The Nerd Expansion

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Mark Besada and his nerd love is Board Games. Woah. It's awesome. Mark Besada is one of the hosts of Board Game Barrage, winner of the Golden Geek for best board game podcast of 2022 where he is also known as the "Green Tank." He's been playing and making up games since he was a kid but dove headfirst in...

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Meredith McCann and her nerd love is Birth/Motherhood. Woah. It's awesome. Meredith is a motherhood and birth photographer based in Austin, TX. Mother of two little girls, certified birth doula and maternal mortality health advocate with the Pre-eclampsia Foundation.  www.meredithmccannphotography.com Socials: @meredit...

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Zoe Fagundes and her nerd love is Animation. Woah. It's awesome. Zoe is a sophomore undergraduate at Chapman University majoring in Animation and Visual Effects and minoring in Business Administration. Her dream is to open her own animation studio one day but until then, she loves drawing, dancing ballet, aerial silks,...

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Elizabeth Ward Land and her nerd love is Witchy Things. Woah. It's awesome. Elizabeth Ward Land is an actor, singer, musician, educator; wife, daughter, sister, friend; animal lover, knitter, runner, curious soul- leader of a small coven of seekers who are open to seeing the magic that is happening all around us. www....

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Tori Colozzi and her nerd love is Horror. Woah. It's awesome. Tori is 34, she lives in NYC and works in HR for a tech company,. She has a dog named Glenn and a cat named Stella. Hosted By: Nick Bowan & Sasha Weiss Theme song written by Korrie Yamaoka Performed by Sasha Weiss & Korrie Yamaoka

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Jack Scannell and his nerd love is Jurassic Park. Woah. It's awesome. Jack is aspiring person of interest? Not like as a suspect on an episode of Law & Order but like a person for someone to go “huh, interesting.” Jack has written and directed a few shows years ago and currently have two side businesses as a weddin...

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the Erin Fagundes and her nerd love is Pens. Woah. It's awesome. Erin is , like Sasha, a musical theatre nerd (it is how they met), but she is very much split down the middle as far as left brain/right brain goes.  Her career is in clinical research and she moonlights as a theatre performer, director, and vocal coach.  Her love for pen...

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Troy Stafford Whiteley and his nerd love is Pokemon. Woah. It's awesome. Troy Whiteley is the executive producer of POWgaming, A group of video game content creators. POWgaming covers a variety of different video game genres, withTroy as the resident Pokémon Professor. Troy has been actively involved with Pokémon since...

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Kate Bowman and her nerd love is Friends. Woah. It's awesome. Originally from Maryland, Katie went to the Boston Conservatory for musical theatre with Sasha. She is currently an actor in LA who sings and dabbles in writing, and also loves boxing and mixed martial arts. Socials: @KateBowman333 Hosted By: Nick Bowan &amp...

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Justin Gentry and his nerd love is theme parks. Woah. It's awesome. Justin is a New York City based actor, singer, magician, and theme park aficionado. Most recently he has worked alongside famed UK mind reader Derren Brown in his most recent Broadway show, Derren Brown: SECRET with other notable appearances including...

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Luke Grooms and his nerd love is Dolly Parton. Woah. It's awesome. Musical theatre/opera singer and terrible movie enthusiast!  Luke recently returned to the NYC area from the World tour of The Phantom of the opera, traveling throughout Asia and the Middle East. Luke had perform d all over the world including covering...

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Gil Lang and his nerd love is watches. Woah. It's awesome. Watch website Gil Recommends: HODINKEE Socials: @GLang48 Hosted By: Nick Bowan & Sasha Weiss Theme song written by Korrie Yamaoka Performed by Sasha Weiss & Korrie Yamaoka

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Kathryn Lounsbery and her nerd love is The Office. Woah. It's awesome. Kathryn Lounsbery is a creative empath and music coach based in Los Angeles. She holds a master’s degree in classical piano but don’t let that fool you. She mostly listens to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” on a daily basis. She is...

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the Evan Schweitzer and his nerd love is The NYC Subway. Woah. It's awesome. Actor, improviser, and Brooklyn native, Evan, wasn't allowed to ride the subway alone as a kid but that didn't stop his fascination with underground trains. What are some of the nooks and crannies that lie just beneath the bustling streets of the Big...

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Cory Wyszynski and his nerd love is The Simpsons. Woah. It's awesome. CoRy is a storyteller turned photo alchemist. He is an actor, the author of the sci-fi mindbender, U-turn at Next Synapse , co host of See No Evil , a horror videogame play through podcast, and a genre narrative improvisor. Now a days, time is spent...

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Ben Farley and his nerd love is Dungeon Mastering. Woah. It's awesome. Ben Farley has been playing in or running TTRPGs like Dungeons & Dragons since 2008. Previous to that, he was an avid tabletop war gamer for many years. Helpful D&D links from our guest: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMZ04s0SU1glq6S...

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is Dr. Stephen Harvey and his nerd love is Ancient Egypt. Woah. It's awesome. Stephen Harvey is an archaeologist and historian of ancient Egypt, and has had a career as a university professor, museum curator, and freelance consultant and lecturer on  archaeological tours.  He received his BA in Archaeological Studies at Yale in 1987 and h...

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Frankie Marrone and his nerd love is Musical Theater Overtures. Woah. It's awesome. An eternal student of musical theatre, Frankie Marrone grew up spending ALL of his  money on Cast Albums and endlessly listening to them reading the liner notes. As an actor and performer he has been in shows and cabarets in California,...

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the lovely Katie Horwitch and her nerd love is Self-talk. Woah. It's awesome. Katie Horwitch is a nationally-recognized writer, speaker, mindset coach, activist, and the founder of WANT: Women Against Negative Talk . She has spoken across the country – from SXSW and Lululemon to corporate workshops and creative non-profits – about self...

Welcome to The Nerd Expansion! Join hosts Nick & Sasha as we expand the definition of nerd, explain what we're about, and talk about some of our personal nerd loves. We are so happy you're here and can't wait to talk nerdy with you! Hosted By: Nick Bowan & Sasha Weiss Theme song written by Korrie Yamaoka Performed by Sasha Weiss & Korrie Yamaoka