Expertise is Overrated

Expertise is Overrated

Hi, we're Sean and Vib and together host Expertise is Overrated, the podcast that takes the time to answer those questions you didn't know you didn't want the answers to.

Episodes

July 21, 2025 65 mins
Hello, and welcome to episode 87 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.   We're back to talking about our favourite wizard Harry (that's right, we said it) and are finally tackling the question - what on earth (or what in the never never) happened at Arctis Tor? Who was blasting Hellfire everywhere? How come there was nothing ...

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Hello, and welcome to episode 86 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.   Today, in the wake of the news of Prime Videos's Wheel of Time being cancelled after three seasons, we chat about what's up with streaming services cancelling good shows. And how the should have cancelled some that weren't. Yes, looking at you GoT....   ...

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May 12, 2025 61 mins
Hello, and welcome to episode 85 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.   This is the third iteration of our "You wake up as" series where we discuss what we would do if we wake up as fictional or historical characters at a certain point in their lives. We once again find ourselves in the 41st millennium as we awaken as the Wo...

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April 14, 2025 65 mins
Hello, and welcome to episode 84 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.   We turn our attention back to the film behemoth that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we think ahead to the next Avengers film in the lineup - Doomsday. What do we make of the enormous cast? Is RDJ coming back a good thing? Is it a plot point? Come al...

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Hello, and welcome to episode 83 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.   There is chatter of an upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot, so we thought we'd revisit Sunnydale and definitively put beyond any doubt that Xander is the hero. Wait... That doesn't sound right, does it? Listen along as we try to figure out who the "...

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Hello, and welcome to episode 82 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.   Jim Butcher has finished writing the next entry to the Dresden Files "12 Months". While we wait for his editors to do their thing, we thought we'd weigh in on what we're expecting from Harry's next foray into Chicago's supernatural scene. As we expertly ...

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February 3, 2025 63 mins
 

Hello, and welcome to episode 81 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.

We're on a "what TV do we want" roll at the moment - this week, Sean and Vib turn their easily distracted attention to the (allegedly) forthcoming Warhammer 40K TV series headed up by Henry "No he is a nerd, honest" Cavill. ...

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January 20, 2025 79 mins

Hello, and welcome to episode 80 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.

As excitement builds for the long awaited (and still far off) HBO Harry Potter series, we're back in the casting chair, and things are getting very, very silly. Can Vib get away with just casting Lee Pace everywhere again? Does Sean just hate good actors? A...

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November 21, 2024 67 mins

Hello, and welcome to episode 79 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.

We're not late and you can't tell us we are...

Season 2 of Rings of Power has only just finished, so it's timely for Sean and Vib to sit down and give their carefully considered and entirely thought through opinions on the most expensive TV show in history.

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July 30, 2024 58 mins

Hello, and welcome to episode 78 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.

We loved The Matrix, and we want to talk about how good it was. How has a film from the late 90s remained so good? Join us as we spend an hour basically just talking about how great The Matrix is, and how mixed its sequels were. 

Given the recent addition t...

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Hello, and welcome to episode 77 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.

We've come to it at last, the great question of our... I mean the future's... time. Is the Imperium, led by the God-Emperor actually a good thing? Or are they just space fascists out to destroy everything non-human and ruin most human lives in so doing anyw...

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June 10, 2024 68 mins

Hello, and welcome to a special bonus episode of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.

In excited anticipation of Season 2 of HBO's House of the Dragon, we look back over Season 1, asking what we liked, what we didn't, whose side we're on and what we're looking forward to from the next Season. Dragons. Mostly what we're looking f...

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Hello, and welcome to episode 76 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.

We're once again discussing one of our favourite video game adaptations of one of our favourite tabletop games: Total War Warhammer 3. We delve into what makes a good DLC and decide what we liked, or perhaps didn't like about CA's recent additions to their ...

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Hello, and welcome to episode 75 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.

We're back in the Wizarding World this week, as Sean and Vib spend their evenings getting to the bottom of a question that frankly, should have been left alone; does Gellert Grindlewald or Tom Marvolo "I am Lord Voldemort" Riddle make for a "better" dark wi...

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April 29, 2024 55 mins

Hello, and welcome to episode 74 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.

What really happened at the Tower of Joy? How do you beat Arthur Dayne in a fair fight? Sean and Vib tackle these life changing questions, limiting each side to just three fighters and asking who, if anyone, can take on three of the greatest kingsguard to e...

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April 15, 2024 47 mins

Hello, and welcome to episode 73 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.

Today, Sean and Vib try and work out why everything is crap. Again. Gamers (TM) are whining. And for the life of us, we cannot come up with a non ridiculous reason why.

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April 1, 2024 69 mins

Hello, and welcome to episode 72 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.

We're back to making a list of things we like, except this time it's dislike..? Yes, we're talking Marvel Cinematic Universe villains. Who made us root against them the most? Who was the most devious? Who should have won it all?

Let us know who you think is...

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Hello, and welcome to episode 71 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.

Today we venture back to Chicago (in spirit at least) to check in on our favourite American wizard. Inspired by Reddit, we wonder if Eb needs to die for Harry to become who he needs to be to save the world.

Let us know what you think. How does Harry surpass...

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Hello, and welcome to episode 70 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.

Sean has just finished reading the last book in Black Library's utterly insane 57,854,928 book long Horus Heresy. And, sadly, he has opinions. Join us as we work through what appears to be a great deal of deep seated trauma, while trying to work out how on ...

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Hello, and welcome to episode 69 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking.

It's been some time since Amazon's Rings of Power aired, and it got us thinking: what do we actually want from the upcoming season? Do we want multiple Saurons? Do we need more close-up slow-mo shots of Galadriel on a horse? Do we just want more of Elendil ...

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