The Hills Have Nerds

The Hills Have Nerds
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Four hillbillies in their 30's discuss anything and everything "nerdy" from cartoons vs anime to the best obscure Table Top RPGs to pretend to be lizardmen in. The Hills Have Nerds is a monthly podcast about nerd history, pop culture, nerdy endeavors, and the passion and creativity that ties it all together. Come join us each month as we take on a new topic and sometimes bring on our friends and special guests. Hopefully you'll enjoy listening as much as we enjoy talking! Come holler at us: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550837846730&mibextid=LQQJ4d hillshavenerds@gmail.com

  1. FEB 17

    Episode 36 - Author Ken Harris - "I've always dreamed of being an a**hole...""

    It's time to get literary up in here. Aaron and Josh sit down in this episode with Amazon Best-Selling and local Eastern KY author Ken Harris to talk about his new book Queen of the Frostfyre, a change from realistic fiction to fantasy, his own nerdom, and an arguably unhealthy obsession with Magic the Gathering. Check out "Queen of the Frostfyre" releasing at the end of February 2026, and Ken's other books "The Perfect Tree" and "Any Flavor Jellybeans but Black". Available on Amazon and Kindle and other places. Follow Ken Harris on social media Threads - https://www.threads.com/@ken_s_harris Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ken_s_harris Read any Ken Harris? We want to hear about it! Email us at hillshavenerds@gmail.com Come on our Facebook! www.facebook.com/The HillsHaveNerds Come inside our Discord! https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjm Check us out on Youtube for live stream game nights and other stuff! www.youtube.com/@Thehillshavenerds We want to thank our Ko-fi supporters! You help us make the show even better. Brittany Johnston Nick De Rosa You can support us on Ko-fi for membership rewards! www.ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerds Want to represent The Hills Have Nerds in your wardrobe? https://mysticstitches.com/collections/the-hills-have-nerds Music: Beyond the Horizon by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.creatorchords.com/) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    1h 43m

  2. JAN 30

    Episode 35 - The Game Awards and Nerd Year's Resolutions - "That's our bit...we put Nerd in front of stuff"

    New Year Same Nerds! The Hills Have Nerds returns from the Holiday break with a brand new episode featuring Travis, Josh, and Cody! The boys discuss The 2025 Game Awards, their Nerd Year's Resolutions, and what nerditry they're currently getting into and hyped about for the upcoming year! What are your Nerd Year's Resolutions? We want to know! Email us at hillshavenerds@gmail.com Come on our Facebook! www.facebook.com/The HillsHaveNerds Come inside our Discord! https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjm Check us out on Youtube for live stream game nights and other stuff! www.youtube.com/@Thehillshavenerds We want to thank our Ko-fi supporters! You help us make the show even better. Brittany Johnston Nick De Rosa You can support us on Ko-fi for membership rewards! www.ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerds World of Warcraft Midnight https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/midnight Steinhardt's Guide to the Eldritch Hunt https://online.anyflip.com/eluvw/uebl/mobile/index.html Gundam TCG https://www.gundam-gcg.com/en/ Gundam Anime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundam The Game Awards https://thegameawards.com/ Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clair_Obscur:_Expedition_33 Hollow Knight: Silk Song https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_Knight:_Silksong Donkey Kong: Bananza https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Bananza South of Midnight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_of_Midnight No Man's Sky https://www.nomanssky.com/ Umamusume https://umamusume.com/ The Midnight Walk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Midnight_Walk Arc Raiders https://arcraiders.com/

    1h 34m

  3. 12/24/2025

    The 12 Days of Nerd-mas (We're so very sorry)

    A merry Nerdmas to all and a Happy Nerd Year! Thank you to everyone who chipped in to this mess and made it the wonderful beast that it was. Also, there's a special place in hell for Josh's inability to edit properly.Check out  @pixelbrolee   @criticalencounterspod   @watsonedtech   @tri-cardgames   @theastoundingallstar  https://www.tiktok.com/@tooturnttonystarkwww.twitch.tv/coffeebreakloungeEmail us at hillshavenerds@gmail.comCome on our Facebook!www.facebook.com/The HillsHaveNerdsCome inside our Discord!https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjmCheck us out on Youtube for live stream game nights and other stuff!www.youtube.com/@ThehillshavenerdsWe want to thank our Ko-fi supporters! You help us make the show even better.Brittany JohnstonNick De RosaYou can support us on Ko-fi for membership rewards!www.ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerds

    5 min

  4. 12/18/2025

    Episode 34 - Educating Through TTRPGs with Adam Watson - "I've Come to Revel in the Delights of the Hills"

    Nerds, its time to get our dice out and get pedagogical up in here! Josh and Lee sat down with author, educator, and big ole' nerd in the hills, Adam Watson, to talk about his new book "Table Top-Roleplaying Games in the Classroom" and his journey from regular D&D enthusiast to man on a mission to fuse the fun of table top roleplaying with educational initiatives and help kids learn through strategically applied gaming! This was an amazing conversation and Lee even used some of Adam's strategies in his own classroom with incredible results! Check out the episode to hear what happened! What do you think? We want to know! Email us at hillshavenerds@gmail.com Come on our Facebook! www.facebook.com/The HillsHaveNerds Come inside our Discord! https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjm Check us out on Youtube for live stream game nights and other stuff! www.youtube.com/@Thehillshavenerds We want to thank our Ko-fi supporters! You help us make the show even better. Brittany Johnston Nick De Rosa You can support us on Ko-fi for membership rewards! www.ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerds Lee makes great Retro RPG content on Youtube and streams! www.youtube.com/@Pixelbrolee www.twitch.tv/pixelbrolee If you're interested in Adam's book go buy it! Its great! Tell him the Nerds sent ya! https://www.amazon.com/Tabletop-Role-Playing-Games-Classroom-Instruction/dp/1476697558 Adam Watson's socials https://watsonedtech.blogspot.com/2025/12/tabletop-role-playing-games-in.html kyedrpg.com adamwatson.org www.youtube.com/@watsonedtech https://www.facebook.com/kyedrpg

    1h 49m

  5. 11/20/2025

    Episode 33 - The History of the Lord of the Rings Part 2: The Extended Edition - "They turned Shelob into a hot, goth Mommy!"

    It's finally time! Gather round the hearth, nerds, for the guys are finally doing The History of The Lord of Rings Part 2! (Featuring Steve from Critical Encounters Podcast). Join us as Steve recounts the greatest fantasy tale ever written and the nerds discuss the themes and reception of The Lord of the Rings! We want to hear your Tolkien takes! Email us at hillshavenerds@gmail.com Come on our Facebook! www.facebook.com/The HillsHaveNerds Come inside our Discord! https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjm Check us out on Youtube for live stream game nights and other stuff! www.youtube.com/@Thehillshavenerds We want to thank our Ko-fi supporters! You help us make the show even better. Brittany Johnston Nick De Rosa You can support us on Ko-fi for membership rewards! www.ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerds Cody streams games on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/coffeebreaklounge Listen to Steve on Critical Encounters Podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/3XJOGhuIaQwx2PaaEX0teU?si=be65474a88f1437e The Adventures of Tom Bombadil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tom_Bombadil Edwin Muir (Big ole dummy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Muir

    2h 36m

  6. 10/31/2025

    Episode 32 - Urban Legends of Gaming - "Hope You Took a Dooky, Cuz' It's About to Get Spooky!"

    Content Warning: Death, Suicide, Murder Our final episode of the haunting season has Aaron, Cody, and Josh sitting down to talk about some of the most cursed and terrifying stories in all of gaming. Join the nerds as they tell the stories and history behind several famous creepypastas and urban legends that have popped up across gaming communities through the years. Ranging from the absolutely terrifying to the plain out weird, these stories are guaranteed to make you second guess turning the console on... What gets your blood chilling? Let us know! Email us at hillshavenerds@gmail.com Stalk our Facebook! www.facebook.com/TheHillsHaveNerds Haunt our Discord and moan about the episodes! https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjm Peer Fearfully at our Youtube! www.youtube.com/@TheHillsHaveNerds Donate cursed coins at our Ko-fi! It all supports the show! https://ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerds A big thank you to our Ko-Fi supporters! Nick La Rosa Brittany Johnston Lee gets creepy on Youtube and Twitch! www.youtube.com/@spookybrolee Lee's Horror Gaming Channel www.youtube.com/@pixelbrolee RPG's channel! www.twitch.tv/pixelbrolee Cody gets spooky on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/coffeebreaklounge Ben Drowned https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/BEN_Drowned Polybius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polybius_(urban_legend) Pale Luna https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Pale_Luna Godzilla NES https://allone-works.com/ngc/index.php/2015/06/09/chapter-1-earth-mars/ Sonic.EXE https://my-creepypastas.fandom.com/wiki/SONIC.EXE_(original_story)

    1h 42m

  7. 10/16/2025

    Episode 31 - Dreams, Nightmares, and Sleep Paralysis - "James Corden Gargoyle Perched on the End of Your Bed..."

    This episode the nerds drift off to dream land to discuss their own wild dreams, horrifying nightmares, and the history of and their own experiences with sleep paralysis! As well as some listener submitted experiences guaranteed to chill the spine and make you leave a light on before you drift off for the night! What gets your blood chilling? Let us know! Email us at hillshavenerds@gmail.com Stalk our Facebook! www.facebook.com/TheHillsHaveNerds Haunt our Discord and moan about the episodes! https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjm Peer Fearfully at our Youtube! www.youtube.com/@TheHillsHaveNerds Donate cursed coins at our Ko-fi! It all supports the show! https://ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerds A big thank you to our Ko-Fi supporters! Nick La Rosa Brittany Johnston Lee gets creepy on Youtube and Twitch! www.youtube.com/@spookybrolee Lee's Horror Gaming Channel www.youtube.com/@pixelbrolee RPG's channel! www.twitch.tv/pixelbrolee Cody plays all kinds of creepy games on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/coffeebreaklounge

    2h 18m

  8. 09/29/2025

    Episode 30 - Horror Hype Train - "There Were THREE Popeye Themed Horror Films This Year?!"

    Our spines are a tinglin'! Lee, Josh, and Aaron got together to talk about all the wicked stuff that this way comes and the upcoming horror movies, games, and gaming supplements that they're excited to sink their fangs into this scary season. Creepy clowns, murderous puppets, heroic dogs battling the super natural, Popeye the Sailor Man?! There's a lot of new scares going around! What gets your blood chilling? Let us know! Email us at hillshavenerds@gmail.com Stalk our Facebook! www.facebook.com/TheHillsHaveNerds Haunt our Discord and moan about the episodes! https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjm Peer Fearfully at our Youtube! www.youtube.com/@TheHillsHaveNerds Donate cursed coins at our Ko-fi! It all supports the show! https://ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerds A big thank you to our Ko-Fi supporters! Nick La Rosa Brittany Johnston Lee gets creepy on Youtube and Twitch! www.youtube.com/@spookybrolee Lee's Horror Gaming Channel www.youtube.com/@pixelbrolee RPG's channel! www.twitch.tv/pixelbrolee Welcome to Derry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKa6u7LT0qE The Black Phone 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdR-gzFZoDk 20th Century Ghosts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Ghosts Little Nightmares 3 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1392860/Little_Nightmares_III/ ACT and Dracula https://visitpikeville.com/event/dracula/ NOS4A2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz8QYF87ogk Pinnochio: Unstrung https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arQv2zWpgiY Popeye the Slayer Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLYK1Am9k8M Shiver Me Timbers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z02tRxlRTOY The Carpenter's Son https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ved5yZQTjo4 Good Boy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4-CRkd_74g OD - KNOCK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHCqxLtwy5g Aaron makes T-Shirts https://mysticstiches.com/

    1h 26m
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Four hillbillies in their 30's discuss anything and everything "nerdy" from cartoons vs anime to the best obscure Table Top RPGs to pretend to be lizardmen in. The Hills Have Nerds is a monthly podcast about nerd history, pop culture, nerdy endeavors, and the passion and creativity that ties it all together. Come join us each month as we take on a new topic and sometimes bring on our friends and special guests. Hopefully you'll enjoy listening as much as we enjoy talking! Come holler at us: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550837846730&mibextid=LQQJ4d hillshavenerds@gmail.com

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  • Creator
    The Hills Have Nerds
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    57
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © The Hills Have Nerds
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