Nerdmudgeon

The MCU's penultimate Phase Five project comes to the big screen with a group of ragtag misfits who discover the power of love as a means of conflict resolution. Not to fear, they do still punch things. Join Dave, Steve, Nocher, and John as they talk Thunderbolts*!

Return to the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen as Jeff, Steve, Nocher, and John wipe the blood from their face after watching Matt Murdock's bone-crunching MCU debut in Daredevil: Born Again!

It's the fourth installment of the star-spangled Captain American franchise, but the first with a new guy holding the shield! Join Jeff, Steve, John, and returning guest host Mr. Nocher as we talk about the highs, lows, and big, red, angry dudes in Captain America: Brave New World!

What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to listen to the Nerdmudgeon podcast about Conan the Barbarian! We welcome special guest host John Nocher to the show to talk about the final entry in our "Cheesy 80's Movies" series, the epic classic "Conan the Barbarian" featuring Arnold Schwartzenegger.

It's been a while, but we're finally back in the MCU! Join Jeff, Steve, and John as they release the nerd AND the mudgeon on What If...? Season 3! Bonus: we share some thoughts about Agatha All Along and this summer's upcoming comic book movies!

We continue our trip through the Jane Austen Extended Universe where we inevitably, finally, run into Hugh Grant. Join Jeff, Angela, and John as they mash up Aristotle, Tom Bombadil, and Bill Belichick in their discussion of Sense & Sensibility!

“Nerdy stuff we love the most” usually means superheroes, science fiction, and fantasy around here. Today, however we talk about a totally new flavor of nerd as we travel to Regency-era England to kick off a new series about the much beloved work of Jane Austen! Join Jeff, John, and returning guest host Angela as we dive into Pride & Prejudice!

Imagine a movie about a comic book character crossing the border between super powers and horror, written and directed by none other than Wes Craven of "Nightmare on Elm Street" fame! That has GOT to be a recipe for success, right?! ... Right? Listen to John and Jeff discuss 1982's "Swamp Thing", the fourth entry in the "Cheesy 80's Movies" series and find out why giving Steve a hall pass to not watch it was an act of mercy.

Star Trek: The Next Generation was a big deal for a couple of young college nerds back in the day. Now, 35 years later, those same two not-so-young nerds get to return to the 24th century and indulge in all the nerdstalgia feels! Join Jeff and John as the boldly go where no nerd has gone before with Star Trek: Picard!

Being a 14 year old is difficult, but sometimes all you need is a half-naked love interest OR a pair of holstered ferrets and a black panther that's maybe a dyed tiger. WHATEVER.  Join John, Steve, and Jeff as the Nerdmudgeons continue their look at Cheesy 80s Movies with 1982's "Beastmaster", featuring Marc Singer's unbelievably toned bronzed abs.

Some problems in life – or even in your local galaxy – can only be solved with the combined power of love, death frisbees, and Liam Neeson's giant axe. Join John and Jeff as the Nerdmudgeons continue their look at Cheesy 80s Movies with 1983's "Krull"!

Super-heroes and science fiction got their start as big-time movie genres in the late Seventies, but what was happening with fantasy films in that era? The answer is, very few shirts and lots of cheesy special effects! Oil up those muscles and join Steve, John, and Jeff as they take a look back at 1981's "Dragonslayer".

It's been a while, but we're back to talking MCU with a Sexiest Man Alive bromance! Who liked it, who didn't, and who hasn't seen it yet? Join the guys as they talk all the nerd and all the mudgeon about Deadpool & Wolverine!

What's it like to attend the world's biggest international sporting event in the one of the world's most amazing cities? Find out as Jeff and John talk to Steve about his experience at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games! 

Whether its an MCU movie, a sports movie, a sci-flick, or anything inbetween, one of our favorite aspects of the movie-going experience is the soundtrack! Join Steve and John as they unpack their love for the music that makes the movies so great. Plus, Top Five Lists (with Honorable Mentions)!

Who says the French can't do schlocky action horror? In this episode of Nerdmudgeon, John and Steve take a deep and scary dive into the River Seine to discover what monsters lie beneath Paris. Spoiler alert: it's sharks. Lots and lots of sharks in this instant French classic, Under Paris.

It's time to crawl out through the fallout, baby! John, Jeff, and Dave talk about the Amazon Prime series "Fallout", but – shocker! – John has only seen the first episode. Listen as Jeff and Dave try to guide our Fallout Ingenue into deciding whether or not to continue the series.

Instead of capes, aliens, and Infinity Stones, we're talking food, swearing, and stress as Jeff, Steve, and John talk about one of our favorite non-nerd shows, The Bear!

Is the untold story of Pop-Tarts GRREEEAAAT, or a giant block of toasted wheat that takes up your entire bowl? Find out as Jeff, John, Dave, and Steve discuss the Netflix movie "Untoasted" and, just maybe, test your breakfast cereal knowledge!

From New York City to Oklahoma, join the boys as they hit the mean streets of the MCU in the latest MCU Disney Plus show, Echo!

Return to deep space with Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau, and Kamala Khan, along with Skrulls, Kree, a whole lotta kitty Flerkens! Jeff, Steve, and John share some thoughts about The Marvels, along with Fantastic Four casting reactions and Oppenheimer!

If the internet is good at anything, it's good at sparking outrage! The boys came across a list of "legendary" comics creators that was so wrong, they had to take to the podcast to talk about it. Join Jeff, Steve, and John as they talk about what this list got right, what it got wrong, and who's on each of our Top 5 Most Legendary Comics Creators!

What if… there was a second season? Well, there is, and in this episode of Nerdmudgeon, John, Jeff, and Steve have joined forces to journey through the Multiverse once again to wrestle with the truly bizarre questions that The Watcher presents in What If? Season 2! (Bonus! The Flash and the Super Bowl!)

Back by popular demand! Looking for some non-superhero stuff to watch? How about a good book? Jeff, Dave, and John follow Steve's lead in sharing some recommendations for other good stuff they're enjoying right now. BONUS! For the first time ever, Nerdmudgeon sports talk!

Join us for a return to the center of the multiverse as Jeff, Dave, Steve, and John timeslip back into the Time Variance Authority in Loki season 2! BONUS: the boys share some thoughts about the MCU Netflix shows, aka "The Defenders Saga"!

Hey look! We're back in your podcast feed! Join Jeff, Dave, and John as they roll the dice and ask to trade sheep for wood talking about another kind of nerdy stuff they love the most, board games!

Skrulls. The last time we saw them, they were somewhat loveable, misunderstood and peace-loving people. Not anymore! At least, well, some of them are pretty angry and ready to launch a world war on Earth. It's time for John and Steve to give their thoughts on Disney+'s latest MCU series, Secret Invasion!

Yes, there are still good superhero movies out there! Join Dave, Steve, and John as they join Miles, Gwen, and a bazillion other Spider-People for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse! Bonus! A few words about Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves!

In 2014, only the most diehard of Marvel fans knew who the Guardians of the Galaxy were. But now we know and love Quill, Rocket, Nebula and the rest of the ever-expanding crew. Or do we? Get our take on The Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 in the latest episode of Nerdmudgeon!

Who's more interesting: Kang the Conqueror, or Dr. Teeth of the Electric Mayhem? Find out as Jeff, Dave, Steve, and John get all quantumicious with Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania!

Remember Star Wars? We apparently don't, since our only Star Wars episode is The Empire Strikes Back. But the boys are getting back in the X-Wing to talk about Andor, with a round of Star Wars trivia to see what we remember about a “galaxy far, far away…”

The MCU's Phase 4 has come to a close (*whew!*), and Jeff, Dave, Steve, and John have thoughts! LOTS of thoughts! Join the boys as they talk about everything from Black Widow to Black Panther, and everything on the big AND small screen inbetween!

Join the guys as they go around the world and under the sea to discuss the final MCU Phase 4 movie, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever! Plus: Steve brings us French World Cup fever, live from Paris!

New faces! Familiar faces! Surprising faces! Dave, Steve, and John get into plenty of nerd AND mudgeon as they break down the latest Disney Plus MCU show, She-Hulk!

It's a very special episode of the Nerdmudgeon podcast as the guys take a break to recover from superhero burnout and talk about some of their other favorite shows available on streaming! Whether you want nerd, nerd-adjacent, murder, 80s nostalgia, or anything in-between, we've got a recommendation for you!

Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? Jeff, Dave, Steve, and John answer that question as they break down Thor: Love and Thunder!

Jeff, Dave, Steve, and John explore a whole new world in the introduction of the MCU's newest character, Ms. Marvel!

The multiverse explodes with more characters, cameos, and fan service than you can shake a Book of Vishanti at in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness! Join Jeff, Dave, Steve, AND John as they dive headfirst into the second solo movie for the Master of the Mystic Arts!

Special guest host Steve Leonard joins John to talk baseball, notable French thespians, and giant hippos as they review the first season of the new MCU Disney+ show Moon Knight!

Jeff and John go to the end of the universe and back as they continue the "Two American Noobs Watch Doctor Who" series with Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor!

How many Spider-Mans can ya handle in one movie? Jeff, Dave, and John break down villains, heroes, and bad Sorcerer Supreme wigs in Spider-Man: No Way Home!

American noobs Jeff & John continue their review of Doctor Who with Matt Smith's swaggering, swashbuckling Eleventh Doctor! What makes for a good Doctor? What else should you be watching on streaming? Find out this episode, because you know it's true...bow ties are cool.

If the Internet says a movie is bad, does that necessarily make it so? Join Jeff, Dave, and John as they unpack all the new characters and big ideas in the MCU's newest team of super people, The Eternals!

"Two American Noobs Watch Doctor Who" continues as Jeff and John enjoy some well spent wibbly-wobbly-timey-wimey with David Tennant's Tenth Doctor! Is Doctor Who better than Star Trek? Did John wash his jeans? Climb in the TARDIS and let's find out!

The Nerdmudgeon review of the "Hawkeye" series concludes with an INTERNATIONAL edition of the show! With Steve from Paris and John from Italy, Dave and Jeff close out the show with musical numbers (well, references anyway), laughs, and Deep Thoughts about all things MCU. We also rank the D+ shows released thus far so tune in for best friends talking about the nerdy stuff they love the most!

Dave and Jeff discuss "Hawkeye" Episode 5, dropping content and opinions like a Fat Man! We're the Kings of Pinning down our thoughts in this review, we hope you'll join us!

This week as we discuss "Hawkeye" Episode 4, special guest stars include Age-Related Mockery! Drive-by dissing of "A Castle for Christmas"! Wild speculation about Laura Barton's shaded past! And as always, best friends discussing the nerdy stuff they love the most!

Our first sponsored video, from "Daddy Water", the boys review "Hawkeye" season 1, episode 3 and take great glory not only in the derring-do but in pointing out that John is WRONG WRONG WRONG! Wish you were here, Lou Diamond Phillips. 

What makes for a good martial arts movie: the punching or the dancing? Jeff, Dave, and John get into the details as they discuss the MCU's newest character, Shang-Chi! Is this Dave's new favorite Marvel movie? And what's up with Jeff and his thing about feet?

Marvel attempts to take over the coveted "Best Violent Christmas Movie" title from "Die Hard" with the first two episodes of "Hawkeye". Find out what three nerdy best friends think about the latest Disney+ series, and what secrets are told when the headphones come off!

Jeff and John boldly go where no Nerdmudgeon has gone before as they kick off a brand new arc featuring everyone's favorite Time Lord, Doctor Who! How did two Americans with no previous Who experience react to this staple of British pop culture? Find out as we trip the time vortex fantastic with Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor!