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Your weekly dose of nerdy chaos — straight from the Aussie nerdverse. 🎮🍿📺 We’re DJ and The Professor: lifelong geeks breaking down the week in movies, TV, gaming, and pop culture, with a healthy obsession for indie devs, comics, and creators who are shaping the future of fandom. Every week, we serve up: 🎙️ Hot takes and deep dives on what’s blowing up (or bombing) in nerd culture. 🕹️ Spotlights on indie games, comics, and creators — real talk, straight from the people making the stuff we love. 🤓 Science and tech tangents, because being a nerd is more than just fandom — it’s curiosity, and we lean into it. If you’re the friend who can’t stop ranting about patch notes, MCU theories, or why that side quest broke your heart, you’ve found your people. Pull up a chair, grab your headphones, and let’s get nerdy. New episodes every week. Stay chaotic, stay curious.

  1. 3D AGO

    Giant Stop Killing Games Update, Frozen Life on Mars?, and Paramount WIns Warner Bros.

    There's been a massive Stop Killing Games update, and things are looking good. Ross Scott has presented the petition to the European Commission. Life on Mars might be frozen deep in the ice. Apart from being the plot of horror stories, how might this affect our society? Paramount have won the bidding war for Warner Bros. The consolidation of the media continues unabated. *** We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com *** Resources Mentioned BIG Stop killing games update (Stop Killing Games will talk to the EU Commission, Giant stop killing games updates 2026, SKG Press Conference)Frozen in Mars (NASA study finds ancient life could survive 50 million years in Martian ice | ScienceDaily)Paramount came out on top….against Netflix to buy Warner Bros (Breaking: Netflix Is No Longer Pursuing Purchase of Warner Bros. -- Paramount Takes The Lead In Bidding War, Massive Merger Confirmed: Paramount And WBD Reveal Details Of $110 Billion Deal, Netflix drops Warner Bros bid, clearing way for Paramount takeover, It’s a Deal: Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery Unveil $111 Billion Megamerger, Paramount Skydance Poised to Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery After Netflix Bows Out of Bidding War, ‘David Ellison Scares the S— Out of Me’: How Paramount Beat Out Netflix, Won Warner Bros. and Will Change Hollywood Forever) Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_UwazECZm0RTvssFO-q2zpznAKSjqPCtMm3x7gGTJ84/edit?usp=sharing *** If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.com Follow us on: Facebook || Twitter || Twitch Join the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VqdBVH5a And watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

    1h 1m

  2. FEB 24

    All Your Hardware Are Belong To Us, Terrifying Frozen Microbes, and Arty Films Are Too Long

    The latest news in the great ramageddon of 2026 doesn't look good. Now we can expect to not buy hard drives for a reasonable price. Scientists discovered a new bacteria that comes with massive antibiotic resistances. Madagascar, it's time to close the borders. Film Professors are complaining that students aren't paying attention to films. Is it because films are too long, or is TikTok really ruining everything? *** We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com *** Resources Mentioned The Great Handheld Price Spiral (Steam Deck Announces Inventory Issues, ROG Xbox Ally X Gets Price Hike Thanks To Computer Hardware Shortages. Steam Deck™ )Microbes: The Untold Frozen Saga (First genome sequence and functional profiling of Psychrobacter SC65A.3 preserved in 5,000-year-old cave ice: insights into ancient resistome, antimicrobial potential, and enzymatic activities)Classroom vs. TikTok (College Professors Are Stunned The “TikTok Generation” Can’t Sit Through Long Movies In Film Courses – But What Did They Expect?) Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FRE6Hy7Pno3oSLMjKy6ina61FZBQu68ur8EbZKXP0AE/edit?usp=sharing *** If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.com Follow us on: Facebook || Twitter || Twitch Join the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VqdBVH5a And watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

    45 min

  3. FEB 10

    Do the In Game Crime; Do The Real World Time, History Stinks and Markiplier Vs Hollywood

    UK courts have determined that stealing in game gold is a real world crime. That wasn't on my bingo card, and it has some interesting implications for other games like EVE Online. Would you recreate the smell of ancient times to find out what it was like? Some scientists are trying. Professor is really not convinced though. Markiplier released his Iron Lung film. Is this the new rise of indie films? *** We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com *** Resources Mentioned You Can Go to Jail for Stealing RuneScape Gold Now (Specialist media lawyer outlines why UK Court of Appeals' judgment on RuneScape's Gold theft is so "significant for the games industry" | GamesIndustry.biz)The Smell of history (Can scientists recreate history with smells? - ABC listen, Recreating the smells of history )Markipiler vs Hollywood (How Markiplier’s ‘Iron Lung’ Proved the Studios Wrong: “There Is Still a Stigma Against YouTube”, Markiplier’s ‘Iron Lung’ Removed From Box Office Charts, Returns Making 7x Its Budget ) Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1myDrgf-PyvNQuW44mwKy1MCijKATqfTPUqy1r4nbry0/edit?usp=sharing *** If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.com Follow us on: Facebook || Twitter || Twitch Join the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VqdBVH5a And watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

    55 min

  4. FEB 3

    Are Valve the Bad Guys?, Diagnosing Terry Pratchett Through Books, and DC on Why Manga Is Great.

    Valve are going to court in the UK for locking gamers in to buying on Steam. Can the saviours of mainstream Linux gaming really be the bad guys? Terry Pratchett's work might hold the key to diagnosing dementia early through breadth of vocabulary. We're yet to see if this research can be applied to your DMs. DC admit that Manga is great and superheroes are rubbish. Enough said there. *** We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com *** Resources Mentioned Valve vs The UK government (Legal action over 'unfair' Steam game store prices given go ahead)The Dementia Code by Terry Pratchett (Terry Pratchett’s novels may have held clues to his dementia a decade before diagnosis, our new study suggests)Manga is beating Western Comics according to DC Boss Jim Lee (DC Boss Jim Lee Says Genre Diversity Gives Manga Major "Advantage" Over Western Comics: "It's Not Just Superhero Stories") Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d4363II3bFfZMk1wLZ_PGwgckLfv0_xNlt95IoPsV-8/edit?usp=sharing *** If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.com Follow us on: Facebook || Twitter || Twitch Join the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VqdBVH5a And watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

    52 min

  5. JAN 20

    What's the Deal With Hytale?, I Can't Believe It's Not Sugar, and Comic Crossovers Are Pointless.

    Hytale has finally launched just when we thought it might never happen. How did we get here, and is it just Minecraft at Home? A new sugar substitute provides almost as much sweetness, with 60% of the calories. And it's made by bacteria. Yummy. Comic crossover events are hugely popular, but are they actually a bad thing? *** We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com *** Resources Mentioned The story of Hytale (Hytale - Wikipedia, Hytale vs Minecraft: 5 key differences you should know about | PC Gamer, Here's one big benefit to Hytale not being on Steam: its refund policy is way better than Valve's | PC Gamer )Introducing I cannot believe its not Sugar (This new sugar tastes like the real thing without the usual downsides | ScienceDaily)When crossovers in comics do not matter...(https://boundingintocomics.com/comic-books/marvel-x-men-tom-brevoort-comic-book-events-impossible-to-matter) Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/19IkekhPv6yq362bbkGVyMKEcg78DvTY1cxXxylIoA_k/edit?usp=sharing *** If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.com Follow us on: Facebook || Twitter || Twitch Join the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VqdBVH5a And watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

    1h 6m

  6. JAN 13

    Game Developers Suck At Cybersecurity, Da Vinci's DNA and Anime Sholdn't Chase The West

    Game devs suck at cybersecurity and we're all paying for it. Not only does it ruin the gaming experience, it puts us at risk of fraud and theft. Leonardo Da Vinci's DNA might have been found on an old drawing. Maybe. Or maybe it's just someone else's. Hard to say. Sword Art Online's director says anime shouldn't try to appeal to the west. That won't stop anime from trying though. *** We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com *** Resources Mentioned Ubisoft Under Fire: Rainbow Six Siege’s Latest Security Nightmare (Rainbow Six Siege Has Been Hacked Again, And Players Are Reportedly Getting 67-Day Bans)Da Vinci Uncovered: The Genetics of a Genius (https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/leonardo-da-vincis-dna-may-be-embedded-in-his-art-and-scientists-think-theyve-managed-to-extract-some)Sword Art Online’s Warning: Don’t Chase the West ('Sword Art Online' Director Thinks Anime Making Significant Gains On Hollywood, But Warns That Pandering To Global Audiences "Often Leads To failure") Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b-7f_R4w8tcrT7_fNTbCN1bwIg_YMAfcCpzY8Hrgb2Y/edit?usp=sharing *** If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.com Follow us on: Facebook || Twitter || Twitch Join the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VqdBVH5a And watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

    1h 21m

  7. JAN 8

    AI is Ruining Computers, Wombat Poo, Atlas Robots and Indian Television

    Computer hardware has increased in price by 300% recently. We talk about why it happened and why it won't improve any time soon. Wombats poo cubes. There's a good reason for that. Boston Dynamics have announced their new robot model. Behind the CGI, what can it do? Indian TV is going to be bigger than China's soon. DJ has some thoughts about that. *** We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com *** Resources Mentioned NVIDIA’s Secret Empire (NVIDIA: WTF?)From Dirt to Dialogue: How Wombats Talk Through Poop (Why do wombats have square poop? - UGA Today)The Rise of the Factory Humanoids: Atlas Unleashed (Boston Dynamics Atlas Unveils New Factory Ready Humanoid Robot at CES 2026)India’s Streaming Boom: Real Growth or Just Vanity Numbers? (Asia-Pacific Video Revenue to Reach $196 Billion by 2030, With India Overtaking China in SVOD Subscriptions, Report Forecasts, Study: Asia-Pacific Video Revenue to Reach $196 Billion by 2030, Driven by Streaming and Social) Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VEDlPzGmQMCtKQEFIG7QMJ6oUGv4J2jQsGyx3Q94jLk/edit?usp=sharing *** If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.com Follow us on: Facebook || Twitter || Twitch Join the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VqdBVH5a And watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

    1h 20m

  8. 2025-12-31

    2025 Year In Review

    We're joined by Mr Rant from Lights, Camera Rant for our review of the year that was. *** We enjoyed a nice drink of Rez which you can get a 10% discount when you type NERDS at the checkout from the Rez website at www.drinkrez.com *** Resources Mentioned 2025 in video games (2025 in video games - Wikipedia)2025 in movies (2025 in film - Wikipedia)2025 in anime (2025 in anime - Wikipedia)2025 in science (2025 in science - Wikipedia) Lights Camera Rant (weekly pop culture fix, where I dish out reviews of movies, TV shows, and video games.) (– https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxwohgq7ATVEOEQ3sjj384Q – Leigh “Mr Rant” Morgan (@lights.camera.rant) • Instagram photos and videos – Lights Camera Rant Podcast (@LightsCameraRant) • Facebook – Lights Camera Rant – https://www.twitch.tv/lightscamerarant – Mr. Rant (@LightsCameraRNT) / Posts / X – Lights, Camera, Rant | Podcast on Spotify ) Full Show Notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bWKbecJoivHQ9QW3G5-Y9BkanJDJE5iXkIbFwV9Q624/edit?usp=sharing *** If you'd like to be featured on the show, send us an email: Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.com Follow us on: Facebook || Twitter || Twitch Join the Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/VqdBVH5a And watch us on YouTube: Nerds Amalgamated - YouTube

    54 min
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Your weekly dose of nerdy chaos — straight from the Aussie nerdverse. 🎮🍿📺 We’re DJ and The Professor: lifelong geeks breaking down the week in movies, TV, gaming, and pop culture, with a healthy obsession for indie devs, comics, and creators who are shaping the future of fandom. Every week, we serve up: 🎙️ Hot takes and deep dives on what’s blowing up (or bombing) in nerd culture. 🕹️ Spotlights on indie games, comics, and creators — real talk, straight from the people making the stuff we love. 🤓 Science and tech tangents, because being a nerd is more than just fandom — it’s curiosity, and we lean into it. If you’re the friend who can’t stop ranting about patch notes, MCU theories, or why that side quest broke your heart, you’ve found your people. Pull up a chair, grab your headphones, and let’s get nerdy. New episodes every week. Stay chaotic, stay curious.

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  • Creator
    Nerds Amalgamated
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    277
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Copyright 2025 Nerds Amalgamated
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