Drinking With Nerds

Hello everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds: World Brewery. Today's episode is all about magic levels! A mainstay in almost all of fantasy, magic can range from being found in one legendary item to being a part of every day life to the point where the inhabitants find it mundane. It is the fact that this can be so different from everything else, that can make magic one of the most unique things about your world.   So grab some eye of newt, wings of a bat, and tears of a housefly. Then put it all in a pot, let it bubble up till its trouble......and then just throw it out and grab a cold one while you join me on Drinking with Nerds: World Brewery!

Hello everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds: World Brewery. Today's episode is all about where to start in your world building process. It could be with a map, political structure, or even history. There really is no wrong answer!   So grab a beer, snag some headphones, and gather the party (in whatever order you so choose) and going me as on Drinking with Nerds: World Brewery 

Hello Everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds! Today is the 1st official episode of my mini-sode while we are on a Super Soft Hiatus.    This week I go into the core idea needed for world building and the three worlds I intend to build during this mini-sodes. So mixup a cocktail, grab some head phones, and lets shake (not stirred) things up on Drinking with Nerds: World Brewery!

Hello everybody and welcome to Drinking with Nerds! Today is the first episode in a mini series we are doing while on hiatus. So join host Andrew as he explains what World Brewery is and what you can expect!

Hello everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds! We are 2 days post Christmas, and we figure "Why not keep that jolly around just a little bit longer?" That is right, today is all about our favorite Holiday films! From Christmas Story, to Elf, to Christmas Vacation, we cover all the classics! What about Die Hard you ask? Well, we address that elephant in the room and see if officially counts. So grab some expired eggnog, clear off a spot on that pile of wrapping paper that was once known as "couch", and enjoy the gift of DwN!

Hello everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds. In this special episode, we have our good friend, Brandon, filling in for Don as we play a card game known as SuperFight! From Alex in a flaming tutu to a dragon with a trident, the competitors we come up with are all kinds of weird!   So draw up a few cold ones, gather some friends, and join us as we have some fun!

Hello everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds! Today is our post Thanksgiving episode, and it's all about those side stories. With The Mandalorian out and about, continuing the awesome streak of Star Wars non-trilogy tales going, we decide to take a look at some other bits of media that we love and what we would like too see spin off of them. From Logan to My Hero and back to Star Wars, we got a ton of cool ideas that really do just need to be made. So grab some left over turkey, a nice cold one, and join us as we spend our Friday stuffed with good food and good company!

Hello everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds! Today is all about wrestling! From yelling out your finishing move like an anime character to the YES chant bleeding into everyday life, we take a look at wresting and the effects that nerdom has had on it and vise versa! So throw on that spandex, grab cold one, and plug in your head phones as you join on in our wrestling madness! OH YEAH!

Hello Everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds! Today we starting a reoccurring series were deep dive into to all the classes in D&D, abd who better to start with than the the Barbarian! Besides for, you know....the alphabet, we figured what better class to start with than one of the most iconic of the whole TTRPG universe. So grab a cold one, maybe a nice scone or something, and RAGE OUT with us on Drinking with Nerds!

Hello everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds! We are doing something new on this weeks episode! Before we recorded, we all got one Marvel character and one DC character. Then, we did the unthinkable and mashed them together! Ok...Marvel and DC ACTUALLY did this once before, but I think the ideas we had were much better. So grab a 2 cold ones, pour them in one glass, and join us as we try to one up the Amalgam Universe!

Hello Everyone, and thank you for listening to me....I mean Drinking with Nerds! This week will mark the end of our 4 part series about our hosts, and what better Nerd to end it on than the one that posts these episodes! Next week we will be going back to our normal format, but I can honestly say that this was a blast to make.  So grab a brewski and a friendski and join us as we celebrate a full year of Drinking with Nerds!   PS: Thanks to everyone you has listened. You are the reason we have done this for a year and the reason we will continue to do this.

Hello everyone and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds! Today we continue our series of deep dives into the people involved with our wonderful show. This time we are taking a look at the 4th nerd, our producer, Paul! Not only is he what makes us sound so put together (seriously we're a mess) but he is also our resident music guru and brings a certain retro opinion to the show (see what I did there Paul). So grab a cold one and your studio quality headphones and join us as we talk about everything that is Paul. P.S. I'm sorry Paul. Please don't mute my mic next episode! P.P.S. Don't forget to check out Don at Welcome to the Party right here! https://youtu.be/6Vl-BIRIado  

Hello Everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds! Today is the 2nd installment of our 4 part series and, this time, Alex is the one getting grilled. Will he be able to withstand the onslaught which is our questions! Can be beat Don's record of lighting round questions answered? Tune in and find out! Also, you can put in your head phones, grab a cold one, and listen to the music stylins of Andrew (Disclaimer:DwN is not responsible for any bleeding from the ears or rabid wolverine attacks that may occur.  

Hello everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds! This weeks episode is the first in a four part serious to help celebrate DwN's Podiversery, where we one host sits in the hot seat while the remaining 2 interview him. The first host up hails from the great state of New York. He drops natural 20s as if they were haymakers, and don't you dare get him him started on the last Jedi or he will force choke you out. Give it up for Don "The Glory" Gooooooooooooooooorrrriiiiiiiiiiii. So, plug in those head phones, grab a cold one, and get the inside scoop on Drinking with Nerds. 

Hello Everyone and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds! Early on, around when we first started this show, we talked about our favorite heroes. This time, we are looking at the other side of Two-Face's coin. That's right, it is all about our favorite baddies. Let's face it, a story is only as good as it's villain. So practice your evil laugh, grab your minions, and pop open a could one as you join us on the conversation of our favorite villains!

Hello everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds! This weeks episodes is all about those high fantasy tropes. One of the oldest settings in nerd culture, the high fantasy genre has collected its fair share of staples over the decades. From Gods, to Races, to the Chosen One, we cover some of the classic cliches.   So don your armor, grab a flagon of ale, and listen as we three bards spin you a tale...of things you see in just about every tavern. Also, how we did not bring up taverns is beyond me).

Hello Everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds! This week is all about what intellectual properties should get what we call the MCU treatment, a vast and ever expanding universe that is created around it. From John Wick, to Battle Tech, to Nintendo (?), we all have different ideas on what could fit. Assemble some cold ones, summon your headphones, and join on on this episode of Drinking with Nerds! OH, and you hear Don go into a berserker rage over Pan. The movie was given to him as part of our bad movie challenge with We Do Stuff Pod...and he is a fan.....

Hello everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds! This episode is dedicated to the supporting cast...because we all know the star of the story just would not get far with out them! From generals with boomerangs to a fake psychic bestie, we talk about our favorite co-stars.   So grab your partner, a couple of suds, and join us as we  say bye bye the space sword.   P.S. We did record this episode after already having a couple so be a bit more slurred than normal. Apologies! 

Hello everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds! This weeks episode is all about the cold, inevitable end....of our favorite TV shows,movies,games, ect! As we all have experienced as of late, ending a story in any media is not an easy task and some people do it better than others. So we decided to lay out our favorites.   So grab some headphones and a brewski (just make sure its one with a nice finish) and join us on Drinking with Nerds!

Hello Everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds. This weeks episode is all about class. No, we are not talking about school, we are talking about D&D 5E! While every class in the system are enjoyable, everyone has their favorites. From Monks, to Paladins, to Warlocks, we go over the classes that just seem to pull us back every time. So, grab your Patron and a cold one (if it isn't cold, use chilling touch) and join us on DwN!

In celebration of mothers day, this episode is all about the most bad mama jamas in fiction. From Game of Thrones, to Terminator, to Pixar, we cover our top fictional mothers. Fair warning, this is about kick butt women who are mothers, not the best human beings. *cough*Cersei*cough* Just, once you're done apologizing to your mom for totally forgetting mothers day and only getting her this episode as a gift, grab a cold one and join us as as we celebrate these bad mother...well you get the point.   PS: Andrew wanted to point out that he totally does NOT cry at the end...there was something in his eye. 

*This EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR AVENGERS ENDGAME* Hello everybody, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds. This time we have a spoiler filled talk about arguably the biggest movie event of our generation, Avengers: Endgame. So, if you have any interest in watching it but have yet to see it, I suggest you hold off until you do. Otherwise, you may find out that [redacted] [redacted] and [redacted] before they are [redacted] [redacted]. If you have seen it though, then grab you favorite friend...or at least your favorite that survived the snap, get some cold ones, and listen in to our review to the finale of the Infinity Saga!   PS....This has spoliers.

Hello Everybody, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds. The Endgame is nigh! With the final installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first major arc, now dubbed the Infinity Saga, right around the corner, what better way to celebrate than looking back on the past 11 yards of the MCU. From Iron Man to Ant-Man and the Wasp, we take a look at how exactly the MCU has impacted the movie industry as we know it. (Sorry guys, we recorded this BEFORE any of us had a chance to see Captain Marvel. It was a fantastic movie though!)   So grab a cold one, wait for the snap, and hope you are one of the ones still around so you can enjoy our very special episode of Drinking wi  

Hello everybody, and thank you for listening to Drinking w Nerds. This weeks is all about evil plots and what those dastardly villains should have done differently in order to walk away with that "W". From the Empire, to Shao Kahn, to the Federation of Zeon, all villains have that moment where they made one mistake that cost them what they wanted. We, on the other hand, are much better than that. So grab a martini (shaken, not stirred), strap yourselves into our easily escapable death trap, and get ready for some monologing on episode 16 of Drinking with Nerds!

Hello everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds! Today's episode is our first ever Part II! Last week was all about what campaigns we would love to someday run, while today is all about the characters that we are dying to play. Whether it is part of an elite supernatural spec ops team, a character made by someone else to test you roleplaying chops, or our favorite monkey god, we all have stacks of characters we just can't wait to get into. If you have ever played a table top roleplaying game, then you know exactly what we are talking about!   So throw away that beer from last episode, grab a fresh character sheet, and join us as we jump into our favorite character creations! 

Hello Everybody, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds. Today's episode is all about table top RPGs and what games we are just dying to run. For of those of you who are not into ttrpgs, there is always one player who is actually running the whole thing and basically lays out for the story that the other players participate in.While there are always a ton more out there we want to do, we each picked our top 2.   So grab your character sheet and set of dice, and join us as we talk about our dream campaigns. 

Hello Everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds. This is our 13th episode, and it is a killer! That's right, for this weeks episode we take a deep dive into horror, everyone's favorite late night genre, and talk about what works and what ends up better on the cutting room floor. From backstory, to jump scares, to the musical scores, there is a lot that can make or break a horror story.   So why don't you crawl out of Crystal Lake, grab a few of your favorite camp counselors, and open up a cold one while you listen to this weeks episode! 

Hello everyone and thank you for downloading our GAINT SIZE issue of Drinking with Nerds! This week, we give the previous year a little extra tender love and care as we dedicate almost 2 full hours to our favorite things of 2018. From TV, to video games, to comics, we cover all the bases. So pull up a chair, turn up the stereo, and reminisce with us as down a few for 2018. Cheers!

Hello everybody, and thank you for listening to Drink with Nerds! This week is all about the one thing that makes a good game a of legend, the story. While games like Call of Duty and the ORIGINAL Battlefront games will always hold a place in our heart, there will always fall somewhat short when compared to these games. From Uncharted, to Morrowind, to MORTAL KOMBAT, these games hooked us and kept our hands glued to the controller.   So GET OVER HERE, grab a beverage at so cold that Sub-Zero would blush, and join us as we waste a good out on games that took us much, much longer to actually beat!

Hello Everyone and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds! Today's episode is all about passing the torch.Whether it's Batman, All-Might, or one of the many mantles that could possibly be up for grabs after Avengers: Endgame, once a legacy grows to a certain point, the world can not just simply let go.When an icon falls, someone has to take their place...but can they live up to the expectations both in lore and real life? While some sadly can not (looking at you Jason Todd), others rise up and rival even their namesake (looking at you Miles).   So grab a cold one, pass it down to the person who will one day wear your crown, and have them sit in and listen as we chat about everyone from Robin, to The Doctor, to the captain of the Enterprise. It's good training!   Cheers!  

Hello everyone and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds. This weeks episode is all about one of the very basic needs of every story, the setting! Whether it is a high octane space opera or a dramatic feudal romance, the setting provides the backdrop for the story to unfold. Just like with beer, while all these different kinds most definitely have their perks and place, we of course have our favorites. This will also serve as a jump point for a reoccuring series where we go in depth on what ever setting is peeking our interest!   So grab you [insert quirky item from your favorite setting], crack open a [insert setting appropriate beverage, preferably with alcohol], and join us as we dive into the one of the very things that no story can truly do with out.

Hello everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds. Today's episode is our second edition of "A Beginners Guide." Last time, Don interviewed Alex and Andrew to see what it was about wrestling that has kept them fans of the sport for 20+ years. This time, it's Alex in the role of the interviewer and and he has a bag of holding full of questions for Don and Andrew about the trails and tribulations of running a table top game!   So, put in you ear buds, grab a brew, and hope we roll a natural 20 on at least a few of these charisma checks.    P.S. We spent all our potions money on beer instead....This is the last time Andrew will be in charge of supplies for the party.

Hello everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds! This episode is all about prequels and sequels, because, you know, just one isn't enough now days. While this doesn't always pay off, it has giving us some of our greatest work to ever grace our screen. So grab a cold one, sit down, then do it again just slightly differently (or go back to the moment you thought about getting the beer) and join us while we talk about everything from Star Wars, to Metal Gear Solid, to Alien!

Hello everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking With Nerds! Today we try something new and provide you with a beginner's guide to one of Andrew's and Alex's favorite things...WRESTLING! Don, the beginner, asks questions about their passion for the Squared Circle while they try to answer the to the best of their not so sober abilities. So, put on your tight, pull on your tights, and join us while we body slam some cold ones!

Hello everyone, and thank you for listening to Drinking with Nerds! This episode is about the anime that hold a special place in most nerds heart, GUNDAM! With Legendary Pictures announcing that they will be producing a new live action Gundam movie a couple of months ago, of course we had to cover this. So climb into the cockpit, launch your mobile suit, and and blast us through the loud speakers! The Zeon won't know what hit them.

Hello everyone, and welcome to Drinking with Nerds! This episode is all about heroes. From Deku from My Hero Academia to Rorschach, we're talking about what exactly pulls us to our favorite protagonist, and how they differ from the heroes that we like to play. So grab a beer and put on you cape because this episode is going to be PLUS ULTRA!

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 3 of Drinking with Nerds! Lets face it, you knnew this episode was coming. With Solo coming out and the fate of the Star Wars franchise hanging in the balance, how could we not talk about it. So grab a seat at your local cantina and join us as we talk about the various side stories that help  make the Star Wars universe so great.

Hello everyone, and welcome to the 2nd episode of Drinking with Nerds! In this episode, we talk about some of the various trends in the gameing industry. So crack open a beer and join us in celebrating the return of arcades, curse micro-transactions and loot boxes, and shed a tear over the fall of same console mutliplayer.  Cheers!

Welcome everyone to Drinking with Nerds!. In our first ever episode, we will be talking about just a few of favorite franchises and where we would like see them down the line. Cheers to you!