https://www.nerdologues.com/ For over five years The Nerdologues Presents: Your Stories has combined comedy, rock and roll, and disastrous earnestness into a weekly podcast where cool cats like you share their tales in front of a live audience and we find out a little something about why we're all nerds. Clip Archive RSS Feed Subscribe on iTunes en yesFor over five years The Nerdologues Presents: Your Stories has combined comedy, rock and roll, and disastrous earnestness into a weekly podcast where cool cats like you share their tales in front of a live audience and we find out a little something about why we're all nerds. Clip Archive RSS Feed Subscribe on iTunes For over five years The Nerdologues Presents: Your Stories has combined comedy, rock and roll, and disastrous earnestness into a weekly podcast where cool cats like you share their tales in front of a live audience and we find out a little something aboutThe Nerdologues https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/songs-we-recorded-home-ben An unexpected birthday present for me from Eric and the rest of the Cover Stories crew. Get ready for some of the best songs ever written (according to me)! The Playlist Includes: Summer Highland Falls Wait For It The City of New Orleans One Sweet Love Paintings By Chagall A Man/Me/Then Jim Tiny Dancer All These Things I Have Done I Will Follow You Into the Dark Plus fond memories of Your Stories past! Thank you to everyone who made this possible. Thu, 06 Aug 2020 10:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/songs-we-recorded-home-ben Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2700 An unexpected birthday present for me from Eric and the rest of the Cover Stories crew. Get ready for some of the best songs ever written (according to me)! The Playlist Includes: Summer Highland Falls Wait For It The City of New Orleans One Sweet Love Paintings By Chagall A Man/Me/Then Jim Tiny Dancer All These Things I Have Done I Will Follow You Into the Dark Plus fond memories of Your Stories past! Thank you to everyone who made this possible. The NerdologuesAn unexpected birthday present for me from Eric and the rest of the Cover Stories crew. Get ready for some of the best songs ever written (according to me)! The Playlist Includes: Summer Highland Falls Wait For It The City of New Orleans One Sweet Love Paintings By Chagall A Man/Me/Then Jim Tiny Dancer All These Things I Have Done I Will Follow You Into the Dark Plus fond memories of Your Stories past! Thank you to everyone who made this possible. https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-south-together-apart-part-2 The second half of our quarantine episode as the COVID-19 quarantine continues. I'm so so grateful for all these great storytellers willing to share themselves for our show. Together we really can get through this weird time. If you can, take advantage of the weirdness. Maybe lay under your table or look up at clouds in the sky? We're all in this together, friends. Storytellers Summer Slevin - "The Slevin Family Egg Roll" Isaac Smith - "Remembering John Prine" Claire Hughes - "Look 'Em In the Nose" Felicia Dieguez - "Lessons In Loneliness" Music Kyle Triplett - "Someday We'll Meet Again Sweetheart" Tony Baker and Ben Rathert - "We'll Meet Again" Tue, 05 May 2020 04:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-south-together-apart-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2700 The second half of our quarantine episode as the COVID-19 quarantine continues. I'm so so grateful for all these great storytellers willing to share themselves for our show. Together we really can get through this weird time. If you can, take advantage of the weirdness. Maybe lay under your table or look up at clouds in the sky? We're all in this together, friends. Storytellers Summer Slevin - "The Slevin Family Egg Roll" Isaac Smith - "Remembering John Prine" Claire Hughes - "Look 'Em In the Nose" Felicia Dieguez - "Lessons In Loneliness" Music Kyle Triplett - "Someday We'll Meet Again Sweetheart" Tony Baker and Ben Rathert - "We'll Meet Again" The NerdologuesThe second half of our quarantine episode as the COVID-19 quarantine continues. I'm so so grateful for all these great storytellers willing to share themselves for our show. Together we really can get through this weird time. If you can, take advantage of the weirdness. Maybe lay under your table or look up at clouds in the sky? We're all in this together, friends. Storytellers Summer Slevin - "The Slevin Family Egg Roll" Isaac Smith - "Remembering John Prine" Claire Hughes - "Look 'Em In the Nose" Felicia Dieguez - "Lessons In Loneliness" Music Kyle Triplett - "Someday We'll Meet Again Sweetheart" Tony Baker and Ben Rathert - "We'll Meet Again" https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-south-together-apart-part-1 We had a live show scheduled for April but of course had to scrap it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In our first non-live show we have stories from the wonderful Elizabeth Pfiester, Bethany Willeford, and Melanie Andrews and music from Ben Rathert and Tony Baker. Storytellers: Elizabeth Pfiester - "Rilke Magic" Bethany Willeford - "The Story of How I Cope" Melanie Andrews - "I Am Enough" Music: "Ain't Got You" "Hold On" Tue, 21 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-south-together-apart-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2700 We had a live show scheduled for April but of course had to scrap it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In our first non-live show we have stories from the wonderful Elizabeth Pfiester, Bethany Willeford, and Melanie Andrews and music from Ben Rathert and Tony Baker. Storytellers: Elizabeth Pfiester - "Rilke Magic" Bethany Willeford - "The Story of How I Cope" Melanie Andrews - "I Am Enough" Music: "Ain't Got You" "Hold On" The NerdologuesWe had a live show scheduled for April but of course had to scrap it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In our first non-live show we have stories from the wonderful Elizabeth Pfiester, Bethany Willeford, and Melanie Andrews and music from Ben Rathert and Tony Baker. Storytellers: Elizabeth Pfiester - "Rilke Magic" Bethany Willeford - "The Story of How I Cope" Melanie Andrews - "I Am Enough" Music: "Ain't Got You" "Hold On" https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-south-lights-night-part-2 Part 2 from January 11, 2020 at Brews Brothers! Thank you to everyone who came out for the show, it was a blast. Storytellers in this half: Crystal King - Bright Lights Ben Rathert - Harold Music: Small Town Saturday Night If I Wander Back Tonight See you in April! Mon, 20 Jan 2020 04:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-south-lights-night-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2700 Part 2 from January 11, 2020 at Brews Brothers! Thank you to everyone who came out for the show, it was a blast. Storytellers in this half: Crystal King - Bright Lights Ben Rathert - Harold Music: Small Town Saturday Night If I Wander Back Tonight See you in April! The NerdologuesPart 2 from January 11, 2020 at Brews Brothers! Thank you to everyone who came out for the show, it was a blast. Storytellers in this half: Crystal King - Bright Lights Ben Rathert - Harold Music: Small Town Saturday Night If I Wander Back Tonight See you in April! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-south-lights-night-part-1 Part 1 of our January show at Brews Brothers in Murphysboro, IL! What a wonderful night, and a big thank you to everyone who came out. We're already looking forward to April! Our Storytellers: Elaine Ramseyer - "7-Up and Slim Jims" Molly Howard-Crow - "SIUFO's" Joe Hercik - "Nature Always Wins" Music by the Cover Me Up Trio: "Tonight, Tonight" "Light Up My Room" "Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning" Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-south-lights-night-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2700 Part 1 of our January show at Brews Brothers in Murphysboro, IL! What a wonderful night, and a big thank you to everyone who came out. We're already looking forward to April! Our Storytellers: Elaine Ramseyer - "7-Up and Slim Jims" Molly Howard-Crow - "SIUFO's" Joe Hercik - "Nature Always Wins" Music by the Cover Me Up Trio: "Tonight, Tonight" "Light Up My Room" "Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning" The NerdologuesPart 1 of our January show at Brews Brothers in Murphysboro, IL! What a wonderful night, and a big thank you to everyone who came out. We're already looking forward to April! Our Storytellers: Elaine Ramseyer - "7-Up and Slim Jims" Molly Howard-Crow - "SIUFO's" Joe Hercik - "Nature Always Wins" Music by the Cover Me Up Trio: "Tonight, Tonight" "Light Up My Room" "Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning" https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-south-south-part-2 Part 2 of our inaugural show on Friday, October 11, 2019 at St. Nick's Brewery in Du Quoin, IL. In this half our storytellers delve into dialect, disparity, and planning ahead. Thank you so much for everyone who contributed and made the trip out, especially those from far-off lands. See you in January!  Songs: Paradise (John Prine)- Cover Me Up Trio  Don't Be Afraid to Run (Greg Graffin) - CMUT  Sunset - Kyle Triplett  Take Me Home Country Road (John Denver) - CMUT  Storytellers:  Kyle Triplett - Supper In the South  Felicia Dieguez - Disparity In Retrospect  Jeremy Kanne - Near Empty Tank, Half a World Away Tue, 29 Oct 2019 05:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-south-south-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2700 Part 2 of our inaugural show on Friday, October 11, 2019 at St. Nick's Brewery in Du Quoin, IL. In this half our storytellers delve into dialect, disparity, and planning ahead. Thank you so much for everyone who contributed and made the trip out, especially those from far-off lands. See you in January!  Songs: Paradise (John Prine)- Cover Me Up Trio  Don't Be Afraid to Run (Greg Graffin) - CMUT  Sunset - Kyle Triplett  Take Me Home Country Road (John Denver) - CMUT  Storytellers:  Kyle Triplett - Supper In the South  Felicia Dieguez - Disparity In Retrospect  Jeremy Kanne - Near Empty Tank, Half a World Away The NerdologuesPart 2 of our inaugural show on Friday, October 11, 2019 at St. Nick's Brewery in Du Quoin, IL. In this half our storytellers delve into dialect, disparity, and planning ahead. Thank you so much for everyone who contributed and made the trip out, especially those from far-off lands. See you in January!  Songs: Paradise (John Prine)- Cover Me Up Trio  Don't Be Afraid to Run (Greg Graffin) - CMUT  Sunset - Kyle Triplett  Take Me Home Country Road (John Denver) - CMUT  Storytellers:  Kyle Triplett - Supper In the South  Felicia Dieguez - Disparity In Retrospect  Jeremy Kanne - Near Empty Tank, Half a World Away https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-south-south-part-1 NEW SPIN-OFF! Now at a lower latitude! Our first official episode of Your Stories South was recorded on Friday, October 11, 2019 at St. Nicholas Brewery in Du Quoin, IL. This was an incredibly fun night and we had some great talents to help us set it off right. Our theme was "South!" (please clap) in reference to life here on the southern end of Illinois. There was a fair amount of room noise during the recording but our storytellers and musicians did excellent all the same. Our house band (The Cover Me Up Trio) is Tony Baker, Kyle Triplett, and Ben Rathert. Songs: Southern Cross (Crosby, Stills & Nash) - Cover Me Up Trio City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman) - CMUT The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (The Band) - CMUT Take Me Down (Gary Clark, Jr.) - Crystal King Storytellers: Trish Pfiefer - Southern Exposure Andrew Staff - Hiking Trails and Adjudicated Youth Nicole Stewart - Chicken and Beer Night Crystal King - Dead Hippies Versus Phish Hippies Tue, 22 Oct 2019 05:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-south-south-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2700 NEW SPIN-OFF! Now at a lower latitude! Our first official episode of Your Stories South was recorded on Friday, October 11, 2019 at St. Nicholas Brewery in Du Quoin, IL. This was an incredibly fun night and we had some great talents to help us set it off right. Our theme was "South!" (please clap) in reference to life here on the southern end of Illinois. There was a fair amount of room noise during the recording but our storytellers and musicians did excellent all the same. Our house band (The Cover Me Up Trio) is Tony Baker, Kyle Triplett, and Ben Rathert. Songs: Southern Cross (Crosby, Stills & Nash) - Cover Me Up Trio City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman) - CMUT The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (The Band) - CMUT Take Me Down (Gary Clark, Jr.) - Crystal King Storytellers: Trish Pfiefer - Southern Exposure Andrew Staff - Hiking Trails and Adjudicated Youth Nicole Stewart - Chicken and Beer Night Crystal King - Dead Hippies Versus Phish Hippies The NerdologuesNEW SPIN-OFF! Now at a lower latitude! Our first official episode of Your Stories South was recorded on Friday, October 11, 2019 at St. Nicholas Brewery in Du Quoin, IL. This was an incredibly fun night and we had some great talents to help us set it off right. Our theme was "South!" (please clap) in reference to life here on the southern end of Illinois. There was a fair amount of room noise during the recording but our storytellers and musicians did excellent all the same. Our house band (The Cover Me Up Trio) is Tony Baker, Kyle Triplett, and Ben Rathert. Songs: Southern Cross (Crosby, Stills & Nash) - Cover Me Up Trio City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman) - CMUT The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (The Band) - CMUT Take Me Down (Gary Clark, Jr.) - Crystal King Storytellers: Trish Pfiefer - Southern Exposure Andrew Staff - Hiking Trails and Adjudicated Youth Nicole Stewart - Chicken and Beer Night Crystal King - Dead Hippies Versus Phish Hippies https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/its-all-good-part-2 It's the second half of our crossover with Lily Be's The Stoop, some of the most real storytelling you can get in Chicago. Plus we get some words from Crystal Dino about her brother Chris, one of the reasons we all got together for this night in the first place! This week, you'll enjoy: Cover Stories: Freedom at 21 Cover Stories: No Children Whitney Wasson: Hometown Pride Javier Suarez: Going Hunting Crystal Dino: About Chris JJ Ranvier: KitKatClub Cover Stories: Edge of Glory To support Chris, you can donate to his GoFundMe here. As I explain in the intro to this episode, we're going on a short hiatus again, but we have a lot of cool stuff coming before the end of Q3, so keep your eyes peeled on the feed! Mon, 08 Jul 2019 22:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/its-all-good-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3600 It's the second half of our crossover with Lily Be's The Stoop, some of the most real storytelling you can get in Chicago. Plus we get some words from Crystal Dino about her brother Chris, one of the reasons we all got together for this night in the first place! This week, you'll enjoy: Cover Stories: Freedom at 21 Cover Stories: No Children Whitney Wasson: Hometown Pride Javier Suarez: Going Hunting Crystal Dino: About Chris JJ Ranvier: KitKatClub Cover Stories: Edge of Glory To support Chris, you can donate to his GoFundMe here. As I explain in the intro to this episode, we're going on a short hiatus again, but we have a lot of cool stuff coming before the end of Q3, so keep your eyes peeled on the feed! The NerdologuesIt's the second half of our crossover with Lily Be's The Stoop, some of the most real storytelling you can get in Chicago. Plus we get some words from Crystal Dino about her brother Chris, one of the reasons we all got together for this night in the first place! This week, you'll enjoy: Cover Stories: Freedom at 21 Cover Stories: No Children Whitney Wasson: Hometown Pride Javier Suarez: Going Hunting Crystal Dino: About Chris JJ Ranvier: KitKatClub Cover Stories: Edge of Glory To support Chris, you can donate to his GoFundMe here. As I explain in the intro to this episode, we're going on a short hiatus again, but we have a lot of cool stuff coming before the end of Q3, so keep your eyes peeled on the feed! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/its-all-good-part-1 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. This episode, we're featuring: Cover Stories - Little White Dove Cover Stories - Here Comes the Sun Brian Wille - Here and Gone Shani Smith - Who Dies at a Funeral? Lily Be - No Hay Mal Que Por Bien No Venga We'll talk a lot more about it next week, but make sure you check out the fundraiser for our friend Chris Dino. He's so close to his goal! Mon, 01 Jul 2019 21:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/its-all-good-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3600 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. This episode, we're featuring: Cover Stories - Little White Dove Cover Stories - Here Comes the Sun Brian Wille - Here and Gone Shani Smith - Who Dies at a Funeral? Lily Be - No Hay Mal Que Por Bien No Venga We'll talk a lot more about it next week, but make sure you check out the fundraiser for our friend Chris Dino. He's so close to his goal! The NerdologuesThe 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. This episode, we're featuring: Cover Stories - Little White Dove Cover Stories - Here Comes the Sun Brian Wille - Here and Gone Shani Smith - Who Dies at a Funeral? Lily Be - No Hay Mal Que Por Bien No Venga We'll talk a lot more about it next week, but make sure you check out the fundraiser for our friend Chris Dino. He's so close to his goal! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/scratch-part-2 Once again, Your Stories is traveling south, to Ava, IL, for the second half of an evening of stories and songs curated and hosted by the incredible Benjamin Rathert! Make sure you listen til the end for a very exciting announcement about Your Stories shows to come... This week, enjoy: Eric: Made in England Trish Pfeiffer: Princesses Jon Lester: Capture the Flag Eric Garneau: The Shoulders of Giants Eric: One Step Up / I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For Mon, 24 Jun 2019 17:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/scratch-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3600 Once again, Your Stories is traveling south, to Ava, IL, for the second half of an evening of stories and songs curated and hosted by the incredible Benjamin Rathert! Make sure you listen til the end for a very exciting announcement about Your Stories shows to come... This week, enjoy: Eric: Made in England Trish Pfeiffer: Princesses Jon Lester: Capture the Flag Eric Garneau: The Shoulders of Giants Eric: One Step Up / I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For The NerdologuesOnce again, Your Stories is traveling south, to Ava, IL, for the second half of an evening of stories and songs curated and hosted by the incredible Benjamin Rathert! Make sure you listen til the end for a very exciting announcement about Your Stories shows to come... This week, enjoy: Eric: Made in England Trish Pfeiffer: Princesses Jon Lester: Capture the Flag Eric Garneau: The Shoulders of Giants Eric: One Step Up / I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/scratch-part-1 The one and only Ben Rathert, friend of the show, has once again this year put together a Your Stories show for the voices of Southern Illinois. Recorded downstate in Ava, this episode is a real treat! This week, you can enjoy: The Cover-Me-Up Trio: Long Time Gone The Cover-Me-Up Trio: Different Days Tony Baker: Shifting Identity Tricia Burns: World Wrestling Family Aimee White Williams: The Right Way, the Wrong Way, the Janeway Ben & Eric: Blue, Red and Grey If you're in Chicago, we're crossing over with one of our favorite storytelling shows, Lily Be's The Stoop, for an extra special get-togetherthis Sunday! Mon, 17 Jun 2019 18:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/scratch-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2700 The one and only Ben Rathert, friend of the show, has once again this year put together a Your Stories show for the voices of Southern Illinois. Recorded downstate in Ava, this episode is a real treat! This week, you can enjoy: The Cover-Me-Up Trio: Long Time Gone The Cover-Me-Up Trio: Different Days Tony Baker: Shifting Identity Tricia Burns: World Wrestling Family Aimee White Williams: The Right Way, the Wrong Way, the Janeway Ben & Eric: Blue, Red and Grey If you're in Chicago, we're crossing over with one of our favorite storytelling shows, Lily Be's The Stoop, for an extra special get-togetherthis Sunday! The NerdologuesThe one and only Ben Rathert, friend of the show, has once again this year put together a Your Stories show for the voices of Southern Illinois. Recorded downstate in Ava, this episode is a real treat! This week, you can enjoy: The Cover-Me-Up Trio: Long Time Gone The Cover-Me-Up Trio: Different Days Tony Baker: Shifting Identity Tricia Burns: World Wrestling Family Aimee White Williams: The Right Way, the Wrong Way, the Janeway Ben & Eric: Blue, Red and Grey If you're in Chicago, we're crossing over with one of our favorite storytelling shows, Lily Be's The Stoop, for an extra special get-togetherthis Sunday! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/managers-part-1 Our multimonth dive into working continues with this first part of our look at management which, let's be real, most of us feel pretty strongly negative about. Will that play out in the episode? Who can say for sure! (But you may not be surprised) This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Cryin' Shelby Mongan: Alone Foods Jenn Sodini: Marianne at Del's Cherry Darling: FMLA Carly Ballerini: Horrible Bosses Cover Stories: Vienna Mon, 06 May 2019 15:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/managers-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2400 Our multimonth dive into working continues with this first part of our look at management which, let's be real, most of us feel pretty strongly negative about. Will that play out in the episode? Who can say for sure! (But you may not be surprised) This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Cryin' Shelby Mongan: Alone Foods Jenn Sodini: Marianne at Del's Cherry Darling: FMLA Carly Ballerini: Horrible Bosses Cover Stories: Vienna The NerdologuesOur multimonth dive into working continues with this first part of our look at management which, let's be real, most of us feel pretty strongly negative about. Will that play out in the episode? Who can say for sure! (But you may not be surprised) This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Cryin' Shelby Mongan: Alone Foods Jenn Sodini: Marianne at Del's Cherry Darling: FMLA Carly Ballerini: Horrible Bosses Cover Stories: Vienna https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/customers-part-2 This week, we dive yet again into the world of business-to-customer interactions as part of our multimonth series on the wonderful work of Chicago historian Studs Terkel! You can enjoy:  - Cover Stories: Right Now  - Cover Stories: You Get What You Give  - John Capaul: Stacy Smile  - Bill Nielsen: Customer Service Purgatory  - Jared Mason: Public Romantic Gestures  - Lily Be: No Conversation  - Cover Stories: Mad World Mon, 25 Mar 2019 13:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/customers-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3000 This week, we dive yet again into the world of business-to-customer interactions as part of our multimonth series on the wonderful work of Chicago historian Studs Terkel! You can enjoy:  - Cover Stories: Right Now  - Cover Stories: You Get What You Give  - John Capaul: Stacy Smile  - Bill Nielsen: Customer Service Purgatory  - Jared Mason: Public Romantic Gestures  - Lily Be: No Conversation  - Cover Stories: Mad World The NerdologuesThis week, we dive yet again into the world of business-to-customer interactions as part of our multimonth series on the wonderful work of Chicago historian Studs Terkel! You can enjoy:  - Cover Stories: Right Now  - Cover Stories: You Get What You Give  - John Capaul: Stacy Smile  - Bill Nielsen: Customer Service Purgatory  - Jared Mason: Public Romantic Gestures  - Lily Be: No Conversation  - Cover Stories: Mad World https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/customers-part-1 Our multi-part tribute to Studs Terkel and working begins here with this look at the user side of commerce.  This week, enjoy: - Cover Stories: 1, 2, 3, 4  - Eric Garneau: How Much Math Do You Use in Your Job?  - Mykel Golliday: The Dark Souls of Driving Uber - Ray Goldberg: "It's Not That Good, But It's Not That Bad" - Jeremy Kanne: Picking Strawberries - Cover Stories: Short Skirt, Long Jacket Mon, 18 Mar 2019 18:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/customers-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2400 Our multi-part tribute to Studs Terkel and working begins here with this look at the user side of commerce.  This week, enjoy: - Cover Stories: 1, 2, 3, 4  - Eric Garneau: How Much Math Do You Use in Your Job?  - Mykel Golliday: The Dark Souls of Driving Uber - Ray Goldberg: "It's Not That Good, But It's Not That Bad" - Jeremy Kanne: Picking Strawberries - Cover Stories: Short Skirt, Long Jacket The NerdologuesOur multi-part tribute to Studs Terkel and working begins here with this look at the user side of commerce.  This week, enjoy: - Cover Stories: 1, 2, 3, 4  - Eric Garneau: How Much Math Do You Use in Your Job?  - Mykel Golliday: The Dark Souls of Driving Uber - Ray Goldberg: "It's Not That Good, But It's Not That Bad" - Jeremy Kanne: Picking Strawberries - Cover Stories: Short Skirt, Long Jacket https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/year-20-life-episode-1-ancestrall-recall Friend of the Nerds Bill Nielsen just launched a new podcast about his attempt to regain glory in the world of professional Magic: the Gathering, something Bill's talked about on Your Stories before. In fact, the first episode of his podcast even uses some of his prior Your Stories pieces to tell his story. The Nerds helped consult and edit Bill's show, so we felt like it would be cool to cross-post the first episode into our feed. Even if you don't know anything about Magic, you'll enjoy this story of sports(ish) glory.  You can find future episodes of Bill's show over on the So Many Bits Facebook and Twitter feeds. Good stuff coming up! Mon, 04 Mar 2019 12:40:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/year-20-life-episode-1-ancestrall-recall Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1500 Friend of the Nerds Bill Nielsen just launched a new podcast about his attempt to regain glory in the world of professional Magic: the Gathering, something Bill's talked about on Your Stories before. In fact, the first episode of his podcast even uses some of his prior Your Stories pieces to tell his story. The Nerds helped consult and edit Bill's show, so we felt like it would be cool to cross-post the first episode into our feed. Even if you don't know anything about Magic, you'll enjoy this story of sports(ish) glory.  You can find future episodes of Bill's show over on the So Many Bits Facebook and Twitter feeds. Good stuff coming up! The NerdologuesFriend of the Nerds Bill Nielsen just launched a new podcast about his attempt to regain glory in the world of professional Magic: the Gathering, something Bill's talked about on Your Stories before. In fact, the first episode of his podcast even uses some of his prior Your Stories pieces to tell his story. The Nerds helped consult and edit Bill's show, so we felt like it would be cool to cross-post the first episode into our feed. Even if you don't know anything about Magic, you'll enjoy this story of sports(ish) glory.  You can find future episodes of Bill's show over on the So Many Bits Facebook and Twitter feeds. Good stuff coming up! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fanfiction-february-2019-part-2 An underfunded Wizards school, a recipe for the best Vegan chili you'll ever eat, and more will bring some joy to your life in the second part of our annual fanfiction celebration.  This week, enjoy:  - Cover Stories: When You Were Young  - Cover Stories: Are You Gonna Be My Girl?  - Chris Crotwell: Default  - Logan Dean: Easy VEGAN Chili  - Drew Krehel: Brideshead Unlimited  - Maggie Wagner: The Alistair Q. Flotwickens Public School for Witchcraft & Wizardry  - Cover Stories: Welcome Home Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fanfiction-february-2019-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2700 An underfunded Wizards school, a recipe for the best Vegan chili you'll ever eat, and more will bring some joy to your life in the second part of our annual fanfiction celebration.  This week, enjoy:  - Cover Stories: When You Were Young  - Cover Stories: Are You Gonna Be My Girl?  - Chris Crotwell: Default  - Logan Dean: Easy VEGAN Chili  - Drew Krehel: Brideshead Unlimited  - Maggie Wagner: The Alistair Q. Flotwickens Public School for Witchcraft & Wizardry  - Cover Stories: Welcome Home The NerdologuesAn underfunded Wizards school, a recipe for the best Vegan chili you'll ever eat, and more will bring some joy to your life in the second part of our annual fanfiction celebration.  This week, enjoy:  - Cover Stories: When You Were Young  - Cover Stories: Are You Gonna Be My Girl?  - Chris Crotwell: Default  - Logan Dean: Easy VEGAN Chili  - Drew Krehel: Brideshead Unlimited  - Maggie Wagner: The Alistair Q. Flotwickens Public School for Witchcraft & Wizardry  - Cover Stories: Welcome Home https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fanfiction-february-2019-part-1 Fanfiction February returns, and it's Chris and Shelby's first full go in the hosting hot seat! Of course, it turned out awesomely. This week, explore an accidentally '80s trip featuring: Cover Stories: Say It Ain't So Shelby Mongan: Real People Elliot Besmann: Slash Haven Ruby Des Jardins: Truly Outrageous Cover Stories: Maps Mon, 18 Feb 2019 18:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fanfiction-february-2019-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2100 Fanfiction February returns, and it's Chris and Shelby's first full go in the hosting hot seat! Of course, it turned out awesomely. This week, explore an accidentally '80s trip featuring: Cover Stories: Say It Ain't So Shelby Mongan: Real People Elliot Besmann: Slash Haven Ruby Des Jardins: Truly Outrageous Cover Stories: Maps The NerdologuesFanfiction February returns, and it's Chris and Shelby's first full go in the hosting hot seat! Of course, it turned out awesomely. This week, explore an accidentally '80s trip featuring: Cover Stories: Say It Ain't So Shelby Mongan: Real People Elliot Besmann: Slash Haven Ruby Des Jardins: Truly Outrageous Cover Stories: Maps https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/chris-shelbys-top-5-fellowship-part-1-june-2014 This is it! Chris and Shelby's look into their favorite episodes of Your Stories past ends here with this throwback to June 2014!  We recorded this episode with some of the fine folks of the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (or CAKE for short), which is still an awesome thing you should support. ALSO, Chris and Shelby's first full show as hosts is the ever-popular Fanfiction February this Sunday at the Cards Against Humanity Theatre. Don't miss it! In the mean time, this episode, you can enjoy once again: - Cover Stories: High Enough - Steve Persch (with Mary Beth Smith): First Sketch - Kevin Budnik: Boy/Girl party - Natasha Samreny: Trip - Grace Tran: A Comics Fellowship - Cover Stories: Handle with Care Mon, 11 Feb 2019 20:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/chris-shelbys-top-5-fellowship-part-1-june-2014 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3000 This is it! Chris and Shelby's look into their favorite episodes of Your Stories past ends here with this throwback to June 2014!  We recorded this episode with some of the fine folks of the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (or CAKE for short), which is still an awesome thing you should support. ALSO, Chris and Shelby's first full show as hosts is the ever-popular Fanfiction February this Sunday at the Cards Against Humanity Theatre. Don't miss it! In the mean time, this episode, you can enjoy once again: - Cover Stories: High Enough - Steve Persch (with Mary Beth Smith): First Sketch - Kevin Budnik: Boy/Girl party - Natasha Samreny: Trip - Grace Tran: A Comics Fellowship - Cover Stories: Handle with Care The NerdologuesThis is it! Chris and Shelby's look into their favorite episodes of Your Stories past ends here with this throwback to June 2014!  We recorded this episode with some of the fine folks of the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (or CAKE for short), which is still an awesome thing you should support. ALSO, Chris and Shelby's first full show as hosts is the ever-popular Fanfiction February this Sunday at the Cards Against Humanity Theatre. Don't miss it! In the mean time, this episode, you can enjoy once again: - Cover Stories: High Enough - Steve Persch (with Mary Beth Smith): First Sketch - Kevin Budnik: Boy/Girl party - Natasha Samreny: Trip - Grace Tran: A Comics Fellowship - Cover Stories: Handle with Care https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/chris-shelbys-top-5-sound-idea-part-2-june-2015 We're 80% of the way through new host Chris and Shelby's favorite episodes in this show's 7-year history! Today we're flashing back to an episode that celebrated the beginnings of the Chicago Podcast Coop which, hey, is still helping us support ourselves today! This week, enjoy once again: - Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: Feel Good Inc. - Sean Kelley: The Opinions of Sheep - Clint Worthington: What Happens in Vegas - Charlie Madsen: Account Executive - Max Temkin: Advertising - James Gordon: Furniture Pickup - Elizabeth Cambridge: Late-Night Habit - Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: Comfortably Numb Mon, 04 Feb 2019 15:30:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/chris-shelbys-top-5-sound-idea-part-2-june-2015 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3912 We're 80% of the way through new host Chris and Shelby's favorite episodes in this show's 7-year history! Today we're flashing back to an episode that celebrated the beginnings of the Chicago Podcast Coop which, hey, is still helping us support ourselves today! This week, enjoy once again: - Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: Feel Good Inc. - Sean Kelley: The Opinions of Sheep - Clint Worthington: What Happens in Vegas - Charlie Madsen: Account Executive - Max Temkin: Advertising - James Gordon: Furniture Pickup - Elizabeth Cambridge: Late-Night Habit - Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: Comfortably Numb The NerdologuesWe're 80% of the way through new host Chris and Shelby's favorite episodes in this show's 7-year history! Today we're flashing back to an episode that celebrated the beginnings of the Chicago Podcast Coop which, hey, is still helping us support ourselves today! This week, enjoy once again: - Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: Feel Good Inc. - Sean Kelley: The Opinions of Sheep - Clint Worthington: What Happens in Vegas - Charlie Madsen: Account Executive - Max Temkin: Advertising - James Gordon: Furniture Pickup - Elizabeth Cambridge: Late-Night Habit - Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: Comfortably Numb https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/shelby-chriss-top-5-about-time-part-1-july-2018 Shelby and Chris's favorite shows in our seven-year history hits on a very recent entry this week as we say farewell to one of the most central voices in Your Stories history, Andrew Bentley. This week, (re)enjoy:  - Cover Stories: Flagpole Sitta   - Chris Blake: First Time Drinking  - Larissa Zageris: The Closest Vibrator Store   - Jen Ducharme: The Return of Jess Manafort, Sucker   - Nathan Spring: Remembering the Lesson   - Cover Stories: Teen Idle Mon, 28 Jan 2019 14:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/shelby-chriss-top-5-about-time-part-1-july-2018 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3412 Shelby and Chris's favorite shows in our seven-year history hits on a very recent entry this week as we say farewell to one of the most central voices in Your Stories history, Andrew Bentley. This week, (re)enjoy:  - Cover Stories: Flagpole Sitta   - Chris Blake: First Time Drinking  - Larissa Zageris: The Closest Vibrator Store   - Jen Ducharme: The Return of Jess Manafort, Sucker   - Nathan Spring: Remembering the Lesson   - Cover Stories: Teen Idle The NerdologuesShelby and Chris's favorite shows in our seven-year history hits on a very recent entry this week as we say farewell to one of the most central voices in Your Stories history, Andrew Bentley. This week, (re)enjoy:  - Cover Stories: Flagpole Sitta   - Chris Blake: First Time Drinking  - Larissa Zageris: The Closest Vibrator Store   - Jen Ducharme: The Return of Jess Manafort, Sucker   - Nathan Spring: Remembering the Lesson   - Cover Stories: Teen Idle https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/chris-shelbys-top-5-happy-birthday-dwight-may-2015 The next entry in our tour of Chris and Shelby's favorite episodes celebrates the one and only Dwight Haesler, the man whose heart has pretty much been at the center of Your Stories for the last seven years. Some of the all-time greats came out to a rented Cat & Mouse game store in Bucktown on a Saturday evening in May to throw Dwight a heck of a surprise birthday party, and it was one of the sweetest things this show ever did. This week, you can re-enjoy:  - Kevin Reader and Chris Geiger: Where in the World?  - Eric Garneau: Sorrow  - Claire Friedman and Eric Garneau: Friendship  - Eric Garneau with Alex Cox: Disembodied Voice  - Chris Crotwell: Blurry  - Jon Lester: Enthusiasm  - Mary Beth Smith with Claire Friedman and Eric Garneau: Thirrty  - Andrew Bentley: Superlatives  - Shelby Mongan: Feud  - Lauren Rodriguez: Blanket Fort  - Joe Gennaro: Dwight Medley  - Cover Stories: Kiss from a Rose  - Cover Stories: Tribute Mon, 21 Jan 2019 22:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/chris-shelbys-top-5-happy-birthday-dwight-may-2015 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3996 The next entry in our tour of Chris and Shelby's favorite episodes celebrates the one and only Dwight Haesler, the man whose heart has pretty much been at the center of Your Stories for the last seven years. Some of the all-time greats came out to a rented Cat & Mouse game store in Bucktown on a Saturday evening in May to throw Dwight a heck of a surprise birthday party, and it was one of the sweetest things this show ever did. This week, you can re-enjoy:  - Kevin Reader and Chris Geiger: Where in the World?  - Eric Garneau: Sorrow  - Claire Friedman and Eric Garneau: Friendship  - Eric Garneau with Alex Cox: Disembodied Voice  - Chris Crotwell: Blurry  - Jon Lester: Enthusiasm  - Mary Beth Smith with Claire Friedman and Eric Garneau: Thirrty  - Andrew Bentley: Superlatives  - Shelby Mongan: Feud  - Lauren Rodriguez: Blanket Fort  - Joe Gennaro: Dwight Medley  - Cover Stories: Kiss from a Rose  - Cover Stories: Tribute The NerdologuesThe next entry in our tour of Chris and Shelby's favorite episodes celebrates the one and only Dwight Haesler, the man whose heart has pretty much been at the center of Your Stories for the last seven years. Some of the all-time greats came out to a rented Cat & Mouse game store in Bucktown on a Saturday evening in May to throw Dwight a heck of a surprise birthday party, and it was one of the sweetest things this show ever did. This week, you can re-enjoy:  - Kevin Reader and Chris Geiger: Where in the World?  - Eric Garneau: Sorrow  - Claire Friedman and Eric Garneau: Friendship  - Eric Garneau with Alex Cox: Disembodied Voice  - Chris Crotwell: Blurry  - Jon Lester: Enthusiasm  - Mary Beth Smith with Claire Friedman and Eric Garneau: Thirrty  - Andrew Bentley: Superlatives  - Shelby Mongan: Feud  - Lauren Rodriguez: Blanket Fort  - Joe Gennaro: Dwight Medley  - Cover Stories: Kiss from a Rose  - Cover Stories: Tribute https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/shelby-chriss-top-5-november-2012-part-1 New hosts Shelby and Chris are picking their five favorite episodes of Your Stories leading up to their first live show, starting with this throwback to November 2012 that includes Shelby's favorite story ever! This episode, you can enjoy: -Cover Stories: Boys of Summer -Cover Stories: Your Love -Andrew Bentley: Role Models -Charlie Madsen: Fantasy Madden -Byron Hatfield: When LARPing Gets Real -Mark Colomb: What Do You Do When All the Horses Drown? -Chris Geiger: Gotta Catch 'Em All -Cover Stories: The Pokemon Theme Mon, 14 Jan 2019 10:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/shelby-chriss-top-5-november-2012-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2605 New hosts Shelby and Chris are picking their five favorite episodes of Your Stories leading up to their first live show, starting with this throwback to November 2012 that includes Shelby's favorite story ever! This episode, you can enjoy: -Cover Stories: Boys of Summer -Cover Stories: Your Love -Andrew Bentley: Role Models -Charlie Madsen: Fantasy Madden -Byron Hatfield: When LARPing Gets Real -Mark Colomb: What Do You Do When All the Horses Drown? -Chris Geiger: Gotta Catch 'Em All -Cover Stories: The Pokemon Theme The NerdologuesNew hosts Shelby and Chris are picking their five favorite episodes of Your Stories leading up to their first live show, starting with this throwback to November 2012 that includes Shelby's favorite story ever! This episode, you can enjoy: -Cover Stories: Boys of Summer -Cover Stories: Your Love -Andrew Bentley: Role Models -Charlie Madsen: Fantasy Madden -Byron Hatfield: When LARPing Gets Real -Mark Colomb: What Do You Do When All the Horses Drown? -Chris Geiger: Gotta Catch 'Em All -Cover Stories: The Pokemon Theme https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/passing-torch-part-2 It's Chris and Shelby's first episode as hosts! Enjoy as they welcome a new batch of storytellers to the Your Stories stage and send off Eric in grand fashion. This episode includes: Cover Stories: The Flame Cover Stories: There Is a Light That Never Goes Out Sasha Neri: Bright and Unfiltered Matt Fields: The Mystery of the Old Man's Death Chris Robinson: A Light in the Darkness Eric Garneau: Love Millionaire / Dancing in the Dark Keep watching the pod for info on Chris and Shelby's first full live show! Mon, 07 Jan 2019 13:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/passing-torch-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3653 It's Chris and Shelby's first episode as hosts! Enjoy as they welcome a new batch of storytellers to the Your Stories stage and send off Eric in grand fashion. This episode includes: Cover Stories: The Flame Cover Stories: There Is a Light That Never Goes Out Sasha Neri: Bright and Unfiltered Matt Fields: The Mystery of the Old Man's Death Chris Robinson: A Light in the Darkness Eric Garneau: Love Millionaire / Dancing in the Dark Keep watching the pod for info on Chris and Shelby's first full live show! The NerdologuesIt's Chris and Shelby's first episode as hosts! Enjoy as they welcome a new batch of storytellers to the Your Stories stage and send off Eric in grand fashion. This episode includes: Cover Stories: The Flame Cover Stories: There Is a Light That Never Goes Out Sasha Neri: Bright and Unfiltered Matt Fields: The Mystery of the Old Man's Death Chris Robinson: A Light in the Darkness Eric Garneau: Love Millionaire / Dancing in the Dark Keep watching the pod for info on Chris and Shelby's first full live show! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/passing-torch-part-1 It's Eric's last time out as host! Let's say hello to the new kids! This episode features: Cover Stories: We Didn't Start the Fire Cover Stories: The One I Love Mary Zee: Phil Tyler Snodgrass: Branson-Tulsa Tour Mike Gifford: Life in a Nutshell Shelby Mongan & Chris Crotwell: Growing Pains/Community Jim Snedeker: Dio/Everlong Mon, 17 Dec 2018 15:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/passing-torch-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3618 It's Eric's last time out as host! Let's say hello to the new kids! This episode features: Cover Stories: We Didn't Start the Fire Cover Stories: The One I Love Mary Zee: Phil Tyler Snodgrass: Branson-Tulsa Tour Mike Gifford: Life in a Nutshell Shelby Mongan & Chris Crotwell: Growing Pains/Community Jim Snedeker: Dio/Everlong The NerdologuesIt's Eric's last time out as host! Let's say hello to the new kids! This episode features: Cover Stories: We Didn't Start the Fire Cover Stories: The One I Love Mary Zee: Phil Tyler Snodgrass: Branson-Tulsa Tour Mike Gifford: Life in a Nutshell Shelby Mongan & Chris Crotwell: Growing Pains/Community Jim Snedeker: Dio/Everlong https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/erics-first-and-last-story-december-2011-saturday Eric's last show as Your Stories host is this Saturday. Here's the first story he ever told on the show, which premiered seven years ago today.  This episode includes: Dwight & Eric: El Scorcho Eric Garneau: Of Comic Books & Broken Hearts Jeremy Kanne: Le Lapin Will Happen Angela: Letters to the Editor Aaron Pinkston: My Film Disease Dwight & Eric: Sledgehammer Mon, 10 Dec 2018 16:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/erics-first-and-last-story-december-2011-saturday Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3087 Eric's last show as Your Stories host is this Saturday. Here's the first story he ever told on the show, which premiered seven years ago today.  This episode includes: Dwight & Eric: El Scorcho Eric Garneau: Of Comic Books & Broken Hearts Jeremy Kanne: Le Lapin Will Happen Angela: Letters to the Editor Aaron Pinkston: My Film Disease Dwight & Eric: Sledgehammer The NerdologuesEric's last show as Your Stories host is this Saturday. Here's the first story he ever told on the show, which premiered seven years ago today.  This episode includes: Dwight & Eric: El Scorcho Eric Garneau: Of Comic Books & Broken Hearts Jeremy Kanne: Le Lapin Will Happen Angela: Letters to the Editor Aaron Pinkston: My Film Disease Dwight & Eric: Sledgehammer https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/halloween-compilation-2016 Look back IN TERROR at this collection of spooky stories from the first five years of our podcast!! This episode features: Cover Stories: In the Air Tonight Fin Coe: Lights High #32 - The Trouble with Brothers Ben Riggs: The Six Weeks I Thought Cthulu Was Real Patrick Winegar: The Scariest Haunted House Chris Crotwell: Silence Julia Weiss: Alien Abduction James D'Amato: Real-Life Vampires Eric and Bobby: The End of the Line Tue, 30 Oct 2018 07:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/halloween-compilation-2016 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3060 Look back IN TERROR at this collection of spooky stories from the first five years of our podcast!! This episode features: Cover Stories: In the Air Tonight Fin Coe: Lights High #32 - The Trouble with Brothers Ben Riggs: The Six Weeks I Thought Cthulu Was Real Patrick Winegar: The Scariest Haunted House Chris Crotwell: Silence Julia Weiss: Alien Abduction James D'Amato: Real-Life Vampires Eric and Bobby: The End of the Line The NerdologuesLook back IN TERROR at this collection of spooky stories from the first five years of our podcast!! This episode features: Cover Stories: In the Air Tonight Fin Coe: Lights High #32 - The Trouble with Brothers Ben Riggs: The Six Weeks I Thought Cthulu Was Real Patrick Winegar: The Scariest Haunted House Chris Crotwell: Silence Julia Weiss: Alien Abduction James D'Amato: Real-Life Vampires Eric and Bobby: The End of the Line https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/feeling-pull-mbs-send Mary Beth and her husband Eric are heading out to Hollywoodland this Saturday, but before they go, the Nerds had to give them a grand send-off. This episode, curated and hosted by Mary Beth herself, was a wonderful capstone on five years with the Nerds in Chicago. MB's the best. We'll all miss her tons. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Get out of Your Own Way Cover Stories: Let 'Em Say Katie Johnston-Smith: "Feeling the Pull" Steve Nelson: Feeling the Pull Sarah Shockey: "Everybody Wants to Go to Hollywood" Jimmy Pennington: Finding Freddie Liz Cole: Run to Remember Mary Beth Smith: Chicago / "Feeling the Pull" Cover Stories: Kick Drum Heart Eric: Walls Cover Stories: Hope the High Road Don't forget to keep listening to MBSing, which will continue while MB's out west! Mon, 22 Oct 2018 08:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/feeling-pull-mbs-send Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4440 Mary Beth and her husband Eric are heading out to Hollywoodland this Saturday, but before they go, the Nerds had to give them a grand send-off. This episode, curated and hosted by Mary Beth herself, was a wonderful capstone on five years with the Nerds in Chicago. MB's the best. We'll all miss her tons. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Get out of Your Own Way Cover Stories: Let 'Em Say Katie Johnston-Smith: "Feeling the Pull" Steve Nelson: Feeling the Pull Sarah Shockey: "Everybody Wants to Go to Hollywood" Jimmy Pennington: Finding Freddie Liz Cole: Run to Remember Mary Beth Smith: Chicago / "Feeling the Pull" Cover Stories: Kick Drum Heart Eric: Walls Cover Stories: Hope the High Road Don't forget to keep listening to MBSing, which will continue while MB's out west! The NerdologuesMary Beth and her husband Eric are heading out to Hollywoodland this Saturday, but before they go, the Nerds had to give them a grand send-off. This episode, curated and hosted by Mary Beth herself, was a wonderful capstone on five years with the Nerds in Chicago. MB's the best. We'll all miss her tons. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Get out of Your Own Way Cover Stories: Let 'Em Say Katie Johnston-Smith: "Feeling the Pull" Steve Nelson: Feeling the Pull Sarah Shockey: "Everybody Wants to Go to Hollywood" Jimmy Pennington: Finding Freddie Liz Cole: Run to Remember Mary Beth Smith: Chicago / "Feeling the Pull" Cover Stories: Kick Drum Heart Eric: Walls Cover Stories: Hope the High Road Don't forget to keep listening to MBSing, which will continue while MB's out west! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-mbs-part-4-night-stars-november-2015 Mary Beth's last Chicago show with the Nerds is this Saturday. Get ready to say goodbye with the final part of our MBS retrospective, and then don't miss her final show Saturday night at the Cards Against Humanity theater. It's gonna be a blast. This episode, enjoy a look back to a show three years ago, featuring: Cover Stories: You Spin Me Right Round Mary Beth Smith: Irish Cinema / Say It to Me Now Nick Wagner: Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel Debbie Banos: Stars Are Stupid Hannah Kate Parsons: Following Star Trek Whitney Wasson: Fort Smith Magic Bill Nielsen: The Hitman Cover Stories: That Thing You Do   Mon, 15 Oct 2018 12:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-mbs-part-4-night-stars-november-2015 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3060 Mary Beth's last Chicago show with the Nerds is this Saturday. Get ready to say goodbye with the final part of our MBS retrospective, and then don't miss her final show Saturday night at the Cards Against Humanity theater. It's gonna be a blast. This episode, enjoy a look back to a show three years ago, featuring: Cover Stories: You Spin Me Right Round Mary Beth Smith: Irish Cinema / Say It to Me Now Nick Wagner: Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel Debbie Banos: Stars Are Stupid Hannah Kate Parsons: Following Star Trek Whitney Wasson: Fort Smith Magic Bill Nielsen: The Hitman Cover Stories: That Thing You Do   The NerdologuesMary Beth's last Chicago show with the Nerds is this Saturday. Get ready to say goodbye with the final part of our MBS retrospective, and then don't miss her final show Saturday night at the Cards Against Humanity theater. It's gonna be a blast. This episode, enjoy a look back to a show three years ago, featuring: Cover Stories: You Spin Me Right Round Mary Beth Smith: Irish Cinema / Say It to Me Now Nick Wagner: Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel Debbie Banos: Stars Are Stupid Hannah Kate Parsons: Following Star Trek Whitney Wasson: Fort Smith Magic Bill Nielsen: The Hitman Cover Stories: That Thing You Do   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-mbs-part-3-january-2014-annual-2 In this week's archival dive, Mary Beth brings her heart to a terrific musical performance as part of our annual year-end wrap-up show from five years ago (!!). Get ready for some Mountain Goats. And don't forget to come send MB off with us next Saturday, October 20 at the Cards Against Humanity Theater! This episode includes: Cover Stories: Royals Katie Keenan: Take Take Take Mary Beth Smith: This Year Eric and Dwight: Drive All Night Cover Stories: Toe to Toe Cover Stories: It's a Lovely Day Mon, 08 Oct 2018 23:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-mbs-part-3-january-2014-annual-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2040 In this week's archival dive, Mary Beth brings her heart to a terrific musical performance as part of our annual year-end wrap-up show from five years ago (!!). Get ready for some Mountain Goats. And don't forget to come send MB off with us next Saturday, October 20 at the Cards Against Humanity Theater! This episode includes: Cover Stories: Royals Katie Keenan: Take Take Take Mary Beth Smith: This Year Eric and Dwight: Drive All Night Cover Stories: Toe to Toe Cover Stories: It's a Lovely Day The NerdologuesIn this week's archival dive, Mary Beth brings her heart to a terrific musical performance as part of our annual year-end wrap-up show from five years ago (!!). Get ready for some Mountain Goats. And don't forget to come send MB off with us next Saturday, October 20 at the Cards Against Humanity Theater! This episode includes: Cover Stories: Royals Katie Keenan: Take Take Take Mary Beth Smith: This Year Eric and Dwight: Drive All Night Cover Stories: Toe to Toe Cover Stories: It's a Lovely Day https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-mbs-part-2-may-2013-crime-punishment On Saturday, October 20, we're throwing a farewell show for the one and only Mary Beth Smith, who won't be in Chicago too much longer. To celebrate, we thought it would be cool to dive into our archives and revisit some of MB's most memorable pieces, like this one from May 2013 themed around Crime & Punishment! This episode, you can (re)enjoy: Cover Stories: I Fought the Law Claire Friedman: OK Cupid Habits Mary Beth Smith: "If This is the Last Time You Hear From Me, You'll Know Why" Lauren Rodriguez: The Only Three Times I Got in Trouble Sawyer Heppes: The Adventures of Schmitty Cover Stories: Criminal And make sure you keep Saturday, October 20 open, ya hear! Mon, 01 Oct 2018 23:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-mbs-part-2-may-2013-crime-punishment Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2700 On Saturday, October 20, we're throwing a farewell show for the one and only Mary Beth Smith, who won't be in Chicago too much longer. To celebrate, we thought it would be cool to dive into our archives and revisit some of MB's most memorable pieces, like this one from May 2013 themed around Crime & Punishment! This episode, you can (re)enjoy: Cover Stories: I Fought the Law Claire Friedman: OK Cupid Habits Mary Beth Smith: "If This is the Last Time You Hear From Me, You'll Know Why" Lauren Rodriguez: The Only Three Times I Got in Trouble Sawyer Heppes: The Adventures of Schmitty Cover Stories: Criminal And make sure you keep Saturday, October 20 open, ya hear! The NerdologuesOn Saturday, October 20, we're throwing a farewell show for the one and only Mary Beth Smith, who won't be in Chicago too much longer. To celebrate, we thought it would be cool to dive into our archives and revisit some of MB's most memorable pieces, like this one from May 2013 themed around Crime & Punishment! This episode, you can (re)enjoy: Cover Stories: I Fought the Law Claire Friedman: OK Cupid Habits Mary Beth Smith: "If This is the Last Time You Hear From Me, You'll Know Why" Lauren Rodriguez: The Only Three Times I Got in Trouble Sawyer Heppes: The Adventures of Schmitty Cover Stories: Criminal And make sure you keep Saturday, October 20 open, ya hear! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/archive-dive-fanfiction-february-2013 It's time for another dive into the archives to celebrate a beloved Your Stories performer! Which one? You'll have to keep listening to find out (although there are lots of people worth celebrating in this, our first ever Fanfiction February, from 2013!).This episode, gloriously relive: Cover Stories: Over the Hills and Far Away Chris Geiger: Nerdologues/Nerdologues Jeremy Kanne: Your Life is a Story Mary Beth Smith: Share Your Joy Kyle Talley: Gambit/Kyle Shelby Mongan: What Fanfiction Has Meant to Me Cover Stories: Tribute to Zeppelin Mon, 24 Sep 2018 23:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/archive-dive-fanfiction-february-2013 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2820 It's time for another dive into the archives to celebrate a beloved Your Stories performer! Which one? You'll have to keep listening to find out (although there are lots of people worth celebrating in this, our first ever Fanfiction February, from 2013!).This episode, gloriously relive: Cover Stories: Over the Hills and Far Away Chris Geiger: Nerdologues/Nerdologues Jeremy Kanne: Your Life is a Story Mary Beth Smith: Share Your Joy Kyle Talley: Gambit/Kyle Shelby Mongan: What Fanfiction Has Meant to Me Cover Stories: Tribute to Zeppelin The NerdologuesIt's time for another dive into the archives to celebrate a beloved Your Stories performer! Which one? You'll have to keep listening to find out (although there are lots of people worth celebrating in this, our first ever Fanfiction February, from 2013!).This episode, gloriously relive: Cover Stories: Over the Hills and Far Away Chris Geiger: Nerdologues/Nerdologues Jeremy Kanne: Your Life is a Story Mary Beth Smith: Share Your Joy Kyle Talley: Gambit/Kyle Shelby Mongan: What Fanfiction Has Meant to Me Cover Stories: Tribute to Zeppelin https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/wedding-set-joe-emily On today's Your Stories, we take a musical break to present a very special Cover Stories performance.This comes from the wedding of Emily Labbe and our very own Joe Gennaro a couple weeks ago, on a steamy and lovely summer night on the west side of Chicago! Dwight, Eric, and Katie (plus a special returning guest!) performed a 20-song set of songs picked by the bride and groom during the wedding happy hour, and it turned out pretty great (just ignore the cicadas at the top).  Thank you to Joe and Emily for letting this silly band be a part of your special day! We love you!! This recording includes: Rolling in the Deep Take Me Home Tonight Royals I'd Do Anything for Love I Want to Hold Your Hand With a Little Help from My Friends You're My Best Friend Save Tonight Such Great Heights River of Dreams I Will Follow You Into the Dark Carry On Everybody Talks That Thing You Do Pumped Up Kicks Dog Days Are Over Chicago S.O.B. Shut Up and Dance Running Home to You Home   Mon, 17 Sep 2018 23:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/wedding-set-joe-emily Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4680 On today's Your Stories, we take a musical break to present a very special Cover Stories performance.This comes from the wedding of Emily Labbe and our very own Joe Gennaro a couple weeks ago, on a steamy and lovely summer night on the west side of Chicago! Dwight, Eric, and Katie (plus a special returning guest!) performed a 20-song set of songs picked by the bride and groom during the wedding happy hour, and it turned out pretty great (just ignore the cicadas at the top).  Thank you to Joe and Emily for letting this silly band be a part of your special day! We love you!! This recording includes: Rolling in the Deep Take Me Home Tonight Royals I'd Do Anything for Love I Want to Hold Your Hand With a Little Help from My Friends You're My Best Friend Save Tonight Such Great Heights River of Dreams I Will Follow You Into the Dark Carry On Everybody Talks That Thing You Do Pumped Up Kicks Dog Days Are Over Chicago S.O.B. Shut Up and Dance Running Home to You Home   The NerdologuesOn today's Your Stories, we take a musical break to present a very special Cover Stories performance.This comes from the wedding of Emily Labbe and our very own Joe Gennaro a couple weeks ago, on a steamy and lovely summer night on the west side of Chicago! Dwight, Eric, and Katie (plus a special returning guest!) performed a 20-song set of songs picked by the bride and groom during the wedding happy hour, and it turned out pretty great (just ignore the cicadas at the top).  Thank you to Joe and Emily for letting this silly band be a part of your special day! We love you!! This recording includes: Rolling in the Deep Take Me Home Tonight Royals I'd Do Anything for Love I Want to Hold Your Hand With a Little Help from My Friends You're My Best Friend Save Tonight Such Great Heights River of Dreams I Will Follow You Into the Dark Carry On Everybody Talks That Thing You Do Pumped Up Kicks Dog Days Are Over Chicago S.O.B. Shut Up and Dance Running Home to You Home   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/cinemajaw-crossover-movies-part-2-september-2017 Last year, CinemaJaw and Your Stories made a plan to cross-pollinate their hosts onto each other's shows. Then real life happened. But today, the crossover is complete! Relive CJ host Matt K's Your Stories appearance from last year on this pod, and then head on over to CinemaJaw.com to hear Eric chat about this show on theirs!  This week's archival dive brings us: Dwight: Man of Constant Sorrow Matt Griffo: Rated R Brandon Kirkman: Stay Tuned / Karen Kelly Opalko: Pop Culture Bonding Matt Kubinski: Big Top Pee-wee Dwight: The Saga Begins Mon, 10 Sep 2018 12:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/cinemajaw-crossover-movies-part-2-september-2017 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2520 Last year, CinemaJaw and Your Stories made a plan to cross-pollinate their hosts onto each other's shows. Then real life happened. But today, the crossover is complete! Relive CJ host Matt K's Your Stories appearance from last year on this pod, and then head on over to CinemaJaw.com to hear Eric chat about this show on theirs!  This week's archival dive brings us: Dwight: Man of Constant Sorrow Matt Griffo: Rated R Brandon Kirkman: Stay Tuned / Karen Kelly Opalko: Pop Culture Bonding Matt Kubinski: Big Top Pee-wee Dwight: The Saga Begins The NerdologuesLast year, CinemaJaw and Your Stories made a plan to cross-pollinate their hosts onto each other's shows. Then real life happened. But today, the crossover is complete! Relive CJ host Matt K's Your Stories appearance from last year on this pod, and then head on over to CinemaJaw.com to hear Eric chat about this show on theirs!  This week's archival dive brings us: Dwight: Man of Constant Sorrow Matt Griffo: Rated R Brandon Kirkman: Stay Tuned / Karen Kelly Opalko: Pop Culture Bonding Matt Kubinski: Big Top Pee-wee Dwight: The Saga Begins https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/bat-chicago-podcast-festival-showcast The Chicago Podcast Festival kindly invited us to be a featured show at the Beat Kitchen, and we took the opportunity to celebrate our newest podcast coproduction, Batman at Bat! These stories celebrate both baseball and Batman with that pod's creative team as well as some of our favorite performers! This week, you'll enjoy: Cover Stories: Centerfield Cover Stories: Seven Nation Army Katie Johnston-Smith: The Church of Jack White Zack Mast: A Brief History of Athletic Failures James Gordon: Grand Slam Sean Rose: The Curse of Loving a Team Eric Garneau: Controlling the Narrative Chris Geiger: Triathelete Cover Stories: Betterman Make sure to listen to Batmat at Bat -- you'll enjoy the heck out of it! Mon, 03 Sep 2018 13:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/bat-chicago-podcast-festival-showcast Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3900 The Chicago Podcast Festival kindly invited us to be a featured show at the Beat Kitchen, and we took the opportunity to celebrate our newest podcast coproduction, Batman at Bat! These stories celebrate both baseball and Batman with that pod's creative team as well as some of our favorite performers! This week, you'll enjoy: Cover Stories: Centerfield Cover Stories: Seven Nation Army Katie Johnston-Smith: The Church of Jack White Zack Mast: A Brief History of Athletic Failures James Gordon: Grand Slam Sean Rose: The Curse of Loving a Team Eric Garneau: Controlling the Narrative Chris Geiger: Triathelete Cover Stories: Betterman Make sure to listen to Batmat at Bat -- you'll enjoy the heck out of it! The NerdologuesThe Chicago Podcast Festival kindly invited us to be a featured show at the Beat Kitchen, and we took the opportunity to celebrate our newest podcast coproduction, Batman at Bat! These stories celebrate both baseball and Batman with that pod's creative team as well as some of our favorite performers! This week, you'll enjoy: Cover Stories: Centerfield Cover Stories: Seven Nation Army Katie Johnston-Smith: The Church of Jack White Zack Mast: A Brief History of Athletic Failures James Gordon: Grand Slam Sean Rose: The Curse of Loving a Team Eric Garneau: Controlling the Narrative Chris Geiger: Triathelete Cover Stories: Betterman Make sure to listen to Batmat at Bat -- you'll enjoy the heck out of it! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/festival-circuit-first-times-jangleheart-comedy-circus-2013 One last festival show from our archive, cuz hey, we're doing a live one tonight! Don't miss our show at the Beat Kitchen this evening, 8:00 PM as part of the Chicago Podcast Festival's feature series. We're bringing a handful of fantastic performers and also previewing a brand new Nerdologues podcast. To commemorate, here's the first ever festival show we did, from the Jangleheart Comedy Circus in 2013. Recorded in a venue lobby ("podcast stage"), this episode features some terrific performers ruminating on the theme "First Times." Enjoy: Mary Beth Smith - The First Time I: Took the Stage Tim Dunn - The First Time I: Ran from the Cops Erin McGathy - The First Time I: Made a Girl Cry Jorin Garguilo - The First Time I: Picked up a Daniel Pinkwater Book Mark Colomb - The First Time I: Watched The Empire Strikes Back We'll see you tonight! Mon, 27 Aug 2018 12:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/festival-circuit-first-times-jangleheart-comedy-circus-2013 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1980 One last festival show from our archive, cuz hey, we're doing a live one tonight! Don't miss our show at the Beat Kitchen this evening, 8:00 PM as part of the Chicago Podcast Festival's feature series. We're bringing a handful of fantastic performers and also previewing a brand new Nerdologues podcast. To commemorate, here's the first ever festival show we did, from the Jangleheart Comedy Circus in 2013. Recorded in a venue lobby ("podcast stage"), this episode features some terrific performers ruminating on the theme "First Times." Enjoy: Mary Beth Smith - The First Time I: Took the Stage Tim Dunn - The First Time I: Ran from the Cops Erin McGathy - The First Time I: Made a Girl Cry Jorin Garguilo - The First Time I: Picked up a Daniel Pinkwater Book Mark Colomb - The First Time I: Watched The Empire Strikes Back We'll see you tonight! The NerdologuesOne last festival show from our archive, cuz hey, we're doing a live one tonight! Don't miss our show at the Beat Kitchen this evening, 8:00 PM as part of the Chicago Podcast Festival's feature series. We're bringing a handful of fantastic performers and also previewing a brand new Nerdologues podcast. To commemorate, here's the first ever festival show we did, from the Jangleheart Comedy Circus in 2013. Recorded in a venue lobby ("podcast stage"), this episode features some terrific performers ruminating on the theme "First Times." Enjoy: Mary Beth Smith - The First Time I: Took the Stage Tim Dunn - The First Time I: Ran from the Cops Erin McGathy - The First Time I: Made a Girl Cry Jorin Garguilo - The First Time I: Picked up a Daniel Pinkwater Book Mark Colomb - The First Time I: Watched The Empire Strikes Back We'll see you tonight! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/festival-circuit-opening-act-chicago-podcast-festival-2016 Hey, we're back at the Chicago Podcast Festival for a feature show next Monday at the Beat Kitchen! Here's a throwback to our first recording at the Fest, in 2016. Cover Stories: The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret Cover Stories: Good as Hell Mike Gifford: Curtain-Raiser Eileen Tull: Ralph Tim Barnes: Inciting Incident Cover Stories: Million Reasons Make sure you get your tickets for our Beat Kitchen performance! We'll also be previewing a brand new Nerdologues podcast there -- very exciting! Mon, 20 Aug 2018 20:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/festival-circuit-opening-act-chicago-podcast-festival-2016 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2460 Hey, we're back at the Chicago Podcast Festival for a feature show next Monday at the Beat Kitchen! Here's a throwback to our first recording at the Fest, in 2016. Cover Stories: The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret Cover Stories: Good as Hell Mike Gifford: Curtain-Raiser Eileen Tull: Ralph Tim Barnes: Inciting Incident Cover Stories: Million Reasons Make sure you get your tickets for our Beat Kitchen performance! We'll also be previewing a brand new Nerdologues podcast there -- very exciting! The NerdologuesHey, we're back at the Chicago Podcast Festival for a feature show next Monday at the Beat Kitchen! Here's a throwback to our first recording at the Fest, in 2016. Cover Stories: The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret Cover Stories: Good as Hell Mike Gifford: Curtain-Raiser Eileen Tull: Ralph Tim Barnes: Inciting Incident Cover Stories: Million Reasons Make sure you get your tickets for our Beat Kitchen performance! We'll also be previewing a brand new Nerdologues podcast there -- very exciting! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/festival-circuit-after-dark-chicago-nerd-comedy-fest-2014 We're heading to the Beat Kitchen as a feature for the Chicago Podcast Festival in a couple weeks! Seems like a great time to look back on some previous festival appearances. This one comes from the 2014 Chicago Nerd Comedy Fest and holds the distinction of the latest ever we recorded this show, hence the "After Dark" theme. On it, you can catch Cover Stories: Roxanne Cover Stories: Little Talks Chris Geiger: Our Story Katie Johnston-Smith: I Am a Gullible Adult Matt Griffo: Ghost, Ghouls, Goblins, and Some Guy Named Gary Greg Andy North: City Trolls Beware John Ugolini and Brian Work - Video Game Villain Tweets Stephen Kropa - The Light Is Winning Cover Stories: You Shook Me All Night Long Don't miss us at the Beat Kitchen on Monday, August 27! Mon, 13 Aug 2018 22:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/festival-circuit-after-dark-chicago-nerd-comedy-fest-2014 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3300 We're heading to the Beat Kitchen as a feature for the Chicago Podcast Festival in a couple weeks! Seems like a great time to look back on some previous festival appearances. This one comes from the 2014 Chicago Nerd Comedy Fest and holds the distinction of the latest ever we recorded this show, hence the "After Dark" theme. On it, you can catch Cover Stories: Roxanne Cover Stories: Little Talks Chris Geiger: Our Story Katie Johnston-Smith: I Am a Gullible Adult Matt Griffo: Ghost, Ghouls, Goblins, and Some Guy Named Gary Greg Andy North: City Trolls Beware John Ugolini and Brian Work - Video Game Villain Tweets Stephen Kropa - The Light Is Winning Cover Stories: You Shook Me All Night Long Don't miss us at the Beat Kitchen on Monday, August 27! The NerdologuesWe're heading to the Beat Kitchen as a feature for the Chicago Podcast Festival in a couple weeks! Seems like a great time to look back on some previous festival appearances. This one comes from the 2014 Chicago Nerd Comedy Fest and holds the distinction of the latest ever we recorded this show, hence the "After Dark" theme. On it, you can catch Cover Stories: Roxanne Cover Stories: Little Talks Chris Geiger: Our Story Katie Johnston-Smith: I Am a Gullible Adult Matt Griffo: Ghost, Ghouls, Goblins, and Some Guy Named Gary Greg Andy North: City Trolls Beware John Ugolini and Brian Work - Video Game Villain Tweets Stephen Kropa - The Light Is Winning Cover Stories: You Shook Me All Night Long Don't miss us at the Beat Kitchen on Monday, August 27! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/about-time-part-2-andrews-farewell Here's the second part of Andrew Bentley's last Your Stories episode as a Chicago resident, hosted and curated by the man himself. This was a really special night, as I'm sure you'll agree when you hear the collection of awesome people brought together here for one final sendoff. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Up the Wolves Cover Stories: Hey Porter Erin Diamond: Christmas Dog Drew Krehel: Waiting for Perfection Ben Rathert: Mistakes Everlasting / Don't Carry It All Chris Crotwell: The Sanitization of Public Spaces Cover Stories: End of the Movie Mon, 06 Aug 2018 13:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/about-time-part-2-andrews-farewell Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4200 Here's the second part of Andrew Bentley's last Your Stories episode as a Chicago resident, hosted and curated by the man himself. This was a really special night, as I'm sure you'll agree when you hear the collection of awesome people brought together here for one final sendoff. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Up the Wolves Cover Stories: Hey Porter Erin Diamond: Christmas Dog Drew Krehel: Waiting for Perfection Ben Rathert: Mistakes Everlasting / Don't Carry It All Chris Crotwell: The Sanitization of Public Spaces Cover Stories: End of the Movie The NerdologuesHere's the second part of Andrew Bentley's last Your Stories episode as a Chicago resident, hosted and curated by the man himself. This was a really special night, as I'm sure you'll agree when you hear the collection of awesome people brought together here for one final sendoff. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Up the Wolves Cover Stories: Hey Porter Erin Diamond: Christmas Dog Drew Krehel: Waiting for Perfection Ben Rathert: Mistakes Everlasting / Don't Carry It All Chris Crotwell: The Sanitization of Public Spaces Cover Stories: End of the Movie https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/about-time-part-1-andrews-farewell Everyone send your kind thoughts to Andrew and Sasha as they move to their new home in Atlanta today. We love and will miss them very much, as the next couple weeks of episodes are sure to prove. The man of the hour curated and hosted this show himself, and it serves as a tremendous sendoff to one of our favorite people. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Flagpole Sitta Chris Blake: First Time Drinking Larissa Zageris: The Closest Vibrator Store Jen Ducharme: The Return of Jess Manafort, Sucker Nathan Spring: Remembering the Lesson Cover Stories: Teen Idle Mon, 30 Jul 2018 07:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/about-time-part-1-andrews-farewell Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3420 Everyone send your kind thoughts to Andrew and Sasha as they move to their new home in Atlanta today. We love and will miss them very much, as the next couple weeks of episodes are sure to prove. The man of the hour curated and hosted this show himself, and it serves as a tremendous sendoff to one of our favorite people. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Flagpole Sitta Chris Blake: First Time Drinking Larissa Zageris: The Closest Vibrator Store Jen Ducharme: The Return of Jess Manafort, Sucker Nathan Spring: Remembering the Lesson Cover Stories: Teen Idle The NerdologuesEveryone send your kind thoughts to Andrew and Sasha as they move to their new home in Atlanta today. We love and will miss them very much, as the next couple weeks of episodes are sure to prove. The man of the hour curated and hosted this show himself, and it serves as a tremendous sendoff to one of our favorite people. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Flagpole Sitta Chris Blake: First Time Drinking Larissa Zageris: The Closest Vibrator Store Jen Ducharme: The Return of Jess Manafort, Sucker Nathan Spring: Remembering the Lesson Cover Stories: Teen Idle https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/andrews-greatest-hits-3-october-2014-featuring-rnc Are you ready to say goodbye to Andrew Bentley? I'm not, but that'll have to change because his farewell Chicago show is happening this Sunday. To get you all ready, we've pulled out perhaps the most popular Bentley story of all time from our archive. From our October 2014 episode, themed "Our Lips Are Sealed," this recording features Andrew's tale of his trip to the 2014 meeting of the Republican National Committee -- among a host of other great storytellers! Enjoy - Cover Stories: She Don't Use Jelly Nathan Thompson: Spoilers Aaron Amendola: The Worst Kind of Breakup Andrew Bentley: The RNC Nicole Keating: Doubt Elliott Serrano: The Captains of Star Trek Cover Stories: Rock and Roll All Nite Mon, 23 Jul 2018 07:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/andrews-greatest-hits-3-october-2014-featuring-rnc Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4200 Are you ready to say goodbye to Andrew Bentley? I'm not, but that'll have to change because his farewell Chicago show is happening this Sunday. To get you all ready, we've pulled out perhaps the most popular Bentley story of all time from our archive. From our October 2014 episode, themed "Our Lips Are Sealed," this recording features Andrew's tale of his trip to the 2014 meeting of the Republican National Committee -- among a host of other great storytellers! Enjoy - Cover Stories: She Don't Use Jelly Nathan Thompson: Spoilers Aaron Amendola: The Worst Kind of Breakup Andrew Bentley: The RNC Nicole Keating: Doubt Elliott Serrano: The Captains of Star Trek Cover Stories: Rock and Roll All Nite The NerdologuesAre you ready to say goodbye to Andrew Bentley? I'm not, but that'll have to change because his farewell Chicago show is happening this Sunday. To get you all ready, we've pulled out perhaps the most popular Bentley story of all time from our archive. From our October 2014 episode, themed "Our Lips Are Sealed," this recording features Andrew's tale of his trip to the 2014 meeting of the Republican National Committee -- among a host of other great storytellers! Enjoy - Cover Stories: She Don't Use Jelly Nathan Thompson: Spoilers Aaron Amendola: The Worst Kind of Breakup Andrew Bentley: The RNC Nicole Keating: Doubt Elliott Serrano: The Captains of Star Trek Cover Stories: Rock and Roll All Nite https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/andrews-greatest-hits-2-march-2012 This month we're celebrating show mainstay Andrew Bentley before he leaves Chicago for greener (hotter) pastures! Enjoy this archival episode from 6 years ago inspired by his love of power metal and Andrew Lloyd Webber, and don't miss his send-off show on July 29! This episode is loosely organized around a theme of music and includes the following: Dwight & Eric: The Enemy Song Dwight & Eric: Moral Fiber Andrew Bentley: Metal Lightning, Autopsy of My Soul, Forbidden Fruit Claire Friedman: High School Xanga Adventures Bill Kenkel: Part of That World Eric Garneau: On Writing for Teens Shawn Boyle: The Power of Music Myke Golliday: Close Encounters of the Turtle Kind Steve Persch: Left Behind Claire Friedman: The Dirty Internet Song Eric: Here Comes the Morning Dwight & Eric: The World is Falling Mon, 16 Jul 2018 07:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/andrews-greatest-hits-2-march-2012 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4260 This month we're celebrating show mainstay Andrew Bentley before he leaves Chicago for greener (hotter) pastures! Enjoy this archival episode from 6 years ago inspired by his love of power metal and Andrew Lloyd Webber, and don't miss his send-off show on July 29! This episode is loosely organized around a theme of music and includes the following: Dwight & Eric: The Enemy Song Dwight & Eric: Moral Fiber Andrew Bentley: Metal Lightning, Autopsy of My Soul, Forbidden Fruit Claire Friedman: High School Xanga Adventures Bill Kenkel: Part of That World Eric Garneau: On Writing for Teens Shawn Boyle: The Power of Music Myke Golliday: Close Encounters of the Turtle Kind Steve Persch: Left Behind Claire Friedman: The Dirty Internet Song Eric: Here Comes the Morning Dwight & Eric: The World is Falling The NerdologuesThis month we're celebrating show mainstay Andrew Bentley before he leaves Chicago for greener (hotter) pastures! Enjoy this archival episode from 6 years ago inspired by his love of power metal and Andrew Lloyd Webber, and don't miss his send-off show on July 29! This episode is loosely organized around a theme of music and includes the following: Dwight & Eric: The Enemy Song Dwight & Eric: Moral Fiber Andrew Bentley: Metal Lightning, Autopsy of My Soul, Forbidden Fruit Claire Friedman: High School Xanga Adventures Bill Kenkel: Part of That World Eric Garneau: On Writing for Teens Shawn Boyle: The Power of Music Myke Golliday: Close Encounters of the Turtle Kind Steve Persch: Left Behind Claire Friedman: The Dirty Internet Song Eric: Here Comes the Morning Dwight & Eric: The World is Falling https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/archive-january-2012 Friends, if you live in or around Chicago, make sure you keep July 29 open, cuz we've got a pretty dang special live show coming up celebrating a certain performer's history with our show. I'm not saying who, I'm just saying he's featured on this episode, the second one we ever recorded! There's a lot of great, contextually iconic pieces in this episode, even though we had to reschedule our venue less than two hours before showtime and had a live audience of about six plus the performers. Oh well! To be young again. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: 1979 Cover Stories: Brian Wilson Kevin Reader: Bad Reviews Shawn Boyle: Proving the Preciousness of Life with Math Andrew Bentley: Love Letter to Iron Maiden Eric: Wicker Man (partial) Alex Talavera: Crisis on Infinite Alexes Eric Garneau: Born to Monologue Cover Stories: Because the Night Mon, 09 Jul 2018 08:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/archive-january-2012 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3060 Friends, if you live in or around Chicago, make sure you keep July 29 open, cuz we've got a pretty dang special live show coming up celebrating a certain performer's history with our show. I'm not saying who, I'm just saying he's featured on this episode, the second one we ever recorded! There's a lot of great, contextually iconic pieces in this episode, even though we had to reschedule our venue less than two hours before showtime and had a live audience of about six plus the performers. Oh well! To be young again. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: 1979 Cover Stories: Brian Wilson Kevin Reader: Bad Reviews Shawn Boyle: Proving the Preciousness of Life with Math Andrew Bentley: Love Letter to Iron Maiden Eric: Wicker Man (partial) Alex Talavera: Crisis on Infinite Alexes Eric Garneau: Born to Monologue Cover Stories: Because the Night The NerdologuesFriends, if you live in or around Chicago, make sure you keep July 29 open, cuz we've got a pretty dang special live show coming up celebrating a certain performer's history with our show. I'm not saying who, I'm just saying he's featured on this episode, the second one we ever recorded! There's a lot of great, contextually iconic pieces in this episode, even though we had to reschedule our venue less than two hours before showtime and had a live audience of about six plus the performers. Oh well! To be young again. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: 1979 Cover Stories: Brian Wilson Kevin Reader: Bad Reviews Shawn Boyle: Proving the Preciousness of Life with Math Andrew Bentley: Love Letter to Iron Maiden Eric: Wicker Man (partial) Alex Talavera: Crisis on Infinite Alexes Eric Garneau: Born to Monologue Cover Stories: Because the Night https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-road-trip-april-2016 Eric's on vacation this week, and this flashback episode put him in the headspace of a good time on the road. Recorded on the way back from a show at the Combine in Bloomington, IN back in April 2016, in this episode, Eric, Joe, Katie, and Kevin share some of their favorite road trip stories. Also, it's literally recorded in a car. Enjoy and have a great holiday! Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-road-trip-april-2016 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2160 Eric's on vacation this week, and this flashback episode put him in the headspace of a good time on the road. Recorded on the way back from a show at the Combine in Bloomington, IN back in April 2016, in this episode, Eric, Joe, Katie, and Kevin share some of their favorite road trip stories. Also, it's literally recorded in a car. Enjoy and have a great holiday! The NerdologuesEric's on vacation this week, and this flashback episode put him in the headspace of a good time on the road. Recorded on the way back from a show at the Combine in Bloomington, IN back in April 2016, in this episode, Eric, Joe, Katie, and Kevin share some of their favorite road trip stories. Also, it's literally recorded in a car. Enjoy and have a great holiday! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/home-brew-part-2 This week, we're back to Southern Illinois for the second part of a lovely show put together by the one and only Mr. Benjamin Rathert. And, y'all, it's his birthday today! Which is so fitting because at the end of this episode he put together a birthday surprise for me (Eric). What a guy. This was really fun. This episode, enjoy: Eric: Lake Shore Drive Tony Baker: Cognitive Dissonance Jeremy Kanne: Wedding Wine Eric Garneau: Netdecking Eric: Ruby Tuesday Ben, Tony, & Kyle: Atlantic City Ben, Tony, & Kyle: Glory Days Mon, 25 Jun 2018 08:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/home-brew-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3660 This week, we're back to Southern Illinois for the second part of a lovely show put together by the one and only Mr. Benjamin Rathert. And, y'all, it's his birthday today! Which is so fitting because at the end of this episode he put together a birthday surprise for me (Eric). What a guy. This was really fun. This episode, enjoy: Eric: Lake Shore Drive Tony Baker: Cognitive Dissonance Jeremy Kanne: Wedding Wine Eric Garneau: Netdecking Eric: Ruby Tuesday Ben, Tony, & Kyle: Atlantic City Ben, Tony, & Kyle: Glory Days The NerdologuesThis week, we're back to Southern Illinois for the second part of a lovely show put together by the one and only Mr. Benjamin Rathert. And, y'all, it's his birthday today! Which is so fitting because at the end of this episode he put together a birthday surprise for me (Eric). What a guy. This was really fun. This episode, enjoy: Eric: Lake Shore Drive Tony Baker: Cognitive Dissonance Jeremy Kanne: Wedding Wine Eric Garneau: Netdecking Eric: Ruby Tuesday Ben, Tony, & Kyle: Atlantic City Ben, Tony, & Kyle: Glory Days https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/home-brew-part-1 Longtime listeners of this show (or people who just caught the archival episode from last week) will recognize Benjamin Rathert as an incredible storyteller, performer, friend to the show, and (most importantly) friend to the people who create it. A few months ago, Ben asked us if we'd consider doing a Your Stories in his home town of Ava, IL, and we were more than happy to oblige. Here's the first of two episodes Ben produced and hosted himself, including some fantastic friends of Ben from all across the state! This episode, enjoy: Eric: Sunny Came Home Kyle Triplett: Thanksgiving in Bunker, MO Trish Pfeiffer: Home Birth Ben Rathert: Zahato Bag / Dr. Brian burns / Doctor, My Eyes Kyle Triplett: Bluegrass Punk Mon, 18 Jun 2018 08:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/home-brew-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3840 Longtime listeners of this show (or people who just caught the archival episode from last week) will recognize Benjamin Rathert as an incredible storyteller, performer, friend to the show, and (most importantly) friend to the people who create it. A few months ago, Ben asked us if we'd consider doing a Your Stories in his home town of Ava, IL, and we were more than happy to oblige. Here's the first of two episodes Ben produced and hosted himself, including some fantastic friends of Ben from all across the state! This episode, enjoy: Eric: Sunny Came Home Kyle Triplett: Thanksgiving in Bunker, MO Trish Pfeiffer: Home Birth Ben Rathert: Zahato Bag / Dr. Brian burns / Doctor, My Eyes Kyle Triplett: Bluegrass Punk The NerdologuesLongtime listeners of this show (or people who just caught the archival episode from last week) will recognize Benjamin Rathert as an incredible storyteller, performer, friend to the show, and (most importantly) friend to the people who create it. A few months ago, Ben asked us if we'd consider doing a Your Stories in his home town of Ava, IL, and we were more than happy to oblige. Here's the first of two episodes Ben produced and hosted himself, including some fantastic friends of Ben from all across the state! This episode, enjoy: Eric: Sunny Came Home Kyle Triplett: Thanksgiving in Bunker, MO Trish Pfeiffer: Home Birth Ben Rathert: Zahato Bag / Dr. Brian burns / Doctor, My Eyes Kyle Triplett: Bluegrass Punk https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fans-part-1-august-2015 Let's take a trip back to summer 2015 for this archival episode featuring the first half of Mark Colomb's farewell, and, notable for our purposes today, this show's first appearance of Mr. Benjamin Rathert, an incredible storyteller and friend who's bringing our show to southern Illinois this Friday! If you live anywhere near Du Quoin and would like to catch us on the road, drop the Nerdologues a message on Facebook and we'll let you konw all about it! Meanwhile, you can enjoy Ben's first appearance, which features a bunch of wonderful stuff, including I think the best song ever played on this podcast. Cover Stories: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Cover Stories: Stuck in the Middle with You Mel Evans: When I Was Invisible Logan Dean: Star Wars in the 90s James Gordon: Delia the Packers Fan Jamison Webb: The Weezer.com Message Boards Shawn Smith: Remy Ben Rathert: Boppin' in the Country Ben and Eric: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Mon, 11 Jun 2018 08:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fans-part-1-august-2015 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4320 Let's take a trip back to summer 2015 for this archival episode featuring the first half of Mark Colomb's farewell, and, notable for our purposes today, this show's first appearance of Mr. Benjamin Rathert, an incredible storyteller and friend who's bringing our show to southern Illinois this Friday! If you live anywhere near Du Quoin and would like to catch us on the road, drop the Nerdologues a message on Facebook and we'll let you konw all about it! Meanwhile, you can enjoy Ben's first appearance, which features a bunch of wonderful stuff, including I think the best song ever played on this podcast. Cover Stories: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Cover Stories: Stuck in the Middle with You Mel Evans: When I Was Invisible Logan Dean: Star Wars in the 90s James Gordon: Delia the Packers Fan Jamison Webb: The Weezer.com Message Boards Shawn Smith: Remy Ben Rathert: Boppin' in the Country Ben and Eric: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy The NerdologuesLet's take a trip back to summer 2015 for this archival episode featuring the first half of Mark Colomb's farewell, and, notable for our purposes today, this show's first appearance of Mr. Benjamin Rathert, an incredible storyteller and friend who's bringing our show to southern Illinois this Friday! If you live anywhere near Du Quoin and would like to catch us on the road, drop the Nerdologues a message on Facebook and we'll let you konw all about it! Meanwhile, you can enjoy Ben's first appearance, which features a bunch of wonderful stuff, including I think the best song ever played on this podcast. Cover Stories: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Cover Stories: Stuck in the Middle with You Mel Evans: When I Was Invisible Logan Dean: Star Wars in the 90s James Gordon: Delia the Packers Fan Jamison Webb: The Weezer.com Message Boards Shawn Smith: Remy Ben Rathert: Boppin' in the Country Ben and Eric: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/erics-birthday-game-show-card-sharks It's Eric's birthday week. Here's a weird thing he did with a lot of familiar voices.  Mon, 04 Jun 2018 09:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/erics-birthday-game-show-card-sharks Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3720 It's Eric's birthday week. Here's a weird thing he did with a lot of familiar voices.  The NerdologuesIt's Eric's birthday week. Here's a weird thing he did with a lot of familiar voices.  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/retro-tour-stories-grind-part-2-los-angeles-2015 Our look back at our first live shows ends with this episode jammed with incredible performers that's probably one of the best we've ever done. We love ya, LA. Never change! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Because the Night Kristin Clifford: Six Months Job-Free Eric Roth: The Year That "Nerd" Broke Maggie Clancy: Kids in LA Gary Lucy: What Happened to All the Organ Grinders? DC Pierson: Life Keeps Revising Cover Stories: Everybody Wants to Rule the World Mon, 28 May 2018 14:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/retro-tour-stories-grind-part-2-los-angeles-2015 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4020 Our look back at our first live shows ends with this episode jammed with incredible performers that's probably one of the best we've ever done. We love ya, LA. Never change! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Because the Night Kristin Clifford: Six Months Job-Free Eric Roth: The Year That "Nerd" Broke Maggie Clancy: Kids in LA Gary Lucy: What Happened to All the Organ Grinders? DC Pierson: Life Keeps Revising Cover Stories: Everybody Wants to Rule the World The NerdologuesOur look back at our first live shows ends with this episode jammed with incredible performers that's probably one of the best we've ever done. We love ya, LA. Never change! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Because the Night Kristin Clifford: Six Months Job-Free Eric Roth: The Year That "Nerd" Broke Maggie Clancy: Kids in LA Gary Lucy: What Happened to All the Organ Grinders? DC Pierson: Life Keeps Revising Cover Stories: Everybody Wants to Rule the World https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/retro-tour-stories-grind-part-1-los-angeles-2015 Los Angeles has been very kind to the Nerdologues and this show over the years. This week, as part of our month-long look back at our earliest road shows, we're re-presenting the recordings from the first time ever we visited the City of Angels, in February 2015, and recorded some of the best pieces this show's ever heard. This week, you can enjoy (again!): Cover Stories: My Name Is Jonas Cover Stories: The Walker Mary Beth Smith: Not a Story About a Stolen Bike Nikki Taguilas: Vengeance of the Birthing Gods Pedro & Ramiro Castro: A Learning Cliff/Pitching to Bob Odenkirk Ever Mainard: Galilee Medical and Dental Center Emma Fitzpatrick: Dirty Bird Cover Stories: Slave to the Grind And, like I say in the episode introduction, we'll be on the road for another travel date or two this summer! Any southern IL fans out there? Hit us up if you're free June 15! Mon, 21 May 2018 09:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/retro-tour-stories-grind-part-1-los-angeles-2015 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4020 Los Angeles has been very kind to the Nerdologues and this show over the years. This week, as part of our month-long look back at our earliest road shows, we're re-presenting the recordings from the first time ever we visited the City of Angels, in February 2015, and recorded some of the best pieces this show's ever heard. This week, you can enjoy (again!): Cover Stories: My Name Is Jonas Cover Stories: The Walker Mary Beth Smith: Not a Story About a Stolen Bike Nikki Taguilas: Vengeance of the Birthing Gods Pedro & Ramiro Castro: A Learning Cliff/Pitching to Bob Odenkirk Ever Mainard: Galilee Medical and Dental Center Emma Fitzpatrick: Dirty Bird Cover Stories: Slave to the Grind And, like I say in the episode introduction, we'll be on the road for another travel date or two this summer! Any southern IL fans out there? Hit us up if you're free June 15! The NerdologuesLos Angeles has been very kind to the Nerdologues and this show over the years. This week, as part of our month-long look back at our earliest road shows, we're re-presenting the recordings from the first time ever we visited the City of Angels, in February 2015, and recorded some of the best pieces this show's ever heard. This week, you can enjoy (again!): Cover Stories: My Name Is Jonas Cover Stories: The Walker Mary Beth Smith: Not a Story About a Stolen Bike Nikki Taguilas: Vengeance of the Birthing Gods Pedro & Ramiro Castro: A Learning Cliff/Pitching to Bob Odenkirk Ever Mainard: Galilee Medical and Dental Center Emma Fitzpatrick: Dirty Bird Cover Stories: Slave to the Grind And, like I say in the episode introduction, we'll be on the road for another travel date or two this summer! Any southern IL fans out there? Hit us up if you're free June 15! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/retro-tour-stories-roll-models-part-2-midwinter-gaming-convention This time last year, we were in the middle of a tour of the western United States, which was the coolest time. That made us nostalgic for our earliest shows on the road, like this one, from January 2015 in Milwaukee, the first time we ever recorded our show outside Chicago! This is from the tremendous Midwinter Gaming Convention and, geez, we made a lot of friends from this show. Hope you enjoy: Cover Stories: People Got a Lotta Nerve Sarah Babe: Vampire's Such a Sensual Game Matt Quiett: Forming a Domain, Side B Brad Davies: Swordplay Steve Persch: Party Games Ben Dunn: RPG-Adjacent Cover Stories: Born to Run Next week: our first trip to LA, and info on our next live shows! Mon, 14 May 2018 08:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/retro-tour-stories-roll-models-part-2-midwinter-gaming-convention Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2880 This time last year, we were in the middle of a tour of the western United States, which was the coolest time. That made us nostalgic for our earliest shows on the road, like this one, from January 2015 in Milwaukee, the first time we ever recorded our show outside Chicago! This is from the tremendous Midwinter Gaming Convention and, geez, we made a lot of friends from this show. Hope you enjoy: Cover Stories: People Got a Lotta Nerve Sarah Babe: Vampire's Such a Sensual Game Matt Quiett: Forming a Domain, Side B Brad Davies: Swordplay Steve Persch: Party Games Ben Dunn: RPG-Adjacent Cover Stories: Born to Run Next week: our first trip to LA, and info on our next live shows! The NerdologuesThis time last year, we were in the middle of a tour of the western United States, which was the coolest time. That made us nostalgic for our earliest shows on the road, like this one, from January 2015 in Milwaukee, the first time we ever recorded our show outside Chicago! This is from the tremendous Midwinter Gaming Convention and, geez, we made a lot of friends from this show. Hope you enjoy: Cover Stories: People Got a Lotta Nerve Sarah Babe: Vampire's Such a Sensual Game Matt Quiett: Forming a Domain, Side B Brad Davies: Swordplay Steve Persch: Party Games Ben Dunn: RPG-Adjacent Cover Stories: Born to Run Next week: our first trip to LA, and info on our next live shows! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/retro-tour-stories-roll-models-part-1-midwinter-gaming-convention A year ago today, Your Stories hit the road for a two-week tour of the western United States. It was awesome. But before that, we did a handful of shows outside of Chicago to prove we could thrive outside our home base. This month, we're looking back at some of them. On this retro Tour Stories episode, we've got a recording from the January 2015 Midwinter Gaming Convention in Milwaukee, WI, the first time we ever did an episode of this show anywhere but Chicago! Enjoy this blast from the past featuring:  Cover Stories: Holding Out for a Hero (Claire remix) Cover Stories: Kickapoo Eric Garneau: Portland Is Magic James Boland: Storytelling Ben Riggs: The Six Weeks I Thought Cthulu Was Real Shirley Niedzwiecki: Forming a Domain, Side A Chris Koterba: The Quest for Farscape Season 2 Cover Stories: Beth Mon, 07 May 2018 08:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/retro-tour-stories-roll-models-part-1-midwinter-gaming-convention Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3029 A year ago today, Your Stories hit the road for a two-week tour of the western United States. It was awesome. But before that, we did a handful of shows outside of Chicago to prove we could thrive outside our home base. This month, we're looking back at some of them. On this retro Tour Stories episode, we've got a recording from the January 2015 Midwinter Gaming Convention in Milwaukee, WI, the first time we ever did an episode of this show anywhere but Chicago! Enjoy this blast from the past featuring:  Cover Stories: Holding Out for a Hero (Claire remix) Cover Stories: Kickapoo Eric Garneau: Portland Is Magic James Boland: Storytelling Ben Riggs: The Six Weeks I Thought Cthulu Was Real Shirley Niedzwiecki: Forming a Domain, Side A Chris Koterba: The Quest for Farscape Season 2 Cover Stories: Beth The NerdologuesA year ago today, Your Stories hit the road for a two-week tour of the western United States. It was awesome. But before that, we did a handful of shows outside of Chicago to prove we could thrive outside our home base. This month, we're looking back at some of them. On this retro Tour Stories episode, we've got a recording from the January 2015 Midwinter Gaming Convention in Milwaukee, WI, the first time we ever did an episode of this show anywhere but Chicago! Enjoy this blast from the past featuring:  Cover Stories: Holding Out for a Hero (Claire remix) Cover Stories: Kickapoo Eric Garneau: Portland Is Magic James Boland: Storytelling Ben Riggs: The Six Weeks I Thought Cthulu Was Real Shirley Niedzwiecki: Forming a Domain, Side A Chris Koterba: The Quest for Farscape Season 2 Cover Stories: Beth https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/thunderdome-house-show We're popping up all over the place, including living rooms! From a very lovely coach house this past Saturday night, here's our first ever official house show (which is as lively and interesting as anything we've recorded!). This episode, enjoy: Eric: We Don't Need Another Hero Eric Garneau: Victors Kelly Opalko: What's in a Name? Melissa VanDyke: No Limit Dan Ennion: Frat Battle Mike Gifford: Mentors Brian Wille: High School Fight Night Eric: Somebody to Love Mon, 30 Apr 2018 07:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/thunderdome-house-show Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3960 We're popping up all over the place, including living rooms! From a very lovely coach house this past Saturday night, here's our first ever official house show (which is as lively and interesting as anything we've recorded!). This episode, enjoy: Eric: We Don't Need Another Hero Eric Garneau: Victors Kelly Opalko: What's in a Name? Melissa VanDyke: No Limit Dan Ennion: Frat Battle Mike Gifford: Mentors Brian Wille: High School Fight Night Eric: Somebody to Love The NerdologuesWe're popping up all over the place, including living rooms! From a very lovely coach house this past Saturday night, here's our first ever official house show (which is as lively and interesting as anything we've recorded!). This episode, enjoy: Eric: We Don't Need Another Hero Eric Garneau: Victors Kelly Opalko: What's in a Name? Melissa VanDyke: No Limit Dan Ennion: Frat Battle Mike Gifford: Mentors Brian Wille: High School Fight Night Eric: Somebody to Love https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/con-job-c2e2 C2E2 brought us a great crowd and some great stories. Now you can enjoy them in the comfort of your home or wherever! No need for $20 parking. Special thanks to Cards Against Humanity for putting us up on their comedy stage, and for everyone who came and supported us at this awesome show.  This episode includes: Cover Stories: Mr. Brightside Cover Stories: Before He Cheats Joe Gennaro: JoCo '17 Larissa Zageris: Orbing Lauren Faits: Para Para Paradise Tim Seeley - Pleasure Island Chris Crotwell - Special Kinds of Stupid Cover Stories - Hooked on a Feeling Mon, 23 Apr 2018 07:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/con-job-c2e2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3600 C2E2 brought us a great crowd and some great stories. Now you can enjoy them in the comfort of your home or wherever! No need for $20 parking. Special thanks to Cards Against Humanity for putting us up on their comedy stage, and for everyone who came and supported us at this awesome show.  This episode includes: Cover Stories: Mr. Brightside Cover Stories: Before He Cheats Joe Gennaro: JoCo '17 Larissa Zageris: Orbing Lauren Faits: Para Para Paradise Tim Seeley - Pleasure Island Chris Crotwell - Special Kinds of Stupid Cover Stories - Hooked on a Feeling The NerdologuesC2E2 brought us a great crowd and some great stories. Now you can enjoy them in the comfort of your home or wherever! No need for $20 parking. Special thanks to Cards Against Humanity for putting us up on their comedy stage, and for everyone who came and supported us at this awesome show.  This episode includes: Cover Stories: Mr. Brightside Cover Stories: Before He Cheats Joe Gennaro: JoCo '17 Larissa Zageris: Orbing Lauren Faits: Para Para Paradise Tim Seeley - Pleasure Island Chris Crotwell - Special Kinds of Stupid Cover Stories - Hooked on a Feeling https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/episode-1-december-2011-part-1 In honor of the forthcoming Nerdologues podcast mentoring program, we're dusting off the very first Your Stories episode. The show has both changed a lot and remained pretty consistent (it definitely sounds better now), but geez, we've been doing it a while. We hope you enjoy this look back at the beginning, and maybe it will inspire you to start your own show - which we want to help you with!  Mon, 16 Apr 2018 13:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/episode-1-december-2011-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3300 In honor of the forthcoming Nerdologues podcast mentoring program, we're dusting off the very first Your Stories episode. The show has both changed a lot and remained pretty consistent (it definitely sounds better now), but geez, we've been doing it a while. We hope you enjoy this look back at the beginning, and maybe it will inspire you to start your own show - which we want to help you with!  The NerdologuesIn honor of the forthcoming Nerdologues podcast mentoring program, we're dusting off the very first Your Stories episode. The show has both changed a lot and remained pretty consistent (it definitely sounds better now), but geez, we've been doing it a while. We hope you enjoy this look back at the beginning, and maybe it will inspire you to start your own show - which we want to help you with!  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/cast-away-part-2 A show recorded at the American Writers Museum should rightly have a lot of literary allusions and pontification on the American narrative. Hey, we got it covered! Thanks so much to International Tom Hanks Day for setting up this collaboration and providing such excellent inspiration for the pieces you're about to hear! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Whiskey in the Jar Eric Garneau: On Road Narratives Jesus Monroy: Anxiety, Failure, and Burnout Will Hindmarch: School Bully Andrew Bentley: That Guy at the Party Cover Stories: Pretty Woman   Mon, 09 Apr 2018 08:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/cast-away-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2880 A show recorded at the American Writers Museum should rightly have a lot of literary allusions and pontification on the American narrative. Hey, we got it covered! Thanks so much to International Tom Hanks Day for setting up this collaboration and providing such excellent inspiration for the pieces you're about to hear! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Whiskey in the Jar Eric Garneau: On Road Narratives Jesus Monroy: Anxiety, Failure, and Burnout Will Hindmarch: School Bully Andrew Bentley: That Guy at the Party Cover Stories: Pretty Woman   The NerdologuesA show recorded at the American Writers Museum should rightly have a lot of literary allusions and pontification on the American narrative. Hey, we got it covered! Thanks so much to International Tom Hanks Day for setting up this collaboration and providing such excellent inspiration for the pieces you're about to hear! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Whiskey in the Jar Eric Garneau: On Road Narratives Jesus Monroy: Anxiety, Failure, and Burnout Will Hindmarch: School Bully Andrew Bentley: That Guy at the Party Cover Stories: Pretty Woman   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/cast-away-part-1 Here's the first part of our third annual team-up with International Tom Hanks Day! This time, it's all volleyballs and being stranded as we explore the theme "Cast Away." This was recorded at the super lovely American Writers Museum, which was such a cool place you all should check out! This episode features: Cover Stories: Celebrity Skin Cover Stories: Bark at the Moon Kevin Turk: The Worst Person to Travel With Kevin Reader: The Summer Between High School and College Liz Larrimore: Boring Stories Mike Gifford: Crying Over Wilson Cover Stories: Jane Says Mon, 02 Apr 2018 08:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/cast-away-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2640 Here's the first part of our third annual team-up with International Tom Hanks Day! This time, it's all volleyballs and being stranded as we explore the theme "Cast Away." This was recorded at the super lovely American Writers Museum, which was such a cool place you all should check out! This episode features: Cover Stories: Celebrity Skin Cover Stories: Bark at the Moon Kevin Turk: The Worst Person to Travel With Kevin Reader: The Summer Between High School and College Liz Larrimore: Boring Stories Mike Gifford: Crying Over Wilson Cover Stories: Jane Says The NerdologuesHere's the first part of our third annual team-up with International Tom Hanks Day! This time, it's all volleyballs and being stranded as we explore the theme "Cast Away." This was recorded at the super lovely American Writers Museum, which was such a cool place you all should check out! This episode features: Cover Stories: Celebrity Skin Cover Stories: Bark at the Moon Kevin Turk: The Worst Person to Travel With Kevin Reader: The Summer Between High School and College Liz Larrimore: Boring Stories Mike Gifford: Crying Over Wilson Cover Stories: Jane Says https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/kayfabe-part-2 Songs are sung, tales are told, and secrets are broken on this second installment of one of the liveliest Your Stories in recent memory. Thanks so much to Challengers Comics for hosting us and to the Marty & Sarah Love Wrestling podcast for doing so much work to make this night amazing. This episode includes: Cover Stories: Everlong Marty DeRosa: Kayfabe That Rich Camillucci: Bret Goes Broadway Again Kevin Kellam: "It's Fake" Paloma Starr: Starr's #1 Fan Cover Stories: Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting Mon, 26 Mar 2018 08:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/kayfabe-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2880 Songs are sung, tales are told, and secrets are broken on this second installment of one of the liveliest Your Stories in recent memory. Thanks so much to Challengers Comics for hosting us and to the Marty & Sarah Love Wrestling podcast for doing so much work to make this night amazing. This episode includes: Cover Stories: Everlong Marty DeRosa: Kayfabe That Rich Camillucci: Bret Goes Broadway Again Kevin Kellam: "It's Fake" Paloma Starr: Starr's #1 Fan Cover Stories: Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting The NerdologuesSongs are sung, tales are told, and secrets are broken on this second installment of one of the liveliest Your Stories in recent memory. Thanks so much to Challengers Comics for hosting us and to the Marty & Sarah Love Wrestling podcast for doing so much work to make this night amazing. This episode includes: Cover Stories: Everlong Marty DeRosa: Kayfabe That Rich Camillucci: Bret Goes Broadway Again Kevin Kellam: "It's Fake" Paloma Starr: Starr's #1 Fan Cover Stories: Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/kayfabe-part-1 This month, the Nerds teamed up with Marty & Sarah Love Wrestling and Challengers Comics + Conversation for a lively and fun as hell night celebrating all things wrestling, but especially the sacred tradition of kayfabe. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Karate Cover Stories: The Battle of Who Could Care Less Sarah Shockey: A Wrestler Brandon Kirkman: Lying About Wrestling Bill Nielsen: ComedySportz Kayfabe Liz Anderson: The Sexy Headmistress from Your Fantasies Cover Stories: Little Fighter Mon, 19 Mar 2018 07:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/kayfabe-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2160 This month, the Nerds teamed up with Marty & Sarah Love Wrestling and Challengers Comics + Conversation for a lively and fun as hell night celebrating all things wrestling, but especially the sacred tradition of kayfabe. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Karate Cover Stories: The Battle of Who Could Care Less Sarah Shockey: A Wrestler Brandon Kirkman: Lying About Wrestling Bill Nielsen: ComedySportz Kayfabe Liz Anderson: The Sexy Headmistress from Your Fantasies Cover Stories: Little Fighter The NerdologuesThis month, the Nerds teamed up with Marty & Sarah Love Wrestling and Challengers Comics + Conversation for a lively and fun as hell night celebrating all things wrestling, but especially the sacred tradition of kayfabe. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Karate Cover Stories: The Battle of Who Could Care Less Sarah Shockey: A Wrestler Brandon Kirkman: Lying About Wrestling Bill Nielsen: ComedySportz Kayfabe Liz Anderson: The Sexy Headmistress from Your Fantasies Cover Stories: Little Fighter https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/endless-schoolyear-live We just recorded an album! We're pretty proud of it. You can stream it now for free at soundcloud.com/nerdologues, and it'll be available to purchase at reputable digital music retailers soon. But for now, hey, go ahead and enjoy the live show we threw to celebrate its release. It's not nearly as tightly or smoothly edited as the album, but it sure was fun. Happy eighth anniversary! And don't miss our wrestling-themed live Your Stories recording this Sunday at Challengers! Mon, 12 Mar 2018 08:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/endless-schoolyear-live Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4200 We just recorded an album! We're pretty proud of it. You can stream it now for free at soundcloud.com/nerdologues, and it'll be available to purchase at reputable digital music retailers soon. But for now, hey, go ahead and enjoy the live show we threw to celebrate its release. It's not nearly as tightly or smoothly edited as the album, but it sure was fun. Happy eighth anniversary! And don't miss our wrestling-themed live Your Stories recording this Sunday at Challengers! The NerdologuesWe just recorded an album! We're pretty proud of it. You can stream it now for free at soundcloud.com/nerdologues, and it'll be available to purchase at reputable digital music retailers soon. But for now, hey, go ahead and enjoy the live show we threw to celebrate its release. It's not nearly as tightly or smoothly edited as the album, but it sure was fun. Happy eighth anniversary! And don't miss our wrestling-themed live Your Stories recording this Sunday at Challengers! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/endless-schoolyear-preview We're about to celebrate our eighth anniversary as a group with a party in Chicago this Saturday. As it happens, we also thought this would be a good time to look back on some of our favorite stuff we've created and commit it to a super-nice recording. And so our "greatest hits" record, Endless Schoolyear, was born! Preview a couple tracks off the record, "Self-Defense with Todd Rodman" and "Cryptocurrency with Shandy Winters," and check our website Friday for the whole thing! Also, Chicago friends, don't miss the party and concert! Mon, 05 Mar 2018 08:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/endless-schoolyear-preview Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 540 We're about to celebrate our eighth anniversary as a group with a party in Chicago this Saturday. As it happens, we also thought this would be a good time to look back on some of our favorite stuff we've created and commit it to a super-nice recording. And so our "greatest hits" record, Endless Schoolyear, was born! Preview a couple tracks off the record, "Self-Defense with Todd Rodman" and "Cryptocurrency with Shandy Winters," and check our website Friday for the whole thing! Also, Chicago friends, don't miss the party and concert! The NerdologuesWe're about to celebrate our eighth anniversary as a group with a party in Chicago this Saturday. As it happens, we also thought this would be a good time to look back on some of our favorite stuff we've created and commit it to a super-nice recording. And so our "greatest hits" record, Endless Schoolyear, was born! Preview a couple tracks off the record, "Self-Defense with Todd Rodman" and "Cryptocurrency with Shandy Winters," and check our website Friday for the whole thing! Also, Chicago friends, don't miss the party and concert! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fanfiction-february-6-part-2 We loved partnering up with the Potterotica Podcast for our latest Fanfiction February installment. They're the best! This episode, they headline with a shared piece about how the pod's affected their lives, and we also get some terrifying, sexy, hilarious fanfic featuring unlikely subjects -- a travel website spokesperson, a tertiary Wayne's World 2 character. Party on! This episode includes: Cover Stories: Diamonds Logan Dean: GREAT HOTEL DEALS Marnie Thompson: Honey Hornee / Seymour Poussee Danny Chapman, Allie LeFevere, and Lyndsay Rush: Magical Meets Sexy Cover Stories: Party in the USA Thanks to Backblaze for sponsoring this episode through the Chicago Podcast Coop! Hit up backblaze.com/CPC for a free trial of some excellent online backup solutions! Mon, 26 Feb 2018 08:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fanfiction-february-6-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2400 We loved partnering up with the Potterotica Podcast for our latest Fanfiction February installment. They're the best! This episode, they headline with a shared piece about how the pod's affected their lives, and we also get some terrifying, sexy, hilarious fanfic featuring unlikely subjects -- a travel website spokesperson, a tertiary Wayne's World 2 character. Party on! This episode includes: Cover Stories: Diamonds Logan Dean: GREAT HOTEL DEALS Marnie Thompson: Honey Hornee / Seymour Poussee Danny Chapman, Allie LeFevere, and Lyndsay Rush: Magical Meets Sexy Cover Stories: Party in the USA Thanks to Backblaze for sponsoring this episode through the Chicago Podcast Coop! Hit up backblaze.com/CPC for a free trial of some excellent online backup solutions! The NerdologuesWe loved partnering up with the Potterotica Podcast for our latest Fanfiction February installment. They're the best! This episode, they headline with a shared piece about how the pod's affected their lives, and we also get some terrifying, sexy, hilarious fanfic featuring unlikely subjects -- a travel website spokesperson, a tertiary Wayne's World 2 character. Party on! This episode includes: Cover Stories: Diamonds Logan Dean: GREAT HOTEL DEALS Marnie Thompson: Honey Hornee / Seymour Poussee Danny Chapman, Allie LeFevere, and Lyndsay Rush: Magical Meets Sexy Cover Stories: Party in the USA Thanks to Backblaze for sponsoring this episode through the Chicago Podcast Coop! Hit up backblaze.com/CPC for a free trial of some excellent online backup solutions! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fanfiction-february-6-part-1 Fanfiction February has become an installation for this show. For our sixth installment, we brought some fantastic storytellers, a stand-up comedy superhero, and the return of Becca Brown to the house band. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Fuck You Cover Stories: Nothing Compares 2 U Chels Harvey: The Boys Who Lived David Carter: Chemo Dad Punchline, the Hero of 1,000 Laughs Cover Stories: I Do Not Hook Up Mon, 19 Feb 2018 08:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fanfiction-february-6-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2580 Fanfiction February has become an installation for this show. For our sixth installment, we brought some fantastic storytellers, a stand-up comedy superhero, and the return of Becca Brown to the house band. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Fuck You Cover Stories: Nothing Compares 2 U Chels Harvey: The Boys Who Lived David Carter: Chemo Dad Punchline, the Hero of 1,000 Laughs Cover Stories: I Do Not Hook Up The NerdologuesFanfiction February has become an installation for this show. For our sixth installment, we brought some fantastic storytellers, a stand-up comedy superhero, and the return of Becca Brown to the house band. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Fuck You Cover Stories: Nothing Compares 2 U Chels Harvey: The Boys Who Lived David Carter: Chemo Dad Punchline, the Hero of 1,000 Laughs Cover Stories: I Do Not Hook Up https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-14-not-story-about-tablesmore-words Our Fortnight ends with one of the all-time great Your Stories pieces courtesy of James D'Amato and a vastly underrated band unfortunately named Extreme. Thanks for following along with our Fortnight! We hope you had fun diving into the archive for some romance with us! Our regular weekly schedule resumes Monday with the first part of Fanfiction February Six, which we're recording at the Logan Theatre this Sunday! This episode includes: James D'Amato: This Is Not a Story About Tables Cover Stories: More Than Words Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-14-not-story-about-tablesmore-words Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1140 Our Fortnight ends with one of the all-time great Your Stories pieces courtesy of James D'Amato and a vastly underrated band unfortunately named Extreme. Thanks for following along with our Fortnight! We hope you had fun diving into the archive for some romance with us! Our regular weekly schedule resumes Monday with the first part of Fanfiction February Six, which we're recording at the Logan Theatre this Sunday! This episode includes: James D'Amato: This Is Not a Story About Tables Cover Stories: More Than Words The NerdologuesOur Fortnight ends with one of the all-time great Your Stories pieces courtesy of James D'Amato and a vastly underrated band unfortunately named Extreme. Thanks for following along with our Fortnight! We hope you had fun diving into the archive for some romance with us! Our regular weekly schedule resumes Monday with the first part of Fanfiction February Six, which we're recording at the Logan Theatre this Sunday! This episode includes: James D'Amato: This Is Not a Story About Tables Cover Stories: More Than Words https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-13-penguin-romancehigh-enough-fortnight-heart One member of our favorite storytelling family (the D'Amatos) teaches us about romance and partnership in nature; Dwight, Claire, and Eric pay tribute to the Fellowship that is the Damn Yankees. Only one day left! Who are we going to hear on the ultimate Fortnight episode? This show includes: Faith D'Amato: Penguin Romance Cover Stories: High Enough Tue, 13 Feb 2018 09:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-13-penguin-romancehigh-enough-fortnight-heart Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1140 One member of our favorite storytelling family (the D'Amatos) teaches us about romance and partnership in nature; Dwight, Claire, and Eric pay tribute to the Fellowship that is the Damn Yankees. Only one day left! Who are we going to hear on the ultimate Fortnight episode? This show includes: Faith D'Amato: Penguin Romance Cover Stories: High Enough The NerdologuesOne member of our favorite storytelling family (the D'Amatos) teaches us about romance and partnership in nature; Dwight, Claire, and Eric pay tribute to the Fellowship that is the Damn Yankees. Only one day left! Who are we going to hear on the ultimate Fortnight episode? This show includes: Faith D'Amato: Penguin Romance Cover Stories: High Enough https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-12-bad-datespurple-rain-fortnight-heart Today's Fortnight entry features tributes to Harrison Ford and the Purple One. Just two more left! This episode includes: Eileen Tull: Bad Dates, or What Killed That Monkey in Indiana Jones Only Makes Me Stronger Cover Stories: Purple Rain   Mon, 12 Feb 2018 08:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-12-bad-datespurple-rain-fortnight-heart Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1200 Today's Fortnight entry features tributes to Harrison Ford and the Purple One. Just two more left! This episode includes: Eileen Tull: Bad Dates, or What Killed That Monkey in Indiana Jones Only Makes Me Stronger Cover Stories: Purple Rain   The NerdologuesToday's Fortnight entry features tributes to Harrison Ford and the Purple One. Just two more left! This episode includes: Eileen Tull: Bad Dates, or What Killed That Monkey in Indiana Jones Only Makes Me Stronger Cover Stories: Purple Rain   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-11-technology-relationshipneed-you-now Day 11: A study of how technology impacts romance by two incredible podcast producers, and a throwback to a 2010 one hit wonder from Dwight and Eric.  Seriously though the work James and Cher are up to now is incredible (check Cher's link I think tomorrow for her first piece on The Nod).  This episode includes: James T. Green & Cher Vincent: Technology Relationship Cover Stories: Need You Now Sun, 11 Feb 2018 12:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-11-technology-relationshipneed-you-now Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 960 Day 11: A study of how technology impacts romance by two incredible podcast producers, and a throwback to a 2010 one hit wonder from Dwight and Eric.  Seriously though the work James and Cher are up to now is incredible (check Cher's link I think tomorrow for her first piece on The Nod).  This episode includes: James T. Green & Cher Vincent: Technology Relationship Cover Stories: Need You Now The NerdologuesDay 11: A study of how technology impacts romance by two incredible podcast producers, and a throwback to a 2010 one hit wonder from Dwight and Eric.  Seriously though the work James and Cher are up to now is incredible (check Cher's link I think tomorrow for her first piece on The Nod).  This episode includes: James T. Green & Cher Vincent: Technology Relationship Cover Stories: Need You Now https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-10-teenage-boygod-only-knows-forever-fortnight-heart Nerdologues member Katie takes the spotlight in this episode about sexual awakenings and Uncle Jesse (weirdly not connected).  This show includes: Katie Johnston-Smith: Like a Teenage Boy Cover Stories: God Only Knows/Forever Sat, 10 Feb 2018 11:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-10-teenage-boygod-only-knows-forever-fortnight-heart Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 600 Nerdologues member Katie takes the spotlight in this episode about sexual awakenings and Uncle Jesse (weirdly not connected).  This show includes: Katie Johnston-Smith: Like a Teenage Boy Cover Stories: God Only Knows/Forever The NerdologuesNerdologues member Katie takes the spotlight in this episode about sexual awakenings and Uncle Jesse (weirdly not connected).  This show includes: Katie Johnston-Smith: Like a Teenage Boy Cover Stories: God Only Knows/Forever https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-9-apologies-my-ex-wifetotal-eclipse-heart The second half of our pair of couple stories, today's Fortnight installment features the always-wonderful Chris Crotwell with a lesson on why his first marriage failed... and includes an introduction recorded by his then-girlfriend (now fiancee) Shelby Mongan from our Best of 2013 episode. Relationship inception! Chris also makes a surprise guest appearance on one of the most karaokeable tracks of all time. This episode includes: Chris Crotwell: With Apologies to My Ex-Wife Cover Stories: Total Eclipse of the Heart Fri, 09 Feb 2018 10:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-9-apologies-my-ex-wifetotal-eclipse-heart Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1080 The second half of our pair of couple stories, today's Fortnight installment features the always-wonderful Chris Crotwell with a lesson on why his first marriage failed... and includes an introduction recorded by his then-girlfriend (now fiancee) Shelby Mongan from our Best of 2013 episode. Relationship inception! Chris also makes a surprise guest appearance on one of the most karaokeable tracks of all time. This episode includes: Chris Crotwell: With Apologies to My Ex-Wife Cover Stories: Total Eclipse of the Heart The NerdologuesThe second half of our pair of couple stories, today's Fortnight installment features the always-wonderful Chris Crotwell with a lesson on why his first marriage failed... and includes an introduction recorded by his then-girlfriend (now fiancee) Shelby Mongan from our Best of 2013 episode. Relationship inception! Chris also makes a surprise guest appearance on one of the most karaokeable tracks of all time. This episode includes: Chris Crotwell: With Apologies to My Ex-Wife Cover Stories: Total Eclipse of the Heart https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-8-comic-con-speed-datingbeth-fortnight-heart Today we've got the first of two stories from a real-life couple that met in part because of our show. Also, Dwight puts cat makeup on himself.  This episode includes: Shelby Mongan: Comic-Con Speed Dating Cover Stories: Beth Thu, 08 Feb 2018 09:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-8-comic-con-speed-datingbeth-fortnight-heart Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 780 Today we've got the first of two stories from a real-life couple that met in part because of our show. Also, Dwight puts cat makeup on himself.  This episode includes: Shelby Mongan: Comic-Con Speed Dating Cover Stories: Beth The NerdologuesToday we've got the first of two stories from a real-life couple that met in part because of our show. Also, Dwight puts cat makeup on himself.  This episode includes: Shelby Mongan: Comic-Con Speed Dating Cover Stories: Beth https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-7-kylegambit-be-you-fortnight-heart Fanfiction February has become a Your Stories mainstay; in fact, we're about to record our sixth installment next Sunday at the Logan Theatre! Today's Fortnight piece comes from our very first fanfiction show and kicked off an epic saga within the Your Stories universe. Then, we jump back a couple months for the last big singalong we ever had in the Upstairs Gallery. What a place that was. This episode includes Kyle Talley: Kyle/Gambit Cover Stories: To Be with You Wed, 07 Feb 2018 09:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-7-kylegambit-be-you-fortnight-heart Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 840 Fanfiction February has become a Your Stories mainstay; in fact, we're about to record our sixth installment next Sunday at the Logan Theatre! Today's Fortnight piece comes from our very first fanfiction show and kicked off an epic saga within the Your Stories universe. Then, we jump back a couple months for the last big singalong we ever had in the Upstairs Gallery. What a place that was. This episode includes Kyle Talley: Kyle/Gambit Cover Stories: To Be with You The NerdologuesFanfiction February has become a Your Stories mainstay; in fact, we're about to record our sixth installment next Sunday at the Logan Theatre! Today's Fortnight piece comes from our very first fanfiction show and kicked off an epic saga within the Your Stories universe. Then, we jump back a couple months for the last big singalong we ever had in the Upstairs Gallery. What a place that was. This episode includes Kyle Talley: Kyle/Gambit Cover Stories: To Be with You https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-6-battle-wounds-ds9walking-ghost-fortnight-heart Today's Fortnight from the Heart installment takes on the dual themes of break-ups and bro love with a spotlight on longtime friend of the Nerds Ed Sodeberg, who first shares a story about an unexpectedly awful break-up that involves Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and a shovel. Then, Eric pays musical tribute to Ed via the Scorpions and kind of Tegan and Sara. You'll understand when you hear it. This episode includes: Ed Soderberg: Battle Wounds for DS9 Cover Stories: Send Me an Angel/Walking with a Ghost Tue, 06 Feb 2018 10:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-6-battle-wounds-ds9walking-ghost-fortnight-heart Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 780 Today's Fortnight from the Heart installment takes on the dual themes of break-ups and bro love with a spotlight on longtime friend of the Nerds Ed Sodeberg, who first shares a story about an unexpectedly awful break-up that involves Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and a shovel. Then, Eric pays musical tribute to Ed via the Scorpions and kind of Tegan and Sara. You'll understand when you hear it. This episode includes: Ed Soderberg: Battle Wounds for DS9 Cover Stories: Send Me an Angel/Walking with a Ghost The NerdologuesToday's Fortnight from the Heart installment takes on the dual themes of break-ups and bro love with a spotlight on longtime friend of the Nerds Ed Sodeberg, who first shares a story about an unexpectedly awful break-up that involves Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and a shovel. Then, Eric pays musical tribute to Ed via the Scorpions and kind of Tegan and Sara. You'll understand when you hear it. This episode includes: Ed Soderberg: Battle Wounds for DS9 Cover Stories: Send Me an Angel/Walking with a Ghost https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-5-karenid-do-anything-love-fortnight-heart If you've been listening to this show for a while, surely you know the dating stories of Henry Birdseye, a man whose trials have made our year-end Best Ofs. On today's Fortnight installment, we've got maybe the most shared piece from this show ever, about an unbeliavbly bad date that will hold your attention for the 20 minutes it takes to tell. This is a Your Stories classic. Then, Dwight and Eric perform one of the most epic power ballads of all time via Mr. Meat Loaf. This episode includes: Henry Birdseye: Karen Cover Stories: I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) Thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Second City Training Center for sponsoring our episode today! Go to secondcity.com/TC to get a free drop-in improv class! Mon, 05 Feb 2018 08:30:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-5-karenid-do-anything-love-fortnight-heart Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1740 If you've been listening to this show for a while, surely you know the dating stories of Henry Birdseye, a man whose trials have made our year-end Best Ofs. On today's Fortnight installment, we've got maybe the most shared piece from this show ever, about an unbeliavbly bad date that will hold your attention for the 20 minutes it takes to tell. This is a Your Stories classic. Then, Dwight and Eric perform one of the most epic power ballads of all time via Mr. Meat Loaf. This episode includes: Henry Birdseye: Karen Cover Stories: I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) Thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Second City Training Center for sponsoring our episode today! Go to secondcity.com/TC to get a free drop-in improv class! The NerdologuesIf you've been listening to this show for a while, surely you know the dating stories of Henry Birdseye, a man whose trials have made our year-end Best Ofs. On today's Fortnight installment, we've got maybe the most shared piece from this show ever, about an unbeliavbly bad date that will hold your attention for the 20 minutes it takes to tell. This is a Your Stories classic. Then, Dwight and Eric perform one of the most epic power ballads of all time via Mr. Meat Loaf. This episode includes: Henry Birdseye: Karen Cover Stories: I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) Thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Second City Training Center for sponsoring our episode today! Go to secondcity.com/TC to get a free drop-in improv class! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-4-its-love-storysuicide-painless-theme-mash-fortnight-heart Love isn't all unicorns and rainbows, oh no. On today's Fortnight installment, we represent a couple pieces from our Halloween episodes that dive into the darker side. Whether it's Cotard's Syndrome or Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals, there's a bit of a pallor over this pod. This episode includes: Änna Marsh: It's a Love Story Cover Stories: Monster M*A*S*H* Sun, 04 Feb 2018 10:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-4-its-love-storysuicide-painless-theme-mash-fortnight-heart Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 840 Love isn't all unicorns and rainbows, oh no. On today's Fortnight installment, we represent a couple pieces from our Halloween episodes that dive into the darker side. Whether it's Cotard's Syndrome or Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals, there's a bit of a pallor over this pod. This episode includes: Änna Marsh: It's a Love Story Cover Stories: Monster M*A*S*H* The NerdologuesLove isn't all unicorns and rainbows, oh no. On today's Fortnight installment, we represent a couple pieces from our Halloween episodes that dive into the darker side. Whether it's Cotard's Syndrome or Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals, there's a bit of a pallor over this pod. This episode includes: Änna Marsh: It's a Love Story Cover Stories: Monster M*A*S*H* https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-3-sexuality-and-productivity-unforgiven-fortnight-heart Day three! Bill Kenkel, in addition to being a founding Nerdologues member, has also done postdoctoral research at the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. That makes him the perfect person to weigh in on the relationship between sex drive and creativity in this 2012 piece, recorded way back at the Upstairs Gallery! It's a real thinker. To complement Bill's clinical look at love, we've also got one of the least romantic power ballads of all time. This episode includes: Bill Kenkel: On Sexuality and Productivity Cover Stories: The Unforgiven Sat, 03 Feb 2018 10:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-3-sexuality-and-productivity-unforgiven-fortnight-heart Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 780 Day three! Bill Kenkel, in addition to being a founding Nerdologues member, has also done postdoctoral research at the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. That makes him the perfect person to weigh in on the relationship between sex drive and creativity in this 2012 piece, recorded way back at the Upstairs Gallery! It's a real thinker. To complement Bill's clinical look at love, we've also got one of the least romantic power ballads of all time. This episode includes: Bill Kenkel: On Sexuality and Productivity Cover Stories: The Unforgiven The NerdologuesDay three! Bill Kenkel, in addition to being a founding Nerdologues member, has also done postdoctoral research at the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. That makes him the perfect person to weigh in on the relationship between sex drive and creativity in this 2012 piece, recorded way back at the Upstairs Gallery! It's a real thinker. To complement Bill's clinical look at love, we've also got one of the least romantic power ballads of all time. This episode includes: Bill Kenkel: On Sexuality and Productivity Cover Stories: The Unforgiven https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-2-college-trywhos-crying-now-fortnight-heart Our fortnight rolls on with a piece about a failed relationship from a founding Nerdologues member (spoiler: he's the bad guy of his piece!) and guest singer Cher Vincent from Postloudness paying tribute to the one and only Steve Perry. Kevin Walsh: The College Try Cher Vincent w/ Eric: Who's Crying Now Fri, 02 Feb 2018 08:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-2-college-trywhos-crying-now-fortnight-heart Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 960 Our fortnight rolls on with a piece about a failed relationship from a founding Nerdologues member (spoiler: he's the bad guy of his piece!) and guest singer Cher Vincent from Postloudness paying tribute to the one and only Steve Perry. Kevin Walsh: The College Try Cher Vincent w/ Eric: Who's Crying Now The NerdologuesOur fortnight rolls on with a piece about a failed relationship from a founding Nerdologues member (spoiler: he's the bad guy of his piece!) and guest singer Cher Vincent from Postloudness paying tribute to the one and only Steve Perry. Kevin Walsh: The College Try Cher Vincent w/ Eric: Who's Crying Now https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-1-blanket-fortkiss-rose-fortnight-heart Our fortnight begins! We're kicking off our two weeks of daily shows with some showering of love on show icon Dwight Haesler. These were recorded at his super-secret 30th birthday celebration back in 2015, which his partner Lauren put together on the sly. It was a lovely time and it felt like the perfect way to begin Your Stories' celebration of love.  This episode features: Lauren Rodriguez: Blanket Fort Cover Stories: Kiss from a Rose Be back tomorrow for more! Thu, 01 Feb 2018 10:30:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/day-1-blanket-fortkiss-rose-fortnight-heart Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 660 Our fortnight begins! We're kicking off our two weeks of daily shows with some showering of love on show icon Dwight Haesler. These were recorded at his super-secret 30th birthday celebration back in 2015, which his partner Lauren put together on the sly. It was a lovely time and it felt like the perfect way to begin Your Stories' celebration of love.  This episode features: Lauren Rodriguez: Blanket Fort Cover Stories: Kiss from a Rose Be back tomorrow for more! The NerdologuesOur fortnight begins! We're kicking off our two weeks of daily shows with some showering of love on show icon Dwight Haesler. These were recorded at his super-secret 30th birthday celebration back in 2015, which his partner Lauren put together on the sly. It was a lovely time and it felt like the perfect way to begin Your Stories' celebration of love.  This episode features: Lauren Rodriguez: Blanket Fort Cover Stories: Kiss from a Rose Be back tomorrow for more! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fortnight-heart-part-2-826chi We're back for the second half of our dive into A Fortnight from the Heart with this episode recorded in the classroom at 826CHI, one of our favorite local organizations. It's all open hearts and power ballads this week, plus more pieces written by the mega-talented 826 students! Enjoy: Cover Stories: I'll Be There for You Cover Stories: To Make You Feel My Love Margeaux Temeltas - "Dairy" (Imaan Y) / The Mirage part 1 Mike Chuck Bretzlaff - "Coookkkkiiieee" (Leah N) / I <3 Donuts Ashley Keenan - "Coming Out" (David R) / Care Advocate Tyler Snodgrass - Metal Feelings Cover Stories: It's All Coming Back to Me Now Our own Fortnight from the Heart starts Thursday! We'll be posting daily episodes from the archive featuring one love-ish story and one ballad-y song! It's gonna be fun. Thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Backblaze for sponsoring this episode. Make sure to visit Backblaze.com/CPC for a free trial of some sweet online storage! And of course support the heck out of 826CHI! Mon, 29 Jan 2018 10:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fortnight-heart-part-2-826chi Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3900 We're back for the second half of our dive into A Fortnight from the Heart with this episode recorded in the classroom at 826CHI, one of our favorite local organizations. It's all open hearts and power ballads this week, plus more pieces written by the mega-talented 826 students! Enjoy: Cover Stories: I'll Be There for You Cover Stories: To Make You Feel My Love Margeaux Temeltas - "Dairy" (Imaan Y) / The Mirage part 1 Mike Chuck Bretzlaff - "Coookkkkiiieee" (Leah N) / I <3 Donuts Ashley Keenan - "Coming Out" (David R) / Care Advocate Tyler Snodgrass - Metal Feelings Cover Stories: It's All Coming Back to Me Now Our own Fortnight from the Heart starts Thursday! We'll be posting daily episodes from the archive featuring one love-ish story and one ballad-y song! It's gonna be fun. Thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Backblaze for sponsoring this episode. Make sure to visit Backblaze.com/CPC for a free trial of some sweet online storage! And of course support the heck out of 826CHI! The NerdologuesWe're back for the second half of our dive into A Fortnight from the Heart with this episode recorded in the classroom at 826CHI, one of our favorite local organizations. It's all open hearts and power ballads this week, plus more pieces written by the mega-talented 826 students! Enjoy: Cover Stories: I'll Be There for You Cover Stories: To Make You Feel My Love Margeaux Temeltas - "Dairy" (Imaan Y) / The Mirage part 1 Mike Chuck Bretzlaff - "Coookkkkiiieee" (Leah N) / I <3 Donuts Ashley Keenan - "Coming Out" (David R) / Care Advocate Tyler Snodgrass - Metal Feelings Cover Stories: It's All Coming Back to Me Now Our own Fortnight from the Heart starts Thursday! We'll be posting daily episodes from the archive featuring one love-ish story and one ballad-y song! It's gonna be fun. Thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Backblaze for sponsoring this episode. Make sure to visit Backblaze.com/CPC for a free trial of some sweet online storage! And of course support the heck out of 826CHI! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fortnight-heart-part-1-826chi On last week's episode, we explained this whole business with a Fortnight from the Heart, but if you didn't listen, fret not! This week, for our first live recording of 2018/our seventh year as a show, we'll explain it again and celebrate its love of power ballads and giving. And what better place to record a show that's interested in nonprofits than at 826CHI, one of our favorite organizations in the city. We're so thankful to them for letting us record in their classroom space yesterday and, more importantly, for all the incredible work they do in Chicago. You'll hear about that work (and hear some of their students' pieces) in this episode, which includes: Cover Stories: Can't Fight This Feeling  Matthew Sudman: Introduction / "Love Gave Me a Migraine" (Salome) Ariel Atkins: My Infinity Gauntlet Dan Smart: "Who Wants Love?" (Quinn) / Love Poems Myke Golliday: Mannequin Eileen Tull: "Feeling Trapped, Now Gone" (Claire) / Politically Engaged Cover Stories: Angel Down We'll be back next week with more stories and songs from this recording, and remember, we're going daily from February 1-14 to participate in our own fortnight! Big thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Backblaze for sponsoring this episode! Head to Backblaze.com/CPC for a free trial of some great online storage! Mon, 22 Jan 2018 07:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fortnight-heart-part-1-826chi Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3180 On last week's episode, we explained this whole business with a Fortnight from the Heart, but if you didn't listen, fret not! This week, for our first live recording of 2018/our seventh year as a show, we'll explain it again and celebrate its love of power ballads and giving. And what better place to record a show that's interested in nonprofits than at 826CHI, one of our favorite organizations in the city. We're so thankful to them for letting us record in their classroom space yesterday and, more importantly, for all the incredible work they do in Chicago. You'll hear about that work (and hear some of their students' pieces) in this episode, which includes: Cover Stories: Can't Fight This Feeling  Matthew Sudman: Introduction / "Love Gave Me a Migraine" (Salome) Ariel Atkins: My Infinity Gauntlet Dan Smart: "Who Wants Love?" (Quinn) / Love Poems Myke Golliday: Mannequin Eileen Tull: "Feeling Trapped, Now Gone" (Claire) / Politically Engaged Cover Stories: Angel Down We'll be back next week with more stories and songs from this recording, and remember, we're going daily from February 1-14 to participate in our own fortnight! Big thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Backblaze for sponsoring this episode! Head to Backblaze.com/CPC for a free trial of some great online storage! The NerdologuesOn last week's episode, we explained this whole business with a Fortnight from the Heart, but if you didn't listen, fret not! This week, for our first live recording of 2018/our seventh year as a show, we'll explain it again and celebrate its love of power ballads and giving. And what better place to record a show that's interested in nonprofits than at 826CHI, one of our favorite organizations in the city. We're so thankful to them for letting us record in their classroom space yesterday and, more importantly, for all the incredible work they do in Chicago. You'll hear about that work (and hear some of their students' pieces) in this episode, which includes: Cover Stories: Can't Fight This Feeling  Matthew Sudman: Introduction / "Love Gave Me a Migraine" (Salome) Ariel Atkins: My Infinity Gauntlet Dan Smart: "Who Wants Love?" (Quinn) / Love Poems Myke Golliday: Mannequin Eileen Tull: "Feeling Trapped, Now Gone" (Claire) / Politically Engaged Cover Stories: Angel Down We'll be back next week with more stories and songs from this recording, and remember, we're going daily from February 1-14 to participate in our own fortnight! Big thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Backblaze for sponsoring this episode! Head to Backblaze.com/CPC for a free trial of some great online storage! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tylers-fortnight-heart-blank-cassette Hey, this Sunday's our first live show of 2018! We're hanging out at the incredible 826CHI in Wicker Park to kick off one of Eric's favorite times of the year, A Fortnight from the Heart, which pairs power ballads and nonprofit orgs in a celebration of great work and great music THAT HE IS NOT ASHAMED TO LIKE. So it seemed fitting to borrow an episode from another Nerdologues podcast, Blank Cassette, that explains the origins of the Fortnight via comedian Tyler Snodgrass, who wanted to populate social media with "Valentine's Day Carols" a couple years ago. This is a super sweet story about celebrating an underappreciated genre of music, and it's clearly been an inspirational force to Eric. So enjoy! Don't miss our show at 826CHI this Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 PM! It's earlier than usual, cuz we're recording in a classroom. And thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Simplecast for sponsoring this episode! Mon, 15 Jan 2018 09:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tylers-fortnight-heart-blank-cassette Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1860 Hey, this Sunday's our first live show of 2018! We're hanging out at the incredible 826CHI in Wicker Park to kick off one of Eric's favorite times of the year, A Fortnight from the Heart, which pairs power ballads and nonprofit orgs in a celebration of great work and great music THAT HE IS NOT ASHAMED TO LIKE. So it seemed fitting to borrow an episode from another Nerdologues podcast, Blank Cassette, that explains the origins of the Fortnight via comedian Tyler Snodgrass, who wanted to populate social media with "Valentine's Day Carols" a couple years ago. This is a super sweet story about celebrating an underappreciated genre of music, and it's clearly been an inspirational force to Eric. So enjoy! Don't miss our show at 826CHI this Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 PM! It's earlier than usual, cuz we're recording in a classroom. And thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Simplecast for sponsoring this episode! The NerdologuesHey, this Sunday's our first live show of 2018! We're hanging out at the incredible 826CHI in Wicker Park to kick off one of Eric's favorite times of the year, A Fortnight from the Heart, which pairs power ballads and nonprofit orgs in a celebration of great work and great music THAT HE IS NOT ASHAMED TO LIKE. So it seemed fitting to borrow an episode from another Nerdologues podcast, Blank Cassette, that explains the origins of the Fortnight via comedian Tyler Snodgrass, who wanted to populate social media with "Valentine's Day Carols" a couple years ago. This is a super sweet story about celebrating an underappreciated genre of music, and it's clearly been an inspirational force to Eric. So enjoy! Don't miss our show at 826CHI this Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 PM! It's earlier than usual, cuz we're recording in a classroom. And thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Simplecast for sponsoring this episode! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/annual-6-part-2 Once upon a time, we were a little podcast that could recording out of a freezing cold upstairs to a now-closed bar on Lincoln Avenue. Now we're six years old and on the big boy stage at the Beat Kitchen. Pretty cool, right? This is the second half of our sixth birthday celebration, featuring favorite performers chosen by fans, friends, listeners, and other storytellers from the past year. This episode features: Cover Stories + Jeff Lareau featuring Sasha Rohret: Cold War Jen Ducharme: An Update from Jess Manafort, Tastemaker Leah Marshall: The Power of Moments Andrew Friedman: Seventh Grade Teachers Andrew Bentley: Wager Cover Stories + Jeff Lareau: Surrender Thanks to Simplecast for sponsoring our show! Enter promo code CHICAGO for 50% off your first three months of hosting! Mon, 08 Jan 2018 08:30:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/annual-6-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3480 Once upon a time, we were a little podcast that could recording out of a freezing cold upstairs to a now-closed bar on Lincoln Avenue. Now we're six years old and on the big boy stage at the Beat Kitchen. Pretty cool, right? This is the second half of our sixth birthday celebration, featuring favorite performers chosen by fans, friends, listeners, and other storytellers from the past year. This episode features: Cover Stories + Jeff Lareau featuring Sasha Rohret: Cold War Jen Ducharme: An Update from Jess Manafort, Tastemaker Leah Marshall: The Power of Moments Andrew Friedman: Seventh Grade Teachers Andrew Bentley: Wager Cover Stories + Jeff Lareau: Surrender Thanks to Simplecast for sponsoring our show! Enter promo code CHICAGO for 50% off your first three months of hosting! The NerdologuesOnce upon a time, we were a little podcast that could recording out of a freezing cold upstairs to a now-closed bar on Lincoln Avenue. Now we're six years old and on the big boy stage at the Beat Kitchen. Pretty cool, right? This is the second half of our sixth birthday celebration, featuring favorite performers chosen by fans, friends, listeners, and other storytellers from the past year. This episode features: Cover Stories + Jeff Lareau featuring Sasha Rohret: Cold War Jen Ducharme: An Update from Jess Manafort, Tastemaker Leah Marshall: The Power of Moments Andrew Friedman: Seventh Grade Teachers Andrew Bentley: Wager Cover Stories + Jeff Lareau: Surrender Thanks to Simplecast for sponsoring our show! Enter promo code CHICAGO for 50% off your first three months of hosting! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/annual-6-part-1 Well, we're entering year seven of our podcast. That's really something, isn't it? Seems like a great way to start the year is to bring back a bunch of favorites from the last one with some all new pieces. This was recorded on the main stage at the Beat Kitchen as part of our year six end celebrations, and what a show it was. We've also got a full house band playing some of our favorite songs of 2017! Enjoy! Cover Stories + Jeff Lareau: Highway Queen Cover Stories + Jeff Lareau: Shine on Me Ashley Keenan: Gospel Album Fundraiser Chels Harvey: First Love Savannah Million: 10 Steps for Planning a Solo Trip Abroad for the Holidays Logan Dean: Elegy for Munch's Make-Believe Band Cover Stories + Jeff Lareau: Victory Lap Huge thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Overcast for sponsoring our show this week! Come back next week for part two plus info about our upcoming live shows! Mon, 01 Jan 2018 10:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/annual-6-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2700 Well, we're entering year seven of our podcast. That's really something, isn't it? Seems like a great way to start the year is to bring back a bunch of favorites from the last one with some all new pieces. This was recorded on the main stage at the Beat Kitchen as part of our year six end celebrations, and what a show it was. We've also got a full house band playing some of our favorite songs of 2017! Enjoy! Cover Stories + Jeff Lareau: Highway Queen Cover Stories + Jeff Lareau: Shine on Me Ashley Keenan: Gospel Album Fundraiser Chels Harvey: First Love Savannah Million: 10 Steps for Planning a Solo Trip Abroad for the Holidays Logan Dean: Elegy for Munch's Make-Believe Band Cover Stories + Jeff Lareau: Victory Lap Huge thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Overcast for sponsoring our show this week! Come back next week for part two plus info about our upcoming live shows! The NerdologuesWell, we're entering year seven of our podcast. That's really something, isn't it? Seems like a great way to start the year is to bring back a bunch of favorites from the last one with some all new pieces. This was recorded on the main stage at the Beat Kitchen as part of our year six end celebrations, and what a show it was. We've also got a full house band playing some of our favorite songs of 2017! Enjoy! Cover Stories + Jeff Lareau: Highway Queen Cover Stories + Jeff Lareau: Shine on Me Ashley Keenan: Gospel Album Fundraiser Chels Harvey: First Love Savannah Million: 10 Steps for Planning a Solo Trip Abroad for the Holidays Logan Dean: Elegy for Munch's Make-Believe Band Cover Stories + Jeff Lareau: Victory Lap Huge thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Overcast for sponsoring our show this week! Come back next week for part two plus info about our upcoming live shows! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-holiday-special-expanded-edition The Christmas Special is the most time-honored of late December traditions. Today, because Christmas falls on a Monday for the first time since Your Stories has existed, we put together our first full-length holiday compilation! These stories come from the six-year span our show has enjoyed so far and features a couple probably familiar pieces (including two included on last year's Best of Five Years episode) plus a few you may not have heard in a little while, if ever! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Santa Claus Is Comin to Town Mike Gifford: What Have You Been Up To? Charlie Madsen: New Year, No Pants Kyle Talley: A Touching Christmas Story Tracie Hall: The Real Kwanzaa Jonathan Lester: A Jew's Encounter with a Christmas Tree Cover Stories: Long December Special thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Backblaze for the sponsorship! Check out Backblaze.com/CPC for a free trial of some super sweet file backup! Mon, 25 Dec 2017 09:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-holiday-special-expanded-edition Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2580 The Christmas Special is the most time-honored of late December traditions. Today, because Christmas falls on a Monday for the first time since Your Stories has existed, we put together our first full-length holiday compilation! These stories come from the six-year span our show has enjoyed so far and features a couple probably familiar pieces (including two included on last year's Best of Five Years episode) plus a few you may not have heard in a little while, if ever! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Santa Claus Is Comin to Town Mike Gifford: What Have You Been Up To? Charlie Madsen: New Year, No Pants Kyle Talley: A Touching Christmas Story Tracie Hall: The Real Kwanzaa Jonathan Lester: A Jew's Encounter with a Christmas Tree Cover Stories: Long December Special thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Backblaze for the sponsorship! Check out Backblaze.com/CPC for a free trial of some super sweet file backup! The NerdologuesThe Christmas Special is the most time-honored of late December traditions. Today, because Christmas falls on a Monday for the first time since Your Stories has existed, we put together our first full-length holiday compilation! These stories come from the six-year span our show has enjoyed so far and features a couple probably familiar pieces (including two included on last year's Best of Five Years episode) plus a few you may not have heard in a little while, if ever! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Santa Claus Is Comin to Town Mike Gifford: What Have You Been Up To? Charlie Madsen: New Year, No Pants Kyle Talley: A Touching Christmas Story Tracie Hall: The Real Kwanzaa Jonathan Lester: A Jew's Encounter with a Christmas Tree Cover Stories: Long December Special thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Backblaze for the sponsorship! Check out Backblaze.com/CPC for a free trial of some super sweet file backup! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-retrospective If you've been following this show for more than a couple months, you know that in 2017, we went on tour for the first and possibly only time ever. That was a blast. This episode, we look back on the tour with some favorite stories and songs from the road. Enjoy: Cover Stories with Chris Blake: Near to the Wild Heart of Life Andrew Bentley: The Final Journey of the Flying V Cathy D'Amato: The Next Generation Gary Anthony Williams: Weekends in Atlanta Debi Mongan: Brand New U-Haul Brad Einstein: Where the Streets Only Have Numbers Eric and Claire: America Thanks again to the Chicago Podcast Coop and this episode's sponsor, Backblaze! Visit backblaze.com/CPC for a free trial! Mon, 18 Dec 2017 16:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-retrospective Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3780 If you've been following this show for more than a couple months, you know that in 2017, we went on tour for the first and possibly only time ever. That was a blast. This episode, we look back on the tour with some favorite stories and songs from the road. Enjoy: Cover Stories with Chris Blake: Near to the Wild Heart of Life Andrew Bentley: The Final Journey of the Flying V Cathy D'Amato: The Next Generation Gary Anthony Williams: Weekends in Atlanta Debi Mongan: Brand New U-Haul Brad Einstein: Where the Streets Only Have Numbers Eric and Claire: America Thanks again to the Chicago Podcast Coop and this episode's sponsor, Backblaze! Visit backblaze.com/CPC for a free trial! The NerdologuesIf you've been following this show for more than a couple months, you know that in 2017, we went on tour for the first and possibly only time ever. That was a blast. This episode, we look back on the tour with some favorite stories and songs from the road. Enjoy: Cover Stories with Chris Blake: Near to the Wild Heart of Life Andrew Bentley: The Final Journey of the Flying V Cathy D'Amato: The Next Generation Gary Anthony Williams: Weekends in Atlanta Debi Mongan: Brand New U-Haul Brad Einstein: Where the Streets Only Have Numbers Eric and Claire: America Thanks again to the Chicago Podcast Coop and this episode's sponsor, Backblaze! Visit backblaze.com/CPC for a free trial! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-2017-part-2 Your Stories Best Ofs are some of my favorite annual traditions. It's always so fun and honestly a little validating to go back through the archives and assemble some favorite pieces from the past year of podcasts. There was a lot of incredible stuff to choose from this year, spanning like a few hundred stories, a dozen venues, and even a tour! If you're looking for an hour of power(ful pieces), this is it. This episode includes: Cover Stories with Sasha Rohret: Big Black Horse and a Cherry Tree Benjamin Rathert with Eric Garneau: If It Takes a Lifetime Ashley Keenan: Invisible Logan Dean: Fat Orson Welles and the Curse of Solomon's Cone Chels Harvey: The Roach Dance Andrew Friedman: Anime Convention Alex Talavera: Mixed Heritage Cover Stories Annual: Beelzeboss Don't miss our Annual 6 year-end celebration at the Beat Kitchen this Sunday! You can buy tickets now. It's gonna be so sweet! And special thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Backblaze for sponsoring today's episode. Visit backblaze.com/CPC for a free trial! Mon, 11 Dec 2017 09:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-2017-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3360 Your Stories Best Ofs are some of my favorite annual traditions. It's always so fun and honestly a little validating to go back through the archives and assemble some favorite pieces from the past year of podcasts. There was a lot of incredible stuff to choose from this year, spanning like a few hundred stories, a dozen venues, and even a tour! If you're looking for an hour of power(ful pieces), this is it. This episode includes: Cover Stories with Sasha Rohret: Big Black Horse and a Cherry Tree Benjamin Rathert with Eric Garneau: If It Takes a Lifetime Ashley Keenan: Invisible Logan Dean: Fat Orson Welles and the Curse of Solomon's Cone Chels Harvey: The Roach Dance Andrew Friedman: Anime Convention Alex Talavera: Mixed Heritage Cover Stories Annual: Beelzeboss Don't miss our Annual 6 year-end celebration at the Beat Kitchen this Sunday! You can buy tickets now. It's gonna be so sweet! And special thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Backblaze for sponsoring today's episode. Visit backblaze.com/CPC for a free trial! The NerdologuesYour Stories Best Ofs are some of my favorite annual traditions. It's always so fun and honestly a little validating to go back through the archives and assemble some favorite pieces from the past year of podcasts. There was a lot of incredible stuff to choose from this year, spanning like a few hundred stories, a dozen venues, and even a tour! If you're looking for an hour of power(ful pieces), this is it. This episode includes: Cover Stories with Sasha Rohret: Big Black Horse and a Cherry Tree Benjamin Rathert with Eric Garneau: If It Takes a Lifetime Ashley Keenan: Invisible Logan Dean: Fat Orson Welles and the Curse of Solomon's Cone Chels Harvey: The Roach Dance Andrew Friedman: Anime Convention Alex Talavera: Mixed Heritage Cover Stories Annual: Beelzeboss Don't miss our Annual 6 year-end celebration at the Beat Kitchen this Sunday! You can buy tickets now. It's gonna be so sweet! And special thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Backblaze for sponsoring today's episode. Visit backblaze.com/CPC for a free trial! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-2017-part-1 As you probably know (since I've been talking about it for weeks), December means two things in the Your Stories camp: 1) our end-of-year blowout live show and 2) our best of 2017 podcasts! This week, you're getting part 1 of the latter, featuring a handful of favorite stories and songs from the last 12 months of the show as chosen by our listeners, fans, and friends! Many of the storytellers you hear on this week's episode will be sharing new pieces at the Beat Kitchen on December 17, so make sure you're there! And get ready to go back in time and enjoy some stone cold classics from the Your Stories year that was. This week, you get: Cover Stories: Under Pressure Andrew Bentley: Survival Tips for the New Poor Mike Gifford: Darryl Katie Wadsworth: Megan Savannah Million: Awkward Robots, Awkward Humans Jen Ducharme: The Truth About Modern Female Sensuality Leah Marshall: Ghosted Cover Stories: Chicago Come back next week for the second half of our best-ofs, featuring more heavy hitters! Mon, 04 Dec 2017 09:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-2017-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3540 As you probably know (since I've been talking about it for weeks), December means two things in the Your Stories camp: 1) our end-of-year blowout live show and 2) our best of 2017 podcasts! This week, you're getting part 1 of the latter, featuring a handful of favorite stories and songs from the last 12 months of the show as chosen by our listeners, fans, and friends! Many of the storytellers you hear on this week's episode will be sharing new pieces at the Beat Kitchen on December 17, so make sure you're there! And get ready to go back in time and enjoy some stone cold classics from the Your Stories year that was. This week, you get: Cover Stories: Under Pressure Andrew Bentley: Survival Tips for the New Poor Mike Gifford: Darryl Katie Wadsworth: Megan Savannah Million: Awkward Robots, Awkward Humans Jen Ducharme: The Truth About Modern Female Sensuality Leah Marshall: Ghosted Cover Stories: Chicago Come back next week for the second half of our best-ofs, featuring more heavy hitters! The NerdologuesAs you probably know (since I've been talking about it for weeks), December means two things in the Your Stories camp: 1) our end-of-year blowout live show and 2) our best of 2017 podcasts! This week, you're getting part 1 of the latter, featuring a handful of favorite stories and songs from the last 12 months of the show as chosen by our listeners, fans, and friends! Many of the storytellers you hear on this week's episode will be sharing new pieces at the Beat Kitchen on December 17, so make sure you're there! And get ready to go back in time and enjoy some stone cold classics from the Your Stories year that was. This week, you get: Cover Stories: Under Pressure Andrew Bentley: Survival Tips for the New Poor Mike Gifford: Darryl Katie Wadsworth: Megan Savannah Million: Awkward Robots, Awkward Humans Jen Ducharme: The Truth About Modern Female Sensuality Leah Marshall: Ghosted Cover Stories: Chicago Come back next week for the second half of our best-ofs, featuring more heavy hitters! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/wrong-adventure-part-2 I seriously can't say enough about the talent of Mr. Rich Jones, who brought his musical chops and his friends to this collaboration. We actually performed a track live with him this week, and that's on top of an already stacked episode of stories and songs. This episode, enjoy: Rich Jones: Mothman Ariel Atkins: Up for Grabs Margeaux Temeltas: Monster Story Joel Gutman: Winter Tour Rich Jones: Stranded in Blytheville Cover Stories: Runaways Rich Jones w/ Cover Stories: Everything Tickets for our year-end blowout on the Beat Kitchen main stage are on sale now! We'll be announcing the lineup later this week, so check our website and Facebook page for that tasty info.  Mon, 27 Nov 2017 08:30:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/wrong-adventure-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2940 I seriously can't say enough about the talent of Mr. Rich Jones, who brought his musical chops and his friends to this collaboration. We actually performed a track live with him this week, and that's on top of an already stacked episode of stories and songs. This episode, enjoy: Rich Jones: Mothman Ariel Atkins: Up for Grabs Margeaux Temeltas: Monster Story Joel Gutman: Winter Tour Rich Jones: Stranded in Blytheville Cover Stories: Runaways Rich Jones w/ Cover Stories: Everything Tickets for our year-end blowout on the Beat Kitchen main stage are on sale now! We'll be announcing the lineup later this week, so check our website and Facebook page for that tasty info.  The NerdologuesI seriously can't say enough about the talent of Mr. Rich Jones, who brought his musical chops and his friends to this collaboration. We actually performed a track live with him this week, and that's on top of an already stacked episode of stories and songs. This episode, enjoy: Rich Jones: Mothman Ariel Atkins: Up for Grabs Margeaux Temeltas: Monster Story Joel Gutman: Winter Tour Rich Jones: Stranded in Blytheville Cover Stories: Runaways Rich Jones w/ Cover Stories: Everything Tickets for our year-end blowout on the Beat Kitchen main stage are on sale now! We'll be announcing the lineup later this week, so check our website and Facebook page for that tasty info.  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/wrong-adventure-part-1 Rich Jones is a super great Chicago hip hop artist and a friend to the show; we've been talking about doing a collaboration for a while now, and last night we brought it to life! Rich and the Nerds both stocked the show with some incredibly talented friends talking about the theme "Wrong Adventure" (chosen by Rich himself), and this is the first half of what resulted. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Take Me Out Rich Jones: Good Times Logan Dean: Drive to LA Adam Levin: Malice at the Palace Kellye Howard: Laying an Egg Kelly Opalko: High School Reunion Cover Stories: An Honest Mistake Don't forget today is the LAST DAY to get your nominations in for our year-end live show and pod! And speaking of that, don't miss our 2017-ending blowout on the main stage at the Beat Kitchen on December 17! Mon, 20 Nov 2017 08:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/wrong-adventure-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2820 Rich Jones is a super great Chicago hip hop artist and a friend to the show; we've been talking about doing a collaboration for a while now, and last night we brought it to life! Rich and the Nerds both stocked the show with some incredibly talented friends talking about the theme "Wrong Adventure" (chosen by Rich himself), and this is the first half of what resulted. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Take Me Out Rich Jones: Good Times Logan Dean: Drive to LA Adam Levin: Malice at the Palace Kellye Howard: Laying an Egg Kelly Opalko: High School Reunion Cover Stories: An Honest Mistake Don't forget today is the LAST DAY to get your nominations in for our year-end live show and pod! And speaking of that, don't miss our 2017-ending blowout on the main stage at the Beat Kitchen on December 17! The NerdologuesRich Jones is a super great Chicago hip hop artist and a friend to the show; we've been talking about doing a collaboration for a while now, and last night we brought it to life! Rich and the Nerds both stocked the show with some incredibly talented friends talking about the theme "Wrong Adventure" (chosen by Rich himself), and this is the first half of what resulted. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Take Me Out Rich Jones: Good Times Logan Dean: Drive to LA Adam Levin: Malice at the Palace Kellye Howard: Laying an Egg Kelly Opalko: High School Reunion Cover Stories: An Honest Mistake Don't forget today is the LAST DAY to get your nominations in for our year-end live show and pod! And speaking of that, don't miss our 2017-ending blowout on the main stage at the Beat Kitchen on December 17! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/being-wrestler-colt-cabana-mbsing Your Stories is taking another sort of breather this week to continue prepping for end of year celebrations, so we thought we'd take the time to share another great podcast ep from the Nerdologues stable of champions. This week, enjoy a recent episode of sister show MBSing with Mary Beth Smith in which Mary Beth speaks to wrestling star Colt Cabana about his journey from football to the WWE to podcasting. That's freaking cool. MBSing with Mary Beth Smith releases every Wednesday on Nerdologues.com and on Apple Podcasts. Don't forget to get in your nominations for your favorite Your Stories pieces of 2017. Only one week left! And make sure you catch our next live Your Stories show this Sunday at the Beat Kitchen with featured guest hip hop artist Rich Jones! This episode of Your Stories was sponsored by Swap.com thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop.  Mon, 13 Nov 2017 23:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/being-wrestler-colt-cabana-mbsing Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4980 Your Stories is taking another sort of breather this week to continue prepping for end of year celebrations, so we thought we'd take the time to share another great podcast ep from the Nerdologues stable of champions. This week, enjoy a recent episode of sister show MBSing with Mary Beth Smith in which Mary Beth speaks to wrestling star Colt Cabana about his journey from football to the WWE to podcasting. That's freaking cool. MBSing with Mary Beth Smith releases every Wednesday on Nerdologues.com and on Apple Podcasts. Don't forget to get in your nominations for your favorite Your Stories pieces of 2017. Only one week left! And make sure you catch our next live Your Stories show this Sunday at the Beat Kitchen with featured guest hip hop artist Rich Jones! This episode of Your Stories was sponsored by Swap.com thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop.  The NerdologuesYour Stories is taking another sort of breather this week to continue prepping for end of year celebrations, so we thought we'd take the time to share another great podcast ep from the Nerdologues stable of champions. This week, enjoy a recent episode of sister show MBSing with Mary Beth Smith in which Mary Beth speaks to wrestling star Colt Cabana about his journey from football to the WWE to podcasting. That's freaking cool. MBSing with Mary Beth Smith releases every Wednesday on Nerdologues.com and on Apple Podcasts. Don't forget to get in your nominations for your favorite Your Stories pieces of 2017. Only one week left! And make sure you catch our next live Your Stories show this Sunday at the Beat Kitchen with featured guest hip hop artist Rich Jones! This episode of Your Stories was sponsored by Swap.com thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop.  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/rays-cover-me-blank-cassette Blank Cassette is another Eric-coproduced podcast we Nerds like a lot. In that show, like this one, each week's guest tells a heartfelt, earnest story of their own. Unlike this show, that story is soundtracked with a playlist/mixtape/etc made by the guest that complements the story. This week, we're sharing a Blank Cassette from a couple weeks ago featuring blog editor and now book author Ray Padgett from Cover Me. Ray just published a fantastic book on cover songs that kind of explores their history (and the history of pop music in general) while spotlighting 19 of the greatest covers in history. In this episode, Ray talks about those 19 songs and the journey from music fan to blog editor to book author and expert, all soundtracked with those 19 songs. Hope you enjoy! And remember, Nomations for Your Stories Best of 2017 are open! Fill out this form to make sure your favorites are in the running for celebration in our December live show and podcast! Mon, 06 Nov 2017 08:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/rays-cover-me-blank-cassette Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2280 Blank Cassette is another Eric-coproduced podcast we Nerds like a lot. In that show, like this one, each week's guest tells a heartfelt, earnest story of their own. Unlike this show, that story is soundtracked with a playlist/mixtape/etc made by the guest that complements the story. This week, we're sharing a Blank Cassette from a couple weeks ago featuring blog editor and now book author Ray Padgett from Cover Me. Ray just published a fantastic book on cover songs that kind of explores their history (and the history of pop music in general) while spotlighting 19 of the greatest covers in history. In this episode, Ray talks about those 19 songs and the journey from music fan to blog editor to book author and expert, all soundtracked with those 19 songs. Hope you enjoy! And remember, Nomations for Your Stories Best of 2017 are open! Fill out this form to make sure your favorites are in the running for celebration in our December live show and podcast! The NerdologuesBlank Cassette is another Eric-coproduced podcast we Nerds like a lot. In that show, like this one, each week's guest tells a heartfelt, earnest story of their own. Unlike this show, that story is soundtracked with a playlist/mixtape/etc made by the guest that complements the story. This week, we're sharing a Blank Cassette from a couple weeks ago featuring blog editor and now book author Ray Padgett from Cover Me. Ray just published a fantastic book on cover songs that kind of explores their history (and the history of pop music in general) while spotlighting 19 of the greatest covers in history. In this episode, Ray talks about those 19 songs and the journey from music fan to blog editor to book author and expert, all soundtracked with those 19 songs. Hope you enjoy! And remember, Nomations for Your Stories Best of 2017 are open! Fill out this form to make sure your favorites are in the running for celebration in our December live show and podcast! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/year-end-voting-upon-us-plus-fun-musical-treat Well. You had to know this was coming. Like we've done for the last five years, we use early November to look back on the past 12 months of episodes and bring together a list of favorites -- and we'd love your help to do it! Some time by November 20, fill out this form by nominating some of your favorite stories and songs from our prior year of podcasts. We'll use your nominations to put together our Best of 2017 podcast that drops in late December and also book out our December live show, which is on the main stage at the Beat Kitchen and will feature a full cover band! We had a huge, momentous year at Your Stories, and we're pretty excited to look back on it with everybody. Get those nominations in! ALSO. Our good friend Bill Nielsen is participating in an Extra Life fundraiser this Saturday. You can check out his donation page here and enjoy his Twitch stream on our own Twitch channel. This is a great cause and we're excited to help Bill do some good!  And hey... what's this at the end of the episode...?   Mon, 30 Oct 2017 22:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/year-end-voting-upon-us-plus-fun-musical-treat Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 480 Well. You had to know this was coming. Like we've done for the last five years, we use early November to look back on the past 12 months of episodes and bring together a list of favorites -- and we'd love your help to do it! Some time by November 20, fill out this form by nominating some of your favorite stories and songs from our prior year of podcasts. We'll use your nominations to put together our Best of 2017 podcast that drops in late December and also book out our December live show, which is on the main stage at the Beat Kitchen and will feature a full cover band! We had a huge, momentous year at Your Stories, and we're pretty excited to look back on it with everybody. Get those nominations in! ALSO. Our good friend Bill Nielsen is participating in an Extra Life fundraiser this Saturday. You can check out his donation page here and enjoy his Twitch stream on our own Twitch channel. This is a great cause and we're excited to help Bill do some good!  And hey... what's this at the end of the episode...?   The NerdologuesWell. You had to know this was coming. Like we've done for the last five years, we use early November to look back on the past 12 months of episodes and bring together a list of favorites -- and we'd love your help to do it! Some time by November 20, fill out this form by nominating some of your favorite stories and songs from our prior year of podcasts. We'll use your nominations to put together our Best of 2017 podcast that drops in late December and also book out our December live show, which is on the main stage at the Beat Kitchen and will feature a full cover band! We had a huge, momentous year at Your Stories, and we're pretty excited to look back on it with everybody. Get those nominations in! ALSO. Our good friend Bill Nielsen is participating in an Extra Life fundraiser this Saturday. You can check out his donation page here and enjoy his Twitch stream on our own Twitch channel. This is a great cause and we're excited to help Bill do some good!  And hey... what's this at the end of the episode...?   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/horror-stories-3-part-2 Aaand we're back with more horrifying tales from our third annaul macabre celebration! This was a super fun night to record and you're in for a (trick or) treat with this week's pieces! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Alone in My Home Cover Stories: Walking with a Ghost Jeremy Kanne: The Descent Leah Marshall: Ghosted  Anne Purky: The Women of Lake Forest Won Kim: Signage Cover Stories: The Beautiful People This is the last episode that's eligible for our Best of 2017 show in December! We'll be back next week with information on how you can help us put together our year-end blowouts! Mon, 23 Oct 2017 07:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/horror-stories-3-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3240 Aaand we're back with more horrifying tales from our third annaul macabre celebration! This was a super fun night to record and you're in for a (trick or) treat with this week's pieces! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Alone in My Home Cover Stories: Walking with a Ghost Jeremy Kanne: The Descent Leah Marshall: Ghosted  Anne Purky: The Women of Lake Forest Won Kim: Signage Cover Stories: The Beautiful People This is the last episode that's eligible for our Best of 2017 show in December! We'll be back next week with information on how you can help us put together our year-end blowouts! The NerdologuesAaand we're back with more horrifying tales from our third annaul macabre celebration! This was a super fun night to record and you're in for a (trick or) treat with this week's pieces! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Alone in My Home Cover Stories: Walking with a Ghost Jeremy Kanne: The Descent Leah Marshall: Ghosted  Anne Purky: The Women of Lake Forest Won Kim: Signage Cover Stories: The Beautiful People This is the last episode that's eligible for our Best of 2017 show in December! We'll be back next week with information on how you can help us put together our year-end blowouts! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/horror-stories-3-part-1 We recorded this bad boy last night at the Beat Kitchen, and man, it really felt like an old Upstairs Gallery show. We've got a lot of old Friends of the Pod on this one, plus a full house ready to be scared. You're gonna enjoy this one. This episode, you get: Cover Stories: Spiderwebs Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: Games That Scare Me 2: Games of the Dead Mykel Golliday: Boss Vampire Änna Marsh: It's a Love Story Katie Johnston-Smith: Inner Troll Cover Stories: Wave of Mutilation Mon, 16 Oct 2017 07:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/horror-stories-3-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2100 We recorded this bad boy last night at the Beat Kitchen, and man, it really felt like an old Upstairs Gallery show. We've got a lot of old Friends of the Pod on this one, plus a full house ready to be scared. You're gonna enjoy this one. This episode, you get: Cover Stories: Spiderwebs Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: Games That Scare Me 2: Games of the Dead Mykel Golliday: Boss Vampire Änna Marsh: It's a Love Story Katie Johnston-Smith: Inner Troll Cover Stories: Wave of Mutilation The NerdologuesWe recorded this bad boy last night at the Beat Kitchen, and man, it really felt like an old Upstairs Gallery show. We've got a lot of old Friends of the Pod on this one, plus a full house ready to be scared. You're gonna enjoy this one. This episode, you get: Cover Stories: Spiderwebs Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: Games That Scare Me 2: Games of the Dead Mykel Golliday: Boss Vampire Änna Marsh: It's a Love Story Katie Johnston-Smith: Inner Troll Cover Stories: Wave of Mutilation https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/grateful-all-feels Doing something a little different this week -- this is a story and song that I (Eric) recorded at another Chicago storytelling show, All of the Feels, a monthly storytelling event based on feelings coproduced by two Your Stories alums (Natasha Samreny and Nathan Robert). I thought it'd be worth sharing because it follows up on a lot of the things I talked about in our tour episodes, and also I play a boss Elton John song at the end, so. The next All of the Feels, featuring the feeling "Mellifluous," takes place next Tuesday, October 17 at North Bar.  And the next live Your Stories is this Sunday! It's October, which means it's our annual Halloween show. It's gonna get spoooooky. Don't miss it! Mon, 09 Oct 2017 15:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/grateful-all-feels Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 900 Doing something a little different this week -- this is a story and song that I (Eric) recorded at another Chicago storytelling show, All of the Feels, a monthly storytelling event based on feelings coproduced by two Your Stories alums (Natasha Samreny and Nathan Robert). I thought it'd be worth sharing because it follows up on a lot of the things I talked about in our tour episodes, and also I play a boss Elton John song at the end, so. The next All of the Feels, featuring the feeling "Mellifluous," takes place next Tuesday, October 17 at North Bar.  And the next live Your Stories is this Sunday! It's October, which means it's our annual Halloween show. It's gonna get spoooooky. Don't miss it! The NerdologuesDoing something a little different this week -- this is a story and song that I (Eric) recorded at another Chicago storytelling show, All of the Feels, a monthly storytelling event based on feelings coproduced by two Your Stories alums (Natasha Samreny and Nathan Robert). I thought it'd be worth sharing because it follows up on a lot of the things I talked about in our tour episodes, and also I play a boss Elton John song at the end, so. The next All of the Feels, featuring the feeling "Mellifluous," takes place next Tuesday, October 17 at North Bar.  And the next live Your Stories is this Sunday! It's October, which means it's our annual Halloween show. It's gonna get spoooooky. Don't miss it! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/living-spell "A wizard will make your life a living spell." So goes one of the greatest songs ever written (I think). On this week's episode, we're hanging out on the big boy stage at the Beat Kitchen with a full rock band (including backing from Dwight's band Gray Ghost) and a stable full of incredibly talented people who, for the most part, helped created The Street Wizard's Apprentice, a really excellent and now award-winning webseries production from Muscular Clown. Enjoy our pod and go watch their show! It's short and awesome.  This week, enjoy: Cover Stories w/ Gray Ghost: Magic Carpet Ride Cover Stories w/ Gray Ghost: Santeria Kyle Talley: Spelling Bee Drew Krehel: Friendship is Magic: the Gathering Ben Rathert: Serendipitous Upkeep / If It Takes a Lifetime Matt Kidd: Pulling Back the Spell Andrew Bentley: Two Virginias Cover Stories w/ Gray Ghost: Shot at the Night Cover Stories w/ Gray Ghost: SWA theme Our next live Your Stories is super soon and we're getting creepy, as is seasonally appropriate! Come by the Beat Kitchen on 10-15 and if you wanna share something spooky, we have a few slots left, so email yourstories@nerdologues.com with a pitch and we'll get back to you ASAP!   Mon, 02 Oct 2017 12:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/living-spell Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3780 "A wizard will make your life a living spell." So goes one of the greatest songs ever written (I think). On this week's episode, we're hanging out on the big boy stage at the Beat Kitchen with a full rock band (including backing from Dwight's band Gray Ghost) and a stable full of incredibly talented people who, for the most part, helped created The Street Wizard's Apprentice, a really excellent and now award-winning webseries production from Muscular Clown. Enjoy our pod and go watch their show! It's short and awesome.  This week, enjoy: Cover Stories w/ Gray Ghost: Magic Carpet Ride Cover Stories w/ Gray Ghost: Santeria Kyle Talley: Spelling Bee Drew Krehel: Friendship is Magic: the Gathering Ben Rathert: Serendipitous Upkeep / If It Takes a Lifetime Matt Kidd: Pulling Back the Spell Andrew Bentley: Two Virginias Cover Stories w/ Gray Ghost: Shot at the Night Cover Stories w/ Gray Ghost: SWA theme Our next live Your Stories is super soon and we're getting creepy, as is seasonally appropriate! Come by the Beat Kitchen on 10-15 and if you wanna share something spooky, we have a few slots left, so email yourstories@nerdologues.com with a pitch and we'll get back to you ASAP!   The Nerdologues"A wizard will make your life a living spell." So goes one of the greatest songs ever written (I think). On this week's episode, we're hanging out on the big boy stage at the Beat Kitchen with a full rock band (including backing from Dwight's band Gray Ghost) and a stable full of incredibly talented people who, for the most part, helped created The Street Wizard's Apprentice, a really excellent and now award-winning webseries production from Muscular Clown. Enjoy our pod and go watch their show! It's short and awesome.  This week, enjoy: Cover Stories w/ Gray Ghost: Magic Carpet Ride Cover Stories w/ Gray Ghost: Santeria Kyle Talley: Spelling Bee Drew Krehel: Friendship is Magic: the Gathering Ben Rathert: Serendipitous Upkeep / If It Takes a Lifetime Matt Kidd: Pulling Back the Spell Andrew Bentley: Two Virginias Cover Stories w/ Gray Ghost: Shot at the Night Cover Stories w/ Gray Ghost: SWA theme Our next live Your Stories is super soon and we're getting creepy, as is seasonally appropriate! Come by the Beat Kitchen on 10-15 and if you wanna share something spooky, we have a few slots left, so email yourstories@nerdologues.com with a pitch and we'll get back to you ASAP!   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/movies-part-2 This week we're back again celebrating one of our favorite art forms with some of our favorite podcasters and performers! Enjoy: Dwight: Man of Constant Sorrow Matt Griffo: Rated R Brandon Kirkman: Stay Tuned / Karen Kelly Opalko: Pop Culture Bonding Matt Kubinski: Big Top Pee-wee Dwight: The Saga Begins All the performers on this week's show are up to some really sweet stuff around Chicago; we want to give a special shout out to Matt Kubinsky's pod CinemaJaw, another big contributor to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/movies-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2460 This week we're back again celebrating one of our favorite art forms with some of our favorite podcasters and performers! Enjoy: Dwight: Man of Constant Sorrow Matt Griffo: Rated R Brandon Kirkman: Stay Tuned / Karen Kelly Opalko: Pop Culture Bonding Matt Kubinski: Big Top Pee-wee Dwight: The Saga Begins All the performers on this week's show are up to some really sweet stuff around Chicago; we want to give a special shout out to Matt Kubinsky's pod CinemaJaw, another big contributor to the Chicago Podcast Coop! The NerdologuesThis week we're back again celebrating one of our favorite art forms with some of our favorite podcasters and performers! Enjoy: Dwight: Man of Constant Sorrow Matt Griffo: Rated R Brandon Kirkman: Stay Tuned / Karen Kelly Opalko: Pop Culture Bonding Matt Kubinski: Big Top Pee-wee Dwight: The Saga Begins All the performers on this week's show are up to some really sweet stuff around Chicago; we want to give a special shout out to Matt Kubinsky's pod CinemaJaw, another big contributor to the Chicago Podcast Coop! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/movies-part-1 Last month, we invited some of our favorite local podcasters, film critics & lovers, performers, and friends to spin yarns based on the prompt "At the Movies." Here's the first part of that night, featuring some really great, hilarious, earnest, and critical stuff. This episode, enjoy: Dwight: Fred Astaire Mary Beth Smith: The Summer of Movies Mike Gifford: Movies Are for Nerds Clint Worthington: Debut Feature Deja Vuey: Don't Let Me Down / All My Loving Dwight: Frank Sinatra PS" Clint's film podcast, Alcoholywood, is really great!  Mon, 18 Sep 2017 11:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/movies-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2700 Last month, we invited some of our favorite local podcasters, film critics & lovers, performers, and friends to spin yarns based on the prompt "At the Movies." Here's the first part of that night, featuring some really great, hilarious, earnest, and critical stuff. This episode, enjoy: Dwight: Fred Astaire Mary Beth Smith: The Summer of Movies Mike Gifford: Movies Are for Nerds Clint Worthington: Debut Feature Deja Vuey: Don't Let Me Down / All My Loving Dwight: Frank Sinatra PS" Clint's film podcast, Alcoholywood, is really great!  The NerdologuesLast month, we invited some of our favorite local podcasters, film critics & lovers, performers, and friends to spin yarns based on the prompt "At the Movies." Here's the first part of that night, featuring some really great, hilarious, earnest, and critical stuff. This episode, enjoy: Dwight: Fred Astaire Mary Beth Smith: The Summer of Movies Mike Gifford: Movies Are for Nerds Clint Worthington: Debut Feature Deja Vuey: Don't Let Me Down / All My Loving Dwight: Frank Sinatra PS" Clint's film podcast, Alcoholywood, is really great!  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/wild-women-woods-part-2 Our exploration of the theme "Wild Women of the Woods" continues with another episode full of fantastic women sharing fantastic stories and songs. There's so much quality here! This week, don't miss out on: Cover Stories: Agony Cover Stories: Train in Vain Molly McGown: Honeysuckle Katie Johnston-Smith: Michigan Vacation Katie Dow: My Dateline Death in Cambodia Jeanne Genis: Carnivorous / Polyhymnia at the Mall Bus Stop Larissa Zageris: "Keep Positive," Girl Hatchet Cover Stories: Dog Days Are Over Hey, you! Don't miss the super awesome Your Stories live show we have coming up this Sunday, including a full cover band, an opening set from Dwight's new band, and a screening of the hilarious webseries The Street Wizard's Apprentice! Mon, 11 Sep 2017 09:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/wild-women-woods-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3120 Our exploration of the theme "Wild Women of the Woods" continues with another episode full of fantastic women sharing fantastic stories and songs. There's so much quality here! This week, don't miss out on: Cover Stories: Agony Cover Stories: Train in Vain Molly McGown: Honeysuckle Katie Johnston-Smith: Michigan Vacation Katie Dow: My Dateline Death in Cambodia Jeanne Genis: Carnivorous / Polyhymnia at the Mall Bus Stop Larissa Zageris: "Keep Positive," Girl Hatchet Cover Stories: Dog Days Are Over Hey, you! Don't miss the super awesome Your Stories live show we have coming up this Sunday, including a full cover band, an opening set from Dwight's new band, and a screening of the hilarious webseries The Street Wizard's Apprentice! The NerdologuesOur exploration of the theme "Wild Women of the Woods" continues with another episode full of fantastic women sharing fantastic stories and songs. There's so much quality here! This week, don't miss out on: Cover Stories: Agony Cover Stories: Train in Vain Molly McGown: Honeysuckle Katie Johnston-Smith: Michigan Vacation Katie Dow: My Dateline Death in Cambodia Jeanne Genis: Carnivorous / Polyhymnia at the Mall Bus Stop Larissa Zageris: "Keep Positive," Girl Hatchet Cover Stories: Dog Days Are Over Hey, you! Don't miss the super awesome Your Stories live show we have coming up this Sunday, including a full cover band, an opening set from Dwight's new band, and a screening of the hilarious webseries The Street Wizard's Apprentice! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/wild-women-woods-part-1 You probably picked up from the last couple episodes that we're jumping around with our recordings a bit. This and next week's come from May, immediately after the end of the tour, and feature our very first recording in our new home, the Beat Kitchen, as well as a wonderful collaboration with SmashCoven, a group of Good Witches Doing Good, who helped make our show a fundraiser for the Chicago Women's Health Center. We had a great time exploring some wild, woodsy energy and rocking out with guest hosts Becca and Katie. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Jolene Cover Stories: Dreams Vanessa Walilko: Blood Witch Queen Jen Ducharme: The Truth About Modern Female Sensuality Chels Harvey: Uncle Tom's Curse Mary Beth Smith: Used to Sleep (The Bear Song) For real for real don't miss our next live Your Stories show downstairs at the Beat Kitchen on 9/17, featuring a full band hosting the show plus Dwight's new band Gray Ghost opening and a special screening of The Street Wizard's Apprentice webseries! You can buy tickets now! Mon, 04 Sep 2017 09:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/wild-women-woods-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2460 You probably picked up from the last couple episodes that we're jumping around with our recordings a bit. This and next week's come from May, immediately after the end of the tour, and feature our very first recording in our new home, the Beat Kitchen, as well as a wonderful collaboration with SmashCoven, a group of Good Witches Doing Good, who helped make our show a fundraiser for the Chicago Women's Health Center. We had a great time exploring some wild, woodsy energy and rocking out with guest hosts Becca and Katie. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Jolene Cover Stories: Dreams Vanessa Walilko: Blood Witch Queen Jen Ducharme: The Truth About Modern Female Sensuality Chels Harvey: Uncle Tom's Curse Mary Beth Smith: Used to Sleep (The Bear Song) For real for real don't miss our next live Your Stories show downstairs at the Beat Kitchen on 9/17, featuring a full band hosting the show plus Dwight's new band Gray Ghost opening and a special screening of The Street Wizard's Apprentice webseries! You can buy tickets now! The NerdologuesYou probably picked up from the last couple episodes that we're jumping around with our recordings a bit. This and next week's come from May, immediately after the end of the tour, and feature our very first recording in our new home, the Beat Kitchen, as well as a wonderful collaboration with SmashCoven, a group of Good Witches Doing Good, who helped make our show a fundraiser for the Chicago Women's Health Center. We had a great time exploring some wild, woodsy energy and rocking out with guest hosts Becca and Katie. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Jolene Cover Stories: Dreams Vanessa Walilko: Blood Witch Queen Jen Ducharme: The Truth About Modern Female Sensuality Chels Harvey: Uncle Tom's Curse Mary Beth Smith: Used to Sleep (The Bear Song) For real for real don't miss our next live Your Stories show downstairs at the Beat Kitchen on 9/17, featuring a full band hosting the show plus Dwight's new band Gray Ghost opening and a special screening of The Street Wizard's Apprentice webseries! You can buy tickets now! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/take-hike-part-2 Even though we recorded this episode back in April, now seems like just as good a time to talk about getting outside and taking a hike. Enjoy these stories and songs inspired by our partnership with Deja Vuey, a local folk act that writes tunes about the national parks! Cover Stories: Walking in Memphis Deja Vuey: Valley of Death Deja Vuey w/ Cover Stories: Petrify my Heart Nate Bechtel: Choose Your Own Adventure Tori Szekeres: Baraboo River Trip Molly McGown: Molly Sees a Caldera Erica Dreisbach: Wheeler Mountain Cover Stories w/ Deja Vuey: This Land Is Your Land Cover Stories w/ Deja Vuey: Rainbow Connection Definitely don't miss our next live Your Stories, on September 17, featuring Dwight's new band The Gray Ghost plus our friends from Muscular Clown Productions screening their awesome webseries The Street Wizard's Apprentice! Mon, 28 Aug 2017 09:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/take-hike-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3420 Even though we recorded this episode back in April, now seems like just as good a time to talk about getting outside and taking a hike. Enjoy these stories and songs inspired by our partnership with Deja Vuey, a local folk act that writes tunes about the national parks! Cover Stories: Walking in Memphis Deja Vuey: Valley of Death Deja Vuey w/ Cover Stories: Petrify my Heart Nate Bechtel: Choose Your Own Adventure Tori Szekeres: Baraboo River Trip Molly McGown: Molly Sees a Caldera Erica Dreisbach: Wheeler Mountain Cover Stories w/ Deja Vuey: This Land Is Your Land Cover Stories w/ Deja Vuey: Rainbow Connection Definitely don't miss our next live Your Stories, on September 17, featuring Dwight's new band The Gray Ghost plus our friends from Muscular Clown Productions screening their awesome webseries The Street Wizard's Apprentice! The NerdologuesEven though we recorded this episode back in April, now seems like just as good a time to talk about getting outside and taking a hike. Enjoy these stories and songs inspired by our partnership with Deja Vuey, a local folk act that writes tunes about the national parks! Cover Stories: Walking in Memphis Deja Vuey: Valley of Death Deja Vuey w/ Cover Stories: Petrify my Heart Nate Bechtel: Choose Your Own Adventure Tori Szekeres: Baraboo River Trip Molly McGown: Molly Sees a Caldera Erica Dreisbach: Wheeler Mountain Cover Stories w/ Deja Vuey: This Land Is Your Land Cover Stories w/ Deja Vuey: Rainbow Connection Definitely don't miss our next live Your Stories, on September 17, featuring Dwight's new band The Gray Ghost plus our friends from Muscular Clown Productions screening their awesome webseries The Street Wizard's Apprentice! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/take-hike-part-1 Hoo boy, we're digging into the archives for this one. This episode was recorded four months ago at Chicago's lovely Chase Park, but now, as summer nears its end, it seems like a good time to think about hiking a little more, right? For the next couple episodes we're welcoming special guest band Deja Vuey, a group that sings songs inspired by our national parks -- pretty sweet. We've also got some stars from the Chicago storytelling scene, an actual river guide, and an incredible singer guesting on this episode! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Take a Walk Deja Vuey: Always There Josh Zagoren: Niagara Falls Escape Rosamund Lannin: Gateway to the Great Outdoors Diane Sparkleshine: Two Kinds of River Guides Sasha Rohret: Big Black Horse and a Cherry Tree Mon, 21 Aug 2017 06:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/take-hike-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2640 Hoo boy, we're digging into the archives for this one. This episode was recorded four months ago at Chicago's lovely Chase Park, but now, as summer nears its end, it seems like a good time to think about hiking a little more, right? For the next couple episodes we're welcoming special guest band Deja Vuey, a group that sings songs inspired by our national parks -- pretty sweet. We've also got some stars from the Chicago storytelling scene, an actual river guide, and an incredible singer guesting on this episode! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Take a Walk Deja Vuey: Always There Josh Zagoren: Niagara Falls Escape Rosamund Lannin: Gateway to the Great Outdoors Diane Sparkleshine: Two Kinds of River Guides Sasha Rohret: Big Black Horse and a Cherry Tree The NerdologuesHoo boy, we're digging into the archives for this one. This episode was recorded four months ago at Chicago's lovely Chase Park, but now, as summer nears its end, it seems like a good time to think about hiking a little more, right? For the next couple episodes we're welcoming special guest band Deja Vuey, a group that sings songs inspired by our national parks -- pretty sweet. We've also got some stars from the Chicago storytelling scene, an actual river guide, and an incredible singer guesting on this episode! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Take a Walk Deja Vuey: Always There Josh Zagoren: Niagara Falls Escape Rosamund Lannin: Gateway to the Great Outdoors Diane Sparkleshine: Two Kinds of River Guides Sasha Rohret: Big Black Horse and a Cherry Tree https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/dog-days-summer-part-2 Again I want to give a shout out to Sit Stay Read, a truly fantastic Chicago organization that co-sponsored the night of storytelling you're about to hear and does amazing work. If you're feeling generous, please head over to their website and consider supporting their work.  And also, enjoy all the wonderful stories and songs that came out of their evening hanging with the Nerdologues! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Hound Dog Kendra Stevens: Marathon Kathleen Kirk: Orange You Glad Adjani Moulton: Little Moments with Uncle Robert Eric Garneau: Dog Vacation Kate McIlvain: The Best Person I Ever Met Cover Stories: Sometimes I Don't Mind And hey, our next Your Stories show is this Sunday at the Beat Kitchen! We're celebrating the silver screen with a show themed "At the Movies." Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/dog-days-summer-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3300 Again I want to give a shout out to Sit Stay Read, a truly fantastic Chicago organization that co-sponsored the night of storytelling you're about to hear and does amazing work. If you're feeling generous, please head over to their website and consider supporting their work.  And also, enjoy all the wonderful stories and songs that came out of their evening hanging with the Nerdologues! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Hound Dog Kendra Stevens: Marathon Kathleen Kirk: Orange You Glad Adjani Moulton: Little Moments with Uncle Robert Eric Garneau: Dog Vacation Kate McIlvain: The Best Person I Ever Met Cover Stories: Sometimes I Don't Mind And hey, our next Your Stories show is this Sunday at the Beat Kitchen! We're celebrating the silver screen with a show themed "At the Movies." The NerdologuesAgain I want to give a shout out to Sit Stay Read, a truly fantastic Chicago organization that co-sponsored the night of storytelling you're about to hear and does amazing work. If you're feeling generous, please head over to their website and consider supporting their work.  And also, enjoy all the wonderful stories and songs that came out of their evening hanging with the Nerdologues! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Hound Dog Kendra Stevens: Marathon Kathleen Kirk: Orange You Glad Adjani Moulton: Little Moments with Uncle Robert Eric Garneau: Dog Vacation Kate McIlvain: The Best Person I Ever Met Cover Stories: Sometimes I Don't Mind And hey, our next Your Stories show is this Sunday at the Beat Kitchen! We're celebrating the silver screen with a show themed "At the Movies." https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/dog-days-summer-part-1 I can't say enough about how much I love dogs (well, I'm gonna give it a try next episode, but anyway). Last month we did a live show and raised some funds for Sit Stay Read, a Chicago organization that does some incredible work with kids' literacy and dogs. They brought some of their folks and we rounded out the lineup with some familiar faces for a really wonderful night of stories and songs about dogs, summer, and some other stuff too! This episode, you can enjoy: Cover Stories: You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) Cover Stories: Boys of Summer Henry Birdseye: Sometimes Dogs Dan Smart: Summer Poems Nancy Chacon: Chester at EWR Logan Dean: Tribute to George Romero Cover Stories: Summer Girls Mon, 07 Aug 2017 08:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/dog-days-summer-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2880 I can't say enough about how much I love dogs (well, I'm gonna give it a try next episode, but anyway). Last month we did a live show and raised some funds for Sit Stay Read, a Chicago organization that does some incredible work with kids' literacy and dogs. They brought some of their folks and we rounded out the lineup with some familiar faces for a really wonderful night of stories and songs about dogs, summer, and some other stuff too! This episode, you can enjoy: Cover Stories: You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) Cover Stories: Boys of Summer Henry Birdseye: Sometimes Dogs Dan Smart: Summer Poems Nancy Chacon: Chester at EWR Logan Dean: Tribute to George Romero Cover Stories: Summer Girls The NerdologuesI can't say enough about how much I love dogs (well, I'm gonna give it a try next episode, but anyway). Last month we did a live show and raised some funds for Sit Stay Read, a Chicago organization that does some incredible work with kids' literacy and dogs. They brought some of their folks and we rounded out the lineup with some familiar faces for a really wonderful night of stories and songs about dogs, summer, and some other stuff too! This episode, you can enjoy: Cover Stories: You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) Cover Stories: Boys of Summer Henry Birdseye: Sometimes Dogs Dan Smart: Summer Poems Nancy Chacon: Chester at EWR Logan Dean: Tribute to George Romero Cover Stories: Summer Girls https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/multiplayer-part-2 Cannot overstate this enough: make sure you buy your tickets to Bit Bash, which is happening next Saturday, August 12, and is gonna be super rad! To tide you over til then, listen to this sweet set of stories and songs inspired by the event. This episode includes: Cover Stories: Don't You Want Me Cover Stories w/ Mary Beth Smith: Falling Slowly Brian Wille: The Summer of Fire Adjani Moulton: Worms with Hans Natasha Samreny: Taking Care Jamie Sanchez: The Birth of Bit Bash Cover Stories w/ Mary Beth Smith: Summer Nights Mon, 31 Jul 2017 08:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/multiplayer-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2880 Cannot overstate this enough: make sure you buy your tickets to Bit Bash, which is happening next Saturday, August 12, and is gonna be super rad! To tide you over til then, listen to this sweet set of stories and songs inspired by the event. This episode includes: Cover Stories: Don't You Want Me Cover Stories w/ Mary Beth Smith: Falling Slowly Brian Wille: The Summer of Fire Adjani Moulton: Worms with Hans Natasha Samreny: Taking Care Jamie Sanchez: The Birth of Bit Bash Cover Stories w/ Mary Beth Smith: Summer Nights The NerdologuesCannot overstate this enough: make sure you buy your tickets to Bit Bash, which is happening next Saturday, August 12, and is gonna be super rad! To tide you over til then, listen to this sweet set of stories and songs inspired by the event. This episode includes: Cover Stories: Don't You Want Me Cover Stories w/ Mary Beth Smith: Falling Slowly Brian Wille: The Summer of Fire Adjani Moulton: Worms with Hans Natasha Samreny: Taking Care Jamie Sanchez: The Birth of Bit Bash Cover Stories w/ Mary Beth Smith: Summer Nights https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/multiplayer-part-1 The tour is over! We're back to Chicago shows and we've got quite an archive to get through. We're going to start with this pair of episodes recorded in June in which we partnered up with Bit Bash, Chicago's best indie gaming event. FYI, Bit Bash tickets are on sale now and you better get 'em. It's gonna be a blast! Also worth noting, most of our Chicago shows will now feature a local charitable organization the Nerds and our guests like a lot, like, this time out, Chicago Loot Drop. We collect money for the org at our live show, but if you'd like to donate a little extra at home, check out their website; they'd be thrilled with any help you can give! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Islands in the Stream Adam Levin: Quitting (The Service Industry) Brice Puls: Finding Your Other Players Nathan Bartley: Shared Narratives Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: Endless Private Grinding Cover Stories: Don't Go Breaking My Heart Mon, 24 Jul 2017 09:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/multiplayer-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2880 The tour is over! We're back to Chicago shows and we've got quite an archive to get through. We're going to start with this pair of episodes recorded in June in which we partnered up with Bit Bash, Chicago's best indie gaming event. FYI, Bit Bash tickets are on sale now and you better get 'em. It's gonna be a blast! Also worth noting, most of our Chicago shows will now feature a local charitable organization the Nerds and our guests like a lot, like, this time out, Chicago Loot Drop. We collect money for the org at our live show, but if you'd like to donate a little extra at home, check out their website; they'd be thrilled with any help you can give! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Islands in the Stream Adam Levin: Quitting (The Service Industry) Brice Puls: Finding Your Other Players Nathan Bartley: Shared Narratives Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: Endless Private Grinding Cover Stories: Don't Go Breaking My Heart The NerdologuesThe tour is over! We're back to Chicago shows and we've got quite an archive to get through. We're going to start with this pair of episodes recorded in June in which we partnered up with Bit Bash, Chicago's best indie gaming event. FYI, Bit Bash tickets are on sale now and you better get 'em. It's gonna be a blast! Also worth noting, most of our Chicago shows will now feature a local charitable organization the Nerds and our guests like a lot, like, this time out, Chicago Loot Drop. We collect money for the org at our live show, but if you'd like to donate a little extra at home, check out their website; they'd be thrilled with any help you can give! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Islands in the Stream Adam Levin: Quitting (The Service Industry) Brice Puls: Finding Your Other Players Nathan Bartley: Shared Narratives Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: Endless Private Grinding Cover Stories: Don't Go Breaking My Heart https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-2-across-2-america-minneapolis Oh man. What a trip this was. I hope you've been enjoying listening to the fruits of our tour over the last three months of podcast episodes. This episode marks the end -- finito. We'll be back next week with one of the many Chicago shows we've archived over the summer. Thanks everyone for following/supporting this journey. It was really an incredible experience. This episode, enjoy: Eric: Where the Streets Have No Name Eric and Claire: Whiteout Conditions Drew Janda: Cougar Life Andrew Friedman: Anime Convention Brad Einstein: Where the Streets Only Have Numbers Claire Friedman: Fancy New York Lady Eric Garneau: Tour Reflections Eric and Claire: America Mon, 17 Jul 2017 09:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-2-across-2-america-minneapolis Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3780 Oh man. What a trip this was. I hope you've been enjoying listening to the fruits of our tour over the last three months of podcast episodes. This episode marks the end -- finito. We'll be back next week with one of the many Chicago shows we've archived over the summer. Thanks everyone for following/supporting this journey. It was really an incredible experience. This episode, enjoy: Eric: Where the Streets Have No Name Eric and Claire: Whiteout Conditions Drew Janda: Cougar Life Andrew Friedman: Anime Convention Brad Einstein: Where the Streets Only Have Numbers Claire Friedman: Fancy New York Lady Eric Garneau: Tour Reflections Eric and Claire: America The NerdologuesOh man. What a trip this was. I hope you've been enjoying listening to the fruits of our tour over the last three months of podcast episodes. This episode marks the end -- finito. We'll be back next week with one of the many Chicago shows we've archived over the summer. Thanks everyone for following/supporting this journey. It was really an incredible experience. This episode, enjoy: Eric: Where the Streets Have No Name Eric and Claire: Whiteout Conditions Drew Janda: Cougar Life Andrew Friedman: Anime Convention Brad Einstein: Where the Streets Only Have Numbers Claire Friedman: Fancy New York Lady Eric Garneau: Tour Reflections Eric and Claire: America https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-sleepless-part-2-seattle I extolled the virtues of Seattle pretty hard last week, so this time let me just give a quick plug to our hosts for the evening, Wayward Coffeehouse, who were so kind and accomodating for us despite having a really busy night. Pay them a visit if you're ever around Seattle, friends!  This is the second to last episode of our Tour Stories journey. Hope you've enjoyed the trip! This episode, you get: Eric: Night Moves Eric: Prove It All Night Mike Robles: Pregnancy Chris Michelotti: Wet Bed Sabella Flagg: Alternative You Eric: A Hard Day's Night Chicago, don't miss our next live Your Stories this Sunday! We're teaming up with the folks of Sit, Stay, Read and we're gonna have a grand time!  Mon, 10 Jul 2017 08:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-sleepless-part-2-seattle Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1920 I extolled the virtues of Seattle pretty hard last week, so this time let me just give a quick plug to our hosts for the evening, Wayward Coffeehouse, who were so kind and accomodating for us despite having a really busy night. Pay them a visit if you're ever around Seattle, friends!  This is the second to last episode of our Tour Stories journey. Hope you've enjoyed the trip! This episode, you get: Eric: Night Moves Eric: Prove It All Night Mike Robles: Pregnancy Chris Michelotti: Wet Bed Sabella Flagg: Alternative You Eric: A Hard Day's Night Chicago, don't miss our next live Your Stories this Sunday! We're teaming up with the folks of Sit, Stay, Read and we're gonna have a grand time!  The NerdologuesI extolled the virtues of Seattle pretty hard last week, so this time let me just give a quick plug to our hosts for the evening, Wayward Coffeehouse, who were so kind and accomodating for us despite having a really busy night. Pay them a visit if you're ever around Seattle, friends!  This is the second to last episode of our Tour Stories journey. Hope you've enjoyed the trip! This episode, you get: Eric: Night Moves Eric: Prove It All Night Mike Robles: Pregnancy Chris Michelotti: Wet Bed Sabella Flagg: Alternative You Eric: A Hard Day's Night Chicago, don't miss our next live Your Stories this Sunday! We're teaming up with the folks of Sit, Stay, Read and we're gonna have a grand time!  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-sleepless-part-1-seattle Seattle has long been a favorite city of the Nerdologues, and this tour stop shows why. We had a full, lovely house for this show, and a bunch of our great friends in the Pacific Northwest came out to share their pieces inspired by the theme "Sleepless" (get it?!) with us. Just like in San Francisco, there's a little bit of crowd noise here (we were sharing a coffee house with students studying for finals), but man, this was probably the best show of the tour. Hope you enjoy! Eric: Wild Nights Eric Garneau: Live 8 Joe Kim: "Let's Kill Chucky" Tifa Robles: A Poem / A Lullaby Tara Theoharis: Interdimensional Ghost Monster in the Closet Eric: Dance the Night Away Don't miss our next live Your Stories in Chicago on July 16, featuring the awesome organization Sit Stay Read! Mon, 03 Jul 2017 09:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-sleepless-part-1-seattle Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1920 Seattle has long been a favorite city of the Nerdologues, and this tour stop shows why. We had a full, lovely house for this show, and a bunch of our great friends in the Pacific Northwest came out to share their pieces inspired by the theme "Sleepless" (get it?!) with us. Just like in San Francisco, there's a little bit of crowd noise here (we were sharing a coffee house with students studying for finals), but man, this was probably the best show of the tour. Hope you enjoy! Eric: Wild Nights Eric Garneau: Live 8 Joe Kim: "Let's Kill Chucky" Tifa Robles: A Poem / A Lullaby Tara Theoharis: Interdimensional Ghost Monster in the Closet Eric: Dance the Night Away Don't miss our next live Your Stories in Chicago on July 16, featuring the awesome organization Sit Stay Read! The NerdologuesSeattle has long been a favorite city of the Nerdologues, and this tour stop shows why. We had a full, lovely house for this show, and a bunch of our great friends in the Pacific Northwest came out to share their pieces inspired by the theme "Sleepless" (get it?!) with us. Just like in San Francisco, there's a little bit of crowd noise here (we were sharing a coffee house with students studying for finals), but man, this was probably the best show of the tour. Hope you enjoy! Eric: Wild Nights Eric Garneau: Live 8 Joe Kim: "Let's Kill Chucky" Tifa Robles: A Poem / A Lullaby Tara Theoharis: Interdimensional Ghost Monster in the Closet Eric: Dance the Night Away Don't miss our next live Your Stories in Chicago on July 16, featuring the awesome organization Sit Stay Read! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-gateway-part-2-san-francisco Isn't there a saying about hearts and San Francisco? Also, Data's head is buried there. I had the most wonderful time at this show, even though it was kind of a departure from the usual Your Stories base of operations. The people who took the stage in San Fran are some of the kindest, warmest people I've ever met -- and they told some fantastic stories. This episode, enjoy: Eric: Round Here Eric: The Promised Land Jennifer Zigas: Dating by the Full Moon Bogdan Negru: Dumpster Muffin Megan Cohen: Can Be Closed Eric: Lights   Mon, 26 Jun 2017 08:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-gateway-part-2-san-francisco Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2400 Isn't there a saying about hearts and San Francisco? Also, Data's head is buried there. I had the most wonderful time at this show, even though it was kind of a departure from the usual Your Stories base of operations. The people who took the stage in San Fran are some of the kindest, warmest people I've ever met -- and they told some fantastic stories. This episode, enjoy: Eric: Round Here Eric: The Promised Land Jennifer Zigas: Dating by the Full Moon Bogdan Negru: Dumpster Muffin Megan Cohen: Can Be Closed Eric: Lights   The NerdologuesIsn't there a saying about hearts and San Francisco? Also, Data's head is buried there. I had the most wonderful time at this show, even though it was kind of a departure from the usual Your Stories base of operations. The people who took the stage in San Fran are some of the kindest, warmest people I've ever met -- and they told some fantastic stories. This episode, enjoy: Eric: Round Here Eric: The Promised Land Jennifer Zigas: Dating by the Full Moon Bogdan Negru: Dumpster Muffin Megan Cohen: Can Be Closed Eric: Lights   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-gateway-part-1-san-francisco San Francisco's one of my favorite cities, and it produced a really cool, special couple episodes of this show, even if there is a little bit of crowd noise in the background (hey, when you book a tour 2-3 weeks out, it happens). I think I drove out of San Francisco feeling the best. You'll hear part of the reason why next week, but part of it is here RIGHT NOW for you to enjoy! This episode, you get: Eric: White Room Eric: Fake Headlines Allison Page: The Front of Ricky's Truck Debi Mongan: Brand New U-Haul Eric Garneau: My G-Rated Las Vegas Tinder Date Eric: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road FUN FACT: The Nerdologues' seventh anniversary party is coming up this Saturday! We've got a brand-new sketch show cooked up, plus lots of quality hangout time. If you want to go, get in touch with us over on our Facebook page! Mon, 19 Jun 2017 09:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-gateway-part-1-san-francisco Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2520 San Francisco's one of my favorite cities, and it produced a really cool, special couple episodes of this show, even if there is a little bit of crowd noise in the background (hey, when you book a tour 2-3 weeks out, it happens). I think I drove out of San Francisco feeling the best. You'll hear part of the reason why next week, but part of it is here RIGHT NOW for you to enjoy! This episode, you get: Eric: White Room Eric: Fake Headlines Allison Page: The Front of Ricky's Truck Debi Mongan: Brand New U-Haul Eric Garneau: My G-Rated Las Vegas Tinder Date Eric: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road FUN FACT: The Nerdologues' seventh anniversary party is coming up this Saturday! We've got a brand-new sketch show cooked up, plus lots of quality hangout time. If you want to go, get in touch with us over on our Facebook page! The NerdologuesSan Francisco's one of my favorite cities, and it produced a really cool, special couple episodes of this show, even if there is a little bit of crowd noise in the background (hey, when you book a tour 2-3 weeks out, it happens). I think I drove out of San Francisco feeling the best. You'll hear part of the reason why next week, but part of it is here RIGHT NOW for you to enjoy! This episode, you get: Eric: White Room Eric: Fake Headlines Allison Page: The Front of Ricky's Truck Debi Mongan: Brand New U-Haul Eric Garneau: My G-Rated Las Vegas Tinder Date Eric: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road FUN FACT: The Nerdologues' seventh anniversary party is coming up this Saturday! We've got a brand-new sketch show cooked up, plus lots of quality hangout time. If you want to go, get in touch with us over on our Facebook page! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-rocky-road-denver In a lot of ways, the Denver stop of the Your Stories tour ended up setting the template for most of the shows to come after. Good thing this turned into a great stop! There's lots of cool stuff happening in this episode, and we're eternally grateful to Voodoo Comedy Playhouse for giving us a welcoming space so late in the game! This episode, enjoy: Eric: Crocodile Rock Eric: We Want a Rock Steve Vanderploeg: Road Jobs Cathy D'Amato: The Next Generation R Alan Brooks: Melksham Eric Garneau: They Might Be Kinda Jerks Alex Talavera: Mixed Heritage Eric: God Gave Rock and Roll to You II Don't miss our next live Your Stories event this Sunday! We're teaming up with Bit Bash, one of our favorite names in Chicaog gaming! Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-rocky-road-denver Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3480 In a lot of ways, the Denver stop of the Your Stories tour ended up setting the template for most of the shows to come after. Good thing this turned into a great stop! There's lots of cool stuff happening in this episode, and we're eternally grateful to Voodoo Comedy Playhouse for giving us a welcoming space so late in the game! This episode, enjoy: Eric: Crocodile Rock Eric: We Want a Rock Steve Vanderploeg: Road Jobs Cathy D'Amato: The Next Generation R Alan Brooks: Melksham Eric Garneau: They Might Be Kinda Jerks Alex Talavera: Mixed Heritage Eric: God Gave Rock and Roll to You II Don't miss our next live Your Stories event this Sunday! We're teaming up with Bit Bash, one of our favorite names in Chicaog gaming! The NerdologuesIn a lot of ways, the Denver stop of the Your Stories tour ended up setting the template for most of the shows to come after. Good thing this turned into a great stop! There's lots of cool stuff happening in this episode, and we're eternally grateful to Voodoo Comedy Playhouse for giving us a welcoming space so late in the game! This episode, enjoy: Eric: Crocodile Rock Eric: We Want a Rock Steve Vanderploeg: Road Jobs Cathy D'Amato: The Next Generation R Alan Brooks: Melksham Eric Garneau: They Might Be Kinda Jerks Alex Talavera: Mixed Heritage Eric: God Gave Rock and Roll to You II Don't miss our next live Your Stories event this Sunday! We're teaming up with Bit Bash, one of our favorite names in Chicaog gaming! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-mostly-musical-interlude-davenport Hi all, Eric here! So my grade school friend Shelby works at a day home for developmentally challenged adults in the Quad Cities, and when she saw I was heading out on tour she asked if I'd like to stop at her place and entertain the people she helps care for. I was super into it! This was a really fun stop full of lovely people. It is very music heavy and very Eric-heavy, although Shelby gets to throw in a couple stories about how much of an asshole I truly was in grade school, which is great. This definitely wasn't like any of the stops on the rest of the tour, but it was a total blast. In this episode, you'll hear me taking a lot of requests, trying to put stuff together on the fly, and having a grand old time. Also, my dog is running around, so get ready for me to talk about that. This episode, enjoy: I Walk the Line The Way You Make Me Feel Suspicious Minds Eric Garneau: Continental Breakfast With Arms Outstretched Wrecking Ball Shelby Graham: Eric in Grade School Message in a Bottle Eric Garneau: Dinner with the Mob Edge of Glory Thunder Road Achy Breaky Heart Remember, you can get unedited audio of the whole tour now on Patreon! There's also all sorts of other cool extras, including a really silly one going up today.  Mon, 05 Jun 2017 09:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-mostly-musical-interlude-davenport Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3060 Hi all, Eric here! So my grade school friend Shelby works at a day home for developmentally challenged adults in the Quad Cities, and when she saw I was heading out on tour she asked if I'd like to stop at her place and entertain the people she helps care for. I was super into it! This was a really fun stop full of lovely people. It is very music heavy and very Eric-heavy, although Shelby gets to throw in a couple stories about how much of an asshole I truly was in grade school, which is great. This definitely wasn't like any of the stops on the rest of the tour, but it was a total blast. In this episode, you'll hear me taking a lot of requests, trying to put stuff together on the fly, and having a grand old time. Also, my dog is running around, so get ready for me to talk about that. This episode, enjoy: I Walk the Line The Way You Make Me Feel Suspicious Minds Eric Garneau: Continental Breakfast With Arms Outstretched Wrecking Ball Shelby Graham: Eric in Grade School Message in a Bottle Eric Garneau: Dinner with the Mob Edge of Glory Thunder Road Achy Breaky Heart Remember, you can get unedited audio of the whole tour now on Patreon! There's also all sorts of other cool extras, including a really silly one going up today.  The NerdologuesHi all, Eric here! So my grade school friend Shelby works at a day home for developmentally challenged adults in the Quad Cities, and when she saw I was heading out on tour she asked if I'd like to stop at her place and entertain the people she helps care for. I was super into it! This was a really fun stop full of lovely people. It is very music heavy and very Eric-heavy, although Shelby gets to throw in a couple stories about how much of an asshole I truly was in grade school, which is great. This definitely wasn't like any of the stops on the rest of the tour, but it was a total blast. In this episode, you'll hear me taking a lot of requests, trying to put stuff together on the fly, and having a grand old time. Also, my dog is running around, so get ready for me to talk about that. This episode, enjoy: I Walk the Line The Way You Make Me Feel Suspicious Minds Eric Garneau: Continental Breakfast With Arms Outstretched Wrecking Ball Shelby Graham: Eric in Grade School Message in a Bottle Eric Garneau: Dinner with the Mob Edge of Glory Thunder Road Achy Breaky Heart Remember, you can get unedited audio of the whole tour now on Patreon! There's also all sorts of other cool extras, including a really silly one going up today.  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-hit-road-part-2 After a couple weeks spent hanging out in LA to celebrate the launch of the newest Nerdologues podcast, Let's Get It On, we're back in Chicago for the second part of our Your Stories Tour kickoff episode, featuring the theme Hit the Road! This is how our fine home crowd helped send me off the journey across the country for a couple weeks, and it was really special. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: The Charging Sky Katie Johnston-Smith: The Christian Marriage Ceremony Chris Crotwell: Christmas Adventure Dwight Haesler: Nothing Left to Say Chris Blake: No Divide And remember, if you want to support us like these fine people who came to the tour kickoff, you can head over to our Patreon page. $5/month or more gets you access to next-day Your Stories audio, including the whole tour! Everyone else has to wait like three months at this point.  Mon, 29 May 2017 07:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-hit-road-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2220 After a couple weeks spent hanging out in LA to celebrate the launch of the newest Nerdologues podcast, Let's Get It On, we're back in Chicago for the second part of our Your Stories Tour kickoff episode, featuring the theme Hit the Road! This is how our fine home crowd helped send me off the journey across the country for a couple weeks, and it was really special. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: The Charging Sky Katie Johnston-Smith: The Christian Marriage Ceremony Chris Crotwell: Christmas Adventure Dwight Haesler: Nothing Left to Say Chris Blake: No Divide And remember, if you want to support us like these fine people who came to the tour kickoff, you can head over to our Patreon page. $5/month or more gets you access to next-day Your Stories audio, including the whole tour! Everyone else has to wait like three months at this point.  The NerdologuesAfter a couple weeks spent hanging out in LA to celebrate the launch of the newest Nerdologues podcast, Let's Get It On, we're back in Chicago for the second part of our Your Stories Tour kickoff episode, featuring the theme Hit the Road! This is how our fine home crowd helped send me off the journey across the country for a couple weeks, and it was really special. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: The Charging Sky Katie Johnston-Smith: The Christian Marriage Ceremony Chris Crotwell: Christmas Adventure Dwight Haesler: Nothing Left to Say Chris Blake: No Divide And remember, if you want to support us like these fine people who came to the tour kickoff, you can head over to our Patreon page. $5/month or more gets you access to next-day Your Stories audio, including the whole tour! Everyone else has to wait like three months at this point.  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-last-night-dj-saved-my-life-part-2-los-angeles The Your Stories tour has officially wrapped up, and you're going to be hearing the fruits of it for the next couple months. Being out on the road for two weeks collecting stories was an absolute blast; hopefully you get as much out of listening to them as we did making them. This episode, from our Los Angeles stop at the Nerdist Showroom at Meltdown Comics, continues our celebration of the launch of Let's Get It On, the latest Nerdologues podcast, written and produced by the wonderful Mr. Gary Lucy. To celebrate, we've got stories and songs from some of the super-cool contributors to the show, plus the smooth jamz flow like fine wine. This episode, enjoy: Eric: I'll Make Love to You Auggie Smith: AM Radio Crazy Elizabeth Beckwith: Changing Tastes Gary Anthony Williams: Weekends in Atlanta Eric with Eric Schinzer: Truly Madly Deeply If you want to hear the rest of our tour recordings -- plus the most recent Chicago episodes that haven't yet been officially released -- head on over to our Patreon page! Everyone who donates $5/month or more gets access to next-day recordings of all our shows. Everyone else has to wait! And don't forget to check out Let's Get It On. We love it! Mon, 22 May 2017 12:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-last-night-dj-saved-my-life-part-2-los-angeles Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2220 The Your Stories tour has officially wrapped up, and you're going to be hearing the fruits of it for the next couple months. Being out on the road for two weeks collecting stories was an absolute blast; hopefully you get as much out of listening to them as we did making them. This episode, from our Los Angeles stop at the Nerdist Showroom at Meltdown Comics, continues our celebration of the launch of Let's Get It On, the latest Nerdologues podcast, written and produced by the wonderful Mr. Gary Lucy. To celebrate, we've got stories and songs from some of the super-cool contributors to the show, plus the smooth jamz flow like fine wine. This episode, enjoy: Eric: I'll Make Love to You Auggie Smith: AM Radio Crazy Elizabeth Beckwith: Changing Tastes Gary Anthony Williams: Weekends in Atlanta Eric with Eric Schinzer: Truly Madly Deeply If you want to hear the rest of our tour recordings -- plus the most recent Chicago episodes that haven't yet been officially released -- head on over to our Patreon page! Everyone who donates $5/month or more gets access to next-day recordings of all our shows. Everyone else has to wait! And don't forget to check out Let's Get It On. We love it! The NerdologuesThe Your Stories tour has officially wrapped up, and you're going to be hearing the fruits of it for the next couple months. Being out on the road for two weeks collecting stories was an absolute blast; hopefully you get as much out of listening to them as we did making them. This episode, from our Los Angeles stop at the Nerdist Showroom at Meltdown Comics, continues our celebration of the launch of Let's Get It On, the latest Nerdologues podcast, written and produced by the wonderful Mr. Gary Lucy. To celebrate, we've got stories and songs from some of the super-cool contributors to the show, plus the smooth jamz flow like fine wine. This episode, enjoy: Eric: I'll Make Love to You Auggie Smith: AM Radio Crazy Elizabeth Beckwith: Changing Tastes Gary Anthony Williams: Weekends in Atlanta Eric with Eric Schinzer: Truly Madly Deeply If you want to hear the rest of our tour recordings -- plus the most recent Chicago episodes that haven't yet been officially released -- head on over to our Patreon page! Everyone who donates $5/month or more gets access to next-day recordings of all our shows. Everyone else has to wait! And don't forget to check out Let's Get It On. We love it! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-last-night-dj-saved-my-life-part-1-los-angeles Last week the Nerdologues released our newest podcast, a creation of the wonderful Mr. Gary Lucy, who you may remember from the Ketchup (as well as a couple previous appearances on this show!). The new 'cast is called Let's Get It On, and we love it. So we threw it a launch party at Nerdmelt in LA! Gary booked and hosted this show his own damn self, and he brought a lot of really incredible, talented people to the stage to talk about their own relationship with radio. This episode, you'll hear: Eric: Rush Rush Jane Edith Wilson: Dumb Love Steve Benaquist: Radio Pastiche Zachary Barton: The Complicated Tom Clay Sharon Houston: Lubbock's New Music Source Check out the pilot episode of Let's Get It On, now available on Nerdologues.com and on iTunes! If you want to support the Your Stories tour, which has one stop left, you can hit up our Patreon page. That's helping pay for my gas, friends! Or come see us! We'll be in Minneapolis this Friday! Then we're back in Chicago for our first show at our new home, the Beat Kitchen, this Sunday! Mon, 15 May 2017 15:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/tour-stories-last-night-dj-saved-my-life-part-1-los-angeles Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2580 Last week the Nerdologues released our newest podcast, a creation of the wonderful Mr. Gary Lucy, who you may remember from the Ketchup (as well as a couple previous appearances on this show!). The new 'cast is called Let's Get It On, and we love it. So we threw it a launch party at Nerdmelt in LA! Gary booked and hosted this show his own damn self, and he brought a lot of really incredible, talented people to the stage to talk about their own relationship with radio. This episode, you'll hear: Eric: Rush Rush Jane Edith Wilson: Dumb Love Steve Benaquist: Radio Pastiche Zachary Barton: The Complicated Tom Clay Sharon Houston: Lubbock's New Music Source Check out the pilot episode of Let's Get It On, now available on Nerdologues.com and on iTunes! If you want to support the Your Stories tour, which has one stop left, you can hit up our Patreon page. That's helping pay for my gas, friends! Or come see us! We'll be in Minneapolis this Friday! Then we're back in Chicago for our first show at our new home, the Beat Kitchen, this Sunday! The NerdologuesLast week the Nerdologues released our newest podcast, a creation of the wonderful Mr. Gary Lucy, who you may remember from the Ketchup (as well as a couple previous appearances on this show!). The new 'cast is called Let's Get It On, and we love it. So we threw it a launch party at Nerdmelt in LA! Gary booked and hosted this show his own damn self, and he brought a lot of really incredible, talented people to the stage to talk about their own relationship with radio. This episode, you'll hear: Eric: Rush Rush Jane Edith Wilson: Dumb Love Steve Benaquist: Radio Pastiche Zachary Barton: The Complicated Tom Clay Sharon Houston: Lubbock's New Music Source Check out the pilot episode of Let's Get It On, now available on Nerdologues.com and on iTunes! If you want to support the Your Stories tour, which has one stop left, you can hit up our Patreon page. That's helping pay for my gas, friends! Or come see us! We'll be in Minneapolis this Friday! Then we're back in Chicago for our first show at our new home, the Beat Kitchen, this Sunday! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/hit-road-part-1 Your Stories is coming to your town! Maybe! If you live in a major city west of Chicago and north of I-70 possibly!  It's going to be a real exciting handful of weeks, guys. You can follow the tour on Nerdologues.com and our Facebook page as well.  But first, the send-off! This episode features: Cover Stories with Chris Blake: Near to the Wild Heart of Life Andrew Bentley: The Final Journey of the Flying V Mary Beth Smith: Stand-Up Troy Hayes: Pies Across America Eric Garneau: Why Cover Stories with Chris Blake: Born to Run If you want to follow and support the tour, you can also visit our Patreon page! Backers at the $5 level and above will get access to every show recording the day after it happens, plus bonus audio diary entries! We hope to see you out on the road. Let's make this tour a hit.  Mon, 08 May 2017 08:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/hit-road-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3300 Your Stories is coming to your town! Maybe! If you live in a major city west of Chicago and north of I-70 possibly!  It's going to be a real exciting handful of weeks, guys. You can follow the tour on Nerdologues.com and our Facebook page as well.  But first, the send-off! This episode features: Cover Stories with Chris Blake: Near to the Wild Heart of Life Andrew Bentley: The Final Journey of the Flying V Mary Beth Smith: Stand-Up Troy Hayes: Pies Across America Eric Garneau: Why Cover Stories with Chris Blake: Born to Run If you want to follow and support the tour, you can also visit our Patreon page! Backers at the $5 level and above will get access to every show recording the day after it happens, plus bonus audio diary entries! We hope to see you out on the road. Let's make this tour a hit.  The NerdologuesYour Stories is coming to your town! Maybe! If you live in a major city west of Chicago and north of I-70 possibly!  It's going to be a real exciting handful of weeks, guys. You can follow the tour on Nerdologues.com and our Facebook page as well.  But first, the send-off! This episode features: Cover Stories with Chris Blake: Near to the Wild Heart of Life Andrew Bentley: The Final Journey of the Flying V Mary Beth Smith: Stand-Up Troy Hayes: Pies Across America Eric Garneau: Why Cover Stories with Chris Blake: Born to Run If you want to follow and support the tour, you can also visit our Patreon page! Backers at the $5 level and above will get access to every show recording the day after it happens, plus bonus audio diary entries! We hope to see you out on the road. Let's make this tour a hit.  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/be-radical-part-2 In case you missed last week's episode, it's imperative you know that we love the Chicago Design Museum. Love 'em. This recording marks our fourth collaboration with them, to celebrate the opening of their latest exhibit, featuring radical Modernist artist Dan Friedman. And what you get out of it is a bunch of radical Chicagoans sharing their talents and stories. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Million Reasons Cover Stories: Under Pressure Connie & Katie: Invasive Species Savannah Million: Awkward Robots, Awkward Humans Sam Rosen: Funding from Dee Roman Titus: Tripping to Perfection Joey Stevenson: The Birth of Playboy Cover Stories: All These Things That I've Done Huge thanks to Field Notes and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring our show! Don't miss our latest card game, Competition Kitchen, now on Kickstarter -- it's a cooking competition game including cards designed by Mario Batali, Ina Garten, Marc Summers, and more!  Also: Your Stories is going on tour! Keep up with announced dates on our website or Facebook page, but basically, if you're west of Chicago, we'll probably be pretty close to you! Mon, 01 May 2017 09:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/be-radical-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4020 In case you missed last week's episode, it's imperative you know that we love the Chicago Design Museum. Love 'em. This recording marks our fourth collaboration with them, to celebrate the opening of their latest exhibit, featuring radical Modernist artist Dan Friedman. And what you get out of it is a bunch of radical Chicagoans sharing their talents and stories. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Million Reasons Cover Stories: Under Pressure Connie & Katie: Invasive Species Savannah Million: Awkward Robots, Awkward Humans Sam Rosen: Funding from Dee Roman Titus: Tripping to Perfection Joey Stevenson: The Birth of Playboy Cover Stories: All These Things That I've Done Huge thanks to Field Notes and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring our show! Don't miss our latest card game, Competition Kitchen, now on Kickstarter -- it's a cooking competition game including cards designed by Mario Batali, Ina Garten, Marc Summers, and more!  Also: Your Stories is going on tour! Keep up with announced dates on our website or Facebook page, but basically, if you're west of Chicago, we'll probably be pretty close to you! The NerdologuesIn case you missed last week's episode, it's imperative you know that we love the Chicago Design Museum. Love 'em. This recording marks our fourth collaboration with them, to celebrate the opening of their latest exhibit, featuring radical Modernist artist Dan Friedman. And what you get out of it is a bunch of radical Chicagoans sharing their talents and stories. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Million Reasons Cover Stories: Under Pressure Connie & Katie: Invasive Species Savannah Million: Awkward Robots, Awkward Humans Sam Rosen: Funding from Dee Roman Titus: Tripping to Perfection Joey Stevenson: The Birth of Playboy Cover Stories: All These Things That I've Done Huge thanks to Field Notes and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring our show! Don't miss our latest card game, Competition Kitchen, now on Kickstarter -- it's a cooking competition game including cards designed by Mario Batali, Ina Garten, Marc Summers, and more!  Also: Your Stories is going on tour! Keep up with announced dates on our website or Facebook page, but basically, if you're west of Chicago, we'll probably be pretty close to you! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/be-radical-part-1 Last week, we teamed up with the Chicago Design Museum for the fourth time to help celebrate the launch of their newest exhibit, featuring radical Modernist artist Dan Friedman. What a radical couple of episodes we got out of it.  This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Freedom Cover Stories: Paper Planes Mary Beth Smith: Free Radicals Andrew Huff: Independent Media Victor Saad: Apple Skin Christen Carter: Expression of Values Lloyd King: Coyote Encounter / Afterlife Don't miss the Design Museum's newest exhibit, opening this Friday!  Thanks so much to Jackbox Games and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring our show.  And hey, if you've got a second, maybe check out our latest Kickstarter?  Mon, 24 Apr 2017 09:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/be-radical-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2940 Last week, we teamed up with the Chicago Design Museum for the fourth time to help celebrate the launch of their newest exhibit, featuring radical Modernist artist Dan Friedman. What a radical couple of episodes we got out of it.  This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Freedom Cover Stories: Paper Planes Mary Beth Smith: Free Radicals Andrew Huff: Independent Media Victor Saad: Apple Skin Christen Carter: Expression of Values Lloyd King: Coyote Encounter / Afterlife Don't miss the Design Museum's newest exhibit, opening this Friday!  Thanks so much to Jackbox Games and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring our show.  And hey, if you've got a second, maybe check out our latest Kickstarter?  The NerdologuesLast week, we teamed up with the Chicago Design Museum for the fourth time to help celebrate the launch of their newest exhibit, featuring radical Modernist artist Dan Friedman. What a radical couple of episodes we got out of it.  This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Freedom Cover Stories: Paper Planes Mary Beth Smith: Free Radicals Andrew Huff: Independent Media Victor Saad: Apple Skin Christen Carter: Expression of Values Lloyd King: Coyote Encounter / Afterlife Don't miss the Design Museum's newest exhibit, opening this Friday!  Thanks so much to Jackbox Games and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring our show.  And hey, if you've got a second, maybe check out our latest Kickstarter?  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-competition-kitchen This week, Nerds Kevin and Joe talk about what inspired them to make the Nerdologues' new card game Competition Kitchen, currently on Kickstarter! Also, the now-defunct Nerdologuecast gets the series finale nobody asked for! Thanks so much to Jackbox Games and Cards Against Humanity for your sponsorship! And hey! Please, please check out Competition Kitchen on Kickstarter! Mon, 17 Apr 2017 09:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-competition-kitchen Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2580 This week, Nerds Kevin and Joe talk about what inspired them to make the Nerdologues' new card game Competition Kitchen, currently on Kickstarter! Also, the now-defunct Nerdologuecast gets the series finale nobody asked for! Thanks so much to Jackbox Games and Cards Against Humanity for your sponsorship! And hey! Please, please check out Competition Kitchen on Kickstarter! The NerdologuesThis week, Nerds Kevin and Joe talk about what inspired them to make the Nerdologues' new card game Competition Kitchen, currently on Kickstarter! Also, the now-defunct Nerdologuecast gets the series finale nobody asked for! Thanks so much to Jackbox Games and Cards Against Humanity for your sponsorship! And hey! Please, please check out Competition Kitchen on Kickstarter! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/eric-rocks-wild Your Stories is back with another musical episode, and this one's a real loose, rock-n-roll look at another fundraising gig. The whole Your Stories band was asked to play an event at the Lagunitas Tap Room for Common Threads (an org we really love!), but only Eric was available -- that is, until Lagunitas's sound tech, Myrrick Liontonia, joined him to jam out on an full 90-minute set on stage! What a weird, fun time this was. This episode turned into a bit of a documentary of a seat-of-your-pants cover set; hopefully longtime fans will enjoy the energy here! We'll be back with more traditional stories (of some kind) last week! Eric and Myrrick played: Pinball Wizard Dancing in the Dark Wish You Were Here Space Oddity The Power of Love End of the Road Thanks to Jackbox Games and the Chicago Podcast Coop for your support! Mon, 10 Apr 2017 12:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/eric-rocks-wild Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1680 Your Stories is back with another musical episode, and this one's a real loose, rock-n-roll look at another fundraising gig. The whole Your Stories band was asked to play an event at the Lagunitas Tap Room for Common Threads (an org we really love!), but only Eric was available -- that is, until Lagunitas's sound tech, Myrrick Liontonia, joined him to jam out on an full 90-minute set on stage! What a weird, fun time this was. This episode turned into a bit of a documentary of a seat-of-your-pants cover set; hopefully longtime fans will enjoy the energy here! We'll be back with more traditional stories (of some kind) last week! Eric and Myrrick played: Pinball Wizard Dancing in the Dark Wish You Were Here Space Oddity The Power of Love End of the Road Thanks to Jackbox Games and the Chicago Podcast Coop for your support! The NerdologuesYour Stories is back with another musical episode, and this one's a real loose, rock-n-roll look at another fundraising gig. The whole Your Stories band was asked to play an event at the Lagunitas Tap Room for Common Threads (an org we really love!), but only Eric was available -- that is, until Lagunitas's sound tech, Myrrick Liontonia, joined him to jam out on an full 90-minute set on stage! What a weird, fun time this was. This episode turned into a bit of a documentary of a seat-of-your-pants cover set; hopefully longtime fans will enjoy the energy here! We'll be back with more traditional stories (of some kind) last week! Eric and Myrrick played: Pinball Wizard Dancing in the Dark Wish You Were Here Space Oddity The Power of Love End of the Road Thanks to Jackbox Games and the Chicago Podcast Coop for your support! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/return-my-own-boss-friends Kicking off a couple weeks of musical episodes! Once upon a time (like 6-7 years ago), Eric was a one-man Springsteen tribute called My Own Boss. Last week, he brought that act back for a special one-night-only fundraiser for the ACLU, and he brought some friends along. Here are those friends! This episode contains: Adam Raised a Cain (with Adam Braeckman) Because the Night (with Kailyn Hope Bennett) Atlantic City (with Dwight Haesler) The Ghost of Tom Joad (with Dwight Haesler) Springsteen's Proteges Medley (with Chris Blake and Dwight Haesler) This Land Is Your Land (with Susan Schomburg) If you'd like to hear the whole show, it's up on our Patreon page in its entirety for your enjoyment. As this was a charity show, it feels crass to stick it behind a paywall, so -- Eric will match dollar amounts of anyone who signs up for our Patreon page this month at the $5 level or more and also give that money to the ACLU. Even if you just sign up through the end of the month!  And thanks to Jackbox Games and the Chicago Podcast Coop for your support!   Mon, 03 Apr 2017 09:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/return-my-own-boss-friends Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2640 Kicking off a couple weeks of musical episodes! Once upon a time (like 6-7 years ago), Eric was a one-man Springsteen tribute called My Own Boss. Last week, he brought that act back for a special one-night-only fundraiser for the ACLU, and he brought some friends along. Here are those friends! This episode contains: Adam Raised a Cain (with Adam Braeckman) Because the Night (with Kailyn Hope Bennett) Atlantic City (with Dwight Haesler) The Ghost of Tom Joad (with Dwight Haesler) Springsteen's Proteges Medley (with Chris Blake and Dwight Haesler) This Land Is Your Land (with Susan Schomburg) If you'd like to hear the whole show, it's up on our Patreon page in its entirety for your enjoyment. As this was a charity show, it feels crass to stick it behind a paywall, so -- Eric will match dollar amounts of anyone who signs up for our Patreon page this month at the $5 level or more and also give that money to the ACLU. Even if you just sign up through the end of the month!  And thanks to Jackbox Games and the Chicago Podcast Coop for your support!   The NerdologuesKicking off a couple weeks of musical episodes! Once upon a time (like 6-7 years ago), Eric was a one-man Springsteen tribute called My Own Boss. Last week, he brought that act back for a special one-night-only fundraiser for the ACLU, and he brought some friends along. Here are those friends! This episode contains: Adam Raised a Cain (with Adam Braeckman) Because the Night (with Kailyn Hope Bennett) Atlantic City (with Dwight Haesler) The Ghost of Tom Joad (with Dwight Haesler) Springsteen's Proteges Medley (with Chris Blake and Dwight Haesler) This Land Is Your Land (with Susan Schomburg) If you'd like to hear the whole show, it's up on our Patreon page in its entirety for your enjoyment. As this was a charity show, it feels crass to stick it behind a paywall, so -- Eric will match dollar amounts of anyone who signs up for our Patreon page this month at the $5 level or more and also give that money to the ACLU. Even if you just sign up through the end of the month!  And thanks to Jackbox Games and the Chicago Podcast Coop for your support!   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/catch-me-if-you-can-part-2 International Tom Hanks Day is this Saturday, and we loved teaming up with them for the second year in a row, giving us a set of stories and songs that need to be caught! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Runaway(s) Cover Stories: Chasing the Wild Goose Katie Johnston-Smith: Cross-Country Mike Joosse: Wings / Pan Am Chels Harvey: The Roach Dance Kevin Turk: Lifeline Cover Stories: The Voyager Thanks to our sponsor for this week's episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Also, thanks to the Logan Theatre for letting us record in their lovely lounge! Don't miss International Tom Hanks Day this Saturday, and also, if you like Bruce Springsteen, Eric's bringing back his one-man Springsteen tribute (with friends this time!) for an ACLU fundraiser this Wednesday!   Mon, 27 Mar 2017 09:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/catch-me-if-you-can-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2520 International Tom Hanks Day is this Saturday, and we loved teaming up with them for the second year in a row, giving us a set of stories and songs that need to be caught! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Runaway(s) Cover Stories: Chasing the Wild Goose Katie Johnston-Smith: Cross-Country Mike Joosse: Wings / Pan Am Chels Harvey: The Roach Dance Kevin Turk: Lifeline Cover Stories: The Voyager Thanks to our sponsor for this week's episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Also, thanks to the Logan Theatre for letting us record in their lovely lounge! Don't miss International Tom Hanks Day this Saturday, and also, if you like Bruce Springsteen, Eric's bringing back his one-man Springsteen tribute (with friends this time!) for an ACLU fundraiser this Wednesday!   The NerdologuesInternational Tom Hanks Day is this Saturday, and we loved teaming up with them for the second year in a row, giving us a set of stories and songs that need to be caught! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Runaway(s) Cover Stories: Chasing the Wild Goose Katie Johnston-Smith: Cross-Country Mike Joosse: Wings / Pan Am Chels Harvey: The Roach Dance Kevin Turk: Lifeline Cover Stories: The Voyager Thanks to our sponsor for this week's episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Also, thanks to the Logan Theatre for letting us record in their lovely lounge! Don't miss International Tom Hanks Day this Saturday, and also, if you like Bruce Springsteen, Eric's bringing back his one-man Springsteen tribute (with friends this time!) for an ACLU fundraiser this Wednesday!   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/catch-me-if-you-can-part-1 We love International Tom Hanks Day. They're the coolest. This year we're back with another couple live episodes co-sponsored by them and recorded at the lovely Logan Theatre lounge! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Follow You Down Cover Stories: Gone, Gone, Gone Kris Petro: The Fastest Man Alive Kyle Talley: Kyle's in Jail Val Zawada: Richard from Switzerland Liz Larrimore: Castaway Connections Kailyn Bennett: The Long Road Home Thanks so much to our sponsors, Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Podcast Coop! And don't miss International Tom Hanks Day, Saturday, April 1 at Lincoln Hall! Mon, 20 Mar 2017 11:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/catch-me-if-you-can-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3120 We love International Tom Hanks Day. They're the coolest. This year we're back with another couple live episodes co-sponsored by them and recorded at the lovely Logan Theatre lounge! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Follow You Down Cover Stories: Gone, Gone, Gone Kris Petro: The Fastest Man Alive Kyle Talley: Kyle's in Jail Val Zawada: Richard from Switzerland Liz Larrimore: Castaway Connections Kailyn Bennett: The Long Road Home Thanks so much to our sponsors, Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Podcast Coop! And don't miss International Tom Hanks Day, Saturday, April 1 at Lincoln Hall! The NerdologuesWe love International Tom Hanks Day. They're the coolest. This year we're back with another couple live episodes co-sponsored by them and recorded at the lovely Logan Theatre lounge! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Follow You Down Cover Stories: Gone, Gone, Gone Kris Petro: The Fastest Man Alive Kyle Talley: Kyle's in Jail Val Zawada: Richard from Switzerland Liz Larrimore: Castaway Connections Kailyn Bennett: The Long Road Home Thanks so much to our sponsors, Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Podcast Coop! And don't miss International Tom Hanks Day, Saturday, April 1 at Lincoln Hall! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-tom-hanks-year-2 DID YOU KNOW: this Sunday, for our next live Your Stories recording, the Nerdologues are once again teaming up with International Tom Hanks Day?! To get in the spirit, once again we're doing an "in-studio" Our Stories talking about our love for the man. This episode features our own Katie Johnston-Smith, one of the biggest Tom Hanks fans around. She dishes on her favorite (and least favorite!) TH movies, what Hanks roles she'd put the Nerdologues in, and what a Tom Hanks movie of her own devising would look like. It's... pretty weird.  Thanks to Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring our show! Don't miss Your Stories this Sunday, y'all! It's at the Logan Theatre and it's gonna be great! Mon, 13 Mar 2017 11:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-tom-hanks-year-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1560 DID YOU KNOW: this Sunday, for our next live Your Stories recording, the Nerdologues are once again teaming up with International Tom Hanks Day?! To get in the spirit, once again we're doing an "in-studio" Our Stories talking about our love for the man. This episode features our own Katie Johnston-Smith, one of the biggest Tom Hanks fans around. She dishes on her favorite (and least favorite!) TH movies, what Hanks roles she'd put the Nerdologues in, and what a Tom Hanks movie of her own devising would look like. It's... pretty weird.  Thanks to Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring our show! Don't miss Your Stories this Sunday, y'all! It's at the Logan Theatre and it's gonna be great! The NerdologuesDID YOU KNOW: this Sunday, for our next live Your Stories recording, the Nerdologues are once again teaming up with International Tom Hanks Day?! To get in the spirit, once again we're doing an "in-studio" Our Stories talking about our love for the man. This episode features our own Katie Johnston-Smith, one of the biggest Tom Hanks fans around. She dishes on her favorite (and least favorite!) TH movies, what Hanks roles she'd put the Nerdologues in, and what a Tom Hanks movie of her own devising would look like. It's... pretty weird.  Thanks to Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring our show! Don't miss Your Stories this Sunday, y'all! It's at the Logan Theatre and it's gonna be great! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fanfiction-february-5-bonus Fanfiction February 5 continues (don't check the calendar!) with a trio of bonus tales not heard at the live recording! This week, friends of the show Vanessa Walilko and Marnie Thompson each wanted to submit their fanfiction pieces for the show even though they couldn't make the live recording, and I'm really glad they did. Also, in a rare glimpse into your beloved(?) host's past, I read my only published entry on fanfiction.net, an exploration of a weird factoid from Neil Gaiman's Sandman series that also incorporates the Man of Steel (check these two panels to see what I mean).  This episode, enjoy: Vanessa Walilko: Muppet Baby Captives Marnie Thompson: Early Winter Slasher Special Eric Garneau: Glimpses of Despair for the Man Who Has Everything Thanks to Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring our show! And don't miss our next live recording. We're teaming up with Tom Hanks Day once again, this time at the Logan Theatre! Mon, 06 Mar 2017 11:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fanfiction-february-5-bonus Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2100 Fanfiction February 5 continues (don't check the calendar!) with a trio of bonus tales not heard at the live recording! This week, friends of the show Vanessa Walilko and Marnie Thompson each wanted to submit their fanfiction pieces for the show even though they couldn't make the live recording, and I'm really glad they did. Also, in a rare glimpse into your beloved(?) host's past, I read my only published entry on fanfiction.net, an exploration of a weird factoid from Neil Gaiman's Sandman series that also incorporates the Man of Steel (check these two panels to see what I mean).  This episode, enjoy: Vanessa Walilko: Muppet Baby Captives Marnie Thompson: Early Winter Slasher Special Eric Garneau: Glimpses of Despair for the Man Who Has Everything Thanks to Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring our show! And don't miss our next live recording. We're teaming up with Tom Hanks Day once again, this time at the Logan Theatre! The NerdologuesFanfiction February 5 continues (don't check the calendar!) with a trio of bonus tales not heard at the live recording! This week, friends of the show Vanessa Walilko and Marnie Thompson each wanted to submit their fanfiction pieces for the show even though they couldn't make the live recording, and I'm really glad they did. Also, in a rare glimpse into your beloved(?) host's past, I read my only published entry on fanfiction.net, an exploration of a weird factoid from Neil Gaiman's Sandman series that also incorporates the Man of Steel (check these two panels to see what I mean).  This episode, enjoy: Vanessa Walilko: Muppet Baby Captives Marnie Thompson: Early Winter Slasher Special Eric Garneau: Glimpses of Despair for the Man Who Has Everything Thanks to Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring our show! And don't miss our next live recording. We're teaming up with Tom Hanks Day once again, this time at the Logan Theatre! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fanfiction-february-5-part-2 The second half of our fifth Fanfiction February/team up with VStheUNIVERSE features pieces both fictional and inspired by fiction! We hope this makes you wanna create stuff, Creating stuff is rad. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: God Only Knows Cover Stories: Forever Logan Dean: Fat Orson Welles and the Curse of Solomon's Cone Liz Brodzinski: Fanfiction, Critically Speaking Sam Begich: Theme Songs Aaron Amendola: A More Perfect World Cover Stories: Through the Valley Thanks to Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring our show! Make sure to check out VStheUNIVERSE on Patreon. You can check us out there too! Mon, 27 Feb 2017 12:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fanfiction-february-5-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2700 The second half of our fifth Fanfiction February/team up with VStheUNIVERSE features pieces both fictional and inspired by fiction! We hope this makes you wanna create stuff, Creating stuff is rad. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: God Only Knows Cover Stories: Forever Logan Dean: Fat Orson Welles and the Curse of Solomon's Cone Liz Brodzinski: Fanfiction, Critically Speaking Sam Begich: Theme Songs Aaron Amendola: A More Perfect World Cover Stories: Through the Valley Thanks to Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring our show! Make sure to check out VStheUNIVERSE on Patreon. You can check us out there too! The NerdologuesThe second half of our fifth Fanfiction February/team up with VStheUNIVERSE features pieces both fictional and inspired by fiction! We hope this makes you wanna create stuff, Creating stuff is rad. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: God Only Knows Cover Stories: Forever Logan Dean: Fat Orson Welles and the Curse of Solomon's Cone Liz Brodzinski: Fanfiction, Critically Speaking Sam Begich: Theme Songs Aaron Amendola: A More Perfect World Cover Stories: Through the Valley Thanks to Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring our show! Make sure to check out VStheUNIVERSE on Patreon. You can check us out there too! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fanfiction-february-five-part-1 For the last five years now, we've been using the alliterative "Fanfiction February" to celebrate a part of nerd culture near and dear to all of us. This year, we invited Chicago creatives VStheUNIVERSE along to play. This was a great decision! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Come As You Are Cover Stories: Life on Mars? Mike Chuck Bretzlaff & Joe Gennaro: Wrestlemania 35 Jamie McCabe: Two If by Death Matt Peters: Be the Hero Katie Johnston-Smith: Songwriting with Jack White Thanks to Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring our show! Check out VStheUNIVERSE's Patreon and help those guys create! And remember, we have a Patreon too! Mon, 20 Feb 2017 10:30:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fanfiction-february-five-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2640 For the last five years now, we've been using the alliterative "Fanfiction February" to celebrate a part of nerd culture near and dear to all of us. This year, we invited Chicago creatives VStheUNIVERSE along to play. This was a great decision! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Come As You Are Cover Stories: Life on Mars? Mike Chuck Bretzlaff & Joe Gennaro: Wrestlemania 35 Jamie McCabe: Two If by Death Matt Peters: Be the Hero Katie Johnston-Smith: Songwriting with Jack White Thanks to Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring our show! Check out VStheUNIVERSE's Patreon and help those guys create! And remember, we have a Patreon too! The NerdologuesFor the last five years now, we've been using the alliterative "Fanfiction February" to celebrate a part of nerd culture near and dear to all of us. This year, we invited Chicago creatives VStheUNIVERSE along to play. This was a great decision! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Come As You Are Cover Stories: Life on Mars? Mike Chuck Bretzlaff & Joe Gennaro: Wrestlemania 35 Jamie McCabe: Two If by Death Matt Peters: Be the Hero Katie Johnston-Smith: Songwriting with Jack White Thanks to Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring our show! Check out VStheUNIVERSE's Patreon and help those guys create! And remember, we have a Patreon too! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/meltdown-part-2 The final in the trinity of shows we recorded in Los Angeles is now comin atcha live. It was an absolute privilege and joy doing a show at the Nerdist Showroom at Meltdown Comics, and we have some really tremendous stories to show for it. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Nuclear Katie Wadsworth: Megan Laura Jenkins: Sandy Sandals Faith D'Amato: Penguin Romance Kevin Walsh: Animal Control Cover Stories: Back to Black Thanks to our sponsors Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Podcast Coop for making this all happen! This Sunday it's our annual Fanfiction February at Your Stories! Mon, 13 Feb 2017 15:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/meltdown-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2820 The final in the trinity of shows we recorded in Los Angeles is now comin atcha live. It was an absolute privilege and joy doing a show at the Nerdist Showroom at Meltdown Comics, and we have some really tremendous stories to show for it. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Nuclear Katie Wadsworth: Megan Laura Jenkins: Sandy Sandals Faith D'Amato: Penguin Romance Kevin Walsh: Animal Control Cover Stories: Back to Black Thanks to our sponsors Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Podcast Coop for making this all happen! This Sunday it's our annual Fanfiction February at Your Stories! The NerdologuesThe final in the trinity of shows we recorded in Los Angeles is now comin atcha live. It was an absolute privilege and joy doing a show at the Nerdist Showroom at Meltdown Comics, and we have some really tremendous stories to show for it. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Nuclear Katie Wadsworth: Megan Laura Jenkins: Sandy Sandals Faith D'Amato: Penguin Romance Kevin Walsh: Animal Control Cover Stories: Back to Black Thanks to our sponsors Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Podcast Coop for making this all happen! This Sunday it's our annual Fanfiction February at Your Stories! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/meltdown-part-1 A few weeks ago the Nerds went to LA. Last week on Your Stories you heard bits from our sketch show at UCB Franklin. Over the next couple weeks you'll get the Your Stories show we recorded at the Nerdist Showroom at Meltdown Comics. It was a real treat to record at such an iconic venue, and I love the show that came out of it. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: You Drive Me Crazy Charlie Madsen: The Anxiety of Completion Kristin Clifford: The Creepiest Things I've Done Eric Roth: Toddler's Gymnastics Eric Schinzer: Toppings Thanks so much to Cards Against Humanity/the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring today's show! Don't miss the next live Your Stories -- it's Fanfiction February 5! Also -- Dwight, Katie, and Eric will be the house band at Mortified at the Promontory this week!   Mon, 06 Feb 2017 13:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/meltdown-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2460 A few weeks ago the Nerds went to LA. Last week on Your Stories you heard bits from our sketch show at UCB Franklin. Over the next couple weeks you'll get the Your Stories show we recorded at the Nerdist Showroom at Meltdown Comics. It was a real treat to record at such an iconic venue, and I love the show that came out of it. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: You Drive Me Crazy Charlie Madsen: The Anxiety of Completion Kristin Clifford: The Creepiest Things I've Done Eric Roth: Toddler's Gymnastics Eric Schinzer: Toppings Thanks so much to Cards Against Humanity/the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring today's show! Don't miss the next live Your Stories -- it's Fanfiction February 5! Also -- Dwight, Katie, and Eric will be the house band at Mortified at the Promontory this week!   The NerdologuesA few weeks ago the Nerds went to LA. Last week on Your Stories you heard bits from our sketch show at UCB Franklin. Over the next couple weeks you'll get the Your Stories show we recorded at the Nerdist Showroom at Meltdown Comics. It was a real treat to record at such an iconic venue, and I love the show that came out of it. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: You Drive Me Crazy Charlie Madsen: The Anxiety of Completion Kristin Clifford: The Creepiest Things I've Done Eric Roth: Toddler's Gymnastics Eric Schinzer: Toppings Thanks so much to Cards Against Humanity/the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring today's show! Don't miss the next live Your Stories -- it's Fanfiction February 5! Also -- Dwight, Katie, and Eric will be the house band at Mortified at the Promontory this week!   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-nerdologues-live-ucb-franklin This week, we're doing something a little bit different. We took a trip out to Los Angeles to do a couple shows; you'll hear the Your Stories from that next week, but first, we wanted to give you all a bit of comedy! This episode contains bits from the Nerdologues' latest all-new sketch show, which we put up at UCB Franklin this past Thursday. We're pretty proud of this material and we hope you enjoy it! This episode, you get: Star Wars Themes A Lovely Home Round Two (1) Jack White Doctor Lawyer Round Two (2) Used to Sleep Round Two (3) Self-Defense Joe Monologue Our next live Your Stories show is Sunday, February 19 at the Some Office Theater, and it's our ever-popular annual Fanfiction night. Don't miss it! Mon, 30 Jan 2017 10:30:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-nerdologues-live-ucb-franklin Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1860 This week, we're doing something a little bit different. We took a trip out to Los Angeles to do a couple shows; you'll hear the Your Stories from that next week, but first, we wanted to give you all a bit of comedy! This episode contains bits from the Nerdologues' latest all-new sketch show, which we put up at UCB Franklin this past Thursday. We're pretty proud of this material and we hope you enjoy it! This episode, you get: Star Wars Themes A Lovely Home Round Two (1) Jack White Doctor Lawyer Round Two (2) Used to Sleep Round Two (3) Self-Defense Joe Monologue Our next live Your Stories show is Sunday, February 19 at the Some Office Theater, and it's our ever-popular annual Fanfiction night. Don't miss it! The NerdologuesThis week, we're doing something a little bit different. We took a trip out to Los Angeles to do a couple shows; you'll hear the Your Stories from that next week, but first, we wanted to give you all a bit of comedy! This episode contains bits from the Nerdologues' latest all-new sketch show, which we put up at UCB Franklin this past Thursday. We're pretty proud of this material and we hope you enjoy it! This episode, you get: Star Wars Themes A Lovely Home Round Two (1) Jack White Doctor Lawyer Round Two (2) Used to Sleep Round Two (3) Self-Defense Joe Monologue Our next live Your Stories show is Sunday, February 19 at the Some Office Theater, and it's our ever-popular annual Fanfiction night. Don't miss it! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/resolution-part-2 The Nerdologues wanted to meet 2017 head-on, so for the second part of our first episode recorded in the new year, we've got more stories and songs inspired by the theme "Resolution" for all y'all. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Wait for It Cover Stories: Brand New You Lily Be: Cougar Promises Ashley Keenan: Invisible Maria Vorhis: Petunia Kellen Terrett: Will a Better Resolution Make You Happier? Cover Stories: Revolution Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring this week's episode and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! West Coasters, don't miss our two LA shows this week: first an all-new sketch show at UCB Franklin Thursday, then a Your Stories at Nerdmelt on Friday! And of course, Fanfiction February 5 is right around the corner!   Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:30:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/resolution-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2820 The Nerdologues wanted to meet 2017 head-on, so for the second part of our first episode recorded in the new year, we've got more stories and songs inspired by the theme "Resolution" for all y'all. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Wait for It Cover Stories: Brand New You Lily Be: Cougar Promises Ashley Keenan: Invisible Maria Vorhis: Petunia Kellen Terrett: Will a Better Resolution Make You Happier? Cover Stories: Revolution Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring this week's episode and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! West Coasters, don't miss our two LA shows this week: first an all-new sketch show at UCB Franklin Thursday, then a Your Stories at Nerdmelt on Friday! And of course, Fanfiction February 5 is right around the corner!   The NerdologuesThe Nerdologues wanted to meet 2017 head-on, so for the second part of our first episode recorded in the new year, we've got more stories and songs inspired by the theme "Resolution" for all y'all. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Wait for It Cover Stories: Brand New You Lily Be: Cougar Promises Ashley Keenan: Invisible Maria Vorhis: Petunia Kellen Terrett: Will a Better Resolution Make You Happier? Cover Stories: Revolution Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring this week's episode and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! West Coasters, don't miss our two LA shows this week: first an all-new sketch show at UCB Franklin Thursday, then a Your Stories at Nerdmelt on Friday! And of course, Fanfiction February 5 is right around the corner!   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/resolution-part-1 You say you want a resolution, welllll you know - that's the topic of today's episode. We decided to meet this weird, likely challenging, hopefully net positive year head on with a couple of episodes devoted to the seasonally popular theme. We also have a new house band lineup. Exciting! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Carry On Cover Stories: Resolution Tim Dunn: A Positive Spin Logan Dean: Home Emily Labbe: Me and the Pavement Cher Vincent: Who's Crying Now Thanks to sponsor Cards Against Humanity and to the Chicago Podcast Coop for supporting us! Come check us out for a sketch show and a Your Stories in LA, and don't miss our annual Fanfiction February show in Chicago next month! Mon, 16 Jan 2017 12:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/resolution-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2400 You say you want a resolution, welllll you know - that's the topic of today's episode. We decided to meet this weird, likely challenging, hopefully net positive year head on with a couple of episodes devoted to the seasonally popular theme. We also have a new house band lineup. Exciting! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Carry On Cover Stories: Resolution Tim Dunn: A Positive Spin Logan Dean: Home Emily Labbe: Me and the Pavement Cher Vincent: Who's Crying Now Thanks to sponsor Cards Against Humanity and to the Chicago Podcast Coop for supporting us! Come check us out for a sketch show and a Your Stories in LA, and don't miss our annual Fanfiction February show in Chicago next month! The NerdologuesYou say you want a resolution, welllll you know - that's the topic of today's episode. We decided to meet this weird, likely challenging, hopefully net positive year head on with a couple of episodes devoted to the seasonally popular theme. We also have a new house band lineup. Exciting! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Carry On Cover Stories: Resolution Tim Dunn: A Positive Spin Logan Dean: Home Emily Labbe: Me and the Pavement Cher Vincent: Who's Crying Now Thanks to sponsor Cards Against Humanity and to the Chicago Podcast Coop for supporting us! Come check us out for a sketch show and a Your Stories in LA, and don't miss our annual Fanfiction February show in Chicago next month! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/five-years-part-2 If you heard last week's episode, you know that recording our Five Year Anniversary show at the Hideout was a real treat, and the stories and songs on this week's episode will only further cement that idea in your mind. This is for sure one of the coolest shows we've ever done, and now you can relive it forever and ever (or at least until a massive EMP wipes all computer data across the globe) thanks to podcasting! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories Annual: The Ocean Cover Stories Annual: Beelzeboss Tracie Hall: Crush Mike Gifford: Daryl Matt Young: A Series of Moments Scott Whitehair: "Turn Around. Sit Down. Yaaay! Goodbye." Kevin Reader & Dr. William Kenkel: Time Capsule/Kinsey Podcasting Cover Stories Annual: Bohemian Rhapsody Thanks so much to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring this week's episode, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop for all the support!  We have SO MANY SHOWS coming up! Don't miss our first Your Stories of 2017 (themed "Resolution") this Sunday! We've got a new house band to show you! We're also heading to LA at the end of the month for a sketch show and a Your Stories! Mon, 09 Jan 2017 12:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/five-years-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4500 If you heard last week's episode, you know that recording our Five Year Anniversary show at the Hideout was a real treat, and the stories and songs on this week's episode will only further cement that idea in your mind. This is for sure one of the coolest shows we've ever done, and now you can relive it forever and ever (or at least until a massive EMP wipes all computer data across the globe) thanks to podcasting! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories Annual: The Ocean Cover Stories Annual: Beelzeboss Tracie Hall: Crush Mike Gifford: Daryl Matt Young: A Series of Moments Scott Whitehair: "Turn Around. Sit Down. Yaaay! Goodbye." Kevin Reader & Dr. William Kenkel: Time Capsule/Kinsey Podcasting Cover Stories Annual: Bohemian Rhapsody Thanks so much to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring this week's episode, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop for all the support!  We have SO MANY SHOWS coming up! Don't miss our first Your Stories of 2017 (themed "Resolution") this Sunday! We've got a new house band to show you! We're also heading to LA at the end of the month for a sketch show and a Your Stories! The NerdologuesIf you heard last week's episode, you know that recording our Five Year Anniversary show at the Hideout was a real treat, and the stories and songs on this week's episode will only further cement that idea in your mind. This is for sure one of the coolest shows we've ever done, and now you can relive it forever and ever (or at least until a massive EMP wipes all computer data across the globe) thanks to podcasting! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories Annual: The Ocean Cover Stories Annual: Beelzeboss Tracie Hall: Crush Mike Gifford: Daryl Matt Young: A Series of Moments Scott Whitehair: "Turn Around. Sit Down. Yaaay! Goodbye." Kevin Reader & Dr. William Kenkel: Time Capsule/Kinsey Podcasting Cover Stories Annual: Bohemian Rhapsody Thanks so much to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring this week's episode, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop for all the support!  We have SO MANY SHOWS coming up! Don't miss our first Your Stories of 2017 (themed "Resolution") this Sunday! We've got a new house band to show you! We're also heading to LA at the end of the month for a sketch show and a Your Stories! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/five-years-part-1-rise-and-fall-ziggy-stardust As we enter year six of this podcast, we've got one more celebration of what's come before up our sleeve. Of course, that's our Five Year Anniversary show, recorded at the Hideout in December, featuring -- for the first time ever -- a full band rocking the house, plus a collection of our favorite storytellers from our first five years of podcasts! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories Annual: "45" Cover Stories Annual: Five Years Chris Geiger: Changes Bill Bullock: Ashes to Ashes Katie Johnston-Smith: (The Last) Five Years Jonathan Lester: South Horizon Larissa Zageris: As the World Falls Down Craig Badynee: Rock 'N' Roll Suicide Thanks so much to our sponsors for this week's episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Come back next week for the second half of our Hideout show plus some cool news about the Nerds in 2017! Mon, 02 Jan 2017 12:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/five-years-part-1-rise-and-fall-ziggy-stardust Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4140 As we enter year six of this podcast, we've got one more celebration of what's come before up our sleeve. Of course, that's our Five Year Anniversary show, recorded at the Hideout in December, featuring -- for the first time ever -- a full band rocking the house, plus a collection of our favorite storytellers from our first five years of podcasts! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories Annual: "45" Cover Stories Annual: Five Years Chris Geiger: Changes Bill Bullock: Ashes to Ashes Katie Johnston-Smith: (The Last) Five Years Jonathan Lester: South Horizon Larissa Zageris: As the World Falls Down Craig Badynee: Rock 'N' Roll Suicide Thanks so much to our sponsors for this week's episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Come back next week for the second half of our Hideout show plus some cool news about the Nerds in 2017! The NerdologuesAs we enter year six of this podcast, we've got one more celebration of what's come before up our sleeve. Of course, that's our Five Year Anniversary show, recorded at the Hideout in December, featuring -- for the first time ever -- a full band rocking the house, plus a collection of our favorite storytellers from our first five years of podcasts! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories Annual: "45" Cover Stories Annual: Five Years Chris Geiger: Changes Bill Bullock: Ashes to Ashes Katie Johnston-Smith: (The Last) Five Years Jonathan Lester: South Horizon Larissa Zageris: As the World Falls Down Craig Badynee: Rock 'N' Roll Suicide Thanks so much to our sponsors for this week's episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Come back next week for the second half of our Hideout show plus some cool news about the Nerds in 2017! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-five-years Holy crap, man. We made it five years. And we're still going! Usually our year-end Best Ofs feature stories that were voted on by our audience. But for this episode, we did something a little differently. Here, the six people most responsible for bringing you this show every month -- the band (Eric, Dwight, Claire, Jim, and Becca) plus Nerdologues founder Kevin Reader -- share their favorite pieces from across the history of this podcast! We're gonna go back in time to an iO classroom used as a last-minute replacement, we're gonna go to the Adler Planetarium, and we're gonna sing some Wilson Phillips. It's been a heck of a five years. Here's to five more. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Hold On Alex Talavera: Crisis on Infinite Alexes Eric Barry: Escort Matt Young: KC Jones Larissa Zageris: Lisa Frank Love Katie Johnston-Smith: Ride or Die Tracie Hall: The Real Kwanzaa Jonathan Lester: A Jew's Encounter with a Christmas Tree Cover Stories: Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring this week's episode (and so many throughout our five years!), and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop as well.  Mon, 26 Dec 2016 14:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-five-years Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3900 Holy crap, man. We made it five years. And we're still going! Usually our year-end Best Ofs feature stories that were voted on by our audience. But for this episode, we did something a little differently. Here, the six people most responsible for bringing you this show every month -- the band (Eric, Dwight, Claire, Jim, and Becca) plus Nerdologues founder Kevin Reader -- share their favorite pieces from across the history of this podcast! We're gonna go back in time to an iO classroom used as a last-minute replacement, we're gonna go to the Adler Planetarium, and we're gonna sing some Wilson Phillips. It's been a heck of a five years. Here's to five more. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Hold On Alex Talavera: Crisis on Infinite Alexes Eric Barry: Escort Matt Young: KC Jones Larissa Zageris: Lisa Frank Love Katie Johnston-Smith: Ride or Die Tracie Hall: The Real Kwanzaa Jonathan Lester: A Jew's Encounter with a Christmas Tree Cover Stories: Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring this week's episode (and so many throughout our five years!), and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop as well.  The NerdologuesHoly crap, man. We made it five years. And we're still going! Usually our year-end Best Ofs feature stories that were voted on by our audience. But for this episode, we did something a little differently. Here, the six people most responsible for bringing you this show every month -- the band (Eric, Dwight, Claire, Jim, and Becca) plus Nerdologues founder Kevin Reader -- share their favorite pieces from across the history of this podcast! We're gonna go back in time to an iO classroom used as a last-minute replacement, we're gonna go to the Adler Planetarium, and we're gonna sing some Wilson Phillips. It's been a heck of a five years. Here's to five more. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Hold On Alex Talavera: Crisis on Infinite Alexes Eric Barry: Escort Matt Young: KC Jones Larissa Zageris: Lisa Frank Love Katie Johnston-Smith: Ride or Die Tracie Hall: The Real Kwanzaa Jonathan Lester: A Jew's Encounter with a Christmas Tree Cover Stories: Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring this week's episode (and so many throughout our five years!), and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop as well.  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-2016 2016 has been a year, man. Fortunately, one of the things that didn't get terrible (we think!) was this podcast. Today, we've got a handful of your favorite stories and songs from the past year of shows (technically November 2015 - October 2016) for you to enjoy in one nice little package. Here are your favs! Cover Stories: Bad Blood Cover Stories: End of the Road Chris Geiger: "I Hate Vegetables" Bill Bullock: How It Should Have Ended Scott Whitehair: The Sound of Music Matt Young: I've Got 99 Problems but Dropping Names Isn't One Mike Gifford: The Special Toms in Our Lives Faith D'Amato: Magic Cover Stories: You've Got a Friend in Me Big thanks to our sponsor for this week's episode, Busy Beaver Button Co, and of course thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop! And thanks to all of you for listening! We love you! Mon, 19 Dec 2016 10:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-2016 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3780 2016 has been a year, man. Fortunately, one of the things that didn't get terrible (we think!) was this podcast. Today, we've got a handful of your favorite stories and songs from the past year of shows (technically November 2015 - October 2016) for you to enjoy in one nice little package. Here are your favs! Cover Stories: Bad Blood Cover Stories: End of the Road Chris Geiger: "I Hate Vegetables" Bill Bullock: How It Should Have Ended Scott Whitehair: The Sound of Music Matt Young: I've Got 99 Problems but Dropping Names Isn't One Mike Gifford: The Special Toms in Our Lives Faith D'Amato: Magic Cover Stories: You've Got a Friend in Me Big thanks to our sponsor for this week's episode, Busy Beaver Button Co, and of course thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop! And thanks to all of you for listening! We love you! The Nerdologues2016 has been a year, man. Fortunately, one of the things that didn't get terrible (we think!) was this podcast. Today, we've got a handful of your favorite stories and songs from the past year of shows (technically November 2015 - October 2016) for you to enjoy in one nice little package. Here are your favs! Cover Stories: Bad Blood Cover Stories: End of the Road Chris Geiger: "I Hate Vegetables" Bill Bullock: How It Should Have Ended Scott Whitehair: The Sound of Music Matt Young: I've Got 99 Problems but Dropping Names Isn't One Mike Gifford: The Special Toms in Our Lives Faith D'Amato: Magic Cover Stories: You've Got a Friend in Me Big thanks to our sponsor for this week's episode, Busy Beaver Button Co, and of course thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop! And thanks to all of you for listening! We love you! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/across-america-part-3 After taking a week to visit our Chicago Podcast Festival show, I told you Claire's farewell would be back! This is the capper, folks -- the end of an emotional night that moved the whole house. I hope you feel it through your speakers/earbuds/whatever. This ep, enjoy: Dwight Haesler: Anthony Shelby Mongan: The City, Capital "C" Brad Einstein: American Forests / Hey Ms. Friedman Claire Friedman: When Did This Happen? Claire & Brad: America Cover Stories: Chicago Thanks to Jackbox Games for sponsoring this episode and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for everything. And hey, our Five Year Anniversary Show is coming up THIS SATURDAY at the Hideout! Don't miss it! Mon, 12 Dec 2016 10:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/across-america-part-3 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4020 After taking a week to visit our Chicago Podcast Festival show, I told you Claire's farewell would be back! This is the capper, folks -- the end of an emotional night that moved the whole house. I hope you feel it through your speakers/earbuds/whatever. This ep, enjoy: Dwight Haesler: Anthony Shelby Mongan: The City, Capital "C" Brad Einstein: American Forests / Hey Ms. Friedman Claire Friedman: When Did This Happen? Claire & Brad: America Cover Stories: Chicago Thanks to Jackbox Games for sponsoring this episode and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for everything. And hey, our Five Year Anniversary Show is coming up THIS SATURDAY at the Hideout! Don't miss it! The NerdologuesAfter taking a week to visit our Chicago Podcast Festival show, I told you Claire's farewell would be back! This is the capper, folks -- the end of an emotional night that moved the whole house. I hope you feel it through your speakers/earbuds/whatever. This ep, enjoy: Dwight Haesler: Anthony Shelby Mongan: The City, Capital "C" Brad Einstein: American Forests / Hey Ms. Friedman Claire Friedman: When Did This Happen? Claire & Brad: America Cover Stories: Chicago Thanks to Jackbox Games for sponsoring this episode and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for everything. And hey, our Five Year Anniversary Show is coming up THIS SATURDAY at the Hideout! Don't miss it! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/opening-act-chicago-podcast-festival The first annual Chicago Podcast Festival was a really incredible time and a great celebration of an art form that it kinda feels like this city does better than any other. The Nerdologues were incredibly honored to bring two of our shows to the fest (the first was MBSing which released a couple weeks ago!), and I'm really thrilled with what came out of it. For those of you looking for the final part of Claire's farewell - wait til next week! You can enjoy her here in all her non-leaving glory, plus you get a group of wonderful storytellers and musicians! This ep features: Cover Stories: The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret Cover Stories: Good as Hell Mike Gifford: Curtain-Raiser Eileen Tull: Ralph Tim Barnes: Inciting Incident Cover Stories: Million Reasons Huge thanks to our sponsors for this week's episode, Iron Galaxy Studios, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Don't miss our Five Year Anniversary show at the Hideout next Saturday! 10 amazing storytellers from across the show's history! A full band! Mon, 05 Dec 2016 10:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/opening-act-chicago-podcast-festival Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2520 The first annual Chicago Podcast Festival was a really incredible time and a great celebration of an art form that it kinda feels like this city does better than any other. The Nerdologues were incredibly honored to bring two of our shows to the fest (the first was MBSing which released a couple weeks ago!), and I'm really thrilled with what came out of it. For those of you looking for the final part of Claire's farewell - wait til next week! You can enjoy her here in all her non-leaving glory, plus you get a group of wonderful storytellers and musicians! This ep features: Cover Stories: The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret Cover Stories: Good as Hell Mike Gifford: Curtain-Raiser Eileen Tull: Ralph Tim Barnes: Inciting Incident Cover Stories: Million Reasons Huge thanks to our sponsors for this week's episode, Iron Galaxy Studios, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Don't miss our Five Year Anniversary show at the Hideout next Saturday! 10 amazing storytellers from across the show's history! A full band! The NerdologuesThe first annual Chicago Podcast Festival was a really incredible time and a great celebration of an art form that it kinda feels like this city does better than any other. The Nerdologues were incredibly honored to bring two of our shows to the fest (the first was MBSing which released a couple weeks ago!), and I'm really thrilled with what came out of it. For those of you looking for the final part of Claire's farewell - wait til next week! You can enjoy her here in all her non-leaving glory, plus you get a group of wonderful storytellers and musicians! This ep features: Cover Stories: The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret Cover Stories: Good as Hell Mike Gifford: Curtain-Raiser Eileen Tull: Ralph Tim Barnes: Inciting Incident Cover Stories: Million Reasons Huge thanks to our sponsors for this week's episode, Iron Galaxy Studios, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Don't miss our Five Year Anniversary show at the Hideout next Saturday! 10 amazing storytellers from across the show's history! A full band! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/across-america-part-2 The second installment of Claire Friedman's three-part farewell rolls on with a handful of really lovely people and stories this episode. We're sending Claire off right! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: The Distance Steve Persch: A Handy Story (with Lanyards!) Andrew Bentley: Survival Tips for the New Poor Mary Beth Smith: God Bless the USA Maura Foley: On the Road Cover Stories: I Feel the Earth Move Thanks to our sponsors for this week's episode, Busy Beaver Button Co., and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for making it all happen! Don't miss our Fifth Anniversary Show at the Hideout next month! Mon, 28 Nov 2016 11:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/across-america-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3000 The second installment of Claire Friedman's three-part farewell rolls on with a handful of really lovely people and stories this episode. We're sending Claire off right! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: The Distance Steve Persch: A Handy Story (with Lanyards!) Andrew Bentley: Survival Tips for the New Poor Mary Beth Smith: God Bless the USA Maura Foley: On the Road Cover Stories: I Feel the Earth Move Thanks to our sponsors for this week's episode, Busy Beaver Button Co., and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for making it all happen! Don't miss our Fifth Anniversary Show at the Hideout next month! The NerdologuesThe second installment of Claire Friedman's three-part farewell rolls on with a handful of really lovely people and stories this episode. We're sending Claire off right! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: The Distance Steve Persch: A Handy Story (with Lanyards!) Andrew Bentley: Survival Tips for the New Poor Mary Beth Smith: God Bless the USA Maura Foley: On the Road Cover Stories: I Feel the Earth Move Thanks to our sponsors for this week's episode, Busy Beaver Button Co., and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for making it all happen! Don't miss our Fifth Anniversary Show at the Hideout next month! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/across-america-part-1 Claire Friedman has been a crucial part of Your Stories since the beginning, first as a frequent storyteller (she's even on the first episode!), then as part of the music that fills your earholes every week. She's moving to New York City at the end of the month, and this is the first part (of three) of her farewell show. We love you, Claire. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Proud Mary Chris Geiger: Anything Can Happen Mike Gifford: Man's Country Eric Lewis-Baker: The Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness Trail Ariel Atkins: No Matter What Cover Stories: Last Train to Clarksville Thanks so much to Inventables for sponsoring this week's episode, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for hooking that up. That's another thing we owe Claire for.  It would be super cool if you wanted to tell us your favorite stories and songs from the past year of podcast. That will help us book our Five Year Anniversary show at the Hideout in December! Mon, 21 Nov 2016 12:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/across-america-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3300 Claire Friedman has been a crucial part of Your Stories since the beginning, first as a frequent storyteller (she's even on the first episode!), then as part of the music that fills your earholes every week. She's moving to New York City at the end of the month, and this is the first part (of three) of her farewell show. We love you, Claire. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Proud Mary Chris Geiger: Anything Can Happen Mike Gifford: Man's Country Eric Lewis-Baker: The Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness Trail Ariel Atkins: No Matter What Cover Stories: Last Train to Clarksville Thanks so much to Inventables for sponsoring this week's episode, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for hooking that up. That's another thing we owe Claire for.  It would be super cool if you wanted to tell us your favorite stories and songs from the past year of podcast. That will help us book our Five Year Anniversary show at the Hideout in December! The NerdologuesClaire Friedman has been a crucial part of Your Stories since the beginning, first as a frequent storyteller (she's even on the first episode!), then as part of the music that fills your earholes every week. She's moving to New York City at the end of the month, and this is the first part (of three) of her farewell show. We love you, Claire. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Proud Mary Chris Geiger: Anything Can Happen Mike Gifford: Man's Country Eric Lewis-Baker: The Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness Trail Ariel Atkins: No Matter What Cover Stories: Last Train to Clarksville Thanks so much to Inventables for sponsoring this week's episode, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for hooking that up. That's another thing we owe Claire for.  It would be super cool if you wanted to tell us your favorite stories and songs from the past year of podcast. That will help us book our Five Year Anniversary show at the Hideout in December! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-chicago-podcast-festival Both Your Stories and MBSing are incredibly honored to be a part of the first annual Chicago Podcast Festival, happening across the city this weekend! For our episode this week, Eric and Mary Beth wanted to promo their own shows at the festival and also share some relevant stories! Eric talks about almost but not quite getting to perform at Lollapalooza, and Mary Beth relates how a podcast made her feel welcome when she first got to Chicago. Bottom line, we're really excited for this weekend. Check out the Chicago Podcast Festival and get tickets to our shows and others now! Thanks to our sponsors for this week's episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for making it all happen! And hey, this is the last week to tell us your favorite stories and songs from the past year of podcasts! Help us put together our end-of-year podcast episode and also our Five Year Anniversary Show at the Hideout! Mon, 14 Nov 2016 09:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-chicago-podcast-festival Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1920 Both Your Stories and MBSing are incredibly honored to be a part of the first annual Chicago Podcast Festival, happening across the city this weekend! For our episode this week, Eric and Mary Beth wanted to promo their own shows at the festival and also share some relevant stories! Eric talks about almost but not quite getting to perform at Lollapalooza, and Mary Beth relates how a podcast made her feel welcome when she first got to Chicago. Bottom line, we're really excited for this weekend. Check out the Chicago Podcast Festival and get tickets to our shows and others now! Thanks to our sponsors for this week's episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for making it all happen! And hey, this is the last week to tell us your favorite stories and songs from the past year of podcasts! Help us put together our end-of-year podcast episode and also our Five Year Anniversary Show at the Hideout! The NerdologuesBoth Your Stories and MBSing are incredibly honored to be a part of the first annual Chicago Podcast Festival, happening across the city this weekend! For our episode this week, Eric and Mary Beth wanted to promo their own shows at the festival and also share some relevant stories! Eric talks about almost but not quite getting to perform at Lollapalooza, and Mary Beth relates how a podcast made her feel welcome when she first got to Chicago. Bottom line, we're really excited for this weekend. Check out the Chicago Podcast Festival and get tickets to our shows and others now! Thanks to our sponsors for this week's episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for making it all happen! And hey, this is the last week to tell us your favorite stories and songs from the past year of podcasts! Help us put together our end-of-year podcast episode and also our Five Year Anniversary Show at the Hideout! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/memory-lane The University of Illinois is a pretty special place to at least a couple people in the Nerdologues, but certainly for group founder Kevin Reader. He was an artist-in-residence at U of I's Allen Hall a few weeks ago, and for the last night of his residency, he and Eric ran a really special Your Stories show made up of some very talented University students and alums. This was a really cool thing we got to do; thanks for having us, Allen Hall! This episode, enjoy: Eric: Blood Red Summer Eric: Dakota Eric Garneau: Failure Avalon Ruby: Head Wound Brock Russell: Blacking In Rachel Pellegrino: Triple Extreme Jesus Monroy: Costa Rica Sarah Miller: Time Amongst the Parrotheads Kevin Reader: A Toast and a Eulogy Eric: Portions for Foxes Thanks to our sponsors for this week's episode, Basecamp via the Chicago Podcast Coop! Don't forget to submit your favorite stories and songs from the last year of podcasts! That helps us put together our year-end episodes and also our Fifth Anniversary Show at the Hideout this December! Your Stories will be doing a show at the Chicago Podcast Festival next Friday and we're very excited!   Mon, 07 Nov 2016 12:30:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/memory-lane Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3360 The University of Illinois is a pretty special place to at least a couple people in the Nerdologues, but certainly for group founder Kevin Reader. He was an artist-in-residence at U of I's Allen Hall a few weeks ago, and for the last night of his residency, he and Eric ran a really special Your Stories show made up of some very talented University students and alums. This was a really cool thing we got to do; thanks for having us, Allen Hall! This episode, enjoy: Eric: Blood Red Summer Eric: Dakota Eric Garneau: Failure Avalon Ruby: Head Wound Brock Russell: Blacking In Rachel Pellegrino: Triple Extreme Jesus Monroy: Costa Rica Sarah Miller: Time Amongst the Parrotheads Kevin Reader: A Toast and a Eulogy Eric: Portions for Foxes Thanks to our sponsors for this week's episode, Basecamp via the Chicago Podcast Coop! Don't forget to submit your favorite stories and songs from the last year of podcasts! That helps us put together our year-end episodes and also our Fifth Anniversary Show at the Hideout this December! Your Stories will be doing a show at the Chicago Podcast Festival next Friday and we're very excited!   The NerdologuesThe University of Illinois is a pretty special place to at least a couple people in the Nerdologues, but certainly for group founder Kevin Reader. He was an artist-in-residence at U of I's Allen Hall a few weeks ago, and for the last night of his residency, he and Eric ran a really special Your Stories show made up of some very talented University students and alums. This was a really cool thing we got to do; thanks for having us, Allen Hall! This episode, enjoy: Eric: Blood Red Summer Eric: Dakota Eric Garneau: Failure Avalon Ruby: Head Wound Brock Russell: Blacking In Rachel Pellegrino: Triple Extreme Jesus Monroy: Costa Rica Sarah Miller: Time Amongst the Parrotheads Kevin Reader: A Toast and a Eulogy Eric: Portions for Foxes Thanks to our sponsors for this week's episode, Basecamp via the Chicago Podcast Coop! Don't forget to submit your favorite stories and songs from the last year of podcasts! That helps us put together our year-end episodes and also our Fifth Anniversary Show at the Hideout this December! Your Stories will be doing a show at the Chicago Podcast Festival next Friday and we're very excited!   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/happy-halloween Today is Halloween. Today, we also put up our Best of 2016 Nominations form AND announced details for our Five Year Annivesary Show at the Hideout in December! So it seemed like a good time to do a little looking backwards with some scary favorites from Your Stories past recorded before we set out to make actual scary episodes. These stories just happened to fit the mold! From twisted families to Lovecraftian monsters to real-life vampires, we're covering a bunch of horrific territory today! Please enjoy: Cover Stories: In the Air Tonight Fin Coe: Lights High #32 - The Trouble with Brothers Ben Riggs: The Six Weeks I Thought Cthulu Was Real Patrick Winegar: The Scariest Haunted House Chris Crotwell: Silence Julia Weiss: Alien Abduction James D'Amato: Real-Life Vampires Eric and Bobby: The End of the Line Thanks of course to our sponsor for this week's episode, Cards Against Humanity via the Chicago Podcast Coop! Mon, 31 Oct 2016 12:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/happy-halloween Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3240 Today is Halloween. Today, we also put up our Best of 2016 Nominations form AND announced details for our Five Year Annivesary Show at the Hideout in December! So it seemed like a good time to do a little looking backwards with some scary favorites from Your Stories past recorded before we set out to make actual scary episodes. These stories just happened to fit the mold! From twisted families to Lovecraftian monsters to real-life vampires, we're covering a bunch of horrific territory today! Please enjoy: Cover Stories: In the Air Tonight Fin Coe: Lights High #32 - The Trouble with Brothers Ben Riggs: The Six Weeks I Thought Cthulu Was Real Patrick Winegar: The Scariest Haunted House Chris Crotwell: Silence Julia Weiss: Alien Abduction James D'Amato: Real-Life Vampires Eric and Bobby: The End of the Line Thanks of course to our sponsor for this week's episode, Cards Against Humanity via the Chicago Podcast Coop! The NerdologuesToday is Halloween. Today, we also put up our Best of 2016 Nominations form AND announced details for our Five Year Annivesary Show at the Hideout in December! So it seemed like a good time to do a little looking backwards with some scary favorites from Your Stories past recorded before we set out to make actual scary episodes. These stories just happened to fit the mold! From twisted families to Lovecraftian monsters to real-life vampires, we're covering a bunch of horrific territory today! Please enjoy: Cover Stories: In the Air Tonight Fin Coe: Lights High #32 - The Trouble with Brothers Ben Riggs: The Six Weeks I Thought Cthulu Was Real Patrick Winegar: The Scariest Haunted House Chris Crotwell: Silence Julia Weiss: Alien Abduction James D'Amato: Real-Life Vampires Eric and Bobby: The End of the Line Thanks of course to our sponsor for this week's episode, Cards Against Humanity via the Chicago Podcast Coop! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/horror-stories-2-part-2 Hot on the heels of last week, here's another batch of genuinely spooky stories from friends and wonderful Chicago creatives to get you in the Halloween spirit! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: No More Mr. Nice Guy Cover Stories: Feed My Frankenstein Brian Wille: Sanctuary Jared Kannenberg: The Scourge of the Porcelain Dolls Jim McDoniel: Carcosa Lisa Burton: A True-to-Life, Stereotypical Haunting Experience Cover Stories: Paint it Black Big thanks to our sponsors for this week's episode, Cards Against Humanity via the Chicago Podcast Coop.  If you like us, check out our Patreon page, dudes! Mon, 24 Oct 2016 11:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/horror-stories-2-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2880 Hot on the heels of last week, here's another batch of genuinely spooky stories from friends and wonderful Chicago creatives to get you in the Halloween spirit! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: No More Mr. Nice Guy Cover Stories: Feed My Frankenstein Brian Wille: Sanctuary Jared Kannenberg: The Scourge of the Porcelain Dolls Jim McDoniel: Carcosa Lisa Burton: A True-to-Life, Stereotypical Haunting Experience Cover Stories: Paint it Black Big thanks to our sponsors for this week's episode, Cards Against Humanity via the Chicago Podcast Coop.  If you like us, check out our Patreon page, dudes! The NerdologuesHot on the heels of last week, here's another batch of genuinely spooky stories from friends and wonderful Chicago creatives to get you in the Halloween spirit! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: No More Mr. Nice Guy Cover Stories: Feed My Frankenstein Brian Wille: Sanctuary Jared Kannenberg: The Scourge of the Porcelain Dolls Jim McDoniel: Carcosa Lisa Burton: A True-to-Life, Stereotypical Haunting Experience Cover Stories: Paint it Black Big thanks to our sponsors for this week's episode, Cards Against Humanity via the Chicago Podcast Coop.  If you like us, check out our Patreon page, dudes! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/horror-stories-2-part-1 We're getting appropriately spooky for these next few weeks of Your Stories episodes, starting with this bad boy -- recorded last night -- that has some of the most haunting stories ever related to our podcast audience! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: I Put a Spell on You Eric Garneau: Movie Trailers Andrew Bentley: Grandma Edie Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: Video Games That Scare Me Alex Young: Season of the Witch Tyler Paterson: Ouija Board Cover Stories: Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Thanks so much to our sponsor for this week's episode, Jackbox Games, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop as well! Check us out on Patreon! And for more on Chicago Loot Drop's Press Start to Drink (what Mike Chuck talked about in his introduction), go here! Mon, 17 Oct 2016 12:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/horror-stories-2-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2880 We're getting appropriately spooky for these next few weeks of Your Stories episodes, starting with this bad boy -- recorded last night -- that has some of the most haunting stories ever related to our podcast audience! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: I Put a Spell on You Eric Garneau: Movie Trailers Andrew Bentley: Grandma Edie Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: Video Games That Scare Me Alex Young: Season of the Witch Tyler Paterson: Ouija Board Cover Stories: Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Thanks so much to our sponsor for this week's episode, Jackbox Games, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop as well! Check us out on Patreon! And for more on Chicago Loot Drop's Press Start to Drink (what Mike Chuck talked about in his introduction), go here! The NerdologuesWe're getting appropriately spooky for these next few weeks of Your Stories episodes, starting with this bad boy -- recorded last night -- that has some of the most haunting stories ever related to our podcast audience! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: I Put a Spell on You Eric Garneau: Movie Trailers Andrew Bentley: Grandma Edie Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: Video Games That Scare Me Alex Young: Season of the Witch Tyler Paterson: Ouija Board Cover Stories: Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Thanks so much to our sponsor for this week's episode, Jackbox Games, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop as well! Check us out on Patreon! And for more on Chicago Loot Drop's Press Start to Drink (what Mike Chuck talked about in his introduction), go here! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/friendship-part-2 Here's the second part of our collaboration with Jenn and Trin from the wonderful Friendshipping podcast, a fellow Chicago Podcast Coop show that we really dig. Also, they're in the middle of a sweet Kickstarter campaign for Friendship Postcards that it would be cool of you to check out! Jenn and Trin helped us gather a really great group of people to share stories on a theme close to the hearts. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: My Hero Claire Friedman: Extended Family Jamie Sanchez: The Simpsons Test Mike Gifford: Talent Show Trin Garritano: The Toxic Friend Cover Stories: You're My Best Friend Thanks so much to Jackbox Games and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring today's episode! Our next live Your Stories show is this Sunday and we're getting spooooky! If you'd like, you can check us out on Patreon! That helps us make more cool stuff! Mon, 10 Oct 2016 11:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/friendship-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2640 Here's the second part of our collaboration with Jenn and Trin from the wonderful Friendshipping podcast, a fellow Chicago Podcast Coop show that we really dig. Also, they're in the middle of a sweet Kickstarter campaign for Friendship Postcards that it would be cool of you to check out! Jenn and Trin helped us gather a really great group of people to share stories on a theme close to the hearts. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: My Hero Claire Friedman: Extended Family Jamie Sanchez: The Simpsons Test Mike Gifford: Talent Show Trin Garritano: The Toxic Friend Cover Stories: You're My Best Friend Thanks so much to Jackbox Games and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring today's episode! Our next live Your Stories show is this Sunday and we're getting spooooky! If you'd like, you can check us out on Patreon! That helps us make more cool stuff! The NerdologuesHere's the second part of our collaboration with Jenn and Trin from the wonderful Friendshipping podcast, a fellow Chicago Podcast Coop show that we really dig. Also, they're in the middle of a sweet Kickstarter campaign for Friendship Postcards that it would be cool of you to check out! Jenn and Trin helped us gather a really great group of people to share stories on a theme close to the hearts. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: My Hero Claire Friedman: Extended Family Jamie Sanchez: The Simpsons Test Mike Gifford: Talent Show Trin Garritano: The Toxic Friend Cover Stories: You're My Best Friend Thanks so much to Jackbox Games and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring today's episode! Our next live Your Stories show is this Sunday and we're getting spooooky! If you'd like, you can check us out on Patreon! That helps us make more cool stuff! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/friendship-part-1 Jenn Bane and Trin Garritano are two wonderful people who do a lot of really great things, like this podcast Friendshipping that is super, super rad. A couple weeks ago, they joined the Nerds to help put together a night of stories about their favorite theme, friendship! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: We're Going to Be Friends Cover Stories: I'll Be There for You Mary Beth Smith: Mary Helen Bill Bullock: Being My Friend Sam Berkman: Relationship Friendships / YOLO Karlyn Meyer: Singer-Songwriter Jenn Bane: Web Spaces Cover Stories: Wannabe Please do yourselves a favor and check out Jenn and Trin's Friendship Postcards Kickstarter. We love this! Thanks so much to our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop! If you like what we do, check out our Patreon, friends!   Mon, 03 Oct 2016 11:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/friendship-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2880 Jenn Bane and Trin Garritano are two wonderful people who do a lot of really great things, like this podcast Friendshipping that is super, super rad. A couple weeks ago, they joined the Nerds to help put together a night of stories about their favorite theme, friendship! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: We're Going to Be Friends Cover Stories: I'll Be There for You Mary Beth Smith: Mary Helen Bill Bullock: Being My Friend Sam Berkman: Relationship Friendships / YOLO Karlyn Meyer: Singer-Songwriter Jenn Bane: Web Spaces Cover Stories: Wannabe Please do yourselves a favor and check out Jenn and Trin's Friendship Postcards Kickstarter. We love this! Thanks so much to our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop! If you like what we do, check out our Patreon, friends!   The NerdologuesJenn Bane and Trin Garritano are two wonderful people who do a lot of really great things, like this podcast Friendshipping that is super, super rad. A couple weeks ago, they joined the Nerds to help put together a night of stories about their favorite theme, friendship! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: We're Going to Be Friends Cover Stories: I'll Be There for You Mary Beth Smith: Mary Helen Bill Bullock: Being My Friend Sam Berkman: Relationship Friendships / YOLO Karlyn Meyer: Singer-Songwriter Jenn Bane: Web Spaces Cover Stories: Wannabe Please do yourselves a favor and check out Jenn and Trin's Friendship Postcards Kickstarter. We love this! Thanks so much to our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop! If you like what we do, check out our Patreon, friends!   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/long-distance-part-2 Every time the Nerds go to LA, we have a blast, and this was no exception. Last Monday we were thrilled to record a special Your Stories at UCB Sunset, and here's the second half of what resulted. This episode, enjoy: Eric: Sometimes a Fantasy Faith D'Amato: Magic Nikki Taguilas: Golden Corral Ever Mainard: Dermatologist Gary Lucy: Long-Distance Identity Crisis, or How I Faked My Own Death to Avoid Paying a Phone Bill Eric with special guest Jon Lester: Faithfully Thanks again to our sponsors for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for existing! If you'd like to get in on that sponsorship action, you can check out our Patreon page! Mon, 26 Sep 2016 10:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/long-distance-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3060 Every time the Nerds go to LA, we have a blast, and this was no exception. Last Monday we were thrilled to record a special Your Stories at UCB Sunset, and here's the second half of what resulted. This episode, enjoy: Eric: Sometimes a Fantasy Faith D'Amato: Magic Nikki Taguilas: Golden Corral Ever Mainard: Dermatologist Gary Lucy: Long-Distance Identity Crisis, or How I Faked My Own Death to Avoid Paying a Phone Bill Eric with special guest Jon Lester: Faithfully Thanks again to our sponsors for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for existing! If you'd like to get in on that sponsorship action, you can check out our Patreon page! The NerdologuesEvery time the Nerds go to LA, we have a blast, and this was no exception. Last Monday we were thrilled to record a special Your Stories at UCB Sunset, and here's the second half of what resulted. This episode, enjoy: Eric: Sometimes a Fantasy Faith D'Amato: Magic Nikki Taguilas: Golden Corral Ever Mainard: Dermatologist Gary Lucy: Long-Distance Identity Crisis, or How I Faked My Own Death to Avoid Paying a Phone Bill Eric with special guest Jon Lester: Faithfully Thanks again to our sponsors for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for existing! If you'd like to get in on that sponsorship action, you can check out our Patreon page! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/long-distance-part-1 It was an absolute honor and pleasure to record a Your Stories episode at UCB Sunset, a really incredible comedy theater in Los Angeles. Some of our favorite West Coast people came out to share their stories, and what resulted was a really fantastic evening. This episode, enjoy: Eric: 500 Miles (I'm Gonna Be) Ben Dunn: Twin Relationships Jessie Stegner: Nonni & the Mile Maggie Clancy: Lice Contagion Kevin Walsh: The College Try Thanks so much to our sponsors for this episode, Field Notes, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for hooking us up. If you like what we do, check us out on Patreon! Tue, 20 Sep 2016 12:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/long-distance-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2254 It was an absolute honor and pleasure to record a Your Stories episode at UCB Sunset, a really incredible comedy theater in Los Angeles. Some of our favorite West Coast people came out to share their stories, and what resulted was a really fantastic evening. This episode, enjoy: Eric: 500 Miles (I'm Gonna Be) Ben Dunn: Twin Relationships Jessie Stegner: Nonni & the Mile Maggie Clancy: Lice Contagion Kevin Walsh: The College Try Thanks so much to our sponsors for this episode, Field Notes, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for hooking us up. If you like what we do, check us out on Patreon! The NerdologuesIt was an absolute honor and pleasure to record a Your Stories episode at UCB Sunset, a really incredible comedy theater in Los Angeles. Some of our favorite West Coast people came out to share their stories, and what resulted was a really fantastic evening. This episode, enjoy: Eric: 500 Miles (I'm Gonna Be) Ben Dunn: Twin Relationships Jessie Stegner: Nonni & the Mile Maggie Clancy: Lice Contagion Kevin Walsh: The College Try Thanks so much to our sponsors for this episode, Field Notes, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for hooking us up. If you like what we do, check us out on Patreon! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-long-distance Hey! We're recording a Your Stories at UCB Sunset next Monday! This is very exciting! In anticipation of this, 4/6 of the Nerds -- Joe, Katie, MB, and Eric -- got together to chat about that show's theme, Long Distance. You'll hear about Katie's Phantom Menace chat room romance, Joe's weekly wrestling phone calls, and more!  Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for all the support.  A cool thing to do if you like the Nerds is check out our Patreon page! Mon, 12 Sep 2016 10:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-long-distance Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2640 Hey! We're recording a Your Stories at UCB Sunset next Monday! This is very exciting! In anticipation of this, 4/6 of the Nerds -- Joe, Katie, MB, and Eric -- got together to chat about that show's theme, Long Distance. You'll hear about Katie's Phantom Menace chat room romance, Joe's weekly wrestling phone calls, and more!  Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for all the support.  A cool thing to do if you like the Nerds is check out our Patreon page! The NerdologuesHey! We're recording a Your Stories at UCB Sunset next Monday! This is very exciting! In anticipation of this, 4/6 of the Nerds -- Joe, Katie, MB, and Eric -- got together to chat about that show's theme, Long Distance. You'll hear about Katie's Phantom Menace chat room romance, Joe's weekly wrestling phone calls, and more!  Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for all the support.  A cool thing to do if you like the Nerds is check out our Patreon page! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-mixtapes Mike (the King) Jando. Katie (the Teenage Boy) Johnston-Smith. Eric (the Host) Garneau. When these three get together, ANYTHING can happen, if by anything you mean a discussion of mixtapes and rock and roll to celebrate the launch of the Nerdologues' new podcast, Blank Cassette! You'll hear about Jando's brush with rock and roll stardom, what Katie thinks about guys who play instruments good, the reason Eric loves mixtapes so much, and more! But not that much more! But still, more! Thanks so much to our sponsors for this episode, Iron Galaxy, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for existing. If you like the Nerdologues and what we do, check out our Patreon page and support us maybe? Mon, 05 Sep 2016 11:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-mixtapes Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2400 Mike (the King) Jando. Katie (the Teenage Boy) Johnston-Smith. Eric (the Host) Garneau. When these three get together, ANYTHING can happen, if by anything you mean a discussion of mixtapes and rock and roll to celebrate the launch of the Nerdologues' new podcast, Blank Cassette! You'll hear about Jando's brush with rock and roll stardom, what Katie thinks about guys who play instruments good, the reason Eric loves mixtapes so much, and more! But not that much more! But still, more! Thanks so much to our sponsors for this episode, Iron Galaxy, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for existing. If you like the Nerdologues and what we do, check out our Patreon page and support us maybe? The NerdologuesMike (the King) Jando. Katie (the Teenage Boy) Johnston-Smith. Eric (the Host) Garneau. When these three get together, ANYTHING can happen, if by anything you mean a discussion of mixtapes and rock and roll to celebrate the launch of the Nerdologues' new podcast, Blank Cassette! You'll hear about Jando's brush with rock and roll stardom, what Katie thinks about guys who play instruments good, the reason Eric loves mixtapes so much, and more! But not that much more! But still, more! Thanks so much to our sponsors for this episode, Iron Galaxy, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for existing. If you like the Nerdologues and what we do, check out our Patreon page and support us maybe? https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/intrigue-part-2 Reminder: Taylor Swift: Girl Detective is available at a couple local Chicago stores now, and it is amazing. If you haven't yet, definitely check it out soon! And also, check out the second part of our team-up with its creators, Kitty and Larissa, who helped curate a sweet night of stories and songs! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: All You Had to Do Was Stay Cover Stories: Shake It Off Katie Johnston-Smith: The Case of the Missing Paperweight Brian Wille: A Ram in the Hand Is Worth Two in the Stars Jen Ducharme: Against the Odds Becca Brown: A Taylor Swift Love Life Cover Stories: Should've Said No/Pour Some Sugar on Me Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop as always! If you like this show, you can be a doll by rating/reviewing us on iTunes and checking out our Patreon! Mon, 29 Aug 2016 10:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/intrigue-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3120 Reminder: Taylor Swift: Girl Detective is available at a couple local Chicago stores now, and it is amazing. If you haven't yet, definitely check it out soon! And also, check out the second part of our team-up with its creators, Kitty and Larissa, who helped curate a sweet night of stories and songs! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: All You Had to Do Was Stay Cover Stories: Shake It Off Katie Johnston-Smith: The Case of the Missing Paperweight Brian Wille: A Ram in the Hand Is Worth Two in the Stars Jen Ducharme: Against the Odds Becca Brown: A Taylor Swift Love Life Cover Stories: Should've Said No/Pour Some Sugar on Me Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop as always! If you like this show, you can be a doll by rating/reviewing us on iTunes and checking out our Patreon! The NerdologuesReminder: Taylor Swift: Girl Detective is available at a couple local Chicago stores now, and it is amazing. If you haven't yet, definitely check it out soon! And also, check out the second part of our team-up with its creators, Kitty and Larissa, who helped curate a sweet night of stories and songs! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: All You Had to Do Was Stay Cover Stories: Shake It Off Katie Johnston-Smith: The Case of the Missing Paperweight Brian Wille: A Ram in the Hand Is Worth Two in the Stars Jen Ducharme: Against the Odds Becca Brown: A Taylor Swift Love Life Cover Stories: Should've Said No/Pour Some Sugar on Me Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop as always! If you like this show, you can be a doll by rating/reviewing us on iTunes and checking out our Patreon! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/intrigue-part-1 In case you don't know, Taylor Swift: Girl Detective is a fantastic illustrated novel in the style of Nancy Drew starring the pop sensation and her mystery-loving sidekick Lorde. The book was just released, and we're all giant fans, so we invited its creators, Larissa Zageris and Kitty Curran, to help us put together a night of stories. They did not disappoint! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Bad Blood Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris: Excerpt from Taylor Swift: Girl Detective Nate Bechtel: The 2016 Election Ring James Gordon: Ten Pounds Lighter Ruby Des Jardins: Ghosts Andrew Bentley: The Bentley Name Cover Stories: We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together If you want to pick up a copy of Taylor Swift: Girl Detective, it's currently available at Chicago Comics and will be available at Pastimes starting Wednesday. James Gordon's book The Warmest Winter is available on Amazon as well as his own website. Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Know Your Company, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop! If you want to be a super cool human and support more shows like this, you can check out the Nerdologues on Patreon! Mon, 22 Aug 2016 10:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/intrigue-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2957 In case you don't know, Taylor Swift: Girl Detective is a fantastic illustrated novel in the style of Nancy Drew starring the pop sensation and her mystery-loving sidekick Lorde. The book was just released, and we're all giant fans, so we invited its creators, Larissa Zageris and Kitty Curran, to help us put together a night of stories. They did not disappoint! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Bad Blood Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris: Excerpt from Taylor Swift: Girl Detective Nate Bechtel: The 2016 Election Ring James Gordon: Ten Pounds Lighter Ruby Des Jardins: Ghosts Andrew Bentley: The Bentley Name Cover Stories: We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together If you want to pick up a copy of Taylor Swift: Girl Detective, it's currently available at Chicago Comics and will be available at Pastimes starting Wednesday. James Gordon's book The Warmest Winter is available on Amazon as well as his own website. Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Know Your Company, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop! If you want to be a super cool human and support more shows like this, you can check out the Nerdologues on Patreon! The NerdologuesIn case you don't know, Taylor Swift: Girl Detective is a fantastic illustrated novel in the style of Nancy Drew starring the pop sensation and her mystery-loving sidekick Lorde. The book was just released, and we're all giant fans, so we invited its creators, Larissa Zageris and Kitty Curran, to help us put together a night of stories. They did not disappoint! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Bad Blood Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris: Excerpt from Taylor Swift: Girl Detective Nate Bechtel: The 2016 Election Ring James Gordon: Ten Pounds Lighter Ruby Des Jardins: Ghosts Andrew Bentley: The Bentley Name Cover Stories: We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together If you want to pick up a copy of Taylor Swift: Girl Detective, it's currently available at Chicago Comics and will be available at Pastimes starting Wednesday. James Gordon's book The Warmest Winter is available on Amazon as well as his own website. Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Know Your Company, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop! If you want to be a super cool human and support more shows like this, you can check out the Nerdologues on Patreon! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/producing-indie-board-games-nerdologues-denver-comic-con This is kind of a different episode of Your Stories, but it seemed like it was worth sharing. From the Denver Comic Con, here's audio from our panel "Producing an Indie Board Game with the Nerdologues." Valuable for any aspisiring game designers (hopefully!) as well as fans of the Nerds who want a further peek into the group's story (definitely!), this was a really fun, well-received presentation that we were stoked to give out in Denver. Thanks so much to the Con for hosting us; we had a blast! If you don't have your own copy of Fisticuffs!, you can find out where to buy them around Chicago or order one online on our very own website! Big thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Field Notes, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for making it all happen! Our next live Your Stories is this Sunday and features the creators of Taylor Swift: Girl Detective plus a bunch of other great storytellers! We're super pumped! Mon, 15 Aug 2016 11:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/producing-indie-board-games-nerdologues-denver-comic-con Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3120 This is kind of a different episode of Your Stories, but it seemed like it was worth sharing. From the Denver Comic Con, here's audio from our panel "Producing an Indie Board Game with the Nerdologues." Valuable for any aspisiring game designers (hopefully!) as well as fans of the Nerds who want a further peek into the group's story (definitely!), this was a really fun, well-received presentation that we were stoked to give out in Denver. Thanks so much to the Con for hosting us; we had a blast! If you don't have your own copy of Fisticuffs!, you can find out where to buy them around Chicago or order one online on our very own website! Big thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Field Notes, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for making it all happen! Our next live Your Stories is this Sunday and features the creators of Taylor Swift: Girl Detective plus a bunch of other great storytellers! We're super pumped! The NerdologuesThis is kind of a different episode of Your Stories, but it seemed like it was worth sharing. From the Denver Comic Con, here's audio from our panel "Producing an Indie Board Game with the Nerdologues." Valuable for any aspisiring game designers (hopefully!) as well as fans of the Nerds who want a further peek into the group's story (definitely!), this was a really fun, well-received presentation that we were stoked to give out in Denver. Thanks so much to the Con for hosting us; we had a blast! If you don't have your own copy of Fisticuffs!, you can find out where to buy them around Chicago or order one online on our very own website! Big thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Field Notes, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for making it all happen! Our next live Your Stories is this Sunday and features the creators of Taylor Swift: Girl Detective plus a bunch of other great storytellers! We're super pumped! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/nerdologues-live-voodoo-comedy-playhouse-denver Though we're all storytellers, the Nerdologues at its core is a bunch of comedians. This week, you'll get a taste of that with some excerpts from a sketch comedy show performed at the Voodoo Comedy Playhouse in Denver while we were out west for Denver Comic-Con. This episode also features three wonderful stories from a couple friends of the Nerds who moved out to the Rockies plus Nerd expat Alex Talavera! Enjoy: Star Trek Words Alex Talavera: Old Dad Wifi Password 1 Fantastic Fourplay Mel Evans: Sexy Sequels The Bitcoin Song Wifi Password 2 Mark Colomb: No Children Don't miss our next live Your Stories show, August 21 at the Some Office Theater with the creators of Taylor Swift: Girl Detective plus a bunch of other great storytellers! Thanks so much to our sponsors for this week, Jackbox Games, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for existing and setting up that sponsorship.  If you want to support us yourself, head on over to our Patreon page! That helps shows like this (plus sweet future projects) keep existing! Mon, 08 Aug 2016 10:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/nerdologues-live-voodoo-comedy-playhouse-denver Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2280 Though we're all storytellers, the Nerdologues at its core is a bunch of comedians. This week, you'll get a taste of that with some excerpts from a sketch comedy show performed at the Voodoo Comedy Playhouse in Denver while we were out west for Denver Comic-Con. This episode also features three wonderful stories from a couple friends of the Nerds who moved out to the Rockies plus Nerd expat Alex Talavera! Enjoy: Star Trek Words Alex Talavera: Old Dad Wifi Password 1 Fantastic Fourplay Mel Evans: Sexy Sequels The Bitcoin Song Wifi Password 2 Mark Colomb: No Children Don't miss our next live Your Stories show, August 21 at the Some Office Theater with the creators of Taylor Swift: Girl Detective plus a bunch of other great storytellers! Thanks so much to our sponsors for this week, Jackbox Games, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for existing and setting up that sponsorship.  If you want to support us yourself, head on over to our Patreon page! That helps shows like this (plus sweet future projects) keep existing! The NerdologuesThough we're all storytellers, the Nerdologues at its core is a bunch of comedians. This week, you'll get a taste of that with some excerpts from a sketch comedy show performed at the Voodoo Comedy Playhouse in Denver while we were out west for Denver Comic-Con. This episode also features three wonderful stories from a couple friends of the Nerds who moved out to the Rockies plus Nerd expat Alex Talavera! Enjoy: Star Trek Words Alex Talavera: Old Dad Wifi Password 1 Fantastic Fourplay Mel Evans: Sexy Sequels The Bitcoin Song Wifi Password 2 Mark Colomb: No Children Don't miss our next live Your Stories show, August 21 at the Some Office Theater with the creators of Taylor Swift: Girl Detective plus a bunch of other great storytellers! Thanks so much to our sponsors for this week, Jackbox Games, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for existing and setting up that sponsorship.  If you want to support us yourself, head on over to our Patreon page! That helps shows like this (plus sweet future projects) keep existing! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/slice-life The US Pizza Museum. Dimo's Wicker Park. What a blast this evening was. This episode, you'll enjoy seven very talented storytellers/comedians/great people sharing reflections on the theme "A Slice of Life." Bear witness to: Cover Stories: Me and Bobby McGee Cover Stories: A Boy Named Sue Claire Friedman: Police Action Mike Migdall: I Lived Next to Little Caesars for Four Years Kristen Lundberg: Pizza Experiences Mary Zee; Abstinence Workshop Chris Crotwell: Journey by Sea Brandon Kirkman: Stupidity Katie Johnston-Smith: Hot Cover Stories: America Thanks so much to our sponsors for this episode, Cards Against Humanity via the Chicago Podcast Coop. If you're in Indianapolis for GenCon this weekend, don't miss the Concert Against Humanity! Thanks also to Board Game Bento for their sponsorship! Enter promo code NERDS to get $5 off any subscription level! And don't miss our next Your Stories live show; we're teaming up with the creators of Taylor Swift: Girl Detective for a night of Intrigue!   Mon, 01 Aug 2016 10:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/slice-life Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3720 The US Pizza Museum. Dimo's Wicker Park. What a blast this evening was. This episode, you'll enjoy seven very talented storytellers/comedians/great people sharing reflections on the theme "A Slice of Life." Bear witness to: Cover Stories: Me and Bobby McGee Cover Stories: A Boy Named Sue Claire Friedman: Police Action Mike Migdall: I Lived Next to Little Caesars for Four Years Kristen Lundberg: Pizza Experiences Mary Zee; Abstinence Workshop Chris Crotwell: Journey by Sea Brandon Kirkman: Stupidity Katie Johnston-Smith: Hot Cover Stories: America Thanks so much to our sponsors for this episode, Cards Against Humanity via the Chicago Podcast Coop. If you're in Indianapolis for GenCon this weekend, don't miss the Concert Against Humanity! Thanks also to Board Game Bento for their sponsorship! Enter promo code NERDS to get $5 off any subscription level! And don't miss our next Your Stories live show; we're teaming up with the creators of Taylor Swift: Girl Detective for a night of Intrigue!   The NerdologuesThe US Pizza Museum. Dimo's Wicker Park. What a blast this evening was. This episode, you'll enjoy seven very talented storytellers/comedians/great people sharing reflections on the theme "A Slice of Life." Bear witness to: Cover Stories: Me and Bobby McGee Cover Stories: A Boy Named Sue Claire Friedman: Police Action Mike Migdall: I Lived Next to Little Caesars for Four Years Kristen Lundberg: Pizza Experiences Mary Zee; Abstinence Workshop Chris Crotwell: Journey by Sea Brandon Kirkman: Stupidity Katie Johnston-Smith: Hot Cover Stories: America Thanks so much to our sponsors for this episode, Cards Against Humanity via the Chicago Podcast Coop. If you're in Indianapolis for GenCon this weekend, don't miss the Concert Against Humanity! Thanks also to Board Game Bento for their sponsorship! Enter promo code NERDS to get $5 off any subscription level! And don't miss our next Your Stories live show; we're teaming up with the creators of Taylor Swift: Girl Detective for a night of Intrigue!   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/grit-part-2 Thanks everyone who came out or supported Puck & Grind 2016 in any way. It was a real blast! This week, we've got the second half of a night of stories co-curated by their crew based on the theme "Grit." Enjoy: Cover Stories: Disney Medley Casey Rathunde: Fallacies of Grit Brian Wille: Institutionalized Kelly Dugan: Protocol Ali Lawrence: No Fear Cover Stories: Shake It Out Thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Emporium Arcade Bar for sponsoring this week's episode! Thanks also to our sponsors at Board Game Bento! Don't miss the signups for this month's board game box, themed SPORTS! Use promo code NERDS to get $5 off any subscription level.  Mon, 25 Jul 2016 10:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/grit-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2940 Thanks everyone who came out or supported Puck & Grind 2016 in any way. It was a real blast! This week, we've got the second half of a night of stories co-curated by their crew based on the theme "Grit." Enjoy: Cover Stories: Disney Medley Casey Rathunde: Fallacies of Grit Brian Wille: Institutionalized Kelly Dugan: Protocol Ali Lawrence: No Fear Cover Stories: Shake It Out Thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Emporium Arcade Bar for sponsoring this week's episode! Thanks also to our sponsors at Board Game Bento! Don't miss the signups for this month's board game box, themed SPORTS! Use promo code NERDS to get $5 off any subscription level.  The NerdologuesThanks everyone who came out or supported Puck & Grind 2016 in any way. It was a real blast! This week, we've got the second half of a night of stories co-curated by their crew based on the theme "Grit." Enjoy: Cover Stories: Disney Medley Casey Rathunde: Fallacies of Grit Brian Wille: Institutionalized Kelly Dugan: Protocol Ali Lawrence: No Fear Cover Stories: Shake It Out Thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop and Emporium Arcade Bar for sponsoring this week's episode! Thanks also to our sponsors at Board Game Bento! Don't miss the signups for this month's board game box, themed SPORTS! Use promo code NERDS to get $5 off any subscription level.  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/grit-part-1 Puck & Grind 2016. Go to this thing. It's awesome. You'll learn all about the great work the people behind Puck & Grind do in this episode, plus hear some fantastic stories and songs! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Float On Fin Coe: Tartans Hockey Hangover Ali Hodson: My Dad Cody Melcher: Ice Cream Frank Nova: A History of Hockey Injuries Cover Stories: Brave Cody visited the show on behalf of the Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival. Check it out, friends! Frank runs the Hockee Night podcast! If hockey (or Hockee) is your thing, check it out! Thanks so much to our sponsors for this week, Jackbox Games, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop for facilitating that sponsorship! Mon, 18 Jul 2016 10:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/grit-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2700 Puck & Grind 2016. Go to this thing. It's awesome. You'll learn all about the great work the people behind Puck & Grind do in this episode, plus hear some fantastic stories and songs! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Float On Fin Coe: Tartans Hockey Hangover Ali Hodson: My Dad Cody Melcher: Ice Cream Frank Nova: A History of Hockey Injuries Cover Stories: Brave Cody visited the show on behalf of the Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival. Check it out, friends! Frank runs the Hockee Night podcast! If hockey (or Hockee) is your thing, check it out! Thanks so much to our sponsors for this week, Jackbox Games, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop for facilitating that sponsorship! The NerdologuesPuck & Grind 2016. Go to this thing. It's awesome. You'll learn all about the great work the people behind Puck & Grind do in this episode, plus hear some fantastic stories and songs! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Float On Fin Coe: Tartans Hockey Hangover Ali Hodson: My Dad Cody Melcher: Ice Cream Frank Nova: A History of Hockey Injuries Cover Stories: Brave Cody visited the show on behalf of the Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival. Check it out, friends! Frank runs the Hockee Night podcast! If hockey (or Hockee) is your thing, check it out! Thanks so much to our sponsors for this week, Jackbox Games, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop for facilitating that sponsorship! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fringe-part-2 When Nerdologues + Postloudness get together, good things happen. They brought a number of their super-talentened podcast hosts, and we added a couple of our favorite storytellers, and here's what resulted! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: When Doves Cry Cover Stories: Heroes Sharlene King: Cruz/Coulter Brian Wille: Living Dangerously Kevin Budnik: Return Cher Vincent & James T. Green: Technology Relationship Cover Stories; (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay Please make sure to check out Postloudness and the great work they do! Our next Your Stories show is this Sunday and spotlights Puck & Grind, a great LGBT sports charity.  Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for making it all happen.  If you like what you hear, head on over to our Patreon and help us make more cool stuff! Mon, 11 Jul 2016 10:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fringe-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2880 When Nerdologues + Postloudness get together, good things happen. They brought a number of their super-talentened podcast hosts, and we added a couple of our favorite storytellers, and here's what resulted! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: When Doves Cry Cover Stories: Heroes Sharlene King: Cruz/Coulter Brian Wille: Living Dangerously Kevin Budnik: Return Cher Vincent & James T. Green: Technology Relationship Cover Stories; (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay Please make sure to check out Postloudness and the great work they do! Our next Your Stories show is this Sunday and spotlights Puck & Grind, a great LGBT sports charity.  Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for making it all happen.  If you like what you hear, head on over to our Patreon and help us make more cool stuff! The NerdologuesWhen Nerdologues + Postloudness get together, good things happen. They brought a number of their super-talentened podcast hosts, and we added a couple of our favorite storytellers, and here's what resulted! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: When Doves Cry Cover Stories: Heroes Sharlene King: Cruz/Coulter Brian Wille: Living Dangerously Kevin Budnik: Return Cher Vincent & James T. Green: Technology Relationship Cover Stories; (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay Please make sure to check out Postloudness and the great work they do! Our next Your Stories show is this Sunday and spotlights Puck & Grind, a great LGBT sports charity.  Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for making it all happen.  If you like what you hear, head on over to our Patreon and help us make more cool stuff! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fringe-part-1 When it comes to cool stuff happening in Chicago podcast, Postloudness is high on our list, so we were really jazzed to collaborate with them for an evening of live storytelling, the first part of which is now available for your earholes. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: The Way You Make Me Feel Alex Cox & Savannah Million: Robot Stories Chakka Reeves: Studio Audience Nate Bechtel: The Gospel of Dr. Brauner Jonathan Giles: Super Rat Subi Shah: "Almost a Relationship" Cover Stories: My Vag Thanks to our sponsor for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for being the wind beneath our wings! If you like the Nerdologues and want to see us do more cool stuff, hit up our Patreon page and help out! And seriously, check out the wonderful shows that live under the Postloudness banner. You'll be happy you did.  Mon, 04 Jul 2016 12:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fringe-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3000 When it comes to cool stuff happening in Chicago podcast, Postloudness is high on our list, so we were really jazzed to collaborate with them for an evening of live storytelling, the first part of which is now available for your earholes. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: The Way You Make Me Feel Alex Cox & Savannah Million: Robot Stories Chakka Reeves: Studio Audience Nate Bechtel: The Gospel of Dr. Brauner Jonathan Giles: Super Rat Subi Shah: "Almost a Relationship" Cover Stories: My Vag Thanks to our sponsor for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for being the wind beneath our wings! If you like the Nerdologues and want to see us do more cool stuff, hit up our Patreon page and help out! And seriously, check out the wonderful shows that live under the Postloudness banner. You'll be happy you did.  The NerdologuesWhen it comes to cool stuff happening in Chicago podcast, Postloudness is high on our list, so we were really jazzed to collaborate with them for an evening of live storytelling, the first part of which is now available for your earholes. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: The Way You Make Me Feel Alex Cox & Savannah Million: Robot Stories Chakka Reeves: Studio Audience Nate Bechtel: The Gospel of Dr. Brauner Jonathan Giles: Super Rat Subi Shah: "Almost a Relationship" Cover Stories: My Vag Thanks to our sponsor for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for being the wind beneath our wings! If you like the Nerdologues and want to see us do more cool stuff, hit up our Patreon page and help out! And seriously, check out the wonderful shows that live under the Postloudness banner. You'll be happy you did.  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/practice-part-2 I cannot stress this enough: the Chicago Design Museum is so, so great. Check out their website, give them some support, and listen to this episode recorded and curated by the museum, which includes a number of speakers who contributed to their latest exhibit, Unfolded, reflecting on the theme of "practice." This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Us Cover Stories: Tears in Heaven Vianna Newman: Makes Perfect Bob Faust: Fear Is Not Real Marcin Szef: Designer of Space Kevin Reader: What We've Practiced Most Tanner Woodford: Learning by Doing Cover Stories: Eye of the Tiger Thanks so much to our sponsor for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and of course thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for helping it all happen! If you want to help us keep doing cool stuff, hit up our Patreon page, dog! Mon, 27 Jun 2016 11:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/practice-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3000 I cannot stress this enough: the Chicago Design Museum is so, so great. Check out their website, give them some support, and listen to this episode recorded and curated by the museum, which includes a number of speakers who contributed to their latest exhibit, Unfolded, reflecting on the theme of "practice." This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Us Cover Stories: Tears in Heaven Vianna Newman: Makes Perfect Bob Faust: Fear Is Not Real Marcin Szef: Designer of Space Kevin Reader: What We've Practiced Most Tanner Woodford: Learning by Doing Cover Stories: Eye of the Tiger Thanks so much to our sponsor for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and of course thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for helping it all happen! If you want to help us keep doing cool stuff, hit up our Patreon page, dog! The NerdologuesI cannot stress this enough: the Chicago Design Museum is so, so great. Check out their website, give them some support, and listen to this episode recorded and curated by the museum, which includes a number of speakers who contributed to their latest exhibit, Unfolded, reflecting on the theme of "practice." This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Us Cover Stories: Tears in Heaven Vianna Newman: Makes Perfect Bob Faust: Fear Is Not Real Marcin Szef: Designer of Space Kevin Reader: What We've Practiced Most Tanner Woodford: Learning by Doing Cover Stories: Eye of the Tiger Thanks so much to our sponsor for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and of course thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for helping it all happen! If you want to help us keep doing cool stuff, hit up our Patreon page, dog! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/practice-part-1 We love working with the Chicago Design Museum. This is our third time doing it! Once again, museum executive director Tanner Woodford curated a wonderful Your Stories show to help celebrate Chicago Design Week. You'll hear from people who contributed to the Museum's current "Unfolded" exhibit sharing their thoughts on the word "Practice." This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: One Headlight Cover Stories: Daniel Nick Adam: Radical Honesty Joseph Michael Essex: Conference Pegah Ahmadi: A Story About a Girl Kelsy Postlethwait: When in Rome Sarra and the Bats: My Money Thanks so much to the Design Museum for such a rich, rewarding partnership.  Thanks also to our sponsors for this episode, Poetry Foundation, via the Chicago Podcast Coop! If you like what we do, check us out on Patreon! Mon, 20 Jun 2016 12:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/practice-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3240 We love working with the Chicago Design Museum. This is our third time doing it! Once again, museum executive director Tanner Woodford curated a wonderful Your Stories show to help celebrate Chicago Design Week. You'll hear from people who contributed to the Museum's current "Unfolded" exhibit sharing their thoughts on the word "Practice." This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: One Headlight Cover Stories: Daniel Nick Adam: Radical Honesty Joseph Michael Essex: Conference Pegah Ahmadi: A Story About a Girl Kelsy Postlethwait: When in Rome Sarra and the Bats: My Money Thanks so much to the Design Museum for such a rich, rewarding partnership.  Thanks also to our sponsors for this episode, Poetry Foundation, via the Chicago Podcast Coop! If you like what we do, check us out on Patreon! The NerdologuesWe love working with the Chicago Design Museum. This is our third time doing it! Once again, museum executive director Tanner Woodford curated a wonderful Your Stories show to help celebrate Chicago Design Week. You'll hear from people who contributed to the Museum's current "Unfolded" exhibit sharing their thoughts on the word "Practice." This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: One Headlight Cover Stories: Daniel Nick Adam: Radical Honesty Joseph Michael Essex: Conference Pegah Ahmadi: A Story About a Girl Kelsy Postlethwait: When in Rome Sarra and the Bats: My Money Thanks so much to the Design Museum for such a rich, rewarding partnership.  Thanks also to our sponsors for this episode, Poetry Foundation, via the Chicago Podcast Coop! If you like what we do, check us out on Patreon! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/take-breather If you listen to Your Stories frequently, you might have noticed we're partnering with a lot of really cool Chicago institutions this year. This week's episode is no exception, as we partnered with Breather and Common Threads for a really fantastic night. I talk about what both these groups do in the recording, but definitely check out their websites if you get a chance -- Breather provides a great product, and Common Threads does a tremendous service to communities all over the place. They also, it turns out, know some fascinating and funny people -- and so do we! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Go Your Own Way Cover Stories: I Try Eric Garneau: Three Flashes Kyle Talley: Downsized Toby Ciottone: The Most Famous Person in the World Larissa Zageris: Lisa Frank Love Katie Johnston-Smith: Ride or Die Logan Dean: Top Scenes About Breathing Kelsey McClure: Party Party Becca Brown: Tinder John Cover Stories: End of the Road Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Iron Galaxy Games, as set up through the fantastic Chicago Podcast Coop. We love you! We've got two Your Stories coming up this week: June 15 at Dimo's Wicker Park with the US Pizza Museum, and June 19 at the Some Office Theater with Postloudness. Check 'em out! We'll also be at the Denver Comic-Con all weekend selling our game, running a panel, and doing a show at the Voodoo Comedy Playhouse!   Mon, 13 Jun 2016 09:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/take-breather Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3900 If you listen to Your Stories frequently, you might have noticed we're partnering with a lot of really cool Chicago institutions this year. This week's episode is no exception, as we partnered with Breather and Common Threads for a really fantastic night. I talk about what both these groups do in the recording, but definitely check out their websites if you get a chance -- Breather provides a great product, and Common Threads does a tremendous service to communities all over the place. They also, it turns out, know some fascinating and funny people -- and so do we! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Go Your Own Way Cover Stories: I Try Eric Garneau: Three Flashes Kyle Talley: Downsized Toby Ciottone: The Most Famous Person in the World Larissa Zageris: Lisa Frank Love Katie Johnston-Smith: Ride or Die Logan Dean: Top Scenes About Breathing Kelsey McClure: Party Party Becca Brown: Tinder John Cover Stories: End of the Road Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Iron Galaxy Games, as set up through the fantastic Chicago Podcast Coop. We love you! We've got two Your Stories coming up this week: June 15 at Dimo's Wicker Park with the US Pizza Museum, and June 19 at the Some Office Theater with Postloudness. Check 'em out! We'll also be at the Denver Comic-Con all weekend selling our game, running a panel, and doing a show at the Voodoo Comedy Playhouse!   The NerdologuesIf you listen to Your Stories frequently, you might have noticed we're partnering with a lot of really cool Chicago institutions this year. This week's episode is no exception, as we partnered with Breather and Common Threads for a really fantastic night. I talk about what both these groups do in the recording, but definitely check out their websites if you get a chance -- Breather provides a great product, and Common Threads does a tremendous service to communities all over the place. They also, it turns out, know some fascinating and funny people -- and so do we! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Go Your Own Way Cover Stories: I Try Eric Garneau: Three Flashes Kyle Talley: Downsized Toby Ciottone: The Most Famous Person in the World Larissa Zageris: Lisa Frank Love Katie Johnston-Smith: Ride or Die Logan Dean: Top Scenes About Breathing Kelsey McClure: Party Party Becca Brown: Tinder John Cover Stories: End of the Road Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Iron Galaxy Games, as set up through the fantastic Chicago Podcast Coop. We love you! We've got two Your Stories coming up this week: June 15 at Dimo's Wicker Park with the US Pizza Museum, and June 19 at the Some Office Theater with Postloudness. Check 'em out! We'll also be at the Denver Comic-Con all weekend selling our game, running a panel, and doing a show at the Voodoo Comedy Playhouse!   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/making One of the coolest things about working on Your Stories is that sometimes we get to pair with really great Chicago institutions. That's the case this week; this episode was recorded at the Harold Washington Library with some of the lovely folks behind the Chicago Public Library Maker Lab, which is a really amazing thing you can learn all about in this episode. And of course, we also have stories and songs. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: We Built This City Cover Stories: Building a Mystery Mike Gifford: Resultless Moments Jorge Garcia: Printing a Skull Amanda Thomsen: Shrinking Pants Andrew Bentley: Iconoclast Armani Harris: Excitement Jim Schmitt: Commercial Printing Ashley Rayner: Family Lexicon Nikki Taguilas: People Pleaser/Twins Cover Stories: Build Me Up Buttercup Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Jackbox Games, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for the sponsorship hookup. Don't miss our upcoming shows with two very cool, different museums: June 8 with the Chicago Design Museum and June 15 with the US Pizza Museum! And if you like what we do, check us out on Patreon?  Mon, 06 Jun 2016 12:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/making Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4200 One of the coolest things about working on Your Stories is that sometimes we get to pair with really great Chicago institutions. That's the case this week; this episode was recorded at the Harold Washington Library with some of the lovely folks behind the Chicago Public Library Maker Lab, which is a really amazing thing you can learn all about in this episode. And of course, we also have stories and songs. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: We Built This City Cover Stories: Building a Mystery Mike Gifford: Resultless Moments Jorge Garcia: Printing a Skull Amanda Thomsen: Shrinking Pants Andrew Bentley: Iconoclast Armani Harris: Excitement Jim Schmitt: Commercial Printing Ashley Rayner: Family Lexicon Nikki Taguilas: People Pleaser/Twins Cover Stories: Build Me Up Buttercup Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Jackbox Games, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for the sponsorship hookup. Don't miss our upcoming shows with two very cool, different museums: June 8 with the Chicago Design Museum and June 15 with the US Pizza Museum! And if you like what we do, check us out on Patreon?  The NerdologuesOne of the coolest things about working on Your Stories is that sometimes we get to pair with really great Chicago institutions. That's the case this week; this episode was recorded at the Harold Washington Library with some of the lovely folks behind the Chicago Public Library Maker Lab, which is a really amazing thing you can learn all about in this episode. And of course, we also have stories and songs. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: We Built This City Cover Stories: Building a Mystery Mike Gifford: Resultless Moments Jorge Garcia: Printing a Skull Amanda Thomsen: Shrinking Pants Andrew Bentley: Iconoclast Armani Harris: Excitement Jim Schmitt: Commercial Printing Ashley Rayner: Family Lexicon Nikki Taguilas: People Pleaser/Twins Cover Stories: Build Me Up Buttercup Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Jackbox Games, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for the sponsorship hookup. Don't miss our upcoming shows with two very cool, different museums: June 8 with the Chicago Design Museum and June 15 with the US Pizza Museum! And if you like what we do, check us out on Patreon?  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/dwights-birthday-part-2 The second part of Dwight's birthday celebration sees more favorites returning to the Your Stories stage to share whatever's on their mind, plus more songs hand-picked by Mr. Haesler himself for the rest of the group. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Use Me Cover Stories: Mrs. Potter's Lullaby Shelby Mongan: Dungeons & Therapy Kevin Reader: The Weight of Life Henry Birdseye: Karen Eric Garneau: "He's Adopted" Cover Stories: Cecilia Thanks to our sponsors for the week, Basecamp, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for making it all happen. Our next Your Stories sees us hanging out with the wonderful Chicago Design Museum again. Don't miss it! If you want to help the Nerdologues make more cool stuff, check out our Patreon page! Mon, 30 May 2016 09:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/dwights-birthday-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4200 The second part of Dwight's birthday celebration sees more favorites returning to the Your Stories stage to share whatever's on their mind, plus more songs hand-picked by Mr. Haesler himself for the rest of the group. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Use Me Cover Stories: Mrs. Potter's Lullaby Shelby Mongan: Dungeons & Therapy Kevin Reader: The Weight of Life Henry Birdseye: Karen Eric Garneau: "He's Adopted" Cover Stories: Cecilia Thanks to our sponsors for the week, Basecamp, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for making it all happen. Our next Your Stories sees us hanging out with the wonderful Chicago Design Museum again. Don't miss it! If you want to help the Nerdologues make more cool stuff, check out our Patreon page! The NerdologuesThe second part of Dwight's birthday celebration sees more favorites returning to the Your Stories stage to share whatever's on their mind, plus more songs hand-picked by Mr. Haesler himself for the rest of the group. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Use Me Cover Stories: Mrs. Potter's Lullaby Shelby Mongan: Dungeons & Therapy Kevin Reader: The Weight of Life Henry Birdseye: Karen Eric Garneau: "He's Adopted" Cover Stories: Cecilia Thanks to our sponsors for the week, Basecamp, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop for making it all happen. Our next Your Stories sees us hanging out with the wonderful Chicago Design Museum again. Don't miss it! If you want to help the Nerdologues make more cool stuff, check out our Patreon page! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/dwights-birthday-part-1 You may remember that last year we threw Dwight a surprise birthday celebration for his 30th and recorded it for this show. This year, Dwight got his revenge by putting the show together himself! And man, does his revenge sound good. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Hit Me with Your Best Shot Cover Stories: Plush Chris Crotwell: Reality TV Family Jon Lester: Don't Fuck Around with Mountains Chris Geiger; "I Hate Vegetables" Mike Gifford: When I Knew I Was Gay Ben Rathert: Dad / The City of New Orleans Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Field Notes, and to the Chicago Podcast Coop for the sponsorship hookup. We love you! Important events coming up! This Friday is a very special Your Stories with Breather and Common Threads. This Saturday is your last chance to see Attend the Tale of Danny Tanner: A Full House Musical, which has sold out the last two weeks! If you want to help us do more cool stuff like this show, consider backing us on Patreon? There are rewards for you! Glorious rewards!! Mon, 23 May 2016 10:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/dwights-birthday-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3960 You may remember that last year we threw Dwight a surprise birthday celebration for his 30th and recorded it for this show. This year, Dwight got his revenge by putting the show together himself! And man, does his revenge sound good. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Hit Me with Your Best Shot Cover Stories: Plush Chris Crotwell: Reality TV Family Jon Lester: Don't Fuck Around with Mountains Chris Geiger; "I Hate Vegetables" Mike Gifford: When I Knew I Was Gay Ben Rathert: Dad / The City of New Orleans Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Field Notes, and to the Chicago Podcast Coop for the sponsorship hookup. We love you! Important events coming up! This Friday is a very special Your Stories with Breather and Common Threads. This Saturday is your last chance to see Attend the Tale of Danny Tanner: A Full House Musical, which has sold out the last two weeks! If you want to help us do more cool stuff like this show, consider backing us on Patreon? There are rewards for you! Glorious rewards!! The NerdologuesYou may remember that last year we threw Dwight a surprise birthday celebration for his 30th and recorded it for this show. This year, Dwight got his revenge by putting the show together himself! And man, does his revenge sound good. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Hit Me with Your Best Shot Cover Stories: Plush Chris Crotwell: Reality TV Family Jon Lester: Don't Fuck Around with Mountains Chris Geiger; "I Hate Vegetables" Mike Gifford: When I Knew I Was Gay Ben Rathert: Dad / The City of New Orleans Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Field Notes, and to the Chicago Podcast Coop for the sponsorship hookup. We love you! Important events coming up! This Friday is a very special Your Stories with Breather and Common Threads. This Saturday is your last chance to see Attend the Tale of Danny Tanner: A Full House Musical, which has sold out the last two weeks! If you want to help us do more cool stuff like this show, consider backing us on Patreon? There are rewards for you! Glorious rewards!! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/im-lake-fx-chicago-2016 If you heard last week's episode, you're probably already versed in the Lake FX Summit and Expo. We were incredibly honored to record a show there as part of their podcast programming, and we invited some of our favorite creative people in Chicago to come along! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Hand in My Pocket Cover Stories: In Your Eyes Mary Beth Smith: Small Stories Patrick O'Rourke: High Risk James D'Amato: Opting In Änna Marsh: Interview Claire Friedman: Claire Einstein Henry Birdseye: Three Gifts Cover Stories: Rockin' in the Free World Thanks so much to the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events for having us out! Thanks also to our magnanimous sponsors for the episode: Iron Galaxy Games (via the Chicago Podcast Coop) and Game Box Monthly! Support the Nerdologues on Patreon! Mon, 16 May 2016 12:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/im-lake-fx-chicago-2016 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3660 If you heard last week's episode, you're probably already versed in the Lake FX Summit and Expo. We were incredibly honored to record a show there as part of their podcast programming, and we invited some of our favorite creative people in Chicago to come along! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Hand in My Pocket Cover Stories: In Your Eyes Mary Beth Smith: Small Stories Patrick O'Rourke: High Risk James D'Amato: Opting In Änna Marsh: Interview Claire Friedman: Claire Einstein Henry Birdseye: Three Gifts Cover Stories: Rockin' in the Free World Thanks so much to the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events for having us out! Thanks also to our magnanimous sponsors for the episode: Iron Galaxy Games (via the Chicago Podcast Coop) and Game Box Monthly! Support the Nerdologues on Patreon! The NerdologuesIf you heard last week's episode, you're probably already versed in the Lake FX Summit and Expo. We were incredibly honored to record a show there as part of their podcast programming, and we invited some of our favorite creative people in Chicago to come along! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Hand in My Pocket Cover Stories: In Your Eyes Mary Beth Smith: Small Stories Patrick O'Rourke: High Risk James D'Amato: Opting In Änna Marsh: Interview Claire Friedman: Claire Einstein Henry Birdseye: Three Gifts Cover Stories: Rockin' in the Free World Thanks so much to the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events for having us out! Thanks also to our magnanimous sponsors for the episode: Iron Galaxy Games (via the Chicago Podcast Coop) and Game Box Monthly! Support the Nerdologues on Patreon! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/lakefx-kickoff So this is kind of a weird one. A few weeks ago, myself (Eric), Claire, and Dwight hosted a kickoff conference for 2016's City of Chicago LakeFX Summit. This is a really fantastic (FREE) gathering of creatives and entrepreneurs from the Midwest that honestly feels pretty essential if you're trying to make art in this wonderful city. So what you're going to get here are three songs we recorded (Rolling in the Deep, Blister in the Sun, Dancing in the Dark) plus a couple folks from the City's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events previewing what you can expect at the summit. A lot of this is informational, not entertainment, so if you're not super keyed in to Chicago's creative scene, you can maybe give the non-music here a pass. But if you ARE a creative, you should definitely hear what Michelle Boone, Barbara Koenen, and Frayne Lewis have to say! And check us out at the Summit this Saturday, 10 AM on the podcast stage! We also have a show tomorrow night at the Harold Washington Library; we're teaming up with the Chicago Public Library Maker Lab! We also also have a show Sunday night; we're celebrating Dwight's birthday at the Some Office Theater! We also also also are in the second of four weeks of our musical run, Attend the Tale of Danny Tanner, every Saturday in May at the Playground Theater! I need a nap. Thanks so much to our sponsors this week, Cards Against Humanity, as well as their wonderful Chicago Podcast Coop. Mon, 09 May 2016 11:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/lakefx-kickoff Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2700 So this is kind of a weird one. A few weeks ago, myself (Eric), Claire, and Dwight hosted a kickoff conference for 2016's City of Chicago LakeFX Summit. This is a really fantastic (FREE) gathering of creatives and entrepreneurs from the Midwest that honestly feels pretty essential if you're trying to make art in this wonderful city. So what you're going to get here are three songs we recorded (Rolling in the Deep, Blister in the Sun, Dancing in the Dark) plus a couple folks from the City's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events previewing what you can expect at the summit. A lot of this is informational, not entertainment, so if you're not super keyed in to Chicago's creative scene, you can maybe give the non-music here a pass. But if you ARE a creative, you should definitely hear what Michelle Boone, Barbara Koenen, and Frayne Lewis have to say! And check us out at the Summit this Saturday, 10 AM on the podcast stage! We also have a show tomorrow night at the Harold Washington Library; we're teaming up with the Chicago Public Library Maker Lab! We also also have a show Sunday night; we're celebrating Dwight's birthday at the Some Office Theater! We also also also are in the second of four weeks of our musical run, Attend the Tale of Danny Tanner, every Saturday in May at the Playground Theater! I need a nap. Thanks so much to our sponsors this week, Cards Against Humanity, as well as their wonderful Chicago Podcast Coop. The NerdologuesSo this is kind of a weird one. A few weeks ago, myself (Eric), Claire, and Dwight hosted a kickoff conference for 2016's City of Chicago LakeFX Summit. This is a really fantastic (FREE) gathering of creatives and entrepreneurs from the Midwest that honestly feels pretty essential if you're trying to make art in this wonderful city. So what you're going to get here are three songs we recorded (Rolling in the Deep, Blister in the Sun, Dancing in the Dark) plus a couple folks from the City's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events previewing what you can expect at the summit. A lot of this is informational, not entertainment, so if you're not super keyed in to Chicago's creative scene, you can maybe give the non-music here a pass. But if you ARE a creative, you should definitely hear what Michelle Boone, Barbara Koenen, and Frayne Lewis have to say! And check us out at the Summit this Saturday, 10 AM on the podcast stage! We also have a show tomorrow night at the Harold Washington Library; we're teaming up with the Chicago Public Library Maker Lab! We also also have a show Sunday night; we're celebrating Dwight's birthday at the Some Office Theater! We also also also are in the second of four weeks of our musical run, Attend the Tale of Danny Tanner, every Saturday in May at the Playground Theater! I need a nap. Thanks so much to our sponsors this week, Cards Against Humanity, as well as their wonderful Chicago Podcast Coop. https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-full-house Guys. We are so excited for this month, because each Saturday at 10:30 we'll be presenting Attend the Tale of Danny Tanner: A Full House Musical at the Playground Theater. This is a really funny, crazy show that we're stoked to be a part of, so don't miss it! To help convince you how fun it is, this week producer/writer/DJ (Tanner) Katie Johnston-Smith and musical director Eric Garneau (that's me!) are gonna talk about it, then we play a game with Nerdologues member Joe Gennaro, who's never seen an entire episode of the show.  Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! If you enjoy our podcasts and would like to see more cool stuff, check out our Patreon page! Mon, 02 May 2016 23:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-full-house Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1980 Guys. We are so excited for this month, because each Saturday at 10:30 we'll be presenting Attend the Tale of Danny Tanner: A Full House Musical at the Playground Theater. This is a really funny, crazy show that we're stoked to be a part of, so don't miss it! To help convince you how fun it is, this week producer/writer/DJ (Tanner) Katie Johnston-Smith and musical director Eric Garneau (that's me!) are gonna talk about it, then we play a game with Nerdologues member Joe Gennaro, who's never seen an entire episode of the show.  Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! If you enjoy our podcasts and would like to see more cool stuff, check out our Patreon page! The NerdologuesGuys. We are so excited for this month, because each Saturday at 10:30 we'll be presenting Attend the Tale of Danny Tanner: A Full House Musical at the Playground Theater. This is a really funny, crazy show that we're stoked to be a part of, so don't miss it! To help convince you how fun it is, this week producer/writer/DJ (Tanner) Katie Johnston-Smith and musical director Eric Garneau (that's me!) are gonna talk about it, then we play a game with Nerdologues member Joe Gennaro, who's never seen an entire episode of the show.  Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! If you enjoy our podcasts and would like to see more cool stuff, check out our Patreon page! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/i-thought-i-knew-part-2 After last week's spectacular batch of stories and songs, we're back with more this time courtesy of amazing Chicago storyteller Scott Whitehair, who chose the theme and co-curated the evening. Thank you, Scott! This time, please enjoy: Cover Stories: Message in a Bottle Cover Stories: Loser Kevin Clifford: Scare Archie Jamjun: The Price of Beauty Nate Bechtel: Resume for Trump's America Becca Brown: Remind Me of Me / Sunday Morning Scott Whitehair: The Sound of Music Cover Stories: Livin' on a Prayer Thanks so much to our wonderful sponsors for this episode: Cards Against Humanity (via the Chicago Podcast Coop) and Game Box Monthly! Another friendly reminder: us Nerds are on Patreon now! If you want to help us make more cool stuff like this, we wouldn't say no! Mon, 25 Apr 2016 10:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/i-thought-i-knew-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3265 After last week's spectacular batch of stories and songs, we're back with more this time courtesy of amazing Chicago storyteller Scott Whitehair, who chose the theme and co-curated the evening. Thank you, Scott! This time, please enjoy: Cover Stories: Message in a Bottle Cover Stories: Loser Kevin Clifford: Scare Archie Jamjun: The Price of Beauty Nate Bechtel: Resume for Trump's America Becca Brown: Remind Me of Me / Sunday Morning Scott Whitehair: The Sound of Music Cover Stories: Livin' on a Prayer Thanks so much to our wonderful sponsors for this episode: Cards Against Humanity (via the Chicago Podcast Coop) and Game Box Monthly! Another friendly reminder: us Nerds are on Patreon now! If you want to help us make more cool stuff like this, we wouldn't say no! The NerdologuesAfter last week's spectacular batch of stories and songs, we're back with more this time courtesy of amazing Chicago storyteller Scott Whitehair, who chose the theme and co-curated the evening. Thank you, Scott! This time, please enjoy: Cover Stories: Message in a Bottle Cover Stories: Loser Kevin Clifford: Scare Archie Jamjun: The Price of Beauty Nate Bechtel: Resume for Trump's America Becca Brown: Remind Me of Me / Sunday Morning Scott Whitehair: The Sound of Music Cover Stories: Livin' on a Prayer Thanks so much to our wonderful sponsors for this episode: Cards Against Humanity (via the Chicago Podcast Coop) and Game Box Monthly! Another friendly reminder: us Nerds are on Patreon now! If you want to help us make more cool stuff like this, we wouldn't say no! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/i-thought-i-knew-part-1 Scott Whitehair is a fantastic dude who does amazing work in the Chicago storytelling community. We were proud to team up with him for a night of Your Stories. Scott chose the theme and co-curated, and what we got was a great night of speakers reflecting on the idea "I Thought I Knew." This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Like a Virgin Cover Stories: Rock the Casbah Andrew Bentley: Agnostic Eunice Jarrett: Martha and the Vandella Brian Wille: I Thought I Knew About Insects Martita Rodriguez: Dickmatized Katie Johnston-Smith: Fuck Up / Acid Tongue Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Iron Galaxy, and thanks so much to the Chicago Podcast Coop as always! If you like this show and want to see more cool stuff from the Nerdologues, check out our Patreon page! Mon, 18 Apr 2016 10:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/i-thought-i-knew-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2706 Scott Whitehair is a fantastic dude who does amazing work in the Chicago storytelling community. We were proud to team up with him for a night of Your Stories. Scott chose the theme and co-curated, and what we got was a great night of speakers reflecting on the idea "I Thought I Knew." This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Like a Virgin Cover Stories: Rock the Casbah Andrew Bentley: Agnostic Eunice Jarrett: Martha and the Vandella Brian Wille: I Thought I Knew About Insects Martita Rodriguez: Dickmatized Katie Johnston-Smith: Fuck Up / Acid Tongue Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Iron Galaxy, and thanks so much to the Chicago Podcast Coop as always! If you like this show and want to see more cool stuff from the Nerdologues, check out our Patreon page! The NerdologuesScott Whitehair is a fantastic dude who does amazing work in the Chicago storytelling community. We were proud to team up with him for a night of Your Stories. Scott chose the theme and co-curated, and what we got was a great night of speakers reflecting on the idea "I Thought I Knew." This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Like a Virgin Cover Stories: Rock the Casbah Andrew Bentley: Agnostic Eunice Jarrett: Martha and the Vandella Brian Wille: I Thought I Knew About Insects Martita Rodriguez: Dickmatized Katie Johnston-Smith: Fuck Up / Acid Tongue Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Iron Galaxy, and thanks so much to the Chicago Podcast Coop as always! If you like this show and want to see more cool stuff from the Nerdologues, check out our Patreon page! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-road-trip The Nerds had a couple pretty long car rides to and from Bloomington, Indiana for the Combine this past weekend, so we thought we'd take advantage of them to create content. There's no higher calling! On this week's (Y)Our Stories, Joe, Kevin, Katie, and Eric share some road trip tales that veer into discussions of snacks, sexuality, and vomit. Those are the hallmarks of great narratives!! Enjoy! Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, the Second City Ramis Film School, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! If you like this show and/or the other stuff we do, check out our Patreon, yeah? Mon, 11 Apr 2016 09:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-road-trip Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2062 The Nerds had a couple pretty long car rides to and from Bloomington, Indiana for the Combine this past weekend, so we thought we'd take advantage of them to create content. There's no higher calling! On this week's (Y)Our Stories, Joe, Kevin, Katie, and Eric share some road trip tales that veer into discussions of snacks, sexuality, and vomit. Those are the hallmarks of great narratives!! Enjoy! Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, the Second City Ramis Film School, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! If you like this show and/or the other stuff we do, check out our Patreon, yeah? The NerdologuesThe Nerds had a couple pretty long car rides to and from Bloomington, Indiana for the Combine this past weekend, so we thought we'd take advantage of them to create content. There's no higher calling! On this week's (Y)Our Stories, Joe, Kevin, Katie, and Eric share some road trip tales that veer into discussions of snacks, sexuality, and vomit. Those are the hallmarks of great narratives!! Enjoy! Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, the Second City Ramis Film School, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! If you like this show and/or the other stuff we do, check out our Patreon, yeah? https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-our-history-and-our-future The Nerdologues are six years old now, and we've done some stuff, man. We want to keep doing that stuff, and do it better. Today, Kevin, Joe, and Eric are gonna tell you a little bit about where the group has been and make a BIG OLD ANNOUNCEMENT about where the group can go. But we're asking for a bit of your help in the name of a thing called Patreon. If you would be so kind, take a couple minutes to check out our Patreon page, and if you like this show and/or the other stuff we do, consider pledging? You're the best, dudes! Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Podcast Movement, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Mon, 04 Apr 2016 10:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-our-history-and-our-future Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2656 The Nerdologues are six years old now, and we've done some stuff, man. We want to keep doing that stuff, and do it better. Today, Kevin, Joe, and Eric are gonna tell you a little bit about where the group has been and make a BIG OLD ANNOUNCEMENT about where the group can go. But we're asking for a bit of your help in the name of a thing called Patreon. If you would be so kind, take a couple minutes to check out our Patreon page, and if you like this show and/or the other stuff we do, consider pledging? You're the best, dudes! Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Podcast Movement, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! The NerdologuesThe Nerdologues are six years old now, and we've done some stuff, man. We want to keep doing that stuff, and do it better. Today, Kevin, Joe, and Eric are gonna tell you a little bit about where the group has been and make a BIG OLD ANNOUNCEMENT about where the group can go. But we're asking for a bit of your help in the name of a thing called Patreon. If you would be so kind, take a couple minutes to check out our Patreon page, and if you like this show and/or the other stuff we do, consider pledging? You're the best, dudes! Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Podcast Movement, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/thanks-part-2 Our team-up with International Tom Hanks Day has been a delight. This episode, you'll get stories from a few more of its founders plus some other local creatives and friends thinking about THanks. Please enjoy: Cover Stories: California Dreamin' Kris Petro: Three Jackasses and a Couple of Hanks Bill Nielsen: Sadie Larissa Zageris: #FreeTheYoungs Fin Coe: That Thing You Do Kellen Manley: The Best Day Cover Stories: You've Got a Friend in Me Don't miss Tom Hanks Day this Saturday, noon to 5 PM at Lincoln Hall in Chicago! Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks, of course, to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Come back next week for a big Nerdolouges announcement! Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/thanks-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2460 Our team-up with International Tom Hanks Day has been a delight. This episode, you'll get stories from a few more of its founders plus some other local creatives and friends thinking about THanks. Please enjoy: Cover Stories: California Dreamin' Kris Petro: Three Jackasses and a Couple of Hanks Bill Nielsen: Sadie Larissa Zageris: #FreeTheYoungs Fin Coe: That Thing You Do Kellen Manley: The Best Day Cover Stories: You've Got a Friend in Me Don't miss Tom Hanks Day this Saturday, noon to 5 PM at Lincoln Hall in Chicago! Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks, of course, to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Come back next week for a big Nerdolouges announcement! The NerdologuesOur team-up with International Tom Hanks Day has been a delight. This episode, you'll get stories from a few more of its founders plus some other local creatives and friends thinking about THanks. Please enjoy: Cover Stories: California Dreamin' Kris Petro: Three Jackasses and a Couple of Hanks Bill Nielsen: Sadie Larissa Zageris: #FreeTheYoungs Fin Coe: That Thing You Do Kellen Manley: The Best Day Cover Stories: You've Got a Friend in Me Don't miss Tom Hanks Day this Saturday, noon to 5 PM at Lincoln Hall in Chicago! Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks, of course, to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Come back next week for a big Nerdolouges announcement! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/thanks-part-1 If you haven't heard of it, you should read up on International Tom Hanks Day, because it's really rad. You can ALSO listen to this episode to find out what it's all about as well as hear some great stories reflecting on the theme "THanks." We had a really grand time recording with these folks, and we hope it shines through! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Workin' for a Livin' Kevin Turk: Genesis Logan Dean: Mazes & Monsters Maura McDanel: My Wilson Mike Gifford: The Special Toms in Our Lives Liz Larrimore: The Bench Katie Johnston-Smith: Like Yourself Cover Stories: Streets of Philadelphia Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring this episode, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for being wonderful! Don't miss International Tom Hanks Day, Saturday, April 2 from noon to 5 PM at Lincoln Hall in Chicago! Also, special shoutout to Begyle Brewing where we recorded. They were so wonderful to us!   Mon, 21 Mar 2016 12:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/thanks-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2820 If you haven't heard of it, you should read up on International Tom Hanks Day, because it's really rad. You can ALSO listen to this episode to find out what it's all about as well as hear some great stories reflecting on the theme "THanks." We had a really grand time recording with these folks, and we hope it shines through! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Workin' for a Livin' Kevin Turk: Genesis Logan Dean: Mazes & Monsters Maura McDanel: My Wilson Mike Gifford: The Special Toms in Our Lives Liz Larrimore: The Bench Katie Johnston-Smith: Like Yourself Cover Stories: Streets of Philadelphia Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring this episode, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for being wonderful! Don't miss International Tom Hanks Day, Saturday, April 2 from noon to 5 PM at Lincoln Hall in Chicago! Also, special shoutout to Begyle Brewing where we recorded. They were so wonderful to us!   The NerdologuesIf you haven't heard of it, you should read up on International Tom Hanks Day, because it's really rad. You can ALSO listen to this episode to find out what it's all about as well as hear some great stories reflecting on the theme "THanks." We had a really grand time recording with these folks, and we hope it shines through! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Workin' for a Livin' Kevin Turk: Genesis Logan Dean: Mazes & Monsters Maura McDanel: My Wilson Mike Gifford: The Special Toms in Our Lives Liz Larrimore: The Bench Katie Johnston-Smith: Like Yourself Cover Stories: Streets of Philadelphia Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring this episode, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for being wonderful! Don't miss International Tom Hanks Day, Saturday, April 2 from noon to 5 PM at Lincoln Hall in Chicago! Also, special shoutout to Begyle Brewing where we recorded. They were so wonderful to us!   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-thanks-preview For this Sunday's Your Stories, we're teaming up with the folks behind International Tom Hanks Day and we're really excited! To get ready, the Your Stories musicians (Eric, Dwight, Claire, and Jim) sat down after practice to talk about the man himself. Hear everyone's favorite Tom Hanks flicks (including Claire lying about one of her choices), how good Jim is at imitating old AOL sounds (very), and which Ninja Turtle Dwight would want Tom Hanks to play in a reboot (all of them). Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring today's episode, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for hooking up said sponsorship!   Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-thanks-preview Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2275 For this Sunday's Your Stories, we're teaming up with the folks behind International Tom Hanks Day and we're really excited! To get ready, the Your Stories musicians (Eric, Dwight, Claire, and Jim) sat down after practice to talk about the man himself. Hear everyone's favorite Tom Hanks flicks (including Claire lying about one of her choices), how good Jim is at imitating old AOL sounds (very), and which Ninja Turtle Dwight would want Tom Hanks to play in a reboot (all of them). Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring today's episode, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for hooking up said sponsorship!   The NerdologuesFor this Sunday's Your Stories, we're teaming up with the folks behind International Tom Hanks Day and we're really excited! To get ready, the Your Stories musicians (Eric, Dwight, Claire, and Jim) sat down after practice to talk about the man himself. Hear everyone's favorite Tom Hanks flicks (including Claire lying about one of her choices), how good Jim is at imitating old AOL sounds (very), and which Ninja Turtle Dwight would want Tom Hanks to play in a reboot (all of them). Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring today's episode, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for hooking up said sponsorship!   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-concert Hello friends -- Eric here. Yesterday I saw Bruce Springsteen live for the fifth time. It was magical. Since concerts are on my mind, I thought me, Katie, and Jando would take this week's Our Stories to share some of our most memorable concert stories. We've got near-mob-violence, pickpocketing, and Jimmy Buffett! Truly this podcast has everything. Thanks to our sponsors for the week, Basecamp, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for all the support! Don't miss our next live show, wherein we partner with the founders of International Tom Hanks Day at Begyle Brewing in Ravenswood! Mon, 07 Mar 2016 12:30:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-concert Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1980 Hello friends -- Eric here. Yesterday I saw Bruce Springsteen live for the fifth time. It was magical. Since concerts are on my mind, I thought me, Katie, and Jando would take this week's Our Stories to share some of our most memorable concert stories. We've got near-mob-violence, pickpocketing, and Jimmy Buffett! Truly this podcast has everything. Thanks to our sponsors for the week, Basecamp, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for all the support! Don't miss our next live show, wherein we partner with the founders of International Tom Hanks Day at Begyle Brewing in Ravenswood! The NerdologuesHello friends -- Eric here. Yesterday I saw Bruce Springsteen live for the fifth time. It was magical. Since concerts are on my mind, I thought me, Katie, and Jando would take this week's Our Stories to share some of our most memorable concert stories. We've got near-mob-violence, pickpocketing, and Jimmy Buffett! Truly this podcast has everything. Thanks to our sponsors for the week, Basecamp, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for all the support! Don't miss our next live show, wherein we partner with the founders of International Tom Hanks Day at Begyle Brewing in Ravenswood! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fanfiction-4-part-2-guardians-grayskull We've been teasing this for weeks, and now, aren't y'all lucky, you can listen to it over and over and over again. Here's a script Eric wrote when he was 14/15 that he was convinced would bring He-Man and She-Ra back to television. Sadly, it didn't, but all that meant is that almost 20 years later, the Nerdologues could perform the script instead. This is very silly.  Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop.  Our next live show sees us joining forces with the brains behind International Tom Hanks Day at Begyle Brewing. We're so stoked! Mon, 29 Feb 2016 11:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fanfiction-4-part-2-guardians-grayskull Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2900 We've been teasing this for weeks, and now, aren't y'all lucky, you can listen to it over and over and over again. Here's a script Eric wrote when he was 14/15 that he was convinced would bring He-Man and She-Ra back to television. Sadly, it didn't, but all that meant is that almost 20 years later, the Nerdologues could perform the script instead. This is very silly.  Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop.  Our next live show sees us joining forces with the brains behind International Tom Hanks Day at Begyle Brewing. We're so stoked! The NerdologuesWe've been teasing this for weeks, and now, aren't y'all lucky, you can listen to it over and over and over again. Here's a script Eric wrote when he was 14/15 that he was convinced would bring He-Man and She-Ra back to television. Sadly, it didn't, but all that meant is that almost 20 years later, the Nerdologues could perform the script instead. This is very silly.  Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop.  Our next live show sees us joining forces with the brains behind International Tom Hanks Day at Begyle Brewing. We're so stoked! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fanfiction-4-part-1 For the fourth year running, the Your Stories podcast is celebrating Fanfiction February! This episode, we've got five wonderful storytellers sharing their reflections on what fanfiction means to them -- or maybe sharing some fanfic themselves -- plus there's some pretty sweet music both original and not! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Misty Mountain Hop Steve Persch, Mary Beth Smith, Katie Johnston-Smith, Claire Friedman: Men Are So Dumb (Hamilton bonus track) Aaron Amendola: The Value of Fanfiction Bill Bullock: How It Should Have Ended Nate Bechtel: Confronting Kyle Cher Vincent: A Gift from Degrassi Katie Utke: Colors of the Wind/Part of Your World Be back next week for He-Man! F'real.  Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Emporium Arcade Bar, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/fanfiction-4-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2523 For the fourth year running, the Your Stories podcast is celebrating Fanfiction February! This episode, we've got five wonderful storytellers sharing their reflections on what fanfiction means to them -- or maybe sharing some fanfic themselves -- plus there's some pretty sweet music both original and not! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Misty Mountain Hop Steve Persch, Mary Beth Smith, Katie Johnston-Smith, Claire Friedman: Men Are So Dumb (Hamilton bonus track) Aaron Amendola: The Value of Fanfiction Bill Bullock: How It Should Have Ended Nate Bechtel: Confronting Kyle Cher Vincent: A Gift from Degrassi Katie Utke: Colors of the Wind/Part of Your World Be back next week for He-Man! F'real.  Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Emporium Arcade Bar, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop! The NerdologuesFor the fourth year running, the Your Stories podcast is celebrating Fanfiction February! This episode, we've got five wonderful storytellers sharing their reflections on what fanfiction means to them -- or maybe sharing some fanfic themselves -- plus there's some pretty sweet music both original and not! This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Misty Mountain Hop Steve Persch, Mary Beth Smith, Katie Johnston-Smith, Claire Friedman: Men Are So Dumb (Hamilton bonus track) Aaron Amendola: The Value of Fanfiction Bill Bullock: How It Should Have Ended Nate Bechtel: Confronting Kyle Cher Vincent: A Gift from Degrassi Katie Utke: Colors of the Wind/Part of Your World Be back next week for He-Man! F'real.  Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Emporium Arcade Bar, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-sporty Hey! Have you listened to Sports Retorts with Hooli and the Joe yet? Well why not? It's the Nerdologues' newest podcast, and today we've got 2/3 of the people behind it, Joe Gennaro and Mary Beth Smith, to tell us all about what it is and why it rocks. Then, those two plus host Eric Garneau share sports stories, because this is still a storytelling show, damn it. You'll hear about Joe's time with the Cavs Crew, Mary Beth having to choose between soccer and drama, and Eric's golf lessons. Yeah, golf.  Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, the RedEye, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! The Your Stories show this Sunday's gonna be pretty rad, BTW. Live He-Man fanfiction reading? You know it.  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 09:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-sporty Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3600 Hey! Have you listened to Sports Retorts with Hooli and the Joe yet? Well why not? It's the Nerdologues' newest podcast, and today we've got 2/3 of the people behind it, Joe Gennaro and Mary Beth Smith, to tell us all about what it is and why it rocks. Then, those two plus host Eric Garneau share sports stories, because this is still a storytelling show, damn it. You'll hear about Joe's time with the Cavs Crew, Mary Beth having to choose between soccer and drama, and Eric's golf lessons. Yeah, golf.  Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, the RedEye, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! The Your Stories show this Sunday's gonna be pretty rad, BTW. Live He-Man fanfiction reading? You know it.  The NerdologuesHey! Have you listened to Sports Retorts with Hooli and the Joe yet? Well why not? It's the Nerdologues' newest podcast, and today we've got 2/3 of the people behind it, Joe Gennaro and Mary Beth Smith, to tell us all about what it is and why it rocks. Then, those two plus host Eric Garneau share sports stories, because this is still a storytelling show, damn it. You'll hear about Joe's time with the Cavs Crew, Mary Beth having to choose between soccer and drama, and Eric's golf lessons. Yeah, golf.  Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, the RedEye, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! The Your Stories show this Sunday's gonna be pretty rad, BTW. Live He-Man fanfiction reading? You know it.  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/beginnings-2-part-2 Last week we gave you the first part of our most recent team-up with the Chicago Design Museum, a lovely collection of folks doing great work in the city. Here's part two, featuring more storytellers and musicians that the Nerds and the Museum count among their friends. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Like a Rolling Stone Kevin Reader: Ode to Dikembe Sabella Flagg: New Adventures Jason Seed, Yoseph Henry, and Tara Ramsey: Let's Keep the Lights Down Low Cover Stories: King of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1 Thanks so much to our sponsors for the episode, Cards Against Humanity, and to the whole Chicago Podcast Coop! PS, our next Your Stories features a dramatically read He-Man episode written by Eric when he was 14. It's gonna be goofy.  Mon, 08 Feb 2016 10:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/beginnings-2-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2113 Last week we gave you the first part of our most recent team-up with the Chicago Design Museum, a lovely collection of folks doing great work in the city. Here's part two, featuring more storytellers and musicians that the Nerds and the Museum count among their friends. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Like a Rolling Stone Kevin Reader: Ode to Dikembe Sabella Flagg: New Adventures Jason Seed, Yoseph Henry, and Tara Ramsey: Let's Keep the Lights Down Low Cover Stories: King of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1 Thanks so much to our sponsors for the episode, Cards Against Humanity, and to the whole Chicago Podcast Coop! PS, our next Your Stories features a dramatically read He-Man episode written by Eric when he was 14. It's gonna be goofy.  The NerdologuesLast week we gave you the first part of our most recent team-up with the Chicago Design Museum, a lovely collection of folks doing great work in the city. Here's part two, featuring more storytellers and musicians that the Nerds and the Museum count among their friends. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Like a Rolling Stone Kevin Reader: Ode to Dikembe Sabella Flagg: New Adventures Jason Seed, Yoseph Henry, and Tara Ramsey: Let's Keep the Lights Down Low Cover Stories: King of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1 Thanks so much to our sponsors for the episode, Cards Against Humanity, and to the whole Chicago Podcast Coop! PS, our next Your Stories features a dramatically read He-Man episode written by Eric when he was 14. It's gonna be goofy.  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/beginnings-2-part-1 We love the Chicago Design Museum. Last year, we did a couple episodes (here and here) curated by museum director and great dude Tanner Woodford. This time, we brought the show to Tanner's space in Block 37 downtown, and we had a blast! This episode, you'll hear: Cover Stories: Immigrant Song Tanner Woodford: Genesis Eric Garneau: Phone James T Green: The Shorts Claire Friedman: Boyfriend Jason Seed and Tara Ramsey: Fucked-Up Dream Music #1 Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks to the entire Chicago Podcast Coop! Guys. Our next live Your Stories show features an episode of He-Man Eric wrote when he was 14. You should see this.    Mon, 01 Feb 2016 10:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/beginnings-2-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1990 We love the Chicago Design Museum. Last year, we did a couple episodes (here and here) curated by museum director and great dude Tanner Woodford. This time, we brought the show to Tanner's space in Block 37 downtown, and we had a blast! This episode, you'll hear: Cover Stories: Immigrant Song Tanner Woodford: Genesis Eric Garneau: Phone James T Green: The Shorts Claire Friedman: Boyfriend Jason Seed and Tara Ramsey: Fucked-Up Dream Music #1 Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks to the entire Chicago Podcast Coop! Guys. Our next live Your Stories show features an episode of He-Man Eric wrote when he was 14. You should see this.    The NerdologuesWe love the Chicago Design Museum. Last year, we did a couple episodes (here and here) curated by museum director and great dude Tanner Woodford. This time, we brought the show to Tanner's space in Block 37 downtown, and we had a blast! This episode, you'll hear: Cover Stories: Immigrant Song Tanner Woodford: Genesis Eric Garneau: Phone James T Green: The Shorts Claire Friedman: Boyfriend Jason Seed and Tara Ramsey: Fucked-Up Dream Music #1 Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, Cards Against Humanity, and thanks to the entire Chicago Podcast Coop! Guys. Our next live Your Stories show features an episode of He-Man Eric wrote when he was 14. You should see this.    https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/character-generation-part-2 We had a blast recording a couple episodes with our friends from the One Shot Podcast, which is another Chicago Podcast Coop show y'all should definitely check out. Between them and us, a bunch of thoughtful, wonderful people took the stage to share their thoughts on the notion of "Character Generation." This week, we've got: Cover Stories: Wonderboy Cover Stories: The Unforgiven Shelby Mongan: Mary Sue Johnny O'Mara: George Lucas Commencement Speech Alex Manich: Rerolling Your Character Bill Nielsen: Tyler Nate Bechtel: Monsters Katie Johnston-Smith: Follow Your Arrow Thanks again to our sponsors for this episode, Utter Nonsense! It's a really fun game!  Here's our next Your Stories show, complete with a dramatically read He-Man script Eric wrote when he was 14.  Mon, 25 Jan 2016 09:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/character-generation-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2995 We had a blast recording a couple episodes with our friends from the One Shot Podcast, which is another Chicago Podcast Coop show y'all should definitely check out. Between them and us, a bunch of thoughtful, wonderful people took the stage to share their thoughts on the notion of "Character Generation." This week, we've got: Cover Stories: Wonderboy Cover Stories: The Unforgiven Shelby Mongan: Mary Sue Johnny O'Mara: George Lucas Commencement Speech Alex Manich: Rerolling Your Character Bill Nielsen: Tyler Nate Bechtel: Monsters Katie Johnston-Smith: Follow Your Arrow Thanks again to our sponsors for this episode, Utter Nonsense! It's a really fun game!  Here's our next Your Stories show, complete with a dramatically read He-Man script Eric wrote when he was 14.  The NerdologuesWe had a blast recording a couple episodes with our friends from the One Shot Podcast, which is another Chicago Podcast Coop show y'all should definitely check out. Between them and us, a bunch of thoughtful, wonderful people took the stage to share their thoughts on the notion of "Character Generation." This week, we've got: Cover Stories: Wonderboy Cover Stories: The Unforgiven Shelby Mongan: Mary Sue Johnny O'Mara: George Lucas Commencement Speech Alex Manich: Rerolling Your Character Bill Nielsen: Tyler Nate Bechtel: Monsters Katie Johnston-Smith: Follow Your Arrow Thanks again to our sponsors for this episode, Utter Nonsense! It's a really fun game!  Here's our next Your Stories show, complete with a dramatically read He-Man script Eric wrote when he was 14.  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/character-generation-part-1 The One Shot and Campaign podcasts are wonderful parts of the Chicago creative landscape, and we were mega stoked to welcome them as our special guests for a Your Stories recording. For the next couple weeks, the fine folks behind those shows plus other great speakers will be sharing their insights on what it means to create a character -- or, more often, themselves. As ponderous as it seems, it's equally entertaining! Eric and Dwight also pay tribute to Mr. David Bowie. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Adventure Cover Stories: I Am the Walrus Kat Kuhl: Storyteller Background Logan Dean: Use It Wisely Courtney Crary: Superpower Liz Anderson: Florida Men and Women Brandon Kirkman: Chat Rooms James D'Amato: A Better Story Cover Stories: Space Oddity Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Podcast Movement, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Hey, we're doing a very special Your Stories show with the Chicago Design Museum this Saturday night! Come? Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/character-generation-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3396 The One Shot and Campaign podcasts are wonderful parts of the Chicago creative landscape, and we were mega stoked to welcome them as our special guests for a Your Stories recording. For the next couple weeks, the fine folks behind those shows plus other great speakers will be sharing their insights on what it means to create a character -- or, more often, themselves. As ponderous as it seems, it's equally entertaining! Eric and Dwight also pay tribute to Mr. David Bowie. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Adventure Cover Stories: I Am the Walrus Kat Kuhl: Storyteller Background Logan Dean: Use It Wisely Courtney Crary: Superpower Liz Anderson: Florida Men and Women Brandon Kirkman: Chat Rooms James D'Amato: A Better Story Cover Stories: Space Oddity Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Podcast Movement, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Hey, we're doing a very special Your Stories show with the Chicago Design Museum this Saturday night! Come? The NerdologuesThe One Shot and Campaign podcasts are wonderful parts of the Chicago creative landscape, and we were mega stoked to welcome them as our special guests for a Your Stories recording. For the next couple weeks, the fine folks behind those shows plus other great speakers will be sharing their insights on what it means to create a character -- or, more often, themselves. As ponderous as it seems, it's equally entertaining! Eric and Dwight also pay tribute to Mr. David Bowie. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Adventure Cover Stories: I Am the Walrus Kat Kuhl: Storyteller Background Logan Dean: Use It Wisely Courtney Crary: Superpower Liz Anderson: Florida Men and Women Brandon Kirkman: Chat Rooms James D'Amato: A Better Story Cover Stories: Space Oddity Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Podcast Movement, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Hey, we're doing a very special Your Stories show with the Chicago Design Museum this Saturday night! Come? https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/annual-4-part-2 We're going into our fifth year as a podcast now, and you know what that means. It's time to stop goofing off and start taking some responsibility around here. Podcasting is serious business and it's time we started treating it as such. NAH JUST KIDDING. It's been a really great four years, though, and this week we're closing out our "Annual 4" celebration with some of our favorite storytellers who shared in 2015, plus we've got a handful of our personal favorite songs from the year. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: The Legend of Chavo Guerrero Cover Stories: Shut Up and Dance Mike Gifford: What Have You Been up To? Tracie Hall: Candy Cane Walk Mike Joosse: Done Drinking Stephanie Spence: Nothing Happens Next Claire Friedman: What If Your Aspirational Self Sucks? Jim: The Hills Cover Stories: S.O.B. Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, Jackbox Games, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop as well! Our next Your Stories recording is this Sunday, BTW! Hope you can make it! Mon, 11 Jan 2016 10:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/annual-4-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3572 We're going into our fifth year as a podcast now, and you know what that means. It's time to stop goofing off and start taking some responsibility around here. Podcasting is serious business and it's time we started treating it as such. NAH JUST KIDDING. It's been a really great four years, though, and this week we're closing out our "Annual 4" celebration with some of our favorite storytellers who shared in 2015, plus we've got a handful of our personal favorite songs from the year. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: The Legend of Chavo Guerrero Cover Stories: Shut Up and Dance Mike Gifford: What Have You Been up To? Tracie Hall: Candy Cane Walk Mike Joosse: Done Drinking Stephanie Spence: Nothing Happens Next Claire Friedman: What If Your Aspirational Self Sucks? Jim: The Hills Cover Stories: S.O.B. Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, Jackbox Games, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop as well! Our next Your Stories recording is this Sunday, BTW! Hope you can make it! The NerdologuesWe're going into our fifth year as a podcast now, and you know what that means. It's time to stop goofing off and start taking some responsibility around here. Podcasting is serious business and it's time we started treating it as such. NAH JUST KIDDING. It's been a really great four years, though, and this week we're closing out our "Annual 4" celebration with some of our favorite storytellers who shared in 2015, plus we've got a handful of our personal favorite songs from the year. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: The Legend of Chavo Guerrero Cover Stories: Shut Up and Dance Mike Gifford: What Have You Been up To? Tracie Hall: Candy Cane Walk Mike Joosse: Done Drinking Stephanie Spence: Nothing Happens Next Claire Friedman: What If Your Aspirational Self Sucks? Jim: The Hills Cover Stories: S.O.B. Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, Jackbox Games, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop as well! Our next Your Stories recording is this Sunday, BTW! Hope you can make it! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/annual-4-part-1 Man. We've done four years of this show already. To start year 5, we invited back some storytelling favorites to share new pieces; we're also playing some of our favorite songs from 2015! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Uptown Funk Cover Stories: Hello Andrew Bentley: 28 Henry Birdseye: Facetime Kyle Talley: A Touching Christmas Story Katie Johnston-Smith: Accomplishments Cover Stories: Elastic Heart Cover Stories: Out of the Woods Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Iron Galaxy, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Hey, Chicago people, come to our next Your Stories recording, less than two weeks away! Mon, 04 Jan 2016 09:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/annual-4-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3300 Man. We've done four years of this show already. To start year 5, we invited back some storytelling favorites to share new pieces; we're also playing some of our favorite songs from 2015! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Uptown Funk Cover Stories: Hello Andrew Bentley: 28 Henry Birdseye: Facetime Kyle Talley: A Touching Christmas Story Katie Johnston-Smith: Accomplishments Cover Stories: Elastic Heart Cover Stories: Out of the Woods Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Iron Galaxy, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Hey, Chicago people, come to our next Your Stories recording, less than two weeks away! The NerdologuesMan. We've done four years of this show already. To start year 5, we invited back some storytelling favorites to share new pieces; we're also playing some of our favorite songs from 2015! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Uptown Funk Cover Stories: Hello Andrew Bentley: 28 Henry Birdseye: Facetime Kyle Talley: A Touching Christmas Story Katie Johnston-Smith: Accomplishments Cover Stories: Elastic Heart Cover Stories: Out of the Woods Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Iron Galaxy, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Hey, Chicago people, come to our next Your Stories recording, less than two weeks away! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/2015-audience-picks Hey folks, Eric here. Last week I compiled a Your Stories episode out of some of my favorite stories and songs from the past twelve months of the podcast. Today, it's your turn! After a month of nominations, here are a handful of your most-requested pieces from the last year of Your Stories! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Bright Lights Bigger City Ever Mainard: Galilee Medical and Dental Center Henry Birdseye: Face Soap Tracie Hall: The Real Kwanzaa Andrew Bentley: Inflating Sean Hannity with Helium and Watching Him Float Away Mark Colomb: The Necessity of Fandom Brad Einstein: Fred Phelps in Gay Heaven Cover Stories: Hooked on a Feeling Cover Stories & I Fight Dragons: Enter Sandman There was so much good stuff this year, we couldn't contain it on even two podcasts! Here's a blog post with some more stories we wanted to honor from wonderful people! Thanks for a fantastic year of the podcast, everyone! If you like us, you could maybe rate/review us on iTunes? That'd be spiffy. Our sponsor for this week is Iron Galaxy Studios, and they're great! The Chicago Podcast Coop is also great! Mon, 28 Dec 2015 09:30:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/2015-audience-picks Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3600 Hey folks, Eric here. Last week I compiled a Your Stories episode out of some of my favorite stories and songs from the past twelve months of the podcast. Today, it's your turn! After a month of nominations, here are a handful of your most-requested pieces from the last year of Your Stories! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Bright Lights Bigger City Ever Mainard: Galilee Medical and Dental Center Henry Birdseye: Face Soap Tracie Hall: The Real Kwanzaa Andrew Bentley: Inflating Sean Hannity with Helium and Watching Him Float Away Mark Colomb: The Necessity of Fandom Brad Einstein: Fred Phelps in Gay Heaven Cover Stories: Hooked on a Feeling Cover Stories & I Fight Dragons: Enter Sandman There was so much good stuff this year, we couldn't contain it on even two podcasts! Here's a blog post with some more stories we wanted to honor from wonderful people! Thanks for a fantastic year of the podcast, everyone! If you like us, you could maybe rate/review us on iTunes? That'd be spiffy. Our sponsor for this week is Iron Galaxy Studios, and they're great! The Chicago Podcast Coop is also great! The NerdologuesHey folks, Eric here. Last week I compiled a Your Stories episode out of some of my favorite stories and songs from the past twelve months of the podcast. Today, it's your turn! After a month of nominations, here are a handful of your most-requested pieces from the last year of Your Stories! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Bright Lights Bigger City Ever Mainard: Galilee Medical and Dental Center Henry Birdseye: Face Soap Tracie Hall: The Real Kwanzaa Andrew Bentley: Inflating Sean Hannity with Helium and Watching Him Float Away Mark Colomb: The Necessity of Fandom Brad Einstein: Fred Phelps in Gay Heaven Cover Stories: Hooked on a Feeling Cover Stories & I Fight Dragons: Enter Sandman There was so much good stuff this year, we couldn't contain it on even two podcasts! Here's a blog post with some more stories we wanted to honor from wonderful people! Thanks for a fantastic year of the podcast, everyone! If you like us, you could maybe rate/review us on iTunes? That'd be spiffy. Our sponsor for this week is Iron Galaxy Studios, and they're great! The Chicago Podcast Coop is also great! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/2015-producers-picks About six weeks ago, we solicited y'all to tell us your favorite pieces from the past 12 months of Your Stories. You'll see the ones you picked next week! But first, I, Eric, wanted to highlight some of my own favorites. I spend a lot of time with the show so I thought it would be cool to honor a handful of the pieces that really stood out to me. A lot of these made it to your nominations as well, so you should like what's on this episode! Enjoy: Cover Stories: Umbrella Nikki Pierce: Vengeance of the Birthing Gods Chris Crotwell: Blurry Mike Joosse: Mall Dreams Gary Lucy: What Happened to All the Organ Grinders? Matt Young: KC Jones Ben Rathert: Boppin' in the Country Ben and Eric: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Cover Stories: Hold On Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Jackbox Games, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Thanks also to every one of our storytellers, musicians, and listeners! Come back next week for more favorites from 2015! Mon, 21 Dec 2015 08:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/2015-producers-picks Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3623 About six weeks ago, we solicited y'all to tell us your favorite pieces from the past 12 months of Your Stories. You'll see the ones you picked next week! But first, I, Eric, wanted to highlight some of my own favorites. I spend a lot of time with the show so I thought it would be cool to honor a handful of the pieces that really stood out to me. A lot of these made it to your nominations as well, so you should like what's on this episode! Enjoy: Cover Stories: Umbrella Nikki Pierce: Vengeance of the Birthing Gods Chris Crotwell: Blurry Mike Joosse: Mall Dreams Gary Lucy: What Happened to All the Organ Grinders? Matt Young: KC Jones Ben Rathert: Boppin' in the Country Ben and Eric: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Cover Stories: Hold On Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Jackbox Games, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Thanks also to every one of our storytellers, musicians, and listeners! Come back next week for more favorites from 2015! The NerdologuesAbout six weeks ago, we solicited y'all to tell us your favorite pieces from the past 12 months of Your Stories. You'll see the ones you picked next week! But first, I, Eric, wanted to highlight some of my own favorites. I spend a lot of time with the show so I thought it would be cool to honor a handful of the pieces that really stood out to me. A lot of these made it to your nominations as well, so you should like what's on this episode! Enjoy: Cover Stories: Umbrella Nikki Pierce: Vengeance of the Birthing Gods Chris Crotwell: Blurry Mike Joosse: Mall Dreams Gary Lucy: What Happened to All the Organ Grinders? Matt Young: KC Jones Ben Rathert: Boppin' in the Country Ben and Eric: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Cover Stories: Hold On Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Jackbox Games, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Thanks also to every one of our storytellers, musicians, and listeners! Come back next week for more favorites from 2015! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/intention-part-2 Last episode this blurb mentioned how much we love the dudes behind the Shithole. Guess what, y'all -- one week later and it's still true. That crew did most of the booking for these last two episodes and also picked the theme, and we had a really great night hanging with them! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: I Will Survive Claire Friedman: Janice FAQ Charles Pettitt: Shitty Jobs Grant Collins: Dads of Dating Goodrich Gevaart: The Need to Be Invisible Claire Swanson: Goals Chris Crotwell: Emotional Diarrhea Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop as well! Come back next week for the first of our year-end "Best Of"s! Mon, 14 Dec 2015 11:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/intention-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3135 Last episode this blurb mentioned how much we love the dudes behind the Shithole. Guess what, y'all -- one week later and it's still true. That crew did most of the booking for these last two episodes and also picked the theme, and we had a really great night hanging with them! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: I Will Survive Claire Friedman: Janice FAQ Charles Pettitt: Shitty Jobs Grant Collins: Dads of Dating Goodrich Gevaart: The Need to Be Invisible Claire Swanson: Goals Chris Crotwell: Emotional Diarrhea Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop as well! Come back next week for the first of our year-end "Best Of"s! The NerdologuesLast episode this blurb mentioned how much we love the dudes behind the Shithole. Guess what, y'all -- one week later and it's still true. That crew did most of the booking for these last two episodes and also picked the theme, and we had a really great night hanging with them! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: I Will Survive Claire Friedman: Janice FAQ Charles Pettitt: Shitty Jobs Grant Collins: Dads of Dating Goodrich Gevaart: The Need to Be Invisible Claire Swanson: Goals Chris Crotwell: Emotional Diarrhea Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp, and thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop as well! Come back next week for the first of our year-end "Best Of"s! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/intention-part-1 The Shithole is a really fantastic DIY comedy showcase that stands out as a truly special part of our community. Most importantly, they're a really warm, loving bunch that puts so much heart into everything they do. We were so excited to team up with them for a special night of Your Stories. Those dudes did most of the booking, we did the hosting, and what resulted is, I think, pretty special! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: I Will Dare Andrew Bentley: Concealing Intent Lara Beitz: The Seven Men I Stalked Tyler Snodgrass: Apes vs. People Jonathan Euseppi: Sexy Dog Walking Drew Janda: Light Your Fire Weekend Ariel Atkins: Me Too Gnar Gnar Shredtown: Laid Off/Birthday Villain Cover Stories: I Will Follow You into the Dark Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, Iron Galaxy, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop as always! If you're around Chicago this weekend, we have two sweet shows you can check out: the Nerd Wars Holiday Special II (our holiday comedy show that's kind of a tribute to the Star Wars Holiday Special) and also the final live Your Stories of the year, Annual 4, featuring some of your favorite storytellers and our favorite songs from 2015! Mon, 07 Dec 2015 10:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/intention-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3525 The Shithole is a really fantastic DIY comedy showcase that stands out as a truly special part of our community. Most importantly, they're a really warm, loving bunch that puts so much heart into everything they do. We were so excited to team up with them for a special night of Your Stories. Those dudes did most of the booking, we did the hosting, and what resulted is, I think, pretty special! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: I Will Dare Andrew Bentley: Concealing Intent Lara Beitz: The Seven Men I Stalked Tyler Snodgrass: Apes vs. People Jonathan Euseppi: Sexy Dog Walking Drew Janda: Light Your Fire Weekend Ariel Atkins: Me Too Gnar Gnar Shredtown: Laid Off/Birthday Villain Cover Stories: I Will Follow You into the Dark Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, Iron Galaxy, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop as always! If you're around Chicago this weekend, we have two sweet shows you can check out: the Nerd Wars Holiday Special II (our holiday comedy show that's kind of a tribute to the Star Wars Holiday Special) and also the final live Your Stories of the year, Annual 4, featuring some of your favorite storytellers and our favorite songs from 2015! The NerdologuesThe Shithole is a really fantastic DIY comedy showcase that stands out as a truly special part of our community. Most importantly, they're a really warm, loving bunch that puts so much heart into everything they do. We were so excited to team up with them for a special night of Your Stories. Those dudes did most of the booking, we did the hosting, and what resulted is, I think, pretty special! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: I Will Dare Andrew Bentley: Concealing Intent Lara Beitz: The Seven Men I Stalked Tyler Snodgrass: Apes vs. People Jonathan Euseppi: Sexy Dog Walking Drew Janda: Light Your Fire Weekend Ariel Atkins: Me Too Gnar Gnar Shredtown: Laid Off/Birthday Villain Cover Stories: I Will Follow You into the Dark Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, Iron Galaxy, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop as always! If you're around Chicago this weekend, we have two sweet shows you can check out: the Nerd Wars Holiday Special II (our holiday comedy show that's kind of a tribute to the Star Wars Holiday Special) and also the final live Your Stories of the year, Annual 4, featuring some of your favorite storytellers and our favorite songs from 2015! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/night-stars-part-3 The last two episodes of this show, we teamed up with Improvised Star Trek to bring you some stories. This time, we opened for them! This was recorded at the Chris Farley Cabaret at iO Chicago last Friday before a really excellent IST show. Those guys are the best and we had a ton of fun being there. We hope you enjoy listening! This episode, we've got: Eric: Five Years Mike Jando: Two Flags Katie Johnston-Smith: Email to Bill Nye Mike Gifford: Stars Close-Up Eric: Ziggy Stardust Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp, and to the Chicago Podcast Coop like always! Our next Your Stories show is our fourth birthday and features some of our favorite storytellers and songs from the past year! Do come? Also, we're doing a pretty fun holiday sketch show for charity on December 12. Think Star Wars, but better.  Mon, 30 Nov 2015 08:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/night-stars-part-3 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1623 The last two episodes of this show, we teamed up with Improvised Star Trek to bring you some stories. This time, we opened for them! This was recorded at the Chris Farley Cabaret at iO Chicago last Friday before a really excellent IST show. Those guys are the best and we had a ton of fun being there. We hope you enjoy listening! This episode, we've got: Eric: Five Years Mike Jando: Two Flags Katie Johnston-Smith: Email to Bill Nye Mike Gifford: Stars Close-Up Eric: Ziggy Stardust Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp, and to the Chicago Podcast Coop like always! Our next Your Stories show is our fourth birthday and features some of our favorite storytellers and songs from the past year! Do come? Also, we're doing a pretty fun holiday sketch show for charity on December 12. Think Star Wars, but better.  The NerdologuesThe last two episodes of this show, we teamed up with Improvised Star Trek to bring you some stories. This time, we opened for them! This was recorded at the Chris Farley Cabaret at iO Chicago last Friday before a really excellent IST show. Those guys are the best and we had a ton of fun being there. We hope you enjoy listening! This episode, we've got: Eric: Five Years Mike Jando: Two Flags Katie Johnston-Smith: Email to Bill Nye Mike Gifford: Stars Close-Up Eric: Ziggy Stardust Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp, and to the Chicago Podcast Coop like always! Our next Your Stories show is our fourth birthday and features some of our favorite storytellers and songs from the past year! Do come? Also, we're doing a pretty fun holiday sketch show for charity on December 12. Think Star Wars, but better.  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/night-stars-part-2 In our second part of our episode themed "Night with the Stars" (to compliment our guests in Improvised Star Trek), things get way thoughtful with a bevy of fantastic speakers sharing their thoughts. This time out, we've got: Cover Stories: Whole Wide World Cover Stories: The Touch Sean Kelley: The Time My Anxiety Gave Me Super Powers Natasha Samreny: My Falling Stars Dan Granata: Belief Abby H: "The Fault in Our Stars" Eileen Tull: Favorite Things Matt Young: I've Got 99 Problems but Dropping Names Isn't One Cover Stories: Jailhouse Rock Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and to the whole Chicago Podcast Coop! Make sure to check out our page on iTunes! (And while you're there, maybe rate and review us?) Hey! Did you know we're doing a mini-Your Stories opening for Improvised Star Trek this Friday, 10:30 at iO? You should come! Also! Help us put together our end-of-the-year podcasts and live shows! You've only got one week left to get your submissions in! (Fun extra: here's video of Oprah in action from Eileen's story!) Mon, 23 Nov 2015 10:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/night-stars-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4263 In our second part of our episode themed "Night with the Stars" (to compliment our guests in Improvised Star Trek), things get way thoughtful with a bevy of fantastic speakers sharing their thoughts. This time out, we've got: Cover Stories: Whole Wide World Cover Stories: The Touch Sean Kelley: The Time My Anxiety Gave Me Super Powers Natasha Samreny: My Falling Stars Dan Granata: Belief Abby H: "The Fault in Our Stars" Eileen Tull: Favorite Things Matt Young: I've Got 99 Problems but Dropping Names Isn't One Cover Stories: Jailhouse Rock Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and to the whole Chicago Podcast Coop! Make sure to check out our page on iTunes! (And while you're there, maybe rate and review us?) Hey! Did you know we're doing a mini-Your Stories opening for Improvised Star Trek this Friday, 10:30 at iO? You should come! Also! Help us put together our end-of-the-year podcasts and live shows! You've only got one week left to get your submissions in! (Fun extra: here's video of Oprah in action from Eileen's story!) The NerdologuesIn our second part of our episode themed "Night with the Stars" (to compliment our guests in Improvised Star Trek), things get way thoughtful with a bevy of fantastic speakers sharing their thoughts. This time out, we've got: Cover Stories: Whole Wide World Cover Stories: The Touch Sean Kelley: The Time My Anxiety Gave Me Super Powers Natasha Samreny: My Falling Stars Dan Granata: Belief Abby H: "The Fault in Our Stars" Eileen Tull: Favorite Things Matt Young: I've Got 99 Problems but Dropping Names Isn't One Cover Stories: Jailhouse Rock Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and to the whole Chicago Podcast Coop! Make sure to check out our page on iTunes! (And while you're there, maybe rate and review us?) Hey! Did you know we're doing a mini-Your Stories opening for Improvised Star Trek this Friday, 10:30 at iO? You should come! Also! Help us put together our end-of-the-year podcasts and live shows! You've only got one week left to get your submissions in! (Fun extra: here's video of Oprah in action from Eileen's story!) https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/night-stars-part-1 If you didn't know by now, we love Improvised Star Trek. They're our comedy boyfriends! So we were super stoked to hang with them for a few episodes featuring the theme "A Night with the Stars." This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: You Spin Me Right Round Mary Beth Smith: Irish Cinema / Say It to Me Now Nick Wagner: Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel Debbie Banos: Stars Are Stupid Hannah Kate Parsons: Following Star Trek Whitney Wasson: Fort Smith Magic Bill Nielsen: The Hitman Cover Stories: That Thing You Do Thanks so much to our sponsors for this episode, Iron Galaxy, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Hey, since we're talking about Improvised Star Trek, join us for a special Your Stories opening for them on Friday, November 27! If you like games (who doesn't?!) hit up the Logan Theatre this Wednesday for BETA, a playtesting event featuring the Nerdologues' own Fisticuffs! plus a bunch of other great home-grown games. If you want to be super cool, you could help us put together our year-end shows by nominating your favorite stories and songs from the past 12 months here! And, if you can find it in your heart, maybe rate/review us on iTunes too?  Mon, 16 Nov 2015 10:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/night-stars-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3114 If you didn't know by now, we love Improvised Star Trek. They're our comedy boyfriends! So we were super stoked to hang with them for a few episodes featuring the theme "A Night with the Stars." This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: You Spin Me Right Round Mary Beth Smith: Irish Cinema / Say It to Me Now Nick Wagner: Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel Debbie Banos: Stars Are Stupid Hannah Kate Parsons: Following Star Trek Whitney Wasson: Fort Smith Magic Bill Nielsen: The Hitman Cover Stories: That Thing You Do Thanks so much to our sponsors for this episode, Iron Galaxy, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Hey, since we're talking about Improvised Star Trek, join us for a special Your Stories opening for them on Friday, November 27! If you like games (who doesn't?!) hit up the Logan Theatre this Wednesday for BETA, a playtesting event featuring the Nerdologues' own Fisticuffs! plus a bunch of other great home-grown games. If you want to be super cool, you could help us put together our year-end shows by nominating your favorite stories and songs from the past 12 months here! And, if you can find it in your heart, maybe rate/review us on iTunes too?  The NerdologuesIf you didn't know by now, we love Improvised Star Trek. They're our comedy boyfriends! So we were super stoked to hang with them for a few episodes featuring the theme "A Night with the Stars." This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: You Spin Me Right Round Mary Beth Smith: Irish Cinema / Say It to Me Now Nick Wagner: Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel Debbie Banos: Stars Are Stupid Hannah Kate Parsons: Following Star Trek Whitney Wasson: Fort Smith Magic Bill Nielsen: The Hitman Cover Stories: That Thing You Do Thanks so much to our sponsors for this episode, Iron Galaxy, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Hey, since we're talking about Improvised Star Trek, join us for a special Your Stories opening for them on Friday, November 27! If you like games (who doesn't?!) hit up the Logan Theatre this Wednesday for BETA, a playtesting event featuring the Nerdologues' own Fisticuffs! plus a bunch of other great home-grown games. If you want to be super cool, you could help us put together our year-end shows by nominating your favorite stories and songs from the past 12 months here! And, if you can find it in your heart, maybe rate/review us on iTunes too?  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-nerdologues-live-pittsburgh It's pretty irregular that we release a Nerdologues comedy show under the Your Stories banner, but this time, it feels pretty good. Katie, Joe, Jando, and Eric performed to an oversold house at Pittsburgh's Arcade Comedy Theater Saturday night, and today we're releasing a handful of the stories, songs, and other bits from that show for your enjoyment. There're pieces you've never heard before and some that may be familiar to longtime listeners, but doing them to a packed crowd in a new city definitely gives them a new spin. This episode, enjoy: Star Trek Lyrics Wifi Password 1 Joe Gennaro: Go Browns! Redux Katie and Eric: Song About Loss Fantastic 4Play Katie Johnston-Smith: Episode I Wifi Password 2 Mike Jando: My First Adventure Katie and Eric: The Internet Song Thanks to everyone in Pittsburgh who supported us - y'all are great! Also, thanks to our sponsors for this week's episode, MakeSpace, and of course to the Chiago Podcast Coop! Our next live Your Stories recording features the fine folks in Improvised Star Trek and is THIS SUNDAY! Also, we could really use your help putting together our end-of-the-year shows! Tell us your favorite stuff from the last 12 months of the podcast here! Mon, 09 Nov 2015 11:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-nerdologues-live-pittsburgh Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2250 It's pretty irregular that we release a Nerdologues comedy show under the Your Stories banner, but this time, it feels pretty good. Katie, Joe, Jando, and Eric performed to an oversold house at Pittsburgh's Arcade Comedy Theater Saturday night, and today we're releasing a handful of the stories, songs, and other bits from that show for your enjoyment. There're pieces you've never heard before and some that may be familiar to longtime listeners, but doing them to a packed crowd in a new city definitely gives them a new spin. This episode, enjoy: Star Trek Lyrics Wifi Password 1 Joe Gennaro: Go Browns! Redux Katie and Eric: Song About Loss Fantastic 4Play Katie Johnston-Smith: Episode I Wifi Password 2 Mike Jando: My First Adventure Katie and Eric: The Internet Song Thanks to everyone in Pittsburgh who supported us - y'all are great! Also, thanks to our sponsors for this week's episode, MakeSpace, and of course to the Chiago Podcast Coop! Our next live Your Stories recording features the fine folks in Improvised Star Trek and is THIS SUNDAY! Also, we could really use your help putting together our end-of-the-year shows! Tell us your favorite stuff from the last 12 months of the podcast here! The NerdologuesIt's pretty irregular that we release a Nerdologues comedy show under the Your Stories banner, but this time, it feels pretty good. Katie, Joe, Jando, and Eric performed to an oversold house at Pittsburgh's Arcade Comedy Theater Saturday night, and today we're releasing a handful of the stories, songs, and other bits from that show for your enjoyment. There're pieces you've never heard before and some that may be familiar to longtime listeners, but doing them to a packed crowd in a new city definitely gives them a new spin. This episode, enjoy: Star Trek Lyrics Wifi Password 1 Joe Gennaro: Go Browns! Redux Katie and Eric: Song About Loss Fantastic 4Play Katie Johnston-Smith: Episode I Wifi Password 2 Mike Jando: My First Adventure Katie and Eric: The Internet Song Thanks to everyone in Pittsburgh who supported us - y'all are great! Also, thanks to our sponsors for this week's episode, MakeSpace, and of course to the Chiago Podcast Coop! Our next live Your Stories recording features the fine folks in Improvised Star Trek and is THIS SUNDAY! Also, we could really use your help putting together our end-of-the-year shows! Tell us your favorite stuff from the last 12 months of the podcast here! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-movies It's another studio episode! This week, because we like movies (and because we'll be doing some stuff with the kick-ass Logan Theatre this month), Eric, Dwight, and Kevin ruminate on the movies. First up, Eric reads a piece called "I Should Write That"; then, the gang waxes on nostalgia and reboots; Kevin shares some particularly powerful filmgoing memories; and Dwight pitches us his version of what a new Ninja Turtles movie would look like. What fun! Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, BrewPass, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Hey, you know what would be cool? If you would help us put togther our year-end Your Stories podcast and live show by nominating your favorite stories and songs from the past year here! Mon, 02 Nov 2015 11:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-movies Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2158 It's another studio episode! This week, because we like movies (and because we'll be doing some stuff with the kick-ass Logan Theatre this month), Eric, Dwight, and Kevin ruminate on the movies. First up, Eric reads a piece called "I Should Write That"; then, the gang waxes on nostalgia and reboots; Kevin shares some particularly powerful filmgoing memories; and Dwight pitches us his version of what a new Ninja Turtles movie would look like. What fun! Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, BrewPass, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Hey, you know what would be cool? If you would help us put togther our year-end Your Stories podcast and live show by nominating your favorite stories and songs from the past year here! The NerdologuesIt's another studio episode! This week, because we like movies (and because we'll be doing some stuff with the kick-ass Logan Theatre this month), Eric, Dwight, and Kevin ruminate on the movies. First up, Eric reads a piece called "I Should Write That"; then, the gang waxes on nostalgia and reboots; Kevin shares some particularly powerful filmgoing memories; and Dwight pitches us his version of what a new Ninja Turtles movie would look like. What fun! Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, BrewPass, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Hey, you know what would be cool? If you would help us put togther our year-end Your Stories podcast and live show by nominating your favorite stories and songs from the past year here! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/horror-stories-part-2 The second part of our first-ever Halloween episode has more scary stories and songs guaranteed to give you a FRIGHT OF SOME KIND! This episode, we've got: Cover Stories: Possum Kingdom Cover Stories: I'm Eighteen Bill Nielsen: "Hostel" Minus the "s" Alex Cox: The Serial Killers Upstairs Brandon Kirkman: Skeptic? Drew Krehel: Devil School Patrick Klepek: Dad Eruption Cover Stories: Monster M*A*S*H* Thanks to our sponsor for today's episode, MakeSpace, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Mon, 26 Oct 2015 06:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/horror-stories-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3549 The second part of our first-ever Halloween episode has more scary stories and songs guaranteed to give you a FRIGHT OF SOME KIND! This episode, we've got: Cover Stories: Possum Kingdom Cover Stories: I'm Eighteen Bill Nielsen: "Hostel" Minus the "s" Alex Cox: The Serial Killers Upstairs Brandon Kirkman: Skeptic? Drew Krehel: Devil School Patrick Klepek: Dad Eruption Cover Stories: Monster M*A*S*H* Thanks to our sponsor for today's episode, MakeSpace, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! The NerdologuesThe second part of our first-ever Halloween episode has more scary stories and songs guaranteed to give you a FRIGHT OF SOME KIND! This episode, we've got: Cover Stories: Possum Kingdom Cover Stories: I'm Eighteen Bill Nielsen: "Hostel" Minus the "s" Alex Cox: The Serial Killers Upstairs Brandon Kirkman: Skeptic? Drew Krehel: Devil School Patrick Klepek: Dad Eruption Cover Stories: Monster M*A*S*H* Thanks to our sponsor for today's episode, MakeSpace, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/horror-stories-part-1 Because we typically record Your Stories episodes a month before we release them, it never really made sense to do a Halloween episode before. But now we've got this fancy new weekly schedule, and friends, we can make magic happen. With that said, this is our first Halloween episode in four years of doing this podcast, recorded last night and ready for your ears now! Get ready for a fright, etc.! This episode has: Cover Stories: Somebody's Watching Me Cover Stories: Every Breath You Take Andrew Bentley: Oatmeal Katie Utke: Haunted House Job Nate Bechtel: The Screams of Children Will Hindmarch: The Rotting Shelby Mongan: A Public Voice Shelby Mongan with Eric and Dwight: Take Your Time (Coming Home) Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Emporium Arcade Bar, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! PS, Andrew is totally wrong about The Monster Fuck.  Mon, 19 Oct 2015 13:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/horror-stories-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2875 Because we typically record Your Stories episodes a month before we release them, it never really made sense to do a Halloween episode before. But now we've got this fancy new weekly schedule, and friends, we can make magic happen. With that said, this is our first Halloween episode in four years of doing this podcast, recorded last night and ready for your ears now! Get ready for a fright, etc.! This episode has: Cover Stories: Somebody's Watching Me Cover Stories: Every Breath You Take Andrew Bentley: Oatmeal Katie Utke: Haunted House Job Nate Bechtel: The Screams of Children Will Hindmarch: The Rotting Shelby Mongan: A Public Voice Shelby Mongan with Eric and Dwight: Take Your Time (Coming Home) Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Emporium Arcade Bar, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! PS, Andrew is totally wrong about The Monster Fuck.  The NerdologuesBecause we typically record Your Stories episodes a month before we release them, it never really made sense to do a Halloween episode before. But now we've got this fancy new weekly schedule, and friends, we can make magic happen. With that said, this is our first Halloween episode in four years of doing this podcast, recorded last night and ready for your ears now! Get ready for a fright, etc.! This episode has: Cover Stories: Somebody's Watching Me Cover Stories: Every Breath You Take Andrew Bentley: Oatmeal Katie Utke: Haunted House Job Nate Bechtel: The Screams of Children Will Hindmarch: The Rotting Shelby Mongan: A Public Voice Shelby Mongan with Eric and Dwight: Take Your Time (Coming Home) Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Emporium Arcade Bar, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! PS, Andrew is totally wrong about The Monster Fuck.  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/kids-again-part-2 You can't really become a kid again (unless you're some kind of wizard -- ARE YOU??), but this podcast might make you feel like it. Our friends at Peaches and Hot Sauce helped us put together a couple of great episodes based on that theme. This week, you'll hear: Cover Stories: After the Rain Cover Stories: Hold On Shelby Mongan: Magic Mall Santa Katie Johnston-Smith: Like a Teenage Boy Elena Wathen: A Kissing-Only One Night Stand Patrick O'Rourke: Advice to My Future Daughter Cover Stories: Hallelujah Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, Iron Galaxy, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Also, we cut a whole bit from the episode where we made people watch the video to "After the Rain" because it's insane. I highly recommend you do that for yourself.  Mon, 12 Oct 2015 10:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/kids-again-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2588 You can't really become a kid again (unless you're some kind of wizard -- ARE YOU??), but this podcast might make you feel like it. Our friends at Peaches and Hot Sauce helped us put together a couple of great episodes based on that theme. This week, you'll hear: Cover Stories: After the Rain Cover Stories: Hold On Shelby Mongan: Magic Mall Santa Katie Johnston-Smith: Like a Teenage Boy Elena Wathen: A Kissing-Only One Night Stand Patrick O'Rourke: Advice to My Future Daughter Cover Stories: Hallelujah Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, Iron Galaxy, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Also, we cut a whole bit from the episode where we made people watch the video to "After the Rain" because it's insane. I highly recommend you do that for yourself.  The NerdologuesYou can't really become a kid again (unless you're some kind of wizard -- ARE YOU??), but this podcast might make you feel like it. Our friends at Peaches and Hot Sauce helped us put together a couple of great episodes based on that theme. This week, you'll hear: Cover Stories: After the Rain Cover Stories: Hold On Shelby Mongan: Magic Mall Santa Katie Johnston-Smith: Like a Teenage Boy Elena Wathen: A Kissing-Only One Night Stand Patrick O'Rourke: Advice to My Future Daughter Cover Stories: Hallelujah Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, Iron Galaxy, and thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Also, we cut a whole bit from the episode where we made people watch the video to "After the Rain" because it's insane. I highly recommend you do that for yourself.  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/kids-again-part-1 We really, really like Peaches and Hot Sauce. Last year they joined us for our annual Fanfiction episode (here and here), and this year they're back with an evening of stories inspired by the theme "Kids Again"! Everyone they brought was a top-notch guest, and they'll be joined by some fantastic Nerds and friends as well. This episode, enjoy! Cover Stories: Wrecking Ball Cover Stories: Save Tonight Chris Crotwell: Places to Read Zack Mast: The MCU vs. Nostalgia Carly Garber: Confidentially, Dear Carly Patrick Winegar: The Scariest Haunted House Mary Beth Smith: Ian / See You Later, See You Soon Thanks so much to our sponsors for this episode, Field Notes! And of course thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop as well.  And hey, if you're around, come to our next Your Stories recording. We're doing a Halloween episode. Spoooooky! Mon, 05 Oct 2015 14:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/kids-again-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2600 We really, really like Peaches and Hot Sauce. Last year they joined us for our annual Fanfiction episode (here and here), and this year they're back with an evening of stories inspired by the theme "Kids Again"! Everyone they brought was a top-notch guest, and they'll be joined by some fantastic Nerds and friends as well. This episode, enjoy! Cover Stories: Wrecking Ball Cover Stories: Save Tonight Chris Crotwell: Places to Read Zack Mast: The MCU vs. Nostalgia Carly Garber: Confidentially, Dear Carly Patrick Winegar: The Scariest Haunted House Mary Beth Smith: Ian / See You Later, See You Soon Thanks so much to our sponsors for this episode, Field Notes! And of course thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop as well.  And hey, if you're around, come to our next Your Stories recording. We're doing a Halloween episode. Spoooooky! The NerdologuesWe really, really like Peaches and Hot Sauce. Last year they joined us for our annual Fanfiction episode (here and here), and this year they're back with an evening of stories inspired by the theme "Kids Again"! Everyone they brought was a top-notch guest, and they'll be joined by some fantastic Nerds and friends as well. This episode, enjoy! Cover Stories: Wrecking Ball Cover Stories: Save Tonight Chris Crotwell: Places to Read Zack Mast: The MCU vs. Nostalgia Carly Garber: Confidentially, Dear Carly Patrick Winegar: The Scariest Haunted House Mary Beth Smith: Ian / See You Later, See You Soon Thanks so much to our sponsors for this episode, Field Notes! And of course thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop as well.  And hey, if you're around, come to our next Your Stories recording. We're doing a Halloween episode. Spoooooky! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-cards-table Last week we released an episode recorded live at PAX based on the theme "Cards on the Table," and man, that one was really good. It didn't feel like we were done with the theme yet. So a handful of nerds -- Eric, Mary Beth, Jando, and Joe -- took it into the studio to share some stories and do some chatting in this "our stories" episode! Eric chats about ladies and the Replacements, Mary Beth reflects on the raw emotionality of country music, and there's a whole lot of Magic going on.  Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, Emporium Chicago, who are absolutely awesome. Thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop as well! Mon, 28 Sep 2015 10:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-cards-table Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3044 Last week we released an episode recorded live at PAX based on the theme "Cards on the Table," and man, that one was really good. It didn't feel like we were done with the theme yet. So a handful of nerds -- Eric, Mary Beth, Jando, and Joe -- took it into the studio to share some stories and do some chatting in this "our stories" episode! Eric chats about ladies and the Replacements, Mary Beth reflects on the raw emotionality of country music, and there's a whole lot of Magic going on.  Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, Emporium Chicago, who are absolutely awesome. Thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop as well! The NerdologuesLast week we released an episode recorded live at PAX based on the theme "Cards on the Table," and man, that one was really good. It didn't feel like we were done with the theme yet. So a handful of nerds -- Eric, Mary Beth, Jando, and Joe -- took it into the studio to share some stories and do some chatting in this "our stories" episode! Eric chats about ladies and the Replacements, Mary Beth reflects on the raw emotionality of country music, and there's a whole lot of Magic going on.  Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, Emporium Chicago, who are absolutely awesome. Thanks of course to the Chicago Podcast Coop as well! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/cards-table For three years in a row the Nerdologues have been lucky enough to have some kind of presence at PAX, and this year we got to record a Your Stories there! Our friends at Cards Against Humanity (also the sponsors for this episode) helped us put together a really cool list of speakers including folks from their own crew, Loading Ready Run, and Exploding Kittens! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Summer of '69 Cover Stories: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Claire Friedman: Helpful Hints for a Spritely Young Girl Kathleen De Vere: Accidental Riot Henry Birdseye: Face Soap Graham Stark: General Ant Elan Lee: The Men in Black Cover Stories: Closing Time Make sure to check out what our friends in Loading Ready Run are up to, and Exploding Kittens as well! Thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Mon, 21 Sep 2015 11:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/cards-table Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3282 For three years in a row the Nerdologues have been lucky enough to have some kind of presence at PAX, and this year we got to record a Your Stories there! Our friends at Cards Against Humanity (also the sponsors for this episode) helped us put together a really cool list of speakers including folks from their own crew, Loading Ready Run, and Exploding Kittens! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Summer of '69 Cover Stories: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Claire Friedman: Helpful Hints for a Spritely Young Girl Kathleen De Vere: Accidental Riot Henry Birdseye: Face Soap Graham Stark: General Ant Elan Lee: The Men in Black Cover Stories: Closing Time Make sure to check out what our friends in Loading Ready Run are up to, and Exploding Kittens as well! Thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! The NerdologuesFor three years in a row the Nerdologues have been lucky enough to have some kind of presence at PAX, and this year we got to record a Your Stories there! Our friends at Cards Against Humanity (also the sponsors for this episode) helped us put together a really cool list of speakers including folks from their own crew, Loading Ready Run, and Exploding Kittens! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Summer of '69 Cover Stories: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Claire Friedman: Helpful Hints for a Spritely Young Girl Kathleen De Vere: Accidental Riot Henry Birdseye: Face Soap Graham Stark: General Ant Elan Lee: The Men in Black Cover Stories: Closing Time Make sure to check out what our friends in Loading Ready Run are up to, and Exploding Kittens as well! Thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/authentic-part-2 If you couldn't tell, Shawn Smith is a great, great dude, and the last couple Your Stories episodes (which he curated) should be proof. This week, we close out our two-part "Authentic" episode where we partnered up, and we also send off friend of the show/all of us Charlie Madsen. You'll hear: Cover Stories: Blame It On the Rain Won Kim: Buttthroat Kitchen Tim Swindle: Breakdance Nell Taylor: Meeting Bob Charlie Madsen: What Men Really Think Shawn Smith: Raising a Son Eric & Dwight: Atlantic City Thanks so much to our sponsors for the episode, Jackbox Games, and also to the Chicago Podcast Coop.  So much going on this week, guys! We're at Adler After Dark's Game On event Thursday night with Fisticuffs! We're doing a Fisticuffs! pickup party/re-presentation of our Seattle sketch show Friday night at Some Office! And we're also there Sunday night with a new Your Stories! Man, we keep busy. Make sure to support our guests for the episode, like Shawn Smith's Shawnimals and Tim Swindle's Utter Nonsense! Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/authentic-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3511 If you couldn't tell, Shawn Smith is a great, great dude, and the last couple Your Stories episodes (which he curated) should be proof. This week, we close out our two-part "Authentic" episode where we partnered up, and we also send off friend of the show/all of us Charlie Madsen. You'll hear: Cover Stories: Blame It On the Rain Won Kim: Buttthroat Kitchen Tim Swindle: Breakdance Nell Taylor: Meeting Bob Charlie Madsen: What Men Really Think Shawn Smith: Raising a Son Eric & Dwight: Atlantic City Thanks so much to our sponsors for the episode, Jackbox Games, and also to the Chicago Podcast Coop.  So much going on this week, guys! We're at Adler After Dark's Game On event Thursday night with Fisticuffs! We're doing a Fisticuffs! pickup party/re-presentation of our Seattle sketch show Friday night at Some Office! And we're also there Sunday night with a new Your Stories! Man, we keep busy. Make sure to support our guests for the episode, like Shawn Smith's Shawnimals and Tim Swindle's Utter Nonsense! The NerdologuesIf you couldn't tell, Shawn Smith is a great, great dude, and the last couple Your Stories episodes (which he curated) should be proof. This week, we close out our two-part "Authentic" episode where we partnered up, and we also send off friend of the show/all of us Charlie Madsen. You'll hear: Cover Stories: Blame It On the Rain Won Kim: Buttthroat Kitchen Tim Swindle: Breakdance Nell Taylor: Meeting Bob Charlie Madsen: What Men Really Think Shawn Smith: Raising a Son Eric & Dwight: Atlantic City Thanks so much to our sponsors for the episode, Jackbox Games, and also to the Chicago Podcast Coop.  So much going on this week, guys! We're at Adler After Dark's Game On event Thursday night with Fisticuffs! We're doing a Fisticuffs! pickup party/re-presentation of our Seattle sketch show Friday night at Some Office! And we're also there Sunday night with a new Your Stories! Man, we keep busy. Make sure to support our guests for the episode, like Shawn Smith's Shawnimals and Tim Swindle's Utter Nonsense! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/authentic-part-1 Authenticity's a tough, amorphous concept. Over the next couple weeks, a handful of great speakers/friends are going to take a crack at talking about what it means to them! These episodes were co-curated by friend of the group Shawn Smith and feature a great lineup of talent. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: I Want to Hold Your Hand Mary Beth Smith: Tomboy Shelby Mongan: Not Coming Back Sandy Weisz: The Dark Art of Lying Brandon Kirkman: Benjamin Stone Harper Reed: Photo by Harper Reed Cover Stories: Billie Jean Thanks to our sponsors for the episode Cards Against Humanity and also to the Chicago Podcast Coop, who are just the best.  Mon, 07 Sep 2015 13:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/authentic-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2855 Authenticity's a tough, amorphous concept. Over the next couple weeks, a handful of great speakers/friends are going to take a crack at talking about what it means to them! These episodes were co-curated by friend of the group Shawn Smith and feature a great lineup of talent. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: I Want to Hold Your Hand Mary Beth Smith: Tomboy Shelby Mongan: Not Coming Back Sandy Weisz: The Dark Art of Lying Brandon Kirkman: Benjamin Stone Harper Reed: Photo by Harper Reed Cover Stories: Billie Jean Thanks to our sponsors for the episode Cards Against Humanity and also to the Chicago Podcast Coop, who are just the best.  The NerdologuesAuthenticity's a tough, amorphous concept. Over the next couple weeks, a handful of great speakers/friends are going to take a crack at talking about what it means to them! These episodes were co-curated by friend of the group Shawn Smith and feature a great lineup of talent. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: I Want to Hold Your Hand Mary Beth Smith: Tomboy Shelby Mongan: Not Coming Back Sandy Weisz: The Dark Art of Lying Brandon Kirkman: Benjamin Stone Harper Reed: Photo by Harper Reed Cover Stories: Billie Jean Thanks to our sponsors for the episode Cards Against Humanity and also to the Chicago Podcast Coop, who are just the best.  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-seattle While the Nerds are currently in Seattle closing out their time at PAX, you can listen to this episode we sneakily recorded in the past that includes a couple of our favorite stories associated with that fine city, plus some group chat that leads to some horrifying insights about mowing the lawn and surreptitiously consuming pornography. Guys. This is what you want in a podcast, right?  Thanks to Field Notes Brand for sponsoring this very wholesome episode and as always thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/our-stories-seattle Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3220 While the Nerds are currently in Seattle closing out their time at PAX, you can listen to this episode we sneakily recorded in the past that includes a couple of our favorite stories associated with that fine city, plus some group chat that leads to some horrifying insights about mowing the lawn and surreptitiously consuming pornography. Guys. This is what you want in a podcast, right?  Thanks to Field Notes Brand for sponsoring this very wholesome episode and as always thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop! The NerdologuesWhile the Nerds are currently in Seattle closing out their time at PAX, you can listen to this episode we sneakily recorded in the past that includes a couple of our favorite stories associated with that fine city, plus some group chat that leads to some horrifying insights about mowing the lawn and surreptitiously consuming pornography. Guys. This is what you want in a podcast, right?  Thanks to Field Notes Brand for sponsoring this very wholesome episode and as always thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/runt-litter-part-2 Man, it was a blast to record this thing at Adler After Dark. If you haven't been, you definitely should. As part of AAD's "Save Pluto" night, the Nerdologues recorded a couple episodes of stories all about the "runt of the litter," and we're stoked to have a great lineup of comedians and scientists to share with you today! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Lavender Precipitation Joe Gennaro: Go Browns Melissa Brucker: Observing Pluto Alissa Bans: Pluto Will Be Okay Matt Young: KC Jones Jacob Horn: Little Horn Bill Kenkel: K-Selected Cover Stories: The Last in Line Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Know Your Company, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Don't forget to come say hi to the Nerds at the ACT Theater adjacent to PAX this weekend! Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/runt-litter-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3598 Man, it was a blast to record this thing at Adler After Dark. If you haven't been, you definitely should. As part of AAD's "Save Pluto" night, the Nerdologues recorded a couple episodes of stories all about the "runt of the litter," and we're stoked to have a great lineup of comedians and scientists to share with you today! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Lavender Precipitation Joe Gennaro: Go Browns Melissa Brucker: Observing Pluto Alissa Bans: Pluto Will Be Okay Matt Young: KC Jones Jacob Horn: Little Horn Bill Kenkel: K-Selected Cover Stories: The Last in Line Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Know Your Company, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Don't forget to come say hi to the Nerds at the ACT Theater adjacent to PAX this weekend! The NerdologuesMan, it was a blast to record this thing at Adler After Dark. If you haven't been, you definitely should. As part of AAD's "Save Pluto" night, the Nerdologues recorded a couple episodes of stories all about the "runt of the litter," and we're stoked to have a great lineup of comedians and scientists to share with you today! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Lavender Precipitation Joe Gennaro: Go Browns Melissa Brucker: Observing Pluto Alissa Bans: Pluto Will Be Okay Matt Young: KC Jones Jacob Horn: Little Horn Bill Kenkel: K-Selected Cover Stories: The Last in Line Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Know Your Company, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Don't forget to come say hi to the Nerds at the ACT Theater adjacent to PAX this weekend! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/runt-litter-part-1 Adler After Dark is one of the coolest things we in the Nerdologues can imagine happening in Chicago, and we were incredibly honored to be asked to participate in July's event. As part of Adler's "Save Pluto!" night, we recorded a couple episodes based on the theme "Runt of the Litter." You'll hear from Nerds, from Adler staff, and from some new friends as well! We had an incredible time and we hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed being there. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Bright Lights Bigger City Chris Geiger: Youranus Mark Hammergren: 2008TC3 Veronica Berns: Thesis Defense Michael Gifford: Piglet Races Robert Rollings: Speaking Up Katie Johnston-Smith: Equality Cover Stories: Don't Speak Thanks to our sponsor for the episode, Emporium Arcade Bar, and as always thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Mon, 17 Aug 2015 14:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/runt-litter-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3137 Adler After Dark is one of the coolest things we in the Nerdologues can imagine happening in Chicago, and we were incredibly honored to be asked to participate in July's event. As part of Adler's "Save Pluto!" night, we recorded a couple episodes based on the theme "Runt of the Litter." You'll hear from Nerds, from Adler staff, and from some new friends as well! We had an incredible time and we hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed being there. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Bright Lights Bigger City Chris Geiger: Youranus Mark Hammergren: 2008TC3 Veronica Berns: Thesis Defense Michael Gifford: Piglet Races Robert Rollings: Speaking Up Katie Johnston-Smith: Equality Cover Stories: Don't Speak Thanks to our sponsor for the episode, Emporium Arcade Bar, and as always thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop! The NerdologuesAdler After Dark is one of the coolest things we in the Nerdologues can imagine happening in Chicago, and we were incredibly honored to be asked to participate in July's event. As part of Adler's "Save Pluto!" night, we recorded a couple episodes based on the theme "Runt of the Litter." You'll hear from Nerds, from Adler staff, and from some new friends as well! We had an incredible time and we hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed being there. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Bright Lights Bigger City Chris Geiger: Youranus Mark Hammergren: 2008TC3 Veronica Berns: Thesis Defense Michael Gifford: Piglet Races Robert Rollings: Speaking Up Katie Johnston-Smith: Equality Cover Stories: Don't Speak Thanks to our sponsor for the episode, Emporium Arcade Bar, and as always thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/august-2015-fans-part-2 At this point, our friend Mark Colomb is probably snugly secure in his Denver home, living it up in mountain time (MT). We miss him a ton, but we sure did have a great night at his last (for now) Your Stories, where he co-curated and provided some fantastic closing remarks. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon Cover Stories: Son of a Preacher Man Spencer Ham: That '70s Cult Debbie Banos: My Own Fan Katie Utke: This Only Happens in the Movies Joseph Michael Essex: How to Be a Man Claire Friedman: OK Choices Mark Colomb: The Necessity of Fandom Cover Stories: Hooked on a Feeling Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, Jackbox Games, and to the Chicago Podcast Coop too! Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/august-2015-fans-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3879 At this point, our friend Mark Colomb is probably snugly secure in his Denver home, living it up in mountain time (MT). We miss him a ton, but we sure did have a great night at his last (for now) Your Stories, where he co-curated and provided some fantastic closing remarks. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon Cover Stories: Son of a Preacher Man Spencer Ham: That '70s Cult Debbie Banos: My Own Fan Katie Utke: This Only Happens in the Movies Joseph Michael Essex: How to Be a Man Claire Friedman: OK Choices Mark Colomb: The Necessity of Fandom Cover Stories: Hooked on a Feeling Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, Jackbox Games, and to the Chicago Podcast Coop too! The NerdologuesAt this point, our friend Mark Colomb is probably snugly secure in his Denver home, living it up in mountain time (MT). We miss him a ton, but we sure did have a great night at his last (for now) Your Stories, where he co-curated and provided some fantastic closing remarks. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon Cover Stories: Son of a Preacher Man Spencer Ham: That '70s Cult Debbie Banos: My Own Fan Katie Utke: This Only Happens in the Movies Joseph Michael Essex: How to Be a Man Claire Friedman: OK Choices Mark Colomb: The Necessity of Fandom Cover Stories: Hooked on a Feeling Thanks to our sponsors for the episode, Jackbox Games, and to the Chicago Podcast Coop too! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/august-2015-fans-part-1 Mark Colomb is one of the coolest people I've met through Your Stories. When I found out he was moving to Denver, it only seemed natural to ask him if he'd let us celebrate him for a night at the show. Fortunately for us (and all of you), he said yes! Mark picked the theme and co-curated this wonderful night of speakers, and man, this is a good one. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Cover Stories: Stuck in the Middle with You Mel Evans: When I Was Invisible Logan Dean: Star Wars in the 90s James Gordon: Delia the Packers Fan Jamison Webb: The Weezer.com Message Boards Shawn Smith: Remy Ben Rathert: Boppin' in the Country Ben and Eric: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Relevant links! -Thanks to our sponsor for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and to the Chicago Podcast Coop for being rad.  -If you want to support James Gordon and Kottyn Campbell (and you should!), cast your vote for them at the National Poetry Awards page here! -Here is proof of what Jamison Webb spoke.  -If you want to hang out with us at the next Your Stories, here's a link to that show! Mon, 03 Aug 2015 10:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/august-2015-fans-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4411 Mark Colomb is one of the coolest people I've met through Your Stories. When I found out he was moving to Denver, it only seemed natural to ask him if he'd let us celebrate him for a night at the show. Fortunately for us (and all of you), he said yes! Mark picked the theme and co-curated this wonderful night of speakers, and man, this is a good one. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Cover Stories: Stuck in the Middle with You Mel Evans: When I Was Invisible Logan Dean: Star Wars in the 90s James Gordon: Delia the Packers Fan Jamison Webb: The Weezer.com Message Boards Shawn Smith: Remy Ben Rathert: Boppin' in the Country Ben and Eric: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Relevant links! -Thanks to our sponsor for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and to the Chicago Podcast Coop for being rad.  -If you want to support James Gordon and Kottyn Campbell (and you should!), cast your vote for them at the National Poetry Awards page here! -Here is proof of what Jamison Webb spoke.  -If you want to hang out with us at the next Your Stories, here's a link to that show! The NerdologuesMark Colomb is one of the coolest people I've met through Your Stories. When I found out he was moving to Denver, it only seemed natural to ask him if he'd let us celebrate him for a night at the show. Fortunately for us (and all of you), he said yes! Mark picked the theme and co-curated this wonderful night of speakers, and man, this is a good one. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Cover Stories: Stuck in the Middle with You Mel Evans: When I Was Invisible Logan Dean: Star Wars in the 90s James Gordon: Delia the Packers Fan Jamison Webb: The Weezer.com Message Boards Shawn Smith: Remy Ben Rathert: Boppin' in the Country Ben and Eric: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Relevant links! -Thanks to our sponsor for this episode, Cards Against Humanity, and to the Chicago Podcast Coop for being rad.  -If you want to support James Gordon and Kottyn Campbell (and you should!), cast your vote for them at the National Poetry Awards page here! -Here is proof of what Jamison Webb spoke.  -If you want to hang out with us at the next Your Stories, here's a link to that show! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/july-2015-discovery-part-2 In the second part of our July episode, we're back with more speakers hand-picked by Tanner Woodford, executive director of the Chicago Design Museum, who ruminate on the theme "Discovery." This was a wonderful night Tanner curated as part of Chicago Design Week activities in June, and man, we had a blast. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: American Music Matthew Terdich: Stories Kathryn Terrell: Three Stories of Discovery Renata Graw: The Ship Jane Beachy: Mixtape Cover Stories: Since U Unbroke My Heart Huge thanks to Tanner and the Design Museum, of course, as well as our sponsor for the episode, Emporium Arcade Bar, and the Chicago Podcast Coop too! Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/july-2015-discovery-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2691 In the second part of our July episode, we're back with more speakers hand-picked by Tanner Woodford, executive director of the Chicago Design Museum, who ruminate on the theme "Discovery." This was a wonderful night Tanner curated as part of Chicago Design Week activities in June, and man, we had a blast. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: American Music Matthew Terdich: Stories Kathryn Terrell: Three Stories of Discovery Renata Graw: The Ship Jane Beachy: Mixtape Cover Stories: Since U Unbroke My Heart Huge thanks to Tanner and the Design Museum, of course, as well as our sponsor for the episode, Emporium Arcade Bar, and the Chicago Podcast Coop too! The NerdologuesIn the second part of our July episode, we're back with more speakers hand-picked by Tanner Woodford, executive director of the Chicago Design Museum, who ruminate on the theme "Discovery." This was a wonderful night Tanner curated as part of Chicago Design Week activities in June, and man, we had a blast. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: American Music Matthew Terdich: Stories Kathryn Terrell: Three Stories of Discovery Renata Graw: The Ship Jane Beachy: Mixtape Cover Stories: Since U Unbroke My Heart Huge thanks to Tanner and the Design Museum, of course, as well as our sponsor for the episode, Emporium Arcade Bar, and the Chicago Podcast Coop too! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/july-2015-discovery-part-1 The Nerdologues meet a lot of cool people, but one of our coolest new friends of 2015 is Tanner Woodford, executive director of the Chicago Design Museum. Tanner contributed to a Your Stories a couple months ago and suggested doing a special recording as part of Chicago Design Week. The first part of that recording is what you've got now! Tanner curated the night and suggested the theme, "Discovery," and we got something really special out of it. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Baby Cover Stories: Lose Yourself Claire Friedman: Art Major Tracie Hall: The Real Kwanzaa Philip Burton: Petroglyphs Joey Nakayama: Process Nerd Mike Joosse: Mall Dreams Cover Stories: Umbrella Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring this episode and to the Chicago Podcast Coop for, well, everything! Your Stories is heading to Adler After Dark this month. Get your tickets and submit your own story pitch here! We're also giving our good friend/fellow podcaster Mark Colomb a send-off at our regular monthly July show. Details on that are here.  Mon, 06 Jul 2015 12:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/july-2015-discovery-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3787 The Nerdologues meet a lot of cool people, but one of our coolest new friends of 2015 is Tanner Woodford, executive director of the Chicago Design Museum. Tanner contributed to a Your Stories a couple months ago and suggested doing a special recording as part of Chicago Design Week. The first part of that recording is what you've got now! Tanner curated the night and suggested the theme, "Discovery," and we got something really special out of it. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Baby Cover Stories: Lose Yourself Claire Friedman: Art Major Tracie Hall: The Real Kwanzaa Philip Burton: Petroglyphs Joey Nakayama: Process Nerd Mike Joosse: Mall Dreams Cover Stories: Umbrella Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring this episode and to the Chicago Podcast Coop for, well, everything! Your Stories is heading to Adler After Dark this month. Get your tickets and submit your own story pitch here! We're also giving our good friend/fellow podcaster Mark Colomb a send-off at our regular monthly July show. Details on that are here.  The NerdologuesThe Nerdologues meet a lot of cool people, but one of our coolest new friends of 2015 is Tanner Woodford, executive director of the Chicago Design Museum. Tanner contributed to a Your Stories a couple months ago and suggested doing a special recording as part of Chicago Design Week. The first part of that recording is what you've got now! Tanner curated the night and suggested the theme, "Discovery," and we got something really special out of it. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Baby Cover Stories: Lose Yourself Claire Friedman: Art Major Tracie Hall: The Real Kwanzaa Philip Burton: Petroglyphs Joey Nakayama: Process Nerd Mike Joosse: Mall Dreams Cover Stories: Umbrella Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring this episode and to the Chicago Podcast Coop for, well, everything! Your Stories is heading to Adler After Dark this month. Get your tickets and submit your own story pitch here! We're also giving our good friend/fellow podcaster Mark Colomb a send-off at our regular monthly July show. Details on that are here.  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/june-2015-sound-idea-part-2 You ready to hear some more about how much we love the Chicago Podcast Coop? Or course you are! But isn't it also effective just to give you a bunch of podcasters telling great stories? Of course it is! This episode, we welcome a handful of other great Chicago creatives - both podcasters and not - to our stage to share whatever "sound idea" makes them think of. We've also got our friend Jim Snedeker back on guitar for a couple sweet numbers! Please enjoy: Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: Feel Good Inc. Sean Kelley: The Opinions of Sheep Clint Worthington: What Happens in Vegas Charlie Madsen: Account Executive Max Temkin: Advertising James Gordon: Furniture Pickup Elizabeth Cambridge: Late-Night Habit Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: Comfortably Numb Thanks to Iron Galaxy Studios for sponsoring this episode! ALSO: Sean Kelley co-stars in Improvised Star Trek. Clint Worthington co-hosts Alcohollywood. Max Temkin co-hosts Rewatch. Elizabeth Cambridge hosts Random Conversations. Listen to these! James Gordon's best-selling book can be found here! Our Kickstarter campaign, which you would be amazing to contribute to, is here! Let's get halfway there by the end of today! And here's info on Wednesday's special Your Stories show! Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/june-2015-sound-idea-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3998 You ready to hear some more about how much we love the Chicago Podcast Coop? Or course you are! But isn't it also effective just to give you a bunch of podcasters telling great stories? Of course it is! This episode, we welcome a handful of other great Chicago creatives - both podcasters and not - to our stage to share whatever "sound idea" makes them think of. We've also got our friend Jim Snedeker back on guitar for a couple sweet numbers! Please enjoy: Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: Feel Good Inc. Sean Kelley: The Opinions of Sheep Clint Worthington: What Happens in Vegas Charlie Madsen: Account Executive Max Temkin: Advertising James Gordon: Furniture Pickup Elizabeth Cambridge: Late-Night Habit Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: Comfortably Numb Thanks to Iron Galaxy Studios for sponsoring this episode! ALSO: Sean Kelley co-stars in Improvised Star Trek. Clint Worthington co-hosts Alcohollywood. Max Temkin co-hosts Rewatch. Elizabeth Cambridge hosts Random Conversations. Listen to these! James Gordon's best-selling book can be found here! Our Kickstarter campaign, which you would be amazing to contribute to, is here! Let's get halfway there by the end of today! And here's info on Wednesday's special Your Stories show! The NerdologuesYou ready to hear some more about how much we love the Chicago Podcast Coop? Or course you are! But isn't it also effective just to give you a bunch of podcasters telling great stories? Of course it is! This episode, we welcome a handful of other great Chicago creatives - both podcasters and not - to our stage to share whatever "sound idea" makes them think of. We've also got our friend Jim Snedeker back on guitar for a couple sweet numbers! Please enjoy: Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: Feel Good Inc. Sean Kelley: The Opinions of Sheep Clint Worthington: What Happens in Vegas Charlie Madsen: Account Executive Max Temkin: Advertising James Gordon: Furniture Pickup Elizabeth Cambridge: Late-Night Habit Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: Comfortably Numb Thanks to Iron Galaxy Studios for sponsoring this episode! ALSO: Sean Kelley co-stars in Improvised Star Trek. Clint Worthington co-hosts Alcohollywood. Max Temkin co-hosts Rewatch. Elizabeth Cambridge hosts Random Conversations. Listen to these! James Gordon's best-selling book can be found here! Our Kickstarter campaign, which you would be amazing to contribute to, is here! Let's get halfway there by the end of today! And here's info on Wednesday's special Your Stories show! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/june-2015-sound-idea-part-1 A lot of this month's Your Stories guests are part of the Chicago Podcast Coop, a really cool thing we've been talking about a bit for the last few months on the show. This episode you'll learn a little more about it and hear from some of its talent; we've also got old and new friends of the Nerdologues back to share their stories! You'll hear: Cover Stories: Karma Police Cover Stories: Teenagers Patrick O'Rourke: What I Learned from Podcasts Katie Utke: Cosplay Is Not Consent Shelby Mongan: Failure Arnie Niekamp: Never Better Than a Sound Effect Eric Barry: Escort Cover Stories: With a Little Help from My Friends Thanks to Maxistentialism for the sponsorship this episode! Seriously, it's a great zine and costs but $3/month to subscribe to! By the way, Patrick O'Rourke hosts Making New Friends. Arnie Niekamp hosts Hello from the Magic Tavern. Eric Barry hosts Full Disclosure. These are all awesome shows that you should check out! Here's the Nerdologues Kickstarter project I referenced in the show intro. If you like fun things, look over here! And here's info on the next Your Stories recording. It should be a special one! Finally, here is some photographic evidence of my favorite moment of the night. Thanks to Improvised Star Trek's Sean Kelley for capturing this! Mon, 01 Jun 2015 13:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/june-2015-sound-idea-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3221 A lot of this month's Your Stories guests are part of the Chicago Podcast Coop, a really cool thing we've been talking about a bit for the last few months on the show. This episode you'll learn a little more about it and hear from some of its talent; we've also got old and new friends of the Nerdologues back to share their stories! You'll hear: Cover Stories: Karma Police Cover Stories: Teenagers Patrick O'Rourke: What I Learned from Podcasts Katie Utke: Cosplay Is Not Consent Shelby Mongan: Failure Arnie Niekamp: Never Better Than a Sound Effect Eric Barry: Escort Cover Stories: With a Little Help from My Friends Thanks to Maxistentialism for the sponsorship this episode! Seriously, it's a great zine and costs but $3/month to subscribe to! By the way, Patrick O'Rourke hosts Making New Friends. Arnie Niekamp hosts Hello from the Magic Tavern. Eric Barry hosts Full Disclosure. These are all awesome shows that you should check out! Here's the Nerdologues Kickstarter project I referenced in the show intro. If you like fun things, look over here! And here's info on the next Your Stories recording. It should be a special one! Finally, here is some photographic evidence of my favorite moment of the night. Thanks to Improvised Star Trek's Sean Kelley for capturing this! The NerdologuesA lot of this month's Your Stories guests are part of the Chicago Podcast Coop, a really cool thing we've been talking about a bit for the last few months on the show. This episode you'll learn a little more about it and hear from some of its talent; we've also got old and new friends of the Nerdologues back to share their stories! You'll hear: Cover Stories: Karma Police Cover Stories: Teenagers Patrick O'Rourke: What I Learned from Podcasts Katie Utke: Cosplay Is Not Consent Shelby Mongan: Failure Arnie Niekamp: Never Better Than a Sound Effect Eric Barry: Escort Cover Stories: With a Little Help from My Friends Thanks to Maxistentialism for the sponsorship this episode! Seriously, it's a great zine and costs but $3/month to subscribe to! By the way, Patrick O'Rourke hosts Making New Friends. Arnie Niekamp hosts Hello from the Magic Tavern. Eric Barry hosts Full Disclosure. These are all awesome shows that you should check out! Here's the Nerdologues Kickstarter project I referenced in the show intro. If you like fun things, look over here! And here's info on the next Your Stories recording. It should be a special one! Finally, here is some photographic evidence of my favorite moment of the night. Thanks to Improvised Star Trek's Sean Kelley for capturing this! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2015-bonus-happy-birthday-dwight Dwight Haesler has been on more consecutive episodes of Your Stories than literally anyone else, and yet to those who just listen to the podcast, he's a giant unknown. Won't you join us, then, as Your Stories celebrates the man behind the golden voice on his 30th birthday? This episode, enjoy: Kevin Reader and Chris Geiger: Where in the World? Eric Garneau: Sorrow Claire Friedman and Eric Garneau: Friendship Eric Garneau with Alex Cox: Disembodied Voice Chris Crotwell: Blurry Jon Lester: Enthusiasm Mary Beth Smith with Claire Friedman and Eric Garneau: Thirrty Andrew Bentley: Superlatives Shelby Mongan: Feud Lauren Rodriguez: Blanket Fort Joe Gennaro: Dwight Medley Cover Stories: Kiss from a Rose Cover Stories: Tribute As referenced by Chris Crotwell, here's Dwight's blurry documentation of the last few years.  If you're in Chicago this Friday and want to go to a cool party to celebrate the launch of our first Kickstarter campaign, hey, we won't stop you! #DwightIsThirrty Mon, 25 May 2015 11:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2015-bonus-happy-birthday-dwight Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4319 Dwight Haesler has been on more consecutive episodes of Your Stories than literally anyone else, and yet to those who just listen to the podcast, he's a giant unknown. Won't you join us, then, as Your Stories celebrates the man behind the golden voice on his 30th birthday? This episode, enjoy: Kevin Reader and Chris Geiger: Where in the World? Eric Garneau: Sorrow Claire Friedman and Eric Garneau: Friendship Eric Garneau with Alex Cox: Disembodied Voice Chris Crotwell: Blurry Jon Lester: Enthusiasm Mary Beth Smith with Claire Friedman and Eric Garneau: Thirrty Andrew Bentley: Superlatives Shelby Mongan: Feud Lauren Rodriguez: Blanket Fort Joe Gennaro: Dwight Medley Cover Stories: Kiss from a Rose Cover Stories: Tribute As referenced by Chris Crotwell, here's Dwight's blurry documentation of the last few years.  If you're in Chicago this Friday and want to go to a cool party to celebrate the launch of our first Kickstarter campaign, hey, we won't stop you! #DwightIsThirrty The NerdologuesDwight Haesler has been on more consecutive episodes of Your Stories than literally anyone else, and yet to those who just listen to the podcast, he's a giant unknown. Won't you join us, then, as Your Stories celebrates the man behind the golden voice on his 30th birthday? This episode, enjoy: Kevin Reader and Chris Geiger: Where in the World? Eric Garneau: Sorrow Claire Friedman and Eric Garneau: Friendship Eric Garneau with Alex Cox: Disembodied Voice Chris Crotwell: Blurry Jon Lester: Enthusiasm Mary Beth Smith with Claire Friedman and Eric Garneau: Thirrty Andrew Bentley: Superlatives Shelby Mongan: Feud Lauren Rodriguez: Blanket Fort Joe Gennaro: Dwight Medley Cover Stories: Kiss from a Rose Cover Stories: Tribute As referenced by Chris Crotwell, here's Dwight's blurry documentation of the last few years.  If you're in Chicago this Friday and want to go to a cool party to celebrate the launch of our first Kickstarter campaign, hey, we won't stop you! #DwightIsThirrty https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2015-press-start-part-2 In our second spotlight on pressing start featuring the fine folks behind Arcade Brewery, we get a little bawdy, a little violent, and a little historical. This episde, enjoy: Cover Stories: Chasing Pavements Cover Stories: More Than Words PJ McNulty: (Press Start) on Professional Relationships Roneesh Vashisht: (Press Start) on Preserving History Logan Dean: (Press Start) on Pinball Mike Gifford: (Press Start) on Pubic Grooming Don Hall: (Press Start) on Renaissance Faires Lance Curran: (Press Start) on Porn Stashes Cover Stories: The Middle Huge thanks, of course, to Arcade Brewery for coming out/giving us beer. Also, major thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Their website now has a listing of all the wonderful podcasts that they help out. And let's not forget our sponsors for the episode, Iron Galaxy Studios. Their founder, Dave Lang, is even a friend of the show!  Mon, 18 May 2015 10:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2015-press-start-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3485 In our second spotlight on pressing start featuring the fine folks behind Arcade Brewery, we get a little bawdy, a little violent, and a little historical. This episde, enjoy: Cover Stories: Chasing Pavements Cover Stories: More Than Words PJ McNulty: (Press Start) on Professional Relationships Roneesh Vashisht: (Press Start) on Preserving History Logan Dean: (Press Start) on Pinball Mike Gifford: (Press Start) on Pubic Grooming Don Hall: (Press Start) on Renaissance Faires Lance Curran: (Press Start) on Porn Stashes Cover Stories: The Middle Huge thanks, of course, to Arcade Brewery for coming out/giving us beer. Also, major thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Their website now has a listing of all the wonderful podcasts that they help out. And let's not forget our sponsors for the episode, Iron Galaxy Studios. Their founder, Dave Lang, is even a friend of the show!  The NerdologuesIn our second spotlight on pressing start featuring the fine folks behind Arcade Brewery, we get a little bawdy, a little violent, and a little historical. This episde, enjoy: Cover Stories: Chasing Pavements Cover Stories: More Than Words PJ McNulty: (Press Start) on Professional Relationships Roneesh Vashisht: (Press Start) on Preserving History Logan Dean: (Press Start) on Pinball Mike Gifford: (Press Start) on Pubic Grooming Don Hall: (Press Start) on Renaissance Faires Lance Curran: (Press Start) on Porn Stashes Cover Stories: The Middle Huge thanks, of course, to Arcade Brewery for coming out/giving us beer. Also, major thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop! Their website now has a listing of all the wonderful podcasts that they help out. And let's not forget our sponsors for the episode, Iron Galaxy Studios. Their founder, Dave Lang, is even a friend of the show!  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2015-press-start-part-1 The magnificent Arcade Brewery's in the house this month for a great batch of stories inspired by the theme "Press Start" (mostly). From bands to brewers to Jedis, you'll hear about the genesis of many things over the next couple episodes. We recommend pairing your podcast listening with a delightful Dubbeltime Ale, unless you're under 21 or driving or something. Then don't do that. If you're at work, eh, whatever. We won't tell. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Creep Cover Stories: Ironic Jeremy Kanne: (Press Start) on High-School Crushes Chris Tourre: (Press Start) on Partnerships Vanessa Walilko: (Press Start) on 100%ing Orion Couling: (Press Start) on Becoming a Jedi Lily Be: (Press Start) on Storytelling Katie Johnston-Smith: Mad Thanks so much to Arcade Brewery for a really cool night. Also, thanks to our sponsor for the eipsode, Jackbox Games, and to the Chicago Podcast Coop for being rad. If you want to support the CPC, come to our next Your Stories event, where they're the special guest!  Mon, 04 May 2015 11:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2015-press-start-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3195 The magnificent Arcade Brewery's in the house this month for a great batch of stories inspired by the theme "Press Start" (mostly). From bands to brewers to Jedis, you'll hear about the genesis of many things over the next couple episodes. We recommend pairing your podcast listening with a delightful Dubbeltime Ale, unless you're under 21 or driving or something. Then don't do that. If you're at work, eh, whatever. We won't tell. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Creep Cover Stories: Ironic Jeremy Kanne: (Press Start) on High-School Crushes Chris Tourre: (Press Start) on Partnerships Vanessa Walilko: (Press Start) on 100%ing Orion Couling: (Press Start) on Becoming a Jedi Lily Be: (Press Start) on Storytelling Katie Johnston-Smith: Mad Thanks so much to Arcade Brewery for a really cool night. Also, thanks to our sponsor for the eipsode, Jackbox Games, and to the Chicago Podcast Coop for being rad. If you want to support the CPC, come to our next Your Stories event, where they're the special guest!  The NerdologuesThe magnificent Arcade Brewery's in the house this month for a great batch of stories inspired by the theme "Press Start" (mostly). From bands to brewers to Jedis, you'll hear about the genesis of many things over the next couple episodes. We recommend pairing your podcast listening with a delightful Dubbeltime Ale, unless you're under 21 or driving or something. Then don't do that. If you're at work, eh, whatever. We won't tell. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Creep Cover Stories: Ironic Jeremy Kanne: (Press Start) on High-School Crushes Chris Tourre: (Press Start) on Partnerships Vanessa Walilko: (Press Start) on 100%ing Orion Couling: (Press Start) on Becoming a Jedi Lily Be: (Press Start) on Storytelling Katie Johnston-Smith: Mad Thanks so much to Arcade Brewery for a really cool night. Also, thanks to our sponsor for the eipsode, Jackbox Games, and to the Chicago Podcast Coop for being rad. If you want to support the CPC, come to our next Your Stories event, where they're the special guest!  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/april-2015-pick-card-part-2 We just recorded our second Your Stories at Cards Against Humanity's theater last night, and man, it's such a fantastic new home. Here's the second part of our episode breaking in that theater, appropriately featuring guests from Cards Against Humanity itself plus a wonderful selection of local comedians and storytellers! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: When I Am the President of the United States, I will create the Department of ____ Alex Cox: Boogers Bill Nielsen: What I Brought Back from Mexico Ashley Keenan: Genuine Human Connection Brad Einstein: Apples to Apples Max Temkin: The Biggest, Blackest Dick Cover Stories: Unfathomable Stupidity Thanks again to the Chicago Podcast Coop and our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp! And, obviously, thanks to Cards Against Humanity for being such great landlords and friends! Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/april-2015-pick-card-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3400 We just recorded our second Your Stories at Cards Against Humanity's theater last night, and man, it's such a fantastic new home. Here's the second part of our episode breaking in that theater, appropriately featuring guests from Cards Against Humanity itself plus a wonderful selection of local comedians and storytellers! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: When I Am the President of the United States, I will create the Department of ____ Alex Cox: Boogers Bill Nielsen: What I Brought Back from Mexico Ashley Keenan: Genuine Human Connection Brad Einstein: Apples to Apples Max Temkin: The Biggest, Blackest Dick Cover Stories: Unfathomable Stupidity Thanks again to the Chicago Podcast Coop and our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp! And, obviously, thanks to Cards Against Humanity for being such great landlords and friends! The NerdologuesWe just recorded our second Your Stories at Cards Against Humanity's theater last night, and man, it's such a fantastic new home. Here's the second part of our episode breaking in that theater, appropriately featuring guests from Cards Against Humanity itself plus a wonderful selection of local comedians and storytellers! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: When I Am the President of the United States, I will create the Department of ____ Alex Cox: Boogers Bill Nielsen: What I Brought Back from Mexico Ashley Keenan: Genuine Human Connection Brad Einstein: Apples to Apples Max Temkin: The Biggest, Blackest Dick Cover Stories: Unfathomable Stupidity Thanks again to the Chicago Podcast Coop and our sponsors for this episode, Basecamp! And, obviously, thanks to Cards Against Humanity for being such great landlords and friends! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/april-2015-pick-card-part-1 This month, Your Stories moves into its new digs, the Cards Against Humanity theater, for a fun episode inspired by and featuring our landlords! Most of the stories and songs you'll hear this month were inspired by black or white cards found in everyone's favorite party game for horrible people. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: _________ Henry Birdseye: A Fart Matthew Hoffman: Awkward Debbie Banos: Seeing Grandma Naked Kevin Budnik: What Are Your Parents Hiding from You? Andrew Bentley: Inflating Sean Hannity with Helium and Watching Him Float Away Tanner Woodford: Two Midgets Shitting into a Bucket Cover Stories: Being Blind and Deaf and Having No Limbs Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Iron Galaxy Studios! We love you, Dave Lang! And of course thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for being awesome. If you enjoy Your Stories, come to the next one! Hell, maybe even share something. Mon, 06 Apr 2015 12:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/april-2015-pick-card-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2792 This month, Your Stories moves into its new digs, the Cards Against Humanity theater, for a fun episode inspired by and featuring our landlords! Most of the stories and songs you'll hear this month were inspired by black or white cards found in everyone's favorite party game for horrible people. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: _________ Henry Birdseye: A Fart Matthew Hoffman: Awkward Debbie Banos: Seeing Grandma Naked Kevin Budnik: What Are Your Parents Hiding from You? Andrew Bentley: Inflating Sean Hannity with Helium and Watching Him Float Away Tanner Woodford: Two Midgets Shitting into a Bucket Cover Stories: Being Blind and Deaf and Having No Limbs Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Iron Galaxy Studios! We love you, Dave Lang! And of course thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for being awesome. If you enjoy Your Stories, come to the next one! Hell, maybe even share something. The NerdologuesThis month, Your Stories moves into its new digs, the Cards Against Humanity theater, for a fun episode inspired by and featuring our landlords! Most of the stories and songs you'll hear this month were inspired by black or white cards found in everyone's favorite party game for horrible people. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: _________ Henry Birdseye: A Fart Matthew Hoffman: Awkward Debbie Banos: Seeing Grandma Naked Kevin Budnik: What Are Your Parents Hiding from You? Andrew Bentley: Inflating Sean Hannity with Helium and Watching Him Float Away Tanner Woodford: Two Midgets Shitting into a Bucket Cover Stories: Being Blind and Deaf and Having No Limbs Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Iron Galaxy Studios! We love you, Dave Lang! And of course thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for being awesome. If you enjoy Your Stories, come to the next one! Hell, maybe even share something. https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2015-bonus-grind-part-2 We're back again with our second March bonus episode recorded at the magnificent Dinosaur Coffee in Silver Lake. Los Angeles was incredibly kind to us, and we had a great time making these episodes. Now it's on you to enjoy them! This episode, we've got: Cover Stories: Because the Night Kristin Clifford: Six Months Job-Free Eric Roth: The Year That "Nerd" Broke Maggie Clancy: Kids in LA Gary Lucy: What Happened to All the Organ Grinders? DC Pierson: Life Keeps Revising Cover Stories: Everybody Wants to Rule the World Huge thanks to our sponsors this episode, Cards Against Humanity! Also thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for your support and being amazing! If you want to keep up with our guests, you can visit these places! Kristin's website Eric's comedy page (I'm pretty into his RPG Show). Maggie's blog - and Cover Me, a great music blog where we worked together! (Maggie also wrote about being on our show here) Gary's excellent podcast, The Ketchup DC's tumblr, where you can follow his latest work And please, be cool and back this project from Nerdologues founder Kevin Reader and friend/great artist Kevin Budnik: The Secret History of Chicago, a (Graphic Novel) Coloring Book! Mon, 23 Mar 2015 10:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2015-bonus-grind-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4015 We're back again with our second March bonus episode recorded at the magnificent Dinosaur Coffee in Silver Lake. Los Angeles was incredibly kind to us, and we had a great time making these episodes. Now it's on you to enjoy them! This episode, we've got: Cover Stories: Because the Night Kristin Clifford: Six Months Job-Free Eric Roth: The Year That "Nerd" Broke Maggie Clancy: Kids in LA Gary Lucy: What Happened to All the Organ Grinders? DC Pierson: Life Keeps Revising Cover Stories: Everybody Wants to Rule the World Huge thanks to our sponsors this episode, Cards Against Humanity! Also thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for your support and being amazing! If you want to keep up with our guests, you can visit these places! Kristin's website Eric's comedy page (I'm pretty into his RPG Show). Maggie's blog - and Cover Me, a great music blog where we worked together! (Maggie also wrote about being on our show here) Gary's excellent podcast, The Ketchup DC's tumblr, where you can follow his latest work And please, be cool and back this project from Nerdologues founder Kevin Reader and friend/great artist Kevin Budnik: The Secret History of Chicago, a (Graphic Novel) Coloring Book! The NerdologuesWe're back again with our second March bonus episode recorded at the magnificent Dinosaur Coffee in Silver Lake. Los Angeles was incredibly kind to us, and we had a great time making these episodes. Now it's on you to enjoy them! This episode, we've got: Cover Stories: Because the Night Kristin Clifford: Six Months Job-Free Eric Roth: The Year That "Nerd" Broke Maggie Clancy: Kids in LA Gary Lucy: What Happened to All the Organ Grinders? DC Pierson: Life Keeps Revising Cover Stories: Everybody Wants to Rule the World Huge thanks to our sponsors this episode, Cards Against Humanity! Also thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for your support and being amazing! If you want to keep up with our guests, you can visit these places! Kristin's website Eric's comedy page (I'm pretty into his RPG Show). Maggie's blog - and Cover Me, a great music blog where we worked together! (Maggie also wrote about being on our show here) Gary's excellent podcast, The Ketchup DC's tumblr, where you can follow his latest work And please, be cool and back this project from Nerdologues founder Kevin Reader and friend/great artist Kevin Budnik: The Secret History of Chicago, a (Graphic Novel) Coloring Book! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2015-bonus-grind-part-1 The beginning of February seemed like a good time for the Nerds to escape Chicago, especially after the fifth biggest snowstorm in the city's history (true!). Fortunately, sunny Los Angeles welcomed us with open arms and packed houses, like the one at this Your Stories show we recorded at Dinosaur Coffee in Silver Lake. We asked a bunch of our friends/very talented people to speak on the show, and they didn't disappoint. You're gonna hear a couple really great episodes in the next two weeks; it was seriously so great to go 2/3 of the way across the country and be able to put on something like this. Thanks everyone who was involved! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: My Name Is Jonas Cover Stories: The Walker Mary Beth Smith: Not a Story About a Stolen Bike Nikki Pierce: Vengenace of the Birthing Gods Pedro & Ramiro Castro: A Learning Cliff / Pitch to Bob Odenkirk Ever Mainard: Galilee Medical and Dental Center Emma Fitzpatrick: Dirty Bird Cover Stories: Slave to the Grind If you're in Chicago tonight, check out this Donors Choose event at the Cards Against Humanity office! We'll be doing comedy there and money raised goes to CPS teachers! Thanks to our sponsor for the episode, Gapers Block, a great source for Chicago news! And thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for all the support. Here are some of the cool things our speakers this episode are up to: Pedro & Ramiro's Big Dog Eat Child YouTube channel Ever's Shit Show and The Last Book Review Emma's new movie Bloodsucking Bastards and her band The Mots Nouveaux (whose name I mispronounced on the episode because I am uncultured) Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2015-bonus-grind-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4066 The beginning of February seemed like a good time for the Nerds to escape Chicago, especially after the fifth biggest snowstorm in the city's history (true!). Fortunately, sunny Los Angeles welcomed us with open arms and packed houses, like the one at this Your Stories show we recorded at Dinosaur Coffee in Silver Lake. We asked a bunch of our friends/very talented people to speak on the show, and they didn't disappoint. You're gonna hear a couple really great episodes in the next two weeks; it was seriously so great to go 2/3 of the way across the country and be able to put on something like this. Thanks everyone who was involved! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: My Name Is Jonas Cover Stories: The Walker Mary Beth Smith: Not a Story About a Stolen Bike Nikki Pierce: Vengenace of the Birthing Gods Pedro & Ramiro Castro: A Learning Cliff / Pitch to Bob Odenkirk Ever Mainard: Galilee Medical and Dental Center Emma Fitzpatrick: Dirty Bird Cover Stories: Slave to the Grind If you're in Chicago tonight, check out this Donors Choose event at the Cards Against Humanity office! We'll be doing comedy there and money raised goes to CPS teachers! Thanks to our sponsor for the episode, Gapers Block, a great source for Chicago news! And thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for all the support. Here are some of the cool things our speakers this episode are up to: Pedro & Ramiro's Big Dog Eat Child YouTube channel Ever's Shit Show and The Last Book Review Emma's new movie Bloodsucking Bastards and her band The Mots Nouveaux (whose name I mispronounced on the episode because I am uncultured) The NerdologuesThe beginning of February seemed like a good time for the Nerds to escape Chicago, especially after the fifth biggest snowstorm in the city's history (true!). Fortunately, sunny Los Angeles welcomed us with open arms and packed houses, like the one at this Your Stories show we recorded at Dinosaur Coffee in Silver Lake. We asked a bunch of our friends/very talented people to speak on the show, and they didn't disappoint. You're gonna hear a couple really great episodes in the next two weeks; it was seriously so great to go 2/3 of the way across the country and be able to put on something like this. Thanks everyone who was involved! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: My Name Is Jonas Cover Stories: The Walker Mary Beth Smith: Not a Story About a Stolen Bike Nikki Pierce: Vengenace of the Birthing Gods Pedro & Ramiro Castro: A Learning Cliff / Pitch to Bob Odenkirk Ever Mainard: Galilee Medical and Dental Center Emma Fitzpatrick: Dirty Bird Cover Stories: Slave to the Grind If you're in Chicago tonight, check out this Donors Choose event at the Cards Against Humanity office! We'll be doing comedy there and money raised goes to CPS teachers! Thanks to our sponsor for the episode, Gapers Block, a great source for Chicago news! And thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for all the support. Here are some of the cool things our speakers this episode are up to: Pedro & Ramiro's Big Dog Eat Child YouTube channel Ever's Shit Show and The Last Book Review Emma's new movie Bloodsucking Bastards and her band The Mots Nouveaux (whose name I mispronounced on the episode because I am uncultured) https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2015-fanfiction-3-part-2 We. Love. Fanfiction. You probably figured that out if you've been around since the beginning, or even if you listened to last week's episode. This week, we've got more great speakers with more meditations on fiction for you to ponder, like: Cover Stories: Dio Cover Stories: Alex Chilton Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: Selfie Closure Andrew Bentley: Selective Narrative Nathan Robert: A Year in the Life Aarthi D: Fanfictioning Myself Eileen Tull: Bad Dates; or, What Killed That Monkey in Indiana Jones Only Makes Me Stronger Cover Stories: Born To Express Yourself Hey guys, the monthly live Your Stories show has a new home - Cards Against Humanity's Some Office! And our first show there is this Sunday, with special guests from the aforementioned Cards Against Humanity. Cool! This episode's sponsored by Iron Galaxy Studios. They're great! Founder Dave Lang actually told a story on this very podcast last year. Thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for their efforts here. Mon, 09 Mar 2015 11:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2015-fanfiction-3-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3588 We. Love. Fanfiction. You probably figured that out if you've been around since the beginning, or even if you listened to last week's episode. This week, we've got more great speakers with more meditations on fiction for you to ponder, like: Cover Stories: Dio Cover Stories: Alex Chilton Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: Selfie Closure Andrew Bentley: Selective Narrative Nathan Robert: A Year in the Life Aarthi D: Fanfictioning Myself Eileen Tull: Bad Dates; or, What Killed That Monkey in Indiana Jones Only Makes Me Stronger Cover Stories: Born To Express Yourself Hey guys, the monthly live Your Stories show has a new home - Cards Against Humanity's Some Office! And our first show there is this Sunday, with special guests from the aforementioned Cards Against Humanity. Cool! This episode's sponsored by Iron Galaxy Studios. They're great! Founder Dave Lang actually told a story on this very podcast last year. Thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for their efforts here. The NerdologuesWe. Love. Fanfiction. You probably figured that out if you've been around since the beginning, or even if you listened to last week's episode. This week, we've got more great speakers with more meditations on fiction for you to ponder, like: Cover Stories: Dio Cover Stories: Alex Chilton Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: Selfie Closure Andrew Bentley: Selective Narrative Nathan Robert: A Year in the Life Aarthi D: Fanfictioning Myself Eileen Tull: Bad Dates; or, What Killed That Monkey in Indiana Jones Only Makes Me Stronger Cover Stories: Born To Express Yourself Hey guys, the monthly live Your Stories show has a new home - Cards Against Humanity's Some Office! And our first show there is this Sunday, with special guests from the aforementioned Cards Against Humanity. Cool! This episode's sponsored by Iron Galaxy Studios. They're great! Founder Dave Lang actually told a story on this very podcast last year. Thanks to the Chicago Podcast Coop for their efforts here. https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2015-fanfiction-3-part-1 Since 2013 we've been delighting in presenting you guys with yearly episodes themed around fanfiction. This year's batch of stories, while not all as slash-y as last year's, are all equally wonderful! Plus there's still some sex for you perverts out there. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Stan Cover Stories: David Duchovny Brad Einstein: Fred Phelps in Gay Heaven Logan Dean: Fat Orson Welles IN The Case of the Gilded Goblet Drew Krehel: Dragonball naZi Maggie Wagner: Holodorks; or, VISOR Envy Katie Johnston-Smith: Closed Doors Some thanks: first, to Threadless for letting us record at their HQ. Buy their shirts! (They're 40% off today only!) Second, to our sponsors for this episode, Field Notes! They come to us via the Chicago Podcast Coop, a great new program you all should know about set up by our own Claire Friedman!   Mon, 02 Mar 2015 12:30:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2015-fanfiction-3-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3543 Since 2013 we've been delighting in presenting you guys with yearly episodes themed around fanfiction. This year's batch of stories, while not all as slash-y as last year's, are all equally wonderful! Plus there's still some sex for you perverts out there. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Stan Cover Stories: David Duchovny Brad Einstein: Fred Phelps in Gay Heaven Logan Dean: Fat Orson Welles IN The Case of the Gilded Goblet Drew Krehel: Dragonball naZi Maggie Wagner: Holodorks; or, VISOR Envy Katie Johnston-Smith: Closed Doors Some thanks: first, to Threadless for letting us record at their HQ. Buy their shirts! (They're 40% off today only!) Second, to our sponsors for this episode, Field Notes! They come to us via the Chicago Podcast Coop, a great new program you all should know about set up by our own Claire Friedman!   The NerdologuesSince 2013 we've been delighting in presenting you guys with yearly episodes themed around fanfiction. This year's batch of stories, while not all as slash-y as last year's, are all equally wonderful! Plus there's still some sex for you perverts out there. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Stan Cover Stories: David Duchovny Brad Einstein: Fred Phelps in Gay Heaven Logan Dean: Fat Orson Welles IN The Case of the Gilded Goblet Drew Krehel: Dragonball naZi Maggie Wagner: Holodorks; or, VISOR Envy Katie Johnston-Smith: Closed Doors Some thanks: first, to Threadless for letting us record at their HQ. Buy their shirts! (They're 40% off today only!) Second, to our sponsors for this episode, Field Notes! They come to us via the Chicago Podcast Coop, a great new program you all should know about set up by our own Claire Friedman!   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2015-bonus-roll-models-live-midwinter-gaming-convention-0 Last week, we brought you a collection of super sweet stories from folks we met at January's Midwinter Gaming Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. But did you know there were more?!?! Yeah dude. We've got more music and more pieces from podcasters, friends, and all around great folks we met up with at Midwinter! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: People Got a Lotta Nerve Sarah Babe: Vampire's Such a Sensual Game Matt Quiett: Forming a Domain, Side B Brad Davies: Swordplay Steve Persch: Party Games Ben Dunn: RPG-Adjacent Cover Stories: Born to Run Cool stuff these folks do include: The Plot Points podcast The Nerd's Domain podcast The Saving Throw Show Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2015-bonus-roll-models-live-midwinter-gaming-convention-0 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2861 Last week, we brought you a collection of super sweet stories from folks we met at January's Midwinter Gaming Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. But did you know there were more?!?! Yeah dude. We've got more music and more pieces from podcasters, friends, and all around great folks we met up with at Midwinter! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: People Got a Lotta Nerve Sarah Babe: Vampire's Such a Sensual Game Matt Quiett: Forming a Domain, Side B Brad Davies: Swordplay Steve Persch: Party Games Ben Dunn: RPG-Adjacent Cover Stories: Born to Run Cool stuff these folks do include: The Plot Points podcast The Nerd's Domain podcast The Saving Throw Show The NerdologuesLast week, we brought you a collection of super sweet stories from folks we met at January's Midwinter Gaming Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. But did you know there were more?!?! Yeah dude. We've got more music and more pieces from podcasters, friends, and all around great folks we met up with at Midwinter! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: People Got a Lotta Nerve Sarah Babe: Vampire's Such a Sensual Game Matt Quiett: Forming a Domain, Side B Brad Davies: Swordplay Steve Persch: Party Games Ben Dunn: RPG-Adjacent Cover Stories: Born to Run Cool stuff these folks do include: The Plot Points podcast The Nerd's Domain podcast The Saving Throw Show https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2015-bonus-roll-models-live-midwinter-gaming-convention Y'all, we had a ton of fun at this year's Midwinter Gaming Convention, a really cool thing that's been happening for 15 years in Milwaukee, WI. We also got to record a really sweet Your Stories episode up there featuring the theme "Roll Models" ("roll" like gaming, y'know?) where we welcomed a handful of other great podcasts and comedians to join us. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Holding Out for a Hero (Claire remix) Cover Stories: Kickapoo Eric Garneau: Portland Is Magic James Boland: Storytelling Ben Riggs: The Six Weeks I Thought Cthulu Was Real Shirley Niedzwiecki: Forming a Domain, Side A Chris Koterba: The Quest for Farscape Season 2 Cover Stories: Beth Here's all the great stuff represented in Your Stories this week: James Boland's No Dice: Improvised D&D. The Plot Points podcast The Nerd's Domain podcast     Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2015-bonus-roll-models-live-midwinter-gaming-convention Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2933 Y'all, we had a ton of fun at this year's Midwinter Gaming Convention, a really cool thing that's been happening for 15 years in Milwaukee, WI. We also got to record a really sweet Your Stories episode up there featuring the theme "Roll Models" ("roll" like gaming, y'know?) where we welcomed a handful of other great podcasts and comedians to join us. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Holding Out for a Hero (Claire remix) Cover Stories: Kickapoo Eric Garneau: Portland Is Magic James Boland: Storytelling Ben Riggs: The Six Weeks I Thought Cthulu Was Real Shirley Niedzwiecki: Forming a Domain, Side A Chris Koterba: The Quest for Farscape Season 2 Cover Stories: Beth Here's all the great stuff represented in Your Stories this week: James Boland's No Dice: Improvised D&D. The Plot Points podcast The Nerd's Domain podcast     The NerdologuesY'all, we had a ton of fun at this year's Midwinter Gaming Convention, a really cool thing that's been happening for 15 years in Milwaukee, WI. We also got to record a really sweet Your Stories episode up there featuring the theme "Roll Models" ("roll" like gaming, y'know?) where we welcomed a handful of other great podcasts and comedians to join us. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Holding Out for a Hero (Claire remix) Cover Stories: Kickapoo Eric Garneau: Portland Is Magic James Boland: Storytelling Ben Riggs: The Six Weeks I Thought Cthulu Was Real Shirley Niedzwiecki: Forming a Domain, Side A Chris Koterba: The Quest for Farscape Season 2 Cover Stories: Beth Here's all the great stuff represented in Your Stories this week: James Boland's No Dice: Improvised D&D. The Plot Points podcast The Nerd's Domain podcast     https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2015-house-rules-part-2 The House Theatre of Chicago does some super, super cool stuff. If you don't believe me, just listened to this episode, in which they continue to preview their latest production, The Hammer Trinity, an Americana/Arthurian mashup that takes a familiar narrative to epic levels. Besides that, we've got friends and fellow Nerds sharing stories and songs - how can you go wrong?! You can't! YOU CAN'T. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: She's an Angel Derek Matson: Magic Nathan Robert: Will You Please Spend New Years Eve with Me, Part 2 Claire Friedman: Pusillanimous  The House Theatre Ensemble: The Hammer Trinity prologue Part 2 Cover Stories: The House of the Rising Son Our next Your Stories recording is this Sunday, it's about fanfiction, and it's at Threadless HQ! Awesome! In the intro to this episode, I talk about helping the Nerds playtest a game they're working on. If you'd like to do that, you can sign up here for a test around Chicago. We <3 u! And get your Hammer Trinity tickets here, dudes! Mon, 09 Feb 2015 10:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2015-house-rules-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2523 The House Theatre of Chicago does some super, super cool stuff. If you don't believe me, just listened to this episode, in which they continue to preview their latest production, The Hammer Trinity, an Americana/Arthurian mashup that takes a familiar narrative to epic levels. Besides that, we've got friends and fellow Nerds sharing stories and songs - how can you go wrong?! You can't! YOU CAN'T. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: She's an Angel Derek Matson: Magic Nathan Robert: Will You Please Spend New Years Eve with Me, Part 2 Claire Friedman: Pusillanimous  The House Theatre Ensemble: The Hammer Trinity prologue Part 2 Cover Stories: The House of the Rising Son Our next Your Stories recording is this Sunday, it's about fanfiction, and it's at Threadless HQ! Awesome! In the intro to this episode, I talk about helping the Nerds playtest a game they're working on. If you'd like to do that, you can sign up here for a test around Chicago. We <3 u! And get your Hammer Trinity tickets here, dudes! The NerdologuesThe House Theatre of Chicago does some super, super cool stuff. If you don't believe me, just listened to this episode, in which they continue to preview their latest production, The Hammer Trinity, an Americana/Arthurian mashup that takes a familiar narrative to epic levels. Besides that, we've got friends and fellow Nerds sharing stories and songs - how can you go wrong?! You can't! YOU CAN'T. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: She's an Angel Derek Matson: Magic Nathan Robert: Will You Please Spend New Years Eve with Me, Part 2 Claire Friedman: Pusillanimous  The House Theatre Ensemble: The Hammer Trinity prologue Part 2 Cover Stories: The House of the Rising Son Our next Your Stories recording is this Sunday, it's about fanfiction, and it's at Threadless HQ! Awesome! In the intro to this episode, I talk about helping the Nerds playtest a game they're working on. If you'd like to do that, you can sign up here for a test around Chicago. We <3 u! And get your Hammer Trinity tickets here, dudes! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2015-house-rules-part-1 Chicago's House Theatre is a super sweet organization and one whose mission aligns really nicely with our own. It made perfect sense to feature them on a night of Your Stories, then, especially since they've got a super cool new epic - The Hammer Trinity - to talk about! You'll hear about that over the course of the next two episodes; you'll also get some great stories inspired by the theme "House Rules"! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Crazy Little Thing Called Love Cover Stories: Pink Houses Steve Persch: Domain Addiction Chris Matthews: The Dragon of Boring Theater Mark Colomb: California Thunderdome Brandon Kirkman: Shrooms/Flamethrowers for Hands The House Theatre Ensemble: Hammer Trinity Prologue Part 1 Cover Stories: Don't Just Sit There For tickets to the Hammer Trinity, go here! And keep watching the Nerdologues' site/Facebook page for an upcoming promotion re: the show! Also, if you're out in LA, you should totally come see us this weekend at UCB Sunset or Dinosaur Coffee! Mon, 02 Feb 2015 10:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2015-house-rules-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3670 Chicago's House Theatre is a super sweet organization and one whose mission aligns really nicely with our own. It made perfect sense to feature them on a night of Your Stories, then, especially since they've got a super cool new epic - The Hammer Trinity - to talk about! You'll hear about that over the course of the next two episodes; you'll also get some great stories inspired by the theme "House Rules"! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Crazy Little Thing Called Love Cover Stories: Pink Houses Steve Persch: Domain Addiction Chris Matthews: The Dragon of Boring Theater Mark Colomb: California Thunderdome Brandon Kirkman: Shrooms/Flamethrowers for Hands The House Theatre Ensemble: Hammer Trinity Prologue Part 1 Cover Stories: Don't Just Sit There For tickets to the Hammer Trinity, go here! And keep watching the Nerdologues' site/Facebook page for an upcoming promotion re: the show! Also, if you're out in LA, you should totally come see us this weekend at UCB Sunset or Dinosaur Coffee! The NerdologuesChicago's House Theatre is a super sweet organization and one whose mission aligns really nicely with our own. It made perfect sense to feature them on a night of Your Stories, then, especially since they've got a super cool new epic - The Hammer Trinity - to talk about! You'll hear about that over the course of the next two episodes; you'll also get some great stories inspired by the theme "House Rules"! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Crazy Little Thing Called Love Cover Stories: Pink Houses Steve Persch: Domain Addiction Chris Matthews: The Dragon of Boring Theater Mark Colomb: California Thunderdome Brandon Kirkman: Shrooms/Flamethrowers for Hands The House Theatre Ensemble: Hammer Trinity Prologue Part 1 Cover Stories: Don't Just Sit There For tickets to the Hammer Trinity, go here! And keep watching the Nerdologues' site/Facebook page for an upcoming promotion re: the show! Also, if you're out in LA, you should totally come see us this weekend at UCB Sunset or Dinosaur Coffee! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/january-2015-annual-3-part-2 2014 was a great year for Your Stories, and we're bringing it to a close (in January - so what?) with a handful of our favorites from 2014. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Wide Eyes Cover Stories: Am I Wrong? Chris Crotwell: Living Alone Nate Bechtel: It's a Wonderful Life Alex Cox: Where Do the Presents Come From? Trin Garritano: 100% Boyfriend Maggie Wagner: When You Are 12 Years Old Andrew Bentley: Lost Year Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: The Ghost of Tom Joad Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: All About That Bass Chicago friends, check us out doing some new sketches as we open for Improvised Star Trek at iO next Sunday! West coast friends, hit us up at our two shows in LA in a few weeks! Mon, 19 Jan 2015 11:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/january-2015-annual-3-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3890 2014 was a great year for Your Stories, and we're bringing it to a close (in January - so what?) with a handful of our favorites from 2014. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Wide Eyes Cover Stories: Am I Wrong? Chris Crotwell: Living Alone Nate Bechtel: It's a Wonderful Life Alex Cox: Where Do the Presents Come From? Trin Garritano: 100% Boyfriend Maggie Wagner: When You Are 12 Years Old Andrew Bentley: Lost Year Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: The Ghost of Tom Joad Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: All About That Bass Chicago friends, check us out doing some new sketches as we open for Improvised Star Trek at iO next Sunday! West coast friends, hit us up at our two shows in LA in a few weeks! The Nerdologues2014 was a great year for Your Stories, and we're bringing it to a close (in January - so what?) with a handful of our favorites from 2014. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Wide Eyes Cover Stories: Am I Wrong? Chris Crotwell: Living Alone Nate Bechtel: It's a Wonderful Life Alex Cox: Where Do the Presents Come From? Trin Garritano: 100% Boyfriend Maggie Wagner: When You Are 12 Years Old Andrew Bentley: Lost Year Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: The Ghost of Tom Joad Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: All About That Bass Chicago friends, check us out doing some new sketches as we open for Improvised Star Trek at iO next Sunday! West coast friends, hit us up at our two shows in LA in a few weeks! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/january-2015-annual-3-part-1 Maybe it seems weird to you that our first podcast of 2015 would involve us looking back at 2014. Hey, guy, stop judging. This Annual episode is a thing we do every year, and we love it! We've got some of our favorite storytellers from the past 12 months telling brand-new stories for ya, plus you'll hear some of our favorite songs from the year as well! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Take Me to Church Cover Stories: Love Never Felt So Good James D'Amato: Progression Nathan Robert: Will You Please Spend New Years Eve with Me? Matthew Novak: Star Crossed Eyes/Blank Space Kyle Talley: Nate/Kyle - A Christmas Fanfiction Fantasy Mary Zee: Menage a Hah Jim Snedeker: Turn Down for What/Talk Dirty If you're in Chicago, come on down to our Chicago Sketchfest show this weekend! Or, if you're in Milwaukee, come to our Your Stories recording at the Midwinter Gaming Convention next Friday! OR, if you're back in Chicago again (you travel a lot), how about our next regular Your Stories recording on Sunday the 18th featuring the House Theatre? Also, if you want to check out that sweet Menage a Hah show Mary talks about in her story, the next one's this Thursday! Mon, 05 Jan 2015 10:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/january-2015-annual-3-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3381 Maybe it seems weird to you that our first podcast of 2015 would involve us looking back at 2014. Hey, guy, stop judging. This Annual episode is a thing we do every year, and we love it! We've got some of our favorite storytellers from the past 12 months telling brand-new stories for ya, plus you'll hear some of our favorite songs from the year as well! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Take Me to Church Cover Stories: Love Never Felt So Good James D'Amato: Progression Nathan Robert: Will You Please Spend New Years Eve with Me? Matthew Novak: Star Crossed Eyes/Blank Space Kyle Talley: Nate/Kyle - A Christmas Fanfiction Fantasy Mary Zee: Menage a Hah Jim Snedeker: Turn Down for What/Talk Dirty If you're in Chicago, come on down to our Chicago Sketchfest show this weekend! Or, if you're in Milwaukee, come to our Your Stories recording at the Midwinter Gaming Convention next Friday! OR, if you're back in Chicago again (you travel a lot), how about our next regular Your Stories recording on Sunday the 18th featuring the House Theatre? Also, if you want to check out that sweet Menage a Hah show Mary talks about in her story, the next one's this Thursday! The NerdologuesMaybe it seems weird to you that our first podcast of 2015 would involve us looking back at 2014. Hey, guy, stop judging. This Annual episode is a thing we do every year, and we love it! We've got some of our favorite storytellers from the past 12 months telling brand-new stories for ya, plus you'll hear some of our favorite songs from the year as well! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Take Me to Church Cover Stories: Love Never Felt So Good James D'Amato: Progression Nathan Robert: Will You Please Spend New Years Eve with Me? Matthew Novak: Star Crossed Eyes/Blank Space Kyle Talley: Nate/Kyle - A Christmas Fanfiction Fantasy Mary Zee: Menage a Hah Jim Snedeker: Turn Down for What/Talk Dirty If you're in Chicago, come on down to our Chicago Sketchfest show this weekend! Or, if you're in Milwaukee, come to our Your Stories recording at the Midwinter Gaming Convention next Friday! OR, if you're back in Chicago again (you travel a lot), how about our next regular Your Stories recording on Sunday the 18th featuring the House Theatre? Also, if you want to check out that sweet Menage a Hah show Mary talks about in her story, the next one's this Thursday! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-your-stories-2014 Here's the thing about these year-end episodes: every year as we make more and more friends and invite more and more speakers to the stage, the general quality of the stories just goes sky-high. It's really tough to pick only a few favorites to go on one podcast episode, but we did it anyway! As usual with the year-end episodes, all of these bad boys have new introductions from Nerdologues people, speakers, and audience members, so you'll hear why they really loved something right before you hear the thing they loved!  With no further adieu, our favorite stuff from 2014 was... Cover Stories: Royals Cover Stories: Like a Stone Case Blackwell: Manstress Patrick Klepek: Evil Bong III Andrew Bentley: The RNC Chris Crotwell & Shelby Mongan: It Will Work Out James D'Amato: This Is Not a Story About Tables Natasha Samreny: Trip Cover Stories: Firework What's that you say? You want more great stories and songs? Well, there was so much to choose from this year that we made a blog post with everything else we loved that just couldn't fit! Find it here! Mon, 29 Dec 2014 09:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-your-stories-2014 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4826 Here's the thing about these year-end episodes: every year as we make more and more friends and invite more and more speakers to the stage, the general quality of the stories just goes sky-high. It's really tough to pick only a few favorites to go on one podcast episode, but we did it anyway! As usual with the year-end episodes, all of these bad boys have new introductions from Nerdologues people, speakers, and audience members, so you'll hear why they really loved something right before you hear the thing they loved!  With no further adieu, our favorite stuff from 2014 was... Cover Stories: Royals Cover Stories: Like a Stone Case Blackwell: Manstress Patrick Klepek: Evil Bong III Andrew Bentley: The RNC Chris Crotwell & Shelby Mongan: It Will Work Out James D'Amato: This Is Not a Story About Tables Natasha Samreny: Trip Cover Stories: Firework What's that you say? You want more great stories and songs? Well, there was so much to choose from this year that we made a blog post with everything else we loved that just couldn't fit! Find it here! The NerdologuesHere's the thing about these year-end episodes: every year as we make more and more friends and invite more and more speakers to the stage, the general quality of the stories just goes sky-high. It's really tough to pick only a few favorites to go on one podcast episode, but we did it anyway! As usual with the year-end episodes, all of these bad boys have new introductions from Nerdologues people, speakers, and audience members, so you'll hear why they really loved something right before you hear the thing they loved!  With no further adieu, our favorite stuff from 2014 was... Cover Stories: Royals Cover Stories: Like a Stone Case Blackwell: Manstress Patrick Klepek: Evil Bong III Andrew Bentley: The RNC Chris Crotwell & Shelby Mongan: It Will Work Out James D'Amato: This Is Not a Story About Tables Natasha Samreny: Trip Cover Stories: Firework What's that you say? You want more great stories and songs? Well, there was so much to choose from this year that we made a blog post with everything else we loved that just couldn't fit! Find it here! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/december-2014-apocalypse-part-2 This has been a great month for Your Stories, and we've got to give tons of thanks to our guests: the post-apocalyptic podcast Our Fair City, the chiptune rock band I Fight Dragons, Jim Snedeker from Blackened, and everyone else who shared on our stage! Enjoy this second batch of stories and songs inspired by the apocalypse, including: Cover Stories w/ Jim Snedeker: Warning Cover Stories w/ Jim Snedeker: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Betsy Palmer: Last Night in Dublin Nate Bechtel: Post-Apocalpytic Nate and the Rabid Gary Buseys Bill Prokopow: Good Beginnings Stephanie Spence: The Manatee Story I Fight Dragons, Dwight Haesler, and Jim Snedeker: Enter Sandman Don't forget to check out Our Fair City's season 6 launch party in January, and while you're at it, pick up I Fight Dragons' brand new album, The Near Future!   Mon, 15 Dec 2014 10:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/december-2014-apocalypse-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2422 This has been a great month for Your Stories, and we've got to give tons of thanks to our guests: the post-apocalyptic podcast Our Fair City, the chiptune rock band I Fight Dragons, Jim Snedeker from Blackened, and everyone else who shared on our stage! Enjoy this second batch of stories and songs inspired by the apocalypse, including: Cover Stories w/ Jim Snedeker: Warning Cover Stories w/ Jim Snedeker: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Betsy Palmer: Last Night in Dublin Nate Bechtel: Post-Apocalpytic Nate and the Rabid Gary Buseys Bill Prokopow: Good Beginnings Stephanie Spence: The Manatee Story I Fight Dragons, Dwight Haesler, and Jim Snedeker: Enter Sandman Don't forget to check out Our Fair City's season 6 launch party in January, and while you're at it, pick up I Fight Dragons' brand new album, The Near Future!   The NerdologuesThis has been a great month for Your Stories, and we've got to give tons of thanks to our guests: the post-apocalyptic podcast Our Fair City, the chiptune rock band I Fight Dragons, Jim Snedeker from Blackened, and everyone else who shared on our stage! Enjoy this second batch of stories and songs inspired by the apocalypse, including: Cover Stories w/ Jim Snedeker: Warning Cover Stories w/ Jim Snedeker: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Betsy Palmer: Last Night in Dublin Nate Bechtel: Post-Apocalpytic Nate and the Rabid Gary Buseys Bill Prokopow: Good Beginnings Stephanie Spence: The Manatee Story I Fight Dragons, Dwight Haesler, and Jim Snedeker: Enter Sandman Don't forget to check out Our Fair City's season 6 launch party in January, and while you're at it, pick up I Fight Dragons' brand new album, The Near Future!   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/december-2014-apocalypse-part-1 This month's Your Stories is packed with so many great guests you might get Great Guest Overload. Trust us, it's a real thing. We've got Our Fair City! We've got I Fight Dragons! We've got Jim Snedeker from Blackened filling in for Eric on guitar! We've got friends galore! What a night this was, guys. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories w/ Jim Snedeker: Toxic Clayton Faits: Yosarian the Beta Fish Brian Mazzaferri: The Dragon Wagon Sarah Sheber: Flat Tire Ele Matelan: Amptutation Ryan Bond: Parental Apocalypse Cover Stories w/ Jim Snedeker: It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday Hey, it's December! Don't forget to help us put together our Best Of 2014 Your Stories episode. You can nominate your favorites here! Also, our final live episode of the year is this Sunday - Annual #3 cuz it's our third birthday, yeah! And if you're around before that, make sure to check out our good friend Kevin Budnik's comic podcast recording immediately before ours! And HERE'S the Our Fair City Season 6 launch party Clayton talks about in this episode! Mon, 01 Dec 2014 11:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/december-2014-apocalypse-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3014 This month's Your Stories is packed with so many great guests you might get Great Guest Overload. Trust us, it's a real thing. We've got Our Fair City! We've got I Fight Dragons! We've got Jim Snedeker from Blackened filling in for Eric on guitar! We've got friends galore! What a night this was, guys. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories w/ Jim Snedeker: Toxic Clayton Faits: Yosarian the Beta Fish Brian Mazzaferri: The Dragon Wagon Sarah Sheber: Flat Tire Ele Matelan: Amptutation Ryan Bond: Parental Apocalypse Cover Stories w/ Jim Snedeker: It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday Hey, it's December! Don't forget to help us put together our Best Of 2014 Your Stories episode. You can nominate your favorites here! Also, our final live episode of the year is this Sunday - Annual #3 cuz it's our third birthday, yeah! And if you're around before that, make sure to check out our good friend Kevin Budnik's comic podcast recording immediately before ours! And HERE'S the Our Fair City Season 6 launch party Clayton talks about in this episode! The NerdologuesThis month's Your Stories is packed with so many great guests you might get Great Guest Overload. Trust us, it's a real thing. We've got Our Fair City! We've got I Fight Dragons! We've got Jim Snedeker from Blackened filling in for Eric on guitar! We've got friends galore! What a night this was, guys. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories w/ Jim Snedeker: Toxic Clayton Faits: Yosarian the Beta Fish Brian Mazzaferri: The Dragon Wagon Sarah Sheber: Flat Tire Ele Matelan: Amptutation Ryan Bond: Parental Apocalypse Cover Stories w/ Jim Snedeker: It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday Hey, it's December! Don't forget to help us put together our Best Of 2014 Your Stories episode. You can nominate your favorites here! Also, our final live episode of the year is this Sunday - Annual #3 cuz it's our third birthday, yeah! And if you're around before that, make sure to check out our good friend Kevin Budnik's comic podcast recording immediately before ours! And HERE'S the Our Fair City Season 6 launch party Clayton talks about in this episode! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/november-2014-heartland-part-2 Before November closes out, we had to revisit the heartland one more time with our wonderful guests in Midwest Action, a collective of artists based in the region working hard to champion local art. They're pretty great. Check out what they (plus some Nerdofriends!) had to share with us! Cover Stories: Hold On Katie Johnston-Smith: Mainstreaming Dan Jarvis: The Godspell According to A.A. Newcombe Jennifer Baird: Kansas Silas Mishler: Bookings Cover Stories: You Are Not Alone We should give a special shout-out to Silas' band, Kinda Good, who were kind enough to provide music during the breaks at Your Stories! And don't forget to nominate your favorite Your Stories pieces of 2014 for inclusion in the year-end Best Of episode! Thu, 13 Nov 2014 08:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/november-2014-heartland-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2017 Before November closes out, we had to revisit the heartland one more time with our wonderful guests in Midwest Action, a collective of artists based in the region working hard to champion local art. They're pretty great. Check out what they (plus some Nerdofriends!) had to share with us! Cover Stories: Hold On Katie Johnston-Smith: Mainstreaming Dan Jarvis: The Godspell According to A.A. Newcombe Jennifer Baird: Kansas Silas Mishler: Bookings Cover Stories: You Are Not Alone We should give a special shout-out to Silas' band, Kinda Good, who were kind enough to provide music during the breaks at Your Stories! And don't forget to nominate your favorite Your Stories pieces of 2014 for inclusion in the year-end Best Of episode! The NerdologuesBefore November closes out, we had to revisit the heartland one more time with our wonderful guests in Midwest Action, a collective of artists based in the region working hard to champion local art. They're pretty great. Check out what they (plus some Nerdofriends!) had to share with us! Cover Stories: Hold On Katie Johnston-Smith: Mainstreaming Dan Jarvis: The Godspell According to A.A. Newcombe Jennifer Baird: Kansas Silas Mishler: Bookings Cover Stories: You Are Not Alone We should give a special shout-out to Silas' band, Kinda Good, who were kind enough to provide music during the breaks at Your Stories! And don't forget to nominate your favorite Your Stories pieces of 2014 for inclusion in the year-end Best Of episode! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/november-2014-heartland-part-1 Midwest Action is a group of awesome creative people based in Chicago with a simple mission - galvanize the artistic community in the region to help everyone recognize how excellent local art (musical, visual, etc.) can be. We really like that. So we were really excited to feature them on this month's Your Stories! In this episode, you'll hear from group founder Alyssa Lee Welch as well as a wonderful group of local comedians and other artistic talents. Also, there's some sweet, sweet music (and much more where that came from in part 2!). Here, enjoy: Cover Stories: Badlands Cover Stories: Stuck Between Stations Kevin Budnik: Fall Memories Nathan Robert: Heart Geography Natasha Samreny: Grandma's Peanut M&Ms Araceli Vargas: The Thriller Alyssa Lee Welch: Action Cover Stories: Jack and Diane Check out Midwest Action's monthly music showcase at Quencher's tomorrow night! And hit up the Logan Theatre Thursday for Nerdologues Alpha, a local game playtesting event!  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/november-2014-heartland-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2932 Midwest Action is a group of awesome creative people based in Chicago with a simple mission - galvanize the artistic community in the region to help everyone recognize how excellent local art (musical, visual, etc.) can be. We really like that. So we were really excited to feature them on this month's Your Stories! In this episode, you'll hear from group founder Alyssa Lee Welch as well as a wonderful group of local comedians and other artistic talents. Also, there's some sweet, sweet music (and much more where that came from in part 2!). Here, enjoy: Cover Stories: Badlands Cover Stories: Stuck Between Stations Kevin Budnik: Fall Memories Nathan Robert: Heart Geography Natasha Samreny: Grandma's Peanut M&Ms Araceli Vargas: The Thriller Alyssa Lee Welch: Action Cover Stories: Jack and Diane Check out Midwest Action's monthly music showcase at Quencher's tomorrow night! And hit up the Logan Theatre Thursday for Nerdologues Alpha, a local game playtesting event!  The NerdologuesMidwest Action is a group of awesome creative people based in Chicago with a simple mission - galvanize the artistic community in the region to help everyone recognize how excellent local art (musical, visual, etc.) can be. We really like that. So we were really excited to feature them on this month's Your Stories! In this episode, you'll hear from group founder Alyssa Lee Welch as well as a wonderful group of local comedians and other artistic talents. Also, there's some sweet, sweet music (and much more where that came from in part 2!). Here, enjoy: Cover Stories: Badlands Cover Stories: Stuck Between Stations Kevin Budnik: Fall Memories Nathan Robert: Heart Geography Natasha Samreny: Grandma's Peanut M&Ms Araceli Vargas: The Thriller Alyssa Lee Welch: Action Cover Stories: Jack and Diane Check out Midwest Action's monthly music showcase at Quencher's tomorrow night! And hit up the Logan Theatre Thursday for Nerdologues Alpha, a local game playtesting event!  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/october-2014-our-lips-are-sealed-part-2 Guys. This is good Your Stories. Finishing out our month of Our Lips Are Sealed, some of the crew from the sci-fi/comedy web series Space Happens join Chicago producer Aaron Amendola, Nerdologues alum/Rabbit Rabbit member Andrew Bentley, and Red Eye Chicago columnist/writer of Army of Darkness Elliott Serrano for a fantastic set of stories inspired by the theme. This time out, enjoy: Cover Stories: She Don't Use Jelly Nathan Thompson: Spoilers Aaron Amendola: The Worst Kind of Breakup Andrew Bentley: The RNC Nicole Keating: Doubt Elliott Serrano: The Captains of Star Trek Cover Stories: Rock and Roll All Nite Don't forget to support Space Happens as they make some great, great stuff, and read up on Elliott's Geek to Me column! Mon, 27 Oct 2014 11:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/october-2014-our-lips-are-sealed-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4130 Guys. This is good Your Stories. Finishing out our month of Our Lips Are Sealed, some of the crew from the sci-fi/comedy web series Space Happens join Chicago producer Aaron Amendola, Nerdologues alum/Rabbit Rabbit member Andrew Bentley, and Red Eye Chicago columnist/writer of Army of Darkness Elliott Serrano for a fantastic set of stories inspired by the theme. This time out, enjoy: Cover Stories: She Don't Use Jelly Nathan Thompson: Spoilers Aaron Amendola: The Worst Kind of Breakup Andrew Bentley: The RNC Nicole Keating: Doubt Elliott Serrano: The Captains of Star Trek Cover Stories: Rock and Roll All Nite Don't forget to support Space Happens as they make some great, great stuff, and read up on Elliott's Geek to Me column! The NerdologuesGuys. This is good Your Stories. Finishing out our month of Our Lips Are Sealed, some of the crew from the sci-fi/comedy web series Space Happens join Chicago producer Aaron Amendola, Nerdologues alum/Rabbit Rabbit member Andrew Bentley, and Red Eye Chicago columnist/writer of Army of Darkness Elliott Serrano for a fantastic set of stories inspired by the theme. This time out, enjoy: Cover Stories: She Don't Use Jelly Nathan Thompson: Spoilers Aaron Amendola: The Worst Kind of Breakup Andrew Bentley: The RNC Nicole Keating: Doubt Elliott Serrano: The Captains of Star Trek Cover Stories: Rock and Roll All Nite Don't forget to support Space Happens as they make some great, great stuff, and read up on Elliott's Geek to Me column! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/october-2014-our-lips-are-sealed-part-1 Beware loose lips! Here are five stories about keeping one's mouth shut from Nerdologues friends, Nerdologues emeriti, and some of the great folks behind Space Happens, an upcoming sci-fi/comedy webseries you should definitely check out! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Our Lips Are Sealed Cover Stories: Secret Agent Man Bill Kenkel: Science Propagandist James D'Amato: Lying to Children Deborah Craft: Mt. Log Nora Seidman: Gossip Mel Fox: Something to Talk About Cover Stories: Little Lies BONUS READING: Here are those propaganda posters Bill's talking about! Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/october-2014-our-lips-are-sealed-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2825 Beware loose lips! Here are five stories about keeping one's mouth shut from Nerdologues friends, Nerdologues emeriti, and some of the great folks behind Space Happens, an upcoming sci-fi/comedy webseries you should definitely check out! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Our Lips Are Sealed Cover Stories: Secret Agent Man Bill Kenkel: Science Propagandist James D'Amato: Lying to Children Deborah Craft: Mt. Log Nora Seidman: Gossip Mel Fox: Something to Talk About Cover Stories: Little Lies BONUS READING: Here are those propaganda posters Bill's talking about! The NerdologuesBeware loose lips! Here are five stories about keeping one's mouth shut from Nerdologues friends, Nerdologues emeriti, and some of the great folks behind Space Happens, an upcoming sci-fi/comedy webseries you should definitely check out! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Our Lips Are Sealed Cover Stories: Secret Agent Man Bill Kenkel: Science Propagandist James D'Amato: Lying to Children Deborah Craft: Mt. Log Nora Seidman: Gossip Mel Fox: Something to Talk About Cover Stories: Little Lies BONUS READING: Here are those propaganda posters Bill's talking about! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/september-2014-bonus-under-sea-live-jangleheart-circus A few months ago, Your Stories featured the organizers behind the Jangleheart Circus festival (part one, part two). For this month's bonus episode, we're giving you the show we recorded at that very festival, featuring a handful of the other podcasters that set up shop there as well as some of our favorite Nerds. This episode, enjoy: Chris Geiger: Sad Thumbs Up Patrick O'Rourke: I Do Not Trust the Ocean Clayton Margeson: Overboard Katie Johnston-Smith: Titanic Mark Colomb: Cruise Ship Eric Roth: Disgusting And here are a few other podcast episodes that came out of Jangleheart: Talking Games with Tim & Clayton: Final Fantasy X Debate Peaches and Hot Sauce: A Jangleheart Ball Mon, 29 Sep 2014 08:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/september-2014-bonus-under-sea-live-jangleheart-circus Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2179 A few months ago, Your Stories featured the organizers behind the Jangleheart Circus festival (part one, part two). For this month's bonus episode, we're giving you the show we recorded at that very festival, featuring a handful of the other podcasters that set up shop there as well as some of our favorite Nerds. This episode, enjoy: Chris Geiger: Sad Thumbs Up Patrick O'Rourke: I Do Not Trust the Ocean Clayton Margeson: Overboard Katie Johnston-Smith: Titanic Mark Colomb: Cruise Ship Eric Roth: Disgusting And here are a few other podcast episodes that came out of Jangleheart: Talking Games with Tim & Clayton: Final Fantasy X Debate Peaches and Hot Sauce: A Jangleheart Ball The NerdologuesA few months ago, Your Stories featured the organizers behind the Jangleheart Circus festival (part one, part two). For this month's bonus episode, we're giving you the show we recorded at that very festival, featuring a handful of the other podcasters that set up shop there as well as some of our favorite Nerds. This episode, enjoy: Chris Geiger: Sad Thumbs Up Patrick O'Rourke: I Do Not Trust the Ocean Clayton Margeson: Overboard Katie Johnston-Smith: Titanic Mark Colomb: Cruise Ship Eric Roth: Disgusting And here are a few other podcast episodes that came out of Jangleheart: Talking Games with Tim & Clayton: Final Fantasy X Debate Peaches and Hot Sauce: A Jangleheart Ball https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/september-2014-bottoms-part-2 Once again, some of the fantastic personalities behind the forthcoming Geek Bar Chicago -- as well as a few friends of ours -- grace our stage for a set of stories responding to the theme "Bottoms Up." We had a wild, crazy time recording this episode, and we hope you enjoy listening to it! This week, we've got: Cover Stories: Cheers Theme Ryan Bond: Grand Theft Model Car Sarah Sheber: Injury-Prone Shaina Lyn-Waitsman: 9 Shots Shawn Boyle: Trifecta of Excuses Tom Kern: Pants Down Cover Stories: Piano Man If you're looking for something fun to do this Thursday, why not check out our show with the Doubleclicks?  Also, here's the film project Shawn talked about in his story. Check it out! Mon, 22 Sep 2014 09:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/september-2014-bottoms-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3069 Once again, some of the fantastic personalities behind the forthcoming Geek Bar Chicago -- as well as a few friends of ours -- grace our stage for a set of stories responding to the theme "Bottoms Up." We had a wild, crazy time recording this episode, and we hope you enjoy listening to it! This week, we've got: Cover Stories: Cheers Theme Ryan Bond: Grand Theft Model Car Sarah Sheber: Injury-Prone Shaina Lyn-Waitsman: 9 Shots Shawn Boyle: Trifecta of Excuses Tom Kern: Pants Down Cover Stories: Piano Man If you're looking for something fun to do this Thursday, why not check out our show with the Doubleclicks?  Also, here's the film project Shawn talked about in his story. Check it out! The NerdologuesOnce again, some of the fantastic personalities behind the forthcoming Geek Bar Chicago -- as well as a few friends of ours -- grace our stage for a set of stories responding to the theme "Bottoms Up." We had a wild, crazy time recording this episode, and we hope you enjoy listening to it! This week, we've got: Cover Stories: Cheers Theme Ryan Bond: Grand Theft Model Car Sarah Sheber: Injury-Prone Shaina Lyn-Waitsman: 9 Shots Shawn Boyle: Trifecta of Excuses Tom Kern: Pants Down Cover Stories: Piano Man If you're looking for something fun to do this Thursday, why not check out our show with the Doubleclicks?  Also, here's the film project Shawn talked about in his story. Check it out! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/september-2014-bottoms-part-1 If you're local to Chicago, you've probably heard a little about Geek Bar, a soon-to-open and sure-to-be-fantastic gathering point for all types of nerds in the city. This month, we wanted to welcome them to our stage to talk a little about themselves, and here's the first part of that! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Fat Bottomed Girls Cover Stories: Pumped Up Kicks Mary Zee: Laundry Room David Zoltan: Where Do I Go to Watch Dr. Who? Brittany Yantos: High School Reunion Laura Green: Cocktail Craft Cover Stories: Drunken Lullabies Make sure to check out the Geek Bar Chicago Facebook page for all the latest updates, and while you're at it, hey, come to our next Your Stories recording! Mon, 08 Sep 2014 12:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/september-2014-bottoms-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3192 If you're local to Chicago, you've probably heard a little about Geek Bar, a soon-to-open and sure-to-be-fantastic gathering point for all types of nerds in the city. This month, we wanted to welcome them to our stage to talk a little about themselves, and here's the first part of that! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Fat Bottomed Girls Cover Stories: Pumped Up Kicks Mary Zee: Laundry Room David Zoltan: Where Do I Go to Watch Dr. Who? Brittany Yantos: High School Reunion Laura Green: Cocktail Craft Cover Stories: Drunken Lullabies Make sure to check out the Geek Bar Chicago Facebook page for all the latest updates, and while you're at it, hey, come to our next Your Stories recording! The NerdologuesIf you're local to Chicago, you've probably heard a little about Geek Bar, a soon-to-open and sure-to-be-fantastic gathering point for all types of nerds in the city. This month, we wanted to welcome them to our stage to talk a little about themselves, and here's the first part of that! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Fat Bottomed Girls Cover Stories: Pumped Up Kicks Mary Zee: Laundry Room David Zoltan: Where Do I Go to Watch Dr. Who? Brittany Yantos: High School Reunion Laura Green: Cocktail Craft Cover Stories: Drunken Lullabies Make sure to check out the Geek Bar Chicago Facebook page for all the latest updates, and while you're at it, hey, come to our next Your Stories recording! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/august-2014-fingers-crossed-part-2 We're back for part two of our examination of the theme "Fingers Crossed," for which Giant Bomb news editor Patrick Klepek helped us to assemble a fantastic list of storytellers. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Firework Katie Johnston-Smith: Judgment Dave Lang: Fuck the Destination Sarah Sheber: Last Dance Alex Cox: Professional Development Kevin Budnik: A Letter Patrick Klepek: Evil Bong III Cover Stories: Paul Revere If you happen to be in Seattle or going to PAX this weekend, here's a show you should check out! Us + Cards Against Humanity + Improvised Star Trek + really special guests = great times! Mon, 25 Aug 2014 11:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/august-2014-fingers-crossed-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3163 We're back for part two of our examination of the theme "Fingers Crossed," for which Giant Bomb news editor Patrick Klepek helped us to assemble a fantastic list of storytellers. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Firework Katie Johnston-Smith: Judgment Dave Lang: Fuck the Destination Sarah Sheber: Last Dance Alex Cox: Professional Development Kevin Budnik: A Letter Patrick Klepek: Evil Bong III Cover Stories: Paul Revere If you happen to be in Seattle or going to PAX this weekend, here's a show you should check out! Us + Cards Against Humanity + Improvised Star Trek + really special guests = great times! The NerdologuesWe're back for part two of our examination of the theme "Fingers Crossed," for which Giant Bomb news editor Patrick Klepek helped us to assemble a fantastic list of storytellers. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Firework Katie Johnston-Smith: Judgment Dave Lang: Fuck the Destination Sarah Sheber: Last Dance Alex Cox: Professional Development Kevin Budnik: A Letter Patrick Klepek: Evil Bong III Cover Stories: Paul Revere If you happen to be in Seattle or going to PAX this weekend, here's a show you should check out! Us + Cards Against Humanity + Improvised Star Trek + really special guests = great times! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/august-2014-fingers-crossed-part-1 You might remember our C2E2 bonus episode a couple months ago, where Giant Bomb's Patrick Klepek closed out the show. Unfortunately, his story had to be heavily edited for time given venue constraints, so we figured we owed him one. Patrick was cool enough to come back and help curate a whole night of storytellers based on the theme of "fingers crossed." This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: You Oughta Know Cover Stories: Poker Face Andrew Bentley: Telling Lies Andre Lello: Too Much Revenge Jennifer Baird: Two Fingers-Crossed Moments James D'Amato: Real-Life Vampires Adam Braeckman: Gonzo Chris Crotwell & Shelby Mongan: It Will Work Out Cover Stories: The Luckiest Check out our next Your Stories recording this Sunday, and don't forget to get your tickets to Jangleheart Circus! Mon, 11 Aug 2014 11:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/august-2014-fingers-crossed-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4254 You might remember our C2E2 bonus episode a couple months ago, where Giant Bomb's Patrick Klepek closed out the show. Unfortunately, his story had to be heavily edited for time given venue constraints, so we figured we owed him one. Patrick was cool enough to come back and help curate a whole night of storytellers based on the theme of "fingers crossed." This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: You Oughta Know Cover Stories: Poker Face Andrew Bentley: Telling Lies Andre Lello: Too Much Revenge Jennifer Baird: Two Fingers-Crossed Moments James D'Amato: Real-Life Vampires Adam Braeckman: Gonzo Chris Crotwell & Shelby Mongan: It Will Work Out Cover Stories: The Luckiest Check out our next Your Stories recording this Sunday, and don't forget to get your tickets to Jangleheart Circus! The NerdologuesYou might remember our C2E2 bonus episode a couple months ago, where Giant Bomb's Patrick Klepek closed out the show. Unfortunately, his story had to be heavily edited for time given venue constraints, so we figured we owed him one. Patrick was cool enough to come back and help curate a whole night of storytellers based on the theme of "fingers crossed." This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: You Oughta Know Cover Stories: Poker Face Andrew Bentley: Telling Lies Andre Lello: Too Much Revenge Jennifer Baird: Two Fingers-Crossed Moments James D'Amato: Real-Life Vampires Adam Braeckman: Gonzo Chris Crotwell & Shelby Mongan: It Will Work Out Cover Stories: The Luckiest Check out our next Your Stories recording this Sunday, and don't forget to get your tickets to Jangleheart Circus! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/july-2014-circus-part-2 We can't tell you how excited we are to take part in this year's second annual Jangleheart Circus, a comedy festival housed right here in Wicker Park that's curated by the wonderful folks from Upstairs Gallery. So instead of telling you, we thought we'd dedicate a month of podcasts to it! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: 99 Red Balloons (Take 2) Katie Johnston-Smith: Mistakes Sarah Ashley: Surprise Aaron Amendola: A Better Gaming Community Kevin Budnik: Jimmy Cover Stories: The Joker Don't forget to buy your tickets to Jangleheart soon! Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/july-2014-circus-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2288 We can't tell you how excited we are to take part in this year's second annual Jangleheart Circus, a comedy festival housed right here in Wicker Park that's curated by the wonderful folks from Upstairs Gallery. So instead of telling you, we thought we'd dedicate a month of podcasts to it! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: 99 Red Balloons (Take 2) Katie Johnston-Smith: Mistakes Sarah Ashley: Surprise Aaron Amendola: A Better Gaming Community Kevin Budnik: Jimmy Cover Stories: The Joker Don't forget to buy your tickets to Jangleheart soon! The NerdologuesWe can't tell you how excited we are to take part in this year's second annual Jangleheart Circus, a comedy festival housed right here in Wicker Park that's curated by the wonderful folks from Upstairs Gallery. So instead of telling you, we thought we'd dedicate a month of podcasts to it! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: 99 Red Balloons (Take 2) Katie Johnston-Smith: Mistakes Sarah Ashley: Surprise Aaron Amendola: A Better Gaming Community Kevin Budnik: Jimmy Cover Stories: The Joker Don't forget to buy your tickets to Jangleheart soon! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/july-2014-circus-part-1 The wonderful Upstairs Gallery was this show's home venue for all of 2012, so when we heard it was closing up shop at the end of summer, we thought we had to do something to recognize how great it was to us. So here it is! We're not just looking back, though... the theme this month is "Circus" because of the excellent upcoming Jangleheart Circus festival curated by the fine folks at Upstairs. You can learn all about that festival on the Gallery's Facebook page, and while you're getting ready to check out the lineup and buy your tickets tomorrow, enjoy: Cover Stories: Tightrope Cover Stories: The Wire Claire Friedman: Steve Margeaux Temeltas: Train Station in Munich Alex Honnet: Final Fantasy, Fathers Chris Geiger: Clowning Cover Stories: Ring of Fire BTW, it's a big weekend for the Nerdologues, with our four-year anniversary party Saturday and our next Your Stories recording Sunday!   Mon, 14 Jul 2014 13:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/july-2014-circus-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2804 The wonderful Upstairs Gallery was this show's home venue for all of 2012, so when we heard it was closing up shop at the end of summer, we thought we had to do something to recognize how great it was to us. So here it is! We're not just looking back, though... the theme this month is "Circus" because of the excellent upcoming Jangleheart Circus festival curated by the fine folks at Upstairs. You can learn all about that festival on the Gallery's Facebook page, and while you're getting ready to check out the lineup and buy your tickets tomorrow, enjoy: Cover Stories: Tightrope Cover Stories: The Wire Claire Friedman: Steve Margeaux Temeltas: Train Station in Munich Alex Honnet: Final Fantasy, Fathers Chris Geiger: Clowning Cover Stories: Ring of Fire BTW, it's a big weekend for the Nerdologues, with our four-year anniversary party Saturday and our next Your Stories recording Sunday!   The NerdologuesThe wonderful Upstairs Gallery was this show's home venue for all of 2012, so when we heard it was closing up shop at the end of summer, we thought we had to do something to recognize how great it was to us. So here it is! We're not just looking back, though... the theme this month is "Circus" because of the excellent upcoming Jangleheart Circus festival curated by the fine folks at Upstairs. You can learn all about that festival on the Gallery's Facebook page, and while you're getting ready to check out the lineup and buy your tickets tomorrow, enjoy: Cover Stories: Tightrope Cover Stories: The Wire Claire Friedman: Steve Margeaux Temeltas: Train Station in Munich Alex Honnet: Final Fantasy, Fathers Chris Geiger: Clowning Cover Stories: Ring of Fire BTW, it's a big weekend for the Nerdologues, with our four-year anniversary party Saturday and our next Your Stories recording Sunday!   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/june-2014-fellowship-part-2 This episode continues our spotlight on fellowship by featuring some great people from CAKE Chicago, or the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo, as well as a few great friends and a few local comedians. We also pay tribute to the semi-departing Steve Persch with a read reenactment of one of his favorite sketches - it's like a radio play, but it probably makes less sense! And Dwight Haesler does some crazy things with a toy talk box. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Like a Stone Cover Stories: Hunger Strike Shelby Mongan: Friendship, Long-Distance Jesse Nicolaus: Cut My Hair Chris Crotwell: Silence Beth Hetland: Knightriders Chris Geiger & Kevin Reader: Goodbye, Steve / Dodo Dumdum Speaking of fellowship, this is the last weekend to check out Lord of the Wrigley: The Fellowship of the Cubs, playing Friday and Saturday at 8:00 and closing Sunday at 2:00 at the Public House Theatre! Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/june-2014-fellowship-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2823 This episode continues our spotlight on fellowship by featuring some great people from CAKE Chicago, or the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo, as well as a few great friends and a few local comedians. We also pay tribute to the semi-departing Steve Persch with a read reenactment of one of his favorite sketches - it's like a radio play, but it probably makes less sense! And Dwight Haesler does some crazy things with a toy talk box. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Like a Stone Cover Stories: Hunger Strike Shelby Mongan: Friendship, Long-Distance Jesse Nicolaus: Cut My Hair Chris Crotwell: Silence Beth Hetland: Knightriders Chris Geiger & Kevin Reader: Goodbye, Steve / Dodo Dumdum Speaking of fellowship, this is the last weekend to check out Lord of the Wrigley: The Fellowship of the Cubs, playing Friday and Saturday at 8:00 and closing Sunday at 2:00 at the Public House Theatre! The NerdologuesThis episode continues our spotlight on fellowship by featuring some great people from CAKE Chicago, or the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo, as well as a few great friends and a few local comedians. We also pay tribute to the semi-departing Steve Persch with a read reenactment of one of his favorite sketches - it's like a radio play, but it probably makes less sense! And Dwight Haesler does some crazy things with a toy talk box. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Like a Stone Cover Stories: Hunger Strike Shelby Mongan: Friendship, Long-Distance Jesse Nicolaus: Cut My Hair Chris Crotwell: Silence Beth Hetland: Knightriders Chris Geiger & Kevin Reader: Goodbye, Steve / Dodo Dumdum Speaking of fellowship, this is the last weekend to check out Lord of the Wrigley: The Fellowship of the Cubs, playing Friday and Saturday at 8:00 and closing Sunday at 2:00 at the Public House Theatre! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/june-2014-fellowship-part-1 The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) is a wonderful gathering of cartooning talent that happens every summer in our fair city, and this month, we've got some of its coolest champions to talk about it. We're also saying a (not-super-serious) goodbye to Nerdologues member and frequent podcast contributor Steve Persch, who's moving about 90 miles away. You're the best, Steve! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: High Enough Steve Persch (with Mary Beth Smith): First Sketch Kevin Budnik: Boy/Girl party Natasha Samreny: Trip Grace Tran: A Comics Fellowship Cover Stories: Handle with Care Important things: -Follow CAKE Chicago on Facebook and Twitter.  -Speaking of fellowships, check out the Nerdologues' new show, Lord of the Wrigley: The Fellowship of the Cubs! You've got three weeks left to see it! -And come on down to the next Your Stories recording! Mon, 09 Jun 2014 12:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/june-2014-fellowship-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3054 The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) is a wonderful gathering of cartooning talent that happens every summer in our fair city, and this month, we've got some of its coolest champions to talk about it. We're also saying a (not-super-serious) goodbye to Nerdologues member and frequent podcast contributor Steve Persch, who's moving about 90 miles away. You're the best, Steve! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: High Enough Steve Persch (with Mary Beth Smith): First Sketch Kevin Budnik: Boy/Girl party Natasha Samreny: Trip Grace Tran: A Comics Fellowship Cover Stories: Handle with Care Important things: -Follow CAKE Chicago on Facebook and Twitter.  -Speaking of fellowships, check out the Nerdologues' new show, Lord of the Wrigley: The Fellowship of the Cubs! You've got three weeks left to see it! -And come on down to the next Your Stories recording! The NerdologuesThe Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) is a wonderful gathering of cartooning talent that happens every summer in our fair city, and this month, we've got some of its coolest champions to talk about it. We're also saying a (not-super-serious) goodbye to Nerdologues member and frequent podcast contributor Steve Persch, who's moving about 90 miles away. You're the best, Steve! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: High Enough Steve Persch (with Mary Beth Smith): First Sketch Kevin Budnik: Boy/Girl party Natasha Samreny: Trip Grace Tran: A Comics Fellowship Cover Stories: Handle with Care Important things: -Follow CAKE Chicago on Facebook and Twitter.  -Speaking of fellowships, check out the Nerdologues' new show, Lord of the Wrigley: The Fellowship of the Cubs! You've got three weeks left to see it! -And come on down to the next Your Stories recording! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2014-truth-out-there-part-2 A few weeks ago this podcast started to delve into the subject of truth, but one episode was not enough to hold in all the stories! So, do enjoy this continuation, in which we again welcome Improvised X-Files -- as well as many other friends -- to our storytelling stage! This episode, we've got: Cover Stories: Werewolves of London Cover Stories: Don't Fear the Reaper Charlie Madsen: Content Is King Cynthia Bangert: ... But Lies Are Everywhere Natasha Samreny: Endings Keith Buzzard: Truths About Me Cover Stories: The Ghost of Corporate Future Guys, come see our sketch run that we really love and worked super hard on! Lord of the Wrigley: The Fellowship of the Cubs - through June 30!         Mon, 26 May 2014 13:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2014-truth-out-there-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2429 A few weeks ago this podcast started to delve into the subject of truth, but one episode was not enough to hold in all the stories! So, do enjoy this continuation, in which we again welcome Improvised X-Files -- as well as many other friends -- to our storytelling stage! This episode, we've got: Cover Stories: Werewolves of London Cover Stories: Don't Fear the Reaper Charlie Madsen: Content Is King Cynthia Bangert: ... But Lies Are Everywhere Natasha Samreny: Endings Keith Buzzard: Truths About Me Cover Stories: The Ghost of Corporate Future Guys, come see our sketch run that we really love and worked super hard on! Lord of the Wrigley: The Fellowship of the Cubs - through June 30!         The NerdologuesA few weeks ago this podcast started to delve into the subject of truth, but one episode was not enough to hold in all the stories! So, do enjoy this continuation, in which we again welcome Improvised X-Files -- as well as many other friends -- to our storytelling stage! This episode, we've got: Cover Stories: Werewolves of London Cover Stories: Don't Fear the Reaper Charlie Madsen: Content Is King Cynthia Bangert: ... But Lies Are Everywhere Natasha Samreny: Endings Keith Buzzard: Truths About Me Cover Stories: The Ghost of Corporate Future Guys, come see our sketch run that we really love and worked super hard on! Lord of the Wrigley: The Fellowship of the Cubs - through June 30!         https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2014-truth-out-there-part-1 Truth is a heavy topic, and to discuss it we thougth we'd call in some experts - the members of Improvised X-Files, a hilarious show currently running every Friday at the Playground Theatre in Chicago! Get ready to expand your mind with the following stories and songs: Cover Stories: Thriller James D'Amato: Machiavelli Reevaluated Sean Price: Accounting for Taste Patrick O'Rourke: Absolute Truths Jennifer Baird: "Little Girls Who Dance Like This Go to Hell" Jake Allen Miller: Hulk Hogan - Hero, Heel Cover Stories: Ghostbusters Hey, you! You should probably come to our next Your Stories recording, which is this Sunday!  Mon, 12 May 2014 12:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2014-truth-out-there-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2980 Truth is a heavy topic, and to discuss it we thougth we'd call in some experts - the members of Improvised X-Files, a hilarious show currently running every Friday at the Playground Theatre in Chicago! Get ready to expand your mind with the following stories and songs: Cover Stories: Thriller James D'Amato: Machiavelli Reevaluated Sean Price: Accounting for Taste Patrick O'Rourke: Absolute Truths Jennifer Baird: "Little Girls Who Dance Like This Go to Hell" Jake Allen Miller: Hulk Hogan - Hero, Heel Cover Stories: Ghostbusters Hey, you! You should probably come to our next Your Stories recording, which is this Sunday!  The NerdologuesTruth is a heavy topic, and to discuss it we thougth we'd call in some experts - the members of Improvised X-Files, a hilarious show currently running every Friday at the Playground Theatre in Chicago! Get ready to expand your mind with the following stories and songs: Cover Stories: Thriller James D'Amato: Machiavelli Reevaluated Sean Price: Accounting for Taste Patrick O'Rourke: Absolute Truths Jennifer Baird: "Little Girls Who Dance Like This Go to Hell" Jake Allen Miller: Hulk Hogan - Hero, Heel Cover Stories: Ghostbusters Hey, you! You should probably come to our next Your Stories recording, which is this Sunday!  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/aprilmay-2014-bonus-conventionally-speaking-live-c2e2-team-starkid We Nerds were really stoked to bring our storytelling show to Chicago's premiere comic convention this year, and now we're stoked that you get to hear it! Recorded on the C2E2 Live! stage (note the !) on Friday, April 25, this episode features some amazing stories related by really great guests from Team StarKid, Giant Bomb, Cards Against Humanity, Chicago Loot Drop, and more! This time out, enjoy: Claire Friedman - Con Together Joseph Walker - One World by Night Mike Chuck Bretzlaff - Avengers Assemble Trin Garritano - Eddie from Akron Daniel Strauss - Phoenix Down Billy Arrowsmith - The Evil Kool-Aid Man Patrick Klepek - "Gamerz" with a Z (And please pardon the louder-than-usual crowd noise; recording was a little trickier than we anticipated. These stories are just too good not to share!) Also, if you like games, come play Magic with us! Thu, 01 May 2014 10:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/aprilmay-2014-bonus-conventionally-speaking-live-c2e2-team-starkid Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2958 We Nerds were really stoked to bring our storytelling show to Chicago's premiere comic convention this year, and now we're stoked that you get to hear it! Recorded on the C2E2 Live! stage (note the !) on Friday, April 25, this episode features some amazing stories related by really great guests from Team StarKid, Giant Bomb, Cards Against Humanity, Chicago Loot Drop, and more! This time out, enjoy: Claire Friedman - Con Together Joseph Walker - One World by Night Mike Chuck Bretzlaff - Avengers Assemble Trin Garritano - Eddie from Akron Daniel Strauss - Phoenix Down Billy Arrowsmith - The Evil Kool-Aid Man Patrick Klepek - "Gamerz" with a Z (And please pardon the louder-than-usual crowd noise; recording was a little trickier than we anticipated. These stories are just too good not to share!) Also, if you like games, come play Magic with us! The NerdologuesWe Nerds were really stoked to bring our storytelling show to Chicago's premiere comic convention this year, and now we're stoked that you get to hear it! Recorded on the C2E2 Live! stage (note the !) on Friday, April 25, this episode features some amazing stories related by really great guests from Team StarKid, Giant Bomb, Cards Against Humanity, Chicago Loot Drop, and more! This time out, enjoy: Claire Friedman - Con Together Joseph Walker - One World by Night Mike Chuck Bretzlaff - Avengers Assemble Trin Garritano - Eddie from Akron Daniel Strauss - Phoenix Down Billy Arrowsmith - The Evil Kool-Aid Man Patrick Klepek - "Gamerz" with a Z (And please pardon the louder-than-usual crowd noise; recording was a little trickier than we anticipated. These stories are just too good not to share!) Also, if you like games, come play Magic with us! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/april-2014-scarred-part-2 In our last episode, we talked about more scars of a more emotional nature. This time, we're getting down and dirty. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories w/ the Nerdologues Chorus: Be Prepared Cover Stories: Rainbow in the Dark Claire Friedman: Dive Natasha Samreny: Mafia Stage Elle on Wheels: Laundry Day Steve Persch: Three Types of Pain Cover Stories: Nothing Else Matters Don't miss the Nerdologues' May the Fourth Star Wars party this Sunday, and thanks again to the Chicago Outfit Roller Derby for their time and insight! You can buy tickets to their upcoming bouts here! Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/april-2014-scarred-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2880 In our last episode, we talked about more scars of a more emotional nature. This time, we're getting down and dirty. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories w/ the Nerdologues Chorus: Be Prepared Cover Stories: Rainbow in the Dark Claire Friedman: Dive Natasha Samreny: Mafia Stage Elle on Wheels: Laundry Day Steve Persch: Three Types of Pain Cover Stories: Nothing Else Matters Don't miss the Nerdologues' May the Fourth Star Wars party this Sunday, and thanks again to the Chicago Outfit Roller Derby for their time and insight! You can buy tickets to their upcoming bouts here! The NerdologuesIn our last episode, we talked about more scars of a more emotional nature. This time, we're getting down and dirty. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories w/ the Nerdologues Chorus: Be Prepared Cover Stories: Rainbow in the Dark Claire Friedman: Dive Natasha Samreny: Mafia Stage Elle on Wheels: Laundry Day Steve Persch: Three Types of Pain Cover Stories: Nothing Else Matters Don't miss the Nerdologues' May the Fourth Star Wars party this Sunday, and thanks again to the Chicago Outfit Roller Derby for their time and insight! You can buy tickets to their upcoming bouts here! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/april-2014-scarred-part-1 For an episode about scars, we thought it would be cool to hear from some experts, so this month, we invited the Chicago Outfit Roller Derby to join in on our storytelling shenanigans! Alongside them, Nerdologues members plus friends both old and new share some tales that dig beneath scar tissue in this first of two installments. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Edge of Seventeen Mary Beth Smith: Flight Elektra Phi: Scars Less Literal James D'Amato: This Is Not a Story About Tables Nora Seidman: The Horror Cover Stories: Rehab If you enjoy this show, come out to our next recording, featuring Improvised X-Files! Also, don't miss the Chicago Outfit Roller Derby's home opener on Saturday, August 26! Mon, 14 Apr 2014 12:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/april-2014-scarred-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2114 For an episode about scars, we thought it would be cool to hear from some experts, so this month, we invited the Chicago Outfit Roller Derby to join in on our storytelling shenanigans! Alongside them, Nerdologues members plus friends both old and new share some tales that dig beneath scar tissue in this first of two installments. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Edge of Seventeen Mary Beth Smith: Flight Elektra Phi: Scars Less Literal James D'Amato: This Is Not a Story About Tables Nora Seidman: The Horror Cover Stories: Rehab If you enjoy this show, come out to our next recording, featuring Improvised X-Files! Also, don't miss the Chicago Outfit Roller Derby's home opener on Saturday, August 26! The NerdologuesFor an episode about scars, we thought it would be cool to hear from some experts, so this month, we invited the Chicago Outfit Roller Derby to join in on our storytelling shenanigans! Alongside them, Nerdologues members plus friends both old and new share some tales that dig beneath scar tissue in this first of two installments. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Edge of Seventeen Mary Beth Smith: Flight Elektra Phi: Scars Less Literal James D'Amato: This Is Not a Story About Tables Nora Seidman: The Horror Cover Stories: Rehab If you enjoy this show, come out to our next recording, featuring Improvised X-Files! Also, don't miss the Chicago Outfit Roller Derby's home opener on Saturday, August 26! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2014-bonus-after-dark-chicago-nerd-comedy-festival The Nerdologues were so stoked to be included in the second annual Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival, a wonderful event that brings together geeky comedians from all around our great city. The fest was kind enough to let us record a Your Stories podcast there to cap off opening night, so we asked some of our favorite performers from across all three days of comedy to come share stories. Here's the result! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Roxanne Cover Stories: Little Talks Chris Geiger: Our Story Katie Johnston-Smith: I Am a Gullible Adult Matt Griffo: Ghost, Ghouls, Goblins, and Some Guy Named Gary Greg Andy North: City Trolls Beware John Ugolini and Brian Work - Video Game Villain Tweets Stephen Kropa - The Light Is Winning Cover Stories: You Shook Me All Night Long Come on out to our next Your Stories recording on Sunday, April 20, which features the wonderful people from Improvised X-Files! Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2014-bonus-after-dark-chicago-nerd-comedy-festival Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3246 The Nerdologues were so stoked to be included in the second annual Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival, a wonderful event that brings together geeky comedians from all around our great city. The fest was kind enough to let us record a Your Stories podcast there to cap off opening night, so we asked some of our favorite performers from across all three days of comedy to come share stories. Here's the result! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Roxanne Cover Stories: Little Talks Chris Geiger: Our Story Katie Johnston-Smith: I Am a Gullible Adult Matt Griffo: Ghost, Ghouls, Goblins, and Some Guy Named Gary Greg Andy North: City Trolls Beware John Ugolini and Brian Work - Video Game Villain Tweets Stephen Kropa - The Light Is Winning Cover Stories: You Shook Me All Night Long Come on out to our next Your Stories recording on Sunday, April 20, which features the wonderful people from Improvised X-Files! The NerdologuesThe Nerdologues were so stoked to be included in the second annual Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival, a wonderful event that brings together geeky comedians from all around our great city. The fest was kind enough to let us record a Your Stories podcast there to cap off opening night, so we asked some of our favorite performers from across all three days of comedy to come share stories. Here's the result! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Roxanne Cover Stories: Little Talks Chris Geiger: Our Story Katie Johnston-Smith: I Am a Gullible Adult Matt Griffo: Ghost, Ghouls, Goblins, and Some Guy Named Gary Greg Andy North: City Trolls Beware John Ugolini and Brian Work - Video Game Villain Tweets Stephen Kropa - The Light Is Winning Cover Stories: You Shook Me All Night Long Come on out to our next Your Stories recording on Sunday, April 20, which features the wonderful people from Improvised X-Files! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2014-fanfiction-2-part-2 For the second year in a row we've used our March podcast to explore the wonders of fanfiction, and this year things definitely got steamier than last time. We were thrilled to feature folks from Peaches & Hot Sauce and the Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival as well as some of our favorite friends and past storytellers this month. Please enjoy: Cover Stories: Hurt Cover Stories: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Shelby Mongan: Letter to 13-Year-Old Shelby Johnny O'Mara: NPR vs. Dimension X Nate Bechtel: Fanfic Brainstorming James D'Amato: The Truth You Wish for Yourself CJ Tuor: Pokélove Patrick O'Rourke: Michael Jordan Makes Everything Better Eric: Blinded by the Light Mon, 24 Mar 2014 11:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2014-fanfiction-2-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3371 For the second year in a row we've used our March podcast to explore the wonders of fanfiction, and this year things definitely got steamier than last time. We were thrilled to feature folks from Peaches & Hot Sauce and the Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival as well as some of our favorite friends and past storytellers this month. Please enjoy: Cover Stories: Hurt Cover Stories: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Shelby Mongan: Letter to 13-Year-Old Shelby Johnny O'Mara: NPR vs. Dimension X Nate Bechtel: Fanfic Brainstorming James D'Amato: The Truth You Wish for Yourself CJ Tuor: Pokélove Patrick O'Rourke: Michael Jordan Makes Everything Better Eric: Blinded by the Light The NerdologuesFor the second year in a row we've used our March podcast to explore the wonders of fanfiction, and this year things definitely got steamier than last time. We were thrilled to feature folks from Peaches & Hot Sauce and the Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival as well as some of our favorite friends and past storytellers this month. Please enjoy: Cover Stories: Hurt Cover Stories: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Shelby Mongan: Letter to 13-Year-Old Shelby Johnny O'Mara: NPR vs. Dimension X Nate Bechtel: Fanfic Brainstorming James D'Amato: The Truth You Wish for Yourself CJ Tuor: Pokélove Patrick O'Rourke: Michael Jordan Makes Everything Better Eric: Blinded by the Light https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2014-fanfiction-2-part-1 Remember last year when we did a couple episodes about fanfiction? If you don't, you can find them here and here. Well, those were a lot of fun, so we decided to give that a second go this year, and this time we brought some amazing people from Peaches & Hot Sauce and the Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival in tow. Things are gonna get steamy, guys. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: It's My Life Cover Stories: Killing Me Softly Chris Geiger: Nerdologues Slash Fic Part 2: Nerds in Space Mike Barnard: Power Rangers and Racism Fin Coe: Lights High #32: The Trouble with Brothers Zack Mast: Speed-Running Through Life Kyle Talley: Kyle-on-Gambit Action, Part 2 Jack Pelzer and Bri Fitzpatrick: Jon Snow's Ultimate Enemy Kevin Budnik: Reflections on Fanfiction Cover Stories: Last Kiss If you enjoy Your Stories (you're here, aren't you?), you should come to our next recording! It's this Sunday, March 16, and features the ladies of Chicago Outfit Roller Derby! Mon, 10 Mar 2014 09:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2014-fanfiction-2-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3638 Remember last year when we did a couple episodes about fanfiction? If you don't, you can find them here and here. Well, those were a lot of fun, so we decided to give that a second go this year, and this time we brought some amazing people from Peaches & Hot Sauce and the Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival in tow. Things are gonna get steamy, guys. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: It's My Life Cover Stories: Killing Me Softly Chris Geiger: Nerdologues Slash Fic Part 2: Nerds in Space Mike Barnard: Power Rangers and Racism Fin Coe: Lights High #32: The Trouble with Brothers Zack Mast: Speed-Running Through Life Kyle Talley: Kyle-on-Gambit Action, Part 2 Jack Pelzer and Bri Fitzpatrick: Jon Snow's Ultimate Enemy Kevin Budnik: Reflections on Fanfiction Cover Stories: Last Kiss If you enjoy Your Stories (you're here, aren't you?), you should come to our next recording! It's this Sunday, March 16, and features the ladies of Chicago Outfit Roller Derby! The NerdologuesRemember last year when we did a couple episodes about fanfiction? If you don't, you can find them here and here. Well, those were a lot of fun, so we decided to give that a second go this year, and this time we brought some amazing people from Peaches & Hot Sauce and the Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival in tow. Things are gonna get steamy, guys. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: It's My Life Cover Stories: Killing Me Softly Chris Geiger: Nerdologues Slash Fic Part 2: Nerds in Space Mike Barnard: Power Rangers and Racism Fin Coe: Lights High #32: The Trouble with Brothers Zack Mast: Speed-Running Through Life Kyle Talley: Kyle-on-Gambit Action, Part 2 Jack Pelzer and Bri Fitzpatrick: Jon Snow's Ultimate Enemy Kevin Budnik: Reflections on Fanfiction Cover Stories: Last Kiss If you enjoy Your Stories (you're here, aren't you?), you should come to our next recording! It's this Sunday, March 16, and features the ladies of Chicago Outfit Roller Derby! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2014-full-hearts-part-2-0 In the second part of our celebration of Full Hearts, guests from All of Our Feelings at Once and more continue to probe what it means to feel stuff. There's also some really great musical moments from some special guests. We had a wonderful time recording this and we hope you feel the same listening to it! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Heartless Sarah Sheber (with Cover Stories): Feeling Again/Stubborn Love Jesse Thurston: Bro Time Jeremy Kanne: In the Moment Rebecca Loeser: Lou Clayton Margeson: This Is Not a Story About Getting Molested Mary Beth Smith: Sea of Love Cover Stories: Total Eclipse of the Heart Hey, you! You should watch our videos! Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2014-full-hearts-part-2-0 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3743 In the second part of our celebration of Full Hearts, guests from All of Our Feelings at Once and more continue to probe what it means to feel stuff. There's also some really great musical moments from some special guests. We had a wonderful time recording this and we hope you feel the same listening to it! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Heartless Sarah Sheber (with Cover Stories): Feeling Again/Stubborn Love Jesse Thurston: Bro Time Jeremy Kanne: In the Moment Rebecca Loeser: Lou Clayton Margeson: This Is Not a Story About Getting Molested Mary Beth Smith: Sea of Love Cover Stories: Total Eclipse of the Heart Hey, you! You should watch our videos! The NerdologuesIn the second part of our celebration of Full Hearts, guests from All of Our Feelings at Once and more continue to probe what it means to feel stuff. There's also some really great musical moments from some special guests. We had a wonderful time recording this and we hope you feel the same listening to it! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Heartless Sarah Sheber (with Cover Stories): Feeling Again/Stubborn Love Jesse Thurston: Bro Time Jeremy Kanne: In the Moment Rebecca Loeser: Lou Clayton Margeson: This Is Not a Story About Getting Molested Mary Beth Smith: Sea of Love Cover Stories: Total Eclipse of the Heart Hey, you! You should watch our videos! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2014-full-hearts-part-1 Valentine's Day is less than a week away, and love is in the air, kind of, I guess. Either way, enjoy the first part of our episodes featuring the theme "Full Hearts," wherein we're joined by a number of fantastically talented and wonderful individuals, including 4/5 of the comedy troupe All of Our Feelings at Once! We're gonna make you feel stuff! This episode contains: Cover Stories: Heart-Shaped Box Cover Stories: Alone Chris Geiger: Ode to Will Riker Alison Lynch: Cool in Barcelona Chris Crotwell: I Am an Alcoholic Britta Rowings: But People Are Helping Case Blackwell: Manstress Tim Dunn: Zelda Cover Stories: Me and My Broken Heart Don't forget to come to our free recording this Sunday, nerds! Mon, 10 Feb 2014 12:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2014-full-hearts-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3616 Valentine's Day is less than a week away, and love is in the air, kind of, I guess. Either way, enjoy the first part of our episodes featuring the theme "Full Hearts," wherein we're joined by a number of fantastically talented and wonderful individuals, including 4/5 of the comedy troupe All of Our Feelings at Once! We're gonna make you feel stuff! This episode contains: Cover Stories: Heart-Shaped Box Cover Stories: Alone Chris Geiger: Ode to Will Riker Alison Lynch: Cool in Barcelona Chris Crotwell: I Am an Alcoholic Britta Rowings: But People Are Helping Case Blackwell: Manstress Tim Dunn: Zelda Cover Stories: Me and My Broken Heart Don't forget to come to our free recording this Sunday, nerds! The NerdologuesValentine's Day is less than a week away, and love is in the air, kind of, I guess. Either way, enjoy the first part of our episodes featuring the theme "Full Hearts," wherein we're joined by a number of fantastically talented and wonderful individuals, including 4/5 of the comedy troupe All of Our Feelings at Once! We're gonna make you feel stuff! This episode contains: Cover Stories: Heart-Shaped Box Cover Stories: Alone Chris Geiger: Ode to Will Riker Alison Lynch: Cool in Barcelona Chris Crotwell: I Am an Alcoholic Britta Rowings: But People Are Helping Case Blackwell: Manstress Tim Dunn: Zelda Cover Stories: Me and My Broken Heart Don't forget to come to our free recording this Sunday, nerds! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/january-2014-annual-2-part-2 The second part of our second Annual celebration is just as full of music as the first! Dwight, Claire, and Eric continue to recap some of their favorite songs of 2013, plus we get some great reflections on the passing of time from Nerdologues members and group friends alike! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Royals Katie Keenan: Take Take Take Mary Beth Smith: This Year Eric and Dwight: Drive All Night Cover Stories: Toe to Toe Cover Stories: It's a Lovely Day Make sure to check out the latest podcast to fall under the Nerdologues umbrella, the wonderful Talking Games with Tim and Clayton! Mon, 27 Jan 2014 22:30:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/january-2014-annual-2-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3781 The second part of our second Annual celebration is just as full of music as the first! Dwight, Claire, and Eric continue to recap some of their favorite songs of 2013, plus we get some great reflections on the passing of time from Nerdologues members and group friends alike! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Royals Katie Keenan: Take Take Take Mary Beth Smith: This Year Eric and Dwight: Drive All Night Cover Stories: Toe to Toe Cover Stories: It's a Lovely Day Make sure to check out the latest podcast to fall under the Nerdologues umbrella, the wonderful Talking Games with Tim and Clayton! The NerdologuesThe second part of our second Annual celebration is just as full of music as the first! Dwight, Claire, and Eric continue to recap some of their favorite songs of 2013, plus we get some great reflections on the passing of time from Nerdologues members and group friends alike! This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Royals Katie Keenan: Take Take Take Mary Beth Smith: This Year Eric and Dwight: Drive All Night Cover Stories: Toe to Toe Cover Stories: It's a Lovely Day Make sure to check out the latest podcast to fall under the Nerdologues umbrella, the wonderful Talking Games with Tim and Clayton! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/january-2014-annual-2-part-1 It's the first new Your Stories of 2014! So we might as well spend it looking back at the year that was, right? Right! This is our second annual Annual episode! Lots of folks felt inspired to perform music this time, and there are some stellar stories on top. This episode out, enjoy: Cover Stories: Closer Cover Stories: House of Gold Eric Garneau: The Elliott Smith Tribute Concert / Ripchord Matthew Sudman: (Comics) Annual Mary Zee: The Best Present I Ever Gave / She Saved the World a Lot If you dig this show, come out to the Your Stories recording this Sunday! Participate, even! Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:30:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/january-2014-annual-2-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2125 It's the first new Your Stories of 2014! So we might as well spend it looking back at the year that was, right? Right! This is our second annual Annual episode! Lots of folks felt inspired to perform music this time, and there are some stellar stories on top. This episode out, enjoy: Cover Stories: Closer Cover Stories: House of Gold Eric Garneau: The Elliott Smith Tribute Concert / Ripchord Matthew Sudman: (Comics) Annual Mary Zee: The Best Present I Ever Gave / She Saved the World a Lot If you dig this show, come out to the Your Stories recording this Sunday! Participate, even! The NerdologuesIt's the first new Your Stories of 2014! So we might as well spend it looking back at the year that was, right? Right! This is our second annual Annual episode! Lots of folks felt inspired to perform music this time, and there are some stellar stories on top. This episode out, enjoy: Cover Stories: Closer Cover Stories: House of Gold Eric Garneau: The Elliott Smith Tribute Concert / Ripchord Matthew Sudman: (Comics) Annual Mary Zee: The Best Present I Ever Gave / She Saved the World a Lot If you dig this show, come out to the Your Stories recording this Sunday! Participate, even! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/2013-year-end-wrap It's the last Your Stories podcast of 2013, and just like last year, we thought we'd take this time to highlight some of our favorite stories from the previous 12 months. We've also got brand new introductions to these tales by some Nerdologues/audience members who liked them a whole lot, as well as the usual musical accompaniment. Thanks everyone for supporting Your Stories through another fantastic year; here's to a great 2014! Dwight & Eric: Everybody Talks Dwight, Eric, Claire & Sarah: Rebellion (Lies) Chris Crotwell: With Apologies to My Ex-Wife Professor Blake: Players Mary Zee: Plan B Allison MacWilliams-Brooks Talavera: My Dad and Star Trek Shelby Mongan: Real Estate, Part 1 Lauren Rodriguez: Real Estate, Part 2 Dwight & Eric: Wish You Were Here As promised, photographic evidence of the toast at the end of Lauren's story. Mon, 30 Dec 2013 11:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/2013-year-end-wrap Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3865 It's the last Your Stories podcast of 2013, and just like last year, we thought we'd take this time to highlight some of our favorite stories from the previous 12 months. We've also got brand new introductions to these tales by some Nerdologues/audience members who liked them a whole lot, as well as the usual musical accompaniment. Thanks everyone for supporting Your Stories through another fantastic year; here's to a great 2014! Dwight & Eric: Everybody Talks Dwight, Eric, Claire & Sarah: Rebellion (Lies) Chris Crotwell: With Apologies to My Ex-Wife Professor Blake: Players Mary Zee: Plan B Allison MacWilliams-Brooks Talavera: My Dad and Star Trek Shelby Mongan: Real Estate, Part 1 Lauren Rodriguez: Real Estate, Part 2 Dwight & Eric: Wish You Were Here As promised, photographic evidence of the toast at the end of Lauren's story. The NerdologuesIt's the last Your Stories podcast of 2013, and just like last year, we thought we'd take this time to highlight some of our favorite stories from the previous 12 months. We've also got brand new introductions to these tales by some Nerdologues/audience members who liked them a whole lot, as well as the usual musical accompaniment. Thanks everyone for supporting Your Stories through another fantastic year; here's to a great 2014! Dwight & Eric: Everybody Talks Dwight, Eric, Claire & Sarah: Rebellion (Lies) Chris Crotwell: With Apologies to My Ex-Wife Professor Blake: Players Mary Zee: Plan B Allison MacWilliams-Brooks Talavera: My Dad and Star Trek Shelby Mongan: Real Estate, Part 1 Lauren Rodriguez: Real Estate, Part 2 Dwight & Eric: Wish You Were Here As promised, photographic evidence of the toast at the end of Lauren's story. https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/december-2013-across-universe-part-2 Our last brand-new episode of the year wraps up our month-long theme of "Across the Universe," which featured wonderful guest storytellers from Improvised Star Trek and A Klingon Christmas Carol as well as the usual group of Nerdologues members and friends! This episode, enjoy: Dwight & Eric: The Ballad of Serenity/Rocket Man Mary Beth Smith: Helping Matt Young: The Matts of Different Worlds Kevin Budnik: Space Is Terrifying Mark Lancaster: "Oh, You Watch Star Trek?" Jeremy Kanne: A Matter of Scale Dwight & Eric: Star Trek Theme Be back next week for the year-end Your Stories wrap-up! Mon, 23 Dec 2013 11:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/december-2013-across-universe-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2536 Our last brand-new episode of the year wraps up our month-long theme of "Across the Universe," which featured wonderful guest storytellers from Improvised Star Trek and A Klingon Christmas Carol as well as the usual group of Nerdologues members and friends! This episode, enjoy: Dwight & Eric: The Ballad of Serenity/Rocket Man Mary Beth Smith: Helping Matt Young: The Matts of Different Worlds Kevin Budnik: Space Is Terrifying Mark Lancaster: "Oh, You Watch Star Trek?" Jeremy Kanne: A Matter of Scale Dwight & Eric: Star Trek Theme Be back next week for the year-end Your Stories wrap-up! The NerdologuesOur last brand-new episode of the year wraps up our month-long theme of "Across the Universe," which featured wonderful guest storytellers from Improvised Star Trek and A Klingon Christmas Carol as well as the usual group of Nerdologues members and friends! This episode, enjoy: Dwight & Eric: The Ballad of Serenity/Rocket Man Mary Beth Smith: Helping Matt Young: The Matts of Different Worlds Kevin Budnik: Space Is Terrifying Mark Lancaster: "Oh, You Watch Star Trek?" Jeremy Kanne: A Matter of Scale Dwight & Eric: Star Trek Theme Be back next week for the year-end Your Stories wrap-up! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/december-2013-across-universe-part-1 Join us for the first of two galaxy-spanning episodes featuring some of the talent behind A Klingon Christmas Carol and Improvised Star Trek! This was a really fun episode to record and we're sure you'll enjoy it too. In this installment, check out: Dwight, Claire, & Eric: Yakko's Universe Dwight & Eric: Walkin' on the Sun Julia Weiss: Alien Abduction Drew Krehel: Perspective (via Carl Sagan) Jean Monfort: Universes of the Mind Sean Kelley: Space, Time, Distance, and Romance Christopher Kidder-Mostrom: I Killed Roger Claire & Eric: Across the Universe Don't miss our next Your Stories recording, the last of the year, this Sunday! Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/december-2013-across-universe-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3574 Join us for the first of two galaxy-spanning episodes featuring some of the talent behind A Klingon Christmas Carol and Improvised Star Trek! This was a really fun episode to record and we're sure you'll enjoy it too. In this installment, check out: Dwight, Claire, & Eric: Yakko's Universe Dwight & Eric: Walkin' on the Sun Julia Weiss: Alien Abduction Drew Krehel: Perspective (via Carl Sagan) Jean Monfort: Universes of the Mind Sean Kelley: Space, Time, Distance, and Romance Christopher Kidder-Mostrom: I Killed Roger Claire & Eric: Across the Universe Don't miss our next Your Stories recording, the last of the year, this Sunday! The NerdologuesJoin us for the first of two galaxy-spanning episodes featuring some of the talent behind A Klingon Christmas Carol and Improvised Star Trek! This was a really fun episode to record and we're sure you'll enjoy it too. In this installment, check out: Dwight, Claire, & Eric: Yakko's Universe Dwight & Eric: Walkin' on the Sun Julia Weiss: Alien Abduction Drew Krehel: Perspective (via Carl Sagan) Jean Monfort: Universes of the Mind Sean Kelley: Space, Time, Distance, and Romance Christopher Kidder-Mostrom: I Killed Roger Claire & Eric: Across the Universe Don't miss our next Your Stories recording, the last of the year, this Sunday! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/november-2013-other-options-part-2 Join us, friends, as we end our exploration of "other options" with a fantastic set of thoughtful and funny tales from some great storytellers. Please enjoy: Claire, Dwight, & Eric: Rebel Yell Chris Geiger: Ending the Year Sawyer Heppes: Concussed Bennett Bottero: Different Worlds Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: The Wrestler Claire Friedman: Other Opportunities Claire, Dwight, & Eric: All the Single Faiths We've finished another great year of Your Stories podcasts, which means it's time for another end of the year compilation! More information on how to contribute to that compilation can be found in the episode (and will be forthcoming on this website as well). Thanks everyone for your continued support! Mon, 25 Nov 2013 11:15:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/november-2013-other-options-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2991 Join us, friends, as we end our exploration of "other options" with a fantastic set of thoughtful and funny tales from some great storytellers. Please enjoy: Claire, Dwight, & Eric: Rebel Yell Chris Geiger: Ending the Year Sawyer Heppes: Concussed Bennett Bottero: Different Worlds Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: The Wrestler Claire Friedman: Other Opportunities Claire, Dwight, & Eric: All the Single Faiths We've finished another great year of Your Stories podcasts, which means it's time for another end of the year compilation! More information on how to contribute to that compilation can be found in the episode (and will be forthcoming on this website as well). Thanks everyone for your continued support! The NerdologuesJoin us, friends, as we end our exploration of "other options" with a fantastic set of thoughtful and funny tales from some great storytellers. Please enjoy: Claire, Dwight, & Eric: Rebel Yell Chris Geiger: Ending the Year Sawyer Heppes: Concussed Bennett Bottero: Different Worlds Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: The Wrestler Claire Friedman: Other Opportunities Claire, Dwight, & Eric: All the Single Faiths We've finished another great year of Your Stories podcasts, which means it's time for another end of the year compilation! More information on how to contribute to that compilation can be found in the episode (and will be forthcoming on this website as well). Thanks everyone for your continued support! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/november-2013-other-options-part-1 We here at the Nerdologues know you have other options for podcasts, and we appreciate you listening to ours. Especially when it talks about other options. (See what I did there?) Enjoy the following stories and songs! Dwight, Claire, & Eric: In the Air Tonight Dwight, Claire, & Eric: Cry Me a River Joe Gennaro: 9-to-5er Chris Crotwell: Librarian Kevin Budnik: Comic Artist Dwight & Eric: You Can Call Me Al Come to our next Your Stories recording this Sunday, and don't forget to catch our first sketch run in over a year, The Multiverse vs. George Lucas, one of the next two Fridays! Mon, 11 Nov 2013 11:30:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/november-2013-other-options-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2268 We here at the Nerdologues know you have other options for podcasts, and we appreciate you listening to ours. Especially when it talks about other options. (See what I did there?) Enjoy the following stories and songs! Dwight, Claire, & Eric: In the Air Tonight Dwight, Claire, & Eric: Cry Me a River Joe Gennaro: 9-to-5er Chris Crotwell: Librarian Kevin Budnik: Comic Artist Dwight & Eric: You Can Call Me Al Come to our next Your Stories recording this Sunday, and don't forget to catch our first sketch run in over a year, The Multiverse vs. George Lucas, one of the next two Fridays! The NerdologuesWe here at the Nerdologues know you have other options for podcasts, and we appreciate you listening to ours. Especially when it talks about other options. (See what I did there?) Enjoy the following stories and songs! Dwight, Claire, & Eric: In the Air Tonight Dwight, Claire, & Eric: Cry Me a River Joe Gennaro: 9-to-5er Chris Crotwell: Librarian Kevin Budnik: Comic Artist Dwight & Eric: You Can Call Me Al Come to our next Your Stories recording this Sunday, and don't forget to catch our first sketch run in over a year, The Multiverse vs. George Lucas, one of the next two Fridays! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/october-2013-1993-part-2 Our second half of exploring 1993 actually gets away from the topic a bit, but that doesn't mean we don't have an excellent collection of stories and music to share with you today! Enjoy this episode featuring: Dwight & Eric: Hey Jealousy Chris Crotwell: The Blizzard of '93 Jeremy Kanne: Lost Eric Garneau: Neko Case and Parents Dwight, Claire, & Eric: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) Things to do in the near future: See our sketch run, The Multiverse vs. George Lucas! Take us on in trivia! Mon, 28 Oct 2013 09:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/october-2013-1993-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2012 Our second half of exploring 1993 actually gets away from the topic a bit, but that doesn't mean we don't have an excellent collection of stories and music to share with you today! Enjoy this episode featuring: Dwight & Eric: Hey Jealousy Chris Crotwell: The Blizzard of '93 Jeremy Kanne: Lost Eric Garneau: Neko Case and Parents Dwight, Claire, & Eric: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) Things to do in the near future: See our sketch run, The Multiverse vs. George Lucas! Take us on in trivia! The NerdologuesOur second half of exploring 1993 actually gets away from the topic a bit, but that doesn't mean we don't have an excellent collection of stories and music to share with you today! Enjoy this episode featuring: Dwight & Eric: Hey Jealousy Chris Crotwell: The Blizzard of '93 Jeremy Kanne: Lost Eric Garneau: Neko Case and Parents Dwight, Claire, & Eric: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) Things to do in the near future: See our sketch run, The Multiverse vs. George Lucas! Take us on in trivia! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/october-2013-1993-part-1 Let's go BACK IN TIME (like the Huey Lewis song) for this month-long celebration(?) of 1993. There's a lot of good stuff here about nostalgia and growing up, and we promise that after listening to this episode you'll feel like you've been teleported to the past (not really). This time out, enjoy the following stories and songs: Claire Friedman & The Nerdologues Chorus: 1993 Song Claire, Dwight, & Eric: All That She Wants Kevin Reader: Glasses Sawyer Heppes: Born in the '80s and Raised in the '90s Matthew Sudman: Groundhog Day Charlie Madsen: Public and Private Nostalgia Claire & Eric: What's Up? Also, come to our next Your Stories recording this Sunday! Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/october-2013-1993-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2569 Let's go BACK IN TIME (like the Huey Lewis song) for this month-long celebration(?) of 1993. There's a lot of good stuff here about nostalgia and growing up, and we promise that after listening to this episode you'll feel like you've been teleported to the past (not really). This time out, enjoy the following stories and songs: Claire Friedman & The Nerdologues Chorus: 1993 Song Claire, Dwight, & Eric: All That She Wants Kevin Reader: Glasses Sawyer Heppes: Born in the '80s and Raised in the '90s Matthew Sudman: Groundhog Day Charlie Madsen: Public and Private Nostalgia Claire & Eric: What's Up? Also, come to our next Your Stories recording this Sunday! The NerdologuesLet's go BACK IN TIME (like the Huey Lewis song) for this month-long celebration(?) of 1993. There's a lot of good stuff here about nostalgia and growing up, and we promise that after listening to this episode you'll feel like you've been teleported to the past (not really). This time out, enjoy the following stories and songs: Claire Friedman & The Nerdologues Chorus: 1993 Song Claire, Dwight, & Eric: All That She Wants Kevin Reader: Glasses Sawyer Heppes: Born in the '80s and Raised in the '90s Matthew Sudman: Groundhog Day Charlie Madsen: Public and Private Nostalgia Claire & Eric: What's Up? Also, come to our next Your Stories recording this Sunday! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/september-2013-bonus-first-times-live-jangleheart-circus About a month ago, Upstairs Gallery - the venue we used to call home - hosted an awesome comedy festival in the city, and they were kind enough to let us record an episode of our podcast there. And here it is! Because it was their first festival and ours, we thought "First Times" would make a pretty nifty theme. And because there was a podcast portion of the festival, we thought it would be cool to invite other podcasters to participate. So we did! Please enjoy these thoughts on the theme from: Mary Beth Smith - The First Time I: Took the Stage Tim Dunn - The First Time I: Ran from the Cops Erin McGathy - The First Time I: Made a Girl Cry Jorin Garguilo - The First Time I: Picked up a Daniel Pinkwater Book Mark Colomb - The First Time I: Watched The Empire Strikes Back And here, for your listening pleasure, are links to everyone's podcasts: MBSing with Mary Beth Smith Talking Games with Tim & Clayton! This Feels Terrible with Erin McGathy The Department of Promethean Science An Hour with Your Ex And, while you're at it, come to our next sketch show - The Nerdologues Presents: Screw These Guys, Amirite?! Thu, 26 Sep 2013 13:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/september-2013-bonus-first-times-live-jangleheart-circus Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1946 About a month ago, Upstairs Gallery - the venue we used to call home - hosted an awesome comedy festival in the city, and they were kind enough to let us record an episode of our podcast there. And here it is! Because it was their first festival and ours, we thought "First Times" would make a pretty nifty theme. And because there was a podcast portion of the festival, we thought it would be cool to invite other podcasters to participate. So we did! Please enjoy these thoughts on the theme from: Mary Beth Smith - The First Time I: Took the Stage Tim Dunn - The First Time I: Ran from the Cops Erin McGathy - The First Time I: Made a Girl Cry Jorin Garguilo - The First Time I: Picked up a Daniel Pinkwater Book Mark Colomb - The First Time I: Watched The Empire Strikes Back And here, for your listening pleasure, are links to everyone's podcasts: MBSing with Mary Beth Smith Talking Games with Tim & Clayton! This Feels Terrible with Erin McGathy The Department of Promethean Science An Hour with Your Ex And, while you're at it, come to our next sketch show - The Nerdologues Presents: Screw These Guys, Amirite?! The NerdologuesAbout a month ago, Upstairs Gallery - the venue we used to call home - hosted an awesome comedy festival in the city, and they were kind enough to let us record an episode of our podcast there. And here it is! Because it was their first festival and ours, we thought "First Times" would make a pretty nifty theme. And because there was a podcast portion of the festival, we thought it would be cool to invite other podcasters to participate. So we did! Please enjoy these thoughts on the theme from: Mary Beth Smith - The First Time I: Took the Stage Tim Dunn - The First Time I: Ran from the Cops Erin McGathy - The First Time I: Made a Girl Cry Jorin Garguilo - The First Time I: Picked up a Daniel Pinkwater Book Mark Colomb - The First Time I: Watched The Empire Strikes Back And here, for your listening pleasure, are links to everyone's podcasts: MBSing with Mary Beth Smith Talking Games with Tim & Clayton! This Feels Terrible with Erin McGathy The Department of Promethean Science An Hour with Your Ex And, while you're at it, come to our next sketch show - The Nerdologues Presents: Screw These Guys, Amirite?! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/september-2013-best-laid-plans-part-2 In this second part of our sayonara to Alex Talavera, we've got a bunch of great speakers sharing what the phrase "best-laid plans" means to them. This time out, enjoy: Steve Persch: Priam Mary Beth Smith: When I Grew Up Chris Geiger: Dear Ted Mary Zee: Plan B Nate Bechtel: The Strategy Guide of Love Chris Crotwell: I've Never Had Plans Allison MacWilliams-Brooks Talavera: In Defense of Planning Dwight & Eric: Wish You Were Here Don't forget to check out our other great shows like The Nerdologuecast or MBSing with Mary Beth Smith! Mon, 23 Sep 2013 11:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/september-2013-best-laid-plans-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3800 In this second part of our sayonara to Alex Talavera, we've got a bunch of great speakers sharing what the phrase "best-laid plans" means to them. This time out, enjoy: Steve Persch: Priam Mary Beth Smith: When I Grew Up Chris Geiger: Dear Ted Mary Zee: Plan B Nate Bechtel: The Strategy Guide of Love Chris Crotwell: I've Never Had Plans Allison MacWilliams-Brooks Talavera: In Defense of Planning Dwight & Eric: Wish You Were Here Don't forget to check out our other great shows like The Nerdologuecast or MBSing with Mary Beth Smith! The NerdologuesIn this second part of our sayonara to Alex Talavera, we've got a bunch of great speakers sharing what the phrase "best-laid plans" means to them. This time out, enjoy: Steve Persch: Priam Mary Beth Smith: When I Grew Up Chris Geiger: Dear Ted Mary Zee: Plan B Nate Bechtel: The Strategy Guide of Love Chris Crotwell: I've Never Had Plans Allison MacWilliams-Brooks Talavera: In Defense of Planning Dwight & Eric: Wish You Were Here Don't forget to check out our other great shows like The Nerdologuecast or MBSing with Mary Beth Smith! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/september-2013-best-laid-plans-part-1 Last month, founding Nerdologues member Alex Talavera left us to go be an adult in Colorado. LAME. On Your Stories, he's saying goodbye with an episode he helped put together - Alex picked the theme, hosted, chose the songs, and generally lended his awesome presence throughout the episode. Help say goodbye to a Your Stories favorite this month starting with the following: Claire & Eric: Peach, Plum, Pear Dwight, Claire, & Eric: I Got You (I Feel Good) Alex Talavera: "... of Mice and Men" Bill Kenkel: Maybe the Plan Can Still Work Katie Keenan: An Extra Umbrella Sawyer Heppes: I Am Batman? Sabrina Pratt: Today's the Day It Happened Andrew Bentley: 60% Likely To Die of Misadventure Dwight, Claire, Eric, & Sarah: Rebellion (Lies) BTW, wondering why this show was so late going up? It's because we're sharing time with two NEW Nerdologues podcasts, both of which you should check out - The Nerdologuecast and MBSing with Mary Beth Smith.  Also, our next Your Stories recording is this Sunday. Want to talk about 1993? Now's your chance! Mon, 09 Sep 2013 16:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/september-2013-best-laid-plans-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3885 Last month, founding Nerdologues member Alex Talavera left us to go be an adult in Colorado. LAME. On Your Stories, he's saying goodbye with an episode he helped put together - Alex picked the theme, hosted, chose the songs, and generally lended his awesome presence throughout the episode. Help say goodbye to a Your Stories favorite this month starting with the following: Claire & Eric: Peach, Plum, Pear Dwight, Claire, & Eric: I Got You (I Feel Good) Alex Talavera: "... of Mice and Men" Bill Kenkel: Maybe the Plan Can Still Work Katie Keenan: An Extra Umbrella Sawyer Heppes: I Am Batman? Sabrina Pratt: Today's the Day It Happened Andrew Bentley: 60% Likely To Die of Misadventure Dwight, Claire, Eric, & Sarah: Rebellion (Lies) BTW, wondering why this show was so late going up? It's because we're sharing time with two NEW Nerdologues podcasts, both of which you should check out - The Nerdologuecast and MBSing with Mary Beth Smith.  Also, our next Your Stories recording is this Sunday. Want to talk about 1993? Now's your chance! The NerdologuesLast month, founding Nerdologues member Alex Talavera left us to go be an adult in Colorado. LAME. On Your Stories, he's saying goodbye with an episode he helped put together - Alex picked the theme, hosted, chose the songs, and generally lended his awesome presence throughout the episode. Help say goodbye to a Your Stories favorite this month starting with the following: Claire & Eric: Peach, Plum, Pear Dwight, Claire, & Eric: I Got You (I Feel Good) Alex Talavera: "... of Mice and Men" Bill Kenkel: Maybe the Plan Can Still Work Katie Keenan: An Extra Umbrella Sawyer Heppes: I Am Batman? Sabrina Pratt: Today's the Day It Happened Andrew Bentley: 60% Likely To Die of Misadventure Dwight, Claire, Eric, & Sarah: Rebellion (Lies) BTW, wondering why this show was so late going up? It's because we're sharing time with two NEW Nerdologues podcasts, both of which you should check out - The Nerdologuecast and MBSing with Mary Beth Smith.  Also, our next Your Stories recording is this Sunday. Want to talk about 1993? Now's your chance! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/august-2013-games-part-2 Here's the second and final episode we recorded at Chicago's excellent Cat & Mouse Game Store, and just like last time we're back talking about all things game-related. Listen to this episode to enjoy: Claire, Dwight, & Eric: Cups Claire Friedman: Dark Knight and Game Theory Nate Bechtel: Why Video Games Made Me Bad at Women (Not Why You Think) Lauren Rodriguez: Guess What's Next Kyle Talley: Take It Seriously Sawyer Heppes: Character Sheet Marnie Thompson: The Next Level Sarah Sheber: Tetris Come to our next Your Stories recording this Sunday, which happens to be Nerdologues member Alex Talavera's last. Send him off in style! Thu, 15 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/august-2013-games-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2564 Here's the second and final episode we recorded at Chicago's excellent Cat & Mouse Game Store, and just like last time we're back talking about all things game-related. Listen to this episode to enjoy: Claire, Dwight, & Eric: Cups Claire Friedman: Dark Knight and Game Theory Nate Bechtel: Why Video Games Made Me Bad at Women (Not Why You Think) Lauren Rodriguez: Guess What's Next Kyle Talley: Take It Seriously Sawyer Heppes: Character Sheet Marnie Thompson: The Next Level Sarah Sheber: Tetris Come to our next Your Stories recording this Sunday, which happens to be Nerdologues member Alex Talavera's last. Send him off in style! The NerdologuesHere's the second and final episode we recorded at Chicago's excellent Cat & Mouse Game Store, and just like last time we're back talking about all things game-related. Listen to this episode to enjoy: Claire, Dwight, & Eric: Cups Claire Friedman: Dark Knight and Game Theory Nate Bechtel: Why Video Games Made Me Bad at Women (Not Why You Think) Lauren Rodriguez: Guess What's Next Kyle Talley: Take It Seriously Sawyer Heppes: Character Sheet Marnie Thompson: The Next Level Sarah Sheber: Tetris Come to our next Your Stories recording this Sunday, which happens to be Nerdologues member Alex Talavera's last. Send him off in style! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/august-2013-games-part-1 Ladies, gentlemen, and other nerds of Chicago, please enjoy our first of two episodes recorded at Cat & Mouse Game Store, who were fantastic hosts for the evening (and sold us lots of cool stuff!). To match our temporary new environment, we decided to ask people to use "Games" as their topic, and we got a lot of great stuff, including: Dwight & Eric: In the Garage Andrew Bentley: Is D&D Really About Imagination? Charlie Madsen: Winners Professor Blake: Players Erik Parsons: Cooperation and Perspective Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: Rabbit Con Jae Carbary: I Am a Game Designer Shelby Mongan: Memory Claire, Dwight, & Eric: Still Alive Join us this Sunday as we say "sayonara" to Nerdologues member Alex Talavera! Thu, 01 Aug 2013 07:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/august-2013-games-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3259 Ladies, gentlemen, and other nerds of Chicago, please enjoy our first of two episodes recorded at Cat & Mouse Game Store, who were fantastic hosts for the evening (and sold us lots of cool stuff!). To match our temporary new environment, we decided to ask people to use "Games" as their topic, and we got a lot of great stuff, including: Dwight & Eric: In the Garage Andrew Bentley: Is D&D Really About Imagination? Charlie Madsen: Winners Professor Blake: Players Erik Parsons: Cooperation and Perspective Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: Rabbit Con Jae Carbary: I Am a Game Designer Shelby Mongan: Memory Claire, Dwight, & Eric: Still Alive Join us this Sunday as we say "sayonara" to Nerdologues member Alex Talavera! The NerdologuesLadies, gentlemen, and other nerds of Chicago, please enjoy our first of two episodes recorded at Cat & Mouse Game Store, who were fantastic hosts for the evening (and sold us lots of cool stuff!). To match our temporary new environment, we decided to ask people to use "Games" as their topic, and we got a lot of great stuff, including: Dwight & Eric: In the Garage Andrew Bentley: Is D&D Really About Imagination? Charlie Madsen: Winners Professor Blake: Players Erik Parsons: Cooperation and Perspective Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: Rabbit Con Jae Carbary: I Am a Game Designer Shelby Mongan: Memory Claire, Dwight, & Eric: Still Alive Join us this Sunday as we say "sayonara" to Nerdologues member Alex Talavera! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/july-2013-bonus-superman You may not know this about me, but I love me some Superman. So last week when the Nerdologues teamed up with Chicago Loot Drop to riff on the classic Richard Donner Superman film, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to get some cool cats together and talk about what the Man of Steel means to them. This is the first invitation-only Your Stories we ever did, and it was a ton of fun. Included here are great friends, bloggers, musicians, retailers, and even an Eisner Award-winning artist/writer. Big thanks to our guests for making it out and to all of you for listening. You Will Believe A Man Can Share A Great Story (TM). Featured on this episode are: Dwight & Eric: Jimmy Olsen's Blues Dwight & Eric: Superman Chris Geiger: Why We Need the Man of Steel Tom Foss: What's Really Powerful about Superman Jim: Superman Returns (to the Theater) Terry Gant: Superman Reminds Me of Me Art Baltazar: My Super Professional Life Dwight & Eric: Holding Out for a Hero Links for your consideration: Tom Foss's The Fortress of Soliloquy Third Coast Comics (run by Mr. Terry Gant) The website of Mr. Art Baltazar Mon, 22 Jul 2013 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/july-2013-bonus-superman Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3641 You may not know this about me, but I love me some Superman. So last week when the Nerdologues teamed up with Chicago Loot Drop to riff on the classic Richard Donner Superman film, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to get some cool cats together and talk about what the Man of Steel means to them. This is the first invitation-only Your Stories we ever did, and it was a ton of fun. Included here are great friends, bloggers, musicians, retailers, and even an Eisner Award-winning artist/writer. Big thanks to our guests for making it out and to all of you for listening. You Will Believe A Man Can Share A Great Story (TM). Featured on this episode are: Dwight & Eric: Jimmy Olsen's Blues Dwight & Eric: Superman Chris Geiger: Why We Need the Man of Steel Tom Foss: What's Really Powerful about Superman Jim: Superman Returns (to the Theater) Terry Gant: Superman Reminds Me of Me Art Baltazar: My Super Professional Life Dwight & Eric: Holding Out for a Hero Links for your consideration: Tom Foss's The Fortress of Soliloquy Third Coast Comics (run by Mr. Terry Gant) The website of Mr. Art Baltazar The NerdologuesYou may not know this about me, but I love me some Superman. So last week when the Nerdologues teamed up with Chicago Loot Drop to riff on the classic Richard Donner Superman film, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to get some cool cats together and talk about what the Man of Steel means to them. This is the first invitation-only Your Stories we ever did, and it was a ton of fun. Included here are great friends, bloggers, musicians, retailers, and even an Eisner Award-winning artist/writer. Big thanks to our guests for making it out and to all of you for listening. You Will Believe A Man Can Share A Great Story (TM). Featured on this episode are: Dwight & Eric: Jimmy Olsen's Blues Dwight & Eric: Superman Chris Geiger: Why We Need the Man of Steel Tom Foss: What's Really Powerful about Superman Jim: Superman Returns (to the Theater) Terry Gant: Superman Reminds Me of Me Art Baltazar: My Super Professional Life Dwight & Eric: Holding Out for a Hero Links for your consideration: Tom Foss's The Fortress of Soliloquy Third Coast Comics (run by Mr. Terry Gant) The website of Mr. Art Baltazar https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/july-2013-indie-part-2 We close out a month themed "indie" with, appropriately, a bunch of stories that break free from the shackles of our theme - kind of. This month, enjoy: Dwight & Eric: Freedom Isn't Free Dwight & Eric: I Want to Break Free Sawyer Heppes: Super Dad Nate Bechtel: How I Turned 18 Chris Crotwell: With Apologies to My Ex-Wife Andrew Bentley: The Eritrean War Dwight & Eric: Float On Come to a special REMOTE recording of Your Stories next week at Chicago's excellent Cat & Mouse game store! EDIT: Ever wonder what our speakers look like? Well, now you can see for yourself, kind of, with these awesome sketches done at the show by local comics artist Yusef Abonamah! Mon, 15 Jul 2013 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/july-2013-indie-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3103 We close out a month themed "indie" with, appropriately, a bunch of stories that break free from the shackles of our theme - kind of. This month, enjoy: Dwight & Eric: Freedom Isn't Free Dwight & Eric: I Want to Break Free Sawyer Heppes: Super Dad Nate Bechtel: How I Turned 18 Chris Crotwell: With Apologies to My Ex-Wife Andrew Bentley: The Eritrean War Dwight & Eric: Float On Come to a special REMOTE recording of Your Stories next week at Chicago's excellent Cat & Mouse game store! EDIT: Ever wonder what our speakers look like? Well, now you can see for yourself, kind of, with these awesome sketches done at the show by local comics artist Yusef Abonamah! The NerdologuesWe close out a month themed "indie" with, appropriately, a bunch of stories that break free from the shackles of our theme - kind of. This month, enjoy: Dwight & Eric: Freedom Isn't Free Dwight & Eric: I Want to Break Free Sawyer Heppes: Super Dad Nate Bechtel: How I Turned 18 Chris Crotwell: With Apologies to My Ex-Wife Andrew Bentley: The Eritrean War Dwight & Eric: Float On Come to a special REMOTE recording of Your Stories next week at Chicago's excellent Cat & Mouse game store! EDIT: Ever wonder what our speakers look like? Well, now you can see for yourself, kind of, with these awesome sketches done at the show by local comics artist Yusef Abonamah! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/bonus-freedom-isnt-free Here's a little preview of the next Your Stories episode. Dwight and I (also known as the band Cover Stories, yo) performed this song as part of Indie month, and it seemed like the perfect extra content for the holiday. True story, Team America is also my favorite movie. Enjoy, and come back on July 15 for the full episode!   Thu, 04 Jul 2013 08:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/bonus-freedom-isnt-free Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 137 Here's a little preview of the next Your Stories episode. Dwight and I (also known as the band Cover Stories, yo) performed this song as part of Indie month, and it seemed like the perfect extra content for the holiday. True story, Team America is also my favorite movie. Enjoy, and come back on July 15 for the full episode!   The NerdologuesHere's a little preview of the next Your Stories episode. Dwight and I (also known as the band Cover Stories, yo) performed this song as part of Indie month, and it seemed like the perfect extra content for the holiday. True story, Team America is also my favorite movie. Enjoy, and come back on July 15 for the full episode!   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/july-2013-indie-part-1 The Fourth of July is right around the corner, so why not celebrate freedom with this month's Your Stories podcast featuring the theme "Indie." There's lots of good stuff this time out from storytellers both old and new, including: Dwight & Eric: Little Black Submarines Shelby Mongan: Graduation Caps Kate Freeman: Twins Lauren Rodriguez: Doing It For Myself Chris Geiger: The River Paige Penrod: Greek Life Charlie Madsen: Watch Movies Like It's 1999 Dwight & Eric: Such Great Heights Hey, do you like Superman? Okay, but do you like Richard Donner's Superman movie? Okay, but you know it's kinda silly, right? Come listen to us riff on it in two weeks! EDIT: Ever wonder what our speakers look like? Well now you can see for yourself, kind of, thanks to these awesome sketches from this show courtesy of local comics artist Yusef Abonamah!  Mon, 01 Jul 2013 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/july-2013-indie-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3023 The Fourth of July is right around the corner, so why not celebrate freedom with this month's Your Stories podcast featuring the theme "Indie." There's lots of good stuff this time out from storytellers both old and new, including: Dwight & Eric: Little Black Submarines Shelby Mongan: Graduation Caps Kate Freeman: Twins Lauren Rodriguez: Doing It For Myself Chris Geiger: The River Paige Penrod: Greek Life Charlie Madsen: Watch Movies Like It's 1999 Dwight & Eric: Such Great Heights Hey, do you like Superman? Okay, but do you like Richard Donner's Superman movie? Okay, but you know it's kinda silly, right? Come listen to us riff on it in two weeks! EDIT: Ever wonder what our speakers look like? Well now you can see for yourself, kind of, thanks to these awesome sketches from this show courtesy of local comics artist Yusef Abonamah!  The NerdologuesThe Fourth of July is right around the corner, so why not celebrate freedom with this month's Your Stories podcast featuring the theme "Indie." There's lots of good stuff this time out from storytellers both old and new, including: Dwight & Eric: Little Black Submarines Shelby Mongan: Graduation Caps Kate Freeman: Twins Lauren Rodriguez: Doing It For Myself Chris Geiger: The River Paige Penrod: Greek Life Charlie Madsen: Watch Movies Like It's 1999 Dwight & Eric: Such Great Heights Hey, do you like Superman? Okay, but do you like Richard Donner's Superman movie? Okay, but you know it's kinda silly, right? Come listen to us riff on it in two weeks! EDIT: Ever wonder what our speakers look like? Well now you can see for yourself, kind of, thanks to these awesome sketches from this show courtesy of local comics artist Yusef Abonamah!  https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/june-2013-journey-part-3 Friends, Your Stories has officially reached the end of its Journey (month of podcasts). We've heard some really great, touching stuff these past few weeks; let's wrap things up with: Dwight, Eric, & Sarah: Dani California Stephen Kropa: My Duplass Bros. Movie Ed Soderberg: Penetrated in Tokyo Yusef Abonamah: No Compromise Chris Crotwell: Lost Sawyer Heppes: Who He Is and How He Came to Be Dwight & Eric: Come Sail Away The next Your Stories live recording is tomorrow, y'all! Don't miss it! Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/june-2013-journey-part-3 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2263 Friends, Your Stories has officially reached the end of its Journey (month of podcasts). We've heard some really great, touching stuff these past few weeks; let's wrap things up with: Dwight, Eric, & Sarah: Dani California Stephen Kropa: My Duplass Bros. Movie Ed Soderberg: Penetrated in Tokyo Yusef Abonamah: No Compromise Chris Crotwell: Lost Sawyer Heppes: Who He Is and How He Came to Be Dwight & Eric: Come Sail Away The next Your Stories live recording is tomorrow, y'all! Don't miss it! The NerdologuesFriends, Your Stories has officially reached the end of its Journey (month of podcasts). We've heard some really great, touching stuff these past few weeks; let's wrap things up with: Dwight, Eric, & Sarah: Dani California Stephen Kropa: My Duplass Bros. Movie Ed Soderberg: Penetrated in Tokyo Yusef Abonamah: No Compromise Chris Crotwell: Lost Sawyer Heppes: Who He Is and How He Came to Be Dwight & Eric: Come Sail Away The next Your Stories live recording is tomorrow, y'all! Don't miss it! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/june-2013-journey-part-2 Part two of our monthlong look at journeys gets both hilarious and personal. This is a pretty special one, guys! Enjoy: Dwight, Eric, & Marnie: Solsbury Hill Allison MacWilliams-Brooks: My Dad & Star Trek Erik Parsons: '90s Road Trip Stone Cold Jane Austen: Dreams Lauren Rodriguez: Hamlet Eric Garneau: Call to Adventure Eric: Thunder Road If you like what you hear, you should come to the next recording and share a story! BTW, here's a glimpse of Ms Stone Cold Jane Austen courtesy of Dwight's camera: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 13:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/june-2013-journey-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2729 Part two of our monthlong look at journeys gets both hilarious and personal. This is a pretty special one, guys! Enjoy: Dwight, Eric, & Marnie: Solsbury Hill Allison MacWilliams-Brooks: My Dad & Star Trek Erik Parsons: '90s Road Trip Stone Cold Jane Austen: Dreams Lauren Rodriguez: Hamlet Eric Garneau: Call to Adventure Eric: Thunder Road If you like what you hear, you should come to the next recording and share a story! BTW, here's a glimpse of Ms Stone Cold Jane Austen courtesy of Dwight's camera: The NerdologuesPart two of our monthlong look at journeys gets both hilarious and personal. This is a pretty special one, guys! Enjoy: Dwight, Eric, & Marnie: Solsbury Hill Allison MacWilliams-Brooks: My Dad & Star Trek Erik Parsons: '90s Road Trip Stone Cold Jane Austen: Dreams Lauren Rodriguez: Hamlet Eric Garneau: Call to Adventure Eric: Thunder Road If you like what you hear, you should come to the next recording and share a story! BTW, here's a glimpse of Ms Stone Cold Jane Austen courtesy of Dwight's camera: https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/june-2013-journey-part-1 You know what's an amazing journey? The Who's Tommy. But also, this month of the Your Stories podcast! Enjoy the first of three episodes in which our storytellers ponder the quest on which they - or their loved ones - find themselves. This is really great stuff! This time out, hear: Dwight & Eric: Here I Go Again Dwight & Eric: Tiny Dancer Alex Talavera: Go to Japan Charlie Madsen: Legacy Maura Foley: You're Gonna Make It After All Jeremy Kanne: The Story Continues Dwight & Eric: Separate Ways Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/june-2013-journey-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2711 You know what's an amazing journey? The Who's Tommy. But also, this month of the Your Stories podcast! Enjoy the first of three episodes in which our storytellers ponder the quest on which they - or their loved ones - find themselves. This is really great stuff! This time out, hear: Dwight & Eric: Here I Go Again Dwight & Eric: Tiny Dancer Alex Talavera: Go to Japan Charlie Madsen: Legacy Maura Foley: You're Gonna Make It After All Jeremy Kanne: The Story Continues Dwight & Eric: Separate Ways The NerdologuesYou know what's an amazing journey? The Who's Tommy. But also, this month of the Your Stories podcast! Enjoy the first of three episodes in which our storytellers ponder the quest on which they - or their loved ones - find themselves. This is really great stuff! This time out, hear: Dwight & Eric: Here I Go Again Dwight & Eric: Tiny Dancer Alex Talavera: Go to Japan Charlie Madsen: Legacy Maura Foley: You're Gonna Make It After All Jeremy Kanne: The Story Continues Dwight & Eric: Separate Ways https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2013-crime-and-punishment-part-3 The final episode in the Your Stories crime and punishment trilogy brings even more legal run-ins, even more ethical quandaries, and some actually super touching reflection. To close out the month, enjoy: Dwight & Eric: Folsom Prison Blues Chris Geiger: Campus Cops Are Dicks Shelby Mongan: Hair Rebellion Mark Wold: My Rules Chris Crotwell: Introduction to Post-Conventional Morality Andrew Bentley: Don If you like what you hear and live in or near Chicago, why not come to the next Your Stories event? It's this Sunday! Wed, 15 May 2013 12:15:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2013-crime-and-punishment-part-3 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3197 The final episode in the Your Stories crime and punishment trilogy brings even more legal run-ins, even more ethical quandaries, and some actually super touching reflection. To close out the month, enjoy: Dwight & Eric: Folsom Prison Blues Chris Geiger: Campus Cops Are Dicks Shelby Mongan: Hair Rebellion Mark Wold: My Rules Chris Crotwell: Introduction to Post-Conventional Morality Andrew Bentley: Don If you like what you hear and live in or near Chicago, why not come to the next Your Stories event? It's this Sunday! The NerdologuesThe final episode in the Your Stories crime and punishment trilogy brings even more legal run-ins, even more ethical quandaries, and some actually super touching reflection. To close out the month, enjoy: Dwight & Eric: Folsom Prison Blues Chris Geiger: Campus Cops Are Dicks Shelby Mongan: Hair Rebellion Mark Wold: My Rules Chris Crotwell: Introduction to Post-Conventional Morality Andrew Bentley: Don If you like what you hear and live in or near Chicago, why not come to the next Your Stories event? It's this Sunday! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2013-crime-and-punishment-part-2 In case you didn't get enough of crime and punishment last week (and of course you didn't!), we've got part 2 of 3 of May's show here for your listening pleasure! What happens when all society's order breaks down? What monstrous evil do we see underneath its external gleam? ... Well, those are questions a little beyond our scope, but these stories are great anyway! Dwight & Eric: Breakin' the Law Jon Lester: Corn Detasseling Gang Warfare Yusuf Abonamah: Adventures in Egypt Julie Pearson: Steal the Sign Jeremy Kanne: Ex-Girlfriend Effigy Erik Parsons: #WhitePeopleScareMeMore Dwight & Eric: Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard In Chicago and free this Sunday? Game! See a great Nerdologues show with the creators of Cards Against Humanity! Raise money for charity! All at the Dweebutante Ball! Wed, 08 May 2013 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2013-crime-and-punishment-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2427 In case you didn't get enough of crime and punishment last week (and of course you didn't!), we've got part 2 of 3 of May's show here for your listening pleasure! What happens when all society's order breaks down? What monstrous evil do we see underneath its external gleam? ... Well, those are questions a little beyond our scope, but these stories are great anyway! Dwight & Eric: Breakin' the Law Jon Lester: Corn Detasseling Gang Warfare Yusuf Abonamah: Adventures in Egypt Julie Pearson: Steal the Sign Jeremy Kanne: Ex-Girlfriend Effigy Erik Parsons: #WhitePeopleScareMeMore Dwight & Eric: Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard In Chicago and free this Sunday? Game! See a great Nerdologues show with the creators of Cards Against Humanity! Raise money for charity! All at the Dweebutante Ball! The NerdologuesIn case you didn't get enough of crime and punishment last week (and of course you didn't!), we've got part 2 of 3 of May's show here for your listening pleasure! What happens when all society's order breaks down? What monstrous evil do we see underneath its external gleam? ... Well, those are questions a little beyond our scope, but these stories are great anyway! Dwight & Eric: Breakin' the Law Jon Lester: Corn Detasseling Gang Warfare Yusuf Abonamah: Adventures in Egypt Julie Pearson: Steal the Sign Jeremy Kanne: Ex-Girlfriend Effigy Erik Parsons: #WhitePeopleScareMeMore Dwight & Eric: Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard In Chicago and free this Sunday? Game! See a great Nerdologues show with the creators of Cards Against Humanity! Raise money for charity! All at the Dweebutante Ball! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2013-crime-and-punishment-part-1 Bobby Fuller wasn't the first person to have a run-in with the law, nor is he the last. Here our lovely storytellers talk about their own experiences with law, order, chaos, and crime. Enjoy: Dwight & Eric: I Fought the Law Claire Friedman: OK Cupid Habits Mary Beth Smith: "If This is the Last Time You Hear From Me, You'll Know Why" Lauren Rodriguez: The Only Three Times I Got in Trouble Sawyer Heppes: The Adventures of Schmitty Dwight & Eric: Criminal If you enjoy the music of Dwight and Eric on this show,  be a doll and "like" their band page on Facebook! They'll be gigging around Chicago this summer. And don't miss the original sketch comedy show/1970s Hobbit singalong Cinco de Bilbo, happening this Sunday at the Public House Theatre! Wed, 01 May 2013 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2013-crime-and-punishment-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2686 Bobby Fuller wasn't the first person to have a run-in with the law, nor is he the last. Here our lovely storytellers talk about their own experiences with law, order, chaos, and crime. Enjoy: Dwight & Eric: I Fought the Law Claire Friedman: OK Cupid Habits Mary Beth Smith: "If This is the Last Time You Hear From Me, You'll Know Why" Lauren Rodriguez: The Only Three Times I Got in Trouble Sawyer Heppes: The Adventures of Schmitty Dwight & Eric: Criminal If you enjoy the music of Dwight and Eric on this show,  be a doll and "like" their band page on Facebook! They'll be gigging around Chicago this summer. And don't miss the original sketch comedy show/1970s Hobbit singalong Cinco de Bilbo, happening this Sunday at the Public House Theatre! The NerdologuesBobby Fuller wasn't the first person to have a run-in with the law, nor is he the last. Here our lovely storytellers talk about their own experiences with law, order, chaos, and crime. Enjoy: Dwight & Eric: I Fought the Law Claire Friedman: OK Cupid Habits Mary Beth Smith: "If This is the Last Time You Hear From Me, You'll Know Why" Lauren Rodriguez: The Only Three Times I Got in Trouble Sawyer Heppes: The Adventures of Schmitty Dwight & Eric: Criminal If you enjoy the music of Dwight and Eric on this show,  be a doll and "like" their band page on Facebook! They'll be gigging around Chicago this summer. And don't miss the original sketch comedy show/1970s Hobbit singalong Cinco de Bilbo, happening this Sunday at the Public House Theatre! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/april-2013-bonus-madness-online-star-trek-rock Here at Your Stories, we're all about giving you more bang for your buck. Of course, you don't pay anything for this show, but still, here's some bonus content from this past month, including a super awesome online submission on April's theme of madness from regular storyteller Charlie Madsen, as well as some songs Dwight and I performed at an Improvised Star Trek/Nerdologues show a few weeks ago. Improvised Star Trek, by the way, is a super great group of people with a super great podcast of their own. Charlie Madsen: Swampy Home Companion Dwight & Eric: Magic Carpet Ride Dwight & Eric: Ooby Dooby Come check out the Nerdologues at all the cool stuff they're doing this C2E2 weekend in Chicago, like Friday's C2E2 After Party! Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/april-2013-bonus-madness-online-star-trek-rock Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 767 Here at Your Stories, we're all about giving you more bang for your buck. Of course, you don't pay anything for this show, but still, here's some bonus content from this past month, including a super awesome online submission on April's theme of madness from regular storyteller Charlie Madsen, as well as some songs Dwight and I performed at an Improvised Star Trek/Nerdologues show a few weeks ago. Improvised Star Trek, by the way, is a super great group of people with a super great podcast of their own. Charlie Madsen: Swampy Home Companion Dwight & Eric: Magic Carpet Ride Dwight & Eric: Ooby Dooby Come check out the Nerdologues at all the cool stuff they're doing this C2E2 weekend in Chicago, like Friday's C2E2 After Party! The NerdologuesHere at Your Stories, we're all about giving you more bang for your buck. Of course, you don't pay anything for this show, but still, here's some bonus content from this past month, including a super awesome online submission on April's theme of madness from regular storyteller Charlie Madsen, as well as some songs Dwight and I performed at an Improvised Star Trek/Nerdologues show a few weeks ago. Improvised Star Trek, by the way, is a super great group of people with a super great podcast of their own. Charlie Madsen: Swampy Home Companion Dwight & Eric: Magic Carpet Ride Dwight & Eric: Ooby Dooby Come check out the Nerdologues at all the cool stuff they're doing this C2E2 weekend in Chicago, like Friday's C2E2 After Party! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/april-2013-madness-part-2 If you thought last episode was crazy, get on board for this wild ride through topics as disparate as Joseph Kony, The Legend of Zelda, and belligerent airline passengers (that last one ends up being a lot cooler than it sounds). This time out, enjoy songs and stories from: Dwight & Eric: Crazy Train Jeremy Kanne: The Sound of Grumbles Kyle Talley: What Do Zordon, Professor X, and Peter Pan Have in Common? Chris Crotwell: A Night Away from Boot Camp Mark Wold: Turbulence Claire Friedman: Anxietyville Dwight & Eric: Basket Case If you want to participate in the next Your Stories recording, here's the info! And/or come check us out at C2E2! Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/april-2013-madness-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2901 If you thought last episode was crazy, get on board for this wild ride through topics as disparate as Joseph Kony, The Legend of Zelda, and belligerent airline passengers (that last one ends up being a lot cooler than it sounds). This time out, enjoy songs and stories from: Dwight & Eric: Crazy Train Jeremy Kanne: The Sound of Grumbles Kyle Talley: What Do Zordon, Professor X, and Peter Pan Have in Common? Chris Crotwell: A Night Away from Boot Camp Mark Wold: Turbulence Claire Friedman: Anxietyville Dwight & Eric: Basket Case If you want to participate in the next Your Stories recording, here's the info! And/or come check us out at C2E2! The NerdologuesIf you thought last episode was crazy, get on board for this wild ride through topics as disparate as Joseph Kony, The Legend of Zelda, and belligerent airline passengers (that last one ends up being a lot cooler than it sounds). This time out, enjoy songs and stories from: Dwight & Eric: Crazy Train Jeremy Kanne: The Sound of Grumbles Kyle Talley: What Do Zordon, Professor X, and Peter Pan Have in Common? Chris Crotwell: A Night Away from Boot Camp Mark Wold: Turbulence Claire Friedman: Anxietyville Dwight & Eric: Basket Case If you want to participate in the next Your Stories recording, here's the info! And/or come check us out at C2E2! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/april-2013-madness-part-1 Sure, your calendar says it's April, but your Your Stories podcast says it's March. Enjoy the first of our episodes centered on the theme of madness with the following stories: Chris Geiger: "To This Day" Erik Parsons: How I Was Accidentally Racist Shelby Mongan: Pick a Passion Yusef Abonamah: Transactions in Dubai Kalen Whitfield: The Bosses of Chicago Alex Talavera: A Bad Trip Dwight & Eric: Our House Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/april-2013-madness-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3014 Sure, your calendar says it's April, but your Your Stories podcast says it's March. Enjoy the first of our episodes centered on the theme of madness with the following stories: Chris Geiger: "To This Day" Erik Parsons: How I Was Accidentally Racist Shelby Mongan: Pick a Passion Yusef Abonamah: Transactions in Dubai Kalen Whitfield: The Bosses of Chicago Alex Talavera: A Bad Trip Dwight & Eric: Our House The NerdologuesSure, your calendar says it's April, but your Your Stories podcast says it's March. Enjoy the first of our episodes centered on the theme of madness with the following stories: Chris Geiger: "To This Day" Erik Parsons: How I Was Accidentally Racist Shelby Mongan: Pick a Passion Yusef Abonamah: Transactions in Dubai Kalen Whitfield: The Bosses of Chicago Alex Talavera: A Bad Trip Dwight & Eric: Our House https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2013-bonus-startup Hey, look, it's an episode you didn't expect! This week, original Nerdologues members Kevin Walsh and John Thibodeaux had a chat with me about their newest project, The Startup. Also, since it's fanfiction month, Kevin Walsh shares a prepared piece that old-school Nerdologues fans might recognize. This episode contains: The Startup interview with John Thibodeaux and Kevin Walsh Kevin Walsh: Fuck You, J. J. Abrams If this sounds like a cool thing you want to see, go to the free premiere party at the Public House Theatre in a couple weeks! Also, if you've been enjoying fanfiction month, come to iO Chicago tonight for a very special one-off show. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2013-bonus-startup Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1431 Hey, look, it's an episode you didn't expect! This week, original Nerdologues members Kevin Walsh and John Thibodeaux had a chat with me about their newest project, The Startup. Also, since it's fanfiction month, Kevin Walsh shares a prepared piece that old-school Nerdologues fans might recognize. This episode contains: The Startup interview with John Thibodeaux and Kevin Walsh Kevin Walsh: Fuck You, J. J. Abrams If this sounds like a cool thing you want to see, go to the free premiere party at the Public House Theatre in a couple weeks! Also, if you've been enjoying fanfiction month, come to iO Chicago tonight for a very special one-off show. The NerdologuesHey, look, it's an episode you didn't expect! This week, original Nerdologues members Kevin Walsh and John Thibodeaux had a chat with me about their newest project, The Startup. Also, since it's fanfiction month, Kevin Walsh shares a prepared piece that old-school Nerdologues fans might recognize. This episode contains: The Startup interview with John Thibodeaux and Kevin Walsh Kevin Walsh: Fuck You, J. J. Abrams If this sounds like a cool thing you want to see, go to the free premiere party at the Public House Theatre in a couple weeks! Also, if you've been enjoying fanfiction month, come to iO Chicago tonight for a very special one-off show. https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2013-fanfiction-part-2 Warning: in this exploration of fanfiction, things get a little slashy. Dwight & Eric: Over the Hills and Far Away Chris Geiger: Nerdologues/Nerdologues Jeremy Kanne: Your Life is a Story Mary Beth Smith: Share Your Joy Kyle Talley: Gambit/Kyle Sawyer Heppes: The Best Instrument of Fanfiction Shelby Mongan: What Fanfiction Has Meant to Me Dwight & Eric: Tribute to Zeppelin Chicago, come play a few rounds of Werewolf (the card game) with The Nerdologues and Cards Against Humanity creator Max Temkin this Sunday! Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2013-fanfiction-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3063 Warning: in this exploration of fanfiction, things get a little slashy. Dwight & Eric: Over the Hills and Far Away Chris Geiger: Nerdologues/Nerdologues Jeremy Kanne: Your Life is a Story Mary Beth Smith: Share Your Joy Kyle Talley: Gambit/Kyle Sawyer Heppes: The Best Instrument of Fanfiction Shelby Mongan: What Fanfiction Has Meant to Me Dwight & Eric: Tribute to Zeppelin Chicago, come play a few rounds of Werewolf (the card game) with The Nerdologues and Cards Against Humanity creator Max Temkin this Sunday! The NerdologuesWarning: in this exploration of fanfiction, things get a little slashy. Dwight & Eric: Over the Hills and Far Away Chris Geiger: Nerdologues/Nerdologues Jeremy Kanne: Your Life is a Story Mary Beth Smith: Share Your Joy Kyle Talley: Gambit/Kyle Sawyer Heppes: The Best Instrument of Fanfiction Shelby Mongan: What Fanfiction Has Meant to Me Dwight & Eric: Tribute to Zeppelin Chicago, come play a few rounds of Werewolf (the card game) with The Nerdologues and Cards Against Humanity creator Max Temkin this Sunday! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2013-fanfiction-part-1 This month, Your Stories is taking on the topic of fanfiction with tales that both analyze and embody this wonderful facet of nerd culture. Listen to this episode for: Dwight & Eric: Battle of Evermore Dwight & Eric: Ramble On Eric Garneau: Transformers Spotlight: Punch-Counterpunch Chris Crotwell: Masters of Escapism Maura Foley: Dr. RuPaul, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Being a Girl Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: Star Wars: The Discovery Vince Scalabrino: Transmission: A Heavy Metal Redux As promised, you can download the full text of Mike Bretzlaff's Star Wars story here! (it is but an under-2MB PDF). Special thanks to Mike and Vince from Chicago Loot Drop for sharing with us this month! If you're in Chicago, come check out our brand-new, one-time-only sketch show The March of Madness this Sunday, March 3. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2013-fanfiction-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3559 This month, Your Stories is taking on the topic of fanfiction with tales that both analyze and embody this wonderful facet of nerd culture. Listen to this episode for: Dwight & Eric: Battle of Evermore Dwight & Eric: Ramble On Eric Garneau: Transformers Spotlight: Punch-Counterpunch Chris Crotwell: Masters of Escapism Maura Foley: Dr. RuPaul, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Being a Girl Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: Star Wars: The Discovery Vince Scalabrino: Transmission: A Heavy Metal Redux As promised, you can download the full text of Mike Bretzlaff's Star Wars story here! (it is but an under-2MB PDF). Special thanks to Mike and Vince from Chicago Loot Drop for sharing with us this month! If you're in Chicago, come check out our brand-new, one-time-only sketch show The March of Madness this Sunday, March 3. The NerdologuesThis month, Your Stories is taking on the topic of fanfiction with tales that both analyze and embody this wonderful facet of nerd culture. Listen to this episode for: Dwight & Eric: Battle of Evermore Dwight & Eric: Ramble On Eric Garneau: Transformers Spotlight: Punch-Counterpunch Chris Crotwell: Masters of Escapism Maura Foley: Dr. RuPaul, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Being a Girl Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: Star Wars: The Discovery Vince Scalabrino: Transmission: A Heavy Metal Redux As promised, you can download the full text of Mike Bretzlaff's Star Wars story here! (it is but an under-2MB PDF). Special thanks to Mike and Vince from Chicago Loot Drop for sharing with us this month! If you're in Chicago, come check out our brand-new, one-time-only sketch show The March of Madness this Sunday, March 3. https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2013-online-ch-ch-ch-ch-changes I said it was coming, and here it is - the first episode of Your Stories Online, a place for all the tales that we couldn't fit in at the live show for one reason or another. That means that everyone who enjoys this podcast and doesn't live in Chicago can now be heard! To test out our online adventure, though, we've got two veteran storytellers to talk about this month's theme of new beginnings. Listen to this episode for: Jon Lester: Coming Out Shawn Boyle: Death is a Party Pooper If you want to submit your own story to Your Stories Online, email an audio file (preferably an MP3) of around five minutes or less to yourstoriesonline at gmail.com for consideration. Thanks and enjoy! Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2013-online-ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 603 I said it was coming, and here it is - the first episode of Your Stories Online, a place for all the tales that we couldn't fit in at the live show for one reason or another. That means that everyone who enjoys this podcast and doesn't live in Chicago can now be heard! To test out our online adventure, though, we've got two veteran storytellers to talk about this month's theme of new beginnings. Listen to this episode for: Jon Lester: Coming Out Shawn Boyle: Death is a Party Pooper If you want to submit your own story to Your Stories Online, email an audio file (preferably an MP3) of around five minutes or less to yourstoriesonline at gmail.com for consideration. Thanks and enjoy! The NerdologuesI said it was coming, and here it is - the first episode of Your Stories Online, a place for all the tales that we couldn't fit in at the live show for one reason or another. That means that everyone who enjoys this podcast and doesn't live in Chicago can now be heard! To test out our online adventure, though, we've got two veteran storytellers to talk about this month's theme of new beginnings. Listen to this episode for: Jon Lester: Coming Out Shawn Boyle: Death is a Party Pooper If you want to submit your own story to Your Stories Online, email an audio file (preferably an MP3) of around five minutes or less to yourstoriesonline at gmail.com for consideration. Thanks and enjoy! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2013-part-2-reboot Here on this second episode of our "new beginnings" theme, our storytellers share insights into their well-being, their work, and Batman - everything important. Listen to this episode for: Dwight & Eric: (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To Sawyer Heppes: The Next Audition Charlie Madsen: Friday the 13th Part V Devlin Roque: Batman Begins Kevin Abney: Puppies! Alex Zurita: New Haunts Chris Geiger: It Really Does Get Better Dwight & Eric: Amish Paradise The next Your Stories recording is this Sunday, so come talk about fanfiction! Also, if you want to get on the podcast but can never make it to our live shows, read this for info on how to be heard! Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2013-part-2-reboot Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1096 Here on this second episode of our "new beginnings" theme, our storytellers share insights into their well-being, their work, and Batman - everything important. Listen to this episode for: Dwight & Eric: (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To Sawyer Heppes: The Next Audition Charlie Madsen: Friday the 13th Part V Devlin Roque: Batman Begins Kevin Abney: Puppies! Alex Zurita: New Haunts Chris Geiger: It Really Does Get Better Dwight & Eric: Amish Paradise The next Your Stories recording is this Sunday, so come talk about fanfiction! Also, if you want to get on the podcast but can never make it to our live shows, read this for info on how to be heard! The NerdologuesHere on this second episode of our "new beginnings" theme, our storytellers share insights into their well-being, their work, and Batman - everything important. Listen to this episode for: Dwight & Eric: (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To Sawyer Heppes: The Next Audition Charlie Madsen: Friday the 13th Part V Devlin Roque: Batman Begins Kevin Abney: Puppies! Alex Zurita: New Haunts Chris Geiger: It Really Does Get Better Dwight & Eric: Amish Paradise The next Your Stories recording is this Sunday, so come talk about fanfiction! Also, if you want to get on the podcast but can never make it to our live shows, read this for info on how to be heard! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2013-part-1-new-hope Guys, we just got ourselves a fancy new theater space! To commemorate, we made the theme of this month's Your Stories "new beginnings." Hear what that means to a host of cool cats, including: Dwight & Eric: Runnin' with the Devil Steve Persch: It's Never Gonna Happen Shelby Mongan: Real Estate, Part 1 Jeremy Kanne:  New Friends Sarah Sheber: Ode to Sherlock Chris Crotwell: Discovering an Author Lauren Rodriguez: Real Estate, Part 2 Dwight & Eric: I'd Do Anything for Love Do you like the game Cards Against Humanity? Want to see us perform with some of its creators (for a second time)?! Then get your $5 tickets to do just that! Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:30:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2013-part-1-new-hope Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3011 Guys, we just got ourselves a fancy new theater space! To commemorate, we made the theme of this month's Your Stories "new beginnings." Hear what that means to a host of cool cats, including: Dwight & Eric: Runnin' with the Devil Steve Persch: It's Never Gonna Happen Shelby Mongan: Real Estate, Part 1 Jeremy Kanne:  New Friends Sarah Sheber: Ode to Sherlock Chris Crotwell: Discovering an Author Lauren Rodriguez: Real Estate, Part 2 Dwight & Eric: I'd Do Anything for Love Do you like the game Cards Against Humanity? Want to see us perform with some of its creators (for a second time)?! Then get your $5 tickets to do just that! The NerdologuesGuys, we just got ourselves a fancy new theater space! To commemorate, we made the theme of this month's Your Stories "new beginnings." Hear what that means to a host of cool cats, including: Dwight & Eric: Runnin' with the Devil Steve Persch: It's Never Gonna Happen Shelby Mongan: Real Estate, Part 1 Jeremy Kanne:  New Friends Sarah Sheber: Ode to Sherlock Chris Crotwell: Discovering an Author Lauren Rodriguez: Real Estate, Part 2 Dwight & Eric: I'd Do Anything for Love Do you like the game Cards Against Humanity? Want to see us perform with some of its creators (for a second time)?! Then get your $5 tickets to do just that! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/january-2013-part-2-rando Welcome, nerds, to the second part of our potpourri free-for-all. This episode features another random smattering of stories touching on everything from organized crime to X-Men comics. Listen for: Dwight & Eric: To Be With You Shawn Boyle: An Apology to Anne Hathaway Keith Buzzard: First Appearance Charlie Madsen: Theory - Relationships are like The Legend of Zelda Shelby Mongan: I Agree with the Yakuza Dwight & Eric: When You're Around Do you like in Chicago and like the game Cards Against Humanity? We're doing a show with some of its creators this Friday. Check it out! Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/january-2013-part-2-rando Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2111 Welcome, nerds, to the second part of our potpourri free-for-all. This episode features another random smattering of stories touching on everything from organized crime to X-Men comics. Listen for: Dwight & Eric: To Be With You Shawn Boyle: An Apology to Anne Hathaway Keith Buzzard: First Appearance Charlie Madsen: Theory - Relationships are like The Legend of Zelda Shelby Mongan: I Agree with the Yakuza Dwight & Eric: When You're Around Do you like in Chicago and like the game Cards Against Humanity? We're doing a show with some of its creators this Friday. Check it out! The NerdologuesWelcome, nerds, to the second part of our potpourri free-for-all. This episode features another random smattering of stories touching on everything from organized crime to X-Men comics. Listen for: Dwight & Eric: To Be With You Shawn Boyle: An Apology to Anne Hathaway Keith Buzzard: First Appearance Charlie Madsen: Theory - Relationships are like The Legend of Zelda Shelby Mongan: I Agree with the Yakuza Dwight & Eric: When You're Around Do you like in Chicago and like the game Cards Against Humanity? We're doing a show with some of its creators this Friday. Check it out! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/internet-song-ft-claire-friedman-eric-garneau Here's a bonus for all our loving fans: a "studio" recording of the hilarious "Internet Song" as written by Claire Friedman. If you were at our Chicago Sketchfest show tonight (or saw us at the New York Comic-Con, the New York City SketchFest or our October show at iO in Chicago) you've heard this performed, but it actually debuted in a much different form way back on the musical episode of this podcast. Claire and I spent some time a few months ago recording a non-live version of the song for all of you to (hopefully) enjoy. Thanks for listening! PS - if you like hearing Claire and I sing together, check out our performance of the New Pornographers' song "Challengers" on our Best of 2012: Producer's Picks episode. Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:30:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/internet-song-ft-claire-friedman-eric-garneau Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 140 Here's a bonus for all our loving fans: a "studio" recording of the hilarious "Internet Song" as written by Claire Friedman. If you were at our Chicago Sketchfest show tonight (or saw us at the New York Comic-Con, the New York City SketchFest or our October show at iO in Chicago) you've heard this performed, but it actually debuted in a much different form way back on the musical episode of this podcast. Claire and I spent some time a few months ago recording a non-live version of the song for all of you to (hopefully) enjoy. Thanks for listening! PS - if you like hearing Claire and I sing together, check out our performance of the New Pornographers' song "Challengers" on our Best of 2012: Producer's Picks episode. The NerdologuesHere's a bonus for all our loving fans: a "studio" recording of the hilarious "Internet Song" as written by Claire Friedman. If you were at our Chicago Sketchfest show tonight (or saw us at the New York Comic-Con, the New York City SketchFest or our October show at iO in Chicago) you've heard this performed, but it actually debuted in a much different form way back on the musical episode of this podcast. Claire and I spent some time a few months ago recording a non-live version of the song for all of you to (hopefully) enjoy. Thanks for listening! PS - if you like hearing Claire and I sing together, check out our performance of the New Pornographers' song "Challengers" on our Best of 2012: Producer's Picks episode. https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/january-2013-part-1-mixed-bag Yeah, we just released our Best of 2012 ep, but time waits for no man. It's the first of the month, and that means it's time for an ALL-NEW Your Stories podcast. This month we went back to our roots with a themeless episode (well, technically we said the theme was "Potpourri," which did inspire a few storytellers). People were free to talk about whatever they wanted, and what resulted was truly random and awesome, although there was definitely a somewhat somber runner of friend break-ups. Sorry everybody. This episode features: Dwight & Eric: River of Dreams Joe Gennaro: Friend Break-Up (Receiving) Steph Jacobson: Potpourri in Story Form Andrew Bentley: Friend Break-Up (Giving) Kevin Reader (w/ thanks to Kevin Walsh): I'm Tom Hanks Dwight & Eric: Long December Sawyer Heppes: A New Years Message Come check out the Nerdologues troupe at the Chicago Sketchfest this Friday, 11:00 PM on the Pro stage! Tue, 01 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/january-2013-part-1-mixed-bag Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2012 Yeah, we just released our Best of 2012 ep, but time waits for no man. It's the first of the month, and that means it's time for an ALL-NEW Your Stories podcast. This month we went back to our roots with a themeless episode (well, technically we said the theme was "Potpourri," which did inspire a few storytellers). People were free to talk about whatever they wanted, and what resulted was truly random and awesome, although there was definitely a somewhat somber runner of friend break-ups. Sorry everybody. This episode features: Dwight & Eric: River of Dreams Joe Gennaro: Friend Break-Up (Receiving) Steph Jacobson: Potpourri in Story Form Andrew Bentley: Friend Break-Up (Giving) Kevin Reader (w/ thanks to Kevin Walsh): I'm Tom Hanks Dwight & Eric: Long December Sawyer Heppes: A New Years Message Come check out the Nerdologues troupe at the Chicago Sketchfest this Friday, 11:00 PM on the Pro stage! The NerdologuesYeah, we just released our Best of 2012 ep, but time waits for no man. It's the first of the month, and that means it's time for an ALL-NEW Your Stories podcast. This month we went back to our roots with a themeless episode (well, technically we said the theme was "Potpourri," which did inspire a few storytellers). People were free to talk about whatever they wanted, and what resulted was truly random and awesome, although there was definitely a somewhat somber runner of friend break-ups. Sorry everybody. This episode features: Dwight & Eric: River of Dreams Joe Gennaro: Friend Break-Up (Receiving) Steph Jacobson: Potpourri in Story Form Andrew Bentley: Friend Break-Up (Giving) Kevin Reader (w/ thanks to Kevin Walsh): I'm Tom Hanks Dwight & Eric: Long December Sawyer Heppes: A New Years Message Come check out the Nerdologues troupe at the Chicago Sketchfest this Friday, 11:00 PM on the Pro stage! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-2012-audience-picks I hope you enjoyed last week's episode of my favorite stories. Now it's time to hear what you guys liked the best! Just like last week, this episode features the selected stories as they were originally told plus guest commentary (aka not my own!) about why these are so great. As we close out 2012, please enjoy: Andrew Bentley: Forbidden Fruit Charlie Connell: The Randall of the XXX World Aaron Pinkston: A Story of Sports Glory Chris Geiger: Gotta Catch 'Em All Dwight & Eric: The Pokemon Theme Steve Persch: Why I Didn't Drink in College Nora Seidman: A Luke & Leia Thing Chris Crotwell: The Real-Life 7 Dwarves Dwight & Eric: Fight For Your Right Steve Persch: Left Behind Happy New Year everybody! Mon, 31 Dec 2012 06:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-2012-audience-picks Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3616 I hope you enjoyed last week's episode of my favorite stories. Now it's time to hear what you guys liked the best! Just like last week, this episode features the selected stories as they were originally told plus guest commentary (aka not my own!) about why these are so great. As we close out 2012, please enjoy: Andrew Bentley: Forbidden Fruit Charlie Connell: The Randall of the XXX World Aaron Pinkston: A Story of Sports Glory Chris Geiger: Gotta Catch 'Em All Dwight & Eric: The Pokemon Theme Steve Persch: Why I Didn't Drink in College Nora Seidman: A Luke & Leia Thing Chris Crotwell: The Real-Life 7 Dwarves Dwight & Eric: Fight For Your Right Steve Persch: Left Behind Happy New Year everybody! The NerdologuesI hope you enjoyed last week's episode of my favorite stories. Now it's time to hear what you guys liked the best! Just like last week, this episode features the selected stories as they were originally told plus guest commentary (aka not my own!) about why these are so great. As we close out 2012, please enjoy: Andrew Bentley: Forbidden Fruit Charlie Connell: The Randall of the XXX World Aaron Pinkston: A Story of Sports Glory Chris Geiger: Gotta Catch 'Em All Dwight & Eric: The Pokemon Theme Steve Persch: Why I Didn't Drink in College Nora Seidman: A Luke & Leia Thing Chris Crotwell: The Real-Life 7 Dwarves Dwight & Eric: Fight For Your Right Steve Persch: Left Behind Happy New Year everybody! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-2012-producers-picks A few weeks ago I asked people to nominate their favorite stories from our first year in existence so I could put together an end-of-the-year "best-of" podcast episode. As you might imagine, I have quite a few favorites myself, and since I run the show, I thought I would put out a whole episode chosen by me as well. That's what you're looking at now: 2012's "Producer's Picks." These were stories that, for one reason or another, stayed with me throughout the year. In addition to rereleasing them here, I've also recorded new intros for each story so you can hear me say nice things about the people who told them! This episode, refresh yourself or enjoy for the first time: Dwight & Eric: Friends in Low Places Bobby, Eric & The Cor-Res Chorus: Re: Your Brains Charlie Madsen: Fantasy Madden Jon Lester: Drunk Gaming Andrew Bentley: A Love Letter to Power Metal Maura Foley: The Smell of Home Shawn Patrick Boyle: The Next Technological Breakthrough Will Be Therapeutic A.I. Chris Geiger: It Gets Better Claire & Eric: Challengers Dwight & Eric: The World is Falling Check back next week to hear other people say nice things about some stories! Mon, 24 Dec 2012 06:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/best-2012-producers-picks Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3610 A few weeks ago I asked people to nominate their favorite stories from our first year in existence so I could put together an end-of-the-year "best-of" podcast episode. As you might imagine, I have quite a few favorites myself, and since I run the show, I thought I would put out a whole episode chosen by me as well. That's what you're looking at now: 2012's "Producer's Picks." These were stories that, for one reason or another, stayed with me throughout the year. In addition to rereleasing them here, I've also recorded new intros for each story so you can hear me say nice things about the people who told them! This episode, refresh yourself or enjoy for the first time: Dwight & Eric: Friends in Low Places Bobby, Eric & The Cor-Res Chorus: Re: Your Brains Charlie Madsen: Fantasy Madden Jon Lester: Drunk Gaming Andrew Bentley: A Love Letter to Power Metal Maura Foley: The Smell of Home Shawn Patrick Boyle: The Next Technological Breakthrough Will Be Therapeutic A.I. Chris Geiger: It Gets Better Claire & Eric: Challengers Dwight & Eric: The World is Falling Check back next week to hear other people say nice things about some stories! The NerdologuesA few weeks ago I asked people to nominate their favorite stories from our first year in existence so I could put together an end-of-the-year "best-of" podcast episode. As you might imagine, I have quite a few favorites myself, and since I run the show, I thought I would put out a whole episode chosen by me as well. That's what you're looking at now: 2012's "Producer's Picks." These were stories that, for one reason or another, stayed with me throughout the year. In addition to rereleasing them here, I've also recorded new intros for each story so you can hear me say nice things about the people who told them! This episode, refresh yourself or enjoy for the first time: Dwight & Eric: Friends in Low Places Bobby, Eric & The Cor-Res Chorus: Re: Your Brains Charlie Madsen: Fantasy Madden Jon Lester: Drunk Gaming Andrew Bentley: A Love Letter to Power Metal Maura Foley: The Smell of Home Shawn Patrick Boyle: The Next Technological Breakthrough Will Be Therapeutic A.I. Chris Geiger: It Gets Better Claire & Eric: Challengers Dwight & Eric: The World is Falling Check back next week to hear other people say nice things about some stories! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-christmas-special-starring-jon-lester The Nerdologues already did our official holiday show this year - thanks to everyone who saw it at iO! - but last Sunday our friend Jon Lester told a great seasonal story that it wouldn't make sense to hold until the January episode, so HERE is our official Christmas-y podcast, a sweet tale Jon has entitled "A Jew's Encounter with a Christmas Tree." Stick around after the story for Dwight and I jamming out on a holiday classic. Merry Christmas everyone! Sun, 23 Dec 2012 07:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/your-stories-christmas-special-starring-jon-lester Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 698 The Nerdologues already did our official holiday show this year - thanks to everyone who saw it at iO! - but last Sunday our friend Jon Lester told a great seasonal story that it wouldn't make sense to hold until the January episode, so HERE is our official Christmas-y podcast, a sweet tale Jon has entitled "A Jew's Encounter with a Christmas Tree." Stick around after the story for Dwight and I jamming out on a holiday classic. Merry Christmas everyone! The NerdologuesThe Nerdologues already did our official holiday show this year - thanks to everyone who saw it at iO! - but last Sunday our friend Jon Lester told a great seasonal story that it wouldn't make sense to hold until the January episode, so HERE is our official Christmas-y podcast, a sweet tale Jon has entitled "A Jew's Encounter with a Christmas Tree." Stick around after the story for Dwight and I jamming out on a holiday classic. Merry Christmas everyone! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/nerd-wars-holiday-special-episode-i In case you haven't heard, the Nerdologues is celebrating Life Day in style this Friday with our Nerd Wars Holiday Special show at iO Chicago. This is our take on the classic and awful Star Wars Holiday Special that, if you're lucky, you've never seen. It involves us trying to get Joe Gennaro back to his family for the holidays despite his home planet of Ohio being taken over by the worst enemy of all... the Bro Empire. To have a little fun, we thought we'd release a podcast-only teaser for the show this week that shows the gritty, horrid details of the bro takeover of Ohio. You can listen to it here! I only hope we can get Joe home in time for the traditional Life Day ham. Tue, 18 Dec 2012 06:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/nerd-wars-holiday-special-episode-i Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 541 In case you haven't heard, the Nerdologues is celebrating Life Day in style this Friday with our Nerd Wars Holiday Special show at iO Chicago. This is our take on the classic and awful Star Wars Holiday Special that, if you're lucky, you've never seen. It involves us trying to get Joe Gennaro back to his family for the holidays despite his home planet of Ohio being taken over by the worst enemy of all... the Bro Empire. To have a little fun, we thought we'd release a podcast-only teaser for the show this week that shows the gritty, horrid details of the bro takeover of Ohio. You can listen to it here! I only hope we can get Joe home in time for the traditional Life Day ham. The NerdologuesIn case you haven't heard, the Nerdologues is celebrating Life Day in style this Friday with our Nerd Wars Holiday Special show at iO Chicago. This is our take on the classic and awful Star Wars Holiday Special that, if you're lucky, you've never seen. It involves us trying to get Joe Gennaro back to his family for the holidays despite his home planet of Ohio being taken over by the worst enemy of all... the Bro Empire. To have a little fun, we thought we'd release a podcast-only teaser for the show this week that shows the gritty, horrid details of the bro takeover of Ohio. You can listen to it here! I only hope we can get Joe home in time for the traditional Life Day ham. https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/alex-talavera-talks-about-surviving-three-incidents-armed-attackers Last night we recorded our monthly Your Stories show, the one that will mostly be released in January. Nerdologues member Alex Talavera, though, decided to tell a story that we thought it was best to release right away. Alex's life has been threatened by attackers with guns three times, and he wanted to talk about the idea - popularly floating around right now - that if you yourself are armed you can stop the "bad guys" from whatever they're doing. This is a great story, and it's offered without any promotional frills. Please give it a listen. Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/alex-talavera-talks-about-surviving-three-incidents-armed-attackers Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 915 Last night we recorded our monthly Your Stories show, the one that will mostly be released in January. Nerdologues member Alex Talavera, though, decided to tell a story that we thought it was best to release right away. Alex's life has been threatened by attackers with guns three times, and he wanted to talk about the idea - popularly floating around right now - that if you yourself are armed you can stop the "bad guys" from whatever they're doing. This is a great story, and it's offered without any promotional frills. Please give it a listen. The NerdologuesLast night we recorded our monthly Your Stories show, the one that will mostly be released in January. Nerdologues member Alex Talavera, though, decided to tell a story that we thought it was best to release right away. Alex's life has been threatened by attackers with guns three times, and he wanted to talk about the idea - popularly floating around right now - that if you yourself are armed you can stop the "bad guys" from whatever they're doing. This is a great story, and it's offered without any promotional frills. Please give it a listen. https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/december-2012-part-2-its-end-year-we-know-it The second half of our birthday celebration is now unleashed upon the world! This episode, enjoy stories about traditions, goals, and, embarassingly, me. Listen for: Dwight & Eric: Draw a Crowd Ed Soderberg: Bro Love Andrew Bentley: Noir Marnie Thompson: Passing Along Heritage Lauren Rodriguez: Fighting Labels Sawyer Heppes: The Red & Green Scare Claire Friedman: Speech 2 Joe Gennaro (with Chris Geiger): The Super Smash Bros. Bowl Dwight & Eric: We Are Young If you're in Chicago and want to feel a little holiday cheer, come to our riff on the Star Wars Holiday Special on December 21! Also, our next Your Stories recording is tomorrow at the Upstairs Gallery, so come share your own nerdy experiences! Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/december-2012-part-2-its-end-year-we-know-it Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3089 The second half of our birthday celebration is now unleashed upon the world! This episode, enjoy stories about traditions, goals, and, embarassingly, me. Listen for: Dwight & Eric: Draw a Crowd Ed Soderberg: Bro Love Andrew Bentley: Noir Marnie Thompson: Passing Along Heritage Lauren Rodriguez: Fighting Labels Sawyer Heppes: The Red & Green Scare Claire Friedman: Speech 2 Joe Gennaro (with Chris Geiger): The Super Smash Bros. Bowl Dwight & Eric: We Are Young If you're in Chicago and want to feel a little holiday cheer, come to our riff on the Star Wars Holiday Special on December 21! Also, our next Your Stories recording is tomorrow at the Upstairs Gallery, so come share your own nerdy experiences! The NerdologuesThe second half of our birthday celebration is now unleashed upon the world! This episode, enjoy stories about traditions, goals, and, embarassingly, me. Listen for: Dwight & Eric: Draw a Crowd Ed Soderberg: Bro Love Andrew Bentley: Noir Marnie Thompson: Passing Along Heritage Lauren Rodriguez: Fighting Labels Sawyer Heppes: The Red & Green Scare Claire Friedman: Speech 2 Joe Gennaro (with Chris Geiger): The Super Smash Bros. Bowl Dwight & Eric: We Are Young If you're in Chicago and want to feel a little holiday cheer, come to our riff on the Star Wars Holiday Special on December 21! Also, our next Your Stories recording is tomorrow at the Upstairs Gallery, so come share your own nerdy experiences! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/december-2012-part-1-happy-birthday-dear-nerdologues As of today, the Nerdologues Presents: Your Stories podcast is one year old! How about that? To celebrate, enjoy the first of two episodes with the theme of "annual," because time is a-passin' and we've got things to commemorate. Check out: Dwight & Eric: Everybody Talks Dwight, Claire & Eric: Somebody That I Used to Know Kevin Reader (with thanks to Brian McGovern): You Might Be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Charlie Madsen: New Year, No Pants Charlie Connell via Chris Geiger: The Pink Heroin Shelby Mongan: Comic-Con Speed Dating Chris Crotwell: Iron Bowl Birthday Dwight & Eric: Wrecking Ball Come to the next Your Stories event or check out our Christmas show - our take on the Star Wars Holiday Special! Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/december-2012-part-1-happy-birthday-dear-nerdologues Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3163 As of today, the Nerdologues Presents: Your Stories podcast is one year old! How about that? To celebrate, enjoy the first of two episodes with the theme of "annual," because time is a-passin' and we've got things to commemorate. Check out: Dwight & Eric: Everybody Talks Dwight, Claire & Eric: Somebody That I Used to Know Kevin Reader (with thanks to Brian McGovern): You Might Be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Charlie Madsen: New Year, No Pants Charlie Connell via Chris Geiger: The Pink Heroin Shelby Mongan: Comic-Con Speed Dating Chris Crotwell: Iron Bowl Birthday Dwight & Eric: Wrecking Ball Come to the next Your Stories event or check out our Christmas show - our take on the Star Wars Holiday Special! The NerdologuesAs of today, the Nerdologues Presents: Your Stories podcast is one year old! How about that? To celebrate, enjoy the first of two episodes with the theme of "annual," because time is a-passin' and we've got things to commemorate. Check out: Dwight & Eric: Everybody Talks Dwight, Claire & Eric: Somebody That I Used to Know Kevin Reader (with thanks to Brian McGovern): You Might Be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Charlie Madsen: New Year, No Pants Charlie Connell via Chris Geiger: The Pink Heroin Shelby Mongan: Comic-Con Speed Dating Chris Crotwell: Iron Bowl Birthday Dwight & Eric: Wrecking Ball Come to the next Your Stories event or check out our Christmas show - our take on the Star Wars Holiday Special! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/november-2012-part-2-champions Part two of our November "sport" episode is just as nerdy and just as sports-y as the first. Check out this episode for: Dwight, Claire & Eric: Don't Stop Believin' Dwight & Eric: Montage Eric Garneau: The Nice Guy Bases Chris Crotwell: Moments That Make Me Crow Sawyer Heppes: Sports Movies Steve Persch: Follow the Rules Shelby Mongan: Hockey Dad Dwight & Eric: We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions If you're in or around Chicago, come to our once-a-month never-before-seen sketch comedy show Friday, and deliver your own nerdologue at Your Stories on Sunday! Also, help us pick your favorite stories from this first year of episodes! Comment on the post above this one or send us an e-mail telling us what your favorite stories and songs were from the first 25 episodes! We'll pick a collection of them for a year-end Best Of episode in December! Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/november-2012-part-2-champions Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2626 Part two of our November "sport" episode is just as nerdy and just as sports-y as the first. Check out this episode for: Dwight, Claire & Eric: Don't Stop Believin' Dwight & Eric: Montage Eric Garneau: The Nice Guy Bases Chris Crotwell: Moments That Make Me Crow Sawyer Heppes: Sports Movies Steve Persch: Follow the Rules Shelby Mongan: Hockey Dad Dwight & Eric: We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions If you're in or around Chicago, come to our once-a-month never-before-seen sketch comedy show Friday, and deliver your own nerdologue at Your Stories on Sunday! Also, help us pick your favorite stories from this first year of episodes! Comment on the post above this one or send us an e-mail telling us what your favorite stories and songs were from the first 25 episodes! We'll pick a collection of them for a year-end Best Of episode in December! The NerdologuesPart two of our November "sport" episode is just as nerdy and just as sports-y as the first. Check out this episode for: Dwight, Claire & Eric: Don't Stop Believin' Dwight & Eric: Montage Eric Garneau: The Nice Guy Bases Chris Crotwell: Moments That Make Me Crow Sawyer Heppes: Sports Movies Steve Persch: Follow the Rules Shelby Mongan: Hockey Dad Dwight & Eric: We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions If you're in or around Chicago, come to our once-a-month never-before-seen sketch comedy show Friday, and deliver your own nerdologue at Your Stories on Sunday! Also, help us pick your favorite stories from this first year of episodes! Comment on the post above this one or send us an e-mail telling us what your favorite stories and songs were from the first 25 episodes! We'll pick a collection of them for a year-end Best Of episode in December! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/november-2012-part-1-sporting-life Do nerds play sports? Of course they do! And while we hate to stereotype, it just so happens that the crop of nerdy storytellers we've got this month specialize in, let's say, sports that are more off-the-beaten path. Listen to this episode for: Sawyer Heppes: The Your Stories Drinking Game Dwight & Eric: Boys of Summer Dwight & Eric: Your Love Andrew Bentley: Role Models Charlie Madsen: Fantasy Madden Byron Hatfield: When LARPing Gets Real Mark Colomb: What Do You Do When All the Horses Drown? Chris Geiger: Gotta Catch 'Em All Dwight & Eric: The Pokemon Theme Hey, by the way, how'd you like to see some burlesque dancing with your sketch comedy? Then come to this in a week! UPDATE 11/2: Charlie Madsen has provided us with these graphics to illustrate the spreadsheets he makes for his fantasy Madden and NBA 2K leagues. A snapshot of his NFL lineup for 2012: His NBA 2013 projections: Thu, 01 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/november-2012-part-1-sporting-life Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2804 Do nerds play sports? Of course they do! And while we hate to stereotype, it just so happens that the crop of nerdy storytellers we've got this month specialize in, let's say, sports that are more off-the-beaten path. Listen to this episode for: Sawyer Heppes: The Your Stories Drinking Game Dwight & Eric: Boys of Summer Dwight & Eric: Your Love Andrew Bentley: Role Models Charlie Madsen: Fantasy Madden Byron Hatfield: When LARPing Gets Real Mark Colomb: What Do You Do When All the Horses Drown? Chris Geiger: Gotta Catch 'Em All Dwight & Eric: The Pokemon Theme Hey, by the way, how'd you like to see some burlesque dancing with your sketch comedy? Then come to this in a week! UPDATE 11/2: Charlie Madsen has provided us with these graphics to illustrate the spreadsheets he makes for his fantasy Madden and NBA 2K leagues. A snapshot of his NFL lineup for 2012: His NBA 2013 projections: The NerdologuesDo nerds play sports? Of course they do! And while we hate to stereotype, it just so happens that the crop of nerdy storytellers we've got this month specialize in, let's say, sports that are more off-the-beaten path. Listen to this episode for: Sawyer Heppes: The Your Stories Drinking Game Dwight & Eric: Boys of Summer Dwight & Eric: Your Love Andrew Bentley: Role Models Charlie Madsen: Fantasy Madden Byron Hatfield: When LARPing Gets Real Mark Colomb: What Do You Do When All the Horses Drown? Chris Geiger: Gotta Catch 'Em All Dwight & Eric: The Pokemon Theme Hey, by the way, how'd you like to see some burlesque dancing with your sketch comedy? Then come to this in a week! UPDATE 11/2: Charlie Madsen has provided us with these graphics to illustrate the spreadsheets he makes for his fantasy Madden and NBA 2K leagues. A snapshot of his NFL lineup for 2012: His NBA 2013 projections: https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/october-2012-part-2-sweet-home-suite Welcome back to our second episode of nerds talking about home. This time, enjoy music & stories like: Dwight & Eric: Mama I'm Coming Home Shelby Mongan: Homesick for Pop-Punk Sarah Sheber: Work and Unhoming Sawyer Heppes: No Place Like It Kevin Reader: What to Do When You've Got No Internet Steve Persch: The Motorcycle Diaries Caitlin Costello: The Return Dwight & Eric: Sweet Homes Alabama & Chicago If you like this show, come to our next recording or check out our all-new sketch comedy show Friday night! Mon, 15 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/october-2012-part-2-sweet-home-suite Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3253 Welcome back to our second episode of nerds talking about home. This time, enjoy music & stories like: Dwight & Eric: Mama I'm Coming Home Shelby Mongan: Homesick for Pop-Punk Sarah Sheber: Work and Unhoming Sawyer Heppes: No Place Like It Kevin Reader: What to Do When You've Got No Internet Steve Persch: The Motorcycle Diaries Caitlin Costello: The Return Dwight & Eric: Sweet Homes Alabama & Chicago If you like this show, come to our next recording or check out our all-new sketch comedy show Friday night! The NerdologuesWelcome back to our second episode of nerds talking about home. This time, enjoy music & stories like: Dwight & Eric: Mama I'm Coming Home Shelby Mongan: Homesick for Pop-Punk Sarah Sheber: Work and Unhoming Sawyer Heppes: No Place Like It Kevin Reader: What to Do When You've Got No Internet Steve Persch: The Motorcycle Diaries Caitlin Costello: The Return Dwight & Eric: Sweet Homes Alabama & Chicago If you like this show, come to our next recording or check out our all-new sketch comedy show Friday night! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/october-2012-part-1-home-sweet-home Fall heralds lots of changes, but it also means the return to familiar things for lots of people. That's why our first fall podcast is based on the theme of "Coming Home." We've got some great stories and songs from some speakers new and old to share, including: Dwight & Eric: Take Me Home Tonight Eric Garneau: Observations from Asbury Park, NJ Marnie Thompson: Thailand Travels Maura Foley: The Smell of Home Charlie Madsen: You Can't Take it With You... Usually Mark Colomb: Observations from Fairfield, CA Dwight & Eric: Home Sweet Home East Coast people, come check us out at our two shows in New York City! Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/october-2012-part-1-home-sweet-home Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2599 Fall heralds lots of changes, but it also means the return to familiar things for lots of people. That's why our first fall podcast is based on the theme of "Coming Home." We've got some great stories and songs from some speakers new and old to share, including: Dwight & Eric: Take Me Home Tonight Eric Garneau: Observations from Asbury Park, NJ Marnie Thompson: Thailand Travels Maura Foley: The Smell of Home Charlie Madsen: You Can't Take it With You... Usually Mark Colomb: Observations from Fairfield, CA Dwight & Eric: Home Sweet Home East Coast people, come check us out at our two shows in New York City! The NerdologuesFall heralds lots of changes, but it also means the return to familiar things for lots of people. That's why our first fall podcast is based on the theme of "Coming Home." We've got some great stories and songs from some speakers new and old to share, including: Dwight & Eric: Take Me Home Tonight Eric Garneau: Observations from Asbury Park, NJ Marnie Thompson: Thailand Travels Maura Foley: The Smell of Home Charlie Madsen: You Can't Take it With You... Usually Mark Colomb: Observations from Fairfield, CA Dwight & Eric: Home Sweet Home East Coast people, come check us out at our two shows in New York City! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/september-2012-part-2-its-thinker In this second part of our September episodes, our speakers' theories continue to fly. This episode covers a wide range of topics from the silly to the profound. If you want something to ponder, consider the following: Dwight & Eric: Psycho Killer Shelby Mongan: The Internet is Forcing a Reevaluation of the Textbook Term "Nerd," Probably for the worse Chris Geiger: If I Lived in a Comic Book World, I Would Hate Superheroes and I Would Be Lex Luthor Nora Seidman: You Can Tell a Lot About a Person by Who Their Favorite Ninja Turtle Is Alex Talavera: I Don't Know What I Am Shawn Patrick Boyle: The Next Technological Breakthrough Will Be Therapeutic AI Claire Friedman: Rejected Theorites Dwight & Eric: You Really Got Me If you like this show and think you'd like to be part of the next one, come to our recording tomorrow in Chicago! Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/september-2012-part-2-its-thinker Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2776 In this second part of our September episodes, our speakers' theories continue to fly. This episode covers a wide range of topics from the silly to the profound. If you want something to ponder, consider the following: Dwight & Eric: Psycho Killer Shelby Mongan: The Internet is Forcing a Reevaluation of the Textbook Term "Nerd," Probably for the worse Chris Geiger: If I Lived in a Comic Book World, I Would Hate Superheroes and I Would Be Lex Luthor Nora Seidman: You Can Tell a Lot About a Person by Who Their Favorite Ninja Turtle Is Alex Talavera: I Don't Know What I Am Shawn Patrick Boyle: The Next Technological Breakthrough Will Be Therapeutic AI Claire Friedman: Rejected Theorites Dwight & Eric: You Really Got Me If you like this show and think you'd like to be part of the next one, come to our recording tomorrow in Chicago! The NerdologuesIn this second part of our September episodes, our speakers' theories continue to fly. This episode covers a wide range of topics from the silly to the profound. If you want something to ponder, consider the following: Dwight & Eric: Psycho Killer Shelby Mongan: The Internet is Forcing a Reevaluation of the Textbook Term "Nerd," Probably for the worse Chris Geiger: If I Lived in a Comic Book World, I Would Hate Superheroes and I Would Be Lex Luthor Nora Seidman: You Can Tell a Lot About a Person by Who Their Favorite Ninja Turtle Is Alex Talavera: I Don't Know What I Am Shawn Patrick Boyle: The Next Technological Breakthrough Will Be Therapeutic AI Claire Friedman: Rejected Theorites Dwight & Eric: You Really Got Me If you like this show and think you'd like to be part of the next one, come to our recording tomorrow in Chicago! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/september-2012-part-1-its-just-theory In this first part of our September episode, departing Nerdologues member and newly-minted doctor Bill Kenkel asks us all to think like scientists and propose a theory -- any theory we want -- about the world around us. What results is pretty damn spectacular. Check out this show for: Dwight & Eric: Big Bang Moon Rising Bill Kenkel: Nerds Love Spaceships Steve Persch: We Can't Count on Backwards Time Travel Chris Crotwell: The Cheesecake Factory is the Least Satisfying Dining Experience Imaginable Sarah Sheber & Marnie Thompson: If Star Wars Were an Orchestra, the Violas Would Be Jedi Sawyer Heppes: Things Get Worse Jonathan Lester: The Biggest Threat to Modern Society is World of Warcraft Dwight & Eric: Here Comes Your Man The next Your Stories recording is Sunday, September 16 at the Upstairs Gallery in Chicago. Hope you can make it! Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:45:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/september-2012-part-1-its-just-theory Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2762 In this first part of our September episode, departing Nerdologues member and newly-minted doctor Bill Kenkel asks us all to think like scientists and propose a theory -- any theory we want -- about the world around us. What results is pretty damn spectacular. Check out this show for: Dwight & Eric: Big Bang Moon Rising Bill Kenkel: Nerds Love Spaceships Steve Persch: We Can't Count on Backwards Time Travel Chris Crotwell: The Cheesecake Factory is the Least Satisfying Dining Experience Imaginable Sarah Sheber & Marnie Thompson: If Star Wars Were an Orchestra, the Violas Would Be Jedi Sawyer Heppes: Things Get Worse Jonathan Lester: The Biggest Threat to Modern Society is World of Warcraft Dwight & Eric: Here Comes Your Man The next Your Stories recording is Sunday, September 16 at the Upstairs Gallery in Chicago. Hope you can make it! The NerdologuesIn this first part of our September episode, departing Nerdologues member and newly-minted doctor Bill Kenkel asks us all to think like scientists and propose a theory -- any theory we want -- about the world around us. What results is pretty damn spectacular. Check out this show for: Dwight & Eric: Big Bang Moon Rising Bill Kenkel: Nerds Love Spaceships Steve Persch: We Can't Count on Backwards Time Travel Chris Crotwell: The Cheesecake Factory is the Least Satisfying Dining Experience Imaginable Sarah Sheber & Marnie Thompson: If Star Wars Were an Orchestra, the Violas Would Be Jedi Sawyer Heppes: Things Get Worse Jonathan Lester: The Biggest Threat to Modern Society is World of Warcraft Dwight & Eric: Here Comes Your Man The next Your Stories recording is Sunday, September 16 at the Upstairs Gallery in Chicago. Hope you can make it! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/august-2012-bonus-armageddon-pie-cor-res-theater We love you guys so much we're bringing you an extra episode this month. How lucky are you? How lucky are WE to be able to sit down and chat with four of the five directors of Cor Res Theater, a unique and awesome group based in Chicago, IL. Not only do they have a SCANDALOUS Nerdologues connection (listen to the episode to find out what!), but they're actually putting up a show about the very thing we've been talking about this whole month--the end of the world! Perfect, right? Right. In this episode you'll get: Bobby, Eric, & the Cor Res Crew: Re: Your Brains Cor Res Interview Allison MacWilliams-Brooks: On Dying Alone Jeremy Kanne: A Cost/Benefit Analysis of the End of the World Bobby Hoffman: The End for Atheists Julie Pearson: The End of the World is Everywhere Bobby & Eric: The End of the Line Hey, are you free this Friday? You ARE?! Well, then join the Nerdologues at their superhero bar crawl in Wicker Park! Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/august-2012-bonus-armageddon-pie-cor-res-theater Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4335 We love you guys so much we're bringing you an extra episode this month. How lucky are you? How lucky are WE to be able to sit down and chat with four of the five directors of Cor Res Theater, a unique and awesome group based in Chicago, IL. Not only do they have a SCANDALOUS Nerdologues connection (listen to the episode to find out what!), but they're actually putting up a show about the very thing we've been talking about this whole month--the end of the world! Perfect, right? Right. In this episode you'll get: Bobby, Eric, & the Cor Res Crew: Re: Your Brains Cor Res Interview Allison MacWilliams-Brooks: On Dying Alone Jeremy Kanne: A Cost/Benefit Analysis of the End of the World Bobby Hoffman: The End for Atheists Julie Pearson: The End of the World is Everywhere Bobby & Eric: The End of the Line Hey, are you free this Friday? You ARE?! Well, then join the Nerdologues at their superhero bar crawl in Wicker Park! The NerdologuesWe love you guys so much we're bringing you an extra episode this month. How lucky are you? How lucky are WE to be able to sit down and chat with four of the five directors of Cor Res Theater, a unique and awesome group based in Chicago, IL. Not only do they have a SCANDALOUS Nerdologues connection (listen to the episode to find out what!), but they're actually putting up a show about the very thing we've been talking about this whole month--the end of the world! Perfect, right? Right. In this episode you'll get: Bobby, Eric, & the Cor Res Crew: Re: Your Brains Cor Res Interview Allison MacWilliams-Brooks: On Dying Alone Jeremy Kanne: A Cost/Benefit Analysis of the End of the World Bobby Hoffman: The End for Atheists Julie Pearson: The End of the World is Everywhere Bobby & Eric: The End of the Line Hey, are you free this Friday? You ARE?! Well, then join the Nerdologues at their superhero bar crawl in Wicker Park! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/august-2012-part-2-land-confusion It's still the end of the world as we know it, and yep, we're feeling fine with these sweet monologues (and songs! lots of songs!) about the end of days. Check out this episode for: Dwight & Eric: Land of Confusion Bill Kenkel: Mom, Don't Listen to This Rebecca M: You Only Want Me 'Cause You Want My Sister Shawn Boyle: What's the Point? The Screeching Eels: Five Years Chris Geiger: MMOveRPG Dwight, Eric & Claire: Zombie Like what you hear? Then come check out the next Your Stories recording this Sunday! Also, be a dear and vote for this Dungeons & Dragons slam poetry video we made; there are crazy awesome prizes in it for us! Wed, 15 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/august-2012-part-2-land-confusion Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2714 It's still the end of the world as we know it, and yep, we're feeling fine with these sweet monologues (and songs! lots of songs!) about the end of days. Check out this episode for: Dwight & Eric: Land of Confusion Bill Kenkel: Mom, Don't Listen to This Rebecca M: You Only Want Me 'Cause You Want My Sister Shawn Boyle: What's the Point? The Screeching Eels: Five Years Chris Geiger: MMOveRPG Dwight, Eric & Claire: Zombie Like what you hear? Then come check out the next Your Stories recording this Sunday! Also, be a dear and vote for this Dungeons & Dragons slam poetry video we made; there are crazy awesome prizes in it for us! The NerdologuesIt's still the end of the world as we know it, and yep, we're feeling fine with these sweet monologues (and songs! lots of songs!) about the end of days. Check out this episode for: Dwight & Eric: Land of Confusion Bill Kenkel: Mom, Don't Listen to This Rebecca M: You Only Want Me 'Cause You Want My Sister Shawn Boyle: What's the Point? The Screeching Eels: Five Years Chris Geiger: MMOveRPG Dwight, Eric & Claire: Zombie Like what you hear? Then come check out the next Your Stories recording this Sunday! Also, be a dear and vote for this Dungeons & Dragons slam poetry video we made; there are crazy awesome prizes in it for us! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/august-2012-part-1-its-end-world-we-know-it To tie in with the Nerdologues sketch troupe's month-long run of shows in July entitled "The Skywalking Dead" -- which was all about the end of the world -- this month we've got a bunch of stories along those same lines. What messages of doom and gloom (or hope?) do our speakers have for the audience at home about the end of days? Enjoy stories and songs from: Dwight & Eric: 99 Red Balloons Dwight, Eric & Sarah: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Sawyer Heppes: Dying All the Time Steve Persch: Ode to the Modern Man Joe Gennaro: "Zombies Can Bite Me" Chris Geiger: It Gets Better Dwight & Eric: It's The End of the World as We Know It Wed, 01 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/august-2012-part-1-its-end-world-we-know-it Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2267 To tie in with the Nerdologues sketch troupe's month-long run of shows in July entitled "The Skywalking Dead" -- which was all about the end of the world -- this month we've got a bunch of stories along those same lines. What messages of doom and gloom (or hope?) do our speakers have for the audience at home about the end of days? Enjoy stories and songs from: Dwight & Eric: 99 Red Balloons Dwight, Eric & Sarah: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Sawyer Heppes: Dying All the Time Steve Persch: Ode to the Modern Man Joe Gennaro: "Zombies Can Bite Me" Chris Geiger: It Gets Better Dwight & Eric: It's The End of the World as We Know It The NerdologuesTo tie in with the Nerdologues sketch troupe's month-long run of shows in July entitled "The Skywalking Dead" -- which was all about the end of the world -- this month we've got a bunch of stories along those same lines. What messages of doom and gloom (or hope?) do our speakers have for the audience at home about the end of days? Enjoy stories and songs from: Dwight & Eric: 99 Red Balloons Dwight, Eric & Sarah: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Sawyer Heppes: Dying All the Time Steve Persch: Ode to the Modern Man Joe Gennaro: "Zombies Can Bite Me" Chris Geiger: It Gets Better Dwight & Eric: It's The End of the World as We Know It https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/july-2012-part-2-fight-your-right Part 2 of July's revelry episode gets JUST AS CRAZY as the first one (by which we mean, it stays relatively sane but features people telling really entertaining-slash-reflective stories about their past exploits). Give this episode a listen to hear about: Dwight & Eric: Fight For Your Right Shawn Patrick Boyle: Sex on the Beach Myke Golliday: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face ("Your" being "Drunkenness") Jon Lester: Drunk Gaming Charlie Connell: The Best Family Vacation I Never Went On Chris Geiger: The Bell Curve of Parties Eric & Steve Persch: Pabstblueribbonville ("full band" version) Want to participate in the next Your Stories podcast? It's actually TONIGHT! And don't forget to check out the Nerdologues' new sketch show THE SKYWALKING DEAD, running throughout the month of July at the Playground Theater in Chicago. Sun, 15 Jul 2012 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/july-2012-part-2-fight-your-right Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2674 Part 2 of July's revelry episode gets JUST AS CRAZY as the first one (by which we mean, it stays relatively sane but features people telling really entertaining-slash-reflective stories about their past exploits). Give this episode a listen to hear about: Dwight & Eric: Fight For Your Right Shawn Patrick Boyle: Sex on the Beach Myke Golliday: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face ("Your" being "Drunkenness") Jon Lester: Drunk Gaming Charlie Connell: The Best Family Vacation I Never Went On Chris Geiger: The Bell Curve of Parties Eric & Steve Persch: Pabstblueribbonville ("full band" version) Want to participate in the next Your Stories podcast? It's actually TONIGHT! And don't forget to check out the Nerdologues' new sketch show THE SKYWALKING DEAD, running throughout the month of July at the Playground Theater in Chicago. The NerdologuesPart 2 of July's revelry episode gets JUST AS CRAZY as the first one (by which we mean, it stays relatively sane but features people telling really entertaining-slash-reflective stories about their past exploits). Give this episode a listen to hear about: Dwight & Eric: Fight For Your Right Shawn Patrick Boyle: Sex on the Beach Myke Golliday: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face ("Your" being "Drunkenness") Jon Lester: Drunk Gaming Charlie Connell: The Best Family Vacation I Never Went On Chris Geiger: The Bell Curve of Parties Eric & Steve Persch: Pabstblueribbonville ("full band" version) Want to participate in the next Your Stories podcast? It's actually TONIGHT! And don't forget to check out the Nerdologues' new sketch show THE SKYWALKING DEAD, running throughout the month of July at the Playground Theater in Chicago. https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/july-2012-part-1-friends-low-places Hello friends! Welcome to the first of our two-part episode where we explore the theme of revelry and what it means to us nerdy types. We got a lot of great stories out of this month's show, and we hope you enjoy them! This episode includes: Dwight & Eric: Friends in Low Places Steve Persch: Why I Didn't Drink in College Sarah Sheber: On Meeting Neil Gaiman Sawyer Heppes: Me & Alcohol - A History Aaron Pinkston: A Story of Sports Glory Andrew Bentley: Don't Throw Up Dwight & Eric: Need You Now If you like the show, come be part of our next podcast taping Sunday, July 15 at the Upstairs Gallery in Andersonville. Also, don't miss the new Nerdologues sketch comedy show, the Skywalking Dead, running every Friday in July at Chicago's Playground Theater! (And thanks to friend and frequent storyteller Shawn Patrick Boyle for recording and co-producing this episode!) Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/july-2012-part-1-friends-low-places Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3185 Hello friends! Welcome to the first of our two-part episode where we explore the theme of revelry and what it means to us nerdy types. We got a lot of great stories out of this month's show, and we hope you enjoy them! This episode includes: Dwight & Eric: Friends in Low Places Steve Persch: Why I Didn't Drink in College Sarah Sheber: On Meeting Neil Gaiman Sawyer Heppes: Me & Alcohol - A History Aaron Pinkston: A Story of Sports Glory Andrew Bentley: Don't Throw Up Dwight & Eric: Need You Now If you like the show, come be part of our next podcast taping Sunday, July 15 at the Upstairs Gallery in Andersonville. Also, don't miss the new Nerdologues sketch comedy show, the Skywalking Dead, running every Friday in July at Chicago's Playground Theater! (And thanks to friend and frequent storyteller Shawn Patrick Boyle for recording and co-producing this episode!) The NerdologuesHello friends! Welcome to the first of our two-part episode where we explore the theme of revelry and what it means to us nerdy types. We got a lot of great stories out of this month's show, and we hope you enjoy them! This episode includes: Dwight & Eric: Friends in Low Places Steve Persch: Why I Didn't Drink in College Sarah Sheber: On Meeting Neil Gaiman Sawyer Heppes: Me & Alcohol - A History Aaron Pinkston: A Story of Sports Glory Andrew Bentley: Don't Throw Up Dwight & Eric: Need You Now If you like the show, come be part of our next podcast taping Sunday, July 15 at the Upstairs Gallery in Andersonville. Also, don't miss the new Nerdologues sketch comedy show, the Skywalking Dead, running every Friday in July at Chicago's Playground Theater! (And thanks to friend and frequent storyteller Shawn Patrick Boyle for recording and co-producing this episode!) https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/bonus-live-project-comic-con-st-louis Last weekend the Nerdologues crew trek'd down to sunny St. Louis, MO for a couple shows at Project Comic-Con, St. Louis' premiere comic convention. As it happens I recorded the show, and to make up for you guys only getting one episode of Your Stories this month, I thought I'd release some of that show here! This is only about a third of the excellent Nerdologues material St. Louis got, but there is some really great stuff here that deserves to be on the podcast, like: The Nerdologues: Nerd Rage Joe Gennaro: Football + Video Games = ? Fred Dukes: Commencement at Xavier's Kevin Reader & Chris Geiger: Dungeons & Dragons slam poetry We hope you enjoy this bonus mini-episode! The next Your Stories recording takes place this Sunday, June 17th at the Upstairs Gallery in Andersonville, Chicago. Check out the Facebook event for all the deets! Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/bonus-live-project-comic-con-st-louis Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 1148 Last weekend the Nerdologues crew trek'd down to sunny St. Louis, MO for a couple shows at Project Comic-Con, St. Louis' premiere comic convention. As it happens I recorded the show, and to make up for you guys only getting one episode of Your Stories this month, I thought I'd release some of that show here! This is only about a third of the excellent Nerdologues material St. Louis got, but there is some really great stuff here that deserves to be on the podcast, like: The Nerdologues: Nerd Rage Joe Gennaro: Football + Video Games = ? Fred Dukes: Commencement at Xavier's Kevin Reader & Chris Geiger: Dungeons & Dragons slam poetry We hope you enjoy this bonus mini-episode! The next Your Stories recording takes place this Sunday, June 17th at the Upstairs Gallery in Andersonville, Chicago. Check out the Facebook event for all the deets! The NerdologuesLast weekend the Nerdologues crew trek'd down to sunny St. Louis, MO for a couple shows at Project Comic-Con, St. Louis' premiere comic convention. As it happens I recorded the show, and to make up for you guys only getting one episode of Your Stories this month, I thought I'd release some of that show here! This is only about a third of the excellent Nerdologues material St. Louis got, but there is some really great stuff here that deserves to be on the podcast, like: The Nerdologues: Nerd Rage Joe Gennaro: Football + Video Games = ? Fred Dukes: Commencement at Xavier's Kevin Reader & Chris Geiger: Dungeons & Dragons slam poetry We hope you enjoy this bonus mini-episode! The next Your Stories recording takes place this Sunday, June 17th at the Upstairs Gallery in Andersonville, Chicago. Check out the Facebook event for all the deets! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/june-2012-family-matters Well, friends, we had some technical difficulties this month that ended up losing us five stories and four songs. Still, we salvaged what we could to bring you this EXTRA-SIZED episode all about family! Once again our storytellers don't disappoint; this episode features a great mix of the comedic and the touching. Make sure you listen after the song for a VERY SPECIAL story from our friend Shawn Boyle. This episode features: Chris Crotwell: The Real-Life 7 Dwarves Sawyer Heppes: ... But I See Your Party Has No Wizard Nora Seidman: A Luke & Leia Thing Bill Kenkel: The End of the World Myke Golliday: A Boy and His Frog Shawn Boyle: The Marijuanalogs Rebecca: Piano Bar Fun Charlie Connell: A Family of Vikings Andrew Bentley: My Sister Dwight & Eric: Lightning Crashes Shawn Boyle: Rewriting Family History BTW, if you happen to be in Chicago this weekend, come play Dungeons & Dragons with us!   Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/june-2012-family-matters Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4388 Well, friends, we had some technical difficulties this month that ended up losing us five stories and four songs. Still, we salvaged what we could to bring you this EXTRA-SIZED episode all about family! Once again our storytellers don't disappoint; this episode features a great mix of the comedic and the touching. Make sure you listen after the song for a VERY SPECIAL story from our friend Shawn Boyle. This episode features: Chris Crotwell: The Real-Life 7 Dwarves Sawyer Heppes: ... But I See Your Party Has No Wizard Nora Seidman: A Luke & Leia Thing Bill Kenkel: The End of the World Myke Golliday: A Boy and His Frog Shawn Boyle: The Marijuanalogs Rebecca: Piano Bar Fun Charlie Connell: A Family of Vikings Andrew Bentley: My Sister Dwight & Eric: Lightning Crashes Shawn Boyle: Rewriting Family History BTW, if you happen to be in Chicago this weekend, come play Dungeons & Dragons with us!   The NerdologuesWell, friends, we had some technical difficulties this month that ended up losing us five stories and four songs. Still, we salvaged what we could to bring you this EXTRA-SIZED episode all about family! Once again our storytellers don't disappoint; this episode features a great mix of the comedic and the touching. Make sure you listen after the song for a VERY SPECIAL story from our friend Shawn Boyle. This episode features: Chris Crotwell: The Real-Life 7 Dwarves Sawyer Heppes: ... But I See Your Party Has No Wizard Nora Seidman: A Luke & Leia Thing Bill Kenkel: The End of the World Myke Golliday: A Boy and His Frog Shawn Boyle: The Marijuanalogs Rebecca: Piano Bar Fun Charlie Connell: A Family of Vikings Andrew Bentley: My Sister Dwight & Eric: Lightning Crashes Shawn Boyle: Rewriting Family History BTW, if you happen to be in Chicago this weekend, come play Dungeons & Dragons with us!   https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2012-part-2-triple-x-less-vin-diesel Welcome back to the second part of our Your Stories sex episode. Like last time, you can expect some really honest, funny and surprising moments from the hour or so you're about to hear. Check this episode out for the following: Dwight & Eric: Marvin Gaye medley Dwight & Eric: Fuck Her Gently Andrew Bentley: Selling the Culture of Sex Ed Soderberg: Like D&D, But Less Sexy Charlie Connell: The Randall of the XXX World Mary Z: Feeling Naked on Stage (Literally) Tim Manning: Judging Girlfriends Through Star Wars Myke Golliday: Dating a Gamer Shawn Boyle: The Horny Trinity, part 3 (parts 1 & 2 can be found here) Dwight & Eric: Ignition The next Your Stories recording's happening THIS SUNDAY at the Upstairs Gallery in Chicago. Hope you can make it! Tue, 15 May 2012 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2012-part-2-triple-x-less-vin-diesel Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3549 Welcome back to the second part of our Your Stories sex episode. Like last time, you can expect some really honest, funny and surprising moments from the hour or so you're about to hear. Check this episode out for the following: Dwight & Eric: Marvin Gaye medley Dwight & Eric: Fuck Her Gently Andrew Bentley: Selling the Culture of Sex Ed Soderberg: Like D&D, But Less Sexy Charlie Connell: The Randall of the XXX World Mary Z: Feeling Naked on Stage (Literally) Tim Manning: Judging Girlfriends Through Star Wars Myke Golliday: Dating a Gamer Shawn Boyle: The Horny Trinity, part 3 (parts 1 & 2 can be found here) Dwight & Eric: Ignition The next Your Stories recording's happening THIS SUNDAY at the Upstairs Gallery in Chicago. Hope you can make it! The NerdologuesWelcome back to the second part of our Your Stories sex episode. Like last time, you can expect some really honest, funny and surprising moments from the hour or so you're about to hear. Check this episode out for the following: Dwight & Eric: Marvin Gaye medley Dwight & Eric: Fuck Her Gently Andrew Bentley: Selling the Culture of Sex Ed Soderberg: Like D&D, But Less Sexy Charlie Connell: The Randall of the XXX World Mary Z: Feeling Naked on Stage (Literally) Tim Manning: Judging Girlfriends Through Star Wars Myke Golliday: Dating a Gamer Shawn Boyle: The Horny Trinity, part 3 (parts 1 & 2 can be found here) Dwight & Eric: Ignition The next Your Stories recording's happening THIS SUNDAY at the Upstairs Gallery in Chicago. Hope you can make it! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2012-part-1-lets-talk-about-sex Man, if you thought Your Stories got real before, you ain't heard nothin' yet. For our first officially themed episode, we decided to talk about sex, and the results are surprisingly honest, poignant and excellent. Serious round of applause for our storytellers this month. This episode features: Eric Garneau: I Fell in Love With a Stripper Kevin Reader: My First Lapdance Sawyer Heppes: The Princess is in Another Castle Allison MacWilliams-Brooks: Lessons for a Dorky Girl in a Sex-Crazed World Alex Talavera: Shortcomings Bill Kenkel: On Sexuality and Productivity Steve Persch: Watch Out for Those Other Queens Dwight & Eric: Poker Face Tue, 01 May 2012 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-2012-part-1-lets-talk-about-sex Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3643 Man, if you thought Your Stories got real before, you ain't heard nothin' yet. For our first officially themed episode, we decided to talk about sex, and the results are surprisingly honest, poignant and excellent. Serious round of applause for our storytellers this month. This episode features: Eric Garneau: I Fell in Love With a Stripper Kevin Reader: My First Lapdance Sawyer Heppes: The Princess is in Another Castle Allison MacWilliams-Brooks: Lessons for a Dorky Girl in a Sex-Crazed World Alex Talavera: Shortcomings Bill Kenkel: On Sexuality and Productivity Steve Persch: Watch Out for Those Other Queens Dwight & Eric: Poker Face The NerdologuesMan, if you thought Your Stories got real before, you ain't heard nothin' yet. For our first officially themed episode, we decided to talk about sex, and the results are surprisingly honest, poignant and excellent. Serious round of applause for our storytellers this month. This episode features: Eric Garneau: I Fell in Love With a Stripper Kevin Reader: My First Lapdance Sawyer Heppes: The Princess is in Another Castle Allison MacWilliams-Brooks: Lessons for a Dorky Girl in a Sex-Crazed World Alex Talavera: Shortcomings Bill Kenkel: On Sexuality and Productivity Steve Persch: Watch Out for Those Other Queens Dwight & Eric: Poker Face https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-preview-featuring-fantastic-four So a few weeks ago Dwight and I went to record a couple podcasts with the dudes in Unshaven Comics. While we were there we just HAPPENED to run into Reed Richards and Ben Grimm, aka Mr. Fantastic and the Thing, from the world-famous Fantastic Four. There was no way we could let the meeting pass without asking them to speak a little bit on the topic of next month's podcast... SEX. So, if you ever wondered what the FF have to say about gettin' it on, wonder no more. Please enjoy this tease of May's episodes, the first of which drops next Tuesday! This episode features: Reed Richards: The Joys of Elastic Sex Ben Grimm: An Amorous Q&A Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/may-preview-featuring-fantastic-four Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 268 So a few weeks ago Dwight and I went to record a couple podcasts with the dudes in Unshaven Comics. While we were there we just HAPPENED to run into Reed Richards and Ben Grimm, aka Mr. Fantastic and the Thing, from the world-famous Fantastic Four. There was no way we could let the meeting pass without asking them to speak a little bit on the topic of next month's podcast... SEX. So, if you ever wondered what the FF have to say about gettin' it on, wonder no more. Please enjoy this tease of May's episodes, the first of which drops next Tuesday! This episode features: Reed Richards: The Joys of Elastic Sex Ben Grimm: An Amorous Q&A The NerdologuesSo a few weeks ago Dwight and I went to record a couple podcasts with the dudes in Unshaven Comics. While we were there we just HAPPENED to run into Reed Richards and Ben Grimm, aka Mr. Fantastic and the Thing, from the world-famous Fantastic Four. There was no way we could let the meeting pass without asking them to speak a little bit on the topic of next month's podcast... SEX. So, if you ever wondered what the FF have to say about gettin' it on, wonder no more. Please enjoy this tease of May's episodes, the first of which drops next Tuesday! This episode features: Reed Richards: The Joys of Elastic Sex Ben Grimm: An Amorous Q&A https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/april-2012-part-2-krazy-kustomers-and-kool-kids Welcome back to Your Stories! The next live recording is TONIGHT (if you listen to this the day it drops) at the Upstairs Gallery, 5219 N. Clark in Chicago. We'd love to see you there! This episode features: Eric & Dwight: Pinball Wizard Andrew Bentley: Pleasure in Fictional Demise Myke Golliday: Krazy Kustomers Part 1 Eric Garneau: Krazy Kustomers Part 2 Jon Lester: Working With the Cool Kids Ruchie: Med School is Sexy Shawn Boyle: Camp Unknown Steve: Pabstblueribbonville Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/april-2012-part-2-krazy-kustomers-and-kool-kids Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2941 Welcome back to Your Stories! The next live recording is TONIGHT (if you listen to this the day it drops) at the Upstairs Gallery, 5219 N. Clark in Chicago. We'd love to see you there! This episode features: Eric & Dwight: Pinball Wizard Andrew Bentley: Pleasure in Fictional Demise Myke Golliday: Krazy Kustomers Part 1 Eric Garneau: Krazy Kustomers Part 2 Jon Lester: Working With the Cool Kids Ruchie: Med School is Sexy Shawn Boyle: Camp Unknown Steve: Pabstblueribbonville The NerdologuesWelcome back to Your Stories! The next live recording is TONIGHT (if you listen to this the day it drops) at the Upstairs Gallery, 5219 N. Clark in Chicago. We'd love to see you there! This episode features: Eric & Dwight: Pinball Wizard Andrew Bentley: Pleasure in Fictional Demise Myke Golliday: Krazy Kustomers Part 1 Eric Garneau: Krazy Kustomers Part 2 Jon Lester: Working With the Cool Kids Ruchie: Med School is Sexy Shawn Boyle: Camp Unknown Steve: Pabstblueribbonville https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/april-2012-part-1-teach-your-children-well-etc So here's something: April is the last "themeless" episode of NP:YS. The music episode was so popular that we decided to have a rough unifying principle guiding each recording going forward. Still, three of the four stories represented in this part of April's show have a kind of childhood/growing up theme to them, so get ready to wax nostalgic! This recording features: Dwight & Eric: Breakfast at Tiffany's Claire Friedman: Youth Nerd Culture Today Sawyer Heppes: Ferris Bueller in Batman Underwear Steve Persch: Death to America ('s Funniest Home Videos) Dwight & Eric: The Hook Dwight & Eric: I Want It That Way Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:30:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/april-2012-part-1-teach-your-children-well-etc Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2659 So here's something: April is the last "themeless" episode of NP:YS. The music episode was so popular that we decided to have a rough unifying principle guiding each recording going forward. Still, three of the four stories represented in this part of April's show have a kind of childhood/growing up theme to them, so get ready to wax nostalgic! This recording features: Dwight & Eric: Breakfast at Tiffany's Claire Friedman: Youth Nerd Culture Today Sawyer Heppes: Ferris Bueller in Batman Underwear Steve Persch: Death to America ('s Funniest Home Videos) Dwight & Eric: The Hook Dwight & Eric: I Want It That Way The NerdologuesSo here's something: April is the last "themeless" episode of NP:YS. The music episode was so popular that we decided to have a rough unifying principle guiding each recording going forward. Still, three of the four stories represented in this part of April's show have a kind of childhood/growing up theme to them, so get ready to wax nostalgic! This recording features: Dwight & Eric: Breakfast at Tiffany's Claire Friedman: Youth Nerd Culture Today Sawyer Heppes: Ferris Bueller in Batman Underwear Steve Persch: Death to America ('s Funniest Home Videos) Dwight & Eric: The Hook Dwight & Eric: I Want It That Way https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/bonus-episode-live-challengers-comics At the end of last month we hosted our first ever live remote show at Challengers Comics, 1845 N. Western Ave in Chicago. It was a total blast and we really appreciate all our old and new friends who came out, as well as the accommodating staff at that lovely shop. Here's the episode that resulted! We had to cut a few things due to some shaky audio (though mostly this episode's up to our regular quality), and you'll find a few more prepared comedy bits than usual, so we could introduce the new audience to what it is the Nerdologues does. In this episode you can enjoy: Dwight & Eric: I Just Had Sex Nerdologues: Magneto Was Right Claire Freidman: Growing Up with Batman Andrew Bentley: A Grievance with Identity Crisis Tim Manning: On Meeting Christopher Nolan Claire & Eric: Challengers Ed Soderberg: Battle Wounds for DS9 DeAndre McNeal: Spider-Man in the Flesh Nerdologues: Fantastic Foreplay Nerdologues: Awesome Dude Rebuttal Dwight & Eric: I Believe I Can Fly Next episode recording's THIS Sunday, March 18 at the Upstairs Gallery in Andersonville. Hope you can make it! Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0500 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/bonus-episode-live-challengers-comics Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 3441 At the end of last month we hosted our first ever live remote show at Challengers Comics, 1845 N. Western Ave in Chicago. It was a total blast and we really appreciate all our old and new friends who came out, as well as the accommodating staff at that lovely shop. Here's the episode that resulted! We had to cut a few things due to some shaky audio (though mostly this episode's up to our regular quality), and you'll find a few more prepared comedy bits than usual, so we could introduce the new audience to what it is the Nerdologues does. In this episode you can enjoy: Dwight & Eric: I Just Had Sex Nerdologues: Magneto Was Right Claire Freidman: Growing Up with Batman Andrew Bentley: A Grievance with Identity Crisis Tim Manning: On Meeting Christopher Nolan Claire & Eric: Challengers Ed Soderberg: Battle Wounds for DS9 DeAndre McNeal: Spider-Man in the Flesh Nerdologues: Fantastic Foreplay Nerdologues: Awesome Dude Rebuttal Dwight & Eric: I Believe I Can Fly Next episode recording's THIS Sunday, March 18 at the Upstairs Gallery in Andersonville. Hope you can make it! The NerdologuesAt the end of last month we hosted our first ever live remote show at Challengers Comics, 1845 N. Western Ave in Chicago. It was a total blast and we really appreciate all our old and new friends who came out, as well as the accommodating staff at that lovely shop. Here's the episode that resulted! We had to cut a few things due to some shaky audio (though mostly this episode's up to our regular quality), and you'll find a few more prepared comedy bits than usual, so we could introduce the new audience to what it is the Nerdologues does. In this episode you can enjoy: Dwight & Eric: I Just Had Sex Nerdologues: Magneto Was Right Claire Freidman: Growing Up with Batman Andrew Bentley: A Grievance with Identity Crisis Tim Manning: On Meeting Christopher Nolan Claire & Eric: Challengers Ed Soderberg: Battle Wounds for DS9 DeAndre McNeal: Spider-Man in the Flesh Nerdologues: Fantastic Foreplay Nerdologues: Awesome Dude Rebuttal Dwight & Eric: I Believe I Can Fly Next episode recording's THIS Sunday, March 18 at the Upstairs Gallery in Andersonville. Hope you can make it! https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2012-music-our-nerdy-hearts It's March, which starts with the letter M. You know what else starts with the letter M? Mmm... donuts. ALSO - music! This episode is all (mostly) about music and features some fantastic original, never-before-heard songs by comedians Andrew Bentley, Bill Kenkel, Steve Persch and Claire Freidman, as well as a really touching monologue about music's power from blogger Shawn Boyle. Claire, myself and all-around creative fellah Myke Golliday also have non-musical nerd moments to share. Join us, won't you? This episode features: Dwight & Eric: The Enemy Song Dwight & Eric: Moral Fiber Andrew Bentley: Metal Lightning, Autopsy of My Soul, Forbidden Fruit Claire Friedman: High School Xanga Adventures Bill Kenkel: Part of That World Eric Garneau: On Writing for Teens Shawn Boyle: The Power of Music Myke Golliday: Close Encounters of the Turtle Kind Steve Persch: Left Behind Claire Friedman: The Dirty Internet Song Eric: Here Comes the Morning Dwight & Eric: The World is Falling Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/march-2012-music-our-nerdy-hearts Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 4104 It's March, which starts with the letter M. You know what else starts with the letter M? Mmm... donuts. ALSO - music! This episode is all (mostly) about music and features some fantastic original, never-before-heard songs by comedians Andrew Bentley, Bill Kenkel, Steve Persch and Claire Freidman, as well as a really touching monologue about music's power from blogger Shawn Boyle. Claire, myself and all-around creative fellah Myke Golliday also have non-musical nerd moments to share. Join us, won't you? This episode features: Dwight & Eric: The Enemy Song Dwight & Eric: Moral Fiber Andrew Bentley: Metal Lightning, Autopsy of My Soul, Forbidden Fruit Claire Friedman: High School Xanga Adventures Bill Kenkel: Part of That World Eric Garneau: On Writing for Teens Shawn Boyle: The Power of Music Myke Golliday: Close Encounters of the Turtle Kind Steve Persch: Left Behind Claire Friedman: The Dirty Internet Song Eric: Here Comes the Morning Dwight & Eric: The World is Falling The NerdologuesIt's March, which starts with the letter M. You know what else starts with the letter M? Mmm... donuts. ALSO - music! This episode is all (mostly) about music and features some fantastic original, never-before-heard songs by comedians Andrew Bentley, Bill Kenkel, Steve Persch and Claire Freidman, as well as a really touching monologue about music's power from blogger Shawn Boyle. Claire, myself and all-around creative fellah Myke Golliday also have non-musical nerd moments to share. Join us, won't you? This episode features: Dwight & Eric: The Enemy Song Dwight & Eric: Moral Fiber Andrew Bentley: Metal Lightning, Autopsy of My Soul, Forbidden Fruit Claire Friedman: High School Xanga Adventures Bill Kenkel: Part of That World Eric Garneau: On Writing for Teens Shawn Boyle: The Power of Music Myke Golliday: Close Encounters of the Turtle Kind Steve Persch: Left Behind Claire Friedman: The Dirty Internet Song Eric: Here Comes the Morning Dwight & Eric: The World is Falling https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2012-part-2 Welcome back to the second part of our lovely, nerdy, story-telling-y February show. This episode features Nerdologues troupe member Bill Kenkel lecturing us on the futility of existence, film blogger Aaron Pinkston with an oral history of bad haircuts, and theater writer/producer/manager Byron Hatfield providing a tale of summer jobs that nerdy kids just shouldn't have. Once again our friend Matt Heckler lends his considerable musical talent to this month's proceedings. Join us THIS SUNDAY, February 19 at the Upstairs Gallery in Chicago (5219 N. Clark) at 7:00 PM for the next FREE episode recording. If you can't make that, then come out to Challengers Comics (1845 N. Western in Chicago) Monday, February 27 (again at 7:00 PM) for the first of hopefully many remote recordings! This episode features: Matt Heckler: Julia Matt Heckler: A Dying Man Bill Kenkel: The Futility of Existence Aaron Pinkston: An Oral History of Haircuts Byron Hatfield: Bad, Bad Summer Jobs Matt Heckler: The Waitress & The Derelict Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2012-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2513 Welcome back to the second part of our lovely, nerdy, story-telling-y February show. This episode features Nerdologues troupe member Bill Kenkel lecturing us on the futility of existence, film blogger Aaron Pinkston with an oral history of bad haircuts, and theater writer/producer/manager Byron Hatfield providing a tale of summer jobs that nerdy kids just shouldn't have. Once again our friend Matt Heckler lends his considerable musical talent to this month's proceedings. Join us THIS SUNDAY, February 19 at the Upstairs Gallery in Chicago (5219 N. Clark) at 7:00 PM for the next FREE episode recording. If you can't make that, then come out to Challengers Comics (1845 N. Western in Chicago) Monday, February 27 (again at 7:00 PM) for the first of hopefully many remote recordings! This episode features: Matt Heckler: Julia Matt Heckler: A Dying Man Bill Kenkel: The Futility of Existence Aaron Pinkston: An Oral History of Haircuts Byron Hatfield: Bad, Bad Summer Jobs Matt Heckler: The Waitress & The Derelict The NerdologuesWelcome back to the second part of our lovely, nerdy, story-telling-y February show. This episode features Nerdologues troupe member Bill Kenkel lecturing us on the futility of existence, film blogger Aaron Pinkston with an oral history of bad haircuts, and theater writer/producer/manager Byron Hatfield providing a tale of summer jobs that nerdy kids just shouldn't have. Once again our friend Matt Heckler lends his considerable musical talent to this month's proceedings. Join us THIS SUNDAY, February 19 at the Upstairs Gallery in Chicago (5219 N. Clark) at 7:00 PM for the next FREE episode recording. If you can't make that, then come out to Challengers Comics (1845 N. Western in Chicago) Monday, February 27 (again at 7:00 PM) for the first of hopefully many remote recordings! This episode features: Matt Heckler: Julia Matt Heckler: A Dying Man Bill Kenkel: The Futility of Existence Aaron Pinkston: An Oral History of Haircuts Byron Hatfield: Bad, Bad Summer Jobs Matt Heckler: The Waitress & The Derelict https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2012-part-1 IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE FEBRUARY EPISODE OF YOUR STORIES. Well, the first part, anyway. This show we've got improviser Steve Persch regaling us with a tale of contextual coolness, blogger Shawn Boyle sharing his fear of the apocalypse, Nerdologues troupe member Kevin Reader reliving the glory days of eighth grade basketball and special guest stand-up Mat Elfring (of Comicvine fame) sharing some tales from his time in the comic book industry. Additionally, this month we're joined musically by one Matt Heckler, an excellent folk singer/songwriter from the south suburbs of Chicago. Join us on Sunday, February 19th for our next live recording at the Upstairs Gallery, 5219 N. Clark at 7:00 PM. As always this is a FREE, BYOB show. Come tell a story or just enjoy the company! We've also got some bonus shows coming up later this month and year, which you'll hear all about on the podcast. Thanks for listening! Please send feedback to nerdologues@gmail.com or post it wherever you find this fine recording. This episode includes: Matt Heckler: Future War Steve Persch: Coolness in Context Shawn Boyle: A Glass Half Full, and Full of Poison Kevin Reader: Basketball Diaries Mat Elfring: Living the Life at Comic Vine Matt Heckler: Bottomed Out Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/february-2012-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2412 IT IS NOW TIME FOR THE FEBRUARY EPISODE OF YOUR STORIES. Well, the first part, anyway. This show we've got improviser Steve Persch regaling us with a tale of contextual coolness, blogger Shawn Boyle sharing his fear of the apocalypse, Nerdologues troupe member Kevin Reader reliving the glory days of eighth grade basketball and special guest stand-up Mat Elfring (of Comicvine fame) sharing some tales from his time in the comic book industry. Additionally, this month we're joined musically by one Matt Heckler, an excellent folk singer/songwriter from the south suburbs of Chicago. Join us on Sunday, February 19th for our next live recording at the Upstairs Gallery, 5219 N. Clark at 7:00 PM. As always this is a FREE, BYOB show. Come tell a story or just enjoy the company! We've also got some bonus shows coming up later this month and year, which you'll hear all about on the podcast. Thanks for listening! Please send feedback to nerdologues@gmail.com or post it wherever you find this fine recording. This episode includes: Matt Heckler: Future War Steve Persch: Coolness in Context Shawn Boyle: A Glass Half Full, and Full of Poison Kevin Reader: Basketball Diaries Mat Elfring: Living the Life at Comic Vine Matt Heckler: Bottomed Out The NerdologuesIT IS NOW TIME FOR THE FEBRUARY EPISODE OF YOUR STORIES. Well, the first part, anyway. This show we've got improviser Steve Persch regaling us with a tale of contextual coolness, blogger Shawn Boyle sharing his fear of the apocalypse, Nerdologues troupe member Kevin Reader reliving the glory days of eighth grade basketball and special guest stand-up Mat Elfring (of Comicvine fame) sharing some tales from his time in the comic book industry. Additionally, this month we're joined musically by one Matt Heckler, an excellent folk singer/songwriter from the south suburbs of Chicago. Join us on Sunday, February 19th for our next live recording at the Upstairs Gallery, 5219 N. Clark at 7:00 PM. As always this is a FREE, BYOB show. Come tell a story or just enjoy the company! We've also got some bonus shows coming up later this month and year, which you'll hear all about on the podcast. Thanks for listening! Please send feedback to nerdologues@gmail.com or post it wherever you find this fine recording. This episode includes: Matt Heckler: Future War Steve Persch: Coolness in Context Shawn Boyle: A Glass Half Full, and Full of Poison Kevin Reader: Basketball Diaries Mat Elfring: Living the Life at Comic Vine Matt Heckler: Bottomed Out https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/january-2012 Hey everyone, welcome to the January episode of the Nerdologues Present: Your Stories podcast. I hope everyone had a great holiday season! Once again we're coming at you with a great collection of audience-generated stories for your enjoyment. We've got a good one for you. You'll hear blogger Shawn Boyle calculate the preciousness of life mathematically. Comedian Andrew Bentley and myself share two love letters to musicians named Bruce - Dickinson and Springsteen, respectively. Additionally, Kevin Reader and Alex Talavera from the Nerdologues share stories from previous runs of sketch shows, including a scathing Amazon review and a Crisis on Infinite Alexes. If you want to be a part of the next Your Stories recording, it'll take place on Sunday, January 15 at a venue to be determined. Check www.nerdologues.com for more info! Speaking of shows, it's January in Chicago, and you know what that means - it's time for the Chicago Sketchfest. The Nerdologues has not one but two spots in the festival lined up, so come on down to Stage 773 - 1225 W Belmont - Thursday, January 5 at 8:00 PM or Thursday, January 12 at 9:00 PM for some sweet Nerdologues action. One last note - we've seen the podcast stats and we know people are listening to this. If you've got any feedback you'd like to share, please feel free to email us - that's nerdologues@gmail.com - or get at us through our Facebook page, which you can access at nerdologues.com. Do you have any favorite stories or songs? Any suggestions for the show? Just want to talk to us or sign up for a slot next month? Let us know, and thanks for listening! This episode includes: Dwight & Eric: 1979 Dwight & Eric: Brian Wilson Kevin Reader: Bad Reviews Shawn Boyle: Proving the Preciousness of Life with Math Andrew Bentley: Love Letter to Iron Maiden Eric: Wicker Man (partial) Alex Talavera: Crisis on Infinite Alexes Eric Garneau: Born to Monologue Dwight & Eric: Because the Night Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/january-2012 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2936 Hey everyone, welcome to the January episode of the Nerdologues Present: Your Stories podcast. I hope everyone had a great holiday season! Once again we're coming at you with a great collection of audience-generated stories for your enjoyment. We've got a good one for you. You'll hear blogger Shawn Boyle calculate the preciousness of life mathematically. Comedian Andrew Bentley and myself share two love letters to musicians named Bruce - Dickinson and Springsteen, respectively. Additionally, Kevin Reader and Alex Talavera from the Nerdologues share stories from previous runs of sketch shows, including a scathing Amazon review and a Crisis on Infinite Alexes. If you want to be a part of the next Your Stories recording, it'll take place on Sunday, January 15 at a venue to be determined. Check www.nerdologues.com for more info! Speaking of shows, it's January in Chicago, and you know what that means - it's time for the Chicago Sketchfest. The Nerdologues has not one but two spots in the festival lined up, so come on down to Stage 773 - 1225 W Belmont - Thursday, January 5 at 8:00 PM or Thursday, January 12 at 9:00 PM for some sweet Nerdologues action. One last note - we've seen the podcast stats and we know people are listening to this. If you've got any feedback you'd like to share, please feel free to email us - that's nerdologues@gmail.com - or get at us through our Facebook page, which you can access at nerdologues.com. Do you have any favorite stories or songs? Any suggestions for the show? Just want to talk to us or sign up for a slot next month? Let us know, and thanks for listening! This episode includes: Dwight & Eric: 1979 Dwight & Eric: Brian Wilson Kevin Reader: Bad Reviews Shawn Boyle: Proving the Preciousness of Life with Math Andrew Bentley: Love Letter to Iron Maiden Eric: Wicker Man (partial) Alex Talavera: Crisis on Infinite Alexes Eric Garneau: Born to Monologue Dwight & Eric: Because the Night The NerdologuesHey everyone, welcome to the January episode of the Nerdologues Present: Your Stories podcast. I hope everyone had a great holiday season! Once again we're coming at you with a great collection of audience-generated stories for your enjoyment. We've got a good one for you. You'll hear blogger Shawn Boyle calculate the preciousness of life mathematically. Comedian Andrew Bentley and myself share two love letters to musicians named Bruce - Dickinson and Springsteen, respectively. Additionally, Kevin Reader and Alex Talavera from the Nerdologues share stories from previous runs of sketch shows, including a scathing Amazon review and a Crisis on Infinite Alexes. If you want to be a part of the next Your Stories recording, it'll take place on Sunday, January 15 at a venue to be determined. Check www.nerdologues.com for more info! Speaking of shows, it's January in Chicago, and you know what that means - it's time for the Chicago Sketchfest. The Nerdologues has not one but two spots in the festival lined up, so come on down to Stage 773 - 1225 W Belmont - Thursday, January 5 at 8:00 PM or Thursday, January 12 at 9:00 PM for some sweet Nerdologues action. One last note - we've seen the podcast stats and we know people are listening to this. If you've got any feedback you'd like to share, please feel free to email us - that's nerdologues@gmail.com - or get at us through our Facebook page, which you can access at nerdologues.com. Do you have any favorite stories or songs? Any suggestions for the show? Just want to talk to us or sign up for a slot next month? Let us know, and thanks for listening! This episode includes: Dwight & Eric: 1979 Dwight & Eric: Brian Wilson Kevin Reader: Bad Reviews Shawn Boyle: Proving the Preciousness of Life with Math Andrew Bentley: Love Letter to Iron Maiden Eric: Wicker Man (partial) Alex Talavera: Crisis on Infinite Alexes Eric Garneau: Born to Monologue Dwight & Eric: Because the Night https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/december-2011-part-2 Hey everybody, welcome to the second part of the Nerdologues Present: Your Stories December podcast. Like last time, the show you're about to hear was recorded live at the Pub Theater, 3220 N Lincoln Avenue in Chicago. Everything on this podcast has been created and performed by audience members who volunteered to share their stories. This time out, you'll hear from Chicago comedian and production master Jeremy Kanne, who recalls doing whatever it took to be cool in junior high. Blogger and film critic Aaron Pinkston gives us a taste into his neuroses for cataloging trivia, and the mysterious Angela shares a story of falling in love over some eloquently-written e-mails. PLUS I relate a recent experience involving broken hearts and comic books. As usual, the show also features live music from myself and Dwight Haesler of the band Take Cover. If you'd like to participate in the next Your Stories show, please drop by the Pub Theater this Sunday night, December 18 at 8:00 PM for our next recording. It's totally free, and even if you don't want to share you can come be a part of our audience! This episode includes: Dwight & Eric: El Scorcho Eric Garneau: Of Comic Books & Broken Hearts Jeremy Kanne: Le Lapin Will Happen Angela: Letters to the Editor Aaron Pinkston: My Film Disease Dwight & Eric: Sledgehammer Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:45:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/december-2011-part-2 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2905 Hey everybody, welcome to the second part of the Nerdologues Present: Your Stories December podcast. Like last time, the show you're about to hear was recorded live at the Pub Theater, 3220 N Lincoln Avenue in Chicago. Everything on this podcast has been created and performed by audience members who volunteered to share their stories. This time out, you'll hear from Chicago comedian and production master Jeremy Kanne, who recalls doing whatever it took to be cool in junior high. Blogger and film critic Aaron Pinkston gives us a taste into his neuroses for cataloging trivia, and the mysterious Angela shares a story of falling in love over some eloquently-written e-mails. PLUS I relate a recent experience involving broken hearts and comic books. As usual, the show also features live music from myself and Dwight Haesler of the band Take Cover. If you'd like to participate in the next Your Stories show, please drop by the Pub Theater this Sunday night, December 18 at 8:00 PM for our next recording. It's totally free, and even if you don't want to share you can come be a part of our audience! This episode includes: Dwight & Eric: El Scorcho Eric Garneau: Of Comic Books & Broken Hearts Jeremy Kanne: Le Lapin Will Happen Angela: Letters to the Editor Aaron Pinkston: My Film Disease Dwight & Eric: Sledgehammer The NerdologuesHey everybody, welcome to the second part of the Nerdologues Present: Your Stories December podcast. Like last time, the show you're about to hear was recorded live at the Pub Theater, 3220 N Lincoln Avenue in Chicago. Everything on this podcast has been created and performed by audience members who volunteered to share their stories. This time out, you'll hear from Chicago comedian and production master Jeremy Kanne, who recalls doing whatever it took to be cool in junior high. Blogger and film critic Aaron Pinkston gives us a taste into his neuroses for cataloging trivia, and the mysterious Angela shares a story of falling in love over some eloquently-written e-mails. PLUS I relate a recent experience involving broken hearts and comic books. As usual, the show also features live music from myself and Dwight Haesler of the band Take Cover. If you'd like to participate in the next Your Stories show, please drop by the Pub Theater this Sunday night, December 18 at 8:00 PM for our next recording. It's totally free, and even if you don't want to share you can come be a part of our audience! This episode includes: Dwight & Eric: El Scorcho Eric Garneau: Of Comic Books & Broken Hearts Jeremy Kanne: Le Lapin Will Happen Angela: Letters to the Editor Aaron Pinkston: My Film Disease Dwight & Eric: Sledgehammer https://www.nerdologues.com/podcasts/your-stories/episodes/december-2011-part-1 The Nerdologues Presents: Your Stories is a storytelling podcast sponsored by the Chicago sketch comedy troupe the Nerdologues that features totally audience-generated content. Each month people share stories, songs, sketches and the like about their experiences being a nerd. They can be funny, poignant or even outright sad, but they’re all honest and they’re all fantastic. In our inaugural episode, we get tales from four veteran Chicago actors, writers and improvisers. First up, Steve Persch shows us the dark lengths to which his obsession with song lyrics can go. Then, Claire Freidman talks about the growing pains of leaving beloved activities behind. Mary Zee details about her teenage experiences being a nerd for Jesus, and finally Caitlin Costello reflects on keeping close the comforts of home while studying abroad. Additionally, Dwight Haesler and Eric Garneau of the band Take Cover provide musical accompaniment. The second part of December’s episode drops on the 15th of the month. If you’d like to take part in a Your Stories event and possibly be a part of the podcast, come to the Pub Theater, 3220 N. Lincoln Avenue in Chicago, the third Sunday of every month. The next show’s December 18. Even if you don’t want to participate, it’s free to watch. Bring your friends! This episode includes: Dwight & Eric: Teenage Dirtbag Dwight & Eric: Runaround Steve Persch: When Bad Lyrics Get Serious Claire Friedman: Growing Up Mary Zee: Jesus Camp Caitlin Costello: The Comforts of Home The Nerdologues: Prison Break pilot reenactment Dwight & Eric: Crazy/Rolling in the Deep Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:00:00 -0600 /podcasts/your-stories/episodes/december-2011-part-1 Your Stories https://www.nerdologues.com/sites/default/files/YSSlogo.jpg 2967 The Nerdologues Presents: Your Stories is a storytelling podcast sponsored by the Chicago sketch comedy troupe the Nerdologues that features totally audience-generated content. Each month people share stories, songs, sketches and the like about their experiences being a nerd. They can be funny, poignant or even outright sad, but they’re all honest and they’re all fantastic. In our inaugural episode, we get tales from four veteran Chicago actors, writers and improvisers. First up, Steve Persch shows us the dark lengths to which his obsession with song lyrics can go. Then, Claire Freidman talks about the growing pains of leaving beloved activities behind. Mary Zee details about her teenage experiences being a nerd for Jesus, and finally Caitlin Costello reflects on keeping close the comforts of home while studying abroad. Additionally, Dwight Haesler and Eric Garneau of the band Take Cover provide musical accompaniment. The second part of December’s episode drops on the 15th of the month. If you’d like to take part in a Your Stories event and possibly be a part of the podcast, come to the Pub Theater, 3220 N. Lincoln Avenue in Chicago, the third Sunday of every month. The next show’s December 18. Even if you don’t want to participate, it’s free to watch. Bring your friends! This episode includes: Dwight & Eric: Teenage Dirtbag Dwight & Eric: Runaround Steve Persch: When Bad Lyrics Get Serious Claire Friedman: Growing Up Mary Zee: Jesus Camp Caitlin Costello: The Comforts of Home The Nerdologues: Prison Break pilot reenactment Dwight & Eric: Crazy/Rolling in the Deep The NerdologuesThe Nerdologues Presents: Your Stories is a storytelling podcast sponsored by the Chicago sketch comedy troupe the Nerdologues that features totally audience-generated content. Each month people share stories, songs, sketches and the like about their experiences being a nerd. They can be funny, poignant or even outright sad, but they’re all honest and they’re all fantastic. In our inaugural episode, we get tales from four veteran Chicago actors, writers and improvisers. First up, Steve Persch shows us the dark lengths to which his obsession with song lyrics can go. Then, Claire Freidman talks about the growing pains of leaving beloved activities behind. Mary Zee details about her teenage experiences being a nerd for Jesus, and finally Caitlin Costello reflects on keeping close the comforts of home while studying abroad. Additionally, Dwight Haesler and Eric Garneau of the band Take Cover provide musical accompaniment. The second part of December’s episode drops on the 15th of the month. If you’d like to take part in a Your Stories event and possibly be a part of the podcast, come to the Pub Theater, 3220 N. Lincoln Avenue in Chicago, the third Sunday of every month. The next show’s December 18. Even if you don’t want to participate, it’s free to watch. Bring your friends! This episode includes: Dwight & Eric: Teenage Dirtbag Dwight & Eric: Runaround Steve Persch: When Bad Lyrics Get Serious Claire Friedman: Growing Up Mary Zee: Jesus Camp Caitlin Costello: The Comforts of Home The Nerdologues: Prison Break pilot reenactment Dwight & Eric: Crazy/Rolling in the Deep