Posts Tagged “Movies”
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode379.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn our new episode we talk about the recent discussion about Batman’s willingness as a lover. Twitter was abuzz with news that DC intervened to cut a scene where Batman performed oral sex on Catwoman. We discuss the rationalization of DC specifically in…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode377.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn light of the recent increase in anti-Asian hate crimes we take the time to explore the role of media in perpetuating stereotypes and bigotry towards those of Asian descent. We discuss the failure in understanding the actual diversity of Asia especially as…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode376.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSSpurred by the weird character arc of Tom Branson from Downton Abbey, we examine other characters who have the opposite of a glow up. We add Bron from Game of Thrones to this lit along with Brita from Community. We distinguish the difference…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode349.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSDiz has taken up reselling. With chat about his adventures in trying to hustle during the pandemic with forays into fast food guilty pleasures. We discuss the mysteries of Mountain Dew Baja Blast before diving into internet culture’s use of “Ok boomer” and…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode344.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSThe world is coming to an end and we are still here podcasting. As large segments of society shut down and people self-quarantine we offer a bit of light discussion to ease the boredom. We start by talking about the state of the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrrentlyNerdyEpisode333.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this episode off talking about the horrors of Black Friday and the hyper consumerism of America. We then talk about the new Black Widow trailer. Most of us are really lukewarm towards the movie. We discuss the role of Hawkeye and…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode325.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this episode by discussing our first cellphones. We talk about the peak of all cellphone technology, the Nokia. We share our first blackberries and the experience of growing up as the first teenage generation to have personal cellphones. We then discuss…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode319.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this podcast off with a quick life update, talking about moving and Philly. We then discuss how our childhood seems to be coming back with all these remakes and live actions. We discuss plans for the new Matrix and analyze how…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode317.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we dive into Once Upon A Time and Hollywood and the depiction of Bruce Lee. We talk about his family’s response to the depiction and the cultural impact Bruce Lee had on martial arts movies and characters. We discuss the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode316.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSVy’s come back from San Diego Comic Con and he regales us with his adventures in nerd mecca. We discuss the latest trailers to come out and what we are most looking forward to. We talk about how we with Avengers: Endgame we…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode314.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this podcast reveling in the misfortune of Diz and his experience at the DMV. We then discuss the controversy of the Little Mermaid with Halle Bailey being cast as Arielle. We talk about the complexity of Hollywood representation, the blinding power of…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode306.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSSpoilers ahead as we review both Avengers: Endgame and episode three of Game of Thrones, the Long Night. We discuss the emotional and story arc of the Avengers and the overall Marvel movies. We talk about the surprises along the way and the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode304.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe discuss the ground-breaking picture of the black hole and the marvels of the universe. We dive a bit deeper on the reception of the project, especially to it’s lead researcher, Katie Bouman. We talk about women in STEM and the mindless, knee-jerk…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode300.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIt’s our 300th episode and we celebrate it by remembering all the good times and changes we’ve been through. We reminisce about the past and measure how far we’ve come. We review briefly both Captain Marvel and Dark Phoenix and discuss the fatigue…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode299.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIt’s fantasy all day today. We break down the latest Game of Thrones Season 8 trailer and discuss predictions and potential endings for George RR Martin’s epic fantasy tale. We share our excitement and our fears about the upcoming season. We analyze some…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode298.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSDiz decides that Ja Rule doesn’t have the power to curse anyone as he recounts the latest pop culture news. We then discuss the figure of Jacob Wohl and his long overdue ban from Twitter. We discuss the craziness of right-wing public figures….
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode297.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSBernie Sanders is running for 2020 and we have some thoughts. Though most of us align with Sander’s platform and are excited for his candidacy, we do share some concerns about the toxic nature of the primaries and the crowded field. We discuss…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode296.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSDiz starts this podcast by regaling us with his foray into the world of Dungeons and Dragons. He shares with Ali and Vy all the latest updates and changes to the game and the new ways of playing. Then in honor of Valentine’s…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode293.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we discuss the recent viral controversy of Covington Catholic High School students jeering and taunting an indigenous elder. We discuss how the story broke and the quick backlash to it. We discuss the anatomy of privilege that quickly transformed Nick…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode290.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS2018 has come to an end. We review the past year with all the top nerdy highlights. We discuss the best movies, moments, books, songs, and much more. We end the year and ring in the new one in nerdy style. We discuss…
