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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 22/09/2026

Steely Dan Podcasting Continues! Countdown to Ecstasy and Pretzel Logic with myself, @slatron.bsky.social and John Szymanski. John has produced live stage shows and does music for pinball and other video game machines. mikeslater.com/ygcto-32.html

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 18/09/2026

Ummm, I don't know why I tagged John Scalzi ... but ... sure ... another amazing John.

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 17/09/2026

Following up even more @scalzi.com I think you and could make amazing "henchmen" I gotta buy I have "Man in the Van" skills and you got mad bodyguard skills.

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 17/09/2026

Amazing list, hard to think of 5 (as in a lot of choice paralysis!) Just off the dome, in no order, can I add the ends of: - Growing Pains - Harley's Holiday - Mad Love

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Daniel Dockery @dandock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Oooh, this is a really good one. Here are the five Batman: The Animated Series moments that make me cry.

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 16/09/2026

Clickbait 101, but also a fun example of "truncation loses information" if we're just talking analog-to-digital comparisons.

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 16/09/2026

The term "unathletic" in the NBA is as useful as calling a bear unathletic. Is the giant thing with huge hands that can crush your head "deceptively" good at winning physical fights? Shocker.

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 15/09/2026

I'm about halfway through this, loving the Piper stories. I'd have been shocked if this or Chaperone dethroned Blockers!

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 14/09/2026

There's a "Midwest passive-aggressive" talk in academia - "Unlike other research areas" or "We use pragmatic, not theoretical, approaches." It's the best.

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Josh Crews @joshcrewsreally.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Where are my gen x folks who only learned of Mel Torme because of Night Court?

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 14/09/2026

I pronounce it “eight point one two four.”

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 10/09/2026

The last episode of Nerd! with @heytherejeffro.bsky.social was on "Shameless Toy Tie-Ins" specifically the G.I. Joe comic book. Anyway, not sure how we got Jeff to open packs of G.I. Joe cards on his YouTube channel ... :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpXy...

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I Must Break You: 1991 Impel GI Joe: A Real American Hero Box (NERD! Tie-In)

YouTube video by Jeff Has Cool Cards

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 02/09/2026

Ok, not speaking from personal experience (100% I am, obv) ... have you carefully checked and made sure you have the date right? If yes, congrats on win!

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 31/08/2026

That was the pitch and the Jeff I expected, and then this Jeff showed up on the episode! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUzA...

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Charlie is a Genius - Scene | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | FX

YouTube video by FX Networks

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 31/08/2026

www.patreon.com/jeffmay/post... The Marvel Comics run of G.I. Joe may seriously be the most important contemporary comic. @heytherejeffro.bsky.social told me this, and that sounded insane, but, for real. Case in point, this episode starts with a real TV commercial FOR A COMIC ISSUE!

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NERD! Episode 51: GI Joe Comics (1982-Present) | Jeff May

Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part hist

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 27/08/2026

It is wild to me that Rafael Nadal has more French Open wins than any other player has Finals appearances in any given Grand Slam.

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Patrick D. Lyons @patrickdlyons.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Larry Walker finally has his statue. Next up for the Rockies: A team Hall of Fame???

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 20/08/2026

Hopefully you're subscribed to "You Gotta Check This Out" with me -- links in the article below! The amazing @atifmyers.bsky.social of Sus Stories has been on the last two episodes, and his comic knowledge was a blast to review this masterpiece mikeslater.com/ygcto-29.html

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The Onion @theonion.com · 19/08/2026

Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact theonion.com/democratic-socialism-m…

MYTH: The government will take away your money and give it to the poor.

FACT: You are the poor.

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 20/08/2026

Didn't realize Jon Bernthal and Dane Cook were related …

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 20/08/2026

Ok but Moses Malone handed down 20-20s and fo-fo-fo :)

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aduckonthepond.bsky.social @aduckonthepond.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

What's your favorite Bible verse? Wrong answers only.

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 17/08/2026

This is becoming more common in like doctors offices and I'm just baffled.

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John Reimann @johnnyrimes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I’ll say it again. People who listen to music or watch videos on their phone without headphones in public suuuuuuuuck. Same for people that talk on speakerphone in public. Can anyone explain that logic to me. Is it just that they don’t give a fuck and want everyone to know?

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I know it's silly to play "on pace for" games, but Baez is 23 years old. If he has a 17 year career and reaches, say, 10,000 plate appearances, he is on pace to total 10,000 home runs.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🎶🎶 Why are there so many Songs about Mothra? And why she has friends in a clam She’s Queen of monsters That live on an island Shoots webs from her Diaphragm So some will say and Some call them titans I know they’re wrong Can’t you see? 1/

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 11/08/2026

Thanks to my “friend“ (j/k Mikes awesome) @slatrala.bsky.social i read some Young Blood and will never make that mistake again I’m now super stoked to watch your take and I’m sure it’s well researched and a fun watch.

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 10/08/2026

The "Turing Test" is to test if a computer is able to pass off being a human. In the age of AI we need a reverse Turing Test to determine if a "person" isn't just a chat bot.

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 30/07/2026

Sorry to piggyback on this so quickly, but @slatron.bsky.social and I got @moviehooligan.bsky.social to watch "Grey 17 is Missing" which I argue is not worse than TKO :) Absolutely feel kindred in talking about some of the worst reviewed episodes of B5! mikeslater.com/ygcto-12.html

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YGCTO Episode 12 - Grey 17 is Missing

Babylon 5 Season 3 Episode 19: Grey 17 is Missing

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 27/07/2026

Finally catching up on X-Men 97 Season 2. I can only assume the "Skip Intro" is basically a captcha to make sure bots aren't watching.

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 27/07/2026

Bale and Damon make some good stuff together, but apparently just like a show of them interacting on set would be funny too.

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 27/07/2026

I'm glad you're asking the important questions!

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DanSlott @danslott.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

When that guy from A-HA's Take On Me video suddenly shows up in that girl's apartment and exists in the real world: Do they live together now? Does he no longer exist in anyone else's comic? Does he need to get a social securitynumber? Also, what kind of crappy comic was that w/ no word balloons?

Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 27/07/2026

Finding out these are "The Righteous Brothers", who sang one of the most romantic songs ever, is, for me, pretty much like that scene where Anton Ego found out who Remy was in Ratatouille.

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 26/07/2026

. @slatron.bsky.social And I am onto the next season of the podcast, and we're doing "The Power Fantasy" starting with the volume 1 trade paperback. The fantastic @carinslater.bsky.social guests, and we discuss "the right way to read comics." Hint, Mike is wrong! mikeslater.com/ygcto-28.html

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 25/07/2026

In that I got got. I walked into a trap! But to be fair, I shoulda easily seen it coming :)

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 24/07/2026

It was a blast, and I can't wait for the next episode! I'm glad my memory has already forgotten the spoiler you told me, so I can enjoy it "Fresh"

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 24/07/2026

You know those hilariously bad 80s cartoons about keeping kids away from drug dealers by schools? I feel I should make one but for kids in Comic / Hobby shops and keeping em away from figurine fans that tell em "it's not so expensive" :)

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Andrés Alvarez @nerdnumbers.com · 24/07/2026

I asked @johnnyrimes.bsky.social how to avoid getting my kiddo into Warhammer due to its cost, and John's reply is "it's not as expensive as you think." I walked into that one huh? Well, see you in a few months if we start painting em!

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