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The World Needs Nerds episodes

December 04, 2023 Shhhhhzam with Grace Caroline Currey
We’re back and better than ever! On today’s episode MacKenzie speaks with the FANTASTIC Grace Caroline Currey, but since it was in the middle of SAG strikes we talk about NOTHING (shhhhh don’t say Shazam), the conversation goes in some really fun directions. Stay tuned to the end of the episode for an update on what’s to come with NEW episodes from The World Needs Nerds!
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48 min
September 04, 2023 Remake or Bust
Rob and MacKenzie discuss Remakes, Requels, and Reimaginings. But before that they sink their teeth into the apple of a conversation sparked by the band 2Ge+Her.
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1 hr 1 min
August 28, 2023 Voice Magic with Kiff VandenHeuvel
MacKenzie sits down with Kiff VandenHeuvel to talk voice acting, improv, and storytelling. Also, Rob and MacKenzie catchup and talk about what it means to enjoy someone’s stories.
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57 min
August 21, 2023 The Pagemaster
Fiction, we all love it, but on today’s episode MacKenzie goes to great lengths to explain why reading fiction can be the best gift you give to yourself.
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58 min
August 14, 2023 Unnecessary Fan Service
MacKenzie and Rob discuss U.A.P.s and B.A.P.s before discussing the world of self-aware, self-referential, meta comedies like Community and Nirvanna the Band the Show…here’s to 6 Seasons and A Movie!
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51 min
August 07, 2023 Black and Gay AF with Michael Simeon
This week MacKenzie chats with Michael Simeon about his road to being a creator, favorite horror movies, and what it means to be Black and gay in the fandom space.
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1 hr 26 min
July 31, 2023 From Civilian to Superhero with Nelson Dellis
MacKenzie sits down with Guinness World Record holder and 5x USA Memory Champion Nelson Dells to talk memory training, nerddom, and how anyone can have an IRL super brain.
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Nelson Dellis is a 5x USA Memory Champion and one of the leading memory experts in the world, traveling around the world as a competitive Memory Athlete, Memory Consultant, Published Author and highly sought-after Keynote Speaker. As a Memory Champion, Mountaineer, and Alzheimer’s Disease Activist, he preaches a lifestyle that combines fitness, both mental and physical, with proper diet and social involvement.
NELSON INFO
nelsondellis.com
Nelson’s memory course
Nelson’s Youtube channel
Nelson’s books: Memory Superpowers and Remember It
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53 min
July 24, 2023 Fan Fiction and Nerdy Nexus Events
MacKenzie and Producer Rob show they aren’t youths, dive into the world of fan fiction, and talk about how they broke the news to friends and family that they were…NERDS.
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42 min
July 17, 2023 Collectable Cards and Cons, Oh my!
MacKenzie and Producer Rob break out of suspended animation to chat about collectable cards and their personal connections to conventions, why they love cons, first cons, and how they plan their convention trips.
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33 min
July 10, 2023 Fandom Big Three
The World Needs Nerds has landed! Join MacKenzie and Producer Rob for a discussion of their fandom Big Three, our first listener question, and all the fun of awkwardly meeting a new friend.
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33 min