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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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Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
This week we recap the biggest nerd news in both entertainment and tech. In entertainment, we discuss Ghostbusters and Wheel of Time as well as Quentin Tarantino getting sued over his Pulp Fiction NFT plans. In tech news we discuss the future plans for a nuclear power plant, NFT piracy and El Salvadors plans to create a Bitcoin City.
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- The A.V. Club: Miramax sues Quentin Tarantino over his plans to sell Pulp Fiction NFTs.
- Halo Infinite Will Address Unpopular Battle Pass
- CNBC: Bill Gates' TerraPower aims to build its first advanced nuclear reactor in a coal town in Wyoming.
- Kotaku: Someone Right-Clicked Every NFT In The Heist Of The Century.
- Seeking Alpha: El Salvador plans 'Bitcoin City,' powered by crypto bonds and volcano.
- Electric & autonomous container ship Yara Birkeland takes maiden voyage
- Yahoo News: Elon Musk said SpaceX will fly its Starship spaceship into orbit for the first time in January, but warned the first attempt might not be a success.
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
In this episode, we discuss the latest in nerd news. We provide our thoughts on the latest Marvel movie, The Eternals, and the big Disney+ Day news. We also discuss some big news in video games and NFTs. Finally, we cover the latest in space.
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- Marvel Entertainment: Disney+ Day 2021: Kathryn Hahn Returns for ‘Agatha: House of Harkness’.
- Variety: ‘Agatha: House of Harkness’ and ‘Hawkeye’ Echo Spinoff Ordered at Disney Plus.
- Gizmodo: 12 Marvel TV Series Highlighted on Disney+ Day.
- Blizzard Delays Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 With No New Release Window
- PC Gamer: EA calls NFT and blockchain games 'the future of our industry'.
- Reuters: Theater chain AMC explores NFTs after big screen return boosts sales.
- The Verge: Discord fans are worried NFTs might be on the way.
- Decrypt: DJ Deadmau5 Dropping 'Head5' NFT Collection on OpenSea.
- POLITICO: NASA delays moon landing to 'no earlier than 2025'.
- "Earth Has a Second Moon—For Another 300 Years, At Least | Time"
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
This week we recap the biggest nerd news in both entertainment and tech. In entertainment, we provide our thoughts around the Sega and Microsoft, as well as Fortnite, shutting down inside China. In tech news, we discuss some data privacy laws, NFT news with McDonalds and Quentin Tarantino.
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- Lightyear Trailer
- Engadget: Sega partners with Microsoft on its 'Super Game' project.
- The Verge: The Chinese version of Fortnite is shutting down in mid-November.
- Yahoo pulls out of China
- China tests hypersonic vehicles
- China's personal data protection law kicks in today
- Brazil proposes data protections
- MarketWatch: McDonald’s put a McRib NFT on the menu for $20 --- here's how to get one.
- CNN: Squid Game crypto plunges to $0 after scammers steal millions of dollars from investors.
- CNN: Quentin Tarantino will sell 7 never-before-seen clips from 'Pulp Fiction' as NFTs.
- "Facebook becomes Meta as Mark Zuckerberg tries to run the metaverse. Why that's unlikely."
- Daily Mail: Elon Musk says he'll sell Tesla stock if UN official can prove how $6billion will solve world hunger.
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
In this Cantina Conversation Megan McCarthy-Biank interviews the author Ananda Lima and they discuss her latest book Mother/land.
Read Megan’s complete review at https://thenerdcantina.com/mother-land-by-ananda-lima-book-review/
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Links to author’s pages and books discussed in this episode:
Ananda Lima
Mother/land (October 15 Release Date)
Website: https://www.anandalima.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anandalima/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/anandalima
Link to Purchase: https://blacklawrencepress.com/books/mother-land/
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
This week we recap the biggest nerd news in both entertainment and tech. In entertainment, we provide a spoiler-free review of Dune, Sony and Marvel movies, and the tragic death on the set of Rust. In tech, we discuss China gathering genetic data and Russian hacking efforts.
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- IndieWire: ‘Dune: Part Two’ Is Official: Denis Villeneuve’s Sequel Set at Warner Bros. with Theatrical Release.
- "Sony Announces Two New Marvel Movies for 2023"
- Alec Baldwin Involved In Fatal Discharge Of Prop Firearm That Leaves Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins Dead [Update]
- "Chinese Movie About U.S. Military Defeat Set to Break Box Office Records"
- Dead by Daylight’s Pinhead Is Now an NFT and Everyone’s Angry
- U.S. Warns of Efforts by China to Collect Genetic Data
- POLITICO: FCC votes to halt China Telecom operations within U.S..
- Russian nation-state actor behind SolarWinds cyberattack at it again: Microsoft
- Signs of first planet found outside our galaxy
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
This week we recap the biggest nerd news in both entertainment and tech. In entertainment, we discuss Marvel delaying all 2022 movies, Y the Last Man getting canceled, and crypto being banned from Steam. In tech, we discuss facial recognition being used at schools in the UK and some AI systems used in diagnosing genetic issues in newborns.
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- "‘Doctor Strange 2’ and All 2022 Marvel Films Push Back Release Dates"
- Gizmodo: Y: The Last Man Canceled at FX as Its First Season Nearly Ends.
- HULU ORDERS MEL BROOKS’ HISTORY OF THE WORLD, PART II SERIES
- Epic Games Could Overtake Steam Thanks to NFTs
- UK schools are using facial recognition to take pupils’ lunch money
- AI quickly identifies genetic causes of disease in newborns
- Observer: William Shatner’s Historic Blue Origin Space Ride Draws Criticism From Fellow Celebrities.
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
In this Cantina Conversation Megan McCarthy-Biank interviews the author Margaret Owen and they discuss her latest book Little Thieves.
Read Megan’s complete review at https://thenerdcantina.com/little-thieves-by-margaret-owen-book-review/
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Links to authors pages and books discussed in this episode:
Margaret Owen
Little Thieves (October 19 Release Date)
Website: https://margaret-owen.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what_eats_owls/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/what_eats_owls
Link to Purchase: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250191908
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
In this Cantina Conversation Megan McCarthy-Biank interviews the author Tasha Keeble and they discuss her latest book Call Me Freedom: A Black American Woman Breaks from Empire.
Read Megan’s complete review at https://thenerdcantina.com/call-me-freedom-by-tasha-keeble-book-review/
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Links to author's pages and books discussed in this episode:
Tasha Keeble
Call Me Freedom: A Black American Woman Breaks from Empire
Website: https://bronzevillebooks.com/portfolio-item/call-me-freedom/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tashak3i/?hl=en
Link to Purchase: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1952427274
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
This week we recap the biggest nerd news in both entertainment and tech. In entertainment, we discuss Bond, a Wandavision spin-off, and other entertainment headlines. In tech, we discuss cryptocurrency enforcement, centralized bank crypto, and Facebook bans.
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- Gizmodo: WandaVision's Kathryn Hahn Is Getting Her Own Agatha Harkness Spinoff.
- THE NEXT BLACK PANTHER IS ANTI-VAX, AND MARVEL CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT
- Dave Bautista Was Involved in a Physical Altercation at ‘Guardians’ Wrap Party
- TMZ: New Superman, Jon Kent, Announced to be Bisexual by DC Comics.
- Video Games Chronicle: The entirety of Twitch has reportedly been leaked.
- PETA Wants Far Cry 6 to Remove Its Cockfighting Mini-Game
- DoJ creates a cryptocurrency enforcement unit
- Bitcoin News: Edward Snowden Calls CBDCs 'Cryptofascist Currency' — 'Closer to Being a Perversion of Cryptocurrency' – Economics Bitcoin News.
- Hackers drain cryptocurrency accounts of thousands of Coinbase users
- Facebook bans developer behind Unfollow Everything tool
- Falling drones
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
This week we recap the biggest nerd news in both entertainment and tech. In entertainment, we discuss Venom 2 and the Disney settlement with Scarlett Johansson. In tech, the big stories are around the whistleblower claims against Facebook and the global outage for the social media giant.
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- House of Dragons trailer
- Kratos voice actor causes delay to the upcoming God of War
- 'THOR 2' DIRECTOR WANTS TO MAKE A 'SNYDER CUT' OF HIS MARVEL MOVIE
- The Hollywood Reporter: Scarlett Johansson, Disney Lawsuit Settled Over 'Black Widow'.
- "Baby died because of ransomware attack on hospital, suit says"
- Keyword search warrants
- ‘The buck stops with Mark’: Facebook whistleblower says Zuckerberg knows site harms children but values ‘profits before people’
- Facebook outage lasts 6 hours