It’s winter solstice, fellow nerds, and that means we read "A Court of Frost and Starlight" by Sarah J. Maas!

On this podcast episode, we chat about the novella, as well as the mythology behind the Morrigan, the black stone on Mount Ramiel, and the benefits of art therapy.

Visit ournerdiestthing.com for Our Nerdiest Cocktail, named “Drunken Decorating”, which is themed after our beloved bat boys.

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖January: “Pucking Around” by Emily Rath

Emily will be joining us for our January 16th episode!

📖 Jan/Feb: “Gold” by Raven Kennedy

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This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Hello, fellow nerds! This week’s podcast episode and read-a-long is of the second half of Kimberly Lemming’s “That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon”, Chapters 9-Epilogue!

This is episode two of two of the read-a-long of this book. The author joins us to answer our deep seated questions and for our discussion on the differences between dragon species, and how violence has been used in the past in the name of religion.

TW: This episode was recorded before the extreme violence between Israel and Palestine that took place on October 7. This episode may be triggering for some listeners as we discuss religious conflict, even though the current state of affairs is not mentioned.

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Demon Aid". It can be found in last week’s cocktail post⁠.

Show links:

https://animalvivid.com/types-of-dragons/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evidence-based-living/202111/women-carry-most-the-mental-load-running-household?amp

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/more-tech-support/201011/the-burden-choice

Author’s Fan Cast

Cinnamon: Dominique Fishback

Fallon: Takao Suzuki

Usha: Dulce Sloan

Felix: Kellan Lutz

Myva: Viola Davis

Baroku (Orc): Dave Bautista

Dante: Jason Momoa

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author A.J. Vrana.

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode!

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21: Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Podcast!

📖January: Pucking Around by Emily Rath

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This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Hello, fellow nerds! This week’s podcast episode and read-a-long is of Kimberly Lemming’s “That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon”, Chapters 1-8!

This episode is one of two of the read-a-long where we discuss these chapters, as well as gator wrestling (yes, this does exist), what a Lich actually is, and learn more about the Hungry Man

Show links:

Read about The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel

Learn more about Lichs here

Read more about horcruxes in the Harry Potter world

Read What Lies Beyond the Veil by Harper L Woods

Listen to Fleetwood Mac’s Silver Springs

Watch the original Pete’s Dragon

Read about the guy who gets paid to wrestle gators

Check out the Gator Wrestling Wiki page

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Cinnamon Hotpepper". It can be found in last week’s cocktail post⁠. Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖October: “That Time I Got Drunk & Saved a Demon” by Kimberly Lemming

- Kimberly will be joining us for our October 17th episode!

📖Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author A.J. Vrana.

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode!

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21 - Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Podcast!

📖January: "Pucking Around" by Emily Rath Have something nerdy to share? Message us!

This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Hello, fellow nerds! It’s time for episode 6 of this season’s podcast, and we read chapters 25-43 of “A Realm of Ash & Shadow” by Lara Buckheit!

Join us for our final episode of the read-a-long for this book as we discuss these chapters with the author, Lara Buckheit! Listen in as we chat about retained consciousness after decapitation, how the concept of time moves differently in different planes of existence, and Lara answers some serious questions about book two! Lara also shares her fan cast of the other main characters!

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "W.T. F?". It can be found at ⁠ournerdiesthing.com⁠ or ⁠by swiping in this post⁠.

Check out our sketch of Mistress Marjorie, the Witch of the Grey, ⁠in yesterday’s instagram post⁠.

Next week we’ll be releasing an interview with Brigid Kemmerer, but you can start reading “That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon” by Kimberly Lemming for our next read-a-long!

Show Links:

Correction: in the episode, we sadi that “Ender's Game” was written by Orsen Wells, but it is actually written by Orson Scott Card

Avengers End Game

Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania

God of War Game

A Novel Romance bookstore in Louisville

Rock and Roll Bedtime stories Madonna episode

Author’s Fan Cast for the book

Cole Sprouse as Jughead - Mason

Austin Butler and Hayden Christianson mix- Gideon

Ian Somerholder and Adam Driver mix - Vemdour

Madeline Klein- Valeria

Avan Tudor Jogia- Malachi

Cara Delevingne - Margorie

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖October: “That Time I Got Drunk & Saved a Demon” by Kimberly Lemming

- Kimberly will be joining us for our October 17th episode!

📖Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author A.J. Vrana.

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode!

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21 - Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Podcast!

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This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Hello, fellow nerds! It’s time for episode 5 of this season’s podcast, and we read chapters 14-24 of “A Realm of Ash & Shadow” by Lara Buckheit!

Join us for our the second episode for this book as we discuss these chapters, how rules of etiquette for women are continuing to create gender disparities, the use of salt against spirits, and if soulmates can exist in religion.

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Vemdour’s Dark Magic Elixir". It can be found at ⁠ournerdiesthing.com⁠.

Check out our sketch of Vemdour, the hot villain from the Realm of the Forsaken ⁠in yesterday’s instagram post⁠.

Show Links:

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/g30809332/weird-etiquette-advice-from-the-past-100-years/?slide=1

https://everydayfeminism.com/2017/03/etiquette-rules-feminist-women

https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/etiquette/a-mans-guide-to-etiquette/

https://theswaddle.com/etiquette-has-always-been-used-to-control-women/

Good Manners Often Mask Sexism — And They’re Restricting Women’s Agency

Bradley.Thor on TikTok

Supernatural tv show

Go check out the podcast “Homespun Haints”

Preorder Charissa Weaks’ third book in the Witch Walker series “Kingdom of the Forgotten”

I’m Just Ken song

Matchbox 20 “Push”

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

-September: “A Realm of Ash & Shadow” by Lara Buckheit

-October: “That Time I Got Drunk & Saved a Demon” by Kimberly Lemming

-Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author AJ Vrana!

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This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Hello there fellow nerds! We are so excited to start our read-a-long of “A Realm of Ash & Shadow” by Lara Buckheit with you!

Join us for our first episode for this book as we discuss Chapters 1-13, what happens when demons crash your prom, Mesopotamian smoke demons, herbal contraceptives, and unexpected soulmates.

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Panic at the Prom". It can be found at ⁠ournerdiesthing.com⁠.

Check out our sketch of the lost princess, Valeria, ⁠at instagram.com/ournerdiestthing

Show Links:

Listen to the song “Ballroom Blitz” by The Sweet

And then watch Tia Carrere sing a cover of Ballroom Blitz on Wayne’s World

Check out the show Supernatural to learn more about hell hounds and leviathan

View the The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli

Watch the movie “Dogma”

Go read “A Serpent and the Wings of Night”

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

-September: “A Realm of Ash & Shadow” by Lara Buckheit

-October: “That Time I Got Drunk & Saved a Demon” by Kimberly Lemming

-Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author AJ Vrana!

Have something nerdy to share? Message us!

This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.