The Court of Nerds Podcast (www.thecourtofnerds.com)

Hey, we get it. It's been a long pandemic. This RSS feed has sat fallow for a good long while.  But no more! As things get back to normal(ish), we plan on keeping you abreast of all the nerdy things that come across our nerdy desks. Including what one member of The Court was doing while the world was in lockdown. Grant Stoye has successful published two DnD themed comics in the series called Sidequest and has also brought together other authors and artists along side himself in the holiday horror comic compilation Yule.  Gregg and Kevin bask in Grant's radiant (if not awkward) energy, while trying to ask him some questions relevant to his craft.  It's good to talk to friends again isn't it?

Hint: there is no part 1. Welcome to another thrilling episode of the Court of Nerds talk Politics! Well, okay. We talk a bit about politics. Also we talk about The Last of Us Part 2. And LGBTQ representation in games. And Ori and the Blind Forest. And Tik Tok (seriously). It's a real banger of an episode where the arguments don't matter and the points don't make sense. Or something. What Kevin's drinking: Crunkle Sam 2020 by Clown Shoes What Gregg's drinking: Black is Beautiful -- hosted by Weathered Souls Brewing co, and brewed by Almanac Brewing Company What Maj is drinking: Some kind of mushroom tea of some kind?

What it do, nerdy-dudes and dudettes! This week, we discuss the big, protested elephant in the room. And also how brilliant Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is. And Kung Pow! Enter the Fist. And a decision Activision made that probably pissed off a fairly large chunk of their player-base. What Kevin is Drinking: The Famous "Narragansett Lager" What Gregg is Drinking: Anchor Brewing's "Brewers Pale Ale"  What Maj is Drinking: Some kind of mushroom tea? I think? PEEP IT.

Hello, and welcome to another (semi-monthly) episode of the Court of Nerds! This week, Kevin, Marjorie, and Gregg embark on a wild adventure with The Gospel of Midnight, lay down fisticuffs in Indivisible and Streets of Rage 4, and discuss the brilliance of the TV show Community. Oh, and at one point, Kevin sings. It's Bucky O'MAGICAL. Things you should check out: - West Coast Avenger's Gregg's new Twitch Channel! - Cosgrrrl's brand new Issue #1 - "Elemental: Origins" - The charity organization Modest Needs The Brews: What Kevin is Drinking: Clown Shoes Brewing Company's "Cashed Up Bogan" What Gregg is Drinking: Camino Brewing Company's "N120 Pilsner" What Marjorie is Drinking: anti-inflammatory Tumeric Tea (because she's an old soul)

Pickles and Sweatpants and Hot Wings OH MY! In this Court of Nerds SPECIAL EPISODE... Grant, Kevin, and Gregg fart around and talk about the most important topics of the day. Such as...  What is your favorite kind of pickle? Sweatpants or Jeans? and...  What is the hottest thing you've put in your body? Come for the total and complete inanity, stay for the silly nonsequitors and YouTube-comment-level conversation. What Kevin is Drinking: "I wish it had snowed more this Winter" - EvilTwin Brewing What Gregg is Drinking: "California Lager" - Anchor Brewing What Grant is Drinking: "Total and Complete Garbage" - White Claw Hard Cider  

What's Courting, my Nerds? This week, Kevin, Rachel, and Gregg discuss recent Convention cancellations, some sad news in the Voice Acting community... And controller design. Because why not? Hope you're staying safe and staying hydrated! What Kevin is drinking: "Some People Are Immune to Good Banana Stout" - EvilTwin Brewing Company What Gregg is drinking: "Big Wave Golden Ale" - Kona Brewing Company and "Bohemian Pilsner N120" by Camino Brewing Company.  

What it do, contented introverts and stir-crazy extroverts! It's a new episode of The Court of Nerds! THIS WEEK ON THE CAST We discuss Diamond Comics, the new Disney/Pixar film Onward, E3, SPROTS, and some dumb quarantine stories. The Drinks What Kevin is drinking: Sixpoint Brewery's Atomic Res What Gregg is drinking: Sierra Nevada's Coffee Stout What Grant is drinking: "stirring in [his] own juices" Some Important Plugs Make sure to check out Grant's Kickstarter: Sidequest #1 (there's still time left to donate, if you're able!) And Maj's IndieGoGo: COSGRRRL: The Elemental Series

Greetings ladies and germs! In this episode, we talk about boozy treats, the new Ori release, just how fucking stellar Castevania is, and we actually do break down how the Frozen sequel is Really. Damn. Good.  Hold on to your surgical masks, we're about to get weird!

We're definitely not sponsored by Olive Garden. But if you're there, and you're family, contact us, and we'd love to tell you "no" to your face. This week on The Court of Nerds... Kevin, Marjorie, Grant, and Gregg discuss the Sonic the Hedgehog movie (and why it's actually doing well at the box office)... Maj takes us on a magical journey into why The Mandalorian is more subversive than you'd think. Kevin explains why some gamers are not nearly as bad as everyone expects them to be IRL. And Grant debunks some popular theories about what's happening with DC Comics right now. Make sure you check out Grant's Kickstarter for his new comic! And support Marjorie's work with Cosgrrrl on Indiegogo! What Kevin is drinking - Conehead the Beerbarian by Kings County Brewers Collective What Gregg is drinking - Double Nut Brown by Mammoth Brewing Company What Maj is drinking - literal dirt water. What Grant is drinking - H20

Strap in for the fantabulous emancipation... of our brains from the new DC extravaganza, Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey. Kevin, Grant, Marjorie, and West Coast Avenger Gregg talk about how (and why) Birds of Prey is struggling at the box office. The Dice & Drinks crew also discusses the awesome new Netflix series Ragnarok, and The Pharmacist. And for some reason the Taylor Swift documentary. My Hero Academia gets a plug (as it always should). Oh, and of course, Grant splooges over Money Shot, Isola, and some incredible new work from Close Personal Friend Steve Orlando. What Kevin's Drinking: "Dunkin' Summer Pale Ale" from Harpoon Brewery & Dunkin' Donuts What Gregg's Drinking: "Two Tun Imperial Stout" by Hermitage Brewing Company What Marjorie's Drinking: Detox Tea with Fennel, Cardamom, Tumeric... and a Coca Cola!? What Grant is Drinking: Generic Chamomile Tea ("made with a tea bag")

Drew, Gregg, and Rachel are in studio talking... well... nerd stuff... Mainly SDCC, but also what ever comes across the table too.  

A NOTE BEFORE YOU LISTEN: We also streamed this episode live on Twitch with our Court of Nerds Twitch team captain HelloBiffTV So we're gonna be back to trying to do this on a more regular basis. We know, we know, we've said that before but hey, people get pregnant, people have surgery, things happen and you just try to come back from each thing!  ON TODAY'S EPISODE, Drew, Jon and Human Biff talk about the streaming wars and if the DC Universe app can survive plus the best movies still to come this summer, the need for humans in Detective Pikachu and some of Biff's Twitch observations along with some love for the chat!  A REMINDER: We are brought to you by our beloved friends at Tardy's, who celebrate 40 years as a local comic shop on June 8th. Click here for details on their big party with Goon's Eric Powell!! 

It may have not turned out how many of us expected… or even wanted… but the finale episode of Game of Thrones has aired. Gregg and Sledge recap their thoughts on the show, the books, and the ending moments after they watched the finale and their emotions were still fresh… and Kevin was still a little drunk. It might not be Shakespeare, but it the action this rss has seen in two months.

Bienvenidos, boys and girls! It's another delicious episode of... The Food Court of Nerds! This week: We weed out the deets on mary-jane-infused brews... Argue semantics over what actually constitutes a "craft brewery" And Drewl over some delectable new West Michigan pairings. Drew has recently started a quest to become more healthy. We talk about the challenges and obstacles he's had to overcome... and discuss a few tasty, healthy food choices he's made. This week's Sponsor Me, Senpai goes out to: Founders Brewing Company Take a listen, crack open a cold one, and ready that empty stomach! This one's a good 'un.

It has been forever sense Stacey and Kevin got together drink while talking cars. The results are about what you would expect, intelligent conversation quickly turning into slurred babble about things they should really know more about than they actually do.  Did Stacey just compare a Porsche 911 to a Chrysler Crossfire? Did Kevin admit he is more like James May than he wishes? Does this episode actually go for an hour? Yes, Yes, and Yes (though that was only half of their recording conversation).   Stacey was drinking: Traverse City Whiskey Company can be found here.  Kevin was drinking:  Connecticut Valley Brewing Company "Trailblazer" can be found here.

So it's not So Braven, due to lack of Braven.  It's also not a normal Court of Nerds?   Soooo...WRASSLE SHOW! WE TALK GRAPS! WWE, AEW. NJPW, ROH and even some West Michigan graps!  Special guest Hollywood Joe! 

Rob O'Neil is our friend. We make no bones about it. So when we sit down to chat with Rob, it's very informal and loose. Hence why some of this sounds...odd. Rob stopped by Drew's day job to record a podcast for y'all as the 3rd issue of Rob's partnership comic with the Grand Rapids Griffins will be available at Saturday's game as part of Superhero Night.  Check out more of Rob's work here! 

Salubrious salutations to you, dear listener! We've talked enough about it, so now it's time to dive in... to the very first episode of... The Food Court of Nerds! (Or FCON, for short)   In this, the inaugural episode, we discuss the impossibility of Impossible Foods making an Impossible Steak (egads!) A local New England chain becoming bigger (oh my!) And Oreo's improbably stuf new cookie (gadzooks!) Introducing our very first very special guest: 21st Amendment Brewing's co-founder and Brewmaster Shaun O'Sullivan! Wherein we discuss his favorite beers, 21st Amendment's brewing philosophy... and plane-watching! This month's Beer: 21st Amendment Brewing's Brew Free or Die IPA And of course, the Pièce De Résistance...   This month's Recipe! Courtesy of Jon: Pepper's Spicy Clams (and Pasta) by Chrissy Teigen Ingredients: Kosher Salt 12 ounces dried linguine 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 8 cloves of garlic, minced (Jon says: "More like 24 full cloves) 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1/2 cup dry white wine 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 pounds Manila clams, scrubbed 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley, (plus garnish, if you'd like) Directions: 1. First, cook the linguine al dente, keeping about 1/4 cup of the pasta water. Drain the pasta, then return to the pot. 2. Heat the butter + olive oil in a large skillet (medium heat) 3. When the butter begins foaming, toss in that gaggle of garlic + red pepper flakes. Cook until the garlic is fragrant and golden in color (don't burn it!) -- should take about 2 minutes. 4. Add the white wine and pepper -- cook until it all starts bubbling. 5. Add in the clams, increase the heat, and cover. You'll cook until the clams open (should take about 3 minutes). 6. Take those bad boys and dump 'em into the pasta pot - ditching the few that don't open. Cook it all for another few minutes. Add salt to taste. 7. Throw all of the remaining clam juice and pasta water in, warming on medium heat. 8. Dump the parsley in... mix a bit, and you're done!   Make sure you like, subscribe, rate, review, tweet, or Facebook at us as you wish! Got a recipe suggestion? Link us, son!

We know this feed has been quite awhile, but we've made up for it with the sheer amount of Nerds crammed into one cast. This super special, super long cast, has Drew, Stacey, Jon, Grant, and Sledge. They spend their time looking forward to the year ahead and the things they are most excited about. Somewhere along the way, I'm sure Grant will be wrong. Buckle up, because when Stacey and Kevin are together… it always gets bumpy.

That's So Braven is back with Benjamin Raven and Drew McCarthy as the two reflect on the year in wrestling that was 2018 while offering an eye to the future. This episode was recorded hours before AEW's press conference in Jacksonville, Florida.  If you have a topic you would like the two of us to tackle, tweet to @Court_of_Nerds. You can listen here and anywhere else you get your podcasts, but please find away to subscribe, rate and review The Court of Nerds podcast. Here is the link to our iTunes page, support us any way you can! Thanks!

1. We talked to our friends from Tardy's Collectors Corner about their favorite books of the year and ours too.  2. They have a kick ass event coming up Saturday with AB who kicks all sorts of ass as well. Be at Tardy's on Saturday. 

You other podcasts can't deny, when there's big trailers to breadown and year end lists to go round you hit record!  That's all the rapping I've got in me. We bring you our thoughts on the Captain Marvel trailer (meh but hopeful) and Avengers: Endgame (WOW but WOW). And we offer up our top movies of the year!  Plus JON DOES MOVIES returns as God's handsomest Italian tells us all about the monies from the movies. 

  Drew and Kevin are supposed to talk about Disney movies, Black Friday sales, and the best Table Top & Video Games of 2018. Instead they jibber jabber about Injustice 2 and set up a play date on air. Tune in next week when we actually have an adult on the cast.

It has been a month sense the court last met for their signature "Main-Cast" and what a month it has been. Drew, Ben, & Sledge convene to see if they still know how to make a podcast (spoiler alert: just barely). This week they tackle: Will they go see a PG-13 Deadpool, and why does such a thing exist? Speak in platitudes about Tom King and Mitch Gerards and the ending of Mister Miracle Talk about why Ben & Sledge should never have a working light saber. Why the answer to the question: "Should we kill Jason Todd?" needs to always be yes. And finally Ben and Drew will wrap up Grand Rapids Comic Con coverage Happy Thanksgiving Nerds!

This extremely long episode is what happens when Sledge and Hammer do a Z team cast together. It goes wildly off topic into metaphysics, tautology, theology, economics, societal contracts… stuff you're not supposed to talk about when do a pop culture nerd cast… Sledge started editing it all down, but realized they only had about five minutes of relevant content: So he left it all in… foibles and all. Topics: Doctor Who, Netflix & Disney, Constantine: City of Demons, Soul Caliber VI, and…. Nike. In retrospect, we all knew this was going to happen.

WE BACK! Jen and Phil from Extra Life Grand Rapids are here to talk about gaming, in game purchases and their kick ass SAVE A LIFE event!  Sign up to play or donate by clicking here!  Get tickets for SAVE A LIFE here! 

It's been a while sense Kevin and Stacey has talked about cars… I wonder if they have moved past the whole Elon Musk and electric car fixation? Ah… Nope. Well, the Paris Autoshow surely pulled them off this topic, right? Ah… Nope. How about a pop quiz about the largest car manufactures and who will be around in 20 years? Ok… Then I guess just listen to them ramble… It's what Sledge does best anyway. Plus. New Intro

Yes, you're in the right place. Disney Books Group hit me up to host a giveaway for the "Star vs The Forces Evil" inspired "The Magic Book of Spells," and it seemed like too good of an opportunity to pass up.  The Disney XD show is ridiculously adorable, insane and yet inconceivably relatable, and I can't recommend it enough. Drew turned me onto this show a couple of years ago, and here we are.  Also included in the giveaway is one of Stars' wands, headbands and some wand enamel pins. The book itself is listed at $19.99, and is available online and hit stores earlier this month. All you need to do to score this killer prize package is rate, review and subscribe to The Court of Nerds on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts, take a screenshot showing you completed the aforementioned task and send it to the Court of Nerds on Twitter, Facebook or email at thecourtofnerdspodcast@gmai.com. Seriously, that's it. Prove to us that you rated, review and subscribed and we'll write your name (or email address, social media handle, etc.) on a piece of paper, put it in a container and draw in a Facebook Live broadcast. Since we might be joined by some new listeners, I did a brief rundown on myself Benjamin Raven, the group, our podcasts, our history and what we're about. This is typically my wrestling-centric show, so at the end of the episode I touch on my in-ring training starting a bit and a wrestling show you need to check out. 

What a night for Drew to be all by his lonesome!  Following what seemed like a benign announcement from our home Con which you can find here, the internet exploded in every direction. Accusations flew wildly, things were said and videos were made.  At the end of it all, GRCC founder Mark Hodges is here hoping to provide some answers, dispell some myths and rumors and hopefully set the record straight.  Normally, this is not the type of podcast we do with Mark but we wanted to make sure he had the chance to say what he felt he needed to say about everything. We hope that people listen to the whole thing, hear what Mark had to say and make a choice from there. Every story has 2 sides.

WWE Hell in a Cell ended in some seriously historic confusing fashion. Host Benjamin Raven dives into that and more in this episode of That's So Braven.  You can listen here and anywhere else you get your podcasts, but please find away to subscribe, rate and review The Court of Nerds podcast. Here is the link to our iTunes page, support us any way you can! Thanks!  

So yesterday, many believed (including us) that Superman actor Henry Cavill was exiting the DC Universe. That coupled with the consistent reports that Batfleck ALSO wants out lead us to record this podcast last night. We put some spit shine and polish on it, in an effort to make this one sound good for once and got ready to post it... ...as it's revealed that Cavill was only out of his cameo in Shazam.  STILL We did a lot of exploring about how to reboot the DCEU if it does need to happen and broke down a lot of interesting biz.  At least this is still better than Cavill's edited out mustache? 

It's been one week since we set up shop on Podcast Row at Starrcast, and Ben is feeling the best he has all week so why the hell not record some thoughts on the convention and having orgasmic seats for the historic All In show. Con sickness is real, and Ben hasn't slept in 10 days but he still loves you.  You can listen here and anywhere else you get your podcasts, but please find away to subscribe, rate and review The Court of Nerds podcast. Here is the link to our iTunes page, support us any way you can! Thanks!    

Sami Callihan, the damn Draw, was nice enough to stop by our table at Starrcast's Podcast Row ahead of his meet and great and, of course, his N64 Birthday Invitational Tournament here on Saturday. This is one not to miss, as this is one of the hottest names in all of professional wrestling. Watch out for this one! 

Maffew, the mad genius behind the Botchamania series, has a lot of fans out there but perhaps none bigger than our very own Benjamin Raven. The day after rocking a panel with Ron Funches and Tony Schiavone, he sat down with the Court of Nerds here on Starrcast's Buffalo Wild Wings Podcast Row.  Support Maffew's Patreon for Botchamania here, Ben is a longtime supporter and so can you.

The title of this interview episode speaks for itself, MJF stopped by our table, talked some Dojo Pro, being Cody's best friend and eating caviar and then he yelled at people in line. Pretty standard fun stuff, check it out and look out for MJF at All In and Starrcast. He's a blast.  That's So Braven Starrcast: The Art of a Colt Cabana interview That's So Braven Starrcast: Catching up with Veda Scott!    

Starrcast is officially in full gear, the lines are long, the vendors are making money and the fans are happy, with all that going on Veda Scott still managed to take some time to talk to us here at The Court of Nerds -- That's So Braven on Starrcast Buffalo Wild Wings Podcast Row. That's So Braven Starrcast: The Art of a Colt Cabana interview Starrcast: Everything you need to know about 'wrestling's Woodstock'  

Our wrestling guys from That's So Braven are in Metro Chicago all weekend long for Starrcast, and we started things off with a bang with independent wrestling and podcast king Colt Cabana.  Colt is All In in the Over-the-Budget Battle Royal on WGN America at 6 p.m. EST. We had a little fun interview with him as Friday's festivities kicked off.  Colt Cabana | Free Listening on SoundCloud

We talk about other stuff than wrestling, we promise. DC Universe streaming service, Star Wars, some Starrcast. 

  Ye, we know this was recorded two weeks ago. Yes we know the world has changed sense then, but summer is a busy time, and Kevin and Stacey have things to do... Besides, Sledge can only take so much joking about sitting on a giant battery that moves.  This week we talk about Sledge's recent purchase, and then talk about what ever comes into our minds. It's kinda free flowing like that. Oh, and we talk about Elon Musk again. Musk might be in trouble with the SEC, but somehow the future still seems to his to command. 

Benjamin Raven has some late-night coffee after five hours of SumerSlam on Sunday, Aug. 19 to bring you another episode of That's So Braven. With the help of Drew, Ben breaks down the weekend that was TakeOver Brooklyn IV and SummerSlam. All the spoilers. Enjoy.  You can listen here and anywhere else you get your podcasts, but please find away to subscribe, rate and review The Court of Nerds podcast. Here is the link to our iTunes page, support us any way you can! Thanks!

Benjamin Raven is back yet again with another episode of That's So Braven, in which he goes over the Monday, Aug. 12 edition of Raw just as it went off the air, the heartbreaking death of Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and Ben's first live PROGRESS experience!  You can listen here and anywhere else you get your podcasts, but please find away to subscribe, rate and review The Court of Nerds podcast. Here is the link to our iTunes page, support us any way you can! Thanks! Recent episodes of That's So Braven:  That's So Braven #35: G1 Climax 28 complete results, reaction That's So Braven #34: Telling Ben What To Do On His Own Show That's So Braven #33: Starrcast top-to-bottom with Conrad Thompson That's So Braven #32: Wrestlecation  That's So Braven #31: Ian Riccaboni joins us to talk ROH's growth, MSG show, and being on the All In broadcast team What a killer couple of weeks if I do say so myself. If you want to join us -- whether you have a brand, product, promotion or show you want to promote on the/and at Starrcast and All In Chicago, shoot us an email at courtofnerdspodcast@gmail.com. 

Sledge tries to keep up with the hilariously funny voice actor Joe Gaudet sitting at his dinner table. This episode is less about two grown men getting their kids together than it is an excuse to day drink beer during a weekday. Get some insight into the mind of a man where talking is more than just a means to convey information.... just ignore the sound of children playing in the background... Sledge did. You can find more about Joe Gaudet and all of his amazing vocal work at: Website - http://joegaudetvo.com/ Twitter - @iamjoegaudet Facebook - www.facebook.com/JoeGaudetVO/ YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/JoeGaudet The beers that Kevin and Joe were drinking can be found here. Hoegaarden - www.hoegaarden.com/ Lord Hobo Brewing - www.lordhobobrewing.com/

All the spoilers from the 28th G1 Climax lay ahead in this podcast. Benjamin Raven breaks down the monumental final matchup between Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kota Ibushi for a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in the main event at WrestleKingdom 13.  What a night, what a match and what a tournament. Raven will lead us through the entire month of action from New Japan Pro Wrestling, so sit back, enjoy and get that damn NJPW World subscription because things like the G1 and Kevin Kelley add so much value to it for the English speaking fans. Bravo, NJPW, bravo.  You can listen here and anywhere else you get your podcasts, but please find away to subscribe, rate and review The Court of Nerds podcast. Here is the link to our iTunes page, support us any way you can! Thanks! Recent episodes of That's So Braven:  That's So Braven #34: Telling Ben What To Do On His Own Show That's So Braven #33: Starrcast top-to-bottom with Conrad Thompson That's So Braven #32: Wrestlecation  That's So Braven #31: Ian Riccaboni joins us to talk ROH's growth, MSG show, and being on the All In broadcast team What a killer couple of weeks if I do say so myself. If you want to join us -- whether you have a brand, product, promotion or show you want to promote on the/and at Starrcast and All In Chicago, shoot us an email at courtofnerdspodcast@gmail.com. 

Ben and Drew are at it again, this time with friend and frequent collaborator Hollywood Joey Williamson! The guys chatted about ROH's championship being on the line at All In, putting titles back on the Bucks and Cody and the sad state of the RAW tag team division.  After that, it's time for an early preview of NXT Takeover Brooklyn and SummerSlam! This time, it's Ben and Drew butting heads while Joey kept his cool.  Be sure to check out our pal Hollywood and all his hard work! Pre-order Starrcast and All In on FITE TV now! 

With Starrcast ‘18 now officially in full countdown mode as it sits less than a month away, Conrad Thompson — organizer and one of wrestling's busiest men — joins Ben and Drew to run through the magical weekend in Chicago step-by-step. Conrad and the guys run through some of the highlights from Starrcast, the All In card itself, the process behind this first-of-its-kind weekend and convention, and how the hell Conrad manages his time. As always with Conrad, it's a fun, informative time as we dig deep on the upcoming historic weekend. Trough midnight Aug. 10, you can buy the weekend pass for Starrcast on FITE TV for $79.99 which is $20 off and it comes with $20 FITE TV credits so it's basically $40 off! Tickets to Starrcast are sold out, but that doesn't mean you can't be part of this historic event. Follow Starrcast @Starrcast18 and Conrad Thompson, the host of Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard, Something Else to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard, 83 Week and What Happened When @HeyHeyItsConrad.   

PRE-LISTEN WARNINGS 1) We said swears in this one. Don't judge us. Please.  2) We home recorded this bad boy and our AC was out, so many fans are running to keep us cool. You can hear them. We are sorry but also not sorry about this.    We caught up with our friends Gavin and Dee from Tardy's about their time at San Diego Comic Con aka Comic Con International! We talked Funko being bonkers, continued expansion and had a good time chatting about some of the major trailers that dropped. Plus for some reason cocaine kept coming up. Also no cocaine was used in the making of this podcast. But lots of Arizona Golden Bear WAS used during the making of this podcast.  Please give us money or Golden Bears, new friends at Arizona! 

  So Sledge Screwed the pooch on the the original audio. Here is a much better version of the Wresting 101 cast done with Kevin, Stacey, Austin, and Ben. Enjoy.

The Z team is back, and everyone else was sick of recording with Sledge so West Coast Avenger Gregg and Biff step in. Sledge grills Gregg about San Diego Comic Con: they talk favorite announcements, trailers, and the firing of James Gunn by Disney.  They also get into some PC Master Race chest pounding as well.  One of them recorded shirtless in a lucador mask... guess which one.

On this very special episode of That's So Braven, Ben and Drew were joined by the ultra-talented Ian Riccaboni of Ring of Honor wrestling. Riccaboni has been the lead announcer for ROH since early 2017, and he just happened to give us the never-before-heard story behind the day he got the call that he would become the lead voice of ROH.  Related: The Court of Nerds Special: Conrad Thompson talks Starrcast, All In and, oh yeah, we're All In Riccaboni goes into great detail on not only ROH's growth, but how he found out he was on the All In broadcast team and who his biggest wrestling play-by-play influences are (WHAT A MANEUVER). The diehard Philly sports fan even finds the time to help us preview another big show in ROH's Honor for All show set for Friday, July 20 from Nashville, Tennessee, and how genius Being the Elite is and all about this Rick A. Bonnie guy. Big Billy Joel fan.  We're super thrilled for you guys to check this one out, and we can't wait to have Ian on again as he was a great informative and entertaining talk. If you haven't signed up for Honor Club yet (what are you doing with your life?), head to ROHWrestling.com and sign up for Honor Club.  Related: All In 2018 announces broadcast team with Cyrus, Ian Riccaboni, Sean Mooney, among others Follow Ian on Twitter by clicking here, and make sure to stay with us for any updates regarding Starrcast and All In Chicago weekend! 

Ben and Drew get down on what's going down on the West Coast this week with San Diego Comic Con. The boys pondered James Gunn's big announcement on Friday and wanted to ask YOU a question as well: Which BIG DC movie that's expected to drop a trailer this weekend NEEDS to be a hit for the company? Shazam, Wonder Woman: 1984 or Aquaman?  Also Ben thinks the Aquaman poster looks like Finding Nemo and Drew still doesn't fix it in post. 

  Get ready to harvest some quantum energy with the Z team this week, because they take a deep dive into Ant Man and The Wasp. Sure they all stumble over their words and gush about Paul Rudd's abs, but they don't forget the true star of the show: the after credits scene.  Pump up them Pym Particles, cause this cast is larger than life!*         *size of the cast not guaranteed