2 NerdyBirds Podcast

2 NerdyBirds Podcast

2 NerdyBirds Podcast is a women-led, pop-culture and gamer-culture podcast hosted by two long-distance friends : Wren and Jade. Join us as we cover our favorite movies, the music we're loving, and a whole lot of nerdy love for video games.

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December 25, 2024 114 mins

The 2 NerdyBirds, Wren and Jade are back to catch up on all things nerdy.  In this episode they trade experiences with Dragon Age Veilguard, Wren quizzes Jade about video games, and Jade comes clean with a confession about her recent playtimes. 

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Welcome to the end of 2023! This was a stacked year for all categories of games! The Birds discuss the Video Game Awards nominees and winners for 2023. This episode is full of hot-takes, so hang in there while Wren talks the best strategies for fighting games and Jade kinda, sorta trashes on Final Fantasy 7.

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So much to be grateful for! The Birds are back and so is Our Flag Means Death!  HBO surprised dropped season 2 on us!  Wren and Jade are full sails ahead on their break down of the season. Join the post-watch party today!

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It's awards season and The Birds get deep into the 2023 Emmys, what the writer's strike and SAG-AFTRA joint strikes are about, and why the Teen Choice Awards is the best awards show.

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The 2 NerdyBirds, Wren and Jade have been busy, partly with Diablo 4 and partly with life and new jobs. But The Birds are back to catch up on all things nerdy.  In this episode the discuss the current state of media shows in the gaming world, why Wren misses E3, the best Diablo 4 class, Jade's dirty secret about "wholesome" games, and so much more.

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Just in time for International Women's Day 2023, the Birds take a look at various female video game characters, what makes them great, and what they hope to see in the future. This year's theme for Women's Day is "DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality," and the Birds are optimistic for the future.

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Welcome to Season 4! As Wren and Jade look ahead at new game announcements for 2023, they reflect on the games they have spent the most time with. Can you guess their Top 5 games?


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This episode is completely not sponsored by GOG, though Wren and Jade love the GOG Galaxy Launcher for keeping track of their game libraries across multiple platforms. If you are also platform agnostic with your purchases,...

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December 7, 2022 64 mins

The Birds are back with their favourite things of 2022.  Tune in and catch up!  Have a happy holidays, the Birds will be back in 2023!

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Join the 2 NerdyBirds this episode to discover what makes for good and interesting anti-heroes, and which studio won: Disney/Star Wars or the DC Extended Universe?

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Wren and Jade of 2 NerdyBirds are back with a new season.  Join them for a season of adventures and lore behind their favourite games.  Thanks to a listener question, this season starts with an exploration of the world of Dragon Age. 

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January 28, 2022 77 mins

In this episode of 2 NerdyBirds, Wren and Jade look back at 2021 and talk about their favourite games, shows, and everything they're looking forward to for 2022.

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In the penultimate episode of Season 2, the 2 NerdyBirds review the Video Game Awards nominees, winners, and upcoming game trailers.  Join us!

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November 17, 2021 74 mins

The Birds are back! After a short break,  Wren and Jade catch each other up on games they've been playing (New World, Guardians of the Galaxy) and talk about the new Dune movie!  Listen now and find out which Bird wants to be a Pegasus or a unicorn for the day.

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Hello! This is a new special series in which one or both of the Nerdy Birds will nerd out for 30 minutes.  In this inaugural Nerdy in 30 (or less) Wren recaps the recent Nintendo Direct from September 24! Thanks for listening

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In this episode, the 2 Nerdy Birds bring you ongoing updates in the Activision-Blizzard lawsuits...yes, now there are TWO lawsuits. Share their thoughts on other shenanigans in the gaming industry, but cannot help but nerd out over the recent PlayStation Showcase.  All this and more, listen now!

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Join 2 NerdyBirds with special guest, Cheezeburger Jesus as the discuss all things rebooted or remade and why it sucks.  Listen now for secrets to Wren's collections, Jade's Darth Vader impression, and more!

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August 23, 2021 85 mins

Welcome to Season 2!  In this episode, the Birds bring you up to speed on the happenings at Activision-Blizzard, solve the world's problems, suggest games for coping with the Blizzard mess,  and more.

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Jade calls in from the road to join Wren and their first guest nerdy-bird, Marie, to wrap up the Nerdy Birds first season and Supernatural watch party! Jade literally called in, so we had some technical black holes this episode, but nothing will stop the birds from wrapping the season.  Stay tuned, follow on Twitter for a fresh Season 2!

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 After narrowly escaping a devastating black hole, Wren and Jade plunge into a gaming hole. The NerdyBirds dive into Paradise Killer, Kaizen Game Work's very open world sleuth-adventure, and trade our experiences and thoughts with each other.  We preview next month's Independent Games Festival, come clean on mobile games, open up about space boyfriends, and more!

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The 2 NerdyBirds finished Falcon and Winter Soldier and recap it here along with their thoughts. Did Disney do enough? What can we expect from John Walker? Where is Phase 4 going? Have you ever played a Pokemon game? All this and more, tune in now.

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