Comedian Jason Kaye unleashes his nerdiness for “Star Trek: The Next Generation”. Sit back and listen to why he thinks this “Space M*A*S*H” show is the best with a fun cast of characters, deep philosophical exploration on ethics, emotions, sci-fi and more. Jason also shares some of his personal favorite episodes and the "science" behind getting beamed up by Scotty. Host Cassi Jerkins and Jason also talk about the best ways to take in a museum, how people are not having kids in the US, a one night stand with Robert De Niro, middle names and more. Enjoy!   

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Cults! They’re a real, crazy, crazy thing and guest Anna Hossnieh (Ethnically Ambiguous Podcast) and host Cassi Jerkins get into some of the biggest cults in the history of the US. They talk about the Rajneeshies, the Branch Davidians, the latest sex cult NXIVM and more. They wonder where exactly does an organization cross the cult line... Like is Scientology a cult? What about Mormonism? Or actor Andrew Kegan’s religious group, “Full Circle”? They even argue that moving to LA is pretty cult-y. LA peeps, you know you’ve caught yourself on a cleanse chanting “I love juice!” That's pretty cult-y. Anna and Cassi also dive into their love of true crime, how working for reality TV is a nightmare and provide hot tips on how to avoid getting into a cult. (Just get a therapist who wears regular clothes.) Enjoy!  PS Gyspy Rose Blancharde and her Munchausen by proxy mother was the case we were blanking on names.  

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Everything you ever wanted to know about the dimension as vast and as timeless as infinity, the middle ground between light and shadow, science and superstition… you get what we're getting at, it’s everything you wanted to know about “The Twilight Zone” with guest, Jeremy Schmidt (Reality Bits Podcast)! Host Cassi Jerkins and Jeremy get into Jeremy’s love for the show and how badass Rod Sterling is. Before this ep, Cassi only knew Rod Sterling as the host of “The Twilight Zone”. She didn’t know he's the creator and wrote over 80 episodes of the show! That’s incredible. They discuss “The Twilight Zone” movies, the upcoming reboot by Jordan Peele and some of their favorite TTZ episodes. They also talk about spirituality, relationships, Buddhism, 3rd Rock from the Sun and more. Enjoy!     

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Megan McIver & Terence Deutsch are a creative power couple. Megan’s passion for children’s entertainment, bubble-ology, composing music and podcasting about “Sex and the City” (Cosmos and the City podcast) meshes well with Terence’s love of all things audio. Host Cassi Jerkins’ interest really peaks when the conversation turns to audio for specifically recording and mixing music tracks. She mines Terence and Megan’s brains for hot tips on how to record music to make it sound the very best. This is an experimental episode that takes a turn for the dumb and nerdiest. Enjoy!   

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We’ve all been down a YouTube rabbit hole but have you done it with YouTube food videos? Super great and fun guest Nikhil Deshpande (Reality Bites Podcast) highly recommends it! He goes into detail of all the different types of food videos that are out there on YouTube - cooking tutorials, competitive eating, hipsters and grizzly men BBQing, chefs highly skilled at chopping and more. He gives some great recommendations of channels to check out from Gordon Ramsay to Matt Stonie. Host Cassi Jerkins and Nikhil also get off track talking about wrestling, party etiquette, people who make their beds vs those who don’t and Dexter. Cassi also tries to get Nikhil to adopt a cat. Enjoy!   

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Ever wondered what it’s like to be a puppeteer? Guest Rob Gentile (Soul Pancake) and host Cassi Jerkins are two puppeteers who reveal all the weird tips and tricks on how to puppeteer and build your own puppets, along with weird stories of working on kids shows sets, making puppets out of garbage and infusing dark comedy into the world of puppets. Rob and Cassi also share the uncomfortable reality of puppeteering for film from crouching in weird places, cutting holes out of chairs and laying on skateboards. It’s a weird puppet world, enjoy!   

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It’s an amazing episode of pranks and surprises with the great and wonderful Cory P Willis! (Talkin’ Babies podcast, UCB) Cory surprises host Cassi Jerkins with his topic of packing and moving. Cory gives hot tips on how to make moving efficient and not the dreaded nightmare we all think it to be. They also take some twists and turns talking about Cory’s love of cars and one day having a dream garage, Cassi’s love of pranks and cats, along with bonding over their love of living in Los Angeles, growing up with siblings and being on the improv team, Hot Hot Goss, together! This is a silly episode guaranteed to warm your heart. (Sorry, we didn’t help you move, Jeremy.)   

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Get everything you’ve ever wanted to know about podcasting with Dumb Nerds host Cassi Jerkins as she sits down with some podcasting movers and shakers! This a special crossover ep with “The 2nd Team Podcast” hosted by the great podcasting king Cody Ziglar. Cassi and Cody talk with Andrew Ti (Yo, Is This Racist? podcast) and July Diaz (Trends with Benefits, Earwolf Episodes Coordinator) about their experience with podcasting over the past 5 plus years. Everyone offers great advice on what it’s like to host and/or produce a podcast, tips on how to start one (or why you shouldn’t), how to make your show sound good and how to make it a super fun, interesting and engaging show! If you love podcasts, this is a super nerdy ep for you!   

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What goes into making the cartoons we grew up watching and continue to enjoy into adulthood? Guest Michael Rosenbaum (Socratica Kids) is super nerdy about animation and has been a good friend of Dumb Nerds host Cassi Jerkins for over 8 years. They bonded over performing improv and puppetry together. They now work together on the YouTube channel, Socratica Kids, that makes science videos for kids using puppets and animation. Michael has been drawing since he was a kid and now does animation. He goes into great detail about how he was drawn to cartoons as a kid and continued to be while other kids we're getting into the "Backstreet Boys", to learning software like Toon Boom to become an animator. He also knows a lot about Disney, their animation department and how many animation companies like Pixar have exploded over the years to make great films we adore like “Toy Story” and more. Enjoy!   

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Aliens. What do you think? Are they out there? The Fermi Paradox raises a very puzzling belief that there should be and yet we have no evidence. The Fermi Paradox was named after physicist Enrico Fermi and he theorizes that based on all the billions of stars in the galaxy, trillions in the universe, there must exist planets similar to Earth that contain life and yet we have no proof there is. All we have heard out there is silence. So does this silence mean we’re all alone? Or have Earthlings and other alien species not evolved enough to possess the ability to properly communicate with each other? Guest Josiah Jenkins (The 8 Dollar Game Show podcast) and Cassi Jerkins discuss the many different theories that explore the Fermi Paradox. Enjoy!   

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Hal Rudnick (Screen Junkies, UCB) has been plugged into sneaker culture since grade school and today he has over 45 pairs and an entire wall into his room just to store his sneakers. Pretty cool, right?! Cassi is not a shoe person and reveals she's wearing a pair of boring flip flops during the recording. Cassi is fascinated by how much sneakers is a staple for athletes and hip hop artists, she also had no idea that there are sneaker conventions! This is a really fun and educational ep; Hal brings his A game and a pair of super fly kicks!  

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