Now that we're back from HellmouthCon and have played some summer nerdy games, let's reroll and visit another Joss Whedon classic, Firefly. Hold on tight, this amazing replay is followed next week by the show recorded LIVE with a Buffy audience at the Hellmouth! --------------------------- The browncoats are here, and we are talking about another classic from Joss Whedon - Firefly (including the accompanying film, Serenity ). The nerds also welcome two Firefly experts - special guests Sean Lewis...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 33 min
YOUR NERD BEST FRIENDS DID A LIVE SHOW! It was such a success running our Buffy + D&D live episode at HellmouthCon and we had an amazing audience! Unfortunately, Analese the rookie forgot to press the record button and so... here we are, face to face, a couple of big buffoons.. This episode is full of your nerd best friends talking about how cool it was and recapping their time at HellmouthCon ON THE Hellmouth in Torrance, Ca. Analese now has a picture in her high school principal's office w...
Jun 25, 2025•50 min
Go down memory lane with your nerd best friends while the live HellmouthCon episode is being edited! Find our social media pages for awesome content from the Hellmouth. ------------------------------- Original Airdate: December 1, 2021 The Nerd Best Friends talk about all things BUFFY: favorite episodes and villains, plus general likes/dislikes about the groundbreaking show. This is the last episode before mid-season winter break, but stay subscribed to check out our soon-to-be-released One Shot...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 25 min
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong, after the nerds of summer have gone... Analese and Rob get NERDY with Dr. Intern Joan's very first time watching The Neverending Story. How is it a GenX person has actually never seen this classic? We don't know, but are SO GLAD to share this with DIJ. Analese questions Bastian's school principal and Rob questions if Neverending Story II is worth the minutes of your life. Also in this episode: reading Eisner nominees in Hoopla, Stephen King EV...
Jun 11, 2025•59 min
Hey nerds! Re-roll and get nerdstalgic with your nerd best friends! New Stephen King book out last week, so you know Analese is too busy reading to edit. Therefore, check out this rewind of the SK episode! ------ Original Airdate: January 24, 2024. Analese, your podcast host and horror nerd, walks Rob through the multiverse and universe building by the master of horror - Stephen King. Since Analese is Constant Reader, it is safe to join the nerds on this journey. Also in this episode: Warhammer,...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 7 min
This week the nerds bring you Nerd Book Club, summer edition! Dr. Intern Joan made an amazing reading guide for our Patreon subscribers. Chew is an award-winning comic book that's equally gross, fantastic, gory, and full of love. Note: Chew not recommended for younger readers! Analese read Chew because Rob told her to do so in the 2010s and Rob read Chew because he hate gross things. Also in this episode: is it 3d Printing or old man model building?, NERDY winners of the Amazing Race, nerd mail ...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 29 min
Dr. Intern Joan is back and celebrating favorite moments from Season 4! It truly was a season of growth and sharing the nerdiness. Analese is spending the summer on her old xbox and Rob is spending the summer on one-page rules games with his Warhammer minis. Also in this episode: Nerd Mail, updates to D7D 2024, Dr. Intern Joan should play D&D, summer plans, fancy dice sets, going to the movies again, creating threads of the same actor in different films/tv shows (is Steve Urkel a villain??),...
Apr 30, 2025•48 min•Season 4Ep. 71
It's our newest Top 5, this time NERDING OUT about our favorite bad guys and gals! Dr. Intern Joan is back! Analese is loving the literary baddies and Rob is loves going back to childhood scares. Also in this episode: hockey drinking game or a power hour, Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman and great theme songs, goofin and cheesin, true crime, reality tv shows like the Amazing Race, Vecna, The Monkey, crane machines for schools. Talk Nerdy to Me TRAILER SWAP: check out the Total Conundrum podcast, ...
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 70
The Notorious Dr. Intern Joan is back and the nerds are highlighting the nerdy things they are doing right now! Analese is working on her 25 for 2025 and Rob is switching his apps around for maximum nerd-tracking. Also in this episode: Nerd Mail from Los805 and more game console knowledge, DIJ's book recommendations, Do it Now and gamifying to-do lists, the renaissance of Women's Basketball (wishing Juju Watkins a speedy recovery and FIGHT ON), miniature of the month at Games Workshop, changing ...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 69
America's Favorite Teen Nerd is back! Andrew, Dr. Intern Joan, and Aaron from the Lore of the Rings Podcast join your nerd best friends for geeky fun. Grab your favorite dice set, your variant cover player's handbook, and let's roll for initiative! Analese has still not committed to being a DM and Rob has turned his focus all on AI for his health goals. Also in this episode: Nerd Mail from new subscriber, Maria! Plus Storygraph, ScreenZen, Final Girl 3, Death Clock AI, Notorious DIJ's tips on Ho...
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 39 min•Season 4Ep. 68
What is a remake versus a reboot? And should they even happen? Your nerd best friends get all jiggy with the nerdverse and storytelling. Analese is still obsessed with Final Girl and Rob has discussions with his AI friendo. Also in this episode: NotebookLM, poppin off on Threads, Adam Sandler yay or nay, using Warhammer minis for custom one page rule games. Bonus episodes for subscribers on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Season 4Ep. 67
Thirty years ago was 1995, and oh how our nerdy hearts beat for the late 1900s! TV, Films, Books, Comics, Trends, and more discussed in this episode. Analese was 17 but following all things law and Rob was 16 but slam dancing along to Primus. Also in this episode: Amazing Ghostbusters Nerd Mail, favorite fantasy contests, all things 1995 (Windows 95, birth of eBay and Amazon, and much, much more), Deth Wizards, the age of life for progressive glasses. Post-credits mash-up of Ghostbusters and I W...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Season 4Ep. 66
Continuing on this path of horror, the nerds read Hellboy: The Crooked Man and the Return of Effie Kolb and then watch the film. And then NERD OUT about it! Analese digs the horror vibes and Rob is putting tea on his minis. Also in this episode: 90s trivia, NBF Podcast on Bluesky, putting terrain on your minis, Final Girl series 3, shifting our nerd goals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 05, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 65
It's time to GET SPOOKY and nerd out over the Ghostbusters Franchise! Jump in Ecto1, grab your proton pack, because who you gonna call?? We welcome special guest, Robert C. Murray, author of the Titan Run trilogy of sci-fi books! Analese looooves Paul Rudd and Rob is getting into the HORROR genre more than ever before! Also in this episode: games as gifts, Deth Wizards, guesting on other podcasts, Fleetwood Mac's The Dance and Analese's connection, Nerd Best Friends UBER FAN, legos, yearly rewat...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 64
Happy new year, NERDS!! It's time to reflect and reset our NERD goals for the new year - the annual NERD GOAL setting and making our 25 for 2025. We welcome special guest, Ashley, writer and creator of Oakbridge ! Dr. Intern Joan joins the episode for nerd goaling, too. Analese reflects her year of Stephen King and Rob got out-cookie'd in his own holiday nerd cookie competition. Also in this episode: Dexter: Original Sin, mini paint brush animal hair, lost packages during the holidays, selling n...
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 63
Season 4 series nerding is on the 2009-2010 television series Dollhouse starring Eliza Dushku. Enter the sci-fi mind-wiping universe from Joss Whedon with the NERDS. Analese knows there's a guy on our team that dresses like a pirate and Rob wishes he could mind-wipe his rewatch to keep the fond memories of this show fonder. Also in this episode: Snarling Badger Studios, The Great Goblin Hargle-Bargle, OnlyGames.co, psychedelic therapy, the Whedonverse, mini games, Final Girl series 3. Hosted on ...
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 62
Do the NERDS like nerd gift GIVING or nerd gift RECEIVING more? Are their suggestions purely their own NERD gift WISHLIST? All of these answered and MOAR in this 2024 edition of the Nerd Gift Giving Guide! Analese is excited for HellmouthCon 2025 with the possibility to have a picture with Spike AND Dru together and Rob has taken his mini painting hobby to an AI level. Also in this episode: upgrading your phone, school administrator appreciation, what D&D magical item would you want to have ...
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 61
Intern Joan is on the show for the first time ever, as she joins the Nerds in the annual Nerd Book Club. This year is all about Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons (2023). Analese is rocking Mr. Mercedes TV series and Rob's annual Castle Ravenloft adventure for Halloween commences! Also in this episode: Intern Joan's healthy appetite for books, winter priming minis for painting, the 5-man band nerd mail, British recommendations from a fellow podcast, Talk Nerdy to Me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
Nov 13, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 60
From Mar-Vel to Captain Marvel to Ms. Marvel to Spectrum, the annual superhero episode is all-female, all the time! Analese continues her year of Stephen King and Rob just knows future Rob will be so happy with his sunny day priming extravaganza! Also in this episode: buying more minis, Nerd trivia, outrageously long audiobooks, when Nerds get out-nerded by their families. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 59
One of our favorite episodes each year: NERDWATCHING. Join the nerds for their favorite NERDY TV shows and films from the 2010s. Analese is in the middle of spook-tober and Rob is in the middle of orc-tober! Also in this episode: spreadsheets, matching NFL teams to Warhammer 40k teams, Final Girl, solo board gaming, ChatGPT, games, and lots of nerd mail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 58
Sometimes our passion for our NERDY things can turn into Gatekeeping. Join the Nerds for a great look into the things we do and how we evolve our favorite nerd hobbies. Analese prefers reboots to remakes and Rob is a DM on HIS time, dangit! Also in this episode: Sandbox VR games, bachelor parties, room flipping in your own house, favorite James Earl Jones roles outside of Star Wars, the Golden Girls as the perfect D&D party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 57
The Nerds haven't had a top 5 list in a while, and you know you missed the NERD FIGHTING. This episode is all about favorite and memorable cars in pop culture! Analese kept it classically spooky and Rob pities the foo. Also in this episode: Star Wars characters as Dungeon Masters, quests for Target and Barnes & Noble exclusive game sets, international travel, concert going when you are nearly 50 years old. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 56
The Nerds are back for season 4, and their NERDY travels hit a new high this summer! Travel with them and hordes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer to the Hellmouth for HellmouthCon at Torrance High School (CA), the site where early seasons of the series was filmed. From cosplay to trivia contests to panels to special fan experiences, much fun was had. Analese yielded the scythe and Rob came ready to slay the trivia competition! Special guest on this episode is Frank Bonacci, Scooby and co-host of Slay...
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Season 4Ep. 55
Counting down the days to the start of the school year, but still being nerdy! This week Analese tells another Forrest Gump life story and Rob got that Army Painter surplus store, aka the ENTIRE LIBRARY of Army Painter paints. Listen now and get ready for season 4 with your Nerd Best Friends. Catch up on episodes wherever you get your podcast content. Intern Joan is back! Slide into our DMs @nerdbestfriends or write to us: podcast@nerdbestfriends.com Bonus content at patreon.com/nerdbestfriends ...
Aug 14, 2024•23 min
Continuing the summer of nerd.... this week Analese Just Wanna and Rob sends off a new Air Force member with a D&D game. Thank you for your service, Alex M. - we hope boot camp is going well. Listen now and get ready for season 4 with your Nerd Best Friends. Catch up on episodes wherever you get your podcast content. Intern Joan is back! Slide into our DMs @nerdbestfriends or write to us: podcast@nerdbestfriends.com Bonus content at patreon.com/nerdbestfriends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
Aug 07, 2024•15 min
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Aug 04, 2024•56 sec
Continuing the summer of nerd.... this week Analese has to hold back on talking about Buffy the Vampire Slayer and HellmouthCon and Rob is contemplating reorganizing his 24 for 2024. Listen now and get ready for season 4 with your Nerd Best Friends. Catch up on episodes wherever you get your podcast content. Intern Joan is back! Slide into our DMs @nerdbestfriends or write to us: podcast@nerdbestfriends.com Bonus content at patreon.com/nerdbestfriends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
Jul 31, 2024•13 min
Continuing the summer of nerd.... this week Analese preps for HellmouthCon and Rob celebrates free comic book day on Star Wars day. Listen now and get ready for season 4 with your Nerd Best Friends. Catch up on episodes wherever you get your podcast content. Intern Joan is back! Slide into our DMs @nerdbestfriends or write to us: podcast@nerdbestfriends.com Bonus content at patreon.com/nerdbestfriends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 24, 2024•15 min
The NERDS are enjoying summer and being nerdy! This week Analese considers playing hooky to play games and Rob meets Matthew McConaughey. Listen now and get ready for season 4 with your Nerd Best Friends. Catch up on episodes wherever you get your podcast content. Intern Joan is back! Keep up-to-date on our social medias @nerdbestfriends or write to us: podcast@nerdbestfriends.com Bonus content at patreon.com/nerdbestfriends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 17, 2024•20 min
The NERDS are enjoying summer and being nerdy! Listen now and get ready for season 4 with your Nerd Best Friends. Catch up on episodes wherever you get your podcast content. Intern Joan is back! Keep up-to-date on our social medias @nerdbestfriends or write to us: podcast@nerdbestfriends.com Bonus content at patreon.com/nerdbestfriends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 10, 2024•14 min
