The Department of Nerdly Affairs
The Department of Nerdly Affairs is a bi-weekly talk podcast dedicated to exploring different aspects of nerdly arts and culture. Together bringing over 80 years of experience to the table, the hosts, Rob and Don, try to take a seasoned, knowledgeable, and real-world approach to looking at the creation of nerd culture and the forces shaping it. The podcast covers topics ranging from from film and comics to writing and history, and pretty much everything in between. If it's a hobby shared by few or by many, you can expect to hear it talked about by the Department of Nerdly Affairs. New episodes every second Friday!
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- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 92 minutes
- Episodes
- 141
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2024
DNA Podcast 021 – Interview with Tim Eldred
In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with comic artist and director of Marvel’s Avengers Assemble animated series Tim Eldred to discuss his career in the comic book industry and how it led him into …
Sat 30 Jul 2016
DNA Podcast 020 – Tabletop RPG Memories
In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss their love of Tabletop Role-Playing Games. The trio explore the history of TRPGS, and talks about their own experiences and gro…
01:35:00 |
Sat 16 Jul 2016
DNA Podcast 019 – Ghosts of Saturday Mornings Past
In this episode, Don and Rob discuss North American TV animation, tracing it from its roots in the 1950s to the rise of Saturday morning television and its eventual evolution in the age of Netflix. A…
01:29:00 |
Fri 01 Jul 2016
DNA Podcast 018 – Edd Vick and MU Press
In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with Edd Vick, founder and publisher of MU Press and Comics F/X magazine, to discuss Edd’s history in comics and the independent comics scene of the 80s and 90s.…
01:28:00 |
Fri 17 Jun 2016
DNA Podcast 017 – All About Ultraman
In this episode, Rob and Don do an overview of the Japanese media titan Ultraman, delving into the concepts behind the series, doing an overview of Ultraman’s long history, and talking about their pe…
01:43:13 |
Sat 04 Jun 2016
DNA Podcast 016 – Exploring the Hero Pulps with Gregg Taylor
In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Gregg Taylor of the Decoder Ring Theatre podcast to talk about a subject that’s near and dear to Gregg’s heart- Pulp Heroes! We talk about the original Batm…
01:01:00 |
Fri 20 May 2016
DNA Podcast 015: Podcasting Audio Drama
In this episode, Don and Rob are joined by Jack Ward of the Sonic Society podcast to talk about Jack’s experiences hosting the Internet’s greatest audio drama showcase for over a decade and the thril…
01:27:41 |
Fri 06 May 2016
DNA Podcast 014: Talking 80’s Independent Comics with Jeff Wood
In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with former Comics F/X magazine founder and editor Jeff Wood to talk about the West Coast independent comics scene of the 1980’s. The three discuss the origins o…
01:14:00 |
Sat 23 Apr 2016
DNA Podcast 013: Collectible Card Chaos
In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by James Wegg of No Dice Games to talk about collectible card games (CCGs). The three of them discuss Collectible vs. Living Card Games, the current state and …
01:05:00 |
Sat 09 Apr 2016
DNA Episode 012 – Pokemon Turns 20!
In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss 20 years of Pokemon! They discuss how and why the phenomena has lasted so long, the origins of the game, and why a dark Pokemon…
Fri 25 Mar 2016
DNA Podcast Episode 011 – Teen Culture
In this episode of the Department of Nerdly Affairs, Rob and Don discuss the dreaded creatures known as teenagers! Slouching their way from post-WWII suburbia, these strange beings have had a huge ef…
01:21:58 |
Mon 14 Mar 2016
DNA Podcast 010 – Twisted Robot Mego Chicken Theatre
In this episode, Rob interviews Don about his Mego toymaking hobby. They discuss the history of the Mego company, the current state of Mego fandom, and the future of toys in a 3-D Printing world. All…
01:07:33 |
Sat 27 Feb 2016
DNA Podcast 009 – Clap if you Love Gamera!
In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss all things Giant Monster! They discuss why the genre has an enduring popularity, and then delve into their favorite Giant Monst…
01:12:16 |
Sat 13 Feb 2016
DNA Podcast 008 – Are Superhero Movies Bad for Us?
Welcome Operatives to the Department of Nerdly Affairs. In this episode, Rob and Don are joined by indomitable Jack Ward, host of the Sonic Society Podcast, to discuss actor/writer Simon Pegg’s artic…
00:59:02 |
Sat 30 Jan 2016
DNA Podcast 007 – Welcome to Cyberpunk
Greetings Operatives! In this episode Rob and Don discuss the ways in which the reality has come to mirror Cyberpunk fiction. It’s 2016, and in the 1980’s Cyberpunk promised us Netrunning, Posergangs…
01:14:52 |
Mon 18 Jan 2016
DNA Podcast 006 – A New Years Look at 2015 and 2016
Greetings Operatives! In this episode Rob and Don are joined by their friend Chad to discuss the nerdly films of 2015. What was awesome? What barely made the grade? And what didn’t the trio like from…
01:35:01 |
Sat 02 Jan 2016
DNA Podcast 005 – Star Wars Memories
Greetings Operatives and welcome to the Department of Nerdly Affairs. In this episode, Rob and Don explore the effects that Star Wars has had on their lives, and the culture around them, as they’ve g…
01:11:19 |
Fri 18 Dec 2015
DNA Podcast Episode 004 – Satanic Panic
Welcome Operatives! In today’s show, Rob and Don explore the Ritual Satanic Abuse panic that gripped America during the 1970s and 1980s and how the game Dungeons and Dragons became wrapped up in it. …
Sat 05 Dec 2015
DNA Podcast Episode 003- Nerdly Speculators
Welcome Operatives to the Department of Nerdly Affairs, tonight your hosts Rob Paterson and Don Chisholm
discuss whether the nerdly spectulators markets of the 80s and 90s helped or hurt nerd cultu…
00:59:23 |
Mon 23 Nov 2015
DNA Podcast Episode 002- Audience Expectations
Welcome Operatives to the Department of Nerdly Affairs, tonight your hosts Rob Paterson and Don Chisholm discuss how audience expectations shape how people create media and react to it. In addition, …
Sat 21 Nov 2015
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