Raising Nerds: Recent Episodes
Raising Nerds with Tj and Scott
Quite a bit happened this last 2 weeks, and we try to cover as much as we can, from downtown disney to downtown tattooine, we cover the full range across the galaxy!
Well, our theory of a pregnant Reva was way off base, but holy cow was this an awesome episode! And with only one left, will Kenobi stick the landing or will there be issues going forward? Quit freaking out about whether canon is changing and wait till the show is ended!
Yeah, sorry about that, that's all my fault. Not enough sleep, which combined with the fact that we recorded 3 and 4 back to back, means a half asleep TJ who looses his train of thought....a lot.
That's right, each one of these is going to get its own episode! And obviously we are going to be hinting and discussing a little bit of Episode 3 which also came out, but only hints, because that episode needs its own!
Wow. Wow, wow, wow, wow. This is going to take a while....and it's about time something made us think and talk this much!
As usual, we just talk about everything:) And also have a great discussion of the logic for Admiral Holdo's treatment of Poe Dameron in Episode 8. In the end, we were both right. Which is dumb. Oh, Scott says it's not dumb. But I do. But he doesn't. That's about how it goes:)
Well, that came out of knowhere! We discuss the crazy first episode of Moon knight, and whether we think it will be a hit or a miss.
It's here! The Skywalker Saga Lego Star Wars video game! Is it the best of the bunch? Of course!
Finally! The first teaser for Kenobi is out, and we're gonna talk about it! amongst other things including legend of Korra
We talk about Star Wars of course, but also about Life, about Disneyland, and the stresses that we're going through right now. But we also have a ton of fun! Come join us!
Some brief talk about some Freemaker Adventures S1, but then Scott tells TJ about the new puppy delivery company that his wife works for, and they get into a discussion about entrepreneurship, and what they would give up for success. What about their family? Spoiler alert: the answer is no.
We thought we'd cover the freemaker adventures back on Disney+, but next time we'll talk about more episodes. They are way too simple to just cover 2 at a time!
They managed to actually close all of the storylines in one single episode, I really didn't think they could do it!
Wow, while this episode was amazing, there is so much to wrap up in the Finale that we speculate whether or not there will be a sneaky 8th episode to help finish it off. Or maybe the 7th episode is just 2 hours long.
Will Boba become a secondary character in his titular show? And when will he come back?
Talking about our experiences and how coming home to family is just as much fun...kinda:)
So, we're super hyped. Like a lot. We talk about it and some places to get lighsabers online! Oh, I'm also saying that this is Season 2 now. Because new year and all that.
Okay, so it's not THE ultimate gift, but it was the best one we received this past Christmas! And yes it's both of our gifts! We also talk about The Book of Boba Fett, The hawkeye finale, and finally get around to reviewing the last episode of Falcon and the Winter Soldier!
A little different than normal, but there are a lot of opportunities out there, lets talk about some of them!
So...we DO talk about Hawkeye, but as usual, we end up back in the Star Wars Universe:)
Kind of an off week. We talk for less than 30 minutes and call it a day. Sometimes you're just tired
Scott saw dune in theaters, and watched the new trailer for The Batman, and tells us what he thinks!
We discuss the end of the What If? series on Disney+ and let the conversation go where it wants from there:)
New foray into the world of video games as Scott shares his latest game addition: Kena. A very cool game with an interesting premise...
Hooray for Scott! He got one of the coveted e-mails directly from Sony offering him a chance to purchase a PS5 directly from them at the original MSRP, instead of the insane prices of the secondary market. Plus we talk a little about the what if series making a comeback with the killmonger episode.
Are we done with Marvel? Find out! (of course we're not, as long as they don't keep doing the zombie thing)
talking about the doctor strange episode. Not sure what direction they're going anymore...
The new spider man no way home trailer is out, but of course we talk about lego to start with, and move around our usual topics:)
This is probably the deepest we've ever gone on our podcast, covering everything from pop culture, video games, politics, religion, raising your kids in a deteriorating society, and the effects that all of these things have on the greater fight for humanity's soul. Its a big one, but worth the listen if you have the time!
I don't even know what happened here, but if you've stuck with us to this point, you just might enjoy it!
What If Darth Vader didn't die at the end of the Return of the Jedi? What would the sequels look like? Find our ideas here!
Well, we kind of ran around all over the place on this one, but if you like to hang out with us, you might just enjoy it:)
One of the times where we tend to be a little down on one of our favorite fictional universes. Remember, If we bash it this hard, it's because we love it so much, and have such high hopes for it. We're also human and can't stay positive all the time about what we really feel let down by.
Okay, we're going to spoil a lot of stuff. seriously, a lot. Everything from Loki, the Tomorrow War, Bad Batch, Black Widow, and maybe even more, I can't even remember! If you're not up to date on literally everything that's available up to July 13th, then you better wait until you're up on all of that! Okay, it's really not that bad, but when you hear us start to talk about something, be aware, we're going to spoil it. I even spoil some stuff for Scott who's not fully up on Loki. Oops:)
So, in this one we kind of got a little sequel-trilogy-bashy, but just know, it's because we really like this stuff, and it's dissapointing when it doesn't live up to our hopes, and dreams, and expectations, and....
Thanks to everyone for their patience as we took a couple weeks off to go on vacations and have babies.
only one episode this week, but at least we got one in! Next week we will (hopefullly) be doing the Falcon and Winter soldier finale, as well as our regularly scheduled bad batch episode!
and...Episode 3, while it wasn't my favorite episode at first, we did get some interesting moments by the end.
Okay, this one goes a bit off the rails for about the first....half. But eventually we finish up out talk about the first episode! I promise!
The first half of our Finale episode talk...that kinda devolves into Star Wars again. Sorry. This is kinda what we do sometimes:)
Get ready for some awesome discussions surrounding this incredible Penultimate Episode!
Due to some family events, we only had time to record the first half of Episode 5 of the Falcon and Winter Soldier show. But don't worry, we have our notes and will come back to it stronger than ever next week!
This show is becoming quite a neat bit of inspiration for really deep discussions. And we get pretty darn deep my friend. At least, that's what my sleep deprived brain thought.
And we thought last weeks episode was intense! Here, we talk about why John Walker should never, EVER be called ANY variation of Captain America.
Wow, this show is crazy good guys! If this keeps going we're going to have some crazy discussions for a while!
Doing it all in one go, but a little long, due to some other obligations, but we get through almost the entire episode! Just missed one part, but we'll talk next week!
Oh my goodness. This show is going to be epic if all of the episodes are like this one!
Doing a quick check-in on the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the rings for a week while we wait for Falcon and the Winter Soldier to start it's inevitable burrowing into our nerdy minds:)
The second half of our WandaVision Finale! If you listened to part 1 first, you're doing it right!
Okay, buckle in, because this one is going to be a doozy! Talking about the Finale of WandaVision took twice as long as normal, so be sure to listen to both parts!
Wow, the bonus episode is longer than the main...says something about the topic this week:)
Okay, after the last episode of WandaVision, we actually have a lot to go over all of a sudden! Join us as we talk about the first half of the premier season of WandaVision on Disney+!
Well, for our bonus episode we nerd out and just go nuts inventing a real-life version of Pro-Bending from the Legend of Kora tv show. And we did a pretty good job! Definitely something we want to try for real this week!
We continue our walk through middle earth, starting at the council of Elrond and going up to the Walls of Moria.
Here we jump into the Fellowship of the ring going up to the Village of bree...Maybe, it seems to take even longer to get there talking about it than actually watching it!
It's BTS catch-up time! The usual talking about all the things we love, as well as our proud nerd dad moments!
If you are wondering if we can talk for over an hour about the first 10 minutes of the film, now you know!
Just a preliminary talk about the next series we're going to discuss, the epic Lord of the Rings Trilogy!
Well, for some reason I am totally unable to split up the video, and after 3 days of trying, I give up. Here is the full recording of the last 3 episodes we recorded, all in one solid go! Hope you're ready for it, but we are going to go totally insane over the Finale of The Mandalorian Season 2!
The second half of our review of the Mandalorian Chapter 15! Hope the split feels okay for everybody!
We talk about all kinds of stuff, but mostly the newly announced star wars shows and movies!
The first half of our review of the Mandalorian Chapter 15! We're going to split this one up to make our episodes more palatable!
Wow, we were really tired on this one. Well, If you want to know what we're like tired, and get a preview of our other episodes....Here you go!
Reviewing Chapter 11 of the Mandalorian, not putting the titles in the description in case you don't want it spoiled:)
Wow. Wow wow wow. Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow. So, this episode of the Mandalorian was freaking amazing. And though the actual episode was only 33 minutes long, this podcast hits almost 2 hours! Don't worry, we don't plan on this being an actual normal thing that we do, but this episode was absolutely crazy with cool stuff! In the Future we'll be sure to split episodes up into smaller segments, say like, an hour, but otherwise, I think you'll really enjoy this episode, at least, if you like chapter 14 you will.
Talking extra after our review of Chapter 10 of the Mandalorian. Plus making decisions for next time:)
Here we review the Ahsoka Episode! We liked some things, and didn't like some things. I know, right?!
More behind the scenes stuff that is full of inside jokes and awesome sauce! (on the side)
We do an in-depth review and opinion sharing on Season 2 episode 1 of the Mandalorian on Disney+! Full of the wit and banter that you expect from the Raising Nerds crew!
Our behind-the scenes talk after recording the podcast. Sometimes it's interesting, sometimes it's not. Just kidding, it's always very interesting and i'm surprised you haven't already started listening instead of reading about the podcast. But hey, you do you.
Okay, I know this isn't episode one, but that's because we recorded these in the wrong order. We review Episode 12 of the Mandalorian on Disney+, and wow, was it good. so good in fact, that this episode is something like 8 or 9 times as long as our episode 0. So, if that's too much for you, I'm sorry, but we had a lot to talk about and to say! Enjoy!
Guess what? You're invited to our podcast after party where we just sit and talk for fun about whatever we want, and see where the conversation takes us! This part may include more personal details, but we'll try to keep the politics, religion (and other stuff no one cares about), out of our discussions, but again, this is the most flowing of all the conversations, so keep that in mind! Also, these are our opinions, and they are correct.
Welcome to our podcast! This is our premier episode, which to be honest, isn't great. I promise we'll get better at this, but I can't promise we'll get any more professional. Because that would be more work. And this is where we want to go to have fun! Well, we ramble quite a bit, but if you stick it out, you might just like what you hear!