A Play On Nerds - Episode 232 - Trancing Into Tron - Rule of Three

In honor of the release of Tron: Ares, we're using the Rule of Three and reviewing another classic film about sci-fi tech and threats of the future with Trancers III! Plus: The handedness of the octopus, using Thumbtack, and a trailer review of the upcoming The Bride!

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Time Codes

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Host Banter: 2:08

Nerdy News: 10:49

Film Review: Trancers III: 13:11

Game: Deth Sentence: 32:25

Radical Recommends: 38:38

Trailer Review: The Bride: 42:22

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Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

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MuppeTrek - Episode 155 - "All Work and All Play" and "Who Watches the Watchers"

Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, it's a Doozer takeover with deep dive into Doozer culture through the eyes of Cotterpin in "All Work and All Play." And Star Trek TNG episode, "Who Watches the Watchers." The Prime Directive is at stake when Picard becomes a god...

Thanks to Phillip Chance for the modernized rendition of the TOS Star Trek theme for the end credits!

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A Play On Nerds - Episode 231 - Doctor Who, Edu-tainment Animation and RTS Video Games

It's Nerd Roll of Fortune time! So we rolled the dice and are talking about Doctor Who, educational animation, and strategy video games like Civilization, Age of Empires and Heroes of Might and Magic! Plus: UFOs in the news again, Jarman reviews NBC/Peacock's "The Paper" and a trailer review for Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues!

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Time Codes

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Host Banter: 1:24

Nerdy News: 8:06

Nerd Roll of Fortune: 15:37

Radical Recommends: 38:30

Trailer Review: Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues: 41:52

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Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

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MuppeTrek - Episode 154 - "Mokey and the Minstrels" and "The Survivors"

Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, Mokey decides whether or not to become a roving hippie in "Mokey and the Minstrels." And Star Trek TNG episode, "The Survivors." There's something mysterious going on with this weird old couple...

Thanks to Phillip Chance for the modernized rendition of the TOS Star Trek theme for the end credits!

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A Play On Nerds - Episode 230 - A "Long Walk" to a "Deathrow Gameshow"

Stephen King's The Long Walk is coming to theaters, so we're reviewing another movie about people competing for their lives and profit... no, not The Running Man, but 1987's Deathrow Gameshow! Plus: The Great Tit is a special bird, Steve loves Alien: Earth, and we watched the trailer for the upcoming Mortal Kombat II!

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Time Codes

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Host Banter: 1:30

Nerdy News: 8:23

Film Review: Deathrow Gameshow: 11:37

Bit: Punishment for Points: 29:30

Radical Recommends: 33:23

Trailer Review: Mortal Kombat II: 38:30

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Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!

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