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Pittsburgh Nerd

460 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 53 ratings

Hosts Sean and Ian discuss what ever strikes their fancy.

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Episodes

Where's Ian

March 25, 2024 01:45 - 1 hour - 70.2 MB

This week Sean can't find Ian, we discuss The extended editions of The Lord Of The Rings, Sean has a review of Resident Alien, we discuss where to get a great hot dog, Superfan Thad writes in with his thoughts on Justin Fields, and so much more

The Old Butter Churner

March 18, 2024 01:27 - 1 hour - 73.6 MB

This week Sean has reviews of Hypnotic and some Godzilla Anime movies, we discuss the crazy week the Steelers had, funny names for sexual positions, what we thought about the Crow trailer, the Star Wars Rogue Squadron movie is back on and so much more

He's Going To Kill HIm

March 11, 2024 01:11 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MB

This week Sean has a review of Damsel and The Dynasty, we discuss what is now going on with the Monreville Convention Center, Jake Paul's fight against Mike Tyson, the latest Steelers rumors and the trade of Jake Guentzel from the Penguins, plus so much more

Death Of The DCEU

March 04, 2024 05:25 - 1 hour - 84.9 MB

This week Sean has a review of Dune Part Two and Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom, we discuss the end of the DCEU and should we look forward to the future plus some Marvel talk and what are the Steelers going to do in the off season, plus so much more

Smooth Jizz with Fingin D'an

February 26, 2024 00:51 - 1 hour - 56.3 MB

This week Ian discusses his new diet, Sean has review of the live action Avatar The Last Airbender show and Sean buys old man shoes, Universal has plans for more Jurassic World movies and why do studios keep going back to the same IPs and is The Dark Knight Rises really a bad comic book movie, plus so much more

The Caretaker Of Deadpool

February 19, 2024 02:35 - 1 hour - 88.4 MB

This week Sean has a review of Oppenhimer and The Dynasty, we discuss The Super Bowl and all the stuff that goes with it, we discuss a closure of a local convention center and the latest news about the Fantastic Four which leads to a conversation about how Marvel movies have done after Endgame and why don't men like women, plus so much more

Get To The Chopper

February 12, 2024 04:21 - 1 hour - 62.3 MB

This week Sean has reviews of The Marvels and NASCAR: Need For Speed, plus Godzilla 2000, we discuss what is new for the Predator franchise and the movies of Arnold Schwarzenegger, what is going to ge the first movie of the next generation of Star Wars movies and a little pre Super Bowl talk, plus so much more

RIP Carl Weathers

February 05, 2024 01:25 - 1 hour - 65.4 MB

This week we discuss the passing of Carl Weathers, Sean has reviews RWBY X Justice League part 2 and Dumb Money. We discuss the latest news with our run down local mall, and Christopher Nolan says Oppenhimer is saving non franchise movies, plus so much more

He Did What?

January 29, 2024 03:29 - 1 hour - 77.3 MB

This week we discuss the new Mission Impossible movie and trailers for the new Walking Dead series and Roadhouse, we discuss the big deal between Netflix and the WWE plus the latest Vince McMahon scandal, the end for Sports Illustrated and the newspaper & magazine industry, plus so much more

Lawrence Welk

January 22, 2024 03:19 - 1 hour - 110 MB

This week we have another bar fight story from Sean, we discuss the Steelers playoff loss and who we are rooting in the NFL playoffs, we discuss the movie Lift and Tron 3 going into production, can The Black Hole be remade, what movies are we looking forward to in 2024, the excitement of going to the video rental place and watching movies on HBO, plus so much more

Live From The King's Seat

January 15, 2024 02:27 - 1 hour - 75 MB

This week we are recording live from The King's Seat, Ian has been watching some older movies, he has some questions about why Sean likes certan things, we discuss all of the latest Star Wars news, we discuss the Steeler's playoff game and what is going on with Star Trek movies, plus so much more

My Worst Nightmare

January 08, 2024 02:25 - 1 hour - 84.5 MB

This week we discuss what is going on with the Steelers, Ian has seen Godzilla Minus One, Sean discusses the latest Dave Chapelle special and Katt Williams dropping bombs, we discuss being in a toilet explosion and a lawsuit about candy, plus so much more

Pop Tart Bowl

January 01, 2024 01:49 - 1 hour - 76.2 MB

This week we discuss the latest goings on in college football. Including The Pop Tart bowl, how players opting out, the transfer portal and NIL are effecting the bowl games, the use of NFL technology in CFB games and more, plus we discuss what is going on with the Steelers and our fantacy football league, give us a listen to hear this and so much more

Bon Jovi Rules

December 26, 2023 02:16 - 1 hour - 86.9 MB

This week, Sean has revies of The Iron Claw and Rebel Moon, we discuss some other stuff we've been watching, we discuss the music of Bon Jovi and go down a music rabbit hole, plus so much more

Getting Ready For V'GER

December 18, 2023 02:52 - 1 hour - 72.5 MB

This week we discuss the latest Steelers loss, we discuss Voyager 1 no longers communicating with Earth and how long would we wait in line for a burger, and some Godzilla talk, plus so much more

The Standard Is The Standard

December 11, 2023 02:35 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MB

This week Sean and Ian discuss the last two Steelers games, we discuss the latest Indiana Jones movie and the Harrison Ford documentary, Sean has reviews of Leave The World Behind and the new Doctor Who specials, give us a listen to hear this conversation and so much more

Really Fox News?

December 04, 2023 02:32 - 1 hour - 89.7 MB

This week Sean has a short review of the latest Indiana Jones movie and the Netflix show Obliterated, we discuss a Fox News story about holiday horror movies and we discuss the promotion of Dave Filoni and what that means for Star Wars and some sports talk to end the show, plus so much more

Who Is The X Men Team

November 27, 2023 02:27 - 1 hour - 105 MB

This week Ian goes shopping at Salvation Army and has some interesting finds, Ian watches Amazing Spider-Man 1 and 2 which leads to a Spider-Man discussion and we discuss Sony's Spiderverse, we discuss the casting news for Superman Legacy, we go down a rabbit hole trying to figure out who should be on the MCU X-Men team and the Steelers fire thier OC, plus so much more

Doom Dynasty

November 20, 2023 01:32 - 1 hour - 66.4 MB

This week Sean has a review of Blue Beetle and Monarch, we discuss the casting news for Fantastic Four and go down a rabbit hole discussing what can be done about replacing Kang, we also discuss the Mademe Web trailer and how much faith we have in Sony plus so much more

Hanging From The Rafters

November 13, 2023 02:24 - 1 hour - 65.8 MB

This week Sean has a review of The Killer and Ian has a bad food expeance, we discuss the Penguins retiring Jaromir Jagr's number and what Pittsburgh sports athletes should have their number retired, we discuss the trailer for the new Ghostbusters movie and so much more

I Didn't Even Know They Were Making This

November 06, 2023 02:31 - 1 hour - 88.1 MB

This week Ian goes to a Steelers game, Superfan Thad challenges Sean to defend Kenny Picket, we discuss the trailers for The Fall Guy and Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes, Nic Cage is not happy with his cameo in the Flash and so much more

Lots Of Steelers Talk

October 30, 2023 01:38 - 1 hour - 87.1 MB

This week Ian returns, Sean has been watching RWBY, we talk about how the Steelers are doing this year, we discuss Steelers from the past, great drafts, plus a remake of Eliectric Dreams and we go down a rabbit hole about Jethro Tull and concerts we've been to, plus so much more

Movie Theater Behavior

October 23, 2023 03:51 - 1 hour - 92.9 MB

This week Nancy has to step in again, Sean discusses Justice League X RWBY, we go down some odd rabbit holes all episode long, we discuss how to behave when you go to see a concert movie at a movie theater, and netflix looking to get into retail spaces, plus so much more

Ian's Back

October 16, 2023 00:46 - 1 hour - 88.8 MB

Ian returns after his fight with COVID, He discusses what his expiernce was like, we discuss Ahsoka, and what is wrong with Marvel shows, we talk fantasy football and Matt Canada, plus so much more=

Talking Music With Nancy

October 09, 2023 03:44 - 1 hour - 97.2 MB

This week Nancy steps in for Ian again, we discuss the music of Thirty Seconds to Mars and go down a musical rabbit hole, we discuss movie theme music and and our favorite wrestlers entrance music, plus a lot of cat talk and so much more

Let Me Look That Up

October 02, 2023 04:44 - 1 hour - 93.9 MB

This week Nancy steps in again, Sean has reviews of The Meg 2, Unstable and a documentery about Kurt Angle, we have to keep looking stuff up and we discuss the Taylor Swift effect and the difference between influencers and commercials, plus so much more

The Trial of Ahsoka Tano

September 18, 2023 01:39 - 1 hour - 58 MB

This week we discuss what we've been watching, we dive into the latest episode of Ahsoka, Tim Burton isn't happy with DC/WBD, why are the new Walking Dead shows so good and so much more

I Don't Get Burning Man

September 11, 2023 01:47 - 1 hour - 73.5 MB

This week we go down a music rabbit hole to start the show, we discuss the show Lioness, we discuss the new episode of Ahsoka and go down a Star Wars rabbit hole, and the disaster that is Burning Man and so much more

Rebel Moon

September 04, 2023 04:23 - 1 hour - 95.1 MB

This week Sean talks about the passing of Jimmy Buffet, Sean goes back and rewatches Zack Snyder's Justice League, Ian has watched the Flash and we have a spoiler filled review we discuss Ahsoka and go down a Star Wars rabbit hole, Sean also discusses the documentaries BS High and Swamp Kings, we discuss the Rebel Moon trailer and so much more

Angry Ian

August 28, 2023 02:02 - 1 hour - 73.1 MB

This week, Sean has a review of The Flash, we discuss what dating must be like in the modern world, Billy McFarland is launching Fyre Fest 2, India lands on the moon and Ian gets angry at the world, plus so much more

What Have We Been Watching

August 21, 2023 02:51 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB

This week we both watched Twisted Metal and Heart Of Stone, Sean has reviews of The Super Mario Brothers movie and Lioness, we discuss the drama surrounding Michael Oher and David Ayer, give us a listen to hear all this and so much more

Sean Goes Negative

August 14, 2023 04:16 - 1 hour - 92.3 MB

This week Nancy step in for Ian, we discuss the movie A Knights Tale, watching TV with commercials, what do we think about running a tab at a bar, weird combinations of thing we eat, what Sean thinks of modern drinking culture and so much more

I Want To Read The Script

August 06, 2023 23:58 - 1 hour - 86.3 MB

This week Sean reviews a documentary about Cody Rhodes, we discuss GOTG Vol 3 and the last two episodes of Strange New Worlds, we wonder if Gal Gadot can still be Wonder Woman and what was Ben Affleck's Batman movie going to be like, plus so much more

I Wore Roos

July 31, 2023 01:35 - 1 hour - 67.2 MB

This week we discuss the new Transformer's movie, Sean has reviews of The Dragon Prince Season 5 and In From The Cold, we discuss the Strange New Worlds/Lower Decks crossover, shoes we wore as kids and so much more

What Is Wrong With The Box Office?

July 24, 2023 01:23 - 58 minutes - 54 MB

This week Sean watches a documentary about The Redeem Team and the first two episodes of season two of Foundation, we discuss the lack of success movies are seeing at the box office and what we think the Steelers are going to do this season and so much more

Virtual Replacement

July 17, 2023 00:35 - 1 hour - 91.7 MB

This week Sean has reviews of The Out Laws and The Doom That Came To Gotham, Ian is watching documentary's and we discuss more of Strange New Worlds, plus we discuss the SAG strike and has the MCU become diluted, plus so much more

The Perfect Song

July 10, 2023 16:10 - 1 hour - 87.2 MB

This week we discuss the latest epsiodes of Strange New Worlds and Secret Invasion, Ian is watching the new Walking Dead show, we discuss what we think is the perfect song, plus some of the great what if's in music history, plus so much more

McKeesport Of Old

July 03, 2023 01:01 - 1 hour - 87.9 MB

This week we discuss what we've been watching this week, we go down a rabbit hole discussing the hay day of McKeesport (Most of which we were not alive for), we discuss the casting news for Tron 3 and Superman Legacy, we also discuss the return of the Furries to Pittsurgh and so much more

Air Travel Is A Privilege, Not A Right

June 26, 2023 00:42 - 1 hour - 87.5 MB

This week Sean explains why there was no podcast last week, Ian is still a bit sick, we discuss the new season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and the premier episode of Secret Invasion. We discuss the Titanic sub incident and should fat people have the rights when it comes to air travel, plus so much more

It's Not Always A Political Statement

June 12, 2023 01:34 - 1 hour - 90 MB

This week Ian has reviews fo Creed 3 and FUBAR, we of course end up going down a Rocky rabbit hole, Sean has a review of Avatar: The Way Of Water and we go down a rabbit hole about James Camron, we discuss Jessica Chastain wearing a mask during awards season and why she was doing it and is it right for men in their 70's and 80's to still sire children, plus so much more

Season 11

June 05, 2023 02:12 - 1 hour - 103 MB

It's our 10th aniversery. This week Sean watches Rabbit Hole and we disuss that show, Ian has started watching FUBAR, we discuss what the past 10 years have been like and many of the stories we've been talking about. All this and so much more

It Was A Bad Idea

May 29, 2023 04:16 - 1 hour - 79.4 MB

This week Sean has reviews of Shazam: Fury Of The Gods and FUBAR, we discuss celebrity reality shows, and the closing of Disney's Galactic Cruiser and what we think of Disney as a vacation destination plus so much more

Market Price

May 22, 2023 00:54 - 1 hour - 81.9 MB

This week we discuss the movie Air, Sean also reviews the new Dungeons & Dragons movie, we discuss Muppets Mayhem and Heinz's new sauce dispenser, plus we discuss chicken wings and what goes in our family potato salad and so much more

What's Your Favorite TIE Fighter?

May 15, 2023 02:04 - 1 hour - 93.3 MB

This week Ian has a review of GOTG Vol 3, we discuss what we think James Gunn is going to do with Superman, we discuss Disney+ and Hulu merging into one app and how the streaming wars are shaping up, and what are some of our favoite space ship designs and so much more

Don't Give M Night A Budget

May 08, 2023 01:07 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

This week we have some tech problems to start the show, Ian has watched Knock At The Cabin and we do down an M Night Shyamaian rabbit hole, Sean is watching The Silo and we disuss the Dune trailer, plus some car talk and so much more

End Of An Era

May 01, 2023 02:02 - 1 hour - 93.3 MB

This week we discuss the 40th anniversary of Return Of The Jedi, we go down a rabbit hole about conspiracy theories, we also talk about the end of Netflix DVD service and would we want to see the Russo Brothers direct a DC movie and so much more

The Ending They Deserve

April 24, 2023 00:46 - 1 hour - 82.8 MB

This week Sean reviews the movies Quasi and Ghosted plus the series The Diplomat, we go down a rabbit hole about Adam Sandler and we discuss the season finale of The Mandalorian and the series finale of Picard, plus so much more

Dream Cars

April 17, 2023 01:22 - 1 hour - 85.3 MB

This week we discuss the unually warm weather, the latest episodes of The Manalorian and Picard, plus Sean is wathing You Tube channels about cars and we discuss what our dream cars are, plus so much more

Heir To The Empire

April 10, 2023 03:14 - 1 hour - 90.9 MB

This week we celebrate Rex Manning day, we discuss the latest episodes of Picard and The Mandalorian, we alsos discuss the new trailers for Indianna Jones and Ahsoka plus the new Star Wars moives anounced plus so much more

Don't Be Stupid

April 03, 2023 02:15 - 1 hour - 72.5 MB

This week Ian has been watching The Night Agent, Sean has a review of Tetris and we discuss the latest episodes of The Mandalorian and Picard, plus we get an update from Superfan Thad about the security issues at Kennywood, we discuss stupid social media pranks and the up coming Anthrocon plus so much more

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