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Large Nerdron Collider
Part news show, part panel discussion and part blue-sky brainstorming, the Large Nerdron Collider is a podcast that embraces the geekiest of geeky tendencies. Whether it’s a deep discussion over which superhero needs their own standalone film (come on, Squirrel Girl!) or a look at how the changing power dynamics within geek culture are shaping entertainment, the Large Nerdron Collider is here to dive in. Plus, each episode will have a stream-of-consciousness mashup where two or more geeky…
Episodes
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The Physical Challenges of DevilDare
A slip of the tongue creates a mash up we didn't know we needed until today. We chat about what we've been watching, what we will be watching later this year…
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Never LARP Around Maniacal Doctors in the Woods
We have some words of wisdom when it comes to wandering campgrounds late at night. Plus, we chat about Severance, get excited by some interesting movies and…
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LNC Wants You To Be Our Valentine
Love is in the air, or maybe that's just a very loud leaf blower. We chat about geek news, trailers shown during the big game, and we lament about how…
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Marvel Won't Let Us Ignore The Eternals
Ariel and Jonathan cover the latest in pop culture news, lament about how the upcoming Captain America film insists we acknowledge The Eternals, and talk about…
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LNC Gets Severed
Ariel and Jonathan gush about Severance, wonder which movies will get trailers during the Superb Owl, and talk a bit about video games. Plus much more! See…
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LNC Cruising Out of Control
Jonathan talks about being on a cruise, Ariel talks about her Broadway connection, and both hosts darn near lose their minds because they're recording on a…
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LNC Serves up Beans and Cotton Candy
Ariel is not all there and Jonathan is there but too much! We chat about trailers, talk a bit about video games, and celebrate the life and work of David…
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2025 Is Looking Pretty Scary
We've got a lot of geeky news this week, with a healthy chunk from the horror genre. From deranged robots to a killer with Heart Eyes, we chat about the latest…
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New Year, Same Old LNC
Welcome to 2025, y'all! Ariel and Jonathan talk about what they got up to during the holidays, the movies and shows they've been watching, how excited they are…
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LNC Joins the Hanson Family
Ariel saw Red One, Jonathan is going stir crazy, and we both have a whole lot of geek news to talk about! This one is a real bop! A real . . . Mmmbop! See…
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LNC Gets Excited for 2025
We're back after our lengthy hiatus to talk about geek news and what we're excited about in 2025. This is our longest episode yet! See omnystudio.com/listener…
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Bigfoot Werewolves and Asynchronous Haircuts?
In this tongue-tied episode, Ariel mixes up Yahoo for Yoohoo and Jonathan talks about "asynchronous haircuts" instead of asymmetrical ones. But trust us, we…
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LNC Doubles Down in Length and in Spiders
This week, you get two episodes for the price of one! Yes, we have an episode recorded two weeks ago as well as this week's episode, because things don't…
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LNC Gets Some Work Done
While construction work goes on outside both Ariel's house AND Jonathan's house, our two intrepid hosts talk about the geek news of the week and how surprised…
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LNC Goes to See Beetlejuice
Ariel and Jonathan share their opinions about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, plus they dive into the week's entertainment headlines and talk about a whole mess of…
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How Many Horror Movie Trailers Did LNC Watch This Week?
We're back after Dragon Con to talk about more movie/tv/video game/geek news, including a whole bunch of horror movie trailers. How many did Jonathan put on…
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There's a New Girl in Middle Earth
Ariel and Jonathan talk about stuff shown at Gamescom, a new animated Lord of the Rings spinoff film that takes some liberties with Tolkien's work (Jonathan…
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LNC Gives D23 a C, You See?
Ariel and Jonathan were not overwhelmed by Disney's D23 announcements. Nor were they underwhelmed. They were just whelmed, I guess. Plus, they talk about why…
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The Crush of Comic Con
After a month long hiatus, we're back to talk about Comic Con news, a ton of movie trailers, our thoughts on Deadpool & Wolverine and yet another "lost…
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Going to the Tonys with The Boys
Ariel and Jonathan talk (a lot) about what they've watched this week, plus it turns out all the trailers are for horror movies or horror-adjacent movies…
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Gushers and Coffee
Ariel enjoys a weird lunch. Jonathan enjoys Dead Boy Detectives more than he thought he would. Who will enjoy Zack Snyder's animated project about humans…
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LNC Goes Direct to Video
We talk about catching up on geeky stuff like Dead Boy Detectives and The Fall of the House of Usher, plus films and series we can look forward to in the…
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LNC Has a Live Interactive Component
In this episode of LNC, a live actor will speak back to Ariel and Jonathan on the podcast. Or maybe that won't happen. It will depend on our budget. But we…
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LNC Gets Upfront About Things
Apologies for the late upload, but Jonathan's editing computer decided to throw a tantrum. Your beloved hosts talk about what went down at the streaming…
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May the Fifth Be With You
We recorded this on May the Third while talking about May the Fourth but Jonathan didn't get it edited until May the Fifth. So here it is, with our reflections…
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LNC Rants about fake trailers
Ariel and Jonathan talk about the trend of creating fake trailers and how a little transparency can go a long way. Plus a mashup involving the Merc with a…
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LNC With a Twist
Ariel and Jonathan talk about twists in films, the musical Six, the Fallout series, why Jonathan really didn't like Wonka very much, plus tons of stuff about…
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LNC Has an Extra Spicy Episode
The mashups are back! Not only do we bring you geek stories from around the web, we also find out what happens when the Spice Girls face the gom jabbar! See…
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Dead Boy Detectives and Cheesecake
In this epic episode, Ariel and Jonathan talk about Doctor Who, Invincible, the Poohniverse, ghost detectives and the trope of women characters being put in…
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Snackin' on Gelatinous Cubes
From Pirates reboots to gummy dice, we cover some of the weird, geeky news of the past week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC Says Beetlejuice So Many Times
Whoops, looks like we're destined to be haunted by the ghost with the most. We talk about the upcoming Beetlejuice sequel, how Rebel Moon 2 still hasn't…
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Wild Robots and Purple Crayons
We're back! And we've got a super sized episode to make up for our absence! Learn about Ariel's Wacky Canadian Adventure! And Jonathan's attempt to remember…
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We Heard You Like Trailers So Here's a Trailer for Your Trailer
Ariel and Jonathan talk about ads (particularly those shown during the Superb Owl), plus how they both are irritated by trailers for movie trailers. And Ariel…
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The Made Up Adventures of the LNC
We talk about how casting directors deserve recognition, we wonder how a sequel to a low budget horror exploitation flick actually looks like a real movie, and…
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LNC Goes on a Pony Ride
We talk about the first look at Universal's Epic Universe amusement park, set to open in 2025. We have a chat about some interesting, British-themed tabletop…
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Never Play Off Godzilla at an Awards Show
Our favorite kaiju received an Academy Award nomination, while our favorite Barbie didn't. Plus we talk about how the Razzies are mean-spirited, how the…
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Max Minimizes at the End of the Year
The Max streaming platform will say goodbye to a whole bunch of geeky properties at the end of the year. Plus, we talk about the trailer for Furiosa, our…
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A LARP Rides Off Into the Sunset
Ariel fills us in on how the LARP she's been in for seven years wrapped up last weekend. Jonathan saw The Marvels and shares his thoughts. Plus, we've got more…
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LNC Celebrates the End of the Strike
After many weeks, the SAG-AFTRA strike has come to an end. And that means we can talk about geeky movies and shows again! We shake off the ring rust as we talk…
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The Spooktacular So Nice They Recorded it Twice
Due to a ghost in the machine (plus a ridiculous run of bad luck), Jonathan screwed up and didn't get last week's episode out. So our hosts gather together to…
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Geeky Destinations That Make Us Happy
Ariel and Jonathan talk about some of their favorite geeky places. From science museums to amusement parks, we talk about the locations we love to go to in…
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A Comic-ally Overdue Episode
After a month of travel and Jonathan getting COVID, our intrepid heroes have reunited to have a talk about the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, the conclusion of the…
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An Unconventional Convention Conversation
Ariel and Jonathan chat about their experiences attending various conventions like Dragon Con! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Live, LARP, Love
We cover a bit of non TV and non movie geek news. Then Jonathan interviews Ariel about her history of LARPing! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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LNC Rolls for Initiative
Ariel and Jonathan talk about some of their favorite board games and computer games and get real geeky in the process. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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Bidding the Renaissance Festival Farewell
It's the third part of our series about working at the Georgia Renaissance Festival. We talk about what a typical schedule is like at the festival, share a…
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Here's a Health to the Company!
Ariel and Jonathan are back talking more about their work at the Georgia Renaissance Festival, and what it's like to talk funny and to dress up in upholstery…
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Ope Wide the Gates and Let the Festival Begin!
Ariel and Jonathan begin a conversation about their experiences working as street entertainers at the Georgia Renaissance Festival (until a massive storm cell…
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The One About Solidarity and Supporting Your Local Arts
SAG-AFTRA has joined the WGA in going on strike as negotiations with film and TV studios and producers break down. What does this mean for our beloved podcast?…
Large Nerdron ColliderNic Cage Secretly Invades Nick Fury?
Some invasions are more secret than others. For example, Nic Cage secretly invaded Ariel's brain for this episode. Plus, Jonathan mixes up Australia and New…
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Hormones That Go Everywhere
Ariel and Jonathan talk about Bigfoot, Evan Peters joining Tron 3, and whether the Five Nights at Freddy's film will be scary. Opinions are expressed and we…
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A Quiet Comic Con
Some big media companies are skipping San Diego Comic Con this year, which might mean the programming for Hall H could be a little less exciting. Plus, Warner…
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The Birds and the Clown Bees
We've got a ton to talk about, from projects that will be delayed due to the writers' strike (plus other reasons) to trailers for upcoming games, series and…
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Tastes Like Leveling Up
Nic Cage is a survivor, Tom Holland is on a break, and Coke has a drink for real gamerz. Plus we talk about a whole bunch of other geeky stuff! See…
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The Found Lost Episode (Not Really)
What's this? The fabled lost episode from last week? No, Jonathan just had a very tough week and didn't get this slightly less than fresh episode edited and…
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We Need Another Hero
LNC remembers the iconic Tina Turner. We also talk about how Ariel and Jonathan had very different reactions to the latest trailer for the Barbie movie, how a…
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The One Where Jonathan Used The Wrong Mic
First, Jonathan had the wrong mic selected when recording this episode and that's why he sounds like that. No, we don't like it either. But more importantly…
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The Writers Strike Back
Jonathan and Ariel are back after an unplanned hiatus to talk about what's new in geek circles and how the WGA strike is already having a big impact on future…
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Are You Afraid of Such Great Heights?
Ariel and Jonathan talk more horror movies, how some trailers have really weird songs attached to them, what season three of Schmigadoon/Schmicago should be…
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Ask Before You Kiss The Girl
The Little Mermaid live action film will have some new lyrics and motivations in an update to the story. We know a bit more about the Warner Bros Discovery…