Nerd Best Friends

The Notorious Dr. Intern Joan is back and the nerds are highlighting the nerdy things they are doing right now! Analese is working on her 25 for 2025 and Rob is switching his apps around for maximum nerd-tracking. Also in this episode: Nerd Mail from Los805 and more game console knowledge, DIJ's book recommendations, Do it Now and gamifying to-do lists, the renaissance of Women's Basketball (wishi...

America's Favorite Teen Nerd is back! Andrew, Dr. Intern Joan, and Aaron from the Lore of the Rings Podcast join your nerd best friends for geeky fun. Grab your favorite dice set, your variant cover player's handbook, and let's roll for initiative! Analese has still not committed to being a DM and Rob has turned his focus all on AI for his health goals. Also in this episode: Nerd Mail from new sub...

What is a remake versus a reboot? And should they even happen? Your nerd best friends get all jiggy with the nerdverse and storytelling. Analese is still obsessed with Final Girl and Rob has discussions with his AI friendo. Also in this episode: NotebookLM, poppin off on Threads, Adam Sandler yay or nay, using Warhammer minis for custom one page rule games. Bonus episodes for subscribers on Patreo...

Thirty years ago was 1995, and oh how our nerdy hearts beat for the late 1900s! TV, Films, Books, Comics, Trends, and more discussed in this episode. Analese was 17 but following all things law and Rob was 16 but slam dancing along to Primus. Also in this episode: Amazing Ghostbusters Nerd Mail, favorite fantasy contests, all things 1995 (Windows 95, birth of eBay and Amazon, and much, much more),...

Continuing on this path of horror, the nerds read Hellboy: The Crooked Man and the Return of Effie Kolb and then watch the film. And then NERD OUT about it! Analese digs the horror vibes and Rob is putting tea on his minis. Also in this episode: 90s trivia, NBF Podcast on Bluesky, putting terrain on your minis, Final Girl series 3, shifting our nerd goals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

It's time to GET SPOOKY and nerd out over the Ghostbusters Franchise! Jump in Ecto1, grab your proton pack, because who you gonna call?? We welcome special guest, Robert C. Murray, author of the Titan Run trilogy of sci-fi books! Analese looooves Paul Rudd and Rob is getting into the HORROR genre more than ever before! Also in this episode: games as gifts, Deth Wizards, guesting on other podcasts,...

Happy new year, NERDS!! It's time to reflect and reset our NERD goals for the new year - the annual NERD GOAL setting and making our 25 for 2025. We welcome special guest, Ashley, writer and creator of Oakbridge ! Dr. Intern Joan joins the episode for nerd goaling, too. Analese reflects her year of Stephen King and Rob got out-cookie'd in his own holiday nerd cookie competition. Also in this episo...

Season 4 series nerding is on the 2009-2010 television series Dollhouse starring Eliza Dushku. Enter the sci-fi mind-wiping universe from Joss Whedon with the NERDS. Analese knows there's a guy on our team that dresses like a pirate and Rob wishes he could mind-wipe his rewatch to keep the fond memories of this show fonder. Also in this episode: Snarling Badger Studios, The Great Goblin Hargle-Bar...

Do the NERDS like nerd gift GIVING or nerd gift RECEIVING more? Are their suggestions purely their own NERD gift WISHLIST? All of these answered and MOAR in this 2024 edition of the Nerd Gift Giving Guide! Analese is excited for HellmouthCon 2025 with the possibility to have a picture with Spike AND Dru together and Rob has taken his mini painting hobby to an AI level. Also in this episode: upgrad...

Intern Joan is on the show for the first time ever, as she joins the Nerds in the annual Nerd Book Club. This year is all about Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons (2023). Analese is rocking Mr. Mercedes TV series and Rob's annual Castle Ravenloft adventure for Halloween commences! Also in this episode: Intern Joan's healthy appetite for books, winter priming minis for painting, the 5-man band nerd...

From Mar-Vel to Captain Marvel to Ms. Marvel to Spectrum, the annual superhero episode is all-female, all the time! Analese continues her year of Stephen King and Rob just knows future Rob will be so happy with his sunny day priming extravaganza! Also in this episode: buying more minis, Nerd trivia, outrageously long audiobooks, when Nerds get out-nerded by their families. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

One of our favorite episodes each year: NERDWATCHING. Join the nerds for their favorite NERDY TV shows and films from the 2010s. Analese is in the middle of spook-tober and Rob is in the middle of orc-tober! Also in this episode: spreadsheets, matching NFL teams to Warhammer 40k teams, Final Girl, solo board gaming, ChatGPT, games, and lots of nerd mail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Sometimes our passion for our NERDY things can turn into Gatekeeping. Join the Nerds for a great look into the things we do and how we evolve our favorite nerd hobbies. Analese prefers reboots to remakes and Rob is a DM on HIS time, dangit! Also in this episode: Sandbox VR games, bachelor parties, room flipping in your own house, favorite James Earl Jones roles outside of Star Wars, the Golden Gir...

The Nerds haven't had a top 5 list in a while, and you know you missed the NERD FIGHTING. This episode is all about favorite and memorable cars in pop culture! Analese kept it classically spooky and Rob pities the foo. Also in this episode: Star Wars characters as Dungeon Masters, quests for Target and Barnes & Noble exclusive game sets, international travel, concert going when you are nearly...

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...