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Episode 83: Interview with Our New Friend Chef Josh Walbolt. The guys get a chance to speak to their new friend Chef Josh Walbot who has been studying culinary arts for 12 years.Just a few of his accolades include worked with culinary Legend Chef Morimoto and opening a restaurant for him. He helped develop a menu and open up a restaurant for a Silver Medal award winner Gavin Keysen first person to gain a silver metal in the culinary Olympics for the American team. Josh is also the winner of the 2019 Charlies Rising Star Chef. Josh mentions his time at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), moving to various parts of the United States pursuing his cooking dreams, working in Michelin Star restaurants, restaurants rated the best in the world (2017) and entering a Chefs competitions. Josh gives Al an easy dish to make that he can not screw up. The guys learn what the 100 folds of a chefs' toque are said to represent. Josh also talks to us about shooting a Facebook commercial.Follow Josh here:https://www.youtube.com/user/Lovefoodmorehttps://www.instagram.com/lovefoodmore

Episode 82: Quarantine:Day 665. The guys virtually gather to talk about what have they been up to during this stay at home suggestion. They go over what restaurants they would first want to go to once the pandemic is over, what they are doing to keep themselves entertained, and when do they feel this pandemic will be over.

Episode 81: The Phallic Compensator: Flashback Episode. This unreleased episode was recorded back in 01/27/2017. The guys gather to discuss funny and weird stories from previous jobs. Al helps complete an adult film, PickleVic recognizes an escort in his movie theater, EvilRay witnesses a confession with a priest in the magazine aisle, and Big Mike almost gets in a fight at a bus stop.

Episode 80: During the Pandemic...Staying Sane...and Safe. During the pandemic, the guys gather to talk about how they are staying sane and most importantly safe. They discuss their cancelled trip to the Alamo Drafthouse to see Blood Shot, Coronavirus memes, NBA, MLB, WWE cancelling there seasons and shows, the Super Nintendo Classic, and recommend some shows to watch, and other things to do during this crazy time!

Episode 79: Birds of Prey Movie Review. The guys give their first review of 2020, EvilRay has some issues with the violence, it’s Al’s birthday, and PickVic has a craving for a bacon egg and cheese sandwich! THE FIRST HALF IS SPOILER FREE!

Episode 78: Our 2020 Movie List. The guys go over the 2020 movie list, pick the ones they want to see, and discuss their expectations for each movie chosen.

Episode 77: Our 2019 Movies Review. The guys gather at the end of 2019 to go over the list of every movie they watched, they go over their initial ratings, provide a second opinion on their review, and tally up the score to see which movie was their number one movie of 2019!

Episode 76: Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker Movie Review. The guys give their review of the final Star Wars movie saga. THE FIRST HALF IS SPOILER FREE!

For our 75th episode, it is with great pleasure that we introduce our new friend, Racing Enthusiast Nando! Nando shares with the guys his passion for racing cars, video games, go karts, and real life car drifting! Nando is on staff with Forza mortor sports and talks to the guys about the potential of having it as part of esports. Nando shares some racing and car drifting stories, and the guys discuss their dream cars. Nando brings the guys a bottle of the most delicious bottle of coquito they have ever tasted. The guys discuss their first experience going to the Autoban Go Kart racing track with Nando. Al has a surprise for the guys and wanted their first reaction to be on this episode!

Episode 74: Al and the skinnylicious Menu. Flashback Episode. The guys help Al's kids play Super Mario Bros 3 for the first time. Al loses his sh&t over the skinnylicious menu at the Cheesecake Factory. Al also has an encounter in the men’s bathroom. The guys discuss what they are looking to purchase at NYComic Con, fan verification, and San Diego Comic Con suing Salt Lake Comic Con on trademark infringement.

Episode 73: Joker Movie Review. The guys give their review of DC’s latest movie, Joker. They discuss how violent the movie really is. Evil Ray and Pickle Vic discuss how they were nervous about there safety watching the film in the theater. Ronell confuses Zorro the Gay Blade for a porn film. THE FIRST HALF IS SPOILER FREE!

Episode 72: Interview with AWA Art Director Stan Chou. It is with great pleasure that the guys introduce there new friend Stan Chou. Stan talks about his time in Taiwan, living in Japan, his life as a freelance illustrator, favorite anime’s, and his love of Transformers G1. Al and Stan talk about the rise and fall of Dreamwave comics. Stan provides some words of wisdom to NerdSpork Illustrator himself, Pickle Vic. Stan talks about his time as a storyboard artist for Double Take, an assistant storyboard artist for commercials as well as some movies. Stan also briefly worked on the upcoming Will Smith Netflix movie Gemini Man. Stan is currently working as an art director for AWA (Artist Writers and Artisans), which will be releasing their new Comic line Upshot Studios in spring of 2020.Follow Stan Chou on:instagram — ArtistStantwitter — ArtistStanhttps://www.awastudios.net/

Episode 71: Star Trek Set Tour. The guys talk about their trip to Ticonderoga New York to visit the Star Trek Set Tour. They also go and visit Fort Ticonderoga, as well as discuss Spider-man leaving the MCU, and NerdSpork Manager Gen meets the Back Street Boys.

Episode 70: Stephanie's Treats From Japan. Flashback episode from Cinco De Mayo! Stephanie is back from Japan with stories and treats for us to try on the podcast! We learn about Stephanie’s love for Gudetama, her visit to Studio Ghibli, Team Lab Planets, the Giant Gundam statue, and when she possibly saw her first glory hole. Tipsy EvilRay is drunk and got sick at Yardhouse. PickleVic and Evil Ray go over some drunk stories with each other, and Al is surprisingly sober.All Pics and Video for the treats can be found at nerdspork.com

Episode 69: Spider-Man Far From Home Movie Review. The guys give their review of the last Marvel movie of 2019, Spider-man Far From Home. The guys try to explain the Spider-Man ‘thwip logic.’ They also go over the 7min extra scene in Avengers End Game, and Al gives his theory on what Sony has in store for their Spider-Man universe. The first half is SPOILER FREE.

Episode 68: Introducing Our New Actor, Singer Friend Adi! In this episode, we speak to our friend Adi. Adi is a working actress and talented singer from Israel. She starred in Angels At Work that was produced by The World Voice Ensemble (www.theworldvoiceensemble.com) She shares her journey as an aspiring actress, her work experiences, her childhood inspiration to her favorite roles and characters she has portrayed. She also shares with us her current feature roles, her dream roles as an actress, and of course her favorite super hero.

Episode 67: Dark Phoenix Movie Review. The guys give their review of the final X-Men movie from 21st Century Fox. Al discusses a possible missed opportunity to have a Wolverine scene, what should be the first X-Men team Disney should create, and listen to PickleVic use the word 'Cyclops-A-Rang' in a sentence. The first half is SPOILER FREE.

Episode 66: Brightburn Movie Review. The guys give their review of this horror film, how it could be a re-imagining of the Superman origin story, and their guess as to why DC and Warner Bros. did not sue this movie. The first half is SPOILER FREE.

Episode 65: Avengers End Game Movie Review. After twenty movies and ten years in the making, we have reached the end game! The guys try to wrap their head around MCU's version of time traveling (we might have broken under the pressure). The guys also discuss what's next after End Game concerning future movies and streaming shows. The first 15mins (roughly) is SPOILER FREE!

Episode 64: Hellboy Movie Review. The guys get together and discuss the latest movie reboot of Hellboy. The first half is SPOILER FREE.

Episode 63: SHAZAM! Movie Review. The guys give their review of the latest DC Comics movie SHAZAM! The first half is SPOILER FREE.

Episode 62: Intro To Our New Friend Stephanie. We flashback to February 2019 where the guys talk to our new friend Stephanie about when we first met at ComicCon 2018, she does strawpedos with us, and teaches us how to open a beer bottle with a lighter. Stephanie talks about her up and coming trip to Japan in April, the significance of all her tattoos, and she also reads an insert from her drunk journal. The guys also discuss her insane list of all her food allergies that she must keep with her at all times.

Episode 61: Smiggles and Captain Marvel Movie Review. The guys got a hold of Rick and Morty’s Strawberry Smiggles cereal, actually dare to try it, and give their review. They also give their review of Captain Marvel. The first half is SPOILER FREE.

Episode 60: Al's Birthday and Alita Battle Angel Movie Review. It's Valentine’s Day, it's also Al's birthday and they go out drinking. Al's drunk and passed out, so the gang records this episode without him. Stephanie returns to read from her drunk journal about Valentine’s Day, takes us on some more tangents, and they also give their review of Alita Battle Angel. The first half is SPOILER FREE!Background music from YouTube audio Library:Happy Birthday (At the pub) - E’s Jammy Jams

Episode 59: Lego 2 The Second Part Movie Review. We quickly talk about the museum of sex, our new friend Stephanie takes us on some tangents (Stephanie’s intro recorded for a later episode), and we go over the Lego 2 movie. The first half is SPOILER FREE.

Episode 58: Our 2019 Movie List. The guys go over the 2019 movie list, pick the ones they want to see, and discuss their expectations for each movie chosen.

Episode 57: 2018 Year End Movies Review. The guys recall the movies they saw in 2018, go over their ratings, and tally up the scores to announce their best movie of 2018. The guys also try to pronounce Yoda's Masters name.

Episode 56: Aquaman Movie Review. Al is hung over from his office Xmas party, Evil Ray gets a new title, Gen swoons over Jason Mamoa, and they also give their review of Aquaman. The first half is SPOILER FREE.

Episode 55: Ralph Breaks The Internet Movie Review and Friendsgiving. The guys enjoy their Friendsgiving day with lots of food, drinking, they learn how to do a strawpedo, and do a movie review of Ralph Breaks the Internet. The first half is SPOILER free.

Episode 54: Remembering Stan Lee. The guys say a few words about the passing of Stan Lee, a few stories about meeting him, and how much he will be missed.

Episode 53: The Thanksgiving Chicken Run Flashback Episode. During this Thanksgiving month, the guys decide to share their story of a yearly tradition they call The Chicken Run. They discuss the origin of The Chicken Run as well as what fast food items they recently purchased to celebrate this tradition. It started off with trying to decide which fast food chain had the best chicken nuggets, which slowly became a journey to purchase as many different food items from each chain to bring back home and feast on. They finally decide which chain has the best chicken nuggests, and Vic uses his new tag name for the very first time.

Episode 52: Halloween Free For All. The guys discuss their favorite Halloween candy, favorite Halloween Costume when they were kids, Mega Millions Lotto, and Seven things Pickle Vic might not know about his all time favorite movie Ghostbusters (1984) movie.Music/Audio clips used:Ghostbusters (Original Score) - 02 Arrival At The Library - Librarian - Elmer Bernstein. https://youtu.be/zblzhmjZLI0Rubik The Amazing Cube Cartoon Opening Intro. https://youtu.be/LYs_GCy9PRkDark Hallway by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=Hallway&Search=SearchArtist: http://incompetech.com/

Episode 51: New York ComicCon2018! The guys go to New York Comic Con at the Javits Center. They discuss the items they purchased, Gen’s encounter with Dean Cain, the people they met, networking with other podcasters @writerexp, and getting a chance to meet a comic book writer @supermattkelly and illustrator @ArtistStan.Check out the Youtube clip of our time at New York Comic Con!https://youtu.be/31NIYEA7n9M

Episode 50: Mistressed and the Milestone 50. Today the guys celebrate their 50th episode with their special guest, Twitch Streamer and Gfuel Influencer Manager Mistressed. The guys sit with Mistressed to talk about how she became an Influencer Manager for Gfuel, traveling to different parts of the U.S. and U.K. to attend video gaming conventions (like E3, PAX, EVO), how she got into Twitch Streaming, and famous streamers she has met.Check out her Twitch channel: Twitch.tv/mistressedTwitter: @mistressed_

Episode 49: Jerel's Play Accepted into The New York New Works Festival! In this special episode, Al and Jerel have a one-on-one post conversation about the two night showing of Jerel's play, Angels at Work held at the Kraine theater. Jerel and Al give their review of the play, Jerel tells us a story on how difficult it was to cast certain parts in the play, how NerdSpork was represented in the Playbill, and Angels at Work being accepted into The New York New Works Festival!http://www.theworldvoiceensemble.comwww.nynwtheatrefestival.com

Episode 48: Flashback Episode Part 3 - Honesty, Marriage, Video Games, and Strippers? In this flashback episode, the guys travel back 2 years ago, two weeks before Mario and Geenie tied the knot to discuss how they met, what video games they like to play together, our family dog Girlie getting her tail caught between the door frame--No worries! She is okay and so is her tail--sounded worse than it actually was. The guys also provide Mario some marriage tips (LOL!), as well as discuss Al's bachelor party experience.

Episode 47: Awesome Mike! The guys introduce their new friend, "Fighter Mike", "He-Man Mike", "Wolverine Mike", "God Mike", or just Mike. He talks to the guys about his passion--Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, winning 1st place in the NAGA (National American Grappling Association) tournament, knocking out opponents, breaking his ankle during a match, meeting members of the Gracie family and sparing with them, as well as his training and diet regimen before a fight. He also shows us his NAGA Championship belt! He truly is...Awesome!

Episode 46: Ant-Man and The Wasp Movie Review. We discuss Steve Ditko's passing who was one of the co-creators of Spider-man, Our friend Jerel's whereabouts, watching the movie back at the Alamo Drafthouse, try to figure out where in the timeline this movie fits in with Avengers Infinity War. Guess how many times the guys say the word "light." The first Half is SPOILER FREE.

Episode 45: Incredibles 2 Movie Review. The guys get side tracked in this episode and discuss the Army Alphabet, Fred Willard, Big Van Vader, Disney purchasing Comcast among other topics. We also give our review of the long awaited Incredibles 2. The first half is SPOILER FREE.

Episode 44: E3 Press Conference Review. The guys review the E3 Press Conference. The guys give their review of the Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo conferences, discuss some of the new games coming out, who had the best press conference, and what games they are excited to get.

Episode 43: Solo A Star Wars Story Movie Review. The guys are stuffed with food and ready to give their review of Solo A Star Wars Story. They also discuss what they would like to see as a spin off Star Wars movie. The first half is SPOILER free.

Episode 42: Deadpool 2 Movie Review. The guys give their review of the Deadpool 2 movie, and Comcast potential bid for 21st Century Fox. The first half is SPOILER free.

Episode 41: Avengers Infinity War Movie Review. Finally! After 18 Marvel movies, we have reached The Infinity War! The guys give their review of the highly anticipated Avengers Infinity War movie. The first half is SPOILER free.

Episode 40: Our Visit to Pax East 2018! The guys go to Pax East in Boston. We discuss our time at the Boston Convention Center for Pax East, Pickle Vic gives a quick movie review of Isle of Dogs, we discuss planning a trip to Pax West, planning a visit to Funko Pop headquarters, and Al discusses the time when he called in as a guest on a friends Youtube show. We discuss this an more while Al tries to fix Evil Ray's mic.Check out our video clip of our time at Pax East on our Adventures page:https://nerdspork.squarespace.com/adventures/We created a Youtube page as well!https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nerdsporkVisit our Blah Blah Blogs section where our good friend Carissa wrote about her first experience at Pax East 2018. https://www.nerdspork.com/new-blog/

Episode 39: Ready Player One Movie Review. The guys give their review of the new Ready Player One movie. The first half is SPOILER free. Yoda is a Yankees fan.

Episode 38: Pacific Rim Uprising Movie Review. The guys give their review of the new Pacific Rim Uprising movie. Robots fighting monsters! The first half is SPOILER free.

Episode 37: Tomb Raider Movie Review. The guys give their review of the new Tomb Raider movie. The first half is SPOILER free.

Episode 36: Black Panther Movie Review. The guys give their review of the new Black Panther movie. The first half is SPOILER free. The guys also discuss a quick note about Yoda's way of speaking, and a couple of future movie review adjustments for 2018.

Episode 35: Red Flags! It's February and love is in the air. The guys invite Gen, Carissa, Mattea and Rimi to play a card game called Red Flags, the game of terrible dates. In this game the guys will draw cards, pick their best attributes, and try to win a date with one of the lovely ladies. However the guys will also be provided a red flag card which could ruin their attributes. Now the guys argue why the single lady should pick their character to date and reject the other candidates. Which one of the guys will win in the end? Find out!Red Flags created by Darin Ross; Skybound.If you like this game please visit their website and check out their products.https://www.redflags.com/Background music:"let's Do it" -- Topher Mohr and Alex Elena

Episode 34: Our 2018 Movie List. The guys go over the 2018 movie list, pick the ones they want to see, and discuss their expectations for each movie chosen.

Episode 33: Holiday Free For All. The guys talk about the gifts they got for Christmas, they go over the Doctor Who Christmas Special, Disney purchasing 21st Century Fox, and how Marvel will bring the X-Men universe into the MCU.