Mostly Nitpicking
543 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 515 ratingsA weekly podcast where Nando, DJ, and Diggins analyze a piece of pop culture by looking exclusively at the details.
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After After The Thrones - Battle of the Bastards (Season 6 Episode 9)
June 24, 2016 19:02 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBThis week the After After The Thrones team takes apart After The Thrones' analysis of the Battle of the Bastards. Who won? Who lost? What do we have to look forward to next week.
The Last House - Targaryen, Bolton, and the Championship Round
June 21, 2016 14:15 - 31 minutes - 14.2 MBWe have a nice short one for you this week. After After The Thrones cohost Chris Diggins joins us for the results of Last House Final Four. We announce the two houses will compete in the Championship Round and give a couple of Reccs.
After After The Thrones - No one (Season 6 Episode 8)
June 15, 2016 21:45 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBThis week's episode of Game of Thrones drew some mixed feelings. After The Thrones was pretty good. We go through Game of Thrones in the context of it's reaction show After The Thrones starring Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan.
The Last House - Arryn, Baratheon, and the Final Four (with Chris Diggins)
June 15, 2016 02:14 - 1 hour - 31.5 MBThis week, After After The Thrones host Chris Diggins joins us to reveal the results of the Elite Eight round of the Last House bracket. We talk about the match ups for the remaining houses. We also check back at some of the competitors in the Ultimate Giant Robot bracket and we talk about our E3 predictions.
After After The Thrones - The Broken Man (Season 6 Episode 7)
June 10, 2016 04:04 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBThis week on AATT, Nando DJ and Diggins break down what happened to be a legitimately good episode of After The Thrones. The map was legible. The questions made sense. The flow was better overall. Also we made a huge addition to our show and went an bought a shame bell so get ready to hear that constantly.
MBS E3 Preview 2016 (with Kevin Su)
June 09, 2016 17:45 - 1 hour - 34.8 MBBefore Sunday's E3 conference, Nando and DJ sit down with video game expert Kevin Su and talk about what to expect at the expo. Will Nintendo reveal a new console? Will Ubisoft do a good thing? Which awkward movie stars will show up? We answer those questions and more on this annual podcast.
The Last House - Stark, Tarly, and the Elite Eight
June 06, 2016 18:31 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBThis week we have friend of the show Alex Lee on the discuss the results of the first round of voting on the Last House bracket. We made a bracket of all of the great houses (and some minor ones) on Game of Thrones and we are looking for your opinion on which house is going to last long. We have plenty of interesting results from the Elite Eight round of voting And maybe even a tie. Also the team Gets Reccd with a movie, a park, and an Overwatch character recommendation.
After After The Thrones - Blood of my Blood (Season 6 Episode 6)
June 02, 2016 20:06 - 1 hour - 36 MBThis week on After After the Thrones, we generally agree with the show but we also weigh in on some new theories.
Bernie And Basketball (NBA Finals and The California Primary)
June 02, 2016 14:57 - 45 minutes - 20.8 MBBernie and Basketball is back baby! Everyone remembers our classic podcast (that we have done once before) where we talk about our two favorite things. DJ takes us through what we can expect from the NBA Finals. Nando looks at the future of Bernie Sanders.
The Last House - Greyjoy, Lannister, and the Sweet Sixteen
May 31, 2016 15:18 - 2 hours - 55 MBWinter is coming to Mad Bracket Status. This week we start our new Game of Thrones themed bracket, The Last House. We are putting sixteen of the strongest Westerosi houses up against each other in an attempt to determine which one will be the last house standing. And we aren't talking about the end of the books. We are interested in which house will be the last house at the end of time. We talk about some of the recent developments in the show including the events of the Faith Militant and th...
After After The Thrones - The Door (Season 6 Episode 5)
May 27, 2016 15:35 - 1 hour - 36.7 MBChris and Andy are all sad because that's how these kind of reaction shows handle character death. We talk about their analysis of the episode through their segments and we add some of our own. The map still isn't very good (#FixTheMap). Nando and DJ also have some of our TWCATABWEGBHOY (Theories We Can Actually Talk About Because We Aren't Governed By HBO...Yet) relating to Bran and Sansa. We also get into some huge After The Thrones controversy related to the number of Follow Up questions p...
Most Neighborly - The Winner and a Look Forward (with Zak Moy)
May 23, 2016 14:58 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBDrumroll please. This week we have the winner of the Most Neighborly bracket. It is a true contest of champions but only one can make it to the top and we are ready to tell you who that is. We talk about the historical significance of both Ned Flanders and Fred Rogers. We also bring on Game of Thrones expert Zak Moy to talk bring everyone up to speed for the next bracket, The Last House. Also we break down the new three starting Pokemon.
After After The Thrones - The Book of the Stranger (Season 6 Episode 4)
May 22, 2016 21:21 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBOur recap of Episode 4 of Game of Thrones Season 6.
Most Neighborly - Mr Rogers, Flanders, and the Championship Round
May 18, 2016 05:20 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBIts a wonderful day in the brackethood! A wonderful day in the bracket. But who will be in the Championship Round? We reveal the winners of the Final Four round of the Most Neighborly bracket and talk about the Championship competitors. Aaaaaaaaalso Richard Nixon makes a surprise appearance and you'll ever guess who else shows up (it's Mark Wahlberg).
Civil War Recap Episode (Potentially Called The Recapisode)
May 16, 2016 14:16 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB[SPOILER'S FOR CIVIL WAR INCOMING] Here's the deal. We loved Captain America: Civil War. We think you should definitely see it. But also now that some time has passed, we have some questions about certain parts of that movie that were pretty unclear. Questions like, Does Scott Lang really want to see his family again? What's the deal with The Raft? Is Zemo a HYDRA agent? Why does Tony recruit a 15 year old he has never met? And many more. Just like Captain America, we can do this all day.
After After The Thrones - Oathbreaker (Season 6 Episode 3)
May 11, 2016 13:42 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBChris and Andy are starting to get it together. Following a slight controversy, After The Thrones is back and our podcast recapping the Game of Thrones recap show is back with it. We talk about their analysis of the episode and makes some new hashtags (#FixTheMap). We also get into some of the fan theories that sprung out of this episode which After The Thrones can't talk about because they are under the thumb of big HBO. We also look at the questions Andy and Chris asked and propose some of ...
Most Neighborly - Dinkleberg, Mr Wilson, and the Final Four
May 09, 2016 20:59 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBHi-di-ho! We have the results of the Elite Eight round of voting on the Most Neighborly bracket. The results skew in one specific direction that sets up the Final Four in a very interesting way. We also talk about the possibility of a live Simpsons episode and our favorite parts of the Overwatch Beta.
After After The Thrones - Home (Season 6 Episode 2)
May 04, 2016 19:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBJon Snow is back. Roose Bolton is backstabbed. We look at the big events that the After The Thrones team nailed and what they missed. From the people behind Mad Bracket Status comes the exciting new Game of Thrones post episode recap show post episode recap show. That's right. We're analyzing HBO's After the Thrones with Chris Diggins. Does the show make sense? Is their analysis interesting? What did they miss? All that and more on this week's After After the Thrones.
Most Neighborly - Wilson, Feeny, and the Elite Eight
May 03, 2016 15:36 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBThe Elite Eight round of the Most Neighborly bracket has been decided. Nando and DJ bring on Pop-Break writer Chris Diggins to help them sort through the results and decide whether there is truly any meaning to life. Diggins also pitches his Space Jam 2 story which includes an evil Michael Jordan and an army of washed up NBA players.
After After The Thrones - The Red Woman (Season 6 Episode 1)
April 28, 2016 14:41 - 1 hour - 93.2 MBFrom the people behind Mad Bracket Status comes the exciting new Game of Thrones post episode recap show post episode recap show. That's right. We're analyzing HBO's After the Thrones with Chris Diggins. Does the show make sense? Is their analysis interesting? What did they miss? All that and more on this week's After After the Thrones.
Most Neighborly - Mary Jane, Fonzie, and the Sweet Sixteen
April 25, 2016 20:09 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBEveryone is tired this week. DJ just got back from PAX East. Nando and Emily just for back from hosting out Smash Snub panel at CPAC. We go through the results from the first round of the Most Neighborly bracket and have just enough time to talk about some of the new match ups before Game of Thrones starts and we end the show. Also this episode features a surprise appearance from a friend of the podcast who DJ ran into in Boston.
Most Neighborly - Quagmire, Denny, and the Top Thirty Two
April 18, 2016 18:28 - 2 hours - 114 MBA new bracket has appeared. We bring on friend of the show Lorenzo to help us introduce our new bracket, the Most Neighborly. We have assembled thirty two excellent neighbors from pop culture and we look at some of the first round match ups. Does Quagmire have any chance against Flanders? Why is Babette more neighborly than Totoro? What is the deal with The Room's Denny?
Ideas for Various Businesses - Dominos (with Frank and Jack)
April 14, 2016 03:12 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBListen guys, last week we made a podcast on the usual topics. Brackets. Pop Culture. You know the drill. But also in the beginning we talked AT LENGTH about Dominos. Like a lot. Frank Dicola and Jack Kelly from Game Revenant were also involved. It can only be described as art. Enjoy.
Nickest Toon - The Winner and a Look Forward (with Frank and Jack)
April 11, 2016 14:10 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBThis week we have the final results of our Nickest Toon bracket! The results were stupid close and the winner will very likely surprise you. We also look at the results of our mini brackets The Best Batman, and the Best Harry Potter Movie. We also are joined by Jack and Frank from Game Revenant to talk about some of the new games they're working on.
Bernie and Basketball (and Walking Dead and OJ and Wrestlemania)
April 07, 2016 17:28 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBNew mid-week podcast! We take a small break in brackets to talk about Nando and DJ's two favorite things respectively, Bernie and Basketball. In order, the topics of conversation are Golden State, Nova, Lebron, James Dolan, the Wisconsin Primary, New York Debates, Panama Papers, Hillary, TWD Finale, OJ, and Wrestlemania.
Nickest Toon - Tommy, Aang, and the Championship Round
April 04, 2016 19:16 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBThis week we have for you the final match up in the Nickest Toon bracket. We talk about the Nicktoonyness of Avatar and posit the theory that Aang and Tommy and essentially the same character. We also give you a new mini bracket as well as the results to the Best Batman mini bracket.
Mad Spoiler Status - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
March 31, 2016 13:01 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBIf you have not see Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and eventually plan to, this isn't for you. Everyone else, we have a spoiler filled mini episode of Mad Bracket Status where we take apart everything we didn't like or understand about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. We go over bizarre fan theories, unbelievable character choices, and everything else that made this potential Avengers rival into a complete trainwreck. Deathstroke Theory: http://moviepilot.com/posts/3586492 Communion Sc...
Nickest Toon - Aang, Tommy, and the Elite Eight
March 28, 2016 18:59 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBHuge week for the show. First off, we have the results of the Sweet Sixteen round of voting on our Nickest Toon bracket. Secondly, March Madness is going off the rails and number one seeds are being eliminated by the handful. Third, Batman v Superman: Rush to Justice was finally released.
Potential Spoilers - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
March 23, 2016 13:36Right off the bat, we have no real knowledge of spoilers for this movie. All spoilers are POTENTIAL spoilers at best and way off the mark at worst. That being said, we decided to have a podcast where we ask some of the big question regarding the new DC blockbuster. If we spoil the movie, that is completely coincidental. We have ZERO knowledge about what actually happens in the movie. We're just recklessly speculating.
Nickest Toon - Chuckie, Cosmo, and the Elite Eight
March 21, 2016 17:45 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBThis week it is just Nando and DJ going through the results of the Sweet Sixteen round of voting on the Nickest Toon bracket. Some shows are eliminated completely while other are surging towards the finals.
Nickest Toon - Ren, Spongebob, and the Sweet 16
March 15, 2016 15:30 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBWe are podcast! On a mission! Bracket kids with...you get the joke. That's the Rocket Power theme song but with some of the words changed to make it seem like it's talking about us. Clever right? This week Nando and DJ are back with the results of the first round of voting on the Nickest Toon bracket. There are some pretty bizarre upsets. Specifically one that should really surprise you. We talk about the next round of match ups as well as some Civil War news and give our pop culture recommen...
Nickest Toon - Doug, Daggett, and the Top 32
March 07, 2016 15:29 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBDear Journal, hi! It's us, Mad Bracket Status. We are still working on the Nickest Toon bracket. This week we bring on animation expert Kevin Su to look at some of the Top 32 match ups that caught our attention. We ask the tough questions. Which Angry Beaver is the best? Who is Chloe Carmichael? Why are the making another Hey Arnold movie? We also look at an insanely funny Doug based twitter feed and talk, talk about the Ghostbusters trailer, and give some of our recommendations in a new segm...
Nickest Toon - Stimpy, Pelswick, and the Starting 32
March 03, 2016 02:53 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBAre ya' ready kids? I can't hear you! Ohhhhhh! The picture of a pirate with a real mouth starting to sing can only mean one thing. We are starting our Nickest Toon bracket. Friend of the show Frank DiCola joins us as we unveil the starting thirty two contenders in the bracket. We have characters from the creation of Nickelodeon animation and characters that are still on the air today. See if your favorite made the cut and vote at www.madbracketstatus.com
The Superior Sidekick - The Winner and a Look Forward
February 22, 2016 14:56 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBIt is finally here. After a 128 competitors, we are finally able to reveal the winner of our Superior Sidekick bracket. Everything comes down to Super Mario's Yoshi and Star Wars' R2-D2. Dan Ward joins us to talk about the winner and everything he represents to sidekickery. We also talk about our next bracket and why it should be pretty good.
The Superior Sidekick - Yoshi, R2-D2, and the Championship Round
February 16, 2016 16:27 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBIt has all led up to this. We started with 128 sidekicks and we are down to two competitors in the Superior Sidekick bracket. We go over each character's history as well as some key difference between the two characters. We also spend some time in the beginning of the episode breaking down some of the movie trailers from the Big Game and at the end of the show we give a spoiler free and spoiler filled Deadpool review. Don't worry. There is plenty of warning if you haven't seen it yet.
The Superior Sidekick - Baymax, Deadpool, and the Final Four
February 08, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBThe heat is on! We bring musician and graphic designer Nick Porcaro to the show to dissect the final four round of the Superior Sidekick bracket. There are a couple of pretty surprising results. With the winners from each conference, we are able to start talking about who we think deserves to win it all. We also look back at some of the amazing marketing coming out of Deadpool before it's release later this week.
The Superior Sidekick - Sokka, R2D2, and the Elite Eight
February 02, 2016 05:35 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBThe Superior Sidekick bracket is really starting to heat up. Nando and DJ go over the results of the Sweet Sixteen round of voting to reveal the Elite Eight competitors. There are some big surprises in store. Will the Star Wars sidekicks stick around? Can Robin take on Rhodey Which Pokemon will prevail? The answers can all be found here along with some incredible Superbowl predictions.
The Superior Sidekick - War Machine, Yoshi, and the Sweet Sixteen
January 25, 2016 19:03 - 2 hours - 122 MBMad Bracket Status braves snowstorm Jonas to bring you the results of the Top Thirty Two round of voting on the Superior Sidekick bracket. Roommate of the show Kenny Goff is our sidekick and he bluffs his way through match up after match up in an attempt to seem like an expert and it almost works! We also talk to Seed from the excellent Poprika podcast about his new Indiegogo comic book project called Pineville.
The Superior Sidekick - Bucky, Sebastian, and the Top Thirty Two
January 19, 2016 15:54 - 1 hour - 108 MBThis week, the sidekick field is finally starting to narrow. We bring on Disney superfan Michelle Coraci to take the 64 remaining competitors in the Superior Sidekick bracket down to 32. DJ brags about his Morty related Reddit post. Nando asks whether Bucky is a better Cap sidekick than Falcon. Michelle questions whether Pikachu is really a sidekick at all.
The Superior Sidekick - Groot, Makise, and The Starting 64
January 11, 2016 15:55 - 2 hours - 137 MBSooooooo this week's episode is two and a half hours long. We think it's really good, so we didn't trim it. Perhaps in the future we will attempt to shorten the episodes from Tarantino film to regular film. No promises though. This week we go over the second half of the 128 round of voting on the Superior Sidekick bracket. Kevin Su stops by to go through some of the anime match ups. Nando explains why Groot might be the most powerful character in the Marvel Universe. DJ gives preemptive revie...
The Superior Sidekick - Wang Chi, Pikachu, and the Round of 128 (Part 2)
January 04, 2016 17:45 - 2 hours - 120 MBWe have made it to 2016 and with the new year, we have the new round of the bracket! Well, actually its more of a half round. You see, because we decided to make the Superior Sidekick bracket a 128 competitor contest, we split the first round of voting in half. So this week, we have the results from the Comics and Anime/Video Games Conferences and the match ups from the TV and Movies/Book Conferences. We also take some time at the end of the episode to look back at the pop culture that made 2...
The Superior Sidekick - Genos, Dex-Starr, and the Round of 128 (Part 1)
December 29, 2015 17:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBLet's get it started! This week we kick off the Superior Sidekick bracket with help from MBS CTO Caroline Amaba. It is a 128 competitor bracket and this week we are focusing only on the first 64 competitors which is made up of the Comics and Video Game/Anime conferences. Next week we will explore the TV and Movie/Book side of the bracket and vote on those match ups. Nando explains the tragic origin story for one of the most feared Red Lanterns, a blue house cat. DJ explains the premise behind...
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Our Dumb Opinions
December 21, 2015 19:58 - 1 hour - 109 MBNo bracket this week! I know, right? Instead we are going to talk for an absurdly long time about our Star Wars: The Force Awakens opinions. There are plenty of Spoilers! We warn you a bunch. If you don't want to be spoiled, don't listen. We won't be mad. Next week we will start the Superior Sidekick bracket.
Okabe Rintarou is the Top Time Traveler
December 15, 2015 19:20 - 2 hours - 113 MBIt is the will of Steins;Gate. This week we reveal the winner of the Top Time Traveler bracket. Resident Whovian Chris Diggins stops by to give his two cents on the Doctor. The guys do a little Reckless Speculation on the new Nintendo Direct and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Top Time Traveler - Okabe, Max Caulfield, and the Championship Round
December 07, 2015 18:14 - 1 hour - 105 MBThe time has come to reveal the final two competitors in our Top Time Traveler bracket. We bring on Nick Berrios, who has seen some of Steins;Gate, to give us some insight on the character of Okabe. DJ gets a voting result he is very unhappy with. Nando explains why the Batman v Superman trailer is awful. Vote all week at http://www.madbracketstatus.com/p/polls.html
Top Time Traveler - The Doctor, Phillip J Fry, and the Final Four
November 30, 2015 15:44 - 1 hour - 109 MBThis week we reveal the Final Four in our Top Time Traveler bracket. Dan Ward comes back on to school us on Dr Who. DJ reiterates his completely unfounded dislike for Life is Strange. Nando goes over the many time travel escapades of Fry. The episode ends with a lengthy discussion of the Civil War trailer that we would completely understand if you skipped. Vote all week at http://www.madbracketstatus.com/p/polls.html
Top Time Traveler - Max Caulfield, T-800, and the Elite Eight
November 23, 2015 16:28 - 1 hour - 108 MBLife really is strange. This week we bring on friend of the show Jon Kim to finally shed some light on some of our less well known competitors in the Top Time Traveler bracket. Nando explains why the T-800 should be in the Time Traveler hall of fame. DJ breaks out the Hyrule Historia to get the final verdict on Link's timeline. Finally, Jon Kim gives us his informed and honest opinion on Life is Strange.
Top Time Traveler - Okarin, Booster Gold, and the Sweet Sixteen
November 16, 2015 20:31 - 1 hour - 104 MBWe have a huge show for you this week. Our anime expert, Kevin Su, comes back on the show to explain who some of those guys are in our Top Time Traveler bracket. Nando and DJ figure out what Steins;Gate and Life is Strange are and we get a visit from a star of stage and screen who has played many a time traveler before.
Top Time Traveler - Barry Allen, Phillip J Fry, and the Round of 32
November 09, 2015 15:39 - 1 hour - 101 MBGreat Scott! This week on the show we eliminate half of the field to bring everything to an even 32 in the Top Time Traveler bracket. Emily comes on to clear up a bit of vampire lore. Nando posits that The Flash may be the worst time traveler in history and DJ tries to figure out what the plot of Terminator: Genesys was all about.
Top Time Traveler - Spock, Wolverine, and the Round of 64
November 02, 2015 18:57 - 1 hour - 102 MBThe time is now. Nando and DJ sit down with Dan Ward to start the huge new bracket, The Top Time Traveler. We reveal all 64 competitors and the 32 first week match ups. Dan talks about time travel in the Star Trek universe. DJ figures out what the Time Force Power Rangers were while Nando goes on about another dumb Yu-Gi-Oh! thing.