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NEW EPISODES COMING SOON: What used to be "Nerd Machines' Picking Favorites' " Kentucky and Razzle decided to come back and start meeting to talk about their favorites and not favorites of the week... with a name change to avoid confusion..

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    • Mar 2, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 55m AVG DURATION
    • 60 EPISODES


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    Black Panther, Paddington 2, The Alienist.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2018 41:28


    Kentucky & Razzle get back together to talk about what they're watching lately! And discuss plans to start trying to make more!

    Punisher, Terminator, and the Ozarks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2017 48:12


    Dave and Razzle regroup to talk about some stuff from the past week or two..

    58 Favorite Picking Favorites

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2016 32:58


    Zach, David, Tyler, and Razzle look back at their favorite Picking Favorites moments as they begin their new Nerd Machine journey.

    57 Comics, Comics, Comics (w/ Rob Liefeld)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2016 59:51


    Zach, David, Tyler, and Razzle are back together at last! They are joined by fantastic comic book writer Rob Liefeld (The New Mutants, X-Force) to talk about the future of comics, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Frank Miller, Daredevil, the differences between writing and scripting, Deadpool, and much more as they pick their favorite comic book and comic book artist/writer.

    56 Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Spoilers!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2016 27:12


    On a very special edition of Nerd Machine's Picking Favorites, David and Razzle share their favorite and least favorite things about Star Wars: The Force Awakens. There will be spoilers so if you haven't seen Star Wars GO TO A THEATER NOW!

    55 Grimm Children's Books To Film (w/ Nate Corddry)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2016 60:01


    Nate Corddry (Mom, The Daily Show) joins the Nerd Machine crew to talk about his Wolfpop show Reading Aloud, the best children's books, Grimm's fairytales, and great book-to-film adaptations.

    54 Star Wars Nickelodeon Christmas (w/ Ana Mulvoy-Ten)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2015 49:41


    The wonderful actress Ana Mulvoy-Ten joins Zach, Razzle, and David to talk about her role in the film The Girl in the Book, writing Star Wars scripts as a child, Zach auditioning for the new Star Wars, the Home Alone franchise, getting slimed and more as they pick their favorite Star Wars memory, Christmas movie, and Nickelodeon show.

    53 The TV Minisode

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2015 28:30


    This week David & Razzle are talking about their favorite TV shows they are currently watching including The Walking Dead, Marvel's Jessica Jones, and Supergirl. There will be spoilers!

    52 Karaoke Middle School Memories (w/ Isaac Kappy, Tom Sandoval)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2015 58:02


    Isaac Kappy and Tom Sandoval of the music group Charles McMansion join David & Razzle to talk about Vanderpump Rules, stories from the set of Thor & Terminator Salvation, Paradise City, Bohemian Rhapsody, manhole adventures, childhood fights, and more as they pick their favorite Karaoke song and middle school memory.

    51 Williams Roberts Hoffman Films (w/ Dante Basco)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2015 60:08


    Bangarang! Rufio himself, Dante Basco joins joins Zach, David, and Razzle to talk about first kisses, The World According to Garp, The Fisher King, Jumanji, My Best Friend's Wedding, Conspiracy Theory, The Graduate, Kramer vs. Kramer, and more as they pick their favorite Robin Williams movie, Julia Roberts movie, and Dustin Hoffman movies in celebration of Hook.

    50 Star Wars and Beyond Space (w/ Sam Witwer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2015 61:33


    Actor and voice over artist Sam Witwer (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Smallville) joins Zach, David, and Razzle to talk about all things Star Wars including the Wampa attack on Luke Skywalker in Empire Strikes Back, asshole Yoda, Han Solo being frozen in carbonite, and more as they pick their favorite Star Wars character, moment, and Sci-fi/Space movie other than Star Wars.

    49 Cartoon Characters (w/ Mikey Bolts)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2015 55:24


    The hilarious Mikey Bolts joins David and Razzle to chat about becoming a huge YouTube personality, his many amazing cartoon impressions, Archer, Stewie Griffin, Rick and Morty, South Park, Back to the Future, and more as they pick their favorite cartoon characters.

    48 Radio Recorded Evil Dead Franchise (w/ Ray Santiago)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2015 55:05


    Actor Ray Santiago of Ash vs. Evil Dead joins David and Razzle to chat about his character Pablo on the new Ash vs. Evil Dead show, hanging with Sam Raimi at a casino, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Terminator, Star Wars, Back to the Future, Green Day's "JAR," and Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It" as they pick their favorite movie franchise and song they recorded off the radio. Plus, Ray introduces David & Razzle to a very special favorites game!

    47 Animated Nicolas Cage Life Hacks (w/ Mike Capes)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2015 46:52


    Mike Capes of the very popular YouTube show The Hacks of Life joins David and Razzle to chat about the new Star Wars trailer, Face Off, Raising Arizona, The Rock, The Family Man, Iron Giant, The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail, Akira, how a Chinese take out food box can be turned into a plate, and more as they pick their favorite Nicolas Cage movie, non-Disney animated feature, and Life Hacks.

    46 Saved by the Scary 80s UK TV (w/ April Richardson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2015 58:02


    Stand-up comedian April Richardson joins David and Razzle to chat about watching Morrissey live over a hundred times, ABC's "The Lexicon of Love," The Police, The Clash, Eurythmics, dressing up, her Saved by the Bell podcast Go Bayside!, The Addams Family, and more as they pick their favorite 80s UK band, Saved by the Bell episode, and creepy scary TV show.

    45 Cars On the Small and Big Screen (w/ Ryan McPartlin)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2015 58:53


    Actor Ryan McPartlin aka Captain Awesome joins David and Razzle to chat about their favorite moments from Chuck, the A-Team van, KITT from Knight Rider, DeLorean DMC-12, Pontiac Trans Am from The Smokey and the Bandit, the Mini Cooper chase scene in The Bourne Identity, and more as they pick their favorite cars from a television show, movie, and greatest movie car chase.

    44 Disney Birthday Smells and YOU! (w/ Yvonne Strahovski)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2015 58:48


    Back by popular demand, the delightful Yvonne Strahovski joins Zach, David, and Razzle to take some calls and talk about the Emmys, Aladdin, crying at movies, Yvonne’s first car, Dumbo, rain hitting the hot road, and more as they pick their favorite Disney movie, birthday present, smells, and more all suggested by you.

    43 The Britishsode (w/ Judi Shekoni)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2015 43:36


    The lovely and talented Judi Shekoni joins Zach, Tyler, and David to talk about her experience on Heroes: Reborn, EastEnders, Black Mirror. The Office, Emma Thompson, Gary Oldman, Love Actually, and more as they pick their favorite BBC show, British actor, and British film.

    42 The Femisode (w/ Joey Kern)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2015 49:06


    Zach & Tyler return along with David & Razzle to welcome this week’s special guest and delightful actor Joey Kern for a NSFW ep of Picking Favorites! They’ll talk about Joey’s new movie Bloodsucking Bastards, his directorial debut Big Bear, Stevie Nicks, Kim Deal, Gwen Stefani, Lauryn Hill, Salt-N-Pepa, Flo-Jo, Hope Solo, and more as they pick their favorite female rockers, rappers, and athletes.

    41 80s TV Musicals (w/ Jill Whelan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2015 61:26


    The lovely and talented Jill Whelan joins David and Razzle to talk about her role of Vicki Stubing on The Love Boat, her experience on Celebrity Wife Swap, being the national spokesman for First Lady Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" anti-drug campaign, Miami Vice, Cheers, The Sound of Music, and more as they pick their favorite 80s TV show and musicals.

    40 YouTube Zombie Fads (w/ Nick Mundy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2015 45:05


    The hilarious Nick Mundy joins David and Razzle to talk about his cop show with Chris Jericho “Nothing to Report,” being married by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland, The Hacks of Life, Screen Junkies, backwards Kriss Kross clothes, and more as they pick their favorite Zombie movie, YouTube channel, and fads.

    39 Barely Lethal (w/ Kyle Newman)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2015 54:23


    Director Kyle Newman joins David and Razzle to talk about his new movie Barely Lethal which is what happens when Mean Girls meets an action film. They also chat about their thoughts on True Detective Season 2 (there will be spoilers!) and pick their favorite Samuel L. Jackson films.

    38 Black and White Scorsese Screenwriter Show (w/ Jensen Karp)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2015 49:22


    Get Up On This host Jensen Karp joins David and Razzle to talk about being a rapper for most of his life and then leaving it for good, opening a pop culture art gallery “Gallery 1988” shortly after, the idea of plagiarizing jokes on the internet, Casino, Goodfellas, Charlie Kaufman, Harold Ramis, Twilight Zone, and more as they pick their favorite Martin Scorsese movie, Screenwriter, and favorite black and white TV show.

    37 Buddy Cop Horror Video Game Characters (w/ Zack Pearlman)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2015 51:32


    Actor Zack Pearlman of The Intern joins Tyler, David, and Razzle to talk about ska, stealing Hip-Hop tapes from his older brother, Lethal Weapon 3, Stakeout, Sylvester Stallone, Jack Nicholson in The Shining, Sleepaway Camp, Wario, and more as they pick their favorite buddy cop comedy, horror movie character, and video game character.

    36 Raptors and Band Flicks (w/ Walter May)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2015 49:04


    Music video director Walter May joins David and Razzle in his shark jumpsuit to talk about comics, online poker, Jay-Z, Eminem, Ice Cube, Mark Wahlberg, Justin Timberlake, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, and more as they pick their favorite rappers, musician/rapper turned actor, and movies about bands.

    35 Monster Keanu Heist Movies (w/ Dave Waite)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2015 58:56


    The very funny stand-up comedian Dave Waite joins Razzle and David to talk about Mammoth Cave, Carter Caves, Bill & Ted, Speed, John Wick, Jaws, Freddy Krueger, Ocean’s Eleven, and more as they pick their favorite Keanu Reeves, monster, and heist movies.

    34 One Cat, Two Mouse-holes (w/ Scott Porter)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2015 54:56


    Scott Porter of Friday Night Lights joins David and Razzle to talk about an Assassin’s Creed parkour tour, the Star Wars panel, the Nerd HQ dance party, the unicorn moment at the Supernatural panel, and much more as they discuss their favorite moments from Nerd HQ and Comic-Con.

    33 Baby Sitter Cafeteria Comedy Troupe (w/ Clare Grant)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 65:34


    Tyler & Razzle are joined by the wonderful Clare Grant to talk about what Memphis as Fuck means, square pizza, poutine, the peach Snapple boom, The Kids in the Hall, SCTV, Key & Peele, and more as they pick their favorite school cafeteria food, comedy troupe, and baby sitter story.

    32 Schwarzenegger Dessert Movie Adaptation (w/ Rob Fee)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2015 63:02


    Razzle & David are joined by the hilarious Rob Fee to talk about Shark Tank, meeting Ric Flair, Predator, True Lies, The Running Man, Granny Smith Apple Pie, brownies, donuts, Saved by the Bell, and more as they pick their favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, dessert, and TV show they would like to see be made into a movie.

    31 The Game of Thrones Call-In Ep

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2015 67:19


    This week the Nerd Machine gang is joined by all of YOU listeners to talk all about our favorite parts of Game of Thrones and any other favorite we haven’t covered yet. Warning: There will be spoilers!

    30 Drunk Fast Food Remakes (w/ Tone Bell)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2015 64:56


    Stand-up comedian and actor Tone Bell (NBC’s People are Talking) joins David, Razzle, and Zachary to talk about Game of Thrones, bombing on Christmas Day in front of his parents, Trading Places, Soylent Green, Flash Gordon, McDonald’s fries, and more as they pick their favorite drunk moment, movie they wouldn’t mind remaking, and fast food item.

    29 Walken Chili Peppers SNES Game (w/ Brooks Wheelan)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2015 67:35


    Stand-up comedian Brooks Wheelan (SNL, @midnight) joins David and Razzle to talk about the time Jay Mohr nearly fought him, tattoo regrets, not going back to watch old movies, Under the Bridge, Soul To Squeeze, Super Mario Kart, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Joe Dirt, Pulp Fiction, and more as they pick their favorite Red Hot Chili Peppers song, Super Nintendo game, and Christopher Walken movie.

    28 Spielberg Wrestler NES Game (w/ Zachary Knighton)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2015 59:09


    Special guest Zachary Knighton of Happy Endings and Weird Loners joins David and Razzle to talk about working with Mickey Rourke, the mystery of his missing PBR leisure suit, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Dusty Rhodes, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Legend of Zelda, Tecmo Bowl, Mega Man 2, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan, and more as they pick their favorite all time wrestler, NES game, and Steven Spielberg directed film.

    27 Cooking Sneakers to Kill Time (w/ Thomas Middleditch)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2015 53:33


    Razzle and Tyler welcome Silicon Valley star and fellow Canadian Thomas Middleditch to talk about Vans, PF Flyers Glide, Twitch, the Oculus Rift, Thomas recently going Vegan, breakfast, and more as they pick their favorite shoe/sneaker, way to kill time, and thing to cook.

    26 Amp Up Jack Nicholson Comic Movie (w/ Adam Brody)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2015 55:49


    Actor Adam Brody joins Tyler & Razzle to chat about multi-cam TV shows, Tim Burton’s Batman, Darkman, Tom Cruise, Metallica, AC/DC, Ty Segall, The Shining, and more as they pick their favorite comic book movie, amp up song, and Jack Nicholson movie.

    25 90s Guilty Pleasure YouTube Pizza (w/ Will Sasso)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2015 69:41


    The very Canadian Will Sasso joins the Nerd Machine gang to talk about eggs on pizza, his Ten Minute podcast, the legendary Sam Elliott, Limp Bizkit rhyming Nookie with cookie, Golden Eagle Goat on YouTube, and more as they pick their favorite pizza place, 90’s guilty pleasure song, and late night Google search or YouTube thread binge.

    24 Beatles, U2, Aerosmith Songs (w/ David Hodges)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2015 52:39


    The "most famous person you've never heard of," David Hodges joins Razzle & 'Merica to talk songwriting, Evanescence, hand tattoos, Buford Tannen, and more as they pick their favorite U2, Aerosmith, and Beatles song.

    23 Hanks Sandler Swayze Movies (w/ David Huntsberger)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2015 56:19


    Razzle and David welcome another David to the show, Professor Blastoff’s David Huntsberger is in the house to talk about Big, A League of their Own, Apollo 13, Billy Madison, Spanglish, Airheads, Point Break, Road House, and more as they pick their favorite Tom Hanks, Adam Sandler, and Patrick Swayze movies.

    22 Natural Cop Blanchett (w/ Alice Wetterlund)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2015 42:13


    The very funny Alice Wetterlund joins Zach & ‘Merica this week to talk about her role in The Interview, kabob robots, Blue Jasmine, The Aviator, L.A. Confidential, The Departed, the hot springs of Argentina, and more as they pick their favorite Cate Blanchett movie, Cop movie, and Natural wonder of the world.

    21 2 on 2 (w/ The Sklar Brothers)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2015 65:08


    Twin Stars of TV/Film/Podcasts, Jason & Randy Sklar stop by the Nerd Machine! Zach, 'Murica, and the Sklars talk Joe Buck, locker room speeches, and "going crazy" as they pick their favorite person, movie, and moment in Sports. Check out the Sklar Brothers on their podcast Sklarbro County on Earwolf.com!

    20 TV Buddy Chick Flick (w/ Yvette Nicole Brown)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2015 48:49


    The lovely Yvette Nicole Brown of TV’s The Odd Couple joins the Nerd Machine crew to talk about her reason for leaving Community, her stance on live-tweeting, While You Were Sleeping, When Harry Met Sally, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Dumb and Dumber, The Walking Dead, Unbreakable Kimmy Shmidt, and much more as they pick their favorite Chick flick, Buddy movie, and current TV show.

    19 Cross De Niro Possession (w/ Yvonne Strahovski)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2015 54:10


    Our favorite Australian actress, Yvonne Strahovski joins the Nerd Machine crew to talk about her upcoming TV series Astronaut Wives Club, childhood home movies, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Birdcage, Raging Bull, Ronin, sea urchins, and much more as they pick their favorite Cross-dressing films, Robert De Niro movies, and longtime possession.

    18 Cereal Video Heartthrob (w/ Busy Philipps)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2015 36:53


    The fantastic Busy Philipps is in the house! Busy joins Zach, Tyler, ‘Merica, and Razzle to talk about her upcoming HBO show Vice Principals, Leonardo DiCaprio in his prime, Leif Garrett being the coolest, Aerosmith’s “Cryin,” Foo Fighters “Everlong,” Honey Nut Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, the best way to eat cereal, and much more as they pick their favorite heartthrob, music video, and cereal.

    17 High School Horror Jokes (w/ Lamorne Morris)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2015 60:08


    Tyler Labine reunites with Zach, David, Razzle, and special guest Lamorne Morris to talk about his character’s name on New Girl being inspired by Winston from Ghostbusters, the greatest Bond, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight, manipulating high school teachers, silly jokes, and much more as they pick their favorite Horror movie, high school teacher, and joke.

    16 Cancelled 80's Children’s Books (w/ Paul Scheer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2015 70:57


    The prince of Wolfpop, Paul Scheer joins the Nerd Machine crew to talk about why The Bachelor is the best show on television, Tracy Morgan’s Scare Tactics, the Emperor’s New Clothes, Encyclopedia Brown, Growing Pains, Perfect Strangers, Cheers, It’s Your Move starring Jason Bateman, Parker Lewis Can’t Lose, and much more as they pick their favorite book as a child, 80’s theme song, and show that was cancelled too soon.

    15 Travel Pop Beverage (w/ Bert Kreischer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2015 66:23


    Infectious laugher and Trip Flip host Bert Kreischer joins the Nerd Machine gang in the studio to talk about the proper Gin Fizz, Old Fashioned, Root Beer, tearing up from Taylor Swift, their thoughts on Kanye West, Asia blowing Bert’s mind, and much more as they pick their favorite beverage, Pop artist, and favorite moment traveling outside the country.

    14 The Call In Episode! (w/ YOU)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2015 64:42


    This week the Nerd Machine gang is joined by all of YOU listeners in the first Call In episode! We talk about Lil Jon, Batman, Blink 182, Ed Wood, Perfect Strangers, and more as we pick our favorite rappers, super-heroes, albums, Tim Burton movie, and many other favorites suggested by all of you.

    13 Roller-Coaster Game Trip (w/ Joshua Gomez)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2015 67:16


    The one and only Joshua Gomez joins the Nerd Machine gang in the studio to talk about why he believes his son thinks his name is Xbox, Resident Evil HD, Blokus, Splash Mountain, The Magnum XL-200, cruising the California coast, the Grand Canyon, and much more as they pick their favorite current video game, roller-coaster/amusement park ride, and road trip.

    12 80s Sly Pixar Games (w/ Jason Ritter)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2015 67:34


    The amazing Jason Ritter of Gravity Falls joins the Nerd Machine gang to talk about the upcoming Comedy Central series Another Period, Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!!, Megaman 2, hanging at arcades, Toy Story, the first 10 minutes of UP that will almost definitely make you cry, Monsters Inc, Rambo, Demolition Man, and much more as they pick their favorite 80s video games, Pixar movie, and Sly Stallone movie.

    11 Animated Robot Commercials (w/ Seth Green)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2015 47:45


    The Nerd Machine crew are overjoyed to be joined by Robot Chicken’s Seth Green to talk about the Oozinator, Juicy Fruit, the Great Mazinger, Robocop, The Iron Giant, and much more as they pick their favorite commercial, robot, and animated film.

    10 New Year's Food Books (w/ Tricia Helfer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2015 65:23


    The Nerd Machine crew start 2015 off with their dear friend and actress Tricia Helfer. They’ll talk about greens, avocado, different kinds of pizza, how Tricia has never had PB&J, The First Stone, Ready Player One, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Y2K, and more as they pick their favorite food, book, and New Year’s eve experience.

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