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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 Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
This episode covers the latest in entertainment, tech, and space news. Topics include our thoughts on the Avatar Way of Water, The Last of Us, DCEU plans, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
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- James Gunn unveils DC's new film and TV plan, including fresh spins on Supergirl, Batman
- Prosecutors file charges against Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting on movie set
- PayPal follows tech layoffs
- OpenAI releases tool to detect AI-generated text, including from ChatGPT
- Voice deepfakes
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
In this Cantina Conversation Megan welcomes debut author Elizabeth Shick to talk about her book The Golden Land, available now.
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Links to authors pages and books discussed in this episode:
Website: https://elizabethshick.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizshickauthor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethshickauthor/
Link to Purchase: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-golden-land-elizabeth-shick/18323757?ean=9781936970759
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
In this Cantina Conversation Megan welcomes back award-winning author Tracy Clark for her second time on the show to talk about the first book in her new series, Hide, available January 1, 2023.
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Links to authors pages and books discussed in this episode:
Website: https://tracyclarkbooks.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tracypc6161
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tpclark2000/
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
In this Cantina Conversation Megan welcomes author Mark Stevens to talk about his newest book The Fireballer, available January 1, 2023.
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Links to authors pages and books discussed in this episode:
Website: https://www.writermarkstevens.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/writerstevens
Link to Purchase: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09TSQRZ53/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
This episode covers the latest in entertainment, tech, and space news.
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- Hollywood Reporter: Patty Jenkins’ ‘Wonder Woman 3’ Not Moving Forward as DC Movies Hit Turning Point (Exclusive).
- The Game Awards 2022 Winners List
- Variety: ‘God of War’ Live-Action TV Series Ordered at Amazon.
- IGN: Transformers Rise of the Beasts Trailer Includes Peter Dinklage, John DiMaggio.
- Hollywood Reporter: Celebrity Promoters Sued Over Bored Ape NFT Endorsements.
- Sam Bankman-Fried faces many years in jail
- Meta Fined $277 Million for Leak of Half a Billion Users
- The Verge: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew explains how US data will be kept out of China.
- Nuclear Fusion
- The Hill: Artemis 1 is a triumph for NASA and the world.
- Yahoo News: 7 Things We Learned From NASA’s Wildly Successful Artemis 1 Mission.
- New York Post : Japan's ispace launches world's first commercial moon lander.
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Friday Dec 02, 2022
In this Cantina Conversation Megan welcomes author Nuzo Onoh to talk about her newest book A Dance for the Dead, available now.
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Links to authors pages and books discussed in this episode:
Website: https://nuzo.substack.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NuzoOnoh
Link to Purchase: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-dance-for-the-dead-nuzo-onoh-mfa/1142264284
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
This episode covers the latest in entertainment, tech, and space news. Topics include the cost of Avatar 2, Disney news, lab-grown meat, and space news.
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- Star Chris Hemsworth Says He Refuses To Work With Any More “Mad Genius” Directors
- Variety: ‘Avatar 2’ Is So Expensive It Must Become the ‘Fourth or Fifth Highest-Grossing Film in History’ Just to Break Even.
- Bob Iger to Return as Disney CEO In Surprising Shake-Up, Bob Chapek Departing - IGN
- Overwatch, Diablo, and Other Activision Blizzard Games Will Soon Be Unplayable In China - IGN
- Ticketmaster Says Taylor Swift Tour Chaos Necessary to Weed Out Bots (tmz.com)
- Yahoo! Voices: FDA clears lab-grown meat for human consumption.
- Fake Facebook and Instagram accounts promoting US interests had ties to US military, Meta says
- The Verge: LightSail 2 just met its fiery end, but solar sailing is just getting started.
- Florida Today: NASA: Artemis rocket's 'eye-watering' power damaged launcher at KSC.
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Friday Nov 18, 2022
In this Cantina Conversation Megan welcomes author Alma Zaragoza-Petty to talk about her newest book Chingona: Owning Your Inner Badass for Healing and Justice, available now.
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Links to authors pages and books discussed in this episode:
Website: https://thedoczp.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedoczp/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedoczp
Link to Purchase: https://bookshop.org/books/chingona-owning-your-inner-badass-for-healing-and-justice/9781506483184
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
This episode covers the latest in entertainment, tech, and space news. Topics include our thoughts on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the FTX crypto collapse, and some space news.
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- "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" tops box office, brings in $330 million worldwide
- Variety: Kevin Conroy, Iconic Batman Voice Actor, Dies at 66.
- Yahoo Entertainment: Dave Bautista Campaigns For Role In Upcoming Gears Of War Movie.
- CryptoSlate: FTX hacker identity discovered by Kraken Exchange team.
- CNN: FTX investigating a possible $473 million hack.
- Reuters: Exclusive: Russian software disguised as American finds its way into U.S. Army, CDC apps.
- CNN: Artemis I mission takes flight in historic leap forward for NASA's moon program.
- Britain’s first garbage truck for space could clear up junk with bear hug
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
In this Cantina Conversation Megan welcomes author Kirsty Loehr to talk about her newest book A Short History of Queer Women, available November 8.
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Links to authors pages and books discussed in this episode:
Website: https://oneworld-publications.com/contributor/kirsty-loehr/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KirstyLoehr
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kloehr__
Link to Purchase: https://oneworld-publications.com/work/a-short-history-of-queer-women/