Best Poor Nerd Podcast Podcasts (2025)

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Bonus - Here's Looking at You, Bogart 1:12:26

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Hey Oscars WWTT? Fans — for this bonus episode, a companion piece to our recent 1938 Oscars episode, “Tex” and Mark take a fun look back at an acting legend — the incomparable Humphrey Bogart. However, rather than do a full retrospective of Bogart’s entire career in front of the camera (70+ films) — instead we’re focusing on the 7 films Bogart acte…

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Super Rocket 9000 | Triforce #338 1:10:12

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Triforce! Episode 338! It's firework night (at time of recording) so we're gonna shoot some BIG ones! Pyrion gets informed of the infamous Man vs Horse races and we look at the guys in their sheds making processors for nvidia. Go to http://auraframes.com and use code TRIFORCE to get $20 off their best-selling Carver Mat frame. Support your favourit…

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1938 - The Awful Truth About the Oscars... 1:25:57

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I know, I know, another old Oscars ceremony from over 85 years ago. It can’t possibly be interesting! You can think that… but you’d be wrong! This year had 10 best picture nominees, covering a wide range of interesting topics — from the rise of fascism, the great Chicago fire and a love affair with Napoleon to the struggles of making it as an actre…

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Buckaroo Banzai (1984) & The City of Lost Children (1995): Rockstar Scientists & Stolen Dreams 1:04:58

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"Remember, no matter where you go… there you are." This week on Journey Through Sci-Fi, we're looking at two very different visions of genius at work - one saving the world, the other stealing dreams. We discuss The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) - now say that five times fast - and The City of Lost Children (La Cité …

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Cerevisia Hodie, Ius Cras | Triforce Mailbag #64 1:11:40

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Triforce Mailbag Special 64! We're bringing back a load of old topics with some feedback mail and Sips has the AUDACITY to ask for FREE STUFF from a HARVEST FESTIVAL?! Go to http://expressvpn.com/triforce today and get an extra 3 months free on a 1-year package! Support your favourite podcast on Patreon: https://bit.ly/2SMnzk6 Music courtesy of Epi…

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Bonus: Bring Me the Head of Sam Peckinpah! 1:17:47

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Few filmmakers achieve the level of notoriety and legendary status of Sam Peckinpah. He didn’t just direct movies — he detonated them. And while he never received any love from the Oscars, that was never his goal. Unflinching, uncompromising, and unrelenting, Peckinpah existed to turn on-screen violence into an art form… often in slow motion. Join …

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Predator: Badlands, Bugonia & Del Toro's Frankenstein: Future Frontiers 32:02

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We're back with another Future Frontiers episode, covering all the latest sci-fi hitting screens this month. We chat about Predator: Badlands, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, Yorgos Lanthimos' Bugonia and the upcoming Running Man remake from Edgar Wright - plus we try to decode what on earth Vince Gilligan's mysterious new series Pluribus might …

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The Goonest Generation | Triforce #337 1:04:08

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Triforce! Episode 337! The grey filter has taken over Britain, Pyrion compares his phone to supercomputers of old and we talk about how scarily easy it is to get guns in England. Support your favourite podcast on Patreon: https://bit.ly/2SMnzk6 Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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1971 - No Poor Bastard Ever Won an Oscar Dying for His Country 1:25:37

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Hey Oscar fans, welcome to the 1971 Oscars for the films of 1970. The title of the episode refers to the opening line of this year’s Best Picture Winner — Patton — a movie driven by one of the most powerful performances in film history. In fact, George C. Scott’s portrayal of General George S. Patton was so acclaimed that despite telling the Academ…

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Re-Animator (1985) & Poor Things (2023): Reanimated & Reimagined 1:16:10

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"Who's going to believe a talking head? Get a job in a sideshow!"We're diving head-first (literally) into the weird world of Frankenstein's legacy once again, with Re-Animator (1985) and Poor Things (2023). From glowing green serums to brain-swapping brilliance, we explore how both films rewire the Frankenstein formula mixing horror, humour, and th…

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Real mail from actual adults | Triforce Mailbag #63 1:02:47

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Triforce Mailbag Special 63! Lewis Farage's internet troubles continue as we bust open our engorged mailbag featuring real mail from actual adults telling us we're dumb dumbs and the financial logistics of flying an entire football team. Go to http://expressvpn.com/triforce today and get an extra 3 months free on a 1-year package! Support your favo…

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Bonus: Was 1986 the Greatest Year in Movie History? 57:50

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Hello Oscar lovers, we are back with a very special bonus episode that celebrates the fabulous films from the year 1986. In fact, “Tex” and Mark think there were so many great films released that year, that we could have an ALTERNATE OSCARS where we nominate and select completely different movies and performances and still have an amazing Oscar sho…

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Prey (2022): How It Re-Energised the Predator Franchise 1:03:24

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To celebrate the upcoming Predator: Badlands and the big-screen re-release of Prey on November 5th (for a very limited cinema run) we're bringing one of our favourite Patreon episodes to the main feed. In this bonus epsiode we revisit Prey (2022), and discuss how it re-energised the franchise, why it works as sci-fi horror, and where it fits in the…

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It's all about ego | Triforce #336 1:21:00

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Triforce! Episode 336! British Sips has been watching a lot of UK TV (including Celebrity Traitors), Lewis is having terrible internet issues while making a game and Pyrion's got a justified bone to pick with the Riyadh Comedy Festival! Go to http://expressvpn.com/triforce today and get an extra 3 months free on a 1-year package! Support your favou…

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At the Oscars, No-one Can Hear You Scream 1:21:15

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Oscars fans, movie fans and especially horror movie fans — you are in for a treat. Just in time for Halloween, we’ve got a special bonus episode exploring the complicated history of horror movies and the Oscars! Well, for some people it’s not complicated — the Oscars seem to HATE horror films. But is that true? And what even IS a horror film? We’ll…

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Ghostbusters (1984) & The Cabin in the Woods (2011): Science vs. the Supernatural 1:23:19

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What happens when unlicensed nuclear accelerators meet ancient rituals? This week we look at what happens when mad science collides with the world of ghosts, gods, and monsters. From proton packs in Ghostbusters (1984) - Oh the nostalgia! - to underground experiments in The Cabin in the Woods (2011), we explore how science and the supernatural cras…

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The Brindley Comedy Festival | Triforce #335 1:12:15

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Triforce! Episode 335! What if Josh Gad was the Godfather (Gadfather)? Sips gets a bountiful apple harvest, Lewis shares his Jingle Jam related comedy set and Pyrion begins some much needed house work! Go to http://expressvpn.com/triforce today and get an extra 3 months free on a 1-year package! Support your favourite podcast on Patreon: https://bi…

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1987 - The First Casualty of Oscars is Innocence! 1:17:35

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Welcome to the 1987 Oscars for the films of 1986 — arguably one of the greatest years for movies…ever! Nearly every category is stacked with worthy entries, but as always, there are a few Oscar oddities, snubs and things to make you go ‘Hmm.’ Mostly, this Oscars has everything — from a born writer/filmmaker spinning his most harrowing wartime exper…

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Tron: Ares (2025): It's Tronin' Time! Spoiler-Free Chat 17:51

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As we've just revisited Tron and Tron: Legacy, you knew we couldn't resist jacking back into the Grid for Tron: Ares. This is a spoiler-free sneak peek of our full Patreon episode, where we talk Jared Leto's turn as Ares, the film's take on AI, and whether that Nine Inch Nails soundtrack hits as hard as promised. Does this long-awaited sequel push …

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How to join the Yogscast | Triforce Mailbag #62 56:12

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Triforce Mailbag Special 62! The gang read a very strange text conversation about buying socks, we get some jingles of varying levels of quality and we get some great questions about the Yogscast! Support your favourite podcast on Patreon: https://bit.ly/2SMnzk6 Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice…

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Bonus Episode: The Oscars Murdered Hitchcock! 1:11:17

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Did you know one of, if not THE, greatest film directors of all time never won an Oscar for Best Director? Yep. That is the premise for this bonus episode… Join Adam “Tex” and Mark as we examine the glorious career of the legendary Sir Alfred Hitchcock and discuss how the Motion Picture Academy just never got around to awarding him its top prize. A…

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Tron (1982) & Tron: Legacy (2010): Inside the Machine 1:15:15

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What happens when humanity steps inside the machine? This week we're diving back into the grid! In anticipation of Tron: Ares, we revisit both Tron (1982) and Tron: Legacy (2010). Two landmark films that imagined what life might look like inside a computer. From the neon glow of 80s cyberspace to Daft Punk's sleek digital symphony, we explore how t…

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The Steam Audit | Triforce #334 1:14:53

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Triforce! Episode 334! Pyrion returns from Hamburg with more TI tales, we ask the question "Do Valve know what they're doing?" (yes), Lewis wants to understand Friendshop games and we go through our top 10 most played steam games! Go to http://expressvpn.com/triforce today and get an extra 3 months free on a 1-year package! Support your favourite p…

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1955 - I Coulda Been a (Oscar) Contender 1:17:54

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Pickaxe Week 2025 | Triforce #333 1:26:52

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Triforce! Episode 333! Live from Pickaxe Week 2025 it's the Triforce! People getting abducted (and, of course, banging the aliens), questions about Sips' flowers, plane landings and Lews News in a bumper, action packed episode! Support your favourite podcast on Patreon: https://bit.ly/2SMnzk6 Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your …

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1965 Bonus - Oscars on a Wet Afternoon 45:09

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Hey Oscars & Movie Fans — we’re proud to present a Bonus Episode that explores 3 great, HIDDEN GEM films from 1964 that we briefly mentioned during our 1965 - MY FAIR OSCAR episode. Each film was nominated for something — but we really didn’t talk much about them…until now. If you’re anything like us — we guarantee you’ll dig at least one if not mo…

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Altered States (1980) & Upstream Color (2013): Primordial Goo & Psychic Pigs 1:28:32

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What happens when mad science pushes the human mind and body to their absolute limits? Our latest journey through sci-fi takes us from swirling cosmic vortices to larval mind-control worms. We explore how Ken Russell's Altered States (1980) turns science into body horror and how Shane Carruth's Upstream Colour (2013) transforms trauma into an artho…

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Freaky Eaters | Triforce Mailbag #61 1:09:10

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Triforce Mailbag Special 61! Pyrion has received TONS of emails about eating ordinary food very weirdly. Maybe don't listen to this one while enjoying a meal? Go to http://expressvpn.com/triforce today and get an extra 3 months free on a 1-year package! Support your favourite podcast on Patreon: https://bit.ly/2SMnzk6 Music courtesy of Epidemic Sou…

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1994 - Oskar’s (Schindler) Oscar 1:06:14

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Finally! Finally, that Steven Spielberg fellow did something worthy of an Oscar. We’re kidding of course, but it is shockingly true that after 20 years of making some of the greatest films of all-time, Spielberg finally got his richly deserved Oscar. And while Schindler's List would earn several more awards that evening (including Best Picture) the…

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The Oscars and The Sundance Kid - Special Episode 47:47

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With the passing of Hollywood legend Robert Redford on Sept. 16th, we were moved to do a special episode of THE OSCARS: WWTT? in order to honor his legacy and commemorate his relationship with The Oscars. Enjoy hearing about some great films and some fun movie history as we celebrate The Natural who made it look too easy. Robert Redford Films Refer…

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Star Trek Nerd Rage | Triforce #332 1:07:42

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Triforce! Episode 332! Pyrion tunes into the podcast from Hamburg for the Dota Internationals, Sips goes through his "back-to-school" prep and Lewis gets very critical about a Star Trek board game he's never played. LewsNews gets replaced by random wikipedia surfing and a quiz about prisons! Support your favourite podcast on Patreon: https://bit.ly…

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The Boys from Brazil (1978) & Das Experiment (2001): Are Monsters Born or Made? 1:07:39

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Would you kill baby Hitler? That classic moral dilemma sits at the heart of The Boys from Brazil (1978), where Gregory Peck's Josef Mengele pursues a chilling plan to revive the Reich. Adapted from Ira Levin's Nazi-hunter thriller, the film blends real history with speculative science fiction in unsettling ways. After that, we tackle Das Experiment…

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Nightmare Tourists | Triforce #331 1:32:08

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Triforce! Episode 331! Lewis reads some camping reviews clearly written by uppity city-folk and uses ChatGPT to try to do a basic task (and it fails terribly), Pyrion shares his scathing review of Dungeon Crawler Carl while Sips heartily recommends the Portaloo! Go to http://expressvpn.com/triforce today and get an extra 3 months free on a 1-year p…

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2012 - Silence is Golden at the Oscars 1:16:31

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Welcome to the 2012 Academy Awards, a year just outside our ‘test-of-time’ range for judging the merits of the winners, non-winners, and forgotten gems. This year featured a lot of very good movies but no true odds-on favorite, which is why the eventual winner is seen as kind of a let down. So who or what should have won? What should have been nomi…

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Hard to Get Hard | Triforce Mailbag #60 1:01:33

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Triforce Mailbag Special 60! In a world of soup dippers, massive bonfires and incessant warnings we have to ask: are we getting dumber? Sydney Sweeney is no good, UK Legislation makes browsing difficult. It's too hard to get hard now! Go to http://buyraycon.com/triforce to get 15% off sitewide. Support your favourite podcast on Patreon: https://bit…

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Alien: Earth First Reactions, Tron: Ares & Superman - August Sci-Fi Catch-Up 42:06

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We've been on a little break over the summer, but we're back for a brand-new Future Frontiers episode! In this episode, we catch up on everything sci-fi we've been watching (and missing) while the Mad Science series has been on pause. We chat about the big blockbusters of the summer that we caught - Superman, Jurassic Park: Rebirth, and Fantastic F…

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NEW PODCAST: "Your Podcast Flow" for editing, production and workflow advice 1:55

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Welcome to Your Podcast Flow: Podcast Editing, Production & Workflow Tips. In short, focused episodes, I’ll share the frameworks and strategies I use with clients and on my own shows to: cut editing time without cutting quality, organise your process so it runs smoothly every time, choose tools that actually save you time, and keep your podcasting …

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Flax's Japan Diaries | Triforce #330 1:11:52

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Triforce! Episode 330! Pyrion is back from his grand Japanese journey with a jam-packed diary of his discoveries! Go to http://expressvpn.com/triforce today and get an extra 3 months free on a 1-year package! Support your favourite podcast on Patreon: https://bit.ly/2SMnzk6 Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p…

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1935 - It Happened One Oscars 1:05:44

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Welcome Oscars fans to the 7th Academy Awards (it definitely wasn’t called The Oscars yet) — as we dive into the 1935 Oscars for the films of 1934. Now some of you might be thinking, ‘How can awards for films this old possibly be interesting today?’ To which we say, get ready because things are going to get wild! For starters, there were 12 nominee…

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A confused American in England | Triforce Mailbag #59 1:16:35

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Triforce Mailbag Special 59! How much would you pay for a pair of Sips' pants? Would you hire the Cheeky Girls? We get a trip report from an American in England and more in a fresh new mailbag! Go to http://auraframes.com and use code TRIFORCE to get $20 off their best-selling Carver Mat frame. Support your favourite podcast on Patreon: https://bit…

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Top 5 A.I. in Sci-Fi - From HAL 9000 to Her (Who Else Made the List?) 49:38

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Who knew artificial intelligence could get so emotional? In this bonus compilation, we count down our Top 5 A.I. characters in sci-fi cinema - from HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey to Samantha in Her, the replicants of Blade Runner, and the lovable WALL-E. Drawn from our archives, these clips explore how A.I. in film has challenged what it means t…

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LinkedIn Lunatics | Triforce #329 1:04:46

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Triforce! Episode 329! LinkedIn Lunatics rub us the wrong way, Flax does some research into continental drift (and it's super sexy) and we go back in time to some ancient early-internet memes! Go to http://expressvpn.com/triforce today and get an extra 3 months free on a 1-year package! Support your favourite podcast on Patreon: https://bit.ly/2SMn…

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1968 - In the Heat of the Oscar 1:14:39

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Hey Oscar fans, welcome to the 1968 Oscars for the films of 1967 — AKA the year that changed everything (movie wise)! What an amazing year for films both domestic & foreign and to our shock and delight the Oscars were there to recognize and appreciate some truly groundbreaking films…mostly. From movies that touched on race in new and exciting ways …

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The Cure for Brain Rot | Triforce #328 1:24:11

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Triforce! Episode 328! Professional gamer Lewis gives Flax some advise on how to live his life and we discuss brain rot like YouTube Shorts, the Manoverse and Grok. Lewis loses control the podcast during a warped and hungover version of Lews News! Go to http://buyraycon.com/triforce to get 15% off sitewide. Support your favourite podcast on Patreon…

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The Greatest Cons | Triforce #327 1:22:40

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Triforce! Episode 327! Pyrion creates a vicious The Platform-esque utopian society for pigeons, shares his story of getting onto the weight loss drug Mounjaro and shares some amazing stories of the greatest con artists! Support your favourite podcast on Patreon: https://bit.ly/2SMnzk6 Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your ad choic…

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1984 - "I Deserve This Oscar" 1:11:49

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Welcome Oscar fans to the 1984 Oscars for the amazing films of 1983. What a time for movies! All the big stars, nearly all the big directors and lots of brilliant, compelling stories were on display this year...and Flashdance. With so many objectively great movies to choose from, it's hard for even the Academy to get it wrong. And yet, using the te…

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The Bad News Show | Triforce #326 1:21:04

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Triforce! Episode 326! Pyrion went to see Chaka Khan which somehow sets the tone for the entire episode, Lewis goes on a tangent about tangents and talks about building character for young people and we share a whole lot of bad news. Go to http://expressvpn.com/triforce today and get an extra 3 months free on a 1-year package! Support your favourit…

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A philosophical podcast about hedgehogs | Triforce Mailbag #58 1:06:06

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Triforce Mailbag Special 58! Is this a podcast about nothing? Or maybe it's a philosophical podcast about free will, futurology, human emotion and reasoning, mathematics, morality, ethics, culture, war, arts science, history, modern social standards, the effect of all these things on the human emotional state and our experience navigating all these…

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2005 - Million Dollar Oscar 1:11:21

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Hey Oscar fans, welcome to the 2005 Oscars for the films of 2004. Interestingly, nearly all the nominees were either bio-pics or felt like bio-pics. Even more interesting, while the choice for best picture isn’t bad — there was at least one film from that year that has become an all-time classic and an absolute favorite for many people — which was …

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Lewis or Lembit | Triforce Mailbag #57 1:08:42

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Triforce Mailbag Special 57! We open with not 1, not 2, 3 or 4 but FIVE jingles and a poem about Sips' eating habits! Also, we get a ton of update mail and an interesting message from an AI Wrangler! Go to http://expressvpn.com/triforce today and get an extra 3 months free on a 1-year package! Support your favourite podcast on Patreon: https://bit.…