Episodes

  • Episode 60 - Nerd Book Club
    Nov 13 2024

    Intern Joan is on the show for the first time ever, as she joins the Nerds in the annual Nerd Book Club. This year is all about Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons (2023). Analese is rocking Mr. Mercedes TV series and Rob's annual Castle Ravenloft adventure for Halloween commences!


    Also in this episode: Intern Joan's healthy appetite for books, winter priming minis for painting, the 5-man band nerd mail, British recommendations from a fellow podcast, Talk Nerdy to Me.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Episode 59 - Ms. Marvel, or Mar-Vel if ya Nasty
    Oct 30 2024

    From Mar-Vel to Captain Marvel to Ms. Marvel to Spectrum, the annual superhero episode is all-female, all the time! Analese continues her year of Stephen King and Rob just knows future Rob will be so happy with his sunny day priming extravaganza!


    Also in this episode: buying more minis, Nerd trivia, outrageously long audiobooks, when Nerds get out-nerded by their families.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Episode 58 - Nerdwatching the 2010s
    Oct 16 2024

    One of our favorite episodes each year: NERDWATCHING. Join the nerds for their favorite NERDY TV shows and films from the 2010s. Analese is in the middle of spook-tober and Rob is in the middle of orc-tober!


    Also in this episode: spreadsheets, matching NFL teams to Warhammer 40k teams, Final Girl, solo board gaming, ChatGPT, games, and lots of nerd mail.

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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Episode 57 - Nerds and Gatekeeping
    Oct 2 2024

    Sometimes our passion for our NERDY things can turn into Gatekeeping. Join the Nerds for a great look into the things we do and how we evolve our favorite nerd hobbies. Analese prefers reboots to remakes and Rob is a DM on HIS time, dangit!


    Also in this episode: Sandbox VR games, bachelor parties, room flipping in your own house, favorite James Earl Jones roles outside of Star Wars, the Golden Girls as the perfect D&D party.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Episode 56 - Top 5 Pop Culture Cars
    Sep 18 2024

    The Nerds haven't had a top 5 list in a while, and you know you missed the NERD FIGHTING. This episode is all about favorite and memorable cars in pop culture! Analese kept it classically spooky and Rob pities the foo.


    Also in this episode: Star Wars characters as Dungeon Masters, quests for Target and Barnes & Noble exclusive game sets, international travel, concert going when you are nearly 50 years old.

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Episode 55 - Nerd Travels: HellmouthCon
    Sep 4 2024

    The Nerds are back for season 4, and their NERDY travels hit a new high this summer! Travel with them and hordes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer to the Hellmouth for HellmouthCon at Torrance High School (CA), the site where early seasons of the series was filmed. From cosplay to trivia contests to panels to special fan experiences, much fun was had. Analese yielded the scythe and Rob came ready to slay the trivia competition!


    Special guest on this episode is Frank Bonacci, Scooby and co-host of Slaying It! with Juliet Landau podcast.


    Also in this episode: breaking in the Paris Olympics, upgrading old gaming consoles, spreadsheets for D&D, horror genre, Creepshow comic book reboot, and lots of Buffy knowledge.

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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • One Shot - Summer Nerd Adventures 6
    Aug 14 2024

    Counting down the days to the start of the school year, but still being nerdy! This week Analese tells another Forrest Gump life story and Rob got that Army Painter surplus store, aka the ENTIRE LIBRARY of Army Painter paints.


    Listen now and get ready for season 4 with your Nerd Best Friends. Catch up on episodes wherever you get your podcast content.

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    23 mins
  • One Shot - Summer Nerd Adventures 5
    Aug 7 2024

    Continuing the summer of nerd.... this week Analese Just Wanna and Rob sends off a new Air Force member with a D&D game. Thank you for your service, Alex M. - we hope boot camp is going well.


    Listen now and get ready for season 4 with your Nerd Best Friends. Catch up on episodes wherever you get your podcast content.

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    15 mins