228. Friends of the Pod: Nerd Ranks w/Stephen

Josh and Alex take a moment to talk with Stephen from the Nerd Ranks podcast about everything under the sun, including their podcast, and what makes their nerd heart sing. 

• Intro (0:00)
• The shared love for Zombies Ate My Neighbors (4:48)
• Stephen, what'cha doin'? (7:27)
• What inspired the creation of Nerd Ranks? (8:36)
• Where is Stephen's happy nerd place? (10:03)
• Alex confuses Christopher Lee with Vincent Price (27:54)
• Horror movies, Rob Zombie and horror tropes (31:41)
• What kind of horror movies does Josh like? (37:13)
• We share our love of Jim Varney (39:01)
• Does Stephen have any upcoming Nerd Ranks episodes he's excited for? (40:38)
• Alex forgets Sam Niell's name (44:44)
• The Last of Us video game conversation leads to obligatory Expedition 33 mention (46:12)
• Physical media and Super Princess Peach on DS (49:28)
• Favorite Mario Game? (50:59)
• Crash Bandicoot & Assassin's Creed franchises (57:21)
• Games with companion apps (1:01:09)
• Exceptions to the rules for game genres we don't like (1:04:07)
• Stephen's music (1:12:08)
• Donkey Kong Country music history lesson (1:16:21)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:18:27)

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