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Bonus Content – The Once And Future Nerd
by Glass & Madera
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 Audio Drama 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 final Sunday of every month. For more, including series news, information about the cast and crew, and bonus content, visit onceandfuturenerd.com, and follow the show on Twitter (@_toafn).
Episodes
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#Ask The Once And Future Nerd for Bk. 2, Ch. 9
Today’s bonus content is the #AskTOAFN listener Q&A for Book 2, Chapter 9. Christian, Dan, Anya and Greg answer a few questions related to the chapter…and then mostly relitigate Tumblr’s “Sexiest Once And Future Nerd Character” poll. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Due to a (very literal) expansion in the TOAFN...
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Commentary for “The Worthiest Knight”
For today’s bonus content, Anya Gibian, Zach Glass, Ian Harkins, and Christian Kelley-Madera recorded a commentary track for Book 1 Chapter 5, “The Worthiest Knight,” originally released back in 2014. ANNOUCEMENTS: This episode is sponsored by Tab for a Cause — a free browser extension that helps...
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#Ask The Once And Future Nerd for Bk. 2, Ch. 8
Today’s bonus content is the audio from our #AskTOAFN livestream from October 14. Zach and Christian discussed their favorite parts of the chapter and answered listener questions. ANNOUNCEMENTS: This episode is sponsored by Tab for a Cause — a free browser extension that helps you raise money for...
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Minisodes 007-008
Welcome back for another pair of TOAFN Minisodes! Dear Uncle Written by O. Carciente Performed by Paul Notice as Antonin Mooncrest Edited, mixed, and sound design by Tristan Stone A Good Night’s Story Written by Sarah Winkler Performed by Anya Gibian as Arlene Redmoor Edited, mixed, and sound...
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#Ask The Once And Future Nerd for Bk. 2, Ch. 7
Today’s bonus content is the audio from our #AskTOAFN livestream from May 7. Zach and Christian were joined by Garrett Armyn (Brennen) to discuss what happened in Book 2 Chapter 7 and what might come next. (Obviously, spoilers abound.) CREDITS: Editing and audio cleanup by Edward Bush...
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Paul is Crowdfunding a Feature Film!
Today, a conversation with Paul Notice (Nelson, Antonin Mooncrest, Ensemble) about WILLOW, an Afrofuturist, Womanist, Anti-Capitalist horror film that he’s currently raising money for. If you want to help him make it, you can head to bit.ly/willowhorror, or head to thenoticeblog.com to see...
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Showcase: HARLEM QUEEN by Yhane Smith
Today’s bonus content is a showcase featuring HARLEM QUEEN by Yhane Smith. If you like what you hear, you can listen to HARLEM QUEEN on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher, and follow the show on Twitter @AudioHarlem or on Instragram @HarlemQueenAudiodrama. You can also support the show at...
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Showcase: WITCHEVER PATH by Steven & JourNee LaFond
This week’s bonus content is another in our showcase series. Today we’re featuring WITCHEVER PATH by Steven & JourNee LaFond. It’s an audio drama anthology series where audience interaction determines the course of the story! If you like what you hear, you can check out WITCHEVER PATH at...
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Showcase: STARCALLED by Gabriel Alvarez
Today’s bonus content is the next in our Showcase series, this time featuring Gabriel Alvarez and his space opera STARCALLED. If you like what you hear, you can visit starcalled.space for more. Or you can follow @Starcalledradio on Twitter, or support the show at Patreon.com/starcalled. The...
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Showcase: JANUS DESCENDING by Jordan Cobb
Today’s show is the first in a series of Bonus episodes where we’ll highlight the work of another creator in the audio drama/audio fiction space through a brief interview and by playing a selection from their work. We’re starting with JANUS DESCENDING, the sci-fi horror saga by Jordan Cobb. If…
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Audio Bonus Content #27 - Commentary for "Monsters"
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…
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Audio Bonus Content #26 - Hierarchies and Anarchism in Fantasy (with author Margaret Killjoy)
This week’s bonus content is an interview Christian did with author, musician, crafter, and self-described jack of all trades Margaret Killjoy. It’s about power in Fantasy (among other things). So, right up our alley. You can find out about all of Margaret’s various projects at...
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Audio Bonus Content #25 - Genre, Audience, Medium, and the Afterlife (with author Liz Kerin)
In today’s bonus content, Producer Zach Glass interviews author Liz Kerin, whose novel The Phantom Forest is available now through Inkshares or wherever you get books. And – as mentioned in the episode – you can watch Colleen Scriven (creator of Lesser Gods) interview Liz at The Strand here! Our...
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#ASK THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD for Bk. 2 Ch. 6
Today’s bonus episode is the audio from our #AskTOAFN livestream for Book 2 Chapter, originally broadcast on November 17. It’s been cleaned up and lightly edited for clarity, but you can watch the full original stream over on our YouTube channel. Thank you to everyone who submitted questions! Our...
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Audio Bonus Content #23 - End(s) Of The World (with Sarah, Gabriel, and Zach of Zero Hours and Wolf 359)
This week – to hold you over until our #AskTOAFN livestream, we have an interview with three brilliant podcast creators. Sarah Shachat, Gabriel Urbina, and Zach Valenti are the production team behind Wolf 359, No Bad Ideas, and Time Bombs. In this interview, they talk to Christian about their...
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#ASK THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD for Bk. 2 Ch. 5
Here’s the audio from our #AskTOAFN livestream for Book 2, Chapter 5. It’s been edited for clarity but you can still see the unedited (and severely technologically challenged) video stream on our YouTube channel. Links to topics discussed in this episode: “On how forced the story with the Orcs...
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Audio Bonus Content #21 - What We Do When We Tell Stories (with Amanda, Julia, and Eric of Multitude)
Today’s bonus content is a conversation that Zach and Christian had with Amanda McLoughlin, Julia Schifini, and Eric Silver of Multitude fame. We talked about the role that storytelling plays in society and how that intersects with roleplaying and self-conception. We’re also pleased to announce...
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#ASK THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD for Bk. 2 Ch. 4
Here’s the audio from our #AskTOAFN livestream for Book 2 Chapter 4. It’s been lightly edited for length and clarity, but you can still watch the full video stream on YouTube. Some shout-outs and announcements: Thanks to our Week 1 fundraiser on Maddy Groves, we were able to donate over $60 to…
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#ASK THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD for Bk. 2 Ch. 3
Today’s bonus content is the cleaned up audio from our last end-of-chapter livestream (along with the Chapter 3 blooper reel). You can watch the video of this conversation here. Podcast Shout-Out’s this episode: Greg: Til Death Do Us Blart, Worst Idea Of All Time Ian: Pod Save America, Beautiful...
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Audio Bonus Content #18 - Zach Valenti on Listening to Audience Feedback
Today’s bonus content is an interview with the one and only Zach Valenti, star and co-producer of Wolf 359 (among many other things), who took on a cameo role as Merril in our last few episodes. This conversation was originally broadcast in May as part of Zach’s ongoing “Self Care Sunday”...
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#ASK THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD for Bk. 2 Ch. 2
This episode is the audio from our latest #AskTOAFN, which we did as livestream. It’s been cleaned up a little and lightly edited. And you can always watch the original, unedited and with the video right here. Thank you so much to everyone who wrote in with questions! We tried to at least...
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Audio Bonus Content #16 - Tal M. Klein on Tropes and the Future
Today’s bonus content is an interview with Tal M. Klein. His sci-fi novel THE PUNCH ESCROW – the film rights to which have already been purchased by Lionsgate -is available now, and he’s touring indie book stores to promote it. If you’d like to be entered to win a copy of the book, tweet…
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#ASK THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD for Bk. 2 Ch. 1
Thank you so much to everyone who wrote in for our first #AskTOAFN of Book 2! We answered as many questions as we could. If yours didn’t get answered, we hope you’ll try again next time. And let us know if you enjoy this episode and whether we should keep doing this. Cool stuff mentioned in this...
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Audio Bonus Content #14 - LEFT TRIGGER RIGHT TRIGGER Pilot
Today, we bring you yet another podcast pilot from within the TOAFN family. Greg Schulz (plays Yllowyyn) is one of the minds behind LEFT TRIGGER RIGHT TRIGGER. It’s a book club…for video games! We hope you enjoy it. If you do, make sure to subscribe to them on iTunes and follow them on Twitter.…
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Audio Bonus Content #13 - TAKING INITIATIVE Pilot
Today’s bonus content is the pilot episode of a new side project from our editor, Josh. It’s a D&D podcast called Taking Initiative. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did, but any feedback is welcome. If this just isn’t your cup of tea, don’t worry. Taking Initiative will have its own website…
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Audio Bonus Content #12 - Stephanie Cooke on Live Audiodrama
For today’s bonus content, Christian interviewed Stephanie Cooke of Rogue’s Portal about her latest project, a live audio drama called THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HELL. The conversation touches on how Stephanie got into audio drama, the logistics of producing a live show month after month, and…
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Audio Bonus Content #11 - Justin Sloan on Writing for Games and Military Training
For this week’s bonus content we sat down for a chat with Justin Sloan, a prodigious Fantasy writer who has worked on and published several original novels, written for video games including Telltale Game’s Game of Thrones series, and adapted several novels for the screen. Oh and he was also a...
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Audio Bonus Content #10 - How We Made The Singing Sister
Remember the song that Arlene sang to Gwen back in Chapter 6 and again in Chapter 9? We know at least some of you do, because you wrote in to tell us how much you loved it, and to ask whether it was available as a standalone track. Well…it is now! We re-recorded it with a new arrangement and live...
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Audio Bonus Content #9 - Book 1 Special Edition & Retrospective
We’re really excited to announce that the Special Edition of The Once And Future Nerd Book 1, is now available through Audiobooks on Tape. (They make these really cool USB flash drives that look like old cassette tapes!) The Special Edition includes: Full chapter files with credits only once per...
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Audio Bonus Content #8 – Book 1 Roundtable
For today’s bonus content, Christian (director, co-creator), Zach (co-writer, co-producer), Anya (Regan, Arlene, various female), Ian (Narrator, various male), Dan (Ardel, Traft, various male), Paul (Nelson, Antonin) and Lily (Gwen, Ry’y, various female) sat down with Matthew of the Audio Drama...
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Audio Bonus Content #7 – Fan Q&A
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...
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Audio Bonus Content #6 – Interview with Dan Dobranksy
For today’s bonus content, Zach and Christian talk with Dan Dobransky (Ardel, Traft, others) about villains and their role in a story. You can check out more of Dan’s work in the webseries CLAN on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/113923451), and see him do sketch and improv at the Magnet Theater in New…
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Audio Bonus Content #5 – Interview with Greg Schulz
For today’s bonus content, Zach and Christian talk to cast member Greg Schulz (Yllowyyn, others) about the story so far and his experiences being the newest cast member. Did you know that we now have an official TOAFN discussion board set up on Reddit? Head over to...
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Audio Bonus Content #4 – Anniversary Special 2014
September 21st marked one year since we began releasing episodes! So we sat down with most of our current cast to talk about where we’ve been and where we’re going. Special thanks to Silver A./AG Audio for helping us out with the audio work on this one. You can check out more of their work here:...
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SERIES PREMIERE SPECIAL: The Prince of Iorden (Full Chapter)
As of today, we have accumulated 10,000 total downloads. To celebrate this milestone, and to thank all of you dear viewers for your support and listenership, we’re re-releasing the entirety of Chapter 1, “The Prince of Iorden,” but this time as a single file with no interruptions and with credits...
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Audio Bonus Content #2 – Interview with Ian Harkins
This week’s bonus content is written by Ian Harkins. For today’s bonus content, we are pleased to present an exclusive interview with wood sprite Ian Harkins, narrator of The Once and Future Nerd. In it, director Christian Madera learns many interesting things about sprite actors, and not a few...
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Audio Bonus Content #1
In today’s bonus content – our first audio bonus content! – the producers talk with Anya Gibian (Arlene/Regan) about keeping track of multiple dialects. Short version: It’s wicked hard. And don’t forget, Chapter 2 premieres next week!
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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 Audio Drama 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 final Sunday of every month. For more, including series news, information about the cast and crew, and bonus content, visit onceandfuturenerd.com, and follow the show on Twitter (@_toafn).
HOSTED BY
Glass & Madera
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