Hard NOC Life 314: Gone in ‘The Flash’
On this episode of Hard NOC Life, Keith and special guest host Swara break down the series finale of The Flash and the end of the Arrowverse.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hard NOC Life 307: ‘Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant’
On another special episode of Hard NOC Life, Keith sits down with documentary filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writer’s Workship, Curtis Chin, to discuss his new memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant, which will be available in bookstores everywhere this October.
Hard NOC Life 306: De La Soul is Not Dead
On this special episode of Hard NOC Life, Shawn Taylor returns to join Keith as they look back at the legacy of De La Soul, one month after the group’s entire catalog was finally released to streaming platforms and a new generation of hip-hop fans.
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!
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.
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.
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.
Hard NOC Life 301: Award Tour
On Hard NOC Life, Keith and Britney take a look at how Everything Everywhere All at Once is doing during the current awards season on its way to the Oscars ceremony in March.
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.
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!
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!
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!
Hard NOC Life 296: The Death and Reboot of Superman
Britney and Keith are delaying their hiatus (again) to continue discussing the ongoing drama at Warner Bros. and DC Studios. If last week’s bombshell news of Patty Jenkins walking away from Wonder Woman 3 wasn’t enough; this week, we got confirmation that Henry Cavill will not be continuing as Superman — despite announcing his return barely two months ago. It’s a mess, and Hard NOC Life is here to make sense of it all!
Hard NOC Life 295: DC in Disarray (Feat. Cody Keenan)
Hard NOC Life will eventually go on hiatus. However, Britney and Keith couldn’t avoid talking about THR’s bombshell report that James Gunn and Peter Safran might be blowing up the current DC Universe after all. Later, Keith is joined by President Obama’s former chief speechwriter, Cody Keenan, about his new White House memoir, Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America.
Hard NOC Life 294: More Trailers Than Meets the Eye
Hard NOC Life was supposed to be on hiatus, but Britney and Keith had to come back to comment on all the amazing trailers for films coming out in 2023 — including Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny — that dropped over the weekend.
Hard NOC Life 293: ‘Andor’ and Holiday Specials
On the final Hard NOC Life before we go on hiatus, Dominic, Britney, and Keith rank Andor against other live action Star Wars projects, including the Holiday Special from the 1970s. Speaking of Holiday Specials, James Gunn brings the tradition back with a special Guardians of the Galaxy mission to save Christmas.
Hard NOC Life 292: Thankful for ‘Andor’
This week on Hard NOC Life, Britney and Keith remember Jason David Frank and discuss how much grief has preoccupied the nerd spaces with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and the most recent episode of Andor.