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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. This month, Dre and Jeff finish their season on Supernatural Holiday Stuff with the acclaimed, yet under-performing zombie Christmas musical Anna and the Apocalypse! There's a lot to unpack about this weirdly delightful mashup of genres, so let's Break Away, be Soliders at War, and begin Turning My Life Around as we dive deep into this genre-bending would-be holiday classic! And Don't forget to follow Dre (@nerdnumbers) and Jeff (@heytherejeffro) on the socials and have a nerdy Holiday season!
AND, if you're listening to this on the free feed, head on over to Pateron.com/jeffmay for an exclusive bonus episode of NERD! gifted exclusively to Patrons!
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My Cool Friend Randall Maynard is one of the most requested guests in show history, and I'm glad I could finally get him on the show. I've known Randall since back in the Cracked days, where he was the art director! Since then, we've been circling each other on various podcasts and in life. Recently, he's begun an incredible new venture with Ran Dollz, where he's making custom bootleg toys that are un-friggin-belevable. As a matter of fact, I own three (3) of them! We talk a whole bunch about that, and yes, OF COURSE we talk about "the incident" on Unpops (now You Don't Even Like This Show), along with many other things!
This is a wonderfully geeky and fun episode, so go follow Randall and Ran Dollz on the socials, check out his dope ebay store, and head on over to patreon.com/jeffmay for exclusive content that we recorded JUST FOR PATRONS! -
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Happy Holidays from mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. The previously-unavailable-on-the-free-feed 17th episode of NERD! has Dre and Jeff finding the perfect storm of their oldseason on Cinematic Child Neglect and the holidays with Iron Man 3, the controversial beginning to the MCU's Phase 2 by buddy cop/Christmas aficianado Shane Black. There's a lot to unpack about this festive CGI fest, so let's give our home adress to a terrorist, shoot a surprisingly large amount of people, and add a twist that's so surprising the internet has a collective meltdown, as we dive deep into Iron Man 3, enjoying this previously Patreon-exclusive episode we recorded JUST FOR PATRONS (or YOU NOW)! And don't forget to follow Dre (@nerdnumbers) and Jeff (@heytherejeffro) on the socials and, of course, enjoy your holidays!
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This episodeâs Cool Friend is the amazing comedian and game designer Grant Lyon. Grant has fast become an incredibly talented and prolific game designer, with Curmudgeon being released in 2021 and Iâm Kind of a Big Dill being released earlier this month! Crazy, right? Well, aside from being a 2023 TAGIE award winner (think Oscars for board and party games) and having a sick new game out, heâs also got an amazing youtube channel where he brings you up-to-date game news and things to look forward to! Grant does so much cool stuff!
So please enjoy this episode, as we had a lot of fun recording it. Go snag a copy of Iâm Kind of a Big Dill, check out his youtube, and, in general, just be cool.And hey, go follow @grantlyon on the socials and watch his stuff! And while youâre at it, head on over to patreon.com/jeffmay to enjoy the Patreon-exclusive content we recorded JUST FOR PATRON, where I make him do one hell of a Sophieâs Choice!
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. This month, Dre and Jeff continue their season on Supernatural Holiday Stuff with the WWE's 1990 Survivor Series, featuring the Thanksgiving debut of the legendary Undertaker. But they're not alone, as they joined by the incredible David Bell (Gamefully Unemployed, Some More News) who not only is hilarious and wonderful, but plays a fun game with your hosts, so buckle up! There's a lot to unpack about this unhinged and inconsistent jumble of sports entertainment, so let's go hatch a giant egg, engage in some old fashioned American jingoism, and try to figure out who is still alive, as we dive into one of professional wrestling's most significant nights in history. And Don't forget to follow Dre (@nerdnumbers) Jeff (@heytherejeffro) and David (@moviehooligan) on the socials, check out all of the wonderful offerings from Gamefully Unemployed, and have a nerdy day!
AND LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS WHO YOUR FAVORITE WRESTLER OF ALL TIME IS!
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My latest Cool Friend is the incredible talented Joey Bragg. Joey and I officially met four days before recording, when he was booked on Mint on Card, and we instantly clicked. One of those friendships that just kinda blooms immediately, you know? Well it turns out that not only is Joey a hilarious comedian, but heâs a rather prolific actor who came up as one of the leads in Disneyâs very charming family sitcom Liv and Maddie. Heâs been in a ton of other stuff, too, including the feature film Sid is Dead, which was a victim of both Covid AND a strike, but retains a cult following of its own.
Well wouldnât you know it, but Joey is a huge comics nerd and we geek the absolute hell out about that for A LOT of this episode, so I hope you like nerdy conversations between two super cool dudes that totally arenât dorks. Itâs refreshing to form a friendship with someone so quickly and effortlessly, and Iâm really stoked for this episode.
And hey, go follow @Joeybragg on the socials and check out his stuff! And while youâre at it, head on over to Patreon.com/jeffmay and enjoy the Patreon-exclusive content we recorded JUST FOR PATRONS!
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My latest Cool Friend, the wonderful and talented Danielle Soto, isnât just a great and hilarious person, but she was one of my first friends in comedy! Seriously, I met her like, 2 weeks into my career. Crazy! Well wouldnât you know it, we both ended up moving from Massachusetts to California, and our paths have been intertwined ever since! She has an incredible podcast called Dr. Cheesecake, which has one of the coolest premises in history! She hosts Golden Girls Trivia! She gives fancy tours at Universal! I gave her a porn DVD! Sheâs one of only a handful of people who have seen me drunk! The photo for this episode is from that night! Weâve spent Christmas together! I dated her roommate! Weâve both met Cheers actors on the Universal lot! Look, thereâs a lot going on here, so please just enjoy the heck out of this episode, and then go follow @daniellesoto617 on the socials and give Dr. Cheesecake a listen!
And while youâre at it, please head on over to Patreon.com/jeffmay to enjoy the exclusive material we recorded JUST FOR PATRONS!
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. This month, Dre and Jeff begin their season on Supernatural Holiday Stuff with General Mills' Monster Cereals. There's a lot to unpack about these culturally significant boxes of corn candy, so let's go Count some Chocula, balance some breakfasts, and only work for 2 months a year, as we dive into these sugary boxes of supernatural greatness . And don't forget to follow Dre (@nerdnumbers) and Jeff (@heytherejeffro) on the socials, and have a nerdy day!
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Iâm so incredibly excited to sit down and talk with my latest Cool Friend, the returning Tom Reimann! Tom and I are super buds and co-hosts on the incredible Tom and Jeff Watch Batman podcast, but heâs been gone for a few episodes because HE AND HIS WIFE HAD A BABY! Well my beautiful babies (get it?), heâs back, and heâs got a brand new show coming your way in the incredible and insane Badical, an oral history of the most intense 90âs fighting game that never existed! He also hosts a ton of other shows and writes for Some More News and like, a million other things. We talk about all that, plus Iâm pretty sure we mix up Staind and Disturbed a whole bunch. Pretty standard fare, tbh.
So enjoy the absolute hell out of this one, and donât forget to follow Tom on the socials (@startthemachine on Twitter @thomasreimann on IG) and, for godâs sake, check out Badical AND all the amazing stuff the Gamefully Unemployed network has to offer, and while youâre at it, hit up Patreon.com/jeffmay for exclusive content we created JUST FOR PATRONS!
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What an incredible pair of Cool Friends I found myself talking to in this episode. Two former guests, the incredible David Igo and Erik Barnes, have teamed up to drive to my house and talk to me about the Monstors campaign thatâs now up on Kickstarter. We also talk about a whole bunch of other amazing things, like HOW I INTRODUCED THEM and, honestly, this is such a fun and funny episode, as two of my best buds legit just hung out with me and talked about toys and other nerdy things and maybe low-key bully me into giving them some money out of my pocket.
So enjoy the absolute hell out of this one, and donât forget to follow Dave and Erik on the socials (@davidigostuff and @erikwbarnes, you can figure out which is which) and, for godâs sake, check out the Monstors Kickstarter campaign just to check out how cool these things are, and while you're at it, hit up Patreon.com/jeffmay to enjoy Patreon-exclusive bonus content we recorded JUST FOR PATRONS!
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. This month, Dre and Jeff are joined by the star of our episode's subject, the incredible Nic Cowan, as they wrap up their season on Unfortunate Martial Arts Properties with thecult classic 1993 film Surf Ninjas. There's a lot to unpack about this unhinged family film, so let's go Moto Surfing, murder a surprisingly large amount of people, and use a Sega Game Gear to control the fate of the universe, as Nic answers our incessant questions and we all dive into this wonderful, unfortunate martial arts property. Don't forget to follow Dre (@nerdnumbers) Jeff (@heytherejeffro) and Nic (@undeadguy) and have a nerdy day!
And also, don't forget to hit up â Patreon.com/jeffmayâ for early access to NERD! as well as uncensored episodes of JHCF with bonus content, exclusives like UGH FINE! and so much more!
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My latest Cool Friend, the amazing and hilarious Chris Calogero, is one of the most criminally underappreciated comics and creators out there. Iâve known him for quite some time, and have been waiting for this specific moment to have him on the show, as heâs just released his amazing comedy special/album âHusky Boy,â which you can listen to RIGHT NOW! Of course we talk about the album, because itâs great. But we also talk about cool stuff like his hilarious sketches on social media, his partnership with Homage, and growing up as a couple of husky boys (see what I did there?)
So enjoy the hell out of this one, go follow @realchriscal on the socials, LISTEN TO HUSKY BOY, and head on over to Patreon.com/jeffmay to enjoy the STACKED Patreon-exclusive content that we recorded JUST FOR PATRONS!
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My next Cool Friend, the amazing Alex Schmidt, is an incredibly accomplished and kind person. Like, to the point where it makes me mad. But not really. Maybe. Anyways, you might know Alex from his incredible podcast, Secretly Incredibly Fascinating, or from his multiple victories on the television show Jeopardy! Or you might not know him at all. Who am I to know what you know? Y'know?
But hey, Alex is great. You're great. This episode is really fascinating and uplifting, and learning more about Alex is pretty neat! So listen up, go follow Alex on Instagram (@alexschmidtstagram) and please hit up Patreon.com/jeffmay to enjoy the exclusive material that we recorded JUST FOR PATRONS, including the elusive SwearCut!
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My latest Cool Friend, the incredible and vibrant Kirk Thatcher, has one of the most insane and varied collection of credits I can imagine. Special effects on Return of the Jedi? Yes. Director of Muppets Haunted Mansion? Absolutely. Famous Star Trek pest? Naturally. Badass Monster Hunter in the MCU? You bet! But honestly, this barely scratches the surface. I seriously don't have enough space or time to show you all the cool stuff Kirk has done, so just listen to the episode. Seriously. Holy smokes.
And hey, don't forget to follow Kirk on the socials (@KirkThatcher on Twitter/@KirkRThatcher on IG), check out The Weirded Beardos podcast and head on over to patreon.com/jeffmay for early access to uncensored episodes PLUS bonus content we recorded JUST FOR PATRONS!
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. This month, Dre and Jeff are joined by the amazing Logan Trent as they continue their season on Unfortunate Martial Arts Properties with the insane WMAC Masters syndicated television show. There's a lot to unpack about this weird American Gladiators Rip-Off, so let's embark on our quest for the Dragon Star, kick a bunch of ninjas into a pit, and try to find out who exactly the WMAC traitor is, as we dive into this incredibly unfortunate martial arts property. Don't forget to follow Dre (@nerdnumbers) Jeff (@heytherejeffro) and Logan (@thelogantrent) and have a nerdy day!
And don't forget to hit up Patreon.com/jeffmay for early access to NERD! as well as uncensored episodes of JHCF with bonus content, exclusives like UGH FINE! and so much more!
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Oh man, this one is so cool! I've "known" Taffeta Darling online for like, 10-15 years, but we've only just met in person for the first time at SDCC a couple of weekends ago! That's crazy! I'm fascinated by the parallels between the two of us, from jobs we've had to hobbies we share to the things that interest us. We're honestly very much like the Spider-Man pointing meme, except I'm taller and she's incredible at cosplay, and holy smokes do we talk about that and thensome! I could get into a detailed account of it all, but I don't want to ruin it for you, so just listen up and like, you'll totally get it.
And hey, make sure you check out her incredible Twitch account, her cool-as-hell job with Heritage Auctions (@HeritageAuctions), and her wonderful Instagram (@thetaffetadarling) and while you're at it, head on over to Patreon.com/jeffmay to enjoy the wonderful exclusive content that we recorded JUST FOR PATRONS! -
My latest Cool Friend has had one heck of a few years since we last spoke on air! The amazing Todd Stashwick might just be one of the most popular actors in the current Star Trek milieu due to his landmark role as Captain Liam Shaw on Picard. (And let's not forget his other appearances on shows like Gotham, Supernatural, and the fascinating 12 Monkeys) He's also published the incredible Mystic Libations book, and has launched one of the most impressive kickstarters I've ever seen with ProgCore Fantasy: Dark Age of Theer, a Prog-Rock themed RPG system that he has formulated along with some of the most impressive names in the Nerd World. Seriously, go check out the link and see for yourself.
Of course we talk about all of that, and I find this one of the more fascinating and insightful explanations of how welcoming and cool this kinda stuff can be! So listen up and enjoy, give Todd a follow on the socials (@ToddStashwick on Twitter, @Tstashwick on IG) and head on over to Patreon.com/jeffmay to enjoy some sweet Patreon-exclusive content where we play a little (different kind of) game together! -
Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. This month, Dre and Jeff begin their season on Unfortunate Martial Arts Properties with the infamous Star Wars: Masters of TerÀs KÀsi for the Sony Playstation. There's a lot to unpack about this totally missed slam dunk of a game, so let's move like we're having a stroke, get an unfathomably easy ringout, and ask "Wait, what was that Tusken Raider's name?" as we dive into this incredibly unfortunate martial arts property. And don't forget to follow Dre (@nerdnumbers) and Jeff (@heytherejeffro), check out Patreon.com/jeffmay (for early access, exclusive shows, and more), and have a nerdy day!
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My Cool Friend, James Wojtal Jr. is one fascinating dude, and I'm so excited to introduce you to him! It's hard to find a better way to describe what he does besides "he does stuff with puppets," but that feels unbelievably incomplete. James is legitimately amazing, and might have my favorite origin story of any guest I've had on the show up to this point!
You may have seen his work on Sesame Street, SNL, Last Week Tonight, Broadway's Avenue Q, and like, so much more! Seriously, this is such a fantastic episode, so please enjoy, go follow James on IG (@puppetdungeon) and head on over to Patreon.com/jeffmay to enjoy Patreon-exclusive content from this very episode!
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My Cool Friend John Hastings is one of the most prolific and hilarious comedians I've ever met. A frequent performer on Mint on Card, I absolutely love watching him work! And now you can, too, as he's just released his first of three(!!!) specials this year on his youtube, which you can watch for free right HERE!
Now, do I talk about his insane comedy career, his appearances on America's Got Talent, and multiple Edinburgh Fringe experiences? Sure, that's gonna happen. But I'll be damned if we don't take a DELIGHTFUL turn onto a different path. So much so, that we ended up recording what I think is the longest Patreon-Exclusive segment just to catch up on some questions I didn't have time for, so if you want to, I would truly suggest heading over to Patreon.com/jeffmay to hear more, beause it's utterly fantastic. This one is truly a delight, so listen up, and make sure to follow John on the socials and Youtube (@thejohnhastings) and watch his special, because it's truly a delight!
(Apologies for the late upload, I'm on Eastern time currently and man, it's got me upside down)
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