This week, for our Host's Pick Summer Movie series, JP has chosen Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror classic, Alien! If you would like to contact us with comments or questions, please send us an email at winerdcast@gmail.com and join us on our Facebook, Twitter & Instagram (@WhatIsNerd1)

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#43: Alien

This week, for our Host's Pick Summer Movie series, Nick has chosen David Lynch's 1977 surrealist nightmare, Eraserhead. Dietz, Nick and JP all dig deep to find their inner Radiator Ladies and decode this wild ride of a movie. Next week will be JP's pick: the 1979 sci-fi horror classic, Alien!If you would like to contact us with comments or questions, please send us an email at winerdcast@gmail.com and join us on our Facebook, Twitter & Instagram (@WhatIsNerd1)

#42: Eraserhead

This week, for our Host's Pick Summer Movie series, Dietz has chosen the classic sci-fi anime film, Akira! We do our best to unpack this gem, while guest host Preston McFarlin of the Rocketto Punchi podcast offers his thoughts on how it compares to the manga that it is based on.  Next week will be Nick's pick: David Lynch's surrealist nightmare from 1977, Eraserhead!If you would like to contact us with comments or questions, please send us an email at winerdcast@gmail.com and join us on our Facebook, Twitter & Instagram (@WhatIsNerd1)

#41: Akira (w/ guest host Preston McFarlin of Rocketto Punchi)

We're back! Now joined by guest host Preston McFarlin of the Rocketto Punchi podcast to kick off a new mini-series in which each hosts picks a classic nerd movie for us to talk about. This week is Preston's pick: Disney's 1991 retrofuturist superhero film, The Rocketeer! (stream on Disney+)Next week will be Dietz's pick: The iconic 1988 sci-fi anime film, Akira (stream on Hulu)If you would like to contact us with comments or questions, please send us an email at winerdcast@gmail.com and join us on our Facebook, Twitter & Instagram (@WhatIsNerd1).

#40: The Rocketeer (w/ guest host Preston McFarlin of Rocketto Punchi)

This week we finish up the Star Trek: Next Generation era with our discussions of Star Trek: Insurrection and Star Trek: Nemesis.For the next few weeks we will be taking a break from the show. Follow us on Twitter (@WhatIsNerd1) and like us on Facebook for information on our return. Send us an email at winerdcast@gmail.com if you have any comments or questions. 

#39: Star Trek: Insurrection / Star Trek: Nemesis

This week we take a look at the first two films of the Star Trek: Next Generation era: Star Trek Generations and Star Trek: First Contact. If you would like to contact us with comments or questions, please send us an email at winerdcast@gmail.com and join us on our Facebook and Twitter (@WhatIsNerd1) pages.Next week we'll be discussing Star Trek: Insurrection and Star Trek: Nemesis. 

#38: Star Trek Generations / Star Trek: First Contact

This week we continue our Doctor Who coverage with Peter Capaldi's first season as the Twelfth Doctor (Series 8). The episodes to be discussed: Episode 1 - Deep Breath, Episodes 4 - Listen, Episode 5 - Time Heist, Episodes 8 - Mummy on the Orient Express, and Episodes 11&12 - Dark Water / Death in Heaven.If you would like to contact us with comments or questions, please send us an email at winerdcast@gmail.com and join us on our Facebook and Twitter (@WhatIsNerd1) pages.Next week we'll be covering the first two movies of the Star Trek: The Next Generation era: Star Trek Generations & Star Trek: First Contact.

#37: Doctor Who - The Twelfth Doctor

This week we're returning to the Final Frontier with our dive into Star Trek: The Next Generation. This week is part 2 of 2 in our discussion of some of the most popular episodes of the series. If you would like to contact us with comments or questions, please send us an email at winerdcast@gmail.com and join us on our Facebook and Twitter (@WhatIsNerd1) pages.Next week we're checking back in with our Doctor Who series with our discussion of some of the greatest episodes of the Twelfth Doctor's (Peter Capaldi) first season.

#36: Star Trek - The Next Generation (pt. 2)

This week we continue our Doctor Who coverage with Matt Smith's first season as the Eleventh Doctor (Series 5). The episodes to be discussed: Episode 1 - The Eleventh Hour, Episodes 4&5 -The Time of the Angels / Flesh and Stone, Episode 6 - Vampires of Venice, Episodes 7 - Amy's Choice, Episode 10 - Vincent and the Doctor.If you would like to contact us with comments or questions, please send us an email at winerdcast@gmail.com and join us on our Facebook and Twitter (@WhatIsNerd1) pages.Next week we'll be wrapping up our coverage of Star Trek: The Next Generation with our discussion of Season 5 eps 23 & 25 ; Season 6 eps 10, 11, & 15 ; Season 7 eps 25 & 26. Watch on Netflix, Hulu or Prime Video.

#35: Doctor Who - The Eleventh Doctor

This week we're returning to the Final Frontier with our dive into Star Trek: The Next Generation. This week is part 1 of 2 in our discussion of some of the most popular episodes of the series. The episodes covered this episode: S1 Ep1 - Encounter at Farpoint ; S2 Ep9 - The Measure of a Man ; S3 Ep26 - The Best of Both Worlds pt1 ; S4 Ep1 - The Best of Both Worlds pt2 ; S4 Ep2 - Family ; S5 Ep2 - Darmok.If you would like to contact us with comments or questions, please send us an email at winerdcast@gmail.com and join us on our Facebook and Twitter (@WhatIsNerd1) pages.Next week we're checking back in with our Doctor Who series with our discussion of some of the greatest episodes of the Eleventh Doctor's (Matt Smith) first season (Series 5). We will specifically be discussing episodes 1, 4-7 & 10. 

#34: Star Trek - The Next Generation (pt. 1)

This week: killer Christmas trees, werewolves, evil teachers, French automatons, and the devil himself are no match for David Tennant's Tenth Doctor in our next installment of our Doctor Who Suite. We'll be sticking with Tennant's first season, AKA Series 2 of the Doctor Who revival. The episodes to be discussed: The Christmas Invasion (1st Xmas Special), Episode 2 - Tooth & Claw, Episode 3 - School Reunion, Episode 4 - The Girl in the Fireplace, Episodes 8&9 - The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit. If you would like to contact us with comments or questions, please send us an email at winerdcast@gmail.com and join us on our Facebook and Twitter (@WhatIsNerd1) pages.As for next week, Star Trek: The Next Generation! We'll be taking a look at some classic episodes, including Season 1 ep1 ; Season 2 ep 9 ; Season 3 ep 26 ; Season 4 eps 1&2 ; Season 5 ep 2. Watch on Netflix, Hulu or Prime Video.

#33: Doctor Who - The Tenth Doctor

In a special JP-less bonus episode, Dietz & Nick throw 'bows about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Dietz hates it, Nick likes it. Two will enter... only one may leave! If you would like to contact us with comments or questions, please send us an email at winerdcast@gmail.com and join us on our Facebook and Twitter (@WhatIsNerd1) pages.

BONUS - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

This week we continue our Trek through the Stars with Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, thus finally wrapping up our Star Trek Original Series suite. If you would like to contact us with comments or questions, please send us an email at winerdcast@gmail.com and join us on our Facebook and Twitter (@WhatIsNerd1) pages. Next week we're hopping in the TARDIS to take a trip to see Doctor Who's Tenth Doctor Era (David Tennant). We will specifically be discussing his first Christmas Special, and episodes 2-4, 8 & 9 of Series 2. 

#32: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier / Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

This week we're finally diving into Doctor Who with a FANTASTIC look at Christopher Eccleston's run as the 9th Doctor in Series 1 of the show's revival. Specifically, we discuss Episode 1 - Rose; Episode 6 - Dalek; Episodes 9&10 - The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances; Episodes 12&13 - Bad Wolf / The Parting of Ways. If you would like to contact us with comments or questions, please send us an email at winerdcast@gmail.com and join us on our Facebook and Twitter (@WhatIsNerd1) pages.We will be resuming with our Doctor Who coverage in two weeks with a look at David Tennant's run as the 10th Doctor, but as for next week tune in for some Star Trek talk with our discussion of the movies Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. This is a continuation of our Star Trek franchise coverage from episodes 10-12 of the podcast. 

#31: Doctor Who - The Ninth Doctor

This week the nerds talk about episodes 5-8 of Disney Plus' The Mandalorian.If you would like to contact us with comments or questions, please send us an email at winerdcast@gmail.com and join us on our Facebook and Twitter (@WhatIsNerd1) pages.Next week we will be gettin' all timey-wimey with our first discussion of Doctor Who! We'll be kicking off a multi-part series with a review of six episodes from the one-and-only Ninth Doctor season from 2005, which starred Christopher christopher Eccleston. We will specifically be discussing episodes 1, 6, 9, 10, 12, & 13.

#30: The Mandalorian - Episodes 5-8

From the guys who brought you the hit podcast "What Is Sports?" comes this new show about the wonderful world of nerd culture. This is "What Is Nerd?" in which two nerds (Dietz & Nick) explain all things video games, comic books, anime and sci-fi / fantasy to their genuinely "nerd-illiterate" buddy, JP.

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