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The Acolyte: Disney Needs to Be Stopped

Normal Nerds - March 27, 2024 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
This past week the trailer for the all new Disney+ Star Wars series “The Acolyte” dropped and oh boy do we have some thoughts. Well us and a lot of the internet do. We break down the trailer, turn this episode into a little bit of a conspiracy pod, and over all explain why Disney just needs to t...

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Randomized Ranking: Off-Brand Marvel Movies!

Normal Nerds - March 20, 2024 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
It like for another randomized ranking as your hosts try to compile a decent blind rank listed using a d20. As of late Marvel has been in the news and catching heat for their many many flops so we thought we would give them some love and blind rank their MCU classics…. But then we thought “why o...

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Weekly Anime Review: Solo Leveling, Shangri-La Frontier, Mashle: Magic an Muscles S2, Frieren and One Piece

Normal Nerds - March 18, 2024 04:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Let’s kick off this week with another anime review.  We have a full list of anime this week and Solo Leveling (0:47) is here to kick it off. Followed up by the amazing Shangri-la Frontier (11:14) and its sorta lich fight. Next up we have so be happen in Mashle (17:40), but remedied by what we th...

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Jeopardy Battle: Anime Edition!!

Normal Nerds - March 13, 2024 10:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
It’s time for another new segment, anime jeopardy!!!!! We found a pre made jealousy game that is anime themed and after a few on screen technical difficulties we got it to work. Play and long and see who wins and who gets curb stomped!!!  Support the show

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Helldivers 2: SPREAD DEMOCRACY

Normal Nerds - March 08, 2024 11:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
It’s time to talk the new hit game Palwor…. Sorry we mean HELLDIVERS!!!!! The new hit game that is owning the internet is PlayStations own helldivers 2 a co-op game designed to spread democracy across the cosmos. You and three friends can drop from low orbit onto an unliberated world swarming wi...

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Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 Winners: Jujutsu Kaisen Reigns Kings

Normal Nerds - March 06, 2024 11:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
We go over the results of the 2024 anime awards. We did a prediction episode when the nominees came out and now it’s times to see how we did. Who won this year who do we think stole some categories, listen along and find out  Support the show

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Marvel’s Echo

The Night-Shift Bandits - March 01, 2024 22:45 - 1 hour
The Night-Shift Bandits are back with a review of the MCU’s newest hero Echo. All things The Night-Shift Bandits: https://linktr.ee/nightshiftbandits --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenightshiftbandits/support

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Madame Web: Marvels Latest Dumpster Fire and So Much More

Normal Nerds - March 01, 2024 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
We rap up the end of February by discussing the newest marvel (Sony) disaster, Madame Web.  The newest installment in the Venmoverse has gotten some of the worst reviews possible and keeps making us ask the question “how many times does this have to happen before they learn their lesson?” Suppor...

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Randomized Ranking: Board Games

Normal Nerds - February 28, 2024 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
It’s time for another randomized ranking where we roll a die and essential blind rank a topic. Today we are ranking the best and worst board games!!! Listen along and see who made the cut and who might have to make an appearance on a future list, not all the options get used. Support the show

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Wheel of Time Series: Davis Says it is Meh

Normal Nerds - February 23, 2024 11:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Today we discuss one of the hottest fantasy series out there, the Wheel of Time. The inspiration for the awful prime show, Robert Jordan’s the wheel of time is considered one of the greats and it does deserve the title of a good book series… but does it deserve the title great? Davis has read th...

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Dungeon Crawler Carl Series Is a Must Read!!!!

Normal Nerds - February 16, 2024 11:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
We bring you a book review/ recommendation episode. A while back our hosts got into the amazing nerd filled series of Dungeon Crawler Carl. A fantastic series which follows a creative cast of characters as they try to survive on what is essentially and alien game show. Listen along and defiantly...

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Would You Rather?: Anime Edition

Normal Nerds - February 14, 2024 11:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
.Time for an easy content day, today Maxwell has found several would you rather quizzes online… and we are going to go through them. Listen along and let us know if you would change anything or if you agree with us Support the show

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Weekly Anime Review: Solo Leveling, Shangri-La Frontier, Frieren and One Piece

Normal Nerds - February 12, 2024 11:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Time for another weekly anime review and the line up is a little different then last week. With a special Valentine’s Day event happening in Japan Mashle was delayed a week. To fill the space we picked up Frieren beyond journey end to review and of course solo leveling, Shangri-la Frontier and o...

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Avatar: The Last Airbender Live Action - Most Likely Mid

Normal Nerds - February 09, 2024 11:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Here we go again with another last airbender adaptation…. Ugh. We go over some of the news surrounding the new Netflix show set to drop on feb 22 which brings our lovable avatar characters back into the 3D world… because it worked so well last time Support the show

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Randomized Ranking: One Piece - Devil Fruits! So Many Bad Devil Fruits!

Normal Nerds - February 07, 2024 11:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Time for another blind ranking with a new format. Today both our hosts will be participating in creating a blind rank of the best and worst devil fruits. The iconic anime one piece is the creator of hundreds of Devil fruits that are amazing… and then a whole host of ones that suck major sea wate...

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Weekly Anime Review: Solo Leveling, Shangri-La Frontier, Mashle: Magic an Muscles S2 and One Piece

Normal Nerds - February 05, 2024 11:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
It’s another week and time for another anime review and oh man was this a good week. Solo leveling gave us a solid glow up and had us all wishing we could get ripped from Star points. Shangri-la Frontier keeps pumping out ideas for new dnd characters, and Mashle takes out the trash Support the show

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Is Taylor Swift The Problem?

Normal Nerds - February 02, 2024 11:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Today we talk about a slightly more normal topic, Taylor Swift and the NFL. If you are lacking in this knowledge, T. Swift had been dating NFL tight end and professional dream smasher Travis Kelce and the NFL has used every opportunity to let us know. To the point where some fans are irritated w...

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Palworld Rules The World!! The Hype is Real

Normal Nerds - January 31, 2024 11:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
We are back with an update on the game that is taking the internet by storm, Palworld. The not Pokémon game with guns is blowing up all over platforms and one of our hosts is part of that explosion as he has been playing the game for days. We break down what we like and where we think the game w...

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Weekly Anime Review: Solo Leveling, Shangri-La Frontier and Mashle: Magic an Muscles S2

Normal Nerds - January 29, 2024 12:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Here we are with another great week of anime reviews. As is the current block we are rocking Solo Leveling, the similar but much more funny leveling show Shangrila Frontier, and to cap it all off Mashle magic and muscles Support the show

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The Weebiest Episode We Have Had! Blind Ranking: Anime Hotties

Normal Nerds - January 26, 2024 11:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Ok today we have another blind ranking… what I hope my loved ones don’t watch. We are ranking anime hotties today. Everyone has one, that one anime girl who just stands above the rest and lights that fire in you. I had one, you had one, we all have them and today we are objectifying them by rank...

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Palword: Pokemon With Guns!

Normal Nerds - January 24, 2024 11:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Have you ever thought a beloved children’s game would be even better with guys?!?!?! Well look no further then Palworld. The brand new game is in early access across all platforms and so far the reviews are sparkling . Since the recording of this episode Maxwell has been on a two day grind throu...

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Weekly Anime Review: Solo Leveling, Shangri-La Frontier and Mashle: Magic an Muscles S2

Normal Nerds - January 22, 2024 11:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
After a devastating weekend for playoff football… we are back with another anime review. We have a full line up this week with the hype fulfiller Solo Leveling followed by the mighty Shangri-la Frontier, and closed with Mashle Magic and Muscles. Another great cycle of anime to make your playoff ...

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Crunchyroll Anime Awards! We Make Our Picks Part One!

Normal Nerds - January 19, 2024 11:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
It’s time for the 5th most magical time of the year, THE CRUNCHYROLL ANIME AWARDS. That’s right it’s time to see who dominated the year in an array of categories (even though we all know anime of the year is what we show up for). We go through our picks this who we think will win and who we woul...

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Top 10 Anime Series of All Time: The Correct List Unlike Watchmojo's

Normal Nerds - January 17, 2024 11:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
After that disaster of a watchmojo top 10 anime list that we reviewed last week, we decided to make a more accurate list. This is the Normal Nerds top 10anime of all time (so far) list that we attempted to objective on(much to the pain of one of our hosts). Listen along and let us know if you ag...

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Weekly Anime Review: Solo Leveling and Mashle: Magic an Muscles S2

Normal Nerds - January 16, 2024 11:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
A week and a day later and we are back with some anime review. We had to look around and take some time to see what was new and hot so we could give you amazing content. That said the new anime on our list are the hot of the gate Solo Leveling, and the return of Mashle magic and muscles. Both ha...

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Watchmojo Makes The Worst Anime List of All Time!!!!!!!

Normal Nerds - January 12, 2024 11:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Have you ever seen a take so hot that it’s just burned to a crisp and not fit for human consumption?? Well we have and it’s in the form of watchmojo’s top anime of all time list. Not only was this list one of the worst we have ever seen from that channel it makes you stop and wonder if the whole...

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Best Anime Openings of 2023!!

Normal Nerds - January 10, 2024 11:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
New year which means it’s time to do some reviewing of the old year. We had a lot of great anime come around last year each with some spectacular openings. Today we each rank our TOP three anime opening of 2024. Listen along and let us know what your top three are!!! Support the show

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Zom 100 - What a Wonderful Anime!!

Normal Nerds - January 08, 2024 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
As we get ready to strat a new anime cycle we wanted to talk about one of the better anime this year that was unfortunately plagued with so many production issues. Zom 100 Bucket list of the dead was and is an A+ anime with a perfect blend of comedy, animation, action, and lovable characters. We...

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Anime of The Year Jujutsu Kaisen S2 Ends!! and The Studio Got a Big Upgrade!

Normal Nerds - January 05, 2024 11:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
We are back in the new year and what better way to kick off the new year then to talk about what must be anime of the year Jujutsu Kaisen. We talk the final two episodes, rank the show, and talk theories for the future. Also get in a brief argument of how amazing the animation and fights are and...

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Merry Christmas! Ranking All The Great Things About The Christmas Season!

Normal Nerds - December 25, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
It’s Christmas Day and we hope this episode finds you safe and well. Today we do a blind rank of the best things about Christmas the most amazing season of the year. So sit back relax and enjoy the hot coco Support the show

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