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Zachariah seems trapped in a dream and nothing is waking him. Seline and Talia decided to go to the source: Zachariah's mind. The post S5E27. The Nightmare Part 4 first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Spring has sprung at HexPos Central, but no matter what the weather looks like outside, there are dozens of species of plants to discover in your local biome. Grab your basket and field guide and take a walk through this month's study exercise, where you'll learn to observe, identify, and find magical uses for local flora. The post 54. Witching With Your Local Biome first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Grab your dice-bag and make sure your character sheets are up to date! As Charlie is ill and both hosts are really busy, we take a quick detour from talking about Star Trek the TV Show to talk about Star Trek Adventures Tabletop RPG by Modiphius Entertainment. In his other side-career as a Gaming Journalist, Charlie got to try out a review copy with his gaming group and goes over the ensuing data. If you ever wanted your episode of Casual Trek to be 80% Charlie and 20% Miles, this one is for you! Find out Miles' potted history with gaming, the world's strangest Alien campaign and a quick overview of the game itself. This might be our most tangent-free episode! The post 70. Star Trek Adventures – Roll to Do A Starfleet first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

New Xbox Series X consoles don't have discs. New Xbox consoles aren't even Xboxes. Or Consoles. Sean helps Vinnk navigate his new digital-only Game Pass addiction, while in Pile of Shame Vinnk finally shares Portal with the next generation of gamers, as Sean struggles to complete Fallout 3. The post 185. This Xbox Has No Disc first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

This month on the show we're talking about the importance of taking stock and realizing that the person you used to be isn't the person that you are -- and how important it is to document who you are now so that you might know yourself better later. Or something. It makes sense if you listen, I swear. The post 81. Reflections first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

It's time to get your stolen spaceship hurtling round the sun and going back in time to the 1980's with Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home! We're joined by our occasional editor and perpetual Pokémon expert, Reanna Reid-Lobatto, with some news about whales (and transparent aluminium). There's some impressive Shacting as Spock and the crew get up to hijinks in order to get whales going back to the future! Then we've got the second part of this ‘bus punk' duology with Picard's "Watcher," where we're reminded why ICE should be abolished, Rafi is the most fun she's been in the show and Guinan's already fed up of JL! The post 69. Save the Punks first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

A shadow appears in the house. The horses can see it. So can Aidrieen. Where did it come from? The post S5E26. The Nightmare Part 3 first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

On the heels of last month's discussion about astrology and forecasting, Bree introduces a fun and easy project for building your craft and honing your divination skills - creating your own personalized set of runes. Stay safe and Happy Witching! The post 53. Creating Your Own Runes first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Temba, his arms wide! We have a new episode of Casual Trek for you and it's about language, no, not naughty language, although we're both British so we're VERY good at that. We're talking about times where language and communication have been important Trekian themes! The post 68. Dathon Wants Storytime first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

It's finally here, the epic conclusion of Campaign 2! Will our heroes defeat Galfus? Will Liz stay behind with Mindy? Will Obie finally use every random item in his backpack? Will D convince a random Orc that they need to seize the means of production and rise up to begin a new future without Queens or Lords? We'll certainly find out. The post C2E153. Image Mirrored (Call of the Wilds Part 7) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

This month I wanted to talk about a couple of things that wouldn't necessarily fill out a whole episode on their own. First off, after last month's episode I wanted to clarify some of my thoughts on psychics. Secondly, I wanted to talk about bias and what we do with evidence that runs contrary to our beliefs. It should be a fun one though. The post 80. A Couple of Things… first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Better lock up your familial issues and not talk about things with your parents as we delve into possibly one of the worst fathers in Science-Fiction (at least this one has an excuse for emotional distance) as we talk about the most Vulcan of Vulcans, Spock (and Michael Burnham's and Sybok's) dad, Sarek. Is he well-meaning, or, as Miles believes, has definately eaten one of his own children like a Goya painting? The post 67. Sarek – Vulcan as a Muthaf***a first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Come on, Nintendo! "Super Nintendo Switch" was RIGHT THERE... The post 184. Nintendo Switch 2 Legit first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

In the penultimate episode of campaign 2, things come to a head in the battle with Marosharp. And D dies a lot. The post C2E152. Shattered Glass (Call of the Wilds Part 6) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Just because things are quiet, doesn't mean there's good news. The post S5E25. The Nightmare Part 2 first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

The pod gets cosmic as Alisha Abdelilah of Soul Riot LLC joins the chat to talk about her approach to astrology - a refreshingly down-to-earth attitude that focuses on personal gifts and self-improvement, rather than the nebulous woo-speak of pop horoscopes. This month, we're blaming it ALL on the retrograde! The post 52. Mercury's in the Microwave (with Alisha Abdelilah of Soul Riot) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

It's finally here! The Section 31 movie, wanted by almost no one and quietly put out onto Paramount Plus looking like a bad attempt to be a Guardians of the Galaxy, Suicide Squad (the bad one) and Borderlands: The Movie. To celebrate, Charlie and Miles have formed a ragtag band of bantering ne'er do wells including Cele from Celeste is Best and Sean from Famicom Dojo. They carry out a four-person relay recap, pitch their own versions of a Section 31 movie and try to say something good about it! The post 66. Star Trek: Section 31 – We're Sorry first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Our band of plucky heroes has scaled the Obsidian Tower in Denarsus to kill Marosharp (and then eventually Galfus). But not everything is as it seems. The post C2E151. Study Buddy (Call of the Wilds Part 5) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Back home, Talia and Seline are informed about the bullet that was left with them. The post S2E24. The Nightmare Part 1 first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

One of the biggest podcasts out there right now is The Telepathy Tapes. It's topping the podcast charts on both Apple and Spotify's American listings, but it perpetrates an incredibly dangerous idea about people with autism. But none of this is new, and we've seen this kind of trend before. So it's about time we talked about it. The post 79. The Telepathy Tapes and the Dangers of ‘Magical Autism' first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Quick, put on your secret black leather uniform and prepare yourself for moral dubiousness as we prepare ourselves for the upcoming film- ‘Star Trek: Section 31.' With the film debuting in just a few days after this episode drops, Miles and Charlie prepare themselves by choosing three episodes tangentially related to the forthcoming film. In ‘Inquisition,' we and Julian Bashir meet Section 31 and all Bashir wants are Scone and Jams, then in ‘Yesterday's Enterprise,' we slip into an alternate universe/Tasha Yar fixfic and meet Captain Rachel Garrett (who will apparently be in this movie) and encounter that most deadly Star Trek threat… WALL ROCKS. Finally, in 'Saints of Imperfection' Captain Pike meets the worst kind of secret operatives, catty drama kids who can't shut up about how secret they all are. Will any of this actually relate to the film? We don't know, but we've assembled a team of our own to talk about it in this episode! The post 65. Death by Ceiling Rocks first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

The team needs to make it up to Marosharp's apartments in the tower. And it's a big friggin' tower. The post C2E150. Climb the Shard (Call of the Wilds Part 4) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

On this series finale, we speak to the current Valleybrook leadership and go over the steps taken in the wake of Doug Lebsack to rebuild and to prevent potential spiritual abuse going forward. The post Chosen Part 16 – Rebuilding first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

So about that dance... The post S5E23. The Bear King's Feast Part 5 first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

As so many of us are watching the weather reports with no small amount of anxiety, I sat down with my good buddy Marci (aka StormBornWitch from tumblr) to talk about her particular brand of weather magic and how a weather witch gets things down in a biome that looks very little like the one upon which the ubiquitous Wheel of the Year is based. The post 51. Weather Witching (with Marci the StormBornWitch) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

With their group assembled, our heroes set off for Galfus's capitol, an obsidian tower at the center of the Fae Wilds. The post C2E149. A Tower of Dark Glass (Call of the Wilds Part 3) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Don't click on those ‘Unification Explained YouTube' videos! Miles and Charlie open 2025 by talking about the OTOY short film ‘765874 Unification' and honestly, for those of you disappointed that there were no lumps of coal in our Christmas Special… this is it, this is the coal. If this is (as the comments say) ‘Proper Star Trek,' what do the Casuals who rank Tuvix as 44 out of 144 on their Big List (at time of recording) have to say about this and can they say anything good? The post 64. Human Jank first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Our heroes are planning with Fiona and Mindy how to take down Galfus and Marosharp, and there are quite a few points that need to be discussed. Also an old friend returns, and Mindy gives some important advice to Liz. The post C2E148. Never Be a Bird (Call of the Wilds Part 2) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

The night goes on and moves to the feast! However Seline and her sister might need to have a chat... The post S5E22 The Bear King's Feast Part 4 first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

This month we're going to do something a little different -- I'm going to just talk to you about how I'm doing right now. Stuff's not necessarily the best, so I kind of had a few things I needed to get out of my system. But I'm still here, still fighting, and still sticking by you. The post 78. The State of the Trae first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

The team finally enters a reality they've been to before, but a few things have changed since the last time that they were here. Hopefully they aren't too late. The post C2E147. Familiar Places (Call of the Wilds Part 1) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

It's the end of another year for Casual Trek, so Charlie and Miles have picked out episodes to gift each other! It's been quite a year, all in all, so they've both been merciful and decided to go for some fun episodes. Charlie's gift to Miles is Space:1999's Nick Tate guest starring in a Miles O'Brien spy drama in “Honour Among Thieves,” Miles's gift to Charlie is some amnesia-based hijinks around a castle in “Among the Lotus Eaters,” and for two episodes about betrayal with ‘Among' in the title, neither host mentions Among Us! The post 63. No Lump of Coal This Year first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Everything is out in the open, except for the location of Mr. Cadavér -- but Liz thinks she's figured that part out too. It's all coming together now. The post C2E146. Here's What Really Happened (Clueless Part 9) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

As tradition, the gifting ceremony begins although its going to end with Talia's challenge. With a twist! The post S5E21 The Bear King's Feast Part 3 first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Seasons Greetings, witches! Due to some ongoing home repair issues here at Podcast Central, I haven't been able to prepare an episode for this December. My sincere apologies and please be assured that the topic WILL be covered in a future episode. While we wait for a working furnace and a new roof, please enjoy this holiday bonus episode from the very first season of Hex Positive. The recipes are from my personal collection and though they are labeled for autumn, they work just as well for winter feasting and family gatherings. The post Holiday Break Episode – Fall Feast Recipes first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

The team is searching the house with the (currently alive) guests in the hopes of finding out where Mr. Cadavér went. The post C2E145. Slow and Steady (Clueless Part 8) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Put on your biggest shoulder pads, your pointy ears and start being secretive because we're looking at one of Star Trek's dastardly duplicitous Romulans and we've recruited Celeste from the Nerd and Tie network to divulge secrets! The post 62. Don't Put Your Dick in the Space Hole first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

When the corpse gets up and runs away, the murder investigation gets a hell of a lot more complicated. But I guess that'll happen. The post C2E144. Search Party (Clueless Part 7) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Navigating a feywild feast is never easy but being the center of attention is making things a little harder for Seline and Talia. The post S5E20 The Bear King's Feast Part 2 first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

It's been about a year since Hex Positive‘s Bree NicGarran showed up to review a piece of witchcraft media with Trae, and with how terrible the world is, why not take a break and listen to two witches reviewing the latest piece of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — Agatha All Along! Because we all need a distraction… and it's an amazing show. The post 77. Agatha All Along Review (with Bree NicGarran) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

This episode is a short addition to the previous episode! We missed a few notable entries from our tranche of emails last time, so this week we are going over them in full just to put everything in proper context. The post Chosen Part 15.5 – An Addendum first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Things finally start to come together for our heroes as they investigate the strange series of murders at the manor house. But not everything is exactly as it seems... The post C2E143. Stand Up Stiff (Clueless Part 6) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Jeri Taylor (June 30, 1938-October 24, 2024) was a screenwriter and producer for many TV shows, including Star Trek The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager. In dedication to her memory, we're talking about three of her scripted episodes. In ‘Night Terrors,' the Enterprise crew are having trouble sleeping and people's REM levels are dropping (insert your own Radiohead joke here, we did) and it's making everyone go a little crazy. Meanwhile, Neelix gets into true crime for his early morning TV show in ‘Investigations' and bites off more than he can chew while uncovering a traitor in the midst. Then back to the Enterprise for ‘The Drumhead' which gave us one of the more infamous Picard facepalm memes, but is it enough to put it at Number One on the Big List? If not, you might find yourself on trial for subversion! The post 61. Only Murders in the Neelix first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

The team splits up to continue their investigation. Obie and Amy are off looking at the flash drives Obie found earlier, Liz does her best to interrogate most of the guests, and D spends some time one on one with Ms. Crimson. The post C2E142. Reading the Room (Clueless Part 5) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

The day has finally arrived and The Bear King's Midsummer Feast Awaits The Lady of the Silken Weave, and Defender of the Dark Wilds. The post S5E19. The Bear King's Feast Part 1 first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Well there are three bodies, a set of secret passages, and a mysterious set of wards still suppressing all magic in the manor house. So, y'know, just an average night for our heroes. The post C2E141. Asking Questions (Clueless Part 4) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Sometimes you make a new friend and they share something that really gets your brain going! So this month, Bree welcomes Mara Levy to the virtual studio for a discussion about ogham - its' history and meaning and use in both ancient and modern magic. (Perennial notetakers will want to have pencils handy when we talk about the kennings!) The post 50. Exploring the Ogham with Mara Levy first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

Moopsy! As Lower Decks is back for the last time, we're looking at three animated Star Trek episodes, specifically ones about strange creatures. The Eye of the Beholder brings us weird dopey-looking elephant slug things who are actually more evolved than humans! A Tribble Called Quest brings us all kinds of mutant tribbles including a bizarre horrible Tribble with a face! Ugh… I Have No Bones, Yet I Must Scream brings us an adorable monster in Moopsy, who may have done one or two things wrong. Moopsy! The post 60. Moopsy Did One or Two Things Wrong first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

With a second body dropping, things are getting dire. Which of the party guests is the murderer? Where is the cook? Why is no one pushing back on the idea that the entire team is really just Scooby Doo? The post C2E140. Not the Talking Dog (Clueless Part 3) first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

It isn't long now until the Bear King's Midsummer Feast and there are a few things to think about before they go. The post S5E18. With Bated Breath first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.

On what turns out to not quite be the last episode of Chosen, Jodie talks to a woman who, with a few simple questions, accidentally set in motion the creation of the Chosen paper. The post Chosen Part Fifteen – A Few Questions first appeared on Nerd & Tie Network.