The Nerdologues

The first part of our crossover with one of our favorite storytelling shows in Chicago, the Stoop! We bring together some of our favorite folks for an incredible evening of stories, songs, and hopefully doing a little good.

We sat down with Caleb George to learn what brought them to Chicago, their process, and why they think Improv Sux.

Di Billick and Bill catch up on their recent playtime! Games discussed: New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Lords of Thunder, Ninja Spirit, Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction

Rieman and Sater are joined by a very special guest Jordan Devenport, the designer of Crazy Cultists! (currently on Kickstarter!) They travel back to when everyone was talking about Satanic Death cults during the Satanic Panic (tm) during the early 90s!

This week, it's all Shadow Weaver all the time as we talk about raising children, power, and trauma with actor and nanny Shannon Campe!

After highlighting Al "The Big Cheese" Pujols's first trip back to St. Louis after 8 years in Anaheim, MB + Eric slice off very qualified advice to pitchers re protection during at bats and honing focus instead of "controlling emotions." Eric talks about how stinky it is that his home team is at the opposite end of the standings from MB's Braves before they preview a new High + Outside segment covering MB's dip into a co-ed baseball league.

In which we journey again to Southern Illinois, in a show produced by the inimitable Benjamin Rathert, and make an exciting announcement about the future of the show...

We sat down with Before Thursday to learn what brought them to Chicago, their process, what brought them together as a team, and why they think Improv Sux.

Oh what a beautiful morning! Maggie Herskowitz joins me in our little town of Anatevka to talk about writing on the game Monster Prom, the lovely fanbase that has sprouted around the game, and her upcoming project Witch of the Wilderness, a game that's sure to be Wicked!

When one of your listeners reaches out to try out an RPG inspired by She-Ra that she created, you listen! This week, we talk to designers Quinn Bleiler and Keisha Howard about their experience in the gaming industry and their love of She-Ra, and we try out a couple scenarios from Quinn's very own RPG, For the Honor!