WEBVTT - Episode 0: Introducing Nerdificent

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, and welcome to episode zero of Netificent. I'm your

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<v Speaker 1>host Danny Fernandez, and I'm your host Ippy Waddy. Ways,

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<v Speaker 1>sorry I was aptly. I was looking at the crillin

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<v Speaker 1>It Twitter to see if anyone got excited about that

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<v Speaker 1>thing we're gonna do. But yeah, if you if, if

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<v Speaker 1>you're here from crilling and I want to say welcome back, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>and welcome for a whole new ride. This is gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be very different from krill. When me and Danny originally

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<v Speaker 1>stepped in the podcast game, we're doing a show called

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<v Speaker 1>crilling It where we would watch an episode of dragon

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<v Speaker 1>ball Z, bring on a friend and talk about it.

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<v Speaker 1>And it was very time consuming because it's hard to

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<v Speaker 1>get a guest to both come over and then sit

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<v Speaker 1>through twenty minutes of a show then talk for about

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<v Speaker 1>an hour, which is why we often I think we've

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<v Speaker 1>developed our following from that because we would often stray

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<v Speaker 1>off course, as you do when you're talking about an

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<v Speaker 1>episode where sometimes nothing happens, uh perfect dragon ball Z.

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<v Speaker 1>That was a lot of it. So if you and

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<v Speaker 1>I would talk about a lot of things that we

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<v Speaker 1>had similar interest in as far as being nerds and

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<v Speaker 1>hosts in this space, us and we talk about things

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<v Speaker 1>like VR or Comic Con and realize that we had

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of our ven diagram is really similar. Oh

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<v Speaker 1>yeah it was. It was pretty crazy too because then

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<v Speaker 1>when we stepped over to the Twitch platform did drag

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<v Speaker 1>I was gonna say Dragon Ball super, but a krilling

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<v Speaker 1>it super. It was cool because there were so many

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<v Speaker 1>people who were like, I don't really watch this show,

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<v Speaker 1>but I listened for like the insight into nerd culture

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<v Speaker 1>that you guys dip into, and then we got we

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<v Speaker 1>just didn't have the time and the resource too to continue.

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<v Speaker 1>And then our good friends how stuff work was like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>how about we give you time and resource. Yeah. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that they liked our chemistry and how open we are.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like you and I are both really open

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<v Speaker 1>about Okay, calm down. Um. I feel like you and

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<v Speaker 1>I are really open about stuff. Because if we're talking

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<v Speaker 1>about the Venn diagram of nerd world, there's also other

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<v Speaker 1>things in there. I would say, you know, wrestling and porn,

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<v Speaker 1>and well, I would say nerd world porn. I think

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<v Speaker 1>porn is in the Venn diagram of everything, but um, no,

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<v Speaker 1>I and well, to be honest, I mean porn. I

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<v Speaker 1>do feel like drives a lot of the tech between

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<v Speaker 1>robots and VR, but we'll get into that in the podcast. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, I feel like we had good chemistry and

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<v Speaker 1>are pretty open, and I think sometimes I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>we being nerds, we were shamed a lot. I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like we were, or at least I was. I was

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<v Speaker 1>bullied for liking anime. Nobody at my middle school like

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<v Speaker 1>Dragon ball Z. Everyone had moved on. You were supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to be cool and watching the Hills then or something

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<v Speaker 1>so um or I'm sorry, lagoon, what is it was

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<v Speaker 1>all the same thing rich kids. Um. Yeah, And so

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<v Speaker 1>I was kind of teased for liking it. And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>actually glad that I that it never truly left me

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<v Speaker 1>because it's something that I'm so passionate about now that

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<v Speaker 1>I get to make money off of it. Also, it's

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<v Speaker 1>so super cool now now it's in you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>see well now that Michael B. Jordan's is openly into it. Yeah. No,

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<v Speaker 1>it was so funny because it was just such a

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<v Speaker 1>perfect introspect into just nerd culture. Just him being like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I like, uh well he was like he

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<v Speaker 1>was like Narto and Z and people are like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>you like those Enemies, and he replied to it was like,

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<v Speaker 1>I was just trying to make it. Uh. I was

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<v Speaker 1>just trying to make it easy for some people to read.

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<v Speaker 1>And I was like, that's how you know he's really

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<v Speaker 1>into it when that triggers someone like whenever, because that

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<v Speaker 1>is a very like big thing an anime where I

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<v Speaker 1>was like, oh, you like the regular ones, And I

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<v Speaker 1>stay in my ground and say yeah, because it's what

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<v Speaker 1>drives the stuff that you think is so cool and subversive.

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<v Speaker 1>I totally agree, I I and we can talk about

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<v Speaker 1>this probably on the thing like as far as anime snobs, y'all,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of these big, these bigger shows the creator like,

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<v Speaker 1>so let's just take a curatory Ama who created dragon

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<v Speaker 1>Ball in that entire franchise, he influenced a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>the current creators and artists. He has influenced a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of the people that grew up watching him that make

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<v Speaker 1>the anime that you like now. So that is a

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<v Speaker 1>that is also my gripe if this is why we're

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<v Speaker 1>doing this together. So, but we're doing it too to

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<v Speaker 1>also make it accessible. One of the things, Uh, that

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<v Speaker 1>was real rough for me when I started, Like I've

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<v Speaker 1>always been into like nerd stuff. But I remember back

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<v Speaker 1>in the day, it just wasn't very organized. I would

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<v Speaker 1>go to thrifty. You remember thrifty with my dad? Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>take me to thrifty and there'd be like comic books

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<v Speaker 1>on the stand. It was like blood Shadows. Back in

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<v Speaker 1>Valiant's first run, they had like blood Shot and Spawned,

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<v Speaker 1>and I remember I grabbed both of those and I

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<v Speaker 1>opened it and immediately knew that my dad didn't know

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<v Speaker 1>what he handed me because Spawn was very violent, had

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<v Speaker 1>lots of boobs. But that was pretty much the extent

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<v Speaker 1>of my comic book collecting was those two comics. Because

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<v Speaker 1>Nigerian dad's don't often let you dip into your hobbies

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<v Speaker 1>too much. So but I always had a passion for computers,

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<v Speaker 1>computer games. The PlayStation and the PS two have taken

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<v Speaker 1>from me and my brother because we played it too much.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's pretty much where like my core nerdum lines,

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<v Speaker 1>and then outside of it is anime, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I never it was that was. I was that kid

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<v Speaker 1>in high school when everyone was hyped off a Harry

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<v Speaker 1>Potter was like, oh, you guys like Harry Potter. Sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm too busy watching that though. Every weekend time to

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<v Speaker 1>read some silly book I'm learning. Well, actually, I like

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<v Speaker 1>it was so funny because it was very weird um

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<v Speaker 1>bully thing in my school because it wasn't they no

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<v Speaker 1>one targeted me. It was I just hung out with

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<v Speaker 1>the weird kids and so like that group was bullied.

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<v Speaker 1>But like I would always pop around because like I'd

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<v Speaker 1>hang out with the black kids and go and rose

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<v Speaker 1>sessions and I would I would decimate these guys. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's the only thing that kept my nerd crap because

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<v Speaker 1>I remember, um, zip zapps were thing, and if you

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what zip zapps were, they were radio shacks

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<v Speaker 1>sold these tiny RC cars that would charge on the

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<v Speaker 1>remote and then you can you can customize and make

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<v Speaker 1>them faster. And I was like racing them, and all

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<v Speaker 1>these like black kids were like, what are you doing?

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<v Speaker 1>You you're racing cars like and I was like, yeah, man,

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<v Speaker 1>it's fun. Y'all should try it. Sometimes my my introduction,

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<v Speaker 1>I would say, well, I don't know exactly where I started,

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<v Speaker 1>but I was definitely a tomboy um growing up with

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<v Speaker 1>with brothers and my older brother got an N sixty

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<v Speaker 1>four and I thought that was the coolest thing ever.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, my parents got me a Barbie dollhouse that

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't want to play with. But um, you know

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<v Speaker 1>things have changed now, things have changed. But I would

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<v Speaker 1>steal oh, I do remember that Barbie. I would steal

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<v Speaker 1>my brother's Batman because he was jacked. I think it

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<v Speaker 1>was like the George Clooney Batman too. I would steal

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<v Speaker 1>his rubber Batman and he would replace Ken and also

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<v Speaker 1>his g I Joe would disappear at times as well.

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<v Speaker 1>I was exploring, um, but yeah, his n sixty four.

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<v Speaker 1>I loved it. I love Super Mario sixty four. I

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<v Speaker 1>love Tour Rock, Um, Dinosaur Hunter, Diddy Kong Racing. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean I still own that. I still think that Mario

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<v Speaker 1>Kart is supreme and your boy got the switch and

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<v Speaker 1>the Mario Kart. Whoever wants to see me hit your

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<v Speaker 1>boy up for that friend code. But yeah, no, it

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<v Speaker 1>is funny, this like weird line of the flip of

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<v Speaker 1>how fun because I remember when around that same time,

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<v Speaker 1>the same dudes who were trying to roast me for

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<v Speaker 1>zip z apps. I would play Yugio in the in

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<v Speaker 1>the cafeteria every morning. And then one of the guys

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<v Speaker 1>his name was Drew I'll never forget him because he

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<v Speaker 1>also he had like long hair that would be in

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<v Speaker 1>a ponytail. Total ladies man. But he and that's when

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<v Speaker 1>I was like this nerds stuff, ain't that dorg because

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<v Speaker 1>he would come and play and get served up. And

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<v Speaker 1>then one time were in the road session and he

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<v Speaker 1>looks to me, He's like this dude over here, he

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<v Speaker 1>plays moonlighted. Moonlighted. You know, for those who didn't see

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<v Speaker 1>which you need to go go go woke yourself and

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<v Speaker 1>go see moonlight. But you know, after um, after oh man,

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<v Speaker 1>but after Black's first romantic experience, the person who experienced

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<v Speaker 1>it with him turned his back on him, and and

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<v Speaker 1>and and and punched him because he wanted to fit

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<v Speaker 1>in and he so that is like the most accurate

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<v Speaker 1>term for that. I was moonlighted. Uh, But I was like,

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, dude, you play it too. He was like, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>but yeah, no it was. But now it's like very synonymous,

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<v Speaker 1>especially within the black community. Like a lot of the

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<v Speaker 1>black Twitter tames use like dragon ball z and anime

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<v Speaker 1>and even some of these like Instagram x Vine Star

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<v Speaker 1>dudes are using anime as jokes and it just goes

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<v Speaker 1>to show you that it's always been there in the community. Finally,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like everyone's connected. Dots who It's like, oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>this is cool too, dude. Dragon ball z is huge

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<v Speaker 1>in the Latino community. Aside from the fact that DBZ

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<v Speaker 1>had like one of the best, the Spanish dub of

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<v Speaker 1>DBZ is is still considered one of the best dubs ever.

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<v Speaker 1>I recommended to especially if you try to pick up

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<v Speaker 1>Spanish like go and watch it. I used to watch

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<v Speaker 1>it on Telemundo because they would get one. It was uncensored,

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<v Speaker 1>which my parents didn't find out. That's another thing about

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<v Speaker 1>anime is the uh they don't realize, like your parents

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<v Speaker 1>think you're just watching a cartoon. It's like, no animal

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<v Speaker 1>is kind of anime? Is adult? A lot of it? Um,

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, I remember did you used to rush home

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<v Speaker 1>every afternoon like to watch Tunami. I feel like that

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<v Speaker 1>my life. Tonami was my life in an adult. Swim

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<v Speaker 1>had their anime run and that's when I had That's

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<v Speaker 1>when I had my VHS tape and I recorded the

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<v Speaker 1>whole season of which Hunter Robin on it. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know where that VHS tape is. I lost it felt

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<v Speaker 1>real bad about it. Someone's going to find it and

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<v Speaker 1>like some I don't know, is there any video stores

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<v Speaker 1>that are still love Yeah, you know, especially in Austin

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<v Speaker 1>in Portland, you know, they're trying to keep that thing

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<v Speaker 1>that like yeah retro um. But yeah, I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of our experiences kind of overlap, and so

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<v Speaker 1>with Nerdificent, what we wanted to do is kind of

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<v Speaker 1>this like deep dive into the history of a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of these things, like the history of VR or the

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<v Speaker 1>history of causeplay. Where it's going because people can now

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<v Speaker 1>do it professionally, Like we have friends that that is

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<v Speaker 1>their full time job is being a cause player, and

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<v Speaker 1>then our personal experiences being nerds and now being hosts. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Also it's very cool to make it easy for people

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<v Speaker 1>to dive into certain things are learning. I'd love for

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<v Speaker 1>someone who's curious about costplay to uh, hop on, listen

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<v Speaker 1>here still let you talk about it, give and lay

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<v Speaker 1>it down and you're like, oh, that is that is easy.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me try that all. Because when I when I

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<v Speaker 1>was in college for a short bit before I left,

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to get back into comics and I remember

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<v Speaker 1>walking to a comic book shop and being like, so

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<v Speaker 1>where should I start to the comic book guy, he's like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just grab anything, and it's like that, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that doesn't which, by the way, bad customer service. You

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<v Speaker 1>could have made me buy a hundred comics to like

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<v Speaker 1>get filled in on the history of stuff. So that

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<v Speaker 1>was just a missed opportunity. But that's that's how some

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<v Speaker 1>people approached and nerd um. They think there's just so much,

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<v Speaker 1>especially if you look at a lot of stuff that

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<v Speaker 1>has like like animals that have like three different rereleases,

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<v Speaker 1>three different versions. You look at comic books, you never

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<v Speaker 1>know where to start. Here's a pro tip. Wait, look

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<v Speaker 1>for ask for the last crossover event, and start there.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the easiest way to start reading a comic book, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>because usually the crossover event. Almost recently last time I

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<v Speaker 1>was reading it, I've stepped away from capes a bit.

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<v Speaker 1>But most most times, crossover events kind of reset the

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<v Speaker 1>universe and you can kind of start from there and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the last big thing that happened that's probably

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<v Speaker 1>going to be referenced throughout issues. And I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>as far as people getting into anime, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>the times I'll recommend movies, you know, we'll recommend that

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<v Speaker 1>to our friends because and people like you know, they

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<v Speaker 1>have to start from the first episode ever, and it's like, no,

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<v Speaker 1>these are my adult friends who like barely have time listen,

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<v Speaker 1>they're watching every single thing on Netflix. And for me

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<v Speaker 1>to be like, hey, try out this anime that has

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<v Speaker 1>like two episodes, uh, Instead, I can just be like,

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<v Speaker 1>watch this movie of it. See if you like it,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if you're into it, if you're into the

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<v Speaker 1>theme and tone of it, and and then we'll go

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<v Speaker 1>from there. Yeah. Or you can watch Tang and Top

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<v Speaker 1>and Gore and Lyon, which is one of the best

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<v Speaker 1>animals and it's only about I think about forty episodes total,

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<v Speaker 1>so you can find a lot of short run animals too.

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<v Speaker 1>And also, if you are one of those people who

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<v Speaker 1>don't have time or the money to collect multiple comics,

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<v Speaker 1>get trade paperbacks, which are a collection of comic books.

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<v Speaker 1>And don't tell my local comic shop I told you this,

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<v Speaker 1>but they're very cheap on Amazon selling them out, and look,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm trying to get them the deals, trying to get

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<v Speaker 1>them the deals. But there's nothing that, nothing, ever will

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<v Speaker 1>beat the experience of walking into your local comic book shop,

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<v Speaker 1>picking out a comic, chatting with somebody maybe buying some

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<v Speaker 1>Funko pops or I think we're thinking of the same place, yea,

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<v Speaker 1>all of them. Yeah, but yes, but you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to give you a few fun facts that we

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<v Speaker 1>dip into throughout the episodes, like, uh, for example, Danny

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<v Speaker 1>had a real cool one about cosplay being coined. Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so the term cause play was actually coined by Nobu

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<v Speaker 1>Yuki Takahashi of the Japanese studio Studio Hard while he

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<v Speaker 1>was attending the Los Angeles Science Fiction World Con. He

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<v Speaker 1>was impressed by the hall in the costume fans and

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<v Speaker 1>reported on both in Japanese science fiction magazines. Did you

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<v Speaker 1>know that, I bet I almost feel Yeah, And cosplay

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<v Speaker 1>is literally literally just the terms costume and play a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people, I think, like if you were explaining

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<v Speaker 1>it to your mom or aunt or dad or uncle,

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to make sure included everyone in there. Um

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<v Speaker 1>they would be like, I don't get It's just like

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<v Speaker 1>dressing up. It's just like Halloween. But cosplay isn't just

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<v Speaker 1>dress up. Aside from the fact that a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>these that all of these cause players are are normally

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<v Speaker 1>making the suits themselves. It takes them hours. They have learned.

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<v Speaker 1>We did interview Stella Stella Chew and she has you know,

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<v Speaker 1>she she had to essentially teach herself how to work

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<v Speaker 1>with these crafts, how to work with these materials. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>But they also kind of they embody this character. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not just putting on a costume. It's the mannerisms and

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<v Speaker 1>trying to be as as realistic and to the source

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<v Speaker 1>as Paul possible. So there's an entire world. Um. And

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<v Speaker 1>we also talk about, you know, what is acceptable at cons.

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<v Speaker 1>There are kids at cons, and yet we're also you know,

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<v Speaker 1>IFFI and I are are very pro sex. Were pro

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<v Speaker 1>you know when I mean, I feel that's okay to

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<v Speaker 1>say pro secs want you to have all the same

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<v Speaker 1>love sex everyone. We want all our nerd friends to

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<v Speaker 1>be having as much sex as possible, whether it's with yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>with a robot, with a friend. Um. But no, we're

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<v Speaker 1>very I feel we're very pro pro women pro secs

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<v Speaker 1>and we don't want to shame women ever. But we

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<v Speaker 1>did have a conversation about, okay, but if there's little

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<v Speaker 1>kids here, what should be allowed because some of these

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<v Speaker 1>cause play outfits aren't aren't they're not? Also, you said,

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<v Speaker 1>con which if you don't know is short for convention,

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<v Speaker 1>and what's a convention? It's a comic book convention. But

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<v Speaker 1>did you know the first ever recorded, quote unquote official

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<v Speaker 1>comic book convention took place in nineteen sixty four in

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<v Speaker 1>New York City and it was known as the New

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<v Speaker 1>York Comic Con. It was held at July sixty four

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<v Speaker 1>at the Workmen's Circle Building. Fun fact. Yeah, and it

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<v Speaker 1>was actually done by a sixteen year old Bernie bub Nous,

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<v Speaker 1>Bernie bub Nous and ron fradkin Um and they actually

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<v Speaker 1>had a hundred attendees, So they did. They did the

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<v Speaker 1>first recorded official comic book convention. But the one that

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<v Speaker 1>we know that's the most popular that when most people

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<v Speaker 1>say comic con, they're referring to San Diego Comic Con

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<v Speaker 1>and that got started in the nineteen seventies and actually

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<v Speaker 1>has a really interesting They may have lied to get

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<v Speaker 1>some of the speakers there. I think they said that

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<v Speaker 1>it was a nonprofit and we cover that in that

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<v Speaker 1>episode of how they had to run with that for

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit. So, yeah, those are the type of

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<v Speaker 1>things we'll be talking about, as well as our our

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<v Speaker 1>experiences at comic con um our experiences with sex robots.

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<v Speaker 1>Why yeah, yeah, you might have more experience in that

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<v Speaker 1>than I did. You have not yet been blessed with

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<v Speaker 1>the opportunity. But also yeah, VR. So another another cool

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<v Speaker 1>fun thing that we covered as a Google cardboard, which

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<v Speaker 1>actually the New York Times just distributed one point six

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<v Speaker 1>million Google Cardboard VR. So if you don't know what

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<v Speaker 1>that is, it's a mobile headset essentially that you would

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<v Speaker 1>put your phone into and it would act as a

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<v Speaker 1>VR headset. So they distributed one point six million of

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<v Speaker 1>those to their readers, making it the most widely distributed

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<v Speaker 1>VR platform to date. It only costs ten dollars as

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<v Speaker 1>opposed to an actual VR system which is about five Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm meant to say five hondo and hundred at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time, so I said, and I just wanted people

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<v Speaker 1>to when they're like, what did if he just say so? Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>So so we'll cover that as far as like the

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<v Speaker 1>future of it, like what's the future of VR? We

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<v Speaker 1>know that they're using it in UM medical school to

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<v Speaker 1>help with medical students. It's also used as therapy for

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<v Speaker 1>calming UM. It's used there's a documentary that came out

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<v Speaker 1>where they use it. So you could have a three

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and sixty degree view of a war zone. Um

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<v Speaker 1>so so yeah, so we're gonna be covering a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of as well as porn. Of course you're like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>what are you going to say that I wasn't, But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>as well as porn and how it's changing the porn industry.

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<v Speaker 1>So we will be talking about, you know, the future

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<v Speaker 1>of a lot of this technology and a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>these nerd topics. Yeah, but what do you think about

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<v Speaker 1>the future of nerdificent what do you think? What do

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<v Speaker 1>you think coming for us? I see a lot of listeners.

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<v Speaker 1>I see a lot of guests, cool guests, Yeah, cool guests,

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<v Speaker 1>live shows, south by live shows, open conversations, open debatable

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<v Speaker 1>conversations about things that might be taboo in the nerd

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<v Speaker 1>world that a lot of people are afraid to talk about.

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<v Speaker 1>Wide open. Yeah, that's that's what I see for us,

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<v Speaker 1>and and just fun and you know, we're we're learning

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<v Speaker 1>as well, so we're not trying to the one issue

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<v Speaker 1>that I had, especially being a woman in the nerd world,

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<v Speaker 1>as I feel there's a lot of gate keeping and

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<v Speaker 1>that's why we want to make the podcast for everyone.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you're new, that's great. If you already know

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<v Speaker 1>about this stuff, but you want to learn the future

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<v Speaker 1>of it and our experiences that you probably relate to

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<v Speaker 1>as well. You know, we're excited for you to be

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<v Speaker 1>listening because I just I just there's too much hate

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<v Speaker 1>in the world. I can't handle any more gate keeping. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>So here's the thing. If those three cool facts we

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<v Speaker 1>laid out for you, you didn't know and that was exciting,

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<v Speaker 1>you should definitely listen. If you didn't know, but our

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<v Speaker 1>point of view really sparked your inches, you should listen.

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<v Speaker 1>If you knew everything and you knew our point of view,

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<v Speaker 1>you're lying, you don't know. Get out of here, Get

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<v Speaker 1>I'm at Miss Danny Fernandez. It's m S. So you

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