A Play On Nerds - Episode 244 - The Abominable Yeti from 2006

The Yeti is out in theaters, so we're talking about his famous cousin bigfoot from 2006 in Abominable! So many cringe, gore, and character actor cameos... Plus: Listener feedback, sperm news, is it a Cryptid or Crypto trivia game, and a trailer review of J.J. Abrams' The End of Oak Street!

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Time Codes

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Feedback: 2:52

Host Banter: 10:37

Nerdy News: 19:51

Film Review: Abominable (2006): 22:57

Game: Cryptids or Cyrpto?: 45:38

Radical Recommends: 50:08

Trailer Review: The End of Oak Street: 55:54

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Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

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A Play On Nerds - Episode 243 - Monsters, Physics, RPGs and Space Colonization!

We're talking Monster of the Week TV Shows, real-life physics in pop culture, RPG world building in video games, and get deep with Colonization Ethics in Sci-Fi media. It' Nerd Roll of Fortune time, so these randomly selected topics spark some deep conversations! Plus talk of: Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, and a Trailer Review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day!

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Host Banter: 1:17

Nerdy News: 7:08

Nerd Roll of Fortune: 10:01

Radical Recommends: 29:23

Trailer Review: Spider-Man: Brand New Day: 34:26

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Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

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A Play On Nerds - Episode 242 - Hail Mary to the Moon

Project Hail Mary has blasted off into theaters, so we're reviewing another acclaimed film about a charismatic guy stuck in space alone: 2009's Moon! Plus: Ancient mosquitos, super strainers, and a trailer review for The Mandalorian and Grogu!

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Time Codes

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Host Banter: 1:37

Nerdy News: 10:08

Film Review: Moon: 12:58

Game: 3 Year Tour of Boredom: 39:10

Radical Recommends: 45:15

Trailer Review: Over Your Dead Body: 48:46

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Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

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A Play On Nerds - Episode 241 - Screenplay Replay!

It's our first ever official "regular edition" of Screenplay Replay! We roll the dice to randomly choose a popular film from the last 50 years, make it a sequel, prequel, reimagining or remake, and then randomly cast it with the strangest picks you've ever seen. Then we have to improvise what will happen. You're not ready for this hilarious weirdness! Plus: UFO disclosure for real? Love is Blind season 10, and trailer review for Over Your Dead Body.

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Time Codes

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Host Banter: 1:25

Nerdy News: 8:58

Screenplay Replay: 15:20

Radical Recommends: 39:13

Trailer Review: Over Your Dead Body: 43:00

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Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

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A Play On Nerds - Episode 240 - My Bloody Valentine (1981)

We celebrate Valentine's Day by reviewing the 1981 horror-slasher classic, My Bloody Valentine! Pickaxes and Canadian accents abound! Plus: Bonobos playing pretend, the superiority of regular olive oil, Valentine's Date 20 Questions, and trailer review of Spielberg's upcoming Disclosure Day!

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Time Codes

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Host Banter: 1:48

Nerdy News: 6:30

Film Review: My Bloody Valentine (1981): 9:07

Game: Valentine's Date 20 Questions: 23:58

Radical Recommends: 34:45

Trailer Review: Disclosure Day: 37:49

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Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

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