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Pittsburgh Nerd

464 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 54 ratings

Hosts Sean and Ian discuss what ever strikes their fancy.

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Episodes

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

The EA Prom Incident

March 27, 2023 01:43 - 1 hour - 82.5 MB

This week Sean has a reivew of The Night Agent, we discuss problems with security at local amusment park Kennywood, we end up going down a rabbit hole that leads to The EA Prom Incident, we also discuss the status of The Orville and so much more

Who Is Your Favorite Alfred?

March 20, 2023 00:43 - 1 hour - 107 MB

This week we discuss the first season of The Last Of Us, we also review the latest episode of both Picard and The Mandalorian, a man sues over boneless wings, is Willow cancelled and Ben Affleck is not directing a DC movie, plus so much more

Iron Maiden

March 13, 2023 02:22 - 1 hour - 81.3 MB

This week Sean reviews History Of The World Part 2, we discuss the greatness of Ozzy and go down a rabbit hole talking about Iron Maiden, we also discuss the latest episode of Picard, the toxic turf of Veterans Stadium and what is going on with future Star Wars movies, plus so much more

Conspiracy Theorist Are RIght

March 06, 2023 05:48 - 1 hour - 92.5 MB

This week Ian is upset and gets political after listening to AM radio, we discuss the latest episode of Picard and the upcoming final season of Discovery, we also discuss how the Mandalorian feels after Kenobi and Andor, Sean discusses a documentary about Linda Ronstadt and so much more

Maybe They Shouldn't Have Tried That

February 27, 2023 02:46 - 1 hour - 85.4 MB

This week we review Ant Man 3, we discuss them replacing the urinal troughs at Acisure Stadium which leads to a discussion about the Pitt/West Virgina rivalry, we also discuss a Hellboy reboot and how to Blade and Ghost Rider fit into the MCU and so much more

The Music That James Gunn Picks

February 20, 2023 04:32 - 1 hour - 64.6 MB

This week we Sean reviews The Terminal List, Good Omens, and Vox Machina, we discuss the trailers for The Flash and GOTG Vol 3, plus Bill Waterson has a new book coming out and so much more

Styx Is Really Good

February 13, 2023 04:08 - 1 hour - 94.3 MB

This week we discuss the Fast X trailer, Ian is watching a Korean strong man contest, Sean has a review of The Terminal List and we both have watched Wakanda Forever, plus Sean wonders what has happened to Madonna and we discuss the greatness of Styx plus so much more

Long Long Time

February 06, 2023 04:12 - 1 hour - 66.7 MB

This week we discuss the latest episode of Last Of Us, James Gunn reveals the DCU slate, we discuss if the Monday after the Super Bowl should be a national holiday and of course we discuss the Chinese spy balloon and so much more

Rocky V Is A Bad Movie

January 30, 2023 03:40 - 1 hour - 94.6 MB

This week Sean is watching Jack Ryan season 3 and Ian is looking for post appalyptic stuff, We go down a rabbit hole about steaks, discuss the cancellations of Titans and Doom Patrol and then go down a rabbit hole about Rocky movies some how, plus so much more

Kevin Smith Is The Voice Of Gen X

January 23, 2023 01:18 - 1 hour - 99.1 MB

This week we have a deep spoiler filled discussion about Clerks 3 and Kevin Smith, we discuss Last of Us and talk about dooms day prepers, we get a bit policital discuss the inferstructure of our country, plus bigots who don't know the Dark Side Of The Moon cover and Jared Leto is making Tron 3 and so much more

Thinking Of Cutting The Cord

January 16, 2023 03:35 - 1 hour - 75.5 MB

This week Sean has reviews of Mythic Quest season 3 and the latest season of Letterkenny, we discuss the NFL season, Ian talks about Quantim Leap and Sean is thinking about cutting the cord and so much more

Celebrity Endorsers

January 09, 2023 04:34 - 1 hour - 92.4 MB

This week we discuss the price of eggs, Sean watches Bullet Train and a documentary on Ric Flair, Ian watches Clerks 3, we discuss what happened to Damar Hamlin, plus is a celebrity endorsement enough to get you to purchase a product and our experiences in the restaurant business, plus so much more

PNP500

January 02, 2023 04:55 - 2 hours - 113 MB

This week we celebrate episode 500, we discuss our holidays and the crazy weather, Ian gets political and goes to the dirt mall, plus so much more

The Bumble

December 19, 2022 04:19 - 1 hour - 88.9 MB

This week, we discuss Willow, Sean has a review of Black Adam, we once again discuss the direction James Gunn is taking DC Studios and Henry Cavil not returning as Superman, Ian has Sean listen to the new Metalica song, we discuss lead singers that don't have it any more, plus a peek into the mail bag and so much more

How Long Is The World Cup?

December 12, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 77.8 MB

This week we discuss Wednesday, Wonder Woman 3 getting cancelled and what is going on with the DCU, plus some sports talk and so much more

James Gunn's Plan

December 05, 2022 04:18 - 1 hour - 87.6 MB

This week we discuss the Guardians Of The Galaxy trailer which leads to a discussion about James Gunn's plans for the DCU and how well Marvel does with their casting, plus we discuss the new Transformers and Indiana Jones trailers, plus so much more

Black Friday Shopping

November 28, 2022 04:39 - 1 hour - 70.2 MB

This week Ian goes to a couple of Steelers games, Sean's furnace brakes down, we review Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special and Slumberland, Ian discusses Wednesday and The Munsters, plus Black Friday shopping and so much more

My Doors Phase

November 21, 2022 04:03 - 2 hours - 112 MB

This week Nancy steps in, Sean discusses his Doors phase, we discuss how long can a band sustain greatness, going to concerts and so much more

Tales Of Sabine and Darby

November 14, 2022 03:47 - 1 hour - 87.9 MB

This week Nancy steps in and we discuss life with our cats, we try to figure out the stock market, gambling stories and so much more

The Perfect Movie

November 07, 2022 03:55 - 2 hours - 113 MB

This week Sean has an accident in the bathtub, he reviews the new season of The Dragon Prince, plus what is Altoona Pizza and what is the perfect movie, plus so much more

It's A Big Tangled Ball Of Yarn

October 31, 2022 03:13 - 1 hour - 82.5 MB

This week Ian discusses going to the Smashing Pumpkins concert, we discuss the season finale of The House Of The Dragon and all the big news from DC/WBD and so much more

Why Do We Love Villains?

October 24, 2022 03:55 - 1 hour - 99.2 MB

This week we discuss The House Of The Dragon, our fantasy football teams and some football talk, we also discuss sports fashion and an interesting discussion about villains in comic book movies and so much more

Ian's Trip to NYCC

October 17, 2022 02:34 - 1 hour - 83 MB

This weeek we discuss Ian's trip to NYCC, we review Halloween Ends, plus discuss the season finale of Rings Of Power and She-Hulk, we discuss The House Of The Dragons and our excitement for hockey season plus so much more

Movie Questions

October 10, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 86.2 MB

This week Nancy steps in for Ian and she has questions for Sean about movies, give us a listen to hear her questions and what are our answers and so much more

Serial Killers

October 03, 2022 02:27 - 1 hour - 102 MB

This week Nancy steps in for Ian, we discuss being sick and hangovers, Nancy has a review of Dahmer and we discuss the true crime and serial killer fascination, plus we discuss our thoughts about AEW wrestling and so much more

Moonfall

September 26, 2022 03:22 - 2 hours - 111 MB

This week we review Moonfall and discuss the career of Roland Emmerich, we discuss the possible new Karate Kid movie we go down a rabbit hole of NFL talk, plus so much more

Was It A Mistake?

September 19, 2022 03:12 - 1 hour - 88.3 MB

This week Sean is pet-sitting, we discuss the latest episodes of House Of The Dragon and The Ring of Power, was the Snyder Cut of Justice League a mistake and that sends us down a comic book movie rabbit hole, plus so much more

Netflix Analytics

September 12, 2022 03:39 - 1 hour - 77.1 MB

This week we discuss House Of The Dragon and Ring Of Power, what is the pre game atmosphere like at a Pitt game compared to the rest of college football, plus Netflix is thinking about abandoning the binge model and so much more

One Ring To Rule Them All

September 05, 2022 05:23 - 1 hour - 77.4 MB

This week we discuss House Of The Dragon and Ring Of Power, Ian finishes The Orville, plus what can the studios due to help out theaters, plus so much more

Matt Smith's Butt

August 29, 2022 03:19 - 1 hour - 80.9 MB

This week Ian goes to an arcade and we discuss old school pinball and video games, we discuss the first episode of House Of Dragons and the first two episodes of She Hulk, plus what is going on with the next Star Trek movie and so much more

Are We Too Sensitive?

August 22, 2022 03:39 - 1 hour - 81 MB

This week we discuss the bonus episode of Sandman, Ian talks about the Metallica concert he went to this week, we discussed sensitivity in casting people in ethnic roles and in LGBTQ roles, plus so much more

Fighting Games

August 15, 2022 03:01 - 1 hour - 69.1 MB

This week Ian has watched Prey, we discuss Sandman and we celebrate the 35th anniversary of Street Fighter and it's influence on the fighting game genre, plus so much more

The Ten Year Plan

August 08, 2022 02:41 - 1 hour - 62 MB

This week Sean has a review of Prey and Ian is watching Sandman, we discuss all the big changes taking place at Warner Bros./Discovery, plus so much more

I'm Still Mad At Game Of Thrones

August 01, 2022 03:12 - 1 hour - 89 MB

This week Sean has a review of Light And Magic and The Orville, Ian reviews Alone and we discuss Disney+ doing an Aragon show, plus what we thought of the trailers for the Lord Of The Rings show and the Game Of Thrones prequel plus so much more

I'm An Old White

July 25, 2022 03:16 - 1 hour - 76.7 MB

This week Ian discusses his trip to Gettysburg, we review #TheGrayMan and Sean reviews #MsMarvel, we discuss the trailer for #HalloweenEnds and #TheMunsters which leads to a horror conversation plus Marvel's news out of #SDCC and much more

Nostalgia Collections

July 18, 2022 02:31 - 1 hour - 77 MB

This week Nancy steps in for Ian, we discuss the Bond franchise, we discuss record collecting, collecting in general and how that taps into our need for nostalgia, plus so much more

I Don't Like Charles Grodin

July 11, 2022 03:40 - 1 hour - 76.8 MB

This week we discuss the season finale of Strange New Worlds, we discuss more about For All Mankind, Ian has a review of Thor: Love and Thunder, we go down a rabbit hole of 80's movies and 80's actors and a fight breaks out on a cruise ship and so much more

I Don't Like Fireworks

July 04, 2022 02:44 - 1 hour - 70.3 MB

This week we discuss how much we hate fireworks, we discuss the latest episodes of Strange New Worlds, Ian has started watching For All Mankind, plus the Black Hole reboot that didn't happen and Marvel is returning to SDCC, plus so much more

I Don't Understand Hyperspace

June 27, 2022 04:31 - 1 hour - 80.5 MB

This week Sean has a review of For All Mankind, we discuss the finale and season as a whole of Obi Wan Kenobi, we also review Top Gun Maverick and we discuss the career of Tom Cruise, plus so much more

Prime Vader

June 20, 2022 03:12 - 1 hour - 71.2 MB

This week we discuss the latest episodes of Kenobi and Strange New Worlds, we discuss the Vince McMahon situation and a possible Game Of Thrones sequel with Jon Snow, plus so much more

Did He Deserve It?

June 13, 2022 02:19 - 1 hour - 80.9 MB

This week we discuss the latest episodes of Kenobi and Strange New Worlds, we discuss the sucker punch incident at MSG and toxic sports fans, plus so much more

Season 10

June 06, 2022 03:39 - 1 hour - 68.8 MB

This week we have reviews of Kenobi, and Stranger Things, and Strange New Worlds, Sean also discusses Season 3 of The Boys and The Orville, plus Ian reviews Top Gun: Maverick and we discuss Doctor Strange and so much more

Fine Kenobi Beard

May 30, 2022 15:54 - 1 hour - 84.6 MB

This week we discuss the first two episodes of Obi Wan Kenobi, we discuss the trailers for Andor and Willow, plus a Speed Racer TV show, plus so much more

The Wrong Lesson Was Learned

May 23, 2022 03:06 - 1 hour - 78.6 MB

This week Nancy steps in for a sick Ian, Sean starts to watch Reacher and we discuss Tron Legacy, Sean reviews Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers, we discuss a Fall Guy reboot and what lessons has Lucasfilm learned for future movies, and some AEW talk, plus so much more

Nostalgia Holds It Up

May 16, 2022 02:59 - 1 hour - 94.9 MB

This week Sean has a review of The Pentaverate and has started watching Pennyworth, we discuss a sequel to This Is Spinal Tap and go down a rabbit hole discussing movies from our youth and how we hold a special nostalgia for them plus so much more

Books

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