Episode 175 :: Nerdy Show at Moogfest 2014
Calling all music nerds, sci-tech geeks, and mathletes! We've embarked on a perilous journey to one of the coolest nerd events there is – Moogfest! What’s Moogfest? It’s an annual event in Asheville, NC celebrating the legacy of synth pioneer Bob Moog. Formerly a music festival, this year it’s digivolved into a synthesis of technology, art, and music. Join Cap, Jon, and Flame On!’s Bryan as th...
1hr 57m Apr 27, 2014
1hr 57m
Episode 174 :: Microsode – Nerdy Show Reads “Heroes of Destiny”
“When destiny beckons, no one can ignore the call…” And so your beloved Nerdy Show hosts have been summoned by the power of the Microsode and the will of Nerdy Show fan, MrJMir. His request? We read from Kevin Wong’s Heroes of Destiny, Episode I: Eternal Knights. Don’t be surprised if you haven’t heard of this momentous tome – it’s a self-published fantasy novel from the mystical land of Cana...
37m Apr 20, 2014
37m
Episode 173 :: Mouth’s Cradle: The Prince Jellyfish Speaks
In this episode, Cap talks with Kevin (aka Prince Jellyfish, aka Young Crybaby) from Mouth’s Cradle. His new EP, Sakura, takes on genre that few nerd artists have attempted: English language covers of anime themes and j-pop songs. Last month on Nerdy.FM, we debuted the EP along with a track-by-track interview with Kevin where he shared his favorite anime, j-pop composers, and insight into his ...
48m Apr 06, 2014
48m
Episode 172 :: Moogfest Bound with Makers and Cyborgs
Our interview series leading up to Moogfest concludes! Moogfest is a festival focused around electronic music with symposiums on futurism, art, and technology (April 23rd-27th, in Asheville, NC) and leading up to it, Nerdy Show has spoken with some of the incredible talent that’s been culled for this year’s event. In this episode we talk to the editor-in-chief of MAKE Magazine and founder of B...
1hr 4m Mar 30, 2014
1hr 4m
Episode 171 :: Moogfest Bound with YACHT & Omni’s Claire Evans
Sci-tech, sci-fi, and synths collide as our Moogfest interview series continues! Moogfest is a festival focused around electronic music with symposiums on futurism, art, and technology (April 23rd-27th, in Asheville, NC) and leading up to it, Nerdy Show is speaking with some of the incredible talent that’s been culled for this year’s event. In this episode, Cap and Jon talk with renaissance wo...
1hr 5m Mar 23, 2014
1hr 5m
Episode 170 :: Nerdy Show Comic Show :: Questing with The Rat Queens
RPG Month continues! Roleplaying is both a game and an exercise in creativity. Those of us who roll the dice know, the imaginary action of a group of friends collaboratively adventuring brings was cooler action and bigger laughs than… well, any other medium really. So it’s only natural that some gamers would take the raw fun of their tabletop adventures to their other creative outlets. Enter: ...
1hr 9m Mar 16, 2014
1hr 9m
Episode 169 :: Moogfest Bound with Futurama’s David X. Cohen
Moogfest returns! What once was the world’s coolest electronic music festival has expanded to include symposiums on futurism, art, and technology – becoming perhaps the nerdiest event of the year. Leading up to Moogfest’s launch (April 23rd-27th, in Asheville, NC) Nerdy Show is speaking with some of the incredible talent that’s been culled for this year’s event. First up is Futurama writer an...
59m Mar 09, 2014
59m
Episode 168 :: Rolling Deep with Chamber Band
It’s RPG Month! That means we’ve got a slew of programming focused on the craft of tabletop roleplaying and the people it’s inspired. In this episode we’re joined by Chamber Band a folk rock outfit whose tales of heartbreak and dire deeds are all set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. If their name rings a bell it might be because their debut album, Deities, rocked our world in 2013 and place...
1hr 6m Mar 04, 2014
1hr 6m
Episode 167 :: Nerdy Show LIVE – Anniversary Special with Professor Shyguy
Our live show is back with a vengeance! Perhaps you caught our pilot episode last year where we slimed each other and challenged fans to an eating contest. Well, we’re back with an all-new challenge! Join the hosts of Nerdy Show, Flame On!, and Ghostbusters: Resurrection as well as special guest, chip pop rocker extraordinaire, Professor Shyguy – for a birthday-style nerd battle the likes of w...
12m Mar 02, 2014
12m
Episode 166 :: Nerdy Show Comic Show LIVE – With Charles Soule
Nerdy Show Comic Show, has transformed into a video format! Introducing Nerdy Show Comic Show LIVE – a mayhem-filled comics panel. And THIS is its accompanying podcast. This episode was recorded on February 8th, aka 2.8.14. And any DC comics fan knows that 2814 is Earth’s sector in the DC Universe! So we celebrated Lantern Day in style! Imagine a panel at a convention… and now imagine it hoppe...
25m Feb 08, 2014
25m
Episode 165 :: Community Update & “A Celebration of Harry Potter” Review
An impromptu episode! Much is going on here at Nerdy Show – both behind the scenes and live on the Internets! So much so we haven’t had a chance to announce or discuss it all on an episode of Nerdy Show yet! Join Cap, Jon, and Kristin as we discuss upcoming Nerdy Show Live episodes, the release of the Nerdapalooza 2013 video archive, Nerdy Show’s exclusive Star Wars: Attack Squadrons beta keys...
52m Jan 26, 2014
52m
Episode 164 :: State of the Empire – A Whole New Galaxy
State of the Empire is Nerdy Show’s Star Wars speculation podcast where we “look for news in Alderaan places”. The Star Wars universe we know is changing rapidly. Like the cycle of rebirth, the old must be burnt away before it can come back familiar but new and (hopefully) stronger. With game-changing shake-ups like this we had to convene for a new State of the Empire. The Expanded Universe i...
1hr 34m Jan 12, 2014
1hr 34m
Episode 163 :: Nerdy Show Book Club – Go BZRK With Michael Grant
It’s a new Nerdy Show Book Club! If you grew up in the 90s, chances are you read some Animorphs. This shape-shifting sci-fi series was a seminal read for legions of nerdy teens; some of whom may have grown up to host podcasts. Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate (the writing duo better known to Animorphs fans as K.A. Applegate) are back! In this episode we review their latest joint book, Eve...
2hr 8m Jan 05, 2014
2hr 8m
Episode 162 :: The 2013 Final Boss – Top 20 Nerdy Things of the Year!
2013 is dead and gone. You know what that means? It’s time for our annual TOP 20 NERDY THINGS list! Since 2009 it’s been our solemn duty to create a list ranking the “Top 20 Nerdy Things” of the year. We take all of pop culture, science & technology, and world happenings and subject them to a number of life-or-death challenges akin to Highlanders battling one another for the quickening, or The...
1hr 46m Dec 29, 2013
1hr 46m
Episode 161:: The X-Files Re-Opened – Interview with Chris Carter & Joe Harris
The X-Files is back! The FBI’s unsolved case files have been reopened in a 10th season continuing Mulder and Scully’s quest for the truth – a comic book executive produced by series creator, Chris Carter. The first collected volume comes out this week and we’re joined by the entire creative team: series writer Joe Harris (Great Pacific) editor Denton J. Tipton, and Chris Carter for their first...
1hr 32m Dec 15, 2013
1hr 32m
Episode 160 :: The Legacy of Young Justice
Earlier this year, we mourned the untimely cancellation of Young Justice, one of the greatest things to happen to both DC Comics characters and all-ages animated television. But all is not lost – This week, the world of Young Justice returns in the new video game Young Justice: Legacy! Cap and Tony of Nerdy Show are joined by Young Justice series creators Greg Weisman (Gargoyles, Star Wars: Reb...
1hr 12m Nov 17, 2013
1hr 12m
Episode 159 :: State of the Empire – These Arndt the Droids You’re Looking For
State of the Empire is Nerdy Show’s Star Wars speculation podcast where we “look for news in Alderaan places”. Since last we convened, the Episode VII saga continues to unfold as the balance of power in the universe has once again shifted. Michael Arndt – Episode VII‘s celebrated screenwriter, and our greatest hope for the New Trilogy, is off the project. We don’t know why, nor do do we know m...
1hr 13m Nov 03, 2013
1hr 13m
Episode 158 :: Nerdy Show Book Club – Sick Puppies
Nerdy Show Book Club returns! We share the books we’re currently reading, discuss the book we read along with you guys, and do some of our famous dramatic readings. It’s a sexy party in the library, and you’re the guest of honor. This episode our Community Read-Along is a black comedy set in the Sunshine State, Carl Hiaasen’s Sick Puppy! Our home state is notorious for all the crazy that goes ...
1hr 49m Oct 13, 2013
1hr 49m
Episode 157 :: Mutant Football League & GTA V
We talk about ball handling a lot on Nerdy Show… But usually it’s less Friday Night Lights and more secret time with your wacky uncle. While the tossing of the virtual pigskin isn’t usually our favorite past-time – if you put some spikes on that ball, and have it being caught by a skeleton with dreadlocks covered in orc blood… that gets our attention. And it got our attention 20 years ago – Fan...
1hr 47m Sep 29, 2013
1hr 47m
Nerdy Show Episode 156 :: Microsode – The State of the Film Industry
We’ve been talking a lot about Hollywood and the entertainment industry over the past few weeks, so let’s conclude that journey by looking at the big picture. In this microsode requested by Gundamking, Cap, Doug, and Josh discuss the state of the film industry. No, not California (though we do explore why our hometown Orlando didn’t become the “New Hollywood” in the 90s) – we’re talking about b...
44m Sep 16, 2013
44m
Episode 155 :: Tales from the Pacific Rim with Travis Beacham
Pacific Rim rocked us like no summer movie has ever done in ages. It’s got all the adrenaline pumping goodies you could ask for: giant monsters and mecha, crazy action, and special effects actually worth spending the money to see in IMAX 3D with an N64 Rumble Pack taped to your groin… AND a fantastic, human story set in an amazing original world with compelling characters and intriguing subplo...
1hr 7m Sep 08, 2013
1hr 7m
Episode 154 :: RPG $upport Drive and D&D Update!
Attention! This is a special Nerdy Show Network Bulletin! Listen to this episode in-between chillaxed Labor Day burger flips and join Cap and Colin for a short, low-fi phone conversation. They've got some news to impart! Our interactive $upport Drives are back! Help the Nerdy Show Network stay alive in style by competing against fellow listeners to outbid each other in the quest to decide the...
27m Sep 01, 2013
27m
Episode 153 :: Marvel Movie Multiverse
Things are getting weird for Marvel movies. Word is out that the franchises licensed to Fox ( X-Men and Fantastic Four) exist in a shared universe, but allegedly that doesn't mean anything. Meanwhile, one mutant is set to appear in both the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past film and Avengers 2. That mess doesn't even include Spider-Man and the other unaccounted for Marvelites. In this episod...
1hr 10m Aug 24, 2013
1hr 10m
Episode 152 :: State of the Empire – Shadows of the Sith
When last Nerdy Show assembled to discuss Star Wars, LucasArts and Star Wars: The Clone Wars had fallen to the might of their new masters and rumors of a television series that would bridge the original and new trilogies had surfaced. It has been three months since Nerdy Show’s last report. We join them now, Cap, Hex, Marc, Matt, and Doug – still looking for news in Alderaan Places… We discuss...
1hr 33m Aug 18, 2013
1hr 33m
Episode 151 :: Microsode – Great Rivalries
Many of the greatest stories of all-time are founded on rivalries: two forces constantly at odds with one another. Mortal enemies, frenemies, siblings… we scour all of pop culture and reality to share our favorite rivalries. Hook vs. Pan, Coke vs. Pepsi, Wolverine vs. everyone… the list goes on. Join Cap, Hex, Doug, Kristin, and Jon for a pop culture-laden journey into heated debates, mortal f...
43m Aug 11, 2013
43m
Episode 150 :: Adventures in Steampunk with Bruce Boxleitner
Nerdy Show ventures into the clockwork Megatropolis of Bruce Boxleitner’s Lantern City - a Steampunk television series currently in development. It’s an unconventional show, massive in scope, that’s partially created by the fan community that inspired it. We talk with man behind Tron and Babylon 5‘s John Sheridan and his collaborators Trevor Crafts and Matthew James Daley about the forthcoming ...
1hr Aug 04, 2013
1hr
Episode 149 :: Lightning Dogs Unleashed
THE LIGHTNING DOGS RETURN! Our 80s-inspired, post apocalyptic, action figure-ready, cartoon universe is ever-growing. Tune in as we brainstorm this crazy concept live! When last we checked in with Cap, Hex, Brian, Tony, and Doug the Lightning Dogs had gained new team members, special powers, and their world expanded – but there’s still more work to do. In this episode we complete the core Lig...
1hr 23m Jul 21, 2013
1hr 23m
Episode 148 :: Microsode 2-Pack – Plant-Based Characters & LEGOs
Oh snap! Is that a LEGO piece or a tree branch you’ve stepped on? Either or! ep 148 300 ‘Cause you’ve stumbled on another Microsode 2-Pack! Cap and Hex announce Nerdy Show LIVE, discuss what’s new about Nerdapalooza 2013, and serve up two radically different, bite-sized episodes mashed together with some creamy cookie filling for your podcast nomjoyment. First up, Cap and Tony are joined by th...
1hr 25m Jul 07, 2013
1hr 25m
Episode 147 :: Summer Blockbusters So Far…
Ah, the summer blockbuster… Every big studio competing in no-holds-barred thrill-rides, filled with explosions, and sporting price tags in the hundreds of millions. The stakes are always high, and the film quality is dubious at best. In this episode of Nerdy Show, we sound off about the nerdiest of the summer blockbusters so far: Star Trek: Into Darkness, World War Z, and Man of Steel (we did I...
1hr 23m Jun 30, 2013
1hr 23m
Episode 146 :: Nerdy Show Comic Show :: Heroes Falling, Villains Rising
It’s a hot time for fans of cosmic happenings in superhero universes. Thanos, one of Marvel’s ultimate big bads, is getting the origin treatment with the mightily-bearded uber-author Jason Aaron (Wolverine & the X-Men, Thor: God of Thunder). Meanwhile over at DC, Geoff Johns’ landmark run of Green Lantern has ended, paving the way for a new creative team on every Lantern book including Rob Ven...
2hr 26m Jun 23, 2013
2hr 26m
Episode 145 :: Kickstarting the Future-Past
Get ready for a Kickstarter to the crotch! Over the few years of its existence, Kickstarter has been responsible for successfully funding countless nerdy concepts, awesome pieces of tech, music, literature, and other media that simply wouldn't have existed otherwise. This episode of Nerdy Show we discuss this crowd funding phenomena that’s changing the creative landscape. Hear Cap, Germaine, J...
2hr 1m Jun 16, 2013
2hr 1m
Episode 144 :: E3 2013 – Day 4
E3 2013 ends with a bang! This is the last and final part of our daily podcasts, and the biggest one yet. We made the most of day 3 and this double-length episode is jam-packed with game impressions and our top 5 games of the show! (Check them out below if you’re into spoilers.) We demo out Nintendo titles including The Wonderful 101, Mario Kart 8, and Super Mario 3D World. We try out the new ...
1hr 48m Jun 13, 2013
1hr 48m
Episode 142 :: E3 2013 – Day 2
The press conferences are over and the E3 con floor is finally open! Today’s the first day of exclusive first-looks and hands-on experiences with the future of gaming. But first, we go over the big Nintendo Direct E3 announcements including the new Mario Kart, Super Mario 3D World, and Smash Bros. Comics fans, we put Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure to the test (see it in an upcom...
1hr 2m Jun 11, 2013
1hr 2m
Episode 143 :: E3 2013 – Day 3
Day 3 of E3 and our second day on the floor. Things are getting… intense. We get a tour of the XBOX ONE (aka XBone) and learn some revolutionary hardware facts that for some reason no one is talking about including how the controller could change the game experience and just how powerful this big black slab actually is. We get hands on with Deadpool, the new Phoenix Wright, the remade DuckTale...
1hr 22m Jun 11, 2013
1hr 22m
Episode 141 :: E3 2013 – Day 1
E3 2013 is here! This year, the biggest event in gaming is more intense than ever with two new consoles vying for superiority and shifting paradigms of the industry. Nerdy Show is back in LA covering E3 for Bleeding Cool and this is our take on Day 1. The show hasn’t started yet, but Monday was a gauntlet of press conferences and media briefings with big reveals from X-Box, Sony, EA, Ubisoft, a...
1hr 10m Jun 09, 2013
1hr 10m
Episode 140 :: Nerdy Show Book Club – De Niromancer
In this episode of Nerdy Show Book Club we take on a nerdy novel classic William Gibson’s Neuromancer. Thirty years ago this novel redefined science fiction, and to this day it continues to indelibly influence… just about everything. Including your day-to-day life! This is the kernel from which all of cyberpunk exploded and infected the world’s psyche with digital consciousness. It’s a must rea...
2hr 5m Jun 02, 2013
2hr 5m
Episode 139 :: Microsode 2-Pack – MechWarrior & Sci-Fi / Fantasy
What’s that you smell? Is it the distinct scent of machine oil and dragon farts? It just might be! Nerdy Show is serving up another double-stack of Microsodes and we’re talkin’ ’bout giant robots and all those times where sci-fi and fantasy get freaky on each other. First, Cap Brandon, Jonna, Tony, and Luke discuss the universe of MechWarrior and Battle Tech – the books, the games, its origins...
1hr 7m May 26, 2013
1hr 7m
Episode 138 :: Microsode 2-Pack – James Bond & H.P. Lovecraft
It’s a Microsode mash-up! Microsodes are where YOU choose a topic and we talk about it for 15-30 minutes. This episode of Nerdy Show is two Microsodes stuck together: James Bond 007 and the Multiple Bond Theory and H.P. Lovecraft. What do these two topics have to do with each other? Nothing at face value – but the discussions are fascinating journeys into multimedia and some serious pop cultur...
1hr 16m May 19, 2013
1hr 16m
Episode 137 :: State of the Empire – A Great Disturbance in the Force
Like a phoenix purging the lands to make way for new growth, Disney, the new rulers of the Star Wars franchise have rained fire down upon the Lucasfilm landscape. Will it be for better or for worse? Only time will tell. In this episode we mourn the loss of LucasArts and speculate over what could come of the new Star Wars gaming partnership with EA. There’s a lot of new developments and hints as...
1hr 16m May 12, 2013
1hr 16m
Episode 136 :: Iron Man 3 Review
Marvel Studios’ Phase 2 begins! Iron Man‘s unprecedented success in the theaters paved the way for Marvel creating their own movie empire. Now the prodigal son returns. Join Cap, Adam and Jon as they discuss Iron Man 3. Don’t worry, we warn you when the spoilers start, but it doesn’t take long. As the first Marvel movie post-Avengers this is a big one, and there’s not a lot we can say without ...
30m May 05, 2013
30m
Episode 135 :: Sim City & the Road to E3
E3 is coming this June, and once again Nerdy Show will be there. The big 3 are getting their announcements ready, holding pre-press conferences, and in some cases changing their routine altogether – so we’ve got to be ready! Join four fifths of your E3 2012 team: Cap, Brandon, Jonna, and Nerdy Show’s Live Programming Director, John LaValle as we gear up for the biggest game event of the year. ...
1hr 22m Apr 28, 2013
1hr 22m
Episode 134 :: Lightining Dogs Strike Twice
The Lightning Dogs never turn tail. So it should be no surprise that when Nerdy Show listeners, BigBadShadowMan and Huduvudu simultaneously earned microsodes and both requested we return to the post-apocalyptic world of the Lightning Dogs – we were up for the challenge. Who, or what, are The Lightning Dogs? They’re a pack of anthropomorphic dogs from another world, trapped on Earth, fighting ...
1hr 6m Apr 21, 2013
1hr 6m
Episode 133 :: Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell
Meet Gary. He’s a lovable minion of hell, just trying to work his way up (or down) the corporate ladder of the underworld. Life’s not all chill cubicle work with a demonic millipede burrowing its way through your intestines – no, when you’re working for a demanding boss like Satan, the daily grind has its challenges. Enter Adult Swim’s new docu-dramedy, Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, chroni...
39m Apr 13, 2013
39m
Episode 132 :: Going North with Jeremy Soule – Part 2
Part Two of our episode featuring renowned video game composer, Jeremy Soule and our review of BioShock Infinite. In the conclusion of our discussion with Jeremy Soule, he further explores his motivations behind his crowd-funded symphony, The Northerner, tells how he landed his first job working for Square at 19, and shares some secrets about Secret of Evermore. Team up with Cap, Brandon, Ton...
59m Apr 10, 2013
59m
Episode 131 :: Going North with Jeremy Soule – Part 1
This episode of Nerdy Show has so much awesome it couldn’t be contained in one episode! We interview video game composer, Jeremy Soule. You know, the guy behind the score for Skyrim, Oblivion, Morrowind, Guild Wars 2, Secret of Evermore, Baldur’s Gate… the list goes on. He’s been called the John Williams of game music, and now he’s making history with the world’s first crowd-funded symphony an...
1hr 1m Apr 07, 2013
1hr 1m
Episode 130 :: Nerdy Show Comic Show :: New Movements with Gail Simone
In our last comics episode we discussed all the confusing and upsetting things happening over at DC Comics, and there’s even more to talk about! Don’t worry though, this episode is light on doom and gloom and filled with awesome comics. We interview Gail Simone, of Secret Six and Batgirl fame, about her forthcoming projects including a bold new book from DC, The Movement, her fan-funded Leaving...
1hr 6m Mar 30, 2013
1hr 6m
Episode 129 :: State of the Empire – The Deal Alters Further
It is a time of great speculation. Months after the announcement that there would be a new Star Wars film, there is still much that we do not know. That’s why we launched State of the Empire! Nerdy Show leaves no escape pod empty, no wampa un-stomped – we’re looking for news in Alderaan places, and a few of the right ones too. Star Wars’ new masters are shaking things up in the world of Lucasf...
1hr 35m Mar 24, 2013
1hr 35m
Episode 128 :: Minecraftery Report
On Nerdy Show’s Minecraft Server of Awesome, a battle has raged: A battle of minds – across space, time, several continuities, and countless franchises. Now, our Minecraft Sci-Fi Build-A-Thon has ended and at long last we’re ready to announced the winners! Joining Cap, Hex, Brian, and Brandon are Build-A-Thon Sponsors and guest judges: Marshall Weber of Husky Jackal Theater, the guys behind Ter...
1hr 40m Mar 17, 2013
1hr 40m
Episode 127 :: Nerdy Show Book Club – Ready Player One
Grab your oscillation overthruster and shove some garbage in your Mr. Fusion, ’cause we’re blasting off into 1980s obscurity! This month’s community read-along is Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One a book tailor-made for any geek nurtured in the neon womb of 80s excess and schooled on some of the greatest nerd-centric pop culture ever made. But is a book written by a nerd for nerds a good thing? C...
1hr 42m Mar 09, 2013
1hr 42m
Episode 126 :: Back in the Game
Video game episodes are back! Our first fully game-centered episode since the re-launch and the first brand new one in a long time. There’s lots of big releases on the horizon and plenty of announcements – both awesome and head-scratching. One of the games we were most excited about after E3 2012, Aliens: Colonial Marines is an unmitigated disaster, Sony finally announced the PS4 (but is spare ...
1hr 9m Mar 03, 2013
1hr 9m