The Nerdball Podcast

Scott and Lorenzo are on location!  This episode was recorded at the Perrysburg JV football game on September 5th, 2026. Scott and Lorenzo talk about Lambeau stadium tour, Disney VIP, magnet, Maumee sunner fair, sticker graffiti, limited view, tornado siren, freshman football, JV champs, all star game, signal vs. bands, in between the 20's, dog attack, new contacts, first time flosser, gum care, wisdom teeth, blood clot, chains, push the button, gear, free clothing, scoreboard, 40 kids, Tony Romo, water boys, vomit, Kyler Murray, wood bat league, walkout songs, kickoff, UT football, kicker, Little Giants, famous alums, college band day, D1 training, cicada, spotted lantern fly, podcast break, long pod, red tail hawk, broken and so much more!

Christopher Miller is the Executive Chef at Basil Pizza and Wine Bar. Lorenzo and Christopher nerdout about nature walks, bald eagles then they get into, stand up comedy, growing, moving to Florida, cook job, moving back, giving up drinking, Burnt Chef Project, restaurant life, positive work space, the storm, Basil Pizza and wine bar, seafood, teaching cooks, Italy, meat and potatoes, foreign Mcdonalds, saffron, cooking at home and so much more! Basil Pizza & Wine Bar

Golfing for Greyhounds

Eric and Lorenzo nerdout about DVDs, Indie movies, laundry movies, then they get into music, sports, plot lines, 3 hot dogs, trash man, tinder meet up, fast dates, city to farm life, live podcast, 3rd place ribbon, table setting, frolicking kits, farm adjacent, Destination Toledo, growing city, tours, downtown activities and so much more!

Braylon, Reed and Lorenzo nerdout about family time, TV, amazon movies, hiking, games and then they get into, senior year, legacy, vacations, going off to college, missing family, graduating early, academics, favorite position, Lafayette, Kentucky, recruiting trips, Penn State white out, spring game, dirty laundry, thank you and so much more!

Jami Lynn joins the podcast to talk about her event, Rackets and Rescues, an event benefiting the Buckeye Bulldog Rescue. Rackets and Rescues

Stacy and Lorenzo nerdout about 2000's rock, bison fiber, bison socks, then they get into bison dream, animal background, scientific research, shooting diarrhea, a lot of bison, 19 year old cow, Bob the bull, solo rancher, Hip Camp, tours, grass fed vs. grass finished, everyday ranching, tough times, vet medicine, athletic bison, Buck the baby and so much more!   https://www.hipcamp.com/en-US/land/ohio-bracy-gold-bison-ranch-xryhknpm?pinnedImageId=5f732ba8-ec06-4720-aec6-38c8bd269c8b&adults=1&children=0

Adam Cassi joins the podcast to talk about Green Time in the 419, a fundraiser for Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful. Click the link below for tickets! Green Time in the 419

Lorenzo and Peter nerdout about watches, horology, resell, different watches then they get into mail watches, which one to wear, pokemon cards, sports gambling, small catholic schools, Toledo, lacrosse, Indiana University, GPA, put that work in, 4 kids, video games, raising kids, Toledo Medical School, plastic surgery, Botched, types of surgery, the ear guy, GLP patients and so much more!

Dave and Lorenzo nerdout about college basketball, fan watching, then they get into the NBA finals, Ms. Phips, 5th grade coach, Chicago life, molding minds, coaching young kids, winning streak, covid year, kids leaving home, Hillsdale, small college sports, Ohio Buckets, Perrysburg basketball, coaching staff, high expectations, Brett Bethel and so much more!

Vanessa and Lorenzo nerdout about art job, project art and art lover, then they get into mount system, Florida life, family vacation, Duchamp, strong women, team sports, University of Virginia, leaving Florida, beautiful campus, college majors, Byzantine art, masters, tangible impact, UNI college, secret London, meeting James, I love cake, world tour, South America, jello airplane, #1 museum in the country and so much more! https://toledomuseum.org/

Collin Balester is a former major league baseball player. Lorenzo and Collin nerdout about video games, PGA tour golf, then they get into sports guy, GTA 6, AOL instant messenger, Best Buy concert, Story of the Year, bald, little Collin, surfing, baseball kid, bad GPAs, travel ball, Pro scouts, getting shelled, being a great teammate, psychopath, 1st game crushed, Tommy Lasorda, 4th rounds draft pick, Montreal Expos, Savannah Georgia, The Call, pro debut, striking out Ken Griffey Jr., best city, depends, baseball pressure, adult baseball and so much more!

Lorenzo and his dad nerdout about law, jury duty then they get into felony, flawed system, Waelder, memories, migrant worker, 6 year old driver, Wyoming, crooked farmer, $107, grandparents, mexican cemetary, family in Texas, knowing a 9 year old, speaking spanish, assimilation, meeting mom, first date, Defiance Ohio, fishing, moving, mowing the lawn, 3 kids, public vs private, school, tution, track and field day, 31.3 years, general motors, pull to provide, buyout, alcoholic wife, bad checks, stupid hope, always angry, wife leaving, not leaving bed, no friends, spiritual side, drug addict son, losing a son, hanging Christmas lights, poem and so much more!

George and Lorenzo talk about social security numbers, frisbee golf, Tommy John surgery, Norm Macdonald, old parents, standing desk, camping, forgetting to record, football coaches, thats just football, officials, principals, they happen to speak spanish, role models, baseball umpire, student teaching drive, Brazil, interview tie, dont burn bridges, Yucca Valley, baton trips, Joshua Tree, Old west town, escape rooms, Universal Studios, proposal, deleted episode, blue crab story and so much more!

Miriam and Lorenzo nerdout about women's basketball, unrivaled then they get into NCAA women's final four, Caitlyn Clark, Natasha Howard, 5 year old basketball, Northview, drive to be the best, recruiting trail, Kent State, Bowling Green State University, coaching, Tiffin Head coach, leaving college basketball, returning to coaching, new head coach and so much more!

Lorenzo and Michelle nerdout about springtime in Toledo, then they get into skating, Beef and Buns, jukebox, leftover, overcooked food, grocery shopping, Red Robin, walkout, music, algorithms, fortnite collabs, proxy chat, date night, Calvinos, registry bistro, Scotts Tots, ossobuco, carbonara, buffets, authentic chinese, good vs. bad reviews, giving up pizza and so much more! https://www.tiktok.com/@sheseatingit?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc (1) She's Eating It | Facebook    

Emmy and Lorenzo nerdout about bedazzling and dot coloring then they get into sisters, photography, football pictures, travel, volleyball, competition, gluten free, missed foods, vacations, pressure, student section, country concerts, laugh it out and so much more!

Arika Michaelis is the Program Director for Leadership Toledo. Arika and Lorenzo nerdout about sourdough bread, starter then they get into bulk fermentation, gummi bears, ADD, video games, roller coaster, motion sickness, surgeries, Harr Potter, Universal Studios, Marvels, documentaries, Oscars, Michael B. Jordan, Bob's Burgers, television shows, night TV, Dan Levy, Esperanza Spalding, comedy, Glass City Improv, music education and so much more!

Lorenzo and Myles talk about Myles' junior year at Bucknell University.

Brian and Lorenzo talk about the 2025-26 Perrysburg State Championship season.

Dave Hall is the Head baseball coach at Perrysburg High School. Lorenzo and Dave nerdout about traveling, Hawaii, cruising then they get into moms day, reading, Harry Potter, St. Marys, 5 year old baseballer, CEO of baseball, assistant coaches, nest head coach, retirement, 48 years, teaching, competition. great genes, family games, recruiting, Kanyon, coaching at Whitmer, arrogance, a coach is a coach, kids of kids, favorite memory, 2003 baseball team, running a program and so much more!

Maddie and Lorenzo talk about SIMSOC, Leadership Toledo, Nerdout about swing dancing then they get into clubs, lindy hop, connecting, history, swing renaissance, University of Cincinnati, Rifle Spinning, Ann Arbor, butt breathing, invasive species, Chris Foley, disc golf, sharing hobbies, support, short circuit, Peabod, get low, dance music, Bad Bunny, music. brown and so much more!

Aaron and Lorenzo nerdout about sports cards then they get into selling vs collecting, sending cards, 80's and 90's, miscut, niche cards, 1st card, 1986, owing a business, collect a dream, undisclosed locations, garbage pail kids, graded packs, rookies class, O-Pee-Chee, GOATS, risk, star cards, unlicensed cards, Steve Hart, BBCE, refractors, potential cards, sports viewing, teacher, Mana and so much more!

Jake and Lorenzo talk about work, dad projects, nostalgia, feelings, emo, music connections, song writers, choosing a show, consumer, favorite songs, requesting through an app, dualing pianos, slinging hot dogs, thick skin, making an impact, listening loft, poop songs,  April 1st song, AI and some much more!

Cody and Lorenzo nerdout about the Detroit Lions and then they get into septic family, 16 year old truck driver, working with friends, no college, excavation, dirt bikes, moto cross, enduro, off road, different bikes, travel, missing school, sponsors, bad accident, big scar, helicopter, living a moms, almost amputee, xbox addiction, visiting the rock, tripping hazard, winning again, shorts and so much more!

Noah and Lorenzo nerdout about tabletop role playing games, Delta Green, then they get into intricate, Dungeon Master, story modules, creating a story, player driven, session zero, meat grinder, intense stories, long campaigns, spectators, Kanye the Giant, Andy Savage, Metroparks, write what you know, family game night, Lord of the Rings, illustrating, digital art, wildlife, believe in something, parks are the portal, children's book, stacks of drawings, and so much more!

Superbowl Halftime Edition 1. Sugar Cane Fields 2. Power Outage 3. Ricky Martin 4. Puerto Rican Flag 5. God Bless America Bonus- Sleeping Child

Lukas and Lorenzo nerdout about Stranger Things, bingeing, growing audience then they get into NCIS, final Maumee game, Maull Maumee, AAU basketball, lacrosse as a senior, volleyball, Joe Seney, Military, buddy system, Air National Guard, listen to Mom, coaching football, moving to Bowling Green, finding purpose, BMT 2.0, HUA, guard with friends, missing life events, DECA, Jim Leyland, Kevin Walsh, Jacket sport network and so much more!

Jami Lynn comes joins Lorenzo to talk all about her trip to the AFC Championship game!

1. Liam Conejo Ramos 2. Chong Lee Thao 3. Renee Good 4. Alex Pretti 5. What Did You Do?

Evan Karchner is a math teacher and Varsity Head Football Coach at Maumee High School. Lorenzo and Evan nerdout about the outdoors and video games then they get into, seafood, swimming, multi-sport athlete, youngest kid, playing with siblings, MAC Champ sister, recruiting O-line love, thankless job, calling defense, adjustments, comparing notes, keeping kids home, Maumee Pride, by in, social media, Feed The Panther, math, return of Maumee vs Perrysburg and so much more!

Lorenzo and Meredith discuss The Hungry Black Man food reviews and how he came to Toledo.

Lindsay and Jade are both co-owners of Well Said PR. Lorenzo, Lindsay and Jade nerdout about sci-fi books, reading, braiding hair then they get into 6th grade meetup, best friends, newspaper staff, co-editors, hard laughs, AOL messenger, 1st computer, Nokia, University of Central Florida, panhandle, marketing, CIMSOC, fight club, debrief, bad geography, restaurants, universal studios and so much more!   Well Said PR

Yaw Bonsu is a Sports Journalist in Toledo, Ohio. Lorenzo and Yaw nerdout about video games, 2k, burger squad, sports kid, growing up in New York, Long Island, culture shock, locking in, resume boost, Nick Sabon, sports broadcaster, Syracuse, Hofstra, college radio, spreadsheets, parent support, African Parents, only 23, Uno interview, high school athletes, telling stories, moving to Toledo, Gameday Nation, podcasts vibes and so much more!

1. Snow Plow 2. Rough Night Sleep 3. Bad at Fortnite 4. Tough Game 5. Poem

Jon and Lorenzo nerdout about Taskmaster then they get into Potato red carpet, triumph, Jason Mantzoukas, James Acastor, 9 out of 10 cats, being weird, dumpster ice cream, CKY, Julius Ceaser, filming things, doing Taskmaster, bell pepper, competitive, in studio task Taskmaster Michigan, state capitols, standup comedy, christmas crackers, Ikea, thigh mayo, jokes, Trapped Toledo and so much more! Michigan Taskmaster

Angela Vosatka is the Owner of Wildroots Photography. Angela and Lorenzo nerdout about photography, in home sessions, then they get into documenting the family, legacy, move to Denver, meltdown, Wildroots, family roots, chatbooks, digital camera, Toledo life, trail running, skiing, Oak Openings, Wildwood, Metroparks Toledo, downtown, food, Bob Evans, Swig, Restaurant rule, Denver, solo move, different jobs, hanging with family, glue and so much more! https://www.wildrootphotography.com/

Andrea Burtscher is the Nashville Operations Manager for Audacy. Andrea and Lorenzo go way back, all the way back to kindergarten.  They first nerdout about, hiking, trails, and fitness then they get into a time machine and talk about kindergarten necklace, Our Lady of Lourdes, Megan throw up, Pogs, soccer, Celtics, GTFC, tearing ACL twice, Central Catholic High School, University of Toledo, quitting basketball, Shores and Steele, intern, good leader, promotion and so much more!

Molly is a Metroparks board member and works for Madhouse Creative. Molly and Lorenzo nerdout about Friday Night Lights, the perfect show, then they get into nick Miller, Parks and Rec, streaming services, documentaries, Fyre Fest, Louvre heist, oceans 11, famous people, big cities, San, Diego, Ida, downtown adventures, Southview basketball, adult sports, coaching track, broken leg, reading, baton, busy kids, Big Gold, concussions, favorite teams, Louisville, zoos, hybrid animals and so much more!

*IKEA Edition* 1. Meatballs 2. Shopping Trrails 3. Carts 4. Pallets 5. Date Night

Katie Pahl and Abigail Bartolo are both senior student athletes at Perrysburg High School. Katie, Abigail and Lorenzo Nerdout about reading, fiction, workouts, physical activity, then they get into, hot pilates, stanleys vs. owalas, multisport, athletic family, club volleyball, Premier, Toledo Volleyball Club, tournaments, recruiting, Northern Illinois, film, Kentucky, law school, DECA, college pressure, Penta, coaching, varsity volleyball games, seniors, Hayden injury, Bart and so much more!

1. Friday Night Lights 2. Halloween 3. Leaves 4. Fire Pit 5. Numbers

Mark Weber is a Mayoral candidate for Perrysburg, Ohio. Mark and Lorenzo nerdout about cars and remodeling, then they get into Trans Am, car teardown, farmhand, Perrysburg History, Then and Now, 3rd grade presentation, 3 decade photo, 50th reunion, high school sports, electricity, construction, appointed to city council twice, communication, improvements, cycles,  balancing friendships, Perrysburg schools, annexing Perrysburg Heights and so much more! Mark Weber for Perrysburg Mayor

Dawn Burks and Jackie Huffman are both running for re-election to the Rossford School Board in Rossford, Ohio. Dawn, Jackie and Lorenzo nerdout about book clubs and gardening then they get into audiobooks, connecting, canning, broken tibia, knitting, Bowling Green, Toledo Rogers High School, Penn State Track Team, 400 meter, Vern Kiehl, Rossford, football, OCC, Penta, Bob Falkenstein, 3 rossford sons, Tampa, why run for school board, cancer diagnosis, losing a child, winning the election, divorce, 5th term, board challenges, managing friendships, bunco, weathering the storm and so much more! Re-elect Dawn Burks Re-elect Jackie Huffman

Jessica and Lorenzo nerdout about homesteading then they get into ducks, permaculture, horses, Big Bird chicken, chicken laws, rats, headless ducks, hamster gas chamber, farms for pets, gecko, terrarium contest, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Stick Stickly, after school TV, equestrian, cross country, horseback riding, music blends, research, china trip, shrimp shells, whole fish, train ride and so much more!

Tyler Seggerman is a sports anchor/reporter for WTOL in Toledo, Ohio. Lorenzo and Tyler nerdout about fantasy football, auction draft then they get into Salinas, social butterfly, travel, Phase 10, Euchre, Oklahoma State, sports media camp, TVjobs.com, Mankato Minn, Beaumont Texas, sports reel, taking a chance in Lima, State Championships, game winning field goals, kicked out of Buffalo Wild Wings, gas station work, one man show, FOx, Big board Friday, stories and so much more!

Kyle and Lorenzo nerdout about fishing, special fishing spot small mouth and then they get into University of Toledo Fishing club, expectations, a week of fishing, 25lb bag, Sawgrass Fishing, happiness, golf, in your head, fight, gatekeeping, fishing pressure, mind shift, fans, guardians, lions, Skubal, NHL, contracts, rivalries, transfer portal and so much more!

1. Red Delicious Apples 2. Division 3. Late 4. Guardians 5. Go For It

Jimmy Ray works for Metroparks Toledo Jimmy and Lorenzo nerdout about gaming, Heldiver, Discord then they get into Lan parties, screen peak, St. Johns Jesuit High School, snow boarding, khakis, boards, swim and dive, belly smacker, Tivo, dive meet, silence, engineering, Ohio University, grilled cheese, lost photos, birds, bald eagle, biology, Hocking College, deli, capstone, tern platforms, drag show wedding, Amsterdam, wheel of cheese Josh, zoo and so much more!

Madi Christoff is the Bowling Green Community Affairs Coordinator. Lorenzo and Madi nerdout about American Dad and Family Guy then they get into TV time, College Gameday, green flag, Ohio State Vs. Ohio University, Maction, Toledo Football, nusiance, Ohio University, Halloween, 4-H, pigs, blue ribbon, interview, chicken nerd, fair royalty, Queen, best chickens, stories, moving back home, football childhood, cheer, football family, growing as a coach, Matt Kregel, legacy and so muc more!