Episode 36: What do Kojima and Slave Girl Leia have in common?

We gush about The Wiz and scratch our heads about Batman v Superman, plus look at the ever-increasingly weird conflict between Konami and Kojima. Plus, what does Princess Leia have to say about banning Slave Girl Leia toys?

Episode 35: Star Wars is a Soap Opera?

Jonathan flies solo on this episode to quickly cover rumors about Star Wars, DC television shows, Agent Carter and more!

Episode 34: Jonesing for Geek News

In this episode we cover geek headlines, including a Crow remake that refuses to die, a Fantastic Four sequel that may have gone all Invisible Girl on us and a discussion of the Netflix Original Series "Jessica Jones."

Episode 33: A Sexy Heist Gambit

We've been on hiatus and this episode is late but we promise we haven't forgotten about you! In this episode, we catch up on video games, talk about how TV schedules are shifting due to real-world events and explore how Gambit really makes us feel.

Episode 32: Back to Star Wars

From presale ticket fiascos to a transformed Communist icon, this show covers all things Star Wars. Wait, what?

Episode 31: Boothe Has Strange Powers

What does it take to get cast as TWO different characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? We look at two actors who seem to have done that. We also explore space, anticipate Star Wars and get dismal about theme parks.

Episode 30: Martian Martian Martian

In this episode, Ariel and Jonathan discuss The Martian, George Miller's next steps as a director and tons of comic book film news!

Titans and Poppins and Bears, Oh My!

This week, we're back to the news and it's all about live-action Jungle Book, a sequel to a beloved Disney classic and slaying naked giant people. Also, we talk a bit about Christmas and feel guilty about it. Plus more!

Pros and Cons of Cons

Ariel and Jonathan take a break from reporting the geek news to talk about how science fiction conventions have evolved as sci-fi and fantasy are more mainstream than ever. And Jonathan asks some Ewoks to get off his lawn.

Betty White's Bones

In our last episode before the madness of Dragon Con begins, we give a quick update on some of the news coming out of PAX Prime, cover a ton of movie news, lose the ability to speak over a massive LEGO build and celebrate the magnificent Betty White as she joins the show Bones for an episode.

Episode 26: Art Makes Us Sad But Supergirl Makes Us Happy

Ariel and Jonathan chat about upcoming movies, TV series, comic books and the saddest theme park in England.

Episode 25: Pete's Dragon, Hold the Music

It's a Disney-centric episode as we talk about what came out of the D23 conference. Also, Jonathan and Ariel express some concern about the remake of Pete's Dragon, a Toy Story sequel and another Tim Burton Wonderland movie. 

LNC Episode 24: Deadpool, PEZ and Dumb Crossovers

Which two unrelated shows are scheduled to have a dumb crossover? Are Ariel and Jonathan excited about the Deadpool movie? And who wanted a film about PEZ?

LNC Episode 23: Aliens versus Self-Aware Robots

After a week off, Ariel and Jonathan are back to talk about geek news, including the usual roundup of movie, comic book and television stories. Also this week, stories about listening for aliens and robots that have become self-aware (and why Ariel thinks both are creepy).

LNC Episode 22: Comic Con Madness

The past week has been jam packed with geek news. We divided this episode up into a quick-fire round of general geek headlines followed by an in depth discussion of some of the biggest news to come out of Comic Con.

The Simpsons Cast Will Be Complete

Fox has announced that the entire voice cast for The Simpsons will return next season, including Harry Shearer. Shearer, who voices characters like Mr. Burns and approximately half the cast not voiced by Dan Castellanata, had previously said he would be leaving the show. Apparently, Fox has made Shearer an offer he can't refuse. Likely that offer is, as Rainier Wolfcastle would say, lots and lots of money.

You can read more about it at NBC News. Which seems weird to me since it's a Fox thing, but whatever.

LNC Episode 21: Giant Robot Battles Are Go!

From a robotic conflict between the USA and Japan to a famous Star Wars cockpit at 1/6th scale, Jonathan and Ariel tackle the geek news of the week.

LNC Episode 20: Unnecessary Press Conferences

Better late than never! This delayed episode features talk about a possible new television show, another TV show saying goodbye and a weird, unnecessary press conference for an unnecessary film sequel. Plus we talk about how Miles Morales should appear in the Marvel cinematic universe and why Jonathan gets made about the lack of female leads in superhero films.

The E So Nice We Named It Thrice

It's time to talk video games! The E3 event is going strong in Los Angeles and we're here to give our impressions of what's destined for your gaming rig in the future. We also look at some movie news and revel in random geekery.

Get Your Podcast to Mars

It's a new episode in which Ariel and Jonathan talk space, movies, comic books and why Game of Thrones is really rubbing Jonathan the wrong way. Links to the stories after the jump.

Kickstarting a Bard's Tale

Let's get this out of the way first - there's a Kickstarter campaign to fund development of The Bard's Tale IV. I don't want to bury the lede here. Here's a preview of what the development team wants to make. More below the jump!

The New Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation Trailer

Hey folks, Jonathan here. I'm on vacation this week, which is why we haven't recorded a podcast. But I wanted to take a moment to talk about a new movie trailer.

It's for Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation.  Here's the trailer -- I'll have more to say later.

Here's where I have a bone to pick - Baldwin's character says that the IMF needs to be shut down because it is an irresponsible organization. Considering that most of the movies to this point have been about internal double crosses, I would find it very challenging to argue that point. Here's my logic:

• Mission Impossible - 1996 film - the main plot revolves around an IMF team leader going all evil and framing an agent for it.
• Mission Impossible II - an ex-IMF agent goes bonkers and threatens the world.
• Mission Impossible III - an IMF agent acts as a mole for a terrorist organization in order to orchestrate a situation that would require a first-strike from IMF (he does this all on his own, not under orders).
• Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol - Okay, this is the first film in the series that doesn't have an IMF agent or team leader as a villain.

That sort of track record seems like ample justification to at least put the IMF program under serious review, don't you think?

Mad Max: Furry Road

Ariel and Jonathan talk about their reactions to the latest Mad Max film and cover geek news!

First Look at the new Supergirl TV Series

CBS has shared the trailer for the upcoming Supergirl television series, and it looks like a ton of fun. There appears to be character development, action and humor aplenty. What if the DC cinematic universe had a bit of this energy and life to it? Here's hoping we see the DC films take some inspiration from this TV series.

How to Set Up a Cinematic Universe

Ariel and Jonathan compare and contrast Marvel and DC's approaches to building out cinematic and television universes. But first, some news!

We Get Avenged!

Ariel and Jonathan both saw Avengers: Age of Ultron and they have a lot to say about it. Spoilers abound for the first 22 minutes of this podcast but we play it safe after that point. Here are the other stories we cover in the show!

Chocolate Bricks and Desserting Veggies

In this episode, Ariel and Jonathan talk more comic book news, some interesting video game info and spend time dreaming about chocolate.

Happy Trailers To You

It's a new episode, and Ariel and Jonathan are talking about movie trailers. A lot. They also talk about science, video games, tech and comic books!

Episode 10: Atlanta is Marvel Ous

Atlanta is playing host to a ton of upcoming Marvel films. Will Ariel and Jonathan join the Avengers?

Episode 9: LLAP

In this episode, we talk about gritty reboots, crappy movies and say farewell to an icon.

Episode 8: Female Avengers are Super!

We talk about A-Force, Daredevil coming to Netflix, a rumor about the next Star Trek villain and more! Oh, and two news items broke between recording and publishing -- one is that Spider-Man will become part of the Marvel cinematic universe (though still controlled by Sony) and the other is that Jon Stewart is leaving The Daily Show before the end of the year. And now, the stories we actually did cover!

Episode 7: Super Women!

Ariel and Jonathan talk about superheroes, female protagonists and a Nerf gun capable of autofire, among other things.

LNC Podcast: Episode 6 - You Will Marvel At Us!

Welcome to 2015! We're back and we're ready to talk about geeky stuff. This week, a couple of news items about Marvel led us down a rabbit hole. 

Here's a rundown of this week's stories:

• The Golden Globes awards results
• Ant-Man Trailer debuts
• Scarlett Johanssen is in Ghost in the Shell
• The Hulk and Professor X ride unicycles together
• House of Cards Season 3 trailer
• Carnival Row finds a home
• More details about The Evil Dead TV series
• Colleges offer League of Legends scholarships
• Smite world championship takes place in Atlanta
• Self-driving cars stall out in Georgia
• Bedroom furniture with a LEGO twist
• Coffee and tea could protect your brain
• Back to the Future 2's Powerlaces coming in 2015
• Anti-paparazzi Clothing

Hello, World!

We're so happy to bring Large Nerdron Collider to life! From our video series in which we combine the geeky stuff we love into crazy monstrosities to our podcast featuring deep discussions on geek culture, our goal is to explore and celebrate all things geek!