Nerd the Fuck Out

We're back with the last of Wrestlemania coverage as Victoria returns to discuss some of the results of the two night event, as well as all the happenings in the weeks after. We start off with Taco screwing up and then yelling at Marc, eye spots, releases, call ups, contracts, gear, relating things to the music industry, restricting critics, storylines, and other drama. Big thank you to Victoria for agreeing to come on and talk shop with us! We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

In an incredibly short episode, Taco muses over the last couple of weeks.If you listen to this one, thank you so very much. We will be back soon with full episodes.Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

It's that time again! It's Mania season! We sit down with friend of the cast, wrestling fan, and first time guest, Victoria! We run down the card of both nights and provide some context to match builds before giving our predictions. We hope you enjoy the episode! Big thank you to Victoria for coming on and talking with us!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

It's time for this week's episode! We go on a ride talking about Tinder voice note audio Rorschach, new shoes, measuring, reacting to Regulation's Marvel take, "nerds only want candy for dinner", Grey's Anatomy, dream expansion, Gambit, Supernatural spin-offs, hatekeeing, All I Want For Christmas Is You, EA Games, Starfield, new Apple laptop, Taco tries to quickly squeeze in music thoughts, and a message to check in your friends. Thank you for listening.Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Howdy do, y'all?! Time for another episode! This week, we talk about naps, stalagmite/stalactite, booktok, forging, Taco has notes, Nobody 2, Keanu Reeves, method acting, crypto, not being stuck in the technological past for optics, new music, game demos, FMV games, Bandersnatch, retro game styles coming back, and Resident Evil. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

It's time for a new episode! We talk about a single phrase in Farsi, Jade Cargill's faction, heels, unimpressive wrestling and booking, Mania build, catering to the casuals, Taco's new chair, how do you sit?, tactical everything, pockets redux, orange peeler, podcast rage bait, celebrity guests, and niche content. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Okay, this time, it really is our birthday episode. We talk about calling who buddy, birthday confusion, holidays, taking time off, Taco possibly getting into painting and gaming streaming, 3D printing, Kris is forklift certified, tech accessibility, old head merch talk, reviewing, getting some answers for our questions from last week, sex media educational aspect, dating apps and bots, Lucas' stream plug, wrestling themes and character shifts, and thanks for a year in. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

An emergency news Side Quest due to a development on AEW's Revolution pay-per-view. We also briefly touch on interrupting a friend's stream, WWE ticket prices, a quick wrestling bit, and Marc trying to feed Taco's "hate" of animals. We hope you enjoy this quickie!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

SEXUAL CONTENT WARNING: This episode features conversation of explicit sexual nature and themes. Those with no desire to hear conversation about topics dealing with sex in various forms are advised to skip this episode. Thank you.Hello and welcome to a new episode! Almost immediately, Taco incorrectly names the date of the recording our birthday. This was caught post recording. For everything else, we dive into no context notes, (not actually) our birthday, the old podcast, comparing ourselves to other podcasts, 9/11 to fall of Ellen pipeline, 50 Shades sex toy query, Taco needs fantasy/sci-fi in his smut, Dom/sub/kink logistics, sex swings, the taboo of sex, sex in media, Pillow Talking by Lil Dicky, finding your people, some easy, broad safety tips, male nudity in film, and the mal physique being for the male gaze. If you stick it out for this episode, we'll owe you an aftercare high five. Thank you for listening!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

It's a wrestling dominated cast today as we cover Elimination Chamber 2026! We talk about mic bumps, anchor beings, VPNs, watch parties, the fan experience, Oba Femi meet and greet, the Internet Wrestling Community (IWC), the women's chamber match, Rhea is THE star, AJ v. Becky, Punk v. Finn, Danhausen, the men's chamber match, time management, Mania start moved, NXT Stand & Deliver moved, and filling out the Mania card. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

The spice (not that kind) carried over into the second recording. We talk about bad intros, R-Truth is gold, WWE creative rut, fan etiquette, The Arson Choir shows, Marc has a valid crash out, Chain Reaction power vacuum, return on investment vs joy, teaching the next generation, putting carts back, OG Arms Like Yours, mom with no arms, black ice two ways, Taco crashes out on WWE...again, 6 out of 5, and "sex in your mouth" sushi. We hope you enjoy this episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

No! Not THAT kind of spicy! We get pretty heated throughout this one. We talk about money leis, Limp Bizkit, the Olympics, amateur vs pro, notes, Superbowl, bets, The Last Boy Scout and Any Given Sunday, Cardi B, rage baiting for millionaires, California and politics, "fuck ice' chants at AEW, business and politics impacting the show, Wrestlemania ticket sales panic, enshittification, Demolition Manatee, Pippin is the real hero, and a couple shoutouts. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

The Road to Wrestlemania has begun! Taco breaks down in further detail his notes on the 2026 Royal Rumble.We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Welcome to another episode! We are pretty hyper focused this episode as we talk about food and the Royal Rumble. Notable subjects include: boba disappointment, food at boba shops, croffles, cost vs value, food expectations, cuisine baselines, salads, spaghetti, seat lights, women's gear, Bella twins, AJ Styles v Gunther, Sami v Drew, men's rumble, outside product, Unreal, R-Truth, Jey Uso rant, Taco's rating, and housekeeping and upcoming shows. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

A very short message about our stance here at Nerd The Fuck Out. Thank you for listening.Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Apologies for missing last week, but we're back in a big way with our first special guest, Lucas! We have a grand ole time talking about sound bubbles, real names, Avengers Doomsday, movie trailer beef, FFXV, media erasure, public domain and copyright, The Arson Choir pisses off the algorithm, Lucas fires off about Final Fantasy, game graphics vs gameplay, game design, mimics, sprinting in games, game mechanics affecting level design, 1st vs 3rd person self insert, The Last of Us, Marc has a game, and playing D&D. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Happy New Year, everyone! We start the year off with a bit of everything, including: red light anxiety, buttons, Dance Gavin Dance, Jurassic World; Rebirth, a sportsball analogy, old D&D movie, nuance in film, Taco's movie list, engaging in more media, Doomsday, Korean shows, Stranger Things (non-spoilers), Game of Thrones effect, wrestling crossover, edits, Taco defends himself, pets, toddler horde mode, Rose or Jenny?, Gary Sinise, science in film, and running down the Jurassic Park moves. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Before the year ends, we got one more for ya! We talk about Melo taking the title, behind the scenes extras, Lord of the Rings, documenting the process, digital resurrection, generative AI, concepts vs full projects, Expedition 33 gets their award taken away, putting in the work, practical effects as a selling point, continuity errors, franchises, media training, Rachel Zegler, Tupac hologram, Marc gets passionate, Andy Serkis, and outsourcing vs learning. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Ho ho ho! We decided we needed a Christmas special to be legitimate, so here we go! We talk about: ungrammatical, Taco hates a Beatles' song, December baby, Christmas songs, Whamageddon, Mariah Carey, Christmas movies, Lord of the Rings, yule logs, peppermint mocha, le tits now, cooking, dog outfits, dressing up, and Stranger Things. While we celebrate Christmas, we still want to say Happy Hanukkah and Happy Kwanzaa! We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

This was intended to be a regular episode, but we ended up not being able to stop talking about wrestling. We end up talking about: there ARE heels, Taco has numbers, lean into being a heel, nuance, black hat/white hat, presentation, comic book comparison, backstory relevance, evolution (in-ring), WWE 24/7, rotating the stories, retiring, televised emotion, NXT botch, crew attentiveness, stay to the end, Taco gets mad at Jey Uso, super long term booking, and hire us (but don't). We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Taco briefly talks about his hatred of puppies (AKA how he's not really a pet guy, but a nature guy)Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

A late release day for this one, but we promise it'll be decent enough. We talk about banked episodes, Fräulein Kris, traveling to Europe, pointed vacations, filming locations, Anne Hathaway new movie, Taco has tech issues, actress eras?, Hunter Schaefer as Zelda, Predator lore nerds, Marc gets sick, the versus show, Warped idea, refine your ideas, Big Time Wrestling, commentary, inappropriate fans, Drew McIntyre is hater goals, StarCraft: Ghost, dropped game concepts, self funding a wish list project, Crank 3, Jason Statham movie watch, Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes movies, and Vinnie Jones. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Feels like a good time for a Side Quest we've been sitting on: our review of James Gunn's Superman! We're not ones to do scene by scene breakdowns, but we are excited to talk about our initial thoughts, humanizing Superman, Kill Bill reference, insurance nightmare, Lex Luthor, Superman's motivations, super nut, Injustice storyline, Lois Lane, timeline restarts, Pa Kent, our closing thoughts, and final ratings. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Marc and Kris are still sick, so we start off on chaos immediately. We talk about brand names as products, cotton swabs?, Crock Pot?!, LAUNDROMAT?!?!, advertised medication, talking out of our ass about word origins, web searching, browsers, PC or Mac, use for an iPad, physical media, social awareness skewing consumption, unwanted ads, crooked fangs, body mods, BBL infection, the time for subtlety in media has passed, politics in media, Squid Game, online required, home of the future, electric cars, iPhone charging cables, vandalism, Scott Pilgrim ass show, and tv we're watching. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

This week's episode should've been sponsored by wellness products, given that 2 of us are sick. We manage to talk about being sick, shows, new SUV, War on Betty, music undergrad, diverse music tastes, Børns, cover song list start, old recording methods, Punk Goes..., listening to the radio, revisiting the genre shift, staying current, big ol Worky McWorkface, Taylor lyrics/marketing, Kris lays it down, Taco talks Raw, Cena's last time in Boston, Nixon and Miranda walk out of AEW, churning butter, Grey's Anatomy anecdote, Toni Storm, WWE promos vs AEW promos, and Taco gets spicy about someone he abhors. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

In lieu of a "standard" episode, we present a Side Quest (which really has standard episode vibes). After a wacky intro, we talk a whole lot about independent music and wrestling shows, including having someone famous as just an old friend, merch, "dangerous" shows, and getting excited for future shows.If you take anything away from this recording: go see local shows of any size. Support the small acts getting a foothold. They appreciate it, and you'll have a good time.We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

We really nerd out in the week's episode talking about boba, fitness plans, cover songs, new nerd friend, Panic covers, The Batman, Batman villains, other Batman positives, dramatic shifts, Miles Morales, modernizing the shift, impossible casting, too much lore, Joe Manganiello, The Witcher, Marc mispronounces names, Transformers, fan casting Joe, staying professional, and Jason Mamoa as Lobo. We hope you enjoy the epsiode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Hello wonderful listeners! This week we have a long conversation abut music, with such tangents as a chunk of the year in jury duty, The Used redux, interchangeable songs, writing for the next record, enjoying what you make, discovering new bands, covering songs, AI enhancement vs replacement, SALmon, menus and ordering food, sports logos, metal squiggles, and future bits. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Here we go again! We talk about being tired and/or wired, the Seth Rollins injury, keeping your audience, AI in WWE writing, more of us doing WWE creative's job, the Xbox handheld, Tiger games, cable hoarding, and feeling 2% better. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Here we are again, let's do this! We talk about boba issues, false starts, sleeping, The Used live, staying mobile, John Cena career vs The Rock career, Cena vs Styles, hijacking the show, where do you start, liking what you like, hoping for a good experience, Underoath confuses Taco, and Swifties on the other side. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

We hit you with another episode this week that's definitely not AI generated! We talk about little shitheads, phones in court, phone sounds, counties as cities (which Taco was already wrong on), Stars of Wrestling chisme and discussion, more on ticket prices, EA being bought out by unsavory characters, right wing influence in gaming, and the use of AI. We hope this episode doesn't rile you up too much. Please enjoy!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Here we go again! We're a bit focused on broad topics but with various details within those which then meld into other ideas. We go over being tired, driving Uber in Berkeley, main roster callups, grading wrestling shows, the dirt sheets, wrestler retirement, generational fans, pricing out, questioning streaming value, Marvel having no faith, Harry Potter questions, and questioning the reboot. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

This week is another Side Quest! Taco prompts Marc into a soliloquy about the back end of creating content that most people enjoy on a platform where the return on investment is minimal at best. Not that we aren't grateful for those of you that listen to us, we just go into more what it costs to create and promote a project, creators that do it well, and talking about supporting the ones whose content you enjoy. We hope this episode is as informative as it can be!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Time for a Side Quest! In response to last week's failed recording, this was also recorded to address that and our overall goal with the podcast. We also talk about denying friend requests, World of Warcraft quest givers, objection!, not being sponsor driven, hearing Kris now, Mini Me, poor audio quality and bad recordings, level capping, and transferable skills. Also, as a surprise even for us, the last 10 minutes of this recording, we listen and react to the premiere of Lower Definition's new single "Godmode". Feel free to skip that section at your leisure. Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

After another week of technical nonsense, we're back! Did we skip episode 24? Yes, but maybe that will come back in the future. In the mean time, this week we talk about Wrestlemania 43 going abroad, trying to support a wrestler, brand retention, navigating social media, customer service ain't what it used to be, KPDH v some other artist, popular v good, new episode rating system, and Kris needs a soundboard. we hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

And just like that, it's Tuesday again! Unfortunately, most of the front half of this episode is Marc talking about the mental damage he's getting from being at court, and Taco talks about the physical pain he's going through from being broken and old. The rest of the time, we talk about fishing for sponsors, Taco speaks Russian, Hollywood court depiction, Naked Gun, apparently Liam Neeson has a hog, cat ear headphones, Adam has a hog, Taco has a cane now, Cardi B in court, Novocaine, movies on YouTube, wrestling of course, we have to do WWE creative's job for them, airing more grievances with WWE, Ballerina money retraction, Kpop Demon Hunter retraction, and fuck Raja Jackson. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

NOTE: Producer Kris is still getting her gear setup, so her audio is a bit wonky. We hope to have this remedied soon.Another week, another episode that didn't explode! This week, we're happy to have Producer Kris in the chat again to keep us in line. We also talk about generational fear, news as just TV, Taylor and Travis, burying one side of the beef, K-Pop Demon Hunter, Wicked, Billie Eilish, kpop in America, the movie industry learning some thing, watching habit, and Kris's computer hell day. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

After missing a week due to technical difficulties, we're back, and more rage filled than ever it feels like, but producer Kris has entered the chat and tries to keep us calm. We start off talking about the previous recording exploding, jury duty, El Demonito, merch, ensuring shirt integrity, size differences, line courtesy, not being a prick to employees, Taco nearly rages, Marc nearly rages, rage baiting, the chaos of the universe, and Taco berates WWE and their writing. We hope you enjoy this rage filled episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

In an unforeseen turn of events, this week's regularly scheduled episode basically exploded. This has led Taco to go on a solo expedition of questions as to why tech just isn't better, including asking about car tech, AI, Google searches, and external drives. We hope this shortened recording sounds better and doesn't enrage you either about why tech isn't better.Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Welcome to this week's episode! We narrow cast on this one after Marc freaks out about his computer. Taco discusses his experience at Warped Tour Long Beach 2025, including talking about the map, ADA and walkway issues, too many drink stands, the lineup not announced ahead of time, bad cell service, merch, ways to improve, continuing to bank on nostalgia, in-fest advertising, and crunching the numbers. Settle in, we really get into the meat of this year's Warped!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Hello again everyone! We're a bit all over the place this week as we talk aboutTaco going 2 for 2 on intros, Laughlin, Summerslam card, wrestling burnout and frustration, content consumption, corporate shills, staying ahead of the curve, Main Character Syndrome, Taco has more gripes, and cashing in on nostalgia. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Hello y'all! This week we have a comparatively shorter recording so it's just one release for you this week. We talk about Taco nailing the intro, MCR show, bootleg merch, Mathcore Index Fest, borrowing a van, owning a ramp, potentially killing Eric with pizza, pizza opinions, deciding to be mad this episode, a strobe light is not a camera flash, long sound clips and no stage presence, set efficiency, band member approachability, and of course, wrestling, mainly focusing on the all women PLE, Evolution 2. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

We said this week's episode had a second part, and by golly, it's here. This second half is exclusively about wrestling, in particular about the then upcoming Premium Live Event, Evolution. We talk deep about the build, the matches, and give some predictions, a lot of which we were totally wrong. We hope you enjoy this second half!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Hello! Yes, this is a long recording, BUT this is split into two parts. This episode focuses on Taco still forgetting the bit, indie gaming, streaming, not gelling with games, Marc is busy, getting around licensing, Superman is suddenly woke, watch alongs, and Star Wars is also suddenly woke apparently.  We hope you enjoy part 1!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

And we're here! Fresh from the long weekend, we talk about double intros, not being a politics podcast, 28 Years Later, a realized horror limit, less is more, fans linking projects to each other, Stan Lee, Mathcore Index Fest, keeping up on anime, anime trends and Hollywood trying to capitalize, franchise adaptation questions, reference bait, Acolyte, tell a good story, more Jurassic World discussion, and Sander Cohen. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Later recording than usual, but we pull it off. This week, we talk about the summer heat, going with the bit, talking trash, slap fight, UGWA, buying tickets, Jurassic World ads, the dirt sheets, going behind the scenes, watching the butter being churned, Night of Champions, natural push, protecting the business, PR training, and evolving your product. We hope you enjoy this episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Hello everyone! We're coming at you with another episode that goes longer than intended. This time, we talk about flavors, water, bottled water, Liquid Death, inside UPS baseball, Predator: Killer of Killers, translating a language, associating someone with a film series, getting taken out of a film, Predator ranking, dream Predator movie, horror movie limits, "reality" shows, Taco gets the creeps, the curse of creating content, possible content plans, existential dread, and entertainment palette cleansers.Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Welcome to another episode! We go semi multi-versal with talking points of the No Kings protests, remote bands, Ballerina, the world of John Wick, cinematic connected worlds/universes, starting points, convincing a child that there are different Spidermen, the DCU, the Predator franchise, comic book continuations, more starting points, and more John Wick. We hope you enjoy this week's cast!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

It's Side Quest time! Fresh off his recent trip, Taco feels lots of anger over having to travel with other people in the world, so he lets some of that out. We even have a couple listener submitted peeves to add to the mix! We hope you like rants, because damn do we have some.Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!

Another week, another episode! Yay! This week we start off hot with a Broken Lizard conversation, new movies coming out, Captain America: Brave New World, horror Hulk, the writing process for Marvel movies, box office totals and budgets, big name draws in a Marvel movie, Harrison Ford, Taco loses his thought twice but then finds it to gush over Pedro Pascal, and Superman. We hope you enjoy the episode!Follow the podcast on Instagram @nerdthefout!