A Play On Nerds

Join us on the show this week for The Muppet Show special guest star: Singer, dancer, actress and total sex pot, Raquel Welch! And, Star Trek Original Series episode, "The Children Shall Lead" - Space Liberace uses children to try to control the universe...

The A Play On Nerds main show is back with the 2021 Holiday Special! We chat about the new HBO MAX film 8-Bit Christmas, the origins of your favorite holiday treats, all the recent Marvel and Lucasfilm announcements, and much more!

On today's show we talk about the part of our lives that just might have formed who we are the most: Being theater kids! From bad auditions, miscast roles, to real moments on stage, join for the discussion and come get sappy with us!

Join us on the show this week for The Muppet Show special guest star: Model, and terrible actress and singer, Marisa Berenson. Well, she tried. And, Star Trek Original Series episode, "The Paradise Syndrome" - Kirk goes full "Inner Light" and gets Married...With Children!

On today's show we chat about all the books we loved; from the first one we can remember to the ones we enjoy today. And maaaybe it all leans a little bit toward the sci-fi/fantasy arena... Join for the discussion and come get sappy with us!

Join us on the show this week for The Muppet Show special guest star: Piano virtuoso and part-time singer dancer, Liberace! And, Star Trek Original Series episode, "The Enterprise Incident" - The sexy Romulan commander has a thing for Spock! Live long and take your pants off!

On today's podcast, Jarman and Steve talk about all the movies they made growing up... Mostly as a way to get out of doing any real school work... And it worked! Join for the discussion and come get sappy with us! Links to the crazy videos: Sodium Class Project Public School Detective Video Take On Me Music Video The Old Man and the Soup

Join us on the show this week for The Muppet Show special guest star: Country singer dynamo and very bad actress, Loretta Lynn! And, Star Trek Original Series episode, "Spock's Brain" - Brain? What is brain? Female? What is female?

On today's show, Jarman and Steve delve deep into their history with table top role playing games. From Dungeons and Dragons, to Pathfinder, to games you've probably never heard of! Join for the discussion and come get sappy with us!

A Play On Nerds is back with a 2021 Halloween Special! We talk about the latest nerdy news, dish out some radical recommends, discuss the origins of werewolves, vampires and scary clowns, and give our in depth review of The Muppets Haunted Mansion and Halloween Kills!

Join us on the show this week for The Muppet Show special guest star: Singer, songwriter, actor and spoopy guy, Alice Cooper! And, Star Trek Original Series episode, "Assignment Earth." The American Doctor Who spinoff that never happened. Also, TOS season 2 review roundup!

On today's show, we get wistful about what we expected to happen to us in our adult lives when we were growing up, versus what actually happened. Turns out, it worked out just fine! Join for the discussion and come get sappy with us!

Join us on the podcast this week for The Muppet Show with special guest star: Singer, broadway performer and All in the Family cast member, Jean Stapleton! And, Star Trek Original Series episode, "Bread and Circuses." It's the Holy Roman Empire, with TV and guns!

Today on the podcast, we take a look back at some of the wonderful teachers that shaped our lives, and the ones we couldn't stand. Inspiration, mistakes, and outright cruelty! Join for the discussion and come get sappy with us!

Join us on the podcast this week for The Muppet Show with special guest star: Singer, broadway star and big personality, Pearl Bailey! And, Star Trek Original Series episode, "The Ultimate Computer." Dr. Daystrom lets his AI take over the Enterprise.

Today on the podcast, we reminisce (and salivate over) all the great food we enjoyed growing up in the 90s and aughts, along with what we really enjoy today. Don't go into this episode hungry! Join for the discussion and come get sappy with us!

Join us on the podcast this week for The Muppet Show with special guest star: Enormously funny comedienne and virtuoso who we lost too soon, Gilda Radner! And, Star Trek Original Series episode, "The Omega Glory." Some hard to believe and pretty racist stuff on a distant planet.

Today on the podcast, we reminisce about all the craziness and ridiculousness we caused and went through in college. Join for the discussion and come get sappy with us!

Join us on the podcast this week for The Muppet Show with special guest star: Country western singer and performer of multiple instruments, Roy Clark! And, Star Trek Original Series episode, "By Any Other Name." Cthulhu aliens learn the meaning of love.

Today's show: We're talking about all the dumb, mean, and inconsiderate interactions we've had with women over the years. Mostly due to our own insecurities and the pursuit of the toxic paradigm thrust upon us as young men. You know, light stuff like that! We're talking about being a cad!

Join us on the podcast this week for The Muppet Show with special guest star: High pitched Australian, goofy singer and dancer, Leo Sayer! And, Star Trek Original Series episode, "Patterns of Force." Time to punch Nazis in space!

Today we're talking about all the movies that give us that warm, nostalgic feeling, all the way from the 80s and 90s to today! Join for the discussion and come get sappy with us!

Today's show is our 50th MuppeTrek show special! Featuring The Muppet Movie and Star Trek: The Motion Picture! Find out how the Muppets first met (kind of) and how the Enterprise crew comes back together. Plus lots of Doc Hopper and sexy bald Deltans.

Today we talk about all the crazy weather we've endured; from devastating hurricanes, the snowpacalypse, and never ending rain, join for the discussion and come get sappy with us!

Join us on the podcast this week for The Muppet Show with special guest stars: Blade's Whistler and folk singer Kris Kristofferson and prolific singer Rita Coolidge! And, Star Trek Original Series episode, "Return to Tomorrow" - Kirk monologues and all-powerful body snatchers want some robot bodies.