Best Ed Coke Podcasts (2025)

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Our Chanukah and or Hanukkah Episode 1:21:45

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6d ago1:21:45

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Get ready for the festival of lights that lasts eight nights with about half a dozen TV specials and movies that you can enjoy gelt free every Chanukah! Jake talks about growing up Jewish and celebrating a traditional Chanukah, Mike explains what it's like only be half Jewish and never more than half interested in Chanukah and Holden keeps talking …

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The Rocky Road of Dwayne Johnson 1:30:45

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The Rock was on top of the world for years but now he's making moves that have raised everyone else's eyebrows but his own. In the past few years he's tried to lay the smackdown on Vin Diesel, the DC universe, and...Christmas? What happens when a manly man becomes more of a brandy brand? And is it possible to still call yourself the people's champi…

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The Trial of Nintendo 1:24:53

20d ago1:24:53

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Nintendo, the company we grew up with and loved for it's cute characters and intuitive gameplay will now tell you "Hey Nintendon't mod your system or we'll brick the damn thing". Has Nintendo gotten more litigious or is it baked into their DNA like mute protagonists and Italian Stereotypes? Holden is the prosecutor, Jake the defender (it is a Japan…

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An MCU Villains tier list 1:57:42

27d ago1:57:42

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We ranked the MCU Avengers and you seemed to like that enough to fill us with enough delusions of grandeur to rank the colorful (often green or gray) bad guys of the MCU. We're talking everyone from Abomination to Zemo! Every character is beloved by someone which is the only way you can justify Jake sticking up for Kaecilius, Mike rewatching Iron M…

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ACTION FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING 1:41:49

1M ago1:41:49

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With the holiday season upon us it's time to talk about some of the toys that break us! Mike, the one of the three who has not resisted the temptation of plastic crack makes more than a few articulated points on what it's like to be a modern action figure collector, when it feels fun and when it just feels like an episode of My Strange Addiction. W…

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Videogame Journalism Part 2: Elegic Boogaloo with Mike Drucker 1:31:13

1M ago1:31:13

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Video game magazines came and then the internet delivered a killshot and dropped a giant bomb on video game journalism. Holden walks us through the journey of how it all started pure before the corporate overlords did the thing they do of taking over and firing lots of decent people, and where that leaves us now. Guest Mike Drucker (Author of Good …

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An Elegy For Video Game Magazines 1:24:44

2M ago1:24:44

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Remember when you’d spend your allowance on some grainy photos of Castlevania IV and trust a cartoon frog to tell you which console to buy? There were tips and also tricks in the same place! We sure do and will go over all the Gamepros and cons from the heyday of video game magazines. How did they start? Why did they die? And shockingly, which one …

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Batman's Bat God Crisis 1:38:07

2M ago1:38:07

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How does a street level vigilante turn into a meme of a character that can do anything and beat anyone? It takes time, popularity, Grant Morrison, and casually sacrificing the rest of the DC universe (Some with just one punch!) to give us the omnipotent version of Batman that could beat anyone with some prep time and a trust fund. And who cares if …

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A Jaunt Through Various Haunts 1:39:09

2M ago1:39:09

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We conclude spooky season (To be fair it's been a pretty damn spooky year) with a history of haunted house attractions. Holden takes us all the way back to when haunts started with Ancient Greece and through some Dark Ages, some not so Dark Ages, and the Great Depression when creepily yelling at people for fun started becoming the art form it is to…

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Horror In Video Games 1:36:22

2M ago1:36:22

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The hills are silent with the bloodcurdling sound of our voices as we talk about the origins, the fall, and resurgence of horror in video games. If you played it with the lights off and it wasn't Leisure Suit Larry chances are we give it it's due this episode, everything from Alien: Isolation to Zombies Ate My Neighbors. And Resident Evil. Lots of …

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Last Treehouse of Horror on the Left 1:20:56

3M ago1:20:56

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To herald both spooky season and Smarch Madness Jake Young Frankenstein, Holden Mckneel Before Zod and permanent third host Mike Lawrence are celebrating one of the most beloved Halloween traditions there is: The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror. We watched every single one so you don't have to. Seriously, you don't have. But don't worry, we talk plent…

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The History of Cheating in Video-Games 1:23:40

3M ago1:23:40

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Aim lock yourself in a room and listen as Holden goes through the entire history of cheating in video games and discusses the different kinds of cheating that happen. This one gets deep into tech talk but also the moral dilemma we all face when we ask if cheating is okay if it makes a game more fun (yes it is and yes it does) and when does it all g…

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2025: The Year Anime won 1:13:54

3M ago1:13:54

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Anime is demon slaying the box office right now and all it had to do was…just be itself? Jake explains how we got to this golden moment and how to sustain it. This one’s got Nepalese politics, Japanese economics, and poop jokes for some reason. Well there’s a reason, you just have to listen. Want even more Nerd of Mouth? Support us on Patreon! www.…

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The Death of Gadgets: Eulogy for a Gizmo 1:22:59

3M ago1:22:59

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This week while Mike was off in Japan, Jake and Holden welcome Seena Ghaznavi (from LPN’s The Foreign Report) to talk about the waning era of the gadget! From walkmans to calculator watches everything has been swallowed up by the smartphone, and we’re spreading the love for the PDAs, MP3 Players, Flip Phones, and point and shoot cameras that made u…

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Rick Moranis Canadian Badass 1:11:59

3M ago1:11:59

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We're doing a good ol' fashioned deep dive on the man from the Great White North who made Hollywood his second city and blew up the box office! We go through Rick's early life, his meteoric rise and his powerful decision to walk away from it all, proving he was the goodhearted nerd we always cheered for. If it ever comes out that he's actually a te…

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The Trial of George RR Martin 1:30:03

4M ago1:30:03

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Witness as a boy is born and uses fantasy to escape the reality of living in the foul wasteland that is Bayonne New Jersey. Young George RR Martin is the ultimate fanboy, transforms into the ultimate journeyman writer, and then after years of toiling in writers rooms and the clearance section of Waldenbooks creates a beloved book series! And with t…

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An MCU Avengers Tier List 1:36:28

4M ago1:36:28

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In honor of Labor Day we’re laboring over the first 17 years of Marvel movies and ranking every Avenger from Ant Man to Quicksilver. Yes that Quicksilver. We could have done this all day but condensed it to one episode of bickering, quips, and camaraderie. And please stick around for the end credits so we can ask you to join the Patreon Initiative …

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The Never That Fantastic Four 1:30:00

4M ago1:30:00

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Greetings from Yancy Street, you podcast enjoying crum bums, we’re celebrating the Worlds Greatest Comics Magazine and a film franchise you clearly have gotten enough of, the Fantastic Four. Why do we love them, what makes them unique, and why is it harder to make a great movie than it is for Pedro Pascal to shave? Get on a rocket with your unquali…

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Das Reboot: An Analysis of Cartoon Reboots 1:18:54

4M ago1:18:54

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It’s our 25th episode spectacular but don’t worry, we do the same thing we do every episode, Pinky (narf!). In honor of the new season of King of the Hill which we all enjoyed, we’ve decided to talk about the recent trend of rebooted cartoons. Jake takes us on a tour of the Animaniacs, Tiny Toons, Beavis and Butthead, and because we’re pro pain and…

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The Officially Licensed Podcast of Video Games Based on Movies 1:23:29

5M ago1:23:29

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We love movies and we love video games but the two often go together like two things that don’t go well together. Holden talks us through the history of greedy publishers cashing in on popular movies by releasing terrible video games. We bring up the good, the bad, and Fight Club. Yes they made a game based on Fight Club and we are breaking the rul…

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I BOOED HOGAN LIVE - With Martin Morrow 1:05:00

5M ago1:05:00

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Mike sits down with comedian, pro wrestler, and cohost of the wrestling podcast B4 The Bell Martin Morrow to talk Hogan's legacy, Martin's relationship to him as a fan, and the joy he felt booing him live at his last WWE appearance in January. If you like two wrestling nerds talking wrestling this is your episode! Want even more Nerd of Mouth? Supp…

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Hulk Hogan vs. Terry 1:34:31

5M ago1:34:31

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Well folks, it came crashing down and it hurts inside. The immortal Hulk Hogan was mortal after all and in this episode while Jake is on the road to live in LA (!!!) Holden and Mike do an old fashioned deep dive through his life and career: The good, the bad, and of course No Holds Barred, the movie that deserves its own movie about the making of i…

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Ms. Rachel: American Badass. 1:11:03

5M ago1:11:03

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Ms. Rachel started a Youtube Channel called "Songs For Littles" in 2019 with the goal of helping babies and toddlers develop speaking skills and in less than a decade has built a gigantic empire involving Netflix deals, mass marketed merchandise...and controversy. Yes controversy, because hey, the Internet isn't anything if not consistently critica…

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The History and Future of Esports 1:30:37

5M ago1:30:37

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There's no "I" in Esports! That's a factual statement. This episode is crammed full of factual statements as Holden takes us on a tour from the very beginning of Esports in 1962 all the way up til now where there are full leagues of people (some legends, some not) playing for millions (both audience and dollars)! We go through it all from Billy Mit…

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The Wrath of Cons 1:32:54

6M ago1:32:54

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Don't worry nerd of mouth breathers, there is lots of joy and very little wrath in this episode, it just fit the pun too well. We're excited to talk comic (and everything else) conventions as Holden gives a brief history on the beginnings of what would eventually become the gigantic gatherings of geeks we see today. Meanwhile Jake reminisces about …

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Must There Be A Superman? 1:19:26

6M ago1:19:26

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Look! It's a nerd! It's a podcast! It's a nerdy podcast about the importance of Superman just as a new iteration of the trunks wearing titan appears on the big screen. Why do people say Superman is boring? Why does he constantly get compared to Batman? And really, was that N64 game more fatal to Superman's reputation than a pocketful of Kryptonite?…

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Attack on Live Action Anime 1:32:40

6M ago1:32:40

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If you watched the janky oddity that is the 2017 Death Note movie or the Scarlet Johansson Ghost in the Shell that also came out in 2017 (what a tough year) this is the episode for you! Anime is massive and yet a successful live action adaptation of one that's as good as the source material seems harder to find than the one piece treasure (With One…

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Live Action Disney Bonus Discussion w/ Ed Larson 1:12:31

6M ago1:12:31

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In this bonus episode, Holden is joined by LPN's in house Disney Dude, Ed Larson, to rank some of the Disney live action remakes! And don't forget! If you are in the LA area, Ed will be co-hosting "Dead Men Tell Some Tales: A Dark Dive Into Disney History" on August 21st! Want even more Nerd of Mouth? Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/nerdofmo…

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101 Disney Live Action Remakes 1:23:54

6M ago1:23:54

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Hi ho nerdy listeners!!! Be our guest as we discuss the whole new world of Disney Live Action remakes over the past decade or so. Some have been great and some have been bippity boppity garbage. Our three hosts who have the wit of Timon and look more like Pumba delve into this cinematic phenomenon. And yes we watched the new Snow White and never on…

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Nature vs. Nerdture 1:27:31

6M ago1:27:31

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Are we born nerds or are we raised to be them? What impact does our environment have on who we are and what we love and just how important are the people around us? Our hosts open up about how they were raised and whether or not they think they were meant to still love Mario and She Hulk in their 40s. This one's got Jake deep diving into genetics, …

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Funny Games (No Not the Movie) 1:20:40

7M ago1:20:40

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Having a bad fur day? Well throw on your leisure suit, escape monkey island and join us as Holden takes us through the history of humor in video games in an episode demanded by all those Toe Jam and Earl and Boogerman fans. What makes humor work in video games and when does it fall flatter than a pickup line in Arkham City? Plus a dissection on why…

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The Summer Soundtrack Spectacular 1:27:45

7M ago1:27:45

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Holden talks us through that once beloved tradition that was born of both cinema and corporate synergy: The summer movie song. Whether it was Seal grinding on a Bat Signal, Kenny Loggins singing about jet planes, or a montage of Mr. T set to a pulse pounding track about tiger eyes, the summer movie song was everywhere...until it just wasn't anymore…

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The Trial of Stan Lee 1:20:23

7M ago1:20:23

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Face front true believers and angry accusers!!! It's the trial of the century where we argue about that guy that was almost alive for a century: Stan Lee. Is this man also this monster we've made him out to be? That passionate prosecutor Mike Lawrence takes on diligent defense dork Jake Young while Holden (and you listeners) reach a verdict. Is Sta…

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Our Collectors Edition Episode On Collecting 1:29:48

7M ago1:29:48

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As Jake was starting to talk about the collectors market for video games last episode Mike interrupted (productively for once) to suggest the world of collecting deserved it's own episode. So here it is! Jake talks the video game collecting boom that started a few years ago and the corruption that followed, Holden talks about the insane rise of Pok…

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The High Price of Gaming 1:27:39

8M ago1:27:39

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With his steady calculator and studious notes handy, Jake makes like an Atari Jaguar and does th math to talk Holden and Mike through the expensive cartridge highs and cheap ass CD ROM lows of video game pricing. And where are we headed next? Will you spend triple figure prices on Triple- A games or will rising prices finally make us all Nintendo S…

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A Listener Question Episode Already? 1:12:05

8M ago1:12:05

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While our lovely network takes a much deserved station break our hosts decide to take questions and thoughts from our wondrous whimsical listeners! It's just like a reddit AMA except no one's career gets ended (hopefully)! We've got great fans which means great questions. If you're thinking about skipping this one don't! Want even more Nerd of Mout…

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Nerd of Mouth on the Spectrum 1:30:21

8M ago1:30:21

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It’s the end of Autism Acceptance month and we hope you accept this episode all about autism! Mike opens up about his autism diagnosis, how his symptoms manifest, how life is different when you know who you are and the whole gang talks about both positive and negative portrayals of folks on the spectrum in pop culture. If you were wondering when we…

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The Scrappy Doo Effect 1:26:35

8M ago1:26:35

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Get ready for some puppy podcast power as we delve into the history of Scrappy Doo and other characters that take over a beloved property and dominate it Poochie style. It’s a fun and silly episode where Holden also proves that yes, the saga of Jar Jar can make you cry! Want even more Nerd of Mouth? Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/nerdofmout…

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How to Get Into Pro Wrestling 1:19:42

9M ago1:19:42

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Finaaaaaaaalllllly the pod has come to pro wrestling and if you’re not down with that we got two words for you: Listen Anyway! Mike gives a hell of a sell on the merits of pro wrestling. Jake and Holden share their personal history with the squared circle and we get into some of the specific personalities that make wrestling what it is, how to enjo…

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The Enlightening History and Scary Future of the Nerd 1:24:13

9M ago1:24:13

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An episode on the very history of nerds? Did we do that? Yes we did. Jake explains the history of the nerd archetype, where the word comes from, and how nerds were at first the antithesis of what young boys should strive to be. Holden and Mike bring up various portrayals of nerds in pop culture and we all share our Big Bang Theory theories and wond…

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Are The Looney Tunes F*cked? 1:11:31

9M ago1:11:31

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They can't just kill the Looney Tunes...can they? What's up dorks! That wascally Wall Street is trying to get rid of our beloved Looney Tunes so of course you know this means war. Holden, Jake, and Mike gush about the merriest of melodies to ever crawl out of Termite Terrace and how Max (the streaming service, not Montana) is scrubbing everything b…

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Can Fandoms Ruin it for Everyone Else? 1:29:15

9M ago1:29:15

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We're so thankful that you are fans of us, especially on this, our fourth podcasting journey into the mouth of Nerdom where we dare ask "Can a fandom ruin a thing?" Perhaps Rick and Morty is a good enough show to overcome the bittersweet Szechuan rage of it's fans. Maybe Swifties do swiftly make some of us reconsider listening to any pop star. And …

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Is it Too Late to Get Into Anime? 1:22:02

10M ago1:22:02

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Greetings Nerd of Mouth Breathers, on this, our third episode "Is it Too Late to Get Into Anime?" Mike reveals that anime is quite the blindspot for him and gives an oversharing deep dive on why! But thankfully the combined powers of our whimsical weebs Jake and Holden share their own anime origin stories and give some recommendations to Mike. If y…

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Can A Boss Fight Ruin A Game? 1:19:13

10M ago1:19:13

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Ahoy hoy True Believers and Nerd of Mouth Breathers, get those thumbs into working shape as we download episode 2 into our brains and ask “Can a boss fight ruin a game?” We will bring up video game memories from the darkest depths of our souls and share the boss battles that have helped define our very Personas! Plus Holden tells us all to get bett…

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What Makes A Good Superhero Movie? 1:24:17

10M ago1:24:17

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Lo and Behold True Believers and Nerd of Mouth Breathers, our all new #1 episode where we dare to ask “What makes a good superhero movie?” and share some of our favorites and for some reason bring up a delicious scene from Ghost Rider 2?! PLUS we reveal a bit too much about ourselves in our Lasso of Shame segment and Mike goes off on Nolan Batman m…

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Finale w/ Mike Lawrence 1:27:48

10M ago1:27:48

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A funeral dirge echoes through the halls of the LPN studio, as the bloated and festering corpses of both The Wizard and The Bruiser lie on the floor. The room begins to warp and the ground cracks as the two heaps of rotting dead flesh await to be consumed and reborn by the gaping maw of 'Nerd of Mouth'! Want even more WizBru? Support us on Patreon!…

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Teen Titans w/ Mike Lawrence 1:17:02

10M ago1:17:02

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This week on WizBru Holden and Jake are joined by fellow nerdling Mike Lawrence to break down the history of DC's "Teen Titans"! Want even more WizBru? Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/wizbru Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Nerd of Mouth ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com…

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Warhammer 40K 1:29:31

11M ago1:29:31

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For over 10,000 years Holden has sat immobile and decaying upon the Golden Throne as 1,000 Jakes per day sacrifice themselves to maintain their co-host, it's Warhammer 40k this week on Wizard and the Bruiser! Want even more WizBru? Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/wizbru Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Nerd of Mou…

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Coke vs Pepsi 1:17:56

11M ago1:17:56

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Jake and Holden are talking cocaine, World War II, lighting Michael Jackson on fire, Dr. Tuggle's Compound Syrup of Globe Flower, and Kendall Jenner casting out all evil from the earth! It's Coca-Cola vs Pepsi in THE COLA WARS this week on WizBru! Want even more WizBru? Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/wizbru Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ t…

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Captain America 1:10:36

11M ago1:10:36

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On this week's WizBru, Holden and Jake cover the history of everyone's favorite Hitler punchin', discus shield tossin' Avenger, Captain America! Want even more WizBru? Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/wizbru Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Nerd of Mouth ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visit…