American Nerds is Dead
140 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsAmerican Nerds is Dead is a dead podcast. Victor Calvo and Raul Cruz also host it. Until they find something new to do.
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we're still okay, guys.
August 01, 2022 12:00 - 2 hours - 203 MBAmerican Nerds is dead. Spoilers for anything, honestly.
Ep 96 - Drive My Titan
April 22, 2022 19:45 - 2 hours - 232 MBMOVIES! GOTHS! ELITISM! just another episode. Rate, Review & Subscribe! We promise we won't gaslight you. FOLLOW US! Our Twitter and IG Vic's Socials Raul's Socials
Ep 95 - Shady's back. Tell a friend.
March 18, 2022 15:56 - 1 hour - 176 MBYeah. SO, it's been awhile since we've had a traditional episode. A lot has been happening with us career wise these last few months, so we decided to chill this episode and talk about soothing topics like the politics of The Batman (check out our review here), reality TV sociopaths and the nostalgia of late-night sitcoms. Oh yea, all this in the backdrop of a third World War, lmao. Enjoy, for the love of god. Please enjoy. Rate, Review & Subscribe! FOLLOW US! Our Twitter and IG Vic's ...
Ave Maria (The Batman REVIEW)
March 07, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 127 MBOkay, we think we're back now. So here's our THE BATMAN review. Rate.review.subscribe.Batman. FOLLOW US! Our Twitter and IG Vic's Socials Raul's Socials (This episode was recorded on 03/05/2021)
Ep 94 - New year new HEAT
January 21, 2022 04:38 - 2 hours - 232 MB*Gets arrested* "So THAT happened!* Rate.review.subscribe. Watch One Piece backwards. 10:35 - Oy issa Moon Knight traylah 16:41 - Joss Whedon: still a dick 26:06 - Bong Joon Ho to direct another banger (with Robert Pattinson!) 40:12 - Michael Mann’s HEAT 2: THE BOOK 56:18 - Scott Pilgrim: The Anime in development at Netflix 1:02:00 - Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard (kinda better than almost buying game journalism) 1:18:49 - Weeks (One Piece, Smiling Friends, Hawkeye, Scream 20...
Best of 2021 (in 2022)
January 10, 2022 18:52 - 2 hours - 135 MBThe Greatest Best-Of list Of All Time. Rate, review, & subscribe! RIP Bob Saget. FOLLOW US! Vic's Socials Raul's Socials (This episode was recorded on 01/06/2021)
Back to the Spider-Verse (Spider-Man: No Way Home Review)
December 31, 2021 22:48 - 1 hour - 136 MBProbably one of the biggest films to come out for our generation. After literal years of anticipation, here's our review of Spider-Man: Into the Sp- No Way Home. Rate, Review and Subscribe. Stay tuned for next week where we talk our Best of 2021. FOLLOW US! Vic's Socials Raul's Socials (This episode was recorded on 12/30/2021)
Ep 93 - House of Pucci
December 13, 2021 19:37 - 2 hours - 203 MBThe quick fall of Netflix Bebop, making Halo great again, the virgin Holland vs. the chad Tobey, and a good ol’ fashioned JOJO-CAST. Also something about kombucha idk it was really late when I wrote this. Rate, review, subscribe! Italians are funny. 22:02 - Trailers (The Matrix Resurrections, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part 1)) 33:33 - MAHVEL NEWZ BAYBEE (Shang-Chi sequel confirmed, new Spider-Man trilogy in development, Delroy Lindo’s in Blade) 44:07 - The cast for Oppenheimer...
Ep 92 - The Sage of Six Straps
November 22, 2021 17:18 - 3 hours - 234 MBSpider-Mans, Blizzard fumblies and BAKI. Eternals spoilers start at 3:04:01 Rate, review and subscribe. Hey at least we're not talking Bebop this week. 28:28 - Trailers (Don’t Look Up, Pam and Tommy, Spider-Man: No Way Home) 1:12:54 - Disney Plus Day (?) recap 1:35:33 - Star Wars: Rogue Squadron delayed 1:39:36 - Scorsese, Hill reunite for Grateful Dead biopic 1:46:02 - Blizzard shareholders are calling for Bobby Kotick’s resignation 1:52:09 - GTA Trilogy: Definitive Edition is a brok...
Ep 91 - Boobs at work
November 08, 2021 21:46 - 3 hours - 228 MBStar Wars cynicism, mosh pit culture, destroying your body for content and Larry David. Listen to Consoomer Reports and buy a Slime shirt if you're a real feminist Rate, review and subscribe. R.I.P. Halyna Hutchins 35:55 - Trailers (Lightyear, ugh Cowboy Bebop) 51:40 - Casting newz (Known appropriator Chris Pratt to voice Garfield, RDJ, Matt Damon join Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’, Brendan Fraiser playing Firefly in ‘Batgirl’, Hayden Christensen joins ‘Ashoka’) 1:21:32 - Dune Part 2 confirmed...
Ep 90 - Grandmother Kills
October 26, 2021 19:57 - 3 hours - 198 MBDune talk, DC, Dog collars and Metroid. Rate, review and subscribe! Nothing cheeky on here this week just do what we told you. 29:56 - DC FanDome recap 1:36:32 - Will Poulter cast as Adam Warlock, more Disney/Marvel delays (oh nooooo) 1:42:13 - New Nolan thriller(?) 'Oppenheimer' gets a lead and release date 1:12:04 - Mel Gibson to star in John Wick spin-off series 1:52:00 - Weeks (Diablo 2 Resurrected, Metroid Dread, AEW Saturday Night, Halloween Kills, No Time to Die, Dune) 3:06:00...
Ep 89 - Journey to The Corruption Arc
October 09, 2021 23:01 - 3 hours - 206 MBMany Saints of Newark spoilers end at 2:57:36 and What If…? spoilers end at 3:21:51 Rate, review and subscribe. What IF? More like What EVER! 2:25 - Trailers (Spencer, Licorice Pizza, Cowboy Bebop) 31:05 - Marvel suing to keep the rights of characters made by other people 38:10 - The final Smash Ultimate DLC is Sora from Kingdom Hearts 48:43 - Nintendo Direct September 2021 recap 1:12:04 - Konami to revive Metal Gear, Castlevania and Silent Hill 1:24:56 - Weeks (The Walking Dead, Diab...
Ep 88 - The People v. James Corden
September 24, 2021 20:58 - 2 hours - 193 MBHunter x Hunter spoilers end at 1:48:55 Rate, Review and Subscribe! R.I.P. Norm Macdonald 18:13 -- Trailers (Tragedy of Macbeth, Nightmare Alley, V/H/S 94, Hawkeye) 42:38 -- Nolan’s next movie lands at Universal 48:30 -- Another ‘The Batman’ spin-off series, starring The Penguin, is in development 57:20 -- Activision Blizzard now being investigated by the SEC 1:02:21 -- Epic “wins” trial against Apple (but we all really did) 1:09:01 -- This Nvidia “giga-leak” reveals a lot of possible...
Ep 87 - Certified Lover Boys
September 11, 2021 04:01 - 2 hours - 154 MBWe're tired and fed up. Mostly fed up. Rate, Review and Subscribe! or don't honestly. Listen to Boofpack Marauders, available now. 28:56 -- TRAILERS (Don't Look Up, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Matrix Resurrections) 1:07:40 -- Christopher Nolan shopping out new WW2 Oppernheimer film to different studios 1:12:20 -- PTA’s new film is called ‘Licorice Pizza’ 1:14:35 -- Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop revealed I guess 1:21:38 -- Playstation Showcase and Gamescom stuff idk 1:41:22 -- lmfao mlk x f...
Ep 86 - Knuckles is FINALLY black
August 27, 2021 22:04 - 3 hours - 186 MBKnuckles is confirmed black, Blizzard burns down, and Stone Ocean gets a new trailer in this weeks episode of American Nerds! We go through a lot this episode as we both catch up with news of the last month and get absurdly angry over communists. Just your average Friday. Rate, Review & Subscribe! Yare Yare... 5:15 -- RIP Trevor Moore 10:20 -- TRAILERS (Eternals, LAMB, House of Gucci, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean, Phil Tippett's Mad God) 50:45 -- Blizzard's fucked (again...
2021 Summer Movie Mess
August 13, 2021 11:00 - 2 hours - 156 MBNow that the Delta variant's out to stop the world again, we might as well talk about some of the movies we've seen in a summer that felt kinda normal again. Sit back, relax, and listen to two guys you don't know talk about movies you probably haven't seen. Give us 5 stars or we'll sneeze within your vicinity. 9:20 -- Black Widow (spoilers at 21:44) 34:40 -- Loki (spoilers at 39:30) 59:42 -- Old (spoilers at 1:13:02) 1:24:49 -- The Green Knight (no spoilers just watch it or read the boo...
Ep 85 - The Women Respecters or: The One Before The Sudden Hiatus (w/ Rooch)
August 05, 2021 17:32 - 2 hours - 230 MBThis week we have returning guest Adrian (@Rooch822) on the pod to talk about The Collector, ARGs, late night hosts, and the great Kojumbo. Also this was supposed to come out way earlier last month but we were all on vacation. We also recorded this on Zoom, so keep that in mind when we talk over each other at times. We'll be back next week with a *very* special episode. See ya soon. Rate, Review & Subscribe! Hoo boy you won't believe the shit we'll have to catch up on next episode. 8:00 -...
Ep 85 - The Women Respecters or: The One Before The Sudden Hiatus
August 05, 2021 17:32 - 2 hours - 230 MBThis week we have returning guest Adrian (@Rooch822) on the pod to talk about The Collector, ARGs, late night hosts, and the great Kojumbo. Also this was supposed to come out way earlier last month but we were all on vacation. We also recorded this on Zoom, so keep that in mind when we talk over each other at times. We'll be back next week with a *very* special episode. See ya soon. Rate, Review & Subscribe! Hoo boy you won't believe the shit we'll have to catch up on next episode. 8:00 -...
Ep 84 - "Nothing has changed."
July 01, 2021 22:11 - 2 hours - 222 MBWeak docket, strong temptation. This week the boys talk about the existentialism of EVA, The Sopranos again (sorry), and the origin story of a true antagonist. Just a regular Tuesday over here. Rate, Review & Subscribe! Please for the love of god someone arrest Evan. 4:17 -- TRAILERS (The Many Saints of Newark, Candyman, Halloween Kills, Chainsaw Man) 37:22 -- Knives Out 2 Full Cast and Set Photos 40:28 -- Scott Weiland Biopic 'Paper Heart' in the works 47:04 -- Damien Chazelle's 'BABYL...
Ep 83 - All Heroes Give Head: E3 Edition
June 17, 2021 21:38 - 3 hours - 209 MBThe only podcast where cartoons and cunnilingus get mentioned in the same sentence. Also an E3 recap. (Also apologies for some of the audio issues in this one. We decided to cancel all rains and storms for the foreseeable future.) Rate, Review & Subscribe! Fellas, it's okay to get down and dirty. DA NEWS: 8:32 -- Netflix Geeked Week recap 49:10 -- Rob Zombie’s directing 'The Munsters' 54:42 -- 'Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim' 1:01:54 -- 'Uzumaki' gets a new clip, delayed t...
Ep 82 - Dudes Rock
June 03, 2021 20:11 - 2 hours - 406 MBWe're going on a bi-weekly schedule from now on! It gives us room to plan for the future of the show and give you an all around better experience. Regardless, enjoy the show.
Ep 81 - A lot.
May 22, 2021 00:09 - 3 hours - 463 MBSo much news, Castlevania's still cool, CassavetesCast, very canon anime movies, Invincible spoilers end at 3:05:20 We also got the news of Miura-san's passing while recording, so excuse us if we sounded very loss (we were). Rate, Review, Subscribe and R.I.P. to Jerome Young (New Jack), Paul Mooney, and Kentaro Miura. Life is precious, y'all. Don't waste it. DA NEWS: 15:04 -- Trailers (The Amusement Park, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, The Green Knight) 33:40 -- AT&T chose violence th...
Ep 80 - The last Last Jedi review
May 12, 2021 19:44 - 2 hours - 375 MBThis week we talk about one of the most controversial and reviled pieces of fiction that has ever graced our screens. The Last Jedi gets mentioned, too.
Ep 79 - Christ, EDP.
April 30, 2021 15:41 - 3 hours - 463 MBWe're back! What the f-ck happened? In the midst of the downfall of a meme lord, the Snyder level disaster of the Oscars, and the Enigma of the Paul brothers, the boys have returned to laugh from a far. Ain't degeneracy hilarious? Rate, Review & Subscribe! Fist bump? No? DA NEWS: 30:34 -- TRAILERS (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, West Side Story) 36:35 -- Oscars 2021 Recap (lmfao) 1:08:53 -- Ryan Coogler keeping 'Black Panther II' production in Georgia 1:13:35 -- Ji...
Ep 78 - THE BASEMENT *happy screams*
April 15, 2021 10:55 - 2 hours - 349 MBCars in space, FINALLY ATTACK ON TITAN, Jolyne, Chris McLean the sociopath, and another round of racist wrestlers (sponsored by Intel).
Ep 77 - Pissin' with Liam.
April 02, 2021 10:20 - 3 hours - 447 MBDiscord messed with us multiple times during recording. Happy April Fools?
Apokolips Now (Zack Snyder's Justice League Review)
March 26, 2021 22:27 - 2 hours - 407 MBAfter years of free marketing and thousands of whining man-children, the Snyder Cut has finally been released in all it's 4 hours of glory? It's crazy that this even exists, setting aside how the movie actually is, this has been one of the most interesting stories in Hollywood history. This episode was never supposed to happen. Wild times indeed. Rate, Review & Subscribe. Hallelujah? E-MAIL US HERE & LISTEN TO US ON ALL PLATFORMS! Our Instagrams Raul's Twitter Vic's Twitter E...
Ep 76 - The Miseducation of Lola Bunny
March 18, 2021 10:55 - 2 hours - 378 MBOscar nominations, attractive cartoons and their self-worth, Pablo Escobear, Snyder Cut countdown, WandaVision spoilercast, and The Friends of Eddie Coyle. This one's a very silly episode. Enjoy!
Ep 75 - Young McMahon
March 04, 2021 13:00 - 3 hours - 452 MBTroubles at Castle Seuss, I Care a Lot, Elden Ring shot on a potato, R.I.P. Anthem, PRISON, and the rascally escapades of one Vincent Kennedy McMahon.
Ep 74 - Spider-Man: 99 Homes (ft. Nihar Mandapaty)
February 26, 2021 21:14 - 4 hours - 576 MBOur special guest is kinda not a guest? We are finally joined by the person that makes the show sound as crisp as possible... Nihar Mandapaty! Nihar joins us on this long haul of an episode where we talk about the stupid "Home" titles Marvel/Sony needs to drop, MK's awesome new trailer and Bobby Shmurda's return to save the world. Rate, Review & Subscribe! Happy b-day Nihar! DA NEWS: 9:12 -- Return of Bobby Shmurda 12:04 -- Merci, Daft Punk. 21:35 -- TRAILERS (Mortal Kombat, Crue...
Ep 73 - Law & Order: Hate Crimes
February 18, 2021 17:45 - 2 hours - 368 MBRaul manifests a new Dick Wolf show and Vic laughs at Joss Whedon from a distance in this stacked episode. If you haven't yet, make sure to check out Parts 1 & 2 of the Eric Whitacre interview in collaboration with Josh Meehan (The Media Music Podcast) we couldn't be more grateful for the support y'all. Thank you <3
W/ Eric Whitacre pt. 2 (ft. Media Music Podcast)
February 12, 2021 13:00 - 40 minutes - 93.2 MBLISTEN TO PART 1 HERE!! In part two of a special interview (in collaboration with Josh Meehan from The Media Music Podcast) we continue our discussion with renowned composer, Eric Whitacre. We talk about how he met frequent collaborator Charles Anthony Silvestri, his favorite films and series that inspired his work, the importance of teachers, and, naturally, gush about John Williams and Star Wars. This interview was easily one of our favorite episodes to date and we hope you enjoy it as mu...
w/ Eric Whitacre Pt. 2 (ft. Media Music Podcast)
February 12, 2021 13:00 - 40 minutes - 93.2 MBLISTEN TO PART 1 HERE!! In part two of a special interview (in collaboration with Josh Meehan from The Media Music Podcast) we continue our discussion with renowned composer, Eric Whitacre. We talk about how he met frequent collaborator Charles Anthony Silvestri, his favorite films and series that inspired his work, the importance of teachers, and, naturally, gush about John Williams and Star Wars. This interview was easily one of our favorite episodes to date and we hope you enjoy it as mu...
w/ Eric Whitacre Pt. 2 (ft. The Media Music Podcast)
February 12, 2021 13:00 - 40 minutes - 93.2 MBIn the part two of our talk with Eric Whitacre, we talk about how he met frequent collaborator Charles Anthony Silvestri, his favorite films and series that inspired his work, the importance of teachers, and naturally, gush about John Williams and Star Wars.
Ep 72 - Saving Private Archie
February 11, 2021 13:00 - 2 hours - 317 MBTall video game women, lmao STADIA, Minari, and a special appearance by James (not Italian) Caan.
Ep 71 - First we take the Moon, then we'll take Mars.
February 04, 2021 06:01 - 2 hours - 341 MBAudio Issues and Volatile meme stocks aside, how's your pandemic been? Rate, Review & Subscribe! Do you think there are DOGES on the moon? DA NEWS: 4:58 -- The complete moron’s guide to GameStop’s stock roller coaster 19:37 -- Trailers (Godzilla vs. Kong, HBO Max preview, Raya and the Last Dragon) 36:19 -- HBO Max hits subscriber goal two years ahead of schedule 44:29 -- A bunch of shows are in development (Game of Thrones animated series, Kong Skull Island/Tomb Raider Netflix anime...
Ep 70 - MOTTO PANUKEIKU!
January 29, 2021 11:00 - 2 hours - 294 MBThe craft of Letterman, Adam Sandler rankings, nobody needs another Birth of a Nation, Bobby Burns, the anxieties that come with creating, and, naturally, pancakes. Rate, Review & Subscribe! Don't worry. We'll get to GameStonks next week. DA NEWS: 8:19 -- Harry Lennix confirms Martian Manhunter in Zack Snyder's Justice League 20:06 -- 'Green Arrow and the Canaries' passed over at The CW 28:15 -- Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem in Talks to Play Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in an Aaro...
Ep 70 - MOTTO PENEKEKU!
January 29, 2021 11:00 - 2 hours - 294 MBThe craft of Letterman, Adam Sandler rankings, nobody needs another Birth of a Nation, Bobby Burns, the anxieties that come with creating, and, naturally, pancakes.
Ep 69 - Nice. (ft. Josh Meehan)
January 21, 2021 11:00 - 2 hours - 308 MBThis week we have Josh Meehan (@MediaMusicPod) back on the podcast to talk about WandaVision, LucasFarts, and Kojima shenanigans. Plus, we finally did it. For (better or for) worse, we're going to talk about CATS. Side note: We recorded this episode over Zoom, which explains why the audio is slightly off.
The Best of 2020(?) Special
January 15, 2021 21:00 - 2 hours - 313 MBTighten up your Daddy Yankee shoes, turn up your Kylie Minogue speakers, and pour yourself a stiff one as we scrounge up whatever we liked in the year 2020. We start with a discussion about two recent films in Wonder Woman 1984 and Soul, followed by a general discussion about everything else that was thrown at our eyeballs (good and bad). Enjoy!
Ep 68 - Life is bad, but it can be worse.
January 14, 2021 11:10 - 2 hours - 368 MBThis week we talk about how misinformation and fanaticism can lead to violence and disruption. 12 Monkeys also gets discussed. Welcome to 2021 babyyyyyy!
Ep 67 - Cyberdunk petty-77
December 24, 2020 19:00 - 2 hours - 365 MBTom Cruise screams and CD Projekt Red takes a tumble in our last episode of 2020 (finally). We also get into some Mando and Primal talk as well. Enjoy!! Get some sleep, Brendan.
Ep 66 - We've been casted in Spider-Man 3
December 17, 2020 23:20 - 2 hours - 411 MBThere's so much news today, this description is pointless. Just listen dammit. Rate, Review & Subscribe. We'll see y'all on set. DA NEWS: 11:02 -- TRAILERS (WandaVision, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, What If..?, Mr. Nobody) 33:50 -- Disney Investor Call Recap (Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, Fox) 1:19:12 -- Alfred Molina returning as Doc Ock in Marvel's Spider-Man 3 along with everyone else! (including you) 1:27:39 -- The WB/Justice League investigation...
Ep 65 - Mank Men
December 09, 2020 21:00 - 2 hours - 403 MBHBO MOVIES! MANK! LEFTOVERS! SNAKE?! Snake. Also some other news so you better enjoy that.
Ep 64 - Kellogg & Friends
December 02, 2020 14:33 - 3 hours - 426 MBCan you believe this guy's name is on a national cereal brand? Like, WHAT. Slow news week, but that's never stopped us. Rate, Review & Subscribe or the cereal man is gonna get you. Ivettes custom Denim store: DAMN Denim DA NEWS: 13:39 -- Deadpool 3 gets a new pair of writers 20:52 -- A new Predator movie is in development with Dan Trachtenberg set to direct. (hell yea) 30:47 -- Godzilla vs. Kong being shopped to Netflix, HBO Max 36:13 -- Joaquin Phoenix may lead Ari Aster's nex...
Ep 63 - The Disney Dumptruck Crew
November 23, 2020 08:00 - 3 hours - 520 MBThe Mandalorian, Snyder Cult, GameStop's still poop, Pokémon scammers, and some good ol' memories about the holidays (but mostly about Twitches).
Ep 62.5 - Wholesome Radio
November 11, 2020 22:27 - 2 hours - 401 MBBatman: Three Jokers, The Wailing, Clone High, and some rambling about tolerance and giving food to strangers. The more you know.
Ep 62 - Election WEEK
November 06, 2020 14:53 - 2 hours - 337 MBWE'RE BACK BABY! Jesus, we recorded this on Tuesday and the election is STILL going on. 2000 Election anyone? Anyway, there is so much news that we're splitting this episode in two! This is the news part, our weeks/reviews part comes in a few day. For now, enjoy this dense joint. Rate, Review and Subscribe! In the end of the day, it's about the electoral votes we made along the way. 11:02 -- R.I.P. Sean Connery 15:23 -- Jared Leto, Joe Manganiello return for Zack Snyder’s Justice...
Ep 62 - Election WEEK(S)
November 06, 2020 14:53 - 2 hours - 337 MBWE'RE BACK BABY! We recorded this on Tuesday and the election is STILL going on (2000 anyone?). Anyway, there's been so much news that we're splitting this episode in two! This is the news part, and our weeks/reviews part will be out in a few days. For now, enjoy this dense joint.
Ep 61 - Adam McKay saves the trees.
October 23, 2020 12:54 - 2 hours - 391 MBProbably our smallest docket to date and yet we still finished close to 3 hours. You're welcome.