The Hills Have Nerds

By The Hills Have Nerds

Four hillbillies in their 30's discuss anything and everything "nerdy" from cartoons vs anime to the best obscure Table Top RPGs to pretend to be lizardmen in. The Hills Have Nerds is a monthly podcas... more

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How many episodes does The Hills Have Nerds have?

The podcast currently has 64 episodes available.

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April 22, 2026 Episode 40 - Why Nerds Collect - "How about you? Did you also worship the Devil?"
This episode the Nerds sit down to discuss what drives we nerds to amass the collections we have. What do we collect? Why do we do it? And how do we go about it?
Share your collections with us!
Email us: [email protected]
Come on our Facebook and share your stuff!
www.facebook.com/TheHillsHaveNerds
Come inside our Discord and share your collections!
https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjm
Check us out on Youtube for live stream game nights and other stuff!
www.youtube.com/@Thehillshavenerds
We want to thank our Ko-fi supporters! You help us make the show even better.
Brittany Johnston
Nick De Rosa
You can support us on Ko-fi for membership rewards!
www.ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerds
Get some awesome The Hills Have Nerds shirts from Mystic Stitches!
https://mysticstitches.com/
Lee makes great Retro RPG content on Youtube and streams!
www.youtube.com/@Pixelbrolee
www.twitch.tv/pixelbrolee
Systems and # of Games made for them
https://www.mobygames.com/platform/
Insane Collections of Things From Around the World
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/gabrielsanchez/the-most-insane-collections-of-random-stuff-in-the
The Vinyl Revivalhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinyl_revival
Video Game Preservation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_preservation
Corbin Ky Pinball Museum
https://pinballcorbin.com/

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1h 50min
April 01, 2026 Episode 39 - Adaptations to TV and Film - "IT'S JUST SO F%&$!*# BAD!!!"
Nerds! Sometimes you just have to adapt!
Welcome to another completely normal episode of The Hills Have Nerds! Join all the usual hosts that you're used to hearing on the show as these definitely familiar boys sit down for a conversation all about adapting games, books, movies, and whatever else to different forms of media.
We want to know what you think!
Email us at [email protected]
Come on our Facebook!
www.facebook.com/The HillsHaveNerds
Come inside our Discord!
https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjm
Check us out on Youtube for live stream game nights and other stuff!
www.youtube.com/@Thehillshavenerds
We want to thank our Ko-fi supporters! You help us make the show even better.
Brittany Johnston
Nick De Rosa
You can support us on Ko-fi for membership rewards!
www.ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerds
Get some awesome The Hills Have Nerds shirts from Mystic Stitches!
https://mysticstitches.com/
Just for the heck of it, here's a link to Critical Encounter's Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/show/3XJOGhuIaQwx2PaaEX0teU?si=7029156d814c4422
https://www.youtube.com/@criticalencounterspod

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34min
March 17, 2026 Episode 38 - Early Access - "Fully Hydrated Cat"
This episode all the nerds are gathered to talk about the good, the bad, and ugly of Early Access games. From the first game to ever break that seal to the proliferation of it's acceptance in nerd culture.
What are your thoughts? We want to know!
Email us at [email protected]
Come on our Facebook!
www.facebook.com/The HillsHaveNerds
Come inside our Discord!
https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjm
Check us out on Youtube for live stream game nights and other stuff!
www.youtube.com/@Thehillshavenerds
We want to thank our Ko-fi supporters! You help us make the show even better.
Brittany Johnston
Nick De Rosa
You can support us on Ko-fi for membership rewards!
www.ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerds
Get some awesome The Hills Have Nerds shirts from Mystic Stitches!
https://mysticstitches.com/
Lee makes great Retro RPG content on Youtube and streams!
www.youtube.com/@Pixelbrolee
www.twitch.tv/pixelbrolee
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1h 44min
March 01, 2026 Episode 37 - The History of The Legend of Zelda - "They'd kill ya' soon as look at ya'..."
40 years of saving Hyrule! 40 years of grunts and yalps! 40 years of it being dangerous to go alone!
It's the 40th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda and the nerds sat down to talk the history of the original NES Game and their relationship with the series, the good and bad of all of it's sequels, the horrors of Tingle, the true antagonist, and for whatever reason, Lee's feet!
What's your history with The Legend of Zelda?
Email us at [email protected]
Come on our Facebook!
www.facebook.com/The HillsHaveNerds
Come inside our Discord!
https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjm
Check us out on Youtube for live stream game nights and other stuff!
www.youtube.com/@Thehillshavenerds
We want to thank our Ko-fi supporters! You help us make the show even better.
Brittany Johnston
Nick De Rosa
You can support us on Ko-fi for membership rewards!
www.ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerds
Get some awesome The Hills Have Nerds shirts from Mystic Stitches!
https://mysticstitches.com/
Lee makes great Retro RPG content on Youtube and streams!
www.youtube.com/@Pixelbrolee
www.twitch.tv/pixelbrolee
The Legend of Zelda
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda
Ripened Tingle's Romantic Balloon Trip of Love
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripened_Tingle%27s_Balloon_Trip_of_Love

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1h 39min
February 17, 2026 Episode 36 - Author Ken Harris - "I've always dreamed of being an a**hole...""
It's time to get literary up in here.
Aaron and Josh sit down in this episode with Amazon Best-Selling and local Eastern KY author Ken Harris to talk about his new book Queen of the Frostfyre, a change from realistic fiction to fantasy, his own nerdom, and an arguably unhealthy obsession with Magic the Gathering.
Check out "Queen of the Frostfyre" releasing at the end of February 2026, and Ken's other books "The Perfect Tree" and "Any Flavor Jellybeans but Black". Available on Amazon and Kindle and other places.
Follow Ken Harris on social media
Threads - https://www.threads.com/@ken_s_harris
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ken_s_harris
Read any Ken Harris? We want to hear about it!
Email us at [email protected]
Come on our Facebook!
www.facebook.com/The HillsHaveNerds
Come inside our Discord!
https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjm
Check us out on Youtube for live stream game nights and other stuff!
www.youtube.com/@Thehillshavenerds
We want to thank our Ko-fi supporters! You help us make the show even better.
Brittany Johnston
Nick De Rosa
You can support us on Ko-fi for membership rewards!
www.ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerds
Want to represent The Hills Have Nerds in your wardrobe?
https://mysticstitches.com/collections/the-hills-have-nerds

Music: Beyond the Horizon by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.creatorchords.com/)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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1h 44min
January 30, 2026 Episode 35 - The Game Awards and Nerd Year's Resolutions - "That's our bit...we put Nerd in front of stuff"
New Year Same Nerds!
The Hills Have Nerds returns from the Holiday break with a brand new episode featuring Travis, Josh, and Cody! The boys discuss The 2025 Game Awards, their Nerd Year's Resolutions, and what nerditry they're currently getting into and hyped about for the upcoming year!
What are your Nerd Year's Resolutions? We want to know!
Email us at [email protected]
Come on our Facebook!
www.facebook.com/The HillsHaveNerds
Come inside our Discord!
https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjm
Check us out on Youtube for live stream game nights and other stuff!
www.youtube.com/@Thehillshavenerds
We want to thank our Ko-fi supporters! You help us make the show even better.
Brittany Johnston
Nick De Rosa
You can support us on Ko-fi for membership rewards!
www.ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerds
World of Warcraft Midnight
https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/midnight
Steinhardt's Guide to the Eldritch Hunt
https://online.anyflip.com/eluvw/uebl/mobile/index.html
Gundam TCG
https://www.gundam-gcg.com/en/
Gundam Anime
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundam
The Game Awards
https://thegameawards.com/
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clair_Obscur:_Expedition_33
Hollow Knight: Silk Song
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_Knight:_Silksong
Donkey Kong: Bananza
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Bananza
South of Midnight
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_of_Midnight
No Man's Sky
https://www.nomanssky.com/
Umamusume
https://umamusume.com/
The Midnight Walk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Midnight_Walk
Arc Raiders
https://arcraiders.com/

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1h 34min
December 24, 2025 The 12 Days of Nerd-mas (We're so very sorry)
A merry Nerdmas to all and a Happy Nerd Year! Thank you to everyone who chipped in to this mess and made it the wonderful beast that it was. Also, there's a special place in hell for Josh's inability to edit properly.Check out @pixelbrolee @criticalencounterspod @watsonedtech @tri-cardgames @theastoundingallstar https://www.tiktok.com/@tooturnttonystarkwww.twitch.tv/coffeebreakloungeEmail us at [email protected] on our Facebook!www.facebook.com/The HillsHaveNerdsCome inside our Discord!https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjmCheck us out on Youtube for live stream game nights and other stuff!www.youtube.com/@ThehillshavenerdsWe want to thank our Ko-fi supporters! You help us make the show even better.Brittany JohnstonNick De RosaYou can support us on Ko-fi for membership rewards!www.ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerds
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6min
December 18, 2025 Episode 34 - Educating Through TTRPGs with Adam Watson - "I've Come to Revel in the Delights of the Hills"
Nerds, its time to get our dice out and get pedagogical up in here!
Josh and Lee sat down with author, educator, and big ole' nerd in the hills, Adam Watson, to talk about his new book "Table Top-Roleplaying Games in the Classroom" and his journey from regular D&D enthusiast to man on a mission to fuse the fun of table top roleplaying with educational initiatives and help kids learn through strategically applied gaming!
This was an amazing conversation and Lee even used some of Adam's strategies in his own classroom with incredible results! Check out the episode to hear what happened!
What do you think? We want to know!
Email us at [email protected]
Come on our Facebook!
www.facebook.com/The HillsHaveNerds
Come inside our Discord!
https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjm
Check us out on Youtube for live stream game nights and other stuff!
www.youtube.com/@Thehillshavenerds
We want to thank our Ko-fi supporters! You help us make the show even better.
Brittany Johnston
Nick De Rosa
You can support us on Ko-fi for membership rewards!
www.ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerds
Lee makes great Retro RPG content on Youtube and streams!
www.youtube.com/@Pixelbrolee
www.twitch.tv/pixelbrolee
If you're interested in Adam's book go buy it! Its great! Tell him the Nerds sent ya!
https://www.amazon.com/Tabletop-Role-Playing-Games-Classroom-Instruction/dp/1476697558
Adam Watson's socials
https://watsonedtech.blogspot.com/2025/12/tabletop-role-playing-games-in.html
kyedrpg.com
adamwatson.org
www.youtube.com/@watsonedtech
https://www.facebook.com/kyedrpg
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1h 50min
December 17, 2025 Episode 34 - Educating Through TTRPGs with Adam Watson - "I've Come to Revel in the Delights of the Hills"
Nerds, its time to get our dice out and get pedagogical up in here!
Josh and Lee sat down with author, educator, and big ole' nerd in the hills, Adam Watson, to talk about his new book "Table Top-Roleplaying Games in the Classroom" and his journey from regular D&D enthusiast to man on a mission to fuse the fun of table top roleplaying with educational initiatives and help kids learn through strategically applied gaming!
This was an amazing conversation and Lee even used some of Adam's strategies in his own classroom with incredible results! Check out the episode to hear what happened!
What do you think? We want to know!
Email us at [email protected]
Come on our Facebook!
www.facebook.com/The HillsHaveNerds
Come inside our Discord!
https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjm
Check us out on Youtube for live stream game nights and other stuff!
www.youtube.com/@Thehillshavenerds
We want to thank our Ko-fi supporters! You help us make the show even better.
Brittany Johnston
Nick De Rosa
You can support us on Ko-fi for membership rewards!
www.ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerds
Lee makes great Retro RPG content on Youtube and streams!
www.youtube.com/@Pixelbrolee
www.twitch.tv/pixelbrolee
If you're interested in Adam's book go buy it! Its great! Tell him the Nerds sent ya!
https://www.amazon.com/Tabletop-Role-Playing-Games-Classroom-Instruction/dp/1476697558
Adam Watson's socials
https://watsonedtech.blogspot.com/2025/12/tabletop-role-playing-games-in.html
kyedrpg.com
adamwatson.org
www.youtube.com/@watsonedtech
https://www.facebook.com/kyedrpg

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1h 50min
November 20, 2025 Episode 33 - The History of the Lord of the Rings Part 2: The Extended Edition - "They turned Shelob into a hot, goth Mommy!"
It's finally time!
Gather round the hearth, nerds, for the guys are finally doing The History of The Lord of Rings Part 2! (Featuring Steve from Critical Encounters Podcast).
Join us as Steve recounts the greatest fantasy tale ever written and the nerds discuss the themes and reception of The Lord of the Rings!
We want to hear your Tolkien takes!
Email us at [email protected]
Come on our Facebook!
www.facebook.com/The HillsHaveNerds
Come inside our Discord!
https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjm
Check us out on Youtube for live stream game nights and other stuff!
www.youtube.com/@Thehillshavenerds
We want to thank our Ko-fi supporters! You help us make the show even better.
Brittany Johnston
Nick De Rosa
You can support us on Ko-fi for membership rewards!
www.ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerds
Cody streams games on Twitch!
www.twitch.tv/coffeebreaklounge
Listen to Steve on Critical Encounters Podcast!
https://open.spotify.com/show/3XJOGhuIaQwx2PaaEX0teU?si=be65474a88f1437e
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tom_Bombadil
Edwin Muir (Big ole dummy)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Muir
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2h 36min

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