Dumb Nerds: Comedians Talking About Smart Topics They're Too Dumb For

Hal Rudnick (Screen Junkies, UCB) has been plugged into sneaker culture since grade school and today he has over 45 pairs and an entire wall into his room just to store his sneakers. Pretty cool, right?! Cassi is not a shoe person and reveals she's wearing a pair of boring flip flops during the recording. Cassi is fascinated by how much sneakers is a staple for athletes and hip hop artists, she also had no idea that there are sneaker conventions! This is a really fun and educational ep; Hal brings his A game and a pair of super fly kicks!

 

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Are you a psychology nerd? Comedian/Psychology major Weikei Yu is on to talk about a psychological disorder that is very near and dear to him, obsessive compulsive disorder. Weikei talks about what it’s like to have obsessive compulsive disorder and Cassi opens up to show that we all got issues. We’re all going to be ok! So come enjoy this ep!  

 

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Like he shot her in the face, she lost her eye and he went to prison for only 2 years? Yep, that’s a thing that happened and comedian Will Hines (Screw it, We’re Going to Talk about Spiderman Podcast) comes on to talk about Griffith J Griffith! Griffith was a the very rich philanthropist who got his money from mining in the late 1800s and was considered a rockstar for his time. He seemed like he had it all together, then he tried to kill his wife, Mary Agnes Christina Mesmer . This dark topic gets Will and Cassi to talk about whether it’s ok that Griffith Park is still named after him along with whether it’s ok to enjoy things that were created or backed by bad people. It’s an interesting discussion with lots of twists and turns. Enjoy! 

 

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Ben Cassil and Thayer Frachette from the “Convince Me” podcast stop by Dumb Nerds to talk about their love for Nintendo 64! It’s a video game console that was a turning point in gaming history and a big part of all of their lives growing up. Ben, Thayer and Cassi reminisce on when they first got to play a Nintendo 64, their favorite N64 games (Mario Kart) along with chatting on AIM and watching Saturday Night Live with Will Ferrell, Tim Meadows and Chris Kattan. They also wonder if their old favorite comedy movies still hold up. Enjoy! 

 

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Are you single and curious about online dating? Are you happily married and missed the online dating craze? Or maybe you’re somewhere in between. Well guess what? This episode is for you! The hilariously wonderful Rian Kountz (Whatsacreative Director of Audience Development) comes on Dumb Nerds to talk about how he met his wife through online dating! What? Can you believe it? He provides some real great tips on how to make online dating fun and practical while finding your one and only. Cassi squirms in her emotionally unavailable singleness making this episode more of a fun time. Enjoy! 

 

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Writer and comedian Meg Joh comes on to talk about adoption! Meg and her two sisters are adopted. She shares her firsthand experience to show how great adoption has been for her and her family. She thinks how everyone should consider it! She goes into detail about some of the different types of adoption and points out discrimination towards adoption that is still present throughout the world. We should try and change that. 

Cassi also discovers she wants to adopt a nerdy 12 year old who loves cats. This is a very thoughtful and fun episode. Enjoy! 

 

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Amelia Earhart was a freakin’ badass woman. How much do you know about her? Does your knowledge go beyond her disappearance? Guests Manny Hagopian and Heather Woodward know how wonderful she is and celebrate how much she did for flight milestones, women’s rights and more. Manny even wrote a musical about her and Heather is playing Amelia! So sit down and enjoy Manny and Heather share how great Amelia is. For instance, Amelia help start “The Ninety-Nines”, an international organization made up of women pilots who promote the advancement of aviation through education, scholarships and more. It was started in 1929 and is still active today. So cool! This is a great episode that’s going to make you want to come out to the Rockwell in Los Angeles and check out Manny and Heather’s musical “Earhart: More Than A F*ing Mystery”! Enjoy!

 

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The Dumb Nerds Podcast is taking another trip down memory lane with writer Minhdzuy Khorami by getting nerdy about the video game character and icon, Sonic the Hedgehog! Minhdzuy talks about the history of Sonic, the many different Sonic video games, the TV show and the still running Sonic comic strip. So much Sonic! Cassi talks about how she was too poor to get on the Sega train and did a newspaper route. Minhdzuy and Cassi get off track by bonding over their shared interest in bad theme park designs. Enjoy! 

 

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The JFK Assassination. One of the biggest moments in American history. Where were you? Probably not born! Guest Luke Wienecke and host Cassi Jerkins were also not born yet but they are both fascinated with the tragic events that took place on November 22, 1963 when President John F Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. Join Luke and Cassi as they rehash the events and discuss various conspiracy theories around this infamous event. It’s an episode that will make you want you to stay up until 3:30 in the morning going down the JFK Assassination rabbit hole. 

 

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Were you a 90s kid? Or ever wonder what it was like to be a 90s kid? Spoiler: It was pretty great! One of the best part was the TV channel Nickeloden. You had great shows like “Rugrats”, “Hey Arnold”, “Rocco’s Modern Life”, Nick at Night and of course we can’t forget Nickeloden game shows! There were so many game shows just for kids! GUTS, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Double Dare, Figure it Out and so much more! Comedian Charlie Mihelich (Dumb Nerds Terminator ep) returns to get nostalgic with Cassi about what their favorite game shows were, which game show they dreamed of competing on as well as getting off track to talk about their new favorite toy, The Movie Pass. It’s changing their life, allowing them to be caught up on all the latest theatre hits and it’s also making them hyper aware of movie theatre etiquette. This is fun episode to sit back and reminisce on entertainment and 90s life. Enjoy! 

 

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