The Nerdologues

Claire Linic has never been calmer than when she is watching middle-aged women foster friendships, fight, host events, and try to sell things on the shows in the Real Housewives franchise. She tells MBS about all of the best and worst wives, the plethora of series and spinoffs, and how she found Keeping Up With the Kardashians to be a gateway into the world of Bravo reality television. There's talk of Skinnygirl, the Countess, Kelsey Grammar's ex-wife, NeNe and Kenya, Ramona Singer, Lisa Vanderpump, Andy Cohen, and the reunions.

We're back in Chicago for the first podcast recorded at our new local home, the Beat Kitchen! Check out part one of our partnership with Bit Bash and get stoked for their event on August 12!

Ever since she was in the presence of Tilda (across the aisle from her on a plane), Erin McGathy has not been able to shake her fascination with Swinton's style and approach to art. Erin appreciates the way Swinton discusses acting as a collaborative effort and even credits Swinton's ability to live happily in Scotland as a working actor for inspiring her to take the leap and move to Dublin from LA. We needed to talk about Kevin, David Bowie, and Michael Clayton, as well as a bit about how Tilda became a character in Erin's upcoming Edinburgh/Dublin Fringe festival show, MurderTown.

We reunite with Claire Friedman and the tour comes to a close. 

If you're looking for a DM, send a DM to Alan Linic. He's only gotten into D&D in the last few years, but his childhood knack of adding environmental elements to every playground game has paid off in spades both as an improviser and a dungeon master. There's also a long conversation about The Cheesecake Factory for some ungodly reason.

Here's the second part of our tour stop from my favorite city! We're almost at the end!

Season finale. 

Brad Pike finds a morbid curiosity in exploring books and documentaries about cults at least in part because he believes he's a part of one. After spending a lot of time discussing Jonestown and the Order of the Solar Temple, Brad and MBS dig into the cult of improv comedy, Chicago style. Get ready to give up your possessions, pledge your loyalty to the leader, and be reminded that there are people who had to help their parents self-immolate.

Seattle has long been kind to the Nerds. This tour stop was no exception. So many friends! So many great stories!

MB tries not to kill the boys as they struggle to name MLB All-Stars, then they step outside of Chicago's rough draft season to examine which other cities have had historically bad draft years across all of their franchises. Politics takes the spotlight in the end as Russia gets one over on America...again.