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Episode 230: Blissed-Out Zombies

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2020/06/23

This week the word is chess. The nerds share memories of chess games, stories about the chess master Paul Morphy, chess themed games they’ve each worked on, and even the musical called Chess. Then they lower the vintage spoiler curtain to discuss Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier at length.SPOILER WARNING: contains vintage spoilers.

56:39

Episode 229: To Binge, or Not To Binge

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2020/06/16

This week the word is binge. The nerds talk about the pros and cons of binge-watching vs. taking new episodes one at a time. Then they touch base on their work projects before moving on to media. They discuss the first episode or two of Upload, Space Force, and season 2 of Homecoming. Then they lower the vintage spoiler curtain to discuss Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home at length.VINTAGE SPOILER WARNING: contains vintage spoilers.

51:36

Episode 228: I Choose The Danger

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2020/06/10

Blurb: This week the word is change. The nerds talk about how the world has changed because of the current crisis, and about change in general. Moving on to media, they discuss a variety of different shows they’ve recently started watching, or re-watching. Lastly, they lower the vintage spoiler curtain to discuss Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock at length.SPOILER WARNING: contains vintage spoilers.

52:25

Episode 227: The Life Star

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2020/06/02

This week the word is Khaaaan! The nerds start by discussing genetically-altered characters in Star Trek and other shows. Then they discuss random other topics, including the most recent season of Survivor, germs on cakes, voting by mail, and bags of holding. After the spoiler curtain they discuss The Wrath of Khan at great length, having both just done a re-watch. They also recap season 3 of Westworld.SPOILER WARNING: contains vintage spoilers.

53:29

Episode 226: Cake or Trek?

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2020/05/26

This week the word is cake. Andy talks about a new cake recipe he’s excited about because it uses up the egg yolks you have left over when you make an angel food cake. Other cake related topics include ice cream cake, cake vs pie, references to cake in media and common expressions, and comedians who talk about cake. Then they spend most of the show discussing Star Trek: The Motion Picture at great length, having both just seen it again for the first time in decades.SPOILER WARNING: contains vintage

53:14

Episode 225: Spoiler Spoilers

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2020/05/12

This week the word is spoilers. The nerds discuss the merits of not shielding oneself from spoilers, and Keith breaks down the 3 different types of spoiler situations. They try to avoid spoiling the stories they discuss, but sometimes it’s a spoiler just to know that something has a big twist, so this episode is very spoilery, and this blurb isn’t going to call out the specifics of the media they discuss. At the end they discuss the next to last episode of season 3 of Westworld.SPOILER WARNING:

45:03

Episode 224: Brain Burners

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2020/05/05

This week the word is puzzles. They start by discussing jigsaw puzzles, then extend the conversation to all types of puzzle-solving. Topics include role-playing games with puzzle elements, difficulties in designing puzzles, and stories from Magnet and early LARPS. Andy talks about a couple of vintage board games that feature jigsaw puzzle elements. At the very end they spend a few minutes discussing the latest episode of Westworld.SPOILER WARNING: contains spoilers.

54:17

Episode 223: Deep Rants with Andy Looney

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2020/04/28

This week the word is 23. Keith explains why 23 is his favorite number, and the nerds reminisce about what they were each doing when they were 23 years old. Andy tells the story of how he got hired at NASA, and what it was like working for the Hubble Space Telescope. Then Andy spends a lot of time talking about Battlefield Earth, after which he mentions a few things that will be changing in the next printing of Math Fluxx. Then they each give their latest reports from the Quarantine Zone. They talk

51:07

Episode 222: The Chocolate Miracle

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2020/04/15

This week the word is chocolate. The nerds have a lot to say on this subject. They each inventory all of the chocolate they currently have in the house, they debate issues like milk vs. dark, brand preferences, combining chocolate with peanut butter, the recent surge in salted chocolate, and otherwise carry on about chocolate for more than half of the show. Then they lower the spoiler curtain to discuss the episode 4 of season 3 of Westworld, about which they also have much to say.SPOILER WARNING:

56:03

Episode 221: The Rains on Venus

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2020/04/07

This week the word is apocalypse. The guys discuss their favorite apocalypse scenarios, including zombies, nuclear attacks, pandemics, giant monsters, meteor impacts, and alien invasions. Their talk naturally turns to the current lockdown. Then they lower the spoiler curtain to discuss the Picard season 1 finale at great length, along with Brooklyn Nine Nine and Westworld.SPOILER WARNING: contains spoilers.

51:16

Episode 220: The First Cockroach

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2020/03/31

This week the word is still hunkering, since the nerds and everyone else are still self-quarantining. They spend a lot of time talking about how the hunkering has been affecting everyone so far. They talk about games they’ve been playing while hunkering including Name One, Number 9, and Azul. Other topics they discuss include the word interesting, the price of donuts, Jeopardy. Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Ray Bradbury’s short stories. Then they lower the spoiler curtain to discuss the penultimate

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Episode 219: Hunker in the Bunker

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2020/03/24

This week the word is Hunker, since the nerds are self-quarantining after returning from nerdy cruises. Andy shares stories from the Star Trek Cruise, and Keith talks about the JoCo Cruise. Then they talk a little about game design stuff before lowering the spoiler curtain to discuss Star Trek: Picard. SPOILER WARNING: contains spoilers.

54:42

Episode 218: Is Tasha Yar in the Tal Shiar?

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2020/03/17

This week the word is holodeck. The nerds discuss various implications of holodeck technology, as well as replicators and universal translators. Andy reports on Toy Fair, and Keith talks about playing Villainous for the first time. He also talks about playing Magic for the first time in a while. After the spoiler warning, they discuss episode 5 of Star Trek: Picard, and how modern Trek differs from vintage versions. Andy wonders why you always see the same random episode of a show you don’t really

53:19

Episode 217: The Sneaky Spud Exception

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2020/03/09

This week the word is potato. The nerds spend a lot of time debating various forms of potatoes, mostly french fries, regarding which Keith has an interesting policy of limitation. They talk about Andy’s new Kickstarter, for Pyramid Quartet. Andy talks about a trip he took to Colorado and describes playing Captain Sonar. After the spoiler warning, they discuss Locke & Key, The Goldbergs, and episode 4 of Star Trek: Picard.SPOILER WARNING: contains spoilers.

54:28

Episode 216: 100 Years of Ice Cream

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2020/02/28

This week the word is immortality. The nerds talk about various immortal and very long-lived beings in literature, including Tolkien’s elves, vampires, mummies, Star Trek’s Q, and others. Then they check in with what they’re each working on. After the spoiler warning they discuss the final episode of The Good Place, the implications of teleportation, Dark Matter, and episode 3 of Picard. SPOILER WARNING: contains spoilers.

52:52

Episode 215: Where are the Gangs of Elvises?

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2020/02/19

Blurb: This week the word is utopia. The nerds talk at length about the utopian ideals of Star Trek, and how replicators, transporters, and holodecks really would change everything. Other topics include MUDs, gender-swapping technology, and the value of real estate in a cashless society. They talk about work stuff for a bit, then they lower the spoiler curtain to talk about the second episode of Star Trek: Picard.SPOILER WARNING: contains spoilers.

51:49

Episode 214: Jack's a Doughnut

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2020/02/11

This week the word is Alaska, since Keith just returned from Juneau. They each talk about trips they’ve taken there, then somehow this leads to a long discussion of vampires and werewolves. Keith talks about the mark Gandalf leaves on Bilbo’s door, and shares a few thoughts about Crisis on Infinite Earths. After the spoiler warning, the discuss the first episode of Star Trek Picard at length.

49:12

Episode 213: The Tiger in the Room

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2020/02/05

This week the word is cats. The nerds talk about their current cats and reminisce about beloved cats that have passed on. They also discuss differences between cats and dogs, how cats like to push objects onto the floor, the musical, and other cat-related topics. Next they discuss vintage adaptations of Tolkien’s books, during which Keith’s audio dropped out for a few minutes. Andy has some follow-up thoughts about last week’s discussion of The Pool of Fire his ideas for a sequel to it. This leads

52:14

Episode 212: The Maclunky Chronicles

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2020/01/28

This week the word is Maclunky. The nerds start out by discussing the latest version of the Han Shot First scene. Other topics include funny DVD commentary tracks, Jonathan Baker’s Download Bingo Card, the projects they are each currently working on, SpongeBob SquarePants, How I Met Your Mother, and Bumblebee. After the spoiler warning they discuss The Pool of Fire, Star Trek Short Treks, and Knives Out.

52:57

Episode 211: Toss a Coin to the Mandalorian

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2020/01/14

This week the word is Misunderstanding. Andy explains the point of confusion that led to an odd choice for the cartoon that happened a couple of weeks ago, and yammers about movies featuring VW Beetles, including Bumblebee, the Cars movies, and in particular, Herbie the Love Bug. Keith talks about The Repair Shop and things that make him feel old. He also talks about Knives Out and Rian Johnson’s style as a director, which gets both of them ranting about Star Wars movies again. They each talk a

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