Pondering Nerdcast Ep 122 - The Fold is here
The fold is here and it’s $2k, Microsoft is rumored to bringing gamer pass to the Nintendo switch??? And trolls are super pressed about Captain Marvel. All this and more on the Pondering Nerdcast.
Show Notes
Breach The Castle
NINTENDO OF AMERICA HAS A NEW PRESIDENT, AND HIS NAME IS BOWSER. FOR REAL. (http://bit.ly/2SlHvVU)
Report: Microsoft Is Bringing Game Pass to Switch. (http://bit.ly/2SmZwTQ)
Movies
'Captain Marvel' Movie Rating Suffers After Trolls Post Disturbing Reviews. (https://yhoo.it/2SnqbzK)
Disney+ streaming service price, release date, movies, TV shows, and everything else you need to know. (http://bit.ly/2SjBd9h)
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold is an early adopter’s dream gadget. (http://bit.ly/2SnpTc8)
Music and Comic Corner
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Getting Her Own Comic Book. (http://bit.ly/2SnH7Xb)
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 121 - Fiji Water Girl
Shaggy is now Ultra Instinct strong, the Fiji Water girl is now suing Fiji water, and Verily is looking to make smart shoes. All this and more on this episode of the Pondering Nerdcast.
Show Notes
Breach The Castle
A smaller, cheaper Nintendo Switch might be coming this year. (http://bit.ly/2WA8DE1)
I started a cult and scammed players for thousands in GTA 5. (http://bit.ly/2WBQEgg)
'Mortal Kombat 11' Director Shares Impressive Shaggy vs. Scorpion Showdown Art. (http://bit.ly/2Wv2hpv)
Movies
'Fiji Water girl' suing company following Golden Globes hostess gig. (http://bit.ly/2WALUaP)
‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Trailer: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, and Idris Elba Make Action Movie Heaven. (http://bit.ly/2WzvdfX)
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
Verily wants to make smart shoes that track weight and falls. (http://bit.ly/2WAL5Ph)
PNC Interview - Clairesa Clay, Founder of Blerd City Con
We have today an interview with the amazing woman who brought together an amazing community of doers, speakers, makers, Black nerds and allies, anyone who's cool AND loves school: Clairesa Clay.
Make sure to visit the 3rd Annual Blerd City in NYC. More information can be found at https://www.blerdcityconference.com/.
Blerd City Convention, "Celebrating the fantastic NERD in you!"
You can reach us at ponderingnerds@gmail.com
We have today an interview with the amazing woman who brought together an amazing community of doers, speakers, makers, Black nerds and allies, anyone who's cool AND loves school: Clairesa Clay.
Make sure to visit the 3rd Annual Blerd City in NYC. More information can be found at https://www.blerdcityconference.com/.
Blerd City Convention, "Celebrating the fantastic NERD in you!"
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Intro song "Honeys Pie" by Wake (http://soundcloud.com/wake)
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 120 - Happy New Year!
A happy new year and with a new year comes a new season of the Pondering Nerdcast. Check out what topics we broke into the new year with.
A happy new year and with a new year comes a new season of the Pondering Nerdcast. Check out what topics we broke into the new year with.
Show Notes
Breach The Castle
FORTNITE DEVELOPER EPIC GAMES GETS AN 'F' FROM BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. (http://bit.ly/2VLIhi7)
Ubisoft Abandons Steam For Epic Games Store With The Division 2 PC Release. (http://bit.ly/2VJn7kv)
Movies
'Aquaman' Reaches Two Major Box Office Milestones As It Nears $1 Billion. (http://bit.ly/2VImdVr)
‘Bird Box’ Is A Bad Movie, So Why Do So Many People Like It?. (http://bit.ly/2VV90c6)
Bandersnatch Review
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
Facebook app can't be deleted from some phones, making users unhappy. (https://fxn.ws/2VDrAVX)
Pondering Nerds Ep 119 - Best of 2018
Hey folks, it's the end of 2018 and we talk about what we loved and hated about 2018. Also, check out the new podcast on the Gifted Sounds Network, Well Well Villanelle.
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 118 - Cross Over
Youtube is fighting the good fight of breaking guidelines, Epic Games, Discord and Vale all in a battle to please gaming developers and we talk about the Else World crossover TV event and Into The Spiderverse.
Show Notes
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
YouTube removed 1.67 million channels, 7.8 million videos in Q3 2018 for breaking guidelines. (http://bit.ly/2UEQ40m)
Discord Store plans to best Epic with 90/10 revenue split. (http://bit.ly/2UHqpo1)
Music and Comic Corner
DC Else world crossover event
A review Into The Spiderverse
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 117 - Lesson Learned
The 2018 video game awards have come and gone and people are upset and Disney is making it rain with trailers, all this and more on this episode of the Pondering Nerdcast.
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 116 - Sony Skips E3
On this episode we talk about Inmates catfishing U.S. Troops out of $500k, Sony skipping E3, and the cancelation of Daredevil on Netflix. All this and more on the Pondering Nerdcast.
Show Notes
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
Here’s how Google Fi will work with iPhones. (https://bit.ly/2Q480CT)
South Carolina Inmates Created a 'Sextortion Ring' to Bilk $560,000 From U.S. Troops. (https://bit.ly/2AGRLl0)
Discussion - Daredevil and Sony
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 115 - Anime NYC 2018
Check out this short episode on the Anime NYC 2018, we will be back in full swing on the next episode.
Follow the Hosts on Twitter
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@alyssa_spector/ Alyssa Spector
@Stryker2000/ Dwain Samuels
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 114 - Do Better RockStar
Show Notes
Breach The Castle
NINTENDO PLEDGES TO REMOVE CONTROVERSIAL NATIVE AMERICAN REFERENCE IN SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE. (http://bit.ly/2SU2Ib7)
YouTuber Temporarily Suspended For Video of Suffragette Killing in ‘Red Dead 2’. (http://bit.ly/2T1oERr)
Movies
Taron Egerton Says He Won’t Return As Eggsy In Next Kingsman Movie. (http://bit.ly/2T0J7pK)
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
You can no longer use “inappropriate content” on Skype and Xbox Live. (http://bit.ly/2zGvG5v)
Secret cryptocurrency mining gets Chinese principal fired. (https://cnet.co/2zFsd74)
GATE - (http://bit.ly/2zJR2z0)
Music and Comic Corner
'Agents of SHIELD' Is More Popular Than Marvel Netflix Shows According to New Study. (http://bit.ly/2zGwzuR)
Follow the Hosts on Twitter
@Gifted51/Lance John
@TheRealShepherb/Nate Rowe
@alyssa_spector/ Alyssa Spector
@Stryker2000/ Dwain Samuels
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 113 - Sueing Sabrina
Twitter continues to have a hate speech problem, Satanic Temple threatens legal action against Netflix’s Sabrina and why does Beast Boy keeps changing into a Tiger so far on the show Titans. All this and more on this episode of the Pondering Nerdcast.
Show Notes
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
Twitter is sorry about that whole ‘Kill all Jews’ thing. (https://bit.ly/2P5I9tL)
TikTok surpassed Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat & YouTube in downloads last month. (https://tcrn.ch/2yMZIVi)
MADE IN ABYSS. (https://bit.ly/2qm9rgW)
Music and Comic Corner
SATANIC TEMPLE Threatens Legal Action Against Netflix's SABRINA. (https://bit.ly/2P4A5tn)
Cleveland Orchestra Fires 2 Leading Musicians After Sexual Misconduct Investigation. (https://n.pr/2DjWf4I)
Titans Explains Why Beast Boy Only Changes Into a Tiger (So Far). (http://bit.ly/2SAb0op)
PNC Interview - Lucas LaRochelle, "Queering the Map"
In this special episode of the Pondering Nerdcast I interviewed Lucas LaRochelle, creator of the amazing Queering the Map project. LaRochelle’s platform links together minds and hearts around international queer connections that anyone can relate to. It’s important to see the commonality in all of us.
See the Queering the Map portal for yourself!
To contact the creator/developer email Queering the Map at hi.queeringthemap@gmail.com.
In this special episode of the Pondering Nerdcast I interviewed Lucas LaRochelle, creator of the amazing Queering the Map project. LaRochelle’s platform links together minds and hearts around international queer connections that anyone can relate to. It’s a perfect example of how important it is to see the commonalities in all of us.
See the Queering the Map portal for yourself!
Visit their Facebook and Instagram pages for more information
To contact the creator Lucas LaRochelle, email Queering the Map at hi.queeringthemap@gmail.com
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 111 - Over It
On this episode, we talk about DC bringing on James Gunn for Suicide Squad 2, Youtube stars in hot water over a sponsor and T.I. is over Kanye. All this and more on the Pondering Nerdcast.
Show Notes
Movies
DC Confirms James Gunn’s Suicide Squad 2 Is a ‘Completely Fresh Take’. (https://bit.ly/2QN0GYf)
Disney Finds a Diamond in the Rough with Aladdin Teaser Trailer. (https://bit.ly/2EhoZwj)
Johnny Depp Confirms Fantastic Beasts 3 Casting. (https://bit.ly/2CehNhS)
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
YouTube Stars Are Being Accused of Profiting Off Fans’ Depression. (https://bit.ly/2RLKFU0)
Mother among 4 arrested for attempting to sell babies on Instagram. (https://cnn.it/2QMxu3F)
Bungo Stray Dogs
Music and Comic Corner
T.I. says his patience for Kanye West is dead and gone after Trump meeting. (https://cnn.it/2RIvE5n)
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 110 - Too Musky for the SEC
Lance and Meke get real techy in this episode of PNC. We covered Microsoft’s lease-to-own deal, the ubiquitousness of Netflix, Deepfakes on the internets, airport security using facial recognition tech and CCTV, and Elon Musk being (understandably?) fed up.
Lance and Meke get real techy in this episode of PNC. We covered Microsoft’s lease-to-own deal, the ubiquitousness of Netflix, Deepfakes on the internets, airport security using facial recognition tech and CCTV, and Elon Musk being (understandably?) fed up.
Show Notes
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
Netflix viewing eats up world's data Netflix viewing eats up world's data. (https://bbc.in/2RpKGwx)
Air travel 'without your passport leaving your pocket'. (https://bbc.in/2zFUKuk)
Deepfakes are being weaponized to silence women — but this woman is fighting back. (https://bit.ly/2IH50pi)
Musk Just Insulted The SEC On Twitter After Agreeing To Pay Millions In Fines. (https://bit.ly/2yjPsmv)
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 109 - Fortnite kIlls Relationships
The Gambit movie is still a thing… Hackers are going after fitness gurus on Instagram? And is Fornite a relationship killer? Find out all this and more on this episode of the Pondering Nerdcast.
Show Notes
Breach The Castle
Is fortnite becoming a relationship wrecker? (https://bit.ly/2MF74yf)
PlayStation Classic Mini Features 20 PS1 Games, Pre-Orders Are Live. (https://bit.ly/2N0PjK9)
Update: Devil May Cry 5 Music Video Pulled Amid Stories About Vocalist's Sexual Harassment History. (https://bit.ly/2NOCsjh)
Movies
Dark Phoenix | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX. (https://bit.ly/2DzhS1Q)
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
Hackers Are Holding High Profile Instagram Accounts Hostage. (https://bit.ly/2NbxBUa)
Facebook Network Is Breached, Putting 50 Million Users’ Data at Risk. (https://nyti.ms/2NQQNf9)
Season 3 of Attack On Titan
Music and Comic Corner
GAMBIT Movie is a 'Romantic Comedy'. (https://bit.ly/2DEVgNs)
It's Up To 'Captain Marvel' And 'Birds Of Prey' To Save Comic Book Superhero Movies. (https://bit.ly/2DBkfBf)
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 108 - "A Wrinkle In Time" Panel
Let’s enjoy readings given by the biggest fans of Madeleine Engle… Her granddaughters! Recorded at Strand Bookstore off of Union Square, Manhattan.
Coverage: “A Wrinkle in Time” Pen America panel at Strand Bookstore
“A Wrinkle in Time” was first published back in 1962, but its impact is long lasting with no signs of waning. Even though the latest attention has been given to the book because of its film adaptation directed by Ava Duvernay, many longtime literary fans of Engle frequent events dedicated to readings, in-depth analysis, and general fangirling/fanboying/fanhearting.
Léna Roy and Charlotte Jones Voiklis, PhD are the stars of our coverage of this panel held by Pen America in Strand Bookstores this past March.
Show Notes
Madeleine Engle: https://www.madeleinelengle.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/madeleinelengle
MacMillan profiles: https://us.macmillan.com/author/lenaroy and https://us.macmillan.com/author/charlottejonesvoiklis
PEN America: https://pen.org/pen-america-journal
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 107 - Henry Cavill Out
Nintendo dropped some gems, Henry Cavill is out as Superman and the EU is coming for your memes. All this and more on this episode of the Pondering Nerdcast.
Show Notes
Breach The Castle
Nintendo Switch Online Features Trailer. (http://bit.ly/2MwLpsi)
Movies
Warner Bros. Not Developing ‘Superman’ Movies With Henry Cavill As Priority Shifts To ‘Supergirl’ – Update. (http://bit.ly/2MzqAMV)
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
Everything You Need To Know About The Law The EU Just Passed That Could Change The Internet As We Know It. (http://bit.ly/2MvLdJC)
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 106 - Social Media Accountability
On this episode we talk about why Nintendo games seldom goes on sale, Olivia Munn calls outs her cast mate, and Captain Marvel 1st look photos are out to the world. All this and more on the Pondering Nerdcast.
Show Notes
Breach The Castle
Why Nintendo’s games almost never go on sale. (http://bit.ly/2NZONxr)
Movies
‘The Predator’ actress Olivia Munn outed her castmate as a registered sex offender. His scene was cut. (https://wapo.st/2NXvsg7)
Movie Reviewers Lack Inclusion of Women and Minorities, New Study Finds. (http://bit.ly/2wTwD95)
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
As Germans Seek News, YouTube Delivers Far-Right Tirades. (https://nyti.ms/2wSJTLe)
Mark Zuckergberg posts message saying he'll post more messages. (http://bit.ly/2wNLIJg)
Next Gen on netflix
Music and Comic Corner
Captain Marvel first look photos show off MCU's female superhero, young Nick Fury. (https://cnet.co/2NXNTBc)
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 105 - The Puddle Controversy
Puddlegate is upon us, the bond franchise must end and China is going save the eyes of kids by bleaming it on video games. All this and more on this episode of the Pondering Nerdcast
Show Notes
Breach The Castle
The 'Spider-Man' Puddle Controversy Is One Of Gaming's Dumbest. (http://bit.ly/2NFdL53)
Xbox's New All Access Service Includes An Xbox One, Xbox Live, And Game Pass For A Monthly Fee. (http://bit.ly/2NFhnUF)
Movies
It’s Time For the Bond Franchise to End. (http://bit.ly/2LKwPwT)
Gifted Gadgets / Anime Recommendation
China wants to save kids’ eyes by cutting down on video games. (http://bit.ly/2NzTXzP)
Scientists make a touch tablet that rolls and scrolls. (https://tcrn.ch/2LKu1Qn)
Music and Comic Corner
ARROW, FLASH, SUPERGIRL, DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW and BLACK LIGHTNING Assemble for CW's DC Shows Promo Video. (http://bit.ly/2LK7WBa)
Watch the First Trailer for Disney XD’s Avengers: Black Panther’s Quest. (http://bit.ly/2NxFrIO)
Pondering Nerdcast Ep 104 - Best Superman
Use your Xbox One controller with the new Android Pie update, Sony says they did not release fake Michael Jackson music and Superman will be back for this fall Arrowverse crossover. All this and more on this episode of the Pondering Nerdcast.
Show Notes
Google adds Xbox One controller support to Android Pie. (https://bit.ly/2PFiIfw)
Spike Lee Responds to Boots Riley’s Criticism of ‘BlacKkKlansmen’: ‘Black People Are Not a Monolithic Group’. (https://bit.ly/2wkQhdS)
Ikea expanding its HomeKit accessory lineup with smart plug. (https://bit.ly/2P4NJbI)
The Company Using Social Media to Prevent School Shootings. (https://bit.ly/2NfQRRq)
RED shares official Hydrogen One smartphone porn. (https://engt.co/2MujON8)
Trickster
Superman Will Participate In Every Episode of This Year’s Arrowverse Crossover. (https://bit.ly/2Nly0nZ)
Sony Denies Releasing Fake Michael Jackson Music. (https://bit.ly/2PC0YkX)