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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)
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)
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!"
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
@Gifted51/Lance John
@TheRealShepherb/Nate Rowe
@alyssa_spector/ Alyssa Spector
@Stryker2000/ Dwain Samuels
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
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)
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.
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)
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.
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)
Let’s enjoy readings given by the biggest fans of Madeleine Engle… Her granddaughters! Recorded at Strand Bookstore off of Union Square, Manhattan.
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)