Two Broke Nerds
by Alec Kerr and Brian McElhineyAlec Kerr is a film geek. Brian McElhiney is a music geek. We like talking about the stuff we love. Now we're sharing it with you. Because what else do we have to do during a global pandemic? And why are we broke you may ask? Because we are print journalists in the 21st century. Yay!
Copyright: Alec Kerr and Brian McElhiney
Episodes
Toys and tangents: Movies based on toys and other random thoughts
48m · PublishedAlec and Brian decided to use the "Barbie" movie to discuss other movies based on toys. They talk about that subject half of the time. Enjoy.
Paul Reubens: That's his name don't wear it out
27m · PublishedEvery timely, Alec and Brian discuss the work of Paul Reubens aka Pee-Wee Herman who passed away July 20, 2023. The episode goes off the rails in away that we think Reubens would appreciate.
Bonus: Long Movies and good performances in bad movies
4m · PublishedAll our episodes have random tangents, but this one was so off topic, it had to be trimmed from the episode "Hello, are you enjoying your dystopia today?" But here it is for your listening pleasure.
Hello, are you enjoying your dystopia today?
38m · PublishedSo because we're living in the worst timeline and basically the dystopia we've been warned about our entire lives in movies, literature and TV, we decided to talk about dystopian art and just the general mess that is our society. Fun!
Go away! Franchises that need to stop
48m · PublishedWith the recent announcement of projects like TV series based on "Harry Potter" and "Twilight," more "Lord of the Rings" movies and a live action version of "Moana," Alec and Brian discuss franchises that need to leave well enough alone and just stop.
Missed opportunities: Projects we wish existed
1h 0m · PublishedTwo Broke Nerds celebrates its third anniversary by taking requests from its loyal listeners. Joel Barber suggested discussing projects that were announced that didn't happen and franchises that you wish had caught on.
Here to amuse you: The fine line between stupid and clever
58m · PublishedHey, everyone! We made it to 50 episodes! And for our 50th episode we wanted to talk about a couple of our favorite comedians who are no longer with us: Robin Williams and George Carlin. That leads into a larger discussion free speech, cancel culture and comedy in general.
--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appWell, there it is: The Jurassic Park/World Franchise
40m · PublishedAlec and Brian discuss the mixed bag that is the Jurassic Park/World franchise.
--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appWe meet again, at last; Or How Old Ben got his groove back
30m · PublishedTimely as ever, Alec and Brian finally discuss Disney+'s "Obi-Wan Kenobi" series and make their suggestions on what should happen in a second or third season. There may be a lot of giggling involved.
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9m · PublishedWe always go off on tangents on Two Broke Nerds. It is kind of our thing. But on our clickbait episode, we went way off topic — even for us and it had to be cut to make the episode flow better. It was a worthwhile discussion or Marvel and toxic fandom, so here it is for your listening pleasure.
--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appTwo Broke Nerds has 58 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 34:34:35. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 16th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 30th, 2024 15:10.
