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  • Episode 193 - The Jabbfather

    Episode  |  June 25th, 2018  |  Season 3  |  54 mins 25 secs
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    This week, the two Lone Rangers ride again to discuss George Lucas' wacky ideas about Star Wars VII-IX and the potential hold placed on the franchise's side films, Disney officially buying 21st Century Fox for about a bazillion dollars, New Star Trek and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles media in the works, and Pokemon GO changes, as well as Rifftrax Live: Space Mutiny, Monkey Island AND MORE!

  • Episode 192 - E3 2018 Special!

    Episode  |  June 18th, 2018  |  Season 3  |  59 mins 46 secs
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    This week, Cody and Sam tackle a multitude of E3 2018 video game announcements, touching on highlights from Ubisoft, Square Enix, Devolver Digital, Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, as well as highlight Indy Pop Con 2018, the Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion DLC AND MORE!

  • Episode 191 - Remember Starkid?

    Episode  |  June 11th, 2018  |  Season 3  |  53 mins 38 secs
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    This week, our totally healthy and not-at-all sick hosts discuss The LEGO Movie 2 and Wreck-It Ralph 2 trailers, the permanent hiatus on the Silver Sable/Black Cat movie, Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu! and Eevee!, Pokemon Quest and the lost Pokemon Gold/Silver sprites, as well as Freakazoid!, Geostorm, West of Loathing, the Mario Tennis Aces demo AND MORE!

  • Episode 190 - R-Rated Nastyman

    Episode  |  May 28th, 2018  |  Season 3  |  51 mins 38 secs
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    This week, we discuss the hubbub surrounding Thundercats Roar, YouTube's newest bad decision, a potential villain for Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 and the proposed Boba Fett stand-alone Star Wars film, as well as a spoiler-free review of both Deadpool 2 and Solo: A Star Wars Story, Pokemon GO Community Day, Cody and Samantha's trip to Chicago AND MORE!

  • Episode 189 - How To Hug?

    Episode  |  May 21st, 2018  |  Season 3  |  52 mins 52 secs
    geek, nerd overload podcast, wzmo

    This week, our hosts discuss the proposed Gotham spin-off Pennyworth, the cancellation/return of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Harvey Birdman: Attorney General, the Xbox Adaptive controller, and Pokemon rumors, as well as review Batman: Ninja, Fortnite, Rampage, Dropmix, the live My Brother, My Brother & Me Columbus show AND MORE!

  • Episode 188 - Avengers: Infinity War Special!

    Episode  |  May 14th, 2018  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 4 mins
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    This week, our hosts delve deep into spoliery territory with Marvel Studios' newest film Avengers: Infinity War! They also discuss Aggretsuko, Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze, Cannibal: The Musical AND MORE!

  • Episode 187 - High Energy Good Time (Interview w/ Josh Nealis from Cutthroat Comics!)

    Episode  |  May 7th, 2018  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 5 mins
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    This week, we discuss the ins and outs of comic making with Josh Nealis, writer and owner of local independent comic company Cutthroat Comics & Publishing, as well as discuss Hasbro's total acquisition of the Power Rangers franchise from Saban Entertainment, DC's foray into digital-only live-action content with their newly-announced series Swamp Thing, and review Hogwarts Mystery, Lupinranger vs. Patoranger, The Strange Name Movie, #CUSS AND MORE!

  • Episode 186 - Steamed Hams But It's Nerd Overload

    Episode  |  April 30th, 2018  |  Season 3  |  54 mins 25 secs
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    This week, on this podcast, at this time of day, in your part of the world, localized within your earbuds, our hosts discuss the upcoming Double Dare reboot, the new Venom trailer, Nintendo's E3 schedule, David Cage and Quantic Dream's recent issues, and Star Trek 4, as well as reviews of God of War, Oreo O's, Justice League AND MORE!

  • Episode 185 - How's Your Austin?

    Episode  |  April 23rd, 2018  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 1 min
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    This week, our groovy hosts discuss ex-King of Kong Billy Mitchell, Steven Speilberg's intro into the DC Cinematic Universe, as well as reviews of Yakuza 6, The Mummy, Detective Pikachu, Black Sails and ask the eternal question... how's your Austin, baby?

  • Episode 184 - Feelin' Froggy

    Episode  |  April 8th, 2018  |  Season 3  |  56 mins 28 secs
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    This week, we're giving you an extra-long Check It Out segment, including discussion of the Cincinnati Underground Society Show, Reboot: The Guardian Code, Wild Wild Country, I, Tonya, Baby Driver, Ant-Man, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Sea of Thieves, Spyro Remastered AND MORE!

  • Episode 183 - My Two Dads: The Sequel

    Episode  |  March 26th, 2018  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 1 min
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    This week, it's just Cody and Sam, your two pop culture dads, rambling behind the mics about the Deadpool 2 trailer, Avengers 3 and 4 speculation, the Jon Favreau-helmed Star Wars TV series, Banjo and/or Kazooie in Super Smash Bros, Power Rangers: Shattered Grid, and the total closure of Toys R Us, as well as reviews of Kirby Star Allies, the Ohio Roller Derby home opener, Yakuza 6, Samurai Cop AND MORE!

  • Episode 182 - Black Panther Special!

    Episode  |  March 19th, 2018  |  Season 3  |  57 mins 53 secs
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    This week, our heroic hosts delve deep into Marvel Studios' newest cinematic offering, Black Panther, as well as Final Space, The Fifth Element, The Greatest Showman, Everything is Awful, AP Bio AND MORE!

  • Episode 181 - Nintendo Direct March 2018 Special!

    Episode  |  March 12th, 2018  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 4 mins
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    This week, we discuss the newest Nintendo Direct, including highlights like WarioWare Gold, Detective Pikachu, Okami HD, Octopath Traveler, Dark Souls: Remastered (also the Solaire amiibo!), Mario Tennis Aces, Splatoon 2, and SUPER SMASH BROTHERS! All this, plus a Wizard World Cleveland recap, reviews of CoCo, Star Wars Rebels, Logan AND MORE!

  • Episode 180 - Welcome to the Cyberzone

    Episode  |  February 26th, 2018  |  Season 3  |  52 mins 24 secs
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    This week, our digitized pop culture heroes dissect the new Reboot reboot trailer, the behind-the-scenes Power Rangers shake-up, Joss Whedon leaving Batgirl, the return of Szechuan Sauce (... again?), as well as reviews of Them's Fightin' Herds, Suburban Sasquatch, Black Panther (barely), Josh's Savages Worlds RPG game, and Poptarts.

  • Episode 179 - Doc Brown's Time Sedan

    Episode  |  February 21st, 2018  |  Season 3  |  59 mins 17 secs
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    This week, our hosts discuss Joaquin Phoenix possibly portraying The Joker in a stand-alone film, Michael Bay's Lobo, the cool (yet incomprehensible) Kingdom Hearts 3 trailer, Marvel vs Capcom Infinite's exclusion from EVO 2018, and the mysteries of Toad's head.

  • Episode 178 - Childish Landino

    Episode  |  February 12th, 2018  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 1 min
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    On this week's episode of the Nerd Overload Podcast, our intrepid hosts discuss and dissect this year's Super Bowl ads and commercials (because THAT always works over an audio medium), including Solo: A Star Wars Story, Mission Impossible: Fallout, Deadpool 2, and Venom, as well as talk about the Animaniacs reboot for Hulu and answer the question "Do we need an R-rated Star Wars film?" (... the answer is 'No.')