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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 Jun 24, 2022
Friday Jun 24, 2022
In this Cantina Conversation Megan talks to Alyson Noel. They discuss her newest book, Stealing Infinity, available June 28.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlysonNoel/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alyson_noel/
Website: https://alysonnoel.com/
Links to purchase: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/stealing-infinity-alyson-no-l/1139252739?ean=9781649371508
Friday Jun 24, 2022
Friday Jun 24, 2022
In this Cantina Conversation Megan talks to returning guest Zoe Hana Mikuta. They discuss her latest book, Godslayers, the sequel and conclusion to Gearbreakers. Godslayers is out June 28. Gearbreakers is available now.
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Website: https://zoehanamikuta.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZoeHanaMikuta
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoehanamikuta/
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Gearbreakers: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250269508
Godslayers: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250269522/godslayers
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
This episode covers the latest in entertainment, tech, and space news. Topics include our thoughts on the Jon Snow focused Game of Thrones sequel, Bill Gates’ comments on NFTs, and TikTok data privacy..
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- Lightyear's Opening Weekend Doesn't Boldly Go as Planned
- Hollywood Reporter: ‘Game of Thrones’ Jon Snow Sequel Series in Development at HBO (Exclusive).
- Solana Lending DAO Overturns Vote to Take Over At-Risk ‘Whale’ Wallet
- Gizmodo: Bill Gates Thinks NFT Investors Are the Greatest Fools of All.
- Internet Explorer was once synonymous with the Internet, but today it’s gone for good
- Reuters: Elon Musk sued for $258 billion over the alleged Dogecoin pyramid scheme.
- BuzzFeed News: Leaked Audio From 80 Internal TikTok Meetings Shows That US User Data Has Been Repeatedly Accessed From China.
- China’s 'alien' signal almost certainly came from humans, project researcher says
Friday Jun 17, 2022
Friday Jun 17, 2022
In this Cantina Conversation Megan talks to Faye Snowden. They discuss her books in the A Killing series, A Killing Fire, available now, and A Killing Rain, available June 21.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/faye_snowden
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fayesnowden/
Website: https://www.fayesnowden.com/
Links to purchase:
A Killing Fire: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Killing-Fire/Faye-Snowden/Killing/9781787583047
A Killing Rain: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Killing-Rain/Faye-Snowden/Killing/9781787586116
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
This episode covers the latest in entertainment, tech, and space news. Topics include a spoiler-free review of Jurassic World Dominion and our thoughts on some recent casting headlines. In tech we discuss the Ethereum merge testing, Chinese hacking, Russian space news, and micrometeoroids.
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- Jurassic World Dominion
- Julia Garner Offered Madonna Role in Universal Biopic (EXCLUSIVE)
- Lady Gaga in Early Talks to Play Harley Quinn in ‘Joker 2’ — and It’s a Musical, Folks
- Kotaku: Everything Shown At Xbox’s Big 2022 Press Conference.
- Seth Green Pays $300K to Recover His Stolen Bored Ape Ethereum NFT
- Ethereum passes a critical test for the merge
- The Verge: Twitter will give Elon Musk "firehose" data access to settle bot complaints.
- Android Police: Google might owe you a couple hundred bucks after settling Photos biometrics lawsuit.
- Futurism: China Now Producing Cloned Pigs Using Only Robots.
- WIRED: How China Hacked US Phone Networks.
- Business Insider: Google engineer thinks artificial intelligence bot has become sentient.
- Business Insider: US general: Starlink 'destroyed Putin's information campaign'.
- Futurism: Russia Reportedly Trying to Hijack Space Telescope Currently Orbiting Earth.
- CNN: Webb telescope's massive mirror hit by micrometeoroid.
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
In this Cantina Conversation Megan talks to James Byrne. They discuss his debut novel, The Gatekeeper, available June 7, 2022.
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Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/jbyrnemystery
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CNFTDXQ/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
In this Cantina Conversation Megan talks to Lucy Ward. They discuss her debut novel, The Empress and the English Doctor: How Catherine the Great Defied a Deadly Virus, available June 7, 2022.
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Links to authors pages and books discussed in this episode:
Website: https://www.lucyward.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saffronlucy/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lucymirandaward?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
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Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
This episode covers the latest in entertainment, tech, and space news. Topics include Chinese investors pulling out of Top Gun Maverick, the Val Kilmer AI generated voice, the One Piece live action sets, and the Depp verdict. In tech we discuss Snoop’s plans for an NFT restaurant, Elon Musk twitter fights, and amino acids found on an asteroid.
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- Chinese investors pulled out of Maverick
- Variety: Val Kilmer’s ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Return: Artificial Intelligence Created 40 Models to Revive His Voice.
- The Verge: Morbius gets resurrected by memes, flops on first day back in theaters.
- GMA: Jury awards over $10 million to Johnny Depp in defamation case against Amber Heard.
- Polygon: One Piece’s live-action Netflix series includes some giant boats.
- Kotaku: Everything Sony Showed At PlayStation's Big State Of Play Event.
- Department of Justice: Former Employee Of NFT Marketplace Charged In First Ever Digital Asset Insider Trading Scheme.
- Watcher Guru: Snoop Dogg to launch Bored Ape Themed Restaurant.
- Ethereum World News: Ethereum's Vitalik Opposes New York State's Ban on PoW Mining, Suggests Carbon Pricing as an Alternative.
- Dogecoin founder feuds with Elon Musk
- Yahoo Finance: Elon Musk says Twitter is in 'material breach' of merger agreement.
- The Verge: Apple's mixed reality headset will reportedly feature content created by Hollywood directors.
- Kyodo News Plus: Amino acids found in asteroid samples collected by Japan's Hayabusa2 probe.
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
In this Cantina Conversation Megan talks to Namrata Patel. They discuss his debut novel, The Candid Life of Meena Dave, available June 1, 2022.
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Website: http://nampatel.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nampatel
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Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
In this Cantina Conversation Megan talks to Davida Breier. They discuss her book, Sinkhole, available now.
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Website: https://davidabreier.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leekinginc/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/leekinginc
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