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Three giant nerds discuss all things pop culture, be it film, comics or video games. Get fresh news and thoughts on the latest releases and prepare to revisit some old stuff too. Anything goes!

Nerd Ramble


    • Jul 28, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 2h 1m AVG DURATION
    • 41 EPISODES


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    #41 - Black Widow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 82:42


    It's been almost a year since Ryan, Brad and Ben were together on a podcast but we hooked it up. We couldn't possibly catch up on everything we've done but we used the MCU's return to the silver screen as our catalyst. Along with Black Widow, we also talk about Wandavision and Falcon and Winter Soldier. Intro music by (IG) @sterling_b310 Artwork by Gamma 7 Podcast Studio Website - https://nerd-ramble.herokuapp.com Socials - @nerdramble on Instagram and Facebook

    PS5 & Hitman 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 56:11


    The random, scattered episodes continue as Ryan and Darren discuss the launch of the PS5 and some of its titles including Miles Morales, Astrobot and Assassins Creed: Valhalla. We also give our thoughts on Hitman 3, Ghost of Tsushima and the balls up that was Cyberpunk's release. Intro music by (IG) @sterling_b310 Artwork by Gamma 7 Podcast Studio Website - https://nerd-ramble.herokuapp.com Socials - @nerdramble on Instagram and Facebook

    #39 - The Last Of Us Part II & DC Fandome

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 118:48


    Well we've set ourselves up in a more distant fashion to accommodate for Victoria's current predicament. That is to say we're on a Zoom call and we FINALLY gushed and critiqued and explored all things Last of Us Part 2. DC Fandome Intro music by (IG) @sterling_b310 Artwork by Gamma 7 Podcast Studio Website - https://nerd-ramble.herokuapp.com Socials - @nerdramble on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter. was also a point of interest and we went over the biggest announcements!

    #38 - The Return!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 108:38


    We're back! But our return is a little rocky. The audio isn't up to the standard we like and we apologise. It will be rectified in the future. But if you can push through it, it's a chock full episode where we discuss a tonne of things that we've been doing like The Last Dance, Tiger King, The Last of Us 2, Streets of Rage 4, Extraction, Birds of Prey, The Mandalorian and too many other things to add here! So kick back and bask in our rusty return! Intro music by (IG) @sterling_b310 Artwork by Gamma 7 Podcast Studio Website - https://nerd-ramble.herokuapp.com Socials - @nerdramble on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.

    #037 - Joker

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 83:32


    It's the movie everybody is talking about, so we figured why don't we talk about it too! Joker has earned everything from praise to cops going undercover in movie theaters so we sat down to dissect it in great detail. Plus much more! Intro music by (IG) @sterling_b310 Artwork by Gamma 7 Podcast Studio Website - https://nerd-ramble.herokuapp.com Socials - @nerdramble on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.

    #036 - Borderlands 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2019 53:04


    Oh boy this was short! But fun nonetheless!  We chatted (and Ben tried his best to contain himself) about The Last of Us 2 trailer and gameplay and while Brad and Ryan gave all their thoughts on the much anticipated Borderlands 3. Intro music by (IG) @sterling_b310 Artwork by Gamma 7 Podcast Studio Website - https://nerd-ramble.herokuapp.com Socials - @nerdramble on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.

    #035 - It: Chapter 2 & Control

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019 114:40


    In this week's episode see us discuss It: Chapter 2 and Remedy's newest shooter Control. Darren gives us his thoughts on Gears of War 5, we talk Lion King and briefly discuss the fallout between Disney and Sony regarding our friendly neighborhood Spider-man. Plus much more! Intro music by (IG) @sterling_b310 Artwork by Gamma 7 Podcast Studio Website - https://nerd-ramble.herokuapp.com Socials - @nerdramble on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.

    #034 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2019 128:32


    *NOTE: Despite trying to fix the audio issues with Brad's mic that plagued last episode, we unfortunately experienced it again here. Many apologies. Ryan doesn't tech well. Ben makes his triumphant return just in time to dissect our second most anticipated movie of the year Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood. We so talk shop on season one of The Boys, the absurd Hobbs & Shaw and more comic book talk than we have ever had with verdicts on Neil Gaiman's Eternals run, DCeased and Grant Morrison's current Green Lantern run. Intro music by (IG) @sterling_b310 Artwork by Gamma 7 Podcast Studio Website - https://nerd-ramble.herokuapp.com Socials - @nerdramble on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.

    #033 - SDCC19 & Ultimate Alliance 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 112:46


    This week we go over the biggest announcements and news from Comic-Con including Marvel's mammoth panel! We also do our best despite tiredness and sickness to discuss Marvel's Ultimate Alliance 3 for the Switch, My Friend Pedro, Toy Story 4, Netflix's Point Blank, the Hellboy reboot, the Pet Semetary remake, the last of the Netflix Marvel shows - Jessica Jones and more! Intro music by (IG) @sterling_b310 Artwork by Gamma 7 Podcast Studio Website - https://nerd-ramble.herokuapp.com Socials - @nerdramble on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.

    #032 - Far From Home & Stranger Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 136:27


    It's been a minute and with Ben Away, Brad and Ryan sit down and get back to basics: they go tit for tat on everything they've watched recently including Spider-Man: Far From Home, season 3 of Stranger Things, Detective Pikachu, Velvet Buzzsaw, Murder Mystery, When They See Us and a whole lot more! So kick back and and hang out while the guys catch up! Intro music by (IG) @sterling_b310 Artwork by Gamma 7 Podcast Studio Website - https://nerd-ramble.herokuapp.com Socials - @nerdramble on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.

    #031 - E3 & Rage 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 150:15


    E3 happened! So we spoke about it! Darren joins us as we give our thoughts on the expo's biggest games like Cyberpunk 2077, Doom Eternal, Marvel's Avengers and so much more! Brad and Ryan also give their takes on Rage 2, Bethesda's balls to the wall shooter, while Darren takes us through his time stacking up bodies like a psychopath in Days Gone. Intro music by (IG) @sterling_b310 Artwork by Gamma 7 Podcast Studio Website - https://nerd-ramble.herokuapp.com Socials - @nerdramble on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter. Available on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcasts

    #030 - John Wick 3 & Guilty Pleasures

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 133:11


    We're back! And in the spirit of being proud of what you love, we talk about guilty pleasures (which totally turns into a life lesson.) When we're not evaluating ourselves, we give our thoughts on John Wick 3, Hereditary, Cult of Chucky and whole lot more! We also look at a bunch of trailers and news!

    #029 - The Endgame Special

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019 185:06


    The time has come! Avengers: Endgame is in theatres! The end of an era, the final fight. The biggest Marvel film to date. And we caught up to break the movie down scene by scene and give all of our thoughts and gush (once again) over a film that will stay in our hearts and minds forever. Warning! Spoilers galore. This ep is only meant to be listened to after seeing Endgame. 

    #028 - Shazam! & Phase 3 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019 199:06


    We're exhausted! In one of our longest eps yet, we wrap up our MCU recap with Phase 3 as we near Endgame's imminent release. DC gets a look in too as we talk Shazam! And we ramble about our last couple of weeks in pop culture with The Twilight Zone reboot, Triple Frontier, Tag and much more!

    #027 - Us & Phase 2 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2019 167:17


    The recap continues! We take a long hard look at Phase 2 of the MCU on the road to Endgame. We also gives our thoughts on Jordan Peele's sophomore effort with 'Us', the controversial 'Leaving Neverland' documentary, Netflix's 'Love Death & Robots' and a heap more! We also commence one of the stupidest segments in history. Enjoy!

    #026 - Captain Marvel & Phase 1 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 135:28


    Just over 10 years ago Marvel Studios kicked off a cinematic empire that would go on to make all the money ever and capture our collective imagination. On episode 26 of a podcast that will never do either of those things, we kick off our recap of every MCU film as we prepare for the imminent release of Endgame. This week we discuss all of Phase 1 and due to its recent release, give our thoughts on Captain Marvel! We also ramble about Just Cause 4, Overlord and Trials Fusion!

    #025 - Alita: Battle Angel & Crackdown 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 114:37


    We've hit a quarter century! We talk about a range of things including Alita: Battle Angel, Crackdown 3, Netflix's Revenger and Sex Education plus a whole array of our regular bullshit and rambling.

    #024 - Resident Evil 2 & Ben's Questionnaire

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2019 192:07


    In our longest episode yet (sorry?) Ben takes the helm in his first time hosting gig as he asks Brad and Ryan a series of questions that you may find somewhat enlightening (or you won't give a shit at all).  We also get Darren in to give all of our thoughts on Resident Evil 2 (REmake) and go over our fortnights in pop culture!

    #023 - Our Top 5 Games of All Time, Glass & Punisher S2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 129:16


    Darren joins us to give us his impressions on Glass, we talk about the second season of Punisher and we go over our Top 5 games of all time. We also ramble about The House With the Clock in its Walls, Skyscraper, Blockers, Strangers: Prey at Night, the brilliant Donny Cates run on Venom, The Man From U.N.C.L.E, The Shape of Water novel by Daniel Kraus and more!

    #022 - We Ramble About Aquaman & Bumblebee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019 90:43


    On our first episode of 2019, we catch up to give Aquaman its very due credit, gush about Bumblebee and take a look at some of the biggest things happening in pop culture this year. We also go over what everyone has been up to and discuss Netflix's insanely hyped Birdbox, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Black Mirror special Bandersnatch.

    #021 - We Ramble about Into the Spider-Verse and 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2018 132:44


    Merry Christmas everybody! On our belated December episode, we take a look back at 2018 and talk about our favourite films and games of the last year. We also dive into Sony's massive animated release, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse (minor spoilers) and touch on a few recent releases too, such as Black Kkklansman, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Ralph Breaks the Internet and Bodied. We round it all off with a brief look at that Endgame trailer and the Video Game Awards. 

    #020 - We Ramble About Pokemon Let's Go!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018 79:19


    As we tinker with the format of our show, we get together for a comparatively breezy episode where we talk Pokemon Let's Go!, Equalizer 2, Quantum Break, Bodyguard, the end Robert Venditti's Green Lantern run and more!

    #019 - We Ramble about the life of Stan Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 112:27


    Stan Lee, our lord and saviour has left us! Join us as we attempt to honour him as best we can. We're but a meer podcast and he was truly larger than life but we do our best! When we're not doing that though, Ben returns to help us discuss Black Ops 4, the Detective Pikachu trailer, Sully, Batman Ninja and the proposed Winter Soldier and Falcon series! Plus much more!

    #018 - We Ramble about Pax Australia 2018 & RDR2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2018 105:26


    Bonus round! Welcome to our Pax wrap up episode! We attended all three days of Pax Australia 2018 and we thought we'd tell you all about it. Get our first thoughts of our hands-on demos of Rage 2, Division 2, Kingdom Hearts 3, Resident Evil 2, Days Gone, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Pokemon Let's Go! And more. We also talk Red Dead Redemption 2, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Halloween and Daredevil Season 3.

    #017 - We Ramble About Venom

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 101:54


    We Are Nerd Ramble! After our brief break, we get around to talking about Venom in great detail. (Beware of spoilers from 20:06-23:42). We go over the news including Warner Bros and DC picking up James Gunn for Suicide Squad 2, Luke Cage and Iron Fist being cancelled and PSN name changes. And Ryan goes ham on all of the movies and TV series' he's watched in his downtime as the father of a newborn.

    #016 - We Ramble about Teen Titans, Tomb Raider & Iron Fist

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2018 104:03


    On this ep, we discuss Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, Ryan gives his thoughts on Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Brad tells us his final verdict on the second season of Iron Fist. We also go into to uproarious detail on season two of American Vandal, Ben takes a look at Leigh Whannel's Upgrades, We finally put an end to our I Kill Giants verdicts and we take a look at all the news and trailers including Bumblebee, Captain Marvel, Dark Phoenix and Joaquin Phoenix's Joker. Spoilers for PS4's Spider-Man from 13:34-15:48.

    #015 - We Ramble About Spider-Man on PS4 and The Effects of Violent Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2018 124:49


    Join us as we talk about one of the biggest game releases of the year, Marvel's Spider-Man! We also continue our discussion on the effects video games and movies have on our psyches and when we think is an appropriate age to start consuming adult media. As well as our usual absurd ramblings (this ep is especially ridiculous) we talk about The Meg, Oceans 8, Brad's first thoughts on Iron Fist and Henry Cavil's busy couple of weeks.

    #014 - We Ramble about Justice League and Gamescom 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2018 136:34


    On the latest ep, Ryan (complete with unforeseen mic issues - apologies!) finally gives his thoughts on Justice League and we go over the hottest trailers from Gamescom 2018 including Cyberpunk 2077, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Biomutant. We also briefly discuss the tragic Madden Tournament shooting in Florida, the beautiful Hollow Knight, Tomb Raider, Atomic Blonde, I Kill Giants, Suburbicon and all the latest news.

    #013 - We Ramble about Red Dead 2, Doom: Eternal and Rage 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2018 127:26


    Darren fills in for Ben on our thirteenth (*shudders) episode! We take a look at a bunch of the latest trailers like Red Dead Redemption 2, Doom: Eternal and Rage 2. We also address the hubbub about emulation, Ryan gives his impressions on Castle Rock and a whole lot more!

    #012 - We Ramble about the Disney/Fox merger and the new Venom trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2018 129:58


    Join us as we talk about what Disney's massive buyout of Fox means for the future including how to proceed with the MCU! We also take a look at the new Venom trailer, we talk about the Nintendo Switch and Ryan gives his latest thoughts on his DCEU journey! (Spoilers Ahead!)

    #011 - We Ramble about SDCC 2018 & the firing of James Gunn from the MCU

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2018 152:43


    What a week it's been! We launch straight into Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn's shock firing from Disney and Marvel after some alarming tweets came to light. On a lighter note we look at all the news, trailers and announcements from San Diego Comic-Con 2018. 

    #010 - We Ramble About Ant-Man & The Wasp and The Incredibles 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2018 101:27


    The guys return after the smallest of hiatuses to talk about the smallest heroes in the MCU. Our thoughts on Ant-Man & The Wasp (*spoilers - times below) are here as well as a belated discussion on The Incredibles 2 and Brad's thoughts on season two of Luke Cage.  We also take a look at the news including the death of the legendary Steve Ditko and a bizarre amount of odd casting choices. *Massive spoilers for Ant-Man & The Wasp and Avengers: Infinity War from 48:20 - 1:10:30.

    #009 - The E3 Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2018 185:18


    It was the most exciting time of the year for gamers! E3 happened over the last week and we went over all the conferences and every game. So settle in and get our thoughts on the biggest upcoming games!

    #008 - Punch It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2018 108:50


    On this ep  Ben returns and we discuss Solo, Ryan gives his thoughts on State of Decay 2 and we look at all the latest news including the trailers for Bumblebee, Wreck-it-Ralph 2 and Into the Spider-verse!

    #007 - Maximum Effort

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018 115:13


    We're back into it after our respite and this week we're joined by friend of the show Darren. We give our verdicts on Deadpool 2, State of Decay 2 and go through all of the latest news including the Rage 2 trailer, PS5 rumours and a boat load of upcoming Netflix content!

    #006 - "Now We Rest"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2018 105:30


    We're five episodes in and we recorded a mammoth episode last show for Infinity War so in the words of Kratos after his long and arduous journey, "Now we rest". So with no plan or topic in sight, kick back with the gang as they shoot the breeze, go over some news and even get a little nostalgic over their childhoods!

    #005 - The Infinity War Special!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2018 159:25


    It's about that time! The biggest event of the year for nerds. We take a long, heavily spoilerific (you've been warned) look at the MCU's biggest film yet and break it down scene by scene!

    #004 - Cults, Gods & Symbiotes! Oh My!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2018 101:29


    Ryan and Brad hold down the fort this week as they take a deep dive into Far Cry 5's bizarre ending (spoiler time-stamp below), their impressions on God of War and all the news including thoughts on the Venom trailer! *Spoilers for Far Cry 5 ending active from 16:58 -39:03

    #003 - BvR: Dawn of Contention

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2018 96:09


    On this bonus episode, Ryan and Ben argue over the merits (or lack thereof) of 2016's Batman vs Superman while Brad attempts to keep the peace. We also go through all of the latest news but the biggest challenge was staying awake!

    #002 - Far-Cryin' Out Loud

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2018 115:18


    On our second and significantly superior episode, Ryan, Ben & Brad give their thoughts on Ready Player One, Pacific Rim 2, A Quiet Place and Delve into Far Cry 5.

    #001 - Every Superhero Needs an Origin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2018 75:56


    It's the flagship show! On our first episode Ryan gives Man of Steel another shot, Ben goes to Avengers Station and we take a long hard look an Infinity War!

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