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Episode 041 - “Justin Limberlegs”
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Episode Length: 36:24

Episode Summary:
It's our forty-first episode!  This is our first of the special edition episodes you'll hear popping up every so often.  This one is completely dedication to Justin Timberlake.  We start off talking about what it is that we think has made Mr. Timberlake so successful.  We then delve into our favorite songs, memories, and SNL moments from both the NSYNC and solo eras.  Our Ship Moments focus on the many bromances Justin has had that have lead to such brilliant entertainment.  As always, we remind you of the outlets where you can follow us, tweet us, download our episodes, or contact us.  Stay tuned for episode forty-two!

​This week’s featured music:

"Rock Your Body" by Justin Timberlake
 
"Barry Gibb Talk Show Theme" by Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake

The Artist: Selena Gomez

The Event: Carpool Karaoke with James Corden

Where you heard it first: As a bigger and bigger fan of James Corden and his brilliant segment Carpool Karaoke, I can now watch it on YouTube before bed and I did just that with the latest celebrity guest: Selena Gomez.  The best parts of this installment: taking shots of ginger, cruising through the McDonald's drive through, and Roller Coaster Karaoke.

Why it’s been stuck in your head: Selena's new song "Hands to Myself" has been stuck in my head all weekend and watching the two of them sing it together in the car only made me like the song more.

Why you recommend it to our listeners: If you haven't yet seen James Corden's Carpool Karaokes, you are totally missing out....and probably just woke up from hibernation, so welcome back to the real world.  If you have seen them before, you know that they never disappoint and any one of them could pop up on future Music Mondays.  Suffice it to say that Carpool Karaoke is basically the perfect way to start your week off with a smile on your face.

-- Kelly Lee

Our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and family of Star Trek’s Anton Yelchin.  A tragic accident ended his short life earlier this week.  He was 27 years old.  Rest in peace, Anton.

TV News

• This fall, new episodes of CW shows will no longer be posted to Hulu
• The Flash Season 3 is officially doing the Flashpoint storyline
• Penny Dreadful has been surprisingly cancelled
• More recent Bachelorette cast-offs join Chad Johnson, Nick Viall, and the rest of the gang on Bachelor in Paradise this summer
• Arrow Season 5 adds a Walking Dead star as the newest villain
• Archer has been renewed for three more seasons on FX
• Former Bachelor Ben Higgins and his fiancee Lauren Bushnell will be a part of a new reality series airing on Freeform
• Once Upon A Time’s Jamie Chung joins Gotham Season 3 as Valerie Vale
• Wonder Woman herself, AKA Lynda Carter, joins the cast of Supergirl Season 2 as the President
• Will Chase and Audrey Peeples will not return for Nashville Season 5 on CMT
• Scream Queens Season 2 is #TeamJacob as they add Taylor Lautner to the cast
• Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Tatum are bringing a Step Up drama series to YouTube

Movie News

• Star Wars and Harry Potter alum Domhnall Gleeson will portray author and Winnie the Pooh creator A.A. Milne in an upcoming biopic
• Leonardo DiCaprio will testify in a lawsuit against his film The Wolf of Wall Street
• Finding Dory breaks records with a $136.2M opening weekend and introduces Baby Dory in an adorable new clip
• Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston has been cast as Zordon in the Power Rangers reboot
• Check out Gal Gadot and Jon Hamm in the first trailer for Keeping Up With The Joneses
• The story continues with new books and shorts in Frozen: Northern Lights
• Star Wars breakout star John Boyega joins the Kathryn Bigelow movie about the Detroit riots
• Idris Elba tweets out our first glimpses of the movie adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower
• New details surface about the characters of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, including confirming the appearance of Darth Vader!
• Comedian Hannibal Buress joins the cast of Spider-Man: Homecoming
• A synopsis, logo, and the movie’s villain has been revealed for the Justice League movie

Music News

• Childish Gambino will debut new music with “Pharos”
• Justin Bieber fell off the stage during his Purpose Tour while adjusting his pants
• Broadway stars release “What The World Needs Now Is Love” for Orlando
• Lin-Manuel Miranda debuts on Periscope and reveals lots of Hamilton news, including that we will all eventually get to see the original cast perform
• Check out the Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliott cover of the Ghostbusters theme
• In a move we never saw coming, One Direction’s Harry Styles is officially going solo

Theatre News

• Hamilton’s Phillipa Soo will lead Broadway’s Amelie
• School of Rock’s Sierra Boggess will headline Phantom of the Opera in Paris
• Monopoly the Musical is headed to Broadway and we’re just as confused as you are
• Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth has joined the cast of Hairspray Live! as Velma Von Tussle
• PBS will air a special about the making of the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton
• Nashville’s Will Chase will take over for his former Smash co-star Christian Borle in Something Rotten! on Broadway
• Shuffle Along will end its run on Broadway on July 24th when its star Audra McDonald also leaves the show

Misc News

• Congratulations to Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne and his wife Hannah Bagshawe on the birth of their first child!
• Congratulations to Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley on the announcement of their third child together!
• Here’s everything coming to Netflix in July
• JK Rowling sent her condolences and flowers to Luis Vielma’s funeral
• You’ll soon be able to dine at a Golden Girls themed cafe in New York City
• Someone created a custom Pop Figure for the late Potterhead Luis Vielma who lost his life in the Pulse Shooting in Orlando last week
• Justin Timberlake pays tribute to his Alpha Dog co-star Anton Yelchin
• Selma Blair was removed from a flight on a stretcher after a mid-flight outburst
• You don’t have to wait in the five-hour-long line to experience a virtual ride on the new Frozen: Ever After ride at Epcot in Disney World
• James Corden and Selena Gomez take Carpool Karaoke to new heights on a roller coaster
• Calling all Disney Nerds!  Read the first chapter of Tales from the Haunted Mansion!

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Episode 040 - “You're On ALNM, Harry!”
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Episode Length: 1:29:58

Episode Summary:
We’re celebrating 40 episodes of A Little Nerd Music!  In this episode, Christina has finally allowed Kelly to have a Harry Potter themed episode and it is clear that one host is more excited than the other.  As we do with all tenth episodes, we share some of our favorite episode titles, discussions, and moments from the past ten episodes and laugh as we reminisce about our ridiculousness.  Of course, we’re already promising an epic 50th Episode even if we don’t have any idea what that will entail just yet.  After our trip down Memory Lane, we share our obsessions.  While Kelly’s is Chad Johnson from The Bachelorette, Christina is still on a hating-LeBron-James streak after the Golden State Warriors’ devastating loss in the NBA finals.  In our main discussion, Kelly gets excited to share her love of the Wizarding World with all you wonderful listeners as we talk about some of our favorite things (and least favorite things) from the books and movies that our generation has come to know and love.  We also talk a bit about the new play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and what to expect coming up with our new movie trilogy for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.  Our usual Ship Moments turn into a discussion of nOTPs and OTPs in the Harry Potter universe and we crown our Episode MVP.  Who else could it be other than Ms. Joanne Kathleen Rowling herself?  As always, we remind you of the outlets where you can follow us, tweet us, download our episodes, or contact us. Make sure you tune in next week for an all-new episode…the contents of which are a surprise to even your hosts!


​This week’s featured music:

"Hedwig's Theme" composed by John Williams

The Song: "Wait For It"

The Artist: The cast of Hamilton

The Musical Event: Rehearsal for the 70th Annual Tony Awards 

Why it’s been stuck in your head: This is my FAVORITE song from the entire show and this a capella version just gives me CHILLS.  This right here is why Leslie Odom Jr. won the Tony.

Why you recommend it to our listeners: Seriously, this song does not get enough attention in all the promotional material and news features I've seen so far.  It's amazing and you should just stop reading and listen to it right now.

-C

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Episode 039 - “The Oscars, But With Diversity”
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Episode Length: 42:22

Episode Summary:
It's our thirty-ninth episode!  In this episode, we're returning to our love of the theatre and talking all about this weekend’s Tony Awards.  First, we share our obsessions: while Kelly’s is trashy summer television, Christina’s is all about getting in superhero shape.  In our main discussion, we get into the Tony Awards by first praising its host James Corden with his amazing opening numbers, his ability to entertain everybody, and of course, more karaoke than we ever expected.  Of course, we can’t talk about the Tonys without talking about all the amazing performances this year and we go through each one, discussing what we liked or didn’t like and everything in between.  Then there’s the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton.  Taking home 11 awards that night, Hamilton was by far the star of the show and Lin-Manuel Miranda must be on Cloud 9 right about now.  Speaking of the mastermind behind Hamilton, he’s also our Episode MVP along with host James Corden.  We also talk about our mutual Ship Moment involving Mr. Aaron Tveit because we can’t talk about Broadway without giving him a shout out.  As always, we remind you of the outlets where you can follow us, tweet us, download our episodes, or contact us. Kelly gets excited about Episode 40 promising a full-length Harry Potter episode to celebrate another milestone episode and Christina begrudgingly agrees.  And this is why we’re friends.  Make sure you tune in for all the magic in store for the next episode!

​This week’s featured music:

The intro to the 2016 Tony Awards

Hamilton: An American Musical 360° - Wait For It

This week's Music Monday has been switched out for Musical Monday in honor of the Tony Awards last night.  Everything that opened the show for host James Corden was perfection and I'm here to relive it with you all.

The Artist: James Corden, the company of Broadway's Hamilton and the company of the Tony Awards

The Musical Event: The opening numbers of the 70th Annual Tony Awards 

Why it’s been stuck in your head: Last night's Tony Awards (AKA the Hamilton Awards) showcased James Corden in a perfect way.  While the show was dedicated to those who lost their lives in the Orlando massacre just that morning, it was clear that the attendees, presenters, and host did not have those people far from their thoughts.  James Corden was able to perfectly blend the somber tone of the day with the spectacle that the Tonys usually provides for the Broadway community and those who love it.

Why you recommend it to our listeners: If you love Broadway as much as my cohost and I do, you don't want to miss this amazing Tony Award performance.

-- Kelly Lee

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Episode 038 - “I Hate Your CW Hair”
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Episode Length: 33:45

Episode Summary:
It's our second installment in our new format and our thirty-eighth episode overall!  In this episode, we're talking everything Greg Berlanti.  First, we share our mutual obsession: Bay Area teams the Golden State Warriors and San Jose Sharks both in the finals for their respective sports.  We discuss our thoughts on the finales for The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow and what Supergirl's move to the CW means for the Berlantiverse.  Speaking of Berlanti, the creative mind of Mr. Greg Berlanti is awarded Episode MVP and Kelly strongly suggests a musical episode happen sometime soon.  This would be about the time we share our Ship Moments, but we explain some new changes to our format instead.  As always, we remind you of the outlets where you can follow us, tweet us, download our episodes, or contact us. Tune in again soon for another new episode in our new format!

​This week’s featured music:

"I Want You Back" by Grant Gustin and the Dalton Academy Warblers on Glee​