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Large Nerdron Collider
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Part news show, part panel discussion and part blue-sky brainstorming, the Large Nerdron Collider is a podcast that embraces the geekiest of geeky tendencies. Whether it’s a deep discussion over which superhero needs their own standalone film (come on, Squirrel Girl!) or a look at how the changing power dynamics within geek culture are shaping entertainment, the Large Nerdron Collider is here to dive in. Plus, each episode will have a stream-of-consciousness mashup where two or more geeky properties are molded into something new (though not necessarily improved). Ever wondered how the Scooby Doo gang would take down The Jigsaw Killer? So do we, and we’re weird enough to figure it out!
Episodes
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LNC Creates a Stephen King Cinematic Universe
In this episode, Jonathan and Ariel talk a lot about Stephen King stories, their thoughts on the Lanterns series, and their feelings about a ton of movie and series trailers. Plus more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC Comes Back Ashore
Jonathan was lost at sea, but he's better now, so Ariel talks to him about Lanterns. Plus we chat about upcoming re-releases, some new documentaries that sound interesting, a bunch of geeky properties that will soon be out and how Jonathan continues to conflate people in his brain to comedic...
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LNC Melts in the Georgia Heat
In separate circumstances, our beloved hosts became overheated and groggy. Ariel was busy performing at Dragon Con, and Jonathan was busy walking 'cause his phone told him to. They are back now on this holiday Monday to talk about geeky stuff! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Marvel Gives the LNC Homework
Marvel released a list of the films and shows you should watch to prep for Doomsday and it's nearly two full days-worth of content. Plus, Avengers: Endgame will return to theaters and, in some screenings, will include new material. Beyond that, Ariel and Jonathan spend time remembering Dolly...
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D23 Buries the LNC
Combine being out for vacation with a massive Disney PR event and you've got yourself an episode chock full of stories and news. Learn about Disney's plans for parks around the world. Hear Ariel's tales of going on a cruise. And marvel at Jonathan's Caffeinated Misadventure! See...
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Dangling Women and a Wicker Man
This week, Ariel and Jonathan talk a bit about what went on at San Diego Comic Con, we express uncertainty about TWO movies that focus on women being dangled in precarious situations and we are stunned by a raunchy fantasy sex comedy featuring Olivia Colman and a wicker Alexander Skarsgard. See...
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Dr. Doom is the Bane of the MCU
Ariel and Jonathan talk about the excitement around Comic Con, their own convention experiences, how Marvel still needs to establish Dr. Doom as a credible threat for the next Avengers movie, plus a whole lot of chatter about Batman. And more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC Gets Alienated
An out-of-this-world episode in which Ariel and Jonathan talk about aliens in media! Plus the horror hutch expands this week due to a shortage of geeky material. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Half of LNC is Old
Today is Jonathan's birthday! To celebrate, he and Ariel talk about how robots make Jonathan sad, geeky ways to celebrate birthdays, the Shrek phenomenon and so much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC Decides To Supersize It
Ariel and Jonathan talk about the rules of improv, how the YouTube algorithm has them categorized (as well as how it is now penalizing creators who don't appear on camera) and much, much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LN Under the C
Ariel and Jonathan talk about the wonders and horrors that lurk beneath the ocean's surface. Plus we chat about Doctor Who becoming Doctor Where? Oh, and we discuss various movies, TV series and even a video game! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC Gets Medieval on This Podcast
Actually, we get Renaissance Faire on this podcast. Ariel talks about her amazing experience performing at the Georgia Renaissance Festival last weekend, while Jonathan wonders if he'll be haunting the lanes on Memorial Day (spoiler, after we recorded this episode he learned he definitely WILL be...
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LNC is Upfront about being geeky
Recently, production studios strutted their stuff before the advertising world at the annual upfronts. We talk about some of the projects that were announced at the various events. Plus, we chat about geeky moms, how "inspired by actual events" gets Jonathan's dander up, and whether something is...
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LNC (But Just Jonathan) Has Executive Dysfunction
This episode, Ariel and Jonathan talk about May the 4th, disappointing Irish folk horror movies, Ariel's experience playing at the Georgia Renaissance Festival, and much more! Apologies for the late episode -- I (Jonathan) have been struggling with executive dysfunction recently and had a major...
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LNC Cries Out "May Day! May Day!"
We recorded this episode on May 1st, so solidarity! We chat about the Georgia Renaissance Festival, which song from "Six" is our favorite, some odd movie trailers and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC Has an Animated Discussion
Ariel and Jonathan talk about how a movie they thought was lost to time will actually get its day in movie theaters, which animated character they would most like to hang out with, and wonder if the body horror Clayface film will work as part of the DC cinematic universe. See...
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LNC Ain't No April Fool
Ariel and Jonathan talk about some of their favorite geeky April Fools jokes, Ariel attempts to escape Spider Manor (it's ok, it's just a name -- it's really just Spider House), and Jonathan slips in an audio cue from an old horror movie (but misnames it because the actual film title is "Mothman...
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LNC Will Never Be Hosted By AI
Ariel and Jonathan talk about a movie using AI to recreate a recently-departed actor to make the movie he was going to make before their health declined and how that makes them feel. They also chat about Spring geekery, the stuff they've been watching, and why the title drop video for the next...
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LNC Forgot that it was Friday the 13th
We recorded this episode on Friday the 13th, but Jonathan wasn't able to edit and publish until Saturday the 14th. Is it due to a curse???? Or just Jonathan's poor time management skills? Probably the second one. Anyway, we talk about stuff like how HBO Max and Paramount+ may end up being…
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LNC Shines a Lantern on Low Brow Comedy
First, apologies for the late publication! It was a hectic weekend of travel for your humble editor and publisher. More importantly, Ariel and Jonathan talk about the return of low brow Hollywood comedies, the upcoming Lanterns TV series, and a pretty gross puppet. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
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LNC Asks Did Dropout TV Make a Rookie Mistake?
The next episode of TV cop dramedy The Rookie drops in on Dropout TV, which has left some members of the fan community angry. Did they make a mistake, or is this misplaced outrage? Plus we talk about a lot of geek news and some truly weird upcoming horror movies. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
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LNC Wants to Meet Some Disney Villains
Ariel and Jonathan talk about a rumor that Walt Disney World is having Imagineers dream bigger for the upcoming Villain Land expansion to the Magic Kingdom. Plus, we chat about romantic movies, one of James Van der Beek's final films that's coming out soon, and a bunch of geeky stuff! See...
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LNC Crushes on Fictional Characters for Valentines Day
Ariel and Jonathan reveal their fictional character crushes. We hear about some upcoming broadway adaptations of everything from Practical Magic to A Princess Bride. Jonathan may need to re-think his opinion on Minions movies. And much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC Forgot to Nominate Wicked for the Oscars
We talk about what action figure we'd make of ourselves, how "Sinners" broke records in Academy Award nominations while Wicked: For Good came up empty, Ariel's trip to Epic Universe and a ton of geeky trailers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC Says "Welcome To Derry Girls"
Well, that didn't take long. Jonathan makes a classic name mix-em-up in this episode, but does Ariel have the opportunity to pounce? More importantly, we talk about geek news ranging from the bloodiest trailer we've seen in years to a horror movie tie-in with Wizard of Oz. And more! See...
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LNC Experiences Keith Urban Decay
Normally Jonathan is the one to flub names, but this time Ariel did a tiny flub and Jonathan turned it into a recurring bit. Jonathan is also the one who writes these descriptions, and he thinks it would only be fair if Ariel did the same thing to him the next time (or next dozen times) he does...
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LNC Resolves to Be Geekier in 2026
Ariel and Jonathan wanted to announce that there was no show this week, so they spend 30 minutes not doing a show. Even our no-show announcements ramble! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC is Part of the Furniture
This week, we talk about that teaser for Avengers: Doomsday, a trailer for The Odyssey that probably plays better on the (really, really) big screen, and a film in which Juliette Lewis has a Freaky Friday style body swap with . . . a chair??? Plus, the story Jonathan was trying to remember...
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LNC Tries On Some Capes For Christmas
Ariel and Jonathan talk about Christmas songs, how Paramount is trying to pull a hostile takeover on Warner Bros, and more superhero content than you can shake a super stick at! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC is Visited by Three Spirits
In this Jumbo Edition of our show, Ariel and Jonathan talk about their favorite version of A Christmas Carol, the bombshell news that Netflix is set to acquire Warner Bros Discovery (and how that could have a big impact on pop culture), and more horror news than you can shake a stick at! See...
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LNC Wears Prada Too
Ariel and Jonathan chat about Turkey Day recipes, weird sandwiches, more live action adaptations, and the differences between cannibal movies and zombie movies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC Just Wants You To Be Happy
Jonathan and Ariel talk about Pluribus and how impressed they are with it. Plus we chat about adapting properties into musicals, whether or not Wuthering Heights should be a bodice-ripping romance, and the joy of monsters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC Takes the Fidelity Test
Ariel and Jonathan talk about scary movies, the use of storytelling as protection, and share our love for the current horror renaissance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC Does Some Dangerous Time Traveling
From popcorn bucket time machines to a list of Halloween movie recommendations a mile long, Ariel and Jonathan chat about all things geeky. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC Commands Shakespeare to Improvise
In this hard hitting episode, Ariel correctly identifies where the Improvised Shakespeare Company tour group come from (Los Angeles) while Jonathan incorrectly insists it's Chicago (where the company was formed but it was the LA team on tour). Also, we debate the merits of apple picking and corn...
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LNC Sings Spooky Halloween Songs
Ariel and Jonathan talk about spooky songs, some thoughts on Peacemaker, and they get hyped for Vince Gilligan's upcoming series Pluribus. Plus more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC Criticizes AI and Pirates
Ariel and Jonathan go a little off track in 30 seconds or less thanks to artificial intelligence. And again thanks to pirates. Goodness knows what happens if we get artificially intelligent pirates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC Catches a Man Cold
Ariel and Jonathan reunite after nearly a month apart. They talk about which Halloween treats are their favorites, they gush about shows they've been watching, they frown and shake their fingers at questionable uses of generative AI and they chat a LOT about upcoming films and series. Plus more!...
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LNC on Making Memories at Dragon Con
Ariel and Jonathan think back on some of their favorite memories from Dragon Con, talk about the latest in geek news, and Jonathan gets excited about a very strange horror movie concept. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC Goes Solo on a Boat
It's just Jonathan this week giving a short version of the show. He shares his thoughts on the film "Weapons" (spoiler free) and talks about some geeky news and projects. We'll be back soon in full force! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC Takes Us For a Ride
Ariel and Jonathan talk about hypothetical geeky amusement park rides, Jonathan peeks into his horror hutch to talk about two trailers, and we end up making a lot of Kraken jokes. Plus more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC's Relationship With Star Trek: It's Complicated
Ariel and Jonathan talk about Star Trek, Starfleet Academy, and how Jonathan thinks his favorite Star Trek property ultimately ruined Trek. They also chat about geek recommendations that went wrong, news out of Comic Con, and Jonathan introduces a new, horrific segment to the show. See...
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I Want a Bigger Butt for Christmas
We lament the fact that we are not at Comic Con. Ariel talks about an Actual Play she's cast in. Jonathan complains about butts. It's Christmas in July. And Jonathan is out of his ding dang durn mind writing descriptions in an office that doesn't have air conditioning. See omnystudio.com/listener...
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LNC Declares "Flawless Victory"
What did we think of the Mortal Kombat 2 trailers? And did the marketing make a mistake by promoting a fake trailer ahead of the real one? Which narrative trends are we tired of? Plus, we talk about which of our favorite books from our respective childhoods we'd like to see adapted into a film.…
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LNC Takes the Helm
We're back from holiday to talk about geeky shows, movies, and a special bumper car installation at this year's Comic Con. Are we on board for The Running Man? Does Afterburn make us feel like we need some Tums? And what fictional ship would we most want to command? All this and more! See...
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LNC Says the Beaches Will Remain Open
Ariel and Jonathan talk about Jonathan's birthday bash, watching Jaws on its 50th anniversary, a monster movie inspired in part by the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC Takes a Dip with the Creature From the Black Lagoon
We talk favorite classic Universal monsters, the stuff we've been watching, the concept of hygge, and tons of other stuff in this jam packed episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Luc Besson's Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula
It's not even October and we've got monsters on the brain. From Guillermo del Toro's take on Frankenstein to a potentially derivative version of Dracula from Luc Besson (plus some monsters of the human and otherwise categories) we get a bit freaky in this episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
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LNC Gets Into Kpop and Demon Hunting
An upcoming animated feature on Netflix has our attention. Plus, we talk about the Georgia Renaissance Festival (again), the magic talismans that we find in our couch cushions, and lots of geek news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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LNC is Nobody Too
Ariel and Jonathan chat about Nobody 2, the sequel they didn't anticipate. Is it a mashup of Taken and National Lampoon's Vacation? We also chat about Thunderbolts and asterisks, a bunch of demonic possession horror movies, and key lime pie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Part news show, part panel discussion and part blue-sky brainstorming, the Large Nerdron Collider is a podcast that embraces the geekiest of geeky tendencies. Whether it’s a deep discussion over which superhero needs their own standalone film (come on, Squirrel Girl!) or a look at how the changing power dynamics within geek culture are shaping entertainment, the Large Nerdron Collider is here to dive in. Plus, each episode will have a stream-of-consciousness mashup where two or more geeky properties are molded into something new (though not necessarily improved). Ever wondered how the Scooby Doo gang would take down The Jigsaw Killer? So do we, and we’re weird enough to figure it out!
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Part news show, part panel discussion and part blue-sky brainstorming, the Large Nerdron Collider is a podcast that embraces the geekiest of geeky tendencies. Whether it’s a deep discussion over which superhero needs their own standalone film (come on, Squirrel Girl!) or a look at how the changing...
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