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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 Jun 26, 2019
Wednesday Jun 26, 2019
In this week's new Steve and Ken go over The Nerd Cantina's Anna review. They talk about DC's latest company shift. Is it more towards the edge of Liefeld's cliff or good company policy? JJ Abrams takes a stab at comics with his son. Mars gets hit with an asteroid and sets the guys off on a nerdy tangent. We hope you enjoy the show. As always we ask that you support by giving us a share or joining our community on Facebook.
Friday Jun 21, 2019
Friday Jun 21, 2019
In this week's Cantina Conversation Steve and Ken talk with Tim Lee. Tim studying ecology and evolution at UC San Diego, where he graduated magna cum laude in biology. He went on to complete his PhD at UC Davis, developing simulation and analytical models of population dynamics before becoming a comedian. After finding himself bored in his profession he turned to comedy and has found his community of nerds. He is now hosting Nerd Comedy Night in Carlsbad, CA.
The conversation covers how Tim got started in comedy and we have some deeper discussions on the state of the scientific community. Tim passionately discussed his thoughts on the opioid crisis, global warming, fossil fuels, and plastics. We had a great time with Tim and are sure many nerds will enjoy this conversation.
Stay up to date with what Tim is doing by visiting the links below and subscribing to his pages and channels.
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/Scientist-Turned-Comedian-Tim-Lee-253847944637881/
Twitter- https://twitter.com/tim_x_lee
YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYd0a2OZ5AS3WELcNCU8kfA
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Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
In this weeks news Steve and Ken discuss the MIB: International review, DC comics inner turmoil and failures, and recap the second half of the E3 announcements. Beware if you are thin skinned, Steve is almost surely to offend someone this week. If you enjoy the show please share it with your friends and you can join in on the conversation in our closed Facebook group at thenerdcantina.com/community. We also can use your support to grow our show and reach by becoming a Patron for as little as $1 a month.
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Friday Jun 14, 2019
In this week's Cantina Conversation Steve and Ken talk with Felipe Cagno, creator of the Few and Cursed comic book. Felipe has crowd funded each issue on Kickstarter to publish and distribute his comic. They speak with him about the process of obtaining an artist, the Kickstarter process, and building an audience by getting backers. This is another great conversation on how to take your brain baby and grow it to maturity. Please go check out Felipe's Kickstarter projects which include a board game that coincides with the comic, the links are below.
Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
In this week's news Steve goes over the 3 movies he has seen since last week, Rocketman, Secret Life of Pets 2, and X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Then Steve and Ken discuss some strict Galaxy's Edge rules, the fate of San Diego Comic-Con, and unpack Microsoft's E3 presentation along with becoming founding members of Stadia. If you have anything to add to the conversation please join in on any of our forums, voicemail, reddit, or at thenerdcantina.com/community.
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Friday Jun 07, 2019
In this weeks conversation Steve and Ken speak with the creator of The Wolf In Me Webtoon, Sean Mullen. They go over what it is like to have an idea and follow through all the way into production.
He discusses how he used Facebook groups to find the right artist to collaborate with. You want to make sure that the artist and writer are both passionate about the project and believe on it's success. They used writerduet.com to collaborate and communicate on the individual issues.
Sean discusses some of his methods for developing characters and filling in the gaps between main points.
-www.dontfeedthewolf.com
-facebook.com/dontfeedthewolf
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
In this weeks new Steve and Ken discuss the Godzilla and Booksmart reviews posted last week, their Galaxy's Edge FOMO, the Handmaid's Tale return, filling the GOT size hole in entertainment, and the stir over the Captain Marvel deleted scene. Some good discussion in this episode and we ope it starts a bigger conversation. Once again you can join us in our group at thenerdcantina.com/community or comment in our voicemail or our site. We appreciate all your support and hope you enjoy the show.
Friday May 31, 2019
Friday May 31, 2019
In this episode of Cantina Conversations Steve sits down with Brian Wayne from the Cheers to Comics podcast so they can discuss the intro to comics article they co wrote. They go in depth about their love for comics and give any beginner a list of comics to get them off and running into the creative world that is comic books.
Wednesday May 29, 2019
Wednesday May 29, 2019
In this weeks news Steve and Ken discuss Steve's Brightburn review, some new Star Wars news, a Playstation and Xbox collaboration, and the complex issue regarding 5G. Once again we invite you to join in on the conversation via our facebook group, comments and forums sections, or our voicemail (815-905-1414).
Friday May 24, 2019
Friday May 24, 2019
In the first segment of our Cantina Conversations, Steve and Ken have a discussion with Dr. Rachel Kowert. Dr. Kowert is an associate researcher at the University of Münster. She has published numerous articles and book chapters on the social impact of online gaming and serves on the board of DiGRA (Digital Games Research Association). They have an in depth discussion on youth and video games and how parents can understand more on how to be a part of that relationship.
- Rachel Kowert Twitter: https://twitter.com/drkowert?lang=en
- The Video Game Debate: https://amzn.to/2M6gI1S
- A Parents Guide To Video Games: https://amzn.to/2M6PtUX
- TakeThis.org
- Endless Learning Academy: https://www.originatorkids.com/?p=982
- Clinical Role on the Geeks Like Us YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbrYQtRZbhrTOQHV32JQZkQ