Nerd Hurdles
By Ampersand Publishing
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Podcast Description
Jakob and Mandi discuss all manner and forms of nerdery and geekery and what makes them magnificent and tragic. This weekly epic explores the depths of what fandoms mean to their fans. Sacred cows of the sci-fi, fantasy, comic book and any other genre that makes the general public squirm with discomfort get the irreverent Nerd Hurdles treatment (and nerdy love).
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles has moved to Simply Syndicated | An important Nerd Hurdles message from your good friends Igor and Banana. | 12/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles #31 - Three Weddings and a Funeral School Drop-out | 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 | 9/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles #30 - Previously on… | 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. Join the Nerd Hurdles forums! | 9/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles #29 - Video Games | 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. My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-9d80e2bf87e6615a9c38ad924e03fff8} | 8/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles #28 - The Nerds Are Alive with the Sound of Hurdles | 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. | 8/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles #27 - Naked Lynch | 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 | 7/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles #26 - SPECIAL - Blood Prince! Half Price! | 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. | 7/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles #25 - Celebrity Worship and Whoreship | Jakob and Mandi aren't s********rs. 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/ | 7/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles #24 - Sculder and Mully | 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. | 7/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles #23 - Pride and Prejudice | 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. | 7/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles #22 - History and Herstory | Mandi likes the fur trade. Jakob likes the modern age. This is a podcast to go down in history. www.nerdhurdles.com | 6/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles #21 - Yawn of the Dead | 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! | 6/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles #20 - Special Edition Directors Cut Bonus Features | 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! | 6/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles #19 - Porn Time | Do you ever wish you could go back in time and change something? Maybe something involving porn? If only it were possible. If only. | 5/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles #18 - Podcastration | 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 blo | 5/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles #17 - Nerd Trek The Motion Picture | 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. | 5/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles #16 - Robots and Ro-Nots | 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 | 5/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles #15 - Nerd Pride | 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 | 4/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles #14 - Enders Game Over | 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 | 4/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitNerd Hurdles #13 - Iron Man, Tupperware and Poo | 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 | 4/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 20 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Oh Canada!
The P-reviews from Jakob are quick, witty, and funny interpretations of movies based on their trailers. Hilarity ensues when Mandi joins in the fun and the duo attempt to tackle some Nerd Hurdles. A great time will be had.
Hits the inner geek nail right on the head
Jakob and Mandi speak to the nerd in all of us, and they offer witty, entertaining explanations of what makes them (and many of us) keep some aspects of geekdom an arm's length away. Great show. Highly recommended!
Best Show Online
Great show, great personalities, great topics....Jakob and Mandi find the wannabe in any situation and explore why this sad state should give them and all of us a geek shiver. And/or they and we are all geeks, whether we care to admit it or not. This show will prove it to you!
