Dan relates his experience of taking 31 students to Chicago for a school field trip. In the Nerd News, Childish Gambino shares his vision of America. In Recommendations, Dan shouts-out a web series only available in the U.S. of A. This episode is brought to you by FanQuest, June 23 & 24 at the Red […]

It’s the end of an era! The Nerds sign off from local cable access channel Shaw TV Winnipeg for the final time, as all of their current employees have taken a buyout offer. What’s next for Shaw? What’s next for Producer Billy? This episode is brought to you by FanQuest, June 23 & 24 at […]

Kenton tells Dan all about meeting comedy legend John Cleese at his recent show in Winnipeg, which leads to a discussion about meeting celebrities. How much money would you pay to see which celebrity? It’s like a monetized version of your “cheat list.” This episode is brought to you by FanQuest, June 23 & 24 […]

It’s been more than five years since Kenton & Dan started recording their nerdy media conversations in a college basement. Today they look back on the last 200 episodes, talk about how media has changed in the last five years (supplemented by the new CRTC report) and try to re-create their long lost 1st episode. […]

Netflix has reached a few meaningful milestones over the last few months, and so Dan & Kenton thought it’d be a good time to talk about the impact that the streaming juggernaut has had on regular ol’ cable TV. This episode is brought to you by FanQuest, pleased to welcome Lucasfilm Creative Executive Pablo Hidalgo […]

The Oscars are this Sunday, and so the Nerds make their picks for who they think (or hope!) is going to win. In the Nerd News, Vero takes the social media world by storm and Apple retires a really old product. This episode is sponsored by FanQuest, happening June 23 & 24, 2018 at the […]

The Nerds are on Patreon! After discussing a brilliant Jimmy Fallon bit and guessing the top 10 shows on Netflix, Kenton & Dan jump into a discussion about creator crowdfunder site Patreon, and why they’ve decided to jump on the bandwagon. Check out the rewards available to Media Nerds patrons at https://www.patreon.com/starwarsnerds   Download this episode

It’s the time of year when all the TV advertising gets a bit better because brands have blown a ton of money on Super Bowl ads and they’re trying to get their money’s worth. We break down our favourite and not-so-favourite of this year’s crop.   Download this episode

The Oscar Nominations are out, and Dan & Kenton weigh in on the nominees without having seen many of them. They do however pledge to see them all before Oscar night.   Download this episode

Dan & Kenton review how their podcasts are doing, and come up with some new marketing tactics going forward. Download this episode