We here at the Nerdologues know you have other options for podcasts, and we appreciate you listening to ours. Especially when it talks about other options. (See what I did there?) Enjoy the following stories and songs! Dwight, Claire, & Eric: In the Air Tonight Dwight, Claire, & Eric: Cry Me a River Joe Gennaro: 9-to-5er Chris Crotwell: Librarian Kevin Budnik: Comic Artist Dwight & Eric: You Can Call Me Al Come to our next Your Stories recording this Sunday, and don't forget to catch our first sketch run in over a year, The Multiverse vs. George Lucas, one of the next two Fridays!

Our second half of exploring 1993 actually gets away from the topic a bit, but that doesn't mean we don't have an excellent collection of stories and music to share with you today! Enjoy this episode featuring: Dwight & Eric: Hey Jealousy Chris Crotwell: The Blizzard of '93 Jeremy Kanne: Lost Eric Garneau: Neko Case and Parents Dwight, Claire, & Eric: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) Things to do in the near future: See our sketch run, The Multiverse vs. George Lucas! Take us on in trivia!

Let's go BACK IN TIME (like the Huey Lewis song) for this month-long celebration(?) of 1993. There's a lot of good stuff here about nostalgia and growing up, and we promise that after listening to this episode you'll feel like you've been teleported to the past (not really). This time out, enjoy the following stories and songs: Claire Friedman & The Nerdologues Chorus: 1993 Song Claire, Dwight, & Eric: All That She Wants Kevin Reader: Glasses Sawyer Heppes: Born in the '80s and Raised in the '90s Matthew Sudman: Groundhog Day Charlie Madsen: Public and Private Nostalgia Claire & Eric: What's Up? Also, come to our next Your Stories recording this Sunday!

About a month ago, Upstairs Gallery - the venue we used to call home - hosted an awesome comedy festival in the city, and they were kind enough to let us record an episode of our podcast there. And here it is! Because it was their first festival and ours, we thought "First Times" would make a pretty nifty theme. And because there was a podcast portion of the festival, we thought it would be cool to invite other podcasters to participate. So we did! Please enjoy these thoughts on the theme from: Mary Beth Smith - The First Time I: Took the Stage Tim Dunn - The First Time I: Ran from the Cops Erin McGathy - The First Time I: Made a Girl Cry Jorin Garguilo - The First Time I: Picked up a Daniel Pinkwater Book Mark Colomb - The First Time I: Watched The Empire Strikes Back And here, for your listening pleasure, are links to everyone's podcasts: MBSing with Mary Beth Smith Talking Games with Tim & Clayton! This Feels Terrible with Erin McGathy The Department of Promethean Science An Hour with Your Ex And, while you're at it, come to our next sketch show - The Nerdologues Presents: Screw These Guys, Amirite?!

In this second part of our sayonara to Alex Talavera, we've got a bunch of great speakers sharing what the phrase "best-laid plans" means to them. This time out, enjoy: Steve Persch: Priam Mary Beth Smith: When I Grew Up Chris Geiger: Dear Ted Mary Zee: Plan B Nate Bechtel: The Strategy Guide of Love Chris Crotwell: I've Never Had Plans Allison MacWilliams-Brooks Talavera: In Defense of Planning Dwight & Eric: Wish You Were Here Don't forget to check out our other great shows like The Nerdologuecast or MBSing with Mary Beth Smith!

Last month, founding Nerdologues member Alex Talavera left us to go be an adult in Colorado. LAME. On Your Stories, he's saying goodbye with an episode he helped put together - Alex picked the theme, hosted, chose the songs, and generally lended his awesome presence throughout the episode. Help say goodbye to a Your Stories favorite this month starting with the following: Claire & Eric: Peach, Plum, Pear Dwight, Claire, & Eric: I Got You (I Feel Good) Alex Talavera: "... of Mice and Men" Bill Kenkel: Maybe the Plan Can Still Work Katie Keenan: An Extra Umbrella Sawyer Heppes: I Am Batman? Sabrina Pratt: Today's the Day It Happened Andrew Bentley: 60% Likely To Die of Misadventure Dwight, Claire, Eric, & Sarah: Rebellion (Lies) BTW, wondering why this show was so late going up? It's because we're sharing time with two NEW Nerdologues podcasts, both of which you should check out - The Nerdologuecast and MBSing with Mary Beth Smith. Also, our next Your Stories recording is this Sunday. Want to talk about 1993? Now's your chance!

Here's the second and final episode we recorded at Chicago's excellent Cat & Mouse Game Store, and just like last time we're back talking about all things game-related. Listen to this episode to enjoy: Claire, Dwight, & Eric: Cups Claire Friedman: Dark Knight and Game Theory Nate Bechtel: Why Video Games Made Me Bad at Women (Not Why You Think) Lauren Rodriguez: Guess What's Next Kyle Talley: Take It Seriously Sawyer Heppes: Character Sheet Marnie Thompson: The Next Level Sarah Sheber: Tetris Come to our next Your Stories recording this Sunday, which happens to be Nerdologues member Alex Talavera's last. Send him off in style!

Ladies, gentlemen, and other nerds of Chicago, please enjoy our first of two episodes recorded at Cat & Mouse Game Store, who were fantastic hosts for the evening (and sold us lots of cool stuff!). To match our temporary new environment, we decided to ask people to use "Games" as their topic, and we got a lot of great stuff, including: Dwight & Eric: In the Garage Andrew Bentley: Is D&D Really About Imagination? Charlie Madsen: Winners Professor Blake: Players Erik Parsons: Cooperation and Perspective Mike Chuck Bretzlaff: Rabbit Con Jae Carbary: I Am a Game Designer Shelby Mongan: Memory Claire, Dwight, & Eric: Still Alive Join us this Sunday as we say "sayonara" to Nerdologues member Alex Talavera!

You may not know this about me, but I love me some Superman. So last week when the Nerdologues teamed up with Chicago Loot Drop to riff on the classic Richard Donner Superman film, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to get some cool cats together and talk about what the Man of Steel means to them. This is the first invitation-only Your Stories we ever did, and it was a ton of fun. Included here are great friends, bloggers, musicians, retailers, and even an Eisner Award-winning artist/writer. Big thanks to our guests for making it out and to all of you for listening. You Will Believe A Man Can Share A Great Story (TM). Featured on this episode are: Dwight & Eric: Jimmy Olsen's Blues Dwight & Eric: Superman Chris Geiger: Why We Need the Man of Steel Tom Foss: What's Really Powerful about Superman Jim: Superman Returns (to the Theater) Terry Gant: Superman Reminds Me of Me Art Baltazar: My Super Professional Life Dwight & Eric: Holding Out for a Hero Links for your consideration: Tom Foss's The Fortress of Soliloquy Third Coast Comics (run by Mr. Terry Gant) The website of Mr. Art Baltazar

We close out a month themed "indie" with, appropriately, a bunch of stories that break free from the shackles of our theme - kind of. This month, enjoy: Dwight & Eric: Freedom Isn't Free Dwight & Eric: I Want to Break Free Sawyer Heppes: Super Dad Nate Bechtel: How I Turned 18 Chris Crotwell: With Apologies to My Ex-Wife Andrew Bentley: The Eritrean War Dwight & Eric: Float On Come to a special REMOTE recording of Your Stories next week at Chicago's excellent Cat & Mouse game store! EDIT: Ever wonder what our speakers look like? Well, now you can see for yourself, kind of, with these awesome sketches done at the show by local comics artist Yusef Abonamah!