Episodes

Matthew and guest co-host Ethan kick off a new series on gaming! They share their personal history with gaming and wax nostalgic about playing on an old-school PC and Sega. They also discuss current games like the Hell Divers, which took the gaming world by storm this year.

On this episode, we discuss some of the best hero and villain matchups. We also dive into some movie and TV news for Dune, Marvel, Star Trek, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and Alita Battle Angel. Finally, we hit the idea that villains often become the catalysts for heroes to rise up. Similarly, adversity can grow us in amazing ways if we let it. Movie News Marvel Releases 1. "X-Men '97" (March 20) 2. "Deadpool & Wolverine" (July 26) 3. "Agatha" (Fall 2024) 4. "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-M...

They all involve teamwork! This week Matt and Katie talk about teams and why you need them in your life. They also recap Marvel's Fantastic Four announcement, discuss Sony's Spiderverse and specu

Matt and Katie continue their discussion on The Marvels on and discuss our fascination with villains on this episode. You'll also get to hear our facebook community share who their favorite villains are and why. Matt and Katie read from the Offical DCU Encyclopedia and try to guess if less known heroes are heroes or villains.

On this episode of the show, we share our thought on the latest MCU movie the Marvels. We also share some of your responses to the question of what makes a great hero. Chat GPT makes into and even ranks the conversation. We share some ways we can all be heros and even dig into an official Marvel character guide to discover some unsung heroes who will probably never make it to the silver screen. If you're a fan of the Great Lakes Avengers, check this episode out!

We had the priviledge of recording this live episode of the podcast at Edge Church in January of 2024! The episode kicks off our series about heroes! We talk about Marvel, DC, Superpowers, Superheroes and we pay special attention to Captain America. We had fun playing "would you rather" with audience members and interacting with everyone.

Matt and Katie discuss how Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny relates to using our time to the fullest. Realizing that our time is limited can be an amazing source of wisdom if we let it.

On this episode, Matt and Katie discuss time machines. The DeLaurian, Tardis, and Time Map are just a few of the great time machines we encounter in our favorite sci-fi flicks. We also hear an interview from Twin Cities Convention about time travel. Let us know in the comments what your favorite mode of time travel is!

Einstein's theory of general relativity showed that different observers experience time differently! This theory has real-world implications. No matter how we each experience time, the amount of time we have is limited. Therefore, be thankful and make the most of it.

This is the second episode in a series on time. For this episode Matt and katie discuss Loki choosing to continuously loop back in time in order to save his friends and the multiverse. Matt and Katie also discuss getting stuck in loops or patterns of behavior and thinking and about how the self-sacrifice of Jesus can disrupt those negative patterns.

Nerdy Folks was recently at Twin Cities Con! We had a blast meeting people and taking in the offerings at this amazing convention in Minneapolis, MN. We kicked off this new series on time by interview folks about where they would go if they could travel to the future, to the past and anywhere in time on a one-way ticket! Here the article Matt references about types of time travel: https://www.almostanauthor.com/the-eight-types-of-time-travel/

The traditional view of what aliens are holds that aliens are simply other forms of sentient life that evolved elsewhere and have traveled through space to reach us. Other theories do exist, including the idea that aliens might be from another dimension. Many cultures belief systems, including Christianity, believe there is an unseen spiritual dimension to our everyday physical reality. Could aliens be from or be connected to a spiritual reality? On this episode, Matt and Katie discuss this idea...

Matt and katie discuss two famous Alien Abduction stories. The Barney and Betty Hill case and the case of Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson both made a splash in the media and brought alien abduction into the national zeigeist. Matt and Katie also listen to a story told by one of Matt's youth group students and try to guess if the story is proportedly true or completely fictionalized. How does all this tie into memories of our birth. Listen and find out!

Why do we assume that aliens would show up and annihilate us? Maybe aliens would take pitty on us and actually help us. Conflicts around the world: Crisis Group International: https://www.crisisgroup.org/visual-explainers/10-conflicts-2023/ Global Conflict Tracker: https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker Geneva Academy: https://geneva-academy.ch/galleries/today-s-armed-conflicts

Is the U.S. Government in possession of alien technology? Are products we use everyday the result of secret programs working to reverse engineer that alien tech? These are real question being asked by members of congress and by faculty at Harvard university. Harvard Professor Story: https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/avi-loeb-harvard-professor-alien-technology-fragments/ Congressional Hearing https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-house-oversight-committee-probes-ufos-and-wider-imp...

NASA has an alien Czar. Congress holds a public hearing on UAP sightings. Aliens have been a stable of sci-fi for decade, but it appears that aliens have gone mainstream. Matt and Katie also share 8 noteable alien encounters from a list courated by Chat GPT, who may or may not be an alien intellegence. Whether or not aliens are out there, many of us and perhaps all of us feel lonly and alien at times. How do we handle periods of lonliness?

The Telescope Show is now the Nerdy Folks Podcast! We are so excited to be back after a summer hiatus and rebrand! We are kicking off this new season with a series on aliens. This preview offers a taste of what is to come.

Nick Fure engages in a personal war against a Skrull faction threatening earth, and Matt and Katie are so excited to watch it all go down! They share their thoughts and even make a few predictions. Reminder: this is the final episode before our summer hiatus. By the end of summer the podcast will be rebranded as the Nerdy Folks Podcast!

Matt and Katie discuss Super Mario Bros. 2023 on this episode, which has now raked in over 1 billion dollars at the box office! They share their kid's reactions along with their own parental perspectives. Which NES game will make it's way to the big screen next? With success like this, there are sure to be more video game characters and stories appearing in movies.

On this episode, Matt and Katie discuss Picard Season 3 and the legacy of the titular character. Was the season a hit or a miss? What happened to Agnes from season 2, and what does the future look like for these characters, who we love despite their occasionally stiff dialoge?

Matt and Katie talk about Gaurdians of the Galaxy Volume 3 and share a special announcement!

Matt and Katie take a look at what's on the horizon for summer movies and TV.

Matt and Katie talk all about the Mandalorian Season 3 Finale, particularly about what it means to be adopted. They also laugh about the fact that most of their predictions did not come true, though it does not stop them for making more predictions for the future of Star Wars.