Happy new year, NERDS!! It's time to reflect and reset our NERD goals for the new year - the annual NERD GOAL setting and making our 25 for 2025. We welcome special guest, Ashley, writer and creator of Oakbridge! Dr. Intern Joan joins the episode for nerd goaling, too. Analese reflects her year of Stephen King and Rob got out-cookie'd in his own holiday nerd cookie competition.

Also in this episode: Dexter: Original Sin, mini paint brush animal hair, lost packages during the holidays, selling nerd stuff on eBay, funny dreams, The Floor.

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Season 4 series nerding is on the 2009-2010 television series Dollhouse starring Eliza Dushku. Enter the sci-fi mind-wiping universe from Joss Whedon with the NERDS. Analese knows there's a guy on our team that dresses like a pirate and Rob wishes he could mind-wipe his rewatch to keep the fond memories of this show fonder.

Also in this episode: Snarling Badger Studios, The Great Goblin Hargle-Bargle, OnlyGames.co, psychedelic therapy, the Whedonverse, mini games, Final Girl series 3.

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Do the NERDS like nerd gift GIVING or nerd gift RECEIVING more? Are their suggestions purely their own NERD gift WISHLIST? All of these answered and MOAR in this 2024 edition of the Nerd Gift Giving Guide! Analese is excited for HellmouthCon 2025 with the possibility to have a picture with Spike AND Dru together and Rob has taken his mini painting hobby to an AI level.

Also in this episode: upgrading your phone, school administrator appreciation, what D&D magical item would you want to have in real life, MOAR Buffy the Vampire Slayer talk.

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Intern Joan is on the show for the first time ever, as she joins the Nerds in the annual Nerd Book Club. This year is all about Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons (2023). Analese is rocking Mr. Mercedes TV series and Rob's annual Castle Ravenloft adventure for Halloween commences!

Also in this episode: Intern Joan's healthy appetite for books, winter priming minis for painting, the 5-man band nerd mail, British recommendations from a fellow podcast, Talk Nerdy to Me.

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From Mar-Vel to Captain Marvel to Ms. Marvel to Spectrum, the annual superhero episode is all-female, all the time! Analese continues her year of Stephen King and Rob just knows future Rob will be so happy with his sunny day priming extravaganza!

Also in this episode: buying more minis, Nerd trivia, outrageously long audiobooks, when Nerds get out-nerded by their families.

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One of our favorite episodes each year: NERDWATCHING. Join the nerds for their favorite NERDY TV shows and films from the 2010s. Analese is in the middle of spook-tober and Rob is in the middle of orc-tober!

Also in this episode: spreadsheets, matching NFL teams to Warhammer 40k teams, Final Girl, solo board gaming, ChatGPT, games, and lots of nerd mail.

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Sometimes our passion for our NERDY things can turn into Gatekeeping. Join the Nerds for a great look into the things we do and how we evolve our favorite nerd hobbies. Analese prefers reboots to remakes and Rob is a DM on HIS time, dangit!

Also in this episode: Sandbox VR games, bachelor parties, room flipping in your own house, favorite James Earl Jones roles outside of Star Wars, the Golden Girls as the perfect D&D party.

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The Nerds haven't had a top 5 list in a while, and you know you missed the NERD FIGHTING. This episode is all about favorite and memorable cars in pop culture! Analese kept it classically spooky and Rob pities the foo.

Also in this episode: Star Wars characters as Dungeon Masters, quests for Target and Barnes & Noble exclusive game sets, international travel, concert going when you are nearly 50 years old.

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