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Everything you ever wanted to know about mime wang and more, because everything you wanted to know about mime wang was nothing! Join Erik the Troubadour as he makes comments and claims that necessitate the following apologies. Pretzels would like to apologize to the numerous pre-1990's female MCs for failing to acknowledge their pioneering achievements and contributions to Hip Hop, including but not limited to: Salt and Pepa, Queen Latifah, Lady B, the Sequence, and of course MC Sha-Rock. Pretzels would like to apologize to 2 Live Crew for failing to acknowledge their pioneering of being really raunchy in Hip Hop. Pretzels would like to apologize to Eve for improperly crediting her verse on “You Got Me” by The Roots to Erykah Badu, who actually just sang the hook. Pretzels would like to apologize to Larry Bird for diminishing his storied career and accomplishments to a throwaway joke about Dave Brubeck. Pretzels would like to apologize to Dave Brubeck for implying that being compared to Dave Brubeck is somehow demeaning. Pretzels would like to apologize to the Gershwin Brothers for implying that they were racist. Pretzels would like to apologize to Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers for dragging them into this mess. And Pretzels would like to apologize to our own Oklahoma Kid on behalf of Erik the Troubadour for his failure to read these show notes since they are the most well thought out part of this whole endeavor. All this, plus special guest The Oklahoma Kid. (The Oklahoma Kid appears courtesy of Pretzels, America's Bread.)The Opening Act is…Sampler PlatterThe Taste on the (Turn)Table is…Genius of LoveThe Taste on the (Turn)Table is also…SummertimeThe Closer is…Drink Me a MixThe Flavor and Flow is…Wake for It (…Legendeady!)The Zelda game that is also great that I forgot to mention is…Skyward SwordFind us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

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Westeros PD has a new secret weapon in solving the case, Dr. Lord Varys, forensic detective, coming to CBS Thursdays this fall! Join Erik the Troubadour as he spreads misinformation about jazz ballad nomenclature, rodent reproductive cycles, squire job requirements, and the proper descriptors for ultimate British quaintness. All this, plus special guest The Oklahoma Kid. (The Oklahoma Kid appears courtesy of Pretzels, America's Bread.)The Opening Act is…Barkeep, a Pod of Your Finest Draft Hail (Cthulhu)The Topic on Tap is…Is that Valyrian Steel You Stabbed Me in the Back With, or are You Just Unhappy to See Me? The Closer is…Drink Me a MixThe Flavor and Flow is…Now is the Winter of Our This ContentThe Equation is...(((((((1x2) cubed)/4)x5)-6)+7)-8) times (((((((1x2) cubed)/4)x5)-6)+7)-8)The “You're Stuck Inside” is…Directed by Luke WarmThe “The Force is Inside” is…Also directed by Luke WarmThe “Enjambment” is…Once again, directed by Luke WarmThe Porn Opera is…You guessed it, directed by Luke WarmFind us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

Le wombat poursuit sa quête éternelle. Rejoignez Erik le troubadour alors qu'il parle de soupes. Pendant près d'une heure. Juste de la soupe. Une heure. Pas de soupe de test de goût. Pas comment faire de la soupe. Pas de recettes pour la soupe. Ce qu'il pense de certaines soupes qu'il prépare lui-même. En saurez-vous plus sur la soupe ou la cuisson de la soupe à la fin de cette heure? Non. Bien sûr que non. Mais vous aurez une connaissance intime des préférences, des prédilections et des perversions d'Erik le Troubadour dans le domaine général de la soupe. Jouissez! Tout cela, plus l'invité spécial le Oklahoma Kid. (l'Oklahoma Kid apparaît avec l'aimable autorisation de bretzels, America's Bread.)Le seul acte est…Nerdament du ChampionerdsLe nom du jeu est…Soupes. Juste des soupes. Une heure de soupes. Oui. Soupes.L'acte de clôture est…Il n'y a pas d'acte de clôtureLe comment dites-vous cooch du crocodile est…actuellement exposé au Musée catalan d'archéologie de Barcelone, Espagne. Personne ne sait pourquoi.Retrouvez-nous chez gadzooksanerd.com/meow Écoutez la musique à gadzooksanerd.com/fields Contactez-nous au gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

It's Showtime at the Ap[the management at Gadzooks, a Nerd would like to sincerely apologize to Mz.'s Knowles, Rowland, and Williams, the fine people at the historic Apollo Theater, and people of Harlem, and remind you that the comments made by the Troubadour and The Kid do not represent the views or opinions of the Gadzooks, a Nerd family]! Join Erik the Troubadour as he talks about racist ex-presidents (not the one you're thinking of) and redoing the roof on his house or some such nonsense. Look, they can't all be winners people. But you know what was a winner? The Kid's international travels to England and Wales. If you ever find yourself in Shipton Moyne, outside Malmesbury, Wiltshire, (and why wouldn't you?) then pop into The Cat and the Custard Pot pub for a pint, a steak pie, and the Eton mess for dessert (just trust me, or rather trust Mz. Oklahoma). Also shoutouts to Cheeky Scones in Notting Hill and Maharaja of India behind Trafalgar Square. Cheers mate! All this, plus a right special guest in that old gov'ner The Oklahoma Kid. (The Oklahoma Kid appears courtesy of Pretzels, America's Bread.)The Season Topic is…Channel Surfing in a Galaxy Far, Far AwayErik's Pick is…Nature ChannelOklahoma's Pick is…also Natu[DENIED]The Domain is…Honkytonk MotherfuckerThe Joke is…Erik v. Dental HygeneThe Oklahoma Kid Will Return in…Cthulhu RoyaleFind us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

Welcome to Kitchen Talk, I'm Chef Hartley, with me as always is the tiny Abe Vigajian who lives under my hat! Join Erik the Troubadour as he stops asking and starts taking. That is, taking up Harry Belafonte as a new friend of the show, taking on the daunting process of honky certification, taking out those pesky moon-based wizards, and taking down our natural enemy, NPR's The Splendid Table. All this, plus special guest The Oklahoma Kid. But first, the ladyfinger's of Duke.(The Oklahoma Kid appears courtesy of Pretzels, America's Bread.)The Season Topic is…Channel Surfing in a Galaxy Far, Far AwayErik's Pick is…Game Show NetworkOklahoma's Pick is…Comedy CentralThe Domain is…Get that HonkyThe Joke is…Sudoku v. BoatsThe Troubadour's fanfic is…Not as Creepy as You Feared, but Not as Raunchy as You HopedFind us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

Watch out Fluorgnaxx, here come spoilers for 1979's Alien! Join Erik the Troubadour for a taste of the finer things in life. Things like a hearty pipe of the old star-thistle, a bit of soft shoe from your favorite drunk uncle, or perhaps even the sublime art of ovine fire dragging. From cultured appreciation of vintage spacemobiles and zero-g freestyle swum operas, to edifying lectures on thoroughbred tauntaun husbandry and intergalactic molecular gastronomy, to lively philosophical debates on verbal based copyright law and the sainthood of Mark Hamill, there is something for every true aesthete to enjoy. All this, plus the dulcet tones of special guest The Oklahoma Kid. (The Oklahoma Kid's dulcet tones appears courtesy of Pretzels, America's Bread.)The Season Topic is…Channel Surfing in a Galaxy Far, Far AwayErik's Pick is…DIYOklahoma's Pick is…PBSThe Domain is…You One White Ass HonkyThe Joke is…Fury v. FencesThe Score is…Ewoks 1, Stormtroopers NilFind us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

The Troubadour should probably stop talking! Join Erik the Troubadour as h[The management at Gadzooks, a Nerd apologize for the interruption, but Cthulhu and the internet cats insisted the following, properly researched and fact checked information be available to the listener when considering any claims or assertions made by the Troubadour in this episode. Firstly, a Jedi scouting assignment is not one of recruitment but rather to observe and evaluate young cultures on the verge of joining galactic society for potential membership in the Republic. Also, there is no correlation between this or any other Jedi mission assignment and the color of a Jedi's saber. While it is true that many Jedi can be loosely grouped by their approach to the Force into one of three “schools of thought,” which are by no means official, mandatory, or ubiquitous among the Jedi, and that many Jedi who do ascribe to these approaches do tend to favor certain colors of saber (yellow being popular among those calling themselves “sentinels”), no saber colors are by any means relegated or restricted to these groupings, and the choice of color is one each Jedi makes based on personal representations of their connection to the Force and NOT any classification, categorization, or duty assignment. As to Mz. Rey and her plans for the future, when reached for comment she replied she was not ready to make any firm announcements at this date. Secondly, the practice of celibacy is by no means required, or even directly encouraged, by the Jedi Order. A common misconception, the Jedi is actually discouraged from forming any overly strong attachments that may cause conflicts of interest or moral compromises. Thus it is marriage (or any other comparable cultural, faith based, or legal practices) and parenthood that is not allowed among the Jedi. Their first responsibility and priority must be the good of all people of the Republic, but a parent's must be to their own child, thus creating potential conflict. Furthermore, being so strongly attached to someone (or something, hence the Jedis' spartan lifestyle) creates the opportunity for fear, i.e. the fear of losing the object of attachment. And as Master Yoda so wisely said “fear is the path to the Dark Side, fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.” And so a Jedi must be accepting of and at peace with the possibility of loss in a way that such attachments simply don't allow. Also on the topic of Jedi parenthood, Cthulhu would especially like to point out that two cases of force sensitivity being present in multiple generations of a family out of the hundreds of billions of beings that have lived throughout the history of the galaxy in no way is a significant enough sample size to make any claim of Jedi potential being a truly hereditary trait. Likewise, the cats everywhere on the internet would like to point out that while Luke Skywalker has shown impressive skill as a Jedi, giving his late starting and sporadic training, it is somewhat of a stretch to say he is among the best ever when compared to those who served at the height of the Jedi Order's prominence, and that the only particularly notable use of the Force by Princess Leia Organa was pulling herself out of the vacuum of space which was almost as dumb as that midochlorian garbage and should thus be roundly ignored. Thirdly, on the question of funding and how it could make the Jedi beholden to partisan politics, or even complicit is corruption, it should be known that the Jedi is in actuality not funded by the Senate (though some concessions are made to the Order in return for their service), but in fact by the Jedi Order itself. While the most famous members of the Order are the saber-wielding Knights, Masters, and Padawans of its peacekeeping branch, the majority of Jedi actually serve in the Jedi Service Corps, using their highly honed force sensitivity in conjunction with one of the best educations in the galaxy to provide community service in fields ranging from agriculture to medicine, from engineering to exploration, amongst many others. And while these services were free of charge, in the course of their work Corps members made many advancements, discoveries, and innovations. The Jedi Order did no manufacturing or marketing of these things, but did retain patents and copyrights for which they collected licensing fees from many major corporations. Thus the Order produced its own revenue, all of which went into further funding the Order's work and efforts, keeping them free of any outside influence or special interests. And lastly is the most prominent piece of anti-Jedi propaganda among Imperialists and internet trolls, that the Jedi are some sort of baby snatchers. Please remember that being in the Order is ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY, and any member may choose to leave at any time. The acceptance of younglings into the order is at the discretion of the parents or legal guardians of said youngling, and may be declined. While it is true that under extenuating circumstances the Order may file a request with the Senate for review of the case for the possibility of conscription, this is highly rare. Furthermore, the use of “mind tricks” or any other force abilities to take a youngling from a rightful guardian is not only grounds for dismissal from the Jedi Order, but may mark the user as a potential Sith and result in disciplinary actions up to and including death. As to the age of recruitment, one must again consider the issue of attachment. The choice to enroll one's youngling in the Order is a noble but difficult one, and only grows harder the longer the family has to bond with the child. Likewise, the younger the child, and the less concrete memories of the birth family they form, the less likely they are to harbor lingering attachment to them, and the more easily they will be able to consider their fellow Jedi as their family. It is great sacrifice made by all involved anytime a youngling is recruited, but the youngest possible age has proven to be the least disruptive, allowing this sacrifice to be made for the greater good of the entire galaxy. And we would further remind the listener that it was the breaking of several for these practices that lead to the rise of the Empire and the end of thousands of years of peace and prosperity for all. We now return you to the previously scheduled show notes]us special guest The Oklahoma Kid. (The Oklahoma Kid appears courtesy of Pretzels, America's Bread.)The Season Topic is…Channel Surfing in a Galaxy Far, Far AwayEric's Pick is…This is CNNOklahoma's Pick is…Histo[DENIED]The Domain is…Full Tilt Honky/Full Throttle HonkyThe Joke is…Cats v. Your FaceThe Concept of Mando Time is…Not to be Confused with Hammer Time and/or Clobberin' TimeFind us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

The Troubadour plays the long con! Join Erik the Troubadour as he helps you live your best life with hacks galore. Want to skip the lines at Disneyland? Want to know where the kinkiest cephalopods are? Want to be inside Daniel Radcliffe, and not in the Luke Warm sort of way? Listen in to find out how. You'll learn where to go for your droids, where not to go for your upholstery, and how to know when it's too soon for Chris Rock. All this, plus special guest The Oklahoma Kid. (The Oklahoma Kid appears courtesy of Pretzels, America's Bread.)The Season Topic is…Channel Surfing in a Galaxy Far, Far AwayErik's Pick is…Premium!Oklahoma's Pick is…Sports Talk!The Domain is…Honky MotherfuckerThe Joke is…Carl v. ChewyThe “I'm” is…”Darth Hartley, with me as always is Moff Vigajian”Find us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

The second rule is Do Not Talk about Bromance! Join Erik the Troubadour as he celebrates friendship in all its forms. Except the show Friends. Or the show SuperFriends. Or the show Garfield and Friends. Or friends of the show Maisie Williams and Taylor Kitch. Or man's best friend. Or Friends with Benefits, starring Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake. Or the song Why Can't We Be Friends, by War. Or the song Friends of P., by The Rentals, and featuring a young Maya Rudolph on backing vocals. All this, except all of that, plus special guest The Oklahoma Kid. (The Oklahoma Kid appears courtesy of Pretzels, America's Bread.)The Opening Act is…Not the Bro-lywed GameThe Special Guest is…Nerdament of ChampionerdsThe Name of the Game is…Dynamic DuosThe Bracket Muse is…George Marston at gamesradar*The Closer is…Drink Me a MixThe Flavor and Flow is…One for the RoadThe Encore is…B.B.F.F.F's [Best “Best Friends Forever” Films]The Return of the Buzz is…Brenda's Revenge* The article in question has since been updated and is no longer accurately described in this podcastFind us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

Oklahomatron 7000 activation sequence initiated, program fuck zach braff loading! Join Erik the Troubadour as he lays out his issues with athiesm and his vision of a metaverse future built on blockchain. All this, plus special guest The Oklahoma Kid. (The Oklahoma Kid appears courtesy of Pretzels, America's Bread.)The Opening Act is…Theologians Don't Know Nothin'The Closer is…Meta World PeaceThe Pabst is…a God Damn Blue Ribbon Winner, Karen Find us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

Cthulhu doesn't need you to believe in him, because Cthulhu believes in you! Join Erik the Troubadour as he waxes poetic on the subtle trappings of prayer versus meditation, and on the liberating gramatical forms of ancient greek. Also Mz. Oklahoma orders pizza. [Listeners will not be provided with pizza] All this, plus special guest The Oklahoma Kid. (Mz. Oklahoma and The Oklahoma Kid appears courtesy of Pretzels, America's Bread.)The Equation is...((42+13)+(42-13)+(42+7)+(42-7)+(42+13+7)+((42-13)-7)) divided by ((13+7)+(13-7)+(((13-7)-1)-3)+((7-1)-3)+7+1+3)The Opening Act is…Theologians Don't Know Nothin'The Closer is…It's All Greek to MeThe Only Prime Mover that Matters is…well, duh Find us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

¡Magos chupacabras unamos! Join Erik the Troubadour as he talks hawks and hooters, trucks and turkeys and tractors, bullfrogs and buffalo sauce and bald eagles and buttery goodness. All this, plus special guest The Oklahoma Kid. (The Oklahoma Kid appears courtesy of Pretzels, America's Bread.)The Opening Act is…Porch Settin' with Ol' Uncle Eric the TroubadourThe Closer is…Tastes Great, More or Less GrillingThe Challenge Ahead is…a Wing and a (Medium) FlareThe Directed by Luke Warm is…self evident in all this talk of nuts and hootersFind us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

Double album! Join Erik the Troubadour as he brings us his White Album. It's Exile on Nerd Street. It's Nerdical Graffiti. It's Nerd on Nerd. It's Electric Nerdyland. It's Nerdom Calling. It's Quadronerdnia. It's Sign of the Nerd. It's Nerd-Tang Forever. It's The Obscurial Lays Down on Nerdway. It's Obscurialboxxx/The Nerd Below. All this, plus special guest The Oklahoma Kid. (The Oklahoma Kid appears courtesy of Pretzels, America's Bread.)The Opening Act is…Drink Me a MixThe Flavor and Flow is…Awesome Mix Vol. 1 - Thus Spoke the TroubadourThe Closer is…Drink Me a MixThe Flavor and Flow is…Awesome Mix Vol. 1 - And Lo, Unto Thee Shall Come an Oklahoma KidThe Smashing Pumpkins are…still not a grunge band, Erik!*(The square root of ((((42x(pi-.14) squared)+13) divided by ((125 divided by (5 squared))+(the square root of 25)+7))x(((the square root of (the square root of 81))x(the square root of (25 squared)))-52))+((((((the square root of 25)x(the square root of 9))x((the square root of 1)+(the square root of 4)+(the square root of 9)+(the square root of 16)))+7)+(((221b divided by b)x2)-42))+13)-((66-13)x(13-7)))-(7x((295+((13625-(((92131-90214)-(((((((((295-(13=7)) divided by (42-37))+(616x(42 divided by (7+7)))+1602)-1610)+13122)x(((((42 divided by 6)-(42 divided by 7))+7)x((the square root of 169)-(the square root of 64)))+13))-199999)+807128)) divided by 811))+616))-8311)) divided by 1602)))x(((((((1000000 divided by 10) divided by 10) divided by 10) divided by 10) divided by 10) divided by 10)x((((((mst3k divided by m) divided by s) divided by t) divided by k) divided by 3) divided by 1))Find us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

What time is it? Time to get Timey-Wimey! Join Erik the Troubadour as timelines get muddied, a classic of children's cinema gets befouled, and the ladies of Duke are made to just plain feel dirty. Everything you know about who you are, when you was, and where you've going to have had been being are about to change. All this by plus special guest The Oklahoma Kid. (The Oklahoma Kid appears courtesy of Pretzels, America's Bread.)The Opening Act is…All that JazzThe Song in Question is…Blue Bolivar BluesThe Artist at Hand is…Thelonious MonkThe Closer is…Nerdament of ChampionerdsThe Name of the Game is…Underrated BandsThe Bracket Muse is… Q.V. Hough at watchmojoThe Platypus You Should Call is…well, duhFind us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

Pretzels would like to apologize to Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny for not making this episode X-Files themed! Nevertheless, join Erik the Troubadour and I, The Oklahoma Kid, as we dare to wander the dark forest of the unknown. What did The Oklahoma Kid really say? What secrets of the machine gun are the mice yet to reveal? Just what is little Troubadour Jr. guilty of? And what does the Cthulhu branch of government have in store for us all? All this and more, brought to you by Pretzels, America's Bread.The Season Topic is… Fix this FranchiseErik's Pick is…the Green People of Mars of John Carter of MarsOklahoma's Pick is…RashaMarsThe Domain is…Mice with Machine GunsThe Joke is…Campsite VisitorThe Oklahoma Kid Will Return in…From Cthulhu with LoveFind us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

That's Sir Patrick Stewart to you, mother[meow]er! Join Erik the Troubadour and I, The Oklahoma Kid, as Pretzels gives a star-spangled salute to real heroes. Heroes like Commander Lance Bean, for destroying the Red Falcon alien invaders. Heroes like Captain Jean-Luc Picard, for defending against the Borg threat. And of course, The Oklahoma Kid, for defeating all manner of classified threats, and just being generally awesome. All this and more, brought to you by Pretzels, America's Bread.The Season Topic is… Fix this Franchise Erik's Pick is…New MutantsOklahoma's Pick is…X-MenThe Domain is…Hamster KnightsThe Joke is…the T.E. Laurence of TargetThe Who the Oklahoma Kid Is is… well, duhFind us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

Those were the days of Marshes and Wiggling! Join Erik the Troubadour and I, The Oklahoma Kid, as we revisit childhood wonders like BDSM, presidential bigotry, and slave ownership. Get lost in the joys of your halcyon youth, lazy days of carefree exorcisms and warm summer nights of grave-robbing. It's such a celebration of innocence that we don't even take the obvious opportunity to joke about SNL's Mike Myers' sexual fetishes. All this and more, brought to you by Pretzels, America's Bread.The Season Topic is… Fix this FranchiseErik's Pick is…The Chronicles of Narnia Oklahoma's Pick is…Green LanternThe Domain is…Hamster NightsThe Joke is…Saved by the Bell CurveThe Definition of Whimsy is…an excessively odd, playful, or unpredictable idea or expressionFind us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

Visit beautiful downtown [unnamed city]! Join Erik the Troubadour and I, The Oklahoma Kid, as we explore all the metropolitan wonder that is [unnamed city] has to offer. We'll enjoy The Arts with a performance by the Xenomorph Theatre Troupe, Sports as hometown hero Susan Sarandon leads the Orcs against the visiting Charleston Night Elves, Culture when we dive into the burgeoning hamster rap scene, and of course Cuisine by sampling the unique local flavors while making wonderful new friends…and then eating them. All this and more, brought to you by Pretzels, America's Bread.The Season Topic is… Fix this FranchiseErik's Pick is…WarcraftOklahoma's Pick is…AlienThe Domain is…Hamster SlightsThe Joke is…Fortune Favors the CookieThe Pretzel Hog is…the perfect blend of porkocity and saltitude…wait, would it just be a pretzel wrapped in bacon…oh my god, tm, TM, copy-write, little r in the circle, do not steal this, DO NOT STEAL THIS, we will come after you, especially YOU JOHN MAYER, you son of a [meow]Find us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

Damn straight Jeanne Tripplehorn's keeping it tight! Join Erik the Troubadour and I, The Oklahoma Kid, as we delve into clinical depression (not as bad as that sounds), asian cuisine (much worse than that sounds), and Rodents of Weaponized Destruction (exactly as that sounds). All this and more, brought to you by Pretzels, America's Bread.The Season Topic is… Fix this Franchise Erik's Pick is…FantasiaOklahoma's Pick is…WaterworldThe Domain is…Hamster FightsThe Joke is…BatteriesThe Jet Ski is…a beautiful union of form and function.Find us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

Just because we can't prove he's guilty doesn't mean John Mayer is innocent! Join Erik the Troubadour and I, The Oklahoma Kid, as we ask the questions They don't want answered (and by They, we mean John Mayer). Questions like is Charlie Parker an alien? (Only figuratively). Did Latrell Sprewell put a stranglehold on Pat Riley? (Quite literally). Has Lady Gaga made Oklahoma an accessory to international crimes? (Almost certainly). Is Robert Downey Jr. cool? (Most definitely). And should you call the police? (Oh, immediately). All this and more, brought to you by Pretzels, America's Bread.The Opening Act is… All that JazzThe Song in Question is…Fine and MellowThe Artist at Hand is…Billie Holiday with Lester YoungThe Closer is…High Noon at the OK CorralThe Showdown is…Batman vs IronmanThe Police You Should Call is… well, obviouslyFind us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

Frost Mages Unite! Join Erik the Troubadour and I, The Oklahoma Kid, as we explain the genius of Charlie Parker, explore the use of flowers in demolition, and answer the age old question, “can you stand on top of a cow?”. All this and more, brought to you by Pretzels, America's Bread.The Opening Act is… All that JazzThe Song in Question is…Just FriendsThe Artist at Hand is…Charlie ParkerThe Closer is…Craftworkin' ItThe ANARCHY is…[meow] THE QUEEN!Find us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

Hark, The Yule Logs Cometh! Seriously, why aren' you listening to The Yule Logs (yulelogsmusic.com) right now? The Yule Logs (yulelogsmusic.com) are not just an amazing band, they are the answer to all your holiday wishes. With The Yule Logs (yulelogsmusic.com) you are finally free to enjoy all the holiday classics without the boredom of listening to all the same holiday classic. Fresh new interpretations of the old favorites and joyous originals, including multiple Hanukkah songs, The Yule Logs (yulelogsmusic.com) bring a smile to all kids from age 1 to 92. All this and more, brought to you by Pretzels, America's Bread.The Reason for the Season is… Holiday MusicErik's Pick is…the highs and the lowsOklahoma's Pick is…the good, the bad, and the uglyThe Stakes are…nil, but also erik's survivalThe Moral of the Story is…not the plots to Santa with Muscles and The Holiday starring Hulk Hogan and Kate Winslet respectively, if that's what you were thinkingThe Truth about Santa is…yeah, those were totally the plots to Santa with Muscles and The Holiday starring Hulk Hogan and Kate Winslet respectivelyFind us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

Maisie Williams does not endorse either this podcast or baby hitler! Join Erik the Troubadour and I, The Oklahoma Kid, as we round out our first season by abusing eels, insulting Danny DeVito, and accosting Harriet Beecher Stowe. All this and more, brought to you by Pretzels, America's Bread.The Season Topic is… WandaVision/Falcon & WinterSoldierErik's Pick is…White Wolf in WakandaOklahoma's Pick is…Bucky's pop culture video blogThe Domain is…Honky had it ComingThe Joke is…Making the ListThe Oklahoma Kid…will return in CthulupussyFind us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

A day that won't really live in infamy! Join Erik the Troubadour and I, The Oklahoma Kid, as the great pickle beer calamity unfolds. Where were you on this auspicious day? Where were the clockwork cows when we needed them? Are the jazz cats to blame? Was manbearpig trying to warn us all along? All this and more, brought to you by Pretzels, America's Bread.The Season Topic is… WandaVision/Falcon & WinterSoldierErik's Pick is…The ThunderboltsOklahoma's Pick is…The Dora MilajeThe Domain is…Full Boar Al GoreThe Joke is…Influencer DadThe Pickle Beer…didn't taste that good anywayFind us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

Let the battle begin! Join Erik the Troubadour and I, The Oklahoma Kid, as Thor, god of thunder faces his greatest challenge (cats), Eric faces his greatest challenge (infant dictators), Halloween's Mike Myers faces his greatest challenge (SNL's Mike Myers), and Oklahoma faces his greatest challenge (not being inappropriate). All this and more, brought to you by Pretzels, America's Bread.The Season Topic is… WandaVision/Falcon & WinterSoldierErik's Pick is…The Dark AvengersOklahoma's Pick is…Isaiah BradleyThe Domain is…Cats [preposition] MjolnirThe Joke is…Baby HitlerThe Oklahoma Kid's Lightsaber is…BlueFind us at gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com

Onward and Upwards, except when it gets lowbrow! Join Erik the Troubadour and I, The Oklahoma Kid, as we talk witches and mutants, thermodynamics (truthfully not really) and colonoscopies (thankfully not much), and the wisdom of Willem Dafoe. All this and more, brought to you by Pretzels, America's Bread.The Season Topic is…WandaVision/Falcon & WinterSoldierErik's Pick is…Agatha and FranklinOklahoma's Pick is…Agents of S.W.O.R.DThe Domain is…Stonehenge HamstersThe Joke is…Porn AcronymsThe Author of “The Most Dangerous Game” is…Richard Connell

The odyssey that is The Nerd Obscurial Podcast begins! Join Eric the Troubadour and I, The Oklahoma Kid, as we journey into the heart of Nerd-dom. We'll make our way along the river of digressions, hike the jungle of semi-philosophy, and go over the great Absurdity Falls. An adventure for the ages, or just two dudes getting a bit goofy while they geek out on stuff like sci-fi and superheroes. All this and more, brought to you by Pretzels, America's Bread.The Season Topic is…WandaVision/Falcon & WinterSoldierEric's Pick is…Mephisto and the KidsOklahoma's Pick is…VisionQuestThe Domain is…Mice on CocaineThe Joke is…Why I Hate SnowFind us at Gadzooksanerd.com/meowHear the Music at Gadzooksanerd.com/fieldsContact us at gadzooksanerd@gmail.com