NERDS!
Posted By Kristabella on April 9, 2012
You guys, I have an obsessive personality. I find something I like and if I really, really like it, there is nothing else I want to talk about, read about, listen to, etc. This explains why I’m fat and a boozebag. Also a couch potato. Food and booze and TV? ALL GOOD THINGS.
First I would like to preface this by saying thank you to all of you who commented with your podcast recommendations on this post. I wrote them all down and downloaded them post haste.
I first started with Pop My Culture, which is really good. I highly recommend it. I think it got me through my first run of more than six minutes straight and I realized that people talking was the way to get me through running. And seeing as I’m up to running for 30 minutes at a time now, this was a good thing to figure out.
After that one, I was looking for more! There wasn’t a new PMC one yet, so instead of listening to an old one, I figured I’d try one of the other ones you all recommended. I tried This American Life, but Ira Glass’ voice bugs. Also, the subject was about human trafficking and the news clips were in Spanish and then I had to stop listening. I need funny! Snark! Not sad and somber stuff! I’m already sad and somber that I’m RUNNING.
I finally decided to give The Nerdist a try. I think a million of you recommended it, so I knew it would be good. But “nerdist”? Really? I’m not a nerd. I don’t play role playing games. I don’t have Star Wars action figures. I don’t really see how this would be for me.
OH BOY I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG.
I am literally obsessed with Chris Hardwick and this podcast. It is fucking hysterical. I started with the Seth Myers one and then after she told me to go back and listen to the live one with Craig Ferguson, I did just that. And now I’ve gone back to the beginning of Nerdist time and am starting at the very beginning. And burning so many calories with the laughing.
These podcasts are amazing. Also, guess what? I AM a nerd! When one of the first things they mentioned was an internet meme and Twitter, I knew I had found my tribe. You had me at meme, Hardwick. You had me at meme.
The problem with these podcast is that they are hilariously funny. And when you’re walking along a crowded street, or riding a crowded train and you laugh out loud, repeatedly, at something, you get a lot of strange looks. Lately I seem to smile and laugh the hardest when I’m walking past a group of people and I’m pretty sure they think I’m grinning at them like a damn fool. Such is life, though. Such is life.
It also doesn’t hurt that Chris Hardwick is absolutely adorable. And an age-appropriate crush to boot!
Swoooooon.
They are touring the country and after many failed attempts, I finally found someone to go with me to see The Nerdist Podcast Live! with me this Friday. (You’re my hero DJ!) I realized that telling people it was The Nerdist garnered the same reaction I had when I first downloaded the podcast. It’s a comedy show, though! Hilarious! And yes, sometimes they talk about Dr. Who and quadratic equations, but they also make me laugh until my stomach hurts.
I cannot wait to see the show and my future husband live and in person!
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Glad you enjoy the podcast! I’ll be there on Friday, as well. It’s sure to be an awesome show!
And, I agree. You do find yourself chuckling in public when listening to Chris and the guys.
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JEALOUS. Also? HOW HOT IS HE?
I am SO glad that you Twittered about Nerdist and the Craig episode. I love Craig. And now, the Nerdist. I’m a convert!
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It makes me so happy that there are other women who listen to this show!
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I just started listening to Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me, and will now be downloading both Pop My Culture AND the Nerdist. I find the This American Life is fine to have on in the house in the background, but for driving or working out, Ira Glass’ voice puts me straight to sleep.
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I love the Nerdist! There are also some other good ones on the site – especially You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes and The Morning After…Podcast with Eli Olsberg and Jake Weisman. And then there’s Women Aren’t Funny, hosted by three hilarious women – Mo Welch (I think she’s from Chicago!), Emily Candini,and Alana Johnston.
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Thanks for the recommendation. I have just started getting into podcasts since I am really not a music person and it’s a little to hard to pay attention to audiobooks.
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Oh, I wish I could have made it up there for the show! Next time for sure.
I’m almost caught up with their current stuff, so I think it might be time for a re-listen of the Craig Furgeson episode. 🙂
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Since I too, have recently discovered The Nerdist I will follow your lead and check out Pop My Culture. Last week I had listened to two Nerdists in one day so decided to start the afternoon with an ep of This American Life. Normally I like it, but this episode was all about how candidates raise money for their campaigns. BORING. I quickly went to another Nerdist. I love that I have two years of archives to catch up on now.