Welcome to our new Your Stories clip archive! At five years old, the Your Stories podcast has heard hundreds of individual stories. We at The Nerdologues are now cataloging them here on the site for easier browsing.
Matthew uses the meaning of "annual" as a yearly comic release to talk about his love of newspaper comic strips and what that means in an increasingly digital landscape.
Eric uses a story of an annual tribute concert at his old comic book store to talk about an old relationship, one that was possibly founded on false pretenses. He also plays some Rilo Kiley!
"She asked me 'Son, when I grow old will you buy me a house of gold?'"
A reprise of Lauren's February 2013 story from "New Beginnings," in which she talks about her aversion to change and what it means to lose the place where you grow up. Selected as part of 2013's year-end episode!
For our 2013 year-end episode, we decided to celebrate one of our favorite moments from the year - Shelby and Lauren's dovetailing stories about the homes in which they grew up from February 2014's New Beginnings Part 1. Those stories are represented here with a new introduction from both Shelby and Lauren.
“Once I found out my dad had wanted a boy, I decided it was going to be my personal project to be the son he never had.”
Nerdologues spouse Allison MacWilliams-Brooks tells of her unique situation as the only nerd-culture inclined one of five daughters born to a father who wanted a son and the continued importance of their Star Trek bond through her father’s memory loss.
Originally from September 2013's "Best Laid Plans" episode, Mary Zee's story of the dreaded "morning after" is represented here with a new introduction from Nerdologues bard Dwight Haesler.
Back in August 2013, Northwestern adjunct Professor Blake educated us in the different types of game players we'd see in the world. Here's a reminder on that lesson with a new introduction from Nerdologues member Kevin Reader.
Chris Crotwell's insightful and touching story about his desire to be a tastemaker - something many nerds share - is represented here from its original July 2013 setting with a new introduction from Shelby Mongan.