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Hard N.O.C. Life

“Hard NOC Life” is the flagship podcast of The Nerds of Color and Hard NOC Media. We cover pop culture with a different perspective. Watch it on your screen, hit “play,” and check this.

Latest Episodes:

Episode 132: #NOCtheVote Nov 09, 2018

Show notes

Hard NOC Life will be going on a brief hiatus. But before it does, Keith and Shawn have to break down the election, its relation to Nerd Pop, and a special announcement about the podcast.

After one of the most consequential mid-term elections in modern history, Keith and Shawn put on their politics nerd hats to discuss the results (1:00). Then, Shawn contemplates the role of fandom in our new political reality (8:00) before he and Keith have a brief tangent on education policy in the country (23:00). Shawn also describes his aspiration to create a geek-centered summer camp for the youth of Oakland (32:30). Speaking of Oakland, they tease an upcoming live recording of the podcast coming in December (35:00). Stay tuned for more info coming soon!

What's Nerd Poppin' this week (35:45): Marvel's first scripted podcast Wolverine: The Long Night, the Doom Patrol on DC Universe's Titans, and Teen Titans GO to the Movies on blu-ray!

All this and more on Hard NOC Life! Watch it on your screen, hit "play," and check this. Subscribe to all of podcasts in the Hard NOC Media family on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, NPR One, and now on Spotify! Support us on Patreon!

As always, our official theme music is brought to you by the super team of Adam WarRock and Chops.

Episode 131: Halloween Shuffle Nov 02, 2018

Show notes

It's a special post-Halloween edition of Hard NOC Life!

Keith and Shawn share their kids' trick-or-treating experiences and discuss what is and what isn't a racist Halloween costume (1:00). Then, Shawn shares his complicated thoughts on the new Greg Berlanti-produced Chilling Adventures of Sabrina series on Netflix (11:30). Later, they go over some of the major shake ups in blockbuster movie scheduling, including the delay of Wonder Woman 1984 to 2020 (23:00) and the cancellation of Disney's Boba Fett movie (26:30). They also speculate about the potential Marvel Cinematic Universe limited series rumored for Disney's streaming service (35:30).

What's Nerd Poppin' this week (42:00): DC Comics' Heroes in Crisis #2 by Tom King and Clay Mann, Batman: Secret Files, Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj on Netflix, and the election!

All this and more on Hard NOC Life! Watch it on your screen, hit "play," and check this. Subscribe to all of podcasts in the Hard NOC Media family on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, NPR One, and now on Spotify! Support us on Patreon!

As always, our official theme music is brought to you by the super team of Adam WarRock and Chops.

Episode 130: Exotic Field of Vision Oct 26, 2018

Show notes

This week on Hard NOC Life: Marvel cancels more Netflix shows and opinionated writers; 1990 Flash is Reborn on The CW, and Doctor Who has a very special Civil Rights episode.

Keith and Shawn start with Marvel's controversial firing of Star Wars writer Chuck Wendig (1:00) and the uncomfortable intersection between fandom and trolling (5:30). Then, they try to understand why Netflix and Marvel canceled Luke Cage after a well-received second season (10:30), while Keith tries to convince Shawn to give Legends of Tomorrow another shot (15:30). Speaking of CW superheroes, they once again gush over DC embracing its multiverse because John Wesley Shipp is reprising his role as the '90s era Flash (21:30)! Though, they have opposite feelings when it comes to Gotham and why it's so hard to cast a Latino actor as a live action Bane (27:00). Finally, Shawn breaks down the Rosa Parks episode of Doctor Who and what the British don't get about race in America (34:30) before tackling the difference between Black British actors and African American actors (39:00).

What's Nerd Poppin' this week (44:15): Halfworlds on HBO Asia and The Radical Geeks podcast.

All this and more on Hard NOC Life! Watch it on your screen, hit "play," and check this. Subscribe to all of podcasts in the Hard NOC Media family on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, NPR One, and now on Spotify! Support us on Patreon!

As always, our official theme music is brought to you by the super team of Adam WarRock and Chops.

Episode 129: The Show That Shall Not Be Renewed Oct 19, 2018

Show notes

Iron Fist is cancelled, Titans is launched, and Superman returns to The CW! All this and more on a new episode of Hard NOC Life.

Keith and Shawn start by going into why Netflix cancelled Iron Fist. First, Keith explains why he has complicated feelings about it (1:00), and Shawn describes how they should just turn it into Daughters of the Dragon (3:00). In happier superhero TV news, they go over all of the developments we've been seeing for The CW's annual DC crossover, including costume reveals for both Batwoman and Superman and a return to Smallville (10:00)! Then a discussion about streaming services goes off on a tangent about how corporations view fan culture (19:00). Eventually, they get to reviewing Titans on DC Universe (27:30) and why some things don't have to be R-rated (32:30). Finally, Shawn has some thoughts about the racial politics around The CW's new Charmed reboot (38:45).

What's Nerd Poppin' this week (44:00): Shuri by Nnedi Okorafor and Leonardo Romero, Daredevil Season 3 on Netflix, and Gmorning, Gnight by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jonny Sun.

All this and more on Hard NOC Life! Watch it on your screen, hit "play," and check this. Subscribe to all of podcasts in the Hard NOC Media family on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, NPR One, and now on Spotify! Support us on Patreon!

As always, our official theme music is brought to you by the super team of Adam WarRock and Chops.

Episode 128: The DCEU is Gunning for Marvel Studios Oct 12, 2018

Show notes

Shawn returns to Hard NOC Life to go over the latest and greatest developments in Nerd World.

Keith and Shawn kick off with a discussion about some of the news coming out of New York Comic-Con, including Attack the Block alum Jodie Whittaker's turn in Doctor Who (2:00), the trailers for Daredevil Season 3 -- with a slight tangent into Ben Affleck and Batman v Superman (4:30) -- and Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 (12:30). Then they weigh in once again on Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian and its announced list of amazing directors (19:00). Speaking of directors, the biggest news of the week, obviously, is James Gunn jumping ship from Marvel to DC to helm the Suicide Squad sequel (23:30). Finally, they end on what's Nerd Poppin' (33:30), including DC Comics' Anatomy of a Metahuman by S.D. Perry, Matthew Manning, and Ming Doyle and the campaign to get Stranger Things star David Harbour to potentially officiate a wedding as Hellboy!

All this and more on Hard NOC Life! Watch it on your screen, hit "play," and check this. Subscribe to all of podcasts in the Hard NOC Media family on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and NPR One!! Support us on Patreon!

As always, our official theme music is brought to you by the super team of Adam WarRock and Chops.

Episode 127: Inktober Surprise Oct 05, 2018

Show notes

Since October is officially Filipino American Heritage Month and Inktober, who better to guest host Hard NOC Life than artist Glenn Urieta?!!

Glenn joins Keith to discuss their New York Comic-Con FOMO (1:00) and working together on a Hamilton lyric-inspired story for Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez's Ricanstruction anthology (2:00). They then go into the news of the week, including the announcement of Jon Favreau's Star Wars television series The Mandalorian (4:30) -- though this was recorded before Lucasfilm announced the first slate of directors for the show. Afterwards, they share their mutual affection for the brand new Into the Spider-Verse trailer (9:30). Keith then tests Glenn's Spider-Man fandom vis a vis the new Venom movie starring Tom Hardy (18:30) before transitioning into the DC Universe and all the casting news for Birds of Prey (21:00). They end on what's Nerd Poppin' (24:30) -- including Inktober, the Epic Proportions booth at New York Comic-Con, and Filipino American comic and hip-hop artists!

All this and more on Hard NOC Life! Watch it on your screen, hit "play," and check this. Subscribe to all of podcasts in the Hard NOC Media family on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and NPR One!! Support us on Patreon!

As always, our official theme music is brought to you by the super team of Adam WarRock and Chops.

Episode 126: Foxy Talks to 'Night School' Director Malcolm D. Lee Sep 28, 2018

Show notes

Extra Hard NOC Life this week! Foxy Jazzabelle goes one-on-one with the director of the new hit comedy starring Tiffany Haddish and Kevin Hart, Malcolm D. Lee!

All this and more on Hard NOC Life! Watch it on your screen, hit "play," and check this. Subscribe to all of podcasts in the Hard NOC Media family on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and TuneIn Premium! Support us on Patreon!

As always, our official theme music is brought to you by the super team of Adam WarRock and Chops.

Episode 125: Tracking Trailers with Melissa Slaughter Sep 27, 2018

Show notes

This week on Hard NOC Life, Shawn and Keith are joined by We're Not All Ninjas co-host Melissa Slaughter to run down all the trailers that just dropped this week (there are so many, we didn't get to talk about Creed II or X-Men: Dark Phoenix)!

Shawn, Keith, and Melissa start the show sharing their favorite trailers before deep-diving into each of them (2:00). They start off discussing last week's trailer for Captain Marvel (4:30). Then, Keith shares how he's coming around on the Joaquin Phoenix Joker movie, especially after seeing the haunting teaser director Todd Phillips shared on twi tter (17:00). Later, they go full '80s nostalgia for the amazing G1-inspired Bumblebee trailer (25:00) before Melissa shares her experience at a Harry Potter Fan Event leading up to the reveal of the new Fantastic Beasts trailer (34:00). Finally, they end with what's Nerd Poppin' (48:30) -- including binging Gotham and The Dragon Prince on Netflix, cosplaying as Colleen Wing at New York Comic-Con, and Disney Channel's animated Marvel offerings Black Panther's Quest (show run by Friend of the NOC Geoffrey Thorne, natch) and Marvel Rising!

All this and more on Hard NOC Life! Watch it on your screen, hit "play," and check this. Subscribe to all of podcasts in the Hard NOC Media family on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and TuneIn Premium! Support us on Patreon!

As always, our official theme music is brought to you by the super team of Adam WarRock and Chops.

Episode 124: Kickstart Their Art with Greg Pak and Lynn Chen Sep 17, 2018

Show notes

In this bonus edition of Hard NOC Life, Keith speaks to two Friends of the NOC about their respective Kickstarter projects.

Up first, comic book creator Greg Pak returns to discuss the launch of his Kickstarter for The Princess Who Saved Her Friends (1:00). Later, actress and filmmaker Lynn Chen returns to Hard NOC Life to talk about crowdfunding her directorial debut I Will Make You Mine (30:00).

All this and more on Hard NOC Life! Watch it on your screen, hit "play," and check this. Subscribe to all of podcasts in the Hard NOC Media family on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and TuneIn Premium! Support us on Patreon!

As always, our official theme music is brought to you by the super team of Adam WarRock and Chops.

Episode 123: Olivia Munn vs. Super Predator Sep 14, 2018

Show notes

This week on Hard NOC Life, Keith is joined by his DC TV Classics co-host Britney Monae to fill in for Shawn as they break down the week in Nerd Pop.

They kick it off with a discussion about Henry Cavill's apparent departure from the role of Superman (1:00), then transition into the personal hell Olivia Munn has had to suffer through while promoting her new film The Predator (6:45). The pod briefly transforms into a sports show as they go into what happened during the U.S. Open tennis final between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka, including racist cartoons, mixed-race identity, and colorism (16:00). They close out the show with what's nerd poppin' for the week: for Britney, of course it's Captain Marvel, because she was MySpace friends with Brie Larson! Meanwhile Keith surprises with the Spider-Man video game and what happens to Colleen Wing in the finale of the show that shall not be named (24:00).

All this and more on Hard NOC Life! Watch it on your screen, hit "play," and check this. Subscribe to all of podcasts in the Hard NOC Media family on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and TuneIn Premium! Support us on Patreon!

As always, our official theme music is brought to you by the super team of Adam WarRock and Chops.

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