The Nerdologues

Jon Pernisek knows all things Wizard of Oz, and we had a delightful time talking a heap of silly adaptations of the book that mostly just rip off or repurpose the iconic 1939 film. While Jon has an appreciation for things like The Wiz, Return to Oz, and Wicked, he can also recognize when things are LAZY or BAD, so we have fun lambasting some projects that were probably doomed from the start.

This week, guest George Serad joins us to chat about the fine art of video game pugilism!

Tyler Paterson is a more than a guy sharing an urban legend around a campfire. Though he and his family do enjoy this pastime, they're only telling stories of their own experiences. Tyler has experienced constant unsettling dreams and various unexplainable events with ghosts in his life, and as a result he has essentially academically studied ghosts, used his experiences as inspiration for multiple published novels, and kept a good humor about himself all along.

This week, we welcome guest Jon Silver to chat about the highs(?) and lows(!) of the Assassin's Creed franchise and more!

It's part two of our team-up with the Chicago Design Museum for a wonderful Design Week recording featuring the theme "Discovery"!

Rosie Moan was a sexy little baby. Wait. No. Um. Rosie discovered her own sexuality at a fairly young age and has never looked back. Fueled by curiosity and a slightly hippy, open upbringing, she has never had much of an issue removing the stigmas from sexual pleasure, partners, patterns, etc.

He is vengeance. He is the night. He is BATMAN, and he's got a lot of video games to his name. Today we're gonna talk about 'em with guest Andy Junk!

Chicago expat Katie Wadsworth has spent the last year in Dallas, Texas, living with her parents and girlfriend as she went to school to become an EMT to save money for a big move to LA. I had the best time Skyping with her as she covered what the year has been like back under her parents' roof, how she looks back on the time she spent in Chicago, and the anxieties and excitement of picking up and moving forward to LA.

This week, Tim, Clayton, and Kellen undertake another round of audience questions, tackling everything from the well thought out and heartfelt to the troll-y!