Nerds of a Certain Age Podcast

Hi, thanks for listening. In this episode, we discuss the game Stellaris. As games get more complex, is it possible to take game mechanic solutions and apply them to the real world problems of today and tomorrow? Perhaps, and this thought experiment aims to try. After some Stellaris discussion, we discuss our favorite computer games. Thanks for listening.

Hi, thanks for listening. In this episode we discuss the recent exploration of space before we get into Netflix's Black Mirror Bandersnatch and Birdbox, Choose Your Own Adventure books and 3d movies. Thanks for listening.

Hi, it's probably cold outside and the song is probably played to the wrong audience. It's Britney, bitch. At least she didn't want to get hit again. Thanks again for listening.

Hi, we recorded this show on 12/15/18 and we touch on several topics that you may enjoy. Thanks for listening.

Hi, thanks for listening. Here is our latest episode. After not recording together for a while, we catch up and on what we've been doing the last 8 months and dust off the microphones.

Hi, thanks for downloading the latest show. This episode was recorded on April 20th, so I'm not really sure what we talked about. Thanks again for listening and staying with us while we sort out a schedule that works for the three of us to record.

Hi, thanks for listening. My tinnitus was acting up for this episode, so sound levels are a bit wonky though I have cleaned them up as best I can post-edit. We welcome Dan back before getting into, in no particular order and not limited to, Bitcoin pyramid schemes, RIP's to several people and Toys-R-Us, the Austin bomber, the new Eisenhorn novel and model, 40k related things like the new Tau codex and Horus Heresy novels. Thanks again for listening. If you kind of like what you hear, then tell your friends.

Hi, Sidetrack Nick joins us for another episode where we discuss some cryptocurrency before getting into what a possible civil war would look like in the modern age. As always, you can reach us on our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address or find us on Facebook. If you at least kind of like what you hear, tell your friends. Thanks for listening!

Hi, thanks for listening. For our first show back from the mid-season hiatus, we are joined by Sidetrack Nick who is filling in for Dan. We get into quite a few topics and end on an in-depth discussion of Star Wars novels and canon. As always, you can reach us on our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address or find us over on Facebook. We probably aren't the greatest thing since sliced bread, but if you like what you hear, tell your friends. Thanks for listening!

Hi, thanks for listening. We start with a few famous dead people and a shout out before getting into some current events including climate change, pension stability, New York's lawsuit against fossil fuel companies, and mass extinction events. After the break, we get into some statistics and research into DNA links between Crohn's Disease and Parkinson's Disease, and with Warhammer 40k hobby talk. We finish discussing our current watch lists on on Netflix including Legion, Westworld, Black Mirror and Marvel's Runaways. We hope you enjoy our lively discussion and low energy C-Swizzy.

Hi, this episode is all about cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, Etherium, and Litecoin. Chris jumped into a rabbit hole and farmed cryptocurrency, Dan knew enough to ask intelligent questions, and Rich knew enough to ask noob questions. As always, you can reach us on Facebook or Twitter or drop us a line at our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address to ask for advice or send us feedback. Thanks for listening!

Hi, thanks for listening. In the first half of the show, we discuss several subjects ranging from SpaceX, interstellar asteroids, to iPhone batteries, to famous dead people from this year, before we catch up with a listener who wrote in a few months back. In the second half of the show, we review the latest Star Wars movie and discuss the good, bad, and indifferent of The Last Jedi. As always, you can find us on Facebook and Twitter. Or you can write in to us at our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address. Drop us a line or ask us for advice. Thanks for listening and tell your friends about us.

Hi, thanks for listening in. In this episode we get into a few random topics before discussing the latest Thor movie and how the mythology lines up with the Marvel universe. Thanks for listening. As always, if you need mediocre advice, please send it to our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address.

Hi, thanks for listening. In this episode we get into Christmas music and commercialism before Thanksgiving, steam powered rockets, Stranger Things 2, and The Zoo before we take a break. After the break, we discuss the Three Stooges, Warhammer 40k, and Dungeons and Dragons. As always, you can get mediocre advice from us by emailing us at our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address. Thanks again for listening and have a good day!

Hi, thanks for tuning in. We discuss all things monsters. From the bad guys Hollywood over produces, to the monsters no one produces, you'll get your fill of demons, vegan cults, vampires and nagas. Thanks for listening. As always, you can find us over on Twitter at @noacapodcast or send us an email at nerdsofacertainage over at gmail.

Hi, thanks for tuning in this week. We cover our nerd bases this week with some Warhammer 40K, drinking, and 40k. After the break, we discuss remembrances of our departed friend before getting into AD&D and the possibility of running a new campaign. Thanks again for listening. If you like what you hear, tell your friends. As always, you can find us on Twitter at @noacapodcast or send us an email at nerdsofacertainage over at gmail.

Thanks for tuning in. This is a Versus episode. Tyranids vs Aliens vs Starcraft Zerglings? Necrons vs Borg? M*A*S*H vs ER vs House? Star Wars vs Star Trek? Streaming Star Trek and Stranger Things and The Expanse? Because why not! Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoyed the 80's television show theme songs.

Hi, thanks for tuning in. This episode is all over the place from the Puerto Rico hurricane, to Native American medicine bags, to resting bitch face, to vagal nerve stimulation. After a short Russian break, we get into Warhammer 40K, the Plastic Crack Support Group (PCSG), to Black Library books, to wiping your ass with your bare hands. We thank you for listening!

Hi, thanks for listening. If you like what you hear, please tell your friends. We start out with Warhammer 40k. From the new Chaos Marine codex to the Ultramarine and Primaris Space Marine porn codex to our hobbying. Then we switch to Elite Dangerous and C-Swizzy's and Tricky Dick's defection from Zachary Hudson to Aisling Duvall - long live the Empire! We round out the first half with Tricky Dick's first RPG game in years - Marvel Superheroes. The second half is all about villains, their archetypes, and the perfect villains. Thanks for listening! If you want advice or send us a link or email, please write to us at our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address.

Hi, thanks for listening. We start out with a shout out to The Mooch, before we get into the RIP mentions. Then we get into Hurricane Harvey, the Forever GI Bill, Charlottesville, and blue whale vaginas. In the second half, we talk about the recent solar eclipse, the Cassini Huygens prove that will end its mission around Saturn, the new 5G cellular networks on the 600mhz band, and Scotch Whiskey. We close the show with our first ever "What Should I Do?" segment with a listener soliciting us for our unique and mediocre advice. Thanks again for listening. If you like what you here, tell your friends. If you want to ask us questions or get our unique and mediocre advice, you can write to us at our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address.

Hi, thanks for listening. We appreciate your taking the time to give us a listen whether it's in your car, during your workout, or in your office cubicle. The first segment is all about 40K from the new Grey Knights release to the emotional value of a fully painted army to Chaos Space Marine codex previews. In the 2nd segment, Dan takes a big steaming shit all over the Steven Spielberg movie E.T. and then we get into movies and talk about how they do or don't hold up over time. As always, please contact us at nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com if you want to part of our studio audience or wish to contact us for our upcoming "What Should I Do" segment, or just want to chat us up. You can also find us on Twitter at our @noacapodcast handle. Thanks for listening, we appreciate your time. And if you like what you hear, please spread the word. The kindest compliment after imitation is to tell your friends about us.

Hello and welcome to this multi topic episode. We give a shout out to the Random Mission Cast show before we get into RIPs. From there we get to brain trauma in Football to antibiotic resistant gonorrhea to mutant mice and gene editing. We finish the first segment with Australia's $328 million plan to eradicate fire ants. After the break we get Polish resistance to the European Union, gender bias that leads to the minority being treated better than the majority. From there we get into the the first female Doctor Who and the ground that was already broken by women and african americans before social media made a big deal about the Doctor Who pick. Then we wind down the show with our Profile in Courage of Joseph Kittinger and surprise butt sex. As always, please contact us at nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com if you want to part of our studio audience or wish to contact us for our upcoming "What Should I Do" segment, or just want to chat us up. You can also find us on Twitter at our @noacapodcast handle. Thanks for listening, we appreciate your time. And if you like what you hear, please spread the word. The kindest compliment after imitation is to tell your friends about us.

Hi, thanks for listening. Kurt joins us again for this 40k centric episode. Rocking out from 3rd edition until now, we played a game and discuss codex creed over the years! Thanks for listening and have a nice day!

Hello and welcome to this episode of Nerds of a Certain Age. We are joined in this multi-topic episode by Kurt. We cover a wide range of topics from death and religion, to things old people can get away with and a profile in courage. Thank you for listening and check out our next show in two weeks. So say we all!

Hello and welcome! In this multi-topic show, we discuss a couple new podcasts that are coming out from our friends, the US exit from the Paris Climate Accords, and the UK snap election. In the second half, we discuss the ISIS targeting of Iran, Fermi National Lab's particle accelerator, new moons around Jupiter, black hole collisions, profile civilian courage in war, before we discuss DC movies and a couple of old, great DC tv shows. We thank you for listening. If you like what you hear, tell your friends!

Hello and welcome to this episode dedicated to Warhammer 40k 8th edition. Thanks to some generous souls, we obtained all of the 8th edition books a week early and then played an 8th edition game. In the first half of the show, we discuss the major changes in 8th edition. In the second half of the show, we discuss our game using the 8th edition rules. As always, you can find us on Facebook, or @noacapodcast on Twitter, or email us at our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address. We thank you for listening. If you like what you hear, tell your friends and help us grow our audience.

Hi, thanks for listening. In this episode, we discuss movies and the Hollywood sequels, prequels, reboots, and adaptations. In the second half, we get back to our roots in Warhammer 40k. Thank you for listening, and if you like what you hear, tell your friends.

Hello and welcome to our one year anniversary episode! In this episode, you will hear a few RIP's, a piece of hate mail we received, SpaceX, China, and solar roof tiles. After the break, you we give you a Profile in Perseverance, Elite: Dangerous, and end the show with masturbation. We thank you for listening to this latest episode. If you like what you hear, tell your friends!

Hi! Thanks for listening. This episode is all about a couple books we recently read. Endurance by Alfred Lansing delves into the failed Antarctic expedition by Sir Ernest Shackelton. Seveneves by Neal Stephenson delves into a near future Earth where humanity must escape into space as the moon breaks up and renders the Earth uninhabitable for 5,000 years. We thank you for listening and hope you rekindle your love (or hatred) for books. As always, you can reach us at nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com or on Twitter or Facebook.

Thanks for listening. This episode is chocked full of mini-topics. In the first segment, we delve into recent celebrity and near celebrity deaths, guitars, vinyl records, Joe Rogan, Bill Burr, Mike Rowe, Luke Cage, The Expanse, Elite: Dangerous, plastic surgery to look like genderless aliens, Space X, and phrases from other countries. Later on, we get into Chicago population drops, marijuana, Chinese toilet paper thieves, and goats screaming like humans. We almost cut the goats screaming bit out, but we are a high caliber, low quality, no edit podcast - so you get the screaming goats. As always, you can reach us on Twitter, nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com or on Facebook. We thank you for listening and hope you have a nice day. Download this episode, download it hard. And tell your friends!

Welcome to episode 11.5, now with more conspiracy theories! This episode is dedicated to Alex Jones, infowars, Joe Rogan, and all the conspiracies you can handle. As always, you can reach us at Twitter @noacapodcast or find us on our Facebook page or send us an email at our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address. Thank you for listening and have a nice day!

Hello and welcome to ep 11.0 of Nerds of a Certain Age. In this episode, we get right into Stranger Things and the PETA fur conspiracy in Warhammer 40,000 from Games Workshop. Near 15 minutes, we talk about marijuana health effects, and at 22 minutes we discuss strange things from the internet. At 30 minutes we discuss Chicago politics and gun violence and at 36 minutes, we discuss SpaceX. After the break at 41 minutes, we get into NATO funding and U.S. involvement in NATO, as well as the Chech Republic split and its influence on pilsner beer. At 53 minutes, we discuss a climate change carbon tax plan. At 67 minutes, get into the influence of books, how books got us together as friends, and how a book resulted in a juvenile record. Finally at 88 minutes, we have an Adventure in Stupidity. As always, you can reach us at nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com or find us on our blog page or on Facebook. Thank you for listening, and have a nice day!

Hello and welcome! In this episode, we discuss music the Soviet Union banned and get into a Jimmy Page vs Eric Clapton smack down. Thank you for listening and check out our next show in two weeks!

Hello and welcome to our latest episode. In this show, we catch up on the Assassin's Creed and Star Wars: Rogue One movies. Then we get into world events in space we look forward to this year. We close out by discussing the Drake Equation that attempts to mathematically figure out how alone we are in the universe. As always, you can follow us on our Facebook page or our Twitter handle, and you can always email us through nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com for more fun. We thank you for listening. If you like what you hear, tell your friends!

Hello and welcome to our latest show. This is a multi-topic episode and we range from trolling to 2016 celebrity dead to things we are watching to lasers to China's green energy initiative to Chicago gun violence tallies to Chicago soda & sugar tax to homeopathy and other health bullshit. We close the show with our second installment of Profiles in Adventure featuring doctors and the Antarctic. As always, you can find us on our Twitter @noacapodcast handle, our Facebook page, or you can write us at our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com account. Thank you for listening and have a nice day!

Hello and welcome! This episode is dedicated to all things music and the impact it's had on our lives. Thank you for listening and have a nice day!

Hello and welcome to the first episode of 2017. In this multi-topic show, we cover quite a bit of ground. From recent deaths, to things we are watching to the latest results from the experimental fusion reactor in Germany. Then, at the 32:30 mark, we get into the Presidential election recount by the Green Party and militant atheism. At the 48 minute mark, we bring you our first Profile in Adventure where Brian Blessed is profiled. In the second segment starting at the 54 minute mark, we discuss the very serious topic of health and getting to a doctor when your body is telling you something. Dan also passes along advice on how not to pop a boner with your doctor. As always, you can find us on our Twitter handle @noacapodcast, or email us at nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com or find us on Facebook. Thank you for listening and have a nice day!

Hello and welcome to this extra special episode featuring our guest, FunLuvinAJ. We had a great time interviewing AJ and are pleased with how well the episode came together. This show is dedicated to a facet of everyone's life that is often not talked about in American society: sex, fetish play, kinks, porn, erotic audio, and getting off. By discussing these topics, we hope you gain a new insight into this part of our society and can take away something useful in your own lives. To find AJ's work, simply lick on these links for her Literotica page, her Niteflirt page, and AJ's tumblr page. As always, you can reach us through our @noacapodcast Twitter handle, our Facebook page, or shoot us an email at our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address. We thank you for listening and hope you have a nice day!

Hello and welcome to our latest show. In this show, we cover topics ranging from the Chicago Cubs and some MLB ejection stats, to a Warhammer 40k game Chris and Rich played and a personal health PSA before we take a break. At the 50 minute mark, we get into some space and technology updates before we get into the Dakota Access Pipeline. We hope you enjoy the show and we thank you for listening.

Hello and welcome to episode 6.5 of Nerds of a Certain Age. Joining us again is Skrivus aka Magic Dave. In segment 1, give important safety reminders, talk about major changes to the Navy rating system, the Quran, entertainment things we've done, and artificial intelligence. In segment 2 (roughly the 47 minute mark) we discuss some space related topics, a three parent baby, North Korea's nukes, the new Cold War with Russia, Games Workshop releasing models for the Primarchs, Magic The Gathering, and having our dicks out for Harambe. Remember you can email us if you need any bad advice on making life decisions at our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address. We thank you for listening and have a nice day!

Welcome to the show. This episode covers the post-election America. We discuss why Trump won and why Hillary lost. Thank you for listening.

Hello and welcome to episode 6.0 of Nerds of a Certain Age. Joining us for this episode is Skrivus aka Dave. In segment 1, we take a light-hearted approach to the 2016 Presidential campaign. In segment 2 (25 minute mark) we contemplate what is in a name thanks to a listener who supplied us with a host of places with questionable names. As always, you can reach us at our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address, find us on our blogspot page, or do all sorts of cool things on our Facebook page. Remember to email us with any life situation you need advice on. We're happy to give bad or average advice. We thank you for listening and have a nice day.

Hello and welcome to episode 5.667! Thanks for tuning in. In this episode we cover the advances of molecular data storage, data protection, and how to protect yourself. We thank you for listening, ask that you spread the word about our show, and want you to have a nice day!

Thanks for tuning in to episode 5.3333. Time for conspiracy theories, so grab your popcorn and tinfoil hats and get ready to laugh. A website we mention in the show can found here to better educate yourself about the threats of the lizard people conspiracy. Thanks for downloading the show, tell your friends and have a nice day!

Welcome to Ep 5 of our show. Thank you for tuning in! This episode, we cover quite a few topics. From music education, to Harambe, to Sherlock and Suicide Squad, to Warhammer 40K, to your own person nuclear bomb simulator, to new aviation technology from Boeing, to our own thoughts on 9/11. And quite a few topics not mentioned. To experience the NukeMap simulator, check out this link. If you like or don't like what you hear, please let us know via our Facebook page or blogspot page, our @noacapodcast twitter handle or send us a note at our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address. As always, thank you for listening, tell your friends about us and have a nice day!

Welcome to episode 4-2/3! This short topic show is devoted to the Olympics and Fan Boys! As always you can reach us at nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com or our @noacapodcast Twitter handle or through our Facebook page. Thank you for listening! If you enjoy what you heard, please tell your friends and spread the word!

Welcome to episode 4-1/3! This is a short topic discussion of discussion worthy items since we last recorded. We touch on Republicans, Democrats, music, government corruption at home and abroad, media conglomerates and how race plays an important role in what news is reported. As always, you can reach us at nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com or through our Facebook page or @noacapodcast Twitter handle. We hope you enjoy the show and we thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, please spread the word!

Welcome back for Ep 4.0 where we complete our chat about the Marvel Cinematic Universe! We start off with discussion of Guardians of the Galaxy then stray in The Exorcist. At the 25 minute mark, we get into Avengers: Age of Ultron before we stray into Star Wars. We kick off the second segment with Ant-Man at the 49 minute mark. Next we get into Captain America: Civil War at the 1 hour 7 minute mark. At 1 hour 25 minutes, we discuss the future releases for the MCU before we stray into DC material at 1 hour and 49 minutes. As always you can find us on our Facebook page, @NOACApodcast Twitter handle, or reach us at nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address. Thank you for listening and if you like what you hear, spread the word and tell your friends!

Hello and welcome to Episode 3-2/3 or Nerds of a Certain Age! This episode is dedicated to some Game of Thrones discussion and especially dedicated to those that hand out spoilers. The people who pass around spoilers have a special invitation from Dan that involve testicles. Oddly enough, there are quite a few spoilers in this episode. Thank you for listening to this minisode and look for episode 4.0 in a few weeks!

Hello and welcome to episode 3 and 1/3! In the first of this month's minisodes, we have several short topic discussion on a wide range of subjects. From the Juno space probe and the Challenger disaster to Brexit to Rich's current television viewing to the Puckle gun to meat wielding neo-Nazis, we've got you covered! Expect episode 3.667 in a couple of weeks and thank you for listening! As always, you can find us on our Facebook page or our @NOACApodcast Twitter handle, or you can email us at nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com to reach us.

Hello and welcome to episode 3.0 of Nerds of a Certain Age! Look for episode 3 1/3 in a few weeks and episode 3 2/3 a few weeks after that. In this episode, we discuss the Marvel Cinematic Universe (aka not the X-Men). Rich had not seen most of the Ironman/Avengers movies, so his homework was to watch all of them. We open the show with discussion about Iron Man 1. Next we get into Iron Man 2 at the 27 minute mark. We follow that with some Incredible Hulk and Thor discussion. We next get into Captain America: The First Avenger at the 50 minute mark. Followed by The Avengers near the 59 minute mark. Then we get to Iron Man 3 at the 1 hour 18 minute mark. We end the show with Captain America: Winter Soldier at the 1 hour 28 minute mark. Episode 4.0 will conclude our Marvel Cinematic Universe discussion with the remaining films. Look for mini-episode 3 1/3 and 3 2/3 in a few weeks. You can reach us at nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com or through our @noacapodcast handle on Twitter or our Nerds of a Certain Age Facebook page. As always, thank you for listening!