Synopsis
A weekly podcast where Nando and DJ analyze a pop culture thing by looking exclusively at the details.
Episodes
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After After The Thrones - Home (Season 6 Episode 2)
04/05/2016 Duration: 01h06minJon Snow is back. Roose Bolton is backstabbed. We look at the big events that the After The Thrones team nailed and what they missed. From the people behind Mad Bracket Status comes the exciting new Game of Thrones post episode recap show post episode recap show. That's right. We're analyzing HBO's After the Thrones with Chris Diggins. Does the show make sense? Is their analysis interesting? What did they miss? All that and more on this week's After After the Thrones.
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Most Neighborly - Wilson, Feeny, and the Elite Eight
03/05/2016 Duration: 01h21minThe Elite Eight round of the Most Neighborly bracket has been decided. Nando and DJ bring on Pop-Break writer Chris Diggins to help them sort through the results and decide whether there is truly any meaning to life. Diggins also pitches his Space Jam 2 story which includes an evil Michael Jordan and an army of washed up NBA players.
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After After The Thrones - The Red Woman (Season 6 Episode 1)
28/04/2016 Duration: 01h41minFrom the people behind Mad Bracket Status comes the exciting new Game of Thrones post episode recap show post episode recap show. That's right. We're analyzing HBO's After the Thrones with Chris Diggins. Does the show make sense? Is their analysis interesting? What did they miss? All that and more on this week's After After the Thrones.
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Most Neighborly - Mary Jane, Fonzie, and the Sweet Sixteen
25/04/2016 Duration: 01h10minEveryone is tired this week. DJ just got back from PAX East. Nando and Emily just for back from hosting out Smash Snub panel at CPAC. We go through the results from the first round of the Most Neighborly bracket and have just enough time to talk about some of the new match ups before Game of Thrones starts and we end the show. Also this episode features a surprise appearance from a friend of the podcast who DJ ran into in Boston.
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Most Neighborly - Quagmire, Denny, and the Top Thirty Two
18/04/2016 Duration: 02h04minA new bracket has appeared. We bring on friend of the show Lorenzo to help us introduce our new bracket, the Most Neighborly. We have assembled thirty two excellent neighbors from pop culture and we look at some of the first round match ups. Does Quagmire have any chance against Flanders? Why is Babette more neighborly than Totoro? What is the deal with The Room's Denny?
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Ideas for Various Businesses - Dominos (with Frank and Jack)
14/04/2016 Duration: 36minListen guys, last week we made a podcast on the usual topics. Brackets. Pop Culture. You know the drill. But also in the beginning we talked AT LENGTH about Dominos. Like a lot. Frank Dicola and Jack Kelly from Game Revenant were also involved. It can only be described as art. Enjoy.
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Nickest Toon - The Winner and a Look Forward (with Frank and Jack)
11/04/2016 Duration: 01h43minThis week we have the final results of our Nickest Toon bracket! The results were stupid close and the winner will very likely surprise you. We also look at the results of our mini brackets The Best Batman, and the Best Harry Potter Movie. We also are joined by Jack and Frank from Game Revenant to talk about some of the new games they're working on.
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Bernie and Basketball (and Walking Dead and OJ and Wrestlemania)
07/04/2016 Duration: 01h41minNew mid-week podcast! We take a small break in brackets to talk about Nando and DJ's two favorite things respectively, Bernie and Basketball. In order, the topics of conversation are Golden State, Nova, Lebron, James Dolan, the Wisconsin Primary, New York Debates, Panama Papers, Hillary, TWD Finale, OJ, and Wrestlemania.
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Nickest Toon - Tommy, Aang, and the Championship Round
04/04/2016 Duration: 01h21minThis week we have for you the final match up in the Nickest Toon bracket. We talk about the Nicktoonyness of Avatar and posit the theory that Aang and Tommy and essentially the same character. We also give you a new mini bracket as well as the results to the Best Batman mini bracket.
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Mad Spoiler Status - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
31/03/2016 Duration: 01h30minIf you have not see Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and eventually plan to, this isn't for you. Everyone else, we have a spoiler filled mini episode of Mad Bracket Status where we take apart everything we didn't like or understand about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. We go over bizarre fan theories, unbelievable character choices, and everything else that made this potential Avengers rival into a complete trainwreck. Deathstroke Theory: http://moviepilot.com/posts/3586492 Communion Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-MUzvASr8s Mr Sunday Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TAlR9y_zJw MovieBob Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTKDtoBR-2M Half in the Bag Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGsrMaxx8N4 Mad Bracket Status: http://www.madbracketstatus.com/
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Nickest Toon - Aang, Tommy, and the Elite Eight
28/03/2016 Duration: 01h21minHuge week for the show. First off, we have the results of the Sweet Sixteen round of voting on our Nickest Toon bracket. Secondly, March Madness is going off the rails and number one seeds are being eliminated by the handful. Third, Batman v Superman: Rush to Justice was finally released.
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Potential Spoilers - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
23/03/2016Right off the bat, we have no real knowledge of spoilers for this movie. All spoilers are POTENTIAL spoilers at best and way off the mark at worst. That being said, we decided to have a podcast where we ask some of the big question regarding the new DC blockbuster. If we spoil the movie, that is completely coincidental. We have ZERO knowledge about what actually happens in the movie. We're just recklessly speculating.
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Nickest Toon - Chuckie, Cosmo, and the Elite Eight
21/03/2016 Duration: 01h19minThis week it is just Nando and DJ going through the results of the Sweet Sixteen round of voting on the Nickest Toon bracket. Some shows are eliminated completely while other are surging towards the finals.
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Nickest Toon - Ren, Spongebob, and the Sweet 16
15/03/2016 Duration: 01h26minWe are podcast! On a mission! Bracket kids with...you get the joke. That's the Rocket Power theme song but with some of the words changed to make it seem like it's talking about us. Clever right? This week Nando and DJ are back with the results of the first round of voting on the Nickest Toon bracket. There are some pretty bizarre upsets. Specifically one that should really surprise you. We talk about the next round of match ups as well as some Civil War news and give our pop culture recommendations in our Get Recced segment that we shockingly didn't forget about.
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Nickest Toon - Doug, Daggett, and the Top 32
07/03/2016 Duration: 01h34minDear Journal, hi! It's us, Mad Bracket Status. We are still working on the Nickest Toon bracket. This week we bring on animation expert Kevin Su to look at some of the Top 32 match ups that caught our attention. We ask the tough questions. Which Angry Beaver is the best? Who is Chloe Carmichael? Why are the making another Hey Arnold movie? We also look at an insanely funny Doug based twitter feed and talk, talk about the Ghostbusters trailer, and give some of our recommendations in a new segment called Get Recced! website - http://www.madbracketstatus.com/ redbubble - http://www.redbubble.com/people/madbracketstat Doug Episodes - https://twitter.com/dougepisodes
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Nickest Toon - Stimpy, Pelswick, and the Starting 32
03/03/2016 Duration: 01h41minAre ya' ready kids? I can't hear you! Ohhhhhh! The picture of a pirate with a real mouth starting to sing can only mean one thing. We are starting our Nickest Toon bracket. Friend of the show Frank DiCola joins us as we unveil the starting thirty two contenders in the bracket. We have characters from the creation of Nickelodeon animation and characters that are still on the air today. See if your favorite made the cut and vote at www.madbracketstatus.com
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The Superior Sidekick - The Winner and a Look Forward
22/02/2016 Duration: 01h36minIt is finally here. After a 128 competitors, we are finally able to reveal the winner of our Superior Sidekick bracket. Everything comes down to Super Mario's Yoshi and Star Wars' R2-D2. Dan Ward joins us to talk about the winner and everything he represents to sidekickery. We also talk about our next bracket and why it should be pretty good.
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The Superior Sidekick - Yoshi, R2-D2, and the Championship Round
16/02/2016 Duration: 01h30minIt has all led up to this. We started with 128 sidekicks and we are down to two competitors in the Superior Sidekick bracket. We go over each character's history as well as some key difference between the two characters. We also spend some time in the beginning of the episode breaking down some of the movie trailers from the Big Game and at the end of the show we give a spoiler free and spoiler filled Deadpool review. Don't worry. There is plenty of warning if you haven't seen it yet.
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The Superior Sidekick - Baymax, Deadpool, and the Final Four
08/02/2016 Duration: 01h14minThe heat is on! We bring musician and graphic designer Nick Porcaro to the show to dissect the final four round of the Superior Sidekick bracket. There are a couple of pretty surprising results. With the winners from each conference, we are able to start talking about who we think deserves to win it all. We also look back at some of the amazing marketing coming out of Deadpool before it's release later this week.
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The Superior Sidekick - Sokka, R2D2, and the Elite Eight
02/02/2016 Duration: 01h36minThe Superior Sidekick bracket is really starting to heat up. Nando and DJ go over the results of the Sweet Sixteen round of voting to reveal the Elite Eight competitors. There are some big surprises in store. Will the Star Wars sidekicks stick around? Can Robin take on Rhodey Which Pokemon will prevail? The answers can all be found here along with some incredible Superbowl predictions.