Best the nerds of different colors Podcasts (2025)

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One Day Ghor 1:23:23

3d ago1:23:23

1:23:23

Last week on Hard NOC Life, Keith and Dominic joked about how Andor was basically "Les Mis in Space France." This week, they're serious about the comparison. Also, Keith rants about the most recent episode of The Last of Us, and Dominic has a theory about the superstars in the NBA Playoffs and their superhero equivalents. Support 12 Valentines on B…

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State of Grace #1 Ser Grace Distracted 49:37

4d ago49:37

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In the dungeons beneath Fairburn Point Ser Grace, the realms most celebrated adventurer, was forcefully bonded with an entity beyond mortal comprehension. For some such an incident would spell tragedy, for Ser Grace, however, he saw only opportunity. Now the wheels are in motion for something big, something terrifying. A thousand plans, two thousan…

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Some 'Thunderbolts*' Assembly Still Required 56:52

9d ago56:52

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Keith and Dominic celebrate the extended Star Wars holiday weekend to review the next batch of Andor episodes, aka Lucasfilm presents "Les Mis in Space France." Then, they discuss what did and didn't work for them in the latest MCU offering, Thunderbolts*. All this and more on a new episode of Hard NOC Life, Help Dominic crowdfund 12 Valentines: ht…

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'Andor' is a Prestige Drama for Adult Audiences, and That's Alright 1:13:19

16d ago1:13:19

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This week on Hard NOC Life, Keith and Dominic look back at the first three episodes of Andor season 2. Then, Lauren joins Keith to share about her experience at Star Wars Celebration in Japan. Check out the original video of Lauren's Star Wars Celebration adventure here: https://youtu.be/E0vySiPrBaw Help Dominic crowdfund 12 Valentines: https://ko-…

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Jarren’s Outpost: EE #14 Sacrifice 58:48

18d ago58:48

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The day is won. The dragon Damien Eaton slain. the city returned to its familiar state of controlled chaos. But at what cost? Perrwinkle O'Rourke is dead and in the wake of such destruction the city needs a leader more than ever. Leo Shadow, who always saw things for what they could be, not what they were, makes the ultimate sacrifice. And in the s…

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The Last of Pedro Pascal's Fantastic Father Figures (& Grogu) 53:27

23d ago53:27

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On a new episode of Hard NOC Life, Keith and Dominic break down the recent trailer for Fantastic Four: First Steps and Pedro Pascal's penchant for playing paternal characters in Last of Us and The Mandalorian. Then they review the first season of Daredevil: Born Again before recapping some news from Star Wars Celebration in Japan. Help Dominic crow…

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Jarren’s Outpost: EE #13 Battle of the Fiveish Armies 59:27

26d ago59:27

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In the end it comes to this. The city of Jarren's Outpost at war with itself. Sabers fighting orcs, ghosts and their tigers fighting town guard, and all fighting the relentless tide of the city's dead. Above it all the dragon Damien Eaton circles, engaged in aerial combat with a titanic gnomish airship. On the ground, amidst the heave of bodies and…

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Jarren’s Outpost: EE #12 Greaseboy 53:36

1M ago53:36

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In the face of war what is the price of peace? How do you avoid the mistakes of your predecessor? Can there truly be peace with no bloodshed? On the eve of the final battle for the cities soul Perriwinkle O'Rourke makes the most difficult sacrifice of his life, Leo Shadow is reminded of his place in the world, and Gregg Piss wipes away a little mor…

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Fear of a Cinematic Universe 57:48

1M ago57:48

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Hard NOC Life returns as Keith and Dominic catch up on the big CinemaCon announcements for Superman and Spider-Man and look back at the Avengers: Doomsday casting teaser and the first half of Daredevil: Born Again. They share their skepticism about the Avengers rollout, speculations about the new Spider-Man movie, and Keith relays his fears for the…

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Jarren’s Outpost: EE #11 Zone of Truth 54:22

1M ago54:22

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In the guardhouse Father Maroni, secret leader of the blood cult, is forced to reveal his true form, a wirithing deadly mass of blood and tentacles. Perrwinkle O'Rourke feels Silversteel burn white hot in his hands, Leo Shadow gets deputised, and Gregg Piss has an army. Salvation for the city is in sight, but it's going to take everything they've g…

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Jarren’s Development Blog #6 – How Mean is Too Mean? 1:10:16

1M ago1:10:16

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Jackson, Adam and Zammit are here to talk about threading the needle when making a game where we want you to be mean to your friends. Also we got funded! Holy Cow! Thank you all so much! With less than a week to go, you can head on over to the Kickstarter to help unlock more stretch goals and support our board gaming endeavours! Hosted on Acast. Se…

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Jarren’s Outpost: EE #10 Ave Maria 55:14

2M ago55:14

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Chaos spills crimson across the streets of Jarren's Outpost. Missing family members, riots in the streets, gang warfare. And in the middle of it all our heroes attempt to come up with some kind of plan. The attack on Papa Littlelow sends Leo on the warpath, Perriwinkle battles his own demons attempting to instill order amidst the dissaray, and some…

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DC Multicast Rewatches the 'Watchmen' 1:09:07

2M ago1:09:07

1:09:07

We have reached the end of DC Multicast Season 2! On the season finale, Keith welcomes his Hard NOC Life co-host Dominic Mah to discuss 2009's Watchmen. In addition to talking about what Zack Snyder got right and wrong in the movie, Keith and Dom break down how it was ultimately too faithful to the source material while also not being faithful enou…

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Jarren’s Outpost: EE #9 Escalation 55:45

2M ago55:45

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The city is at war. The halfling gang war has snowballed into a deadly city wide conflict. Old factions laid dormant crawl from their hiding places, new alliances rise from the ashes of old ones, and, through the poorly thought out machinations of one Gregg Piss. the monster Damien Eaton has aquired an army of the undead. Meanwhile Perri and Leo fi…

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Jarren’s Outpost: EE #8 The Two Wives of Perriwinkle O'Rourke 56:55

2M ago56:55

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The assault on the Surefoot Warehouse is fully under way. After barely surviving the trap filled dungeon that was the warehouse, Peri and Leo face up against the deadly might of the Surefoot Halfling Family, deep in the bowels of Surefoot territory. But there is so much more on the line than either of them realise, for death and destruction are alw…

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Jarren’s Development Blog #5 – Expansions 1:41:06

2M ago1:41:06

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Jackson and Zammit are here to talk about expanding the game! We go over some terrible ideas we had and re-purposing old ideas into brand new concepts. The Kickstarter is going live on March 18 4pm UK time, we'll be asleep little babies as it's 3am for us but that means we're going to be playing the Tabletop Simulator version of Jarren's Outpost th…

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Jarren’s Outpost: EE #7 Warehouses 59:58

2M ago59:58

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After many trials and tribulations our heroes finally reconvence and immediately start trying to kill each other. A riot in the midst of an assault on a Surefoot warehouse where blood cultist fights dwarf fights town guard fights Gregg Piss. Leo and Perri try to focus on what's important: pelting across rooftops avoiding arrows and spells whilst Gr…

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Jarren’s Outpost: EE #6 No One Messes with Family 47:58

2M ago47:58

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Once again the weapon slips from our hero's grasp at the last second, this time falling into the hands of the nefarious and deadly Surefoot Family. What's more they have kidnapped Perriwinkle's wife and children. Big mistake. Now with Leo's help, it's looking like an all out halfling gang war and in the shadows, Gregg Piss pushes his luck with more…

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Jarren's Development Blog #4 - Gameplay 1:05:17

3M ago1:05:17

1:05:17

We sat down to play a 3 player game of Jarren's Outpost and then loudly talked over it to help give you an idea of how this game plays! It's basically a let's play but a board game. Does that exist? Should that exist? We reckon: no Either way we STRONGLY recommend you watch this over on YouTube: https://youtu.be/B3VpSukY5h4. unless you're using our…

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Jarren’s Outpost: EE #5 The Vault 55:02

3M ago55:02

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Against all odds the plan has worked. Perri, Piss, and Leo have made their way into Eaton's keep and up to the vault. Leo attempts to convince Perriwinkle of his allegiance to the cause, Perri makes some hard decisions when it comes to fighting shadow people and Piss eats a bunch of pickled eggs. He is also locked in Damien Eaton's vault against hi…

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Jarren’s Outpost: EE #4 O'Rourke's Eleven 58:13

3M ago58:13

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The plan is simple: convince every single faction that seeks the weapon to attack the keep at once and amidst the chaos sneak into Damien Eaton's stronghold and secure the weapon for themselves. Perri, Leo and Piss have given themselves six hours to make it happen. Piss encounters his bookie and nearly dies, Leo loses a beloved friend, and Perri pu…

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Jarren's Development Blog #3 - The End Game 1:03:12

3M ago1:03:12

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This week Jackson and Zammit talk about a much maligned aspect of board game design: The End Game aka how do you make the last round not boring aka I have glanced down at the score and I cannot feasibly win so what now? Who knew the answer was simply give people stuff to do which may also include wrecking their friend's day. You can play the tablet…

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DAMN. 42:43

3M ago42:43

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Shawn Taylor returns for a special Hard NOC Life to break down Kendrick Lamar's instantly iconic halftime performance during Super Bowl LIX. Together, he and Keith take in the symbolism and artistry that was on display and speculate where hip-hop goes from here. Follow Shawn's work at: https://shawntaylor.net Help Dominic crowdfund 12 Valentines: h…

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Jarren’s Outpost: EE #3 Debts 57:42

3M ago57:42

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Well Damien Eaton has the weapon, and on the homefront things are looking no better. The halfling families have picked this moment to consolidate their debts and thus the Quietnknives want insurance from Greg Piss in any way they can, Perri and Graggia's marriage is on the rocks and now their house is full of strangers, and the threat on Leo's life…

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Jarren's Development Blog #2 - Adapting Characters 1:25:34

3M ago1:25:34

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This week Adam, Jackson and Zammit talk about adapting the characters from the campaign of Jarren's Outpost into board game characters. All the missteps along the way, their individual approach to game design and the stages of grief when dealing with their beloved Nok Nok. You can play the tabletop sim version of Jarren's Outpost here, Follow us on…

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Jarren’s Outpost: EE #2 The Dragon 57:21

3M ago57:21

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Conflict at the city docks! Orc tents besieged by gnomish rifle fire! The war for the city continues to rage and amidst the violence Leo, Greg, and Perriwinkle find themselves unlikely allies. Working in uneasy alliance they rush to acquire the weapon, they must avoiding orcs, gnomes, dwarves and Damien Eaton's terrifying and imposing mysterious dr…

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Jarren's Development Blog #1 - What the hell is it? 59:23

3M ago59:23

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We've been tooling away at this board game for a long time and we thought it might be smart to actually tell you about it! Over the next 14 weeks join Zammit and Jackson as they look back at all the creative and technical decisions that went in to making the Jarren's Outpost Board Game. With this episode we figured we'd give you a broad overview of…

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Jarren's Outpost: EE #1 For Love For Life For Me 47:34

4M ago47:34

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The city of Jarren's Outpost is in turmoil. Militias roam the streets, militant religious forces lay siege to the cities spiritual soul and from the shadows the halfling criminal families emerge to seek control. The fate of the city hinges on the acquisition of a weapon of great power, and the acquisition of the weapon hinges on the fates of the fo…

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Diamonds Aren't Forever, After All 1:16:22

4M ago1:16:22

1:16:22

Hard NOC Life is on hiatus, but Keith needed to talk about Diamond Comic Distributors filing for bankruptcy last week, so he asked his former colleague -- and OG NOC -- William Bruce West to come on the pod and talk about their time at the company, why they aren't celebrating its demise like some are, and what the future holds for comics. Read West…

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DC Multicast Returns with 'Batman Returns' 1:04:00

5M ago1:04:00

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Just like Batman, the DC Multicast Returns! After a multi-year hiatus, we are back to rewatch every live action DC movie ever! Just in time for the Holidays, we’re kicking off season 2 with a look at the Christmas classic, Batman Returns! Joining Keith in the festivities is movie critic Julian Lytle. Together they tackle the sequel’s highs and lows…

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'Superman' Returned + Jay Pharoah's 'Dragon Ball' Love Language 43:39

5M ago43:39

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Yes, Hard NOC Life wrapped up last week, but then James Gunn went and dropped the trailer for next summer's Superman. Movie critic Julian Lytle stops by to break it down, plus Keith talks to Jay Pharoah about his virtual comedy special and why Dragon Ball is the way to his heart. Help Dominic crowdfund 12 Valentines: https://ko-fi.com/dommah Read U…

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D&D is for Nerds Channel Update 1:18:39

5M ago1:18:39

1:18:39

A lot has happened since we first decided to re-tackle Barovia. And while the next campaign to hit your ears would normally have been the (maybe??) last season of Vampire Infested Barovia, life got in the way and we couldn’t record before Zammit’s baby was born. So have a listen to where we’re going with the story, what’s coming up next as well as …

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Dawn of Superman's Legacy 1:04:12

5M ago1:04:12

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Hard NOC Life returns to wrap up 2024 and look ahead to 2025 and whether Superman will bring back truth, justice, and a better tomorrow. Keith also announces the return of a podcast and Dominic reveals the release date of his album. But first, Dominic helps Keith work through his feelings after the 49ers embarrassed the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Hel…

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Return to Grace #9 Daughter of Mothers 27:49

5M ago27:49

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Sign up to the pre-launch of the Jarren's Outpost Board Game on Kickstarter and keep up to date by heading to jarrensoutpost.com or checking out all the links here! Want ad-free and even more bonus content? Just check out Imagination Adventures+ on our website or on Apple Podcasts! Music by the ever wonderful Lepidora, you can check out her music h…

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Return to Grace #8 Horns 32:31

6M ago32:31

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Sign up to the pre-launch of the Jarren's Outpost Board Game on Kickstarter and keep up to date by heading to jarrensoutpost.com or checking out all the links here! Want ad-free and even more bonus content? Just check out Imagination Adventures+ on our website or on Apple Podcasts! Music by the ever wonderful Lepidora, you can check out her music h…

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Return to Grace #7 Blood of Grace 30:53

6M ago30:53

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Sign up to the pre-launch of the Jarren's Outpost Board Game on Kickstarter and keep up to date by heading to jarrensoutpost.com or checking out all the links here! Want ad-free and even more bonus content? Just check out Imagination Adventures+ on our website or on Apple Podcasts! Music by the ever wonderful Lepidora, you can check out her music h…

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3.6 - Running Up That Hill 50:51

6M ago50:51

50:51

After a long and unexpected break, the podcast that keeps talking until stuff gets interesting returns with a new episode! This time, Steve tries to solve a long-running problem, Matt gets vexed about triangles and Helen introduces Hertha Ayrton and the Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade. - Steve's bit (00:44) - Matt's bit (15:08) - Helen's bi…

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Return to Grace #6 Dragon 32:42

6M ago32:42

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Sign up to the pre-launch of the Jarren's Outpost Board Game on Kickstarter and keep up to date by heading to jarrensoutpost.com or checking out all the links here! Want ad-free and even more bonus content? Just check out Imagination Adventures+ on our website or on Apple Podcasts! Music by the ever wonderful Lepidora, you can check out her music h…

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Return to Grace #5 Hero and the Damsel 31:21

6M ago31:21

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Sign up to the pre-launch of the Jarren's Outpost Board Game on Kickstarter and keep up to date by heading to jarrensoutpost.com or checking out all the links here! Want ad-free and even more bonus content? Just check out Imagination Adventures+ on our website or on Apple Podcasts! Music by the ever wonderful Lepidora, you can check out her music h…

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