Nature vs. Nerdture

Nerd of Mouth

The Last Podcast Network

Society & Culture, Leisure, Video Games

4.7 • 606 Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Are we born nerds or are we raised to be them? What impact does our environment have on who we are and what we love and just how important are the people around us? Our hosts open up about how they were raised and whether or not they think they were meant to still love Mario and She Hulk in their 40s. This one's got Jake deep diving into genetics, Holden's attempts at getting his dad to play Balatro, and Mike talking about how the games of the Sega Genesis allow him and his brother to honor their dead dad. Then we read some lovely letters from you the listeners about your upbringings and journeys. This one gets emotional but in the best way possible. Want even more Nerd of Mouth? Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/nerdofmouth

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0:00.0	Nerd a mouth.
0:19.0	Hey, welcome to this week's very emotional, very special.
0:24.3	Nerdure versus nature.
0:26.9	Nerd of mouth.
0:27.9	My family doesn't hug.
0:29.9	I'm just getting it out of the way.
0:32.0	We're in no touch.
0:33.2	My family doesn't stop hugging, Holden.
0:35.6	I'm currently in the middle of a ball of family right now.
0:39.0	I had to get the microphone, squeeze it in between various cousins.
0:43.2	I'm trapped.
0:43.7	Usually and I Love You is met with an...
0:45.8	Okay.
0:47.5	My dad died and all I got was a reason to make this episode.
0:51.5	But you got to play Desert Storm with him or whatever it was. Desert Strike. Sorry. Apologies. I knew it was Desert Strike. Desert Storm was the actual battle it was based on. But damn it. Wait, so if your dad played Sega Genesis with you, you would want him to die prematurely in a way that you don't even get to say goodbye to him, that'd be okay with me?
1:11.5	Of course, the mic, that's exactly what I'm saying.
1:14.4	Okay, just as long as we're clear.
1:16.2	I feel that way about everybody that plays Sega Genesis, honestly.
1:20.8	Yeah, today we're getting into the feels maybe a little bit.
1:24.1	I think on the heels of Father's Day and all that stuff, we wanted to,
1:28.3	we wanted to talk about being a nerd in the family. Yeah. And are you born a nerd? Are you
1:35.6	raised into being a nerd? You know, what makes a nerd? That's the thing that we want to talk about
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