Samantha does the video games and the movies, but mostly the knitting. If you hear the clicking of knitting needles in the background of the podcast, that's her.
Samantha Cross has hosted 293 Episodes.
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Episode 411 - Dune 2: The ReDuneion
Episode | March 10th, 2024 | Season 3 | 49 mins 49 secs
comic books, geek, larp, movies, nerd, nerd overload, news, pop culture, tabletop games, video games, wzmo
This week, we start things off with an interview with Chelsie Stoler, media manager from Indiana Comic Convention, followed by mini-reviews of Bakukage Sentai BoonBoomger, Dune (the first of the new ones, boy this is confusing), and Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth. Finally, we talk about some geek news, such as Warner Bros. closing Rooster Teeth, the passing of Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball, the Neuromancer TV show on AppleTV, James Gunn's Superman filming in Ohio, some updates on Captain America 4 AND MORE!
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Episode 401 - Back From the Void
Episode | December 19th, 2023 | Season 3 | 58 mins 48 secs
comic books, geek, larp, movies, nerd, nerd overload, news, pop culture, tabletop games, video games, wzmo
This week, Nerd Overload returns from its sabbatical to talk about trailers for Grand Theft Auto 6, Godzilla vs Kong: New Empire, Amazon's Fallout, IF, Hazbin Hotel, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, an update on the OpenHands Foundation donations debacle and The Game Awards 2023, as well as mini-reviews of School Spirits, OSW Reviews, GalaxyCon Columbus, Fortnite's new game modes AND MORE!
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Episode 398 - Building a Better Night Trap
Episode | November 7th, 2023 | Season 3 | 59 mins 54 secs
comic books, geek, larp, movies, nerd, nerd overload, news, pop culture, tabletop games, video games, wzmo
This week, the Nerd Overload crew talks about the trailer for Marvel's Echo and a potential shake-up in the MCU, the trailer for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Japanese Power Rangers winds up in People Magazine (and other news specifically for Sam and Josh), as well as reviews of WMAC Masters, failed live-action anime adaptations, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Super Mario Wonder, Cult of the Lamb, Hello Kitty Island Adventure AND MORE!
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Episode 396 - Fire Ant
Episode | October 17th, 2023 | Season 3 | 57 mins 3 secs
comic books, geek, larp, movies, nerd, nerd overload, news, pop culture, tabletop games, video games, wzmo
This week on Nerd Overload, we forgo the news as we ramble on about Bohemian Rhapsody, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Jennifer's Body, Chopping Mall, Evil Dead 2, Saturday Morning Cartoons, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, Nickelodeon live-action shows AND MORE!
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Episode 395 - That Taylor Swift Bump
Episode | October 10th, 2023 | Season 3 | 59 mins 47 secs
comic books, geek, larp, movies, nerd, nerd overload, news, pop culture, tabletop games, video games, wzmo
This week, Jordan Taylor joins us once again as we talk about Animal Crossing teaming with LEGO, the new Pokemon Show 'Cram Adventures Into a Pocket' and the Pokemon Van Gogh exhibit, trailers for Silent Night, Dream Scenario, and Five Nights at Freddy's, and GalaxyCon Columbus' celebrity line-up. All this, plus mini-reviews of Even If the Sky is Falling, Mansfield CrowFest, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, The Pope's Exorcist, The Legend of Alfred Packer, and FTC Wrestling!
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Episode 394 - She's Got a Krang in There
Episode | October 3rd, 2023 | Season 3 | 1 hr 49 secs
comic books, geek, larp, movies, nerd, nerd overload, news, pop culture, tabletop games, video games, wzmo
This week, Nerd Overload's crew discusses various trailers with new voices, including The Toxic Avenger remake, Argyle, Scott Pilgrim: The Animation, and Rick & Morty Season 7. One Piece has a second season, and there are layoffs at Epic and WWE. The team also shares mini-reviews of Apollo 10 1/2, An Angry Black Girl and Her Monster, the Saint's Row reboot, Cannibal! The Musical, Shin Ultraman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Medevil Remake, and Disenchantment. Don't miss out on this episode!
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Episode 393 - Games Overload
Episode | September 19th, 2023 | Season 3 | 58 mins 9 secs
comic books, geek, larp, movies, nerd, nerd overload, news, pop culture, tabletop games, video games, wzmo
This week, it's a video games-heavy show with talk about the newest Nintendo Direct, featuring games such as Princess Peach: Showtime!, F-Zero 99, a Tomb Raider Trilogy rerelease, and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Yead Door, then discuss DC's comic series Fables entering the public domain, as well as mini-reviews of Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis, Starfield, the One Piece live-action and anime shows, and Monster Hunter Now! VIDEO GAMES!
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Episode 392 - Hayao Miyazaki's 'Don't Tell People I Live Like This'
Episode | September 12th, 2023 | Season 3 | 58 mins 26 secs
comic books, geek, larp, movies, nerd, nerd overload, news, pop culture, tabletop games, video games, wzmo
Wahoo! This week, we discuss Super Mario Wonder Direct, the new fighter A.K.I. in Street Fighter 6, Megan Fox is Nitara in Mortal Kombat 1, and Hayao Miyazaki unretires again, as well as short reviews of Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Hatching, Starfield AND MORE!
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Episode 391 - Canadian Anti-Bear Suit
Episode | August 29th, 2023 | Season 3 | 57 mins 32 secs
comic books, geek, larp, movies, nerd, nerd overload, news, pop culture, tabletop games, video games, wzmo
Strap into your protective gear as Nerd Overload discusses Gamescom 2023, including Starfield, Black Myth Wukong, Rebel Moon, Tekken 8, and Mortal Kombat 1, as well as the sudden retirement of Mario's voice actor Charles Martinet, and some mini reviews of Cade - The Tortured Crossing, Project Grizzly, the Barbie movie, Solar Opposites, and Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse!
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Bonus Rambling 01!
Episode | August 22nd, 2023 | Season 3 | 17 mins 45 secs
comic books, geek, larp, movies, nerd, nerd overload, news, pop culture, tabletop games, video games, wzmo
We had an off week, so we left the mics running for about 15 min and rambled about whatever!
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Episode 390 - B.D. Wong's Mongolian BBQ
Episode | August 15th, 2023 | Season 3 | 1 hr 5 secs
comic books, geek, larp, movies, nerd, nerd overload, news, pop culture, tabletop games, video games, wzmo
This week, we cover the most recent Pokemon Presents, including news about Pokemon GO, Pokemon Sleep, and the Scarlet & Violet DLC, as well as fighting game news from this year's EVO, the passing of Paul Reubens, and mini reviews of the Twisted Metal TV series, Barbie AND MORE!
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Episode 388 - Giddyup
Episode | July 25th, 2023 | Season 3 | 57 mins 46 secs
comic books, geek, larp, movies, nerd, nerd overload, news, pop culture, tabletop games, video games, wzmo
This week on Nerd Overload, we talk about some trailers for Adventure Time: Fiona & Cake, Harley Quinn season 4, Project K, The Marvels, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Tiny Tunes Looniversity, and Wonka, go over the Limited Run Games new releases, and review Unwelcome on Shudder, Dark Side of the Ring, Final Fantasy XVI, AND MORE!
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Episode 387 - Oily Meat Theater Presents: Heck in a Sec
Episode | July 4th, 2023 | Season 3 | 52 mins 11 secs
comic books, geek, larp, movies, nerd, nerd overload, news, pop culture, tabletop games, video games, wzmo
This week on Nerd Overload, we ramble on about the recent Superman: Legacy casting, the extremely rare Magic the Gathering/Lord of the Rings 'One Ring' card, Blizzard/Activision's insane BlizzCon ticket prices, and Pokemon GO's Niantic troubles, as well as mini-reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Demon Slayer, Human Resources, Black Mirror, and that time Undertaker threw Mankind off the Hell in a Cell at Wrestlemania 1998. Check It Out!
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Episode 386 - The Cody Pinnick Show!
Episode | June 27th, 2023 | Season 3 | 56 mins 31 secs
comic books, geek, larp, movies, nerd, nerd overload, news, pop culture, tabletop games, video games, wzmo
This week on The Cody Pinnick Show, Cody and his cohosts talk about Nintendo Direct, Kraven the Hunter and One Piece live-action trailers, Secret Invasion used AI art and nobody likes it, The Flash caused Warner Bros to practically defunct Turner Classic Movies, nobody is going to SDCC 2023, as well as mini-reviews of Mr. Robot, Oshi no Ko, weird butter-flavored soda AND MORE!
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Episode 385 - We're In Our Grimace Era feat. Josh Nealis of Cutthroat Comics
Episode | June 20th, 2023 | Season 3 | 1 hr 19 secs
comic books, geek, larp, movies, nerd, nerd overload, news, pop culture, tabletop games, video games, wzmo
This week, we're joined by Josh Nealis of Cutthroat Comics to talk about his newest Kickstarter, then dig into topics such as highlights from the Xbox Showcase and Summer Games Fest, the Summer of the Grimace, preserving old media, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse AND MORE! Check It Out!
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Episode 383 - Hsu Hao is Never Coming Back to Mortal Kombat
Episode | May 23rd, 2023 | Season 3 | 57 mins 31 secs
comic books, geek, larp, movies, nerd, nerd overload, news, pop culture, tabletop games, video games, wzmo
This week on Nerd Overload, our hosts Test Our Might against news like the return/reboot of Mortal Kombat, the closing of Disney's Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser, the loss of about a dozen shows from Disney+ and Hulu, and the (comic book) death of Ms. Marvel, as well as some Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom talk and pose the question: Is RoboCop Cyberpunk? Tune in!