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Hello, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of the NerdSoup Podcast. I'm Anthony

JQ Nash, doing my best for all of your impression. Join here today with Aaron, the NerdSoup Monkey,

and Marissa, and we are here to talk about Oppenheimer and Barbie, also known as Barbenheimer Weekend.

I think that most people would consider it a success when you look at the box office numbers

for both movies and the critical scores. A lot of people having fun with both movies for different

reasons and for similar reasons that I think we're unexpected. But I'm excited to be here with you

guys to talk about these movies. And of course, for you guys listening at home, you can listen to

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