The Nerdologues

From sister pod MBSing with Mary Beth Smith! Dig into the journey of wrestling superstar Colt Cabana as he talks to MB about his love of a thing he's very, very good at. 

After years of loving pro wrestling and knowing it's what he wanted to do with his life, a 14-year-old Colt Cabana found a way to get dirt sheets - all the insider info on what was happening behind the scenes and on smaller stages than what he could watch on TV. From there he quit being a bad Division I-A football player to focus on wrestling in college, then he quit a teaching assistant job to fully commit to wrestling at 23. Colt has been hustling his way through training and touring, a stint with the WWE, and cultivating a fan base via comedy and podcasting to support himself ever since. He's even recently authored a children's book called Wrestling Dreams loosely based on his love of wrestling and fight against naysayers as a kid.

Looking back -- and looking forward -- with an election judge and the music he used to get through the day. 

This week, we're timesharing with another Nerdologues podcast that does storytelling with a more musical twist. 

This week: a mix CD that takes us back to the beginning of filesharing on the internet and also takes us through guest Bill Nielsen's last 15 years, from basement sessions of Super Smash Bros to digital philanthropy. 

Frank Spiro fell in love with the Saints, the Pelicans (née Hornets), and the atmosphere surrounding them when he landed in New Orleans for college. Forever loyal to Drew Brees and Anthony Davis, the New Orleans fan base seems unwavering to Frank in spite of their recent struggles and general lack of media coverage. As a frequent contributor to The Bird Writes, Frank is given the opportunity to stretch his comedic muscles while writing about a team he loves, a privilege he attributes to the overall c'est la vie attitude that seems to pervade New Orleans in general. 

Jo finally makes contact with the other person on the ham radio, just in time to discover the ghosts she was worried about. 

It's time for us to prep our annual year-end live show and podcast, and as always, we'd love your input to do it! Plus a sweet little musical nugget from an upcoming Nerd project. 

MB and the boys are back in town for a "Season 2" premiere that will catch you up on every single thing that happened in sports since episode 40. Once that's out of the way, things get frightening[ly fun and informative] as Hooli goes Trick-or-Treating across the NBA, The Joe unmasks a horror film villain for each NFL franchise, and MB describes the costumes some Astros and Dodgers will be donning during the series. It's all scarier than your battered fantasy football lineup!