Fall heralds lots of changes, but it also means the return to familiar things for lots of people. That's why our first fall podcast is based on the theme of "Coming Home." We've got some great stories and songs from some speakers new and old to share, including: Dwight & Eric: Take Me Home Tonight Eric Garneau: Observations from Asbury Park, NJ Marnie Thompson: Thailand Travels Maura Foley: The Smell of Home Charlie Madsen: You Can't Take it With You... Usually Mark Colomb: Observations from Fairfield, CA Dwight & Eric: Home Sweet Home East Coast people, come check us out at our two shows in New York City!

In this second part of our September episodes, our speakers' theories continue to fly. This episode covers a wide range of topics from the silly to the profound. If you want something to ponder, consider the following: Dwight & Eric: Psycho Killer Shelby Mongan: The Internet is Forcing a Reevaluation of the Textbook Term "Nerd," Probably for the worse Chris Geiger: If I Lived in a Comic Book World, I Would Hate Superheroes and I Would Be Lex Luthor Nora Seidman: You Can Tell a Lot About a Person by Who Their Favorite Ninja Turtle Is Alex Talavera: I Don't Know What I Am Shawn Patrick Boyle: The Next Technological Breakthrough Will Be Therapeutic AI Claire Friedman: Rejected Theorites Dwight & Eric: You Really Got Me If you like this show and think you'd like to be part of the next one, come to our recording tomorrow in Chicago!

In this first part of our September episode, departing Nerdologues member and newly-minted doctor Bill Kenkel asks us all to think like scientists and propose a theory -- any theory we want -- about the world around us. What results is pretty damn spectacular. Check out this show for: Dwight & Eric: Big Bang Moon Rising Bill Kenkel: Nerds Love Spaceships Steve Persch: We Can't Count on Backwards Time Travel Chris Crotwell: The Cheesecake Factory is the Least Satisfying Dining Experience Imaginable Sarah Sheber & Marnie Thompson: If Star Wars Were an Orchestra, the Violas Would Be Jedi Sawyer Heppes: Things Get Worse Jonathan Lester: The Biggest Threat to Modern Society is World of Warcraft Dwight & Eric: Here Comes Your Man The next Your Stories recording is Sunday, September 16 at the Upstairs Gallery in Chicago. Hope you can make it!

We love you guys so much we're bringing you an extra episode this month. How lucky are you? How lucky are WE to be able to sit down and chat with four of the five directors of Cor Res Theater, a unique and awesome group based in Chicago, IL. Not only do they have a SCANDALOUS Nerdologues connection (listen to the episode to find out what!), but they're actually putting up a show about the very thing we've been talking about this whole month--the end of the world! Perfect, right? Right. In this episode you'll get: Bobby, Eric, & the Cor Res Crew: Re: Your Brains Cor Res Interview Allison MacWilliams-Brooks: On Dying Alone Jeremy Kanne: A Cost/Benefit Analysis of the End of the World Bobby Hoffman: The End for Atheists Julie Pearson: The End of the World is Everywhere Bobby & Eric: The End of the Line Hey, are you free this Friday? You ARE?! Well, then join the Nerdologues at their superhero bar crawl in Wicker Park!

It's still the end of the world as we know it, and yep, we're feeling fine with these sweet monologues (and songs! lots of songs!) about the end of days. Check out this episode for: Dwight & Eric: Land of Confusion Bill Kenkel: Mom, Don't Listen to This Rebecca M: You Only Want Me 'Cause You Want My Sister Shawn Boyle: What's the Point? The Screeching Eels: Five Years Chris Geiger: MMOveRPG Dwight, Eric & Claire: Zombie Like what you hear? Then come check out the next Your Stories recording this Sunday! Also, be a dear and vote for this Dungeons & Dragons slam poetry video we made; there are crazy awesome prizes in it for us!

To tie in with the Nerdologues sketch troupe's month-long run of shows in July entitled "The Skywalking Dead" -- which was all about the end of the world -- this month we've got a bunch of stories along those same lines. What messages of doom and gloom (or hope?) do our speakers have for the audience at home about the end of days? Enjoy stories and songs from: Dwight & Eric: 99 Red Balloons Dwight, Eric & Sarah: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Sawyer Heppes: Dying All the Time Steve Persch: Ode to the Modern Man Joe Gennaro: "Zombies Can Bite Me" Chris Geiger: It Gets Better Dwight & Eric: It's The End of the World as We Know It

Part 2 of July's revelry episode gets JUST AS CRAZY as the first one (by which we mean, it stays relatively sane but features people telling really entertaining-slash-reflective stories about their past exploits). Give this episode a listen to hear about: Dwight & Eric: Fight For Your Right Shawn Patrick Boyle: Sex on the Beach Myke Golliday: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face ("Your" being "Drunkenness") Jon Lester: Drunk Gaming Charlie Connell: The Best Family Vacation I Never Went On Chris Geiger: The Bell Curve of Parties Eric & Steve Persch: Pabstblueribbonville ("full band" version) Want to participate in the next Your Stories podcast? It's actually TONIGHT! And don't forget to check out the Nerdologues' new sketch show THE SKYWALKING DEAD, running throughout the month of July at the Playground Theater in Chicago.

Hello friends! Welcome to the first of our two-part episode where we explore the theme of revelry and what it means to us nerdy types. We got a lot of great stories out of this month's show, and we hope you enjoy them! This episode includes: Dwight & Eric: Friends in Low Places Steve Persch: Why I Didn't Drink in College Sarah Sheber: On Meeting Neil Gaiman Sawyer Heppes: Me & Alcohol - A History Aaron Pinkston: A Story of Sports Glory Andrew Bentley: Don't Throw Up Dwight & Eric: Need You Now If you like the show, come be part of our next podcast taping Sunday, July 15 at the Upstairs Gallery in Andersonville. Also, don't miss the new Nerdologues sketch comedy show, the Skywalking Dead, running every Friday in July at Chicago's Playground Theater! (And thanks to friend and frequent storyteller Shawn Patrick Boyle for recording and co-producing this episode!)

Last weekend the Nerdologues crew trek'd down to sunny St. Louis, MO for a couple shows at Project Comic-Con, St. Louis' premiere comic convention. As it happens I recorded the show, and to make up for you guys only getting one episode of Your Stories this month, I thought I'd release some of that show here! This is only about a third of the excellent Nerdologues material St. Louis got, but there is some really great stuff here that deserves to be on the podcast, like: The Nerdologues: Nerd Rage Joe Gennaro: Football + Video Games = ? Fred Dukes: Commencement at Xavier's Kevin Reader & Chris Geiger: Dungeons & Dragons slam poetry We hope you enjoy this bonus mini-episode! The next Your Stories recording takes place this Sunday, June 17th at the Upstairs Gallery in Andersonville, Chicago. Check out the Facebook event for all the deets!

Well, friends, we had some technical difficulties this month that ended up losing us five stories and four songs. Still, we salvaged what we could to bring you this EXTRA-SIZED episode all about family! Once again our storytellers don't disappoint; this episode features a great mix of the comedic and the touching. Make sure you listen after the song for a VERY SPECIAL story from our friend Shawn Boyle. This episode features: Chris Crotwell: The Real-Life 7 Dwarves Sawyer Heppes: ... But I See Your Party Has No Wizard Nora Seidman: A Luke & Leia Thing Bill Kenkel: The End of the World Myke Golliday: A Boy and His Frog Shawn Boyle: The Marijuanalogs Rebecca: Piano Bar Fun Charlie Connell: A Family of Vikings Andrew Bentley: My Sister Dwight & Eric: Lightning Crashes Shawn Boyle: Rewriting Family History BTW, if you happen to be in Chicago this weekend, come play Dungeons & Dragons with us!