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We're trying something different this week: a full post-show breakdown of every episode in the latest season of Black Mirror! Ari Romero is joined by Tudum's Black Mirror expert, Keisha Hatchett, to give you all the nuance, the insider commentary, and the details you might have missed in this incredible new season. Plus commentary from creator & showrunner Charlie Brooker! SPOILER ALERT: We're talking about the new season in detail and revealing key plot points. If you haven't watched yet, and you don't want to know what happens, turn back now! You can watch all seven seasons of Black Mirror now in your personalized virtual theater . Follow Netflix Podcasts and read more about Black Mirror on Tudum.com .…
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For over five years The Nerdologues Presents: Your Stories has combined comedy, rock and roll, and disastrous earnestness into a weekly podcast where cool cats like you share their tales in front of a live audience and we find out a little something about why we're all nerds. Clip Archive RSS Feed Subscribe on iTunes
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For over five years The Nerdologues Presents: Your Stories has combined comedy, rock and roll, and disastrous earnestness into a weekly podcast where cool cats like you share their tales in front of a live audience and we find out a little something about why we're all nerds. Clip Archive RSS Feed Subscribe on iTunes
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×An unexpected birthday present for me from Eric and the rest of the Cover Stories crew. Get ready for some of the best songs ever written (according to me)! The Playlist Includes: Summer Highland Falls Wait For It The City of New Orleans One Sweet Love Paintings By Chagall A Man/Me/Then Jim Tiny Dancer All These Things I Have Done I Will Follow You Into the Dark Plus fond memories of Your Stories past! Thank you to everyone who made this possible.…

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The second half of our quarantine episode as the COVID-19 quarantine continues. I'm so so grateful for all these great storytellers willing to share themselves for our show. Together we really can get through this weird time. If you can, take advantage of the weirdness. Maybe lay under your table or look up at clouds in the sky? We're all in this together, friends. Storytellers Summer Slevin - "The Slevin Family Egg Roll" Isaac Smith - "Remembering John Prine" Claire Hughes - "Look 'Em In the Nose" Felicia Dieguez - "Lessons In Loneliness" Music Kyle Triplett - "Someday We'll Meet Again Sweetheart" Tony Baker and Ben Rathert - "We'll Meet Again"…

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We had a live show scheduled for April but of course had to scrap it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In our first non-live show we have stories from the wonderful Elizabeth Pfiester, Bethany Willeford, and Melanie Andrews and music from Ben Rathert and Tony Baker. Storytellers: Elizabeth Pfiester - "Rilke Magic" Bethany Willeford - "The Story of How I Cope" Melanie Andrews - "I Am Enough" Music: "Ain't Got You" "Hold On"…

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Part 2 from January 11, 2020 at Brews Brothers! Thank you to everyone who came out for the show, it was a blast. Storytellers in this half: Crystal King - Bright Lights Ben Rathert - Harold Music: Small Town Saturday Night If I Wander Back Tonight See you in April!

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Part 1 of our January show at Brews Brothers in Murphysboro, IL! What a wonderful night, and a big thank you to everyone who came out. We're already looking forward to April! Our Storytellers: Elaine Ramseyer - "7-Up and Slim Jims" Molly Howard-Crow - "SIUFO's" Joe Hercik - "Nature Always Wins" Music by the Cover Me Up Trio: "Tonight, Tonight" "Light Up My Room" "Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning"…
Part 2 of our inaugural show on Friday, October 11, 2019 at St. Nick's Brewery in Du Quoin, IL. In this half our storytellers delve into dialect, disparity, and planning ahead. Thank you so much for everyone who contributed and made the trip out, especially those from far-off lands. See you in January! Songs: Paradise (John Prine)- Cover Me Up Trio Don't Be Afraid to Run (Greg Graffin) - CMUT Sunset - Kyle Triplett Take Me Home Country Road (John Denver) - CMUT Storytellers: Kyle Triplett - Supper In the South Felicia Dieguez - Disparity In Retrospect Jeremy Kanne - Near Empty Tank, Half a World Away…
NEW SPIN-OFF! Now at a lower latitude! Our first official episode of Your Stories South was recorded on Friday, October 11, 2019 at St. Nicholas Brewery in Du Quoin, IL. This was an incredibly fun night and we had some great talents to help us set it off right. Our theme was "South!" (please clap) in reference to life here on the southern end of Illinois. There was a fair amount of room noise during the recording but our storytellers and musicians did excellent all the same. Our house band (The Cover Me Up Trio) is Tony Baker, Kyle Triplett, and Ben Rathert. Songs: Southern Cross (Crosby, Stills & Nash) - Cover Me Up Trio City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman) - CMUT The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (The Band) - CMUT Take Me Down (Gary Clark, Jr.) - Crystal King Storytellers: Trish Pfiefer - Southern Exposure Andrew Staff - Hiking Trails and Adjudicated Youth Nicole Stewart - Chicken and Beer Night Crystal King - Dead Hippies Versus Phish Hippies…
It's the second half of our crossover with Lily Be's The Stoop, some of the most real storytelling you can get in Chicago. Plus we get some words from Crystal Dino about her brother Chris, one of the reasons we all got together for this night in the first place! This week, you'll enjoy: Cover Stories: Freedom at 21 Cover Stories: No Children Whitney Wasson: Hometown Pride Javier Suarez: Going Hunting Crystal Dino: About Chris JJ Ranvier: KitKatClub Cover Stories: Edge of Glory To support Chris, you can donate to his GoFundMe here. As I explain in the intro to this episode, we're going on a short hiatus again, but we have a lot of cool stuff coming before the end of Q3, so keep your eyes peeled on the feed!…
The first part of our crossover with one of our favorite storytelling shows in Chicago, the Stoop! We bring together some of our favorite folks for an incredible evening of stories, songs, and hopefully doing a little good. This episode, we're featuring: Cover Stories - Little White Dove Cover Stories - Here Comes the Sun Brian Wille - Here and Gone Shani Smith - Who Dies at a Funeral? Lily Be - No Hay Mal Que Por Bien No Venga We'll talk a lot more about it next week, but make sure you check out the fundraiser for our friend Chris Dino. He's so close to his goal!…
Once again, Your Stories is traveling south, to Ava, IL, for the second half of an evening of stories and songs curated and hosted by the incredible Benjamin Rathert! Make sure you listen til the end for a very exciting announcement about Your Stories shows to come... This week, enjoy: Eric: Made in England Trish Pfeiffer: Princesses Jon Lester: Capture the Flag Eric Garneau: The Shoulders of Giants Eric: One Step Up / I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For…
The one and only Ben Rathert, friend of the show, has once again this year put together a Your Stories show for the voices of Southern Illinois. Recorded downstate in Ava, this episode is a real treat! This week, you can enjoy: The Cover-Me-Up Trio: Long Time Gone The Cover-Me-Up Trio: Different Days Tony Baker: Shifting Identity Tricia Burns: World Wrestling Family Aimee White Williams: The Right Way, the Wrong Way, the Janeway Ben & Eric: Blue, Red and Grey If you're in Chicago, we're crossing over with one of our favorite storytelling shows, Lily Be's The Stoop, for an extra special get-togetherthis Sunday!…
Our multimonth dive into working continues with this first part of our look at management which, let's be real, most of us feel pretty strongly negative about. Will that play out in the episode? Who can say for sure! (But you may not be surprised) This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Cryin' Shelby Mongan: Alone Foods Jenn Sodini: Marianne at Del's Cherry Darling: FMLA Carly Ballerini: Horrible Bosses Cover Stories: Vienna…
This week, we dive yet again into the world of business-to-customer interactions as part of our multimonth series on the wonderful work of Chicago historian Studs Terkel! You can enjoy: - Cover Stories: Right Now - Cover Stories: You Get What You Give - John Capaul: Stacy Smile - Bill Nielsen: Customer Service Purgatory - Jared Mason: Public Romantic Gestures - Lily Be: No Conversation - Cover Stories: Mad World…
Our multi-part tribute to Studs Terkel and working begins here with this look at the user side of commerce. This week, enjoy: - Cover Stories: 1, 2, 3, 4 - Eric Garneau: How Much Math Do You Use in Your Job? - Mykel Golliday: The Dark Souls of Driving Uber - Ray Goldberg: "It's Not That Good, But It's Not That Bad" - Jeremy Kanne: Picking Strawberries - Cover Stories: Short Skirt, Long Jacket…

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Friend of the Nerds Bill Nielsen just launched a new podcast about his attempt to regain glory in the world of professional Magic: the Gathering, something Bill's talked about on Your Stories before. In fact, the first episode of his podcast even uses some of his prior Your Stories pieces to tell his story. The Nerds helped consult and edit Bill's show, so we felt like it would be cool to cross-post the first episode into our feed. Even if you don't know anything about Magic, you'll enjoy this story of sports(ish) glory. You can find future episodes of Bill's show over on the So Many Bits Facebook and Twitter feeds. Good stuff coming up!…
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An underfunded Wizards school, a recipe for the best Vegan chili you'll ever eat, and more will bring some joy to your life in the second part of our annual fanfiction celebration. This week, enjoy: - Cover Stories: When You Were Young - Cover Stories: Are You Gonna Be My Girl? - Chris Crotwell: Default - Logan Dean: Easy VEGAN Chili - Drew Krehel: Brideshead Unlimited - Maggie Wagner: The Alistair Q. Flotwickens Public School for Witchcraft & Wizardry - Cover Stories: Welcome Home…
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Fanfiction February returns, and it's Chris and Shelby's first full go in the hosting hot seat! Of course, it turned out awesomely. This week, explore an accidentally '80s trip featuring: Cover Stories: Say It Ain't So Shelby Mongan: Real People Elliot Besmann: Slash Haven Ruby Des Jardins: Truly Outrageous Cover Stories: Maps…
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This is it! Chris and Shelby's look into their favorite episodes of Your Stories past ends here with this throwback to June 2014! We recorded this episode with some of the fine folks of the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (or CAKE for short), which is still an awesome thing you should support. ALSO, Chris and Shelby's first full show as hosts is the ever-popular Fanfiction February this Sunday at the Cards Against Humanity Theatre. Don't miss it! In the mean time, this episode, you can enjoy once again: - Cover Stories: High Enough - Steve Persch (with Mary Beth Smith): First Sketch - Kevin Budnik: Boy/Girl party - Natasha Samreny: Trip - Grace Tran: A Comics Fellowship - Cover Stories: Handle with Care…
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We're 80% of the way through new host Chris and Shelby's favorite episodes in this show's 7-year history! Today we're flashing back to an episode that celebrated the beginnings of the Chicago Podcast Coop which, hey, is still helping us support ourselves today! This week, enjoy once again: - Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: Feel Good Inc. - Sean Kelley: The Opinions of Sheep - Clint Worthington: What Happens in Vegas - Charlie Madsen: Account Executive - Max Temkin: Advertising - James Gordon: Furniture Pickup - Elizabeth Cambridge: Late-Night Habit - Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: Comfortably Numb…
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Shelby and Chris's favorite shows in our seven-year history hits on a very recent entry this week as we say farewell to one of the most central voices in Your Stories history, Andrew Bentley. This week, (re)enjoy: - Cover Stories: Flagpole Sitta - Chris Blake: First Time Drinking - Larissa Zageris: The Closest Vibrator Store - Jen Ducharme: The Return of Jess Manafort, Sucker - Nathan Spring: Remembering the Lesson - Cover Stories: Teen Idle…
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1 Chris & Shelby's Top 5: Happy Birthday Dwight! (May 2015) 1:06:36
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The next entry in our tour of Chris and Shelby's favorite episodes celebrates the one and only Dwight Haesler, the man whose heart has pretty much been at the center of Your Stories for the last seven years. Some of the all-time greats came out to a rented Cat & Mouse game store in Bucktown on a Saturday evening in May to throw Dwight a heck of a surprise birthday party, and it was one of the sweetest things this show ever did. This week, you can re-enjoy: - Kevin Reader and Chris Geiger: Where in the World? - Eric Garneau: Sorrow - Claire Friedman and Eric Garneau: Friendship - Eric Garneau with Alex Cox: Disembodied Voice - Chris Crotwell: Blurry - Jon Lester: Enthusiasm - Mary Beth Smith with Claire Friedman and Eric Garneau: Thirrty - Andrew Bentley: Superlatives - Shelby Mongan: Feud - Lauren Rodriguez: Blanket Fort - Joe Gennaro: Dwight Medley - Cover Stories: Kiss from a Rose - Cover Stories: Tribute…
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New hosts Shelby and Chris are picking their five favorite episodes of Your Stories leading up to their first live show, starting with this throwback to November 2012 that includes Shelby's favorite story ever! This episode, you can enjoy: -Cover Stories: Boys of Summer -Cover Stories: Your Love -Andrew Bentley: Role Models -Charlie Madsen: Fantasy Madden -Byron Hatfield: When LARPing Gets Real -Mark Colomb: What Do You Do When All the Horses Drown? -Chris Geiger: Gotta Catch 'Em All -Cover Stories: The Pokemon Theme…
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It's Chris and Shelby's first episode as hosts! Enjoy as they welcome a new batch of storytellers to the Your Stories stage and send off Eric in grand fashion. This episode includes: Cover Stories: The Flame Cover Stories: There Is a Light That Never Goes Out Sasha Neri: Bright and Unfiltered Matt Fields: The Mystery of the Old Man's Death Chris Robinson: A Light in the Darkness Eric Garneau: Love Millionaire / Dancing in the Dark Keep watching the pod for info on Chris and Shelby's first full live show!…
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It's Eric's last time out as host! Let's say hello to the new kids! This episode features: Cover Stories: We Didn't Start the Fire Cover Stories: The One I Love Mary Zee: Phil Tyler Snodgrass: Branson-Tulsa Tour Mike Gifford: Life in a Nutshell Shelby Mongan & Chris Crotwell: Growing Pains/Community Jim Snedeker: Dio/Everlong…
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1 Eric's First (and Last) Story - December 2011 & This Saturday 51:27
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Eric's last show as Your Stories host is this Saturday. Here's the first story he ever told on the show, which premiered seven years ago today. This episode includes: Dwight & Eric: El Scorcho Eric Garneau: Of Comic Books & Broken Hearts Jeremy Kanne: Le Lapin Will Happen Angela: Letters to the Editor Aaron Pinkston: My Film Disease Dwight & Eric: Sledgehammer…
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Look back IN TERROR at this collection of spooky stories from the first five years of our podcast!! This episode features: Cover Stories: In the Air Tonight Fin Coe: Lights High #32 - The Trouble with Brothers Ben Riggs: The Six Weeks I Thought Cthulu Was Real Patrick Winegar: The Scariest Haunted House Chris Crotwell: Silence Julia Weiss: Alien Abduction James D'Amato: Real-Life Vampires Eric and Bobby: The End of the Line…
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Mary Beth and her husband Eric are heading out to Hollywoodland this Saturday, but before they go, the Nerds had to give them a grand send-off. This episode, curated and hosted by Mary Beth herself, was a wonderful capstone on five years with the Nerds in Chicago. MB's the best. We'll all miss her tons. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Get out of Your Own Way Cover Stories: Let 'Em Say Katie Johnston-Smith: "Feeling the Pull" Steve Nelson: Feeling the Pull Sarah Shockey: "Everybody Wants to Go to Hollywood" Jimmy Pennington: Finding Freddie Liz Cole: Run to Remember Mary Beth Smith: Chicago / "Feeling the Pull" Cover Stories: Kick Drum Heart Eric: Walls Cover Stories: Hope the High Road Don't forget to keep listening to MBSing, which will continue while MB's out west!…
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1 Best of MBS, Part 4: A Night with the Stars (November 2015) 51:00
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Mary Beth's last Chicago show with the Nerds is this Saturday. Get ready to say goodbye with the final part of our MBS retrospective, and then don't miss her final show Saturday night at the Cards Against Humanity theater. It's gonna be a blast. This episode, enjoy a look back to a show three years ago, featuring: Cover Stories: You Spin Me Right Round Mary Beth Smith: Irish Cinema / Say It to Me Now Nick Wagner: Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel Debbie Banos: Stars Are Stupid Hannah Kate Parsons: Following Star Trek Whitney Wasson: Fort Smith Magic Bill Nielsen: The Hitman Cover Stories: That Thing You Do…
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1 Best of MBS, Part 3: January 2014 (Annual 2) 34:00
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In this week's archival dive, Mary Beth brings her heart to a terrific musical performance as part of our annual year-end wrap-up show from five years ago (!!). Get ready for some Mountain Goats. And don't forget to come send MB off with us next Saturday, October 20 at the Cards Against Humanity Theater! This episode includes: Cover Stories: Royals Katie Keenan: Take Take Take Mary Beth Smith: This Year Eric and Dwight: Drive All Night Cover Stories: Toe to Toe Cover Stories: It's a Lovely Day…
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On Saturday, October 20, we're throwing a farewell show for the one and only Mary Beth Smith, who won't be in Chicago too much longer. To celebrate, we thought it would be cool to dive into our archives and revisit some of MB's most memorable pieces, like this one from May 2013 themed around Crime & Punishment! This episode, you can (re)enjoy: Cover Stories: I Fought the Law Claire Friedman: OK Cupid Habits Mary Beth Smith: "If This is the Last Time You Hear From Me, You'll Know Why" Lauren Rodriguez: The Only Three Times I Got in Trouble Sawyer Heppes: The Adventures of Schmitty Cover Stories: Criminal And make sure you keep Saturday, October 20 open, ya hear!…
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It's time for another dive into the archives to celebrate a beloved Your Stories performer! Which one? You'll have to keep listening to find out (although there are lots of people worth celebrating in this, our first ever Fanfiction February, from 2013!).This episode, gloriously relive: Cover Stories: Over the Hills and Far Away Chris Geiger: Nerdologues/Nerdologues Jeremy Kanne: Your Life is a Story Mary Beth Smith: Share Your Joy Kyle Talley: Gambit/Kyle Shelby Mongan: What Fanfiction Has Meant to Me Cover Stories: Tribute to Zeppelin…
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On today's Your Stories, we take a musical break to present a very special Cover Stories performance.This comes from the wedding of Emily Labbe and our very own Joe Gennaro a couple weeks ago, on a steamy and lovely summer night on the west side of Chicago! Dwight, Eric, and Katie (plus a special returning guest!) performed a 20-song set of songs picked by the bride and groom during the wedding happy hour, and it turned out pretty great (just ignore the cicadas at the top). Thank you to Joe and Emily for letting this silly band be a part of your special day! We love you!! This recording includes: Rolling in the Deep Take Me Home Tonight Royals I'd Do Anything for Love I Want to Hold Your Hand With a Little Help from My Friends You're My Best Friend Save Tonight Such Great Heights River of Dreams I Will Follow You Into the Dark Carry On Everybody Talks That Thing You Do Pumped Up Kicks Dog Days Are Over Chicago S.O.B. Shut Up and Dance Running Home to You Home…
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1 The CinemaJaw Crossover ("At the Movies" part 2, September 2017) 42:00
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Last year, CinemaJaw and Your Stories made a plan to cross-pollinate their hosts onto each other's shows. Then real life happened. But today, the crossover is complete! Relive CJ host Matt K's Your Stories appearance from last year on this pod, and then head on over to CinemaJaw.com to hear Eric chat about this show on theirs! This week's archival dive brings us: Dwight: Man of Constant Sorrow Matt Griffo: Rated R Brandon Kirkman: Stay Tuned / Karen Kelly Opalko: Pop Culture Bonding Matt Kubinski: Big Top Pee-wee Dwight: The Saga Begins…
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The Chicago Podcast Festival kindly invited us to be a featured show at the Beat Kitchen, and we took the opportunity to celebrate our newest podcast coproduction, Batman at Bat! These stories celebrate both baseball and Batman with that pod's creative team as well as some of our favorite performers! This week, you'll enjoy: Cover Stories: Centerfield Cover Stories: Seven Nation Army Katie Johnston-Smith: The Church of Jack White Zack Mast: A Brief History of Athletic Failures James Gordon: Grand Slam Sean Rose: The Curse of Loving a Team Eric Garneau: Controlling the Narrative Chris Geiger: Triathelete Cover Stories: Betterman Make sure to listen to Batmat at Bat -- you'll enjoy the heck out of it!…
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1 Festival Circuit: "First Times" (from the Jangleheart Comedy Circus 2013) 33:00
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One last festival show from our archive, cuz hey, we're doing a live one tonight! Don't miss our show at the Beat Kitchen this evening, 8:00 PM as part of the Chicago Podcast Festival's feature series. We're bringing a handful of fantastic performers and also previewing a brand new Nerdologues podcast. To commemorate, here's the first ever festival show we did, from the Jangleheart Comedy Circus in 2013. Recorded in a venue lobby ("podcast stage"), this episode features some terrific performers ruminating on the theme "First Times." Enjoy: 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 We'll see you tonight!…
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Hey, we're back at the Chicago Podcast Festival for a feature show next Monday at the Beat Kitchen! Here's a throwback to our first recording at the Fest, in 2016. Cover Stories: The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret Cover Stories: Good as Hell Mike Gifford: Curtain-Raiser Eileen Tull: Ralph Tim Barnes: Inciting Incident Cover Stories: Million Reasons Make sure you get your tickets for our Beat Kitchen performance! We'll also be previewing a brand new Nerdologues podcast there -- very exciting!…
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We're heading to the Beat Kitchen as a feature for the Chicago Podcast Festival in a couple weeks! Seems like a great time to look back on some previous festival appearances. This one comes from the 2014 Chicago Nerd Comedy Fest and holds the distinction of the latest ever we recorded this show, hence the "After Dark" theme. On it, you can catch Cover Stories: Roxanne Cover Stories: Little Talks Chris Geiger: Our Story Katie Johnston-Smith: I Am a Gullible Adult Matt Griffo: Ghost, Ghouls, Goblins, and Some Guy Named Gary Greg Andy North: City Trolls Beware John Ugolini and Brian Work - Video Game Villain Tweets Stephen Kropa - The Light Is Winning Cover Stories: You Shook Me All Night Long Don't miss us at the Beat Kitchen on Monday, August 27!…
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Here's the second part of Andrew Bentley's last Your Stories episode as a Chicago resident, hosted and curated by the man himself. This was a really special night, as I'm sure you'll agree when you hear the collection of awesome people brought together here for one final sendoff. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: Up the Wolves Cover Stories: Hey Porter Erin Diamond: Christmas Dog Drew Krehel: Waiting for Perfection Ben Rathert: Mistakes Everlasting / Don't Carry It All Chris Crotwell: The Sanitization of Public Spaces Cover Stories: End of the Movie…
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Everyone send your kind thoughts to Andrew and Sasha as they move to their new home in Atlanta today. We love and will miss them very much, as the next couple weeks of episodes are sure to prove. The man of the hour curated and hosted this show himself, and it serves as a tremendous sendoff to one of our favorite people. This episode, enjoy: Cover Stories: Flagpole Sitta Chris Blake: First Time Drinking Larissa Zageris: The Closest Vibrator Store Jen Ducharme: The Return of Jess Manafort, Sucker Nathan Spring: Remembering the Lesson Cover Stories: Teen Idle…
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1 Andrew's Greatest Hits 3: October 2014 (featuring "RNC") 1:10:00
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Are you ready to say goodbye to Andrew Bentley? I'm not, but that'll have to change because his farewell Chicago show is happening this Sunday. To get you all ready, we've pulled out perhaps the most popular Bentley story of all time from our archive. From our October 2014 episode, themed "Our Lips Are Sealed," this recording features Andrew's tale of his trip to the 2014 meeting of the Republican National Committee -- among a host of other great storytellers! Enjoy - Cover Stories: She Don't Use Jelly Nathan Thompson: Spoilers Aaron Amendola: The Worst Kind of Breakup Andrew Bentley: The RNC Nicole Keating: Doubt Elliott Serrano: The Captains of Star Trek Cover Stories: Rock and Roll All Nite…
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This month we're celebrating show mainstay Andrew Bentley before he leaves Chicago for greener (hotter) pastures! Enjoy this archival episode from 6 years ago inspired by his love of power metal and Andrew Lloyd Webber, and don't miss his send-off show on July 29! This episode is loosely organized around a theme of music and includes the following: Dwight & Eric: The Enemy Song Dwight & Eric: Moral Fiber Andrew Bentley: Metal Lightning, Autopsy of My Soul, Forbidden Fruit Claire Friedman: High School Xanga Adventures Bill Kenkel: Part of That World Eric Garneau: On Writing for Teens Shawn Boyle: The Power of Music Myke Golliday: Close Encounters of the Turtle Kind Steve Persch: Left Behind Claire Friedman: The Dirty Internet Song Eric: Here Comes the Morning Dwight & Eric: The World is Falling…
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Friends, if you live in or around Chicago, make sure you keep July 29 open, cuz we've got a pretty dang special live show coming up celebrating a certain performer's history with our show. I'm not saying who, I'm just saying he's featured on this episode, the second one we ever recorded! There's a lot of great, contextually iconic pieces in this episode, even though we had to reschedule our venue less than two hours before showtime and had a live audience of about six plus the performers. Oh well! To be young again. This week, enjoy: Cover Stories: 1979 Cover Stories: Brian Wilson Kevin Reader: Bad Reviews Shawn Boyle: Proving the Preciousness of Life with Math Andrew Bentley: Love Letter to Iron Maiden Eric: Wicker Man (partial) Alex Talavera: Crisis on Infinite Alexes Eric Garneau: Born to Monologue Cover Stories: Because the Night…
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1 (Y)Our Stories: Road Trip (from April 2016) 36:00
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Eric's on vacation this week, and this flashback episode put him in the headspace of a good time on the road. Recorded on the way back from a show at the Combine in Bloomington, IN back in April 2016, in this episode, Eric, Joe, Katie, and Kevin share some of their favorite road trip stories. Also, it's literally recorded in a car. Enjoy and have a great holiday!…
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The Nerdologues Present: Your Stories

This week, we're back to Southern Illinois for the second part of a lovely show put together by the one and only Mr. Benjamin Rathert. And, y'all, it's his birthday today! Which is so fitting because at the end of this episode he put together a birthday surprise for me (Eric). What a guy. This was really fun. This episode, enjoy: Eric: Lake Shore Drive Tony Baker: Cognitive Dissonance Jeremy Kanne: Wedding Wine Eric Garneau: Netdecking Eric: Ruby Tuesday Ben, Tony, & Kyle: Atlantic City Ben, Tony, & Kyle: Glory Days…
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The Nerdologues Present: Your Stories

Longtime listeners of this show (or people who just caught the archival episode from last week) will recognize Benjamin Rathert as an incredible storyteller, performer, friend to the show, and (most importantly) friend to the people who create it. A few months ago, Ben asked us if we'd consider doing a Your Stories in his home town of Ava, IL, and we were more than happy to oblige. Here's the first of two episodes Ben produced and hosted himself, including some fantastic friends of Ben from all across the state! This episode, enjoy: Eric: Sunny Came Home Kyle Triplett: Thanksgiving in Bunker, MO Trish Pfeiffer: Home Birth Ben Rathert: Zahato Bag / Dr. Brian burns / Doctor, My Eyes Kyle Triplett: Bluegrass Punk…
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