The Nerd Academy Podcast
@tnap2020.bsky.social
Your source for nerd-dom news & commentary hosted by Jarod Baughman-Stubbs!
Available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get podcasts!
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Available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get podcasts!
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THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY - MCU Rewatch Podcast Announcement
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Introducing THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY, an #MCU rewatch series preparing #Marvel fans for #AvengersDoomsday next December! For early access to Road to Doomsday and exclusive content subscribe to the $5 tier at patreon.com/thenerdacademypodcast
youtu.be/GxwR5zjYBds
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This week on The Road to Doomsday @darkjedi2552.bsky.social and @quicksilvergrrl.bsky.social conclude Phase 1 with the movie that changed pop culture forever. Some assembly required.
Links to the show below
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THE AVENGERS | The Road To Doomsday Episode 6 | MCU Rewatch
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November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This week on The Road to Doomsday @darkjedi2552.bsky.social and @quicksilvergrrl.bsky.social conclude Phase 1 with the movie that changed pop culture forever. Some assembly required.
Links to the show below
Links to the show below
This week on KNR @mitch692.bsky.social joins @darkjedi2552.bsky.social to discuss #StarWars Visions Volume 3!
Links to the show below:
YouTube: youtu.be/HWQ3BtzCKXo
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3Lcq...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Links to the show below:
YouTube: youtu.be/HWQ3BtzCKXo
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3Lcq...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 AM
This week on KNR @mitch692.bsky.social joins @darkjedi2552.bsky.social to discuss #StarWars Visions Volume 3!
Links to the show below:
YouTube: youtu.be/HWQ3BtzCKXo
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3Lcq...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Links to the show below:
YouTube: youtu.be/HWQ3BtzCKXo
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3Lcq...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Road to Doomsday continues as @darkjedi2552.bsky.social and @quicksilvergrrl.bsky.social journey to Asgard for the first time to revisit Kenneth Branagh’s fantastical Shakespearean epic and meet one of the MCU’s most enduring characters. This one is gonna do gang…busters.
Links below:
Links below:
November 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Road to Doomsday continues as @darkjedi2552.bsky.social and @quicksilvergrrl.bsky.social journey to Asgard for the first time to revisit Kenneth Branagh’s fantastical Shakespearean epic and meet one of the MCU’s most enduring characters. This one is gonna do gang…busters.
Links below:
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🫡 Iron Man 2 is goated
The Road to Doomsday continues as @darkjedi2552.bsky.social and @quicksilvergrrl.bsky.social are joined by Travis and @mitch692.bsky.social to discuss the often under appreciated middle chapter of the Iron Man trilogy: Iron Man 2!
Links to the show below
Links to the show below
October 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
🫡 Iron Man 2 is goated
The Road to Doomsday continues as @darkjedi2552.bsky.social and @quicksilvergrrl.bsky.social are joined by Travis and @mitch692.bsky.social to discuss the often under appreciated middle chapter of the Iron Man trilogy: Iron Man 2!
Links to the show below
Links to the show below
October 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Road to Doomsday continues as @darkjedi2552.bsky.social and @quicksilvergrrl.bsky.social are joined by Travis and @mitch692.bsky.social to discuss the often under appreciated middle chapter of the Iron Man trilogy: Iron Man 2!
Links to the show below
Links to the show below
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In what I’m sure comes as a shock to nobody, I have a lot of thoughts and feelings about #TheHuntForBenSolo news. Most of them are frustration and exasperation. A lot of it with the fandom.
Tune in.
Tune in.
The #StarWars fandom has been taken by storm by the news that Disney shot down a Ben Solo movie pitched by Steven Soderbergh and Adam Driver.
This week on KNR Jarod, Bill, and Conor are here to unpack this insane news and reflect on what could have been with a Ben Solo revival.
Links below
This week on KNR Jarod, Bill, and Conor are here to unpack this insane news and reflect on what could have been with a Ben Solo revival.
Links below
October 24, 2025 at 2:26 AM
In what I’m sure comes as a shock to nobody, I have a lot of thoughts and feelings about #TheHuntForBenSolo news. Most of them are frustration and exasperation. A lot of it with the fandom.
Tune in.
Tune in.
The #StarWars fandom has been taken by storm by the news that Disney shot down a Ben Solo movie pitched by Steven Soderbergh and Adam Driver.
This week on KNR Jarod, Bill, and Conor are here to unpack this insane news and reflect on what could have been with a Ben Solo revival.
Links below
This week on KNR Jarod, Bill, and Conor are here to unpack this insane news and reflect on what could have been with a Ben Solo revival.
Links below
October 24, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The #StarWars fandom has been taken by storm by the news that Disney shot down a Ben Solo movie pitched by Steven Soderbergh and Adam Driver.
This week on KNR Jarod, Bill, and Conor are here to unpack this insane news and reflect on what could have been with a Ben Solo revival.
Links below
This week on KNR Jarod, Bill, and Conor are here to unpack this insane news and reflect on what could have been with a Ben Solo revival.
Links below
The Road to Doomsday continues as @darkjedi2552.bsky.social and @quicksilvergrrl.bsky.social arrive at Incredible Hulk and try to unpack its complicated legacy and strange place in the MCU.
Note: For some reason the Apple Pod version says Thor, we don’t know why.
Links to the show below:
Note: For some reason the Apple Pod version says Thor, we don’t know why.
Links to the show below:
THE INCREDIBLE HULK - The Road To Doomsday Episode 2
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October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Road to Doomsday continues as @darkjedi2552.bsky.social and @quicksilvergrrl.bsky.social arrive at Incredible Hulk and try to unpack its complicated legacy and strange place in the MCU.
Note: For some reason the Apple Pod version says Thor, we don’t know why.
Links to the show below:
Note: For some reason the Apple Pod version says Thor, we don’t know why.
Links to the show below:
THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY starts here! Join Jarod, Taylore, and special guest @thescottjayro.bsky.social from @thebombadcast.bsky.social to look back on #IronMan, its themes, big ideas, and the Axe Body Spray of it all!
Links to the show below!
Links to the show below!
IRON MAN | The Road To Doomsday Episode 1 | MCU REWATCH
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October 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY starts here! Join Jarod, Taylore, and special guest @thescottjayro.bsky.social from @thebombadcast.bsky.social to look back on #IronMan, its themes, big ideas, and the Axe Body Spray of it all!
Links to the show below!
Links to the show below!
THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY BEGINS! Before @darkjedi2552.bsky.social & @quicksilvergrrl.bsky.social embark on their rewatch of the entire #MCU before #avengersdoomsday next year they look back on the time when Marvel was facing bankruptcy and seen as little more than a licensing machine.
Links below!
Links below!
October 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY BEGINS! Before @darkjedi2552.bsky.social & @quicksilvergrrl.bsky.social embark on their rewatch of the entire #MCU before #avengersdoomsday next year they look back on the time when Marvel was facing bankruptcy and seen as little more than a licensing machine.
Links below!
Links below!
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@darkjedi2552.bsky.social & I would be seated for this
I hope I live long enough to witness Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 adapted into the musical it was always meant to be.
October 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
@darkjedi2552.bsky.social & I would be seated for this
Come celebrate EPISODE 200 of The Nerd Academy Podcast with the announcement of our brand new #MCU rewatch podcast THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY and unpack a wildly mixed news cycle.
Links to the show below!
Links to the show below!
September 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Come celebrate EPISODE 200 of The Nerd Academy Podcast with the announcement of our brand new #MCU rewatch podcast THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY and unpack a wildly mixed news cycle.
Links to the show below!
Links to the show below!
Introducing THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY, an #MCU rewatch series preparing #Marvel fans for #AvengersDoomsday next December! For early access to Road to Doomsday and exclusive content subscribe to the $5 tier at patreon.com/thenerdacademypodcast
youtu.be/GxwR5zjYBds
youtu.be/GxwR5zjYBds
THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY - MCU Rewatch Podcast Announcement
YouTube video by The Nerd Academy Podcast
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Introducing THE ROAD TO DOOMSDAY, an #MCU rewatch series preparing #Marvel fans for #AvengersDoomsday next December! For early access to Road to Doomsday and exclusive content subscribe to the $5 tier at patreon.com/thenerdacademypodcast
youtu.be/GxwR5zjYBds
youtu.be/GxwR5zjYBds
NEW KNR
The first teaser for #TheMandalorianandGrogu is here and @darkjedi2552.bsky.social, @depabanana.bsky.social, and Kason are here to break down the trailer and more!
Episodes links below!
The first teaser for #TheMandalorianandGrogu is here and @darkjedi2552.bsky.social, @depabanana.bsky.social, and Kason are here to break down the trailer and more!
Episodes links below!
September 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
NEW KNR
The first teaser for #TheMandalorianandGrogu is here and @darkjedi2552.bsky.social, @depabanana.bsky.social, and Kason are here to break down the trailer and more!
Episodes links below!
The first teaser for #TheMandalorianandGrogu is here and @darkjedi2552.bsky.social, @depabanana.bsky.social, and Kason are here to break down the trailer and more!
Episodes links below!
NEW KNR!
It’s been one year since The Acolyte has come and gone and we are still thinking about this complex love letter to the the themes of the prequels.
@aonehattown.bsky.social sat down with @darkjedi2552.bsky.social to discuss the themes, the characters, and the discourse.
Links below 🔗
It’s been one year since The Acolyte has come and gone and we are still thinking about this complex love letter to the the themes of the prequels.
@aonehattown.bsky.social sat down with @darkjedi2552.bsky.social to discuss the themes, the characters, and the discourse.
Links below 🔗
August 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
NEW KNR!
It’s been one year since The Acolyte has come and gone and we are still thinking about this complex love letter to the the themes of the prequels.
@aonehattown.bsky.social sat down with @darkjedi2552.bsky.social to discuss the themes, the characters, and the discourse.
Links below 🔗
It’s been one year since The Acolyte has come and gone and we are still thinking about this complex love letter to the the themes of the prequels.
@aonehattown.bsky.social sat down with @darkjedi2552.bsky.social to discuss the themes, the characters, and the discourse.
Links below 🔗
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@darkjedi2552.bsky.social has had a rough start to his 2025 in Epic Confrontations. Luckily for him, HYPERSPACE is back once again!
Will Jarod get a chance to climb back to the top of the ladder?
FIND OUT on August 9 when THE HYPERSPACE GAUNTLET 2 streams live!
Will Jarod get a chance to climb back to the top of the ladder?
FIND OUT on August 9 when THE HYPERSPACE GAUNTLET 2 streams live!
July 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
@darkjedi2552.bsky.social has had a rough start to his 2025 in Epic Confrontations. Luckily for him, HYPERSPACE is back once again!
Will Jarod get a chance to climb back to the top of the ladder?
FIND OUT on August 9 when THE HYPERSPACE GAUNTLET 2 streams live!
Will Jarod get a chance to climb back to the top of the ladder?
FIND OUT on August 9 when THE HYPERSPACE GAUNTLET 2 streams live!
NEW TNAP 4️⃣
#FantasticFourFirstSteps is here at last and @darkjedi2552.bsky.social, Travis, and @starwarsbill.bsky.social are joined by @mitch692.bsky.social to unpack this rich retro-futuristic adventure & look to what the future may have in store for Marvel’s first family!
Links below 🔗
#FantasticFourFirstSteps is here at last and @darkjedi2552.bsky.social, Travis, and @starwarsbill.bsky.social are joined by @mitch692.bsky.social to unpack this rich retro-futuristic adventure & look to what the future may have in store for Marvel’s first family!
Links below 🔗
July 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
NEW TNAP 4️⃣
#FantasticFourFirstSteps is here at last and @darkjedi2552.bsky.social, Travis, and @starwarsbill.bsky.social are joined by @mitch692.bsky.social to unpack this rich retro-futuristic adventure & look to what the future may have in store for Marvel’s first family!
Links below 🔗
#FantasticFourFirstSteps is here at last and @darkjedi2552.bsky.social, Travis, and @starwarsbill.bsky.social are joined by @mitch692.bsky.social to unpack this rich retro-futuristic adventure & look to what the future may have in store for Marvel’s first family!
Links below 🔗
NEW TNAP! 🧢
As we prepare for #FantasticFourFirstSteps join @darkjedi2552.bsky.social and Travis as they discuss the sit down Kevin Feige did to give an idea as to what the MCU’s future will look like and cleared up some rumors as to what’s happening now at Marvel Studios!
Links below! 🔗
As we prepare for #FantasticFourFirstSteps join @darkjedi2552.bsky.social and Travis as they discuss the sit down Kevin Feige did to give an idea as to what the MCU’s future will look like and cleared up some rumors as to what’s happening now at Marvel Studios!
Links below! 🔗
July 24, 2025 at 10:36 AM
NEW TNAP! 🧢
As we prepare for #FantasticFourFirstSteps join @darkjedi2552.bsky.social and Travis as they discuss the sit down Kevin Feige did to give an idea as to what the MCU’s future will look like and cleared up some rumors as to what’s happening now at Marvel Studios!
Links below! 🔗
As we prepare for #FantasticFourFirstSteps join @darkjedi2552.bsky.social and Travis as they discuss the sit down Kevin Feige did to give an idea as to what the MCU’s future will look like and cleared up some rumors as to what’s happening now at Marvel Studios!
Links below! 🔗
NEW TNAP! 🦸🐕
James Gunn’s Superman is finally here and has lifted our spirits with it’s punk rock optimism! Join @darkjedi2552.bsky.social @starwarsbill.bsky.social Travis, and special guests @thataldendiaz.bsky.social and Mr. Radtastic to discuss and unpack this wonderful movie!
Links below!
James Gunn’s Superman is finally here and has lifted our spirits with it’s punk rock optimism! Join @darkjedi2552.bsky.social @starwarsbill.bsky.social Travis, and special guests @thataldendiaz.bsky.social and Mr. Radtastic to discuss and unpack this wonderful movie!
Links below!
July 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM
NEW TNAP! 🦸🐕
James Gunn’s Superman is finally here and has lifted our spirits with it’s punk rock optimism! Join @darkjedi2552.bsky.social @starwarsbill.bsky.social Travis, and special guests @thataldendiaz.bsky.social and Mr. Radtastic to discuss and unpack this wonderful movie!
Links below!
James Gunn’s Superman is finally here and has lifted our spirits with it’s punk rock optimism! Join @darkjedi2552.bsky.social @starwarsbill.bsky.social Travis, and special guests @thataldendiaz.bsky.social and Mr. Radtastic to discuss and unpack this wonderful movie!
Links below!
SuperJurassTastic July is here and up first is Jurassic World: Rebirth! Join @darkjedi2552.bsky.social and Taylore as they get caught up on the Jurassic series and unpack this newest Dino adventure!
Links to the episode below!
Links to the episode below!
July 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
SuperJurassTastic July is here and up first is Jurassic World: Rebirth! Join @darkjedi2552.bsky.social and Taylore as they get caught up on the Jurassic series and unpack this newest Dino adventure!
Links to the episode below!
Links to the episode below!
A TNAP X @thebombadcast.bsky.social crossover for the ages
Before Clone Wars, before The Mandalorian... there was Drunk Vader on G4TV — and hidden in the chaos? A young Dave Filoni in full Plo Koon cosplay. This is not a bit.
Full reaction here: youtu.be/tNfFoaP0Ukw?...
Full reaction here: youtu.be/tNfFoaP0Ukw?...
June 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
A TNAP X @thebombadcast.bsky.social crossover for the ages
May the 4th be with you! Celebrate with your favorite nerds as we are joined by @arsmichael.bsky.social of All Remaining Systems to celebrate 20 years of Revenge of the Sith and discuss the legacy of this film and unpack how we feel after seeing it in cinemas all these years later!
Links below!
Links below!
May 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
May the 4th be with you! Celebrate with your favorite nerds as we are joined by @arsmichael.bsky.social of All Remaining Systems to celebrate 20 years of Revenge of the Sith and discuss the legacy of this film and unpack how we feel after seeing it in cinemas all these years later!
Links below!
Links below!
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May the Fourth Be With Everyone!
I love this day so goddamn much. I get to celebrate the franchise I've loved for around a decade now with those who love it just as much as (if not than) I do!
If I may, I would love to plug some of my favorite Star Wars podcasts/creators on this special day:
I love this day so goddamn much. I get to celebrate the franchise I've loved for around a decade now with those who love it just as much as (if not than) I do!
If I may, I would love to plug some of my favorite Star Wars podcasts/creators on this special day:
May 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
May the Fourth Be With Everyone!
I love this day so goddamn much. I get to celebrate the franchise I've loved for around a decade now with those who love it just as much as (if not than) I do!
If I may, I would love to plug some of my favorite Star Wars podcasts/creators on this special day:
I love this day so goddamn much. I get to celebrate the franchise I've loved for around a decade now with those who love it just as much as (if not than) I do!
If I may, I would love to plug some of my favorite Star Wars podcasts/creators on this special day:
Due to a massive power outage our discussions on Daredevil: Born Again’s finale, Chapter 2 of Andor S2, and likely Thunderbolts*, is probably not coming out until next week.
May 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Due to a massive power outage our discussions on Daredevil: Born Again’s finale, Chapter 2 of Andor S2, and likely Thunderbolts*, is probably not coming out until next week.
