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The Department of Nerdly Affairs is a bi-weekly talk podcast dedicated to exploring different aspects of nerdly arts and culture. Together bringing over 80 years of experience to the table, the hosts, Rob and Don, try to take a seasoned, knowledgeable, and real-world approach to looking at the creation of nerd culture and the forces shaping it. The podcast covers topics ranging from from film and comics to writing and history, and pretty much everything in between. If it's a hobby shared by few or by many, you can expect to hear it talked about by the Department of Nerdly Affairs. New episodes every second Friday!Subscribe to Blog via Email
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- DNA Podcast 097 – Education in Popular Culture with Jack Ward September 13, 2019
- DNA Podcast 096 – Rules Heavy and Lite RPGs August 23, 2019
- DNA Podcast 095 – Fantasy Tropes People Love with Jack Ward August 4, 2019
- DNA Podcast 094 – Gaming Tropes July 19, 2019
- DNA Podcast 093 – Death to Evil Overlords! July 7, 2019
- DNA Podcast 092 – Police in Popular Culture June 16, 2019
- DNA Podcast 091 – tReading the Path of Heaven June 3, 2019
- DNA Episode 90 – Crime and Villainy in Popular Culture May 17, 2019
- DNA Podcast 089 – Mysticism Continued with Lothar Tuppan and David Towers April 19, 2019
- DNA Podcast 088 – Mysticism with David Towers April 7, 2019
- DNA Podcast 087 – Automating Tabletop Gaming with Brian Welcher March 23, 2019
- DNA Episode 086 – Interview with Lee Gold March 8, 2019
- DNA Podcast 085 – Media and the Law February 22, 2019
- DNA Podcast 084 – Food in Popular Culture February 8, 2019
- DNA Episode 083 – Warhammer with Professor Otaku January 20, 2019
- DNA Podcast 082 – Character Progression and Gamerisms in Media January 6, 2019
- DNA Podcast 081 – DNA Millwood Chapter with Anika and Matt December 23, 2018
- DNA Podcast 080 – J-Novel Club with Sam Pinansky December 7, 2018
- DNA Podcast 079 – Giant Robot Smackdown with Professor Otaku November 18, 2018
- DNA Podcast 078 – We Robots with Jack Ward November 4, 2018
- DNA Podcast 077 – Hub Comics with Tim Finn and Jesse Farrell October 19, 2018
- DNA Podcast 076 – American Superhero Comics October 5, 2018
- DNA Podcast 074 – Toxic Fandom September 16, 2018
- DNA Podcast 073- UFOs in Popular Culture August 31, 2018
- DNA Podcast 072 – Time Travel in Popular Culture August 18, 2018
- DNA Podcast 071 – Fake News July 29, 2018
- DNA Podcast 070 – Trinidad Dreams with Justin Charles July 13, 2018
- DNA Podcast 69 – Retro TV Recycle Bin with Jack Ward July 2, 2018
- DNA Podcast 068 – Super Sentai with Squall Charlson June 16, 2018
- DNA Podcast 67 – Intelligence in Popular Culture June 1, 2018
- DNA Podcast 66- A History of Mecha Anime Part Two – Real Robots May 18, 2018
- DNA Podcast 65- A History of Mecha Anime Part One – Super Robots May 4, 2018
- DNA Podcast 064 – Russian Science Fiction with Simon Vale April 13, 2018
- DNA Podcast 063 – A History of GI Joe with Tim Finn March 31, 2018
- DNA Podcast 062 – Taiwanese Comics with Julia Chien March 16, 2018
- DNA Podcast 61 – What is Fantasy? March 2, 2018
- DNA Podcast 060 – Chinese Webnovels with Jeremy Bai February 16, 2018
- DNA Podcast 059 – Portrayals of Strength in the Media February 2, 2018
- DNA Podcast 058 – Light Novels with Justus R Stone January 19, 2018
- DNA Podcast 057 – Culture War Profiteering January 6, 2018
- DNA Podcast 056 – Writing Shonen Manga December 8, 2017
- DNA Podcast 055 – Making the Biff Straker RPG November 24, 2017
- DNA Podcast 054 – TV Superheroes November 12, 2017
- DNA Podcast 053 – The Horror of Paul E. Cooley October 27, 2017
- DNA Podcast 052- A Brief History of American Comics October 7, 2017
- DNA Podcast 051 – Comedy Tabletop RPGs September 22, 2017
- DNA Podcast 050 – Horror Tabletop RPGs September 9, 2017
- DNA Podcast 049 – Star Trekking with Jack Ward August 25, 2017
- DNA Podcast 48 – History of Manga (Part 2) August 11, 2017
- DNA Episode 47 – The History of Manga (Part 1) July 29, 2017
- DNA Podcast 046 – Interview with Larry Houston July 16, 2017
- DNA Episode 045 – Affluence in the Media June 30, 2017
- DNA Podcast 044 – Musical Brains June 16, 2017
- DNA Podcast 043 – Post Apocalyptic RPGs June 3, 2017
- DNA Podcast 042 – Dungeons and Dragons May 19, 2017
- DNA Podcast 041 – Remakes, Sequels and Reboots. Oh My! May 5, 2017
- DNA Podcast 040 – Mister Kitty’s Stupid Comics April 21, 2017
- DNA Podcast 039 – Bad Movies We Love April 7, 2017
- DNA Podcast 038 – Interview with Spiritual Medium Mary Bezaire March 26, 2017
- DNA Podcast 037 – Death and the Nerdly Arts March 11, 2017
- DNA Podcast 036 – Interview with Will Meugniot February 24, 2017
- DNA Podcast 035 – The Hero’s Journey Strikes Back! February 10, 2017
- DNA Podcast 034 – What are litRPGs? January 27, 2017
- DNA Podcast 033 – Writing Formulas January 14, 2017
- DNA Podcast 032 – Voice Acting with Kimlinh Tran January 1, 2017
- DNA Podcast 031 – Comics Creator Ben Dunn and Antarctic Press December 16, 2016
- DNA Podcast 030 – Interview with Dr. R.N. Shukul December 2, 2016
- DNA Podcast 029 – Our One Year Anniversary November 18, 2016
- DNA Podcast 028 – The Nature of Nerdliness November 4, 2016
- DNA Podcast 027b – Horror Hosts Extra with Michael Monahan October 28, 2016
- DNA Podcast 027 – Horror Hosts with Michael Monahan October 21, 2016
- DNA Podcast 026 – Indie RPGs with Graham MacLean October 8, 2016
- DNA Podcast 025 – The Kevin Doak Comedy Hour September 23, 2016
- DNA Podcast 24 – Science Fiction Author Gary Gibson September 9, 2016
- DNA Podcast 023 – Why You Shouldn’t Be a Writer August 26, 2016
- DNA Podcast 022 – Heavy Metal Thunder August 12, 2016
- DNA Podcast 021 – Interview with Tim Eldred July 30, 2016
- DNA Podcast 020 – Tabletop RPG Memories July 15, 2016
- DNA Podcast 019 – Ghosts of Saturday Mornings Past July 1, 2016
- DNA Podcast 018 – Edd Vick and MU Press June 17, 2016
- DNA Podcast 017 – All About Ultraman June 3, 2016
- DNA Podcast 016 – Exploring the Hero Pulps with Gregg Taylor May 20, 2016
- DNA Podcast 015: Podcasting Audio Drama May 6, 2016
- DNA Podcast 014: Talking 80’s Independent Comics with Jeff Wood April 22, 2016
- DNA Podcast 013: Collectible Card Chaos April 9, 2016
- DNA Episode 012 – Pokemon Turns 20! March 25, 2016
- DNA Podcast Episode 011 – Teen Culture March 14, 2016
- DNA Podcast 010 – Twisted Robot Mego Chicken Theatre February 26, 2016
- DNA Podcast 009 – Clap if you Love Gamera! February 12, 2016
- DNA Podcast 008 – Are Superhero Movies Bad for Us? January 29, 2016
- DNA Podcast 007 – Welcome to Cyberpunk January 17, 2016
- DNA Podcast 006 – A New Years Look at 2015 and 2016 January 1, 2016
- DNA Podcast 005 – Star Wars Memories December 18, 2015
- DNA Podcast Episode 004 – Satanic Panic December 4, 2015
- DNA Podcast Episode 003- Nerdly Speculators November 22, 2015
- DNA Podcast Episode 002- Audience Expectations November 21, 2015
- DNA Podcast Episode 001- Writing Scifi and Horror November 21, 2015