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U-Nerded we stand! Two pop culture nerds on a mission to rid the world of toxic fandoms, find the joy in all things, and put love out into the universe. Episodes every other Monday!

Anthony Cubba


    • Jan 4, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 42 EPISODES


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    Episode 42: 2022, Year of the ADHD Tiger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 63:00


    This week our heroes take an unprompted deep dive into their ADHD struggles and then in true ADHD style, jump around to the pop culture they're most excited about in 2022!

    Episode 41: Merry Matrixmas!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2021 79:43


    This week our heroes are joined by Zach Eastman (Ballyhoo Revue, Reel Nerds) to break down The Matrix: Resurrections, and you guessed it.. Willem Dafoe's surprisingly large phallus!

    Episode 40: Fight Night!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 69:20


    Anthony is joined by Aaron to squash their Twitter beefs! Topics include: spicy Spider-Man takes, we tussle about Hawkeye's first episode, and sponsored by over-sized gift bags!

    Episode 39: Did You Find It, Son?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 56:36


    This week, chaotic energy reigns as our intrepid hosts bring some weird vibes to this week's recording! Topics include: Halloween pop culture recap, way too much lewd innuendo, and sponsored by aligning your hip flexors!

    Episode 39: Bally-timistic!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 86:49


    This week, it's a clash of worlds! Zach Eastman from The Ballyhoo Revue joins Brent in this epic crossover episode! Topics include: burning questions we need Zach to answer, how much we miss Anthony, and sponsored by Pocket Stars!

    Episode 37: Return to Form!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 50:46


    This week our heroes overcome technology and life events to finally re-unite! Topics include: The Matrix: Resurrections trailers, life events (yadda yadda yadda) and our first real honest-to-gosh sponsor!!

    Episode 36: The Alien Franchise w/Special Guest

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 86:22


    This week one of our heroes takes a vacation and Anthony is joined by special guest Chandler to talk about the entire franchise of Alien! Why? Because Anthony went on a bender and watched every Alien movie in like two weeks. I think someone should check up on him, make sure he's ok.

    Episode 35: RIP Trevor Moore and Suicide Squad

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 54:48


    This week our heroes mourn the tragic passing of comedy genius Trevor Moore. In his honor, we ask that you binge watch Whitest Kids U Know, or watch the Dinosaur Rap and other assorted clips like Nerf Nuke and Civil War on Drugs.  Topics include: 100 Deadly Skills, having a third leg, and mega cat poops.

    Episode 34: Loki Minisode!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 35:39


    This week our heroes put their heads together to tackle the Multiverse in this bite sized episode! Join them as they marvel at Marvel's marvelous take on the Multiverse! Topics include: Lok-she, teasing a real sponsor, and Brent caught more easter eggs than Anthony in Loki!

    Episode 33: Tarkov and Spartacus and Gaslighting, Oh My!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 50:11


    This week our heroes discuss old cheesy TV shows and desperately advertise their social media accounts! Topics include: who came first the Terminator or the egg, full frontal nudity and sponsored by long distance bromance on Discord!

    Joy-a-thon and Black Widow!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 68:40


    Our heroes escape from busy lives to talk about the newest in comic books and a review of Black Widow! Topics include: Brent still hasn't #$%@ing seen Loki, how tall is Tom Cruise, and sponsored by Deflate-A-Dick!

    Live Show Spectacular!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 54:20


    This week, our heroes meet in person for an all out joy-fest! You can check out the video episode on youtube here: https://bit.ly/3jRMdwd! While you're at it, follow our new Instagram @pop_timistic for future video content! Topics include: Brent does "legal activities", Anthony gets a legal second hand high, and we get lost in each other's eyes.

    Catching Up and Nerd News!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 55:05


    This week our heroes sincerely apologize for the scarcity of content lately and bring you the loopiest weirdest episode yet! Topics include: Brent says a lot of swear words in one sentence, a smattering of nerd news, and sponsored by murdering your nemesis and taking their power!

    Make Stream Love Not Stream Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 68:17


    Our heroes don't want to wage Streaming Wars - corporations are doing that for them! They want to talk about the best content you can find! So this week they catch up in a big way and then talk about the best content you can stream right now - and which stream network is the best bang for your buck! Topics include: an entire half hour of what is bringing us joy, letters from history, and supported by a Rotten Tomatoes streaming service.

    Marvel Movies: The Best, and the Best of the Worst Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 79:12


    This week's episode is fraught with tension as our heroes face down on the Best of the Worst Marvel movies of all time! Will they make it out alive?! Topics include: Anthony almost killed his cats, Brent defends X-Men Apocalypse and which Punisher ends up first on which list?!

    Marvel Movies: The Best, and the Best of the Worst Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 65:20


    This week our heroes wade through all the Marvel movies - not just the MCU - to bring you their favorite movies, and the Best of the Worst. That’s right - they’re ranking their favorite of the worst MCU movies! Topics include: things that are full of Nicholas Cage and poop scented cat litter.

    Mortal Falcon and Winter Kombat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 55:57


    This week our heroes explore the ridiculous lore behind Mortal Kombat and also review the finale for Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Topics Include: Made for Love, some mild saltiness, and sponsored by having a human child.

    Nerd News: Shang-Chi, Indiana Jones 5, Wolverine and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 70:59


    Our heroes sort out and explain all the nerd news you can handle this week, with special guest Chandler Kravitz! They dive deep so you don't have to! Topics Include: rumors of a Wolverine series, trailers, and the worst post-credits scene a podcast has ever attempted! Happy six months of poppin' off with Brent and Anthony!

    Geek Sommelier: Upcoming Blockbuster Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 56:31


    On this week's adventure, our heroes talk about upcoming big movie releases and pair fun, weird and ridiculous drinks with them! Topics include: The Matrix (Resurrections?), a new social media suitable only for you, and the most complicated drink ever made!

    Godzilla vs Kong: Dawn of - No, Wait..

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 39:21


    In this week's episode, Anthony's computer throws a tantrum -- In the middle of our riveting Godzilla vs Kong discussion, we lose 1/3 of the episode! How do our heroes triumph over technological evil?? Topics include: furry ape butt CGI, we missed Blockbuster Movie Season so much, and only one ad dunking on Apple!

    Whedon v Snyder: Dawn of HBOMax

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 68:33


    Our heroes and special guest Aaron Seaney dive deep into the Atlantean seas of the Justice League(s). Which League will prevail?? Topics include: the saltiest first half of an episode yet, way too many genital references, and an ad segment that is so out of control it could be a Hoobastank song.

    Light a Candelabra: The Rotten Tomatoes Gauntlet, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 88:32


    The climactic finale to the Rotten Tomatoes Saga! Our heroes and special guest Marshall Rosales list the final low scoring movies on our list - who will live, who will die, who will eliminate all alternate selves and become The One?!

    Light a Candelabra: The Rotten Tomatoes Gauntlet, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 76:25


    On this week's episode we pitch our favorite low scoring movies! Follow along as our heroes and special guest traverse the treacherous depths of Rotten Tomatoes! Topics include: Ashton Kutcher's dramatic turn, Guy Pearce is everything to us, and sponsored by FightWallet.

    Top 5 AAA Video Games!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 69:39


    Next on our list of lists is the converse of last week - top 5 AAA video games! Topics include: a surprise mid-list change up, you can probably guess at least 2 of Brent's picks, and sponsored by an invisible bathing suit!

    Top 5 Indie Video Games!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 73:57


    This week we are bringing you our top 5 Indie Video Games! Because Indies rule and AAA publishers drool. Topics include: cat swaddling, Anthony always has a #6 on top 5 lists, and sponsored by chre Lite!

    Geek News II: The Geekening

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 61:55


    Brent leads the charge on all the crazy news that's come out over the last week. Topics include: Pedro Pascal goes down smooth, Gina Carona does not, and sponsored this week by Privatized Healthcare and THC-less Marijuana!

    Geek Sommelier: Pairing Movies and Booze

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 70:19


    We bring you this vintage episode that has a strong palate of nerdiness and hints of oak, with a bitter aftertaste of laughter and notes of shame. Topics include: Gamma irradiated male birth control, we drank maybe a little too much, and lighting a candle on peppermint schnapps.

    Top 5 TV Shows.. of all time?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 83:22


    Top 5 lists are HARD. So hard in fact that we reneged on some of our choices later in the episode and replaced them... actually, this one was a wild ride in general.Topics include: Kiefer Sutherland parties, about a million honorable mentions, and Brent sells you condoms with holes in them.

    Get Yer Geek News, Hear All About It!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 62:07


    This week we crawl out of the avalanche of geek news that has piled down upon us in the last few weeks and revel in its glory. Topics include: Disney owns all of our childhoods, Anthony hasn't seen a single good film apparently, and spoiling the Dexter series finale for Brent who then becomes immediately distraught.

    How Not to Interview a Twitch Streamer for Dummies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 56:27


    This week our intrepid hosts embark upon an interview with Twitch streamer Aledreamgameon - you can find her at www.aledream.com! Topics include: a no-curse challenge, failing pop quizzes, and baffling ad segments!

    Looking Forward, It's Gonna Be a Geeky Year!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 84:36


    This week, the intrepid hosts and their guest Maggie Hart take a look at 2021 and what will make it an amazing year! Topics include: all the movies we didn't see in 2020, stale food, and we sorta fail to Light a Candle on Wonder Woman 84!

    Top 10 of 2020, Part 2: Endgame

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 60:34


    Tears were shed and blood was spilled but we came out of 2020 (and this episode) alive, so join us for our rollercoaster of a year end wrap up episode! Topics include: a controversial top 3 pick, new sponsors, and one of us cries!

    Top 10 of 2020: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 56:27


    If we both have top 10 lists, is it really the top 20 of 2020? Missed opportunity for the title! Oh well. Topics include: the best stuff that happened to us in the worst year, some made up ads, and a cliffhanger!

    Cyberpunk's not dead!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 64:20


    In this week's episode, we take a deep dive into the delightful Cyberpunk 2077! Topics include: beheadings, bugs, and genitals?

    Video Games Are Art!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 70:50


    This week, our guest Chandler introduces us to the idea that video games are art! Topics include: Cyberpunk 2077 mania, the ins and outs of the PS5, and the invasion of a Cupcake Gremlin.

    Anatomy of a Tabletop Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 74:41


    This episode is a miracle in that it shouldn't exist, but technical issues couldn't keep us from bringing you our special roleplaying episode. We break down and build a roleplaying encounter! Topics include: big exciting news, day drinking, aliens that wear skin suits.

    Battle Royale With Cheese

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 58:37


    This week's guest is Ethan Jones, also known as "Papa Scott" (for obvious reasons we don't go into on the episode), and we break down FPS and Battle Royale games. Topics include: Call of Duty: Cold War, Ranking Battle Royale games, and lighting a candle on Fortnite!

    Musical Memoirs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 60:38


    In this week's episode, we get back to basics to go on a trip down nostalgia lane for music! Topics include: Topo Chico, our terrible musical tastes, Coheed and Cambria, and lighting a candle on M. Night Shyamalan!

    Emerald's Sci-Fi Extravaganza

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 67:36


    Welcome to class! Our guest this week takes us on a wild history lesson into the origin of Science Fiction and we can't get enough of the rollercoaster. Topics include: Science Fiction and Fantasy are kinda the same thing?? Blade Runner! Lighting a candle on Sci-fi adaptations/reboots/sequels!

    The Threequel: Nerds of the Round Table

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 65:36


    We are joined this week by Aaron Seaney, co-host of the excellent podcast Speaking of Stadia, just in time to carry us both as Anthony was barely alive from a battle with bad pork. Topics include:Stadia and like... what it is!The best comic book adaptations (of all time?)Shine a light- errr, light a candle? Whichever! We try to make the best of the Matrix sequels!

    The Scariest Episode Yet

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 72:26


    We apologize ahead of time - we enjoyed making this episode so much that we ran over time a little bit, but that's ok! We hope you enjoy listening as much as we did making it!Topics include:Our favorite spooky stuffSecret Identity GamesScary moviesNot-so-scary movies

    U-Nerded We Stand!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 54:07


    Welcome to your new favorite podcast! This premiere episode features our intrepid heroes forging into new frontiers while discovering just how nerve wracking it is to record a podcast! Talking points include:Introductions and books!Raised by Wolves!Legion (X-men, but not really?!)General optimism!

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