The Nerd Out

Super special guest, author Chris Farnsworth, joins us to talk about his newest President's Vampire tale, "Red, White & Blood"...plus lots of other writerly, pop culture-y, and monstery stuff. Plus we bend it like Fassbender, drink the Ice T, and get It on. Big ups to our home town, Whale's Vagina. Nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nineteen.  Recorded 6.15.12 Chris Farnsworth's site. Learn about the books, read his...

                  GAME OF MFIN THRONES! We bid you adieu. Plus Mad Men, Kevin Smith, other podcasts we love, an aborted trip to the MTV Movie Awards, a LOT of people-whose-names-we-can't-remember, and reading (it's FUNdamental)! Recorded 6.5.12 Art Hustle cards announced. There will be - drum roll, please - a Ritzy Periwinkle card! Have we mentioned lately that you should check out Hollywood Babbl...

            So this happened. Coachella - in all its fringed, headdress-ed "beauty;" Chris Hardwicke, Joss Whedon, Game of Thrones, Girls, general nerdiness. Spoilers ahoy! ...and 50 Shades of Grey. Yeah, even your nerdy hostesses with the mostesses are not immune to poorly-written-yet-addictive suburban BDSM. So sue us. Recorded 5.25.12 Hey, Titanic? Yeah, your stars got called out. Don't miss th...

            Bonus-length episode in which Lisa cops to Nerdist-envy, Ritzy brings some sweet new tunes, and The Nerd Out ladies take a couple field trips (Act of Valor, Paley Center Mad Men).  Recorded 4.6.12 LeetUp - for the internet famous and those who love them. Paley Center The Nerdist Empire The Because Show - our new 'casting girlfriends! We work Coachella and Stagecoach Our friend The Answ...

          What up, nerds? We watched The Oscars - and a show with no "Drive" is a show we just cannot get behind - plus bring you up to date on all our TV faves (who's on the bubble? who's getting cancelled? what's renewed?)...a service for which we anticipate you'll be eternally grateful. Recorded 3.1.12 Also, hey, did you know we're on Facebook and Twitter? Indeed! Hit us up, we'd love to hear f...

OK, we'll admit it: we're obsessed with the Zombie Apocalypse aka THE ZAPOCALYPSE. We started planning this zombie-only episode - the first in a series - from The Nerd Out's genesis, and are super excited to bring interviews with two amazing experts: Matt Mogk of The Zombie Research Society, who answers some burning questions (zombie biology! how the virus might spread! why Los Angeles is screwed!...

          Wherein the force is only somewhat with us, we're mad about Max, and dinosaurs become...strangely hilarious. Recorded 2.3.12 LINKS Brisk Bodega X Star Wars - the 24 hour pop-up, coming soon to NYC and SXSW! Mad Max triple feature plus Q&A with Mel Gibson Are you a "Pinner"? We're super into Pinterest, friend us if you're on! T Rex Trying Jurassic Park soundtrack, re envisioned a la melod...

          Welcome back! During our hiatus, Ritzy was busy making the world a better place in SE Asia (including catching up on Game of Thrones)...while Lisa consumed a prodigious amount of entertainment so you don't have to. Thank her later. Recorded 1.26.12 LINKS Ritzy returns from her Little Lotus - Army of Snipers sojourn! Check out videos/updates...ya done good, folks. (The "Midway shots from...

          Happy Holidays! Check our Dcon recap, plus the latest entertainment good (Dr. Who!), bad (Breaking Dawn), and ugly crying (The Notebook).  Recorded 11.26.11 LINKS Little Lotus - Army of Snipers: FUNDED! Thanks to everyone who helped support...you can follow their progress/adventures/do-gooding @ the blog. Dcon - The Last March of the Ents. In Legos. Brilliant. Dcon - Suckathon. RIP Anne...

            So we have a nerd-on for Chris Hardwick...plus what we're doing this weekend (D Con!), The Great TV Lay In, Running For Your Lives, and a ranking of Tootsie Pops.  In person, no less.   Recorded 11.3.11 LINKS Designer Con!  Visit Ritzy and Ya Heard Show @ Booth 329.  Cool story about on LA Times. Donate to Army of Snipers and send artists to work with refugee kids @ the Thailand/Burma...

          We've been busy prepping for the Zombie Apocalypse aka ZA aka THE 'POCALYPSE.  But The Nerd Out gals are never too busy to nerd out...with the cock out.     Recorded 10.20.11 LINKS AOS x Little Lotus  - help Ritzy and Army of Snipers raise money to visit refugee camps @ the Thailand/Myanmar border and bring some art to the kids and peeps there. We heart The Walking Dead.  Did you see the...

              Hip hop, steampunk shagging, The Avengers, running from zombies, Reddit: yes, we come to bring unto you the latest from the nerd-o-sphere.   Recorded 10.11.11 LINKS "Not Far from the Tree: How an Apple Gave Me Life" - awesome essay on Steve Jobs' legacy by Urb's Raymond Roker. Ritzy sees 50/50. Lisa sees The Avengers trailer. A Steel Magnolias remake.  An all-black cast.  On Lifetime...

It's been a while...we missed you! Recorded 9.27.11 Ritzy was busy playing with Bill Gates' first computer while Lisa celebrated Lisapalooza (birthday fortnight, bitches!).  But we're here, we're nerding out, and we're armed to the teeth.  Join us. LINKS Lars Perkins Drive.  See it.  Un-see the graphics. Kevin Smith's new TV show...SECRET STASH!  "Draper. Meth. Zombies. This show couldn't be on a...

              The Nerd Out numero six with your fave nerdy chicks.   Recorded 8.30.11 Discussed: comic conventions and the obscure stars who love them, the fear/thrill of cosplay, charming+slimy*evil/hot=Colin Farrell, 2D vs 3D, Marty & Elayne, the joy (?!) of Fall TV...and shootin' guns.   LINKS Steve Jobs - love him, hate him, can't deny the genius. Stay strong, Steve. Mister D aka The Mayor aka...

              The Nerd Out Five: CA Five-O.  In which we are rocked by "Red State" yet livin' pretty blue.   Recorded 8.21.11 Our Zombie Apocalypse episode is coming up and we'd love to hear your thoughts.  Fast vs. slow?  Preferred weaponry?  Do you have a plan?  Email or Tweet us or leave us a comment...we want to know! LINKS Check out "Red State."  Prepare for OH SHIT moments.  (PS...nerds love...

The Nerd Out 4.  We're back...and badder than ever with a special San Diego Comic Con edition!  Plus some apes, plus some Google Plus, plus a George RR Martin signing, and a couple humiliating nerdy confessions cuz that's just how we roll.  (Photo with our dearly beloved Mista D aka The Mayor of Hollywood.) Recorded 8.7.11 LINKS San Diego Comic Con Writing the Apocalypse, the panel we attended Gra...

The Nerd Out 3.  Comic Con Edition Part I: Con Girls.   Recorded 7.18.11 We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you some pre-Comic Con coverage: what we want to do, where we'll be, and why the hell nerds love lines.  It's NERD PROM! LINKS Fanny packs aka hip sacks - Ritzy's accessory of choice YA' HEARD! Show - Ritzy's other (super awesome) podcast: a no-holds-barred look into...

"The Empire Strikes Back."  "Aliens."  "The Silence of the Lambs."  "The Road Warrior."  "The Godfather II." The Nerd Out 2.  Sometimes sequels rule.   Summer blockbusters we want to see (and a couple we don't), Arrested Development, True Blood, Hall & Oates, and more.   Recorded 7.5.11 LINKS Hollywood Babble On, our fave podcast with Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman (but not Jason Mewes) Jason Momoa...

Inaugural Episode, Nerd Confessions, X-Men, Neil Gaiman not Neil Diamond and more. Recorded 6.23.11 LINKS Topps Star Wars Galaxy 6 Group Shot of Ritzy P's Star Wars Cards Hobbit photos The Best Game of Thrones fansite Bite Club Show Generation Kill Lisa on GoodReads Neil Gaiman Sandman comics SOME GOOD YA FICTION Incarceron The Maze Runner Unwind