Nerdsplosion

Sep 11 2022
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Hosted by Mathematician and writer, John Wintroub, usually alongside prospective journalist, Sean Clark, Nerdsplosion is an entertainment podcast covering the latest in film, television and anime. You'll often find us arguing about who is Re:Zero's best girl, whether Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the best Star Wars film or which JoJo's villain is the most evil. Whether you're sailing the high seas of the Grand Line or utterly obsessed with Arcane, this might just be the right place for you. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sean-clark45/support

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Nerdsplosion Podcast Ep. 70: Invisible zombies

Sep 11 2022 68 mins  
This week, John Wintroub and Sean Clark discuss episodes 13 & 14 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean and Danganropa: Trigger Happy Havoc. 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean episodes 13 & 14 discussion 29:25 - Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc discussion 1:07:48 - Outro John Wintroub’s Twitter: @TheToxic35 Sean Clark’s Twitter: @seanclarkspor

Nerdsplosion Podcast Episode of Luffy (feat. Devlin Nipper)

Jul 27 2022 41 mins  
John Wintroub is joined by Devlin Nipper on the first part of a series discussing each member of One Piece's Straw Hat Pirates, beginning with Monkey D. Luffy and the Marineford Arc. 0:00 - Intro 3:10 - Discussing Luffy’s character arc from the Sabaody Archipelago to Marineford 38:50 - Outro Devlin Nipper’s Twitter: @Trackie_D Follow the Nerdsplosion Substack: nerdsplosion.subs

Nerdsplosion Podcast Ep. 68: NieR: Automata & Emotional Blindness

Jul 24 2022 68 mins  
John Wintroub and Sean Clark discuss the character development, themes and historical references of NieR: Automata. 0:00 - Intro 2:31 - Ghost in the Shell; Machines With Souls 11:11 - Pascal; No Courage Without Fear 16:20 - Become as Gods; Misplaced Faith 18:27 - Adam & Eve; Two Sides of a Broken Coin 27:20 - 2B; Avoidance of Pain 36:18 - 9S; Loss 39:37 - A2; A Tragic Existence

Nerdsplosion Podcast Ep. 67: Character Redemption in Obi-Wan Kenobi & Stranger Things 4 (feat. Michael Manny)

Jul 16 2022 101 mins  
John Wintroub and Sean Clark are joined by Michael Manny to discuss how Obi-Wan and Stranger Things could learn from each other's successes and failings. 0:00 - Intro 2:06 - Obi-Wan Kenobi series general discussion 5:18 - Bridging the gap with Obi-Wan and Vader; where the man ends and the monster begins 24:24 - Obi-Wan rediscovering his humanity through Leia 30:02 - A series of sac

Nerdsplosion Podcast Ep. 66: The Future of the Mandalorian & News from Star Wars Celebration

Jun 16 2022 111 mins  
John Wintroub and Sean Clark discuss the reveals at Star Wars Celebration - Anaheim 2022. 0:00 - Intro 2:16 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor receives its first teaser trailer 25:53 - How Mandalorian Season 3 can write Din Djarin’s redemption & how Star Wars handles character redemption compared to other fantasy stories (such as Avatar: The Last Airbender, Full Metal Alchemist and R

Nerdsplosion Podcast Ep. 65: Will Kenobi Save Star Wars? (feat. Michael Manny)

Jun 11 2022 106 mins  
John Wintroub and Sean Clark are joined by Michael Manny to discuss Multiverse of Madness and our complicated relationship with modern Star Wars. 0:00 - Intro 1:13 - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness discussion 40:52 - Kenobi Anticipation & the successes/failings of Disney Lucasfilm 1:40:10 - Outro Follow Michael Manny on Twitter: @michaelmanny98 Subscribe to the Ne

Nerdsplosion Podcast Special: Legends of Tomorrow Sadcast (feat. Michael Manny)

May 24 2022 32 mins  
John Wintroub and Sean Clark are joined by Michael Manny to talk about our disappointment with Warner Bros over the cancellation of DC's Legends of Tomorrow and Batwoman. 0:00 - Intro 0:44 - DC’s Legends of Tomorrow cancellation discussion 32:00 - Outro The GWW's article "The CW's Diverse Shows are Not Disposable": https://thegww.com/the-cws-diverse-shows-are-not-disposable/ Mich

Nerdsplosion Podcast Ep. 64: By the Horns and the Faulty Path of Vengeance (feat. Markisan Naso)

Apr 19 2022 53 mins  
John Wintroub is joined by comic book writer and metalhead Markisan Naso to discuss the first volume of his latest comic series, By the Horns, and some hints at what is to come in the next volume. 0:00 - Intro 0:57 - Interview with Markisan Naso, writer and co-creator of By the Horns 50:28 - Outro By the Horns store:  www.scoutcomics.com/collections/by-the-horns Markisan Naso'

Nerdsplosion Podcast Ep. 63: One Piece is the King of Shonen (feat. Devlin Nipper)

Apr 11 2022 50 mins  
John Wintroub discusses his first time watching One Piece with longtime fan Devlin Nipper and more on this week's episode of Nerdsplosion! 0:00 - Intro 0:26 - One Piece discussion (spoilers for the first 32 episodes) and why it is the king of Shonen storytelling 34:59 - How Arcane has changed the landscape for storytelling in animation 48:46 - Outro John's Twitter: @TheToxic35 Devl

Nerdsplosion Podcast Ep. 62: Moon Knight Premier & Netflix Sabotages Stone Ocean

Apr 04 2022 48 mins  
John Wintroub and Sean Clark discuss Netflix's mishandling of the release of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean and the first episode of Marvel's Moon Knight Disney+ series. 0:00 - Intro 0:51 - Episodes 13-24 of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean to premier on Netflix Fall 2022 17:12 - Moon Knight episode 1 discussion 43:49 -Outro & Sean discussing the FIFA World Cup 20