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The Podcast That Challenged The World Our vision: A nerd podcast without nerd rage. Mostly. Books, movies, comics, games, and more. Explicit language. New episodes on Tuesdays.

Fun and funny conversations each week about sharing hobbies and walking the path less traveled in nerd culture.

In this challenge:We talk Martial Arts Movies from Shaw Brothers to Ip Man. We also break down the best cartoon openings...
24/06/2020

In this challenge:
We talk Martial Arts Movies from Shaw Brothers to Ip Man. We also break down the best cartoon openings as well as what we've been watching.
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In this Challenge:We share awkward, weird, and funny movie-going experiences. Tommy and Skippy discuss their personal fa...
19/06/2020

In this Challenge:
We share awkward, weird, and funny movie-going experiences. Tommy and Skippy discuss their personal fan theories and head cannons for a handful of films. We also play a movie trivia game using blurbs from negative reviews from Rotten Tomatoes.
TIME CODES
01:53 - funny and weird movie theater-going experiences
21:20 - rotten tomatoes movie trivia game
43:46 - our personal movie head cannon thoughts
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In this Challenge:We talk about those standalone movies that we always wished had sequels. We get into the comics that w...
10/06/2020

In this Challenge:
We talk about those standalone movies that we always wished had sequels. We get into the comics that we've been reading recently, including Batman: Year 2, X-men: House of X, and the Batman/Dracula stories. ALSO: Jokes from movies that we didn't get when when were kids.

Your newest challenge!!Have you ever loved a movie even though deep down you know it sucks? Which maligned comics book c...
30/05/2020

Your newest challenge!!
Have you ever loved a movie even though deep down you know it sucks? Which maligned comics book creators don't deserve the hate they get? Which Do? Also: Tommy and Skippy discuss the history of DVD/Blu ray Special Features and what makes them good or bad.
TIME CODES
02:02 - bad movies that you still love out of nostalgia
19:00 - pop culture jail: comic book creators
43:40 - what makes a good "special feature"
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In this week's challenge:Remember Highlander? We sure do, sometimes. We also talk about the stupid stuff we did as kids ...
24/05/2020

In this week's challenge:
Remember Highlander? We sure do, sometimes. We also talk about the stupid stuff we did as kids because we saw it on TV or in a movie. Plus: What we've been watching.
TIME CODES
02:00 - What We've Been Watching
20:25 - stupid stuff you did because you saw it on TV or in a movie
30:30 - the Highlander franchise
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In this week's challenge: We talk about our favorite performances by actors in action movies. Do you remember watching T...
15/05/2020

In this week's challenge:
We talk about our favorite performances by actors in action movies. Do you remember watching TV and catching some scene that stuck with you for years even though you never knew what the movie it was from? Also: Tommy and Skippy talk about the films and series they most often think of randomly throughout their day.
TIME CODES
01:50 - favorite performances in action movies
19:18 - movies we saw as kids but never knew what they were
46:07 - what movies or series do we daydream about most often
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A challenge for retro gamers awaits!There are many types of zombie movies, Tommy and Skippy attempt to break them down. ...
07/05/2020

A challenge for retro gamers awaits!
There are many types of zombie movies, Tommy and Skippy attempt to break them down. We play a trivia game based on the back box art synopses of classic retro videogames. We also talk about the toys and action figures that we as children coveted the most.
TIME CODES
01:45 - most coveted toys
21:10 - videogame box art trivia game
38:15 - zombie movies

Incoming transmission to all challengers:Tommy and Skippy talk about collecting boutique blu-ray releases, from Criterio...
29/04/2020

Incoming transmission to all challengers:
Tommy and Skippy talk about collecting boutique blu-ray releases, from Criterion to steelbooks. We also play a pop-culture trivia game and talk about what we've been watching recently.
TIME CODES
02:00 - what we've been watching
25:20 - pop culture number game
45:35 - boutique blu-ray labels
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In this week's thrilling challenge:Sometimes even movies you love can have moments you hate. We then talk about those we...
23/04/2020

In this week's thrilling challenge:

Sometimes even movies you love can have moments you hate. We then talk about those weird and silly tropes and cliches in movies that we as children believed to be true. Also: vampire movies!
TIME CODES
02:05 - bad moments in good movies
21:50 - movie/tv tropes that you thought were true when you were younger
32:55 - vampire movies
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This weeks challenge is one that will strike terror into your very ears:What are the best actor performances in horror m...
15/04/2020

This weeks challenge is one that will strike terror into your very ears:
What are the best actor performances in horror movies? Speaking of horror, Tommy and Skippy review the first season of Shudder's Creepshow. Also: the gang reads through an old horror comic from 1954 about an evil cactus.
TIME CODES
01:35 - Best Performances in Horror Movies
21:40 - A Comic Reading: Green Horror (1954)
35:15 - Creepshow Season One
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Behold the next challenge!What was your most disappointing game rental? What are the weirdest releases in the Criterion ...
11/04/2020

Behold the next challenge!
What was your most disappointing game rental? What are the weirdest releases in the Criterion Collection? What have we been watching!? Listen! Find out! Or Don't!
TIME CODES
01:40 - What We've Been Watching
20:15 - Disappointing Game Rentals
37:55 - Weirdest Criterion Releases
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BE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE! Here are the only April Fools you should be listening to!What's the angriest you've ...
01/04/2020

BE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE!
Here are the only April Fools you should be listening to!

What's the angriest you've ever gotten while playing a video game? We share our stories, and also talk about the movies that scare us the most as children and what actors belong in the Pop Culture Jail.
TIME CODES
02:00 - Pop Culture Jail: Actors
23:10 - The angriest we've ever gotten playing video games
42:20 - What movies scared us the most as children
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Everyone is made to read certain books in school, but which of them actually stick with you? We also talk movies that fe...
27/03/2020

Everyone is made to read certain books in school, but which of them actually stick with you? We also talk movies that featured Witches, and play a short movie trivia game based around swapping the words in a film's title with antonyms or synonyms.
TIME CODES
1:50 - books we read in school that actually stuck with us
22:20 - antonym/synonym movie game
31:00 - witch movies
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Hey! Need something to listen to and be distracted from the outside world? Want to hear a bunch of nerds talk about mean...
20/03/2020

Hey! Need something to listen to and be distracted from the outside world? Want to hear a bunch of nerds talk about meaningless stuff? YOU'RE IN LUCK! Or are you?
What movies did you always wish had crossovers? Skippy and Tommy also discuss The Terminator franchise through the veil of Dark Fate (spoilers), and we all talk about what video games we've been into recently.
TIME CODES
02:10 - what games we've been playing
18:30 - movies we wish crossed over
32:00 - the Terminator franchise

What is the best Batman movie? Tommy and Skippy will try to figure it out. Skippy also talks Dungeons and Dragons with o...
11/03/2020

What is the best Batman movie? Tommy and Skippy will try to figure it out. Skippy also talks Dungeons and Dragons with our pal Greg, and we all play a movie trivia game based on the negative blurbs from rotten tomatoes reviews.
TIME CODES
02:00 - Dungeons and Dragons
16:30 - The Rotten Tomatoes Game
33:35 - What is the Best Batman Movie?
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Everyone has a favorite Stephen King Story. We discuss ours, as well as the recent film adaptation of Doctor Sleep. Also...
03/03/2020

Everyone has a favorite Stephen King Story. We discuss ours, as well as the recent film adaptation of Doctor Sleep. Also: what we've all been watching recently.

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It's time for the Batman movie fantasy draft! Also: Josh and Tommy review and comment on songs we remember from our yout...
26/02/2020

It's time for the Batman movie fantasy draft! Also: Josh and Tommy review and comment on songs we remember from our youth (and a few more recent) that referenced movies and superheroes.

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And another!.....Can you remember the first comic book you ever read? Are you ever watching a movie and something about ...
20/02/2020

And another!.....

Can you remember the first comic book you ever read? Are you ever watching a movie and something about it drives you nuts but you know intellectually that it shouldn't? Well that happens to us at least! We also catch up on some shows we've been watching recently.
Listen here!

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