Welcome to our nerdiest episode yet! Join us as Lauren leads our adventuring party as we delve into the depths of Dungeons & Dragons.  Whether you're brand new to DnD or are a level 10 dragon slayer, we think you'll have fun with this one! We had so much fun talking about it, we decided we're going to do a livestream DnD game in September at our annual Glamping reunion, so stay tune for more nerdy adventures!

More DnD!

Here Be Dragons website (Check out the episode we watched to learn about the show!)

Blacksmith Craft Dice on Amazon

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Grab yourself a cup of your favorite brew and cozy up as Kristia introduces us to her inner nerd, coffee! As a drink that is best shared with good conversation, we hope you'll enjoy this episode as we discuss some of our favorite coffee memories, how coffee intersects with justice and sustainability, and learn a little about how cowboys made their coffee! We learned about this topic through the documentary "Caffeinated" which we highly recommend if you want to nerd out about this topic some more.

Coffee Resources:

Caffeinated documentary

Culture Coffee (Black Woman owned) @culturecoffeeokc

Just Good Coffee Co. (Black Female coffee roaster) @itsjustgoodcoffee

What is Ethical Coffee and How to Find It

Coffeesock reusable coffee filters

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March Madness may have been cancelled this year due to COVID, but you can still get your fill of it here as Bridget refs an episode all about her sporty inner nerd! We hope you enjoy this episode with all of its team spirit and goofy personal stories about our history with sports (or lack there of). Go team!

Videos we reference in the episode:

OSU vs. St. Josephs buzzer beater at 1:12:00

2018 One Shining Moment Video

March Madness Best Buzzer Beaters of All Time

Meet Your Hosts:

Lauren (@lolobyrdie) in Los Angeles

Courtney (@courtneyeppler) in Alaska

Bridget (@scoutpc) in Seattle

Caroline (@carolinecalligraphie) in Texas

Kristia (@kristiaoney) now in Oklahoma!

Zoe (@zoeloeser) in Oklahoma

Today's episode is led by Zoe, our resident English major/poet, on one of her favorite book series, Harry Potter! Come join us for a conversation on literary styles, the power of storytelling to create empathy, and how privilege can manifest itself even in fantasy worlds.

Show Notes:

Hogwarts Black Student Union

Harry Potter's Bookshelf: The Great Books behind the Hogwarts Adventures by John Granger

Article on the research connecting Harry Potter and Empathy

Anti-Racist Resources:

"I'm Still Here" by Austin Channing Brown (book)

"Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson (book/movie)

"13th" on Netflix (documentary)

Be The Bridge with Latasha Morrison (book/workshops & training)

"Rethinking Incarceration" by Dominique DuBois Gilliard (book)

"The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

"How to be Antiracist" by Ibram Kendi

"Me and White Supremacy" by Layla F Saad

Join us in this episode as we boldly go where no one has gone before ... ok, actually, a lot of people have been here before. That's why Star Trek is such a fan favorite! Caroline captains this episode in discussing her inner nerd as a trekkie. Join us in a discussion that goes from nerdy to nuanced as we dive in to everything from outer space to the innate desire for adventure to the moral dilemma of artificial intelligence. 

Here are links to the articles/videos we reference in this episode:

A Beginner's Guide to Star Trek

YouTube Video of Riker Sitting Down

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Lauren (@lolobyrdie) in Los Angeles

Courtney (@courtneyeppler) in Alaska

Bridget (@scoutpc) in Seattle

Caroline (@carolinecalligraphie) in Texas

Kristia (@kristiaoney) in Santa Monica

Zoe (@zoeloeser) in Oklahoma

Welcome to our newest mini-series that we are calling My Inner Nerd! Each of us will be taking turns hosting an episode on something that we nerd out about. For this episode, Courtney kicks us off this new season with an episode about the epitome of Alaskan nerdiness, outdoor survival stories! 

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Lauren (@lolobyrdie) in Los Angeles

Courtney (@courtneyeppler) in Alaska

Bridget (@scoutpc) in Seattle

Caroline (@carolinecalligraphie) in Texas

Kristia (@kristiaoney) in Santa Monica

Zoe (@zoeloeser) in Oklahoma

We are wrapping up our first season on tv pilots by jumping back into a classic comedy favorite! Come join us for our season finale as Bridget leads us through a conversation on New Girl!

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Courtney (@courtneyeppler) in Alaska

Bridget (@scoutpc) in Seattle

Caroline (@carolinecalligraphie) in Texas

Kristia (@kristiaoney) in Santa Monica

Zoe (@zoeloeser) in Oklahoma

It's Kristia's turn to host this week's episode! Join us as she leads the opinionated discussion of her personal favorite, This Is Us.  And in true This Is Us fashion, this may be our most poignant and personal episode yet (though still just as silly!)

For reference, click HERE to see Kristia and her husband Nathan on their Christmas date when they met the actor, Mr. Ron Cephas Jones who plays the character William!

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Lauren (@lolobyrdie) in Los Angeles

Courtney (@courtneyeppler) in Alaska

Bridget (@scoutpc) in Seattle

Caroline (@carolinecalligraphie) in Texas

Kristia (@kristiaoney) in Santa Monica

Zoe (@zoeloeser) in Oklahoma

This week we dive into the dramatic side! Join us as Caroline hosts our discussion on the Veronica Mars pilot.

Click HERE to see the hairstyles we discuss for our intro opinion.

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Lauren (@lolobyrdie) in Los Angeles

Courtney (@courtneyeppler) in Alaska

Bridget (@scoutpc) in Seattle

Caroline (@carolinecalligraphie) in Texas

Kristia (@kristiaoney) in Santa Monica

Zoe (@zoeloeser) in Oklahoma

Zoe hosts this episode where we review the (extended) pilot for Arrested Development. Get ready, we may have found our favorite pilot yet! 

Meet Your Hosts:

Lauren (@lolobyrdie) in Los Angeles

Courtney (@courtneyeppler) in Alaska

Bridget (@scoutpc) in Seattle

Caroline (@carolinecalligraphie) in Texas

Kristia (@kristiaoney) in Santa Monica

Zoe (@zoeloeser) in Oklahoma