Best The Nerd Pals Podcasts (2025)

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Midnight Snack: The Tale of the Talented Mr Ripley 6:46

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In a six-minute mini-episode, Patricia Highsmith tells the Midnight Pals her story of the (maybe not so) Talented Mr Ripley, and then the real Charles Dickens himself drops in at the campfire. Content notes: swearing, discussion of internalized homophobia, violence and discussion of murder, stalking. CAST: Clive Barker — DAVID AULT Edgar Allan Poe …

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The Tale of the Interview with the Vampire 43:30

8M ago43:30

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Anne Rice comes to the campfire to tell her timeless odd-couple romance about a depressed slave plantation owner who’s swept off his feet by a total jerk. Also, they’re both vampires. Al Copeland gets a taste of his own chicken. Content notes: swearing, raised voices, gory noises, death, violence, murder, slavery, implied domestic abuse, sexual ref…

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The Tale of the Watchers 39:03

8M ago39:03

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It’s Edgar’s turn with the flashlight… but, after a heated debate about what makes a better plot device, the death of a beautiful woman or a murderous monkey, little Dean Koontz ends up telling tonight's story instead. It has everything—an all-American Special Army Marine, a poorly written neurodivergent lady, an evil mutagenic monkey who's escaped…

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The Tale of Little Red Riding Hood 34:02

8M ago34:02

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The Pals visit JRR Tolkien and his fantasy storytelling friends at Unicorn F*** Club, where Angela Carter puts a modern, feminist spin on a traditional fairy tale. Hans Christian Andersen is smitten. Frank Belknap Long gets stuck in his fursuit. Content notes: Swearing, violence, allusion to sexual assault, vomit, gory noises, people being eaten, s…

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The Tale of the Hellraiser 38:23

9M ago38:23

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When Edgar Allan Poe is missing after a violent altercation with Henry W. Longfellow, a mysterious puzzlebox leads the Midnight Pals to the ninth circle of Hell, where they confront a gang of sadomasochistic demons. Brian Jacques humorously outwits a cat. Content notes: violence, gory noises, blood, swearing and raised voices. CAST: Clive Barker — …

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Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals: Season 2 trailer 1:30

10M ago1:30

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Season 2 of "Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals" releases Friday January 17th, 2025! Living and dead horror authors tell scary stories round the campfire in this audio adaptation of Bitter Karella's Hugo-nominated comedy-horror microfiction. This trailer contains clips from upcoming episodes "The Tale of the Interview with the Vampire"…

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The Tale of the Candyman 11:16

12M ago11:16

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Roger Corman attempts to make a series of "Candyman" movies. Can he complete his totally popular, not-at-all-obscure-cult-classic slasher quadrilogy without being thwarted by the bee-adjacent serial killer himself? Oh, and... ONE OF OUR HEROES DIES TRAGICALLY!!!—but gets better, with a brand new face and voice actor. Content notes: swearing, sexual…

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The Tale of the Tell-Tale Heart 33:42

2y ago33:42

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Low-budget movie mogul Roger Corman sets out to produce a papier maché blockbuster adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale of psychological suspense. Loosely following the plot of the original, Poe is tasked with taking care of a Scottish castle belonging to a certain formerly popular children's author. But uh oh! His wacky pal Stephen King ar…

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The Tale of the Snow Woman 37:33

2y ago37:33

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It's winter at the campfire, and that means one thing—snow-themed holiday special! The Midnight Pals are visited by Junji Ito, adorable catboy and terrifying master of fucked-up-face-filled manga horror, accompanied by original weeaboo Lafcadio Hearn. The pair narrate an ancient Japanese folktale of ripped samurai, distressed noblewomen, and season…

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The Tale of the Nightbreed 35:11

2y ago35:11

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Clive Barker takes the stage and relates his cult classic of an eternal battle—gay monsters versus redneck cops. Cabal has always had unsettling dreams of becoming a gay monster, but his personal journey to gay monsterhood is obstructed by queer-gatekeeping monsters, Nazi sheriffs' departments, and unconvincing gimp-mask serial killer David Cronenb…

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The Tale of the Strangers on a Train 47:49

2y ago47:49

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Patricia Highsmith, crime writer, snail friend, and lovable weirdo known for her shabby trenchcoat, eccentric habits, and possibly imaginary wife, investigates a bizarre double murder. Two people who don't know each other, or if you will, "strangers", meet on a rail vehicle, or as it were, "train", and plan the perfect crime. What really happened w…

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The Tale of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Midnight Society 41:49

2y ago41:49

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Arthur Conan Doyle stumbles upon the Midnight Pals' storytelling circle and reluctantly agrees to bring beloved supersleuth Sherlock Holmes back for one last, final, final case. A locked-room murder mystery turns to metafictional highjinks as the Pals are embroiled in the world of Holmes's adventures, sort of like when the holodeck malfunctions on …

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The Tale of Dracula 36:38

2y ago36:38

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Neurotic closet-dweller Bram Stoker visits the campfire to tell his iconic vampire story. In Transylvania, hot twink Jon "Jonathan" Harker shacks up with a rich older man who wants to consume his bodily fluids. Meanwhile in England, notorious strumpet Lucy Westenra attempts to ensnare her innocent friend Mina into the dangerous and disgusting world…

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The Tale of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 35:11

2y ago35:11

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A new candidate for the Midnight Society, insufferable San Francisco hipster Robert Louis Stevenson, attempts to impress the Pals with the story of Henry Jekyll, a Victorian psychiatrist. On the steamship home from a business trip, Jekyll's seemingly chance meeting with a certain Edward Hyde will change his perception of reality forever. In a twist…

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The Tale of the Frankenstein 37:32

2y ago37:32

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Mary Shelley tells her Midnight Pals a chilling tale about a brilliant young researcher, Victor, whose arrogance leads him to pursue a deadly ambition. The experiment has been attempted by generations of mad scientists, but never successfully accomplished: the creation of a Frankenstein! Stephen King gets pedantic about terminology. Content notes: …

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Midnight Snack: The Tale of the Torture Tower 9:25

2y ago9:25

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It's Bram Stoker's turn at the campfire and he's brought a new story, "The Tale of The—" oh dear, we might have to do something about that title. Content notes: Discussion of racism; human and animal death; discussion of violence and torture. Season 1 Premiere: Our first full episode, The Tale of the Frankenstein, will release on our podcast feed o…

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Midnight Snacks: 10 teaser mini-episodes 14:48

2y ago14:48

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The main characters of Midnight Pals, plus a few regular visitors to the campfire, introduce themselves with a series of short skits based on their most popular works. A medley of midnight-snack size tales from Stephen King, Mary Shelley, HP Lovecraft, Clive Barker, Dean Koontz, Edgar Allan Poe and more. This is a consolidation of ten short ‘teaser…

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Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals: Season 1 trailer 0:59

2y ago0:59

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Living and dead horror authors tell scary stories round the campfire in "Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals", a hilarious audio adaptation of Bitter Karella's 3x Hugo-nominated comedy-horror microfiction. For more information, see https://midnightpals.com CAST, in order of appearance: EDGAR ALLAN POE – Rodrigo Borges ROBERT LOUIS STEVE…

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67. The suit makes the man? 1:37:27

2+ y ago1:37:27

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This week on Comically Inclined, Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 Iron Man armors, Captain America’s new suit, and is Reverse Flash in The Flash movie? all this and so much more… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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66. Chuck Tingle will save us all? 1:50:19

2+ y ago1:50:19

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This week on Comically Inclined, Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 Unlicensed Tributes, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, all this and so much more… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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65. Peen pals? 1:44:24

2+ y ago1:44:24

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This week on Comically Inclined, Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 Sequels, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Trailer, New Flash Trailer, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 premier, all this and so much more… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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64. Comically Inclined is the only god level podcast? 39:30

2+ y ago39:30

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This week on Comically Inclined, Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 Fictional Sports, Season Finale of Mandalorian, and Cape-Anime Con 2023, all this and so much more… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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63. The Final Fantasy equivalent of aids? 1:33:54

2+ y ago1:33:54

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This week on Comically Inclined, Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 Fictional Sports, Season Finale of Mandalorian, and Cape-Anime Con 2023, all this and so much more… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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62. Disney Plus is like a Marvel quickie? 37:58

2+ y ago37:58

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This week on Comically Inclined, Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 Unexpectedly Good Fights, Mandalorian Ep.5, and Cape-Anime, all this and so much more… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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61. One bat nipple? 1:37:35

2+ y ago1:37:35

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This week on Comically Inclined, Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 Fantasy Foods, Shazam: Fury of the Gods, Mandalorian Ep.4, all this and so much more… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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60. The Ricks aren't alright? 1:44:37

2+ y ago1:44:37

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This week on Comically Inclined, Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 Moments when a show went too hard, Mandalorian Season 3, Last of Us Episode 8, all this and so much more… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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59. Historically accurate? 1:20:58

2+ y ago1:20:58

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This week on Comically Inclined, Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 Super Pets, Mandalorian Season 3, Last of Us Episode 7, all this and so much more… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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58. The serial killer wasn't fun enough? 1:29:22

2+ y ago1:29:22

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This week on Comically Inclined, Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 Characters from a Zombie Property, The Last of Us episode 6, discussing Ant-man and The Wasp: Quantumania, all this and so much more… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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57. Professor X: Science Man? 1:31:15

2+ y ago1:31:15

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This week on Comically Inclined Blake is bringing us all the lates news in Rumor Mill, then Danny is going lead us all through our Top 5 Science Based characters, we'll discuss The Last of Us Ep. 5, Velma, the newest trailers coming out of the big game, all this and so much more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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55. Magnets Is Teaching? 1:33:53

2+ y ago1:33:53

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This week on Comically Inclined, Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 things we’d like to see as a live adaption, Interrobang!? Super Hero Trivia, all this and so much more… Need Comically Inclined merch?! Check out our store at Comicallyinclined.com Comically Inclined is brought to you by this generous ne…

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54. Hulk Solo, Indiana Hulk, Hulkison Ford? 1:41:34

3y ago1:41:34

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This week on Comically Inclined, Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 things we’d like to see as a live adaption, Interrobang!? Super Hero Trivia, all this and so much more… Need Comically Inclined merch?! Check out our store at Comicallyinclined.com Comically Inclined is brought to you by this generous ne…

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53. Daredevil is in She-Hulk? 2:08:07

3y ago2:08:07

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This week on Comically Inclined, Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 things we’d like to see as a live adaption, Interrobang!? Super Hero Trivia, all this and so much more… Need Comically Inclined merch?! Check out our store at Comicallyinclined.com Comically Inclined is brought to you by this generous ne…

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52. Wednesday night nerds w/ Deante Lifter? 1:28:10

3y ago1:28:10

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This week on Comically Inclined, Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 Nerd Cave must haves, Interrobang!? Super Hero Trivia, all this and so much more… Need Comically Inclined merch?! Check out our store at Comicallyinclined.com Comically Inclined is brought to you by this generous nerd-loving community Dr…

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51. It's Throg? 1:44:45

3y ago1:44:45

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This week on Comically Inclined, Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 times a hero got turned into something else, Interrobang!? Super Hero Trivia, all this and so much more… Need Comically Inclined merch?! Check out our store at Comicallyinclined.com Comically Inclined is brought to you by this generous n…

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50. She's got Exodia? 1:25:37

3y ago1:25:37

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This week on Comically Inclined, Brittney is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 villains that turned good, all this and so much more… [email protected] Comically Inclined is brought to you by this generous nerd-loving community Blake Hickman Construction https://www.bhickmanconstruction.com/ Drop The…

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49. Super chill work hangout? 1:15:56

3y ago1:15:56

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We're taking a down week, come hang out with us anyway.. Comically Inclined is brought to you by this generous nerd-loving community Blake Hickman Construction https://www.bhickmanconstruction.com/ Drop The Mike DJ Services https://www.facebook.com/DTM.DJService Lennox & Jude Photography https://www.facebook.com/LennoxandJude Picture What Designs h…

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48. Blake is a bad bitch? 1:27:12

3y ago1:27:12

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This week on Comically Inclined, Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 Toys of the 80s and 90s, Super Hero 20 Questions, all this and so much more… Comically Inclined is brought to you by this generous nerd-loving community Blake Hickman Construction https://www.bhickmanconstruction.com/ Drop The Mike DJ Se…

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47. Does anyone love She-Hulk as much as Ben? 2:06:17

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This week on Comically Inclined with a very special guest, Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 Head Cannon Rewrites, a new mystery segment, all this and so much more… Comically Inclined is brought to you by this generous nerd-loving community Blake Hickman Construction https://www.bhickmanconstruction.com…

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46. Kara & Jen & Danny & Blake? 1:15:48

3y ago1:15:48

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This week on Comically Inclined Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 films we'd like cameo in, a and She-Hulk vs. Supergirl on Are You Done, all this and so much more… Comically Inclined is brought to you by this generous nerd-loving community Blake Hickman Construction https://www.bhickmanconstruction.com…

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45. We spell revenge N.E.R.F.? 1:49:39

3y ago1:49:39

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This week on Comically Inclined Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 Versions of Hulk, a new mystery segment, all this and so much more… Comically Inclined is brought to you by this generous nerd-loving community Blake Hickman Construction https://www.bhickmanconstruction.com/ Drop The Mike DJ Services htt…

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44. We all know it's Betty Ross? 1:38:22

3y ago1:38:22

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This week on Comically Inclined Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 cosplays we have always wanted to do, a new mystery segment, all this and so much more… Comically Inclined is brought to you by this generous nerd-loving community Blake Hickman Construction https://www.bhickmanconstruction.com/ Drop The …

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43. Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior Quentin Quire? 1:24:06

3y ago1:24:06

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This week on Comically Inclined Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 Aliens, all this and so much more… Comically Inclined is brought to you by this generous nerd-loving community Blake Hickman Construction https://www.bhickmanconstruction.com/ Drop The Mike DJ Services https://www.facebook.com/DTM.DJServi…

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42. NerdKing who? 1:44:56

3y ago1:44:56

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This week on Comically Inclined Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 Battles we hope for, on Are You Done?! Blake and Britney are arguing Black Panther vs Namor, all this and so much more… Comically Inclined is brought to you by this generous nerd-loving community Blake Hickman Construction https://www.bhi…

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41. Vote Etrigan 2024? 1:13:04

3y ago1:13:04

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This week on Comically Inclined Britney is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 Fantasy Pets, on Are You Done?! Danny and Britney are arguing Etrigan vs Loki, all this and so much more… The PatBat shirt is now available for a limited time! Send us a message/email with your size and quantity to order yours today! Ne…

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40. We can like movies and still think they're terrible? 1:39:36

3y ago1:39:36

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This week on Comically Inclined Blake is breaking down all the latest rumors on Rumor Mill, we’re talking Top 5 Rivalries, on Are You Done?! Danny and Blake are arguing Taskmaster vs Deathstroke, all this and so much more… Comically Inclined is brought to you by this generous nerd-loving community Blake Hickman Construction https://www.bhickmancons…

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39. B.A.M.F Black Actors May Fight? 2:04:28

3y ago2:04:28

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This week we're doing the episode we couldn't do last week. Blake's breaking down all the latest news on Rumor Mill, we're doing Top 5 fictional places, then Blake and Danny are arguing Mace Windu vs Morpheus on Are You Done?! all this and more... Comically Inclined is brought to you by this generous nerd-loving community Blake Hickman Construction…

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37. Where the hell did Danny grow up? 1:22:32

3+ y ago1:22:32

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This week on Comically Inclined Blake is breaking down all the latest news and rumors on Rumor Mill, then we're doing our Top 5 Childhood Movies, and Blake and Danny are arguing Thanos vs Darkseid on Are You Done?!, all this and more... Rumor Mill: 00:09:52 | Top 5: 00:27:31 | AYD: 01:10:41 Comically Inclined is brought to you by this generous nerd…

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36. Jake the dog has no weaknesses? 1:31:31

3+ y ago1:31:31

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It's a weird weird week! Blake and Brittney are out but no worries Incliners Catrina and Corey are picking up the slack! Rumor Mill: 00:15:30 | Top 5: 00:39:38 | AYD: 01:28:15 [email protected] Comically Inclined is brought to you by this generous nerd-loving community Blake Hickman Construction https://www.bhickmanconstruction.com/ Dr…

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35. Hercules, more like Thorcules? 1:24:09

3+ y ago1:24:09

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We're in the new studio!!!! The PatBat shirt is now available for a limited time! Send us a message/email with your size and quantity to order yours today! [email protected] Comically Inclined is brought to you by this generous nerd-loving community Blake Hickman Construction https://www.bhickmanconstruction.com/ Drop The Mike DJ Servi…

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34. The most uplifting episode yet? 1:26:48

3+ y ago1:26:48

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On this episode of Comically Inclined, Blake is breaking down all the latest nerd news and leaks on Rumor Mill, on Top 5 we list our most impactful character deaths, on Are you done?! Brittney and Danny are arguing Valkyrie vs Hawkgirl, then Brittney is giving us our newest obsession on Hyperfocus all this and so much more... The PatBat shirt is no…