The Nerd Out

Illegally downloading things (not that we'd know), Star Wars, parathyroid, The Walking Dead, and holy shit: it's 2016. Happy New Year! Recorded 3/4/16 @ Stranger Studios Want to watch shit when you want to watch it? Get a Fire Stick. Sling TV. Antenna. Kodi. Popcorn Time. Ritzy is figuring it out for us. Pow Wow Hawaii! Parathyroid. Ritzy is hitting surgery for it, send her love!  What should she...

Last Ep of the year! Dedicated to Dave "Tigger" Wyatt: RIP, friend. We also salute Juan the Eagle, people we lost this year, the Khans, cholas, and some Walking Dead spoiler-respective mid-season love.  Recorded 12.4.15 at Stranger Studios  Check out Hardcore History, especially Wrath of Khans, a 5-parter. Our friend Dave Wyatt aka Tigger: the sort of guy you run into out or at a show - likely beh...

We're joined by culinary hustler Rachael Narins to discuss the genius of Vanderpump Rules, vulgarity, the Ricktatorship, and cool stuff going on around town. Recorded 11/13/15 in the TNO studio You can find Rachael aka Chicks With Knives on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and you can join her mailing list via the website! Do you have any podcast suggestions? Post to Facebook or Twitter! (Rachael rec...

We take a Crimson Peak field trip, share the Buckshot Gallery show (and Ritzy's latest/awesome piece), and squee out on Star Wars, The Walking Dead, & Jameson. Recorded 10.23.15 Ritzy had a piece in the big Buckshot Gallery show. What is a chingona? Check out the Boyle Heights Arts Conservatory show if you're in LA...or at least and bangin' flyer.  In the studio. Kelly Clarkson covers: Backstreet,...

Mud runs, wet dreams, and all the Fall TV you can watch...back in action! Recorded 9.28.15 @ TNO HQ aka Ritzy's Garage Did you miss us? Hell, we missed each other! We spared you the deep, personal updates and launched right into the fun stuff.... T.I. did a mud run. Ritzy had a sexy dream about Tom Hiddleston and Officially Gets It. Tired of trailers giving everything away? You're not alone, but t...

With special guest Chester aka Erick Huerta aka El Random Hero! Plus dating tips, Mad Max, and our own personal war music. Recorded 6.12.15 in our new studio (aka Ritzy's Garage).  You can find Erick online here, and his blog, plus on Twitter and Instagram. The Gift of Fear: great book, TNO recommends. Follow Ritzy's Zapocalypse Pinterest board. Or Lisa's! Listen to the podcast here or on iTunes.

Coachella! Avengers! Mad Max! Rosario Dawson! Lost Socks! Let's pour some out and catch up.  Recorded 5.9.15 No, seriously, go back and listen to our episode with Kano and Tracy. An amazing dinner with Outstanding in the Field. Go see Mad Max! Here's some pix from the premiere. Lisa guested on Show Nuff's Walking Dead finale podcast: get all the gory details and episode breakdown with our friends...

Tracy Tubera! kaNO! Batman, Wedge, The Walking Dead, and our other heroes. About the most fun you can have while podcasting.  Recorded 3.16.15 You can find Tracy Tubera living #dadlife on Instagram and Facebook and Twitter. KaNO Kid #BringsHoodThingsToLife on Instagram and Facebook and Twitter. Ladies, please follow him. Check out Fantasy Factory (look for the Asian guy that gets kicked in the fac...

Author Lilliam Rivera guests as we tackle writing & literature, what makes us nerds, and all our fave TV shows and movies. Recorded 3.4.15 Lilliam Rivera is our special guest and she is an award-winning literary BADASS from The Bronx: her site and Literary Soundtrack on Sombra Radio. Find her on Twitter! (How rad is she?) Check out Escala in LA's Ktown. Good people, good food, good story. There's...

We're joined by real life Dynamic Duo Megan Crane & Jeff Johnson, ship our enemies glitter, call Ghostbusters, and break down things we're watching on big screen & small! Recorded 2.2.15 A big thanks to Fame Fatale fans who kindly suggested some TV shows for our Lisa to watch! Steven, Tracy, Juan, and Christina: you guys rock.  We chat with comic book artist Jeff Johnson and novelist Megan Crane....

Shout outs to our homies at Show Nuff, working on our fitness, BBC vs. Netflix, Boyhood and Birdman, and boobs. (Always boobs.) Recorded 1.20.15 - MLK Day! If you love The Walking Dead or Southern Gents, check out Show Nuff Podcast! Please support Lisa's Long Distance Twitter Dick. Who wants to nerd out at a 10K obstackle mud run? Often imitated, never duplicated: World Famous Mud Run at Camp Pend...

We wrap up 2014, a year of highs and lows. Lisa breaks down her Chris Hardwick dream. Idris Elba as James Bond?!! YES PLEASE!! Ritzy experiences the "Saddest Con Ever" in Sac Town and so much more.  Recorded 12.29.14 Saddest Con Ever video/evidence Amy Poehler's "Yes Please" - Ritzy Loved it Interpol's performance When worlds collide Walking Dead + Interpol Listen to us here or on iTunes    

Break up hiatus: achievement unlocked. Heartbreak Radio, Dcon, movie trailer wrap up, The Walking Dead, and Bill Cosby ruining our collective childhoods one rape allegation at a time. (Also, we kinda wanted this episode to be titled "Don't Douche" but iTunes didn't like that.)  Recorded 12.5.14 Ritzy guested on LA's Heartbreak Radio. You gotta listen, it's amazing. Do not be surprised: there is Mo...

Kevin Smith, Book of Life, Road Trips, the new TV season, and music videos...back to school, y'all! Recorded September 30, 2014 Lisa's best birthday gift just might be a Colour Me Bad coloring book featuring Benedict Cumberbatch...thanks, Ritzy! (But a big shout out to the signed Shooting the Shit with Kevin Smith book.) Ritzy unboxes her Funko Book of Life POP! La Muerte Kevin Smith on Nerdist, n...

Star Wars, Roy Choi, food, TV, and a kinda massive catch-up! Recorded 8.23.14 Star Wars Land at Disneyland? We heart Roy Choi! Book of Life toys! ALS (in case you live under a rock), plus Hiddleston! New Kevin Smith movie news! Why Outlander is the feminist adventure badass TV show you should watch.

We went to SDCC, y'all! It's our very special Nerd Prom episode: recap, news, and walkin' the floor.  Recorded 7.29.14 Kevin Smith's new movie, Tusk, made its trailer debut. Does anyone need to see folks cosplaying Pennywise? No? What about famous people cosplaying so they can walk the floor? There was the Game of Thrones blooper reel. And casting news. How about Batman vs. Superman sneak peek? We...

Comic Con a-comin' and so are we! We break down our sched: parties, things we wanna see, and WTF to wear. Plus Ritzy's Zac Efron crush, the latest on our beloved Kevin Smith, not letting go of The Walking Dead, and more! Friday night @ SDCC we'll be hitting the Rock The Con Tribal Streetwear/Gunner Gunner party before heading to Hollywood Babble On @ House of Blues. There will be Kevin Smith stalk...

We hammer a nail in Game of Thrones S4 and discuss what we're watching next (hint: mermaids are real), plus a big ole roundup of World Cup, Zac Efron, and breaking a sweat. And hey: apologies for the sound quality! Recorded June 26, 2014 Hey, review us on iTunes! Game of Thrones Warrior Name...what's yours? The Disgraced and The Virgin want to know! Watching the World Cup? Check out Last Week Toni...

The Nerd Out Gang hits the road on a Hainese Chicken Quest! Plus Roy Choi and guava cheese pot pies, getting sucker-punched by sad movies, A Guide to X-Men Movies, and the Big 4-0! Recorded 6.4.14 Hainese Chicken with Rice! We took a field trip with some Nerd Out pals - Luke, Kano, Rolf, Ash - to The Green Zone in San Gabriel Valley, to capture the awesomeness of HCwR (which Ritzy had in Singapore...

  It's our 50th episode with Charlotte Stokely! We talk sex, superheroes, D&D, and the best of pop culture. (Midlife crisis, eat your heart out.)  Recorded 5.8.14 Check out our friend Charlotte online and on Twitter. Jimmy Fallon & Emma Stone have a kind of amazing lip-sync-off. (How rad is her dress?) Zak Smith is a rad DM, and we want to invite ourselves. Billy On The Street! What Charlotte love...

  We survive Coachella Weekend 1 with a lil' dose of Jared Leto. Los Planetas, Sket One does Darth Vader, and general sleep deprivation.  Recorded 4.14.14 Los Planetas live in concert! Sket One's Our Father Darth Vader. Is. Amazing. See and meet Ritzy at the awesome annual Eat Your Art Out. Orrrr see her at "Music In Our Paint." That's gonna be amazing. We will be there, let us know if you're comi...

All about That Walking Dead Episode, Spartans & Greeks & Persians: oh my!, taking cosplay to a new level, and Ritzy (finally) feels the Benedict Cumberbatch tingles.  Recorded 3.21.14 Going to Comic Con? Going to the first-ever SDCC fashion show? The battle of Thermopylae. Best battle ever. DVDASA, our new podcast peeps! Check out David Cho on Smodcast, and Kevin Smith returning the favor by showi...

Tormented by hot fictional characters, overwhelmed by things on TV, dying to get your SCIENCE on? We are here for you.  Recorded 2.26.14 Hit us up if you want some stickers! Zapocalypse burning question: If someone is shot ink the head, do they still come back as zombies? Help! Holler for Cosmos. Burning, insanely nerdy question: If you could have sex with any fictional character, who would it be?...

All hail the return of The Walking Dead! And that ONE question we want you to answer. Plus King of the Nerds, The Returned, SNL, Disclosure & lots more.  Recorded 2.14.14 We're on Instagram, nerds! Okay, our BURNING question: WHAT FICTIONAL CHARACTER WOULD YOU HAVE SEX WITH? Post in comments. We are debating this one for a cage match on next episode. Not only do we love the Jaguar Super Bowl comme...

SDCC countdown, baked goods, Lex Luthor, Grammys: good & bad, screener time, RIP Ya Heard Show. Recorded 1.31.14 All this clean livin' has Lisa jonesing for DONUT FRIEND. (Come on, don't you want to stuff them all in your face?!) Salutations to our fellow music biz refugees! #SDCC badge: it's done been gotten. You going? Jesse Eisenberg is Lex Luthor?! Was Michael Cera busy that month? CRUSH BEAT:...