A Nerd Like Me Podcast

Welcome nerds! This week Aaron McGahee joins the conversation. We talk about what he’s been up to including the growth of his cosplay personality, Blacksh33p Cosplay, and his Twitch channel. We discuss his cosplay plans, his cosplay workshop, his convention plans, and much more. If you don’t follow his stuff already, you should, links are below! Afterwards we talk about some of the cool things that we’ve been developing for A Nerd Like Me: new partnerships, a gift bag program, and raffles at our events. We also discuss the new A Nerd Like Me Jr, where we will start having nerdy events for the young nerds out there! We go through our events for March and let you know all the cool stuff we have planned. Finally we end on a small discussion on Disney’s new streaming service and what we’re looking forward to. We hope you enjoyed, thanks for listening!

Welcome back nerds! Lightsaber fighting is now a sport! We tell you about it. Then we debate which fight in the Star Wars movies is the best. We talk Darth Maul, Darth Vader, Anakin vs Obi Wan, and more. After, we discuss the new Star Wars trilogy that will be directed by David Benioff and DB Weiss of Game of Thrones. We tell you what we’re looking forward to and what we hope comes out of it. News has broke that the Punisher and Jessica Jones have been canceled and we tell you our thoughts. A date for production of a He Man movie has been set! What kind of movie will it be? We tell you what we think. Then we talk about a Batman and TMNT crossover animated movie and reminisce a bit about the TMNT movies of the 90s. Lots of good discussion this week, we hope you guys enjoy!

Welcome back nerds! This week we talk a little about comic books. Where do you start if you want to get into reading them? What are some of the different types? We cover a lot of the basics. We move onto talking about why some popular manga and anime seem to release content slowly and are always on hiatus. Then we move onto talking types of anime, we discuss the big groups: shonen, seinen, shojo, and josei. Of course we talk about some of our favorites: Hunter X Hunter, Berserk, My Hero Academia, Vampire Hunter D, Dragon Ball Z, and more. We tell you about the things we look for in an anime and the things that stand out to us. Afterwards we talk about realism in games and movies and how important it is or isn’t. We talk about movies and games that both do a good and a bad job in this department. Some notable names we throw around in the discussion include Mass Effect, Fury, John Wick, Saving Private Ryan, PUBG, Call of Duty, and more. We hope you enjoy!

Welcome back nerds, we have some exciting news! ANLM has parntered with Through the Decades Cards (TTD). TTD is the biggest and best shop in Louisville for all things Magic, Pokemon, Yu Gi Oh, and sports cards and we tell you all about some of the thing we'll be doing with them. Afterwards we touch on the differences between casual and competitive Magic and how we see our weekly Magic events. We also give you some thoughts on how to get into playing Magic. Then we discuss how Disney plans to continue licensing their IPs to gaming studios instead of making them themselves. That spawns a discussion on some of our favorite MMOs and what we loved so much about them. We talk Star Wars: Galaxies, Final Fantasy XI, City of Heroes, WoW, and more. We talk the mechanics and aspects of the games that we enjoyed so much and what is missing from the games on the market today.

Tons of video game talk this week! With the release of the remake of Resident Evil 2, we talk about that franchise a little bit and give our thoughts on what we think Capcom is doing right. On the topic of remakes, we explore what we'd like to see in remakes and what we don't like to see. Should you redo the fundamental mechanics of a game in a remake or leave it exactly the same as the original? We go on to talk about some of our favorite franchises including Mass Effect, KOTOR, Metal Gear Solid, and more. In addition, we discuss bugs in video games and why they are so hard to avoid these days and what is and isn't acceptable from our perspectives. The hype is building for a lot of the killer movies coming out this year, so we talk about some of those, too, including: John Wick 3, Detective Pikachu, Avengers: End Game, and more.

We saw Dragon Ball Super: Broly last week and we tell you all about it! Spoiler warning if you haven't seen it. We talk about the bad and the really, really good. We go on to talk about Dragon Ball in general and some of our favorite characters and stories. Plus, we tackle an interesting question: where do you recommend someone start watching the series? All of the entries in the series are different, so we go back and forth with what we think. We also spend some time reminiscing about anime and how it was in the 90s... the good ole days! After, we talk about balance in games. Video games, card games, miniature games, you name it. How are games balanced? What's tough about it? We give plenty of examples and discuss our experiences in Magic, StarCraft, DOTA, League of Legends, Final Fantasy, Counter Strike, Call of Duty, Battlefield, and more.

This week sit down with The Cosplay Couple, Ryan Gastinger and Kim Taylor. We've talked to Ryan about Ohio River Valley Cosplayers (ORCs) before, but this time we're also joined by his better half Kim to talk some nerd. We get the run down of their busy 2019 convention schedule and we get a peak into some of the cool projects they are working on. We discuss the kinds of costumes we all like, what's exciting about cosplay for us, and why we love the cosplay community. We talk about feeling comfortable in your costume and the power of positivity towards others in the community. We also discuss some of the cosplay plans Chris and Cory have for this year: Final Fantasy, Zelda, Star Wars, and more. Check it out!

It's Friday, time for your weekly dose of nerd! Dragon Ball Super: Broly comes out next week, we discuss what we're looking forward to. We discuss the DBZ movies and who our favorite DBZ villains are. Then we 'switch' gears and talk about the Nintendo Switch! Is it the best console out? FInd out what we think. We talk about Smash Bros and more. We touch on PC vs console gaming again and give some tips on building a budget PC. After the gaming talk, we go into how to improve at games and how our approaches to certain games have changed over time. Lots of video game and Magic talk! We hope you guys enjoy!

Welcome to the first episode of 2019! We hope everyone had a good new year. Social media has been blowing up recently with some big movies and we talk about them both. Did DC finally hit their mark with Aquaman? Is it everything people are making it out to be? We talk plot, special effects, acting, and more. Then we move onto the next big craze... Birdbox. A Netflix original that is making some waves. We discuss the details and let you know what we think. After we talk movies, we move on to Magic the Gathering. In recent months we've been playing the Commander format which is very social, relatively casual, and fun. We've decided to jump headfirst into legacy, which is very different format and we tell you about it. Let's start the new year off right with some good old fashion nerd talk!

Trailers, trailers, and more trailers! We got a peak into Avengers 4, Godizlla, and Hellboy. We give you the run down and what we think! It spawns a discussion on nostalgia, reboots and remakes, how hard it is to make a new franchise, and how much we hate spoilers in trailers. After that we discuss some of the things we're looking forward to this Christmas and we delve into some of our favorite nerdy gifts from our younger days. Also, we talk about some of our favorite Christmas movies like Elf, Jingle All the Way, Nightmare Before Christmas, and more.

This week: cosplayers, artists, and more! We share all of the interviews we got a few weeks ago at Louisville Supercon. We talked to Kaybear Cosplay, Alex Cosplays, Daberry Best Cosplays, Bindi Smalls, Morgan Le Foy, David Wong, John Marks, and the 501st Legion. It was awesome to get to talk to all these great cosplayers, artists, and prop builders and learn a little about their passion. If you didn't get the chance to meet them or didn't make it to Supercon, here's your chance to check it out!

What a blast last weekend at the first Louisville Supercon! We tell you all about it and how it exceeded our expecatations. We talk about what went on, who was there, what we liked most and what we didn't like. Afterwards we touch on the latest video game controversy that is the Fallout 76 special edition bag. That spurs a massive discussion about indie games versus AAA titles... and Chris and Cory are quite divided on the issue. We talk Shovelnight, PUBG, Fortnite, Mario, and much more. We hope you guys enjoy!

Welcome back guys! The new Fantastic Beasts movie is out and we went to see it. What did we think of the Crimes of Grindalwald? Chris has finally jumped shipped to team Android and his main reason... Hearthstone! We discuss what he likes so much about the game and we compare it to Magic: The Gathering, which we also play. Plus, should we support companies like Blizzard and EA by playing their games? On the topic of games, almost all of them these days use random number generation and we talk a bit about it. Hearthstone, Diablo, FPS, MMOs... all use RNG! Why is it so popular of a system? Do we like it? How does it impact the games? And if RNG doesn't add enough flavor to the game, then just add some flavor yourself and do some speed or challenge runs! Have we done any? Why or why not? If you glitch through a game, should it count as a speed run? Find out what we think. And we can't forget, Louisville Supercon is this weekend. We'll be there all weekend and we hope to see you all there! Plus we give you some details on the toy drive we are helping host next weekend at Recbar. We hope to see you there, too! Thanks for listening.

This week we are joined by Ryan Gastinger, founder of Ohio River Valley Cosplayers (ORCs)! Terrible news struck the nerd community this week with the passing of Stan Lee. We take some time and discuss Stan's legacy and all the great things he did. Thank you Stan, we'll surely miss you. Then we touch on Disney's new streaming service and some of the content coming to it. We get to know Ryan a bit and discuss his favorite fandoms and nerd interests: Star Wars, Final Fantasy, Warcraft, Mortal Kombat, and more. We talk about his multiple cosplays, how he learned, and about the origins and purpose of ORCs. Supercon is coming up fast and we talked with Ryan about the awesome thing that ORCs will be doing at the convention including 7 different panels as well as a cosplay ER booth to help any cosplayers get fixed up in the case of a costume emergency. We had a blast talking with Ryan, learning about ORCs and cosplay, and getting hyped for Supercon. Don't miss it!

This week we are joined by Mason Berry of Card N All Gaming! First off, we had to talk about the disaster that was Blizzcon. What in the hell was Blizzard thinking with the announcement of Diablo: Immortal? We talk a bit about mobile games, grinding in MMOs, and Chris' love for Final Fantasy. We talk about Mason's part in founding Card N All and his interests in Pokemon cards. We touch on video games, N64, Wii, Playstation 2 more. Of course we delve into the giant role that Card N All will have at Louisville Supercon! It's pretty exciting and there's a lot to look forward to: a retro gaming area where you can play your favorite classics for free, tons of video game tournaments and contests, demoing Warhammer and board games, and more. This episode is packed full of nerdy goodness, don't miss it!

A Nerd Like Me founder Aaron McGahee joins us this episode! We talk about what he's been up to and some of the things he's been working on for the group. Mainly: Louisville Supercon. We talk about what A Nerd Like Me's role will be at the convention, including our volunteer force. We also talk about other conventions, seeing celebrities, and why we're excited to have a big con in our hometown. In the wake of Halloween and because we're gearing up for Supercon, we touch on cosplay. How can we not? Should you buy or make your cosplay? What's better? Why does Aaron enjoy his cosplaying? What is he working on? We discuss all of that! We then switch into a talk about how much the stars of the nerd world, professional streamers and cosplayers, make doing their thing. And, to say the least, it's pretty mind blowing! We wrap up with what we have coming up and what you can look forward to from the podcast and the group. Thanks for listening guys!

In honor of Halloween this coming week, we decided to dedicate an entire episode to it. We start out by talking about one of the cornerstones of the holiday: costumes. We talk about some of the best ones we've seen and Chris gives some more details on how his Kylo Ren costume is coming together. We end up on a tangent about Sideshow Toys and their quality and customer service. Then, we discuss our favorite Halloween movies and talk about some of the classics and some popular genres like horror movies and zombie movies. Nightmare Before Christmas, IT, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and more. We touch on carving pumpkins and some of the things we've carved. And... what's our favorite Halloween candy? Candy corn, Reeses, and many more. Can't talk Halloween without talking haunted houses, so we discuss those too. This episode was a little different than our normal ones, but it was a lot of fun!

We talk some serious nerd stuff this week! We had some interesting and fun games of Magic the Gathering and we tell you about it. Dungeons and Dragons and nerds go hand in hand and we open that can of worms. What are our experiences? How do we like to play? What is the good and bad of a D&D campaign? What other tabletop RPGs have we played? We talk about how we have so much more fun playing games with other people and how D&D and roleplaying games are a great way to do that. Then, with Blizzcon coming up, there has been some buzz about a potential new Diablo game. We talk about the franchise and why we love it. We give our opinons on what we'd like to see in a new game. After, we touch on how rampant toxicity and negativity is in so many fandoms and how we hope that changes. We offer our perspectives and some ways we think it could be improved. Enjoy!

Welcome back! Chris has finally recieved his Kylo Ren cosplay and we discuss all the details. How's he likes it? Does it fit? What else does he need? Then we discuss the newest Marvel movie: Venom! How'd we like it? What'd they do right... or wrong? Then on that topic, we transition to talk about anti-heroes and how that archetype has become popular. We talk Deadpool, Batman, Spawn, and more. After, we discuss World War II movies a bit and even go into some discussion on tanks and other cool war vehicles. With war on the mind, we go into a talk about Battlefield 4 and what made it such a fun game. Lastly, we talk Attack on Titan, which Cory has just started watching.

This week we discuss a cornerstone of nerd culture: CONVENTIONS! What is it that make conventions so cool? Why are nerds all about it? We give you our thoughts and experiences. We discuss the upcoming Louisville Supercon and the list of people that will be there. Then we go into some of the conventions we've been to including Gen Con and Star Wars Celebrations. Plus we give you some of our best memories. Of course, you can't talk conventions without talking cosplay, so we touch on that too. Then we discuss some more hero stuff, namely: What makes a good (or bad) hero? We break it down and give you some examples. We talk about One Punch Man, My Hero Academia, Superman, Berserk, and more. Then we give a little hobby update. Chris has built his first Gundam model! What's he think? What's next? Then we touch on the Necromunda campaign we are playing in.

We finally get an image from the new Joker origin story! What do we think? And of course some more discussion on DC and Marvel's different approaches to their franchises. After, we discuss something you find at the core of every nerdy fandom: a good story. What makes a good story? What are some of our favorite examples of great storytelling? We then touch on a little bit of fantasy lore and discuss all the different races that you see: elves, dwarves, men, dragons, orcs, and more. What are our favorites and why? Then we end with a discussion on our favorite bad guys on all times. Who is yours? Plus some good runner ups. Listen in!

This week... action movies! What is our favorite 80s action movies? Our favorites in general? Arnold schwarzenegger movies galore, Alien, John Wick, Black Hawk down, and tons more. Then we discuss some of the worst video games we have ever played. Those ones that just make you say: "Why am I even playing this?" Plus, an interesting Star Wars fan theory. Did Palpatine keep Anakin alive with Padme's life force? Then, we talk about Berserk, a 90s anime that Chris got Cory to watch. There's a lot of fun in this episode, check it out!

This week we had topics all over the place and some great discussion about them! Why is post apocalyptic (zombies/nuclear war/survival) content so popular? What are some of the cornerstone games, movies, and TV shows of the genre? We talk DayZ, Mad Max, Borderlands, Fall Out, The Walking Dead, and more. Then, what type of content do we prefer: the book, the audio book, or the movie? Find out! Afterwards, we have a talk about Ready Player One and why we both loved it so much. And then we dig into our nerdy past a bit... when did we realize we were nerds? We talk what stuff we were into growing up including Pokemon, warhammer, and other good stuff. And we end with a fun hypothetical, if we had unlimited funding, what kind of gaming store would we build? Chris has been doing some thinking about this one...

This week we talk video games! There is some talk that Esports will be added to the Olympics. Are video games a sport? Should they be in the Olympics? Plus some of our thoughts on competitive gaming: Counter Strike, DOTA, League of Legends, StarCraft. We also touch on the current state of the video game market. Should developers keep using microtransactions and preorders? Why have video games been $60 forever? Then, a tricky one: are sports fans nerds? Then we spend some time talking about the things we've been doing: Necromunda, Warhammer, Gundam Models, and Magic the Gathering.

We take a dive down a deep hole this week: Who are the most overrated characters in all of nerddom? Be ready guys, don't get your panties in a bunch if we get to your favorite character! Some big names on the list: Luke Skywalker, Superman, Jon Snow, Goku, One Punch Man, the Fetts, Harry Potter, and more. We go on some great tangents in there too: the nature of the force and the light and dark side, PLOT ARMOR, is Goku really that good of a guy? After this awesome topic we move to a fun one: what weapon would we use in the Zombie apocalypse? Chris get's all technical on us and we have some real world examples. Katanas, axes, assault rifles, and more. Then we wrap up by talking about our favorite childhood consoles and what games we grew up with! Do not miss this one, it's one of the best yet!

Woooo, ton's of nerdy goodness this week. If you got to pick a super power, what would it be? On that note, if you could be a Sith or a Jedi, which one? We touch back on the fight between Mace Windu and Darth Sidious and who came out on top. Plus, we really delve into an interesting topic... are the Galactic Empire really the bad guys? Are the Rebel's really the wrong doers? Find out what we think! Finally, we go into one of the ultimate nerd arguments: PC vs Console gaming. Which is better? Why? Pros/cons? The future of gaming? Don't miss all this kick ass discussion!

This episode is PACKED with super hero talk. What do we think will happen with the X-men franchise? Will iconic characters be recast? Can they even find people to fill their shoes? Then, with the current cast of super hero's getting older, will we see contracts end and new actors take their places? Will we get new, original heros? Then, what is our favorite super hero movie (s)? We talk about the growth of nerd culture and how cool it is. Then, some gaming talk. If you want to play Warhammer? Where do you start? How do you pick an Army?

This week we've got a ton of good stuff on the agenda! Venom is getting closer, but the real question is, what do we think? Are his eye's wrong? Then, we delve into some Star Wars talk and discuss The Last Jedi and the potential direction of the next movie. We talk Lord of the Rings and some of our other favorite fantasy movies! Who do we think is the best starter Pokemon from the original game? Plus the Pokemon TCG! And more Magic and Warhammer talk.

We start off this week's episode by going through all the highlights (and low lights) of the trailers we saw this year at Comic Con! We discuss all the things we're looking forward to and all the things we aren't quite sure about yet. Can DC turn things around? Will Godzilla be king of the monsters? After that, we delve into some quality nerd discussion, including Warhammer 40k. We talk about Magic the Gathering and how much fun we've been having with it. Then, we talk about Gundam and Gunpla! We also talk about Final Fantasy games and much, much more.

I sat down with Zach from Card N All gaming this week to learn what it's like to own a gaming store. The story of how the store got founded is awesome and very motiviating. You can tell the guys there truly care about building a great community for their customers to share. Zach tells us all about it. Plus, we talk about his favorite nerd things, including: Runescape, Morrowind, Final Fantasy, and Magic the Gathering. Listen in and hear a great story about nerds doing awesome things! If you haven't already and are in Louisville, check out Card N All gaming at 5534 Newcut Rd.

What an episode! We start out with a brief preview of the stuff we're expecting out of Comic-con this year. Then we talk about the new Dragon Ball Super movie and it's main villain: Broly. We discuss Aaron's new cosplay and that leads us to a discussion on the fight between Mace Windu and Darth Sidious. Who do you think won? Then we spilll the beans on our favorite movies and why, some great discussion here. And of course, we continue on with our Game of Thrones group watch, S1E4.

We are back with more nerd goodness! We give a small update in the progress of our stormtrooper armor. In recent news: ANOTHER NEW JOKER!? SERIOUSLY DC?! Then we talk about movies and/or things that traumatized us as a child. This week we switch gears and review Playerunknown's Battleground (PUBG) . Then, we explore who Darth Bane is, the Sith lord that established the rule of two. Of course, we discuss S1 E3 of Game of Thrones for our group watch. Lastly we catch you up on recent and upcoming group events!

Time to get nerdy. We are working on some stormtrooper armor, how's that going? Then we answer a tough question, which superhero would we get rid of? A little talk about Antman and Super Dragonball Heroes. Our review this week - Thor: Ragnarok. Find out what we think! Then, we talk about a less known Dragonball character: Master Roshi. What's his deal? After, we discuss S1 E2 of Game of Thrones (which you guys should have watched this week! What's going on in Westeros? We finish off with some group news. Thanks for listening guys!

Get ready for your weekly dose of nerd! This week we discuss some trending topics in nerdom: Spiderman: Far From Home, Is Harry Potter a nerd or a jock?, will JJ Abrams retcon any details in the next Star Wars movie? Then we hit you with our weekly review - discussing in our opinion the best anime out at the moment: My Hero Academia. We tell you all about the show and pick our favorite heroes. Then for this week's character breakdown, it's time to learn about the most badass semi truck in the galaxy: Optimus Prime. Of course, this week we bring you the first edition of our group watch, season 1 episode 1 of Game of Thrones. We disucss our thoughts! Then last but not least, we bring you some exciting news about the group! Get ready to go PLUS ULTRA!

On this episode of the A Nerd Like Me Podcast we bring you the hottest nerd talk by recapping E3 2018! We go through some of the best games and give you our thoughts. Then we review one of the biggest movies of all time: Avengers: Infinity Wars. We go over the good, the bad, and the Hulk getting punched in the throat. On a related note, we explore the character of Captain Marvel to give you some insight into who she is and what she can do. We introduce our group watch series - Game of Thrones! We then bring you the latest on the stuff happening in the A Nerd Like Me group! Of course we had plenty of fun along the way!

What is up fellow nerds?! We're here with the first episode of the A Nerd Like Me Podcast. In this episode we introduce our hosts: Cory Howell and Aaron McGahee. We talk about their nerd backgrounds and how we got to where we are with A Nerd Like Me. We talk about the Facebook group and some of the awesome things about it. Then we go through what we want the podcast to be and what our plans for it are. And there's no doubt we have some good laughs along the way.