Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. This month, Dre and Jeff begin their season on SPEED with the 1993 Sega Genesis/Mega Drive classic SONIC SPINBALL.

There's a lot to unpack about this controversial video game spin-off, so let's get aggressively dark and creepy, make sure we arrive by Christmas, and leave Japan the hell out of this, as we take a look at the first ever Sonic spin-off that had a lot of players scratching their heads and then cursing them off.

And, of course, don't forget to follow Dre (@nerdnumbers) and Jeff (@heytherejeffro2 or @heytherejeffro) on the socials, and head over to patreon.com/jeffmay for early releases, exclusive shows, bonus content, and more, and have a nerdy day!

Folks, time to, once again, revisit some Cool Friends in ways you may or may not have heard them before. Continuing the Jeff Has Cool Anniversaries theme throughout the next X number of episodes of the pod, I'm continuing the team-ups of Cool Friends that may or may not know each other. But I'll be damned if I let that get in the way.
We've got some nice thick segments, as I felt like a longer episode might be nice after our short hiatus.

This episode features:
Segment 1: Dave Igo [eps 42, 88] and Super Mystery Editor/Producer [ep. Infinity]

Segment 2: Phil Jimenez [ep. 4] and Joey Bragg [ep. 91]

Segment 3: Emily Winter [ep. 55] and Chris Calogero [ep. 87]

So listen up and enjoy, my beautiful babies! I'll see you with the next one, and head over to patreon.com/jeffmay for early access to uncensored episodes, bonus content, exclusive shows, and more!

Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they USUALLY geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. This month, Dre and Jeff are joined by the incomparable Daniel Alvarez (who is not only a listener and producer, but he's actually Dre's BROTHER. Like in Warrior.) as they take a minute to address some of the issues he has taken up with your hosts about certain hot takes they've had over several shows.

There's a lot to unpack about our little podcast that could, so let's enhance a sibling rivalry, defend some stuff we said YEARS ago, and, ONCE AGAIN, argue about whether or not Storm has "the power to fly", as we take a look at a whole bunch of controversial stuff Dre and Jeff have stated over the past 40 or so episodes. And, of course, don't forget to follow Dre (@nerdnumbers) and Jeff (@heytherejeffro2 or @heytherejeffro) on the socials, and have a nerdy day!

Folks, time to, once again, revisit some Cool Friends in ways you may or may not have heard them before. Continuing the Jeff Has Cool Anniversaries theme throughout the next X number of episodes of the pod, I'm continuing the team-ups of Cool Friends that may or may not know each other. But I'll be damned if I let that get in the way.
My original plan was for more segments in this episode, but these two had such a smooth flow that I didn't pay much attention to the time, and we just made music, baby.

This episode features:
Segment 1: Dan Larson [ep. 65] and Randall Maynard [ep. 93]

Segment 2: Tim Macuga [ep. 17] and Daniel Archambeault-May [ep. 52]

So listen up and enjoy, my beautiful babies! If you liked this and want to hear more, including exclusive shows, uncensored episodes with bonus content, please hit up Patreon.com/jeffmay I'll see you with the next one!

Folks, time to revisit some Cool Friends in ways you may or may not have heard them before. Throughout the next X number of episodes of the pod, I'll be posting shows featuring team-ups of Cool Friends that may or may not know each other, but they know me, and that's what counts! Let's put 'em in a jar, shake it up and see how it goes!

This episode features:
Segment 1: Tom Reimann [ep. 57] and Logan Trent [ep. 28]

Segment 2: Timmy Heague [ep. 63] and Scott Koblish [ep. 25]

Segment 3: Cory Privitera (Science Patrols) [ep. 11] and Adam Tod Brown [eps. 9 & 59]

Segment 4: TJ Shevlin [ep. 69, nice] and Jeff Haidaczuk [ep. 58]

So listen up and enjoy, my beautiful babies! I'll see you with the next one!

And head on over to patreon.com/jeffmay for early access to uncensored episodes, exclusive shows, and more!

Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. This month, Dre and Jeff are joined by the incredible Mike Slater (who is not only a great musician, but he actually recorded a theme song for THIS SPECIFIC EPISODE) as they finish their season on "Comic Origins" with Rob Liefeld's Youngblood.

There's a lot to unpack about this significant comic series that may have kickstarted a market crash, so let's NOT string up our bow, copy a bunch of our own art and character designs, and put style WAY over substance, as we take a look at four issues that would change the landscape of comics forever and is also financially worthless. And, of course, don't forget to follow Mike (@slatron11) Dre (@nerdnumbers) and Jeff (@heytherejeffro2 or @heytherejeffro) on the socials, and have a nerdy day!

AND CHECK OUT MIKESLATER.COM for more, including detailed show notes by our incredible guest, as well as Patreon.com/jeffmay for early access to shows like this and Jeff Has Cool Friends, and so much more!

OK, so the 100th NUMBERED episode is coming, but it's...it's a project. You'll see. I've been a little stressed trying to see how I can make this work and stay on schedule, and wouldn't you know it but just a few days ago, I saw that it's the 4th anniversary of this show starting on here! Well, what a perfect opportunity to announce a few incredible future projects, some starting as early as THIS VERY MONTH! Crazy, right??? So I tossed a solo pod up, a little different than the ones I do at year's end (I have a few moments of naked honesty in here that, like, I don't know, fuck it), but I truly believe that we've got a great thing going here, and I'm so happy to have you all along for the ride.

Apologies that this doesn't follow the format of the standard show. Spoiler alert, the next one won't either. Who knows, maybe I'll just change everything. (I won't)

Anyways, listen up, enjoy, and let me know what you think in the comments.

[In order for some kind of symmetry, the thumbnail I used for this episode was taken at Cool Friend Cory Casella's birthday party]

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My latest Cool Friend is the VERY cool Cory Casella, a woman who fascinates me with all the nerdy stuff she loves to do. She's an incredibly talented and prolific swimwear designer, and she teaches me a lot about her job, because I really wanted to know more about a pocket of this universe I know pretty much nothing about. But like, obviously I'm not going to spend an entire show talking about swimwear, because you'd all see how dumb I am. So, of course, we dive into her fandoms of LOTR, She Ra, Barbie, and, of course, pinball. Cory is an absolute dynamo, and I'm so lucky she came to hang on the show and nerd out with me. One of the rare friends that I get to see semi-regularly, this episode is a lot of fun, and I really hope you enjoy this one, and maybe even learn some cool things! And, of course, follow Cory on the gram (@coryelizabethc) and head on over to Patreon.com/jeffmay to enjoy early access to uncensored episodes, Pateron-only shows, and exclusive JHCF bonus content we recorded JUST FOR Patrons!

Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. This month, Dre and Jeff are joined by the incredible Michael Vincent Bramley as they continue their season on "Comic Origins" with DC AND Marvel Comics' legendary 1996 crossover, DC vs Marvel. There's a lot to unpack about this desperate attempt to turn a profit in a dying market, so let's hit harder than Daredevil, make Thor fight a literal child, and have some horny teens try and do karate at each other for the fate of the Universe as we take a look at 4 issues that would either change the landscape of comics forever or mean absolutely nothing. You decide. And, of course, don't forget to follow Michael (@mvbramleyart) Dre (@nerdnumbers) and Jeff (@heytherejeffro2 or @heytherejeffro) on the socials, and have a nerdy day! AND LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS IF YOU'RE A MARVEL OR A DC!!!

My latest Cool Friend, the incredible Andrea Guzzetta, is one of my favorite painters out there. Her style is hard to describe, but we try: "As if Lisa Frank was a Renaissance Painter" isn't too far off, but still, Andrea's in a world all her own. While we knew each other through our peripheries in the LA comedy scene for a few years, we truly reconnected when we shared the stage on the Horror Virgin's live show in Burbank a few years back. Since then, I've been waiting for a chance to get her on the show, and know that wish has finally come true.
I truly can't begin to describe the contents of this episode, beyond "We put the sails up and let the wind steer us." It's so much fun, and truly an episode that, when I stopped recording, knew it was going to rank in the top for a lot of you.

So enjoy this one, follow Andrea on the socials (@AndreaGuzzetta) and, if art and stickers are your thing, she has a super rad Patreon that, you guessed it, is also rad as hell. And head over to Patreon.com/jeffmay to enjoy exclusive content we recorded JUST FOR PATRONS!