Hard NOC Life 315: Across the Spoiler-Verse

On this Hard NOC Life, Britney brings special guest host Liam King, lead singer of the bands STMNTS and Again in May for a spoiler-filled review of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

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Hard NOC Life 313: Streaming to the Max

On the eve of the launch of Max, Keith and Britney use this episode of Hard NOC Life to look at the changing streaming landscape and the real reason why studios are deleting content off their services. Hint: it’s so they don’t have to pay people their worth. Which is why the writers — and maybe soon the actors — are striking in the first place.

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Hard NOC Life 312: Waiting for ‘Superman’ Casting Rumors

In this truncated episode of Hard NOC Life, Keith and Britney break down the rumored casting list for James Gunn’s upcoming Superman: Legacy. Then in #NerdPoppin, Keith reveals how the Chicago Bears got him to finally start watching The Bear on FX.

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Hard NOC Life 311: Gunn’s Goodbye to the ‘Guardians’

Keith and Britney welcome Mike Manalo back to Hard NOC Life to discuss his review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and reflect on his conversations with the film’s lead hero and villain, Chris Pratt and Chukwudi Iwuji.

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Hard NOC Life 310: ‘The Flash’ Get Nuts + Emma Thompson Loves The NOC

Keith welcomes Swara back to the podcast to dish on his recent interview with the legendary Emma Thompson and her new movie, What’s Love Got to Do With It. They also break down the latest Flash and Transformers trailers, plus the nightmare fuel that is The Little Mermaid’s “live action” animals.

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Hard NOC Life 309: Din is a Daddy

Keith and Britney return to discuss the finale of The Mandalorian and compare it to the other show that features Daddy Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us. They also discuss the week in controversial actors and why Coachella is too dusty for them.

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Hard NOC Life 308: Celebrating Star Wars

Keith is back! And he’s joined by Britney and returning guest co-host Lauren Lola to go over all of the news and reveals from last week’s Star Wars Celebration in London, including the announcement of three new films and first footage from Ahsoka.

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Hard NOC Life 305: Put Some Respeq on Kelleran Beq

Keith and Britney break down the latest episode of The Mandalorian and the return of Ahmed Best to the Star Wars universe. They also discuss the twin controversies surrounding Marvel Studios currently. Yikes!

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Hard NOC Life 304: ‘Shazam’ Fury of the Pod

On this episode of Hard NOC Life, Keith and Britney say the magic word while breaking down the latest DCEU entry, Shazam! Fury of the Gods and its place in the dysfunctional DC Movie Universe(s). Britney also shares her thoughts on last week’s Academy Awards and the latest episode of The Mandalorian.

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Hard NOC Life 303: Winning Every Oscar Everywhere All At Once with Jeff Yang

Keith is joined by his friend, writer and critic Jeff Yang — author of the forthcoming book, The Golden Screen: The Movies That Made Asian America — to reflect on a historic Oscars ceremony that saw Everything Everywhere All at Once become the most awarded film in Academy history.

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Hard NOC Life 302: Pirates of ‘The Mandalorian’

Keith is out this week, so Britney brought back her Lituation Room partner Vanessa Shark to break down the season 3 premiere of The Mandalorian and share some thoughts on the evolution of her podcast, now titled the DC Studios Podcast.

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Hard NOC Life 300: Batman and The Wasp Flashpoint Mania

For the 300th(!!!) episode of Hard NOC Life, Keith and Britney are joined by The Middle Geeks host Swara to grapple with loving the Flash Super Bowl trailer and share their honest thoughts on Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.

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Hard NOC Life 299: All Good ‘Star Trek’ for the Next Generation

In anticipation for the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard, Keith welcomes his brother Raymond to Hard NOC Life as they countdown their top five episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation!

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Hard NOC Life 298: DCU Pods and Monsters

Britney and Dominic return to Hard NOC Life! They join Keith and guest co-host Mike Manalo to discuss James Gunn and the announcement of DC Studios’ slate of films and television series!

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Hard NOC Life 297: Every Oscar Nom Reaction All at Once

Hard NOC Life is back! Keith is joined by guest co-host Lauran Lola to break down the 95th Annual Oscar nominees, including the historic showing by Everything Everywhere All at Once, which leads with 11 overall nominations!

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Hard NOC Life 254: DJ Benhameen in the Multitude of Podcasts

Keith, Dominic, and Britney welcome special guest host DJ Benhameen of the For All Nerds podcast to break down the Peacemaker finale, discuss 50 Cent’s foray into superhero movies, and reflect on the four-year anniversary of Black Panther.

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Hard NOC Life 253: The MCU Illuminati The Stephen Strange Theory

With apologies to 2Pac, Keith, Dominic, and Britney untangle the multiverse of theories emerging out of the Doctor Strange Super Bowl trailer. But that’s not all! In this news-packed episode, the Hard NOC crew also discuss the Boba Fett finale, the Oscar nominations, the DC Films sizzle reel, and more!

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Hard NOC Life 251: We Don’t Talk About Mando (No, No, No)

Keith, Dominic, and Britney catch up on HBO Max’s Peacemaker before singing the praises of the latest episode of The Mandalorian… er… The Book of Boba Fett.

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Hard NOC Life 250: All We are Saying is Give ‘Peacemaker’ a Chance

Keith convinces Dominic and Britney to watch Peacemaker on HBO Max. The crew also breaks down the latest episode of The Book of Boba Fett. What’s Nerd Poppin: the final season of Ozark on Netflix, revisiting Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye run, and The Tragedy of MacBeth on Apple TV+.

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Hard NOC Life 249: Dark Side of the ‘Moon Knight’

Keith and Britney break down the Moon Knight trailer and The Book of Boba Fett. Then Dominic joins in for a quick lesson on Moon Knight’s character history and teaches Keith about the Moon Copter and Moon Darts.

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