Todd and John broadcast from parts unknown, discussing upcoming networking events and professional development in general. This leads to a deeper discussion about the importance of avoiding superficiality on social media, and how the parenting

Buying meth in Seattle

Aug 4th, 2017 1h 1m

Buying meth in SeattleMeeting at the Nerd Lair, the guys talk about the Comic Con trailers and then get into a long discussion about nostalgia TV. Someone sings a TV theme song, maybe more than once. We also might have a brief cameo from Thor

What Even Is Normal?

Jul 27th, 2017 1h 9m

John and Todd escape to a mysterious subterranean lair where they can speak freely on the search for answers in the educational system, exploring the finer points of homeschooling, public school, and the embattled higher education system. A Ted

Gaming Urban Legends with GamingRebellion’s Tony Brasel and Derik Moore

Jul 21st, 2017 1h 4m

The Next Gen Nerds crew chats in studio about old gaming myths and legends we all grew up with before the dawn of the internet, then a couple of our expert friends from GamingRebellion.com join in to shed some light on the subject. Thanks to De

The Song of My People

Jul 10th, 2017 1h 2m

The nerds break down an episode of Star Trek: TNG and dissect why no one on the Enterprise knows how to be a parent.As always, you can get Next Gen Nerds on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Podbean, and more. You can find out more informatio

Slender Man or Human Being?

Jun 26th, 2017 1h 2m

The Next Gen Nerds crew talks about almost everything as the St. Louis Comic Con draws to a close, Fathers Day passes, and life returns to the parenting version of “normal.” John kills with a dad joke, and the gang breaks down interesting TV an

Toots and MMA

Jun 19th, 2017 1h 3m

Forget everything you think you know about the Next Gen Nerds show as Jamie and Producer Brian are called away, leaving John and Todd unsupervised in the studio for an hour. E3 coverage and polite parenting take a backseat in an off-script show

Comic Book Writer Ray Marek

Jun 13th, 2017 1h 3m

Guerilla ComX writer Ray Marek sits down with the Next Gen Nerds crew to talk about his creative process, the status of his upcoming book, Wrath of Redemption, and his scheduled appearance at Mighty Con/St. Louis Comic Con June 17th and 18th.Y

What’s in the Bag?

Jun 6th, 2017 1h 4m

The Next Gen Nerds crew breaks down rumors and predictions for the upcoming E3 expo, Todd shares the frustrations of living in his neighborhood, and Jamie swats his stories down handily with the Tale of the Mystery Adidas Bag.Special Note: Nex

JNCO Joots

May 31st, 2017 1h 5m

On an eerily timely episode of Next Gen Nerds, the gang shares its excitement for the recently-announced FarCry 5 and breaks down the potential implications of its first teaser trailer. We shake up the rising Joots industry with a call for a JN

Your Mother

May 24th, 2017 1h 4m

The Next Gen Nerds crew reviews the last-gen nerds as Todd, John, and sometimes Jamie talk about motherly influence, past and present. Also hear the gang’s take on the cancellation of Last Man Standing, learn why Jamie never communed with Trekk

All Quiet on the Western Font

May 10th, 2017 1h 3m

On this episode of Next-Gen Nerds, the guys explain why the Internet is out to trick you. For Todd’s safety, flat earth theory is only briefly discussed. Then we have a really in-depth interview with John about chasing fame, loving music, and

This is a Toddcast

May 3rd, 2017 1h 5m

We go deep with our own Todd Mitchell and trace the Hero’s Journey through software development to game dev and beyond. With John at the reins, we touch on technical schools, who should go to college, chasing your passion, and what it’s like ru

30 Krock

Apr 26th, 2017 1h 4m

Finally, the fourth episode of Next Gen Nerds! With a few fun shows under our belts, the gang starts a deep dive on your hosts, starting with the birthday boy himself, Jamie Krock! Jamie is a professional writer with exciting projects in the w

Sonictaire the Mangy Possum!

Apr 19th, 2017 1h 10m

Grab a seat (or remain standing) for episode three of Next Gen Nerds! We discuss the game industry’s freemium model and the horror stories it’s caused, John comes up with a video game idea that simply cannot lose, Todd reads some of his favorit

United Airlines and Video Games

Apr 12th, 2017 1h 1m

United Must Not Serve Pepsi.On this episode of Next-Gen Nerds, the guys break down all the aspects of music that make them nerds about it. They maybe give a little different perspective on the United Airlines passenger getting tossed off the p

The Next Gen Nerds Debut Episode!

Apr 5th, 2017 1h

The Birds, The Bees, and Deathclaws.Tune in this week for the debut episode of Next Gen Nerds! Hear how Fallout Shelter helped inspire the podcast (Caution: they drop a fair number of spoilers for Logan). At some point, Todd basically tells pe