The Nerdologues

Del begins to feel the weight of some seriously questionable decisions. Does morality exist in a world with no other people? At least he's still got rock and roll.

I could easily make a list of ways Joke Laughstein is a total bundle of giggles and joys, but I'd rather let him show you with his own bevy of lists. These lists, that he visits and maintains on at least a daily basis, run the gamut from ridiculous ideas to self betterment to consumption recommendations.

This week, guest Eleni Sauvageau joins us for a variety of topics that get to the heart of the question "what makes a video game?" 

It's our first Halloween episode in four years. SPOOOOOKY. 

Del's having some issues. Will Neko Case, Dr. Dog, Parquet Courts, and more help? 

For Caitlin Costello, St. Patrick's Day has more significance than plastic hats and green beer. The holiday means corned beef and potato dishes with her huge family at her grandmother's house in Notre Dame, IN, and how she's managed to recreate that kind of community and celebration in Chicago. 

This week, we're joined by developers Sandy Weisz and Andy Sabin to talk about their upcoming Apple TV game, a self-described mix of Never Have I Ever and Family Feud called Read the Room!

More Peaches and Hot Sauce, more music, more tales of youth on this second part of our "Kids Again" episode!

This week, Judas Priest, Billy Joel, Tame Impala and more provide the soundtrack as Del finds lots of things: Cars. Drugs. Alcohol. Something else that's alive. 

Meaghan Strickland spent every summer of her youth bouncing around from basketball camp to basketball camp due to her dad's position as a high school/college basketball coach. Her own journey as a player from childhood through her high school days was always colored by his insistence on mastering the fundamentals, so we pass stories back and forth of our summers: hers being bball camp-learned skills, mine being getting (mostly cross-) cast in numerous community theatre productions. We most certainly meandered topic-wise, but I cannot stress how much fun this was to record. Meaghan makes me laugh as easily as LeBron James makes a routine layup.