Dan & Kenton talk about last week’s Golden Globes and Oprah’s inspiring speech. Plus, Kenton’s halfway through Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” and shares his thoughts on it so far. Download this episode
Category: Media Nerds
Best & Worst Media of 2017
Kenton & Dan recap the awesome (sarcasm) year of 2017 by talking about their favourite and least favourite movies, TV shows, podcasts, social media, books and music from the past year. Happy New Year! Download this episode
Our Media Holiday Wish List
Dan & Kenton discuss the media that they plan to consume over the holiday break, from music to TV to film and more! Download this episode
Newspaper Swap Meet
Is Canadian journalism in it’s final death throes? The Nerds discuss the recent “newspaper swap” between Canadian news corporations Postmedia and Torstar, resulting in the closure of most of them. Why can’t print media figure this out? Download this episode
Fixing Facebook
Dan & Kenton talk about Facebook’s recent woes concerning its (alleged) role in the 2016 Russian U.S. election hack. How can Zuckerberg & crew ensure this doesn’t happen again? Download this episode
News Overload!
Dan & Kenton drill down into news overload: why they feel overwhelmed with the sheer number of news stories being published on the internet and other media. In recommendations, a couple of summer movies that were good, but not great. Download this episode
Goodbye Hollywood “Magic”
More than 30 actresses (as of this posting) have come forward with stories about movie mogul Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulting them. Dan & Kenton talk about this scandal being indicative of a huge problem in Hollywood, and about how things need to change. NOW. Hollywood is broken, and someone (i.e. the moviegoing audience) needs to […]
The Waiting Is The Hardest Part
Dan & Kenton talk about how the media reported on the Las Vegas shooting, about the death of Tom Petty and about the new Blade Runner film. Download this episode
Getting Social With the Nerds
Dan shows off his new iPhone and talks about why he wasn’t able to post on Instagram or Snapchat with his shitty Android. This leads into the Nerds’ annual “state of social media” discussion. In recommendations, Kenton drinks the La La Kool-Aid. Download this episode
Spicing Up the Emmys
Kenton & Dan talk TV and the Emmys, recounting the previous night’s winners, losers and surprises. They then take a look at the upcoming new crop of TV and discuss which shows they are looking forward to. Download this episode