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Pittsburgh Nerd

464 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 54 ratings

Hosts Sean and Ian discuss what ever strikes their fancy.

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Episodes

The Pride Of A Father

May 17, 2021 02:28 - 1 hour - 108 MB

This week we discuss how we spent mother's day, we look at the new Venom trailer and get into a discussion about all things Marvel, plus so much more

I Don't Remember The Guy

May 10, 2021 01:46 - 2 hours - 117 MB

This week Sean reviews Jupiter's Legacy, we discuss a mock X-Wing Fighter being placed in the Air and Space Museum, COVID restrictions being lifted in Pennsylvania and what could possibly be the future for movie theaters, plus so much more

Meat To Bread Ratio

May 03, 2021 02:17 - 1 hour - 82 MB

This week Sean reviews Anchor Hoagies and a special trip to Big Rigs BBQ, we discuss Mortal Kombat, and Ian reviews Spontaneous, we review The Falcon and The Winter Solider and Citizen Kane loses it's 100% review status, plus so much more

Cat Problems

April 26, 2021 03:33 - 1 hour - 99.7 MB

This week Sean watched Shadow and Bone and started watching Stargate SG-1, Ian has a review of Mortal Kombat, we discuss the passing of Jim Steinman, Netflix is looking to make a KISS biopic and Disney wants to make a Jim Henson biopic, plus so much more

The Area Code Episode

April 19, 2021 01:16 - 1 hour - 102 MB

This week Ian goes to a new place for dinner and pinball, Sean has to put a wishing well together and trouble ensues, we discuss Falcon and The Winter Soldier and people who can't tell the difference between reality and fiction, plus we end up down so rabbit holes, plus so much more

Monster On Monster Violence

April 12, 2021 01:05 - 1 hour - 88.5 MB

This week Sean takes Ian to Big Rig's BBQ, we discuss Godzilla V Kong, and Ray Fisher discusses what he is accusing Joss Wheaton and Geoff Johns of, plus story time with Sean and so much more

He Went To Phantom Of The Attic

April 05, 2021 02:19 - 1 hour - 82.7 MB

This week we discuss we discuss crowds at sporting events now with COVID, we review The Falcon And The Winter Soldier, we discuss going to movies as kids and where Ian got his comic books as a kid, plus so much more

I Hate Trolls

March 29, 2021 00:18 - 1 hour - 72.8 MB

This week Ian hits pay dirt with baseball cards, we discuss the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel, Black Widow's new release date and the online bullying of WB executives and movie critics over the Snyder Cut, plus so much more

BBQ and Justice

March 22, 2021 00:20 - 1 hour - 69.7 MB

This week Sean satisfies his craving for BBQ by going to Big RIg's BBQ, we also take the deep dive and discus Zack Snyder's Justice League, spoilers if you haven't watched yet. all this and so much more

This Episode Is Off The Rails

March 15, 2021 01:47 - 1 hour - 90.9 MB

This week we cover a lot of topics but not much of it was planned. Sean reviews Babylon 5 we discuss Ian's love of sports trading cards, how far is too far in cooperate sponsorship in sports, singers who don't have it anymore, plus so much more

I Had Low Expectations

March 08, 2021 05:11 - 1 hour - 79.7 MB

This week Sean has reviews of Coming 2 America and Tom & Jerry, plus Ian watches New Girl and Double World, we discuss the WandaVision finale and SDCC going virtual again this year, plus so much more

What Is DC Doing?

March 01, 2021 03:11 - 1 hour - 77 MB

This week we discuss the latest episode of WandaVision, WB/DC looking to reboot Superman and we wonder why plus what is Paramount Plus going to do to try and get you to subscribe and so much more

New Car Smell

February 22, 2021 02:09 - 1 hour - 89.4 MB

This week Sean buys a new car and discusses the car buying process, we discuss the new Zack Snyder's Justice League trailer, the latest episode of WandaVision and the Mortal Kombat trailer, plus so much more

Pull Up Your Pants My Man

February 15, 2021 02:37 - 1 hour - 97.4 MB

This week Ian dives down the WandaVision rabbit hole, we discuss the Super Bowl, the halftime show, do we think JJ Watt will be a Steeler and so much more

Its A Football Heavy Show

February 08, 2021 03:41 - 1 hour - 105 MB

This week we discuss the latest episode of WandaVision, Sean reviews Al Davis Vs The NFL, we discuss the Super Bowl and EA bringing back a college football game, it's a very heavy football show, plus so much more

It's On The Family Crest

February 01, 2021 01:42 - 1 hour - 86.4 MB

This week Sean has started to re-watch Babylon 5 and he discusses a very embarrassing moment, we discuss the trailer for Godzilla Vs Kong, COVID sniffing dogs, a true sequel to Cloverfield and the WWE Network now being available on Peacock, plus so much more

PNP 400

January 25, 2021 03:47 - 2 hours - 110 MB

This week we celebrate our 400th episode, we discuss Doom Patrol and WandaVision, we wonder if it's a good idea to shoot up mushrooms, are we going to finally get a sequel to Buckaroo Banzai, plus so much more

I'm Too Busy Looking For Clues

January 18, 2021 02:34 - 1 hour - 100 MB

This week we discuss the first two episodes of WandaVision, the season Finale of Discovery, Ian has a reaction to his COVID vaccine, Superfan Stork makes sure we discuss Sean's man crush Armie Hammer and so much more

From Ice Castles to Chipped Ham

January 11, 2021 02:34 - 1 hour - 61.4 MB

Once again we have some technical issues and lost part of the recording with Skype. This week we discuss what we've been watching this week, Some how we have an in depth conversation about Ice Castles, we go down the Cobra Kai rabbit hole, discuss a class that is being offered to drop your Pittsburgh accent and that leads to a conversation about chipped ham.

I Don't Need Lethal Weapon 5

January 04, 2021 02:18 - 1 hour - 100 MB

This week we just go off the rails and discuss the latest episodes of Discovery and The Stand, we discuss a possible Alita sequel, Richard Donner wants to make a new Lethal Weapon movie, older actresses that have work done and drafting a good quarterback in the NFL, plus so much more

Things That Make You Go Hmmm

December 28, 2020 01:50 - 1 hour - 94.8 MB

This week Sean has a review of the documetery Nail In The Coffin, we discuss Wonder Woman 84 and review the latest episode of ST Discovery, plus so much more

We Spoil The Mandalorian

December 21, 2020 02:18 - 1 hour - 91.7 MB

This week we discuss Ian getting scheduled for his COVID vaccine, the major snowfall in the area, we spoil the season finale of The Mandalorian and how it compares to the sequel trilogy, plus ST Discovery and episode one of The Stand, plus so much more

Disney Overload

December 14, 2020 02:59 - 1 hour - 83.8 MB

This week we discuss the latest episodes of Discovery and The Mandalorian, we delve into all the news out of the Disney Investor's meeting and who did HBOMax make upset, plus so much more

Down A Star Trek Rabbit Hole

December 07, 2020 03:10 - 1 hour - 91.9 MB

This week Sean reviews Rick and Morty, Ian has started watching Titans, we discuss this week's episode of The Mandalorian and Star Trek Discovery, we go down a rabbit hole discussing modern Trek, plus WB putting their slate of 2021 movies on HBO Max and so much more

Ahsoka Lives

November 30, 2020 01:30 - 1 hour - 94.1 MB

This week we discuss the COVID outbreaks in the NFL this week, how was our Thanksgiving, we discuss the latest episode of The Mandalorian with Ahsoka Tano, a monolith is spotted in Utah, Godzilla Vs Kong possibly going to Netflix and so much more

Pennsylvania Blue Law

November 23, 2020 02:15 - 1 hour - 80.1 MB

This week we discuss HBO Max being available on the Fire Stick and everything that is offered by the service. How Pennsylvania's mask mandate could have effected NFL and college football games, plus what have we been eating and strip club stories and so much more

Some Side Effects Are

November 16, 2020 02:17 - 1 hour - 85.9 MB

This week we discuss the what we've been watching this week, Ian had to go into isolation, find out what your state was watching on Porn Hub over the election, Wonder Woman going to HBO Max , do we trust a Covid vaccine, and Johnny Depp is out from the Fantastic Beasts franchise, plus so much more

We Get Political

November 09, 2020 02:53 - 1 hour - 86.2 MB

This week Sean has reviews of Conan The Barbarian (2011) and Molly's Game, we go down a rabbit hole discussing the election, and who now owns Death Row records plus Kennywood retiring a few rides, plus so much more

I Can't Hear You Over Our Six Lombardis

November 02, 2020 01:40 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

This week we Sean has watched Excalibur and Moneyball, we discuss the passing of Sean Connery, a New York man has a horrible accident, who is the most hated team in the NFL, do you own your digital content and so much more

You Can't Reboot Burt Reynolds

October 26, 2020 00:50 - 1 hour - 89.3 MB

This week Sean has a escalating pet problem, we discuss Cobra Kai, we go down a Rocky rabbit hole and discuss the music of Frank Stallone, plus someone wants to reboot Smoky And The Bandit, and so much more

It's A Dog Whistle For Me

October 19, 2020 00:13 - 1 hour - 98.2 MB

This week Nancy steps in and we discuss how our cats are adapting, Nancy has a situation with Animal Crossing, we discuss celebrating the anniversaries of movies, Sean tries to discuss an update on a Last Starfighter sequel and so much more

The Children Are Frightened

October 12, 2020 01:29 - 1 hour - 72.9 MB

This week Sean discusses the mounting tensions between his cats, Ian is doing 31 horror movies for Halloween, Sean is upset that Netflix has cancelled GLOW and what is the future of movie theaters, plus a school teacher gets fired for having tattoos covering his body and Superfan Thad has a truly scary experience at a haunted house, plus so much more

Rest In Peace Aunt Joanie

September 27, 2020 23:58 - 1 hour - 65.7 MB

This week we morn the passing of Ian's Mom and try to explain what she meant to us. We discuss a horrible accident that happened to the Cake Boss, The Cancellation of The Dark Crystal on Netflix, more movies being pushed back, reshoots for Justice League and so much more

Horror Movie Sequels Are Bad

September 21, 2020 00:36 - 1 hour - 74.1 MB

This week Ian reviews Gemini Man and Sean reviews Million Dollar Arm, we discuss horror movie sequels, a man tries to jump a drawbridge, we discuss the Mandalorian Season 2 trailer and so much more

Why Did David Lynch Makes This Movie

September 14, 2020 00:25 - 1 hour - 77.8 MB

This week we discuss the trailer for Dune and Sean is inspired to watch both the 1984 version and the 2000 Sy Fi version, We discuss Kobra Ki, Ian has watched Last Train To Buson and #I'mAlive plus movies being pushed back, the return of football and so much more

He Has A Good Point

September 07, 2020 01:11 - 1 hour - 66 MB

This week we go down a rabbit hole about local amusement park Kennywood, John Boyega speaks out about how his character was downplayed, Batman has the Rona, more Zack Snyder news and so much more

Moulin Rouge Is A Masterpiece

August 31, 2020 00:50 - 1 hour - 103 MB

This week Sean has a review of Rocketman and we end up discussing his taste in musicals, Ian watched Godzilla and we discuss the Monsterverse plus how was DC Fandome received and how will Zack Snyder's Justice League connect to Batman V Superman, plus so much more

DC Fandome

August 24, 2020 00:43 - 1 hour - 100 MB

This week Sean has been watching Avatar: The Last Airbender, we discuss the big new coming out of DC's Fandom event including the new trailers for Wonder Woman, Zack Snyder's Justice League, The Batman and the sneak peek of The Suicide Squade, plus so much more

Everything The 'Rona Has Ruined

August 17, 2020 01:16 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

This week Sean has finished Jack Ryan, re-watched Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, we also discuss a local minor league baseball team that was allowing fans in the stands, social distancing concerts and can NYCC succeed where Comic Con At Home failed, plus so much more

I Watched A Lot Of Stuff This Week

August 10, 2020 01:30 - 1 hour - 67.6 MB

This week Sean has watched The Boys, Jack Ryan, Lower Decks and Muppets Now, plus we discuss the failure of Comic Con at home, and a possible Knight Rider Reboot, plus so much more

It's PNP History

August 03, 2020 02:21 - 2 hours - 132 MB

This week Jason Brigger from the History Of Bad Ideas podcast joins us. We discuss AEW wrestling, how quickly movies will become available as PVOD, movies and shows that we've been watching and so much more, it's a long episode that end abruptly due to technical issues but it's great conversation that you'll enjoy

The Pittsburgh Blue Jays

July 27, 2020 00:37 - 1 hour - 70.1 MB

This week Ian has a few things he's watched, we discuss what's going on with New Mutants, The new Bill and Ted Movie, The Blue Jays almost playing in Pittsburgh, black suit Superman and what to expect from the Snyder cut of Justice League, plus so much more

It's An Outdated Model

July 20, 2020 00:53 - 1 hour - 104 MB

This week Sean reviews The Old Guard and Psych 2, we discuss the impending death of the local network affiliate, Fletch being rebooted and the new Star Wars animated series, plus so much more

It's A Phenomenon

July 13, 2020 00:39 - 1 hour - 69.9 MB

This week we discuss the push to bring major sports back, how many downloads did Disney+ have last weekend due to Hamilton, HBO is doing a Tiger Woods documentary and what sports star would we love to see get this type of treatment, plus so much more

I Don't Think I'm Going To Watch It

July 06, 2020 04:17 - 1 hour - 77.4 MB

This week Ian tries to convince Sean to watch Hamilton, Sean leaves the house, we discuss a guy taking an unusual swim, The American Top 40 celebrates if 50th anniversary, Ray Fisher says some things about Joss Whedon, Rian Johnson says some things about the Star Wars prequels and so much more

He Wants to Save Cinema

June 29, 2020 00:27 - 1 hour - 83.7 MB

This week we discuss what we've been watching, TENET getting pushed back again and why it was only two weeks, Michael Keaton might be coming back to be Batman and the DCEU as a whole, and the retirement of the Undertaker, plus so much more

Wear A Mask

June 22, 2020 01:15 - 1 hour - 69.5 MB

This week we discuss what we've been up to, what are going to be the rules for going back to movie theaters and how people are reacting to COVID 19 now, plus DC is going to hold a virtual convention of it's own and what will that mean for comic conventions big and small, plus so much more

Germs

June 15, 2020 00:54 - 1 hour - 71.9 MB

This week we discuss what we've been up to this week, we discuss the the opening of a local amusement park and how social distancing in such a setting, plus the opening of Las Vegas and so much more

Not Again

June 08, 2020 00:30 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB

This week we have more tech issues with the show so once again the show will cut off suddenly. This week we discuss It Chapter Two, the resuming of sports and if fans should be in attendance, what will the movie going experience be like in the COVID 19 era and so much more

Abrupt Ending

June 01, 2020 00:39 - 1 hour - 59 MB

This week due to technical issues the show ends abruptly, we talk about Sean's problems cutting his grass, our lack of AC, Henry Cavill might be coming back as Superman, a local Popeye's gets shut down by the heath department and Sean has eaten there, and so much more

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