Nerds of the Old Republic: The Drinking Person’s #Scifi Club

Quick Disclaimer: This episode was recorded outside, at a friend of the cast’s house, so there more background noise than usual. Is that a real sheep you have there? No? Oh well. This month we're reading Phillip K. Dick's sci-fi novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? If you haven't gotten a copy and read it yet, go back to some of our other casts while you catch up. And while you're away, go g...

In true nerds fashion, we're looking at some Star Wars media -- Ewan McGregor's triumphant (?!) return to the old master! Since Obi-Wan is a staid, old man, we're drinking an older beverage. Nothing fancy, but it'll get ya job done: Pabst Blue Ribbon. Better known as PBR in the hipster circles. No recipe needed here. Didn't finish The Star Wars Saga, Obi-Wan Kenobi? Finish it up and listen in. Rea...

It's been a while, but we're back and coming out swinging with Neal Stephenson's newest book Termination Shock. Will we like it as much as his other book, Snow Crash? Will Shaun continue being the cast's naysayer? Will Mike finally beat Shaun in the lightening round? All questions will be answered, if only you listen.  If you haven't yet, grab yourself some ingredients for this month's cocktail, a...

Hey everyone! We hope this episode finds you hanging out near a pool, with a Genesee Light in your hand -- yes, that's right, it's the drink for the cast, you got something against Rochester, New York -- and having watched Ex Machina.   After enjoying the cast, please leave us a review on Apple Podcast, GoodPods, Podbean, or wherever you listen! Those little stars you leave us are huge in helping...

Welcome back, Nerds! We are still drinking that extra thick watermelon vodka concoction that Shaun made on his back patio. The drinks were good, the story...not so much... find out which one of us shouts "F-you Joe Hill" first.    If you like our podcast, please give it a rating and review. And share it with one or all of your friends -- it would go a long way to helping like-minded nerds. As a re...

Hey there Nerds! We're tackling one of the more prolific writers this month in a sort of two-for-one. This cast is all about an OG horror writer: Stephen King and his new collection If It Bleeds. But perhaps what we liked better than the workman like prose of King's collection is the jucy AF watermelon drink Shaun made! Ok, you'll see in the first two minutes that we really like the drink and real...

Grab yourself something to drink and plug in your headphones, we're doing a partial live watch of Nicholas Cage's Jiujitsu. Holy cow, people, this one takes me back to my b-movie days and I LOVE IT! Hope you enjoy our break from our more serious stuff -- like Moon Witch Spider King. Join us for Joe Hill's Full Throttle and Stephen King's If it Bleeds for our next casts. After that we're watching E...

Hello there fellow nerds! We're in for a treat today as we drink Tanduay Double Rum and talk all things Marlon James, but specifically his Moon Witch Spider King.  F*&k the gods, people, grab a glass and a copy for yourself so you know what you're in for!   While you're at it, check out our friends at Back in My Day, the not-so-stereotypical millennial podcast . We recently got to hang out on thei...

Spare a coin for your witcher, and watch out for that damn Sylvan! Listen in as the Nerds --Shaun, Mike and Adam -- talk about the Netflix series! We're keeping it easy drinking, this time with New Belgium Brewing's Dragon's Milk Reserve! We definitely recommend you grab a four-pack, where ever fine craft beers are sold near you! If you like what we do, we'd appreciate it if you dropped us a revie...

Saddle up Roach and let's get ready to fight some monsters, in The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski! If high fantasy and European fables are your thing, then The Witcher series will be too.  For tonight's cocktail, we're drinking a version of Geralt's white honey potion for removal of toxins and poisons -- which, if you've been reading, will know that for us, is absinthe. Essentially, it's a hot tod...

Some Mandalorians fight, some seek bounty and others make podcasts. Listen in to another Star Wars themed cast, this time spurred on my our watch -- and really deep dives -- into Disney's Book of Boba Fett and the wider surrounding (Dave) Feloni-verse. It's impossible to not talk about all of the other huge Star Wars universes that exist. We'd really love to hear what you think about this or other...

Hello nerds! Welcome to March's book club recommendation, Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir. Listen in as we talk about space cavaliers, bone necromancy, and the deathless emperor.  But first: we try yet another absinthe cocktail. And yet again we warn you we didn't like it. Like at all. But for reference, and if you too like pain, here's the recipe: 3/4 oz absinthe 3/4 oz elderflower liquor 3/4 oz...

Hey there fellow sophisticated nerds! Shaun, Mike and Adam get together to talk about the Matrix Resurrections, aka Matrix 4. We'll talk about all things Neo, Trinity and Agent Smith and share our hot takes on the newest entrant into the Matrix franchise. We're also enjoying a pint from East Aurora's own brewery, 42 North. If you can find them in your local shop, definitely grab a pack of their Il...

  Let's chat all things dreams, nightmares and the shaper of them; by that I mean The Sandman. This epic series by Neil Gaiman is one of the most awarded graphic novels of all time. Grab a champagne flute and follow the **very** complicated recipe below to join us: Death in the Afternoon 2 parts champagne 1 part Absinth   If you're like us, you'll want to sip this one slowly, and stop at one. The...

We're celebrating our one year anniversary! We've had so much fun already, and learned so much about how to do this whole podcast thing better. As a team, we looked back at our first episode and decided we could do better after a year of practice.  So with that in mind, we've re-edited our first episode and will be following this drive-time friendly format. Thanks so much for being with us, and da...

Welcome back nerds! In December's podcast we're diving back into the Archean world of HP Lovecraft! Grab yourself a copy of his collected works and follow along as we talk all things odd and that should not be. While we have you, it'd mean a lot if you rated and reviewed us where ever you listen to us, and followed us on all the socials. We're always @NerdsofOldRepublic. We'll see you in the New Y...

We're on FaceTime -- hence why we sound different -- talking Dune. We're excited about much, and disappointed about a little, but do NOT tell Zendaya that!

Hey there, Nerds! Let's skip sober October, and grab a copy of HP Lovecraft's collected writing. Join us as we discuss our reading of: "Call Of Cthulhu" and "Whisperer in the Darkness". The make things a little moodier -- as if Lovecraft needed more brooding doom -- mix up our cocktail, directions at  the bottom.   This is part one of our two part Lovecraft series, as our next episode drops NEXT W...

Grab your shaker and copy of Frank Herbert's Dune for our first read of the fall! We've got a special episode here where we mix up and compare not one, but two cocktails!    The recipe below comes from our friends over at liquor.com: Ingredients 1 lime wedge 2 jalapeno coins, seeds removed 2 ounces blanco tequila 1/2 ounce orange liqueur 1 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed 1/2 ounce agave syrup G...

  Get ready for cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria and Mike's first watch of Ghostbusters!

Join us as we give our *HOT* takes on The City We Became and down a Smoked Manhattan. But before we get too far, here's our recipe for the Manhattan, courtesy of our friends over at Liquor.com : 2 parts whiskey 1 part sweet Vermouth one dash Angostura bitters For the smoked part, we used hickory chunks found in any fine purveyor of smoking wood for smokers. Simply light the wood on fire -- however...

Jump on in to a space opera, Saga by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples. It's a love story, a family  story, a fantasy and sci fi series. Grab yourself a big ole glass of wine, all nine volumes of Saga and saddle on up!

  Welcome back to a surprise bonus episode where the Nerds talk Star Wars -- our likes, our loves, our burning passion for sending messages with Star Wars allusions! This is a separate episode, but if you haven't checked out our talk about Timothy Zahn's Thrawn, scroll back in our library and give it a listen, too. These are the podcasts you're looking for!

Hey Nerds! We're talking all things lightsabers, inter-galactic politics and Empirical Navy in Timothy Zahn's  Star Wars: Thrawn. We're nerding out about this evil character's development, the Governor and *GASP* Luke Skywalker?!   We loved this book. In fact, we loved it so much there's a special BONUS 'cast coming out later this month. If you want to make sure you're keeping up drink-for-drink,...

Damn you Thraaaaawwwwwn! Oh, sorry, that's the wrong Star fantasy series. I mean, "Help us, Timothy Zhan, you're our only hope," for a good read! So 3001 was awful, and we're sorry about that. But as a back stop, we're going to read Thrawn and drink some blue Bantha milk cocktails. Check out the info below to get your copy, and your ingredients ready! Our full review drops May 20th on all your pod...