NerdKicks Podcast
We chat with talented makers of all stripes about their origin stories, superpowers, nemeses, alter egos, and aspirations. Matt and Mindy interview makers, startup founders, and do-gooders about the joys and struggles of getting a new project off the ground.
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Episode 030: Marisa Lynch, New Dress a Day
NerdKicks, meet Marisa! Marisa is quite the darling. She is ...
NerdKicks, meet Marisa! Marisa is quite the darling. She is so lovely and bubbly. And her project, New Dress a Day, is a bright ray of sunshine. Marisa started her project almost four years ago and is still going strong today, making a beautiful new...
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Episode 029: Jodi Ettenberg, Food Traveler Extraordinaire
Jodi has an impressive worldview has been shaped from amazing ...
Jodi has an impressive worldview has been shaped from amazing experiences as a traveler, lawyer, writer, freelancer, foodie, author and more. Determined and charismatic. Energetic and witty. Thoughtful and informed. Jodi is a delightful firecracker.
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Episode 028: Jeff Smith, Stella B and the Busted League
From the creative mind of Jeff Smith comes Stella B ...
From the creative mind of Jeff Smith comes Stella B and the Busted League, a comedy web series about comic book nerds. Stella Botticelli is a twenty-something comic book artist who publishes her own book about the courtship and dating of two...
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Episode 027: I Have A Bad Feeling About This
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away...(Liverpool, ...
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away...(Liverpool, England)...two nerds set upon an epic quest to write, produce and share their own feature film. We chat with Alan Donohoe and Jamie Williamson, two nerds with a shared love of screenwriting,...
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Episode 026: Brittany Partridge, The Red Thread Movement
Brittany Partridge doesn't just talk about making a positive difference ...
Brittany Partridge doesn't just talk about making a positive difference in the world. She does it. And she's been doing it since age 17. At 17, Brittany went on a mission trip to Romania where she met other girls her age. These girls, however, were...
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Episode 025: Eugene Korsunskiy, SparkTruck
What do you get when you mash up a passion ...
What do you get when you mash up a passion for making, education and technology, then put it on wheels? SparkTruck! SparkTruck was born to revitalize hands-on learning for kids by introducing them to design challenges and empowering them with some...
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Episode 024: Megs Yunn, Beverly's Birthdays
Everybody has a birthday, but not every family can afford ...
Everybody has a birthday, but not every family can afford to give their kid a birthday party. Megs Yunn is working to change that, bringing birthday celebrations to kids in homeless shelters and transitional housing within the city of Pittsburgh. A...
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Episode 023: Trade School
Today's guests are from Trade School! Part education, part art ...
Today's guests are from Trade School! Part education, part art experience, Trade School brings people together to learn from each other, using barter as the means of payment. We have a fantastic conversation about the movement and its spread from New...
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Episode 022: Gui Cavalcanti, Project Hexapod
What could be cooler than a real-life giant robot spider? ...
What could be cooler than a real-life giant robot spider? For real. How about a giant robot spider that you can drive! That's precisely what Gui Cavalcanti and his team of 18 roboticists, engineers, designers, and fabricators are doing: building a...
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Episode 021: Georgia Guthrie, The Hacktory
We're thrilled to have Georgia Guthrie on the show to ...
We're thrilled to have Georgia Guthrie on the show to talk about The Hacktory, Philly's hackerspace dedicated to promoting the intersection of arts and technology. We had a great chat about benefits of supportive environments for nurturing artistic...
