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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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Star Wars Gets Bigger and Smaller at the Same Time
After a couple of weeks away, we're back with a ton of news, helped in large part by the Star Wars Celebration event. Plus, we talk about superhero fatigue…
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Little Mermaids and Tiny Krakens Mean Something is Fishy
Is it a coincidence that DreamWorks has an animated film that has a tentacled protagonist face off against a mermaid, or is the studio taking shots at Walt…
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Is Everything a Musical Now?
A musical rom com that touches on mental health. A stage musical version of Disney's Hercules. A musical. . . . Lord of the Rings? We cover lots of geek news…
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Ariel is a Quantumaniac and Jonathan is an Imp
What did Ariel think about Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania? What show is Jonathan ready to give up on? How does a deal between Nintendo and Microsoft have…
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Little Trailers and a Big Game
A lot of trailers for geek films and series came out this week, with many of them being teased during the Big Game. Ariel and Jonathan chat about what they're…
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Elvis Thinks Being a Secret Agent is Alright Alright Alright
Ariel is doing her best to avoid spoilers -- for commercials. Disney shocks no one by announcing more sequels in development. Elvis is a secret agent in a new…
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Deconstructing the New DCU
Peter Safran and James Gunn outlined their initial plans for the new DCU, and we have thoughts about it. We talk about what we're excited about, what we're…
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Ariel and Jonathan Get Sleazy in the 70s
The next incarnation of Schmigadoon ditches the wholesome, romantic era of musicals to embrace the cynical, sleazy shows of the 60s and 70s, and we are here…
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Could 'The Last of Us' be the last of Jonathan?
Jonathan talks about his take on both the Velma animated series and the live action adaptation of The Last of Us. He liked one way more than the other. Plus we…
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Failing our Saving Throw Against Grease 2
We talk about upcoming films, how Wizards of the Coast has poked a hornets nest by changing the Open Game License, and why Jonathan wants a cool rider. A cool…
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This Year is Geeking Out Big Time
It looks like 2023 is going to have more than enough to satisfy geeks. From superhero films to animated series to movies so fast that they're actually furious…
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Sad Boys in the Corner
Boy howdy, do we have a lot of news. From a ton of 30 seconds or less headlines to the latest on the DC film universe to more sad boys in corners, Ariel and…
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Jonathan is Dead Inside. Can Ariel Top That?
There's a ton to talk about with the announcement that big changes are coming to DC films and series, and not everyone is going to be happy about it. Is Wonder…
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Baby Yoda Meets Baba Yaga
Ariel shares what she thought about Wednesday on a Friday. Jonathan talks about what's on The Menu. We cover a whole lot of news and talk about a ton of…
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Margot Robbie Pirates A Christmas Story
Ariel and Jonathan talk about Zootopia+, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Quentin Tarantino projects, Pixar films and a whole lotta geek news. Plus, Ariel breaks…
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Clowning Around With Batman's Butler
We're getting a prequel series to Stephen King's "IT." Plus a new series set in the universe of "The Witcher." And we throw hands at "A Christmas Carol." Plus…
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Spirited Discussions and Blue Aliens
Ariel and Jonathan talk about another WandaVision spinoff, some other Disney+ stories, a curious Friday the 13th prequel series, and lots of other stuff! Plus…
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The Episode Where You Skip Ahead
Jonathan and Ariel catch up on some news. Ariel talks about her recent injury. We have yet more technical glitches to deal with. And we attempt to spoil…
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Jonathan Was Lost at Sea
Hurricane Ian delayed Jonathan's return, but while the weather got rough and the tiny ship was tossed, he has returned. And now, Ariel and Jonathan bring you a…
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Kiss the Squid
Ariel and Jonathan give a quick rundown on a few of the announcements out of D23 that caught their attention. They even talk about a couple of things that…
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So Much Stuff! (And D23 Hasn't Happened Yet)
Ariel and Jonathan sit down to talk about a ton of geeky news. So much news that we didn't have time for a mashup! And with D23 around the corner (it starts…
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The Wizard of Pooh
Ariel and Jonathan cover the latest news, including a Winnie the Pooh slasher horror film, a trippy movie that has nods to The Wizard of Oz, and a TV series…
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Please Don't Cancel Us, WBD!
In the absence of a mashup, Ariel and Jonathan talk about a ton of geeky news, including how Warner Bros Discovery is shaking things up. From funeral…
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Ever Hulk With the Devil in the Pale Moonlight
Ariel and Jonathan are back! They catch up on the big news that happened while they were on hiatus, then they get the jump on Marvel to do their own sweet…
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Spinal Tap Play Raccoon City
From Predator to Pixar, we geek out harder than Netflix this week at all the exciting things in the geek news. Plus we take Spinal Tap to Racoon City. See…
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Alice in Wonder Woman Land
Quantam Leap, Doctor Who, Cobra Kai. No you haven't traveled back in time, it's just that everything old is new again, and we chat about it all. We also chat…
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Cinderella Goes to Chip 'n Dale's
There has been a lot of shakeup in geek media the past couple of weeks, but at least we got the trailer for Weird Al. Also, we take Cinderella to Chip 'n…
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You Got Web's on my Winchesters
Those movie release dates keep movin', and new movies keep crawling out of the woodwork. We try to keep up. Then we hop in our impala and hunt some man spiders…
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Beauty and the Beast Boy
Classic Sci-fi to superheros, and throw in some Minecraft. This week is full of great news. Also we do a couple pitches for new episodes of Teen Titans Go! See…
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Singing in the Strange
This week after sharing sending love to some of our favorite geek podcasts, we get a little nostalgic and a little spooky with Marvel, early Halloween and a…
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Rerun: Game of Cats
We get to know more about our beloved host Ariel. Plus, we talk about musicals and musical episodes of non-musical shows. Then we mash up Cats with Game of…
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Morph-Morb-Mob ius
This week we mostly avoid Oscars news. Plus we chat about how exciting a Dolly Parton biopic would be, a trailer who's name has a double meaning, and how…
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Going Bananas for Cannoli
This week's news is creepy and kooky and has us turning red. Plus our mashup is a little dangerous and a little bananas. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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Sonic Could Do This All Day
What do Jonathan and a Chimichanga have in common? Is Nic Cage afraid to play himself? What happens when Sonic becomes an Avenger?Listen to this weeks episode…
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Trek of the Rings
This week we talk about auditions, Free Guy, and round things out with a mash-up that boldly goes where no hobbit has gone before. See omnystudio.com/listener…
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Daredevil's Daring 'Do
We discuss movies that make hefty claims, and video game shenanigans. And we mash up a classic fairytale with a comic book hero. Learn more about your…
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Harvey Framed Roger Rabbit
We talk about bizarre new media, viral marketing, and some of our favorite old great films that inspired our geek culture. Then we bounce into a listener…
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Moon Knight Goes To Kindergarten
There was so much geekery during the superbowl, that's almost all we had time to talk about this week. Well that and the new Rescue Rangers trailer. Plus join…
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Shang Chi + Jaws = Jabberjaw?
Join Ariel and "Razzmatazz" Strickland as they discuss bad movies and bizarre shows. Then listen to what happens when you put sharks into Marvel. DunDunDun!…
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Hercules Rocks Out With Fraggles
We chat about some fun things coming out soon, but also about Marvel's Eternals movie. We had so much to unpack we talked about it for another 40 minutes after…
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No Rings Attached
Double the news, double the fun, and we still couldn't cover it all. Plus a mashup that is quite the adventure, no lies. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
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The Hosts Write Dune the Musical
MoonKnight, you can't just ask if Disney is going gritty! Actually, you can, and we do! We take a look at MoonKnight and what it means for the MCU and D+. We…
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House Full of Ants
We go from baking, to semi-heated opinions on recent movies, to a mashup with Full House, and end up with ants....man....or rather Ant-Man. Learn more about…
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Thank You for Being Our Guest
It's the New Year and a new episode. After watching all the geeky things over the holidays, Jonathan and Ariel discuss spoiler windows. Then they do a mash-up…
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You're a Jedi, Harry
The New Year is giving us so much promise for wonderful geeky things to come. Hear about what we are most looking forward to, and then tell us what you are…
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Oops All Santas
In this jolly episode, we start off talking about our favorite holiday episodes of Tv, and end with the present of a bonus listener mashup. Happy holidays!…
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Captain Tightpants and the Pirates
Sometimes, rumors can be true, and sometimes they can be clickbait. This week Jonathan and Ariel discuss the place of rumors in the geeksphere and how to rumor…
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Sailor Moon Walks Like and Egyptian
After reviewing a couple ne trailers, Jonathan and Ariel discuss whether more trailers equals more happy. Then we take our mashup to the moon and beyond Learn…
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Side by Side By Spiderman
You asked for it, you got it. A whole musical mash-up from Jonathan Strickland, inspired by the late great Sondheim and your friendly neighborhood spider. Oh…
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Blade Mother
It's Thanksgiving, and Jonathan and Ariel are super thankful for you. This week they chat about some news and jump straight into a mashup that's Legend...wait…
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We Attack The Darkness
Jonathan and Ariel discuss tabletop role playing and drink mountain dew. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
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Monster Morphin Pocket Rangers
It's the time of year where we reflect on things we are thankful for. With all those warm fuzzies, Jonathan and Ariel talk their favorite heartwarming movies…
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To Tattooine and Beyond
How did Jonathan and Ariel celebrate their Halloweekends? Listen and find out, plus join them as they take Boba Fett to Infinity and Beyond Learn more about…
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In Scream, No One Can Hear You Space
This week Jonathan and Ariel talk about the best of the worst horror movies, monsters they wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley, and put a little Scream into…
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Super Munsters
This week Ariel and Jonathan take a break from Spooky to talk DC FanDome and have some wholesome monster fun! Learn more about your ad-choices at…
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The Pocuspuff Girls
Is suspense horror? Is horror suspense? We talk about the fine line and how the two genres play with each other. Then we take two famous female trios and mash…
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James Bond: Mummy's the Word
From fave fall activities to classic hollywood monsters to spoopy spy mash-ups, Ariel and Jonathan jump feet first into the Falloween season. Learn more about…
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Haunted PokeMonsion
There's a ton of news to go through, from a potential strike in the entertainment industry to upcoming series and films coming out soon. Plus, what happens if…
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The Lost Toys
This week Ariel and Jonathan talk about the dark turns of Marvel's What If? and ponder whether alternate takes can be as good or better than the originals…
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Clint and Croft Detective Agency
With so much superhero and video game news this week, of course we had to make a mashup about it. Come join us in the excitement! Learn more about your…