Jude also leads them down the crazy "Who The F*** Did I Marry?" rabbit hole from TikTok, Sweet Baby Inc. might not be able to destroy video games anymore, and Mark Cuban can't win …
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In this episode of the Salty Nerd Podcast, the Nerds compare and contrast the SyFy Dune Miniseries to the Villeneuve Dune movies, talk about the ongoing Love Is Blind megadrama, discuss the failed Game Of Thrones plans for a movie trilogy, and talk about how in the world Rachel Zegler beat out Tom Cruise and Keanu Reeves for the Best Action Star Go…
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The Nerds debate over which version of DUNE is better - David Lynch's version from the 80s, or Denis Villeneuve's version. They also talk about their favorite show WARRIOR coming to Netflix, the Netflix version of Avatar The Last Airbender, the casting of the Fantastic Four Movie, Game of Thrones getting yet ANOTHER spin-off, and the worst show eve…
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Howdy Nerds! Sorry for the lack of posting lately, we've been trying to figure out our new format. In this episode we talk about avant-garde filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky and his early attempt to be the first to adapt Dune to the big screen. It's a crazy tale, and the Nerds have a lot to say about it! We also talk about the feud between Kanye West…
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20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954) Movie Review: The Salty Nerds dive into this classic story based on the novel by Jules Verne and produced by the legendary Walt Disney. Starring Kirk Douglas and James Mason, this "retro" movie takes you on an underwater adventure that actually heavily inspired the Pirates of the Caribbean films, oddly enough.Wha…
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Viva Las Vegas (1964) Movie Review: The Salty Nerds experience the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas in 1964 in this film about a race car driver preparing for the Grand Prix while working as a waiter to pay for his new engine. Elvis Presley stars as this waiter who strikes up a whirlwind romance with a gorgeous young woman, played by Ann-Margret, who…
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Just when you thought Season 2 of AppleTV's Invasion couldn't get any worse, we get the season finale, which is boring, confusing, AND has nothing happen... again. One of the dumb AF finales we've ever seen. God, we hope this doesn't get a season 3!Joining us to share our misery is Smitty's Snippets! Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.…
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It's the second to last episode of Invasion Season 2, and nothing happens.It's also the shortest episode. And it's very, very dumb.This is not how you do a Penultimate episode.The episode name is "Breakthrough" but the only thing the Salty Nerds want to break through is a brick wall with their heads because this show is such a pain to watch!Go F-yo…
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The Nerds talk about The Shining (1980) and how this beloved horror classic may actually be a bloated, pretentious, overrated, piece of trash. The table is definitely divided over what Kadish calls Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece. And though Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall deliver amazing performances, that's not enough for Alex and Vader like this…
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Trevante's brilliant plan is revealed, and he's STILL upset he's thrown in jail. Casper's crew finds the seizure kids and start drawing stuff. Monty is quickly becoming the best character in the show, and Indian Elon Musk mans up to blast aliens with magnets. Oh, and Mitsuki gets a magic wand and figures out what the alien language sounds like! Yes…
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The Salty Nerds talk about one of the most intense cave movies of all time, Neil Marshall's classic spelunking horror film - The Descent.What happens when a group of women go exploring a cave? Why, shenanigans, of course! And lots of creepy cave demons! But who is the real villain in this movie? Hint: It's not the cave demons!What is your The Desce…
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The Nerds review another episode of AppleTV's Invasion. And guess what? Nothing happens. Again. Well, stuff happens, but none of it really matters. Yes, this is the SEVENTH episode of nothing happening. Riveting TV, is it not? Aneesha is still the worst mother ever, and she's terrible to everyone. In fact, she's now resorting to torture! Harvard ed…
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Invasion Season 2 Episode 5 entitled "Pressure Points" is actually all about torturing the audience with three very stupid and boring story arcs rather than applying pressure to anything important.Discount Zendaya and the Casper Crew make it to Paris, stay in Monty's dad's swingin' sex dungeon apartment, and finally find Casper. Aneesha gets in a c…
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The Salty Nerds revisit SCREAM (1996), the movie that revitalized the wanning Slasher genre of horror films, mixing in meta-awareness with tried-and-true horror tropes, and a healthy dose of Agatha Christie-style "whodunit" mystery.However, not ALL the Salty Nerds feel the same way about this movie that kicked off the SCREAM franchise, which stars …
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What happens when you get a bunch of aging action stars and MMA fighters together? You get The Expendables, of course! Who doesn't want to see your favorite action movie icons from the 80s and 90s team up with MMA fighters and new action icons to whoop some butt? The Salty Nerds debate the merits of this "Ageing action" film, written and directed b…
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Just when you thought this show couldn't get more boring, Episode 5 of Season 2, entitled "A Voice From The Other Side" drops. And guess what? Nothing happens the entire episode. You might as well skip this one for as little the plot progresses.Luckily, the Salty Nerds watched it so you don't have to! And they explain how nothing happens in long, d…
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Before his exile to direct-to-video releases, Steven Seagal used to be a movie star! And his movies were actually released in theaters. The Salty Nerds review The Glimmer Man from 1996, the last theatrical release for everyone's favorite pony tailed tough guy, Steven Seagal.In a buddy cop movie with Keenen Ivory Wayans, a Buddhist pacifist cop is o…
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How do you follow-up an episode that ends with shooting seven alien spaceships out of the sky with nukes? With an hour of pre-teens walking through a tunnel, of course! Episode 4 of Invasion Season 2 is called The Tunnel. Because it all happens in a tunnel. The Casper Crew make it to the Chunnel and break in, somehow trekking all 31 miles of the Ch…
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The Salty Nerds talk about the Sylvester Stallone classic Over The Top (1987). A film about a man and his son who like to drive big rig trucks and break arms arm-wrestling. When his ex-wife is in the hospital, truck driver Lincoln Hawk decides to pick up his estranged son from military school and try to reconnect after years of not caring. But jeal…
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This was supposed to be a big, epic episode in season 2 of Invasion where humanity fights back against the aliens, but it's pretty obvious the show just didn't have the budget for it.We get three storylines in this episode, called FIREWORKS, following Aneesha, Mitsuki, and Trevante. Unfortunately, only one of them is kind-of interesting, and it's p…
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The Salty Nerds watch Conan The Destroyer (1984) and quickly realize why PG rated barbarian movies don't really work all that well. With a jailbait leading lady and a half-nekkid Arnold Schwarzenegger, this is one of the most bizarre Conan movies ever made. What is your Conan the Destroyer review? Did you love it? Hate it? Did you hear the lamentat…
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Invasion gets back to everyone's favorite jerk soldier, Trevante Cole, and his Miami adventures, along with Discount Zendaya and the Casper Crew. Trevante decides to go to Oklahoma while the Casper Crew decide to go to Paris. That's it. That's the whole episode. Just when you think Invasion might be trying to course correct and get good, we get epi…
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It's Kadish's birthday! And to celebrate, he chose to watch John Woo's classic action film from 1992 - Hard Boiled. Starring Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung Chiu-wai about two Hong Kong policemen who get embroiled in a dangerous arms smuggling Triad. This is an action movie so amazing, it influenced Hollywood to step up its game and inspired action dir…
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One of the worst TV shows ever made is back - Apple TV's INVASION returns with the first episode of season 2, titled "Something's Changed." But NOTHING has actually changed for the show itself, because it's still as nonsensical and boring as ever. The Salty Nerds talk about the storylines of Aneesha Malik and Mitsuki Yamato, as well as introducing …
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The Salty Crew discuss the newest Dracula movie, "Last Voyage of The Nostromo....I mean Demeter. Look we know this movie is just "Alien" in the 1800s but you know what, that may not be a bad thing. Also - Dracula on a Boat.What is your The Last Voyage of the Demeter review? Did you love it? Hate it? Were you bored by it? Let us know on our Discord …
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Great to chat to old friend and ex training partner Sam. A truly talented athlete with bags of natural speed and a great perspective on running, having been many times a national champion as a junior. Since then he has been a PE Teacher and is now a successful osteopath. Recently he has taken up cycling and it’s no surprise that he is improving rap…
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The Salty Nerds return to their most detested TV show ever - INVASION on Apple TV. In preparation for season 2, the Nerds go over all the events that occurred in Season 1. All the terrible, slow, boring, monotonous, pointless events. Luckily, you don't have to watch the show now! Huzzah! What did you think of Invasion season 1? Did you hate it? Did…
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The Meg was dumb. The Meg 2 blew it out of the water in terms of dumbness. And the Salty Nerds have a LOT to complain about!Jason Statham is back as everyone's favorite rescue diver, who now is more like James Bond than a former military man. When Statham isn't kicking butt and flipping jet skis in slow motion, he's a single dad trying to raise an …
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The finale of Warrior Season 3 is finally here, and boy-oh-boy, is it a good one! In fact, the Salty Nerds say that it's one of the best finales to a season of TV that they've ever seen. Lots of story threads are tied up and brought to a satisfying conclusion, while new possibilities are teased for a potential 4th season. LOTS of crazy stuff happen…
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James Teagle has had a great season .. winning IM 70.3 Staffs and 2nd at Challenge London and is climbing up the Professional Triathlon Organisation Rankings with the World 70.3 Championships fast approaching. We have a great chat about what it takes to race at top level and how living and training in Cambridge is just the ticket James is also a co…
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Do you like hot chicks? Do you like sharks? Do you like hot chicks and sharks fighting to the death? Then we have a movie for you! A little sleeper of a film called The Shallows from 2016, starring Blake Lively and... no one else. The Salty Nerds continue with their August Bites 2023 watches with this film about a former medical student who goes to…
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It's the PENULTIMATE episode of Warrior season 3, and whoa boy, is this one heck of an episode! Lots of stuff set up earlier in the season is starting to pay off, and that means lots of people are dying! What do the Salty Nerds have to say about "All of Death Is a Going Home"? Well, we got some blue balls from the opening scene where Lai finally co…
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Pete Thompson is the proud chairman of Cambridge and Coleridge Athletics Club. He is also a top runner with 30 years of racing under his belt. In the veteran ranks he has excelled and regularly achieves over 90% for his age-graded results. In this chat we talk about his journey into running and some of the old times training with coach Barry Matthe…
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The Salty Nerds review the new shark movie The Black Demon, about a supernatural shark some Mayan God unleashes to punish humanity because humans ruin the environment, or something. Thing is, there isn't much shark in this "shark movie." But we do get a lot of Josh Lucas doing... things. What is your The Black Demon review? Did you like it? Hate it…
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Hey everyone! Mai Ling is getting married! Which means lots of people are gonna die! This is a real banger of an episode, written by Mr. Chow himself, Hoon Lee! And nothing brings a show's characters together like a marriage. This time, Li Yong is getting hitched to Mai Ling, and everyone is invited! Including Big D Lee and his partner, who think i…
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Please follow / subscribe to our show on Apple or Spotify. Give us a rating or review! Mike Salt and I go back nearly 30 years when we used to train together under the coaching of Barry Matthews. Mike takes us through his running career and tells us about his current practice and vision at the ‘Histon Hub’ . Highlights include going sub-4 for 1500 …
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The Salty Nerds review Rambo First Blood Part 2 from 1985, one of the most glorious action movies of the period which cemented John Rambo as the embodiment of action movie machismo for all of the 1980s. Though the movie is inherently "anti war" the one-man army of Rambo quickly came to embody how awesome America and its military was, and was even s…
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In the seventh episode of the MAX Original series Warrior, entitled Gotta Be Crooked To Get Along In A Crooked World, Big D Lee and Chow return to dish out some revenge on Happy Jack - who's not going to be happy very longer. Father Jun recovers from his gunshot wound, but at a big cost to his mental state. Mai Ling starts inviting everyone to her …
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Tom Vickery has bags of natural talent and is a true lover of the social aspects of endurance sports. His sense of fun, enthusiasm and adventure come across throughout this chat about his successful athletic career.. from school cross country to Ironman triathlon and even ultra-running. We also delve into coaching tips for various events. Tom knows…
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Charlie is a true running geek and of course a great runner. As a veteran he is always at the sharp end of races, especially marathons! Charlie. We have a great chat and you might come across a couple of new ways to improve your running performance! Do visit his website http://www.wartnaby.org/running/ Follow us on Facebook here https://www.faceboo…
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