It started as a quick chat about what’s Nerd Popping… and turned into a full-blown pop culture free-for-all. Aki, Patrick, Sean, and guest Erik lurch joyfully from Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica to Godzilla Minus One, Omniscient Reader, and Netflix’s K-Pop Demon Hunters. Along the way, they detour through superhero universes, sci-fi deep cuts, nostalgic throwbacks, and new obsessions they can’t stop talking about.
Inspired by the term “Nerd Popping,” originally coined by Keith Chow of The Nerds of Color Podcast, this episode celebrates everything that’s sparking our collective geek joy — from big-screen heroes to cult classics. Equal parts chaotic, funny, and wildly nerdy, it’s everything we’re watching, loving, and recommending next.
Keywords: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Prodigy, and Star Trek: Voyager to Deep Space Nine, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, Razor, Blood & Chrome, Eureka, Firefly, Warehouse 13, and Ron Moore’s reimagined classics, the crew dives into galaxies of great sci-fi. They hit everything from The Residence, WandaVision, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Orange Is the New Black, The Sinner, The Butler, and the over-the-top Super Mega Cakes to superhero spectacles like Daredevil: Born Again, Thunderbolts, Captain America: Brave New World, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and Superman. Expect nods to Avengers: Endgame, Pixar’s The Incredibles, and even Netflix's Untamed.
Gaming and fantasy fans will find shout-outs to Split Fiction, Halo, Wheel of Time, The Rings of Power, The Silmarillion, Prey, Killer of Killers, Badlands, Gremlins, Ironheart, Critical Drinker, Unfathomable, and the hidden-traitor principle inspired by H. P. Lovecraft. There’s movie love for Furiosa: Black & Chrome, Mad Max: Fury Road, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Johnny Mnemonic, Godzilla Minus One, Speed, Tron (1982), Tron: Ares, Tron 4K, Prometheus, Alien: Covenant, Alien: Earth, and the legendary Nostromo.
Add in nods to Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, Ms Rachel, SyFy Channel, Wes Anderson, Sigourney Weaver, and even the legendary North Bergen High School Alien Play, and you’ve got a galaxy-spanning mix of nostalgia, chaos, and contagious enthusiasm — pure Nerd Popping energy from start to finish.
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