Meet The Team
Nerdy Show is the only weekly podcast dedicated to nerd culture, nerd news, and nerd music. It’s a celebration of the multifaceted d20 that is the modern nerd, presented in a weekly melding of talk radio, humor, and music. From comics and video games to science and technology – if it’s geeky we’ve got it covered!
Founding Hosts
Cap Blackard – Executive Producer/Director of Programming
________________________________________
The leader of the group, transformed from the norm by some nuclear goop. Somebody’s gotta keep this motley crew on topic! Cap brings the nerdiness with style and ever-funky authenticity. He’s got a deep affinity for the unusual and is sponge for alternative culture from comics, to gaming, and beyond. In addition to Han Soloing this crew, he’s the Art Director and a writer for music site, Consequence of Sound and his illustrations, photography, comics, and writing have appeared hither and thither on the internet and in various publications as well as on this very site.
Website:
capblackard.com
Social:
Twitter
Tumblr
Formspring
Forums
Contact:
cap@nerdyshow.com
_____________________________________________________________
John “hex” Carter – Music Director
Hex is the founder of Nerdapalooza, the largest nerd music festival in the world. He has his finger on the proverbial “pulse” of nerd music. Chiptunes, Nerdcore Hiphop, Video Game Metal, Sock Puppet Rock, Dementia Parody, and beyond – the man called “hex” will bring them all to you.
Website:
Nerdapalooza
Contact:
hex@nerdyshow.com
_____________________________________________________________
Brian Clevinger – Man on the Inside
Brian is the King Hippo of this nerd shit. His web comic, 8-Bit Theater has been bringing hilarity to your sad, pathetic, JRPG world since 2001. His ongoing sci-fi comic series, Atomic Robo, was nominated for a freaking Eisner! Combined with Warbot in Accounting and How I Killed Your Master they form a quadrangle of awesome that will consume you. As though that wasn’t enough, homeboy’s written for Marvel too – oh snap!
Website:
Nuklear Power
Social:
Twitter
_____________________________________________________________
“Triforce” Mike Pandel - Wild & Crazy Guy
1983-2012
“Triforce” Mike earned his moniker when he wowed Nerdapalooza 2008 by getting to World 8-4 in Mario Bros. during an Uncle Monsterface set. Shocked by the demon they’d set loose, the band wrote the now legendary “Triforce Mike Theme“ on the spot to celebrate his greatness and subdue his savage hunger for pink-skirted princesses.
Website:
The Triforce Mike Archives
Social:
Twitter
Tumblr
Formspring
Co-Hosts
Brandon Gerson – Video Game Host
Contact:
videogames@nerdyshow.com
Nerdy Show Appearances:
Powering Up to ‘Palooza,Fight the Power [Button], Metroid Babies, Season 4 & Beyond!
_____________________________________________________________
Jonna Renee – Video Game Host
Website:
Jonna’s Blog
Social:
Twitter
Contact:
videogames@nerdyshow.com
Nerdy Show Appearances:
Castlevania Minisode, Season 4 & Beyond!
_____________________________________________________________
Jonathan West – Sci-Tech Host / Web & Tech Admin
Of all our co-hosts Jon’s been with us the longest. Heck, even before he was a regular on the show we were siphoning all our sci-tech info from him. Now he serves up all manner of quirky, crazy real world science. Jon’s cybernetic finger is on the pulse of the near-future. If it wasn’t for him not only would we have no idea that the Singularity is near, we’d have no clue what a Singularity is!
Website:
Science & Boredom
Contact:
jon@nerdyshow.com
_____________________________________________________________
Ruel Knudson – Game Master
Creator of Sagas RPG and author of all its texts – fantasy, modern and sci-fi, side quests and game mechanics – the whole enchilada. Ruel knows role playing games inside and out and is now our in-house game master pitting us on outstanding adventures in Dungeons & Doritos. Check out the Nerdy Show episode, “Cosmic Things” where we interviewed Ruel just before we embarked with him on our new journeys.
Website:
Sagas RPG
Contact:
ruelk@ironwoodnexus.com
Featured Episodes:
Dungeons & Doritos Episodes 5-present
Staff
Colin C. Peterson - Assistant Director of Programming / Production Supervisor
Colin brought Nerdy Show into the world of vidcasts beginning with our 2010 E3 coverage serving as both camera man, video editor, and special topics host. Since then, he’s not only become a regular reoccurring correspondent on the show, but he’s taken point as Nerdy Show’s lead audio editor – ushering in our return to weekly programming!
Website:
Colin C. Peterson Productions
Social:
Forums
Contact:
colin@nerdyshow.com
Nerdy Show Appearances:
Nerdy Show’s E3 2010 VIDCASTS, Fettophiles, 2010 Final Boss & More!
_____________________________________________________________
Germaïne Rigg – Production Assisstant
Behind-the-scenes unsung hero!
Nerdy Show Appearances:
Children from the Stars
_____________________________________________________________
Tony Baldini – In-House Artist/ Assistant Coordinator
Mastermind behind Nerdy Strip 10 and onwards! Tony’s does a ton of the art you see on the site, including various Dungeons & Doritos illustrations plus cool other stuff like Nerdy Show Heroes, Thor Pikachu, and other fabulous artings!
Website:
Tony’s Art
Social:
Forums
Contact:
tony@nerdyshow.com
Nerdy Show Appearances:
Dial-A-Dork, Webcomics & OneUps, & More!
_____________________________________________________________
John Sebastian La Valle – Producer/ Live Programming Director
Masterminding Nerdy Show’s live events including our streaming coverage of Nerdapalooza 2012 and more!
Contact:
jslavalle@nerdyshow.com
Nerdy Show Appearances:
Memetics, Projekts B 2Hype, Bacon
_____________________________________________________________
Aaron Haaland – Executive Producer/ Comics Host
Aaron’s the founder of A Comic Shop, one of the most important and industry-changing stores in the biz. He was also an original host of Nerdy Show waaay back in Season 1. These days, Aaron appears on the show from time to time talking about comic books, ’cause that’s what he does best! He’s the host of the weekly A Comic Show and is the original writer and artist of Nerdy Strip (strips 1-9)!
Website:
A Comic Shop
Contact:
aaron@acomicshop.com
Nerdy Show Appearances:
TMNT R.I.P., Choking & Fleching, Cosmic Things, ComiCon Carne, & MORE
_____________________________________________________________
Jim Beverly – Staff Writer
Sergeant Jim Beverly is a Pharmacy Specialist in the U.S. Army, and, for much longer, an avid gamer. A purple heart recipient and veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan, Jim is always looking for ways to connect with his inner gamer, despite his obligations to his country. He strongly believes that the medium of gaming can be used to help servicemembers cope with adversity, post-war trauma, and strengthen relationships. His philosophy on life, the military, and being a nerd is shared in his column “Switching Weapons.”
Website:
Musings of a Verteran Gamer
Articles:
Switching Weapons
_____________________________________________________________
Noah Champoux – Staff Writer
Noah is a bit of a hermit who says he writes a novel a year, and yet hardly shares his creative writing. Noah’s other habits include: poetry, listening to a new album almost every day, spending more time thinking about playing video games than actually playing them, and doing a lot of non-profit work in and around Orlando. He wrote the Nerdapalooza 2011 Spotlight pieces shared between us and Nerdapalooza.org and is a reviewer on the site.
Website:
Noah the Great
Articles:
Articles by Noah
_____________________________________________________________
Kristin Marie Frenzel – Culture Correspondent / Staff Writer
Kristin, aka Ckrickett, is a gal who plays video games…a lot. She also blogs about random nuggets found on the internet and has a soft spot for action figures, raptors, and nerdy memorabilia.
Website:
Let’s Fight Crime
Social:
Minecraft
Contact:
ckrickett@nerdyshow.com
Nerdy Show Appearances:
Cosmic Things, Mass Effect Minisode, Season 4 & Beyond!
_____________________________________________________________
Luke McDuffee – Special Correspondent
Luke first joined us as a representative of No Fangs, an organization dedicated to letting kids know there’s better things to do with their free time than become a creature of the night. He played us some swell songs about No Fangs awareness then wowed us with his entry for our US-1 Fan Love contest. When he approached us with an idea for a segment how could we say no? “Luke’s Late to Everything” is a reoccurring feature where Luke shares first-time experiences with nerdy things that everyone has done already.
Click for Nerdy Show Appearances
_____________________________________________________________
Matthew Spill – Pop Culture Correspondent
At first we were going to call him our Star Wars Expanded Universe Correspondent, but “Pop Culture Correspondent” sounds snappier. Matt knows more about the Star Wars Universe than a guy has a right to, and that’s not all – this man is an A-list movie nerd. He’s also one of the founding members of nerd comedy troupe Jedi BFF.
Contact:
matt@nerdyshow.com
Nerdy Show Appearances:
Fettophiles
Manholes of Venus
_____________________________________________________________
Jessica Uelmen – Sci-Tech Correspondent / Staff Writer
Jessica was that kid you hated in school: total know-it-all, straight-A student, teacher’s pet. But all that geekery served her well as she’s now an electrical engineer at Parallax Inc. bringing microcontroller and robotics lessons to classrooms around the world. If you’ve got a hankerin’ for electronics know-how, she’s your gal.
Website:
Geek Cr3d
Social:
Forums
Articles & Appearances:
Who’s The Bross?, Geek Cr3d
Interns
Sophia Horn
_____________________________________________________________
Andrew Perez
Producers
Matt Benson – The Main Man
___________________________________________________________
Logan Jenkins – Viral Demon
___________________________________________________________
Honorary Producers
Charles Bennethum – Supreme Bacon Overlord
_____________________________________________________________
Dan Blake – Gentleman and Scholar
_____________________________________________________________
BigBadShadowMan – Lizard King
_____________________________________________________________
Ross Butler – Servant to None
_____________________________________________________________
Kyle Calder (Maraun) – Pirate Lumberjack
_____________________________________________________________
Josh Dailey – Server All-Father
______________________________________________________________
Jay Jones – Gundamking _____________________________________________________________
Shadow Broker – Man of Mystery
Support Nerdy Show
1 Comment
[...] on our friend Brian. We actually get along great, he's part of the Nerdy Show podcast I'm EP of, Meet The Team | Nerdy Show . Sometime I forget this is seen nationally and people don't know when I'm playing around, [...]