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  • Episode 14 – with Matt Mogk: The Zapocalypse Installment 1

    OK, we’ll admit it: we’re obsessed with the Zombie Apocalypse aka THE ZAPOCALYPSE. We started planning this zombie-only episode – the first in a series – from The Nerd Out’s genesis, and are super excited to bring interviews with two amazing experts: Matt Mogk of The Zombie Research Society, who answers some burning questions (zombie biology! how the virus might spread! why Los Angeles is screwed!) and and The Zombie Response Team, Zapocalypse survivalists and cool folks with a plan.

    Recorded 2.12.12

    LINKS

    Matt Mogk on Twitter
    Matt’s books on Amazon
    Prion diseases are brain diseases that can make the jump from animals to humans (see: Mad Cow Disease).
    The Zombie Response Team! (We interview them with many ankle-biters in the background…enjoy the melodious sounds of screaming children.)

     

    44 min
  • Episode 13

     

     

     

     

     

    Wherein the force is only somewhat with us, we’re mad about Max, and dinosaurs become…strangely hilarious.

    Recorded 2.3.12

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    Brisk Bodega X Star Wars – the 24 hour pop-up, coming soon to NYC and SXSW!
    Mad Max triple feature plus Q&A with Mel Gibson
    Are you a “Pinner”? We’re super into Pinterest, friend us if you’re on!
    T Rex Trying
    Jurassic Park soundtrack, re envisioned a la melodica…just those first few notes is enough to slay.
    The Nerd Out reads: Wild Sheep Chase, The Magicians, The Fever Series, A Visit From The Goon Squad.
    Check the Tech – Targus Checkpoint-Friendly Air Traveler Backpack – Ritzy gives this bag, which accompanied her halfway around the world and through half a dozen airports, two big thumbs up!

     

    40 min
  • Episode 12

     

     

     

     

     

    Welcome back! During our hiatus, Ritzy was busy making the world a better place in SE Asia (including catching up on Game of Thrones)…while Lisa consumed a prodigious amount of entertainment so you don’t have to. Thank her later.

    Recorded 1.26.12

    LINKS

    Ritzy returns from her Little Lotus – Army of Snipers sojourn! Check out videos/updates…ya done good, folks. (The “Midway shots from Woebots” short vid is awesome.)
    Bent Con…

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    …A lot of this. Only cock-ier. Hey, Lisa had fun.

    CES
    Lisa guested on The Table Set podcast about getting your Mardi Gras party on. If you love podcasts about entertaining, parties, cooking, eating, drinking: check ’em out, they’re great.
    The Art of Flight – action sports at its finest/most badass.
    Haywire: girls kicking ass. What’s not to like?
    Plus loads of movies and TV y’all have heard of. So Google it.

    41 min
  • Episode 11

     

     

     

     

     

    Happy Holidays! Check our Dcon recap, plus the latest entertainment good (Dr. Who!), bad (Breaking Dawn), and ugly crying (The Notebook). 

    Recorded 11.26.11

    LINKS

    Little Lotus – Army of Snipers: FUNDED! Thanks to everyone who helped support…you can follow their progress/adventures/do-gooding @ the blog.
    Dcon – The Last March of the Ents. In Legos. Brilliant.
    Dcon – Suckathon.
    RIP Anne McCaffery. (If you haven’t checked her out, start with Dragonriders of Pern – Dragonflight.)
    Ritzy’s new + improved store is up!
    Twatlight – Breaking Hymens coverage. Courtesy of our wannabe BFF Michael K.
    Ab Fab…with Idris Alba. Talented, hot, best name ever?
    Should Lisa play Diablo 3? Battle.net friend her! (I’m gonna need the help…. – Lisa)
    Pretty badass card set: Deck of the Living Dead. Support cool art on Kickstarter!

    …thanks for your support and an awesome 2011, and we’ll see you in the new year with more nerding out. And zombies. XOXO

    49 min
  • Episode 10

     

     

     

     

     

     

    So we have a nerd-on for Chris Hardwick…plus what we’re doing this weekend (D Con!), The Great TV Lay In, Running For Your Lives, and a ranking of Tootsie Pops.  In person, no less.  

    Recorded 11.3.11

    LINKS

    Designer Con!  Visit Ritzy and Ya Heard Show @ Booth 329.  Cool story about on LA Times.
    Donate to Army of Snipers and send artists to work with refugee kids @ the Thailand/Burma border.  Good cause…all it takes is $10!
    American Horror Story
    The Only Way Is Essex…okay, who can tell us the entomology of “REEM”?  Any Brits?
    Ritzy LOVES Misfits.  Find it on BBC, Hulu Plus…or alternative sources.
    Do you love The Walking Dead?  What about…The Talking Dead?  With Chris Hardwicke!
    Speaking of that guy…he’s EVERYWHERE.  He has a great article in Wired this month about being a nerd and triumphing.  “Because there is a tremendous and fulfilling sense of control in understanding every single detail of a thing more than any other living creature.”  Yeah.  He’s one of us.  Recommended reading.
    History Channel: Zombies, A Living History.  (Geddit?)
    The first annual Zombie Run.  Watch a runner, or watch the – spoiler alert! – first zombie attack from the zombie POV!
    Fellow Nerd Friend John B @ podcast N3rd Link.   (We loooove our fellow podcasters!  Shout out!)
    The Tootsie Roll Indian.  Lisa grew up thinking you got a free one with the Indian on the wrapper.  No dice…urban legend.  Crushed.  Still: Cherry FTW. Best flavor.

     

    43 min
  • Episode 9

     

     

     

     

     

    We’ve been busy prepping for the Zombie Apocalypse aka ZA aka THE ‘POCALYPSE.  But The Nerd Out gals are never too busy to nerd out…with the cock out.    

    Recorded 10.20.11

    LINKS

    AOS x Little Lotus  – help Ritzy and Army of Snipers raise money to visit refugee camps @ the Thailand/Myanmar border and bring some art to the kids and peeps there.
    We heart The Walking Dead.  Did you see the webisodes?  What do you think about the new season?
    Pan Am may or may not survive being on “the bubble,” but those ladies did some CIA work.

     

     

     

     

     

    Nightmares Fear Factory photos.  See above.  HOURS of enjoyment.  Trust.  (It took us at least an hour to pick a couple fave photos.)

    Lisa read The Psychopath Test.  If you have to ask: you aren’t one.  Recommended!
    Zombie Buy: your one stop shop for the ZA.  @zombiebuys on Twitter.  Launching soon.
    Want to experience the ZA?  (“No, really?  Are you insane?” – Lisa)  Atlanta’s ZA takes you into a post-Apocalyptic city to experience it.  If your undies can take it.
    Breaking news: NEW GEORGE ROMERO ZOMBIE MOVIE.
    We’re meeting TX’s Zombie Response Team on their swing thru So Cal!  They sell some cool stuff and are folks after our own hearts.  Interview to come….
    NEED A HAND TRUCK?  Ritzy Checks Your Tech for the best dolly (if you’re into lugging shit around, or if your man won’t step up [and if he won’t = different conversation]).

     

    43 min
  • Episode 8

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Hip hop, steampunk shagging, The Avengers, running from zombies, Reddit: yes, we come to bring unto you the latest from the nerd-o-sphere.  

    Recorded 10.11.11

    LINKS

    “Not Far from the Tree: How an Apple Gave Me Life” – awesome essay on Steve Jobs’ legacy by Urb’s Raymond Roker.
    Ritzy sees 50/50.
    Lisa sees The Avengers trailer.
    A Steel Magnolias remake.  An all-black cast.  On Lifetime.  We remain unconvinced.
    The Best Damn Nerd Show: fellow podcasting nerds.
    How To Be A Gentleman…for when you need more Drama in your life.
    Yelawolf.
    r/jailbait: no longer serving your pervy desires.
    Steampunk fiction.  With a bit of cock.  (And a few zombies.)  We present unto you: The Iron Duke.
    “Hey! Let’s run a 5K, with obstacles…only we’re chased by zombies!” Lisa: “Fuck you and everything you stand for.” Ritzy: “Tell me more….”
    ****Correction: 5k in Los Angeles/San Diego is not until next year 2012… whomp, whomp.
    Check The Tech: Inkling by Wacom.  Pretty nifty.

     

    42 min
  • Episode 7

    It’s been a while…we missed you!

    Recorded 9.27.11

    Ritzy was busy playing with Bill Gates’ first computer while Lisa celebrated Lisapalooza (birthday fortnight, bitches!).  But we’re here, we’re nerding out, and we’re armed to the teeth.  Join us.

    LINKS

    Lars Perkins
    Drive.  See it.  Un-see the graphics.
    Kevin Smith’s new TV show…SECRET STASH!  “Draper. Meth. Zombies. This show couldn’t be on a better network.”
    Misfits on BBC.  Two thumbs up from The Nerd Out.  Season 3 opener.
    Temporarily join Lisa’s book club and read The Psychopath Test.  It’s awesome.
    Ritzy’s Hawaii event with Dissizit.  DMC stalker video coming soon!
    Matt Mogk on the impending zombie apocalypse.  Bring your binocs.
    Gun Fun II: The North County Shoot Out.  This is how you kill zombies, people.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    50 min
  • Episode 6

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    The Nerd Out numero six with your fave nerdy chicks.  

    Recorded 8.30.11

    Discussed: comic conventions and the obscure stars who love them, the fear/thrill of cosplay, charming+slimy*evil/hot=Colin Farrell, 2D vs 3D, Marty & Elayne, the joy (?!) of Fall TV…and shootin’ guns.  

    LINKS

    Steve Jobs – love him, hate him, can’t deny the genius. Stay strong, Steve.
    Mister D aka The Mayor aka World’s Biggest Kid attended Comic Book & SciFi Convention and got a sweet Dyna Girl photo.

     

     

     

     

    Marty & Elayne documentary…viva!

    Warehouse 13
    Terra Nova
    Sign up for LAX Firing Range‘s newsletter and get 50% off a session!  Practice makes perfect for the IZA, people.
    It may not be zombies, exactly…but something wants to eat your brain.
    Lisa’s dilema: .38 special (real life) vs. Sig Sauer (sweet MFin’ killer of the undead)?

    WHAT?  You haven’t weighed in on the Impending Zombie Apocalypse?  Whatcha gonna do? Who ya gonna call? Weapon of choice?  Email or Tweet us or leave us a comment…we must be prepared for our IZA episode.

     

    33 min
  • Episode 5

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    The Nerd Out Five: CA Five-O.  In which we are rocked by “Red State” yet livin’ pretty blue.  

    Recorded 8.21.11

    Our Zombie Apocalypse episode is coming up and we’d love to hear your thoughts.  Fast vs. slow?  Preferred weaponry?  Do you have a plan?  Email or Tweet us or leave us a comment…we want to know!

    LINKS

    Check out “Red State.”  Prepare for OH SHIT moments.  (PS…nerds love lines.)

     

     

     

    Our. Fave. Podcast. Hollywood Babble On.

    “Beats, Rhymes & Life”
    “Caprica”
    “Battlestar Galactica” – on sale!
    Sold on “Misfits.”
    Is Spotify all that?  Discuss.
    Zombie Proof House!

    28 min

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