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My Cool Friend Dan Bakkedahl has one hell of a resume under his belt. From movies like The Heat, Trumbo, and Action Point to television shows like The Daily Show, Legit, and Veep, Dan has proven himself to be filled to the brim with talent and charm. What you might NOT know, however, is that Dan is one of my best pinball buddies. Don't worry, we le…
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. This month, Dre and Jeff finish their season on Unfortunate Video Game Adaptations with the most unfortunate mainstream video game adaptation of all-time: 1994's Double Dragon! There's a lot t…
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Oh boy is my latest Cool Friend a doozy! Honestly, I'm not sure how I even managed to snag Rey Taira for this long, as he was supposed to be getting ready for TF Con (Transformers) as his company, threezero, is going to have a HUGE presence there. But hey, I'm not complaining. Rey is one of the coolest, kindest, nerdiest nerds I know, and I'm so st…
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My Cool Friend this episode is the amazing Jon Jabs of one of my favorite Youtube channels, The Past Is Alive. When I was researching card breakers a few years back in order to check out how it's done right, I stumbled onto his fascinating channel and it was just everything I could have hoped for. Jon is fun, knowledgeable, interactive, and charmin…
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. This month, Dre and Jeff are joined by John and Tom Reimann of the Screamplay podcast as they continue their season on Unfortunate Video Game Adaptations with 2005's Doom! There's a lot to unp…
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My latest Cool Friend is one of those friends that, when I met him for the first time, I kinda quietly geeked out. I grew up marveling at his images in secondhand Cracked magazines I got from my mom’s friend Cathy, and admiring his work from there on out at various points in my life. Bob is a master cartoonist, having credits all over the pop cultu…
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My latest Cool Friend is the immensely talented comedian/host/rabblerouser Bailey Norton. Bailey is not only a masterful comic (I mean, she’s done Mint on Card several times and co-hosts the amazing Femmes the Rules live show) and fantastic podcast host (Hot Topic with Pickle and Bailey is a delight!), but she’s often found going viral across socia…
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. Dre and Jeff enter their season on Unfortunate Video Game Adaptations with Street Fighter the Movie, the second direct adaptation of a video game ever! There's a lot to unpack about this campy…
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OK, for real I'm not sure that I have enough space to list this episode's Cool Friend's accomplishments. Cat LaCohie (or Vixen DeVille, if you want to get all burlesque about it) is one of those people that is so filled to the brim with talent and drive, that I don't even know where to start. When we met, she out-comedied me before walking on shard…
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep This formerly Pateron-exclusive (and missing "Episode 5") episode of NERD! had Dre and Jeff continuing their season of TV Specials with He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special. There's a lot to unpac…
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. The 17th episode of NERD! has Dre and Jeff EXTENDING their season on Cinematic Child Neglect with Dutch, the rare John Hughes misfire about a nightmare Thankgiving roadtrip starring Ed O'Neill…
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OK, so my Cool Friend TJ Shevlin may be the Product Development Coordinator for Upper Deck's Marvel Comics line of trading cards, and that's pretty amazing. But boy does that merely scratch the surface of all the cool, amazing stuff he's done. TJ is one of only SIX Eisner Awards judges (the Oscars of comics, given away at SDCC) and he's had his han…
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I'm so stoked to put this episode up, as my Cool Friends Michael Randolph (@MRandolph24) Paige Wesley (@RampaigeWesley) and Todd Schlosser (@ToddJAwesome) from two of my favorite pods, Horror Virgin and Romancing the Pod are joining me this week. I've known Paige for quite a while, and since guesting on an episode of HV, I've become fast friends wi…
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Well, well, well, look what we have here. It's David Bell! He's my Cool Friend, and we talk about stuff! And things! Honestly, the way we gel when we talk made this one of the easiest episodes to record, and the time went by so quickly that we couldn't honestly believe that we had burned through an hour. You might know Dave from his work with Gamef…
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. The 16th episode of NERD! has Dre and Jeff finishing their season on Cinematic Child Neglect with Home Alone 2, Lost in New York, the redundant yet popular sequel (remake?) to the smash hit 19…
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. The 15th episode of NERD! has Dre and Jeff continue their season on Cinematic Child Neglect (fun!) with Adventures in Babysitting, the mid-80's classic about Elizabeth Shue and maybe some othe…
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My latest Cool Friend, the NEWLY EMMY NOMINATED Joey Clift, is a brilliant writer and comedian who also happens to be at the forefront of Native American entertainment, working on projects like Netflix's Spirit Rangers, his own project Gone Native (https://gonenative.tv/) and countless podcasts, panels, and live shows. Joey and I talk about a whole…
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My latest Cool Friend, Dan Larson, is the first guest of the show that I haven't knowingly met, although I'm 99% sure we've bumped into each other. The co-creator/writer/host of the popular YouTube channel Secret Galaxy (née Toy Galaxy), Dan is a New England nerd with a career talking about dorky stuff on the internet and HEY WAIT A SECOND!!! Look,…
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We’ve got a really great episode coming your way as I’m joined by my incredibly Cool Friends Aviv Rubinstein and Rachel Brodsky from the In Sync Podcast. As a matter of fact, this episode is a bit of what the kids call a collab, as I’m the beneficiary of a scheduling conflict that is allowing me to drop a “lost” episode of In Sync where we cover Se…
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. The 134th episode of NERD! has Dre and Jeff beginning their season on Cinematic Child Neglect (fun!) with Searching for Bobby Fischer, the mid-90's, mid-budget film about the furious life of..…
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My latest Cool Friend, Timmy Heague, did something I can't even imagine, when at the age when most of us were figuring out what to do with our lives, he opened what would become one of the most succesful comic shops in Southern California, with Arsenal Comics and Games. Not only is this store the site of the infamous INSULT CGC 10 from the Zeb Well…
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Sometimes you meet a Cool Friend in the places you least expect them. Other times it's at Comic Con, where a ton of your other Cool Friends are. I met the incredible Lisa Wallen at the second one, and wouldn't you know it, less than a year later she was living within 3 miles of my place in Los Angeles. Funny how things work out. Lisa, aside from be…
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My latest Cool Friend, Kyle Ayers (Never Seen It, Boast Rattle, Conan) is one of the most prolific and funniest people I know. He is an idea man, who executes some of the most unique and fantastic comedy ideas I've ever come across. His brain is SO sharp, that it's actually trying to kill him with Trigeminal Neuralgia, a rare brain disorder that is…
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. The 13th episode of NERD! has Dre and Jeff join up with Dre's brother Dan Alvarez finish their exploration into the world of insane sequels to popular films with The Secret of the Ooze, the to…
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My very Cool Friend Joshy G is, as I refer to him in this episode, the Forrest Gump of Hollywood. Many people know him as the trainer to many Wrestling superstars like Seth Rollins, Becky Lynch, Sheamus, and more, as well as for being one of the owners and operators of Deadboys Fitness along with the aforementioned Seth Rollins. Others might know h…
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OK look: Adam Tod Brown is pretty much my bestest friend in the whole world. I've been podcasting with him for 10 years on shows like You Don't Even Like This Show (formerly Unpops), You Don't Even Like Sports, and our trading card show You Don't Even Like Sports Cards, but today I drop a bombshell that I never told him before. On top of that, we'v…
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. The 12th episode of NERD! has Dre and Jeff join up with comedian/podcaster/author Kym Kral (Kral Space, Ugh Fine!, Confessions of a Recovering Party Girl) continue their exploration into the w…
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It's a big ol' Jeff Party as I'm joined by super cool friend Jeff Haidaczuk of Rucking Fotten. Sure, you might not know Jeff by name, but chances are he's been involved with something nerdy that you think rules. Come on and listen to us talk about goofing around at Cons, his work with the amazing clothing brand Rucking Fotten (seriously, go check e…
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Tom Reimann is not just one of my Cool Friends; he's one of my bestest friends and also my cohost on Tom and Jeff Watch Batman. CROSSOVER! Join us as we talk about some of our favorite TAJWB bits of the past 5 years (Holy smokes, we've been doing that show for 5 years???), the trials and tribulations of internet employment, the blast he's having at…
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. The 11th episode of NERD! has Dre and Jeff begin their exploration into the world of insane sequels to popular films with the long-awaited, often maligned sequel to Joe Dante's smash hit Greml…
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My Cool Friend Aaron Wood and I go back...jeez, a REALLY long time. When we first met, he was slinging his indie comic and trying to survive the nightmarish waters of being a freelance artist. We've shared so many memories together. This dude even came to my school for Career Day back when I was a teacher. I caught Urban Outfitters "accidentally" s…
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My Cool Friend, the amazing Emily Winter, does so much cool stuff! She wrote a cool book (One Day Smarter), runs several amazing live comedy shows (Staff Picks, One Liner Madness), play comedian softball with me, and writes for Nickelodeon (That Girl Lay Lay). Oh hey, that means she's a member of the WGA. GUESS WHAT WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT!!! A lot,…
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. The tenth episode of NERD! has Dre and Jeff joined by the amazing Elise Golgowski as they continue their foray into the world of collectible card games with the Pokemon Trading Card Game. Ther…
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My Cool Friend Dallas McLaughlin does so much cool stuff! Not only is he a comedian and musician from San Diego, but he also wrote on the pilots for both Yo Gabba Gabba! AND The Aquabats! Super Show! (SO MANY EXCLAMATION POINTS) He's ALSO got a new album coming out called I Didn't Start the Fire (and Other Lies) that you should check out ASAP! Hone…
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We have an official JHCF First, as author Iva-Marie Palmer is the first guest of the show to punch me in the face (citation needed)! When she's not mercilessly beating me, Iva is a YA Fiction author who's written such books as Gimme Everything You Got, The End of the World As We Know It, and Gabby Garcia's Ultimate Playbook. I am fascinated by her,…
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. The ninth episode of NERD! has Dre and Jeff joined by the incredible Brian Foster as they continue their foray into the world of collectible card games with the Magic: The Gathering. There's a…
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My next Cool Friend is actually my longest running Cool Friend. There aren't many people on the planet that I can say I've known for 40 years, but my friend and foster brother Dann passes the litmus test. We've been through so much together, and I figured it would be really cool to start the new "season" of Jeff Has Cool Friends with my oldest Cool…
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What do you do when the magazine you want doesn't exist? I guess you should do what my Cool Friend Ian Jacoby did and create it! Nudge is a pinball mag influenced by the punk/skater media of the 90's, complete with cool as hell visuals and incredible stories. I learned of Ian by purchasing the 1st issue of Nudge at a local retailer and immediately …
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive, all nerd. The eighth episode of NERD! has Dre and Jeff begin their foray into the world of collectible card games with the Star Wars CCG (Jeff's personal favorite and primary hobby from 1996-2…
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KWANTSU DUDES! My Cool Friend Nic Cowan is an artist, puppeteer, vinyl collector, and oh yeah, he was one of the main characters of the 1993 cult classic SURF NINJAS! You'll be surprised to know that we talk about all of this. Like, even writing a quick synopsis seems futile on this one, and I'm SO PUMPED ABOUT IT! So listen up and go follow @undea…
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My next Cool Friend Laurie Kilmartin is one of my favorite comedians on the planet. The author of two killer books (Shitty Mom and Dead People Suck) and Co-host of the Jackie and Laurie Show, Laurie was a writer for Conan (the tv host, not the barbarian) for like, a decade! Her latest album Corset is amazing (so go donwload it!) and she's simply th…
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep The seventh episode of NERD! has Dre and Jeff take a moment to do a one-shot study of Ben Edlund's original The Tick comic book. There's a lot to unpack about this indie comics darling, so let's get…
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My incredibly Cool Friend Anna Valenzuela sat down with me to talk about a lot of cool stuff! We discuss standup, her black belt in karate, 2 decades of sobriety, appearances on Roast Battle, touring, and obviously much, much more. Anna and I have been buds for quite some time and I'm so glad I got to sit down with her to learn more about my wonder…
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My amazingly Cool Friend Chogrin stopped by to talk to me and man, we had some fun. Chogrin is an incredibly talented artist who has found his way collaborating with creators like Guillermo del Toro, Kevin Smith, and companies like Netflix with his new take on classic animation styles and creative gumption. Starting out as mutual fans, we have come…
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep The sixth episode of NERD! has Dre and Jeff continue their season of TV Specials with Ewoks: The Battle for Endor. There's a lot to unpack about this Star Wars "classic", so let's ride some Blurrgs,…
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I've been wanting to do this episode for YEARS and I'm so stoked to have writer/producer Zeb Wells on the show. If you're a comics person, he's currently writing Amazing Spider-Man! If you're a TV person, he wrote on She Hulk and the upcoming Marvel Zombies! If you're a movie person, he was a writer for the upcoming The Marvels flick! Star Wars? He…
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While it may be a Pateron-Exclusive episode, the latest (bonus) episode of Nerd! shows hosts Dre Alvarez and Jeff May dealing with the repurcussions of having to watch He-Man and She-Ra A Christmas Special. Here are some highlights of Jeff's take on a handful of characters that showed up to ruin Christmas. If you like this and want to hear the whol…
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'Tis the season for Holiday songs, and producer/cohost Alex Simanovsky has chosen to record this glorious show about our favorite sounds of the season! Listen as Alex and Jeff go through a list of their superlatives (and not-so-superlatives) in several categories as they await Santa to watch them sleep, gift them platinum mines, and make out with t…
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My Cool Friend, the incredible comedian/writer/actor/host Subhah Agarwal really does so much that it's genuinely hard to keep track of all the cool stuff she's been up to. From her brand new standup album Dog Show, writing on projects like the Jim Jeffries Show, acting in shows like Westworld (RIP), or co-hosting her podcast Family Gems, it's wild …
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Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep The fourth episode of NERD! has Dre and Jeff starting their new season of TV Specials with A Muppet Family Christmas, the Henson Crossover that seems like a holiday fever dream. There's a lot to lea…
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