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Nerdhat
Across the spectrum of arts and entertainment, from fine art films to our favorite graphic novel, we share creative experiences which electrify our inner nerd, engage our nostalgia, or enliven our mildly inappropriate humor.
This is Nerdhat.
Episodes
166 episodes
RiverRun for Kids! (w/Keith Cantrell)
Each year the RiverRun International Film Festival features special screenings for the whole family to enjoy. This year Richard took all four of his junior Nerdhatters to experience the "Films with Class: Elementary School" screening at the Rey...
RiverRun, 2026, Bonus: "Hotline" (w/Ricki Stern & Jesse Sweet)
"Fentanyl overdose is the number one cause of death for 18–44-year-olds. Fentanyl can be as inexpensive as a cigarette and more than 100 times more powerful than morphine. As overdose rates rise and stigma persists, THE HOTLINE is not jus...
RiverRun 2026, Part 3: "Over Your Dead Body" (w/Keith Jardine)
The dark comedy thriller "Over Your Dead Body" was the Centerpiece screening at the 2026 RiverRun International Film Festival. We had a chance to sit down with actor Keith Jardine, who plays Todd in the film, to talk about his experience workin...
RiverRun 2026, Part 2: Writer-Director Will Thwaites
On day 2 of the RiverRun International Film Festival, we sat down with filmmaker @willthwaites to discuss the documentary film @crimeandparody which he wrote, directed, filmed, and co-edited. "Crime + Parody" begins with an account of Anthony N...
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Bonus: Catching up with Timothy Michael Cooper
Timothy Cooper reached out to us leading up to last year's RiverRun International Film Festival. He was our first official interview. This past week he came back on the podcast to share how "Knead," the short film he wrote and directed and whic...
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Bonus: Catching up with T.J. Sandella
T.J. Sandella, the co-writer and co-director of the feature film "Battersea," which played at the 2025 RiverRun International Film Festival, came back on the podcast to share how the film has faired since we last spoke. L...
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RiverRun 2026, Part 1: Michael Morin Comes to Town
This past week Richard had the privilege of sitting down for a conversation with Michael Morin, the new Executive Director of the RiverRun International Film Festival. Michael hails from California, where he grew up lo...
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Bonus: Women in Film
In honor of Women's history month, we are re-releasing two interviews originally recorded following the 2025 RiverRun International Film Festival. The first is with Yvonne Chan, MD. Phd. who came to RiverRun to promote the short film "We Are Ki...
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Retro Console Games: NBA Live '96
This week's episode is dedicated to the memory of Ken Best, who passed away in March of 2025. In addition to teaching his son Richard how to play basketball in real life, he also took the time to sit down and play games like this one with his s...
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4 Years, Baby! (Part 2)
We continue our celebration of 4 years making the Nerdhat podcast by sharing stories and clips from some of our favorite episodes. We also share the top 4 most popular episodes of all time (as of March 4th), including a clip from the most popul...
Nerdhat News 3-8-26
Moving Forward, audio versions of Nerdhat News will be uploaded to the podcast feed. Here is a summary of today’s talking points: 1) We’re going back to a bi-weekly release schedule 2) Going Forward, video versions of fu...
4 Years, Baby! (Part 1)
In part one of our two part celebration, we return to the very first nerdy creation Richard reviewed for the podcast, Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995). This was Laura's first time ever watching an episode, so Will and Richard decided "He...
Retro Console Games: Philips CD-I Zelda Titles
Once upon a time, in an age known as the 90s, three bastard children resulted from a brief alliance between the nations of Nintendo and Phillips. These children, so named "Zelda: The Faces of Evil," "Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon," and the runt of...
Re-Release: "Wakanda Forever"
In honor of Black History Month, we are re-releasing our out out-of-the-theatre review of Ryan Coogler's 2022 film, "Wakanda Forever."
Retro PC Games: Riven (1997)
"Riven" was the bestselling PC game of 1997, despite being released in October. Laura has fond memories of playing it with her brothers, notebooks in hand, writing down clues and attempting to solve its puzzles and navigate its non-linear story...
Re-Release: Classic TMNT Video Games
We plan to review video games more often in season 7, so it seemed fitting to re-release this 2023 bonus episode covering classic 80s and 90s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle video games. We hope you enjoy! And stay tuned for our first e...
Loving Vincent (2017)
This week we close out season 6 with our review of the world's very first fully hand-painted film, "Loving Vincent." It took some 125 artists and 65,000 paintings to bring this visual feast to the table, and it does not disappoint. ...
Irreverent Medieval Comedies: The Princess Bride vs. Monty Python & the Holy Grail
If you love sword fights, satire, flesh wounds, or flying cows, then this episode is for you! This week we cover two classic medieval comedies: Rob Reiner's eponymous production of "The Princess Bride" (1987) and Terry Gilliam's stab at comedy ...
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Classic Episode: "Kevin Conroy: The Man Behind the Cowl"
Today we share an episode which we first published on November 23, 2022, just 13 days after the end of Kevin Conroy's valiant battle with cancer. For us and many of millennials like us, Kevin will always be our Batman. We hope you enjoy this ep...
Anime that Influenced the Matrix: Akira vs. Ghost in the Shell
This week we pull two classic sci-fi anime films out of our Nerdhat, both of which influenced the Wachowskis and inspired elements of the Matrix trilogy. Richard will be pitching Mamoru Oshii's 1995 classic "Ghost in the Shell," while ret...
Women’s Stories: Persepolis (2007) vs. The Breadwinner (2017)
In this week's episode we focus on the stories of two young women from the other side of the world, both of whom faced the challenges of living in cultures which restricted their freedoms and threatened their lives. "Persepolis," a 2007 French ...
Creepy Cartoons: Gravity Falls vs. Over the Garden Wall
This week’s category is “Creepy Cartoons,” and we’re featuring two of the best to be released since Y2K frightened us into buying camping stoves and inordinate amounts of non-perishables - Alex Hirsch’s “Gravity Falls” and Pat McHale’s “Over th...
Now Showing: The Long Walk (2025) vs. Demon Slayer: Infiniti Castle (2025)
This week on Nerdhat its a battle of boots versus blades, as we pit Stephen King’s “The Long Walk” against “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie - Infinity Castle.” Who will win? The walkers or the sword wielders? Listen to find out! ...
Women of Sci-Fi: Starbuck vs. Uhura
Round 15 is all about the women of SciFi. Starbuck, also known as Kara Thrace, from the 2004 reboot of “Battlestar Galactica” faces off against Uhura, otherwise known as “Uhura” (at least to James T. Kirk), from the 2009 reboot trilogy of Star ...
80s Alternative Comics: Cerebus the Aardvark vs. Zot!
By Clovis’ beard! This is a strange fight indeed. On one side stands an earth-pig born (who isn’t actually a pig) and on the other stands a sheltered, teenage superhero who finds himself unprepared to face the “real world.” Both fighters meet b...