Nerdcognito
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Episodes: 141
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Nerds invite you into their world and chats about TTRPGs w/ OSR vibes, Board & Video Games, pop culture, & more!
Listen and Subscribe for real, irreverent, yet relevant discussions, creator interviews, nerdy news, product reviews, and more!
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Don't Prep, Just Steer the Ship - Nerdcognito Episode 333
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Big Bad Evil Guys - Nerdcognito Episode 332
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Monsters! ...as a game mechanic - Nerdcognito Episode 331
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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One Show One Shot - Nerdcognito Episode 330
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May 26, 2026 |
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Character Advancement: Milestone vs. XP vs. ??? - Nerdcognito Episode 329
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May 19, 2026 |
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New Blood in Classic Gaming and the OSR - Nerdcognito Episode 328
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May 12, 2026 |
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"Morally Grey" vs. "Capital E" EVIL - Nerdcognito Episode 327
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May 05, 2026 |
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WotC's Critical Role KNOCKOFF Bombs! - Nerdcognito Episode 326
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Wizards of the Coast's SUPER SECRET Survey - Nerdcognito Episode 325
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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The DUNGEON Gets a Turn - Nerdcognito Episode 324
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Learn to LOVE Low Levels - Nerdcognito Episode 323
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Pretty Pink Dollhouse - It Came From Reddit - Episode 322 Bonus Episode
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Read The F***ing Manual! Modern Gaming Says "Don't Learn The Rules!" - Nerdcognito Episode 322
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Archetypes of the Dungeon Master - Nerdcognito Episode 321
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Lethality Fallacy: Is Classic Gaming REALLY More Lethal? - Nerdcognito Episode 320
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Driving the Point: WotC's 5.5e Concession - Nerdcognito Episode 319
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Romance ❤️ According to Ginny Di - Nerdcognito Episode 318
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Rewards and Treasure Management - Nerdcognito Episode 317
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Dumpster Fire: A little bit of everything - Nerdcognito Episode 316
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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How NOT to Make a Character - Nerdcognito Episode 315
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Spectacular Settings (w/ Dungeon Delver!) - Nerdcognito Episode 314
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Environmental Action! - Nerdcognito - Episode 313
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Stranger Damage to the Gaming Hobby - Nerdcognito - Episode 312
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Gaming Media News Blitz - Nerdcognito Episode 311
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Balancing Act: Balance in TTRPG Design and Play - Nerdcognito Episode 310
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Starting a Successful TTRPG Campaign - Nerdcognito Episode 309
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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WotC NEEDS Your DIGITAL ID - Nerdcognito Episode 308
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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DnD Beyond: We Suffered & You Will Too! - Nerdcognito Episode 307
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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World-Building: Events & Holidays - Nerdcognito Episode 306
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Pets & Familiars: Classic vs. Modern Roleplaying - Nerdcognito Episode 305
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Holiday Havoc (aka: Your D&D Group's Schedule!) - Nerdcognito Episode 304
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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12 More Months of Ginny Di - Nerdcognito Episode 303
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Old School Essentials Abandons the OSR?!? - Nerdcognito Episode 302
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Seven Levels of DnD/TTRPG Reddit - Nerdcognito Episode 301
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Episode 300 Celebration! Plus: WotC Playing Nice with Classic Gamers? - Nerdcognito Episode 300
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Horror at Your Table - Nerdcognito Episode 299
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Worth the Wait? - Nerdcognito Episode 298
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Edition Wars: The Cut Line - Nerdcognito Episode 297
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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"Controversial" Monsters - Nerdcognito Episode 296
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Defending Filthy Storygamers - Nerdcognito Episode 295
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Pacifist Characters: Do No Harm? - Nerdcognito Episode 294
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Five TTRPG Campaign Styles - Nerdcognito Episode 293
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Becoming a Great Gamer? - Nerdcognito Episode 292
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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West Marching On! - Nerdcognito Episode 291
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Defining and Defending the OSR - Nerdcognito Episode 290
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Brennan Lee Mulligan Thinks Math is Too Hard - Nerdcognito Episode 289
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Railroading?!? - Nerdcognito Episode 288
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Ginny's D&D Romance Guide - Nerdcognito Episode 287
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Playing with Yourself, aka "Solo Gaming" - Nerdcognito Episode 286
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Mothership Mania and D&D "Franchising" - Nerdcognito Episode 285
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Does Your Game Flow? - Nerdcognito Episode 284
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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SPECIAL: Wonderfilled or Wonder-fooled with Stephen Dinehart? - Nerdcognito Episode 283
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Castles: "Walls of Stone; Tales of Glory!" - Nerdcognito Podcast Episode 282
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Have Some Class! - Nerdcognito Podcast Episode 281
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Large Scale Combat in D&D/TTRPGs - Nerdcognito Episode 280
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Why Does it ALWAYS Come Down to SEX? - Nerdcognito Episode 279
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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D&D Campaign Longevity: Why WE Have It and SparkeTrolls Don't - Nerdcognito Episode 278
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May 27, 2025 |
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Just Between Friends (Daniel D. Fox, One Year Later) - Nerdcognito Episode 277
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May 20, 2025 |
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Modern State of the Woke Overlord - Nerdcognito Episode 276
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May 13, 2025 |
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Rule Zero Rumble - Nerdcognito Episode 275
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May 06, 2025 |
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Foxy Reflections - Nerdcognito Episode 274
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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What's YOURS is Wizards' - Nerdcognito Episode 273
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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WotC Spring Cleaning... and the future of D&D - Nerdcognito Episode 272
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Tariffs, Tension, and TTRPGs - Nerdcognito Episode 271
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Homebrew: Another "Lost Art" - Nerdcognito Episode 270
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Taking a Breather - Nerdcogntio Episode 269
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Shadowdark Sovereignty! - Nerdcognito Episode 268
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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ADHD-cognito; a.k.a. If Things Can Go Wrong... - Nerdcognito Episode 267
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Reddit Can Go To Hell - Nerdcognito Episode 266
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Zero D&D Prep... "That's Too Much!" - Nerdcognito Episode 265
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Romance Rules?!? Pathfinder/Paizo Codify the Obvious - Nerdcognito Episode 264
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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The "Lost Art" of Mapping in D&D - Nerdcognito Episode 263
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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2025 Monster Manual Madness - Nerdcognito Episode 262
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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The Satanic Panic, Revisited! - Nerdcognito Episode 261
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Horsing Around with Horse Girl; Former BrOSR Phenom Joel Peterson - Nerdcognito Episode 260
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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DnD 2025 Monster Manual... They did WHAT? - Nerdcognito Episode 259
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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"Anticolonialism" Screeching; Nerdy Vacay Destinations - Nerdcognito Episode 258
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Best D&D Party Ever; Don't Remake THIS! - Nerdcognito Episode 257
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Christmastime in the Nation!; Siobhan Invades the News - Nerdcognito Episode 256
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 255: Fan Fiction v. Canon; Holiday Themed Games
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 254: Drizzt is "Too Problematic"; D&D Movie Replacements
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 253: Pros and Cons if Elon Musk Buys Hasbro; Leave Them Kids Alone!
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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SPECIAL Nerdcognito - Episode 252: BDubs of the BrOSR
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 251: Paladins MUST BE Lawful Good!; "DnD Math Is Too Hard!"
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 250: Building a "Perfect" TTRPG; Aberrations!
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 249: 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide GUTTED! Erased Options & Choices for 5e Tables!
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 248: D&D in Decline - The 2024 DMG Destroys DM Agency & Codifies Safety Tools!
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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NanoNerdcognito: Exiting Bad Apples from Your Game (overtime w/ Randy!)
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 247: Pre-New System Player Prep; Randy Nichols Co-Hosts!
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 246: Where's The Line? How Much Shock Is Too Much?
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 245: No-Prep v. Full Prep Dungeon Mastering
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 244: WotC "Fudging" Sales Numbers?; Welcome to Jack!
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 243: Comedy TTRPGs; WotC Allows Mid-Combat "Time Outs!"
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Epiode 242: TTRPG Character Creation Chatter!
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 241: Not a Hero's Feast for the Eyes!
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 240: WotC to "Revise" Keep on the Borderlands; Building Intrigue as a DM
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 239: WotC Forces OneDND on EVERYONE Using D&D Beyond
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito Presents - Fudging: Barkeep's Banter with the Elven Maid Inn - #001
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 238: Designers NEED To Insert... Identity Politics & Social Justice Themes?!?
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 237: Play THIS! ...not OneDND! (with special guest host Grim Jim Desborough)
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 236: Dave Arneson RIPPED OFF at GenCon; ShadowDark Sweep!
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 235: Hasbro's 2Q Earnings and WotC's Impact; New Ranger, Old Mindsets
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 234: Neo-Appendix N! Non-print Inspiration for the Gang!
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 233: Your Character is DEAD!; Player Input into World Building
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 232: D&D Crafting Change Catastrophe!; Sci-Fi/Horror Gem Mothership
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 231: DM as Referee?!? What is the Correct Title and Role?; Western Renaissance
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 230: WotC's Hideous, Woke, and Racist Art Drop
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 229: D&D, Influenced by It's Own Supplements!
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 228: Gaming Group Meeting Failures; Unfathomable Board Game Revisited
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 227: 40+ "Rules" for the TTRPG Table... (He's not wrong!)
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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NanoNerdcognito: "Accidental Overpowering"
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May 28, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 226: Too Many Classes! (aka Less is More)
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May 21, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 225: From the Tabletop to the Screen! (and back!)
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May 14, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 224: WotC's AI Art Dust Storm... plus The Dungeon Delver!
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May 07, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 223: Grim Jim and the TTRPG Hobby's Toxic Cancel Culture
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 222: Cynthia Williams out at WotC, Modules!, Dystopian Dawn Time Warped
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 221: Can Tourists and SparkleTrolls be "Saved??"
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 220: Player Requests, Suggestions, and DEMANDS?!?
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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SPECIAL Nerdcognito - Episode 219: Discomfiting Dialogue with Daniel D. Fox (friend of the show?!?)
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 218: "You Can't Play With THEM!"
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 217: TPKs and Near Total Party Kills in D&D/TTRPGs
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 216: Real Relationships at the Fake D&D Table; Arkham Files TTRPG!
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 215: RD admits "I was wrong!", Horror at the Table, Blister Critters
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 214: Mythology, Folklore, and History in D&D, Creativity and Improv
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 213: Backstories?!? Encounter Balance?!? Pfft!!
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 212: Consequences and Death in Your TTRPG; Our Own "Session Zero"
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 211: Nostalgia at your TTRPG table; Let's not make money!
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 210: Grim Jim Desborough Co-Hosts and Digs Into #DungeonDrama
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 209: Player Skill v. Character Ability; Tragedy at Taigon's Falls Review
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 208: Power Gamers and Meta Gamers be Damned!; World Building
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 207: NPC Do’s and Don’ts; Names and TNK Preview
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 206: Greenhaven is gold; DM Tips
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 205: 2023’s Past, Present, and Future in our Hobby!
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 204: The Hasbro Layoffs; Jumping Back Into Fantasy TTRPG!
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 203: Appendix N Addons; Gamer Cancelled by TTRPG Creator?
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 202: TTRPG Week of Woke; OD&D Reprint... Sort Of!
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 201: Censorship in Play aka ”You Can’t Do THAT!”; Gaming Gift Ideas
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 200: Celebrating 200 Episodes and Revisiting the Best from the Past!
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 199: Tropes in TTRPGs; Confirmation Bias and All of Us
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 198: The TTRPG/D&D Controversy Carousel; Racism in a New Group Finder App?
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Nerdcognito - Episode 197: Booting Horrible Players; Disturbing Monsters; Bad Horror Sequels
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Oct 31, 2023 |