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The Nerd Fathers Episode 65: Tidings of Comfort and Terrible Tales (Christmas Episode)

What’s This Nerdfathers Podcast All About?

Merry Christmas, our dear Nerdlings. Chris and Aaron are here to tell you about the wild and phantasmal tales of Christmas tide and the magic of the winter.

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The Nerd Fathers Episode 64: All the Old Familiar Faces, In the Newest of Places (Secret Level: Amazon Prime)

What’s This Nerdfathers Podcast All About?

The Nerd Fathers come to you with tidings of something which will bring thee much cheer and merriment! For behold through methods both arcane and meticulous the likes of Tim Miller and the Children of the Great Dragon Be'Zos (seated is he upon his auric perch) comes a new anthology series which seeks to breath new life into the skins and stories of many old friends of we nerds. Come 

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The Nerd Fathers Episode 63: The Great Battle of out Time: Hold to the Canon (LOTR)

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We stand upon the shoulders of giants, and the Nerd Fathers are here to remind you of it. As we prepared for the release of the War of the Rohirrim, Chris and Aaron decide to look at what we know of the movie, what your Nerd Patriarchs concerns are, and then they plunge into an exploration of canon and how it relates to Lord of the Rings and this film, and then to art more broadly. Come along for a good time and many thoughtful musings.

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The Nerd Fathers Episode 62: Trauma dumping (Dragon Age: Veilguard)

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Cease this degeneracy! The Nerd Fathers are here to drive out the nasty which has crept into and nested among all our favorite media, and we are going to start by thoroughly denouncing the steaming pile of garbage that is Veilguard, which utterly betrayed the masterwork that was Dragon Age: Origins. Come with us, but you best hold your nose and be wearing tall boots…

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The Nerd Fathers Episode 61: He did it for his Ma (The Penguin)

What’s This Nerdfathers Podcast All About?

The Penguin has finished up and the Nerd Fathers have come to pass judgment, both on the show in general, its polarizing ending, and even the broader genre. For insights, humor, and no small amount of nerdy deep dives give it a listen.

[Heavy Spoilers for The Penguin Season 1]

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The Nerd Fathers Episode 60: The Darkest Knight (Batman)

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The Nerd Fathers set off to seek a man who goes by many names: the World's Greatest Detective, The Caped Crusader, The Dark Knight, Batsy, to name a few. He's captured our imaginations for generations and so the patriarchs of nerddom are determined to come to grips with the Guardian of Gotham and discover what makes one of the greatest comic book heroes such an iconic staple of the super hero genre.

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The Nerd Fathers Episode 59: Trick or Treat, lil Slashers!

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It is the spooky season once more and the Patriarchs of Nerddom are diving into one of the established staples in the season and the horror genre: the Slasher. From exploring the origins to assessing what connects people to these stories and then addressing hard questions about the Christian assessment of horror both in its current form and the genre in general. It's a winding way but don't worry your Nerd Fathers are here, and they're far scarier than anything else out there.

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The Nerd Fathers Episode 58: When does a man become Legendary? (EPIC)

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From the distant aeons of mythic history to the wonders and madness of modern day musicals, the Nerd Fathers come with the gift of Epic the Musical. Combining the tale of a certain famous greek hero with Hamilton-esque modern musical stylings, this creation of Jorge "Jay" Miguel Rivera-Herran seeks to bring the ancient thrill of the Odyssey to a modern audience… but can his musical stylings bring Odysseus across the wine-dark sea? Listen in and find out.

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The Nerd Fathers Episode 57: Take a trippy trip through Scavenger’s Reign

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Well boys and girls, this one is going to get a bit weird, but fear not your Nerdiest of Patriarchs are here to carry you through the madness that is Scavenger's Reign, an innovative if bizarre animated series of horror and survival. Trapped on an alien world the survivors of an accident must try to make their way on an increasingly hostile planet, while the rest of us try to navigate the mind-bending experience of this alien world.

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The Nerd Fathers Episode 56: Made Nerds make time for Oz

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Defying expectations and surprising those who think less of it, the show the Penguin from HBO has caught the attention of the Nerd Fathers and so the pair sat down and watched the first few episodes. Needless to say it was not what was expected in perhaps the best way possible…

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