Two Broke Nerds

Two Broke Nerds

Alec Kerr, a film geek, and Brian McElhiney, a music geek, talking about the stuff they love because

Go away! Franchises that need to stop by Two Broke Nerds 07/05/2023

Three months in a row of Two Broke Nerds episodes, can it be? Last episode, we talked about franchises that never truly got there due, this we are talking franchises that need to give it a rest.

Go away! Franchises that need to stop by Two Broke Nerds With the recent announcement of projects like TV series based on "Harry Potter" and "Twilight," more "Lord of the Rings" movies and a live action version of "Moana," Alec and Brian discuss franchises that need to leave well enough alone and just stop.

Missed opportunities: Projects we wish existed by Two Broke Nerds 01/04/2023

This is no joke, Two Broke Nerds turns three. Believe it or not, it has been three years of two friends talking about whatever the hell they want. To celebrate the occasion, we reached out to our massive audience and took requests. Thanks to Joel Barber for the ideas that became the main subject of this episode and to Doug Shapiro and Clay Groves for ideas that we briefly address. Thanks for the years of support.

Missed opportunities: Projects we wish existed by Two Broke Nerds Two Broke Nerds celebrates its third anniversary by taking requests from its loyal listeners. Joel Barber suggested discussing projects that were announced that didn't happen and franchises that you wish had caught on.

Here to amuse you: The fine line between stupid and clever by Two Broke Nerds 10/03/2023

We're back with our first episode of 2023! And its also our 50th episode. It's crazy we've made it this far. Thanks to our 2.5 listeners for sticking with us. This episode is a good one as we talk about the late great comedy giants Robin Williams and George Carlin as well as comedy in general. Lots of great clips and even a full song by Brian about Robin Williams.

Here to amuse you: The fine line between stupid and clever by Two Broke Nerds Hey, everyone! We made it to 50 episodes! And for our 50th episode we wanted to talk about a couple of our favorite comedians who are no longer with us: Robin Williams and George Carlin. That leads into a larger discussion free speech, cancel culture and comedy in general.

Well, there it is: The Jurassic Park/World Franchise by Two Broke Nerds 23/12/2022

Christmas arrives early! It's a new Two Broke Nerds episodes. Given our logo features dinosaurs, it is kind of amazing it took us 49 episodes to discuss the Jurassic Park/World franchise, but that's chaos theory for ya.

Well, there it is: The Jurassic Park/World Franchise by Two Broke Nerds Alec and Brian discuss the mixed bag that is the Jurassic Park/World franchise.

Photos from Two Broke Nerds's post 04/12/2022

So, we are a bit perplexed by our Spotify 2022 Wrap Up which seems to point to our podcast being more popular than the analytics we see indicate. Who are listeners in Australia and Denmark.

We meet again, at last; Or How Old Ben got his groove back by Two Broke Nerds 08/10/2022

After a two-month hiatus, we are back with our most topical episode yet: A discussion of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series. OK, so maybe we aren’t super timely, but what we offer is a giggle fest as we pitch our ideas for season two and three of Kenobi.

We meet again, at last; Or How Old Ben got his groove back by Two Broke Nerds Timely as ever, Alec and Brian finally discuss Disney+'s "Obi-Wan Kenobi" series and make their suggestions on what should happen in a second or third season. There may be a lot of giggling involved.

They say this is the most offensive podcast on the internet. Find out why. by Two Broke Nerds 06/08/2022

We're back with a new episode. Clay Groves calls us the most offensive podcast on the internet. Now, you can find out why. We promise, this isn't clickbait. Would we lie to you?

They say this is the most offensive podcast on the internet. Find out why. by Two Broke Nerds Clay Groves on Magic 104 has been call us the most offensive podcast on the internet, now you finally hear why. And also learn about a clickbait article by Spin claiming to list "The 50 Worst Songs By Otherwise Great Artists."

Watch out, here come the Spider-Nerds by Two Broke Nerds 26/06/2022

After a two-month hiatus, Alec and Brian are back to finally discuss “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Hey, better late than never.

Watch out, here come the Spider-Nerds by Two Broke Nerds Brian and Alec finally discuss "Spider-Man: No Way Home" and inevitably get off topic and discuss the other corners of the MCU.

Holy broke nerds, Batman! by Two Broke Nerds 05/04/2022

Recorded this one a few weeks ago and finally got around to editing it last week. It is hard to believe it took us this long to dedicate a whole episode to Batman. We spend more than an hour getting into all things Batman. At the time of recording, we had not seen The Batman, so there will likely be a follow up episode at some point diving in to that as well.

Holy broke nerds, Batman! by Two Broke Nerds Alec and Brian have spoken about Batman before and they will likely again, but amazingly it two them two years to dedicate a full episode to the Dark Knight.

Wrapped for Podcasters 01/12/2021

We allegedly have listeners in nine countries.

Wrapped for Podcasters The standout moments of the year. Shout out to all the fans on Spotify.

We like classy food, too by Two Broke Nerds 13/11/2021

Hey look! It is a new episode! We complete our food trilogy with a discussion of international cuisine. Plus, new theme music!

We like classy food, too by Two Broke Nerds Alec and Brian finish their food trilogy by talking about their favorite international cuisine. The broke nerds also debut their new theme music, "Seattle Skies," which was original written for their musical "Catchy Band Name and the Contest of Melodic Sounds."