FDI Cast 148: The Metallicast!

It’s all Metallica, all the time! We talk about how we first got into Metallica, our “Desert Island Disks,” and what we consider the best Metallica song. Tell us how wrong we are or if we got it close!

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FDI Cast 147: ‘Obi-Wan’ Spoiler Cast

Spoilers abound! We go episode by episode and do our big series review of Obi-Wan.

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FDI Cast 146: Storytime With the FDIC

This week we debut and probably end a new segment, Storytime with the FDIC. If you would like to follow along, get your own copy of Brandon Spots His Sign by Sheletta Brundidge and Lily Coyle, illustrations by Darcy Bell-Meyers.

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FDI Cast 145: Brandon Spots His Sign

It’s another random episode filled with A.I., Star Wars, and Brandon!

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FDI Cast 144: Do it for Your Mother

This is very random catch up episode. But also, we don’t need any more Avatar movies.

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A Look Back at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim, From a Certain Point of View

Star Wars Celebration Anaheim, after quite a few pandemic delays, has at last come and gone. Three members of The Nerds of Color were present for all the action, including yours truly. This was actually the first Celebration I had ever been to and having bought my pass to it back in June 2019, this was a long time coming.

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FDI Cast 143: Claptons of Fun

Let it be known that on this podcast, Bradon predicts that when old Slow Ass, Eric Clapton, recovers from COVID, he’ll write a song about it called “Nothing to Fear” or “ No Reason to Fear” and we will a groan.

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FDI Cast 142: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

We spend far too much time trying to figure out the deadliest way to attack someone with produce while Brandon discovers the most entertaining method for reading any transcript from our 45th President.

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FDI Cast 141: I. Am. Vengeance!

It’s another SPOILER filled review time. This time, the boss joins us to point out all the ways in which Jamie is wrong for his dislike of the latest Batman movie. We also break news which was breaking when we recorded but is now old and crusty by the time this gets posted.

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FDI Cast 140: Crisis on Infinite Screens

Just like their comics universe, the big nerds in charge of the DC Cinematic Universe are contemplating rebooting their films into one, coherent thingy. We give our expert opinions on what direction they should take.

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FDI Cast 139: Kings of Pod Style

No cold opening, no geeking on anything, no malarkey! This pod, we review Wrestlemania 38 match by ever lovin’ match! What makes us qualified to review wrasslin’ entertainment? Same thing that makes us qualified to start a podcast in the first place! AND THAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE BECAUSE BRANDON SAID SO!

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FDI Cast 138: Keep on Truckin’

As we big good riddance to the People’s Convoy, we take on Fender’s newest guitar body shape which is actually four years old but no one remembers because no one bought it in 2018.

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FDI Cast 137: Say [Goodbye] to the Bad Guy

Hey yo, today we remember Scott Hall, Razor Ramon, the Bad Guy.

Hosts Brandon and Jamie workshop terrible ideas until they become slightly less terrible. From movies to comics to music to food, the FDI Cast throws a wide net across multiple aspects of popular culture.

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FDI Cast 136: A $75 Crab Cake???

That better be the best goddamn crab cake ever made!

Hosts Brandon and Jamie workshop terrible ideas until they become slightly less terrible. From movies to comics to music to food, the FDI Cast throws a wide net across multiple aspects of popular culture.

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FDI Cast 135: Opinions May Vary

We promote yet another podcast, but this time, we love them! Check out Opinions May Vary as they bring their epic 10 year run to a close!

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FDI Cast 134: What’s on Your Vasectomy Playlist?

CONTENT WARNING like a mofo, we talk about surgery in as much detail as we can so if that makes you feel squicky, skip this episode.

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‘Turning Red’ Animators Talk Overcoming Production Challenges and Delicious Food

Domee Shi’s Bao was praised for its poignancy and beautiful portrayal of the Asian immigrant experience. While the story captured the hearts of many, production designer Rona Liu was responsible for the finished look of the entire short. And we know the end result. Now Liu reunites with Shi for Turning Red. As one could imagine, the responsibilities increase ten-fold now that the two are working on a feature-length film.

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FDI Cast 133: Next Time on Tatooine Chopper…

We cover it all! Neil Young, Neil Diamond, Neil Pert, The Rock, John Cena, Mando Garage, and Momoa! Strap in for an off the rails episode of the ‘cast!

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FDI Cast 132: Is Our Faith in Baseball Restored?

Our final deep dive into another podcast about Cal Ripken’s Streak. In this one, we unravel the mystery of if it was worth it for Brandon to use six hours of his life to listen to this story or if it would have been better spent eating at Rofo.

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FDI Cast 131: Hey, Who Turned Out the Lights?

No, it’s not our Doctor Who episode. It’s part 2 of Brandon’s recap of another podcast where they investigate whether Cal Ripken’s Streak is a true or a not.

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FDI Cast 130: Did Cal Ripken Scrap With Kevin Costner?

A geeking on episode where we discuss another podcast about Cal and the Streak and Kevin Costner! Also, we talk about MAGFest of convention’s past.

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FDI Cast 129: 2021 Sucked Real Bad, We Try to Find Some Good

2021 was a shit of a year. We managed to find a few highlights. We also look forward to as much as we can in 2022 even though it’s an election year which automatically makes it terrible even if things were better.

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FDI Cast 128: Joanne is Not Welcome in Our Dojo

Just to be clear, J.K. does not exist in our dojo. It’s fine if you like her work and if it has made a positive impact on you, but we have taken a stand and we will not support her Fantastic Beasts and Where to Eat Them franchise. Our opinions are our own and do not reflect the opinions of The Nerds of Color. Also we review Shang-Chi and the Legend of Should Have Been About My Sister, Really.

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