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Special thanks to Zencastr who made it possible for us to record this episode while practicing physical distancing in separate locations.

In a new type of episode called "Everyone Wants To Be In The Bat-Jar", we take a look at a topic to decide if it should be considered part of the broad spectrum of nerd and geek culture.

This week, Average Joe and special guest Shaggy Neo take a look at the American Ninja Warrior franchise. How does this reality show about athletes running through obstacle courses fit into nerd and geek culture? Could it be it's Japanese origins, performers using codenames, or connections to popular media franchises?

Music and audio from "American Ninja Warrior" is the property of Brian Richardson, Anthony Storm, Kristen Stabile, A. Smith & Co. Productions and NBCUniversal Television Distribution.

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The intro and outro music was created by Cackles and Jeremy Eckert. We thank them for their generous support of this podcast.

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