Listen to the rantings of three grown men attempt to stay on topic as they discuss their favorite subjects in geek culture.
We're back this week to take a look at: The best Star Wars spoof Spaceballs, the actual Star Wars VII trailer, poorly timed radio ads, the actors from Star Trek, a possible veteran Star Trek cast member to direct the new Star Trek, well done fan series, Wookiepedia since Disney disowned the Star Wars EU, proper use of "safety" equipment, and how we'd like to see certain games turn out in the future. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and Butternubs Running Time: 65min 09sec
It's Thanksgiving week so naturally we instead discuss: in person D&D over the internet, Don't Starve multiplayer, colorado bears, mountain lions, and wolves, house cats are disgusting, bleaching parts of the body that isn't hair, male adult toys, Star Citizen can be crazy expensive, you need to be a CPA to play Eve Online, and creative DRM. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and Butternubs Running Time: 54min 23sec
Between busy work schedules we managed to get a new episode just in time for Guy Fawkes day to not talk about it and instead discuss... Changes in the Marvel comics universe recently, why Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch can be in Xmen and Avengers movies, Sofabear goes way too far into what a new Ghostbusters movie should look like... and somehow still manages to get some names wrong, we disagree about Predator 2, and decide to have two conversations at once. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, Butternubs, and Saint Molotov Running Time: 57min 59min
Our friend Saint Molotov joins us this week to discuss: DC's growing movie universe, Shazam AKA Captain Marvel, the new Xmen character names are uninspired, we still can't stand Booster Gold, the long lost racist Spider-Man villain, we solve how to make cows that yield more leather, and we spiral into a hole or horrific Pokemon Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, Butternubs, and Saint Molotov Running Time: 41min 37sec
The original crew is back again to rant and rave about: sofabear can't stand red dwarf, other crappy to ok science fiction shows, a far too deep analysis of the matrix trilogy compared against Asimov's rules of robotics, the new iPhone and the state of Apple, and a look at how TV censoring has fluctuated over the last 20 years. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and Butternubs Running Time: 59min 36sec
We emerged from the basement to record an episode in SofaBear's dining room to dicuss: College honor codes, a brief look at the new version of Dungeons and Dragons, Microsoft's purchase of Mojang (recorded prior to the official news), the games of Peter Molyneux, it's time to revamp microtransactions in free-to-play games, when movie creators run wild, the future of the Mythbusters build team (Kari, Grant, and Tory). Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and Butternubs Running Time: 60min 29sec
We have a brand new vistor on this week to dicuss: awesome yoda dog hats, KISS is probably a lot wierder than we know, what modern bands have taken the place of older bands, what if a band did bath salts, our new idea for a con, young adult books of our youth, butternubs and sofabear have started a new D&D game, the internet provides a look at Disney Prince's... parts, and we introduce our new friend to the Butternubs equation. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, Butternubs, and TheKeeperOfKirby Running Time: 51min 18sec
Sofabear really doesn't like Cyclops this week on PNR as we discuss: Animes Nemeiss has recently watched, a look at the ultimate villain Tim Curry, a new Dragonball Z movie, killing comicbook characters has become a writing tool, time travel morality, is Harley Quinn DC's Deadpool, Cyclops needs to die, fish plays Pokemon, and we reminisce about twitch shooters. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and Butternubs Running Time: 57min 59sec
Frequent guest Saint Molotov is back to discuss: moving is a pain but a good excuse to drink all your booze, airlines hidden fees are getting ridiculous, we're looking forward to Star Wars Rebels, Weird Al is officially a top 40 artist and is getting a porn parody, we compare Dune and The Inheritance Cycle books, comics often REALLY don't make any sense, and we have a bounty for someone to write a new fan-fic. Starring: SofaBear, Butternubs, and Saint Molotov Running Time: 63min 30sec
We're back... again! This time with 100% more Nemesis, in this weeks short episode we discuss, two friends of the podcast got married! Adventures in Denver, Mojang is doing way better than we thought and we dicuss similar indie studio Squad. A look at recent crowd fundings successes and failures, and SofaBear has started to become a old man. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and Butternubs Running Time: 43min 50sec
Friend of the show Saint Molotov is back this week as we discuss a wide variety of anime; everything from the best show for someone who has never watched an anime to how exactly would you describe Big O. Join us as we look at the best, and worst, the anime world has to offer. Starring: SofaBear, Butternubs, and Saint Molotov Running Time: 45min 33sec
All three original PNR hosts are back for the episode that almost wasn't. Data corruption strikes again and we nearly lost the entire episdoe. Fortunately SofaBear was able to recover and piece together enough audio to form a slightly short episode, although the lack of context in sections can border on complete non-sequiter at times as we discuss: classic television, ridiculous comic book technology, 80's children shows that haven't been made into movies yet, SofaBear doesn't quite understand Quantum Leap, and good ol' star trek talk. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and Butternubs Running Time: 46min 05sec
We're back! After a month long break we're back to discuss: the most sensual letter in the english alphabet, things are too expensive, and marketing in the beer and liquor industry. Starring: SofaBear, Saint Molotov, BigLaw Running Time: 59min 37sec
It's the week of May the 4th, AKA, Star Wars day! To celebrate one of our favorite franchise we spend an entire episode (mostly) discussing what else than the technology of Star Wars. We rant and argue over entirely fictional tech ranging from turbo lasers to hovering speeders, and what a real life version may look like. Starring: SofaBear, Butternubs, and Saint Molotov Running Time: 57mins 31secs
We welcome back Saint Molotov this week to discuss a range of unusal topics including: The E.T. Atari game cartridge excavation in New Mexico, recent malware woes, the pitiful state of internet service in the U.S.A., our disappointment in Hulu+, our take on the future of virtual reality, a look at a strange website SofaBear recent learned of, and cooking corner with SofaBear and Butternubs. Starring: SofaBear, Butternubs, and Saint Molotov Running Time: 58min 11sec
Nemesis is back and we dive strait into his work making genetically modified badgers, we also take a look at: ant and spider problems in Colorado, a short breakdown of what companies own moveis rights for Marvel comic franchise, more hype for Xmen Days of Future Past, the comic book adventures of Nick Fury, what the heck is the Power Pack, our feeling that the natural gas industry in Colorado is about to burst, a completely uncalled for fake ad for personal lubricant, and our take on Captain America: The Winter Soldier and the future of the marvel movie universe. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, Butternubs Running Time: 57min 09sec
Nemesis is out again this week, so invite over a few friends for something a little different than normal. This week BigLaw and MasterPat join Sofabear and Butternubs in a rousing game of the excellent card game, "Cards Against Humanity" Starring: SofaBear, Butternubs, BigLaw, and MasterPat Running Time: 54min 53sec
Nemesis is back from the uprising to discuss: a Furrie convention, we learn about an interesting exemption in the Hawaii state law, Nemesis tells tales of the mole people uprising, the worst thing we've read this week, Sony's rival to the Oculus Rift, Final Fantasy is dead to us, news about Star Wars Episode VII, and we discover a colossal waste of time in debating travel times in the Star Wars Universe. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and Butternubs Running Time: 46min 26sec
Nemesis has joined the mole people so in this uncut episode we discuss: the cast of the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot, why we love Star Wars: A New Hope, a good Star Wars book to start with, what sci-fi tech we'd like to see become real, what is Star Wars style and Star Trek style Sci-Fi, what futurists think of Sci-Fi tech, we suck at European history, SofaBear’s favorite sci-fi tech, theoretical color changing paint, the grey goo apocalypse, why active-SETI is scary, our inability to truly imagine unique extra-terrestrials in media, an alternative theory of humans vs extraterrestrials, are we heading to bubble-boy like children, can an artificial life form be a "life-form", and nanobots would be awesome Starring: SofaBear, Butternubs, and Big Law Running Time: 60min 02sec
We welcome back Big Law this week, as Nemesis is out fighting the mole people, to discuss: SofaBear encounters Kharon, an interesting alternative to cremation or burial, an immortal jellyfish, a look back on the modern Dr. Who series, our favorite Dr. Who companions, we're excited for Star Wars Rebels, SofaBear goes full nerd about the Star Wars extended universe, England's top 5 religions may surprise you, a ceremonial magician is not what you think, Sochi doors are seriously broken, an Axe Body Spray bomb goes horribly wrong, the real reason auto-pilot was invented, and we reveal when is the best time to end a podcast. Starring: SofaBear, Butternubs, and Big Law Running Time: 53min 11sec
By popular request,we have a slightly differnet intro showing off the music under the normal intro clips to start this comic filled week on PNR, where we discuss: The upcoming Back to The Future musical, what the worst movie to adapt into a musical would be, SofaBear and Butternubs play table top games, She Hulk: Single Female Lawyer, we have high hopes for the Gaurdians of The Galaxy movie, how would a Dr. Strange movie work, the horror of the Dungeons and Dragons movies, some classic action cartoons, the good/bad/ and ugly of comic based cartoons, Aquaman has become less lame, Sub-Mariner is still better than Aquaman,why SofaBear likes Spiderman and The X-Men, Marvel's work in fighting prejudice over the decades, and Marvel and DC's work in for women's rights.Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and ButternubsRunning Time: 49min 53sec
It's a video game heavy episode this week on PNR as we discuss: The ending of the Olympics, trying to understand how terrible games come to be, games based on movies, what happened to Soinc, our thoughts on BioShock infinte and the closing of Irrational games, a first person shooter rhythm game, people are idiots in cars, old school twitch shooters, our favorite first person shooters, Mechwarrior Online, and the incredible racism in the game Prey. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and Butternubs Running Time: 52min 32sec
This week on PNR #34 we realize we're getting older as we disucss: the Gummy Bears TV show, the origin of Furries, the most awkward slave Leia costume ever, SofaBear and Nemesis' Pokemon counterparts, our favorite Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters, we look at a list of conspiracy theories, ancient civilization tax documents, and another look at creating the Butternub. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and Butternub Running Time: 50min 01sec
Nemesis is back from Sasquatch hunting to discuss: winter olympics antics, the dumbest plane hijacker ever, why bowling should be in the olympics, the magic healing at the world cup, a shameful email from BigLaw, hilarious holiday cards, stupid people encountered in tech support, and ButterNubs true form. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and Butternubs Running Time: 47min 30sec
It's near chaos on this drunken episode of PNR as we discuss: BigLaw's wedding colors, music not to play at weddings, Odin's Grandson and Christmas, the hidden candy aisle at office supply stores, convincing people South Park is a real location, our guest hosts drinking past, casual racism vs racism, ancient aliens, Saint Molotov's poor taste in wine, and a brief talk about the Xmen Starring: SofaBear, Butternubs, BigLaw, Saint Molotov, and Dr. Girlfiend Running Time: 49min 57sec
We welcome three guest hosts this week on PNR to discuss: Why Nemesis is missing, everything Big Foot, strange foods, An Idiot Aboard, the upcoming Super Bowl, taxing marijuana in Colorado, one of the best websites on the internet, how to pronounce GIF, jiggling "body parts", creating the standard Butternub, an amateur look at making whiskey, and how not to end a podcast. Starring: SofaBear, Butternubs, Big Law, Saint Molotov, and Dr. Girlfriend Running Time: 50min 34sec
We're back to the original crew and this week we look at: SofaBear replaying Brutal Legend, holiday items go on sale way too early, the Star Wars Mythbusters special, is Pinterest Reddit for women, strange limb disorders, dating websites, hookup apps, reliving our childhood via cartoons, and non-English speaking bands singing in English. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and Butternubs Running Time: 48min 30sec
It's a very special geek meets girls episode as SofaBear sits down with some of his closest female friends to discuss: a female perspective of PNR, library sciences, a unique way of getting a masters in education, more women entering the nerd world, the different kinds of nerds, being made fun of for being a nerd/geek, casual vs binge drinking, reading is fun on cold days, drinking tea instead of coffee, SofaBear's best friend used to be a tight-ass, female internet celebrities, and Jennifer Lawrence. Starring: SofaBear, Tits McGee, and Wonder Woman Running Time: 52min 24sec
It's the first episode of the new year and we dive strait into: super-hydrophobic coatings, a breif discussion of The Hobbit, Awesome Games Done Quick 2014, the upcoming Winter Olmpics, "recreational activities" at the Olympics, a TASER resistant shirt, a new use for graphene, Phoenix got a Wii U, we're playing more PC games than ever, the Xbox One controller, and a horrible discussion on bodily functions. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, Butternubs, and Phoenix Running Time: 52min 47sec
Happy New Year from the PNR crew! We start the new year off right as we discuss: the rare times when the second movie in a franchise is better, Heavy Metal and The Animatrix, what qualifies as a cyborg, when SofaBear and Nemesis first met, a new comic Phoenix is reading, self regulating is video games and comics, cheese wiz, a brief look at adult films, and why we don't live stream our recordings. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, Butternubs, and Phoenix Running Time: 48min 14sec
After a short holiday break your favorite podcast crew is back determined to not understand how calendars work, SofaBear played a sub par game about a Ronin, we prefer our alcoholic beverages more bitter less frozen sugar, college students don't understand alcohol, we finally succumb to discussing What Does the Fox Say, music taste is all relative, SofaBear blames Nazareth for power ballads, Pandora is making us listen to off genre music, Nemesis played The Binding of Isaac, and more Kerbal Space Program Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and Butternubs Running Time: 55min 42sec
The days as short as ever and we're losing our minds as we discuss: if VHS tapes had extra features, we don't understand crappy Beats by Dre headphones, we don't buy into status symbols, trucks in are super annoying to us, we don't like other drivers in general, brain chiggers, more offensive Canadian jokes, we pitch a new less than less-than-lethal nerf gun, spying in World of Warcraft, conspiracy theories are stupid, extreme LARPing, and we love Sean Connery. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, Butternubs, and Trillnor Running Time: 55min 42sec
We start things off right, complaining about pizza, we look back on some classic comedians, Saint Molotov is a nerd-redneck hybrid, we hear about Saint Molotov's near death experience, SofaBear's hometown police officers are apparently bored, Butternub's hometown police officers don't like gingers, Nemesis hates everyone, the new trends of Knock Out and the Cotton Ball diet are ridiculous, adventures from SofaBear's school years, Kiss isn't the same, and we love Alice Cooper Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, Butternubs, and Saint Molotov Running Time: 50min 10sec
Saint Molotov is back and he brought science with him, this week we look at: a unique toilet, the Steam Autumn Sale, Space Base DF-9, our attempt to layout plans to create a new form of measurement using swinging balls, interesting twitter argument, Saint Molotov breaks Butternubs, some of our favorite Sci-Fi series', and we loathe black Friday. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, Butternubs, and Saint Molotov Running Time: 54min 42min
We have two special guest hosts this week as we discuss how birthdays are lame when you're an adult, multi-tiered pie, rum is better than cake, B horror movies, fantasy football is like Pokemon, one of our guest hosts broke her ankle and had a *censored* adventure at urgent care, some highlights from our guest host's tour with thier band Contraband, Fireball is an acceptable substitute for water, SofaBear and Nemesis complain about work, Ghostbusters is mch different movie for ghosts, and we're confused about Greek mythology. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, Butternubs, GodFadda, and *Insert Bear* Running Time: 54min 41sec
The original crew is back from their week off and jump right into the most adult of topics... childrens cartoons and porn (seperately), we also look at: cartoon fan theories, SofaBear's adventures in Kerbal Space Program, the train wreck that is Toronto's mayor, our screwed up view of Canadians, a short talk about new video game consoles, SofaBear and Butternubs disagree over privacy, porn movies that try to have plots, and our plea to NASA for space boobs. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and Butternubs Running Time: 49min 16sec
We start off running with a very quick look at SofaBear's passion for server racks, the second variety of fart filtering underwear we've found in a month, some unfortunate names, a look at bacon everything, we spend way too much time talking about pizza, we're bitter over modern school food and kids refusing to eat it, Nemesis and SofaBear are even more bitter over the new vending machines at work, we revisit some office pranks and rubber horse heads, a certain industry has the worst product names ever, and we find the worlds biggest fan of chocolate pudding Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and Butternubs Running Time: 44min 24sec
A somewhat Halloween themed episode this week with discussion of: The best costume we've seen so far this year, a potential office costume prank, racial slurs in the star wars universe, the true ending to Raider's of the Lost Ark, Halloween candy, getting ideas right before you fall asleep, SofaBear's terrible timing with Steam sales, a look at some of the worst horror films ever made, Bollywood movies, Japan's interesting population problems, and a little talk about Mega Man and Mighty No. 9. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and Butternubs Running Time: 51min 31sec
A super hero heavy episode this week. Things start off wierd, as usual, with talk of horoscopes, we learn leopard seals think divers are hungry, a listener question about what super heor we would, we realize there are ome really lame X-Men, SofaBear loves Hawkeye, Gotham was better off with Batman's parents alive, a discussion about if having a group of super heroes in a large city is a good thing, a look at who we think are the lamest super heros, a realization that everything Batman was pretty terrible in the 1960's, a look at over-powered super heros, and the great loin cloth of many pants. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, Butternubs, and Scat Moerens Running Time: 50min 57sec
Friend of the show Scat Moerens is back for this episode with a Super intro. Thinks quickly turn when we find a database of obscure derogatory terms, SofaBear bought a Wii U and immediately took to abuse of a built-in social feature, we wonder how Keanu Reeves ever got into The Matrix, Six degrees of Captain Falcon, a brief talk about the latest SofaBlog, a listener question about character alignment and may misinterpret the question, we invent two incredibly ineffective varieties of Incredible Hulks, Star Wars news from NYCC, we're disappointed in Agents of Shield, a brief discussion of two of our favorite shows Mission Hill and Venture Brothers, a little PNR news, Scat Moerens loves talks about his shell, and posh Big Feet (not foot) Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, Butternubs, and Scat Moerens Runnning Time: 45min 49sec
We have a special intro, written by SofaBear, inspired by Welcome To Nightvale to start things off. We dive into our best and worst Star Wars games, what a Bill & Ted and Doctor Who crossover would look like and Saint Molotov gets nerd all over the podcast, a fake iPhone ad from a few weeks back, fake tweets and people on the internet can being really stupid, our news preferences, Butternubs talks about the building blocks of comedy, news coverage of a large time capsule found in Aspen makes SofaBear rage, a look at some of our favorite memes, we facepalm over a certain fan fiction and gush over another, a discussion of what gets taken out of an episode of PNR, and Saint Molotov starts using big words that confuse us. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, Butternubs, and Saint Molotov Running Time: 50min 28sec
Saint Molotov is back this week to talk about his confusion over the proper use of a vacuum cleaner, SofaBear takes an apparently very important phone call, the hot new way to hold doughnuts, our reaction to getting an incorrect order at a restaurant, SofaBear is oblivious around the opposite gender, Saint Molotovs favorite drinking game, Nemesis has been playing pranks on SofaBear, possibly the best cosplay to appear at Dragon Con 2013, we go over a list of inappropriate children's products, and 13 products that can't possibly work. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, Butternubs, and Saint Molotov Running Time: 50min 04sec
The original crew is back this week with a video game centric episode featuring discussion of the recent flooding in Colorado, the Humble Bundle charity, rogue-like games, how some people differentiate between nerds and geeks, a listener question about vintage video games, we destroy more childhoods by creating the pimp weasel, a look at modern story telling and character design in video games, and a quick plug for the upcoming SofaBlog. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and Butternubs Running Time: 47min 28sec
The Summer 2013 highlight episode! We experienced some data corruption and lost some of the data for the podcast recorded for this week. While SofaBear works on restoring the corrupted data, he's put together an episode comprised of his favorite clips from the summer of 2013. We have clips from episode 2 all the way up to episode 11. This is a great episode for a first time PNR listening wanting to get a broad look at what we're all about. Enjoy! Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, Butternubs, Phoenix, Scat Moerens, and Saint Molotov Running Time: 34min 29sec
Saint Molotov returns this week for a particularly crazy episode. Nemsis starts off by trying to convince SofaBear into a ridiculous cosplay, we discuss the scary origins of warning lablels, our confusion over the Michelin Man, SofaBear rages over in-app purchases, our take on the actors annouced to play Rocket Raccoon and Ultron, a brief look at if Voltron was a rich old man, a look at how games attempt to keep players engaged, we create the worlds worst adult film star, Saint Molotov informs us of the importance of proper unicorn battle armor, and we try to get WebMD to diagnos us with cancer. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, Butternubs, and Saint Molotov Runtime: 53min 16sec
Special Guest Host Saint Molotov joins us this week as we learn about a cell phone store arguement gone terribly wrong, recalling the hell of dealing with customers in retail, a poorly placed childrens play set, we invent the top activity of the 1% hot tub skiing, messing with drunk people, SofaBear recalls a nightmarish concert he attended, and we argue over the cleanliness of ice. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, Butternubs, and Saint Molotov Running Time: 48min 34sec
A slightly shorter episode this week, from Nemesis' kitchen. We discover we all had terrible jobs at a retail game store, SofaBear discovers the wrath of nature on his car and his rental car may be the Batmobile. We review some listener mail and swiftly link listener names to cartoons. And SofaBear takes us on a wild rant about music. Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and ButternubsRunning Time: 29min 00sec
The orignal crew is back this week for a slightly shorter than normal episode. We discuss SofaBears new favorite lunch activity, Butternubs reflects on his time playing the orginal Everquest, we explore the digially social world of MMORPG's, Nemesis talks about a terrible space horror movie, the possible future projects of Valve Studios, and a look at 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy Movie and a possible star for Ant Man Starring: SofaBear, Nemesis, and Butternubs Running Time: 33min 43sec Direct Download - RSS - iTunes - Stitcher - SoundCloud
Special Guest Host Phoenix is back with us this week to discuss: trying to start the podcast, Indiana Jones characters, the classic ET knock-off "MAC and Me", Mr. Wizard, The Secret World of Alex Mack, we reflect in the glory that was Mr. Rogers, a little Evil Dead chronology debate, and the return of the webMD symptom checker. Starring: Sofabear, Nemesis, Butternubs, and Phoenix Running Time: 41min 37sec
This week we discuss: a crazy storm just prior to recording, how Nemesis never sees new movies, trying to get non-geeks into table top games, the future of Furturama, a listener question regarding a desert island and a sandwich, we explore webMD symptom checker once again, and discuss the upcoming 2014 Xmen movie. Staring: SofaBear, Nemesis, Butternubs, and Scat Moerens Running Time: 48min 47sec
We're back with special guest Phoenix. We ponder the finer details of a certain mythical firebird, find some crazy news story regarding an immensely confused Nirvana "fan" and another about a bizarre street fight, try out a new segment featuring WebMD’s symptom checker, ponder if Gollum ever suffered from trench foot, rant about Wilfred Brimley and the movie Ewoks: Battle For Endor, and reminisce about our younger, much dumber, selves. Staring: SofaBear, Nemesis, Butternubs, and PhoenixRunning Time: 46 min 3 sec