A Bi-weekly podcast were two self-confessing nerds discuss games, film and other random stuff
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Rand Nerds Podcasts
This Week in Blackness is an award winning video and radio series discussing race, politics and pop-culture. Featuring satirist, columnist and founder of TWiB! Elon James White, Political Strategist L. Joy Williams and TWiB's 2 Cent Editor Aaron Rand Freeman.
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A Data Science Quest
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Just an other nerd mixing beats on his computer.... LOL Kinda. Former member of the alt-rock band I Am Frankie Scrapmetal, turned Ableton Live artist, based in Jamestown, NY. Works in "found" media and synthy - beats. Collaborations: Oz Killa and Rand-o, Necropimps, Prosthetic Hand-me downs, Dj 80N3, G-Hybrid, C-Banga. Co-host/Co-producer of This Is In Parenthesis(radio).
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Rand(Nerds) Episode 270 - Remedy games and voice acting
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Welcome to Episode 270 We kickoff with Skazz expertly trolling Ram before discussing Skazz's ID troubles ram shock over an emptying Highstreet. Ram shares his simple fix for what he considered S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2's biggest problem, the voice acting, this leading to a deep dive on voice acting's crucial role in game immersion and how poor performances …
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Rand(Nerds) Episode 269 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
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Welcome to Episode 269 We begin with Skazz providing updates from our previous episode discussions, including how to acquire Kane & Lynch, which leads into a conversation about Games for Windows Live and the equally problematic Windows Store. Moving on to games, Ram has treated himself to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and is returning to the Chernobyl Exclusion…
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Rand(Nerds) Episode 268 - Pacific Drive, Kane and Lynch: Dead Men
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Welcome to Episode 268 Ram discusses his recent pig acquisitions and shares insights into breeding and managing pedigree animals. Moving on to gaming, Ram has been driving around in a beat-up vehicle trying to navigates and collect resources in a mysterious zone in Pacific Drive. He talks about the zone's dangers, from strange creatures to bizarre …
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Rand(Nerds) Episode 267 - Stranded: Alien Dawn
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Welcome to Episode 267 Skazz tell his woes of removing processors from motherboards and nearly breaking his PC, but has now successfully managed to upgrade his machine. we also learn about Ram 'Methods' of repairing PC. Ram gives us an update of Nicktopia, and how it has completely failed as par normal. He tells tales of taming space cows, devote v…
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Rand(Nerds) Episode 266 - Elder Scroll Oblivion Remaster, Stranded: Alien Dawn
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Welcome to Episode 266 – now featuring blurst of music! We kick off by discussing the remaster of Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. Reminiscing about the original, with Ram admitting he never quite finished the main quest, while Skazz bemoans his vampirism issues, a glitch fixable only through paid DLC. we also discuss the power of console commands and shar…
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Rand(Nerds) Episode 265 - Train related games, Switch 2
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Welcome to Episode 265Yes, despite what Ram says at the start, it is episode 265Ram continual his descent into being middle aged by trying out some train related games and not having a lot of success, the first is a non-relaxing puzzle game Station to Station which does not gel for him. Next up he Suffers a tutorial bug in railway Empire creating a…
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Rand(Nerds) Episode 264 - Hardspace Shipbreaker, Links Awakening DX, Heroes of Hammerwatch
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Welcome to Episode 264We return to Hardspace: Shipbreaker, as Skazz has been enjoying a copy gifted to him by Ram, he discuss some of the issue with controller support issues, how much we enjoy chill games and being accidentally incinerated.Skazz then talk about playing through a fan remake of classic game Link Awakening, playing the "DX HD" versio…
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Rand(Nerds) Episode 263 - Monster Hunter Wilds, Hardspace: Shipbreaker
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Welcome to Episode 263Skazz talks about his experience with the new entry in the Monster Hunter series, Wilds, sadly hes not too keen, he talks about how the series has changed from it early days, and how it has become easier and easier with each iteration. Along with some removal of good features from the previous entry in series. including how th…
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Rand(Nerds) Episode 262 - Monster Hunter Wilds excitement, A Game About Digging a Hole
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Welcome to Episode 262In this episode we talk about Skazz excitement for the new Monster Hunter game, he does have some concerns if this game will be for him.Ram then talks about A Game About Digging a Hole, A cheap little game where you, unsurprisingly, dig a hole.We discuss the recent news of Gene Hackman death, we prove how well the podcast is r…
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Rand(Nerds) Episode 261 - Fan patches keeping games alive
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Welcome to Episode 261A Skazz solo episode as Ram has lost his voice to a virus, and even more amazingly, Skazz is in a positive mindsetDiscussion this episode is all about fan support and modding games long after they've been released.First up, he focuses on final fantasy 7 discussing the mod manager 7th Heaven and the script to install it on a st…
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Rand(Nerds) Episode 260 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Metrico+
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https://numbermatics.com/n/260/Welcome to Episode 260We start this episode finding out why 260 is a special number and discussing what mathematicians are good for Skazz has been playing the next part of the Final Fantasy 7 remake, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, we talk how they've fleshed out the story dramatically, expanding NPC back grounds increasing …
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Rand(Nerds) Episode 259 - Cyberpunk 2077
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Welcome to episode 259We kick this episode discussing missing the classic sodium vapor street lamp and other random lighting technologies, we also look back at how we both kinda enjoyed lock down and some hobbies picked upSkazz then talks about his replay Cyberpunk 2077, apparently Ram had also agreed to play this as first game of 2025 of which he …
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Welcome to episode 258We kickoff by discussing how where going to make a name for ourselves in 2025 and if Ram can be extradited We then move onto games, Ram's been playing Far Cry 6, we have a brief talk about the series and its spin offs before talking about this game mechanics including finding stuff on the maps, ammo tyeps anti frustration feat…
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Rand(Nerds) Episode 257 - Christmas Special 2024, GOTY, Citzen Sleeper
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Welcome to episode 257 We kick off with the talking about rams meat, before moving onto games. Ram has been escaping an evil corporation and trying to stay alive in Citizen Sleeper, A nice and simple RPG game with some interesting mechanics using dice rolls to do activity around a dying station. Including doing dead end basic jobs trying to earn mo…
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Rand(Nerds) Episode 256 - We Were Here Forever, Telling Lies
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Welcome to episode 256 - The Memory podcast We get right into the games this month, by first discussing the game we've been playing for our Christmas game night special - We Were Here Forever. the fourth game in one of our favorite (barring the third) Puzzle series, we discuss the story, how the games work and the tie in videos. Along with what we …
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Rand(Nerds) Episode 255 - Ys X: Nordics, Amanda the Adventurer
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Welcome to episode 255 We kick things off with Skazz admitting he's rethinking his playing the Elder Scrolls series. Despite claiming he doesn't like the games, he owns Skyrim on multiple systems... Ram then shares how he’s gotten into Korean food after binge-watching a variety of Korean TV shows. He gives a quick rundown of how these shows work an…
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Rand(Nerds) Episode 254 - 24 Hour Livestream Recap
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Welcome to Episode 254 We start by teasing what we’ve been playing for our Christmas Games Night special—stay tuned, as all will be revealed later in the year! Next, we recap our recent 24-hour gaming live-stream, packed with a mix of some of our beloved classics and some new experiences: First up was For The King, which dominated much of our game …
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Rand(Nerds) Episode 253 - MudRunner, The Callisto Protocol
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Welcome to Episode 253 In this episode, Skazz takes the lead as we dive into our latest Games Night experience with MudRunner. We explore the challenges of navigating through the muddy landscapes of Eastern Europe using worn-out Soviet era trucks, discussing the fun (and frustration) of getting stuck and relying on winches—either yours or your frie…
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Rand(Nerds); Episode 252 - Maid of Sker, Netflix Gaming
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Welcome to episode 252 We start by addressing Skazz’s issues with operating systems and Ram’s annoyances with the YouTube TV app, before diving into the main topic of games. Ram shares another brief update on Empyrion Galactic Survival, where he’s finally made it into space, albeit with a few setbacks—mainly forgetting the laws of physics. He also …
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Rand(Nerds); Episode 251 - Nidhogg, Empyrion - Galactic Survival.
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Welcome to episode 251 Skazz shares his thoughts on the game we recently played during game night: Nidhogg. It’s a deceptively simple 2D sword-fighting game with surprising depth in its mechanics and an incredible amount of fun. We also dive into the newly announced PS5 Pro, discussing how a stable frame rate can enhance a game’s visuals more effec…
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Rand(Nerds); Episode 250 - Gran Turismo (PS1), Empyrion - Galactic Survival
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Welcome to episode 250 Skazz shares his thoughts on why he preferred the racing elements in the original Gran Turismo for the PS1, highlighting what set it apart from other racing games of its time. We also dive into the unique mechanics of the game, while exploring other iconic racing titles, like Colin McRae Rally. We reflect on the challenges of…
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Rand(Nerds); Episode 249 - PlayStation Vita woes, Empyrion Galactic Survival
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Welcome to Episode 249 Skazz talks about the technical issues he's been having getting trying to get the PlayStation Vita to work, issues with dying memory cars, whitelisting of games and an internet killing power adapter all stand in his way to replay the Ys games Ram has been playing a game that was seemingly downloaded from creative depths of hi…
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Rand(Nerds); Episode 248 - Playstation Portal, Blood Bowl 2
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Welcome to Episode 248 For some reason we start this episode discussing world records, getting into the Guiness book of records, and various tv programs based around it. Not having access to his PC at the moment, Skazz has returned to Console gaming with the PS5 and trying out in-home game streaming with the Playstation Portal. He talks about his e…
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Rand(Nerds); Episode 247 - Backbone controller, Command and Conquer Renegade
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Welcome to Episode 247 Skazz has been hitting mobile gaming on his iPhone with an varitory of emulators that are now available, joined up with the Backbone, a device that attached to your phone and give you controller interface. It does have an and app and subscription services with some bullshit features tied behind it Ram has been playing early 2…
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Rand(Nerds); Episode 246 - Killzone Shadow Fall, Xcom the Bureau Declassified
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Welcome to Episode 246 Skazz kicks us off briefly discussing the emulators that are now available on apple allowing mobile gaming, as well as trying in-home streaming of the playstation 5. He decided to try an old PS4 launch title with Killzone: Shadow Fall. Discussing the changes to the gameplay, adding a less then successful stealth feature to th…
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