164 | Bond Novels: The Man with the Golden Gun

Michael wraps up his series of solo episodes about Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels with his last book: The Man With the Golden Gun. Heavily influenced by the three films that had come out by then, it's a hint at the direction the series might have taken had Fleming lived long enough to write more. Whether that's a good thing or not is up for discussion.

163 | After Dinner Lounge – Parrot with Fat Man

Michael, Rob, Evan, and Pax talk about what they've been watching and thinking about, including Willow, Velma, The Last of Us, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Ford v Ferrari, Black Adam, Gotham Knights, The Banshees of Inisherin, Pluto TV, Shrinking, how faithful adaptations should be, sleep, where we live, and planning a Sleepy Hollow trip.

162 | After Dinner Lounge – A New Thing On the Old Thing

Michael, Rob, Evan, and Pax talk about Marvel's Old Man characters, Martin Short's I Must Say, how to listen to movie review podcasts, malls, live action kids TV shows, John Carter of Mars, why our playlists are so awesome, the Fantastic Four, the UK’s rudest walk, epistolary books, Greek mythology, redcaps, mystery novels vs short stories, Star Trek comics, and other things they've been listening to and reading.

161 | Mission: Impossible II (2000)

Michael and Rob get through John Woo's stylistic sequel, but is it really as bad as they remembered? There's guitars, slow motion, sunglasses, and doves, but also Anthony Hopkins, Thandiwe Newton, and Ving Rhames.

Nerd Lunch Podcast 881 | Nerdstradamus 2013 Redux

CT, Jeeg, and Pax reunite to look back at their very first Nerdstradamus episode and the predictions they made 10 years ago in Jan 2013.

160 | Goldfinger (1964)

Michael, Rob, and guest Karen Flieger don their golf togs and hit the green to talk about the film that changed the James Bond series forever. But are those changes all for the better? That's just one of the many topics under discussion, so pour yourself a glass of indifferently blended brandy and settle in.

159 | Nerdstradamus 2023

At last! Michael, Rob, Evan, Robert Zerbe, and Kay look back at their favorite pop culture, predictions, and resolutions for 2022 and make a few predictions and resolutions for 2023 as well.

158 | Mission: Impossible (1996)

Michael and Rob get ready for this summer's Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Part One with the first in a series of episodes covering the Mission: Impossible movies so far. In this one, they talk about Baby Tom Cruise, the fate of Jim Phelps, charming Max, and whether any of this makes sense.

157 | After Dinner Lounge – What's In the Box?

Michael, Rob, Evan, and Pax reminisce about their favorite things they watched this year, do some thinking about the past and the future, and open some presents.