The Mothership: Nerdy new year's resolutions and a tribute to Carrie Fisher

New year, nerdy resolutions.

In this week's episode of The Mothership, Paste BN's geek culture podcast, we look back at what we wanted to accomplish in pop culture in 2016, look forward to our 2017 goals, and ask listeners for theirs. Plus in the Nerd Alert segment, the crew remembers the life and career of Carrie Fisher.

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The Mothership is Paste BN's podcast that covers all things nerdy in pop culture. Hosted by tech reporter Brett Molina, film critic Brian Truitt and entertainment writer Kelly Lawler, each week our roundtable of experts dissects the latest in geek culture, from superhero movies to sci-fi TV shows to the latest and greatest video games. We're saving the world from bad comic-book adaptations every Friday on iTunes, Soundcloud and Stitcher.