Nerd Lunch Wives: Talk Nerdy to Me

Since all of us are married guys, CT came up with the idea to hear from the wives of the Nerd Lunch crew. What is like to be married to a grown man who buys action figures? When did these ladies figure out that the pile of oddly shaped dice were not leftovers from a…

Nerd Lunch Podcast 13: Cartoon Crushes

Rielly joins CT and Pax to discuss characters that would animate our cels, so to speak, if we were also cartoons. Find out who we choose as the one to reject, the one who got away, the ideal bad girl/guy, and the true love. Also listen for the patented TAG Network creepiness detector to alert when…

The Marvels and the DCs, part 1

A few weeks ago, I announced that I would be sending out Marvel and DC Comics post cards to anyone who asked for them. All I asked for was a photo of you and the post card once you go it. Well, I have sent a bunch out and even have several photos back. First,…

Nerd Lunch Podcast 12: NerdHF

This week we follow in the footsteps of Weird Al Yankovic and program our very own UHF stations. None of us are bold enough to reboot the Volcano Worshiper’s Hour, but we devise some interesting line-ups regardless. As long as it’s nerdy, we’ve got it all on NerdHF. A local creature feature host? Check. Classic…

Element: Klingon

As a special little coda to yesterday’s post about Episode 11 of the Nerd Lunch Podcast, we wanted to share this awesome graphic that Jen sent us. In fact, I will just share her email: Background….We’re hosting a party room at WindyCon this coming weekend and the theme is The Periodic Table of Sci-Fi Elements.…

Nerd Lunch Podcast 11: A Klingon Christmas Carol

Cast member and official tweeter for A Klingon Christmas Carol, Jen Usellis Mackay, joins us at the lunch table this week. Jen gives us the inside scoop on what it’s like to work on the first play performed in the Klingon language, how to get in on this year’s performances in Chicago, and Yo-Yo Ma’s…

(Nerd) Lunch Special: The Old Fashioned House Burger

My wife and I recently took a day trip to Madison, Wisconsin. While Madison is a great place to visit in general, one element I need for a satisfactory road trip is quality eats (hossin’ as we say around here). My online scouting for a lunch spot led me to The Old Fashioned tavern and…

Nerd Lunch Podcast 10: Classic He-Man Toys

Shawn Robare of Branded in the 80s returns to join CT, Jeeg, and Pax. We discuss the Masters of the Universe toys of our youth including favorites, disappointments, and those figures or vehicles we wanted but never got. Along the way we learn about our collective obsession with Faker, the dirty hippies employed by Mattel,…

24, Ten Years Later

Ten years ago tonight, the first episode of 24 aired. Having already been in the pipeline for months before the World Trade Center and Pentagon tragedies, this show wound up being incredibly relevant and played into the mindset of society at the time. As a society, we lived in fear of more attacks but we…

176 Days

For those who don’t know, I am in grad school and have been since 2009. I am in my home stretch. If all goes according to plan, there are only… In January, a teaser disc with four episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation in full 1080p comes out. By the end of 2012, more…