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Nerds of the Old Republic: The Drinking Person’s #Scifi Club
Three friends who disagree constantly, drink well and occasionally say things that are insightful about literature. Join Mike, Shaun and Adam, for lively discussions of your favorite books, movies, and TV shows — all while enjoying a signature cocktail inspired by the story! We're your new friend group with the best cocktail parties and conversations!
Whether it’s classic Star Wars, epic fantasy like Lord of the Rings, or the latest binge-worthy series, we mix fun commentary with themed drinks…
Episodes
- Nerds of the Old Republic: The Drinking Person’s #Scifi Club
Dungeon Crawler Carl: Talking Cats, LitRPG and the Hilarious Apocalypse
The hosts introduce Season 6 of Nerds of the Old Republic and dive into Dungeon Crawler Carl, discussing its litRPG mechanics, dark humor, and why it’s…
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The Two Towers, Three Nerds and Mead: Nerds Review JRR Tolkien
Hey there Nerd Nation! The Nerds are back this month with their revisit of JRR Tolkien's The Two Towers, just in time for its 25th theatrical release. If…
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Romantasy, LotR Everything, The Death of the Franchise, and a Smoked Black Lager
Hello Nerds, Thank you for joining Mike, Shaun and Adam as we look back at the changes the Nerd Nation experienced this year that we haven't covered yet. Three…
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One Beer to Rule Them All | The Fellowship of the Ring — Tolkien, Jackson, and The End of the World
J.R.R. Tolkien spent decades building a world that was never supposed to save itself easily — and Peter Jackson spent three films reminding us why that…
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Nerds and Murderbots Just Want to Disassociate (and have fun)!
Hello, and welcome Nerd Nation! We're here talking about Martha Wells' novella Murderbot book one All Systems Red. A sci-fi book where for once, the cyborg…
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Nerds Review Del Toro's Frankenstein, or, The Ugliest Pretty Boy in Town
Listen in as the nerds discuss the newest entry in the Frankenstein franchise as envisioned by Benecio Del Toro, or BDT as we call him on the cast. If you've…
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AI Robots IRL and the Nerds Collide in the World of Tron
Hey there Nerd Nation! We're here with an OG favorite - Tron. But this time, we're here to talk about the newest movie in the franchise- Tron: Ares. If you're…
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Drinking Sherry and talking Martians from Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles
Hello Nerd Nation! We're back from the holidays and here with an OG classic sci-fi book: The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury. Thanks to the book, we're…
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Nerds Nerd Out About Dystopian Music
Hello and welcome to the future we have, and not the future we deserve! Listen in as the Nerds discuss three albums known for their nerdy sci-fi nature…
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Nerds Face a Sicilian when Death (and Drinks) are on the Line: Review of Princess Bride
Well, hello there fellow nerds. It's like you're a long lost stable boy, and we're...OK the analogy falls apart. But between the title and the scantily clad…
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Barlywine and Literal Escapism in Brandon Sanderson's The Emperor's Soul
Welcome to season 5 of Nerds of the Old Republic! We're back and talking about the fabled Brandon Sanderson's novella The Emperor's Soul. While we dig into…
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Space-time Conundrums and Puns with Rick and Morty
Or, the other greatest animated series of all time... Join Shaun, Mike and Adam and they talk about Cartoon Network's Rick and Morty. If you've never watched…
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Beer and Dystopian Bondage while reviewing Mad Max
Join Shaun, Mike and Adam as they go back to the 1980's classic and ever present Mad Max films. While not necessary to enjoy the film, they grab a tasty beer…
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Rum Taste Test to Chase Jeff VanderMeer's Hummingbird Salamander
Hi everyone, and welcome to another Nerds book review, this time of Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff Vandermeer. In this episode, the intrepid hosts struggle to…
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The Best Anime Ever: Cowboy Bebop
Listen in as the hosts, Shaun, Mike and Adam talk about their experience watching the early 2000's anime Cowboy Bebop! They discuss that banger intro by The…
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A Whole Lot to Grappa About: TR Napper's 36 Streets
Thanks for listening as the hosts try a new liquor and talk up the book 36 Streets by Australian author TR Napper. There's so much for everyone in this title…
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Sipping Sake and Diving into 'Ghost in the Shell'
In this episode of 'Nerds in the Old Republic,' hosts Adam, Shaun, and Mike take on the 1995 anime cult classic, Ghost in the Shell. With much anticipation and…
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"Diving Deep into George R.R. Martin's Westeros: The Enigmatic World of Dunk & Egg"
Join the hosts of Nerds of the Old Republic as they delve into George R.R. Martin's fascinating world of Westeros, focusing on the enchanting tales of Dunk and…
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Nerds Year in Review 2: What Do the Nerds Want?
Hey everyone, and Happy New Year! We're back with the second half of our "Year-in-Review" show, and this time, we're focusing on what Shaun, Mike and Adam want…
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Nerds in Review 2024
Hey there! And welcome to Nerds of the Old Republic - we're wrapping up the year with a tentative year-in-review in all things nerdy! On this cast, we're…
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Nerd's Book Review: A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Hey there nerds! We're here reading our sub-etha meson reader, and this month it's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Grab your a big glass of gargle…
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Nerds Book Review: The Weird (Part 2) by Jeff and Ann Vandermeer
We're going back to the well of The Weird, edited by the Vandermeers. In this cast, we're talking about Shirley Jackson, Jorge Louis Borges, and a story or two…
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Nerds Review: Early Weird Fiction
Hey there! Do you like weird fiction? Is your bookshelf filled with Kafka and Algernon Blackwood? Well, then you know more about weird fiction than I did…
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Nerds Review: The Acolyte and Disney's Star Wars
Hello and welcome to Nerds of the Old Republic! We're three friends who love reading nerdy fiction. We're taking a break from the reading this week to talk…
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Nerds Book Review: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Welcome back as we return to form with a book review: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell. It's a multi-epoch book spanning the eras of Colonialism all the way…
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Nerds Movie Review: The Goonies
Hey there and welcome to the first episode in our fourth season! We're stretching our interests a bit with this one, but we're going to talk about The Goonies…
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Nerds Book Review: Neuromancer by William Gibso
Hello, and welcome to our last episode of season four! We’re reviewing an icon, our idol, and early cast book in William Gibson’s <i>Neuromancer<\i>. It’s got…
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Nerds Movie Review: Everything, Everywhere All at Once
Hey there fellow nerds! We're talking about the 2022 smash movie, Everything Everywhere All at Once while drinking a smoked, maple bourbon peach smash -- kinda…
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Nerds Book Review: Ray Naylor's The Mountain in the Sea
Today we review a book that's all about our avatar's baby cousin -- the octopus. Ray Naylor's The Mountain in the Sea. What's better than octopodes with a…
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Nerds Movie Review: Dune 2
What do you get when you put three nerds in a room together with spicy margaritas? Our latest 'cast where we discuss the recently released Dune Part 2 based on…
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ChatGPT Does our Homework: "Fear and Loathing in Dallas"
In a one-off, we read the ChatGPT generated audio drama we discussed in the previous episode; it's a first for us, and a first for podcasts (as far as we…
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Nerds AI Experiment: ChatGPT Does our Writing
Join us as we do something a little weird, even for us. As teachers, we are fighting and intrigued by what AI, specifically ChatGPT, can do. So join us for an…
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Nerds Book Review: Out There Screaming
Here we go with a new book: Jordan Peele’s Out There Screaming, a collection of new black horror. We at Nerds are HUGE fans of the editor’s work so we wanted…
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Nerds Review Quentin Tarantino: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Well, now, this is an end of an era. The last Tarantino movie to review: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Listen in as Mike, Shaun and I give the director one…
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Nerds Review Quentin Tarantino: Hateful Eight
We’re neck deep into our retrospective here on the man himself: Quentin Tarantino. Join us for a quickie on Hateful Eight before a look on the Once Upon a Time…
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Nerds Review Quentin Tarantino: Django Unchained
Hello you poor devils! Welcome to the second last Tarantino episode from us, the Nerds of the Old Republic! We're talking Django Unchained (the D is silent)…
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Nerds Review Quentin Tarantino: Inglourious Basterds
We know the holidays can be a a difficult time to be around the family, so why not talk about something we can all agree on: killin' Nazis with Quentin…
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Nerds Review Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Vol. 2
Hey there kiddo... let's finish this, shall we? Listen in as we talk about the second half of what Tarantino considers a single film; part samurai warrior…
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Nerds Review Quentin Tarantino: Kill Bill Vol. 1
There's only one thing left to do, and that's...review Quintin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 1. Ok, maybe more than one thing left to do, since we're also…
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Nerds Review Quentin Tarantino: Jackie Brown
Well, well, well, look who we have here. It's another Tarantino film. That's who. Welcome back to the Nerds Review Tarantino series, this time looking at…
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Nerds Review Quentin Tarantino: Pulp Fiction
Mmmmm Mmmmmm...that's a tasty podcast! We're back with movie two of our Tarantino study: Pulp Fiction! Listen in as we do terrible impressions of the best…
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Nerds Review Quentin Tarantino: Reservoir Dogs
Well, well, well. If it isn't Mr. Nerd. We're back, and we're taking a different tack with the start of this season. Since we love all things nerd-related and…
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Nerds Movie Review: Akira
Hey there nerds! Ready for some over-the-top anime with Akira? Supposedly groundbreaking. Supposedly life-altering. Listen in as we discuss our hottakes and…
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Nerds Book Recommendation: Walkaway by Cory Doctorow
Hi Nerds! Sorry this one's a little late -- there was some problems with the Walkaway net, then someone stole my B+B, it was a whole thing. We're here talking…
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Nerds TV Recommendations: 90’s Nerdgasm!
Here there fellow nerds! We're at it again, this time looking at the golden age of nerdy television: the 1990's. Join us as we reminisce about days of old. We…
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Nerds of the Old Republic Awards: Star Trek The Next Generation
Welcome back fellow nerds! If you joined us for the last conversation, you know we're talking about Star Trek: The Next Generation. In this installment, we're…
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Nerds TV Recommendation: Star Trek The Next Generation
Hello, fellow nerds! And thanks for listening in to our re-watch of a sci-fi classic, Star Trek: The Next Generation. We've picked some of the biggest episodes…
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Nerds TV Review: Amazon’s Rings of Power
Hail and well met fellow Tolkienites! Tolkeinists? Either way, we're here and ready to vivisect Amazon's huge investment in the TV series: The Rings of Power…
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Nerds Book Review: The Silmarillion
Hi there nerds! We’re getting into the high holy of nerd-dom : JRR Tolkien’s fantasy world from the Lord of the Rings. Specifically, we’re looking at the…
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Nerds TV Recommendation: Netflix’s The Sandman
Hi there! I know it's been a while, but we're back. Back again. Nerds are back. Tell a friend. Ok, enough of that! We're watching the Netflix TV series of the…
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Nerds Book Review: Cixin Liu’s Three Body Problem
Hey fellow Nerds! This month we're reading Chinese sensation Cixin Liu's The Three-Body Problem, the first book in a hard sci-fi trilogy. There are aliens…
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Nerds Movie Review: Blade Runner 2049
In a world where androids hunt androids...that's right, we're talking Blade Runner 2049, directed by friend of the cast, Denis Villeneuve and staring none else…
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Nerds Book Review: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K. Dick
Quick Disclaimer: This episode was recorded outside, at a friend of the cast’s house, so there more background noise than usual. Is that a real sheep you have…
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Nerds TV Review: Obi-Wan
In true nerds fashion, we're looking at some Star Wars media -- Ewan McGregor's triumphant (?!) return to the old master! Since Obi-Wan is a staid, old man…
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Nerds Book Review: Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson
It's been a while, but we're back and coming out swinging with Neal Stephenson's newest book Termination Shock. Will we like it as much as his other book, Snow…
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Nerds Movie Review: Ex Machina
Hey everyone! We hope this episode finds you hanging out near a pool, with a Genesee Light in your hand -- yes, that's right, it's the drink for the cast, you…
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Nerds Book Recommendation: Joe Hill’s Full Throttle
Welcome back, Nerds! We are still drinking that extra thick watermelon vodka concoction that Shaun made on his back patio. The drinks were good, the…
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Nerds Book Recommendation: Stephen King’s If It Bleeds
Hey there Nerds! We're tackling one of the more prolific writers this month in a sort of two-for-one. This cast is all about an OG horror writer: Stephen King…
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Nerds Movie Review: Jiujitsu with Nicholas Cage
Grab yourself something to drink and plug in your headphones, we're doing a partial live watch of Nicholas Cage's Jiujitsu. Holy cow, people, this one takes me…
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Nerds Book Recommendation: Moon Witch Spider King
Hello there fellow nerds! We're in for a treat today as we drink Tanduay Double Rum and talk all things Marlon James, but specifically his Moon Witch Spider…