Nerd Hurdles

Nerd Hurdles #31 - Three Weddings and a Funeral School Drop-out

ampersand — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:34:21 +0000

There’s nothing like a wedding to bring out the obsessive compulsive disorder in a person. The most devout Star Trek nerd doesn’t hold a candle to the average bridezilla when it comes to nit-picking details. Imagine if the two combined. A bridezilla at the helm of a Trek themed wedding might cause a rift in space/time continuum. Jakob and Mandi discuss the various nerd hurdles surround the happiest day of your life.

Links: Dance wedding on If You’ve Got It, Flaunt It blog; Philly Star Trek Wedding; Nerd Hurdles Forum.

Nerd Hurdles #30 - Previously on…

ampersand — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:53:28 +0000

Previously on Nerd Hurdles… Zombies, Robots, Vampires, Lesbians! On episode 30 Jakob and Mandi try to remember everything they forgot to say in the first 29 episodes.

Visit the Nerd Hurdles blog for show notes.

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Nerd Hurdles #29 - Video Games

ampersand — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:27:37 +0000

WoW! People get really obsessed with video games. Sometimes they even die for their obsession. Some people rock out with toy guitars, some people make coloured blocks fit together, and some make racial stereotypes hop over turtles. The thing all these people have in common is they’re NERDS. Jakob and Mandi play with the topic of video games and mow the grass of a drugs podcast called Hooked.

Play Jakob’s game Hoody Fighter HERE.

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Nerd Hurdles #28 - The Nerds Are Alive with the Sound of Hurdles

ampersand — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:23:24 +0000

Jakob and Mandi scratch the surface of musical nerd hurdles (good thing it’s a podcast and not a CD!). They cover musicals and comedic singers mostly. They don’t even mention prog and spacerock so there might have to be sophomore effort.

Nerd Hurdles #27 - Naked Lynch

ampersand — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:48:22 +0000

David freaking Lynch. Not for everyone. Jakob and Mandi love him so much they made a Twin Peaks cake. You can see the results of their “casting game” at The Hurdled Nerd Blog. If you don’t understand David Lynch is a whole other level of awesome, you should tell them why at the Nerd Hurdles forum.

Nerd Hurdles #26 - SPECIAL - Blood Prince! Half Price!

ampersand — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:34:20 +0000

Half-Blood Prince movie special! We talk to Kumar through the floo network, are visted by Eliza’s patronus and Ben sends us a muggle recording by owl while Igor annoys Mandi.

Nerd Hurdles #25 - Celebrity Worship and Whoreship

ampersand — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:52:05 +0000

Jakob and Mandi aren’t starfuckers. But they are fascinated by people who are. Also what is the difference between fame and infamy, really? Full show notes at: nerdhurdles.wordpress.com

Join the Nerd Hurdles community: http://nerdhurdles.forumotion.com/

Nerd Hurdles #24 - Sculder and Mully

ampersand — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:03:20 +0000

Jakob would like to apologize for being hungover. He was abducted by a booze pusher named Mandi. He gruffly slurs his way through an episode on The X Files. The truth is in this podcast. Even if they neglect to mention nerd heroes The Lone Gunmen.

Visit the forums: nerdhurdles.com.

Nerd Hurdles #23 - Pride and Prejudice

ampersand — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:53:45 +0000

Running of the Dykes is a prideful annual event in Toronto and Jakob and Mandi went and watched them. Then they got drunk at the beer garden and podcasted about Pride in general.

Nerd Hurdles #22 - History and Herstory

ampersand — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:46:50 +0000

Mandi likes the fur trade. Jakob likes the modern age. This is a podcast to go down in history.

www.nerdhurdles.com

Nerd Hurdles #21 - Yawn of the Dead

ampersand — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:00:38 +0000

Zombies. Scary little bastards. Scarier are zombie fans who will eat your brains if you claim people infected with rage virus are zombies. Which they are. Totally.

Visit The Hurdled Nerd for complete show notes. Let us know what you think about zombies on the Forums!

Nerd Hurdles #20 - Special Edition Directors Cut Bonus Features

ampersand — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:07:38 +0000

Gag reels. Deleted scenes. Alternate takes. People love bonus features on DVDs even if they leave you wanting more. This is because only cast members find the bloopers funny and deleted scenes are usually deleted for a reason. This didn’t stop Jakob and Mandi from compiling a heap of their own mistakes and tangents to celebrate their 20th episode. As an extra bonus they play audio comments from listeners and Nerd Hurdles forum members. If this is your first visit, you might want to start with an earlier episode.

Tasks: Join the FORUMS and nominate/vote for the Nerd of the Month!

Nerd Hurdles #19 - Porn Time

ampersand — Thu, 28 May 2009 01:28:33 +0000

Do you ever wish you could go back in time and change something? Maybe something involving porn? If only it were possible. If only.

Nerd Hurdles #18 - Podcastration

ampersand — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:34:33 +0000

Podcasts. Lots of people don’t listen to them. Obviously, you’re not one of them. Why don’t people listen to podcasts? Too nerdy? Too much hassle? Too poddy?

Tasks: Get a friend to listen to Nerd Hurdles. And then find out why they don’t like it.

Links: Nerd Hurdles Forums, Simply Syndicated Forums, Mediasaurs Forums, Kumar’s blog, Kennedy’s blog

Nerd Hurdles #17 - Nerd Trek The Motion Picture

ampersand — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:37:37 +0000

Jakob and Mandi went to the Star Trek reboot and did not have their hearts broken. They even made lots of new nerd friends. Once they found nerds who’d talk to them. Then they got in some strangers’ van and lived to tell the tale.

Ad-Astra Sci-Fi and Fantasy literature con, Lumina Shuttle, Even more awesome Transport Shuttle.

Nerd Hurdles #16 - Robots and Ro-Nots

ampersand — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:09:24 +0000

Mandi doesn’t like robots. Jakob is a robot. Data is not a robot, he’s an android. The Evil T-1000 is lame.

Laws of Robotics, Top 50 Robots, Future fanboy girlfriends, Future sleep smothering companions.

Nerd Hurdles #15 - Nerd Pride

ampersand — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:23:37 +0000

Say it loud, I am a nerd and I am quite proud, to be honest! Jakob and Mandi explore what it means to be a nerd in our society and why it should be a source of pride. Other topics include the Nerd of the Month and the ginger havens.

Pride links: Starfleet Ranks, Nerd of the Month (May) Barbara Adams, Scenester NERDS, Roger Dean, Nerd Venn Diagram.

Nerd Hurdles #14 - Enders Game Over

ampersand — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:51:15 +0000

Jakob didn’t want to read sci-fi classic Ender’s Game because Star Wars Episode 1 convinced him sci-fi about children is doomed to utter failure. Ender schooled him up proper, but what did Mandi think? Kumar will be glad to know Jakob was not only wrong in this episode, but quantifiably wrong. Also, a chapter on how our heros also make a big announcement about Nerd Hurdles.

Class, open your textbooks to today’s links: Movie Budgets, Box-Office Records, Cougar Deaths, Kittens inspired by Kittens, Ender’s Game Scrapped, Or Maybe Not, Orson Scott Card the Homophobe, Paleo-Future, and a little website called NERD HURDLES.

Nerd Hurdles #13 - Iron Man, Tupperware and Poo

ampersand — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:03:54 +0000

Tinfoil Man has all but vanished into obscurity, but his alter ego, Iron Man, opens the way for discussion on poo, the nature of mythology and currency of the realm. Recorded the day after the Transformers episode, Mandi is once again under the weather and feels she is not responsible for anything she said. Jakob enlightens us about ancient history.

This week’s related links: Mediasaurs

Nerd Hurdles #12 - Tran-snore-mers

ampersand — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:57:59 +0000

Less than meets the eye. Jakob and Mandi both have never understood the appeal of these toys/cartoon heroes called Transformers. So, because they love you, they put themselves through the movie starring Even Stevens and some girl people seem to like. Along the road they roll over Gremlins, the A-Team, Garbage Pail Kids, Steven Speilberg, Mac and Me and the affliction known as nerdism.

Mac and Me, Garbage Pail Kids, CBC Radio 3, Son of Indiana Jones