Friends Talking Nerdy: A Mental Health Podcast

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy, Tim Jousma, and Professor Aubrey, as they go walking through the city of Portland. The Reverend Tracy and Tim start things off by taking the Walk With Ramona tour. Beverly Cleary, author of the Ramona Quimby books series, lived in Portland and used a lot of local locations for scenes in her books. Then, Tim is joined by Professor A...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Professor Aubrey and Tim Jousma as they are joined by special guests Caitlyn and Cassie, hosts of the podcast PNW Haunts and Homicides, as they discuss The Nerdy 5 list of Tim's favorite Halloween movies. Be sure to check out PNW Haunts and Homicides by clicking this link . As always, we wish to thank Christopher Lazarek for his wonderful theme song....

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they are joined by Wendy Nelson, published author who writes under the pen names Wendy Nelson-Sinclair and Becca Baldwin, for the first ever Friends Talking Nerdy Writer's Group. The trio discuss how they became interested in writing, some of the challenges they have faced over the years with their work, as well as...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Professor Aubrey and Tim Jousma as they talk with Heather Wixson, the managing editor of Daily Dead Central , among other publications, as well as the author of the book, "Monsters, Makeup, and Effects Volume 1", which is available on October 20th, 2021. Head to AM Link Publishing to purchase the book. Follow Heather Wixson on Twitter. Follow "Monster...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Professor Aubrey and Tim Jousma as they talk about Professor Aubrey's second ever horror film, "Psycho", the 1998 remake from legendary director Gus Van Sant.  As always, we wish to thank Christopher Lazarek for his wonderful theme song. Head to his website for information on how to purchase his EP, Here's To You, which is available on all digita...

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On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Professor Aubrey and Tim Jousma as they celebrate the Halloween season by watching the classic horror movie "Scream", directed by the legendary Wes Craven. As always, we wish to thank Christopher Lazarek for his wonderful theme song. Head to his website for information on how to purchase his EP, Here's To You, which is available on all digital platfor...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Professor Aubrey, Keeli the Librarian, and Tim Jousma for the latest meeting of the Friends Talking Nerdy Book Club. For our featured book, we discuss "Shrill" from Lindy West.  As always, we wish to thank Christopher Lazarek for his wonderful theme song. Head to his website for information on how to purchase his EP, Here's To You, which is avail...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Tim Jousma as he gives you his thoughts on the new Warner Brothers film, "The Many Saints of Newark", A Sopranos Story. As always, we wish to thank Christopher Lazarek for his wonderful theme song. Head to his website for information on how to purchase his EP, Here's To You, which is available on all digital platforms. Follow us on Twitter at @FTNerdy...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they battle it out over a game of Scrabble. Tim also discusses songs from his ten favorite albums from 1991, the playlist for which you can find at this link . As always, we wish to thank Christopher Lazarek for his wonderful theme song. Head to his website for information on how to purchase his EP, Here's To You,...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Professor Aubrey, Tim Jousma, and Karen the Destroyer as they talk about their 5 favorite break up songs. You can find the playlist at this link . As always, we wish to thank Christopher Lazarek for his wonderful theme song. Head to his website for information on how to purchase his EP, Here's To You, which is available on all digital platforms. Follo...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Tim Jousma as he takes you on a trip down memory lane by presenting the old time radio show, "The Shadow". This episode, called "The Death House Rescue", is about a "man who's looking for a job mistakenly becomes involved with a bank robbery. He is later sentenced to death for a cop killing he didn't commit. The Shadow investigates and locates a misse...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Professor Aubrey and Tim Jousma as they take you on a road trip to Seattle for Tim's birthday. On the way, they also visit Kurt Cobain's apartment in Olympia, Washington where he wrote some of Nirvana's biggest hits, including "Smell's Like Teen Spirit", as well as his final home on the banks of Lake Washington. We talk about depression and suicide in...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they are joined by special guest, Jay Sukow. Jay is a renowned improv artist and teacher, having trained at Second City in Chicago by the likes of Stephen Colbert, Steve Carrell, and Jon Favreau, among others. Jay discusses his early career as well as his current activities teaching improv to students and corporati...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Professor Aubrey and Tim Jousma as they talk about the passing of Sherman the cat. As always, we wish to thank Christopher Lazarek for his wonderful theme song. Head to his website for information on how to purchase his EP, Here's To You, which is available on all digital platforms. Follow us on Twitter at @FTNerdy, @TheRevTracy, @timjousma, and @geng...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they discuss: The Reverend sends out another call for castmates for Fearlandia, one of Portland, Oregon's biggest haunted houses. If you are interested in join, contact The Reverend Tracy at fearlandiacasting@gmail.com . They discuss the recent draconian abortion laws enacted in Texas. Tim discusses the results of...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Professor Aubrey and Tim Jousma as they survive a horrific and unsafe experience at Rose City Comic Con. As always, we wish to thank Christopher Lazarek for his wonderful theme song. Head to his website for information on how to purchase his EP, Here's To You, which is available on all digital platforms. Follow us on Twitter at @FTNerdy , @TheRevTracy...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Professor Aubrey and Tim Jousma as they talk with noted Portland, Oregon attorney Bear Wilner-Nugent. Topics include: Criminal Justice Reform Discussion of "Defund the Police" and Prison Abolition Youths in adult corrections Portland, Oregon As always, we wish to thank Christopher Lazarek for his wonderful theme song. Head to his website for informati...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Professor Aubrey, The Reverend Tracy, and Tim Jousma as they celebrate the 200th episode of Friends Talking Nerdy. Topics for this episode include: Back to school time is here. Pokemon Go status update. Tim presents his Nerdy 5 list of movies that have come out since the podcast has started. As always, we wish to thank Christopher Lazarek for his wond...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they discuss:  The new Friends Talking Nerdy Discord Server, which you can join at this link .  The Reverend announces a casting call for Fearlandia Haunted House in Portland, Oregon, (If you are interested in joining the cast of Fearlandia this year, please email hir at fearlandiacasting@gmail.com ). Mik...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Professor Aubrey and Tim Jousma as they discuss Tim's thoughts on Episode 196, they talk about Rose City Comic Con coming soon and Professor Aubrey's adventures in cosplay, as well as how the pandemic may affect Rose City Comic Con as well as marvel at a sea lion they see. As always, we wish to thank Christopher Lazarek for his wonderful theme song. H...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Tim Jousma as he talks with Matt Wadsworth, President and Play by Play Announcer for Absolute Intense Wrestling, based out of Ohio. During their conversation, they discuss Matt's discovery of professional wrestling, his involvement in the early days of Absolute Intense Wrestling, the current state of the professional wrestling industry today, as well...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they discuss "The Suicide Squad" and it's disappointment at the box office, the lack of compensation comic book creators get for their work, the recent news that the makers of "Pokemon Go" have rescinded social distancing measures put into the game during the pandemic, the news that LeVar Burton was out of contenti...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Professor Aubrey and Tim Jousma as they take you on a trip to a burlesque show, The Cabaret Society , put on by Lacy Productions in Portland, Oregon. As always, we wish to thank Christopher Lazarek for his wonderful theme song. Head to his website for information on how to purchase his EP, Here's To You, which is available on all digital platforms. Fo...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they discuss a new segment idea called "Change My Mind", the Reverend discusses Maine life, they discuss Seth MacFarlane's recent comments about Family Guy being on Fox, they discuss the story of a young mountain climber who some claim was forced to climb a mountain alone, they discuss Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit...