Nthcast - A Nerd Podcast

Episode 31: JD tries to convince Josh that the protagonist of the novel ‘The Martian’ is not Matt Damon and then the boys dive deep into the movie ‘Inside Out’…

Episode 30: We take a look back at Jurassic Park, The Lost World, JP III, & review Jurassic World. We discuss the impact of Steven Speilberg & Michael Crichton on pop culture. And why Isla Sorna sucks & Isla Nublar is where it's at...

Episode 29: We discuss the short film 'Kung Fury' and finally got around to watching 'Mad Max: Fury Road'. And the party is crashed by Stephen the Brit. And no, we wouldn't let him have his own mic... Check out Kung Fury on youtube - https://youtu.be/bS5P_LAqiVg

Episode 22: Super-sized show spectacular! Share with your friends!! We got Helix S1:E8, Furious 7, Daredevil on Netflix, the Zero Theorem on Amazon Prime, and a new segment called the 'Metal Minute'. I'm sure you won't want to miss it....but you figuratively can't miss it because it's too big!! Thanks for listening! Keep the feedback and comments coming on twitter - Josh: nthcast & JD: nthcastmetal

Episode 20 Stock up on pineapples while you can. After this episode goes viral, there's going to be a run on the damn things and you'll be left out in the cold... Show Notes: 1 - We continue discussing Helix with episode 6. Great show if you aren't watching. If you like 'zombie' shows, this will be right of your alley. 2 - JD tries to convince Josh that Knights of Badassdom is worth a look. Not sure he succeeded. 3 - Still looking for the answer to what the original 'Scarface' movie was titled. Don't cheat and look it up, but the first person to tweet us the correct answer gets a nifty little trinket... We want to hear from you. Let us know what you're thinking. Thanks for listening and tell your friends!

Episode 19 Anti-heroes week concludes! Movie day is always the best day...So many great anti-heroes in film that we couldn't possible cover them all. We want to hear from you. Agree or disagree on the examples we talk about or to let us know, 'Hey, dumbass, you forgot the best one!' Show Notes; 1- Josh is up to his old tricks again...Gordon Gecko is the character played by Michael Douglas in 'Wall Street'. And oddly enough, Gordon Gecko is also an anti-hero. 'Greed is good.' Yikes... Seth Gecko's brother in 'From Dusk Till Dawn' is Richie. How could I forget that scene where Juliette Lewis asks the Richie character to perform the holiest of tasks... 2 - Do yourself a favor and check out the Shaykcast podcast crew. Love these guys. Good call on Machete! Hear them here: https://soundcloud.com/shaykcast 3 - Thanks to Pods Unknown for the Jack Burton suggestion. How did we forget the 'ol Pork Chop Express. Thanks guys! Catch them on Twitter at PodsUnknown . Give them a shout. Tell 'em we sent you. 4 - Did yo

Episode 18 Anti-Heroes topic week continues with TV day. Keep in mind, our discussion this week cannot possibly be comprehensive and we know we're going to forget or leave out many great examples of anti-heroes... That's why we want to hear from you. Let us know your favorites and why. This is a great time to have a discussion about the characters we love. Tomorrow we delve into 'Movies'. Thanks for listening!

Episode 17 Anti-Heroes topic week continues... The first 5 minutes are the best 5 minutes we ever done. And that's not saying much... Today we discuss literature. Well, mostly comic books because we like 'em. And the medium is filthy with great examples of anti-heroes. Show Notes: 1- Here's the link to the Snape supercut of scenes in chronological order. https://youtu.be/RhOQ4VW6xV8 2- Keep in mind, our discussion this week cannot possibly be comprehensive and we know we're going to forget or leave out many great examples of anti-heroes... That's why we want to hear from you. Let us know your favorites and why. This is a great time to have a discussion about the characters we love. Tomorrow we delve into 'TV'. Thanks for listening!

Episode 16 We're back with an all new topic week...'Anti-heroes'! This episode we lay the foundation for our understanding of what an anti-hero is and why they are different from a traditional hero. Show Notes: Keep in mind, our discussion this week cannot possibly be comprehensive and we know we're going to forget or leave out many great examples of anti-heroes... That's why we want to hear from you. Let us know your favorites and why. This is a great time to have a discussion about the characters we love. Tomorrow we delve into literature. Thanks for listening!

We wind down 'Dystopia' week with movie day. This week we wax poetic on one of the best movies of 2014...Snowpiercer. Go watch it on Netflix...now. We'll wait here.

TV day & more dystopia, if you can stand it...

We discuss dystopia in literature. What did we settle on? Hunger Games, nah. Insurgent, nope... As promised, 'Why Unicorns do not Exist', a nifty little French short that explains all...http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x34hyix We want to hear from you! Leave us a comment or give us a shout on Twitter or Facebook. We'd like to get your feedback! - Josh & JD image via http://www.tshirtvortex.net/

If you haven't figured it out yet, we like metal... There are quite a few bands and songs that fit into the 'Dystopian' category, but we like one better than all the rest. Show Notes: 1- Save your breath. We know what the hell 'Sludge' metal is. We just don't care for the term. Deal with it. But do feel free to leave us other comments or give us a shout on Twitter or Facebook. We'd like to get your feedback! - Josh & JD P.S. - We promise to stop ragging on Cleveland before she develops a complex...

We're back with 'Dystopia' week... Get ready to be depressed... What were we thinking? Please leave us a comment or give us a shout on Twitter or Facebook. We'd like to get your feedback! - Josh & JD P.S. - Cleveland, we're just fooling about. We really do love you...

Or as we like to call it 'Cry, Robot'...Have you figured out we didn't care for this film? Press on as this is the final episode of 'Robot' week! Show Notes: 1 - Need other examples of robots on film? Check out this supercut. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9Dd0FdxRFo

Robot Week continues with TV day! Whether it’s KITT, Rosie, Bender, or the Transformers, there's no shortage of fine examples of robots on the idiot box...but we chose none of those and instead we phone this episode in with the most ridiculous robot in any medium... Show Notes: 1 - Zoinks! It's F'ing Kevin from 'Saved by the Bell' folks... (What were we thinking?) I'm guessing Screech didn't win the Nobel Prize for this masterpiece in robotic engineering because, clearly, it's a complete rip-off of Johnny 5 from 'Short Circuit. But I digress... 2 - 'Saved By The Bell' is on Netflix and if you feel the need to see Kevin in action (or more accurately, trying to get Screech some action), watch Season 1, Episode 10: "Beauty and the Screech". You'll be changed for the better... 3 - Tiffani Amber Thiessen was never in 'Baywatch'. Josh was wrong and it won't be the last time. 4 - Knight Rider 2000 (not 3000) was filmed in San Antonio. I told you Josh would be wrong again. Just didn't think it would be so soon. M

We like books, you like books...so let's get lit! (See what we did there?)Robot Week continues... Leave a comment or give us a shout on Twitter or Facebook. We'd like to get your feedback! - Josh & J.D. Show Notes: 1 - "I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay" by Harlan Ellison Some say is the best sci-fi movie never made. You decide. 2 - "Life. Loathe it or ignore it. You can't like it." - Marvin the Paranoid Android Read 'The Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy' series by Douglas Adams for more Marvin. 3 - If you aren't depressed enough after all that...'I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream' by Harlan Ellison will get you there. It won a Hugo in 1968. So there's that.

Robot Week continues as we explore the musical stylings of 'Fear Factory' (http://fearfactory.com) Show Notes: 1 - Fear Factory Spotify playlist - http://goo.gl/Db7Zto 2 - Yes, Cyberdyne is real. Because the Wall Street Journal says so...http://on.wsj.com/1g0igOj

Inaugural episode of the Nth Cast! We really appreciate you listening to us beat the topic of 'robots' to death... Check out this awesome Robots timeline...http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/sc_assets/html/bionicman/ Show Notes: 1 - Robot vs Android vs Cyborg (Because you care about the subtleties)... Robot: Autonomous, artificial entity. Its form has no bearing on its designation. Android: Humanoid robot. Cyborg: Combines artificial and biological components. 2 - Mommy, where do robots come from? Origin of the word - Robot http://www.sciencefriday.com/segment/04/22/2011/science-diction-the-origin-of-the-word-robot.html 3 - Have a million bucks just lying around? Get your mech suit here...http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/16/a-million-dollar-robot-suit-is-available-on-amazon-japan/ 4 - We suck. The damn HONDA robot's name is ASIMO. Not whatever we were calling it...http://world.honda.com/ASIMO/