A Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes

Feb 28 2025 544 ep. 48 mins 5
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On this weekly podcast, overeducated nerd codependent friends, Andrew and Dan, discuss things nerdy and geeky for all intents and purposes.

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Dot Nyet

Feb 28 2025 53 mins  
WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew finishes up Cobra Kai, while D. Bethel finds a wonderful world to explore in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. BRAVE NEW CAPTAIN: D. Bethel rounds out the episode discussing his (mostly spoiler-free) thoughts of Captain America: Brave New World. On the whole, he liked it! TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - February's over, suddenly! (01:45) Andrew's WiG: The end of

The Lightning Lady Guy

Feb 14 2025 60 mins  
DOWN THE WITCHES ROAD: Our hosts are joined by the show's resident on-the-ground-Marvel correspondent, Kyrun Silva (of Taurus Comics) to talk about the most recent MCU Disney+ show, Agatha All Along. TOPICS: (0:00:00) Intro (0:02:22) Kyrun's thoughts on Galactus' appearance in the trailer for Fantastic Four: First Steps (0:07:26) Kyrun's overall thoughts on Agatha All Along (0

Nothing But Mouth Sounds

Feb 07 2025 44 mins  
WHEN MARVEL HIT HARD: In the lead up to the main topic for this week, our hosts talk about some recent MCU trailers that dropped (and impending releases) with Captain America: Brave New World and Daredevil: Born Again and how they both seem to be breathing some fresh air into the franchise. THAT'S THE THING: However, the most refreshing trailer that they've seen was the one Marv

No Herbs

Jan 31 2025 47 mins  
SHINE ON: Our hosts spend a quick minute discussing the fall of Diamond Distribution and all the markets it touched. WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew watches the new Star Trek movie, Star Trek: Section 31, while D. Bethel finally jumps on the bandwagon and watches the beginning of the Apple TV+ show, Severance. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Diamond Comics Distribution goes bankrupt (08:52) Andr

Deep Discount

Jan 17 2025 38 mins  
WEEK IN GEEK: It's a new year and––guess what?––our hosts are still geeks that have weeks; with that in mind, our hosts share the open-world character action games that have been occupying their time lately: Andrew dives into the conspiracy of Assassin's Creed: Origins while D. Bethel uses the force in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Teacher talk. (02:4

Splashing in the Shallow End

Jan 03 2025 29 mins  
2024's THINGS OF THE YEAR: Reflecting on the 2024 that was, our hosts pick what defined the year for them. For Andrew, it's how Star Trek: Lower Decks brought its excellent run to a close while D. Bethel can't stop thinking about Amazon Prime's Tales from the Loop (though it originally dropped in 2020). Andrew also talks a bit about the series finale to the Disney+ MCU animated se

The Miyagi Initiative

Dec 20 2024 36 mins  
WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew watches the multifaceted musical/comedy documentary, Yacht Rock: The Dockumentary, while D. Bethel finds a new holiday-staple film in the esoteric but endearing animated film, Tokyo Godfathers, directed by the late Satoshi Kon. KARATE KID AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS: Our hosts wrap up the episode by discussing the trailer and premise for the very bizarre u

The Beef Sleeps

Dec 13 2024 45 mins  
WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew talks about the finale to the DC/WB show, Superman & Lois, and how it holds up not only as a finale for the show but as a finale for the entire DC/WB run of shows. D. Bethel, on the other hand, spends some time (digitally) in the North Sea on the very Scottish experiential horror game, Still Wakes the Deep. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Andrew a

Yiker's Island

Dec 06 2024 22 mins  
THE DEEPEST CUT: Our hosts do a quick mid-season check-in on the final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks. SWEETS TO THE SWEET: In honor of the great Tony Todd who played memorable roles from Star Trek to the titular Candyman, our hosts reflect on a great actor gone too soon. TOPICS: (00:00) Intro - Star Trek: Lower Decks, Season 5 so far (11:20) RIP Tony Todd (19:29) Outro - Te

New Machine, New Problem

Nov 29 2024 33 mins  
TOM HANKSGIVING: Andrew bought a new Mac, so he decides to play No Man's Sky while D. Bethel is Tom Hanksful for the delightful retro-stylings of the indie RPG, Beyond Galaxyland. GRIPESGIVING: With all the thanks out of the way, our hosts decide to complete the holiday by complaining about things. Andrew is mad at the new season of Cobra Kai while D. Bethel becomes irrationally