Nerd Best Friends

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 sla...

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. Intern Joan is back! Slide into our DMs @nerdb...

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. Intern Joan is back! Slide into our DMs @nerdbestfriends or write to us: podc...

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Continuing the summer of nerd.... this week Analese has to hold back on talking about Buffy the Vampire Slayer and HellmouthCon and Rob is contemplating reorganizing his 24 for 2024. Listen now and get ready for season 4 with your Nerd Best Friends. Catch up on episodes wherever you get your podcast content. Intern Joan is back! Slide into our DMs @nerdbestfriends or write to us: podcast@nerdbestf...

Continuing the summer of nerd.... this week Analese preps for HellmouthCon and Rob celebrates free comic book day on Star Wars day. Listen now and get ready for season 4 with your Nerd Best Friends. Catch up on episodes wherever you get your podcast content. Intern Joan is back! Slide into our DMs @nerdbestfriends or write to us: podcast@nerdbestfriends.com Bonus content at patreon.com/nerdbestfri...

The NERDS are enjoying summer and being nerdy! This week Analese considers playing hooky to play games and Rob meets Matthew McConaughey. Listen now and get ready for season 4 with your Nerd Best Friends. Catch up on episodes wherever you get your podcast content. Intern Joan is back! Keep up-to-date on our social medias @nerdbestfriends or write to us: podcast@nerdbestfriends.com Bonus content at...

The NERDS are enjoying summer and being nerdy! Listen now and get ready for season 4 with your Nerd Best Friends. Catch up on episodes wherever you get your podcast content. Intern Joan is back! Keep up-to-date on our social medias @nerdbestfriends or write to us: podcast@nerdbestfriends.com Bonus content at patreon.com/nerdbestfriends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

**Original Airdate: May 1, 2024** This episode to end Season 3 was lost in our transition from Spotify to Acast.... enjoy the nerds recapping and bagging on season 3! Summer One Shots begin this month of June, so catch up now! So many NERDY things happening, keep in touch on instagram @NerdBestFriends. Bonus NERD content on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends What's the NERDIEST thing YOU did this week? H...

One of our favorite things to do while traveling is... being nerds! And this also means finding barcades everywhere we go. Let's talk about barcades, baby. Also in this episode: Burger Week, Castle Rock cookbook, playlists for tabletop games, HELLMOUTHCON, Buffy the Vampire Slayer cosplay, traveling to Vegas AGAIN this summer. Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Where in your home do you work on your hobbies, watch your favorite nerd shows, or play games? The Nerds talk about the evolution from man caves and she sheds to the ultimate Nerd Room. Also in this episode: Chat GPT for role playing table top games, Army Painter, nerdy work conferences, ordering minis from overseas. Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

The Nerds talk about growing up analog and adulting in digital... including the evolution of video games along the way! Also in this episode: escape rooms, only games (not fans), sunny day mini priming, arcades, discord, games that are better than films. Subscribe and follow NOW! Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's that time of year where we catch up with the Nerds and their current hobbies: what are they reading, watching, listening to, painting, playing... in this season's What Are You Doing? Tell us what you're doing, too - podcast@nerdbestfriends.com Also in this episode: cosplay videos on YouTube, toggling between the digital world and paper world as nerds, suggestions for nerd things, mounting tel...

Join the Nerds as they dive deep into the world of cult classic movies! From the quirky characters to the iconic quotes, they explore what makes these films so beloved by fans around the globe. Get ready for a nostalgic trip down memory lane as they discuss hidden gems, cult followings, and the enduring appeal of these cinematic treasures. Also in this episode: miniature agnostic games, NFL playof...

Travel back in time with the nerds... all the way back to 1994! 30 years ago, lightning struck that tower, er, wait that's the wrong script... 30 years ago, the nerds began to forge a friendship that is the basis for this podcast. What was cool in 94? Listen and learn! Also in this episode: nerd cookbooks, troubles with Spotify algorithms, nerd hobbies during work conferences, sports betting, NFL...

Analese, your podcast host and horror nerd, walks Rob through the multiverse and universe building by the master of horror - Stephen King. Since Analese is Constant Reader, it is safe to join the nerds on this journey. Also in this episode: Warhammer, Instagram analytics, mail subscription games, Final Girl, organization, 2024 nerd goals. Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends. Hosted on...

Happy New Year, nerds! Analese and Rob review their nerd goals with the 24 for 2024 while taking a look at what went nerdy, nerd-wrong, and just plain nerdish in 2023. Also in this episode: Nike Dunks, ChatGPT, Masks, Rob having a closet like Cher in Clueless.  Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The nerds are back and talking about another nerdy cult classic TV show: Quantum Leap. Come leap with us, nerds! Also in this episode: more mini painting, board gaming, modular shelving systems, YouTube tutorials, nerdy tangents.  Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A little update from Rob... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this annual segment, Analese and Rob offer tips to holiday season gift giving for your favorite nerds on your list!  Also in this episode: charcuterie boards, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, D&D for days, mini painting, lots of gift ideas. Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support Hosted on Aca...

NERD FIGHT ALERT! In our annual segment, Analese and Rob verbally duke it out on WHAT and IF the similarities are between Star Wars IV: A New Hope and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. If you like nerd fights, this is your episode! Also in this episode: Stars & Bars, fan fiction, Buffy verse extended multiverse on Audible, D&D novels, issues with Spotify. Bonus content is on Patre...

The conversation nerded out so hard, we have some BONUS CONTENT! Patreon subscribers at the MOAR NERDS level have separate access to extra crispy BONUS CONTENT with our guest, Adam Kuns. Subscribe on Patreon now to hear the extended conversation, and stay nerdy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

The place where Analese and Rob met, where the Venn diagram of all our guests mostly collide, and the place where the special guest was introduced to the podcast hosts circa 2003. Adam Kuns joins the Nerds to talk about the nerdiest of nerdy nerdom, MARCHING BAND. Also in this episode: 3d printing, fantasy football, rooftop theatre, board game organizing Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFri...

America's Favorite Teen Nerd is back - and he's in high school now! Andrew returns to talk about Spiderman, the beloved and most favorite superhero of both him and Rob. Analese is here to talk about Final Girl, and maybe Spiderman, too. Also in this episode: reading digital comics, Kickstarter, role playing games, CMON Games, and more! Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends. What&...

The Nerds have visited their favorite television and film from the 1980s, 1990s... and now the aughts! Nerd shows and movies from 2000 through 2009 on deck in this episode. Also in this episode: tabletop game simulators, using film montages to describe your life, and forgetting all the names and titles to everything. Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends. What's the nerdiest thing yo...