Dan & Kenton talk all kinds of Star Wars news this week, including the new Thrawn book, Rebels and a possible Oscar nom for Luke Skywalker? Download this episode
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#OscarFail & RIP Bill Paxton
Kenton & Dan record a new Media Nerds episode fresh off of the Oscars SNAFU from the previous night. Whose fault was it? Could this have been prevented? In the end, does it really matter who wins the Oscars? We also learned this weekend of the tragic passing of great American actor Bill Paxton. The […]
Literally Media Literacy
Dan & Kenton re-visit their Oscar picks from a month prior, having actually seen some of the nominated films now. Then they delve into to the topic of media literacy: what does it mean and why does it seem like less and less people actually practice it. Download this episode
Dan’s Snoke Theory Sucks
Dan & Kenton are excited about the Blu-ray/DVD release date of Rogue One, wonder about the possible title of the Han Solo film, and discuss Star Wars casual fans vs. fanaticism: how seriously should we really be taking these movies? Download this episode
Trumped Up Media
Kenton says his media consumption has changed completely since Donald Trump took office as President of the United States. Dan, not so much. But they talk about how media has chanced in the past 30 days or so. Download this episode
Two Fighters Against a Star Destroyer?
Dan tells Kenton about being approached by a Star Wars actor to appear at FanQuest, Force Friday II is announced, and the resulting discussion devolves into a “are we sick of Star Wars yet?” kinda thing. Download this episode
A Tale of Two Landos
Dan plans his next vacation to the U.S. when Star Wars Land opens in 2019, then completely forgets that Space Balls was a thing. Dur! Finally Kenton brings up the significance of Donald Glover meeting with Billy Dee Williams to absorb the essence of Lando. Download this episode
Best & Worst Super Bowl Ads 2017
Dan talks about the success of his FanQuest Kickstarter campaign before the Nerds delve into analysis of this year’s Super Bowl advertisements. Download this episode
RIP HMV
Dan & Kenton mourn the death of the Canadian music store, as HMV Canada announced it’s filing for bankruptcy this week. In the Nerd News: late night has a new leader and Winnipeg radio personalities do the ol’ station shuffle. This episode is sponsored by FanQuest, a new fan convention coming to Winnipeg. Support them […]
Red Han Solo Cup
Dan & Kenton take the undeserved credit for bringing Lucasfilm’s Pablo Hidalgo back to Twitter, then they speculate about the first scene shot in the Han Solo film. They also discuss the possibilities of their Star Wars Social happening in May as part of FanQuest. This episode is sponsored by FanQuest, a new fan convention […]
