This week, Keith and Mikkel react to the Mario movie casting news, Russsel T. Davies' return to 'Doctor Who,' the Emmys, and so much more.  Be sure to check out our next episode that will feature our very first guests on the show! Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

This Week In Nerd News

Is Mario a Republican Now?

The Streaming Wars aren't without their own casualties. This week, Mikkel and Victoria talk about the latest – Christopher Nolan's now-ended relationship with Warner Bros. We also bring you perhaps our most unexpected game of "Madlibs or News Headline" yet! Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Chris Nolan Takes His Talents Elsewhere and Victoria Still Hates Capitalism

Social media was abuzz as everyone seemed to have an opinion about the personal lives of celebrities, so Keith and Victoria wade into the dangerous waters of parasocial relationships. But it's not all drama! They also touch on new cooking shows and which shows they'd love to see get movie revivals.  Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

What's All This About Parasocial Relationships?

After Mikkel forces Keith to relive the horrors of watching "Fan4stic" and "Cailou", the pair take a deep dive into tech. They discuss Zoom fatigue and the response to Twitch streamers taking a day off to demand more pushback against hate raids.  Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter    

What Happened with #ADayOffTwitch?

In this week's episode, Victoria gives her thoughts on Fortnite introducing a Martin Luther King, Jr.-inspired experience and Mikkel talks about NASCAR romcoms, capybara invasions, and more.  Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Reacting to MLK Experience in Fortnite

For a very special episode, Mikkel channels his inner game show host by testing Victoria and Keith on their knowledge of the week's nerdiest — and most absurd — news.  Hear about that and more on This Week In Nerd News. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Wednesday, June 30th   

Being Driven Mad by Madlibs

This week, Keith and Mikkel bring updates on the 'How I Met Your Mother' spinoff, starring Hilary Duff, and give some hot takes about the original series. They also dive deep into a lot of news in the anime world, including Sony acquiring Crunchyroll and the main casting of the Netflix adaptation of 'Avatar: The Last Air Bender'.  Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Anime Acquisitions and 'How I Met Your Mother' Hot Takes

For some reason we don't understand, celebrities have been volunteering information about how often they do – or don't...?? – clean themselves and their families. In other news, Victoria and Mikkel talk about the drama going on behind the scenes with finding a new host for 'Jeopardy!' and much more! Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Questionable Celebrity Cleanliness and 'Jeopardy!' Hosting Headaches

Victoria and Keith cover a lot of ground in this episode – we even give you a few extra minutes! We talk about our complicated feelings around professional wrestling, a new presidential anthology series, and Jodie Whitaker leaving Doctor Who.  Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Wibbly-Wobbly, Time-Wimey Heel Turns

Mikkel and Keith get really into their respective niches on this one. They tackle the irony of Clubhouse doing away with invite-only membership, Salesforce buying Slack – which is far better than Microsoft Teams – and the reveal of Cleveland's new baseball team name.  Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Clubhouse Takes Clout Chasin' Public and Racist Sports Teams

Victoria makes her triumphant return to the show to join Mikkel as they venture into expanding cinematic universes and technological advancements that are a little bit scary. Would you want to be memorialized through AI? Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter  

Expanding Universes and the Ethics of Posthumous AI Use

As an extension of their birthday celebration, Keith and Mikkel call back some of their favorite topics. We run through another game of headline madlibs (feel free to play at home!) and give our DnD origin stories – one significantly longer than the other – and more! Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Our Annual Birthday Episode! Plus More Madlibs and Streaming Wars Winners

Mikkel and Victoria recap the events of a digital E3 conference. Should this be the trend going forward? They also talk about a soulful documentary and play a quick game of headline madlibs.  Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Should E3 Stay Digital? Also, Let's Play Madlibs!

As if there weren't already plenty of news this week with Pride, Netflix's "Geeked Week," and writing award announcements, EA got hacked and more. Tune in to hear Victoria and Keith run through it all! Hear about that and more on This Week in Nerd News. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher Follow Black Nerd Problems on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Geeked Week, Pride, and EA's Data Breach

Welcome to This Week In Nerd News, your one-stop shop for all the diverse pop-culture news from the past week. Got stories? Use #TWINN on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook. This Week In Nerd News is part of the Black Nerd Problems podcast network.

hubhopper

This Week In Nerd News

hubhopper