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Nerds of a Certain Age Podcast

A new high caliber, low quality podcast from the creators and hosts of Dice Like Thunder and The Eternal Warriors. It's an open topic show. You will get games and neredtry, but you will also get other topics outside of gaming that cover everything that we obsessively love.
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Dec 24, 2017

Hi, thanks for listening.

In the first half of the show, we discuss several subjects ranging from SpaceX, interstellar asteroids, to iPhone batteries, to famous dead people from this year, before we catch up with a listener who wrote in a few months back.

In the second half of the show, we review the latest Star Wars movie and discuss the good, bad, and indifferent of The Last Jedi.

As always, you can find us on Facebook and Twitter. Or you can write in to us at our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address. Drop us a line or ask us for advice. Thanks for listening and tell your friends about us.

Dec 10, 2017

Hi, thanks for listening in.

In this episode we get into a few random topics before discussing the latest Thor movie and how the mythology lines up with the Marvel universe.

Thanks for listening. As always, if you need mediocre advice, please send it to our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address.

Nov 26, 2017

Hi, thanks for listening.

In this episode we get into Christmas music and commercialism before Thanksgiving, steam powered rockets, Stranger Things 2, and The Zoo before we take a break.

After the break, we discuss the Three Stooges, Warhammer 40k, and Dungeons and Dragons.

As always, you can get mediocre advice from us by emailing us at our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address. Thanks again for listening and have a good day!

Nov 12, 2017

Hi, thanks for tuning in.

We discuss all things monsters. From the bad guys Hollywood over produces, to the monsters no one produces, you'll get your fill of demons, vegan cults, vampires and nagas.

Thanks for listening. As always, you can find us over on Twitter at @noacapodcast or send us an email at nerdsofacertainage over at gmail.

Oct 30, 2017

Hi, thanks for tuning in this week.

We cover our nerd bases this week with some Warhammer 40K, drinking, and 40k. After the break, we discuss remembrances of our departed friend before getting into AD&D and the possibility of running a new campaign.

Thanks again for listening. If you like what you hear, tell your friends. As always, you can find us on Twitter at @noacapodcast or send us an email at nerdsofacertainage over at gmail.

Oct 15, 2017

Thanks for tuning in. This is a Versus episode. Tyranids vs Aliens vs Starcraft Zerglings? Necrons vs Borg? M*A*S*H vs ER vs House? Star Wars vs Star Trek?

Streaming Star Trek and Stranger Things and The Expanse?


Because why not! Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoyed the 80's television show theme songs.

Oct 2, 2017

Hi, thanks for tuning in. This episode is all over the place from the Puerto Rico hurricane, to Native American medicine bags, to resting bitch face, to vagal nerve stimulation. After a short Russian break, we get into Warhammer 40K, the Plastic Crack Support Group (PCSG), to Black Library books, to wiping your ass with your bare hands.

We thank you for listening!

Sep 17, 2017

Hi, thanks for listening. If you like what you hear, please tell your friends.

We start out with Warhammer 40k. From the new Chaos Marine codex to the Ultramarine and Primaris Space Marine porn codex to our hobbying. Then we switch to Elite Dangerous and C-Swizzy's and Tricky Dick's defection from Zachary Hudson to Aisling Duvall - long live the Empire! We round out the first half with Tricky Dick's first RPG game in years - Marvel Superheroes.

The second half is all about villains, their archetypes, and the perfect villains.

Thanks for listening! If you want advice or send us a link or email, please write to us at our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address.

Sep 4, 2017

Hi, thanks for listening.

We start out with a shout out to The Mooch, before we get into the RIP mentions. Then we get into Hurricane Harvey, the Forever GI Bill, Charlottesville, and blue whale vaginas.

In the second half, we talk about the recent solar eclipse, the Cassini Huygens prove that will end its mission around Saturn, the new 5G cellular networks on the 600mhz band, and Scotch Whiskey. We close the show with our first ever "What Should I Do?" segment with a listener soliciting us for our unique and mediocre advice.

Thanks again for listening. If you like what you here, tell your friends. If you want to ask us questions or get our unique and mediocre advice, you can write to us at our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address.

Aug 20, 2017

Hi, thanks for listening. We appreciate your taking the time to give us a listen whether it's in your car, during your workout, or in your office cubicle.

The first segment is all about 40K from the new Grey Knights release to the emotional value of a fully painted army to Chaos Space Marine codex previews.

In the 2nd segment, Dan takes a big steaming shit all over the Steven Spielberg movie E.T. and then we get into movies and talk about how they do or don't hold up over time.

As always, please contact us at nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com if you want to part of our studio audience or wish to contact us for our upcoming "What Should I Do" segment, or just want to chat us up. You can also find us on Twitter at our @noacapodcast handle.

Thanks for listening, we appreciate your time. And if you like what you hear, please spread the word. The kindest compliment after imitation is to tell your friends about us.

Aug 6, 2017

Hello and welcome to this multi topic episode.

We give a shout out to the Random Mission Cast show before we get into RIPs. From there we get to brain trauma in Football to antibiotic resistant gonorrhea to mutant mice and gene editing. We finish the first segment with Australia's $328 million plan to eradicate fire ants.

After the break we get Polish resistance to the European Union, gender bias that leads to the minority being treated better than the majority. From there we get into the the first female Doctor Who and the ground that was already broken by women and african americans before social media made a big deal about the Doctor Who pick. Then we wind down the show with our Profile in Courage of Joseph Kittinger and surprise butt sex.

As always, please contact us at nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com if you want to part of our studio audience or wish to contact us for our upcoming "What Should I Do" segment, or just want to chat us up. You can also find us on Twitter at our @noacapodcast handle.

Thanks for listening, we appreciate your time. And if you like what you hear, please spread the word. The kindest compliment after imitation is to tell your friends about us.

Jul 23, 2017

Hi, thanks for listening. Kurt joins us again for this 40k centric episode. Rocking out from 3rd edition until now, we played a game and discuss codex creed over the years!

Thanks for listening and have a nice day!

Jul 9, 2017

Hello and welcome to this episode of Nerds of a Certain Age. We are joined in this multi-topic episode by Kurt.

We cover a wide range of topics from death and religion, to things old people can get away with and a profile in courage.

Thank you for listening and check out our next show in two weeks. So say we all!

Jun 25, 2017

Hello and welcome!

In this multi-topic show, we discuss a couple new podcasts that are coming out from our friends, the US exit from the Paris Climate Accords, and the UK snap election.

In the second half, we discuss the ISIS targeting of Iran, Fermi National Lab's particle accelerator, new moons around Jupiter, black hole collisions, profile civilian courage in war, before we discuss DC movies and a couple of old, great DC tv shows.

We thank you for listening. If you like what you hear, tell your friends!

Jun 11, 2017

Hello and welcome to this episode dedicated to Warhammer 40k 8th edition. Thanks to some generous souls, we obtained all of the 8th edition books a week early and then played an 8th edition game.

In the first half of the show, we discuss the major changes in 8th edition.

In the second half of the show, we discuss our game using the 8th edition rules.

As always, you can find us on Facebook, or @noacapodcast on Twitter, or email us at our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address. We thank you for listening. If you like what you hear, tell your friends and help us grow our audience.

May 27, 2017

Hi, thanks for listening.

In this episode, we discuss movies and the Hollywood sequels, prequels, reboots, and adaptations.

In the second half, we get back to our roots in Warhammer 40k.

Thank you for listening, and if you like what you hear, tell your friends.

May 14, 2017

Hello and welcome to our one year anniversary episode!

In this episode, you will hear a few RIP's, a piece of hate mail we received, SpaceX, China, and solar roof tiles.

After the break, you we give you a Profile in Perseverance, Elite: Dangerous, and end the show with masturbation.

We thank you for listening to this latest episode. If you like what you hear, tell your friends!

Apr 29, 2017

Hi! Thanks for listening.

This episode is all about a couple books we recently read.

Endurance by Alfred Lansing delves into the failed Antarctic expedition by Sir Ernest Shackelton.

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson delves into a near future Earth where humanity must escape into space as the moon breaks up and renders the Earth uninhabitable for 5,000 years.

We thank you for listening and hope you rekindle your love (or hatred) for books. As always, you can reach us at nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com or on Twitter or Facebook.

Apr 15, 2017

Thanks for listening. This episode is chocked full of mini-topics.

In the first segment, we delve into recent celebrity and near celebrity deaths, guitars, vinyl records, Joe Rogan, Bill Burr, Mike Rowe, Luke Cage, The Expanse, Elite: Dangerous, plastic surgery to look like genderless aliens, Space X, and phrases from other countries.

Later on, we get into Chicago population drops, marijuana, Chinese toilet paper thieves, and goats screaming like humans. We almost cut the goats screaming bit out, but we are a high caliber, low quality, no edit podcast - so you get the screaming goats.

As always, you can reach us on Twitter, nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com or on Facebook. We thank you for listening and hope you have a nice day.

Download this episode, download it hard. And tell your friends!

Apr 1, 2017

Welcome to episode 11.5, now with more conspiracy theories!

This episode is dedicated to Alex Jones, infowars, Joe Rogan, and all the conspiracies you can handle.

As always, you can reach us at Twitter @noacapodcast or find us on our Facebook page or send us an email at our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com address.

Thank you for listening and have a nice day!

Mar 19, 2017

Hello and welcome to ep 11.0 of Nerds of a Certain Age.

In this episode, we get right into Stranger Things and the PETA fur conspiracy in Warhammer 40,000 from Games Workshop. Near 15 minutes, we talk about marijuana health effects, and at 22 minutes we discuss strange things from the internet. At 30 minutes we discuss Chicago politics and gun violence and at 36 minutes, we discuss SpaceX.

After the break at 41 minutes, we get into NATO funding and U.S. involvement in NATO, as well as the Chech Republic split and its influence on pilsner beer. At 53 minutes, we discuss a climate change carbon tax plan. At 67 minutes, get into the influence of books, how books got us together as friends, and how a book resulted in a juvenile record. Finally at 88 minutes, we have an Adventure in Stupidity.

As always, you can reach us at nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com or find us on our blog page or on Facebook. Thank you for listening, and have a nice day!

Mar 5, 2017

Hello and welcome!

In this episode, we discuss music the Soviet Union banned and get into a Jimmy Page vs Eric Clapton smack down.

Thank you for listening and check out our next show in two weeks!

Feb 19, 2017

Hello and welcome to our latest episode.

In this show, we catch up on the Assassin's Creed and Star Wars: Rogue One movies. Then we get into world events in space we look forward to this year. We close out by discussing the Drake Equation that attempts to mathematically figure out how alone we are in the universe.

As always, you can follow us on our Facebook page or our Twitter handle, and you can always email us through nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com for more fun.

We thank you for listening. If you like what you hear, tell your friends!

Feb 5, 2017

Hello and welcome to our latest show.

This is a multi-topic episode and we range from trolling to 2016 celebrity dead to things we are watching to lasers to China's green energy initiative to Chicago gun violence tallies to Chicago soda & sugar tax to homeopathy and other health bullshit. We close the show with our second installment of Profiles in Adventure featuring doctors and the Antarctic.

As always, you can find us on our Twitter @noacapodcast handle, our Facebook page, or you can write us at our nerdsofacertainage@gmail.com account.

Thank you for listening and have a nice day!

Jan 22, 2017

Hello and welcome!

This episode is dedicated to all things music and the impact it's had on our lives.

Thank you for listening and have a nice day!

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