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

D&D is not just for nerds! Well It mostly is but more and more “pretty” people are getting on board. So why not start the new year off by nerd-ing about Dungeons & Dragons?! Super fun and nerdy guest Lars Hansen (2-Count Kick Out Podcast) comes on the show to talk about his 25 year D&D journey thus far beginning with his dad handing him a D&D book he found in a bargain bin to Lars becoming a Dungeon Master for Cassi and their friends in a 3 year campaign and today he is a certified DM at The Guild House in Bellflower, Ca. This is a great episode for nerds who love D&D and for people who want to know what this once taboo role playing game is all about! 

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It’s almost 2018! Happy New Year! So… Are you excited? Hopeful? Want to make it your best year yet?! Guests Libby Doyne & Inessa Frantowski suggest making a vision board. Libby and Inessa get into how making a vision board can help you achieve your goals and make your year great! They even provide some science behind how they work. (While also acknowledging it’s pretty “hippy-dippy”.) This is a fun episode that will make you want to cut up some magazines or at the very least write down what it is you want in the new year because why the heck not?! Enjoy! 

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Super talented and funny guest Shay Dominguez moved to LA from St. Louis to do improv and has no regrets doing so because she’s living her best life! Are you living yours? Shay and Dumb Nerds host, Cassi Jerkins, give tips on how to be your happiest self, pursue your dreams, achieve goals and demystify the stigma behind self-help, motivational speakers and positive affirmations. They also spend a lot of time talking about the thing they both love the most - improvisational comedy. Enjoy! 

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Are you a fan of reality TV? Did you watch “Flavor of Love”? Guests Jesse Esparza and Julian Gonzalez (Extra Extra Podcast) are huge fans and they think it changed the course of television history! The gang gets into this 2006 hit VH1 show along with reminiscing on what they were doing back in ’06. This ep has a lot of personality so buckle up and enjoy! 

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“You’re tearing me apart, Lisa!!” How many times have you and your friends screamed that in terrible delight? We have Tommy Wisseau to thank for such a treasure. Comedian Zach Olsen (UCB, Bay Watch Watch podcast) comes on to talk about his love for “The Room”, a 2003 independent drama written, directed, produced by and starring Tommy Wisseau. Cassi and Zach also take a field trip to the movies before the recording to see “The Disaster Artist”. Spoiler alert: They loved it! (And will not spoil the film for you.) Instead Zach and Cassi get into what makes “The Room” so perfectly bad, how it got made and why Tommy Wisseau is so fascinating and strangely mysterious. It’s an episode guaranteed to make you want to watch “The Room” and quote Tommy’s lines and laugh all day. Enjoy! 

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Remember that time in history when people claimed women were witches and if they denied it, they were hung/burned at the stake? We do! Guest Kelly McInerney (IMDWeed Podcast) and Cassi talk about the history of the Salem Witch Trials and how it was just crazy! The things young girls do when they don’t have a high status in society or access to a smart phone. Cassi also provides most of her knowledge from Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible”. (She played Mary Warren!) Kelly and Cassi also talk about traveling to Salem today, teenage voodoo, Doug the Psychic, scary movies and the joy of having a Movie Pass. Enjoy! 

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Astrology! What’s your sign, listener? Guest Hannah Faust (LA City Municipal Dance Squad, UCB Hot Hot Goss) explains astrology and goes deeper than what media has painted astrology to be. Hannah shows how you can use astrology to serve yourself, and also how to be one of those people who can accurately guess people’s signs. She also gives hot tips on great apps and books to learn more about astrology. Cassi manages to give Hannah an astrological epiphany on mid-life crisis and Hannah makes Cassi wonder if she’s a new baby soul. After some great astrology talk, Hannah whips out her tarot cards and pendulum and gives Cassi a tarot card reading. Surprisingly the cards read true to what’s going on in Cassi’s life and they give warm, gentle advice on pushing forward to becoming even more of a badass Queen of Swords. Cassi opens up a little bit but not too much, but let's give her a break, she’s working on it! Enjoy this fun and more-personal-than-usual episode. 

Shout out to Maddie. 

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Tacos! Who doesn’t love tacos? Who also doesn’t love getting off topic and talking about music, whether people on death row get to drink alcohol with their last meal and finding that special someone to eat tacos with? Wonderful guest and friend Marcella Riley (“White People Do Black Things” podcast) comes on to talk about her love of LA tacos and gives hot tips on where to get some good eats! Cassi and Marcella have been friends for a few years now and this is a classic fly on the wall conversation of what these two talk about off the mic. That’s right, John Mayer gets brought up, there’s an undertone of darkness and they’d be dancing while podcasting if they could. Enjoy! 

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Did you know there’s a large bird with razor sharp claws that can kills humans? Oh yeah. It can cut up a human with ease. So whatever you do, don’t piss off a cassowary! Jen Curcio (Cara & Jen’s Sleepover Party) comes on to tell Dumb Nerds listeners about cassowaries, a bird native to Australia and the New Guinea islands. Even though they are capable of murder, these 6 foot tall majestic creatures are pretty gentle. Jen is fascinated by cassowaries and plans to one day go visit them. Before she gets to actually meet one, she has other ways to honor them like naming her car after one. You’re in good hands this week so sit back, relax and learn about this fascinating bird that is a descendent from dinosaurs! 

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Happy Halloween! This is a favorite holiday for many people and did you know it’s been around for over 2,000 years?! It began as an ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. The night before All Saint’s Day was believed when spirits could walk among us and All Hallow’s Eve was a tradition to honor those who have past so they wouldn’t get upset and take your soul! The wonderful Lucé Tomlin-Brenner is back and schools Cassi on the history of Halloween! Lucé also blows Cassi’s mind with stories of how people in Ohio celebrate Halloween verses the suburbs of San Diego. Real pumpkins patches, apple picking, apple cider slushes, poetry reading and more! What?! There’s so much to talk about and this could easily have been a 6 hour show but we give you this hits and will leave you appreciating this spooky holiday. Enjoy! 

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