Stupid Nerd #40: Saw
Arnie learns about the torture horror 'Saw' franchise from the hosts of the Critical End podcast, Logan Lee and Ryan DiGiorgi.
Feb 16, 2011•1 hr 4 min
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Stupid Nerd #39: Cthulu
Arnie learns about the Great Elder God Cthulu, and the other horrors created by H.P. Lovecraft from his guests, Chris Rathjen and Jorin Garguilo.
Jan 26, 2011•1 hr 5 min
Stupid Nerd #38: World of Warcraft
Arnie learns about the insanely popular on-line roleplaying game 'World of Warcraft' from his guests Sammy Tamimi and Chip Aucion.
Jan 18, 2011•1 hr 9 min
Stupid Nerd #37: sci fi camp
Arnie talks to Eden Robins about attending the Clairon Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer's Workshop (aka "scifi summer camp"), science fiction writing in general, and having the same name as someone else.
Jan 07, 2011•55 min
Stupid Nerd #36: a very nerdy Christmas
Arnie learns about various nerdy Christmas specials from Jason Chin, Sean Kelley and Padraic Connelly. Topics include the Star Wars Christmas special, various Muppets Christmas specials, an Epcot Christmas memory, and various takes on A Christmas Carol (among other things).
Dec 18, 2010•58 min
Stupid Nerd #35: Human Centipede
Arnie learns all about the A.T.M. horror movie Human Centipede from his guests Adal Rifai, Mike Johnson and Rob White. Warning: There are some things you can't unlearn.
Dec 07, 2010•59 min
Stupid Nerd #34: Women of the Otherworld
Arnie learns about the mulit-volume fantasy series from his guests Laura Personic and Megan O'Neill. Female werewolves. Female ghosts. Female chaos demons.
Nov 23, 2010•48 min
Stupid Nerd #33: fantasy LARP
Arnie talks to Sean Ellis about his monthly fantasy LARP getaway weekends. You know, camping and pretending to be a gypsy fighting stone elves.
Nov 17, 2010•1 hr 10 min
Stupid Nerd #32: serial killers 3
Still more serial killers. Arnie's guests Louie Saunders, Ellen Haeg and Molly Willbanks are back to talk about serial killers yet again. This time we talk about the Beltway Snipers, the ten year old killer Mary Bell, the BTK Killer and get the latest updates on the Zodiac.
Nov 05, 2010•1 hr
Stupid Nerd #31: Foodies
Arnie learns about being a food nerd from Adal Rifai and Marla Caceres. Many Chicago restaurants are discussed.
Oct 26, 2010•54 min
Stupid Nerd #30: Superman
We're back. Arnie Niekamp learns about Superman from Sean Kelley and Jorin Garguilo.
Oct 19, 2010•1 hr 7 min
Stupid Nerd Bonus: Aphasia podcast on nerdiness
An excerpt from the "Aphasia Presents Something" podcast starring Jeff Griggs, Jeannie Cahill and Brett Lyons. They debate nerdiness and who is and isn't nerdy. Arnie will be back soon with more Stupid Nerd podcasts.
Aug 12, 2010•27 min
Stupid Nerd #29: cryptic crosswords
Arnie learns about cryptic crosswords, an incredibly nerdy and more challenging variation on crossword puzzles from his guests Noah Gregoropoulus and Joe Burton. Make sure to download and print out the crossword we work on during this episode which you can find at www.stupidnerdpodcast.blogspot.com posted right after this episode.
Jun 06, 2010•1 hr 22 min
Stupid Nerd #28: Nightmare on Elm Street
Arnie learns all about the "Nightmare on Elm Street" film franchise from his guests Adal Rifai and Ryan DiGiorgi.
May 21, 2010•1 hr 5 min
Stupid Nerd #27: Legend of Zelda
Arnie learns about The Legend of Zelda series of video games from guests Louie Saunders and Matt Young.
May 11, 2010•1 hr 22 min
Stupid Nerd #26: Competitive Pinball
Arnie learns about the exciting world of competitive pinball from Matt Meador and Josh Sharpe (world ranked pinball player and so much more).
Apr 22, 2010•53 min
Stupid Nerd #25: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Special episode! Sarah Maher hosts. Arnie Niekamp and Megan O'Neill teach her about all seven seasons of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
Apr 09, 2010•1 hr 27 min
Stupid Nerd #24: Medieval Times (Dinner & Tournament)
Arnie learns a little about Medieval Times (a jousting-themed stunt show dining experience) from Sarah Wonak and Matt Trupia. Chris Weil stops by briefly to share a story about being kicked out of Medieval Times.
Mar 30, 2010•34 min
Stupid Nerd #23: Assassins
Arnie learns about the "pretend to kill your friends in public" game Assassins from two people who went a little crazy playing it: Shad Kunkle and Rich Prouty
Mar 08, 2010•1 hr 12 min
Stupid Nerd #22: Thor
Arnie learns about Marvel superhero Thor from Jason Chin and Chicago Comics owner, Eric Thornton. The episode was actually recorded near the back of the store.
Feb 09, 2010•46 min
Stupid Nerd #21: more serial killers
Arnie learns more about serial killers (Gilles De Rais, H.H. Holmes and Enriqueta Marti) from Louis Saunders, Molly Wilbanks and Ellen Haeg. Louis also talks about his recent Zodiac killer tour of San Fransisco.
Jan 31, 2010•55 min
Stupid Nerd #20: Chrono Trigger
Arnie learns about the classic Super Nintendo RPG "Chrono Trigger" from Nate Fernald and Gene Gemperline.
Jan 25, 2010•1 hr 4 min
Stupid Nerd #19: vamprie LARPING 2
Chris Weil and Ryan DiGiorgi are back to delve further into the world of vampire Live Action Role Playing. This time Arnie and his guests each make Vampire: The Requiem characters for themselves for an upcoming game.
Jan 12, 2010•1 hr 10 min
Stupid Nerd #18: Ben Ten
Arnie learns about the kid's cartoon 'Ben Ten' from two kids, his nephews Ty and Will.
Jan 06, 2010•12 min
Stupid Nerd #17: Dragonlance
Arnie learns about the Dragonlance books from Steve Waltien (aka Raistlin Majere) and Nick Baer (aka Tanis Half-Elven). It goes without saying that it's super-nerdy.
Dec 22, 2009•1 hr 19 min
Stupid Nerd #16: Professional Wrestling
Arnie's guests Zach Thompson and Josh Breit teach him about the complex world of professional wrestling.
Dec 15, 2009•55 min
Stupid Nerd #15: Neon Genesis Evangelion
Arnie learns about the crazy anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion from Laura Grey and Irene Marquette.
Nov 24, 2009•1 hr 20 min
Stupid Nerd #14: Robin, the Boy Wonder
Arnie learns about Batman's sidekick(s), Robin, from Craig Uhlir, Jason Chin and Matt Young.
Nov 17, 2009•37 min
Stupid Nerd #13: the holographic universe
Steve Heinrich and Chris Weil blow Arnie's mind by explaining that our entire universe might be a hologram. Maybe. Sort of.
Nov 10, 2009•1 hr 5 min
Stupid Nerd #12: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Arnie learns about the short-lived FOX series 'The Sarah Connor Chronicles' from Shad Kunkle and Shaun Clayton.
Nov 03, 2009•54 min
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