Nerdy Show

1. Nerdy Show :: ??Mystery Broadcast??

   The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast is a polymath polymorph gestalt entity of all known geek knowledge.

   When you least expect it – There’s something new in the Nerdy Show feed! A suspicious message! What can it be? We won’t leave you to cryptic ponderings: it’s Cat, your hostess with the mostess, spontaneously returning to the the feed that started it all. She regails with a ramble to cinch up the gap between broadcasts and to test out some new tech that could terraform talk podcasting (though it’s still very much in beta). Join us for a jumble of thoughts and feelings on this Cat catch-up to check-in with you fine folks and see what’s cookin’.

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2. Nerdy Show :: David Byrne Shares True Stories From “True Stories”

   The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast is a polymath polymorph gestalt entity of all known geek knowledge.

   In this archival interview from 2018, Cap speaks with Talking Heads’ David Byrne about the Criterion Collection re-release of his 1986 film, True Stories and the first ever edition of that film’s complete soundtrack. The film was Byrne’s directorial debut and as it plainly puts it right at the start is “about a bunch of people in Virgil, Texas.”

   The film is part zany, slice of life comedy, part anthropological study – processed through the music of Talking Heads and projected through a loving, art house lens. Cap and Byrne discuss how this remarkable portrait of 80s America came together and other unexpected art. (more…)

3. Nerdy Show :: The Big Chill

   The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast is a polymath polymorph gestalt entity of all known geek knowledge.

   In this time of global upheaval, the entirety of The Nerdy Show Network unites! If we must be alone, let us be alone together! We summoned our fans far and wide along with personalities from Omniverse and The Nerdy Show Network to our Discord server to hang out, geek out, and spread love from a distance.

   Hear from the cast and crews of: Nerdy Show, The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program, Ghostbusters: Resurrection, Dungeons & Doritos, Derpy Show, Flame On!, Wicked Anime, RPG From Scratch/Leyliners, and YOU! (more…)

4. Nerdy Show :: We Are Omniverse!

   The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast is an ever-evolving thing! Are we a news source? A travelogue of niche nerdery? A family of freaky friends with a penchant for pop culture? Media journalists documenting artistic endeavors from the geek world, far and wide?

   We’re all these things! But now, we’re also Omniverse!

   Join Cap, Doug, and La Valle as they offer insights into what we’ve been up to behind the scenes and how our podcast empire has become something exciting and new as our skills and community has grown and changed with us. And… while there may be new things on the horizon… Nerdy Show is far from over. (more…)

5. Nerdy Show :: Get Off My Books

   The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings! Except when it doesn’t. Sometimes it mutates into something else for a hot minute, and this is one of those times.

   Presently the production house known as Nerdy Show is in the midst of some massive movements. After the release of The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program series 2, Cap and Doug dove right into a new major project for Lightning Dogs (still TBA) – so, after a long day of recording stuff they can’t talk about quite yet, and no time to assemble a proper episode of Nerdy Show, they grabbed a friend and piled into the studio for a free-wheeling conversation to catch you up on things and hopefully entertain and delight.

   Who is this mystery friend? Cap and Doug are joined by Eleanor Edwards, co-host of Consequence Podcast Network‘s The Fifth Dimension: A Twilight Zone Podcast, and Cap’s partner of 16 years who’s been behind-the-scenes this entire time, but hasn’t truly graced us with her presence until now. Crazy! We discuss the new Twilight Zone, RoboCop, JFK erotica, and a host of other strange media and critical diversions into the life and times of the Nerdy Show crew. (more…)

6. Nerdy Show :: Pitching in the Wind

   The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings! Except when it doesn’t. Sometimes it mutates into something else for a hot minute, and this is one of those times.

   The wildly-swinging hits keep on coming! How far will we veer off of our usual platter of geeky chatter? And for how long? Indefinitely?! Well at the very least we’ll always stay true to what you’ve come to expect from us for the past decade: surreal tangents and strange comedy. In this episode – Cap, La Valle, and Doug team up for a creative experiment in which Cap plays a high-powered Hollywood executive type taking pitches from hapless writers.

   Which of these absurd ideas will get green lit for production? Whose hopes and dreams will get eaten alive by the Hollywood monster? How far will these poor saps go to break a tie and “win” this pitch party? (more…)

7. no caps: The Terrifying Adventures of Doug & La Valle

   The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings! Except when it doesn’t. Sometimes it mutates into something else for a hot minute, and this is one of those times.

   When the Cap is away, the Doug and La Valle will play. Left to their own devices (without adult supervision), the duo discuss some of their favorite Nerdy Show pitches and come up with new ones. But things take a spooky turn when a discussion about favorite horror movies leads to an exploration of La Valle’s dark, supernatural past. (more…)

8. ALL CAPS: Judy Funnie Meets Maude Lebowski

   The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings! Except when it doesn’t. Sometimes it mutates into something else for a hot minute, and this is one of those times.

   Join Cap on a solo mission as she gives hints to the latest happenings at The Nerdy Show Network, muse on the Network’s (and this show’s) 10th year of podcasting, share the ups and downs of kitten fostering, and highlight two amazing comics you should read: Gillen and Hans’s Die and Okorafor and Tana’s LaGuardia. But all that’s just a prelude to the main event!

   In preparation for an upcoming collaborative art project, Cap dusts off some fan fiction she wrote with Local-Shop in which their favorite pretentious art ladies of the 90s meet: Judy Funnie (from Nickelodeon/ Disney’s Doug) and Maude Lebowski (from The Big Lebowski). Indulge in Cap’s all too thorough knowledge of Doug continuity as we explore Judy’s undocumented time at Vole University and Maude’s continued interest in work that’s strongly vaginal. No, this isn’t slashfic, but hopefully the artsy fartsy feminist story therein won’t make you uncomfortable.

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9. Nerdy Show 321 :: Strange Dreams in the PVP Cranberry Bog

   The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings!

   Coming to you live from the deep recesses of your own mind: Nerdy Show is creepin’ in your dreams and in your Fallout 76 servers!

   As we batten down the hatches while hatching other Nerdy Show Network schemes, our titular show goes full on diary – recapping the various projects we’re chipping away at and fascinating life happenings.

   Join Cap, boR, Brandon, and Jon for tales from Fallout 76, a surreal “double mumbo jumbo” dream that gives a first hand exploration of encounters from beyond, pineapple upside down pancakes, books to read, films to watch, and more! (more…)

10. Nerdy Show 320 :: Horror!! With Chris Ryall and Jeremy Whitley at NC Comicon

    The Nerdy Show Network’s flagship podcast unloads on the latest geek news and happenings!

    It’s not the winter months putting a chill in your bones –  it’s the lingering terror of knowing that horror doesn’t end in October! Join us for a panel with Chris Ryall (Locke & Key, Zombies Vs. Robots) and Jeremy Whitley (Vampirella) as we chew on chilling tales, crossing genres, and frights for all seasons.

    This discussion comes to you live from NC Comicon, moderated by psychiatrist Matt Connor, and featuring our very own Cap Blackard alongside Chris and Jeremy. We discuss the differences in conveying scares in disparate mediums, our formative horror memories, favorite films, existential dread, and a dose of Cap’s insights on bringing scares in the world of audio dramas with The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program.

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