Nerd For A Living
Nerd For A Living explores the lives and careers of people working in pop-culture and genre entertainment industries, like Comics, Video Games, Animation, Publishing, Film, and Television. The bi-weekly episodes feature interviews with working professionals in nerdy career fields, plus N4AL speaker panels recorded live at major comic conventions across the US. Hosted by Adron Buske, with co-host Wendy Buske.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2020
Guy Birtwhistle, "Alistair1918" Writer/Producer
We have a great conversation with Guy Birtwhistle, writer, producer and star of the indie science fiction movie Alistair1918. The film debuted at this summer’s San Diego Comic Con International Film …
00:44:50 |
Tue 06 Sep 2016
Mary Robinette Kowal, author of "Ghost Talkers"
We talk with Hugo-award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal about her new historical fantasy novel, Ghost Talkers, available now from TOR. We discuss how Ghost Talkers came together, and we also expl…
00:33:30 |
Wed 24 Aug 2016
Susan Eisenberg returns for Wonder Woman's 75th Anniversary
We welcome back Susan Eisenberg, the voice actor best known as the voice of Wonder Woman from Justice League / Justice League Unlimited. DC and Warner Brothers are currently celebrating 75 years of W…
00:34:55 |
Thu 18 Aug 2016
Stranger Things actor David Harbour (Sheriff Jim Hopper)
We talk with actor David Harbour, who plays fan-favorite Sheriff Jim Hopper in Netflix's breakout original series Stranger Things. David discusses how he became attached to Stranger Things, and his r…
00:43:27 |
Wed 10 Aug 2016
Paul & Storm, Musical Comedy Duo
This is a super fun chat with the dynamic musical comedy duo Paul and Storm! We talk about their upcoming JoCo Cruise, an annual vacation event they host with internet superstar musician Jonathan Cou…
00:36:09 |
Tue 02 Aug 2016
Lights Out Producer Lawrence Grey
We talk with Lawrence Grey, producer of Lights Out, an indie horror thriller from first-time feature film director David Sandberg. Lights Out began as an independent short film, created by Sandberg i…
00:13:49 |
Sat 30 Jul 2016
Tony Kim, founder of nerd fashion company Hero Within
This episode features the return of Tony Kim. Well known on the convention circuit for his Crazy4ComicCon blog, which covers all things San Diego Comic-Con, Tony has recently launched a new and compl…
00:28:49 |
Wed 20 Jul 2016
Quincy J. Allen, author of Blood Curse
We talk with cross-genre author Quincy J. Allen, writer of the recently released Blood Curse from WordFire Press. A western steampunk epic fantasy, Blood Curse is the second book in his Blood War Chr…
00:21:30 |
Tue 12 Jul 2016
How to be a Nerd for a Living Panel from Emerald City Comicon 2016
This episode was recorded live earlier this year at Emerald City Comicon in Seattle, WA. Our Wendy Buske moderated this panel, titled How to Be a Nerd For A Living: Discovering Careers in Pop-Culture…
00:57:21 |
Mon 04 Jul 2016
Espionage Cosmetics Returns, with Jaimie Cordero and Christal VanEtten
The wonderful Jamie Cordero and Christal VanEtten from Espionage Cosmetics return to the Nerd For A Living Podcast! Espionage Cosmetics is a nerd makeup company based out of Tacoma, Washington. They …
00:35:28 |
Tue 28 Jun 2016
Dayton Ward - Star Trek Novelist
Adron talks with New York Times Bestselling author Dayton Ward. A prolific writer with dozens of books, novellas and short stories spanning a twenty-year career, Dayton is probably best known as one …
00:37:37 |
Tue 21 Jun 2016
Butterscotch Shenanigans - Creators of Crashlands
Adron and Wendy talk with Sam Coster and Seth Coster from indie video game studio Butterscotch Shenanigans. Together with their brother Adam, they created the hit platform-crossover game, Crashlands.…
00:29:06 |
Tue 14 Jun 2016
Todd McCaffrey - Author, City of Angels; Pern Series
Adron talks with author Todd McCaffrey, son of science fiction / fantasy legend Anne McCaffrey (Dragon Riders of Pern novels). Todd’s latest release is City of Angels, a near-future sci-fi thriller a…
00:33:15 |
Tue 07 Jun 2016
Linda Ballantyne - Voice Actress, Sailor Moon
Adron talks with voice actress Linda Ballantyne, who is best known as the voice of Sailor Moon from the english language version of the anime television series. She has also provided voices for Air M…
00:45:33 |
Tue 31 May 2016
John Ottman - Composer/Editor, X-Men: Apocalypse
Adron talks with John Ottman, composer and film editor on the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse from director Bryan Singer. John was also the composer on the recently released Shane Black film, The Nice Guy…
00:26:57 |
Wed 25 May 2016
Brandon Easton, writer for Marvel's Agent Carter and IDW's M.A.S.K.
Adron talks with screenwriter and award-winning comic creator Brandon Easton. Brandon was a staff writer on the second season of Marvel’s Agent Carter on ABC. He’s also written for animated TV shows …
00:39:48 |
Tue 17 May 2016
Emerald City Comicon 2016 Marketing (Isn't) Magic Panel
Recorded live at Emerald City Comicon 2016 in
Seattle, this episode features our Marketing (Isn't) Magic panel, a
discussion of practical advice for promoting your small business or
other creative en…
00:58:46 |
Tue 03 May 2016
Orbit Books Senior Publicist Ellen Wright
Ellen Wright is the senior publicist at Orbit Books, which is the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Hachette Book Group. Orbit's authors include Joe Abercrombie, James S.A. Corey, Karen Miller, …
00:38:00 |
Tue 19 Apr 2016
Panel at Wizard World St. Louis 2016 with Rachael Stott, Rick Burchett, Ellie Ann, and Carol Mertz
Recorded live at Wizard World Comic-Con St. Louis 2016, Nerd For A Living’s Adron Buske moderates our panel, "How to Be a Nerd For A Living: Finding Your Career in Pop Culture”. Our guests speakers i…
00:56:11 |
Thu 07 Apr 2016
Evolution of the N4AL Podcast and Event Announcements!
In this announcement episode, Adron talks about the ongoing evolution of the N4AL podcast, including updates to our format and overall brand, plus upcoming events at Wizard World St. Louis and Emeral…
00:10:29 |
Thu 31 Mar 2016
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