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30. Rocco Marrongelli & Toy Hunting Aug 02, 2022

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Today's guest is the one and only Rocco Marrongelli and his nerd love is Toy Hunting. Woah. It's awesome.

Rocco is a retro nerd who’s addicted to all things from the greatest decade, the ‘80s! He collects toys from his youth as well as anything representing classic animation (Disney, Warner Bros, Hanna Barbera, etc), WWF, video games, movies, comics and more.
Find Rocco:
Rocco's instagram
Hosted By: Nick Bowan & Sasha Weiss
Theme song written by Korrie Yamaoka
Performed by Sasha Weiss & Korrie Yamaoka

29. Dr. Cait Weiss Orcutt & Community Teaching Jul 26, 2022

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Today's guest is the one and only Dr. Cait Weiss Orcutt and her nerd love is Community Teaching. Woah. It's awesome.
Dr. Cait Weiss Orcutt is the author of VALLEYSPEAK, winner of the 2017 Zone 3 First Book Prize. She holds an MFA from The Ohio State University and a PhD from the University of Houston. Her essays and poems have appeared in Boston Review, Bust Magazine, FIELD, The Academy of American Poets and more. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Cait leads online poetry and creative nonfiction workshops for writers of all experience levels and backgrounds.

Find Cait:
Cait's Website
Cait's Instagram
Hosted By: Nick Bowan & Sasha Weiss
Theme song written by Korrie Yamaoka
Performed by Sasha Weiss & Korrie Yamaoka

28. Korrie Yamaoka & Plant-based Cooking Jul 19, 2022

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Today's guest is the one and only Korrie Yamaoka and her nerd love is Plant-based Cooking. Woah. It's awesome.

Korrie Yamaoka is a vocal coach, music director, and host of the Studying the Song podcast, where she talks all things auditioning and vocal performance for musical theatre. She's got a masters education in musical theatre as well as an undergraduate degree in piano and years of cover bands and singer songwriter performances.
She's a mom and wife. She is vegan/plant-based. And, she ritually purchase plants and forget to water them. She dreams of having a home herbal apothecary where she can cure her everyday ills with homemade potions and teas, but she can't manage to keep the plants alive!
Find Korrie:
www.korrieyamaoka.com
Korrie's instagram
Hosted By: Nick Bowan & Sasha Weiss
Theme song written by Korrie Yamaoka
Performed by Sasha Weiss & Korrie Yamaoka

27. Tyler Tafolla & Disney vs. Dreamworks Jul 12, 2022

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Today's guest is the one and only Tyler Tafolla and his nerd love is Disney vs. Dreamworks. Woah. It's awesome.

Tyler is a Southern California based performer, director and musical theatre writer. Holding a BFA in Music Theatre from AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Tyler has spent the last ten years as a working actor, writer & director, working in New York, Los Angeles and San Diego.
Find Tyler:
www.tylertafolla.com
Tyler's Instagram
Hosted By: Nick Bowan & Sasha Weiss
Theme song written by Korrie Yamaoka
Performed by Sasha Weiss & Korrie Yamaoka

26. Halftime Show with Nick & Sasha Jul 05, 2022

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Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guests are your two and only hosts Sasha Weiss & Nick Bowan and their nerd love is YOU GUYS. Woah. It's awesome.
Sasha & Nick are so grateful to all their listeners and guests (fondly called The Nerd Expansion Pack) and take this 6 month-iversary of the podcast to celebrate and show our nerd love for you all!
We are so lucky and hope you keep listening and showing us your nerdies!
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Email us at TheNerdExpansionPodcast@gmail.com
www.thenerdexpansion.com
Hosted By: Nick Bowan & Sasha Weiss
Theme song written by Korrie Yamaoka
Performed by Sasha Weiss & Korrie Yamaoka

25. Joel Waggoner & Comedy Song Writing Jun 28, 2022

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Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Joel Waggoner and his nerd love is Comedy Song Writing. Woah. It's awesome.

JOEL WAGGONER (he/him-ish) is a singer/songwriter, performer, multi-instrumentalist, music director, arranger, teacher, comedian, and one-time game show winner. He performed on Broadway in School of Rock and Be More Chill. His breakout Instagram series "Advent Carolndar" with Julia Mattison has been featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live! with Ben Platt and NPR Weekend Edition. Off-Bway: Southern Comfort (Public Theater), The Joel Waggoner Experience (Joe's Pub). TV: Original series, Wig Mediums on Broadstream,“$100,000 Pyramid” Season 3 Premiere. Joel's original musicals include Presto Change-o and The SupaDupa Kid, both produced at Barrington Stage Company. Vocal Arranger: Joe Iconis & Family Album, Broadway Bounty Hunter (Off-Bway Cast Recording.) MFA from NYU Tisch. “Unlikely Warrior” available on iTunes.
Find Joel:
www.JoelWaggoner.com
Unlikely Warrior video
Wig Mediums
On Instagram:
Joel Waggoner
Advent Carolndar
JoelCappella
Joel & Sasha:
Pamphlet by Joel Waggoner & Sasha Weiss
Empathy by Joel Waggoner (commissioned by Sasha Weiss)
Control by Joel Waggoner (performed by Sasha Weiss)
Joel recommends:
The Quitters Podcast
Oh My Gauze
A Slight Change of Plans Podcast
Hosted By: Nick Bowan & Sasha Weiss
Theme song written by Korrie Yamaoka
Performed by Sasha Weiss & Korrie Yamaoka

24. Skylar Edberg & Food Styling Jun 21, 2022

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Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Skylar Edberg and her nerd love is Food Styling. Woah. It's awesome.

Skylar Edberg is a fearless food lover with an eye for all things tasty AND beautiful. With the help of a mother who mostly baked and a father who warmed up meals, she was compelled to create her own culinary adventures. She built food sculptures, produced cooking shows for her stuffed animals and concocted recipes based on ingredients she had on hand in the pantry. Because of this total immersion, she is a self taught, “life trained” food stylist, recipe developer and culinary producer who is always curiously exploring and creating new adventures using the art of food!
Skylar's website
Skylar's Instagram
Skylar's Facebook
Hosted By: Nick Bowan & Sasha Weiss
Theme song written by Korrie Yamaoka
Performed by Sasha Weiss & Korrie Yamaoka

23. Adam Berry & Ghosts Jun 14, 2022

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Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Adam Berry and his nerd love is Ghosts. Woah. It's awesome.

Adam Berry is a paranormal researcher, author, educator, and lecturer who’s love and passion for the paranormal ignited at a very young age. After many years of study and research, he founded his own paranormal research team with his husband Ben Berry and soon after his hobby became a career. In 2010, he was featured on the hit tv show, “Ghost Hunters Academy,” earning a coveted spot on the network’s original and most known series , “Ghost Hunters,”. Adam is the executive producer and host of the paranormal documentary reality show called Kindred Spirits, now in its 6th season, on Travel Channel and Discovery Plus. Adam travels the country with his co-star Amy Bruni documenting paranormal activity and strange phenomena in some of the worlds most haunted and scariest places.
Video of Gettysburg Ghost
Adam's website
Strange Escapes
Kindred Spirits
Adam's Socials:
Instagram
Twitter
Facebook
MORE Adam Berry
Hosted By: Nick Bowan & Sasha Weiss
Theme song written by Korrie Yamaoka
Performed by Sasha Weiss & Korrie Yamaoka

22. Greyson Yandt & Coffee Jun 07, 2022

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Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Greyson Yandt and his nerd love is Coffee. Woah. It's awesome.

Greyson is a nerd of many hats. He has a degree in linguistics, is working on creating his own language, owns over a dozen fountain pens, loves to play around with coffee recipes, and is deeply into tabletop role-playing games.
Greyson's Website
Greyson's Mocha Mice Game
James Hoffman on YouTube
Recommended Coffee shops in Columbus, OH :
Honey Cup Coffee Co
Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea
Thunderkiss Coffee
Parable Coffee
Florin Coffee
Two Dollar Radio
Table Top Cafe
Recommended Coffee Shops in Oceanside, CA:
Banana Dang Coffee
Black Rock Coffee
Hosted By: Nick Bowan & Sasha Weiss
Theme song written by Korrie Yamaoka
Performed by Sasha Weiss & Korrie Yamaoka

21. Victor Bakal & Fantasy Football May 31, 2022

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Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Victor Bakal and his nerd love is Fantasy Football. Woah. It's awesome.

Vic is fierce gamer, ruthless competitor, merciless opponent in all things you can win against someone else. When it comes to competition the term "gentlemanly" does not apply. Father of the 3 coolest boys in the universe and husband to, the only person on this planet that is more competitive over trifle matters, the amazing Mandy Bakal. CPA, Director of Finance, and life long nerd.
Hosted By: Nick Bowan & Sasha Weiss
Theme song written by Korrie Yamaoka
Performed by Sasha Weiss & Korrie Yamaoka

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