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Calling all music nerds, sci-tech geeks, and mathletes! We've embarked on a perilous journey to one of the coolest nerd events there is – Moogfest! What’s Moogfest? It’s an annual event in Asheville, NC celebrating the legacy of synth pioneer Bob Moog. Formerly a music festival, this year it’s digivolved into a synthesis of technology, art, and music. Join Cap, Jon, and Flame On!’s Bryan as they c...

“When destiny beckons, no one can ignore the call…” And so your beloved Nerdy Show hosts have been summoned by the power of the Microsode and the will of Nerdy Show fan, MrJMir. His request? We read from Kevin Wong’s Heroes of Destiny, Episode I: Eternal Knights. Don’t be surprised if you haven’t heard of this momentous tome – it’s a self-published fantasy novel from the mystical land of Canada, a...

In this episode, Cap talks with Kevin (aka Prince Jellyfish, aka Young Crybaby) from Mouth’s Cradle. His new EP, Sakura, takes on genre that few nerd artists have attempted: English language covers of anime themes and j-pop songs. Last month on Nerdy. FM , we debuted the EP along with a track-by-track interview with Kevin where he shared his favorite anime, j-pop composers, and insight into his in...

Our interview series leading up to Moogfest concludes! Moogfest is a festival focused around electronic music with symposiums on futurism, art, and technology (April 23rd-27th, in Asheville, NC) and leading up to it, Nerdy Show has spoken with some of the incredible talent that’s been culled for this year’s event. In this episode we talk to the editor-in-chief of MAKE Magazine and founder of Boing...

Sci-tech, sci-fi, and synths collide as our Moogfest interview series continues! Moogfest is a festival focused around electronic music with symposiums on futurism, art, and technology (April 23rd-27th, in Asheville, NC) and leading up to it, Nerdy Show is speaking with some of the incredible talent that’s been culled for this year’s event. In this episode, Cap and Jon talk with renaissance woman,...

RPG Month continues! Roleplaying is both a game and an exercise in creativity. Those of us who roll the dice know, the imaginary action of a group of friends collaboratively adventuring brings was cooler action and bigger laughs than… well, any other medium really. So it’s only natural that some gamers would take the raw fun of their tabletop adventures to their other creative outlets. Enter: Rat...

Moogfest returns! What once was the world’s coolest electronic music festival has expanded to include symposiums on futurism, art, and technology – becoming perhaps the nerdiest event of the year. Leading up to Moogfest’s launch (April 23rd-27th, in Asheville, NC) Nerdy Show is speaking with some of the incredible talent that’s been culled for this year’s event. First up is Futurama writer and Exe...

It’s RPG Month! That means we’ve got a slew of programming focused on the craft of tabletop roleplaying and the people it’s inspired. In this episode we’re joined by Chamber Band a folk rock outfit whose tales of heartbreak and dire deeds are all set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. If their name rings a bell it might be because their debut album, Deities, rocked our world in 2013 and place...

Our live show is back with a vengeance! Perhaps you caught our pilot episode last year where we slimed each other and challenged fans to an eating contest. Well, we’re back with an all-new challenge! Join the hosts of Nerdy Show, Flame On!, and Ghostbusters: Resurrection as well as special guest, chip pop rocker extraordinaire, Professor Shyguy – for a birthday-style nerd battle the likes of which...

Nerdy Show Comic Show, has transformed into a video format! Introducing Nerdy Show Comic Show LIVE – a mayhem-filled comics panel. And THIS is its accompanying podcast. This episode was recorded on February 8th, aka 2.8.14. And any DC comics fan knows that 2814 is Earth’s sector in the DC Universe! So we celebrated Lantern Day in style! Imagine a panel at a convention… and now imagine it hopped up...

An impromptu episode! Much is going on here at Nerdy Show – both behind the scenes and live on the Internets! So much so we haven’t had a chance to announce or discuss it all on an episode of Nerdy Show yet! Join Cap, Jon, and Kristin as we discuss upcoming Nerdy Show Live episodes, the release of the Nerdapalooza 2013 video archive, Nerdy Show’s exclusive Star Wars: Attack Squadrons beta keys, th...

State of the Empire is Nerdy Show’s Star Wars speculation podcast where we “look for news in Alderaan places”. The Star Wars universe we know is changing rapidly. Like the cycle of rebirth, the old must be burnt away before it can come back familiar but new and (hopefully) stronger. With game-changing shake-ups like this we had to convene for a new State of the Empire. The Expanded Universe is in...

It’s a new Nerdy Show Book Club! If you grew up in the 90s, chances are you read some Animorphs. This shape-shifting sci-fi series was a seminal read for legions of nerdy teens; some of whom may have grown up to host podcasts. Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate (the writing duo better known to Animorphs fans as K.A. Applegate) are back! In this episode we review their latest joint book, Eve and...

2013 is dead and gone. You know what that means? It’s time for our annual TOP 20 NERDY THINGS list! Since 2009 it’s been our solemn duty to create a list ranking the “Top 20 Nerdy Things” of the year. We take all of pop culture, science & technology, and world happenings and subject them to a number of life-or-death challenges akin to Highlanders battling one another for the quickening, or The...

The X-Files is back! The FBI’s unsolved case files have been reopened in a 10th season continuing Mulder and Scully’s quest for the truth – a comic book executive produced by series creator, Chris Carter. The first collected volume comes out this week and we’re joined by the entire creative team: series writer Joe Harris (Great Pacific) editor Denton J. Tipton, and Chris Carter for their first joi...

Earlier this year, we mourned the untimely cancellation of Young Justice, one of the greatest things to happen to both DC Comics characters and all-ages animated television. But all is not lost – This week, the world of Young Justice returns in the new video game Young Justice: Legacy! Cap and Tony of Nerdy Show are joined by Young Justice series creators Greg Weisman (Gargoyles, Star Wars: Rebels...

State of the Empire is Nerdy Show’s Star Wars speculation podcast where we “look for news in Alderaan places”. Since last we convened, the Episode VII saga continues to unfold as the balance of power in the universe has once again shifted. Michael Arndt – Episode VII‘s celebrated screenwriter, and our greatest hope for the New Trilogy, is off the project. We don’t know why, nor do do we know much...

Nerdy Show Book Club returns! We share the books we’re currently reading, discuss the book we read along with you guys, and do some of our famous dramatic readings. It’s a sexy party in the library, and you’re the guest of honor. This episode our Community Read-Along is a black comedy set in the Sunshine State, Carl Hiaasen’s Sick Puppy! Our home state is notorious for all the crazy that goes on h...

We talk about ball handling a lot on Nerdy Show… But usually it’s less Friday Night Lights and more secret time with your wacky uncle. While the tossing of the virtual pigskin isn’t usually our favorite past-time – if you put some spikes on that ball, and have it being caught by a skeleton with dreadlocks covered in orc blood… that gets our attention. And it got our attention 20 years ago – Fans o...

We’ve been talking a lot about Hollywood and the entertainment industry over the past few weeks, so let’s conclude that journey by looking at the big picture. In this microsode requested by Gundamking, Cap, Doug, and Josh discuss the state of the film industry. No, not California (though we do explore why our hometown Orlando didn’t become the “New Hollywood” in the 90s) – we’re talking about big...

Pacific Rim rocked us like no summer movie has ever done in ages. It’s got all the adrenaline pumping goodies you could ask for: giant monsters and mecha, crazy action, and special effects actually worth spending the money to see in IMAX 3D with an N64 Rumble Pack taped to your groin… AND a fantastic, human story set in an amazing original world with compelling characters and intriguing subplots....

Attention! This is a special Nerdy Show Network Bulletin! Listen to this episode in-between chillaxed Labor Day burger flips and join Cap and Colin for a short, low-fi phone conversation. They've got some news to impart! Our interactive $upport Drives are back! Help the Nerdy Show Network stay alive in style by competing against fellow listeners to outbid each other in the quest to decide the next...

Things are getting weird for Marvel movies. Word is out that the franchises licensed to Fox ( X-Men and Fantastic Four) exist in a shared universe, but allegedly that doesn't mean anything. Meanwhile, one mutant is set to appear in both the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past film and Avengers 2. That mess doesn't even include Spider-Man and the other unaccounted for Marvelites. In this episode, C...

When last Nerdy Show assembled to discuss Star Wars, LucasArts and Star Wars: The Clone Wars had fallen to the might of their new masters and rumors of a television series that would bridge the original and new trilogies had surfaced. It has been three months since Nerdy Show’s last report. We join them now, Cap, Hex, Marc, Matt, and Doug – still looking for news in Alderaan Places… We discuss the...

Many of the greatest stories of all-time are founded on rivalries: two forces constantly at odds with one another. Mortal enemies, frenemies, siblings… we scour all of pop culture and reality to share our favorite rivalries. Hook vs. Pan, Coke vs. Pepsi, Wolverine vs. everyone… the list goes on. Join Cap, Hex, Doug, Kristin, and Jon for a pop culture-laden journey into heated debates, mortal feuds...