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Fake Nerd Podcast

Fake Nerds

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A weekly pop culture podcast that tries to put a positive voice out into the zeitgeist. The fake nerds talk news, reviews and interviews with the likes of Marc Guggenheim and Andrea Romano.
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A monthly show about the power and importance of film music. On The Reel Score, we discuss how the score contributes to the movie while looking at film music's history, theme composition, and how it's changed over the years.
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Conver-Station

Fake Nerds

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A fandom exploration podcast! Every week Brandon T. McClure of the Fake Nerd Podcast sits down with the co-host of a geek centric podcast and talks to them about how the podcast has influenced their perception of fandom!
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Nerd Sesh

Nerd Sesh

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Two sports super nerds provide passionate and informative analysis on the NBA and NFL while also bringing a deep knowledge of their histories and unrivaled trivia chops.
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Welcome to "Just a Little Podcast". I read comics, indulge in nerdy content, but more importantly, I podcast all things geek. From movies, comics, rumors, ideas and our opinions. I love talking about Marvel, DC, Anime, and Video Games. I don't know it all, but I do know a little about everything.
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Intrigue

BBC Radio 4

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Ben Lewis unravels the tangled story of a Christian billionaire family, stolen relics, fake treasures and the scholar turned sleuth who exposed the scandal of biblical proportions. Intrigue: 'Jaw-dropping', 'gripping', 'bingeable,' 'thrilling' - dramatic true stories and investigations that reveal how the world really works.
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The Houseplant Coach

Veronica Oh Happy

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Get to the root of your houseplant problems with The Houseplant Coach! Whether you're a new plant parent or have a decades-old indoor jungle, you'll learn fabulous things. Join 'professional plant nerd' Veronica as she explores the not-so-common answers to many common houseplant maladies.
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After the Blip

Fake Nerd Production

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Fan-made companion podcast set in the world of the MCU. In 2018, Thanos snapped his fingers and re-shaped life on Earth. In 2023, the Avengers were able to revive Thanos’ victims, but the years in between have left their mark. Hosts Chip Ewing and Scott Higgins dissect the shifts happening in their lives and the world at large with those who vanished now returned. One of them was blipped and the other remained, so together they will traverse the most important and timely conversations from t ...
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Daniel Kunz from the Nerd Entrepreneurs team interviews the best and brightest startup founders and experts so you can be ahead of the curve with your own venture. Discover how you can quickly validate your startup idea, find problem - solution - fit and acquire your first customers so you can focus on building something that will drive revenue and profits and ultimately grow to become the business you’ve always dreamed of.
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The Cheat Code & Friends

In Revenue Capital

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Serial entrepreneurs and operators Justin Gray, Josh Wagner & Sean Kester combine decades of B2B and GTM expertise with unwavering honesty to unpack the latest news (fake or otherwise) on The Cheat Code & Friends Podcast. Combined with a rotating guest list of founders, practitioners and investors, the no-nonsense forum gathers fortnightly, holding court to translate headlines into reality and discuss the impact for early-stage businesses. The Cheat Code is just that, the trusted folks we lo ...
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(Formerly titled THIS IS THE END: POP CULTURE & COLLAPSE.) For many people, the years 2020 and 2021 have felt like the intersections of fictional dystopias and real-life dystopias, between systems collapse and personal collapse. Join the Pop Mythologist as he uses pop culture to explore the many connections between real-life dystopias, the collapse of societal systems, and the individual lives affected by those systems, all viewed through the lens of movies, books, comics, games, and TV show ...
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So Sue Me!

Joel Von Hengst, Esq.

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“So Sue Me…” Answering the legal questions about nerd and pop culture you never knew you needed to know. We bring a real attorney to answer real questions about really fake things. Could Harry Potter sue Hogwarts? Does Frodo have an enforceable contract? Did Ariel breach her contract with Ursula? We bring entertaining education about the law, the fantasy, and everything in between.
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Heavy Hands

Heavy Hands Podcast

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Heavy Hands is a combat sports podcast with a focus on technique, training, and all the finer points of face-punching. Find us in the iTunes store, or on heavyhandspodcast.com
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Fresh Podcast Market

Fresh Podcast Market

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We're a real podcast about fake podcasts. Join us in the Fresh Podcast Market, where Panda and Teresa are determined to develop the finest crop of podcasts the world has ever seen.
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True Crime Campfire

True Crime Campfire

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Join hosts Katie and Whitney for a different kind of true crime podcast. You can start with season 1, The Puppet Master and the Prince of Darkness, a deep dive into the most bizarre murder case you've never heard of. Or start with season 2, which covers a different stranger-than-fiction story each week. This bingeworthy show combines meticulous research with a refreshing mix of comic relief and seamless storytelling. There's plenty of room around the campfire--come help us roast murderers an ...
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GEEKING OUT

Shades & Sketch

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Shades and Sketch bring their GEEKING OUT Command Outpost [GOCO] to every corner of the multiverse. Tune in as they GEEK OUT over new and classic movies, video games, and TV that continues to inspire, shape, and sometimes disappoint us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This is an accidentally funny podcast about the realities of Blackness and adult life. Our goal is to create a space for Black millennials to discuss and embody adult life on their own terms. We aren’t beholden to “traditional” gender or parenting roles, queerness is fluid and present in the ways we show up in our relationships and in the world, and we want to build community with other 30-something Black folx who are trying to figure this ish out. We do “adult” differently. -About Daren and ...
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On this Halloween, the nerds address whether these early-season NBA standouts are real or fake, debating whether or not Giannis Antetokounmpo, Ryan Rollins & the Milwaukee Bucks can win the East, analyzing just how legitimate the leaps of Austin Reaves and Tyrese Maxey are, breaking down if the strong starts by the Portland Trail Blazers and Chicag…
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The nerds are joined by Tyler from Hoop Venue to discuss whether or not we are headed for an inevitable de-facto NBA Finals between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s unstoppable OKC Thunder and the impossibly great Nikola Jokic and his Denver Nuggets. They also dive into just how historic this season can be for both OKC and Jokic, then rank the greatest su…
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Last week, we did our first-ever live show on the Crimewave true crime cruise! We covered three cases, a sort of "sampler platter" to give new listeners an idea of what kind of stories we usually tell on TCC. Case 1 is the bizarre story of a parody website that ended up bringing dozens of would-be killers to justice. Case 2 is the murder of chef Da…
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The nerds are joined by The Broadcast Boys (Deuce and Brody) for a special trivia episode, as they tackle New York sports history, evade the landmines around real or fake bars, NBA champions and LeBron teammates, and see who can name more NBA randos for a mystery team and position. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv…
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Why has Islam Makhachev chosen this moment to go up to 170? Is he at the end of his prime? Or maybe it's just because Jack Della Maddalena SUCKS. Praying for Bo Nickal's downfall in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: https://open.substack.com/pub/facepunching/p/predatory-instin…
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The nerds cover the Mavericks’ decision to fire Nico Harrison in the wake of the Luka Doncic trade, discuss how legit Cade Cunningham & the current No. 1 seed Detroit Pistons really are, break down how Nikola Jokic & the Denver Nuggets have gotten even better, debate whether Victor Wembanyama & the San Antonio Spurs or Luka Doncic & the Los Angeles…
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The nerds react to Week 10 of NFL action, discussing the SNF battle between Justin Herbert's Los Angeles Chargers against Aaron Rodgers' Pittsburgh Steelers, reacting to a huge win for Drake Maye and the New England Patriots over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and dissecting the Buffalo Bills' shocking loss to the Miami Dolphins (along with every other …
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The nerds discuss a number of key early-season NBA storylines, breaking down the disastrous state of Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies, whether the current Top 5 players in the NBA make up the best group we’ve ever seen, if anyone can stop Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the OKC Thunder, and which NBA teams, players and league-wide trends have stood …
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Tune in for a conversation with the man, the myth, the legend, Bill Binch, Operating Partner at Battery Ventures and former sales executive at Marketo, on what it really takes to build high-performing sales teams in today’s AI-driven world. From hiring for the right sales mindset to building customer-focused teams and scalable sales processes, Bill…
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IT'S A SHAM, I TELL YOU. A SHAM. Talking Volkov-Almeida and Murzakanov-Rakic in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: https://open.substack.com/pub/facepunching/p/predatory-instinct-how-max-holloway?r=evbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false Heavy Hands merch…
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The nerds react to the most eventful NFL trade deadline in quite some time, breaking down how Sauce Gardner can take the Indianapolis Colts up a level, dissecting whether the New York Jets were right to go on a fire sale, and if Quinnen Williams can elevate the Dallas Cowboys or if they're just cooked. They also hand out their midseason awards, dis…
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The nerds react to NFL Week 9 action, discussing what to take away from Josh Allen & the Buffalo Bills' huge win over Patrick Mahomes & the Kansas City Chiefs, breaking down how the Pittsburgh Steelers stunned the Indianapolis Colts, and reacting to the Seattle Seahawks' dominant victory over the Washington Commanders. Timestamps 00:00:18 - Bills-C…
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We tell a lot of wild stories about crimes that happened right here in the States—but it’s worth noting that our cousins across the pond are misbehaving just as badly. Y’know, same crimes, different accent. Today we’ve chosen two cases that each mirror so many of the ones we’ve covered from here: A woman consumed by her toxic obsession for the man …
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Sign our petition to have every heavyweight on the UFC roster summarily executed. Talking Volkov-Almeida and Murzakanov-Rakic in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: https://open.substack.com/pub/facepunching/p/predatory-instinct-how-max-holloway?r=evbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medi…
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The nerds give their biggest takeaways from the opening week of NBA action, discussing the absolutely absurd play of Victor Wembanyama as he continues on a GOAT trajectory, breaking down how the leaps of Chet Holmgren and Ajay Mitchell raise the ceiling even higher for the reigning champion OKC Thunder, diving into the play of standout rookies like…
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Recently(ish) someone brought a video to my attention from a soil scientist who was talking about the concern with perlite and fluoride toxicity. There were a few issues with the data and the points presented, and while the studies I found that line up with this video do show little cause for concern, they weren’t designed with real-world applicabi…
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The nerds react to NFL Week 8, giving their takes on Aaron Rodgers' and the Pittsburgh Steelers falling short in a potential revenge game vs. Jordan Love & the Green Bay Packers, breaking down impressive wins from the Houston Texans and Denver Broncos, diving into dominant victories by the Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills, and even discussing a…
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The world of sales is changing fast and the playbooks that fueled growth a few years ago aren’t enough anymore. In this special hosts-only episode, Justin, Josh and Sean break down what today’s shifting startup and sales environment really means for go-to-market teams. From evolving buyer expectations to the rise of AI-driven strategies, they explo…
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It’s hardly a revelation that physical attraction can cloud judgment. It’s one of the oldest traps in human nature—that spark of chemistry that overrides caution, turning common sense into background noise. For most people, the fallout is little more than a red face or a broken heart. But every so often, that same impulse leads someone much farther…
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The nerds give their takeaways from the first full slate of NBA action, discussing Victor Wembanyama’s remarkable season debut as he makes his case for the best-in-the-world and the future GOAT, how Cooper Flagg struggled in comparison, and what we should make of the NBA’s massive gambling scandal featuring Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon …
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Horror has always mirrored our real-world fears—and important socio-political issues. In this Halloween double feature, host The Pop Mythologist and special guest Sapient, from the blackened death metal band Abomnium, explore NIGHTBREED (1990) and A QUIET PLACE (2018) as dystopian allegories of fascism, oppression, survival, and strategic resistanc…
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The heavyweight division has a disease. One man has the cure (we hope). Our thoughts on Brendan Allen's triumph over Reinier de Ridder, plus some thoughts on the previous week's card that got lost in the shuffle in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: https://open.substack.com/pu…
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Hi folks! This is a “how to stop feeling so damn helpless” episode, plus interspersed info about hoyas and a sale announcement. For Doc Tenzin’s work including his comic book A Capacity to Change, see https://doctenzin.com Want great dirt? Https://ohhappyplants.shop - and remember, if you share OHP social media posts you’ll be entered in a drawing …
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When Antony Easton's enigmatic father passes away, he begins sorting through a suitcase filled with cryptic family clues. Neatly stacked German money, a family tree stretching back generations, and books filled with sprawling notes. He also finds his father's birth certificate, but bearing a different name. Confronting his dad's double identity, An…
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The NBA is back! The nerds give their takeaways from an epic opening-night slate, featuring an insanely dramatic win from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren & the OKC Thunder over Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson & the Houston Rockets, and Steph Curry & the Golden State Warriors' matchup vs. Luka Doncic & the Los Angeles Lakers. Time…
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The nerds give their full NBA awards and playoff predictions for the 2025-26 NBA season, discussing the epic looming MVP race between Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, debating Ace Bailey vs. Cooper Flagg for ROY, anticipating the start of Victor Wembanyama’s DPOY dynasty, laying out which players they expect to take the biggest leaps for M…
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The nerds react to a wild Week 7 of NFL action, analyzing the SNF battle between the San Francisco 49ers & Atlanta Falcons, breaking down how Jalen Hurts & the Philadelphia Eagles bounced back vs. the Minnesota Vikings, diving into Daniel Jones' & the Indianapolis Colts' continued dominance, and trying to make sense of the Denver Broncos' fever dre…
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The nerds give their biggest takeaways from NBA preseason action, discussing the fascinating new-look Houston Rockets offense and Reed Sheppard’s potential improvement, Ace Bailey’s surprisingly mature approach, Matas Buzelis’ impending breakout and how Lonzo Ball can make the Cleveland Cavaliers even greater. Timestamps 00:02:19 - Reed Sheppard ad…
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Charles Oliveira isn't done yet, Reinier de Ridder may just be getting started, and we're enjoying the fact that we've got two cards with full, interesting undercards to talk about. In our latest bonus episode, we use Montel Jackson as an example of how NOT to use a reach advantage, discuss Joel Alvarez's future as a welterweight, and struggle to w…
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The nerds are joined by Jason Timpf of Hoops Tonight to answer five big questions before the NBA season gets started, debating whether Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the OKC Thunder or Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets should be the title favorite, diving into whether the Lakers, Clippers or Warriors pose a more substantial threat and discussing why…
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The nerds give their biggest takeaways from a wild Week 6 of NFL action, crushing the Buffalo Bills for their brutal loss to the Atlanta Falcons, breaking down the Chicago Bears’ strange win over the Washington Commanders, reacting to the Kansas City Chiefs’ apparent return to elite form and generally trying to make sense of the most uncertain land…
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The nerds give their predictions for the Southeast Division, breaking down just how much of a leap Paolo Banchero & the Orlando Magic have really taken, discussing the dramatic improvements made by Trae Young's Atlanta Hawks, and diving into the inevitable mediocrity of the Miami Heat and the eternally depressing status of the Charlotte Hornets and…
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Tune in for a conversation with Mark Schopmeyer, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of CaptivateIQ, on how incentive compensation can make or break the success of an early-stage company. From the critical role of founding AEs to the delicate balance between keeping plans simple and aligning them with big-picture goals, Mark explains why no single model works fo…
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In part one of this story last week, we learned about Utah millionaire Franklin Bradshaw, who over the years had gained both a stupendous fortune and a strained relationship with some of his family—in particular with his youngest and wildest daughter, Frances. Frances had for years been pressuring and manipulating her mom, Berenice, to steer some o…
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Alex Pereira had about 90 seconds before his body started to explode piece by piece--fortunately, that was more than enough. Also, Merab Dvalishvili is the GOAT. Josh Emmett vs Youssef Zalal, more from the UFC 320 prelims, and our thoughts on the travesty that was Carlos Ulberb vs Dominick Reyes in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/…
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The nerds are joined by Matthew Sponhour of the Stay Hot podcast to discuss what Trevor Lawrence & the Jacksonville Jaguars proved by beating Patrick Mahomes & the Kansas City Chiefs, whether there are any truly great NFL teams this season, and if Drake Maye is a Top 5 QB to start a franchise with. Then, they debate who the best coach in the NFL is…
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In this episode of Strange Days, Here We Come, we dive into SHIN GODZILLA and GODZILLA MINUS ONE to explore their themes of collapse by way of bureaucracy, inaction, war, and failed leadership—comparing the films' depictions of effective and ineffective governance and the power of direct civilian action amid crisis (e.g., natural disasters, climate…
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The nerds give their full predictions for the NBA's Central Division, breaking down why Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley & the Cleveland Cavaliers should be heavy favorites to win the East, discussing what the ceiling is for Giannis Antetokounmpo to carry a bad Milwaukee Bucks roster to, diving into how much of a leap we should expect from Cade Cunnin…
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