Nerd Best Friends

Dr. Intern Joan is back and celebrating favorite moments from Season 4! It truly was a season of growth and sharing the nerdiness. Analese is spending the summer on her old xbox and Rob is spending the summer on one-page rules games with his Warhammer minis. Also in this episode: Nerd Mail, updates to D7D 2024, Dr. Intern Joan should play D&D, summer plans, fancy dice sets, going to the movies again, creating threads of the same actor in different films/tv shows (is Steve Urkel a villain??), nerd organizing, video game consoles, family gaming. Talk Nerdy to Me TRAILER SWAP: nerds will love Play Comics podcast, comparing video games based off comics. Give them a listen and a follow!Bonus episodes for subscribers on Patreon! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our newest Top 5, this time NERDING OUT about our favorite bad guys and gals! Dr. Intern Joan is back! Analese is loving the literary baddies and Rob is loves going back to childhood scares.Also in this episode: hockey drinking game or a power hour, Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman and great theme songs, goofin and cheesin, true crime, reality tv shows like the Amazing Race, Vecna, The Monkey, crane machines for schools. Talk Nerdy to Me TRAILER SWAP: check out the Total Conundrum podcast, all about the spooky, the unexplained, and a good listen! Bonus episodes for subscribers on Patreon! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Notorious Dr. Intern Joan is back and the nerds are highlighting the nerdy things they are doing right now! Analese is working on her 25 for 2025 and Rob is switching his apps around for maximum nerd-tracking. Also in this episode: Nerd Mail from Los805 and more game console knowledge, DIJ's book recommendations, Do it Now and gamifying to-do lists, the renaissance of Women's Basketball (wishing Juju Watkins a speedy recovery and FIGHT ON), miniature of the month at Games Workshop, changing planners and organizing the year of nerd goals. Bonus episodes for subscribers on Patreon! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America's Favorite Teen Nerd is back! Andrew, Dr. Intern Joan, and Aaron from the Lore of the Rings Podcast join your nerd best friends for geeky fun. Grab your favorite dice set, your variant cover player's handbook, and let's roll for initiative! Analese has still not committed to being a DM and Rob has turned his focus all on AI for his health goals. Also in this episode: Nerd Mail from new subscriber, Maria! Plus Storygraph, ScreenZen, Final Girl 3, Death Clock AI, Notorious DIJ's tips on Hoopla, and make sure you catch the Lore of the Rings podcast!Bonus episodes for subscribers on Patreon! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is a remake versus a reboot? And should they even happen? Your nerd best friends get all jiggy with the nerdverse and storytelling. Analese is still obsessed with Final Girl and Rob has discussions with his AI friendo.Also in this episode: NotebookLM, poppin off on Threads, Adam Sandler yay or nay, using Warhammer minis for custom one page rule games. Bonus episodes for subscribers on Patreon! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thirty years ago was 1995, and oh how our nerdy hearts beat for the late 1900s! TV, Films, Books, Comics, Trends, and more discussed in this episode. Analese was 17 but following all things law and Rob was 16 but slam dancing along to Primus. Also in this episode: Amazing Ghostbusters Nerd Mail, favorite fantasy contests, all things 1995 (Windows 95, birth of eBay and Amazon, and much, much more), Deth Wizards, the age of life for progressive glasses. Post-credits mash-up of Ghostbusters and I Want a New Drug by Revartmit on YouTube. Offered for entertainment only, with all credits to original artists. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing on this path of horror, the nerds read Hellboy: The Crooked Man and the Return of Effie Kolb and then watch the film. And then NERD OUT about it! Analese digs the horror vibes and Rob is putting tea on his minis. Also in this episode: 90s trivia, NBF Podcast on Bluesky, putting terrain on your minis, Final Girl series 3, shifting our nerd goals. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time to GET SPOOKY and nerd out over the Ghostbusters Franchise! Jump in Ecto1, grab your proton pack, because who you gonna call?? We welcome special guest, Robert C. Murray, author of the Titan Run trilogy of sci-fi books! Analese looooves Paul Rudd and Rob is getting into the HORROR genre more than ever before!Also in this episode: games as gifts, Deth Wizards, guesting on other podcasts, Fleetwood Mac's The Dance and Analese's connection, Nerd Best Friends UBER FAN, legos, yearly rewatch traditions. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy new year, NERDS!! It's time to reflect and reset our NERD goals for the new year - the annual NERD GOAL setting and making our 25 for 2025. We welcome special guest, Ashley, writer and creator of Oakbridge! Dr. Intern Joan joins the episode for nerd goaling, too. Analese reflects her year of Stephen King and Rob got out-cookie'd in his own holiday nerd cookie competition. Also in this episode: Dexter: Original Sin, mini paint brush animal hair, lost packages during the holidays, selling nerd stuff on eBay, funny dreams, The Floor. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season 4 series nerding is on the 2009-2010 television series Dollhouse starring Eliza Dushku. Enter the sci-fi mind-wiping universe from Joss Whedon with the NERDS. Analese knows there's a guy on our team that dresses like a pirate and Rob wishes he could mind-wipe his rewatch to keep the fond memories of this show fonder. Also in this episode: Snarling Badger Studios, The Great Goblin Hargle-Bargle, OnlyGames.co, psychedelic therapy, the Whedonverse, mini games, Final Girl series 3. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do the NERDS like nerd gift GIVING or nerd gift RECEIVING more? Are their suggestions purely their own NERD gift WISHLIST? All of these answered and MOAR in this 2024 edition of the Nerd Gift Giving Guide! Analese is excited for HellmouthCon 2025 with the possibility to have a picture with Spike AND Dru together and Rob has taken his mini painting hobby to an AI level. Also in this episode: upgrading your phone, school administrator appreciation, what D&D magical item would you want to have in real life, MOAR Buffy the Vampire Slayer talk. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Intern Joan is on the show for the first time ever, as she joins the Nerds in the annual Nerd Book Club. This year is all about Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons (2023). Analese is rocking Mr. Mercedes TV series and Rob's annual Castle Ravenloft adventure for Halloween commences!Also in this episode: Intern Joan's healthy appetite for books, winter priming minis for painting, the 5-man band nerd mail, British recommendations from a fellow podcast, Talk Nerdy to Me. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From Mar-Vel to Captain Marvel to Ms. Marvel to Spectrum, the annual superhero episode is all-female, all the time! Analese continues her year of Stephen King and Rob just knows future Rob will be so happy with his sunny day priming extravaganza! Also in this episode: buying more minis, Nerd trivia, outrageously long audiobooks, when Nerds get out-nerded by their families. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of our favorite episodes each year: NERDWATCHING. Join the nerds for their favorite NERDY TV shows and films from the 2010s. Analese is in the middle of spook-tober and Rob is in the middle of orc-tober!Also in this episode: spreadsheets, matching NFL teams to Warhammer 40k teams, Final Girl, solo board gaming, ChatGPT, games, and lots of nerd mail. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sometimes our passion for our NERDY things can turn into Gatekeeping. Join the Nerds for a great look into the things we do and how we evolve our favorite nerd hobbies. Analese prefers reboots to remakes and Rob is a DM on HIS time, dangit!Also in this episode: Sandbox VR games, bachelor parties, room flipping in your own house, favorite James Earl Jones roles outside of Star Wars, the Golden Girls as the perfect D&D party. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Nerds haven't had a top 5 list in a while, and you know you missed the NERD FIGHTING. This episode is all about favorite and memorable cars in pop culture! Analese kept it classically spooky and Rob pities the foo. Also in this episode: Star Wars characters as Dungeon Masters, quests for Target and Barnes & Noble exclusive game sets, international travel, concert going when you are nearly 50 years old. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Nerds are back for season 4, and their NERDY travels hit a new high this summer! Travel with them and hordes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer to the Hellmouth for HellmouthCon at Torrance High School (CA), the site where early seasons of the series was filmed. From cosplay to trivia contests to panels to special fan experiences, much fun was had. Analese yielded the scythe and Rob came ready to slay the trivia competition! Special guest on this episode is Frank Bonacci, Scooby and co-host of Slaying It! with Juliet Landau podcast.Also in this episode: breaking in the Paris Olympics, upgrading old gaming consoles, spreadsheets for D&D, horror genre, Creepshow comic book reboot, and lots of Buffy knowledge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Counting down the days to the start of the school year, but still being nerdy! This week Analese tells another Forrest Gump life story and Rob got that Army Painter surplus store, aka the ENTIRE LIBRARY of Army Painter paints.Listen now and get ready for season 4 with your Nerd Best Friends. Catch up on episodes wherever you get your podcast content.Intern Joan is back! Slide into our DMs @nerdbestfriends or write to us: podcast@nerdbestfriends.comBonus content at patreon.com/nerdbestfriends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing the summer of nerd.... this week Analese Just Wanna and Rob sends off a new Air Force member with a D&D game. Thank you for your service, Alex M. - we hope boot camp is going well.Listen now and get ready for season 4 with your Nerd Best Friends. Catch up on episodes wherever you get your podcast content.Intern Joan is back! Slide into our DMs @nerdbestfriends or write to us: podcast@nerdbestfriends.comBonus content at patreon.com/nerdbestfriends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Continuing the summer of nerd.... this week Analese has to hold back on talking about Buffy the Vampire Slayer and HellmouthCon and Rob is contemplating reorganizing his 24 for 2024.Listen now and get ready for season 4 with your Nerd Best Friends. Catch up on episodes wherever you get your podcast content.Intern Joan is back! Slide into our DMs @nerdbestfriends or write to us: podcast@nerdbestfriends.comBonus content at patreon.com/nerdbestfriends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing the summer of nerd.... this week Analese preps for HellmouthCon and Rob celebrates free comic book day on Star Wars day. Listen now and get ready for season 4 with your Nerd Best Friends. Catch up on episodes wherever you get your podcast content.Intern Joan is back! Slide into our DMs @nerdbestfriends or write to us: podcast@nerdbestfriends.comBonus content at patreon.com/nerdbestfriends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The NERDS are enjoying summer and being nerdy! This week Analese considers playing hooky to play games and Rob meets Matthew McConaughey.Listen now and get ready for season 4 with your Nerd Best Friends. Catch up on episodes wherever you get your podcast content.Intern Joan is back! Keep up-to-date on our social medias @nerdbestfriends or write to us: podcast@nerdbestfriends.comBonus content at patreon.com/nerdbestfriends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The NERDS are enjoying summer and being nerdy! Listen now and get ready for season 4 with your Nerd Best Friends. Catch up on episodes wherever you get your podcast content. Intern Joan is back! Keep up-to-date on our social medias @nerdbestfriends or write to us: podcast@nerdbestfriends.comBONUS CONTENT on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

**Original Airdate: May 1, 2024**This episode to end Season 3 was lost in our transition from Spotify to Acast.... enjoy the nerds recapping and bagging on season 3! Summer One Shots begin this month of June, so catch up now! So many NERDY things happening, keep in touch on instagram @NerdBestFriends. Bonus NERD content on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriendsWhat's the NERDIEST thing YOU did this week? Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of our favorite things to do while traveling is... being nerds! And this also means finding barcades everywhere we go. Let's talk about barcades, baby. Also in this episode: Burger Week, Castle Rock cookbook, playlists for tabletop games, HELLMOUTHCON, Buffy the Vampire Slayer cosplay, traveling to Vegas AGAIN this summer. Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

Where in your home do you work on your hobbies, watch your favorite nerd shows, or play games? The Nerds talk about the evolution from man caves and she sheds to the ultimate Nerd Room. Also in this episode: Chat GPT for role playing table top games, Army Painter, nerdy work conferences, ordering minis from overseas. Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

The Nerds talk about growing up analog and adulting in digital... including the evolution of video games along the way! Also in this episode: escape rooms, only games (not fans), sunny day mini priming, arcades, discord, games that are better than films. Subscribe and follow NOW! Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

It's that time of year where we catch up with the Nerds and their current hobbies: what are they reading, watching, listening to, painting, playing... in this season's What Are You Doing? Tell us what you're doing, too - podcast@nerdbestfriends.com Also in this episode: cosplay videos on YouTube, toggling between the digital world and paper world as nerds, suggestions for nerd things, mounting televisions, headphones that last 20 years, making mini painting "recipes" for repeated success. Subscribe and follow NOW! Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

Join the Nerds as they dive deep into the world of cult classic movies! From the quirky characters to the iconic quotes, they explore what makes these films so beloved by fans around the globe. Get ready for a nostalgic trip down memory lane as they discuss hidden gems, cult followings, and the enduring appeal of these cinematic treasures. Also in this episode: miniature agnostic games, NFL playoff brackets, putting the chat in ChatGPT, nerd scheduling, and remembering the good old neighborhood video rental store. Subscribe and follow NOW! Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

Travel back in time with the nerds... all the way back to 1994! 30 years ago, lightning struck that tower, er, wait that's the wrong script... 30 years ago, the nerds began to forge a friendship that is the basis for this podcast. What was cool in 94? Listen and learn! Also in this episode: nerd cookbooks, troubles with Spotify algorithms, nerd hobbies during work conferences, sports betting, NFL playoff brackets. Subscribe and follow NOW! Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

Analese, your podcast host and horror nerd, walks Rob through the multiverse and universe building by the master of horror - Stephen King. Since Analese is Constant Reader, it is safe to join the nerds on this journey. Also in this episode: Warhammer, Instagram analytics, mail subscription games, Final Girl, organization, 2024 nerd goals. Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

Happy New Year, nerds! Analese and Rob review their nerd goals with the 24 for 2024 while taking a look at what went nerdy, nerd-wrong, and just plain nerdish in 2023. Also in this episode: Nike Dunks, ChatGPT, Masks, Rob having a closet like Cher in Clueless.   Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

The nerds are back and talking about another nerdy cult classic TV show: Quantum Leap. Come leap with us, nerds! Also in this episode: more mini painting, board gaming, modular shelving systems, YouTube tutorials, nerdy tangents.   Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

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For this annual segment, Analese and Rob offer tips to holiday season gift giving for your favorite nerds on your list!  Also in this episode: charcuterie boards, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, D&D for days, mini painting, lots of gift ideas. Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

NERD FIGHT ALERT! In our annual segment, Analese and Rob verbally duke it out on WHAT and IF the similarities are between Star Wars IV: A New Hope and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. If you like nerd fights, this is your episode! Also in this episode: Stars & Bars, fan fiction, Buffy verse extended multiverse on Audible, D&D novels, issues with Spotify. Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

The conversation nerded out so hard, we have some BONUS CONTENT! Patreon subscribers at the MOAR NERDS level have separate access to extra crispy BONUS CONTENT with our guest, Adam Kuns. Subscribe on Patreon now to hear the extended conversation, and stay nerdy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

The place where Analese and Rob met, where the Venn diagram of all our guests mostly collide, and the place where the special guest was introduced to the podcast hosts circa 2003. Adam Kuns joins the Nerds to talk about the nerdiest of nerdy nerdom, MARCHING BAND. Also in this episode: 3d printing, fantasy football, rooftop theatre, board game organizing Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

America's Favorite Teen Nerd is back - and he's in high school now! Andrew returns to talk about Spiderman, the beloved and most favorite superhero of both him and Rob. Analese is here to talk about Final Girl, and maybe Spiderman, too. Also in this episode: reading digital comics, Kickstarter, role playing games, CMON Games, and more! Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends. What's the nerdiest thing you did this week? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

The Nerds have visited their favorite television and film from the 1980s, 1990s... and now the aughts! Nerd shows and movies from 2000 through 2009 on deck in this episode. Also in this episode: tabletop game simulators, using film montages to describe your life, and forgetting all the names and titles to everything. Bonus content is on Patreon.com/NerdBestFriends. What's the nerdiest thing you did this week? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

Rob and Analese talk all things books: favorite books, genres of books, all the reading nerdy goodness! Also in this episode: Star Wars, nerd room organizing, Final Girl, movie adaptations. Bonus content is on Patreon: Click here to subscribe and support Nerd Best Friends! What's the nerdiest thing you did this week? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

It's season 3! Analese and Rob bring the first installment of Nerd Travels, and talk about a special event playing Dungeons & Dragons in Las Vegas. After three years of online playing, Team No Consequences met in Sin City for an epic level 20 finale. This is their story! Bonus content is on Patreon: Click here to subscribe and support Nerd Best Friends! What's the nerdiest thing you did this week? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

SUMMER TIME check-in with the Nerds! As we go back to school, the Nerds reminisce about their summer nerd activities. Support our podcast: purchase shirts, mugs, hoodies, and more at Tee Public Store - Nerd Best Friends and get ready for Season 3, which starts September 6th. So much good nerd content coming your way this season! Tell a friend! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

It's SUMMER TIME... which means big movies and time to actually watch them. Rob, Maria, and America's favorite teen nerd Andrew recently saw the new Indiana Jones flick and give their immediate reactions. Meanwhile, Analese is still catching up on MCU. Support our podcast: purchase shirts, mugs, hoodies, and more at Tee Public Store - Nerd Best Friends and get ready for Season 3! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

The Nerds recap and reminisce all the fun and foolery from season 2! Rob is living out his youth with HeroQuest and Analese prepares to move away from her best friend! @NerdBestFriends is our social media, podcast@nerdbestfriends.com is our email - message us today! Follow and like our stuff, it'll be fun, we SWEAR! ⁠VISIT OUR WEBSITE and tip your nerd best friends!⁠ CALL TO ACTION: (1) create your 23 for 2023 and let us know by sharing on social media with #2023nerdgoals, (2) share your progress over the year when you complete a goal with the same hashtag, (3) gamify your goals for this year! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

It's one of the Nerds favorite things to do: watch a nerd movie, then sit around and have some foolery and fun conversation. This time, the long awaited film based off D&D was so exciting to the Nerds, they even went to the theatre on opening weekend. Special guests Andrew and Maria join in for extra crispy conversation. Rob really likes them D&D monsters and Analese wouldn't be able to tell a wizard or a sorcerer apart. @NerdBestFriends is our social media, podcast@nerdbestfriends.com is our email - message us today! Follow and like our stuff, it'll be fun, we SWEAR! ⁠VISIT OUR WEBSITE and tip your nerd best friends!⁠ OTHER NERDY TOPICS: War Game Vault, Rob's Recommendations, Red Dragon t-shirts, gardening nerds, slap chop, Hero Quest.  CALL TO ACTION: (1) create your 23 for 2023 and let us know by sharing on social media with #2023nerdgoals, (2) share your progress over the year when you complete a goal with the same hashtag, (3) gamify your goals for this year! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

In our first installment of Nerd Careers, the Nerds bring Zack Weiler to the show! Zack is an accomplished CGI Artist in the film industry and has worked on films such as Justice League, Wreck-it Ralph, Frozen, and many more award-winning flicks.  Rob loves those video game cut scenes and Analese wonders how her cape moves in the breeze. CALL TO ACTION: (1) create your 23 for 2023 and let us know by sharing on social media with #2023nerdgoals, (2) share your progress over the year when you complete a goal with the same hashtag, (3) gamify your goals for this year! OTHER NERDY TOPICS: Kickstarter, Dungeons and Lasers, Feldherr game organizers, table top games, tea, fruit trees, multiverse D&D games. @NerdBestFriends is our social media, podcast@nerdbestfriends.com is our email - message us today! Follow and like our stuff, it'll be fun, we SWEAR! VISIT OUR WEBSITE and tip your nerd best friends! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

The Nerds welcome Dustin, the owner of BGE's Tabletop, a game store in the Los Angeles Area. Rob is jealous of Dustin and Analese is jealous of Dustin. CALL TO ACTION: (1) create your 23 for 2023 and let us know by sharing on social media with #2023nerdgoals, (2) share your progress over the year when you complete a goal with the same hashtag, (3) gamify your goals for this year! OTHER NERDY TOPICS: slap chop, mini painting, Gloomhaven, Frosthaven, Speed Paint Metallics by Army Painter, you tube channels, opening a game store, and don't forget about this episode's recommendation from Rob. Here is a link to Dustin's Store: BGE's Tabletop @NerdBestFriends is our social media, podcast@nerdbestfriends.com is our email - message us today! Follow and like our stuff, it'll be fun, we SWEAR! VISIT OUR WEBSITE and tip your nerd best friends! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerd-best-friends/support

Andrew is back again, and the Nerds compare and contrast the films Ready Player One and The Muppets. Rob still is unsure if he's a manly muppet or a muppet of a man and Analese is unsure if Ready Player One is actually more like The Hunger Games. CALL TO ACTION: (1) create your 23 for 2023 and let us know by sharing on social media with #2023nerdgoals, (2) share your progress over the year when you complete a goal with the same hashtag, (3) gamify your goals for this year! OTHER NERDY TOPICS: 1980s nostalgia, Chat GPT, The Force Awakens, Funko Pops and the Funko Pop store, Hero Quest, Scum and Villainy in L.A., just fold it in. @NerdBestFriends is our social media, podcast@nerdbestfriends.com is our email - message us today! Follow and like our stuff, it'll be fun, we SWEAR! VISIT OUR WEBSITE and tip your nerd best friends! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerd-best-friends/support

The Nerds welcome Nancy to the show, as she recently competed in the inaugural California Women's State Pinball Championship. Listen for tips and tricks to fun and competitive pinball, plus a slew of other really nerdy things. Rob learned that tilting is trying and Analese is giddy over the Adam Sandler references. CALL TO ACTION: (1) create your 23 for 2023 and let us know by sharing on social media with #2023nerdgoals, (2) share your progress over the year when you complete a goal with the same hashtag, (3) gamify your goals for this year! OTHER NERDY TOPICS: Puzzles, gaming, Star Wars, twitch, Amazon Japan, Skittles burgers, AFOL (adult fan of Legos), pie cross puzzles, The Behemoth games, Cobra Kia, Mr. Beast Burger, the ocho, nudie magazine day. @NerdBestFriends is our social media, podcast@nerdbestfriends.com is our email - message us today! Follow and like our stuff, it'll be fun, we SWEAR! VISIT OUR WEBSITE and tip your nerd best friends! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerd-best-friends/support