Normal Nerds
456 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsTwo very normal dudes talking about very nerdy stuff...and whatever else we feel like.
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Weekly Anime Review: Delicious in Dungeon and One Piece
April 08, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBAlrighty it’s time for another anime review and this time around we only have two on the docket as we wait for some new content to drop. So today we are adding the Netflix series Delicious in Dungeon, and of course we are keeping up the ever divisive One Piece. Support the show
Jeopardy Battle: Video Game Edition
April 05, 2024 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBTime for another episode of normal nerds jeopardy.l anddd once again the rules have changed this time we hope for the last time… maybe. Today we are tackling some video game trivia questions, some of the questions are great, some of them are far too easy, and some are just annoying. Play along and see if you can beat either of our hosts. Support the show
Randomized Ranking: Video Game Consoles
April 03, 2024 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBIt’s time for another randomized ranking, today we are going into so classic nerdom, consoles. From PlayStation to Nintendo we have put full on consoles and handhelds on this list, this might end up being one of our more positive lists since pretty much everything popular out there is a banger. Support the show
Weekly Anime Review: Solo Leveling, Shangri-La Frontier, Mashle: Magic an Muscles S2, and One Piece
April 01, 2024 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBAnd here we go again with another weekly anime review. Sadly our current run of anime is coming to a close as all but one piece end their current seasons on this amazing sequence. We kick it off with Solo Leveling (1:15), followed by the good shangri-la Frontier(8:12), Mashle’s (15:12)end to their second season follows up, and finally we drop some theories on one piece (24:15). Support the show
Jeopardy Battle: Nerdy Action Movies! Star Wars, Lord of The Rings, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, and Marvel
March 29, 2024 10:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBLet’s go with some nerdy Jeopardy. Today the topic is Needy Action movies!!! Which hopefully has better questions then that last awful anime jeopardy which liked AoT wayyyy to much. Play along and be patient with us and we continue to figure out how this segment should work. Support the show
The Acolyte: Disney Needs to Be Stopped
March 27, 2024 10:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBThis 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 take a break… again. Support the show
Randomized Ranking: Off-Brand Marvel Movies!
March 20, 2024 10:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBIt 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 on earth would we do that they did this to themselves”. So instead we are going to rank some of the off brand Marvel movies. These are the movies that were originally made independent of the MCU like b...
Weekly Anime Review: Solo Leveling, Shangri-La Frontier, Mashle: Magic an Muscles S2, Frieren and One Piece
March 18, 2024 04:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBLet’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 think is the second to last episode of this season to Frieren (25:30). Finally One Piece Egghead Island (38:15) wraps our weekly anime review. Support the show
Jeopardy Battle: Anime Edition!!
March 13, 2024 10:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBIt’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
Helldivers 2: SPREAD DEMOCRACY
March 08, 2024 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBIt’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 with machines and or bugs…. And then you can teach them what it means to be a Super Citizen. Bring them the right to vote through cold embrace of led!!! We talk the game and how annoyed we are it isn’t ...
Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 Winners: Jujutsu Kaisen Reigns Kings
March 06, 2024 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBWe 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
Madame Web: Marvels Latest Dumpster Fire and So Much More
March 01, 2024 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBWe 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?” Support the show
Randomized Ranking: Board Games
February 28, 2024 11:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBIt’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
Wheel of Time Series: Davis Says it is Meh
February 23, 2024 11:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBToday 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 the whole series and thinks it’s… a pretty ok book series. Listen along and find out if you agree with Davis’s takes on the wheel of time series Support the show
Dungeon Crawler Carl Series Is a Must Read!!!!
February 16, 2024 11:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBWe 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 go check out this series we have a feeling it’s going to be a huge hit soon Support the show
Would You Rather?: Anime Edition
February 14, 2024 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MB.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
Weekly Anime Review: Solo Leveling, Shangri-La Frontier, Frieren and One Piece
February 12, 2024 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBTime 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 one piece are still rocking the top spots on the list Support the show
Avatar: The Last Airbender Live Action - Most Likely Mid
February 09, 2024 11:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBHere 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
Randomized Ranking: One Piece - Devil Fruits! So Many Bad Devil Fruits!
February 07, 2024 11:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBTime 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 water. Randomizing out of 20, let’s see if our hosts can blind rank some magic fruits that taste like hot Garbo. Support the show
Weekly Anime Review: Solo Leveling, Shangri-La Frontier, Mashle: Magic an Muscles S2 and One Piece
February 05, 2024 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBIt’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
Is Taylor Swift The Problem?
February 02, 2024 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBToday 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 with the pop star. However, before you tear us apart we are here to tell you that Taylor isn’t the problem, listen along and find out who the real issue is. Support the show
Palworld Rules The World!! The Hype is Real
January 31, 2024 11:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBWe 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 will be going as it continues to be I. Early access Support the show
Weekly Anime Review: Solo Leveling, Shangri-La Frontier and Mashle: Magic an Muscles S2
January 29, 2024 12:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBHere 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
The Weebiest Episode We Have Had! Blind Ranking: Anime Hotties
January 26, 2024 11:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBOk 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 ranking them based on looks. Listen along and comment your list…. Just don’t make it weird ok? Support the show
Palword: Pokemon With Guns!
January 24, 2024 11:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBHave 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 through the game. Palworld combines the survival aspects of ark with the adorableness of Pokémon… plus guns and all much to the annoyance of many on the internet for some reason. We break it all down in th...
Weekly Anime Review: Solo Leveling, Shangri-La Frontier and Mashle: Magic an Muscles S2
January 22, 2024 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBAfter 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 failures just a little less terrible Support the show
Crunchyroll Anime Awards! We Make Our Picks Part One!
January 19, 2024 11:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBIt’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 would like to win and do our usually game. Listen along and let us know what your picks are. Support the show
Top 10 Anime Series of All Time: The Correct List Unlike Watchmojo's
January 17, 2024 11:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBAfter 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 agree with our list or would rearrange the standings. Support the show
Weekly Anime Review: Solo Leveling and Mashle: Magic an Muscles S2
January 16, 2024 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBA 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 having amazing episodes and openings this week we break down this new block of anime. Also note that shangri-la Frontier will continue to be our third anime but they had a recap episode this week and wh...
Watchmojo Makes The Worst Anime List of All Time!!!!!!!
January 12, 2024 11:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBHave 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 anime list department should be under new management. Seriously who green lit this list?? Go check out the video at watch mojo and support their other lists for sure…. Just not this one. Support the ...
Best Anime Openings of 2023!!
January 10, 2024 11:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBNew 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
Zom 100 - What a Wonderful Anime!!
January 08, 2024 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBAs 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 go over the three episodes dropped on Christmas and then rank the series overall and pray that it can get itself a second season Support the show
Anime of The Year Jujutsu Kaisen S2 Ends!! and The Studio Got a Big Upgrade!
January 05, 2024 11:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBWe 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 where they should be ranked Support the show
Merry Christmas! Ranking All The Great Things About The Christmas Season!
December 25, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBIt’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
Christmas Movie Bracket: Never Thought It Would Win
December 22, 2023 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBWe round out the end of our Christmas movie bracket just in time for that most amazing holiday. Listen along and see if you agree with our selection. Support the show
The Boy and The Heron Review: What Even Was Going On?
December 20, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBWith the drop of the new Studio Ghibli movie “The Boy and the Heron” brings with a new review. That’s right we actually went to a movie theater and saw this film, that’s how much we want to bring you good content…. And this movie might not be that. Don’t get us wrong it’s a beautiful film but we wonder if something got lost in translation or if they might have focused a little too much on being different. Listen along and comment what you thought of the film wherever you follow us. Support t...
Christmas Movie Bracket: 16 movies! Home Alone II vs. The Santa Clause!!!!
December 15, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBWe bring you another holiday bracket today. We did Christmas songs the last two weeks and now we are moving on to the best Christmas movies. Listen along and figure out if you agree or disagree with our list andddddd look to our instagram for possible votes for tie breakers. ALLLLLLSSOOOOOO If you have an ideas for what we can do for tie breakers on the show comment them wherever you follow us…. Because rock paper scissors ain’t cutting it. Support the show
Game Awards and GTA: VI
December 13, 2023 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBWe go over the game of the year awards today. We break down the big winner and what we think of Tears of the Kingdom getting snuffed so hard. We also toss in our thoughts on the new GTA VI trailer because why not Support the show
Weekly Anime Review: Jujutsu Kaisen S2, Spy X Family and Shangri-La Frontier
December 11, 2023 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBIt’s time for yet another anime review from yuh boys here at the normal nerds podcast. As we continue the current run we bring three episodes that may not have said a lot this week but tell such a deep and meaning full story. Those shows are the anime or the year Jujutsu Kaisen, Spy x Family, and shangri la frontier. Support the show
Suicide Squad Isekai: DC Doing It Right!
December 08, 2023 11:00 - 14 minutes - 9.81 MBAt last we have a real look at the DC collaboration with the wonderful world of anime. The Suicide squad is getting Isakaied and we are here to break down the whole trailer that dropped. With an action pack gang of crazy criminals this fantasy world has no idea what is coming for it. Support the show
Christmas Song Bracket: Crowning The Best!
December 06, 2023 11:00 - 11 minutes - 8.16 MBWe are back with you for this wonderful time of the year. Today we finish up our Christmas song bracket. Who will be deemed the song of the season and who will be frozen in place. Listen along and find out Support the show
The Marvels Bombs! Is MCU Done!?!?!
December 01, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBWe all know the MCU has fallen pretty far since the days of Endgame… but just how par had it fallen? With the most recent marvel Disney disaster know as the Marvels we have decided to break down just what is wrong with the MCU right now, and talk about what can be done to make it better. Support the show
Christmas Song Bracket: Oh Boy Davis Hates The Slow Ones
November 29, 2023 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBITS THE HOLIDAY SEASONNNN!!! Welcome back to another episode of the normal nerds podcast. Keeping theme with the most wonderful time of the year we have a Christmas themed bracket for you today. It’s a best Christmas song bracket, who will move forward, who will be denied, and who will get short changed…. It’s wonderful Christmas time…. That’s what gets short changed Support the show
Christmas Song Bracket: Oh Boy Davis Hates The Slow Songs
November 29, 2023 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBITS THE HOLIDAY SEASONNNN!!! Welcome back to another episode of the normal nerds podcast. Keeping theme with the most wonderful time of the year we have a Christmas themed bracket for you today. It’s a best Christmas song bracket, who will move forward, who will be denied, and who will get short changed…. It’s wonderful Christmas time…. That’s what gets short changed Support the show
Blind Ranking: Fictional Weapons!!!
November 24, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBIts time for another Blind ranking.... because we love these segments and they are really easy to do (don't judge us we need some quick content sometimes). Today Davis will be blind ranking the coolest fictional weapons. Couple quick points to add to this one: First off what ever weapon is stated we are imaging that we have it in our real world. Second what ever associated power usually comes with said weapon, we also have that. Lets see who makes this this and if it will be one to be proud ...
Happy Thanksgiving: The Finale of Our Thanksgiving Food Bracket
November 23, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBHAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES. We hope you are getting prepped to eat dinner at two and then fall asleep during some football, or on the chance that you are traveling today here is another episode to enjoy on the ride. Today fittingly enough is the conclusion to our thanksgiving food bracket. Who will win, who will be short changed? Listen along and find out. Support the show
Blind Ranking: Anime Gods - Our First Clean Episode!
November 17, 2023 11:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBIt’s blind rank Friday!!!! (That not an official thing but just the way the schedule worked out this week). Today Maxwell we be blind ranking anime gods, so we will see if he gets a great list or utter garbage. Play along and comment what your list is. Also technically this is going to be our clean episode, that might have happened but don’t hold out hope Support the show
Thanksgiving Food Bracket: Thankful 8
November 15, 2023 11:00 - 12 minutes - 8.7 MBThe thanksgiving season marches on and so do we. Today we are going over the thankful 8 in our Thanksgiving food bracket. Listen along and let us know what you think should be in this bracket Support the show
Weekly Anime Review: Jujutsu Kaisen S2, Spy X Family and Shangri-La Frontier
November 13, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBWe are back with another anime review and what might be the most spectacular episode of Jujutsu Kaisen yet. All three of our anime were gems this week but jjk had animation and story implications that went above and beyond what we could have hoped for Support the show
Attack on Titan is Finally Over!!!! Rejoice!
November 10, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBIT'S FINALLY HERE, AN END TO ALL OF OUR SUFFERING. That is right, Attack on Titan the final season part 4 billion has finally brought and end to this show. We break down the little good that was present in the final episode and tear apart all that sucked about it and in general the final season. We would like to preface this episode with we stand by that the first three seasons of AoT are some of the greatest anime ever created, but the final season might be some of the worst anime ever crea...