The Nerd Expansion

The Nerd Expansion

The Nerd Expansion Podcast. Expanding the definition of nerd through passion, obsession, and curiosity. Hosted by Nick Bowan & Sasha Weiss.

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September 19, 2023 70 mins

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Caitlin Henderson and her nerd love is  DR WHO. It's brilliant, just brilliant.

Caitlin is an obsessed "Doctor Who" and "Staged" fan, LOVE "Good Omens" and love to watch "Derry Girls." She is currently starting a business of selling vintage and antiques. Living in Ohio, she is a huge lover of Hocking hill...

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Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Michael Rovatsos and his nerd love is Tribute Bands. It's awesome.

Michael hails from New York originally (moving to SoCal in 2004) and has been playing music since he was a young teen. He has led and performed with a variety of original rock groups and has played well-respected venues on both coasts and internationally. Playing bass is a passi...

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August 22, 2023 78 mins

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Jordan Gwiazdowski and his nerd love is Hospitality. It's awesome.

Former world renown pun heavyweight and host of Punk Assed - a Pun Cast, cast member and DM on The Cast Die podcast, and current game developer for Dumarest: The Traveller - an upcoming TTRPG based of the pulp sci-fi series Dumarest.

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Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Danielle Taylor and her nerd love is Bay Area Public Transit. It's awesome.

San Francisco Bay Area native who has lived her life without a drivers license and enjoys all things planes, trains and buses! Danielle has spent most of her career working in public health and is passionate about ensuring that everyone has access to healthcare and prop...

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July 25, 2023 70 mins

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Anne Markt and her nerd love is Functional Medicine. It's awesome.

Anne Markt is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and has been coaching clients to wellness for the past 10 years.

Anne has coached patients of many functional medicine doctors across the country, as well as clients of NAO Wellness, while learning the ...

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Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Ondine Boulter and her nerd love is Vanity License Plates. It's awesome.

Adventure-seeking lover of nature, food, humans and all things miniature!  When I’m not driving my solar powered car you can find me pushing pedals up a hill on my road bike, shaking my booty on the dance floor, planting flowers in my garden or snuggling up to one of my 4 ...

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May 16, 2023 69 mins

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Olivia Oguma and her nerd love is Cirque du Soleil. It's awesome.

OLIVIA OGUMA --began her career at the age of infant, when she was discovered by a modeling agency and thrust into the spotlight of commercials and magazine campaigns. Since then she has continued to work on stage, on screen and behind the scenes, as an editor and in your living ...

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May 9, 2023 71 mins

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and onlyJennifer Sanett and her nerd love is Wine. It's fizzy, sparkling and everything VINO. Raise your glasses!

Jenn and Sasha went through Calabasas HS together, musical theater brought us even closer (cmon Pass The Candle!)... and then my senior year I discovered the Great Gatsby, and their prohibition era cocktails, and champagne in coupé glasses. ...

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May 2, 2023 40 mins

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Donovan Vejar and his nerd love is Woodworking. It's awesome.

"Hello I'm Donovan, I've been building things since I was in jr high. There's always something cool you can build, from turning pens on a lathe to making a solid white oak table."

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April 24, 2023 60 mins

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Awun Bell and her nerd love is Leather work. It's awesome.

Awun works as an x-ray technologist. In her spare time, she is a self-taught leatherworker, maker, photographer and Lord of the Rings nerd. She spends her weekends adventuring in the mountains around her home of Calgary Canada & creating prop replicas & costumes from her favorit...

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April 18, 2023 77 mins

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Jack Harris and his nerd love is Physics. It's awesome.


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Theme song written by Korrie Yamaoka
Performed by Sasha Weiss & Korrie Yamaoka

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April 11, 2023 65 mins

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Clara Park and her nerd love is Gilmore Girls. She also loves Cake and ZELDA. A true Renaissance woman

Clara has worked in healthcare for over 10 years and has been a Gilmore Girls fan for over 20. She has moved around a lot but Gilmore Girls has always provided a sense of home.

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April 4, 2023 61 mins

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Thaddeus Kolwicz and his nerd love is Memes. It's awesome.

He is just a shy guy in the entertainment business. He works on film and tv sets, acts here and there, and acts as a project developer for his production company. He moved to Portugal in December 2022 to be with his Portu-Gal and for a new perspective on life and experiences! He is a hu...

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Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Bert Coslow and his nerd love is Destiny, The Video Game. We dive into MMO's and what it means to be a gamer.



Hosted By: Nick Bowan & Sasha Weiss
Theme song written by Korrie Yamaoka
Performed by Sasha Weiss & Korrie Yamaoka

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March 21, 2023 57 mins
Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only  Steven Silverstein and his nerd love is Bewitched. It's awesome.

Steven Silverstein has music directed and accompanied the famous and near famous on Broadway (Blood Brothers, Swinging on a Star, & the revival of Promises Promises); Off-Broadway, (When Pigs Fly, The Green Heart, & Annie Warbucks); Regional Theatre (Goodspeed Opera ...
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Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Nicole Rabinowitz and her nerd love is Disney Vacations. It's awesome.

Nicole is the Queen of the Disneyverse & The Fairest of them all.

Hosted By: Nick Bowan & Sasha Weiss
Theme song written by Korrie Yamaoka
Performed by Sasha Weiss & Korrie Yamaoka

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March 7, 2023 56 mins

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Jason Picus and his nerd love is Adventure Time. It's awesome.

Jason is a cartoon loving, DnD playing gay-mer and he loves his dogs. SLUGS AND HAWKS, NOT CATS! 

Hosted By: Nick Bowan & Sasha Weiss
Theme song written by Korrie Yamaoka
Performed by Sasha Weiss & Korrie Yamaoka

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February 28, 2023 64 mins

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Alex Mercado and his nerd love is Film Making. It's awesome.

Alex Mercado is an artist from New York City who works in film and graphic design. A graduate of The Fashion Institute of Technology he's used his artistic skills and obsession with cinema to produce unique visions in storytelling. Always with a dark sense of humor, he finds that human bei...

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February 21, 2023 58 mins

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only Travis Mitchell and his nerd love is Billy Joel. It's awesome.

Hi! Travis has been an actor in NYC for 25 years. Though he got his start in improv, he has been lucky enough to have been extensively involved in plays, musicals and numerous short independent films as well as two feature horror films,.  And, of course, the obligatory stint on Law and Order ...

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January 31, 2023 54 mins

Welcome back to The Nerd Expansion! Today's guest is the one and only  Patrick Benedict and his nerd love is Craft Beer. It's awesome. 

Patrick, under the monicker of BenedictBeerBlog, is a craft beer lover, social media manager, and beer influencer.  He owns BenedictBeerBlog, and does social media and content creation for breweries and beer brands in New York City and Seattle.  He makes silly beer videos on var...

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