Nerd Best Friends

What's your favorite monster? The one that gives you nightmares, makes you laugh, or maybe even deserves a spot in your nerdy friend group?It's spooky season, and this week on Nerd Best Friends, Rob, Analese, and America's Favorite Teen Nerd Andrew are getting into the Halloween spirit with a monster-sized conversation about their favorite creatures from movies, TV, books, and beyond!From iconic horror monsters to obscure deep cuts, we're talking about the creatures that haunt our dreams, fuel our fandoms, and remind us why being a nerd is so much fun. Some are terrifying, some are misunderstood, and some might actually make pretty great best friends. Because around here, even monsters deserve a little nerd love!Now it's YOUR turn! What's your favorite fictional monster? Are you Team Classic Horror, Team Creature Feature, or Team Deep-Cut Nerd? Find us on social media @NerdBestFriends and join the conversation!Love nerdy conversations about horror movies, pop culture, comics, sci-fi, fantasy, and all things fandom?Follow Nerd Best Friends on your favorite podcast platform, leave us a rating or review, and share this episode with your favorite nerd!Want even more nerdiness? Get bonus content and early access by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/nerdbestfriends.Stay nerdy. Stay spooky. And remember... the real monsters are the friends we made along the way. Wait, that's not right.

Holy alternate universe, Batman!This week on Nerd Best Friends, Analese and Rob are heading into the dark and gritty world of DC Comics' Absolute Batman! Forget everything you think you know about the Caped Crusader, because this version of Bruce Wayne is bigger, meaner, and definitely NOT your traditional billionaire playboy.We're talking about the bold reinvention of Gotham City, a Batman with a whole new origin story, some seriously wild character redesigns, and whether this new take on the Dark Knight is absolute genius or absolutely bonkers.Whether you're a lifelong Batman fan, a comic book collector, or just curious about DC's Absolute Universe, grab your utility belt and join us for a nerdy conversation about one of the most talked-about reinventions of Batman!What's the nerdiest thing you did this week? Come hang out with your Nerd Best Friends!Want more nerdy goodness? Join our Nerd Herd on Patreon for bonus content, early access to episodes, and more at patreon.com/nerdbestfriends.Find us at nerdbestfriends.com and follow @NerdBestFriends on social media.

Your Nerd Best Friends are back to explore iconic TV shows, films, and more from the 1960s, their cultural impact, and how they still influence us today. From Star Trek to Bewitched, we dive into the stories, characters, and innovations that defined a decade. In this episode, we explore the iconic movies, TV shows, and cultural phenomena of the 1960s, highlighting their impact on nerd culture and how they continue to influence today’s media landscape. It's not only nerdy, it's GROOVY BABY! Join the Nerd Herd on Patreon today! Social medai fun happening @nerdbestfriends

In this episode, we explore the top board games we're currently playing, discuss fictional characters banned from game night, and share our latest nerdy adventures. Join us for a deep dive into nerd culture, game strategies, and personal stories that celebrate our love for all things geeky.Don't forget to join the Nerd Herd on Patreon, different levels for all you types of nerds! Early access and other bonuses for our top supporters and loads of nerdy fun for all. Find us on social media - @nerdbestfriends and follow the Angel TV series first watch on Threads.

AUTOBOTS… ROLL OUT! Analese and Rob are heading back to 1986—on the big screen! For the 40th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie, the Nerd Best Friends met up with listener Ismael for a night of Autobots, Decepticons, an absolutely killer soundtrack, and some childhood trauma that apparently still hits just as hard four decades later.Was it everything we remembered? Does the animation still hold up? And seriously… how did an entire generation of kids survive THIS movie?!We’re talking favorite moments, iconic characters, the music, the nostalgia, and what it’s like experiencing The Transformers: The Movie in a theater 40 years after its original release. Whether you grew up yelling “Autobots, roll out!” or you’re discovering the movie for the first time, grab your Energon cubes and nerd out with us.Listen wherever you get your podcasts and follow @NerdBestFriends for more nerdy goodness.Want even MORE Nerd Best Friends? Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/nerdbestfriends for bonus content, early access, and more ways to join the Nerd Herd.And remember… What’s the nerdiest thing YOU did this week?

We had so much nerdy stuff to talk about, we needed a Part 2!Analese and Rob are back with another round of What Are You Doing?, the episode where we catch up on all the things currently taking over our nerdy lives. What are we watching? What are we reading? What are we playing, collecting, obsessing over, or spending entirely too much money on? You know…the important stuff.From new discoveries to old favorites, random rabbit holes, and the things we absolutely need to tell our Nerd Best Friends about, it’s another wonderfully nerdy catch-up session.Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!Want even more Nerd Best Friends? Join the Nerd Herd on Patreon at patreon.com/nerdbestfriends for bonus content, early access, and more nerdy goodness.Follow @NerdBestFriends on social media and tell us: What are YOU doing? What should we be watching, reading, playing, or obsessing over next?And as always…stay nerdy, friends!