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Every Friday, cousins Seth and Todd Sturgill come together to discuss the latest in video games, movies, pop culture, or anything else we feel the need to babble about. We give our thoughts on what we’re currently playing and we diligently cover the latest news items with such an earnest ignorance;…

Nerd Bourbon

  • Nov 7, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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Shots | The Mandalorian | Chapter Ten

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2020 29:58


Another week, another new episode of The Mandalorian! Let's DISCUSS. What did you think of "The Passenger"? Was it just a filler episode? Special shoutout: Dr. Mandible

Shots | The Mandalorian | Chapter Nine

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 51:32


If anything was going to bring us back, it was the return of The Mandalorian. ACTUAL EPISODE BEGINS AT 5:55

ANNOUNCEMENT: Naptime

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 5:34


An update on the future of our little show.

162: Disgusting Hodgepodge

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 45:03


This week on Nerd Bourbon Episode 162! • What have we been up to? - 4th of July shenanigans - Call of Duty: Warzone - PUBG - 3DS - Ikaruga and Flip Grip - Bug Fables • News - 18:01 • Cantina Mix - "The Psycho's Ocarina of Lime" - 34:02 - High quality blanco tequila - Fresh-squeezed lime juice - Lime peels - Orange peel - Simple syrup - Salt (to rim the glass) "I only gamble with my life -- never my money." - Brendan Fraser as Rick O'Connell, The Mummy (1999)

161: Get It Percolatin'

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 49:15


This week on Nerd Bourbon Episode 161! • What have we been up to? - 3:03 - Not video games! - Trying (and failing) to acquire a hand-drawn Zelda guide - Weight loss and working out/Reign-ing • News - 12:28 • Cantina Mix - "The Aperture Science Handheld Estus Delivery Device" - 36:40 Estus Flask: - High quality vodka - Pineapple-orange juice (with pulp) Portal: - High quality vodka - Lemonade - Blue curacao "I suppose, if it has a practical purpose, I appreciate a pat on the back. I suppose it's rewarding, ultimately." - Brendan Fraser

160: Skate 4ever

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 73:45


This week on Nerd Bourbon Episode 160! • Housekeeping - Some big changes to the show! • What have we been up to? - 6:20 - More Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - Okami HD - Star Wars Episode One Racer - Isle of Armor • News - 21:40 • Cantina Mix - "The Secret of Bloody Isle" - 58:12 - Dark spiced rum (such as Kraken) - Banana liqueur (such as 99 Bananas) - Coffee liqueur (such as Kahlúa) - Cream liqueur (such as RumChata) - Stirrings blood orange cocktail bitters - Slice of blood orange, for garnish "Embrace your dorkdom or rail against it. The choice is yours." - Brendan Fraser

159: Jank of the Highest Level

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 47:33


Despite Todd being lifeless during this episode, the world of gaming news is very much alive and well. Is previously cut content making its way to Bluepoint's PS5 remake of Demon's Souls? A new Pokemon Snap is announced after 21 years?!

158: Nature Is Healing

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 99:26


Technical issues aside, we still had a blast talking all about Sony's PS5 reveal event this week! Also included: Todd falls off the caffeine wagon! Seth succumbs to the Reign and works out for a change!

157: A'ing the Q's

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 63:55


In light of recent world events and the lack of video game news in response to it all, for this week's episode, we reached out to you. We asked for your questions. And you delivered.

156: It's Marketing, My Boy

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 64:01


Todd goes on a rampant manifesto of rage after finishing DOOM Eternal. What will GTA VI be like? Does some expansive new DLC signal the return of Silent Hill? The Last of Us Part Two gets its very own State of Play just before Sony has a PS5 event on the horizon. Also, we debut a brand new segment to end the show this week!

155: Primal Warrior

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020 65:48


This week, Todd finally gets around to playing DOOM Eternal and gives us impressions from the depths of Hell. We discuss the State of Play all about Ghost of Tsushima as well as the potential SLATE OF PLAYstation 5 launch games. Nintendo has announced a new Paper Mario game in an exciting new way and with no Nintendo Direct yet on the horizon... could this signal the end of the format?

Relapse | The Dark Knight

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020 42:13


The second movie of Nolan's Batman trilogy was a game-changer. Let's revisit this seminal film -- and the legendary performance of the late Heath Ledger.

154: Managing Expectations

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 63:15


We really want to leave Bethesda alone. Honest! Some weeks go by without us having to give them a little love-spank. Other weeks... well, other weeks are like this week. Other topics of conversation this week include the reveal of Unreal Engine 5 and the pros and cons of Sony's impressive PS5 SSD! Seth gives his impressions of The Wonderful 101 Remastered! Is Diablo 2 being resurrected? Also: Todd is incorrect about Popeye's!

Relapse | Batman Begins

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 33:20


Our new Relapse series BEGINS with this very episode... all about the first entry in Christopher Nolan's legendary bat-trilogy: Batman Begins!

153: MC Eivor

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 105:53


This week, we're bringing you impressions of Streets of Rage 4 as well as a metric ton of news, including all of the announcements from May the 4th and the inaugural Xbox 20/20. We're also going to deep dive into Assassin's Creed: Valhalla details and cover timeless topics like Skate 4 and Blinx: The Time Sweeper.

Shots | Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 | "The Siege of Mandalore" Arc

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 72:51


It's all been leading up to this. The series finale of The Clone Wars. It's bittersweet, but I really think they've accomplished something beautiful here. Let's discuss these final four episodes and give this incredible series the sendoff it deserves.

152: Batting One Thousand

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 74:12


Every day, we inch closer and closer to a reality that is not too distant from the world found in Naughty Dog's "The Last of Us" series. Does this reality have a disgruntled employee that can leak the world's spoilers for me? Are we *all* just disgruntled employees of the world? I promise I'm not smoking anything.

Shots | Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 | "Ahsoka" Arc

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 39:33


In this four-episode arc, we pick up with Ahsoka after we saw her leave the Jedi Order; a gap of time that we're finally seeing filled. This set of episodes marks the "middle child" of the show's final season... does it stand up to the expectations?

151: The King of Hobo Isle

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 72:55


This week, Todd finally begins his island getaway. In the news drop, March 2020's NPD showcases the sheer destructive, dominating force that is Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Is Sony planning on launching PS5 with fewer available units? How are some of the conventions happening in the next few months handling COVID-19? This week's show takes an... interesting turn when we take a look at a fascinating patent.

Shots | Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 | "The Bad Batch" Arc

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 41:30


The final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars is here and we absolutely MUST discuss it. In this episode of Shots, we're covering the first four-episode arc of the season: "The Bad Batch"!

150: Losing That Joy Weight

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 71:25


It's episode 150 and we've got a brand new intro tune, early thoughts on Final Fantasy VII Remake and plenty of news waiting for us in the drop. We discuss the twisted tale of Cooking Mama Cookstar. The ESRB is incorporating some new description policies re: loot boxes. And does the world need a Resident Evil 4 remake?

149: Time Is Meaningless

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 75:14


PlayStation dominates the news drop this week; COVID-19 claims more game releases every day and now Sony's two big titles for May are its latest victims. Is Ghost of Tsushima next? Also, the new controller for PS5 has been revealed and we have no shortage of thoughts on it.

148: I Have It

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 72:04


In these dark times, it's important to hang on to the things that bring you joy. Friends. Family. Any semblance of normalcy that can give you a fleeting sense of pea--HANG ON, NINTENDO IS REMASTERING THE 3D MARIO GAMES FOR SWITCH?! Also featured in this episode: other stupid news that nobody cares about.

147: Tired and Essential

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 75:00


Animal Crossing! DOOM Eternal! There's plenty to consume right now, so allow us to add a new episode of our show to the pile. Whether you're shut inside or bravely working through the pandemic happening all around us, we at Nerd Bourbon hope we can help you press on in the only way we know how: being idiots and talking about video games.

146: My Normal Quarantine

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 66:43


It is our sacred duty to always deliver a nominal episode each week. That is, between supply runs into the harsh wilds for precious rolls of toilet paper. This week, Todd gives his impressions of Nioh 2 and introduces Seth to the wonderful world of jelqing. In the news, we cover February's NPD data, the new Indie World Direct, PlayStation 5 specs, and more. Let's quarantine together: we've trained our entire lives for this.

145: It Will Not Be Reused

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2020 60:24


The threat of viral pandemic still looms large over the gaming industry, but this time it has claimed perhaps its biggest target yet: E3 2020. We cover this and much more; Seth has his Nintendo Direct conspiracy board primed and ready.

144: Stand Up To The Cheese

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 85:04


If you listen to this episode without finding an intense craving for nachos, your will is stronger than mine. This week, we're breaking down the news from "accidental" leaks to HBO shows. We also end this week's show by comparing and contrasting two very different galaxies far, far away.

143: I Love The Power

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 93:11


In the horrifying wake of viral infection, we here at Nerd Bourbon always find a light in the darkness. Xbox Series X is here to show us some warmth in this cold time, as is Animal Crossing: New Horizons and the ever-present barrage of new Star Wars content. I love being a consumer.

142: Repel's Effect Wore Off

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 76:13


This week, we're doing everything in our power to fight away the bugs that plague Darksiders Genesis. In the news drop, we get our first look at a new Batman and the COVID-19 virus is still having major effects on the gaming industry at large. Also, how much is the PS5 going to cost?

Waterdeep Dragon Heist | Episode Four

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 69:54


Alaric's reward from Volo is... a piece of property in a North Ward alleyway? Luckily, Trollskull Manor has some potential and Trollskull Alley is full of interesting people to meet; not all of them pleasant.

141: Fishy Interlude

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 69:28


This week's episode features rampant disaster in the natural and unnatural realms. Viral outbreak, carried by wall-destroying beasts from an eldritch dimension. The thorough destruction of E3. The catastrophically low price of Tom Clancy's The Division® 2, available now for just $2.99 on PlayStation™Network.

140: Good Times, Great Salad

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 61:44


Animal Crossing: New Horizons has found exciting new ways to perform a hostile takeover on Seth's wallet. PlatinumGames launches a Kickstarter campaign. Industry titans are making big career moves. But this week's episode is mostly just a prime example of the dark hold Olive Garden has taken on this podcast.

139: Schrödinger's Olive Garden

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 66:44


This week, the rumor mill has churned mightily and its bounty is pleasing. Could EA be working on an all-new Knights of the Old Republic game for the new Star Wars canon? Are two new Silent Hill titles well into development? Will Resident Evil 8 feature WEREWOLVES?! Let's discuss. After all -- when you're here? You're family.

138: Burgers and Bed @ PAX South 2020!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 107:20


We're back from a burger and barbecue-fueled romp through central Texas in the name of PAX South 2020. We expected to find video games, friendship and booze. But some of what awaited us was - in many ways - more than we were prepared for.

137: Skyrim With Guns (Games of the Decade 2010-2019)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 81:33


We've reached the dawn of a new decade. And so, while we're at PAX, we thought we would leave you with some thoughtful deliberation: which games defined each year of the 2010s?

136: Clawing Inside

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 69:16


We're gearing up for PAX South next week, but make no mistake: we're ready and raring to cover all of the news, leaks, and rumors you care about. When will WB Montreal stop strining us all along? Is the fabled "Switch Pro" coming sooner rather than later?

135: Horrible Fruition

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020 61:44


New year. New decade. Same old mediocrity. This week, we've taken advantage of various end-of-year sales and talk about the games we've harvested as a result. In the news drop, there is much to be said about the nature of video game movies and some alleged leaks regarding the hardware specs of Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X.

Shots | The Mandalorian | Chapter Eight

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2019 44:14


Pinned down by Moff Gideon and a small legion of Stormtroopers, things aren't looking great for Mando and company as season one draws to an explosive close.

134: It Didn't Work Out (GOTY 2019 & Most Anticipated 2020!)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2019 86:03


In our final episode of 2019, we look back at the year that was with a heavy dosage of self-importance -- it's GOTY time. Then, we turn our steely gaze toward the year ahead.

133: Thought Criminal

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 80:23


Holiday cheer is abound this week as we partake in the second annual Nerd Bourbon Holiday Gift Exchange. BUT FIRST! The video game news simply *must* be reported upon -- and we've got The 2019 Game Awards and November's NPD data here to bring you all kinds of flavor.

Shots | The Mandalorian | Chapter Seven

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 30:06


In the penultimate episode of season one, what seems like an obvious trap could be the perfect way to get the Client and the Guild off Mando's back for good. It's time to get the band back together.

Shots | The Mandalorian | Chapter Six

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 32:24


Mando has joined up with a ragtag group of scoundrels to perform a space prison break. But some bad blood, uneasy alliances and a particular distaste for droids makes this situation a bit stickier.

132: Fresh To Death

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 75:47


Todd's REIGN™ of terror continues this week as a sizable new update brings back Monster Hunter Talk. A new BioShock game is confirmed to be in development at a brand new studio! News from Sony's State of Play and Nintendo's Indie World! The second coming of Christ is a bit different than expected. All of this and much more: come inside and sample our wares!

Shots | The Mandalorian | Chapter Five

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 30:33


The Mandalorian and The Child are constantly on the run, but after an explosive opening to the fifth episode, they're forced to make a pit stop on a very familiar planet...

131: I Know I'm Drinking Cancer

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 64:58


Trying to edit out as many sickly sniffles as possible (there were so many, you guys), we have much to talk about this week. Todd circles back to The Outer Worlds! RE3 Remake confirmed via leak! Microsoft's plans for Project Scarlett! All of this and so much more, weary traveler ~

Shots | The Mandalorian | Chapter Four

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 32:44


The Mandalorian and The Child have made their escape and have seemingly found a safe harbor that needs their help. The question now: is anywhere safe for them anymore?

130: A Sensory Nightmare

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 67:06


As promised, we're spending our due time in the Galar region this week as we discuss Pokémon Sword and Shield. In the news drop, we tackle some hard-hitting issues. How safe and futureproof are our digital purchases? Are we sick of remakes? Is a new Fable game on the way? Is Todd the nastiest creature ever to roam our doomed planet?

Shots | The Mandalorian | Chapter Three

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2019 27:31


It's time to turn in the bounty and claim the reward. Should be a simple transaction, no strings attached. Perfectly according to the Guild code. No complications whatsoever.

129: For The Poor Man

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2019 77:02


We reconnect our bonds to the Force as we deep dive into Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. In the news drop, we have the 2019 Game Awards nominees, a new Half-Life game (?!) and much more. Soil yourself with us this week. Full list of 2019 Game Awards nominees: https://bit.ly/35uRxLz

Shots | The Mandalorian | Chapter Two

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 24:22


The Mandalorian may have retrieved his quarry, but thanks to some pesky scavengers, it seems like this deal is getting worse all the time. Let's chat about the second episode!

128: It Stays In The Back

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 47:28


This week, we lay in wait. Stalking our prey in the tall grass; Jedi: Fallen Order and Pokémon Sword/Shield just beyond reach. Luckily, we've prepared enough rations to last us the week. Only just.

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