The second installment in Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Dune has arrived to theaters, but has it gotten any better in its display of SWANA cultures beyond appropriation? Roxana joins us once again to discuss.
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This week on Hard NOC Life, Keith is excited about the start of production on James Gunn film formerly known as Superman: Legacy. And Dominic shares his takeaways from the weekend’s box office champ, Dune: Part Two and what Gail Simone thinks about his Secret Six-inspired song.
We wax nostalgic about the ’90s not so golden age of talk radio.
Continue reading “FDI Cast 187: WNOC’s Morning Zoo With Jam and Brando”
On a new Hard NOC Life, Keith and Dominic talk about Awkwafina grand marshalling San Francisco’s Lunar New Year parade and the current state of Asian American representation in media, especially the rash of new shows on Netflix like Avatar: The Last Airbender and House of Ninjas!
Keith and Dominic are back and so are some of your favorite childhood Marvel Memories! For the Boomers, Marvel Studios’ Fantastic Four announcement was dripping with ’60s sentimentality. Meanwhile, Millennials were mesmerized by the X-Men ’97 teaser. Naturally, it’ll require a couple of Gen X-ers to break down what it all means!
On our non-wrestling podcast, we again talk about wrestling! This time, we gush over Soft Ground Wrestling Uganda. You have to check them out!
Continue reading “FDI Cast 186: Soft Ground Wrestling Uganda Asks, is Ground Soft? Then Can Suplex Mans!”
Keith helps Dominic process his feelings about the 49ers losing Super Bowl LVIII to the Kansas City Chiefs. Then they process their feelings about the Deadpool & Wolverine trailer, as well as some other ads from the big game, before Dom debuts a snippet from his next musical project.
We welcome back Jasmin and Isa to discuss the latest from Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise that takes us to the heart of Abbasid Baghdad!
Continue reading “The Middle Geeks Episode 62: ‘Assassin’s Creed Mirage’ Review and Updates on Gaza”
Dominic has thoughts about the discourse surrounding the recent release of Rocksteady Games’ Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League video game. He explains to Keith why he thinks it’s one of the best games ever made, despite the negative reviews it’s received.
We review 2024’s WWE Royal Rumble where we discover that the best way to enjoy Rumble is with people who’ve never watched wrestling before!
Continue reading “FDI Cast 185: The Road to Bayleymania Begins”
Keith and Dominic recap Championship Sunday of the NFL Playoffs, as the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers advance to Super Bowl LVIII. That’s right, Hard NOC Life is a sportsball podcast now!
Imagine a sitcom for your ears — that’s how 911 Podcasts founder Adam Murciano describes his latest project, Supermarket. The comedy series marks a new genre for the podcast creator and voice actor, who’s also behind the hit podcasts Cascadia, a supernatural thriller, and Ice-Cream, a horror. Two months after its debut, Supermarket has already peaked at #1 on the Apple Podcasts Comedy Fiction Charts.
Continue reading “Adam Murciano on ‘Supermarket’ Season 1 and Working with Sugith Varughese”
Welcome to our first cast of 2024!
Continue reading “FDI Cast 184: Finally, The Rock Has Come Back”
Our last cast of 2023! Brandon catches up with the goings ons in Destiny 2 after years of not shooting the mans. Plus, a holiday bonus at the end of the cast!
Continue reading “FDI Cast 183: Eyes Up, Guardian”
Our friends Arezou and Samira join us to review Maryam Keshavarz’s The Persian Version!
Continue reading “The Middle Geeks Episode 61: ‘The Persian Version’ Review on the Eve of Yalda”
Jamie discovers the secret to moist pork at an all-you-can-eat restaurant, and could Brandon be dusting off his MIDA Multi-tool to rejoin his friends in the final days of Destiny 2?
Continue reading “FDI Cast 182: Hot Pot for Piggies”
We talk about our Thanksgiving hacks for having a relaxing time during this typically stressful holiday. But first, we return to the antics of Pepsi Phil because a lot has happened in our week off.
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As the genocide of Palestinians continues in Gaza, we welcome back on acclaimed Palestinian American comic and video games writer Nadia Shammas to discuss their seminal work, Squire, through the lens of Palestine.
Continue reading “The Middle Geeks Episode 60: ‘Squire’ Through the Lens of Palestine with Nadia Shammas”
This might clock in as the longest cold opening before hitting our intro in podcast history!
Continue reading “FDI Cast 180: Live Action ‘Gargoyles’ Could Be Good, Actually”
Hard NOC Life is back! Keith gets the band back together as Dominic and Britney break down The Marvels, Loki Season 2, and what was nerd poppin’ when they were on hiatus. Later, Keith is joined by Broadway star James Monroe Iglehart to discuss his latest role in Spamalot and what theater has in common with pro wrestling.
It’s another food filled episode as we talk about steak and chili! And also laugh at idiots.
Continue reading “FDI Cast 179: MEDIUM RARE”
Maryam and Isa once again join us to review the latest installment in Kamala Khan’s journey in the MCU, The Marvels.
Continue reading “The Middle Geeks Episode 59: ‘The Marvels’ Review”
The only podcast returns with a follow up on Pepsi Phil and the return of the Problematic Boi Ric Flair. Woo.
Continue reading “FDI Cast 178: To BE the Podcast, You Gotta BEAT the Podcast”