585: Thanks For Giving

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Why do so many of us get nervous when public speaking? Communication expert Lawrence Bernstein says the key to dealing with the pressure is as simple as having a casual chat. He introduces the "coffee shop test" as a way to help you overcome nerves, connect with your audience and deliver a message that truly resonates. After the talk, Modupe explains a similar approach in academia called the "Grandma test," and how public speaking can be as simple as a conversation with grandma. Want to help shape TED’s shows going forward? Fill out our survey ! Become a TED Member today at https://ted.com/join Learn more about TED Next at ted.com/futureyou Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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585: Thanks For Giving

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Justice has been served and a Switch 2 has been obtained. We talk Bond, Witcher 4, The Sega Master System, Formula 1 and more. Plus this week we want to say a heartfelt farewell to Dr Watson. She may not have been a real doctor but she was a real cutie. Switch Stapled - https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-screen-punctures-ruin-launch-day-for-fans-due-to-store-receipts-stapled-into-consoles-box 007 First Light - 007 First Light - Announcement Trailer | PS5 Games - YouTube ATJ is new Omega spokesperson - https://www.gq.com/story/aaron-taylor-johnson-omega-speedmaster Sega Master System was never phased out in Brazil - https://www.xda-developers.com/the-sega-master-system-is-still-being-made-and-sold-in-brazil-36-years-later/ Witcher 4 tech demo looks amazing - https://www.darkhorizons.com/new-the-witcher-4-footage-dazzles/ Resident Evil: Requiem - https://www.darkhorizons.com/ninth-resident-evil-game-requiem-revealed/ F1 made the tech site news - https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/06/f1-in-spain-now-that-was-a-lapse-in-judgement/ RIP Valerie Mahaffey - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0536723/…

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608: Tin In The Game 1:04:44

9 days ago1:04:44

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This episode of the podcast contains 0% bath water, we promise. Cyberpunk 2 is officially in development - https://www.vg247.com/cyberpunk-2077s-sequel-entered-pre-production-called-cyberpunk-2 Witcher 3 gets a patch to add mod support on consoles - https://www.vg247.com/the-witcher-3-one-more-cheeky-patch-cross-platform-mod-support Sydney Sweeney hops into the bath water - https://www.tmz.com/2025/05/29/sydney-sweeney-selling-used-bathwater-dr-squatch-soap/ JK Rowling founds "anti-trans" organization - https://www.yahoo.com/news/j-k-rowling-uses-harry-175223238.html Confirmed, the hosts of Virgin Island did indeed sleep with the contestants - https://metro.co.uk/2025/05/30/virgin-island-star-reveals-banned-speaking-sex-partner-23284788/ "We didn't wanna make any more Sandman anyway" says Sandman producers - https://geektyrant.com/news/the-sandmans-two-season-run-was-always-the-plan-says-showrunner-but-fans-still-have-questions…

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607: The Man Who Fell To Perth 1:04:13

16 days ago1:04:13

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We have a limb update, plus some Star Wars news, sports stuff and we've all been watching things on TV. If you'd like to join our slightly gay club, head to https://patreon.com/multiplenerdgasm and sign up. Footy fans mistake gay club for leagues club - https://10play.com.au/theproject/articles/social-gay-club-bears-perth-experiences-membership-surge-in-mix-up-with-new-nrl-team-perth-bears/tpa250518dxepy Rian Johnson kinda admits his Star Wars trilogy isn't happening - https://www.darkhorizons.com/rian-johnson-still-keen-on-more-star-wars/…

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606: Mining and Crafting 1:04:08

23 days ago1:04:08

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Matt's back from PAX East 2025! What did he see, what did he play, what did he like? You'll have to listen to find out! Goblin Town: Really Hard Driving Game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3417510/Goblintown_Really_Hard_Driving_Game/ Whirlight - No Time To Trip - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2706980/Whirlight__No_Time_To_Trip/ Perfect Tides: Station to Station - https://perfect-tides.com/ Borderlands 4 - https://borderlands.2k.com/borderlands-4/ Open the Gates - https://www.openthegatesgaming.org/ Dots RPG Project - Brail Dice! - https://www.dotsrpg.org/ AI Vader in Fortnite gets his swear on - https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/05/the-empire-strikes-back-with-f-bombs-ai-darth-vader-goes-rogue-with-profanity-slurs/ Superman - https://www.darkhorizons.com/full-trailer-james-gunns-superman/ Twitter AI keeps going on about white genocide - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/xais-grok-suddenly-cant-stop-bringing-up-white-genocide-in-south-africa/ We're gonna put tariffs on films made overseas now - https://www.darkhorizons.com/trumps-film-tariff-plans-impacting-studios/ But not James Bond because Trump liked Sean Connery? - https://www.darkhorizons.com/trump-james-bond-wont-be-hurt-by-tariffs/ Lonely Planet founder won't visit certain countries - https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/lonely-planet-founder-reveals-four-35237188…

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605: Pub-Desking 1:05:51

30 days ago1:05:51

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The gates to our realm will be opening shortly, so if you want in head to https://patreon.com/multiplenerdgasm ! Matt is at PAX East this week, but Dan and Luke are holding the fort. They've got some game news, movie news, and working at the pub news? Sounds good to me! Pub-desking is a thing - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54472414 Death Stranding 2 -- Australia!? - https://press-start.com.au/features/2025/05/08/death-stranding-2s-take-on-australia-is-bloody-great-so-far/ Toxic Avenger cannot be rated - https://geektyrant.com/news/the-toxic-avenger-is-officially-unrated-for-mutant-nudity-hilarious-harm-pss-play-and-its-everything-youd-hope-for…

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604: More Matt than Matt 1:04:59

5 weeks ago1:04:59

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603: Two-Up 1:04:33

6 weeks ago1:04:33

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Luke's been getting his gamble on and Matt rolled the dice on a Switch 2 pre-order! Switch 2 preorders went live. It was a disaster. - https://www.vg247.com/switch-2-pre-order-american-chaos Bethesda not shutting down Skyblivion project - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/bethesda-isnt-shutting-down-ambitious-fan-made-skyblivion-remaster-project/…

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602: Incomprehensibaby 1:11:37

7 weeks ago1:11:37

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601: Tamper Witnessing 1:04:37

8 weeks ago1:04:37

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Matt has returned from his brief internship at Lumon and we have a lot to discuss. A small subset of those things are listed below, but really it's just the tip of the... um... iceberg. JK also doesn't seem to like asexuals - https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/j-k-rowling-faces-backlash-152421217.html Fincher to direct Once Upon a Time in Hollywood sequel - https://www.darkhorizons.com/fincher-tarantino-pitt-team-for-once-sequel/ Christian podcast host says airport scanner make you gay - https://screenshot-media.com/culture/influencers/christian-podcaster-body-scanners-gay/…

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600: Six Hundo 1:09:16

9 weeks ago1:09:16

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We've hit another milestone, 600 episodes! How? Well actually it's easy, we just show up and talk every week. Matt showed up even though he's on vacation, except he sounds like crap because he didn't have a decent mic - have to sort that out for next time. Coyote vs Acme is back - https://www.darkhorizons.com/coyote-vs-acme-sale-has-finished/ Switch 2, baby! - https://www.vg247.com/nintendo-switch-2-launch-date-price-confirmed It has a new button - https://www.vg247.com/nintendo-finally-reveals-what-the-switch-2s-mysterious-c-button-is-all-about-howling-abuse-at-your-mates Game Cube games - https://www.vg247.com/nintendo-switch-2-gamecube-games-nintendo-online-controller Final Fantasy VII remake - https://www.vg247.com/final-fantasy-7-remake-coming-to-switch-2-launch The game are very expensive - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/psa-mario-kart-world-is-50-bundled-with-a-switch-2-but-80-by-itself/ Matt can't pre-order one - https://www.vg247.com/nintendo-switch-2-pre-orders-delayed-us-market-tariff ESA warns the whole gaming industry will be affected by tariffs - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/not-just-switch-2-esa-warns-trumps-tariffs-will-hurt-the-entire-game-industry/ New Bond is filming - https://www.vg247.com/next-james-bond-movie-started-filming-london…

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599: Customer Characterisation 1:15:15

10 weeks ago1:15:15

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Lots of game, tv and movie discussion this week as we talk Metroid Prime 4, Pillars of Eternity, Silent Hill F, Atomfall, The Legend of Zelda movie, Rust, Snow White, Ludwig, Paradise, Common Side Effects and some other stuff too! Metroid Prime 4, baby! - https://www.vg247.com/metroid-prime-4-beyond-shows-up-at-nintendo-direct-and-shows-off-samus-mind-bending-psychic-abilities Pillars of Eternity is getting turn based combat, 10 years after release! - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/03/pillars-of-eternity-is-getting-turn-based-combat-all-but-demanding-replays/ Silent Hill F refused classification down unda - https://www.darkhorizons.com/silent-hill-f-refused-classification-in-australia/ The Legend of Zelda - https://www.darkhorizons.com/legend-of-zelda-film-hits-march-2027/ Rust trailer - https://www.darkhorizons.com/first-trailer-alec-baldwin-in-rust/ Snow White is performing... poorly - https://www.darkhorizons.com/a-closer-look-at-the-snow-white-disaster/…

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598: Aye Aye Captain 1:06:25

11 weeks ago1:06:25

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We're back after our brief hiatus last week! Pax Aus tickets are on sale so go get them, and then come back and listen to us. Severance renewed for season three - https://kotaku.com/severance-season-3-renew-finale-adam-scott-ben-stiller-1851771552 Amouranth home invasion - https://www.fox26houston.com/news/houston-crime-four-teens-charged-home-invasion-online-streamer…

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597: You’re Coming With Me 1:00:01

13 weeks ago1:00:01

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This week Luke is sober and ready to ride! We discuss Johnny Somali, Robocop: Rogue City, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Severance and much more! Johnny Somali sucks - https://boingboing.net/2025/03/07/late-and-hungover-influencer-johnny-somali-pleads-guilty-in-korean-court.html Robocop expansion announced - https://www.ign.com/videos/robocop-rogue-city-official-unfinished-business-expansion-reveal-trailer-nacon-connect-2025…

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596: Jack, Reach Her 1:07:10

14 weeks ago1:07:10

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We’ve been watching some stuff, playing stuff and getting excited about some stuff. Come find out what stuff! Andor Season Two looks great but this trailer is weird - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE4wxt70aUM This new Terminator 2 game looks INCREDIBLE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkMFYMG3QLw

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595: Mysterial 1:10:50

15 weeks ago1:10:50