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Nerdcognito episodes

March 11, 2025 ADHD-cognito; a.k.a. If Things Can Go Wrong... - Nerdcognito Episode 267
The boys get together to commiserate with Ryan; it seems like everything that could go wrong this week, did.
The gang bounces around idea to idea and talk about random, flitting nerdy things... while RD broods.
Forgive the audio quality as our production board blew up. Forgive the lack of format as our brains blew up.

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56 min
March 04, 2025 Reddit Can Go To Hell - Nerdcognito Episode 266
Minutes after the announcement of the late Ernie Gygax's passing... SparkleTrolls went on the attack online. Of course, this was hosted on Reddit. We take them to task here.
Be like Ernie.

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1 hr 15 min
February 25, 2025 Zero D&D Prep... "That's Too Much!" - Nerdcognito Episode 265
Small groups of loud voices with bad takes are shouting into the void about "Zero Prep" and what it means. When is no prep too much prep? How absurd can it get? We laugh as fauxs and joes alike double down on an absurd argument.

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1 hr 19 min
February 18, 2025 Romance Rules?!? Pathfinder/Paizo Codify the Obvious - Nerdcognito Episode 264
Paizo has done it again, reminding us that they are no friend of the mainstream gamer. Catering to the woke warriors and weirdos that do not really play the game, they will be introducing mechanics for romance in their new core book. That's right, your resident rules laywer can now argue the size of their... heart.

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1 hr 16 min
February 11, 2025 The "Lost Art" of Mapping in D&D - Nerdcognito Episode 263
Lost arts at the TTRPG table. Mapping in Dungeons & Dragons was at the top of the list this past weekend on the Speak, so the conversation continues here. Plus, the news of the week and a sidestep into another lost art -- the investigation.

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1 hr 18 min
February 04, 20252025 Monster Manual Madness - Nerdcognito Episode 262
The 2025 Monster Manual is out! The changes are woke! And crippling! And lore erasing (literally!) The gang goes through the most egregious of these changes and discusses the future of these monsters and Dungeons and Dragons in general. Although they expected it to be bad, they did not expect it to be this dramatic of a change. What does this mean for the future of the hobby?

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The News:
"Freelancer" Vibes!
DnD adds MORE UNNECESSARY Subclasses
The full Wizards of the Coast Dungeons and Dragons release schedule
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1 hr 17 min
January 28, 2025 The Satanic Panic, Revisited! - Nerdcognito Episode 261
"There was no satanic panic." Ok, pal. The gang deep dives into an apparent X engagement grab and examines what they believe to be the root cause of the campaign against D&D, Heavy Metal, and more in the 1980s. The triple-six discussion is capped off with a trip into the news of the week!
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The News:
Kaiju!
Alien!
Reddit?
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1 hr 13 min
January 21, 2025Horsing Around with Horse Girl; Former BrOSR Phenom Joel Peterson - Nerdcognito Episode 260
After spending some time in the Nerdcognito Nation... Jack asks the forbidden question, "What is Horse Girl?" Well, he finds out. Then we take a trip into the news with a dip in the Reddit cesspool! After the news, former BrOSR, Joel Peterson drops in to talk about his bro journey as well as his video and tabletop games development. Suck it, Cuppa!

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The News:
2025 Anticipated Board Games
It Came From Reddit...

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1 hr 28 min
January 14, 2025DnD 2025 Monster Manual... They did WHAT? - Nerdcognito Episode 259
Ryan, Jack, and Bert dig into the details of the 2025 Monster Manual. It's great... if you listen to the pop gaming media. We have other opinions. After slogging through the news, the gang each throw out the name of their personal "favorite" TTRPG monster book.

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The News:
You leveled up twice doing what?
An classic board game "updated for modern audiences"
"The new books" in TTRPG-land to watch out for in 2025... not.
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1 hr 11 min
January 07, 2025"Anticolonialism" Screeching; Nerdy Vacay Destinations - Nerdcognito Episode 258
A prominent and previously politically benign designer gets political and then blasted for talking down to you about "Anticolonialism" in your TTRPG game. The guys have some very pointed opinions, as expected. The news delves into more DnD "lifestyle brand" announcements. After the gang survives another week of news, they share a list of the "best" nerdy vacation and holiday spots. Of course, this list of the best... well, it isn't.

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The News:
Dungeons and Dragons Pinball
...and D&D Slot Machines
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1 hr 4 min