Nerd To Know Basis #278 🤓: Starfleet Goes Cute, Thrones Gets Weird & Anime Goes Nuclear

This week, Darragh, Cian and Kev are back with an episode that swings wildly across sci-fi, fantasy, anime, and franchise fatigue. We kick things off with Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, debating whether Trek’s new lighter, younger tone is a bold evolution or a step too far into whimsy. Is this the future of Star Trek—or the point of no return? From there, Kev brings unexpected praise for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the Game of Thrones spin-off that trades dragons and doom for hopeful knights, low stakes, and surprisingly effective toilet humour. Then things go fully nuclear as we dive into Jujutsu Kaisen, with Kev arguing it’s delivered one of the greatest anime episodes of all time — a brutal, stylish, Kill Bill-inspired explosion of violence that sparks a wider conversation about why anime keeps running laps around Western franchises. We wrap up with a big-picture discussion on the future of major franchises — Marvel, Star Wars, Doctor Who, and whether audiences are finally rejecting safe, recycled storytelling. 📅 Air Date: 24-01-26 📻 Phoenix 92.5 FM & wherever you get your podcasts Spotify / YouTube Chapters 00:00 – Intro & What We’re Covering 04:12 – Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Cute or Catastrophe? 22:45 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms – Thrones Gets Small (and Weird) 39:30 – Jujutsu Kaisen – Anime Goes Full Nuclear 01:02:10 – Why Anime Is Winning Right Now 01:15:40 – Franchise Fatigue: Marvel, Star Wars & Doctor Who 01:32:20 – Final Thoughts & Wrap-Up #NerdToKnow,#StarTrek,#StarfleetAcademy,#GameOfThrones,#KnightOfTheSevenKingdoms,#JujutsuKaisen,#AnimeTalk,#FranchiseFatigue,#GeekCulture,#Podcast,#PopCulture