Eternally Nerd

In this episode of Eternally Nerd, join hosts Jason and Josh as they record live on the road trip back from Spiel Essen, the largest board gaming convention in Europe! The duo dives into their wild adventures, recounting how they navigated epic crowds rivaling San Diego Comic-Con, hauled in fresh BattleTech and Gundam loot, and stumbled upon a surprisingly cocaine-fueled tabletop game. Grab your coffee and hit play for their unfiltered, post-con debrief, straight from the highway! Plus Jason talks about his own venture into board games and an encounter with Rifts!

Episode 24 of Eternally Nerd brings Jason and Josh back into the fray with a sharp, fast‑paced look at Windrose, the pirate‑survival hit earning praise for its brutal boarding combat, dynamic storms, and surprisingly polished Early Access world. Plus, why is Josh sooooo tired? Also, the Boys break down why its Souls‑lite encounters and co‑op exploration work so well. Next, they fire off three playful Roadtrip questions loosely tied to Windrose's themes of risk, treasure, and chaos. The episode wraps with a fiery discussion of the ongoing GTA 6 leak, exploring whether the escalating footage drops, dev‑tool screenshots, and community speculation point to a real security breach or a manufactured crisis fueling hype and narrative control.

In Episode 23 (short show), Jason dives into the absurd history of the Great Moon Hoax of August 25, 1835, a six-part newspaper saga that tricked the world into believing astronomers had discovered fire-wielding moon beavers, blue unicorns, and flying bat-men living on the lunar surface. Discover how 19th-century clickbait fooled Ivy League professors, why the public was so eager to fall for it, and how modern astronomy proves the real Moon—with its hidden polar ice and migrating orbit—is actually stranger than anything a tabloid reporter could invent.

Season 3 opens up with Episode 22 of Eternally Nerd hits the feed with clean, podcast‑directory‑friendly punch as Jason opens up about his escalating wasp problem before diving into the season's Summer movie woes and the surprising wave of box‑office busts. The episode turns sharper with a breakdown of EA sold to Saudis and what that seismic shift means for gamers and the industry at large. Things wrap with the triumphant return of the beloved Odyssey Roadtrip Questions segment, a fan‑favorite blend of absurdity, philosophy, and road‑trip chaos, delivering the exact sizzle that keeps Eternally Nerd listeners coming back.

With Josh hard at work, Jason revisits the first hour of The Last Jedi nine years later, weighing what new canon may have quietly retconned against what he remembers from that opening‑night viewing. From shifting Jedi lore to character beats that land differently in 2026, he breaks down how the film plays today and why its legacy keeps evolving. Stream this new episode of Eternally Nerd now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and other major platforms.

This week's Eternally Nerd Short Show goes full geopolitics‑for‑nerds. While co-host Joshua Gray is away, co-host Jason Tudor breaks down the Strait of Hormuz, the tiny stretch of water that quietly influences your gas prices, GPU costs, Warhammer minis, manga shipments, and even MMO server stability. If you love stats, strategy, and nerd‑world consequences, this one's for you.

Episode 19 drops as a fast, punchy ride where Jason and Josh tear into the best and worst fan conventions, dig into why a key Star Wars demographic is drifting away in 2026, and explore how AI's quiet takeover of military creative work might hold lessons for artists everywhere, before closing with a tight listener‑letters segment; listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eternally-nerd/id1730814068 or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1q2JYz4xXHzkU2J7VJk0nO 0-2:23 - Intro 2:23-16:03 - Best and Worst Cons 16:04-40:39 - State of Star Wars 40:40-56:45 - The AI Mini Mart 56:46-57:36 - Letters 57:36-59:36 -- Bye Bye!  

Episode 18 of Eternally Nerd dives straight into the deep end as Josh and Jason lament the slow death spiral of golf video games, break down the newly announced Mass Effect TV series now moving into production, and deliver a sharp, slightly spoiler‑tinged take on Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary before locking horns in the opening phase of their Battletech "Best Mech" bracket showdown. And just who is DJ Skinny Pop? It's fast, funny, opinionated, and packed with the kind of nerd‑fuel only these two can deliver. Catch Episode 18 now on iTunes, Spotify, and just about anywhere else you get your podcasts.

On this week's Eternally Nerd Short Show, Annabelle the Quiz Queen returns and gets Jason smart on K-Pop Demon Hunters, from the music to the animation!

Eternally Nerd delivers a high‑energy episode with hosts Jason and Josh fully on point as they jump from the death of the F‑14 Tomcat to Ohio State–themed road‑trip questions that spiral into delightful chaos. The BattleTech MechWarrior bracket heats up under a wave of funky bracket music, and an Oscars rewind digs into what the Academy nailed -- and what it absolutely didn't. We also preview Project Hail Mary, debate someone with paddles over Firefly yelling "CLEAR!" and Buffy dying on the vine, and the usual dumb antics. Catch the full episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more. Search Eternally Nerd wherever you listen. 20:59 - Roadtrip Questions 34:35 - Mech Bracket