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Nerd Lunch Extra Helping – Run-DMC

Posted in movies, music, rap, Run-DMC with tags movies, music, Nerd Lunch Podcast, podcasts, pop culture, rap, Run-DMC on September 18, 2013 by Paxton

While Nerd Lunch is on hiatus, I got together with Matt Ringler from Schlock Treatment and Tim Lybarger from The Neighborhood Archive to discuss Run-DMC and their entire musical catalog. But since this week is the 25th anniversary of their fourth album, Tougher Than Leather, we try to focus on that.

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We begin by talking about our first experiences with rap music. We talk about how we discovered Run-DMC, our favorite Run-DMC albums and songs and we even touch on the long forgotten Tougher than Leather movie that was released the same year as the album.

Lots to talk about and discuss in this episode. So don’t be a sucker MC. Download this episode today and relive the glory days of one of raps greatest musical groups.

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Nerd To Dos:

We didn’t do them this episode, but Matt and Tim do have some related recommended reading for you to check out.

Matt says for a good history on rap as a genre, check out Dan Charnas’ The Big Payback.

Tim recommends Adam Bradley’s Book of Rhymes.

Suprisingly, I’ve not read any books on the subject of hip hop. That kind of surprises me that I haven’t yet. But, a book I’ve had my eye on for a few years now is:

Raising Hell: The Reign, Ruin, and Redemption of Run-D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay

Nerd Lunch Episode 100 lands on the Internet and breaks it in half

Posted in podcast, pop culture with tags Nerd Lunch Podcast, podcast, pop culture on August 27, 2013 by Paxton

We’ve done it. We’ve reached triple digits. If you’d asked me back in Sep 2011 if I thought our little podcast would have made 100 episodes I would have laughed. IN YOUR FACE. Now who’s laughing? That’s right. YOU. The people.

And to celebrate this momentous occasion, the guys and I invite Nerd Lunch blog founding member PLee and Nerd Lunch Web Series co-host and podcast voice, Savannah, to join us this week. This week we pluck all the Fourth Chair Carryover Questions from the last 50 episodes and we give our own answers. I had forgotten how many awesome questions our guests had asked. Find out who didn’t get to watch Saturday Morning Cartoons as a child, who dislikes Seth Rogen, who would run a Save the Clock Tower 5K and who has an unhealthy relationship with a cartoon called Foofur.

We had so much fun doing this we would love to do it again in 50 more episodes. So see you next year on episode 150!!!

Officially, this is the end of what we call “Season 2” of the podcast. We will be taking a hiatus for the next few weeks. However, I think there may be some bonus content that will go up in the next week or so and we’ll be back making brand new episodes starting next month. Thank you guys so much for listening. We look forward to continuing the climb to episode 200 (assuming I don’t die first).

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Nerd Lunch Episode 100 – 1: Expendables of Other Genres II

Posted in cartoons, movies, podcast, pop culture, TV shows with tags cartoons, movies, Nerd Lunch Podcast, television, TV shows on August 20, 2013 by Paxton

Welcome to Nerd Lunch Episode 100 Eve. We are all so excited about reaching the century milestone that we completely and totally half ass this episode (unlike other episodes, am I right?). However, our guest, longtime show favorite, Jay from Sexy Armpit, brings his A-Game to bust the curve created by your lazy ass hosts. Case in point, the amazing Nerd Lunch rap that Jay drops in our laps at the beginning of the episode. This entire show has been worth it (all 99 episodes) if nothing else than we get that rap. We may as well stop recording now.

Jay is here this week after a long absence (which we apologize profusely for) to do a topic that has become a host favorite despite the fact we’ve only done it once before (Episode 22), Expendables of Other Genres. This time the genres we are discussing are Nerds/Hackers and Cartoon Voice Actors. However, in true Nerd Lunch fashion, the show turns into a Rick Moranis love fest in which we ponder whether the little seen actor is actually retired from acting, or just “not acting”.

However, expect to hear several actors who have played classic nerd/hackers like Matthew Broderick (War Games), Val Kilmer (Real Genius), Curtis Anderson (Revenge of the Nerds) and Mr Eddie Deezen (every movie he’s ever been in EVER). On the cartoon voice actor front expect the usual suspects with Peter Cullen, Frank Welker and Billy West but we throw in a lot of surprises you’re going to want to hear. Expect me to bring up yet again the Teen Wolf cartoon. Our Nerd-To-Dos become dominated by a Firehouse Subs discussion.

It’s epic podcasting at its most epic.

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Nerd Lunch Episode 98: Nerdy Romance

Posted in Genres, podcast, pop culture, romance with tags Nerd Lunch Podcast, podcasts, pop culture on August 13, 2013 by Paxton

Welcome to episode 98 of the Nerd Lunch podcast. This week we are joined by author Sue London. Sue is the author of Trials of Artemis (The Haberdashers Book One).

We brought Sue in as our resident expert on all things romance so that CT, Jeeg and I could be “cultured up” a bit and broadly discuss the romance genre. We talk about our individual thoughts on romance, do we like it, do we feel it needs to be a part of our media?

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We also discuss some of our favorite nerdy romances; Buffy/Angel, Superman/Lois Lane, etc, etc. It’s a fun discussion I think you’ll enjoy. Plus, we are 1 step closer to our 100th episode.

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Nerd Lunch Episode 96: The Replicators are still broken

Posted in fast food, food, podcast with tags Nerd Lunch Podcast, podcasts on July 30, 2013 by Paxton

Continuing or climb towards triple digits, welcome to episode 96, which is a direct sequel to Nerd Lunch Episode 9. Unfortunately Jay couldn’t return for this installment so we brought on a brand new guest, Dubba from the blog On Second Scoop and the podcast The Nosh Show.

In this episode we are still in our broken spaceship from episode 9 in uncharted space. Jeeg was able to use some cheap alien labor to fix our replicators a bit more and allow us the addition of 5 condiments for use on the meals we chose from last time. Unfortunately this time around, it’s going to be a bit harder to come to a consensus as some of us aren’t really condiment lovers (don’t look at me). It’s a fun and interesting discussion.

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