Interspersed with his regular topics, Mike covers all his favorite flavors of punk rock music: Celtic Punk? Gypsy Punk? Cowpunk? All that and more. In the spaces in between, there’s LARPing, Scouting, and musical theater. And of course, R2 tops it all off with the Pod-O-Matic. You like Jawas? Paranoia? New Mutants? Yeah, that’s all in there too.

Enjoy!

Nerd Pride Radio, Episode 11 – Punk Rock & RPGs

Show Notes

Intro
Cohost: Father MacGruder

The Meticulously Plotted Portion
Turntable: Punk Rock genres
Music: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Danny’s Song
Something Completely Different: Cub Scout Knights
Music: The Reverend Horton Head, Psychobilly Freakout
Gaming Table: LARPing
Music: Old Man Markley, For Better or Worse
Nerd Culture Report: Musicals
Music: The Dropkick Murphys, I’m Shipping Up to Boston
Music: The Dropkick Murphys, Peg O’ My Heart
Nerd Rage: Babbling about our obsessions
Music: Gogol Bordello, Start Wearing Purple
BAMQotW: Dead Alive
Word of the Week: Petard
Music: Reel Big Fish, A Little Doubt Goes a Long Way

Pod-O-Matic
Paranoia
Higher math
Jawas
Funniest comedian
Top 3 New Mutants
Which element would you have dominance over
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Favorite TMBG song
DM screen or no DM screen

Closing
Kiss

The list is just too long this week! There’s 30 Rock and NaNoWriMo, 3D printers and a little Nerd Rage. There’s music from Cage the Elephant, and in the Pod-O-Matic, Mike wraps it all up with a loving testimony to Neville Longbottom and the house of Hufflepuff. It’s just too nerd awesome!

Enjoy!

Nerd Pride Radio, Episode 10 – Ode to Longbottom

Show Notes
Intro
No cohost; no sponsor
Feedback: Tom Cruise Crazy
Mike was WRONG: Karaoke

The Meticulously Plotted Portion
Metatalk: State of the Podcast
As Seen on TV: 30 Rock
Nerd Culture Report: Anime
Science Corner: 3D printers
Something Completely Different: NaNoWriMo
Nerd Rage: Pseudo-science
Music: Cage the Elephant, Around My Head
BAMQotW: Keanu Medley
Word of the Week: Pessimal
Music: Cage the Elephant, No Rest for the Wicked

Pod-O-Matic
How hot is Felicia Day?
What question are you tired of?
RPGs and LARPs
Angry Birds
Wake up Trekkies
Worst game you’ve played
Ability score generation
Smurfs vs. Oompa Loompas
What classes did you take?
Did you cry at Cast Away?
Neville Longbottom

Closing
Barium

In episode 9, Mike ponders nerd recruitment and karaoke and recounts his recent exploration of linguistics. In the Pod-O-Matic we finally learn who’s hotter: teachers or librarians, and there’s a song from Mariachi El Bronx. Happily, seemingly every topic ties back to Dungeons & Dragons somehow. What a great show!

Enjoy!

Nerd Pride Radio, Episode 9 – Havering

Show Notes
Intro
Cohost: A Scotsman on a horse
Nerd Culture Report: Recruiting
Gaming Table: Random Encounters and PreGen Characters
Science Corner: Wikipedia and linguistics
The Turntable: Karaoke
Music: Mariachi El Bronx, Cell Mates
BAMQotW: Princess Bride
Word of the Week: Haver
Pod-O-Matic
–Song of Storms
–D&D Snacks
–Favorite LotR character
–Phobias
–My D&D character
–Librarians vs. teachers
–Did you always want to be a nerd?
Closing
Mike was WRONG: Audacity

Mike unleashes the brand new format for the show, and it’s awesome! Facial Feedback theory on the sciene corner; a double feature movie review; and the first installment of Nerd Rage. All this, plus the music of Jonathan Coulton and plenty of Pod-O-Matic.

Enjoy!

Nerd Pride Radio, Episode 8 – Botox & Diet Soda

Show Notes
Intro
Sponsor: Committee to Re-Elect Cthulhu
Feedback: Kyle, Tahlvin, Snowinjuly, McDiddles
Gaming Table: Playing games with a 5-year-old
Science Corner: Facial feedback theory
SciFi Double Feature: Thor & Weird Science
Nerd Rage: Diet soda
Music: Jonathan Coulton, Skullcrusher Mountain
BAMQotW: Princess Bride
Music: Jonathan Coulton, I Crush Everything
Pod-O-Matic:
–Underappreciated actors
–Iconic gingers
–Rate the podcast
–Acceptable dice
–Actors in bad scifi films
–Actors in bad horror films
–Ryan doesn’t even notice me
–Game balance
–Bad film with many good actors
Closing
Achin’ for Bacon (yup yup)

Mike’s working on the show format. He talks about gaming and Pathfinder, and then reveals his love of exo-planets. Music by The Black Keys, and then R2 takes us on a long journey through card games, cosplaying, and Eddie Murphy’s career.

Enjoy!

Nerd Pride Radio, Episode 7 – Pathfinder & ExoPlanets

Show Notes
Intro
Sponsor: Norwegian Kitchen Outfitters
Mike was Wrong:
–Princess Balls
–The Norwegian Chef
Gaming Table:
–Pathfinder
–Games I made
Science Corner: ExoPlanets
Music: The Black Keys, Next Girl
BAMQotW: Animal House
Music: The Black Keys, Tighten Up
Pod-O-Matic
–Airline food
–Card games
–Serious Paul
–If your life was a movie
–Con costumes
–Wolverine
–Exclamation points
–Eddie Murphy
Closing
Swedish Chef

Mike recounts he and his wife’s trip to Red Cloud to the Willa Cather convention, plus he touches briefly on his brother’s book, The Norns’ Quest. Music from Roison Murphy and Mirah. And R2 brings the Pod-O-Matic.

Enjoy!

Nerd Pride Radio, Episode 5 – Willa Cather Dinner

Show Notes
Intro (w/ass-coins)
Cohost: Sonejj Ekim
Feedback: DMDarcs hates Her Majesty
Mike was Wrong
–Prattville geography
–Dvorak
Willa Cather Dinner
Music: Roison Murphy, Ramalama (Bang Bang)
Norn’s Quest
Music: Mirah, The Garden
BAMQotW: Jack Palance in City Slickers
Pod-O-Matic
–Witness to historical events
–Pronounce vociferously
–What’d you watch on Roku
Closing
Smells Like Teen Spirit

Mike recounts four true tales of eerieness from his own life. William-Freakin-Shatner provides the musical interlude. Then R2 goes nuts on the Pod-O-Matic, talking about Batman, scented candles, guilty pleasure movies, and Mike’s wife.

Enjoy!

Nerd Pride Radio, Episode 4 – True Tales of the Supernatural

Show Notes
Intro
Sponsor: Trickle Triquid
D&D/Pathfinder
True Tales of the Supernatural
–Poplar Avenue
–Herman Goerring
–Calvin & Hobbes and the Phantom Road
–Alt 14: A Ghost Story
Music: William Shatner, Common People
BAMQotW: Conan vs. Conan
Pod-O-Matic
–Guilty pleasure movies
–Batman: cool or moody
–Best non-supers comic
–Scented candles
–Mike’s hot wife
Closing
ZOOM

In this episode, Mike blows off the podcast to go play Dungeons & Dragons. Clocking in at just over 15 minutes, Nerd Pride Radio presents its first ever Minicast! Music this week from Your Favorite Martian.

Enjoy!

Nerd Pride Radio, Episode 2 – 80’s Movie Bullies

Show Notes
Intro
Cohost: Lando Calrissian
Blow off the podcast
Pod-O-Matic: SitCom Deathmatch, Gilligan’s Island
Music: Your Favorite Martian, Zombie Love Song
BAMQotW: Planet of the Apes
Music: Your Favorite Martian, Club Villain
Pod-O-Matic: Dvorak
Closing
Dr. Zaius