Think you know your fandoms? Your Nerd Best Friends are BACK with an all-new episode, and this time…

it’s NERD TRIVIA night! In this chaotic, hilarious, and surprisingly intense showdown, Analese, Rob, and Dr. Intern Joan put their nerd knowledge to the test across movies, TV, comics, gaming, nostalgia, and all the weird little corners of pop culture we’ve been storing in our brains for decades. Analese chose Bizness Ethics for Rob and Rob chose anything but Buffy for Analese.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• Analese flexes obscure knowledge no human should have
• Rob takes some big swings (and even bigger misses)
• Dr. Intern Joan becomes the trivia chaos agent we didn’t know we needed
• The Herd gets a brand-new set of inside jokes

If you love pop culture, pointless knowledge, and friends talking nerdy, this is YOUR episode.

Listen now and play along — tell us your score!

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Also in this episode: favorite games shows of all time, character-themed fast food gimmicks, jammy advent calendars, slowing inventory of weasel-hair brushes for painting, getting gifts from our family that are things the nerds talk about during the show!

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This week, Analese, Rob, and Dr. Intern Joan check in on their Nerd Goals for the year — the wins, the works-in-progress, and the “oh wow, we definitely forgot that was even on the list.” Analese doubled down on reading and Rob focused on becoming C3TO (or, a CTO, to be sure).

In this episode, Analese, Rob, and Dr. Intern Joan:

• Review their 2025 Nerd Goals (with honesty and chaos)
• Celebrate the little victories and the big ones
• Share what they’re excited to tackle next
• Admit which goals have been… temporarily benched
• Encourage YOU to jump back into your own nerdy passions

Whether you're crushing your goals or riding the procrastination dragon, you’re in good company.

Also in this episode: becoming a WNBA Inaugural season ticket holder, Nerd Stores in California's state capital, and insane endings to football games.

Join the Nerd Herd, hit play, and let’s level up those nerd goals together!

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It’s the most wonderful nerdy time of the year! Analese and Rob are diving headfirst into the multiverse of gifting to bring you the Official Nerd Best Friends Gift Guide—packed with gadgets, page-turners, cozy fandom gear, and delightfully weird treasures for every nerd on your list (including you, let’s be honest). Analese creates chaos with monkey hooks and Rob doubles down on best binging during the holiday season.

And here’s the real holiday magic:

Dr. Intern Joan has crafted an exclusive DIGITAL GIFT GUIDE—a beautifully nerdy, curated masterpiece to level up your gifting game. Want it? Just become a Patron for $1 or $3 and it’s all yours. Seriously. That’s like… less than the cost of a single festive cookie.

So throw on your comfiest fandom hoodie, grab your peppermint mocha, and hit play.

Your nerdy holiday shopping starts NOW.

Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a five-star rating, and share with your fellow nerds—spread that holiday cheer like confetti!

Also in this episode: Nerd Mail (redheads in comic books), the best fictional holiday setting, old people marching, creative book gifts, kinkos > Fedex (mostly because price).

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