S03E22: Roles
Join Brendon for an episode all about...roles. Also...rolls. Featuring: Dan Bain and Kathleen Burns vs Moata Tamaira and Jeff Clark
Nov 22, 2017
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The Nerd Degree is a monthly comedy panel show performed live at Orange Studios in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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S03E21: Rocks
Ben Allan gets the nerds to tackle the exciting world of rocks. Yes, rocks! From just sitting there to lying motionless, rocks can do it all. Did you know our planet is mostly made of them? That's the only rock fact we've got so far, but we're sure we'll find more. Featuring: Karen Healey and Jared Corbin vs Dan Bain and Andrew Kepple (plus the musical stylings of Michael Bell)
Nov 08, 2017
The Blurred Degree: Part 2
The party rages on for our three year anniversary show.
Oct 25, 2017
The Blurred Degree: Part 1
To celebrate our three year anniversary we recorded a special episode that is both alcohol themed and alcohol fuelled. Enjoy responsibly.
Oct 11, 2017
S03E18:Festivals
What's your idea of a nerd festival? Something nice, like video game easter eggs or very special Christmas episodes? Or something nasty, like an airing of the spoiler grievances, or the crucifixion of a newbie? Join us for a very nerdy movable feast, as Erin Harrington guides you through the torching of 'THE WICKER NERD'. Featuring: Ben Allan, Andrew Kepple, Centuri Chan, and Andrew Todd
Sep 27, 2017
S03E17: Arts
Join Brendon Bennetts for 'Defence Against the Daft Arts'. Whether it be fine arts, martial arts, arts and crafts, or even the art of the deal; our nerds will prove that comedy is more of an art than a science. Featuring: Ben Allan and Centuri Chan vs Andrew Todd and Andrew Kepple
Sep 13, 2017
S03E16: Barbarians
Lock up your daughters, valuables, and perishable foodstuffs, because the Nerds are opening up the gates to let the BARBARIANS in to help them answer a burning (village) question: what's so great about civilisation, anyway? Grab your ridiculously large, probably-compensating-for-something sword, oil up your abs, and prepare your most culturally ignorant remarks; we'll get to the bottom of this, by hook or by Crom. Hosted by Ben Allan Featuring: Jeff Clark and Erin Harrington vs Andrew Todd and B...
Aug 27, 2017
S03E15: Librarians
It’s a catalogue of errors (but maybe some right answers too), as the Nerds delve into the arcane mysteries of that most intimidating of professions, LIBRARIANS. Will they dewey decimate their enemies in the ultimate librarian bun fight or will they play it by the book and reach shelf awareness? Hosted by Moata Tamaira Featuring: Jeff Clark and Karen Healey vs Brendon Bennetts and Andrew Kepple
Aug 10, 2017
S03E14: Wonders
WONDERNERDS ARE GO Wonders of the world, Wonder Woman, Wonderland, even One Direction… our nerds’ minds will wander through them all. Join a wondrous whimsical once over of the wonderful wizardry of odd. Hosted by Jeff Clark Featuring: Centuri Chan and Andrew Todd vs Laura Borrowdale and Brendon Bennetts
Jul 27, 2017
S03E13: Medicine
I'M NOT A DOCTOR BUT I PLAY ONE ON THE NERD DEGREE: Hi, everybody! Feeling under the weather? Suffering from an irony deficiency? The nerds have just the prescription: a trip through the pop culture medicine cabinet. First do no harm (but bad puns don’t count though, right?). Hosted by Dr. Erin Harrington Featuring: Ben Allan and Tara Swadi vs Laura Borrowdale and Henri Nelis
Jul 12, 2017
S03E12: Spaceships
Arm the proton/photon/plasma/transphasic torpedoes and stagger from side to side slightly as we celebrate that most quintessential of nerdly transportation methods, the spaceship. Can the nerds make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, or has the power coupling on their negative axis been polarised? (Not to worry; there's a course of pills you can take). Join the nerds as they attempt to sort out Apollo's Viper from Armstrong's Apollo and the Enterprise from, er, all the other Enterprises. Ho...
Jun 29, 2017
S03E11: Friends
It's mate against mate as the nerds debate whether Legolas would be prepared to help Gimli move house (mine?) and if Harry's BFF was Ron or Hermione, or maybe the Sorting Hat. Will friends will be friends, as Freddie Mercury would have us believe, or are we going to end up with one of those complicated Professor X / Magneto situations? Only one team can win, but is it even possible to keep both a championship and a friendship? Surely you'd need some sort of marina. Hosted by Brendon Bennetts Fea...
Jun 13, 2017
S03E10: Cake
Marcel Proust’s madelines, or the Queen of Hearts’ jam tarts? Icing or frosting? Cake or death? This trip to the nerdy bakery is a wonderland of carbs, gluten, and culinary trickery. We’ll be catering for an ‘unexpected party’ and hankering for some of Sansa Stark’s lemon cakes, so even if you think it’s all a croq(uembouche) we’ll have something tasty for you. Hosted by Erin Harrington Featuring: Tara Swadi and Ben Allan vs Moata Tamaira and Jeff Clark
May 24, 2017
S03E09: Lies
This episode is all about lies. Or is it? (It is) Hosted by Brendon Bennetts Featuring: Moata Tamaira and Ben Allan vs Jeff Clark and Scott Koorey
May 09, 2017
S03E08: A Pizza The Action
Andrew Todd serves up an episode all about pizza, any way you slice it, it's gonna be fascinating. Featuring: Henri Nelis and Tara Swadi vs Erin Harrington and Jeff Clark
Apr 25, 2017
S03E07: Cats
In this episode, Brendon Bennetts will lie in a patch of sunlight until the panellists either pat his tummy, or answers his questions about the history and cultural significance of cats. Featuring: Karen Healey and Henri Nelis vs Ben Allan and Andrew Kepple
Apr 12, 2017
S03E06: Time Travel
What year is it?! Who's the president?! (...Wait, really? Goddamn.) Then I'm not too late. I've returned from the dystopian future with a warning; the Nerd Degree episode on time travel on March the 1st, 2017 was the beginning of the end for human civilisation. But it's not too late! I need you to monitor Andrew Todd, Erin Harrington vs Jeff Clark, Moata Tamaira and ensure that The Event never occurs. You'll know it when you see it. Hosted by Ben Allan.
Mar 20, 2017
S03E05: Fairy Tales
Once Upon a Time, in a studio far, far away (well, Ferrymead), four little nerds were tempted by the big bad quiz show host to stray from the path of common knowledge into the strange and frightening world of trivia. Will they be eaten alive, or find a question that is just right? Hosted by Brendon Bennetts Featuring: Andrew Kepple and Andrew Todd vs Karen Healey and Erin Harrington
Mar 08, 2017
S03E04: Brains Ajar
Minds are our business in THE NERD DEGREE: BRAINS AJAR, an odyssey into what goes on inside your skulls and ours. Join us as we tease, rack, pick, and probably ultimately fry our brains through forcing them to think about themselves. Mind. Blown. Hosted by Andrew Todd Featuring: Andrew Kepple and Jeff Clark vs Brendon Bennetts and Moata Tamaira
Feb 22, 2017
S03E03: Heart of Dorkness
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single nerd in possession of a good stash of limited edition collectibles, must be in want of a quality comedy podcast. In this warm and fuzzy romantic episode the nerds will slash their way through bromances, pash their way through rom coms, and smash their way through the greatest love stories of our time to find out who will say “I love you”, and who will reply, “I know”. Featuring: Erin Harrington, Brendon Bennetts, Rosie Cann, Karen Healey, and...
Feb 11, 2017
S03E02: 2017 in Preview
In this episode the nerds finish reviewing 2016 and begin to look ahead to what the future holds. Including the 2016 Fan Fiction Challenge, and a thorough analysis of the possibility of The Running Man coming true. Hosted by Brendon Bennetts Featuring: Karen Healey, Javier Jarquin, Jeff Clark, and Andrew Todd
Jan 25, 2017
S03E01: 2016 in Review
2016: a phenomenal success or Worst. Year. Ever? Our nerds look at the highs, lows, wins, losses, Civil Wars and Stranger Things that have happened in pop culture and the real world over the past twelve months. Who won? Who lost? Our nerds battle it out to have the last word on the last year. One thing's for sure, though: no-one is allowed to play the Trump card. Hosted by Brendon Bennetts Featuring: Karen Healey, Ben Allan, Dan Bain, and Javier Jarquin
Jan 11, 2017
S02E20: Stars at War
In our traditional follow up to our Star Wars special, we examine STARS and WARS, but never STAR WARS. Featuring: Brendon Bennetts, Andrew Kepple, Henri Nelis, Laura Borrowdale, Dan Bain, and Karen Healey
Dec 28, 2016
S02E19: Star Wars Special II
Do or do not. There is no try. So no pressure there for the nerds to answer all of our mind melting questions about the Star Wars universe. Who can tell their Bith from their Bothans, their Rodians from their Rancors, and their Gungans from their Gundarks (this is a crucial distinction), their Wampas from their Womp Rats, their Mandalorians from their Midichlorians. Featuring: Brendon Bennetts, Ben Allan, Moata Tamaira, Jennifer O'Sullivan, Jeff Clark, and Centuri Chan
Dec 14, 2016
S02E18: Bite Night
Vampires! Whether you like them creepy and crawly or gorgeous and sparkly, soulless killing machines or tortured wanderers of the night, we've got the Nerd Degree for you. Sharpen your stakes as renowned vampire defender Karen Healey leads the nerds through the seductive realm of all things bloodsucker. Featuring: Moata Tamaira, Brendon Bennetts, Andrew Todd, Laura Borrowdale, and Scott Koorey
Nov 24, 2016
S02E17: Destination Unknown
In this geography-themed episode the worldly nerds will grab their passports and ask: where be dragons? They may be some latitude given in terms of their answers but whether they're climbing the Mountains of Madness, plumbing the depths of The Abyss or galloping across the Dothraki Sea, the nerds are Ghana have a good time. Featuring: Erin Harrington, Ben Allan, Jeff Clark, Emma Cusdin, and Dan Bain
Nov 09, 2016
S02E16: The Texas Brain Saw Massacre
Do you have the guts to face your greatest fears? Can you handle the terror of four nerds bent on scaring up laughs from history's most frightening pop culture? Do you cower at the dreadful thought of horror trivia too obscure to even comprehend? The Nerd Degree will not be liable for fainting, seizures, or death caused by this show. Audience discretion advised! Featuring: Andrew Todd, Emma Cusdin, Erin Harrington, Andrew Kepple, Jeff Clark, and Ben Allan
Oct 26, 2016
S02E15: THAT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM
Join the nerds as they become tomb raiders (of the lost ark) in an unsanctioned delve into all things archaeological. Can they escape deadly traps, treacherous guides, and pesky official government regulations about who actually owns the valuable antiquities of a sovereign nation to emerge with the fabled Golden Ankh of Comedic Respectability? Is it even possible to recover an ancient treasure without gunning down more people than Liam Neeson? And what's this tiger been eating down here this who...
Oct 13, 2016
S02E14: Prime Detective
The questions will be far from elementary for our Nerds who must use their little grey cells to piece together the fiendish clues host Laura Borrowdale has prepared for them. Tune in to find out which of these criminally underrated masterminds will prove they are the true detective. Featuring: Andrew Kepple, Ben Allan, Brendon Bennetts, Andrew Todd, and Erin Harrington
Sep 28, 2016
S02E13: Animated Discussions
Host Jeff Clark comes out of his cell to look at the world of animation - discussing everything from Anime to Animaniacs; My Little Pony to Bojack Horseman; or even that obscure cartoon show “The Simpsons”. These nerds will need to be quick on the draw - you’ll get Disney spells with all of their sketchy details! Featuring: Erin Harrington, Ben Allan, Andrew Kepple, Andrew Todd, and Justin White
Sep 14, 2016
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