Episode 382 – Just Us, Country Music, Books and Streaming

On November 20, 2018, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

Patrick and John are talking about Patrick’s trip to KY, country music, the perfect country and western song, books – fiction and non-fiction (including Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty), Netflix canceling Luke Cage (and that other show… Fisty McIron Whine or whatever), CBS All Access, Disney’s streaming service, a new live action Star Wars show, […]

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Episode 375 – Just Us and Social Media

On September 11, 2018, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

Patrick and John return from the Labor Day break to discuss how they, and social media, has changed in the years since starting The Functional Nerds podcast, including how we use social media and which platforms we prefer. Links: John Anealio on Twitter Patrick Hester on Twitter The Functional Nerds Patreon Page Patrick’s Book: Into […]

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Episode 374 – Just Us and Music (mostly)

On August 28, 2018, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

Patrick and John return from a brief hiatus (Patrick has been sick) to talk about the music they’ve been listening to, the books they’ve been reading, how they consume books these days, beer, podcasts, and so very much more. You’ll just have to listen for yourself to gobble up all the goodies. And a special […]

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Episode 370 – Just Us, Disney, Fox, Solo and the state of Star Wars

On July 17, 2018, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

Patrick and John have a frank and serious chat about fandom, specifically Star Wars and the reactions to Solo: A Star Wars Story. SPOILER ALERT! IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY, and plan to, and have avoided spoilers, then YOU MIGHT WANT TO SKIP THIS EPISODE UNTIL AFTER YOU’VE SEEN THE […]

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Episode 366 – Just Us and The Slow Burn + Avengers Infinity War

On June 12, 2018, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

After a brief hiatus for Memorial Day, Patrick and John are back in episode 366 talking about many things – FIRST OFF – SPOILER ALERT! IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, and plan to, and have avoided spoilers, then YOU MIGHT WANT TO SKIP THIS EPISODE UNTIL AFTER YOU’VE SEEN THE MOVIE. What […]

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Episode 364 – Just Us and Calendars

On May 22, 2018, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

Episode 364 arrives just in time for Patrick and John to talk about shared calendars, Marvel movies, the library, Chuck (yes, Chuck), the Bands in Town App (see the shared calendar reference above), the Beyond the Trope Podcast, The Three Hoarsemen Podcast, the SF Crossing the Gulf Podcast, texting, distractions, the average attention span (they […]

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Episode 362 – Just Us and New Stuff

On May 8, 2018, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

Episode 362 wherein Patrick and John are back to talk new houses and cars, playing music live, Sirius XM Radio, getting into ‘the zone’, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Netflix, Luke Cage Season 2, Jessica Jones Season 2, The Avengers, Wild, Wild Country, The Punisher, PG13 ratings on movies, Knights of the Old Republic (Dark Horse), […]

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Episode 359 – Just Us and Creativity

On April 10, 2018, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

Episode 359 is here and Patrick and John are back to talk about Easter and Passover falling oddly this year, creativity, writing, Alzheimer’s, life changes, moving, routines, music, practice, sleep, sound editing, family, Mandolins, Chris Thiele, and so much more… Links: John Anealio on Twitter Patrick Hester on Twitter The Functional Nerds Patreon Page Patrick’s […]

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Episode 354 – Just Us

On March 6, 2018, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

Episode 354 arrives with a bang as Patrick and John sit down to chat about all sorts of things, including but not limited to: Zencastr, Scrivener, Depression, Oppression, Being a Creative, Netflix Viewership numbers, Social ME-dia, The Chain Method, The Magic Spreadsheet, Patrick Writing Again, Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, Layla and Other Love Songs, […]

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Episode 344 – Just Us

On December 12, 2017, in Podcast, by Patrick Hester

In the 344th episode of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick and John persevere through a tryptophan-induced haze in order to talk about several things, including Thanksgiving, Zencastr, umms, uhhs and ya knows, show prep, interviews, recording and editing, public speaking, content marketing, deliberate practice, the proper way to cook yams, teaching, New Yorkers (and east […]

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