Posts Tagged “news”
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode372.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn our first podcast of 2021 we catch up on all that has happened in the past few weeks. We talk about the failed insurrection, subsequent political quagmire, and the reality that our problems as a nation aren’t going away anytime soon. We…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode371.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe dive into the viral news of possible alien contact. We discuss how in recent years there has been an increased revelation around aliens and UFO’s starting with the the Defense Department revealing video and audio of pilots witnessing UFO’s. We then talk…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode368.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIt’s time for our post-election coverage. We discuss the historic 2020 presidential election in all its messy glory. We talk about the campaign leading up to election day, we analyze the polling, and examine the outcome. We discuss Trump’s unwillingness to concede, the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode367.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe take on the popularity of Khabib among immigrant and Muslim communities and discuss his connection to dictators. We analyze the need for strongmen-type heroes and what it reveals about masculinity and feeling powerless. We breakdown Borat and his satire focusing on the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode364.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this episode talking about getting our driver’s license when we were younger. Diz managed to escape the whole experience while Ali talks about all the weird driving instructors he had from the dude who wouldn’t stop talking about his friend’s sex…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode363.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSThe world is burning down, or at least California is. In this episode we discuss climate change and the impact on California. After sharing his personal good news, we dive into the record temperatures in California and the state-wide fires. We discuss how…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode362.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSToday we pay tribute to Chadwick Boseman. After the sudden and tragic passing of the actor who gave us so many iconic performances we spend this episode recounting his legacy, the way he impacted us individually, and the body of work he leaves…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode353.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we talk about the murder of George Floyd and the nation-wide uprising against racism and police brutality. We discuss the events surrounding the video-taped murder of George Floyd and the long history of police violence caught on camera. We then…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode346.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe dive into all the craziness happening while we are in Covid-19 lockdown. We discuss the failures of some Americans to practice social distancing and why some are still going out and hanging out in crowds. We talk about the lag in response….
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode339.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this episode with Vy and Ali regaling us with tales of their first time at a drag show. They share their experiences and what they learned. We dedicate the rest of the episode to discussing the sudden death of Kobe Bryant,…
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/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode315.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSThis episode is full of all the craziness that is our internet culture. We talk about the melt down at Bagel Boss. We discuss how a misogynistic rant goes viral and how that person is now trying to capitalize on their infamy by…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode313.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn this episode we track the use of anime in various subcultures on the internet. We talk about how anime has become part of the cultural language of the nerd world and the way this bleeds over into various political circles. We talk…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode312.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this episode with a quick review of the Afghan American Conference that Diz and Ali attended. We then talk about the Supreme Court decision regarding the branding of “FUCT.” We discuss the nature and limits of free speech the controversy over…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode302.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this podcast by diving into the toxic cesspool that is American politics. We discuss the Mueller report and the way AG Barr’s summary has been received. We discuss and analyze the Russia Gate coverage and the sensationalist media approach. We talk…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode301.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start this episode processing the new of the attack on two Christchurch, New Zealand mosques. We talk about the history of Islamophobia, the connections to the rise of the insurgent right, and the political discourse of the global community. We talk about…
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/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode292.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSApparently a bunch of guys are really angry at razor blades. Today we break down the controversy of the Gillette ad and discuss the history of marketing and advertisement in constructing masculinity. We discuss the nature of viral marketing and the more insidious ways…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode291.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start our podcast with a short anecdote from Diz’s youth before commenting on the latest Louis CK controversy. We highlight the hypocrisy of the public figures who promoted themselves as allies and how quick they turn when they’re exposed. We discuss the…
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…
