Nerd Out Loud

We've got some follow-up from last week's show including an update on the protests making their way across the NFL, Jeremy buys Fresca, and a "Holmes (and wise) gets a home" update. Then we take some time batting the nerd-out-loud ball back and forth in our yet to be named round robin segment in which we discuss burning man, new iPhones, and Katrina's list.  As discussed on the show:  - 49ers owner donate's one million dollars to charity (Twitter)- Seahawks #AllLivesMatter protest is an act of political cowardice (The Root) - Revolution against "rich parasites" at utopian Burning Man Festival as "hooligans" attack luxury camp (The Telegraph) - Colin Kaepernick’s anthem protest is right: blanket rah-rah patriotism means nothing (The Guardian)- Jeff Bezos announces Blue Origin’s first orbital rocket, the New Glenn (Techcrunch)

We jump right in with some listener feedback before discussing a format change to the show and test driving our new segment that Christy is calls "Tossing The Nerd Salad".  Christy nerds out about:  - House Hunters - Holmes Get Wise edition  Jeremy nerds out about:  - La Croix - Colin Kaepernick As discussed on the show:  SpaceX's Explosion Reverberates Across Space, Satellite and Telecom Industries Philae Found! OSIRIS REx - Launches September 8th

In which we take some time to talk about what we've been up to during our extendo break, discuss some of the more interesting discoveries we've come across while looking for a house, Jeremy wants to take nerd out loud on a spiritual quest and we discuss the future of the show.  As discussed on the show:  Video of the toasts at our reception Little Red Bandwagon #HolmesGetsWise Reception Recap

While Jeremy tucks into a nice bowl of tortilla soup Christy and our guest Kevin pop a bottle and we go through our own special version of pre-marriage counseling.  

We field some listener voicemails, find out how deep down the Pokemon Go shaped rabbit hole Christy really goes. Then dive right into an interview with our resident Scientist and bio-ethicist Kelly Folkers in which we discuss the Zika virus, the Rio Olympics, and what it all means for us.  As discussed on the show:  - You can find Kelly over on her Facebook page, and Twitter @kellyfolkers - "Congress lets abortion politics derail Zika fight" 

We've got a whole "raft" of feedback (that's a thing right?) as listeners pitch in with their thoughts on our ongoing gun control conversation, the votes are in on last weeks "am I a jerk" and Jeremy checks in with an update from our Solar Systems largest gassy body. Up next we debut our new critically acclaimed segment "Is that from 50 shades of grey or contemporary Christian music lyrics" and then discuss "Pokemon Go", the app that got the indoor kids outdoors then Jeremy has a drone strike, and we want to know if allowing rodents in the house makes you a jerk.  As discussed on the show:  Homeschoolers Anonymous - "50 Shades of Grey or Contemporary Christian Music Lyrcis" Here's where all that "Pokemon Go" data came from

Christy shares a heartbreaking story from her recent trip to Safeco Field, we find out at least one of our listeners is armed, and discuss the most recent goings on with the changing national conversation regarding gun control. We visit Seattle Pride Festival and Jeremy is feeling conflicted about it. Jeremy has business idea to keep the sex out of worship music, Christy fuels up the predator drone for a wedding themed drone strike, we face off in what's sure to be another taco soup level am I a jerk, and Jeremy has some timely space news regarding the Juno mission which will be entering orbit around Jupiter on July 4th.  As discussed in the show:  Fan runs on the field during Mariners game Senate rejects series of gun measures Democrats end House sit-in over gun control SCOTUS upholds wide reach of US gun ban for domestic violence NASA's Juno spacecraft closing in on Jupiter Planetary radio discusses Junocam "the people's camera"  Follow Jeremy's all space news twitter account @RadSpaceNews

Jeremy Henson steps in on the third mic and joins us as we make a few corrections on last week's episode before jumping into our show. Henson share's a bit about his own weight loss journey, Christy brings the Jeremy's back to their Evangelical roots, rad space news, and a very special announcement from Jeremy (Henson).  How to pronounce Ukulele Emoji gun control is easier than real gun control Blue Origin has another successful test of their reusable rocket SpaceX successfully puts 2 satellites in orbit and *almost* sticks the landing

Christy and Jeremy are visiting the midwest but check in from their hotel room to discuss some of the goings on this week, Jeremy has a theory about ukelele girl from America's Got Talent, he also can't figure out why kinder eggs and lawn darts are illegal. We take a deeper dive into the world of cartoon eggplants and why some long time historians are frustrated over the recent popularity of Emoji. Christy discusses an article she found about the differences between sitcoms and "real life" before pulling a couple more "signs you might have grown up evangelical" and discussing the early years of Jeremy's life.  As discussed on the show:  Grace VanderWaal - 12 Year old gets golden buzzer on America's Got Talent Inside "Emojigeddon": The fight over the future of the unicode consortium Emoji Dick - Moby dick, but written in emoji What is the unicode consortium? 23 Things people do in sitcoms that would be weird IRL

Christy is joined by Craig, formerly of the Eureka podcast who wastes no time in ignoring the run sheet and embracing what we'll call "the Eureka method". Christy peppers him with questions that he can't answer, and a few that he can, as they discuss updates since Eureka podcast ended, work troubles, wedding chat, am I a jerk?, and more!