Singing with from 10/11/2013 (I forgot to post it). This song will always remind me of my many travels to see various Nerdist and Chris Hardwick events. It's also a really fun song to sing. Sara Watkins was on both the Nerdist and You Made It Weird. Nerdist #263: http://www.nerdist.com/2012/09/nerdist-podcast-sara-watkins/ You Made It Weird #162: http://www.nerdist.com/2013/06/you-made-it-weird-162-sara-watkins/ This week's song is Sara Watkin's You and Me Lyrics: I remember the night I remember...
Oct 11, 2013•5 min
Lyrics: I've been sitting here thinking about gravity,Around the universe reaching out and grabbing me,It's like everything's pulling me back to you.I've been wondering if it's unreality,or if somebody up there is glad at me,it's like everything's pulling me back to you.I don't need to see it, oh no,I just got to believe it, you know,And I know you can believe it too,Cause it's true.I've been staring at the night sky wondering,What's really keepin' me under it,It's like everything's pulling me b...
Oct 05, 2013•4 min
Show Notes: Interpersonal conflict: Knowing is half the battle What to do when your brain focuses in upon itself: breaking the inward spiral 2 Nerds 1 Podcast! Opening theme performed by the URI Ram Marching Band under the direction of Dr. Brain Cardany. Closing theme by Ben Folds Five "Do it anyway"
Oct 05, 2013•9 min
[audio="stuff.mp3"] Show Notes: Iron Man 3, Robert Downey Jr is Iron Man 2/3 Nerdist Podcast Live, Matt Mira Rules Chris Hardwick's show is developing well Promotions: 2 Nerds 1 Podcast https://www.facebook.com/2Nerds1Podcast eowlarts has fine handmade jewerly: http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/eowlarts You Made it Weird is awesome 2008 Marching Band Season: Voodoo, Hernando's Hideaway, Big Noise from Winnetka! Help me celebrate 2 years of podcasting? Review me on iTunes, ask me a question ...
Oct 03, 2013•28 min
Show Notes: World War ZzzzZzzZZ 2/3 Nerdist on Friday at the Wilbur Joke of the weak Marching Band 2008: Bill Chase show. It was my first show marching in a very long time. Promo for 2 Nerds 1 Podcast Open Up Wide, Handbags and Gladrags, Get it On Go to dihard.info to find me on the interwebs! Opening theme is Doom's Day by Murray Gold. Ending songs are performed by the URI Ram Marching Band under the direction of Dr. Brian Cardany. If you enjoy the podcast please leave me a rating on iTunes....
Sep 27, 2013•23 min
Show Notes: Stuff from Engineering Luck Confidence Theory Here is the point of not only the chapter but the entire book: Strive for excellence in something you love. Options lead to Safety leads to Comfort leads to Confidence It is the little things that add up to. Characterize: Write three things you are good at. Characterize: Think of a situation in which you felt desperate and write down at least two options you might have had. If you can't come up with any, stop feeling bad about it! There w...
Sep 24, 2013•20 min
Show notes: I finally saw Star Trek Into Darkness Star Trek Into Darkness Musical Interlude The Final Burn: Burn Notice has its series finale Do not give up what you want most for what you want right now! Consider donating some spare change to the awesome people at spillway.ca! There is a donation button somewhere! Opening Music and closing music by the URI Marching Band under the direction of Dr. Brian Cardany (The best band director in the known universe!)...
Sep 21, 2013•22 min
Show Notes Marching Band! Doing stuff and things: John Oliver, Jim Gaffigan, Pete Holmes Doctor Who poster: http://www.nerdist.com/2013/09/doctor-whos-50th-gets-a-title-and-a-poster/ Pete Homes: New Comedy Boyfriend Pete Holmes Website: http://www.peteholmes.com/ Pete Holmes Twitter: https://twitter.com/peteholmes Pete Homes Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/peteholmes 2 Nerds 1 Podcast: keeps getting better Wanted: YOUR promos! send to dihard.info Remember: Do not give up what you want most for w...
Sep 12, 2013•14 min
Show Notes: Marching Band performs on September 7, 2013 at 1pm Kingston, RI USA Superman was not so Super. Promotion Time: If you have a promo respond dihard.info 2 Nerds 1 Podcast Promotion! Subscribe Here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/2-nerds-1-podcast/id591992128 The Muppet Movie 2011 Video of the Day featuring songs from the upcoming half time show: http://wp.me/p2tSXK-md Opening theme, Drum Feature from the URI Ram Marching Band Closing Themes: Fire and Louie Louie all preformed unde...
Sep 03, 2013•19 min
Show Notes: From last week: The essence of last week's pod is the following: Give yourself a break, you are on a path of self-improvement. This path is full of hills and valleys. There are many bumps in the road so just keep going. Characterize: Write three ridiculous "if-then" scenarios to strengthen decisions you've made. Engineering Luck Blind luck vs. Circumstantial Luck Blind Luck is answering your front door to find a talking emu who brings you fortune and fame winning the lotto, having an...
Aug 25, 2013•7 min
Show Notes: 2 Nerd 1 Podcast youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/ComicFiction Patty Marvel's 1st ever open mic (NSFW) Reddstone in Lakewood : http://youtu.be/LUiMDmKIMTk Graphing the history of philosophy: http://drunks-and-lampposts.com/2012/06/13/graphing-the-history-of-philosophy/ Nerdtitans: http://nerdtitan.com/ Opening theme: Night on Bald Mountain Closing theme: Fight Song Segue Sung, Louie Louie Performed by the URI Ram Marching Band under the direction of Brain Cardany....
Aug 24, 2013•14 min
Show Notes: Garmish-Partenkirche and Zugspitze photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lydia69/sets/72157634929935199/ Creative slump--Great time for the Nerdist Way! From the section in the Nerdist Way: DECISIONS AND CHOICES ARE NOT TRYING TO MURDER YOU Quote from the book: "No matter what tricks you use or what decisions you make, go easy on yourself as someone who's on a never-ending question for improvement. No one sets out to make a bad decision...( insert reference to 2011 here) " Chris Hardw...
Aug 16, 2013•11 min
Show Notes: GISHWHIES http://www.nerdist.com/2013/07/join-the-hunt-with-gishwhes-2013-and-misha-collins/ The Pride of Erie PA: http://www.theprideoferiepa.com/ 2 Nerds 1 Podcast: Food Hacks with T$: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=290827364389258 The opening and closing themes performed by the URI Ram Band under the direction of Brian Cardany. Apache was the opening theme and Louie Louie is the closing theme....
Aug 16, 2013•10 min
Show Note: Doctor Who! Follow https://twitter.com/BobbyAlvahSmith he's a Whovian! http://nerdtitan.com for all my Doctor Who writings! GISHWHES http://www.gishwhes.com My information: http://dihard.info Opening theme "I am the Doctor" by Murray Gold Closing theme "Louie Louie" performed by the University of Rhode Island Ram Marching Band under the direction of Brian Cardany....
Aug 10, 2013•12 min
Show Notes: Marching Band Music includes a whole show featuring: Carmina Burana by Carl Orff I do believe we are doing a Journey show too! The Pride of Erie! Who is the next doctor? I recorded this before the announcement. Check my articles on http://nerdtitan.com ! Opening Theme: Carmina Burana by Carl Orff Closing Theme Louie Louie performed by The URI Ram Marching Band under the direction of Brian Cardany....
Aug 05, 2013•9 min
Show notes: Nerdist Live from SDCC https://www.nerdist.com/2013/07/nerdist-podcast-live-from-sdcc-2013/ CH and Tom Cruise sing together http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/23/comic-con-2013-chris-hardwick-sings-with-tom-cruise/ Doctor Who pages from San Diego Comic Con program: http://imgur.com/a/hVSjK Chronicles of Syntax, Liam Drydan (Aka little radge aka David Tennant's brother/son) http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDmSnqbQcsmlWzJGoKt5cRKndoIdeijkJ Nate Silver moves from NYTimes to ESPN. O...
Jul 28, 2013•10 min
Show Notes: Wedding in NH http://www.zugspitze.de/en/summer/berg/zugspitze/zugspitze.htm https://www.facebook.com/2Nerds1Podcast http://1morecastle.com/series/1-more-podcastle/ http://www.nerdtitan.com/category/tv-titan/doctor-who-tv-titan/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Notes-from-the-Internet-Apocalypse/201592453187344 Opening Theme: Lock You Up Closing Theme: Louie Louie Both performed by the University of Rhode Island Ram Marching Band under the direction of Brian Cardany....
Jul 12, 2013•9 min
Show Notes: My Spotify list featuring Mike Birbiglia here: Stand up Favorite Gladstone articles: http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-questions-people-debating-rape-jokes-should-ask-themselves/ http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-4-greatest-things-in-comedy-everyone-misunderstands/ http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-ways-we-define-love-and-why-theyre-wrong/ http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-ways-sci-fi-universes-treat-black-characters/ http://www.cracked.com/blog/ndaa-biggest-election-issue-no-ones-talking-...
Jun 23, 2013•13 min
Characterize!! 1. List 5 words that might be constructive default words: 2. Pick one that gibes with where you want to go and write it under name in your character sheet. Walking the Nerdist Way Pledge, Repeat after me or with me....I don't think I left much of a space for after...ooops. "I will believe that I deserve good things. I will make it a habit of putting my artly creations out into the wild no matter what. I will then be ahead of 98% of the people on this floating rock." Me & Chris...
Jun 17, 2013•6 min
In this episode I talk about my favorite comedians and why I love them. Show Notes: Inspired by the article: http://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/chris-hardwicks-top-ten-stand-up-comedians My Spotify list featuring everyone here: Stand up Steve Martin Books The Bugle Podcast: http://thebuglepodcast.com/ Pete Holmes (Featuring Maria Bamford and Tig Nataro) http://www.nerdist.com/2013/06/you-made-it-weird-159-live-from-bloomington-indiana/ This Week with Larry Miller: http://www.adamcarolla.com/LM...
Jun 16, 2013•17 min
Show Notes: Characterize What are some decisions you've been recently struggling with? What are the pros and cons of both sides? Scared is scared: http://t.co/f8VXqnmbFS Opening Theme: Matt Smith's 11th Doctor Saying "I am and always will be the optimist, the hoper of far-flung hopes, the dreamer of improbable dreams." Malaguena performed by the URI Ram Marching Band under the direction of Brian Cardany. Closing theme is "Do It Anyway" by Ben Folds Five. Walking the Nerdist Way Pledge, Repeat af...
Jun 09, 2013•7 min
Show Notes: (I say it's 73 but it's really episode 74! You can't hire good help these days. ;-) Blood Kiss Kickstarter: http://kck.st/11EXkvO YouTube videos for Blood Kiss: https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialBloodKiss My article on Matt Smith leaving Doctor Who: http://www.nerdtitan.com/2013/06/03/thank-you-matt-smith/ Opening Theme: Lock You Up Closing Theme: Louie Louie Both performed by the University of Rhode Island Ram Marching Band under the direction of Brian Cardany....
Jun 08, 2013•15 min
Show Notes: Mission Statement or why I podcast I will believe that I deserve good things. I will make it a habit of putting my artly creations out into the wild no matter what. I do this so that my fellow Nerds will be inspired to do the same. Creating things and sharing them with our fellow humans feeds our soul and makes our existence joyful. Life is too short not to have joy in it. (Modified and added from The Nerdist Way by Chris Hardwick) http://interesting--thing.blogspot.com/2013/04/how-t...
Jun 02, 2013•11 min
Show notes: I talked about last weekend. NANO: Just Steve, Gillian, Mary Leora, Tara, Emily Go check out her plushies! http://www.etsy.com/shop/EMYStuffNplush Chris Hardwick agreed to be on my podcast. But his body language was as if I asked him to make sweet love to a hornet's nest. But he SAID yes and that's what I'm going with. Speaking of making love to a hornet's nest Swedish man making love to a hornet's nest: FALSE: http://www.snopes.com/media/notnews/hornetsnest.as Opening Theme: Opening...
Jun 02, 2013•17 min
Show Notes: We try to end on something lighter Pirate of the Carobinian: Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom vs. Johnny Depp and Penélope Cruz Alice in Wonderland (Another movie I didn't see) Green Lantern We are keeping it light with the recent deaths of Ray Haryhausen (RIP), Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly, and Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman Chris' favorite movie of all time: They Live Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe and other movie/books by C. S. Lewis Meeting people from the 1950's movies New Media: I me...
May 18, 2013•49 min
Show Notes Burn Notice Bruce Campbell Book and Movies Bubba Ho Tep http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281686/ Phantasm Series http://www.phantasm.com/ The Beast Master books: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beast_Master Andre Alice Norton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Norton Conan the Barbarian: Can't beat the Arnold Red Sonia Scorpion King and the Mummy Tremmers Movies I haven't seen yet: The Thing, Prometheus, The Alien(s) movies! Sex in movies: necessary? A Serbian Film: http://en.wikipedia....
May 18, 2013•23 min
Characterize: Come up with the dumbest, hackiest thing you can think of. me? This: http://spillway.ca/2013/05/13/episode-69-now-hear-me-out/ How can you start tweaking it to make it your own? Is there a project you've been putting off because of prejudgement? What is it? What are some limitations you've imposed on yourself? Is it possible they're not true? Opening Theme: Matt Smith's 11th Doctor Saying "I am and always will be the optimist, the hoper of far-flung hopes, the dreamer of improbable...
May 16, 2013•6 min
Show Notes: Introducing Chris Hinkson. He works with me at the University of Rhode Island technology help desk. I've know him for many years. Super Hero Movies: Are there too many? We talk about the different movies coming out including movies based on lesser known characters Our conversation wonders from horror movies to bizzar movies We both have shitty memories so there is a bunch of information we forget The Incredible Hulk and how incredible Bill Bixby was as a human and actor Fantastic 4 P...
May 16, 2013•32 min
Show Notes: Picture is used with permission from Super Serious Show: http://www.flickr.com/photos/superseriousshow/6478010459/ The photographer is Mandee Johnson, www.mandeejohnson.com My fangirl almost funny but really sincere bits: The hardest I ever laughed: Chris Hardwick's unintentional 3 way (Original Chris Hardwick Mashup: http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/tklk05/mash-up-hotel-rooms ) SF Sketchfest Déjà vu: the return of the hotel mirror joke A Nerdgirl's Monologue : ( http://www.f...
May 12, 2013•18 min
Show Notes: The name of the pod episode is in the Raw because I did not do any editing other than putting the music in it. My Article for NerdTitian on Chris Hardwick: http://www.nerdtitan.com/2013/04/30/congratulations-chris-hardwick/ Check out the Kickstarer film: Right There: http://kck.st/14nyC42 Busy week so this is a very short episode Music: Children of Sanchez, Louie Louie both performed by the University of Rhode Island Ram Marching Band under the direction of Brian Cardany. Remember, d...
May 04, 2013•7 min