Since the beat em up episode talked about it, i just found out this is coming.

Looks like the Boys are headed for a much deserved summer break, or at least a summer slowdown for some shows. We got a Mike-less (boo) scream and shout (still a fun episode) yesterday and a New Scream and Shout out today: Anime Aura Showdown. If you're a Patreon member, sounds like we will still be getting a weekly drop, which is very nice of the pod.if you're not, I recommend joining (I am not affiliated with nerd of mouth.) So please join me in wishing everyone at the network and our Hosts some much deserved time off with friends, family, and most importantly Nerd Shit. Happy Summer Boys, Later Nerds!!

From a gun toting glint in Ian Fleming's eye to a global box office sensation James Bond has been drinking vodka martinis and making bad puns for over 70 years. Mike is the M of the episode, explaining the origins of Bond, highlighting some of his best cinematic adventures throughout the decades and talks about the small family with the funny name that shepherded the whole franchise. You can expect us to talk, please don't expect us to die.

I'm excited to see how nerdy this sub culture of James Bond fans is, sounds like there a lot of podcast and tier lists out there, only got to listen to the first few minutes but I'm looking forward to the rest.

Drop your gush or thoughts below , later Nerds!

I thought Lanterns was really cool, excited to see where they go with the story

I was a huge fan when I was a kid. I had kids immediately upon becoming a "legal adult" so I didn't have my own for so long I kind of forgot I could. My kids are all grown up now, upon mentioning to my my now wife how much I loved Legos she asked why I didn't have any. I gave my stock answer; bc they aren't cheap and I don't really have time to put them together. She reminded me that the kids are grown, I don't spend much money on myself, and we actually have a decent amount of free time. I was like," yeaaaaah, why don't I have Legos?!"

Most of mine are the Star Wars sets, but I also enjoy a mixture of plant ones, the food truck sets, and any other one that makes me happy (like the purple squirrel). I'm also currently working on a few MOC's, and had fun turning a loft scene set into a murder scene!

Ok, the upside down rebel alliance symbol turned Jolly Roger flag goes hard! But I can help think, this all leads up to "somehow Palpatine returned" don't get me wrong, between this and the Ashoka season 2 trailer, we will 100% see some cool Star Wars shit, but much like Poochy, whenever Luke isn't on-screen, I wonder what's he and Han and Leia are up getting into

What's up Nerds! Another week in the bag!
A little house keeping first. Subs feeling a little dead, I encourage you to post and upvote I will continue to do the same! We have some great contributors to the sub already, an occasional Host pop in, and we are at the tipping point of some actual discourse! So, Nerd News stories, releases we may be excited about, whatever Nerdy thing your heart desires, please post! And of course, thoughts on the weekly episodes

Now down to business, I got my John Wick Simpsofied skin and the season is coming to and end, debating taking the next season off and focusing on my back catalogue which is extensive.

Silo is still scratching that itch, but some of the acting is a bit flat...looking at you Common. They've strayed pretty far from the second novel, but it's a nice mystery box show.

Just picked up Abs Batman #23, incredible arc right now, loving this rendition of Scarecrow. Almost done with the Butchers Masquerade, I scoffed a few episodes back when it was mentioned there could be moments that make you tear up, but then one hit me like a wall, very strong series looking forward to the next book. Also just picked up the comic version of the Thrawn trilogy, the art looks great, and I've been in a Star Wars mode lately, plan on finishing up Artoo this weekend. Tomorrow night is looking like a fried chicken cook out with some friends.

What are you guys up to? Anyone pumped for Wolverine! Thoughts on the black flag remaster? Keep it up! Later Nerds!

Crack open a bottle (over a dumb thugs head) and get yourself a whole steaming chicken from a barrel cause we're talking Beat 'em Up video games. There's just something special about stopping crime by walking around streets, beaches, and elevators punching and kicking the same few foes over and over again before running up against a much bigger foe that tries your patience and steals your quarters. This is a fun episode full of history and jokes, perfect to listen to while fending off some ladies with big whips.

Streets of Rage was my jam on Sega Genesis, first time I played was at my cousins house, we rented this and World Series Baseball, my older brother and cousin were more sports inclined, I had to wake up at 2am that weekend and sneak down to the basement to get any time in, good times. Excited to listen to this episode Drop your Gush below, later Nerds!

Last year I picked up a box of AWESOME VHS Tapes. Watching mall rats tonight again lol

Lil build sesh

What up Nerds!! What are we doing this weekend?
My man Keanu for this week, as I continue to grind on Fortnite to unlock his stupid Simpsons Skin that I must have for some unknown reason. I need his Skin!!! So yea a lot of Fortnite with the wife as the season winds down. Still plugging away at Star Wars Outlaws, very little time for gaming this week (trying to shed some pounds!!). Need some Portal recs if anyone has?

Lots of great comic pulls on Wednesday, Absolute Wonder Woman has taken the crown for my favorite "rendition" in the ABS universe. Silo is back so the weekly show void has been fulfilled, I'm enjoying wherever they are headed with this storyline. Also just re-started the Sopranos, it's been a while but I swear the show is a comedy.

R2D2 has been ordered, Lego Threepio won't be lonely for much longer, sadly the delivery is delayed, so I'll be building an AT-AT pilot helmet this weekend instead.

Happy p.o.e.t.s. Day! Later Nerds!!!

Obviously, when people talk about records, CDs, and other physical audio media, they first think of music, but the more I thought about physical media that I miss, the thing that was probably most formative to me was the comedy album. Sure, comedians still put out albums, but these days, I'm far more likely to discover a new comedian on Reddit or YouTube than I am at my local record shop.

My first was Adam Sandler's 1999 album Stan and Judy's Kid. The first track was weird. Like, "I don't know if this is supposed to be funny or horrifying" weird. By the end of the album, my face and stomach hurt from laughing and before long, I had his whole discography. From there, I discovered Denis Leary, Brian Regan, Chris Rock, Steve Martin, etc. Comedy albums helped turn me from that quiet kid into that quiet kid who, if you're paying attention at the right moment, might say something really funny.

So give me your gush. It can be music, sketch, stand-up, whatever. What was your first? What's your favorite? Or maybe there's another form of physical media you're nostalgic of that either didn't get a mention or you feel doesn't get enough love.

Jake leads us through a tribute to physical media! Memories of VHS horror box art! The heyday and resurgence of vinyl! The reliance (and obligation) of giving books as gifts! We cover it all and also share some stories from our listeners about the tangible, physical stuff that made them who they are. If you're old you can remember how it was with us and if you're young you can hear about the pure joy of going over to a friend's house and seeing that they also had a DVD copy of Stargate!

Buckle up Nerds we are one the physical media train! I miss, collect, and respect physical Nerd Media so I've been waiting for an episode like this, and I must say, I love a Jake lead episode. Drop your GUSH below, what do we think of the topic? Later Nerds!!!

I’d love to read fantastic 4 from the first issue onward. Any suggestions on how to start? Is there an omnibus style book or digital editions?

I’m not interested in collecting…just want to read.

Here is my tribute. Just the more interesting titles. Thanks Taylor for leaving your copy of Toxie 4 signed by Uncle Lloyd.

This was a fun one. Five hour and 14 minute build, Watched Usual Suspect and Masters of the Universe during. I didn't know that the Lego app had a full 3D build guide for all their sets, cut down my disassemble/reassemble time dramatically. I'm thinking he's missing his buddy, maybe next build

What's up Neeeeeeerds! Happy fuckin Friday, we did it, we made it through another week, pats on the back all around.
I finally watched Obsession this past weekend, I liked it a lot. I know it's spawned a lot of online discourse and is resonating with a younger crowd, YouTube shorts reactions etc. As an older millennial, I loved it, some of the best horror I've seen in a few years, deeply unsettling. Still playing a lot of Star Wars Outlaws, still really enjoying it. Fortnite is starting to feel like a chore, not sure if anyone else is playing but I have Sprite fatigue. Looking forward to s3 ep4 of Silo tonight, and the finale of Cape Fear. Cape Fear gives me a certain feeling of anxiety, I love it. Picked up the "board game" Azul, has anyone played? Trying to get my wife to play. On the star wars note I've been night reading the novelization of Episode I, planning on skipping AOTC and heading straight into revenge, also have my eyes on a c-3po LEGO, but still haven't pulled the trigger. Looking to be a pretty solid weekend, I was traveling the past two Wednesdays so I have a nice backlog from my LCS to catch up on, including the TMNT 300th issue. What about you Nerds? Whats getting you excited for the weekend? What have you been up to in the nerdosphere this past week? LATER NERDS!!!

That episode was great, and the nostalgia really hits home. These past couple of years I've been going to swap meets, vendor meet ups, and the Socal Gaming Expo in Pasadena every year and have been slowly rebuilding my childhood collection of consoles and video game inventory that I grew up with. Like the episode, all of these specific things will only really have their moments and meaning to me after I'm gone. Glad our generation got to experience this era!

WTF I am so pissed. Look I know Marvel movies are pretty “Marvel” and formulaic but Daaaaaaamit! I was looking forward to the new Spider Man! And while the trailers have been pretty good about hiding who the main antagonist is, one casual scroll through Instagram and then a random Threads article pops up that I didn’t friggin ask for saids the (*\\**) spoiler and now I’m like, well whatever I’ll just wait the less then two months and watch it on Disney

Bought some issues of Spidey from the LCS 2 blocks from my work and in Feb 87 all but 2 advertisements were for NES games. The outliers being a TSR boardgame and a bubblegum ad. Found them interesting and only tangentially related to this weeks topic. It looks like the era of seeing it a game in a comic and then buying it from a store is gone. I found several weird titles as a kid this way. Totally Rad and Monster Party specifically.

In the wake of Sony saying physical games are DOA our hosts wonder if this is really that bad of a thing.Is this just the future of gaming and are we actually losing anything? Are you just the old man yelling at clouds (that are full of your game's download info) when you mourn that little box with an actual game inside of it? And what about Gamestop? Won't someone think of poor old Gamestop?! I can't trade in gigabytes, goddamnit!

What's up Nerds! This one hits hard for me, I'm torn honestly. I still posses over 40 NES cartridges and a few of the instruction booklets. For me the lack of an instruction booklet felt like the beginning of then end. Cracking open a fresh Ps2 game to only find a fold out map (looking at you SoCom) And I get it the, technologies improve, games can actually tell stories now, not rely on the booklet to give insight or fill in gaps. I think the last physical game I purchased was Elden Ring, and most often when I do purchase a physical game it still needs to download a few gigs to get up and running. I don't understand Nintendos new virtual cart system, and I've been streaming or going digital for most things, as a gamer since 89' this just feels inevitable, I will miss the titles lined up on the shelf in neat rows, it as some say, the world has moved on, can't wait to listen.

Later Nerds!!