Nerd Hurdles
Summary: Nerd Hurdles is a podcast. Chances are if you’re here, you know that already. But just in case you got sent here by Google or a link sent to you by someone in your office, Nerd Hurdles is a podcast about things nerds like. Things that regular people (”normals”) scoff at or outright shun. We discuss these things in a generally humorous and vaguely intelligent way. Or is that intelligible? It might be neither intelligent nor intelligible. Jakob and Mandi discuss all manner and forms of nerdery and geekery and what makes them magnificent and tragic. This weekly epic explored the depths of what fandoms mean to their fans. Sacred cows of the scifi, 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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Podcasts:
Mandi blinded Jakob with science. That way he couldn't see her having her way with Bill Nye. If you listen closely you can hear birds singing. Summer's come to Canada and that means the windows are open at the Hurdle Hut. If you're in the area, drop by and visit Jakob and Mandi at the Toronto Small Press Book Fair. June 19th, The Great Hall, Toronto. Look for the Ampersand Publishing table. Battlestar GalaTALKa: Spoiler-heavy talk of disc 1 of season 4. Shownotes: The Hurdled Nerd
In darkened recrooms, all but unknown to the general public, lurks a special type of nerd. The pinball nerd. They came out of their basement arcades for theToronto Pinball and Gameroom Show. Shownotes, links, videos, etc.: The Hurdled Nerd
Jakob and Mandi brave the crowds at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) and speak with Questionable Content creator, Jeph Jacques. Shownotes, links, photos here: The Hurdled Nerd
A New Hurdle. May the 4th, Star Wars day. Who's cool and who's in Star Trek? Shownotes are HERE.
We might not have Morena Baccarin but we have something Starbase 66 didn't have last week. The lovely Ro Karen drops by the Hurdle Hut to discuss the Battlestar Galactica stop-gap movie, Razor. We even manage to recognise Psychodyke herself, Michelle Forbes this time around. Shownotes here.
Probably the all-time biggest superhero wizard with the most fanboys has to be Jesus of Nazareth. This week Jakob and Mandi get metaphysical. Shownotes HERE.
It's time to give a toss about TOS. Jakob and Mandi get seminal with Star Trek. Shownotes HERE.
Popular demand demanded we do Buffy The Vampire Slayer (series) if we want to stay popular. If there's one thing Buffy taught us, it's the importance of being popular. And saving the world. A lot. NOTE: Season 5 &6 spoilers.
Jakob and Mandi brace themselves for the Toronto Meet-Up (with liquids) and talk about BSG season 3. "Special" things about this dual episode: Jonnyboy[slim] audio comment; SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS; Field recordings from the meet-up; Over half an hour too long for Jakob's liking / attention span! Shownotes with links and videos HERE.
They say the clothes make the man. Unfortunately the clothes also make the nerd. Jakob and Mandi discuss the pitfalls of nerd fashion. *Project GalacTALKa returns next week with a special extended BSG segment. Shownotes HERE.
Thince Jakob and Mandi are on Vacathion in Britith Columbia, I have taken the inithiative to edit and upload thith weekth epithode. I hope you enjoy it ath much ath doeth I and the Banana. Your ever faithful manthervant, Igor.
A night out at the "theatah" with Jakob and Mandi. Specifically the Rhubarb Festival in Toronto. Blood, shit, piss, vomit and transgendered country singers. Bravo! Shownotes here.
Flynn Lives in Toronto. Last weekend Jakob and Mandi went to the pre-screening of the new Tron Legacy trailer (which gets its official release with Alice in Wonderland tonight). In this episode they talk about the emotional aftermath of that event and the original 1982 movie, Tron. There's no GalacTALKa this week due to... well, they just didn't feel like watching or talking about BSG. Not even for you. It wasn't personal. They just needed some time apart. Shownotes are here.
This is the episode which convinced Jakob and Mandi to give up alcohol for Lent. It's vaguely about Wes Anderson movies. Shownotes and reference materials HERE.
Jakob and Mandi deduce Sherlock Holmes was the worst movie they've seen since they've known each other. But what of Holmes as a franchise? It's elementary... Expanded shownotes HERE.
