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The Prince of Iorden, Pt. 1
The Once And Future Nerd
09/18/13 • 22 min
When three high school students from modern-day Pennsylvania find themselves trapped in a world of wizards, elves, and feudal intrigue, they must learn to survive in their new surroundings, and undertake an epic quest to save the world from the encroaching forces of chaos.
WARNING: This show contains adult language, graphic descriptions of violence, and explicit discussions of sexuality. This is, of course, in the interest of historical realism. We hope you enjoy our story about wizards and elves.
THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD updates on the second and fourth Sunday of every month.
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The Prince of Iorden, Pt. 2
The Once And Future Nerd
09/19/13 • 17 min
Part 2 of our 3-part series premiere...
When three high school students from modern-day Pennsylvania find themselves trapped in a world of wizards, elves, and feudal intrigue, they must learn to survive in their new surroundings, and undertake an epic quest to save the world from the encroaching forces of chaos.
WARNING: This show contains adult language, graphic descriptions of violence, and explicit discussions of sexuality. This is, of course, in the interest of historical realism. We hope you enjoy our story about wizards and elves.
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A Change of Scenery, Pt. 4
The Once And Future Nerd
09/25/22 • 24 min
Arlene, Gwen, Mildred, and Ben make shore at their new home. The worst possible people meet each other. Tragedy befalls the house of Ba’at lo-Yl and Wyyn lo-Dyk.
CREDITS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Directed by
CHRISTIAN T. KELLEY-MADERA
Written by
CHRISTIAN T. KELLEY-MADERA
PERFORMED BY:
RHIANNON ANGELL as... Yllodyk and Ethel
GARRETT ARMYN as... Jethro
DAN DOBRANSKY as... Ardel Redmoor, Alf, and Vanderberg
ANYA GIBIAN as... Arlene Redmoor and Wyyn lo-Dyk
IAN HARKINS as... The Narrator and Ba’at lo-Yl
SHANNON HARRIS as... Mildred and Red Ren the Ruthless
CHRISTIAN T. KELLEY-MADERA as... Renault D’esprit
PAUL NOTICE as... Nelson and Ben
ANA O’DANIEL as... Gwen of Ruefield
FRANK QUERIS as... Billy
JULIE REED as... Jen
GREGORY M. SCHULZ as... Olafsson and Sailor In Crow’s Nest
Editing by
TRISTAN STONE
Foley, Sound Design, and Post Production Mixing by
EDWARD BUSH
Music Direction and Main Theme by
TOM LEE
Additional Scoring by
CHRIS MONTALBO
Created and Executive Produced by
ZACH GLASS & CHRISTIAN T. KELLEY-MADERA
Co-Executive Produced by
JESS KELLEY-MADERA
Associate Producers
SUSAN DEGNAN and ALEC STORY
The script for this episode can be downloaded here, and the transcript for our announcements here.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Keep an eye on our social for the date and time of the #AskTOAFN stream, and you can submit your questions on social with #AskTOAFN.
- This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp – Affordable, private therapy. Anytime, anywhere. Visit betterhelp.com/toafn to get 10% off your first month
- And as always, The Once And Future Nerd is made possible by our Patrons on Patreon. We hope you consider joining!
See below for CONTENT NOTES.
CONTENT NOTES:
- Sounds of death by poisoning and suffocation
- Description of death by blood loss and apparent suicide
End of Listed CONTENT NOTES
Audio Announcement: Book 2 Release Date Announcement
The Once And Future Nerd
02/12/17 • 2 min
We are extremely pleased to announce official release dates for our next episodes (!!!)
THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD
Book 2 – Myth Made Flesh
Chapter 1 – “A Cruel And Sullied World”
- Part 1 – March 12
- Part 2 – March 26
- Part 3 – April 9
- Part 4 – April 23
If you could all do us a favor and help spread the word between now and then, you’ll receive a) our eternal love and admiration, b) more friends to talk about the show with, and c) preference when we choose questions for our on-air, end-of-chapter AMA. Keep reading for details.
As soon as Part 4 drops on 4/23/17, we’ll be opening up an AMA across Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Reddit. You can get your question bumped up in priority above the general public by doing the following: At any point between now and March 12, post something about us, using your own words, in any of those places. Retweets and Reblogs are OK as long as you add your own words in there. Use the hashtag #TOAFNBook2 so that we’ll see it. (If you choose to use Reddit, which doesn’t do hashtags, just message us at r/onceandfuturenerd.) And that’s all you have to do.
We can’t wait to share the next chapter of our tale with you. See you on March 12!
Happy TOAFN Holidays!
The Once And Future Nerd
12/24/14 • 3 min
Update: The holiday bonus period is now closed. Check here for more info.
From everyone at TOAFN, we’d like to wish you a happy holidays and beginning of 2015! We’ve got two big announcements to share with you all for the holidays.
FIRST, for a limited time only (between now and January 1st) each chapter of TOAFN is available in a binge-able, full-chapter format! That’s one single audio file containing all 4-5 episodes strung up in a row, with the theme music only once at the beginning, and the credits only once at the end. This is a great way to pass the time over the holidays, whether you have a long car or plane ride, or just some time off from work or school.
To access these binge chapters, head to http://onceandfuturenerd.com/rewards/
There, you will see a field to enter a download code. The download codes are:
Chapter 1: holidaybonus01
Chapter 2: holidaybonus02
Chapter 3: holidaybonus03
Chapter 4: holidaybonus04
Chapter 5: holidaybonus05
Chapter 6: holidaybonus06
Chapter 7: holidaybonus07
So basically, you type in lowercase “holidaybonus” and then the number of the chapter you want to hear. Please share these codes around! Tweet them, facebook them, tell your friends and family. Anyone you know who has a long holiday travel, let them pass the time listening to TOAFN!
SECOND, we are setting up a raffle! For each tweet/retweet, Facebook like, iTunes review, and Stitcher review you make in the next week, you will get one entry into a drawing. Prizes will include free access to certain tiers of Patreon rewards for the rest of the season, as well as some more cool prizes which we will talk about in the near future. Notice how well this works with the binge bonus episodes! Tweet about the full-chapter bonus content, and get an entry into the raffle! Tweet and Facebook, and you get two entries! Tweet and Facebook and review on iTunes...you get the idea! Just make sure we know about it so that your entries will be counted! If you do something on Facebook or Twitter, you can tag/mention us and we’ll see it. If you’re leaving us an iTunes or Stitcher review, email us at iordic.princes at gmail dot com so that we’ll see that too.
Happy Holidays, and thank you, as always!
A Change Of Scenery, Pt. 1
The Once And Future Nerd
06/26/22 • 27 min
In the premiere of Book 2 Chapter 8, the newly divided Party begins its risky journey over the Black Mountains. Elsewhere, A servant is ailing. Maeve Bailey recounts the reports of her sisters. And Mag Uidhir, Traft, and Arden discover much more than they bargained for under the Mountains.
Our next episode will arrive on July 31. Thanks as always for listening!
CREDITS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Directed by
CHRISTIAN T. KELLEY-MADERA
Written by
ZACH GLASS, CHRISTIAN T. KELLEY-MADERA, and GREGORY M. SCHULZ
PERFORMED BY:
RHIANNON ANGELL as... Ruby
GARRETT ARMYN as... Sir Brennen Willemson
DAN DOBRANSKY as... General Traft, Arden, Physician, and Vanderberg
ANYA GIBIAN as... Aerona Regan and Maeve Bailey
IAN HARKINS as... The Narrator, The Professor, and Mag Uidhir
CHRISTIAN T. KELLEY-MADERA as... Council Member and Orc #1
PAUL NOTICE as... Nelson
JULIE REED as... Jen
GREGORY M. SCHULZ as... Orc #2
Editing by
MILES CARTER
Foley, Sound Design, and Post Production Mixing by
EDWARD BUSH
Music Direction and Main Theme by
TOM LEE
Additional Scoring by
CHRIS MONTALBO
Created and Executive Produced by
ZACH GLASS & CHRISTIAN T. KELLEY-MADERA
Co-Executive Produced by
JESS KELLEY-MADERA
Associate Producers
SUSAN DEGNAN and ALEC STORY
The script for this episode can be downloaded here.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- This podcast is sponsored by SHAKER & SPOON – A craft cocktail subscription box. Get $20 off your first box at shakerandspoon.com/toafn with discount code ‘futurenerd’
- And as always, The Once And Future Nerd is made possible by our Patrons on Patreon. We hope you consider joining!
- Find and support an abortion fund near you – https://abortionfunds.org/
See below for CONTENT NOTES.
CONTENT NOTES:
- Cancer and medical trauma
End of Listed CONTENT NOTES
A Cruel And Sullied World, Pt. 4
The Once And Future Nerd
04/23/17 • 26 min
It’s the dramatic conclusion of Book 2, Chapter 1. At the Horse’s Head Inn, Arlene and Gwen Anna and Gayle reluctantly make plans regarding their newfound ward. In an ice cave in the south seas, Renault the “nice” necromancer meets a legendary warrior from an age nearly forgotten. And back near Freehold, a newly (and just barely) conscious Regan divulges what she saw in the western forest.
The script for this episode can be downloaded here.
We’ll be taking our customary micro-break between chapters, but release dates for Book 2, Chapter 2 – entitled “What Used To Be Enough” – will be announced shortly. In the meantime, though, we’ll be answering listener questions on air! Read this post for full details on how to submit a question.
CONTENT NOTES below:
CONTENT NOTES:
- From 09:47-10:38 (on script pg. 63), bodily mutilation is played for laughs.
- From 15:00-16:25 (on script pgs. 68-69), the extreme violence from the end of Book 1 is verbally recounted.
- From 23:18-23:25 (on script pg. 75), a character threatens suicide in a way that is flippant and obviously insincere, and is dismissed just as flippantly.
End of listed CONTENT NOTES.
A Handful Of Bodyguards, Pt. 5
The Once And Future Nerd
05/28/23 • 32 min
In the conclusion of Book 2, Chapter 9, Billy does what Billy does best – be a huge pain in the ass – and reshapes the power balance of Pacific Ridge. And just in time for the arrival of a very influential power broker. First Snow prepares to delivery discouraging news to her community.
CREDITS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Directed by
CHRISTIAN T. KELLEY-MADERA
Written by
CHRISTIAN T. KELLEY-MADERA and GREGORY M. SCHULZ
PERFORMED BY:
RHIANNON ANGELL as... Janey
GARRETT ARMYN as... Sir Brennen Willemson, Baker, and Ranger 4
DAN DOBRANSKY as... Vanderberg
ANYA GIBIAN as... Aerona Regan
IAN HARKINS as... The Narrator and Ranger 1
AARON LANHAM as... First Snow
CHRISTIAN T. KELLEY-MADERA as... Tyymos, Stablehand, and Bill
PAUL NOTICE as... Nelson and Ranger 2
ANA O’DANIEL as... Lulu
APRIL ORTIZ as... Steady River
FRANK QUERIS as... Billy
JULIE REED as... Jen
REGINA RENEE RUSSELL as... Nia and Blacksmith
GREGORY M. SCHULZ as... Yllowyyn, Ranger 3, and Weston
DAVID SYLVESTER WOLF as... O’an Hritsl
Editing by
JIM BANTING
Foley, Sound Design, and Post Production Mixing by
JIM BANTING
Additional Writing Help from
ANA O’DANIEL
Music Direction and Main Theme by
TOM LEE
Additional Scoring by
CHRIS MONTALBO
Created and Executive Produced by
ZACH GLASS & CHRISTIAN T. KELLEY-MADERA
Co-Executive Produced by
JESS KELLEY-MADERA
Associate Producers
ALEC STORY
The script for this episode can be downloaded here, and the transcript of our announcements here.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- The end of a Chapter means we’ll be doing an #AskTOAFN livestream on YouTube. Submit your questions on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or Tumblr using #AskTOAFN! Just make sure to submit by 11:59pm ET on June 2.
- As always, The Once And Future Nerd is made possible by our Patrons on Patreon. We hope you consider joining!
Follow our socials for all scheduling announcements.
CONTENT NOTES:
- Intimate partner violence is a recurring throughline of this chapter
End of Listed CONTENT NOTES
Audio Bonus Content #7 – Fan Q&A
The Once And Future Nerd
04/12/15 • 59 min
A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our first ever Fan Q&A. That’s @Anarchaelogist on Twitter, Rena and /u/screwbuharvard2 on Reddit, and Logan Waterman on Facebook. If you want to keep the conversation going, hit us up on Twitter (twitter.com/_toafn), Reddit (reddit.com/r/onceandfuturenerd), or Facebook (facebook.com/toafn).
Chapter 9, “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” will premiere on April 26. Don’t miss it!
Audio Bonus Content #27 - Commentary for "Monsters"
The Once And Future Nerd
06/14/20 • 84 min
Today’s Bonus Content is something new we tried recording, back in late April (i.e. approximately 7000 years ago). Several of us recorded a commentary track for Book 1, Chapter 4 – “Monsters,” released all the way back in the spring of 2014.
It also includes a message that we think you should hear.
CONTENT NOTES for the first 8 minutes or so: police violence, racial violence, victims of hate crimes, white supremacy, and police violence.
The transcript for this episode can be found here. And the original script for “Monsters” can be found here.
Announcements for this week:
- https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
- On June 19, Bandcamp will be donating all proceeds from record sales to the NAACP legal defense fund, and we’ll be doing the same. For any song you buy from our Bandcamp on that day, we’ll donate the proceeds.
- If you’re Black and starting out in Podcasting or VFX, our director/co-creator (@Ctmadera) is offering some free services. Details in this tweet.
Shout-outs from the Commentary:
- The Notice Blog on YouTube
- Recent Cutbacks on YouTube
- Can You Violate The Geneva Conventions? on Twitter
Our sponsor this week is Shaker & Spoon, a subscription service for making craft cocktails at home. Get $20 off your first box at shakerandspoon.com/toafn!
We plan to be back with more bonus content on June 28. Hope to see you then.
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How many episodes does The Once And Future Nerd have?
The Once And Future Nerd currently has 144 episodes available.
What topics does The Once And Future Nerd cover?
The podcast is about Fiction, Comedy Fiction, Drama and Podcasts.
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The episode title 'The Prince of Iorden, Pt. 1' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Once And Future Nerd?
The average episode length on The Once And Future Nerd is 28 minutes.
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Episodes of The Once And Future Nerd are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of The Once And Future Nerd?
The first episode of The Once And Future Nerd was released on Sep 18, 2013.
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