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A show where nerd culture intersects with society. We weekly cover nerd news discussing the latest in movies, games, space, tech and more. Our interview shows focus on amazing nerds and their work.
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Friday May 06, 2022
Friday May 06, 2022
In this Cantina Conversation Megan talks to Dr. John S. Tregoning. They discuss his debut novel, Infectious: Pathogens and How We Fight Them, which is available for purchase.
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Links to authors pages and books discussed in this episode:
Website: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/john.tregoning
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infectious_book
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrTregoning
Link to Purchase: https://www.hardmanswainson.com/books/infectious-pathogens-and-how-we-fight-them/
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Wednesday May 04, 2022
In this episode, we discuss Moon Knight and Doctor Strange 2 as well as a few CW tv show cancellations. We also give our thoughts on the huge NFT event that took place with the launch of the Bored Ape Yacht Club metaverse land, the Otherside.
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- Variety: James Cameron’s ‘Avatar 2’ Debuts Visually Dazzling Footage at CinemaCon, Gets Official Title.
- Gamesradar: Shazam 2's director has hilarious response for James Cameron after Avatar 2 release date confirmed.
- ComicBook.com: Moon Knight Season 2: Marvel Swaps Series Finale for Season Finale.
- Variety: ‘Batwoman’ Canceled After Three Seasons at CW.
- Variety: ‘DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’ Canceled at the CW.
- Petition To Remove Amber Heard From Aquaman 2 Is Blowing Up
- Yahoo News Canada: Olivia Wilde served custody papers over kids with Jason Sudeikis while onstage at CinemaCon.
- CNBC: Fort Worth is the first city in the U.S. to mine bitcoin, and will run mining rigs out of city hall.
- The Verge: Bored Ape Yacht Club creator's metaverse mint rocks the Ethereum blockchain.
- Benzinga: ApeCoin Plummets After Otherside Land Sale; Yuga Labs Wants Its Own Chain But Vitalik Buterin Says That's.
- The Verge: Apple Pay is anticompetitive, says EU in preliminary ruling.
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- Business Insider: Amazon's $500 Satellite Internet Antenna Key to Battling Starlink.
- CNN: Inside the space hotel scheduled to open in 2025.
Friday Apr 29, 2022
Friday Apr 29, 2022
In this Cantina Conversation Megan talks to returning guest Paula Guran. They discuss the release of her most recent collection of short stories, The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Vol. 2.
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Website: https://paulaguran.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulaguran
Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulaguran
Link to Purchase: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B095PYLPMP/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0
Friday Apr 29, 2022
Friday Apr 29, 2022
In this Cantina Conversation Megan talks to author Defne Suman. Her first English-translated novel The Silence of Scheherazade is available now.
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Website: https://defnesuman.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/defnesuman/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DefneSuman
Link to Purchase: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-silence-of-scheherazade-defne-suman/1138639421?ean=9781800246966
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
This episode covers the latest in entertainment, tech, and space news. Topics include Elon Musk buying Twitter and the Bored Ape Yacht Club metaverse land sale as well as gaming and tech news.
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- The Batman Sequel Announced With Robert Pattinson at CinemaCon 2022
- Variety: HBO Max/HBO Gain 3 Million Subscribers in Q1, WarnerMedia Profit Pinched by Streaming Investments in Final Quarter With AT&T.
- Deadline: Florida Legislature Votes To Repeal Special District For Walt Disney World After Company’s Opposition To “Don’t Say Gay” Law.
- Yahoo Finance: Coinbase launches NFT Marketplace in beta.
- Watcher Guru: BAYC Metaverse 'Otherside' Launch Date Released.
- The Block Crypto: Smart contract mistake locks up $34 million of ETH for NFT project.
- Cointelegraph: Hacker bungles DeFi exploit: Leaves stolen $1M in contract set to self destruct.
- CNBC: Fintech giant Stripe jumps into crypto with a feature that lets Twitter users get paid in stablecoin.
- Fox Business: Elon Musk confirms he turned down Bill Gates on climate change collaboration over shorting Tesla.
- Twitter accepts Elon Musk’s buyout deal
- Benzinga: Elon Musk's SpaceX Fast Response To A Russian Attack Recognized As 'Eye-Watering' By US Military Official.
- CNBC: Elon Musk says Tesla's humanoid Optimus robot 'will be worth more than the car business'.
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
This episode celebrates our 200th episode and also covers the latest in entertainment, tech, and space news. Topics include the Morbius movie, gaming, and tech news.
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- Ezra Miller Arrested for Assault in Hawaii, Weeks After First Arrest
- CNN: Netflix stock plunges after subscriber losses.
- BleepingComputer: Hackers steal $655K after picking MetaMask seed from iCloud backup.
- Metaverse Company to Offer Immortality Through ‘Live Forever’ Mode
- Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ defense in Musk takeover bid
- CNN: US military confirms an interstellar meteor collided with Earth.
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
This episode covers the latest in entertainment, tech, and space news. Topics include the Sonic movie and the Bored Ape Yacht Club Trilogy as well as gaming and tech news.
We ask that you support the show in any way possible. You can like, share, rate or comment on any of the various social media and podcast players. Join the conversation in our closed Facebook group at https://www.thenerdcantina.com/community, or become a patron on our Patreon page (https://www.patreon.com/thenerdcantina) where a pledge of as little as $1 will get you a free sticker.
- Kotaku: Sony Goes Big On Epic Games With Whopping $1 Billion Investment.
- CNET: Bored Ape Yacht Club Is Getting Its Own Film Trilogy.
- Cointelegraph: Mastercard files 15 metaverse and NFT related trademarks.
- Yahoo Finance: Tesla's Cybertruck will go on sale in 2023, says Elon Musk.
- Futurism: Startup Says It's About to Start Selling Lab-Grown Tiger Steaks to Restaurants.
- Ars Technica: Driverless car appears to flee the scene after being pulled over by cops.
- Ars Technica: Jeff Bezos and Amazon just hired everybody but SpaceX for Project Kuiper.
- CNN: A SpaceX tourism mission just arrived at the ISS. Here's everything you need to know.
- NASA Testing 5,000 MPH Space Slingshot SpinLaunch: Here's How It Works
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
This episode covers the latest in entertainment, tech, and space news. Topics include the Morbius movie, gaming, and tech news.
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- E3 2022 - Digital and Physical - Has Officially Been Canceled
- Kotaku: PlayStation Unveils Game Pass Competitor That Will Let You Play Old Games.
- Kotaku: Breath Of The Wild Sequel Delayed To 2023, Nintendo Apologizes.
- Reuters: Blockchain project Ronin hit by $615 million crypto heist.
- A $350,000 Bored Ape NFT was just sold for only $115
- CNBC: Britain announces plans to mint its own NFT as it looks to 'lead the way' in crypto.
- CarBuzz: CANCELED! Tesla Cybertruck Is Dead.
- BBC.com: Elon Musk snaps up $3bn Twitter stake.
- Space tourism: Huge balloon with a bar to take tourists to space for $125,000 a ticket
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
In this episode, we discuss the Oscars and the Will Smith slap. In tech, we cover several NFT scams, a new NFT by Bill Murray, and a major Chrome browser exploit.
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- A Historic ‘CODA’ Win for Apple and Will Smith Confrontation Cap a Strange Oscars
- ‘The Batman’ Releases Deleted Joker Scene With Barry Keoghan and Robert Pattinson
- Marvel NFT partner Veve closes its marketplace after an in-app token exploit
- The Verge: Two men arrested for $1.1 million NFT 'rug pull' scam.
- The Hill: Bill Murray to launch biographical NFT collection | TheHill.
- The Hill: Biden is planning a new digital currency. Here's why you should be very worried | TheHill.
- CNN: How to save the Amazon? Brazil company says NFTs are the answer.
- Android Police: CISA issues warning that Russian hackers are bypassing two-factor authentication.
- Google Issues Emergency Security Update For 3.2 Billion Chrome Users—Attacks Underway
- Paralyzed man communicates first words in months using brain implant: ‘I want a beer’
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
In this episode, we return from a hiatus to talk about the latest in entertainment and tech. We discuss the big merger between Amazon and MGM, Morbius reviews, $APECOIN, and space news.
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- ‘The Batman’ Swoops In On $600M WW, Unflappable Despite Tough Break In China – International Box Office
- The Direct: Morbius Reviews: Critics Reportedly Disappointed By Marvel Movie.
- CHARLIE COX’S RUDE MOVIE THEATER DID NOT CHEER FOR HIM IN NO WAY HOME
- Amazon and MGM merger is official
- Russia's Killer Drone in Ukraine Raises Fears About AI in Warfare
- Fortune: Bored Ape’s new ApeCoin puts NFTs’ power problem on display.
- Futurism: Elon Musk Has a New Date He Says He'll Land People on Mars.
- Elon Musk Sets New Target for First SpaceX Starship Orbital Flight
- Space.com: James Webb Space Telescope's 1st view of the cosmos has scientists thrilled for more.