Nerdist was started by Chris Hardwick and has grown to be a many headed beast.

Nerdist Podcast: Tony Hale

Hilarious actor and all around nice guy Tony Hale sits down with Chris and Matt to talk about his role as Gary on Veep and the new season of Arrested Development, and Matt creates “The Mira Method”!… more

Curiosity Landing: OMG This is a Thing that Actually Happened and We Have Video

Two days after it happened, I still can’t believe the whole thing actually worked. But we keep getting proof. One of the things that makes Curiosity awesomer than any previous… more

The Mutant Season #41: Trevor Valle from the La Brea Tar Pits

Paleontologist Trevor Valle from the La Brea Tar Pits comes on the show to talk about finding fossils and bones, what the tar pits exactly are, and some really cool… more

Six Wheels on Martian Dirt!

Holy frak, it worked. It’s now five hours since Curiosity successfully landed on Mars (at 10:32p.m. Pacific time, August 5) and it’s still hard to believe that the… more
 

Here’s How to Watch the Curiosity Mars Landing (Update: Yeah!)

Live streaming by Ustream (UPDATE: Well, that worked out well. Be here later Monday for Emily Lakwadalla’s observations from Pasadena) O hai. Curiosity’s landing on Mars is scheduled for 10:… more

Touch Down on Mars with Curiosity This Weekend!

This is either going to be the greatest weekend ever or the worst weekend ever. Late on Sunday night, Curiosity — the next great Mars rover, one ton of scientific-instrument-packin’… more

The Nerdist “Tribute to Science”: Saturday on BBC America

Hey, what are you up to on Saturday night? I know what you SHOULD be doing: You should be planted in front of your TV set watching BBC America for… more
 

Nerdist Podcast: Bill Nye

Bill Nye the Science Guy is finally on the podcast! Bill talks about his friendship with Carl Sagan, why science is the best idea EVER and a very special announcement… more

An Unsolicited Theme Song For Neil deGrasse Tyson

Well, why SHOULDN’T Neil deGrasse Tyson have a theme song? It’s been out for a month, but it kinda got lost in the Comic-Con shuffle here and it just this… more

Not-So-Nice Mr. Wizard

I used to watch Mr. Wizard’s World back in school all the time.  They would roll out these big 27 inch CRT TVs with VCRs attached, and we would watch… more