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Nerd Roots

7 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 9 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings

Nerd Roots is Ben Fullon and Kia Sayyadi, two extreme nerds who have an unabashed love for everything nerdy. Each episode we'll be delving into someone's nerd-dom, finding out what they first loved, why they loved it, what they love now and how it's shaped them as people.

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Episodes

Nerd Roots - Episode 7 - Robert Gonyo

February 27, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 92.9 MB

We're back! We talk to Robert Gonyo, theatre director, actor, voiceover artist, and musician residing in Queens. We talk about his first musical loves, Lovecraft, and a whoooole lot of DnD!

Nerd Roots - Episode 6 - Lorraine Cink

December 03, 2014 00:00 - 1 hour - 106 MB

This week's guest is none other than Marvel's very own The Watcher, Lorraine Cink! We ask the host and marvel aficionado about her nerdy origins and find out why she loves Spidey and Wolverine so much, how she get started as The Watcher and some of her favorite "shame" shows and books.

Nerd Roots - Episode 5 - Chris Musto

November 06, 2014 00:00 - 1 hour - 113 MB

Aspiring comedian, professional chemist and video game and movie nerd Chris Musto joins us! We talk about WoW, all of the science, and all the wonderful marvel news!

Nerd Roots - Episode 4 - Nick Carillo

October 23, 2014 00:00 - 1 hour - 152 MB

Actor, Improviser and Comedian Nick Carillo joins us for episode 4 of Nerd Roots. Nick let's us know why he thinks Batman is so badass, why he thinks Superman is the WORST, what it's like growing up with the stigma of liking something weird, favorite graphic novels of all time, and all the lewd jokes that flew over our heads as kids.

Nerd Roots - Episode 3 - Langston Belton, Part 2

October 09, 2014 17:36 - 1 hour - 135 MB

Part 2 of our conversation with Langston Belton! We continue talking about Power Rangers, the endearing qualities of carrier Zords, what it means to be a functional nerd, the jock/nerd internal struggle, why Amazing Spider Man is so polarizing and again.... more Power Rangers.

Nerd Roots - Episode 2 - Langston Belton, Part 1

October 03, 2014 16:10 - 1 hour - 94.4 MB

Episode 2 of Nerd Roots features the amazing improvisor, actor and comedian Langston Belton. We talk about Power Rangers, digress into Pacific Rim, his first superhero loves and some of unorthodox favorite heroes! Part 1 of 2 of our conversation!

Nerd Roots - Episode 1 - Origins

September 26, 2014 02:36 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MB

The inaugural episode of Nerd Roots! Ben Fullon and Kia Sayyadi delve into the nerdy things they loved as kids, why they loved them and how that's shaped them into the nerds they are today