Best Nerd Lunch Podcasts (2025)

1
395 | Predator (1987) 2:29:36

Play Pause

2h ago2:29:36

2:29:36

Michael, Rob, and Pax continue their occasional series covering the Predator movies by talking about the original film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, and the introduction of one of the coolest-looking monsters in cinema history. And stay tuned after our conversation for a special rerun of Pax's I Read Movies episode covering the Pre…

1
394 | After Dinner Lounge – Caw! 2:28:15

3d ago2:28:15

2:28:15

It's Lounging Time again as Rob, Michael, and Pax talk about whatever's on their mind, including French Silk pie, Wonder Woman's daughter, and different ways to use the Pop Culture Eraser.

1
MMR 6: Old Man Jones Fights Himself 1:31:39

3d ago1:31:39

1:31:39

Send us a text In our new episode, we take a look at the two late (in one case very late) in the day sequels to one of the greatest action-adventure franchises of all time - Indiana Jones! Kingdom of the Crystal Skull came out in 2008, followed by Dial of Destiny in 2023, but which one succeeded and which one was the biggest disappointment? Find ou…

1
393 | After Midnight – Vampire Hunter D: Message from Mars & 30 Days of Night 1:30:44

6d ago1:30:44

1:30:44

Michael and Jess talk about Halloween and other spooky things, including the comics Vampire Hunter D: Message from Mars and 30 Days of Night.

1
392 | Murder by Decree (1979) 2:03:15

10d ago2:03:15

2:03:15

Rob, Pax, Jacob, and Michael reconvene our Sherlock Holmes panel to talk about lots of Holmes stuff, including Murder by Decree starring Christopher Plummer and James Mason as Holmes and Watson on the trail of Jack the Ripper.

1
Protoclone's Robot Muscles, EA buyout and Tilly Norwood: AI Actress 1:20:06

15d ago1:20:06

1:20:06

1
391 | Better Luck Tomorrow (2002) 1:26:18

17d ago1:26:18

1:26:18

Michael, Rob, and Pax go back into the Fast and Furious timeline to watch Better Luck Tomorrow, an early Justin Lin film that both he and actor Sung Kang have retroactively declared to be the first appearance of Han from the Fast and Furious series. It's a crime movie, it's a high school movie... it's a Fast and Furious movie? We talk about how wel…

1
390 | Who Would Win? with Tyler Mane 51:27

20d ago51:27

51:27

Michael, Rob, and Pax welcome very special guest, Tyler Mane (X-Men, Rob Zombie's Halloween) to resurrect an old topic from After Lunch's early days. We each nominate fighters, locations, and complications and discuss Who Would Win? Of course Sabretooth vs Michael Myers comes up, but there are many more epic battles to talk about and argue over. Be…

1
389 | Fixing Kolchak: The Night Stalker 1:07:27

24d ago1:07:27

1:07:27

Kolchak: The Night Stalker started as a couple of TV movies, but when it became a TV series it struggled and only lasted 20 episodes, finally becoming a cult classic thanks to late night reruns. Michael, Rob, and guests DeAndre and Sophie discuss how they would tweak the series to be even better than it was. And also about what they love and wouldn…

1
388 | After Midnight – Heathentown & Plunge 1:14:03

27d ago1:14:03

1:14:03

This is the part of the show where Michael and Jess talk about horror, including this month the graphic novels Heathentown by Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman and Plunge by Joe Hill and Stuart Immonen.

1
387 | Sherlock Holmes (1922) 1:51:46

1M ago1:51:46

1:51:46

For this month's Sherlock Holmes movie, Michael, Rob, Pax, and Jacob go way back to the silent era for Sherlock Holmes starring John Barrymore as Holmes, Roland Young as Watson, and Gustav von Seyffertitz as Moriarty. It's also William Powell's first movie and features Reginald Denny in a small, but important role.…

1
Australia's Gamers Revealed, Dance Dance Revolution Memory and Hollywood AI Movies 56:10

1M ago56:10

56:10

A new study tells us all the statistics about Australian gamers. Turns out we're all getting older and less social. We have some theories why. Dance Dance Revolution can be adapted into a memory trainer for people with dementia, and it actually works to reduce the rate of decline. A fully AI movie will be presented at Cannes soon, and we expect it …

1
386 | After Dinner Lounge – Bedazzling His Hobbit Hole 2:25:09

1M ago2:25:09

2:25:09

Finishing this month's Lounge, Pax, Rob, and Michael talk about the novel that inspired Gymkata, amusement parks vs theme parks, cozy video games, work spaces, the new Ultimate Spider-Man, and meeting Oscar Goldman.

1
Age Gating Games, Warner Bros Vs Midjourney and Doing Objective Science 1:11:57

1M ago1:11:57

1:11:57

Things get wild when Professor and DJ talk about stopping children from accessing in appropriate games. Warner Bros are suing Midjourney for ripping off their art. With the recent case against OpenAI for pirating books, the precedent might not be on their side. Science is hard to do objectively. There's always a bias, and good scientists find ways …

1
385 | After Dinner Lounge – So, the Dog It Was That Died! 3:16:56

2M ago3:16:56

3:16:56

In this month's Lounge (last month's Lounge, actually, but Summer travelling slowed us down a bit and we're behind), Pax, Rob, and Michael dig deeper into the Superman and Fantastic Four movies than we were able to last time, plus Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Gymkata, and Fantastic Four podcasts, Appaloosa by Robert B Parker, Bono’s memoirs, and more.…

1
Minecraft Getting Sued, Android Blocking Indie Devs and Social Media Child Stars 51:10

2M ago51:10

51:10

Mojang are being sued for breaking the laws of the European Union by changing their terms of service to ban gun mods. Spearheaded by a mod developer, this lawsuit is adjacent to Stop Killing Games but not quite part of it. Google has announced a plan to block indie developers from publishing apps for Android without giving away their personal detai…

1
384 | You’ve Got the Rights 1:20:35

2M ago1:20:35

1:20:35

Returning to a classic Nerd Lunch topic, Michael, Rob, Becky Tyler, and Ben Graham each pick a single element from a movie or TV show that we want the rights to. And we of course explain what we would do if we had those rights.

1
383 | After Midnight – Grizzlyshark / West of Sundown 48:33

2M ago48:33

48:33

Michael and Jess talk about horrific things they've been watching and reading, including the comedically bloody Grizzlyshark comics and the vampire Western graphic novel West of Sundown.

1
382 | The Green Hornet Strikes Again (1940) 1:36:57

2M ago1:36:57

1:36:57

Michael, Rob, and Pax grab their gas guns and hop back into the buzzing car to watch The Green Hornet Strikes Again. Even though it was released in the same year as the serial it's a sequel to, there's a new actor playing Green Hornet (Warren Hull this time, instead of Gordon Jones). But Keye Luke is back as Kato, Anne Nagel as the awesome Case, an…

1
An Interview with Isaac Fox from Astral Ticket Comics – Adult Comic Creator of Ecchi Series: The Manti-Corp 1:10:13

2M ago1:10:13

1:10:13

This week we interviewed Isaac Fox, creator of popular comics like SuccuBUSTED and Cremisi about his new project, The Manti-Corps. We enjoyed a nice drink of rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com Astral Tickets Comics Website - https://www.foxxycomics.com/ Youtube - Astral …

1
381 | Sherlock: Case of Evil (2002) 1:55:54

2M ago1:55:54

1:55:54

Jacob, Michael, Rob, and Pax talk about the TV movie Sherlock, aka Sherlock: Case of Evil starring James D'Arcy as the sexiest Holmes at the beginning of his detective career. Vincent D'Onofrio plays Moriarty, Richard E Grant is Mycroft, and Gabrielle Anwar shows up with some crucial information.

1
380 | After Dinner Lounge – Spill That Tea, Girl 2:02:00

3M ago2:02:00

2:02:00

Michael, Pax, and Rob finish this 50th Lounge episode talking about celebrities who represent us, Interior Chinatown, X-Men/Star Trek crossovers, Jurassic World Rebirth, the Beastie Boys Book audiobook, and Stinker Lets Loose! by Mike Sacks (aka James Taylor Johnson).

1
An Interview with Savas Savidis 55:11

3M ago55:11

55:11

This week we interviewed Savas Savidis about his game Tales of Grimace and what it takes to be a an indie game developer in high school. We enjoyed a nice drink of rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com Tales of Grimace The Game Website - https://www.talesofgrimace.com/ Stea…

1
379 | After Dinner Lounge – This is What Victory Smells Like 3:02:23

3M ago3:02:23

3:02:23

On this 50th Lounge episode, Michael, Pax, Rob - and introducing PJ Holley! - talk about history podcasts, unproduced Superman movies, Sharks Of The Corn, Indiana Jones, The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie, Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books, and how to invade an ensemble TV show.

1
378 | Infinity Con Tallahassee Panel – It’s Alive! Creating Monsters (feat. Carlin Trammel, Christopher Burdett, and Mark Maddox) 55:10

3M ago55:10

55:10

Carlin Trammel brings a special episode presenting a recent panel he moderated at Infinity Con Tallahassee, talking with monster makers Christopher Burdett and Mark Maddox about their approaches to crafting compelling creatures in art.

1
377 | Prey (2022) 1:18:42

3M ago1:18:42

1:18:42

Michael, Rob, and Pax start a new series of episodes in which we'll sporadically visit all of the Predator and Alien movies. In chronological order. So first up is Dan Trachtenberg's Prey, starring Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, and Coco as Sarii the Wonder Dog.

1
376 | After Midnight – The World of Charles Addams / Gyo, Volume 1 53:51

3M ago53:51

53:51

Michael and Jess talk about some horror movies they've been watching, then a classic collection of Charles Addams comics and Junji Ito's Gyo, Volume 1.

1
Steam is EVIL... Maybe, Direwolves and Moa Ressurections and Movies Ruined Comics 1:08:19

3M ago1:08:19

1:08:19

The famous modder behind the Special K mod has deleted their steam account and written a manifesto about why Steam is evil. We disagree. The resurrected Direwolves are doing well, and Peter Jackson is promising to bring back the Moa next. Let's just skip straight to the dinosaurs. Movies used to be based on comics. But now movies are bigger than co…

1
375 | Give That Person Some Work 55:25

3M ago55:25

55:25

Returning to the classic Nerd Lunch topic, Michael and Rob are joined by guests Dan Taylor (Catacombs & Comedians) and Ron Ankeny to talk about actors we'd like to see in something again. First we play casting agents, each bringing an actor who hasn't had enough work lately for our tastes. We discuss each one and the kinds of roles they play, or th…

1
MMR 5: Modern Evil Dead Massacre 1:04:11

3M ago1:04:11

1:04:11

Send us a text On our new episode, we go through a triple threat match comprised of the modern entries in the Evil Dead franchise! The 2013 remake faces off against the three seasons of Ash vs Evil Dead, as well as the more recent Evil Dead Rise from 2023! Who will be crowned victorious? Listen and find out! Follow us on Bluesky mediamegarumble.bsk…

1
374 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) 2:01:57

3M ago2:01:57

2:01:57

Our Sherlock Holmes panel Pax, Jacob, Michael, and Rob talk about Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce's second outing as Holmes and Watson. They'd appeared together in The Hound of the Baskervilles earlier that same year, but this one's an original story (loosely based on a play by William Gillette). It's still a Victorian adventure before the series ch…

1
Stop Killing Games Update, The End of Xbox, Killer Whales Want To Give You Lunch and Brad Pitt's Actor Advice 52:27

4M ago52:27

52:27

Stop Killing Games has reached 1 million signatures on the European Citizens Initiative. But the battle isn't won yet. Due to invalid signatures, the petition could use as many extra signatures as it can get. Microsoft have laid off 9000 people from their gaming division, while also planning for a third party Xbox handheld. Could this be the end of…

1
373 | After Dinner Lounge – Hey, It's Cool Pax! 1:59:53

4M ago1:59:53

1:59:53

Rob, Michael, and Pax finish up this month's Lounge talking about retirement, the After Lunch lounge schedule, Guy Ritchie's Fountain of Youth, the fall of the Jedi, the Lilo and Stitch remake, and our experiences as young nerds.

1
372 | After Midnight – Dark Horse Book of the Dead / Something is Killing the Children 1:28:01

4M ago1:28:01

1:28:01

Michael and Jess talk about the comics anthology The Dark Horse Book of the Dead and Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera. Among other horrory things.

1
The End of Stop Killing Games, Lab Grown Meat and Duke Nukem TV 1:10:15

4M ago1:10:15

1:10:15

Stop Killing Games has nearly reached its conclusion, unless hundreds of thousands of European gamers come out of the woodwork. Aaaand here they come. You will soon be able to buy lab grown meat in Australia. Will you eat it? Duke Nukem is coming to TV. Maybe this icon of the 90s should have been left there though. We enjoyed a nice drink of rez wh…

1
371 | After Dinner Lounge – Whatcha Been Loungin’? 3:01:54

4M ago3:01:54

3:01:54

Rob, Michael, and Pax sit around talking about Ballerina, You Rang: An Addams Family Podcast, more Final Reckoning, Star Trek: Open a Channel - A Woman's Trek by Nana Visitor, Pride and Prejudice, Redshirts by John Scalzi, and whatever else comes up.

1
370 | Creating Cinematic Universes 2 2:26:44

4M ago2:26:44

2:26:44

Following up on a topic from Nerd Lunch Episode 181 (which was also the first appearance of Wolverine), Michael, Rob, Pax, and David May create more cinematic universes around movies (but not just movies) that don't already have them. Tune in and check out our ideas for series built on WarGames, Capcom, Anchorman, and The Last Voyage of the Demeter…

1
369 | Furious 7 (2015) 2:12:16

4M ago2:12:16

2:12:16

Michael, Rob, and Pax cover Paul Walker's emotional, final ride with his Fast and Furious family in Furious 7. The movie also features Jason Statham back as Deckard Shaw after his brief appearance in the previous one, a couple of other cameos from earlier films, and the introductions of Kurt Russell and Nathalie Emmanuel to the series.…

1
An Interview with Neural Forge 1:01:48

4M ago1:01:48

1:01:48

This week we're interviewing Neural Forge, creator of the board game Nimbus. Neural Forge official website – Neural Forge Neural Froge Etsy Store – NeuralForge - Etsy Australia Neural Forge Facebook page – Neural Forge Neural Forge Instagram – Neural Forge (@neural_forge) • Instagram photos and videos Neural Forge Nimbus Kickstarter – Nimbus by Neu…

1
368 | Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) 2:13:56

5M ago2:13:56

2:13:56

Michael and Rob watch the latest (and last?) Mission: Impossible movie starring the whole gang from the last movie plus Angela Bassett, Tramell Tillman, Hannah Waddingham, Katy O'Brian, and Nick Offerman. Spoilers abound of course, but considering that the movie is generally getting positive reviews, it seems right to provide an additional warning …

1
Everything Wrong With The Switch 2, The Science of Joy and Captain America's Regretful Plot Twist 1:13:18

5M ago1:13:18

1:13:18

The Switch 2 is not without controversy. The big issues center around hardware ownership. So why are Nintendo getting this wrong? Happiness is tricky to pin down, but the latest research gives some hints on how to get there. Years ago, Captain America was revealed to be a Hydra agent. This led to no end of problems for the writers, mostly caused by…

1
367 | Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976) 1:39:26

5M ago1:39:26

1:39:26

Our James Bond project is complete, now let our Sherlock Holmes project begin. Rob and Michael are joined by Pax and Jacob Bean-Watson in order to explore the Great Detective as portrayed on Film and TV. We're not taking a methodical approach, but just taking turns picking whatever adaptation strikes our fancies. Rob is up first and chose the 1976 …

1
366 | After Dinner Lounge – God Meets the Wolf-Man 2:41:33

5M ago2:41:33

2:41:33

Pax, Rob, and Michael continue this month's lounge talking about Cobra Kai, A Stitch in Time by Andrew J Robinson, Golden Age Wonder Woman, All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai, pop culture Mount Rushmores, and the Agatha Christie mini-series Towards Zero.

1
Japan's Cultural Victory, An Interview with Strauss Zelnick and Preventing a Supervolcano Eruption 58:17

5M ago58:17

58:17

Crunchyroll have published a report on anime revealing that a majority of people under 50 watch it. Yet the company still wants growth. What are the implications? Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take Two has some thoughts on the games industry, and they're... interesting. Is he completely out of touch, or is it the kids who are wrong? A supervolcano might …

1
365 | After Dinner Lounge – How Could We Make This Podcast Better? 3:44:54

5M ago3:44:54

3:44:54

Pax, Rob, and Michael talk about autograph collecting, Thunderbolts*, podcast wives, the podcast Heist with Michael Caine, the Goldie Vance graphic novels by Hope Larson and Brittney Williams, and more Sherlock Holmes. And Michael's son David stops by to talk about the One Piece manga and other things.…

1
The Year of the Linux Gaming PC, Literal Alchemy at the LHC and Europe Vs AI 1:07:05

5M ago1:07:05

1:07:05

Wow 250 episodes and we are still going…what an achievement...We would like to thank each and every one of you for being part of this magical journey Finally, Valve are releasing SteamOS onto third party devices. Is this finally the year of the Linux gaming PC? The Large Hadron Collider has turned lead into gold through shooting two lead atoms at e…

1
364 | The James Bond Draft 2:08:34

5M ago2:08:34

2:08:34

To celebrate the conclusion of our massive James Bond project, our panelists Michael, Rob, and Karen welcome fellow Bond fans Becky Tyler, Jacob Bean-Watson, and Jody Collins for a fun game, reviewing our favorite elements of the series. We draft our favorite Bond actors, villains, gadgets, and features from a dozen other categories to create our o…

1
363 | Fast & Furious 6 (2013) 2:13:20

5M ago2:13:20

2:13:20

Michael, Rob, and Pax get back in the cars to talk about the return of the Fast and Furious family as they try to rescue an amnesic Letty from the machinations of supervillain Owen Shaw (Luke Evans).

1
The Truth Behind More Expensive Consoles, Marvel's New Strategy and Photographing Atoms 55:57

5M ago55:57

55:57

There's a variety of reasons consoles are getting more expensive instead of cheaper, and they aren't all because of greed. Chips just aren't improving like they used to. Marvel has a new strategy. Will they finally start making good content? A new technique from MIT allows scientists to photograph atoms with a microscope. Finally, we can see what t…

1
362 | No Time to Die (2021) 3:05:03

5M ago3:05:03

3:05:03

Michael, Rob, and Karen finish (for now) their James Bond movie project with the final Daniel Craig and the final Eon Productions entry in the series. It's No Time to Die, also starring Léa Seydoux, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Jeffrey Wright, Ana de Armas, and the usual cast of allies.