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The gateway to all things nerdy: no gatekeeping allowed! This podcast deep dives into the latest in movies, TV, gaming, comics, and whatever weird thing internet nerds are fighting about, and NERDSPLAINS. So, no nerdy background required. This panel of nerds have a PhD in pop culture geeky translators while you discover what kind of nerd you really are. So join the DINC army in thinking all the deep thoughts about all the shallow things. Hosted by Pablo Romero-Estevez, Olivia "Didi" King, and Tyler "Ty" Chow.
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Send us Fan Mail 👻 THE DEEPER ISSUES NERD-CAST HALLOWEEN SPECIAL AUDIO EDITION! With Special Spooky Guest Darcy Staniforth! 🎃 Halloween may be behind us, but we're not quite done exploring the other side! In this special extended interview, we're joined by Darcy Staniforth — academic, historian, ghost host, and paranormal investigator who you may have seen on The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd! Darcy has had a lifelong fascination with death, dying, and the paranormal, turning that curiosity into both an academic and professional pursuit. With a B.A. and M.A. in American Studies, she explores the fascinating intersections of history, grief, culture, and the supernatural. She also serves as the Paranormal Coordinator for the Heritage Museum of Orange County and Director of Tour Operations for Haunted Orange County . Oh, and did we mention she lives in an actual haunted house?!?! We dive into spirit photography , paranormal investigations, and William Mumler , the godfather of spirit photography. Is there something waiting for us on the other side? Can a camera really capture a ghost? And where does history end and the supernatural begin? It's a spirited conversation filled with history, mystery, and a little education along the way. Don't be scared, get comfortable, and enjoy our conversation with Darcy Staniforth! 👻 Your spooky fandom awaits! #DeeperIssuesNerdCast #DarcyStaniforth #Paranormal #SpiritPhotography #WilliamMumler #HauntedOrangeCounty #GhostStories
Send us Fan Mail Lights, Camera, Old Towne Orange! 🎬🍊 On this special episode of the Deeper Issues Nerd-Cast, we're celebrating independent cinema and the creative community right here in our own backyard! We sit down with Dan Parks , documentary filmmaker and founder of the Old Towne Film Festival , to discuss this year's theme, “Permission to Start Again,” and what it means to take creative risks, embrace second chances, and finally bring your stories to life. We also dive into the making of The Old Towne Orange Movie , its life on physical media with a Blu-ray release, and the importance of preserving local history through filmmaking. From empowering aspiring filmmakers to building a thriving creative community, Dan Parks and the Old Towne Film Festival are proving that you don't need Hollywood's permission to start telling stories. 🎞️ Old Towne Film Festival — October 23, 2026 📍 Masonic Lodge No. 293 | 71 Plaza Square, Old Towne Orange, CA 📲 Follow @oldtowneff for festival details!
Send us Fan Mail 🎃 *ON THIS DEEPER ISSUES NERD-CAST!* 🎃 🦇 Absolute Batman is getting animated! Because regular Batman just isn't JACKED enough. 🤧 Jimothy has a stuffy. Thanks to Costco 🦁 Greta Gerwig’s Narnia gets a trailer! 🌃 Cyberpunk is getting the movie treatment! Wake up, samurai. Ty just went from 6 to midnight 🐺 We're sinking our teeth into WifWolf for some spooky comic book reading! 👹 We're digging up some little-known facts about the cult classic that taught us one very important lesson: Wolfman's got nards! 🎃 And Which Halloween costumes are we already over! All this, plus the usual nonsense, nerdy debates, and deep thoughts about shallow things! *Stick around. Your fandom awaits.* 🎙️📼
Send us Fan Mail On This Deeper Issues Nerd-Cast! 🎃 Spooky season is officially here, so we’re breaking down the DINC Essential October Viewing List! 🎃📼 What actually makes something a Halloween movie? 👻 Is The Nightmare Before Christmas a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie? Does a movie simply having a Halloween scene automatically qualify? Does it have to be horror? Does it have to take place in October? Or is a Halloween movie just whatever you watch every year around Halloween? We debate the rules, defend our essential October picks, and probably make this way more complicated than it needs to be. PLUS! Katrina Van Tassel in Hollow — Prepare to get horny Sleepy Hollow GREMLINS 3 HAS A TEASER! Gizmo is back, the puppets are practical, and nature is healing. 📼 Nicolas Cage is being Nicolas Cage Game of Thrones is officially going to the movies with Aegon’s Conquest. We dig into Sony’s movie slate, Spider-Man Clone Saga may be getting its own Amazon series. And spooky season is officially here, so we’re breaking down the DINC Essential Halloween Viewing List — 🎃📼 Stick around. Your fandom awaits.
Send us Fan Mail 🗣️🎙️ On tonight’s Deeper Issues Nerd-Cast! 🤓 Darkwing Duck is BACK! …but Jim Cummings isn’t?!?! Disney is hiking prices again, because apparently they own your childhood AND your wallet.💸 And Disney is officially kicking off its AI era. What could possibly go wrong? The Paramount/Warner Bros. deal is happening, and I attempt to explain the whole thing to Didi..again (This Didi. Not Sean Combs.) Mahershala Ali is staying PETTY when it comes to Marvel Studios — and frankly, we’re here for it. Brad Bird has a neo-noir movie?! 👀 We got our first **Cliff Booth** trailer. And finally… PIKACHU WENT TO SPACE.⚡🚀 We think the deep thoughts about shallow things. Stick around. Your fandom awaits. @DeeperIssuesNerdCast @DINCVideo Hosted by Pablo Romero-Estevez & Olivia King
Send us Fan Mail Tonight on the Deeper Issues Nerd-Cast 🎙️ It gets Spicy as our debate on the ethics of Ai continues, and bleeds into SMALL BUSINESS!!! Also... ⭐ Star Wars is going IMAX. 🕷️ Spider-Man just dethroned the sequels. 🔪 Matthew Lillard has some regrets about Scream 7 . 🎬 And could Paramount REALLY leave California? Plus, we revisit Buried Long, Long Ago from Mad Cave and tell you if it’s worth 18 bucks in this economy. We’re Nerd-Splaining and deep-diving so you don’t have to. Stick around. Your fandom awaits.
Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ On Tonight’s Deeper Issues Nerd-Cast… Coyote vs. Acme FINALLY hit theaters — but did it live up to years of hype, and did audiences actually show up? (Spoiler: a $15.5M opening ain’t bad for a movie they tried to bury.) Obsession is getting an awards push-season buzz, all while Nikki makes her Halloween Horror Nights debut. The Russos respond to all that talk about shooting Avengers: Doomsday without a finished script. We had a Superbad Movie Night — as in, we watched Superbad. The movie night itself was actually pretty good. Nearly 20 years later… does it still hold up? AND somebody sent us a copy of Death Metal Duck, is it worth 20 bucks in this economy?! Hot takes, deep dives, crash-outs, and nerd tangents. Stick around… your fandom awaits.
Send us Fan Mail On tonight’s Deeper Issues Nerd-Cast 🎙️It's Ty Time! 🎬 Letterboxd is for sale — cause is Tiny strapped for cash, and AI wants all your movie reviews ⚖️ The Paramount/Skydance–Warner Bros. merger is stuck in court. Could the Ellisons actually run out of money and walk away from the deal? And what does this all mean for DC Studios? 🦸 Man of Tomorrow has officially wrapped principal photography! ⚡ Rupert Grint returns to the role he was born to play: this time on Broadway! 🕯️ We say goodbye to two icons. 🏮 And finally: If you aren’t watching Lanterns, we’re going to tell you why you should be Hot takes, deep dives, and nerd tangents. Stick around… your fandom awaits.
Send us Fan Mail On tonight’s *Deeper Issues Nerd-Cast* 🎙️ We saw some BIG blockbuster movies & TV shows, we’re reacting to all the *D23 announcements… and un-announcements**, and we are **NOT crying* over Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Part of Your World speech. 😭 John Martino of the Second to Last Blockbuster Plus, it’s *OFFICIALLY SPOOKY SEASON* 🎃 and we’ll fight anyone who says otherwise. *Stick around… your fandom awaits.*
Send us Fan Mail Ryan Reynolds crashes Comic-Con. Ryan Coogler reveals a new Black Panther. Ryan Gosling is Marvel's Ghost Rider. It was a good month to be a Ryan Ryans are taking over We break down the first Lanterns trailer, J ohnny Depp's casting as Ebenezer Scrooge, Stephen King's Carrie getting a contemporary reimagining. And Spaceballs takes aim at cinematic universes. Oh, and somehow we still haven't seen The Odyssey. Didi is completely out of the loop this week, so she's reacting to every story in real time like the ol' gunslinger she is. Hot takes, deep dives, crash outs and nerd tangents. Stick around... your fandom awaits.
Send us Fan Mail WE'RE BACK, BABY! After two weeks off surviving Creep I.E. Con and popping up at All Hail Horror's Hey Arnold! event, the gang has returned. What did we learn? Probably nothing. But we're absolutely going to spend an hour pretending we did. We pay homage to Sam Neal. Also... Hollywood's got its glow back as the Arclight rises from the grave like a prestige cinema phoenix. Marvel just dropped the latest Avengers: Doomsday trailer, lets talk about it. Plus, San Diego Comic-Con is here! What are the big announcements? Who's winning Hall H? What surprises are hiding behind those convention center doors? Will Marvel steal the show? Will DC finally answer back? Is someone announcing a reboot, sequel, prequel, legacy sequel, or a sequel to a reboot of a prequel? Stick around as we talk cons, comics, cinema, and whatever else distracts us from the real world. Stick around Your fandom awaits.
Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ On Tonight's Deeper Issues Nerd-Cast... Peter Safran responds to Supergirl's box office performance... Couldn't get enough of The Backrooms? Good news—you’re getting more back rooms 16 more minutes to be exact Sony delivers a sobering reminder that when it comes to digital media... you don't actually own what you paid for. We'll also be hanging out at Creep I.E. Con, As well as celebrating 40 years of Labyrinth at chapman crafted (sorry... yes, that means you're getting old), and is Beast of Borikén from Tiny Onion and Dark Horse Comics worth your $5 in this economy? Stick around... Your fandom awaits. Find us on All Socials @DeeperIssuesNerdCast plus out Video Store @DINCVIDEO
Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Tonight on Deeper Issues Nerd-Cast... Supergirl makes her debut in James Gunn's DCU with the franchise's lowest Rotten Tomatoes score yet. Have we all outsourced our opinions to a percentage score? Ever dreamed of stepping inside the Criterion Closet? Now you can... virtually. A24 and Google are teaming up to bring AI into post-production. Is this the future of filmmaking... or the beginning of the director's commentary we all feared? Netflix unveils its 2026 and beyond animation slate, including a brand-new Ghostbusters animated series and a remastered One Piece anime. We're breaking down the new trailers for Practical Magic 2 and Digger, starring Tom Cruise and directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Plus, we review Image Comics' The Eye Collector and answer the question everyone with four bucks is asking: is it actually worth your $4 in this economy? And is anyone else absolutely losing it over the House of the Dragon premiere... or is it just us? Join us as we think the deep thoughts about shallow things... your fandom awaits.
Send us Fan Mail ONIGHT'S EPISODE 🌟 George Lucas’ most ambitious project since Star Wars debuts this September. 📼 Scream 4 is is out VHS! 🕷️ We got a brand-new Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer. Did it give us a Peter Tingle? We React in real time. Does that have the same effect via audio? 🌈 Rocky Horror is getting the Wizard of Oz treatment at the Las Vegas Sphere, and we see you shiver with antici… pation. Stick around because your Fandom awaits!
Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ On Tonight’s Deeper Issues Nerd Cast… King of the Hill has top-tier marketing and brand synergy, take notes people. We got our first look at Nick Hoult rocking a practical mech suit on the set of Superman: Man of Tomorrow and we're freaking out, man! Hollywood is being taken over by YouTubers. DO we need a movie? Not yet… but give it time. Euphoria is officially over, lets talk shit everyone . And we love a good cowboy horror. We're talking the western-horror mashup Devil and the Herd and is it worth your $8 in this economy? Stick around.Your fandom awaits.
Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ On This Deeper Issues Nerd Cast… It’s a very Star Wars-heavy show tonight because apparently we now have to explain Star Wars to Star Wars fans. Meanwhile, another subsection of Star Wars fans are thirsting over Rotta the Hutt. Don’t worry, we still haven’t watched The Mandalorian & Grogu — no spoilers here, just the horrifying knowledge of what the internet finds attractive now Steven Spielberg is returning to the UFO — or should we say UAP — genre with Disclosure Day, and honestly? We’re obsessed. Queue up Close Encounters of the Third Kind on VHS immediately. Batman’s getting a new butler, and nobody knows who they are yet — but the internet is already spiraling because they look super fem. And if you’re an R.L. Stine fan — yes, the Goosebumps guy — you may want to check out The Life and Death of Lucas DreamWalker from BOOM! Studios. We’ll tell you why it might be worth your six bucks… even in this economy. Stick around your fandom awaits! Hosted By Pablo Romero-Estevez and Olivia 'Didi" King @DeeperIssuesNerdCast @DINCVideo
Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ On Tonight’s Deeper Issues Nerd Cast… Quinta Brunson is set to star in a brand-new Betty Boop movie! Dan Harmon confirms a Rick and Morty movie is officially in the works before a community movie. Damon Lindelof opens up about the Star Wars movie that almost happened… PLUS — we’re revisiting the chaos of Mortal Kombat 1995 and cracking open Murder Drones #1 from Oni Press! No gatekeeping. No prior knowledge required. Just vibes, fandom, and the weekly geek zeitgeist. 📼🔥
Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ On Tonight’s Deeper Issues Nerd Cast… Matthew Lillard added to Superman man of tomorrow cast What is this delightful universe you’re creating James Gunn? Are we getting Hocus Pocus 3? Somebody get Kenny Ortega on the phone please We’re watching the Vampire Lestat Trailer If you liked Swiss Army Man Love Death and Robots With a Sprinkle of Speed IF DESTRUCTION BE OUR LOT #1 From is Image Comics is worth your 5 bucks! Stick Around, Your fandom awaits
Send us Fan Mail • A wild crossover might be on the horizon — Django x Zorro 👀 • Casper is getting a brand new series on Disney+ before we can get into that lets talk the 1995 casper • First look at Scooby-Doo live-action coming to Netflix 🎬 Trailer Mania • Fresh look at the next Jackass chaos 🍿 Weekly Watchlist: We break down what we watched this week — Over your Dead Body, worth your time… or hard pass?
Send us Fan Mail On tonight’s Deeper Issues Nerd Cast 🎙️ The Texas Chainsaw Massacre lands on a director to take us back to Texas for this reimagining? That’s where all my exes live mind you. The Walt Disney Company releasing some of their most popular songs in sign language — looks like meaningful evolution but we all know it’s corporate optics. Still love the inclusiveness We talk Trailers ! As we got first looks at Coyote vs. Acme and Clayface And The Simpsons are phasing out The couch gags that might be signaling the end of an era… Also… the AI debate rages on. Buckle up butter cups — we may be heading toward another Didi crash-out. 👉 Stick around… because your fandom awaits.
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