General Nerdery

The Generals gush about everything from Alpha Flight to Zardoz

About the show

Your Generals of Nerdery (Zac and Tyler) stop in every week to talk about some of their favorite things in the nerd and geek world as well as commentary on all the news in the world of genre.

Episodes

  • #074: The Sun is Crazy - Miracle Workers Season 2 (w/ Stephen)

    November 9th, 2021  |  1 hr 54 mins
    daniel radcliffe, middle ages, miracle workers, peter serafinowicz, steve buscemi

    Rising above their station...truly a miracle for anyone in the Middle Ages. The fun continues as Your Generals watch season two of Miracle Workers with their friend Stephen.

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    #073: Duty Calls: Saving the Earth with Miracle Workers Season 1

    October 12th, 2021  |  1 hr 49 mins
    comedy, daniel radcliffe, geraldine viswanathan, god, heaven, miracle workers, steve buscemi

    When Steve Buscemi is God, you listen...or do you? This week Your Generals peek in at Daniel Radcliffe, Geraldine Viswanathan, and more as they save the world in the first season of Miracle Workers.

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    #072: Put a Ring On It: Watching Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

    September 21st, 2021  |  1 hr 31 mins
    awkwafina, kung fu, mandarin, mcu, shang-chi, shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings, simu liu

    This week Your Generals go to the movies! Listen in as they weigh in on some trailers and then finally, the latest martial arts superhero film from the MCU. So what did they think of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings?

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    #071: Zed War I

    September 7th, 2021  |  1 hr 57 mins
    alan alda, apocalypse, john turturro, mark hamill, max brooks, nathan fillion, parminder nagra, simon pegg, world war z, zombie

    In the aftermath of the Zombie War, humanity is rebuilding. One man gathered stories from survivors and this week Your Generals listen to those accounts as they listen to Max Brooks' World War Z (feat. Mark Hamill!)

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    #070: Gunnin' Down Task Force X

    August 24th, 2021  |  1 hr 47 mins
    david dastmalchian, dc comics, harley quinn, idris elba, james gunn, john cena, margot robbie, peacemaker, polka dot man, the suicide squad

    Second time's a charm right? This week Your Generals travel to Corto Maltese to watch James Gunn's version of The Suicide Squad.

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    #069: Which One is Gunpowder Milkshake?

    August 10th, 2021  |  1 hr 30 mins
    action, angela bassett, carla gugino, gunpowder milkshake, homage, karen gillan, lena headey, michelle yeoh, netflix

    Your Generals are in the mood for something fun and flashy. What's that Netflix? Gunpowder Milkshake? Yes, please.

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    #068: The Doctor Who Fell to Earth (w/ Hydee)

    July 27th, 2021  |  1 hr 24 mins
    chris chibnall, doctor who, jodie whittaker, the ghost monument, the woman who fell to earth

    Your Generals have come back around to some Doctor Who. Specifically the first two episodes of Jodie Whittaker's run as the Doctor. And they've brought a friend.

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    #067: The Lasso Way

    July 13th, 2021  |  2 hrs 28 mins
    bill lawrence, brendan hunt, england, football, hannah waddingham, jason sudeikis, premier league, soccer, ted lasso, wholesome

    A little while ago, General Tyler got WAY into Ted Lasso. In this episode, General Zac joins him.

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    #066: Lesbian Space Necromancers (w/ Áine)

    June 29th, 2021  |  1 hr 23 mins
    geek, gideon the ninth, grimdark, lesbian, necromancer, nerd, sci fi, tamsyn muir

    Lesbian Space Necromancers. That is enough to catch the General's interest. But what do they, and returning guest Áine, think of Tamsyn Muir's debut novel Gideon the Ninth?

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    #065: Alien v. Fam, A First Watch of Attack the Block

    June 15th, 2021  |  1 hr 9 mins
    alien, attack the block, franz drameh, horror, jodie whittaker, joe cornish, john boyega, sci fi

    Attack the Block has been on Your Generals' 'to watch' lists for awhile. This week they check it off.

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    #064: Smallville Memories

    June 1st, 2021  |  1 hr 40 mins
    allison mack, comic book, dc comics, kristin kreuk, lana lang, lex luthor, michael rosenbaum, smallville, superman, tom welling

    Let's face it. Smallville was formulative for both superhero TV and for General Zac. Does it hold up?

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    #063: GrimNews

    May 17th, 2021  |  48 mins 21 secs
    carnage, cynosure, geek, grimjack, house of x, hox/pox, jeff goldblum, john gaunt, jon ostrander, marvel, nerd, powers of x

    This week Your Generals intended to regale you with tales of GrimJack, and leave you only with the news instead.

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    #062: The Snappening

    May 3rd, 2021  |  1 hr 33 mins
    avengers, captain america, endgame, geek, infinity war, iron man, mcu, nerd, thanos, thor, time travel

    It's time to Un-Blip General Zac and watch Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.

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    #061: General Nerdery's Talk About the Snyder Cut: The Tyler Cut

    April 19th, 2021  |  1 hr 31 mins
    dc, ezra miller, gal gadot, henry cavill, jason momoa, justice league, ray fisher, the snyder cut, zack snyder

    It Actually Happened. The Snyder Cut was released. Now it's time for the Generals of Nerdery to dig into Zack Snyder's Justice League.

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    #060: Crossing Over to Brisco County, Jr. (w/ Danny)

    April 5th, 2021  |  1 hr 46 mins
    ash williams, bruce campbell, john astin, julius carry, kelly rutherford, sci fi, the adventures of brisco county jr, weird wester, western

    It's a Bruce Campbell kind of day at earVVyrm as Your Generals have Danny, of Fried Squirms fame, on to talk about the classic weird western The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

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    #059: Designing X-Men

    March 22nd, 2021  |  1 hr 50 mins
    beast, comic book, cyclops, geek, jean grey, marvel, storm, wolverine, x-men

    It's a matter of time before the X-Men are introduced into the MCU. This is how Your Generals would like to see it done.