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Make Me A Nerd with Mandy Kaplan

Make Me A Nerd with Mandy Kaplan

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Hey folks. Mandy Kaplan here. I’d like to share a bit about my intentions and mission for MMAN if you’ll indulge me. You will? Huzzah!

Look, I am a lot of things. I’m a writer, actress, mother, and lover of musicals and cats, but NOT Cats, The Musical. Give me a little bit of credit, would ya? So...throughout my life, I’ve been surrounded (and intrigued) by all things nerd. A sister who plays D&D, a Star Wars-obsessed husband, friends who love anime, comic books, video games, and...well, you get the picture. Somehow, I have always held it all at arm's length. Not to get too deep, but maybe I never thought I was smart enough to follow it. Or maybe I have control issues and have never been able to embrace fantastical things like dragons and time travel. Until now!

So, with an open mind and heart, I am ready to join this massive (and beautifully inclusive) club and GEEK THE #%$ OUT! It’s time for all my wonderfully strange friends to baptize me into NERD-DOM. Please join me on this journey. Who knows? Maybe you’ll discover or remember a side of yourself along the way. Or at least make fun of me as I try!© TruStory FM アート 社会科学
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  • A Boy's Best Friend Is His Mother: Psycho, Deconstructed with Jesse Fister

    A Boy's Best Friend Is His Mother: Psycho, Deconstructed with Jesse Fister
    2026/07/13
    Mandy has never seen Psycho. She has, however, seen Hot in Cleveland, which — it turns out — quotes Psycho constantly, meaning Mandy has been unknowingly absorbing the cultural shrapnel of a movie she'd never actually watched. It's the kind of realization that says more about the half-life of a seventy-two-minute-in shower scene than anything else could. Enter Jesse Pfister: voice actor, day trader, and a man who showed up to this recording with a wig, a suspiciously well-lit prop murder weapon, and enough notes to make Mel Gibson's conspiracy board in Conspiracy Theory look understaffed.What follows is somehow both a tender character defense of Norman Bates and a forensic audit of Hitchcock's lighting choices, his taste for laxative-based practical jokes, and his opinion on a certain pop star's music-video security protocols. There's a real serial killer involved. There's a fruit cellar. There is a genuinely upsetting amount of chocolate syrup standing in for blood. Press play.Guest HighlightJesse Pfister, voice actor of nearly a decade, day trader, and regular host on the Trade the Pool YouTube channel, where he covers market analysis and trading strategy. Formerly co-hosted the Love of Life podcast (currently on hiatus).Trade the Pool: https://tradethepool.com/Instagram: @JesseFisterFilms & Shows DiscussedPsycho (1960): https://letterboxd.com/film/psycho/Psycho (1998 remake, dir. Gus Van Sant): https://letterboxd.com/film/psycho-1998/The Godfather: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-godfather/Jaws: https://letterboxd.com/film/jaws/Hot in Cleveland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_in_ClevelandRear Window: https://letterboxd.com/film/rear-window/Dial M for Murder: https://letterboxd.com/film/dial-m-for-murder/Rope (1948): https://letterboxd.com/film/rope/North by Northwest: https://letterboxd.com/film/north-by-northwest/Charade (1963, dir. Stanley Donen): https://letterboxd.com/film/charade/Hitchcock (2012, dir. Sacha Gervasi): https://letterboxd.com/film/hitchcock/The Babadook: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-babadook/Diabolique (1955): https://letterboxd.com/film/diabolique/National Lampoon's Vacation (1983): https://letterboxd.com/film/national-lampoons-vacation/The Maltese Falcon: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-maltese-falcon/Taxi Driver: https://letterboxd.com/film/taxi-driver/Raging Bull: https://letterboxd.com/film/raging-bull/People MentionedAlfred Hitchcock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_HitchcockRobert Bloch (author of the novel Psycho): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_BlochJoseph Stefano (screenwriter): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_StefanoAnthony Perkins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_PerkinsJanet Leigh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_LeighVera Miles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_MilesMartin Balsam (played Detective Arbogast): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_BalsamBernard Herrmann (composer): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_HerrmannEd Gein: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_GeinGrace Kelly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_KellyCary Grant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_GrantEva Marie Saint: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Marie_SaintIngrid Bergman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingrid_BergmanAnthony Hopkins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_HopkinsVince Vaughn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_VaughnStanley Donen (director): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_DonenPatricia Hitchcock (played Caroline): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_HitchcockTaylor Swift: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_SwiftMusicTaylor Swift, "The Fate of Ophelia": https://music.youtube.com/search?q=The+Fate+of+Ophelia+Taylor+SwiftOther PodcastsYou Must Remember ThisMake Me a Nerd — The Godfather episode with Seth VargasSitting in the Dark---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more.
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  • My So Called Life with Sloan Just

    My So Called Life with Sloan Just
    2026/07/06
    There exists a specific cohort of women who, if you say the words "do you remember My So-Called Life," will respond — instantly, involuntarily, with the faraway look of someone recalling a first love — "Jordan Catalano." They cannot help it. This is a documented phenomenon. And so Mandy, a mainstream mom who spent the 90s sensibly watching shows that got renewed, sits down to discover what exactly happened to these people, only to run face-first into the deeply inconvenient realization that a one-season teen drama from 1994 (cancelled, unceremoniously, opposite Friends, by a network that did not know what it had) may have understood the experience of being alive more precisely than anything she's watched since. There is a boy who leans. There is a yearbook monologue that turns out to be about social media thirty years early. There is the creeping suspicion that the rage Angela feels toward her mother and the rage you feel during menopause are, biochemically speaking, the same rage.Her guide is performer Sloan Just, who knew Jordan Catalano long before she knew the man playing him — a distinction that becomes its own quietly devastating conversation — and who refuses to let any of this stay safely in 1994. They get into the art versus the artist. They get into who you were "supposed" to end up with. And then, because this is that kind of friendship, they get into Sloan's burlesque alter ego, a flame-pastied creation by the name of Dasha Paprika, and honestly you'll just have to hear how they got there. Some of what you learn in this episode you will not be able to un-know. Press play.Guest SpotlightSloan Just is a performer, professional dancer, and choreographer with a theater background — and a returning Make Me a Nerd guest, last seen walking Mandy through Veronica Mars. These days she's channeling a years-long midlife crisis into the most productive possible outlet: Dasha Paprika, her burlesque alter ego ("the spiciest rack in town"), performing live around Manhattan and Brooklyn. Comedy-forward, theater-degree-justifying, occasionally on fire (literally — ask about the Crucible number).Dasha Paprika on Instagram: @dasha_paprikaSloan's previous MMAN episode: Veronica Mars with Sloan JustReference LinksThe Show & Its MakersMy So-Called LifeWinnie Holzman (creator)Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick (executive producers)thirtysomethingSteppenwolf Theatre Company — founded by Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney, and Jeff PerryCastClaire Danes (Angela Chase)Jared Leto (Jordan Catalano)Wilson Cruz (Rickie Vasquez)Devon Gummersall (Brian Krakow)A. J. Langer (Rayanne Graff)Tom Irwin (Graham Chase)Jeff Perry (Mr. Katimski)Senta Moses (Delia Fisher)Patti D'Arbanville (Amber, Rayanne's mother)Films MentionedThe Godfather, The Godfather Part II, and The Godfather Part IIIPretty in Pink (the Ducky vs. Blaine of it all)Sixteen Candles (Jake Ryan)You've Got MailHeathersZootopiaBaby Boom30 Nights of Sex to Save Your Marriage — Mandy's film, on TubiOther Shows & StageBeverly Hills, 90210This Is Us (Dan Fogelman)Family TiesFrasier (Maris) and Cheers (Vera)Hot in ClevelandGrowing PainsThree's Company (Chrissy and Cindy Snow)Doogie Howser, M.D.Wicked (musical) (Holzman's book)The Crucible wink. People MentionedBetty WhiteAlicia Silverstone (almost cast as Angela)Judith LightNora EphronAlan CummingMoments to WatchJordan Catalano leaningRickie's dance from "Life of Brian"The Sonnet 130 classroo...
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  • Dr. Horrible’s Sing a Long Blog with Krissy Lenz & Kyle Olson

    Dr. Horrible’s Sing a Long Blog with Krissy Lenz & Kyle Olson
    2026/06/29
    This week we have a three-act superhero musical, shot on a borrowed studio lot during a labor strike, financed by one guy's personal credit card, in which approximately none of the songs are allowed to finish. Weird as it may be, it all clicks into place, and you understand why a generation of nerds has had this thing memorized for going on two decades.This week, returning guides Kyle Olson and Krissy Lenz walk our favorite mainstream mom through Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. We’ve got all the hits: Neil Patrick Harris fan mail that borders on a restraining order, the deeply important economics of the Henchmen's Guild, why Felicia Day was building the internet before the internet knew it needed building, and a shiny new Australia offered up purely for the sake of a rhyme. There's a horse who is also a chairman. There's a tragedy you will not see coming. There's a meaningful high note. Press play.GUEST SPOTLIGHTKyle Olson is an award-winning writer, producer, and podcast host, and a recurring nerd-whisperer here on Make Me a Nerd. He's the co-host of Craft and Chaos on TruStory FM, creator of the steampunk queer radio drama The Swashbuckling Ladies Debate Society, host of The Story Well, and logged 300-plus episodes of The Marvel Movie Minute.Craft and Chaos: trustory.fm/craft-and-chaosKyle's host page on TruStory FM: trustory.fm/host/kyle-olsonKrissy Lenz is Mandy's most frequent guest and partner in nerd crime. She co-hosts The Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast and Gank That Drank on TruStory FM. Her Most Excellent episode on When Harry Met Sally — featuring a certain mainstream mom — is on the way.Krissy’s host page on TruStory FM: https://trustory.fm/host/krissy-lenz/REFERENCE LINKSThe Main EventDr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008 miniseries) — WikipediaPeopleNeil Patrick Harris — WikipediaNathan Fillion — WikipediaFelicia Day — WikipediaSimon Helberg — WikipediaJoss Whedon — WikipediaJed Whedon — WikipediaZack Whedon — WikipediaMaurissa Tancharoen (co-writer; one of the three superfans) — WikipediaBen Edlund (Bad Horse champion; creator of The Tick) — WikipediaDavid Fury (newscaster cameo) — WikipediaMarti Noxon (newscaster cameo) — WikipediaLin-Manuel Miranda — WikipediaBo Burnham — WikipediaSarah Michelle Gellar — WikipediaShows & SeriesFirefly — WikipediaBuffy the Vampire Slayer — Wikipedia"Once More, with Feeling" (Buffy musical episode) — WikipediaHow I Met Your Mother — WikipediaThe Big Bang Theory — WikipediaThe Guild (Felicia Day's web series) — WikipediaCritical Role — WikipediaGame Changer (Dropout) — WikipediaPhineas and Ferb (home of Dr. Doofenshmirtz) — WikipediaScrubs — WikipediaSupernatural — WikipediaFilmsSerenity (2005) — LetterboxdStage & AdaptationsHamilton — WikipediaHadestown — WikipediaSix — WikipediaThings & CuriositiesBox ONE (Neil Patrick Harris's solo escape-room game) — theory11The Magic Misfits (NPH's children's book series) — AmazonGeek & Sundry — Wikipedia"Brand New Day" / "A Man's Gotta Do" / "Everyone's a Hero" — YouTube Music searchThe 2013 Tony Awards opening (NPH's "Bigger!" number, with the closing recap rap) — YouTube searchFrom the TruStory FM VaultGame Changer with Kyle Olson (Make Me a Nerd) — trustory.fmMake Me a Nerd show archive — trustory.fm/make-me-a-nerd---Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit
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