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Ferengi: I Apologise for the Amount of Times I Say "Capering" in this Episode](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/06/29/97-ferengi-i-apologise-for-the-amount-of-times-i-say-capering-in-this-episode/) - Right, everyone quit Oo-moxing for two minutes because we’ve got another episode talking about those hyper-capitalist scamps, the Ferengi; literally one of the few times here on the show where we can say without doubt that it’s a metaphor for capitalism! - [96. A Fireside Chat](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=1158) - Look, there are two things I wanted to talk about this month, but didn't have enough time to fully prepare an episode on either. So, instead, I'm just going to talk about my current thoughts on both of these (unrelated) topics. First off we have the US Military no longer recognizing about 180 different religions, and then after that I'm talking about my thoughts on Chaos vs Eclecticism. Like I said, unrelated topics. - [C3E24. Northward Bound (A Winter Fantasy Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/06/26/c3e24-northward-bound-a-winter-fantasy-part-1/) - Roxie and Rorgoth are going to go on an adventure together into the Winterlands! - [Casual Tangent - Absolute Hitman](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/06/22/casual-tangent-absolute-hitman/) - It's time for another tangent cut out of the main show. Here we talk about the Absolute DC books and Charlie getting back into Hitman! - [C3E23. Inside a Man (Vaulted Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/06/19/c3e23-inside-a-man-vaulted-part-4/) - Look, they're still inside the dream vault. We didn't even bother re-recording the "previously" at the start of the episode. - [C3E22. The Upside Down (Vaulted Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/06/12/c3e22-the-upside-down-vaulted-part-3/) - The intern is still missing in the dream maze vault, and our team is trying to find him (and the way out). - [96. It's a Metaphor for Capitalism!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/06/08/96-its-a-metaphor-for-capitalism/) - Happy Monday, everyone! To celebrate the start of the working week, we’re looking at Star Trek episodes where people mess with the memories of our cast and put them through menial, awful work. - [C3E21. Take Me to Church (Vaulted Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/06/05/c3e21-take-me-to-church-vaulted-part-2/) - The team is now in a magical Fae vault, and things are going about as well as you'd expect. - [95. An Honest Review of Thumper Forge's "The Chaos Apple"](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/2026/05/30/95-an-honest-review-of-thumper-forges-the-chaos-apple/) - Well, it must be May, because I'm doing another book review! This time around I'm reviewing Thumper Forge's "The Chaos Apple" (ISBN 9780738775432) which came out last fall. It is, unsurprisingly, a book on Chaos Magic - a topic it turns out I knew more about than I realized. And while overall I liked this book a lot, it does have one glaring issue for me... but only because I'm a pedantic nerd. - [96. Pope Joan](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/10/26/96-pope-joan/) - Starting in the middle ages, a rumor spread of a female pope, elected because of her incredible learning, who went undiscovered until she gave birth to a child. At which point, everyone lost their minds. Join Em and Dr. Jesse to learn about the veracity of this tale and the wacky test it (allegedly) engendered. (Ha.) - [C3E20. A Talbert Tale (Vaulted Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/05/29/c3e20-a-talbert-tale-vaulted-part-1/) - While the team is trying to play along with the mob, they actually have a real client they need to help. - [30. The Episode With a Rock That Looks Like a Dildo (feat. Matt Hardy)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/09/18/30-the-episode-with-a-rock-that-looks-like-a-dildo-feat-matt-hardy/) - We’ve got our first guest star in today’s episode as we get the nonstop machine of comics crowdfunding Matthew Hardy to join us in talking about the First Lady of Star Trek: Majel Barrett! Majel’s been in so many episodes, hell, so many SERIES of Star Trek over the years, so there’s a lot to work with here. We’ve got shockingly little Majel in the TOS episode that ostensibly is a spotlight focus on her. Then we’re in to the wild world of Lwaxana Troi as she gets kidnapped by Ferengi in TNG — and that version of the Ferengi are the absolute worst. Like Internet Guy worst. Finally we get a surprisingly nice pairing of Lwaxana and Odo stuck in a lift together as a weird life form from the Gamma Quadrant has got into the computers. - [C3E19. Re-Kidnapped (A Rival Family Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/05/22/c3e19-re-kidnapped-a-rival-family-part-4/) - Not all NPCs are romanceable. That's an important life lesson. - [Announcing 'The Perfect Host,' the Fifth Book in Trae Dorn's Mia Graves Saga](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/05/18/announcing-the-perfect-host-the-fifth-book-in-trae-dorns-mia-graves-saga/) - Nerd & Tie is excited to announce that The Perfect Host, the fifth book in Trae Dorn's Mia Graves Saga, is coming out on August 10th, 2026! Like the previous entries in the series, you can pre-order the eBook on Kindle or on Kobo. Pre-orders for the paperback can also be made from Amazon or - [Gundam News Round-Up!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/05/19/gundam-news-round-up/) - Cele and Ren discuss the Gundam news from the Lead-up to the 50th Anniversary presentation from last weekend! - [95. Space Scamps - Oh Good, Another Breeding Program!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/05/11/space-scamps-oh-good-another-breeding-program/) - Miles and Charlie have come down with a case of the ‘too British for Star Trek’ and are coping with it the only way they know how, by once more becoming Space Scamps and hopping over to Moonbase Alpha for three more episodes of Space 1999! - [C3E18. Eloise Explains Organized Crime (A Rival Family Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/05/15/c3e18-eloise-explains-organized-crime-a-rival-family-part-3/) - The team returns to the office, and Eloise reacts to the morning's events. - [C3E17. Hello, My Name Is Chum! (A Rival Family Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/05/08/c3e17-hello-my-name-is-chum-a-rival-family-part-2/) - What's a little kidnapping on your way to work, really? - [Casual Tangent - The Time Miles's Mum Called Him a Wanker](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/05/04/casual-tangent-the-time-miless-mum-called-him-a-wanker/) - A conversation cut from an earlier episode. See, we do some edits! - [100. What I'm Tolkien About](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/05/01/100-what-im-tolkien-about/) - This episode is dedicated to Tolkien superfan Stephen Colbert. May he return to The Colbert Report! No matter what, we know that he will go on to far, far better things than the crumbling edifice that was once known as CBS. - [C3E16. The Chase (A Rival Family Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/05/01/c3e16-the-chase-a-rival-family-part-1/) - The team gets ready for work one morning, but someone tries to stop them. - [94. Press F to Pay Respects](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/04/27/94-press-f-to-pay-respects/) - Casual Trek’s month celebrating Red Shirts continues as we have a look at Star Trek episodes which have thrown away the lives of extras in order to raise the stakes. - [C3E15. I Need You to Calm Down (Under a Jeweled Sky Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/04/24/c3e15-i-need-you-to-calm-down-under-a-jeweled-sky-part-5/) - You can't grift a grifter, but you can grift a grifter's grifts. - [94. Respect](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=1136) - One of the biggest challenges in building a real community in the modern witchcraft movement is, honestly, the lack of respect a lot of folks show each other. From asserting that unverified personal gnosis is fact to spreading misinformation, it's a huge issue. Well, we need to fix that. - [C3E14. Blue Berry Muffin (Under a Jeweled Sky Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/04/17/c3e14-blue-berry-muffin-under-a-jeweled-sky-part-4/) - Day two of the festival, and the team prepared to deal with any potential threats. And hangovers. - [Bonus Episode: Redshirts and Red Shirts](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/04/13/bonus-episode-redshirts-and-red-shirts/) - Red shirts might be one of the biggest pop-cultural tropes given to us by Star Trek, but what does it mean, in-universe and out, the first of our two part look actually gives us both as Miles describes the IDW miniseries ‘Star Trek: Red Shirts’ to Charlie and neither can hide their dissatisfaction while following up with a brief discussion of the John Scalzi novel ‘Redshirts.’ Next episode, we’ll actually be talking about episodes of Star Trek which feature examples of Red Shirts themselves. - [C3E13. Eloise Buttersnap (Under a Jeweled Sky Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/04/10/c3e13-eloise-buttersnap-under-a-jeweled-sky-part-3/) - How many funnel cakes can a halfling shove into a drunken elf's mouth? - [C3E12. Dwarves in Basements (Under a Jeweled Sky Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/04/03/c3e12-dwarves-in-basements-under-a-jeweled-sky-part-2/) - Sometimes a one size fits most bright yellow vest is a one size fits none. - [The Top 3 Moments in the Harry Potter Trailer!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/04/01/the-top-3-moments-in-the-harry-potter-trailer/) - Celeste runs through the top three moments of the new HBO Max Original Harry Potter Series! Don't look at the date. You don't need to do that. - [93. Star Trek V: What Does God Need With a Podcast?](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/03/30/93-star-trek-v-what-does-god-need-with-a-podcast/) - Miles and Charlie are climbing a mountain, why are they climbing a mountain? Is it to meet God? The Devil? Their approaching mid-life crises? Whichever, we have now approached the 199th and 200th episodes of Trek on Our Big List and we are celebrating, if not in style, then with a movie - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier to be exact. But before that, we have a little animated amuse-bouche with ‘The Magicks of Megas-Tu’ where the Enterprise meets the Devil and Miles realizes that for him, his adventure with Trek has brought him back to the beginning. Will he confront his pain or does he need his pain? Row Row Row your Boat. - [92. A Tale Told By An Idiot](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/03/16/92-a-tale-told-by-an-idiot/) - Hark, what podcast through yonder window breaks? It’s Casual Trek! We have a fun topic today with Star Trek episodes with titles which are Shakespeare quotes! - [William Shatner (Sort of) Apologizes For 'Star Trek V'](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2016/08/23/william-shatner-sort-of-apologizes-for-star-trek-v/) - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is generally agreed to be the worst Star Trek film ever made. It's poorly plotted, full of janky special effects (due to every good effects house being committed to other projects the year it was made) and just overall a mediocre movie. But it's also a couple decades old, - [C3E11. Sour Patch (Under a Jeweled Sky Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/03/27/c3e11-sour-patch-under-a-jeweled-sky-part-1/) - The team meets a potential new client, a dwarf who runs a local historical society. - [93. Gatekeeping.](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=1125) - One of the topics I've wanted to cover on this show for the longest time is gatekeeping in witchcraft spaces. It was on my original list of topics when I started the show, and it just kept getting knocked down the list. My opinion has evolved a lot over the years though, and the take I have now is in many ways completely different than what it would have been if I'd made this episode when the show first started. And hopefully it's a journey you're willing to take with me. - [C3E10. Marky Mark and the Hunky Bunch (Into the Autumnlands Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/03/20/c3e10-marky-mark-and-the-hunky-bunch-into-the-autumnlands-part-5/) - Look, Marky may not be on the up and up. Is anyone actually surprised by this? - [C3E9. The Detour (Into the Autumnlands Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/03/13/c2e9-the-detour-into-the-autumnlands-part-4/) - After fending off the handsome highway man, the team has to explain to Rorgoth why they shouldn't eat the guys they just killed. - [C3E8. A Pleasant Evening (Into the Autumnlands Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/03/06/c3e8-a-pleasant-evening-into-the-autumnlands-part-3/) - Deep in the Autumnlands, the team is continuing to escort the gold filled wagon towards the capital. But wanted signs along the road warn of a Highwayman. A handsome, handsome highwayman. - [91. Qapla', I Guess](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/03/02/91-qapla-i-guess/) - Grab your Bat’leth and prepare to experience bij as our Casual Heroes once more find themselves dealing with the Shakespearean Shouty Men of Space, the Klingons! - [187. Remembering Burger Becky](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/03/01/187-remembering-burger-becky/) - A friend of the show passed away last November. She made games that shaped our childhoods, and graciously offered her time for an interview and cameo for one of our videos reviewing her work on Out of This World. Sean and Vinnk toast to her entry into Valhalla, lament not reaching out again for another collaboration, and discuss some Future Retro and Pile of Shame games. - [C3E7. Fast Journey (Into the Autumnlands Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/02/27/c3e7-fast-journey-into-the-autumnlands-part-2/) - The team sets off on their journey into the Autumnlands, and maybe learns that saying something is an "escort job" might be interpreted differently based on who hears it. - [Casual Tangent: Akira and Game Design](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/02/22/casual-tangent-akira-and-game-design/) - We tend to run long, so this tangent from our Starfleet Academy episode was cut out. If you want to hear a little chatter about comics and RPGs, then it's here. - [92. Curse Your Enemies](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=1116) - A long time ago I made a joke post on Tumblr called "Beginner Witch Tips" where I included the advice to curse your enemies. But just like how the item "Fight a God" went from tongue in cheek to genuine advice, this one was always partially serious too. So this month, I'm going to explain why I think you should just start dishing out the curses to everyone who deserves it. Remember, cursing is self care. - [C3E6. The New Girl (Into the Autumnlands Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/02/20/c3e6-the-new-girl-into-the-autumnlands-part-1/) - The newly minted Stormwood team has been hired by a local pawn shop owner to make sure his taxes make it safely to the current government of the Autumnlands. But first, a new person has joined the party... - [90. Welcome to Starfleet Academy, B****!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/02/16/90-welcome-to-starfleet-academy-b/) - Welcome to Starfleet Academy, students, we hope you survive the experience! It’s the grimdark future of the 32nd century and a bunch of weird, traumatised kids are stuck together having to learn and grow into Starfleet officers! Will the main character be too annoying a main character? How many The O.C. references will Charlie make? How much will Miles lust after an espresso machine? And how delightful are those teachers? - [Pre-Order New Books by E.H. Lupton, Trae Dorn, and Ethan Flanagan!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/02/13/pre-order-new-books-by-e-h-lupton-trae-dorn-and-ethan-flanagan/) - We're excited to announce some upcoming book titles by the creators here at the Nerd & Tie Network! To start with, on April 13th, the fifth book in Ask a Medievalist's E.H. Lupton's "Wisconsin Gothic" series Renaissance will be released.June, 1971. As the academic year draws to a close, Sam and Ulysses are looking forward - [C3E5. Two in the Afternoon (Trial Period Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/02/13/c3e5-two-in-the-afternoon-trial-period-part-5/) - The team has a lead on the person who stole the magic rock, and they're looking for their suspect in the Winter Quarter of Denarsus. - [C3E4. Whose House? (Trial Period Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/02/06/c3e4-whose-house-trial-period-part-4/) - The team is starting their recovery investigation by visiting the scene of the crime. Then maybe the scene of another crime. The second crime is a metaphor. - [89. Starfleet Academy Prelude - So Much Child Death](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/02/02/89-starfleet-academy-prelude-so-much-child-death/) - Do you hear the siren song of synergy? That means we’ve got a brand new Star Trek show on the horizon and Miles and Charlie want in. With Star Trek: Starfleet Academy on the horizon, our brave lads are going to squeeze back into their school uniforms and try to remember how school works as they approach three episodes of Star Trek which deal with students at SFA. - [186. Retro Game Shopping in Japan](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/01/30/186-retro-game-shopping-in-japan/) - It used to be true, and still is to some extent, that visiting a video game store in Japan is a rite of passage for foreign visitors to Japan, but if you pull out a camera to take a video you may find you are no longer welcome. - [C3E3. The Client (Trial Period Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/01/30/c3e3-the-client-trial-period-part-3/) - The team's together, one of them's gotten robbed, and now it's time to meet their first client. Everything hinges on this meeting going well. Maybe, for once, it will. - [91. "Ancient" Practices](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=1106) - There's an annoying thing in the witchcraft community where every new idea or trend gets cast as an "ancient" practice even if it's just a few years old. Time and time again, we see people constructing false narratives about the supposed historicity of ideas, spells, and rituals in witchcraft spaces, and all of it is bad for us. Why do people feel the need to lie? Why does something being a new idea make it less credible in people's eyes? Why have we been doing this as a community from the start? - [C3E2. As Quick as Smoke (Trial Period Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/01/23/c3e2-as-quick-as-smoke-trial-period-part-2/) - Eloise Stormwood has assembled her team, so it's time to start with the basic, new hire orientation -- which consists of filling out a bunch of paperwork and taking a tour of the new office. - [99. Respect My Authority](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/01/21/99-respect-my-authority/) - What exactly is authority? Where does it come from? How do you get it? Can you move authority from St. Paul, MN to the south side of Chicago? Join Em and Jesse for a wide-ranging chat on the subject. - [Casual Trek Rewind: Mirror Universe Episodes](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/01/19/casual-trek-rewind-mirror-universe-episodes/) - Due to various medical emergencies, our Starfleet Academy episodes are going to have to wait a little while. Instead, here's an old favourite episode: "They Exploded Odo!" We experience the original Mirror Universe episode and try to understand a system of government entirely based around betrayal (that isn't the Romulans'), also a fantastic episode of DS9 with some shock as there's a pretty brutal explosion of one cast member! - [C3E1. The Interviews (Trial Period Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/01/16/c3e1-the-interviews-trial-period-part-1/) - There's a new office of Stormwood & Associates. There's someone named Stormwood. There just aren't any "associates yet." Which is, y'know, a solvable problem. - [A Stormwood & Associates Campaign 3 Trailer!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/01/09/a-stormwood-associates-campaign-3-trailer/) - Nerd & Tie is excited to announce the beginning of the third campaign for Stormwood & Associates! Trae, Becca, Gen, and Celeste are back at the table for a new adventure, and starting Friday, January 16th episodes will release here weekly on Nerd & Tie. - [98. In Rome for the Calends](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/01/05/98-in-rome-for-the-calends/) - It’s January, the first month of the year, ruled by the god Janus, who looks both ways. But a week ago it was December, the…tenth month of the year? What the heck was up with Roman calendars? Join Em and Dr. Jesse to explore why this otherwise competent civilization just fell apart when it came to tracking what day it was. - [Casual Trek Rewind: Gamer Picard (Remastered)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2026/01/05/casual-trek-rewind-gamer-picard-remastered/) - Casual Trek's still in recovery mode from life and the festive period and we've wanted to fix the "Gamers" episode which was cursed with bad attempts to compress the file. - [88. By Grabthar's Hammer, What a Podcast](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/12/22/88-by-grabthars-hammer-what-a-podcast/) - Charlie and Miles have ‘gifted’ each other episodes of Star Trek to talk about, both good and bad. The problem with being casual about Star Trek is you just don’t know all of what’s out there. That’s what the Casual Trek mission is for, after all. This year the gang are doing something different, talking about a film that’s adjacent to Star Trek, and even some Trek actors say is the best Star Trek movie: Galaxy Quest. They’ve even got guest stars Reanna Reid-Lobatto and Sean Corse from off of the Famicom Dojo joining the festivities. - [90. Nighttime.](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/2025/12/27/90-nighttime/) - I'm getting a bit contemplative at the end of the year, and this month we're talking about the importance of the mystery of the night. Everything feels just a little more magical in the dark, and why that just feels right as a witch. That's right, we're talking about an aesthetic this time around. Who would have guessed? - [Bonus - We Saved This Vessel Once & Section 31 Pitch Session](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/12/08/bonus-we-saved-this-vessel-once-section-31-pitch-session/) - Welcome to an emergency bonus episode! Miles is off, but the fortnightly schedule continues. Charlie’s played a solo roleplaying game based on Star Trek. No, not the official one, but "We Saved This Vessel Once." After that, there’s the unhinged pitches from our Section 31 episode, which includes Sean Corse of Famicom Dojo, and Celeste Startwin of Stormwood & Associates! - [97. Non-Roman Calendars](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/11/24/97-non-roman-calendars/) - When is Hanukkah this year? When is Lupercalia, or Easter, or Midsummer’s Eve? When is your birthday? Figuring out when big events happen is incredibly important, and humans have been doing it for a long time. But while we can see some similarities in the process of calendar evolution, many civilizations had very different ways of conceptualizing and measuring time. Join Em and Dr. Jesse for a discussion of non-Roman calendars! - [Is 'Batman v Superman' Any Good?](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2016/03/27/is-batman-v-superman-any-good/) - On this installment of The Off Week, Trae digs into Batman v Superman: Dawn of Secret Infinity Wars of Crisis Justice (or whatever) and tells you whether or not it's worth going out and seeing it. Spoiler: The answer is "maybe." But they'll give you their reasons. - ['Captain America: Civil War' Review](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2016/05/08/captain-america-civil-war-review/) - On this episode of The Off Week, Trae sits down and does a quick review of the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film "Captain America: Civil War." Spoiler: They liked it. - [87. Flesh Katamari](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/11/24/87-flesh-katamari/) - We’re still concerned with the Delta Quadrant as this episode of Casual Trek covers episodes from Modern Trek’s animated series concerning the Voyager, the Delta Quadrant and all those assorted antics. First up is the Prodigy Season One mid-season two-parter ‘A Moral Star’ where Dal and the Protostar gang plan to actually do a Starfleet with a little bit of heist antics as they try to break out the prisoners of their old home and then in Lower Decks’s ‘Twovix’ as Boimler grapples with the possibility of promotion, the crew of the Cerritos discover that when there’s an outbreak of Tuvixes, Janeway was 100% right! - [89. What Makes Wicca Wicca?](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=1086) - One of the biggest things I think a lot of older witches take for granted is that people understand what makes Wicca, well, Wicca. While we’ve discussed the history before, and last month talked about the weird anti-Wicca backlash, I think there are a lot of misconceptions about how this incredibly diverse religion is practiced. Frankly, just the fact that it is largely an orthopraxic religion and not an orthodoxic one is a concept a lot of folks raised in predominantly Christian frameworks struggle with. So let’s talk about it. - [Ask a Medievalist Joins the Nerd & Tie Network!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/11/20/ask-a-medievalist-joins-the-nerd-tie-network/) - We're excited to announce Ask a Medievalist is joining the family of Nerd & Tie Network shows! Dr. Jesse Njus teaches graduate and undergraduate theatre history at Virginia Commonwealth University, and received her Ph.D. from Northwestern University. E.H. Lupton, besides being the author of the Wisconsin Gothic novels, has master's degrees from the School of - [95. Sur le Pontife d’Avignon](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/08/24/95-sur-le-pontife-davignon/) - Avignon! A city where there is a bridge, and a song about the bridge. And, once, the pope lived there. Why? Let’s talk about this weird century. - [94. Popes and Antipopes](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/06/26/94-popes-and-antipopes/) - Let’s talk about a few good antipopes. What’s that about, anyway? If they meet, do they both annihilate? How do they sometimes switch places? Join Em and Dr. Jesse as they go over some of the more interesting antipopes of the 11th and 12th centuries. - [93. Take Me Down to Vatican City](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/06/11/93-take-me-down-to-vatican-city/) - When did the conclave system get started and why? Following on the heels (uh, vaguely) of our emergency popecast, Em and Dr. Jesse discuss history of papal elections and how the Church got to where it is. - [92. Emergency Popecast](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/04/29/92-emergency-popecast/) - Pope Francis, beloved of medievalists, died on April 21, 2025, so we’re here with all you might care to know about the forthcoming conclave (now a film starring Ralph Finnes), the history of conclaves, and why medievalists loved Francis so much, anyway. - [91. The Field Where I Grow My Ducks](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/04/19/91-the-field-where-i-grow-my-ducks/) - Em and Jesse are back with more medieval meme review. Join us as we discuss martyrdom, marginalia, The Seventh Seal, and the Bayeux Tapestry. - [90. Ask a Memevalist](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/04/04/90-ask-a-memevalist/) - Memes. Love or hate them, they’re hard to escape. Let’s do a medieval meme review. - [89.The Three Hares on the Silk Road](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/03/21/89-the-three-hares-on-the-silk-road/) - Synopsis Trade goods weren’t the only things that moved along the Silk Road. Join Em and Jesse as they trace the history of an interesting artistic motif that made it from China all the way to England! - [Announcing Our Newest Show - Casual Trek!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/08/04/announcing-our-newest-show-casual-trek/) - We’re excited to announce the addition of a new podcast to the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network – Casual Trek! - [Let's Be Legendary Is Taking a Small Break](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/04/17/lets-be-legendary-is-taking-a-small-break/) - Let’s Be Legendary will be taking a break to let one of the crew finish finals. Listen to the audio for the full announcement. - [86. Star Trek Khan: Lost... In Space](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/11/10/86-star-trek-khan-lost-in-space/) - It’s time for a podcast about a podcast! Yes, we’re talking about Star Trek: Khan, the official Star Trek podcast. What happened between Space Seed and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan? Dr Rosalind Lear wants to know and brings some familiar faces to Ceti Alpha V to dig up some old recordings. Does she want to humanize this space tyrant or exonerate Kirk for his actions? Flashbacks, being stranded in a hostile wilderness, Naveen Andrews... Is this Lost? Kind of. At least, it’s enough for Charlie and Miles to talk about Lost a lot, as well as serialized fiction and the plot of the first three episodes of Star Trek: Khan. - [146. Our Favorite Tabletop Stories](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/08/28/146-our-favorite-tabletop-stories/) - On this episode of Nerd & Tie we’re recounting our favorite tabletop role playing game stories. Before that though, Nick and Trae sit down with author David Boop about the reboot of classic Tri Tac RPG Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic for the Savage Worlds system, and we review our experiences at Coulee Con and Madison Geek Craft Expo. - [85. Star Trek Halloween III - Let's Get Scotty Laid!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/10/27/85-star-trek-halloween-iii-lets-get-scotty-laid/) - It’s that time of year where we try and delve into the strange and scary for our Halloween episode and this time, we’ve hit upon altered states (not the Ken Russell film) where our heroes undergo a strange transformation. In the TOS episode ‘Wolf in the Fold,’ Bones’s obsession with getting Scotty laid ends in a lot of mysterious stabbings that date back to Victorian London, while in Voyager’s ‘Darkling,’ the Doctor’s attempt to improve himself by adding bits of other people into him starts making him very large in the tooth and a little too psychosexual towards Kes. Then in DS9’s ‘Empok Nor,’ O’Brien, Nog, Garak and a collection of clearly important side characters mission to a deserted Cardassian Space Station to steal some wiring ends with psychotropic drug-induced violence. Typical. Happy Halloween! - [AnimeCons.TV Went To The Second Wine Country Comic Con, And It Was Exactly What You'd Expect](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2016/10/03/animecons-tv-went-to-the-second-wine-country-comic-con-and-it-was-exactly-what-youd-expect/) - So over the last year we've written quite a lot about Uriel Brena's Wine Country Comic Con. I mean, if you don't feel like following the links to get the whole story, the short version is this is a con that created a bunch of fake Facebook accounts to promote their first event effectively through - [88. Wicca Bad? Featuring Thumper Forge](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=1077) - If you spend any amount of time on social media these days, especially TikTok, you'll find a surprising amount of anti-Wiccan sentiment... and a lot of it's pretty weird. Thumper Forge, Gardnerian Wiccan and author of the forthcoming The Chaos Apple, joins me as we, frankly, debunk some of the worst of it and talk about why we think this has happened. - [84. TNG/Doctor Who: Assmilation Squared - The TARDIS Enters Data](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/10/13/84-tng-doctor-who-assmilation-squared-the-tardis-enters-data/) - Welcome to spooky season and we're horrifying Miles specifically with a crossover between Star Trek and his favorite fandom! Can you hear the finger of a monkey's paw curling? Assimilation Squared has been a threat on this show for a while, but why is that? Listen on and we'll explain the story and the many questionable art choices. - [83. Insert 2025 Reference Here](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/09/29/83-insert-2025-reference-here/) - Insert all your tired 2025 jokes here because after the last nine months, we’re pretty much out as this episode, we go "All-Voyager, All the Time" with a slate of episodes concerning "The Year of Hell," one of Voyager’s more infamous wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey moments. - [Pre-Order 'Buried Memories,' the Fourth Book in Trae Dorn's Mia Graves Saga!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/09/22/pre-order-buried-memories-the-fourth-book-in-trae-dorns-mia-graves-saga/) - We're excited to announce Buried Memories, the fourth installment in Trae Dorn's Mia Graves Saga is available for pre-order! - [87. A Season of Change](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=1065) - This episode marks seven years of this podcast, and as we start the eighth, I decided that it was time we looked back on how much things have changed in the modern witchcraft space since then, along with how different things are since I first became a witch over twenty-five years ago. Because what is witchcraft if it's not change? Also, I'm standing in a park most of the episode, which is why it sounds like that. - [82. Holodickery](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/09/15/82-holodickery/) - Put on your best private detective hat and prepare to get into character as we talk step into the Holodeck and prepare ourselves for inevitable disappointment. In ‘The Practical Joker,’ the Enterprise computer gets wacky while Bones, Sulu and Uhura fail to enjoy a primitive Holodeck. In ‘My Way,’ Odo uses AI to make girls like him and we get a lot of song and dance numbers (and the best IDW comics pitch) as we meet Vic Fontaine. And in Strange New Worlds’s Space Adventure Hour, La’an gets to beta-test the Holodeck and nearly kills everyone on the Enterprise doing so. Typical. Bloody Typical. - [81. Neelix's Kitchen Nightmares](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/09/01/81-neelixs-kitchen-nightmares/) - Welcome to Neelix’s Kitchen Nightmares you doughnuts! I’m Gordon Ramsey and we’ve got three meals for you to shove in your face from three questionable kitchens. Neelix’s kitchen’s covered in fluff and filth and seems to have been made in a large office meeting room. Will his food help Seven of Nine in “The Raven” or will it bring back dire flashbacks? I think we all know how it’s going to go. Next up is the unnamed chef of the Enterprise who actually has a full kitchen. Hoshi Sato comes in and takes over, does she think she’s me or something? She gets the job done, possibly a bit too much in “Singularity”. Also there’s some delightful nonsense with a chair. Finally William T Riker’s got the midlife crisis giant pizza oven out for a visit from his space dad, JL Picard in “Nepenthe”. Has he got what it takes, or will this episode and pizza both be undercooked? Whatever it is, it’s better than the replicated cake that gets thrown up all over La Sirena! (This is actually Charlie, I’ve no idea what Gordon Ramsey sounds like, I hope you enjoy the show!) - [Special: Godzilla (2014)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2014/05/19/special-godzilla-2014/) - History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of men. Or at least history shows how a ten minute segment on a regular episode couldn't contain our opinions on Godzilla. Because we have a lot. Enough to fill an entire episode. So we interrupted our fortnightly schedule to bring you this: our - [S5E11. Showdown at Camp Spooky (Finale)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/08/29/s5e11-showdown-at-camp-spooky-finale/) - It's finally here, the thrilling conclusion to our longest Meatgrinder yet! It's time for our heroes to take on the mall itself. The real question is, will the monkey survive? - [86. Shadow Work (And Maybe Why We Shouldn't Tell Other Witches to Do It)](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=1054) - If you're in witchcraft spaces, over the last six years or so, you've likely heard someone talking about "shadow work" (or more obnoxiously telling someone "they need to do some shadow work"). And while some folks seem to consider it an essential element of witchcraft, for those of us who have been in the community a long time it's just a little bit puzzling. Likewise, a lot of the people pushing shadow work don't seem to know where it comes from to begin with. With that in mind, this month I'm going into the origins of shadow work, what it is, and maybe why some folks need to stop pushing it so hard. - [S5E10. Isn't That a Quentin Tarantino Movie?](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/08/22/s5e10-isnt-that-a-quentin-tarantino-movie/) - A trip to HR does not go well. It does not go well at all. - [80. Here Today, Gorn Tomorrow](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/08/18/80-here-today-gorn-tomorrow/) - Okay, lets you and him fight! In shameless pursuit of ‘brand synergy,’ this episode of Casual Trek celebrates the return of Strange New Worlds to our streaming services by doing an episode about those lizardy bastards Kirk fought once at those rocks from Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey, the Gorn! - [S5E9. Mascot vs. Monkey](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/08/15/s5e9-mascot-vs-monkey/) - For the first time in Meatgrinder history, we have some PVP combat? That's right, in a rare oment where the characters are in zero danger, Noodles has decided that they are done with that monkey once and for all. Also, the season's going long! Expect a few more episodes this time around! - [S5E8. A Raccoon, a Poodle, and a Monkey](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/08/08/s5e8-a-raccoon-a-poodle-and-a-monkey/) - A raccoon, a poodle, and a monkey share an elevator. And now you get to know what it's like when two players on an audio podcast decide to play nonverbal characters. - [79. The Naked Time is Naked Now](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/08/04/79-the-naked-time-is-naked-now/) - Our brave Casual Explorers are showing their emotional age by watching the infamous ‘everyone gets drunk, horny and crazy’ episodes of Star Trek. We start with TOS's The Naked Time where George Takei shows off his impressive sword, followed by TNG’s less impressive ‘The Naked Now’ where Charlie asks the most important question ‘if Data has no emotions, why did his creator build him to be fully functional, sexually?’ (and Miles asks the second most important question ‘Why have this as an second episode?’). Meanwhile, Guest-Star Cele from ‘Celeste is Best’ gets to talk about Lower Decks’ own ‘everyone goes drunk and crazy’ with ‘Empathalogical Fallacies’ and has no real important questions to ask except ‘why is this so delightful?’ - [S5E7. Secure the Area](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/08/01/s5e7-secure-the-area/) - Look, the security team is doing their best. The only problem is that their best still isn't very good. - [S5E6. It's a Metaphor for Capitalism](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/07/25/s5e6-its-a-metaphor-for-capitalism/) - Someone finally asks the important question: If it's the end of the world, why are so many people still at work? - [Before and After - Superman (2025)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/07/24/before-and-after-superman-2025/) - Before and After for Superman 2025 - [78. Death Stranding: Somehow Both Deep and Very Stupid](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/07/21/78-death-stranding-somehow-both-deep-and-very-stupid/) - Strap on those babies and keep clear of the wet ghosts, we’re finally talking about Death Stranding! Yes, Casual Trek's 69th episode talking about Trek is going to have to wait as the boys are very excited about the work of the game designer, dreamweaver, visionary plus actor, Hideo Kojima. - [S5E5. She’s Going to Stanford](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/07/18/s5e5-shes-going-to-stanford/) - Grittney calls a friend and they do a little shopping. Also a dude rises from the dead, but that's not as important. - [85. Feedback/Q&A Special 2025](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=1042) - It's July which means it's time for the annual feedback/Q&A episode of the show! In this episode I sit down and answer questions that you, the audience, has been sending me over the last few months. It's the same dance we do every summer, and this year you guys sent me some great questions. It's a fun one. - [S5E4. Leave Grittney Alone!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/07/11/s5e4-leave-grittney-alone/) - Nothing good comes out of an assistant manager, nor a sporting goods store. - [The End of Shin Gundam - Our Initial Thoughts](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/07/08/the-end-of-shin-gundam-our-initial-thoughts/) - Now that Gundam G Quuuuuux is over, Cele and Rena take some time to share their initial thoughts. - [77. Jeff 2: Weyoun Boogaloo](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/07/07/77-jeff-2-weyoun-boogaloo/) - Grab your vials of glowing green goo and prepare to ham it up as we talk once more about Jeffrey Combs, the Philip Madoc of Star Trek (that’s a Classic Doctor Who reference) and three episodes where his many characters have large roles. - [S5E3. What the Heck is Skype?](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/07/04/s5e3-what-the-heck-is-skype/) - Our heroes have made their way to a food court, but something seems to be circling overhead. Also you can really tell we recorded this in 2024... - [26. Witchcraft in the Time of Coronavirus](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=309) - So the world is a massive garbage fire right now, and we're all trying to cope. Witchcraft right now isn't the easiest thing to do, and we need to take the time and acknowledge that it's okay to not to feel jazzed about it right now. Like -- it's okay to not be okay. Also, apparently we're all astral projecting and sleeping with people in their dreams? Why did no one tell me that was the plan? - [29. The Craft Legacy (2020)](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=332) - Earlier this year, Hex Positive‘s Bree NicGarran and I sat down to talk about the 1996 movie The Craft. It was a hugely influential film for a whole generation of witches, and surprisingly holds up well. So, needless to say, when the long awaited sequel/remake The Craft: Legacy came out on Video On Demand last month, we knew we needed to sit down and talk about it. So we did. For a whole two hours. - [24. The Craft (1996)](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=295) - It's strange to think that a 90s teenage horror/urban fantasy film would be massively culturally important to the modern witchcraft movement, but for a generation of witches that's exactly what The Craft is. In this super long episode of the podcast (seriously -- it's almost an hour and a half), I sit down with Hex Positive's Bree NicGarran for a chat about the film. We tackle the themes, plot, and cultural impact of this movie, along with some fun tangents along the way. Buckle up, because one of these times the light's not gonna be green. - [22. Witches 4 Hire](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/?p=274) - So on last month’s episode we talked about would-be-gurus like Leah Steele. This month we’re instead going to look at her low-budget cousins though: Spell Farms. What’s a Spell Farm? They are websites where the average person can plunk down some money for a “witch” to cast a spell for them. And they’re just as reliable and honest as they sound. - [21. A Spiral of BS](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/?p=254) - So we don’t talk about a lot of new age gurus, life coaches, and other “spiritual leaders” on this show. But when one reached out to me literally out of nowhere this month… I ended up going down the weirdest rabbit hole that ended at an “Australian Sex Wizard.” That is a sentence I just typed. Last month we went solidly into the Witchcraft category, this month we’re deep into the BS instead. - [20. A Dabbler's Week](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/?p=243) - We’ve talked before about how dabbling in witchcraft is not just perfectly acceptable, but should be encouraged. It leaves the question open though — just how does one dabble? With that in mind, and at the suggestion of Tumblr user AskSecularWitch, I’ve gone through and created a “Dabbler’s Week” — a week of activities that someone could do to get a taste of what my form of witchcraft is like. So yeah. That’s the episode. - [19. Citation Needed](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/?p=230) - While reading a post on The Wild Hunt I got to thinking about the wild world of self publishing and Witchcraft books. How does a new Witch know if a source is good or bad? How can they tell if it's a genuine writer or a pen name optimized for SEO? Why is everything so frickin' complicated? - [18. Fricking Candles.](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/?p=221) - On this episode of the podcast we are talking about something this show rarely covers -- actual practical spellcraft advice. Specifically, we're just going to talk about candles. Yep, you read that correctly, this is twenty-something minutes of Trae talking about fricking candles. It'll make sense when you listen to it. - [17. Older Doesn’t Mean Better](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/?p=215) - I got a question in my inbox from a listener asking if whether or not knowing a lot of Wicca was created less than a hundred years ago made it feel less legitimate. It’s an interesting question, and whether or not something being more “established” makes it more “real” is something I thought we should tackle. Also, there’s a tiny bit more of that interview with author Bree NicGarran from last episode that serendipitously applied (that was cut), so I’ve included it here. - [16. Let's Get Spooky (Again)! ft. Bree NicGarran](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/?p=203) - It’s that spooky time of year again. With Halloween and Samhain coming up in a few days, it’s time to talk about ghost stories again. This time around I’m joined by the author of Grovedaughter Witchery: Practical Spellcraft and The Sisters Grimmoire Bree NicGarran as we talk about our personal experiences with the paranormal. Like last year, this is an extended, hour long episode. Oh, and I complain about deer for a minute in there. Because deer are annoying. - [15. Witchcraft vs Paganism](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/?p=196) - On this episode of the podcast we’re digging into the differences between “Paganism” and “Witchcraft.” While there is clearly a lot of overlap between these two umbrella terms, there are some important differences. So, yeah, let’s talk about them. - [14. Gender and Witchcraft](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/?p=181) - There are a lot of regressive ideas built into some forms of witchcraft when it comes to gender, and it’s about time we sat down and talked about it. On this episode of the podcast we’re talking about gender and witchcraft, and how gender essentialism is massively bullshit. So, y’know, we’re keeping it light. - [13. Feedback/Q&A Special](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/2019/07/27/13-feedback-qa-special/) - On this episode of the podcast I'm answering questions sent in from listeners like you! I'm also doing it from a cabin in the Wisconsin Northwoods though, so there is no music, no second takes, and it's been recorded on my iPhone. Hopefully this doesn't turn out terribly. - [12. Store Bought Is Fine](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/?p=163) - Last year one of the biggest hub bubs in the Witch community was Pinrose introducing a “Starter Witch Set” which was intended to be sold at Sephora stores. There was such an uproar from the Witchcraft community that Sephora ended up pulling the kits before they were ever able to reach consumers. But was this remotely a good thing? On this episode of the podcast Trae’s going to talk about the commercialization of Witchcraft… and how its pretty much okay. For the most part. - [11. A Witch Phase (Not the Moon Kind)](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/?p=155) - It's generally accepted that witchcraft is "just a phase" for some people -- that they'll dabble a bit and then move on from it. I guess my question then is... is this actually a bad thing? Isn't trying out stuff good? I think it is. - [10. The Satanic Panic](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/?p=150) - The Satanic Panic of the 70s, 80s, and 90s shaped the Modern Witchcraft Movement in a lot of unexpected ways. Its effects still ripple through a lot of our sources, so in this installment of the podcast we’re digging into this extremely weird part of American history. It’s a bit of a doozy, after all. - [9. The Wiccan Rede](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/2019/03/30/9-the-wiccan-rede/) - The Wiccan Rede is the foundational moral principle of Wicca. As it’s one of the larger forms of Witchcraft practiced today, I thought we’d dig into it and understand where it came from, what it means, and why it’s important. Also I spend a minute debunking the Law of Return/Threefold Law, so even if you don’t care about Wicca, you might find that bit entertaining. Like you can pull it out whenever some jackass on Tumblr tries to tell you that you’re “witching wrong” or some other bull. Just like blow their minds and stuff. - [8. Technopaganism](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/2019/02/28/technopaganism/) - On this eighth episode of the podcast, we’re talking about good old Technopaganism. Well, “Technowitchcraft” is probably the better term, but I’m old and from the 90s. In any case, the point is that there’s a lot of ways that technology can be incorporated into Witchcraft, but there are a lot of questions we have to ask along the way. Or something. - [7. Be Ridiculous](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/2019/01/26/episode-7-be-ridiculous/) - On this episode of the podcast, the topic is the importance of accepting that we’re all ridiculous human beings and that’s it’s a good thing. Witchcraft should be done with a sense of play, and we should all keep that in mind before we take ourselves too seriously. Because when we take ourselves too seriously, none of us are remotely pleasant to be around. Doing witchcraft by rote isn’t the best idea, gatekeeping is bad, and there’s probably not a wrong way to do a spell. Unless you like light yourself on fire or something. Try not to do that. - [6. Witchcraft on Television](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/2018/12/29/episode-6-witchcraft-on-television/) - How witches are represented on television and media has always been a controversial topic in the modern witchcraft community, and 2018 has seen several high profile series launch with the reboot of Charmed and the adaptation of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. In this episode, Trae looks at these new shows and how they represent witchcraft in popular culture — and how they fall short. - [5. Building Your Own Path](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/2018/11/24/episode-5-building-your-own-path/) - On this episode of BS-Free Witchcraft, Trae attempts to cover a topic from one of the show’s listeners: How the heck do you get started in Witchcraft in the first place? What we end up with is twenty minutes of Trae attempting to cover this exceptionally broad topic which is, at the very least, entertaining… and hopefully informative. Hopefully. - [4. Let's Get Spooky!](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/2018/10/27/episode-4-lets-get-spooky/) - With Samhain and Halloween just around the corner, the show is going full on spooky this episode. Joining me again is Lee Bradford, and we spend the whole show talking about ghost stories, personal experiences, liminal spaces, murder, and so much more. This episode is also over an hour long, so strap in for this deluxe, extra podcasty edition of the show! - [3. The History of Wicca](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/2018/10/06/episode-3-the-history-of-wicca/) - On this episode Trae digs deep into the history of Wicca, and tries to give the most accurate history of the religion as he can. I mean, yeah, we know this is a general Witchcraft podcast, but Wicca is the most widely practiced form of Witchcraft in the US, UK, Canada and Australia… so how it got started is kind of important for the modern Witchcraft movement. And trust me, there aren’t any pulled punches here. - [2. How to Become a Witch](http://bsfreewitchcraft.trhonline.com/2018/09/29/episode-2-how-to-become-a-witch/) - In this episode Trae tackles the question “How do you become a witch?” The answer, of course, turns out to be amazingly easy — do some witchcraft. Of course, there’s more to the episode than that. Dragging fellow witch Lee Bradford onto the show, Trae and Lee tell their personal stories about how they came to their (different forms) of witchcraft. Afterwards they discuss things like gatekeeping and other obstacles new witches might find starting their practice. - [1. The Basics](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/2018/09/22/episode-1-the-basics/) - In this inaugural episode of BS-Free Witchcraft Trae decides to start at the very beginning. It’s a very good place to start. Mainly this episode focuses on the basics of the modern witchcraft movement — because how can we have a discussion if we don’t actually define the terms we’re working with? From defining “witchcraft” itself to poking at random corners, we’re covering as much as we can cram into a half an hour. You know how like every witchcraft website has a FAQ page? This is the podcast equivalent of that. - [S5E2. I'm Staying on my Monkey](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/06/27/s5e2-im-staying-on-my-monkey/) - And old man, a sword guy, and a woman on a monkey. What could possibly go wrong? - [76. Mustard Hands](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/06/23/76-mustard-hands/) - The ‘mystical pregnancy’ trope is a bit of an overused one in genre fiction and Star Trek visits that well so many times we had options for which ones to highlight here. - [75. The Hero of the Bajoran Resistance](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/06/09/75-the-hero-of-the-bajoran-resistance/) - Grab your tastiest sandwich and try not to spoil Twin Peaks as we return to Deep Space 9 with an all-DS9 extravaganza. We’re talking about the opening three-parter of season two of Deep Space Nine which, unlike the Augment three-parter of Enterprise we covered (in "We Have Wrath of Khan at Home"), we’re discussing and placing on the Big List as one single entry and not three seperate ones. Watch as in ‘The Homecoming,’ Kira goes off to rescue Bajor’s greatest resistance fighter and gets no end of grief for it, then we see that Odo has an actual friend while Kira has one of those awkward naked dreams while uncovering Bajoran nationalists in ‘The Circle’ and then the simmering Bajoran nonsence ends up in some Die Hard antics on the Station as our heroes must endure ‘The Siege’ where this should hopefully wrap up. No Vedek Winn’s were harmed during the making of these episodes for which we are deeply sorry. - [84. We Clicked on Every Facebook Witchcraft Ad (with Bree NicGarran)](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=1012) - Last month we talked about a good source new witches might want to add to their libraries, because I know how hard it is to separate the signal from the noise. But this month I thought we'd go look at some of the noise instead! I clicked on every terrible ad for witchcraft stuff I could find on Facebook for a week, and decided to inflict what I found on Hex Positive's Bree NicGarran. It's so, so bad y'all. - [S5E1. Are You Normal?](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/06/20/s5e1-are-you-normal/) - A new season of The Meatgrinder begins here! In Jacksonville, FL the largest mall in the United States of Aremesia is having its grand opening, but something has gone terribly wrong. Monsters appeared out of nowhere, and the happy consumers soon became the very dead consumers. Four hours later, a small group of survivors are trying to escape the mall... - [Announcing The Meatgrinder Season 5](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/06/10/announcing-the-meatgrinder-season-5/) - We’re excited to announce the release of the fifth season of our horror anthology actual play series The Meatgrinder! Like season 4, episodes will be released weekly this summer. That’s right, we’re starting another summer of meat! - [C2E100. Pancake Theories (Fairly Done Part 10)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/01/26/c2e100-pancake-theories-fairly-done-part-10/) - Time loop. It's a time loop. And things don't work the way they thought they did, because Grey's bomb isn't what causes the Bellerophon to explode. So now they've got to figure out what DOES make it explode. Liz is on her last nerve about it. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome - [71. Space Scamps - Black Hole Sun](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/04/14/71-space-scamps-black-hole-sun/) - Strum your sitar and prepare to launch all Eagles as Miles and Charlie once more become the Space Scamps as they make a second trip to the moon for three more episodes of Gerry Anderson’s ‘Event Horizon meets Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace’ show Space 1999. Miles is now worried he has created a monster by showing Charlie this show, and in doing so they get to talk about psychedelic trippiness and Kano’s obsession with Computer in ‘Black Sun,’ Christopher Lee (although he’s totally phoning it in) and the dispatch of a weaselly middle manager in ‘Earthbound,’ and then with ‘The Troubled Spirit’ Halloween comes a little early and it’s probably more spooky than whatever we’ll end up doing for our Halloween episode... - [56. Kitchen Witchery with Dawn Hunt of Cucina Aurora](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/06/02/56-kitchen-witchery-with-dawn-hunt-of-cucina-aurora/) - Let’s head into the virtual studio and cook up something magical! This month, Bree sits down with Dawn Hunt of Cucina Aurora and the Conversational Witchcraft Podcast to talk kitchen witchery, everyday food magic, and the importance of nourishing your heart as well as feeding your stomach. - [S5E30. Old Endings, New Beginnings Part 1](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/05/28/s5e30-old-endings-new-beginnings-part-1/) - Seline and Zachariah work some things out before a fey deal becomes priority. - [74. Godshook](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/05/26/74-godshook/) - It’s Bank Holiday Monday, so let’s take it easy and talk about some comics. After promising it early in the show’s history, Charlie’s finally read the first arc of IDW’s Star Trek comic by Lanzig & Kelly. Look, we’re Casual Trek, this is the level of service you get from us. - [83. An Honest Review of Thorn Mooney's "Witches Among Us"](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=972) - One year ago I put out this podcast’s first book review. It was for Annwyn Avalon’s Celtic Goddess Grimoire, and I absolutely hated it. It was everything I despise in modern witchcraft publishing, and it just left a bad taste in my mouth. I felt like I needed to fix that. So I decided to make it my mission to find a new witchcraft book I might actually like — to find something I could actually talk positively about to this show’s audience. And that’s when I found Thorn Mooney’s Witches Among Us: Understanding Contemporary Witchcraft and Wicca (ISBN: ‎ 978-0738777375) last fall. And it turns out I really like it. - [S5E29. The Nightmare Part 6](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/05/14/s5e29-the-nightmare-part-6/) - Zachariah is safe from whatever that creature was but there’s still things that need to be addressed. - [55. Fact-Checking In Witchcraft Spaces with Daylina Miller](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/05/12/55-fact-checking-in-witchcraft-spaces-with-daylina-miller/) - Our quest to sharpen those critical thinking skills returns with a lesson from none other than Daylina Miller, NPR journalist, LGBTQ+ activist, and CritWitchCon veteran. We chat about fact-checking in witchcraft spaces, red flags to watch out for, how to vet resources, and where to go to find good information in a world full of AI, SEO, and an endless parade of tiktoks and memes. - [73. Spock's Pondering His Orb](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/05/12/73-spocks-pondering-his-orb/) - Pull out your helmet with the torch on and your spelunking gear because we’re talking about Caves! Miles and Charlie go potholing for Star Trek episodes featuring caves and find a Horta in TOS’ ‘Devil in the Dark’, bid farewell to a member of the TNG cast in ‘Final Mission’ and do you remember when everyone got trapped in a turbo lift in Lower Decks’ ‘Caves?’ Always use the buddy system! Follow safety regulations! - [37. Another Casual Christmas](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/12/25/37-another-casual-christmas/) - It’s Christmas Day and we’re giving you the gift of a new episode of Casual Trek and we’re now, as is traditional, gifting each-other an episode of Star Trek each to cover for the holiday season. There must be something in the air because both Miles and Charlie decide to go with a nice present - [BONUS - A Final Campaign 2 Fireside Chat](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/05/02/bonus-a-final-campaign-2-fireside-chat/) - It's been a couple of months since Campaign 2 wrapped, but we're finally sitting down for a final fireside chat to talk about our thoughts on that ending. So sit down for over an hour of the Stormwood cast reminiscing about campaign 2 for the last time... and maybe some thoughts about the upcoming campaign 3. - [72. A Piece of the Acting](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/04/28/72-a-piece-of-the-acting/) - Listen up, you palookas, it’s time for a Casual Trek about times people tried to copy humans. We’ve got a bona fide Mafia planet thanks to a discarded novel in “A Piece of the Action”, featuring some incredible Shacting. Next, those Next Generation goombahs find themselves in a casino inspired by another discarded novel in “The Royale”, a troubled script and a bad episode which is actually a fantastic time. Finally, those Prodigy kids just wanna do a Starfleet and find a culture inspired by the original Enterprise in “All the World’s a Stage” - [S5E28. The Nightmare Part 5](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/04/23/s5e28-the-nightmare-part-5/) - Something happened on a train. Something that still haunts Zachariah. And it’s getting closer. - [82. The Pagan Invasion and Propaganda](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=962) - The 1991 Christian propaganda series the Pagan Invasion by Jeremiah Films was oddly formative for me. It's a masterclass in propaganda, and a perfect example of the kind of misinformation that was spreading during the heights of the Satanic Panic. So in this episode we're going to break down how "documentaries" like these work to push an agenda, and how to recognize these patterns in other places. - [S5E27. The Nightmare Part 4](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/04/02/s5e27-the-nightmare-part-4/) - Zachariah seems trapped in a dream and nothing is waking him. Seline and Talia decided to go to the source: Zachariah’s mind. - [54. Witching With Your Local Biome](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/04/01/54-witching-with-your-local-biome/) - Spring has sprung at HexPos Central, but no matter what the weather looks like outside, there are dozens of species of plants to discover in your local biome. Grab your basket and field guide and take a walk through this month's study exercise, where you'll learn to observe, identify, and find magical uses for local flora. - [You Are Wrong About Darling in the Franxx](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/04/01/you-are-wrong-about-darling-in-the-franxx/) - In 2018 Darling in the Franxx was the most controversial anime of the year. Today, I'm setting the record straight on why the ending is a work of pure genius. - [70. Star Trek Adventures - Roll to Do A Starfleet](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/03/31/70-star-trek-adventures-roll-to-do-a-starfleet/) - Grab your dice-bag and make sure your character sheets are up to date! As Charlie is ill and both hosts are really busy, we take a quick detour from talking about Star Trek the TV Show to talk about Star Trek Adventures Tabletop RPG by Modiphius Entertainment. In his other side-career as a Gaming Journalist, Charlie got to try out a review copy with his gaming group and goes over the ensuing data. If you ever wanted your episode of Casual Trek to be 80% Charlie and 20% Miles, this one is for you! Find out Miles’ potted history with gaming, the world’s strangest Alien campaign and a quick overview of the game itself. This might be our most tangent-free episode! - [185. This Xbox Has No Disc](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/03/29/185-this-xbox-has-no-disc/) - New Xbox Series X consoles don't have discs. New Xbox consoles aren't even Xboxes. Or Consoles. Sean helps Vinnk navigate his new digital-only Game Pass addiction, while in Pile of Shame Vinnk finally shares Portal with the next generation of gamers, as Sean struggles to complete Fallout 3. - [81. Reflections](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=950) - This month on the show we're talking about the importance of taking stock and realizing that the person you used to be isn't the person that you are -- and how important it is to document who you are now so that you might know yourself better later. Or something. It makes sense if you listen, I swear. - [69. Save the Punks](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/03/17/69-save-the-punks/) - It's time to get your stolen spaceship hurtling round the sun and going back in time to the 1980’s with Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home! We’re joined by our occasional editor and perpetual Pokémon expert, Reanna Reid-Lobatto, with some news about whales (and transparent aluminium). There’s some impressive Shacting as Spock and the crew get up to hijinks in order to get whales going back to the future! Then we’ve got the second part of this ‘bus punk’ duology with Picard’s "Watcher," where we’re reminded why ICE should be abolished, Rafi is the most fun she’s been in the show and Guinan’s already fed up of JL! - [S5E26. The Nightmare Part 3](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/03/12/s5e26-the-nightmare-part-3/) - A shadow appears in the house. The horses can see it. So can Aidrieen. Where did it come from? - [Sekaicon Files Response, Counterclaim to Ohayocon Lawsuit](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/03/07/sekaicon-files-response-counterclaim-to-ohayocon-lawsuit/) - Last month we reported on Ohayocon's organizers CESI filing a lawsuit against Sekaicon's organizers Sekai Guild (though it should be noted that not all named defendants are a part of that convention's organizing committee). You can read that original filing here, but the long and short of it is that CESI is alleging Sekai Guild's - [Ohayocon Is Suing Sekaicon Over Alleged Theft of Trade Secrets](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/02/03/ohayocon-is-suing-sekaicon-over-alleged-theft-of-trade-secrets/) - Update 3/7: Sekaicon has filed a response and counterclaim. It seems that Ohayocon is incapable of refraining from controversy. Some of you may remember that prior to last years event there was a staff strike in protest of the removal of several high level members from the con's organization. Quite a few things happened in - [53. Creating Your Own Runes](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/03/03/53-creating-your-own-runes/) - On the heels of last month’s discussion about astrology and forecasting, Bree introduces a fun and easy project for building your craft and honing your divination skills - creating your own personalized set of runes. Stay safe and Happy Witching! - [68. Dathon Wants Storytime](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/03/03/68-dathon-wants-storytime/) - Temba, his arms wide! We have a new episode of Casual Trek for you and it’s about language, no, not naughty language, although we’re both British so we’re VERY good at that. We’re talking about times where language and communication have been important Trekian themes! - [C2E153. Image Mirrored (Call of the Wilds Part 7)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/02/27/c2e153-image-mirrored-call-of-the-wilds-part-7/) - It's finally here, the epic conclusion of Campaign 2! Will our heroes defeat Galfus? Will Liz stay behind with Mindy? Will Obie finally use every random item in his backpack? Will D convince a random Orc that they need to seize the means of production and rise up to begin a new future without Queens or Lords? We'll certainly find out. - [Find Nerd & Tie at Evercon 2025 this Weekend!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/02/24/find-nerd-tie-at-evercon-2025-this-weekend/) - This weekend, Friday February 28th through Sunday March 2nd, Evercon 2025 is taking place at the Central Wisconsin Convention & Expo Center in Rothschild, WI (just outside Wausau), and a good chunk of your favorite Nerd & Tie creators are going to be there! First off, you'll be able to find Trae in the Vendor - [80. A Couple of Things...](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/2025/02/22/80-a-couple-of-things/) - This month I wanted to talk about a couple of things that wouldn't necessarily fill out a whole episode on their own. First off, after last month's episode I wanted to clarify some of my thoughts on psychics. Secondly, I wanted to talk about bias and what we do with evidence that runs contrary to our beliefs. It should be a fun one though. - [Tom Hardy Leaves the Carnival of Sadness Early.](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2015/01/15/tom-hardy-leaves-the-carnival-of-sadness/) - Suicide Squad is already looking to recast a character as Tom Hardy is backing out for reasons that have not been officially announced. (But since shooting on The Revenant is reportedly going longer than expected, its safe to assume that is the reason.) Jake Gyllenhaal is reportedly already being approached about the part of Rick Flag, - [67. Sarek - Vulcan as a Muthaf***a](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/02/17/67-sarek-vulcan-as-a-muthafa/) - Better lock up your familial issues and not talk about things with your parents as we delve into possibly one of the worst fathers in Science-Fiction (at least this one has an excuse for emotional distance) as we talk about the most Vulcan of Vulcans, Spock (and Michael Burnham’s and Sybok’s) dad, Sarek. Is he well-meaning, or, as Miles believes, has definately eaten one of his own children like a Goya painting? - [184. Nintendo Switch 2 Legit](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/02/14/184-nintendo-switch-2-legit/) - Come on, Nintendo! "Super Nintendo Switch" was RIGHT THERE... - [C2E152. Shattered Glass (Call of the Wilds Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/02/14/c2e152-shattered-glass-call-of-the-wilds-part-6/) - In the penultimate episode of campaign 2, things come to a head in the battle with Marosharp. And D dies a lot. - [S5E25. The Nightmare Part 2](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/02/12/s5e25-the-nightmare-part-2/) - Just because things are quiet, doesn’t mean there’s good news. - [52. Mercury's in the Microwave (with Alisha Abdelilah of Soul Riot)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/02/04/52-mercurys-in-the-microwave-with-alisha-abdelilah-of-soul-riot/) - The pod gets cosmic as Alisha Abdelilah of Soul Riot LLC joins the chat to talk about her approach to astrology - a refreshingly down-to-earth attitude that focuses on personal gifts and self-improvement, rather than the nebulous woo-speak of pop horoscopes. This month, we’re blaming it ALL on the retrograde! - [196. Triple Fail - ColossalCon North, Ohayocon, and Atomic Monster Weekend](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/11/20/196-triple-fail-colossalcon-north-ohayocon-and-atomic-monster-weekend/) - There’s a lot to go over this episode. We start with Atomic Monster Weekend’s last minute, mysterious cancellation (that still has almost no signs of having happened on the internet). Then we go into an update on the ongoing Ohayocon situation and where things currently stand. Finally, we dig into the events at ColossalCon North a few days ago that led to the con’s cosplay contest staff abruptly quitting Saturday morning. It’s a hell of a time. - [195. Ohayocon Chaos](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/10/08/195-ohayocon-chaos/) - On this episode of The Nerd & Tie Podcast we are deep diving into everything that’s happened with Ohayocon over the last… week? It’s been a lot, from the firing/not firing of staff members, a lot about a logo, a volunteer staff on “strike,” and Melissa Phelps reportedly stepping down from the CESI board of directors — and it’s not even close to over yet. - [66. Star Trek: Section 31 - We're Sorry](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/02/03/66-star-trek-section-31-were-sorry/) - It’s finally here! The Section 31 movie, wanted by almost no one and quietly put out onto Paramount Plus looking like a bad attempt to be a Guardians of the Galaxy, Suicide Squad (the bad one) and Borderlands: The Movie. To celebrate, Charlie and Miles have formed a ragtag band of bantering ne’er do wells including Cele from Celeste is Best and Sean from Famicom Dojo. They carry out a four-person relay recap, pitch their own versions of a Section 31 movie and try to say something good about it! - [C2E151. Study Buddy (Call of the Wilds Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/01/31/c2e151-study-buddy-call-of-the-wilds-part-5/) - Our band of plucky heroes has scaled the Obsidian Tower in Denarsus to kill Marosharp (and then eventually Galfus). But not everything is as it seems. - [S2E24. The Nightmare Part 1](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/01/29/s2e24-the-nightmare-part-1/) - Back home, Talia and Seline are informed about the bullet that was left with them. - [79. The Telepathy Tapes and the Dangers of 'Magical Autism'](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=905) - One of the biggest podcasts out there right now is The Telepathy Tapes. It's topping the podcast charts on both Apple and Spotify's American listings, but it perpetrates an incredibly dangerous idea about people with autism. But none of this is new, and we've seen this kind of trend before. So it's about time we talked about it. - [65. Death by Ceiling Rocks](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/01/20/65-death-by-ceiling-rocks/) - Quick, put on your secret black leather uniform and prepare yourself for moral dubiousness as we prepare ourselves for the upcoming film- ‘Star Trek: Section 31.’ With the film debuting in just a few days after this episode drops, Miles and Charlie prepare themselves by choosing three episodes tangentially related to the forthcoming film. In ‘Inquisition,’ we and Julian Bashir meet Section 31 and all Bashir wants are Scone and Jams, then in ‘Yesterday’s Enterprise,’ we slip into an alternate universe/Tasha Yar fixfic and meet Captain Rachel Garrett (who will apparently be in this movie) and encounter that most deadly Star Trek threat… WALL ROCKS. Finally, in 'Saints of Imperfection' Captain Pike meets the worst kind of secret operatives, catty drama kids who can’t shut up about how secret they all are. Will any of this actually relate to the film? We don’t know, but we’ve assembled a team of our own to talk about it in this episode! - [C2E150. Climb the Shard (Call of the Wilds Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/01/17/c2e150-climb-the-shard-call-of-the-wilds-part-4/) - The team needs to make it up to Marosharp's apartments in the tower. And it's a big friggin' tower. - [Chosen Part 16 - Rebuilding](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/01/15/chosen-part-16-rebuilding/) - On this series finale, we speak to the current Valleybrook leadership and go over the steps taken in the wake of Doug Lebsack to rebuild and to prevent potential spiritual abuse going forward. - [S5E23. The Bear King's Feast Part 5](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/01/15/s5e23-the-bear-kings-feast-part-5/) - So about that dance... - [51. Weather Witching (with Marci the StormBornWitch)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/01/10/51-weather-witching-with-marci-the-stormbornwitch/) - As so many of us are watching the weather reports with no small amount of anxiety, I sat down with my good buddy Marci (aka StormBornWitch from tumblr) to talk about her particular brand of weather magic and how a weather witch gets things down in a biome that looks very little like the one upon which the ubiquitous Wheel of the Year is based. - [C2E149. A Tower of Dark Glass (Call of the Wilds Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/01/10/c2e149-a-tower-of-dark-glass-call-of-the-wilds-part-3/) - With their group assembled, our heroes set off for Galfus's capitol, an obsidian tower at the center of the Fae Wilds. - [64. Human Jank](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/01/06/64-human-jank/) - Don’t click on those ‘Unification Explained YouTube’ videos! Miles and Charlie open 2025 by talking about the OTOY short film ‘765874 Unification’ and honestly, for those of you disappointed that there were no lumps of coal in our Christmas Special… this is it, this is the coal. If this is (as the comments say) ‘Proper Star Trek,’ what do the Casuals who rank Tuvix as 44 out of 144 on their Big List (at time of recording) have to say about this and can they say anything good? - [C2E148. Never Be a Bird (Call of the Wilds Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/01/03/c2e148-never-be-a-bird-call-of-the-wilds-part-2/) - Our heroes are planning with Fiona and Mindy how to take down Galfus and Marosharp, and there are quite a few points that need to be discussed. Also an old friend returns, and Mindy gives some important advice to Liz. - [S5E22 The Bear King’s Feast Part 4](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2025/01/01/s5e22-the-bear-kings-feast-part-4/) - The night goes on and moves to the feast! However Seline and her sister might need to have a chat... - [63. No Lump of Coal This Year](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/12/23/63-no-lump-of-coal-this-year/) - It’s the end of another year for Casual Trek, so Charlie and Miles have picked out episodes to gift each other! It’s been quite a year, all in all, so they’ve both been merciful and decided to go for some fun episodes. Charlie’s gift to Miles is Space:1999’s Nick Tate guest starring in a Miles O’Brien spy drama in “Honour Among Thieves,” Miles’s gift to Charlie is some amnesia-based hijinks around a castle in “Among the Lotus Eaters,” and for two episodes about betrayal with ‘Among’ in the title, neither host mentions Among Us! - [78. The State of the Trae](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=896) - This month we're going to do something a little different -- I'm going to just talk to you about how I'm doing right now. Stuff's not necessarily the best, so I kind of had a few things I needed to get out of my system. But I'm still here, still fighting, and still sticking by you. - [C2E147. Familiar Places (Call of the Wilds Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/12/27/c2e147-familiar-places-call-of-the-wilds-part-1/) - The team finally enters a reality they've been to before, but a few things have changed since the last time that they were here. Hopefully they aren't too late. - [C2E146. Here's What Really Happened (Clueless Part 9)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/12/20/c2e146-heres-what-really-happened-clueless-part-9/) - Everything is out in the open, except for the location of Mr. Cadavér -- but Liz thinks she's figured that part out too. It's all coming together now. - [S5E21 The Bear King’s Feast Part 3](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/12/18/s5e21-the-bear-kings-feast-part-3/) - As tradition, the gifting ceremony begins although its going to end with Talia's challenge. With a twist! - [Holiday Break Episode - Fall Feast Recipes](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/12/14/holiday-break-episode-fall-feast-recipes/) - Seasons Greetings, witches! Due to some ongoing home repair issues here at Podcast Central, I haven't been able to prepare an episode for this December. My sincere apologies and please be assured that the topic WILL be covered in a future episode. While we wait for a working furnace and a new roof, please enjoy this holiday bonus episode from the very first season of Hex Positive. The recipes are from my personal collection and though they are labeled for autumn, they work just as well for winter feasting and family gatherings. - [Shin Gundam is REAL: My First Impressions](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/12/14/shin-gundam-is-real-my-first-impressions/) - Sunrise is teaming up with Hideaki Anno's studio to make a brand new Gundam show! What do we know and what are Cele's first impressions? - [C2E145. Slow and Steady (Clueless Part 8)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/12/13/c2e145-slow-and-steady-clueless-part-8/) - The team is searching the house with the (currently alive) guests in the hopes of finding out where Mr. Cadavér went. - [62. Don't Put Your Dick in the Space Hole](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/12/09/62-dont-put-your-dick-in-the-space-hole/) - Put on your biggest shoulder pads, your pointy ears and start being secretive because we’re looking at one of Star Trek’s dastardly duplicitous Romulans and we’ve recruited Celeste from the Nerd and Tie network to divulge secrets! - [C2E144. Search Party (Clueless Part 7)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/12/06/c2e144-search-party-clueless-part-7/) - When the corpse gets up and runs away, the murder investigation gets a hell of a lot more complicated. But I guess that'll happen. - [197. The Best and Worst of 2023!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/12/28/197-the-best-and-worst-of-2023/) - It’s the end of the year, which means it’s time for our annual “Best and Worst” of list! We sit down and discuss our favorite movies, television shows, Japanese media, video games, and conventions of 2023 in this episode! Listen as we struggle to remember what the hell even happened this year — as we’ve now done this eleven times at this point - [Episode 120 - The Breaking Point](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2018/04/05/episode-120-the-breaking-point/) - On this episode of Nerd & Tie, first we tackle the #ChangeTheChannel situation surrounding Channel Awesome, and follow it up with people in Nazi uniforms showing up at conventions (most recently Anime Matsuri). Then we hit the big topic for the episode: when do you give up on a long running series you’ve been following? What makes you stop watching or reading? At what point do you write it off? It’s a tough call to make, but sometimes you have to. - [S5E20 The Bear King’s Feast Part 2](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/12/04/s5e20-the-bear-kings-feast-part-2/) - Navigating a feywild feast is never easy but being the center of attention is making things a little harder for Seline and Talia. - [Before and After - Look Back](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/12/02/before-and-after-look-back/) - Cele and Ren take a second to feel feelings again by enjoying the film adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back. This one is a bit more vibes based and sometimes, that's more than enough. - [Chosen Part 15.5 - An Addendum](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/11/29/chosent-part-15-5-an-addendum/) - This episode is a short addition to the previous episode! We missed a few notable entries from our tranche of emails last time, so this week we are going over them in full just to put everything in proper context. - [C2E143. Stand Up Stiff (Clueless Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/11/29/c2e143-stand-up-stiff-clueless-part-6/) - Things finally start to come together for our heroes as they investigate the strange series of murders at the manor house. But not everything is exactly as it seems... - [Vote for Cool & Unusual Punishment and BS-Free Witchcraft in this Year's Volume One Reader Poll!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/11/26/vote-for-cool-unusual-punishment-and-bs-free-witchcraft-in-this-years-volume-one-reader-poll/) - Like the last few years, two Nerd & Tie Network shows are up for "Best Podcast" in this year's Volume One Best of the Chippewa Valley Reader Poll! Both Cool & Unusual Punishment and BS-Free Witchcraft qualify (as they're both 100% produced in the Chippewa Valley), and we're asking you to go out and vote - [61. Only Murders in the Neelix](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/11/25/61-only-murders-in-the-neelix/) - Jeri Taylor (June 30, 1938-October 24, 2024) was a screenwriter and producer for many TV shows, including Star Trek The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager. In dedication to her memory, we’re talking about three of her scripted episodes. In ‘Night Terrors,’ the Enterprise crew are having trouble sleeping and people’s REM levels are dropping (insert your own Radiohead joke here, we did) and it’s making everyone go a little crazy. Meanwhile, Neelix gets into true crime for his early morning TV show in ‘Investigations’ and bites off more than he can chew while uncovering a traitor in the midst. Then back to the Enterprise for ‘The Drumhead’ which gave us one of the more infamous Picard facepalm memes, but is it enough to put it at Number One on the Big List? If not, you might find yourself on trial for subversion! - [77. Agatha All Along Review (with Bree NicGarran)](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=885) - It’s been about a year since Hex Positive‘s Bree NicGarran showed up to review a piece of witchcraft media with Trae, and with how terrible the world is, why not take a break and listen to two witches reviewing the latest piece of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — Agatha All Along! Because we all need a distraction… and it’s an amazing show. - [C2E142. Reading the Room (Clueless Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/11/22/c2e142-reading-the-room-clueless-part-5/) - The team splits up to continue their investigation. Obie and Amy are off looking at the flash drives Obie found earlier, Liz does her best to interrogate most of the guests, and D spends some time one on one with Ms. Crimson. - [S5E19. The Bear King’s Feast Part 1](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/11/20/s5e19-the-bear-kings-feast-part-1/) - The day has finally arrived and The Bear King’s Midsummer Feast Awaits The Lady of the Silken Weave, and Defender of the Dark Wilds. - [C2E141. Asking Questions (Clueless Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/11/15/c2e140-asking-questions-clueless-part-4/) - Well there are three bodies, a set of secret passages, and a mysterious set of wards still suppressing all magic in the manor house. So, y'know, just an average night for our heroes. - [Nerd & Tie Has Launched A Bluesky!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/11/13/nerd-tie-has-launched-a-bluesky/) - So recent events have made it clear that we here at Nerd & Tie need to make some decisions about what social media we're using as official feeds for this platform. Historically we have prioritized the platform most of us are still calling Twitter, but honestly? It's not really giving the vibe we're going for - [50. Exploring the Ogham with Mara Levy](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/11/13/50-exploring-the-ogham-with-mara-levy/) - Sometimes you make a new friend and they share something that really gets your brain going! So this month, Bree welcomes Mara Levy to the virtual studio for a discussion about ogham - its’ history and meaning and use in both ancient and modern magic. (Perennial notetakers will want to have pencils handy when we talk about the kennings!) - [60. Moopsy Did One or Two Things Wrong](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/11/11/60-moopsy-did-one-or-two-things-wrong/) - Moopsy! As Lower Decks is back for the last time, we’re looking at three animated Star Trek episodes, specifically ones about strange creatures. The Eye of the Beholder brings us weird dopey-looking elephant slug things who are actually more evolved than humans! A Tribble Called Quest brings us all kinds of mutant tribbles including a bizarre horrible Tribble with a face! Ugh… I Have No Bones, Yet I Must Scream brings us an adorable monster in Moopsy, who may have done one or two things wrong. Moopsy! - [Pre-Order 'Shadowcasting,' the Third Book in Trae Dorn's Mia Graves Series!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/09/18/pre-order-shadowcasting-the-third-book-in-trae-dorns-mia-graves-series/) - Shadowcasting, the third book in Trae Dorn's Mia Graves series, is now available for Pre-Order on Kindle! - [S5E18. With Bated Breath](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/11/06/s5e18-with-bated-breath/) - It isn’t long now until the Bear King’s Midsummer Feast and there are a few things to think about before they go. - [C2E140. Not the Talking Dog (Clueless Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/11/08/c2e140-not-the-talking-dog-clueless-part-3/) - With a second body dropping, things are getting dire. Which of the party guests is the murderer? Where is the cook? Why is no one pushing back on the idea that the entire team is really just Scooby Doo? - [That Netflix Gundam Has Some REAL BAD Politics](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/11/01/that-netflix-gundam-has-some-real-bad-politics/) - Celeste has a quick and dirty video about Netflix new Gundam series, Requiem for Vengeance, and finds its politics completely morally indefensible. - [Chosen Part Fifteen - A Few Questions](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/11/01/chosen-part-fifteen-a-few-questions/) - On what turns out to not quite be the last episode of Chosen, Jodie talks to a woman who, with a few simple questions, accidentally set in motion the creation of the Chosen paper. - [139. Soft, Strong, and Disposable (Clueless Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/11/01/139-soft-strong-and-disposable-clueless-part-2/) - With the apparent murder of their host, Mr. Cadavér, the team now has a mystery to solve. One of the guests at this party is likely the murderer, but can they figure it out in time before another body drops? - [59. Sex Ghost - Coast to Coast](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/10/28/59-sex-ghost-coast-to-coast/) - It’s Halloween time again! Put on your sexy Star Trek costume and make sure you’re fully in control of your faculties because you might not be entirely you in there! This time, our Casual Explorers decided to explore some of the many psychic and or energy beings who can just pop inside your flesh and blood as easy as a pair of boots. - [76. A Spooky-ish Episode (with Lozzie Stardust)](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=876) - It's October, so even though we took the year off last year, we're going back to the show's roots with yet another spooky episode! This time around, Lozzie Stardust takes the guest spot and we talk about ghosts, cryptids, and a whole bunch of other stuff. Look, we got really off track on this one. But I think you'll like it. - [C2E138. A Dark and Stormy Night (Clueless Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/10/25/c2e138-a-dark-and-stormy-night-clueless-part-1/) - The team emerges into a new universe, and find themselves on a dark and stormy road. The truck soon gets a flat tire right outside a large manor house, and have to go in to ask for help. - [C2E137. A Wicked End (London Calling Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/10/18/c2e137-a-wicked-end-london-calling-part-6/) - This is it -- the team is mid-battle with Gobbo himself in an abandoned office building. The deathproof wards are going to be put to the test... as we start the episode with D already knocked out of the fight. - [S5E17. Of Rot and Ruin Part 4](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/10/16/s5e17-of-rot-and-ruin-part-4/) - The aftermath. (Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes) - [58. Banned by the Beeb II: Garth of Izar's Glam Rock Band](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/10/14/58-banned-by-the-beeb-ii-garth-of-izars-glam-rock-band/) - Dust off your illegal VHS tapes and be prepared to write a strongly worded letter to Points of View because we’re back with the second part of our ‘Banned by the Beeb’ two-parter looking at three more episodes of Star Trek that suffered the wrath of British censorship. - [C2E136. Get Gobbo'd (London Calling Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/10/11/c2e136-get-gobbod-london-calling-part-5/) - The team has tracked Gobbo down to an abandoned office building, and it's time for a confrontation. Now they get to find out what happens when General Montenalto Grishneyetaka Voluntiosogrobangobbo STOPS talking. - [49. Satanic Panic? In MY Witchcraft Community? (with Trae Dorn)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/10/07/49-satanic-panic-in-my-witchcraft-community-with-trae-dorn/) - Welcome back, witches! We’re diving back into things with another classic collaboration between your friendly neighborhood Witchstorian and everyone’s favorite curmudgeon and host of BS-Free Witchcraft, Trae Dorn. Feeling the weight of our years just a LITTLE bit, we sit down to discuss the stubborn traces of Satanic Panic rhetoric that still linger in the modern witchcraft movement. Not in external gossip or talking-head suppositions, but in the internal discussions that witches maintain in live spaces and especially on social media. Tune in to hear a couple of weary elder millennials ramble about alleged devil worship, community paranoia, and how much it irritates us when people don’t know their own history. Remember, witches - you are not immune to propaganda. - [C2E135. Interrogating the Kevins (London Calling Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/10/04/c2e135-interrogating-the-kevins-london-calling-part-4/) - After failing to recover Cousin Bertie at the warehouse, the team is interrogating the two captured orcs in the hopes of getting Bertie back. Of course, that doesn't mean it'll be easy. - [S5E16. Of Rot and Ruin Part 3](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/10/02/s5e16-of-rot-and-ruin-part-3/) - The Lord of Rot is poisoning the land, spreading his corruption to the rest of the Feywild. He must be stopped. - [57. Deepfake Riker (with Sean Corse)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/09/30/57-deepfake-riker-with-sean-corse/) - INTERLOPER! We have an interloper in the podcast! It’s Sean Corse of Famicom Dojo and Two Boobs Watch the Tube fame, here in the spirit of Nerd & Tie unification. This episode we’re looking at the Unification trilogy, a multi-part story that spans multiple Star Trek series and over 800 years! First up, Picard and Data go to Romulus to hunt down Spock, who might have turned traitor! We also have Riker chatting up a multi-armed widow and a junkyard guy who has way too many face-folds. Then, we fast forward to Discovery in their grimdark future era and while unifying the Romulans and Vulcans is a good thing, this is actually still all about Michael. Oh, and Tilly, take the damn job already! - [C2E134. Orc Blood (London Calling Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/09/27/c2e134-orc-blood-london-calling-part-3/) - Twenty-five orcs in a warehouse might sound like a lot, but when your cousin's been kidnapped it's more like a road bump. - [75. Plans](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=865) - You do your best in this life to try and figure out what you're doing. You write everything down, you make a schedule, and you plan. And sometimes those plans work out and sometimes they don't. That's what this episode is about. Sort of. Kind of. In a way. I think. - [C2E133. Unexpected Delight (London Calling Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/09/20/c2e133-unexpected-delight-london-calling-part-2/) - Arriving in the London of a world not unlike their own, our team is pretending to be their local counterparts as they assist the London office of Stormwood & Associates figure out why their mainframe is down, all of London has lost internet, and why the head of the London office is missing. - [A Shockingly Long Review of Gundam SEED Freedom](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/09/18/a-shockingly-long-review-of-gundam-seed-freedom/) - Arcemise returns to join a Post-Transition Celeste in a shockingly long discussion of a movie they confidently told you 12 years ago did not and would never exist. Was Gundam SEED Freedom worth the wait? Will it wash the bad taste of SEED Destiny out of their mouths? Have Arcemise and Cele grown as people? Find out here! - [S5E15. Of Rot and Ruin Part 2](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/09/18/s5e15-of-rot-and-ruin-part-2/) - Something is happening in the Feywilds, and Talia and Seline have to find out what it is, because their dryad friend’s life is at stake. - [56. Banned by the Beeb](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/09/16/56-banned-by-the-beeb/) - Show Notes: Despite what Americans may think, moral panics about TV exist everywhere and today, we begin the exploration of a doozy. The start of a two-part look into four episodes of Star Trek that came a cropper at the hands of Auntie Beeb (a not-so affectionate term for the BBC) that of course allows Miles to indulge in one of his favourite talking points about British movie culture - Video Nasties! - [Chosen Part Fourteen - The Narrow Pathway](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/09/15/chosen-part-fourteen-the-narrow-pathway/) - This week, we follow the story to Grapevine, Texas, where Doug and Nate moved to after leaving Valleybrook, to discuss the short-lived church set up there: The Narrow Pathway. - [C2E132. Confused Cousin (London Calling Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/09/13/c2e132-confused-cousin-london-calling-part-1/) - The team emerges from the rift into a reality not too dissimilar from their own, just not in the same country they're used to being in. Also Trae does some pretty bad accents in this one, so please forgive them ahead of time. - [A Big UnCONventional Book Announcement (and Super Awesome Action Heroes News)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/09/09/a-big-unconventional-book-announcement-and-a-super-awesome-action-heroes-news/) - Big Trae Dorn book news today (and yes, part of that was a pun). - [C2E131. Laser Lions (Battle of the Stars Part 9)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/09/06/c2e131-laser-lions-battle-of-the-stars-part-9/) - In the thrilling conclusion, our team finally gets to Jimmy the Fish, Amy remembers that she can fly, and Obie, Liz and D invent a nautical version of Battlebots that uses full size boats. - [S5E14. Of Rot and Ruin Part 1](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/09/04/s5e14-of-rot-and-ruin-part-1/) - So Zachariah is back. - [The Live Episode - The Waukesha Quarry Boy](https://www.facebook.com/coolandunusualpunishmentpodcast/videos/3910069405734521/) - On this episode, we were live and alive from Podcastathon presented by Wisconsin Podcast Association! Jodie brings the story of Little Lord Fauntleroy, the Waukesha quarry boy who left everybody with a mountain of questions. Namely, who is he? - [Chosen Part One](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/09/22/chosen-part-1/) - In this new series, we take a close look at the spiritual abuse occurring at Valleybrook church in the years leading up to the formal investigation in 2015. In this first episode, we review the results of that report from Converge, Valleybrook’s “parent” church, at the time this spiritual abuse occurred. Important Links: CIT Executive - [Luginbilled - Epilogue Part 2](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/07/14/luginbilled-epilogue-part-2/) - The Luginbilled Epilogue continues. On part two of this series, we finish picking apart Luginbilled Children's Foundation investigation report, and go over its conclusions. Links: ECPD Investigation Report [ Full Episode Notes ][ All "Luginbilled" Episodes ] Subscribe:Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyAndroidRSS - [Chosen Part Nine - Twisted Scripture](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/02/01/chosen-part-nine-twisted-scripture/) - On this episode, we go over the titular Chosen paper, a 20-page document written by Doug and Nate detailing the church's pivot to a more selective understanding God's love. - [14. A Man's Room is His Kingdom](https://coolandunusualpunishment.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-14-a-mans-room-is-his-kingdom) - With the help of two kings, Tyler lays out a very strange, very heady tale about a quietly profound sovereign nation located in East Milwaukee. - [13. The Sort of Thing You Hear in Bars](https://coolandunusualpunishment.simplecast.com/episodes/13-the-sort-of-thing-you-hear-in-bars) - C&UP is back with a look into an uncomfortably local cold case. This one, though, has the unusual distinction of being a cold case while also having a murder conviction. - [12. I Am Exceedingly Cold](https://coolandunusualpunishment.simplecast.com/episodes/12-i-am-exceedingly-cold-78Dol0Y8) - This week of cool and unusual discussion is draped in a purple velvet cape! Tyler has the long, depressing journey of 36 vintage Corvettes and a hot tip to score one of them for yourself, then Jodie brings the story of Frozen Charlotte, and why you should always investigate a half-buried ivory face in the dirt. This week's episode brought to you by cheap whiskey and the promise of a Hot Bobby. - [11. Starlight VHS Rental](https://coolandunusualpunishment.simplecast.com/episodes/11-starlight-vhs-rental) - This week on the podcast, Jodie has a missing person's case with a million leads and a real lack of follow-up. Then, Tyler talks about the "custom of the sea" and whether or not Edgar Allan Poe is a prophetic genius. This week's episode brought to you by blueberry vodka that goes down frighteningly smooth. - [10. Boogie Woogie Door-Flingers](https://coolandunusualpunishment.simplecast.com/episodes/10-boogie-woogie-door-flingers) - It's a new year and C&UP has found new ways to get weird. First, Tyler tells a beautiful, decades-long love story involving swords and gentlemanly custom. Then, Jodie has got a Wisconsin murder for the ages that has all the ingredients of a good caper: dismemberment, love triangles, and rubber stamps. This week's episode brought to you by a growler of Warped Speed! - [9. Nobody Can Catch Butterboy](https://coolandunusualpunishment.simplecast.com/episodes/9-nobody-can-catch-butterboy) - Cool & Unusual comes to you this week with blistering festive energy fueled by cheap beer! Tyler brings the story of Dr. Brinkley, the man who almost took over the world with goat testicles. Then, we look to the skies for ominous signs of danger as Jodie brings firsthand accounts of the mythical, benevolent beast that is Mothman. - [8. Miss Frizzle Goes to the Dentist](https://coolandunusualpunishment.simplecast.com/episodes/8-miss-frizzle-goes-to-the-dentist) - This week on the podcast, Jodie brings a not-so-cold-case that was in our right in our backyard, and it is up to us to decide which Munster may have done it. Then, Tyler drags everybody down the terrible, traumatic rabbit hole of Youtube kids and ends up drunk, confused and scared. - [7. Accumulation of Stimulation](https://coolandunusualpunishment.simplecast.com/episodes/7-accumulation-of-stimulation) - This week on the punishment, Tyler has brought along extensive training resources on becoming a certified exorcist. What does the course load look like and what are the chances we end up paying for it ironically? Also, Jodie has a grisly campground story where everybody involved gets everything wrong at absolutely every step of the way. This week's episode is brought to you by Milkshake Malt Porter and Emily Post's thoughts on American's abroad! - [6. You Liked Riding My Scoot](https://coolandunusualpunishment.simplecast.com/episodes/6-you-liked-riding-my-scoot) - Apologies for exactly one half of an episode this week! One of our co-hosts took a bathroom break before the second story and he managed to not turn the recorder back on before he told what almost certainly was an incredible story. We do however, have some weird takes on Craigslist ads, Jeremy Renner's most ardent fanbase, and a Wisconsin story so spooky it made an episode of Unsolved Mysteries! We will be back soon and we will be sure to check that the red light is on next time! - [5. Cat Got Your Fibulas?](https://coolandunusualpunishment.simplecast.com/episodes/5-cat-got-your-fibulas) - This week Tyler and Jodie are spanning the breadth of time to bring you both a tuberculosis riddled tale of love and revenge in the Wild West, as well as an infamous modern day athlete whose incredible talents unfortunately did not include telling a believable lie. This week's episode is brought to you simple, biblical baby names. - [4. Handful of Tiny, Naked Babies](https://coolandunusualpunishment.simplecast.com/episodes/4-handful-of-tiny-naked-babies) - We are back from a hectic week of moving and returning to the microphones to be cool and unusual once again! This week, Jodie has oracle cards in hand and a story about the son of an infamous cult leader who MAY OR MAY NOT live here in Wisconsin, and Tyler wants to tell you about a man who's strange 30 year career has all led him towards the righteous duty of hunting aliens. - [3. Eebert and Geebert](https://coolandunusualpunishment.simplecast.com/episodes/3-eebert-and-geebert) - This week on the show, we did not go to a haunted house, so we instead tell stories of Halloween switch-a-roos before diving into the deep end. Tyler would like to tell you some advice on how to survive falling from a plane without a parachute, and Jodie has a story that proves the weirdest thing about Frank Lloyd Wright isn't his architecture. - [2. Potato Quotes](https://coolandunusualpunishment.simplecast.com/episodes/2-potato-quotes) - Jodie and Tyler are back this week to push the weirdness limits of this podcast. Tyler details a strange 1960's experiment to teach dolphins to talk that takes a strange turn or two, and Jodie tells the tale of a 1950's murder spree that starts here in Wisconsin and ends 400 miles away! - [1. Spite, Murder, and Pilot Episodes](https://coolandunusualpunishment.simplecast.com/episodes/1-spite-murder-and-pilot-episodes) - It's our debut! Jodie and Tyler set sail with a new podcast about bizarre history, true crime, and whiskey. On this pilot epiosde, Tyler has a story about the most spiteful thing money can by, and Jodie talks about the murder case that incorrectly inspired a social phenomena. - [Pour Man's History is Coming to the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/03/08/pour-mans-history-is-coming-to-the-nerd-tie-podcast-network/) - We're excited to announce the addition of a new show to the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network: Pour Man's History! Pour Man's History is the spiritual successor to the first dozen or so episodes of Cool & Unusual Punishment. Jodie Arnold and Tyler Haas wanted a way to keep telling absurd true stories to one - [1. Mosinee Seized by the Reds!](https://www.pourmanshistory.com/episodes/1) - It’s the premiere episode of Pour Man’s History! This week, Tyler brings a story about the communist invasion of 1950’s Mosinee, Wisconsin. Then, Jodie takes us us through the years-long career of a Menomonie serial-killer. - [2. The Lake Chippewa Flowage Resort Association](https://pour-mans-history.simplecast.com/episodes/2-the-lake-chippewa-flowage-resort-association-HMjLt7HG) - This week, Jodie comes to the show with a guided tour of gangster hideouts of the Midwest, but we almost immediately become obsessed with a better story therein. Then, Tyler has a story about a social media star and his younger, sexier doppelganger. - [3. Three Cheeseburgers and a Rental Car](https://pour-mans-history.simplecast.com/episodes/3-three-cheeseburgers-and-a-rental-car-OkYUtQoJ) - This week, we learn Emily Post's etiquitte for Americans traveling abroad, before Jodie tells the story of a Saukville woman's murder and the decades long wait to find a suspect. Then, Tyler has a story about a plane hijack gone wrong (twice). - [4. No One May Ever Have the Same Knowledge Again](https://pour-mans-history.simplecast.com/episodes/4-2Qu7Dkxb) - This week on the show, we veer off the etiquette paved road of Emily Post to read a letter to the Mount Wilson Observatory, before Jodie brings a story about two Chippewa brothers whose love for snowmobiling almost gives us a panic attack. Then, Tyler talks about a mysterious Appalachian hiker who is, by all accounts, Mostly Harmless. - [5. Don't Ever Send a Fluid](https://www.coolandunusualpunishment.com/podcast/5-dont-ever-send-a-fluid/) - This week on Pour Man’s History, Jodie has the cold case of Derby Wagner-Richardson, and Tyler explains the origins of one of the government’s favorite responses. - [6. Nothing But Normal Meat Bones](https://pour-mans-history.simplecast.com/episodes/6-nothing-but-normal-meat-bones-e4HrDVAi) - This week on PMH, we are digging into a couple of proper mysteries! First, Jodie has a nearly forgotten Wisconsin folk legend, where the stakes are high and the houses are small. Then, Tyler brings a real-life whodunnit story from the other side of the world, and we run down the list of colorful suspects. - [7. Everything You Worked For Can Be Erased](https://pour-mans-history.simplecast.com/episodes/7-everything-you-worked-for-can-be-erased-REnPMjJ3) - Tyler has a follow up to the mysterious hiker story from a few episodes back! Then, Jodie tells an urban legend about a poor woman who didn't do anything to deserve an urban legend. - [8. I'm the Cadillac Daddy](https://pour-mans-history.simplecast.com/episodes/8-im-the-cadillac-daddy-b3OdSoJw) - This week on PMH, we go over Emily Post's rules for going on a blind date, and not a moment too soon! Jodie has a story about a blind date gone wrong, where every suspect is an absurd cartoon. Then, Tyler has a story about the time the "Unwritten Law" was tested in a Wisconsin court. - [55. Kill God with a Fucking Rock!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/09/02/55-kill-god-with-a-fucking-rock/) - Join the boys as they finally talk about Star Trek The Original Series’ second attempt at securing a series as we meet Captain James "R." Kirk as he goes ‘Where No Man Has Gone Before’ and proceeds to meet our first Godlike being who needs a swift beating. Then, in Discovery’s ‘That Hope is You Part 1’ we heard into the 32nd Century, but discover that Star Wars-style wretched hives of scum and villainy still exist, but we finally get a chance to make the Ship’s Cat actually pull his weight around here. Finally to round it all off, we watch ‘Star Trek: Picard’s’ second season opener ‘The Stargazer’, and even technical problems with the call can’t stop us from realising that the show has some problems with repeating itself. - [54. Still Casual After All These Years](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/08/19/54-still-casual-after-all-these-years/) - In this episode we have a look at what exciting things we’ve discovered in the past year, such as: tolerating Neelix, hating Peanut Hamper, not knowing who all the bridge crew on Discovery are and more! We set each other some questions, and even had some questions from the audience! - [C2E130. The Office (Battle of the Stars Part 8)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/08/30/c2e130-the-office-battle-of-the-stars-part-8/) - Fed up with their circumstances, the team is making their way to Jimmy the Fish's office in an attempt to "pursuade him" to end their captivity. Of course, there are a lot of guards to get through first. - [C2E124. The Arena (Battle of the Stars Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/07/19/c2e124-the-arena-battle-of-the-stars-part-2/) - The team has been taken captive and is being forced to fight in gladiatorial arena. A space gladiatorial arena. - [C2E125. A Minor Traffic Incident (Battle of the Stars Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/07/26/c2e125-a-minor-traffic-incident-battle-of-the-stars-part-3/) - The team needs to figure out whether or not to take a deal they might regret later. - [C2E126. Battle Bots (Battle of the Stars Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/08/02/c2e126-battle-bots-battle-of-the-stars-part-4/) - Our heroes end up in the arena again, this time fighting against a group of robots. Thankfully, while lots of things are difficult for our team... they're more than comfortable punching the crap out of stuff. - [C2E127. Arena (Battle of the Stars Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/08/09/c2e127-arena-battle-of-the-stars-part-5/) - The team faces off against a group of robots in the grand arena. The robots aren't doing so well, and the crowd is loving it. - [C2E128. Escape Plan (Battle of the Stars Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/08/16/c2e128-escape-plan-battle-of-the-stars-part-6/) - Forced to fight in gladiatorial combat by a crime boss who controls a city sized space station, our heroes aren't exactly having a good time. They need to find a way out of this, and they need to find it fast. - [C2E129. Incognito-ish (Battle of the Stars Part 7)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/08/23/c2e129-incognito-ish-battle-of-the-stars-part-7/) - The team is making their escape, but they've decided they can't leave the station under the control of Jimmy the Fish. - [74. Homeopathy is Bulls***.](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=849) - Homeopathy is harmful and complete and total bull. I can't emphasize that enough. In this episode we're diving into the history of Homeopathy, what it is, and why it's bad. And I think, by the end of it, you'll agree with me. - [S5E13. Wild Broken Hearts Part 5](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/08/21/s5e13-wild-broken-hearts-part-5/) - Thanks to her new knowledge, Talia begins the long process of training Conner to shift. Meanwhile, a dark shape is lurking outside of Seline’s realm in the Feywilds. - [S5E12. Wild Broken Hearts Part 4](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/08/07/s5e12-wild-broken-hearts-part-4/) - Talia feels the weight of responsibility and is distraught that she can’t help her cousin. However someone from beyond the material plane, reaches out to help. Meanwhile, Seline confronts her father about her sister. - [S4E9. Diplomatic Relations (Finale)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/08/06/s4e9-diplomatic-relations-finale/) - In this, the season four finale of The Meatgrinder, our survivors are pushed to their limits as they take on something far more dangerous than the traps that they've seen so far. And Amy yells "gun." - [53. We Have The Wrath of Khan at Home](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/08/05/53-we-have-the-wrath-of-khan-at-home/) - Those wacky Soongs are at it again, proving that Data’s the only good one of the lineage as Eugenics criminal Dr Arik Soong has some genetically engineered children who are out causing diplomatic incidents. That’s right, we’ve got not one, not two but three Enterprise episodes as we watch all of the Augment trilogy in one go. Should they be ranked as one episode or three? How much does this want to be Wrath of Khan? Have they stopped with the whole ‘Space War on Terror’ and does Earth look less like a poor Xbox game background? - [52. They’re Just Weird Little Guys](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/07/22/52-theyre-just-weird-little-guys/) - Pull out two strips of Gold-Pressed Latinum and submit them in the little box to listen to our episode on the Ferengi, Star Trek The Next Generation’s first attempt at a recurring villain race which went incredibly poorly for everyone concerned. From their first appearance in the show when they act like incredibly hyperactive gerbils in the The Last Outpost, to their most recent focus in Star Trek Prodigy where we find out more about Dal’s past and the conflict between his old life and his new life in First Con-tact. to one of Deep Space Nine’s many attempts to bring nuance to the species in Family Business when Quark and Rom have to deal with their mother Ishka’s becoming involved in what passes for First Stage Feminism in a culture where women can’t wear clothes. - [Chosen Part Thirteen - Timeline](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/07/16/chosen-part-thirteen-timeline/) - On this episode, we go over a meticulous timeline detailing the fallout of Valleybrook's resignations and one couple's attempt to find accountability. - [73. Feedback/Q&A Special 2024!](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=837) - It's July, so that means we're doing the annual feedback and Q&A special! You guys spent the last few months sending in witchcraft questions, and they got shuffled around, picked at random, and now you're getting some answers! We've played this dance before, you know what's up. - [S4E8. Starring "Human Woman"](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/07/22/s4e8-starring-human-woman/) - Prepare to say farewell to B'Dell and meet a new group of folks trying to survive this bizarre island complex. - [S4E7. Gnomes Don't Exist](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/07/16/s4e7-gnomes-dont-exist/) - B'Dell continues on despite the odds. Like, really -- how has he made it this far? - [C2E123. Space Crash (Battle of the Stars Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/07/12/c2e123-space-crash-battle-of-the-stars-part-1/) - The team emerges onto some sort of space station, and D promptly crashes the truck. Like, really, really badly. She totally beefed this one. - [S4E6. Have You Seen Saw?](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/07/09/s4e6-have-you-seen-saw/) - Look -- there are buildings in some sort of wooded area that our disposable heroes go through one by one. You kinda get what's happening at this point. - [51. Space Scamps](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/07/08/51-space-scamps/) - After watching some times Star Trek delved into Cosmic Horror, Miles might have told Charlie ‘Oh, this stuff is tame, let’s watch Space 1999’ instead. So, for this episode, we are now rebranding as #spacescamps as we talk about the greatest collection of space adventuring office workers Moonbase Alpha has to offer in Gerry Anderson’s Space 1999. - [BONUS - A Second Campaign 2 Fireside Chat](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/07/05/bonus-a-second-campaign-2-fireside-chat/) - It's been a year since our last "fireside chat" and some big stuff has happened in campaign two. Because of that, we thought we'd sit down and discuss what's happened so far, how we think its been affecting the characters, and make sure everyone is caught up on what the stakes are. - [48. Land Healing (with Dana O'Driscoll)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/07/02/48-land-healing-with-dana-odriscoll/) - Multi-talented author, artist, permaculturist, and head of the AODA Dana O’Driscoll drops by the virtual studio to discuss her newest book, “Land Healing: Physical, Metaphysical, and Ritual Practices for Healing the Earth.” Among the topics discussed are processes and procedures for connecting with the land spirits where you live, what’s in a crane bag, and how we can practice good stewardship and become responsible ancestors. - [S4E5. Don't Break the Meta](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/07/02/s4e5-dont-break-the-meta/) - With the demise of the previous party, three new strangers enter the deadly compound. - [C2E122. Time Runs Out (The End of the World Part 10)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/06/28/c2e122-time-runs-out-the-end-of-the-world-part-10/) - After spending plenty of time examining the contract between courts (and dealing with Jethro's creepy ass), things finally come to a head. One way or another, our team are going to get their answers. - [S4E4. It's Spooky.](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/06/25/s4e4-its-spooky/) - The challenges get bigger, and so do the crabs. And no, that wasn't a metaphor. There are a bunch of crabs. - [Announcing The Meatgrinder Season 4](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/05/28/announcing-the-meatgrinder-season-4/) - We’re excited to announce the release of the fourth season of our horror anthology let’s play series The Meatgrinder! While past seasons were released monthly, we’re trying something new this time around — and that’s releasing the nine episodes weekly starting Tuesday June 4th! Every Tuesday after, a new episode will come out. That’s right, we’re starting the summer of meat! - [50. A Face in Space](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/06/24/50-a-face-in-space/) - Star Trek’s universe is bizarre and horrifying at times. Cosmic beings summon orcs to stab you in the back, alternate versions of your flagship get stuck in a wormhole, nonlinear entities get taught about time through memories of baseball, love and death. It’s all a bit weird and we’re going to revel in it today - [72. Arrogance.](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=754) - The entire #ReturnTheStone debacle over the last couple of weeks on WitchTok is honestly just a symptom of a a larger problem. One of the core, underlying issues that is the cause of a lot of these issues in the Modern Witchcraft Movement is arrogance, and it's about time we talk about it. Reminder! The - [C2E121. Cryptic Answers (The End of the World Part 9)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/06/21/c2e121-cryptic-answers-the-end-of-the-world-part-9/) - In the aftermath of the battle with the raiders, our heroes are still trying to figure out what the hell Jethro wants. Of course, he doesn't seem to want to tell them. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View - [S4E3. Jon Peters's Favorite Episode](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/06/18/s4e3-jon-peterss-favorite-episode/) - If you know anything about film producer Jon Peters, you might be able to guess what's going to show up in this episode. If you don't, enjoy the surprise! Content Warning: This series contains scenes of violence and horror. Listener discretion is advised. The Meatgrinder uses the "Super Awesome Action Heroes" role playing system. Season - [GAINAX Doesn't Deserve Your Remorse](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/06/17/gainax-doesnt-deserve-your-remorse/) - On May 29th, 2024, the once legendary anime studio GAINAX filed for Bankruptcy. While its been pretty well known that they've been floundering for a while a lot of people don't seem aware of how much GAINAX as a company brought this upon themselves. In this video we'll be exploring GAINAX predatory roots and why - [C2E120. Popping Off (The End of the World Part 8)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/06/14/c2e120-popping-off-the-end-of-the-world-part-8/) - Raiders are attacking the gate of the Summer Court, and our team has decided to defend it. Something may be awakening in Liz as well. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options - ['Bloody Damn Rite,' the Sequel to 'The Witch and the Rose' Is Here!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/06/11/bloody-damn-rite-the-sequel-to-the-witch-and-the-rose-is-here/) - We’re excited to announce the release of the sequel to Trae Dorn’s The Witch and the Rose is here! Bloody Damn Rite continues Mia Grave's story one year after the first book when new and darker challenges enter her world. The novel's summary:In the quaint college town of Parrish Mills, IN darkness may have found - [47. What My Granny (Weatherwax) Taught Me feat. Lozzie Stardust](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/06/11/47-what-my-granny-weatherwax-taught-me-feat-lozzie-stardust/) - Lozzie’s back, friends and neighbors! And this month, we’re sitting down to talk about everybody’s favorite coven - the Witches of Lancre, from Discworld. Longtime fans of the show have heard the works of Sir Terry Pratchet (RIP) and the wisdom of Granny Weatherwax quoted many times on the show, but what other lessons might - [46. Bree and Lozzie Ruin Everything, 4th Anniversary Special](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/05/01/46-bree-and-lozzie-ruin-everything-4th-anniversary-special/) - It’s the fourth anniversary special and somebody turned Bree and Lozzie loose on another piece of occult history! This month, your intrepid host and everyone’s favorite horrible goose sit down in the virtual studio to discuss the history and tenets of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. And to the surprise of absolutely no - [S4E2. Nico and the Bear](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/06/11/s4e2-nico-and-the-bear/) - Nico has to decide which is worse -- encountering two men in the woods or a bear. It goes much better for her than the two men. (Look, we recorded this like eight months before the TikTok meme happened. Sometimes things just work out that way.) Content Warning: This series contains scenes of violence and - [49. I’m Sorry, I Can’t Do That, B’Elanna](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/06/10/49-im-sorry-i-cant-do-that-belanna/) - Check your software and make-sure to update your anti-viral software because our Casual Explorers are looking at times when Artifical Intelligence went ‘Wibbly.’ In the first episode, Voyager’s ‘Dreadnought,’ Torres deals with a super-intelligent missile from her past. Then in Discovery’s ‘Stormy Weather,’ we do some exploration in a dark abyss while the Discovery’s sentient - [C2E119. The Unwelcome (The End of the World Part 7)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/06/07/c2e119-the-unwelcome-the-end-of-the-world-part-7/) - After Jethro's unwanted come on to D, the team is even more determined to make sense of the Fae contract between the Spring and Summer Courts. Also D gets high with NK. What is it with these people and letters for names... "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition - [S4E1. Randy Two Sticks](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/06/04/s4e1-randy-two-sticks/) - The Summer of Meat begins with a new season of The Meatgrinder! Three strangers awaken in an unfamiliar compound, with no idea how they got there and no idea how they'll get out. They probably won't. Content Warning: This series contains scenes of violence and horror. Listener discretion is advised. The Meatgrinder uses the "Super - [C2E118. Pocket Full of Gushers (The End of the World Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/05/31/c2e118-pocket-full-of-gushers-the-end-of-the-world-part-6/) - The fate of two Fae Courts rests in D's hands, and it's that the most terrifying thing you've ever heard in your life? I mean, it's definitely not great for sure. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives - [48. Q Flash Noise!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/05/27/48-q-flash-noise/) - He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty cosmic entity! Our casual travellers decided to let themselves in for a time and experiment with cosmic god-like powers (powered by subtle audio cues and sound effects) while they watch three episodes featuring John de Lancie’s cosmic japester ‘Q’ (Miles is surprised at no point do they - [Chosen Part Twelve - Discretionary Funds](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/05/25/chosen-part-twelve-discretionary-funds/) - On this episode, we look at a breakdown of the financial audit conducted in the wake of the Crisis Intervention report, and the attempts to hold someone accountable. Important Links: Letter to ECPD ECPD Police Report IRS Complaint Xavly on Apple Music [ Full Episode Notes ][ All "Chosen" Episodes ] Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidRSS - [Chosen Part Eleven - The X-Men](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/04/26/chosen-part-eleven-the-x-men/) - On this episode, we look at Doug’s reaction to the impending Crisis Intervention report. Then, we go over the emails of a small (and secret) group of spiritual supporters known as the X-Men. Important Links: Episode 11 Documents Xavly on Apple Music [ Full Episode Notes ][ All "Chosen" Episodes ] Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyAndroidRSS - [71. I Hate This Book.](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=740) - When the publicist for Weiser Books reached out to the show asking if I wanted a review copy of Annwyn Avalon's new book "Celtic Goddess Grimoire," I don't really think they knew what they were getting into. Because I said yes. And this is my review. And this is not a good book. Reminder! The - [C2E117. Fae Contract Law (The End of the World Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/05/24/c2e117-fae-contract-law-the-end-of-the-world-part-5/) - So it turns out one of the people in NK's convoy that arrived at the Summer Court was actually Jethro of all people. He's insisting that Mindy honor a contract signed by their mothers -- and it looks like D is going to have to mediate. What could go wrong. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the - [C2E116. Royal D (The End of the World Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/05/17/c2e116-royal-d-the-end-of-the-world-part-4/) - With Jethro interrupting Liz and Mindy's reunion in the Summer Court, the world of Fae politics comes crashing in hard and fast. Can't a universe hopping girl just meet up with her multidimensional girlfriend in peace? "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and - [47. Joran Dax is No Hannibal](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/05/13/47-joran-dax-is-no-hannibal/) - It’s time to draw some dots all over yourselves as Casual Trek’s discussing Dax! This one’s a Ko-Fi donor episode, so thanks Ben for the opportunity to talk about some more Trill shenanigans. We normally talk about three different shows but here we’re looking at three different Dax hosts. There’s also a weird sub-theme of - [C2E115. merCour (The End of the World Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/05/10/c2e115-mercour-the-end-of-the-world-part-3/) - After the attack on the caravan by the raiders, the team regroups and recovers. They're much closer to the mountains though, and the mythical merCour is less than twelve hours of travel away. What will they find when they get there? "Not what they expected" would be an understatement. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG - [C2E114. The Night (Bunny) Rider (The End of the World Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/05/03/c2e114-the-night-bunny-rider-the-end-of-the-world-part-2/) - The team has run into a future version of their friend NK in a post apocalyptic desert. NK's leading a caravan of folks to a mythical oasis called Mer-cour, but they're currently being attacked by raiders. Which isn't good. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional - [193. Ryan Kopf v. Nerd & Tie - The Full Story](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/07/18/193-ryan-kopf-v-nerd-tie-the-full-story/) - Ryan Kopf has been suing Nerd & Tie owner Trae Dorn in one form or another for over seven years. With the conclusion of the Illinois suit against Trae Dorn and former Nerd & Tie contributor Pher Sturz earlier this month, we thought we should sit down and talk about what's happened over those years. - [194. Live at No Brand Con 2023!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/09/05/194-live-at-no-brand-con-2023/) - Gen and Trae hosted a live version of the Nerd & Tie podcast at No Brand Con 2023 this year, and this is in fact that episode! We talk about the Magic Card heist at Gen Con 2023 this year, and then we talk about how we've now done 10 years of Nerd & Tie... - [Announcing "The Meatgrinder" - A New Actual Play Limited Series](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/01/18/announcing-the-meatgrinder-a-new-actual-play-limited-series/) - We're excited to announce a new, nine episode limited series coming to the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network - The Meatgrinder. Set in the same world as Stormwood & Associates -- one that's largely like our own, except humans are joined by elves, dwarves, goblins, orcs, and halflings -- and magic is very real. The - [1. Silent Night](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/02/01/1-silent-night/) - The Meatgrinder begins! The mountain town of Halcyon in the state of Williams has gone dark after an unknown magical event. A team of Federal agents has been deployed to deal with the situation and to make sure it doesn't spread. Things do not go well. "The Meatgrinder" is a nine episode limited actual play - [2. Cats, Dogs, Mass Hysteria](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/02/08/2-cats-dogs-mass-hysteria/) - With a couple of deaths, and a couple of new team members swapped in, our disposable heroes make their way further into Halcyon. Now they're starting to get to downtown, and they find out it's not just the former residents they have to worry about. "The Meatgrinder" is a nine episode limited actual play series. - [3. Just Keep Walking?](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/02/15/3-just-keep-walking/) - The (current) team managed to be lucky for a whole episode, but the danger increases as they go deeper into downtown Halcyon. There's a light down the road, and that probably isn't a good thing. Neither are the zombie dogs, zombie hipsters, or zombie cowboys now that I think about it... (Note - Episode 4 - [4. Macklemore or Less](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/03/15/4-macklemore-or-less/) - The (remaining) team has encountered zombies of all sorts in the town of Halcyon, but something more may be waiting for them as they head closer to the source of the magical anomaly. They're hunting, looking for a come-up. This is f***ing awesome. "The Meatgrinder" is a nine episode limited actual play series updating the - [5. Squirrel Power!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/04/15/5-squirrel-power/) - After having survived the "Macklemore" the team continues to venture through the town of Halcyon. Back in a residential neighborhood, they've spotted a figure ahead who is wearing the same kind of uniform as they are. But is this person a friend, or are they something else? "The Meatgrinder" is a nine episode limited actual - [6. Kevin and the Recruiter](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/05/15/6-kevin-and-the-recruiter/) - As the team continues on their way towards the source of the magical disturbance that's taken over the town of Halcyon, Kevin (the half orc) has an interesting encounter with a mysterious figure who approaches out of the mist. The conversation is... well... interesting. Mostly Kevin is getting a job offer. "The Meatgrinder" is a - [7. Into the Woods](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/06/15/7-into-the-woods/) - After locking a goblin in the trunk of a Crown Victoria, the team continues on their way towards the source of all of this magical chaos. Was it weird to find someone in full plate armor in the middle of this ski tourist town? Yes. But, like, it's not any weirder than the zombie squirrels - [8. Foot in the Door](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/07/15/8-foot-in-the-door/) - The surviving agents have made their way through the town, and arrived at a large house in the woods. Somewhere within this home is the source of the magical chaos that's consumed the town of Halcyon. Where inside is it? The team doesn't have much of a Clue. "The Meatgrinder" is a nine episode limited - [9. Meatsplosions and Razorfists](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/08/15/9-meatsplosion/) - In the thrilling season finale of The Meatgrinder, the surviving heroes have made their way to a mansion at the edge of town. A mansion filled with servants of "the ambassador." They're certain that it's the source of the magical infection that has spread across Halcyon, Williams -- and they're ready to stop it. Needless - [Coming Soon - The Meatgrinder Season 2](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/01/31/coming-soon-the-meatgrinder-season-2/) - Nerd & Tie is excited to announce that the first episode of Season 2 of The Meatgrinder, our anthology roleplaying game Actual Play podcast, is coming to earbuds near you on February 15th 2022! Subsequent episodes will be released monthly following that. Unlike season one, which took place in a modern setting, season two takes - [Coming Soon - The Meatgrinder Season 3!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/02/03/coming-soon-the-meatgrinder-season-3/) - Nerd & Tie is excited to announce that the first episode of Season 3 of The Meatgrinder, our anthology role playing game Actual Play podcast, is coming to earbuds near you on February 15th 2023! Subsequent episodes will be released monthly following that. The Meatgrinder is an anthology role playing game actual play series where - [S3E1. Rude Awakening](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/02/15/s3e1-rude-awakening/) - Three crew find themselves awakened early on the colony sleeper ship ISF Bellerophon midway through its ten year journey. The members who were supposed to be on shift are nowhere to be found, and something is very, very wrong. Welcome to the third season of The Meatgrinder. The Meatgrinder uses the "Super Awesome Action Heroes" - [S3E2. Friendly Fire](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/03/15/s3e2-friendly-fire/) - The currently awake crew members of the ISF Bellerophon, after confronting a gelatinous creature of some sort in the elevator (and the death of one of their comrades) make their way to the crew living quarters in search of the mysterious cat they keep hearing. What they find there is far from hospitable. The Meatgrinder - [S3E3. Once You Pop...](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/04/15/s3e3-once-you-pop/) - After a grisly discovery in the ship's living quarters, the current batch of crew start to make their way down to Auxiliary Control Room B in the hopes of gaining control over the ship's systems. It may not be as easy as just taking the stairs though... The Meatgrinder uses the "Super Awesome Action Heroes" - [S3E4. All the Small Things](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/05/15/s3e4-all-the-small-things/) - Our surviving crew are trying to make it down to Auxiliary Control Room B, but needless to say the "things" infesting the ship are getting in the way. And there certainly are a hell of a lot of them. Oh, and that damn cat keeps meowing. The Meatgrinder uses the "Super Awesome Action Heroes" role - [S3E5. Meet Melissa](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/06/15/s3e5-meet-melissa/) - Our survivors have finally made it down to Auxiliary Control Room B, but it appears to already be occupied? A young woman wearing a deactivated biosuit is already there, and she is definitely more freaked out about things than anyone. The Meatgrinder uses the "Super Awesome Action Heroes" role playing system. Episodes release on the - [S3E6. Meat, Melissa.](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/07/15/s3e6-meat-melissa/) - So Melissa isn't exactly what she seemed to be, and that isn't great for our group of heroes. And also -- hey, meet Greg! Hopefully nothing awful happens to him... The Meatgrinder uses the "Super Awesome Action Heroes" role playing system. Episodes release on the 15th of each month. Click here for subscription options and - [S3E7. Mouth Sounds](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/08/15/s3e7-mouth-sounds/) - With the death of Melissa, our survivors must figure out what to do next. The Meatgrinder uses the "Super Awesome Action Heroes" role playing system. Episodes release on the 15th of each month. Click here for subscription options and more. - [S3E8. I'm Not Supposed to Die. (Finale)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/09/15/s3e8-im-not-supposed-to-die-finale/) - In the season 3 finale, our current batch of survivors make it to the reactor core -- and what they find there isn't exactly happy to see them. The Meatgrinder uses the "Super Awesome Action Heroes" role playing system. Episodes release on the 15th of each month. Click here for subscription options and more. - [S2E1. The Chosen One(s)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/02/15/s2e1-the-chosen-ones/) - A hundred years ago the Wizard Gallfus failed in overthrowing the rule of the evil Necromancer Kallofrax. As he lost his powers, he prophesied that a chosen one would rise up on the eighth day of Balmond to defeat him. Gallfus was, frankly, lying. Losing his powers (but retaining his immortality), the wizard traveled the - [S2E2. Mobile Home](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/03/15/s2e2-mobile-home/) - Our current crop of "chosen ones" are making their way through the bramble wood, and will hopefully soon emerge into clearer spaces. But as they leave the civilized world and plunge deeper into the forbidden lands, the creatures they encounter continue to get stranger and stranger. The Meatgrinder uses the "Super Awesome Action Heroes" role - [S2E3. Gobble Gobble](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/04/15/s2e3-gobble-gobble/) - Our current group of adventurers find themselves in the Fields of the Dead. I mean, they don't know that's what it's called on the GM's map... but it still is all the same. You can guess about how well things are going for them right now then. The Meatgrinder uses the "Super Awesome Action Heroes" - [S2E4. Spooky, Spider, Turkey](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/05/15/s2e4-spooky-spider-turkey/) - The "chosen one(s)" make their way through the Fields of the Dead, and encounter something truly bizarre before finally escaping to the abandoned town on the other side. But are they just jumping out of the zombie filled frying pan and into the spooky, spooky fire? The Meatgrinder uses the "Super Awesome Action Heroes" role - [S2E5. Mother Hen](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/06/15/s2e5-mother-hen/) - Wandering around a seemingly empty city they cannot leave, our current crop of chosen ones has to figure out what's going on, what's keeping them there, and what the heck's up with this weird fountain. Nothing is as it seems, but that shouldn't be surprising at this point. The Meatgrinder uses the "Super Awesome Action - [S2E6. A Bridge Too Far](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/07/15/s2e6-a-bridge-too-far/) - After what seems like forever, our chosen ones finally make it out of the abandoned city. Well, SOME of our chosen ones at least. Like maybe one of them? Anyhow, it's time to move into a more civilized part of the forbidden zone... and by that we mean just, like, direct threats of violence and - [S2E7. Total Party Krill](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/08/15/s2e7-total-party-krill/) - Our group of "chosen ones" continue down the path to fight the evil Necromancer. But what lies ahead, frankly, smells pretty dang fishy. Like, literally. It smells like dead fish. The Meatgrinder uses the “Super Awesome Action Heroes” role playing system. Episodes release on the 15th of each month. Click here for subscription options and - [S2E8. From Cave to Castle](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/09/15/s2e8-from-cave-to-castle/) - Our chosen ones are fighting their way out of the caves, and hope to make it into the Necromancer's castle. Will everyone survive? Will a horse die of a broken heart? Will that one goblin be smart enough to run away? Guess you'll have to find out. The Meatgrinder uses the “Super Awesome Action Heroes” - [S2E9. The Throne of the Necromancer](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/10/15/s2e9-the-throne-of-the-necromancer/) - It's here. Our season finale. Our (current batch of) chosen ones have made it to the Necromancer's castle. Will they be able to make it past the creatures that lurk inside? Will they be able to defeat the Necromancer when they reach his throne? Will anyone survive? And what dark fate awaits them if they - [46. Go Nick a Starship](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/04/29/46-go-nick-a-starship/) - Grab your popcorn, take a sledgehammer to your 80s pan and scan VHS (Disclaimer: Casual Trek endorses Physical Media, just, just not pan and scan) and climb into your favourite beep-chair as Casual Trek goes to the movies In Search of Spock for Star Trek III: The Search for Spock! But, we have a little - [C2E113. Caravan (The End of the World Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/04/26/c2e113-caravan-the-end-of-the-world-part-1/) - The team emerges into a post apocalyptic wasteland, just miles of dirt and sand with mountains in the distance. They soon find themselves on top of a caravan of barely functional vehicles, led by a very familiar face. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy - [70. It's Not About Us](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=726) - Sometimes in this community folks have a habit of making things about them that... aren't. So that's what we're addressing this time around. Because there are times where we need to step back and get some perspective. Links: Bennett Braun, Psychiatrist Who Fueled ‘Satanic Panic,’ Dies at 83 (NYT) Purchase 'The Witch and the Rose' - [The REAL Problem with X-Men '97](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/04/22/the-real-problem-with-x-men-97/) - The REAL Problem with X-Men '97 and Gambit. Support this show on Patreon! / Watch on YouTube / Subscribe on YouTube - [C2E112. Bus to Ohio (Mild Mild Country Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/04/19/c2e112-bus-to-ohio-mild-mild-country-part-4/) - We got a cult. We've got Gary. We've got magical recreations of Axl Little. We've got an angel with flaming wings. We've got Obie covered in watches. Sometimes the most chaotic solutions are the best solutions. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and - [45. Threshold is Lovecraftian Horror](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/04/15/45-threshold-is-lovecraftian-horror/) - Casual Trek has ranked 97 episodes and two movies, so we decided to do something special for when we ranked our hundredth item on our big list. It would finally be time to rank the most infamous episode of Star Trek: Voyager! That’s right, it’s Threshold! While we could fill an hour and a forty - [C2E111. Watch This (Mild Mild Country Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/04/12/c2e111-watch-this-mild-mild-country-part-3/) - The team has infiltrated Gary's compound, and by "infiltrated" we mean "snuck in quite poorly." Right now, after avoiding the guards (poorly), they're trying to make their way to Gary's mansion. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives - [S5E11. Wild Broken Hearts Part 3](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/04/10/s5e11-wild-broken-hearts-part-3/) - The aftermath of the full moon, is finally too much. *** Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language, Mature themes, and Mild Gore [ Full Notes & Credits ][ Official Site ][ Facebook ][ Twitter ][ Patreon ] Theme Music: Desert Road by Kirk Monteux Battle Theme: Battle by rock_bulldog Foley Sound and Music Credits: - [Before and After - Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/04/04/before-and-after-godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire/) - Cele and Rena spend their ACTUAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY doing the only thing they would ever choose to: Watch Godzilla. Find out if they enjoyed the newest chapter in America's version of Kaiju Throwdown Cinema! Support this show on Patreon! / Watch on YouTube / Subscribe on YouTube - [C2E110. Old Man Obie (Mild Mild Country Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/04/05/c2e110-old-man-obie-mild-mild-country-part-2/) - The team has arrived somewhere called "Oregon" at a small town in the high desert. Arriving at a local iteration of the Quicksmoke, our heroes soon learn from Fiona that a cult has set up outside town and is trying to influence the local election. Oh, and the cult is run by Gary. Y'all remember - [45. Warding a Witchy Home Part 2](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/04/04/45-warding-a-witchy-home-part-2/) - Returning once more to the topic of protection magic, this month we’re delving a little deeper into the topic of wards and warding. Bree shares some insight on the methods and concepts that she’s developed and discovered over the years, and shares a Witchcraft 201 level primer on some slightly more advanced warding techniques. (If - [44. Captain Picard's Sexy Bald Head](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/04/01/44-captain-picards-sexy-bald-head/) - Great Scott! We’ve a new season of Discovery starting this week and Miles and Charlie want in on all the possible synergy and sponsorship deals talking about BRAND NEW STAR TREK should entail. But we weren’t invited to the premier and Miles has just discovered ‘Taskmaster’ so he has no time to fly anywhere, but - [S5E10. Wild Broken Hearts Part 2](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/03/27/s5e10-wild-broken-hearts-part-2/) - Seline is visited by the Queen of Night and Magic. *** Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language and Mature themes [ Full Notes & Credits ][ Official Site ][ Facebook ][ Twitter ][ Patreon ] Theme Music: Desert Road by Kirk Monteux Battle Theme: Battle by rock_bulldog Foley Sound and Music Credits: Envato Elements - [S5E52. Wild Broken Hearts Part 1](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/03/27/s5e52-wild-broken-hearts-part-1/) - The first full moon with Conner with them, and Talia sees first hand why Conner was so desperate to control his shift. *** Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language, Mature themes, Body Horror, and gore [ Full Notes & Credits ][ Official Site ][ Facebook ][ Twitter ][ Patreon ] Theme Music: Desert Road - [69. Cultural Appropriation](https://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=715) - One of the most frustrating conversations we keep having to have in the modern witchcraft movement is about cultural appropriation. And while we've repeatedly touched on this before, I've never focused an episode purely on the topic. So let's do that. Let's talk about exactly what it is and why it's such a problem. Trae's - [C2E109. A Dark Desert Highway (Mild Mild Country Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/03/29/c2e109-a-dark-desert-highway-mild-mild-country-part-1/) - The team emerges in a new reality somewhere near a desert town in a place called "Oregon." They soon find some familiar faces -- one welcome, and another... not so much. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives - [C2E108. A Long Goodbye (Adaptable Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/03/22/c2e108-a-long-goodbye-adaptable-part-6/) - The team is currently in a world that appears to be an artificial construct created by an unknown being. Originally together, they've now been separated. Amy is demanding answers, Obie is trying to befriend it, and D is apparently just embracing the fantasy of it all. And who the hell knows what Liz is doing. - [Video Games and the Fear of Replacement](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/03/20/video-games-and-the-fear-of-replacement/) - Celeste finally sits down to talk about why she hasn't been in front of the camera in a while and shares her favorite video games and the characters that stuck with her. But of course its not enough to just talk about video games right? Of course not, so instead lets talk about how insecurities - [Death Note Scribe - An Interview with Death Note Musical Writer Ivan Menchell](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/02/13/death-note-scribe-an-interview-with-death-note-musical-writer-ivan-menchell/) - Musical writer Ivan Menchell graciously joins Celeste to talk about adapting Death Note from atmospheric modern classic manga to the grand stage of musical theater. Follow Ivan at @ivanmenchell on Twitter. Support this show on Patreon! / Watch on YouTube / Subscribe on YouTube - [C2E107. What Am I? (Adaptable Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/03/15/c2e107-what-am-i-adaptable-part-4/) - The team seems to be in some sort of constructed reality drawing on their memories. While they were together before, whatever is running the show has now separated our heroes from each other. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. - [43. Whatever Happens on the Holodeck...](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/03/18/43-whatever-happens-on-the-holodeck/) - Look out, the Holodeck’s malfunctioning and we’re all trapped inside! And the safety protocols have been disabled! And the holograms are self aware! Today we’re looking at the Holodeck in three different shows and all the horrors it can cause. First up is The Big Sleep, which introduces Picard as the private dick, Dixon Hill - [Chosen Part Ten - The Resignations](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/03/08/chosen-part-ten-the-resignations/) - We're reaching the tipping point of unrest in the church -- in early 2015, things start to collapse with slew of resignations by Valleybrook leadership. On this episode, we go over the letters and confessions that set things in motion. Important Links: Resignation Letters Xavly on Apple Music [ Full Episode Notes ][ All "Chosen" - [C2E106. Off Course (Adaptable Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/03/08/c2e106-off-course-adaptable-part-4/) - The team is trapped in a simulated reality, and after repeatedly pushing at its borders the entire world went black. Now they find themselves separated, and no idea how to find each other again. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat - [42. No Starfleet, Just Have a Jelly Baby](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/03/04/42-no-starfleet-just-have-a-jelly-baby/) - Because Miles’ schedule sometimes means he has to prioritise other shows, even shows that aren’t ours, we decide to do something quick and off the cuff and we end up with one of our longest episodes, go figure. Of course, we got Miles to talk about Doctor Who, what did we think would happen because - [68. What is Witchcraft?](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=706) - A question that is significantly harder to answer than most people think is "What is Witchcraft?" This month I'm going to try to answer that, and if I fail you'll be at least as confused as I am by the end. And hey, isn't nice to do something together from time to time? Trae's new - [44. THE LAST WITCH](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/03/01/44-the-last-witch/) - Bree is joined in the virtual studio by Annika Hylmö, documentarian and director of the forthcoming film THE LAST WITCH. The film tells the story of a Massachusetts middle school Civics class and their campaign to secure exoneration for the last unpardoned victim of the Salem witch trials, Elizabeth Johnson Jr. It’s a poignant story - [C2E105. Of Course (Adaptable Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/03/01/c2e105-of-course-adaptable-part-3/) - The world our team is in seems to be a magical construct, and it's kind of driving some of our heroes up the wall. Amy's response seems to be to drive the magical constructs she encounters up the wall in retaliation. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with - [43. This Seems Familiar](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/02/28/43-this-seems-familiar/) - (Sorry for the lateness of the episode, there were some technical difficulties to fix and a very sick Producer Penny to care for, but thankfully both are all better now. Thank you for your patience!) This month, we delve into the concept of familiars and familiar spirits, both in the context of folklore and witch - [C2E104. Pull a David Cameron (Adaptable Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/02/23/c2e104-pull-a-david-cameron-adaptable-part-2/) - In a world that appears to be a magical construct, the team is having a hard time coping with some of the nonsense in front of them. Amy is especially having a bad time with it, but D's not far behind her. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition - [41. Saying Borg Babies Again and Again Until it Loses All Meaning](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/02/19/41-saying-borg-babies-again-and-again-until-it-loses-all-meaning/) - We’ve been Borged! Oh no! Specifically, we’ve been I, Borged as each of today’s Borg-themed episodes are based in some way around Hugh Borg. I don’t think Borg’s his surname, but I don’t recall hearing any other name for him. First up is I, Borg from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Crusher and LaForge have - [183. The Last of Us vs. The Last of Us](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/02/18/183-the-last-of-us-vs-the-last-of-us/) - Sean sent Vinnk a blu-ray copy of The Last of Us for Christmas with the expectation he'd rather watch the show than play the game. However, our livestream audience had very strong opinions about the best order to experience this amazing story. Should Vinnk play the game even though it's a lot longer, and survival/horror - [C2E103. More Medieval BS (Adaptable Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/02/16/c2e103-more-medieval-bs-adaptable-part-1/) - The team emerges into a new reality, but something is immediately off, leading some of our heroes to become suspicious. Okay, it makes specifically Amy suspicious. Like super, super suspicious. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and - [S5E8. Friendship Unbroken Part 2](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/02/14/s5e8-friendship-unbroken-part-2/) - Zachariah Heyfield is back from the dead. *** Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language and Mature themes [ Full Notes & Credits ][ Official Site ][ Facebook ][ Twitter ][ Patreon ] Theme Music: Desert Road by Kirk Monteux Battle Theme: Battle by rock_bulldog Foley Sound and Music Credits: Envato Elements elements.envato.com Audio Blocks - [Cool & Unusual Punishment Places Third In Volume One's Annual Reader Poll!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/02/13/cool-unusual-punishment-places-third-in-volume-ones-annual-reader-poll/) - We're excited to announce that Nerd & Tie's very own Cool & Unusual Punishment has placed third in Volume One's annual reader poll! While we didn't get first place (and only one of our shows made the top three this year), it's still an incredibly honor. We want to thank everyone who voted for our - [C2E102. Denim Privilege (Fairly Done Part 12)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/02/09/c2e102-denim-privilege-fairly-done-part-12/) - The team has finally been through this time loop enough times to figure out what blows up the Bellerophon (and the planet), and now they've got to undo what a couple of opportunistic idiots have done. It's thrilling! It's exciting! D threatens a guy who doesn't seem to understand he's being threatened! Adventure! "Stormwood & - [21. Doctor Who - 60th Anniversary Specials](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/02/08/21-doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials/) - Fifteen years ago, The Doctor had to wipe Donna Noble's mind or else the knowledge of a Time Lord would burn her up. While he put in a failsafe to make sure that she would never remember him, fate has returned the face of the 10th Doctor and reunited him with Donna and her family. - [40. Trill Talk (with Celeste Startwin)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/02/05/40-trill-talk-with-celeste-startwin/) - We’ve got a guest star! Celeste of the Nerd & Tie Podcast and Celeste is Best joins the casual crew this episode to talk about the Trill. The species has always been a fascinating one and science fiction stand-in for conversations about gender and identity, so the three of us are going to delve into - [Witch Ways - Two Powders For Valentine's](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/02/02/witch-ways-two-powders-for-valentines/) - There’s been a slight delay with the main episode this month due to technical issues, so I hope you enjoy these two powder recipes, one for attracting romance and desire, the other for repelling it. The recipes for Come Hither Powder and Get Thee Hence Powder can be found in Pestlework, now available on Amazon - [C2E101. I Work Alone (Fairly Done Part 11)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/02/02/c2e101-i-work-alone-fairly-done-part-11/) - Time loop. Time loop. Time loop? Time loop. Time? Loop. Time loop. Looping time. Time that, in fact, loops. Groundhog's Day reference due to the release date of this episode. Time loop. Loopy-whoopy timey-wimey. Time loop. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and - [S5E7. Friendship Unbroken Part 1](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/01/29/s5e7-friendship-unbroken-part-1/) - Seline makes her choice and she summons the door to the Realm of the Undertaker, searching for Zachariah Hayfield. *** [ Full Notes & Credits ][ Official Site ][ Facebook ][ Twitter ][ Patreon ] Theme Music: Desert Road by Kirk Monteux Battle Theme: Battle by rock_bulldog Foley Sound and Music Credits: Envato Elements elements.envato.com - [39. Playing in the Time Hole](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/01/22/39-playing-in-the-time-hole/) - We’re throwing ourselves through The Time Tunnel as Casual Trek decides to travel back to the past and to the future in a discussion about Time Travel. Kirk, Spock and Erickson (who is THE worst) break history and Spock have to fix it in "Yesteryear," Janeway and Paris have to dress up in Burger King - [Netflix Orders Time Travel Thriller 'Travelers' to Series](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2016/04/20/netflix-orders-time-travel-thriller-travelers-to-series/) - Time travel science fiction is probably one of my favorite subgenres, so needless to say I'm a bit excited at the news that Netflix has ordered the time travel thriller Travelers to series. Created by Stargate SG-1's Brad Wright, the series will star Eric McCormack. The official synopsis of the show sounds pretty cool too:Hundreds - [Chosen Part Eight - Family Budget](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/01/21/chosen-part-eight-family-budget/) - On this episode, we do a little stage setting and talk numbers -- Specifically, budget reports and finances for Valleybrook in the years leading up to the investigation to get an idea of how much money was coming in, and where it was going to. Important Links: Episode 8 Documents Xavly on Apple Music [ - [67. The Headache of Misinformation](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=697) - Combating misinformation has always been one of the primary missions of this show, and honestly? It just gets exhausting sometimes. Why are people in this community so willing to uncritically pass on bad information? Why can't people be bothered to do the minimum to verify what they're saying's correct? It's incredibly frustrating. Trae's new novel, - [Announcing "The Witch and the Rose," A New Novel By Trae Dorn](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/01/17/announcing-the-witch-and-the-rose-a-new-novel-by-trae-dorn/) - We're excited to announce the release of Trae Dorn's The Witch and the Rose. While it's (obviously) not a podcast, what it is is a queer contemporary fantasy novel that is available this week on Kindle and trade paperback. From the novel's summary: The Rose House, a Victorian relic in the quaint college town of - [C2E99. Tear It Off the Wall (Fairly Done Part 9)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/01/19/c2e99-tear-it-off-the-wall-fairly-done-part-9/) - Timeloop. It's a timeloop. We've done this before, we'll do it again. I could explain, but I've already explained it before. This should not be the first episode you listen to, but it's still fun. Because timeloop. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion - [S5E6. Of Glass Houses Part 6](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/01/17/s5e6-of-glass-houses-part-6/) - Seline and Talia settle back into a normal routine, although there are still things for them to think about. *** [ Full Notes & Credits ][ Official Site ][ Facebook ][ Twitter ][ Patreon ] Theme Music: Desert Road by Kirk Monteux Battle Theme: Battle by rock_bulldog Foley Sound and Music Credits: Envato Elements elements.envato.com - ['Heroes: Reborn' Will Include Greg Grunberg's Matt Parkman](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2015/05/22/heroes-reborn-will-include-greg-grunbergs-matt-parkman/) - Heroes: Reborn, the bizarre revival of NBC's Heroes, has another former cast member to add to the roster: Greg Grunberg. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Grunberg's Matt Parkman will make at least one guest appearance during the revival. Grunberg joins returning cast members Masi Oka and Jack Coleman (along with newcomer Zachary Levi). While I'm - [Zachary Levi to star in 'Heroes Reborn'](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2015/01/16/zachary-levi-to-star-in-heroes-reborn/) - So we all remember that Heroes is getting revived as the miniseries Heroes Reborn, right? Right? Anyone? Well, it is. And we now know who is starring in it -- Zachary Levi. Levi spoke with TVLine:"There are a few franchises I've always wanted to be a part of, and Heroes is one of them," Levi - [C2E98. Like a Wicker Cabinet (Fairly Done Part 8)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/01/12/c2e98-like-a-wicker-cabinet-fairly-done-part-8/) - It's a time loop. I'm not sure what else to say. They stopped the elf woman's bomb from being planted, but right now Obie and Liz are holding it in a bag and the local cops think that our heroes are terrorists. So, y'know, not exactly great. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super - [38. Wild Wild West](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/01/08/38-wild-wild-west/) - It’s the wicki wicki wild Wild West! We’re putting on our worst cowboy voices and donning some coconuts so it sounds like we’re on horseback as we go into the Holodeck or to worlds where things are suspiciously like The Ancient West. A Fistful of Datas has Worf resentfully taking his son to the Holodeck - [Before and After - Godzilla Minus One](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/01/05/before-and-after-godzilla-minus-one/) - Casual Trek's Miles and his phenomenal wife Reanna join Celeste and Rena to discuss Godzilla: Minus One, not just as a movie but how it stacks up against 2023's amazing lineup for tokusatsu. Are we in the golden age of Godzilla? Support this show on Patreon! / Watch on YouTube / Subscribe on YouTube - [C2E97. Let's Try That Again (Fairly Done Part 7)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/01/05/c2e97-lets-try-that-again-fairly-done-part-7/) - So we're doing a time loop, and the team is on their second time trying to stop the explosion on the Bellerophon. The first time they tried to stop it kind of blew up in their faces, so hopefully things go better this time. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes - [S5E5. Of Glass Houses Part 5](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/01/03/s5e5-of-glass-houses-part-5/) - The Glass Palace is in ruins but those rescued still need to be freed. Not to mention Conner. *** Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes [ Full Notes & Credits ][ Official Site ][ Facebook ][ Twitter ][ Patreon ] Foley Sound and Music Credits: Envato Elements elements.envato.com Audio Blocks audioblocks.com - [42. Extended Warren Tea with Jenn the Ouija Girl and Lorelei Rivers](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2024/01/01/42-extended-warren-tea-with-jenn-the-ouija-girl-and-lorelei-rivers/) - Happy New Year, witches! While we’re recovering from the mad rush of the holiday season, I’m sitting down with returning friend of the show Jenn the Ouija Girl and new pal from the tumblrverse Lorelei Rivers to both drink AND the spill the tea on those ghost-hunting grifters we all love to despise, Ed and - [The Fake X-Men Comics From 'Logan' Are Incredible](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2017/03/06/the-fake-x-men-comics-from-logan-are-incredible/) - When Logan director James Mangold asked Marvel comics if he could include X-Men comics in the final Hugh Jackman Wolverine installment, he was told he could as long as they weren't any real comic books. To create the old-school style books for the movie then, Mangold reached out to Joe Quesada and Dan Panosian to - [C2E96. Free Bellerophon (Fairly Done Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/12/29/c2e96-free-bellerophon-fairly-done-part-6/) - So there have been a couple of explosions on the ISF Bellerophon at the center of Bellerophon city, and everything seems to be in a bit of chaos. After talking with Fiona at the theme park though, a third... bigger explosion sends things in an all new direction. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system - [66. Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=688) - Last month Hex Positive's Bree NicGarran joined Trae to take a look at the classic witch-centric movie Hocus Pocus (1993). This month, Bree's back to help review the 2022 sequel to that movie -- Hocus Pocus 2. (And, of course, don't forget this show is part of the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network, and funded - [Denshimail 182: Hey, Where's Perry?](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/12/22/denshimail-182-hey-wheres-perry/) - Pro wrestler Perry Von Vicious joins Vinnk as they answer your questions about retro video games, and Vinnk asks Perry about his experience wrestling on the Japanese pro circuit. [ Additional Episode Notes Here ] "One More Continue" and "RPG" theme songs by the Imari Tones: http://imaritones.net. Vinnk and SeanOrange pixel art by Louis Lloyd-Judson: - [C2E95. Queen of the Winter Food Court (Fairly Done Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/12/22/c2e95-queen-of-the-winter-food-court-fairly-done-part-5/) - With a disaster playing out on an alien world and no way that they can actually help, our heroes instead decide to spend some time at the medieval theme park. Obie really wants to meet the queen! "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion - [Chosen Part Seven - An Incredible Resource for Hurting People](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/12/18/chosen-part-seven-an-incredible-resource-for-hurting-people/) - On this episode, we continue our dive into Valleybrook's Wounded course. This week we're specifically looking at a chapter on performance addiction and misery addiction, as defined by the course. Then, we go over some correspondence following the Crisis Intervention report to see how church leadership handled the fallout and death of Wounded. Important Links: - [Before and After - We Finally Watched 'Barbie'](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/12/16/before-and-after-we-finally-watched-barbie/) - In the wake of losing their dad, Rena and Cele finally watch the movie literally everyone else has seen and talked about, but they wanna get a word in too. Support this show on Patreon! / Watch on YouTube / Subscribe on YouTube - [C2E94. Like the Hotel Chain? (Fairly Done Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/12/15/c2e94-like-the-hotel-chain-fairly-done-part-4/) - The team emerged at what is effectively a Renaissance fair in space. Well, it's on a planet, but the planet isn't earth -- so that counts enough. After finding a Quicksmoke, the team was shocked by some sort of explosion. So, y'know, a normal day. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action - [S5E4. Of Glass Houses Part 4](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/12/13/s5e4-of-glass-houses-part-4/) - Seline is trapped inside the Glass Palace, as they planned. Here’s hoping the rest of the plan works as well. *** Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language, mature themes, forced imprisonment, implied torture, and mild gore [ Full Notes & Credits ][ Official Site ][ Facebook ][ Twitter ][ Patreon ] Foley Sound and - [36. Casual Tek](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/12/11/36-casual-tek/) - Welcome to Casual Tek, a podcast all about the prose of William Shatner! Is that not what we’re doing here? Well, if only because we could use the name “Casual Tek” it is this time! After months of Charlie trying and failing to get a copy of TekWar he finally has one, so it’s time - [C2E93. Medieval World TM (Fairly Done Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/12/08/c2e93-medieval-world-tm-fairly-done-part-3/) - After emerging in a universe where they're on a future colony world, the team has discovered that there's a Quicksmoke Tavern nearby. Most of the team is anxious to get somewhere familiar, but Liz is oddly reluctant. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion - [Chosen Part Six - Wounded](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/11/26/chosen-part-six-wounded/) - In episode 6, we take a very close look at the curriculum for the Wounded classes. We not only examine the curriculum itself, but also the differences in the curriculum from the years 2013/2014 (in 2014 Doug had a hand in modifying the materials). Important Links: Wounded Curriculum [ Full Episode Notes ][ All "Chosen" - [181. The Demise of Game Trade Shows](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/12/02/181-he-demise-of-game-trade-shows/) - E3 was interrupted by a global pandemic, and then cancelled in 2023 after none of the big console publishers were scheduled to appear. Before that it was Space World, and before that CES. Now with the internet publishers can create their own virtual showcases any time and as many times per year as they want - [41. Holiday Folklore Frights with Ana Mor](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/12/01/41-holiday-folklore-frights-with-ana-mor/) - BAH HUMBUG! The annual onslaught of holiday music has begun, we’re all up to our necks in consumerism, and the glitter is EVERYWHERE. Thankfully, there’s refuge from the mad rush here on Hex Positive, where I cozy with my CritWitchCon buddy Ana Mor to talk about fun and witchy folklore from the holiday season! Most - [C2E92. Bellerophon City (Fairly Done Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/12/01/c2e92-bellerophon-city-fairly-done-part-2/) - Thankfully back in a universe where the local people are normal size, the team appears to have materialized in some sort of Medieval marketplace. Which makes their truck kind of stick out. And a town guard is approaching them. (Also, we know the episodes have been running short - this is due to limited recording - [S5E3. Of Glass Houses Part 3](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/11/30/s5e3-of-glass-houses-part-3/) - With their friends' help, Talia and Seline set about infiltrating the Glass Palace, by handing Seline over to The Twelve. *** Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language, mature themes, forced imprisonment, implied torture, and forced removal of cloths around 1:24:00. [ Full Notes & Credits ][ Official Site ][ Facebook ][ Twitter ][ Patreon - [35. Captain Pike’s Gimp Mask](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/11/27/35-captain-pikes-gimp-mask/) - November will come and go as does our two-part look into Season 2 of Short Treks. Miles is trying to make sure we keep to time, but in attempting to sound high energy and keep things moving, he sounds like he’s about to try and throttle Charlie through the Zencastr feed. The first few minutes - [C2E91. Hold Tight (Small World Part 5/Fairly Done Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/11/24/c2e91-hold-tight-small-world-part-5-fairly-done-part-1/) - Having defeated the shadow monsters, the team must now take on their greatest threat yet -- a small child. The timer is running down, but they can't leave if they can't get out of the child's clutches. (Also, we know the episodes have been running short - this is due to limited recording availability around - [20. Doctor Who - David Tennant (2005-2009)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/11/22/20-doctor-who-david-tennant-2005-2009/) - It was only a year into the Doctor Who revival of 2005 that David Tennant took over as the titular Time Lord. Would the show survive changing its lead so soon when it had barely found its feet? Four years later, we scarcely had to wonder, as arguably the most popular incarnation of the new - [Announcing the Official Nerd & Tie Forums!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/11/20/announcing-the-official-nerd-tie-forums/) - One of the things we love about creating this weird family of podcasts is the community of listeners that has sprung up over the years. And while that community has been well served by our official Discord (which isn't going anywhere), we decided it was time to build something that wasn't controlled by an outside - [65. Hocus Pocus (1993)](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=676) - It's time to dig back into the VHS tapes that you've shoved in a box in your basement (or just open Disney Plus), and talk about the classic witch-centric movie Hocus Pocus (1993). Hex Positive's Bree NicGarran joins Trae this month for an indepth look at this Halloween movie... in November. But c'mon, we all - [ColossalCon North's Cosplay Contest Staff Quits Due to Alleged Mistreatment From Management](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/11/18/colossalcon-norths-cosplay-contest-staff-quits-due-to-alleged-mistreatment-from-mangement/) - We've received multiple tips from people present, and from what we can tell at around 10:30am today (Saturday, November 18th), after an incident with a member of ColossalCon North's management, the entire ColossalCon North 2023 Cosplay staff decided to quit - including the original cosplay judges. According to one attendee who witnessed the incident the - [182. The Demise of Wrestling Games and Rebirth of Beat 'em ups](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/11/19/182-the-demise-of-wrestling-games-and-rebirth-of-beat-em-ups/) - It's no secret that we're big fans of Homestar Runner here at Famicom Dojo, so when Vinnk had the chance to see a live wrestling match in Fukuoka he donned his finest Strong Bad shirt, and instantly made friends with American wrestlers Rip Byson and Perry Von Vicious after they spotted his totally awesome attire. - [C2E90. Dark and Smoky (Small World Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/11/17/c2e90-dark-and-smoky-small-world-part-4/) - In a world where the team is effectively tiny and they're hiding from a gigantic child, something is coming out of the darkness at our heroes -- and it doesn't seem all that friendly. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat - [S5E2. Of Glass Houses Part 2](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/11/15/s5e2-of-glass-houses-part-2/) - Talia and Seline investigate the famed Glass Palace collection, learning just what is inside behind the glass. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language, mature themes, forced imprisonment, implied torture, and mild descriptions of mutilation. [ Full Notes & Credits ][ Official Site ][ Facebook ][ Twitter ][ Patreon ] Foley Sound and Music Credits: - [Ohayocon Senior Leadership and Volunteers on Strike After Removal of Con Chair Cody Marcum [Updated 10/10]](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/10/02/majority-of-ohayocon-senior-leadership-allegedly-removed-in-hostile-takeover/) - This is a breaking news story, and we will update it if we learn additional details. Last updated 10/10/2023 at 10:50am CDT. The original headline of this article read "Majority of Ohayocon Senior Leadership Allegedly Removed in 'Hostile Takeover'". Something is happening with long running anime convention Ohayocon, and it doesn't look great. Earlier today, - [34. Kelpien Folk Horror Monolith](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/11/13/34-kelpien-folk-horror-monolith/) - It's November, so our Casual Explorers have novels to write, but we also want to bring you the innovative Casual Content you crave, so we're going to go through all of Short Trek in a two part binge. We've make some new friends alongside Tilly as we discover that Ice Cream isn't a universal constant - [180. Digital Streaming Apocalypse](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/11/11/180-digital-streaming-apocalypse/) - The Wii U and 3DS eShops shut down in early 2023, taking with them thousands of games that aren't available physically or on other platforms. TV streaming is suffering an even worse fate of entire TV shows being cancelled and removed from their services, including canning unaired (but completed) seasons to save money with tax - [C2E89. Self Exploration (Small World Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/11/10/c2e89-self-exploration-small-world-part-3/) - In a world where everything around you is giant, and you're the relative scale of an action figure, what would you do? If you answered "sit around in your truck and talk about your personal lives," you'd have picked the same option our heroes did. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action - [Chosen Part Five - "Knitting"](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/11/03/chosen-part-five-knitting/) - On Episode 5 of Chosen, we take a closer look at what “knitting” really is and the various ways it functioned at Valleybrook during this time period. Important Links: "Under a spell" - Leader Telegram article In God's Name - Leader Telegram article August 11, 2013 Valleybrook sermon Email 1 Email 2 [ Full Episode - [C2E88. Garlic Bread (Small World Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/11/03/c2e88-garlic-bread-small-world-part-2/) - The new universe the team is in is proportioned... differently. They're the size of toys compared to the rest of the world, and they need to figure out how to survive the next day stuck in a gigantic child's bedroom. It's kinda rough. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second - [40. Bree and Lozzie Ruin Everything (CritWitchCon 2023)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/11/01/40-bree-and-lozzie-ruin-everything-critwitchcon-2023/) - Here it is - the episode you’ve all been waiting for! CritWitchCon 2023 was an absolute blast and Lozzie and I made the most of it with another LIVE episode of The Stardust Sessions. And as you may have inferred, the title of said panel was, “Bree and Lozzie Ruin Everything.” We each picked a - [S5E1. Of Glass Houses Part 1](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/10/31/s5e1-of-glass-houses-part-1/) - Learning there might be another lycan trapped within the Glass Palace, Talia is spurred into sudden action. They have to save them. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes [ Full Notes & Credits ][ Official Site ][ Facebook ][ Twitter ][ Patreon ] Foley Sound and Music Credits: Envato Elements elements.envato.com - [33. Holodeck of Horror!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/10/30/33-holodeck-of-horror/) - It’s Halloween, so it’s time for spooky episodes of Star Trek! There are some ominous cucumber sandwiches, some salt and a lot of air vents this year! The Man Trap gives us the classic TOS villain of the Salt Vampire and some shapeshifting shenanigans. There’s also an amazing glove puppet plant. Dead Stop has a - [C2E87. Annoy Story (Small World Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/10/27/c2e87-annoy-story-small-world-part-1/) - The team emerges into a new universe, and things aren't quite to their usual... scale. This is going to be a bad time. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options - [Atomic Monster Weekend Cancelled Last Minute (Not That You'd Know It)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/10/23/atomic-monster-weekend-cancelled-last-minute-not-that-youd-know-it/) - If you go to the Facebook page or Eventbrite listing for Atomic Monster Weekend, you might assume it's still happening October 27-29 in Mesa, AZ. I mean sure, the show's Instagram has gone mysteriously private and the website seems to be down -- but you can still buy a ticket. But if you show up - [64. Ask the Question.](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=667) - For the first time in five years, we're breaking the "Trae talks to someone about ghosts for an hour in October" pattern. Instead we're using this month and the witchcraft movement's obsession with Halloween to ask "why are we doing any of this stuff?" It should make sense in the end. I hope. (And, of - [Chosen Part Four - "Technical Difficulties"](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/10/19/chosen-part-4-technical-difficulties/) - In this fourth episode of Chosen, we review the language changes and additions to the Valleybrook Constitution in 2014 vs. 2016. Then Jodie shares the story of Matthew Mitchell’s rise and fall in the staff ranks at Valleybrook. While listening to the episode, make note: there does exist in Christianity the concept of an identity - [Chosen Part Three](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/10/06/chosen-part-three/) - Our look into the 2015 spiritual abuse allegations of Valleybrook Church continues this week. On this episode, we rewind to the beginning of Valleybrook's founding, and go over some of the church's guiding documents. Important Links: In God’s name : Highly critical report targets Eau Claire evangelical church | leadertelegram.com Valleybrook Membership Class A Biblical - [C2E86. Jethro and Johnson (Fire and Rain Part 7)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/10/20/c2e86-jethro-and-johnson-fire-and-rain-part-7/) - The team has discovered the source of the unending rain, and the reason for it seems to be a guy in a leather jacket being held captive in a cabin in the woods. They untie him, but whoever captured this guy is definitely coming back. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action - [32. Of Course You Know, This Means Worf](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/10/16/32-of-course-you-know-this-means-worf/) - In today’s episode we’re having a look at Worf, a character who’s a rare series regular between two whole Star Trek shows. We wanted to have a look at some early stories of him in both TNG and DS9 and they both ended up being about bad actors wanting to ‘Make Qo’NoS Great Again’ in - [Update - We're Still Here!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/06/14/update-were-still-here/) - It's been a moment but we wanted to give everyone an update! [ Full Notes & Credits ][ Official Site ][ Facebook ][ Twitter ][ Patreon ] Foley Sound and Music Credits: Envato Elements elements.envato.com Audio Blocks audioblocks.com Free Sound freesound.org Subscribe:Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyAndroidRSS - [Season 5 Trailer](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/10/13/season-5-trailer/) - CW: Baby crying at the end We're back to regular updates October 31st! See y'all there! [ Full Notes & Credits ][ Official Site ][ Facebook ][ Twitter ][ Patreon ] Foley Sound and Music Credits: Envato Elements elements.envato.com Audio Blocks audioblocks.com Free Sound freesound.org Subscribe:Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyAndroidRSS - [C2E85. The Deep Dark (Fire and Rain Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/10/13/c2e85-the-deep-dark-fire-and-rain-part-6/) - Liz thinks she's found the source of the mysterious, unending thunderstorm -- so the team is off in Mindy's borrowed Saturn to investigate. So off they walk, into the deep, dark woods to see if they can uncover the mystery. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the - [19. Upload - Season 1 (2020)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/10/12/19-upload-season-1-2020/) - In the near future of 2033, Nathan is working on a free version of the software that runs the digital afterlife, only to be uploaded to one of the poshest versions around after his self-driving care malfunctions and crashes. Nora is an "Angel" who works at Lakeview, in charge of Nathan's comfort and digital appearance - [Episode 59 - #BringBackThePher](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2015/11/01/episode-59-bringbackthepher/) - On this bigger than ever episode, Vinnk (of FamicomDojo.tv) is sitting in for Pher. We talk about the current state of Pacific Rim 2, the cancellation of Mythbusters, Donna Noble's Doctor Who Audio Drama return, K-9 getting his own movie, IfCon Victoria disappearing into the night, the 2015 World Fantasy Convention coming to its senses, - [Special - Star Wars: The Force Awakens](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2015/12/20/special-star-wars-the-force-awakens/) - Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiered this weekend, so of course we decided to do an special episode about it. Like all of our earlier special episodes this one is filled with spoilers, so you probably shouldn't listen to it or watch it if you haven't seen the movie yet. We warned you. Sadly, circumstances - [Episode 104 - The Rainwater Blues](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2017/08/14/episode-104-the-rainwater-blues/) - On this episode of Nerd & Tie we make our triumphant return to video! We talk about the Anime News Network hack, Disney planning its own streaming service, and Netflix buying Millarworld. Then we head to the con scene, where Angry Goat Productions is at it again (and using a different name), five GeekGirlCon staffers - [Episode 122 - Convention Horror Stories](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2018/05/08/episode-122-convention-horror-stories/) - Recorded live on the Friday night of No Brand Con in the Wisconsin Dells, we're tackling convention horror stories as our big topic. We pull out our favorite strange and funny stories from decades of con going and running. It's a blast. Before we get there though, we tackle the headlines, which include two cons - [Episode 135 - The Raymond Francis Jelley Experience](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2018/11/08/episode-135-the-raymond-francis-jelley-experience/) - On this episode of Nerd & Tie, we dive deeply into Raymond Francis Jelley of Angry Goat Productions and Raymond Francis & Associates. He has a habit of announcing events that never seem to materialize, and with yet another one out there we thought a review of his history might be fun. In the headlines - [152. Con Chaos and Collapse](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/02/25/152-con-chaos-and-collapse/) - The con scene has been chaotic this last month, and we have a lot to cover. FurCon attendees rescue a woman from assault, Kitchener Comic Con's absolute weirdness, more cons ban "Ahegao" clothes, and Walker Stalkers LLC/Fan Fest Events seems to be collapsing. But first we talk about the recent passing of Elyse Rosenstein, co-founder - [159. The Gross, the Dumb, and the Dangerous](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/09/29/159-the-gross-the-dumb-and-the-dangerous/) - On this episode of The Nerd & Tie Podcast we're all back in the studio to talk about some serious and weird convention news. We're focusing on three news stories this month, starting with Oregon based artist (and convention regular) Stephen "OutNerdMe" Poon getting indicted on child sex abuse charges. Then we lighten things up - [173. The Death of Daisho Con](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/11/29/173-the-death-of-daisho-con/) - So the biggest news in the Midwestern con scene this last week has been long running Wisconsin anime convention Daisho Con permanently closing its doors. As Nick was a co-founder of Daisho Con -- though he left the organization years ago -- we thought we would go into a deep dive behind what went wrong - [C2E84. From Mars to Saturn (Fire and Rain Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/10/06/c2e84-from-mars-to-saturn-fire-and-rain-part-5/) - In the awkward morning after, Liz has decided to take action and find the source of the mysterious, irregular thunderstorm. Also the chocolate chip pancakes are good here. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options - [31. Humans: The Fleshening](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/10/02/31-humans-the-fleshening/) - It’s time for Casual Trek and oh no... Earth’s been infiltrated by aliens! Thanks to the generosity of Ko-Fi donor Cheryl, we’re talking about aliens on Earth. We’ve got a Chakotay episode of DS9 where he might well bone down with a Species 8472. Also what the fuck is Pon’Far night? Then we’ve got the - [39. "We Are The Queerdos, Mister" with Murphy Lawless](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/10/01/39-we-are-the-queerdos-mister-with-murphy-lawless/) - There’s a chill in the breeze, the leaves are turning, the pumpkins are grinning, it’s time for SPOOKY SEASON! Accordingly, I’ve brewed up a special surprise for all my witches and horror fans out there. This month’s episode is a crossover with Queerdo Babes From The Horror Pod-O-Rama, hosted by the absolutely fabulous Murphy Lawless. - [Chosen Part Two](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/09/30/chosen-part-two/) - On this episode, we look at a personal testimony of spiritual abuse from a former Valleybrook Church member, submitted to the crisis intervention team ahead of the 2015 investigation. [ Full Episode Notes ][ All "Chosen" Episodes ] Subscribe:Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyAndroidRSS - [C2E83. True Forms (Fire and Rain part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/09/29/c2e83-true-forms-fire-and-rain-part-4/) - Stranded in a storm. Wisconsin Northwoods. Pappy's. Mindy. Liz. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options - [63. Nature and Witchcraft](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=658) - One of the most common descriptions of "witchcraft" you'll find out there will say that it's a "nature based" practice. That's also reinforced in so many witchcraft books over the last century, as well as in the current social media witchcraft circles. This episode is here to ask the question so many folks seem to - [C2E82. Liz and the Real Girl (Fire and Rain Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/09/22/c2e82-liz-and-the-real-girl-fire-and-rain-part-3/) - Rained in at a Northwoods resort, Liz decides to talk to the blonde stranger reading the newspaper. There's absolutely nothing massively plot important here, I don't know what you're talking about. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives - [C2E81. Casual Northwoods Racism (Fire and Rain Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/09/15/c2e82-casual-northwoods-racism-fire-and-rain-part-2/) - Emerging into a new universe in the middle of a rainstorm in the Wisconsin Northwoods, D immediately hit a deer with the truck and got the team stuck in a ditch. Thankfully there was a nearby resort with an open restaurant. And sure, the power is out and the generator is running out of gas, - [BONUS - One Chat Room, Fulla Crit Witches (CritWitchCon 2023 Preview)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/09/16/bonus-one-chat-room-fulla-crit-witches-critwitchcon-2023-preview/) - What do you get when you throw four witches with ADHD and a tendency to infodump into one chat room and give them an assignment? Utter chaos, of course. But somewhere along the way, they also produce a pretty damn good sneak peek at the upcoming Critical Thinking Witch Convention! Join Bree, Lozzie, Amethyst, and - [C2E80. Welcome to Pappy's (Fire and Rain Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/09/08/c2e80-welcome-to-pappys-fire-and-rain-part-1/) - The team emerges into a new universe, somewhere on a road in the woods in the pouring rain. And maybe D should have been looking out for wildlife a little bit harder than she was. Because she immediately hits a deer. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with - [29. Once More With Phasers](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/09/04/29-once-more-with-phasers/) - We’re feeling a bit musical in today’s episode of Casual Trek. Charlie’s been eager to crowbar in a musical episode after realising it’ll get another episode of Picard ticked off our list, then Strange New Worlds provided us with the perfect opportunity to talk music! We’ve got three episodes all about music. First up is - [38. Creating Your Personal Grimoire](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/09/01/38-creating-your-personal-grimoire/) - Since magic and writing first existed together, there have been books of magic. Grimoires and other mystical tomes dot the historical record, from illuminated manuscripts to beloved props of modern pop culture. For the modern witch, a grimoire is as much a personal reference guide as it is a self-written textbook of the craft. This - [C2E79. Wrapping It Up (Space Operetta Part 7)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/09/01/c2e79-wrapping-it-up-space-operetta-part-7/) - Our heroes are up against Gobbo with the fate of the multiverse bound into a single Taco Bell wrapper. It's a whole thing. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options - [The Nerd & Tie Podcast Comes to No Brand Con 2023!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/08/29/the-nerd-tie-podcast-comes-to-no-brand-con-2023/) - The Nerd & Tie Podcast is coming to No Brand Con 2023! That's right, celebrate ten years of the Nerd & Tie Podcast at the twentieth No Brand Con in Stevens Point, WI this weekend September 1-3! Celeste, Gen, and I will be in Programming 2 at noon on Sunday, September 3rd. Besides that, you - [C2E78. Four By Four (Space Operetta Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/08/25/c2e78-four-by-four-space-operetta-part-6/) - Here's what's happening: Space. Mars. Spirk and Hosey. Drunk Amy. Laser Tag. Gobbo. Cole. Corridor. I think that sums it up. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options - [28. Casual Khan!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/08/21/28-casual-khan/) - It’s time for another Star Trek movie! We’re looking at Wrath of Khan, the supposed best Star Trek movie, which means we’ll also be watching the Star Trek episode which introduced us to 90’s icon Khan Noonien Singh, a man who thinks himself Kirk’s greatest nemesis. Will he be? And where will these episodes rank - [62. Wrong Way to Witch?](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=650) - Variations of the phrase "There's No Wrong Way to Witch" get tossed around our community, and I think it's about time we discuss why we say actually say that. But beyond that, there are folks who try to twist the phrase to make it mean things it doesn't -- and we need to talk about - [C2E77. Goblin Interrupted (Space Operetta Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/08/18/c2e77-goblin-interrupted-space-operetta-part-5/) - Meanwhile, back on Mars and not a small Wisconsin college town, our heroes are having a grand old time. Amy, Spirk, and Hosey are going with D to get her hair dyed, and Liz and Obie are still at an arcade. And absolutely nothing weird is going to happen. Yep. Nothing weird at all. "Stormwood - [Before and After - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/08/17/before-and-after-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem/) - Ren and Cele discuss the Newest Ninja Turtles movie and can't wait to discuss it with you! Support this show on Patreon! / Watch on YouTube / Subscribe on YouTube - [School Days Part 6](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/08/11/school-days-part-6/) - It's the final showdown between a pair of college freshmen and a goblin general from an alternate universe. Meanwhile there might be a god hiding in the laundry room, and an interdimensional hobo is scrambling to close the doorway to a seemingly infinite corridor that allows complete access to the powers of the multiverse. So, - [27. A Casual Anniversary](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/08/07/27-a-casual-anniversary/) - Oh my god it’s been a year already! We decided after a self-indulgent episode celebrating our birthdays that we should do the same for the podcast. Things get unscripted, but we cover things like: Friends call each other out on weird ideas and make them follow through Marathoning television shows The things that surprised us - [Two Guys Stole Over $300K in Collectible Cards From Gen Con](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/08/07/two-guys-stole-over-300k-in-collectible-cards-from-gen-con/) - There's a lot of chaos in convention set up. A lot of folks moving merchandise and equipment around, people coming and going, and far too much going on for the average person to keep track of everything. And that's exactly what things were like Wednesday, August 2nd as Gen Con 2023 was being set up. - [School Days Part 5](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/08/04/school-days-part-5/) - Gobbo arrives at the party. Taco Bell Uniform: On. Orcs: Out. (He will be forcibly removed from the party) "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives and Subscription Options - [37. Cleaning, Cleansing, and Magical Germophobia](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/08/01/37-cleaning-cleansing-and-magical-germophobia/) - Cleansing is one of the most frequently-employed types of magic in the modern witchcraft community. Every time you turn around, you’ll see references to cleansing because of an auspicious occasion or recent castings or a particular celestial event or just because The Vibes Are Off. What we’re only beginning to see discussed is the practical - [26. How Much Brien?](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/07/24/26-how-much-brien/) - It’s Miles’ birthday and we’re here to celebrate it with a thematic episode of Casual Trek. And you know what? It’s also Charlie’s birthday, so we’re going to celebrate both hosts with a special episode dedicated to some of the most memorable Mileses and Charlies in Star Trek! Miles O’Brien is a fantastic member of - [Luginbilled - Epilogue Part 3](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/07/21/luginbilled-epilogue-part-3/) - On the last episode of this epilogue, Jodie puts the Children's Foundation investigation in context alongside other embezzlement cases from the area, and we consider how to stop it from happening in the future. Important Links: ECPD Investigation Report Eau Claire Nonprofit Theft Case Dismissed Fall Creek Woman Charged with Theft Lake Hallie Woman Accused - [61. Feedback/Q&A Special 2023!](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=642) - It’s July! You know what that means — it’s time for our annual Q&A special! Where you the audience send in your questions for the show, so we don’t have to research anything for a month… or something. In this supersized episode, we talk about what you wanted to talk about, instead of this month’s - [18. Schmigadoon! - Season 2](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/07/20/18-schmigadoon-season-2/) - You can't go back to Schmigadoon. So when Josh and Mel find out that their happy ending got them stuck in a rut, they wind up in the land of Schmicago, but populated with a lot of familiar faces, and -- if you're a music fan -- familiar leitmotifs. For the first time ever, Vinnk - [131. Go About Things the Wrong Way (Forever Harmed Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/10/22/131-go-about-things-the-wrong-way-forever-harmed-part-2/) - After doing some recruiting of allies, the team is going back to San Ricardo to finally take down the Dark Wizard Halliwell and stop him from taking over the road. The city will be under lockdown, and this might be the team's final ride. I mean, this is the final arc of the campaign, so - [28. The Easter-Ostara Debacle](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Ep--028---The-Easter-Ostara-Debacle-e1g0h70) - IT’S FINALLY HERE – the long-await Easter Rant! If you’ve been following me on tumblr, you may already know how salty I get about internet posts claiming Ostara and Easter are the same holiday... and you may know that I’ve gotten into literal fights over the topic. So once and for all, I’m laying it - [C2E32. Making the Call (Magicless Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/08/19/c2e32-making-the-call-magicless-part-5/) - With Amy missing, no memories of the last six months, and evidence of something very, very dangerous... Liz decides she needs to call in the last people anyone would have expected her to: Stormwood & Associates. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and - [C2E61. Time and Time Again (Clear Skies Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/03/10/c2e61-time-and-time-again-clear-skies-part-1/) - The team lands in a (thankfully) fairly normal world, but unfortunately going the wrong way down a freeway. While here the truth behind a familiar face may have some massive consequences, and D's a little more famous than she wants to be. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition - [191. Striking and Strange Choices](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/05/29/191-striking-and-strange-choices/) - On this month's episode of The Nerd & Tie Podcast, we're talking about the WGA strike, how excited we are for the upcoming Barbie movie, our complicated feelings over some of the Metal Gear Solid news, and Sony's bizarre "handheld" announcement. And then we take a Star Trek quiz. For funzies. - [30. Atheist Witchcraft and Placebo Magic with Sedna Woo](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Ep--030---Atheist-Witchcraft-and-Placebo-Magic-with-Sedna-Woo-e1j16po) - We all joke about the irony of polytheistic witches being called “godless,” but what happens when your craft is quite literally without deities or spirituality of any kind? I sat down with YouTube’s own Sedna Woo to find out. The answer is both simpler and much deeper than you might expect. (Spoiler: I’m totally adding - [My First Queer Anime](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVDm_zDByNk) - What was it like to be a closeted queer anime fan in the Toonami era? Our intrepid host goes into the series that brought about their queer awakening in the beginning of the 2000s. - [School Days Part 4](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/07/28/school-days-part-4/) - After ending up in an infinite corridor that features doorways to alternate worlds, Finley and Camille decide that they're going to Taco Bell with their new friend Cole. I mean, what would you do in their shoes? "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion - [School Days Part 3](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/07/21/school-days-part-3/) - Finley and Camille decide to go to the Frat party Mindy invited them to. It's loud, it's thumping, and Finley and Camille are both having vivid hallucinations. What could go wrong? "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy expansion and Advanced Combat Rules. View Archives - [179. Take on Samba de Amigo: Party Central](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/07/07/179-take-on-samba-de-amigo-party-central/) - It's 1999 again on Nintendo Switch, with the release of an update to a cult classic: Samba de Amigo: Party Central. Will the Switch's motion controls be the antidote to both the imprecision of the Wii version, as well as the inevitable decay of the original Sega Dreamcast's wired controllers? Will anyone in their 40s - [School Days Part 2](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/07/14/school-days-part-2/) - After a strange experience at Taco Bell, Finley and Camille explore the student center a bit more, and then decide to go to the party the very energetic Mindy told them about. Also Finley and Camille keep seeing weird stuff, but I'm sure everything will be fine and normal, right? "Stormwood & Associates" uses the - [You Can Now Sponsor 'Nerd & Tie'](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2015/02/19/you-can-now-sponsor-nerd-tie/) - Ever wonder to yourself, "How can I help Nerd & Tie... financially?" We run on support from listeners like you, and anything you can do to help is appreciated. Patreon and Ko-Fi There isn't a single Patreon for all of Nerd & Tie, but most of our shows have some way you can support them - [25. Your Laws Are Stupid](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/07/09/25-your-laws-are-stupid/) - Did you know that some planets in Star Trek might not have the best laws? Especially utopian ones which are suspiciously wary of joining the Federation. Today we’ve got a trio of planets that are up to no good, from an algorithmic war, a fuck planet with some deadly attitudes about lawns and a sky - [Luginbilled - Epilogue Part 1](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/07/07/luginbilled-epilogue-part-1/) - Cool and Unusual Punishment returns to the microphones this week with a long-delayed follow up to Luginbilled. In this first episode, Jodie digs into the details of the ECPD's embezzlement investigation into Joe Luginbill and the Luginbill Children's Foundation. Links: ECPD Investigation Report [ Full Episode Notes ][ All "Luginbilled" Episodes ] Subscribe:Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyAndroidRSS - [School Days Part 1](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/07/07/school-days-part-1/) - So due to some scheduling issues for Becca, we're taking a little detour for a few weeks into another reality in the Stormwood Multiverse. Meet Camille and Finley, a couple of college freshmen starting a new semester at a pretty stereotypical college. I'm sure everything will be totally normal. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG - [36. Margaret Effing Murray (With Trae Dorn)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/07/01/36-margaret-effing-murray-with-trae-dorn/) - Margaret Murray was a celebrated author, historian, folklorist, Egyptologist, archaeologist, anthropologist, first-wave feminist, and the first woman to be appointed to the position of lecturer in archaeology in the UK. So why so we get so annoyed whenever her name is mentioned in conversations about witchcraft? Well, it all has to do with a book - [192. Paramount Plus Pulls Prodigy](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/06/26/192-paramount-plus-pulls-prodigy/) - On this episode of the Nerd & Tie Podcast we talk about how Paramount Plus has pulled Star Trek: Prodigy from the service, and then we try to "lighten the mood" with Marvel's use of AI in the opening to Secret Invasion. After that, Celeste and Trae review the newest Transformers movie, and then Celeste - [BONUS - Campaign 2 Fireside Chat](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/06/30/bonus-campaign-2-fireside-chat/) - We're taking a week off to do our mid-campaign 2 Fireside chat! Becca, Celeste, Gen and Trae sit down and chat about their favorite moments in the first half of the second campaign and how it compares to the first one. Also: Due to scheduling issues, the next several weeks will be replaced by a - [24. Strange New Synergy](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/06/26/24-strange-new-synergy/) - SYNERGY! Yes, it’s time to try and coordinate an episode of Casual Trek with the start of one of the new shows. Specifically it’s Strange New Worlds, a show which has been fantastic so far. Being Charlie and Miles, we do have some difficulty keeping to the point and ultimately this is more of an - [C2E76. Mars Bar (Space Operetta Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/06/23/c2e76-mars-bar-space-operetta-part-4/) - After ending up in space, befriending some halfling space truckers, and landing on a terraformed Mars D and Amy have done exactly what you expect them to do in this situation: find a bar. Obie and Liz are off at an arcade, but Amy's pitching the steak knife game to D and their new companions. - [60. Doubt is Good.](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=633) - This month we're talking about a very important concept: doubt. There are times when we question our beliefs and our witchcraft, and why that's a good thing. Blind faith never helped anyone, and can actively harm you. Remember! Our Annual Q&A Episode is coming up in July! Make sure you submit your questions and comments - [C2E75. Call Me Quaid (Space Operetta Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/06/16/c2e75-call-me-quaid-space-operetta-part-3/) - The team is, unsurprisingly, still in space. After scaring off some space pirates, the team discusses the weirdness of exes trying to rob you for a while until they reach Mars. And then, they are no longer space. Then they are on Mars. It's better than that description sounds. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG - [23. Shax's Second Best Day](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/06/12/23-shaxs-second-best-day/) - It’s time to call out some Bad Admirals! Why do admirals go bad in Starfleet? Oddly enough one of these episodes will get into it. We could have picked so many episodes for this one, and we’ve got some interesting choices including a couple of recent Trek outings. We also talk about the awkward conversations - [Voice of No Return - The Musical Origin of NieR: Automata](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/06/07/voice-of-no-return-the-musical-origin-of-nier-automata/) - NieR: Automata is a modern classic, one of the greatest video games ever, but when Celeste discovered this acclaimed sequel isn't just a continuation of NieR, but also of a musical, she needed to find out more. After deep diving into this rabbit hole, she needed to share this fantastic stage show. Thumbnail by Rena - [C2E74. Pirate Signal (Space Operetta Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/06/09/c2e74-pirate-signal-space-operetta-part-2/) - The team's in space. That's, that's pretty much it. They're on a space ship. The space ship is in space. There are two halflings on the space ship, who were pretty surprised to see our heroes (and Amy's bird). But, like, they're in space. That's the whole deal. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system - [Before and After - Dungeons and Dragons Honor Among Thieves](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/06/05/before-and-after-dungeons-and-dragons-honor-among-thieves/) - Ren and Cele discuss the recent Dungeons & Dragons movie as it hits Paramount Plus. Support this show on Patreon! / Watch on YouTube / Subscribe on YouTube - [35. Money Magic (or Why I'm Not a Rich Witch)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/06/02/35-money-magic-or-why-im-not-a-rich-witch/) - Prosperity spells are some of the most commonly-found types of magical workings to be found in modern witchcraft and in the historical record. So why aren’t witches absolutely rolling in dough? And how do you make sure your magical windfall doesn’t come with unwanted consequences? As it turns out, mostly by keeping things simple. Pride - [C2E73. Trek or Wars? (Space Operetta Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/06/02/c2e73-trek-or-wars-space-operetta-part-1/) - The team enters a new universe, and find themselves in a large storage room with metal walls and a metal floor. Is it a bunker? Is it a ship? Is it a space ship? Who knows. I guess our heroes will find out. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second - [22. Guinan's Angry Cat Hands](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/05/29/22-guinans-angry-cat-hands/) - It’s time to get assimilated into the new episode of Casual Trek! We’ve got some great episodes all about the ominous Borg. We’ve also got John DeLancie lounging on things and seeing a young Q here, wouldn’t Andy Samburg be a perfect Q? I’d love to see if he could be as ominous as John - [C2E72. A Delores Before Us (Clear Skies Part 12)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/05/26/c2e72-a-delores-before-us-clear-skies-part-12/) - After breaking into this universe's D's apartment and having an encounter with a version of Barrow Macai and the ARC team, Delores Arcturus swooped in and swiped the weather orb. Now our heroes have followed her out to a house in Lake Forest, and are trying to figure out exactly what they're going to do. - [59. Should There Be Wiccan Clergy?](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=620) - The Aquarian Tabernacle Church has announced a new accreditation program to "professionalize" Wiccan Clergy. They're not the first people to try and set something up like this, and they likely won't be the last. Is this a good thing? Is this a bad thing? Mostly I just think this is just a complicated thing. Links:ATC - [21. The Maquis Made Some Valid Points](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/05/15/21-the-maquis-made-some-valid-points/) - What’s less casual than the Maquis? This episode we’re watching our first non-pilot two-parter with “The Maquis” which introduces some Federation rebels, something you didn’t often see apart from in the occasional colony as a one-off problem. Well, these folks are going to be a bit tricky both as a problem and an existential threat - [C2E70. In the Closet (Clear Skies Part 10)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/05/12/c2e70-in-the-closet-clear-skies-part-10/) - Having broken into the apartment of this universe's version of D, the team has found the mysterious magical orb that she's been using to control the weather. But after some poking around by the team, Liz has figured out that they aren't alone here. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes - [C2E71. Chasing the Orb (Clear Skies Part 11)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/05/19/c2e71-chasing-the-orb-clear-skies-part-11/) - So a version of Delores Arcturus has made it off with the weather orb, with a version of Barrow Macai's team in hot pursuit. Our heroes have to find out where she's going if they're going to secure it for themselves. It's a whole thing. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action - [17. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/05/04/17-the-super-mario-bros-movie-2023/) - When The Super Mario Bros. Movie was first announced with scant details except an all-star cast, rumors ran wild. Will they try live action again, or is it animated? Will they try one of the many recent video game plots, or will this be an all-new story? Is this a complete and utter financial folly, - [C2E69. Pondering the Orb (Clear Skies Part 9)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/05/05/c2e69-pondering-the-orb-clear-skies-part-9/) - With this universe's D on air doing the weather on the evening news, the team has decided it's the perfect time to go break into her apartment and see what they can find out. Will they make it past security? What will they find if they get in there? What exactly is going on anymore? - [34. Building Your Witchcraft Library](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/05/02/34-building-your-witchcraft-library/) - A well-read witch is a happy witch. But how does one go about building a personal library to support their craft? Let’s talk about it! (And if you'd like to add any of my books to your library, you can visit the Willow Wings Witch Shop!) Hex Positive is now on YouTube! Check my Wordpress - [20. Lord of the Casuals](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/05/01/20-lord-of-the-casuals/) - After having to sit through Tuvix, Miles and Charlie are feeling a little burnt out on Star Trek, so decided to talk about a book beloved to both of them- Lord of the Rings and they don't care how much they offend Tom Bombadil to do it! An attempt to talk about the book seriously - [C2E68. D On Air (Clear Skies Part 8)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/04/28/c2e68-d-on-air-clear-skies-part-8/) - So the team decided to go to this universe's D's job to confront her about her supposed weather manipulations, but unfortunately she wasn't there... and our D was immediately thrust on air to give a weather update. Things are going great. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with - [190. Randomly Generated Episode](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/04/25/190-randomly-generated-episode/) - We went into this episode with no plan, and came out with talking about Picard season 3, the Mandalorian season 3, the new Flash Trailer, Wizards of the Coast calling the Pinkertons on a YouTuber, and what anime Gen and Celeste have been watching. It's actually a pretty good show. - [58. Liminal Spaces and the Crossroads](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=609) - This month we're talking about liminality and the spaces in between. The places that don't really seem to belong where they are, where that sense of unreality kicks in. Where we go to the edge of the firelight to the transition to the night. And how that all links into one of the most important, - [C2E67. Situation Unclear (Clear Skies Part 7)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/04/21/c2e67-situation-unclear-clear-skies-part-7/) - So the good news is that the team has gotten the truck back. The bad news is that this universe's D is probably controlling the weather, and it's probably a bad thing. I mean, a little flooding never hurt anyone... oh wait. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition - [19. Tuxix or Not Tuvix](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/04/17/19-tuxix-or-not-tuvix/) - Welcome to this inaugural meeting of the Brad Dourif Appreciation Society. Today we’re… wait, wait, that’s a different podcast. A private podcast. We will be talking about Brad Dourif here, but we’ll also be talking about a number of other things including war criminals and Tuvix! Yes, we’re ripping that plaster off and talking about - [C2E66. Something Somewhere All at Sometime (Clear Skies Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/04/14/c2e66-something-somewhere-all-at-sometime-clear-skies-part-6/) - The team has ended up at an abandoned church in Gary, IN to confront this universe's version of the Swift and Serious crew (who stole the team's truck the day before). Right now D is trying her best to explain the multiverse to Turk Domino, and it's not going very well. "Stormwood & Associates" uses - [C2E65. In the Rain (Clear Skies Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/04/07/c2e65-in-the-rain-clear-skies-part-5/) - Well, Obie's officially stolen a car. So has Liz, but that feels less notable. The team made off with this universe's version of Walker's Skyline, which they can hopefully use to get their truck back from Turk. And they still have to figure out what's up with the local version of D. "Stormwood & Associates" - [Before and After - We Found the Worst Family Movie](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/04/05/before-and-after-we-found-the-worst-family-movie/) - A Dollar Store Find makes puts Celeste and Rena on a collision course with what might be the worst family movie every made. They came from whimsy, they got depression, addiction and familial maiming? Support this show on Patreon! / Watch on YouTube / Subscribe on YouTube - [18. Voyage to Adventure!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/04/03/18-voyage-to-adventure/) - Hello and welcome to a very special episode of Casual Trek! We talked about games in Star Trek last episode, now we’re playing a Star Trek choose your own adventure style game! Voyage to Adventure is an old book and quite a weird one, being not one adventure but several short ones in different duty - [Celeste's Cat Takes on Dirty Pair](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/04/01/celestes-cat-takes-on-dirty-pair/) - The real reason Celeste's new Video Essay isn't done yet. Support this show on Patreon! / Watch on YouTube / Subscribe on YouTube - [33. Touch Grass](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/04/01/33-touch-grass/) - Sometimes, a witch just needs a break. Let’s all take a moment to go touch some grass...and talk about what that means. (Thank you for sticking with me through the hiatus!) Oddities Witch Market Sunday, April 2 2023, 12n-6pm Diversity Richmond, 1407 Sherwood Ave Facebook Event Page Check my Wordpress for full show notes, as - [C2E64. Stolen Skyline (Clear Skies Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/03/31/c2e64-stolen-skyline-clear-skies-part-4/) - D's been mistaken for her local counterpart by this universe's Turk Domino, who has stolen the team's truck as retaliation for some post-breakup weirdness. And while D and Liz tried to unsuccessfully parlay with Turk, Obie broke into Walker's car... and hotwired it... and a bit of chaos is ensuing. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the - [189. An Evening With Trae and Celeste](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/03/27/189-an-evening-with-trae-and-celeste/) - Look, Gen is out for the month so Trae and Celeste have been left to make the show on their own. Will they do a run down? Nope. Will they talk about being anime fans in the 1990s and early 2000s? Far longer than you'd expect. Will the Tetris movie come up? You betcha. Also - [57. Change the Wheel](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=596) - This month on the show we're answering a question I get a lot, and that's how do you celebrate the Wheel of the Year if you live somewhere that the natural cycles don't line up with a bunch of holidays put together in Ireland and Great Britain? How do you adjust and adapt your celebrations - [C2E63. Literally Underground (Clear Skies Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/03/24/c2e63-literally-underground-clear-skies-part-3/) - The truck has been stolen by a version of Turk Domino, D's local counterpart is a famous meteorologist, and it turns out that Fiona is the elven god of time. So now the team has to find a way to get the truck back while D literally gets recognized everywhere they go. The good news - [17. Allamaraine](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/03/20/17-allamaraine/) - It’s games night here at Casual Trek! Crack open a steaming tin of gamer fuel and stretch those controller-twiddling thumbs! We’ve got three episodes all about games today. The Ktarian Game - A free to play puzzle game which looks very simple but is worryingly addictive. Chula - We get so annoying about this one - [C2E62. Public Faces, Public Spaces (Clear Skies Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/03/17/c2e62-public-faces-public-spaces-clear-skies-part-2/) - The team thought they were getting a break when they ended up in a world that looked a lot like their own, but they soon got some pretty startling revelations about the (very familiar) bartender and the nature of the Quicksmoke. And, then, their truck got stolen. Also, D's counterpart is apparently a famous meteorologist, - [16. Giant Vulcan!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/03/06/16-giant-vulcan/) - Whether played by Leonard Nimoy, Ethan Peck or even Zachary Quinto, The fantastic Mr Spock is one of the most popular characters in all of Star Trek. This episode we’re celebrating Spock by showing all manner of shenanigans; Angrily Horny Spock, Giant Spock and Freaky Friday Spock! A quick note for the pedants: we forgot - [C2E60. Red-ish Wedding (Hearts and Counterparts Part 8)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/03/03/c2e60-red-ish-wedding-hearts-and-counterparts-part-8/) - The team has rescued the local version of Liz after a rather creative solution, Amy is no longer dueling Brent, and it seems like we're just going to go to the happy couple's wedding now. Yep, nothing exciting, just a Regency wedding. No loose ends I can think of. None at all. Yep. "Stormwood & - [Stardust Sessions - Deuteronomy and Daemonologie](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/03/01/stardust-sessions-deuteronomy-and-daemonologie/) - Just one more hiatus episode to go! This month, we’re wrapping up our dive into the life and deeds of King James VI/I with a discussion of his literary exploits, from commissioning an approved English translation of the Bible to pamphlets on how to hunt witches and rule a country effectively. Learn how one man’s - [Stardust Sessions - The North Berwick Witch Trials](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/02/01/stardust-sessions-the-north-berwick-witch-trials/) - This month on our hiatus presentation of "Stardust Sessions," we’re continuing with our dive into the life and deeds of King James VI/I with a discussion of the North Berwick Witch Trials. We did our best to keep it light and not get too far into the more gruesome elements, but it was a very - [188. Endless Seasons](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/02/26/188-endless-seasons/) - On this episode of The Nerd & Tie Podcast, we mourn the passing of Leiji Matsumoto, talk about the internet's weird reaction to finding out The Mandalorian doesn’t have a planned ending, the current James Gunn DC slate of films, the start of Picard Season 3, and how Poker Face is amazing. - [56. "Finger Waggling"](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=575) - This month on the show we're going down a bit more of an unhinged rant than we've done lately, as we discuss "finger waggling," "sit at the foot of the great teacher" energy, and how maybe we shouldn't be letting certain dicks run stuff in the Witchcraft Community. Y'know, basic stuff that maybe we could - [Remembering Leiji Matsumoto](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/02/23/remembering-leiji-matsumoto/) - Celeste and Rena let their hearts pour out at the loss of one of the greatest creators in anime and manga. No script, just pure emotions. Support this show on Patreon! / Watch on YouTube / Subscribe on YouTube - [C2E59. Undoing Dueling (Hearts and Counterparts Part 7)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/02/24/c2e59-undoing-dueling-hearts-and-counterparts-part-7/) - Having rescued the local universe's version of Elizabeth Stormwood from a (very attractive) Highwayman (wearing very tight pants) through, uh, creative means, the team returns to the Prism Estate. Now they just need to settle that whole Duel thing Brent challenged Amy to, and other bits of emotional fallout. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG - [15. Hoist By Our Own Picard](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/02/20/15-hoist-by-our-own-picard/) - Synergy! It’s what got me to force Miles to finally watch and rank the pilot episode of Picard! We recorded this episode before watching the first episode of Picard season three, so we’ve picked the other two episodes based on guessing what’s going to happen thanks to the trailer. That means we’re covering the first - [C2E58. Fools and Horses (Hearts and Counterparts Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/02/17/c2e58-fools-and-horses-hearts-and-counterparts-part-6/) - Having gone after the kidnapped "Local" Elizabeth Stormwood to ostensibly save her, Liz, D, and Amy have encountered the very handsome highwayman Luke at a nearby inn. To diffuse the situation, Amy and D decided to propose a collaboration with the highwayman, but Liz isn't exactly on board for obvious reasons. Also, did we mention - [C2E57. Breaking Inn (Hearts and Counterparts Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/02/10/c2e57-breaking-inn-hearts-and-counterparts-part-5/) - Liz, D, and Amy are off to save the "Local" version of Elizabeth, who's been kidnapped by the mysterious highwayman that's been terrorizing the roads nearby. Apparently "Local Liz" is being held in the same Inn that Amy came across the night before, so our heroes are off to break in and grab her. Or, - [1. Flat Galaxy Theory](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/08/08/1-flat-galaxy-theory/) - Hey, it’s episode one of Casual Trek! Consider this our Kobayashi Maru... and yours! In this episode we take a look at three Trek pilots - The first TOS pilot, the TNG pilot and DS9's. Timecodes: 00:00:00 Opening 00:08:25 TOS: The Cage 00:34:57 TNG: Encounter at Farpoint 01:07:00 DS9: Emissary It turns out there’s another - [2. Attack of the PS1 Aliens!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/08/22/2-attack-of-the-ps1-aliens/) - Hey, it’s episode two of Casual Trek! We’re still watching the pilot episodes of Star Trek, so this is a long one, but we’ve had an idea for a gimmick which will help keep us on point with the recaps. Timecodes: 00:00:00 Opening 00:06:41 VOY: Caretaker 00:37:17 ENT: Broken Bow 01:03:38 DISCO: Vulcan Hello / - [Bonus - Taste Calibration](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/08/29/bonus-taste-calibration/) - You’ve listened to Charlie and Miles talk about Star Trek pilots for a bit now, but who are they? What are their favourite Trek things before going into this task? There’s also a surprising amount of niche Brighton lore, too. [ Additional Show Notes ] Music by Alfred Etheridge-Nunn [ Support this show on Ko-fi - [3. Oh Dear, It's Blackface!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/09/05/3-oh-dear-its-blackface/) - It’s an episode of Casual Trek all about Klingons! Qapla’! It was so hot when we recorded this, I muted myself and had my fan on so many times during the recording and am amazed I didn’t pass out. Timecodes: 00:00:00 Opening 00:11:29 TOS: Errand of Mercy 00:29:18 TNG: Matter of Honour 00:47:16 DS9: House - [4. Daddy Beard of Sadness](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/09/19/4-daddy-beard-of-sadness/) - It’s a Casual Trek episode all about the Enterprise Episode “Strange New World”. What? There’s a whole show by that name? I guess we’d better cover that, too. Timecodes: 00:00 Opening 07:22 ENT: Strange New World 23:48 DISCO: If Memory Serves 46:08 SNW: Strange New Worlds Talking points include: Peeing on a new planet, camping - [5. A Lovely Walk](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/10/03/5-a-lovely-walk/) - Hey, guess what? It’s an episode with no Star Trek this week! We messed up some of the watching and had the dreaded life issues get in the way, so we’re talking about a Casual Trek… just not one in the stars. Talking points include: The South Downs Way, Brighton both fair and foul, wandering - [6. Odo [CENSORED] Exploded!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/10/17/6-odo-censored-exploded/) - Oh you’re in for a special one today! Things get a bit crazed as we experience the Mirror Universe. You get to hear Charlie sounding the most ignorant about DS9 that he ever has, despite it being a show he very much loves. You also get to hear us literally lose our minds at one - [Bonus - Uncasual Power!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/12/05/bonus-uncasual-power/) - Once more we throw ourselves into very un-Casual waters as Miles tries to tell Charlie whether or not it's worth Charlie's time to watch Jodie Whittaker's final episode of her tenure as Doctor Who. Will Charlie watch and have an opinion of his own? Jump to timecode 53:00 to find out for yourself. It's Miles' - [9. Troubled By Tribbles](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/11/28/9-troubled-by-tribbles/) - It’s time for some Junji Ito style body horror with three funny episodes about little furry creatures! I didn’t mean to lose it at the utter horror of it all, but I do. Also Miles’ audio’s not great here. We’re trying to sort out the levels and the general audio, please stand by and hopefully - [8. Casual Toons](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/11/14/8-casual-toons/) - There are so many Star Trek shows that we’ve got three more pilot shows to watch! No, not Picard. We’re still putting that off. There are enough animated Star Trek shows for us to have a whole episode based around them, and we’ll be mixing live action and animated shows from now on (mainly to - [7. Casual Trek's Castle of Creepiness](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/10/31/7-casual-treks-castle-of-creepiness/) - It’s Halloween and time for a spooooky Star Trek show! Slightly less spooky is Miles’ audio which wasn’t great on this episode, let’s say that’s part of the spooky atmosphere. Timecodes: 0:00:00 Opening 0:16:50 TNG: Genesis 0:40:39 VOY: The Thaw 1:00:22 TOS: Catspaw Talking points include: Mobile Suit Gundam Cucuruz Doan’s Island, Trophy RPG, Midsommar, - [10. The Jeffrey Combs Power Hour](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/12/12/10-the-jeffrey-combs-power-hour/) - It’s Jeff time! Jeffrey Combs has played roles in several different Trek shows, so when I first started putting together theme lists, a Jeffrey Combs Appreciation Episode was on the docket. Here we have him as a mad robot, an angry Andorian and a pair of cloned zealots of varying levels of faith. Timecodes: 00:00 - [11. A Very Casual Christmas](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/12/26/11-a-very-casual-christmas/) - I hope you all had a nice festive time! This episode should be airing on Boxing Day here in the UK, so enjoy your time off work and listen to a couple of chaps as the ‘gift’ each other a Star Trek episode. Will we be overjoyed with festive cheer, or will we hope desperately - [12. Debt of Honour](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/01/09/12-debt-of-honour/) - We’ve got a slightly different episode today and a callback to our very first episode of Casual Trek! We discovered Chris Claremont had written a Star Trek comic and HAD to check it out. So here, in lieu of our normal episodes, we’ve got a bonus episode where we review and talk about Debt of - [14. Whatever Happens in the Timestream Stays in the Timestream](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/02/06/14-whatever-happens-in-the-timestream-stays-in-the-timestream/) - We’ve got our first Ko-Fi donor request today! It’s time for time loops! How annoying can we make this for everyone including each other? We’ve got three very good episodes from different Star Treks, and even better, we’ve got our first Ko-Fi donor request today! It’s time for time loops! Timecodes: 11:29 VOY - Coda - [13. My Oath of Celibacy is on Record](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/01/23/13-my-oath-of-celibacy-is-on-record/) - It’s time to go to the movies! Yes, we’re covering Star Trek: The Motion Picture! We’re also watching The Changeling which is a very comparable episode to the movie. It’s an episode where a giant floating electric toothbrush threatens the ship, Earth and causes the first redshirt deaths we’ve seen on the podcast so far! - [C2E56. A Confused Morning (Hearts and Counterparts Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/02/03/c2e56-a-confused-morning-hearts-and-counterparts-part-4/) - The morning after a very eventful evening, where Liz danced with her "fiance," D played poker with her alternate egg self, and Amy almost burned down a bar and got challenged to a duel... things seem almost quiet when Moira, the servant of the "real" Elizabeth Stormwood, stumbles into the manor. Things won't stay quiet - [Stardust Sessions - King James, the Godliest Boy Who Ever Godly-Boy'd](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/01/01/stardust-sessions-king-james-the-godliest-boy-who-ever-godly-boyd/) - In this special hiatus presentation of my Patreon series "Stardust Sessions with Lozzie Stardust and Bree NicGarran," we’re fulfilling a promise made in our inaugural episode and having a go at King James the Sixth of Scotland and the First of England. Same guy, weird title, and as the scholars called him - the Wisest - [187. A Bowl Full of Cope](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/01/30/187-a-bowl-full-of-cope/) - On this episode, some folks in the convention community are taking a real L. From Vic Mignogna's petition to the Supreme Court of Texas getting rejected, to MagFest dragging up GamerGate dog whistles, to whatever the heck Neo Anime Oasis is doing... it's a doozy. We also talk about Gen going to EverCon, and Avatar - [Bonus - How Russell T. Davies Saved Doctor Who](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/01/26/bonus-how-russell-t-davies-saved-doctor-who/) - Doctor Who tried to come back in the '90s, but it didn't take. Christopher Eccleston's short 13-episode run re-ignited the show into a new cultural powerhouse, which also spawned two concurrent spin-off series. Vinnk and Sean, along with guest host Miles (from sister podcast Casual Trek) examine what made the 2005 relaunch successful, areas where - [C2E55. Bird Fight (Hearts and Counterparts Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/01/27/c2e55-bird-fight-hearts-and-counterparts-part-3/) - In a world not unlike the Regency period in England, our team find themselves in a strange position of Liz taking the place of her missing counterpart. As D, Liz and Obie spend time at an awkward party, Amy has set off in search of the missing "local version" of Liz. And Amy's about to - [55. Lucky Girl Syndrome and the Law of Attraction](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=561) - This month we're taking a look at one of New Age spirituality's most toxic philosophies: The Law of Attraction. We talk about the history of it, where it came from, and how it's come back in a major way to a whole new generation as "Lucky Girl Syndrome." What sometimes looks like a harmless TikTok - [C2E54. Face to Face (Hearts and Counterparts Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/01/20/c2e54-face-to-face-hearts-and-counterparts-part-2/) - When the team emerged from their truck in this new world, they found themselves in Regency period outfits, their truck was now a carriage, and Liz accidentally walked into her own engagement ball. What the heck is going on? We have no idea. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second - [Shin Ultraman - First Impressions](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/01/18/shin-ultraman-first-impressions/) - Celeste and Rena joined their friends in Madison to check out Shin Ultraman, Shinji Higuchi's remake of the classic Japanese superhero and the second chapter in the Hideaki Anno Relitigates his Childhood Trilogy. Support this show on Patreon! / Watch on YouTube / Subscribe on YouTube - [C2E53. An Unexpected Invitation (Hearts and Counterparts Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/01/13/c2e53-an-unexpected-invitation-hearts-and-counterparts-part-1/) - The team, having defeated an "Ambassador" from The Wilds, crosses into a new world -- one seemingly steeped in the Regency era. More importantly, no one seems surprised by their arrival. Which is, y'know, kind of suspicious? But at least the dresses are pretty. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes - [Before and After - The Snyder Cut](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/01/11/before-and-after-the-snyder-cut/) - Rena and Cele finally upload their thoughts on the DC movie that is just too long. Did we lose something along the way, or is it better we leave that dark era behind us? Support this show on Patreon! / Watch on YouTube / Subscribe on YouTube - [C2E52. Dropped D (Blackened Skies Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/01/06/c2e52-dropped-d-blackened-skies-part-6/) - Field Operations Team 623 is currently in a world that's been invaded by an occupying army from another universe. Currently Liz, Obie and D are locked in battle with "The Ambassador," trying to distract it while Amy and the local version of the Stormwood crew power up the Stone of Trancurra to take out the - [16. Doctor Who - Christopher Eccleston (2005)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2023/01/05/16-doctor-who-christopher-eccleston-2005/) - When Doctor Who relaunched in 2005 on the BBC after a failed (but serviceable) Fox US movie/pilot barely a decade earlier, many of us didn't know what to expect. We didn't expect Christopher Eccleston, and we certainly didn't expect Russel T Davies and his eccentric touch, but both rocketed the franchise into a new golden - [C2E51. By the Silver Moon (Blackened Skies Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/12/30/c2e51-by-the-silver-moon-blackened-skies-part-5/) - The team has set off to take down the silver Ambassador, and hopefully liberate the universe they're currently traveling through. Will their plan work out, or will someone end up dead. Or, y'know, both? Both is definitely an option. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional - [186. The Best and Worst of 2022!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/12/27/186-the-best-and-worst-of-2022/) - It's the end of another year, which means it's time for our annual "year in review" episode, where we look at the best and worst things that came out in movies, television, video games, and more! It's probably the most chaotic episode we've done in a while too. We are off the rails right out - [54. A Conversation With Aidan Kelly](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=547) - Back in September of 2021, we put out an episode all about Mabon and the person who named it, Aidan Kelly. This last October, just over after that podcast episode was released, Aidan Kelly reached out to me having listened to it and wanted to set the record straight. Thankfully he let me record the - [C2E50. No Brent, Just No (Blackened Skies Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/12/23/c2e50-no-brent-just-no-blackened-skies-part-4/) - In a world taken over by the invading forces of a certain Dark Lord and his "Ambassador," our team of heroes has decided to help the local version of Stormwood & Associates fight for their home. Will they come up with a plan that actually functions? Who knows. I mean, you can find out if - [15. Cobra Kai - Season 1 (2018) and 2 (2019)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/12/15/15-cobra-kai-season-1-2018-and-2-2019/) - Johnny Lawrence is long past his glory days, estranged from his son and mother of his child. That is, until he encounters a kid who needs help. Fortunately, Johnny is still bad-ass, and beats up a bunch of minors Miyagi-style. Miguel Diaz becomes the first student of the new Cobra Kai dojo, where Johnny teaches - [Before and After - Lupin the Third: The First](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/12/14/before-and-after-lupin-the-third-the-first/) - Cele and Rena sit down to enjoy sandwiches and the CG Lupin III film. Will this film knock their socks off or will they be slammed against the wall by a mechanical boxing glove? Support this show on Patreon! / Watch on YouTube / Subscribe on YouTube - [C2E49. Rock Retrieval (Blackened Skies Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/12/16/c2e49-rock-retrieval-blackened-skies-part-3/) - In a version of San Ricardo that's been conquered by an extradimensional army, Team 623 must team up with an alternate version of the San Ricardo office of Stormwood & Associates... including a version of Halliwell. That sounds really dramatic, right? I mean, all they have to do this week is get a rock from - [C2E48. Slatebeard and Associates (Blackened Skies Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/12/09/c2e48-slatebeard-and-associates-blackened-skies-part-2/) - In a world seemingly conquered by an invading army from another universe, our team has has been saved by an unlikely "hero." What they find here may be a dark portent for what's coming for their home though, and it's a warning they'll need to heed. Y'know, even if it's given by a jackass. "Stormwood - [C2E47. Dark City (Blackened Skies Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/12/02/c2e47-dark-city-blackened-skies-part-1/) - Our heroes enter a new world and emerge into a darkened city. Well, our heroes plus a version of Babbitt they picked up in their previous adventure. The world the enter is unfamiliar, but that doesn't mean they don't recognize anything. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with - [185. The Cold of the North](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/11/29/185-the-cold-of-the-north/) - On this episode of Nerd & Tie we start with Celeste talking about her experiences at ColossalCon North. After that we review Season One of Andor, season one of Wednesday, and the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. We also discuss the new trailer for the Super Mario Bros Movie, as well as bemoan Twitter's - [C2E46. Dropping It (Nexus Point Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/11/25/c2e46-dropping-it-nexus-point-part-5/) - With the murder of their host, the team has confronted the alternate-Babbitt responsible... and Amy is currently dangling him a good hundred feet off the air. But there are still problems to solve -- like where is the stone that powers the truck, and how will they deal with the fallout of all of this. - [C2E45. Pulling a Batman (Nexus Point Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/11/18/c2e45-pulling-a-batman-nexus-point-part-5/) - So after arriving in a universe that sees a whole bunch of visitors, the team has figured out that a trio of Babbitts have assassinated their host (and a fellow traveler). Needless to say, our heroes are kind of ticked off about that. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second - [BONUS - Stardust Sessions LIVE! (CritWitchCon 2022)](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/BONUS---Stardust-Sessions-LIVE--Crit-Witch-Con-2022-e1r4ebo) - While you're all patiently riding out the podcast hiatus, here's a little treat to tide you over! Earlier this year, Lozzie and I were panelists at the Critical Thinking Witch Collective online convention and we did a LIVE run of Stardust Sessions during our joint session on modern witchcraft, with special guest moderator Lee Curtis-Rogers - [53. Modern Witchcraft History](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=534) - This episode of BS-Free Witchcraft is actually a panel from CritWitchCon 2022 this last October. Spend an hour with Alex Wrekk, Bree NicGarran, Lozzie Stardust and myself as we talk about the history of modern witchcraft. Also you get to listen to me speed run like 130 years of history in under five minutes. It's - [Season 4 Retrospective Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/season-4-retrospective-part2/) - Part 2! Molly, Megzie, and Cris sit down to have a chat about season 4. What worked, what didn't, and why the season became what it is. Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [C2E44. Damn It, Babbitt (Nexus Point Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/11/11/c2e44-damn-it-babbitt-nexus-point-part-3/) - The team is in a universe that gets a lot of multiverse traversing travelers, and the locals don't so much like that. Well, most of the locals. One of them is fine with it, and is allowing folks to camp out at his house, and our heroes are hanging out with a bunch of other - [178. Video Game TV Shows](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/11/05/178-video-game-tv-shows/) - We've talked before about movies based on video games, and video games based on movies (sometimes themselves based on video games; looking at you, Street Fighter: The Movie The Game!), but have we talked about TV shows inspired by video games? Vinnk and Sean react to the Mario movie trailer, talk about the video game - [C2E43. Everybody Hates Gobbo (Nexus Point Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/11/04/c2e43-everybody-hates-gobbo-nexus-point-part-2/) - In an all Elven universe that doesn't seem surprised to see inter-dimensional travelers, our heroes have been invited to a "camp" for "people like them" who are "different." For some reason the locals don't seem to get exactly why that might be concerning to Amy and D. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super - [Moon, Mother and Mahou Messiah: Sailor Moon R the Movie](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/11/03/moon-mother-and-mahou-messiah-sailor-moon-r-the-movie/) - Celeste revisits the first Sailor Moon movie, why the series is still popular and defines her term, Mahou Messiah. Support this show on Patreon! / Watch on YouTube / Subscribe on YouTube - [Season 4 Retrospective Part 1](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/season-4-retrospective-part-1/) - Molly, Megzie, and Cris sit down to have a chat about season 4. What worked, what didn't, and why the season became what it is. Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [52. Another Spooky Episode](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=520) - It's October, and that means we're in the spookiest of seasons! With that in mind we continue the podcast's long standing tradition of doing a ghost stories episode! This year Trae is joined by Jodie Haas, co-host and co-creator of Nerd & Tie Podcast Network Shows Cool & Unusual Punishment and Pour Man's History, as - [C2E42. Unnecessary Suspicion (Nexus Point Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/10/28/c2e42-unnecessary-suspicion-nexus-point-part-1/) - Our heroes land in a world that seems almost utopian, except for the distinct lack of anyone who isn't an elf. Also the locals don't seem to happy to see anyone who isn't from there. It's giving really not-great vibes right off the bat, especially once the locals start calling someone to "take care of" - [184. It's Finally Over](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/10/24/184-its-finally-over/) - On this month's episode of The Nerd & Tie Podcast we talk about the Ryan Kopf lawsuit against us getting dismissed, the foam pit debacle at TwitchCon, the new Gundam series, the Mario trailer, She Hulk, Rings of Power, and the end of Chibnall's run on Doctor Who. - [C2E41. Ballista Bonanza (Dragon Spite Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/10/21/c2e41-ballista-bonanza-dragon-spite-part-6/) - The team has decided to help a dragon that's been robbed by a local king. Obie and Amy are currently in process of taking out the siege weaponry that arms the capital city by hijacking a ballista and attacking all of the other ballistas and trebuchets. D, on the other hand, somehow got roped into - [14. Gravity Falls (2012-2016)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/10/13/14-gravity-falls-2012-2016/) - Welcome to Gravity Falls, a sleepy Oregon woodland, backwater town with its own kitschy roadside, supernatural attractions... that are totally real. Dipper and Mabel Pines spend an adventure-packed summer with their great uncle "Grunkle" Stan trying to uncover the mysteries of the town, and just who wrote the mysterious journals chronicling all of the strange - [C2E40. Under Siege (Dragon Spite Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/10/14/c2e40-under-siege-dragon-spite-part-5/) - The team has ended up in a medieval-ish world, much to their chagrin. In order to aid a dragon who has been wronged by a local king, our heroes have traveled to the capital city of Geldenfell. In theory they were just on a scouting run to assess the siege weapons on the city walls. - [177. Super Mario Kart Turns 30](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/10/11/177-super-mario-kart-turns-30/) - Five console generations ago, Nintendo gathered up its cast of Mario characters (and Mario-adjacent franchises), put them into 2D sprites on kart racers, and propelled them around a track rendered in the Super Nintendo's Mode 7. A phenomenon was born. Sean and Vinnk look back on three decades, and eight installments of the Mario Kart - [Streamer Adriana Chechik Breaks Back in Foam Pit at TwitchCon](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/10/10/streamer-adriana-chechik-breaks-back-in-foam-pit-at-twitchcon/) - Gen Prock said to me today that maybe any convention that has a ball pit is cursed. Technically it was a foam pit this time around, but I think they make a good point. TwitchCon (run by Amazon's live streaming giant Twitch.tv) took place this last weekend, and its foam pit is responsible for multiple - [Ryan Kopf's Second Lawsuit Against Us Has Been Finally Dismissed](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/10/08/ryan-kopfs-second-lawsuit-against-us-has-been-finally-dismissed/) - Since 2016 Nerd & Tie, former Nerd & Tie contributor Pher Sturz, and I have been defending a defamation lawsuit brought against us by AnimeCon.org convention owner Ryan Kopf in the state of Illinois. It’s been a long road, and a lot has happened — but we’re happy to say that the Illinois lawsuit (like - [C2E39. It's Not a Keep, Trae (Dragon Spite Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/10/07/c2e39-its-not-a-keep-trae-dragon-spite-part-4/) - So after confronting the dragon that had been harassing local villagers, our team of heroes discovered that the dragon had his entire horde stolen by the local monarch. After the dragon apologized profusely for bothering the (innocent) locals, the team decided to go investigate the armaments on the capital city of Geldenfell in the hopes - [C2E38. Bruncheons and Flagons (Dragon Spite Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/09/30/c2e38-bruncheons-and-flagons-dragon-spite-part-3/) - So there's this dragon. It's been terrorizing the local town by burning crops and killing a few cows. The owner of said cows has sent our heroes on a quest to present said dragon with a bill. A bill for the cows. Let's see how this goes. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super - [13. Severance - Season 1 (2022)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/09/29/13-severance-season-1-2022/) - Lumon Industries has developed a technology to protect its business secrets by severing the minds of some of its employees between their work and home lives. The "outie" only needs to commute to and from work, never experiencing in-office life, and having no idea what they do every date. Their "innie", in contrast, is effectively - [183. Pay Your Gosh Dang Employees](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/09/26/183-pay-your-gosh-dang-employees/) - On this episode of the Nerd and Tie Podcast we start out by talking about how you probably shouldn't partake in anything Rurouni Kenshin related. After that we discuss The Last of Us trailer, She-Hulk, Andor, Lower Decks, and Rings of Power. It's a lot of media, and it's a lot of fun. - [C2E37. Dug Too Deep (Dragon Spite Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/09/23/c2e37-dug-too-deep-dragon-spite-part-2/) - So the team is in a much more medieval world than normal, but a dragon has been messing with the cows and crops of a local village. So the team has decided to help the locals out and "take care of" the dragon. Apparently that doesn't mean they'll run it a hot bath or something - [C2E36. Cow Drop (Dragon Spite Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/09/16/c2e36-cow-drop-dragon-spite/) - Our heroes, in probably their most dysfunctional state ever, emerge into a farmer's field that's been badly scorched by some sort of flame. Could it be that there's a dragon here? I mean it definitely looks like there's been a dragon here. I mean, look at the arc title -- there's definitely a dragon here. - [52. Consumerism and Witchcraft](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=514) - Consumerism has been a driving force in the witchcraft movement since the beginning, but in the age of social media it's only gotten more visible. Is this a good thing? I mean... no. No it's not. But we probably wouldn't be talking about it if it was, would we. Also, it's entirely possible that WitchTok - [12. Star Trek: The Original Series - Season 1 (1966)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/09/15/12-star-trek-the-original-series-season-1-1966/) - In the wake of the modern day Star Trek explosion, and especially Strange New Worlds featuring the crew of Captain Christopher Pike, it only seemed appropriate to journey back five decades to where it all began to compare and contrast without the rose colored glasses. Vinnk and Sean discuss how Star Trek got its second - [176. The Golden Age of Gaming](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/09/09/176-the-golden-age-of-gaming/) - When is the golden age of video games? Are we living through it now? Is it yet to come? (Those are basically the only options.) Vinnk and Sean discuss their opinions with each other and the No Brand Con audience as we try to pin down the answer. Plus, Vinnk opines about Sam & Max - [C2E35. Basement Battle (Magicless Part 8)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/09/09/c2e35-basement-battle-magicless-part-8/) - This is it, they've reached the basement of the farmhouse. Behind the door that lies in front of them may be Amy, the dangerous device that could end all magic, and answers to what the heck happened to them for the last five and a half months. There are definitely a few surprises they may - [C2E34. Critical Rock (Magicless Part 7)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/09/02/c2e34-critical-rock-magicless-part-7/) - In an attempt to save Amy, save magic, and maybe save all of Northeastern Illinois, the team is currently searching the farm of the disgraced Magic professor responsible for everything that's happened. It's dark, it's cold, it's spooky. And no one should go anywhere alone. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action - [182. Buh-Bye, Vic Mignogna.](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/08/29/182-buh-bye-vic-mignogna/) - On this episode of The Nerd & Tie Podcast we discuss Vic Mignogna losing his appeal -- likely putting the final nail in this lawsuit's coffin (and Vic's career) for good. It's been years of this thing, but it's apparently finally over. And Vic lost big time. After that we cover the criminal sexual contact - [Before and After - The Terminator](https://youtu.be/SWePJtkbGLs) - Cele and Rena finally watch the 80s Sci-Fi classic, Terminator. But will they like it? Will they disagree? Why haven't they seen this before??? - [C2E33. The Farm (Magicless Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/08/26/c2e33-the-farm-magicless-part-6/) - With a destination to look for Amy and Dr. Beublre's doomsday devide, the team is off to a farm outside of Dekalb. But what they find there is unexpected, strange, and full of... corn? I mean, it LOOKS like corn... "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the - [11. Teen Titans GO! (2013)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/08/25/11-teen-titans-go-2013/) - Sometimes a superhero show comes along that is so beloved, the only thing left to do is make another version of that same show and Seinfeld-ify it to make it about "nothing," but with superheroes. Vinnk and Sean trod over as much of this not-a-sequel cartoon as the are able to find in this online - [75. A Fistful of Diamond (Curse of Deadcliff Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/09/25/75-a-fistful-of-diamond-curse-of-deadcliff-part-2/) - The team has gone out to the ghost town Deadcliff after receiving an email from a local tourism board. The town is apparently cursed, and they want someone to remove said curse... so, y'know, they can turn it into a tourist trap. They found a journal in the wall of the town jail, and N.K. - [50. Witchcraft and Social Media](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=507) - On this episode we're talking about the general tone of witchcraft discourse on social media, including Tumblr and TikTok. Is Witchtok the problem of community, or is it just that the short form video format eliminates any possibility of nuance? (And, of course, don't forget this show is part of the Nerd & Tie Podcast - [Denshimail 175 - Full Metal Adventures in Babysitting](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/08/19/denshimail-175-full-metal-adventures-in-babysitting/) - In our accidental crossover episode with our new podcast Two Boobs Watch the Tube, we talk about video games, but quickly sidebar into movies and television. [ Additional Episode Notes Here ] Vinnk and SeanOrange pixel art by Louis Lloyd-Judson: https://louistrations.co.uk. [ Support this show on Patreon ] Subscribe to this Podcast:Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyAndroidRSS - [S4E23. Blue Sands Beach and Resort](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-23-blue-sands-beach-and-resort/) - Talia and Seline take a much needed vacation at the Blue Sands resort. All they want to do is spend some time with their kids and relax. It's been so long since they’ve had the chance to breathe. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language, mature themes and the use of alcohol Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com - [Witch Ways - The Fox's Gift](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Witch-Ways-26---The-Foxs-Gift-e1ll5cg) - Every so often, a witch's work needs to be done in secret, and we must be cunning and full of tricks in order to make sure our magics are not discovered until they've had a chance to work. Borrow a bit of that guile with The Fox's Gift, from the pages of The Sisters Grimmoire. - [10. Kimagure Orange Road (1987)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/08/11/10-kimagure-orange-road-1987/) - Kyosuke Kasuga is 15 years old, living the springtime of his youth. He's dating the adorable and bubbly Hikaru, but he's interested in her friend Madoka. Oh, and he has magic ESP powers that can do just about anything the plot requires, including time travel. Vinnk and Sean review their first anime, live at No - [C2E31. In Want of a Thief (Magicless Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/08/12/c2e31-in-want-of-a-thief-magicless-part-4/) - Having no memory of the last five or so months with Amy still missing, the team is trying their best to find clues. They're going to head over to the apartment of a woman named Sierra, who D had apparently been dating and who is a TA at the local university. "Stormwood & Associates" uses - [175. End of an eShop Era](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/08/05/175-end-of-an-eshop-era/) - Nintendo is shutting down the Wii U and 3DS eShops in 2023, and there won't be any last-minute reprieve like Sony gave to the PS3 and PS Vita. Sean and Vinnk discuss what this means for the platforms, Sean plays Halo multiplayer for the first time in a decade, and Vinnk wonders how he'll ever - [S4E22. Letting go of Ghosts Part 5](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-22-letting-go-of-ghosts-part-5/) - The ending of something but not of others. There are still things that need to be addressed. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [C2E30. Two Rooms (Magicless Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/08/05/c2e30-two-rooms-magicless-part-3/) - Trying to piece together their missing time, Liz, Obie, and D are searching through the hotel rooms they've been apparently living in. They're hoping that they'll find out both what happened and where the heck Amy is, but it's not going to be easy... because nothing ever is. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system - [32. Guides Not Gatekeepers](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Ep--032---Guides-Not-Gatekeepers-e1ll4re) - Volunteer educators are the backbone of the witchcraft community. That can be a huge boon to newer witches, but it can also cause problems when needless gatekeeping or misinformation start to become too prevalent. In this episode, I’ve set out to clarify a few things about what it means to be a volunteer educator, what - [49. Feedback/Q&A Special 2022!](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=501) - It's July! You know what that means -- it's time for our annual Q&A special! Where you the audience send in your questions for the show, so we don't have to research anything for a month... or something. In this supersized episode, we talk about what you wanted to talk about, instead of this month's - [S4E21. Letting go of Ghosts Part 4](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-21-letting-go-of-ghosts-part-4/) - The time has come. Talia and Leroy Brown finally face off, at high noon. Content Warnings for this episode: Fantasy violence including the use of firearms, adult language, mature themes, gore, and the sound of multiple gunshots Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [C2E29. Finding Footing (Magicless Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/07/29/c2e29-finding-footing-magicless-part-2/) - Between months of missing memories, D working in a bar, and no one having any idea where Amy is, the team is in a confusing situation. So Liz, Obie and D set out to figure out exactly where they are, how they got there, and what they're going to do next. "Stormwood & Associates" uses - [C2E28. Time Flies (Magicless Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/07/22/c2e28-time-flies-magicless-part-1/) - Finally arriving in a "normal" looking world, the Field Operations Team 623's hope is immediately dashed when they realize how long they'll have to be there. On the upside, it looks like there's a Panera they can get some lunch at? It's not like they're in a hurry. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system - [181. Perfect Strangers](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/07/17/181-perfect-strangers/) - On this episode of The Nerd & Tie Podcast, we're talking about our reactions to the complete seasons of Ms. Marvel, Star Trek: Stranger New Worlds, and Stranger Things 4. Then, apparently Netflix is making another live action adaptation of Death Note, and Celeste and Gen geek out over Trigun Stampede. That and we celebrate - [Witch Ways - Home Blessing Powder](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Witch-Ways-25---Home-Blessing-Powder-e1k7ig5) - Break out your potion kits - it's time to make some Home Blessing Powder! From the pages of Pestlework, this powder is suitable for any spells you wish to cast around your dwelling which deal with the wellbeing, safety, and happiness of the homestead and those who live there. Visit the Willow Wings Witch Shop - [C2E27. Running Water (Shockingly Bio Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/07/15/c2e27-running-water-shockingly-bio-part-3/) - Trapped in a world likely to get us sued, and trying to get to Obie... things just keep getting more and more... what they are? It's hard to describe -- but they're trying to get to Obie, get out, and deal with anything they have to fight along the way. It's pretty simple. "Stormwood & - [C2E26. Absent Obie (Shockingly Bio Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/07/08/c2e26-absent-obie-shockingly-bio-part-2/) - In an underwater city with art deco inspired architecture similar enough to a popular video game series that we might get sued if we ever tried to monetize this show, the team is wandering around with only six hours until they can jump to the next universe. After a fight with some zombie-esque people in - [S4E20. Letting go of Ghosts Part 3](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-20-letting-go-of-ghosts-part-3/) - It seems so long ago that Talia’s quest for those who killed her family, first started. It’s hard to imagine that it could be ending soon. But with Breakpeak on the horizon, that reality looks ever closer. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language, and mature themes Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [31. Witching with ADHD with Lozzie Stardust](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Ep--031---Witching-with-ADHD-with-Lozzie-Stardust-e1kevj2) - This month, I wanted to talk about a subject near and dear to my own heart - what it’s like to be a witch with ADHD. I invited my good buddy and everyone’s favorite horrible goose, Lozzie Stardust, to join me for the discussion. Buuuut since we’re both in the club, things went off the - [Najimi Osana and Why its Okay for Queer Characters to be Messy](https://youtu.be/e2VtJsTda28) - Celeste closes out their Pride Month by goozing about the gender chaotic icon that is Najimi Osana from OLM's hit anime Komi Can't Communicate. - [C2E25. Under the Sea (Shockingly Bio Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/07/01/c2e25-under-the-sea-shockingly-bio-part-1/) - The team emerges on a new world with only six hours on the timer. A world that is incredibly reminiscent of a certain video game franchise in fact, as they look through a glass wall into the surrounding ocean. Are they just going to sit tight and wait to jump out, or will they be - [180. Celeste's Ongoing Hotel Adventures](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/06/27/180-celestes-ongoing-hotel-adventures/) - On this episode of the Nerd & Tie Podcast, we talk about the completed season of Disney Plus's Obiwan Kenobi, the first few episodes of Ms. Marvel, and Netflix's third season of The Umbrella Academy. Celeste also details their experiences at JAFAX, and we take a Sonic the Hedgehog quiz! - [48. What Is a Witch?](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=493) - Can you believe we made it this long without doing an episode answering a question this basic? I mean, yeah, sure, I cover it a little in episode one -- but after running across something online, I realized I really wanted to do something more complete on the matter. So that's the question we're answering - [C2E24. Getting a Head (Nostalgia Trip Part 8)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/06/24/c2e24-getting-a-head-nostalgia-trip-part-8/) - With Liz accidentally ruining Amy's plan (and Amy in response pretty much ruining Liz's new plan), the team faces off with the evil Muskular. Will our heroes be triumphant? Will Amy get ahead? Will Obie get some funnel cake? And does Liz have a secret she hasn't been telling anyone? "Stormwood & Associates" uses the - [S4E19. Letting go of Ghosts Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-19-letting-go-of-ghosts-part-2/) - Even though Martin is gone, they still feel the need to stop in the Old City. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language, mature themes, and the mentions of a child’s death Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [C2E23. Carnival of Sadness (Nostalgia Trip Part 7)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/06/17/c2e23-carnival-of-sadness-nostalgia-trip-part-7/) - Having dealt with the Teal Guard, our heroes must figure out what to do next in their attempt to defeat the evil Muskular. Yep, we're still in that 1980s Barbarian Toy Themed Cartoon Show universe, and this whole thing is still happening. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition - [Witch Ways - Mirror, Mirror](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Witch-Ways-24---Mirror--Mirror-e1js5tg) - Sometimes the mirror doesn't show us what we want to see. So here's a spell inspired by a much-beloved fairy tale to help increase beauty and self-confidence. And it fits easily into your daily routine! And remember, darlings - you're already gorgeous. If others can't see it, that's THEIR problem. Visit the Willow Wings Witch - [C2E22. Meet Director A.S.H. (Nostalgia Trip Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/06/10/c2e22-meet-director-a-s-h-nostalgia-trip-part-6/) - Continuing their adventure in this 80s Barbarian Toy Cartoon themed universe, our heroes are going off to free the enslaved people of the Kingdom of Nightmare Bat. Will they be able to defeat the Teal Guard? Will the Croquet Bae take down the Southern Sorceress? Is Melby getting carried away? Probably. "Stormwood & Associates" uses - [S4E18. Letting go of Ghosts Part 1](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-18-letting-go-of-ghosts-part-1/) - There are a few people that need to know about what happened in the desert. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language, mature themes, and the mentions of pet death Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [C2E21. Peg Out (Nostalgia Trip Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/06/03/c2e21-peg-out-nostalgia-trip-part-5/) - In a universe that seems to be a pastiche of 1980s Barbarian themed children's cartoons, the team is just honestly trying to eat some breakfast. That's it. They're trying to eat breakfast. It's that simple. Except it isn't. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition with the optional Fantasy - [179. A Number of (Occasionally) Stupid Things](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/05/30/179-a-number-of-occasionally-stupid-things/) - On this episode of the Nerd & Tie Podcast, we're talking about Anime Central dropping their COVID safety last minute, our experiences at No Brand Con 2022, the CW cancelling a TON of shows, Obi-Wan Kenobi premiered on Disney+, and Stranger Things Season 4 is (mostly) out. And in the mailbag we do a "Monster - [C2E20. Saturday Morning (Nostalgia Trip Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/05/27/c2e20-saturday-morning-nostalgia-trip-part-4/) - Currently in a world that weirdly resembles an off brand, early eighties Barbarian themed adventure cartoon, the team has spent the night in Castle Nightmare Bat. What will they find in the morning? Well, that's anybody's guess. Amy is mostly just hoping that there will be coffee. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super - [S4E17. The City of the Dead Part 4](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-17-the-city-of-the-dead-part-4/) - The crystal shatters, and the divine are free. Content Warnings for this episode: Fantasy violence including the use of firearms, adult language, mature themes, and the sound of gunshots around the 25 minute mark Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [BONUS The Stardust Sessions - Grace Sherwood](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/BONUS-The-Stardust-Sessions--Ep--01---Grace-Sherwood-e1h0nkc) - Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Stardust Sessions! In this Patreon-exclusive series, I'll be partnering with my good buddy and fellow Witchstorian Lozzie Stardust to dive into the fascinating events and people surrounding the history of witches and witchcraft. We'll talk about a whole lot of interesting things, maybe have a bit of a - [47. Political Witchcraft](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=486) - On this month's episode of BS-Free Witchcraft we're talking about political witchcraft. Should your witchcraft be political? What's the history of the modern witchcraft movement and political action? Should your political action end with your witchcraft? For that last one... the answer is no. It's a definite and clear no. (And, of course, don't forget - [Anime Central Rescinds Most COVID-19 Safety Measures Days Before Convention (Updated)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/05/16/anime-central-rescinds-most-covid-19-safety-measures-days-before-convention/) - Anime Central is scheduled to hold their 2022 event in just a few days, and while they'd spent months advertising that they were requiring masks and either proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test, earlier today they officially rescinded that policy in an announcement made on the convention's official social media. Due to - [Witch Ways - The Three Ravens](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Witch-Ways-23---The-Three-Ravens-e1ha74d) - Hope you’re all feeling crafty this month, because we’re making a Witches’ Ladder! Grab your yarn, craft feathers, and bells, and get ready to make an early-warning system for trouble of all sorts. Another classic from The Sisters Grimmoire, Vol I. Visit the Willow Wings Witch Shop to purchase my books and homemade accoutrements for - [C2E18. Brobots in Disguise (Nostalgia Trip Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/05/13/c2e18-brobots-in-disguise-nostalgia-trip-part-2/) - Apparently stuck in an eighties cartoon for the next two days, Field Operations Team 623 is making the best of it. But, of course, 80s cartoon heroes mean one thing is inevitable -- 80s cartoon villains. But are the threats as real as they seem? Are there larger secrets behind this brightly colored world? "Stormwood - [S4E16 The City of the Dead Part 3](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-16-the-city-of-the-dead-part-3/) - A second crystal? But this one isn’t holding back the Feywilds... Content Warnings for this episode: Fantasy violence including the use of firearms, adult language, mature themes, and the sound of an elevated heartbeat Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [C2E19. Castle Nightmare Bat (Nostalgia Trip Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/05/20/c2e19-castle-nightmare-bat-nostalgia-trip-part-3/) - Our heroes, seemingly in an animated world, finally arrive at Castle Nightmare Bat. What lies inside this strange place? Will the princess inside obviously be the legendary warrior who protects the kingdom? Is the food safe to eat? Is there even running water? These are important questions -- especially that last one. Since, like, the - [C2E17. Musters of a Universe (Nostalgia Trip Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/05/06/c2e17-musters-of-a-universe-nostalgia-trip-part-1/) - The truck has a rockier trans-dimensional voyage, when D, Amy, Obie, and Liz end up emerging in a universe that seems a little more animated. But like, poorly animated? In any case, Field Operations Team 623 has forty-eight hours before they can jump again, and who knows what's lurking in those bright green bushes. And - [29. Outgrowing Our Cocoons (with Trae Dorn)](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Ep--029---Outgrowing-Our-Cocoons-with-Trae-Dorn-e1h9nlj) - Happy Podcastiversary! Hex Positive is officially two years old and I thought I'd celebrate with an important discussion about growth. We all start out with ideas and impressions that we must unlearn, re-examine, and correct over time. This constant cycle of critical thinking and re-evaluation in response to new information is a normal and necessary - [C2E16. We Didn't Start the Fire (A Winter's Night Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/04/29/c2e16-we-didnt-start-the-fire-a-winters-night-part-5/) - Well, the hotel is on fire. Amy and D have been getting folks out of the building, but there's a new twist -- the fire was started because someone summoned a fire elemental. With a rock band still to save and a giant flaming monster running amuck, can our heroes make it out alive? I - [S4E15 The City of the Dead Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-15-the-city-of-the-dead-part-2/) - With the real threat revealed, and their task before them, Talia and Seline make their way deeper into the forgotten city. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [178. Live at No Brand Con 2022!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/04/26/178-live-at-no-brand-con-2022/) - On this episode of The Nerd & Tie Podcast we were live at No Brand Con 2022! Nick gives a report on their trip to Karoshi Con, we discuss Our Flag Means Death, and then the rails are abandoned altogether, as we branch out to topics from Hanzo the Razor to Morbius. It's a fun - [46. Don't Be Racist](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=475) - We've talked before about the white supremacy issues in the modern witchcraft, neopagan, and norse heathen communities, but today we're dealing with something a little more insidious: the racism that might be coming from inside the house. Because what happens when someone who doesn't think they're racist does something racist is important, and there are - [C2E15. Beds Are Burning (A Winter's Night Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/04/22/c2e15-beds-are-burning-a-winters-night-part-4/) - After spending an evening relaxing and drinking in a bar (and getting hit on by a creep who thinks doing magic is impressive), Team 623 went up to their hotel room to get a good night's sleep... only to awaken a couple of hours later to smoke filling their room. So yeah, the hotel's on - [Witch Ways - Spinning Up A Sweetheart](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Witch-Ways-22---Spinning-Up-A-Sweetheart-e1ha6m8) - Sorry it's a bit late this month, my darlings! My usual recording schedule got flipped a bit, what with a certain special project and getting ready for the May anniversary. But here you go! We're back to the fairy tales this month with a little attraction spell from The Sisters Grimmoire, Vol I. This is - [The Nerd & Tie Podcast, Famicom Dojo and 2BWTT All Come To No Brand Con 2022!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/04/14/the-nerd-tie-podcast-famicom-dojo-and-2bwtt-all-come-to-no-brand-con-2022/) - The time has finally come for us to return to doing live podcast episodes conventions, and we're doing it in a big way. Next week we're going to be bringing not one but three live podcasts to No Brand Con 2022 at the Chula Vista Resort in the Wisconsin Dells! On Saturday April 23rd you - [C2E14. The Steak Knife Game (A Winter's Night Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/04/15/c2e14-the-steak-knife-game-a-winters-night-part-3/) - In a reality where 2022 is more like 1986, the team is taking an evening off in a hotel bar. Obie's been playing video games and hanging out with another ten year old, and everyone else is drinking... a lot. And Amy wants to play the Steak Knife Game. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG - [S4E14 The City of the Dead Part 1](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-14-the-city-of-the-dead-part-1/) - Martin wasn’t who he said he was... and now he’s gone. Content Warnings for this episode: Fantasy violence, including the use of firearms, adult language, mature themes, someone throwing up, and a child in danger Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [C2E13. Rock and Sway (A Winter's Night Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/04/08/c2e13-rock-and-sway-a-winters-night-part-2/) - Snowed in at a Hotel in an off season tourist town while the stone recharges, Field Operations Team 623 is doing the one thing you'd expect them to do - get very drunk. Well, except for Obie. Obie is ten. Obie is playing video games. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action - [Blood - The Vampire Anime about Vietnam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlD78TKOoSY) - Celeste looks back at Blood: The Last Vampire and finds a lot more commentary about Vietnam and imperialism than you might remember. Support my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NickIzumi - [S4E13 The Barrens Part 3](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-13-the-barrens-part-3/) - There is a lot to take in, including some unexpected news. Content Warnings for this episode: Fantasy violence, including the use of firearms, adult language and mature themes Our website: http://www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [C2E12. A Hazy Shade (A Winter's Night Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/04/01/c2e12-a-hazy-shade-a-winters-night-part-1/) - Field Operations Team 623 drives through the portal to find themselves in the middle of a blizzard. Where is this small town they've arrived in? What lies in the hotel? What weirdness is in front of them? Will Amy immediately order a drink at the bar? The answer to that last one is "yes" by - [177. Unending Franchises](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/03/28/177-unending-franchises/) - On this episode of The Nerd & Tie Podcast, we talk about Gen's trip to Evercon, the current state of Star Treks Discovery and Picard, the unneededness of FLCL: Grunge, and our excitement for No Brand Con. And hey, want to see us live? Come to No Brand Con. Because we'll be there. Recording the - [C2E11. Critical Royce (Chasing Amy Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/03/25/c2e11-critical-royce-chasing-amy-part-4/) - Field Operations Team 623 is getting ready for their big confrontation against alter-Royce in the abandoned hotel, since he'll be there literally at any moment. Will the team survive? Will their new friends Tim and Magz make it through the day? Will anyone get confused since they've all disguised themselves as Amy? Find out... or - [C2E10. Go Right Inn (Chasing Amy Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/03/18/c2e10-go-right-inn-chasing-amy-part-3/) - Field Operations Team 623 is being chased by an alternate version of Royce who is hunting Amy (thinking she's the Amy from his universe). With the help of a couple of locals, the team has decided to make their stand at an abandoned hotel... but now they have to actually get into it. "Stormwood & - [45. Burnout.](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=469) - Burnout is something that every witch will likely have to deal with in their lives, and it's just something we sort of have to deal with. So, in this episode, that's what we're talking about. And it's mostly because, uh, a certain someone is currently burned out beyond all belief. (And, of course, don't forget - [S4E12 The Barrens Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-12-the-barrens-part-2/) - Seline’s dreams become something else as the group slowly makes their way towards the dark shape on the horizon. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [Witch Ways - Quickie Charms](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Witch-Ways-21---Quickie-Charms-e1f0kl6) - Spells don't always have to be big, complicated rituals in order to be effective. Sometimes the most powerful charm is the one you do with a snap of your fingers. To that end, here are some Quickie Charms from my personal repertoire. Adapted from Grovedaughter Witchery. Visit the Willow Wings Witch Shop to purchase my - [C2E9. Perfect Strangers (Chasing Amy Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/03/11/c2e9-perfect-strangers-chasing-amy-part-2/) - Having found themselves in an alternate dimension where Amy is a fugitive from the law, Field Operations 623 has some important choices to make. They've gotten a message on Amy's phone with an address in Oak Park clearly intended for that universe's version of her. Do they investigate? Do they trust these people? Will there - [Gurren Lagann - Truly Classic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaJB2m-j8jc) - Its hard to accept that something you saw when it was new is "classic" now. Join Celeste as they come to terms with this and justify, perhaps to themself, why this series deserves to be a classic. - [C2E8. A Whole New World (Chasing Amy Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/03/04/c2e8-a-whole-new-world-chasing-amy/) - Field Operations Team 623 managed to fight their way into the tear between realities, but while the world they stepped into looks a lot like home... it's soon apparent that it isn't. What strangeness will they find in this world? What's different? Are they in danger? But hey, there are a bunch of airships, so - [S4E11 The Barrens Part 1](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-11-the-barrens-part-1/) - The Barrens are home to some dangerous creatures. Content Warnings for this episode: Fantasy Violence including the use of firearms, adult language, mature themes, and mild gore. Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [27. When Inspo Takes A Holiday](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Ep-027---When-Inspo-Takes-A-Holiday-e1ebq04) - WE'RE BAAA-AAAACK! And to celebrate, I'm covering a timely topic that's been tripping me up lately. We all encounter it sooner or later - that feeling of being bogged down, tired, uninspired, and unmotivated. The dreaded Slump. It happens in our craft just as much as our mundane lives and it can be hard to - [176. Perfect Peace and Convention Collapse](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/02/28/176-perfect-peace-and-convention-collapse/) - On this episode of The Nerd & Tie Podcast we're giving our full review of season one of Peacemaker. After that, we're talking about some rather major upheavals in the convention scene -- namely Jim Burleson's Albuquerque Anime Fest cancelling while dealers were literally setting up and Corey Wood's Corgi Events LLC's apparent fall. After - [9. Good Omens - Season 1 (2019)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/02/24/9-good-omens-season-1-2019/) - When the Angel Aziraphale first meets the demon Crowley (then Crawley) outside the Garden of Eden, an unlikely friendship forms that spans the next six thousand years. The coming of the Anti-Christ, and the march of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, threaten to unmake the Earth and everyone on it. This unlikely pair have - [57. The Naming of Cats (Reins Returns Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/05/15/57-the-naming-of-cats-reins-returns-part-4/) - Hired by Lacy Reins to find her missing girlfriend Allison Nimblefinger, the team has ended up in the woods -- where they encountered a strange, old dwarven woman, an Orcish man, and a random Ninja. N.K. weirdly picked a fight with them, but the team is currently waiting in hiding to see what happens at - [56. Oh What a Circus (Reins Returns Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/05/08/56-oh-what-a-circus-reins-returns-part-3/) - On the hunt for the missing Allison Nimblefinger the Stormwood team has ended up in the middle of the redwood forest where a mysterious "rendezvous" is supposed to occur. There they found an old, dwarven woman living in a makeshift lean-to, and she is best described as "less than helpful." Like she is very, very - [55. Close Every Door (Reins Returns Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/05/01/55-close-every-door-reins-returns-part-2/) - The team has been hired by Lacy Reins to find her missing girlfriend, halfling hacker Allison “D4rkw3b” Nimblefinger. Information on Allison's phone has led the team to a "supplier" named Elliot, who keeps an address in a very familiar warehouse district. When the team got there, Elliot got really squirrelly and tried to run away. - [54. All I Ask of You (Reins Returns Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/04/24/54-all-i-ask-of-you-reins-returns-part-1/) - When a familiar face walks in the door, a former subject of an investigation becomes the team's new client. Lacy Reins's girlfriend Allison "D4rkw3b" Nimblefinger has disappeared, and it's up to the Stormwood team to find her. Assuming she wants to be found. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second - [53. Worse Luck Yesterday (Domino Effect Part 11)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/04/17/53-worse-luck-yesterday-domino-effect-part-11/) - In the thrilling conclusion to our longest arc yet, the team has the stolen Mustang, they have Juan, and they're driving their way out of the ColeTech building as fast as they can. Bill knows he recognizes the two stones on the dashboard of the Mustang though, and they may have dire implications for a - [52. S&S Presents Bobson and Macai (Domino Effect Part 10)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/04/10/52-ss-presents-bobson-and-macai-domino-effect-part-10/) - Our heroes (and the car thieves) have made it to the top floor of the ColeTech office building in their cars, and now all they have to do is steal back the Spooky Mustang, grab Juan, and get the heck out of there. So, y'know, easy stuff. If you were expecting a lot of gun - [51. S9 - Equity Is Approaching (Domino Effect Part 9)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/04/03/51-s9-equity-is-approaching-domino-effect-part-9/) - Having driven three cars four levels up into the five story ColeTech office building, the Stormwood team (along with the "sexy car thieves") are braving the mysterious, magical darkness that stands between them and the freight elevator to the fifth floor. After making their way for a little while, Babbitt (who was outside the cars - [50. The St8 of the Serious (Domino Effect Part 8)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/03/27/50-the-st8-of-the-serious-domino-effect-part-8/) - The team has reached the fourth floor of the ColeTech headquarters. Instead of finding more ramps and empty offices though, they've found that the only part of the level that's illuminated is the central hallway. More importantly though they can't find the ramps to the fifth level that are supposed to be there. And the - [48. Swift & Serious 6 (Domino Effect Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/03/13/48-swift-serious-6-domino-effect-part-6/) - The Stormwood team, along with the "sexy car thieves" (as Babbitt put it), have decided to team up so they can recover the Mystic Mustang and the thieves' kidnapped crew member Juan from tech billionaire Damien Cole. So they're going to do the one thing they can think of... drive a bunch of cars into - [47. Swift 5 (Domino Effect Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/03/06/47-swift-5-domino-effect-part-5/) - So it turns out that not only did Michelle and Turk Domino know the Stormwood team was coming after them... they also sort of arranged it? They had been put up to stealing the car our heroes were hired to recover by someone named Damien Cole -- after he kidnapped Juan, a member of their - [46. Swift & Serious (Domino Effect Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/02/28/46-swift-serious-domino-effect-part-4/) - The team has been hired to recover a stolen classic Mustang, and it turns out NK's ex-girlfriend Michelle is a part of the crew that stole it. The team has tried to locate the crew, and successfully found Michelle's brother Turk at an illegal street race. Babbitt immediately challenged Turk to a race for "pinks," - [45. The Swift and the Serious: Kyoto Drift (Domino Effect Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/02/21/45-the-swift-and-the-serious-kyoto-drift-domino-effect-part-3/) - The Stormwood team is in pursuit of a stolen car, and it's led them to N.K.'s exgirlfriend (and her ex's brother). After making their way to a dive bar N.K. spotted on her ex's Instagram, the team got a lead on some illegal street racing... which is exactly where they're going to go. Zoom zoom, - [44. 2 Swift 2 Serious (Domino Effect Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/02/14/44-2-swift-2-serious-domino-effect-part-2/) - A man named Marshal Figgins has hired the team to recover a car stolen from his employer (he doesn't want to call the cops because he doesn't want to get fired). The team went out to the house where the car was stolen from, and have some leads -- though their newest team member N.K. - [43. The Swift and the Serious (Domino Effect Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/02/07/43-the-swift-and-the-serious-domino-effect-part-1/) - On their first mission without Kel (and with N.K. filling in), the team gets hired to recover a stolen car by a very, very, very nervous man. Also we get to learn Brian's unique method of opening a coffee can, much to Bill's chagrin. It involves a stapler. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system - [42. A Shattered Path (A Dark Page Part 7)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/01/31/42-a-shattered-path-a-dark-page-part-7/) - The team has broken into Greyhaven Manor (owned by the evil Order of Greyhaven) to save N.K. and find out what happened to Kel and Barrow. They've had some setbacks... and by setbacks, I mean "the team has had to kill a bunch of guys." Mara has a bat with a nail in it. "Stormwood - [41. Nothing Good (A Dark Page Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/01/24/41-nothing-good-a-dark-page-part-6/) - With the message of "Save N.K." coming in over everyone's phones, the team has charged back into the Greyhaven Estate to try and save their friend. They've made it through the magically protected garden, and it's time to break into the house. With, y'know, mixed results. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the in-development RPG system Super - [40. Missing Message (A Dark Page Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/01/17/40-missing-message-a-dark-page-part-5/) - The team just successfully stole the membership list of the (evil) secret society The Order of Greyhaven... a massive magical gemstone with more power than Bill has ever seen. The only problem is... half of the group still hasn't come back yet. Which is, y'know, not good. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the in-development RPG system - [39. Pop and Lock (A Dark Page Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/01/10/39-pop-and-lock-a-dark-page-part-4/) - The team is sneaking around the upper floor of the Greyhaven estate, trying to find the member rolls of the secret society. Will they find them? Will they find something else? If they do find something, how will they get it out? Well, those are certainly all questions that need answering. "Stormwood & Associates" uses - [58. Gary! (Glengarry Gary Gary Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/05/22/58-gary-glengarry-gary-gary/) - Nick is in the GM's seat for this storyline, which is about as weird as weird can get. Is there a cult? Yes. Does it involve a fast food chain's annual board game themed contest? Apparently. Is at least one person named Gary? Gary. Gary gary gary. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super - [C2E7. A Hasty Departure (Genesis Part 7)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/02/25/c2e7-a-hasty-departure-genesis-part-7/) - Liz has jury rigged the Stone of Trancurra into their pickup truck, with the help of the mysterious stranger Cole. Just as they also seemed ready to go and return home though, the team finds themselves under attack. Will Field Operations Team 623 make it home? Will they make it out of this situation alive? - [Hiatus Update - Return Ramble](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Hiatus-Update---Return-Ramble-e1ebn7h) - Hello witches! Haven't seen you all in forever, it feels like. I'm gearing up to return from my long winter's nap in the beginning of March, but first here's a little ramble to let you know how things are going. See you soon! 😁 -Bree - [44. That Crystals Episode](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=457) - On this episode of BS-Free Witchcraft it's finally come time for an episode on crystals. Yep, almost three and a half years into this witchcraft podcast, and we're finally going to talk about the shiny rocks we all like to hoard. But here's the thing -- this might not be the episode you expect, because - [S4E10 Bounty Hunter Blues Part 4](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-10-bounty-hunter-blues-part-4/) - Talia’s frustration boils over, while Seline tries to solve the mystery starting to unfold before them. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [C2E6. The Mysterious Stranger (Genesis Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/02/18/c2e6-the-mysterious-stranger-genesis-part-6/) - Stranded in another universe, the Team 623 went to a sketchy Elven Wizard to try to fix the magic stone that brought them to this new world. Said wizard immediately tried to rob them. Thankfully saved by a mysterious stranger in a hooded cloak, our heroes have managed to escape... but now have to figure - [C2E5. Strange Men in Alleys (Genesis Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/02/11/c2e5-strange-men-in-alleys-genesis-part-5/) - Stormwood & Associates Field Operations Team 623, stranded in another reality, is trying to repair the magic artifact that brought them to this new world. They've met up in a tavern with a shady Elven wizard, but since D took the lead... the conversation isn't exactly going well. And by that, I mean "going very - [Denshimail 174 - Our Favorite Podcasts](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/02/05/denshimail-174-our-favorite-podcasts/) - We answer your lingering, burning questions. What are our favorite podcasts? Well, we break them down for you. And more! [ Additional Episode Notes and Video Version Here ] "One More Continue" and "RPG" theme songs by the Imari Tones: http://imaritones.net. Vinnk and SeanOrange pixel art by Louis Lloyd-Judson: https://louistrations.co.uk. [ Support this show on - [C2E4. Four Adventurers Walk Into a Tavern (Genesis Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/02/04/c2e4-four-adventurers-walk-into-a-tavern-genesis-part-4/) - Stormwood & Associates Field Operations Team 623 is stranded in another universe, and the magical stone that brought them there has been damaged. They're off to the north side of a city whose name they don't know in the hopes of locating an Elven wizard who could potentially repair the magical stone so they could - [S4E9 Bounty Hunter Blues Part 3](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-09-bounty-hunter-blues-part-3/) - They are so close to finding Brown but another obstacle is in their way. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language, mature themes, and a child in danger Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [26. The Healer's Path with Jai McGrainer](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Ep--026---The-Healers-Path-with-Jai-McGrainer-e1ap593) - Originally aired on my Patreon. For this special episode, it's time to hop in the Wayback Machine! I sat down with my oldest friend, Jai McGrainer (we've literally known each other since we were twelve), to chat about her path as a healer and her marvelous holistic health clinic, Azalea House of Healing. There's a - [175. Do You Wanna Taste It?](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/01/30/175-do-you-wanna-taste-it/) - On this episode of Nerd & Tie, we're reviewing the first half of the seasons for both HBO Max's Peacemaker and Disney+'s Book of Boba Fett. Also Trae keeps talking about Beforeigners. After that, we discuss ColossalCon's announcement of "ColossalCon North" this November in the Wisconsin Dells -- and how complicated our feelings are about - [8. Acapulco (2021)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/01/27/8-acapulco-2021/) - Today, Maximo is a wealthy multi-billionaire who owns scores of companies across the globe, but in 1984 he was a poor kid who lived near the Las Colinas resort in Acapulco, Mexico, who dreamed of one day having a job at the resort like his hero Don Pablo. Maximo tells the story of this transformation - [C2E3. Shop, Talk (Genesis Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/01/28/c2e3-shop-talk-genesis-part-3/) - In a new world, Field Operations Team 623 is trying to find civilization in the hopes of repairing the magical stone that transported them away. Considering that this is a world where humans get, well, eaten and Liz Stormwood is mostly human, just going into town is dangerous. In a world where they don't speak - [43. "Lilith"](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=449) - As long as I can remember, people have been debating whether or not it's okay for non-Jewish witches to incorporate Lilith into their practices. Is Lilith closed? Is it cultural appropriation? There's so much misinformation in new age and poorly written witchcraft books on Lilith, it's hard for some witches to get a clear picture. - [C2E2. On the Road (Genesis Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/01/21/c2e2-on-the-road-genesis-part-2/) - So Stormwood & Associates field operations team 623 traveled through a tear between worlds, and find themselves in a new world. That's... that's pretty much what happened. I mean, a guy disguised as a janitor stole the Staff of Trancurra, opened a tear between worlds, and the team ended up going through after him. That's - [S4E8 Bounty Hunter Blues Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-08-bounty-hunter-blues-part-2/) - Talia and Seline go looking for information and fine another battle on their hands. Content Warnings for this episode: Fantasy violence including the use of firearms, adult language, and mature themes, and a gun shot at 49:29 Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [174. Twenty Twenty Also](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/01/15/174-twenty-twenty-also/) - The video game market can be unpredictable, and the last year has proven that even well-founded leaks are unreliable in the face of global chip shortages. Even so, we try to read the tea leaves about what's coming in 2022. Five years into the Nintendo Switch, will there be a successor? How will NFTs impact - [C2E1. Leap of Faith (Genesis Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/01/14/c2e1-leap-of-faith-genesis-part-1/) - Campaign two starts here, as Field Operations Team 623 out of the Chicago office of Stormwood & Associates meet for the very first time! Lead by the inexperienced Liz Stormwood, will they even make it through their first fifteen minutes, let alone first day? "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes - [7. Red Dwarf - Series I and II (1988)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/01/06/7-red-dwarf-series-i-and-ii-1988/) - Third Technician David Lister, lowest-ranking member of the Jupiter Mining Corporation vessel Red Dwarf has awaken from stasis millions of years after everyone else onboard was killed due to a radiation leak from an improperly sealed drive plate. Now possibly the last human in existence, Lister must make his way back to Earth aboard this - [An Introduction to Campaign Two](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2022/01/07/an-introduction-to-campaign-two/) - Campaign two for Stormwood & Associates is here! Rather than just throw you in cold like we did for campaign one though, we've decided to sit down and talk a little about our new characters, the new setting, and any rule changes we're implementing to the system. That way when we start releasing regular episodes - [S4E7 Bounty Hunter Blues Part 1](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-07-bounty-hunter-blues-part-1/) - Meeting an old friend and some new enemies. So a Tuesday. Content Warnings for this episode: Fantasy violence including the use of firearms, adult language, and mature themes Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [25. The Witches of Picnic with Guest Host Jenna](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Ep--025---The-Witches-of-Picnic-with-Guest-Host-Jenna-e1ap5dm) - In this special bonus episode, I sit down with my old friend and sister in the craft, Jenna. We chitchat about our days as basement witches, the informal coven-of-two we started, our old witchy haunts from back in the day, and what we're up to now. Along the way, the in-jokes fly, madness reigns, and - [Denshimail 173 - Christmas Memories 2021](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/12/31/denshimail-173-christmas-memories-2021/) - We share our favorite Christmas memories past and present, and answer whether we'll ever get tired of gaming... or if modern gaming will just forsake us first. [ Additional Episode Notes Here ] "One More Continue" and "RPG" theme songs by the Imari Tones: http://imaritones.net. Vinnk and SeanOrange pixel art by Louis Lloyd-Judson: https://louistrations.co.uk. [ - [174. The Best and Worst of 2021!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/12/28/174-the-best-and-worst-of-2021/) - It's the end of the year, and that means it's time to review the best and worst stuff that came out in 2021! Nick, Gen and Trae take a look at the best and worst movies, television series, Japanese imports, video games, and conventions that made 2021 a unique experience. There are a lot of - [6. Quantum Leap - Season 1 (1989)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/12/23/6-quantum-leap-season-1-1989/) - Some time in the near future of the 1990s, Dr. Sam Beckett prematurely entered the Quantum Leap accelerator himself to prove that his theory of a finite but expanding universe allowing one to time travel within their own lifetime. His theories were correct, but with the side-effect that he trades places with someone from the - [S4E6 Kal-Kanar Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-06-kal-kanar-part-2/) - Escape from the city was easy, but navigating a place they’ve never been is going to be tough. Content Warnings for this episode: Fantasy violence including the use of firearms, adult language, mature themes, and the sound of a gunshot towards the beginning. Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [42. The Myth Who Stole Christmas](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=441) - On this (very last minute) episode of the podcast, we're looking at the myths surrounding paganism and Christmas... and how some of the claims that circulate this time of year don't really have a lot of historical grounding. Or, in some cases, any at all. Frankly I just needed to do something that isn't depressing - [173. Getting SWOLED](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/12/17/173-getting-swoled/) - We predicted earlier this year that we would never be getting a Switch Pro, despite persistent rumors to the contrary. Then the Switch OLED dropped and we were... sort of right. Unfortunately, it was for reasons that were so specific that even our valuable power of taking a firm stance on something only to be - [Watch 'TIE Fighter,' The 80s Anime Inspired Star Wars Fan Film](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2015/03/24/watch-tie-fighter-the-80s-anime-inspired-star-wars-fan-film/) - You guys know I love a good fan film, and that's what we have for you. Uploaded earlier today, TIE Fighter was a four year project by animator Paul Johnson. He describes it on Youtube as:What if there was an Empire-focused short Star Wars animation, drawn with the crazy detail and shading of classic 80s - [Before and After - Venus Wars](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWxz4GNFHu8) - Nick and Rena let a sandwich decide which movie they should watch and find themselves pleasantly surprised by a truly classic anime. - [Witch Ways - Eyes Like Coals](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Witch-Ways--Ep--20---Eyes-Like-Coals-e14va6k) - Every witch needs a good repertoire of protection spells. Shields and wards are all well and good, but if you want your magical defenses to have a little more bite, try creating a tiny household guardian with "Eyes Like Coals." (Note: You will have to feed it.) Adapted from The Sisters Grimmoire, Vol. I, 2nd - [5. Schmigadoon! (2021)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/12/12/5-schmigadoon-2021/) - What is the meaning of true love? Schmigadoon! explores the answer through the absurd story tropes, and casual racism of American musicals. When emotions are so strong you can't speak, you sing. When you can't sing, you dance. And the blonde heiress is totally a Nazi. Vinnk and Sean review this Lorne Michaels production, which - [S4E5 Kal-Kanar Part 1](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-05-kal-kanar-part-1/) - Seline and Talia have a little fun before entering the capital of District 3. Content Warnings for this episode: Fantasy violence including the use of firearms, adult language, and mature themes including suggestions of sexual activity. Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [Denshimail 172 - On the Value of Remakes](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/12/03/denshimail-172-on-the-value-of-remakes/) - This week we're following up the main episode by answering your questions about the value of remakes, how Nintendo's marketing practices, hobbled the TubroGrafx-16 library in the US, among other things, and we share some of our favorite cameos in our videos and what a joy they were to direct. [ Additional Episode Notes Here - [24. Warding a Witchy Home](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Ep--024---Warding-A-Witchy-Home-e19ag9t) - As we close out 2021, it seems like a good time to cover some basic home protection spells and warding techniques. In this episode, I cover the creation of wards and anchors, how to cast wards around your home, and what home protection magic can...and more importantly, CANNOT....keep away. I’ll be taking a short break - [Episode 6 - A 90s Revelation](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2013/10/13/episode-6-a-90s-revelation/) - The band is back together for our sixth episode where we talk about FOX picking up Gotham (a pre-Batman police procedural), Linda Carter's Man of Steel 2/Wonder Woman comments, Stephanie Brown's unbenching by DC, Star Trek Renegades, Star Wars Rebels, (My) Immortal's season 2 kickstarter, and the newly recovered episodes of Doctor Who. Also, revelations - [4. The Queen's Gambit (2020)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/11/25/4-the-queens-gambit-2020/) - Originally a novel by Walter Tevis published in 1983, The Queen’s Gambit tells the story of Beth Harmon, orphan, drug addict, and chess prodigy as she climbs to the top of the world rankings to face off against the toughest opponents of the Cold War: the Russians. Vinnk and Sean wonder how a TV show - [BONUS - The Cast Reflects on Campaign One](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/11/26/bonus-the-cast-reflects-on-campaign-one/) - It's finally over - campaign one of Stormwood & Associates has ended. With that, Trae, Nick, Gen, and Kyle decided to sit down and talk about their thoughts on the "Harmed" campaign. And by "sit down" we mean "hadn't gotten up yet from finishing the campaign" as this was recorded immediately following the final session. - [S4E4 Shadows and Silence Part 4](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-04-shadows-and-silence-part-4/) - Leaving District One behind, but first! Tea with a Feylord. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes. Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [Stay Little Valentine - A Cowboy Bebop Tragedy](https://youtu.be/MwCZi7FaDVw) - With The Debut of Live Action Cowboy Bebop upon us, it's time to look back at the original for what Celeste thinks is the most existentially tragic story in the entire series. Support my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NickIzumi - [41. Predators, Abusers, and Cults](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=436) - Content Warning: This episode discusses trauma, abuse, child sexual abuse, and other topics related to those issues. Listener discretion is advised. On this episode of BS-Free Witchcraft we're talking about manipulators, predators, abusers, and cult-ish behavior in the modern witchcraft movement. From online spaces to real world ones, we need to know how to recognize - [172. The Risible Cost of Retro](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/11/19/172-the-risible-cost-of-retro/) - Vinnk and Sean talk about the insane auction prices of some not-very-rare (but sealed) physical retro games, and the value of remakes. In Future Retro, Sean shares his spoiler-free thoughts on The Last of Us Part II on PS4, and Vinnk reviews a book? Oh, but it's about the value of retro games! Whew, saved - [135. The Son and the Heir (Forever Harmed Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/11/19/135-the-son-and-the-heir-forever-harmed-part-6/) - This is it. The finale for campaign one of Stormwood & Associates is here. Will the team defeat Halliwell? What ever happened to Royce? Will there be a happily ever after for everyone? Will Mara's story ever get acknowledged? Does Babbitt still have a deck of cards? All of these questions will be answered. Maybe. - [Witch Ways - All Heads Off But Mine](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Witch-Ways--Ep--19---All-Heads-Off-But-Mine-e14va1h) - Few things in life are more infuriating than seeing your power usurped by others, or worse, stolen from you And nothing is more satisfying than taking it back. If you're feeling beaten down and set upon, draw up your list of grievances and cry, "All Heads Off But Mine!" Adapted from The Sisters Grimmoire, Vol. - [134. You Shut Your Mouth (Forever Harmed Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/11/12/134-you-shut-your-mouth-forever-harmed-part-5/) - The team is on their way to finally deal with Halliwell, but two familiar faces rear their heads along the way - you can probably guess who they are. And they're going to throw down in a parking garage. It ends up being pretty cathartic. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action - [3. Ted Lasso - Season 1 (2020)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/11/11/3-ted-lasso-season-1-2020/) - What business does constantly cheery coach Ted Lasso have managing a strange sport in a foreign country, neither of which he knows anything about? That's what lots of people are trying to figure out in this Apple TV+ series, from Richmond's staunch fanbase, to the British press, to the people who wonder if owner Rebecca - [S4E3 Shadows and Silence Part 3](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-03-shadows-and-silence-part-3/) - Seline can’t help herself sometimes. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes. Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [Denshimail 171 - 10th Anniversary Podcast Edition](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/11/06/denshimail-171-10th-anniversary-podcast-edition/) - Vinnk and Sean celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Famicom Dojo Video Game Podcast by answering your questions! [ Additional Episode Notes Here ] "One More Continue" and "RPG" theme songs by the Imari Tones: http://imaritones.net. Vinnk and SeanOrange pixel art by Louis Lloyd-Judson: https://louistrations.co.uk. [ Support this show on Patreon ] Subscribe to this - [133. You Go Home and You Cry (Forever Harmed Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/11/05/133-you-go-home-and-you-cry-forever-harmed-part-4/) - The Stormwood team is making their final play against Halliwell, who they intend to confront in their old office. To get in though, with cops at every door, they're breaking into Raz's old apartment in the same building. Is it unoccupied? Who knows! They didn't get a chance to do any in depth research before - [Dirty Pair and Star Trek - An Unlikely Crossover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbqcNBYTWfM) - The Classic Anime Dirty Pair was a lot of fans First Contact with anime. With a new Blu-Ray release on the horizon, Celeste dives into Dirty Pair's numerous shout outs in Star Trek: The Next Generation. - [23. The Name of the Game](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Ep--023---The-Name-of-the-Game-e19ae78) - Halloween may be over, but I’m not ready to be done with Spooky Season just yet! As such, this month, I’m diving into the history of Ouija boards, tracing their origins from the spiritualist camps of the late 1800s to their development as a popular party game to some of the modern myths surrounding the - [172. It Still Counts When You're a Lizard](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/10/31/172-it-still-counts-when-youre-a-lizard/) - On this month's installment of The Nerd & Tie Podcast we talk about the latest controversies surrounding the convention Bubba Fest, the inspirational Lightyear trailer, our Dune review, the new Cowboy Bebop trailer, and our thoughts on Star Trek: Prodigy. Technical difficulties may have delayed the episode to the very end of the month, but - [Bonus - Listener Ghost Stories, Volume II](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Halloween-Bonus---Listener-Ghost-Stories--Vol--II-e19h289) - As promised, it’s your Halloween treat - another installment of Listener Ghost Stories! We’ve got another marvelous collection this year, and I hope you enjoy them in all their spooky... and occasionally poignant... glory. Producer Penny makes a guest appearance to provide commentary. (Listen all the way to end for an adorable outtake!) Happy Halloween, - [Halloween Special](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-02-shadows-and-silence-part-2/) - Vincent, an apprentice Loremaster, is dragged into fulfilling the duties of his apprenticeship, much to his protest. His best friend Alex, a curse breaker who works for a small curio shop, is excited to join him. She finds the perfect person to join them, but it so happens that Mal is Vincent’s ex lover. All - [Bonus - Do the Magical Thing with Lee Curtis-Rogers](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/BONUS---Do-The-Magical-Thing-with-Lee-Curtis-Rogers-e19a95a) - It's a special Samhain bonus episode for all you lovely witches! I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Lee Curtis-Rogers of "Do The Magical Thing" to talk shop. We got into SO many things, from "outside the box" magical thinking to mental health and witchcraft to what it's like to be community educators - [2. Farscape - Season 1 (1999)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/10/29/2-farscape-season-1-1999/) - It's 1999, and the (fictional) IASA organization is testing a new spacecraft designed by scientist John Crichton that will help propel humanity into the stars. Crichton overshoots just a LITTLE bit, and ends up running into an alien spacecraft on the other side of the galaxy, accidentally causing the death of the very conspicuously human-like - [Announcing Our Newest Podcast - Two Boobs Watch the Tube](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/10/27/announcing-our-newest-podcast-two-boobs-watch-the-tube/) - We're excited to announce a new addition to the Nerd & Tie Podcast Network lineup today. A brand new podcast created by Sean Corse and "Vinnk" of Famicom Dojo called Two Boobs Watch the Tube. Instead of interrupting their video game podcast to talk about TV, Sean and Vinnk have made a TV podcast they - [1. See - Season 1 (2019)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/10/27/1-see-season-1-2019/) - After a war that nearly wipes out humanity, anyone born with the curse of sight or access to written knowledge is killed by the Witchfinders of Queen Kane of the Payan Kingdom. Despite this, the Queen had designs on royal progeny who can see in order to gain an edge over her enemies. Her consort - [132. Criminally Vulgar (Forever Harmed Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/10/29/132-criminally-vulgar-forever-harmed-part-3/) - On their way to take on Halliwell, the team has been stopped at a check point just outside of San Ricardo. Everything seemed to be going fine, right up until they remembered the crate full of very dangerous weapons sitting in the bed of Babbitt's truck. That's when things started going not so fine. "Stormwood - [40. Let's Get Spooky-ish!](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=426) - Well, we've reached that special time of year where it's time to talk about ghost stories on the podcast! Sort of! This year, Trae is joined by Lee Bradford (creator of The Sweeney Tarot), who returns to the podcast after three years. We talk about ghosts, cryptids, and legends that don't quite pan out. This - [S4E2 Shadows and Silence Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-02-shadows-and-silence-part-2/) - While small chores are in motion, Talia and Seline take a moment to be parents. Seline finds herself missing the Feywilds. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes. Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon:www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [Let's Be Legendary Season 4 Trailer](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-season-4-trailer/) - Please adjust your radio to the correct station for the broadcast! Season 4 premieres Oct 4th for Patreon, and Oct 6th for the public. Get hyped! Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website:www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon:www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [171. Digital Post-Apocalypse](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/10/15/171-digital-post-apocalypse/) - The bad news keeps compounding for Sony. First came the announcement that the PS3, PSP, and Vita online stores would be shutting down this July. Then some intrepid investigators discovered that the death of the CMOS battery in PS3 and PS4 models means your digital libraries would be useless -- even if the batteries are - [Witch Ways - The Nesting Toad](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Witch-Ways--Ep--18---The-Nesting-Toad-e14v9u8) - With a simple change of intention and timing, a spell can heal or harm as the caster wishes. "The Nesting Toad" is a perfect representation of this concept. What will you use it for? The choice is entirely up to you. Adapted from The Sisters Grimmoire, Vol. I, 2nd edition https://www.amazon.com/Sisters-Grimmoire-Spells-Charms-Happily/dp/1544814194/ Visit my shop http://BreeNicGarran.wordpress.com/shop - [130. How Soon is Now (Forever Harmed Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/10/15/130-how-soon-is-now-forever-harmed-part-1/) - With the stone of rebirth destroyed, it's finally come time for our heroes to go and take down Halliwell. But between a Calisorta recall election and a city wide lockdown (due to the Great Dragon Alcatraz's offspring finally having hatched), it's going to be tough to pull it off. This is it guys. This is - [129. Gobbo in the Ballroom with the Tristones (Halcyon Dreams Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/10/08/129-gobbo-in-the-ballroom-with-the-tristones-halcyon-dreams-part-6/) - Gobbo has stolen the tristones of Nacurr from our heroes, and is currently trying to punch a hole to his home universe so he can travel back to his world... and also let the invading army he's from to come back through to our world. This is not really acceptable to the Stormwood team, and - [S4E1 Shadows and Silence Part 1](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s4-episode-01-shadows-and-silence-part-1/) - Season four begins here. After their journey into the feywilds, Talia and Seline need a moment to stop and reconnect with their family. However the past still haunts them. The nagging feeling of unfinished business with Leroy Brown, and Seline’s dreams calling her back to the Feywilds... Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language, mature - [22. Bree and Lozzie vs The Witch Hunters](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Ep--022---Bree-and-Lozzie-vs-The-Witch-Hunters-e17duli) - Spooky Season is upon us and thanks to last month’s trip into the history of witch trials, I’ve got a score to settle with some witch-hating dead guys - Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins and Witch-Pricker John Stearne. Luckily, my trusty witch pal and fellow WItchstorian Lozzie Stardust is ready to wade into the fray with - [128. No Clue (Halcyon Dreams Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/10/01/128-no-clue-halcyon-dreams-part-5/) - Gobbo has stolen the Tristones of Nacurr from our heroes, and they've tracked him through the empty streets of Halcyon to a mansion on the outskirts of town. The house is dark, mysterious, and the team are fairly certain they're not alone in there. I mean, they know they're not -- the followed Gobbo in - [Special Project Teaser Trailer](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/special-project-teaser-trailer/) - "...the mists roll in." Patreon only story premieres for everyone October 31. Our website: http://www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [171. Openings and Closings](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/09/27/171-openings-and-closings/) - On this episode of the Nerd & Tie Podcast, we're discussing Russell T. Davies's return to Doctor Who, Disney suing to retain the full rights over Spider-Man (and a lot of other characters), Netflix releasing the opening credits to the upcoming Cowboy Bebop live action series, our Shang Chi thoughts, and how Wizards of the - [39. Mabon and Aidan Kelly](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=417) - In the last few years there has been some minor push back against using the name "Mabon" for the Autumnal Equinox. In this episode we're going to talk about how Mabon got its name, who came up with the name, and why exactly a small group of British Traditional Wiccans are so mad about it. - [127. An Annoying Escape (Halcyon Dreams Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/09/24/127-an-annoying-escape-halcyon-dreams-part-4/) - The team is in the abandoned town of Halcyon, where apparently the remnants of an inter-dimensional invading army are just sorta... hanging out? Watching old DVDs of Gilmore Girls and MASH? The team ran into a goblin named Gobbo and spent the night on the floor of a former Thai restaurant. Now the morning has - [Crossroads Teaser Trailer](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/crossroads-teaser-trailer/) - "Welcome to Ashland." A Crossroads Teaser Trailer. Visit our website at www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [21. Witchcraft and Modern Law](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Ep--021---Witchcraft-and-Modern-Law-e17irqb) - As promised, the followup episode is here! This time, I'm digging into witchcraft as it relates to modern law, plus covering a few key 20th-century events that I missed in Episode 20 and some legal codes that may apply to your practice even if they don't deal with witchcraft directly. We'll also be discussing some - [BONUS - The Dabbler's Guide to Witchcraft with Fire Lyte](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/BONUS---The-Dabblers-Guide-to-Witchcraft-with-Fire-Lyte-e17cbih) - Surprise surprise, witches! It's a special bonus episode! This month, I sat down for a chat with the absolutely delightful host of the Inciting A Riot podcast and soon-to-be-published author, Fire Lyte. We talked about how he got his start in witchcraft, how his holistic views on education influenced his practice, and how the events - [126. Gragnath Murderblood (Halcyon Dreams Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/09/17/126-gragnath-murderblood-halcyon-dreams-part-3/) - After arriving in the abandoned town of Halcyon to destroy the football, they've found that the town isn't as empty as it's supposed to be. A large number of orcs are living in the former resort town, and a goblin (who at one point got locked int he trunk of a Lincoln - who will - [Witch Ways - The Golden Tree](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Witch-Ways-17---The-Golden-Tree-e14v9or) - Whether you need a change in circumstances or a quick boost to your bank account or you just want to go to the festival, "The Golden Tree" just might be able to help. Make the charm when you can, then use it when you need it. Visit my shop http://BreeNicGarran.wordpress.com/shop for books and other witchy - [125. The Recruiter and "Kevin" (Halcyon Dreams Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/09/10/125-the-recruiter-and-kevin-halcyon-dreams-part-2/) - The team has travelled to Halcyon, Williams so they can safely destroy the "football" without taking out most of the west coast. The supposedly abandoned town doesn't seem to be as empty as it first seemed though. And yes, I know this is "the team in an abandoned/empty town" scenario again. We don't mean for - [Season 3 Recap](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-season-recap/) - Welcome to the final recording of season 3! Here is a full recap of the season. Season 4 starts in October! Next week will be the Season 4 trailer! Content Warnings for this episode: Mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [124. The Grind (Halcyon Dreams Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/09/03/124-the-grind-halcyon-dreams-part-1/) - With Halliwell clearly trying to build a new Stone of Rebirth, it's time to finally destroy the old one. They have the Tristones of Nacurr, they have the football -- and now it's time to actually do something. It's time to get into the meat of the story, so things don't stay a grind. See - [20. Witchcraft and the Law](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Ep-020---Witchcraft-and-the-Law-e16jqfr) - Grab your pencils, witches - it’s time for a history lesson! This month, I’m digging deep into the history of witchcraft-related laws and how changing views on magic, religion, and superstition first denied the existence of witches, then panicked over their alleged activities, and finally settled into something resembling common sense. This is a long - [170. Do You Believe in Magic?](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/08/30/170-do-you-believe-in-magic/) - On this episode of the Nerd & Tie Podcast we talk about the abrupt shut down of Anime Magic's drag show, the first look at the Netflix Cowboy Bebop cast, the latest drama in the Evangelion Dub saga, we review The Suicide Squad, Marvel's What If? has started, and the Spider-Man No Way Home trailer - [123. Knock Out, Drag Down (2 Domino 2 Effect Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/08/27/123-knock-out-drag-down-2-domino-2-effect-part-5/) - The team is in the middle of a battle, as Bill and Raz fight in the back of a semi trailer against Royce and a number of armed men. Babbitt is trying to stop the truck, and they're all speeding up the Pacific Coast Highway in the middle of the night during a thunderstorm. It's - [Season 3 Retrospective Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-retrospective-part2/) - And here is part two of the Let's Be Legendary Season 3 retrospective! Make sure to join us next week for the Live Q&A on our Discord. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website:www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon:www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [38. Biases, Research, and Doing Better](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=411) - This month we're talking about how we, as a community, need to actually verify that something is real before we start sharing it. Time and time again, something gets passed back and forth within the witchcraft community before someone actually bothers to ask the question "is this something that's really happening?" Because sometimes it isn't. - [Season Three Retrospective Part 1](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-retrospective-part-1/) - A fun thing we did for last season, we decided to bring it back! Tell us what you think about all of our random thoughts! Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [122. Rain Soaked Roads (2 Domino 2 Effect Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/08/20/122-rain-soaked-roads-2-domino-2-effect-part-4/) - So Halliwell is trying to build a backup "Stone of Rebirth" and has Royce smuggling a large number of magical batteries up to San Ricardo to do it. The Stormwood team, with the help of the "Sexy Car Thieves," plans on intercepting the semi carrying the batteries on the road. And it's raining. And night - [We're Joining Forces With Chippewa Valley Mainstreet Radio!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/04/01/were-joining-forces-with-chippewa-valley-mainstreet-radio/) - While Nerd & Tie has a global audience, we've always felt Foolish that we don't dedicate more resources to where we're based -- Northwestern Wisconsin. With that in mind, this April is bringing some big changes to the network. We've decided to join forces with the local podcast network Chippewa Valley Mainstreet Radio! Chippewa Valley - [Witch Ways - Sweetening Powder](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Witch-Ways-16---Sweetening-Powder-e14v9mr) - Planning a little persuasion magic? Need to improve someone's attitude? Mix up a batch of Sweetening Powder and start turning those opinions in your favor. Visit my shop http://BreeNicGarran.wordpress.com/shop for books and other witchy goodies! Follow the show on Twitter @hex_podcast for the latest updates! For more information on how to support the show and - [121. Narrow Escape (2 Domino 2 Effect Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/08/13/121-narrow-escape-2-domino-2-effect-part-3/) - The team is currently in La Reina at a racing event. After a fun night, their suspicions were confirmed that Halliwell was attempting to pull something off in the area. Or at least that seemed like the obvious conclusion when Raz ran into Royce at a local Starbucks. Now Babbitt has followed Royce to a - [Six Wizard World Shows Acquired By Fan Expo HQ](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/08/10/six-wizard-world-shows-acquired-by-fan-expo-hq/) - News broke this morning that Fan Expo HQ, who run Fan Expo Canada, Megacon Orlando, Fan Expo Dallas, and more, have purchased and will take over six of Wizard World's events. These six events are Wizard's largest: Philadelphia, New Orleans, Portland, St. Louis, Cleveland and Chicago. As ICV2's Milton Griepp reports:Fan Expo will honor “all - [Bonus - Witchcraft Activism with Alex Wrekk](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/BONUS---Witchcraft-Activism-with-Alex-Wrekk-e14vek4) - In this special bonus episode, I sit down with Alex Wrekk of Portland Button Works ( http://www.portlandbuttonworks.com ) to discuss the role of witchcraft in modern activism. (Standard tangents apply). We also talk about the upcoming SASS Witch Con which you should DEFINITELY check out! https://www.facebook.com/AwitchCon SASS WITCH CON REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Join us August - [S3E60 Check Mate Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-60-check-mate-part-2/) - The last episode of season 3! Thanks for listening and make sure to keep an eye out for extras throughout the break between seasons! Including some fun new things for patreon! Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [120. Up All Night (2 Domino 2 Effect Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/08/06/120-up-all-night-2-domino-2-effect-part-2/) - The team is in La Reina, Calisorta for a very unfortunately named racing event. They're there to meet Michelle Domino and crew for some Halliwell stuff, but have arrived first. So they're racing cars, going dancing, and accidentally running into old enemies. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes Second Edition - [19. The Trouble With Tarot](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Episode-019---The-Trouble-with-Tarot-e1397b3) - Tarot and tarot-reading have been a part of the modern witchcraft movement since the 1960s. But where did these cards and their meanings come from? Are they secretly Ancient Egyptian mystical texts? Do they have their origins among the Romani people? Are they a sacred closed practice that should not be used by outsiders? Nope, - [S3E59 Check Mate Part 1](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-59-check-mate-part-1/) - The last of Talia’s "heads." Content Warnings for this episode: Fantasy violence including the use of firearms, adult language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [BONUS – Crystal Witch with Bekkathyst](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/BONUS---Crystal-Witch-with-Bekkathyst-e14p6g5) - If you love crystals, you’re in luck! I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Bekka of the popular crystal shop Bekkathyst to talk about everyone’s favorite shiny rocks and what it’s like to own a witchcraft-based business. Make sure you check out her wares on all her social media, particularly on Tumblr, and - [37. Feedback/Q&A Special 2021!](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=406) - It's July, so that means it's time for the annual BS-Free Witchcraft Q&A episode! Listeners like you sent in questions, and I'm going to do my best to answer them. Could it be a complete disaster? Maybe! Only one way to find out though. (And, of course, don't forget this show is part of the - [S3E58 The Wedding Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-58-the-wedding-part-2/) - Welcome to the wedding of He Who Stands Between and the Queen of Night and Magic. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [119. Off to the Races (2 Domino 2 Effect Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/07/30/119-off-to-the-races-2-domino-2-effect-part-1/) - After NK gets a message from Michelle Domino, the team is off to La Reina, Calisorta for a racing event. The team isn't really there to race though -- instead, they're going to LA for something far, far more important. And yes, we're retconning "LA" to "La Reina." It's, uh, worldbuilding. Sure. "Stormwood & Associates" - [118. Watch Out For Snakes (The Missing Piece Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/07/23/118-watch-out-for-snakes-the-missing-piece-part-3/) - The Stormwood team is in yet another haunted ghost town with a mine, but this time in the search of the remaining tristone of Nacurr. After some rather violent ghostly images played out in front of the team, it's clear that the stone is in the mine... and that there's a giant snake. Why is - [169. Liars, Losers, and Loki](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/07/19/169-liars-losers-and-loki/) - On this episode of The Nerd & Tie Podcast we dig into the AnimeTube Kickstarter fiasco, Anime Matsuri's numbers look off, there was a Nazi cosplayer at IndyPopCon, and we finally give our full review of the first season of Marvel's Loki. We're kind of going all over the place on this one, but it's - [Dear Congoers of America: Stop Wearing Nazi Uniforms. Seriously.](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2018/04/03/dear-congoers-of-america-stop-wearing-nazi-uniforms-seriously/) - There was a point in my life where I thought that there were things I wouldn't have to explain to people, but I think it's safe to say that we've moved well beyond that now. Over the last few years I've learned that there's nothing so obvious that someone doesn't need it spelled out to - [Mythology with Celeste!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/07/17/mythology-with-celeste/) - Stories include "Sumerian Goddess Sibling Rivalry," "Medea: Gatekeep, Gaslight, Girlboss," and "The Best Knight of the Round You've Never Hear Of." If you enjoy what you're hearing consider leaving us a tip! - [Luginbilled Part Twelve](https://coolandunusualpunishment.simplecast.com/episodes/luginbilled-season-finale-episode-12) - It's finally here -- the finale for Luginbilled. After a long, exhausting year of kicking over rocks, we can finally answer the big question: Where is Joe Luginbill? Joe Luginbill Releases Statement https://www.weau.com/content/news/Joe-Luginbill-releases-statement--567469211.html Organizations Forced out of State Theater https://www.weau.com/content/news/Organizations-forced-out-of-State-Theater--567335201.html WEConnect International https://weconnectinternational.org/who-we-are/ Referenced Screenshots https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fPpEz7-uWN6y-TiunvPporczpgsHJmPs?usp=sharing Support us on Patreon! https://www.http://patreon.com/coolandunusualpunishment - [Witch Ways - Harmony Salt](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Witch-Ways--Ep--15---Harmony-Salt-e1322ta) - When you need some tranquility in your life, try a pinch of Harmony Salt! It's simple, it smells nice, and it helps keep your space a little more peaceful. Visit my shop for books and other witchy goodies! http://BreeNicGarran.wordpress.com/shop Follow the show on Twitter @hex_podcast for the latest updates! For more information on how to - [S3E57 The Wedding Part 1](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-28-the-wedding-part-1/) - The River King’s challenge is done. However they aren't given a moment to breathe. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [117. Meat Puppets (The Missing Piece Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/07/16/117-meat-puppets-the-missing-piece-part-2/) - The team has gone out find the remaining Tristone of Nacurr, and they've ended up walking towards a ghost town in the Helada desert. And like literally every other abandoned town they've headed towards, there's some sort of ghostly presence. Now just to see if any snakes or worms show up... "Stormwood & Associates" uses - [S3E56 The River King Part 4](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-56-the-river-king-part-4/) - The last challenge from the River King. A duel. Seline takes up the dead, Lord Longfellow’s sword. Content Warnings for this episode: Fantasy violence, adult language, and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [116. Desert Whispers (The Missing Piece Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/07/09/116-desert-whispers-the-missing-piece-part-1/) - An early morning visitor to the Stormwood team's apartment sends them off after the final piece of the Tristone of Nacurr. They need the Tristones, if you recall, so they can destroy the Stone of Rebirth (aka "The Football"). The team needs to destroy the Stone of Rebirth to stop... you get the picture. So - [18. When Spells Don't Work](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Ep--018---When-Spells-Dont-Work-e12eack) - So there you are - you've done your prep, you've cast your spell, annnnd now you wait. And wait. And wait some more. (How long does this take, anyway?) So how do you know if your spells have worked? And what happens if they don't work at all? This one comes with a little extra - [S3E55 The River King Part 3](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-55-the-river-king-part-3/) - They were warned against ever going to a Fae ball, but find they have no choice. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon:www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [S3E54 The River King Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-54-the-river-king-part-2/) - The second challenge is of speed. A race against the River King’s best ship. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [115. The Setup? (Dope Magic Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/07/02/115-the-setup-dope-magic-part-6/) - Having defeated the spellfighters, and no longer in immediate danger, the Stormwood team is starting to realize that maybe not everything adds up in this case. Has their client been withholding things from them? Is there a vast conspiracy? Is Kel just super paranoid? "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes - [168. Simple and Clean](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/06/28/168-simple-and-clean/) - On this episode of the Nerd & Tie Podcast we're talking about Hikaru Utada coming out of the closet as Nonbinary, the new Godzilla Singular Point anime, and the first few episodes of the Disney+ Loki series. After that, we dive into the weird world of people blaming Disney for things they didn't actually do - [114. Huddle Up (Dope Magic Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/06/25/114-huddle-up-dope-magic-part-5/) - The spellfighters continue their attack on the Stormwood clubhouse, but unlike the previous fight things are going much better for our protagonists. I mean, having a scary vampire on your side probably helps a lot, y'know? In any case, cleaning up the place afterwards should prove to be a bit of a pain in the - [S3E53 The River King Part 1](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-53-the-river-king-part-1/) - The task for the Hag of the Evermarsh done, they set out on the next task. To defeat the River King. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [S3E52 The Hag of the Evermarsh Part 3](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-52-the-hag-of-the-evermarsh-part-3/) - A dragon guards the treasure horde of the Hag, and seems to also have something else they need. Content Warnings for this episode: Fantasy violence including the use of firearms, Adult language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [36. Fight a God.](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=399) - So a few weeks ago I made a joke post on my Tumblr where I said beginner witches should "Fight a God." This led me through a series of events which made me want to discuss how we relate to gods in witchcraft, the difference between worship and belief, and frankly whether or not we - [S3E51 The Hag of the Evermarsh Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-51-the-hag-of-the-evermarsh-part-2/) - Even the music is dangerous here! What’s even stranger about the house, is where they find the egg. Content Warnings for this episode: Fantasy violence including the use of firearms, Adult language mature themes, and mild gore Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [S3E50 The Hag of the Evermarsh Part 1](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-50-the-hag-of-the-evermarsh-part-1/) - Now knowing their goal; Talia, Seline, James, and Harmon begin to explore the house. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult language and mature themes and mild gore Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [113. The Siege (Dope Magic Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/06/18/113-the-siege-dope-magic-part-4/) - So the spellfighters have managed to make it to the clubhouse, and our heroes are now under siege. This time around the fight is much more balanced in the Stormwood team's favor. Because, y'know, the resurrected samurai and the vampire they have hanging out with them. These are things people usually don't prepare for. "Stormwood - [Witch Ways - Fearless in the Fire](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Witch-Ways--Ep--14---Fearless-in-the-Fire-epn7f9) - We've discussed what to do to cast curses, but what do you do if someone has placed a curse on YOU? Destroy their spell and their power over you with "Fearless In The Fire," a heavy-duty cursebreaker from the pages of The Sisters Grimmoire, Vol. I. Visit my shop http://BreeNicGarran.wordpress.com/shop for books and other witchy - [S3E49 Into the Wild Part 3](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-49-into-the-wild-part-3/) - Deeper into the feywilds, Seline and Talia find help where they expected to be alone. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [S3E48 Into the Wild Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-48-into-the-wild-part-2/) - The dangers of the Wilds are quick to present themselves. Content Warnings for this episode: Fantasy violence including the use of firearms, mature themes, and mild gore Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [112. Halftime Show (Dope Magic Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/06/11/112-halftime-show-dope-magic-part-3/) - Having barely escaped with their lives after an ambush from the disgraced spell fighters, the Stormwood team and their client have regrouped back at the club house. Now it's time to dig in and wait for the oncoming siege. But things should go better this time around. This time they have a vampire. "Stormwood & - [103. Goyles Just Wanna Have Fun (Arcturus Manor Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/04/09/103-goyles-just-wanna-have-fun-arcturus-manor-part-3/) - The team has snuck into Arcturus Manor in Tomah Lake, Calisorta to steal one of the Tristones of Nacurr from a private collection. After encountering a particular blonde elf with a pixie cut, the team has made their way into a spooky tower with a fairly casual relationship with time and space. Now they just - [102. The Timeless Tower (Arcturus Manor Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/04/02/102-the-timeless-tower-arcturus-manor-part-2/) - The team is infiltrating Arcturus Manor on Tomah Lake in an attempt to recover a specific magical stone. They're currently pretending to be gardeners, which got them onto the grounds, but it's now occurring to them that their particular disguise may not get them into the house itself. Also, a familiar face may be waiting - [101. Sometimes it Rains (Arcturus Manor Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/03/26/101-sometimes-it-rains-arcturus-manor-part-1/) - The team is after another one of the tristones (which they need to destroy the "football"), and Mikhail has tracked down another piece with a collector. Thankfully the address is only forty five minutes away, on a house on Tomah Lake. Will the team successfully infiltrate the estate? Will they go unnoticed? Or will everything - [100. Biscuit Tinning (Challenge of the Robots Part 9)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/03/19/100-biscuit-tinning-challenge-of-the-robots-part-9/) - Is it the 100th episode? Yes. Did we plan for that? Not really. So instead it's just a normal episode with normal stakes. The team is facing off against Doctor Jalopnik in a giant robot fight, because that's the just the way any weekend in Vegas was going to end up for the team if - [99. Ankle Biters (Challenge of the Robots Part 8)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/03/12/99-ankle-biters-challenge-of-the-robots-part-8/) - After a night on the town, it's the next morning and the day of the robot fighting competition. But someone else has plans for the Stormwood team, and they might never make it to the arena. I mean, there's definitely fighting and robots involved, but not in the way anyone really expected. "Stormwood & Associates" - [98. A Very Dangerous Person (Challenge of the Robots Part 7)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/03/05/98-a-very-dangerous-person-challenge-of-the-robots-part-7/) - The night continues as the Stormwood team is in Vegas for a robot fighting competition. Babbitt and NK went out gambling and drinking, Bill went and saw a show (with Kel), and Raz went to a Spa. They've all met up again at the hotel's buffet though, and Raz has suggested they go check out - [97. Viva Vegas (Challenge of the Robots Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/02/26/97-viva-vegas-challenge-of-the-robots-part-6/) - The team won their regional robot fight, so it's time for them to head to the big championship tournament in Vegas! Raz is headed to the Spa! Bill (and Kel) are off to see a show! NK and Babbitt are off to gamble... and get very, very drunk. So, so drunk... "Stormwood & Associates" uses - [96. Just Roll On (Challenge of the Robots Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/02/19/96-just-roll-on-challenge-of-the-robots-part-5/) - The robot battle continues in the high school gymnatorium! N.K. has piloted the team through the first round, but two more rounds are ahead of Team Lumina -- including one against The Orb! This... this is not a typical arc of the show, guys. This is a weird (but fun) one. "Stormwood & Associates" uses - [95. The Broomba Face Off (Challenge of the Robots Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/02/12/95-the-broomba-face-off-challenge-of-the-robots-part-4/) - The team has entered a robot fighting competition, and it's time for the first bout. Will our team's Broomba with a couple of table saw blades attached to it beat a the other team's Broomba with a pair of machete's attached to it? Will Bill make a reference to the book Blade Runner is based - [94. Pre-Fight Checklist (Challenge of the Robots Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/02/05/94-pre-fight-checklist-challenge-of-the-robots-part-3/) - It's the day of the regional robot battle competition, and the Stormwood team -- or should I say "Team Lumina" -- is ready for battle. Kind of. Sort of. We'll see how it goes. Before combat commences though, our heroes are going to check out the competition. The weird, weird competition. "Stormwood & Associates" uses - [93. Van Sandwich Discourse (Challenge of the Robots Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/01/29/93-van-sandwich-discourse-challenge-of-the-robots-part-2/) - The team builds a robot. I could come up with a more entertaining way to say that, but really... that is literally all that happens. They go to a Farm Barn, buy some things, and build a robot. That's it. That's the episode. If you're expecting more than that, you have selected the wrong episode. - [92. Covered in Sheet (Challenge of the Robots Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/01/22/92-covered-in-sheet-challenge-of-the-robots-part-1/) - Raz is building something behind some sheets and tarps she's hung from the ceiling of the clubhouse, and no one knows what exactly she's making back there. There are construction and building noises though, so it's probably not anything she's qualified to construct. Also, Bill likes spatulas, and the team has a new truck. "Stormwood - [91. Tubthumping (Mainstreet Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/01/15/91-tubthumping-mainstreet-part-3/) - The town of Deep Valley, Cordillera looked normal when Bill and Raz arrived, in search of one of the Tristones of Nacurr, but it's turning out to be anything but. There's a strange cult like following of a local podcast, and magic is likely to blame. Bill and Raz have found the source of it - [90. Deep in the Valley (Mainstreet Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/01/08/90-deep-in-the-valley-mainstreet-part-2/) - In pursuit of one of the tristones of Nacurr, Bill and Raz have headed off to to Deep Valley, Cordillera (where they're pretty sure one currently sits). With just the two of them (and Kel on coms), at first the place seems perfectly normal. Upon further investigation, things may be anything but. There's a podcast - [89. Home and Away (Mainstreet Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/01/01/89-home-and-away-mainstreet-part-1/) - The team has come home from Pleasant Valley with a new teammate. But there's no rest for the weary, as they have a lead on their quest to fight a certain Elven Wizard and destroy his immortality device. There are also some disturbing developments happening back in San Ricardo, but there's not much they can - [88. Hate, Slay, Fight (The Sangreal Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/12/25/88-hate-slay-fight-the-sangreal-part-6/) - Now fully in the Sangreal tournament, the team is trapped in H.H. Holmes's murder hotel. Well, I say "trapped," but NK exploded the exterior wall... so they have a pretty easy way out, even if it's a bit of a drop. But rather than run away, the team has decided to end things with Father - [87. Murder Hotel (The Sangreal Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/12/18/87-murder-hotel-the-sangreal-part-5/) - The team has entered the Sangreal tournament, and have chosen none other than Aesop Stormwood as their champion. NK has followed Father George to a hotel across town, where she also found Bill's friend Oscar's car outside. The team joins up with NK, and NK has a pretty solid hunch about what's going on. Also - [86. Gathering Storm (The Sangreal Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/12/11/86-gathering-storm-the-sangreal-part-4/) - Now stuck in this town (why are they always getting stuck in towns), the team has decided to join the Sangreal themselves. That, of course, means choosing a champion to fight for them -- and Raz has a pretty good idea who to pick. But also, a certain, purple tiny guy is back... so nothing - [85. Squished Starburst (The Sangreal Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/12/04/85-squished-starburst-the-sangreal-part-3/) - The team is in the small town of Pleasant Valley, Calisorta to help out an old friend of Bill's named Oscar. Upon getting there, the team has found themselves in the middle of an arcane tournament called "The Sangreal," run by the Church of the Sanctuary of Mercy. It's all very complicated, involves resurrected dead - [84. Destined Stay Back (The Sangreal Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/11/27/84-destined-stay-back-the-sangreal-part-2/) - The team has traveled to Pleasant Valley, Calisorta after an email from an old friend of Bill asked him for help. Upon arriving, they were confronted by a member of the Church of the Sanctuary of Mercy... who was not all that friendly. He explained that there was some sort of Festival happening that they - [83. No Tell Motel (The Sangreal Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/11/20/83-no-tell-motel-the-sangreal-part-1/) - Bill gets an email from an old friend, leading the team to a small town in Calisorta. What happens next is strange, and a familiar organization rears its head in our heroes lives. ...Look, it's hard to summarize these things without giving spoilers sometimes. Just give this one to me, okay? "Stormwood & Associates" uses - [82. Boosting Book (Back to School Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/11/13/82-boosting-book-back-to-school-part-5/) - It's heist time for the team, as they break into the student union at the University of Helada to steal the only remaining copy of Alexander Stonefoot's grimoire from a display. Of course, just because they have a plan doesn't mean things are going to be easy. Because, y'know, that would be boring. "Stormwood & - [81. Bookstore Boogie (Back to School Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/11/06/81-bookstore-boogie-back-to-school-part-4/) - The team is in the nearby college town of Beauregard, where they're trying to steal the only remaining copy of the Grimoire of Alexander Stonefoot from the University of Helada. Besides irritating the crap out of a particular random student, the only progress they've made is finding out where the book is on campus. It's - [80. Repeated Run Ins (Back to School Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/10/30/80-repeated-run-ins-back-to-school-part-3/) - The team is currently running around the campus of the University of Helada in the nearby town of Beauregard looking for the grimoire of Alexander Stonefoot. They've split up into two groups, with Bill and N.K. tackling the magic school and Raz and Babbitt in the Library. Also Raz and Babbitt keep running into a - [79. The Campus Tour (Back to School Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/10/23/79-the-campus-tour-back-to-school-part-2/) - The team heads to the University of Helada in search of a grimoire that can help them destroy "the football" once and for all. Wandering around the campus, Bill gets enraged by a Halfling frat guy, and Raz and Babbitt end up pissing off a young Elven woman. It's just sort of the way that - [78. Vault Visitor (Back to School Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/10/16/78-vault-visitor-back-to-school-part-1/) - It's just an ordinary morning in the Clubhouse. Raz is on her phone, Kel is randomly bugging people, N.K. is fighting with the coffee maker, Bill is in his books, and Mara is... not there, opting to stay home. But things get interesting when Raz hears a noise from the darkened offices. I made that - [77. Snake Yeeter (Curse of Deadcliff Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/10/09/77-snake-yeeter-curse-of-deadcliff-part-4/) - The team has solved all of the puzzles (if you include hitting things with hammers until they are in tiny pieces on the floor "solving" something), and have collected all of the diamonds, only to have ten ghosts appear in the Deadcliff town square. Can they break the curse? Will they ever meet the Nasty - [76. Shine Bright (Curse of Deadcliff Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/10/02/76-shine-bright-curse-of-deadcliff-part-3/) - The team is in the supposedly cursed ghost town of Deadcliff, trying to figure out what the heck the "curse" is. They've found a green tinted diamond, and N.K. and Babbitt are certain this is all a wizard's fault. I mean, a diamond mine in the middle of the southwest? Definitely a wizard did it. - [74. F'ing Wizards (Curse of Deadcliff Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/09/18/74-fing-wizards-curse-of-deadcliff-part-1/) - With Gen in the GM seat, the team has been hired to lift a curse on a cowboy town by a local tourism board. What should be an easy job though (of course) isn't. Oh, and most of the team have decided it's all a Wizard's fault, much to the annoyance of Bill. "Stormwood & - [73. The Two Bellpeppers (The New Normal Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/09/11/73-the-two-bellpeppers-the-new-normal-part-5/) - Hired by Mikhail Enris to recover a magical battery he paid Gorgeous Mikey (a local club owner) to procure that never materialized, the team has been going down a weird rabbit hole. The latest development is that the team has agreed the meet members of the Buttersnap Halfling crime family on a random desert highway - [72. The Ungodly Horror of Morp (The New Normal Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/09/04/72-the-ungodly-horror-of-morp-the-new-normal-part-4/) - The team, in their hunt to recover Mikhail Enris's magical battery, has been told that the people who have it (and subsequently ripped off their friend Mikhail) are none other than the Buttersnap crime family -- also known as the Halfling Mafia. So the team has decided to confront Wodegon Bellpepper and his underlings in - [71. Like the Netflix Documentary? (The New Normal Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/08/28/71-like-the-netflix-documentary-the-new-normal-part-3/) - After the team confronted Gorgeous Mikey at his club, he made a run for it and escaped. But Babbitt managed to find Mikey's home address, and Raz, Bill and Babbitt are headed out to Mikey's house to confront him all over again. I mean, it can't go worse this time, can it? "Stormwood & Associates" - [70. Meeting Mikey (The New Normal Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/08/21/70-meeting-mikey-the-new-normal-part-2/) - Mikhail Enris has hired the team for their first job as residents of Morris, Helada. Enris had purchased a black market magical battery from a local goblin club owner/all around sketchy guy name Gorgeous Mikey. Gorgeous Mikey (who is anything but) took Enris's money and never delivered on the goods. Now the team needs to - [69. Clubhouse Tacos (The New Normal Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/08/14/69-clubhouse-tacos-the-new-normal-part-1/) - Stormwood & Associates was formed with one purpose -- to stop the rise of the Dark Wizard Halliwell. It failed. Now Raz and the team are on the run, framed for the murder of Barrow Macai. They've ended up in Morris, Helada -- and have been mostly just eating a bunch of tacos at Fred's - [68. Changing Faces (Harmed Part 8)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/08/07/68-changing-faces-harmed-part-8/) - Halliwell is free. Barrow Macai has been murdered. Raz is in custody, and she's being framed. Things aren't going well. To make things worse, Halliwell knows everything Kel did, so they have very few secrets. These haven't exactly been banner days for the Stormwood & Associates team. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super - [67. Falling Into Place (Harmed Part 7)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/07/31/67-falling-into-place-harmed-part-7/) - So things aren't exactly going great for the Stormwood team right now. Frankly they've had a pretty bad twenty-four hours. Halliwell is back, Kel's a disembodied talking box, and there's the dead body of a friend in the bullpen. What they don't realize though is that things are about to get a whole lot worse. - [BONUS - A Chat With the Cast](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/07/24/bonus-a-chat-with-the-cast/) - We ended last episode with a pretty major revelation and some, frankly, heavy stuff. And a lot of stuff has happened since we started the show too, so we thought it might be nice and have the four of us sit down and have a nice "fireside chat" about everything that's gone on in the - [66. Parting of the Veil (Harmed Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/07/17/66-parting-of-the-veil-harmed-part-6/) - After traveling to Morris, Helada to find the fugitive technomancer Mikhail Enris, the team has -- surprisingly -- found fugitive technomancer Mikhail Enril. That's pretty great, right? Now he just needs to identify whatever the heck "the football" is and whatever is inside that soul stone that Kel used to carry around. (Also, we'd like - [65. The Perfect Taco (Harmed Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/07/10/65-the-perfect-taco-harmed-part-5/) - The team is in Morris, Helada in pursuit of fugitive technomancer Mikhail Enris. Right now Raz and Bill have broken into the apartment of someone named "Dave" where Sheila Williams apparently stole Mikhail Enris's credit card from. Babbitt and N.K. meanwhile have chased down the driver of the 1980s Mustang that's been following the team - [64. The Door and the Fox (Harmed Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/07/03/64-the-door-and-the-fox-harmed-part-4/) - In pursuit of Mikhail Enris, a fugitive technomancer the team hopes can identify the purpose of some magical items they have, our heroes are currently in Morris, Helada. They've gone to a taco shack, they've shopped for some furniture, and now they're yelling at a young credit card thief who may be their only lead. - [63. The Importance of Futons (Harmed Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/06/26/63-the-importance-of-futons-harmed-part-3/) - On the hunt for fugitive technomancer Mikhail Enris (in the hopes of identifying the contents of Kel's soulstone and the "football"), the team has wound up in Morris, Helada. A young woman named Sheila apparently used one of Enris's credit cards at a local restaurant, and the team is trying to find her. They've walked - [62. Fred's Bar and Taco Shack (Harmed Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/06/19/62-freds-bar-and-taco-shack-harmed-part-2/) - The team is in search of a fugitive technomancer named Mikhail Enris (aka "The Artificer") in the hopes of identifying the contents of the soul stone Kel had been carrying around, along with the purpose of the mysterious "football." N.K. found a recent use of one of Enris's credit cards at "Fred's Bar and Taco - [61. Late Night Revelations (Harmed Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/06/12/61-late-night-revelations-harmed-part-1/) - It's a late night in the Stormwood & Associates office, and Bill is digging into books upon books to find out exactly what the soulstone Kel used to carry is for, as long as finding out the nature of the item the team just calls "the football." N.K. crashes his studies (quite literally) and may - [60. Gary! Gary? Steve. (Glengarry Gary Gary Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/06/05/60-gary-gary-steve-glengarry-gary-gary-part-3/) - The team has tracked the fast food cult led by Gary to a cheap hotel in the hopes of finding the missing Mark Stamets for their client (Mark's mom). The team dramatically entered, breaking windows and doors... and things are about to get so much weirder than anyone could have ever expected. Oh, and just - [59. Gary! Gary? (Glengarry Gary Gary Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/05/29/59-gary-gary-glengarry-gary-gary-part-2/) - Hired to find the missing Mark Stamets by his mother, the team discovered Mark had apparently joined a fast food cult where everyone is apparently called Gary? Tracking the cult to a McDaniels restaurant on the east side of town, N.K. decided to have a seat with them. And stuff immediately got weird. "Stormwood & - [49. Serious 7 (Domino Effect Part 7)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/03/20/49-serious-7-domino-effect-part-7/) - Our heroes, along with the "sexy car thieves," are currently driving three cars through an impossibly massive tech company headquarters in an attempt to both recover a stolen (spooky) classic Mustang and save kidnapped "sexy car thief" Juan. Was any of this a good idea? Probably not. But hey, if you can drive a Challenger, - [38. Hide and Seek (A Dark Page Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/01/03/38-hide-and-seek-a-dark-page-part-3/) - The team (along with Barrow Macai and N.K.) have successfully infiltrated a gathering of the Order of Greyhaven -- an evil secret society that is up to absolutely no good -- in an attempt to steal their membership rolls. There have been a couple of hiccups though, since they still need to get upstairs and - [37. Suit Up (A Dark Page Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/12/27/37-suit-up-a-dark-page-part-2/) - The team (along with Barrow Macai and N.K. of the Arc Team) are going to infiltrate a gathering of the Order of Greyhaven, a secret society that is, well, evil. Unfortunately, to get in, they need to steal a magic coin out of police evidence first. That's where we're at right now. "Stormwood & Associates" - [36. Coin Toss (A Dark Page Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/12/20/36-coin-toss-a-dark-page-part-1/) - Barrow Macai shows up at the Stormwood offices with a very interesting proposition that could very well lead the team straight to a certain Dark Wizard. Stormwood & Associates and the ARC Team are joining forces to take on something larger than either could do on their own. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the in-development RPG - [111. Fakes on a Plane (Dope Magic Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/06/04/111-fakes-on-a-plane-dope-magic-part-2/) - Hired to protect a former journalist who previously exposed a doping scandal in the professional spell fighting league, the team ended up fighting former disgraced wizard Bodie Beaman in a gas station convenience store. Having subdued (and magically "immobilized") the dwarf, the team has decided their best course of action is to find a way - [S3E47 Into the Wild Part 1](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-47-into-the-wild-part-1/) - Sooner or later, all debts are paid. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language and Mature Themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [S3E46 Problem Child Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-46-problem-child-part-2/) - So the child is in a lot of trouble. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [35. Punch It (The Bank Job Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/12/13/35-punch-it-the-bank-job-part-2/) - While Raz, Babbitt and Mara were trying to make a deposit, bank robbers took over the bank. The team took out the robbers guarding the hostages, and while Babbitt crawled into the ceiling, Mara and Raz have disguised themselves as two of the bad guys. This whole situation is really a bit of a mess - [34. Deposit Drop (The Bank Job Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/12/06/34-deposit-drop-the-bank-job-part-1/) - After a very strange job, Raz, Babbitt and new hire Mara are dropping off their client's "payment" at the bank. And by "payment" I mean two large bags full of as many coins as the Sanctuary of Mercy could break it into. Needless to say though, things don't go all that smoothly. "Stormwood & Associates" - [33. Squish City (Sanctuary Part 7)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/11/29/33-squish-city-sanctuary-part-7/) - In the thrilling conclusion to the "Sanctuary" story arc, the ground of the courtyard has exploded beneath their feet, collapsing onto the city of little people living under the church. Needless to say, this has been a challenging job for the team. (This episode features guest GM Brittany Smith) "Stormwood & Associates" uses the in-development - [32. Courtyard Showdown (Sanctuary Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/11/22/32-courtyard-showdown-sanctuary-part-6/) - This job has been nuts. There have been little on inch tall people, there has been a "vegan" Mind Flayer, there has been a zombie nun... and now? Now there's an annoying twenty-something trying to be mysterious and just sort of irritating. And she has a sister. (This episode features guest GM Brittany Smith) "Stormwood - [31. Blood Magic Woman (Sanctuary Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/11/15/31-blood-magic-woman-sanctuary-part-5/) - After discovering what exactly the magic ring is, the team discussed who could have wielded it with the king of the little people or something. After getting a list of who could be behind it, the team is immediately side tracked though... ...by, y'know, more murder. (This episode features guest GM Brittany Smith) "Stormwood & - [30. The Hidden City (Sanctuary Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/11/08/30-the-hidden-city-sanctuary-part-4/) - After exploding a zombie nun and sending the whole congregation into a panic, the team needs to find out exactly what the heck is going on. It's time to start asking the hard questions -- like who the hell are the tiny, impossible people running around. (This episode features guest GM Brittany Smith) "Stormwood & - [29. Exploding Zombie Nun (Sanctuary Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/11/01/29-exploding-zombie-nun-sanctuary-part-3/) - The team has been hired to provide security for the Sanctuary of Mercy, and stuff has gone incredibly sideways. The magical items have shown up week's early, there are little people in the walls and a mind flayer (which is not supposed to exist in this world canonically -- there aren't even rules for that!), - [28. Vegan Squirrel Brains (Sanctuary Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/10/25/28-vegan-squirrel-brains-sanctuary-part-2/) - The team's been hired to setup security for the Sanctuary of Mercy, the church of an obscure religion which has a number of magical items coming to them. But instead of arriving in a couple of weeks, the items are there now - and the team has to get to work as soon as possible. - [27. Cat's Cradle (Sanctuary Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/10/18/27-cats-cradle-sanctuary-part-1/) - The team is approached by a representative of the Sanctuary of Mercy to install security on their premises. A large number of extremely magical religious items are being shipped to the church, and they currently barely even have locks on the doors. What could go wrong. (This episode features guest GM Brittany Smith) "Stormwood & - [26. Whispers in the Dark (The Forgotten Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/10/11/26-whispers-in-the-dark-the-forgotten-part-2/) - Raz, Bill, and Babbitt awoke without their memories in a small room with a strange child named Mathis. The four of them are wandering through weird dreamlike hallways, slowly figuring out who they are -- and desperately trying to find their way out. Also, Babbitt licks a dude's ear and pulls down the guy's pants - [25. Familiar Strangers (The Forgotten Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/10/04/25-familiar-strangers-the-forgotten-part-1/) - Raz, Babbitt, Bill, and a mysterious young person wake up in a room with no idea who they are or how they got there. And then, somehow, things end up getting weirder. Way, way weirder. (This episode features guest player Brittany Smith) "Stormwood & Associates" uses the in-development RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes with - [24. The PomPommandant (Reins of Terror Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/09/27/24-the-pompommandant-reins-of-terror-part-5/) - With the (flaming) T-Rex defeated, the team is finally making their way down to the final level of this insane subterranean lair and rescue Babbitt. This was supposed to be an easy job. This was supposed to be an easy job. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the in-development RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes with the - [23. Walk the Dinosaur (Reins of Terror Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/09/20/23-walk-the-dinosaur-reins-of-terror-part-4/) - After talking their way out of a fight, our heroes must now continue trying to save their kidnapped colleague. With three of Lacy's friends subdued, the team venture deeper into the complex beneath the rec center. This was supposed to be an easy job. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the in-development RPG system Super Awesome Action - [22. Gone Goblin (Reins of Terror Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/09/13/22-gone-goblin-reins-of-terror-part-3/) - The team followed Lacy Reins to a youth rec center, but when they got inside she was nowhere to be seen. Instead the rec center staff pulled a gun on our heroes, and Babbitt disappeared. After taking out and tying up the two attackers, our heroes are now trying to figure out where their compatriot - [21. Get Rec'd (Reins of Terror Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/09/06/21-get-recd-reins-of-terror-part-2/) - After pretty much guaranteeing that they'll never be allowed back in that Dairy Queen again, the team is on the move. They end up tracking Lacy Reins's car to a youth rec center she volunteers at. And, well, stuff's going to happen there. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the in-development RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes - [20. Meet the Parents (Reins of Terror Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/08/30/20-meet-the-parents-reins-of-terror-part-1/) - It's time for a new job! Bill's still feeling pretty down from the events of the previous adventure, but life moves on, and the team needs to pay the bills. An affluent family's seventeen year old is acting like a seventeen year old, and her parents want the Stormwood team to find out what exactly - [19. And the Walls Fell (Town of Phoebe Part 7)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/08/23/19-and-the-walls-fell-town-of-phoebe-part-7/) - Things have come to a head in the town of Phoebe. The team went into a mysterious forest along with N.K., Barrow Macai, and Pat. Somehow the team got separated, and Bill, Raz, Kel and Babbitt found themselves separated from the rest at a campfire, while a duplicate of Pat (who is definitely not Pat) - [18. By the Campfire's Light (Town of Phoebe Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/08/16/16-by-the-campfires-light-town-of-phoebe-part-6/) - The team, still stuck in the cursed town of Phoebe, thinks they know where it all began -- the Wilson estate. So, alongside Barrow Macai, N.K., and Pat, the team has headed into a mysterious wooded area that has sprung up where the Wilson house used to stand. Confronted by illusions, separated from each other, - [17. Into the Woods (Town of Phoebe Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/08/09/17-into-the-woods-town-of-phoebe-part-5/) - The team is trapped in a cursed town alongside Pat, Bill's fugitive brother. Also trapped there are Barrow Macai and N.K. (who were hunting Bill's fugitive brother). There are giant worm monsters, illusions of things that aren't there, and a lot of scared people huddled in a school gym. Having discovered that the curse started - [16. You'll Never Learn (Town of Phoebe Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/08/02/16-youll-never-learn-town-of-phoebe-part-4/) - Trapped in a cursed town, the Stormwood team (with the help of Barrow Macai and N.K.) just killed a giant worm. Bill's escaped convict brother Pat was absolutely no help in that fight either. With limited options, they decide that it's high time they figure out what the heck is going on. "Stormwood & Associates" - [15. Walk Without Rhythm (Town of Phoebe Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/07/26/15-walk-without-rhythm-town-of-phoebe-part-3/) - So the team is trapped in a small mining town that is under a curse, Bill's outlaw brother Pat is there, and so are Barrow Macai and N.K. of the ARC Team. Barrow, N.K. and Pat have gone to check out the mine, while the rest of our heroes are trying to locate where the - [14. Family Reunion (Town of Phoebe Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/07/19/14-family-reunion-town-of-phoebe-part-2/) - The team has ended up in a cursed town where the only people they've found are uncanny facsimiles with no apparent means of escape. Also, to make things even more complicated, Bill's outlaw brother Pat (recently escaped from prison) is also in the town, with the ARC Team's Barrow Macai and N.K. in hot pursuit - [13. An Empty Search (Town of Phoebe Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/07/12/13-an-empty-search-town-of-phoebe-part-1/) - Kel has finally decrypted a clue from that cellphone our heroes recovered back during their Prupip technologies job, and it indicates that a small mining town may be involved in the resurrection of a certain dark wizard. The team packs up to go investigate, and things get... weird. They get really, really weird. But hey, - [12. A Truck and a Hard Place (Farm Barn Farm Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/07/05/12-a-truck-and-a-hard-place-farm-barn-farm-part-2/) - The team has been hired by family owned hardware store Farm Barn to infiltrate their frustratingly similar named competitor Barn Farm. Or was it the other way around. I'm not sure anymore. Anyway, the team has infiltrated a Barn Farm office, Kel has stolen the data from their network, Raz is wandering around dressed as - [11. A Family Business (Farm Barn Farm Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/06/28/11-a-family-business-farm-barn-farm-part-1/) - The team has been hired by a local family owned hardware chain to spy on their competitor. While it's morally iffy, our heroes need the money -- so they take the job. Weird corporate espionage here we come. Oh, and they have interns now. Terrible, terrible interns. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the in-development RPG system - [10. Ninjas of the Surf (Beached Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/06/21/10-ninjas-of-the-surf-beached-part-2/) - The team is having a beach day! Sure, the water is cold as heck and Kel hates the sand, but it's the sort of team building any group of heroes needs. Kel, Babbitt and Bill ended up on a scavenger hunt, while Raz decided to sunbathe. Unfortunately, when the three boys returned, Raz was gone - [9. Irrational Treasure (Beached Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/06/14/9-irrational-treasure-beached-part-1/) - Since everything has been so stressful, Raz Stormwood has decided that the team needs to spend a day at the beach. While Raz kicks back though, Babbitt, Bill and Kel end up finding a treasure map. The leading theories on who left it are "pirates" or "someone setting up a thirteen year old's birthday party." - [8. The Wind and the Liar (Island of Alcatraz Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/06/07/8-the-wind-and-the-liar-island-of-alcatraz-part-3/) - Deep below the San Ricardo Bay, in the caves of the great dragon Alcatraz's island, Raz, Babbitt and Bill are on a mission to find out what has driven off the great beast (and caused it to block three lanes of traffic on the Bay Bridge). Upon their arrival, they found a mercenary military force, - [7. The Great Cave Robbery (Island of Alcatraz Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/05/31/7-the-great-cave-robbery-island-of-alcatraz-part-2/) - Raz, Babbitt and Bill are on a mission to find out why the great dragon Alcatraz has been driven from his island. Currently deep under the bay in the caves beneath the island, the team has discovered way more guys in military gear than there should be in a place like this. The amount that - [6. Escape to the Rock (Island of Alcatraz Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/05/24/6-escape-to-the-rock-island-of-alcatraz-part-1/) - The Great Dragon Alcatraz has left his island and is currently blocking three lanes of traffic on the Bay Bridge. Our heroes have been hired to find out what has driven the city's guardian sea dragon from its home, and have to venture out into the bay. Well, except for Kel. Kel decides to stay - [5. A Pile of Loose Ends (Pilot Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/05/17/5-a-pile-of-loose-ends-pilot-part-5/) - Look, the evil wizard may be unconscious on the floor, but almost all of his minions are still standing. At least one of our heroes is going to leave this with emotional scars, and at least another with very physical ones. But hey, the team finally finishes their first job. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the - [4. Rain and Revelations (Pilot Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/05/10/4-rain-and-revelations-pilot-part-4/) - After witnessing a break in during their physical penetration test at Prupip Technologies, the Stormwood & Associates team have decided to find out what's really going on. They have clues, a black SUV, and the ability to scale a warehouse in the rain. It'll make sense, trust me. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the in-development RPG - [3. Bouncing Babbitt (Pilot Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/05/03/3-bouncing-babbitt-pilot-part-3/) - After a real break in interrupts their penetration text at Prupip Technologies, the team is in hot pursuit. I mean, Bill and Babbitt are in a late 90s Chevy Lumina, but it's still pretty exciting. Raz, on the other hand, mostly just stands in a lobby. And Kel is still back at the office. Look, - [2. Servers and Shafts (Pilot Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/04/26/2-servers-and-shafts-pilot-part-2/) - Hired to test the physical security of a Prupip Technologies facility, the team soon finds out that they're not the first ones to break in. Raz shoots, Babbitt dives, and Bill goes and gets a bag of ice. And a Cockney Ninja shows up. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the in-development RPG system Super Awesome Action - [1. Making the Plan (Pilot Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2019/04/19/1-making-the-plan-pilot-part-1/) - In our first episode, the team assembles and goes out on their first job -- testing the physical security of a Prupip Technologies data center. Of course, just because you make a plan doesn't mean everything goes to it. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the in-development RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes with the optional Fantasy - [17. Hex-Scuse Me!](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Ep--017---Hex-Scuse-Me-e11dipa) - You wanted it, you got it! After a full year, it's the long-awaited hex talk. Or hex education, if you will. This month, I'm diving into the basics of baneful magic, what it is, how to do it, and how to protect yourself during your magical mud-slinging. (I do recommend listening to Ep. 3 "Hex - [170. Video Game Crunch](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/05/28/170-video-game-crunch/) - Most games are made with some kind of crunch to meet sales targets and match up with buying patterns, but sometimes the motives of publishers (and it's almost always the publishers) can be more nefarious. Why does crunch happen, and how can consumers stop it, if at all? Would you pay more for a game - [S3E45 Problem Child Part 1](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-45-problem-child-part-1/) - So Jareth is having a house party. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language and mature themes, and under age drinking Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [110. Tops vs. Hops (Dope Magic Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/05/28/110-tops-vs-hops-dope-magic-part-1/) - The team has a new client, a former journalist who exposed a massive doping scandal in the Magical Dueling League years ago. With a brick sent through his current shop's window, signed by one of the Magical Athletes he exposed, the team needs to figure out what's going on -- and stop it from going - [167. Do (Not) Be Evil](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/05/24/167-do-not-be-evil/) - On this episode of Nerd & Tie we talk start out talking about a convention not taking the proper steps during the pandemic. After that we hit some lighter topics, like MODOK, Eurovision, and Army of the Dead. So, like, it's not a total downer or anything. In fact, most of this episode is pretty - [BONUS - Witchcraft Exercises](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/BONUS---Witchcraft-Exercises-evniag) - In this special anniversary bonus episode, I'm giving you all some HOMEWORK. Don't worry, it's extra credit and it won't be on a test. If you're feeling low on inspiration or looking for ways to grow in your craft, give these Witchcraft Exercises a try! Transcripts are available on my Wordpress. Exercise 1 - Quantifying - [35. Social Pressure and Performative Behavior in Witchcraft](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=389) - In any movement or group there's always a pull to do certain things to fit in. There's an unspoken (or I guess sometimes spoken) peer pressure to do certain performative actions to conform. The modern witchcraft movement isn't immune to this phenomenon either, and so that's what we're going to talk about this month. But, - [S3E44 The Grove Part 10](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-44-the-grove-part-10/) - Celebrating the new druid. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language and mature themes, and use of alcohol for the purpose of getting drunk Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon:www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [109. Making Trades (Morris By Night Part 6)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/05/21/109-making-trades-morris-by-night-part-6/) - In probably the weirdest climax to a Stormwood arc, Raz and Babbitt are ready to make the exchange with vampire leader Kara Miller for the kidnapped Mara. Meanwhile N.K. and Bill have (accidentally) infiltrated the vampire lair... where they are currently hiding in the "coffin room" with a sleeping vampire. It's been a bizarre 24 - [Witch Ways - Straw Into Gold](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Witch-Ways--Ep--13---Straw-Into-Gold-epn76o) - This is my favorite money-draw spell! Adapted from the classic story of Rumpelstiltskin, this spell uses materials that crafty witches may already have around the house to create a simple set-it-and-forget-it wealth spell. If you've ever wanted to do one, but weren't sure where to start, give this a try! Visit my shop http://BreeNicGarran.wordpress.com/shop for - [S3E43 The Grove Part 9](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-43-the-grove-part-9/) - Talia’s training is complete... Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language, and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [Macross and a Brief History of the (Robo)Tech Wars](https://youtu.be/-tyFDalOJnI) - With the News of Macross finally getting a legal foothold outside of Japan, Nick digs deep into the troubled journey this franchise has had trying to be itself outside of its homeland. - [S3E42 The Grove Part 8](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-42-the-grove-part-8/) - Talia’s training continues but it’s interrupted by one of her responsibilities. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language, mature themes, use of alcohol for the purpose of getting drunk, and death of an elderly individual Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [108. From Judgment to Sorrow (Morris By Night Part 5)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/05/14/108-from-judgment-to-sorrow-morris-by-night-part-5/) - So when vampires kidnapped Mara, the team sprang into action. In the time before the scheduled exchange though a series of strange events have led the team to a goth club, encountered a massive creep named Leroy, and Babbitt broke a van window. Things just sort of keep happening. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG - [107. Dumpsters and Draggings (Morris By Night Part 4)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/05/07/107-dumpsters-and-draggings-morris-by-night-part-4/) - Mara's been kidnapped by Vampires. That's what we're dealing with. The team has been following the vampires around before the scheduled time to make the exchange for her, and everything just pretty much ends up going as awkwardly as possible. There isn't really a better way to explain that. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG - [16. Listener Questions!](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Episode-016---Listener-Questions-evnbpt) - It's the anniversary special! To celebrate one full year of Hex Positive, I'm answering some of your burning questions about witchcraft and magic. Here's to Year One in the books and hopefully many more to come! Plant Magic Book Recommendations: https://breelandwalker.tumblr.com/post/646875903191924736/hi-bree-do-you-know-of-any-good-books-for The Druid's Garden Wordpress Blog: https://druidgarden.wordpress.com Follow the show on Twitter @hex_podcast for the - [S3E41 The Grove Part 7](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-41-the-grove-part-7/) - Back to the lore garden for Seline, who has to work some things out. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language, mature themes, and mentions of alcohol Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [106. Pastel Obedience (Morris By Night Part 3)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/04/30/106-pastel-obedience-morris-by-night-part-3/) - Mara's been kidnapped by (probably) Vampires. That's what's happened. And the ransom is all the blood Mara's been hording... and probably stole from the vampires. So the team is ready to make the trade, but in the hours before the drop they've gone to the local Goth club (a few blocks from the drop site) - [166. Versus Mode](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/04/26/166-versus-mode/) - On this episode we tackle Blerdcon's decision to require vaccinations for all attendees, and then talk about the Harmony Gold/Big West Macross announcement. After that we give our reviews for Godzilla vs. Kong, the full season of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and the new Mortal Kombat movie. It's a long one this month, - [S3E40 The Grove Part 6](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-40-the-grove-part-6/) - Talia gets a late night visitor and Seline’s life is hard. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language, mature themes, and an elderly person at the end of their life. Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [105. From Boss 2 Goth (Morris By Night Part 2)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/04/23/105-from-boss-2-goth-morris-by-night-part-2/) - With Mara kidnapped, the team is on the case, trying to find any clues they can. So far it's given them the name "Kar," there was a distinctive boot print in the mac and cheese, and a partial phone number for Leroy. They're currently pretending to be health inspectors at a local goth club looking - [Witch Ways - Not On My Watch Vinegar](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Witch-Ways--Ep--12---Not-On-My-Watch-Vinegar-epn71e) - Potionmaking meets witchcraft activism in Not On My Watch Vinegar. Once you've made it, you'll know what to do with it. Stay safe out there, witches! Visit my shop for books and other witchy goodies! http://breenicgarran.wordpress.com/shop Follow the show on Twitter @hex_podcast for the latest updates! For more information on how to support the show - [34. Paganing in Public](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=381) - On this episode, I sit down with Hex Positive's Bree NicGarran to talk about openly being a Witch in the modern world. How accepted are witches really these days? What challenges do we face being open about our craft? What are the odds that an old lady with a murder-van is going to harass you - [S3E38 The Grove Part 5](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-39-the-grove-part-5/) - Seline has a hard time telling Talia her fears about being a fey, but it’s all finally out on the table. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: www.etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [104. Taken (Morris By Night Part 1)](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/04/16/104-taken-morris-by-night-part-1/) - It's four o'clock in the morning. The team are all at home and fast asleep. While in the safety of their beds though, there's a crash from the living room. One of their own is in danger, and they don't have long to respond. "Stormwood & Associates" uses the RPG system Super Awesome Action Heroes - [169. Incredibly Disappointing Sequels](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/04/11/169-incredibly-disappointing-sequels/) - Video game sequels weren't like movie sequels. Technical improvements and customer feedback almost always mean better games, and more money to make them. But sometimes it doesn't work out that way. Sean and Vinnk try to one-up each other with progressively worse video game sequels, we take suggestions from live viewers, Vinnk's Future Retro is - [S3E28 The Grove Part 4](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-28-the-grove-part-4/) - Druid school continues, while Seline gets a reminder of reality. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language, mature themes, and an elderly person at the end of their life. Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: www.etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [Godzilla vs. Kong Initial Reaction - Before and After](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7HYiyfXrc4) - In what is technically an episode of "Before and After," Nick and Rena celebrate their wedding anniversary with the newest Godzilla outing! - [TOP 5 SCENES in ANY Spider-Man Movie!!!](https://youtu.be/PIWNIYIvcUg) - Hey Bro, don't you wanna know the BEST scenes in any movie featuring SPIDER-MAN??? Well this list is the REAL DEAL BRO! Give it a watch and SLAM that LIKE BUTTON! - [15. Let's Get Wyrd with Lozzie Stardust](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Episode-015---Lets-Get-Wyrd-with-Lozzie-Stardust-err6tc) - In this special bonus episode originally aired on Patreon, Lozzie Stardust joins me in the virtual studio for a discussion of witchcraft and history surrounding The Scottish Play. You know, Macbeth? (HOT POTATO, OFF HIS DRAWERS, PUCK WILL MAKE AMENDS...ouch!) We give some fun historical context to the story and the witchy goings-on in the - [Nick Izumi takes on Dodgeball (ASMR)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxONm9mMejM) - Nick Izumi shares a truly modern classic in a brand new venture in their first ever ASMR video. Because this is totally a normal thing we do now and you should not look at the date on the calendar. - [S3E37 The Grove Part 3](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-37-the-grove-part-3/) - Talia’s dreams get worse and becoming a druid seems a little out of her abilities. Seline wanders through, making new friends. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language, mature themes, descriptions of a child in danger, and suicide imagery at the very end. Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon:www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [Episode 95 - A Pair of (April) Fools](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2017/03/27/episode-95-a-pair-of-april-fools/) - On this episode of the Nerd & Tie podcast we mourn the passing of Bernie Wrightson, ponder the new Justice League trailer, discuss The Flash's villain plans for Season Four, rejoice in the pending return of iZombie, have a good think about the Doctor Who series ten trailer, talk a bit about Iron Fist, continue - [S3E36 The Grove Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-36-the-grove-part-2/) - Hoping for information, first Seline and Talia must meet the elders of the Grove. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [165. Snyder's Sweater Sniffer](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/03/22/165-snyders-sweater-sniffer/) - On this month of the Nerd & Podcast Trae is reviewing the Snyder Cut, Zack Snyder effectively told off alt-right youtubers Geeks + Gamers, and we talk about the first episode of The Falcon and the Winter Solider. We also ask the important question of when will it be safe to go to conventions again. - [33. The Wheel of the Year](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=375) - After two fairly depressing episodes, it's time to move on to something a little less bleak. This time around we're talking about The Wheel of the Year! Well, at least the basic idea. Where did it come from, who slapped these eight holidays together, and are they really something every witch needs to give a - [S3E35 The Grove Part 1](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-35-the-grove-part-1/) - Finally leaving Airpike, Talia and Seline discover something hidden in plain sight. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language, mature themes, and mentions of a previous instance of a child in danger. Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [Witch Ways - Simple Joys Powder](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Witch-Ways--Ep--11---Simple-Joys-Powder-epn6ge) - Need a little something to add to your emotional healing spells? Try a pinch or two of Simple Joys Powder! (And always remember to practice self care and take your meds!) Visit my shop http://BreeNicGarran.wordpress.com/shop for books and other witchy goodies! Follow the show on Twitter @hex_podcast for the latest updates! For more information on - [S3E34 Airpike Antics Part 3](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-34-airpike-antics-part-3/) - Their new house has a pool! Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [S3E33 Airpike Antics Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-33-airpike-antics-part-2/) - Still in Airpike, Seline decides that she needs to take a trip to the hospital. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language, mature themes and mild gore Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [14. American Druidry with Dana O'Driscoll](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Episode-014---American-Druidry-with-Dana-ODriscoll-er6mne) - This month, I sat down with author, painter, permaculturist, and the head of the Ancient Order of Druids in America, Dana O’Driscoll. We had a lovely chat about druidry, caring for the land, adapting ancient traditions to modern realities, and how to incorporate nature-based spirituality into your everyday life, no matter where you live. (Witness - [32. A New Satanic Panic?](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=368) - A couple of years ago we did an episode on the history of the Satanic Panic of the latter half of the twentieth century, but recent events have led us to ask -- could it be happening again? It's very possible that we at the start of a new wave of satanic panic, and QAnon - [S3E32 Airpike Antics Part 1](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-32-airpike-antics-part-1/) - Seline and Talia have a few things to do today, including some pro revenge. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language, mature themes, and destruction of a book. Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [164. Everything is Terrible](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/02/22/164-everything-is-terrible/) - On this episode of the Nerd & Tie Podcast, things ain't great. We start out just by urging you not to go to the few conventions that are too stupid (and/or greedy) to cancel. After that we cover Gina Carano's firing from Disney, how Joss Whedon is a turd, and WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY. - [S3E31 Gifts and Revelations Part 4](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-31-gifts-and-revelations-part-4/) - Seline has to tell Talia what she learned, and Talia has to deal with her guilt. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language and mature themes, use of alcohol for the purpose of getting drunk, and suggestions of a child in danger Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [The Romance of Unlimited Blade Works](https://youtu.be/2IGCb41Gi70) - In Our 2021 Valentine's special, Celeste returns to the Fate series to discuss why Unlimited Blade Works might actually be the most romantic Fate anime. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NickIzumi - [Witch Ways - Apple of my Eye](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Witch-Ways--Ep--10---Apple-of-my-Eye-epchr8) - You wanted it, you got it! In this episode of Witch Ways, I'm happy to present "Apple of my Eye," an adaptation of the love spell that I cast for myself some years ago, which lead to a magical meet-cute with the man who would later become my wonderful husband. This spell will be available - [S3E30 Gifts and Revelations Part 3](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-30-gifts-and-revelations-part-3/) - Seline sits down to have a chat with the Undertaker. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon:www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [168. The Price of Gaming](https://famicomdojo.tv/podcast/168) - New console games have a standard price point every generation. With the introduction of the 9th generation, will that price eventually go up? What does that mean in a world of DLC, special editions, and a practice of dropping to $20 or $30 a few weeks after release? Sean and Vinnk discuss whether a raise - [Cool & Unusual Punishment and BS-Free Witchcraft Place 2nd and 3rd in This Year's Volume One Reader Poll!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/02/04/cool-unusual-punishment-and-bs-free-witchcraft-place-2nd-and-3rd-in-this-years-volume-one-reader-poll/) - Everyone likes a little bit of positive news these days, so with that we're happy to announce that Nerd & Tie Network podcasts Cool & Unusual Punishment and BS-Free Witchcraft have placed second and third in the "Best Podcast" category of Volume One Magazine's annual "Best of the Chippewa Valley" reader poll. Thanks to everyone - [S3E29 Gifts and Revelations Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-28-gifts-and-revelations-part-2/) - Talia and Seline realize that they have made some truly amazing friends. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [13. Consent and Modern Love Magic](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Ep--013---Consent-and-Modern-Love-Magic-ephdqs) - Happy February! Time for overpriced candy, cheesy romantic ads, and a serious talk about modern love magic. Specifically, why consent needs to be a part of it. (And of course, this is not to say that magic which seeks to circumvent or overwhelm free will does not exist or does not work. This is certainly - [3x3 Eyes - Before and After Anime](https://youtu.be/Ad_ryqy2Vns) - On this installment of the anime edition of "Before and After" Nick and Rena Discuss Nick's favorite Horror-Romance OVA 3x3 Eyes! - [S3E28 Gifts and Revelations Part 1](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-28-gifts-and-revelations-part-1/) - Back into Airpike and check in on friends. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [163. Playing Catch Up](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/01/25/163-playing-catch-up/) - On this episode of the Nerd & Tie Podcast we're talking about all the media we've been catching up on lately. Before that though, we mourn the loss of Mira Furlan, talk about the mess at MAGFest, Gen recounts her virtual Evercon, and we ponder the Godzilla vs. Kong trailer. We also meander throughout, and - [31. Norse Paganism's Nazi Problem](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=350) - This month we're attempting to tackle a topic I've had on the list for a while: Norse Paganism's Nazi problem. It's not exactly the most fun thing in the world, but after a certain shirtless idiot was amongst the rioters that attempted to overthrow the United States government at the capitol on January 6th, I - [S3E27 The Harvest Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-27-the-harvest-part-2/) - As much fun as the harvest festival has been, they need to get back on the road back to Airpike. Content Warnings for this episode: Fantasy violence including the use of firearms, Adult Language and mature themes, body horror, gore, a child in danger, death of a major character, and toture Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: - [Witch Ways - Threshold Powder](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Witch-Ways-09---Threshold-Powder-emvrqe) - In this episode of Witch Ways, we're back to the potions cupboard. Need to protect your doorways and sacred spaces? Mix up a batch of "Threshold Powder" from Pestlework! Oh and... bring a hammer. Follow the show on Twitter @hex_podcast for the latest updates! For more information on how to support the show and get - [All Six Members of the MAGFest Board of Directors Have Resigned](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2021/01/16/all-six-members-of-the-magfest-board-of-directors-have-resigned/) - Well the ongoing drama at MAGFest has hit a new peak. If you remember, a few weeks ago several staff members were let go in what can be best described as "controversial" circumstances. There have been demands for the board of directors to step down, and, well guess what? It happened. A few hours ago - [S3E26 The Harvest Part 1](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-26-the-harvest-part-1/) - After what feels like forever, Talia and Seline get to take their kids out for a fun day at the harvest festival. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language, mature themes, mentions of a minor character’s suicide attempt, and the sound of fireworks towards the end of the episode. Link to the Safe version of - [S3E25 The Sundial Inn Part 5](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-25-the-sundial-inn-part-5/) - Knowing the truth, Talia and Seline need to figure out the next steps. Mainly what to do with Harmon and Rizden. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [12. Witching from the Broom Closet](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/Ep--012---Witching-from-the-Broom-Closet-emvrjv) - It's easy to find advice and information on creative ways to gather supplies and practice your craft. But what's a witch to do when your living situation makes open practice impossible? This month, I dive into a plethora of tips for all my darling stealth witches out there - how to gather supplies, cast spells, - [Transformers The Last Knight - Before and After](https://youtu.be/ExOmtD-6Kfg) - Nick and Rena come to the end of their journey and finally watch the weirdest and worst of Michael Bay's Transformers films - Transformers: The Last Knight. - [S3E24 The Sundial Inn Part 4](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-24-the-sundial-inn-part-4/) - The truth is hard, and Talia and Seline have to figure how much they can actually do. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language, mature themes, suggestions of a child in danger, and an attempted suicide by jumping out a window Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [S3E23 The Sundial Inn Part 3](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-23-the-sundial-inn-part-3/) - So if Harmon is alive, then how did he get that way? Seline and Talia uncover more pieces of the puzzle. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language, mature themes, and suggestions of a child in danger Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [What Exactly Is Happening With MagFest Staff?](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/12/29/what-exactly-is-happening-with-magfest-staff/) - Not all is well within the halls of MAGFest these days. Conflict over the organization's leadership (and an active group of staffers taking issue with MAGFest's Executive Director Paul Birtel) has led to the firing and removal of several staff members. That's probably the simplest way to explain this, but it's far from complete. Honestly - [162. The Best and Worst of 2020!](https://www.nerdandtie.com/2020/12/28/162-the-best-and-worst-of-2020/) - The year is coming to an end, and that means it's time for our annual Year in Review episode! We go through the very best and worst of movies, TV shows, video games, anime, and conventions like we do every year... only this year, some of these categories are a lot harder to figure out. - [BONUS - Witchsongs with S.J. Tucker](https://anchor.fm/hexpositive/episodes/BONUS---Witchsongs-with-S-J--Tucker-eo66pi) - Happy Holidays, witches! As a special treat, I'm releasing a super special guest episode of Hex Positive! Pardon my joyous cackling as I welcome the absolutely fabulous S.J. Tucker to the show for a chat about music, magic, and all the ways they intersect. We get gloriously off-topic in all directions, giggle a bunch, and - [S3E22 The Sundial Inn Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-22-the-sundial-inn-part-2/) - No rest for the former DMP. Seline and Talia get asked to investigate a theft at a local inn. It might have something to do with the piano playing construct. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [S3E21 The Sundial Inn Part 1](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-21-the-sundial-inn-part-1/) - With the Harvest festival approaching, Talia and Seline decide to head into Clearwater, and take some time to be with their children. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [30. Friggin' Ghosts.](http://www.bsfreewitchcraft.com/?p=344) - This month on the BS-Free Witchcraft podcast we're tackling ghosts -- which may sound like an October topic, but instead of spooky stories we're instead going for practical advice on how to deal with them. What do you do if you encounter a ghost in the wild? What do you do if you think there's - [S3E20 Laid to Rest Part 3](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-20-laid-to-rest-part-3/) - Seline asks to stay another day so she can cast Hallow and they are visited by a god, and a friend. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon:www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast - [S3E19 Laid to Rest Part 2](https://letsbelegendarypodcast.podbean.com/e/s3-episode-19-laid-to-rest-part-2/) - Losing anyone in your life is difficult, and even after nineteen years, Talia still mourns her family. Content Warnings for this episode: Adult Language and mature themes Contributors: Dire Dice Bags: etsy.com/shop/DireDiceBags Our website: www.letsbelegendarypodcast.com Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/letsbelegendarypodcast ## Pages - [Homepage](https://www.nerdandtie.com/) - Nerd & Tie is a Wisconsin based network of creators, producing podcasts, shows, comics, and books ranging from Actual Play to True Crime to Witchcraft. - [Books by E.H. Lupton](https://www.nerdandtie.com/books/eh-lupton/) - About the Author: E. H. 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