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The lovely and talented Lauren Graham comes on the show to talk about her longtime friendship with Chris, her days as a comedy club waitress and, of course, Gilmore Girls! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Singer/writer Gerard Way hangs out with the guys to talk about how he got into music, the comic books he has written, and life after My Chemical Romance! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The end of of Breaking Bad is almost here, so who better to have on the podcast than Vince Gilligan? Vince sits down with the guys to talk about the ups and downs of writing the show, the first movie he ever made and how he feels about Breaking Bad ending! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recorded from the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, it's one of Chris' favorite bands, Rogue Wave! Chris sits down with Zach and Pat to discuss how they got into music, how they keep themselves entertained on the road and they play some songs from their sound-check! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The extremely talented (and whom we also discovered is hilarious) Michael C. Hall joins Chris, Matt and Jonah to talk about playing characters surrounded by dead people, his battle with cancer and whatever happened to the old organ stores from malls! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the Nerdist live JFL in from Montreal, Canada! Jimmy Carr from British TV's 8 Out of 10 Cats joins the guys to talk about how comedy differs in the UK, breaking his anklein a giant hamster wheel , and some of the audience members join the conversation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BioShock creator Ken Levine is on the Nerdist podcast! He sits down with Chris and Chloe to talk all things video games including their reactions to BioShock Infinite, how science and video games are related and where they all think the future of video gaming is headed! SPOILER ALERT! There are crap tons of Bioshock: Infinite spoilers. Ye hath been warned! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...

Recorded at SDCC 2013 from his hotel room, it's George RR Martin! He tells stories about the early days of comic book conventions, the journey of adapting his books to the screen and football...!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the Nerdist live from the Balboa Theater in San Diego again! The Doctor himself, Matt Smith, is the special guest, audience members get their quemments answered and one guy has a surprise for his girlfriend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hostful goodness is back! Chris, Matt and Jonah sat down in Canada to talk about their past week at San Diego Comic Con, learning how to not work all the time and the pronunciation of GIF! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nerd hero Joss Whedon is finally on the podcast! Chris, Matt and Jonah invade his home to talk about how he casts for his characters, coming up with new ideas and the days when he and Chris lived across the street from each other! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of the Nerdist family members, Kumail Nanjiani, is on another Nerdist podcast! Kumail sits down to talk about his own podcast The Indoor Kids, video games, and being afraid of dolphins! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Actors Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston and director James Wan from the new movie The Conjuring sit down with the guys to talk about their experiences making the film, how James got into directing horror films, and what it's like to be parent and actor! See The Conjuring in theaters this Friday, July 19th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Dude himself is on the Nerdist Podcast! Jeff Bridges sits down with Chris and Jonah to talk about his new movie R.I.P.D., bonding with his father through acting and, of course, bowling! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tig Notaro comes on the show for a serious yet hilarious episode. She talks about her past year battling cancer and how it has changed her life, her new documentary where she will be performing stand up in people's living rooms and her ranch, "One Chicken Ranch"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The always delightful Charlie Day sits down with Chris, Matt and Jonah to talk about writing It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, transitioning between comedic and serious acting and his role in Pacific Rim, in theaters July 12th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The wonderful Charlie Hunnam comes on the show talk about how he formed the character of Jax on Sons of Anarchy, growing up in England and his new movie Pacific Rim, in theaters July 12th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CEO and president of Gearbox Software Randy Pitchford comes on the show to talk about the process of making video games, how they come up with ideas for games, and how they think the future of video games will unfold! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The extremely delightful and hilarious Josh Groban sits down with the guys to talk about how he realized he was a talented singer, finding himself onstage with Celine Dion and they listen to some songs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris sits down with Misha Collins is a castle in Scotland to talk about how buildings are older than countries, how he got the idea for GISHWES and his character of Castiel on Supernatural! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The brilliant Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, Freaks & Geeks) hangs out with Chris, Matt and Jonah to talk about the importance of having a good tailor, a spec script he wrote many years ago and his new movie The Heat, out this Friday June 28th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BUZZ ALDRIN IS ON THE NERDIST! He sits down with Chris, Matt and Jonah to talk about the current state of space exploration, his ideas for inhabiting Mars and walking on the moon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The legendary Billy Crystal is on the podcast!! Chris and Matt travel to Pixar in the Bay Area to talk to him about his comedic characters, being mentored in comedy and doing improv in his movies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recorded just last week on 6/12, it's a somewhat hostful with special drop-ins! Peter Farrelly stops by to make a big announcement and Guillermo Del Toro says hi. And the premiere of The Matt and Jonah show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fred Willard returns to the show for a full episode! He sits down with Chris and Jonah to talk about the time he was on a live Nerdist podcast, the way jokes are formed and interpreted, and his role on the HBO show Family Tree! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices